The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 164 Chapter 150

When several people returned to Chai Mansion, Chai Shao arranged for them some good rooms for them to stay and rest. After everything was arranged properly, Chai Shao returned to his own room.

In the morning of the next day, several people got up early, and Chai Shao led them to have something to eat in the kitchen, and then led them to ride straight to Sitongjiao on horseback.

This four-way street is located on the same street less than two miles away from Chaifu. This place is a place that provides customers with carriages and horses and helps people carry things. This place is run and managed by people. , the management side draws a certain percentage of the cost of the car owners from these car owners. Of course, it also provides certain services for these car owners.

When he arrived at this place, Chai Shao said to everyone: "You guys wait outside for a while, I will go in and tell them to go."

After hearing this, everyone had to stop outside the gate, and after a while, Chai Shao led the convoy and drove out from inside.

Chai Shao rode over and handed Duan Wuji a silver bag with a smile.

"Brother, this is the remaining 3000 taels of silver, do you want to count it?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Chai, what am I doing counting these things? Could it be that I have nothing to do because I have nothing to do?"

Duan Wuji opened the silver bag, poured it on the ground and divided it into three parts, Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Brother Tieniu, brother Changqing, you two should carry a little separately, these things should be carried by yourself. It's a little too heavy."

The two came over and put the silver in their bags and carried it on their backs, and Duan Wuji also wrapped his pile of silver in his bags and carried it on his back.

Chai Shao looked at Duan Wuji and said: "Brother, do you check and check if there is anything missing, if you find something missing now, we can deal with it now."

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "Brother Chai, I found that our horse driving pole is missing, how can we hit the horses when we come back without this thing?"

Chai Shao listened and nodded.

"Well, Brother Wuji, do you still find anything missing?"

Duan Wuji thought for a while and shouted loudly: "Everyone, whoever has less than 36 carved feather arrows in their quiver, please stand up for me."

After hearing this, everyone started counting the carved feather arrows in the quiver, and as a result of counting, there were less than 36 carved feather arrows in the quiver of more than a dozen people.

Duan Wuji glanced at these people and said: "You guys don't take life too seriously. Why don't you go out with carved feathers and arrows? If someone attacks us during the horse trade, you can use it What will protect this caravan?
Brother Chai, count how many carved feather arrows they lack, and make up for them. "

Chai Shao listened and nodded.

"Okay, I'll go back home to get these things, you guys remember, if this happens again next time, then you don't want to join this team anymore, our caravans don't want people who just fill in the numbers.

Since it is to protect plagiarism, you must do this job well, have you all remembered it? "

Several people nodded when they heard this.

"Master Chai, I'm really sorry. We thought we would be fine if we didn't bring a few carved feather arrows. Who would have thought that would be the case?"

"Okay, okay, let's not say anything, I'll go back and fetch two hundred arrows for you now, please wait for a while."

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao hit his horse and ran straight to Chai's mansion and ran down.

Not long after, Chai Shao led a dozen people back with horse poles and arrows.

Duan Wuji saw it and said loudly: "Those who are short of arrows should replenish their arrows, this thing is not heavy to carry, why not bring enough?

You can spread out the horse poles and tie them to the carriage. We won’t need this thing for the time being, and it’s really heavy enough to hold in your hand. "

After hearing this, everyone picked up arrows to replenish the quiver on their bodies, and when they finished replenishing, there were still about fifty arrows left on the ground.

When Duan Wuji saw him, he said to Tieniu and his brothers: "Brothers, let's divide up these arrows and take them with us, we can use them later.

Anyway, this caravan is mainly composed of us. "

After hearing this, several people ran over to get arrows, and Duan Wuji also took ten carved feather arrows from them.

After the guards scattered and tied the horse poles to the carriage, Duan Wuji smiled at Chai Shao and said, "Brother Chai, you go back, there is nothing wrong here."

Chai Shao listened and nodded.

"Brothers, I wish you a smooth journey, and I wish our business a smooth journey this time. Brothers, if this is the case, then we will go back. Take care all the way!"

After speaking, Chai Shao led the people back.

Seeing this, Duan Wuji shouted at Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, take Brother Changqing to lead the way.

Brother Changhong and Brother Changhao, you two are patrolling from left to right.

After I come this time, let's set off immediately. "

Following Duan Wuji's order, the caravan set off immediately.

This caravan consisted of more than [-] carriages and hundreds of people. The scene was very grand, and people who were walking all went to watch when they saw it.

When Duan Wuji saw this situation, he became complacent in his heart.Xin said: I never thought Duan Wuji would be able to lead such a magnificent caravan today, it is really unimaginable in the world, there is nothing impossible to do, this is really unpredictable in the world!

The caravan left Taiyuan City and headed north all the way, hungry for food and drink, and overnight at dawn. Three or four days later, the caravan entered the territory of Datong Prefecture.

The weather suddenly became colder, and the further north we went, the more chances of seeing snow behind the mountains, and the people shivered with the cold wind.

Duan Wuji saw him and shouted loudly: "Brothers, hurry up and put on more clothes! It's getting colder as you go north, and once you pass the pass, the wind will become bitterly cold.

Everyone must pay attention!Brother Tieniu, you guys listen carefully, tonight, I will take off all the sandbags on your body, and I am afraid that wearing them will not do any good.

When we come back, you are willing to wear it after entering the customs and reaching this position.

Brothers, it will be dangerous once you leave the customs, everyone must cheer up!

This time the shipment is mainly based on our brothers, everyone must take responsibility! "

When it was dark and they lived in the chariot and horse shop, everyone increased their clothes one after another, Duan Wuji and Tie Niu took the lead and took off the sandbags on their bodies.

Duan Wuji inspected the sandbags that Duan Changqing and the others untied before he was completely relieved.

In the morning of the next day, the team continued to rumble northward. When the sun turned westward, the Great Wall on the high mountain in the north could already be seen.

Duan Wuji saw him and shouted loudly: "Brothers, work harder! The pass of the Great Wall is not far away, let's go further, and when we find the chariot and horse shop, let's take a rest early, let's try to use it Arrive at the Green Grass Beach residents in the shortest possible time."

As soon as the team heard this, they immediately regained their spirits, and everyone walked forward for more than ten miles, and finally found a relatively large carriage and horse shop in the bosom of the mountain.

Tie Niu saw it and said with a smile: "Brother, there is a carriage and horse shop here, I don't think we should go further today, let's rest here early for a night, and we will go early tomorrow morning.

Brother, do you think this is good? "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, good! Brothers, drive the carriage to the store. Let's take a rest early today and continue on our way tomorrow."

As soon as so many horses and horses and people entered the shop, the shop immediately became busy. The two guys in the shop were excited and busy when they saw so many people coming!

Tie Niu said to the shop waiter: "Man, you feed our horses with good grass and food first, and then cook for us.

We have to go to bed early after dinner, so you can prepare these things for us. "

The two guys nodded and immediately got to work.

Tieniu divided the caravan protection personnel into six groups, each group consisted of eight people, including Duan Changqing, Duan Changhong, and Duan Changhao.

Tieniu looked at these personnel and said: "You guys are on duty in turn. Each group is on duty for an hour and a half. Everyone takes turns to rest. The personnel on duty should give me some energy. Once you find something, you should call the room first. The people in the house and the people in the house heard the greeting, and rushed out for me with weapons. No one is allowed to sneak and play tricks!

Did you hear me clearly? "

Everyone shouted in unison: "Boss, we all know, don't worry, none of us are idlers."

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Well, I'm relieved in this way. The rest of the staff should go into the house to rest for a while, let's wait for dinner."

After speaking, Tieniu walked back to the house.

After the two guys fed the horses, the two of them worked together to cook for the people. When the two guys saw the hundred or so people, they couldn't help but feel worried, and said in their hearts: so many people eat, it's not good for the two of us to eat. Are you exhausted personally?

Duan Wuji glanced at the two guys and said, "Boy, are you worried about cooking?"

The two guys nodded.

"I said guest officer, with so many of you, the cooking will exhaust the two of us? I'm afraid the two of us won't be able to keep up.

Guest officer, what do you think about this matter? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "This matter is easy to handle, you two go to a nearby restaurant to sell [-] sheets of flatbread and [-] catties of cooked meat, won't you even have dinner for tomorrow morning?
When you come back, boil another pot of soup, or boil another pot of boiling water, won't you be done?What's the trouble. "

The two guys were suddenly enlightened when they heard this.

"That's right, why didn't we think of such a good way? How stupid! I can't blame the two of us for not getting rich.

Brother, just stay here and watch, I’ll go over right away, and when they’re ready, let’s ask them to deliver it to us, won’t that be the end of it?

You're here watching and cooking a big pot of soup for people.

I'll be there right away. "

After speaking, one of the guys turned around and ran out.

Tieniu looked at the fellow and said, "Man, I don't think we can deliver this meal in a short time. You can arrange a place for us first, let people lie down and rest for a while, and then come and call us when the meal comes. Does it look like this?"

The man nodded.

"Okay, everyone, just come with me, the conditions of our small shop are very difficult! We only have seven or eight Datong shops here with about twenty people. There are no other guests."

Tie Niu laughed and said, "If that's the case, then I'll arrange the room, and you can leave these things alone."

The man laughed and said: "Guest officer, you can do whatever you want, I'm going to cook the soup."

After speaking, the guy turned around and left.

Tie Niu divided these people into six rooms according to the owner of the car and the guards. Duan Wuji and Tie Niu lived in a smaller room. Not long after lying down, the whole bedroom was filled with sound.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu also lay down, and after a long time, the shop assistant came to call everyone.

"Everyone, don't go to sleep. The meal is here. Let's eat it while it's hot. Let's rest when you're full."

Everyone got up after hearing this, and walked straight to the restaurant at the same time. When they came to the restaurant to have a look, ho!What a big two stacks of pie!The two large pots of cooked meat were still steaming, and there were eight bowls of cabbage soup on each table.

Duan Wuji saw it and shouted loudly: "Eat your fill, let's continue to sleep when you are full.

Brother Tieniu, let's go outside and take over shifts for them for a while, and let them come in to eat some hot food. "

The two went outside the courtyard and changed back to the group of people who were on duty. After they were full, they came out and changed the two back again.

The two ate something in a hurry, and then went back to the house to sleep.

(End of this chapter)