Finally there is someone to talk to. There were three ronins who looked at us the whole time, without anger or action. The one in the middle spoke, speaking in stiff Chinese.

"So you have someone who can speak Chinese. I grimaced and said, "You're all messed up below, and you still have the leisure to deal with us here? We are the people of King Yan, so you are so lazy?"

"We don't dare to snub King Yan's people, but we can't believe that you are King Yan's people just because of a brand, instead of spies who have come to spy on our defense. ”

"Well, this mine was dug by you Dongying people with our Northern Army, there must be our people below, and everyone can confront each other at that time. "Huang Zining is still so polite when he speaks, I don't know who he is influenced by, or he is still pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger there.

"Okay, if it's a misunderstanding, I'll compensate you on behalf of my men. If you are indeed spies, we will not let it go. ”

"If you can't let it go, you think you can forget what you say. Have that ability to keep me first. "I can't get used to their noisy faces, and I can't help but have a prickly voice.

"Please. ”

The two of us went down the hill with the dozen or so men. By the time we got to the mining area at the bottom of the slope, it was already calm. It seems that the small commotion just now has been quelled. Then that means that dustless has been caught. He can't run away, and he can always get me into trouble. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to run down with Huang Zining today. It's nothing else, it's exposing Xingzang, and it's inconvenient to act in the future.

The leader who could speak Chinese took Huang Zining and me to a well-built house. The so-called high grade is all made of stone and marl. There is also a window supported by wooden shelves, and the size of the whole house can be about two rooms, about 20 square meters.

"Huang Zining, why are you here?" A voice that sounded very familiar, but looking at the face, I couldn't recognize it. He went up to greet Huang Zining. I stood at the door, with no intention of going in, because I was afraid that the Dongying people would come to catch turtles in an urn. In fact, the most important thing is that I don't want to fight with them here, and Huang Zining can deal with the things on the scene. I actually came to find out the reality of the mine here, and to see if Wuchen was stupid to break in with Lu Jia. If that's the case, I don't need to do anything with the Dongying people, and I'll solve him.

As a result, Huang Zining exchanged a few words with him, and actually said to me at the door again: "You can come in too, have a cup of tea, and meet old acquaintances by the way." ”

Old acquaintance?he said. I was really curious, and when I walked in and looked familiar, I couldn't remember who it was. Since Huang Zining said that he was an old acquaintance, he must be an old acquaintance, and I can't recognize it, so it's time for me to be embarrassed.

"Mu Wu, since I said goodbye to Jinan City, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"

General of the Northern Army. I had a friendship in Jinan City, and that was before Tie Xuan organized the defense of Jinan. Just a few people, thinking that since it is not Zhang Yu, it can only be Liu Sitong.

"Liu Sitong?" I was also taken aback. Coincidentally, the former "old friends" have met recently. Shouldn't I be going to meet Luo Shicheng and Luo Yi, father and son?

"How did you become like this?"

In fact, it's not that I'm a noble person who forgets things, but that Liu Sitong really doesn't look like Liu Sitong. It turned out that he was a lean man, and it was only half a year. It's actually blessed. Wearing a military uniform, it looks a little bloated, and I don't know if it's because of the cotton stuffed in the clothes.

"Children don't have mothers. It's a long story. ”

Liu Sitong snorted, and seemed reluctant to tell us about his change in size. Just poured me and Huang Zining a cup of tea, and explained a few words to the Dongying man who could speak Chinese, and the suspicion of the two of us was gone.

"Wait, haven't you asked this strong man for his name?" When the Dongying man was about to leave with his men, he was stopped by me, I can't just let him go in peace.

"In Shimochigi Masao, what else is going on?"

"Oh, Mr. Chigi, when you were on the top of the slope, you slandered us two as spies and wanted to spoil your good deeds. We have also made it clear that if you blame us wrongly, you will have to make amends. "I'm not forgiving.

"Well, there's such a thing. The man named Chigi Masao walked up to me, bowed respectfully, and apologized to me.

"No, it's too cheap for you to say two words. I think it's better to give us 1,800 taels of gold. Didn't you find a golden vein here?"

"You want gold?" Chigi Masao didn't expect me to make such a request, and was stunned for a moment, "It's just that this is not up to me, and I have to ask General Ito." ”

He's really serious, and I can't tease him anymore. Let him hurry up and ask.

"How did you two get together and run to the territory I'm afraid of. It's definitely not a good thing for you to come, I don't think this is an order from King Yan, if he gives the order, it will never be the two of you who come together. ”

"Why can't we just come together?"

"If you can't, you can't, even if you Mu Wu are valued by King Yan, you won't be sent here as an overseer. It is possible that Huang Zining was sent by King Yan to summon him. What kind of message do you need to deliver?"

If you don't say that Liu Sitong is cunning and cunning, you can see it from here. He will analyze these deep-seated things, and it is true that I came here with Huang Zining, so I can't stand up to scrutiny. But this kind of thing can't let Liu Si inform him, Liu Sitong is definitely a considerable obstacle in our plan to sabotage the mining.

"Since you have the token of the Yan King, if you have any requirements, just ask, as long as it does not hinder mining, I will try to cooperate. Seeing that we didn't refute, Liu Sitong continued, "Why are you here, I'm not interested, I'll take care of what is within my responsibility, and I don't bother to pay attention to anything outside my responsibility." ”

"That's what I want. Huang Zining said with a smile.

"You tossed for so long, and you haven't eaten, right? They just brought the food, let's eat it together, add a pair of chopsticks. ”

We were indeed hungry, and when we saw that some soldiers of the Northern Army had put the small stove meal they had made separately on the big table in the middle of the room, our appetite could not be suppressed.

However, after only two bites, that Chiki Masao came back with two Dongying ronins.

"We, General Ito, have learned that two envoys from King Yan have arrived, and I have been instructed to invite them to come and meet. He also did his best to be a landlord. ”

"What kind of landlord? The Dongying Islands are your territory, and you can only say that you are the landlord when you get there. Here is our Daming country, we are the landlord. Huang Zining couldn't stand listening to his Chinese.

"Our General Ito said that a real spy was caught outside just now. The two of them saw it when they were on the hillside. The general wants to interrogate him, because you are Han Chinese, so I hope you can supervise him. Save saying that we abuse lynching. ”

I'm still thinking about whether I want to help if I'm going to be tortured. But I didn't expect that General Ito's house to be so shabby. Although the Japanese hate this, there are still some aspects that we can learn from. is also a general, even if I know that Liu Sitong is not such a person who likes form, but the bureaucracy accumulated over many years still makes people feel uncomfortable.

And Ito himself surprised me even more. If that little leader Chibon is so polite to us because of the instructions of the leader, then Yin Teng is kind to everyone. When we entered his hut, he had to eat with an old man who was neatly dressed. The same rice, the same no vegetables, compared with Liu Sitong's, it is far from the same. I guess that's what the laborers' meals have to look like.

"Oh, King Yan's envoy, he has missed the distance, and he has sinned and sinned. I just discussed the matter of the mine with Master Wang. Later, someone brought food, and I was afraid of delaying Master Wang's time, so I had to chat while eating. My place is shabby, and there are so many people that I don't even have a place to sit. Have you eaten, I'll ask them to bring some more food!" (To be continued......)