Most of the houses where the horse thieves live are made of mud mixed with hay. They can collapse with a few hard hits of wood. Needless to say, everyone has found a lot of mezzanines, but again, they only care about one thing and forget about the other.
I had to find a roof, but I couldn't take care of both the ground and the roof when looking for walls.
Some people reacted smartly and searched the house carefully before demolishing it, but it was too late.
A few smart people searched randomly while being surrounded by others.
Zhou Liru carefully avoided the house with half of its wall collapsed. After walking around for a while, he said, "It's all in a mess. How can we find it?"
Liu Huan opened his mouth and asked, "Are there any places that others have not searched?"
Governor Duan glanced at the soldiers, who pointed to a few thatched houses far away and said: "Yes, there."
"Where is that?"
The soldier said: "That's where they keep the hostages. Those who are obedient like Mr. You can join them after living there for a few months. Those who are disobedient will be killed."
Everyone:......
But Bai Shan remembered something and came excitedly, "Come on, let's go and look for it."
Anyway, other places have been pretty much searched, so why not go and look for it.
Governor Duan perked up and asked, "Is it possible that the treasure may be hidden there? It's wonderful. It's hidden where the hostages are being held. No one will suspect it."
Bai Shan:...How stupid would it be to hide a treasure in a place where hostages are held?
Governor Duan was still sighing, "The most dangerous place is the safest place."
Bai Shan: "Isn't the most dangerous place the governor's mansion of Lord Duan?"
I didn't see them hiding anything in the governor's mansion.
Governor Duan said, "They are brave!"
The place where the hostages were held was in a remote corner, and there were six thatched houses. Unlike the place where the bandits did not live, there was no yard here. In front of the thatched houses was a vegetable patch, which should have been planted for them.
Governor Duan said: "There was no one in this house when we attacked. There were only three corpses. They had been dead for a long time. They should have been killed before but not buried."
He said: "I have already pulled him down and handed it over to Mr. You. Mr. You said that two of them are his guys, and the remaining one is a merchant who was caught a long time ago. He wrote a letter and gave it to the horse thief, asking his family to bring the money.
Redemption, but no one has come to redeem it yet, alas..."
Man Bao opened the door, and an unpleasant smell came out of it. He couldn't help but cover his nose before going in.
There was only a kang built against the wall in the house, and there was nothing else. There were a few tattered clothes scattered in the corner, which should have been used to keep out the cold at night. After all, there was not even a quilt in the house.
Could it be that Mr. You would run for his life under uncertain circumstances and would rather die than live in such a place?
Governor Duan stood outside the house and said: "There is nothing in this place, so the soldiers only moved the corpses out..."
Because apart from some tattered clothes, there was only a table and chairs in the middle.
There wasn't even a bed in the house, just a stone platform with hay spread on it.
The boy Qi Ge rolled up his sleeves and rummaged around, and found that the room was really clean, so clean that it was obvious at a glance. Man Bao dug out two mouse holes and found that they were really just mouse holes, with just some bean dregs inside.
None.
Zhou Liru picked up a shabby piece of clothing from the ground in disgust, placed it on the kang, looked at it, and then reached out to pinch the clothes.
Of course I keep my valuables in my luggage, but I also sew some emergency items on my body.
She and her sister-in-law must have had some gold flakes sewn into their clothes, shoes, and even socks. If...they had these gold flakes, they would be helpless and desperate.
Zhou Liru touched it carefully, but these clothes were very worn and might not have been washed for a long time, so they were stiff, which greatly affected her judgment.
Liu Huan stepped on Bai Erlang's shoulder and looked at the beams. After finding nothing, he jumped down. Seeing Zhou Liru touching a piece of clothing for so long, his eyes lit up. He also stepped forward to choose a piece of clothing, touched it, and asked
: "Is there something hidden in here?"
Zhou Liru: "Maybe."
Liu Huandao: "Just cut the clothes to pieces, why bother touching them bit by bit?"
“It takes more time to cut it.”
Liu Huanyi thought so. After all, to check whether there is an interlayer, you have to cut it apart bit by bit, which is more time-consuming.
The two of them lowered their heads and searched carefully. Liu Huan pinched the corners of his clothes with a disgusted look on his face. But the day before yesterday and yesterday, he had seen even more disgusting things. Yesterday, he cut clothes and trousers for the soldiers and even washed them.
When he was young, he had seen all the mess that he should have seen.
He felt something wrong under his hand and was pleasantly surprised. There seemed to be something inside.
Zhou Liru had touched the collar area several times and felt that there was something there, but when he looked around, he found that there were no scissors.
Man Bao then went out and took out a knife from Duan Jishi's soldiers and gave it to them.
But……
Liu Huan cut it twice and found that it was very difficult to use, even on his clothes, let alone Zhou Liru's collar.
The two of them got together to study for a while. Finally, Liu Huan put his clothes on the kang, asked Zhou Liru to step back, raised his knife and slashed...
The soldier looked frightened and wanted to dissuade him. This was the guy he was feeding to save his life.
Zhou Liru was disgusted and said, "You should be more precise. Is it okay? If not, I will do it."
Liu Huan's chops missed the mark several times and did not hit the corner of his clothes. Instead, he cut out a large piece of his clothes. The corner of his clothes was still intact.
Liu Huan felt that the corner was too small for him to aim at. He didn't think Zhou Liru could do it, so he handed the knife to her and said, "I don't believe you can do it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Liru raised his knife and slashed it on the little point where the corner of his clothes came out...
Liu Huan was silent.
Zhou Liru tilted his head and looked at it, then raised his hand and slashed again. This one was much more accurate, and a cut was made in the line of the corner of the clothes.
Liu Huan remained silent and stepped forward to open the hole. Suddenly, a few golden beads slightly larger than yellow rice were exposed. Liu Huan instantly put the embarrassment behind him and screamed in surprise.
Standing at the door, Governor Duan couldn't help but take two steps forward, "How is it, how is it, what is it?"
When he saw the dozen or so small gold beads, he instantly lost interest and said, "That's all."
What's so surprising about such a small gold bead?
Man Bao was very interested, "How are such small golden beads made?"
Duan Jishi said: "After melting the gold, it is cast in a mold. Occasionally, some gold water splashes out, and there are some small gold beads. However, such small ones are indeed rare. I probably carry them with me to save my life.
It’s not worth mentioning.”
Bai Shan took a look and felt that the color was good and very clean, so he said, "It should also be cast with a mold."
Manbao encouraged Zhou Liru, "Liru, chop yours off."