The hot weather made few people willing to come out on the street. Liu Heng and several other strangers were extremely conspicuous as they rode horses on the street. They carried weapons and looked tough. Ordinary people saw them from a distance. Stay away, even the children playing on the street don't want to get close.
There is a tea shop on the street, with an awning made of straw mats. The young man is lazily dozing on the wooden table, with a few worn-out benches beside it.
"Brother, here are three bowls of herbal tea, and by the way, help us buy food for five people." Liu Heng walked to a wooden table in the tea shed and sat down, took out a tael of silver and threw it on it.
Seeing the guests, the tea shop clerk stood up quickly, picked up a rag and wiped the table with Liu Heng and his friends, then put away the money on it, "Guests, wait a moment, the herbal tea will be here soon."
After a while, the waiter brought three bowls of herbal tea and placed them on the table.
Liu Heng picked up a bowl of herbal tea and drank it in large gulps. As the tea went down, he felt a sense of comfort all over his body.
The two bandits who tied their horses not far away returned to the tea shop and saw two untouched bowls of herbal tea on the table. Each of them picked up one bowl and drank it.
It was almost noon, and the weather was already unbearably hot. Sweat flowed down my neck and into my clothes, making it sticky and uncomfortable.
Although herbal tea is good, don't drink too much. Liu Heng finished two bowls and slowed down when he drank the third bowl. At the same time, he was waiting here for Yang Yuan who went to inquire about the news.
Yang Yuan hasn't come back yet. The waiter from the tea shop who went to buy food came back first.
The mutton in the flatbread is very generous, and it is easy to fill up when you are hungry. It is still steaming when you take it back.
Mutton was rolled into large pancakes. Liu Heng and two other people each ate two pancakes before stopping.
The weather was so hot that he was sweating all over while eating, and the clothes on his chest and back were stained with sweat. If it was cooler, Liu Heng felt that he could still be in the same piece of cake.
After almost eating, Liu Heng smoothed down the food he had just eaten with herbal tea.
The tea shop is not far from Chen Dafu's house, only half a street away.
After noon, the weather became hotter and hotter. Yang Yuan ran back sweating profusely. When he arrived at the tea shop, he drank three bowls of herbal tea without saying anything before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Putting down the big bowl of clean herbal tea, Yang Yuan wiped his lips and said: "That Yazi didn't lie to us, that guy lives there. When Zheng Tiegang and I went there, the guy wasn't at home. We waited for almost an hour before he came back drunk. Zheng Tie is still watching over there, I am anxious to come back and deliver the letter."
"Eat something first." Liu Heng pointed to the mutton flatbread on the table.
Yang Yuan had been hungry for a long time, so he grabbed a big pancake and rolled it with a few pieces of mutton and ate it.
Liu Heng said: "You will go back and stare after a while. Change Zheng Tie back, and Zhao Wu will go with you."
"Yes." A man on the side responded.
Yang Yuan ate the last bite of the pancake in his hand, picked up another piece of pancake, rolled it with mutton and put it into his arms. Then he said to Zhao Wu on the side: "Let's replace Zheng Tie as soon as possible and let him take a breather. That This place doesn’t even have a shade.”
Zhao Wu nodded, and the two of them left the tea shop.
Not long after, Zheng Tie came to the tea shop from the street, sweating profusely.
"There's no need to speak in a hurry. Let's drink a bowl of herbal tea to beat the heat. There are also flatbreads and mutton here, all reserved for you." Liu Heng pointed to the herbal tea that had been prepared on the table and the flatbread and mutton beside.
Zheng Tie was so hot that he immediately grabbed a big bowl and drank the herbal tea in one gulp. He wiped his mouth and asked for another bowl from the tea shop waiter.
This time he didn't rush to drink. He ate the mutton flatbread in his mouth and took a sip of herbal tea from time to time.
When Zheng Tie was almost done eating and drinking, Liu Heng said: "If you don't want to stay at the inn tonight, go look for an available house near Chen Dafu's house."
"The time is too short, I'm afraid it won't be easy to find. We are not familiar with Lingqiu here. Even if there is such a house, people may not be willing to let us live in it." Zheng Tie put down the big bowl in his hand and placed it on the wooden table.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, we can't find it, but someone can find it."
The two people around him looked puzzled.
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Liu Heng took them to Yahang near the gate of Dongcheng.
There are many things that they can't do, but people in Yaxing can easily do them because they are familiar with them.
Liu Heng spent five taels of silver to rent an empty house.
It was only rented for one month, and the price was a bit expensive. But after finding the dental shop that day, Liu Heng and his people moved into the courtyard an hour later. What's more important is that the courtyard is next to the courtyard of Chen Dafu's house, and in the middle is Separated by a courtyard wall.
Liu Heng didn't plan to live in this courtyard for longer. If it weren't for renting it for at least a month, he would have wanted to rent it for just one day.
By renting this family's yard, Yang Yuan and Zhao Wu no longer have to take turns staring at the door of Chen Dafu's house under the sun. Now they can hear the movements inside Chen Dafu's house as long as they are in the yard.
One person was left in the yard to keep an eye on Chen Dafu's movements, while the others went back to the house to rest.
It was getting dark, and Zhao Wu was arranged to go out and buy some food to bring back.
Liu Heng asked Zheng Tie to replace Yang Yuan who was guarding the yard.
"Is there anything going on in the yard next door?" Liu Heng rolled up a few pieces of mutton in a pancake and took a bite.
The food Zhao Wu bought back was the same as what the tea shop clerks bought, such as flatbread and mutton. These things were easy to eat and made him hungry. Moreover, they were all bandits and were not so particular. They didn’t need several plates and bowls. The easier it is, the better, provided you have a full stomach.
There was mutton on a flatbread at noon, and mutton on a flatbread at night. Liu Heng still wolfed down the food, as he had long been accustomed to eating like this in the bandit camp.
Not only he was like this, but several other people were also like this. They ate voraciously and swallowed a piece of cake in just a few mouthfuls.
"There's no movement. It's quiet in the yard. He must have fallen asleep after drinking too much and didn't wake up for a while." Yang Yuan also rolled a few pieces of mutton for himself in a flatbread, rolled it up and ate it.
Seeing that several people in the room had about the same amount of food, Liu Heng said, "Go and replace Zheng Tie and let him eat something too."
This time Yang Yuan did not go out to replace him. Zhao Wu stood up and went to the yard.
After a while, Zheng Tie came back from the yard and said as soon as he entered the house: "Master, there is a woman in Chen Dafu's house. Listening to the conversation between the two people, it sounds like a secret door has come to the door."
Liu Heng said with a smile: "This guy really knows how to enjoy himself. He came back drunk at noon and found a secret trap just after dark."
"If he knew that the master and we would go find him tonight, I'm afraid he wouldn't be in the mood." Yang Yuan on the side sneered.
There was not much money in the refugee camp, but he was defrauded of a thousand taels, which made him want to tear Chen Dafu into pieces right now.
It's getting dark soon, and people after dinner like to come to their homes to enjoy the cool weather. Chen Dafu's house is the main road leading to the West City. There are more people gathering outside each house than elsewhere, and it seems more lively.
At the second watch, the streets were completely quiet. All the surrounding residents went home to rest. Not many people even lit lamps, and the surrounding area was plunged into darkness.
There are poor people living in Dongcheng. There are few families who raise dogs. Most of them raise chickens and ducks to lay eggs to supplement the family income.
The watchman in the city walked through the street banging his bamboo stick, shouting words such as "Tianganwuzao, be careful of candles".
"It's midnight, when will we take action, Master?" In the darkness, Yang Yuan looked at Liu Heng who was sitting by the bed.
