Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 231 The shop listens

Bai Yuyao lay on the roof, uncovered a black tile, and listened to the voices of the people inside.

No sound for a long time.

At this time, I heard Master Chen say: "It's too late, why haven't you come back yet?"

"Is nothing going to happen?" the old servant asked.

"No matter what happens, they are all capable people." Master Chen said, and then said to the servant, "I will wait here. You go to the back mountain to take a look. Don't let anyone find out. You usually We should also look at the reactions of these dozen people, and don't let them fail. This is a batch of important treasures, and these knights have to come back to get it. If something goes wrong, how will we explain it, even if we take the whole village away? Even if you kill people, they won’t be worth these things.”

"Yes." The old servant agreed and walked out.

The old owner of the village sat alone under the lamp and waited. Bai Yuyao quietly got out of the room, ran out of the manor, and ran towards the outside of the courtyard.

The moonlight was very bright, but there was still no sound of people in the village courtyard. People in the village village went to bed early, worked during the day, and slept hard at night. No one got up to enjoy the night view.

Bai Yuyao ran out of the village, recognized the road, lowered her head and ran towards the way she came.

Soon they met Yang Shucheng and the others.

"How's it going?" Li Xing asked.

"It's okay. I heard Master Chen tell the housekeeper that he should take good care of these things and that we would come back to pick them up in the future."

"Okay." Li Xing said, "Let's go say goodbye to him right now. We said we will come back to pick up these things in a year so that he doesn't dare to be tempted by them." He then said with a smile: "We will kill him." Having two people together made him a little scared and he didn't dare to think wrongly."

A group of three people ran towards Chenjiazhuang Courtyard quickly.

It was midnight, there was no one around, not even a dog barking.

The three of them ran to the front of the manor's courtyard, flew up the wall, jumped into the courtyard, and saw that the lights were still on in the main room. Just walked towards the main house.

Arriving in front of the main house, the door was still ajar. The three of them opened the door and walked in.

When Master Chen saw the three people coming in, he immediately stood up and said, "You are finally back. I thought something was going to happen."

Li Xing smiled and said: "We robbed Ma Shiying's things, and of course we had to do it in a foolproof way. At dawn, we saw the housekeeper of the Ma family walking into the temple. We told him that we had robbed the things, so he would not suspect anything. People nearby robbed them, so these things are safe. We will come back to pick them up after a year."

Master Chen said: "The three heroes have thought carefully. Since you have kept things so confidential, it seems that if something happens to this batch of things, it will come from me. I have asked the old housekeeper to keep an eye on these dealers. However, if people talk too much, they are afraid of leaking the news. You must come and take it away after a year."

Li Xing said: "Master Chen is also responsible for it. We will get it in a year. Your banker has also seen our methods. If he is interested in this thing, he will not be able to escape our hands."

Master Chen said: "It's already late at night, have you eaten? Should you rest until dawn before leaving?"

Li Xing said: "We don't want to eat either. Let's leave now."

Seeing that he couldn't hold them back, Master Chen took them to the stable and took out the horses of the three of them. The three of them held the reins and quietly opened the back door and left.

The owner of the village, Chen, was still standing at the back door, and the three of them did not mount their horses. They were afraid that the sound of hoofbeats would disturb the residents everywhere and make them suspicious of coming to the village.

The three of them led the horses and walked west for four or five miles. Then they got on their horses and headed west.

Seeing that the three people had disappeared, Master Chen closed the door and walked back into the house. He thought to himself, these three people are bold and careful, and they are indeed people who can do great things. The only thing they need now is to keep their mouth shut and not let things get amiss. A mistake would be a serious crime of genocide.

But it was said that Yang Shucheng and the others walked westward along the Yangtze River and walked more than 20 miles before they galloped wildly. This is the road from Anhui to Nanjing, and people and horses are constantly coming and going, but now it is a time of war and chaos, and there is not even a ghost along the way.

After running all night, at dawn, there were several residents on the mountainside. When I went up to inquire, I found that this place was very close to Anhui.

Have breakfast in a small riverside town. This is a large riverside town, located at the junction of two provinces. There are many people traveling from north to south, and the accents in the snack bar are very mixed.

The three of them didn't leave after eating. They made a cup of tea in the shop and listened to the situation while drinking tea.

Sure enough, the news here was very well-informed, and someone soon told the world situation.

Just listen to him say: "Now the Qing troops have passed the Huaihe River defense line, and they are fighting southward in two directions. One way from Jiangsu, along the canal, approaching Yangzhou, all the way from Anhui, they will soon reach the Yangtze River."

Another scholarly old man shook his head and said: "Both armies have reached the Yangtze River, joined forces along the Yangtze River, and surrounded Nanjing. The world is in danger."

"Isn't it?" One person continued, "Now along the Huaihe River, three of them have surrendered to the Qing soldiers, and instead led the Qing soldiers to fight south. Now only Huang Degong is still guarding the Yangtze River."

"What do you mean they do?" Another person continued, "These arrogant and powerful generals, even the court can't move them. How did the four of them get started? When they see bandits and Qing soldiers, they just run away. , when they saw us common people, the men were killed and the women were robbed of their things."

"Alas..." another one sighed, "It's true that in prosperity, the people suffer, but in death, the people still suffer."

Another stood up immediately and said: "What you said is wrong. You can't be beaten to death with a stick. I think General Huang is dedicated to serving the country. He is now making defensive preparations and strengthening the city walls. It seems that he is going to fight to the death with the Qing soldiers." ”

"That's right." Another person immediately responded, "People from Anhui can't come here now, and we people from Jiangsu can't go to Anhui either. We're trying to prevent spies. It seems like there's going to be a war."

At this time, the shopkeeper finished his work and came over and said: "You are right. A few days ago, some people from Anhui came and said that General Huang killed several spies and hung their bodies on the city wall. , it is said that he is a spy sent by the Qing soldiers to induce him to surrender."

"I hope he can stay for a while and let us people live a few more days."

After Yang Shucheng and the others finished drinking tea, they also found out a lot about the situation.

The three of them stood up, and the horse rested for a while. At this time, it also raised its head and hoofs, preparing to gallop.

The three of them got on their horses and headed west.

Along the way, Yang Shucheng said: "General Li, are we helping General Huang fight against the Qing Dynasty to reduce the pressure on Emperor Dashun in Hubei?"

Li Xing thought for a while and said: "We'd better go back to Hubei. It's been a few months since we came out, and now we've accomplished nothing. I wonder what's going on in Hubei? If Emperor Dashun gets a foothold in Hubei, we'll turn around and go to Anhui." What do you two think?"

Yang Shucheng and the other two said: "General Li is right. General Huang's place is relatively safe at the moment. The situation in Hubei is unknown."

Li Xing ordered: "Then let's go back to Hubei quickly. We can't go along the river, for fear of being stopped by Huang Degong, which will cost us a lot of twists and turns. Let's go north. Go in the direction of the Qing soldiers, and walk through the gap between them. Weaving in between."

The three of them made up their minds, turned their horses' heads, and headed north.

After two days of galloping on the road, I turned my horse's head and headed west, entering Anhui.

As soon as they arrived in Anhui, they inquired about the situation and found that the Qing soldiers were in the north. The three of them did not dare to delay and rode westward.

The three of them walked forward. This was a low mountain. There were still many trees on the mountain and the road on the mountain side was fairly smooth.

The three of them walked west along the road. At this time, I heard a large area of ​​panic shouting in the distance.