After coming out of Li Zongqi's house, Zhou Qingyun immediately asked impatiently: "Xiang Boke doesn't know what long pole is roasted with fire. Who taught me?"

Since Zhu Da talked about the situation of the "wild Taoist", all the reasons that he couldn't understand would be attributed to this reason. He also wished that the "wild Taoist" was a member of the sect, so he was very careful when he mentioned it. Regarding this question, Zhu Da just smiled dryly and nodded without saying anything. He could not say that this was the method used by the Red Guards in the Soviet area. Perhaps the Red Guards were not original, but Zhu Da heard about it here.

It was almost noon, and Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun finished their practice. The two walked towards the entrance of the village. The snow was still falling. Although the snowflakes were so small that they were pellet powders. After all, after a long day and a night, the outside of the village could be considered white, and the mountains in the distance were also added with a layer of snow-white background.

Both of them couldn't help but look at Xiama Village in the northeast. Looking from a distance, there was no abnormality. If it weren't for Mr. Li coming back to tell, who would have known that two families had been destroyed and bloody.

"The sheep are back!" I heard someone shouting in my ears.

The sheep ran away and came back, and it started to be interesting to hear it, but this time, who would have thought about it? Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a goat running towards the village. Several people were waiting there carefully, for fear of scaring the goat away again.

"Zhu Da, what do you want to do when you grow up?" The two of them were a little bored when they waited.

This question made Zhu Da stunned. After a moment of silence, he smiled and asked back, "Where are you?"

"Xiang Bo told me to go out and not stay in this small village, either to Datong City, or to Pianguan, or to Shanxi, or to a place further south." Zhou Qingyun said with a laugh.

"Isn't Datong the Shanxi? Where is Pianguan?"

"Shanxi and Datong are not the same thing. Pianguan is the town of Shanxi Town. There are waterways connected to the west and north. The places where money and grain are passed are not worse than Datong and Taiyuan. Don't talk differently. What do you want to do when you grow up?"

"I, I don't want to stay in this small village, I want to go out and have a look."

Zhu Da’s answer was very vague. When talking about this question, he found that he didn’t know either. He wanted to protect himself and strengthen himself, but did he really have any goals? It’s not a goal to live a better life.

Zhou Qingyun was not as deep as Zhu Da thought. He asked casually. By this time, he could already see Xiang Bo in the distance, and the old man was holding a long pole in his hand, which should be a bamboo pole used as a fishing rod. Seeing this, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun hurriedly ran to meet him.

Xiang Bo walked quickly and quickly. When he saw Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun running over, his steps suddenly slowed down. When the two sides approached to meet, he could clearly see Xiang Bo's previous tense expression relaxed.

"Is it okay in the village?" After meeting, Xiang Boxian asked this question.

"It's okay, the dog barked in the neighboring village the night before. Our village beat the clapper all night. Yesterday, General Li came back and started patrolling people at night." Zhu Da said simply, and Xiang Bo breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Xiang Bo's performance, he should have known the news from Xiama Village. The news was really slow to convey by the private salt network. Xiang Bo waved the bamboo pole in his hand and said with a smile: "I'm lucky this time. There are all things you want to buy in the county."

"......This group of thieves would have been watching closely, or there were spies. They had a good chance to catch this time. Once the villages drew their children, they would attack the village. They would really be able to pick people and kill them with military officers and salt dealers..." When they got home, Xiang Bo took a sip of hot water and began to tell the news he had heard.

"...The news has been reported. The people who are in charge of the work will always stand up. If they don't move, the masters in the guards will not ignore them..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Da couldn't help but ask: "Brother Xiang, our salt vendors are at best better than other families in the village, but not much better. Our salt vendors have weapons at home and have backers behind them. This group of thieves are so good at calculating, how dare they attack us?"

"They also want to eat salt, and it's winter, and everyone needs to eat salt." Xiang Bo simply answered.

Zhu Da suddenly realized that salt is an indispensable thing. Without salt, people will get sick and die of weakness. But he always has an inertial thinking. Zhu Da always feels that salt is everywhere, available at any time, and can be supplied indefinitely. However, this is not the case in this era and this area. Most people have to carefully calculate the use of salt for households.

His words made Xiang Bo sigh: "It's a pity that there is no extra salt in his hand. Otherwise, he would be able to occupy Xiama Village this time and make a lot of more money. The salt we store in our hand is only enough for our village to eat during the New Year."

The salt used by every household is limited, and the purchases are not often the same as the end of the year and the beginning of the year is a good time to sell salt. Because at that time, during the winter and the New Year, everyone is relatively willing to spend money. I told Zhu Da and others that the price of salt everywhere during the New Year will increase by 10% or 20%.

As for the words "occupying Xiama Village", Zhou Qingyun was confused, but Zhu Da understood the reason. The two villages were closest to each other. The salt dealers in Xiama Village were washed away and the salt was snatched away. The private salt dealers were all stolen. The village had the reputation and means to sell it. Now it was vacant. If Xiang Bo went over, it would be able to occupy the vacancy. Moreover, the business was not too big. Seeing someone in charge, outsiders might not come to snatch it. Xiang Bo probably agreed with this.

But now Xiang Bo does not have any extra salt goods in his hands. Baibao Village is the foundation, and it is necessary to ensure the supply here. Moreover, the salt goods required for a village are a lot of money and grain, so Xiang Bo does not have this spare time in his hands.

"Xiang Bo, yesterday the two sons of the Li family ate at our house and brought a piece of lard. I will use this to stew fish at noon today!" Zhou Qingyun said hurriedly, then turned to Zhu Da and said, "Let's go cook together!"

After a whole morning, because I waited for Uncle Xiang for a long time, everyone was hungry, and Uncle Xiang was the same. In the past, Zhu Da would simply agree, but at this time he didn't make a sound and was in a daze.

Originally, Zhou Qingyun had to urge him, but seeing Zhu Da thinking hard, he didn't know what was happening.

"...Master, I have a way to get salt..." Zhu Da said with some confidence.

When he said this, Xiang Bo and Zhou Qingyun immediately widened their eyes. The salt was sold from the north and south. Where did he, a young man, get the salt?

"Master, this method may not be accurate. You may have to go into the mountain, but you won't go into the mountain too far. Do you want to try it?" Zhu Da calmed down and asked.

"Can you really get it?" Xiang Bo subconsciously asked first, and then said: "If you are accurate or not, you must try it. As long as you don't come back at night, don't go too deep into the mountains, it's nothing big."

Xiang Bo was already excited. He rubbed his hands and looked at Zhu Da who was quite nervous again, but remembered another thing, and said with a smile: "If there is salt, you can take over the business in Xiama Village and share half of the money you earn!"

Hearing this, Zhu Da hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Master!"

When Zhu Da thought about the possibility of getting salt, he also thought about asking for money, but after considering it, he would definitely take the initiative to distribute his master's behavior, and if he spoke, he would become distant.

"Eat a few cakes at noon and put them in. You can't waste time. If you are late, you may not be able to find them." Zhu Da said hurriedly.

He suddenly became anxious, which made Xiang Bo and Zhou Qingyun feel inexplicable, but everyone knew that this was really important. If you really delay getting salt, it would be a big deal. He went to the kitchen and took a few cakes and soaked them in hot water in the pot. Everyone ate the pickles and then prepared them.

It is vague to enter the mountain. When encountering wild animals or even bandits, if you don’t want to win, you must at least have the ability to protect yourself. Xiang Bo carried both knives and filled some dry food. The gourd was filled with cold boiled water. Zhou Qingyun carried five arrows with his bow on his back. The Xiang family had ten arrows in total. Zhu Da also put the dagger on his waist. In addition, he also took a pocket, which was used to hold salt.

"You don't have to think too much. It's the old man who wants to go into the mountains to try his luck. If there is no salt, just take you two to see the world." Before leaving, he comforted his uncle, and Zhu Da agreed with a smile. He recognized this master more and more.

Zhu Da walked in the front to lead the way. Unexpectedly, he led to the other end of the village, and then walked towards the other side of the mountain, staring at the marks on the ground while walking. Xiang Bo and Zhou Qingyun both often went to the mountains to hunt, and soon they knew what Zhu Da was looking at.

"What's the sheep's hoof print to see? How many times have the sheep in our village run out?"

"Just follow this into the mountain. I can't say it right now. If I guess it's good, there must be salt there."

Zhou Qingyun and Zhu Da chatted. Although he was puzzled, he volunteered to stare at the hoof prints. His experience in this area was much stronger than that of Zhu Da. At that time, Xiang Bo and Young Master also understood why Zhu Da was so anxious to come out. The light snow had fallen, and the sheep's hoof prints were very conspicuous on the road. If the time was delayed, the hoof prints would probably be covered with snow, and there would be no way to track them.

There are almost no other hoof prints on the road. Because of the existence of several villages, wild animals dare not go down the mountain easily. Because the bandits committed crimes, the villagers dare not leave too far. The sheep hoof prints near the village are slightly difficult to identify, and the farther they are, the clearer it becomes. There is even only this kind of hoof print on the road.

At the beginning, they walked very easily, and the master and apprentice were talking and laughing. When they were about to enter the mountain, Zhou Qingyun took the bow off his back, put an arrow on it, and pulled out the scabbard, and signaled Zhu Da to walk behind him. Although there was no one except the three, and there were no signs of birds and beasts moving except the birds, the atmosphere became tense.

By this time, the snow had stopped, but the sheep's hoof prints were already very vague and difficult to recognize. The longer the time, the more snow covered it. Fortunately, Xiang Bo is an old hunter and can still be distinguished.

The sheep's footprints did not go too deep into the mountain. After entering the mountain for about a mile, they turned into a very hidden nest. Because of the undulating terrain and the hidden trees, there was no way to find a nest if they didn't get closer. What was even more unexpected was that there was a cave in the nest, and the hoof prints entered the cave.
Chapter completed!