Before Cui Hongyu could say anything, Chen Qiaoer had already clapped her hands happily.
"Okay, okay, great, I can have two homes in the future."
Looking at the excited Chen Qiaoer, Cui Hongyu nodded slightly.
"It's all up to my husband's arrangement, but what do I need to do tomorrow?"
Chen Xiaobei smiled and said, "You don't need to do anything, just keep an eye on Chen Qiao'er."
After a short break.
Chen Xiaobei went into the mountains.
After all, repairing a house is an expensive job, and with the addition of Chen Dachun's house, the budget will increase a lot, so I have to get more money quickly.
The first stop is of course to go to Calabash Valley to get two ginseng, which can be exchanged for silver immediately.
Of course, if you are lucky and come across a century-old ginseng, you will get a good price.
I'll get some Houttuynia cordata when I get back.
Now, Chen Xiaobei was already familiar with the journey into the mountains, and he soon arrived at the mountain temple.
But when he arrived at the mountain temple, he felt nervous.
Next to the mountain temple, there are obvious traces of someone staying here.
Obviously, after the night they searched for Chen Dachun, very few villagers would come back to the mountain.
So these traces are most likely left by the men in black that I saw last time.
Chen Xiaobei became cautious. He would stop and listen and only move forward if there was no movement around him.
There is a steep slope ahead. After climbing over the steep slope, you will soon enter the Calabash Valley.
Chen Xiaobei listened here for a long time, and after making sure that there was no movement around him, he carefully prepared to climb the slope.
But as soon as he took a step forward, he suddenly felt that the soles of his feet were weak and his body could not help but fall.
"Oops, there's a trap."
Chen Xiaobei secretly thought that it was not good. It was too late to break away now because there was nothing under his feet. He had to use some strength.
In desperation, Chen Xiaobei could only stretch out his hands to expand the area of his body, hoping it would work.
But in the next moment, a fishing net appeared on the ground for no reason, catching him in the net with his face covered, and in the next moment, the whole person was hoisted into the air.
Chen Xiaobei was face down at this time, his limbs were entangled, not to mention how awkward it was.
"Help, help." He couldn't help shouting.
He hoped that the trap here was set for wild animals, and his shout could call the owner of the trap.
Sure enough, just after shouting twice, there was a voice next to him.
"No need to shout, no one will come to save you."
Following the voice, several men in black appeared next to them.
The one at the front is tall and has a stubble beard.
Sure enough, they were the same people I met that day.
"You guys, let me down quickly." Chen Xiaobei shouted loudly.
Showing it to the bearded man, Chen Xiaobei showed a smile on his face.
"Boy, let me ask you, are you from Hetou Village?"
Chen Xiaobei agreed repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I am from Hetou Village. I have no enmity with you. Why do you want to arrest me?"
"Why are you arrested? Is your name Chen Xiaobei?"
"Yes, I am Chen Xiaobei."
"I heard that you rescued a person from this mountain a few days ago. His name is Liu Tie, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaobei groaned secretly. What are you afraid of? What's coming?
Sure enough, I came here for this matter.
"I don't know the name of the one you are talking about. I went to the mountain to collect medicine that day and I did meet an injured person."
"He said he would give me five taels of silver and asked me to carry him down the mountain. He also said he would give me another five taels of silver and ask me to report a message to the Liu family in the county seat."
"I don't know his name either."
Although Chen Xiaobei's acting skills are average, it is obvious that what he said is reasonable.
The bearded man lowered his head, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly, "Well, what you said is somewhat credible. Liu Rumei gave you a lot of money, right?"
Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, forget it, I just gave her ten taels of silver. I asked her for a horse, but she was reluctant to give it to me. I could only use the money to buy a donkey cart."
After saying this, several men in black actually laughed in unison.
"It is said that Liu Xiangnan is generous with others, has great righteousness, and attracts heroes from all over the world. I think these are just rumors."
"Everyone, I don't know who Du Xiangnan you are talking about. Can you put me down first? My arm is about to break." Chen Xiaobei struggled again.
The big man with the beard waved his hand, and someone came up next to him. He put Chen Xiaobei on the ground and pulled off the fishing net from his body.
"Thank you very much. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Chen Xiaobei knew that he couldn't stay here for a long time, and the Thirty-six Strategies were the best.
"Stop, I'll discuss something with you." The big man with the beard changed his face to a kind one. Of course, with his appearance, even if he said he was kind, he couldn't be kind.
"Brother Xiaobei, please introduce yourself. My name is Sun Jian."
When Chen Xiaobei'er heard this name, he almost laughed out loud. This Sun Jian is not that Sun Jian.
"As for us, we want to take a look deep into the Qingniu Mountain. Can you be our guide? Of course we will give you money. You say how much you want."
When Chen Xiaobei heard this, his head shook like a rattle.
"To be honest, I went into the mountain to collect herbs. After passing this steep slope, I walked a mile or two further and never went deeper. I don't know the road inside."
Sun Jian chuckled and said, "Even if you don't know the road, you grew up at the foot of the mountain and are familiar with the conditions in the mountain. When we entered the mountain, our eyesight went dark. The mountain road in front of us was like a maze. We walked several times but didn't get it right."
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Chen Xiaobei was originally afraid of going into the mountains, but when he heard what Sun Jian said, he didn't dare to go forward, "Brother Sun, I really can't do it, why don't you hire someone else?"
At this moment, a man in black next to him made a loud sound and pulled out the scimitar from his waist.
"You kid, don't give me a toast and you'll be fined if you don't eat."
"Let me tell you, we are working for the Imperial Master. If you do it well, my Imperial Master will put in a nice word for you in front of the Emperor. You, a high-ranking official, will do what you have to do. You can ride any horse you want, and you can marry a man with ten houses and eight rooms."
My wife, isn’t she beautiful?”
Chen Xiaobei said to himself, I know how to draw cakes like this. In my previous life, my lousy manager often did this trick, but in the end, I didn’t give him even a hair.
Even if we take you all over Qingniu Mountain, the credit in the end will still be yours.
If you eat meat and give me a sip of soup, it's all because of the smoke rising from my ancestral graves.
Sun Jian waved his hand deliberately and said, "Degui, why are you talking to Brother Xiaobei?"
"Brother Xiaobei understands justice well and will definitely help us with this."
As he spoke, Sun Jian stepped forward and said, "Brother Xiaobei, I know you have a wife and a sister at home. It's not easy to support your family."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it forward.
"Take this first, and I'll thank you again when the job is done!"
It seemed sincere, but Chen Xiaobei could hear that the words were full of threats.