Chapter 35
"Of course, but can't you open the door first?" Xin Ji was puzzled by Bei Qiao's caution.
"I'm used to it. You should get used to it too." Bei Qiao opened the door: "So, is it a part-time job?"
"That's right, Chief, I've got an order!" Xin Ji walked in, carrying his luggage. "Well, it's a bit urgent, so would you mind taking it? If not, you can just drop me off and I'll pay for the trip."
"Let's not talk about the contents of the order first. Answer a few questions for me. Where are we going? Who placed the order? What's their character? Also, are there any risks along the way?" Bei Qiao pulled out the resident register the village chief had given him, flipped to the last page, and spread out the very simple map printed on it, placing it on the table inside the house. "Although Huihui runs very fast, he also needs time to rest. If the distance exceeds fifty miles, he will have to spend the night outside."
"I brought a map. The destination is here, Changling City, which is very close to the capital." Xin Ji put the map he brought on the table and spread it out: "The person who placed the order is a player with a good reputation. It's hard to say whether there are risks on the road. There are bandits in this era, but not everyone will encounter bandits. As for the distance, it's exactly fifty miles. The other party will arrange a place to stay, so don't worry, uh..." At the end, Xin Ji suddenly got stuck.
"You've noticed the problem, haven't you? You sounded pretty good, but you were actually a little hesitant. When you mentioned the destination, you looked a little conflicted." Bei Qiao closed the map and handed it back to Xin Ji. "You subconsciously sensed something was amiss, but perhaps the reward was too high and the pressure was too great, so you overlooked it."
"Maybe...but what if..." Xin Ji was a little unwilling.
"Just think of me as being overly conservative. I won't take any chances. I won't take this order." Bei Qiao crossed his arms and sent a message to the village chief with an indifferent expression.
"But this opportunity is really rare!" Xin Ji was so anxious that he started spinning in circles.
Bei Qiao opened the message from the village chief and took a look: "If you insist, I can take you to Changling. You just need to pay the travel expenses. I won't ask about the specific content of your order, nor will I provide you with any additional help, but at the same time, no matter how much money you make from this order, it's yours and has nothing to do with me." Since the village chief said that the demon tribe has already moved south, then this trip north should be relatively safe, so you can try going on a long journey.
"Well……"
"Think about it carefully when you get back." Bei Qiao escorted him out the door: "I'm not in a hurry here."
"Wait, I'm going!" Xinji pressed the door panel: "Please harness the car now, I will pay the toll immediately!" I don't know if there will be such an opportunity in the future, let's give it a try!
Bei Qiao held onto the door panel and nodded: "Okay, but before leaving the village, I have to go to the clinic first, sell the snake, and prepare some medicine." When going out, it's best to gather a hundred copper coins so that you can stay in an inn for the night. If you use someone else's territory as a place to stay, it's fine if nothing goes wrong, but if something goes wrong, you will be punished.
"Okay." Xin Ji pulled out a steelyard from his pocket. "It's about fifty-seven miles from Changling City to here. How much do I need to pay you?"
"One hundred pounds per mile, one copper coin per mile, how heavy are you?"
"Eighty kilograms, rounded up, that's ninety-one copper coins one way."
"One-way trip, so you plan to take the order after you get there, and then find a car to take you back." The cost of renting a car outside is very high. Even so, Xinji is willing to stay there and give it a try. This shows how generous the reward paid by the other party is.
"That's right." Xin Ji gritted his teeth: After all, Qiao Qiao's fees are not high, and he can afford the loss. If he fails this time, the worst that can happen is that he comes back to save money and wait for another opportunity.
"Okay, then are you planning to bring anything else? Let's tell you in advance that the weight of the items will be charged separately. If it's something very light but takes up a lot of space, I will charge a little more." Bei Qiao touched the bun on his head. Well, that's great. No need to rearrange it.
"I've already packed it. I just want to leave now." Xin Ji put the weighed silver into Bei Qiao's hands. "Including the things in the bag, it's exactly 100 kilograms. It doesn't take up much space, so it's 114 coins."
"Okay, give me a few minutes."
Bei Qiao closed the door, touched the head of Dudu who came over, gave a few instructions, then went back to the house to take some dry food, water bag and tinder, picked up the cage containing the snake, and walked out of the side door on the donkey cart.
"Why did you bring food?" Xin Ji wondered. "Will the food be able to keep in such hot weather?"
"I just want to be prepared. Get in the car. Please confirm the forum opening application. Thank you." Bei Qiao closed the side door of the yard, threw the dry food and snake into the car, jumped up with the whip in hand, and landed lightly on the front room of the car: Very good, today's light skill proficiency is increased by one.
"Why open a forum at this time?"
"Oh, I'm just sending a message in the spam group to see if anyone wants me to buy something for them. I'll grab any money-making opportunity I can." Bei Qiao pulled the reins: "Go!"
"Do you know what Chang Ling will sell?"
"Of course I don't know, so I'm just letting you know in advance." Bei Qiao shrugged. "It's just a matter of words. What's wrong with giving it a try?"
He went to the hospital and bought a few packets of antidiarrheal and anti-cold medicine, as well as some medicine for external injuries. After selling the poisonous snake, Bei Qiao patted the purse on his waist: Very good, two hundred copper coins, I can get the cheapest room even in a more luxurious inn.
"Can we leave now?" Xin Ji said anxiously, "I have to be in Changling before 5pm. If I'm late, I'll miss the opportunity."
"Okay, go!" Bei Qiao turned around and headed straight out of the village: "Azhi, let's go! If there's anything you need urgently, remember to send me a private message and I'll help you find it in Changling."
"Okay, have a nice trip!"
Driving out of Yuanshan Village, Bei Qiao sat in the front cabin of the car and unfolded a map: "If we take the main road, time will be a bit tight, but the safety factor will be higher. What do you think?" Bei Qiao did not intend to challenge the safety of the small road. If he encountered bandits, it would only take longer to deal with it.
"Leave everything on the road to you. I just need to arrive on time." Xin Ji sat in the carriage, opened the sack and searched: "Sorry to bother you. Comfort is not a consideration. I only care about speed on this trip."
"Okay, no problem." Bei Qiao clapped his hands. "Huihui, you've been so stifled for the past three days. Today you can run around as much as you want. Remember to only run on the main roads."
"Ah, uh!" Huihui happily shook his tail and accelerated forward, dragging the carriage.
The journey was still boring, and the scenery on the road remained unchanged for a long time. Bei Qiao had originally planned to lean against the wall of the carriage to rest for a while, but gave up because the carriage was too bumpy and uncomfortable.
"Are you too nervous?" Bei Qiao glanced into the carriage when Huihui stopped to rest during the journey and said, "You've bitten your nails until they're bleeding."
"Uh, is there?" Xin Ji raised his hand blankly: Ah, it's really about to bleed.
"Everyone has their own aspirations. I won't try to persuade you, but in your current state, it's probably going to be hard for you to concentrate on your work." Bei Qiao patted Hui Hui's neck and said, "You've worked hard. We're still halfway there. Eat some grass and take a rest."
"I know, I know..." Xin Ji swallowed his saliva: but when he thought about hunting monsters this time, he couldn't suppress his nervousness.
He was not a very aggressive person, but not long ago, his part-time job opportunity was ruined, and his living expenses were a bit tight.
Xinji is the village's only designated permit reviewer for mountaineering, but in reality, he's just an ordinary person striving for a living and his dreams. His landlord keeps trying to raise the rent, and his family doesn't support his money-making venture into the game "Issue Martial Arts." They simply want him to take the civil service exam, saying that if he really wants to play "Issue Martial Arts," he can transfer to a gaming staff position.
But if you become a staff member, how can you go about your business? Xinji asked the village chief, after becoming a staff member, from 8 am to 5 pm there is no time to play at all, there are so many chores. As for the time off work... in the ancient times when people worked from sunrise to sunset, what could you do before 8 am and after 5 pm? Being a thief is like getting up earlier than a rooster.
The rent was pressing, and the pressure from his parents was immense. He wanted to impress his parents with his career, so when the player he barely knew approached him, he impulsively agreed and even urged Bei Qiao to take him there. But as the donkey cart made its way to Changling, he began to get nervous, and even felt a little regretful.
"Forget it, the travel expenses have been spent..." Xin Ji muttered to himself, staring at the curtain in front of him, afraid that Bei Qiao would hear his words.
Bei Qiao did hear what Xin Ji said, but she didn't care and wouldn't return the money she'd received from him. Again, he wasn't the protagonist, and she wasn't a bystander helping the protagonist along their path. They were all adults, making their own decisions at their own risk.
"Um, do you have any dry food?" A scholar with a bag on his back came out from the bushes by the roadside and bowed from a distance: "I have a rabbit. Can I exchange it for some food? If not, can I borrow a fire starter?" If that doesn't work, they can only eat roasted rabbit.
"I don't need rabbits. Can I borrow your tinder?" Bei Qiao pulled out a tinder from his pocket and threw it over: "Are you from the north?"
"Yes." The scholar moved his lips, but finally said nothing more.
It was the end of August, and according to the historical background he knew, the imperial examination had already ended. This scholar might not have passed the examination... Bei Qiao took the initiative to change the subject: "Since you are from the north, can I ask you something?"
"What's up?"
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