Chapter 18: Night Talk and Promise

"Brother Chu, just now my sister and I listened to what you were talking about for a while, and my sister told me to come down and talk to the two of you for a few words. "

Looking closely, these two young ladies are only sixteen or seventeen years old. Not only is the person beautiful, but the voice is also like a yellow warbler out of the valley, crisp and beautiful.

Shi Jiu said secretly, the third uncle really didn't guess wrong, the women in this caravan were indeed young women, and looking at the age of the second young lady, they were even younger than themselves.

Chu Chongshan introduced to Chen Shao'an: "Brother Chen, this is the second lady of my family. "

Chen Shaoan and Shi Jiu hurriedly got up and left their seats.

"Two sons, please take a seat!" the two young ladies smiled lightly and said, "Even if this Chen Gongzi is unwilling to accept the commission, the little woman will not be strong." It's just that it's cold and windy outside, and I haven't thanked me for asking for directions before. Now that we've chartered this restaurant, we can't let the two of you go out to suffer the spring cold, right?"

"Oh yes? It's okay. As the saying goes, nothing is lost. We don't have to worry about asking for directions before, it's better for us to find our own accommodation. It's a big bother here!"

Chen Shaoan said that he was leaving, but he didn't move at all. There is a place to stay, who wants to run outside to drink the cool breeze?

The second lady smiled lightly, and the style came closer.

"This Chen Gongzi, can you sit down first? This is the first time that my little sister has come to this northern land. I am very curious about the customs and customs on the grassland, and I heard that Chen Gongzi often goes in and out of the grassland just now, so I must know a lot. I wonder if I can tell the little woman one or two?"

Chen Shaoan said with a smile: "Miss doesn't have to be polite, don't be a son, the title of a son? We are all rough people living here, how can we be called this kind of title? I, Chen Shao'an, just call my name!"

Shi Jiu pouted secretly on the side, and told the name to others in just a few words, it was really beautiful and charming! However, this little girl is really amazing and cute.

The second lady took the teapot, poured two cups of tea for Chen Shao'an and Shi Jiu first, and then found a place to sit down, and said with a smile: "If you don't see outside, the little girl will climb high, and call Brother Chen! The little woman will return to her surname Helian, and Brother Chen can call the little girl a sister, and don't Miss Chen, the title of Miss seems to be raw!"

"Okay, then I'm welcome, I don't know what my little sister wants to hear?"

"Brother Chen, who often goes into the grassland with caravans, must be well-informed! Brother Chen casually tells the little sister a little bit, and the little sister will benefit a lot here!"

Chen Shao'an and Shi Jiu sat down, Chen Shao'an took a sip of tea and moistened his throat, and said: "What about this grassland? According to the sphere of influence, there are four tents and one royal court! Most of the Central Plains know about these four sweat tents, but few people know about this royal court. This royal court refers to the mysterious Golden Horde. These four khans were Sanda Khan in the east, Ruth Khan in the west, Khan Khan in the south, and Span Khan in the north. If you enter the steppe from Beizhen, the first area of influence to be contacted is the Khan of Khan in the south.

The grassland owned by Khan is the closest to the border of the Lieyang Empire, so he has more contact with us Central Plains people. Therefore, this custom is much more civilized, and many herdsmen can speak some imperial official dialect, so they do not reject the Central Plains people very much, and they are even very hospitable!

Chen Shaoan smiled and asked Chu Chongshan.

Chu Chongshan shook his head and didn't know.

"Hey...... Because they know that we people in the Central Plains have some good things on them! People are hospitable, we can't eat and live for nothing, can we? Let's give some small things with us, they are all treasures. But try not to give gold and silver money, he has nowhere to spend it. Therefore, most people who often go to the grassland will carry some trinkets and gadgets with them, which are more popular than silver coins!"

"Are all the things on this grassland so scarce?"

"No! They don't make steel. Ever since they attacked the borders, the Sun Empire has imposed an embargo on these military supplies! Who would dare to risk killing their heads to sell them to them? Their steppe iron horsemen only have scimitars in their hands, and they don't even have a pair of armor! So if you give him one or two small iron products made in the empire on the grassland, they will be even happier, and they will bring out his best food and wine to entertain you! It is said that if you take a pair of military standard armor, you can exchange it for three grassland girls? Those grassland girls are enthusiastic and unrestrained! The milk-colored muscles ...... "

"Ahem!ahem!ahem...... "

Shi Jiugan coughed a few times, and these dry coughs finally dragged Chen Shao'an back from the prairie girl's body.

Thinking of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl opposite, Chen Shao'an's old face turned red, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly covered it up by lowering his head and drinking tea.

After raising his head, his face had already returned to nature, and he said seriously: "So, sometimes silver on the grassland is not as valuable as a horseshoe." If you give him a dagger knife made by the Empire, he will be able to offer you as an ancestor...... "

Chen Shaoan opened the conversation box and immediately talked endlessly.

From the first time he entered the grassland, until the most recent one. Speaking of these anecdotes along the way, the beautiful scenery of the savannah and the strange customs of the various tribes. Later, he talked about the thrilling battle with horse thieves and robbers.

This time it took almost an hour. Speaking of happiness, I forgot that there was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl opposite, and I learned what to scold my mother and scold my father.

Shi Jiu, who listened to it, couldn't help frowning and coughing, Chen Shao'an occasionally heard him coughing, and persuaded him to drink more water, saying that it was possible that he had suffered from the wind chill just now.

Shi Jiu is face was full of embarrassment and helplessness, and his face was covered with black threads.

But Miss Helian listened with relish, and from time to time she interjected a sentence or two in a critical place. These few words are on point, which provokes Chen Shaoan to talk about sex even more.

The more I look at this Miss Helian, the more pleasing it is to the eye, not only is she beautiful, but her words are even more lovely...... Hey, hey, hey...... It's not in vain that my old man has taken him for so many years?

But Shi Jiu was drowsy from listening to it on the side, and kept dozing there.

Unknowingly, Chen Shaoan talked for nearly half an hour, and even drank two or three cups of tea, and then he stopped talking.

After listening to these anecdotes told by Brother Chen, the little sister looked forward to the prairie even more! I listened to Brother Chen just now, and occasionally brought a few words of native dialect. Little sister guessed that Brother Chen was not born and raised in the Burning Sun Empire, right?"

"That's a good ear! Little sister guessed right! Big brother, I'm not really from the Sun Empire. I'm originally from the Night Country, if my guess is correct, Little Sister Helian and Big Brother Chu are also from the Night Country, right?"

"That's right, Brother Chen, our young lady and I are from the Iron Wall Pass of the Night Country!" Chu Chongshan nodded and replied on the side.

"This iron wall pass is more than 2,000 miles away from this Beizhen, this road is far enough!"

"Brother Chen, what I heard just now, I also know that Brother Chen is very good at martial arts, but why don't you join the army to serve the country? But why did you come here to be an ordinary guard? I don't know why I buried myself so much?"

"Alas...... I think I also joined the army back then, and I also had a small official position in the Imperial Forest Army in Shangjing, the eastern capital. It's just that he offended the big man in the imperial capital and has nowhere to stay. "

Chen Shaoan's face was gloomy and he let out a long sigh.

"Oh...... If Brother Chen is willing to return to the Night Country Army, Little Sister has a way to be willing to sponsor Brother Chen, I don't know what to do?"

"You say...... You?"

"Don't hide it from Brother Chen! My brother is a member of the army of the Night Empire, and he is currently a general in Tiebi Pass. I believe that he can easily do it by sponsoring one or two people to work in the army. Now tens of thousands of soldiers of the Lieyang Kingdom are in front of the Iron Wall Pass, the empire has been weakened over the years, and the Lieyang Kingdom is coerced everywhere. The empire is the time to employ people. Is Brother Chen just living in a corner of the room, and can't bear to watch the building collapse and the empire fall! But he can't help himself?

"This...... Chen Shaoan didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Brother Chen! Seeing that you are also a hot-blooded man, what man does not want to make meritorious contributions, worship the general, and go down in history! Is Brother Chen willing to be a person who does nothing and eats and waits for death! In this frontier wasteland, he will live all his life? Unfortunately, my little sister is a daughter! If I am born as a man! I will kill the enemy and defend the country on the battlefield in the morning!"

Miss Helian said these words iron-clad and full of pride!

Stimulated by her, Chen Shao'an couldn't help but feel a sense of pride! Thinking that I, Chen Shao'an, am also a person with the ideal of revenge in my chest, and others can worship and wait! Where am I?

"Okay, big brother will go with you...... "

"Ahem!ahem...... "

Shi Jiu coughed violently, shaking his head vigorously and throwing his eyes away.

Chen Shao'an looked at Shi Jiu in surprise and said, "Oh! Why is your cough still serious? Why are your eyes still slanted? Why don't you go to the town to see Dr. Li in the unknown day? I will give you a decoction of cold medicine and eat it?...... "

Shi Jiu glared at Chen Shao'an fiercely, and when he saw that he had committed another mixed disease, he secretly said in his heart: "Third uncle, alas! The smart one has been foolish for a while, why did he get into the way of others in a few words? This time it's good! It seems that this Guqi Mountain is going to be decided!"

Miss Helian saw everything in her eyes, and she saw that although Shi Jiu was not very handsome and outstanding, his appearance was slightly worse than Chen Shao'an. But those eyes were clear and clean, and they were not much older than themselves. looks more calm and sophisticated than this Chen Shao'an.

Miss Helian looked at Shi Jiu and said with a smile: "Haven't you asked this little brother's name and surname?

"His name is Shi Jiu, you are about the same age!"

Miss Helian nodded to Shi Jiu, and then said to Chen Shao'an: "Since Brother Chen has made up his mind to serve the empire, Little Sister admires it in her heart!

"What's the matter?"

Chen Shaoan is immersed in the pride of the sky at the moment.

"Brother Chen, have you ever heard of General Guan, who guards the Iron Wall Pass?"

"Of course I've heard of it! Isn't it that since the death of Marshal Lin Tang, he has been known as the first general of the empire, Tie Bi General? Isn't the name Tiebi Guan changed after him!"

Shi Jiu, who was sitting on the side, heard that Chen Shao'an mentioned Marshal Lin Tang at first glance, and his eyes flashed, and his palms couldn't help but clench.

"This iron-walled general is my brother!"

"What? But what do you ...... Last name: Helian?...... "

"In fact, the word Tiebi is a nickname given to my brother by the emperor, and it is gradually called, and few people know my brother's real surname. My brother simply changed his name, so everyone thought his surname was Tie Mingbi!"

"Oh! That's really disrespectful, General Tie has led the army to guard the border over the years, how many times to resist foreign enemies, we admire it from the bottom of our hearts. Since the unfortunate death of Marshal Lin Tang, we all think that General Tie is the only Night Country General who can compete with Marshal Lin!"

"Thank you Brother Chen for your praise of my brother! This time we are going to go to Guqi Mountain, which is related to my brother!"

"Second Miss, let me talk to Brother Chen!" Chu Chongshan continued on the side.

Miss Helian bowed slightly. Chu Chongshan said to Chen Shao'an: "Brother Chen, I was originally the deputy commander of the guard under General Tie's account. A month ago, General Tie somehow fell for a chronic poison. According to Yao Yishou of the Divine Medicine Gate, Yao Shenyi said that it was called the meridian thousand machine poison, which occurred at two o'clock in the meridian every day. At first, the headache is unbearable, and when the poison is deep, the poisoned person will go crazy and touch the ground with his head until he crushes his head to death. Doctor Yao first used other drugs to delay the onset of toxicity. Divine Doctor Yao prescribed an antidote, but there were two medicines in it, even if they were not in the Divine Medicine Sect. These two medicines are Snow Ganoderma lucidum and Zulongcao, and these two medicines are accompanied by each other, and they can also be called a flavor medicine, which is called Zulongzhi.

Doctor Yao told us that there was this medicine on Guqi Mountain, so we had come all the way here, and even the horses were exhausted when we approached Beizhen on the way. When he came out, there were twenty brothers, but something went wrong on the way, and three more brothers were broken, alas......

Now I just hope that my brothers can see that General Tie is loyal to the country, and lead my brothers up the mountain to find the medicine and save General Tie's life!"

Chu Chongshan's expression darkened, and after speaking, he looked at Chen Shao'an with a pleading face, just begging him to agree.

"Brother Chu, don't worry, let me think about it...... Then he looked at Shi Jiu and saw that Shi Jiu was also frowning.

Chen Shaoan thought for a while, and made up his mind.

"Shi Jiu, what do you think about this?"

Shi Jiu was silent for a long time and said, "Third Uncle, although we are far away from our homeland, the Night Country is our home country after all. Usually, we also admire General Tiebi for guarding the land and defending the country, if General Tie's poison can't be cured, the country of Lieyang will be delayed. In the future, if you commit a war, if you can't hold the iron wall. How many lives will have to be lost! This job? Let's take it!"

"Thank you two brothers for your help!" Chu Chongshan was overjoyed when he heard this, and got up and bowed.

Miss Helian also stood up and thanked her.

The two of them hurriedly got up, and Chen Shaoan hurriedly stopped: "Don't be polite! This is what you should do! Don't be so polite!"

Shi Jiu said again: "But we helped you go to Guqi Mountain this time, but it is still considered that you hired us, after this matter is over." So they went their separate ways, the Night Empire, I didn't want to go. "

When Miss Helian saw Shi Jiu say this, she knew that he didn't want to put it under her own account. I wanted to persuade him, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't open his mouth in the end.

Chu Chongshan also wanted to persuade Shi Jiu to join the general's account, but when he saw that the second lady didn't speak, he didn't make a sound.

"This time I want to go to Guqi Mountain, it's really dangerous and abnormal. I saw that the people brought by Brother Chu were also good men. I'm going to make an appointment with two guards tomorrow, but it's just hiring, so let's talk about the commission first?"

"Brother Chen said, little sister has no objection here!"

"As the saying goes, under the heavy money, there must be a brave man! Tomorrow I will find these two people who may not be very tall, but both of them have special advantages. And I've worked with us many times, and they're all bold and careful characters. I'll set a commission amount for the two of them, 200 taels of silver each, and 300 taels of silver for the unfortunate death! And the commission must be paid before they go on the road! Brother Chu! Second Miss! What do you think?"

This is a lot of money, and if you calculate that Chen Shao'an's four people are 800 taels of silver! These 800 taels of silver are enough to buy a small piece of land and manor on the mainland, and from then on become a rich man! Moreover, they will pay the commission first, if they are given the silver, they will break the contract and hide, where should they go to find people?

When the two hesitated slightly, they listened to the soft and cold voice from upstairs. "Okay! Chen Gongzi, it's decided!"

Chen Shao'an and Shi Jiu looked upstairs, but there was no one in sight.

"This is the eldest lady of our family!" Chu Chongshan said.

"Please forgive me, you two! My sister is introverted and likes to be quiet. Not as rude as my little sister!, so I didn't go downstairs. Miss Helian Er explained with a smile. "But since my sister has decided, then Brother Chen, when will we leave?"

Chen Shao'an pinched his fingers and calculated, "Tomorrow morning, I will go to the four horse farms in the west of the town to buy a few horses, and I have to buy a carriage." It's better for you two sisters to take the car, it's too dusty outside, so as not to show up, after all, it can be more comfortable to ride in the car. Then I have to go to the blacksmith shop to build some equipment, and I have to go to Uncle He Jiu to file and pay taxes. In this way, we will be able to set off as soon as the morning after tomorrow!"

"Okay!Brother Chen, it's decided, the sooner you set off, the better!" Chu Chongshan clapped his hands and said.