"Mr. Lang, tell me more?" Lin Biao lowered his speed and stood alongside Nan Yi.
"I would like to ask all of you heroes to rest for the night in Nanshi Village tonight, and then escort my family back to the county town tomorrow morning." Nan Yi said seductively, "It's not too early at this time, if you guys can send me to Nanshi Village As soon as we turn back, the sky will darken halfway."
"In my opinion, it is somewhat dangerous to set out at night. Why not rest for the night and start again tomorrow morning, so that the horses can have a rest."
Head Guard Lin frowned upon hearing this.
His first reaction was that Nan Yi had delayed speaking until now in order to save money.
However, as an escort, I will naturally not accuse my clients of not being generous. The head guard Lin just frowned and said, "Mr. Lang should have told you earlier. I didn't bring any extra horses with me when I went out this morning. If there is too much luggage, it would be inconvenient to carry it."
"Please forgive me, Mr. Lin." Nan Yi apologized, "But by then, if we two ride together, it should be fine. I will persuade my family to bring less luggage and sell the food stored at home to the folks at a low price."
Villagers in the mountains actually have nothing at home except food. If you really want to move away, it can be said to be very convenient.
But that's not the crux of the matter.
Nan Yi asked someone to escort him back to the village, which was normal. If he made a fortune, it would not be an exaggeration to hire an escort to spend a small amount of money to return to the village safely.
But the head guard Lin quickly realized: Nan Yi had just returned to the village, and he was thinking about picking up his family in a hurry. Maybe it was because he had enemies outside.
If Nan Yi had informed this matter in advance, the escort leader Lin would either not accept the escort out of safety considerations, or he would have said with a straight face: More money is needed.
Nan Yi didn't want to add more money, so he deliberately waited until now.
As for Lin Biaotou, he fell into deep thought.
When escorting outside, it’s time to decide whether to deliver goods or give away people. If you are an escort employer, the most important thing is speed.
As long as you are fast, you can avoid many potential dangers. And if two people ride together, although it is not impossible to run, the speed will indeed be slower.
Furthermore, Nan Yi's behavior should be due to his enemies. Head Guard Lin also had to consider whether Nan Yi's enemy was easy to deal with.
But this smooth journey not only made Nan Yi feel optimistic about the situation, but also made Lin Biaotou feel relieved.
He felt that Nan Yi was just a scholar, and his so-called enemies were probably ruffians who coveted Nan Yi's fortune. Since these ruffians didn't jump out to intercept Nan Yi outside the county town, they should have been frightened by them.
The wilderness is dangerous and lurking, and ordinary enemies would not go over the mountains and ridges, but would make a special trip to Nanshi Village to ambush Nan Yi.
Lin, the escort leader, thought about it for a long time. Between the considerations of "not losing the dart" and "returning with bare hands", he finally decided to rest one more night and take one more dart, and then return tomorrow morning.
So, the escort leader Lin nodded slowly: "Lang Jun, I can take this escort. However, you have to pay more."
"In addition, please make it clear to your family tonight that you will leave in time tomorrow morning without any delay and don't carry too much luggage, so as not to slow down your horse power."
Nan Yi pursed his lips and said, "Okay, then I'll add ten more yuan, for a total of thirty-five copper yuan."
When all the escorts heard this, they all smiled.
Originally, they only had twenty-five copper dollars to escort Nan Yi back to the village. Not only did the seven of them have to share it, but the escort agency also had to take a commission.
However, escorting Nan Yi's family back to the county town was a private transaction. Not only did they share a total of thirty-five copper yuan, but they did not have to pay commission to the escort agency. Moreover, they were about to return to the county town, so it was a matter of course that they brought Nanyi and his family with them.
All the escorts were naturally satisfied.
At this time, while several people were talking, they had already driven into Nanshi Village.
Under the sound of horse hooves, many people secretly watched through the windows.
Nan Yi ignored these glances and led everyone to his original home, which was outside a small courtyard surrounded by a wooden fence. He reined in his horse and stopped.
In the courtyard, there are several thatched houses.
The original parents looked out of the house and saw that the leader was actually Nan Yi. They walked out of the hut half confused and half surprised.
"Da Wa, you came back today, why are you still riding a horse with people?"
Nan's father asked doubtfully as he quickly opened the fence door.
He really couldn't relate the matter of riding a horse and taking someone home with his son.
Nan Yi turned over and dismounted, pursed his lips, and did not reply. He just said: "Abba, Amu, where are the two children?"
"Went into the mountains to hunt." Looking at Nan Yi, who was dressed as a scholar, Nan's father subconsciously lowered his voice, "Originally, I thought you would come back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but Erwa wanted to come back with some game for you. Open meat.”
Nan Yi was silent for a moment.
Originally from the county, I basically ate scraps all year round and barely got some work. When it comes to eating meat, it is true that only when you go home during the Chinese New Year can you eat game.
And because of this kind of family background, he worked hard to study just to leave the countryside with his parents and brothers who had worked hard to save money for his tuition and become a city dweller.
As a result, extreme happiness gave rise to sadness, and he actually suffered from it after awakening his talent.
Nan Yi sighed secretly in his heart.
After all, he cannot fulfill his filial piety for the original person. So he decided to cut the knot quickly and not give his original parents time to notice that he had a different temperament. He decided to take the person to the county seat first before deciding.
Nan Yi said directly: "Abba, Mom, I came back this time to pick you up specially to take you to the county. This year, I will definitely win the first place in the exam, and I have some industry and connections in the county, enough to pick you up." Go and live in the county town. Anyway, there is nothing at home. You can sell the stored grain to other people in the village for some copper coins, and then go back to the county town with your children tomorrow."
"ah?"
Nan Yi's words contained a lot of information. After hearing this, Nan's father and mother were stunned.
The two elders looked at each other subconsciously, and after seeing each other's reactions, they finally realized that it was not just them who were hallucinating, but that the eldest child had indeed said that they could be taken into the county.
Suddenly, knowing that the hard days were finally over, the two elders could not help but cry with joy.
"Da baby, okay, good job!" Nan's father raised his hand, subconsciously wanting to pat Nan Yi on the shoulder.
But when he saw the clean cloth on Nan Yi's body, Nan's father stopped suddenly and immediately took it back, fearing that his hands would stain Nan Yi's clothes.
Although Nan's father was a little confused about Nan Yi's statement that he would leave for the county seat immediately tomorrow, he didn't say anything.
In his heart, he has actually admitted that the promising Nan Yi is the head of the family.
Nan's father hesitated slightly and said, "It's okay to go to the county town with you. It's just that Erba went into the mountains to hunt. He may come back later, or he may not come back until tomorrow morning. He may not be able to come back in the morning."
"It's okay, Erba probably won't go too far. I'll just go into the mountains with a few escorts to look for him."
Nan Yi said, feeling slightly relieved.
He will go to the county town after the year and will not stay with his original relatives for too long.
As long as the original person's relatives are brought into the county and the arrangements are made properly, it can be regarded as worthy of the original person.
However, as soon as Nan Yi felt relieved, a clear and gentle male voice sounded softly in everyone's ears:
"Nanlang, now that you've finished reminiscing about the past, don't even think about leaving."
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