I Really Didn’t Want To Make A Lot Of Money

Montell took the branches and returned to his yard.

Mother was sitting under the date palm tree in the yard, making tea on the fire in the pit.

Montell put the branch next to his mother and said, "Mother, the things have been taken away. Three blue knights."

Mother nodded, picked up a dead branch and broke it, stuffed it into the pit, and said, "How long have you been waiting there?"

"They are already in the village. I didn't leave the village, they called me..."

Mother Huo Ran stood up and stared at Montere: "Impossible! Without getting under the old tree, how did they know that you were sending the letter?"

"This... uh, but, but he met the code." Montell also woke up that something was wrong.

"Impossible! No one knows this code except me and the leader!" Mother shook her head, "I just told you today for the first time."

Montell couldn't figure it out: "But they matched the code completely. Moreover, they went under the old tree with me, and they asked me to bring the branches back."

Mother sat down again and continued to make tea on the fire: "Did you see their faces?"

"I saw it, like a..."

"You are wrong. No matter what you look like, you can't see the blue knight's face! The blue knight wears a veil for life, and when he goes back to the house, whether he eats or sleeps, he will not take the veil off!" The mother squinted. Eyes, "Montel, you are fooled!"

"Then how do they know the secret signal?" Montell also sat down and looked at his mother eagerly.

Mother sighed: "There is only one possibility. When I was talking to you, I was heard."

"But, mother, there was no one around at that time!" Montell affirmed.

"Montel, there are magical powers in this world. There are magical people who can hear far away and see far away." Mother slowly said, "It is said that the old leader of the blue knight has this ability. , In the desert like an eagle soaring in the sky, you can see everything within a few kilometers."

Montel exclaimed.

Mother looked peaceful, opened the earthen pot for tea, the steam scrambled, and quickly disappeared into the air.

"Montel, I don’t know if the Blue Knight can come in time. In that paper bag, there is a token between us and the Blue Knight. Without it, ordinary people cannot trust the Blue Knight. Tonight , I will go to the old tree myself and wait for the real envoy of the blue knight..."

"But, mother, you said it would be windy tonight! You can't go!" Monteel said anxiously.

Mother poured a cup of tea and handed it to Montere: "They must go tonight. If they can't wait for the signal during the day, they will do it again at night. This is a day every month and it has been going on for a long time."

"Mother, I can go for you!" Montell disagrees with his mother going out on a windy day.

The mother shook her head: "Listen, Montel, the person who scammed your paper bag must not be the people in the village now. I'm afraid they used that token to deceive the trust of the Blue Knight, that would be terrible. The situation in the village is very bad. It's complicated, we can't handle it alone. I should have notified the Blue Knight long ago, but I didn't expect this group of people in the village to know Trida's secret, and in a few days, they might find the real thing."

"Mother, what are they looking for?"

"I don't know what it is. I only know what Zu said that there are huge treasures in the village."

"Treasure?"

"Yes. Our ancestors escorted a batch of treasures of the Emperor of Mali to Trida to the north. They encountered the most vicious robbers in the desert. The treasures were stolen by them. Our ancestors and soldiers were killed and wounded countless. The surviving ancestors reached an agreement with the blue knight, the owner of Trida. The blue knight helped regain the treasure, half of which was paid, and the two sides became eternal allies. The blue knight agreed and sent someone to retrieve the treasure. , And also knocked down the robber’s nest and brought back more gold and salt as trophies."

"It's just that there is a cursed skill among the bandits. The blue knights and ancestors were cursed, and it happened after returning to Trida. They can't do without Trida's water anymore. They only need to leave for more than three days. , Will be dehydrated and die. The blue knight and ancestors have no choice but to hide the treasures and trophies, and seal Trida for decades to prevent outsiders from entering.

Montell wondered: "But, mother, you asked me to join the Blue Knight?"

The mother said: "Yes, the old leader of the Blue Knight has two sons. One followed him to death in Trida, and the other was not an adult at the time, so he did not participate in the battle and was not cursed. He followed his mother. Nomadic outside, passed down from generation to generation, maintaining the tradition of the blue knight."

"Why didn't the blue knight come to take the treasure?" Monteel asked.

"I don't know the specific reason. When I was young, I heard from your grandfather that the Blue Knight must ensure that we live from generation to generation, that we will not lift our curse in one day, and we will not be able to take away the treasure in one day. After so many years, a lot of information has been Oblivion, we don’t know exactly what this treasure is, how many there are, and where it’s hidden. However, the curse is still there! Remember how your uncle died, do you remember?"

Monteel nodded. The uncle of Montere did not believe in the curse. He moved with the government back then, but a few days later there was news of his death and he was sent back with a muck.

The mother's eyes were sad: "Child, we can't let the treasure be taken away. If the treasure is taken away, the covenant between the Blue Knight and us will not be counted. Then, we will continue our blood in Trida for hundreds of years. It's going to disappear, because no one came back to Trida to marry us!"

Montell knew that his father was actually from Tuareg, and he was forced to come to Trida to marry his mother and have children. He was unhappy all his life and died depressed after giving birth to a few children.

"Mother, how can the curse be lifted?"

"Find the descendants of the robber, kill them, and spill the blood into Lake Trida!" Mother said leisurely, tears welling up, "We don't know if the robber has descendants or where they are! "

Mother has always been strong and calm, and she is the leader of this generation, and several men in the family listen to her. Montell was at a loss when he saw his mother shed tears for the first time.

Mother sat there for a while, rubbed her eyes, and stood up: "There is a strong wind at night, I will prepare for it. Montel, you and tell everyone, don't go out at night."

...

On the dune side, more and more combatants are assembled, and there are several all-terrain armored vehicles equipped with machine guns. In a tent, there are several people who are obviously military officers who are discussing matters.

"Command from the headquarters, there will be strong winds from tonight to tomorrow, and we must be prepared for wind protection."

"Oh? Didn't you act tonight?"

"The plan has changed. Intelligence shows that there are a large number of Tuareg approaching. Our attack time is changed to tomorrow. After the Tuareg enters Trida, we will kill everyone!"

"Notify the reconnaissance team to take shelter from the wind at night and pay attention to the movements of the Tuareg people."

...

On the other hand, Chen Ling and others reported the action plan:

Chen Ling, Guillaume, and Ali returned to Trida to lurch, determine the location of the horned viper, and act as soon as it gets dark. Others drove to the entrance of the village after dark, prepared to meet, and then all retreated to the rocky mountain for the night, and then turned back to Tamanrasset after daybreak.

When preparing to set off, Chen Ling yelled François and confessed a few words, and François nodded frequently.

...

The horned viper was lying on the bed, holding the satellite phone, and reading a message on it, his lips moved slightly: "Chinese people, waiting for the wind to come tonight, waiting for you!"

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