Zhai Tang has been in a bad mood since Da Shengkui returned. After Zhai Tang finished her supper, she was about to leave. Zhai Tang said, "Don't leave first! Have you met Fan Dong's sister in Da Shengkui today?"

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"Fan Dongjia mentioned to me that he wanted to betroth his sister to you."

Zhai Zhe opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer. He was just over 19 years old and had never thought about getting married in his subconscious mind, but he forgot that in this era, it was normal for him to marry and have children at this age. He has not yet been engaged, because his elderly father always hoped that he could get a fame and a decent family. Fortunately, after traveling through time, Zhai Zhe's physical ability was still retained before, so he would not write calligraphy like ghost paintings. But if he wanted to take the eight-legged essay in the imperial examination, Zhai Zhe had stopped thinking about this from the beginning.

"I have to report to my father about this matter. At this time, there are pros and cons of getting married between the Fan family and the Zhai family!" Zhai Tang seemed to be talking to himself.

"I haven't thought about getting married yet!" Zhai Zhe wanted to shirk his words. However, Zhai Tang did not give him a chance to speak, and waved his hand and said, "You go down! Let me think about it again."

When Zhai Zhe recalled the scene today, it must be that both parties had planned it. He did not expect that his engagement would become a means of cooperation between Zhai and Fan.

"You must leave the family as soon as possible!" Zhai Zhe only felt an invisible pressure. Only strength can win respect. He is as glamorous as him and was born in a wealthy businessman's family, but as a concubine's son, he has no power in his hands and cannot even interfere in the marriage.

Turning out of the other courtyard, Zhai Zhe's mind buzzed back to his residence, and he didn't even see Xiao Zhiyan standing at the door.

"What's wrong with you? You're in a state of dismay!" Xiao Zhiyan asked with a smile.

Zhai Zhe was shocked and looked at Xiao Zhiyan carefully. He said with confidence: "Why did you go so many geniuses before you came back?" Then he pushed open the door and said: "It's windy outside, come into the house and talk!"

"Ge Feng surrendered to the horse thief!" Xiao Zhiyan shrugged with a relaxed expression, "They want to keep me, but I didn't agree."

"What's the situation in Duoyan Grassland?"

Xiao Zhiyan leaned on the chair by himself and said, "Even the Mongols and Jurchens are in famine. How good can the horse thief be? Of course it is miserable!"

Zhai Zhe had made up his mind and stood opposite Xiao Zhiyan and said, "I want to go out to the frontier to organize a horse thief, and ask Brother Xiao to help me!"

"Has the Zhai family finally reached this point?" Xiao Zhiyan's tone was full of mockery, "If I were willing to be a horse thief, why would I come to Zhangjiakou?" He had seen many intrigues in the collection these days, and only then did he realize that these businesses were more vicious than horse thief.

"The horse thief with the support of the business is different!"

"Of course it's different. The news will be more informative. Robbing other caravans will be more handy. Someone will raise them in difficult times, but in the final analysis, they are just robbers! robbers!" Xiao Zhiyan's tone had a stronger sarcasm, "Why do you have to tread this muddy water depending on your origin? Once you get stuck in it for a lifetime, you won't be cleaned!"

"This is not my elder brother's idea, it's my own idea?" Zhai Zhe could not explain too much.

The room was as silent as if it was dead. Xiao Zhiyan said for a while: "When I entered the market to sell horses to survive. When my clothes were torn, you invited me to eat meat and drink. I spent a few years at the Zhai family and only paid money and didn't work. I also know that it was all your face. In the past few years, you treated me as a brother, and I didn't treat you as an outsider. In fact, there is not much difference between being a horse thief or a guard. I just hope you think it clearly and don't regret it one day."

"My idea is settled!" Zhai Zhe said that

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Xiao Zhiyan raised his lips and showed a sign-like smile, and shook his head gently. At that time, he was tired of the sword and the shadow of swords and sleeping in the open, so he entered Zhangjiakou. Unexpectedly, he could not escape such a fate in the end.

"Drying horse thieves looks simple, but it is harder to do! Now as long as you have food, a thousand horse thieves can summon you on the grassland. But it is impossible for those people to eat and drink yours and let them fight for you. Horse thieves who can live on the grassland for more than three years are extremely smooth, and they will immediately escape if there is a little wrong situation." Xiao Zhiyan explained to Zhai in detail, "But if you summon some newcomers, those people will be fierce and desperate, but they will easily reveal their whereabouts and cannot find any trace of their prey. Therefore, a powerful horse thieves must blend with the old and new."

In Zhangjiakou for three years, Xiao Zhiyan never said so much like today. Finally, he summed up: "The best horse thief is in the west entrance!"

The west entrance refers to the Shahukou, which echoes Zhangjiakou. It is located at the junction of Shanxi and Shaanxi. It is another road for Shanxi merchants to go out of the frontier, leading directly to the only city of the Mongolians on the grassland, and it is also the residence of Omubuhan of the Tumote tribe. During the years of famine, there are countless poor people who go out of the west entrance to make a living. The west entrance has dense forests, so there are many bandits. The northwest has always been a tough people. Of course, the horse thieves left behind the sand in the waves are powerful.

After listening to Xiao Zhiyan for half an hour, Zhai Zhe realized that he was indeed a young man. The two had enough time to talk that day, and it was not until midnight that they agreed on a plan.

The next morning, Xiao Zhiyan quietly left Zhangjiakouji, and seemed to have never come back. He had just named him at the Zhai family, and no one would really assign him tasks.

The caravans were getting more and more nervous. The businesses on both sides of Zhangjiakou seemed to be competing in secret. The guys were busy every day, and a small amount of supplies began to mobilize from Xuanfu to the market town.

Zhai Zhe discussed with his brother secretly again, and two days later he picked two good men from the guard and left Zhangjiakou.

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The three of them rode their horses along the continuous mountains for thirty or forty miles to the mouth of a valley filled with gravel. Zhai Zhe put his finger to his mouth, made a loud whistle, and more than a dozen cavalrymen ran out of the valley, all wearing Mongolian robes, Xiao Zhiyan was among them.

"Brother Zhai!" Without waiting for Xiao Zhiyan to speak, a burly man rushed out from behind him, spreading his arms.

"Meng Kang!" Zhai Zhe extended his fist and touched him.

Meng Kang is what Zhai Tang said about Zhai Zhe's friend among the bandits. Meng Kang was also a guard in the group. More than a year ago, his parents in Xinkou's hometown failed to compete for land and property with the gentry. They both hang themselves. Meng Kang was furious and led people to kill the gentry's family and had no way out to become a horse thief. Meng Kang had a good relationship with Zhai Zhe, and it was hiding in the Zhai family's goods that escaped from the gate of Xuanfu. Zhai Tang was furious for this and scolded Zhai Zhe.

When the two of them were in a row between the stirrups, Meng Kang lowered his voice and said, "I have told the boss about cooperation! He is asking for it!"

"Take me to see the boss!" Zhai Zhe greeted Xiao Zhiyan with his eyes.

The border between Duoyan Grassland and Daming is full of dense jungle mountains. This is the strong barrier of Daming. The Great Wall defense line appears and disappears from the mountains. The geographical location and appearance make this a natural nest for horse thieves. There are more than a dozen horse thieves of all sizes in the Duoyan Grassland. Meng Kang's big pole is nicknamed the Sky Eagle, and he is also a Han Chinese who came out of Shanxi.

Meng Kang and the three of them circled left and right in the forest, and finally pointed to a valley and said, "That's the old nest!"

He whistled two short and one long and three loudly, and several responses came from the valley. Then several knights ran out of it, with one person leading, with a small body and two horoscopes. It looked almost fifty.

"Big pole! The guest is here!" Meng Kang opened his voice to greet him.

Zhai Zhe knew that the person who came was the Sky Eagle, and he bowed to him immediately.

Zhuan Tianying looked at Zhai Zhe carefully for a few glances. Maybe he didn't expect that the person who came was so young.

The group entered the valley, and some earthen houses were built along the mountain.

The Sky Eagle led Xiao Zhiyan, and Zhai Zhe and Meng Kang entered the largest earthen house.

Xiao Zhe sat on the main seat in the middle without hesitation and said, "My identity must be clear to the boss!"

The clay eagle raised his eyebrows, and seemed a little dissatisfied, but he held back his attack and sat opposite Zhai Zhe and said, "I heard from Meng Kang that you are his benefactor!"

Zhai Zhe's expression became more and more arrogant, and he said, "Yes, I'm here to talk about cooperation this time!"

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"I will provide you with some information from the caravan. The goods you robbed can be sold to us at a low price!"

"Okay!" A hot light appeared in the eyes of the Sky Eagle.

"Also, in winter, I have a batch of goods to pass through Duoyan Grassland. You have to ensure my safety!"

A moment of hesitation appeared in the eyes of the Sky Eagle, and asked, "Don't the caravan have guards?"

"We are not familiar with the situation of Duoyan Grassland and need you to lead us. After the matter is done, we will pay a reward!"

"Trade!" The Sky Eagle stretched out her right hand.
Chapter completed!