Chapter 72 0072

"Judge Zhu Si is really too," the short fat man complained, "Earlier, he used to live in a few counties in the north, why did he go to Dahuze again?!" "I heard that he stepped on the Liuhe gang all the way down," the man in the black sheepskin hat said in a low voice, "He originally wanted to swallow the Liuhe gang led by Guan Baye as fat, but who knows that the Liuhe gang is not fat." But it’s a bone——whoever gnaws hard will break his teeth....The tile house in Wu’s house was burned down, and then met with militiamen fighting head-on, this time it’s a disastrous loss!” Mao Liu, who was next to him, beat up secretly A shudder,...the four judges defeated Wujiadu, and the news quickly spread to the county. If the Beiyang Defense Army heard the news, they might feel remorse and tear up the gang fight contract.The matter has reached the point where it can no longer be postponed, and I have to go to Qi Xiaoshe immediately.After leaving the breakfast shop, he hurried to Xiangyun Village. Qi Xiaoshe was washing his face and changing clothes. He looked like he was about to go out, and when he saw Mao Liu coming in from a distance, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Master Mao, what a coincidence that you came. Great, I'm planning to go to your place!... I heard a piece of news that is not good for you; Zhu Siye was defeated very badly in Wujiadu, is it possible to gather a thousand people to help? Fighting? In my opinion, it is quite a problem.... This money is of great use to him now, you should take it away earlier, even if Jiang Fangjun later regrets it, it will be too late."

"I'm here to discuss this matter with you," Mao Liu said, "If I don't finish the matter, I'll be sorry to Mr. Zhu; I plan to personally escort the money to Beidi Go, now that the river is closed, the waterway is impassable, and there is only drought, and speaking of drought, these three boxes of Yinyang are too eye-catching, and they have to pass near Yanshi, so there is no danger of loss?" "Well, this is... a bit difficult," Qi Xiaoshe pondered: "Let's sit down and talk, but please rest assured, your difficulties are mine, so don't you dare to do your best?"

Although Qi Xiaoshe spoke very eagerly, he didn't come up with an idea right away, which made Liu Mao feel himself being hung upside down in a semi-empty space, not being at ease up and down. When the two arrived in the warm hall behind the shop, Qi Xiaoshe frowned He frowned and smoked the hookah, as if trying to find a good idea from the smoke, but Mao Liu didn't sit or stand, he just scratched his ears and picked his gills to show his monkey shape. "Huh? Huh! Huh?! I just remembered!" Qi Xiaoshe said to himself, and slapped his knee fiercely: "If you want to transport this money away safely, The best way is to break it up and mix it into the long bag for transporting rice. The Kaer near Yanshi has never withheld rice, so it is easy to get mixed up. Besides, the camel vendors in the Huajie area They are all helping, (people in the gang say they are helping,) I always say that one is one in front of them, what do you think?"

"Okay, okay!" Sixth Mao said, "That's a really good idea!" "Just do what you say," Qi Xiaoshe said, "wait for me to send someone to find Zhang Laoshi, he is the leader of the camel dealer here. After the silver dress is finished, we will leave the city in the evening and cross the small ferry as early as possible; You have to turn back after crossing the small ferry." "You are so eager to help me, I really don't know what to say." Sixth Mao said. "The words there, Mr. Mao." Qi Xiaoshe said with a smile: "You are too out of touch when you say that!"

"The small ferry is too close to Yanshi," Mao Liu obviously felt uneasy, stretching his neck and asked, "You know that Guan Ba ​​and our boss are enemies, and Yanshi is really a ghost gate... I mean Yes: Can’t we go around a little bit farther? For example, it’s okay to go to the official’s crossing.” "I said, don't mess it up." Qi Xiaoshe shook his head and said, "Since you soak the silver in the rice bag, you have to feel like a rice merchant; logically, rice merchants usually take the small ferry , if you don’t follow common sense, it will cause people to be suspicious. If you trust me, you can just follow me and pass by the east of Yanshi in such a clear and clear way, you will be fine. Anything that goes wrong is caused by a guilty conscience. If you are not guilty and timid, they will not suspect you..."

"It makes sense, it makes sense," Sixth Mao said. He didn't know that his neck had already been tightly bound by Qi Xiaoshe. A large group of rice-humping livestock belonging to a rice merchant left Huajie in the middle of the afternoon when the wind was cloudy and the clouds were overcast.These camel traders have been traveling from south to north all year round. They transport the whole grains produced in the north to the south, and the rice from the rice-producing areas to the north to earn some hard money to support their families; , The ringing of donkey neck bells is the only embellishment on the long and silent journey.

There were a lot of animals on this trip out of the city. There were seven or eight mules and twelve or thirteen donkeys. Each animal carried two or three long bags of rice on its back. the bellies of the animals.There were a total of six or seven camel traders, led by Zhang Laoshi, the leader of the camel traders. Each of them wore wool shoes made of chicken feathers or reed flowers, held a short donkey driving stick, and each took care of two or three animals.This trip was bought by Mao Liu in the name of Maotu according to Qi Xiaoshe's words. For the camel traders, it was considered a package, and the price was paid according to the mileage. Qi Xiaoshe, in front of Mao Liu, I specially took care of the camel dealers and said: "This uncle Mao is a big grain merchant from the north. He is very generous. This time it is very cold and hard to bother you all for a long journey. He feels very sorry for the boss, so I want brothers to tell you, Not to mention the 20% shipping fee, the food along the way will be taken care of by Mr. Mao..." After hearing the words, the hunchback vendors became more energetic with smiles on their faces.The rice grains were packed by Qi Xiaoshe looking for another rice grain bag, and the camel traders didn't know that there was something more valuable than rice grains in the rice grain bag-more than 5,000 yuan.

Not long after the cattle were released from the city, the high-lying Yanshi came into view. The long pile of flags and flags fluttering, and the gray dragon-like tile ridge spreading on the dam all loomed under the clouds at the foot of the sky. Qi Xiaoshe rode a dark chestnut-colored walking mule behind the camel grain cattle, Mao Liu changed into an old woolen hood and wore a heavy scarf, and rode a quagga behind the tail, Only a pair of frightened eyes were exposed. The ugly daughter-in-law is afraid of seeing her parents-in-law, so how can Liu Mao not feel guilty when she looks at Yanshi?Before he got the 6,000 silver dollars, he still wanted to sneak into the salt market, get the charming little wontons, and fly away together; I don't want the little ravioli I miss, I just want to fly away quickly, the farther away from Yanshi the better! ... There are so many beautiful women in the world, and if you have money, you don't have to worry about not having a woman. Why risk your life to enter the salt market and pull snakes out of the mouse's den?If Bian San's ghost entangles his legs and makes him unable to walk, it will be miserable.

To pass through the small ferry, the livestock had to make a half-turn around the edge of the salt market. In Mao Liu's eyes, the salt market was getting closer and closer.The wind was hanging the trombone upside down among the dead branches by the roadside, the sound was shrill, miserable and long, as if some kind of unjust soul who had died was rushing to take his life. ...Ah, Third Brother Bian, Third Brother Bian, Sixth Mao has such a trembling voice begging in his heart!Don't you want to yell at me like this? !You know that I, Mao Liu, is greedy and loves money. I shouldn't have cheated you. If you forgive me this time, I promise to burn paper and foil for you often in the future!I also promised to let Little Wonton go, and I will never look for her again. We finally burned incense and sworn brothers, drained the blood, and broke the soles of the shoes. No matter what, please pity me... pity me... my mother put down the butcher knife from now on !

"Master, you have to hold your breath." Qi Xiaoshe turned his face and said: "After a while, our livestock will pass the guard post of the Yan City Citizens League and bypass the shantytowns in the east of Yanshi. It's better to laugh." "I...I...I...definitely...do...." Sixth Mao could only clenched his upper and lower teeth tightly, and couldn't open them. If he opened them, he would catch and beat him. "You seem to be not very active." Qi Xiaoshe reined in the animals, walked side by side with Mao Liu and said, "Are you not feeling well?"

"No, no, uh, no...no..." Mao Liu said, "I'm just a little, uh, a little, cold from the inside out..." "It was too hasty when we left," Qi Xiaoshe said, "I forgot to invite you to drink some hot wine. But when we got to the small ferry, there is a wine shop over there. We can take a rest and ask the store to warm up the pot." Drinking wine to drive away the cold, and talking about my cousin and I seeing off guests ten miles away... Well, look, the sky is getting darker and darker, and it's raining like a drizzle!" Mao Liuyi raised his eyes, and saw that the surrounding fields were so gloomy, the bone-piercing cold wind was blowing, the rain was not rain, but just clouds of mist that could not be distinguished from the rain, wrapped in a chilling air, drifting downwards. The Yanshi, which was close in front of us, was blocked by rain and fog, and it was not clear at all. ... At this time, the herd of livestock passed the sentry post released by the Yan Citizens Group. Five or six men in raincoats, with single-handed swords and tasseled guns were sitting in the thatched pavilion beside the bushes, warming up. When they heard the donkey bells ringing all the way, they went Two people came out and asked, "Who?" "The livestock that sell rice and grain in the city," Zhang said honestly, "Little snake Qi is behind." "Brothers, everything is fine." Qi Xiaoshe drove the animals up with a smile and said, "You all have worked hard." After listening to Qi Xiaoshe's words, those two people only made a gesture of letting go and retreated.Sixth Mao saw it, and couldn't help secretly wondering?If this little snake Qi hadn't communicated with Yanshi, would it be so easy?Even the sentry sent out by the militia recognized him? ! "Don't be suspicious, Mr. Mao," Qi Xiaoshe rolled his eyes and said, "That's why I sent you off. We who do business and eat from all directions must take care of all aspects, and take care of you." Why are Zhang Wang Li Zhao fighting for the law? We just need to do our business. If I intend to sell you, why bother to build a bridge for you?!" "It's a joke, Brother Qi." Sixth Mao said, "I definitely didn't mean that, you don't... misunderstand... it's too late for me to be grateful." The livestock passed by the shantytowns in the east of Yanshi. Those shantyholders did not hide in their houses because of the freezing weather. A group of men in coir raincoats practiced in a square formation in an open field regardless of the cold and rain. From time to time, a thick and deep roar was raised.There are many men with trouser legs rolled up, digging trenches, picking soil, busy like a colony of ants; The rag is on top of the grass. "What is this for?" Sixth Mao asked.