lethal arsenal

Chapter 3 The Story of Selling Horses
"You are so brave, you are only a pawn against the flag, but you are wronged. You can be a general."

Ma Xinyi tied a few war horses to the gate of the ruined temple, thought for a while and said.

"Everyone has his own life. I haven't made an inch of merit. It is already a very good fortune to be sent to guard the banner. One banner is the courage of the three armies. It is really a blessing for me to receive this honor."

Lin Dong laughed heartily.

hum.

Ma Xinyi did not comment.

He changed the topic: "We can be regarded as making a fortune."

Then Ma Xinyi explained to Lin Dong in detail.

In troubled times, the market price of ordinary horses has risen to 23 taels of silver, and war horses are even more expensive. If the market is good, it is expected to sell for [-] taels of silver.

The monthly salary of county magistrates in small places is no more than five taels of silver.

We sold all the goods in our hands, at least 100 taels of silver.

If there is no corruption, the county magistrate will have to work for two years.

This sum of money is enough to make a comeback.

If you go to a big place like Suzhou City, you can eat the best noodles in the first-class Zuixianlou, and you can eat for three consecutive months.If it is used to live a peaceful life, it will be enough for the rest of your life.

Lin Dong heard Ma Xinyi speak with enthusiasm, and his heart warmed up. He hasn't been to a restaurant and flower shop. If possible, he hopes to see it at the Qing court tonight.

"What's your plan next?"

Ma Xinyi put his hands in front of the bonfire to keep warm, and asked tentatively.

In troubled times, people are starving, and there are ruins and ruins everywhere. After walking for more than ten miles, there is no human habitation, only a dilapidated Temple of the Stove Lord.

The two worshiped the damaged statue and planned to rest here for the night.

Coo coo, Lin Dong screamed from hunger.

There are only roads made of yellow mud, and the empty land on both sides has no crops. There is no smoke or farmhouse in the afternoon.

Where can I get food?
"Me? I've never had any big ambitions, I just need to make a living."

Lin Dong chuckled and avoided talking about it.

No matter how stupid he was, he knew that Ma Xinyi was deliberately soliciting him. Although Ma Xinyi still had an official status, after suffering such a defeat this time, he must not dare to go back.

During the chat between the two, Ma Xinyi revealed that he was from the Shunzi Battalion in the early days of the Hunan Army, and Zeng Gong was fine, Zuo Gong was very strict in governing the army, so how could Ma Xinyi have the courage to go back.

"It's a time of troubled times, and it's a good time for my brother to make a name for himself, what do you think?"

Ma Xinyi turned his head and met Lin Dong's eyes.

Although he had lost a battle, the guy's eyes were burning with flames.

Lin Dong looked away, patted his stomach and got up, and said, "What else can I do, hang out with the general, the general has some meat to eat, so just leave me some soup to drink."

Lin Dong walked out of the temple gate and looked around. It was pitch black and there were no stars in the surrounding fields.

The only wealth of the two of them is the few war horses they took.

"This horse cannot be killed. If it is slaughtered for meat, Ma Xinyi may not want to fight me."

Lin Dong rubbed his stomach, feeling very melancholy.

"We are a friendship dug out of the dead, from now on don't call me general, call me big brother."

Ma Xinyi's expression was stern, and his face was calm, but he actually felt relieved a lot when he recognized this brother with incomparable physique and incomparable strength.

"If you get rich, you must share it with your brothers!"

Ma Xinyi promised.

Lin Dong could eat the pancake he drew, but he wasn't very hungry.

Rubbing in the ears, it sounded like mosquitoes flapping their wings.

[You have started a side mission! 】

[Task name: Secret Treasure of Peace. 】

[Mission Description: Assist Ma Xinyi to obtain the treasure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After the task is completed, the reward can be a growth affix!Abandoning missions, such rewards will never be issued in subsequent missions. 】

"Do I have a choice?"

Lin Dong pouted.

"If the elder brother does not give up, he will go through fire and water for the elder brother."

Lin Dong straightened his expression, clasped his fists and said.

Ma Xinyi showed a gratified smile, his voice lowered a lot, and he seemed to be talking to himself.

"The defeat of Hechuan had a great impact on me. I was betrayed by the people above. I can't go back to Mr. Zuo. However, with a knife, I can't make a living in troubled times."

"Brother is right."

Lin Dong responded with a smile.

"Brother, are you hungry?"

Ma Xinyi turned his head and asked.

"What are you hungry for? Not hungry."

Lin Dong waved his hand stubbornly.

"Not hungry? Not hungry, what's the name of your stomach?"

Ma Xinyi tilted his head and glanced at his stomach, piercing Lin Dong's stubbornness.

"..."

Lin Dong was speechless, and his mood became even more melancholy.

"Be patient if you're hungry. We'll go to the county seat tomorrow. Let's sell the horse and eat it all."

The friendship between Lin Dong and Ma Xinyi was established in these three or two sentences.

Yangchang County knows by its name that the road to the city will not be easy.

This county is sandwiched between Niujiao Peak and Crockpot Mountain, and the mountain road is winding like a sheep's intestines, so it got such a name.

"Qin Qiong still has a day to sell horses, you and I two brothers, it's not shameful to sell the horse for some change."

Ma Xinyi put it there and comforted himself.

After half an hour, the two rushed to Yangchang County. The gatekeeper saw some good horses and wanted to embarrass them.

As a result, Ma Xinyi's eyes glared murderously, and coolness rushed from the tailbone to the Tianling Gai, and the defender immediately let him go.

Take a few war horses to the mule and horse market.

The two stood together for a long time, and after an hour or two passed, no one came to ask a question.

A few good horses, with strong mane, looking energetic, and the hair on their bodies is very comfortable to the touch, but they are a little thinner.

It's almost noon.

I thought that today's time would be wasted in vain, but in the end, a few buyers suddenly came to talk to me.

Lin Dong thought about it, even if the other party was pressing down on the price, he persuaded Ma Xinyi to give up the horse goods. War horses not only eat grass, but if they want to be fed well, they must have beans, eggs and so on.

The cost of a high-quality military horse can even exceed that of ordinary families.

They can't afford these war horses.

"What kind of charter?"

The few people who came to look at the goods, the leader wearing a felt hat, asked with a grin.

He had two beards on his lips, his hands in his sleeves, and he was tall. Suddenly, Lin Dong thought he had met the professional mage Liu Haizhu.

The man came up and stretched out his hand, he was about to pinch the black horse's mouth and take a look at its teeth.

……

The black horse snorted and took two steps back.

"120 taels."

Ma Xinyi thought that a big customer was coming, so he smiled kindly. According to the local rules, he opened his mouth silently and compared the numbers with his hands.

Although the buyer didn't look like a good person, and he was flamboyant, the seller was not easy to bully, rolling around in the corpse, it was hard to say who was more vicious on both sides.

"The price is a bit high, but they are all out in the rivers and lakes. If you make friends, that's the price. Xiangzi, give them twenty pennies."

The man in the felt hat pressed his hat, didn't look at the horse, and asked the young man who followed him to pay the bill.

The only problem is...

One tael of silver is the usual money, this is not considered the market price, and it costs more to exchange copper coins for silver.

Twenty pennies is 20 taels of silver.

Amusing?
"Could it be that you are delusional, my elder brother said 120 taels."

Lin Dong frowned, his tone slightly unhappy.

"There are several streets in the southeast, northwest, and I don't know who is the father! I say how much it is, so it is. This Yangchang County, half the sky, who will not sell our Hanfang plaster shop face? My grandfather is Liu San'er, and my ancestor is a master of boxing. You two stinky dogs came to our site to do business and confiscated rent. I have been merciful. Paying you is thinking of you. Xiangzi, lead the horse!"

Liu San reported his name, said sternly, and at the same time ordered the young people around him to act.

Strong buying and strong selling?

met.

"I see who dares!"

Lin Dong let out a tiger roar.

His nine-ring knife was originally wrapped in cloth and placed under his buttocks as a cushion.

At this moment, he stood up abruptly and drew out the knife neatly.

Lin Dong has killed people and seen blood, although the time is short, but the son of tiger and leopard, even though he is unwritten, already has the spirit of eating cattle.

There was a frightening look between his eyebrows.

Jingle Bell.

The sound of the iron ring was crisp and clear, and it could reflect the blade of the human face, and the whole body was cold.

The blade pointed obliquely.

The helper behind Liu San subconsciously took a few steps back.

"What's the matter, a strong dragon crossing the river, doing business, using a knife, there is no such reason in the world."

Liu San said slowly.

In fact, Liu San was also a little scared, but he insisted on not shrinking his eggs.

This person used to be a scumbag, walking around the streets, no one took him seriously.

However, in the past half a year, luck has come, and given the opportunity, he recognized a monkey boxing master as his ancestor, and gradually became arrogant.

"There is no reason to use a knife, but there is no reason to buy and sell by force."

Ma Xinyi sarcastically said that there was no wave in his eyes, making it impossible to distinguish emotions.

Humph.

Liu San snorted coldly, took a few steps back, and said loudly: "If I don't make a move, Third Master, no one will dare to take this mule and horse market. If you don't believe me, you can wait and see."

"Didn't realize that you are still an overlord?"

Lin Dong squeezed out a smile that made Liu San feel uncomfortable, and he was about to cut out with a slash of the Nine Ring Saber.

"Don't move the knife!"

Ma Xinyi reminded.

A loose hand.

boom!
Lin Dong slammed his fist hard, and the punch was swift, as fast as lightning.

Ma Xinyi twitched his face.

Liu San fell on his back, a front tooth flew out, and blood flowed from his nose.

"Things who don't know how to live or die dare to hit us with ideas."

Lin Dong gritted his teeth, his face overflowing with evil.

"Forgive me."

The young men following behind Liu San were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They didn't dare to say a word, and hurriedly carried away their boss. This appearance made people laugh.

"Are you really letting them go?"

Lin Dong turned to look at Ma Xinyi.

"If you don't leave, can you keep them all? If you want to kill people, people will want to kill you. In this world, there are always people who are better than us. You have a better foundation than me, but you haven't practiced it yet."

Patting Lin Dong on the shoulder, and preaching a few more words, Ma Xinyi said: "Take care of the horses, wait for me here, I'll go get some food."

After finishing speaking, he squeezed into the crowded market and disappeared.

It was almost noon, and there were more and more people coming and going in the market.

However, just in response to what the man in the felt hat said just now, no one cares about the good horse put here for most of the day.

There was a strong smell of livestock in the air, wrapped in dung, making people uncomfortable.

Lin Dong was so fumigated that he could still hear the buzzing of mosquito wings from time to time, his heart suddenly moved, his palm stuck out, and three or two flying insects circling around his head were crushed to death.

"I still have this ability?"

Lin Dong felt surprised.

At this time, I heard that familiar hoarse voice.

"When facing a demon corpse, he made a precise strike. He blocked Ma Xinyi's back spear on the battlefield, and made a deft probe. A quick claw to catch mosquitoes and moths. The sharpening again and again made you awaken a brand new affix, with quick hands and quick eyes."

[Affix Name: Quick Hands and Quick Eyes]

【Quality: White】

[Position: left hand]

[Effect: Touch type, your spiritual awareness is alert, your eyesight is sharp, and your movements are quick. When you encounter danger, your body can always be one step ahead of your brain to respond. 】

"That's fine too."

Affixes will be given out just by fanning a mosquito?
Lin Dong said inwardly, with a thought, he stretched out his left hand, and a line of ink-colored small seal characters was faintly visible in the palm.

"Come and have some broth."

Ma Xinyi came over with a porcelain bowl and two white flour buns in his hands.

"Where did you get the money?"

Lin Dong took the bowl, and the rich meaty aroma flowed into his nose along the wind, and there was a layer of oil on the soup. Just smelling it, it seduced the gluttons in his stomach to howl.

"I'm the big brother, I always have a way."

Ma Xinyi laughed.

Lin Dong swallowed his saliva and looked up and down.

Shoes changed?
Ma Xinyi was wearing officer shoes, leather ones.

Now the feet are covered with a pair of straw sandals.

The thumbs are all exposed.

Noticing Lin Dong's eyes, Ma Xinyi shrank his toes in embarrassment.

Lin Dong closed his eyelids and handed over the soup bowl again.

"You are the eldest brother, you drink first!"

In this way, the two shared a bowl of broth and two pieces of cake.

When the soup flowed down the throat and into the stomach, the whole body was warm, and the chapped lips of the two of them soon had a layer of grease.

The pancakes were stuffed into the belly, and the soup was drunk down to the last drop.

Lin Dong let out a long sigh in satisfaction.

This was the most delicious bowl of broth he had ever drank when he came to this world, full of brotherhood.

(End of this chapter)