Wen Erba took the order and went first. When he saw Wenyi, he told the whole story in detail.

When I feel good about literature and art, I move forward boldly and confidently.

On this day, they came to a small town. There was a strange phenomenon here. Several households in the town had hotels, and many clerks were shouting: "There are already twenty people in the black pine forest, and there are still more to come."

Ten people can set off."

"The caravan has hired twenty helpers. There are already seventeen of them, and there are still three more to go before we can set off."

Literary Curious stepped forward and asked: "Brother, why are everyone forming a group here?

Can’t you go there by yourself?”

The guy smiled and said, "Is this your first time here?

Over here is the black pine forest, which is hundreds of miles long and vast. There are countless bandits and robbers in it. Once someone like you goes in, you can't get out, so we all stay here for a short time and wait for more people to go in together."

Wenyi asked again: "Can't we go around it?"

The guy said: "Okay, it will take three months to go around from the left, and four months to go around from the right. You can try it."

Literary's face suddenly darkened and he shouted: "I'm going to leave this black pine forest. Didn't you say that there is a caravan that needs three helpers?

There are exactly three of us, and we want to sign up."

The waiter looked the three of them up and down and said, "These two gentlemen are fine. You don't know if you, a little guy with hairy hair, want them. Go in and ask."

After saying that, he quickly entered the inn.

After a while, a fat rich man with a kind face came out, looked at the three of them with narrowed eyes, and said with a smile: "They are good men, there is no problem.

It’s just that this kid is too young, so for the sake of the two strong men, let’s get together with him.”

Literary Art was unconvinced and said: "Uncle, even though I'm young, I'm also a versatile scholar who can fight on horseback and write on dismounted.

I also had a share in the battle of Chang'an back then!"

The fat rich man chuckled and said, "It's not surprising that people can say, OK, I'll count it on you. As long as we can get out of the black pine forest safely, you can each get three coins as reward. What do you think?"

Wenyi said: "I still have to take care of the food!"

The fat rich man nodded and said: "No problem, just stay with me, kid. I'm sure you won't be too lonely along the way."

The three literary men followed him into the inn.

The fat rich man introduced: "My surname is Wang, and I make a living by selling cloth.

He often travels between Chang'an and Hebei, and this time he plans to transport ten carts of cotton there.

I have passed through the black pine forest dozens of times. There are countless bandits and robbers in the forest. Some of them can live in peace as long as they pay filial piety money, and some can rob, but there are still only a few people who rob, so I have some helpers in this black pine town to prevent them.

just in case."

Wenyi asked curiously: "Cotton?

I have only heard of linen, silk, and cotton."

Rich Man Wang said: "This is a new kind of cloth from Chang'an. It is made of white laminated seeds from the Western Regions. It is soft, warm and cheap. However, it cannot be mass-produced yet. It can only be found near Chang'an.

There are a lot of white sheets on the car, but the people who grow them like to call them cotton, cotton cloth."

Literary Art suddenly realized that he had not asked about cotton since he taught the villagers how to use cotton. He did not expect that cotton cloth could be produced now. Judging from this speed, it would be just around the corner to spread it throughout the country.

After lunch, everyone set off on the road, chatting and laughing along the way and chatting harmoniously with Rich Man Wang.

The mountain road was rugged and not easy to walk, so everyone walked slowly.

After only traveling forty miles a day, they camped on the roadside to rest. Twenty helpers and forty men took turns keeping watch.

Because Wenyi was young, Rich Man Wang took care of him and did not let him attend the vigil, and even let him sleep in the same tent with him.

On the third day, we also encountered three or four groups of bandits on the road. Seeing that they were outnumbered, they suddenly disappeared.

Until that afternoon, a group of fifty or sixty bandits blocked the way. The leader was a man with a scar on his face. He held a big knife in his hand and shouted at the convoy: "I drove this mountain and planted this tree.

If you want to live from now on, leave money to buy your way!"

The rich man Wang was also a man who was accustomed to wind and rain. He took out a bulging money bag from his arms and handed it over and said: "Your Majesty, this is some filial piety money. Let's use it to buy some wine with my brothers."

The man took the hand and shook it and said, "What's in your car?"

Mr. Wang smiled and said: "They are all worthless cloth, ready to be sold to Hebei to make some small money."

The man raised his eyebrows and returned the silver bag to Rich Man Wang and said, "I don't want your silver, just leave half of your cloth for us."

Rich Man Wang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this is not appropriate. I have to rely on these cloths to support my whole family. If I give you half of it, my whole family will not be able to survive!"

The man suddenly changed his face and said, "As long as I say yes! If you don't hand over half of the cloth, you can't get out of the black pine forest!"

His subordinates immediately drew their weapons and were ready to strike.

Rich Man Wang returned to the fleet and secretly made a fighting gesture. At this time, Wenyi stepped forward and said to the big man: "I see that your brothers are less than a hundred, and you can't even use up a cart of cloth. If you want to make clothes, let me talk to Yuan Wang."

I’ll give you a car, why do you need half of it when you come up?

What’s the point?”

The man sneered and said: "Why are you asking so much, little kid? I'm going to order half of the cloth today!"

Wen Yi saw that the weapons in the hands of those minions were all rusty, and some even had broken blades. He thought that these people must have been refugees before, and they became bandits after they couldn't survive the war.

Let's see if we can find out anything. This guy doesn't look like a real villain. He should have something to hide.

Wenyi said: "Look, you are also a man. How about we make a bet?"

The man said: "What are you betting on?"

Wenyi said: "I have a long sword here, and you have a long knife there. Let's chop each other to see whose weapon breaks first. The loser must answer the other party's three questions truthfully."

The man looked at the inconspicuous long sword in his hand, then looked at his thick sword and said, "Bijibi, I will play with you today."

After saying that, he picked up the sword and walked towards Wenyi.

Wenyi was not polite and slashed at the machete with his sword.

When the swords met, there was only a "bang" sound, and the man's sword broke into two pieces, while Wenyi's sword didn't even have a break.

The man stared blankly at the broken knife in his hand with a look of disbelief on his face.

Wenyi smiled and said: "Let me introduce myself first. My two brothers and I are known as the 'Three Auspicious Treasures', and I am the Three Treasures.

I wonder what this good man’s name is?”

Only then did the man come back to his senses and blurt out: "You are a three-star member of the Sangmen!"

Literary's face suddenly darkened. As the saying goes, it's best not to go out and bad things will spread thousands of miles.

No one calls their so sweet "Three Lucky Treasures", even the bandits who cut the path know "Three Lucky Treasures".

Wenyi said firmly: "I don't know your name?"

The man patted his chest and said, "I am Liu Wu, the 'Liu Yi Dao', who is famous as the 'Three Stars of the Sangmen'. I have admired him for a long time!"

Wenyi gritted his teeth and corrected: "It's the three auspicious treasures! Let's not talk about it for now. If you lose, you have to answer my three questions honestly! Those who cheat are not heroes!"

Liu Wu put the remaining half of the knife in his waist and said, "Ask me, I will tell you the truth."

Wenyi said: "First question, I see there are less than a hundred of you, why do you need so much cloth?"

Liu Wu sighed and said: "There are not only bandits and robbers in the black pine forest, but also many poor people who have fled. My village has housed more than a thousand young, old, orphans and widows who fled from Hebei. They can only rely on picking wild vegetables, wild fruits and

The brothers hunted prey for a living.

We were short of food and clothing, so I collected the money and exchanged it for food, but it was hard to buy cloth.

You are merchants selling cloth, so you can borrow some for use."

Wenyi added: "The second question is, if we bite the bullet and refuse to give, what will you do?"

Liu Wu said: "I know asking for half of the cloth is too much. If you really don't give it, I will grab two carts and leave. I won't embarrass you."

Wenyi nodded and said: "The third question is, I want to join the gang, will you agree?"

Liu Wu thought for a moment and shook his head and said: "No, I've heard of the 'Three Stars of Sangmen' too. Everywhere they go, every house is hit by disasters, and every household in the place they pass is in a mess.

If I take over your village, it will definitely be doomed!"

Wenyi was furious! He said: "If you are willing to let me be the second boss of your village, I will ask the rich man Wang to give you all the goods!"

Liu Wu struggled for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "If you can keep the cloth, I will make you the second boss even if I suffer a disaster!"

Only then did Wenyi nod with satisfaction and said: "That's right, just wait here."

After saying that, he returned to Rich Man Wang and said: "Uncle Wang, you are going to Hebei this time to sell cloth. Why don't you just tell me a price and I'll take it all, which will save you the trouble of traveling around again."

Rich Man Wang said with a sad face: "I didn't expect that I would meet you, the Sangmenxing. You said it lightly and bought all the cloths. Do you know how much these cloths are worth?"

Wen Yi smiled and nuzzled at Wen Erba. Wen Erba took out a wooden box from the bullock cart and carried it to the rich man Wang. Wen Yi said: "You bid.

The kid should still be able to afford it."

Although the box hadn't been opened yet, the rich man Wang knew that there was a lot of money in it when he saw Wen Erba struggling.

He thought about it silently in his mind and said, "Xiao Yi, I'm not going to blackmail you. There are a total of thirty carts of cotton cloth and ten carts of cotton, totaling twelve thousand guan. The cart and donkey will be given to you."
To be continued...