Early in the morning, before dawn, eight carts, all pulled by mules, were filled with large wooden barrels. The boss of the No. 10 car, eight or nine hardcover dart masters, escorted the carload of goods and walked on the official road.

Since the train was opened to Changtu Province, such a team is now very rare. Transporting goods by train is not only cheap and fast, but also much less risky, and there is no need to worry about going to some inaccessible place at all, and more than a dozen green forest heroes pop up, saying that they are going to rob the road.

But there are still some people who don't have the taste, they are still so stubborn, they take some roads that are not particularly far, and still insist on hiring a dart master to escort them. It is precisely such a person who barely feeds the few dart bureaus in Fengtian Province.

The executioner in the head is not very old, about fifteen or sixteen, carrying a flag on his shoulder, and shivering as he walks. This is the time when the ghost bared his teeth, the autumn wind was bitterly cold, and the clothes were indeed thick, but he couldn't stand the cold wind drilling down his neck, like a knife, sewing down the collar, flowing all over his back, chest, and body.

This kid couldn't help but complain in his heart about the owner, why did he get up early in the morning? Obviously, it is not far from Changtu Mansion, even if it is from the afternoon, it will be able to stay in time for the night, why bother suffering this crime?

I just thought about it in my heart, but I never dared to say it. Now the business of the dart bureau is very sluggish, maybe one day it will be yellow, and his monthly money has not been sent for two months, if this makes the owner unhappy, presumably people don't care about one less mouth to eat.

This time, the executioner walked in a daze, and his steps were empty. After a corner, I actually collided with a big man!

"Who's in the morning?" The executioner didn't see the person clearly, so he scolded first, "I don't look at it when I walk, don't go so fast if I ask someone to poke it, and I'm not in a hurry to reincarnate!" ”

It's not easy to learn well, learn badly, don't look at this trip when I was only fifteen or sixteen years old, since I was a child, I have been messing around in the dart bureau, and I have learned a lot of swearing. scolded happily, rubbed his eyes, looked at the person who came, and the little executioner shouted: "My mother! "I was so scared that I sat on the ground.

collided with him with this person, with sharp facial features, a straight nose and a square mouth, and he looked heroic. There is only one thing, there is a scar on the bridge of the nose, which sweeps across most of the face, and it looks very scary. There are many people who have broken their appearance in the rivers and lakes, and although the little executioner is not very old, he is not scared into this appearance because of a scar. What really frightened him was that he scolded this person just now, wearing a military training uniform.

And this officer was not standing alone, he was followed by forty or fifty soldiers, as if he had waited here on purpose.

A dart master crossed the crowd, stepped forward and kicked the executioner, and scolded: "In the future, your mouth will not be clean, and you will cut your mouth to drink." Get out of here! When the little runner crawled into the convoy with a roll, the dart master hugged his fist at the officer with a smile on his face: "Master Jun, children are not sensible, you adults have a lot, don't worry about him in general." I'll clean him up when I go back. ”

The officer looked the dart master up and down, focused on the shotgun on the dart master's back, and smiled: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." I am also a martial arts practitioner, and I still have a good impression of you people in the rivers and lakes, and I know that you are not informal, and I will not embarrass you in this kind of thing. My name is Nalan Bowei, and I am blessed by the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother Lafayette, and I am shy to supervise the military training for Changtu Mansion. ”

Disastrous! The dart master shuddered. Changtu Mansion is a position to supervise the military training, not an official rank, but it can start from at least six grades, and it may even be from five grades. The one in front of him is a real court official!

The dart master arched his hand again: "Grass people Yu Jiulang, I have seen Lord Supervisor, and you are auspicious." The grass people have heard the prestige of adults for a long time, and it is really a blessing to be able to meet adults on the road. ”

Nalambavi smiled and waved his hand: "No formality, no formality." This is not a chance encounter, I am on official business, and I came to your convoy on purpose. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the entire team changed. Nalambavi paced to the middle of the convoy with his hands behind his back and asked, "Who are you, the Daidong of this convoy?" ”

A middle-aged man wearing a melon skin hat hurriedly came up, first bowed to Nalambavi, and then said, "If the head of Islam speaks, the villain is the Dai Dong of this team." ”

Daidong, as the name suggests, is the person who can represent the owner with full authority, and usually speaking, he is the most trusted partner of the owner. When you go out to run goods, or do some small business, the owner can't get out, so he will arrange a representative to act for him. Escorting goods, in addition to the dart master, there will inevitably be such a person.

Narambovey tapped the bucket on the car, and his voice was dull. He asked, "What kind of goods are you carrying in this car?" ”

Dai Dong clenched his fists and lifted the lid of a nearby barrel, and a pungent smell came out: "My lord, please see, all the goods transported in our car are tung oil." ”

The so-called tung oil is a pale yellow oil obtained by pressing the fruit of the tung tree. It's poisonous, but it's a treasure. Whether it is to make oil-paper umbrellas, or lacquered wood to prevent moisture and moth, this thing can be used. Those who do Langzhong will also use it to prepare drugs to treat sores and ulcers.

Tung oil is not produced in the north, and all tung oil is transported from the south. Along the way, people eat horses and chew horses, and this is all cost. Therefore, the price of tung oil in these big cars is not cheap.

"Are they all going to be sold to Changtu Mansion?" Nalan Bowei asked again, "Changtu Mansion, there are not many carpenters, so you can't use so much tung oil, right?" ”

That Daidong still replied with a smile: "Master Jun, we set off from Shengjing, and there are all kinds of goods from various states, counties, and towns along the way. Changtu is a big station, and it is estimated that two truckloads of goods will be unloaded. ”

"Good! Good! Nalan Bowei clapped his hands and said, "You are from the Ding Feng Nian firm, right?" ”

Dai Dong smiled and nodded: "You are really well-informed, we are indeed the team of Ding Fengnian firm." ”

"That's good!" Nalan Bowei's face changed, and he stretched out his hand, "Someone has reported that your Dingfengnian firm colluded with the revolutionary party, smuggled arms, and sold them to the regiment. Search me, brethren! Give me a careful look, bucket by bucket! ”

Dai Dong's face changed at that time, and he made a series of gestures: "My lord! Commander! This is unacceptable, my lord! Every barrel of our is tung oil, and the arms soaked here can't be kept...... When this thing is blown into the dust, it won't sell for such a good price. Master Jun, you raise your noble hand and let us go, and our firm will definitely thank you for your kindness. ”

As he spoke, this Dai Dong pulled out two money-making tickets from his arms and slapped them on the palm of Narambovi's hand.

Nalan Bowei looked at the money ticket in his hand and sneered: "One hundred taels of silver!" Whether you have smuggled arms or colluded with the revolutionary party, I don't know yet, but I am afraid that you will not be able to escape from the charge of bribing the imperial court officials. Wait on the sidelines, I'll pick you up after checking the goods. ”

Dai Dong's face turned pale with fright, and he took two steps back and leaned against a car. After a while, he rubbed his face vigorously, and it was considered a strong spirit. But what's the use? Forty or fifty soldiers, everyone carries guns, and they, the dart masters and car bosses, do not have the courage to rebel, so they naturally dare not stop them.

Looking at this posture, Yu Jiulang couldn't stay. He stepped forward and pulled Dai Dong's shoulder, with a gloomy face, pulled the clothes on Dai Dong's chest in his hand, and asked, "Dongjia!" What good things have you done? ”

Dai Dong gritted his teeth and said, "Yu Darttou, you have been walking the rivers and lakes for so many years, can you still see that there is a villain who sues me and frames my Dingfengnian business?" You also bet on this car, from Shengjing to here, in the whole convoy except for the gun on your back, how can there be any ammunition? ”

Yu Jiulang slowly loosened Dai Dong's clothes and gasped: "Dongjia, when we go to the rivers and lakes, we all pin our heads to the waistband of our trousers to earn food." If it is said that the skills are not as good as people, if you die, you are dead, but if you are killed by someone in business, it is a big loss. If there is a problem with this dart, you will never want to hire a dart master in the future. ”

Dai Dong turned his head away, spat on the ground viciously, and ignored Yu Jiulang. Yu Jiulang didn't say much, turned his head and looked at the searching soldiers.

One barrel after another was opened, and the soldiers saw nothing but tung oil.

"My lord, there are no cars in front of you."

"My lord, there is no one in the middle three cars."

"My lord, there are no cars in the back two."

Listening to the soldiers' returns, Nalan Lang smiled even more happily: "Hahaha, Ding Fengnian, he is really a businessman with good duties." ”

Dai Dong stepped forward again: "Lord Nalan, you see, this is a shameless villain who seriously injured our business. We are all honest businessmen, doing our own small business, how dare we get involved in such a scary thing? Your Excellency, raise your noble hand and let us into the city. ”

"There's no hurry." Nalan Bowei walked around a mule cart twice with his hands behind his back, and suddenly said, "Your Dingfengnian firm's car has a very thick board!" ”

The shopkeeper stretched out his hand and patted the car board: "That's not it?" When we do business, we also pay attention to a job that if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. With such a thick car, you don't have to panic when you transport goods! ”

Nalan Bowei chuckled lightly and waved his hand at a soldier beside him: "Lift the tung oil down, lift the car board, and I'll take a look." ”

His voice didn't fall, and Dai Dong on the other side actually pulled out a gun from his short coat: "Dog officer! I want your life! ”

Nalan Lang was uneasy. Supposedly, the last shipment of the guns he bought from the French should be delivered to the vicinity of Changtu Province today. But now that the day is over, he still hasn't heard from him.

Every time he handed over the goods, he was afraid that something would go wrong. Tuan Duo is from a bitter background, and there is not much money in his hand, this time to buy equipment, it can be said that he has made a bloody investment, if something happens, Yu Daji will be injured.

It was when he was pacing in the house in annoyance that his stupid big man rushed into the house with him: "Young master, it's not good! ”

Nalan Lang's head "buzzed": "What's wrong?" To put it simply. ”

The stupid big man wiped the sweat on his head: "Our goods were intercepted by the eldest young master early this morning, Dai Dong fired the gun first, the eldest young master was shot in the left shoulder, and our people and hired dart masters in the convoy were all dead." ”

Nalan Lang was so angry that he almost didn't stand firm, and the stupid big man hurriedly grabbed it. After a while, Nalan Lang said weakly: "In our group, there are traitors!" ”

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