In the cold winter, the weather is sometimes good and sometimes bad.

In the early morning, it was still rainy, and it was raining lightly, and at noon it suddenly became a sunny day, with a round of bright sun hanging high in the sky, and the sky was blue and cloudless.

Outside the city, the wide official roads were still muddy, and the ground was full of water slurry that had not yet been steamed, and it was muddy. On both sides of the official road, there are perennial green pines.

In the distance, on the official road, a convoy slowly walked towards Nanzheng County.

The carriage drove on the slippery road, and the body sank a lot in an instant, leaving a series of potholes on the muddy road, and there was a creaking sound as the wheels turned......

The convoy gradually approached the city gate, and when the convoy reached the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city gate immediately ran forward and stopped the convoy.

"Stop, it needs to be checked."

With a wave of his hand, the soldier stopped the convoy that was moving forward, raised his head, and stared at the old man at the leader of the convoy, his face full of arrogance.

The old man raised his eyebrows and stared at the soldier, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

The cold gaze fell on the soldier, and the soldier suddenly felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart.

Murderer?

The soldier immediately branded the old man with the title of murderer in his heart, he looked up at the old man, thought for a moment, then turned around and ran towards the guard stationed at the city gate, and reported the matter to the city gate guard.

Can't be provoked, can't you hide?

After listening to the soldier's report, the city gate guard immediately walked towards the convoy, looking at the long convoy, a smile appeared in his eyes, so many and heavy goods, should be able to make a lot of money......

At the front of the convoy, the leading old man was wearing a black robe, thin and tall.

Seeing the city gate guard coming, the old man got out of the carriage and greeted the city gate guard who was striding forward.

At this time, the city gate guard had a smile on his face, a strange smile appeared on his face, and without looking at the old man, his eyes turned to the convoy behind the old man. He counted in his heart, and there were twenty-one carriages, each of which was covered with black cloth, and he did not know what it contained.

However, judging from the traces of the carriage running over on the official road, the things on the carriage should be heavy.

"One car, five hundred dollars...... Well, a total of twenty-one cars, fifteen thousand dollars. ”

After counting the vehicles at the city gate, the city gate guard immediately said: "Well, seeing that you are a large amount of goods, I will give you 500 yuan cheaper, give 10,000 yuan, and let you in." ”

After the old man heard this, he didn't answer the words of the city gate guard, and said with a smile: "My lord, my master's caravan was invited by Lord Taishou to go to Hanzhong to do business, and the things loaded on the carriage ......."

At this point, the old man suddenly stopped talking.

The old man's tone was not high, and his speech was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was not affected in the slightest by the words of the city gate guard.

The city gate guard listened to the old man's words, frowned, a bad feeling rose in his heart, and the expression on his face changed instantly, and there was a trace of flattery on his arrogant cheeks, and he asked with a smile: "Old man, what are these things on the car, they are so heavy." ”

When the city gate guard spoke, there was no more flying and domineering before, and there was a little more respect. The new Taishou has just arrived, and the old man in front of him is a guest invited by the new Taishou, the city gate guard will not dare to slack off, if he angers the merchants in front of him and makes the Taishou angry, the city gate guard will not be able to bear the anger of the Taishou.

Although the official position of the city gate guard is humble, his mind is exquisite, and he can think clearly about the gains and losses in an instant.

"My lord, the carriage is just ordinary goods, worthless, worthless." The old man waved his hand again and again, and a bright smile was on his face. But the old man glanced back at the goods in the carriage, and a pride rose in his eyes. The old man's expression fell in the eyes of the city gate guard, which suddenly made the city gate guard feel a trace of happiness in his heart, but fortunately he did not move. With a flattering smile on his face, he said, "Since the old gentleman is a guest invited by Lord Taishou, there is no need to check it, let's go into the city." ”

The old man asked, "You really don't need to check?" ”

The gate guard shook his head and said, "No, let's go in quickly." ”

The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's check it so as not to be blamed." ”

The city gate guard shook his head again and again, and said, "No, no, the old gentleman is a guest invited by Lord Taishou, if there is anything else to worry about, hurry up and enter the city." At this time, the city gate guard was furious in his heart, this old man was really uninteresting, he said several times that he didn't need to check, and he kept talking crookedly.

However, he did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction on his face.

Seeing that the old man still wanted to speak, the city gate guard hurriedly persuaded: "Old man, hurry into the city, twenty-one carriages are parked outside the city, which will affect the entry and exit of the people." ”

When the old man heard this, he nodded, bowed slightly and said to the goalkeeper: "In that case, thank you." ”

"It's in town."

After finishing speaking, the old man turned around and shouted, urging: "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up and enter the city......

The wheels turned, and the entire convoy began to slowly move towards the city. Because all twenty-one carriages were covered with black cloth, the carriage became mysterious, and the eyes of the people standing around were gathered on the carriage, watching the carriage enter the city. However, when the eleventh carriage reached the city gate, the axle suddenly snapped open. The whole body also tilted rapidly, and immediately after, the cargo loaded in the car also fell.

"Bang!"

Two large boxes fell to the ground with a dull thud.

The two large boxes were not locked, but only had a seal affixed to them. The large box fell to the ground and was knocked over to the ground. In an instant, a lump of golden horseshoe gold fell out of the box, and the golden horseshoe gold emitted an alluring light, as if tempting people to snatch it.

"Sir, this is ......"

When the goalkeeper saw the countless horseshoe gold falling out of the carriage, his eyes widened, and his eyes fell on the horseshoe gold at the city gate, motionless, and his eyes were full of naked greed.

If it weren't for the merchants invited by Taishou, the city gate guards would have rushed up to snatch the horseshoe gold.

However, the city gate guards were also clever and could not rob it, so they sold it to the old man, and immediately asked the soldiers to fence the carriage to protect it from threat.

The old man frowned when he saw the horseshoe gold scattered, and hurriedly stepped forward to reprimand the attendant standing aside, and asked the attendant to quickly put away the horseshoe gold. After doing all this, the old man bowed his hand to the city gate guard and thanked: "Thank you, my lord, my master was invited by Lord Taishou to prepare to do things in Nanzheng County, and the money loaded in these twenty-one carriages is used to buy land." ”

"Buying land?" The city gate guard was puzzled and asked, "With so much money, how much land do you have to buy?" ”

After a pause, the goalkeeper asked again: "What's the use of buying so much land?" ”

The old man glanced at the people around him, lowered his voice and said with a smile: "My master is a big businessman in Luoyang, and the use of buying land is naturally for business. ”

"Nothing?" The goalkeeper muttered in his heart, but shook his head, not daring to imagine how much money the old man said his master had.

At this time, the old man lowered his voice again and said: "My lord, it is not easy for you to be stationed at the city gate all the year round, so I will give you a way to make money." You buy a few good pieces of land in the city and keep it, and when my master buys the land, the adults will sell it again, and you can make a small profit, but I hope the adults don't talk about it, and the adults themselves will understand. ”

When the city gate guard heard this, a light flashed in his eyes.

However, the goalkeeper is also a smart man, and hurriedly asked: "Sir, where should I buy land?" ”

The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't reveal the exact place, and I don't dare to reveal it. However, my master has always made a steady profit in business, and buying land is naturally to buy those cheapest lands, so that there is a chance to make money, adults can check the cheap places in the city, and think about it carefully......"

After saying that, the old man went into the city with the convoy.

The city gate guard stood at the gate of the city in a daze, his eyes flickering, and his cold gaze glanced at the people around him, because although the old man lowered his voice, the people standing around still heard what the old man said.

The old man asked him not to reveal the news, but the people around him had already heard it.

Ps: Two of the four watches, to make money, ask for a collection... Fresh flowers...... Hey, everybody understands the drop.