Lu Chen's joining the convoy was just a brief interlude. After a short delay, he continued to drive towards the official road.
Lu Chen put one foot on the side of the carriage and the other on the carriage, dozing off against the carriage. There were constant bumps and bumps along the way. The driver driving the carriage was swaying, but Lu Chen didn't move at all.
, like a nail driven into the carriage.
"Hey, brother, let's chat for a while and don't fall asleep. There's still a long way to go! When night comes, there will be plenty of time for you to sleep." The driver driving the carriage smiled and said hello.
Lu Chen opened his eyes, raised his head and glanced at the swarthy young man in front of him, and said with a faint smile: "Brother, what do you want to talk about!"
"Where is Brother Lu from?" the swarthy young man said with a smile.
Lu Chen said: "I live in Wuxi County, Qingzhou, have you heard of it?"
"Of course I have heard of it. I traveled all over the country with the caravan and visited most of Kyushu. I don't know where else there are!" The dark-skinned young man laughed loudly, showing his white teeth. The skin on his body was exposed to the sun and rain all year round.
, a common dark color is added.
Lu Chen glanced at the other party in surprise: "I didn't realize it, but my little brother turned out to be quite experienced!"
"That's right, for those in our line of work, traveling around and being exposed to the sun and rain is commonplace!" The swarthy young man laughed heartily.
Lu Chen asked: "What's your last name, little brother?"
"Cao Xingze, because my skin is a bit dark, the brothers in the caravan call me Heizi. You can also call me that!" The swarthy young man introduced himself, appearing extremely bold.
"Heizi?" Lu Chen was startled.
The swarthy young man pulled the reins, whipped the carriage, nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, just call me Heizi, we rough guys don't care about etiquette!"
"Oh, okay! Heizi." Lu Chen smiled faintly, having a very good impression of these rough people with bold personalities.
Heizi took out the leather bag he carried with him, uncorked it and took a sip, then threw it to Lu Chen and said with a smile: "Here, drink some, moisten your throat!"
Lu Chen took it casually, smelled it, and said slightly surprised: "This is wine. Is it allowed for caravans to drink when they are on their way?"
Heizi whispered: "Just drink it, it'll be fine. This isn't a strong drink. It's just like water. It won't hinder important events. It's extremely cold out here, so just treat it as a way to warm your stomach."
Lu Chen shook his head and didn't even drink. He turned around and glanced at the goods behind the carriage: "What's in your carriage? It seems to be quite valuable. So many people have been dispatched!"
"You said that these goods are all silk. The eldest lady personally went to Bixiufang in Wuling County to select the best goods. These silks are all rare and fine. When they return to our hometown, they are going to be sold to those wealthy and distinguished families.
A tael of silk belonging to a high official is worth ten taels of silver, do you think it is worth it?" Heizi said with some pride.
When Lu Chen heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "One tael of silk is worth ten taels of silver, so if your carriages carry so much goods, they are not worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!"
"That's not true. Our family is doing big business, so there's nothing surprising or fuss about this!" Heizi said in a commonplace tone,
Seeing Lu Chen's surprised look, his face became even more proud.
There are many types of silk materials, including mulberry silk, tussah silk, castor silk, cassava silk, etc.
The quality is different, so the price will naturally be different, but those who can wear clothes made of silk are either rich or noble. Therefore, the business of this caravan should be quite large, otherwise there would not be so many
manpower.
Time passed little by little, and the caravan traveled slowly for two to three hundred miles. The journey was very peaceful, and nothing happened. It was just that it got dark very quickly.
As night falls, the moon is dark and the wind is high, which has a great impact on the caravan's journey. There is no village in front of it or a store behind. Who knows if there will be bandits on the way.
In order to avoid this happening as much as possible, the convoy had to stop on the side of the road and prepare to rest.
As the commander of the caravan, Dong Qiu's duty was to protect the safety of the caravan. After the caravan stopped, he immediately arranged for manpower to stand guard. At the same time, he divided the guards into two groups and took turns guarding the goods to prevent some unsighted guys from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
After a bumpy day, many drivers are a little tired. It is necessary to rest at night to recharge their batteries so that they can be energetic on the road at dawn.
Lu Chen was in a very good mental state and nothing happened. After all, he was an innate strong man. It was nothing to travel all day long.
In a spacious open space, five or six bonfires were raised. The coachman and the guards sat together in twos and threes, eating vegetable pancakes and drinking hot water.
It is already late autumn, and in a month it will be the beginning of winter. The weather is very cold and dry, especially the cold wind blowing at night, which is like an ice knife and makes the skin ache.
The coachman and the guards were sitting next to the fire, chatting with each other and talking about interesting things that had happened recently. They were laughing and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Lu Chen sat next to Heizi, munching vegetable pancakes, and listened with interest to these rough men telling some dirty jokes. Sometimes when he heard the climax, he would smile in line with the crowd.
At this time, a strong man in the guard caught a hare from the nearby woods, which immediately attracted a burst of applause. After skillfully handling the hare, he strung it with branches and put it on the fire for roasting. After a while,
The skin of the rabbit turned golden, and many people were drooling.
"Let me tell you, brothers, the rabbit is only so big. There are too many people, and there are not enough people! What should I do?" Beside the fire, a bearded man said with a smile.
The strong man frowned and said displeasedly: "Old Wu, one piece is enough for each person, don't be greedy!"
"That won't work. I've been chewing vegetable pancakes all day long, and my mouth has turned into a bird. One of these rabbit legs belongs to me!" Lao Wu said a little arrogantly.
The strong man's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Why do you want a rabbit leg for your big mouth? I killed this rabbit, so does it all belong to me? Do you want to lose face?"
"Why, I'm not happy eating a rabbit leg from you. You deserve a beating, right?" Old Wu said angrily.
"Old Wu, who do you think deserves a beating? Try saying it again!" After hearing this, the strong man lost his composure and shouted angrily.
At this time, an older bald man next to him shouted: "What's the noise about?"
It’s so noisy, you eat something and then have sex, it’s embarrassing! You like to fight, don’t you? As per the old rules, Lao Wu and Luo Qing, you two go to the side and have a showdown, whoever wins gets the rabbit leg!"
It was obvious that this bald man had some prestige among the guards. When the two guards heard what he said, they did not refute and just walked out of the group, ready to fight.
Seeing this scene, everyone started to make a fuss. When they were on the road during the day, their life was already boring. Now that they had fun watching it, these men who had been licking blood from their knives all year round suddenly became excited.
"Old Wu, work harder and defeat this guy Luo Qing!"
"Luo Qing, come on, beat him up!"
The crowd cheered together, and the atmosphere became very lively. Everyone was seriously enjoying the good show.
Luo Qing and Lao Wu stood in the open space, stretched their muscles a little, and started doing it with their bare hands.
Old Wu had a strong figure. He jumped out and punched Luo Qing with a very fierce momentum.
But Luo Qing was also quite a vegetarian. He ducked out of the way, turned around and swung his leg towards the opponent, his attack was very fierce.
Lao Wu raised his arm to block the kick, took a step forward like lightning, and hit the opponent's door with an elbow.
Luo Qing did not dodge, and received a punch from Lao Wu, then kicked the opponent in the chest. The two men grunted, took a few steps back at the same time, and then rushed towards the opponent again.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were going back and forth, colliding with each other. After more than a dozen moves, the fight was very exciting and attracted many people's applause.
Finally, Old Wu shook Luo Qing like a ghost, then suddenly rushed behind him and kicked Luo Qing on the butt, sending Luo Qing flying out and causing him to gnaw on the mud.
"Old Wu won, awesome!"
"Haha, this guy Luo Qing is so mean!"
The crowd suddenly burst into laughter, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.
Lu Chen watched the scene silently, with a look of surprise in his eyes: "These guards are not bad, at least they are at the seventh level of acquired life. The caravan can recruit such guards, it seems that the background is not simple!"
Luo Qing straightened up like a carp, stood up, pointed at Old Wu and cursed: "Old Wu, you are cheating, you bastard!"
Lao Wu grinned: "Hehe, as long as you win, I will eat my legs anyway!" After saying that, he returned to the crowd.
"Old Wu, let's fight again. I won't accept it!" Luo Qing cursed and ran over, somewhat unwillingly.
Lao Wu tore off a piece of rabbit meat and cursed with a smile: "If you lose, you lose. Why are you acting like a girl with a small belly and chicken intestines!"
"Tch, if you hadn't been cheating, it's not certain who would lose and who would win!" Luo Qing ran over and rolled his eyes at Old Wu.
The bald man next to him said: "Stop arguing, the legs and legs belong to Lao Wu, and the rabbit's ass belongs to Luo Qing!"
Hearing this, the crowd burst into laughter again, and the originally red-eye scene became much more harmonious in an instant. Lao Wu and Luo Qing sat together regardless of their previous grudges, and began to brag around the fire.
