Chapter 39 0039

The woman couldn't figure it out just by pinching her fingers. Her daughter-in-law, the young woman she called the little mouse, said for her: "It's about two meals and a bag of cigarettes! (* clocks are rare in northern rural areas, Time is always compared with eating, drinking tea, and smoking.)” "I'm talking about Ba Ye. According to my guess, the front legs are most likely pulled together by some loose legs," Lei Yipao said, "We set off in Yangjiao Town, and I didn't hear that there was another large group of salt convoys passing by. Step on it?...These night owls probably heard that the road ahead is difficult, and they are afraid of being eaten by bandits, so they bundled up and walked away."

"That's right," the big bear said, "Let's keep our feet tight and make sure we catch up with them before tomorrow night. Firstly, there will be more people coming, and secondly, if it's mother really meets the fourth judge, it will be much better." some help!" Guan Baye listened and didn't say anything, but still turned to the village women and said, "Is your place still peaceful now?" The old woman frowned, sighed and said: "It depends on how you say it! If you talk about large-scale robbery, murder and arson with open flames and sticks, there is no such thing. We poor people, big gangsters don't look down on them, If we talk about little thieves who steal pigs and cows, there are a lot of them! A few days ago, the black cow of Xuegui's family was taken away by the little thieves?!"

Guan Baye nodded, then turned to Lei Yipao and said, "After the transfer, let's get out of here. No matter where the salt cart in front of us rests, let's rest at the wild store in the west of Lin's Dazhuang. . . . No, you must have the heart to guard against others. When you encounter people whose origins are unknown or who don’t know the details, you must always pay attention. If the salt truck in front really encounters bandits, we should draw our swords to help, but there is no need to follow They walk together in bundles!" After noon, the salt truck set off on the road and left the village.The sun after the snow was bright enough, but it was a pity that there was no heating, even if there was a little heating, it was swept away by the sharp wind, leaving only a sharp cold that cracked the skin.Guan Baye calculated today's distance; from the foot to the wild store in the west of Linjiazhuang Village, it is only about 28 miles away. There is no crossing the river ahead. If you speed up the journey, you can arrive at the west of the sun, even if you walk slowly, you will arrive when the sun is on the mountain.But he didn't want to arrive too early, I'm afraid Shi Er and the big bear would go for a walk secretly, and he didn't want to arrive too late, he was afraid that after dark, he wouldn't be able to observe the surrounding terrain carefully, if the four judges set up an ambush secretly, Isn't it sending a piece of mutton into the tiger's mouth?Because of this concern, he reined in the white horse and led the convoy away.

"Ba Ye, you want to spread your legs in the wild, I am a little confused?" Xiang Lao San said: "I am as familiar with you as you are. Although the Lin Family Manor is not comparable to the Wanjia Building, there are hundreds of thousands of houses. There is a family with a manor house and a watchtower, resting there, someone is patrolling outside, and we can sleep peacefully, how bad is that?! What do you mean by wanting to rest in a wild shop?" "That's right, Ba Ye," without allowing Guan Ba ​​Ye to reply, Shi Er Shorty stepped in: "What you said to the third child is not bad at all.--We don't have to drink, and a game of gambling is also good. "He patted his waist (a kind of double-layered wide belt made of hard canvas, used to hold money.) and said: "I and the big dog were in the salt market. Bring the whole set, find a place with a lot of people, and you can strip a few, if you rest in the wild shop and gamble with the poor ghosts in the gang, it will be nothing if you win!"

"If you think about it again, you will feel that it is not appropriate to rest in the Lin family manor!" Guan Baye said, "We have never been in contact with others, and the four judges have obtained the papers, so how can we drag the surname Lin?  … ...Furthermore, if it is spread in the future, it will be mistaken for the Liuhe gang, who are afraid of bandits and fearful, and retreat into the Lin Family Manor to seek shelter! Is that still true?!... Yepu is surrounded by open terrain, there are no houses nearby, and there is no way to hide people in the open ground. Even if the judge wants to move our hands, he has to hit us with a gun first. It's not far from the Lin family's big village. If there is any movement, the village will automatically respond. If the four judges fail, he will be unable to stand! "

Shorty Shi Er pursed his lips, he was about to complain about something, but Ba Ye Guan gave him a blank look, and said: "Then...then I have to win an empty account!" "Toudaogou Hongzi is here, Baye," Lei Yipao said, "Look, the traffic lanes in Hongkou are very messy. If the salt convoy in front had rested early tonight, they would have rested at the Yepu." "Hey, that's great!" Shorty Shi Er turned to Big Bear and said, "If we meet those people, let's take out all their bags!... My mother has practiced drinking cards, (according to superstition) It is an evil method practiced by professional gamblers. People who know how to 'drink cards' will win every bet. It is said that there are ghosts to help them change cards.) Only winning and not losing!"

"How about we bet together?" Big Bear told him that he was moved, and began to make wishful thinking with a smile... "If you win, we will add 21 to 5, and if it is even, you will get the money!" "Wh...why? How unreasonable?!" Shorty Shi Er anxiously rolled his eyes and said, "Cheap is not shit, so easy to find? - If you lose, I will pay for it alone? If you win, you will share the share." ?” "Originally," the big bear said seriously, "you said that you know how to 'drink cards' and only win but not lose. Big talk,...who saw how the card drinking method was practiced?"

Shorty Shi Er breathed out his nostrils and said, "Do you think that I will teach you the unique trick if you use the aggressive method?! Even if I intend to teach it, it still won't work if you don't kowtow to worship the master...you kind of person, the back of your head If you have a rebellious character, you have an image of deceiving your master and destroying your ancestors, whether my mother is happy to accept you as an apprentice, I haven't made up my mind yet!" "The alcohol addiction has not broken out, look at how energetic you two are!" The one in front said to the third child, "The car has arrived at Hongkou, let's pull out the climbing rope!"

As the saying goes: I would rather walk ten miles more than turn over an extra road. For people who push carts, there is indeed a reason for it.Take the salt carts as an example. Each cart is fully loaded with salt bags and salt baskets, ranging from six to seven hundred catties to three or four hundred catties. Walking on Pingyang Road, a strong man who is used to pushing salt will not feel that heavy. If you want to turn over a river, the downhill will follow the uphill, and there is no room for breathing in the middle. If the man pushing the cart does not work hard, it will be difficult to push the salt cart up the slope, especially when encountering narrow and deep roads. Steep, or after the winter rain and snow, the slope is icy, slippery and there is no place to step on. It is really difficult to control the salt truck by yourself. You have to rely on your legs and help each other.

The width of this dry hole is not very wide, but the high back is very steeply cut. Although the mouth of the hole has been repaired and shoveled, it is slippery and difficult to walk.Everyone stopped the car, took off their coats to the third child, and helped Lei Yipao to hold the big bar beside the car. The two of them shouted: "Get off!" Lei Yipao's salt truck slid along the ice road The slope went straight down! When going downhill for the first time, the two of them exerted all their strength and pulled the salt truck backwards to slow it down as much as possible to reduce its momentum. With the remaining strength, he went uphill again, and hurried to the front of the car, shook off the climbing rope and carried it on his back, arched his waist forward, and pulled the car uphill. It was several times as usual, and the two of them were so tired that their faces were flushed, their legs and arms were bulging, and their foreheads were steaming with sweat.

"Come on, big bear, it's our turn!" Shorty Shi Er spit and wiped his palms when Lei Yipao turned around to help push the cart to the third child, and said, "You're so damn strong, work harder for me !" Shorty Shi Er pushed the cart downhill, and the big bear helped him, which was really hard work, but when he was going uphill, the big bear suddenly let go.He was originally helping Shorty Shi Er to pull the rope. When he pulled it to the critical point, he deliberately leaned back and loosened his feet. In this way, all the weight of the salt truck fell on it. Shorty Shi Er went to him!