Chapter 10 The Shen Family Caravan
Back home, Shen Wande first truthfully reported the matter to his father, and then informed the Shen family's caravan of the news that the plan to travel in a few days was advanced to tomorrow, and by the time he had packed his luggage and dispatched the carriage, horses and silver, it was already late at night.
Early in the morning, Liu Lin, who had no beard, was dressed like a chivalrous man, holding a knife in his arms, and came as promised.
The caravan was about to leave, Shen Li lifted the curtain in the carriage, waved outward, and said goodbye to the family members who came to see them off.
"What are you crying about, it's not going to the battlefield. My son is sixteen, and it's time to go out with me to go out and practice. Shen Wande said to Shen's mother, who was wiping her tears outside the window.
"My son is really grown up now." Mother Shen looked at the distant convoy and sighed.
Shen Li sat in the carriage, and after a while, he left the city and drove on the official road.
Shen Li looked at the scenery outside the window, slightly interested, compared to the previous life, there is indeed not much development of the natural environment here, the ecology is very perfect, there are many kinds of plants, and you can hear the chirping of all kinds of birds and beasts.
Based on the memories of a sixteen-year-old boy and what he usually saw and heard in some books, calligraphy and paintings, Shen Li felt that his understanding of the world was still very lacking, so he simply took out the "Travel Guide to the Seven Countries of the Eastern Regions" and read it.
Liu Lin, who was sitting opposite and holding a knife and was closing his eyes to recuperate, suddenly opened his eyes, seemingly very interested in the book in Shen Li's hand.
"Virtuous nephew, your Uncle Liu is also a book lover, and he is slightly interested in the books in your hand, can you borrow them for a look?"
Shen Li closed the book and gave it to Liu Lin.
"Lord Liu is polite, you can see it." Although Shen Li was reluctant in his heart, the situation was stronger than others, and he pretended to be very polite.
Liu Lin took the book and flipped through it.
"This book is incredible, it actually records in such detail the geographical location, topography and hydrology of the seven major sects of the Eastern Regions, and even has maps, plants and trees are painted so realistically, people look at a few glances as if they are immersive, and there are some strange mountain scenery that I don't even know, the author is really a strange person!" Liu Lin thought to himself.
"Virtuous nephew, what do you think of this book I exchange for this book of "Famous Mountains and Great Rivers"?" Liu Lin took out a beautifully bound book with gold trim from the ring.
"Lord Liu, this book is borrowed by me, not mine, let's change it, and forget about the exchange." Shen Li was embarrassed.
As soon as he heard that it was borrowed, Liu Lin became interested.
"Oh? Whose book did the nephew borrow? Can you tell us? ”
"I said that you don't know all the people in this book, just a civilian, and when I go back, I can introduce you to you." Shen Li said casually.
"The virtuous nephew must introduce this person to know me, I can't hide it, this book is my Liu family's thing, it has been lost for a long time, and the owner of this book is afraid that it is not my long-lost brother!" Liu Lin is even more outrageous.
Shen Li thought to himself: "Okay, it's quite good to make it up, the brothers who have been separated for many years have been sorted out." ”
Liu Lin held the "Travel Guide to the Seven Countries of the Eastern Regions" and read it for three days, Shen Li had already finished reading the "Collection of Famous Mountains and Great Rivers", and asked Liu Lin for it many times, and every time he got a reply, it was "take a look again".
Although Shen Li was not happy, there was nothing he could do, after all, Liu Lin was a serious Jindan stage immortal cultivator, and if he was in a hurry, he might be slapped and he would be blown away.
Liu Lin was also afraid that Shen Li would ask for it again, so he changed the carriage for Shen Wande and went to the last carriage.
"Father, will you encounter bandits and horse bandits along the way?" Shen Lidao.
"It's okay, our Shen family runs this line, the thieves on the road have already eaten the benefits of our family, not only do they not cut us off, but sometimes they will escort us for a while." Shen Wande said.
"Father, bandits will also be honest? With so much goods and money we can bring, will they see the intention of making money? Shen Li was puzzled.
"Thieves also have a way, if these guys didn't talk about martial arts, they would have been exterminated by immortal cultivators a long time ago."
"Father, will the Xiao family really help?"
"Yes, as far as I know, the next heir of the Xiao family and your third uncle are brothers in the same sect, don't go against each other, don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, it's just a trivial matter, the Xiao family has a Yuan infant monk, and the Xiao family ranks first among the four major families of the Vermilion Bird Empire."
After leaving the customs, they traveled about thirty miles, and a group of more than 20 horse bandits stopped the Shen family's caravan.
"Let's go, get out of the car with me and see what's going on." Father Shen got out of the carriage and walked with Shen Li to the horse bandits.
"Who shall I be? Shen Da is in charge, and I am fortunate to be lucky. A fat and black man with a fierce face and a long scar on the right side of his face held the knife behind his horse and arched his hand to Shen Wande.
"Yo, isn't this the fourth? Luckily, I will be lucky to take the wine. Shen Wande took off the money bag around his waist and threw it at the scar man.
The man with the scar received the money bag accurately and looked very skilled.
"Hehe, Master Shen, there are a lot of brothers here today, I'm afraid it's not enough points." The scar man took off the money bag and said with a smile on his face.
Without saying a word, Shen Wande took out a money bag from his arms that was exactly the same as just now and threw it over.
"Shen Da is bright, and the brothers are not bad, so I will escort Shen Da Da for a while." Scar Man shouted to the horse bandits beside him.
Back in the car, Shen Li said: "Father, you are really rich enough to make ghosts grind, and the horse bandits can be the guards of our caravan." ”
"This fourth child is the least particular, he has paid them enough protection money this year, every time he sees the caravan and wants to make a little money, I don't care about the money, the main thing is that this practice is not in line with the rules of the road, he will have something sooner or later." Shen Wande said.
"Hades is easy to provoke, the little ghost is difficult, and my father has the right to feed the dog."
After the scar-faced fourth's men and horses followed the Shen family's caravan for five or six miles, they arrived at a three-way intersection, and the fourth rode to the carriage that Shen Wande was riding in and said: "Master Shen, don't pass by, there will be a period later!" ”
"There will be a date later." Shen Wande opened the curtain and said.
The men and horses of the old fourth team went to the right, and the Shen family caravan went to the left.
The caravan went again, and it hadn't reached Erli yet.
"Park, park! I can't do it anymore, my stomach hurts, I have to go to the toilet. Shen Li jumped out of the car, covered his stomach and went to the grove next to him.
"The whole team stops and repairs!" Shen Wande shouted.
Shen Li entered the forest, covered his face with a piece of cloth, and quickly chased after the old fourth team.
"Haha, caught up." Shen Li smiled.
"Who smashed Lao Tzu?" The fourth man covered his head with one hand and the reins with the other, turned his head and looked back.
Shen Li jumped down from the hillside and kicked the fourth child off the horse with one kick, taking both the fourth horse's horse and the fourth child's knife.
"Stinky boy looking for death!"
Seeing the fourth man wailing on the ground, several horse bandits around him hurriedly drew their knives and slashed at Shen Li.