The river was windy and rainy, and it was dark and dark, Chang Yu had nothing to do, and he was sleepy and curled up in a corner of the cabin and fell asleep, and he was pushed awake in a daze, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Song Luoshu, and the governor had arrived.

Chang Yu turned over and got out of the cabin, the rain outside did not stop, gray but vaguely visible, the boat stood by the river, and the trees on the shore were luxuriant: "Where is this?" ”

"Official, this is near Yaodu Town, let's go ashore and walk" A captive leaned over and whispered, Chang Yu hummed, turned his head to look at Chen Wangting and the others: "Do you want to rest for a while?" ”

"A few of his subordinates are not too tired after taking turns at night, let's go to the city first" Chen Wangting shook his head, Chang Yu didn't speak, and rushed ashore with an arrow, even a prisoner wanted to jump up, but he didn't rest all night and his hands and feet were weak, and he almost fell into the river, Chen Wangting and Qiao Sanxiu grabbed the two of them and threw them directly onto the shore, so scared that the two screamed, Chang Yu in front of him subconsciously lowered his body and immediately felt that he was a little ridiculous, this is not that the lurking enemy camp does not need to be so careful.

Everyone went ashore to take the guys, and then looked at the faint sky, and saw that there were more than a dozen families not far in front of him, Chang Yu suddenly frowned: "Just like this, almost everyone can still call it a town?" ”

"Official, look behind you" The captive said and stretched out his hand to drag Chang Yu to be slapped down by the quick-eyed Song Luoshu, Chang Yu turned his head to look behind him, and couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that the west side of the river was the center of the town, and a rough count of at least dozens of households was a big town in this year.

A group of people wearing hats and robes passed quickly by the side of the village in the east, causing the local dogs in the village to bark wildly, and the host heard the sound and saw that the sky was slightly bright, and the rain did not stop, and he muttered a few words and went back to bed.

"Less than five miles ahead to Zhide City, you see, sir" The captive who led the way in front said and raised his hand and pointed at it, everyone raised their eyes, and there was a faint outline of a city in the rain curtain in the distance, but the sky was not bright and it was not real, but it was definitely bigger than Dongliu County.

Chang Yu looked around and there were dark mountains and forests in the distance, this Zhide County is surrounded by mountains, the only way into the mountain is the Yaodu River leading to the Yangtze River, and the mountain road on the bank of the river is the official road into the mountain, rugged and bumpy.

"How long do you think it's going to take to get here?" Chang Yu asked, and the tall captive thought for a while: "If you take the land road from Dongliu County, you have to go around the big lake in the east of the city, and you have to walk more than 20 miles, and the road into the mountain is actually the same as our waterway, and the mountain road is along the river......

"The Governor asked you how long it would take for them to arrive, and you actually talked about those useless things" Wu Zhong scolded in a low voice, and the captive hurriedly said: "I guess it's half an hour slower than us."

Chang Yu sighed and suddenly asked, "What are your two names?" ”

"I call Yuan Chou nicknamed the wronged big head, and he called Fan Yan nicknamed the salt dealer" The tall captive hurriedly said, and everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the hard work and suppressed emotions along the way suddenly disappeared.

The sky is getting brighter but the rain is getting heavier and heavier, although everyone is still wet inside and out, and the night boat is extremely tired and hungry, but Chang Yu doesn't say stop and no one dares to say anything, so he gritted his teeth and persisted.

The outline of the county seat is already clear at a glance, the city gate is closed, there is no figure to be seen at the head of the city, there are some houses scattered outside the city, and some people are already curling with smoke.

Not many people have approached the outside of the city, and after walking around the city wall, there is no abnormality, especially there is no sign of any prevention in the city, Chang Yu is happy in his heart, maybe those few fish who have slipped through the net have not come to deliver the letter at all, if this is the case, wait for the city gate to open at dawn and directly mix in and kill!

It's just that the city gate is not open at the moment, and everyone is cold and tired, so Chang Yu found a yard with a smoking chimney and knocked on the door, and a woman's voice came from inside: "Who, early in the morning."

"The second aunt opened the door is me" Chang Yu didn't think about how to answer, the big head opened his mouth and came, it turned out to be a pure Dongliu County accent, everyone was stunned and said that it was really a relative of this house, and was about to ask him, so he heard the woman inside muttering: "Who, what second aunt ......" said and opened the courtyard door and suddenly saw six or seven big men wrapped like rice dumplings standing at the door, frightened mother, fell to the ground, and a rough male voice came from the house: "What's wrong with the child?" ”

"Auntie, we are going to enter the city, the city gate is not open, find a place to shelter from the rain," said the big head to help the woman, but at this time a man ran out of the hall with a pig-killing knife in his hand: "Robber, you ......" The voice stopped abruptly, and the tip of Song Luoshu's knife was already against his throat: "Let's take shelter from the rain and leave when the city gate opens, do you understand?" ”

"Ming, understood......" The pig-killing knife in the man's hand fell to the ground, Chang Yu leaned over and picked it up and looked at it: "Are you a butcher?" The man snorted, Chang Yu took out a piece of broken silver and stuffed it into his hand: "If you have meat, it's better to use bones to make soup for us, okay?" ”

"Okay, okay!" The woman, who was still panicking just now, hurriedly snatched the silver from the man's hand, put it on her sleeve and wiped it again and again, and smiled at Chang Yu and the others: "How many ...... Good man, you go to the house first, sit down, and dry your clothes."

"We are not good men" Chang Yu smiled and entered the hall, as usual, the four walls of the house were empty, Song Luoshu glanced at the side room, a little girl curled up in the corner, her eyes were full of fear: "Don't be afraid, we are not bad people" said and smiled.

The butcher set up a fire in the hall, and the people began to bake their clothes, and the women began to stew meat and soup for them in the grass hut in the courtyard, and the big man and the salt seller fell asleep unconsciously against the corner.

Rich and easy to do, the host quickly made a pot of hot soup and some dry buns to eat, nutritious and cold, everyone gobbled up, the man was next to him and smirked, but obviously he was not stupid at all, because he didn't ask where these people came from, he was smarter than anyone else, what could a person with a knife on his body be a good way to come from these years.

"Brother, do you go to the city every day to sell meat?" Chang Yu took the initiative to chat with him while eating, and the man squatted at the door and snorted, "Not necessarily, sometimes I only go once in two or three days, there are several butchers in the city, and the business is not as good as others......"

"When will the gates open?"

"On weekdays (5-7 o'clock in the morning), it will rain heavily today, and it will be late, and it will be around the hour (7-9 in the morning) The butcher said and looked up at the direction of the city, when it will be opened, not to see when those masters will get up."

Chang Yu's heart moved: "You said that those rebels in the city, aren't the people who open the city gates generally the work of the husband, how can they ......?"

"In previous years, there was no soldier in this city, and the patrols of the yamen were in charge of everything in the city, and opening the city gate and closing the city gate were also responsible for catching and changing the husband, but this rebel army was very different when it came, they were in charge of everything in the city, and when to open and close the door was what they said...... "The butcher said and turned his head to Chang Yu and smiled: "You are not a rebel, right?"

"Oh, we're not rebels, are we robbers?" Chang Yu smiled, and the butcher also smiled: "The rebels and robbers will not be so polite to the common people, let alone give silver."

"Then what do you think we do" Wu Zhong asked, and the butcher shook his head: "I don't want to know, I don't want to find trouble."

"You are a smart man" Chang Yu threw the broken silver to him again: "I want to rest in your house for a long time, let me know when the city gate opens, and you know what to do" He said and pointed to the little girl in the east wing, the meaning is very clear, don't shout everywhere.

The butcher nodded, got up and went out, Chang Yu said to Chen Wangting and the others: "You go to sleep first, I'll keep an eye on it."