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Ping'an Town is located on the southwest side of Xiangjiabao, about more than 100 miles away from Xiangjiabao. The scope of Ping'an Town is not large, covering an area of only twenty miles, most of the people living in it are ordinary people, thanks to the protection of the Heavenly War Alliance, this town has been safe and stable for a long time, so the local residents named this town Ping'an, which means a peaceful and stable life.

And that old Zhou is the people of Ping'an Town.

Zhou Lao's residence was built on the outskirts of the northeast side of Ping'an Town, and its location was diagonally opposite Xiangjiabao, which was a large manor.

However, if you look closely, it is not so much a manor as a much larger vegetable garden. Because looking at the whole manor, except for the bamboo house in the middle, the rest of the things are fields. In the field, melons and fruits are fragrant, green vegetables are luxuriant, and it is a bumper harvest.

The bamboo house is a pavilion in front of it, and the back is a bedroom, whether it is a table, chair, a couch, or a cup on the wall, it is made of bamboo; there is a bamboo ladder built on the right side of the pavilion, this ladder is built around the pavilion pillar, and it leads directly to the second floor; under the eaves on the right side of the bamboo house, there are stove cooking utensils, tableware, chopsticks, and bamboo tables, which are for the kitchen table; there is a garden of green bamboo planted around the bamboo house, the green bamboo stands upright like a pine, the bamboo leaves shake gently with the wind, and the bamboo fragrance on it is far away, it is a quiet and elegant posture.

At this time, noon is approaching, but in the field, there are still more than a dozen vegetable farmers dancing and hoeing, loosening the soil and applying fertilizer, which is a picture of busy farming.

Hiss!

At the same time, but listening to a string of excited neighing horses, a simple carriage slowly came to a halt outside the manor.

"Yay!" When the carriage stopped, Cher let out a cry of joy, jumped down from it, and then ran quickly to the fence, and waved her feet into the garden, "We are back!"

......Seeing this, Zhou Lao chuckled and shook his head, then turned over and got out of the car, took Xue'er's little hand, and strolled towards the park.

"Old Uncle Zhou!"

"Old Zhou!" Seeing this, the dozen or so vegetable farmers in the courtyard also stopped their hands and nodded to Zhou Lao and the others with a smile.

"Everyone's worked hard. Zhou Lao smiled kindly at everyone, and then said with a chuckle: "Thanks to everyone's hard work, this month's harvest has increased a lot, so your profits will also increase a lot!"

"That's very good!" the vegetable farmers suddenly lit up, and then they all burst out laughing.

......At the same time, one of the young vegetable farmers, who was tall and strong, honest and rude-looking, smiled, then rubbed his hands and said, "I have worked hard for a month, and I will finally get my reward!"

"You hammer ......" Hearing this, Old Zhou raised his eyebrows, looked at the young man, and then shook his head and smiled: "Okay, okay, everyone come in with me to collect the account!"

"What a roar!" Hearing this, those vegetable farmers let out an excited shout, and then put down the farm tools in their hands one after another, and followed Zhou Lao to the pavilion with a smile.

......

At the same time, inside the carriage.

At this time, only a large hardwood vat stood quietly in the carriage, and nothing else.

Uh-wow!

When Zhou Lao and the others walked into the pavilion, they heard an abrupt retching sound, and the top cover of the wooden barrel automatically slipped down. The next moment, inside the barrel, a foul head suddenly protruded.

The skull may be handsome, but at this time, its face is oily and stained, and it is even more messy and crazy, especially the two vegetable leaves that are obliquely inserted in the man's hair, which are particularly eye-catching.

And the person in this bucket is undoubtedly the Xiang Hui who sneaked out of the house.

At this time, Xiang Hui's face was sickly pale, his head hunched over the edge of the barrel, his arms hanging from the barrel, and he was gasping for the outside air.

Hiding in the shadows, using someone who is not suspicious of others as a cover, so as to sneak out of the house - this was originally a seamless plan that made him secretly proud and self-admiring in Xiang Hui's view, but at the moment of completion, he suffered a lot!

The wooden barrel was used by the Western kitchen to hold the leftovers, and at that time, everyone was busy with the meal, and there was no time to clean it, and the taste inside was naturally far away. And after it is covered, the air inside it cannot be circulated, coupled with the scorching sun at noon and the bumpy road, the item hidden in it is naturally self-evident......

"Damn it......" After a moment, after calming down a little, Xiang Hui shook his head weakly, and then muttered weakly: "I knew this was the case, I would rather die at home...... Wow!"

However, before Xiang finished speaking, his throat sank and he retched again.

At this moment, Xiang Hui wished to escape from this bucket immediately and run away thousands of miles away. But considering that once he leaves, that Zhou Lao will definitely notice the changes in the process of moving, it is okay if the other party gives up, but if the other party is suspicious and goes to Xiangjiabao to report, he will definitely show his feet, so that he can abscond hopelessly.

"Damn!" In desperation, Xiang Hui scratched his head and pulled his hair aggrievedly, secretly gritting his teeth and being annoyed.

"Huh......" After a while, Xiang raised his head and took a deep breath, and then rolled his eyes up and muttered: "Young Master Ben read the yellow calendar before going out, and everything is suitable for the book, but I ...... How could it end up like this!"

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Inside the pavilion.

Zhou Lao slowly closed the account in his hand, then smiled warmly, and said softly: "Let's go home and rest today, and the work will continue in two days." ”

"Okay!" Hearing this, the peasants immediately raised their eyebrows and grinned, and then smiled eagerly: "Then I'll go back first!"

"En!" Old Zhou nodded slightly, then got up and said, "Go back quickly, don't delay lunch." ”

Hearing this, all the peasants looked at each other and smiled, and then nodded to Zhou Lao in unison, and turned around and left.

"Let's eat!" After everyone left, Zhou Lao chuckled and touched Xue'er's head, then turned around and walked towards the kitchen counter.

Half an hour later, smoke rises from outside the bamboo house, and the smoke is fragrant and contains a hint of sweetness and sourness. The smoke danced in the air, and then drifted away with the wind, but the fragrance of the vegetables in it did not disperse, gathering outside the courtyard......

On this sunny afternoon, it was a happy and comfortable time for Zhou Lao, Xue'er and those vegetable farmers, but for Xiang Hui, who was hiding in a wooden barrel, it was as difficult as a blink of an eye and like being in hell......

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Tianmu Lake.

In ancient times, Tianmu Lake was located in a huge spirit island, because its shape was similar to a human eye, so it was called Tianmu, and the island was also named Tianmu.

At that time, Tianmu Island was vast, covering a radius of 6,000 miles, and the spiritual plants on it were all over the place, and the spirit animals were as numerous as ants.

However, after the battle of the ancients, Tianmu Island was tragically affected, and the main body was disintegrated and shattered in the destruction, and only a hundred miles of land including Tianmu Lake were left to survive.

And Tianmu Lake, on the other hand, was slammed into Xiang Lu by the broken tide! And the once picturesque Tianmu Lake has also become a pool of stagnant water......

Today, Tianmu Lake has become a secluded place that no one goes......

......

Da Da Da ......

However, at this time, the long-standing dead silence of Tianmu Lake was broken by a dull sound of horses' hooves.

Hiss!

After a while, but listening to the high-pitched neighing of horses, a simple carriage drove out of the woods tremblingly, and then stopped outside Tianmu Lake.

And the person who drove the car was Zhou Lao.

"Huh......" Zhou Lao took a deep breath of turbidity, and then wiped the sweat on his forehead, and sighed to himself: "It's really old, just this little distance, I am tired and have back pain......"

"Whew!" After resting and adjusting for a while, Zhou Lao turned around and lifted the curtain of the carriage, then bent down to enter the door, and struggled to move the barrel out. However, just as Zhou Lao moved the wooden barrel to the driver's seat of the carriage and was about to get off the carriage to carry it, the wooden barrel rubbed the bottom and fell straight down.

Bang!

But with a muffled bang, the hardwood vat slammed to the ground, and then tumbled towards Tianmu Lake.

"Not good!" Seeing this, Zhou Lao was stunned at first, and then the color changed, and he immediately caught up with him quickly, firmly holding the castrated wooden barrel.

"It's so dangerous!" Zhou Lao pushed the wooden barrel, and couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat in his heart.

"Heh!" After a while, Zhou Lao laboriously lifted the wooden barrel, and then sat on the wooden barrel tiredly, while raising his eyes to scan the surrounding environment, while waiting for the arrival of the person who took the object.

At this time, just after the hour, the red sun gradually moved westward, and the red sun in the sky emitted a mild daylight, shining in Tianmu Lake, reflecting the sparkling waves on the surface of the lake, and gradually lengthening the shadow of the person and bucket outside the lake.

Zhou Lao sat quietly by the barrel like this, waiting for the person who could not come at all.

An hour later, the red sun was setting, the afterglow was shining, and the sky was gradually darkening, and Zhou Lao still sat in the same place, waiting patiently.

After waiting for no result, Zhou Lao frowned in confusion, and then muttered in a low voice: "The person who took the thing, could it be that he was delayed by other things?"

At the same time, just when Zhou Lao was secretly confused, he saw that the horse that was originally grazing with his head down suddenly trembled, and then his front hooves were suddenly raised, and he stood up and let out a trembling neigh!

"En?" Seeing this, Old Zhou frowned, and then hurried to the front of the carriage, pulling the reins and exclaiming, "Huh!"

"Neigh!" the horse trembled as it swayed its hooves and neighed uneasily.

Seeing this, Old Zhou's brows furrowed even deeper, and then he stroked the horse's neck and comforted: "Don't panic, don't panic......"

However, Zhou Lao's unfavorable appeasement in the past has lost its effect today.

"Neigh!" the horse let out a terrible neigh, and then began to struggle violently, and by the look of it, it was trying to get away from the place quickly.

"Phew!" Zhou Lao pulled the reins with difficulty, kept waving the horsewhip, and it took a lot of effort to calm the horse down temporarily.

"Neigh!" the horse was no longer struggling, but it was still neighing, and even its body was trembling slightly.

"Why is this?" Zhou Lao stroked the horse's neck with a deep frown, puzzled in his heart.

After a while, seeing that the horse's mood became more and more restless, Zhou Lao shook his head and let out a light sigh, then turned his eyes to the barrel and muttered in a low voice: "That's it, the goods have been delivered, and no one will come to pick up the things, and it is not something I can interfere with......

After finishing speaking, Zhou Lao patted the horse's back, then turned over and boarded the carriage, whipped and drove the carriage away.

Ga......

Not long after Zhou Lao left, but listening to a tooth-sore grinding sound, the lid of the wooden barrel slowly slid outward strangely. A moment later, two lights lit up strangely in the barrel.

In the shadow of the barrel lid, Xiang Hui stared at his eyes as bright as stars, cautiously scanning the scene outside, and then slowly poked his head out......