Shi Yan took a trip up the mountain. He originally wanted to go back to Xiaojia Town to send a message to Sun Jian, but he didn't expect that when he returned to the inn, there was no one there.
After further inquiries, Sun Jian was arrested by the officials, and the others were also arrested.
Shi Yan had no choice but to go outside Hetou Village again and prepare to find Chen Xiaobei. There was only one purpose for finding Chen Xiaobei, and that was to find a way to get some money. After all, when they came out before, the money was Sun Gui and Sun Jian.
They are responsible.
This is equivalent to the current company, where Sun Jian is the boss and Sun Gui and Sun Qing are the managers.
Therefore, public funds will naturally not be placed in the hands of ordinary employees like Shi Yan.
But as soon as they heard that Liu Rumei had moved into Hetou Village, Shi Yan and the others hesitated again.
According to the shopkeeper's description, the person who captured their companion looked very much like Liu Rumei.
But he couldn't figure out why Liu Rumei came to Hetou Village again.
He didn't understand, but he knew very well that at this time, it was best not to meet Liu Rumei.
Shi Yan took his two men and found a secluded place to discuss, "Shitou, Shi Liang, you both heard what Chen Xiaobei just said."
"Brother, I heard you."
"Liu Rumei has come to Hetou Village. We must be careful not to run into her."
Shitou frowned, "Brother, if Liu Rumei doesn't leave for three to five days, we can eat and drink whatever we want."
Shi Yan waved his hand, "Oh, don't worry, you can always find a chance to ask Chen Xiaobei alone how many taels of silver he wants."
"Yes, now we have nothing to do but look for Chen Xiaobei." Shi Liang's words were full of helplessness and sadness.
Yes, as the saying goes, a poor family has a rich life, and people without money outside will never be able to make a living.
While the three brothers were waiting here, Chen Xiaobei, Ma Xiaoyi and others, had already knocked on Liu Rumei's courtyard door.
The reason why Chen Xiaobei came here in person was because he wanted to express his gratitude in person. After all, Ma Xiaoyi and the others played a huge role in the construction of the cable bridge.
Chen Xiaobei clasped his fists at Liu Rumei and said, "If Miss Liu hadn't arranged for Brother Ma and others to help, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to build a Chou Yin Mao on the Iron Chain Bridge just by relying on laymen like us."
Ma Xiaoyi seemed a little embarrassed about Chen Xiaobei's praise, smiled and shook his head, "Brother Xiaobei, thank you very much."
Liu Rumei responded with a smile, "Chang Li is so polite. This is all a simple effort."
Chen Xiaobei greeted outside, and Chen Xiaowen and Chen Daqiang walked in carrying a wooden barrel.
There were five fish in the barrel, all of which were large fish over a foot long.
"Miss Liu, there is nothing valuable in the mountains. I will give you these fish to make soup for you to drink."
Liu Rumei was not overly polite, and after thanking Liu Ce, she asked Liu Ce to take it.
After delivering the fish, Chen Xiaobei made excuses and left.
After all, Liu Rumei had just moved to the village and had to explain many things to Ma Xiaoyi.
After returning to his home, Chen Xiaobei began to pack up and prepare to go into the mountains.
Hearing that he was going into the mountain again, Cui Hongyu was very surprised, "Husband, the chain bridge is completed, why are you still going into the mountain?"
Chen Xiaobei had already thought of the reason, "The cable bridge is completed, but I have used a lot of Houttuynia cordata in the past few days, but I haven't picked it again. I have to go pick some more."
Cui Hongyu secretly lamented that he had been negligent. He had indeed used a lot of Houttuynia cordata in the past few days, boiling water to clean the tiger's wounds. Even if he did not sell it, he would have to replenish it for his own use.
"Husband, how about I go into the mountains with you?"
Chen Xiaobei firmly shook his head at Cui Hongyu's suggestion.
"No, no, you can just embroider at home and accompany Qiao'er. Going into the mountains is a man's job."
In fact, Chen Xiaobei said that he went to collect Houttuynia cordata as an excuse. He was still thinking about the big black fish he caught in the cave yesterday.
Entering the woods to the west, Chen Xiao made a special detour and walked south to the ditch between Cuijiazhuang, then turned around and walked up the mountain, walking up four or five miles, and then walked sideways to the north.
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This way you can probably walk to the top of the cave.
If divided by area, Chen Xiaobei usually goes up the mountain from behind the village. After going up the mountain, he basically goes straight up.
But this time he took the southeast direction, which was completely different from the way he usually went up the mountain.
In other words, he was in an area he had never been to before.
It took Chen Xiaobei a full hour to get to the top of the cave.
From here, it is four or five miles away from the cave. If there is an underground river, we may be able to find some clues.
But Chen Xiaobei's thinking was too simple. He searched this area carefully and found nothing unusual.
Choosing a shady place, Chen Xiaobei sat down and sighed.
"Well, it seems that this underground river is very long. I don't know where the source is or where the exit is."
Suddenly he felt something was wrong under his butt and stood up suddenly.
Yes, the rock under your butt is movable.
And after I sat there, water actually seeped out from under the stone.
This is a bit strange.
Chen Xiaobei tried to move the stone away and found that there was a shallow water underneath.
When there was water, Chen Xiaobei became excited and tried to shake a few stones next to him.
Yes, the stones are all loose and can be moved.
With a hint of excitement, Chen Xiaobei worked harder and harder. Unknowingly, he removed more than ten or twenty stones and dug a small pit here.
Now Chen Xiaobei could see clearly.
There is water constantly seeping out from the bottom of the pit.
This shows that we are very close to the underground river.
But Chen Xiaobei stopped digging here.
The first is that I don’t have any handy tools at hand, and the second is that if I mess up, dig something big or fall down, I know where I can rush to.
So we have to bring in more people to handle this matter another day.
Chen Xiaobei piled the stones back again, made a mark, and then took the baggage and took a detour to pick Houttuynia cordata.
Picking Houttuynia cordata was very easy, and I picked two big bags in no time.
Chen Xiaobei hummed a little tune and walked back along the mountain road in the north of the village. Before he reached the foot of the mountain, there was a sudden rustling in front of him, which startled him.
Taking a closer look, Shi Yan and the others were emerging from the woods.
Chen Xiaobei's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered the scene where Chen Ping was killed. Could it be that these guys were trying to harm him?
Just as he was thinking, Shi Yan spoke first, with a smile on his face.
"Xiaobeili Chang, you have gone into the mountains."
Upon hearing this tone, Chen Xiaobei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Not only did it not have any malicious intent, but it also seemed to be asking for something from him.
"Ah, it's Brother Shi Yan, why are you here?"
"Brother Xiaobei, I came to discuss something with you."
Shi Yan rubbed his hands, looking a little embarrassed.
"If you have anything to do, just say it." Chen Xiaobei felt at ease.