Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly by. By the time the affairs of the village are completed, it has already reached the second month of the lunar calendar in the fifth year of Zhenghe.
Zou Run calculated the itinerary in the original work. At present, Yang Zhi has been sent to Daming Mansion. He may be competing with the pioneer Suo Chao on the school field. The important event of the birthday has been foreshadowed. He must leave for Liangshan. .
In the last moment before setting off to go down the mountain, Zou Run started to arrange all the affairs in the village.
The Shanzhai infantry, navy and cavalry are about to be fully formed, and their combat power is slowly taking shape. The new leaders who came to the mountain all entered their own roles and performed their duties. Sun Xin was training soldiers and Ling Zhen was developing firearms. They were both so busy that they didn't even bother to eat. Pei Xuan took office and inspected all the camps. He first caught and stabbed a few big and small leaders who violated military discipline. His top-down rectification methods made the whole army awe-inspiring.
Sister-in-law Gu assisted in the logistics and housework, and Yang Lin sailed north with tea and porcelain. Lehe temporarily replaced Yang Lin, starting from Dengzhou, and slowly began to sell low-priced and high-quality private salt to the inland Laizhou, Mizhou, and Weizhou.
During this period, Zou Run personally took action and found Sun Li by transporting the second batch of private salt samples to Wang Shizhong. The Ming people did not tell secrets and used Sun Li's relationship to hook up with Canal for a price of two hundred guan. A group of escort soldiers on board then followed the clues to find the Caosi officials in charge of the Wuzhang River section. After spilling a lot of gold and silver, the first batch of illegal salt, monosodium glutamate and canned marine fish were transported by sea to the designated canal terminal. , and can be sent to Liangshan after unified unloading and loading.
For the sake of safety, Zou Run is not greedy for big money. The first batch of goods sent to Liangshan was only for testing the waters. It was only loaded onto a few ships in a symbolic way, and no important personnel were arranged to escort it. We did everything we could to control the risk and cost, and we only waited for the road to be familiar before increasing the quantity. The quantity of goods is not too late.
In addition to this batch of goods, Zou Run also ordered people to prepare another large batch of goods worth tens of thousands of dollars, and he personally escorted this batch to Cangzhou. This is also a way to make money quickly that Zou Run only recently thought of.
After all, it was all forced by lack of money. Recently, Dengyunshan's financial hole was getting bigger and bigger, so Zou Run had to rack his brains and think of other ways.
Cangzhou is close to the sea, and it is Chai Jin’s home field. As long as we have a good relationship with this famous Chai official, we can easily travel on the green forest roads in several prefectures and counties near Cangzhou, and then we can buy the low-priced sea salt from Dengyun Mountain. A new wave of sales will usher in, and Shanzhai's stretched financial situation will be quickly alleviated.
With this idea in mind, on the first day of March in the lunar calendar, the willows swayed at the foot of Dengyun Mountain, and the wind was gentle and gentle.
Amidst the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, Zou Run bid farewell to everyone. At the critical moment, Zou Yuan's nagging habit broke out again. He had to give repeated instructions and various explanations, and the originally scheduled departure at Chen hour was postponed to Si hour.
As the temperature rose, even the horses finally became agitated. They snorted for a while and turned around for a while. Zou Run looked at the sun and did not dare to delay any longer.
"Brothers, take care. All major matters in the village will be carried out according to the previous discussions. Navy ships cannot be anchored near the shore for a long time. Zou Run will leave now."
After saying that, Zou Yuan didn't wait for any more words, he got on the horse's back as if he were running away, whipped the horse's butt several times, and then galloped towards the seaside.
Everyone looked away, looking at the retreating figure with melancholy. Only Zou Yuan kept jumping on the spot.
"Look! This careless guy thinks I'm verbose! He doesn't know how much I, as an uncle, care about it. That's all. Sooner or later, I'm going to announce my marriage to this guy. I can't control you. Someone needs to be able to control you. you!"
When Zou Yuan said this, the others looked at him strangely. Zou Yuan didn't realize it until a word suddenly came back from afar on the wind.
"My uncle hasn't even gotten married yet, so why should he give his nephew a wife?"
"Hahaha!" Now Deng Fei and the others couldn't hold it back any longer, and they all burst out laughing. Zou Yuan suddenly lost his bearing as the second master, and his old face turned red like a red lantern, speechless.
The five flat-bottomed cargo ships on the seashore had been waiting quietly for a long time. After Zou Run got on the first ship, the small fleet immediately pulled anchor and set sail. Each of them set out a hard sail and started heading north.
The fleet used the coastline as a reference and arrived near Cangzhou after sailing on the sea for several days. Cangzhou was not his own territory and everything was unfamiliar. Zou Run ordered everything to be done with caution. Before the matter was finalized, the ship did not berth at the dock. Instead, it temporarily lowered the sails and anchored in a hidden sea area, and he transferred to a small boat to go ashore.
It has to be said that Chai Jin's reputation is big enough. After he landed, he would know the approximate route by just asking anyone. Zou Run was overjoyed and led his entourage to rush to Chai Jin's manor.
Unexpectedly, the horse was beaten to death by Wangshan. Even with the help of the horses, after going round and round, there was still no sign of the Chai family manor at noon. There was nothing to do, no matter how anxious I was, I didn't rush for a while.
Looking back at the relatives and entourage behind him, both men and horses were sweating, so Zou Run ordered to find a hotel nearby to rest for a while. But at this time, they were far away from the official road and moved into the countryside below the county. For a while, they could not find a resting place. The capable men sent out searched the place, but they all said that there were not many people there, but there was a big willow forest in front of it. for rest.
This was the case in ancient times. No one could travel with a roof on their head. No matter how much gold or silver you have, you can't just stay in an inn if you want. Fortunately, everyone has dry food on their backs, and the willow forest can provide shade and allow horses to roam. , not too bad.
Zou Run and others drove their horses slowly towards the forest. Only then did they realize that this place was really a huge forest, stretching for more than several miles in front and back.
It's spring now, and the willow trees are growing more and more lush, with their trunks inserted diagonally and thousands of silk ribbons hanging down. The wind is turning, dancing in enchanting postures, the green sea is green, and the fragrance of grass and trees is fragrant. It's really a wonderful scene.
The magnificent scenery in front of him was so beautiful that Zou Run was stunned for a moment. He felt that all the disturbances in his mind were gone, leaving only a clear and comfortable space. This feeling was really good. Zou Run couldn't help but let go of the reins and took a deep breath. Stretch out your arms and want to embrace the beautiful nature.
The rare silence in Jinai only lasted for a moment before it was interrupted by a sudden figure.
I saw a young man wearing a soap silk shirt, a white Fanyang felt hat, and a pair of eight-match hemp shoes. He carried a package on his back, carried a pole, and ran into the big willow forest.
As soon as he entered the forest, he saw six or seven people inside carrying knives and swords with fierce expressions on their faces. He couldn't help but be horrified. He immediately jumped back, jumped a few feet lightly, held the stick in his hand, and shouted:
"Aye! I'm just rushing along without a goal, and I don't want to run into a strong man here!"
A sharp shout interrupted Zou Run, who was staying in the mysterious natural realm. He was very unhappy and frowned, but when he saw the person opposite, he couldn't help being startled.
What a man!
It has been nearly a year since he came to this world. Zou Run boasts that he has seen thousands of people from the three religions and nine streams, but this is the first time he has seen such a person like this.
This man was eight feet tall. He was wearing a rough soap shirt in the spring, but it could not hide his tall, well-proportioned and strong figure. Although his exposed arms were not as strong as the Vajra statues in temples, they seemed to contain millions of dollars. kilograms of strength. His eyes are as bright as the cold stars at night, his two curved eyebrows are like black paint applied by iron brushes, his chest is broad and majestic, and he has an aura that is invincible to all men. His bones are strong and his muscles are as strong as a brave animal shaking the ground.
With just one glance, Zou Run concluded that this person was definitely an ordinary person.
