North and South groceries

Speaking of which, ever since the team transporting canned pears left Lishi County, Zhao Chen's subordinates had the faint feeling that someone was spying on them secretly.

But they didn't say anything, they just checked and patrolled back and forth in the team to maintain order, and asked the porters to keep up with their team in groups of 20.After walking like this for a few more days, those people stopped following after they passed Mengmen Pass.

After crossing the Yellow River, it is Guannei Road Suizhou, after passing through the entire Suizhou, it is the boundary of Neizhou, and Ningshuo County is not far ahead.

It is not easy to cross the entire Suizhou. Walking on this plateau, there are mountains and rivers.

After crossing the Yellow River and walking for three days, another long rolling river appeared in front of everyone.

"Why is there another river here?" Many people came to such a far place for the first time. They thought that the Yellow River they saw two days ago was already the largest and only river in their area. Unexpectedly, after a few days of walking, I saw a big river again.

"What is the name of this Shuo River? It flows down from here to Yanshui County in Yanzhou, where it joins the Yellow River. The opposite is the border of Xizhou on the east side of your river." A servant of the Zhao family who was riding a horse happened to be at this time. Walking past them, he uttered a voice to explain the doubts of these porters.

"That's how it is." Those porters felt that they had gained knowledge. They had probably heard of Yanzhou and Xizhou before. As for the specific location, they really had no idea. Listening to this at this time When someone told them this, the blurry map in their mind immediately became much clearer.

"You guys are really well-informed." A porter said with emotion.

"Those who walk outside all the year round don't know how to navigate the road." The servant smiled, beat the horse and went forward again. There were several wooden carts parked in a pile in front of him, and he didn't know what problem he encountered.

"Why didn't you leave again?" The man ran forward, and there seemed to be no problem here, but these people were here and there, and they didn't know what they were doing.

"Just now I saw a few wild rabbits in the grass." A thin porter said excitedly.After walking outside for so many days and eating dry food all day long, now that they saw the meat, they couldn't walk.

"Are you all pretending to be bean dregs?" Unexpectedly, the person who is always kind and easy to talk, changed his face at this time: "A few hares made you mess up, and the good team just broke into two pieces. There is only one team, if something happens to them, can you bear it?"

After a few reprimands, the man didn't stop for a moment, flicked his horsewhip, and hurriedly chased after the team in front.

Those porters who were busy chasing rabbits just now saw this scene, looked at me and looked at you, quickly pushed up their carts, and chased after the team in front.

Fortunately, nothing happened this time, and those few hares were really just hares that appeared by chance on the roadside, not a trap set by some gangsters and robbers, if not, these people would really have to eat their intestines I regret it.

During the rest of the night, Zhao Chen's subordinates finally told about the fact that they were watched all the way in the past few days.

I didn't tell them these things because I was afraid that they would be frightened and confused, but judging from the current situation, it would be impossible not to tell them. The porters they hired this time really don't have much experience.

During the long journey, in the wilderness, they didn't know to keep up with the team in front of them, and ran to catch some rabbits, so they were so careless, if there were some villains who wanted to cheat, they would not be fooled.

And what they want to guard against, besides the villains, are wild beasts.

Those beasts in the mountains are also very clever, and they often sneak and peek at the paths that humans walk. If they encounter groups of people moving together, they will not show up. Are you hungry or in a good mood?

The porters who had made mistakes were again accused by Hao at this time, all of them blushed and hung their heads, unable to utter a word of rebuttal.

They are most afraid of making mistakes when they go out. This is not only related to their own wealth and life, but also the wealth and lives of those who are traveling with them. If anything goes wrong with the twenty people in the front today, after they return to Lishi County, And how to face the family members of those people.

After this night, these people walked on the road with a little more rigor and order than the previous few days. Not to mention rabbits, even the strange frontier scenery that was displayed in front of everyone later, no one was in that mood to appreciate.

Ningshuo County is also a border land, and there are still the remains of the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty, but the Great Wall is mostly built of loess and gravel, which has a long history and is now in dilapidated condition.

After passing the Great Wall, there is beyond the Great Wall. Behind the vast prairie, there is also a large desert. There will be no fertile farmland around the desert, and the population is very sparse.

From the map, although this place is also within a few characters of the Yellow River, because there are no natural passes that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the population is very sparse, it is not easy to station troops, and they are often harassed by the grassland tribes outside the pass.

After arriving at Ningshuo County, these porters who came from Lishi County couldn't help but feel a little sad in their hearts. The place in front of them is really too poor.

These people really don't have much experience, they have never left Lishi County a few times in their life, and they have gone out a few times, and they have not traveled far. poverty.

"Lang Jun? Where are you from? Do you want soap? I sell soap at home." A seven or eight-year-old boy ran back and forth behind their long line.

"Is there any cashmere?" asked a porter.He also saw how poor this place was, and thought that the price of cashmere might be very cheap, and after receiving the hard-earned sixty cash, he might be able to buy some.

"The cashmere has been taken away by the merchants in our city, and the gentleman over there in Chang'an City wants it." Seeing that someone paid attention to him, the child immediately entangled him even tighter, chattering endlessly:

"Soap is not available all the time. I, Aye, went out of the city two days ago and just collected some from some herdsmen. I haven't sold it yet. If you can afford the price, I will sell it to you."

"Is there someone to collect the soap?" the porter asked curiously.

"Cashmere and soap are always collected." The child grinned and said, "Do you want jerky? We have the cheapest jerky here."

"Where's the sheepskin?" Someone next to him asked.Luo Sanlang doesn't want to make sheepskin boots, if there are good cheap sheepskins, it should be appropriate to take some back.

"The government in our county also accepts sheepskins. It is said that saints want to use them to make boots for soldiers." The little baby sniffed and replied.

"There are even people who take it, why is your place so poor?" Someone asked directly at this time.

"..." The child wiped his nose with the back of his hand, and said, "Then what can we do? Our family lives in the city, and we don't have a place to graze our sheep."

"That's true." The speaker was a little embarrassed, so he said, "We don't have any money now, so let's go and see your soap and jerky when we get paid."

"Hey, okay, I'll be here at the gate of the city all day, you just come here and look for me when the time comes." The child said happily.

The Zhao family who came from Liangzhou City had arrived in Ningshuo County two days ago. At this time, as soon as their team from Lishi County entered the city, someone came over to join them.

After handing over the goods smoothly, all the porters who came this time got their own wages. According to the previous agreement, each person was [-] yuan, except for a few cans that were accidentally dropped on the way. People have a lot of money.

For those who dropped the cans, each can was deducted at [-] Wen. For the porters, this was already a very large sum of money, but in fact, the cost was not deducted at all. The loss is still borne by the Zhao family caravan.

The porters also knew good and bad, and everyone thought that the Zhao family's caravan was good and kind, and they didn't make things difficult for poor people like them. If the Zhao family still looked for porters in the future, many people who came back this time would definitely sign up.

Those who took over the canned pears set off from Ningshuo County the next day and headed west to Liangzhou City.

And these porters from Lishi County have to rest in the county for two days to rest and buy goods. The Zhao family will be responsible for the expenses of these two days, and they will return to Lishi County with them two days later. There are more Zhao family members than before.

These people originally planned to stay in Ningshuo County to pick up the goods, and transport the canned pears produced in Lishi County to Liangzhou City in batches, but after this meeting, they also knew that Zhao Chen had changed his mind. For these canned pears, the later cans will wait until all the cans are ready before being shipped back together.

In this way, instead of waiting in Ningshuo County, they might as well go to Lishi County to help.

On the side of Lishi County, next to the canning workshop, the car rental company that used to occupy a large area was pitifully pushed aside at this time. Many cars did not even have a place to shelter from the rain, so they used straw curtains at night. Cover it to keep out the dew.

But Luo Sanlang also said that their pear canning workshop is busy at this time, and after a while, a big cement square will be empty, and they will not be able to use it casually, so this Several small owners of car rental companies are also very happy.

"Why did you take this thing out again? Hurry up and put it away, don't lose it." A little boss yelled at one of his companions.

A few days ago, Zhao Dalang wanted to transport canned pears. He didn't have a wooden cart, so he rented a car from them. He rented a total of [-] cars. The negotiated rent was [-] Wen, but before taking those wooden carts, Zhao Dalang had to pay them three pennies as a deposit, and if their car was lost or broken down, he would have to pay compensation according to the price and deduct it from the deposit.

At that time, Zhao Dalang searched in his carriage, but he didn't have so many copper coins, so he took out a silver lump from his body and threw it to these young men: "Take it away, this piece of silver is more than three pennies."

"If you don't touch enough money this time, you won't know when you will go next time."

"Look at what you're doing."

"You said, we have to do this business with such a big employer. You can get three hundred cash at a time, so you don't have to worry about it."

"They've been using the car for too long, and it's too costly."

"That's true. I heard that the road on the other side of Guannei Road is not easy to walk."

"The road is too bad, and the car breaks down quickly."

"Whenever they build concrete roads there too."

"Sooner or later, it needs to be repaired." At this time, a voice suddenly interrupted.

Several people turned their heads and saw that it was Luo Sanlang coming.

In the past two days, the number of pears that Zhao Chen and the others have brought back from outside has become less and less. The canning workshop is going to lay off workers, and none of the hired workers want to leave. Luo Yong came here today to appease people.

"Sauro!"

"Is this true?" Those young people were all excited.

"Naturally." Luo Yong nodded.

"I heard that this road has passed, but it is very far away." A young man felt that this incident was really incredible.

"Why do you think so much, you can cultivate as far as you can." Luo Yong said with a smile.

The road from Lishi County to Liangzhou City is long and far, difficult to walk, and not many merchants come and go.

Luo Yong thought, if this road can be repaired better, maybe more people will walk, and it will be much more convenient to travel to and from Liangzhou City. He took a carriage and went to Liangzhou City to visit Erniang and the others.