The next morning, Tian Song, who had collected the money, worked really quickly. He notarized the arrow making early and handed it over to Xu Mu.
Even an old carriage was sent over again.
"Brother Tian, thank you very much."
"Haha, it's easy to say. If you have something to do in the future, you can go to Wangzhou City to find me."
The implication is that as long as you give money, there is nothing that can't be done. Even this carriage, Xu Mu estimated, was an item confiscated by the Yamen and no one claimed it.
"Brother Mu, where are you going?"
Xu Mu didn't hesitate at all, "Drive and leave Wangzhou."
After what happened last night, Xu Mu could guess that people like Ma Guaizi would definitely not give up and would definitely be thinking of other sinister ways.
In this place of right and wrong, it is better to leave as soon as possible. If you send illegal liquor into the city in the future, be more careful.
"Si Hu, stop, stop for a moment."
The carriage was still a short distance away from the city gate when Xu Mu suddenly spoke, causing Si Hu to brake suddenly and almost hit a passerby.
Xu Mu had a sullen face, ran a few steps forward, and drank away several children who were unbuttoning their pants to urinate. Then, he hurriedly bent down and helped up a groggy old man on the ground.
This was the second time he saw the crazy scholar. Compared to the last time, he was a bit thinner, and the stink of his body almost covered up the smell of urine.
"You...I recognize you, you are my son! A good general who is rare to see in this century!"
"My father is old and his eyes are cloudy. I can't wait for the good news that you will defeat the enemy."
Xu Muxin's hair felt astringent, so she asked Si Hu to get a towel and help the crazy scholar wipe away the urine stains on his body.
"Senior, how about I take you to have a drink?"
"Haha, very good, very good! Drink a cup of Polu wine and kill the enemy and Polu will make a lasting contribution!"
"Brother Mu, why bother with this old madman." Si Hu stood aside with a gloomy expression.
"Don't talk nonsense." Xu Mu glared, and regardless of the rancid smell on the crazy scholar's body, he helped the mad scholar approach the carriage and hugged him.
"Si Hu, drive."
From the sky, the annoying spring rain suddenly fell again, gradually dyeing the simple city walls inside and outside Wangzhou brown.
At the gate of the city, in the rain, there was a horse cripple with his head wrapped in a sack. His expression became more and more vicious. Surrounded by several stickmen, his eyes showed a ferocious light.
Xu Mu acted as if he had not heard anything and urged Si Hu. The carriage drove very fast, and in a short time, they left Wangzhou City all the way.
After they were farther away, a man who looked like a wealthy gentleman came out from behind, holding his sleeves coldly.
"Master Lu, you should think of something."
The rich gentleman nodded, followed the direction in which the carriage left, and slowly narrowed his fox eyes.
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The mud track soaked by the spring rain became even muddier. The old horse sent by Tian Songxin seemed to be infected with a disease. It was frothing several times and was shaking. There was no other way. Xu Mu could only drive for a while, rest for a while, and wait until he returned to the old horse farm of Sitong Road.
, it’s already time for the lights to come on.
"It's the boss!" Chen Sheng cheered loudly and hurriedly asked someone to open the door.
When Xu Mu walked into Zhuangzi, he discovered that at some point, there had been several new faces, both male and female, all with a sallow appearance.
"They are retail investors introduced by Xi Niang. There are not enough manpower, so I asked them to stay in Zhuangzi to help until the boss comes back."
Xu Mu nodded and walked over to recognize him so as not to be too unfamiliar in the future.
"Xu, Xu Lang."
Jiang Caiwei, who arrived after hearing the news, sounded remorseful. She raised her head and her eyes were slightly bloodshot.
"My boss, we didn't have enough manpower last night, so my wife helped with the night watch and did two sentries."
Two whistles means two rounds.
This is already a very difficult task for a delicate woman.
"Chen Sheng, the bandits made trouble again last night?"
"It's noisy." Chen Sheng looked angry, "I followed my boss's wishes and closed the village gate early. These bandits had no choice but to pretend to be ghosts. One moment they said there were wolves, and the next moment they said they were going to come in.
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"Is everything okay?" Xu Mu frowned. The bandits on the old mountain to the north were indeed a problem.
"Don't worry, boss, everyone is fine. Zhou Zun and I are both carrying good bows. Those bandits are also scared to death. But I didn't dare to stick my head out, and I couldn't see how many people there were at the moment."
Xu Mu pondered for a while and realized that the arrow tower must be built immediately.
"How many people are there in Zhuangzi now?"
"Xu Lang, the slave family has calculated that there are seventeen people and four babies."
"Seventeen people."
Even if we add the five family members who drive the horsemen, it will still be a little less after all. In the future, when the winery and the village are going to operate, more than twenty winemakers will be needed.
But now, there is no better way.
The nearby Sanliang villages, under the lobbying of those lazy people, almost regarded the old racecourse as a place for killing people and burying corpses.
"My boss, who is this?"
When Chen Sheng pulled the carriage into the shed, he discovered that there was a sleepy old man on top of the carriage.
With so many things going on, Xu Mu almost forgot.
"Chen Sheng, build a new shed and let him live in the village."
After all, he is a scholar, and he might be of some use. After all, it was Si'er's desire that made him want to drink to drown his sorrows.
"Si Hu, bring the long wood over."
Afraid of the bandits coming again at night, Xu Mu planned to build an archery tower to defend Zhuangzi while there was still time.
In this world, don't expect any official duties. Just look at Tian Song and you will know that if you want to do something, use money to knock on the door, especially for a poor person like Xi Niang. When a man is killed, the official officials don't even dare to investigate, but they do it easily.
Two laying hens were taken away.
The entire Great Epoch has been corroded to the core.
At dusk, Si Hu and others finally followed Xu Mu's wishes and finally built an archery tower next to the village gate.
Although the archery tower is not high, it uses thick wooden boards as a shield. Even if the enemy has a sharp archer, he can save the day by just leaning down.
Although the opened arrow window is not big, it is still no problem to aim and shoot the arrow.
"Si Hu, Chen Sheng, you all go up and have a look."
Hearing the sound, Si Hu and the two men hurriedly climbed up with their iron bows in hand.
"My boss, it's so high! I've even seen the people in the village over there."
Xu Mu smiled slightly. The most important task of the archery tower is to provide observation.
If more than a hundred long bows were made in the future, and if they were used to watch from the archery tower, even if they were just standing next to Zhuangzi and they would all be thrown together... tsk tsk, this ability to kill enemies must not be underestimated.