A mountain forest ten miles away from Ji'er Mountain, cicadas chirp and crickets move.

On the secluded tree-lined path, wearing official cool hats, the two officials dressed in the word "pawn" clothes galloped past one after the other, and disappeared at the end of the road after a while, leaving only the dust that was raised.

Behind the small mound in the forest by the roadside just now, a few bunches of weeds suddenly shook up and down, and a few figures stood up and down, only to see the head of the house holding a dogtail grass in his mouth, looking at the direction where the official disappeared.

The sixth son on the side patted the dust on his body and complained: "Boss, what are these officials going to do here at this time, this is not an official road, nothing will happen, right?" ”

The head of the house spit out the dogtail grass in his mouth to the ground, "Damn, these officials are running around during this time, I don't know what they are doing, they haven't had a chance to open well for more than two months, and now a new road to Yongcheng has been opened, and several dart shops that have taken this road in the past have also chosen to take a new road, and the business is much lighter than usual, and I don't have the opportunity to deal with these dart shops to buy road money." Alas~"

The trail is remote, far from the official road, but it is a short road from Bannan Village to Banba Village. Through the path to Banba Village, on the road to Yongcheng, you can save nearly an hour of time. Therefore, many merchants and dart shops will choose to take this trail.

The brothers of Zhu'er Mountain relied on occupying this trail to deal with some dart bureaus around Guishun Prefecture and Tianbao County, and these dart bureaus also adhered to the principle of making money in harmony, and took the initiative to pay some money to Zhu'er Mountain by month or quarter or year, which was called "road money".

After paying the money to buy the road, every time he walked through this place, the brothers of Ji'er Mountain would not look for trouble as long as they saw the banner of the dart game. However, if you don't give enough money or if you don't take the initiative to pay for a new dart game, then the road will not be easy.

The head of the house and his brothers in Zhu'er Mountain relied on these road money to live a relatively comfortable life.

But there is also a time when such a leisurely day comes to an end, and the government opened a new road to Yongcheng a year ago, and the road is wide and saves time than crossing this path.

Many merchants and dart bureaus no longer choose to take this road, only the elderly people of Banba Village will use the small road to do errands, and occasionally only some medicine pickers rush by, and the number of people who come and go during the day is very scarce, so that the business has plummeted.

Without the nourishment of the money to buy the road from the dart board, the brothers of Ji'er Mountain had no choice but to pick some rich local tyrants, traders and other individual customers who passed by here to start beating their teeth.

There was no one for a long time, and a few people were sitting or squatting on the grass by the roadside, lazy.

The head of the house sat and stretched his body and yawned a long time, and vaguely heard a brother whispering to the brother next to him: "How can the head of the house pick such a place where no one is working, it's really boring." ”

After hearing this, the master immediately picked up the pebble next to him and threw it at the man, and shouted softly: "What are you talking about, you are stupid!" Of course, robbery has to find a secluded place, haven't you seen the officials who are coming and going everywhere now? You want to be caught! Boring?! I'll show you what's interesting later! ”

As he spoke, the brother who was looking at the wind in front of him rushed to report: "The head of the house, someone is coming in front!" ”

"! It's finally time to come to the guest, hurry up and hide! The head of the house said excitedly.

After a while, a figure appeared on the road ahead.

There were four people who came, dressed in black clothes, wearing hats, with low brims, hurried steps, led by tall people, holding sticks, with scars on their left cheeks, and their eyes looking left and right, and their expressions were cold.

When they arrived at the section of the road in front of the ambush of several people, the leader suddenly stood still, stretched out his hand to signal to stop, and everyone immediately became alert from side to side, but there was no movement around except for the cries of insects and birds.

After a stalemate for a quarter of an hour, the leader signaled everyone to walk slowly for dozens of meters, and then accelerated his pace and continued to hurry.

When the figures disappeared, the people who were lying in ambush in the grass remained motionless.

The head of the house was lying on his stomach with his head buried and faintly heard the sound of snoring.

Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but push the master, and said softly: "The master, the person is far away"

The head of the house stood up suddenly, looking at the direction of the group of people, a little confused.

A brother whispered behind him, "Did the head of the house really fall asleep just now?" "It's not like you're scared of seeing the other party's master, right?" .....

When the head of the house heard it, he was immediately angry, and then turned his head and said, "What are you talking about?" You've seen me in charge of the house, when have I been scared of people! ”

As he spoke, he felt that as the boss, he actually fell asleep on his stomach at a critical time, which was indeed a little embarrassing, so he deliberately coughed twice and explained: "Oh, looking at their appearance, they are all people who are in a hurry, and they don't bring any salutes, so they must have no money." Robbing the poor is a waste of time! ”

After speaking, he saw that there were still brothers talking in each other's ears, and scolded, "Fuck! Are you well fed? Get back to me! ”

The brothers obeyed the order and immediately lay down in the grass to continue the ambush.

After a while, a figure appeared at the end of the road as far as the eye could see.

This made everyone immediately alert, and they all stared at the figure slowly.

As the figure got closer and closer, a short old lady walked slowly, full of silver hair, hunched back, on crutches, and walking forward with trembling little feet.

Seeing this, the few people who were hiding were suddenly deflated and looked at each other helplessly.

Half a pillar of incense has passed...

The old lady walked slowly and leisurely for a distance of only two hundred steps.

A few people in the dark were impatient, standing or sitting, and they all started to move on their own.

Another stick of incense...

A few people in the dark stared at the old lady and walked about three hundred paces.

It's been a long time...

After dozing off, the old lady leaned forward and stood in the middle of the road leaning on crutches, without moving.

The head of the house can't bear it.

Jumping out of the bushes, he rushed to the old lady, but saw the old lady standing with her eyes closed on crutches.

The head of the house said to the old lady and said: "Fuck, don't sleep the old woman, rob here, hurry up!" ”

"Huh? What? The old lady stuck out her ears.

"We're going to rob!" The head of the house raised the volume.

"What?"

"Robbery!!" The head of the house shouted by the neck.

"Huh? What? I'm going home. ”

"Robbery, !!"

"Ahem...."The head shouted excitedly

"Huh? Carry me? You don't have to carry me, I can walk. ”

"Who the fuck is going to carry you! I'm going to rob! The head shouted in a hoarse voice.

"Oh, oh, it's so polite, I said I don't have to carry it!"

"I ......" the head of the house was suddenly speechless.

"I'm telling you, you don't have to carry it. I'm on my legs, it's nothing. I think back then, when I was young, I could walk this forest in an hour with three feet and two feet, and I was at that time..."

"Auntie, I don't have time to chat with you. I'm busy! "The head of the house wants to cry without tears.

"Now, it's not as good as it was back then, I'm walking faster now than when I was younger, and I haven't finished this road for half a day."

"......" the head of the house glared at the old woman helplessly.

After a moment of silence, the master turned his head and shouted, "Guapi, come here!" ”

Guapi walked over in response.

The head of the house said to Guapi, "Go, carry the old woman home." ”

"Huh?"

"Ahhh If you are told to go, you will go. With that, he kicked the melon skin in front of the old lady.

Seeing the angry eyes of the master, Guapi had to squat down, pick up the old lady, and shout: "Old woman, where is your home?" ”

The old lady laughed, "Oh, oh. My family, in Banba Village, is just ahead, just follow what I said. Hehe, what a good boy."

Then, looking back at the owner, he said with a smile, "This young man is really sensible, he knows how to be considerate of the elderly, thank you!" ”

“......”

The head of the house was stunned in place, and watched in a daze as Guapi walked away with the old lady on his back.