Chen Xiaobei said in his heart, I have dug a hole for myself. I have dug a big hole. I have dug a hole that I cannot clean out.
If you don’t do it early, you won’t do it later. I decided to apply for the land deed at this time.
If you don't come early, you won't come later, Liu Yuanwu, you just came at this time.
You will die sooner or later, but you will die at this time.
Driving the carriage back on the road, Chen Xiaobei suddenly felt complicated.
What Hu Fan said makes sense. If he doesn't weigh something like this, he won't weigh two ounces. If he weighs something like that, he won't be able to weigh ten thousand pounds.
At this time, he could only pray secretly in his heart, hoping to catch the real culprit quickly. If no one mentioned this matter, the storm would be over.
Distraught, Chen Xiaobei arrived at the county town, but when he went to the market and saw Lao Wu, Lao Wu looked excited.
"Brother Xiaobei, you came just in time. Many people have been waiting to buy apples for a long time. Why did you come so late?"
Chen Xiaobei looked in the distance with a surprised look on his face. He didn't see Cui San and the long-term workers selling apples today. What's going on?
But no matter what, no competition is always a good thing.
"Old Wu, starting today, you will sell for one penny per catty. No matter who it is, it will never be cheap."
Lao Wu also laughed, "You, as I thought, will pay this price from now on."
After laughing, Chen Xiaobei cursed himself secretly, saying that he was really a profiteer.
At this time, there was already a tense atmosphere below Centipede Ridge.
Liu Rumei and Hu Fan arrived one after another and met Ma Biao about the situation. Hou Liu came over again and asked about the situation.
Hu Fan looked at Liu Rumei, "Miss Liu, what should we do? Please make the decision."
Liu Rumei was not polite. She bowed to Hu Fan and then looked at the generals beside Hou Fan. "General Gao Tao, please direct your troops to block the large and small exits of Centipede Ridge."
Gao Tao agreed and took the order and left. Then Liu Rumei looked at Ma Biao and said, "Ma Biao, you and I will take the people and rush to Centipede Ridge to capture Li Tong."
Then he looked at Liu Ce next to him and said, "Take a few people here to protect Magistrate Hu."
After everything was arranged, with an order, a thousand officers and soldiers spread out in all directions to surround Centipede Ridge.
Liu Rumei and Ma Biao, with the Liu family's men and more than twenty people from the Suzaku Gang, rushed towards Centipede Ridge with great momentum.
The secret sentry at Centipede Ridge saw the officers and soldiers coming below, and immediately turned around and ran towards the stronghold.
At this time, Da Laohei, Li Tong, and Xiong Fei were drinking happily, and they saw the minions stumbling into the Juyi Hall.
"Master of the Dazhai, it's not good, there are officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain, there are officers and soldiers."
As soon as he heard that there were officers and soldiers, Da Laohei immediately stood up.
"What, what's going on, did you see clearly?"
The young man nodded, "Master of the stronghold, it's absolutely true, they have surrounded the stronghold."
Li Tong laughed loudly next to him, "Master of the Dazhai, as the saying goes, if the soldiers come, they will be blocked, and the water will cover them. If they dare to attack the mountain, I will kill them all by myself."
Li Tong's rhetoric obviously did not have any effect on stabilizing the morale of the soldiers. Even Xiong Fei waved his hands repeatedly.
"Brother, you can't say that. We at Centipede Ridge have always been in harmony with the government and the army. This time they came to designate Qingniu Mountain as a matter of fact."
"Yes, brother Li Tong, what we are doing is just to lose our heads. Don't show off."
Having said this, Da Laohei stood up and shouted to the minions in the Juyi Hall, "The officers and soldiers are coming to encircle and suppress them again. Everyone goes back and prepares. Guard the gate and don't open it. When it gets dark, they will naturally Just retreated.”
The minions didn't know what the plan was, so they agreed, stood up with their weapons in hand, and rushed towards the gate of the stronghold.
Li Tong also took up the bow and was about to move forward, but was gently held back by Xiong Fei.
Li Tong understood instantly, stood there and shouted loudly, "Master of the village, after drinking this bowl of wine, I will help you guard the gate of the village."
When all the minions dispersed, only Da Laohei, Xiong Fei and Li Tong were left in the huge Juyi Hall.
Xiong Fei then turned to Li Tong and said, "Brother Li Tong, our business this time is different from the past. The officers and soldiers will not give up until they achieve their goals. We have to go out and hide."
Li Tong was sober from drinking at this time, "Okay, I'll listen to your arrangements."
"Alright, brothers, don't delay any longer. Go back and clean up quickly. Let's go from the back mountain."
After finishing speaking, Da Laohei turned around and entered his room. Jinyin Xinruan packed up a big baggage and carried it on his back.
When they came out, Xiong Fei and Li Tong were waiting there. Xiong Fei also carried a big burden on his back. It seemed that the two of them had really accumulated a lot of wealth.
The three of them hurried to the back mountain, but at this time Liu Rumei and Ma Biao had already led people to the outside of the mountain gate.
The minions guarding the entrance to the cottage immediately made a noise when they saw them coming.
Hearing the noise of the bandits, Liu Rumei asked everyone to hide first to avoid being hurt by their hidden arrows.
Ma Xiaoyi tilted his head and looked at the bandit carefully, then turned to Liu Rumei and said, "Miss, there is no big boss here!"
Liu Rumei was obviously a little surprised. She also poked her head and looked at it carefully. Although she was not familiar with Da Laohei, she had met him a few times.
I looked carefully several times and found that Big Laohei was indeed nowhere to be seen.
According to Hou Liu, Da Laohei should be drinking with Li Tong in the cottage at this time.
Could it be that he was drunk?
What did Ma Biao suddenly think of? "Miss, is it possible that Da Lao Hei wants to play the golden cicada to escape from his shell?"
Liu Rumei thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
"You are right, it is possible."
"But we are not familiar with Centipede Ridge."
Ma Biao pointed to the village gate in the distance, "Miss, from common sense, if they want to run from somewhere else, they must go to the farthest place from here, and that is to the back mountain."
"Okay, then you can take people around to the back mountain. If there is any trouble, quickly send a signal to call people."
Ma Biao agreed, summoned the dozen or so people he brought with him, and quietly walked around the village toward the back mountain.
At this time, Da Laohei, Xiong Fei and Li Tong, hurriedly retreated back.
The back mountain was rugged and difficult to walk, so they didn't move very fast. When Ma Biao and others arrived, they lowered their heads and saw a few black shadows at the bottom of the mountain.
Without saying a word, Ma Biao raised his hand and fired an arrow into the sky.
Da Laohei, who was running for his life tiredly, heard the sound of arrows behind him and knew that he had been discovered. He immediately turned to Xiong Fei and Li Tong and said, "It would be too conspicuous for you two to go together. Let's leave the Xiao family separately tonight." Meet at Zhensihai Restaurant."
After saying that, he pointed to the left, "I'll go from this side, and you two will go over there."
Xiong Fei and Li Tong didn't go around this bend for a while. They turned around and walked to the right, running two or three feet away in one breath. Xiong Fei suddenly understood.
What is that about running separately? Da Laohei thought it would be a burden to take them with him.
Because Xiong Fei had never been to the back mountain a few times on weekdays, and he came to the village later, so only Da Laohei was familiar with the road to the back mountain.
