That young man's gangsterism didn't look like he was just pretending.
Although he has a gangster spirit, he is pure at heart. The two seem to be somewhat contradictory, but they are real.
As the young man himself said, he was born to be a bandit.
As if he was born with it, he accepted his identity and had a sense of identity.
"Why do officers and soldiers pretend to be robbers?" Yu Hongjin asked puzzledly.
Chen Changsheng said: "It's probably because of some things that officers and soldiers can't do, but bandits can."
Yu Hongjin didn't quite understand.
Yunxiang didn't explain to her either.
Yu Hongjin thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason. After a pause, he asked again: "But you let that person go."
Chen Changsheng said: "First of all, there is no need to provoke them anymore. There are a lot of bandits in this mountain. If you kill one, there will be another one. There will never be peace. Secondly, the young man is not hopeless. It’s because he has never been afraid, so he is so confident, even arrogant.”
If he were alone, he would be able to cause trouble with the mountain bandit, but now that he, Chen Changsheng, was not alone on the road, there was no need to increase such risks.
The carriage headed toward the mountains and deeper places.
I thought nothing would happen again.
Unexpectedly, several figures suddenly walked through the forest.
This was different from the group of people just now. These people observed the whole journey for a long time until they reached the narrow mouth and then stopped the carriage here.
"The mountain road is rugged and it is difficult to build the road."
The leader, with a gangster air, moved his neck slightly, raised the knife in his hand, looked at Chen Changsheng on the carriage and said, "Brothers who are passing by, please leave some money to buy the way."
"Are there robbers again?" Yu Hongjin was a little surprised.
Chen Changsheng glanced at this group of people and asked, "You and the group just now are not the same bandits?"
Yue Diao stuck his knife on the ground and snorted coldly: "What we charge is money to buy the road. They are wild bandits with no rules at all. But if you can walk through their hands safely, you must be quite capable." , However, you are sad at my level."
Chen Changsheng looked at this man. This man was full of blood and his martial arts skills were definitely not low. If he were in the martial arts world, he might also be a first-class martial artist. He would be much more powerful than the young man just now. No wonder he has such courage.
Chen Changsheng asked: "How much does it cost to buy road money?"
Yue Diao thought for a while and said: "There are seventy-nine of my brothers on the mountain, so we only need seventy-nine mouthfuls of food. Each person has one tael, but it is not much."
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "Too many."
Yue Diao paused and said, "Just tell me the number."
Chen Changsheng said: "Seven or two or nine."
Yue Diao frowned and said, "Brother, I don't want to cause trouble, so I'm discussing this with you, but this is not the case for buying road money. It's not good to have too much, and it's not good to have too little."
Chen Changsheng said: "It is said that bandits in the mountains have their own rules. Monks and nuns do not rob, and Taoist priests do not rob. Chen is half a Taoist, so can you give way?"
Yue Diao glanced at this person and asked: "If you are really a Taoist master, I should give way to you, but how do you look like a practicing person?"
Chen Changsheng said: "Chen practiced at Liuyun Temple in Qiuyuefang in his early years. Later, he traveled around the world. He was deeply attached to the mountains and rivers and gained some enlightenment. This translation is for those who understand Taoism."
After hearing this, Yue Diao thought for a moment and said: "You also said that he is only half a Taoist. The money for buying roads should be half and half. Brothers, please be considerate. Our mountain is layer by layer, and each mountain is different." Everyone has his own mountain master. If the front mountain is not profitable, the back mountain will have luck. This luck is hard to find. If you have it, you will have a full meal, but if you don't, you will have an empty stomach. If a good man in this world is not helpless, who would be willing to become a thief or a thief? Be considerate, be considerate..."
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said: "Seven two nine."
After hearing this, Yue Diao sighed softly, waved his hand and said, "Then let's do it seven or two."
Yunxiang in the car said: "Hongjin, take the silver."
Hong Jin nodded and then handed over the silver.
Chen Changsheng reached out and took it, then stepped forward.
But Yue Diao raised his hand and asked someone to bring a weighing rod. After weighing the silver, he ordered someone to bring scissors and cut off a corner.
Collectively, it is called seven or two or nine, one point is not too much, and one point is not too little.
When Yun Xiang in the carriage saw this scene, she said, "Forget it if there are just a few more."
Yue Diao shook his head and said: "But there is no such rule. If you take more than seven liang and nine, it will be seven liang and nine. Something bad will happen if you take more."
After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Make way."
More than ten people behind him got out of the way.
Chen Changsheng looked at this person and asked, "But I don't know how many bandits there will be behind me?"
Yue Diao said: "As expected, there are still four or five waves of people."
"There are nine levels inside and outside this mountain, connected to the wild geese. If you want to enter the wild geese in the north, this is the only way to go. In recent years, there have been many bandits on the mountain. If they are scraped off layer by layer, there will not be much oil and water left. So the further back those people go, the more they want, and the more ruthless they are, so you guys, it’s better to be careful.”
When Chen Changsheng heard this, he asked: "Each one stands on the top of the mountain, and each takes charge of his own affairs. Some are full and some are hungry, but in the end, there is no individual integration?"
After hearing this, Yue Diao said: "Brother, what you said makes sense, but this is not an easy task. There are about 14,000 bandits in the Nine Mountains. They are so complex that it is difficult to gather together."
Chen Changsheng nodded and understood.
This is not like Jianghu. If there is chaos in this mountain, it will be like a war. No one wants to see such a scene, and no one has the courage to do such a thing.
"Thank you."
Chen Changsheng cupped his hands and then pulled the horse forward.
Yue Diao sighed, secretly thinking it was a pity.
In fact, he could have asked for more, but considering that this person had walked so safely from Qianshan before, he didn't want to have too much of a conflict with him.
We are not stupid, we still have to act within our capabilities.
Li Hua looked at Chen Changsheng with her big eyes open, blinking from time to time.
There seemed to be a lot of doubts in Mao'er's eyes, and she didn't understand why Chen Changsheng was like this.
Mao'er said: "If it had gone as planned, I might have killed them long ago."
Chen Changsheng asked: "Have you been robbed often before?"
Lihua nodded and said: "There have been many times, but most of them didn't bother us and let us go without asking for money. Ruyi told me that it was because most robbers didn't rob women, saying it was unlucky."
"However, I also encountered many people who asked for money, and basically they were stabbed by Ruyi. It was miserable."
Li Hua said this, making Yun Xiang in the carriage laugh.
Chen Changsheng also smiled helplessly and said, "You sound like a demon king."
Lihua blinked and asked, "Isn't it?"
There seems to be nothing wrong with it.
Yunxiang said: "It's a convenience when you go out. Many people in the robbery are not completely unreasonable. Every profession has its own rules. It's better to do less than to do more."
In the early years, trading companies often encountered such things.
