Volume 1 The Return of the Old Man Chapter 53 Rhubarb
Han Changdu's expression was indifferent, he hooked the corners of his lips noncommittally, and suddenly spoke: "Is the warehouse door open?" β
Yao Qi was stunned: "No, I pressed the big lock." β
Han Changdui frowned: "Pressed the big lock, how did you get in." β
Yao Ji raised his eyebrows proudly: "That kind of lock, give me a needle, I can open more than a dozen in one breath." β
"Oh." Han Changdui dragged out the end of the note and smiled seriously: "So in the end, you stabbed the lock by yourself and sent yourself in to seek death." β
Yao Qi was furious.
What a seriousness, she clearly saw the arc of mockery from the corners of his hooked lips.
Han Changdui continued to bend his lips and smiled, and said lightly, "Do you smell anything different in the warehouse?" β
Yao Qi raised his eyelids.
Who just mocked her for picking the lock and sending her to death?
She only dared to slander herself, but she didn't dare not answer, thought about it, and said in a low voice: "It's a strange taste, like medicinal herbs and tea mixed together." β
Han Changdui was silent for a long time and didn't speak, he couldn't imagine what the taste of these two things was mixed together, but he had already guessed how these two things were mixed together.
Tomorrow, I don't have to go to that small courtyard anymore.
Xu was because there were thieves at night, and as soon as the day dawned, Li Yushan instructed the dart masters to prepare things for the road and hurry a day in advance.
When he got the news, Yao Qi had just gotten up, his hand in binding his hair paused slightly, and he looked at Han Changdu.
If you leave early, you won't have a chance to go to that small courtyard.
Han Changdui was eating slowly and methodically, and when he heard the news, he was not surprised at all.
Li Yushan knows very well that he is not afraid of thieves stealing, but he is afraid that thieves will remember this truth.
I thought it was the safest place, but I found a thief, so I didn't run away quickly, what were I waiting for.
He raised his eyes and looked at Yao Qi.
However, Li Yushan thought that everything would be fine if he ran away, he was too naΓ―ve, he was afraid that he never dreamed that the thief was by his side, and he couldn't prevent it.
Today's morning food is mutton soup cakes, eat hot stomach, hit the floor all night, and the sore back and waist that were sore by the hard floor also followed.
Han Changwan ate very happily and comfortably.
He squinted his eyes comfortably, and said calmly: "You also hurry up to eat, and the things used on the road should be carefully counted, and the things that are hurriedly dropped will be saved." β
As soon as Yao Qi thought of the destination of this trip, his tongue was bitter.
It was a road that became more and more remote, and the last thing that lacked was a place where there was no silver to buy anything.
Although she was poor, she was a little worried at the thought of not even having a place to buy anything.
It's one thing to have no money to buy, but it's another thing to have nowhere to buy.
I can't think about it, and I suffocate when I think about it.
She opened her mouth, could she not go, and the words of returning to the capital turned around her mouth, and blurted out something else: "Childe, leave today, and there will be no time to explore that small courtyard." β
The hot mutton soup paused in his mouth for a moment, his lips and teeth were fragrant, and Han Changdui sighed: "Don't worry, I probably know what is in that box." β
Yao Qi was stunned, looking at Han Changdui's calm expression, she blinked.
He seems to have said that the Zhou family's business is so big, and they have also secretly sold goods that are prohibited by the imperial court.
What kind of goods have such a big smell that they need to be covered up with tea, which is naturally a medicinal herb.
The control of medicinal materials in this dynasty is not so strict, and most of the medicinal materials are not worth the Zhou family to smuggle their heads on their belts.
As for the forbidden medicinal materials, people die for money, who has a grudge against money.
Yao Qi's eyebrows were twisted, many medicinal materials are used in the preparation of wine, she was silent, her fingers subconsciously moved, pinching back and forth.
She suddenly frowned, the forbidden medicinal materials shipped to the Western Regions must be the most needed medicinal materials in the Western Regions.
The most needed in the Western Regions, and the imperial court also explicitly banned the medicinal materials that were transported to the Western Regions, was rhubarb!!
A flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, she slapped her thigh hard, and suddenly whispered: "It's rhubarb, those brick-like objects are tea bricks, make the tea bricks hollow, stuff the rhubarb into it, seal the mouth, and you can also use the smell of tea to cover up the smell of rhubarb, and you don't know it." β
This is who is so talented and comes up with such a tricky method.
Han Changdui smiled, revealing the approval in his heart for the first time, staring at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
He smiled: "Yes, it's rhubarb, the caravan smuggling rhubarb to the Western Regions has been banned repeatedly, I also heard about it when I was on Jiannan Road, but I didn't expect that as soon as I returned to the Western Regions for the first time, I ran into it, these people don't pay attention to the big crime of raiding their homes and destroying their doors for money." β
Yao Qi smiled.
One or two taels of rhubarb and one or two gold, who can resist such a temptation.
In terms of probability, the probability of being caught is only 50 percent, but after this vote is done, it will be 100 percent of the way from the rest of your life.
In this way, this risk is still worth taking, after all, dying poor without money and being caught and beaten to death will end the same.
She raised her eyes and looked at Han Changdu.
A rich family like him would not understand the pain of dying in poverty.
Wait, is he really a rich family, won't he sell her on the road because he is crazy about poverty?
Yao Qi suddenly thought of one thing, from beginning to end, her understanding of Han Changdui was limited to one name and one position, and she didn't know anything else.
Her eyes as she looked at Han Changdui gradually deepened, with some scrutiny.
Han Changwan had already run out of food, rinsed his mouth, met Yao Qi's gaze, calmly and calmly, and said expressionlessly: "You are like this, it is not worth much if you sell it, at most, you can't walk and throw you on the road, saving a waste of food." β
Yao Qi's scalp was numb, and he looked at Han Changdui in horror.
Is this person a demon, how can you tell what she is thinking?
Han Changwan pointed to Yao Qi's face and said, "It's written on the face, won't you sell me?" β
Yao Qi blushed suddenly, turned his head and went back to his room to pack up, scolding while pretending.
The door of the hidden room was slammed open, and a tentative whisper came: "That, Ah Qi, are you going, are you leaving?" β
Yao Ji turned around, Bao Cheng was leaning against the door, frowning, wait a minute, she saw something from his dark face, she saw melancholy!!
She was stunned for a moment, nodded, and for the first time looked at the melancholy black-faced son: "Yes, just leave with lunch." β
Bao Cheng's eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly, "That, can I go with you?" β
Yao Qi pursed his lips: "This, it's not very good, we are going with the dart team, if you want to be together, you have to ask Li Darttou what he means." β
Bao Cheng moved his lips, the small flame in his eyes was extinguished, his eyes dimmed, he didn't speak, turned around and walked away slowly.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Yao Qi feels that Bao Cheng's back is a bit lonely and decadent.
She blinked, was she dazzled?
After lunch, the horse team goods were already waiting at the door of the Yunlai Inn, in addition to the original dozen dart masters and Li Yushan, there were two more strangers in the dart team.
An old man in his sixties, with frosty hair and a shiny dry tobacco pouch pinned to his waist.
A boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, honest and green, with his hands in his sleeves, his head bowed, and his toes kicking the yellowing weeds.
Li Yushan introduced to Han Changdui: "This Brother Liu is the best guide on the Western Regions Road, and he has been walking this road for more than 40 years, and he is very safe. β
Han Changdui bowed and nodded.
Li Yushan looked at the young man, his eyes were a little unbearable, and he lowered his voice: "The child's father is an old friend of Brother Liu, who died on the Western Regions Trade Road last year, leaving orphans and widows, and it is also pitiful, so he sent the child out to subsidize the family." β
Yao Qi looked at the kid and couldn't help sighing.
In the capital, the son of a family of such an age is looking for his father and mother to ask for money, so he comes out to subsidize the family, hehe, come out and take a walk in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion.
Han Changdui turned his head to look at the young man and nodded slightly.
Li Yushan instructed the dart masters to check the goods and packing again, then turned over and took the lead and said, "Let's go." β
The dart team had just walked a few steps, but a little beggar broke out of the oblique pull, who couldn't see his eyebrows, and suddenly lay on the ground, stopped the dart team, and simply spit out two words: "Ask for money." β
Everyone was shocked, and stood on their horses, looking at each other.
The most shocking thing was Yao Qi, she almost fell off her horse with her mouth half open, and she clutched the reins to sit firmly.
Co-authoring and touching porcelain is such a thing, which has been eaten throughout the ages?
In Mr. Jin's martial arts novels, it is not written that the beggar gang still carries out the business of touching porcelain.
The children of the beggar gang are all over the world, there are many ears and eyes, and even in the foot gang, there are many people from the beggar gang.
The caravan will never offend the beggars easily.
Li Yushan did not get off the horse, his face was gloomy and not good-looking, but this kind of thing is common on the dart road, because this kind of thing turns his face and causes conflicts, the wise man does not do it, he waved his hand at the dart master behind him.
A dart master turned over and dismounted, handing the little beggar a bag of loose silver.
The little beggar opened it and sneered in disgust: "That's it, you guys are going to ask for food." β
Yao Qi burst out laughing.
Han Changwan glared back at her.
Yao Qi pursed his lips and turned his head to look behind him, but saw Bao Cheng leaning against the door of the inn a little sad and anxious.
Her mind was in a trance, and she looked a little familiar with such a sad bag.
Where have you seen it, she pondered, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in her mind.
Yes, she had seen in herself the same sorrow and anxiety when she first wore it.
Her heart froze, and she looked again, but Bao Cheng was gone.
And the little beggar who was in front of the dart team, after begging for enough broken silver, also got out of the way.
The dart team followed forward, and the formation when marching was very interesting, led by not the dart head Li Yushan, but two short and flexible dart masters in parallel, followed by the dart head Li Yushan.