"Owner, I met a group of thieves blocking the road in front of me, this time I didn't even have a hoe, and I was carrying branches in my hands, there were twenty or thirty of them."

Even Wang Erhu, who is used to being hippie and smiling on weekdays, is also wilting at this time, and he is very annoying.

"Dispel it...... Forget it, give them a little dry food. ”

Zhao Hengyi, who was sitting in the carriage, was also quite helpless.

Along the way, it didn't take long to meet a group of thieves who were robbing the road.

These thieves have no eyesight, Zhao Hengyi and his party all carry long knives at their waists, carry crossbows, and even have a bad horse to ride, and these thieves carry branches and hoes to block the middle of the road to rob......

It is not so much robbery as begging, begging for alms from passing merchants for a bite to eat.

Of course, Zhao Hengyi has no doubt that once he encounters a lone businessman, these guys who are more like beggars than robbers will inevitably rush up!

Kill people or something, I guess they don't dare, but they can snatch people away, and they can definitely do it!

The drought spreading from the grassland has affected the hinterland of the Great Yan Kingdom, and the barbarian cattle and sheep can last Zhao Hengyi does not know, but if there is no rain in the next two months, the people of Jiangling Mansion will definitely not be able to hold on!

This is still the boundary of Gangneung, where the water system is developed, and in other places where there is a shortage of water, I am afraid that the situation will be even worse.

The carriage continued on the road, and through the window, Zhao Hengyi saw scrawny and ragged people, these adults and children like reed sticks, kneeling on both sides of the official road and kowtowing in thanks.

And what Zhao Hengyi and his gang paid was only three dough cakes that were not mixed with grass seed bark!

Inside the carriage, the atmosphere became oppressive, and the six little ones snuggled up to the eldest sister and brother-in-law, and the little girls had seen similar scenes, and even once upon a time, they were also part of this scene.

Fortunately, there is a brother-in-law here!

The six little ones who have experienced hunger are far more mature than ordinary children, so they are very clingy to Zhao Hengyi, and they will always stand on the brother-in-law's side when the eldest sister and brother-in-law quarrel.

But in this world, in this Great Yan Kingdom, there are too many mature children, right?

The so-called official road is just a carriage that can be passed, and it is in disrepair, and the speed of Zhao Hengyi and his party is not fast.

At night, they even had to stay overnight in a cave next to the official road, and everyone carried plenty of food and utensils, but they didn't feel that the conditions were too difficult, but they were full of fun like camping.

There was also a caravan that stayed overnight in a cave, and it was not unusual that this was the place where the merchants rested.

The inside of the cave is huge, it is a natural karst cave, and it is said that the inside is extremely deep, and if you enter it rashly, you will lose your way and will not be able to get out for the rest of your life.

The caravan that was also going to Gangneung City settled down far away from Zhao Hengyi's group, and the swords and uniform armor on the guards made them a little nervous.

It's just that when the people in the caravan saw the six little ones and the female dependents of Miao Xiaoyu and Sun Xiuying, they immediately relaxed, only thinking that Zhao Hengyi and his party were rich and noble people who were on the way.

After settling down, Wang Erhu left the cave alone, and while it was still dark, he caught three hares and two pheasants, and added meat to dinner.

The people of the caravan next to him were extremely shocked, you must know that this cave is close to the official road, people come and go all day, and there is no shortage of people equipped with bows and arrows in the caravan that stays here at night, and the wild things nearby have long become ghostly and ghostly, and it is extremely difficult to hunt.

That shrewd-looking young man who could catch so many prey just by going out for a meal must be a master.

The rest of the team was not surprised at all, and it was obvious that the young man's methods were not outstanding in the eyes of the others.

The people who have been in the business all the year round are extremely sensitive and alert, and they are even more old than the world, and the people in the caravan suddenly regarded Zhao Hengyi as an indescribable son-in-law, and even the voice of talking and talking involuntarily became a little smaller.

"Brother, I'll give you this wine too."

Wang Erhu took out the wine bag he carried with him and handed it to his eldest brother.

Since Zhao Hengyi invented the technology of distilling liquor, distilled high-grade liquor has become a unique benefit of the guards, but no one is allowed to drink too much, and once discovered, he will face extremely harsh punishment.

When they came out this time, the twenty guards carried wine bags with them according to the routine, which was not much, just enough for everyone to relieve their fatigue after a tiring day.

"Keep it for yourself, the owner is already generous to allow you to drink a sip of wine to relieve your fatigue, and no one is allowed to drink more!"

The last sound, this was shouted by Wang Dahu, who was the leader of the guards, and the guards all obediently responded, and the wine in the wine bag was also cherished.

The caravan camped in the cave was naturally attracted to attention, and as the rich aroma of wine spread in the cave, the two stewards of the caravan exchanged glances with each other in disbelief!

Why is the wine these people bringing so fragrant? Which one launched the new product? I've never seen it before, and I haven't even heard a little wind!

The proprietor of this caravan was originally a wealthy owner of the brewing business in Gangneung City, and those who were qualified to manage the caravan were all experts who started as small workers and worked in this industry for one or two decades.

The high level of alcohol drunk by the guards was enough to attract the attention of the two stewards by its taste alone.

In the end, the people of the caravan couldn't help it, and one of the stewards also stood up with a smile on his shoulder, and approached Wang Dahu with an extremely amiable attitude.

The steward just now saw that this one-armed man was the leader of the guards.

"This brother, I'm also a good winemaker, the wine you drink is so fragrant, it hooks out all the gluttonous worms in my stomach, I have two catties of drunk spring breeze here, and I want to exchange some wine with you."

Drunken Spring Breeze is a famous wine in Jiangling City, only a few high-end restaurants can sell it, this steward is willing to take two catties of Drunken Spring Breeze in exchange, obviously very sincere.

Wang Dahu's eyes flashed, and he didn't want to make trouble when he went out, so he asked Wang Erhu to exchange with the middle-aged steward with the wine bag he hadn't drunk.

As soon as he got the wine bag, the middle-aged steward opened the stopper, took a deep breath first, and his face was full of intoxication!

It was only at this time that Wang Dahu had a slight smile on his face.

The middle-aged steward thanked him repeatedly, and reflexively returned to his team with a wine bag that was not filled with two taels of wine.

"It's such a strong wine, we can't make it at home!"

Returning to his companions, the middle-aged steward lowered his voice and said, "Why don't I ask them where they come from?" I can also ask where I bought this wine from. ”

"No!"

The other steward hurriedly shook his head, "Didn't you see, just now when you passed, those men's hands were all pressed on the handle of the knife!" These people must be very expensive, don't do much now, and it's not too late to inquire slowly when you get to Gangneung City. ”

The steward who changed the wine looked awe-inspiring, stopped talking, and carefully took turns with his companions to take a sip of the high wine in Wang Erhu's wine bag, and the two old men faced each other, and their eyes widened in astonishment at the same time!

At this moment, there was a noise outside the cave, and a strange team of hunting clothes and horses also came to the cave for the night.