Datang male nanny

Chapter 268 Killed by a Spy

"Bah! Bah, bah, bah!" The young man disliked the old man's words very much: "You are an old man, and you will die when you die, but my brothers have old and young, who will take care of them when they die? You old man It's really wicked! We quit! You pay us half of the fee, and we leave!"

"How can this be done! The Tubo Kingdom has not yet arrived! What do you mean by leaving me, an old man, here? If you are eaten by wolves, it is equivalent to being murdered by you for money. Not only will you not get any money then Still going to jail!"

"Fart! Don't work with you, a stingy old man, we quit! It's okay if you don't pay, we will carry two sacks of spices and go, even if you pay the wages!"

"You...don't act recklessly!" The old man was panting and coughing in anger, and seemed to be tearing apart.

Niu Er and Zhao Liu'er in the river looked at each other, and at the same time burst into laughter.

Niu Er muttered in the ear of the injured horse for a while, then he raised his hand and patted the horse's buttocks, and the horse walked forward along the river, turning around to look at Niu Er from time to time.

Niu Er waved his hand: "Let's go!"

Zhao Liuer asked suspiciously: "You can leave this injured horse in the wilderness without worry? Are you afraid of being eaten by wild beasts?"

"Hey, I gave it the trick of pretending to be a tiger, don't worry, there are beasts who will take care of it."

The two then led the horse on the road.

Facing three people not far away, they were fighting for two bags of spices, and a large cart was thrown in the aisle.

Zhao Liu'er shouted: "Hey, is this the way to Tubo Kingdom?"

Hearing this, the three of them felt terrified when they saw the two tower-like figures in the dark night.

"Who are you?" the old man shouted bravely.

"We are from the Tang Dynasty, and we are in business. There is a proprietor in the Tubo Kingdom who wants us to bring a batch of goods back. We walked for a few days but lost our way, so I asked the way."

They talked and walked forward.

The old man pulled down a torch from the car and raised it up to see the two approaching people.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was indeed two Great Tang talents.

"Go straight on this road, and you can reach Tubo Kingdom in about two days' journey." After the old man finished speaking, he saw two tall horses behind them.

"Thank you old man!"

The two of them turned around and left.

The old man stopped them: "You two wait!"

Zhao Liu'er and Niu Er smiled slightly, turned back, and asked respectfully, "What else is there for the old man?"

Holding the torch, the old man stepped forward, walked around the two horses twice, then nodded in satisfaction, and stood in front of the two of them and asked, "Is this the first time you two are going to Tubo? "

"Yes!"

"It's the first time to go, do you have an entry certificate?"

"What is an entry certificate?" Niu Er asked naively.

The old man smiled slightly when he heard this, shook his head and said, "You don't even know this, you should go back as soon as possible."

"How can it work! We have been away from Chang'an City for almost a month, and we are almost in the Tubo Kingdom. You let us go back? Isn't this a joke!"

The old man was even more proud: "It's okay to go. Fortunately, you two met the old man. The old man has a certificate, and the certificate with the official seal says that there are five people in the same party. Because two people went to deal with the dead donkey on the way, so I just let you go." The old man and these two children are left."

The old man said and pointed to the boy next to the car who was still holding two packs of spices tightly.

The two snorted angrily and turned around not to look at him.

But from the corner of the eye, he still looked at the two tall and strong horses.

"How about it? Walking with the old man will ensure that you can enter the Tubo Kingdom smoothly."

"This... you guys are carrying carts, we are riding horses, let's go faster, let's go our own way, when we get there, I believe someone will find a way around it!" Zhao Liuer probably scratched his head. say.

Seeing that the cooked duck was about to fly, the old man hurriedly said, "Don't you know how much the Tubo people hate the Tang people now? You don't have any credentials. Once you go, you will be regarded as spies by them, and you will be arrested and thrown into prison." , life and death are uncertain. Follow the old man to ensure your safety. Moreover, it is your first time to go to Tubo country, and if you are not familiar with the place, the old man will naturally guarantee your unimpeded passage in Tubo country."

Zhao Liuer and Niu Er hesitated.

The old man added: "Don't worry, the old man is willing to do good and don't take your money!"

The old man was talking, but his eyes glanced at the two tall horses, showing joy.

Zhao Liu'er and Niu Er pretended to mutter, and said: "Okay, I can go with you, but you need to be quicker on your feet, we are riding horses."

The old man suddenly panicked, smiled, lowered his voice and said: "Since the two of you are afraid of delaying the trip, why don't you let the two horses pull the cart for the old man, and let's go together?"

"That can't be done! This horse is our helper, not an animal that pulls a cart! It's so expensive!" Niu Er immediately became angry, clamoring and unwilling.

The old man panicked: "The old man is willing to pay for your footwork!"

"How much?" Zhao Liuer asked hastily.

He worried that being too tough would tire the old man.

The old man stretched out his finger: "Two liang!"

"Two Liang? You don't want to bury people! You don't even have enough horse feed for the journey!" Niu Er stared at him reluctantly.

The old man smiled instead, and he saw that Niu Er seemed to be very willing.

"Three or two?"

"Three taels? Wait a moment, let's discuss it." Zhao Liu'er pulled Niu Er to the side at the right time and stretched out his fingers to settle accounts.

The old man stroked his beard with contempt in his eyes.

After a while, the two came back to the old man, stretched out their big hands, and said, "Five taels! If it's less than five taels, the two of us won't do it!"

"Five or two?"

This time it was the old man's turn to stick out his fingers.

"Okay! Five taels is five taels!" Because the old man calculated that if the horses were harnessed to the cart, they would be able to arrive at Tubo Kingdom in the afternoon of tomorrow at most, so they would not be able to breach the contract.

Originally, he was worried about breaking the contract day and night, but seeing the strength of the two young men, he was prepared to break the contract.

This breach of contract means paying twenty taels of compensation.

And it is very cost-effective to spend five taels and keep the five taels.

"Okay! Five taels!"

Niu Er went on to say: "In the past few days, you are in charge of the food, and the horse feed is also in your charge!"

"What?" The old man was in a hurry to settle the accounts again, sweat dripping from his forehead.

Niu Er went on to say: "If you are willing to add two taels, horse feed and our meals for the next few days, we can take care of ourselves."

The old man pulled out two more fingers, and when he did the calculation, it was very painful, and said: "Two taels can't be added, and I have already lost money."

"Then take care of food and fodder!"

The old man looked towards the dark road, what kind of forage, isn't the whole wilderness full of horse fodder?

Hey, no loss!
"Okay, let's take care of the food!"

"Let's go! Put on the carriage, let's drive forward for a while, there is a flat ground ahead, we can go there to rest."

"Walk..."

Those two boys threw away the sacks in a hurry, and ran to lead the horses...

(End of this chapter)