Diao Mazi, who was standing on the village wall looking around, was in a good mood these past two days. The second master, Qiu Dabao, was getting lower and lower in the eyes of the first master. When Qiu Dabao came to join the village master, the village master directly promoted him to be the second master. Diao Mazi and others expressed their dissatisfaction. Shen Yaozu also drank and chatted with them in private.
This Qiu Dabao's martial arts skills are only so-so, and he is somewhat famous in the green forest for his archery skills. However, Shen Yaozu did not promote him to second master because of his archery skills. The real reason is that Qiu Dabao Dabao was once a hero from Shushan in the west of Luzhou.
Back then, the Dashu Mountain Village was prosperous under the leadership of Scarface Hei Qi, and the brothers in the village gathered hundreds of people. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. They were conquered several times by officers and soldiers, and more than a hundred people died. , even Black Seven and other leaders were captured.
When the trees fell and the hozens dispersed, the rest of the bandits also found their own way to make a living. Some stayed anonymous, and some fell into the grass on other hills.
And Shen Yaozu was an ambitious man. His purpose in making Qiu Dabao the second in charge was to hope that Qiu Dabao could help him win over the old Shushan tribe.
There are two advantages to doing this. Firstly, the heroes of Dashu Mountain are all habitual bandits. In the banditry industry, they can be regarded as "veteran". The Bagong Mountain village lacks nothing but these tough bandits. The common people who come here can also act as minions, but when it comes to being a bandit, three novices are no match for one seasoned veteran.
Another reason is where Qiu Dabao comes from. Qiu Dabao has been with Hei Qi in Luzhou Prefecture for so many years. Needless to say, he has cultivated a lot of informants in Luzhou Prefecture. This is very important to Shen Yaozu. It is extremely valuable, because the biggest threat to the Bagong Mountain cottage is the nearest Yong'an Army in Luzhou and the Zhongzheng Army in Shouzhou. These two armies are a thorn in the side of the Bagong Mountain bandits. They must be scouted in advance for every operation. Only when there is movement from the Chuxiang army do you dare to take action, otherwise once you are surrounded and encircled, it will be a disaster.
Qiu Dabao just makes up for this. He has many contacts in Luzhou and can send back news at any time, so that he can be sure of escaping from every disaster. For comparison, Shou Dabao, who is thirty miles west of Bagong Mountain, The main army in the state doesn't need to worry too much, because they are too close. To put it bluntly, if you fart louder, you can hear the noise from both places.
Facts have also proved Shen Yaozu's far-sightedness. Qiu Dabao used his own informants to successfully escape the traps of the Luzhou Xiang Army several times, and succeeded in many major operations. The Bagong Mountain Village became famous, and many other places The small village was driven out of existence by the officers and soldiers, so they all came here because of its reputation.
The cottage gradually became popular, but the old saying is not for nothing, 'The cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys are cooked, the high bird is gone, but the good bow is hidden.' When everything was on track, Shen Yaozu slowly began to dislike the second boss. Well, Qiu Dabao is good at buying people's hearts. He actually formed a clique under his nose. He even had several disagreements, which made the arbitrary Shen Yaozu very dissatisfied. The differences were getting bigger and bigger. If it weren't for the frequent encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers, , Shen Yaozu might have kicked this obstructive guy off the cliff at the back of the mountain long ago.
Of course Diao Mazi knew what Shen Yaozu was thinking. The seat of the second head of the family was about to be vacant, so who would take this position?
"Do you even need to ask? Damn it." Diao Mazi gave himself a big mouth, which made a young man next to him look at him in confusion.
Diao Mazi was shocked and lost his composure, and said hurriedly: "Damn it, there are mosquitoes."
The little guy rolled his eyes and thought to himself: "The birds in your crotch are so cold that they have shrunk in. Where are the mosquitoes? I think you probably have epilepsy."
Diao Mazi was in a happy mood and beckoned: "Come, let's go to the kitchen to see what good food is available. It doesn't look like the officers and soldiers will do anything tonight. I'll make some good food, drink two bowls of old roast, and have a good sleep."
The little guy hurriedly followed him, walked through the village grounds, and came to the large kitchen in the northeast corner. The kitchen was very busy, and the thorny steam mixed with the aroma of meat was so steaming that even people could be seen.
not see.
Even so, Diao Mazi still saw the little bandit who was working as a cook pick up a piece of meat and throw it into his mouth, which made his cheeks bulge. Diao Mazi stepped forward, slapped him on the back of the head, and cursed: "Steal."
I'm so happy to steal it. No wonder I feel like there's a lot less meat in the dishes recently. I feel like you, the little bastard, are stealing it."
The little bandit was startled, almost vomiting the meat in his mouth back into the pot, and opened his mouth to curse. When he looked up and saw Diao Mazi, he was so frightened that he swallowed all the curse words and rolled his eyes.
"Hello, Boss Mazi! The younger one is trying to taste the salty taste, how dare he eat it secretly."
Diao Mazi spat, stretched out his hand to pick up a piece of meat, threw it into his mouth and said, "I also taste the saltiness. Three mouthfuls of salty water, three mouthfuls of salty water, three mouthfuls of neither salty nor salty food. I still don't know your tricks?"
The little bandit nodded and bowed, and said with a smile: "Even if you fart, I can't escape your old man's nose."
Diao Mazi laughed loudly and said, "You damn thing, you fart while cooking. If the boss eats it, why don't you cut a wooden wedge to plug your butt?"
The little bandit repeatedly said yes and said he didn't dare.
Diao Mazi glanced at the dishes in the bowl, stretched out his hands to grab one piece after another, and asked while eating, "What's delicious tonight?"
The little bandit said: "Boiled pork with white radish, egg roll soup with green onion, and mutton stewed with yam, are they rich enough?"
Diao Mazi nodded and said: "Yes, I will drink two cups tonight. When you bring the meal to my room, don't forget to add some extra portions and a few more pieces of mutton."
The little bandit said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I'll deliver the food in the cell to you. I guarantee your satisfaction. The prisoners in the cell, who have been greeted by the second master, cannot go hungry."
Diao Mazi scolded: "Bah, the second boss is a piece of shit. He just doesn't do anything serious, and a few prisoners still treat him like treasure."
The little bandit said with a smile: "For the sake of face, the second master is really caring. Even Qi Laosi and the others who were guarding the cell were kicked out and replaced with three new faces. But from my opinion, I'm afraid it's...
Prevent Qi Laosi's viciousness from hurting the prisoner."
Diao Mazi was stunned and said: "The guards have been changed? Who has been changed?"
The little bandit said: "I don't know about this. According to their own words, they were sent up from the bottom of the mountain last night. They said they were injured. The second master took care of them and let them recover from their injuries while acting as guards."
The pockmarks on Diao Mazi's face wrinkled together, and he murmured: "Did you get injured yesterday?"
The little bandit said: "It seems so."
Diao Mazi's face changed greatly and he said: "No one was injured at all yesterday. What the hell is this bastard doing?"
Before he could finish his words, he had already left the room like a whirlwind, calling out to the minions following behind him: "Go and call someone quickly, meet at the door of the cell."
The young man said dissatisfiedly: "What's the point? Is it worthy for Master Diao to mobilize so many troops?"
Diao Mazi stopped and looked at the little gangster, with a murderous look on his face. His fingers were already on the handle of the knife. The little gangster's face turned pale with fright, and he ran away as fast as he could to call someone.
At the door of the stone chamber, thirty or forty bandits had gathered together. Diao Mazi waved his hand, and everyone filed into the stone chamber and went down the stairs to the wooden door of the cell. Diao Mazi stretched out his hand and patted the wooden door. There was no response for a long time.
Diao Mazi got angry, kicked the door open with his kick, and rushed in with everyone. It was quiet inside, the stove was still burning, a bowl of hot tea was still steaming, but no one was there.
No.
Diao Mazi shouted: "See if the prisoner is still there?"
One of the bandits ran outside the fence and squinted his eyes to take a closer look. He shouted, "It seems that everyone is lying in the bed, and there are people in the cell over there."
Diao Mazi came over to take a closer look, and shouted: "Get up, get up for me."
Several prisoners in the other railings were so frightened that they stood up in a hurry and huddled in the corner. Only the three people in the bed remained motionless.
Diao Mazi cursed: "If you don't get out of here, I'll peel your skin off."
The bulging figure under the quilt remained motionless. Diao Mazi suddenly felt something was wrong and shouted, "Break open the door and go in and take a look."
The bandits quickly carried a log that was holding up the roof and stuck it between the gaps in the fence. Dozens of people worked together and broke one of the railing posts. Diao Mazi rushed in, lifted up the quilt, and
Three bloody corpses came into view of the bandits.
Diao Mazi took a breath of cold air and shouted loudly: "Hurry up, go and inform the first boss, the second boss and the dog officer who came down from the mountain have rebelled!"