Inside and outside the Qingyang Palace, the smoke is filled, the pilgrims are like weaving, the small teapot and other people take away the incense candles and other things in the back basket, and throw the back basket to the little girl who sits on the stone steps and rubs her feet, and says I will walk around, and then walk to the purple bamboo forest in the northeast corner.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the little teapot returned to the teahouse, handed a few packs of snacks to the two boys who helped the doorkeeper, and went to the backyard kitchen to work for a long time, so tired that he climbed into bed and fell asleep after a while.

A group of people ate some festive snacks and snacks to deal with the past, and the little teapot told the two tired little ones to go back to the backyard to sleep, and immediately lit three oil lamps.

Ma Pole and Wu San respectively carefully told the situation they had learned during the day, and everyone discussed it for a while, and the small teapot let the three brothers sit around the big table, and they brought paper and pens by themselves, and began to draw, and after a while, the entire layout of the purple bamboo forest was displayed in front of everyone, and every pond, every thatched house, every big tree and piece of bamboo forest were all marked, and the three brothers were stunned on the spot.

The teapot ignored everyone's reactions, pointed to the sketch with a pen, explained it one by one, listened to the opinions of the brothers and quickly revised the incorrect places, and finally the pen fell on the location of the main building in the drawing:

"I just observed Boss Qu's broken Taoist temple from a distance, at that time, many people were at the door, busy working around the two slaughtered pigs, I didn't dare to get too close, so I don't know which room Qu Boss lives in, the second ......"

"Huh? Oh, this, there is a side door inside, leading to the broken Sanqing statue in the middle, the pedestal under the Sanqing statue is very large, there is an opening in the direction of the corner of the wall, if you don't pay attention, it's hard to see, last time that jade pendant I stole from the pedestal. And here, it turned out that I climbed in from here, and then Boss Qu sealed it with a stone, and this place ......" hemp pole added in detail.

The small teapot used a pen to draw out the content of the hemp pole, and after finishing the Taoist temple, he drew a line, passed through the bamboo forest in the northwest, bypassed the two waterholes, and drew until he reached the side of the road:

"I have roughly estimated that this road is about three miles long, and any of the three roads in the south, north and southeast may be discovered, so I plan not to go, just take this road that is not a road: enter from here, although it is difficult to walk, but it is full of small forests and bamboo, very hidden, go around the two waterholes to this bamboo forest, about thirty-five meters to the east is the broken Taoist temple where Qu Lao Da lives, only ......"

"Little brother, how long is thirty-five meters?" The fourth Rod Fa interrupted the little teapot.

The little teapot was stunned for a moment: "Thirty-five meters is ...... It's about thirty paces, about twelve zhang. ”

When the brothers understood, they didn't have time to investigate the difference between "rice" and "zhang", and asked what to do next.

The little teapot threw down the pen, leaned back in the chair and took a deep breath, looked at each brother one by one, and finally slowly said what he thought:

"I originally planned to do it tomorrow night, but I didn't expect this Qu boss to kill on the first day of the new year, killed two big fat pigs in one go, and started to set up a banquet from four o'clock in the afternoon, it is estimated that the drink will not be finished until dark, most people may be drunk and messy, tonight should be the best opportunity not to be missed, tomorrow night said that there may not be such a good chance to get off the phone, so I decided, I will do it tonight!"

All the brothers looked at each other for a moment, looking hesitant, and the slender faces of the hemp rods were blue and white for a while, and it was evident that the ideological struggle was fierce.

The fourth Luo Defa was the first to speak: "Little brother, the city gate is about to close in three quarters of an hour, and it's too late to prepare!" ”

"Just in time!"

The little teapot endured the trembling of his body caused by excitement and fear, bit his lip, and asked in a deep voice: "Second, third, I have sharpened two axes and a big kitchen knife, you guys think about it yourself, go or not, I listen to everyone's opinions." ”

Ma Pole Huo Ran stood up, gritted his teeth and looked straight at the little teapot: "Little brother, where is the axe?" ”

"What about me? What about me? Wu San also hurriedly stood up.

"On the edge of the pyre." The little teapot replied.

Ma Pole raised his legs and left, and in a blink of an eye, he took two axes, handed one to Wu San, who was so excited that his face was purple, and he stuffed one into his old cotton jacket, and looked at the small teapot again.

The little teapot licked his dry lips and, under the gaze of the three brethren, ordered in a low voice:

"Second and third, you go out of the city immediately, I'll follow behind, don't wait for me when you get out of the city, meet behind the big camphor tree on the south side of the road."

Ma Zhu nodded vigorously, pulled Wu San to turn around and leave.

The fourth Luo Fa didn't react until the door was closed, grabbed the sleeve of the small teapot, and asked anxiously, "Little brother, what about me?" I'll go with you, right? ”

The little teapot pointed diagonally in the opposite direction: "No, you stay and watch the house, I'm afraid that my sister will come over later, if she comes over and asks, you will say that there is a little guy in the Ma Pole family who is sick, and I and Ma Pole and Wu San will take the little guy to the south of the city to find a doctor for treatment, remember?" ”

Luo Fa was anxious when he heard it: "But, but ......"

"Fourth, listen to me, you can't do this, how much strength do you have in your heart, don't worry about the second and third children will have any bad ideas, everyone has no idea, if you insist on following, I'm afraid everyone will have ideas, understand?" The little teapot whispered to the little brother.

Rodfa sat down in frustration: "Alas! Brother, am I useless? ”

The small teapot returned to the counter, took out a sharpened large kitchen knife and inserted it into his waist, grabbed the old cotton jacket and put it on, turned out of the counter, and returned to Luo Fa:

"Fourth, you like to watch the Three Kingdoms, do you think Zhuge Liang can compare to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan if he goes up on a horse and carries a gun? I guess he can't even beat a pawn, but why does the world praise Zhuge Liang? ”

After hearing this, Luo Fat had a great sense of understanding, and the small teapot said a few simple words, which simply said to his heart, so he couldn't help but stand up, and was moved: "Little brother......"

"Okay, look after the family, whether we succeed or not, we will rush back before noon tomorrow, don't worry, tomorrow the city and outside the city are estimated to be more lively, and there will be a lot of commotion everywhere, which is very beneficial to us."

The little teapot tightened the cloth belt around his waist, stretched out his hand and patted Rodfa's shoulder, and strode away without looking back.

Rodfa trotted out to see him off, until he couldn't see the shadow of the teapot, turned back, closed the door, leaned against the door panel and gasped, and finally slid weakly on the ground, trembling all over his body, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Yes, at this moment, Luo Defa was very scared in his heart, no matter how hard his mouth was, he couldn't hide the fear in his heart. In fact, he also saw that the three brothers were equally afraid, and they were also uncertain, but they all went without hesitation, but they stayed.

For a while, Luo Fat only felt lucky, fearful, guilty, shame, worry and other emotions all welled up in his heart, making his scalp numb, his legs and feet weak, and the whole person was in extreme helplessness and dazedness, allowing tears to flow freely

Night gradually fell, there were no more figures on the official road in the west of the city, the heavy closing sound of the city gate, like a heavy hammer on the heart of the small teapot, he couldn't help but tremble, stopped, looked back at the closed city gate, and took a deep breath of cold air, so that the trembling body calmed down a little.

In order to drive away the worries and fears in his heart, he took a step, quickened his pace, and walked violently, and when he arrived under the big camphor tree, he was already covered with beads of sweat, steaming, and his anxious heart was greatly settled.

The hemp pole beckoned to the edge of the forest behind the big tree, and when he saw the arrival of the little teapot calmly, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly felt that the pressure was greatly reduced, and his heart was much more stable.

Wu San, who was tall and strong, did not have the slightest worry on his face, and his eyes showed excitement, he followed behind the hemp pole and the small teapot, and quietly ran forward, finding that he seemed to be full of strength, and even walked much briskly.

The sky was completely dark, and the small teapot, hemp pole, and Wu San were side by side, prostrate under a piece of bamboo root, and through the gap in the bamboo, they silently looked ahead:

Outside the half-collapsed Broken Daoist Temple, the lights were bright, the smoke was filled, more than 30 men guessed around eight tables of different sizes, and more than a dozen children and women in ragged clothes and barefoot squatted under the grass shed to roast the fire, shivering, while looking at the men drinking at the eight tables, hearing the shouting, one or two hurriedly left the fire and ran over to serve.

Within 50 meters of the Taoist temple, the simple wooden houses seemed very quiet, with no lights or movement, only a few children's cries occasionally sounded, which sounded so faint and ethereal.

"Little brother, how long do you think these dogs are going to drink?" Wu San, who was in a hurry, asked in a low voice.

The little teapot quietly turned over, changed to a comfortable position of lying on its back to the sky, leaned over his head, and asked in a low voice, "Third child, have you ever been drunk?" ”

Wu San was not prepared for this at all, was silent for a moment, smiled, licked his lips and replied:

"I've been drunk, I've been stealing my dad's wine since I was twelve, and my eldest brother and second brother have asked me to drink with them from time to time in the past two years, and I've been drunk many times."

"So what happens when you're drunk? What if you don't have enough wine and only get drunk or not? The teapot continued.

Wu San replied: "If you are drunk, your eyes will be dark, you don't know anything, if you are half drunk and not drunk, I am afraid that there will be more things, and I want to go out to find a kiln to vent my energy, and I want to find wine to continue drinking, if there is nothing, I want to find someone to talk to." ”

The little teapot smiled and said, "Then tell me, are the turtle sons outside drunk or half-drunk?" ”

Wu San looked outside, and it took a while to realize the meaning of the little teapot's words:

"Little brother, I understand, less than half of those grandchildren have fallen, and there are many who have drunk big tongues, and they will definitely have to toss for a while."

"Then wait patiently, close your eyes, and think about how to do it later? What should I do if someone suddenly comes out? Think about it, what if we encounter a situation that we didn't anticipate before? There is a saying in the art of war called being prepared, you are not afraid of not being able to do it, you are afraid of not being able to think of it, you have to remember it well. ”

The little teapot is very patient to enlighten Wu San, although these have not even been practiced by himself, and they are a bit of a vanity of talking on paper and being a teacher, but the little teapot doesn't think it's bad to remind him, after all, this is someone else's experience, maybe he can save people's lives at a critical time.

"Hmmm......"

Wu San really began to try, closed his eyes, and began to try to imagine it, for more than two hours in a row, without making the slightest sound.

It was late at night, the banquet had long since dispersed, and the unbridled laughter, scolding and intercourse in the Broken Taoist Temple had long since stopped, and the wide ground in front of him was a mess.

Under the simple grass hut on the side, wisps of green smoke are still rising from the stove, the remaining bonfires in the open space are still "crackling" and burning, and the small wooden houses in the distance are completely hidden in the darkness.

The hemp pole finally moved, leaned close to the ear of the little teapot, and asked in a low voice: "Little brother, it's almost four watches, can you do it?" ”

"Good!"

The little teapot pulled out the hand that was almost numb from the cold in the padded jacket and wiped the snot from the lips:

"According to the discussion, be careful when climbing over the wall, I slipped outside the main gate and waited, try not to alarm the people in the room in the south when I act, don't be in a hurry after killing Boss Qu, you must use the sheet to take away all the antiques under the Buddha statue, and you must not run away empty-handed."

"I remembered, little brother, you seem to be a little verbose today!"

Ma Pole grumbled in a low voice, as if he had lost his previous fear and worry.

The little teapot smiled, pulled over Wu San, who seemed to be asleep, and gave a low command, the three brothers quietly stood up, moved their limbs, and then pulled out the axe kitchen knife together, and drilled out of the bamboo forest like a ghost.

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