Shao Nan and Shao Yingze came to the front of the team again, looking at the calm old man and the slightly cramped girl, they couldn't figure it out in their hearts.

"Ahem," Shao Nan cleared his throat, "This old man, I don't know what to call it?"

"Oh! I was negligent, sorry. The old man hurriedly confessed, "The little old man's surname is Zhou, Zhou Anyi." That's my granddaughter, Zhou Yuliu, who is sixteen years old this year, and the others are all nephews and nephews in the family. ”

"It turned out to be Senior Zhou, disrespectful and disrespectful. Shao Nan was polite and turned to the topic, "Senior Zhou, the road ahead is difficult, our team only has these, this car is the foundation of our family, it is not easy to protect the team, and then protect you, this ......"

"Seniors don't dare to be, I'm just a few years older, just call me uncle. Zhou Anyi set up a set of almost, "I know all this, we can act as a guard to help you protect the convoy, as long as we go with the convoy, there are not many people on the other side, seeing that there are many of us, we will definitely retreat." ”

"That's it! Since it's all said and done, it's not appropriate for us to shirk it, but after all, there are dozens of people in our team, and accepting you is betting on the lives of your brothers, and I think the price you paid is a bit low. Shao Nan made a final move.

Prices!

This is within the rules, and Shao Nan thought of the best way.

"Indeed, it is not easy for the brothers. In this way, two hundred taels of silver, I can only pay two hundred taels of silver at most, and trouble the little brother to take us for a ride, but it really can't be done, just take my granddaughter. Zhou Anyi hesitated, gritted his teeth, and quoted a more attractive price, even saying that only one person would be fine.

Shao Nan's eyes drifted to Zhou Yuliu, and he really didn't understand.

An ordinary family with a monthly income of ten taels of silver is relatively wealthy, and its life is very good.

The cost of joining a convoy like this is generally thirty taels of silver, and in the end, dozens of copper plates are given to the escort of the convoy, which is a lot of income.

Just now Zhou Anyi said five times the price, that is, one hundred and fifty taels of silver, and now it has risen to two hundred taels of silver, which is difficult to push.

After all, two hundred taels of silver, theoretically speaking, everyone in the team can get more than two taels of silver, which is nearly ten days' income, which is a small fortune.

"In that case, I hope you can help protect our convoy, and there are some restricted areas that cannot be entered. You are welcome to join us. Shao Nan briefly explained some precautions and included the eight members of the Zhou family in the team.

Zhou Anyi did not hesitate to pay a deposit of one hundred taels of silver in advance, and when he arrived in Luotian County, he would pay the remaining one hundred taels of fees.

The convoy set off again, and Shao Nan saw the horses pulled out by the Zhou family, and became more interested in the Zhou family.

The horses of the Zhou family are better than the horses of the Shao family's team, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can buy.

Shao Nan quietly arranged the Zhou family and several people in the farthest position from Shao Kang's carriage.

A few members of the Zhou family were peaceful, they didn't have too much contact with the Shao family's guards, and they were calm along the way, and there were no so-called pursuers.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Shao family convoy left Juhai County, entered the area of Jinzhu County, and officially came to Luotian County.

Set up camp in the evening and everything is normal.

Except for Zhou Anyi and Zhou Yuliu, the other six people of the Zhou family were all busy, camping, hunting, chopping wood, and making fires, and everything contributed to their efforts.

Shao Nan saw everything in his eyes and was a little relieved.

Nothing was said all night.

The next morning, the convoy set off again.

After entering the scope of Luo Tianjun, Shao Nan obviously felt that the atmosphere of the team had changed a little and became more cautious.

After finishing his cultivation in the morning, Shao Nan looked at the carriage next to him again, and quietly ordered two more guards to be sent to start a new day's journey.

"Uncle Yingze, is there anything I need to pay attention to in this Jinzhu County?" Shao Nan glanced at the honest eight members of the Zhou family and began today's study.

"Looks like you can see it. Shao Yingze smiled approvingly, "Our Denan County relies on the Nanyuan Mountain Range, the people are fierce, and there is no room for horse thieves to live, after all, the hunting teams that come and go are all powerful, and each town has three or two powerful families." This Luotian County is not the case, horse thieves are rampant, and Jinzhu County is the most rampant place for horse thieves because it is adjacent to Denan County. ”

"I see, no one will rectify it?" Shao Nan was a little puzzled.

"Rectification, the more tidy it is, the more chaotic it becomes!" Shao Yingze was a little angry.

"I see. I'm afraid of this, what should we do when we encounter horse thieves in the past?" Shao Nan heard this, and immediately understood, it turned out that this horse thief was colluding with the local family.

"Horse thieves are rampant, the strength is limited after all, our team is a good player, the other party also has to weigh it, we are not afraid of the little horse thief, too big, pay some tolls, there is no problem. Shao Yingze sighed, obviously not less angry with the horse thief.

This reflects the Zhao family's previous advantages in trade.

The Zhao family mainly runs the business line in Denan County, there are almost no horse thieves, and the Shao family runs in other counties, where horse thieves are rampant, it is inevitable to pay some tolls, and the profits will be reduced a lot.

"Be careful. Horse thieves are rampant in Jinzhu County, what about Tongbao County?" Shao Nan was also helpless.

"Jinzhu County is on the border, horse thieves are rampant, Tongbao County is very close to the county seat, there are very few horse thieves, and they are generally small horse thieves. Shao Yingze continued to explain.

"That's right, the caravan has been robbed by horse thieves here in Jinzhu County, and Tongbao County has no profit to make. It seems that we will be safe as long as we survive the more than two days of Jinzhu County. Shao Nan followed Shao Yingze's prompt and analyzed the reason.

"That's right, you have to keep an eye on a few of them. Shao Yingze mouthed at the eight members of the Zhou family.

Denan County relies on the Nanyuan Mountain Range, where mountains and forests are the majority, and the roads are rugged, while Luotian County is a flat river, with wide roads, and only occasionally a hill or a woodland, the roads are quite smooth, and the speed of the convoy is a few points faster.

The Shao family's convoy advanced at full speed during the day and camped early in the evening, and their attention was increased to the strongest, always guarding against the sneak attack of horse thieves.

Two days passed in a flash, and there was still half a day, and he left the scope of Jinzhu County, and he didn't encounter a wave of horse thieves along the way.

Shao Nan felt that something was wrong in his heart.

In the early morning of the third day, the convoy set off again, and there was still half a day's journey before leaving Jinzhu County and entering Tongbao County.

Shao Nan patted the horse and came to Shao Yingze, and whispered, "I always feel that something is wrong, there is no wave of horse thieves along the way, it seems that the last half day is very difficult." ”

"Indeed, such cases are rare. In the past, even if there was no team of big horse thieves, at least some small horse thieves would try it, but this time it was unimpeded all the way, which was too abnormal. Shao Yingze nodded again and again.

"Slow down the pace and stabilize the formation. Shao Nan made a decision without any hesitation.

Shao Yingze nodded, "I think so too." ”

After the discussion, the speed of the Shao family's convoy slowly decreased, and the formation shrank, almost without gaps.

After walking for more than an hour, Zhou Anyi actually came to Shao Nan.

Since the eight members of the Zhou family joined the team, Shao Nan has not communicated with the Zhou family, but has only paid attention silently.

The eight members of the Zhou family also did not take the initiative to contact others, let alone inquire into the details of the Shao family's convoy.

Shao Nan appreciates this point, at least he will not expose the purpose of this time.

"Young Master Shao, I don't know why our convoy has to slow down?" Zhou Anyi looked anxious.

"Is there something wrong?" Shao Nan was noncommittal.

"There is another half a day's journey, we will leave Jinzhu County, as long as we get out of Jinzhu County, it will be safe, slow down at this time, we may not be able to leave Jinzhu County at night, but the night is when horse thieves like to sneak attack the most, this ......" Zhou Anyi did not finish, but looked at Shao Nan.

"What Uncle Zhou said is extremely true," Shao Nan's eyes flashed with inexplicable meaning, "It is precisely because of the reason that we consider the horse thief that we have to slow down and stabilize the formation." I'm curious, why is Uncle Zhou so anxious to leave the confines of Jinzhu County, and how can he know so much about horse thieves?"

"Well, our family is in Juhai County near Jinzhu County, for the horse thieves in Jinzhu County, how can you not understand it when you hear it since you were a child? Zhou Anyi paused, "I just think that if you leave Jinzhu County early, you don't have to be so scared." ”

"I am quite touched by Uncle Zhou's concern for the team. Don't be afraid, we will definitely leave Jinzhu County today, don't worry. Shao Nan didn't get the answer he wanted, so he prevaricated casually.

"This ......," Zhou Anyi wanted to say and stopped.

"If you don't tell me the real reason, I won't speed up, that's all. Shao Nan's expression was upright, and he no longer inked.

Zhou Anyi's expression changed back and forth, and finally opened his mouth and sighed.

"The horse thieves in Jinzhu County are really powerful, especially at night. ”

After saying this, Zhou Anyi patted the horse and left, returning to Zhou Yuliu's side.

Shao Nan looked at the departing Zhou Anyi, frowned, and wondered whether it was right or wrong for him to let them join the team.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Shao Yingze walked over, patted Shao Nan's shoulder, and comforted him softly.

Shao Nan smiled back to show that he was fine, but he ordered to go down, speed up a little, and strive to spend the night in Tongbao County at night.

Shao Nan and Shao Yingze did not rest for a moment, constantly patrolling the front and rear of the convoy, always paying attention to the surrounding movements, especially the locations suitable for ambushes, and they were doubly careful.

An hour passed, and nothing was blowing.

Two hours passed, and not even a single figure was seen along the way.

Seeing that the red sun was slanting westward, it was getting closer and closer to Tongbao County, and there was still no movement of any horse thieves.

What's going on? Are all the worries along the way unnecessary?

Shao Nan and Shao Yingze looked at each other, and they both felt very weird.

In Jinzhu County, where horse thieves are everywhere, how is it possible that such a convoy has not encountered a single horse thief?

It's not that Shao Nanan has to meet a horse thief to be happy, but there must be a demon when things go wrong.

It's definitely not easy.

In any case, in the evening, the Shao family convoy camped in Tongbao County and began to rest.