The weather is cold, and the night is like water.

In the dilapidated temple, two fires were raised in the largest room.

Drive out all the cold air.

Most of the people closed their eyes around the fire to rest, and a few energetic people couldn't sleep and gathered together to whisper.

Wei Hong yawned and put down the needle and thread in his hand.

glanced at the sleeping parents on the side, and showed a faint sadness on their faces.

"Sister Hong, what are you thinking?"

Qu Shang quietly leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"Didn't think about anything."

Wei Hong sighed, but asked again, "Has Sister Qushang ever been to Fucheng?" ”

"Went there once a few years ago."

"So, in the eyes of Sister Qushang, how is Fucheng?"

"Compared with the remote and bitter cold Cangyuan City, Fucheng is naturally good, not only more prosperous, but also safer."

Qu Sheng laughed, "I just want to settle down there and live a truly stable and prosperous life, but it's not easy." ”

"Do you need a lot of money to buy a house there?"

Wei Hong sighed and tightened the money bag sewn into the cotton clothes.

There was less than a tael of silver in it.

It's still the savings that I have saved by working day and night in the jade workshop these days.

She was a little distracted, thinking of her own courtyard in Cangyuan City.

When Brother Tao bought it, it cost dozens of taels of silver.

So if you settle down in Fucheng, you will need to spend a few hundred taels of silver.

"If you buy a house, it depends on which area you buy it."

Qu Sheng fell into reminiscence, "I can't remember what happened a few years ago, it seems to be a better place, a larger house must cost at least a thousand taels of silver."

Of course, there are cheaper places, but after all, it is the capital city of a state, even if it is a narrow courtyard on the edge of the city, I am afraid that I can't take it without a few dozen taels of silver. ”

Wei Hong sighed secretly, and then asked, "If you rent a courtyard, how much does it cost every year?" ”

"I don't even know that."

Qu Sheng shook his head, "When I went to Fucheng, I either stayed at a guest house, or I went to my uncle's house, and I didn't look for a yard to rent. ”

Speaking of this, she suddenly laughed, "Sister Hong, isn't she worried that she will be homeless in Fucheng?" ”

Wei Hong hesitated and nodded.

"If you want to settle in Fucheng, it is naturally difficult to have money or not, but more importantly, you must have the strength to really get it."

Qu Sheng sighed, "Sister Hong, don't worry, with your brother, a big master, even if you can't get ahead and be prosperous and wealthy after you arrive in Fucheng, you can still keep your family's food and clothing worry-free." ”

"My brother, is he really powerful?"

"Even Granny Pan said that he was very powerful, so naturally he was very powerful."

Qu Sheng didn't have any doubts about this, "Otherwise, why would I be so relieved and bold, I should eat, sleep, and never consider the safety issues along the way?" ”

"Why?" Wei Hong lowered his head and thought about things, and subconsciously agreed.

"Of course, the sky is falling, and your brother Tao is on top, and it is not our turn to cry and grab the ground and give away people's heads for nothing."

"Brother Tao, he's really so powerful."

Wei Hong heard someone praise his younger brother, and immediately smiled and bent his eyes.

After a while, it darkened again, "I just don't know what I can do for him." ”

"It's not easy, you do what he tells you to do.

He doesn't speak, you just sit still, understand? ”

Suddenly, a crunching sound came from far and near.

Immediately interrupted the conversation between the two women.

They came to the door with some curiosity, and as soon as they looked around, they were blocked by two disciples of the Tsing Yi Society.

It was a team of more than a dozen wagons.

The disciples of the Tsing Yi Society who were on duty at night immediately reacted, one rushed into the temple to wake up the others, and the other three covered each other, hiding their bodies to approach and reconnoitre.

"What people!"

There seemed to be a master in the convoy, and the whereabouts of the three were discovered at the first time.

Immediately let out a low shout, and pulled out an iron shovel with his backhand.

The sound of a knife drawing sounded one after another.

There were even a few people who bent their bows and arrows and aimed them at the gate in front of them.

Inside the temple, the fire has been extinguished.

Everyone grabbed the long knives, buckled the hidden weapons, and quickly took up the advantageous position.

The battle is on the verge of breaking out.

At this moment, a white and chubby middle-aged man walked out of the convoy.

He clasped his fists and smiled all over his face, "The hexagram goes high, and it is all a family; Family friends, eat all over the world.

We are the convoy of Nanming Commercial Bank, and we have accidentally disturbed the good dreams of your brothers, and a little apology is not a respect. ”

As soon as the words fell, a young man in a green coat and felt hat walked out of the convoy, holding a small red cloth bag in his hand, and put it ten steps away in front of the door.

The man opened the cloth bag and slowly retreated until it disappeared into the depths of the convoy.

"Sir, it's a bag of money."

Shang Bian's eyes flashed, and he whispered.

"It's treating us as robbery."

Wei Tao smiled slightly, and asked again, "Has anyone heard of this Nanming Commercial Bank?" ”

There was silence all around, and no one spoke.

"Master Wei, the concubine has heard of it."

Qu Shang's voice sounded from inside the house, "This is a trading house in the capital city of Qizhou, mainly between the Central Plains and the Northland, dealing in fur and medicinal materials and other businesses, and the concubine's shop in Cangyuan City has also had transactions with them. ”

Wei Tao said, "Can you be sure that it's true, or is it a bandit pretending to be a trading house?" ”

"This ...... This concubine doesn't dare to guarantee it. ”

Qu Shang carefully observed the convoy on the opposite side through the crack in the door, "But looking at their flags and clothes, they are exactly the same as the Nanming Trading House in my memory." ”

Wei Tao thought for a moment, "Then take the money and let them leave quickly." ”

"My lord, let me go." The crow gritted his teeth and volunteered.

He had just taken a few steps when Wei Tao's voice came from behind him again.

"If they are really from Fucheng, then ask if they can travel together, and there will be a care on the way."

With the creaking of the door, the convoy's guards visibly tensed.

But I only saw the crow come out alone.

He dropped his long knife and raised his hands in the air, signaling that he had no hostility.

"Friends of Nanming firm, we are people from Qu's leather goods in Cangyuan City, and we have cooperated in business before......

"Qu's leather goods?"

Suddenly, a crisp female voice sounded from the convoy, "Who is your shopkeeper and what is his name?" ”

"Sister Nanling!"

Qu Shang's eyes lit up suddenly, and he shouted loudly, "Sister Nan, I'm Qu Shang!" ”

……………………

The two convoys slowly moved forward on the official road, one after the other.

Wei Tao and the rich middle-aged man had a good conversation.

This person's name is Luo Cheng, and he is the head of the dart board of the Nanming Dart Bureau under the Nanming firm.

Over the years, he has traveled south and north with caravans, and his rich experience in the rivers and lakes has allowed Wei Tao to learn a lot of information that he has never been exposed to.

Luo Cheng is also very interested in Wei Tao.

Especially with a height of more than two meters, a sturdy figure that can't even be completely covered by clothes, more than once made Luo Cheng wonder in his heart, what kind of strength is this.

It was getting dark.

The two teams stopped by a small river.

Collect firewood for the fire and fetch water for cooking.

Nanling held a porcelain bowl and drank piping hot medicinal porridge in small sips.

Luo Cheng was smoking a dry cigarette on the side, and the red flames were bright and extinguished in the night.

"Uncle Luo, after a day of contact, what do you think of Wei Tao's strength?"

Nan Ling slowly drank a bowl of medicinal porridge and turned his head to look over there.

Luo Cheng spit out a puff of smoke rings, and his brows furrowed involuntarily, "Third Miss, I can't figure it out a little either." ”

"You can't even figure it out?"

She was surprised, "Uncle Luo is the strength of the secondary transformation of qi and blood, even if he is placed in the entire dart game, he can still rank in the top five, and he can't even see through a martial artist from a remote town?" ”

"I really can't see through it."

Luo Cheng thought about it and said slowly, "At the beginning, I thought that he was just born with a good physical condition, even if he practiced qi and blood internally, he was just an ordinary martial artist;

Later, I felt that this person was at least the strength of qi and blood transformation, and it was even possible to exceed the height of the second or even the third turn.

However, after a whole day of contact, I once again had doubts that he didn't seem to have practiced the advanced inner cultivation method, and that he was really just a superhuman in physical fitness. ”

Speaking of this, he was a little puzzled, "Also, they are playing under the banner of the Cangyuan Qu family, but the core of the entire team is a martial artist surnamed Wei."

The attitude of those young people in Tsing Yi towards him is by no means comparable to that of superiors and subordinates in the general sense, and even faintly gives people a feeling of death. ”

Nan Ling thought thoughtfully, "Then Uncle Luo thinks, can we take this person under his command?" ”

"After all, now that the situation is becoming chaotic, although we are in Fucheng, we must also take precautions and make some preparations in advance."

Luo Cheng replied, "Since the third lady is interested, then I can knock on the side to probe the wind first."

Anyway, there is still a long way to go to Fucheng, and there is no need to be in a hurry. ”

"Also, his parents and sister are also in the team, and the third lady can start with his family members and slowly get closer."

Nan Ling stroked his palms and smiled, "Uncle Luo reminds us that then we will take a two-pronged approach and strive to take him down before returning home." ”

"But before that, it's best to test what his strength level is.

Don't be a silver pewter head that wastes our precious resources. ”

(End of chapter)