The group left Fan's butcher shop and quietly returned to Luo Mansion. Fang Shibo volunteered to explore the way in front, followed closely by Kong Fang, and finally Fang Shiyi and the girl.
"Hey, Shi Bo, you haven't paid me the one tael of silver you owe me yet!" Kong Fang reminded in a low voice.
"I owe it first." Fang Shibo didn't even look back.
What he couldn't stand the most was Kong Fang's philistine look, a man who cared about a tael of silver, yet he had the nerve to say that he was a scholar from a wealthy family?
Isn’t it said that literati have always disdained the smell of copper?
Why is my brother-in-law an exception, like a miser?
Fang Shibo decided not to spoil him and forced him to behave and become a scholar with a scholarly character.
Kong Fang didn't like him either.
"Then let me tell you the truth, second sister, that when you went to Fan's butcher shop, you actually had a private meeting with Fan Juanjuan."
Fang Shibo suddenly stopped, and Kong Fang was caught off guard and hit him. Then his palm seemed to hit a hard object, and when he lowered his head, he saw that it was silver.
He was immediately elated, while Fang Shibo was filled with grief and anger.
This is his last pocket money this month!
"Brother-in-law, you are shameless!" He gritted his teeth.
Yes, a gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. I didn't steal or rob, so why should I be ashamed?
Kong Fang took the initiative to ignore Fang Shibo's accusations.
The four of them continued to sneak forward, and Fang Shibo suddenly warned that there was someone in front of them. They quickly hid in a shabby shop.
"It's not good, it's not good..."
Rushing footsteps and shouts came from far away, "The officers and soldiers are coming, the officers and soldiers are coming..."
The visitor's roar resounded throughout the street, and a group of bandits jumped out of the alley opposite. A leader stopped him and yelled: "Hey, what are you shouting for?"
"Officers... officers and soldiers are coming!" The bandit who was stopped gasped for air and pointed behind him in a panic. The leader could not believe it, "It's nonsense. The officers and soldiers are a hundred and eighty miles away from Qinghe County, and no one reported the news. How could they show up here?"
"I'm not talking nonsense, it's true. It is said that they were sent by the imperial court to encircle Litou Mountain. They heard that we had conquered Qinghe County, so they gave up attacking the mountain and attacked the city instead. Brother, if you don't believe it, you can Check upstairs."
"If you tell any lies, I will be struck by thunder!"
The bandits pointed to the sky and the earth and swore steadfastly.
"Great, the officers and soldiers are here." Fang Shibo clenched his fists tightly with excitement on his face. Kong Fang felt that the bandit who reported the news was a bit strange, but he couldn't explain why for a while.
"I seem to have heard his voice somewhere." Fang Shiyi whispered to himself.
The bandit leader couldn't help but believe it.
Because the Daxing Dynasty was very superstitious, no one dared to curse or swear easily for fear of retribution. He couldn't help but believe that the bandit who reported the news dared to swear such a poisonous oath.
He turned around and went upstairs, climbed to the highest point and set up a pergola with his hands, and looked out of the city gate.
"hiss……"
He took a sharp breath, but saw that a few miles away from the city gate, dust and smoke were billowing, military flags were fluttering, and the neighing of war horses could be faintly heard.
"Brother, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
The mountain bandits who reported the news crowded forward and pointed forward, "They have at least three thousand men and horses, and they are coming fiercely. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. If we don't leave, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave."
"You bastard, what are you talking about!" The bandit leader was furious and kicked him aside.
"You watch here and report the situation at any time. I will report to the king." After that, he went downstairs. The reporting bandit looked at the leader's hurried away figure with a sly smile on his face.
He collapsed on the ground, took out the sesame seed cakes and stuffed them into his mouth. Suddenly, his neck felt cold, and the sharp murderous aura made him dare not move.
"Brother...brother, I didn't...didn't lie."
He was so frightened that he stammered and didn't dare to reach out to pick up the sesame seed cakes when they fell to the ground.
Fang Shiyi shouted softly, "Don't move, turn around."
The bandit had a grimace on his face, "Auntie, do you want me to stay still or turn my head?" Fang Shiyi withdrew his soft sword, and the bandit turned back cautiously. When he saw the person behind him clearly, he was pleasantly surprised.
"Miss Fang Er, why is it you?!"
Fang Shiyi looked at the person in front of him, as if he knew him before, but couldn't remember who he was for a moment. The bandit quickly pulled up his clothes and wiped his face, "Second Miss, I am Luo Sang, Luo Sang from the Luo Mansion, Master Luo's follower."
Fang Shiyi suddenly realized, "It turns out to be you. No wonder your voice sounded familiar to me when I heard it just now!"
"What exactly is going on?"
"It's a long story. By the way, Second Miss, why are you also in Qinghe County?" Luosang asked. Fang Shiyi gave her glasses to her husband. When bandits came into the city, she was trapped in Luofu Mansion and briefly talked about it.
"Are the master and the old lady okay?" Luosang asked.
"It's okay." Fang Shiyi nodded.
"Officers and soldiers..."
Fang Shiyi was about to ask if the officers and soldiers were really here, when suddenly people neighed and horses were heard on the street. She quietly looked around and saw a swarm of bandits fleeing towards the city gate in the opposite direction.
Not only were they reluctant to part with the looted treasure, but they were also afraid of being surrounded by officers and soldiers, so they carried it on their shoulders and carried it with their hands. It was very inconvenient to run with bulging pockets, and they ended up running away all the way.
Someone bent down to pick it up, and the person behind him was caught off guard and tripped, causing the treasure in his hand to fall. The two people quickly turned from a quarrel into a fight, and then a fight, preventing other bandits from escaping.
Zhu Chongjiu could not move even an inch on his horse. He suddenly jumped up from his horse, several rabbits rose up and falcons fell, and before the men landed, he slashed with his long sword, and the two bandits who were fighting fiercely were killed.
The noisy and chaotic escape team instantly became orderly, and the bandits retreated out of the city gate like a tide.
"Tsk, tsk, it's really terrible to be uneducated." Kong Fang shook his head and sighed.
Four pairs of eyes fell on him.
They were not surprised that the bandits were uneducated, but they were curious about the relationship between escape and culture. Kong Fang stroked his virtual goatee and looked at Luosang with a look of dismay.
"The bandits are busy robbing in the city. If you are really a bandit, you will definitely not go out of the city to wander around. If the bandit leader just had any brains, he would just ask you how you know so much about the officers and soldiers outside, and you will be left alone. ”
"Well……"
Luosang lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Lausang, did you make this up yourself?"
Fang Shiyi glanced at Kong Fang and sighed secretly at his thoughtfulness. It is impossible for Senior Brother Luo Tianpeng to make such a stupid mistake. The only explanation is that Luo Sang is too smart.
Luosang lowered his head lower and muttered: "Didn't I forget what the young master taught me?" Fang Shiyi slapped him on the back of the head in an angry and funny manner.
"You almost did something bad!"
"Hehe, the bandits were fooled in the end." Luosang smiled, stood up and stretched.
"The mission is completed, let's go home."
"Aren't you waiting for your young master?" Fang Shiyi asked.
"No need. The young master said that the task is completed and he will go home immediately to take care of the two elderly people. He will go home after handling the affairs at the county government office." Luosang dusted off the dust and greeted: "Let's go, I haven't seen the master in two years. Old madam, I miss them so much."
