The shouts of the night watchmen shook the whole ship.

Everyone ran up to the deck to look around, but there was nothing in the bright moonlight, only the rattling of reeds and the river.

Finding that no one could be found, and hearing that there was a figure on duty, the ship boss with a serious face spat under the boat at this time, and then said fiercely: "Maybe it's a few thieves, be alert!" ”

After that, the atmosphere on the ship suddenly became solemn. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the social order collapsed, and bandits were everywhere, not to mention the water-dense place of the Pearl River Delta.

These people on the boat today, except for He Biandan, are all perennial sailors, so they naturally know how powerful the bandits are. So everyone was frightened, and the timid shopkeeper had already hid in the cabin and would not dare to come out.

But this was already the case, and the men had to survive the night: the nearest village was still several miles away, and the people there would not open the door at night or send anyone to help, so the people on the ship could now be said to be alone.

There is no way, if you want to blame it, you can only blame the reef at the bottom of the river, otherwise, the boatmen will not stop in this kind of place even if they are killed.

However, there is a law called Murphy's Law, which in Chinese means what to fear of - at midnight, there are figures in the moonlight, this time several.

This time, the night guard didn't even dare to shout. There are only a dozen or so people on the boat, and it's good to deal with three or two small thieves, if you really meet a gangster with a lot of people, it's not something they can do at all.

After a while, the figures disappeared again.

Most of the people on board now realized that they were in trouble tonight.

After a few rounds of shock, the time has come to the second half of the night, except for the stupid He Bian Dan who found an opportunity to nibble on two rice balls, the rest of the people have already begun to panic: from the reeds on the opposite side, the shadows are full of shadows, and I don't know how many figures are shaking.

"Housheng, come here."

At this time, Shopkeeper Wu, who knew that something would happen tonight, once again secretly pulled He Biandan, who he was very optimistic about, into the corner: "Today's matter, I'm afraid it will affect you." Listen well, if a large group of bandits will come out in a while, then you should run quickly, as far as you can. If you have the heart to go back, go to the Bai family grocery store in Zengcheng to find me. ”

It was only at this time that He Biandan realized the seriousness of the problem. But at the same time as he opened his mouth to ask, "How do you get out of the shopkeeper's housekeeper, I ran away", a loud whistle sounded in the night sky, and then, the lights around were bright, and from the reeds on both sides of the Fuping, more than a dozen sampans suddenly came out, and there were many men holding torches standing on them, and the Fuping was surrounded in an instant.

"Run, posterity, run!"

After being pushed by the shopkeeper Wu, He Bian took a spirit, immediately jumped off the boat, drilled into the reeds in the oblique thorn, and held the eating guy tightly in his hand.

The next moment, when He Bian was about to enter the reeds, he stopped and slowly retreated—the reeds suddenly lit up torches, and a row of figures with knives and axes slowly walked out of it.

At this moment, the Fuping was surrounded by bandits with a total of sixty or seventy people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Xiao Lao'er is the shopkeeper of the Bai family grocery store in Zengcheng, and the proprietor is a Baiju person in Zengcheng County. Today, I don't know which way the heroes are in front of you, please show the font size. ”

Wu's shopkeeper has been in business for half his life, and he has encountered things like this today a few times in his career, so he didn't panic too much, but first showed the font size according to the rules.

In this case, the bandits who generally have friendships will not be too difficult for the people on the ship. After all, most of the sitting tigers live by collecting tolls, and they fight with local caravans every day? This kind of team is long dead.

What Shopkeeper Wu is most afraid of now is encountering bandits. Bandits who pass through the state and county do not think about the consequences at all, and killing people and crossing goods is a standard action.

The next moment, a gloomy and sympathetic voice sounded: "Good teachers and others know, if we don't change our names, if we don't change our surnames, we will be ghosts." ”

When the shopkeeper Wu heard this, his heart was a little relieved: Guitouwa is a reed beach nearby, in which there is a group of thieves who have been entrenched for a long time, and he has also heard of the reputation of the big boss Lao Qi. Although I haven't dealt with these people, they are locals after all, and it seems that everyone's lives can be saved today.

Thinking of this, he replied aloud: "It turned out to be Lao Qiye from Shazhai, I don't know what to learn?" ”

"Hehe, Zengcheng Baiju people, I've heard of it." The gloomy voice sounded again: "But Master Bai has never worshiped our broken temple in the past, and he won't be able to hold Buddha's feet today." The people on the ship listened to it, and those who knew each other honestly tied their hands and took it, and turned around and did it according to the rules, and they were also exempted from using swords. If you dare to bare your teeth with our masters, you will be hacked to death! ”

"Admit it, admit it!" After the shopkeeper Wu and the ship boss glanced at each other, they knew that surrender was the best result, so they admitted it on the spot.

In a bloodless situation like this, the bandits are usually not difficult to capture. As long as the letter is sent back afterwards, Bai Juren will naturally find someone to redeem him, so the shopkeeper Wu hurriedly admitted it.

After hearing the statement of the people on board, the bandits around them prepared to row the sampan over to control the cargo ship.

I don't want to think that the next moment, something happened to me.

Hearing a loud shout from the shore, He Bian picked up the flat pole and fought with the bandits.

The young man experienced this situation for the first time, and he was already panicked, and when he heard that this side was going to surrender, he was completely panicked. He Biandan, who didn't know the follow-up development, thought that he was going to be caught by the thieves and plant lotus, so he picked up the flat pole and tried to kill a way out.

Although He Biantan said that he was suddenly attacked, there were more than a dozen bandits in front of him, could he really let him escape? So the young man was soon fenced off. I saw that under the bright torches and moonlight, He Bian shouted and shouted, opened the shelf, and fought with the people around him.

Unexpectedly, this fight started, but He Biantan was impressive. The young man was tall and had long arms and quick movements, and he slammed the flat shoulder back and forth, and the bandit with the knife and axe couldn't attack his defensive circle in a hurry, and was accidentally knocked over by He Biandan.

He Biandan's hand is also usually exercised. You must know that all walks of life have territory, and porters are no exception, so young people often fight with others.

In this way, He Bian rushed left and right in the crowd like a mad tiger, and in a moment, he actually knocked down three or four bandits. If it weren't for the unfamiliar terrain, maybe he would have really been caught out of the way.

The shopkeeper Wu standing at the bow of the boat was anxious at this time, and shouted vigorously: "Housheng, don't fight, go back to the owner and give us money, you will definitely be able to redeem us, I will guarantee the old man!" ”

He Biantan heard the shout, but this time he was already riding a tiger, surrounded by shaking knives and axes, and he would die if he was hit, so he couldn't stop.

The bandits here saw that He Bian Dan did not listen to persuasion, so they became impatient, and soon two men with three-eyed guns came down from the sampan, and came over and prepared to solve the stupid hat with lead.

I don't want to be at this time, the gloomy voice sounded again: "Don't hurt this person, use!" ”

Hearing the words of the big boss, a few more people came down from the sampan. The next moment, a fishy and smelly one, with a few small salted fish hanging on it, was deducted. Poor He Bian was the three armies of Yongguan, but in the end he was covered by fish, and then he was rushed over and kicked down twice, and rolled on the ground a few times...... Now He Bian is a stick.

Naturally, the human stick did not end well: the raindrops of fists and big feet fell on He Biandan, beating him to scream.

After being beaten enough, the He Ren stick was thrown onto the sampan, and then the shopkeeper Wu and his men were also driven up.

The bandits are familiar with this situation. After the captives who had been turned into meat tickets were taken down, the cargo in the cabin was quickly removed and dispersed to sampans and small boats. At the moment when the eastern sky appeared white, a whistle sounded, and the sampan swarm like a school of sardines disappeared into the reeds, leaving only a lone wrecked ship and the token of the ghost-headed bandits—this was for the rescuers to see, so that the other party could negotiate the ransom.

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The ghost head depression is not far from the place where the Fuping ran aground, otherwise the bandits would not have come so quickly in such an emergency. So after walking through the twists and turns of the reeds for a while, the Lao Qi bandits returned to their old nest.

It is a ghost head depression covered with broken bamboo houses and grass huts, and it is difficult for outsiders who are not familiar with waterways to find this place. When the bandits arrived at the ground, they first put the meat tickets in a special wooden fence "human circle", and then began to unload the goods.

At this time, He Biandan, who still maintained the form of a human stick, was thrown on the empty field, with legs and feet coming and going around him, and from time to time he would be felt that he was in the way and kicked again.

After unloading the goods, the bandits happily began to organize a celebration banquet: today's play is a pie in the sky, and everyone got the war profits without hard work, of course, there is a reason to celebrate.

The next moment, tinplate-packed liquor and cans were picked out of the cargo, the fire was lit, the fish and the chicken were strung on the branches, and the feast began.

And the human stick He Biandan, this time he was finally pushed by his feet and rolled in front of the big boss.

The big boss named Lao Qi doesn't look very old, he looks like he's in his 30s. This person's eyes are narrow, his face is white, his muscles are strong, and he looks like he has a haze of haze.

However, after seeing He Biandan, who had just been uncovered from the fishery, he had a smile on his face: "Decrepit boy, you have good skills, what are you doing?" ”

"Porter." He Biandan, who had a blue nose and swollen face, didn't dare to make a mistake this time, and replied honestly after standing up.

"Tall, good-natured, hot-tempered...... Declining boy, if you are in the wrong business, you are not a porter. When the shopkeeper Lao Qi said this, he smiled, and handed over a bowl of Ganlie's second pot head in his hand: "Follow the master, make sure you eat and drink spicy food, and find a woman to let you vent your anger when you go back, how about it?" ”

"If you don't drink, you will pour it when you drink." He Biantan saw that the bandits were pouring pink luncheon meat into the pot one by one, and saliva flowed out: "Eat the full meal, eat the meat!" ”

"Haha!" The shopkeeper of Lao Qi laughed a few times: "It's still a chick, I like it!" Let's go eat meat, and after eating, I'll send you a red envelope. ”

The next moment, He Bian Dan rushed to the table piled with chickens, ducks and fish, and then he was beaten by the old bandits, and after learning the rules, the young man got a wind chicken and began to gnaw on it.

Squatting in the corner while nibbling on chickens, He Bian stole his eyes and took a closer look at the fence of the people.

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