Watching the merchant leave quickly, Hu Hu stroked his beard with satisfaction, took out the golden ball, rolled it in his palm, and walked to the back hall humming a tune.
After retreating, Hu Hu closed the door and took out a hardcover booklet from a brocade box. He took the booklet to the desk and sat down, polishing and writing. Hu Hu opened the booklet and saw that it was densely filled with small regular script. .
As Hu Hu flipped through the booklet, the contents recorded on each page made people's heads tingle.
'In the summer of the thirteenth year of Qi Yun, he robbed the Weiwei Escort Bureau, obtained thirty boxes of goods, sold them for 3,300 taels of silver, and we received 1,800 taels. '
'In the summer of Qi Yun's thirteenth year, he robbed a grain merchant on the road and obtained twenty carts of grain. He sold it for two thousand taels of silver, and we received one thousand taels. '
'In the autumn of the thirteenth year of Qi Yun, he robbed a wealthy businessman's family and obtained 50,000 taels of gold and silver. Twenty of his female relatives sold them for 5,000 taels, totaling 55,000 taels. We received 23,000 taels. '
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It turns out that this is the real reason why the Hubao Escort Agency is so rich. Hu Hu is the eldest brother of Hu Bao, the leader of Hutou Village, and the real business of the Hubao Escort Agency is to plunder the green forests of Lingzhou.
Since the thirteenth year of Qi Yun, this brother has committed many serious crimes in Lingzhou. However, although Hu Hu and Hu Bao are twins from the same mother, Hu Hu's own younger brother is much smarter.
Knowing that being a greenwood robber requires not only brute strength, but also brains, he started a bodyguard business in Lingzhou City. In addition to detecting news, he could also learn about the trends in the city.
In addition, Hu Hu knew how to be tactful and managed the government from top to bottom. Over the years, the government had repeatedly launched sieges on Lingzhou Green Forest, but Hutou Village had been able to escape. Over the years, the two brothers relied on these "blood silver" to survive. Extremely comfortable.
However, with the arrival of Shen Yulou, the rules of Lingzhou Green Forest were re-established, and the income of the Hu brothers was greatly reduced. It is not that Hu Hu never thought of hiring a killer to kill Shen Yulou, but Hu Bao tried his best to dissuade him and said frankly that Shen Yulou The martial arts of controlling the building are very strong, so don't add extraneous matters.
However, as the group of black-clad men came to Lingzhou, first destroying Xiaoloufeng and then forcing Donglaifeng to disperse the village, Hu Hu couldn't help but sigh that his two brothers were really lucky, but then he also worried about this The group of masters will then attack the two brothers' Xique Peak.
But after Hu Bao sent someone to inform him that the leader of this group of experts talked about cooperation, he felt relieved and just realized that this group of people needed him as an internal agent in the city.
But the day before yesterday, my brother sent a handwritten letter saying that he was coming to live and sent Wanjun's portrait and the ten thousand taels of silver note down the mountain.
Hu Hu, who had not received any money for a long time, was beaming with joy when he got the banknote, and then spread his eyes throughout Lingzhou City. Only then did the merchants discover Wan Jun's whereabouts and everything that happened after that.
With a little saliva on his fingers, Hu Hu turned the book to a blank page and wrote in the book, "In the eighteenth year of Qi Yun, he was able to intercept and kill people in the rivers and lakes, and received a deposit of 10,000 taels of silver." '
Then he carefully picked up the book, dried the ink, and looked at the book carefully as if admiring a trophy. Then he closed the book, put it back into the brocade box, and put it away carefully.
Then he called someone and whispered, telling him to go to the Fuhong Inn, the largest in the city, to keep an eye on the people coming from the north that the merchant said. If they left, he would report back at any time.
After giving instructions to this person, Hu Hu walked around the hall again, thinking that he had finally got a big deal, but he couldn't let him get away.
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The merchant rode his horse and galloped all the way. The mountain road was difficult to navigate, but the merchant seemed to be very familiar with the journey.
At sunset and dusk, we arrived at Hutou Village. The men guarding the village saw the merchant and were very familiar with it. They also knew that he would have a big job as soon as he came to the village, so he hurriedly opened the gate of the village and welcomed him in. .
Zhang Da'er shook his big ears, stepped forward with a smile on his face and asked, "Why, I'm here again. This time you come in person, it must be an important matter."
Regardless of his fatigue, the merchant hurriedly said: "Where's the head of the house? The uncle in the family has something very important. Let me tell the head of the house orally."
"Don't bother me now. A few days ago, I passed by a few merchants. I took some people to the mountains and kidnapped them. There was a young lady among them. She was very handsome. I am afraid that I am enjoying myself at the moment. I advise you. Don't mess with the master's Yaxing." Zhang Daer swallowed as he remembered the appearance of that young lady.
When the merchant heard this, he originally wanted to wait for Hu Bao to finish his work before reporting it, but then he thought of the chief escort's order, and he didn't care much at the moment. He said eagerly: "Brother Zhang, this matter cannot be delayed for a moment. The uncle of the family has personally explained it." Yes, Brother Zhang took me to meet the boss."
Seeing how eager the merchant was, and hearing the explanation from the uncle himself, he did not dare to neglect, so he led the merchant to the village.
The men patrolling the village were also familiar with the traders when they saw them, and they all smiled and greeted the traders. Although the traders were anxious, they still responded one by one.
Following Zhang Da'er's guidance, we arrived at the largest house in the village. Zhang Da'er pointed at the house and said, "Here, the master is in the house. I won't go in and cause trouble, brother."
The merchant cupped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, Leader Zhang."
Watching Zhang Daer leave, the merchant hurriedly approached and was about to knock on the door, but he heard calls for help coming from inside the house.
"No, no."
"Little lady, my boss will be fine today. Even if you scream, no one will come to save you. Hahaha."
The woman's cry for help, accompanied by Hu Bao's evil laughter, reached the merchant's ears through the door. She knew that she had ruined Hu Bao's good deeds and would definitely offend him. But considering the chief escort's method of punishing people, the merchant still He knocked on the door bravely.
Ever since Hu Bao kidnapped the woman and went to the mountain, he had long coveted her beauty, but these days he had been ordered to do things by Chi Qianren and had no time to enjoy the woman's beauty.
This time, Chi Qianren and others had already completed all the tasks assigned to them, and received another ten thousand taels of silver. Hu Bao was in a good mood. When he returned to the stronghold, he thought of this woman again, so he ordered people to bring her into the room.
He really wanted to do something casual, but when he heard someone knocking on the door, Hu Bao couldn't help but became angry with shame. He turned around and forgot to take a look at the woman's beauty, and ignored the person who knocked on the door.
But the knocking on the door didn't stop. It kept ringing one after another, which made people panic. Hu Baozi glanced at the woman with messy hair curled up in a corner, cursed and walked towards the door.
"Which reckless person dares to ruin my good deeds at this time? I must castrate him." Hu Bao, who was full of lust, opened the door angrily and was about to slap him in the face.
"Why are you?" Hu Bao's slap stopped in the air.
Seeing that he was a capable person in his eldest brother's house, Hu Bao instantly understood that he must have news about the person in the portrait, so he sent someone to report the news.
"You go find them first, and when I'm done, I'll go find you." Although Hu Bao knew that his elder brother had sent someone, it was an urgent matter, but when it came to the meat, there was no way to let it fly, so he wanted to fight this first After the man left, he had to enjoy the woman first before talking about it later.
When the merchant saw the appearance of the woman in the room and knew Hu Bao's virtue, he was about to turn around. He could see that the woman's eyes were pleading for help, but he still couldn't bear it.
So he flattered Hu Bao and said, "Second Master, it's not because I want to ruin the family's good deeds, but the message from the eldest brother in the family is that I must tell the matter to the Second Master as soon as possible, in case... If you mess with the uncle, your life will be at risk."
After hearing what the vendor said, Hu Bao couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought about it carefully. He looked back at the trembling woman, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Zhang Da'er, Zhang Da'er."
Zhang Da'er, who had not yet gone far, heard the master calling him and hurriedly turned back, bowing and saying: "Master, what's wrong?"
"Take this woman down here and keep her under guard. If she dies or is lost, I will take your life." Hu Bao ordered angrily.
After receiving the order, Zhang Dayer entered the room and took the woman away without saying much.
Let’s say that the vendor followed Hu Bao into the village master’s house and sat down. Hu Bao casually grabbed a piece of clothing, covered his upper body covered with oil and sweat, and said, “Tell me, what’s the important thing that the uncle asked you to pass on?” matter."
"I'm going to tell you that the man in the portrait has arrived in Lingzhou City. The uncle asked me to tell you to make preparations in advance," the merchant reported.
"Oh, it's so fast. You really get what you want." Although Hu Bao expected that the man had news, he never expected that he had already arrived in Lingzhou City. No wonder his elder brother wanted this man to come to the village in such a hurry to deliver a message.
"Okay, I understand. You go back and tell big brother that I will leave immediately to arrange things properly." Hu Bao thought for a moment and then gave instructions to the merchant.
"Yes, let's do it now." Although the merchant still wanted to save the poor woman just now, but thinking that he was just running errands and letting others take advantage of his customers, he could only think that the woman could be free. Seeking blessings, he obeyed Hu Bao's instructions, got up and left, heading for Lingzhou City.
After Zhang Daer handed the woman over to the care of his men, he returned to Hu Bao to resume his duties. He saw that Hu Bao was fully dressed and asked curiously: "It's almost night. Is the master going down the mountain?"
"You came just in time. Bring a team of people and follow me to Xiaolou Peak." Hu Bao was disturbed by the merchants, and the matter ordered by Chi Qianren has made progress. Liu and Fei Er, who entrusted this matter, People are so generous with their actions.
I am going to report the news now. The two people may be happy when they hear the good news and give them another banknote. Wouldn't it be a good thing? As for the little girl, she might as well wait until I have finished the work with Liu and Fei. It's not too late to enjoy this matter slowly. After making up his mind, Hu Bao hurriedly ordered Zhang Da'er.
The leader of the village had an order, so Zhang Da'er went to do it quickly. After a while, everyone was ready and everyone rushed to Xiaoloufeng with Hu Bao.
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Chi Tianya and Gu Xiao, who had been waiting at the foot of the mountain for a few days, saw that the dry food they carried with them was almost exhausted. Chi Tianya was naturally unwilling to accept the food sent by Chi Qianren.
After the two discussed it, Gu Xiao took Lin'er and Xue Hu to drive to Lingzhou to buy some food, while Chi Tianya, Gui Sumei and other Mohists were waiting under Xiaolou Peak.
Gu Xiao was naturally worried that Chi Qianren would try another trick, but Chi Tianya was sure that Chi Qianren would not attack him and the others before the interception and killing of Wanjun was completed, so Gu Xiao could just rest assured.
In this way, Gu Xiao took Lin'er and Xue Hu with him, drove the carriage, and headed towards Lingzhou City.
