Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 246: Recruiting a Group of Bandits 1

The group stayed in a nearby county town for one night and then set off again.

They passed by Wangzhou City and ended up just taking a few more glances outside the city.

It was very lively outside the city gate. There were no longer disaster victims lying all over the ground. Instead, a street was neatly cleared out for people to set up stalls. Merchants and ordinary people from all over the place came and went, and the place was quite popular.

Qin Bingrui asked: "Sister, are you really not going to the city to take a look?"

Luo Yu shook her head. A Tian had said everything he needed to say. If she went to inquire about the furniture store and the library privately, wouldn’t it mean that she didn’t trust the Zhao family?

"We'll have A-Tian to help us keep an eye on things. If they abuse their power and don't run the business properly, I'll find a way to replace them."

Bai Lingyi pointed at the rows of mule carts being transported out of the city and shouted, "Sister, the carts are loaded with furniture and have already been transported out of the city!"

The person walking in front was Boss Zhao. He led a large caravan of dozens of people to escort the goods, and each of them looked like a man.

Qin Bingrui pointed at the cold-faced man in dark clothes and asked, "Sister, is that guy a dart thrower? He was left in Wangzhou City to teach martial arts to the merchant guards. Why is he personally accompanying the merchant team to deliver goods?"

Luo Yu lifted the curtain and saw that it was indeed him.

"It's been almost three months, how come Fei Dart is still here? Has Prince Ning forgotten about him?"

Qin Bingrui snorted softly: "I think that His Highness wants to gradually control this caravan."

If every state capital had its own caravan, wouldn’t that be a huge military force?

On the surface, it is a caravan, but it has a certain level of military strength. In addition, the carefully selected people are highly loyal and can earn money to support themselves. It is much more cost-effective than raising a large number of death squads and secret guards.

Qin Bingrui wanted to make one himself.

The princes of the various fiefdoms were not allowed to maintain an army, but they used the pretext of maintaining a merchant caravan so that they would not be discovered for a while.

Luo Yu frowned and asked Qin Bingrui: "What does he want with such a large caravan?"

"What else can I do? Just in case someone touches me!"

Luo Yu fell into deep thought.

Continuing southwest along the official road of Wangzhou City, the next big city is Tanzhou. It is a thousand miles from Wangzhou to Tanzhou. At their current speed, it will take about five or six days.

On the way, I saw three county towns and several small towns, so I didn’t have to worry about not having a place to stay.

The north wind was blowing, and the people in the carriage were warm.

The wolves following behind the car were very excited. Although they returned to their original living place, they were not interested at all.

Follow Lord White Tiger and you will have meat to eat!

The lackey also got off the carriage and ran with his wolf pack. Dong Nuan also wanted to get off, but Mei Zhengyan held her down and prevented her from moving.

Xia Liang drove the carriage while comforting Dong Nuan: "Xiao Nuan, you are going to be a mother soon, so you can't be too willful!"

Dong Nuan lowered his head in shame.

Bai Lingyi smiled at Mei Zhengyan and said, "Brother Zhengyan, I wish you could have the same passion for studying as you do for Goupuizi and Dongnuan."

Mei Zhengyan lowered his head and murmured: "I will work hard now, otherwise I will not be able to catch up with everyone and my sister will dislike me."

Xia Liang smiled and said, "Who's laughing at you? Everyone has their own strengths. If you're not good at studying, you can be a pig farmer or a doctor. You have to know what you like."

Bai Lingyi couldn't believe Sister Xia would say such words. He had always thought that she was a country girl with the innocence and liveliness of a country girl because she was carefree. But such words were simply not something a country girl could say.

Besides, the iron stove she created made Bai Lingyi doubt whether she was a country girl. She looked as mysterious and powerful as Luo Yu's sister and Qin Bingrui's brother.

"Sister Xia, what do you think Mei Zhengyan is suitable for?"

Xia Liang thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Mei Zhengyan may not be very courageous, but he has a gentle temperament and a thoughtful mind, and he is especially caring for others. This is a very great advantage. He can become a sales manager in the future, that is, the head shopkeeper. Moreover, although Mei Zhengyan is not very good at studying, he is not bad at arithmetic. We teach him arithmetic content just once and he can master it. He is also a good candidate for being a shopkeeper."

When Mei Zhengyan heard this, his eyes lit up.

It turned out that Sister Xia was also a very gentle person. In the past, he had only seen her pick people up and throw them away, which scared him so much that he didn't dare to get too close to her.

Bai Lingyi also grinned: "Sister Luo Yu wants to be the world's number one female merchant, and Mei Zhengyan, you are the most powerful shopkeeper under her."

"Yes! I will do my best."

Xia Liang laughed so hard that tears came to her eyes. How could every day be so interesting after becoming a human being?

It was dark.

Qin Bingrui led the team down a small road. There was nothing they could do. The wolves following their carriage was too conspicuous. Passersby were frightened and fled. If it weren't for the good training of their lackeys, I'm afraid the wolves would have harassed the passersby...

The little monkey was neither crazy nor evil, and he insisted on standing on the roof of the car to command the wild wolves to attack those who looked unfriendly. He had always been deeply traumatized by the death of Master White Tiger and the sacrifice of the wolves.

The mountains in the south are lush and green even in winter, but the mountain roads are narrow and the forests on both sides do not look very safe.

Qin Bingrui couldn't help but say, "It would be difficult to deal with bandits who showed up in this damn place to rob people."

Luo Yu shouted, "You'd better not speak with your blessed mouth."

God knows, the little monkey Wuten jumped up and down with a squeaking sound, it seemed something was happening.

Xia Liang said in surprise: "There are a large number of people coming out of the forest ahead."

Qin Bingrui was now fearless and said lazily, "Whoever comes, I'll kill him."

The little monkey squeaked again.

Xia Liang translated: "There are at least thirty or forty people, and they have weapons in their hands."

After saying that, Xia Liang was stunned and murmured, "Can monkeys count?"

Bai Lingyi was surprised. Could Sister Xia really understand animals? No wonder Goupi and Dong Nuan loved to follow her, and the little monkey liked her too.

It even felt like the animals were flattering Sister Xia, but towards the rest of them, they were at best friendly, and towards outsiders, they were completely indifferent...

In this trance, I heard a loud noise and a resounding voice shouted: "I built this road, I planted this tree, if you want to pass by here..."

Before the bearded man in the front could finish, Qin Bingrui said, "Go, go, go, go, your mother's ancestors, Zong..."

The little ones in the carriage were all huddled together in fear.

The bandit leader was stunned when he heard this. He had several scars on his face, an untidy beard, and a blind left eye. Anyone who saw him would be scared to death.

Unexpectedly, someone dared to interrupt him.

"Who are you so bold as to show off your skills in front of the Second In Command?"

A short, fat man at the back was extremely arrogant. He thought, after all, there were about fifty of them. Even if there were some small-time thieves who hadn't learned how to rob, there was still strength in numbers. How many people could there be in two carriages? Besides, the carriage drivers looked like little girls, so wouldn't this be a good training ground for the new recruits?

Luo Yu lifted the curtain and took a look. The bearded man and the short, fat man looked exactly like each other. But why did the group of people behind them all look like refugees who had escaped the disaster? The youngest one in the front was no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, holding a broken axe in his hand and shaking...

The others were not much better off. They all looked pale and thin, as if they had not eaten enough. The weapons they held in their hands were carrying poles, branches, or at most a kitchen knife. It looked like a farce.

Is this your first time robbing?

Qin Bingrui became interested and asked lazily, "Uncle Beard? Are you really a bandit? How many times have you robbed? How many people have you killed?"

The bearded man was holding two big hammers in his hands, and he looked professional at first glance.

"How dare you look down on me? I've been a professional robber in Malan Mountain for over ten years. I've killed countless people, and I love robbing women and taking them home the most..."

Before he finished speaking, Qin Bingrui raised his crossbow and shot a flying arrow with wings, piercing the bearded man's eyebrows...

A dozen feet away, a large pool of blood splattered everywhere, and the bearded man uttered a foul word: "Fuck you..."

The man fell backward and died.

The short and fat man's knees softened, and he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Master, please spare me, please spare me. I was harmed by this Hu Laosan. He insisted on dragging me into the bandit den, and then he dragged a bunch of hungry people into robbing for him. I have never killed anyone."

While he was speaking, he secretly signaled to the boy beside him: "With so many of you, hurry over and grab as much as you can while you're in a large group. They're all women and children, so don't be afraid."

But he didn't expect the brat to throw away the broken axe in his hand, kneel down and kowtow...

Qin Bingrui: He is a sensible boy.