The sun is rising, and the temperature is getting warmer.

Both the horses and the personnel are hurrying to eat and drink, and not to waste any time resting. However, the horses do not take off their sleeves, people do not undress, they are always vigilant, and they can set off at any time. Only veterans familiar with the area know that the wasteland is not a superficial silence.

There are dangers here at any time, and there are a lot of them.

Therefore, Zhang Weidong and his entourage bury pots on the side of the road to cook rice is very unusual.

The smoke is curling, the pot is steaming, and the rice is fragrant with the wind.

Quite a few people who smell it can't help but swallow their saliva. If there is a delicious hot meal, who wants to eat and drink dry and hard dry food and cold boiled water?

"Hurry up and recharge, hurry up and rest! There are still 50 miles to the first post station, or you will have to spend the night in the wilderness!" Seeing this, the captains of the guards among the small merchants rode over to inspect and reprimand the people.

Two hours is not much, and the overnight rush makes the horses tired and sleepy, and when they hear this, everyone hurries to eat, as if there is some great horror in these 50 miles.

The big businessman's surname is Chen, but he is not all the way with the three small merchants, and he has never been to the back at all, and he doesn't care about the life or death of the small merchants. The dart masters of the 'Anyuan Dart Bureau' will not come to the back, because they confiscate the money of the small traders.

The small merchant who is the tightest with the big merchants, his boss is surnamed Feng Minggao, he is not tall, black and thin, but his arms are fine, with a mustache and a goatee. His frame was the most of the three small traders, with 30. There were 20 planes loaded with goods, and the rest were loaded with grain and grass for men and horses, and there were not many single horses, only 3 horses. The guards were mostly on foot, and it was very hard work.

But. Merchants engaged in cross-border business in Qingguo and Qiguo, regardless of size. They are all supplies along the way, which are enough, and they will not bring more grain and grass. Correspondingly, the supplies along the way also fed many merchants who specialized in supply trade, and an industry was formed.

On this trip, Feng Gao purchased high-grade 'bottomless refined salt' from Qingguo in bulk, Qingguo's 'bottomless refined salt' is produced underground, has the reputation of 'tribute salt', and is well-known in several surrounding countries. Quite popular among the upper class. From Qingguo procurement to Qi wholesale in Qiguo, the price is several times higher. With this one alone, Feng Gao can earn 5 or 6 gold coins after deducting the cost!

In particular, in the past six months, the border collisions between Qingguo and Qi have been continuous, the situation has become more tense, and the merchants have to take greater risks. This Qingguo's 'bottomless refined salt' has risen by several percent in Qi State. In fact, not only refined salt, but also other Qingguo specialties are also growing wildly.

Riding all the way, my legs and buttocks hurt, and I rested. Feng Gao, accompanied by a guard, walked towards the back.

"Old Yu!"

"Old Feng, aren't you tired, and do you still have the strength to go to the door?"

"You don't shout tired all over your body, how can I be tired. Hey!"

"This is called fat, you ribs!"

The small merchant who followed Feng Gao's convoy was called Yu Qiuxia. In vain, there seems to be a lot of fat on the body. However, the sweat did not come out, and the breath was long. The businessmen who dare to walk the border to do business, each of them has kung fu, and their physical strength is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and they are also the role of shrewd and strong.

As a small trader, many people know each other, that is, competitors, but also a circle, and sometimes they need to unite and unite with each other.

There was no place to rest here, and there were no stools and chairs, so the two of them exchanged a few words with each other, and chatted on the side of the road, and the two personal guards kept a certain distance, waiting outside, their hands not leaving their weapons.

Feng Gao took out a copper tobacco pot with a long jade-billed wooden rod and a tobacco pouch, took out some brown tobacco leaves, lit them with flint, and took a puff. Yu Qiuxia was not interested in cigarettes, his fat hand flashed, he took out a small silver pot and took a sip.

"Lao Feng, you may have made a lot of money from the refined salt on this trip, you should know that the refined salt has risen so much, and I will also transport it!"

Now in the upper echelons of the Qi country, the necessities of life, this refined salt has risen the most, even more than the precious medicinal materials.

"Is your porcelain and fur bad?"

"It's not good to do, after this trip is over, I don't know what day the next trip will be, maybe I don't plan to go far this year. ”

Yu Qiuxia's worried sigh, Feng Gao also frowned.

The border fighting has further intensified, and the checkpoints may be blocked, and customs clearance will naturally be impossible to mention. Moreover, at that time, some merchants could not do business, Qing and Qi were mortal enemies, and any trade had to be put aside, and the merchants did not dare to risk the environment, and they had to take the big risk of having their goods confiscated and killed. Although every trip to the border trade earns gold coins, in the end, there is no life as valuable.

Feng Gao smoked a cigarette leaf, looked through the smoke, and saw the back of the line. There, Wu Datou was with the young leader of the cumbersome convoy, eating hot food with a bowl, and the smiling face was clearly visible, even the personal guard.

Feng Gao sneered for no reason: "Wu Datou is beautiful, he doesn't need to eat dry food and drink cold water, and he is willing to give him a hot meal, look, the plate of the smiling face is bigger!"

Yu Qiuxia turned his head to look over there, glanced at Feng Gao again, and said lightly: "Other people's private affairs, let's take care of them." ”

"Hey, private matter? Who wouldn't bury the pot and cook? If you attract the coyote pack, whose responsibility is it?" Feng Gao snorted.

"Near Ren County, there are often hunters haunting, and a lot of wild beasts have been cleared, and coyote packs should rarely appear-"

"Coyotes don't care whether they should show up or not, horses, human hands, aren't they fat?"

"Lao Feng, why don't you go and negotiate?"

"Humph!"

Yu Qiuxia smiled, looking at Feng Gao's jokes. There are contradictions between Feng Gao and Wu Datou, not only in business, but also in personal grudges. And I am afraid that this personal grudge will not be resolved for a lifetime, unless one day the two of them die first. It is said that Feng Gao and Wu Datou were good friends when they were young, and one day, they unfortunately fell in love with a rich girl in Luliu Town, the first town on the border of Qi State. For this reason, the two changed their ways, no longer prodigal, but started a small business. It's a pity that the falling flowers are intentional, the flowing water is ruthless, in short, Feng Gao Sanzhen is out, and the loyal Wu Datou hugs the beauty. Since then, the two have been strangers. Even if they meet, they are cold words.

Yu Qiuxia did not want to be used as a gunman. simply didn't pick up the stubble, Feng Gao felt bored and went back after a while.

Soon. The team set off again.

Two hours of eating, drinking, and resting only restored less than half of the physical strength of the centaurs. However, the place where the night stayed was still 50 miles away, and everyone still had to cheer up and rush hard. It would be dangerous to miss the overnight station, and the presence of wild beasts was the biggest threat.

Beasts come and go like the wind. The coyote pack, in particular, is the most abundant in this wilderness. Even the patrol battalion tried to avoid and drive away when encountered, unwilling to clash head-on. And the coyote pack attacked the convoy, and half of the casualties were encountered by the coyote pack, and diseases, poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, etc. accounted for only half of the incident.

At the end of the team, Zhang Weidong also stopped the training of the teenagers, let them get on the frame, try to save and recover their strength, and never leave the spear and sword in his hand. Once a pack of coyotes does strike. The teenagers can't help much, and it's good to be able to protect themselves. These teenagers are good seedlings, whether they are training guards for Zhang Weidong himself, or training guards for Xu Qing's mother and daughter. It's all seeds.

Seeing the teenagers happily sitting on the frame one by one, Zhao Gongjian scolded: "It's so lazy to do it! I can't stand it at all!"

But no, a meal for thirty or forty people, a lot of horses, and mules. A lot of grain and grass were consumed, and a cart of supplies was gone. But. The empty frame is just right for these half-sized boys.

On the other side of the convoy, Zhao Hougou heard. also scolded a few teenagers, feeling very majestic, and said with a smile: "Dad, my eldest brother and I were beaten by you a lot when we were young, but it was much more bitter than these boys, but now we have finally come out!"

Zhao Gongjian suddenly sneered: "Come out? When did you comprehend the realm of 'lifting weight as light', 'lifting light as heavy', and 'light and heavy as one' that the master said, when will you be considered a teacher!"

Zhao Huntdog glanced at Zhang Weidong on the opposite side of the horse with a weak heart, and lowered his voice and said, "Dad, have you understood?"

Zhao Gongjian was suddenly ashamed and angry, and wanted to beat this kid. However, the place is not right, the time is wrong, and you can only scold.

Everyone's physique meets the requirements of a second-rate martial artist, but a martial artist requires not only a physique, but also a martial arts realm, and even the latter is more important. They can only be regarded as ordinary second-rate martial artists, and they are still far from the realm required by Zhang Weidong, even if they don't comprehend the first layer of 'lifting weights like light'.

Laughing and scolding is only a moment's work, and the journey in the wilderness is very boring and laborious, and the people in the car and on the horse are drowsy, and the people on foot have to keep up with their sore legs. It can be seen that it is not easy for dart masters, and not everyone can become a dart master.

"Brother Zhang, why don't you get in the car and sit?" Xu Qing opened the curtain of the car and greeted Zhang Weidong, who was riding a horse, his eyes full of concern.

On horseback, Zhang Weidong was half-asleep and half-awake, and when he heard the words, he smiled softly at Xu Qing: "Don't worry, my body is very good, you can rest assured that you will stay in the car, we will watch on the left and right, no problem!"

Xu Qing looked at him tenderly, opened his mouth, swallowed again, and lowered the curtain.

Inexplicably, Xu Qing always felt relieved when he heard Zhang Weidong's confident tone. This also made her originally grateful heart, with her personal promise, gradually turned into affection.

In the carriage, Xu Qing and Zhao looked at a few children, Xiao Yueyue, Goudan, Xiao Zhang Hui, etc., all huddled on the soft and warm bedding one by one, even if the dirt road was uneven and shaky, they slept sweetly. In another carriage later, Zhao Lanlan and Aunt Zhao also took care of the rest of the children.

After walking for more than ten miles, the sun was shining, and the people in the sun were even more groggy. But his ears and eyes were so sharp that he seemed to hear the roar of the beast in the wind.

Zhang Weidong reined in his horse and rode back, and shouted at Zhao Erbao and the others: "Be careful, there may be large beasts nearby!"

When Zhao Erbao and the others heard this, they immediately woke up and whispered to the teenagers. As soon as the teenagers heard that there was a large beast nearby, the last trace of sleepiness suddenly dissipated, and they clenched the weapons in their hands, and they were actually excited.

"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!" Zhang Weidong saw it and smiled with satisfaction.

"Master, do you want to inform Boss Wu?" Zhao came with a bow and arrow.

"It's good!"

Zhao bowed and urged him to dismount, and ran forward in small steps.

Wu Datou listened to Zhao Gongjian's message, thanked him, alerted the guards, and asked people to run forward to inform Yu Qiuxia. The line of merchants is too long, and sometimes they rely on one to one message. Yu Qiuxia was alerted, but the guards didn't hear anything, didn't see it, and didn't believe it. However, he still let people know Feng Gao in front of him.

When Feng Gao heard this, he said sarcastically: "Wu Datou is going back more and more, listening to the wind is rain, I am afraid that the grass and trees are roaring, right? Listen to a doctor who doesn't understand anything to remind him?" haha!"

"Haha!" the guards laughed one by one.

It's a fun pastime to travel.

After the guards returned, Yu Qiuxia smiled and said, "What's the matter with managing people? Wu Datou is also kind, everyone should be a little more vigilant!"

"Yes!"

Yu Qiuxia also felt that Wu Datou was making a big fuss, there were so many beasts in the wasteland, what was it to hear a few beast roars? What's more, this was still a reminder from a doctor who didn't know anything? )