After leaving the dock, Yang Tingqing breathed a long sigh of relief, and said with a stiff face, "Brother Lao Chen, I really don't want to go." ”

"Don't say that again, hahaha, although it is convenient to take a boat, I prefer a parade myself. Chen Jingzhi waved his hand and took Yang Tingqing to buy an oilcloth tent and a thin quilt, so that Yang Tingqing brought more and more things.

"Brother Chen, why don't you buy it?" Yang Tingqing was surprised when he saw that Chen Jingzhi had brought a simple bag.

Chen Jingzhi snatched the thin quilt and carried it on his back, and said with a smile, "People who walk the rivers and lakes are different from those who read, and there are common things to eat and sleep in the open, Brother Yang, you don't have to worry about me." ”

As he spoke, he had already walked out of the store and went to inquire about the convoy.

Yang Tingqing had no choice but to follow and wanted to bring Bo over to him, but Chen Jingzhi refused. It is not difficult to find a convoy of merchants, there are convoys of merchants in various counties, and there are even special cars to send people away. Chen Jingzhi chose a small caravan to transport goods and send people, and there was not much silver, but he had to prepare food and water by himself.

The boss of the caravan, Xu Da, was tall, with a dark complexion, muscles like a plate, and several scars on his face, which looked a little vicious. At this early summer, the man was shirtless and carrying the goods to the ox cart. There were six or seven guys next to him, but the six or seven of them couldn't handle it at the speed of Xu Da alone.

After Chen Jingzhi and the two of them did it for a while, a middle-aged man who looked like a steward trotted over, grinning and arching his hand, "Two Lang Jun, you can leave in a while, do you want to prepare some food?"

Chen Jingzhi replied with a smile, "It's all ready, and there is a reminder from the manager." ”

"Where, the two Langjun take care of it very much. In his heart, Steward Xu welcomed scholars to be able to travel with the convoy, especially this kind of talent who was going to the county town to participate in the imperial examination. There are many checkpoints along the way, all of which have to be taxed, as long as there are showmen with them, those tax officials will also be a little merciful, after all, no one knows whether these showmen will be lifted in Japan, and the Song Kingdom has always had a tradition of preferential treatment for scholars who study.

It's just that most of the show talents will be funded and choose to take a boat, after all, the boat ride doesn't have to be too hard, and you can take care of food and bath. And it's fast, and the price isn't too expensive. Only a small number of poor students will choose to go with the convoy, because the price is much cheaper, and the other is dangerous along the way, and following the convoy can also ensure safety.

Steward Xu was full of smiles, Yang Tingqing in front of him was extremely famous, and he was not worried at all that they would have a bad impact on the team.

"Two Langjun, we went to Pingchuan County, one person is three hundred yuan, according to the rules, you have to pay half of it first. However, it is rare for the two to take care of us, so that we can be close to each other, and our owner said that only 250 yuan will be charged for one person. Steward Xu said this through careful consideration, deliberately showing goodwill, most of the people who choose to take the car are shy in their pockets, even if it is two hundred and fifty yuan, it is enough for a family of three to have a month's ration.

"It doesn't have to be like this, it's as much as it should be, and I'm grateful for your help. Yang Tingqing rummaged through his pocket, counted the copper coins, and said with a smile, "Thank you for taking care of things." ”

Yang Tingqing knows very well that large caravans may be able to make money, but small caravans except labor and costs, in fact, they just want to have food and clothing, and now it is early summer, there are not many goods, and they can't make much money, where do they dare to ask them cheap?

Lang Jun laughed, the demeanor of the scholar that our owner has always admired, but he can't make friends because of his identity. Steward Xu hurriedly postponed, as long as two hundred and fifty yuan.

Chen Jingzhi said with a smile, "Steward Xu, my brothers and sisters keep your friendship in mind, but all the brothers have to eat to support their families, we can't take advantage of this advantage, I will invite you to drink in the future." ”

Chen Jingzhi's tone was resolute, and Steward Xu took it with a smile, "Two Langjun, we will go to Pingchuan County with several other convoys in a while." After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered something and said in a low voice, "The road to Pingchuan County has been a little uneven recently, and the two Langjun will be in the car at that time, don't leave far." ”

Chen Jingzhi arched his hand, "Thank you for the reminder." ”

At nearly noon, four convoys were assembled, and more than 30 people set off. Because Yang Tingqing was very famous, Xu Da deliberately let a carriage for the two of them to ride.

Passing by Bison Ridge at dusk, I saw Steward Xu and the stewards of other caravans putting incense candles and incense burners, offering melons and fruits steamed buns, and reciting words in their mouths, which was to ask the mountain god for protection, and not to be harmed by goblins and ghosts at night. After doing these things, they began to set up their tents and feed the cows and horses. Originally, it was possible to rest in the inn, but the post house was expensive, and they preferred to sleep in the wild.

In the afternoon of the next day, they had entered Pingchuan County, where the terrain became relatively gentle, and Steward Xu drove and sat in the same car with Chen Jingzhi.

"There is Pheasant Ridge in front, and the terrain will be much smoother after crossing Pheasant Ridge. Steward Xu smiled, suddenly turned his head to look around, and whispered, "Don't leave the convoy too far at night, it's really not very peaceful around here." At the end of his voice he said, his voice became lower and lower, and he looked around with a cautious expression.

Chen Jingzhi and Yang Tingqing nodded in response, they are gods in charge, and if the world is not appeased, all kinds of strange things are indeed very likely to happen. Steward Xu and others took the incense burner, fruit plate, and sandalwood again and lit them in the southeast of Pheasant Ridge. A moment later, there was a sound of laughter.

Steward Xu and the others looked at each other, and then took one or two pieces of silver and put them on it, and the rest of the stewards did the same. I saw the light smoke spread, and after a while, the melons, fruits, and silver coins were gone. The stewards did not find this strange, apparently they had seen it many times, and then bowed down and withdrew.

Chen Jingzhi's expression moved, this was a goblin playing nearby. He looked around and saw that the men had gathered the cattle and horses in the center, lit a bonfire, and arranged for tents to be set up. Now the weather is a little cool, and these men take cold water and eat the baked cakes deliciously.

Of course, he wouldn't have informed them of the elves, and it would not have been good if it had caused panic.

After Yang Tingqing drank the water and ate a few steamed buns, he said to Chen Jingzhi and went to relieve himself. Chen Jingzhi secretly observed, not knowing whether this goblin had malicious intentions.

Yang Tingqing walked to a corner of the mountain, and after urinating, he felt a person pat him, his hair stood up instantly, and this person walked to him unconsciously. He immediately turned his head, and saw a half-human tall weasel standing up in the midst of the green smoke, his eyes shining with a faint cold light.

Yang Tingqing snorted coldly, "Bold ghosts, dare to disturb pedestrians." ”

"Hee-hee, this scholar, do you say I'm human?" the weasel didn't panic, but said repeatedly, "This scholar, do you say I'm human?"

"Do you say I'm human?"

"Do you say I'm human?"

The weasel's voice became louder and louder, sharp and thin, ringing in Yang Tingqing's ears over and over again. Yang Tingqing's mind was hot, and an impulse was about to jump out, but he suddenly woke up and sneered, "Just a weasel, a fur-and-skinned beast, dare to say that he is a human." ”

"Ahh The weasel flipped over on the ground, slipped away with a whoosh, and suddenly a stinky fart made Yang Tingqing almost nauseated, and his brain hurt.

Yang Tingqing gritted his teeth and covered his nose and quickly dodged away, his mind was dizzy, almost a little unsteady, he raised his head and looked at the four directions with difficulty, and he didn't know where this monster went. He had to inform Chen Jingzhi immediately and let him be careful.

The convoy had already set up tents and arranged for people to be on duty for the night. Each of the four convoys had one person on duty at night, and Steward Xu was in the first half of the night. He took the kettle and suddenly found that the water in the kettle was gone, and the baked cakes that he wanted to serve for the night were gone. He couldn't help frowning, he had a very good memory, the kettle and the baked cake were definitely always in his hands.

"Did you meet a ghost?" he said, pretending to be calm, "three brothers, the big guy hasn't fallen asleep yet, I'm going to find out what is going on with our host." After speaking, he walked quickly to Xu Da's tent, and Xu Da put on a piece of clothing to prevent mosquito bites.

"Big brother, a ghost has appeared. Steward Xu said in a panic.

Xu Da hummed, the corners of his eyes jumped, and he said in a suppressed voice, "Second brother, you speak slowly." ”

Steward Xu explained the matter in detail at the moment, and he added, "I am sure that I am not mistaken, I have always held the things. ”

"Don't make a noise yet, I'll talk to the other brothers so that we don't anger this monster. "Xu Da hasn't seen a monster trick for a long time, and even if he met a monster in the past, he would make way by offering offerings on this road.

Steward Xu nodded again and again, it was not the first time they had encountered this kind of thing when they walked the rivers and lakes, and they had already accumulated some experience. I just walked away for a while, and suddenly there was a commotion in another place. He listened carefully, and in an instant, his hairs exploded, and he hurriedly ran over.

"You said you met Wong Tai Sin?" Steward Liu of the other convoy trembled, pointed at Yang Tingqing and said, "How can you tell him that he is a human being." ”

"Demons and monsters, how can you be with them?" Yang Tingqing rebuked angrily, "Even if you wear human skin, it is also a monster." ”

"Yang Langjun, you really can't, this is Huang Daxian begging for the seal! You will definitely be in trouble in the future, and Huang Daxian will definitely come back to punish you." The steward of another convoy was nervous and said, "Yang Langjun, I see that you leave our convoy quickly, you can't join us, otherwise Wong Tai Sin will find us." ”

"Steward Xu, you see that the people you brought provoked people who shouldn't be provoked. When the three stewards saw Steward Xu walking quickly, they hurriedly shouted, "Hurry up and let him leave the convoy, otherwise all of our convoys will suffer." The rest of the team also heard the quarrel, and they were all afraid.

"Steward Xu, if you can't keep them, they will harm us. ”

Steward Xu only felt that his brain was rising, how could it be that two young people met such a yellow skin, you must know that the yellow skin is the most vindictive, they are about to cultivate adulthood, at this time, the mana is extremely great, and they are angry that the team has no good fruit to eat.

He looked at Yang Tingqing and said with a bitter face, "Two Langjun, this, you see..."