Chapter 141 Return (2)
The escort team kept rushing, and only slowed down slightly at night. They came to a village in the countryside to stay. Where did the inn come from? Only the escort team members set up their own tents and set up a campsite.
With the painful lesson of being attacked by the night camp last time, Zhang Xiaohua privately pulled Zhang Xiaohu and whispered a lot. Zhang Xiaohu smiled and touched his head, saying, "It should be fine here. Look, we are camping at the intersection of the village. It is densely populated here. Even if someone thinks of bad intentions, they are still concerned. Moreover, we have just come out on the first day, and we must have vigilance and be careful in everything. If I rob, I will definitely leave it for the next few days and choose a wilderness."
Zhang Xiaohu stopped for a moment and said, "In addition, this route was passed by people from the escort agency before. The camps along the way were all used before. Don't look at the convoy running very fast this day, but the speed was actually well controlled. If no other accidents happened, the whole situation was controlled by our escort agency. Moreover, don't look at Luo's long-lasting deceased person on weekdays, he is actually a good escort agency. His experience is extremely rich."
Seeing Zhang Xiaohua's dissatisfaction, she said, "Okay, if you don't believe me, just go and see. You can learn more experience. When you grow up, you will also go to the escort agency to be a big illegitimate leader. Oh, by the way, I'm busy these days, how about your wounds?"
Zhang Xiaohua rolled up her sleeves and the wound was almost healed. Zhang Xiaohu was relieved and said, "Children are healed. If they are adults, they will have to be raised for a few more days."
Then, he thought about something and asked, "Also, Xiaohua, your right hand..."
After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua knew that her second brother remembered her injuries again and said with a smile: "It's almost healed. Now I feel that the fingers on my right hand are more flexible and can use force. It seems that I can almost clench my fists completely."
After saying that, he raised his right hand and clenched his fists in front of Zhang Xiaohu. Zhang Xiaohu looked at it and kept saying, "Okay, OK." His eyes were all tiddy.
Thinking about it, I took my younger brother out for a while, because of my own reasons, my younger brother's right hand was broken, and I felt that I was not having a good time. Seeing that my younger brother's right hand was obviously getting better now, it seemed that he could recover soon. How could he be as calm as water? The right way is to rush your heart!
At the same time, he also felt a little worried. The doctor who looked for Zhang Xiaohua was a veteran doctor at the Lotus Escort Agency. He had been in the Lotus Escort Agency for decades and had treated countless bruises and injuries, bone grafting and internal trauma. His vision was very accurate. He said that Zhang Xiaohua's hand could not be restored, and of course, it was also accumulated over decades of experience, so he would not be wrong. I don't know if my brother's recovery level is far from his expectations, or whether Zhang Xiaohua's hand has recovered to the point where he cannot recover?
However, Zhang Xiaohu immediately became calm again. No matter how the doctor looked at it, Zhang Xiaohua had returned to this level, which was beyond his expectations. Whether he could practice boxing skills, at least he would have no problems in his future life. Finally, Zhang Xiaohu felt a little relaxed.
He also told Zhang Xiaohua a few more words, and Zhang Xiaohu was busy with his own affairs.
The escort team camped in a very well-organized manner, and soon it got up. Zhang Xiaohua didn't help at all. When she asked about the tent that Zhang Xiaohu used, Zhang Xiaohua took some things off the carriage and put them all into the tent.
Soon, Yuan Changqing called Zhang Xiaohua. Since he learned that Zhang Xiaohua would deduct food expenses, Yuan Changqing took care of Zhang Xiaohua. Whenever he had anything to eat or drink, he would come to him. Zhang Xiaohua was naturally not polite and followed Yuan Changqing to eat and drink.
Zhang Xiaohua slept very soundly at night. When it was dawn, she opened her eyes and said the first thing she said was: "Second brother, was anyone robbed last night?"
Zhang Xiaohu was so amused that he was so happy that he blew his chest and cried, "Have you woke up yet?"
After breakfast, the escort team set up camp and continued to move forward.
After more than ten days like this, he had no tendency to be robbed, and even had no chance to sleep in the wild. Zhang Xiaohua became increasingly suspicious. If Ou Yan had not taken the initiative to take a shortcut on that day, would others have the chance to attack their camp?
The northerly, the colder the weather is, and the colder the wind on the road is. The huge pennant with the word "lotus" embroidered with the word "lotus", sounding "crackling".
On this day, I was walking to one of the few mountain roads, and the escort team had already slowed down and moved forward slowly.
Zhang Xiaohu also stayed behind and followed Zhang Xiaohua's carriage and moved forward slowly.
Zhang Xiaohua looked bored at the snow-covered shrubs hanging on both sides, thinking to herself, isn’t such an environment an excellent terrain for robbery? Will bandits appear?
Just as I was thinking, I heard a rapid gong sound, and a loud voice in front of me shouted: "I planted this tree, and I open this mountain. I want to pass by here and leave it to buy wealth!"
Zhang Xiaohua's eyes lit up and she shouted, "Someone robbed?"
Zhang Xiaohu glared at Zhang Xiaohua helplessly and said, "Why are you happy to hear someone robbing?"
Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said, "Last time we met a bandit, with about ten people, and we won two games with us. It's quite fun. Moreover, don't our escort team have dozens of people? Why are you afraid of them? Didn't you just get rid of them in a few moments?"
"Damn~" Zhang Xiaohu said intimately: "It turns out that Xiaohua wants to watch the fun."
Zhang Xiaohu angrily said, "The last time you met a dozen, but you can't say that there are more than a dozen bandits. Although there are many people in our escort team, if there are hundreds of bandits coming, how can we deal with it? Are you and I still captives?"
"Ah~ That's it," Zhang Xiaohua exclaimed, "What should I do? Who knows how many bandits in this group are? Is there any powerful one that my second brother can't beat?"
At this time, Zhang Xiaohu comforted him and said, "Xiaohua, you are sitting in the car. I will look forward. I guess Luo's head has passed by now."
Zhang Xiaohua was disobedient and begged: "Second brother, you should take me there too. I want to see if the bandits who have never been seen in a century are OK?" He actually became coquettish as he spoke.
Zhang Xiaohu looked at his doting brother, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, come and sit behind me, but remember, when you get there, you can't say a word."
When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she immediately jumped out of the car and ran to Zhang Xiaohu's horse. Zhang Xiaohu bent down and reached to grab his hand. With force, she pulled him up and let him sit behind him. Then, she slowly walked to the front of the team by horse.
The team of twenty cars is also quite long. The escorts and troopers at the escort agency both held weapons and protected the convoy tightly. No one came forward to watch the fun like Zhang Xiaohua.
Zhang Xiaohu walked to the front of the team by horse and was not in a hurry to move forward. There was an open space in front of the convoy, and several studs had already rushed over. Luo's head, who had usually looked lazy, was now standing in front of the horse, kicking a spear that was eight feet tall in his hand, looking forward calmly.
Zhang Xiaohua secretly poked her little head out of her second brother's armpit and looked forward carefully. When he saw the situation in the field clearly, he couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning.
I didn't think he had met last time, with more than a dozen people or a few horses. In front of the convoy, there were first a dozen burly men with high heads and big horses sitting on a dozen burly men holding various weapons in their hands, looking at them coldly. The dozens of men with weapons were all standing calmly, as if they were lined up in neat formations, and there was no laziness as if they had seen the bandits last time. Moreover, what made Zhang Xiaohua the most nervous was that there were many people hidden among the bushes on both sides, as if they were surrounding the entire convoy.
Zhang Xiaohua asked in a low voice: "Second brother, what should I do? We are probably not opponents, are we going to fight? You have to be careful, why didn't you take weapons?"
At this time, Zhang Xiaohu seemed to be extremely quiet. He whispered: "Xiaohua, don't talk, just watch quietly."
When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she immediately shut up.
Sure enough, at this moment, Luo Dadang, who was standing in front of the horse, moved his head. He shook the reins and asked the horse to slowly move forward until the center of the open space in front. Then, he clasped his fists and said, "I don't know which friend is on the road ahead, please come forward and talk."
Hearing this, among the bandits opposite, there was a man with a red face and square face, who also rode a horse and met him. He stopped when the two horses were close. The man also bowed and returned the favor: "Below is Yang Shuo, the big leader of the mountain of Killing Grass, I wonder what you call him?"
Luo Pao Head said: "Below is Luo Ruihe, the escort leader of the Lotus Escort Agency in Pingyang City. The bodyguard passed by your place and asked his friends to give him a favor."
The mountain king frowned and said aloud: "Oh, it turns out that he is a friend of the Piaomiao Sect from afar. Please hold the flag and watch it."
When Luo Biaotou heard this, he met the main owner and followed the rules of the Tao. He was happy and said, "Captain Yang, please wait."
After saying that, he came back from a horse, walked to the front of the convoy, and shouted: "Please take the flag!"
So, the two escorts next to the van bowed and got off the horse, came to the car, took the dart flag from the car respectfully, walked to the Luo Biaotou horse, and handed him the dart flag. Luo Biaotou held the flag pole with both hands, shook it hard in the air, and then returned to the open space in the center. The waiting leader Yang waited for Luo Biaotou to approach, carefully looked at the dart flag in his hand, nodded, and then bowed to the dart flag, and smiled: "It's indeed a friend of the Piaomiao Sect. Yang has been neglected. If he has time, he can go to the village to talk."
Luo Biaotou smiled and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Today is coming and going, and there's no time. If you pass by next time, you will definitely visit you."
Leader Yang said: "Then please let Luo Biaotou walk all the way. This is the token of this village. Go forward 500 miles and pass along the way."
After saying that, he threw a small sign over with his hand. Luo Pao Head smiled and continued, saying, "Thank you so much. I have some of the feelings of our escort agency behind me. Please accept it with a smile."
Leader Yang nodded and said, "Teacher Luo has been bothered. I'm not far away and I'll be able to send it all the way."
After saying that, he bowed his hand again, and returned to the formation and explained to everyone behind him. The dozen or so horses followed him and retreated back to the forest.
Seeing the bandits evacuated, Luo Dadou also came back from a horse, gave a few instructions to the bodyguard behind him, and then made a gesture and the convoy continued to move forward.
Seeing the convoy driving, Zhang Xiaohu took Zhang Xiaohua back to the rear of the car. However, Zhang Xiaohua never came down. He was on his second brother's horse. Zhang Xiaohu also said helplessly: "Ride for a while, when I get ahead, you have to go back to the car."
Zhang Xiaohua nodded continuously.
When Zhang Xiaohua followed the convoy through the open space just now, the entire convoy had already passed. Zhang Xiaohua saw the escort whom Luo had just ordered, riding a horse to the bandit with a bag of things in her hand and handed it to a bandit guarding there. The bandit took it, weighed it with his hand, smiled and bowed to the escort, and left. The escort immediately circled the horse and chased the team in front of the team.
Zhang Xiaohua looked puzzled and asked Zhang Xiaohu in a low voice: "Second brother, why is this robbery so strange? She doesn't kill, and won two games in three games, why did it just pass like this?"
Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said, "What do you think robbery is? Do you just fight and kill?"
Zhang Xiaohua said: "How can you rob property if you don't fight or kill?"
Zhang Xiaohu said casually: "Haha, nothing strange. I thought the same as you at the beginning. When I first encountered a robbery, I felt nervous and sweaty. But after a few times, it was like this. The thunder sounded loud and the rain was light. Only then did I understand what was going on."
Zhang Xiaohua said strangely: "Is there any inside story?"
Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said, "Actually, it's very simple. The way of robbers is nothing more than seeking money. And seeking money is also about methods. If you just fight and kill, you will fall into a inferior way. The ancients said that it was good. Killing a thousand people will damage 800 by yourself. This killing also has a price. If you can kill once, you will lose a lot of money, which is naturally worth it. But where can you have such a good business? Not to mention your path, if you often have people's lives, future merchants will take a detour. If you don't go here, wouldn't you cut off your source of wealth? Besides, you will kill every time, and how many brothers you use to fight to your death? Therefore, robbery also requires skills. If you can't fight, don't you fight. Even if you get less money every time, as long as you have it, it will be fine?"
Zhang Xiaohua nodded thoughtfully and said to herself: "The ancients said that they were good, 360 professions, and every profession is the top scholar. Those who are bandits must also have professional vision."
Zhang Xiaohu continued: "This merchant usually knows that there is such a risk when he is on the road. If he has little wealth, he will naturally not be afraid of bandits. When he encounters it, he can just offer some silver. If the wealth is big, he must find someone to protect him, and the escort agency will do a regular business. The bodyguards of the escort agency are the same as robbers, and they must pay attention to making money. If you blindly use force, then every bandit can't get along with you, so the escort agency should not be opened because the escort agency cannot withstand constant killing. Therefore, the important thing in the escort agency is the way, or face. If you have a big face, many bandits know your signature, and naturally they will take care of each other when they encounter it."
"Take care for each other?" Zhang Xiaohu was a little stunned.
"Yes, take care of each other, that is, the escort agency will give the bandits some money based on the value of their bodyguards, which is considered as buying money. The bandits will accept it with a smile and let you go forward. Just like today, you don't need to worry about the bandits' harassment when walking 500 miles." Zhang Xiaohu explained.
Zhang Xiaohua was puzzled and said, "Second brother, you say that, it's like a friend."
Zhang Xiaohu blinked and said, "The snake and rat family, hehe, it's all."
Zhang Xiaohua asked again: "If there is no protection from the escort agency, will the merchants give so much money?"
Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said, "If there is no protection from the escort agency, then the merchant will just be a piece of braised pork. Who doesn't want to eat it in one bite? How can you care about the benefits you give?"
Zhang Xiaohua asked again: "There are so many bandits just now. When we come up together, our escort agency probably can't handle it. Wouldn't they eat all of them in one bite? Even if they have some casualties, it's worth it."
Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said, "This is another aspect. This escort agency is also big and small, and its strength is uneven. If it is a small escort agency, there will naturally be this risk. However, behind our Lotus escort agency is the Piaomiao Sect. To put it bluntly, it is the Piaomiao Sect's tool to make money in the escort industry. Maybe they can eat up all the convoys, but then they will inevitably face the thunderous revenge of the Piaomiao Sect. The Piaomiao Sect is a famous sect in the world. Any disciples can be used to storm this bandit. How can they have that courage?"
Zhang Xiaohu was excited and swallowed his saliva, and then said, "There is another point that this bandit can occupy the mountain here and become the king. Behind it is the support of Zuojin Jianghu Sect. This sect should have an escort agency similar to the Lotus Escort Agency. If they do not give us face, the Piaomiao Sect can not only wipe out this bandit, but also understand the bandits within their sphere of influence and rob and kill their escort agency."
Zhang Xiaohua nodded and said, "I understand. In fact, to put it bluntly, we should respect our force. If you are strong, we can easily disperse and make money. If you are weak, you have to knock down your front teeth and swallow it. By the way, so, is the Piaomiao Sect behind the bandits in Xicuishan here?"
Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said, "I don't know this, 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, it's really hard to explain."
Then, Zhang Xiaohua said happily: "If you say so, won’t the corpses protected by your escort agency be very safe? You don’t have to fight?"
Zhang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said, "Where is the one you mentioned? There will always be bandits who are blindly robbed. This escort is a business of licking blood from the knife. Didn't you see that the escort agency has to recruit new bodyguards and escorts every year? Where did the old people go? However, I'm still just escorts, and it's not my turn to do this."
Chapter completed!