Chapter 341: An excuse for the goods to be retained

In the summer, the weather is still fickle, cold when you say cold, hot when you say hot, and when the morning is still sunny,.

That's the case today, I woke up in the morning to see that the weather was good, and I was ready to go a little more, but who knew that before noon, the rain fell with a bang, making the already difficult road even more difficult.

"Stop, pitch a tent to shelter from the rain." Complaining in his heart, Matsurini gave the order to stop, and the people in the team did not want to continue walking, they were drenched in the rain, they couldn't tell whether it was cold or hot, and the wet clothes were damp and stuffy on their bodies.

Seeing that the owner asked him to stop, they set up the tent as quickly as possible, and then hid in it, took off the soaked clothes on their bodies, and lit a fire with the wood they carried on the car to roast it.

Matsuri Nikan did not rest immediately, he was wearing a coat and a hat, and a few other people went from tent to tent to see if anyone was unwell, so he had to be fed medicine immediately, this is not just a slave, it is all money.

The slaves were also accustomed to the kindness of this master to themselves, and everyone who saw Matsuri Nikgan greeted him respectfully from the bottom of his heart.

When Matsuri Nikgan walked to a tent again, there were women and children, and the women also took off their clothes, and they did not look shy in the face of Matsuri Nikgan, probably their heads were used to it, and the children were also playing around naked.

Seeing a child sitting there honestly, Matsuri Nikan took out a thermometer from his arms, wiped it with his sleeve, and said to the child: "Spread your arms and clamp them, isn't it cold?" ”

The child nodded, obediently tucked this thing under his armpit, which he had never seen before, and looked at his master with wide eyes, not knowing what he was going to do.

The person who followed Songri Nigan immediately said: "This is called a thermometer, you can see if people are sick, ordinary people can't see it, let alone use it, it's a good thing made in the house of the Demon Juan, my master is good with the Juanjuan, I just got a few, and I don't give the ginger water to drink, master, do you want to bring some sugar over?" ”

"Well, go get it, remember to take the brown sugar." Matsuri Nigan responded, glanced at the other people's bodies, and said: "If you are uncomfortable, you must say it in advance, don't die of illness and affect others." ”

With that, he turned away under the grateful and happy gaze of the people in the tent, and went to the next place, where someone would come and get the thermometer in a moment.

Matsuri Nikan likes the feeling very much now, compared to other nobles or the royal family, he thinks that his slave is really willing to do things for himself, the body is well-raised, and loyal, and he can do his work to withstand the two uses of others, and he is not afraid of accidentally having a slave run away.

As soon as he left the tent, the other children in the tent stopped playing and gathered around the child with the thermometer, where they tried to see what the thermometer looked like.

No one dared to reach out and touch it, even the child with the thermometer sat there motionless, for fear of breaking the thermometer, and they all knew who it was.

The women in the tent are all prostrate on the ground, chanting their own words of blessing to Matsuri Nikgan, as adults, they can feel the kindness of this master to themselves, other slaves are usually not allowed to go out casually, their own side is fine, as long as they finish the work they should do, the rest of the time belongs to themselves.

Of course, there is no money to buy things when you go out, but it is also good to be able to take a look, and some people are lucky, and they can even find a temporary job to help carry things when they are out and about, so that they have money, and they can secretly buy something they like, and take the rest back to the owner.

This kind of thing is not once or twice, the owner has not collected the money and said that he has saved it, and when the time comes, he will buy things during the New Year's holidays and divide them, so he said that he did the same.

All these slaves of Songri Nigan hope that Songri Nigan can live better, so that their own can also live well.

"Master, looking at the rain, it is estimated that it will fall until night, if you stay here, will it delay time?" Matsuri Nikgan got close to his subordinates, looked up at the sky, wiped the rain on his face again, and said to Matsuri Nigan.

Songri Nigan was also worried, originally planned to get to Jinchuan quickly, once it passed, there was no need to worry about being ambushed by other people on the road, now Tubo is in turmoil, many times, there is nothing to do in the city of Luo, once you go out, you may be sent by the greater nobles to rob things and slaves.

When the other party robs, they don't say which part they belong to, so many people who are robbed don't know who did it, and even if there are more people who want to find trouble with each other, they can't find it.

Matsuri Nikan knew that when he sold all the land, others would find out, and he was worried that someone would have to come here to rob him because he was not doing well.

I was going to rush all the way there, but the weather seemed to be going against me, sunny for a while and rainy for a while, especially today's rain, depending on the degree of cloudiness, it is estimated that it may not be able to stop at night.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, and ordered the people around him: "Let people hurry up and prepare for dinner, and give me a warning when you finish eating, and if you encounter something, fight with them." ”

Perhaps the more you are afraid of something, the more you will encounter something, when Matsuri Nikan and his slaves were just halfway through eating, the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of rain came, and they all had experience in this area, and immediately some people put their ears on the ground to listen, and some of them also used bamboo tubes.

The same is true of Matsuri Nigan's subordinates, who heard it for a while, and said to Matsuri Nigan with an ugly face: "Master, there are about four hundred horses, and it is estimated that they are coming for us. ”

"The comer is not good, prepare to meet the enemy." Matsuri Nikan had no other way, he could only hope that the other party was not really here for the slaves and goods on his side, he knew that if the other party really came here specifically for this, his side would not look at more than 1,000 people, but it was not the opponent of the other party's more than 400 people at all.

There are also children and women among the slaves, and they can't all participate in the battle, not to mention that they are a small slave owner and don't have many weapons, so how can they not understand if the other party comes prepared.

Sure enough, the sound of the horse's hooves was getting closer and closer, and the ground trembled slightly, but it was obvious that the horse's galloping speed had slowed down.

Matsunigan had a crossbow in his hand, wound it, and walked out of the tent in full dress, and went to the front, where the other man rode on his horse, and also brought a hat, and there was no lack of robes, and a weapon in his hand.

"Who are you? What are you doing with us? Matsuri Nican shouted at the other party, the voice was not loud, and it was raining, so the distance was not far, and even so, the other party could still hear the sermon.

"But Songri Nigan, we are here by order, as for whose order it is, you don't care, leave half of the goods and slaves, you can go, or kill all of you, take all the goods away, and let your men lay down their arms."

There was also a voice from the other party, and it was true that he didn't say who sent it, only said that he would leave half of the things and people behind.

Matsuri Nikgan is not stupid, looking at the other party's appearance, he really only wants half of the goods and slaves, otherwise it is impossible to catch up in the heavy rain, and he is still in such a hurry, if he really lets his people put down their weapons, there is no need to expect one of them to leave alive.

Matsuri Nikgan, who had a decision in his heart, nodded to the person next to him, and the man immediately began to shout, and a group of slaves with weapons in their hands came to the tent, looking ahead one by one, ready to fight.

At this time, Matsuri Nikgan shouted at the other party again: "I don't agree to half of the goods and people I want, at most I will leave one percent of the goods, if you don't want it, then kill it." ”

Matsuri Nikgan felt that the other party was reluctant to fight like this, otherwise even if he won in the end, he would have to suffer a great loss, and it was estimated that the other party's master could not afford such a loss, so he was ready to exchange a small part of the goods for peace.

This time, the other party did not reply, but began to adjust the attack position, and some of the horses ran to the side, making a siege appearance.

Seeing the opponent's movements, Matsuri Nikan still insisted, and at the same time rejoiced in his heart that this heavy rain had risen, otherwise, the opponent's cavalry advantage would be even more obvious.

Just as the two sides were about to fight, the sound of horses' hooves came again from the other direction, and the first part of the people did not dare to act rashly, and stayed there to see who was coming.

After waiting for a while, the second group of people also arrived at the place, the same cavalry, this time there should be more than 300 horsemen, it seems that a group of people have come here, seeing the stalemate on both sides, they also stopped to observe the form, and a person came out and shouted to Songri Nigan: "Songri Nigan left all the goods, let you go." ”

Matsuri Nikan suddenly found himself a sweetheart, and the two groups of people who came wanted to fight his own idea, but he didn't worry about it now, people on both sides would not reveal their true identities, so it was possible to cooperate, and when the time came, one side would attack, and the other side would wait to pick up the bargain, so people on both sides would not take the initiative to fight him.

Sure enough, the people of both parts stopped there, wary of each other, wanting to do it but not daring, and if they didn't do it, they could only get drenched in the rain there.

After a stalemate for a while, Matsuri Nikgan shouted to the people on both sides: "It's better to do this, I will give you a piece of goods on one side, and I will stop here today, and when we go on the road tomorrow, you will continue to chase from behind, and if you catch up, you will give another piece of goods." ”

Matsuri Nigan also has no choice, he knows that if he doesn't give the other party something today, then don't think about leaving intact, let the other party taste the sweetness first, and as for being able to catch up tomorrow, he can't control it for the time being.

Yicheng has a lot of goods, the other party at least has to stay and take care of it, or transport it back, then tomorrow the other party will have fewer people, and fewer people will not dare to directly use force against themselves, and there will be two more days to reach Jinchuan, even if half of the goods are given.

The people on both sides hesitated at this time, not knowing whether to agree, it should be the people behind them who told them to snatch all the goods, but since there were two wolves who wanted to eat a sheep, they couldn't unite, so the plan was in vain.

Regardless of whether it was still raining or not, Songri Nikgan asked people to put away their tents and prepare to brave the heavy rain to hurry, separated the two layers of goods, separated them, and left vigilantly with the team, and the cavalry coming from both sides wanted to continue the pursuit, but they were reluctant to do so.

I was worried that the other party would chase after me, to account for the remaining eighty percent, and I thought about what I should do.

After their hesitation, Matsuri Nikan disappeared into the rain with the people.

"Let's get this part of the freight back first." At last the first part of the people made a decision, and divided a hundred horsemen, guarded the goods, dismounted, and put the cart on it, for Songri Nygan had left only the cart behind, but no cattle.

The remaining 300 horsemen remained where they were, not chasing Songri Nigan or leaving, just waiting for the people who came after, and the people who came after them also reluctantly gave orders to take care of their goods.

At this time, both sides found a problem, that is, the rest of the people really caught up, and still couldn't get benefits, as long as Matsuri Nikan worked hard, then the remaining people on the other side would first rob the goods they had just gotten, and then catch up to clean up the mess.

It's a very subtle balance, which makes both sides very depressed.

Matsuri Nikan is also depressed, two percent of the goods are gone, and I don't know who the other party is, and I have to walk another day tomorrow to reach Jinchuan, and if I can't make the other party have to keep up.

"Quick, let's go, it's good to pass Jinchuan, hurry up." Matsurinigan shouted anxiously to the slaves.

The slaves don't need him to shout and know what to do, walking slowly, it's not a good thing to be caught, although they are still slaves, but they are treated differently, can other masters eat meat for themselves? Can I give my child eggs?

One by one, the slaves hurried hard, and the carts pushed and pulled as they went slowly.

In the evening, when the rain was still falling, and some of the people were already sick or tired, these people were all thrown into the car and taken with them.

As a result, they drove all night, and the next day they couldn't walk, and the rain stopped, so they began to eat, and they didn't have time to cook hot meals, only dry food, so they swallowed cold water.

To say that this dry food is really good, not like the hard steamed buns prepared by ordinary people or the local ones that are eaten with their hands, but a cake mixed with a lot of spices and meat.

Just when Matsuri Nican and the others had just finished eating and were about to hurry, the two groups of people chased after them again, but the number was less, with two hundred riders on one side and three hundred riders on the other, and the two sides were also wary of each other when chasing Matsunagi.

Matsuri Nikgan reluctantly ordered the slaves, "Divide up another two percent of the goods." ”

The slaves began to move things, but the person who came first said, "It's not one percent, we want two percent today." ”

"Yes, we're going to have 20 percent too." The people on the other side also followed, and it seemed that the two sides had discussed.

"Two into two, two into two achievements." Matsuri Nikan reluctantly agreed, this time the loss is big, I don't know when I will be able to earn it back.

The slaves, saddened, began to distribute goods.

Seeing that the other party was about to succeed, an eagle's cry suddenly sounded in the sky, and two eagles flew in the sky, and as soon as they saw these two eagles, a person next to Matsuri Nikan immediately took out a tube from his arms and said to Matsuri Nikgan:

"Master, when I came over, Han Gongzi handed me something, saying that if I saw an eagle, I would light it, and I had prepared it in advance, should I light it now? It should be their eagle, right? ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier? Hurry up, his grandfather's, two percent? Ishei is gone. As if he had been thirsty for two days in the desert and suddenly found a clear spring, he cursed, and hurriedly made a fire and quietly told the people around him to slow down.

In fact, the slaves are already very slow, who is willing to give their things to others for nothing, and pick and choose there, they have to keep the valuable and give away the worthless.

With the launch of the fireworks, the two eagles let out a long whistle and flapped their wings a few times and left quickly.

As soon as the people on the other two sides saw this situation, they knew that it was not good, and the people on the other side who came first immediately shouted to Matsuri Nigan: "Hurry up, leave the cattle behind, don't try to delay time, no one else can take care of it here." ”

The other person he said was naturally Wang Juan of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone defaulted to who was in charge of Jinchuan, this is not over there, and he didn't cross the river.

"Okay, okay, let's hurry, hurry, you hurry, leave the cattle behind." Matsuhi Nikgan said in agreement.

The slaves are not stupid, they know what the master means, and the action is fast, but the goods they move have become less and less, and they move around, it seems that there is no delay, but it is not like that at all.

The people on both sides did not dare to look closer, and once they did, they were not cavalry, and the horses that sat down would become a burden, and they could only wait in places suitable for the charge, and two of them wanted to come close to take a look, but were stopped by the men of Matsuri Nigan, for fear that they would come and hurt their master.

This grinding lasted for more than half an hour, and when the people on both sides were waiting impatiently, the goods were finally loaded, and Matsuri Nican anxiously looked in the direction of Jinchuan, and saw that no one had come yet, so he waved his hand helplessly and signaled the team to march.

It's still some distance from here, and even if someone from there sends someone over, it won't be possible to get there right away, and you have to cross the river.

At the moment when the team was about to set off, eight eagles flew from the sky, and one person was caught under each of the two eagles, and if you looked closely with a telescope, you would find that the two people were holding a rope, and there was a person hanging from the rope.

Eight eagles, four people, flew over like this, the people in the sky had already taken out their binoculars, and observed the situation in the sky, two people blew a few whistles, and the eagles that flew with them gradually lowered their altitude, and when there were still dozens of meters on the ground, one of the two shouted below:

"Who dares to rob my little lady's partner? Don't want to live anymore? ”

In fact, he didn't know if it was a robbery, but he just asked guessingly.

The person who caught up with him before saw the eagle and the people above who had just said that he was not worried, and he replied boldly: "This is not the east of Jinchuan, you don't seem to be able to control it." ”

"But if you want to deal with our allies, this can be managed, and the following is the son of Matsuri Nigan? Bring the goods and people forward, I see who dares to do it? ”

The heavenly people shouted down in circles there.

Matsuri Nikan let out a long breath, and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "Hahahaha~!" Allies, okay, I'm Songri Nikgan wrote it down, and I'm still stunned for what, bring all the goods and livestock, and move forward, above, they also robbed me of 20% of the goods. ”

Matsuri Nikgan was so happy in his heart that he glanced at the people on both sides with disdain, shook his head and began to move forward.

The person chasing was stupid, and the remorse in his heart was mentioned, if he knew that this was the case, he would have grabbed more last night, what should he do now? Robbing or not robbing is a question, of course, the people in the sky are not afraid of not being able to beat, there are only four people in total, if you want to do it, you can easily leave Matsuri Nigan behind.

The two sides add up to more than 500 rides.

But what happens after the robbery? The eagle can fly with it in the sky, and if it doesn't bring the goods back, it can only go around blindly, and once it is brought back, won't it be exposed, and then it will be easy for Wang Juan to send troops over again in retaliation.

The people in heaven didn't intend to let them go like this, and shouted: "It turns out that Tubo dares to attack our allies at will, okay, I remember what you look like, wait for my little lady to bring troops over and ask each other, hum!" Walk. ”

Throwing these words, the sound of the whistle sounded again, and the eight eagles flew back with four men, without mentioning the ten percent of the goods that each had robbed.

He deliberately didn't mention it, isn't it that Matsuri Nikgan lost two percent of the goods, and now he finally found an excuse, and went back to tell the little boy and the little lady that whether the two of them want economic sanctions or coercion by force, then it doesn't matter to themselves, two percent of the goods, in exchange for such a good excuse, it's worth it.

Seeing that the eagle had flown away, Matsuri Nikan was a little worried, and ordered the team to hurry up and dare, and arrange the slaves with weapons to be guarded against.

The two groups of people who chased after each other, looking at each other, no longer had the same ease as at the beginning, watching Matsuri Nikgan's team leave, but no one dared to chase them, and the stolen goods also felt hot.

The later people asked the people here: "It's better to unite and kill all the people of Songri Nigan, but Wang Juan, who has already offended, why don't you just do it." ”

"Okay, you go and kill, I'll cover up." The man here agreed.

"Why didn't you do it? There are many of you, and you should do it. "The other party is not stupid.

"Or do it all together?"

"All together?"

"All together."

"Let's go."

"yes, you can go too."

The people on both sides are talking to me one by one, but neither of them makes any moves.