Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 174. Education
"We'll try our best," Chief Escort Xu said with a wry smile. "With so much cargo, we don't know how fast we can travel in this rain. Of course, it would be best if we could travel with you gentlemen."

He said that, but he was secretly overjoyed. It was like his wish had come true, and they didn't even have to take the initiative.

After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Pingkang had his men vacate most of the space, and the matter was considered settled.

"Boss, why are we going with them?" Guo Baozhu asked, finally getting to the question he'd been wanting to ask all along.

"Ma Zhi, you tell this silly boy." Liu Pingkang had no time to teach him, so he directly passed the buck to Ma Zhi, who happened to be passing by.

After listening to Guo Baozhu's question, Ma Zhi said, "That's because it's your first time on a mission, and you don't know how arduous the journey ahead will be."

"Those men in black up ahead, do you think they're a bit ruthless? But let me tell you, they only target individuals."

But if you encounter those mountain bandits or brigands, they'll take your money and your life. No matter who you face, you have to prepare for the worst.

"No way, this is an official business!"

"Poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people," this saying is not just empty talk. For them, as long as they can fill their stomachs and survive, they don't care whether you are an official or a commoner.

Do you think the government has never sent troops to suppress them before?
Further ahead, there were towering mountains; once they disappeared deep into the mountains, who could find them?

Guo Baozhu, "...was there never a single success?"

"Even if they succeed, so what? New gangs will soon emerge, and they'll devour each other."

"If you choose this path, then you're truly on your own."

"Then why send people here in the first place?"

"This is the problem that the higher-ups should be thinking about. It might be as punishment, or it might be to develop this area. They certainly won't explain it to us people at the bottom."

Alright, just do your job well. The more trips you take, the more you'll grow.

As your older brother, let me give you another piece of advice: when you encounter robbers, money is just an external thing; preserving your life is more important than anything else.

Didn't you see that they had already divided the silver at the previous post station and entrusted it to be sent back to the capital? "By the way, did you entrust the silver to the post station official yesterday?"

This is also a basic rule for them in this line of work: they don't keep too much silver on them. The post station will also help them out and won't embezzle their silver, since they risk their lives for it.

"I saw that you all sent them, so I sent one too." Guo Baozhu suddenly felt a little nervous. When he came out, his family told him to listen to Liu Pingkang in everything, but they didn't know there was such danger.

"Brother Ma, do you think we'll be killed?"

Ma Zhi patted him on the shoulder, "You brat, what are you thinking about?"

We wouldn't die so easily, otherwise we wouldn't still be standing here.

They want your money, but as long as you don't resist, they won't take your life.

So be smart then. At worst, you can abandon everything, endure a few days of hardship, and things will get better at the next stop.

Each time, the rations were replenished at the post station, which was arranged by the government. Otherwise, who would dare to do this kind of job?
"You were so serious just now, you really scared me to death," Guo Baozhu said, still feeling a little panicked. "If we run into them, should we go and fight them to the death?"

Ma Zhi, "What are you going to use to fight?"

"Then what about those escort agencies?" If they already have ways to save their lives, why would they still want to travel with escort agencies?

"Isn't it more dangerous for a security escort agency to carry so much cargo?" "That's where the boss's brilliance lies. There must be something extraordinary about them that allows them to operate in this territory."

Snakes have their own way, rats have their own way, and each way has its own rules.

Moreover, traveling with these two escort agencies might save us a lot of trouble this time.”

As long as they are spared the exploitation of a few bandits and outlaws, they won't be in too much of a sorry state.

You should know that once when they arrived at the next post station, they only had their undergarments left on.

They weren't even the worst off; the worst off were the women who couldn't bear the humiliation and lost their lives on the road.

So when they escorted these prisoners, they didn't want to go too far, because no one knew if these people had any future.

As for why they dared to make promises to the Bai family before, it was because they only protected one or two people, not most of them. The bandits and outlaws wouldn't make things too difficult for them, and they wouldn't want to have a major conflict with them, risking injury or death. Nobody wants that.

Since it was Guo Baozhu's first time on duty, Ma Zhi carefully broke the food into smaller pieces for him. The task was completed only when they called for dinner.

Gu Kaiyuan and his team had already covered a windproof area with an oilcloth, and the steaming hot food was placed on a simple table.

Dongmei and the others, following the old custom, divided some food among them, and then the group went to eat on the side.

Gu Kaiyuan helped Bai Suihe pack the chicken soup. They bought the chicken at the post station yesterday and slaughtered it overnight, since the temperature wouldn't spoil it anyway.

"It feels like the weather is getting colder and colder. Do you think it will snow tonight?"

"Probably not yet," Gu Kaiyuan recalled his previous life, but he didn't really remember the weather.

At that time, he was immersed in grief, and coupled with his injuries, he lived a muddled and aimless life.

"No matter what, we are well prepared." Compared to the previous life, this life is like heaven, with his wife and children still by his side.

“When we set off today, I saw your older brother and the others buy a lot of things again. It seems your father has found another way to make money.” Bai Suihe blinked as she looked at Gu Kaiyuan.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Even if there are any, there won't be many. Don't forget that the Third Prince is probably quite poor right now."

It wasn't that he was soft-hearted, but rather that he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Bai Suihe chuckled dryly, "You've misunderstood. I was thinking that your great-grandfather and the others should go over and have a word with them about their troubles."

Gu Kaiyuan blinked. "I misunderstood you, Madam. You are as kind-hearted as ever."

Bai Suihe pretended not to understand, took a sip of soup, and then said, "There's no other way. Your clansmen have both old and young members. As the culprit, you can't just stand by and do nothing."

The money that compensated your great-grandfather and the others was provided by the Third Prince; it had nothing to do with them.

In my opinion, a father should take the initiative in these kinds of situations; that shows sincerity.

In Bai Suihe's view, it would be rather immature to have money in one's hands and not use it to atone for one's sins.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "After we finish eating, I'll go and make a trip. You've been so generous; as your nephew, I can't just stand by and do nothing."

Gu Kaiyuan didn't think there was anything wrong with what Bai Suihe did, because it was all something the Gu family owed. Even if it didn't happen in this life, it still had to be repaid. He himself owed Bai Suihe. He couldn't protect her and her daughter in the previous life, so how could he stop Bai Suihe from venting her anger?

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