Mou Biao smiled and said,

"Young Master, I don't know. The poverty outside the Pass is very poor. The price of silk and tea is high. People outside the Pass may not be able to afford it. However, there is a serious shortage of cotton, kitchen knives, needles and thread. Even if we are pretending to be businessmen, we must learn to be businessmen.

, if you just get some high-priced ones to sell, an expert will be able to tell something fishy at a glance!"

"Oh...that's it..."

The prince is also a smart man, he knows everything, and he immediately ordered people to pack a lot of things necessary for daily life, such as grain, farming tools, iron pots, and rolling pins.

"They definitely want these too!"

So he loaded up twenty cars. Mou Biao frowned when he saw it.

"This is too much. I'm afraid we can't protect things just by relying on our appearance!"

So he spoke to the prince again,

"Sir, we have too much goods and too few manpower. I'm afraid we need to recruit more manpower..."

Zhu Houzhao nodded,

"How to recruit people?"

Mou Biao responded,

"The poor people in the frontier fortress live a difficult life, but the caravans that come and go are very rich. A safe trip to the merchants can make ten times or even dozens of times the profit. To prevent robbery, the caravans often hire thugs to protect them. This is the case in Changping.

Juyongguan is near, and many people from all walks of life like to gather here, looking for jobs to escort caravans. You can get a lot of money by going there. If we spread the word in the restaurant, someone will come to our door!"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said,

"It's just a mixed bag of people summoned outside. I'm afraid they don't know the details!"

Mou Biao nodded,

"It doesn't matter, there are a lot of robbers on the road outside the customs. Most of the caravans coming and going have their own personnel to guard the goods, and the recruited personnel are on the outside, so there is no need to worry about the mixture of good and bad. Just be careful to identify the robbers' insiders!"

The purpose of this caravan is not to protect the goods. If something goes wrong, the goods will be thrown away and the people will be able to save them!

Besides, they were secretly following people behind!

Furthermore, when he came out, his father gave him a secret order. In an emergency, he could use the secret order to summon the spies and assistants from the nearby Jinyi Guards. There were even many Jinyiwei people in the frontier fortress army, and the army could be mobilized at that time.

It can protect the prince from any risk.

So they recruited people in the city again. The prince was not short of money, and the wages he offered were 30% higher than the market price. Those Jianghu people who can seek a living outside the customs are all desperadoes. There are more people in Chengdu who are willing to work hard, let alone

There were three more people, so people who heard the news came one after another, and fifty people were recruited in less than one day.

According to the rules, the wages of these fifty people were paid once a day, and they were rewarded when they arrived at the field. After all the people in the car were ready, the long convoy opened and set off in a mighty manner.

Zhu Houzhao was sitting on a rickety carriage, with goods piled high under his buttocks. He was wearing a piece of coarse linen clothes most commonly worn by people traveling in the world. His trouser legs and cuffs were rolled up high, revealing the yellow

His mud-smeared skin had deliberately grown a beard when he was in Changping City in the past few days. His gentle and handsome face was covered, adding a bit of ruggedness. He looked at the same unruly beard, looking up at the car.

Look at the passing clouds on Mou Biao Road,

"This is the first time in my life that I'm at the mercy of someone else. It's a bit strange... but the mud on my legs and hands is a bit scratchy..."

Mou Biao glanced at him and whispered,

"When you get out of the customs, let it sit in the sun for a few days, and you won't have to apply mud anymore!"

The prince has been pampered and has fair skin, so the exposed areas can only be wiped with yellow mud and water. After a few days of sun exposure, the skin will turn dark. After saying this, he pointed to Liu Jin, who was riding in front and dressed as a rich man, and said,

"Being able to tan is a good thing, but not being able to tan like the old man is a worry!"

The prince has been exposed to a lot of sun recently and has become much darker than in Beijing. When he left the city, he originally wanted to be the young owner of this caravan, but Mou Biao saw Liu Jin who couldn't tan and was a little confused.

The eldest eunuch was born with fair skin and no tan, and no beard. He was really eye-catching in this caravan, so he was simply made the caravan's fair, fat, rich and elegant owner, and another member of the Jinyiwei family became the young owner.

, but he and the prince disguised themselves as gangsters and hid in the caravan, which was safer this way!

It's just that the prince has to suffer from the errands of moving, lifting, fetching water and feeding the horses. This is the first time for the prince to get on the sedan chair. Instead of being annoyed, he is very happy to be a clerk. He can only go out of the city for three to five days.

Today, Xiao Zhu has become a hard-working, always-on-call, and always-smiling clerk. Mou Biao also became a clerk. Although he has some skills, he has a bad temper and will get angry if he disagrees with him.

A Biao, the man who slashed people with a knife, had a fight with the Niu Da and Niu brothers recruited yesterday over a bucket. However, people who travel in the world are all skilled in martial arts and are young and energetic.

Everyone was not surprised that he was like this, but thought they should. They watched him challenge Niu Da and Niu Er, and he lifted Niu Da and threw Niu Da to the ground. Everyone clapped their hands and cheered. After that, Niu Da and Niu Er were not the same as him.

We didn't know each other, but we became brothers!

A Biao told Xiao Zhu,

"These gangsters are all reckless people who refuse to obey reason or control. They only obey whoever has the biggest fist. As long as you beat him down, he will follow you wholeheartedly!"

Xiao Zhuqi said,

"You are also new to the world, how did you know?"

A Biao smiled and said,

"It's a family tradition! How many years have I been running around in the world..."

Xiao Zhu nodded, remembering,

"Yes!"

A Biao's father was the one who went around killing people with a knife for his family. Things in the world were naturally clear, unlike his own father, who only closed the door in the imperial city to approve memorials, play scheming, and fight against ministers.

No more.

In this way, after Xiao Zhu joined the caravan, he and A Biao were slumped in the truck every day without any image. When they took a break, they chatted with people in the world, and when they had nothing to do, they had nowhere to vent their energy.

The strong men were fighting each other, and at night they gathered in front of the bonfire to eat large chunks of meat and drink heavily. Xiao Zhu became more and more open-minded. He abandoned his noble status and just felt that life in the world was not to his taste. He was very happy.

!

After five or six days of this, the first wave of robbers finally arrived...

Every day, Si Lian, besides going to Mrs. Liu's place to pay her respects in the morning and evening, he also learned the pulse-cutting technique from Mama Wang.

In this huge Mou Mansion, Mrs. Liu was busy looking after the children, and Mrs. Guan was busy taking care of everything in the house, but neither of them thought about taking her out to see the world, or helping her fight.

Even if they were busy with their affairs, Si Lian could still hide in her yard and live a quiet life.

After about half a month of this kind of day, seeing that the weather was getting hotter, the Mou family had to go out of the city to escape the summer heat as usual. Liu's family sent someone over to tell them,

"Madam said that she will leave the city in five days to go to the village to escape the summer heat. She also asked Mrs. Eighth to pack her things and arrange for the manpower to stay behind, and we will set off together then..."

Si Lian nodded, sent the messenger, and then told Mama Wang,

"We don't have many people in the yard, just mom, Cui Qiao, and Cui Xi can go with them. The rest can stay in the yard!"

Mother Wang nodded,

"yes……"

Summer clothes were light and light and took up little space when packed away. She didn't want to take away her valuable jewelry, so she picked only a few items that she usually brought with her and put the rest into the secret room of the study.

After dark on the fourth day, Liu told everyone,

"Tomorrow morning, we will set off after breakfast..."

Because all the young masters in the Mou Mansion have gone on errands this year, and only the female relatives and the second master Mou Liang are left in the family, the team leaving the city has become much deserted. When they arrived at the village outside the city, Mrs. Liu arranged for Si Lian to arrive.

The courtyard where Mou Biao lived in previous years was not big, but it was enough to accommodate Si Lian, Mama Wang and others. The courtyard was not far from Fifth Yiniang. Fifth Yiniang would come over and have a look if she had nothing to do, or she would summon four other people.

Lian went over to talk.

Fifth Yiniang has a straightforward temperament, can show emotions and anger, but she is also soft-hearted. Unfortunately, her daughter-in-law has to stay alone in an empty house soon after her wedding. She gradually becomes less disgusted with Si Lian's idea. She also thinks about how she doesn't care about the surroundings when she first came to the house.

He was familiar with her, so he often took her around when the sun was not bright.

The Mou family's village outside the city is huge. There are fertile fields, orchards, and mountains and forests outside. In this season, places with trees such as forests and orchards that provide shade are the most attractive. The two of them went for a walk in the mountains in the afternoon. The mountains are green.

There are shady trees and gurgling mountain streams, which are very cool and pleasant. The only thing is that you must bring a mosquito repellent medicine bag with you. If not... then you will be shameful with your hands and face uncovered!

Mrs. Liu on the other end was traveling back and forth between the city and the village from time to time. She was very busy and left all the household matters to Mrs. Guan. Since Mrs. Guan took care of them well, she felt relieved and handed them all over to her.

Little did she know that something was going on!

It is said that after Wu Yiniang and Si Lian took a short rest in the afternoon, they met again to go to the mountains. The hilltop of Mou's house was not high, with five hills rising and falling. There were trails on the hill that farmers used to collect firewood. As long as you followed

If you keep walking on the trail, you can go around all five mountains. Wu Yiniang and Si Lian often follow the trail around the mountains. They can go back to the village before dark when they come out in the afternoon. The two of them changed into light clothes and wore thick soles under their feet.

He took his soft shoes, took the girls and women with him and left the village.

All the way up the mountain along the path, around a huge boulder, you have to pass through a dense forest. Everyone has walked through it several times, and they know that there are not many big beasts on this hill, just some pheasants, hares, foxes and the like.

Yes, because the masters were not allowed to kill them, they were just keeping them for a while, so these little things were not very afraid of people. Wu Yiniang even brought broken rice, dried meat and the like to feed them.

When we walked into the dense forest, we saw pheasants calling among the trees. Wu Yiniang sat down and beckoned them to come and eat.

"Gu Gu Gu Gu..."

The girls imitated the crow of the rooster and called those little things with beautiful tail feathers to come over...

Si Lian took the dried meat and went to another place. He turned around a big bluestone and there was a small mud cave under it. There lived a family of foxes. When they came earlier, the mother fox had just given birth to a little fox. The two foxes

The male and female are now working hard to raise the cubs, which is very hard. Si Lian often goes up the mountain to feed them. Here, he puts the dried meat not far from the entrance of the cave, waiting for the big fox to come out.

(End of chapter)
Chapter completed!