There is no time in the mountains, and the winter solstice has arrived.

The town for dozens of miles is not as lively as in previous years, the streets are deserted, there are no business vendors, and a group of officers and soldiers outside the city are supervising a group of emaciated people building fortifications.

"It's really unlucky, another one died." Two creeps came out carrying a dead man.

"No way, it's too cold this day, the work is too heavy, and I can't stay up normally." The other looked at the dead old man and remembered his old father who was far away in the northwest, and was moved with compassion.

"What does this have to do with us, they deserve it." The person who spoke just now said impatiently.

The other thought that if it weren't for the fact that these bastards didn't finish on time, they would still be lying in their tents.

The two threw down the bodies and quickly left.

After the two left, the corpse that had just been thrown opened its eyes.

A few days ago, Mu Chenghu took Mu Chengru and Wei Ran into the city to inquire about the news, and when they went to Shuntianlou for dinner, the three of them ordered two plates of cold dishes and a few flatbreads, but fortunately, Chen Guoren liked to eat cakes and did not attract the attention of others. I heard a few Chen Guobing next to him say that a few days ago they brought out a group of miners from the deep mountains, which led to today's scene.

Wei Ran thought that he hadn't heard any news from Yanjia Village in the past few days, and he was afraid that there would be more than one luck.

Wei Ran took a closer look around and found that no one was following him, so he quietly walked into a small alley.

After a while, the door of a small courtyard in the alley "creaked" open.

"Uncle Wei, hurry up and come in to roast the fire." Mu Chenghu hurriedly took Wei Ran to the brazier.

This small courtyard was rented by Mu Chenghu and a few people who learned that the people of Yanjia Village had been arrested that day, and they asked a wealthy family in the town to rent it.

The rich man saw that Mu Chenghu and the others were wearing Chen Guo costumes and talking Chen Guo, and without thinking about it, he rented the small courtyard to a few people at a very low price.

"Uncle, I haven't heard any news from Yanjia Village over there." Wei Ran rubbed his hands and said with some bitterness.

"There is no news from the people in Yanjia Village, which may be good news for us." Mu Chenghu comforted.

"However, I haven't gained anything these days." Wei Ran thought that what he heard those officers and soldiers say in the past few days might be a little useful.

"Oh! Uncle Wei, what's the good news? Mu Chenghu looked at Wei Ran with some expectation.

"Recently, there have been several cases of grain robbery, which should have been done by bandits along the way, and the officers and soldiers here do not know that we have to exist for the time being, and in a few days they will take a batch of vegetables and quilts from Fulong Valley." Wei Ran told the news he had heard.

Mu Chenghu was also a little happy when he heard this, after all, as long as there were no problems on Yanjia Village's side, everyone could live in Fulong Mountain for a while.

In the afternoon, Mu Chengru approached from outside with a roast chicken, a pot of roast knives and a few flatbreads.

"It's cold outside, and I don't know what the cold has been on the mountain for the past two days." Mu Chengru said while handing the things in his hand to Mu Chenghu.

Mu Chenghu warmed the roast chicken and cakes, brought them out, and several people ate them around the brazier.

Wei Ran took a sip of wine, looked at the two Mu Chenghu brothers and said, "We have to go back, and if we don't go back, the people on the mountain should be in a hurry." ”

"Uncle Wei, do you have any news over there?" Mu Chengru asked.

Wei Ran shook his head.

"When I went out today, I saw the people of Yanjia Village, and they are doing well now." Mu Chengru said.

These words startled Mu Chenghu and Wei Ran.

Mu Chenghu said a little anxiously: "They won't be taking us in exchange for benefits!" ”

Mu Chengru said with some contempt: "They just don't have that ability." ”

"Second Master Mu, don't sell Guanzi, tell us quickly!" Wei Ran was a little curious about how Mu Chengru found out.

"Today, I saw on the street that the old and young masters of Yanjia Village were being pressed by a group of officers and soldiers and walked out of the city. I quickly hid in the crowd, and I heard from the people next to me that the group was really lucky. At that time, I was a little curious, but I didn't dare to ask in the street. Mu Chengru told him what happened when he met the people in Yanjia Village.

"But how can you be sure they didn't betray us?" Wei Ran was a little anxious.

"Uncle Wei, don't worry. My second brother must have a back-up move. Mu Chenghu said with an affirmative face.

Mu Chengru said with a smile: "I didn't say that they didn't betray us, but it was completely luck to be able to do this time." ”

Next, Mu Chengru told the news he heard in the tavern in the west of the city.

It turned out that Mu Chengru went to the tavern in the west of the city to look for the object of inquiry, and heard a person next to him say: "You didn't see that joke today." ”

"What's the matter, it's the short-sighted guy who went to make Captain Qiao angry." The other person at the same table hurriedly asked.

"The village chief of the mining team that was brought out of the mountains said there was something important to report, and guess what." The man deliberately sold a pass.

"Boss, two more jugs of wine." The person who listened to the story was unwilling to call the boss.

When the man saw him like this, he continued, "The village chief told Captain Qiao that there was another village that escaped with them. The people of that village are very fierce, and now the people of that village are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, but they may be the ones who rob us of our food. ”

The person listening to the story next to him was a little angry and said, "You're not funny!" This is considered a meritorious service! ”

"Haven't you heard anything anxious?" The storyteller was reaching the climax and was a little angry when he was interrupted.

As soon as the listener heard this, he quickly poured him full of wine and said with a smile: "It turns out that there is a follow-up!" Brother, you go on. ”

Seeing this, the storyteller couldn't take Joe, so he had to continue, "What the man said was convincing, and Captain Joe asked him if he knew where those people were? As a result, the man said that they were using a map to see it, and Captain Qiao asked someone to bring him the map. You know what. ”

The person listening to the story looked at the storyteller curiously, waiting for him to reveal the secret!

"Haha, that man actually said that he didn't know the map, which made Captain Qiao miserable. Haha, haha. The storyteller laughed for a long time before stopping.

"What happened to that man!" The listener asked with some curiosity.

"It's okay, firstly, he is the village chief of that village, and it is easy for him to make the people of that village rebellious, and secondly, Captain Qiao promised that he would not deal with anyone in the mining team." The storyteller explained.

After listening to these angry scoldings, Wei Ran said, "What a group of villains, we were kind enough to save them, but they betrayed us." ”

Mu Chenghu was also very angry, and poured a few glasses of wine maniac.

Seeing this, Mu Chengru had to comfort him, "Fortunately, we have already separated from them." Such a person is not worthy, don't abuse yourself for this kind of person. ”

Having said that, Mu Chengruhu is still very uncomfortable, after all, everyone can be regarded as a lifelong friendship, but now he betrays a group of people for the sake of profit, if it is really a matter of life and death, Mu Chenghu should think better.

Mu Chenghu thought that when he first met, the portrait of Yanjia Village illuminated the torches of everyone in Mujia Village, but now he mercilessly inserted a knife in everyone's hearts.

The more Mu Chenghu thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became, although Wei Ran and Mu Chengru had the heart to persuade each other, but Mu Chenghu had already gotten into the tip of the horns at this time, and could only watch Mu Chenghu get drunk.