Chapter 105 Tai Yongan stole the spotlight!
Near dusk, the convoy was traveling on a winding mountain road that stretched for a long distance like a long, curved snake.
The Tai family's carriage was in the middle, and of course it was not pulled by a big black horse.
Firstly, his family was reluctant to let Jifeng travel a long distance, and secondly, Jifeng was too majestic and would easily attract people's attention on the road.
So, when the boxes of cashmere mats and luggage were delivered to the South City Gate, they rented the extra carriages and horses of the caravan for two taels of silver a month.
At this moment, Tai Yongan was cracking his whip, slowly urging the old chestnut horse pulling the cart to keep up with the pace of the team.
Chen Ruiyang was sitting on the other side of the shaft, while Tai Jiye was lying on the box, with his legs crossed, looking bored.
Suddenly, the team in front stopped, and they didn't continue on their way for two cups of tea.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the carriages nearby became anxious.
Tai Jiye jumped out of the car, adjusted his tilted cap, and shouted, "You two, keep an eye on the car. I'll go see what's going on."
As he spoke, he ran to the front.
Tai Yongan was the type who would get angry easily when he had nothing to do, so he naturally couldn't wait any longer. He simply threw the whip to Chen Ruiyang and ran away.
Chen Ruiyang was left holding the whip stiffly, staring at the chestnut horse that turned its head to look at him for a long time.
Chen Ruiyang asked weakly, "Brother Ma, let's discuss this. If I don't whip you, don't run around, okay?"
The chestnut horse sneezed loudly in response...
Chen Ruiyang: ...
It's another day that I miss Grandpa Tai. If he were here, Third Uncle and Big Brother would definitely not dare to act so casually!
Not to mention Chen Ruiyang's muttering in his heart, just say that Tai Jiye and Tai Yongan finally squeezed to the front, and saw that the third car at the head of the caravan had its wheels stuck in the gap between the stones because they might not have paid attention while rushing on the road.
If it were a normal day, everyone could just work together to lift it out, and it wouldn't be a big deal.
But this time, the wheel got stuck in the crack of the rocks on the outside of the road, and when he turned his head, he could see the cliff half a foot away.
Not to mention a few strong men standing to lift the cart, if one is not careful, the cart, horses and people can easily roll down the cliff.
The caravan's chief steward and several guards stood together, all with tightly frowned brows, helpless.
After a long while, the leader of the guards said, "Now, we can only find a thin and light person, but also someone with great strength. Tie a rope around their waist to ensure their safety, and then stand behind the car and lift the wheel directly."
The butler was so angry that he wanted to curse. It would have been better if he hadn't said that!
People who are thin and light will definitely reduce the chances of rocks breaking and falling off the cliff.
But how could a thin and light person have enough strength to lift the carriage?
You have to know that there are more than ten boxes on the carriage, which together weigh about five or six hundred kilograms.
"Okay, then find me someone like that. If you can bring him a carriage, I'll give you five ounces of silver!"
The leader of the guards was choked and stunned. He turned around to look at his men and his expression became even worse.
There is indeed no one who is thin and light and yet has great strength!
At this moment, a young boy suddenly jumped out, jumping and shouting.
"I can do it, I can do it! I can lift the carriage out!"
The guard leader's anger immediately found an outlet. He kicked the man and cursed, "Where did you come from, you idiot? Get out of here!"
Needless to say, the young man is Tai Yongan.
He dodged the guard leader's flying kick deftly, and his temper flared up.
"Just talk if you want to. Why are you kicking me? If you can't do it, why do you think I can't do it?"
Tai Jiye didn't want his nephew to be in the spotlight, but his nephew's mouth was not on his body and he couldn't control it.
At this moment, seeing his child being bullied, he also became angry and stepped forward and said, "We are all from the same caravan. Regardless of whether my boy can do it or not, it's always right for him to want to help. Why is this leader making things difficult for a child? It's too embarrassing!"
Tai Yongan has someone to back him up, so he is even more courageous. "If I say I can lift it, then I can lift it. If you can't lift it, don't look down on me!"
The commander of the guards looked at the uncle and nephew carefully, and guessed that they were traveling merchants and not wealthy people, so he became even more disdainful.
"You said you could carry it out, so you can carry it out? Then I also said I could shoot the sun down from the sky! Get out of here now! If you're delaying my work, I'll kick you out!"
Tai Jiye and Tai Yongan both looked grim. Tai Jiye looked at the crack in the rock and the cliff on one side, then whispered a few questions to Tai Yongan. After getting a positive answer, he said to the leader of the guards, "Let's make a bet. If my boy can't lift the carriage out, I'm willing to pay him ten taels of silver. If he can, you only need to give my boy five taels. Do you dare to bet?"
"Wow! These two are quite courageous!"
"Do you really have any ability? Otherwise you wouldn't dare to say that!"
Several guards and the coachmen and merchants who were watching the fun nearby were all whispering to each other, with the fire of gossip burning in their eyes.
The leader of the guards was a martial artist and could not stand provocation. He agreed immediately and asked someone to find a rope to tie Tai Yongan around his waist.
The steward wanted to stop it, but since things had come to this point, he could only wait and see.
Of course, in order to prevent accidents, he arranged a few more people to pull the rope to ensure Tai Yongan's life safety.
Tai Jiye stood at the front, holding the rope tightly, his palms sweating.
But Tai Yongan was a young and fearless man, his expression did not change at all. He walked directly to the back of the carriage, put one foot inside and the other on the stone outside, bent down and put his hands on the carriage to wrestle.
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