Seventy-nine hidden

There is a tavern in the wicker alley of Quanzhou City, every day after Geng hour, the tavern will open on time, the little guy in the tavern is about ten years old, the eyebrows and eyes are very festive, the hands and feet are also very diligent, when you see the guests, you will always run forward attentively, lead the guests to sit at the table, this young man is called Shunzi, is the son of the tavern owner Dong shopkeeper, Dong shopkeeper has a good craft of winemaking, the burning knife made is mellow, the price is fair, it is very popular with the people nearby, over time, this tavern is also lively, Every day, many porters gather here to drink a cup or two to relieve fatigue.

In the evening of this day, the shopkeeper Dong was busy making wine for people, and he shuttled among the guests neatly, and the people who came to drink here were not very particular, so they could drink a pot of wine with peanuts, and they were drinking while talking about the mountains, which was also very lively. Among the drinking guests, four or five people were drinking happily around a table, and one of them, a young man with a big waist and a round waist, drank all the red face, he picked up the sea bowl on the table and drank it all, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said: "Shopkeeper Dong, this wine is getting better and better, and it is even better than that autumn tang spring." "Qiutang Spring is a popular good wine in Quanzhou City, it is said that one or two silver and a jar, the price is very expensive.

A young man in a coarse cloth coat opposite him was already four or five points drunk, he sneered, and scolded with a smile in his mouth: "Ye Lao Er, you can blow this cowhide drum vigorously, you have drunk Qiu Tang Chun, and you can dream of your mother." ”

Ye Lao Er was also drunk, and when he heard the person opposite say this, he immediately glared unhappily: "Zhu Mazi, you don't have to look down on people, my cousin is the catcher of Quanzhou Mansion, last time Governor Zhang gave everyone a jar of autumn tang spring, and he specially took it home and invited me to taste it." ”

One person just picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, and when he heard Ye Lao Er say this, he couldn't help but laugh, and the wine in his mouth sprayed Ye Lao Er's face at once, and the man laughed and said: "Ye Lao Er, you mentioned your cousin who can't hit with eight poles, and people probably didn't take you seriously." ”

Ye Lao Er wiped the wine on his face and said unhappily: "Boss Tao, why don't you believe what I say, my cousin is really the yamen catcher, if anyone bullies you in the future, report my cousin's name, and he will not dare to be presumptuous in front of you." ”

When he said this, the rest of the people laughed crookedly, as if Ye Lao Er often showed off his cousin who was a fast catcher in front of everyone. Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Ye Lao Er couldn't help but be anxious, and said to everyone: "Do you know that the officers and soldiers posted a notice in the city today to arrest a group of pirates, but for what? ”

When everyone heard that he was a little famous in his words, they couldn't help laughing, and they all came over and said: "This is true, there are indeed many officers and soldiers searching from house to house today, Ye Lao Er, do you know what is going on?" ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Ye Lao Er couldn't help but feel proud, and deliberately didn't want to talk more about Qiao, Zhu Mazi couldn't help but scold when he saw him like this: "Ye Lao Er, what are you selling, if you have a fart, you can talk quickly, what is the matter if you lose your brother's appetite and wilt without squeaking." Oh, I see, you're bragging about the drums again. ”

When Ye Lao Er heard him say this, his eyes immediately widened and said: "I bragged about the drum, my cousin told me clearly, last night they were going to catch a group of pirates, this group of pirates was hiding in Quanzhou City, and they wanted to rob some beautiful women to the island, and they were the most short of women." As soon as he said this, the people next to him couldn't help but inhale in unison and said, "This group of pirates who killed a thousand knives actually harbored such evil intentions. ”

Ye Lao Er spat and said disdainfully: "Zhu Mazi, what are you worried about, you don't have a sow at home, and you still have a big clove of garlic here." ”

Zhu Mazi's face turned red, and he sneered at each other: "Ye Lao Er, you are also a bachelor, and you still have the face to laugh at me?" ”

Everyone saw that the two of them were blushing and thick-necked, and couldn't help laughing, Tao Lao laughed and said: "Don't be crows and laugh at pigs, Ye Lao Er, there was really an incident of officers and soldiers catching thieves yesterday, tell us, what was the situation at that time?" ”

Ye Lao Er immediately said in a colorful voice: "My cousin said that they dispatched a hundred and ten good men last night, and there were about a dozen pirates in that gang. ”

As soon as he said this, Zhu Mazi immediately intercepted and said: "Don't lie to us, more than a hundred pirates will be caught quickly, and they will let them run away, who will believe this?" Sure enough, someone on the side nodded in agreement.

Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Ye Lao Er was a little anxious, and immediately lowered his voice and said: "I heard that there was a catcher from the capital who colluded with those pirates. ”

A group of people were dumbfounded when they heard this, and they all looked shocked when they saw that Ye Lao Er's expression was not like a joke, and someone muttered: "This fast catcher from the capital is so arrogant, he doesn't even put the prefect in his eyes, and it is estimated that he will not want his life." ”

Ye Lao Er said happily, and suddenly thought of his cousin's warning not to go out and talk nonsense, so as not to cause trouble, but he regretted his quick speech, and hurriedly took a sip of wine and said, "There is still something to be busy, let's drink together another day." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly stood up, said hello to everyone and walked away.

Everyone wanted to ask Ye Lao Er for some more details, but when they saw him leave suddenly, they lost interest for a while, and several people turned to talk about other topics.

The shopkeeper Dong was drinking in front, but Ye Laoer's words just now obviously attracted him, and he didn't even notice that the wine was overflowing, and when the wine flowed to his feet, he came back to his senses, quickly stopped his hand, and put the wine jug on the counter. Since then, he seems to be a little restless, and he is not as attentive as before.

When the guests dispersed, Shunzi cleaned up the tables and chairs with his hands and feet, and cleaned up the store, but the shopkeeper Dong was a little stunned, and Shunzi thought that his father was a little tired, so he hurriedly came over and said, "Dad, you go to rest first, and I'll clean it up myself." ”

The shopkeeper Dong didn't say much, and walked out of the door directly, but he didn't go to the room, and Shunzi saw that the place where he went seemed to be going to the wine cellar, and couldn't help but be a little strange: It's so late, why is my father going to the wine cellar?

The Dong family's wine cellar is not big, and there are several large vats of wine in it, but in this small space, there are more than a dozen people crowded, these people are Zuo Gongquan's group who escaped from the Lin family's house last night, and Ding Si is also sitting in the middle of them. It turned out that Ding Si and Lin Zhengdao escaped last night while everyone was panicking, and Zuo Gongquan had already agreed with Lin Zhengdao in advance about the hiding place, so the two saw that there were no pursuers, and immediately rushed to meet them.

Zuo Gongquan saw the shopkeeper Dong walk in, carefully closed the door of the wine cellar, and quickly stood up and said, "Old Dong, I've caused you trouble this time." ”

Shopkeeper Dong hurriedly said: "Mr. Zuo is polite, if you hadn't saved me in the sea last time, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago." It's just that according to the information I got today, notices to arrest you have been posted on the streets and alleys, and the officers and soldiers are searching from house to house. After finishing speaking, he secretly glanced at Ding Si, and thought: This person looks different from Zuo Gongquan and his gang, could it be that he is from the capital to catch fast, but I don't know how they got mixed up?

Zuo Gongquan did not panic, and said confidently: "It's okay, we have already discussed, and we will leave early tomorrow morning." ”

The shopkeeper Dong dissuaded: "Don't worry, wait for the wind to be unhurried before leaving, I am very safe here, and no one doubts that there will be people hiding in my wine cellar." ”

Zuo Gongquan said with a smile: "Lao Dong, you have a lot of people here, I'm afraid that something will go wrong, if someone finds out about us, maybe it will affect you, don't worry, we have a plan now, even if we leave here, we are safe." ”

Seeing that they had made up their minds, the shopkeeper Dong no longer stopped them, and sat down and chatted for a while before telling them to leave.

Chen Fu heard that it was very quiet outside, glanced at Zuo Gongquan, and asked puzzledly: "Uncle Ding, this place is very safe, why do we want to leave here?" ”

Zuo Gongquan explained: "We have too many people, and this is a place where people come and go, in case the wind goes away, things will not be good, I have arranged other hiding places in Quanzhou, we simply divide it into zero, so that the movement is smaller, and it will be relatively safer." Then he said to everyone: "Tomorrow, at the end of the day, let's leave here in three groups, Chen Fu took a few brothers to protect the agate and the magpie to find a blacksmith shop in the three alleys in the east of the city, Ji Fei settled there, and you went to meet him; Zhengdao took a few brothers and Ding Zhu to find a businessman named Sun Hong in Sunjialou in the west of the city, he also has a good friendship with us, you only need to report my name, he will provide you with all convenience; As for me, I will take the rest of my brothers to ambush near Yihong Pavilion, and Sister Ji has already settled there in advance to keep an eye on Mengdie. Let's divide it into three groups, we must not only act carefully, but also find a way to get evidence of the collusion between Zhang Hansheng and the Japanese Kou, only in this way can Ding Zhu quickly report to the emperor and catch them all. ”

His expression was serious, his eyebrows and eyes were very resolute under the light, Ding Si waited for him to finish, and then nodded and said: "I checked the place where he frequented Zhang Hansheng, but there was nothing useful hidden, I think, maybe this dream butterfly place in Yihong Pavilion is a little weird, but the people I sent have already revealed their identities, and they are staring at them to death, and they don't dare to act rashly." ”

Zuo Gongquan looked at the crowd, and although his voice was soft, it had unshakable power: "Ding Zhukuai doesn't even care about his own safety, we must find evidence of their collusion." ”

Everyone nodded.

Zuo Gongquan looked at Ding Si, Ding Si happened to be looking over, the two nodded in unison, and walked out of the cellar one after another as if inadvertently, the two stood in the courtyard with their hands behind their backs, Ding Si said softly: "Mr. Zuo, Zhang Hansheng suddenly made a move, I'm afraid it was your people who showed the news." ”

Zuo Gongquan frowned and said, "I also think there are some famous places here, but who is it?" ”

It was late at night, and the shopkeeper Cao's family fell asleep, and there was no sound in the small courtyard, only a bright moon in the sky. Before dawn the next day, everything was asleep in silence, and a few dark shadows had left the cellar and disappeared. When the rooster crowed, the sleeping shopkeeper Dong was suddenly awakened by a noise, he put on his clothes and hurriedly jumped out of bed, and saw a team of officers and soldiers rushing in like wolves, he was stunned, and before he could speak, he saw this group of people rushing towards the wine cellar, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly rushed forward, and saw that the wine cellar was stacked with several large vats of wine, and in addition, there was nothing, and he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.