The half-waning moon, covered by flocculent clouds, looms.

The stars in the sky rushed to squeeze out a faint white light from the cracks in the clouds.

The breeze blew, and the black earth, and the grass and trees ten meters away, were all in a haze, making a monotonous "rustling" sound.

A lovelorn hare broke into Shuzhen's feet in a daze, stood up in astonishment and glanced at it, then turned around and disappeared into the night.

Shuzhen and Xiangzi, hidden behind a nest of sagebrush grass, listened carefully to the movement ahead.

The layout of the yurt has been carefully inspected by Shoko during the day. The large and beautiful yurt room is Usman's guest room, and the two tops next to the big yurt room, the exquisite and exquisite small yurt room, are Usman's bedroom. There lived in each room a wife whom Usman liked.

After listening quietly for a while, except for the footsteps of the patrol sentry at regular intervals, everything seemed to be sent into a sweet sleep by a gentle breeze.

Xiangzi gently squeezed Shuzhen's hand, and slowly touched the cat's waist forward.

For the topography here, Xiangzi and Shuzhen are very familiar with it, after all, the two of them have lived happily and happily here for two or three months. Along a small trench washed by the snow, they reached the vicinity of the small yurt house.

With the faint darkness of the night, it has been possible to clearly distinguish the specific location of the large and small yurt rooms. The entire barracks were immersed in the thick of the night, and there was not a trace of light to be seen.

Shoko carefully observed the activity pattern of the mobile whistle, but was still worried that there was a dark whistle nearby. So, he felt for a pebble and flicked it into the grass not far from the yurt.

First, a dog barked a few times not far away, and then about a dozen dogs, as if they had heard a command, responded positively and ran towards this direction.

Shoko gently squeezed Shuzhen's hand, turned around and slowly stepped back.

When they arrived at the place where they were hiding first, there were already bursts of shouts in the direction of the yurt.

Shoko took Sook-jin's hand and ran in the direction of the temple.

Shuzhen and Xiangzi quietly returned to the house. In the dim light, I saw that the orchid was still sleeping sweetly. Then he closed the door of the inner room, the two looked at each other and smiled, Xiangzi shook his head, and said: "Today is really enough to hang, I didn't expect that there are so many dogs in that goods, if you rashly touch it, I am afraid that the dog will be entangled early." ”

Shuzhen also laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Unexpectedly, I, a veteran assassin, was almost planted in the kennel." ”

Xiangzi smiled helplessly and said, "People are easy to handle, but dogs are difficult." Once you let the dog get entangled, it will be a live target for the adult, and wherever you hide, the dog will kick you out. Fortunately, there was no photo today, and in their opinion, it was also a false alarm, and it would not cause any impact. ”

Shuzhen looked disdainful and muttered, "You can't just do that, you have to find a chance to clean him up." ”

Xiangzi nodded in agreement and said, "It seems that there is only a chance to shoot from a distance." ”

Saying that, Chong Shuzhen smiled and said, "Tossing in the middle of the night, why are you hungry again, let's get some food." ”

Shuzhen smiled at him gently and said, "Then you lie down on the kang first, and I'll cook some white noodles and soup to drink." ”

Early in the morning, the county magistrate Kong was worried about the list of materials sent by Usman, and saw Xiangzi shaking into the door like a frosted eggplant. Then he muttered angrily: "You said this Usman, grain and forage are just that, this thousand sets of cotton clothes, you can teach me where to get miles." You know, the local farmers don't want to grow cotton, so why can't I use reed flowers as cotton? ”

Shoko looked cynical and said, "According to me, it's a shame to just kill him, it's a hundred." save him from doing evil everywhere. ”

County Magistrate Kong paused slightly, as if he had suddenly woken up to something, and pointed at Xiangzi with a nervous expression, saying, "You can't come nonsense!" Usman was now outnumbered, and he would not dare to provoke him. ”

Xiangzi snorted coldly, looked disdainful, and said: "Last night, Shuzhen and I went to go to Guen, if it weren't for him raising a group of dogs, this time, I'm afraid his body would be cold." ”

County Magistrate Kong was stunned for a moment, and then, angrily slapped the table and shouted: "What nonsense! You almost made a big mess. ”

Xiangzi saw that the county magistrate Kong was on fire, and this was the first time since he entered the county office.

was stunned for a moment, and muttered with an aggrieved face: "Didn't you say that he is a scourge of Xinjiang, get rid of him, and everyone will not be relieved." ”

County Magistrate Kong, feeling that he was in a hurry just now, turned to wave his hand mildly, and said in a calm voice: "You sit down first, and I'll tell you slowly." ”

Seeing Xiangzi sitting still, he said earnestly: "Have you read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? ”

Xiangzi nodded indiscriminately. County Magistrate Kong was in high spirits, as if he had returned to the classroom he had taught back then, and then said: "The Battle of Chibi, the burning of the company camp, and the almost annihilation of the Wei army, why did Zhuge Liang let Cao Cao go alone?" ”

Shoko pondered for a moment, but still shook his head blankly.

County Magistrate Kong sighed anxiously and said, "You! I just read a book to see the excitement, but I didn't think about the mystery. At that time, Wei, Shu and Wu stood on three sides, forming a relatively stable situation. Once Cao Cao is killed, the north is bound to be in chaos. Not only will the stability that has been achieved be shattered, but the people will suffer even more from the war.

The same is true of Usman today, who has now been pushed to the height of admiration of his fellow clans, and is under the banner of the national army. Because of his face, he will also restrain his subordinates and dare not wantonly harm the people.

Once Usman is killed, his ranks will quickly split into several groups of bandits worthy of the name. At that time, the soldiers who are now following the rules will pounce on the county town and countryside like locusts. Imagine brother, if that's the case, what will become of Fuyuan County? ”

Xiangzi didn't speak for a long time, and before she knew it, her forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat.

Cotton picks the ground, and it is more labor-intensive to plant. Especially when picking cotton, if you can't pick it in time, it will be blown away by the wind. Therefore, people with few people do not want to have a variety of people, at most they plant some for their own use in the corners of the ridges.

Before Usman's troops came, no one was clamoring for cotton, but this time there were suddenly thousands of sets of cotton clothes on the market, and the cotton on the market seemed to be tight.

Moreover, Usman was stationed for a long time and did not leave time to leave. Therefore, the cotton issue has to be considered in the long run.

Farmers on the outskirts of the city could not count on it, and the mountainous areas were not suitable for cotton growth. So, Shoko can only fight the idea of elm nest.

The brothers carefully calculated half a night, and with the existing manpower conditions of the elm nest, not only can they grow cotton on a large scale, but also have a better harvest than other food crops.

In the past, I didn't think about this aspect, for fear that it would be difficult to sell if I got too much, and I would save it and take up space. Now this uproar has become a way to make money.

Just as the brothers were happily talking about heaven and earth, the fast horse sent by the county magistrate Kong broke in in a hurry.

- Houbaozi Ma's house, there was a tragedy.