Late that night, Liujia Village.

Xun Bowen pulled his two friends, Xia Mingzhi and Liang Yizhi, with a lantern, and walked towards the workshop with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Xia Mingzhi tried to avoid the puddles on the ground in the dim light, and couldn't help but complain: "Brother Yuli, the second young master only went to Fucheng today, I don't know how many days it will take to come back, why should he be in such a hurry for the things he explained, you see, I am a new shoe made by my inside-in-law, I am afraid that I will be told again when I go back." ”

"Hahaha, Brother Shansi, don't you hear that 'the difficult things in the world must be done in the easy, and the big things in the world must be done in the details', since the second young master specially asked us to check the goods in the workshop, this is to trust us, otherwise he will not order several assistant assistants in the workshop, but he will ask us to do nothing. Don't worry, I heard that a tavern is about to be built in the village, and I will invite you two to have a drink when the time comes. ”

Xun Bo wrote an appointment, he was originally a Xiucai of Xiangyang Mansion, and after coming to Liujia Village with Tang Xiuyuan's fleet, he was appointed as the deputy assistant manager of each house like the other twelve Xiucai, but it didn't take long for him to be promoted to assistant manager of the factory by Liu Ximing because of his diligence.

As for his two friends Xia Mingzhi Xia Shansi and Liang Yizhi Liang Wengu, they served as deputy assistant of the accounting office and deputy assistant of the commercial room respectively, and they were dragged over by him to help with the inventory.

Liang Yizhi couldn't help but be a little amused when he heard Xia Mingzhi's insincere complaints, from Huguang to Sichuan, the three of them have worked together in the same boat for so long, where do they not know each other's personality, Xia Mingzhi Although he is a little cynical because he was framed by the prefect of Jingzhou Prefecture, he is indeed very righteous, and this is just ridicule.

He also shook his head and smiled: "It is said that you Xun Youli is about to become the second young master's henchman, I see that your posture, although it is not far away, not to mention anything else, just your house has already envied many people." ”

"Hehe, this is true, Brother Yoli, your house is really comfortable, I didn't expect to have a peaceful place to live in the countryside, my inner man has been talking about this house in my ear, and I almost say that I have no ability."

Xun Bowen heard the two of them say this, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face, "As the so-called scholar dies as a confidant, the second young master treats me as a national soldier, and I should repay him as a national scholar, just as Brother Shansi said, I thought that I would wander the world from now on, but I didn't expect to find a peach source in Sichuan. ”

Seeing that both of them showed thoughtful expressions, Xun Bowen continued to laugh and said: "Why do you think I have to call the two of you, it's not to give you more opportunities to show your face, I see that the second young master ordered the investigation of the matter this time, but in fact, I am afraid that it is to find out all kinds of shortcomings in the workshop. ”

The two of them suddenly came to their senses when Xun Bowen said this, Xia Mingzhi hurriedly stepped forward and walked side by side with Xun Bowen, "This is true, could it be that you have discovered something?" ”

Xun Bowen looked up and found that he and the others had walked outside the wall near the workshop, and he was about to say something to Xia Mingzhi, when he suddenly noticed a black shadow flashing above the wall.

"Shhh Wengu, you go to the city wall on the other side of the dock to find some people from the Longxiang group, Shansi, let's go in and find out. ”

"Are you crazy", Liang Yizhi grabbed the stupid and bold Xun Bowen and Xia Mingzhi, "If there are really some bad people going in as you said, what can you two weak scholars do, let's go find someone with me." ”

Xun Bowen shook his head firmly: "Someone must watch here, otherwise you won't be able to catch them when you turn around, you go quickly, don't delay your efforts." ”

Liang Yizhi saw Xun Bowen's determined expression in the faint moonlight, and knew that the nine cows couldn't pull him back, so he didn't say more, turned around and ran towards the city wall by the river.

Liu Ximing built the workshop in the northeast corner of the village, not far from the wharf and the east gate, taking into account the problems of water-powered carts and cargo transportation, and safety on the other.

Since the introduction of tens of thousands of displaced people in November, the number of recruits of the Longxiang Regiment has expanded to 1,400 people, Liang Yizhi has participated in several joint meetings as the deputy assistant of the commercial house, and knows that there should be a team of veterans of the Longxiang Regiment and a new recruit on duty at the city gate at this time, and he does not care about the slippery road in the dark, and runs towards the city gate quickly.

Xia Mingzhi tugged at Xun Bowen's sleeve, and asked a little nervously: "Who are these estimated people, what should we do, enter through the main entrance?" ”

"It's not proper", Xun Bowen thought for a while and shook his head and said: "There is a gate guard at the main gate, I see that the person just now looks familiar with the door and the way is not like the first time to come, that old Wang has no reason not to notice it, maybe he is also in a group with this gang, let's also go over the wall, so as not to startle the snake." ”

"Is this the problem you found, what do you say these guys are doing in the middle of the night?"

"Hmph", Xun Bowen sneered, and while looking for a place to climb along the wall of the workshop, he explained to Xia Mingzhi: "I'm afraid this group of people is just one of the problems, there are goods and materials piled up everywhere in the workshop, and you can exchange a lot of money for some if you take them out. ”

Xia Mingzhi vaguely saw Xun Bowen squatting in the corner of the wall like a soldier of the Long Xiang Regiment, with his hands on his thighs, he also immediately recalled the scene when he watched the drill of the Long Xiang Regiment, put the skirt in front of his robe to his waist, trotted a few steps and stepped on Xun Bowen's hands and threw himself at the wall.

In the darkness, Xun Bowen's hands suddenly sank and stepped on them, and he immediately followed with force, lifting his hands up and sending Xia Mingzhi to the wall.

Xia Mingzhi knew that after the wall was stable, he rode on the wall and pulled Xun Bowen up with both hands.

Thanks to the early construction of the workshop in Liujia Village, there was no time to build a wall that was too high, otherwise it would be difficult for them to climb over with the two scholars.

"Huh, these little thieves are really bothered, aren't they afraid that the second young master will rain down the wrath of the thunder?"

Xia Mingzhi climbed off the wall with some difficulty, and took a breath to talk to Xun Bowen.

Xun Bowen lightly hammered Xia Mingzhi's shoulder, "Just how did you escape from Jingzhou Mansion with your bones, or you will practice with the Long Xiang Regiment in the future." ”

"Don't, don't, if it weren't for your old man's house, I would definitely go and call someone." , Xia Mingzhi rubbed his thighs vigorously in the dark, and was rubbed by the masonry on the wall just now.

"Haha, you ask them if they are afraid, I think they must be afraid, so many people have seen the manifestation of Emperor Ziwei with their own eyes, who is not afraid, but if they are afraid, no one is greedy? Haven't you seen the group of officials and gentry who burn incense and worship Buddha every day, they are also afraid of the wrath of the gods and Buddhas, but they are not still greedy. ”

"Hey, people's hearts are not ancient, they are all caused by desire, our sins are, and so are these people, woohoo, if the saints don't come out, the world will be difficult to appease."

Xun Bowen pulled Xia Mingzhi to hide behind a big tree, he kept poking his head out to look at the textile workshop in front of him, and whispered: "Where did the saint come from, I think the second young master's words are right, there has never been a savior, and we can't rely on the immortals and saints, they can't be busy with their own affairs, where can we mortals, if we want the world to be peaceful, we still have to rely on ourselves." ”

"Hehe, you're full of what the second young master said now, this is fast enough......"

Without waiting for Xia Mingzhi to finish speaking, Xun Bowen pushed him, "Let's go, I don't see those people, let's follow in and take off your headscarf." ”

Xia Mingzhi's eyes widened and he looked in the direction of Xun Bowen's finger, and he could vaguely see five figures sneakily moving into the workshop, after all, these people still had some scruples, and they didn't dare to blatantly light the lantern, but this gave the two of them a chance.

However, Xia Mingzhi was still a little hesitant in his heart, so he grabbed Xun Bowen and stopped him, "Since these people dare to come to commit crimes, they are all familiar with each other, let's just follow them like this, won't they be directly exposed, what should we do if we are outnumbered when the time comes?" ”