The heavy rain has not stopped yet. Except for Qing Zhuang who is on duty at night, the rest of the villagers are all wrapped in clothes and sleeping lightly in the cold and wet weather.
"Long Gong, you also go into the hut and rest."
Gonggou paused, then obediently picked up the old scholar on his back and walked into the hut.
"My boss, we are back!"
Xu Mu hurriedly stood up and walked to the edge of the hay shed in a few steps. Sure enough, he saw two figures running towards each other on horseback, rushing back, all wet.
"Master!" Heifu took off his bamboo hat, his voice filled with anger.
"The people over in Fengcheng said they didn't have the land deed notarized! I still didn't believe it. After running around the city twice, it was clear that there were a lot of open spaces."
Hei Fu's words made Xu Mu frown.
The most likely possibility is that the four major households communicated secretly, gave away money, and blocked the road. No wonder Lu Zizhong made such a noise when he left Tangjiang City.
The great discipline law is that without notarization of the land deed, you are not allowed to occupy the land without permission. Otherwise, you will be regarded as a bandit who has turned into a bandit.
Of course, if you go farther away, such as deep in the mountains and forests, there is a high probability that no one will care about you. But if it is too far, there will be no improvement in the bootlegging business.
Xu Mu could only hope that the hands of the four major families would not reach too far, and he would recognize them even if they were two hundred miles away.
"Master!"
Not long after, two more figures on horseback rushed back.
The two brothers Zhou Zun and Zhou Luo also looked angry when they dismounted.
"My boss, the official in Chihu City, asked me about my origins and kicked me out."
Chihu City is at least more than a hundred miles away from Tangjiang River. How could these four major households be so scrupulous?
"We can only look at Brother Sheng's side. Boss, if it doesn't work, I'll go to the mountain later!"
Xu Mu had no intention of going into the mountains. If he couldn't, he could only go to Changyang to see if his old brother Zhou Fu had any good ideas.
"Zhou Zun, which official office did Brother Sheng go to?"
"It looks like Weicheng."
…
Another hour passed. Amid the rain, the silhouettes of Chen Sheng and his two riders finally ran back.
As soon as he got off his horse, Chen Sheng started to curse.
"My boss, the government is trying to trick people! Weicheng people don't want to notarize the land deed at all!"
Xu Mu was so angry that he laughed, these four big families have traveled two hundred miles, why don't they catch up to the official square at the border?
"But." Chen Sheng smiled again, "My boss, guess who I met in Weicheng?"
"who?"
"Tian Song, the official of Wangzhou!"
"Tian Song?" Xu Mu paused for a moment. Before Wangzhou was defeated, this old boy hurriedly escaped from the city. He was very capable and joined Weicheng as an official.
"This time, he can no longer hold an official position. He only works as a small official patrolling the streets. When I see him, he is nodded and scolded."
This is understandable. Although he escaped with Wangzhou officials, in the end, even if he was suppressed, it would not be a big honor.
"I had a drink with him, gave him ten taels of silver, and got some good news."
"The government won't give us the land title, but we can get it ourselves."
"Oh, my brother Sheng, please finish speaking quickly, or I will beat you up." Si Hu was impatient and shouted anxiously.
Chen Sheng rolled his eyes at Si Hu, turned back, and his expression became solemn.
"Tian Song means that I will kill Bang."
"Kill the list?" Xu Mu was stunned.
"It's true! Reveal the official list and kill the thieves! Tian Song took me to the official list and looked at it for a long time. Although I am not very literate, I can read it."
"In Ma Ti Lake, a hundred miles away from the south gate of Weicheng, there is a group of thieves who kill families. They not only cut the roads, but also often sneak into the city to pick flowers and steal. If they don't succeed, they will cause harm, kill people and set fires."
"The officials have been arresting him for a long time, and they also sent people to Horse Ti Lake, but they couldn't catch him. The camp army was too lazy to take care of him. When they heard that some knights had formed a group, they would run away and hide in the mountains."
"Chen Sheng, how many people are there?" Xu Mu said calmly.
"Thirty of them are all veteran gangsters who lick their swords!"
In the inner city, under the emperor's feet, there were no more than thirty old bandits. These officials, who were nothing but a basket case, could not suppress them, and they had to put up official lists and issue notices.
Of course, these old gangsters are also very cunning.
"Chen Sheng, continue."
Chen Sheng nodded and continued to speak.
"The silver given by Sha Bang is two hundred taels. Tian Song said that if he kills Bang, he can get the land deed over Ma Ti Lake without any money."
"For specific matters, it is best for me to go there again."
After Chen Sheng finished speaking, Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. Under the current circumstances, there is no doubt that killing the list is indeed a good way.
No matter how dirty the hands of the four major households are, they would never dare to dirty the official list. You must know that every official list of killings has been reviewed and approved by the chief director in Changyang before issuing an announcement.
But Weicheng is almost a fringe town.
The inner city area will undoubtedly become more prosperous the closer it is to Jijiang River, but not all of the more than 20 large cities are close to the river bank.
For example, Weicheng is too far away from the waterway and not close to the official roads, so it belongs to the group that has no sense of existence.
The capital of the country is Changyang, the wine city is Tangjiang, the city is full of books, and the city of ceramics is Suyang... But Weicheng is called Weng'er City.
You must know that at this time, the role of urns was mostly to collect the ashes of those who died in a foreign land.
"My boss, I'm waiting for you to kill this Bang'er!"
The dozen or so young men around him all raised their heads and looked at Xu Mu quietly. No matter what the young master in front of them decided, they would all listen.
With a calm expression, Xu Mu thought carefully. He took Xujiazhuang with him just to find a way out in these troubled times.
But the road is blocked, so we can only make a way through.
"Of course I'm going to kill this Bang'er!" Xu Mu's voice was deep. If it were any other villager, he wouldn't dare to say it, but the dozen or so young men in front of him are all tough guys who have seen blood.
He dares to risk his life for the sake of his family's settlement and livelihood.
"Chen Sheng, please take a rest first."
In the final analysis, it is up to his employer to make the final decision on the matter of unveiling and killing the list. Even if it is still raining, the current situation makes it urgent to delay.
"If you meet someone coming, you must be careful. Those who cut the road can use the knife. If the officials are in trouble, just get out of the way first."
"Si Hu, follow me to Weicheng."
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The rain was pouring down.
Changshiro stood on the tower of Changjia Town, frowning deeply. He couldn't figure out why the little boss was still unwilling to surrender to him in this situation.
"Young master, the officials in several nearby cities... have all said hello, but the Xu Dong family can't get the notarization of the land deed."
"The little boss probably thought that this was the work of the four major families in Tangjiang City."
Tsuneshiro did not answer immediately, but stood up and slowly tied his robe.
"I sent people specially to check back and forth at the border for several rounds. The little boss is not simple. This is not only a wolf passing through the mountain, but also a crouching dragon leaving the pond."
"General Po Di? Hey, he just relied on his little boss and became a titled general."
"A person like this will turn into a dragon when encountering a storm."
"I, Chang Xiaotang, have a sharp eye and know the pearls, but the bright moon shines on the ditch."