Sun Datou was very efficient in his work. Before Su Ren finished his meal, he came back again. He had a smile on his face when he went out, but he was flattering when he came back. He respectfully
Huo Qubing handed over the gold that Huo Qubing gave him just now. He didn't dare to ask for anything, and those who refused were all crying, as if Sun Datou would die if Huo Qubing didn't take back his gold.
Huo Qubing was a little embarrassed. He wanted to show off in front of Su Ren, but he didn't expect it to end like this. He glanced at Su Ren and saw a smile on Su Ren's face. Huo Qubing's face darkened: "What? You kid?
Dare you not do something? Believe it or not, I will kill you right now?"
Sun Datou had already knelt down: "Master Huo, calm down, calm down, the villain can't do anything. I will never dare to ask for your money. If you ask for the money, you will see the villain's body hanging outside the city tomorrow!"
Huo Qubing asked in confusion: "What's going on? Those guys have eaten the leopard's guts and want to rob me?"
Sun Datou was just running errands for the bandits, so of course he didn't know the inside story. But all the bandits he talked to said that if he dared to accept money from those people, he would never see the sun tomorrow, so Sun Datou came back in a hurry to report
When he entered the city, Sun Datou discovered that this group of people were fat sheep. Even if they risked their lives to rob them, it was worth it. So he was ready to triple the original price, but he didn't expect that all the robbers refused.
Sun Datou was scared.
"Mr. Huo, it's really not the villain who doesn't do things, it's them, they..."
"They really want to rob us?"
Sun Datou stopped talking. He knocked his head on the ground and did not dare to get up. Huo Qubing waved his hand irritably: "Get out! I will never let you go lightly if I see you again!"
Sun Datou rolled away and ran away. Huo Qubing and Sun Datou were arguing so loudly that the diners outside could hear it clearly. By the time Su Ren and the others came to their senses, there were only a few people left in Ma's Restaurant.
This is the rule of the Bison Shop. No one wants to deal with a dead person. No matter how tall, rich, or powerful the dead person is, once he is targeted by bandits, he is already dead.
Hawking has already started to arrange people for defense. The bandits are in the dark and they are in the open. Since they are ready to rob, I guess this group of bandits don't mind doing this job at the Buffalo Shop. The inn was surrounded by Su Ren's people, and the shopkeeper
There was neither objection nor stop, just standing behind the counter as usual and making a flurry of calculations.
The people who were sent out came back and reported that there were no more people on the street, and even the beggars begging along the street had disappeared. In an instant, the entire Bison Shop turned into an empty and dead city.
Su Ren finished a plate of fried bean sprouts and didn't touch a bite of the mutton. While everyone was worried, Su Ren burped. The shopkeeper promptly served tea, and Su Ren nodded slightly to express his gratitude: "Shopkeeper,
Can you tell me about the bandits here?"
The shopkeeper stopped, saluted and said: "This bison shop was established by more than 30 groups of bandits nearby. The shops along the street are the places where bandits contact each other. These 30 bandits are big and small.
There are thousands of people in large groups and only a hundred in small groups. The most ferocious and domineering group is the group of Qiang people twenty miles away from here. They claim to be from Qiang land. There are many people, and the bandit leader at the head is also
He is young but ruthless, and all the other bandits follow his lead."
"Oh? Do you know the origin of this group of bandits?"
The shopkeeper continued: "It is said that this group of bandits were not here before. They used to live under the plateau, where there was abundant water and grass, and they had their own tribe. They suddenly appeared a year ago. When they came, there were not many people. They gathered in this year.
The Qiang people who wandered in Ganliang Road formed a powerful tribe and became the tyrant of Ganliang Road. Merchants who passed by had to pay him 10% of their profits, and those people did not want gold or silver, only food and supplies."
"So, he is indeed a smart man. Which store is their contact point?"
"Right across from the shop, their shopkeeper is still sitting at the door. Sir, please look at that guy."
Following the direction pointed by the shopkeeper, Su Ren looked over. Opposite the Majia Winery, a small fur shop was huddled in the corner of a large adobe house. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't even see their cover.
The store is very small, with shopkeepers, clerks, accountants, coolies, etc. all available. Other nearby stores have closed their doors, but they are the only ones who continue to open their doors for business.
Hawking exclaimed: "Brother, that person seems to be..."
Su Ren said: "That's him. Let's go. Why don't you say hello when you meet an acquaintance?"
Seeing that man, Su Ren remembered many things that happened ten years ago. The first time he entered the Qiang land through Yuanshan, the first Qiang people he met. How to do business in that small tribe, how to provoke the Qiang people.
The fight between people brought those who regarded him as friends to the door of death. Su Ren did not expect to meet acquaintances here, acquaintances he had not seen for ten years.
Ke Muzhi lay lazily on a pile of furs and took a nap. Ten years of wind and frost have turned the innocent and straightforward Qiang boy into a man with a resolute face. There is a long scar on Ke Muzhi's face, which shows that these years
The battles were so cruel, and there were certainly not too many times when they could be so comfortable. The Huangyang tribe was considered the largest tribe in the Shilling Qiang, and now that it had fallen into this situation, Su Ren could not escape the blame.
Hawking was the first to rush over, clinging to the door frame of the shop and looking in. Ke Muzhi closed his eyes and said lazily: "Don't look, he's not here!"
Su Ren chuckled: "How is the third prince always doing?"
Ke Muzhi ignored Su Ren and turned over with his back facing him. Su Ren continued: "I haven't seen each other for ten years. I am so surprised that the third prince is still alive. It is a great blessing to meet an acquaintance in such a remote place.
Why don’t we talk our hearts out over wine?”
The arrival of Su Ren and his group alarmed everyone in the shop. They each carried sticks and surrounded Ke Muzhi, watching Su Ren and his companions behind him warily. Su Ren took a step forward: "Third Prince...
"
"Don't call me Third Prince. I'm just the shopkeeper of a small leather goods shop in Yiniupu. I don't dare to be friends with an expert like Mr. Su!"
Su Ren smiled again: "Friends don't care about status, as long as the person I like can be called my Su Ren's friend even if he is a beggar, what's more, the third prince is not just the shopkeeper of a small leather goods shop, by the way, Zhenbo is
Aren't you already leading your large group of people waiting outside the town? This is not the way of the Qiang people. I remember that when I first went to your tribe, you were the friendliest to us!"
"Hmph!" Ke Muzhi turned over and sat up, his eyes blazing: "Thankfully Mr. Su still remembers it, but he didn't expect us to lure the wolf into the house! Yes, Jie Zhenbo is indeed waiting outside the town, but Mr. Su guessed wrong
Now that he is leading not only our troops, but also all the troops from the thirty nearby villages, why not tell Mr. Su that we have deployed five thousand troops outside the town in order to keep Mr. Su here!"
"Oh? Five thousand soldiers and horses is really a lot!" Su Ren said with a smile, "But I want to remind the third prince that back then, you Yellow Sheep tribe alone had no less than five thousand warriors!"
"Yes! It's a pity that we, the warriors of the Yellow Sheep Tribe, are different today. We have seen clearly who is the biggest enemy and will no longer regard enemies as friends. Ten years have made our eyes brighter!"
Su Ren sighed: "So, the third prince has made up his mind and there is no room for negotiation?"
Ke Muzhi stared at Su Ren fiercely: "What do you think?"
Su Ren nodded: "What I said, I still want to advise the third prince. This Ganliang Road is my territory. You Qiang people should go back to the Qiang land. Staying here is not a problem. If I were the third prince
I will never come to Ganliangdao, let alone take action against my friends."
"Haha, hahaha..." Ke Muzhi burst into laughter: "It's already at this time, and Mr. Su still says such things? If I, Ke Muzhi, are defeated again this time, I will never mention this matter again. From now on, I, the Qiang people, will never set foot in Han Dynasty again."
One step at a time! Mr. Su, do you dare to bet with me? As long as you leave the buffalo den, I swear to the gods that I will capture you and bring you to my father's tomb to pay homage!"
"The deal is fair, it's settled!" Su Ren raised his palm and high-fived Ke Muzhi, then turned and walked towards Ma's Restaurant without any entanglement.
Except for Huo Jin and Shi Bao, the people here don't know much about the grudge between Su Ren and Ke Muzhi. So it's a bit strange that the Qiang man hates Su Ren so much. Although Su Ren is the culprit for the chaos in the Qiang land
, but the overall reason is still the hatred between the Qiang people. If the Qiang people were as united as the Han people, such a huge change would not happen even if Su Ren made trouble.
The shopkeeper of Ma's Restaurant had already removed the food and wine, and only put a pot of tea on the table. After seating everyone, he continued to go about his business, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him. Hawking frowned and took a step
He turned around and followed Su Ren. Huo Qubing looked particularly happy. Seeing that a big battle was about to happen, he was already impatient.
After drinking a cup of tea, no one said anything, waiting for Su Ren to speak first. After all the pot of tea was drunk, Su Ren had no words. Wang Hui was the first to sit still, and moved his chair towards Su Ren.
Nuo: "General Su, what should we do? There are five thousand bandits outside the town. With just the few people we have now, I'm afraid..."
Su Ren chuckled: "They're just bandits, so what's the problem even if it's a hundred thousand? No matter how many Yuanshan bandits or Qiang people there are, it will have no effect!"
"Can……"
"The censor puts his heart in his heart. We will set off back to Chang'an in three days. I promise that there will be no problems!" After Su Ren finished speaking, he turned to look at Han Qing. Han Qing nodded slightly, and Su Ren chuckled.
He shouted at the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, today's food and wine are good. I want to drink porridge tonight. I wonder if you also bought someone else's porridge recipe from Chang'an with a lot of money?" (To be continued)