Xiyang City East City, thriving shops, bustling crowds, just a few years, the scenery of those big cities appeared in Xiyang City, with the surrounding workshops springing up like mushrooms after a rain, many states and counties people have come to Xiyang to look for work. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

If you come, you will have a job, if you have the strength, you will go to the dock to carry your bag, if you have hands and feet, you will go to various workshops to do things, if you are clever and can speak well, you will go to the wine store and teahouse as a partner, and if you can read words or know carpentry, you will go to the bookstore to do work.

Beggars who are willing to do things can find a livelihood, and beggars who are unwilling to do things but have sound hands and feet are not allowed in Xiyang City, either go or do things, and those who don't leave will be caught to do coolies to repair the river embankment in Wuchang, Jiangnan.

Therefore, there are no beggars in Xiyang City, and there are no broken temples and broken courtyards where beggars are entrenched, but this does not mean that other people will do this.

In a courtyard, a bamboo tube sticks out of the corner of the dilapidated wall, the upper end faces the street outside the wall, but the lower end is a person looking with his eyes, and another person is beside him, looking at the situation around the courtyard.

"Are you out?"

Wu Ming asked, now there was a big mole on his right cheek, and his eyebrows were also painted in the shape of a lying silkworm with black charcoal, even if a similar person looked rough, he couldn't recognize his true face.

There were also a few companions waiting, all dressed in civilian clothes, and of ordinary appearance, as if they were walking down the street.

"Out... It's out! It's coming this way! It's to take two people, one tall and one short! ”

As soon as the words fell, Wu Ming led a few other people out of the side door, but Wu Ming walked in front, and several companions fell behind, one after the other seemed to be unrelated.

The two groups of people quickly turned back to the road in front of the main gate, and just happened to see the two people in front of them, one tall and one short, talking as they walked.

When Wu Ming passed by the two of them, he passed by the tall man, and his right hand swept towards the other party like lightning.

There was an extra small bag in his hand, Wu Ming was about to withdraw his hand, but the tall man grabbed his wrist, the man's eyes flashed with cold light, and there was already an extra dagger in the other hand.

"It's a thief! It's a thief! Get him! ”

Everyone rushed up, and the righteous and brave Wu Ming who tried to "escape" was caught, and the two people, one tall and one short, saw that there were enthusiastic people to help, and they were a little overwhelmed for a while, and took the small bag back, but they were stopped by enthusiastic people just about to leave.

"Brother, don't be afraid, there is a king in Xiyang City, I will wait for a few to escort this thief to the official office, and ask my brother to testify!"

"Huh? No, no, thank you, the two of me are still in a hurry! The tall man said in a hurry, wanting to leave with the short man, but was stopped by a warm-hearted person.

"That's not going to work, brother!" The first one shouted, pointing to the passers-by who began to look outside, "The government said that there is a reward for catching thieves, and I will escort this guy to the yamen, without your two bitter masters to testify, I will be bitten back!" ”

"Yes, yes, the two brothers did me a favor, and then went to the official office to testify, not to mention the bounty, it is also good to punish the evil and promote the good."

"The official office is not far away, the two of you will take a detour, and it won't be long in delay."

Enthusiastic people, you and I said a word, the two of them were a little entangled, and two more escorted Wu Ming forward, and one of them kicked him: "I have hands and feet, but I came to steal!" ”

The passers-by at the entrance of the street saw that they were catching thieves, and then went to the official office to hand over the reward, and few paid attention to it, and the group walked forward along the laneway, and suddenly things changed after turning a corner.

Wu Ming and his companions who pretended to be enthusiastic people suddenly attacked, first pulled out a short stick, knocked out the daggers in the hands of the two people who were secretly on guard, one tall and one short, and then beckoned directly to the head without waiting for their shouting, knocked unconscious on the ground and took out the rope and tied it.

Gagged his mouth and blindfolded, he carried the two of them to the cart parked in the corner, covered them with straw mats and straw, and walked in the other direction, Wu Ming looked around, found no witnesses, and then snorted and said to one person:

"Boy, that kick just now was hard enough, the communiqué is a personal vendetta, right?"

"Wu Tou, how dare I, isn't this what you said to act like the real thing?"

"Less verbose! Please drink tonight, or I'll let you act next time! ”

"Wu Tou, don't you have to work overtime tonight, the confessions of these two are very important, let's do it another day."

"Less of this! By the way, let them call it a day and flash people quickly. ”

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At night, somewhere in a mountain col, there is silence all around, the dark mountain forest looks dangerous, and I don't know how many poisonous insects and beasts lurk in it, and from time to time there are strange screams, which adds a sense of horror.

Several men in gray were gathered under a tree, all sitting on the ground with their backs to the tree, and it was difficult to detect anyone unless they were close, and two people in the tree, climbing on the canopy, each looking out with a long pipe through the branches and leaves.

In the dark col, there was a place where there was a fire, and the movement of the light was not comparable to a few lights, and not only that, but there was also a faint sound coming from it, and it seemed that it was very lively.

"I'm not afraid to be conspicuous when I light a fire in the middle of the night." Zhang Dingfa sneered, put away the clairvoyant mirror, and motioned for another person to go down the tree, "The place has been determined, so there is nothing to look at." ”

"Chief, are you going to wait until dawn before leaving, or are you?"

"Walking at night, people are much more powerful than poisonous insects and beasts."

The two of them got down from the tree, gathered a few people under the tree to get up slowly, retreated towards the outside of the forest, and just walked a few steps, and stood up in a bush they passed, and followed them as broken backs.

Walking slowly, there were secret sentinels joining the team along the way, and when they had to exit the woods, there were already dozens of people.

They were all dressed in night clothes, with a variety of weapons in their hands, and some were carrying crossbows, but their bodies were very thin, and their faces were painted with faint patterns, which did not look like ordinary Han people.

"Leader Zhang, are you going to retreat?"

A person asked in a strange official tone, and Zhang Dingfa nodded when he heard this: "The place is decided, and I will talk about it later." ”

"Have you remembered the path here?"

"I probably remember, but next time I come, I have to lead the way, otherwise I will let the prey run away."

The group did not delay, and went out of the mountain, there was a village at the foot of the mountain, and the scale was not small, but they did not go in the direction of the village, but chose to climb the mountain.

It is difficult to walk the mountain road in the daytime, let alone climb the mountain at night in the hazy moonlight, but this is difficult for the cat team led by Zhang Dingfa, and with the help of a guide who is good at walking the mountain road, the traces of the team soon disappeared between the mountains and forests.

The guards under the Duke of Yi are now divided into two parts according to the division of labor, one part is called the "dog team" and the other part is called the "cat team", the dog team is responsible for keeping the house as the name suggests, and the cat team is responsible for catching mice.

By the time the rat hole is almost found, the fangs can be revealed. (To be continued.) )