Shopkeeper Wang continued: "The main reason is that Heishui Town, including the area of the Heishui River, is guarded by people sent by Chai Qingshan, after all, this Heishui River is the largest source of income for their Heishui Town. ”

"The caravans in the past, if you don't want to be robbed by bandits, you have to pass through the Heishui River, although the toll is high, but compared to the pants that were robbed by the bandits, there are no pants left, and it is still a good choice to take the initiative to pay more tolls to Heishui Town."

Shen Yingniang frowned: "The bandits here are so arrogant, didn't they invite someone to suppress the bandits?" Does the local prefectural ordinance not matter? ”

Shopkeeper Wang said helplessly: "The boundary of Heishui Town is too complicated, it belongs to the junction of two state capitals, and it is also the junction of several county seats. ”

"After all, it's in a remote area, it's a matter of manpower and material resources, no matter what, it doesn't seem to have much impact, except for the people of Heishui Town, who have the greatest impact, it doesn't have much impact on the surrounding counties."

"So for so many years, in several surrounding counties, you pushed me, I pushed you, all counting on the other party to suppress the bandits, no one took the initiative to stand up to suppress the bandits, as the saying goes, two monks carry water to drink, one monk carries water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink."

The shopkeeper Wang spread his hands and sighed in a sighing tone.

"Today's Blackwater Town is in such an embarrassing situation, and the bandits in this Black Valley are composed of some rogues who came here from other places ten years ago, and there was no climate at first, but I don't know when, suddenly it grew stronger, and a leader appeared."

"Before there was no leader, it was a group of rabble, and after the leader, the situation changed, and the leader of the leader, called Black Tiger, directly claimed to be the owner of the Black Mountain Village, and at that time he controlled the official road in the past."

Shen Yingniang raised her eyebrows and said, "Is this to occupy the mountain as the king?" ”

Shopkeeper Wang nodded: "Isn't it?" They didn't pay attention to it at first, but all the people who passed by were killed alive and all the food was pulled away, but later they found that this was not very good, after all, their only income, that is, the passers-by and merchants, if they scared people so much that they didn't dare to pass here, what would they eat? ”

"So there is a rule in the back, either take the initiative to hand over half of the goods, or resist, and all of them are killed, there are still some merchants who are willing to take this risk, after all, not every caravan will encounter bandits, the bandits of the Black Mountain Cottage, it is to let the passing caravans have such a fluke mentality, which is barely maintained."

Wang Wu sneered and sneered: "In this way, they are quite smart. ”

Shen Yingniang answered: "It's really smart to know that you can't fish in the dry water, but engage in sustainable development." ”

Shopkeeper Wang continued to talk about what he knew.

"But later, some caravans learned wisely, and instead of passing on the road, they went directly to the Heishui River and transported it with water, which directly robbed the source of the Black Mountain Village's input, and the Black Mountain Village was of course not convinced, so they led the brothers down the mountain at that time and prepared to take Heishui Town."

"But who knows, the mayor at that time, that is, the current mayor Chai Qingshan, was not a vegetarian, and actually led the townspeople to resist, at the beginning because of inexperience, plus the bandits in the Black Mountain Village, they were all ruthless, and Heishui Town suffered heavy casualties, but it also shocked their anger and hatred."

"Later, the two sides fought a few times, because Heishui Village is a local after all, and after so many generations of people, there are more people than Black Mountain Village, so after fighting, Black Water Town fell into the disadvantage from the beginning, to a draw with Black Mountain Village, and then to the back, Black Mountain Village is not good to please anything."

Shopkeeper Wang sighed.

"The latter large-scale battle is gone, but there is still small-scale friction, originally there were still some hunters who went up the mountain to hunt in Heishui Town, and a few died in the hands of bandits in Montenegro, and then Blackwater Town did not allow anyone to go out, only cowered in Black Mountain Village."

"If you have to go out, you must take a team of people out, otherwise you will encounter the bandits of the Black Mountain, there is no power to resist, the two sides directly divided the territory in this way, and fought for ten years, I heard that this Chai Qingshan's younger brother died at the hands of the bandits, so Chai Qingshan hated the bandits to the core!"

Shen Yingniang nodded: "This Heishui Town is indeed quite unlucky, it is equivalent to being abandoned, this Chai Qingshan is still a capable person, and he can protect the townspeople from violation, but this temper is too difficult to get along with." ”

Shopkeeper Wang agreed and affirmed Shen Yingniang's statement.

"Yes, it's mainly to manage so many townspeople in Blackwater Town, his temper is too soft and uncontrollable, that's why he has such an eccentric character, stubborn and unreasonable, he can't listen to anything I told him at the time."

"Anyway, I only recognized one, if you want to cross the road, you will be given a toll, and if you don't pay a toll, you are not allowed to pass here, of course, the most important point is that because the bandits in Heishanzhai are a group of out-of-town rogues, so the people of Heishui Town are quite repulsive to outsiders."

"Let's set up Lei Gong Express, they will definitely not agree, after all, we have to send someone to supervise, if we don't send someone to supervise, then this Lei Gong Express is equivalent to being sent to Blackwater Town, just this one, we can't talk about it."

After speaking, Shopkeeper Wang sighed heavily, and when he spoke to Shen Yingniang, he still had a bit of advice.

"Shopkeeper Shen, I think so, this Blackwater Town, don't do it, it's not necessary, it doesn't make sense no matter how you say it."

After listening to Chai Qingshan's deeds, Shen Yingniang always felt that something was wrong, if it was really like what the shopkeeper said, the bandits in this black mountain village were so arrogant, and the county orders of several surrounding counties really didn't care about it?

Even if you don't want one family to contribute, several families will join forces to send troops and destroy the bandits.

After all, if you continue to let the Black Mountain Village grow, the bandit den will only get bigger and bigger, more and more arrogant, and more and more difficult to suppress.

And the dock in Blackwater Town is indeed a battleground for soldiers, such a good place, is there really no one who cares?

Shen Yingniang just felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't remember it for a while, after all, she really didn't understand.

Suddenly, Wang Wu walked up to Shen Yingniang and said, "Shopkeeper Shen be careful, we seem to be being targeted." ”

As soon as these words came out, Shen Yingniang's back was cold, and the hair stood upside down.

Shopkeeper Wang jumped up and asked. "What, what's going on, it can't be targeted by bandits, right?"

As soon as the king's voice fell, suddenly, the reeds on both sides of the surrounding river began to sway, and there were constantly figures shaking.

Then there was a "plop, plop, plop" sound of falling water, followed by a burst of slapping sound on the calm surface of the black water river.

It turned out that someone was hiding on both sides of the Blackwater River, and was approaching their boat at this time.

Enemy attack!

Wang Wu directly raised the big knife in his hand and protected Shen Yingniang behind him.

"Shopkeeper Shen, be careful, I'm going to see blood later!"

The shopkeeper Wang seemed to suddenly think of something, and quickly grabbed Wang Wu's arm and said.

"No, no, no! Wang Wu guards, can't be killed! These people should be the escorts of Blackwater Town, if you kill them, no, if you cut one down, we won't be able to leave, we can't do it, we can't do it! ”

Wang Wu frowned and said, "This is going to let them get closer, and we will fall into their hands, who knows if they are real bandits or real guards?" ”

Shen Yingniang glanced at those who had already climbed onto the boat, and said to Wang Wu: "Wang Wu, put down the knife." ”

At this time, a wet strong man who had already turned over on the boat, his eyes swept coldly over Shen Yingniang and the others, he was equipped with a weapon around his waist, but he did not pull it out, and took a few steps forward.

Wang Wu and several other guards protected Shen Yingniang and Shopkeeper Wang behind him, and Wang Wu said coldly.

"Who are you? What do you want to do? One step closer, I'm welcome! ”

The tall man sneered and wiped a handful of water from his face.

"I should ask you this, right? Who are you? Where did it come from? What do you want to do? You don't understand the rules of the Blackwater River, do you? Entered the realm of our Heishui River, and dared to carry a weapon! ”

Shen Yingniang patted Wang Wu on the shoulder.

Wang Wu was a little worried, but Shen Yingniang had a stubborn personality, Wang Wu could only get out of the way, and Shen Yingniang stood up and laughed.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency, but you are from Blackwater Town?"

When this kind of saber-rattling is tense, a woman is so bold that she comes out with a smile and asks if she is from Blackwater Town.

The tall man has obviously never seen this kind of situation, and ordinary women scream when they see this situation, but the other party is so reasonable, and the tall man is no longer fierce.

He snorted coldly and said, "That's right, we are all of us, we are the escort of Blackwater Town, what do you want to do?" ”

Shen Yingniang: "It's all a misunderstanding, I'm really a newcomer, I don't understand the rules of Blackwater Town, don't worry, our weapons won't wave at you, we are here to talk about business, presumably Your Excellency should know about Lei Gong Express, right?" ”

"Someone from our Lei Gong Express came to talk before, but the mayor didn't agree, this time I came to talk in person, by the way, let me introduce myself, I am the owner of Lei Gong Express, my name is Shen Yingniang, if you don't mind, you can call me Shen Shopkeeper."

"You are the owner of Lei Gong Express? How can it be a woman? Let's laugh at it! ”

Suddenly, a young man from Blackwater Town also stepped forward and touched a handful of water on his face, his eyes swept around Shen Yingniang's body with suspicion and disdain.

Wang Wu was furious, this is their general's wife, where are the eyes of this stinky boy!

Shen Yingniang was not angry, smiled and said: "It is indeed the owner of Lei Gong Express, and I came here today to meet with the mayor and talk about business." ”

"Our mayor doesn't talk to you about business! If you want to pass from here, just pay the toll directly, if you still don't know whether to go to our Heishui Village, Lao Tzu will kill you all! ”

When the young man said this, he was extremely arrogant.

Shopkeeper Wang couldn't hold back, and muttered in a low voice: "Mother, where does this look like a guard?" This is clearly a bandit. ”

"What do you say?"

When the young man heard this, he glared and was about to go to the trouble of the king's shopkeeper, but Wang Wu was vigilant to stop him.

And the young man was also grabbed by the back collar and thrown away by the tall man, and the tall man said coldly.

"Chai Xiaoliu! Shut up! Do you have a part in speaking? ”

After speaking, he glanced at Shen Yingniang and said: "Be honest, I will take you to see the mayor, but if you want to talk about business, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, our mayor won't talk about business with any foreigners, I hope that after you fail this time, you can recognize the reality and don't come again." ”

Shen Yingniang glanced at the tall man, and then at the Chai Xiaoliu who was dancing with teeth and claws, and became more and more curious about Heishui Town.

At the same time, I felt that what the shopkeeper Wang said was right, these people didn't look like some kind of escort, no different from bandits.