outside the city.
Maverick Village.
This can be regarded as part of Bianliang's territory, just like the urban villages of later generations. Many poor people from other places will choose to settle here.
Chang Chun looked around helplessly.
There are many houses in Xiaoniu Village, and the various shanties are in a disorderly manner. It is three times dirtier than in the city.
"Lang Jun, this village is too big. There are at least thousands of households. Do we have to look for it one by one?"
He frowned and said, "I'm afraid the other party will be alert before we even find out about Dazhu's house."
"No rush, let's take a look first and then talk..."
But Cao An felt relaxed.
He walked to the tea stall at the entrance of the village and sat down, smiling and saying: "They say the outer city is a poor place, but compared with this place, the outer city is simply paradise."
The tea stall owner came over.
Seeing their angry faces, he smiled and said, "Is this your first time here? Our family has new tea picked this year, as well as meat cakes. What do you want to order?"
Chang Chun didn't know Cao An's plan, so he casually said: "Two bowls of tea."
Forget about the meatloaf.
God knows if you will get sick if you eat the food from this kind of place.
"Ten patties!"
Cao An waved his hand and said with a smile: "Good tea, I am not short of money."
"Okay, the guests will be here later!"
The hawker grinned and got busy immediately: "Guest, please don't think our place is simple, but the taste is really good..."
Not long after, ten meatloaf arrived.
Cao An casually took out a sling of money and threw it over, a total of five or six hundred coins.
The vendor was startled and said hurriedly: "Too much, too much! Half is enough."
"Haha, if you have more, you can take it as a reward."
Cao An smiled generously and continued: "A certain person is from Linzhou and wants to do some business in Bianliang to make a living. The shopkeeper can tell that he is a local. Do you know what kind of business is best in Bianliang?"
The hawker took the reward money and naturally knew what to do.
He immediately smiled and said: "When it comes to doing business, it must be borrowing money to make a huge profit! But... people from other places may not be able to do this business."
A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake.
Any gray industry is most popular among people in local circles.
"Haha, that is, that is."
Cao An also nodded in agreement: "But I heard that Xiaoniu Village has a large population. If they open a restaurant, the business must be good."
What?
Stealing business?
The smile on the hawker's face dropped sharply, and he said with a smile on his face: "The customers are joking, our place is so poor, they are all poor people. How can we have spare money to go to a restaurant?"
"That's not what he said."
Cao An smiled and shook his head: "For example, this meat pie, as long as it tastes good enough and the price is favorable enough, there will be many customers... And to tell you the truth, I have a relative here who enjoys it."
Being able to eat well means not being afraid of bullying.
The hawker chuckled: "But I don't know who the customer is talking about? A certain person has been doing business in Xiaoniu Village for more than ten years. Most of the villains know anyone who can eat well on the street."
Don't brag, come on, sign up for me?
"Big pillar."
Cao An's expression was as usual: "A boy from a certain uncle's family has been living in Bianliang for several years and knows a lot of people."
"What? Just him?"
The hawker laughed when he heard this, with a look of disdain on his face: "I'm afraid the guest and the relatives of this family don't move around very often, right? As for the big pillar, he is a rogue, doing nothing all day long. Go and have a look at the house, I'm sure there aren't even half a good tile. ...If you try to rely on him to hold up the scene, I’m afraid you’ll be laughed at.”
Do you want to steal business with a gangster?
Although the hawker's business is not large, if he can operate in this village for more than ten years, he must have some ability.
He was worried that Cao An really wanted to open a restaurant here, so naturally he tried his best to belittle Dazhu, so that he would recognize the reality and get out early...
"I really don't know this..."
Cao An also frowned in cooperation, his face full of worry.
Seeing him like this, the hawker smiled and said: "If the customer doesn't believe it, just check it out for yourself. Walk two hundred steps forward and you'll find the seventh house around the corner."
"Thank you."
Cao An nodded, stood up and left.
Chang Chun followed behind him, walked farther away, and then whispered: "Lang Jun, let's just ask, what if the hawker goes to report the news?"
"Won't."
Cao An said with a smile: "He is afraid that someone will steal business, so he will definitely not dare to show it. Mao Qi was kidnapped, so the fewer people who know about it, the better... If even the 'big speaker' at the entrance of the village knows the details, then the patrol will The prosecutor's officer has found the person a long time ago."
Speaking of the Inspection Department, he couldn't help but sternly cursed in a low voice: "Fuck, these grandsons can't do anything, they are the first to ask for money! It's already half an hour old, where are the people?"
Chang Chun smiled very calmly: "The government has always been unreliable. If we want to save people, I'm afraid we have to do it ourselves."
"Haha, if Liu Weizhen heard what you said, she would definitely scold you."
Cao An laughed and stopped in front of a courtyard.
Very broken!
The vendor was right, this house didn't even have a few tiles.
The fenced yard was very messy, the door was broken and closed tightly, and there was not even a soul inside.
"Is Mao Qizhen in there?"
Chang Chun frowned slightly.
"Wouldn't you know it just by looking at it?"
Without waiting for Chang Chun to stop him, Cao An kicked open the bamboo door with his leg and rushed in.
"Mr. Lang!"
Chang Chun was shocked and quickly followed.
Bang!
The broken door shattered into pieces. Just as Cao An was about to poke his head in, he felt a cold light flash in front of his eyes.
"Langjun, be careful!"
Chang Chun grabbed his back, pulled him back, raised his leg and kicked him in.
Clang.
A rusty hatchet fell to the ground.
"Damn it, you're looking for death!"
Chang Chun didn't pause, he jumped in, and directly pressed the man inside to the ground. Then he raised his head and looked around: "It's Mao Qi! Lang Jun, found it!"
There was draft everywhere in the house.
Mao Qi was gagged and tied to a pillar in the corner.
Seeing that it was Chang Chun who rushed in, he immediately started struggling violently, his eyes widened and he said "Uh-huh", very excited.
Cao An came in with a hatchet, cut off the rope on Mao Qi's hand, and urged: "Quick! Let's go! There is only one person guarding here, which means there must be spies around!"
Mao Qi had no time to speak before he was dragged out of the yard by Cao An.
Chang Chun turned his palm into a knife, slashed hard on the man's neck, and flew out to follow him.
The three of them all used the fastest speed in their lives and rushed to the corner of the street in the blink of an eye. The rabbits all gave a thumbs up when they saw it...
"Mao Qi!"
really!
As soon as they appeared, several big men came out of the surrounding area.
The leader shouted: "Mao Qi is going to run! Stop them quickly! Send a signal, we are exposed... Let the brothers come over to support!"
The streets of Maverick Village are difficult to walk on, with mud puddles everywhere.
Cao An ran with mud and water splashing everywhere, and his face and body were in a mess.
But he didn't dare to stop.
The people behind him had already caught up, and there were people running towards him all around, obviously coming for support...
"Mao Qi! If you dare to run away, I will chop up your wife and children and feed them to the dogs!"
Behind him, a big man roared.
