Chapter 234: Mr. Martha
The Nanling Mountains stretch for 300 miles, with heavy mountains and mountains connected by peaks and mountains.
The mountain road is already difficult to navigate, and with the heavy snow that fell all night yesterday, the road is now not only muddy, but also slippery. The wagon had been rolled over, leaving a half-foot-deep rut, and the mules and horses pulling the cart were too tired to walk before noon.
But the handlebar style still waved the long whip and whipped the cattle incessantly, and hurried forward.
This line of carriages and horses is the convoy of "Dingyuan Commercial Bank", and Huo Yifan, the goatee steward, is riding a horse in the center of the convoy. And behind the thirteen caravans carrying grain, there was another four-driver wooden carriage, next to the carriage in addition to the knights who followed the guards, there were also four flower-like little maids This four-horse carriage is the one Hua Bushi is riding, and the four maid rings, except for Bai Yiling, the other three are Yi Ruoying, and the two little nuns Jingyu Jingxin are dressed up.
Early this morning, Hua Bushi came to the "Juyi Hall" and discussed with Master Miaozhen about the strategy of passing through the Luyuan Grand Canyon.
The Chang brothers are ranked within the top 100 in the "Black Wind Record", and their martial arts are strong, and they are the right and left hands of the Leng Ba Sword. And Qingniu Mountain is also one of the best in the scale of the 38 cottages of the underworld alliance in Guangdong, it is said that there are a total of four or five hundred people, and the momentum is not small, this time the Chang brothers even if they don't bring all the people and horses under their command, I'm afraid they will be elite.
The terrain of the Luyuan Grand Canyon is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, "Jingci Forest Nunnery" and "Evil Dog Gate" are only a dozen people, among them there are also wounded, if they break through, even if they can rush through the canyon, it is also a matter of pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth, and it is extremely dangerous.
Therefore, Hua Bushi proposed to disguise himself and confuse the past.
On their own, the target is too obvious, of course, it is difficult to deceive the eyes of the Chang brothers, but if there is a whole caravan to help, and there is a letter from the Leng Alliance Lord in their hands, the situation will be very different.
Regarding Hua Bushi's idea, Miao Zhen Shitai and others would not object. So, the group immediately set off from the cottage, quickly whipped up, and it only took an hour to catch up with the "Dingyuan caravan" on the road ahead. ”
Seeing Huo Yifan, the head of the caravan, Hua Bushi went straight to the point, explained the situation in a few words, and asked his caravan to cover everyone and get past the interception of the underworld. As for whether he was willing to help, Steward Huo didn't have much choice.
It is natural to repay Hua Bushi for saving his life, and Huo Yifan also saw the scene of the "Evil Dog Gate" defeating the bandits, these people are strong in martial arts, if he does not agree, he is afraid that the entire caravan will be killed immediately. Although the Nanao Chai family can be regarded as a celebrity and wealthy businessman, whether it is the Leng Badao of the underworld alliance or the four major schools of the white way, they cannot afford to provoke it. Now I can only pray for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, and I can smoothly fool the past, so that I can end up safe.
Hua Bushi ordered Zhu Hong to follow this Huo steward, which also cut off the opportunity for this person to leak secrets when he was in battle, although this possibility is not too great.
Now Miaozhen and Miaojue, the two masters, have dressed up as old women and servants respectively, and sat in the carriage with Chu Yiyi and Hai Hongzhu, while Yi Ruoying and the two little nuns followed outside the carriage as accompanying maids. This kind of disguise is not difficult, wigs and other disguised things Chu Yiyi has with him, and the clothes of Yahuan and the woman are borrowed from Chu Yiyi and Bai Yiling's clothes.
Jingyu Jingxin, the two little nuns, have been monks in Jingci Lin'an since they were children, and today is the first time to put on the clothes of a layman little girl, and they all feel very novel and interesting.
Shi Tai and the girls all dressed up as the relatives of Nanao Chaifu, the young master of Hua Da and the Mr. Ma Da, but there were no suitable identities available, one of them was injured, the other had no martial arts, and it was too eye-catching to be mixed with the guards and knights, so the two of them hid together in the luggage compartment behind the carriage.
The carriage of this specially made four-horse carriage was quite tall, even the luggage compartment was three or four feet square, and it was more than enough to hide two people in it.
Just hiding in such a space, of course, will not be too comfortable. It was quite a sinful thing for both men to have to lie on their sides, shoulder to shoulder, side by side.
Along the way, the road was uneven, the carriage was bumpy, and the time was even more difficult, and the two of them had nothing to do, so they chatted. Hua Bushi realized that Mr. Martha, who had been silent in the cottage last night, had become quite talkative today, as if he had changed someone.
"You and I are talking here, will the people in the carriage be able to hear me?" asked Mr. Martha.
Hua Bushi thought for a while and said, "It shouldn't be audible through the three-inch-thick plank, unless the people in the carriage put their ears close to the plank, but I think that no one should do such a thing." ”
Mr. Ma Da said: "Yes, Miaozhen Miaojue's two masters are monks, and they will not do such an indecent thing in front of others, and the two concubines of Young Master Hua will not eavesdrop." ”
Hua Bushi blinked and said, "Mr. Martha is so worried about others eavesdropping, but he has something secret to say, don't you want outsiders to know?"
Mr. Ma Da grinned and said: "It's not that there is anything secret, it's just that Ma has been staying with a group of monks for a month, and he can't say anything, he can't do anything, he is really angry, and now there are only you and me here, Ma can have no scruples and speak freely!"
Hua Bushi also smiled and said, "Mr. Ma Da is reasonable, and I am also afraid to get along with the nuns and teachers who are full of rules and regulations, just because I don't know whether I should treat them as women, and if I spend a lot of time with them, I am afraid that I will not be able to stand it." ”
Mr. Ma Da said: "Young Master Hua really knows my heart very well! Among their group, only Yi Ruoying's little girl is not bad, but compared with the beautiful girl Ma met in the past, it is still a lot worse. ”
Two big men chatting together, and the topic that arouses the most interest is, of course, women.
Hua Bushi seemed to be immediately aroused, and asked: "But I don't know what peerless beauties Mr. Ma has met, can you introduce one or two, so that you can have more knowledge in the future?"
Mr. Martha's origin is quite mysterious, and Hua Bushi has long been very curious, but from yesterday to now, he has not found a chance to inquire. Since this Mr. Martha was willing to talk, by his words he would surely be able to find some clues by which to deduce the guesses.
Hua Bushi is good at observing words and feelings, anyway, now that he is locked in the carriage and has nothing to do, of course he will not mind chatting a few more words and taking the opportunity to get to know this person.
Mr. Ma Da didn't seem to care at all, "hehe" smiled and said, "Do you know who is the most amorous woman in Guangdong?"
Hua Bushi said: "I am willing to hear and advise." ”
Mr. Ma Da said: "That is the Shu Yu girl in the 'Qiqiao Garden' on Qingshui Street in Nanao Town, her style, as long as you see it once, you will never forget it." Don't say it's the realm of Guangdong, even the entire Jiangnan is no one can compare. ”
Hua Bushi said: "There is such a thing! This time, Xiao Ke will go to Nanao, and he will definitely go to the 'Qiqiao Garden' to visit Miss Shuyu's peerless beauty!"
Mr. Ma Da waved his hand and said: "Do you think that the 'Qiqiao Garden' is a Qinglou Washe, that's wrong!" The 'Qiqiao Garden' is the largest antique shop in Nanao Town, and Miss Shu Feng is the proprietress of the store, and ordinary people can't see her when they go." ”
Hua Bushi said: "How is this good, doesn't Xiao Ke have this eye blessing?"
Mr. Ma Da smiled: "That's not true, as long as you say that you are my friend of Ma Feng when you go, Miss Shu Yu will definitely come out to see you." ”
He laughed twice and said, "My friendship with her is not shallow, a few months ago, Ma also gave her a luminous pearl, which is not much worse than the pearl that Nun Miaozhen gave to Young Master Hua!"
Hua Bushi said: "The jewel is given to the beauty, Mr. Marda is really a gentleman, but it's a pity that this 'dust bead' is only a temporary mortgage in my hands, otherwise Xiao Ke will definitely give it to the beauty!"
Mr. Martha said: "The jewelry in this world should be worn on the body of a beautiful woman to make the best use of it, just as a sword must be given to a hero, which is a truth." Ma can't see those misers who hold on to treasures, such as Na Chai Lin, who has a string of colorful glass beads hidden at home, but it is regarded as a family heirloom, and he doesn't even let others look at it, so he really loses the name of a great good man......
Mr. Martha's mouth is non-stop, from beauty to jewelry, and from jewelry to scenic spots, although there are many things mentioned, but they always revolve in the Guangdong realm, among which Nanao Town is the most. Hua Bushi responded casually, listening to the other party's words, but secretly wondered in his heart, he didn't understand why the topic of Mr. Martha had never left South Australia, even if he was a local in South Australia and knew it very well, but he didn't need three sentences to stay in his homeland, could it be that his intention was to use this town to disturb the public and the public, so that Hua Bushi couldn't guess his origin?
Just as Mr. Martha was talking about a famous Taoist scenic spot "Seven Stars View" 20 miles north of Nanao Town, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Luyuan Canyon has arrived! Everyone cheered up, worked hard to catch the car, and went out of the canyon in one breath to rest!"
The person who shouted was none other than the Huo Steward.
Hua Bushi's eyes lit up, and Mr. Martha immediately shut up, put his ear on the wooden board of the carriage, and listened to the movement outside.
But seeing the rolling wheels and the sound of horsewhips, more than a dozen carts of the caravan lined up like a long snake and drove towards the mouth of the valley.
Hua Bushi and Ma Feng, who were hiding in the luggage compartment, of course, couldn't see the situation outside the car, but Yi Ruoying, who was riding a tall horse and pretending to be a little girl, had a clear view of the Grand Canyon in front of them.
Although she had heard of the steepness of the Luyuan Grand Canyon before, she was still surprised when she saw the scene in front of her at this time!
Compared with the Grand Canyon in front of you, the "Pigtail Gorge" that you passed before can only be regarded as a small ditch at most.
The mountains on both sides of the canyon are hundreds of feet high, and the russet rock walls stand so straight and steep that even apes can't climb them. And this canyon looks like a wound cut by a giant axe on the earth, but where in the world is there such a huge axe!