At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 341
The big green horse was obviously very hungry, and it took advantage of the night to gnaw the lush weeds beside the Yellow River. A bonfire was lit not far away, and Gao Bufan was skillfully grilling a big Yellow River carp. He crossed his legs and closed his eyes to rest his mind, his hands were still tied behind his back.

Gao Bufan glanced at Xu Shiji, who was not much older than himself, and asked unhurriedly, "Does Master Xu think that Master Zhai will redeem you with money?"

"That's inevitable." Xu Shiji said calmly.

Gao Bufan nodded: "That's right, anyway, 5000 taels is not much money, if Zhai Rang can't even give up this little money, it's really a waste of the name of loyalty."

Xu Shiji finally opened his eyes, and said sarcastically, "5000 taels of silver can buy 5000 horses, [-] cows, and [-] sheep, enough for a whole family to chew for three or four years. Isn't there some misunderstanding?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "Is Junshi Xu in charge of keeping accounts in the cottage?" He casually sprinkled a handful of homemade spices on the carp, and the fragrance immediately overflowed.

Xu Shiji frowned and asked, "What did you sprinkle on the fish?"

"It's just spices for flavoring and freshening. Don't worry, it's not a drug, let alone a poison. There's nothing wrong with it!" Gao Bufan said with a half-smile.

Xu Shiji secretly held his breath, but he couldn't help being slightly embarrassed when he heard this, and coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.

Gao Bufan turned the carp over and sprinkled the scent, and the scent became stronger immediately, Xu Shiji shook his head: "The Yellow River carp is best used for braised, the roasted meat is too old, the taste is terrible, and the smell is too earthy. Heavy."

"That depends on who will roast it!" Gao Bufan said with a cold light flashing in his hands, the grilled carp has been split in half, half is still on the skewer, and the other half is spread flat on the knife surface. It's even neater than a plate.

Xu Shiji's complexion changed slightly, and he split the whole grilled fish along the back of the fish with a knife. He could barely do it, but it was impossible to cut it so neatly, and it was even more impossible to leave half of the fish on the knife surface, which shows Gao Bufan's strength His control has reached a state of perfection, this kid is younger than himself, and he doesn't know how this martial art was trained.

"Try it?" Gao Fan casually handed over half a grilled fish, Xu Shiji didn't move, Gao Bufan said with a light smile, "A mere rope shouldn't trap Master Xu's hands, right?"

Xu Shiji couldn't help feeling a little frustrated, thanked him, and reached out to take the half grilled fish. The rope that originally tied his hands fell off automatically.

Obviously, Xu Shiji had already loosened the rope secretly, but kept pretending that he was still tied up. He probably wanted to wait for an opportunity to make a sneak attack, but Gao Bufan saw through it again.

Xu Shiji has always claimed to be smart, but he has been beaten up in front of Gao Bufan time and time again, and he is in an unusually depressed mood at this moment.

Gao Bufan tore a piece of grilled fish and threw it into his mouth, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Xu had many chances to make a move just now, why didn't he take a gamble?"

Xu Shiji said calmly, "I'm not sure that I can control Supervisor Gao Mu."

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you fail, anyway, the ransom has not been paid yet, I will definitely not do anything to you."

Xu Shiji said indifferently: "I'm not Zhai Hong, I don't have the tendency to be abused, I know I can't do it, why bother to ask for it." As he spoke, he began to eat the grilled fish, and he still nodded his head in praise: "The taste is really good, But it’s still not as good as braised.”

Gao Bufan couldn't help laughing and said: "Mr. Xu is an honest person."

Xu Shiji looked up at Gao Bufan and asked, "Is it true that Supervisor Gao Mu kidnapped me for 5000 taels?"

"It's not like it?" Gao Bufan asked back.

Xu Shiji shook his head: "Gao Mujian doesn't seem like a money lover."

Gao Bu smiled and said, "Then you must have misread it."

Xu Shiji frowned: "Gao Mujian is not an honest person!"

Gao Bufan laughed and said, "Look at my eyes."

Xu Shiji subconsciously looked into the former's eyes.Gao Bufan asked seriously: "Did you see it? What's in my eyes?"

Seeing Gao Bufan's serious expression, Xu Shiji didn't look like he was joking, so he looked carefully at Gao Bufan's eyes again, and found that the latter's eyes were as clear as streams of water and as bright as stars, which was very impressive. A bonfire, and its own image.

"Did you see it? What's in my eyes?" Gao Bufan asked repeatedly.

Xu Shiji replied with a strange expression: "The bonfire is here. Does Supervisor Gao Mu mean that he wants to take it down to purify the fire?"

Gao Bufan almost fell over, he threw away the leftover half of the grilled fish, and said coldly: "I can't eat any more, I'm afraid I'll throw up!"

But Xu Shiji began to chew comfortably, and finally regained the upper hand in the verbal battle.

Gao Bufan took out the water bag and drank a lot, then said leisurely: "Actually, in my eyes, Master Xu is far more than 5000 taels of silver, how about this, why don't we take a gamble, if Zhai asks you to bring the silver before dawn?" Redeem you, I will let you go if I don’t want a penny, otherwise, how about Xu Junshi following me in the future?”

Xu Shiji was stunned for a moment, nodded immediately and said, "It's a bet!"

"Huh, so happy?"

"Why don't you gamble when you know you're sure to win!" Xu Shiji said firmly.

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "There are no absolutes in the world, and Master Xu may not necessarily win."

Xu Shiji's eyes flashed, and he blurted out, "Could it be that the officers and soldiers will attack the cottage tonight?"

Xu Shiji suddenly woke up. Gao Bufan was obviously the shepherd supervisor of Zhuo County, but he suddenly appeared in the border of Wei County. It was abnormal from the beginning. Could it be that the officers and soldiers were really plotting against Wagang Village? I made a bet, because if the officers and soldiers aggressively attacked the cottage, Zhai Dazhao would definitely not be able to come.

Xu Shiji stared at Gao Bufan closely, his feet were slightly charged, obviously he might jump up at any time.Gao Bufan waved his hand and said: "Master Xu Jun, don't get me wrong, I'm just alone, and there are no officers and soldiers behind me."

Xu Shiji naturally didn't believe it, and said in a deep voice: "Then Mr. Gao is the Shepherd Supervisor of Zhuo County, why did he appear here? Don't tell me, Gao Mujian is here to rely on Yang Xuangan, right?"

Gao Bufan let out a sigh and said, "Why did Master Xu say such a thing?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Xu Shiji's eyes: "Could it be that Supervisor Gao Mu didn't know that Yang Xuangan had raised the flag against the Sui Dynasty?"

Gao Bufan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "When did it happen?"

Xu Shiji saw that Gao Bufan's expression did not seem to be fake, so he said: "Yang Xuangan launched an uprising against the Sui Dynasty yesterday, and opened the Liyang warehouse to release grain. People from hundreds of miles around flocked to seek refuge. Thousands of people, the momentum is huge!"

Gao Bufan's heart sank quickly, and he thought to himself, it seems that he is still a step late, if there is not a special fast communication method between Ma Xingkong and Yang Xuangan, then Yang Xuangan himself activated it in advance, bad, if Qing Ruo It's still in Liyang County, isn't that very dangerous!

"Is Liyang County under the control of Yang Xuangan now?" Gao Bufan asked solemnly.

Xu Shiji shook his head: "It's strange to say that Yang Xuangan was responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass in Liyang Warehouse. After a long time of operation, he suddenly failed to take down Liyang County. He is still besieging the city this afternoon, but the defenders in the city are not Too much, I guess it won't last long."

Gao Bufan was surprised and delighted when he heard the words, nine out of ten people guarding the city were Qing Ruo, a little jealous.

(End of this chapter)