Xiao Dong listened to Zhang Shi's words, his voice trembled, his heart was suspicious, and he said: "Zhang Yuanwai, if you have any discoveries, you might as well say it and listen to it, so that everyone can refer to it together." ”

Zhang Shi said in a trembling voice: "Although Wangjiazhuang is very large, except for the two big willow trees at the entrance of the village, there is not even a single tree in the village. W-Isn't that weird?"

Zhang Shi's voice fell, and the shopkeeper Hu patted his head and said: "Zhang Yuanwai said it well! No wonder since we entered the village, we always felt a little weird." The houses in the village are exactly the same, and the streets are very neat, but there are no trees, and everywhere we go, it seems that people are staring at us! If there were trees, maybe we wouldn't have this strange feeling. ”

Qin Lao Wu also suddenly realized at this time, thought for a moment, and then said: "I am a rough person, not as careful as Zhang Yuanwai and Hu Shopkeeper. As soon as you two said that, I remembered it too. There really isn't a single tree in the village, and everywhere you go, it's all empty, it's fucking weird!"

At this time, Shopkeeper Song and others also walked out of the cabin one after another, seeing Xiao Dong, Zhang Shi and others with solemn expressions, knowing that something big had happened, they hurriedly inquired about Shopkeeper Hu. Shopkeeper Hu whispered about today's experience in Wangjiazhuang, and Shopkeeper Song and others also changed their expressions, and their hearts were shocked. Shopkeeper Luo slapped his thigh even more, and said in a trembling voice: "I knew that there would be so much trouble when I went out this time, so I might as well not do this deal!"

Xiao Dong raised his eyebrows and glanced at the shopkeeper Luo, with a chill in his eyes. Shopkeeper Luo was startled, knowing that Xiao Dong was ruthless, and his words offended him, but he was afraid that there would be endless troubles. It was the shopkeeper who hurriedly closed his mouth tightly and did not dare to speak again.

At this time, the shopkeeper Yin, whose ears were cut off, also walked out of the cabin. I saw that his head was wrapped in a white cloth, his face was yellow, and he walked staggeringly, and he still did not seem to have woken up from his fright.

Xiao Dong saw that everyone had gathered, sneered, and said: "What is strange about Wangjiazhuang, it has nothing to do with us at all. We just want a piece of wood to make a mast, and we don't have to have any entanglement with the local snake in Dongliao County. Hmph, since the bright one can't work, let's give him a dark one. ”

Zhang Shi, Shopkeeper Hu and others listened to Xiao Dong's voice viciously, and their hearts were all cold. The white shopkeeper said: "What does Lord Xiao mean, do you want to secretly start and grab the wood?"

Xiao Dong nodded with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "Wei Erbao said that the surnamed Wang sent people to purchase wood, bricks and tiles, and piled them all up on the Sky Ridge. Let's find the ridge tonight, take a few logs back, and then ask Wei Erbao to make a mast for us. At present, we have been delayed for more than 20 days, and if we delay any longer, the strong winds and currents at sea will change direction, and we will not be able to go to Fuso. At that time, the goods of the shopkeepers can only be smashed in their hands, hehe. ”

After Xiao Dong finished speaking, the faces of Shopkeeper Hu and the others changed greatly, and they looked at each other. After a while, the shopkeeper Hu said: "Master Xiao is right! We are already difficult to ride a tiger, and we can only go all the way to the dark!"

Shopkeeper Song and others nodded yes one after another. Shopkeeper Yin also echoed: "Our net worth and lives are all on this boat, and we must not retreat at this time! I have already lost two ears, if I don't continue this deal, won't my ears be lost in vain? We will obey and never dare to disobey. ”

Xiao Dong clapped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Since the shopkeepers have made up their minds, let's think of another idea." ”

When he said this, he paused slightly, and then said: "After dark tonight, Xiao went to Motianling with Zhu Gongzi and the boatman and came back with wood. Hmph, little Dongliao County, I don't think anyone can stop us!"

Li Qiufeng heard Xiao Dong mention himself, and thought to himself, the surname Xiao seemed to be a dog jumping off the wall in a hurry. However, it is better to repair the ship as soon as possible, and then we can go to Fuso, so as not to stop here again.

It's just that he thought about it, he said to Murong Qiushui that he would not get off the boat again, wouldn't it be too embarrassing if he went to steal wood with Xiao Dong and was bumped into by Murong Qiushui?

After Xiao Dong finished speaking, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one. Qin Lao Wu had no objection, and said with a smile: "There are five boatmen on my boat. Tonight I took my three brothers with me, and I came back with two logs. Haha, haha. ”

Xiao Dong nodded, and looked at Li Qiufeng again. It's just that seeing Li Qiufeng's thoughtful appearance, he didn't agree like Qin Lao Wu, and he was a little unhappy in his heart. It was he who snorted and said, "Zhu Gongzi seems to be a little disdainful of Xiao's idea, is there a better way for Zhu Gongzi?" ”

Li Qiufeng hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Lord Xiao is very impressive. However, listening to what Zhang Yuanwai, Shopkeeper Hu and Fifth Brother Qin said, Wangjiazhuang is so eccentric, and the owner of the village must be an extremely difficult character to mess with. If we go to the top of the Sky Ridge to steal the wood, we must plan carefully, lest the surnamed Wang have another poisonous plan on the Sky Ridge, and then the wood theft will not succeed, but fall into his trap. ”

Xiao Dong saw that Li Qiufeng had no objection to his idea, and his heart was a little more relaxed, and he said: "It's just a rich man outside the gate, what should he do? Trees are not allowed to be planted in the palace of the capital, because they are afraid that there will be martial arts masters who will sneak into the palace and hide, and plot to assassinate the emperor." Didn't Wei Erbao say that the south of Dongliao County is bordered by the sea, and the east and west sides are full of reeds, so it is impossible to plant trees. Although there are trees on the hills north of the city, there are no big trees. Wangjiazhuang is outside the north gate of Dongliao County, and it is impossible to plant trees if you want to, which is a little weird, so why should we worry about these little things?"

When Shopkeeper Hu and the others heard Xiao Dong say this, they recalled what Wei Erbao said, and they all nodded yes, praising Xiao Dong's eyes like a torch and his confidence. Although Zhang Shi and Qin Lao Wu didn't think so, they didn't dare to contradict Xiao Dong, so they had to echo a few words. Li Qiufeng knew that Xiao Dong was narrow-minded, and if he was slightly dissatisfied, this person would definitely be suspicious. is because he also learned from Zhang Shi and Qin Lao Wu, and slapped Xiao Dong's ass. Xiao Dong was extremely proud, stroked his beard and listened to everyone's praise, and finally said, "Since everyone has no objections, let's get ready." After dark, Xiao, Zhu Gongzi and the boatman went to Motianling to do errands. ”

When Xiao Dong said this, he paused slightly, and then said: "But as the saying goes, if you know your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. When we first came here, we didn't know where the Ferris Ridge was, so we had to find out first, so as not to be like Zhang Yuanwai and Hu Shopkeeper, and I didn't know the details of Wangjiazhuang, so we went rashly, but the fox didn't fight, but caused a commotion!"

Zhang Shi and Shopkeeper Hu heard Xiao Dong say this, although they smiled with a smile on their faces, they secretly thought in their hearts, let's go to Wangjiazhuang to do business, aren't we forced by you to go?

I only heard Xiao Dong say: "We are going to send people to the shore to inquire with the locals about where this Ferris Ridge is and what is the situation on the ridge." ”

When he said this, he paused slightly, and then continued: "Among us people, if we are well-informed, we will naturally be headed by Zhang Yuanwai. If you talk about your tongue, you have to be the most powerful shopkeeper. It's just that Zhang Yuanwai and Shopkeeper Hu went to Wangjiazhuang today and met with many people. If those Zhuang Ding in Wangjiazhuang lurk near the dock, they are afraid that it will be unfavorable to Zhang Yuanwai and Hu Zhang. So we have to choose another person to go to the dock to inquire about the news. ”

Xiao Dong said as he glanced at everyone. Zhang Shi and Shopkeeper Hu were relieved when they heard that Xiao Dong did not let them get off the boat to inquire about the news. Shopkeeper Song, Shopkeeper Yin and others were startled, and they all lowered their heads, for fear that Xiao Dong would force him to get off the boat to do errands, and he would inevitably worry about his life.

Xiao Dong's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and finally fell on the face of Shopkeeper Yin. Although Shopkeeper Yin lowered his head, he secretly glanced at Xiao Dong from time to time out of the corner of his eye. When he saw Xiao Dong looking at him, he only said that he wanted to let him get off the boat to find out the news, and the shopkeeper Yin was heartbroken, and said in a trembling voice: "Xiao, Lord Xiao, my injury is not healed yet, even if I want to contribute to the adult, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it." What's more, if I go ashore to inquire about the news, it will definitely make people suspicious, and it will inevitably ruin Lord Xiao's big thing. It's an adult or someone else. I see that the white shopkeeper is full of wisdom, and if he is the one who comes out, he will definitely be able to handle this matter properly. ”