"What kind of medicinal herb is that?" Fang Zhongtian asked puzzled.

"Although I have been dealing with medicinal herbs for most of my life, I think that my eyesight is no worse than that of those pharmacy shopkeepers, but the first time I saw this medicinal herb, I didn't know what it was, but it was more than two feet tall, and the four big petals were red and beautiful, and the old gang leader said that thing was called poppy. The other party asked us to be responsible for planting because we fell in love with Xiaofeng Mountain, which is seventy miles away, with high terrain, enough sunshine and little rain, which is suitable for its growth, and I know a lot of experienced medicine farmers in the gang. Later, I accidentally asked the old medicine farmer in charge of planting to figure out that that thing originated in the Western Regions, and we rarely see it in the Central Plains, and the seeds were also brought by the other party. However, the effect of the medicine seems to be only able to cure diarrhea and does not have much value. ”

"After a while, we were relieved to see that thing was growing well. But before the harvest season came, they came again, and taught us to make a small cut in the capsule with a knife, and then collect the juice that flowed out, and when the collection was almost done, they boiled it in a cauldron, and finally scraped off the remaining black and yellow paste and took it away. Seeing their cautious appearance, scraping the bottom of the pot clean, but not mentioning the gourd with medicinal value, we realized that the milky white juice that flowed out was the most valuable, even if we did not know what it was for. ”

"In the past few years, the wind and rain have been smooth, the poppy harvest is good, everyone has been peaceful, the other party has never deducted or defaulted on our wages, and the old gang leader has also put his mind at ease. ”

Because the other party has seen that we are familiar with this process in recent years, they also handed over the work of boiling the ointment to us, but we only agreed to take it. But just as we were relieved when we had prepared properly, the ointment was lost. ”

"I wasn't there that day, but I heard from the brothers on guard that because it was an important thing, the old gang leader told them repeatedly, so they were not lazy, and there were people guarding them in shifts all night, but the jar of ointment was gone right under their noses, and no one knew what the problem was. The old gang leader was anxious and took us all over the mountains to look for it, but it seemed to disappear out of thin air, leaving no clue at all. ”

"A few days later, the other party came to pick up the goods, and when I heard that the things were lost, I didn't say much, but said that there would be a person in charge to deal with it in person three days later. The old gang leader begged them for a few days, and we would do our best to look for it, but they ignored it, and when they left, they looked at us indifferently as if they were dead people. ”

"That night, the old gang leader got drunk, grabbed us and cried and laughed, and said that he shouldn't take this job! He hurt us! I had never seen him like this in all these years, and then he curled up on the bed and shivered and kept chattering about it, and it was over! Only then did we know that the employer was the Celestial Wolf Gang. At that time, a few of us were still summing up, didn't we hear that the medicinal value of that thing is not high, everyone has some savings over the years, it's a big deal, let's smash the pot and sell Tiepei to them, the Sky Wolf Gang is the first big gang in Jiangbei, yes, but it has to be reasonable!"

"But you didn't see it when you came back that night, and that group of people was simply devils! A little white man in his twenties came in with thirty or forty people, and he blocked the door first, and Erhei went over and asked who it was? He was stabbed by that kid and felt cold! The people behind him rushed up without saying a word, and the move was to kill people! The people in the gang were all stupid when they saw this battle, and more than a dozen of them were cut down before half of the pillar of incense arrived. The old gang leader came out and knelt on the ground and begged them to let us go, and he took it upon himself to do anything, and the boy kicked him and vomited blood without even looking at him. Seeing that things were not good, the copyists tried to snatch the old gang leader out, but who were the opponents of those demons! Six or seven people died as soon as we got started, and if you hadn't come back late and heard the movement and knocked on the door and came in, we would have been killed immediately. But I wish you hadn't rushed in at the time, and had taken a dozen of you to save my life. They are all good boys! A few days ago, they were drinking and eating meat together, and in the blink of an eye, they were gone......."

As soon as he said this, there was a knock overhead, followed by a bang, and the lid of the cellar was lifted.

"Don't be nervous! The old horse waved his hand.

Sure enough, a middle-aged beautiful woman climbed down the ladder with a basket on her arm holding a small oil lamp, took out steamed buns and water from the basket and handed them to Fang Zhongtian. The woman checked the old horse's injuries and couldn't help frowning: "It's serious again! It's not a way to stand up like this, they haven't been so strict in monitoring the pharmacy in the past two days, why don't I buy some medicine for you?"

"Don't go!" Lao Ma hurriedly shook his head: "It may be their trick, on the surface, it seems to be relaxed, but in fact, they are waiting for someone to throw themselves into the net." ”

"I'll go to the market and buy an old hen and make some soup for you, at least to replenish your vitality." ”

Looking at her haggard face, Lao Ma revealed his true feelings, and reluctantly stretched out his hand to caress her face: "I have made you frightened and scared in the past few days!"

The woman, who was accustomed to seeing the various situations of life, blushed like a little woman: "It's not bitter! as long as you have nothing to do, I'm willing to ......."

When the lid was closed again, darkness returned to the cellar. The severity of the injuries made them lose the strength to continue talking. I don't know how long it took, Fang Zhongtian woke up from a short slumber, the lid of the cellar was lifted vigorously, and then Sister Li hurriedly climbed down, first shook the old horse who was still in a coma, and shouted breathlessly: "You two go quickly!"

"What's wrong?" the old horse was still a little confused at this time, and his face was shocked.

"Someone sold you! Someone in the gang must be familiar with your family environment. Since yesterday, the gang has been arresting people everywhere, and they are all family members who used to be in the gang. Zhongtian, your daughter-in-law and girl were also arrested this morning! The matter between me and Lao Ma is not a secret, many people in your gang know it, and now I am not safe here, they may come over at any time. You've got to get out of here!"

"Damn, which of the eight lambs sold me and let me know that I killed him alive!"

"Now is the time for you to be a hero, hurry up! Don't clean up, don't want anything! The old lady rented a carriage and parked it in the back alley, you two can run as far as you can!" At the critical moment, Sister Li showed her pungent side, and her thin body lifted up the old horse and climbed up.

"Zhongtian, let's go, what are you doing in a daze?" gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, the old horse climbed halfway and found that Fang Zhongtian's two eyes were staring at the wall as if he had lost his soul, standing motionless in the middle of the ground.

At this time, Fang Zhongtian's mind was blank, and only the sentence echoed in his ears, your daughter-in-law and girl were arrested, and nothing else was heard. In the end, even he didn't know when he was dragged to the ground by Sister Li like a thoughtless walking corpse, and staggered out until he was pushed into the carriage.

Snap, a big mouth landed on his face, and he was relieved by the beating. In front of him was Lao Ma's bloodshot eyes and somewhat distorted face: "You kid be sober! If you want to save your daughter-in-law and child, you must first live!" Lao Ma shouted hysterically: "Hurry up! Many people are coming to our side! Damn, it's Sun Si's soft bones, he brought someone to arrest us!"

Fang Zhongtian was also awake at this time, took the reins and whipped him fiercely, and the carriage rushed towards the city gate frantically. Someone shouted behind him and chased after him, followed by the sound of bows and arrows and sneering winds. There was a faint scream from Sister Li, Fang Zhongtian couldn't turn around to look, the whip dance crackled, and the carriage brought a gust of wind to run wildly on the street.

The city gate was in sight, but there were already more than a dozen black-clothed men lined up to guard there. At this time, Fang Zhongtian was also ruthless, took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it deeply into the horse's buttocks, the horse rushed to the city gate like crazy, and Fang Zhongtian only had time to close his eyes and protect his head and face with his arms and curled up on the wheel.

Bang bang, another baptism of hidden weapons. When he opened his eyes again, he was already outside the city, and the carriage was still running wildly, and he couldn't pull it even if he wanted to. There was no sound of chasing soldiers behind him. After a quick check of his body, fortunately none of the last round of hidden weapons hit him. Before he could rejoice, the crazy horse rolled into a ditch by the side of the road with the carriage. Fang Zhongtian was immediately thrown out, feeling like the sky was spinning, and then fell heavily to the ground, and fainted in front of him.

I don't know how long it took, but he slowly woke up. The pain of his head like a crack was like a crack, and when he touched it with his hand, he had a half-foot-long gap, but fortunately the cold weather saved his life, and the blood had clotted and even had ice ballast.

"Brother Ma, Sister Li. He dragged his injured leg and crawled to the carriage, which had been torn apart. When I first started to escape, I heard Sister Li's screams, and I don't know what happened to them now. Reluctantly moved away the broken wooden planks, revealing the figures of Lao Ma and Sister Li hugging each other tightly, but they were only two corpses that had already stiffened. Sister Li should have been killed under the first round of hidden weapon attacks, and a hidden arrow pierced the back of her heart. In order to protect her from continuing to be harmed, the old horse pressed her under him, and as a result, there were more than two dozen hidden weapons of various kinds stuck in his back like a hedgehog. Fang Zhongtian was stunned for a long time before letting out a miserable howl. Yes...... Countless birds were startled!

A wooden board was erected at the bottom of the hillside, and the names of Ma Chaoqun and Sister Li were engraved on it. Fang Zhongtian no longer had the strength to dig graves for them, so he had to push the two of them into the snow pit. With the dagger he had just found in his arms, he knelt in front of the tombstone: "Brother Ma, Sister Li." I'm going to save my wife and kids. I can't come back, but I have to. Just like Brother Ma uses his body to protect Sister Li, this is the responsibility of a gentleman! If the younger brother is lucky enough not to die, he will come to drink and chat with you again, I wish you all well in heaven, and you can still be a happy husband and wife in the next life. ”