It was getting darker and colder again. Chang Yu clung to the tree trunks and looked toward the village. The lights there were sparse in a few places. There were no mobile phones or TVs these days. As soon as it got dark, the people would turn on the lights and go to bed. There were wives Those who don't have a wife will close their eyes and think about other people's wives. Even if they can't sleep, they won't light a lamp and boil oil. After all, they are all poor, so they can save what they can.
There was a dark shadow approaching faintly in the distance. He was very careful and cautious, but was still spotted by Kuang Ren not far away. He slowly drew his bow and aimed at the dark shadow...
Coo, coo, the black shadow crawled on the ground and let out a few bird calls. Ergen, who was nestled at Chang Yu's feet, also cooed twice. The black shadow quickly rushed over. It was really aquatic.
"How's it going in the village?" Ergen hurried over and asked.
"I asked Lao Qiaoda. In the past few days, some of us passed by asking for water, and there were also strangers passing by..." Before Shui Sheng could finish his words, he was interrupted by Er Gen: "What kind of strangers? They're just Tatars." .
Shuisheng nodded and said, "They are Han people, but they are Tatars."
After hearing this, Chang Yu asked curiously: "If the other spy is also a Han, how can you tell whether it is ours or a Tatar?"
Shuisheng and Ergen looked at each other and smiled: "If the two of us meet, we can tell the difference with just one look or even one sentence, but it is more difficult for ordinary people. However, experienced ordinary people can guess it from what the other party asks. Nine times out of ten, someone like Lao Pimple will suffice."
Who is the old guy?
The old man in the village has no children, no father and no mother. He lives in the village and makes a living by hunting. He has traveled to the mountains and visited Jinzhou City. He is considered a man of the world in the village. Anyone who comes to chat with him will start talking to him. If you can't close it, it won't be finished if you don't chat until you feel dizzy. To put it bluntly, you are a chatterbox and can chat with anyone.
This kind of person is the messenger from all over the country, and he is also the person Ye Bushou loves to make friends with.
"It seems that this road is quite lively. At least three groups of people passed by it in the past few days." Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. Ergen hummed and said, "Let's go to Jinzhou. They only have two roads to go back and forth to Ningyuan." , one takes the east sea route and the other takes the mountain road here. The seaside road is not easy to walk, the view is empty and there is no hiding place. If you are found and hunted, you have no way to escape, but this side is different. It is highly concealed and there are many villages along the way. There are so many points. If you are discovered or defeated in a fight, you can still escape into the mountains..."
"Then have you ever encountered it?" Wang Zhengnan couldn't help but ask, and Ergen smiled: "How many times should you ask?" He stretched out his palm and turned it over: "No less than ten times. Sometimes I do it when I encounter it, and sometimes I do it." When faced with separate evacuation situations, sometimes they were able to win, and there were times when they were chased like lost dogs."
"Good guy, you are very lucky. You haven't died so many times." Wu Zhong sighed sincerely. Ergen touched his head and chuckled: "God is giving me love." Chang Yu didn't like to hear this and raised his leg. He gave Wuzhong a slap in the face: "Listening to what you say is really annoying."
Wu Zhong took advantage of the situation and rolled aside to change the topic: "What do you think the old man said? Can he stay like that tonight?"
"He knows our details and says he is afraid of Tatar retaliation if word spreads..." Shui Sheng was interrupted by Er Gen again: "Aren't they collaborators afraid of our retaliation? He said so last time. A few Tatars..."
"Listen to what I have to say." Shuisheng stopped Ergen: "He said he wanted this." He rubbed his hands, and Ergen became even more angry after hearing this: "This bitch still cares about us asking for money..."
Chang Yu waved his hand: "Okay, you need money to rent a hotel and stay in a hotel. You can give it to the common people. You can't live and eat for free."
"My boss, you don't know, this old boy always takes advantage of us..." Ergen was about to say something but was pulled by Shuisheng, and then stopped.
"He has taken a lot of benefits from you, and naturally also gave you a lot of conveniences. It is a friendship and a transaction, so why bother?" Chang Yu smiled dullly: "It is better to spend some money to buy something comfortable than to freeze in the wild." .
"Although it's freezing and suffering outside, it's very safe. But it's hard to tell when you go to the village." Ergen reminded him very responsibly and cautiously.
"In your words, just do it if you encounter it. As long as it's not a huge army, if only a dozen or twenty of them come, we won't be able to capsize the boat even in the ditch. It will cause too much noise. The worst is not to go to Jinzhou. "That's it." Chang Yu said and walked towards the village. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly followed.
"What Dong said is that with Dong's bravery, even if a hundred people come, he will kill them all." Ergen followed behind and flattered him. He thought Chang Yu would be modest, but instead he patted his chest: "If I didn't dare in the past, You are bragging, but now, one hundred and eighty is really not enough."
Wu Zhong curled his lips after hearing this and said, "You're just pretending!"
"What did you say?" Chang Yu stretched out his hand to pull him, and Wuzhong ran out of the distance with a puff of smoke: "I said my boss is very arrogant, even more arrogant than that little brat."
The village was very quiet, and a few people walked slowly towards Lao Gaoda's house, fearing that they would make some noise that would disturb the dogs in the village and arouse suspicion.
Lao Geda's house is at the end of the village. It has three thatched houses and low stone walls as tall as one person. There are no other houses nearby. The nearest house is more than ten meters away.
"Isn't there a dog in Lao Gaoda's house? Why don't we hear the dog barking when we are so close? Could it be that he is a deaf dog?" Kuang Ren suddenly remembered what Shui Sheng said earlier.
Shuisheng chuckled and said, "His dog is very obedient and won't bark until he is allowed to bark." Kuang Ren was confused after hearing this and thought that he might have been drugged.
At this moment, the firewood door opened, and a dark figure poked its head out and asked in a low voice: "Are you all here?"
"Coming, coming." Shui Sheng came forward and whispered a few words to Lao Dao at the door, and then waved to the dark place. Ergen then walked slowly over, with an unhappy look on his face: "Old Dao, you are so fucking stupid. I'm not being honest anymore, now I have to ask for money to borrow a place to stay."
The old man looked embarrassed: "I'm getting older and can't go to the mountains to hunt. You have to let the little old man make a living at Hukou."
"Oh, you damn near rely on the entrance of the lake, right..." Ergen continued to say, but Shuisheng quickly interrupted him: "Okay, we've talked so much today, come in quickly."
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"Is it just you two?" Lao Ge was startled.
"They're all in your house," Ergen said angrily. Lao Daoda was stunned again, turned his head and looked into the yard, and saw several figures in the house.
Good guy, these people are really cautious in doing things. While they were chatting at the door, they climbed over the wall and went in, for fear that there would be an ambush inside.
But the old man can understand, after all, he knows the identities of these people, and he will die quickly if he is not careful.
Chang Yu entered the house and took a few glances. It can be said that the house was completely bare. There were three rooms at a glance. There was a bed piled with some messy things. An old dog crawled motionless at the foot of the bed full of fear. There were also other things in the middle of the room. There was a stove, and the other room was actually a sheep pen, with four or five sheep in it, and they were very angry.
"Boss, we've checked everything outside. There's nothing suspicious." Kuang Ren walked into the room and whispered. Chang Yu hummed and walked to the door just in time to welcome the old man back to the room. He was a thin old man. He looked really good. If you don't come out, you will still be a hunter.
"You are very nimble with your hands and feet. You entered the yard without making any sound." Lao Qiao didn't even raise his head to look at Chang Yu, and entered the house with a beep.
"Why don't you bark like a dog?" Wuzhong couldn't help but ask, and Lao Gaoda smiled bitterly: "Like me, you are no longer useful when you are old, and you don't even have the strength to bark."
After saying that, he turned around and left the house, went to the haystack in the yard, picked up some hay and spread it in the corner: "Just make it here, you can't squeeze into my bed and you can't stand the smell. If it's cold, I'll burn some hay for you." firewood……"
"We can do this ourselves. You go and boil some hot water for us to drink." Shuisheng said, turning around and carrying a tree root in the yard. He will rely on this to keep warm tonight.
Once the door is closed, the firelight does not leak out, and it is difficult for outsiders to notice it. It is just that the smoke in the room is uncomfortable, but you can get used to it gradually.
