At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

In order to relieve her hunger, Hu Ji simply scooped up some of the remaining water in the basin with her palms.

But after drinking the water, not only did it not relieve my hunger, it made me even hungrier.

"Forget it, forget it. He doesn't look like a bad guy."

"Can I try a little first?"

After several inner struggles, Hu Ji picked up a piece of venison from the plate in the tripod box, tore off a little and put it into her mouth.

After making sure that there was nothing dirty in the meat, Hu Ji ate it with relish without any pretense, and even the grass in the box was not spared from her mouth.

After Hu Ji had eaten and drunk her fill, she lay down on the bed and quickly fell asleep.

……

On the other side, at the Qingyuan Inn, Lin Yi was eating meat and drinking with a few other guests.

The only drawback is that this wine is just an ordinary turbid wine and not the world-famous Maozi.

"It's a pity that such delicious meat is not served with grass seeds." The man sitting opposite Lin Yi sighed. This man was burly with leopard eyes and a tiger face. He was Tiehu, the chief of Lin Yi's retainers.

"Yeah, it's such a pity." The other guests also sighed. The reason they followed Lin Yi to the capital was because of the Maozi, but they were about to leave and they hadn't even had a sip of the Maozi.

"My brothers, don't sigh with regret. Tomorrow, I will find a way to let you drink Maozi to your heart's content." Lin Yi raised his glass to Tiehu.

"Thank you very much, sir." The guests, led by Tiehu, raised their glasses to thank Lin Yi.

Just at this moment, a thin dog came over. This thin dog was none other than Su Ergou who ran away in anger.

Su Ergou had seen Lin Yi in the mansion before, so he ignored those retainers and walked directly to Lin Yi and asked, "Mr. Lin, are you still accepting retainers here?"

Before Lin Yi could speak, Tiehu beside him slammed the table and said, "Where did you come from, you little dog? Get out of here right now. This is not a place for you to eat and wait for death."

"Tiehu, don't be rude." Lin Yi waved his hand and scolded.

Lin Yi didn't know Su Ergou's identity, but he knew it very well in his heart.

Ren Hao's brother-in-law.

"My little brother, I am sorry for offending many of my followers. I would like to apologize to them first." Lin Yi stood up and said to Su Ergou.

"No problem." Su Ergou waved his hand and returned to the previous topic, asking him if he was still accepting guests.

"Little brother, what skills do you have?" Lin Yi asked with a smile.

Before Su Ergou could answer, Tiehu looked at Su Ergou's skinny appearance, unable to lift his hands or carry anything, and said disdainfully: "Master, what kind of ability can this skinny dog ​​have? You really overestimate him."

"Humph."

"Don't look down on others. My abilities may not be as great as yours, but do you believe that I can prevent you from leaving the capital alive? My brother-in-law is the current Minister of Revenue, Ren Hao!!!" Su Ergou slammed the table and brought up Ren Hao to scare people.

"Hehe, you little dog's mouth is even more arrogant than athlete's foot. Why don't you say that the current emperor is your brother-in-law? Is this your ability?" Tiehu laughed instead of getting angry, took off his boots and said sarcastically.

Tiehu's sarcasm also caused the other guests to laugh. Tiehu was not only good at martial arts but also good at talking.

"You..." Su Ergou's face turned pale and he vomited blood from his mouth.

He had just been bullied in the mansion, and now he was being bullied here again. He was really furious.

"Tiehu, stop being so rude and apologize to this little brother immediately." Lin Yi slammed the table with a gloomy face.

"Let me apologize? He's nothing." Tiehu snorted, got up and left.

Lin Yi shook his head helplessly and had to apologize to Su Ergou on behalf of Tiehu, asking him not to take it to heart and not to tell Ren Hao about it. Tiehu's mouth was a bit sharp, but he still had a good heart.

Although Lin Yi knew that Su Ergou was Ren Hao's brother-in-law, he was not clear about the relationship between the two.

Su Ergou also cleverly seized the opportunity and said to Lin Yi: "It's okay if I don't tell my brother-in-law about this, but you must let me join your team."

"Little brother, let's be honest. If you want to join my team, you must have some skills to show for it."

"I'm in a business that's risky. If you don't have any skills and die out there, I won't be able to explain to your brother-in-law." Lin Yi said according to the rules of the industry.

"I can drive a car. Does that count as a skill?" Su Ergou said without thinking.

Catching a car?

What kind of skill is this?

Lin Yi was stunned, while the guests next to him burst into laughter, thinking that Su Ergou was just here to make people laugh.

The coachman had a lot of them, so there was no need for him.

"Is there nothing else?" Lin Yi asked.

"I can also use my eyes to determine directions, find water sources, and treat horses..." Su Ergou told all the skills Zhang Tong taught him.

"Okay, okay, stop, stop." Lin Yi couldn't bear to listen any longer and interrupted, asking, "Can you find water in the desert?"

"Yes." Su Ergou nodded without hesitation. Zhang Tong had taught him how to find water in the desert before.

Because of this, he even laughed at Zhang Tong, saying that there was no desert in the Han area, so what was the point of learning this.

But now it seems that I was really shallow.

None of the skills he mentioned could impress Linyi, and only the method of finding water source could impress Linyi.

The reason why Linyi valued Su Ergou's ability to find water was because the Western Regions were mostly arid deserts, and water was life here.

For the caravans traveling to and from the Western Regions, the person who can be treated as an honored guest is not a retainer with outstanding strength, but someone who can find water in the desert.

As long as there are such people in the team, it is equivalent to adding an extra layer of protection to your life.

Although Lin Yi had already agreed to let Su Ergou join his army, he was still very curious and asked: "Little brother, why do you insist on joining my army?"

After all, Su Ergou is Ren Hao's brother-in-law and enjoys endless wealth and glory in Beijing. Why should he go with them on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions to rob the Hu people and live a precarious life on the edge of a knife?

"Not for anything else, just for Hu Ji." Su Ergou said without hiding it.

"Hu Ji?" Lin Yi felt a little confused. Didn't he just sell a Hu Ji to Ren Hao before? If he wanted to ask Ren Hao for her directly, he could just do it. Why bother to make a special trip to the Western Regions?