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The three of Chu Huan followed Qiu Mingdao and turned two alleys to a courtyard outside. This house was also made of rammed earth and didn't look very grand. There was a flagpole outside the door with a yellowed flag floating on it. The flag says a big "Qiu" and the two wooden doors are open. Although this house is much larger than ordinary houses, it still looks a bit shabby.Fast update without pop-up windows

Sun Zikong glanced at the facade, a little worried, and approached him in a low voice: "Master, he said that this is the No. [-] camel guest in Luoyan Town, is he bragging? You can dare to say that you are the No. [-] camel guest in Luoyan Town. Let's not be fooled by him." Cheated!"

His voice was very soft, so Qiu Mingdao came over along the way, looking preoccupied and didn't listen to him.

Before Chu Huan could speak, the blind man beside him said, "It's not bad to have such a gate here."

In front of the door, a big man with a red chest and a national face in fur attire came out and said with a smile to Qiu Mingdao: "Didn't the young master say to go out to hunt hyenas? Why did you come back so soon?" Suddenly saw Chu Huan and the three of them together Startled, he cupped his hands and asked, "Are the three of you here to look for camel visitors?"

Qiu Mingdao already said: "Is Wei Liu's father there? Just say that a guest has arrived!"

Then Wei Liu promised to report quickly to Qiu Mingdao, and then he said to the three of them: "Three first!" Pointing to the wooden stakes in front of the door, "You can tie the horses here first, it will be fine!"

Chu Huan nodded and handed the rope to Sun Zikong. He first entered the yard with Qiu Mingdao. When they got to the yard, they found that the yard was really big. There were many wooden figures in the yard. The reddish and rough ones are all practicing knives for the first time, but they seem to have entered a small martial arts gym.

Qiu Mingdao has already called out: "The guest is here!"

This group of people quickly retracted their swords, and all of them bowed their hands to Chu Huan's side and bowed their bodies respectfully. Chu Huan bowed his hands back salute without knowing the rules.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he saw a 45-year-old middle-aged man who was wearing a fur hat and a woolen sweater. His face was very big, his eyebrows were thick, and he was very tall. At first glance, he looked like a good man from outside the pass, holding two iron coins in his right hand. The gallbladder turned and made a piercing sound, and after a few steps, he raised his hand happily and said in a rough voice: "Guest!"

Chu Huan arched his hands, and at this moment, Bai Blind and Sun Zikong also followed into the main hall, which was simple. A few chairs were placed on the left and right. A middle-aged man holding an iron egg, Chu Huan and the others took their seats, and he himself sat in the main seat. Chu Huan and others introduced: "This is my father and the head of the Qiu family's camel customers!"

Chu Huan cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Hi, Master Qiu!"

"Qiu Yinghao!" The head of the Qiu family said harshly with a smile, "How many guests came from the pass?"

"Yes!" Chu Huan nodded and said in his heart, but he thought that this person's name is really majestic, but just looking at his appearance, he still has a bit of a heroic posture.

Qiu Yinghao said: "There are not many merchants in the pass who are fighting wars. It is not easy for you to come here. Didn't you teach the names of the guests?"

"Chu Huan!" Chu Huan didn't hide anything: "Chu Tian's Chu Huan is happy!"

"Good name!" Qiu Yinghao said with a smile: "The three guests are going to cross the desert? But I don't know how many goods there are?" Qiu Mingdao, who still looked a little lonely, glanced at him and said, "Mingdao must have told you about Luoyan Town There are [-] camel customers with different prices, since you are looking for my Qiu family camel customers, you must have a lot of goods to cross the desert this time."

At this moment, someone has already brought tea, Sun Tzu Kong saw that the tea in the cup was different, it was generally ruddy, and it was a bit strange, he was not familiar with the camel travelers, so he dared not drink it casually for a while.

Chu Huan picked up the teacup and took a sip of the hot milk tea. Seeing Chu Huan drinking tea, Qiu Yinghao smiled even more.

"I heard that the young master mentioned it." Chu Huan put down his teacup, "The two biggest camel customers in Luoyan Town are the Qiu family and the Ma family. Only these two can continue."

Qiu Yinghao nodded and said, "This is true."

"Master Qiu, Mr. Chu, won't waste your time. We are going to cross the desert this time." Chu Huan said, "But the team is not small and is not very familiar with the desert, so we need Master Qiu to help."

"It's easy to say!" Qiu Yinghao said: "Uncle Chu's rules, let me say first. My Qiu family's camel passengers must travel with at least sixteen people, including me. The head money for each person is 100 taels, which is 600 taels. This is brother The money they worked hard on the journey, whether they live or die, as long as the guest pays the money, it has nothing to do with the guest. As long as he is alive, he will always escort the guest out of the desert. In addition, the guide fee is 500 taels of silver, so the total is at least 100 taels of silver."

Chu Huan didn't change his expression, but Sun Zikong said in surprise: "So many?"

Two thousand 100 taels of silver to lead the way once is naturally not a small amount.

However, Chu Huan knew that since he had to cross the desert, the other party would be in danger, so he was risking his life. In fact, every trip of these camel passengers might be the best trip, so the price is not very expensive.

Seeing Sun Zikong screaming, Qiu Yinghao still smiled and said: "Don't worry, this guest. We camels who live is to put their lives in. If the man leaves the house, there are parents, wives and children. If they die in the desert, the money will always be given away. The family lives on."

Chu Huan nodded and asked again: "Are there any other expenses besides this?"

Qiu Yinghao asked: "How many goods does the customer have?"

"More than ten cars." Chu Huan said.

Qiu Yinghao frowned and said, "The customer is using a car?"

Chu Huan nodded, "What's the problem?"

"Cars can't drive in the desert." Qiu Yinghao said seriously: "It's all soft sand. Cars will get stuck as soon as they get in. It's very difficult to drive. If you want a car to go in for a day's journey, it will take three days. It may not be enough. There are so many in the desert. Staying for one day is dangerous for one more day, so...!"

"Master Qiu is right." Chu Huan asked, "Then what can Master Qiu do?"

"Camel customers, camel customers use camels!" Qiu Yinghao said bluntly: "My Qiu family camel customers have 25 camels. It's up to the customer to use a camel for 30 taels of silver. How many camels he uses depends on the customer." Dun said: "If the customer wants to use it, we must pay half of the deposit before going out to work, and then pay the other half after crossing the desert."

Qiu Mingdao suddenly said aside: "Father has another rule, you have to remind them!"

Qiu Yinghao was startled, then seemed to think of something, then frowned and asked Chu Huan: "Who are you, guests? Are you not from the official family?"

Chu Huan asked back: "If the head of Qiu's family is a member of the official family, will you not take this job?"

Qiu Yinghao had already stood up and said solemnly: "If you are from the official family, forgive us for being rude!" He made a gesture of seeing off the guests.

Chu Huan was already very surprised when he heard Qiu Mingdao talk about it before, but now he heard Qiu Yinghao also said that he would not accept the official, and asked strangely: "What does it mean that Qiu is the head of the family?"

"Lead merchants and civilians but not soldiers!" Qiu Yinghao said solemnly, "This is the rule established by our ancestors!"

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Chu, head of the Qiu family, doesn't understand. The price will not be less than what you said. If we are officials, why can't we take us across the desert?"

"The rules of the ancestors." Qiu Yinghao repeated: "The guests should not make things difficult for us."

The white blind man has already said: "Master Qiu, you camel merchants are doing this business for the convenience of customers, why do you provoke customers? Why do you bring businessmen and civilians but not soldiers? Is it true that officials are not as good as merchants and civilians?"

Qiu Yinghao frowned, "It seems that you are really from the official family. I'm sorry, since you are from the official family, we can't take this job from the camels of the Qiu family!" He raised his hand and said, "Ming Dao sees off the guests! "

Qiu Mingdao got up and cupped his hands and said: "Guests, I'm sorry, you should go first!"

"Chief Qiu, are you not leading troops across the desert because you are worried about being involved in the war between the two countries?" Chu Huan didn't mean to leave, but smiled: "You are afraid that leading troops across the desert will become part of the war if any country finds out Your Luoyan Town will be wiped out?"

Qiu Yinghao said solemnly: "It's good for the guests to understand this truth. We camel guests have been here for several generations, and there was no way to settle here. If we want to survive, we have to make a living, but the place is so desolate that raising cattle and sheep is not enough to survive, so In desperation, I became a camel traveler. Camel traveler is a life-saving job. No one can tell which trip will stay in the desert and never come back...!" After a pause, he continued: "Our land People from Qin can come here at any time, and people from Xiliang can come here at any time, as long as they think about it, Luoyan Town will be razed to the ground soon. All we do is take merchants from both sides across the desert to escort goods. This is our job and The two countries used to do some business. We, the camel travelers, can also help us to survive. If we are involved in a military dispute, no matter which country we help, the other country will know that our Luoyan Town will definitely end badly. If we want to survive, we must Follow the rules of the ancestors!"

Chu Huan nodded and said, "I understand what Master Qiu means!"

"It's good that the guest can be considerate!" Qiu Yinghao said.

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Master Qiu is telling the truth, we are indeed members of the Daqin official family, but we are not ordinary officials, and I can guarantee that you will not leave any trouble after you help us. Xiliang people will not look for you in Luoyan Town Trouble!"

Qiu Yinghao frowned and said, "I don't understand what the guest is saying!"

"We are the mission." Chu Huan said calmly: "It's not about fighting with swords, on the contrary, it's to put an end to the disaster of swords."