A veterinarian was called and it took most of the night to rescue another seriously injured horse.
Fearing that something might happen again, Xu Mu had to leave one person behind to guard Dima until his injury recovered slightly before sending him back to Tangjiang.
"Master, it's daybreak." Chen Sheng wiped the rain off his face, his voice hoarse.
The wind and rain in Fengcheng have not dissipated yet, and there is a hint of desolation.
Xu Mu looked up at the sky and couldn't figure out what the purpose of stabbing the horse was. Apart from blocking them for two days, the grain would have to be harvested sooner or later.
No matter how powerful the four major households are, they cannot reach the sky with their hands and eyes and cover the entire inner city.
"Chen Sheng, go to Fengcheng and ask about the prices at nearby grain stores."
"Don't worry, boss."
Putting away the knife, Chen Sheng sighed, turned around, put on his raincoat, and hurried out.
Rain falls from the sky and accumulates in the rivers.
The water level of the Tangjiang River in Tangjiang City has already risen by a level.
It was another dark night. After finishing the work in the village, Si Hu hurried to Xifang. He didn't bother to put away his raincoat and raised his eyes hurriedly.
When he saw the figure sitting in the corner of the wine shop, he laughed heartily.
"Brother Tiger, I have to travel far tomorrow." After three drinks, the bearded man sighed, "I don't know when I can return to Tangjiang to have a drink with Brother Tiger."
Si Hu also had a gloomy look on his face. Apart from following Xu Mu, he rarely made friends in his life. Most people thought he was stupid, but the person in front of him was the only one with whom he had a great time chatting and showing sympathy for each other.
"Brother Tiger, this trip will be a journey of thousands of miles. How about we become sworn brothers?" the bearded man said with a smile as he pulled out his chopsticks.
"This matter... I need to ask Brother Mu, he belongs to my elder brother."
"It's okay. If I don't die this time, I will definitely come back to find you." Luo Xihu took off his raincoat and stood up in a somewhat depressed tone.
"Brother Hu, I paid a lot of money. If you come to the wine shop to drink in these half months, they won't dare to collect money."
Si Hu didn't want to drink. There are many rare friends in a good winery.
"Then... let's make friends."
The bearded man put down his coir raincoat, laughed loudly, grabbed Si Hu's hand, and asked the shopkeeper to get some incense and chicken head blood, and then he couldn't wait to worship.
"Brother Tiger, please follow me and shout."
"God is above and Mother Earth is below. I, Wei Chun, and Si Hu, we are sworn sworn brothers. We do not wish to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but we wish to die in the same year, the same month and the same day."
…
After walking out of the wine shop, Si Hu felt his head was a little heavy and his steps were getting more and more unsteady. It was still two miles away from Xifang back to Xiaodukou.
The sky was full of wind and rain, and the wild dogs in the wall holes barked loudly from time to time.
He walked very slowly, fell into the mud several times, struggled for a while, and then got up hurriedly.
In a Qingguan on the side of the street, on the railing on the second floor, a few unhurried figures walked forward step by step along the path paved with flower carpets, following Si Hu's figure.
"Master, why don't you just kill someone?" A nurse holding an oil-paper umbrella whispered.
Lu Zizhong turned his head and laughed.
"You don't understand. If I kill him like this, the officials will be a little angry after all. In my golden age, it is wrong to kill people on the street. Don't forget that the ferry owner seems to know a border passer.
The little general’s.”
"Let's see how I kill this reckless man."
"The young boss who offended my Lu family returned to Tangjiang and could only help collect the corpse."
"Young Master's wonderful plan." Several nurses nearby spoke flatteringly.
"I'm just in a hurry. I'm tired of going to the Qingguan Theater. I deserve that little boss for catching my interest. Now that this reckless man is dead, that little boss must no longer be able to rely on me."
Si Hu staggered along the long street, his head becoming increasingly dizzy. He paused, vomited a few mouthfuls of blood, then covered his belly and half-crouched in the muddy water in pain.
"Sir, he is going to faint."
Lu Zizhong smiled half-heartedly, "Go and invite two patrol officers."
"I have all kinds of clever plans in my mind. I am able to climb the palace with my power, and I can climb the mountain with my military power. This good show can be regarded as a small gift to the four major families."
…
Bang.
A bucket of frozen well water woke Sihu completely.
After coughing up two mouthfuls of blood, Si Hu stood up angrily, only to find that he was already trapped in a prison at some point.
"Tiger, Brother Tiger."
Next to the cell, a figure covered in blood was crawling over with difficulty, leaving a long trail of blood.
Si Hu looked around and his eyes suddenly bulged. This bloody man was Wei Chun, his newly sworn sworn brother.
"Brother Tiger, they wronged me and said I was some kind of gangster. But Brother Tiger, you know where I am."
"Brother Tiger, you have to be my guarantee."
"How dare you! How dare you!" Si Hu scratched his scalp, drawing out bursts of blood.
"Brother Tiger, we had wine together last night... When the official comes, you must be my guarantee, otherwise I will not be able to survive."
"Of course I will vouch for you."
Si Hu gritted his teeth, filled with hatred, wishing he could knock over the prison bars and fight his way out.
"Hey, if you don't let him go, I will break the prison!"
"I'm really going to kill everyone!"
Si Hu's voice roared loudly in the huge dungeon.
…
"Reckless man."
Standing outside the dungeon, Lu Zizhong said two words lightly.
It was a cool rainy day, and the flower girl who was serving him put a luxurious cloak on him.
"Mr. Lu, after so much effort, do you really want to have a public trial in the end? I heard that the young master also knows people. There is a border general with whom he is very familiar."
"You know all these things, and I can naturally find out." Lu Zizhong smiled, "This is one of the reasons for the public trial. If we don't kill him, he committed suicide, so we can't be blamed.
superior."
"That reckless man committed suicide?" An old official in front of him finally changed his face slightly.
"Why not? It's a clever trick to kill without a knife."
"Go ahead and invite more squires and common people to come. Since this is a public trial, we need to notarize it."
"If that little boss comes back..."
"He can't come back and has blocked the horse. I guess he is still collecting grain now. Tsk tsk, I just finished harvesting the grain and have to come back to collect the corpses. The harvest is quite rich."
After saying this, Lu Zizhong wrapped himself in a large cloak and walked coldly out of the dungeon.
…
Continuous heavy rain soaked the entire Fengcheng.
"My boss, at those grain shops, a bag of rice costs fifty taels." Chen Sheng stepped into the inn angrily, and immediately spoke in a deep voice before he had time to take off his raincoat.
Xu Mu was so angry that he laughed. This scene was so similar to the scene when he was harvesting grain for the first time in Wangzhou.
Even after traveling hundreds of miles, I was still dealt with.
"The boss must be the trick of the four major households."
"After Fengcheng, there are many towns and farms. We should be able to receive grain."
Xu Mu frowned, feeling that something was wrong. First he stabbed the horse, and then he sat down at the grain store and raised the price. This look seemed to be dragging him down.
"My boss?" Chen Sheng looked anxious. If this drags on any longer, he won't be able to return even after two days.
Xu Mu returned to his senses in silence and did not answer immediately. He raised his head and stared coldly in the direction of Tangjiang City.
The distant view was blurry, shrouded in a dark curtain of rain.