Chapter 2: Encounters in the water
Qiang land is rich in leather clothing, where the leather goods are good and cheap, favored by the rich people of the Central Plains; at that time, to be able to wear a fox fur from Qiangdi, it is enough to show the scenery of the owner. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoThe price is naturally expensive, but the Qiang land goods that can be transported to the Central Plains are very rare, and there are very few. This is because the road of trafficking is difficult and difficult, especially through the "Valley of Despair". There are four wicked people who block the road and rob all the year round, and the merchants who pass by that road either lose their goods or lose their lives - for many years, the "Valley of Desperation" has been a nightmare for merchants and travelers.
Three years ago, Fu Donghai had just taken over his father's business, and he was full of ambition, so he took a dozen thugs and more than 20 companions to Qiangdi to sell leather goods. When they went, they made a detour to the West Sea, and only encountered some wolves, insects, tigers and leopards along the way.
However, on the return journey, everyone was reluctant to take the difficult path over the mountains and mountains, and unanimously proposed to take the "Desperate Valley" to enter the Yanmen Pass; this would save half of the journey, and it would not be as rugged and difficult as going over the mountains and mountains. What's more, the dozen or so thugs accompanying him are also famous figures in today's martial arts.
The black-faced stout man at the head of the procession, his eyes were always restless, like the eyes of a wolf, looking around and looking around, always on the lookout for threats along the way - he was Chuck of "Qionglai in the town of Shuanggui", and it is said that the master who died under his crutches was like an ant who died under his black cowhide boots, which was innumerable.
Walking on his left, the bearded young man with a hat and a single knife without a scabbard in his left hand, his name is Shi Neng; Later, he himself was imprisoned and spent five years in Jiangzhou Prison, and after his release, Lu Zhonglin, in order to repay his kindness, introduced him to work under Fu Chunshan, the richest businessman in the world today. It is said that his knife is very fast, and it is known as the saying that "the knife comes out of the dead".
The burly, bearded man walking to Chuuk's right was Lu Zhonglin, and his weapon was a pair of three-section sticks, which was usually not visible until the moment of the fight. Because, he stuck it in his back, which was hidden by the hem of his robe. He is a very strange person, and people say that he has "three very," that is, he is very cruel, very strange, and has a great sense of justice! When he shoots his three-section stick, he is very ferocious, and he usually takes people's lives; it is very strange, no one can see his way of fighting clearly, and it seems to be a mess in the eyes of others, but he beats to death the person who should be beaten, and he is unscathed; as long as he encounters someone who is rampant and domineering and relies on the strong to bully the weak, he will stand up and stop it. Never reckless, winning or losing - he cares, but after all these years, he has won in the end!
Walking behind him, the middle-aged man with a blue hat scarf on his head was very wild. His front was open, revealing his weed-like chest hair, and his steps were sonorous and heroic, as if he were in a hurry to see the bride. He never carried a weapon, but everyone was afraid of him, especially his palms, which were sharper than steel knives. Therefore, his weapon is also a double palm, and his name is still a double palm, which is called "the praise of the iron palm" - the front is his work, and the back is his name.
The last two have been talking to the master Fu Donghai, and the one with a pair of "meteor hammers" in his waist is An Xiaofeng, and the one with a wooden stick in his hand is called Jin Yi. It is said that An Xiaofeng's meteor hammer has not missed within a hundred steps, and it is usually the final word that kills the enemy;
It was these people who insisted on instigating the owner to go to the "Valley of Despair". They believe that although it is safe and secure to take those steep paths by detour, they feel a great shame -- because they are all well-known figures in the rivers and lakes, and of course they do not believe in evil or ghosts, and still less are they afraid of the nonsense of the so-called "people must die" in the "Valley of Desperation."
After a little more ride, you will arrive at the "Valley of Desperation" in front of you. Although they were all confident, they also had some doubts in their hearts, so everyone suddenly became quiet and stopped talking. Seeing this, Fu Donghai said:
"Rest in place for a while, everyone eat something and then go!"
So they took out some roasted whole sheep that they had brought from the Qiang people. I found a clean boulder on the side of the road, spread a canvas, put wine and meat on it, tied mules and horses, and gathered them all to drink wine and eat meat to replenish their energy. Prepare to fight the "Valley of Desperation" in one go.
Just as everyone was eating and drinking, a young man in purple walked in front of him, he was holding an ordinary ancient sword with a loose pattern, and his cheeks were covered with miscellaneous stubble, and he looked like he had walked a lot, and his expression was tired, but his eyes were very attentive and shining with dazzling brilliance.
He walked quietly past the group of people, without lifting his eyelids, as if he did not see them, but Fu Donghai noticed that this young man from the Central Plains was dressed in dry mouth, and when he walked past them, his Adam's apple was secretly squirming—that is the usual reaction of people when they are hungry and when they encounter someone munching on food.
No one paid attention to him, but Fu Donghai stopped him out of a trace of compassion from his fellow villagers:
"Friend, let's have something to eat and then let's go!" he said sincerely, and casually ripped off a roast leg of lamb, grabbed a bag of wine, and walked over to the young knight.
The chivalrous man stopped, his eyes stopped on the wine and meat in Fu Donghai's hand, and at the same time, he quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva in his throat;
"I never eat from strangers!"
The samurai and the group of companions were very angry when they saw that the young man had brushed off the good intentions of the host, and their faces were not good-looking, and they all looked disgusted, but Fu Haidong was still as calm as a mirror, and he was like a spring breeze, and said:
"There are no natural acquaintances in the world, they are all from not knowing each other, from acquaintance to acquaintance!"
Hearing him say this, a smile spread across the young man's face, so Fu Donghai raised the wine and meat in his hand in front of him again, and this time he didn't speak. However, the young knight felt enough sincerity from his gentle smile. So, he gladly took the thing handed over and said only two words:
"Thank you!"
The purple-clothed swordsman still walked forward, but now he ate meat and drank wine as he walked. He held the crooked nose of the wine bag in his sword-wielding left hand, and drank it like a sailor blowing a snail's horn, and then tore the leg of roast lamb on his right hand as if it were a horse in a hurry, and with a swing of his head, he scooped up the grass along the way and chewed it to his heart's content.
Looking at his back as he walked away, people complained and chattered, but Fu Haidong always smiled and said approvingly:
"Happy rivers and lakes, free and easy life!"