Chapter 10 Chapter 9 Iron Horsemen

Although Yang Erpi and I can't say that we have a deep friendship, at least we do some red and green business, not to mention that he has also practiced the Tao of bamboo poles, so he should be on the same side as me. Why didn't he say a few words today? Pretend not to know.I looked at Uncle Ah Tie standing next to him, could there be something tricky in it?Seeing me staring at him, Yang Erpi gave me a hard look, and then said to Uncle Ah Tie: "I am more urgent than a cat catching my heart. Please help Tie Guotou. I will come back after the matter is completed." Thirty percent. It’s best to leave tonight.”

When he said this, the muscles on his face trembled, his voice seemed to tremble slightly, and he didn't pay attention to other people at all, as if we didn't exist.I don't think he looks like a fraud, but it seems that he really has a terrible thing to do in a hurry.If I make a horizontal move at this time, it will be tantamount to openly opposing him, and the problem will become serious.It's just that Yang Erpi is rampant in the world on weekdays, and he can't say that he is not responsible for the death of Mr. Sang. Now he is saving face in front of me, who is happy to answer him.I blinked at Lin Kui, and pointed my mouth at the two people who were talking.He snickered, coughed feignedly, then walked up to Uncle Ah Tie and said, "Uncle Ah Tie, see if you can do what we just said. If it's convenient, my two dead friends will hand in hand." It's in your hands."

Uncle Ah Tie looked at Yang Erpi and then at Lin Kui, feeling a little embarrassed: "To be honest, he arrived first, and the volume of goods is huge. Where are you two kids going? If you take them along the way It doesn't matter. In case of disagreement, I will assign two men to escort them, do you think it is okay?" Before Lin Kui could reply, Yang Erpi was impatient. He waved his hand and said, "No, no, my trip is very important. Even if we go the same way, we can't bring outsiders, especially this one!" He said and pointed at me.I was confused by him, sir, you just pretended not to know, why did you start to crowd out me in the blink of an eye, isn't this slapping yourself in the face!Sure enough, Uncle Ah Tie asked back: "Boss Yang, do you really not know these two people?"

Only then did Yang Erpi realize that he had slipped his tongue, he hesitated for a while, and didn't dare to say more.My original intention was to go to Yuemiao Village, no matter who led the team.If Uncle Ah Tie is willing to find someone else to guide us, that would be the best.I hurriedly thanked him and told him that Four Eyes and I were going to Yuemiao Village to find someone. "Oh? Yuemiao Village." Uncle Ah Tie laughed, "We are on the same road, we are going to Fuxian Lake, and we just passed by here. Doctor Lin, I will take you two children away, wait for this trip Come back, let's drink again."

Yang Erpi was so angry that his eyes were straightened, and his mustache kept shaking up and down.I patted him on the shoulder and said, "Comrade Yang, from today onwards, we are on the same boat. Please take care of me!" He slapped my hand away in disgust, and threatened in a low voice: "My surname is Hu, we don't violate the water of the well. When you get to the place, you will immediately get out of my way. It will delay my big business. Don't blame me for not giving old man Sang face." I just thought he was farting, and ignored him, and asked Xiao Zhao to open two jars of old wine for Uncle Ah Tie and the others, which almost made Yang Erpi angry.Uncle Ah Tie's banner is the "iron horse gang" left over from the Qing Dynasty. In the past, he specialized in "hard goods." The so-called "hard goods" are goods that ordinary horse teams dare not accept.It is said that at the time of liberation, in the Yunnan-Guizhou area, the bandit Yunlin was a poisonous thorn in the heart of the local government.A team of the People's Liberation Army failed to enter the mountain to suppress the bandits, but was besieged by the bandits in the poisonous swamp forest.At that time, that place had not been incorporated yet, and it belonged to the three-way zone, and no one would approach it easily. Uncle Atie volunteered to volunteer, and with the brothers in the caravan, he climbed up from behind the cliff, delivered the ammunition to the hands of the People's Liberation Army, and fought Had a beautiful breakout battle.I have participated in local bandit suppression, and I know the hardships of it, and I am in awe of this seemingly rude man.Although this Uncle Tie has a bad complexion, he is a real man who hits ten and ten. The two of us had a good chat, and we almost worshiped him on the spot.That night, I drank wine and ate meat.Uncle Ah Tie took me, Four Eyes, and Yang Erpi, who looked anxious to urinate, into the ranks of the caravan.Uncle Atie's team consisted of twenty mules and eight horse drivers.The only female member in the team is the Miao girl I met in the aisle, named Xiangling.Uncle Ah Tie introduced that even though Xiaonizi is young, she is an expert in using "medicine".Because Gu worms are a double-edged sword in the eyes of the Miao people, so it is quite taboo to call them by their first names on weekdays, but use "medicine" to refer to them. If someone has "medicine", others can't clearly point them out. Everyone knows it well and just avoids him.Xiangling's family has raised insects and used medicine for generations, but in her generation, because she was excluded by her clan, she had to escape from her village and wander outside.Fortunately, Uncle Ah Tie is a righteous person and doesn't care about those secular taboos, so he keeps her in the caravan as a doctor.As soon as I heard that the team had a good druggist, I immediately regained my spirits.So I ran to the place where the team gathered to find Xiangling, and wanted to ask her what happened to the round worms that control people.As soon as I got to the edge of the manger, I heard Xiangling arguing with Uncle Ah Tie. I was neither advancing nor retreating for a while, so I had to hide behind the fodder and wait and see what happened.

"I don't agree to take this shipment." Xiangling's voice fluctuated greatly, "Although the ten boxes of things were packed tightly, I felt uncomfortable when I got close to them, and the inside was definitely not clean." "Girl, you know the rules of our business. We can't control or ask what the customer wants to ship. As long as the deposit is collected, even if the head is lost, it will be delivered to the place. Boss Yang is the head of the Cao Gang. In the future, we will You still need someone to cross the waterway, and this time he sincerely asked us to take the goods. You and I know the place of Fuxian Lake, how can ordinary caravans get in? People and goods are already in the team. Push him, where will the flag of the Iron Horse Gang be planted in the future?"

"The name is more important than the life of the brothers in the gang. You haven't seen the members of the Yang family, each with a guy in their arms. I think Yang Erpi is in such a hurry, things must be extremely difficult. We don't lack Qian, it’s better not to wade through this muddy water. Uncle Tie, just listen to me this time, don’t lose your cattle and sheep for picking up sesame seeds.” "I've thought about all this, but he's a senior anyway, since he lowered his stance to ask us to do something, he came to the door again and again. Today, for the sake of the scene, we can't back down. You Didn't you see that people in Manjiang City are discussing this matter! They have already made the momentum, and I think it's too late to accept it."

I didn't know that Yang Erpi's team had arrived in Jiangcheng before, but after listening to their conversation, I realized that the mink guy was really in a hurry this time.Although Uncle Ah Tie looks like a big deal, but he is very methodical when analyzing the interests and interests. He thinks clearly about the matter before and after.However, I am also curious, Yang Erpi is also a tyrant in the river, if you want to pass by the water, without his nodding, you can't even float a sesame seed.Is there any cargo that he can't transport, so he has to come all the way to this Jiangcheng caravan and entrust it to others?Xiangling didn't give up and continued to fight with Uncle Ah Tie. Seeing that there was no chance to intervene, I had to sneak out again and find other people to inquire about the situation.Looking around the stables, the people in the team are ready to go, and everyone is checking the horse goods.I carefully observed the ten boxes that Yang Erpi was about to transport.Each bite is a big guy with a length and width of more than two meters, wrapped tightly in buffalo leather, tied with hemp rope and wrapped with steel wire.There is also a fish head badge specially made by the Yang family engraved on the seal, and ten large black boxes are neatly arranged in the open space, which is very majestic.Lin Kui was chatting with a little brother in a caravan, I walked up to say hello.He pointed to the little brother and said: "His name is Chamu, and his hometown is in Yuemiao Village. This time, he only followed half of the way, and then went home to visit relatives. You just follow him, he is from Yuemiao Village." Overlord."

The dark-skinned little brother smiled shyly and hurriedly said: "Doctor Lin, don't talk nonsense, you have taken medicine for my mother, and you are my benefactor. You can rest assured that these two elder brothers will be entrusted to me." I said: "Doctor Lin, I really have you, I will find two bodyguards at once." Chamu said: "Our Yue Miao Village is the largest Miao Village in the vicinity. This time, the cargo has only passed through the outside of the village. If you want to enter the village, you will never find the entrance without a local guide. Hehe, Ah Although Uncle Tie's full stop rings out, it's my little Chamu who has the final say on entering the Miao District."

I knew very well the truth that a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake, so I took advantage of the situation and praised him a few words. The half-grown boy couldn't help but immediately ran away ashamed of me.When I thought that Lin Kui had arranged for us even the guides after entering the seedlings, I took him to thank him again, since saliva doesn't cost money anyway.Lin Kui stroked his tiger cat and smiled lightly: "I can only help so much. After leaving Jiangcheng, my surname Lin is useless. That Boss Yang is unusual, and he went with him Hu Master, it’s better to be careful. I hope you can join Miss Shirley as soon as possible.”

I remembered the dispute between Uncle Ah Tie and Xiang Ling, and finally decided not to tell Lin Kui.He also entrusted him with the investigation of man-eating beasts in Yangshan, and told him to consult the old storyteller when he had time.Lin Kui agreed, said goodbye to us one by one, and then turned back to Jiangcheng.Qin Siyan had been walking around in the team just now, when he saw Lin Kui leaving, he hurriedly pulled me to an empty corner and whispered. "I've asked about it just now. Yuemiao Village belongs to the autonomous region, and the local chieftain is in charge. Although there is a township office, it doesn't matter what you say, and it's Yang Erpi's goods..." I said why do you ask about everything, like an old lady.He said disdainfully: "Some things, seemingly small, can kill you at a critical moment. If you don't investigate clearly in advance, you will suffer when the time comes." "In my opinion, don't call you four-eyed in the future, and change your name to Teacher Qin, how appropriate." "Old Hu, be serious." "Teacher Qin taught me well." ... Seeing that my four eyes were about to be annoyed, I quickly changed the topic and asked him what news he had found.Four Eyes opened up the conversation box with great interest, and made a gesture on the ground: "The mountain we are going to climb later is called Leigong Ridge. Walking along the mountain road, we will be able to reach the border of Yuemiao Village tomorrow afternoon. The people in the caravan Tell me, apart from Yuemiao Village, there are five or six other villages of different sizes, among which there are not a few masters who know how to use 'medicine'." I nodded, if it is true that there are "medicine" masters in Miao Village as Four Eyes said, then Shirley Yang and Fatty must be targeting those masters.Xiao Zhao said that Shirley Yang and Fatty set off two days ago. According to the distance calculation, they should have arrived at the local area long ago, but I don’t know if they have found the "white-eyed man" we want to meet. I asked Four Eyes again, is there any? After inquiring about Bai Yanweng's whereabouts, he shook his head: "It's strange to say, after asking all over the caravan, they haven't even heard of this name. Now I'm starting to wonder if Second Master Xue has found the wrong place. Maybe that master is not in Yunnan at all." "Aren't you talking nonsense? If people are not in Yunnan, then what we have done these days will be useless. Second Master Xue is not demented. He fooled us to run around China, is it fun or what?" In fact, I have no idea, after all, half a century has passed.It doesn't matter whether old Mr. Bai moved house, moved far away or passed away, it was all reasonable.If it's not good, it's our fate, and we can't blame others for making a trip for nothing.It’s just that when I think that I might lose the clues to investigate the mysterious old man, I feel unwilling and subjectively unwilling to admit the possibility that this trip to Yunnan will fail.At this time, the horses in the open space neighed one after another. We ran over to see that Uncle Atie was organizing his men to carry the goods onto the horses.Despite the size of these ten boxes, they can't hinder the wisdom of the working people.They connected the horses back and forth, and then fixed the heavy object between the two horses with ropes, and supported it under the cargo box with bamboo poles. One left and one right, each sent a person to carry it.I asked Uncle Ah Tie why he didn't walk the two horses side by side, it's not much more convenient than this.Xiangling next to him gave a chuckle: "At first glance, you are an urbanite who has never been in the Yunnan-Guizhou mountainous area. Leigong Ridge is a winding mountain road, and the narrowest part can only allow one person to pass sideways. If two horses walk side by side, you are looking for death! What's more There's a difference in pace between the two horses, and your method won't work at all." "The road above is so narrow?" It's not that I haven't seen the natural plank road before, but looking at these tall horses and heavy goods, I really don't understand how they want to climb the mountain.Yang Erpi sneered next to me: "Young man, traveling by boat is 70% risky. The business we do is not much safer than yours underground. Since they eat this bowl of food, they will naturally have a way to transport things there. You are worrying about nothing here." Although I don't agree with Yang Erpi's arrogance, I am impressed by the abilities of the caravan.It's no wonder that the surnamed Yang begged Uncle Ah Tie for help. It is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people to transport such a huge cargo in the mountains and cliffs where modern equipment cannot be used.In the whole world, apart from the caravans who have been running along the ancient tea-horse road all year round, there is really no other person to take this job.In the time of a cup of tea, ten large black boxes were all set up.Uncle Atie asked someone to lead a mule for me and four eyes. "Brother Hu, don't dislike this mule. The rule in our caravan is that horses are more expensive than people. Horses can only be used for carrying goods, and you can't ride them at ordinary times. Look at other people who have to carry burdens on their shoulders. I see you Unlike people who often walk, these two mules are carrying tents for camping, if you are tired from walking, you can ride for a while." I looked at the children of the caravan passing by, and sure enough, each of them was carrying a huge package on their backs, and even the girl Xiangling had a half-person-high basket full of sweet potatoes and the like. dry food, ran past me in a high-flying manner.Yang Erpi took the opportunity to taunt and said: "You young people today are not comparable to us back then. You still have time to go back now. If you are dragged behind by the team later, don't blame me for kicking you down the mountain. .” "Don't bother Boss Yang, I, Hu Bayi, came down from the battlefield with real swords and guns, but you are old. If you lose your waist or twist your feet later, don't shout." I handed over a gray mule in my hand to Four Eyes, then caught up with Xiangling and snatched the basket from her back.Good guy, it feels heavier than the mountain, the two ropes are pressed on the shoulders, and the buckle makes the skin numb. I really don't know how she, a little girl, carries it across the mountains on weekdays.At this time, a crisp gong sounded from the front of the line. "Open the valve, walk!" Uncle Ah Tie let out a heroic roar, and the entire team erupted in a echo that resounded through the clouds.I, Four Eyes, and Yang Erpi and others whose purpose is unknown, followed Uncle Atie's caravan and headed towards the Fuxian Lake area full of mysterious legends.