The journey from the village to the market was at least sixty or seventy miles, but Kuijin returned empty-handed in two days and one night, indicating that they had never even entered the market.
"We had just arrived at the border when we discovered that a large number of soldiers and horses had been mobilized. The number was estimated to be tens of thousands, and not only from Daliang, but also from the Hu ethnic group. Even the Tibetan border guards were mobilized, regardless of villages, market towns, or even stores. Everyone was searched, and when we saw that the situation was not good, we came back without stopping."
When Kui Jin said this, he frowned and looked at Song Che, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"
Song Che expected that there would be such a situation. After he was kidnapped, Nangong Yue would definitely go to Xiliang Mansion with the customs clearance document. With his identity, and the robbery of the land, such a shocking event would shock even the capital, and Xiliang Mansion must not ignore it.
"I'm just an ordinary businessman."
"You are more than that!"
Kui Jin stepped forward, met Song Che's eyes, and said coldly: "Those officers and soldiers were searching for someone, and that person is you!"
Song Che squinted his eyes and gently pulled Kui Jin away from him, "Second Master, the reason for this situation is definitely not Song. Of the more than 20 Daliang businessmen you kidnapped, which one is not A wealthy businessman from the northwest?
Boss Wang's brother-in-law is a high-ranking official in Xiliang Mansion, Boss Zhang's brother is the tea horse Sijing official, and those who sell tea are all imperial merchants. Without them, how would the court buy war horses? From the moment you decide to loot the market, you should have thought about the consequences. "
"In this case, you have no use value."
threaten!
"Master Kui Er, a lot of things happened in the village in the past two days when you were away, so many things happened that you, the eldest master, were reluctant to kill me."
Not afraid of threats!
Guo Shuyun hurriedly separated the two people and said to Kui Jin: "The market has been robbed, and the borders of various countries will naturally strengthen patrols. We might as well wait for a while, and it will not be too late to transfer pig iron after the borders are reopened."
"Miss, it's not about the pig iron now, it's about the trouble this person has brought to us!"
Kui Jin pointed at Song Che and shouted: "If this person is left in the village again, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Song Che said: "Okay, why don't we put us back now? Maybe we can alleviate some conflicts."
"You have a beautiful idea! Let you go back and report the news to the Xiliang army!"
There was a hint of ferocity in Kui Jin's eyes, and it was obvious what he was thinking. Brother Zan, the Fourth Leader on the side, was holding the handle of the knife and staring at Song Che coldly.
"no!"
Guo Shuyun stood in front of Song Che and said, "The village is hidden and can be completely self-sufficient. The officers and soldiers will definitely not be able to find it. So what if we wait for half a year and March?"
She looked back at Song Che, gritted her teeth and said, "I believe him!"
"Miss! It's only been two days, what kind of ecstasy soup did you drink from him! He is a prisoner! Use him when he is useful! Kill him when he is useless! Why do you want to protect him?"
There was still a little jealousy hidden deep in Kuijin's eyes.
"Kui Jin, go ask the villagers and children what he has done in the past two days, and you will understand why I believe him."
"Miss, don't you understand? We...we have made a fool of ourselves! We have made a huge fool of ourselves, and we can't stop it!"
Kui Jin held Guo Shuyun's shoulders and persuaded softly: "Shu Yun, I have been following the general for so many years. What has happened? Now the only way to silence the village is to kill people and silence them, so that the village can regain peace... Once the pig iron is gone, it will be gone. In the coming years, it will be gone." It's an opportunity, but once the village is targeted, what will the more than 1,800 people do?"
Song Che actually admired the second master a little bit.
Kuijin is a man who knows strategy, and what he said is absolutely right. The best way at the moment is to kill all the merchants in Daliang, destroy the corpses, and pretend that nothing happened.
They did not make a mistake in attacking the market, but they made a mistake in arresting Song Che. If Liao Heng knew about this, Jiang Yuntian might one day lead thousands of troops to turn the northwest upside down.
From the moment they captured Song Che, this poor and happy village was destined to perish.
Guo Shuyun shook her head, put aside Kui Jin's hands, and said solemnly: "I have made my decision. No need to say more. From now on, no one is allowed to hurt Song Che, otherwise he will be expelled from the village!"
Kui Jin was extremely disappointed and turned to look at Song Che, his hatred getting stronger and stronger. He suddenly smiled and nodded, "Let's go." He led Gezan and others towards the village.
"The second master and his subordinates don't seem to be convinced by you."
"Song, please don't sow discord here. Kui Jin and I are brothers who have lived through life and death. He will understand me at all times - but you, if I find you to be dishonest in the slightest, I will personally chop your head off." Brain!”
Brothers who have been through life and death?
Can a man be a brother to a woman?
The following days.
No one is allowed in or out of the village except for purchasing necessities such as salt.
Kui Jin still wanted to kill Song Che, but fortunately the four poker brothers were inseparable all day long, leaving him unable to do anything.
But Song Che hated this feeling of being threatened all day long. He never forgot to escape from the village.
In addition to teaching children to read every day, he also goes to the north slope to check on the progress of the project. When the earthwork on the north slope becomes smoother, he will leave without hesitation.
Time flies, half a month later.
Tang Hulu and others have obviously lost weight, and the slope of the north slope has also softened a lot. If you slide down the short slope, you can climb over the hills, then bypass the village gate and escape from the edge of the desert...
This night.
"Come on, come on, four brothers stand guard for me all day long. Thank you for your hard work. This is the 'distilled wine' I brewed by myself. The new wine tastes the best. Let us brothers come and taste it first!"
Song Che carried a large jar of liquor and a large amount of mutton skewers, and invited the four poker brothers to come and eat and drink.
"Mr. Song, the leader has stipulated that we cannot drink alcohol, but we can eat meat. I think we should forget about the wine, right?"
"Brother, what are you afraid of? With the drinking capacity of our brothers, you won't get drunk even if you eat one or two bowls of them."
"Yes, even before Mr. Song entered the door, I could already smell the aroma of wine, tsk tsk... it's so mouth-watering!"
After more than half a month of getting along, the four poker brothers completely regarded Song Che as one of their own, and they admired and respected him from the bottom of their hearts.
"That's right, it's just a jar of wine. If the five of us drink it, nothing will happen." Song Che took the initiative to pour five bowls of wine and invited them to sit down and eat.
Except for the Six of Hearts, the other three people sat down without any worries. They picked up their bowls and took a sip. They immediately slapped their thighs with joy:
"Good wine, good wine, I have never had such an enjoyable drink in my life!"
"Brother, why don't you come and try it too? After drinking Mr. Song's wine, you will realize that what we drank in the past was simply water!"
Seeing the brothers eating and drinking so happily, the Six of Hearts swallowed several times, but in the end he couldn't resist his greed and started drinking heavily with the wine bowl in hand.
