We returned to the inn outside Zhangjiakou and slept until noon.

After getting up, they met Leopard and Beggar Bai. They asked where we had been in the past two days. We talked about the experience of torture of the Beggars' Sect in the past two days. They laughed loudly, and tears came out of their eyes.

Bai Beggar said: "Now, the Beggars' Sect will not harass us anymore."

We walked out of the inn and towards Zhangjiakou, but there was no beggar following us.

It is impossible for them to keep up because they can't even get out of the door of the carriage shop.

At noon, we walked to the Dajing Gate and saw the four words "Great Rivers and Mountains" on the Dajing Gate.

I found it strange that there were four words so big inscribed on the city wall, and these four words were really good, so I asked, "Who wrote these four words?"

Bai Beggar said: "This was written by Gao Weiyue, the last chief governor of Chahar."

I asked, "The last person? There is no general now?"

Bai Beiggar said: "Gao Weiyue was the commander-in-chief during the Beiyang warlord period. Now it is the Republic of China period. There are no commanders, only high-ranking officials. When the Beiyang warlords perish, the commander-in-chief will become extinct."

Bai Beggar continued: "These four words will be remembered forever because they are engraved on the Great Jingmen. What is the Great Jingmen? It is one of the four major gates of the Great Wall. The other three are Shanhaiguan, Juyongguan, and Jiayuguan. When people talk about the Great Wall, they will talk about the four famous gates. When they talk about the four famous gates, they will talk about these four great rivers and mountains."

Standing at the Dajing Gate and looking to both sides, I saw the mountains and green, endless, the sky was high and the white clouds were lingering, and I couldn't help but make people feel infinite ambitions and pride. It was indeed a "good river and mountains".

A great country and a great man will never live in a mess in this life, and this life will definitely be prosperous.

When the black and white beggars arrived at the Dajing Gate, they were about to leave. One foot was outside Zhangjiakou and the other foot was inside Zhangjiakou. They said: "The green mountains are always there, and the green water flows for a long time, and there will be a period of time later."

Then, they turned their backs and left resolutely without looking back.

The leopard did not try to keep it, and I did not try to keep it either. Because we all know that keeping it is useless. When we meet by chance, we must go our separate ways. There is no banquet that will last forever, and after glory, there will be peace. This is the world.

Black and white beggars do not belong to any person or any kind of life. They only belong to their own hearts, and they live for their own hearts. They live in their own spiritual world, living happily and leisurely.

They have a wealth of wealth, but they regard money as dirt; they have a good life, but they choose poverty; they are rich and have a large group of servants, but they choose to wander and turmoil. This is the life they want, and they do not want wealth and enjoyment. In the eyes of others, it is a life of envy and happiness, but they think it is not happiness; in the eyes of others, it is a life of poverty and suffering, but they think it is not suffering.

They like to wander, and get satisfaction and happiness in wandering. They think wandering is a kind of happiness, so they live a happy life.

Many years later, I met people in northern Tibet who kowtowed to the Potala Palace in Lhasa. They were hungry and cold, with cracked skin and torn clothes, but their faces were filled with piety and happiness. At that moment, I remembered the black and white beggars.

More years later, in War and Peace, I read a wandering believer named Fei Duoxia, who wore iron chains and traveled barefoot for thirty years. At the moment of reading, I also thought of the black and white beggar. The author Tolstoy wrote: "Wearing coarse cloth clothes, holding sticks, carrying bags, traveling from one place to another on the dusty road, without jealousy, without earthly love, without ****, from some believers to others, and finally to a place without sorrow and sorrow, only permanent happiness and happiness."

I often wonder, what is the purpose of people living? How should a person spend his life so that he will not regret it before he dies? A person can have various lives. Some people live their own lives and some people live a forced life, but there is no doubt that those who live their own life must be happy, just like those who kowtow on North Tibet Road, like Fei Duoxia, like black and white beggars. They went to many places, met many people, watched many scenery, and tasted various flavors of life. They would definitely not regret it before they passed away.

However, when people are in the world, they can't help themselves. I can't learn from black and white beggars. I can only follow the leopard into Zhangjiakou and into the Camelke's escort agency.

When I walked into the escort agency, I started a life of involuntary power.

In the escort agency, we felt the atmosphere was abnormal and everyone's faces were solemn. When we saw the bald camel guest, he advised us to leave without saying a few words.

I think it must be the enemy who came to us.

The escort agency has two escort routes.

The first one is to go south, start from Zhangjiakou, pass through Baoding, Handan, and to Zhengzhou, then turn from Zhengzhou to east, reaching sh and Nanjing; this road mainly transports fur and jade.

Why do we have to look far and far, first to go south and then east, without choosing to go southeast directly, cross the shortcut SD and reach the Yangtze River Delta? This is because, throughout the dynasties, the sd horses were extremely abundant, and there were many bandits of all sizes as big as cows. The sd people especially admired the heroes of Liangshan. If there were a few people under their command, they dared to pull the pole. Pulling the pole is a slander, which was to block the road and rob.

The other is to move westward, start from Zhangjiakou, pass through Yanbei and northern Shaanxi, bypass the edge of the Mu Us Desert, go deep into the Tengger Desert, reach Wuwei, and then follow the ancient Silk Road to Jiayuguan, and the farthest pass through Xingxing Gorge to xj; this road mainly transports silk and salt.

The first route of the ward passes through densely populated villages and cities, with convenient transportation; the second route of the ward not only requires crossing many deserts, but also through swamps, forests, Gobi, and canyons. Sometimes, there is no one to be seen when walking for dozens of days. Moreover, along the way, bandits are rampant and wolves appear, which is much harder than the first route.

The first route uses horses, and the second route uses camels. The one who walks on the first route is called a tramper; the one who walks on the second route is called a camels.

In the past, I always thought that the so-called escort agency was to deliver goods to merchants. For the second route, the vast majority of northwest areas do not produce salt, and salt is a dietary necessity. HB Changlu Salt District is the largest salt-producing area in China. Camel passengers put the salt on camel racks and transported it to the northwest region. Salt transport is only one of the businesses of escort agencies.

The escort agency also has another business, which is to give away people. The northwest is vast and deserted, with thieves everywhere, and single guests dare not go on the road, so they must follow the camel caravan to ensure safety. Officials who take office, and officials who leave office, also look for camel caravan to protect them. Officials who take office are afraid that the appointment letter will be snatched away, and then replace them with the appointment letter, and robbers take the appointment letter, just like the movie "Let the Bullets Fly"; officials who leave office must make a fortune and have a wealth of money, and are afraid of being targeted by strong people, so they need the camel caravan to protect them even more.

The escort agency also has another business, which is to give away silver bills. Silver bills are equivalent to current passbooks. For example, some people in Zhangjiakou and BJ City are doing business in the northwest area and urgently need capital. The family sends the money to the escort agency and entrusts the escort agency to deliver it to. The escort agency takes escorts and is in danger along the way, so you must not bring cash. The escort agency sends the money sent by others to the escort number, which is equivalent to the current bank. When the escort account receives the money, they issue a silver bill. The camel guest of the escort agency takes the escort account with the escort account. After arriving at the destination, he finds the same escort account, and then exchanges the escort account for cash and handing it over to the person in need.

During the Republic of China, there were three business items in the escort agency: delivery, giving people, and giving silver bills. Earlier, because there were no ticket numbers, the escort agency transported not silver bills, but real gold and silver. The risk of transporting these things was particularly high. The heroes on Erlong Mountain, Qingfeng Mountain and Liangshan, written in "Water Margin", specialize in this.

The bald head is responsible for the route from Zhangjiakou to Jiayuguan.

Just before we arrived at Zhangjiakou, something happened to the line where the bald man was responsible for, and three incidents were launched in a row. The goods transported were all robbed by strong men. The strong men not only robbed the goods, but also robbed the silver notes, but only brought the camel guests back and told them that as long as they dared to take this road again, they would rob each time.

The dart was actually robbed by a strong man three times, and this situation is extremely rare. So when we see the bald man, he is depressed.

The bald man said to us: "The goods were robbed three times in a row, and it was embarrassing to tell them out. I decided to go on my own and transport them for the fourth time. There will inevitably be a fierce battle on the way. I don't know whether I live or die, so you should leave as soon as possible."

The leopard said: "What are you lucky?"

The bald head said: "It's salt."

The leopard said: "Although salt is indispensable when eating, what does Xiangma need so much salt for? How much can they eat? Could it be that they want to sell salt?"

The bald man said: "A loud horse is a loud horse, he only grabs things, not trades."

Leopard said: "Then, the intention of Xiangma is very obvious. What they want to grab is not your goods, but deliberately make things difficult for you."

The bald man said, "Yes, but the problem is that after they caught our people, they put them all back."

The leopard pondered and said, "These horses are really strange. They don't care about salt; they all put them back. What exactly do they want to do? Yes, they must deliberately make things difficult for the escort agency and let the escort agency lose all their face."

The bald man said, "I think so too, so I decided to take a walk in person this time to see who they are. I'm so embarrassed to be with you in Zhangjiakou."

The leopard did not take the bald head's words again, but asked: "It doesn't matter if you throw the goods once; it's not uncommon to throw them twice; but how could you throw them three times in a row?"

The bald man said: "This time I was so embarrassed that I not only lost the goods three times, but also lost them in the same place."

When I was shocked, I felt that this group of horses was incredible. I actually grabbed three times in the same place. What a high level of skill it would take.

The leopard said, "Oh, this is indeed a bit strange, how did it lose it?"

The bald head said: "Along the way, we have to pass Yinchuan, pass through the Helan Pass, and enter the Tengger Desert. There is a village called Hejiayan, and the things are lost in this village?"

I suddenly realized and couldn't help blurting out: "This village must be a thief village, and all the thieves live in it."

The bald man said: "The more this happens, the more it means it is not a thief village. Rabbits do not eat grass beside their nests, and the thief village is the safest."

The leopard smiled and said, "Not necessarily. This group of horses looks very unusual, and it is obvious that they are going to make things difficult for you. Let's do it this time, take me and Daigou with me."

I quickly said, "Yes, maybe we can help."

We were talking, and a camel guest led a camel was walking by next to us. He mocked us: "We are going to fight for our lives. Do you think we are going to sit on the table? You are speaking lightly and you still have to help us. What are your abilities? Humph."

I turned my head and looked at it. Seeing this man about twenty years old, with a huge nose facing the sky, looking extremely ugly. He was nothing to ridiculed me, but I couldn't stand it. I retorted: "We may not be very capable, but I believe we must be better than you."

Chaotianbi heard this and threw off the camel's reins, pulled apart, and shouted: "Boy, come here, do you dare to go with grandpa three moves."

I rushed up with anger and took two steps first and said, "Grandpa will teach you a lesson today, so that you can know that there is heaven beyond heaven." I also made a move. It seems that this young man is not very old and is not much better at all, so I am not afraid at all.

The leopard grabbed me and said, "Don't beat me."

I stood up straight and lowered my arms.

Chaotianbi saw that I stopped hitting me, thinking I was scared, so he said, "Are you scared? Are you afraid of grandpa? Where did the mighty momentum just now?"

I said, "If it weren't for my uncle leopard, grandpa would have to beat you up today."

Chaotiannie curled his lips contemptuously and said, "What? Your uncle is in front of you? I will beat your uncle together today."

The leopard laughed and didn't say anything.

The bald man stopped Chaotianbi and said, "Brother, you can go ahead and go ahead. These two are guests from our escort agency, so I will say something with you."

Chaotian left with a angrily humming. The bald man looked at his back and said, "He is the son of the boss of the escort agency. He knows some skills and always thinks that he is invincible in the world. No one is the opponent, and no one takes it seriously."

The leopard laughed and said, "So it's the young master."

During the meal, the owner of the escort agency, bald head, leopard and others sat on a table, and Chaotianbi and several younger generations, I sat on a table.

The leopard's table was chatting and laughing. They were drinking and chatting, constantly talking about the past, and burst into laughter from time to time, making the atmosphere look very harmonious. On our table, the atmosphere seemed very awkward because of the sky.

Chaotianbi looked like a young master. He had to taste every dish first. His chopsticks were not ordered, and others' chopsticks were not allowed to pick up any dish. I observed him up close and found that he was not ugly and his nose was not ugly, but he always raised his head high and looked down at others, which seemed very ugly because his nose turned into Chaotianbi.

Because the leopard and I came to the escort agency, I specially added a few dishes and a jar of old wine today. Everyone on our table picked up the wine cup and toasted Chaotian Nose first. Chaotian Nose did not move its butt, and did not look at the toast. He snorted from his nose and picked up the wine glass and drank it all. When it was my turn to toast, I also picked up the wine glass and toasted Chaotian Nose, but Chaotian Nose was extremely cold. He said, "Where did the bird come from? It's also worth toasting me."

I rushed up with anger, but when I thought that it was at their escort agency, I wanted to think about the bald and the leopard, so I picked up the wine glass alone, drank it all, and then sat in my seat.

Since then, I have not participated in any topics on the dinner table, but only ate. In fact, the topics on the dinner table are nothing more than flattery and proud of the sky, and a face of wine, sex, wealth and wealth shines with pig liver.

The chef brought a plate of braised carp. Everyone looked at Chaotianbi and said, "Please, please." Chaotianbi ate the first chopsticks, and they began to eat in a mess. By the time I was eating, the fish meat on the plate was already scattered on the edge of the plate. I had just picked up a chopstick, and a pair of chopsticks stretched out from the slant, and grabbed my chopsticks. When I saw that it was Chaotianbi, he asked me contemptuously: "Have you eaten carp? Do you know how to eat carp?"

I knew he was provoking me, so I said calmly: "I eat less carp and more turtles. In our place, carp are all fed to pigs. In fact, pigs don't like to eat them, and they think there are too many thorns."

Chaotianbi cursed: "Don't you, have you eaten turtles?"

I still said calmly: "The turtle meat is actually not delicious, it is mainly to make soup. When I was a child, I drank the turtle soup and wanted to vomit when I smelled it. My father asked me to drink the turtle soup, and I said it was OK. He turned around and I poured it into the kang hole."

Actually, I haven’t eaten many turtles, but I know that turtles are much more expensive than carp, so I deliberately stimulate the nose of the sky.

Chaotianji said coquettishly: "What are you crazy? You have eaten turtles, but I haven't eaten them?"

I said, "Actually, what I don't like to eat the most is the turtle. When I was a child, I was injured. My favorite thing was the giant salamander. Cut the giant salamander open, stuff it with green onions, ginger and garlic, and steam it in a pot. Oh, that smell can hook out all the worms in my stomach." I have never eaten giant salamander, but I know that giant salamander is very expensive, so I said I had eaten giant salamander.

Seeing that they were listening very seriously, I continued to brag: "Once, my uncle leopard and I caught a giant salamander in the mountains, which was one foot long. I heard that the giant salamander would need to grow at least a thousand years to grow. Someone wanted to buy the giant salamander for three thousand taels of silver. Uncle leopard refused. He said we left it for ourselves to eat, and we would not sell it, and we would not sell it for no matter how much it costs. That night, we steamed it. If you don't believe it, ask me Uncle leopard."

The people at the dining table turned their attention to Uncle Leopard, but the dining table was laughing happily, and they were in high spirits, and no one would come over to inquire about this matter.

Chaotianbi heard that I was tired of eating turtles, and even ate a giant salamander worth 3,000 taels of silver. He didn't dare to speak coldly to me anymore. He let go of my chopsticks. He felt half shorter in front of my young master who had eaten 3,000 taels of silver in one meal, and his arrogance became much more restrained.

After the dish was served, the next one was the staple food. The staple food was noodles. The noodles were soaked in clear soup, and the soup was filled with garlic sprouts, chili peppers, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. It smelled fragrant and tasted even more fragrant.

I just ate a bowl and felt that I was not full, so I asked for another bowl. Chaotianbi spoke and started holding a gun and stick again. He said: "Beggars usually have a lot of appetite. If someone eats one bowl, he will have to eat two bowls, or even three or four bowls."
To be continued...