The caravans who came to the grassland often traveled together. The caravan with the word "Ma Pang" was also with several other caravans. There were more than twenty big cars on the side of Ma Pang, and the rest were ten big cars and three big cars.

There were three to four strong men next to each cart in Ma Fatty's caravan, holding swords, spears, and even four bird guns. The rations and equipment of these guards were specially shipped by two large trucks.

There were more than a hundred guards, half of them were riding horses, and there were special people to dispatch and command. This style was indeed extraordinary. When he left the customs, several other caravans waiting to go out of the customs and came up. He agreed that this time he took the team to Daqingshan and went to Guihua City to give Ma Fatty five taels of silver.

Ma Fatty is irresistible. It is common for Han caravans on the grassland to join in. These caravans that followed were only twenty large trucks, all of which were pulling ordinary goods. The 100 taels of silver that went there were at least the escorts who had to go back and forth. Save one penny and earn more money, and there were also some people to take care of them. Why not do it?

When they came out of seclusion, Ma Fatty's convoy's convoy was just holding a thief-proof house like Park Knife, and the border soldiers didn't check it. When they got out of seclusion, they took out bows, arrows, spears, and bird guns. The other caravans that followed were all pale at the time, and they also had guards, but there were only ten or eight. If Ma Fatty had malicious intentions on the grassland, everyone would not be able to go back.

Walking tremblingly until the evening, everyone felt relieved that the guards of the caravan were watching their carts tightly and looked disdainful to others.

In fact, from Datong border to Guihua City, there were not a vast grassland along the way, and there were no people. It was similar to the station on the Ming Dynasty. Within a day, there were also some small Mongolian tribes stationed. There were 100 or hundreds of people in this small tribe, and they made a living by doing some small business with the caravans going north and south.

In the evening, the team camped on the spot. In the caravan that had ten big trucks in Ma Fatty, the other one greeted several others. After all, they decided to buy two sheep with a nearby small tribe and asked the small tribe to cook and slaughter them. The lamb was roasted on fire, and the lamb was cooked in a pot of pots, and the people from Ma Fatty were invited to come and eat together.

After walking for a day, I was eating cold and dry food at noon. When I smelled the aroma of meat, Fatty and his men couldn't help it. I refused and sat down after a few words.

Fatty Ma was not vague and asked the people below to take a jar of wine in the car and some spices. As soon as the wine was opened, the best Fenhe roast was smeared on the sheep and put it into the pot. The fragrance was attracted by people from the nearby small tribe. Before the sheep had passed the exam, the leader of the small tribe came to greet the guests with a bag of horse milk wine.

He understood what he meant, and said with a smile:

"Old Clio, who would like to drink your coquettish milk and wine? You want to drink with my bar. So many people want to drink it, you can only drink a bowl, no more."

The man came over and smiled and took the bowl and cooked it with Fenhe. He took a few sips, squinted his eyes for a long time and didn't open it. He looked extremely comfortable. Then he said a few politely and stepped down again.

With the wine and meat, even if everyone is not familiar with it, they will become familiar with it after a few sips of strong wine. The leaders of several caravans talk about it, but they are flattering this Fatty Ma, both openly and secretly. Fenhe Shao claims to be "sweet in the mouth, soft in the throat, and in the stomach". It is also a strong wine. After drinking too much, Fatty Ma is also talking too much.

"Don't look at the Tartar, you are polite, that is, follow me, the four big carts, you guys come by themselves, kill you in the middle of the night, throw the bodies three miles away and cut them into pieces and feed them to the wolf. The big cart and goods are sold to the Guihua City by themselves, and you don't even have a chance to complain."

"Or why do you join me with Ma Ye? I can't afford any escorts in a small business, and the silk and local cloth sold in Zezhou!"

Fatty Ma took the dagger at his waist and cut a piece of mutton, dipped it in the plate in front of him, put it in. Then he delivered it with wine, and said indifferently:

"Our silk in Shanxi can be sold at a price elsewhere. It is not possible in Guihua City now. The nobles over there are concerned about wearing silk from Jiangnan."

"They understand this too!?"

"This brother has never been there at first glance. The people in Guihua City are no worse than the nobles in our Datong. They are very particular, they are willing to spend money, and they are also rich!"

Fatty Ma also smiled with his tongue:

"Do you know what I'm sending this trip? The silk from Suzhou and Hangzhou, the spices from Western countries, and the jewelry from Tianjin Wei in the capital. You can only sell this place there for a lot of money!"

Everyone flattered and said:

"These things can only be done by people like Ma Ye, you. How can we afford this business in our small business?"

The joy of flattery was that I had to open another jar of wine. Everyone knew in their hearts that this strong wine could make a lot of money from the Tartars, and this fat man was really good at it.

The next morning, he set off again as usual. Fatty Ma was drinking too much and it was uncomfortable to cover his head when he woke up early. However, the team still moved as usual. After half an hour leaving the tribe, he had already seen the mountains in the north. After passing this mountainous area, it was Guihua City, but he had to walk in the mountains for two days.

Fatty Ma was lying on a big cart in the middle, sleeping soundly there. The man who was dispatching the guard came over and said coldly:

"Fatty, if you drink too much, you will go crazy. For years of brotherhood, I would like to remind you that if you really say something and do something bad, I will not show mercy."

Fatty Ma inserted his hand into his forehead and said angrily:

"You need to say that I ran out of this business a few times, how could I not know the importance of it? Didn't I just spices and silk last night? Who doesn't know about this in the border and Xuanfu in Shanxi? I ​​didn't say anything else. There's nothing strange about the ones behind?"

"Nothing strange. They arranged for the night to be honest last night. They should be doing business."

“Make a vote?”

"There is no good news. There are two guards from the two families who follow the car and they are looking at it. It is hard to explain if our people are killed or injured. Let's forget it this time."

The two of them answered a few words, and Fatty Ma fell asleep again in the car.

Behind the team, the cart of the small caravan had a lot of stuff on it and the horses were average, so they landed behind the team. This was also the norm for the small caravan. Last night, we ate meat together, and we were all familiar with each other. We looked at each other and joked. Someone was a young man playing with a bronze mirror and said:

"It's hard to even wash your face on this grassland. Why are you guys looking in the mirror?"

"What do you know? This mirror can earn a few taels of silver in Guihua City. Go back and give my wife a silver hairpin. You go first, I'll get rid of it!!"

"Be careful, don't bite those words by the wolf that jumps out of the grass. It's useless to buy silver hairpins!!"

After a burst of laughter, the young man laughed and cursed a few times, and landed behind the team and walked in the grass. The young man did not rush to untie his belt. Instead, he looked up at the direction of the sun, raised the bronze mirror to face the sunlight, shook it in one direction a few times, then put the bronze mirror back in his arms and hurriedly followed.

I drank too much water and mutton soup, and it was not surprising that I had a lot of convenience today. This young man went to "convenient" every time he walked, and was laughed at by others.

When we walked to a water source in the mountains, we had to camp here. It was already autumn, and the grass and trees were withered and yellow, and there was no shortage of fuel, but it was not as good as eating sheep yesterday. Everyone took out their own dry food, fetched water in the river, then boiled water, heated the dry food and pickled vegetables, and prepared to rest.

The valleys in the mountains are quite flat and the trees on the mountains are still prosperous. Can you hear birds and beasts coming from somewhere, which makes those newcomers here quite uneasy?

"It's a coincidence today. If you can meet a caravan back from Guihua City, they usually follow with a group of sheep, so we can still eat meat... Don't look around, it is said that there are bears in the mountains. These wild beasts are afraid of fire and dare not lean over. You should go to bed honestly!!"

The freshness that I had just arrived on the grassland had disappeared. After a day of rushing, everyone was exhausted and rested early. The guards on Ma Fatty still performed their duties and scheduled the duty shifts.

Around the convoy, a bunch of bonfires were lit, and the guards were on duty while burning the fire. In the autumn mountains, the cold air was so cold that it was necessary to make a fire.

After two days and one night of getting along, the guards on Ma Fatty's side and the caravan they teamed up with were no longer wary, so they no longer paid attention to the other side.

The guard who guards the four bird guns is in the inner circle. The bird gun can break the leather armor within 60 steps and kill people within 100 steps. It is also a powerful tool. The operation of the bird gun is more complicated. The status of the guard who can use the bird gun is a little higher than that of others. At night, just stay in the camp surrounded by a large cart and don’t have to go out to guard.

There was fire, and although he had not taken off his clothes, he still slept deeply. However, the guard was a warrior after all, and his alertness was much better than that of ordinary people. When he heard a slight noise in his ears, his first reaction was a snake. Although there was no snake on the grassland at this time, he could figure it out in a daze and opened his eyes suddenly.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I felt that my mouth was being slapped by a big hand. I was about to struggle, but I felt that the cold air on my neck was so cold that I immediately froze. Looking at my companions holding the musket, they were all restrained.

Someone picked up the four bird guns and tiptoed away. Not long after, he heard a loud noise. It was clearly the sound of the bird gun being fired.

I don’t know if I was shocked by this sound, but I could hear the cry of frightened birds flying. The entire convoy was alarmed and heard the guards outside shouting:
Chapter completed!