Chapter 19 0019

"She is good first, but also able to keep integrity," Ye Ye said slowly: "A hero is born reckless, and a chivalrous woman is born in the world, it seems inappropriate to mention her background. Guan Baye who stepped forward to save the siege, what about his background?  … I sentence her to adopt and govern the country, and to live a life of festivals." The patriarch's words are the law of Wanjialou, she kowtowed.Even if the hopeless years of loneliness lay on her slightly furrowed brows, she was willing to bear it.She knew that from now on, her love for Guan Ba ​​Ye would only be etched in her broken heart forever...

And the sixteen salt carts led by Guan Baye are walking on the long road with wind and snow.Life on the rivers and lakes is like this: forcing people to leave all the past behind and keep their eyes on the front. ——After stepping out of the territory of Wanjia, no one can predict what kind of turmoil will arise in the future at the next moment? It was Guan Baye's idea to take advantage of the strong wind and snow to go on the road. This area is close to the ground of the Yanhe River. There are many checkpoints set up by the private sector, and salt tanks set up by the government. The founder, commonly known as Trough.) Each township has some font sizes. If the salt trucks that sell orders are not well made, in all likelihood, they will be sold at low prices by local snakes released from Trough. by the lake.

The suffering of the salt truck on the long distance in the wind and snow is enough to see; the wind is so fierce, the flakes of goose feathers are like feathered arrows shooting obliquely, shooting directly from behind, and people become snowmen within less than a cup of tea on the road.Snowflakes accumulated on the top of the human fur hat and on the shoulders of the coat. Some pieces of snow penetrated the man's collar, making the man's spine numb. The obscene and whiny Shorty Shi Er couldn't keep his mouth idle, and while pushing the cart, he muttered: "Hey, I said the third son, how did the eighth master do it?! In Wanjialou Judge Zhu Si dared to fight him, but when he got here, he was careful about the fire and candles everywhere; the group of hairy people on Karl, and the gang of obstacles in the official slot, I don't believe they are more capable than Judge Zhu Si?! On the contrary, the eighth master It seems to be deliberately avoiding them!"

"Forget it, dwarf," the big bear sneered sourly, "You don't have the legs, so you need your bitch to bite the duck—what kind of business should you care about? Eighth Master made up his mind, He's right; you'll be right, close your eyes and listen to him, at least he won't make you smash your head at the flagon." When Da Gou Xiong mentioned the joke made by Shorty Shi Er at the Wanjialou Competition, the men behind all laughed. "I have to tell you a little bit about Ba Ye's meaning," Xiang Laosan said, "You have been in the Huai Gang, and you have been walking for more than a year. Breaking the road, don't offend people unless you have to. Although the eighth master is famous, he is not a person who likes to kill lightly; think about it, the eighth master and the judge Zhu Si have never had any ties, no grudges, no enmity, If Judgment Zhu Si hadn't violated the Wanjia Building, and hadn't met Ba Ye in the presence, I believe Ba Ye would never have left the salt truck and only looked for his fork. There are two human heads, all of which are a righteous word...... In the early years, the Liuhe Gang was deeply favored by the care of the father and son of the Wan family. Seeing the Wanjialou being robbed and watching with nothing, is it still a man?!... As for the pair of cards and Guancaoer, the situation is not good It's quite different. - Aren't those who eat food in the private sector just like us? Many of them have been with Baye before. If people can keep the fields, plant the land, and live happily, Who will have trouble with whom? They only need to leave a way for us to go, and we have no reason to shoot at others. Although those local snakes released from the official trough are hateful, there are too many people of that kind along the way. If we fight head-on with them and make enemies everywhere, why bother if there will be turmoil along the way in the future?... After all, we are business people, not going to use force!"

"Well, after all, you're an old Jianghu, and it's all right to talk and fart," Shorty Shi said. It's like stepping on a layer of cotton." "Since you think it makes sense, don't you think so?" Xiang Lao San said, "The dam is to the east, and the ferry is to the south. If we don't take advantage of the heavy snow and cross the river in the dark, we will definitely cause trouble. Besides, the Fourth Judge is powerful here, with a lot of stalker and eyeliner, and he suffered from Ba Ye in Wanjialou, how do you know that he won't plot against us secretly?...As soon as we arrive at the big lake, we will be fine."

"You're smart, Xiang Laosan." Shorty Shi Er made a grimace and said, "My mother's mouth insists that you are bald!" "Let's talk about other things," the big dog was drooling: "Talk about interesting things, such as the casino, the women in the hall of Yanshi, etc... My mother hasn't been to Yanshi for several years. It’s time to go to the market; go to the lake salt (meaning to transport the salt package across Hongze Lake, and the profit is more abundant.) Although it is profitable, it is a pity that the journey is boring. When I return, I have to push an empty car and turn to the salt market to gamble. Can't do it."

"Come on, I didn't say it - don't make such crooked calculations as soon as possible. How much money can you sell for a salt cart? The gambling method on the dam is very expensive. Thirty to fifty yuan, two "What" turned out, and it's flying!... Can we compare with sea salt merchants and lake guests? Let's work hard for a trip, three or four months of blood and sweat, it's not enough for them to fight a tea circle, (* Going to brothels without staying overnight is commonly known as Dachawei in the north.) It’s better for us to stay away from places where money is spent like water.”

"That's about the same as what you said to the dwarf, third child." Big Bear narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "My mother is lucky, I'm really a lucky general. Three years ago, I took a small gamble in Yanshi on my return trip and won. A pocket of silver, falling down makes my back ache." "My mother is not as lucky as you are," Shorty Shi Er said sadly, "I am addicted to gambling, but every time I gamble, I will lose!...My mother is a poor man, a poor man for eight lifetimes! Bah !” He spat, and began to sing crookedly: "lose lose lose, call six it came from the hole

I call it thin, but it's thicker than its mother! If you earn three Wen, you have to repay the debt of Liu Wen. Forced me to go home and sell piglets..." A group of bold and rough men just talked and rapped and sang and pushed the salt cart forward, and the unknown fate surrounded them like cold snowflakes; the guns were stuck in their waists, and the guns were placed in the box of the cart They don't have the leisure to watch the snow scene, nor ignore the cold and blurred fate. They only think of their wives with yellow and thin faces and disheveled hair, their hungry and howling children, and the lake. The big salt store over there, the black counter with grease stains, the calculated yardage, (*the salt store received the salt, and issued a yardage card for calculating the catty as usual, and paid with the card.) And pieces of shiny silver coins, with blood and sweat In exchange for those, going back to feed their families is their most fulfilling dream. ... Even in such humble dreams, blood shadows and sword lights are often thrown into it.

While they were chatting and rushing on the road, Lei Yipao, who was walking at the beginning, was silent all the time, looking at the horseshoe prints in front of the car.The further you go, the shallower the hoof prints. Needless to say, near the ferry, Guan Baye, the leader of the road, urged the horse to go far away. "Hey, Baye..." Lei Yipao interrupted several cheerful conversations behind him, and sighed with emotion, "I really don't understand why he wants to join the Liuhe Gang and take risks for us poor people." ? With his reputation, with his courage and actions, he has built a towering building..."

"That's it!" Shorty Shi Er said: "Wanjialou's little aunt who looks like a fairy is holding it in both hands, but he still refuses to agree!... Whoever wants to send me that kind of beauty to be my wife and child, I will know even the bones." Crisp. What kind of hero is the eighth master who doesn't understand his feelings?!" "Shut that stinky mouth of yours!" cursed the third child. "What are you afraid of? Hehe..." Shorty Shi Er shrank his head and let out a series of laughter, like a toad swallowing salt: "What are you afraid of? This is not in Wanjialou." "This is not the time to be funny, dwarf," Xiang Laosan said, "To be honest, if this trip is not supported by the banner of the Eighth Master, if we twirl off half of the beard of the fourth judge, ten lives will not be enough. Sorry; if Eighth Master had thought for himself, he wouldn't have agreed to take the leg in the first place!" Pushing the heavy salt truck in the wild wind and snow, the wheels were deeply embedded in the snow, rolling out criss-cross traces; they seemed to be the traces of their arduous life crawling, inextricably intertwined. The snowflakes are so dense that they dance towards the sky when the wind is strong, and sink towards the ground when the wind stops. Small snow mounds have accumulated on everyone's shoulders and backs.The gray-white snow cloud is very low, almost stretching across the head of the person. The singing of the salt truck's axle was swept away by the wind, and it rang far in front of the car. The scene outside the step, as if the sky and the earth are such a flickering chaos like silver fragments. "Where did this mother go?" Shorty Shi Er said. "This should be the Dawaer of the Zheng family," said the third child, "It's not far ahead, and we should arrive at the big ferry of the Yanhe River." Anyone who walks around knows that Zhengjia Dawa is a famous dangerous place on the West Road. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the seizure of private salt and goods has happened repeatedly in this wasteland, and I don’t know how many tragic fights have been left for the people. It is rumored that during the time of Beiyang's commander-in-chief, officials from all over the place competed to block salt, and several large-scale armed fights were held here. Shovels, shovels, wooden sticks, red tasseled spears and spears, wielding primitive weapons such as single knives and giant axes, blindly killing each other face to face, after fighting with weapons, floating corpses that floated in the Salt River for a season.Usually, people who walk on their legs try to avoid passing through the Dadu Pass here, because there is an official card at the Dadu Pass, and they must suffer hardships if they encounter it; Although they are all used to playing with their lives, when they heard Zheng Dawa and Dadukou, they couldn't help but sweat secretly. At this time, the salt cart approached the Dadu, and in the heavy snow, all the men who were pushing the salt cart heard the voices of people, mixed with the long neighing of white horses... "There is trouble ahead again!" Lei Yipao said.