Shangquyang County, a county town in the north of Changshan County, was occupied by the exile army several times and was recovered by the imperial court several times.

Now, after expelling and defeating the hundreds of defenders of the imperial court, Shile's soldiers and horses have taken over the place, and the city patrol has changed to the costume of Shile's army.

This long-suffering city has a new owner.

At this time, a few people in the city were walking cautiously in the streets and alleys, and finally stopped in front of a house.

They are Liu Gang, Peng Qi and others.

Compared with before, the two children of the family looked a little embarrassed, their clothes were torn and muddy, and their faces were not as rosy as they were a few days ago, but they were still clean.

There were several figures around the two of them, and the closest were three slender figures.

The clothes of these three people wrapped their whole bodies, and their faces were covered by hoods, so they couldn't see their faces clearly, but it was not difficult to see from their posture and posture that these were actually three women.

On the periphery, there are five powerful men who are guarding, and at first glance they are the likes of the courtyard, who are paying attention to the surroundings with vigilant faces, constantly observing the surrounding situation.

Just as several people were becoming more and more vigilant, the door of the courtyard in front of them suddenly opened, and a rather shrewd-looking man walked out, this person looked about forty years old, followed by two ordinary-looking men and women, these two people were dressed in coarse cloth clothes, and their expressions were restrained.

"Two sons," the shrewd man of about forty years old came to Liu Gang and the others, saluted Liu Gang and Peng Qi, and then whispered: "It has been said that the head of the family is willing to let us go in for a night, but it will cost two taels of silver." ”

"Two taels of silver?" Peng Qi's eyes widened, this price is only for one night, it is incredible, even in Luoyang, I am afraid that no tavern or inn dares to ask for such a price, if it is placed in Pengcheng, it is enough to buy a comfortable courtyard on the outskirts of the city.

The shrewd man lowered his voice a little, and said helplessly: "This is also a helpless thing, the situation is different, martial law inside and outside the city, I'm afraid no one wants to take in outsiders, these two still have an old relationship with me, and they have some friendship in the past, so it can make sense, but the price is bigger after all." ”

It turned out that this shrewd man was the steward of Liu Gang's mansion, named Liu Quan, and he took care of Liu Gang and the others this time.

In his early years, he traveled with the master of the Liu family and made some friends, and the family he found at the moment was that he met the deceased brother during his travels, and he had several encounters.

Liu Gang because of the grievances, had to flee out of the real determination, the accompanying people scattered, only the loyal steward and the nursing home with him, the situation plummeted, fortunately in this steward remembered the past friendship, he proposed to come to Quyang to take refuge, the group came here, did not expect that after several military disasters here, it has long changed its appearance, plus after the occupation of Shile soldiers and horses, martial law was implemented, it was difficult to enter the city, and it was even more difficult to stay, and it was found here after several twists and turns.

Waiting for Liu Quan to negotiate in the past, the other party did not look at the situation, and asked for a huge amount of silver taels on the grounds of safety and danger, but the situation is stronger than people, and in the current situation, everyone urgently needs a stable place to settle, otherwise they will not have the energy to continue to go north, and they need to find an opportunity to pass the news to the north, so after weighing, Liu Quan still brought the couple over, intending to let Liu Gang make a decision.

Sure enough, Peng Qi was taken aback when he heard the amount of money, and his face showed hesitation, they came out this time, and they brought no more or no less silver taels, but they had encountered a mutation before, and a lot of money was sent away by the scattered servants and guards, and there was really not much left in his hand, and seeing that the journey to Youzhou was not smooth, he had to keep it for emergencies, if he was here, he would give two taels......

"It's all because of the little woman, and it has affected Gongzi and others." Among the three tightly wrapped women, one of the leaders whispered, with a hint of guilt in his words, and his voice was crisp, "If it weren't for me and others, how could I have suffered such a disaster as Gongzi and others." ”

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

The expressions of the couple behind Liu Quan also began to be cloudy, as if they were thinking about something.

Just when everyone's mood was getting heavier and heavier, Liu Gang suddenly said: "It's okay at this price, but I also ask the virtuous couple to prepare some ordinary clothes for us, and dinner should also be prepared, in addition, I hope the two of you can help us prepare some dry food, and the money to buy is also waiting for me, you are only responsible for buying." ”

As soon as he spoke, whether it was Liu Quan, Peng Qi, or even the husband and wife, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then the husband and wife nodded yes and led the group into the courtyard.

The courtyard of this family is not big, the layout is simple, there is no decoration, at first glance it is an ordinary family, when Liu Gang and others walked in, they could see the door of the inner room, there was a man and a woman and two children hiding behind the door, timidly inquiring about the group that walked in.

Liu Gang smiled at the two children, and immediately startled the two children, and hurriedly hid.

Seeing this, the woman in the husband and wife hurriedly walked over and whispered something, and after a while, the three disappeared.

It was the male head of the family who came over and whispered: "Liu Gongzi, you are a big man in the family, you may not be used to living here, please bear with me a little, I will prepare dinner, and the clothes will be brought up as soon as possible, this ......" At the end, his expression was a little twisted.

Liu Gang looked at it, already understood, and said to Liu Quan: "Uncle Quan, give him the silver first." ”

Liu Quan nodded, took out the silver taels from his arms, and handed them to the man with a happy face, with anger in his eyes.

After the man had taken the money, he did not tarnish any longer, and after saying a few words, he hurried away.

Soon, the clothes were delivered first.

"Let's change it first, it turns out that one is too eye-catching." Liu Gang immediately commanded, and Peng Qi and many nursing homes nodded when they heard this, and they changed them one after another.

Peng Qi sighed with emotion: "Yunji, you are indeed different now, many times, it depends on you to make decisions, otherwise I don't know how many situations will happen on this road, and you will deal with such a situation calmly, otherwise we would have suffered a long time ago." ”

Liu Gang shook his head and said: "I'm not a skill, I'm just imitating Brother Chen, what we are experiencing now is also related to me, and I should be responsible." ”

At this time, the previous three women leaned over, and the leader unbuttoned his hood, revealing a delicate face, and she said with a face full of shame: "This matter is because of the little woman, and it has caused trouble to the two sons, if you can't do it, hand over the little girl, and always keep the two sons well." ”

Liu Gang waved his hand and said: "This is not the case, when encountering such things, anyone with a righteous heart will come forward." ”

Peng Qi also nodded and said: "That's right, when the street robs the people's daughters, it really happens, that is, it can happen under the rule of the Hu people." As he spoke, he suddenly said to Liu Gang: "Yunji, have you ever paid attention to the situation on the street, the order of the Hu people here is even more obvious, I am afraid it is not a good thing." ”

Liu Gang's face was serious, and he nodded: "What we have observed during this time, we must talk to Brother Chen about it." ”