mortal clerk

Chapter 4 Adventures and Fears

More than 30 years ago, Li Lao Er was only 17 years old, and Li Lao San was only 15 years old.The two brothers had saved mountain goods for half a year and decided to go to Niuxi Town at the foot of the mountain to trade.

The market was not good that year, and the brothers had only exchanged for more than ten dollars for the things they had worked so hard to save for half a year.Seeing that it was getting late, some goods had not been sold yet.

Just when the two brothers were debating whether to go back to the village like this, a middle-aged man with a foreign accent came to him.

"Two young men, do you want to earn more money?"

When the two heard that there was money to be made, they were willing.Li Laoer hurriedly asked: "What money do you earn?"

"I have a batch of timber at the Xikou Wharf. I need to transport it to the official road overnight. I need a few helpers. If you are willing to go, you can pay ten dollars each, and you only need to make one trip."

As soon as Li Lao Er heard the ten money per person, he immediately expressed his willingness to go, but Li Lao San grabbed Li Lao Er's sleeve to remind him.

"Second Brother, Dad and Dad have explained that we will go down the mountain this time, and we will go home after selling the goods, and we are not allowed to stay outside. In particular, we can't leave the town if we are late."

How could Li Laoer let go of this opportunity. "Third son, what are you afraid of? Let's go to the official road and come back at dawn. At that time, I will tell my dad that they have sold out the mountain goods. It is getting late and we will stay in the town for one night. If you don't tell me, I will If you don’t tell me, how would Dad and the others know?”

Seeing that Li Laosan was still hesitating, he changed his strategy and said deliberately: "Lao San, you can think clearly. This trip costs ten yuan, which is more than we can earn from selling mountain goods for half a year. Don't you like 'Xia'? Lian'er, it's up to you to hunt wild goods, when will you save enough for the dowry?"

When it came to marrying Xia Lian'er, Youngest Li gave in.The middle-aged man was honest, seeing that the two were willing to go, he gave each of them three dollars as a deposit on the spot, and promised to pay the others after the wood was delivered.

When the two brothers arrived at Xikou Wharf, they saw that there was not much wood, but there were three carriages parked beside them, and each carriage was equipped with a handlebar. It's not enough to ship this amount of goods, but it's cheaper to make money by yourself.

After a while, three people wearing bamboo hats, all in black, and steel knives at their waists came.One of the leaders said coldly, "Just these two savages? What can they do?"

The middle-aged man snorted and replied: "You guys don't want to do anything, it's so late, it's not easy to find two, so let's make do with it!"

The two brothers didn't understand what it meant, and were shocked by the battle, but considering the ten yuan reward, they still loaded and unloaded the wood according to the arrangement of the middle-aged man.

Although the wood was only one foot long and the wrist was thick, it was surprisingly heavy, and the two brothers could barely move it with their joint efforts.And it is all wrapped with straw mat curtains, and a faint fragrance permeates indistinctly, which makes you feel refreshed and full of energy.

After moving for more than an hour, the last piece of wood was finally loaded onto the car. One of them, about 60 years old, handed over two pieces of cake and a pot of water with a smile on his face.

"Young man, eat something, the road will be long later!"

The two brothers didn't think about it when they took the cake, they just took the strange smelling water in the pot and dealt with it in twos and threes.At this time, the three men in black also rode on the big horses. They were at the head and tail of the convoy, and one of them was exploring the way.The middle-aged man put on a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, and sat in the first carriage.

After the two brothers supported the carriage and walked for a while, the handlebar who gave the cake before smiled and let the two get into the carriage and sit on the wood.

Li Er Er was bolder and more active, and curiously asked the middle-aged man in the front car: "Boss, what kind of wood are you using, why is it so fragrant?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Li Laoer and replied coldly: "Do your job well, knowing too much will kill you soon."

Elder Li was displeased, but seeing that man was vicious, he had no choice but to turn his head angrily.After contemplating for a long time, he changed his mind and whispered to Li Laosan.

"These people are not like our local businessmen. Judging by their nervous appearance, this wood may not be simple, maybe it is some kind of treasure. Find a chance, let's throw two away and pick them up when we return."

Hearing that the second brother wanted to steal something, Li Laosan lowered his head nervously, tugged on the sleeves of Li Laoer's sleeve and whispered in a mosquito voice: "Second brother, isn't this stealing? If Dad knows, why don't you beat us to death?"

"Third brother, look at this group of people. They only transport timber in the middle of the night. Maybe they are some shady things. Besides, look at those people carrying knives. Maybe they will kill people and silence them when they get there!"

After Li Laoer finished speaking, he glanced at the men in black.One of the men in black seemed to be aware of it, and glanced at Li Laoer with cold eyes, and the two brothers quickly bowed their heads in fright.

The moonlight was bright, and everything went well at first, but when the vehicle was about to reach the official road, a monster wind suddenly rose in the dense forest, and dark clouds covered the moon.Several people holding steel knives were also very nervous, and the middle-aged man sitting in the car got up and shouted: "Everyone be careful, protect the Shenmu!"

As soon as the words fell, the roar of horses and the screams of people could be heard from all over the road not far away.The man was frightened, it seemed that the people who explored the way had already found their way, and they really should recruit more talents from the door.Quickly arranged: "The carriage stops, and the front and back are alert!"

But the old man in the last carriage looked back, but saw that there was no one behind the carriage, and thought to himself, the lives of these two boys should not be lost.Immediately turned over and got out of the carriage, quietly touched behind the two men in black, the two short blades in the palms were lingering with black energy, and silently penetrated into the backs of the two men, instantly losing their vitality.

At this time, a black mist billowed in front of him, and the middle-aged man's heart trembled slightly, and he held up a bronze mirror with blood as a reference.The bronze mirror flickered, forming a light curtain, temporarily controlling the black mist, and then eagerly shouted: "Hurry up, use the magic talisman to kill the evil!"

But after struggling for a long time, the two behind him did not make a move.Just as he was about to turn around, a sharp blade that was emitting black air pierced through his chest!

"Demons."

The raised bronze mirror also fell, and the cloud of black mist slowly solidified into a human form after breaking free from the restraint of the bronze mirror.The dark clouds that filled the sky also drifted away, and the moonlight poured on the road again.

The black shadow floated in front of the two handlebars in front, looking at the two people who had already been terrified and stunned in place, trembling, they made a hoarse voice.

"Such dirty blood is not worthy of this deity!"

Immediately, a cloud of black smoke was spit out, and the two of them withered instantly, leaving only a pile of skin and bones.

The old man on the side withdrew the short blade in his hand, and said slowly: "I prepared two strong boys for you, but unfortunately they ran away halfway! What a waste of my 'decontamination pill'."

Hearing that the two strong young men ran away, the black shadow shouted excitedly: "Where are you going? I'll suck their flesh and blood! Jie Jie..."

"Don't chase, this place is not far from the official road. I'm afraid the people from the Taiyue Xianmen have already arrived. If you delay for too long, accidents will happen. It is reasonable to transport the Shenmu as soon as possible!"

"What a disappointment! Huanmo, you owe me a supper!"

The old man answered "Okay", picked up the bronze mirror on the ground and said proudly, after looking at it for a while.He said to himself: "Unexpectedly, to be able to pick up a second-grade spiritual weapon here is not in vain."

The black shadow was very disdainful. "This deity is not interested in spiritual weapons, this deity only wants young flesh and blood!"

Immediately, the black shadow turned into a puff of black smoke and galloped away, and the old man got on the carriage and disappeared into the forest.

This scene scared the two brothers of the Li family who were not far away to death.

It turned out that when the carriage passed a section of potholed road, dark clouds covered the moon, just as the middle-aged man shouted to be alert, the man in black who was in charge of the formation heard the sound and went to the front.

Seeing the right moment, Li Laoer kicked hard with his feet and pushed down one log. When he wanted to push the second one, he found that he was crushed tightly by other logs.Had to take the opportunity to jump off the carriage.

But Li Laosan was timid and unprepared. Seeing that his second brother had succeeded, he groped for a while before jumping down. Fortunately, the road was very bumpy and neither of them was found.

After the two brothers succeeded, they didn't dare to delay. Together they pushed the piece of wood to the side of the grass, found a huge boulder, climbed up, and hid.

Fortunately, the two lurked and hunted in the mountains and forests all year round, and their breath blended with the surrounding vegetation, but fortunately they were not noticed.I wanted to wait for the convoy to go far away, and then calmly move the wood, but I saw such a thrilling scene.

　It is precisely because of the long distance that we can experience more scenery.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)