A knife in love

Chapter 1204

Listening to Zhang Shi's words, Xiao Dong's voice trembled, his heart grew suspicious, and he said: "Mr. Zhang, if you find anything, you might as well tell it and let everyone have a look at it together."

Zhang Shi tremblingly said: "Although Wangjiazhuang is very big, there is not even a single tree in the village except for two big willow trees at the entrance of the village. Isn't this so strange?"

As soon as Zhang Shizhen finished speaking, Shopkeeper Hu slapped his head and said, "Mr. Zhang is right! No wonder since we entered the village, we always feel a little weird. The houses in the village are exactly the same, and the streets are very neat, but there is no one. Trees, wherever we go, we seem to be stared at by people! If there were trees, maybe we wouldn’t have such a weird feeling.”

At this time, Qin Lao Wu also suddenly realized, thought for a while, and then said: "I am a rough person, not as careful as Zhang Yuanwai and Shopkeeper Hu. I also remembered what you two said. There are indeed many people in the village. Not a single tree, no matter where you go, it's all empty, it's so fucking weird!"

At this time Shopkeeper Song and others also came out of the cabin one after another. Seeing Xiao Dong, Zhang Shi and others looked solemn, they knew that something serious happened again, so they hurriedly asked Shopkeeper Hu.Shopkeeper Hu whispered about today's experience in Wangjiazhuang, Shopkeeper Song and others also changed their expressions greatly, and they were all shocked in their hearts.Shopkeeper Luo slapped his thigh even more, and said in a trembling voice: "If I had known there would be so many troubles in going out this time, I might as well not do this business!"

Xiao Dong raised his eyebrows, and cast a glance at Shopkeeper Luo, with a chill in his eyes.Shopkeeper Luo was taken aback, knowing that Xiao Dong was cruel and merciless, his words offended him, and he was afraid that there would be endless troubles.Shopkeeper Yiluo hurriedly shut his mouth tightly, and dared not speak again.

At this time, shopkeeper Yin, whose ears had been cut off, also came out of the cabin.His head was covered with a white cloth, his face was sallow, and he staggered as he walked, as if he still hadn't recovered from the fright.

Seeing that everyone had gathered, Xiao Dong sneered, and said: "What's weird about Wangjiazhuang, it has nothing to do with us at all. We just want a piece of wood to make a mast, and we don't have to deal with the local snakes in Dongliao County. What's the matter. Humph, since the clear one doesn't work, let's give him a dark one."

When Zhang Shi, shopkeeper Hu and others heard Xiao Dong's words, their voices were vicious, and their hearts trembled.Shopkeeper Bai said: "Master Xiao means that he wants to do something secretly, can't he snatch the timber?"

Xiao Dong nodded with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "Wei Erbao said that the surname Wang sent people to purchase wood, bricks and tiles, and piled them all up on Motian Ridge. Let's find the Ridge tonight, bring back a few pieces of wood, and then We need Wei Erbao to make a mast for us. We have been delayed for more than [-] days now. If we continue to delay, the strong wind and current at sea will change direction, and we may not be able to go to Fusang. At that time, the goods of all shopkeepers can only Smash it in your hand, hehe."

After Xiao Dong finished speaking, shopkeeper Hu and the others changed their expressions drastically and looked at each other.After a while, shopkeeper Hu said: "Lord Xiao is right! We are already on the verge of riding a tiger, we can only go one way to the dark!"

Shopkeeper Song and others nodded in agreement.Shopkeeper Yin also echoed: "Our wealth and life are all bet on this boat, we must not back down at this time! I have already lost two ears, if I don't continue this business, wouldn't my ears be lost for nothing?! Master Xiao If you have any ideas, just say it. We will obey and never dare to disobey."

Xiao Dong clapped his hands together, and said in a deep voice: "Since all shopkeepers have made up their minds, let's think of another way."

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "After dark tonight, Xiao went to Motianling with Mr. Zhu and the boatman, and brought back the wood. Hmph, there are no people in the small Dongliao County. Can stop us!"

When Li Qiufeng heard Xiao Dong mentioning himself, he thought to himself, the person surnamed Xiao seems to be in a hurry.But this is also good, as soon as the big ship is repaired, it will be able to go to Fusang, so as not to stay here again.

It's just that he changed his mind, he told Murong Qiushui that he would not get off the boat again, wouldn't it be too embarrassing if he went to steal wood with Xiao Dong and was bumped into by Murong Qiushui?

After Xiao Dong finished speaking, his eyes flicked over everyone's faces one by one.Qin Lao Wu had no objection, and said with a smile: "I have five boatmen on this boat. Tonight I will take three brothers with me, and bring back two logs with ease. Haha, haha."

Xiao Dong nodded, and looked at Li Qiufeng again.It's just that seeing Li Qiufeng's thoughtful appearance, he didn't agree with Qin's old five, and he felt a little unhappy.So he snorted, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Zhu seems to be a bit dismissive of Xiao's idea. Could it be that Mr. Zhu has a better way? We should all listen carefully."

Li Qiufeng hastily cupped his hands and said, "Lord Xiao has great opinions, and I admire them most. However, according to what Zhang Yuanwai, Shopkeeper Hu, and Fifth Brother Qin said, Wangjiazhuang is so weird, and the owner must be an extremely difficult person. If we go to Skyscraper Stealing wood from the top of the mountain must be carefully planned, lest the surname Wang have other evil schemes on the Motian mountain, and if he fails to steal the wood, he will fall into his trap."

Seeing that Li Qiufeng had no objection to his idea, Xiao Dong felt relieved, and said: "It's just a rich man outside the customs, why should he care about him? Trees are not allowed in the imperial palace of the capital, because they are afraid that there will be martial arts masters Infiltrated into the palace to hide, plotting to assassinate the emperor. A small Wangjiazhuang does not plant trees, so it can’t be because of fear of assassins? Didn’t Wei Erbao say that? Plant trees. Although there are trees on the hills in the north of the city, there are no big trees. Wangjiazhuang is outside the north gate of Dongliao County, so it seems a bit strange that we can’t plant trees. Why should we worry about these trivial things?"

Shopkeeper Hu and the others heard Xiao Dong's words, recalled what Wei Erbao said, and immediately nodded in agreement, praising Xiao Dong's eyesight and confidence.Although Zhang Shi and Qin Laowu didn't think so, they didn't dare to contradict Xiao Dong, so they could only agree with them.Li Qiufeng knew that Xiao Dong was narrow-minded, if he was slightly dissatisfied, this person would definitely become suspicious.Therefore, he also imitated Zhang Shi and Qin Lao Wu's appearance, flattering Xiao Dong.Xiao Dong was extremely proud, he stroked his beard and listened to everyone's compliments, and finally said: "Since everyone has no objection, let's get ready. After dark, Xiao, Mr. Zhu and the boatman will go to Motianling to do business together."

When Xiao Dong said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "But as the saying goes, if you know the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. When we first came here, we didn't know where Motianling was, so we had to find out first, so as not to be like Zhang Yuanwai. Like Shopkeeper Hu, who didn’t know the details of Wangjiazhuang, so he went there hastily, but the fox didn’t catch him, and caused a lot of trouble instead!”

Zhang Shi and Shopkeeper Hu heard what Xiao Dong said, although they still smiled along with them, they thought to themselves, we are going to Wangjiazhuang for business, is it because you are forcing us to go?Now you're acting like an afterthought, it's fucking disgusting!

I only heard Xiao Dong say: "So we will send people to the shore and ask the locals to find out where this Motian Ridge is and what the situation is like on the Ridge."

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Among us, if we talk about knowledge and knowledge, Zhang Yuanwai is naturally the leader. If we talk about eloquence, Shopkeeper Hu is the most powerful. However, Zhang Yuanwai and shopkeeper Hu went to Wangjiazhuang today, and met with many people. If those Zhuangmen in Wangjiazhuang were lurking near the pier, they might be disadvantageous to Zhang Yuanwai and shopkeeper Hu. Therefore, we have to choose another person to come. Ask for news at the pier."

Xiao Dong scanned the crowd while speaking.Zhang Shi and Shopkeeper Hu breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Xiao Dong wouldn't let him get off the boat to inquire about the news.Shopkeeper Song, Shopkeeper Yin and the others were taken aback, and they all lowered their heads, fearing that Xiao Dong would force them to disembark to handle errands, and their lives would be in danger.

Xiao Dong's eyes flicked across everyone's faces, and finally fell on the face of Shopkeeper Yin.Although shopkeeper Yin lowered his head, he secretly glanced at Xiao Dong from the corner of his eyes from time to time.Seeing Xiao Dong looking at him, he only said that he wanted to let him get off the boat to find out the news, Shopkeeper Yin's heart trembled, and he said in a trembling voice: "Xiao, Mr. Xiao, my injury is not healed yet, even if, even if I want to help you I'm afraid I can't do it. What's more, with my current appearance, if I go ashore to inquire about news, I will definitely make people suspicious, and it will inevitably ruin Lord Xiao's great affairs. Therefore, my lord, I'd better hire another wise man. I'm looking at the wise plan of shopkeeper Bai Baichu, if he is the one to do it, he will definitely be able to handle this matter properly."

(End of this chapter)