Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

It has been more than a month since the last escort mission.

The heavy rain delayed us for half a month, and the road had just been cleared. Even if there were darts ahead, we wouldn't be able to get through.

When I went out of the yard, I saw that the two brothers of the Yang family had come, each leading a horse.

"Brother Yang, Brother Yang, we are having dinner at home, please come in."

Boss Joe said enthusiastically.

He turned around and said to his family, "Prepare the dishes and chopsticks for Brother Yang Da and Brother Yang Er, and bring up the jar of Apoqing."

Generally, the men of the Qiao family don’t drink at noon, but only at night, after all, they have to work. But now that the Yang brothers are here, how can they have a good time without having a good drink?

The Yang brothers were busy on their way and had not even had breakfast. When they smelled the aroma of food coming from the Qiao family's house, their stomachs immediately started rumbling.

The two men were rough men who traveled around the country and did not care about small courtesies. When they arrived at their brother's house, they would ask them to cook for them, even if there was no food, not to mention that they happened to be there.

"Okay, since there is food, I won't be polite." Boss Yang laughed.

I was a little surprised to see this small, shabby yard. It turned out that the Qiao family had a hard life before. Fortunately, they were building a house at the back, and it looked quite large. Looking at the bricks, tiles and wood, they were all bought at the best quality.

It can be estimated that it cost the Qiao family at least five hundred taels to build that big courtyard.

Sometimes people will be in a low point for many years, even several generations, but when good luck comes, it happens suddenly, and all the fortunes come rushing in, and nothing can stop it.

The two brothers got to know everyone one by one, greeted them one by one, and then took their seats in a lively atmosphere.

Qiao Laosan opened the wine jar and filled it for them, and each man in the Qiao family ordered a bowl.

In the blink of an eye, half of the wine jar was empty.

"It's been raining heavily and the roads are blocked. Everyone has been fine in the past month," said Boss Qiao.

"Everything is fine. The road is open and everything is back to normal."

The Qiao family knew that the two brothers must have come with work, so they had to welcome them in the best condition.

"Brother Yang, Brother Yang, how about you guys? Have you been running missions during this period?"

Yang Lao Er waved his hand. "After the heavy rain, the roads in southern Yuezhou were severely damaged. All the major roads have only been cleared over the past two days. I heard that the section from Yongguan County to your village was the worst hit. We thought there was no way to get through, so we came here to try our luck, but we didn't expect it to be unimpeded all the way."

Boss Yang continued, "Of course I have a mission. Otherwise, why would I come to you to do it? Just to eat a free meal from you."

Everyone laughed and the atmosphere was very cheerful.

"This is what happened. This time, I'm responsible for escorting a shipment of goods worth fifty thousand taels. Not only do we have to reach the border, but we also have to go east into the Kuiniu Kingdom. We'll have to travel three hundred miles through Kuiniu Kingdom before we reach our destination."

"Because trade caravans often pass through this section of Kuiniu Country, there are always bandits and thieves causing chaos. In the past two years, the Kuiniu Country government has eliminated many of these bandits, but danger is still unavoidable. After all, with so much material being transported along this road, many people with bad intentions would be jealous."

The goods are worth fifty thousand taels, and the journey to Kuiniu Country is three hundred miles away. There is danger. This is the key information that everyone has extracted.

I'm afraid I can get a lot of money after this trip.

Yang Lao Er calculated for everyone: "It's worth 50,000 taels, and at 100%, that's 500 taels. Originally, we'd charge an extra 20 taels for every 100 miles, but this time the situation is different. We're entering Kuiniu Country, and naturally, the safety isn't as good as in Daze Country. So, we've agreed with the owner that we'll pay an extra 10 taels for every 100 miles, which is 30 taels."

"The commission for escorting this shipment is five hundred taels plus twenty taels plus ninety taels, a total of six hundred and ten taels. The escort team gets seventy percent, which is four hundred and twenty-seven taels. There are seven sections in total. The brothers who escorted the goods from Yuezhou to Yongguan County have completed three sections, so they get seventy-three percent, which is one hundred and eighty-three taels. The remaining two hundred and forty-four taels are ours. Of this, we brothers will split it equally with you, taking fifty-four taels, so you can get one hundred and ninety-four taels."

It would be too troublesome to calculate the price of the sections where the fare was increased, because no one except the two leaders had traveled the entire distance, so they just calculated the average. Of course, the route taken by the Qiao family was full of dangers and uncertainties, so the two brothers would split the price with them. As the leaders, they should have received a bigger share.

One hundred and ninety taels, the Qiao family took a deep breath. They had never made such a large sum of money in one go.

Now there are two hundred and ten taels of silver in the family. With this additional amount, the money spent on building the house can be saved up quickly.

But they also knew that it was not easy to get such a large amount of money, and even their lives could not be guaranteed.

For people like Yang Lao Da and Yang Lao Er who are used to running on dangerous roads, ordinary dangers are of no concern to them, and they will not mention them specifically.

Speaking of the danger of Kuiniu Kingdom, it is definitely quite dangerous.

Everyone knows that the country called Kuiniu Kingdom to the east of the border is small, but it has been in turmoil for many years and even invaded the border of Daze Kingdom.

Moreover, the Kuiniu Kingdom is most famous for its rampant bandits. It is said that these bandits are brave and resourceful, and their combat capabilities are like those of an army. Different teams cooperate with each other, making them very difficult to deal with.

Sometimes the imperial court did not have enough troops to fight foreign wars, so it had to recruit these bandits.

Although the Kuiniu State government has cracked down on these bandits over the years, the large number of bandits is also the result of them nurturing a tiger to harm themselves.

Whenever villagers try to scare disobedient children, they always say, "Be careful, or the old bandit from Kuiniu Country might kidnap you."

This time is different from the last time. You could really lose your life. You could really go standing up and come back sideways.

Old Mrs. Qiao had a smile on her face at first, but when she heard the words "Kuiniu Kingdom", most of the smile had disappeared.

Old man Qiao took two sips of wine.

"Nephew, everyone knows where Kuiniu Country is. Isn't it too dangerous to let them escort the troops there?"

Boss Yang said solemnly, "Uncle, let me tell you this. The greater the risk, the greater the reward. Otherwise, think about it, what would one have to do to earn so much money in one go? Many people can't save up this amount in their entire lives."

Yang Lao Er glanced at the two elders and said, "I know you two elders love your sons very much. We are not forcing you. It is based on the principle of voluntariness. If the Qiao brothers don't want to run, that's fine. We are still brothers. If there are less dangerous tasks in the future, we will come to you again."

"Anyway, this is for you to decide."

The Qiao family fell silent. They had been drinking happily just a moment ago, but now the atmosphere had become much more depressing.