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Chapter 246
Walking on the country road under the lingering clouds and moonlight, the lush and tall rice on both sides exudes the smell of rice ear, mixed with the heavy smell of soil, blowing towards the face, the evening wind blows the contiguous rice fields, rice waves With the ups and downs, people in it are like boats on the surface of the river.

This year there may be a bumper harvest here, as long as the next light is suitable for grouting, the harvest will definitely be indispensable.

Li Chong casually folded an ear of rice and stuffed it between his teeth, "It seems that the grain harvest here is going to be good this year."

"Leader, this endless land is the largest grain-producing area in Anyi County, surrounded by the upper and lower branches of the Beiliao River, and the soil is very fertile."

Li Chong spat out the ears of rice in his mouth, "It's a pity for the devils when the food is cheap. When the autumn harvest comes, let's compete with the devils!"

As you walk forward, you can vaguely see the outline of Laochen Village.

The most obvious thing is the stage set up under the village ancestral hall at this moment, with open flames, the red lanterns hanging high on both sides of the stage swaying in the wind, and the sound of playing, playing and singing can be heard clearly.A little further away, I saw red and green figures moving on the stage.

"Head, the guard squad is deployed, and the tongue is caught."

Outside the village, under an old tree on a dirt road leading in and out of the village, He Maoping and a soldier from the guard squad carried a gagged man over. He Maoping walked to Li Chong and whispered.

At this time, the dark part of the main entrance and exit road outside the village has been completely blocked by twenty soldiers from the guard squad. Their role is to prevent the people inside from running out to report to Huangzhou Town when the gunshots are fired.

Li Chong drew out his gun, pointed at the trembling middle-aged man and asked, "If I ask a question, you answer it. If you say another word, you will die. If you understand, you will nod."

The unlucky master whose tongue was caught kept nodding.

"What is your identity to celebrate the birthday of Master Chen?"

"Sunji Mixing shopkeeper in Huanghuangzhou Town." After the cloth strip stuffed in his mouth was removed, the middle-aged man stammered.

"The shopkeeper of Mihang is very familiar with the Chen family?"

"Not familiar."

Li Chong slapped this person on the head, "Would you be invited to dinner if I'm not familiar with you? Be honest."

"I'm really unfamiliar, I... I'm the new shopkeeper of Mihang. It's just that there are business contacts every year. This... It will take more than a month and a half before the early rice will mature, so I'm here on behalf of Sun Ji Mihang to celebrate his birthday. , we can discuss the purchase of grain later.”

After listening, Li Chong raised He Maoping out of the corner of his eye, and He Maoping knowingly knocked out the shopkeeper of Sun Ji Mi Xing.

"Come on, now I am the shopkeeper representing Sun Ji Mihang." In a moment, Li Chong had a brand new identity.

Walking to the entrance of the village, you can clearly see the scene in front of the stage. Li Chong picked up the binoculars to observe the people in the venue.

Huh, the scene is really big.

An area of ​​[-] square meters was circled in front of the ancestral hall, and bamboo poles were used to block it horizontally. There was a guard standing behind the railing, and there were at least twenty large tables inside. Start with a big birthday character.

In the corner of the field surrounded by bamboo poles, there is a simple circular stove built with blue bricks. A big fire is burning inside. Six large pots are lined up one by one. The top is steaming, and the night wind blowing in the face carries the aroma of food.

It's not the time for the banquet yet, this is the time when the famous and respectable people will be seated one after another, hand over each other's seniority, but the mobile kitchen has already lined up large and small dishes, ready to serve at any time.

Look inside, on the main table in the middle of the stage, a rich old man sits at the top and looks at the corners on the stage, shaking his head and intoxicated by the music, and sitting next to him is a man in a red dress with a bun A red flower is only a girl in her twenties or eight years.

The two men in Ergouzi's military uniform should be his two sons. They are entertaining colleagues and friends in the front row. Every time a person sits in the front row, they will first go to celebrate the birthday of the rich old man in the front seat.

Those who can celebrate birthdays are people with a small face, as for those who sit at the back table, they don't have the treatment to go forward.

"Hey! The four princes, the head of Zhu and the translator are here, come here, please come inside. The first young master and the second young master, the prince and the head of Zhu are here!"

The butler outside the small door yelled into the bamboo fence.

Inside, the eldest and second sons of the Chen family, who were entertaining friends in the front row, hurried out with enthusiastic expressions on their faces.

"Chen Sang, ours came to congratulate." The four devils imitated their hands and clasped their fists in congratulations.

Li Chong could see clearly through the binoculars. The military ranks on the collars showed that the four devils were two second lieutenants and one lieutenant, and another devil had a camera hanging around his neck. They were not ordinary soldiers. Dealing with devils.

Li Chong patted He Maoping on the shoulder, "Let's go, let's go to the banquet. We have a good meal today. The serious birthday celebration banquet should not be inferior to the restaurant in the county."

On the way the two walked forward, in front of the small door opened outside the bamboo pole, a middle-aged man in a mandarin jacket who looked like a butler was greeting every Ergouzi who came to the banquet with gift boxes. The eldest son and second son of the Chen family are colleagues, so the housekeeper of the Chen family seems to be very polite to them.

"Leader, this Chen family brand is big enough, the little devil has come here to eat with a gift box in his face."

Li Chong sneered, "Didn't the devils beautify their aggression all the time to build a so-called '**** circle'? Tonight this little devil came here with a camera to take pictures and have dinner, and the newspapers will publish it in a few days." Isn't it their propaganda tool to present this kind of happy scene of sitting at the same table?"

"Hey, Captain, everyone who comes in and out is carrying a gift box, why don't we just go in empty-handed, why don't we go back and get the gift box from the stunned person?"

"I am a dignified head of the main force of the national army who came to eat him as a landlord, just to give him face. Now I am full of anger and come to eat. If this breath does not go well tonight, hehe! Besides, I Didn't you bring twenty rings?" Li Chong patted the bastard box on his waist.

He Maoping showed the two bastard boxes at his waist, "The captain not only gave you twenty rings, but I also borrowed Lao Qiao's gun. I have a full forty rings here, which is enough to celebrate the birthday of this old master Chen. "

"Zi Ning will lend you the gun?"

He Maoping smiled honestly, "I told him to bring him a portion of the roasted chicken and roasted duck during the banquet."

Li Chong straightened his clothes, "Then let's go to the banquet, look at me when the time comes, and eat your stomach first."

"Okay, shopkeeper, please first!" He Maopin slightly bent his waist and spread his right hand forward.

"Hahaha." Li Chong raised his head and smiled, and strode towards the bamboo gate, followed by He Maoping.When they came to the ancestral hall, the country men who were not qualified to be seated surrounded the outer circle from a distance, watching the actors on the stage sing.

Without any scruples, the two swaggered towards the small door that was open outside the railing.

"Sun Ji Mi Xing, here to celebrate his birthday." He Maoping, who was standing behind Li Chong, said to Steward Chen, who was facing him with fists clasped.

"Please, please, please, Xiaohong, take the distinguished guests to sit at the shopkeeper's table in the middle."

Butler Chen smiled and asked the servants of the Chen family inside to lead the two of them to sit in the middle seat.

(End of this chapter)