When he heard that he was going to the capital, Hou Liu was also stunned, "What do you want to do?"
"Chen Xiaobei was domineering in the village. He was the one who snitched and killed my uncle. He was also the one who killed my parents. By the way, what happened to Liu Yuanwu was also inseparable from him."
After hearing this, Hou Liu secretly thought that he was penniless and had nowhere to go, so he might as well hitch a ride.
"Oh, Ermao, it's not that I don't want to go with you, it's just that I'm short of money and we don't have any expenses."
Chen Ermao chuckled and patted his chest, "Uncle, don't be afraid. I have it here. You just need to follow me."
As soon as he heard that there was money, Hou Liu immediately became excited, "Okay, let's find a place to hide first."
Hou Liu pulled Chen Ermao and ran towards Centipede Ridge. He was familiar with this road.
Finding a forest halfway, Hou Liu said, "Er Mao, let's rest here until dawn, go to Xiaojia Town for a good meal, and then talk about going to the capital. What do you think?"
Chen Ermao didn't know what Hou Liu was thinking, so he quickly agreed.
Soon Chen Ermao fell asleep and snored.
But Hou Liu couldn't sleep. He still had a banknote hidden on his body. He went to Xiaojia Town just to exchange for money.
Originally, he wanted to fly away, but now Chen Ermao gave himself an opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune.
If you take the things Chen Ermao said, go to the capital and find Lord Protector Liu Xiangnan.
When the old man is happy, he can just raise his hand and get thousands or hundreds of taels of silver.
Hou Liu became excited at the thought. He stood up and came to Chen Ermao. He softly shouted twice, "Chen Ermao, Chen Ermao."
Chen Ermao was sleeping deeply and unresponsive.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Hou Liu's mouth. He stretched out his hand and slowly took out the baggage from Chen Ermao's arms.
According to what Chen Ermao said, it contains the Liu family's waistband, money, and the story of what happened that Chen Sanqiu wrote for him.
After everything was settled, Hou Liu quickly disappeared into the night.
It was still dark before Hetou Village started to get busy. Chen Xiaobei took six village protection team members, plus Ma Xiaoyi and another person. A total of nine people each carried three planks on their backs, and also brought some food and drink.
Toward Qingniu Mountain.
Before leaving, Chen Xiaobei made an agreement with Lidong that if he did not come back within five days, Chen Lidong would not go up the mountain. If there was no news after five days, he could go into the mountain to look for him.
When they went into the mountains, they were not idle at the beginning of winter. They called out to those in the village who had vegetables to pick, and those who had nothing to do helped to pack apples.
Chen Xiaobo will be very busy these two days, and he will be responsible for delivering vegetables and apples to Xiaojia Town.
Cui Hongyu was personally responsible for delivering it to the county town. In order to ensure Cui Hongyu's safety, Liu Rumei specially asked Xiao Qing to accompany her.
It looks busy but not chaotic, and the whole Hetou Village bursts with vitality.
The sky was dimming, and Chen Ermao also woke up. After waking up, he subconsciously touched his arms.
Alas, my arms were empty, there was nothing, the baggage was gone, and when I looked around, Hou Liu was gone.
Chen Ermao stood up suddenly, "Uncle Hou Liu?"
"Uncle Hou Liu!"
I shouted several times, but there was no response.
Only then did Chen Ermao realize that he was deceived by Hou Liu.
He was so angry that he hammered the tree trunk next to him.
"Hou Liu, I have good intentions to save you, but you treat me like this. Where is your conscience? Where is your conscience?"
At this moment, he was at a loss. After escaping from the village, he would definitely not be able to go back, but now he was penniless.
And although he was a second-rate bully in Hetou Village, when he left Hetou Village, his eyes were darkened and he didn't know where he was going.
After thinking over and over again, Chen Ermao finally stamped his feet. That's all, he went to Centipede Ridge. There will always be a place for him to hide. Let's live there first.
It was daybreak, and the city gate of Qingniu County suddenly opened. People were coming and going, and it looked no different from before.
At this moment, a carriage came slowly.
When the soldiers guarding the city saw this, they stretched out their hands to stop him and said, "Stand and check."
The driver hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and bowed slightly, "My dear military lords, my father is not in good health. Please don't disturb him."
The soldiers guarding the city first opened the curtain and looked inside. There was a quilt spread on the cart inside, and there was a person lying on the quilt, who seemed to be still asleep.
After looking at it and seeing nothing unusual, the soldier guarding the city waved his hand, "Okay, let's go in."
The carriage turned left and right in the county town, and finally stopped at the gate of Liu Mansion.
Upon seeing this, the guard at the door immediately asked in a deep voice, "Hey, what are you doing?"
The coachman stepped forward, clasped his fists, and took out a letter from his arms, "Please give this to Miss Liu Rumei."
As soon as he heard that he was looking for Liu Rumei, he was looking for the wrong door. The guard hurried in to look for Liu Ce.
"Butler Liu came outside with a carriage and said he was looking for a young lady."
Saying this, he handed over the letter.
Liu Ce took the letter and opened it, his expression changed slightly, "Where is he?"
"It's right at the door."
Liu Ce ran out in big strides and came to the carriage. He nodded to the driver, walked up and asked in a deep voice, "Is this the old man of Taiping who is inside?"
"Ahem, it's me, who are you?"
"Liu Ce is Miss Liu's housekeeper. Miss Liu is not at home. Please stay at an inn first. I will take Miss Liu to visit later."
"Okay, I get it."
"Laifu, let's go."
The coachman Laifu nodded to Liu Ce, waved his riding whip and left.
Watching the carriage go away, Liu Ce pretended to be relaxed and said to the two gatekeepers, "In the future, if anyone comes to see you with a letter, please ask me more. Don't be deceived."
The guards just thought they were two liars, so they didn't care, and the matter passed.
Liu Ce returned to his house and quickly wrote a secret letter, which was sent to Hetou Village by Feige.
Liu Rumei was overjoyed when she saw Taiping Zhenren coming, and immediately made preparations to pay her respects. However, her identity was too sensitive in broad daylight, so no matter how excited she was, she had to wait until it was almost dark before entering the city.
When Chen Xiaobei and the others arrived at the steep slope, the sun was already setting in the west, so walking with a wooden board on their back was naturally slower.
Standing on the steep slope and looking at the woods in the distance, Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but sigh. This is the place where Liu Yuanwu died. He must be careful when passing here in the future.
Chen Dayong, a member of the village guard team, saw him dazed here. He came over and asked with a smile, "Chief Xiaobei, what are you thinking about here?"
Chen Xiaobei pointed to the dense forest in the distance.
"Li Tong was lying in ambush there. Liu Yuanwu fell from here and shot an arrow through his heart."
Chen Dayong couldn't help but smack his tongue, "Yes, it's so domineering. Not many people in the world can do it."
Yes, in the era of cold weapons, distance is king. If you are too far away, you will have no way to attack.
But think about it after you have guns and cannons, what does this distance mean?