The sun sets in the west, and the rays of sunset shine in the west.
"Drive, drive..."
Chen Fan was riding a horse leisurely on a dirt road in a wilderness. He was tired of riding in the carriage for nearly half a month, so he couldn't help but get on the horse and go for a ride.
Not to mention, it’s quite refreshing to ride a horse occasionally, and it feels like riding a motorcycle in my previous life. However, Chen Fan couldn't go far alone in the caravan, so he just relaxed his muscles and breathed some air.
"Sir, it's getting late. There seems to be a house not far ahead. I'll take people to set up an outpost first." Li Jun, the deputy head of the Chen Mansion's nursing home and now the head of the caravan's guard, rode up to Chen Fan. Report.
Li Jun is thirty-two years old, tall and mighty. Like the leader Wang Meng, he was born in the border army. After he couldn't survive, he was invited by Chen Fan to be a nurse. He may not be very strong individually, but he leads his subordinates with strict discipline and well-organized work arrangements. Organized.
Chen Fan blocked the setting sun with his hand, looked at the fireworks in front and nodded, "Okay, remember to pay attention."
"Yes, sir." After hearing Chen Fan's agreement, Li Jun waved and led the two of them on horseback to explore the road ahead to find a place to stay.
At the same time, in the woods not far from the road, two men with sly eyebrows poked their heads and looked at Chen Fan's caravan. Their eyes were full of greed when they looked at the cargo on the carriage.
"Fat sheep!" one of them said.
"With so many people guarding them, everyone knows that the goods must be valuable. They will definitely stay at Li Dazui's shop tonight and let Li Dazui go find out what is inside and whether it is worth our vote." Another One obviously thinks more and is more stable.
Lee Kee Inn.
This is the only inn within thirty miles of this wilderness.
It used to be a government inn, but it gradually fell into disuse. Finally, it was bought by Li Dazui as an inn, with the goal of earning money from distant merchants.
After Li Jun checked and found no problems, he decided on the rooms and food the caravan needed, and then sent someone back to report, while Li Jun himself watched closely in the kitchen.
There is no other way. You can never be too careful when you go out.
By the time Chen Fan and his large team arrived, the inn was already ready.
The shopkeeper of Li Ji Inn is a tall, round-waisted man. Although he is dressed in silk brocade and fine clothes, he looks more like a butcher than a shopkeeper. Especially when he smiles, his big mouth is as if it has been torn and is very oozing.
When Chen Fan first entered the inn, he felt very uncomfortable being greeted warmly by such a person and a waiter. When he arrived at the private room, he waved to the shopkeeper to leave so as not to affect his appetite.
Li Dazui seemed to be self-aware, and asked the waiter to treat him seriously before retreating.
However, when he just returned to the counter, he suddenly saw the red cloth hanging on the tree not far from the inn, and his expression suddenly changed slightly.
"Alas~"
Then he looked at the caravan who were eating and drinking happily and shook their heads slightly.
Jianghu, you can't help yourself.
Li Dazui waved, and a smart waiter came over. Li Dazui whispered a few words in his ear.
The smart waiter's eyes lit up, he glanced at the caravan and nodded quickly. Obviously this is not the first time I have done this job, so I am very confident.
The waiter had a good way of detecting information. He did not go to the caravan people to talk to them first. Instead, he came to the individual travelers area following the caravan and deliberately praised the young and promising leader of the caravan in front of everyone. He was the one he had seen. The most distinguished guest.
The individual travelers who followed the caravan all the way felt proud to hear the waiter's praise. After all, they were all from Yangzhou, and a figure in his hometown could brag to others.
"Hey, waiter, let me tell you, this man is not simple..."
So everyone got excited and told me everything about Chen Fan.
How could he grow from a commoner to a wealthy family in just three years, and then be forced by the eunuchs to rise up again?
The twists and turns of the experience, the god-like speed of development, are soul-stirring and vivid...
.......
After burning the incense, the waiter came back and said, "Shopkeeper, I'm from Yangzhou. The goods may be...perfume."
"I know the sachet, but what is perfume?" Li Dazui asked doubtfully.
"I don't know either. According to them, sachets are made into perfume. It's something used by big shots. I heard it's very expensive." The waiter shook his head. He didn't understand what perfume was, but he did find out that it was very expensive. expensive.
"Well, things went well, as per the old rules." Li Dazui took out the fifty copper coins he had prepared from the drawer and handed them to the waiter.
"Hey, thank you, shopkeeper, can I go over now?" The waiter quickly collected the money and asked Li Dazui.
"Go." Li Dazui waved his hand and asked the waiter to go out and report the news.
"Oh, what a pity. Being targeted by the people from Xie Cong Ling, I don't know how many more innocent ghosts will come along this road."
Looking at the waiter leaving, Li Dazui shook his head and murmured to himself.
On the other side, the hotel box.
Just as Chen Fan was eating hot food, Li Jun knocked on the door and walked in.
"Sir, a waiter went out after asking about our origins."
Li Dazui probably didn't expect that Li Jun would develop an instinct for external vigilance due to his background as a border guard. He had already arranged for his men to closely watch every move in the inn.
"Interesting, so this inn is a place for bandits and bandits to find out the news? Send someone to guard a hundred feet away from the inn. When the waiter comes back, he will be the first to arrest and torture him. I want to see which thieves dare to target me. Chen Fan’s stuff.”
Chen Fan was eager to move. He hadn't done anything for a long time. He missed the feeling of slashing people with a knife.
Along the way, I don't know whether the bandits were afraid of the orderly guarding of their caravan or something else. No one came to intercept and rob them. Now that they finally met one, Chen Fan was a little excited.
So he wasn't interested in eating anymore. He took the silk scarf from Xiaodie and wiped his mouth and gave instructions to Li Jun.
"Yes, Master." Li Jun has a military style, obedient and capable.
Xie Congling, a cave about ten feet in size, was crowded with hundreds of people.
At this time, two men with sly eyebrows in the cave were reporting to the masters sitting above the cave about the fat sheep they had found today.
There are three masters in Xieconngling. The eldest master, Liu Chengzhi, is ten years old. He used to be a bodyguard who eats Western food. He transports escorts and kills individual travelers at the same time.
Later, I thought it was better to make money by being a thief, so I started a business here without capital by recruiting people and horses based on the contacts I had made while traveling to the west.
The second head of the family, Gao Liang, is a tall and powerful man. He was once a disciple of the Shaolin family and was good at Arhat Boxing. He was a fellow villager with Liu Chengzhi and was roped in to do business together.
The third master, Zhong An, is short in stature but has good skills with two swords. He used to be the leader of a group of thieves. He was roped in by Liu Chengzhi to join him as a partner. He has a smart mind and is also the military advisor of Xie Cong Ling.
"We are coming from Yangzhou to Fuzhou, and the cargo is perfume? What is that?"
When the bandits heard the news that the two men said, they started talking about it. They had no idea what this perfume was?
Not to mention the bandits, the three well-informed bosses didn't understand what this thing was for a while, and they looked at each other in confusion.
It is difficult for them to ship out goods of unknown use and sell them as stolen goods.
"Three heads, according to the information that the waiter inquired about, perfume is very popular and valuable in Yangzhou. It is comparable to jade. Only some big shots can afford to buy and sell goods."
One of the stern men saw that the leaders didn't understand, so he followed the waiter's words.
After hearing this, the bandits' eyes lit up and their spirits suddenly rose.
"Compared to jade? The goods of Xiwu Carriage, wow, wouldn't it be a bonus if we grab it?"
"But their guards are equipped with swords and are heavily guarded. It's difficult to chew."
"It's heavily guarded? Doesn't that mean that this thing is valuable? Is it difficult to chew when you have money? Is there anything harder to chew than chewing mud when you are hungry?"
