Soon after the team marched, they saw the fork in the road ahead, and saw the monkey walking towards Xu Hao with a slight frown.

"Brother Xu, after the fork in the road, we will enter the boundary of Chudi, because Chudi is located in a hilly area, not suitable for farming, and the villagers mostly rely on hunting to make a living, so the people of Chudi have been fierce since ancient times, and bandits are rampant, and there is a saying that there are ten Chu and seven bandits. ”

The monkey paused and said: "The successive state pastors of Chu have also sent troops to clear and suppress, but the mountains and mountains here are steep, and it is not easy to clear and suppress, and the officers and soldiers have not made every effort, and the thunder is loud and the rain is small several times. The officials and soldiers were ineffective in suppressing bandits, but they spared no effort to accumulate wealth, and every time they cleaned up and suppressed, they cleverly set up a name and accepted money and grain, so that the villagers here were full of complaints, and the people were not able to make a living. Even once made the villagers afraid of the army far more than the bandits, and the villagers could not survive, so they went up to the mountains and fell into the grass one after another. Therefore, the bandits in Chudi are more and more suppressed. ”

"Typical officials are forced to rebel against the people. Xu Hao frowned, and had no leisure to think about the villagers in Chudi. Xu Hao is worried that the possibility of his team of three or four hundred people not being discovered by bandits is almost zero, so how to get over it, it is a headache. I heard the monkey say that there were bandits along the way to the west in Humen, and I never thought that there would be so many. It's only now that I'm waking up.

"Dead monkey, dig such a big pit for Lao Tzu" Xu Hao's teeth itched with hatred in his heart.

The monkey saw that Xu Hao's face was cloudy, and glanced at himself with his eyes from time to time, knowing that his little trick had been recognized, and he was worried in his heart. Afraid that Xu Hao would be angry, he brushed his sleeves and left.

I had to sneer with a shy face: "Brother Xu doesn't have to worry too much, in the past, I also followed the dart team into Chu more than once, although there are bandits everywhere here, but they are not extremely vicious, and I have rarely heard that the robbers have made money and killed them, except for the dozen or so cars we bought newly, there is nothing to rob, and there is a war going on at the border pass, no matter what, I don't think the bandits will be too embarrassed for us outcasts." ”

"You are the one who says that the bandits are captive, and you are the one who says that there is no hindrance. "Xu Hao is really a little angry.

The monkey was about to defend a few words, but was interrupted by Xu Hao waving his hand.

"That's it, it's come to this, it's useless to talk about it, you don't have to go forward, just wait here, the fat man and I will go to the town in front to buy some food, and then make plans when we come back. ”

"By the way, what's the name of the town up ahead? You've been a dart all year round, but you ever know who is in the town who is good friends with the bandits. Xu Hao asked.

The monkey slapped his forehead and snorted lightly: "It's not that Brother Xu reminded me that I almost forgot this stubble, the town in front is called Qixia Town, and the town's chief Jia Ren is a delicate figure, Chu Dizhou Mu has changed one term after another, but this Jia Ren has always been standing." Listening to my former steward of the dart bureau, Jia Ren and several groups of big bandits near Qixia Town have some incense, and Jia Ren's words are still useful in this radius of dozens of miles. ”

"Well, this is easy to do, since you are a person with exquisite materials, don't you want to offend the Humen guard!" The problem finally had a solution, and Xu Hao's mood suddenly improved a lot.

The monkey saw that Xu Hao's face softened slightly, and the heart he was carrying slowly let go. I feel a lot sorry for Xu Hao in my heart.

"Monkey, do you know the method of convoy defense?" Xu Hao was still a little relieved.

"Brother Xu doesn't have to worry about this, I've seen it a few times in the dart team, and I'll ask someone to put the cart in a circle, and then spread some hay and branches outside, and we can also resist the bandits' archery and horse shooting when we stay inside. ”

"Well, then I'll go with the fat man first, and I'll leave it to you here. Xu Hao was quite satisfied with the monkey's answer.

"Brother Xu, you can go with confidence!" said the monkey.

It's an awkward sentence to listen to.

"This dead monkey can't talk well. Xu Hao was secretly sad.

"Fatty, call your mother and girl out of the car, let's go buy some things, and before the sun goes down, we will go early and return early!"

"Okay, girl, brother will buy you meat, listen to your mother's words, don't dare to walk around!" the fat man instructed.

"Well, brother, don't worry!"

Dare to love is a person who can't speak

With Qiu Fatzi's strange scream, the white dragon was finally able to run happily.

Qixia Town, a very small town, it is better to say that it is a town than a mountain village, the town is surrounded by mountains on three sides, every summer evening, when the weather is clear, the fiery red sunset will climb over the mountain col in the west and scatter on the entire Qixia Town, which will not disperse for a long time. That's where the name comes from. The population of the town is not large, and it is in a dead place, and the transportation is inconvenient, so there are no outsiders in ordinary times, and even the post station of the imperial court has never been set up.

At this time, on the only loess road leading to the outside of the mountain, a carriage galloped along with a strange cry of "whooping".

"Dead fatty, will you catch the car?, do you want to kill me? You can take this bag of silver, can you let me go?"

"Damn, people want money for a car, and you want to kill a car."

The two people in this carriage were Xu Hao and Qiu Fatzi.

Xu Hao's whole body skeleton was about to be turned upside down, as if he was still a little motion sickness

"Dead fatty, slow down, the front is here, and if someone rolls it, they will use your flesh to pay off the debt. Xu Hao was really a little nervous, he didn't expect this dead fat man to be a drag racing party.

Under Xu Hao's coaxing and intimidation, the fat man finally slowed down very reluctantly. Before entering the town, a group of little children surrounded them with their bare feet and bare feet, and they surrounded them with a "boom".

"Go, go, go, play" The fat man held a horsewhip and flaunted his might in the car.

Xu Hao didn't bother to take care of him, so this fat man could only play prestige with the child.

The carriage slowly drove into the town, which was completely different from what I had originally thought, not to mention that there were few shops, and I didn't even see a few people with them.

Xu Hao decided to go to Jia Ren, the chief of Qixia Town, first, and hand over the matter of buying and robbers to him.

Someone inquired about Jia Ren's residence, so he drove straight to find it.

The town is not big, and it can be called a chicken and a dog, and it is easy to find Jia Ren's residence.

A circle of half-man-high loess walls, a few green osmanthus trees that have not yet bloomed, and two weather-mottled willow doors are closed. It doesn't look like a security chief's home.

The wooden door was unlocked, but Xu Hao still stepped forward and patted the door gently.

There was a burst of voices in the courtyard for a long time: "Who, the door is not locked, come in!"

"Fatty, you look at the carriage, I'll go in and see. Xu Hao instructed the fat man to push the door in with a "squeak".

The yard is not big, but it is verdant, which makes people shine. In the courtyard, a thin old man with a goatee was squatting on the ground and looking up at Xu Hao suspiciously. A pot of anchovy orchids in the hand is blooming, and the white flowers are beautiful.

"Take the liberty of disturbing, may I ask if this is Chief Jia's mansion?" Xu Hao asked.

"Yes, dare to ask this little brother?"

"Oh, then may I ask if the chief security officer is at home?" Xu Hao knew that the old man in front of him was Jia Ren.

"The old man is Jia Ren, I don't know what is the matter with the son looking for the old man?" Jia Ren put down the flower pot in his hand and stood up.

"Oh, that's it" Xu Hao briefly said the intention, eight points true and two points false, lying that he was Cheng Kui's distant nephew, and he was originally begging for a living under his uncle. As soon as the war began, he took people back to his hometown in Yicheng, and got acquainted with some refugees along the way, but the bandits who were afraid of Chu did not dare to move forward.

This statement was already calculated with the fat man on the road before he came.

If it is really the nephew of the adult, the old man will definitely help him. Jia Ren asked after pondering for a long time.

Originally, a small security chief did not even have the qualifications to see the housekeeper of the garrison mansion, if the person who came today was really Cheng Kui's nephew, then how to sell this favor would be quite knowledgeable, that is, Cheng Kui could not be suspected of having dealings with the bandits, and he would send this son out of Chu Shunshun, of course, the first condition, this person must really be Cheng Kui's nephew. So he had the courage to ask Xu Hao for a certificate.

Xu Hao had already expected Jia Ren to ask this question, and he already had something to say in his heart.

"My uncle's voucher left in a hurry and I didn't bring it with me, but I have the voucher given to me by General Mu Yun. As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Hao pulled Jia Ren and walked out the door.

"This horse is called the White Dragon, it is the mount of the old general Mu Yun, because I helped the old general a small favor in Hucheng, and the old general personally gave it to me before leaving. ”

Seeing that Jia Ren still had a suspicious look on his face, Xu Hao said again: "If Bao Chang Jia still can't trust me, then please send someone to Humen to verify, anyway, I won't be able to run for a while." ”

Seeing that Xu Hao was slightly angry, Jia Ren didn't dare to slack off anymore, and greeted Xu Hao into the courtyard again. Confess while walking.

"I hope that the prince will not be surprised, how dare the old man go to Lord Mu for verification, I hope the old man is too cautious!"

Jia Ren is really an eight-sided and exquisite character, and what he said in a few words is not leaky, if Xu Hao is fake, but he is forced to dare not verify it, if Xu Hao is really Cheng Kui's nephew, then it is also because of caution that he neglects Xu Hao, anyway, no matter what, he can't blame Jia Ren's head.

"This old fox. Xu Hao secretly scolded in his heart.

"I still have something to trouble Chief Jia!"

"Childe, but it doesn't hurt to say. ”

Xu Hao explained what he was going to buy, and this time Jia Ren was also happy and asked Xu Hao to sit down for a while. He went out for a short time and came back, saying that he had already been instructed to buy and would be sent over immediately.

Sure enough, before the tea arrived, someone sent meat melons and fruits one after another, and loaded a carriage, almost without a place for Xu Hao and Qiu Fatzi to sit.

Looking at the car full of food, Qiu Fatzi couldn't even find his eyes when he smiled.

When Xu Hao wanted to touch the silver and pay, Jia Ren looked like if you want to pay, I will fight with you. Xu Hao pretended to excuse himself twice, and he was happy to laugh.

The two made an appointment again to send someone by Jia Ren to escort Xu Hao and them through Chu early tomorrow morning.

After a few more gossips, Xu Hao got up to say goodbye, and Jia Ren did not force him to stay. The two said goodbye.