royal robes

Chapter 193
Zong Xin and his group found the largest inn to stay temporarily. Originally, they came to Bengzhou to treat their injuries. Zong Xin and the others were indeed seriously injured and needed to be recuperated.

Tian Ya took Shi 78 to buy medicine for his master. There was no need for the doctor to prescribe a prescription, he bought all the good medicines, as long as he put these medicines into the Dionysus gourd, it would naturally turn these things into medicinal wine.Tianya admires Master from the bottom of his heart, Master is indeed a master of the world, and even a country like Dionysus Gourd cannot exchange it for a treasure.

Yaoyao and Dugu Xingyue waited on Zong Xin for dinner, because he lost one hand and couldn't use it, so eating was also a troublesome matter.And these days, eating and sleeping in the open, finally there is a tile to cover the head, which is a nunnery, and has never eaten anything decent. Even if this group of foodies can stand it, Zong Xin can't stand it.

Bengzhou is very famous for its seafood, and Zong Xin ordered several large tables of seafood for everyone to satisfy their cravings.Both Zong Xin and Zhao Kuangyin love money, but they are two extremes, Zhao Kuangyin is stingy, Zong Xin spends money lavishly.I ordered two portions of some dishes in the restaurant. Anyway, there are more and more people here, so I am not afraid of waste.

He Xian served wine, and everyone present except Zhao Kuangyin was very happy.Because Zhao Kuangyin's right hand was injured and no one took care of him, it was troublesome to hold chopsticks with his left hand.But this is just a little bit of emotion, and it is hard to eat something satisfactory, of course, you have to savor it carefully.

While eating, another wave of people came to the inn.Everyone could tell that this was a group of dart runners, and some were holding dart flags.

After this group of people entered the door, all eyes were on Dugu Xingyue. The leader of this group of bodyguards turned out to be a little girl, and the little girl rushed forward and knelt down on one knee.

"Disciples send greetings to Master."

"Get up." Dugu Xingyue said gently: "Let me introduce you, this is your master, Master Zongxin."

"Students send greetings to master."

Zong Xin felt a little embarrassed, and suddenly ran out and knelt down by himself.Speaking of a little girl, she should be fifteen or sixteen years old, not much younger than Zong Xin.It's really embarrassing to be called master.Dugu Xingyue must be too old to accept apprentices.

Zong Xin looked at Tianya again, and when he reached Dugu Xingyue's age, Tianya and this girl would not be much together.

"My apprentice was recruited by me when I was 19 years old. I am the daughter of the Zhengyou Escort. Zhengyou Escort has not missed a single escort in 20 years." Dugu Xingyue first introduced the situation of the apprentice, and then put his mouth close to Zongxin's ear He whispered: "The boss of the Zhengyou Escort is Lei Hong's sworn brother, and the two have a lot of business contacts, so no one dares to rob the escorts suppressed by the Zhengyou Escort. As long as the Zhengyou Escort does not pick up this escort, it proves that If you focus on this thing, Escort will increase the price according to the identity of the target."

Zong Xin immediately understood, logically speaking, her father is Lei Hong's sworn brother, so this should be his adopted sister.In the end, she was Dugu Xingyue's apprentice, calling herself Master...it was too complicated.

"Sit down, sit down, come sit down, the more people there are, the happier you will be. The shopkeeper will order another serving of the original dishes." Zong Xin was polite, and didn't know what to say.

Dart walking is the hardest business, but also the most cost-effective business.There is no need to spend money, as long as one thing is sent to another place, then this trip can make a lot of money.

The mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the soldiers are in chaos. I'm afraid bandits and bandits will rob them.Therefore, many rich people would rather spend a lot of money to hire a security agency to protect themselves and their belongings, rather than take the risk of leaving by themselves.Therefore, the security agency is still very profitable, especially because it is the Zhengyou security agency, which can be said to be famous all over the world, because this security agency has been established for 20 years, and no bodyguard has been robbed, and the goods it protects can be safely delivered to the destination.

Zhengyou Escort is not just the name of an Escort, but also a force that cannot be underestimated.How could it be possible that a person who dared to sworn to Lei Hong didn't have any soldiers in his hand?Moreover, Gu Guozhang, the boss of Zhengyou Escort, is also a martial arts master who can not lose to Lei Hong. Although he has been very kind in the past 20 years, Gu Guozhang's temper was no more violent than Lei Hong before.

"Yue'er, I didn't expect your father to let you go as a bodyguard. The old man is quite reasonable. What bodyguard did he let you protect and where did he send it?"

Gu Xiaoyue said: "Just send it to Bengzhou. It's only a few days' journey from Jinling to Bengzhou, and there is no danger along the way, and the delivery is all broken copper. My father will only give me this kind of small work." , I really want to pick up a big ticket, even if it is sent to Tubo, I will accept it."

The journey from Jinling to Bangzhou is not far, and this road is almost all within Jinling's sphere of influence, so there are no bandits on the edge of the imperial city.Not to mention letting the escort agency suppress the darts, it stands to reason that there is no need to use a carriage, and there is no danger in walking to Bangzhou with a box of gold.

This killing of Bao De was indeed puzzling, but except for Zong Xin, no one else had thought about it this way.He just felt that Gu Guozhang loved his daughter and let her do such a simple errand.Although my daughter is also a martial arts practitioner, she is still a little girl after all, so I dare not let her protect a troublesome bodyguard.

Dugu Xingyue smiled lightly and said: "Oh~ your father loves you, I don't want you to work too hard. Now that this dart trip is over, you should go back to Jinling, right? It just so happens that your master and I are going back to Jinling to get married, you and us It’s good for peers to take care of each other.”

"Yes, Master."

Gu Xiaoyue was also very happy, as she hadn't seen Master for several months.Unexpectedly, the master could still marry someone, and married a world-renowned eminent monk.It's just... this eminent monk's age is not much younger than his own, and his elder brother thinks he is too young, so he wants to call him master.

But Gu Xiaoyue dare not underestimate this young monk, the dart runners are the most well-informed, and their ears are already full when they run around the rivers and lakes. How profound is Master Zong Xin, how many earth-shattering things he has done, and he can also cast down monsters and catch monsters .Gu Xiaoyue is quite interested in this kind of thing. Although she has always heard about monsters, she has never seen what monsters look like.

"Master, I heard that you can subdue monsters and catch monsters, may I ask how many monsters you have subdued in total?"

Zong Xin pursed his lips and said: "Hey~~ It's not too many, there should be three. There are monsters in Wutai Mountain. Thousands of monks went down to seek refuge. The poor monk wiped them all out. A few days ago, a white cat came out of the Eight Dragons Tomb, and the poor monk also wiped it out. Just two days ago, we also encountered a banyan tree that became a spirit. The monster has nothing to do with it, even a tree can't move, so I don't care about her."

Mentioning this, many people sighed.I remembered the tragic story of the banyan tree spirit again.What Zong Xin said was inconceivable, but the matter of catching monsters in Wutai Mountain was widely spread, and everyone in the Jianghu knew about it, so no one doubted this eminent monk's practice.

Others may not be very clear about it, but Zhao Kuangyin saw it with his own eyes every time, and admired Zong Xin's ability.But... Zongxin has never used any magic, so he knows that Zongxin is not really profound in Buddhism. He is just a relatively unlucky and nosy monk.

"Admiration, admiration, master is worthy of being an eminent monk, and this disciple has never seen a monster in his life."

Not to mention Gu Xiaoyue, apart from Zong Xin and his group, who else would dare to say that they have seen monsters?I don't know if Zong Xin is unlucky or Zhao Kuangyin is unlucky, they will always encounter incredible things together.

Zong Xin nodded slightly, and then asked: "Sister Xingyue, she is your apprentice, what do you usually teach her?"

"Swordsmanship, our Dugu Clan's swordsmanship is not something that cannot be passed on to the outside world. Since it is a famous family in Jinling, many people will worship the Dugu Clan to learn swordsmanship. As long as the disciples are willing to learn, we will teach them all, and never keep them privately. "

"The Dugu Clan's swordsmanship? So it can be passed on to the outside world. I thought that like the Zhao Clan, only people with the surname Zhao can learn Jiutian Zhenqi." Zong Dao said, "It's nothing, I'm just interested in a question. In the end Who asked you to guard this trip, such a short distance, and it’s all within Jinling’s sphere of influence, logically speaking, there should be no bandits or bandits around, why would someone pay you to take this trip.”

Zong Xin thought of this question from the very beginning, but he didn't have the nerve to ask in detail just now.After Zong Xin spoke, the others also felt something was wrong.Indeed, as Zong Xin said, such a short distance, and the journey is very peaceful, there is no need to find an escort agency at all. Could it be that there is too much money and no place to spend it?

There are only two possibilities for this situation.Either the things belonging to the bodyguard on this trip were too valuable, and the owner didn’t dare to make any mistakes.Either the contents of this escort trip were exposed, so they had to use the name of Zhengyou Escort Bureau to haul these things out of Jinling.

Gu Xiaoyue said: "Master, I'm worrying too much. The bodyguards this time are not valuables. It can even be said that every household has them. But the bodyguards know that only our Zhengyou Security Bureau can send these things out, otherwise He can't sell it either."

"Oh~ I see." Zong Xin said, "It must be private salt."

"Master is really smart, it's private salt."

The price of salt remains high, and there is no way around it.Rock salt is scarce, and brine wells are even rarer. Almost every family eats sea salt now.

It is not difficult to make sea salt. Sea salt can be obtained by boiling sea water in a large pot, but it needs to be purified several times before it can be served on the table.Although it is not a difficult craft, it will consume a lot of wood and labor, so the production cost is not low.Moreover, the shipping cost is high from the seaside to the mainland. If something happens in the middle, you will lose all your money. That's why the price of salt is so expensive.

Salt is a necessity of life, but the price is high. It is generally run by the local state and private sales are never allowed.But some businessmen are willing to take risks, because the private salt business is too profitable. No one from the emperor to the beggar can do without salt. As long as it is cheaper than the public, the business will naturally continue.

(End of this chapter)