AWB Chapter 161 Come to my residence for a drink
Chapter 161 Come to my residence for a drink
Duan Ye seemed to have some bad habits. Upon hearing this, he tried to help Lin Fan up, but was glared at and pulled away.
"I do not know your name, brave warrior. You have done a great service by eliminating the bandit leader today. Would you be willing to come to my residence and have a drink with me?"
"I'm just an ordinary bodyguard, an unknown nobody, not worth remembering, Lord Marquis. I have a mission to complete right now, so it's not convenient for me to drink," Lin Fan replied.
Saying his real name is one thing, but let alone the trouble he would cause if he said "I am Liu Feng," Lin Fan doesn't want his real name to be too flashy or to come up with another pseudonym that he can hardly remember.
Duan Ye finally seized the opportunity and stepped forward, grabbing Lin Fan's hand. "Brave warrior, please don't refuse. If you are worried about the caravan, I will speak with the manager and arrange for them to rest. You can come to my residence with peace of mind. You are seriously injured and need a good doctor to treat you properly. You can also come to my residence to rest."
The one who reacted the most to this action was not Lin Fan, but the knights who had already dismounted. They all gripped their sword hilts and surrounded him, fearing that the fierce man in front of them might suddenly turn on them and harm their master.
Lin Fan's hand was gripped tightly. Looking at the man's eager gaze, he suddenly had unpleasant thoughts and memories. He couldn't help but feel a few hairs stand on end. He quickly let go of the man's hand and hastily refused.
Normally, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to refuse such a request from a nobleman. But Lin Fan knew his own situation. He was a wanted criminal. What a joke! Going to the city and visiting a nobleman's mansion in a blatant manner was like a lamb entering a tiger's den.
Faced with Lin Fan's firm refusal, the man had no choice but to give up.
After finding the accompanying physician to treat Lin Fan's wounds, Duan Ye immediately took charge next to Lin Fan's carriage. The process of the lightly armed knights eliminating the mountain bandits was unremarkable, mainly consisting of recording merits and deciding whether to pursue them and the direction of pursuit.
While things were bustling outside, Lin Fan couldn't find peace lying alone in the carriage. He was always uneasy in the face of such an unknown situation.
Chen Ergou was brought back shortly afterward. Apart from crying that his butt hurt, he didn't say anything and even chatted with the knights outside with great interest.
"Hey, Brother Fan, that guy with the golden monkey looks like he wants to recruit you as a bodyguard. I knew I wasn't wrong about you, Brother Fan, you're capable of anything. If you make it big, take me under your wing!"
Lin Fan had no intention of engaging with him and wasn't particularly interested in the information he had asked for. He wouldn't believe a stranger for no reason. Even if it were true, he wasn't interested.
Soon, the riot came to an end. The caravan manager, covered in dust and grime, knelt before Lord Duan and kowtowed in gratitude. He then went to the carriage and solemnly thanked Lin Fan.
Actually, even if Duan Ye hadn't come, Lin Fan would have already driven away the bandits, which would have been a great favor to the caravan. Unfortunately, Duan Ye's arrival and interference made Lin Fan's actions seem insignificant to the caravan. But who could have known such a thing beforehand?
"Several guards were injured or killed, and the carriages and goods were damaged, but thanks to the Marquis and the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), the goods were mostly preserved." The shopkeeper bowed deeply again.
Logically speaking, the casualties among the guards and the damage to the carriages and goods could even be attributed to the Marquis. However, the shopkeeper dared not say that; he could only express his gratitude. He had even prepared a thank-you gift and presented it to Duan Ye with both hands.
"After this loss, I no longer want to go west. Once I reach Sanjiang Prefecture, I'll sell these things cheaply and head straight home," the shopkeeper said frankly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Fan jumped up, but after thinking about it, he realized he couldn't force the caravan to continue, so he sadly lay back down.
"Is there any difficulty you are facing, brave warrior?" Duan Ye seemed to have been staring at Lin Fan the whole time, and noticed Lin Fan's unnatural movements. "Is there anything I can help you with? Please feel free to ask."
Lin Fan waved his hand, "Thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary."
Duan Ye turned to the caravan manager and asked, "What goods are you carrying, manager?"
The shopkeeper answered truthfully: "Mainly tea, silk, cloth and other goods, as well as some local specialties that we traded along the way. We originally intended to go to Linxiguan to trade with goods from the western barbarians."
“If that’s what you’re looking for, I need them too. Why don’t you just sell them to me, shopkeeper?” Duan Ye said.
The shopkeeper hurriedly went to fetch the list and then asked someone to count the items and deduct the losses from this transaction.
In the end, without much haggling, Duan Ye bought all the goods from the caravan. Judging from the caravan manager's delighted expression, he must have gotten a good price.
Throughout the entire process, Duan Ye conducted it in front of Lin Fan. The shopkeeper had also invited Duan Ye to his carriage, but Duan Ye seemed very reluctant to leave and insisted on staying there.
Lin Fan even saw the legendary silver notes for the first time since he transmigrated to the present.
Based on the outcome of the transaction, the caravan members began to quickly unload the goods. The caravan split in two, with one half of the wagons fully loaded with goods and sold to Lord Duan along with the goods, while the other half of the wagons traveled light and returned via the same route.
Lin Fan's two carriages were dealt with in the same way. The carriage belonging to the "Sihai Escort Agency" was loaded with goods and handed over to Lord Duan's guards, while Lin Fan's original carriage was emptied and left to Lin Fan.
As for the money from selling the carriage and the goods on horseback, the shopkeeper gave Lin Fan every penny, plus the fifteen taels of silver the shopkeeper owed Lin Fan, and even refunded the travel expenses that these people had paid before.
With a complicated expression, the shopkeeper handed Lin Fan a bag of silver that required both hands to hold, thanked him again somewhat insincerely, and then left.
Lord Duan stood beside Lin Fan the whole time, neither leaving nor speaking.
Lin Fan frowned at him and said, "My lord, we still need to find our other companions, so we'll take our leave now."
Duan Ye seemed to suddenly wake up from a dream, and said in a daze, "Oh, Brother Fan, do you really not need my help? I do have some connections in Sanjiang Prefecture. Oh, you don't need it? That's alright then, it's just that the sunrise is about to start, and I'd like to watch the sunrise before I go back."
Duan Ye just started calling Chen Ergou "Brother Fan" after hearing him keep referring to him as such.
Lin Fan felt a little uneasy about his enthusiasm; it was hard not to have ulterior motives. He quickly declined and left, urging Chen Ergou to whip his rickety horse and hurry up.
Lin Fan kept looking back at the knights the Marquis had brought, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that they hadn't caught up.
"What's going on? This is so inexplicable," Lin Fan sighed to himself.
Chen Ergou chuckled and turned around, saying, "Brother Fan, I've heard that many high-ranking officials and nobles have homosexual tendencies, and they don't necessarily all like young and handsome lads; some also prefer dignified old men."
"Just drive, would it kill you to say less?"