From Qinghai to southern Anhui, the journey of thousands of miles is not short, but it is not too long.

Chen Sheng walked for seven or eight months, and it dragged on until the midsummer of the following year.

He could have gone faster.

- Don't ask why the movement is slow, ask that the scenery on the road is too beautiful, and the physical exertion is too great.

At noon on this day, Chen Sheng came to the vicinity of Chizhou City.

Around the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is already very hot, and the ears are full of noisy cicadas, which makes people upset.

He observed on the side of the official road, and there was still some distance to enter the city, so he simply stopped to hide from the sun.

He tied the horse far away to graze, and chose a big tree for himself, and jumped on it crookedly.

As a well-known "Tree Maniac", Mr. Chen has always believed that the tree is an excellent place, and you can do whatever you want to take a nap, ambush, or spend the night, and the sense of security is particularly strong.

Crooked, he fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was movement in the distance.

Chen Sheng opened his eyes and found a convoy of chariots and horses coming slowly towards him from south to north.

Looking at the direction of walking, it should also be Benchizhou.

The convoy consisted of seven wagons, piled high with large and small bags of coarse cloth, the front one with a red flag and the words "Jishitang" written on it, followed by a dozen people.

Jishitang?

It feels like a medical hall or something like that, transporting medicinal herbs?

Chen Sheng didn't care, and then took a nap.

After a few moments, the sound of horses' hooves approached, but he opened his eyes again.

Wrong!

Most of these people have light feet, and they should all have martial arts. Moreover, the "medicinal herbs" hauled were too heavy, and the horses had difficulty moving and seemed to be pulling hard.

Glancing at the ruts under the wheels, the marks were deeper and more obvious than usual.

It seems that there is a mystery to the goods in the car......

Gradually, the other party got closer and closer, and they had to pass by Chen Sheng's hiding place.

There was a young man in the team who was in the lead, and his status seemed to be the highest.

This person is about twenty years old, with a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, a long copper cigarette pouch in his hand, and a very alert look.

"Young owner."

An old man with a black face rushed over from the rear, wiped his sweat and said: "The weather is too hot, I think we should wait for the sun to set before leaving, even if people can stand it, the horses can't support it." ”

"Just according to the shopkeeper Liu, everyone will find a shade to take refuge, and settle down in Chizhou tonight." The young owner pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.

"Yes!"

These people looked happy, and quickly stopped to rest, and the location they chose happened to be near Chen Sheng.

He set his sights on the "young owner".

Well, it's a woman.

- Women dressed as men are actually very different, as long as you pay a little attention, you will find that there are flaws everywhere, and those who can't recognize them probably have problems with their eyes.

Shopkeeper Liu said again: "Our water has been drunk, everyone is so thirsty, or I will take my two brothers to look for it nearby?" ”

The young owner also licked his lips, but refused: "No, the goods must not be separated lightly." Bear with me, and then have a good drink when you enter the city in the evening. ”

"Okay, just listen to the owner, and bear with it."

So, Chen Sheng on the tree, the convoy under the tree, and the two groups of people and horses rested in the shade, and the well water did not interfere with the river water.

……

After about half an hour, the people who held the goods were basically asleep, and only the young owner remained awake and kept patrolling around.

"Ding, Ding, Ding......"

Suddenly, a crisp bell came from afar, and it was rapidly approaching along the official road.

Shao Dong immediately grabbed the copper cigarette stick and stared in that direction.

Everyone in their sleep also got up one after another, some touched their waists, some put their hands into their sleeves, and their eyes were full of vigilance.

The atmosphere was tense for a while.

Soon that movement revealed the true face of Lushan.

It turned out that the person passing by was just a merchant pushing a cart, and "Ding Ding Ding" was the sound of wind chimes.

More than a dozen people looked at him like knives, all locked on the merchant, and the merchant was also startled when he suddenly saw so many people staring at him with straight eyebrows. He didn't dare to stop at all, and he stepped up his speed, and a puff of smoke slipped away.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems to be a false alarm.

Not long after this tone was put down, "I have to have a child......

Someone is approaching again! The sound of hooves sounded small and small, amplified by a small sound, and struck on their hearts.

Everyone didn't even dare to breathe, and they became nervous again.

This time, it was an old lady riding a little donkey, carrying a large basket full of fried peanuts in the crook of her hand.

The old man didn't look at them, he only walked on his own, and his behavior was very normal.

Everyone: "......"

What's going on is even more interesting!

After the merchant and the old lady passed, as time went by, there was a juggling team one after another, as well as those who sold braised eggs, mutton soup, storytellers, singers, and aphrodisiacs......

Shao Dongjia said strangely: "How can there be so many small traders? ”

"Oh." The eldest shopkeeper Liu was experienced, and he grinned: "I remembered." In the vicinity of the Guandi Temple in the West Market of Chizhou, there seems to be a big tile shop, which will be open to the public every three, six and nine days, and it will be open to the public all night, selling everything. And today happens to be the third year of junior high school, and these people may all rush over to do business. ”

Shao Dongjia said: "I see, I see." ”

Wave after wave of small traders passed by, and their vigilance was lifted layer by layer, not to mention those guys, even the young owner also stuck his blade back into his waist, and his face was much relaxed.

Chen Sheng, who was in the heights, had the opposite view.

His sense of hearing is quite sensitive, and it is unbelievable that these small traders are all skilled in martial arts.

What is the intention of those who hide their heads and show their tails? Don't ask, it's going for the carriage.

They play psychological warfare!

Tired routines!

This kind of paralysis is very powerful, and when you take off your guard, you may be unlucky.

"Tweet ......"

Before dusk, the last black hand finally appeared.

This man also pushed a three-wheeled cart, and his body was very strong, as strong as a brute bull. However, his eyes were a little stunned, and he seemed to be "not very smart".

Looking further into the car, there were two large wooden barrels, both covered with lids, and an equally large bamboo basket next to it, which contained stacks of white porcelain bowls, and the top was covered with a layer of gauze, which should be dust-proof.

Here's the point: the strong man also wrote a sign to hang on the barrel.

- Sour plum soup, a bowl of three dollars!

In the hot summer, thirsty and unbearable, who can refuse a bowl of sour plum soup?

The temptation is just too great!

"Shaodong, look at ......" Shopkeeper Liu swallowed his saliva, and his eyes showed a look of pleading.

The young owner was entangled for a moment, but still didn't agree: "No, beware of fraud." ”

Before the two of them could make a decision, several young men could not help but jump over, surrounded the strong man, and knocked the barrel with their hands.

"Big brother, it's all sour plum soup?"

The strong man said, "Well, well. ”

"Sweet or not?"

The strong man smirked: "It's sweet, sour and sweet, my father won't let me drink it secretly, hehehe." ”

Shopkeeper Liu shouted in the distance: "Big man, didn't you drink secretly just now?" ”

The strong man hurriedly twisted his rough head, looking left and right like a thief: "Shh...... Don't tell my dad ......"

After finishing speaking, he actually opened the big bucket on the left, scooped a little with a water scoop, stretched out his head and poured it directly down, seeing everyone's tongue and eyes.

Shopkeeper Liu whispered to the young owner: "Can you drink like this?" Since he's fine, we're not going to be able to do anything. ”

The young owner finally relented: "Be careful to sail the 10,000-year-old boat, you try again with a silver needle, and then let everyone drink it." ”

"Good!"

Shopkeeper Liu walked over to gag, and sure enough, he secretly tried the sour plum soup with a silver needle, tried it in both buckets, and then turned his face and nodded at the young owner.

Shao Dong smiled and agreed.

"Hahaha."

Shopkeeper Liu was ecstatic, dragged the strong man and said, "This big brother, where are you going to sell your sour plum soup?" ”

The strong man said: "Chizhou City...... In the tile. ”

"Don't go to the tile, can you sell it to us?"

"No way!"

The strong man shook his head vigorously: "My father specially explained, we must pull things over and sell them in our own stalls, don't believe anyone's words." He said that there were many bad people on the road in these years, and they all wanted to take advantage. ”

Shopkeeper Liu couldn't cry or laugh: "Do you think the old man looks like a bad person?" It's the same to sell things, and if you sell them directly to us now, won't you save the effort of rushing? The purpose is the same, but the process is much easier. ”

The strong man blinked: "It seems to be ...... It seems to be. ”

"That's right!" Shopkeeper Liu yelled anxiously: "In this way, I will give you an extra penny per bowl, so that you can go back and explain to your father earlier, how about it?" ”

"An extra penny?"

The strong man put his thick fingers and counted: "Three plus one, isn't it four?" Four to three more, okay, I promised you. Drink, drink. ”

Shopkeeper Liu arched his hand: "Thank you!" ”

The strong man suddenly said: "You all drink from my bowl, drink one bowl and put one bowl, and turn around to count." ”

"Okay, rest assured ......"

After the matter was done, Shopkeeper Liu waved his hand, and those guys couldn't support it anymore, so they all rushed over like crazy, grabbing the scoop, grabbing the bowl, grabbing the bowl, knocking knock, and drinking very happily.

After quenching his thirst, Shopkeeper Liu also brought a bowl to Shaodong's family, and Shaodong's family didn't refuse, so he drank it.

Seeing all this, the strong man selling sour plum soup squatted on the side of the road and laughed.

"Twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five...... ......"

As soon as the words fell, the guys who transported the medicine had gold stars in their eyes one by one, "poof", "poof", and they all fell!

Shopkeeper Liu was taken aback, and he was shocked: "There is obviously no poison in the sour plum soup, how can it be?" After speaking, he also leaned softly on the ground, his eyes straight.

Shao Dongjia quickly took out his cigarette stick and barely held his figure: "There is no poison in the soup, there is it in the bowl?" ”

The strong man's face changed suddenly.

became yin and ruthless, and he no longer looked like he was demented: "Yes! ”

"You...... Who are you? ”

"A certain twelve-star family, a scalper."

When the young owner heard his name, he couldn't help but shake his whole body and sat down to the side in shock.

As we all know, the Zodiac Signs are the most ferocious gang of thieves on the rivers and lakes, and their means and reputation are not inferior to the top ten evildoers, and what is even more terrifying is that they basically do not leave any mouths alive, and they will kill people if they rob money.

The strong man smiled and said, "Third Miss, this batch of gold from your Duan clan can actually be transported back in disguise with medicinal herbs, it is really smart." But it's all mine now! Hahahaha! ”

The young owner was about to say something, but finally he couldn't support it anymore and fainted.

The scalper clapped his hands suddenly.

"Whoosh, whoosh......"

A series of sounds breaking through the air immediately sounded on the official road, and there was an endless stream.

The merchants who had long since disappeared, the old women who rode donkeys, the tea and egg sellers, the storytellers, the medicine sellers, the jugglers, and so on, all flew back to the arena one by one, grinning and joking.

"Hello big brother scalper."

"Okay."

The scalper said: "Today, you little ones follow me, although you don't have much merit, but you also calculate your strength." In this way, I will account for eighty percent of the red goods in the car, and you will divide the rest. ”

"Hey, hey."

"Thank you, big brother......"

The scalper waved his hand in a dashing manner: "Divide the money." ”

"Yes!"

Someone asked, "Big brother, what about these escorts?" ”

The scalper said: "Needless to say, it is natural to follow the old rules and kill them all." ”

"Okay."

Here and now, a cold voice suddenly spoke.

"Wait, I don't agree!"

(End of chapter)