A bandit show is going on at the narrow mountain pass ahead.
I saw a thick and strong tree in the middle of the path. Three or five tall, fierce-looking rough men stood in front of the tree, with their hands folded and their faces full of malicious sneers.
The leader, a big man in his forties, stepped on the tree trunk with one foot, and in one hand with bulging muscles, he was grabbing an old man with gray hair by his collar and lifting him up high.
"Old man, this tree has fallen on the road. My brothers have good intentions and are willing to move it for you. As long as you pay fifty taels each for your hard work, it is already an advantage for you! You dare to bargain with me, you are so impatient.
No?!"
The big man glared fiercely and spat on the ground.
"No... no no..." The old man was held high by his collar and his throat was stuck. His wrinkled face turned red and purple, and he was about to suffocate.
There was a skinny little boy about six or seven years old beside him, hugging the old man's leg tightly, crying so much that his face was covered with tears and snot: "Grandpa... wuwu, you bad guys, let go of my grandpa..." "Little bastard, if you cry again, I will kill your grandfather!" The big man became impatient with his crying, and threw the old man out with his hand.
The grandfather and grandson screamed and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
Blocked by big trees on the other side of the col, there were dozens of people, all of them trembling with fear, their faces pale and frightened.
"Listen to me. Who dares not to pay fifty taels per person for hard work? Don't blame me for being rude!" The big man sneered sinisterly.
Behind him, three or five strong men grinned and pulled out the long knives from their waists. They clapped their hands in a threatening manner.
Yun Luo sat in the carriage, raised his eyebrows, and a coldness flashed in his eyes.
At this time, a small head suddenly emerged from her side.
Xiaotuanzi heard the noise outside, and curiously came to the car window, with his little hands on the edge of the window, "Mom, are we encountering bandits who robbed us?"
The tone was actually a little excited.
"Really? Let me see." Jun Buli couldn't help but come over, his big eyes wide open, and he lay by the car window like Xiaotuanzi and looked out.
He hasn't seen a live bandit yet.
The corner of Yun Luo's mouth twitched: "You two..." Are you afraid that the world will not be in chaos?
Before she could finish her words, the people in front were scared and trembling like quails, almost crying in despair, "Five, fifty taels..."
"We are all ordinary people, how can we get so much money..."
"Please hold your hands high! Let us pass!"
The sounds of begging for mercy and crying could be heard all the time.
Jun Buli was a little confused after hearing this, and turned to Xiaotuanzi and asked: "Is fifty taels a lot?"
He had never worried about money since he was a child, and his concept of money was very weak. Naturally, he didn't understand why the people were crying so desperately.
Xiaotuanzi is slightly better than him, but not much better.
He seemed to have thought about it seriously: "Fifty taels of silver is quite a lot. I can probably buy...a hundred, no, three hundred candied haws on a stick!"
In fact, according to the price of goods in Cangyun Country, it is far more than that.
Even so, it was enough to shock the young prince who did not know the sufferings of the world: "So many?"
"Uh-huh." Xiaotuanzi nodded reservedly.
"They are so bad, they want so much money!" Jun Buli said displeasedly with a cold expression on his face.