Ximen Shan nodded, agreeing with the disposal of the red apricot. Hongxing immediately instructed the family to clean up the scene and dig a pit and bury the murdered gangsters. Luo Chuan and Feiying also helped, but Hongxing's dissuasion was ineffective, so they had to be left to them. Everyone quickly cleaned up, and it was almost dusk.

Hongxing invited the four of Ximen Mountain into the hospital and sat down in the living room. She was about to speak, when someone came in and said, "Mrs. Qiyu, Mr. Zheng is about to come to the door with someone." ”

Hongxing was overjoyed, turned her head to Ximen Mountain and said, "Ximen senior, please sit down for a while, and I will go to greet the distinguished guests." ”

As soon as Hongxing's voice fell, she heard someone at the door answering loudly: "Don't work for my brother and sister, my eldest brother has already come in!" ”

When everyone heard the sound, they saw four mermaids rushing in. The first to go was a man in his fifties, followed by two young men and women about twenty years old, and the last to come in was Dongxue.

Hongxing hurriedly got up to greet her, and arched her hand and said, "Big brother, thank you for your hard work!" ”

The person who came was Zheng Lang, the head of the Bafang Dart Bureau, and the men and women behind him were Lu Mei, the daughter of the deputy head of the Bafang Dart Bureau, and his second son Zheng Bai.

Zheng Lang said unhappily: "Brother and sister, your late husband and I are sworn brothers, what kind of hard work is not hard to talk about." My brother is gone, and my husband should take care of my younger siblings, not to mention that my younger siblings saved my life. Brother and sister, it seems that the gangsters have been beaten away? ”

Hongxing nodded and said, "Not bad." Fortunately, there are four predecessors of Simon to help, otherwise it is really unpredictable what the result will be. ”

Hongxing then said to Ximen Mountain: "Senior Ximen, this is Zheng Lang, the chief dart head of the Bafang Dart Bureau. These two are Lu Mei, the second lady of the deputy chief dartboard, and Zheng Bai, the third son of the head of Zheng's dart. Dongxue is my personal maidservant, and my predecessors have seen it. ”

The four of Ximen Mountain got up and saluted: "The Ximen family has seen the chief dart, Zheng Gongzi, and Miss Lu. ”

Zheng Lang hurriedly returned the salute, he knew that the old man Ximen was one of the five masters in the world, but he also knew that the old man Ximen was in western Sichuan. He hadn't seen Old Man Simon, so naturally he couldn't recognize Old Man Simon.

Zheng Lang saw that Ximen Mountain was older than himself, and thought that it must be the predecessors of the rivers and lakes there. He walks the rivers and lakes all the year round, and he does not dare to slack off on people from all walks of life.

Zheng Lang hurriedly said to Lu Mei and Zheng Bai: "Mei'er, Bai'er, why don't you come to meet Ximen's seniors and Luo Daxia, Ximen Shaoxia, and Miss Ximen?" ”

The two of them agreed, came to the four of Ximen Mountain, and said: "Lu Mei and Zheng Bai thank you for meeting Ximen's seniors, Luo Daxia, Ximen Shaoxia, and Miss Ximen!" "When you speak, you must kneel down and greet you.

Ximen Shan hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Don't dare to be, we are all people in the rivers and lakes, so we don't have to be so polite." ”

Zheng Lang felt that what Ximen Shan said was reasonable, so he asked Lu Mei and Zheng Bai to bow and salute. After everyone got to know each other, they exchanged a few words.

Hongxing said: "Everyone, please sit down first, I have something to say to you." ”

Everyone knew that Hongxing had something to discuss with everyone, so they hurriedly sat down and listened. Hongxing waited for everyone to sit down, and then said, "Everyone, although we repelled the gangsters today, it is estimated that they will make a comeback soon!" Let's discuss how to deal with it! ”

Zheng Lang hurriedly asked, "Brother and sister, where did they come from?" ”

Hongxing replied, "They are from the boat gang!" ”

Zheng Lang was shocked and asked, "When did my brother and sister have a grudge with the boat gang?" ”

When Ximen Shan heard the word "boat gang", he naturally remembered the boat gang in Wen Fu's mouth, and thought that if they were the same boat gang, he would have to deal with them well.

Ximen Shan also asked, "Mrs. He, what's going on with this boat gang?" ”

Zheng Lang was straightforward and fast-talking, and immediately told the martial arts factions in Nanyang City to Ximen Mountain. There are several forces in Nanyang City, and the Boat Gang is one. In the past year or so, the boat gang has only controlled transportation on the river, but now it has started to work on the shore. There are often conflicts with various factions, which makes the situation in Nanyang rivers and lakes tense.

Wan Lilang said that Jinling is the largest and most important town in the south of the Yangtze River, and its population is second only to the capital, so it is naturally easy to attract various factions to compete for territory. However, Chengjia Village is just an ordinary village on the outskirts of Jinling, and it is profitable. It's just that he has some fame in the neighborhood, how can he form such a big grudge with the boat gang? Wanlilang was puzzled, so he asked Cheng Jin.

Cheng Jin knew that his righteous brother was in a hurry, so he patiently asked him to finish his words first. When he asked himself, he slowly told everyone what had happened. It turned out that a few days ago, the boat gang suddenly came to visit. The leader was the man who was knocked into the water by Liu Shui, who claimed to be Li Xing, the master of the Ship Gang Lightning Hall. After Li Xing saw Cheng Jin, he asked Cheng Jin to return to the boat gang and pay a large sum of money to the boat gang every month in the future.

Cheng Jin felt inexplicable and immediately refused. Li Xing then threatened and asked Cheng Jin to inform the nearby villages in ten miles and eight townships that they would all be attached to the Boat Gang. If they do not comply, the boat gang will definitely punish them severely. Only then did Cheng Jin understand why the Boat Gang would find him first, because among the nearby villages, Chengjia Village was the strongest, and there were many people who practiced martial arts. The other villages don't have any powerful people, and they are not vulnerable at all. If Chengjia Village yielded to submission, other villages would not dare to disobey.

Cheng Jin still sternly refused, and claimed that if they dared to do anything wrong, he would definitely go to the government to complain. Li Xing didn't seem to take the government seriously, and still asked Cheng Jin to send all the money to the boat gang within three days. If they don't receive it on time, they will definitely wash Chengjia Village in blood. Cheng Jin thought that he was just scaring and scaring himself, but he didn't dare to risk the world's condemnation, and really dared to come to the village to wash the village. Cheng Jin didn't take it to heart because of this, and he didn't go to the government for help.

Cheng Jinwan didn't expect that three days later, Li Xing really rushed into the village with three or four hundred people. They couldn't help but say that they cut people when they saw them, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of villagers were killed and wounded. When Cheng Jin learned this, he was taken aback and hurriedly led someone to stop him. But he was not Li Xing's opponent at all, and in less than a few moves, he was injured by Li Xing's palm. Cheng Jin had to take Wen Yong, Wen Xiu and others to fight hard to protect the remaining villagers and retreat into his manor.

In the early years, Cheng Jin was worried about danger, so he built a tall wall around his manor and prepared a lot of strong bows and crossbows. His original purpose was to prevent the attacks of those remnants and thieves, but he didn't expect it to come in handy this time. If it weren't for the high wall and strong crossbow, they wouldn't have been able to hold out when Liu Shui and the three of them arrived.

After everyone listened, Wan Lilang couldn't help frowning, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Big brother, you're right, the boat gang has suffered such a big loss this time, and it will definitely not give up." They will surely come out of the nest and come to take revenge. The younger brother thinks it's better not to resist, it's better for your whole family to go to my dart game and avoid the limelight for the time being. What do you think? Cheng Jin hesitated and said, "My family can hide in your dart game, but what should the other villagers do?" Do you want them to abandon their homeland and flee for their lives? ”

Wan Lilang thought for a while and said, "But our current strength really can't compete with the boat gang. Today is just one of their hall masters, and I have heard that they have four such branches. In addition, they also have four protectors, the main and deputy gang leaders, all of whom are masters among the masters, and there are thousands of people in the boat gang. All of us here are only three or four hundred people, and there are many old and weak women and children. "What Wan Lilang said is also the truth, relying on the nearly 100 dart masters brought by Chengjia Village and Wan Lilang alone, it is indeed impossible to compete with the boat gang.

Cheng Jin was full of sadness, and couldn't help but glance at Liu Shui. But Liu Shui is a guest from afar, and he has just helped once, so it is inconvenient for Cheng Jin to ask for it directly. After all, this is a matter of life, and he doesn't want to put Liu Shui and others at risk because of his pleading. In Cheng Jin's thoughts, even if Liu Shui and the three of them are willing to help, even if they are strong in martial arts, I am afraid it will not help. After all, two fists are hard to beat four hands, and the tiger can't stand the wolves. What's more, in the boat gang, there may not be no master who can beat Liu Shui and others.

Liu Shui naturally understood Cheng Jin's hesitation, so he asked: "Master Cheng Zhuang and Mr. Wang, why don't you ask the government to send troops to completely exterminate this gang of boats?" Wan Lilang said: "The young man doesn't know, this Jinling Festival is very greedy, and it is estimated that he has already been bought by the boat gang. Recently, the boat gang has caused trouble everywhere, and many people have sued the yamen. However, the government sent people to deal with it at will, and said that there was no real evidence for the investigation, and it was over. If we go to the government for help, if the boat gang does not come, we will be punished by the government for a crime of deception. If you don't pay enough fines, you can go to jail. ”

When Liu Shui heard this, he couldn't help but be furious and said: "With such a corrupt official, no one will go to the capital to complain?" Wan Lilang sighed and said, "Someone went to the capital to sue before, but it didn't work. It is said that this festival envoy has a relationship with many important ministers of the imperial court, and now that the new emperor has just succeeded to the throne, it is estimated that he has no time to take care of the distant Jiangnan. Even if you go to sue now, it's too late in time! ”

Liu Shui was stunned for a moment, thinking that this is also true, this is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it will take at least ten days to come and go. Even if he can tell Zhao Yuankan about the matter, by the time he makes the order, Chengjia Village may have already disappeared.

Liu Shui didn't have any good ideas for a while, so he turned his head to look at Liangchen and asked, "Liangchen, do you have any good ideas?" Liangchen thought for a while and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the maid thinks that the owner's worries are justified. If they scatter, I'm afraid it won't be appropriate. The Boat Gang must have gained momentum and turned to deal with the nearby villages. The servant thinks that since we have already suffered a big defeat to the boat gang, we should continue to fight them again. Just before that, we have to do some preparations. ”

Liangchen's suggestion was unexpected, and Cheng Jin hurriedly asked: "Miss Liangchen, if there is anything you want us to do, it doesn't hurt if you speak up." Liangchen said: "Although the boat gang is overwhelming, the servant thinks it is not terrible. According to Mr. Wan's introduction, there are only ten masters of the boat gang at most, and the rest are a group of rabble. Today, my servant has also fought with them, and those ordinary gangsters have limited martial arts and are not to be worried. As long as we can defeat the ten leaders of their strongest martial arts as soon as possible, the remaining gangsters will naturally scatter and flee. ”

Liangchen paused for a moment, and then said: "The maid wants to ask the owner of the village to gather the nearby villages to discuss the matter of joining forces to resist the enemy and rescue each other. If the young and middle-aged people in each village dare to pick up weapons, I believe that the number will not be small. In order to make sure that there is no danger, the maidservant wants to ask the owner to send someone to the beggars to divide the rudder, and invite them to deal with the boat gang together. At the same time, we sent people to ask Qi Xia to send masters to help, and as soon as these people arrived, there were at least ten of us fighting with the ten masters of the Boat Gang. We have to set up an ambush and intercept the thieves where they must pass, and we cannot wait for them to enter the village. ”

Cheng Jin said: "There is naturally no problem in convening the nearby villages. It's just that most of those young people may not have any martial arts, and I'm afraid they don't have any combat effectiveness. Besides, the beggars and the Qixia faction have no friendship with us, so I'm afraid they won't help. Liangchen replied, "Don't worry about that. I didn't expect those people to be able to resist the thieves, I just wanted them to shout and cheer and deter each other. My young master has a token of the elders of the beggar gang, and when the beggar gang sees it, he will not refuse. This morning, when we broke up with Aunt Xiaoyue and Miss Yunyan from the Qixia faction, they said that if they needed their help, they would send someone to deliver the letter. I just don't know if there is a very steep place that is beneficial to us! ”

Cheng Jin thought about it, suddenly realized, and said: "There is no very precipitous place, but there is one place that is suitable for ambush." If the boat gang comes, it must be by boat to the river first. The river to us is about four or five miles, and there is a relatively narrow mountain road in the middle. The road was bumpy, with a hill not very high on each side, and it was a necessary stop for the boat gang to come to my house. ”

Liangchen nodded and said, "If the owner of the village decides to meet the enemy here, I will ask the owner of the village to send someone to take us over to have a look." Of course, if the owner adopts Mr. Wan's suggestion, then pack up as soon as possible and leave quickly. I reckon the boat gang will be back tonight at the latest, and we don't have much time left. Please decide as soon as possible to avoid delay. "Liangchen is naturally inconvenient to make ideas for everyone.

Cheng Jin turned to ask everyone's opinions, and most of them agreed with Liangchen's opinion. This is that it is difficult to leave the homeland, the second is that those young people are strong-blooded and not to be outdone, and the third is that many people have relatives who died at the hands of the boat gang with the intention of revenge. Fourth, they have seen the martial arts of Liu Shui and others with their own eyes, and they are extremely confident in them. Cheng Jin was overjoyed when he saw that everyone was willing to fight to the death, so he asked, "Miss Liangchen, do you have any other suggestions?" Liangchen said: "If you decide to fight here, in order to avoid worries, the maid thinks that the old and weak women and children should be sent to the city and properly settled. lest they fight viciously and find it difficult to take care of it. ”

Cheng Jin saw that Liangchen was thoughtful, courageous and knowledgeable, and couldn't help but admire it greatly, so he said: "Liangchen girl is smart and witty, the old man wants to ask you to command everyone, what do you think?" Liangchen said humbly: "How dare the servant take on such a heavy responsibility. These are some of my immature thoughts, and I will say them for everyone's reference. Cheng Jin thought she was afraid that Liu Shui would not agree, so she turned to Liu Shui and asked, "Liu Shaoxia, what do you think?" Liu Shui said: "Although Liangchen is smart and a little strategic, she is not familiar with this place. I think it's still the seniors who are in charge personally, and Liangchen is assisting from the side. ”