The 2397th chapter goes down the mountain to sell herbs
It seems particularly harsh in the silent mountains.
The middle-aged man stopped and looked at Li Luo and Su Tan'er with a pale face. Needless to say, the one who dared to indulge in such indulgence could not be anyone else but the water bandits who came down from the mountain.
"Uncle, Tan'er, what should we do? Go around?"
Li Luo raised his eyebrows slightly and said quickly: "It's too late, don't talk, I'll deal with it, don't expose any flaws." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a whistle from a big tree beside the road, and a sharp voice suddenly
It sounded, "Brothers, we have a trick."
There was a burst of uproar, and there was a burst of chaotic running. In the blink of an eye, a group of grass bandits armed with sharp blades swarmed up, shouting and shouting. It looked terrifying, but they were just a mob. Although there were more than thirty people, they were not interested in Li Luo.
How many people
Not enough to be a threat. However, the three people from Falcon Village had never seen such a formation before. They were so scared that their legs were weak. They just wanted to drop their poles and run back, but they were blocked by Fengli. It was only this delay that made them weak.
These bandits rushed forward and surrounded the seven people.
The leader was a brawny man with a bare chest and back, yellow teeth, and his face was dirty from sweat or mud. He looked sideways at the frightened people and sneered again and again. He had a thick-backed ghost-headed sword.
Carrying it on his shoulders, it looks a bit like a mountain king.
A black-faced grass bandit shouted: "Who is sneaking around? Tell me your name!"
Li Luo took a deep breath, pretended to be in awe and fear, and said softly: "We are from Yangshanjian, and we go down the mountain to sell medicinal herbs."
"Yangshanjian? Damn it, why haven't you heard of it?" The black-faced grass bandit looked suspicious, with a pair of ruthless eyes darting up and down, looking inside and outside several times. That look made Su Tan'er feel sick, and if it weren't for several people, they would have been sick.
Disguise, the three girls are all dressed up as ordinary villagers with ordinary appearance. Maybe something will happen.
There is indeed such a village in Yangshanjian. It is smaller than the Falcon Village, with dozens of families scattered around. It used to have contact with the Falcon Village. After the water bandits became rampant, this village hid deeper in the mountains, and it would not return home for a year.
I went out once and was hit by a water bandit.
The chance is very small. Li Luo didn't mention Falcon Village because he was afraid of causing trouble for Falcon Village, and he didn't make up a name at random. These water bandits have been entrenched in Yinghu Mountain for more than a year or two. If they really knew about it and their feet were exposed,
At that time, all the efforts will fall short.
Sure enough, a thin man with a dull face said a few words in the ear of the leading man. Li Luogong focused his ears and heard that the man was saying that there was indeed such a village. The man grinned broadly.
He glanced at everyone and shouted: "Search!"
The thieves and bandits swarmed up like wolves, and the fastest one kicked Li Luo. Gan Qi's eyes were cold, and he almost couldn't help but take action, but he saw that Li Luo seemed to be in a panic, and he moved the burden to block it.
The bandit kicked him and fell to the ground
, the herbs were scattered all over the ground. The thieves opened all the bundled herbs fiercely and threw them on the ground in a mess, but they did not pay attention to Li Luo and the others. A few unruly mountain people with yellow faces and skinny muscles were not worth their efforts.
The load was filled with herbs, and there were no other foreign objects, not to mention oil and water. The thieves cursed and spat at Li Luo a few times. Su Tan'er was so angry that she almost burst her lungs. She lowered her head and said nothing.
I was afraid that if I raised my head, they would see the murderous look in my eyes.
The black-faced thief walked up to Li Luo and shouted in a sinister tone: "Take out the valuable things you have on you, so that I won't have to touch the body later."
Li Luo obediently took out everything in his arms. There was nothing valuable. They were just a few pieces of dry food that he brought with him before leaving. He whispered: "The most valuable thing for us is these herbs.
Nothing else."
The other people also followed his example and took out the things in their arms. What they took out were all dry food and water bottles, and nothing else. The black-faced bandit was very annoyed, and several grass bandits beside him laughed loudly: "Crow, hurry up
Let's look for a magic elixir that can bring the dead back to life. If you take a bite next time, you'll be healed quickly."
The black-faced bandit was furious, but he had seen the situation before him more than once. Most of these herbal sellers were extremely poor, with only a few big cakes on their bodies and nothing to scrape. The laughter in his ears became more and more wild, and Black
The face-faced bandit spat, raised his foot and kicked the big cake out of Li Luo's hand. He cursed and drew out his knife and began to draw. Su Tan'er's heart tightened, and the middle-aged man became even more worried. He might have to fight with these thieves.
At this time, the leading big man shouted: "Crow, what the hell are you doing with a few bumpkins? It's embarrassing. The third boss said that we can't kill our mother. I can't remember. Just kill less people."
They've all been killed, so why don't you go to the mountain to collect herbs? Save your energy and wait for the next time the officers and soldiers come to attack the mountain to get a few more heads. Maybe the third master will be happy and reward you with a girl."
All the thieves burst into laughter, and the black-faced thieves cursed a few times, and stopped causing trouble for them. Li Luo's heart moved. Although these thieves were illiterate, the bandit leaders in charge were quite knowledgeable, and they seemed to be planning for a long-term plan.
Guard Yinghu Mountain.
The big man took a few steps forward, patted Li Luo on the shoulder in a pretentious manner, and said loudly: "As long as we keep to ourselves, we are our own family, and we will not treat you badly if we collect medicines. From now on, life will definitely get better and better. Before."
The government and their minions and profiteers work together to suppress
The price of medicines, how much money can you get in exchange for your hard work in collecting medicines! It’s different now, with us making the decision for you, they won’t dare to lie to you. This Yinghu Mountain is full of treasures, so why not worry about not being able to enjoy the popular and spicy ones.
But if you are restless, be careful that the uncle’s ghost-headed sword doesn’t have eyes!”
Li Luo quickly agreed. Seeing that he was honest, the big man didn't bother to pay attention. This was Yinghu Mountain, and he had one-third of an acre of land. He was not afraid of any mishaps, so he greeted him and walked away in a majestic manner.
After the thieves left, Li Luo squatted down and picked up the herbs on the ground. The middle-aged man helped, and it took him half an hour to gather all the herbs. The sun had already set, and it was getting dark.
The middle-aged man looked at Li Luo and lowered his voice and asked, "Uncle, are you still going forward?"
The two young men had already retreated. If they escaped this time, they might not be able to do so next time.
"Sujiazhai is almost here." Li Luo glanced at the three people in Falcon Village and said bluntly, "If you just turn around, I'm afraid it won't be safe on the way back."
The faces of the three of them were all stiff. They would encounter water bandits if they walked forward, but they might also encounter thieves if they walked back. Besides, the wooden piles at the intersection and the dead bodies on the wooden piles made them have no courage to continue.