Chapter 50: Convoy
Nightmares, during the day, Qing Mu took a mouthful.
Chen Tang didn't take it to heart.
After all, everyone has had nightmares, and it's good to forget about them.
Just after the New Year, the news of the conscription of the state government came from Changze County, and the county government sent officials to each family to register, and after the Shangyuan Festival, they were collectively sent to Pingzhou City for service and training.
Pingzhou City belongs to the center of Pingzhou, Qianguo, and the state capital is located.
Qianguo conscripts troops every year, but the intensity like this one is unprecedented.
For those who enter the martial arts, Qianguo also has a recruitment system.
The conscription system is not mandatory, as long as the Jiupin martial artists are willing to enlist in the army, they will be paid accordingly.
Moreover, if a martial artist is in the army, he can become a small leader such as a captain when he enters.
Chen Tang is naturally also in the scope of recruitment, but fortunately, Meng Liangyu helps delay.
However, according to Meng Liangyu, the scope of this conscription involves the entire thirteen counties of Pingzhou, including more than 100 county towns under its jurisdiction.
Even if he arrived in Wu'an County, he couldn't avoid being recruited.
Unless the order is successful in Wu'an County, there is the right to choose.
Chen Tang was not interested in enlisting in the army.
He did not take revenge, and once he enlisted in the army, he had no freedom and was inconvenient to act.
And he has an uninhibited temperament and is used to being comfortable, not to mention enlisting in the army, it is a matter of the court, he is annoyed.
What's more, there is still a small family to take care of around now.
It's just that the fat old man smelled an unusual smell in this matter.
There are still five days left before the Shangyuan Festival.
Chen Tang and the others were scheduled to leave on this day and go to Wu'an County.
Rented a carriage at the car dealership.
He had never driven a carriage before, and his curiosity drove him to ask the coachman a few words, and he quickly learned.
Because of this, he was unanimously elected by the three fat old men as the chauffeur for this trip.
Chen Tang originally thought that he could have two votes.
But looking a little entangled and hesitant, but finally raised his little hand Zhiwei, he couldn't help but sigh: "Zhiwei, you have learned badly......"
"Brother Tang, I'm sorry."
Zhiwei hurriedly said: "You teach me, and I'll come for you when you're tired." ”
Qing Mu pulled Zhiwei and said with a smile: "Don't look at him like this, if you really want you to drive, he is reluctant to do it." ”
"Let's go!"
The three fat old men sat in the car, eating dried fruit snacks, Chen Tang drove the carriage to the official crossing of Changze County and stopped, ready to go to Wu'an County with the carriage of the Meihua Martial Arts Hall as agreed.
It didn't take long for the carriage of the Plum Blossom Martial Arts Hall to come.
Not a carriage, to be precise, but a convoy.
There are only three cars belonging to the Plum Blossom Martial Arts Hall, and the remaining twenty or so are all big families from Changze County.
The children of these families usually practice martial arts in the Plum Blossom Martial Arts Hall.
In fact, among these teenagers, there are only a few who have the opportunity to enter the product, and the others are the magistrate of Wu'an County to see and play on the Shangyuan Festival.
The parents and families of these teenagers took this opportunity to accompany them.
Gou Dai, the young leader of the Evil Wolf Gang, is also among them.
He originally cultivated well, but he was injured just a month ago, and he has been recuperating from his injuries, and now that his injuries have not healed, I am afraid that he will not be able to exert his full strength at that time.
Even so, Gou Ying still arranged for him to come over and try it once.
He didn't have many followers with him this time, only ten people.
After all, I went with the Plum Blossom Martial Arts Hall, and was personally escorted by the owner Mei Nianzhi, so there was no problem with safety.
Moreover, the Evil Wolf Gang is about to negotiate with the Blackwater Gang, and it is the time when there is a shortage of people.
At the front of the Plum Blossom Martial Arts Hall convoy was a middle-aged man riding a tall horse with a lot of bearing, with a sheathed long sword tied around his waist, which was the hall owner Mei Nianzhi.
Mei Nianzhi saw Chen Tang driving the carriage and bowed slightly.
It seems that Mei Yingxue has already told him in advance.
The Plum Blossom Martial Arts Pavilion attaches great importance to this trip, and there are dozens of guards in the Martial Arts Pavilion, counting the rest of the family's entourage, adding up to more than 100 people.
Mei Yingxue also walked down from a carriage, first said hello to Qing Mu and Zhiwei in the car, and then said to Chen Tang: "Just follow the back of the car, don't fall behind." ”
At this moment, Gou Dai of the Evil Wolf Gang looked at this side, and after seeing Chen Tang, his face obviously changed.
Mei Yingxue noticed this scene and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, with my father here, they don't dare to cause trouble." ”
Chen Tang smiled and didn't say anything.
The convoy set off, and Mei Nianzhi and many guards walked at the forefront.
Although it is called the official road, it is not as good as in the previous life, and the road conditions are not good.
And there were more than twenty carriages traveling together, and the speed was not fast, not much faster than walking.
At night, the carriages, horses, and people had to rest, and according to this journey, it took almost three days to walk more than 200 miles.
At lunch and dinner, all the families of the Plum Blossom Martial Arts Hall gather around the bonfire to drink and chat.
Chen Tang didn't join in the fun.
Those people are all big families in Changze County, and they are all above the top, and he used to be just boring to himself.
The first day passed, and the road was peaceful, but there was no trouble.
At lunch the next day, the convoy stopped on the side of the road to rest.
Chen Tang got out of the car and walked towards the forest not far away, preparing to pick up some dry firewood and come back, make a fire to boil some water, and hot cooked meat.
The other side.
Two bonfires have been lit.
Many adults sat around, led by Mei Nianzhi.
"What is Chen Tang doing over there?"
"Maybe people also went to Wu'an County to order products, after all, it is our famous Fuhu Shaoxia in Changze County!"
"Haha, it's really possible for you to say that."
"As far as I know, Chen Tang is already a waste, and it would be good to be able to drive a carriage."
There was some meanness in everyone's words.
Mei Nianzhi said: "This kid is quite pitiful, since he wants to go to Wu'an County, it's nothing to take him with him." ”
A man with a fat brain said: "The owner of the Mei Pavilion is still kind-hearted, but if you want me to say, poor people must have something to hate." ”
"Not bad!"
Another woman was full of disdain, and said, "He is pitiful because he deserves it, and he is not self-conscious, and he is nosy." Who is the Blackwater Gang, the official lord doesn't dare to mess with it, he is a country boy who has never seen the world, and he is looking for death. ”
"It's not good to say that."
Mei Nianzhi frowned slightly, said a word, and then diverted the topic and chatted elsewhere.
On the other side, a group of teenagers and girls are laughing and playing around a bonfire.
"Brother Gou, Chen Tang went into that grove alone."
A teenager leaned over and whispered, "Why don't we go over and give him some color, the last time you were injured, it was because of him!" ”
Gou Dai stared at Chen Tang, who had just entered the woods, with a gloomy face.
He never forgot the incident a month ago.
It's just that at home, because of his father, he doesn't dare to do anything.
Now that I have left Changze County, I have no scruples!
It's just that the only thing that is difficult to deal with is Mei Nian's father and daughter.
Especially Mei Yingxue, it is impossible to let them deal with Chen Tang.
"I knew earlier, take out the tyrants and bullies and let them bite again."
Gou Dai said secretly in his heart.
Gou Dai groaned: "We have to find a reason, it's not too direct." ”
A young man pondered for a while, rolled his eyes, looked at Zhiwei not far away, showed joy, and said in a low voice: "Brother Gou, there is!" ”