Cui Baiyu stared at Cheng Dalei's oily mouth and dirty hands, trying her best to resist the urge to vomit. She finally understood the reason why Cheng Dalei wanted to take her to Chang'an...
It is unknown whether he has reached some kind of deal with Li Letian, but it is at least certain that humiliating himself along the way must be one of his goals.
When he is thirsty, he has to bring water by himself, when he is hungry, he has to warm dry food by himself, and when he is tired from walking, he has to boil water for his feet... At least, he has not made himself warm, but it is probably because he is worried about the many people around him.
Mostly.
Cui Baiyu suppressed the killing intent in his eyes and shook his head to reject Cheng Dalei's "good intention".
Cheng Dalei was not angry at all. He stuffed the fat chicken legs into his mouth and chewed them. Cheng Dalei, Liu Facai, and Xu Shenji were all illiterate and spoke vulgarly. They sat there drinking and eating meat while talking nonsense.
Yudong is really the only one of Cui Baiyu's kind, but she is like a wooden person and will not give any reaction. For Cui Baiyu, just eating at the same table with a few people is already a great devastation.
"For the few guests, the food is delicious. If there is anything dissatisfied, I can ask the kitchen to redo it."
Chen Deshan came in carrying a jar of wine with a smile on his face.
"I'm so polite, old man. I'm very grateful to you for taking care of me. How can you dare to be picky?" Cheng Dalei stood up and cupped his hands.
Cui Baiyu hung up the black gauze in time and stepped aside. However, even a brief glance made Chen Deshan unable to take his eyes away. But the surprised look in his eyes flashed away, and then he returned to normal.
Facing Cui Baiyu's beauty, it is extremely difficult to lose focus for just a moment. This also shows that Chen Deshan is not easy.
He sat down with the wine jar and said to Chong Da Lei: "This is the apricot blossom wine brewed by the village. Let's try it with a few guests."
"You're welcome, you're very polite."
When the wine seal was opened, a burst of fragrance overflowed, and Cheng Dalei sniffed unconsciously. Liu Facai and Xu Shenji almost drooled.
Cheng Dalei kicked one of them under the table, he really didn't want to show any shame to himself.
Chen Deshan poured wine for several people one by one: "I don't know what to call these guests. We were in a hurry just now and didn't have time to ask for advice."
"The surname is Niu." Cheng Dalei cupped his hand and said: "Niu is a three-pound cow. This time I went to the capital to find some old friends."
"Looking at the guest's appearance, he seems to have a military and heroic spirit."
"You guessed it right." Cheng Dalei slapped the table: "He is the guard general of the Liangzhou border. He can't live any longer, so he went to the capital to ask for pay."
Cheng Dalei's words were ominous and untrue, so Chen Deshan did not ask further questions. Cheng Dalei did ask the other party a few more questions.
After asking around, I found out that Chen Deshan is a well-known wealthy family within a hundred miles, nicknamed Chen Wanwan. Although his family does not have thousands of hectares of fertile land, it is actually not much worse. He supports more than 300 people. And his reputation is very good.
If you leave porridge in times of drought and rice in times of floods, you will generally take them in if you are passing by.
After chatting for a while, Chen Deshan said goodbye and left without staying too long.
As soon as he left, Liu Facai and Xu Shenji rushed towards the jar of wine at the same time, pouring out the wine and asking:
"This wine is really good. By the way, why don't you ask the boss what happened to his family?"
Cheng Dalei said: "Asking is in vain. You think he will tell us. You haven't understood yet. He is here to find out the bottom. He obviously can't trust us."
Chen Deshan left the courtyard, and before he had walked a few steps, Chen Zhong came over and handed a cane into his hand.
"Master, have you found out anything? Are these people together?" Chen Zhong asked in a low voice.
Chen Deshan shook his head: "They seem to be just passers-by, and they don't seem to be involved in this matter. It's just that their origins are still unclear. They look a bit bloody, and they don't look like good people."
This is not only talking about Cheng Dalei, but also including Xu Shenji, Liu Facai, Yu Dongzhen, and even the beautiful Cui Baiyu, all five of them are not good people.
Cheng Dalei had finished his meal, and the night was getting darker. Except for the courtyard where Cheng Dalei lived, the entire Chenjiazhuang was brightly lit, with two red lanterns hanging at the door.
At about ten o'clock in the second watch, a dozen fast horses came galloping from a distance. One of them bent his bow and shot an arrow, and the flying arrow shot out the two lanterns in front of the door.
"The man named Chen comes out."
There was no answer to the shout, and a man walked out of the team. He carried a sledgehammer on his back. He walked to the door and suddenly exerted force. He smashed the door into pieces in two or two times and walked through the door with the sledgehammer on his back.
A dozen people galloped through the door and were greeted by hundreds of strong men from the Chen family.
They were all men in their prime, holding iron forks and mallets in their hands, and a few of them held simple knives and iron bars.
Chen Deshan was still wearing a military uniform. He cupped his hands and said: "Heroes of Thorn Ridge, the gold and silver are ready. The old man offers them with both hands. I just beg to spare the lives of my Chen family."
The leader said: "Old man Chen, don't talk nonsense. Our boss has fallen in love with your girl and wants you to be his father-in-law. Where is the bride? Our boss is waiting to take her back to the bridal chamber."
Chen Deshan clasped his fists again: "The old man only has a daughter at his knees. He wants her to take care of her until she is old. I beg you all good men to show your kindness. If you want money or food, just ask."
"Bah, do you think we are beggars?" The leader spat naturally: "Our boss said that if we didn't receive anyone at midnight, we would massacre Chenjiazhuang, and I'll give it to you today."
Chen Deshan finally let go of their clasped hands and said to the person next to him: "The Chen family is willing to offer Mr. Feng three thousand taels of silver."
The story started three days ago. The group of bandits who were admitted to the hospital were heroes from the nearby Thorny Ridge. There was a group of bandits on the Thorny Ridge. The leader was nicknamed Xiaobailong. He used two knives to kill and steal goods with great ferocity.
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That is to say, when he was stepping on the plate, he saw the little girl from the Chen family, so he became interested and sent a letter to hire the little girl from the Chen family.
Chen Deshan was so anxious because of this matter. He had more than 300 people in his family, but they were no match for Xiao Bailong's men.
So he spent a lot of money to hire this expert named Feng. Three thousand taels of silver may not sound like a big sum, but in the empire, it can be exchanged for a hundred good-looking girls, and he can spend a year in the best brothel in the capital, which is as sharp as cutting iron.
Mu, a priceless famous sword, you can buy seven or eight of them.
Cheng Dalei, Liu Facai, Xu Shenji, Cui Baiyu, and Yu Dongzhen were lying on the roof, peeping at this scene.
"Look, it turns out he came here to steal his wife." Cheng Dalei said.
"Master, do we want to take action?"
"Let's take a look and see what this swordsman is like. It won't be too late to take action later. I don't know what the new daughter-in-law looks like. Is it worth all the trouble?" Cheng Dalei said.
The Feng family swordsman stood with his sword in his arms, looked at the Thorn Ridge and then at Chen Deshan, and uttered two words.