Jizhou, Zaoqiang County.

Shicun, although the village belongs to Zaoqiang, is still closer to Beizhou, and it is only half a pillar of incense from the old city.

In the dim room, there was an old musty smell, which made people feel sick, Liu Hong could not remember how many days and nights he had spent here, he only knew that he had eaten five Hu cakes, but he was still very hungry.

In addition to Liu Hong, there are three people in the house, one is thin, one is fat, and one is not fat or thin.

"I said, this young man, you are very well-dressed, why do you only have these copper coins on you? Although our brothers don't hurt people's lives, if you can't pay the money, hehe, don't blame the brothers for making an exception! ”

It was a thin middle-aged man who spoke, not tall, with a sharp beak and monkey gills, which made people want to take a second look after just one look.

"It's been three days, the money hasn't been seen, but he lost a few Hu cakes, looking at his business, it stands to reason that twenty yuan is not too much, I think nine times out of ten no one is coming, just chop him up and throw him in the woods, a hundred, just think that a few of our brothers admit that they are unlucky and busy this trip!"

The middle-aged man who was not fat or thin was a little impatient, after all, it was better to go out and intercept it again if he had delayed these days.

"No, since it has been delayed for three days, now I can only continue to wait, seeing that the day of the offering to the village has arrived, I am afraid that it will be too late to intercept it again!"

This time it was a slightly chubby man, and although he looked dull, he was the most talkative of the three.

"Yes, yes, this strong man is right, let's wait!" Liu Hong said yes again and again.

"Or there's a second option!" Liu Hong then grinned.

"Huh? Say it! ”

This time, the three of them said in unison.

Liu Hong said with a smile: "Actually, it's simple, it's the three strong men who let me go first, and I'll go back and get twenty yuan in person and send it to ......."

"It's really not good, it's okay to do it for thirty times, it's all because I made three of these friends!"

"Hahaha, why are you talking nonsense? When have you ever seen someone release someone before they got the money? Why didn't you hand over the money first when you came out for that little lady? The fat man threw his head back and laughed.

"You didn't want it either......" Liu Hong muttered to himself, looking confused.

At this moment, they heard a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door, and the three of them immediately picked up the short knife next to their hands when they heard the sound, and then leaned to the door to hold their breath and listen.

"It's me!"

A voice outside the door whispered.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, and then opened the deadbolt, only to see that the person who came was a strong man, holding a boning knife, and there were still blood stains on the tip of the knife.

This was the first time Liu Hong had seen a stranger outside of the three of them, and when he saw the sharp knife in the man's hand, he immediately exclaimed.

"Men of the Strong......"

Before Liu Hong finished speaking, the thin man rushed up and covered his mouth.

"If you don't want to die, shut up!"

Liu Hong shut up, to be precise, it was the fishy smell on the man's hand that successfully made Liu Hong shut up.

The strong man glared at Liu Hong, and then said solemnly: "The stockade is here!" ”

"Who?" The three of them still spoke in unison.

"Black Dog!"

"He's the only one?" The fat man's expression was a little nervous.

"Well, I guess it's coming!"

The three of them looked stunned, and almost at the same time, the footsteps outside the door sounded again.

"Get out of here!"

Obviously, the man outside the door didn't mean to come in.

The four of them glanced at each other when they heard this, and then signaled Liu Hong to shut up, and then put down the short knife in his hand and opened the door and walked out.

One person in the hospital.

Around fifty years old, his skin was dark and shiny, he was six feet tall, thin as a dog, but he had a beard, and he looked a little ridiculous.

"In two days, the day will be the day to hand over the offerings, are you ready?" The black dog bared its teeth and seemed to be laughing.

"Brother dog, don't worry, there is one in this house, and it will be enough for them to redeem people!" The fatter man was also baring his teeth, and he was indeed laughing.

"The big boss said, if you can't hand it over, there will be no more names for the four of you in the territory of this Beizhou, so let's do it for yourself!"

The black dog said, turned and left.

But as soon as he took a step, he retreated back, still baring his teeth and saying: "By the way, the big boss said, this time I will pay three more times!" ”

"More than three times? This...... Why is that? The fat man was shocked and hurriedly asked.

"Hehe, you go and ask the big boss yourself!"

The black dog turned around and limped away.

The four of them looked at each other with a touch of cruelty in their eyes.

Bang –

The door was kicked open, and Liu Hong's heart suddenly trembled.

......

Gu cheng.

There were many guest houses in the old city, so much so that Yang Jiuzhang took Li Zhen and others to search for a long time before they found the one they lived in before.

At this time, it was almost dusk, and because the city belonged to Wei Bo, it was inconvenient to bring troops here, so only Yan Heng, Xu Liang and Liu Guan were brought.

and the little kid Wang Shaoyi.

"Uncle Yang, are you back, when will the official army go to save Shaolangjun?"

The person who spoke was a child, about the same age as Wang Shaoyi.

Yang Jiuzhang nodded and said, "The official army is in Jizhou, and General Li came with me to ask about something!" ”

"General Lee?" Xiao Tong looked at Li Zhen and the others, his face suspicious.

In half a year, Li Zhen became taller and stronger.

Still very thin though.

"Hahaha, finch, what? Don't recognize me? Li Zhen laughed and stepped forward to pinch the child's face.

"And me!" Yan Heng turned to one side, flashed out from behind Li Zhen, and pinched the little boy's face again without saying anything like Li Zhen.

"Huh?! Plum...... Yan ......, two young Langjun, are you still alive!? The little boy hurriedly bowed down and bowed, but was pulled up by Li Zhen, and when he looked up again, he couldn't cry.

The child's milk is called Finch, and the big name is also called Finch.

Que'er has been Liu Hong's companion since she was a child, so she is naturally familiar with Li Zhen and Yan Heng, and she can't help crying when she sees the two of them at this time.

"Who said the two of us died?" Li Zhen said with a smile.

"My young man!" Xiao Tong rubbed his red face, wiped his tears and said, "My young man said that you two didn't go back to see him for so long, and eighty percent of them are dead!" ”

"Go, go, don't save this fool!" Li Zhen pulled out his legs and walked out, but was dragged by the child.

"Shaolangjun don't go, please save my Shaolangjun!" The little boy tugged at the corner of Li Zhen's robe, sat on the ground and cried and begged.

Yan Heng couldn't help but soften his heart when he saw this, and said to Li Zhen angrily: "Da Lang, when are you still thinking about teasing the birds!" ”

Saying that, Yan Heng picked up the little finch and said with a smile: "Don't cry, if we don't save that fool, won't that fool die?" ”

When the finch heard this, she howled and cried.

Xu Liang and Yang Jiuzhang couldn't help but shake their heads again and again, and Li Zhen slapped Yan Heng hard and scolded: "You fool, you can't persuade anyone!" ”

After getting back to business, Li Zhen gathered the people of the caravan, and only then did he know that someone had come to deliver the letter shortly after Yang Jiuzhang left, and the bandits demanded that they be ransomed with twenty yuan within five days.

Otherwise......

Otherwise, at least these bandits have not met anyone who can't come up with the money, and they naturally won't intercept the person who can't take out the money.

"Could it be that the words of this bandit have been so uniform since ancient times!" Li Zhen thought to himself, but the hanging heart had settled down a little.

The five days did not arrive, at least it means that Liu Hong is still alive.

"It's really still in jujube!" Li Zhen said, smiling, and looked at Wang Shaoyi at the same time.

Wang Shaoyi was taken aback by Li Zhen's look, although he didn't spend much time with Li Zhen, but Wang Shaoyi was most afraid of this kind of smile on Li Zhen's face.

"Brother, don't want to see me, it's none of my business!" Wang Shaoyi was a little aggrieved.

In fact, it is indeed aggrieved.

Wang Yuankui's thoughts would not be told to a child who has not yet reached the crown.

"Erlang, do you know what big cottages are around here?" Li Zhen asked, but he knew that Wang Shaoyi couldn't answer.

Sure enough, I saw Wang Shaoyi shaking his head, "I don't know!" ”

"Do you know where we're looking?" Li Zhen asked again, he still knew that Wang Shaoyi couldn't answer.

"I don't know!" Wang Shaoyi was very cooperative.

"Alas......" Li Zhen sighed lightly, showing disappointment.

After Wang Shaoyi saw this, his face turned slightly red.

"If Da Lang comes, he must know!" Li Zhen said it very lightly, but it just made Wang Shaoyi hear.

The eldest man in Li Zhen's mouth is Wang Yuankui's eldest son, Wang Shaoding.

Wang Shaoyi's face turned even redder.

"Well, in that case, we can only find another way!" Li Zhen said and gently patted Wang Shaoyi's shoulder.

"Liu Guan, you go to find a local, within an hour, I want to know the largest cottage in Beizhou and even Jizhou!" Li Zhen commanded instead.

Liu Guan took the order.

......

Qingyun Village.

Located in the northeast of the old city, the mountain is not high, the forest is not deep, but the village is very large.

As the largest cottage in Jizhou, Beizhou, and even the three states of Texas, it has existed for 30 years.

If you want to survive in the surrounding hundreds of cottages, Qingyun Village relies on a large number of people and miscellaneous.

Among them are nearby farmers, mountain people, and even monks who were dismissed when Huichang destroyed the Buddha and did not want to return to their hometowns.

Most of the farmers are still farmers, but they just take them to do some raiding and trading businessmen, and they also go back to their own state to farm on weekdays, but when they come out to loot, they will use the name of Qingyunzhai.

After all, if you meet a peer, a well-known cottage will naturally make the other party retreat.

This is not unique to Qingyun Village, and there are almost no exceptions to the large and small cottages around.

It's just that these farmers need to pay some offerings to the cottage every month, and the larger the cottage they are back, the more offerings they will pay.

For a cottage like Qingyun Village, it takes five pieces of silver a month to borrow his name, and some small villages can do two or three times.

......

The junction of Jizhou and Beizhou.

Li Zhen is on his way to Qingyun Village.

With five hundred into the German army.

and the little kid Wang Shaoyi.

"Da Lang, how can you be sure that Liu Hong is in Qingyun Village?" Yan Heng held back for a long time, but he still couldn't help but ask at the huge risk of breaking his money.

"I don't know!" Li Zhen replied.

"Then why ......"

"This problem needs to be paid!" Li Zhen smiled, stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Yan Heng.

"Let's pick the biggest hit, and then let it out, and those bandits will know! As long as Qingyun Village is destroyed, they should also be released! ”

The little kid Wang Shaoyi smiled, completely ignoring Li Zhen's iron-blue face.