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Chapter 9: Night attack at the market [please read]

On April [-]th, there was a gathering in Dashui Pingzhai.

Although the world is difficult, the drought is getting worse, and even the rivers around Tianmu Mountain are running out of water, people still have the need for transactions, so the market is naturally open as usual, and there are even many people coming to the market.

In the morning, Ma Baihu was sleeping soundly with his concubine in his arms, when someone knocked on the door.

Ma Baihu was so angry when he was woken up that he lay on the bed and yelled: "Which turtle came to disturb my sweet dreams?"

"Master, it's me, Ma Gui." The voice of the housekeeper Ma Gui came from outside the house, "Something urgent happened in the village."

"What's the important matter?" Ma Baihu still refused to get up, and instead began to bully his concubine who was still sleeping.

"That strongman selling glass bottles is here again."

"what?!"

Ma Baihu's hand tightened, and he squeezed the concubine so hard that she screamed and woke up. She punched Ma Baihu with pink fists and breathed out sweet fragrance.

Ma Baihu didn't care, and hurriedly got out of bed, got dressed and went out.

"Is that person looking for me?" Ma Baihu asked nervously.

Ma Gui said: "No, the people below saw him coming into the village to buy things, so they quickly informed me. I was thinking about it, it was him who hijacked you last time, and we suffered a big loss.

Don't show your face this time. Let's take him down. We can not only avenge the master, but also get back the money he extorted. Isn't it the best of both worlds? "

After hearing this, Ma Baihu gave Ma Gui a gentle kick on the thigh, "If you don't have enough education, don't learn humanities. You can get the best of both worlds. Is this how the word is used?"

Ma Gui smiled, "What about this strong man?"

Ma Baihu tugged at his beard and thought - he was not sure whether Liu Sheng had the "commitment letter" with him or not, and whether he had any accomplices.

So he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, this guy is very powerful, don't provoke him."

After saying that, he went into the house, closed the door, and coaxed the concubine up in a good voice.

Ma Gui eavesdropped on the wall for a while, then grabbed his goatee and left.

Hundreds of households said not to provoke Liu Sheng, so Ma Gui would naturally not arrange for his servants to arrest Liu Sheng - he was also afraid of facing such strong men.

But he didn't feel at ease if he allowed Liu Sheng to wander around the village, so he asked two servants to watch Liu Sheng secretly with him.

I saw Liu Sheng buying several large bags of rice and noodles, as well as some cloth, oil, salt and other daily necessities in the village, and then called another group of people with two flatbed trucks.

Seeing the young man leading the group, Ma Gui couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Li Rongguang? How come this kid got mixed up with that strong man?"

A servant said: "Steward, those who drive and load the cars are also from Xiaoli Village."

"know."

Ma Gui pinched the goatee on his chin and thought.

"Liu Sheng bought so much rice, flour, oil and salt at once. He probably didn't eat it alone. Could it be that... he lives in Xiaoli Village?" '

With this thought in his mind, Ma Gui decided to go back and find a smart person to go to Xiaoli Village to inquire about the situation.

The next afternoon.

Ma Baihu was taking a lunch break with his concubine in his arms when he was woken up by Ma Gui knocking on the door.

After getting up, Ma Baihu waited for Ma Gui aggressively and said, "Ma Gui, you did it on purpose, right? Did you come here specifically to disturb my sweet dreams?"

"Master, I misunderstood. I really have something important to report."

"Say!"

"I have heard about the strong man."

"Oh?" Ma Baihu's anger subsided immediately, and he let Ma Gui into the house, and asked hurriedly: "What kind of news is this?" Ma Gui said: "This man's name is Liu Sheng, and he seems to have come from Beizhili. Some time ago Zi Zi bought several families of refugees from Maojiaji, saying they wanted to open up wasteland and farm in the mountains to escape the war.

Master, people in Xiaoli Village call him Mr. Liu Sheng or Liu Dongjia, and regard him as a wealthy gentleman.But we all could see clearly what he looked like when he first came to the village to sell glass bottles. He was no better than a beggar.

Where did he get the money to buy refugees to open up wasteland in the mountains?Not all of them were extorted from the master. "

Ma Gui also felt heartbroken when he thought of the more than 500 taels of silver extorted by Liu Sheng.

But thinking of the promise letter, Ma Baihu felt helpless and said discouragedly: "What's the use of knowing his details? How can I dare to deal with him if I have something in his hands?"

Hearing this, Ma Gui came closer and lowered his voice: "I can't deal with him, but I can ask Brother Ma Qi for help."

"You mean..."

"Master, there are a lot of bandits in the mountains these days. Isn't it normal for Liu Sheng to recklessly open up wasteland and farm in the mountains, and be killed and robbed by bandits?
Those people in Ma Qi are illiterate. Once Liu Sheng dies, who will threaten you again? "

After hearing this, Ma Baihu stood up and walked around for a few steps, and finally made up his mind and said, "Okay, you will be the one to contact Ma Qi. Remember, when you are done, let him set a fire and destroy the body and eliminate all traces!"

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Before the sun went down, Liu Sheng carried a few rabbits and turkeys back to the south slope of Fangshan Mountain.

"My boss is back!"

"My master is so powerful, he has killed so many prey."

"Master, what kind of rabbit is this? Why is it so big? It looks different from the ones I've seen before." Liu Erhe, who was building a reservoir with stones, looked at the rabbit that Liu Sheng had brought back with some confusion.

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "I don't know what kind of rabbit it is. Maybe it came from somewhere else."

In fact, this rabbit is an American rabbit he went to North America to hunt. It is one of the giant rabbits, each weighing about twenty kilograms.

This time he went to North America, mainly to inspect the situation around the exit, and to hunt by the way - the prey here in Tianmu Mountain is too rare and too refined, so even he can hardly harvest anything.

Although the prey in North America are also wary of the two-legged beasts, compared to those in the Ming Dynasty, they are easier to hunt and the numbers are larger.

Liu Sheng put the prey in the kitchen. Zou Runniang and Li Xiangyun who were busy as well as Zhou Daobao and Zhou Debao who were cooking the stove also curiously asked about rabbits and turkeys, but Liu Sheng dealt with them casually.

In the past few days, the four families in Liu Sheng's household have been busy building the village, and the division of labor has gradually become clearer.

Liu Dachuan took two other young men, Zhou Maohua and Zheng Erli, to cut trees all day long to accumulate wood for building a stronghold.

Liu Deyou and He Guiyou took Liu Erni and He Chunfang to build a few acres of vegetable land next to the village. Living in the mountains, Liu Sheng could buy food regularly, and meat could be obtained through fishing and hunting, but it was most reliable to grow vegetables by oneself.

Therefore, the construction of vegetable fields should be prioritized over fields for growing grain.

Although everyone worked very hard, there were too few people after all. After several days, there was still no obvious change on the southern slope of Fangshan Mountain.

Therefore, Liu Sheng has been wondering for the past two days whether he will go to Maojiaji again to recruit more families...

At night, Liu Sheng, who was sleeping, first heard a ringing sound, and then heard Liu Erhe's shouting.

"There are thieves!"

Because the stockade had not been built yet, for the sake of everyone's safety, Liu Sheng not only arranged for Liu Dachuan, Liu Erhe, Zhou Maohua, and Zheng Erli to take turns keeping watch at night, but also arranged a secret line on the only way to climb the slope. bell.

Therefore, upon hearing this noise, Liu Sheng, who was sleeping in his clothes, immediately got up and went out as quickly as possible.

As soon as he went out, he saw Liu Erhe running toward him in panic.

Under the night, several figures had passed through the narrow ramp and jumped to the fence.Under the moonlight, the blades of several long knives were so bright that they were dazzling.

These people remained silent. With the help of the people behind them, the people in front climbed over the half-foot-high fence in one go, and then turned back to meet the people behind them, without taking Liu Sheng and others seriously.

Liu Sheng didn't know how many people there were on the other side, so he didn't dare to overdo it. Taking this opportunity, he quickly rushed to a pile of wood more than [-] steps away from the group, took out two revolvers and started shooting!

(End of this chapter)