The sun has set on the hills to the west, lazily, no longer the domineering at noon. The heat faded, the cool breeze rose, and the smell of water on the river surface, which made people feel refreshed when blown on their faces.

Gao Daquan took two Xu Ping's accompanying soldiers and walked along the avenue by the Zuo River.

Willow branches floated in the breeze, and boats of all colors passed by on the water. Taking advantage of the coolness, there were more and more pedestrians on the road. Hawkers who had been away from the summer heat appeared again, selling food along the streets, and people were carrying newly picked lychees and walking slowly along the road.

Taipingzhai, which has gathered nearly 10,000 people, has become like a big town in just two or three years, and its prosperity and liveliness are catching up with Yongzhou.

With the setting sun on his back, Gao Daquan arrived at the door of Liu Dahu's wine shop.

The servant leaning against the willow tree at the door to watch the street scene saw Gao Daquan and hurriedly came forward: "I have seen him!"

Gao Da nodded and asked, "Does the host have guests today?"

"Yes, I invited a few young ladies from the Tikka Division to have an afternoon of wine in the backyard."

"Take me over!"

After hearing the order, the servant hurriedly led the way and led Gao Daquan and two soldiers into the door.

When we arrived at the backyard, we saw Liu Dahu and Madam Qiu still accompanying Liu Xiaomei and the others, and the banquet had not yet ended.

Madam Qiu moved to Liu Xiaomei, holding a few gold and silver jewelry in her hand, and was trying it out for Liu Xiaomei. Liu Xiaomei was born in poverty, and her only precious jewelry in her life was a gold hairpin that Gao Daquan gave her, and she was still reluctant to wear it like a treasure. Now, wearing gold and silver on her body, she felt uncomfortable all over.

On the other side, Liu Dahu was already drunk and a little confused. He was speechless and didn't know what he was saying, and no one paid attention to him.

Seeing Gao Daquan come in, Liu Dahu's eyes lit up: "The business is finally here. In a few days, you will become my brother-in-law. Come and have a drink together!"

Gao Daquan looked at Liu Dahu's appearance and frowned: "It's all right to find a free time in the future. The officials can't see Xiuxiu, so I'll come and go back before dark."

"What's the hurry!" Liu Dahu waved his arm suddenly, "Taiping World, what's wrong even if he goes back tonight? Could there be someone else who dares to go wild in Taiping Village? Let's have a drink!"

Xiuxiu was playing with the jewelry that Madam Qiu gave to Liu Xiaomei, and she was playing with it. She was following Xu Ping, and she didn't dare to wear gold jewelry. Xu Ping had already warned her. At this time, there was a ban on gold, and it was strictly forbidden for the public to sell gold as a utensil. Naturally, gold jewelry was not allowed to be worn. The civil court could not control it, and officials and their families would not be vague. During the Zhenzong Dynasty, even the concubines in the palace were forbidden to wear mud and gold jewelry, and the punishment was very strict.

Seeing the chaos, Gao Daquan shook his head secretly and said to Duan Yunjie: "The official instructs you to rush back to the village before it gets dark, so that you can get here today."

Mrs. Qiu put the jewelry on the table and said to Gao Daquan: "No matter how anxious you are, it's not bad for a while. I've done it, why don't you drink a glass of wine?"

After saying that, he poured a glass of wine to toast Gao Daquan.

Gao Daquan saw that Liu Xiaomei was sitting there and had no intention of leaving. He had no choice but to drink the wine.

After drinking this glass of wine, I couldn't stop. I was pulled by Liu Dahu and Niang Qiu and pressed it on the stool.

After three rounds of drinking, Gao Daquan saw that it was dark, but he still couldn't get off, so he had to recruit a soldier and ask him to go back and report that he would not return later.

Seeing the soldiers leaving, Madam Qiu asked the servant to light up the lamp and serve the wine and food again.

In the cargo yard by Zuojiang, Huang Conggui drank the wine in his bowl in one sip. The bowl fell to the ground with a "slap" and shouted: "It's dark, don't you go and do it, why are you waiting here!"

Manager Fang looked at him in disgust and forced himself to say nothing. Huang Yanei was unrestrained and unscrupulous, which was extremely annoying. So many people gathered together and did not do anything upright, but Huang Conggui kept yelling and was completely unrestrained, which made the people around him feel nervous.

Huang Wei looked at the sky and asked Manager Fang in a low voice: "It's been half an afternoon, and Tian Er in the room has no movement at all. Will there be any accidents?"

"Don't worry about him, that man fell asleep like a dead pig. No one could wake up if he could not shout!"

After hearing what the manager Fang said, Huang Wei nodded, stood up and whispered: "It's getting late, so let's go and do things now. Remember, things are very involved tonight. Everyone will be rewarded if they are done. If they are not done well-" After looking at everyone, his voice was low: "Then prepare for the funeral early!"

After saying this, the crowd was silent and the atmosphere suddenly became clear.

Huang Conggui doesn't like this feeling very much. Most of the people who are tonight are his confidants brought out from Zhongzhou, but in the end, Huang Wei, an outsider, gave orders.

Standing up lazily, Huang Conggui said, "Why should Mr. Huang say so scary? He just went to rob something. Didn't he inquire about it? He didn't have to guard it? He was worried about anything!"

Huang Wei said in a deep voice: "What Yanei said is, but here is only a river from Taiping Village. If the incident occurs, the troops in the village will be able to catch up soon, and it will be troublesome at that time!"

"I'm here, it's okay to keep you!" Huang Conggui said carelessly, "Which area dares not give us some face in Zhongzhou! As long as you don't enter Taiping Village, you will be safe!"

Manager Fang snorted behind Huang Wei: "It seems like Zhongzhou is still in his hands!"

Huang Wei coughed and told Manager Fang not to speak. He forced a smile to Huang Conggui: "Of course it is good that Yanei is so sure. It's getting late, let's go."

Huang Conggui and his group cleaned up and sorted out the horses. On the other side, the supervisor Fang went outside the house, listened to the movement in the house, took out a lock and locked the door, and said to the person guarding the door: "You two are guarding outside the door. If the person inside comes out, just take his life! After we leave, you can keep an eye on the cargo yard and don't let someone come in."

After giving the order, Director Fang followed Huang Wei and Huang Conggui and his group left the cargo yard.

At the foot of the Golden Light Pin Mountain, a row of thatched houses were temporarily built, and Gao Daquan's men who built the roads lived here. Because the construction had not started yet, there were no people living there, and only six people guarding the supplies here.

With the light, the two guards drank wine to pass the long boring time of the night. There were two others patrolling, and there were two resting. They changed shifts in the middle of the night.

In recent years, Yongzhou has been in good weather, and the government is harmonious. There are even fewer people who commit crimes. The whole society is immersed in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, and people are gradually becoming lazy. Most of the road construction workers of Gao Daquan are from Fujian Road, and the garrison troops are not only military and stay in sugar services. After two good days, they have lost the spirit of soldiers and their previous vigilance in the army.

It was late, and the moon did not rise until the second half of the night. At this time, the sky was full of stars, but it could not illuminate the earth, and it was pitch black everywhere.

Zhou Kun, who was patrolling, heard a gentle rustling sound from afar and said to his companion Qian Sanlang: "Third Brother, have you heard someone come here? Let's go and have a look."

Qian Sanlang said in a muffled voice: "Where are there people at this time! There are jackals, tigers and leopards in the deep mountains. Be careful of being harmed! Let's not leave the place where the lights shine!"

After hearing Qian Sanlang say this, Zhou Kun dared not mention it again. It’s okay to have tigers and wolves. There are six people here, and those beasts are not fools and dare not provoke them. They are afraid that they are not tigers and wolves, but poisonous snakes. They accidentally bite them and will suffer their lives. Who can I ask for?

After walking back and forth a few times, the sound became louder and louder. Zhou Kun frowned and pretended that he didn't hear it.

A mountain wind blew, and Zhou Kun subconsciously shrank his neck and raised his head suddenly, but found a figure flashing by not far away.

"Third brother, it's not a wild beast, there's really someone!"

This shout scared Qian Sanlang who was walking alone, stopped in place, and was stunned, looking around, but not noticed any movement, and said to Zhou Kun in a muffled voice: "It will scare people! Why are you shouting randomly? You can't even see the road clearly in such a dark sky, so where will anyone come!"

As soon as the words fell, a figure rushed out of the darkness, and a steel knife was sent in his hand and stabbed Qian Sanlang in the abdomen.

The steel knife entered the abdomen, and the man raised his feet and kicked Qian Sanlang to the ground, and pulled out the steel knife.

Qian Sanlang covered his stomach, and blood kept pouring out of the wound. After years of experience in joining the army, he knew that he was not long after. He raised his head on the ground and said with great difficulty: "There is really someone--"

Before he finished speaking, he tilted his head and lost his life.

This was as fast as lightning. Zhou Kun realized that Qian Sanlang had already fallen to the ground.

Seeing the blood on Qian Sanlang's abdomen vaguely, Zhou Kun shook his heart violently, and his laziness swept away. The instinct that had been developed in the army for many years came back, and the Park knife in his hand suddenly waved behind him.

Although the knife was cut at ease, someone in the dark shadow called "huh", but it happened to force the person who was preparing to attack.

By swinging the knife, Zhou Kun turned around and shouted: "There are thieves, prepare for the war!"

With the shouting, he stepped back and moved closer to his partner behind him.

The two people who were drinking heard the sound, kicked the table to the ground, took the Pu Dao leaning against the table, and stood back to back under the light.

Zhou Kun retreated to the two of them, leaned against them, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know how many thieves are. Qian Sanlang has lost his life and has smoked him!"

The two sleeping men were awakened and were coming out of the room. When they saw the scene in front of them, they asked in surprise: "There are thieves? How many people?"

"There are thieves, I don't know how many, and the smoke is rising! Hurry!"

When they heard that there was a thief, they woke up, one went to get the Pu sword, and the other ran towards the pile of firewood with a torch.

"Zhi Niang, these killers are so alert! It's hard to attack in secret, so they all come out and fight with them with real swords and guns! I don't believe that the men can't fight these thieves!"

Huang Conggui jumped out of the dark shadow, waved his steel knife and pointed at the people under the light and cursed.

Huang Wei walked over slowly and said in a deep voice: "Don't be in love with the battle. Take people over and kill the ones with smoke. Shoot the remaining arrows to death. Take the things and leave!"

Huang Conggui turned around and glared at Huang Wei. Fortunately, he didn't feel tired this time. He turned around and waved his hand, lit up seven or eight confidants, holding swords and guns at the person holding the torch.

In order to prevent the fire, the firewood pile was a distance from the thatched house. Before the fire was fired, the fire was blocked by Huang Conggui and others. Seeing that it was no longer possible, the guard gritted his teeth and threw the torch in his hand high and threw it towards the firewood pile.

Huang Conggui had already stared at him, jumped up and knocked the torch down with the knife in his hand, ran over and stepped on it with his feet, and cursed: "Kill me, dare to play tricks in front of me! Today you are a dead person!"

The guard sighed secretly, turned around and met with his companions, and took a whistle stick in his hand.

Zhou Kun looked around and said in a deep voice: "We will kill you, and we will light the wolf smoke no matter what, otherwise we will be afraid of our lives tonight!"

The others responded together, forming a formation and slowly moving towards the pile of firewood.
Chapter completed!