Gou Dafu was really anxious: "This, this, this...... You have been in the yamen for so many years, he is a master, and he is not an official, why? ”

"Why? Just because he can speak on behalf of the county now. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info In the name of the county, he can find a reason at random, I am just a small official, and I can only roll up and leave. ”

Gou Dafu panicked now, he was in a hurry, his family was able to make a fortune, he relied on Gou Ergui's support on weekdays, it was impossible to earn this family business by himself, Gou Ergui fell, and the Gou family's road to wealth was broken. However, he didn't have many ideas about official matters, so he tried to propose: "Why don't we give the master a generous gift?" ”

In fact, Gou Ergui fought this idea, and what he was waiting for was the eldest brother's words: "Other than that, there is no other way." Although it is a bit abrupt to give a gift rashly, it is better than sweeping the floor and then remedy. It's just that the big brother is going to break the bank. ”

Although Gou Dafu was heartbroken, he also prioritized the priorities: "It's okay, brothers don't care about this, and besides, I can't save this business without you." ”

Just when the two brothers were discussing countermeasures, the housekeeper came to knock on the door, "The eldest master, the second master, it's not good, I heard that the nearby Longyin Village was robbed by the Li people, and our relative Huang Lao Ye not only lost his family property, but also lost his life!" ”

The two of them were shocked, Longyin Village was only a few dozen miles away from Hefeng Village, Master Huang was a distant relative of their Gou family, and he was also a big local family. Gou Ergui opened the door: "Is the news true?" ”

The housekeeper replied: "Back to the second master, this is what the villagers who fled from Longyin Village said, the Li people picked on big households, not only robbing money, but also taking people's lives. ”

If it were usual, maybe the two brothers would still have a little luck, hoping that the Li people would not kill here. However, Gou Ergui has only experienced the siege of the Li people, and he is already a frightened bird, so he didn't dare to take any luck, so he hurriedly said to Gou Dafu: "Big brother quickly clean up the softness, call the whole family, and follow me to the county seat. I left overnight, and I'm afraid it's too late. ”

Gou Dafu cried with a sad face: "Our family's silver is in the cellar, and we can't take it away for a while, this is all the belongings, if it is robbed by the Li people, our family will be defeated!" ”

"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood. These Li people only take away the floating wealth, but not the land, as long as the land is still there, the silver can always be earned. ”

However, Gou Dafusheng loves money like his life, and asked him to leave all his belongings behind, which is more uncomfortable than killing him, no matter how Gou Ergui persuades him, he insists on transporting the silver away. However, there are not so many ready-made carriages, and when they are ready, and it takes time to carry the silver, they will certainly not be able to walk before dark, and it is not safe to walk at night when dragging the family with them, and they will not be able to leave until the next morning at the earliest.

Gou Ergui pointed at his eldest brother with hatred: "The rat's eyes are narrow, and when he loses his life, it's too late to regret it." "Having said that, after all, they are brothers, and it is also good for them to keep their money, so after thinking about it, they still stayed, and I only hope that the Li people will not come too quickly.

According to common sense, you can't march and fight at night, and the Li people are halfway robbers who haven't washed the mud on their feet, just a rabble, and they are still robbing dozens of miles away at this time, and it is impossible to arrive so quickly, even if they count and transport their belongings, I am afraid it will take a lot of effort.

With such a fluke mentality, the Gou brothers collected enough carriages when it was dark, and instructed their subordinates to pick up the silver and load the carts overnight. Before dawn on the second day, he urged the ladies to also get into the car, and after everything was ready, the east had already revealed the white fish belly.

Gou Dafu said proudly: "Second brother, look, it's really too much, a group of mud-legged people robbed the house, I'm afraid that the robbery of a big family can't walk when they see the money, where did they come so fast." We take the silver away, and it is no better than the cheap ones of these mud legs. ”

Gou Ergui smiled reluctantly, didn't speak, just urged to leave. The scene of the Li people breaking into the door after the siege of the city is still vivid, and he always feels unsteady in his heart.

The silver was taken away, and the valuable family was reluctant to pull it down, feeling that he didn't care about this moment anyway, so he loaded the satin cloth, rosewood furniture, porcelain bought in Guangdong, and so on. At the end, he looked at the house and sighed: "It's a pity that the house has been renovated just now, I just ask those Li people not to break it." ”

Gou Ergui finally couldn't bear it anymore and scolded: "Enough, I've spent so much more time, I won't even take the house away." If you don't leave, I'll go, too lazy to care about your life or death! ”

Gou Dafu smiled and said: "Second brother, don't blame, it's for the brother, let's go." When we settle down in the county, we will go to give gifts to the master and keep your errands. ”

Seeing his lazy appearance, Gou Ergui was also helpless, snorted, turned around and got into the car. Gou Dafu also got into the car and ordered to go down: "Let's go!" ”

The convoy passed through the village, with some villagers pointing and talking in the back.

"I heard that the Gou family moved to the county seat to avoid the Li people."

"Yes, Longyin Village has suffered. But I heard that this group of Li people picks big families, our group of bitter haha, it shouldn't be okay, right? ”

"Who knows, but we don't have anything to rob people from, and we have nowhere to go, so we're left to fate."

"I hope that God will open his eyes and let the Li people rob the Gou family, so that they will not harm the township again."

"That's it, it's not been a day or two since the Gou family embezzled our fields, and everyone knows that he relies on his brothers in the county to bully us honest people, but there is nothing he can do about them. If it was really robbed by the Li people, it would be regarded as a sigh for us. ”

The Gou brothers couldn't hear this, and even if they heard it, they wouldn't care, anyway, a few complaints wouldn't hurt them in the slightest.

Leaving the village to the north, you only need to walk about 20 miles to reach the county seat, and Longyin Village is in the east, as long as you are not blocked in the village, walk a few miles, you will not meet the Li people from Longyin Village. Just as the Gou brothers were glad that they had escaped, there was a faint sound of footsteps in the woods to the east, which sounded like there were quite a few people.

Gou Ergui's face changed, and a large group of people suddenly appeared at this juncture, which was definitely not a good thing, urging the horseman who was driving the car: "Hurry up, hurry up!" ”

Gou Dafu reacted a little slower, and before he could react, a group of people walked out of the woods, looking dressed in Li costumes, with a common hook knife pinned to the waist of the Li people.

Afraid of something, Gou Dafu reacted, trembled and grabbed Gou Ergui's arm, and muttered: "They are here, what should I do, what should I do?" ”

The Li people over there spotted the convoy here, and shouted at the first burly leader, and the team changed from walking to trotting, and quickly approached this way.