He's in the west, he's a cowboy

"It's really ridiculous. I mean, this guy actually let someone rob his cousin." Zhou Zheng felt unbelievable. What a hatred.

"You will see more incredible things in the future." Hosea was already used to it.

"Are we just going to rush over there, draw our guns, shoot, and rob?"

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome. We just need to wait until midnight, then sneak in quietly and take away the things secretly." Hosea thought this task was very simple, just steal things without killing people.

"It's up to you." Now that Hosea had a plan, Zhou Zheng gave up thinking.

After walking for about half an hour, the two of them saw a farmhouse standing on the roadside, shimmering in the dark night. The two tied their horses to the woods, and then quietly walked over.

The two slowly arrived outside the farmhouse. There were only two people in the house, sitting at the dining table eating.

He quietly walked into the warehouse and found a carriage parked inside with the sign of the inn. It was the one Seamus was talking about.

Hosea said in a low voice: "What should I say? If you just drive away, you will definitely be discovered. Otherwise, we wait until they are leaving in the middle of the night. Or I can go out now to attract attention, and then you can sneak in and knock them out."

"Just do it, I'll get in through the back door." Zhou Zheng didn't want to stay in this warehouse full of horse dung, thinking that his opponents were just two farmers and they were attacking by surprise, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

After saying that, he quietly touched the back of the room and waited for Hosea to attract the other party's attention.

Hosea pretended to be a lost traveler and shouted loudly at the door of the farmhouse. People in the house came to check and saw a hobbling old man, and they immediately dropped their guard.

"Hey, hello, I'm a traveler. I... I got lost with my son and can't find him... Where is this place?" Hosea looked crying and swaying said.

The person who came to check should be old Bob Crawford. When he saw a hobbling old man, he immediately lowered his guard and said in a soft tone: "This is Carmody Valley, where did you go with your son?" disperse?"

Seeing that this guy had taken the bait, Hosea felt that he was dragging him here and there to delay: "My poor son, we came from the north and were going to Saint Denis. But why..."

Zhou Zheng was impressed when he saw that Hosea was full of lies and his acting skills were realistic. No wonder Arthur always said that he was an old liar.

Zhou Zheng walked neatly into the house and saw a young man sitting at the table, looking outside the house, his attention already drawn to Hosea. Zhou Zheng carefully moved to the next room, which was a kitchen. There was a lot of food in it. He picked up a piece of dried meat and threw it into his mouth. Well, it tasted pretty good. I will take it away later. Zhou Zheng found a rolling pin and waved it in his hand. There was no need to kill people this time. This thing was just right.

When they quietly returned to the living room, they could hear that Hosea was crying so hard that the father and son's attention had been completely attracted by Hosea's perfect performance.

Zhou Zheng crept up behind the young man, raised the rolling pin, and with a strong force, hit the back of the young man's head hard. With a plop, the young man fell directly onto the table.

The voice was a bit loud. The man outside turned around and saw Zhou Zheng standing by the table holding a stick. He shouted and immediately reached his hand to his waist to draw a gun. Unexpectedly, a gun had already been hit on his head. It was Hosea who resisted. Without giving him a chance to speak, Hosea raised his gun and pointed it hard at the back of his head, finishing him cleanly.

"Young man, you still need to practice." Hosea put away the gun and smiled at Zhou Zheng inside: "Hurry up and find a rope, and I will tie them up. Go search the room and see what is there. valuable."

"Don't I have to learn from you? I have to say that your performance just now was definitely textbook level." Zhou Zheng praised heartily.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to work quickly." Although he said this, from the slightly raised corners of Hosea's mouth, it seemed that he was very comfortable with the flattery.

Zhou Zheng returned to the kitchen to look around, found a rope in a cabinet, handed it to Hosea, and then went to the house to make trouble.

Hosea neatly tied up the two of them one by one. Panting from exhaustion, he sat on the sofa nearby and watched Zhou Zheng busy up and down.

This family is quite wealthy. Zhou Zheng found some money in the small bedroom on the first floor and ran to the large bedroom on the second floor. There was more money here, more than a hundred yuan, as well as two gold rings and A pearl necklace, this is a nice thing to give to Marybeth later.

After packing up the money, I went to the kitchen again. There were a lot of delicious food here. I found a piece of clean clothes to use as a package, packed the dried meat and bread, and some cans, so I naturally took them all away.

When he came outside the house, Hosea had already hitched the carriage. When he saw Zhou Zheng coming out, he greeted, "It's time for us to go, young man."

"Can you drive a car?" Hosea asked.

I really don’t know how to do this. Hosea said that if I don’t know how to do it, I can learn it. If you can ride a horse, you can drive a cart. After giving the reins to Zhou Zheng, he leaned on the carriage and admired his performance.

Zhou Zheng drove the car tremblingly, fearing that he might accidentally fall into a ditch. The two horses walked slowly behind the carriage. When they saw the fresh grass, they ran to eat a few bites. Anyway, the carriage was moving very slowly, so they could catch up later.

When they returned to Emerald Ranch, Seamus was waiting at the door. He was very happy to see them back and quickly called them to park the car in the stable.

"We visited your cousin, he is very nice." Hosea also started to feel weird.

"Very good. If there is a carriage like this in the future, remember to drive over and I will give you a suitable price." After saying that, he took a stack of money from his pocket and handed it to Hosea: "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

"Pleasant to work with."

The two of them divided the money they had collected, and Hosea smiled and said, "I'm going back. What about you, young man, do you want to wander around for a while?"

"So urgent?" Zhou Zheng looked at his pocket watch. There are still three or four hours until dawn. Why don't you take a nap before going back?

"I suddenly thought of something and I have to go back to discuss it with Dutch," Hosea said.

Zhou Zheng was not prepared to rush so much, so he decided to rest for the night and sleep until he woke up naturally. "I'm not in a hurry to go back. I still have somewhere else I want to go."

"Okay, then take care of your own safety." Seeing that Zhou Zheng didn't come back, Hosea didn't say much and went back alone.

After shouting at Hosea's back to be safe, Zhou Zheng led the horse toward the town by himself.

He asked Seamus about the location of the hotel, and Seamus gave him directions. When he arrived at the hotel, the boss was still lying on the bar and asleep.

Zhou Zheng knocked hard on the bar. The boss was fast asleep. Zhou Zheng knocked twice more, and then he shook his face and woke up.

"Well, if you want to stay in the hotel, there is another room in the innermost room upstairs. This is the key." The boss said in a daze.

Zhou Zheng took the key and looked at his boss who had turned over and fell asleep again. He felt ashamed in his heart. Is his appearance so reassuring?

He slept until noon, then Zhou Zheng stretched and got up from the warm bed. He opened the door and went downstairs, asking the boss, "Is there a place to take a shower?"

The boss said hurriedly: "The hot water still needs to wait for a while. You can have some lunch first. Today we have newly marinated sausages and fried lamb chops, as well as the red wine just bought from Saint Denis. You can have some." Let’s eat and wait.”

As he happened to be hungry, Zhou Zheng naturally nodded in agreement and asked the boss to serve him food quickly.

The boss quickly ran to the kitchen. Zhou Zheng was sitting on his seat and lighting a cigarette. Before he finished smoking, the boss came over with a dinner plate.

"So fast." Zhou Zheng said in surprise.

The boss said with a smile: "You came down at just the right time. Originally, this portion was going to be delivered to the old Ford's house in front, so it happened to be given to you first. It's okay for his portion to be slower."

Zhou Zheng picked up the knife and fork and cut off a small piece of lamb chop. This lamb chop was made from tender lamb meat. The tender lean meat is paired with white fat. When you bite into it, it will ooze out fresh and tender juice, which is very memorable. endless. I took a sip of red wine and mixed it with the mutton and swallowed it. The sourness of the red wine paired with the tenderness of the mutton was really enjoyable.

This sausage is made of air-dried cured meat, and some chili peppers are added. It tastes quite chewy, with a hint of spiciness that makes it appetizing.

It was a hearty meal. After finishing the meal, the boss brought a plate of sliced ​​bread and a small plate of pickles. He sandwiched the pickles between the slices of bread and took a bite. The sour cucumbers were paired with grilled vegetables. The slices of bread that were just slightly burnt made Zhou Zheng order another glass of red wine.

Such a meal is naturally not cheap, but Zhou Zheng thinks it is still worth it and said he will come here often if he has the opportunity in the future.

Back in the room, Zhou Zheng was sitting by the window, smoking a cigarette and studying the map.

Zhou Zheng found that although his current location was very close to Annesburg, it was still some distance away, and there were several mountains in between. If he rode there by himself, safety aside, the journey would take at least two or three days.

However, there is a place called Oak Cliff Tan not far to the north from Emerald Pasture. From the map, there is a path there that can go around Annesburg from the north. You can go there to explore the road first.

As soon as he left, Zhou Zheng packed up his things, left the hotel, mounted his horse, and wandered towards the north.