0597 Smoke City under Rain Screen
The light rain fell in the sky, the dark clouds obscured the afternoon sun, six people wearing green trapping uniforms, jumped off their horses and walked into the bamboo forest in the mountains, there is a huge city built along the river behind the mountain, it is the famous rain curtain smoke city - Gusu!
"You put on the poncho and put the hat on me, don't catch a cold......"
Lu Datou took out a poncho from the horse bag, took off Ouyang Jin's hat and helped her put it on, the poncho made of oilcloth was a modern style, with two sleeves and a hood.
"This poncho is so light, where can I sell ......?"
Ouyang Jin opened her arms very curiously, Lu Datou helped her tie the rope buckle of the hood, put on her hat and said: "Ji Guo didn't buy it, this is the military supplies of the dragoons, it can usually block the rain, and it can block blood in wartime, and if you wear it, you are not afraid of corpse blood seeping into the wound!"
"The dragoons are really good things, and this poncho can be folded and put in a horse bag......"
A catcher wiped the rain from his face and said enviously: "I heard that the head of a dragoon, not counting the war horse and saber, is worth a thousand taels, someone picked up an iron lump that they dropped, took it home and tinkered with it for a long time, it is said that it turned out to be pork belly after splitting, is it true?"
"You said canned food, come with me......"
Lu Datou led the horse to a big tree, took out two more tin cans from the horse bag, threw one to them for insight, and then took out a dagger and cut the can in his hand, and sure enough, it was a whole can of greasy braised pork belly.
"Why do you wrap the meat in a tin sheet just for convenience......
Ouyang Jin looked at the cans in confusion, but Lu Datou took out the outdoor alcohol stove again, and set up an iron kettle to make tea comfortably.
"It's not just convenience!"
Lu Datou sat on a wooden stake, covered the alcohol stove with a hat and said: "As long as it is not damaged and exposed to the sun, the canned food can guarantee that it will not deteriorate for several years, otherwise it will stink in a few days on a hot day, these canned foods are all meat from last year, do you taste bad or not?"
"Last year's?"
A few people picked out the meat in disbelief and tried it, and immediately someone nodded and said: "It's delicious! It hasn't become stinky for so long, if it's a long-distance march, I'm not afraid of running out of meat wherever I go, but I'm afraid that such a can of iron-clad meat is expensive, right?"
"I don't know the specific price, anyway, it is currently only supplied to the elite troops of Shunguo......"
Lu Datou lit a cigarette and said: "People are always more important than silver, especially experienced veterans, a dragoon's equipment can top ten ordinary border troops, but if you take the lives of soldiers as the top priority, people will really work for you!"
"That makes sense!"
Several people all came over and squatted, and when the tea was almost boiled, Lu Datou took out a set of small porcelain cups and poured hot tea for them one by one.
"Zheng Yijian!"
Ouyang Jin sat on the stake and said curiously: "I used to think you were a bastard, but I didn't expect you to be a warm-hearted and careful person, but why don't you bring a female deputy, your boss can't live without a woman, you don't look like him at all!"
"Who doesn't want to be surrounded by beautiful women, but I can't envy ......"
Lu Datou held the teacup and said with a wry smile: "I am a person with rich feelings, easy to see one and love another, and I have suffered a big loss from women before, so I don't dare to touch a career-oriented woman, after all, I was born in troubled times, and I lost my life if I was not careful, it is not worth it!"
"It turns out that you were bitten by a snake once, and you were afraid of the well rope for ten years, no wonder you have always behaved to me......"
Ouyang Jin looked at him playfully, but Lu Datou smiled and said: "You are a lesbian with Stockholm syndrome, why should I waste my strength on you, I am not a friend of women!"
"What does gobhi syndrome, what do you mean......"
Ouyang Jin looked stunned, and Lu Datou chuckled: "To put it bluntly, you have a psychological problem, and you, as a victim, fell in love with the person who harmed you, from."
Body and mind have masochistic tendencies, but this is not what I said, but what my boss said!"
Ouyang Jin said unconvinced: "Who has a tendency to be masochistic, how can I be a victim?"
"You used to be called Changdi Ji Fujun, but now you call her sister, why do you ......?"
Lu Datou got up and said: "Because the perpetrator who is stronger than her has appeared, she has also become a lost little lamb, and she is no longer the support of your soul, and you have been inquiring about my boss all the way, aren't you in love with him?"
"Whoever fell in love with him, it's ridiculous......"
Ouyang Jin walked out of the woods with a flushed face, two fast horses galloped from the bottom of the mountain, and when he saw her, he immediately turned over and dismounted, and one of them clasped his fists and said: "Master! Now it's troublesome, a group of people came to look for the target, and the result was that the Yuan family's secret agents were targeted!"
"Where's the man? It can't be the Shadow of Thailand......"
Ouyang Jin frowned solemnly, and the other party shook his head and said: "The way of action is like that of Jinyiwei, it should be a group of people secretly controlled by the emperor, but this group of people is inexperienced, so the Yuan family doesn't know if they are eyed, if they find the target, the Yuan family will definitely take them down together!"
"This unlucky emperor is really not enough to succeed, and there are more than failures......"
Ouyang Jin cursed angrily, and after discussing for a while, the group immediately went down the mountain, and when they entered a ruined temple, she disguised Lu Datou, dressed him up as a beard, and turned herself into a rough female catcher.
The two disciples of the Shenyin Sect left on their own, and the six people easily entered the city of Gusu with the identities of the catcher and the fast hand, and went to the county government to pass the official document of sea fishing.
"Come, try Gusu's famous bee candy paste......"
Lu Datou bought a few snacks and swayed along the lively street, but Ouyang Jin said in a low voice: "The target lives in the middle of Dyeing Street, the alley at the door is very narrow, and there are dogs in the yard.
"Where does the eagle live?"
Lu Datou's eyes rolled, and Ouyang Jin said: "Those fools are disguised as foot merchants and live in some alley, but the target has been incognito, and they have been exposed only after asking around!"
"These two places are not far apart, only two blocks apart......"
Lu Datou said softly: "Dyeing Street is a kiln nest, and it fights guerrilla warfare with officials all the year round, and hundreds of people can run out to make trouble when the whistle blows, and if I am a dead soldier, there will never be only one nest, there must be another secret hiding place!"
"My lord, someone is following us, is there a leak......
A head catcher suddenly reminded in a low voice, the six people were very experienced, and they continued to move forward without looking back, and they casually turned into an alley before quickly parting, and it was cloudy for about ten seconds, and sure enough, I saw a man running in quickly.
"Don't scream!"
A catcher suddenly covered his mouth, grabbed him with a knife and dragged him into the courtyard wall, and several catchers all surrounded him and asked: "Say! Who told you to follow us, not to mention that Lao Tzu slashed you with a knife!"
"Don't get me wrong, I know Zheng Yijian......"
The young boy pointed at Lu Datou in horror, and Lu Datou said in astonishment: "Shi Datiao? Lao Tzu has already turned into this, how do you recognize me, do you have a crush on me?"
"Hehe~ With your coquettish temperament, I recognize ...... when you turn into ashes"
Shi Datiao stiffly smiled: "Brother, I heard that you have become a big official in Jinling and made a fortune, you should pay back the four hundred taels of silver you owe me, brother, I can't even open the pot!"
"Didn't you send someone to ask for it last month, why did you come to ask for ......it again?"
"But you didn't give it last month......"
"Cut~ As if I'll give it this month......"
Lu Datou picked his chin disdainfully and asked, "I remember that your kid has a widow."
Fantou, do you live on Dyefang Street, do you still hook up with her?"
"No, she thinks I'm out of money, more snobbish than a pheasant......"
Shi Datiao scolded angrily, but Lu Datou took out fifty taels of silver tickets and gave him a lewd smile: "A widow is cleaner than a pheasant, let's go to her for recreation, but don't tell anyone that I'm back, otherwise you won't want the rest of the account!"
"Ouch, you're really my brother, I ordered ...... tea tonight."
Shi Datiao excitedly put on the silver ticket and led them out, but Ouyang Jin asked suspiciously: "Zheng Yijian, what does this person do, is it reliable?"
"Of course it's unreliable, but this kid is very clever......"
Lu Datou said in a low voice: "His father is a smuggler of salt, and after the fall of Shangguan, he was beheaded and his house was raided, so this kid knows what to ask and what not to ask, and he used to be a local snake, and he is more familiar with the area of Dyefang Street than anyone else!"
"It's better to be cautious, we're going to be a deadly ...... this time."
Ouyang Jin frowned and walked out, obviously not at ease with Lu Datou's decision, but Lu Datou didn't expect that the little widow's family not only lived in Dyefang Street, but also lived in the deepest part of the street.
"Squeak~"
A courtyard door was suddenly opened, Ouyang Jin poked Lu Da head suddenly, only to see a dark-skinned middle-aged man walking out with a dustpan, and seeing them, there was no different color, just bent down slightly and waited for them to pass.
"Datiao! If we go with so many people, will it scare people......
Leader Lu said a dialect without squinting, Shi Datiao waved his hand in front of him and smiled: "She is a cheap person who sees money, as long as the money is in place and the posture is at your disposal, I will call two good families over later, and ensure that the brothers are worth the trip tonight!"
"You're going to order a table of food and drinks later......"
Lu Datou slowed down and took out a broken piece of silver, but Shi Datiao said depressedly when he saw this: "Brother, you can't let me post it upside down again, what kind of wine do you eat for a few dollars of silver, my brother is not as good as before, the house slaves are all gone, how many taels can you give?"
"Uncle Ben still has to pay for drinking, this is your errand fee, idiot......"
Lu Datou threw the silver to him angrily, but his hand slipped and fell to the ground, and it just rolled in front of the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man subconsciously bent down to pick it up, but a fast hand suddenly touched his neck, and Ouyang Jin immediately stepped forward.
"Brother, you're so handsome tonight......"
Shi Datiao stepped forward with a smile, took the silver from the middle-aged man, and led them to the depths with a smile, almost to the end of the street before entering a courtyard, a delicate little widow greeted her, and Shi Datiao immediately dragged her into the house.
"What's wrong? Why don't you do it......"
Lu Datou's face was full of doubts, and the fast hand who made the code whispered: "There are still people in his house, I saw someone photocopied on the window, and the person who came out is not like Li Donglai, although the appearance is similar to the portrait, but his hands are not Lianjiazi at first glance!"
"But we've already caught the strings......"
Ouyang Jin whispered: "Suddenly there are so many officials, I am a woman is the biggest flaw, I must take them down tonight, otherwise tomorrow will be without a trace!"
"I have a way to ......"
After Lu Datou whispered for a while, he walked into the house quickly, and the little widow said with a flushed cheek: "Master, there are too many of you, I ...... I've got to add money!"
"Counting forward to the third courtyard, there is a middle-aged man with black skin, do you recognize it......?"
Lu Datou took out two hundred taels of silver tickets, the little widow nodded hurriedly, Lu Datou immediately pulled her and whispered a few words, and it didn't take long for the little widow to rush out of the door with her hair discarded, and shouted bitterly: "Come on, force Liang to become a prostitute, and rob the people's daughter......"