[Chapter 212] A bead of unknown origin

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Xu Xingxia said without hesitation: "Isn't this nonsense? Who doesn't want to have a fortune?"

Ma Shilong said seriously: "This is the wealth of the sand thieves. You also know what kind of people are those sand thieves. If we take them, there will definitely be sand thieves chasing them, and there may be a long way to go in the future."

Xu Xingxia said firmly without thinking: "Don't worry about these things, you just need to tell me where the Hengcai is."

What is he most lacking now? Of course, it is money. Making weapons and equipment requires money, repairing the Heishan Camp requires money, and repairing three passes also requires money. Steel mills require money, glass factories require money, and cement factories require money. Resettlement of refugees in Zhenshuobao requires money, and attracting population from other places also requires money. The expansion of the White Army is indispensable. As long as there is enough wealth, even if there is 108,000 sand thieves, he is not afraid. As long as he has money, he dares to do anything. What does it mean to die for money and birds die for food? This is.

Discovering that Xu Xingxia's attitude was so firm, Ma Shilong nodded and said, "Since that's the case, come with me! The wealth of the sand thieves is hidden in the caves of Helan Mountain!"

He took Xu Xingxia back to Helan Mountain, and after a day of hiking in the valley, he finally came to the front of a huge natural cave. Judging from his actions, he was really familiar with Helan Mountain. It was probably because he often came to hunt. Xu Xingxia asked casually, and indeed learned that Ma Shilong often came to Helan Mountain to hunt. On the one hand, he exercised archery skills, and on the other hand, he was to spend time. He couldn't help but sigh quietly. Rich people are rich people, and they came to hunt by themselves to make money. Others came to hunt purely for entertainment.

Ma Shilong ignored what Xu Xingxia thought, pointed to the deep cave and said, "According to what the Shazuo himself said, the wealth they treasured is inside. Xu Baihu, I suggest you better consider it carefully. The Shazuo people love money as their lives. If you take their wealth, they will definitely take revenge. They are all a group of madmen who have lost their minds. I am in Ningxia's defender, far from Helan Mountain. It is not easy for the Shazuo people to take revenge on me. But your defense zone is only one Helan Mountain separated from the Shazuo people..."

Before he could finish his words, Xu Xingxia had disappeared into the cave. He had to shake his head and follow him in. In fact, Ma Shilong was indeed a little concerned about the wealth of the sand thieves. No one didn't like money, and so did Ma Shilong. However, he didn't want to provoke those sand thieves who were not afraid of death for a little money.

To be honest, the problem is not very big when I killed more than twenty sand thieves just now. The sand thieves were originally doing a life of licking blood on the head of a knife, and they would die if they died. However, if they took the wealth of the sand thieves, their hands would be very long. The sand thieves had unwritten rules, and whoever robbed their wealth would never die. Therefore, in the northwest region, ordinary people dared not provoke the sand thieves easily, let alone robbed their wealth.

But he didn't know that Xu Xingxia was completely barefoot and was not afraid of shoes. He was not afraid of Tartars, so why were he afraid of sand thieves? He had only heard of their power, but had never seen it with his own eyes. Judging from the situation of the fight just now, it seemed that these sand thieves were not a big deal. This further strengthened his idea of ​​taking away all the wealth. The dazzling wealth was in front of him, and if he didn't take it, he would be a fool.

In fact, the so-called sand thieves have not much wealth. Xu Xingxia and Liu Chuang have searched the entire cave and found more than 10,000 taels of silver and some other rare treasures, which are probably worth 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver. Such a little wealth seems to be a little incompatible with the sand thieves’ treasures, and it is not worthy of its name!

However, if you think about it carefully, it is normal. Although the sand thieves are cruel and greedy for money, the area where they are active is the desert and Gobi, and there are not many business trips. The caravans that are too powerful do not have the ability to grab them. The wealth they plunder must be dispersed to their respective subordinates. How much can they be concentrated in the end? Moreover, this may be just one of the treasures, and there is no possibility of a lot of wealth.

Of course, mosquito meat is also meat, and 30,000 taels of silver is also a lot. For the newly-started white army, there are also many things to do. The most amazing thing is that Ma Shilong is not going to get involved in this wealth. Xu Xingxia proposed to share half of him, but Ma Shilong shook his head and refused. Since he didn't want it, Xu Xingxia would accept it without hesitation.

As for whether Ma Shilong would report to the sand thieves, Xu Xingxia was not worried at all. Ma Shilong also had more than a dozen lives of the sand thieves in his hands. Isn’t this self-inflicted? Moreover, he probably wouldn’t be so rude. Besides, since Xu Xingxia dared to take the wealth of the sand thieves, he was not afraid that the sand thieves would come to him. Eat salty fish to avoid thirst, and the sand thieves would come to him. This is a matter of time.

Liu Chuang packed all his wealth in a bag and threw it on the horse's back one by one. Xu Xingxia carefully searched in the cave to see if there were any missing places. Since he came, he had to scrape the ground three feet away and could not miss anything valuable. Ma Shilong saw Xu Xingxia so greedy at the entrance of the cave, and couldn't help but shake his head. This guy really didn't take the sand thieves seriously at all. However, with his abnormal archery skills, even if the sand thieves came to him, he would probably not be able to get it.

While flipping around, Xu Xingxia suddenly discovered something strange, which seemed to be a sheepskin pocket. A thick layer of dust fell on the surface of the sheepskin pocket. Subconsciously, Xu Xingxia felt that there should be something good inside the sheepskin pocket. He took out the sheepskin bag with a machete, slapped the dust off, and said to himself: "I don't know what's inside?"

He pulled the hole in the sheepskin bag, turned it around, poured out all the things inside, and found that it was a red bead. The beads rolled on the ground for a few times, and then they would not move. Xu Xingxia reached out to pick up the beads and found that the beads were about the size of pebbles, with smooth and round surfaces, as if they were made of rubies, and were red all over. If you observe carefully, you can still find that there seemed to be some strange patterns inside the beads. Unfortunately, Xu Xingxia didn't know what these patterns meant.

Ma Shilong came up, took the beads over, looked carefully, and found that he didn't know them. He also found strange patterns inside the beads. Unfortunately, like Xu Xingxia, he didn't know the meaning of these patterns, and he didn't know the origin of these patterns. However, it is certain that this is definitely not an ordinary ruby. There will be no such strange patterns in pure ruby.

The Ma family in Tiezhuquan can be regarded as a big family in the local area. They are rich and powerful, and they are also rare. Ma Shilong has also seen many treasures such as rubies, and they still have some eyesight. He prefers that this bead may be a token of a certain ritual, or something, or it may be related to religion and power. The people around Ningxia Town are too complex, and different ethnic groups intersect each other, each with their own religious beliefs, and each with their own leaders. If you want to discuss it in detail, you can't finish it in three days and three nights. As for which ethnic group this bead belongs to and which person it belongs to, it is impossible to find out.

Xu Xingxia casually said, "Brother Ma Shi, how do you divide this thing?"

Ma Shilong said casually: "You take it away!"

He obviously did not attach great importance to money and other external things. Since he decided not to have any wealth from the thieves, Ma Shilong would not touch this bead. In a vague sense, he felt that this bead might cause some trouble to Xu Xingxia. After pondering for a while, Ma Shilong said meaningfully: "Xu Baihu, this bead has unknown origin, and may be an ominous thing, which may bring disaster to everyone. Please think twice!"

Xu Xingxia smiled disapprovingly and said lightly: "Not afraid!"

He was not worried about any disaster. He was the biggest disaster himself. His arrival led to the development of the world, which was serious imbalance. Xu Xingxia didn't believe in any demons, ghosts, ghosts, and gods. Speaking of which, he was really a complete atheist in his previous life. When he was in college, he heard that there were ghosts, so he went to search for them for several nights, but he found nothing.

After entering this world, he will not believe in ghosts and gods. It is nonsense to bring disasters and benefits. The most important thing is whether this bead can be sold at a good price. Now he has almost fallen into the eyes of money. If he can sell it, it is naturally the best. If he can't sell it, it's better to give it to others as a gift.

Ma Shilong saw that Xu Xingxia did not obey his advice, so he didn't say anything else. After Xu Xingxia completely plundered the cave, the group went home. More than 10,000 taels of silver were only a thousand kilograms, and it was of course not easy to take them all away. Fortunately, more than 20 war horses from the sand thieves were seized, which happened to be used for camel transportation. Originally, Xu Xingxia wanted to divide these war horses with Ma Shilong, but Ma Shilong still didn't want anything about the sand thieves. He was not going to touch anything about the sand thieves.

Since Ma Shilong wanted nothing, Xu Xingxia was not polite and took everything into his arms. Ma Shilong was afraid of sand thieves, so he was absolutely not afraid. He is now poor and there are many places where he needs war horses. Whether it is the newly formed artillery battalion or the chariot battalion, he needs a large number of war horses. Getting more than twenty free war horses out of thin air is also a good harvest. After packing up, the group retreated. They broke up on the east side of Helan Mountain and went home.
Chapter completed!