If you want to do something, do it. It is better to take action if you have a heartbeat. If you wait too long, things will change.
Determined to escape from this vortex, Du Kang locked the door and walked towards the mission hall.
This was not the first time Du Kang came to the mission hall. As soon as he entered the door, a clerk came to greet him. If he looked carefully, he was an acquaintance. He was the one who informed Du Kang the last time Lao Ba summoned the instructors for a meeting.
The two exchanged a few words, Du Kang explained his purpose, and the clerk gave him the latest assignment book.
"There is an endless infestation of grain hamsters in the south of the city, and it is suspected that there are demon rats causing trouble..."
"The Beishan Well Demon has escaped and is missing. If anyone has information, please provide it..."
Du Kang looked through them one by one and found that the Blood Clothes Club was indeed a local gang. All the missions here were from the county. Even the farthest missions were only a trip to the towns under Yangchun County, which was the slowest.
You can go back and forth in six or seven days.
Du Kang wanted to find a mission that was far away and took a long time, but he rummaged through the entire book and couldn't find it.
At this time, out of the corner of his eye, Du Kang glanced at the scribes on the side. These scribes had low-level positions and important positions. They had close ties with the affiliated forces of the Blood Clothes Society, the government, and the three religions and nine streams. They were well-informed and might be able to learn something from him.
"Brother, do you know if you have any missions to other counties recently?"
"Why is Mr. Du going to another county? I heard that you have been favored by Miss Tao Er recently. It is a time of great success. Can Miss Tao Er let you go?"
The scribe still looked respectful, but Du Kang knew that if he couldn't answer this question, the scribe would turn around and betray him.
At this time, Du Kang's expression became a little unnatural. He looked at the people around him who were busy with their own affairs and no one noticed him. He hesitated before lowering his voice and gritting his teeth and said:
"I have no choice. Miss Tao Er is nice, but she is a little too enthusiastic. She always invites me to Taoyuan to get together. My body and bones can't bear it."
"this……"
The scribe's face was full of shock, as if he didn't expect Guiquan to be so good at playing, even the monk's body couldn't bear it.
"If things go on like this, I will die young. Therefore, I want to take on a long-term mission and go out. Maybe when I come back, Miss Tao Er will have a new love and forget about me."
When Du Kang said this, he sighed, his eyes were full of worry, and he didn't seem to be very sad.
"This... I do know that a caravan heading to Tonggu County is recruiting people. The road is high and the road is long. I think they would be happy to have one more monk to go with them."
The scribe was originally a little envious after hearing about Du Kang's deeds, but now he looked at him with a bit of pity in his eyes.
"Since it is a caravan that can travel to Linxian County, there must be powerful people in the caravan, right?"
"Yes, this caravan was set up by the Lin family to run the trade routes between the two counties. It has been running for four or five years. The Lin family's father and son are both monks, and the family's crab-fishing method is quite unique. It is used in the two counties.
There is also a bit of thinness in officialdom.”
When talking about his knowledge of the county, the scribe's eyebrows were full of joy, and he knew all the treasures from his family.
"The Lin family also has thirty or forty skilled guards with swords, bows and horses, plus more than twenty iron-clad datewood carriages. If they encounter monsters or beasts in the wild, they will surround the carriages in a circle. It is really impregnable.
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After saying this, the scribe looked around and saw that no one noticed him, and lowered his voice.
"If Coach Du wants to go to another place to avoid trouble, taking a ride with the Lin family's caravan is his first choice. I can contact the Lin family to hand over the task. When the time comes, Coach Du will take over the task and he will be able to get out of this sea of misery."
"Then I'll trouble you, little brother. I will be richly rewarded when I come back." Then Du Kang took the opportunity to put a small piece of gold into the scribe's hand.
"What did Instructor Du say? What I admire most in my life is heroes like you. I am very happy to be able to help you."
The weight of gold and silver is different. As soon as the scribe took it, he quickly put it into his sleeve and smiled brightly. This tael of gold was enough for him to work hard for a year.
At this time, in his eyes, Du Kang was his reborn parent, and all the doubts he had in his heart were thrown away. No matter what Du Kang wanted to do in other places, he would be willing to buy Du Kang's ass if he gave him enough money.
Now he feels that Du Kang is indeed not an ordinary person. He treats others gently, is generous with his actions, and has a handsome appearance. No wonder he is favored by the young lady of the Tao family. If he were the young lady of the Tao family, he would also like him.
"Instructor Du, the Lin family's caravan will set off tomorrow night. It's early rather than late. I'm familiar with the Lin family's young master. I'm going to write him a letter now. You can just go to him directly with the letter."
After saying that, I picked up the pen and paper beside me and wrote a letter of recommendation in a short while.
Du Kang picked it up and looked at it. It only said that Du Kang had to go to Tonggu County for something, wanted to go with the caravan, and took care of each other on the way. Finally, it was stamped with the scribe's private seal.
The letter did not mention anything about the Lin family's submission of tasks just mentioned. It seems that he had his own way to solve the internal procedural problems of the Blood Clothes Association.
This clerk knew the importance and was good at handling things. He was a talented person. When he saw the name on the seal, it was the word "Qi Heng", so he cupped his hands and said goodbye to him.
Qi Heng also sent Du Kang out of the mission hall. He watched his figure disappear in the courtyard from a distance before walking back.
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After Du Kang left the Blood Clothes Association, he headed straight to the east of the city. He kept asking along the road and finally came to a rather large courtyard.
This is the shipping school of Yangchun County, where a large number of goods in Yangchun County are shipped and transshipped.
The courtyard has low walls. Standing outside the courtyard, you can see a large school yard in the yard. There are carriages filled with goods parked in the yard.
It was noon at this time, and there were people and horses constantly transporting carts of goods in and out. The smell of livestock excrement and urine came to the nostrils, and the noisy voices of people could be heard. It was a lively scene.
Among the crowd were coolies in civilian clothes carrying goods, and guards armed with knives and armor inspecting carriages, registering and inspecting goods. Families and horses were mixed together, but there was order in the chaos.
Du Kang inquired about the wine shop in the courtyard and found the Lin family caravan at the corner.
More than twenty carriages were crowded together, and you could see that most of the iron-wrapped datewood carriages were filled with goods. The remaining empty carriages had been half-filled due to the hard work of the coolies.
There was also a forest flag fluttering in the wind on the carriage.
Du Kang took out Qi Heng's letter and gave it to someone from the Lin family's caravan, hoping to establish friendship with the young master of the Lin family first.
Unexpectedly, the steward of the Lin family present read the letter and told them that they were very happy to have a monk traveling with the caravan, but none of the Lin family's masters were here.
He could make the decision to place Du Kang in the team first and then inform Du Kang after the master of the Lin family arrived, or Du Kang could go to the Lin family's mansion to see him.
The caravan will set off tomorrow. Du Kang has no horses. He still needs to buy horses and supplies today. There is no time to pay a special visit to the Lin family.
He could only be led by the steward and said a simple hello to everyone in the caravan before hurriedly walking towards the horse market.