The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

When he learned about the reward, Zhao Chuanxin wanted to keep the fungus technology.

If it was to be used on any animal, he felt that it would be more appropriate if it was a horse.

Transportation is very inconvenient these days, so traveling by horseback is a very good choice.

If it were a bird, that would be appropriate too. The bird can fly everywhere, detect the enemy's situation, and become Zhao Chuanxin's third eye.

He doesn't have a horse or a bird right now, so he plans to keep the fungus technology for now.

But accidentally, he was licked by the dry rice.

What can a dog do?

If it's a hound, it can hunt. But looking at Ganfan's size, it's obvious that he's not a powerful hunting dog, maybe just a local dog. Even foreign dogs are still foreign dogs.

What to do now?

Just point it at home and care for the home?

So, bang, after closing the diary, Zhao Chuanxin picked up Gan Fan and rubbed Gan Fan's cheeks vigorously.

"You ruined my big deal, you piece of shit!"

Ganfan: "Woof woof..."

But Zhao Chuanxin seemed to understand what Gan Fan meant.

"Put me down!"

Although this was expected, Zhao Chuanxin was still "shocked".

Growing up, I have never heard of anyone being able to understand dog language!

Is it so easy to learn a foreign language?

He followed the method taught by the forest elf, concentrated his attention, and asked: "Why are you licking the palm of my hand?"

Ganfan: "It's delicious!"

Okay, that's pretty exciting.

He is no longer talking to Gan Fan.

This little thing's brain is obviously not fully developed yet. It's like a child, doing nothing but eating and playing!

Moreover, talking to a dog in public makes him look stupid, isn't it? Didn't you see the little kid over there snickering?

Although the Han people also keep dogs, in terms of their closeness to dogs, the Manchus still have them. There is a saying that the Manchus often say: Big dogs and fat children!

This sentence describes a wealthy family with big dogs and fat children.

They compare dogs to their own children.

The Manchus do not eat dog meat. Legend has it that a long time ago, a dog saved the life of King Han.

While Defu was digging mud on the roadside outside the village, he was stopped by a bearded man wearing a turban.

The man took out a small handful of wild fruits, put on a very forced fake smile on his face, and asked him: "Son, is there a man named Zhao Chuanxin in your village?"

Defu rolled his eyes, took the handful of wild fruits first, and curled his lips disdainfully: "Are there any candies? What about snacks? Nothing? Wild fruits, who cares about them? We can pick them ourselves, and we can do it in a day If you pick a basket of soil, it will be so sour."

The smirk on the man's face froze, and he began to look at the other children.

Defu became even more disdainful: "If you want to inquire about something, you must come to me. They all listen to me!"

The man secretly cursed, there is a saying among scholars: Only women and children are difficult to raise!

He took out a small knife from his arms: "You tell me, this knife is for you."

Rolling his eyes again, Defu smiled: "Well, although I don't care about your broken knife, since you are polite, I will answer you."

First, he grabbed the knife, wiped it on himself, held it in his arms happily, and continued: "There is indeed such a person."

"Then where does he live?"

"I live in the west end of the village. If you go here, you'll be there in less than a quarter of an hour. It's the smallest house in the village. It's very shabby. You can recognize it at a glance."

"Does he have a good relationship with Zhao Zhongyi?"

"The two families are related!"

"What kind of person is he?"

This time, Defu thought about it seriously: "This man is tall and thin, with a so-so appearance. He is not a good person. He is not popular here. Not many people talk to him, and he is the most seen. Nod."

But I was thinking: He just arrived and knows no one except Zhao Zhongyi and Liu Guigui. Isn’t this unpopular?

He continued: "He is stingy and cunning. Not only did he half-rob and half-buy other people's houses, he even bullied children. He also thinks highly of himself and is arrogant. Even the XHQ nobles in the village, he dares to make sarcastic remarks. .”

The man listened and his brows relaxed.

After a while, he asked again: "Then does he make friends with powerful people and know some big shots?"

Defu sneered: "You asked too many questions. Just a broken knife is far from enough. I want to increase the price!"

The man's face was gloomy, he took out his sleeves and took out a few copper coins: "Is this okay?"

The world is in decline! Even children are such philistines, no wonder the Qing Dynasty is on the verge of collapse and let the Eight Kingdoms ride on their necks and shit!

Defu chuckled and quickly stuffed the coins into his arms with a heartbreaking ease. He turned his hand away and said like a young adult: "To make friends with powerful people? He is worthy! He doesn't even know where the county government office door opens! The only people who are close to him are the bachelor Liu Baogui and Zhao Zhongyi. A loser."

At this time, a kid next to him stopped and said, "Defu, I don't allow you to talk about my dad like that!"

Defu turned his head and winked at the child, and the child shut up obediently.

"Today, don't tell outsiders what I'm asking you. Otherwise, I will come to you and take back my knife and money."

After saying that, the man turned around and left with satisfaction.

Defu turned around and yelled at Zhao Hongzhi: "Are you stupid? Can't you see that I'm teasing a fool? You almost ruined my business!"

Zhao Hongzhi sniffed, and his stupid head seemed to have some ideas: "Ah, what should we do?"

"It doesn't matter. Fortunately, I was smart enough and I fooled the man away. Here are the few copper coins he gave me. Hey, let's save them for the salesman to buy candied haws in the winter!"

"Oh, great, we are going to eat candied haws!"

…

"Hurry up and hide. A stranger came to the village and asked me about you. He asked me about you. I saw that he had a shaved beard and a leopard head with eyes. He was no different from Zhang Fei in the play. , must be the gangster on the mountain. I'm afraid it will be bad for you..."

As soon as Defu turned his head, he sold the man.

Zhao Chuanxin was surprised. Didn't Manager Niu promise that he would settle it?

Moreover, if he was a troublemaker, how could he know my name, Zhao Chuanxin?

It's a bit messy and needs to be sorted out.

Thinking of the forest elves, yes, the mask of disguise, the steward, the name, the upheaval...

hiss……

Are the routines so deep these days?

Manager Niu seems to be such a loyal elder, but he betrays his comrades with thick eyebrows and big eyes?

No, you have to be prepared.

If you go to Niu's family to report the information at this time, but your words are unfounded, and Manager Niu has been running the business in Niu's family for many years, will people believe him, an outsider?

Apart from the Niu family, it seems difficult to borrow resources from other places.

Liu Baobao said that the local county government was incompetent, and the governor Zhu Zhaokui and his general Fule Jiyang Awei were as afraid of bandits as rats.

So, who is left?

It seems that I can only do it on my own.

He immediately set off to Zhao Zhongyi's house.

Liu Guogui also came back with a tired look on his face carrying a snack basket.

Zhao Chuanxin told the two of them what happened and his speculation.

Zhao Zhongyi and Liu Baobao were shocked: "How could this be?"

Zhao Zhongyi was especially unbelievable: "It must be impossible, absolutely impossible. Manager Niu treats me like a father and brother. He has always been kind and is loved by everyone in the Niu family caravan. How could he do such a thing?"

Liu Baobao is very similar to Zhao Chuanxin in some respects. He has always judged a gentleman with a villain's heart: "Nothing is impossible. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens. But, how should we deal with it?"

The two of them turned their attention to Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin touched the stubble growing on his chin: "Don't panic, they are also human beings, they don't have three heads and six arms. Our advantage is that we know in advance that they want to deal with us, and brother, you have martial arts skills.

In our village, there is only one way in. It is expected that Naozi is not willing to turn over the mountain and take a detour. This is another advantage.

Brother, do you still remember the day I was stopped and robbed? That's a good place. If we lurk there and the gangsters come, as long as the number of people is not particularly large, we can catch them off guard by killing them, and we may be able to solve the problem once and for all.

Daozi usually chooses to carry out murders and arson at night.

In this way, during the past few days, I let Defu and the others keep an eye on me during the day. In the evening, we went there to ambush. "

The more they listened, the brighter their eyes became.

But Liu Guogui still had questions: "What if there are a lot of people coming?"

Zhao Zhongyi spread his hands and said: "A lot of people? Then let's fight hard. Killing one will be enough, and killing two will make a profit! Otherwise, we will have to drag our family and run away! But I guess, even if we escape, we may not be able to escape." I can escape."

For him personally, he can actually choose to run away on his own.

But that is his great ancestor.

Historically, Zhao Zhongyi's mother and wife were both killed by Daozi, but his children and him escaped by accident.

Now things are off track, and the Zhao family may be wiped out.

He continued: "But don't worry too much. Even if there are many people, they each have a foreign gun. In order to maintain the foreign gun, they usually don't cock it. Let's kill them by surprise. As long as we get into the crowd, they will be in a hurry and may not be able to make it in time. Pull the bolt. Even if you pull the bolt, you don't dare to shoot randomly when you are on your own. The current situation is that you will either be killed by them or kill them!"