I became an exiled convict after we got married

Chapter 134 Probing
Yu Song and An Xi entered the courtyard quietly.

The courtyards in the north are different from those in the south. They are more rough. Because of the cold, the walls are very thick. The front and back yards of this family's courtyard are very spacious and covered with sheds.

There were a lot of goods piled up in the courtyard, and the two of them were like vigorous black cats, walking silently in two ways in the darkness.

After a while, Anxi found that there were many kinds of goods piled up here, including tea, silk, porcelain, cosmetic powder, fragrant soap, etc., and the quantity was very large.This courtyard seems to be a place dedicated to storing goods.

The thirty carts of iron ore they had tracked along the way had all been unloaded, and they were stacked in the front yard, basket after basket tightly covered with sackcloth.After Anxi opened it, he found that the iron ore had been refined and formed into balls one after another.

There are four strong men guarding the front yard gate, two on the inside and two on the outside. Yu Song's body hangs upside down from the eaves, as if he grew up there.

The windows in the house are half open, it seems that the people here are very confident about the safety here.

The smell of wine and vegetables wafted out from the half-opened window, along with the words of several people in the eating and drinking room.

"The last batch of goods has arrived today. There are a total of [-] jin of refined iron. When the batch of ceramics arrives tomorrow, we can start our journey."

"Now the north is unstable. If you go west this spring, you don't know if it will be as safe as in previous years."

"If all goes well, this trip will be enough for us to eat for a year. This year we should be able to make twice as much as last year. If the world is in chaos, we can still increase the price of goods."

The speaker drank and imagined the huge profits that could be obtained after all the goods were processed in the small country to the west.

"I saw that the fineness of today's batch of refined iron is not as good as last year's, and the price may be lower than last year's."

"The price cannot be lowered. If Prince Baha wants to lower the price, we will go to other small countries to sell it. We are not afraid that we will not be able to sell it at a high price."

"This is not good, Xiyi Kingdom has cooperated with us for several years, and has a close relationship with the eldest son, if we do this, if the eldest son knows..."

"As long as our tribute is in place, the prince of Xiyi will not pursue it. Besides, the quality of the iron ore is not good, so we can't rely on us."

"If Mangshan Mountain hadn't been in a commotion and a lot of miners ran away, it wouldn't have happened."

...

Yu Song listened quietly, and when he heard a bird cry, he dodged to meet An Xi.

Wan Jinlan waited at the spot for less than half an hour and saw the two of them come back.

"Master, there are a total of eight guards in the yard, and there should be four in the house. There are all kinds of goods piled up in the yard, and they should be sent to the small country in the west for business."

The land boundary of Liangzhou choked the throat of communication between the Central Plains and the western countries. The major commercial firms in the Central Plains wanted to do business with the Western countries. This is the only way to go.

Tea, silk, and ceramics from the Central Plains are very popular in Western countries, and they can often be sold at extremely high prices. At the same time, Western pearls, jade, and spices are also sought after by the nobles of the Central Plains. Fruits such as grapes and honeydew melons It also came from the West, as well as the white stacks that can be used to make warm clothes, all from the West.

"Master, behind this caravan should be the eldest son of the State Shepherd's Mansion."

Yu Song couldn't think of any force in Liangzhou who would dare to sell the iron ore to other countries in exchange for money. Such behavior is tantamount to collaborating with the enemy and treason.

"They should be leaving in a few days. If we want to act, we have to do it early."

Wan Jinlan nodded, "Well, let's act tomorrow night and investigate the surroundings now."

An Xi asked, "Are we stealing?"

Wan Jinlan: "What if I don't steal it? Ask them if they sell it? Even if they sell it, I don't want to give the money."

An Xi: "..."

He added: "These iron ores are all shaped into balls and placed in the iron ore. The weight of each basket should be roughly the same, and the number of baskets is also counted."

Yu Song: "It's easy to do, as long as you steal the same amount from each basket, it's a little more troublesome, but there is a great possibility that you won't be discovered."

Wan Jinlan agreed with Yu Song's point of view.

While the three of them were talking, they heard the sound of the door opening, and the guards outside the courtyard returned to the courtyard, but no one was left guarding the gate.

An Xi said: "I'll go back and check the situation."

After Anxi left, Wan Jinlan and Yu Song began to investigate the surroundings.

The back mountain seems to be very close to the courtyard, but in fact there is still some distance. There is a dry riverbed between the back mountain and the courtyard, which is sandy and very soft to step on. There are poplars and reeds on both sides of the riverbed.

There was a village over there, and as the night fell, the barking of dogs had long been silenced.

After the three met again, Anxi said that everyone in the courtyard had fallen asleep, and two of them were sleeping under the shed, snoring loudly.

Wan Jinlan and Yu Song didn't find a place where they could temporarily hide iron ore. Although the Populus euphratica and reeds looked dense, they couldn't hide anything at all, and it was inconvenient to be too far away.

After thinking about it, she could only go back and call for more people.

Anxi was left to guard, and Wan Jinlan left him a pack of dragon claw powder.

It was already midnight when Yu Song and Wan Jinlan returned to the cottage.

I got some sleep first, and when I woke up, the morning exercises in Houshan were all over.

When Wei Xian came back for dinner, he gave her a letter, which was sent by Xia Feng.

In the letter, Xia Feng said that the war in the north was about to end, and he also mentioned that a supervisor came from Kyoto, and he mentioned that he wanted to visit Qingyuan County, and warned the cottage to keep a low profile recently.

Wan Jinlan had no idea after reading the letter.

This supervising army represents Emperor Jian'an, and now it is Liangzhou Mu who should be troubled.Although she and Xiao Feng were at risk of being exposed, nothing would happen if they were careful.

Besides, Xiao Feng hadn't been found on the front line for a long time, so she naturally didn't have to worry too much.

Wei Xian asked: "Did Madam find a way?"

Wan Jinlan talked about the results of the investigation in the past few days, and said: "Get some people to steal the iron ore at night. If we don't have enough carriages, we will hide the things halfway."

Wei Xian felt a little complicated when he heard how Wan Jinlan smuggled the iron ore back.

In the past, in the imperial army, he accepted the idea of ​​being loyal to the country, defending the royal family, and defending the people, but now he started stealing.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Wan Jinlan say: "You go with me in the middle of the afternoon, all the seven carriages in the cottage are dispatched, and we will call thirty more brothers."

Wei Xian nodded with complicated emotions.

Everything was ready, and when it was completely dark, Wan Jinlan and Anxi met at yesterday's location.

Anxi has already put the dragon claw powder down, and is waiting for the powder to take effect.

Looking from a distance, the two guards at the door were already sitting at the door with their heads lowered, leaning against the wall in a daze.

After waiting for another half an hour, Yu Song went to check around, but there was no one in the yard who was still sane.

The sentinels were left behind, and everyone took action.

(End of this chapter)