mtlumby2d Chapter 179 A complete show
Chapter 179 A complete show
When leaving the crowd, Shen Mazi hurriedly whispered in Shen Zhiqiu's ear: "Old Third, what should we do?"
Shen Zhiqiu thought for a moment and answered:
"When we get down the mountain later, I'll find an excuse for you to go ahead and investigate the situation. Then you can tell them not to dig kudzu roots yet. Arrange some old men to dig wild vegetables, and try to hide the women and girls."
Shen Mazi nodded, but still looked worried: "If it was a few days later, we would have succeeded. Don't tell me, these bandits are very cunning."
Shen Zhiqiu felt that Shen Mazi had hit the nail on the head. The second in command was not a simple person, so they still needed to be more careful.
After the two men had discussed the matter, they returned to the entrance of the stronghold, where a number of bandits had already been gathered.
Shen Zhiqiu was shocked and said to several of the bandit leaders' trusted followers:
"Brother, let's go check the situation. There's really no need to go with so many people. If we don't find out what's going on, it will easily alert the enemy."
The people thought it made sense, so they selected about 20 people to go down the mountain together. After going down the mountain, Shen Zhiqiu specifically asked Shen Mazi, Dahu, and Shen Fugui to go ahead and check the situation.
To put it simply, there are fewer people and a smaller target, and when they come out they wear more ragged clothes, making it easier for them to blend into the refugee group.
He led a large group of more than 20 people to find a relatively secluded hillside with a thorn bush nearby to observe the situation below.
There were no people in the valley at this time. Only the group of people with carriages and horses were setting up the pot to cook. The woman in the carriage still did not show up.
Even Shen Zhiqiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's been such a long time, and this guy doesn't even get out of the car to move around?
It's not a good idea to just wait like that at the foot of the mountain, right?
At this time, a bandit pointed at the carriage and said, "Brother, you don't know that there is a beautiful young lady sitting in this carriage."
After saying this, he showed a greedy expression.
Shen Zhiqiu raised his eyebrows: "Have you seen it, brother?"
The bandit said, "I haven't seen them, but they tried to break into our checkpoint before, and the brothers all guessed so. Don't they say that rich girls are all pretty?"
Shen Zhiqiu was speechless. It turned out that he had never seen this group of bandits before. However, he was really curious about how they got through the checkpoint and how the bandits let them go, so he asked directly.
The bandits' answer was that they later paid a lot of money to the village, so the leaders did not pursue the matter. However, the third leader once said that letting them go was only temporary, and sooner or later they would go up the mountain obediently.
Shen Zhiqiu understood that this group of bandits did not force the refugees too much because they had thought it through. When they were forced to do so, the refugees living at the foot of the mountain would go up the mountain or choose to leave the women behind and go to the northern border even if they were unwilling.
This must be relatively accurate information. I'm afraid they might really be defeated.
About half an hour later, Shen Mazi and his companions returned with Guo Laoer and Shen Douzi.
The two people following behind pretended to be timid. Shen Zhiqiu gave Shen Mazi a look: "What's going on? Who are these two people?"
Shen Mazi looked as if he had seen a ghost: "These two people said they wanted to come to our village. There were many refugees with them. I don't know what happened to them. Did they eat something bad or touch something? They have rashes all over their bodies, and they are very itchy."
Shen Zhiqiu suddenly jumped away: "Hurry up and let them stay away, don't let it be a plague!"
As soon as these words were spoken, several bandits who had wanted to come forward to check exclaimed and moved away.
Shen Douzi was smart and had an expression that looked like he was about to cry: "It shouldn't be a plague. No one has died among us. It's just that my whole body is itchy.
We also want to go to the mountain stronghold to seek refuge with the king, but after getting these rashes on our bodies, we are afraid that the king will think it is a plague, so we want to wait until the rashes heal before going up the mountain. "
As he spoke, he pulled open his clothes, revealing a shocking red bump on his chest.
Moreover, the two of them could not help scratching, leaving red marks on their chests, necks, and arms.
Shen Zhiqiu quickly covered his mouth with a piece of cloth, hid far away, and made a very disgusted expression:
"Alright, alright, get out of here. You all have to be well before you can go up the mountain. If we let you go up now and infect our village, who will we turn to?"
Shen Mazi and the others also followed suit: "Yeah, get out of here, it's really unlucky!"
Guo Laoer and Shen Douzi's expressions were also very appropriate. They looked like they wanted to continue saying nice things and accept them, but they were afraid of the swords in the bandits' hands, so they walked away looking back every few steps.
Shen Zhiqiu asked quickly: "What's wrong with you two? You didn't have close contact with these two people just now!"
His expression showed concern.
Shen Mazi said: "Of course not. We saw the rashes on their necks and hands, so we kept our distance from them."
Shen Zhiqiu pretended to be relieved, then asked those trusted bandits:
"Brother, what do you think we should do about this? Can't we go down to check it out?"
One of the bandits looked at Shen Zhiqiu as if he were a fool:
"Brother, are you okay? Why are we leaving the mountain now? If by any chance we get infected with the disease, the boss will kick us out and leave us to fend for ourselves."
Several other bandits also said: "Yes, let's go back and tell the truth, saying that those people begged to go up the mountain, but we didn't dare to bring them back."
Shen Zhiqiu saw that his goal had been achieved, and he also showed a look of fear:
"Okay, let's not go down. It's no big deal if we get sick. But if we infect the village leader and other brothers, it will be a big sin."
Here, Guo Laoer and Shen Douzi returned to the cave, and Shen Youyou quickly arranged for them to wash repeatedly with soap.
In fact, they just smeared some yam juice on their bodies.
The alkaloids in yam mucus can easily cause skin allergies.
For more sensitive people, their skin may have an allergic reaction when it comes into contact with the mucus of yam, resulting in itching, redness, swelling, etc.
Of course, not everyone will experience a similar situation, so four or five people tried it, and Guo Laoer and Shen Douzi's rashes were the most obvious.
When Shen Mazi came back, everyone knew that the Pueraria wine was almost ready, and it only took a few more days to make it. Shen Youyou suddenly had an idea and came up with this idea.
It was estimated that even if his father and others went back to report, the bandits would not easily come down the mountain to check. After all, these red bumps looked too much like a plague.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Master Shen said happily:
"These bandits reacted very quickly. They realized something was wrong in such a short time. Fortunately, we are smart and came up with such a good idea."
Father Shen also spoke up:
"Those on night duty these few days should pay more attention to the village. If we see three lights hung up, we should act quickly. There are only a dozen people like Lao San, and it is difficult to tie up all those bandits."
Hunter Gao also added that he asked you to carry more Zonglu ropes when you make them. When the time comes, tie up both men and women. Don't be careless and lose Jingzhou.
Shen Youyou was happy, Grandpa Gao had learned to be careless and lose the opportunity.
However, the closer it got to the agreed time, the more uneasy Shen Youyou felt, fearing that something unexpected might happen.
After all, there are too many people in the village. If a few of them slip through the net, they might lose everything.