Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 145
Just when Xu Qing didn't know which one to choose for fun, Huang Shimei tugged Xu Qing's sleeve quietly, and said mysteriously: "Brother Xu, the one headed by the small business group and the two recruited by the big business group just now The room is tricky."

"Oh? How did you know..." As soon as Xu Qing said that, he regretted it. Huang Shimei, who is in power in the Huang family, naturally has the ability to read words and demeanor.

"Well, Brother Xu, don't ask, anyway, those two people are tricky..." Huang Shimei said sincerely.

"Then tell me, which one should I join?" Xu Qing asked Huang Shimei, she was better at this.

Huang Shimei pondered for a while: "Choose the younger one, if something happens, you can handle it..."

For Xu Qing, the big group seemed a bit deceptive, so it was hard to be a good person to join. The small group was more free, so he joined the small group.The small group didn't need to pay any insurance premiums. Several leaders recognized each other, secretly compared their strengths, and finally chose an experienced one as the leader, saying that he took care of everything and asked him to help drive the horse team porter.And that doesn't matter, it's the tricky person Huang Shimei called Li Jun.

Xu Qing remained calm, he regarded himself as a junior in the team, and was humble in every way, which made everyone take care of them, and they got along harmoniously.It's just that after Huang Shimei's warning, Xu Qing's subordinates did not eat and drink with others.

After half a day, Xu Qing and the others found a small businessman who always avoided him.Seizing the opportunity, Xu Qing stepped forward to grab it, but found that it was the person who sold Niu Chong to Xu Qing before, and he did not expect to meet him here.The man said that Niu Chong could not be sold, so he could only go deeper into the grassland to find customers.But now, he has exchanged a lot of goods with that bull, and he has to rush back to the pass.These words were reasonable, so Xu Qing didn't ask any more questions.

It was October and a half weather at this time, although it was clear and bright, it was quite cold, the ground was frozen hard, and the strong wind was blowing, making it very difficult to walk.Li Jun and his group wanted to rush back to the customs before the heavy snow blocked the road, so they had to hurry on the road.Since I left the market, all I have to do is get up at five o'clock every day, hurry on the road as early as possible, and rest when I am tired in the middle of the day.

When Xu Qing came here earlier, he ran around in a hurry, and he didn't know where he was and how far he was from the border. This time, he walked for three or four days on his return trip, but he still didn't see the border.Not only Xu Qing, but others were also suspicious.After Li Jun knew about it, he explained that there was a young wolf here, and everyone believed him because he was older.

There are few people, few travelers, and every stop is a deserted road.It was already very cold during the day, but Li Jun had to apply for a card to get up, and he didn't rest until Chenshi.Shen Pai got up, he was on his way at night.It was colder at night, and we had to hurry, which made everyone complain.Except for Xu Qing, the rest of the merchants had a lot of goods and heavy burdens, and none of them was lighter. The weather was cold, the feet were blown by the wind, and they were too cold to walk. Seeing Xiaopo, they went to take shelter from the wind and rest.

Li Jun refused to rest, and hurriedly urged them to continue walking. If those masters stopped, they would scold them severely at least, and hit them with rattan canes at worst, forcing them to go.Although the businessmen themselves only carried some parcels, they felt sorry for their subordinates being beaten and scolded by Li Jun.

After a little persuasion, Li Jun and the other leaders taught him a lesson: "You are so ignorant! I am a frequent visitor on this road. For more than ten years, you did not beat this master for me, but you also slowly Take it. This road is not for fun!"

A businessman said: "It's not that we want to walk slowly. In fact, it's cold, and our limbs can't move, so we are behind. The day before yesterday, we just walked at dawn, and we were not so cold. How can we walk in the dark now? It's uneven!"

Li Jundao: "You talk like that, but it seems to be farting! The day before yesterday must be a good ground; now it is the border between the two countries, an embarrassing place, a place where horse thieves roam, don't rush there at night? Who dares to go in broad daylight?"

Several businessmen exclaimed, why did they come to the territory of horse thieves? According to Li Jun, a senior, he kept silent and thought in his stomach: "If this fellow is not worth it, he will scold him!"

Li Jun raised the simple knife and wielded the cane, and went to drive away those masters who were carrying the burden. He looked very responsible, and it was really hard for everyone to speak ill.Several merchants wrapped their cloaks and sat on the horse and waited until Xu Qing came in front of him. Two merchants told him: "That old man of the Li family will kill by force, and he will become a big boss like this!"

Xu Qingdao: "He is an old merchant, and he is the one to lead the way, so don't argue with him. It seems that he is not going well in the past two days, but I will keep silent, and I have the right to bear with him for a few more days. "The two businessmen said: "Master, you just know how to talk about human feelings. All of your men ride horses. They don't know that it's not easy for me to wait, so they can be their own masters." Xu Qing just persuaded: "Be patient with him." Be patient."

Another day, when we arrived at Chenpai, that is, in the morning, we found a small slope to rest.The hundreds of masters were already shivering from the cold, and all of them sighed and said to their employers: "We are unfortunate to be masters on this trip, and we know that we are sent out. Such icy weather is so challenging. It’s a heavy burden; these two days, I didn’t choose the daytime and warm season to rush, and the boss would beat me with a rattan cane at every turn. It’s the flesh and blood of ordinary parents, so why should we suffer so much!”

The businessmen felt uncomfortable when they heard this, and hurriedly said: "Don't complain, I will reward you when I return to Qi County." With the promise of reward, the pickers said: "If you treat us like your customers , and dare not complain."

They slept together, and when the day was over and the sky was about to darken, when everyone got up, they had to get up and go on their way while there was still a little light in the sky.But Li Jun jumped up and shouted: "Where are you going! You are all going to sleep, don't pay attention!" The porters said: "Don't leave before it's too late, and beat us when it's cold at night!"

Li Jun cursed: "What do you know!" Without giving any reason, he took the cane and wanted to beat him.The porters swallowed their anger and had to sleep.That night until the time to apply for the license plate, I slowly lit the fire, ate my meal and left.Crush along the way, not allowed to rest on the slope.The hundreds of masters murmured and complained.The merchants were also chattering in front of Xu Qing, and Xu Qing tried to persuade him, but he didn't pay attention. All his men had horses, and their clothes were very warm, so they didn't suffer as much as the porters.

After going on like this for another half night, none of those masters complained about Li Jun.In the middle of the night, I started to eat slowly. Of course, for everyone, this was lunch.

On the day of a cold moon, there was no temperature at all, and the wind was extremely strong, making it very cold.The porters thought about continuing to light the fire to keep warm, since it would be dangerous to light a fire at night, Li Jun naturally refused to let them go.The pickers were disobedient, so Li Jun beat the future with a cane, and shouted: "Go quickly! I will teach you how to live!"

After dinner, I had to go on my way again. When I picked up my masters to see that day, the cold wind was unbearable, and my feet hurt from the cold, so I couldn't walk.All the masters said: "It's so cold, it's not cold to kill!" Li Jun once again said to the masters: "Go! Go ahead and let you rest." Li Jun only said it was the front, but Did not say where.As they were walking, there were many broken logs lying on the ground in front of them. When everyone saw them, they all rushed over, took a break from their burdens, and said they wanted to make a fire to keep them warm.

Li Jun said: "It's bitter, what is this place to go, but you are here to make a fire to keep warm, get up, go!" Rattan, hit head to head.One gets up, another falls asleep, another gets up, and this one falls down again.

This Li Jun was beating the picker, and the leaders of the merchants saw him and said: "The boss is in charge! It's too cold to leave! Don't see his crime!" Li Jun said: "Everyone, you don't know. This is the place where the strongman haunts, the name of the place It's called Huangnigang, and it's usually the peaceful day, when people come out to rob people in the daytime, it's such a scene. Whoever dares to light a fire here, isn't it self-destruction!"

After hearing what Li Jun said, the merchants said, "I've seen you say these words several times, just use them to scare people! But where are the strong men you're talking about, there is no Mao!" After saying this , All the leaders sat down on their own and said: "I will sit and go, you go and drive your people away first." Li Jun had no choice but to give up, take a risk and let them go. Build a fire to keep warm.

At this time, Huang Shimei pulled Xu Qing aside nervously, and said to Xu Qing: "Brother Xu, I'm afraid we have been tricked."

"How do you say it?" Xu Qing didn't understand. Although this Li Junduguan was a little stricter, he did act responsibly, and he didn't look like a bad person.

"Don't you think we've been away for too long?" Huang Shimei reminded.

That's right, Xu Qing has already discovered the problem of too long, but it's not a question yet, Xu Qing nodded and motioned for Huang Shimei to continue.I only heard her say: "Brother Xu, I'm afraid we have encountered a common method of robbery in the Yanzhao land - the big bug."

"What is this?" Xu Qing really didn't know much about some "earth methods" of the Tang Dynasty.Huang Shimei slowly explained to Xu Qing:

"The large group of merchants deliberately raised the price of joining the group, forcing some small merchants to join the group and travel by themselves. And in these small groups, there will be an old man who seems to be highly respected, and will usually be elected as the governor. Let these small merchants wander around, deliberately exhausting them physically and mentally, and then use some tricks to kill the small merchants and seize their property and commodities."

"But there are hundreds of people here, how can they deceive others?"

"It's enough to prescribe medicine, and more than a hundred people were either eaten by wild wolves or bought by Turkic people. Anyway, they will never come back again. It's like being eaten by a big worm, so they are called big worms."

"This is really hateful, why don't we sneak away?" There is also a way for robbers to take people's money without hurting their lives. This kind of bandit called a big worm can make people lose their money and life. It is simply extremely vicious.

"Although I'm not sure it's a big fan this time, but if it is, there must be people around here..." Huang Shimei pondered for a while, and continued with great confidence: "Later, someone will propose to drink to warm up , you watch, no matter what, don’t let our people drink.”

(End of this chapter)