Chapter 125 Escort Team

At this time, Liang Jiabin's warehouse was surrounded by applicants, who were queuing up, waiting for the manager to select them.

However, when the line reached the two burly men, the steward with a mustache looked them up and down and asked suspiciously, "What are your names and where are you from? Why are you walking side by side? We don't allow queue-jumping here!"

One of the two burly men flattered, "Let the steward know that we are brothers. Our hometown is Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province. We came out to beg for food because our family suffered a disaster. No matter where we go, we depend on each other, so we stand side by side."

The steward with a mustache nodded and suddenly said in Shanxi dialect: "I see that you two are strong and don't look like ordinary farmers. You can just join the army and eat food. Why do you have to do this hard labor?"

The burly man looked around and whispered in the steward's ear in fluent Shanxi dialect, "To be honest, steward, we were originally military households in Datong Prefecture. It was only because Lin Dan Khan came to fight us a while ago that we did not want to be killed by the Mongolian Tartars, so we secretly escaped. Therefore, we dare not join the army again."

As the burly man said this, he secretly stuffed something into the steward's sleeve and said with a smile, "I just found it at the steward's feet. The steward accidentally dropped it on the ground. Now it is returned to the original owner. Please give me some food, steward."

The steward with the beard took a peek and saw that it was a piece of silver. He weighed it lightly and found it was about one or two taels. He was immediately satisfied and said, "I am always willing to help others. I can't bear to see people desperate. But since you two have escaped, you must abide by the rules in the future!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The burly man nodded hurriedly, smiling flatteringly, "We two just want to have enough food to eat. If we can get a job as a long-term worker, we will be able to pay tribute to you in the future."

The manager rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "You are a smart guy. You know that we are hiring temporary workers this time. After this trip, we will have no place to go for food..."

"Well, the first two months' wages of both of you belong to me. Don't think I'm mean, because I don't want this money alone."

The burly man didn't care and nodded repeatedly: "Everyone knows that the servants of our Liang family are the most stable. As long as you can become a long-term worker, not only will you get two months' wages, but you will also get filial piety."

The steward was even more satisfied after hearing this, "Okay, we will take care of you from now on."

After the manager finished speaking, he waved his hand and let the two men enter the warehouse and stand with the other men who had already been selected.

Only then did another person whisper, "Luckily, Captain Wang, you are from Shanxi, otherwise you would have been exposed just now!"

Captain Wang heard this and secretly observed them. No one noticed them. Then he whispered, "I didn't expect that the tube was so treacherous. He actually blasted me in Shanxi dialect! But this is really troublesome. I said we are brothers. If he speaks Shanxi dialect to you in the future, how are you going to deal with him?"

Hearing this, the burly man whispered, "That's fine. Captain Wang, just say that when we were in Datong, we were deafened by the cannons on the city gate tower and couldn't hear people talking."

Captain Wang nodded, "That's the only way."

Then he added, "I think the manager is not very smart and is greedy for money. Lord Zheng asked us to infiltrate the group of the eight major Shanxi merchants and find out what they are selling outside the Great Wall."

"If we want to complete the mission, we may be able to find a breakthrough from that steward."

The burly man nodded in agreement.

The eight major Shanxi merchants had a large amount of goods, and although they decided to transport them to Jinzhou City immediately, it would not be possible to do so in a hurry.

Wang Baihu and the other two were the Jinyiwei sent by Zheng Shiyi, and the other one was named Xu Tian, ​​who was even the general flag under Wang Baihu. In the past few days, apart from working, the two of them would occasionally buy some wine and some snacks and go to the mustache-wearing steward to drink.

The steward was nearly forty years old and still a bachelor, without a woman by his side, so he welcomed the two Captain Wang and his companions to often accompany him and relieve his boredom.

Within two days, the three of them had become quite close friends.

Of course, this was also thanks to the one or two taels of silver, plus the wine and meat over the past few days and the deliberate flattery of Captain Wang and the other two.

Perhaps it was Captain Wang's deliberate flattery over the past few days, or perhaps it was the alcohol that got to his head, but the steward surnamed He actually said sincerely: "I see that you two have the physique to fight, and you have served in the frontier army in Datong. It's really unfair for you to do hard labor like those mud legs!"

Captain Wang quickly said modestly: "We are just here to show off, otherwise we wouldn't have deserted as soon as we heard that Ligdan Khan was coming."

Hearing this, Manager He laughed out loud, patted Captain Wang on the shoulder and said, "I just like your honest character!"

"What's wrong with being a deserter? My nephew is also a deserter! How can we not run away? If we fight, we will really lose our lives!"

"You want people to risk their lives for the few coins the court gives you. Although human life is cheap in this world, it's not that cheap! Let me tell you, instead of being a soldier, you'd better find a rich and powerful family and be a slave with a sword."

"The food and clothing are good, the money is enough, and you don't have to risk your life on the battlefield!"

Captain Wang saw that there was something behind what Manager He said, and he pretended to be helpless and said, "My two brothers know this, but my brother was deafened by a cannon, so how could an ordinary village official be willing to marry him?"

Manager He laughed and said, "Why are you going to look for those township officials? They are all retired officials with high standards, so they naturally don't want your brother."

"But ordinary wealthy families don't have so many requirements. For example, our Liang family's escort team, as long as they dare to fight and kill, even if there are some minor problems, they don't care."

Captain Wang rolled his eyes and poured another glass of wine for Steward He. "From what the Steward said, could it be that our Liang family is going to recruit servants?"

However, at this point, Manager He just smiled and said nothing.

Captain Wang immediately understood and wanted to take out some silver from his pocket to bribe, but then he thought it was inappropriate.

After all, he said he was a deserter, so how could he have so much silver on him?
Although one or two taels of silver may not seem like a lot, you have to know that the salaries of the border troops at that time were mostly around one or two taels. The Dongjiang Army under Mao Wenlong was even worse off, with only seven cents of silver.

This does not take into account the deductions made by officers, so the actual amount received will be even less.

However, this did not pose a problem for Captain Wang. He just smiled and said, "The steward is not a fake. Since he told my brother about this, he must have a way!"

"If you can find this good job for my brother and me..." Captain Wang held up two fingers, then turned them into three, and said, "We are willing to give the first three months' salary to the steward!"

(End of this chapter)