After entering the gate of this cottage and being in the core area of this cottage, Lin Jue was immediately shocked by the pattern in front of him. Just outside the mountain ridge, it was a land of rugged rocks and steep rocks, but at this moment, the scene in front of him
But it is very different from outside the mountain ridge. The inside and outside of the village gate can be called two worlds.
The wide artificially dug stone steps extend upward. Many houses on both sides of the stone steps are built according to the terrain, row upon row, neat and orderly. On both sides of the stone step avenue near the village gate are more than a dozen giant stone buildings.
Fortress. According to the sketch drawn by Liu Dabao before, Lin Jue knew that these dozen stone fortresses were the barracks in front of the village. That was where the troops were stationed to guard the gate of the main village. Once attacked by the enemy, the soldiers and horses there could quickly
Send reinforcements to the top of the mountain ridge or to various high points to defend against the enemy.
After walking up several floors of stone steps, there was another scene on the left and right sides. Lin Jue was surprised to find that there were signs with cloth curtains and wine curtains between the houses on both sides. They were actually rows of shops.
.And there were actually many men and women walking around on the stone staircase avenue. They went in and out of the shops on both sides to buy and sell. The children in the corner of the house were chasing each other and playing with loud laughter. This scene made Lin Jue feel extremely surprised.
Lin Jue originally thought that the atmosphere in the main stronghold must be solemn and solemn. Everyone must have expressionless faces and angry expressions when meeting. However, the scene in front of him was definitely not what he expected. If you didn't know that this was the core of the bandit stronghold, you would think that this was the core of the bandit stronghold.
Came to an ordinary small town, and the people living here were just ordinary people. However, Lin Jue knew that all the people here were bandits who fell into the grass or their family members. The children playing between the houses, they
When I get older in the future, my only career will be to inherit my father's legacy and continue to be a lake bandit. This is a bandit's lair.
Lin Jue, who was walking up the stone steps carrying a piece of cloth, did not attract much attention. The patrols that patrolled the stone steps from time to time were not interested in Lin Jue, a bandit from the outpost camp carrying supplies. Inside the village
Of course, the bandits on the tall arrow towers everywhere have no interest in him. There are also three, six or nine grades of bandits among the lake bandits. These bandits in the main stronghold are not interested in the bandits outside the main stronghold.
They have a natural sense of superiority, and they don't even have these people in their eyes. After all, these people are just low-level bandits doing coolies and going out to rob. They are the ones who protect the main village's first and second village owners and many other people.
The family members are the truly important people.
The stone staircase avenue continued upwards, and Lin Jue knew that he had not yet reached the core of the main village. In the lush heights ahead, the village's Juyi Hall was there. It was there that symbolized the core of the village's power.
This place is where Gao Yuankui once gathered dozens of brothers. The flag flying there has witnessed the great changes and ups and downs of the village in the past twenty years.
The higher you go up, the gentler the terrain becomes. The stone steps avenue finally reaches the end, and there is a flat land ahead. The crowds are denser, the houses are denser, and there are more bandit soldiers patrolling the arrow tower. The stone steps avenue leads to the southeast.
A branch road branched off, which was the road leading to the southeast corner of the warehouse. Lin Jue should have sent the two bundles of cloth there to hand over and then turned back. However, how could Lin Jue do that? He resolutely set foot on
Take the avenue leading to the Juyi Hall ahead.
After passing through numerous houses and crowds, the flow of people around Lin Jue became less and less. Finally, after crossing a side street, Lin Jue suddenly found that there was no pedestrian around him. Looking back, there were still people coming more than ten steps away. People were passing by, but the intersection where he was was seemed to be separated from the crowd on the other side by an insurmountable barrier. The people on the other side didn't even cross the threshold. Lin Jue realized that he had entered a restricted area. Standing at the street intersection and looking forward, the pines and cypresses in front are lush and lush. The street intersection is divided into three roads. One leads to the front, which is the commanding height of Juyi Hall. One leads to the high place on the left, and the other leads to the right. Lin Jue was a little confused. He didn't know which way he should go because he didn't know where the left and right roads led.
Liu Dabao's sketch did not point out this place. Maybe he thought that Lin Jue could not reach here, so there was no need to point it out. At that time, Lin Jue could not directly ask where the Dazhai master lived, because that would make Liu Dabao uncomfortable. Dabao became suspicious. Lin Jue knew that the residence of Gao Muqing, the leader of Dazhai, must be somewhere on the left and right, but he had to rely on guessing at this moment.
"What are you doing? What are you doing sneakily?" A shout came from the side of the head. In an instant, dozens of bandits poured out, holding weapons and surrounding Lin Jue. The bandits actually did not have formal attire. Damn it. Lin Jue, who only had a waistband hanging on his body to prove his identity, was carrying two pieces of cloth and had a hunched body. He actually looked no different from ordinary people walking on the street. Naturally, the bandit soldiers had no idea who he was.
"Brothers, don't do anything. Our brothers are from the outpost camp and are here to carry supplies up the mountain. No, the badge is hanging on your waist. If you are affected, take it off and take a look." Lin Jue shouted hurriedly.
One of the bandits pulled off the bamboo tag from Lin Jue's waist and looked at it over and over again.
"You are a brother from the outpost camp. You can just carry goods into the main camp, but how did you get here? The warehouse is in the southeast corner, how did you get here? Don't you know that this is already a restricted area? Cross Street Inside is the main area of the cottage, and even your own brothers are not allowed to enter at will. Don't you understand the rules of the cottage?" the bandit soldier shouted sternly.
Lin Jue's mind was racing and he quickly replied: "Of course I understand. You are not allowed to enter here at will. How can I not know? I have no choice. Dazhai wants these two pieces of cloth and wants me to send them to her. I can only carry my accommodation. Do you think I thought, how far is it to the warehouse? I have endured a long journey, and my legs are almost weak..."
"The leader of the village ordered these two pieces of cloth?" The bandit soldiers looked at each other in confusion. After their eyes fell on the two pieces of cloth on Lin Jue's shoulders, they were immediately relieved.
They were two pieces of brightly colored printed silk cloth, which looked like high-end fabrics from Suzhou and Hangzhou. The owner of the village was a woman, so she naturally liked floral fabrics for clothes. Perhaps she saw these two pieces of cloth, so she asked for them.
"Oh, it turns out it's the order from the leader of Dazhai. That's all. Then why are you still standing here looking around? Why don't you send it quickly? Are you looking for death because you are still grumbling about doing something for the leader of Dazhai?" the bandit soldier scolded.
Lin Jue secretly rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, he had picked out these two good pieces of cloth before. Now he had a reason to prevaricate, and it seemed that these people were convinced of this reason. Sure enough, it is useful to hang a tiger skin to pull a banner, and everyone can Afraid of getting into trouble.
"Brother said yes, I'll send it right away. Please put your badge on me." Lin Jue said repeatedly.
The bandit bent down and retied his waist tag to Lin Jue. Lin Jue raised his feet and walked towards the fork on the left. The bandits were stunned, and someone shouted: "What are you doing? You are going to the residence of the leader of the village.
How to go to that road? Is it the main cloth of Dazhai or the main cloth of Second Village?"
Lin Jue was stunned, turned around and said with a smile: "Look at me, I'm so stupid. I can't even recognize the road. Of course it's the one over there. Damn it, I'm so weak that I can't resist such a thing walking like this."
After just a few steps on the mountain path, I already felt dizzy. Sorry, sorry."
Lin Jue turned around and walked towards the fork in the road on the right. A bandit soldier shouted from behind: "Usually, use less handguns and take more care of yourself." All the bandit soldiers burst out laughing.
Lin Jue walked quickly without looking back, despite their ridicule. He felt relieved in his heart. Although he didn't know the way, someone showed him the way, so he didn't have to wander around randomly.
Lin Jue's figure disappeared behind the pines and cypresses. Dozens of bandit soldiers were preparing to return to their positions to continue guarding. Suddenly they saw a group of people walking on the road to the left. With a sharp eye, they recognized the man walking in front of him.
A tall man.
"It's the second village master."
The bandits immediately stood up and raised their hands, and in unison said to the man who was surrounded by dozens of guards: "Hello, Second Village Master!"
The person who came was none other than Qiu Biao, the leader of the second village. He had a dignified appearance, a square face and a wide mouth. His face and figure were quite imposing and majestic. However, his eyes were too small and had three white spots on them, which destroyed the harmony of his facial features.
It gives people a feeling of being loyal on the surface but sinister.
"Okay, hello, brothers." Qiu Biao returned the greeting with a smile on his face.
"Is the second village going down the mountain?" asked a bandit soldier.
"Shut up, is it your right to ask where the Second Village Master is? Why are you asking about the whereabouts of the Second Village Master?" A thin man standing behind Qiu Biao scolded him sternly.
The bandit soldier who asked the question was startled, his knees softened and he fell to the ground, stretched out his hand and began to slap himself.
"I told you to talk too much, I told you to talk too much." I slapped him back while scolding myself.
Qiu Biao's eyes flashed, he smiled and stepped forward to pull him up and said, "Why is that? Brother Qian, this brother is just a casual greeting, there is no intention. Don't do this, don't fight."
The bandit soldier burst into tears with gratitude and his mouth was red, but he was relieved. Although he slapped himself a few times, the second village leader did not blame him, so his life was saved.
"When I came here just now, I heard you laughing. Is there anything happy about you?" Qiu Biao asked with a casual smile in order to lighten the atmosphere.
"Oh, I'm reporting back to the Second Village Master. He is a brother who is moving goods down the mountain. He was ordered by the Dazhai Master to send two pieces of flower cloth to the Dazhai Master's residence. This boy was so dizzy that he couldn't carry the cloth and went the wrong way.
Lu, everyone is laughing at him for being stupid." The bandit leader said hurriedly.
"Is someone from Dazhai going to send flowers and cloth to her?" Qiu Biao asked with a frown.
"Yes. That's what the anti-cloth brother said."
"When did the leader of the village go out? How did she know that we got a batch of supplies? And the leader of the village never asked for things. She talked about treating everyone equally all day long, saying that all materials and cloths were put into the warehouse evenly.
Take it out. I gave her a lot of good things, but she always used them as excuses. Why did she change her temper today?" Qiu Biao squinted and looked at the intersection on the right in the distance.
Everyone knew that this touched a sore spot for the Second Village Master. It was no secret that the Second Village Master had a soft spot for the Dazhai Master. Every time the Second Village Master would try his best to get some valuable jewelry and give it to the Dazhai Master.
She was happy, but the leader of the first village declined for various reasons. The second leader must have thought of the embarrassment of being rejected at this moment.
"Second village leader, let's go do some business first. When you get back, you can ask the big village master yourself. What can you say about the sworn brother and sworn sister? The big village master likes flower cloth. Isn't this normal?
"
"Hahaha, Brother Qian is right, it's normal. When I get back in the evening, I'll go to the warehouse to pull a cart of floral fabrics and send it to her. Hahaha. Let's go!" Qiu Biao laughed and waved, and strode away with the others.
