When Qin Lao Wu said this, his heart was excited, and his voice couldn't help trembling. Li Qiufeng comforted him and said, "Fifth brother doesn't have to worry too much. When we first arrived in Dongliao County, we had no grudges against the green forest bandits outside the Guan. Thinking about it, they are just asking for money, and they can't kill people. The two boatmen don't have any money on them, so they don't want to be embarrassed by the strongman. However, the shopkeeper Yin was injured and wearing silk and satin. In the hands of thieves, they are bound to squeeze the property out of the shopkeeper Yin. However, Shopkeeper Yin is a greedy person, and he will definitely not hand over the money easily, but he is afraid that he will have to suffer a lot. ”

Qin Lao Wu thought of the appearance of the shopkeeper Yin, but it was a little funny, and his anger decreased slightly. He thought for a moment, secretly glanced at Wei Erbao, and saw that he was walking in the front to lead the way for everyone, five or six steps away from himself and Li Qiufeng, it was Qin Lao Wu who lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu is heroic and chivalrous, I might as well whisper to you if I have some words." The bastard surnamed Xiao doesn't know what the hell to do this time, he and the shopkeeper Hu and others are sneaky, and there are many things to hide from us. The joints in it are not even known to Zhang Yuanwai. This time, our big ship suddenly disappeared, and I didn't know that it was not the enemy surnamed Xiao who followed us all the way, and stole the big ship while we were unprepared!"

When Li Qiufeng heard Qin Lao Wu say this, his heart sank, and he secretly thought that Qin Lao Wu was not bad. Along the way, Xiao Dong was preoccupied, and it seemed that there was something hidden from everyone. Moreover, as a clerk of the Firearms Bureau, he had to do business with the Fusang people, but he was afraid that it would be very involved. If someone wants to embarrass Xiao Dong, it is not uncommon to secretly follow him to Dongliao County and rob the big ship while everyone is not on the ship.

Qin Lao Wu saw that Li Qiufeng did not speak, but said that his words had moved him, so he continued: "The surname Xiao is a person in the officialdom, and he has definitely offended many powerful officials by fighting with officials over the years. Brother Zhu might as well think about it, who can have such a ability, not to mention removing all the ships on the wharf, and even arresting the two or three hundred people near the wharf? These things are definitely not something that ordinary green forest cottages can do, only officials have such ability!"

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more frightened he became, but he just thought about it, but he shook his head again, and said to Qin Lao Wu: "Just now, I went to the Yamen of the magistrate of Dongliao County with Lord Xiao, Zhang Yuanwai, Hu Shopkeeper and others. That magistrate surnamed Li is a fool, if he sent someone to get our ship, he would definitely not be so calm. He has a master surnamed Jiang who is a talent, but this person has lived in Dongliao County for many years, and he will not have any grudges with Xiao Dong, who is an official in the capital. If it is really as Qin Fifth Brother guessed, it is the official who is embarrassed by Lord Xiao, and he is not a local official. Could it be that someone has been following us along the way, but we haven't noticed it?"

Qin Lao Wu nodded, and said, "I'm afraid it's really so." We're so unlucky, we got involved in the fight of these dog officials for no reason, and we didn't get to make an extra head and gave our lives for nothing! Fuck, it's irritating to think about. ”

The two talked and talked, and soon walked out of the dock boundary. After walking across the stone bridge, Wei Erbao turned his head and said to Qin Lao Wu and Li Qiufeng: "Dongsheng Inn is the best inn in our Dongliao County, and the room price will cost four dollars of silver every night. The officials of Liaoyang Mansion came to our Dongliao County and have always lived in the Dongsheng Inn. The county lord invited a few uncles to rest in the Dongsheng Inn, which was a great respect for several uncles. ”

Qin Lao Wu snorted, and said in his mouth: "What kind of big officials can there be in the small Liaoyang Mansion? The bitter cold land outside the Guan, the population is sparse, and even the governor of Liaodong is not as powerful as an ordinary prefect in the Guannei. It's not much better to come to this Dongsheng Inn. Just be clean, don't sleep all night, and your body will be red and swollen from insect bites. ”

Wei Erbao didn't think much of Qin Lao Wu's words, and kept boasting about the benefits of Dongsheng Inn. In the end, he patted his chest and said: "The people in the city said behind their backs that this inn was run by the county magistrate and Master Pan in the yamen, and these two are the most famous people in our Dongliao County. Since it is an industry under the names of the two of them, it will definitely not be far off. Ordinary people like villains didn't even dare to enter the door of the Dongsheng Inn. ”

Everyone talked and talked, walked about half a pillar of incense, and turned into an alley from the main road. After walking dozens of feet, I saw two huge lanterns hanging in front of me, and under the lanterns was a very large portal. I saw that the two doors were painted red, and the nails glittered in the light of the lanterns. On each side of the gate is a tall white wall, covered with black tiles. Looking into the portal, a two-story wooden building can be faintly seen. It's just far away, and I can't see it very clearly.

Wei Erbao pointed to the portal in front of him and said, "Two masters, in front of you is the Dongsheng Inn. ”

When Li Qiufeng and Qin Lao Wu saw this scene, their hearts were shocked, they didn't expect Dongsheng Inn to have such a scale, but they were quite surprised. Wei Erbao led everyone to the front of the inn, only to see that the gate was more than one foot and five feet high, and when he looked up, he only felt that the majesty was abnormal. At the top of the red lacquered gate hangs a huge plaque with the words "Dongsheng Inn" written on it. Qin Lao Wu looked stunned, turned his head to Li Qiufeng and said, "Fuck, it seems that this grandson didn't tell a lie......"

As soon as he spoke, he remembered that Wei Erbao was standing beside him, and he was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly changed his words and said: "I didn't expect this Dongsheng Inn to be of such a scale, even if it is placed in Ningbo Mansion, it is enough to rank among the top few." ”

Li Qiufeng was suspicious in his heart, secretly thinking that Dongliao County was far away from the Guan, the land was barren and the people were poor, and there were few merchants, why would someone build such a large-scale inn in the city, wouldn't he be waiting to lose money?

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps faintly behind him, and there were more than a dozen people listening to the sounds. Li Qiufeng turned around, and there was only a dark alley in front of him. Qin Lao Wu, Wei Erbao and the others saw Li Qiufeng turn around suddenly, and their hearts were all in shock. After a while, he saw a few fires in the distance, approaching the Dongsheng Inn. Qin Lao Wu secretly thought in his heart, when he was in the army, he had heard someone say that there were some heroes and heroes with strong martial arts in the rivers and lakes, and they could hear the sound of footsteps from a hundred and ten zhang away. This Zhu brother has such skills at a young age. The trip was full of turmoil and crises. I have to live well and accept him so that I can have peace.

After a while, the light of the fire was near. Li Qiufeng and the others looked fixedly, only to see that the little fire was more than a dozen torches, and the people holding the torches were all caught by the Yamen of the magistrate of Dongliao County, and their faces were a little familiar. When these catchers saw Li Qiufeng standing in front of them, their faces changed drastically, and they immediately stopped. Then two people came out from behind the catcher, it was Xiao Dong and Master Jiang.

Xiao Dong saw Li Qiufeng and Qin Lao Wu and the others standing in front of the inn, smiled slightly, and said, "Brother Zhu, Brother Qin, you came so quickly." ”

Li Qiufeng and Qin Lao Wu arched their hands towards Xiao Dong. At this time, Zhang Shi also stepped forward and smiled at Li Qiufeng and Qin Lao Wu: "Let's tell Master Jiang about the past two days, and then rushed here, but we still gave a few people a head start, haha, haha." Brother Zhu, Fifth Brother Qin, there's nothing going on on the dock?"

Qin Lao Wu shook his head and said, "There is not even a ghost, what will happen?"

Master Jiang said to everyone: "Please rest at the inn in the next few days, and the matter of finding the big ship will be handed over to Zaixia." ”

After he finished speaking, with a slight wave of his right hand, a catcher stepped forward, grabbed the copper ring on the red lacquered door, and knocked on the door with a "bell-clang". After a while, I heard someone inside the door say, "Who is knocking on the door, please report your name?" ”

The catcher didn't answer, grabbed the brass ring and slammed it against the door. After a while, I heard a "squeak" sound, the red lacquer door was opened inward, and a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old poked his head out and said with some annoyance: "Who, who, who? Knock on the door in the middle of the night, believe it or not......

The man's hair was unkempt, and his clothes were crooked, and he woke up from his sleep, put his clothes on his body and ran out. Judging by his clothes, he must be a guy from the inn. This guy originally looked angry, but when he saw clearly that it was a catcher standing in front of him, he immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "Ah, it turned out to be Zhang Sanye, what kind of wind blew your old man here?"