In one fell swoop, Tie Mo received more than 200,000 taels of silver supplies and remembered Hou Shilu's kindness in his heart.
Hou Shilu obviously also knew that his friend Tie had recently recruited a large number of new soldiers, and Zhang Bei was in dire straits and was very short of money.
However, it is really surprising to get more than 200,000 taels of supplies at once. No wonder people say that war money is the most attractive. This is simply a huge profit.
Tie Mo has been thinking about a question now. When he encounters a rogue party in the future, should he first let the rogue party rob the gentry and common people, and then go and rob the rogue party himself?
...
After resting for a day in Daizhou, Tie Mo informed Hou Shilu and took the people to Yanmen Pass.
As soon as they arrived at Yanmen Pass, a small figure rushed over. She hugged Tie Mo's waist, her eyes were red.
Although Nunu went south with him, she was forced to stay in Shanyin County by Tiemo halfway. At this time, when the war was over, Zhou Dingshan took her over.
I don’t know where Nunu got the information, but she actually knew about Taihe Ridge.
"Don't cry, isn't my brother okay?"
Nunu pouted and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her small hands. She ignored Tie Mo, but squatted down and hugged Mengmeng's neck with her hands.
"You drink and eat meat every day, but in the end it will be useless!"
Mengmeng squinted her eyes and rubbed her head against Nunu's body, looking like she was enjoying it.
Strange to say, most people are scared to death when they see Mengmeng, but Nunu is not. When they first met, she touched Mengmeng’s head and said it was funny, but Mengmeng didn’t resist and looked resigned.
Pet face.
Sometimes the fate between man and wolf is so mysterious that it is hard to explain.
...
This time I came to Yanmen Pass on business, and my purpose was to find the old master named Huo Laofeng.
Due to the shortcomings of the fire gun, Tie Mo continued to improve the fire gun in his hand, and even wanted to make a new flintlock gun if conditions allowed.
According to Hao Sanpao, the only one who has hope is Crazy Huo.
Yanmen Pass has just experienced a military disaster. It is not easy to find someone.
According to inquiries, Huo Laofeng has not been making fire guns for many years, and the workshop where he used to work has also closed. Huo Laofeng came to Yanmen Pass from other places in his early years. He was alone, and with a weird personality, he was willing to deal with Huo Laofeng.
There are very few people.
Zhou Dingshan and others spent two days inquiring at Yanmen Pass, but they could not find out Huo Laofeng's address. They didn't even know whether he was dead or alive.
Fortunately, on the third day, I finally got some clues.
I heard that some people have seen Huo Laofeng, and it seems that Huo Laofeng has just returned from outside recently.
As long as the person is still alive, it's fine. In order to find Huo Laofeng, Tie Mo went to the Yanmen Office and asked the Yanmen Office to help find the person under the banner of Man Gui.
At Yanmen Pass, Ti Mangui is definitely more effective than Hou Shilu, and the troops and horses of Datong Mansion stationed at Yanmen Pass have not yet been evacuated, so no one doubts Tie Mo's identity.
With the help of a group of local snakes like Yanmen Institute, the results were achieved in less than half a day.
Huo Laofeng lives in the north of Yanmen Pass. Since he is still some distance from the town, he was lucky enough to escape a military disaster.
This is a relatively quiet courtyard with low blue brick walls and a vermilion door. Just looking at the courtyard wall, it is definitely not an ordinary home.
To own a courtyard like this, you must be a person from a well-off family.
Knocking on the door, but no one answered. Ruan Sangou, who was eager and impatient, opened the door directly. Mengmeng's head straightened up and he wanted to enter the hospital. He never thought that his tail would be grabbed directly by someone.
"Mengmeng, please stay behind me and stop scaring people!"
Mengmeng shrank back unconvinced, and a pair of eyes swept around Tie Mo's waist.
Everyone entered the courtyard and couldn't help but be attracted by the environment in the courtyard.
The two-story buildings are well-proportioned. The trees in the courtyard are lush and birds are perched on the branches. Near the south, a small pond is full of lotus flowers.
Although the courtyard is small, it is still elegant. Standing in the center of the courtyard, there is a hint of bookishness in the coolness.
This feeling is so strange. How could Huo Laofeng, a firearms craftsman, arrange the courtyard in such an elegant way?
Soon there was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and before anyone arrived, they were already shouting impatiently.
"Who are you and why did you break into my house? Get out of here..."
Before he finished speaking, Nunu, who had been following Tie Mo, his eyes lit up and he ran towards the steps, "Ah, Grandpa Zhao, is it you? Is it you?"
"Hey, girl, why is it you?" An old man in gray robe held Nunu in his arms with a surprised look on his face.
Walking up the steps, Tie Mo glanced at the old man and immediately recognized who this person was. Isn't this the old man Zhao who was rescued in Mantou Mountain?
Old Man Zhao looked doting on Nunu, but when he saw Tie Mo, his face turned cold.
Tie Mo felt very aggrieved. I have never offended you. Why do I have such a bad face when we meet?
Signaling Zhou Dingshan and others to retreat, Tie Mo forced a smile and raised his hand towards Old Zhao, "Old Zhao, can I ask you about someone?"
"Who are you looking for?"
"Old Crazy Huo, Master Huo, is he here?"
Old Man Zhao stood up, held Nunu's little hand, looked around with his old eyes, and coldly snorted: "Here, the old crazy Huo you are looking for is me."
"Huh?" Tie Mo couldn't help but be confused, "But isn't your surname Zhao?"
Old man Zhao shook his head helplessly, winked, and motioned for Tie Mo to follow. As he walked into the house, he muttered: "It's probably because I loved studying firearms in the early years, and was almost obsessed with them, so I got this crazy old man."
Nickname. People in the town have been calling me this for a long time, and they have forgotten my real name."
After knowing that Old Man Zhao was Huo Crazy, Tie Mo's attitude became much more respectful. When he entered the room, he saw a teapot on the table and consciously filled a cup of tea for Huo Crazy.
The more respectful and attentive Tie Mo was, the more wary Old Man Zhao became.
"Stop working so hard, Mr. Tie, what do you want to do?"
"Hey, you can just call me Xiaotie. If you call me Master Sheng, isn't that going to kill me?"
Old Man Zhao raised his eyebrows and pushed the teacup aside. "Tell me, what do you want me to do with you? If nothing happens, please go back and let me stay with you for a while."
"Master Zhao, Mr. Zhao, I wonder if you could go to Zhangbei with this junior to help him teach craftsmen and improve fire guns?"
Although he was asking, his expression was extremely determined. In short, in order to improve the firecrackers and flintlock guns, Old Zhao had to be carried to Zhangbei.
However, Old Man Zhao was furious and said, "Please come back. I can't help you at this time. I haven't touched a firecracker for many years."
"No, you can help. I've asked someone to inquire. In the whole of Shanxi, when it comes to studying firearms, no one can compare with you!"
"Hey, I know a lot about firearms, but I just don't want to help you!"
Tie Mo was holding the teapot and was a little dazed. This old man was quite a bachelor.
Seeing Old Man Zhao being so arrogant, Tie Mo's nerves rose up in his bones.
"Hey, if I don't invite you back, I won't leave!"
For a moment, an old man and a young man stared at each other.
Nunu stood aside, pouting, not knowing who to help.