Chapter 52: The Beginning of Winter (4)
In the afternoon, the sky gradually became gloomy, and the dark clouds clouded the golden black, layer upon layer, hanging low and clasping, and the people were breathless.
Seeing a cold autumn rain, it is about to fall from the sky.
Sleepless at night, hurried slowly, and before the rain fell, he went up to the Black Elk Peak and entered the Juyi Hall.
He sat on the head of the tiger skin, and ordered the little minions to summon the thirteen Taibao.
At this time, he naturally had changed into that fake face and redressed as Zhang Daqiu with a mole.
Because of his figure, he is almost no different from Zhang Daqiu; He is also good at imitating various timbres, and speaks in Zhang Daqiu's tone, almost as if it were false. So much so that there were three or four hundred minions in the gang, but no one saw through him.
An hour later, with a wave of his hand, Sleepless drove away thirteen minions.
In the few days that he was not on the mountain, the minions were also considered duty, although they inevitably went down the mountain to rob their homes, but they were all just like he had ordered before, just attacking some big dogs, and did not harass the civilians much.
Seeing that what they said was not a lie, he scrutinized and interrogated some details, and only after confirming that there was no doubt about them, did he let them go.
Sitting on the tiger skin chair, there was no one in this huge gathering hall at this time, except for sleepless nights.
He groped in his arms for a while, and took out Mrs. Tai's "Forgotten Record".
At this glance, I don't feel how many hours have passed.
A night rain finally fell. By midnight, bit by bit, tick tock, outside the Justice Hall, there was already the sound of rain. The world seemed to be left with only the sound of rain and his flipping books.
This "Forgotten Record" can be described as detailed, recording all kinds of things that make Mrs. Tai unhappy.
Especially with what Luo Van Creek did, it is quite colorful.
For example, this paragraph in the "Record" says: "In the year of Jing Yi's new marriage, the Tan family caused a catastrophe, and then returned to Lu, so he asked for help from Luofanxi, and used the money to tide over the difficulties. Fan Xi is not allowed, and there is no help. Go to space-time, return to space-time. Thinking of this son's affection, the Tan Mansion went up and down, so he never corresponded. ”
Sleepless at night said: "According to this, the reason why the two families are fighting each other is because the master is not in danger for the Tan family?" ”
But when I think about it, this is completely inconsistent with the master's personality.
Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that the old man is a righteous man, no matter who he is on weekdays, but whenever he asks for his door, he will raise his hand and reward, and give it when he drops his hand, casually, five or six taels, seven or eight taels, or even a dozen taels of silver, and give it like this.
In the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the leader of Liangshanbo and the Song Gongming who was called Baoyi were the style.
Such a character, in the face of someone he doesn't know, can still be like this, let alone his parents-in-law's house who suffered both prison and fire?
In the case that the Tan family is in such a hurry to use money, how can it be as recorded in this "Record", "There is no help?" ”
Sleepless shook his head, incredulous.
However, although this paper is old and damp, the handwriting is clear, and there is no need to forge it.
For a moment, he fell into silence, his mind was distracted, and he could not give an explanation that satisfied him.
Outside the house, the black rooster announced, the lights in the hall flickered, and when the sleepless night was detached from the complicated thinking, it was already the time of the card.
He sat in this hall of righteousness all night.
I didn't get anything all night, but I made my head groggy, and then I meditated for a long time before I regained my clarity. When he opened his eyes, it was already dawn, and the minions brought breakfast with him.
For the next few days, he lived a mountain dwelling in the Black Elk Peak without sleep.
Mountain dwellings are usually hard, but as the actual king of the mountains, such a life is much better than being displaced. Eat enough every day, come and go, what does he need to worry about?
In the past few days, the thirteen minions under his command, each of them raised troops, and according to his orders, they focused on taking care of several large households within a radius of thirty miles.
In accordance with the principle of "fishing without exhaustion", as long as the winter materials are handed over, the Black Elk Gang Thirteen Taibao will not teach the bitter lord to see blood.
The big families saw that the thieves were surging, but they were reasonable thieves, and they were also "happy" to save their lives.
So, the Black Elk Gang didn't make much effort, and they didn't kill a single minion, so they pushed dozens of truckloads full of meat, rice, oil, grain, and cotton jackets back.
If you count the number, you will definitely be able to survive the winter with peace of mind.
After the minions saw that the big boss changed his temperament, he didn't like to kill, but only to rob. Although these days are not as exciting as before, after all, safety is guaranteed.
As a result, the minions have a faint tendency to support the big bosses.
Sleepless and unintentional to run this black elk gang, they just arbitrarily set an iron law not to harass civilians, and left the rest to themselves, and this gang has made a good scene.
Sometimes he couldn't help but think: Could it be that I was born to be a thief?
The minions are busy, sleepless in the mountains, but just have some free days.
I got up in the morning and read "Forgotten Things" and made some plans to fulfill my promises; Wander around at noon; In the afternoon, he usually practiced the eight swords of "Traveling Night Book" given to him by Zhou Baihu.
Because of the reversal, his skills have increased greatly, but in five days, he has learned all of them, and since then he has a few more stunts.
In particular, the two tricks of "starry plains and wide fields" and "moon surging rivers" are not much better than "will be at the top of the mountain" and "small mountains at a glance".
Sleepless at night, he secretly thought: "With these few tricks, even if I meet an old man and a famous person in the reverse realm for many years, I will have the strength to fight." ”
On this day, the weather became even colder, the mountains were covered with gloomy clouds, and the peaks were shrouded in shadow.
Sitting sleepless all night in the Juyi Hall, looking out from a window, the place where the eyes fell, it was full of desolation.
There are several paths under the mountain, hidden in the deep dense forest.
I don't know if it's because of the dazzling eyes, but there is a bit of a bloody and hideous feeling.
was distracted, and helped the middle minion Taibao bring a big pot of mutton soup, and invited him to eat with a smile.
The minion Taipo said: "Big boss, today is September 25, the beginning of winter, seeing that the weather is as cold as a day, but be careful to keep warm, the small one has cooked a pot of mutton soup for you, come and warm up!" ”
When the minion Taibao was gone, he couldn't sleep all night before his heart moved, and he thought: "Time flies, and today is the twenty-fifth day of September." The day of docking with Wu is tomorrow.
But I don't know why, in my heart, I have a faint premonition? ”
He looked at the paths down the hill, and this premonition was even stronger.
If the agreement in Luo Fanxi's letter counts, tomorrow Wu Zhangshi and his party will pretend to be merchants to deliver military supplies and equipment to Zhang Daqiu and the Black Elk Gang, and there will be "important matters" to talk with Zhang Daqiu.
At that time, Sleepless Night will take the place of Zhang Daqiu's identity and dock with Wu Zhangshi. Not only will you be able to obtain military equipment, but you will also learn what the so-called "important things" are, so as to obtain some important clues to solve the mystery of Luo Van Xi's death.