Chapter 14: Conflict
"Phew!"
Just as Zhu Shencone was thinking about the origin of this group of people and was about to step forward to ask about the communication, the sitting tiger over there suddenly glared and shouted at this side.
"This mountain is open to me! This tree was planted by me! If you want to live from now on, leave to buy road money! Whoever comes is a quick pass! Leave to buy road money, if you dare to say half a word, wow! I'm going to kill and bury it today! ”
Zhu Shencone was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't cry or laugh in an instant.
Where does this come, where does a strong man have such a joke? Still yelling at killing or burying it? Could it be that this guy has heard too many books?
And except for the leader of the group, the mountain tiger, the middle-aged man in the shirt and the other two men, most of the rest of the people were dressed in rags, and their expressions were a little unnatural, but they didn't look like any strong people, but like ordinary homeless.
And they didn't have any good weapons in their hands, some carried firewood knives, some carried pickaxes and hoes, and even carried dung forks and bamboo poles.
This group of people coaxed a bunch of people here and there, standing casually and ordinarily, at first glance, they were a rabble, and they didn't know where they came from to run to Sheep's Head Mountain, so they became the king of the mountain.
But in any case, there are twice as many people as Zhu Shenchong, and although most of these people are malnourished, their figures do not look weak, even if they have not practiced martial arts, I am afraid that they will be injured if they really fight.
After thinking about it, Zhu Shencone felt that it was better to negotiate first, whether he could fight or not.
Taking a step forward, Zhu Shencone arched his hand at the other party, and asked politely: "In Xia Wang Shen, passing by here, may I ask who you are in charge of?" Where did it come from? Why are you holding me back? ”
"Wang Shen? You're the one who led them? The sitting tiger squinted at Zhu Shencone with an arrogant expression.
"It's not talented, dare to ask who is the name of this strong man? And what care? ”
The mountain tiger waved his hand and said with a big grin: "Prick up your ears and listen!" I'm called the mountain tiger, I'm called the tiger master, and you don't have to know the name. As for the care, since I asked, I'm not welcome, I just said clearly, I took my brothers to Sheep's Head Mountain now, and I did a business that has no capital for Tianxingdao, and this is also your luck, I am in a good mood when I met the tiger master, if I know how to buy the road money, otherwise, hum! ”
The mountain tiger looked left and right, took two steps forward, and swung the knife violently to the left, and a small tree was instantly stopped and broken by him under the light of the knife. The group of people who sat on the mountain tiger clapped their hands and applauded, and they were all excited, and the mountain tiger was also proud, with the posture of Lao Tzu the best in the world.
Zhu Shencone's pupils shrank, he was a martial arts practitioner, so he could naturally see the reputation of the sword of the mountain tiger.
Don't look at this simple knife, the tree is arm thick, even if you use an axe to cut it, you have to cut it two or three times, but this guy who calls himself a sitting tiger can cut it with a knife.
If Zhu Shencone is not mistaken, this sitting tiger has a bit of kung fu in his hands, and his kung fu is not weak.
"This guy is not simple, the knife is so clean and neat, could it be that he is a deserter at the border gate? Or where did you come from a military family? ”
Zhu Shencone pondered in his heart, guessing the origin of the other party.
"Sixth brother, leave this tiger to me, let me take the lead!" Wang Jinwu did not panic at all, but was eager to try.
Glaring back at him, Zhu Shencone ordered: "Go back!" Don't act without my orders! ”
After speaking, regardless of Wang Jinwu, Zhu Shencone continued to bow his hand to the sitting mountain tiger and said politely: "Master Tiger, my brothers and I are also passing by here, doing a small business, and it is fate to meet Lord Tiger today." The rivers and lakes are far away, everyone is friends when they meet, Lord Tiger, you are here to open a mountain and set up a cabinet, brother, I naturally can't help but give thin noodles. ”
"Hehe, you can talk." The mountain tiger was proud, and he felt that the knife he had just made was powerful, and since the other party was soft, it was time to talk about business.
Zhu Shencone said with a smile: "Master Hu, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, I will give some money to buy the road for the Tiger Master and his brothers to drink, and ask the Lord Tiger to raise his noble hand to make way out today, the mountains are high and the water is long, and I will ask the Lord Tiger and his brothers to take care of ...... here." ”
As he spoke, Zhu Shencone glanced at Wang Chuer on the side, Wang Chuer suddenly understood, put away the knife and walked back, and took out some broken silver and two pieces of leather money in a moment.
Stretching out his hand and pointing at the silver coin that Wang Chuer had taken, Zhu Shencone once again gestured to the sitting tiger.
The gaze of the sitting mountain tiger fell on the silver money that Wang Chuer took out, and he didn't speak for a while, he raised his hand to beckon the white-faced middle-aged man, and the white-faced middle-aged man hurriedly trotted to the side of the sitting mountain tiger, and the two exchanged heads and ears and didn't know what to say, and after a while, the sitting mountain tiger suddenly laughed.
"Wang Shen, right?"
"I don't know what the tiger master commands." Zhu Shencone gave up.
The head of the mountain tiger pointed at Zhu Shencone and them: "You just said that you are doing small business, I'm afraid this is not true, right?" These people are all young and strong, walking on mountain trails, bringing goods, and carrying sharp weapons, everyone knows what they are doing. ”
"Since it's such a good deal, don't you think it's a little inappropriate to only use this point to send our brothers?"
Zhu Shencone scolded secretly, this sitting tiger looks rough but not a fool, it seems that he has guessed what these people are doing. However, this did not exceed Zhu Shencone's expectations, and besides, one of them was smuggling salt, and the other was Zhanshan as the king, so they were not good people.
Originally, Zhu Shencone planned that more things were better than less, and spent some money to buy roads to send away this group of people who didn't know their origins. After all, when they are out of the house, they will not be desperate if they are not forced into a desperate situation, after all, once they do this, life and death are unpredictable, even if they win, they will inevitably die and be injured on their side.
The people in Wangjia Village are all Zhu Shencone's team, and they have also been carefully cultivated by him in the past two years, and they will be of great use in the future. Once the conflict starts, even if it is sure to win, but the casualties are irreparable, in Zhu Shencone's eyes, the lives of his brothers are much more important than the other party.
The problem that can be solved with money is not a problem, they have a profit of about 200 taels back and forth this trip, and it is not too much to do a little bit on the side of the mountain tiger. Zhu Shencone asked Wang Chuer to take the initiative to give about four or five taels of silver, which is not a small amount of money, ordinary people grow crops all year round is this amount, who wants this sitting tiger but is not satisfied.
"Please also ask Master Hu, how much do you think is appropriate?" Zhu Shencone's face remained unchanged, and he continued to ask without being arrogant or humble.
The mountain tiger laughed, stretched out his hand and gestured.
"Since you are interested, I don't want you much, so let's see you for the first time today, the tiger master will also give you a face, this time I will leave forty percent, and in the future, I will leave thirty percent of the road money every time I cross the sheep's head mountain, and the tiger master will guarantee you that the road is safe and sound."
"Phew!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Jinwu couldn't help it, this sitting tiger is simply too deceitful, leave forty percent for him? In the future, every time you cross Sheepshead Mountain, you will pay 30%? Daydreaming!
They smuggled salt is indeed profitable, but no matter how big the profit is, there are a few, like this back to Zhao Village, at best, it is about 200 taels of profits, what is the concept of this mountain tiger and lion opening his mouth to go to forty percent all of a sudden?
You must know that three percent of their total goods are from Zhao Village, and the remaining seventy percent is their own, if they let the mountain tiger take away forty percent, then it is equivalent to this trip is almost in vain, nearly a month of people eating horses and eating and sleeping in the open, hard work but nothing to lose, who can want this?
"You sick cat doesn't know how to lift, my sixth brother actually gives you face, don't think that there are many of you, we are not vegetarians here, come on, grandpa I have to weigh your ability today, look at your guts!"
Without saying a word, Wang Jinwu directly raised his knife and rushed over, the speed was as fast as a gust of wind, Zhu Shencone hurriedly reached out and grabbed it, but he grabbed it.
"Oops!"
Zhu Shen's heart tightened, a careless did not stop Wang Jinwu, the stunned boy, seeing that this kid rushed to the front in a few steps, he screamed, waved his knife and slashed towards the sitting tiger, and the sitting tiger did not expect Wang Jinwu to say that he would fight, and the knife came over in the blink of an eye.
The mountain tiger was not surprised, he took half a step back with his left foot, and shouted: "Good come!" ”
I saw that the left heel of the sitting tiger retreated to the left, and the right foot drew a half arc, and the whole body turned sideways in an instant.
Sideways to avoid Wang Jinwu's head knife, the knife in the hand of the mountain tiger was not idle, and he took advantage of the situation to go up, and the sword light flashed straight to Wang Jinwu......'s chest.