Before dawn, Ding Li, who left Xiaonanhai, regretted it a little, and it took half of Fuxu Town to find an inn willing to 'take in' him, of course, this is also thanks to a short dagger that Ding Li carried, but Ding Li then asked the innkeeper to draw up a contract temporarily, and after the drawing, Ding Li handed the other party a token of the Nanhai Gang, and instructed the other party to exchange cash from the branch of Zhang's Chamber of Commerce early in the morning.

A penny is hard to beat the hero, with a heart full of helplessness, after a simple treatment of the wound in the inn, Ding Li fell asleep with a full body of exhaustion, but Ding Li had a strange dream, what it was like, even he couldn't tell, only after suddenly waking up, Ding Li found that his body had been soaked in sweat.

Turning his head sideways to look out the window, Ding Li found that he had only slept for more than two hours, but he also felt refreshed, thinking that the shopkeeper should have taken the money from the branch of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce, so he got up and washed up, and called the guy in the store to the room.

Sure enough, as Ding Li expected, there were also a few stacks of side dishes, a pot of sake, and of course, a token and a small bag of money sent by Ding Li last night. The arrogant Ding Li didn't go to check, he directly threw the money bag back into the arms of the shop guy, and instructed the other party to get himself a set of clean clothes and a horse with good foot strength as soon as possible, and the rest will naturally become the shopkeeper's errand fee.

With the trend of lucrative profits, the shopkeeper suddenly became shrewd and capable, and within half an hour, Ding Li had changed into a clean outfit and led the horse that didn't look too strong and left the inn.

Although everything was fast, when he left Fuxu Town, it was already past three poles in the morning, jumped on his mount, looked back at the three big characters above the towering city gate, Ding Li slowly shook his head, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then turned the horse's head and was about to leave.

"Hey! Big brother! Big brother on horseback in front! Just about to ride a horse and whip up, a shout suddenly came from behind Ding Li, but it was a woman's voice, Ding Li couldn't help but be stunned, but in a blink of an eye, in addition to a small caravan that had just left the city behind him, there was only Ding Li who rode a horse alone.

But when a woman jumped out of the only carriage in the caravan, Ding Li's eyes also saw the banner of the caravan, or rather, the flag of the dart bureau responsible for escorting the caravan, a blue-blue flag with a good decoration, on which was the word 'Miao', and the woman who appeared in front of Ding Li's eyes was the aunt that Ding Li met on the street when he first arrived in Fuxu Town two days ago, Miao Cuihua, that is, the current head of the famous Miao dart bureau in Fuxu Town.

"Big brother, where are you going? If it's the same road, it's better to be together, and there is a care on the road! Miao Cuihua's temperament is also bold enough, and she waved at the dart masters of Miao's dart game to signal everyone to stop, and strode towards Ding Li, smiling and waving.

"It turned out to be Sister Miao!" Ding Li hurriedly jumped off the horse and bowed to the other party, and responded to the other party with a smile: "I plan to go back to Guangzhou Mansion, but I don't know where Sister Miao is going?" If it is one, it will also bother Sister Miao and the brothers! ”

Ding Li's words were extremely polite, firstly, the power of the Miao Clan's Dart Bureau in Fuxu Town should not be underestimated, and secondly, Miao Cuihua was half a generation older than Ding Li. But Miao Cuihua didn't care about this, she waved her hand at Ding Li first, raised her eyes to look at Ding Li, and said with an incredible pouting smile: "I didn't see it, I thought that you kid was also a reckless man who can only punch and kick, but I didn't expect you to be a sour scholar with crepe!" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare! Let Sister Miao laugh! Ding Li immediately understood what the other party meant, thinking about it, the other party is a person from the rivers and lakes, his temperament is bold and informal, and his actions just now are indeed a little inconsistent, and then Ding Li straightened up, and the slightest restraint disappeared completely, raised his eyes and looked at the caravan behind Miao Cuihua, couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked suspiciously: "Sister Miao, look at this business, it doesn't look like a big business, why did the leaders of Miao's dart bureau come out in person!" ”

"Yo? You're well-informed! Miao Cuihua was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved her hand, thinking that her name was also well-known in Fuxu Town, and it was not surprising that Ding Li knew, but for Ding Li's inquiry, Miao Cuihua was flickering: "Oh, you said this caravan, it's nothing, it's just that there is something going on with a relative in Guangzhou Mansion, and I will follow the caravan by the way!" ”

As she spoke, Miao Cuihua changed the topic with a smile, pointed at Ding Li, and pretended to be unhappy and said, "How can we say that we are also meeting for the second time!" I don't know what your name is, do you want me to keep calling you big brother along the way! ”

"Negligence! It's all my negligence! Hearing this, Ding Li hurriedly gave up his hand, and added a slightly apologetic introduction: "My name is Ding Li, Sister Miao can call me Ali, or call Ding Li directly!" ”

"Ding Li? Ding Li. Miao Cuihua immediately frowned, and a pair of eyes kept looking at Ding Li, until the smile on Ding Li's face on the opposite side gradually stiffened, Miao Cuihua shook her head, as if she was talking to herself: "Why does it sound so familiar, but I can't remember where I've heard it?" ”

"Huh! My name is originally simple and rough, Sister Miao still don't make fun of it! Ding Li didn't want to reveal too much of his identity, so he immediately smiled and waved his hand, but when he saw that Miao Cuihua, who was still pensive, seemed to be unwilling to give up, he turned his eyes to look at the caravan and reminded the other party in a low voice: "Sister Miao, it's not too early, I think let's set off as soon as possible!" If you delay it any longer, it will not be good if you close the city gate in Guangzhou! ”

"Oh, too!" Only then did Miao Cuihua remember her business, but she still looked at Ding Li with some doubts, and then shook her head to herself, and smiled again and instructed Ding Li: "Then I will call you Ali!" May I remind you that on the road to Canton yesterday, several caravans were robbed, and it is said that the thieves who came from the east have not been very peaceful lately! Don't be in a hurry to get away for a while, follow your eldest sister Miao's dart game, and ensure that you return to Guangzhou Mansion safely! ”

"Okay, thank you Sister Miao for reminding me!" Ding Li nodded seriously, smiled and thanked the other party again: "Just don't make trouble for Sister Miao and the brothers of the dart game!" ”

"Where, let's get acquainted with each other, just by the way! Let's go, let's go! Miao Cuihua was obviously very useful to Ding Li's words, and when she mentioned her Miao dart game, she straightened her waist quite proudly, and then immediately punched Ding Li, turned to leave, waved her hand at everyone in the caravan, and ordered loudly: "Go, go!" On the way to the meeting, everyone will be excited, and if you take people's money, you have to do things for others, don't forget the rules of our Miao dart game! ”

Ding Li, who jumped on the horse again, turned his head and looked, there were about twenty people dressed up, but this caravan, the sum of the front and back was only less than fifty people, and the armed forces of the guards alone accounted for half, Ding Li didn't believe that what Miao Cuihua said just now was an excuse to go to his relatives in Guangzhou Mansion, and the only explanation was that the value of the goods in this caravan was definitely not ordinary, or it was of great significance to the employer.

The team has been traveling smoothly, until two hours later, Ding Li didn't feel that there was any change in this road, and even said that it was much better than when he came with Zhang Wu before, not at all like what Miao Cuihua said, it was likely to be sinister all the way, not to mention that there were any wandering thieves.

However, there was also one thing that made Ding Li feel suspicious, the only small teahouse on the road, Miao Cuihua's dart team did not rest there, but chose a position about two miles beyond the teahouse, and the route of the entire caravan also deviated slightly, until it went forward again about the same distance, on the edge of a stream, Miao Cuihua ordered the caravan to rest on the spot, so that the horses carrying the goods also rested a little.

Subsequently, Miao Cuihua sent four people, and left the team in pairs, presumably as scouts of the team. And a middle-aged man in the caravan who seemed to be in charge of the caravan gathered around Miao Cuihua and discussed something with a solemn face, Miao Cuihua didn't have time to take care of Ding Li, after a short conversation, he began to give a simple assignment to his dart masters, and the middle-aged man in charge of the caravan also arranged for his subordinates.

There were not many goods in the caravan, and all the carriages that pulled the goods and Miao Cuihua rode in a total of ten, but there were a full eight of them that were driven together by the coachmen to form a semicircle, and what remained in the middle was a very ordinary-looking wagon and Miao Cuihua's, and behind everyone was a gurgling stream.

Ding Li didn't think about making some stops on the way, so he didn't have the dry food he needed for the journey, so he had to pour the sake he had made when he left the inn with half a skin bag and poured it into his stomach, standing on the edge of the stream, he always felt that something was wrong along the way, but when he looked back, except for the middle-aged steward's preoccupied look, everyone, including Miao Cuihua, had a normal complexion, should eat and drink, as if nothing happened.

"Ali! You didn't bring anything to eat when you came out, did you? After Miao Cuihua arranged her subordinates, she walked towards Ding Li with a string of sausages in her hand, looking at Ding Li's appearance as if she was drinking alcohol, she couldn't help but feel very funny, walked to Ding Li's side and handed the sausage to the other party, especially after seeing Ding Li's somewhat twisted expression, Miao Cuihua directly grabbed Ding Li's hand and stuffed the rope with the sausage string into it, smiled and patted Ding Li's shoulder and quipped: "You men, you really can't take care of yourself when you go out!" How can there be no meat without wine? Although it's not good meat, but when you're out and about, just make do with it, and we don't pay so much attention to this line of work! Ali, don't be surprised! ”

"How dare you, Sister Miao laughed!" Ding Li, who took the sausage in his hand, smiled, and looked at other people in a blink of an eye, most of them looked similar to themselves, a string of sausages plus a skin bag, and some people would have an extra piece of bread in their hands, but the skin in their hands, Ding Li knew that it was definitely not the sake in his own skin, it should be just clear water.

"Alright, you eat, I'll walk around!" Miao Cuihua saw that Ding Li didn't eat sausages immediately, and immediately understood that it should be due to her own reasons, waved her hand to Ding Li with a smile, turned around and left.

"Huh! Sister Miao, don't you want to eat? Ding Li reacted at this time, and hurriedly asked Miao Cuihua's back, who knew that the other party waved his hand without looking back, and then threw out a sentence: "I have eaten in the car just now, you can eat!" I'm going to have to hurry in a while! ”

Hearing this, Ding Li had no choice but to give up, looking at Miao Cuihua's back, and then looking at the sausage in his hand, a warm smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, he had been in this world for so long, and no one had taken the initiative to give him anything, and he unconsciously felt that the sunlight sprinkled on his body was unusually soft, and his heart was even warmer.

Ding Li's eating speed was very fast, and in a short time, a few sausages and half of the skin sake entered his stomach, and he looked at the people around him but only ate more than half of it, and it seemed that everyone had no intention of leaving immediately, Ding Li also threw the skin bag behind him, fell on his back, pillowed the skin, closed his eyes slightly, and basked in the sun.

"Boom. Boom, boom. ”