In the blink of an eye, it has been ten days since the camel team set off.
Zhuzi and Hong'er led a small camel team of eighty people and drove the camels to follow the big team.
Whether intentionally or not, their camel team was placed in the middle, with people in front and behind.
Zhuzi didn't even secretly open the bag, but he knew that they were transporting food and wooden barrels, which contained either wine or fresh water.
This camel caravan is very complicated. In addition to the Fan family's own people, who make up half of it, there are three remaining groups. Zhuzi and Hong'er are one group, the three one-eyed dragon brothers are one group, and the old man with the knife-faced face is one group.
All three were recruited.
To outsiders, these three families look strange.
The three one-eyed brothers are all one-eyed. And they are all missing their left eye. This can't help but make people think. Each of their brothers has a sinister face, and they look like tyrannical men at first glance.
The old man with a knife-like face looked to be in his sixties. He was very sick and kept coughing. Sometimes when he took away the handkerchief covering his mouth, there were still specks of blood on it.
Zhuzi was so frightened that he quickly pulled Hong'er away. If this was tuberculosis, it would be a trap.
Zhuzi looked strange at others. But the two of them were the strangest to others. A handsome young man and an older girl. They said they were husband and wife, but the girl was clearly a young lady. Moreover, the people under their command were also the most troublesome to look at.
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This young couple, as harmless as rabbits, always smiles brightly when they see them. This makes the old gangsters of the Camel Road feel very uneasy. This sight is even more frightening. There is no good reason for doing this.
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The rule on the camel trail is that you are not allowed to inquire about the other person's details.
But Zhuzi soon discovered a clue. That is, seven of the Fan family members never interacted with anyone, and no one ordered them to do anything. They just pulled the camels and followed them.
From Zhangjiakou, we walked through the grasslands all the way to Shenyang, mostly within Yang Fan's sphere of influence. Zhuzi secretly mobilized the horse bandits along the way and made several small-scale attempts to raid the camel caravans.
Then people paid close attention to the reactions of these seven people.
As a result, every time there was an emergency, someone would approach these seven people seemingly unconsciously, stay for a while, and then leave.
Zhu Zhu is already 70% sure that these seven people are the real leaders of this camel caravan.
Zhu Zhu had already begun to make these people disappear during a certain raid by horse bandits.
Otherwise, people like myself will be in big trouble when we get to Shenyang.
At night, the camels formed a circle to block the cold wind. A blanket was spread on the snow. Hong'er and Zhuzi snuggled together to keep warm. At the same time, they talked quietly.
"Tell me, why are you wading into this muddy water? Isn't it better to be a maid for the second lady? Follow the second lady to serve the master. Live your life well in the house. The food and clothing are so good. Why bother? I have to do it.
This kind of business of licking blood from the blade of a knife. Haven't you had enough in Dongchang?"
Hong'er looked at the dead branches burning in the fire pit, and her little face was illuminated by the fire. She whispered: "Master doesn't like me, why should I stay at home? Last time in the grassland, Master drank a bowl of deer blood."
Madam called me, Xiaoyu, and the four girls from Sixiang. But the master glared at Madam and sent us all away."
Zhu Zhu sighed. To be honest, he really hoped that Xiao Hong could live a good life in the inner house. Although he was still a little moved by Hong'er. However, what happened last time made him feel very uncomfortable.
The people at the top are beaten today and will be fine again tomorrow. But what about the people at the bottom? It’s so uncomfortable.
Originally, the master and the second lady were hostile, but who would have thought that they would become husband and wife in the blink of an eye. This made the following people who fought against each other very uncomfortable.
"Brother Zhuzi, I shouldn't use you, nor should I lie to you. Are you still angry with me?" Hong'er lowered her head and said softly.
"At that time, I was quite angry. I'm such a stupid person. You fooled me so easily over such a simple matter. I almost ruined the master's big event."
"Brother Zhuzi. The master and his wife said that when a person is in love, his IQ will drop to zero. Did you like me then?" In the dark night, Hong'er's big eyes were like a pair of black grapes, round and round.
He looked at the pillar and said.
Zhuzhu glared at her and snorted softly.
Hong'er hit him with her fist and said, "Stingy guy."
Zhuzi smiled bitterly and said: "We are all hard-working, struggling to survive in such a world. Many times, we just follow the crowd and can't help ourselves. There are not many opportunities for us to make our own decisions. Did you refuse at that time?"
Thinking about it makes me not angry anymore. No one in this world is different."
"Actually, as long as you live a good life, I will be very happy." Zhu Zhu took out a cigarette from his arms and lit it with a lighter. He took two puffs. Cigarettes are such a good thing, no wonder the master gave them to everyone. They are particularly good at relieving emotions.
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"Brother Zhuzi, you know, it was not the second lady who sent me here this time. It was the master who came to talk to me alone and asked me if I would accept this task. This time, no one ordered me. I chose to come here myself.
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Zhuzi was a little surprised and turned to look at Hong'er.
What do you mean, sir! Zhu Zhu felt that his brain was a little exhausted.
Zhuzi knows about the second wife's affairs. After she gives birth to a child, the best destination is to stay at home to raise her husband and raise her children, and gradually leave the Military Intelligence Office.
The master asked Hong'er to go on a mission with him. What does the master mean?
As a person trained by the master himself, he should not have any relationship with the second lady's direct maid. This would be detrimental to downplaying the second lady's influence in the Military Intelligence Office.
"Actually, I think you all think of the master too complicatedly. For more than a year, I have been by the master's side and experienced his temperament, joys and sorrows at close range. In fact, he is an ordinary person who cannot be compared to ordinary people. And
There is no difference between you and me. As the saying goes, a marriage cannot be ruined. He may just feel that the fight between them, the big guys, has caused irreparable changes in the fate of us little guys. He thinks this is not good. So, give it to us
Create an opportunity.”
Zhu Zhu was a little stunned, but after thinking about it, this reason seemed reasonable.
However, he is not Hong'er. Women always use intuition and emotion to consider problems. He has also discovered that the master has become more and more mature in the past two years. When he does things and employs people, he often goes out of his way not to deal with it cleanly, leaving some traces behind.
.The purpose is to make it easier to intervene when necessary in the future.
To be honest, Hong was the first person who came into his heart when he was a child. He had a cold and indifferent temperament and never asked others for their welfare. Except for the little blushing girl next to him.
Zhuzi thought about it and laughed a little. Since when did he start planning this? If he still cares about this girl in his heart and doesn't let go of her, then marry her. What's the big deal.
Zhuzi suddenly laughed and said: "You know, the master and the second lady had a fierce fight at the beginning, but the second lady always had a good impression of the master. In fact, I saw it the first time I went to Tianxiang Tower to sell stoves.
The first thing she asked me, I still remember, was, was it your master who asked you to come here?"
