Madam, go home and farm

Chapter 242

Hong Haoan took a ladle of water from the water tank and poured it into the pot for scrubbing. The shopkeeper sat on the side peeling the cabbage leaves, weak.

"Shopkeeper, no one grows vegetables in the city, right? Is this brought in from outside the city?" Hong Haoan cleaned the pot, stooped down and took some hay, stuffed it into the stove, and started to light the fire.

"Every day when the time is right, the gates of the city will be opened, and people from outside the county will send vegetables, fish, etc. to sell, but when the time is over, people have to leave, so this business is not easy for everyone." The shopkeeper I got up and took a ladle of water and put it in the basin, "Because at the end of the year, the city is very depressed, and things from the outside world can't come in, and many people don't like to come to the city. I still snatched these two cabbages from people early in the morning. back."

How could such a thing happen in the past, and now I feel very sad when I think about it.

Hong Haoan heated up the wok, dug out some lard, popped the garlic, poured in the cabbage that had been crushed by the shopkeeper, and stir-fried for a while, "Are the other towns and villages in Lingshan County far away?"

"Except for a relatively decent Longshan Town, which is about an hour's journey away, there is no decent town. The villages are not concentrated. There are five or six near the county seat, which is quite a lot."

"Is Longshan Town under control?" Hong Haoan asked curiously, pausing his hands.

"It shouldn't be. There is a mayor over there, but I haven't heard any news."

"By the way, I didn't see a well in the backyard. Where did you get your water from?" Hong Haoan wanted to wash his previous clothes, but he didn't see a well. There was only a small river passing by in the city, which was some distance away.

"All the water we eat is taken from the reservoir. Our Lingshan County is not suitable for digging wells. We build a reservoir at the foot of the mountain and divert water from the mountain."

Hong Haoan felt that he seemed to have grasped the point, and continued to ask: "The county government also carries water?" Because it is a small county, the county magistrate does not have another house, and lives directly in the county government.

"Yes, is there a problem?" The shopkeeper didn't understand why Hong Haoan asked this.

Hong Haoan didn't say much, he simply boiled the noodles and ate a big bowl of hot noodles. The shopkeeper also praised Hong Haoan's craftsmanship was better than the chef he had hired.Hong Haoan didn't take this compliment to heart, took a wooden basin to wash clothes by the river, found a place with relatively deep water, and there were many women and daughters-in-law nearby, all secretly looking at Hong Haoan, whispering talking.

Hong Haoan knew that he was talking about himself, but he felt that his brain was sick, and he didn't care about looking around for someone who might die. He also heard a lot of news when he was looking for someone near the county government. , intending to go there early tomorrow morning, find out which ones are carrying water for the county government, and find an opportunity to secretly prescribe medicine.

It was also thanks to Huangfu's obsession with evildoers that he used the antidote for the poisoning of some children to reverse the poison. Although it only had the effect of unconsciousness, it was more than enough to deal with these traitors.It was also because of this that he dared to use his brain to find a way to deal with these more than 100 traitors, especially when he knew that what they ate was still cooked in the same pot.

Otherwise, he is not a person with high martial arts skills, so how can he fight against others single-handedly? After counting that the imperial army has entered Yuntong Prefecture, the rebels are probably wiped out, and the more remote areas will not be considered for the time being, because the rebels The base camp of the thieves is not in Yuntong Prefecture, but a separate island, and they don't know what the situation inside is like, so they can't use other experiences to deal with those scattered rebels.

The next day, Hong Hao arrived at the West Gate of Lingshan County at half past one hour. This is the closest to the county government, and also the market, and the busiest place. He asked them one by one as usual, and ignored them because they saw him as being insane. The same look in the eyes, and then on the road to carry water back to the county government, the two middle-aged men who carried water were blocked.

Unsurprisingly, he was ridiculed by the other party, but Hong Hao'an didn't mind. When he turned sideways, he raised his hand into the bucket, and the medicine powder was sprinkled in.Even if the powder is diluted, the period of coma will be shortened, but after waking up, the whole body will be weak, so there is no need to put it directly into the food.

It is estimated that it will be effective during breakfast, but it cannot be ruled out for those who have not eaten breakfast. I have to prepare in advance. I reached out and touched another packet of medicinal powder, which is not much. Meng can also sleep for several hours.He had heard a lot of news in the past few days, but he didn't know where the food in the cell was cooked. If it was also the county government, then he would be very lucky.

After finishing all this, Hong Haoan did not go back to the inn, but found a hidden place to hide. Sure enough, after more than an hour, he heard waves of shouting, and a dozen or so traitors held knives and guns. Go straight to the inn, the leader is dressed differently from the others, he should be a small head, if Hong Haoan sees it here, it will be a pity that the other party has not been recruited.

These traitors turned the inn upside down, found nothing of value, beat up the shopkeeper and closed the only two city gates, and then sent people to visit them one by one. search.

Hong Haoan was the only person who came here recently to act suspiciously. After most of the people passed out after eating breakfast, they put the suspicion on Hong Haoan's head.

When the rebels drove all the people into the house and searched every house, Hong Haoan came out of a broken house not far from the prison cell, approached quickly, and climbed over the wall with the help of iron claws in his hand.The traitor leader didn't seem to have thought about the cell, the number of guards hadn't increased, and he didn't seem to know the outside news.

Hong Haoan locked the door of the cell from the inside, then sneaked in, and saw four people playing dice, shouting excitedly, and there were many empty wine bottles and some empty dishes beside them. It should not be provided by the county government, it seems to be sent in by the people outside.

Hong Hao'an wasn't sure if he could beat these three strong men, but how could he know that he couldn't if he hadn't tried it? He reached out and took out the wet cloth wrapped in oiled paper and held it in his hand. Picking up a stone, he made a lot of noise near his hiding place.

There was no response to the first sound, Hong Haoan frowned, and then he frowned a few more times before someone reluctantly came over to check the situation, counting the distance from the other party, at about the same time, Hong Haoan quickly covered his mouth He grabbed the opponent's mouth and nose, and then dragged him to the hiding place where he was. In order to make the opponent unconscious for a while, he also slapped the opponent's neck hard.

After a while, the three people saw that the situation was not right, so they came over to check the situation vigilantly, which surprised Hong Haoan, but it was a bit difficult to deal with three people at once, especially because the unconscious person had no weapons on him, so he could only rely on one Daggers are a bit of a disadvantage in close combat.

But the situation at this time does not allow Hong Haoan to think too much, he has to fight no matter what. When the first traitor was in front of his secret place, Hong Haoan directly stabbed the other party's neck with a dagger. He did not expect the other party's reaction With good ability, you can avoid it with one side and draw your sword.

Of course, Hong Hao'an couldn't let him draw the knife, kicked his right hand away, and the dagger in his hand also cut a knife on the kicked thigh.As soon as one of them fell down, another knife slashed at his body. Hong Haoan bent over, and while avoiding it, he grabbed the knife of the fallen traitor to fight back, and also wanted to prevent the traitor who injured his thigh from being attacked. The thief was caught by both feet, and was in a hurry for a while.

At this time, the third traitor also helped with a knife, but the place was narrow after all, and the big knife couldn't be used at all, so Hong Hao'an was fine if he was careful.He kicked the people on the ground unconscious, but he didn't feel any better. He almost got his head chopped off, and a big knife flew over his head to break up his bun, and his hair fell down, just a little bit.

It really is wrong to focus on two tasks, Hong Haoan took a deep breath, and fought with the man in front of him who was obviously better in martial arts. He fought with swords, Hong Haoan knew that he could not last dozens of times, especially the other party had a special sneak attack, but There is no way to get close, and the handkerchief can't be used.

Just when Hong Haoan raised the knife backhand to block the big knife looking straight at him, another knife stabbed at his stomach, took a step back, and the strength in his hand was lost, and then his wrist hurt, and the knife fell to the ground .

Seeing that the big knife was about to fall on Hong Hao'an, it was too late and then soon, three or four unkempt people suddenly appeared behind the two rebels, choking their necks, pulling their hands, then The falling knife stopped in mid-air.

"Hurry up!" A person who appeared behind shouted loudly, because the legs of the two rebels were kicking the people behind them constantly, and they seemed to be unable to hold on.

Hong Haoan immediately reacted, and immediately removed the knives from the hands of the two traitors, and kicked the stomach in front of him forcefully. Covered it up, two people helped, and passed out after struggling for a long time, and the last one was easy to deal with.

After dealing with the four traitors, Hong Hao'an couldn't help panting loudly. He really didn't expect that it was so close just now.

"Who are you, why did you come in here?" The man who was obviously the leader among the unkempt people asked, sitting on the ground with some exhaustion, panting.

"Who are you? Where is Hong Haoxing?" Hong Haoan didn't have time to ask other questions, and asked Hong Haoxing's situation directly.

"We are the catchers of the county government. We were put in jail by these guys. Who are you? The county magistrate has a fever. We secretly unlocked it and wanted to fight. Fortunately, you came."

"What? Take me to find him quickly, but we can't get out for now, these traitors are searching the whole city." In the current situation, find Hong Haoxing first, and then leave this dangerous place.

"what have you done?"

"Prescribe the medicine, but it's a pity that not all of them fainted, there should be about a dozen more."

"I am very familiar with the cell, and I know how not to go out through the main entrance." Suddenly, a thinner yamen servant said.

"You kid, why didn't you say it earlier, hurry up, take the county magistrate and others, we leave here, I'm going crazy with hunger."

(End of this chapter)