The sturdy life of crossing

There was not a single corpse in the woods, but the bloodstains left and the messy ground were enough to indicate that there had been a fierce fight before, but when I walked under a tree and looked up, I suddenly saw a dead staring stare hanging from it. Sleepless and ferocious head, what did it feel like, only instinctive screams of terror remained.

The scolding and scolding came together, but they all fell silent when they got under the tree. It took a long time for someone to recognize his identity from this face. I didn't expect that he, the boss, died, and was killed by someone after his death. Picked off his head and hung it on a tree to demonstrate.

Yes, what is the point of such an approach other than to demonstrate to them?In particular, the death of this person is also clear at a glance, with an arrow stuck in his forehead, it can be seen that he was killed by one blow, and the panic of the moment of dying is still in his wide eyes.

The group left quietly, dispelling their previous thoughts. Their lives may not last as long as the boss until dawn. There have been many people in this forest, and all of them were shocked by the heads hanging from the trees. , Another group of people ushered in here, a few people were riding tall horses, and behind them were two horses pulling a carriage. The style was very different from the team at night, as if they were visiting relatives and friends.

He Zengming, who was riding in the front, slowed down and raised his hand backwards. The horses and carts behind stopped. Hua Jia opened the curtain and poked his head out, asking curiously, "Why did they stop? Didn't they mean early in the morning?" Do you need to hurry up?"

"There was a fierce fight last night. Aren't you interested in the members of the Canghe gang? According to the traces of the wheels, they walked on this road, and there are still marks of being crushed on the ground here." He Zeng Ming reined in his horse and jumped off the horse. There were not only wheel marks, but also a lot of messy footsteps. It can be seen that many people were interested in their convoy, and they didn't know if they would spend the night safely.

When Hua Jia heard about this, she couldn't stay in the carriage any longer, and immediately grabbed her fan and got out, and the others got off their horses immediately, they were accompanying to protect the young master: "Young master, let me go ahead and have a look first."

Hua Jia nodded, and a guard quickly ran into the woods, followed by He Zengming and the others walking along this road. Can't get the idea that I'd rather burn it?Once this kind of weather is used by people, it will be difficult to keep the food.

The guard returned quickly, with shock in his eyes: "There is only one head hanging on the tree in front, oh no, there is still charcoal that cannot be seen, it should be a burned corpse."

He Zengwu and Hua Jia looked at each other in surprise, and hurriedly asked the guards to lead the way, and they went to see in person.When he came to the tree and saw the head above, Hua Jia was no longer surprised. Instead, he asked someone to take the head off with great interest, and asked He Zengming to study the sharpness of the shooter's arrows.

"Guess, who will make the shot?" Hua Jia raised his robe and squatted on the ground, while He Zengming also squatted aside. This strange posture made the corners of the guards' eyes twitch. What about the image of their young master? ?Although there are no outsiders, you can't treat them as human beings.

"Let's guess together." He Zengming glanced at him, stretched out his hand and pulled out the arrow, the action was too fast, Hua Jia couldn't stop it, and complained regretfully, "You are too disruptive to the overall sense, okay? , Write down the answers together, and see if we have a heart-to-heart connection."

"Okay." He Zengming glanced at the arrow, and it turned out that it was just an arrow made of sharpened wood, but it shot deep into the bone. The owner of this archery is not generally strong, and the arrow is so rough and rough that it can still shoot. So accurate, this archery is also very human.

So could it be him?On the surface it doesn't really fit.

Although the brain did not stop, the movement of the hands did not stop, almost at the same time as Hua Jia wrote a few words on the ground with a branch, got up together after writing, threw the branch away and clapped hands, the guards poked their heads from behind Look, they are mask boys.

"Little dwarf."

The guards didn't go to the pier that day, but from the news they got later, it can be inferred that these two are the same person!

"Haha, it seems that we really have a good heart, and we are thinking of the same person. Let's go, I am more interested in the Canghe Gang now."

Hua Jia announced that he would continue his journey, and before leaving, he kindly asked people to continue hanging the head on the tree. By the way, he also had to insert the arrowhead, so as to keep it as it was.

Not long after they were on the road, someone sent a letter quickly. Combining the content of this letter and the scene they had seen with their own eyes, they can basically restore the scene of last night.Those who escaped publicized the scene at night, so that is to say, it is very likely that the Canghe Gang eliminated the other party without a single casualty, and left the other party's boss behind. A nameless gang from a small place.

It took a little more time than when we came, Jian Leyang led the convoy and finally stepped into the range of Canghe. Everyone was greatly relieved. Except for the first group of people, the road was quiet for a while, and then they met again. After two pulls, after seeing the blood and passing the hurdle in their hearts, they were much calmer when they started, so except for someone who was injured, there was no phenomenon of shouting.

The most abominable thing is that the last time someone actually used the rocket, how desperate they were at that moment, some people wanted to rush over to block the arrow, and they must not let the food be burned, I don't want the boss to make a timely move and stop the rocket on the way After they got down, they frantically rushed towards the man using the rocket, hitting harder than ever, and finally almost smashed the man into a meat paste.

"The people from the Canghe gang are back, I saw their convoy!" Someone in Canghe town shouted.

Zhang Meng had already received the news before the yell. He sent people to guard the necessary roads every day. As soon as the convoy appeared, he would come back and notify him immediately. So when the people watching came back to report, he immediately pulled a dozen people over to respond.

The actions of the Canghe Gang attracted the attention of the merchants in the town, especially those who asked the Canghe Gang to transport the goods. All that silver was thrown into the water in vain.

When Grandpa Zhao and Doctor Hua got the news, they also walked to the street with great interest, and went out of town with everyone to watch the excitement.During this period of time, you can hear all kinds of remarks about the Canghe Gang. Most of them are not optimistic about them, but they have never worried. If they were worried, they would not let a brother of his go on this road. His status as a brother is destined to face more than others, and only strong strength and heart can match it.

"Here we come, the convoy is here, but seeing that the convoy has shipped a lot of goods, I don't know what they have brought."

"Look, isn't the one who rides at the front the leader of the Canghe gang now? Why is he wearing a mask, so shameful? But this figure is too thin."

"There are quite a lot of people from the Canghe gang who came back. How come they didn't get troubled by anyone on the way with so much goods?"

The worse the situation is, the more various road bandits actually rob, and the road can't be smooth, so there are no casualties for them?it's intriguing

Zhang Meng and Qiu Tan are very happy that the boss is back. It turns out that Zhang Meng himself is also the boss, but this time when Jian Leyang left, he actually felt uneasy. Now that the boss is back, the Canghe Gang finally has a backbone .The other members of the gang were also very excited to see the people who came to pick them up, and their tiredness along the way did not affect their chatting. They loudly told others what they had transported, what happened along the way, and how fierce and sturdy the boss was.

"These carts are loaded with food? Did I hear correctly?" the person who heard it asked in disbelief.Zhang Meng nodded: "Boss went there just for this batch of food." Otherwise, other things would not be worth the boss's own dispatch. For those few batches, Zhang Meng would be enough.He could tell at a glance that all the people who traveled this time had returned, but if he were to lead the team, there was no way to guarantee that everyone was safe and sound. Only the boss could guarantee that nothing would go wrong.

Qiu Tan was very happy. With this batch of food, he dared to say that the Canghe Gang would be invincible in the entire Canghe Town. Such a boss made him desperate.

Their voices were not small, and the crowd of onlookers could also hear them. The bulging bags on the car were actually filled with food. Sell ​​them cheap?

On the contrary, the two grain store owners crowded in the crowd couldn't figure out the intention of the Canghe Gang, so they immediately asked someone to prepare a gift. Isn't the river gang getting the food to make money, why don't they sell it to them?

Grandpa Zhao and Dr. Hua saw the two grain store owners leaving in a hurry, and there was a flash of sarcasm in their eyes. Grandpa Zhao said unceremoniously: "I can tell what these two bastards are planning when they poke their buttocks. Tell them to fall hard."

"These two guys are getting more and more greedy, and I don't even think about how they came here in the first place, they forgot their roots." Dr. Hua stroked his beard and sighed. The price increase this time was a tacit understanding, but at the beginning they also came from the poor step by step to today, and they were a little kind at first, but now they only have money in their eyes.

The two shook their heads, seeing Jian Leyang leaving on horseback, they also went back, Brother Yang was away from home for such a long time, he must go home as soon as possible, how could those two bastards see Brother Yang, even if Yang Brother is here, and he may not be willing to see them.

Sure enough, as they expected, when Jian Leyang arrived at the pier, he dismounted and handed the horse to Zhang Meng, then said: "Leave the matter here to you, I'll go back first. Let's tidy up the shops in the town, let's go." Follow the original agreement."

"Okay, boss, don't worry about leaving it to our boss."

"Well, in addition to the originally agreed salary, the people who traveled this time will be rewarded with a hundred cash per person, and it will be distributed today."

"Okay, boss."

After Jian Leyang finished speaking, he walked away, and the people who followed were very excited after listening to it. Calculated in this way, each of them can get half a tael of silver for this trip. How long did they have to work in the past? Coolies earn this.

Zhang Meng and Qiu Tan immediately got busy, unloading goods, merchants in the town came to pick up the goods, pay wages, and prepare to open the shop. When Jian Leyang had nothing to do before taking over, one of them paid wages to the travellers, and the other handed over the goods to the merchants who came over. At this time, some gang members ran over and reported to the two grain store owners in the town to see the boss.

Zhang Meng and Qiu Tan didn't have much affection for these two people, so they ran over so impatiently, did they think that they could only give them the food they got from Canghe?

Both the cloth store owner and the proprietress were there, and the proprietress said angrily: "It's a shame to make such unconscionable money, little brother, you don't really give them the hard-earned food? They are not bad Grain is better kept in warehouses than sold.”

Others are looking forward to the relief of the drought, but for these grain merchants who took the opportunity to hoard grain, the longer the drought lasts, the better they are. higher.

Qiu Tan has an impression of the proprietress. At the beginning, others scolded him badly, and the proprietress also scolded him, but she hated iron but not steel, and explained: "Don't worry, proprietress, can our boss be manipulated by them? Wait here After the trivial matters are dealt with, the Canghe Gang will issue an announcement."

The proprietress raised her eyebrows and changed to a new boss. This Qiu Tan's performance was impressive: "Okay, the surname is Qiu, you are lucky to be replaced by a new boss. Your new boss is really good."

The owner of the cloth shop tugged at his wife's sleeves to make her say a few words less. Now the new boss is more disciplined than before, but he is also a ruthless character. If he can be less provoking or less provoking, the proprietress glared at him.

Zhang Meng called someone to pick up the work he was doing, and went out to meet the two grain store owners. Seeing that they were both shy guys, he said with a straight face: "You are a step late, the boss has been out these days , I left as soon as I came back, the boss also needs to rest, if you have something to leave a message, I will convey it when the boss comes back."

Among them, the boss surnamed Chang hurriedly asked: "What are you going to do with this batch of food? Didn't your boss explain it?"

"Sorry, no comment."

"You--" Boss Chang and Boss Mao were angry. It was because he had nothing to say, not because he didn't know. In other words, he knew but refused to tell them. angry?"

"No, this is what the boss asked me to tell you. The boss knew you would come early, so he left these four words. Boss Chang, Boss Mao, it's hard work for you to make this trip. You should bring the gifts yourself. Go back. Come, see off the guests!"

"Yes, Brother Zhang." Immediately, someone ran over. If this person didn't leave, they were about to get rough. The two grain store owners blushed and left in a panic. The merchants who came to pick up the goods all saw this scene. Does this offend people?

Jian Leyang didn't go back directly on the main road, but walked around the mountain, and when he came out, he carried a few wild game in his hand.He disappeared in the village for a few days. It was easy to find an excuse. He went into the mountains. There was no record of staying in the mountains for several days before.If it were an ordinary brother, this approach would definitely not work, and people might point and point behind him, but it was different when it was Jian Leyang's turn.

"Brother Yang has entered the mountain again."

"Hurry up and go home. The short-term laborer in your family has left for a while, but someone came to your door and offered to help carry water to irrigate the field."

People greeted Jian Leyang from time to time along the way. Jian Leyang thought about it, needless to say, it must be that guy Zhao Erhu, and he couldn't be driven away.

When I met my parents at home and asked, it really was him. Jian Leyang rubbed his chin. In fact, this Zhao Erhu did have brute force, and his skills should be better than most of the Canghe Gang. Wouldn't it be a loss if you don't accept the one delivered to your door?