Fire Leopard listened to Guo Jianglong's suggestion and did not express any objection. After coming out of Dulong Mountain, he had not slept for two days and one night. He was already tired and exhausted, so it was time to take a rest, otherwise the horses would fall down from exhaustion.
"Let's rest here in the village. You guys wait at the edge of the village for a while. I'll go over to find a house to give you some food and feed the horses."
Crossing the River Dragon led the two people to a large household in the middle of the village, and walked straight into the courtyard. A man who looked like a waiter hurried into the main room to call the head of the household.
After a while, an old man in his fifties came out. Crossing the River Dragon hurriedly stepped forward, cupped his fists and saluted, and spoke to him, explaining the purpose of his visit.
"Old boss, I passed by here with more than 20 brothers, and those people are waiting outside the village. Now we are exhausted, and we want to take advantage of the treasured land of the shopkeeper to take a rest.
Please ask the shopkeeper to give us some food and feed the horses, and then we will be on our way, and ask the shopkeeper to give us a compliment. This is ten oceans, take it to buy a bottle of wine first, thank you shopkeeper! "
The old man looked up and down the dragon crossing the river and the other three, and felt that some of the visitors were unkind and did not dare to refuse, so he agreed to the dragon crossing the river's request.
"We're all neighbors, so there's nothing wrong with taking a rest. As long as you abide by the rules and don't mind it, come and have a rest. It's just that I'm a mean person here. If I don't treat you well, please forgive me!"
"Don't worry, boss, my brothers are very honest and won't cause you any trouble. Just take a break, eat whatever you want, don't pick anything.
Take this money. If it’s not enough, I’ll add more. Go and prepare. You two, go and call your brothers over so that you can take a rest. "
After Guojianglong finished speaking, he forced Qian Sheng into the old shopkeeper's hand. Of course, he would be rejected by the old boss.
"How can I ask for your money? You guys can appreciate me because you respect me. I can't accept this money. It's too much."
Seeing that the old man wanted to die, Guo Jianglong seemed a little angry. He slapped Dayang on the old master's hand very seriously, so that he did not dare to refuse.
"You can take it if you are told, otherwise you will look down on us. There are more than 20 of us, please give us something good, so don't make my brothers suffer."
The Dragon Crossing the River's anger made the old man no longer dare to be polite. He carefully put away the money, introduced the Dragon Crossing the River into the upper room, and ordered people to prepare meals and fodder quickly.
When more than twenty brothers arrived, the old man divided them into two rooms to rest, while Dragon Crossing the River and Leopard were arranged to go to the upper room.
Because it has been closed in recent years, this family has only three or four servants left. The old head of the family assigned them to feed the horses, cook, and entertain these unknown people.
He himself walked around and helped with the work. I don't know where his family members have gone. They must be hiding, and Crossing the River Dragon and the others didn't bother to ask.
The Dragon Crossing the River couldn't sleep, so he ran to the horse pen to help feed the horses. This made the guy who fed the horse very grateful and felt that this man had a good temper.
Dragon Crossing the River helped the boy feed the horse and started a casual conversation: "Is there a wine seller here? My brothers are tired from walking and want to drink some wine to relieve their fatigue."
"Our boss has some wine, and it looks like he can drink it for you. There is also a shochu shop in the village, which only sells some wine and does not accept customers."
The guy who fed the horse answered simply, but the conversation didn't stop. Crossing the River Dragon wanted to take the opportunity to learn more information.
"Is the wine you have here good? Is it pure sorghum wine?"
"There is also good wine, but not much. Generally, it would be good for farmers to drink some wine. How can they choose expensive ones."
"Where do you make the wine here? Are there any pots in the village?"
"We don't have any in this village, they are all sold from other places. Sometimes the wine seller says it's the Guo family's big pot cooker, which is just nonsense and bluffing.
The wine at Guojiada Shaoguo is good, but it is also relatively expensive. Most people can't afford it, and they don't have the conditions to drink it. It's not easy to buy either. "
"Is Guojiada Shaoguo far from here? Is the road easy to walk? Do you want to go buy something and catch up now?"
"It's far away, more than a hundred miles away. The road is easy to walk. You don't have to make any turns, just follow the road. But when you want to buy it back, you won't be able to drink it tomorrow."
"I'm just asking, how can I buy it so far away?" Guojiang Long smiled at the man feeding the horse, and said in a low voice: "A family of drunkards and women can do without good wine. Is there a flower and fruit house in this village? Yes. Several brothers are holding it back."
The guy who was feeding the horse took a quick look at the young man next to him and almost guessed what they were doing, so he answered Guo Jianglong's question with some caution.
"Is it a flower and fruit shop? Then you have to go to a big place, to the city. How can we have that in a small village like ours?
However, there is a secret shop at the west end of the village. It's just a girl and you can do it alone. The girl is quite clean. "
Crossing the River Dragon smiled sheepishly and quickly explained to the horse feeder, because he could already tell that the horse feeder looked down on him.
"I just said it casually, just as a joke, but you took it seriously. We still have to hurry and leave after eating. Please feed the horse quickly. I have already paid your boss."
"I know, I know, I'm adding good grass and good ingredients. I'll be full in a while, so I won't miss anything. You go and have a rest. Don't help me with the work. I'll go alone. Don't worry. I've been feeding horses for decades. ”
Crossing the River Dragon left the stable and returned to the house. He felt that the meal would have to wait for a while, so he lay down on the kang and fell asleep. But not long after, the old boss called everyone up to eat.
In a large room, three tables were placed on the floor, and everyone gathered around them. They were all hungry, so they picked up their chopsticks and ate. When someone saw wine, they poured it into the bowl, picked up the bowl and drank.
"No one is allowed to drink, as long as they have enough to eat." Hua Leopard shouted loudly, and the bearded men stopped drinking.
"Drink some, drink some, come on, what can you do if you don't drink some? Come on, I'll drink some with you all." The old boss poured wine for everyone in person to persuade them.
"No, we have something else to do, so we can't drink." Hua Bao still insisted not to drink.
When the dragon across the river saw this formation, he winked at the leopard.
"It's nothing serious. My eldest brother is just afraid that there are a few people who are drunk and can't even get on the horse. How can we leave like that?
In this way, those who can drink should drink less, and those who can't drink should eat. Come, old shopkeeper, my eldest brother and I will have a sip with you. Thank you for your hospitality! "
Hua Baozi looked helpless, so he had no choice but to pick up the bowl and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper, let's take a sip together. You all, please take it easy. If you don't see the wine, you will die if you don't see the wine. Drink to death, do you hear me?"
"Don't worry, don't drink too much." After everyone said in unison, they bowed their heads and poured themselves some drinks, drinking secretly. They didn't dare to make the leopard angry.
There were many people eating, but the scene was deserted and no one spoke much. When the old master saw this, he didn't try to dissuade him much and just waited for everyone to eat with a smile on his face.
After eating, smoking a cigarette, drinking some water, and feeding the horses, everyone left the wealthy family and went straight to the Guo family to cook the pot.
At midnight, everyone came to the outside of Guojiada Shaoguo Village. Sure enough, it lived up to its reputation, and I could smell the aroma of wine emanating from the village from afar.
Hua Baozi ordered everyone to stop their horses and first sent two people to explore the village. Then gather the horses in a low place and let a brother watch.
He took people to hide outside the village and waited for news from the spies. After a long time, two figures emerged from the village. The leopard stood up, startling the two of them.
"Coward! Tell me about the Guo family's big pot-burning situation." Hua Baozi called the two of them to a hiding place and asked them what to say.
"This village is quite big, with about 200 households. The Guo family's big pot-burning place is at the west end of the village, and there are not many households to the west.
The whole Shaoguo is divided into two parts. The west part is very large and is where the wine is made. The houses are in rows and the walls are not high, so it is easy to get in.
The east side looks like it is inhabited. Although it is not very big, the courtyard wall is more than a foot high. There are small turrets on the four corners, and there are people guarding it, all with guns. "
The two brothers who went to explore the road came back and reported the situation to the Second Fortress. Hua Baozi thought about it for a long time and asked the two brothers who went to investigate if they had alerted the Guo family's pot cooker.
"That's not true. But the dogs in the village are always barking, and they seem to be alert."
"Which direction do you think is more appropriate to enter the hospital?"
"There are people living on the east, south, and west sides of the Guo family compound. There are no people living on the north side, which is close to the land. However, there is no door on the north side, so you can only climb over the wall to get in.
There is still snow in the ground, it is bright and easy to spot. There is a road in front of the south gate. It seems to be well guarded, making it even more difficult to sneak in secretly.
To the west, we have to pass through the area of shochu workshops, which are easy to spot. We estimate that there should be someone guarding there.
The east side is a little better. You can walk through the yard near the east wall of his house and get to the high wall. But even if there is a dog in the house to the east, if the dog barks, it will be discovered soon.
It seems that it is difficult to enter the hospital from any direction. There are guards on all sides, making it difficult to enter. If a strong attack is to be carried out, it would be more advantageous to attack from the main entrance, because you can enter the courtyard directly from the gate. "
Hua Leopard still squatted down and thought for a while before making a decision. The Dragon Crossing the River was not easy to talk to at this time. After all, it was Leopard who had the final say in smashing the kiln this time.
"You two lead the way and walk around the back of the village. Let's touch up from the north courtyard wall of his house. I'm shocked. Even if you're showing a movie, you still have to smash this kiln!"
The second boss has told us that if we can’t break open this kiln, we will have nothing to do with it. If anyone pees, I will arrange flowers for him! Follow closely, don't make any noise, let's touch it. "
The beards followed closely one after another, with their waists crouched, and they rushed towards the Guo family's big pot like wolves. Although everyone acted very quickly, everyone was still pounding in their hearts.
In that era, if any family was targeted by these vicious mustaches, that family would suffer, and if not, the whole family would be destroyed.
Unless you are prepared in advance, your home has a strong defense, or there are officers and soldiers to help. But you have to take care of things afterwards to avoid losing money and avoid disasters.
In fact, the doors of many wealthy families were not breached, but were frightened and then opened the door on their own initiative.
Not all the money from the beards was stolen, many of them were given to them on their own initiative. There are many people who are raised by wealthy families and serve them.
But the Guo Family Shaoguo accidentally got into trouble with Dulongshan. I'm afraid the odds are stacked against them and it's hard to escape the current disaster.
