Qingfeng Mountain is not an isolated mountain, but a continuous mountain range with cascading mountains. The stronghold of Qingfeng Pirates is hidden among the rolling mountains. The roads are cut off and it is difficult to find it without an acquaintance to lead the way.
The Joint Inspection Department of the Yuzhou Military and Horse Division went into the mountains many times to suppress the bandits but returned without success. The difficulty of traveling on the mountain roads was one of the excuses they often cited for failure.
The Qingfeng bandits are vicious and domineering, and the government cannot do anything to them. Logically speaking, the area near Qingfeng Mountain should be a barren land. However, the truth is exactly the opposite. There is a Qingfeng Town at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain. It is not only very lively, but also has many merchants gathered here.
The ruthless scholar Yue Gu is a talented person. He knows very well that rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests. He especially understands that the relationship between thieves and common people is like fish and water. So Yue Gu issued a ban, strictly prohibiting the Qingfeng Bandits from committing crimes within a ten-mile radius of Qingfeng Town, and the Qingfeng Bandits are responsible for protecting Qingfeng Town. All people who come to Qingfeng Town will be protected by the Qingfeng Bandits, even if you are arrested by the government The same goes for Wanted.
Chen Changan arrived in Qingfeng Town three days ago. It was easier to find here. He went into the mountain immediately regardless of the hard work of traveling along the way. But wandering around in the mountains was a disgraceful person, and his eyes were dizzy from hunger. In the end, not even a patrolman from Qingfeng Mountain was seen, let alone Qingfeng Village.
Qingfeng Mountain is too big. Even if Chen Changan wanders here for two years, he may not be able to find Qingfeng Village.
After receiving a system task, the ideal state is of course to fight when you come, win when you fight, complete the task and leave. It's a pity that ideals are ideals. The reality is that Chen Changan didn't even find a human hair.
Three days later, Chen Changan realized that he could no longer go on like this, wandering around like a headless fly, which was of no use at all. He had to change his mind. You can't find Qingfeng Village by force, and you have to work hard on the people. Qingfeng Town is right at the door of Qingfeng Pirate's house. It has been peaceful and uneventful for so many years, and it is obvious that there are tricks in it.
There are so many merchants staying in the town. Firstly, it is not an important transportation place, secondly it is not a bulk commodity distribution center, and thirdly it does not have all kinds of resources and specialties. What are they doing here? Businessmen are chasing profits. Qingfeng Town must have what they want. What do they want?
Combined with the work of Qingfeng Pirates, the answer is obvious. These merchants are here to help sell stolen goods.
The Qingfeng Pirates have established a stronghold in the mountains and are not engaged in production. So many people are eating, drinking, and eating. Where do they get supplies such as food, cloth, salt, meat, and vegetables? Naturally, these merchants went through great hardships to send them into the mountains. What do they get? Qingfeng took the stolen goods from the robbery at a low price and resold them. Needless to say, the profits were huge?
Colluding with bandits is a serious crime, so the merchants in the town are more cautious. Chen Changan walked around for a long time without seeing their caravan, so there must be another meeting place.
Should we try to contact these merchants? How can I sneak in among them and take the opportunity to follow them to Qingfeng Village? Chen Chang'an thought about it for a long time but didn't come up with a reliable idea. A stranger like him is the most likely to be tabooed by others. If he rashly talks about Qingfeng Pirates with others, doesn't it mean that he is up to something? The businessmen who can do this kind of thing are more shrewd than the others, so it's hard to fool them.
How can we open a breakthrough?
"Sir, you want the fried mandarin duck and beef tendon, the deer tripe stuffed with Jiang Yao, the Buddha's hand gold silk roll, the eight-treasure wild duck, and a pot of Huadiao wine. Please use it slowly."
The waiter's voice disrupted Chen Changan's thoughts. At this time, he was sitting in the lobby of an inn. This inn was called Hao Zai Lai and its business was extremely prosperous.
Chen Changan ate slowly, thinking about ways to break the situation while eating, when two people came in at the door and attracted his attention.
One of them had his breasts exposed, and the other had a shaved head. They found a table and sat down. They loudly called the waiter to serve the food, such as five pounds of fat chicken and five pounds of beef, and the cooked pigs, sheep, ducks and geese. I asked for another jar of old wine.
The two men walked steadily, and it looked like they were from the Lian family. Chen Changan was curious about their origins, so he quietly paid attention to them.
A large table of wine and food came quickly. The two of them devoured food as if they had never eaten in eight lifetimes. They didn't even use chopsticks, just grabbed it with their hands. When they almost choked on their food, they drank wine and drank it down. The juice from the wine and food flowed down the corners of their mouths. I don't even rub it on my belly.
The two of them finished the food and wine in a hurry, and their bellies were full. They looked at each other and clasped their right hands behind their backs.
"Rock-paper-scissors!"
"Rock-paper-scissors!"
"I win, haha!" The topless man laughed, got up and left. The remaining bald man sighed and called the waiter to pay.
"Sir, your table has a total of twenty taels and one silver. The shopkeeper said that the change will be wiped off for you. Just give me twenty taels of silver."
This table of chicken, duck, fish, and wine was really not expensive for two taels of silver, but the bald man smiled bitterly and squatted on the ground with his head in his arms.
"let's hit."
The shop clerk was stunned for a moment, probably not expecting the bald head’s intention, but he quickly realized what he was doing and couldn’t help but became extremely angry and shouted: “Shopkeeper, there is someone here who is freeloading!”
The shopkeeper brought two strong men with big shoulders and round waists. They both wore aprons around their waists, and they looked like employees of the kitchen.
"Who dares to act wild in my place? Want to eat for free? Okay, beat me hard, eat as much as you want and make him vomit it all out!"
The two strong men seemed to have often encountered freeloaders and were very experienced in this. They grabbed the bald man and beat him hard on his stomach, especially his stomach. The bald head was beaten so hard that he vomited into his mouth several times, but he couldn't bear to part with a full stomach of good food, so he swallowed it forcefully.
When the shopkeeper saw this, he was furious and asked the two strong men to attack harder. At this time, someone couldn't stand it and shouted: "Stop! Shopkeeper, don't bully others too much. It's just a meal, so why bother a good guy? This account I got married for him."
Chen Changan originally wanted to pay the bill for the bald man, but someone beat him to it. He followed the call and saw a horse-faced man sitting in the corner. It was he who helped him.
The shopkeeper looked at the horse-faced man and was a little confused about his identity, so he said with a smile: "Since there is a distinguished guest paying the bill, let him go."
The bald man was released, he cupped his hands at the horse-faced man, turned around and left.
The horse-faced man takes care of his own food and drink, with a natural demeanor. Seeing that the horse-faced man was so cautious, the shopkeeper didn't want to stand next to him and keep an eye on him, so he just quietly told the waiter, presumably saying something like "Watch him, don't let him run away."
Not long after, the horse-faced man had eaten and drank enough. He walked to the counter, squatted down with his head in his hands, and said to the shopkeeper, "Here, let's pay."
The shopkeeper's smile was a little forced and he said, "Sir, please don't make jokes like this, it's not very fun."
"Who are you kidding me? I have never paid for a treat in my life. You can give me a good beating, but don't go too far. I will fight back if you go too far."
