Chapter 141 Return (2)

The escort team kept walking, and only slowed down a little in the evening, and came to a rural village to stay. Where did the inn come from in that village? Only the escort team members pitched their own tents and set up a campsite.

Having learned the painful lesson from the sneak attack at the last night camp, Zhang Xiaohua pulled Zhang Xiaohu in private and whispered a lot. Zhang Xiaohu smiled, touched his head and said: "It should be fine here, you Look, we are camping at the intersection of a small village. It is densely populated here. Even if someone thinks of evil intentions, they still have scruples. Moreover, it is just our first day here, so we must be wary and careful about everything. If I rob If so, I will definitely put it in the next few days and choose a wilderness."

Zhang Xiaohu paused for a moment and then said: "In addition, this route was traveled by people from the former escort agency, and the campsites along the way were all used before. Don't look at how fast the convoy was running this day. In fact, the speed was even faster. It's under control. If no other accidents happen, the entire situation is under the control of our escort agency. Moreover, even though escort chief Luo is usually lazy, in fact he is also a good player in the escort agency, and he has extremely rich experience."

Seeing Zhang Xiaohua's unconvinced look, she said: "Okay, if you don't believe me, just wait and see. It just so happens that you can learn more experience. When you grow up, you can also become the head escort in the escort agency. Oh, by the way, this You've been busy for a few days, how is your wound?"

Zhang Xiaohua rolled up her sleeves, and the wound was almost healed. Zhang Xiaohu was relieved and said, "Children are fine, but if you are an adult, you can take care of them for a few more days."

Then, he thought about something again and asked: "Also, Xiaohua, your right hand..."

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua knew that her second brother was thinking about her injury again, and said with a smile: "It's almost healed. Now I feel that the fingers on my right hand are more flexible and I can exert more strength. It seems that I can't fully grasp my fist."

After saying that, he raised his right hand and reluctantly clenched it in front of Zhang Xiaohu. Zhang Xiaohu looked at it and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay." His eyes were wet.

Thinking about it, I brought my younger brother out to hang out. Because of my own reasons, my younger brother's right hand was disabled. I felt bad no matter what. Seeing that my younger brother's right hand is obviously getting better now, and it seems that he will be back to his original state soon. Where? Can you still be as calm as water? Having a surging heart is the right way to go!

At the same time, there was also a trace of worry in his heart. The doctor who looked at Zhang Xiaohua's hand was a veteran doctor from the Lotus Escort Agency. He had stayed in the Lotus Escort Agency for decades and had treated countless bruises, bone and pulse examinations, internal injuries and external injuries. His vision was amazing. It was absolutely accurate. He said that Zhang Xiaohua's hand could not be restored. Of course, it was the accumulation of decades of experience, so he was sure to be correct. He didn't know whether his brother's recovery was beyond his expectation, or whether , Zhang Xiaohua’s hand has recovered to the point where it can no longer recover?

However, Zhang Xiaohu immediately felt calm. Regardless of what the doctor thought, Zhang Xiaohua had recovered to such an extent that it was beyond his expectation. Regardless of whether he could practice boxing or not, at least he would not have any problems in his future life. , finally, Zhang Xiaohu felt a little relaxed.

After giving Zhang Xiaohua a few more words, Zhang Xiaohu went about his own business.

The escort team set up camp in a very organized manner. They got up soon. Zhang Xiaohua didn't offer any help. When asked about the tent Zhang Xiaohu was using, Zhang Xiaohua took some things off the carriage and put them all in the tent. .

Not long after, Yuan Changqing came to call Zhang Xiaohua. Ever since he knew that Zhang Xiaohua had to deduct food expenses, Yuan Changqing took care of Zhang Xiaohua. Whenever he had anything to eat or drink, he came to him. Naturally, Zhang Xiaohua was not polite and followed. Yuan Changqing went to eat and drink.

Zhang Xiaohua slept soundly at night. When it got light and opened her eyes, the first thing she said was: "Second brother, was there anyone robbed last night?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaohu couldn't laugh or cry, and a chestnut hit his forehead, and he laughed and cursed: "Are you still awake?!"

After breakfast, the escort team set up camp and continued moving forward.

After more than ten days of this, there was no chance of being robbed, not even the chance to sleep in the wild. Zhang Xiaohua became more and more suspicious that if Ou Yan had not taken the shortcut on her own initiative that day, others would have had the chance to attack her. Their camp?

The further north you go, the colder the weather becomes, and the colder wind on the road becomes stronger. The wind blows the huge pennant embroidered with the word "Lotus" and makes a "crackling" sound.

On this day, when we were traveling to one of the few mountain roads, the escort team had already slowed down and moved forward slowly.

Zhang Xiaohu also stayed behind, following Zhang Xiaohua's carriage and moving forward slowly.

Zhang Xiaohua looked boredly at the snow-covered bushes on both sides and thought to herself, isn't this environment the perfect terrain for robbery? Will bandits show up?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a rapid sound of gongs, and a loud voice in front shouted: "I planted this tree and opened this mountain. I want to cross here and leave money to buy the road!"

Zhang Xiaohua's eyes lit up and she shouted: "Is someone being robbed?!"

Zhang Xiaohu glared at Zhang Xiaohua helplessly and said, "Why are you so happy when you hear someone is robbing you?"

Zhang Xiaohua said with a smile: "We encountered bandits last time. There were about ten of them, and they fought us in a best-of-three games. It was quite fun. Besides, didn't our escort team have dozens of people? How could we be afraid of them? What? Didn’t you send them away in a few seconds? "

"Hazy~" Zhang Xiaohu said to himself: "It turns out that Xiaohua just wants to watch the fun."

Zhang Xiaohu said angrily: "Last time you encountered more than a dozen bandits, but you can't say that there are always more than a dozen bandits. Although our escort team has many people, if there are hundreds of bandits, how can we do it?" Cope? Are you and I still prisoners?"

"Ah~ That's it," Zhang Xiaohua exclaimed, "Then what should we do? Who knows how many bandits there are in this group? Are there any powerful ones that even the second brother can't defeat?"

At this time, Zhang Xiaohu comforted him and said: "Xiaohua, you sit in the car, I'll look in front, I guess Luo Dabao's head has passed by this time."

Zhang Xiaohua, however, was disobedient and begged: "Second brother, please take me with you too. I want to see if I can do it with a bandit that I haven't seen in a century?" She actually started to act coquettishly in her words.

Zhang Xiaohu looked at his doting younger brother, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, come and sit behind me, but remember, you can't say a word when you get there."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua immediately jumped out of the car and ran to Zhang Xiaohu's horse. Zhang Xiaohu bent down and grabbed his hand. With a strong force, he pulled him up and asked him to sit behind him. , Da Ma slowly walked to the front of the team.

The queue of twenty cars was also quite long. The escorts and escorts of the escort agency all had weapons in their hands and protected the convoy tightly. No one came to the front to watch the excitement like Zhang Xiaohua.

Zhang Xiaohu rode to the front of the team, not in a hurry. There was an open space in front of the team, and several bodyguards had already rushed over. The headguard Luo, who usually looked lazy, was now standing at the front on horseback, with his hand in his hand. He kicked a spear that was eight feet long and looked forward very calmly.

Zhang Xiaohua secretly poked her head out from her second brother's armpit and looked forward cautiously. When he saw the situation clearly, he couldn't help but gasp.

What he saw in front of him was not like the last time he met, with more than a dozen people and a few horses. At the front of the convoy, there were a dozen tall men sitting on tall horses with various weapons in their hands, looking at them coldly. Behind the dozen horses were dozens of big men who also had weapons. They were standing calmly, as if they were in a neat formation, not at all the laziness of the bandits that they saw last time. Moreover, what made Zhang Xiaohua most nervous was that there seemed to be many people hidden in the trees on both sides. , a trend that seems to surround the entire convoy again.

Zhang Xiaohua asked in a low voice: "Second brother, what should we do? With so many people, we are probably no match for each other. Are we going to start a fight? You have to be careful. Why don't you have a weapon?"

At this time, Zhang Xiaohu seemed to be unusually quiet. He whispered: "Xiaohua, don't talk, just watch quietly."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua immediately shut up.

Sure enough, at this moment, Luo Dabao, who was standing in front of his horse, moved his head. He shook the reins and let the horse move forward slowly until it reached the middle of the open space in front of it. Then it stopped. Then, he clasped his hands and said, "I don't know." Which friend on the road is in front of me, please come forward and talk."

After hearing this, among the bandits on the opposite side, there was a man with a red face and a square face. He also hit the horse and went up to meet him. When the two horses were close, they stopped. The man also raised his hand and returned the salute: "I am the fallen grass from the dry grass mountain. The big leader Yang Shuo, what do you call me?"

Headguard Luo said: "I am Luo Ruihe, the headguard of Lotus Bodyguard Agency in Pingyang City. The bodyguard passed by your place and asked friends to show their respect."

The mountain king frowned and said loudly: "Oh, it turns out we are friends from the Miao Miao Sect from afar. Please hold the flag and take a look."

When the escort leader Luo heard this, he was following the rules of the road until he met the rightful master. He felt happy and said, "Leader Yang, please wait a moment."

After finishing speaking, he came back from riding, walked to the front of the motorcade, and shouted: "Please hold the flag!"

So, the two bodyguards beside the leading car dismounted, came to the front of the car, took down the bodyguard flag from the car with great respect, walked to the front of Luo Bodyguard's horse, and handed the bodyguard flag to him. He reached the flagpole, shook his hands vigorously in the air, and then rode back to the central open space. The waiting leader Yang waited for the escort leader Luo to come closer, carefully looked at the escort flag in his hand, nodded, and then rushed towards the escort flag. He held the escort flag in his hand and said with a smile: "As expected, he is a friend of the Miao Miao Sect. Yang is neglecting me. If you have time, you can go to the mountain stronghold to talk."

Head Guard Luo smiled and said: "It's easy to say, easy to say. I came and went in a hurry today and ran out of time. If I pass by next time, I will definitely pay him a visit."

Leader Yang said: "Then please go all the way, escort leader Luo. This is a token of our village. We will go all the way for five hundred miles."

After saying that, he threw a small sign over with shaking hands, and escort leader Luo smiled and continued, "Thank you so much. I have some thoughts from our escort agency, please accept it, Leader Yang."

Leader Yang nodded and said: "Captain Luo, thank you for your trouble. I'll see you off not far away. Have a safe journey."

After saying that, he handed over his hand again, circled the horse back to the main formation, and said a few words to the people behind him, and the dozen or so horses followed him and retreated into the forest.

When escort Luo saw the bandits evacuating, he rode back and gave a few instructions to the escort behind him. Then, with a gesture, the convoy continued to move forward.

When Zhang Xiaohu saw the convoy leaving, he took Zhang Xiaohua back to the rear of the car. However, Zhang Xiaohua refused to get off. He was relying on his second brother's horse. Zhang Xiaohu also said helplessly: "Ride for a while, wait until I get to the front." When you go, you have to get back in the car.”

Zhang Xiaohua nodded.

By the time Zhang Xiaohua followed the convoy through the open space, the entire convoy had passed by. Zhang Xiaohua saw the escort Luo had ordered just now, riding a horse to the bandit with a bag of things in his hand. , handed it to a bandit who was guarding there. The bandit took it, weighed it with his hands, smiled and bowed his hands to the bodyguard, and rode away. The bodyguard immediately circled his horse and chased to the front of the team.

Zhang Xiaohua looked very puzzled and asked Zhang Xiaohu in a low voice: "Second brother, why is this robbery so strange? There was no killing or a best-of-three game, so why did it just pass like this?"

Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said: "What do you think robbery is? Is it just beating and killing?"

Zhang Xiaohua said: "If you don't fight and kill, how can you wait for the property to be robbed?"

Zhang Xiaohu said calmly: "Haha, it's nothing strange. I had the same idea as you at the beginning. When I encountered robbery for the first time, I was so nervous that I sweated. But after several times, it was like this." Normally, the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light, then I understood what was going on."

Zhang Xiaohua wondered: "Is there any inside story?"

Zhang Xiaohu said with a smile: "Actually, it is very simple. Bandits' robbery is nothing more than seeking money, and seeking money also pays attention to methods. If you just kill and kill, you will be inferior. The ancients said that it is good to kill someone. You will lose eight hundred to yourself. This killing also comes with a price. If you can get a fortune worth ten thousand yuan in one killing, it will be worth it. But where can such good business be found? Let’s not talk about your path. If If someone is killed often, future merchants will take a detour. If you don't go here, won't you lose your source of wealth? Besides, you kill every time, how many brothers do you use to fight for it? Therefore, robbery must also be considered Skills, don't fight if you can, even if you harvest a small amount of property every time, as long as you have it every time, won't it be a steady stream?"

Zhang Xiaohua nodded thoughtfully and said to herself: "The ancients said that if you have three hundred and sixty skills, you will be the number one scholar. Bandits must also have a professional vision."

Zhang Xiaohu continued: "When merchants go on the road, they generally know that there is such a risk. If their belongings are small, they will naturally not be too afraid of bandits. When they encounter them, just give them some silver. If their belongings are large, they will If you have to find someone to protect you, the escort agency is just doing business. And the bodyguards of the escort agency are the same as bandits in robbing. They must pay attention to being friendly and making money. If you blindly use force, then the bandits everywhere will have trouble with you. , don’t open the escort bureau, because the escort bureau cannot afford to be beaten and killed all the time. Therefore, the most important thing in the escort agency is the way, or face. If your face is big enough, many bandits will know your signature. , naturally they will take care of each other when they meet."

"Looking after each other?" Zhang Xiaohu was a little stunned.

"Yes, we take care of each other. That is to say, the escort agency will give the bandit some money according to the value of his bodyguard's property, which can be used as money to buy the road. The bandit will accept it with a smile and let you go forward. Just like today, five steps forward You don’t need to worry about being harassed by bandits for hundreds of miles." Zhang Xiaohu explained.

Zhang Xiaohua was puzzled and said: "Second brother, you said that, it's like a friend."

Zhang Xiaohu blinked and said: "The Snake and Rat family, hehe, that's what they are."

Zhang Xiaohua asked again: "If there was no protection from the escort agency, how could the merchants give so much money?"

Zhang Xiaohu said with a smile: "If there is no protection from the escort agency, then the merchant is just a piece of braised pork. Who doesn't want to eat it in one bite? Why would he care about the little benefit you give him?"

Zhang Xiaohua asked again: "There were so many bandits just now, and our bodyguard agency probably couldn't handle them all when they came together. Didn't they eat them all? Even if they suffered some casualties, it was still worth it."

Zhang Xiaohu said with a smile: "This brings us to another aspect. There are big and small escort agencies, and the strength is uneven. If it is a small escort agency, there will naturally be this risk. However, behind our Lotus Escort Agency is the Miao Miao Sect. To put it bluntly, it is a tool for the Piaomiao Sect to make money in the escort agency. Maybe they can eat up all the convoys, but then they will inevitably face the Piaomiao Sect's thunderous revenge. The Piaomiao Sect is a famous sect in the world, so just send some Disciples can take down this bandit in one fell swoop, how can they have the courage?"

Zhang Xiaohu got excited, swallowed his saliva, and continued: "One more thing, this bandit can occupy the mountain here and become the king, it is also inseparable from the support of the Zuo Jin Jianghu sect, and this sect is not unexpected, and it should have There are escort agencies similar to the Lotus Escort Agency. If they don't give us face, the Piaomiao Sect can not only destroy this bandit, but also know the bandits within their own sphere of influence and rob and kill their escort agencies."

Zhang Xiaohua nodded and said: "I understand. In fact, to put it bluntly, force is still respected. If you are strong, everyone can make peace and make money. If you are weak, you will have to knock out your front teeth and put them in your stomach." Swallow. By the way, are the bandits in our Xicui Mountain behind the Miao Miao sect?"

Zhang Xiaohu said with a smile: "I don't know, but Xicui Mountain is too small. Even if they want to join the Piaomiao Sect, the Piaomiao Sect will not pay attention to them."

Zhang Xiaohua sighed and said: "Oh, this world is still too complicated, I really can't explain it."

Then, Zhang Xiaohua said happily: "If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that the bodyguards protected by your bodyguard agency are very safe, and you don't have to fight for them?"

Zhang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said: "Where is the freedom you mentioned? There will always be blind bandits who come to rob. This bodyguard is a knife-edge licking blood business. Didn't you see that the bodyguards and guards are recruited every year? Hands? Where have all the old people gone? However, I am still just a hand, and it is not my turn to do things like this. "

Zhang Xiaohua felt silent in her heart after hearing this.

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