Chapter 574 Exit
When Xian'er woke up in the morning, the old kite was gone, and the Mauser Shen Long gave him was not taken away, but a few silver dollars were left behind. There is no blocking.
"Oh, what's going on here? Why did you leave us money?" Xian'er couldn't understand, "I don't have a gun, so there is someone to defend myself on the road, right?"
Xian'er is different from ordinary women, she is not afraid of guns at all. She remembers that when she went up to the mountain as a pole in the future, she practiced good marksmanship, fifty miles away... oh no, she was killed by a single shot from fifty meters away, which shows that she If you have this talent, practice shooting while walking.
"Don't worry, the old kite is an old Jianghu. I must have something with him. Mauser is too long, and it is difficult to cover up on the road. Why don't you leave it to us. As for the silver dollars, it should be a reward for us to share his dry food. Yes." The grace of saving a life cannot be repaid with a few silver dollars, although the bandits outside the pass have done many bad things, they still remember the favor very clearly.
"Then what should we do now? How can we get to Sanjiangkou Yuanbao Town without a guide?" Xian'er picked up the silver dollar and Mauser and fell into confusion. Getting here is almost the farthest road she has traveled in her life. I really don't know how to take the road.
"It's okay. There are so many people crossing the Guandong, and we haven't seen anyone stop along the way. As long as we turn to the main road and follow the brigade." Shen Long took Mauser and tried, "Come on, take advantage of the present No one, I'll teach you how to shoot a gun."
"Brother Chuanwen, why do you still do this?" Xian'er asked strangely, she felt that the one in front of her was different from the stiff and timid Brother Chuanwen before.
"This thing is not difficult, just look at it." Shen Long didn't explain too much, and raised Mauser in a gesture of aiming, "Hand steady, don't panic when aiming, look this way, and start When shooting..."
"It's fine if you protect me along the way, I don't want to learn this." Xian'er is not the Xian'er in the future, and it's fine to hold her. If she really wants to learn how to shoot, it's still a bit hypocritical.
"It's a long way from here to Yuanbao Town, Sanjiangkou. It's hard to guarantee that there will be an accident along the way. You can protect yourself after you learn it." Shen Long persuaded, trekking thousands of miles is still a trivial matter. The real test of people is when soldiers, bandits and Japanese devils compete with each other.
"Then I'll listen to you." Xian'er remembered the river bandit encounter a few days ago. Fortunately, they only had three people blocking the way. If there were more, Brother Chuanwen might not be able to stop him. Knowing how to shoot a gun can also help.
After practicing for half an hour, Shen Long took this opportunity to cut some firewood from the mountain and tied Mauser in the middle. Walking with two guns is a bit too conspicuous, so it's better to cover it up a little. invisible.
On this day, they crossed the Yellow River and came to a big fork in the road. One of the intersections leads to their hometown and the other leads to the outside of the customs. Shen Long didn't say anything about sending Xian'er home, and directly took her to the north. .
At noon, the flow of people dispersed and everyone found a place to rest; Shen Long and Xian'er entered a farmer's household, an old lady was tidying up the yard, and Xian'er asked sweetly, "Ma'am, I want to ask for a bowl of water, is it okay? "
The aunt asked, "Aren't you two running away from the famine? Breaking through the gate?" Xian'er agreed, went over to take the broom in the aunt's hand, and started cleaning the yard. Also do some work for others.
The aunt smiled, and went to scoop up a ladle of water, but sprinkled a handful of grass clippings into the ladle. This was to prevent people from drinking water too quickly, which would damage the heart and lungs. Like mineral water.
"Thank you, ma'am." The man was kind, and Shen Long hurriedly thanked him. After drinking the water, he and Xian'er cleaned up the yard together. Before leaving, he asked the way, "Ma'am, how far is it to Shanhaiguan from here?"
"Yo, that's a long way away, and you have to walk for a month or two, and it's getting colder and colder, I think you two should find a place to settle down temporarily, do some part-time work for others, etc. Let's go after the New Year's Eve?" The two young men were so polite, and the aunt liked it when she saw it, and she was thinking of soliciting them.
"My father and mother are still waiting for the two of us in Kanto. One day earlier, my parents will have less worry." Shen Long smiled honestly, thanked the aunt for her kindness, and continued on the road with Xian'er.
During the day, they marched along the main road, and at night they avoided the side roads, and continued to teach Xian'er how to shoot. Xian'er had learned to aim and shoot, and could officially start shooting practice.
"Well, not bad, just go down a bit next time." Xian'er does have this talent, and she already looks good just after getting started, "Why don't you just shoot these two Mauser bullets today?" Forget it, let's practice pistols starting tomorrow."
Shen Long didn't find many bullets from the river bandits, and after practicing all the way, there were not a few left. These two guns were too eye-catching, so Shen Long planned to find a chance to sell them when he passed by the county town ahead.
When he arrived at the county seat, Shen Long settled Xian'er temporarily. After strolling around the street, he saw some tricks. Vito Corleone was also a person who presided over the black market. Although there are differences between China and foreign countries, the truth is the same. Figured it out, Shen Long borrowed the experience of the old godfather and quickly found a place where he could sell the stolen goods.
On the cut, I sold the two Mausers, bought some horse brand bullets, got some food, and hurried to pick up the fresh ones and leave the city.
With the money from selling guns and the silver dollars left by the old kite, they don't have to worry about food for the time being. Shen Long even bought a padded jacket for Xian'er. The weather is getting colder and colder. They walk every day. Most people really can't stand without thick clothes.
"Brother Chuanwen, I'm not cold, you should wear it." Seeing that there was only one piece of clothing, Xian'er was reluctant to wear it by herself.
"I'm full of fire, and I'm not cold at all. Don't believe me, touch my hand?" Shen Long had already reached the realm where cold and heat do not invade, and a little bit of severe cold is nothing.
Xian'er touched his hands and feet carefully, and after finding that he was really not cold, he reluctantly agreed to put on the padded jacket. When walking the next day, Shen Long obviously saw that Xian'er's complexion improved a lot.
Going north all the way around the Bohai Bay, under Shen Long's careful care, there was nothing wrong with Xian'er, and they finally arrived at Shanhaiguan before New Year's Eve.
In the novel, the two of them are still doing part-time jobs in Hebei at this time. Calculating the time, the two of them travel much faster than Chuanwen and Xian'er in the original novel.
Shanhaiguan is the dividing line between the inside and the outside of the customs. As long as you pass through the Shanhaiguan, you will be outside the customs, and then you can reach the Guandong by taking the Liaoxi Corridor.