Moreover, looking at the teams on both sides, the configurations are almost the same! The old, weak, women and children were sitting in the bullock carts and handcarts, and the young and strong were echoing in front and back, as if the two village chiefs were taught by the same master!
In fact, the village chiefs of these two villages also know each other and have been competing with each other for a lifetime! It is said that the two people became enmity because they both fell in love with a girl, but in the end, the girl was married by the old village chief! And what a coincidence, the two village chiefs were both sitting on the first bullock cart, and they were both sitting on the shaft!
Two people who have been competing with each other for a lifetime get excited when they meet! The old village chief was the first to say, "The one with the surname Wei arrived at the intersection first. You villagers, please stay still and let us pass first!"
Naturally, Village Chief Wei refused to agree. He said loudly: "Why did you arrive first? It was obviously us who arrived first! Don't move here, let us go first!"
As soon as the two village chiefs quarreled, the young men in the village also started quarreling and pushed forward to the intersection. The intersection was so crowded that no one could pass!
The two sides argued for a long time and neither could convince the other. In the end, the old village chief ordered everyone to quiet down and said: "Wei, it's not a problem to be delayed like this. Don't delay everyone buying salt! Why don't we follow the old rules? Who wins?" Whoever leaves first!".
Village Chief Wei immediately started to roll up his sleeves and said loudly at the same time: "Okay, let's compete! You put out ten people, we will put out ten people, let's see..."
Before he could finish speaking, the old village chief stopped him with a wave of his hand and said: "What time has it been? There is no time for wrestling! I have a few copper coins in my waist. I caught them in my hand. You guessed odd or even? You guessed it right." You go first, if you guess wrong I go first!"
When Village Chief Wei heard that this was a good idea, he immediately agreed. So the old village chief took out a bunch of copper coins from his waist and put it behind his back. After picking a few coins from it, he stretched out his right hand and said, "Guess, single or double?"
Village Chief Wei hesitated and gritted his teeth and said, "I guess double! Good things come in pairs!"
The old village chief said: "Then let's count. Anyway, I didn't count when we were pulling!"
After saying that, he spread out his hands to count the copper coins, and it turned out that he only had seven copper coins in his hand! Seeing this result, the old village chief laughed loudly, and the other villagers also cheered! On the opposite side, Village Chief Wei and the villagers all felt as if they were mourning for their heirs!
After the laughter stopped, the old village chief said proudly: "Those surnamed Wei, quickly make way and let our people go on the road! You just need to follow behind!"
When Village Chief Wei heard this, veins jumped up on his forehead! But he still ordered the people around him to step back and get out of the way. The old village chief also knew the principle of giving up when something was good, so he asked his eldest son to direct the team on the road without saying anything else.
After everyone got on the official road, the speed was much faster, especially when there was another team following behind, everyone worked hard to move forward! Even the driver drives the oxen very fast!
The two teams moved forward silently, and met many people on the way rushing to Yangzhou. The roads were full of people and vehicles! Fortunately, everyone obeyed the rules and did not block the road.
Just when the white fish belly appeared on the horizon, indicating that the sky was about to light up, the team finally arrived at the last fork in the road! After passing this intersection, keep walking along the official road to the south gate of Yangzhou! At this time, the old village chief saw a flickering fire ahead, so he sent Niu Mantun to explore the way ahead.
Not long after, he ran back and said happily: "Village chief, in front of us are the officials who sell salt. They arranged for people to clear the road at the intersection and lit a fire to illuminate the road!"
The old village chief said happily: "I didn't expect these government servants to be smart and capable!"
Niu Mantun said: "That's not all. They said that there is a camp not far ahead. Everyone must line up according to the rules! Otherwise, the door will be so chaotic that we can't sell salt!"
The old village chief nodded repeatedly and said: "You did it right, you did it right. Now I'm afraid most of the people in Yangzhou City are coming here. If there is chaos, it will be terrible!"
They talked slowly as they approached the intersection, and sure enough they saw a fire and five people dressed as waiters standing there directing traffic. But the firecrackers they carried told everyone that they were not real guys! Especially on the musket
The bayonet stuck in the face is even more painful to the eyes. One look at it and you know that these people are not easy to deal with!
The village chief looked at the soldiers carefully and whispered: "Are you sure those cars are full of human heads? They don't look like they can fight!"
Niu Mantun nodded repeatedly and said, "It must be so. I've gone to see them all. They all have gaping teeth and cracked mouths. It's really scary!"
At this time, they heard one of the soldiers shouting loudly: "Everyone has to line up, in the current order. Those behind will follow those in front. Don't walk around or rush around! Otherwise, it will cause chaos. Military Law No mercy, just behead him in public!"
Then another soldier followed and shouted loudly: "Everyone, please pay attention, take care of your money and children, don't let those thieves and philanderers succeed! Also, if you see someone causing trouble, just take it down, no matter life or death! As long as If you can prove that the person caught is the troublemaker, there will be a heavy reward from the superior!"
Then another soldier said loudly: "From today on, salt will always be sold at low prices in Yangzhou City. This is all because of the great grace of the Emperor Wu Ning. Even for these two of you, you must abide by the rules." , don’t walk around randomly! If someone doesn’t obey the rules at the scene, our brothers are not vegetarians and will punish them severely!”
The old village chief heard the voices of these soldiers becoming hoarse. It seemed that they had been preaching here for a long time. Everyone was touched when they saw how hard they worked! In addition, it was the imperial court that benefited their family, and the imperial court's appeal was very strong at this time, so they all felt that their family should abide by the rules! Even the old village chief and village chief Wei told everyone to listen to the military master and abide by the rules!
As they got closer and closer to the South City Gate, they found more and more people on the roadside! Not only were there help from the police, but there were also officers and soldiers from the guard station! They are here not for anything else, but to do their best to maintain order.
Originally, the superiors of these people had received money from Qiu He and were planning to send people to cause trouble! But last night, the big boss of Lend Lease Bank paid a visit to several chief officials. Not only did he offer a sum of money, but he also told them directly: We all know what you sent people to do during the day, but you didn't accomplish it! So this matter can not be pursued! And now there is an opportunity for you to be appreciated by the emperor and make a contribution, that is, to help the caravan maintain order!
