Qin Shi: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

Chapter 11

Among the people of Zhao State who were deeply influenced by the teachings of military strategists, there are still many people who are willing to find a job to subsidize their families in the cold winter when they cannot engage in labor.

Therefore, even in Zi Nu's place, the seemingly unreliable caravan still recruited enough people near dusk.

Including Yang Ming, there are a total of 30 guards.

As the boss, after formally signing the contract, Zi Nu, the boss, generously arranged a banquet to win people's hearts while eating and drinking.

During the three days of eating and drinking, Zi Nu also contacted several caravans from South Korea, and then the joint caravan officially set off to Jingxing Pass.

Although Taihang is dangerous, the mountain road after Jingxing Pass is quite smooth after hundreds of years of operation by Jin people and Zhao people, except for the fact that it is too narrow and restricts the passage of large-scale teams.

After passing through Jingxing Pass, the caravan stretching for several miles entered the narrow and long mountain road.

On both sides are mountain walls like sharp swords. In the deep valley, the road paved with gravel makes a sound, either crisp or dull, under the horseshoes and wheels.

The grass and trees on the mountain have already dried up, making the whole world silent. Fortunately, the cold winter can't stop the active macaques. In the marching team, you can hear the howling of the macaques one after another from time to time, and even occasionally The roar of the tiger can be heard, echoing in the empty valley, but it also makes the whole world seem more and more quiet.

The purple girl wearing a bamboo hat was driving a carriage loaded with busy goods. Just a slight flick of the rein in her hand had already changed the direction of the pulling horse. Definitely an old driver.

People who can possess this kind of driving skills are either from noble families who have learned the art of driving chariots since they were young, or from a low-level family of coachmen. Although Zi Nu's origin is mysterious, it is obviously impossible to be from a family of coachmen. Born noble.

While 'driving' the car skillfully, Zi Nu said to Yang Ming who was walking beside the car: "If you are tired, you can put your sister in the car."

"It's okay, the little guy is not heavy." Yang Ming, who was carrying Xue Nu on his back, said indifferently.

"I can still rob your sister, I really don't know good people." Zi Nu scolded with a smile.

In the past few days, Zi Nu had become quite familiar with Yang Ming, and even made some jokes to relieve the boredom during the long journey.

As for why Zi Nu prefers to chat with Yang instead of looking for others, of course there is no complicated reason, it is just because Yang Ming is young enough, at least much younger than Zi Nu.

Chatting with people of Yang Ming's age can not only have some fun, but also avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles. After all, women still have to keep a certain distance from men, but with boys, many problems can be ignored .

"That's not certain, my sister is very valuable." Yang Ming laughed.

"Is it worth it? How much is it worth? Miss Qianjin?" Zi Nu put the rein into her left hand, and with her free right hand, said to Xue Nu on Yang Ming's back.

"I'm worth three thousand gold." Xue Nu avoided Zi Nu's palm, buried her head in Yang Ming's neck, and said unhappily.

She doesn't like Zi Nu very much, although Zi Nu is very beautiful.

"Three thousand gold?" Zi Nu was slightly taken aback, she obviously didn't expect that there was an accurate number, and it was said by Xue Nu herself.

"This is interesting. It seems that there are quite a few stories between you brothers and sisters." Zi Nu, who noticed a trace of abnormality in Xue Nu's words, said meaningfully.

"Yes." Yang Ming said.

"Xiao Ming is deep." Seeing that Yang Ming didn't want to talk, Zi Nu began to joke.

She quite likes chatting with Yang Ming, because Yang Ming is young and can put down a lot of guards. At the same time, Yang Ming's temperament and behavior also make Zi Nu quite satisfied. The restraint and arrogance of the family have the unique vigor of young people, and even have simplicity.

But it is precisely because of this that Zi Nu wants to tease Yang Ming from time to time. She seems to like to see the serious and stable Yang Ming's expression changes caused by mood swings in an instant. She seems to like to see Yang Ming teased her with embarrassment.

And the word 'Xiao Ming' is the killer weapon that Zi Nu found recently. She doesn't know why Yang Ming cares so much about the word 'Xiao Ming', but this does not prevent her from using these two words to tease Yang Ming from time to time. bright.

Sure enough, after seeing Yang Ming's embarrassment and anger for a moment, Zi Nu covered her mouth and laughed lightly.

Only Yang Ming's silence responded to Zi Nu's laughter, and the more silent Yang Ming was, the more Zi Nu couldn't hold back her desire to tease her.

During the boring journey, the caravan crossed the mountain road and came to the exit on the west side of Taihang Mountain: Weize Pass.

There is a waterfall flowing down from the mountain in front of the pass. Even though it is the dry season in winter, the flow is still very large. Under the impact of the waterfall, a huge pool is formed below, which has become an important source of drinking water for Weizeguan.

After a long journey, the caravan with more than a thousand caravans including the boss, guards, and coachmen stopped in front of the pass, preparing to rest overnight before setting off.

The road ahead is even more difficult. It's not that the road is too difficult. After entering the Wuxing Mountain in the north of Jinyang, although it is still a mountainous area, there is a river stretching for hundreds of miles in that place. During the dry season in winter, the river course is exposed , is the way of nature.

The reason why the road ahead is difficult is purely because of human factors.

In the next road, you will encounter more than one group of thieves. Some of these thieves are refugees from Zhao Guo who fled in Taiyuan, some are soldiers of the Qin Army who fled after the Qin Army was defeated by the Zhao Army, and even some of them were from the north. Hu Ren and Lou Fanren, who endured Zhao's oppression, were entangled with so many forces, forming a large number of bandit groups in Mount Heng.

It is precisely because of this that whether it is a merchant from Zhao Didong or a merchant from the south of Qintaiyuan County, it has become a common practice to pay a lot of money to recruit guards.

Of course, recruiting guards does not mean that you must have conflicts with thieves. As the saying goes, harmony makes money, and the existence of guards can allow the merchants and thieves to have a balance of power, and thus have more room for bargaining. 'Appropriate, the merchant is very willing to spend money to get things done.

But there are always some unreasonable thieves. At that time, it is time for the guards to fight for their lives.

Yang Ming even saw that some guards had found a whetstone to sharpen their own weapons.

"Weize Pass." Yang Ming stood in front of the pass and looked at the plaque on the city gate, as if he wanted to find a trace of familiarity.

But unfortunately, apart from the three characters Zhao, he couldn't find a trace of familiarity.

"Have you been here?" Zi Nu, who was holding a small wine bag in one hand, walked towards Yang Ming with straight steps, but said with a bit of surprise.

"I haven't been here, I just heard some rumors." Yang Ming said.

"What rumor? Let's hear it." Zi Nu had already walked up to Yang Ming while speaking, and casually threw the wine bag in her hand to Yang Ming.

"It's nothing, it's just a temple." Yang Ming opened the wine bag under Zi Nu's gesture, raised his head and poured wine into his mouth. The mellow wine entered his throat. In the cold wind, his body seemed to be It was as if some kind of flame had been ignited.

(End of this chapter)