Chapter 3 Showing Your Skills(2/2)
Beautiful Canniang jumped out, hugged him tightly, and cheered: "God, you are so brave. From now on, I will not be afraid of evil people."
Xiang Shaolong hugged her and walked towards the other end of the street, and asked easily: "Do you know how to get to Handan?"
Meicanniang said: "Has anyone heard of this place, but don't know how to get there?"
Footsteps sounded from behind, and someone shouted: "Strong man, please stay."
Xiang Shaolong hugged the beautiful Canniang and turned around, only to see the man in rich clothes and high crown who bought the strong horse was walking towards them.
Xiang Shaolong, Mei Canniang and the handsome man sat down on the floor in a big house.
Xiang Shaolong took a closer look at the man and guessed that he was around forty years old. His face gave off a shrewd look and his skin was smooth. He had obviously never done any menial work. Compared with the farmers and herdsmen in the market outside, he looked like a city man.
The difference between human beings and poor peasants in the countryside.
The man introduced himself: "I, Tao Fang, am one of the twelve servants of Uncle Wu Shike. The strong man's voice is strange. I wonder where he comes from?"
Xiang Shaolong said nonchalantly: "My wife and I are both from Sanglin. Lord Tao invited me here. What kind of care do you have for me?"
Tao Fang looked confused, obviously not understanding his words, and could only guess a few percent. Fortunately, he was used to fighting with different ethnic groups, so he nodded and said, "Are you a strong man interested in making a lot of money?"
Xiang Shaolong goes to the beautiful Canniang.
She gave him a sweet smile and nodded to indicate that everything was based on him and that she had no objection. To her, a man's words were orders.
Xiang Shaolong felt a sense of relief as he broke away from military discipline and let go. He nodded and said, "I hope Master Tao can teach me."
Tao Fang leaned forward and said excitedly: "With the amazing skills of a strong man, he can really stop a hundred people. If you are willing to be my bodyguard, I can give you fifty copper coins every month. What do you think, strong man?"
Meican Niang called out, holding his arm and saying, "That's enough for us to live for a year."
Xiang Shaolong kissed her face and said: "This condition is very attractive, but we still have to go to Handan."
A smile escaped from the corner of Tao Fang's mouth and he said calmly: "Xiang Zhuang must have never heard of our Uncle Wu's reputation. He is the leading 'King of Animal Husbandry' in Handan. After we collect enough horses from various places, we will transport them to Handan
, If a strong man becomes my bodyguard, it will be a good thing to kill two birds with one stone."
Xiang Shaolong said happily: "But I want to take her with me."
Tao Fang went to the beautiful Canniang and said with a smile: "Don't worry, in addition to buying strong horses, we also buy beauties from various mountains. So there is no problem at all when a strong man walks with a beautiful woman." Then he frowned and looked at his clothes and said, "I
Let people clean the place for the Xian couple to rest, change into new clothes, and return to Handan at dawn tomorrow. The weapons that strong men are accustomed to use, if it is a sword, I will immediately give you a good sword made by Chen Laotie of Handan. You just picked it up.
That one can be thrown away."
Xiang Shaolong laughed dumbly and asked by the way: "How long does it take to get to Handan?"
Tao Fang obviously admired him very much, and went into detail: "It takes ten days to reach the place with a fast horse, but with the way we are going, we have to buy horses and beauties along the way, so it takes at least a month to travel."
Xiang Shaolong was in a great mood. He thought of going to Handan to see Qin Shihuang, and quickly said that there would be no problem.
That's how it was decided.
Tao Fang sent people to take him to a camp near the market. The person leading the way was Li Shan, who was also a bodyguard. He admired his skills greatly and looked extremely respectful.
The camp is heavily guarded, with more than 30 large and small tents being guarded. I don't know if it's to prevent the beauty from escaping or to prevent someone from robbing the camp.
There is also a temporary stable set up next to the camp, and more than a hundred horses are locked inside.
Li Shan introduced Xiang Shaolong to Dou Liang, the bodyguard leader there. The fierce-looking warrior looked at him coldly for a while and said disdainfully: "Brother Xiang is so capable, I would like to learn from him if I have the chance." After saying this, he was fascinated.
Fan looked at the beautiful Canniang and saw that Xiang Shaolong's bento did not exist like that.
A little embarrassed, Li Shan led the two of them to a tent leaning on the edge of the camp, and after exchanging a few words, they left.
The two of them entered the tent.
The beautiful Canniang lowered her head and said nothing, but she was obviously full of thoughts.
Xiang Shaolong held her in his arms and said softly: "Don't be afraid of that Dou Liang. Sooner or later I will find an opportunity to teach him a lesson. I, Xiang Shaolong, am not afraid of any evil person." He couldn't help but think of the Black-faced God.
Mei Canniang whispered: "People in the city are very treacherous. I'm afraid the slave family won't be used to that kind of life."
Xiang Shaolong thought that modern people are hundreds of times worse than you ancient people, so he could only comfort him by saying: "I will protect you, what are you afraid of?"
Mei Canniang's eyes turned red, she fell into his arms, and said sadly: "The people living in Sanglin Village are all good people, and their lives are abundant. They are getting better and better every year. Now that all the villains like Jiao Du have been beaten to death, it is even more...
In the paradise land of peace, wouldn’t it be better if, husband, we returned there to live there and be happy until old age and death, while the slave family gave birth to children for you?”
Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, how could he get used to that kind of life when he was used to living and drinking, he said softly: "If not, I would borrow a hundred copper coins from Tao Fang, which would be enough for your living expenses for two years, and I will go to
Handan travels across the world and comes back to pick you up as soon as you achieve success. Isn’t that the best of both worlds?"
The beautiful Canniang trembled and said, "Aren't we going to separate from you?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "It could be a few months at the earliest, or a year or two at the latest. I will definitely come back. Don't forget that I was sent by God, so I will never die."
When Mei Canniang burst into tears, leaving Xiang Shaolong at a loss, she suddenly made up her mind and agreed to Xiang Shaolong with tears in her eyes.
Remembering that they were about to leave, the two of them had a good time in the tent. It was not until dinner time that they went out to have dinner with Tao Fang. When they mentioned the advance salary, Tao Fang took out two hundred copper coins and handed over the salary without saying a word.
Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but be heartbroken to give it to him.
The bodyguard leader Dou Liang was even more jealous.
Tao Fang asked Xiang Shaolong's origin seemingly casually, but Xiang Shaolong always insisted that he was from Sanglin Village, and Tao Fang did not get to the bottom of it.
Early that night, they went to camp and slept together until death. In the morning of the next day, after saying goodbye, Mei Canniang went back to Sanglin Village, while Xiang Shaolong followed Tao Fang's cavalry towards the unknown Zhao Kingdom.
Chapter completed!