As soon as the sun rolled into the ditch, the air became warmer.

The sparrows in the trees, not knowing whether they were laughing at the bandits' softness, or planning to welcome their new neighbors, one by one cocked their tails, nodded and barked.

Xiangzi, sleepy-eyed, was about to go around, but saw Tie Dan hurriedly come over and said: "The village is all checked, except for grain and oil to eat and drink, there is nothing of value."

I asked the brothers to load the trucks, and I was afraid that the existing trucks would not be able to be completed. ”

Xiangzi muttered in a deep voice: "The food has to be transported back, just to make military rations." ”

As he was talking, the sentry at the south gate came over with a middle-aged man.

When the man saw Xiangzi, he rushed over with some excitement, took Xiangzi's hand and said, "You are Assistant Guo, right?" It can be regarded as looking forward to you, over the years, the villagers can let these turtle grandchildren give the disaster to the day. ”

Shoko smiled gently at him and said, "You are?" ”

The man sighed and said, "I am the village chief of Shuanggou Village in the south, and in the second half of last night, I heard the sound of gunshots like fried pockmarks. Just thought, someone must have cleaned up these turtle grandchildren, and when they saw that there was no movement early in the morning, they had the courage to come over to see what was going on. Sure enough, it's you. ”

Xiangzi smiled at him and said, "You came just in time, I'm worried." ”

The man took a step forward and said briskly, "As long as you can help, you can never say anything." ”

Xiangzi smiled with relief and said, "I want to hire a few carriages for you to transport some goods to the county." ”

As he spoke, he raised his chin at Tiedan, and continued, "How many are there?" ”

Tie Dan hurriedly said: "Two or three are done." ”

The man slapped his thigh anxiously and shouted, "Hey! What do you hire or not, you clean up all the scourge under our noses, and what is it to get out a few wagons. I am not satisfied with you for saying that the people in the village have worked for them all these years. These houses and the walls have been repaired, so I'll go to Zhangluo. ”

With that, he hurried away.

When the car was almost loaded, Xiangzi found Du Shengren, pointed to the big house and the wall, and said, "There are a lot of good timber miles here, let people dismantle them, and sell them to subsidize your military expenses." I'll leave it to you, remember to leave some utensils and belongings for the local villagers. The team returned to the village to rest for a few days, and then had time to train. During this period, pay more attention to inquire about the traces of Hazhan Mountain, and I will often send people to contact you. ”

Three days later, Xiangzi led a large group of men and horses, escorted more than 30 bandits and eight carriages, and entered the city in a mighty way.

The magistrate of Kong County received the good news of Xiangzi in advance, and specially organized students, townspeople and wealthy squires to beat gongs and drums to welcome them. The lively scene is no worse than when County Magistrate Kong took office.

Seeing that Sun Mingzhi was also crowded in the crowd, Xiangzi waved at him affectionately on the horse, and gestured with his hands on his chest for a while.

Others can't figure it out, but Sun Mingzhi knows that Xiangzi is telling himself that the wooden box can be returned to Zhao.

Five days later, the county held a grand commendation meeting for suppressing bandits.

At the meeting, Sun Mingzhi was heavily praised for his disregard for his personal reputation and safety, burning his house with great righteousness, deceiving the bandits, and making the first contribution to the suppression of bandits.

In addition to compensating for various losses, another 1,000 yuan will be rewarded. Sun Mingzhi took advantage of this to not only seal the suspicion and discussion of the public, but also save face.

Moreover, it has also been admired and admired by the people. I am happy in my heart, and I simply do it to the end. On the spot, he donated all the 1,000 yuan prize money to the militia group for funds. As soon as this remark came out, it caused bursts of praise from everyone.

After only a few days, I saw Du Shengren Pegasus coming to find Xiangzi. It is said that near the birch nest in Dayou Township, I saw the traces of Hazhan Mountain.

Xiangzi pondered for a long time, as if he suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Recently, has anyone in the birch nest held a happy event?" ”

Du Shengren paused a little and said, "The Zhang family in Huawo, marry a daughter-in-law to the eldest son, and the day after tomorrow will be the right day." ”

Xiangzi nodded slightly and said, "I know the Zhang family in Huawo, and in that area, it is also a wealthy family. Ha Zhanshan, will he take advantage of the happy event to extort the Zhang family's money? ”

Du Shengren responded contemplatively and said: "When you mention this, I think about it." At the beginning of spring, the Zhao family in Lucaogou married a daughter-in-law, so they let Hazhan Mountain stir up. The Zhao family is afraid of death, so they want to give something, but they can toss it. ”

Xiangzi, as if he had an idea in his heart, said to him: "You paint the terrain around Zhang's house and other people." ”

So, Du Shengren drew a rough picture.

Xiangzi looked carefully, pointed to a family not far from Zhang's family, and said, "Does this family have anything to do with the Zhang family?" ”

Du Shengren said without thinking: "The two families are half-brothers, and the younger brother is the younger brother who does the happy event, called Zhang Youcai, and the elder brother is called Zhang Youdao." ”

Xiangzi smiled with satisfaction and said, "You have to rush back to eat something, let the two Zhang families, each vacate a room, and I will take someone up in the middle of the night tomorrow."

You take advantage of the darkness to transport the guy into Zhang's house first, and on the same day, send Dayou's team members to help Zhang's family. I'm hiding in Zhang's house, and we'll meet tomorrow night. The two must be settled well, and the slightest rumor must not be revealed. ”

Even though it's April, the air in the middle of the night feels as if it has just been blown out of an ice cellar.

The semi-circular moon sticks to the clear sky. There is a thick chill in the smile. The stars in the sky, still blinking in the depths, never tired eyes.

In the blue-gray night, I don't know which shrewd dog, as if it had discovered something, barked a few times. Suddenly, there was a flurry of dog barking.

The barking of the dogs seemed to be frozen by the clear gusts of wind.

The punctual roosters, but they scrambled to crow, and this was their third time.

The birch nest is a rich land in the area of Dayou Township, and the valley embraced by the two mountains is all dark and fertile land. In particular, the artichoke in the half-slope dry land grows round and smooth, and the sweet sand is delicious. was still fighting against Ma Zhongying, and Du Shengren brought some as rations, which opened everyone's eyes.

After Xiangzi hit it, he got good at it, and he shouted for Shuzhen to steam it every once in a while.

Shoko and Sook-jin walked at the back of the group, and in the quiet valley, only the chaotic sound of horses' hooves, wantonly pounding on the sleeping earth.

Turning a corner of an earthen beam, there were suddenly several dog barks at the entrance of the village. Shoko's heart tightened, and he immediately beckoned the team members to slow down and move forward with bated breath.

A few dog barks, like tinder in a dry pyre, and there is a quick response. The barking of dogs soon drowned out the wheezing of the team members.

At this time, the moon hung obliquely on the western cliff. The earth took on a pre-dawn darkness.

An inexplicable worry, like a harsh mountain wind, swept through Shoko's heart.