The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 67
The three people exited the big tent and went outside to have a look. They saw three people holding swords and guarding the chariot and horses.

Duan Wuji met and said to Chai Shao: "Brother Chai, you see, we have all entered into this foreign gang, and it is a bit inappropriate for us to follow the domestic standards to guard."

"Then dear brother, what do you say?"

"If you want me to say, the six of us count as one shift, three shifts, one shift every two hours, and everyone takes turns to rest.

Once they heard any movement outside, everyone rushed out with weapons.

Do you think this is good? "

Chai Shao listened and nodded.

"Well, it's better to use your method. There are three people on duty. It is true that there is no time to respond to danger."

Chai Shao said to Tieniu: "Go, call out everyone in the house, and I'll hold a meeting for them."

After hearing this, Tie Niu immediately walked into the tent and called out all the people who were resting.

Chai Shao glanced at the crowd and said in a low voice: "Everyone, now we have entered the depths of the Turkic people, everyone should be vigilant at all times, this place is different from the country.

Go back to rest later, no one is allowed to undress, everyone should keep weapons by their side, we are always ready to fight.

Once something happens, how can we survive?

From tonight onwards, the six of us will count as one shift, with one shift every two hours.

The three of us, Wuji and Tieniu, will check at any time. Once we find out which shift is not serious on duty, we will not pay you the silver taels you deserve.

Who is unwell?You can tell us in advance that the three of us can be alternates.

Did you hear me clearly? "

Everyone nodded.

"Young Master Chai, we heard you clearly, don't worry, we are always vigilant.

Well, this portable guy is on the side, we are always ready to fight. "

Then, Chai Shao readjusted the personnel and divided them into groups.Those who should be on duty, those who are not on duty, continue to return to the account and rest.

Duan Wuji, Chai Shao and Tie Niu walked into the tent that held the firewood, the three of them climbed onto the firewood, and lay down on the firewood with their respective weapons in their arms.

The three of them wentssiping in low voices after lying down.

Duan Wuji smiled and asked: "Brother Chai, you haven't suffered from this crime, have you? This is the difficulty of going out."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "There are only unbearable blessings, and no unbearable crimes. What is this small crime? Compared with the profit of our business, this little crime is worth it."

Duan Wuji laughed and said, "Brother Chai, can you calculate the profit this time? It's really not easy!"

Chai Shao laughed when he heard this.

"Brother Wuji, do you really think I'm a fool? It's not easy to calculate? If we sell two hundred horses back, we can make a profit. If we get one or two thousand horses back, wouldn't we be prosperous all at once? ?”

Tieniu listened and asked with a smile: "Brother Chai, can we still do this business?"

Chai Shao thought for a while and said: "Well, why do we have to do business with him a few more times, and we can't quench our thirst if we don't earn one hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver.

Brother Wuji, do you think so? "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Well, Brother Chai is right. Well, let's rest for a while."

The three people fell silent while talking, and then there was a slight sound from the tent.

Two hours later, Duan Wuji walked out of the tent holding his sword, only to see that the outside of the tent was extremely cold, a new moon hung in the sky, and the earth became unusually quiet.

Only the occasional howling of wolves came from deep in the grassland, which was terrifying and desolate.

Duan Wuji inspected the goods and horses on the cart, and seeing that there was nothing abnormal, Duan Wuji went to the guard and chatted for a while.

The person on duty whispered to Duan Wuji: "Everything is normal, if there is nothing wrong, Brother Wuji, go back to sleep."

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"Well, I slept for a while, and I'm not too sleepy now, so I went out for a walk.

Hey, brothers, are you sleepy now?If you are sleepy, I will be on duty for you for a while. "

Everyone shook their heads.

"We didn't have much time to change shifts just now, so how can we be sleepy? We're fine, you'd better go back and rest."

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"I can't sleep, I think I'd better take advantage of the watery moonlight to practice swords for a while."

As he said that, Duan Wuji practiced his sword in the yard, and saw pieces of sword light reflecting the icy moonlight and emitting bursts of cold light.

Duan Wuji practiced the sword for more than an hour, and then put away the sword, then turned around and went back to his own hay tent.

Nothing happened overnight, everything was safe and sound, and the next day was just dawn.

The old Turk got up early from the tent, and then got a big pot of meat from another tent, then collected some snow from outside and put it into the pot, and then lit it under the pot with firewood. set fire.

A puff of cooking smoke came out of the tent, at this time, Chai Shao and the Tie Niu had already woken up, the three of them walked out of the big tent, and walked into Zamboxi's big tent.

"Old man, did you get up early enough?"

"Well, you didn't wake up too late. Didn't you have something to do today? After dinner, I can go out to do business. I'm afraid it's not good to go out late."

Duan Wuji asked with a smile: "Old man, isn't our settlement controlled by a family named Yelu?
Shall we go and visit them today? "

"Well, we must go, no one dares to trade without their family's permission.

In fact, the members of the Yelu family are not bad, they are the protectors of our Green Grass Beach, if anything happens to us, we will ask their family to solve it.

Later, I will lead you there first, um, you should also prepare for the meal. "

Duan Wuji and Chai Shao looked at each other.

Chai Shao said to Duan Wuji: "Brother, let's go there together later. Brother Tieniu, you must lead someone to look after our goods, and you must not be careless."

Tie Niu listened and said with a smile: "Brother Chai, don't worry, as long as I have three inches of Tie Niu's spirit, this cargo will not be lost at all."

After a short time, the meat in the pot will be hot.

Zambaixi said to Chai Shao: "Call your people to come in for dinner, everyone must not be polite.

You can't do anything while starving. "

After hearing this, Duan Wuji whispered to Tieniu: "Brother Niu Tie, go, call people in for dinner. The staff on duty must not move. They should eat later."

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Well, I understand, you can rest assured about this."

Speaking of which, Tieniu ran out. There was not much time, and all the resting personnel arrived, and everyone entered the house without hesitation, and copied meat from the pot to eat.

Zambaixi said happily when he saw him: "Well, you guys are really nice, you are friends worthy of friendship.

Friends, since you have come to my big tent, let's eat as much as you want. "

After breakfast, Chai Shao asked the old man Zhamboxi with a smile, "Old man, let's meet the Yelu family later, what kind of gift should we bring?"

"Is there any need to ask? Naturally, I brought the best cloth and tea from the mainland. Is there any shortage of things in our prairie?"

"Then how much should we bring? This is our first time in this desert, and we don't know much about the local customs here."

"Well, we have such a particular point here. Generally, it is better to have three gifts for the first time. If you take six gifts, it means that you are a distinguished guest. If you take nine gifts, then It means being the most precious guest.

I can't make up my mind about this matter, so you can figure it out. "

Chai Shao made a decision on the spot.

"Let's just take nine gifts, and we are willing to give him this new friend."

"Well, of course that's good, so I can save face by leading you."

After breakfast, Chai Shao took six bolts of good quality cloth, Duan Wuji took three boxes of tea and followed Zhamubaixi straight to the middle of the settlement.

(End of this chapter)