Lanke Chess Edge

Ji Yuan lay on a flat boulder and looked at the stars in the sky. From the corner of his eye, the little paper crane had already disappeared. This little guy has excellent hiding skills, a very clever mind, and a unique sense of spirituality. Not worried about anything.

The starlight in my eyes was bright, and slowly became blurred again. This is because the clouds gradually blocked the starry sky. In the second half of the night, thin snow began to fall, which should be the last few snowfalls in early spring.

In this environment, Ji Yuan actually felt a little sleepy, so he directly slept on the bed, and then fell asleep with his arms on his side, the golden armor under the stone remained in a cross-legged posture, His back was straight, and his eyes looked straight ahead without anger, as if the wind and snow couldn't affect him in the slightest.

On the other side, of course, the little paper crane flew to Nandao County. People are the best objects to observe, and they are also the little paper cranes' favorite to observe, especially in places where people gather, there are always interesting things to see.

Nandao County has always been regarded as one of the few relatively prosperous cities within a radius of several hundred miles. Although this is only in relative terms, it looks like a city after all.

It's late at night, and all the ordinary people in Nandao County are already underwater, but this doesn't mean that Nandao County is silent. On the contrary, no matter where you are, there will always be people living in a large area where people are living and resting. outside the corner.

In the south to the county seat, there is a relatively large house near the middle of the southern city wall, surrounded by a courtyard wall, several houses, and even a special ancestral hall.

Although there were no lights in the house at the moment, the family members of this family didn't sleep tonight. They just took off their coats while lying on the bed. At this time, they all sat up from the beds, put on their coats and went out.

Almost at the same time, everyone in several rooms came out.

The first half of tonight was still bright with stars, the second half of the night was already cloudy, and it was gradually snowing. The visibility outside was not very good. A few people came to the ancestral hall in the dark. Close the door of the shrine.

"Quick, hold the lamp."

"Why!"

A young man took out the fire folder he brought, blew it a few times to emit sparks, and then lit a candle on a candlestick in the ancestral hall. Immediately, the inside of the ancestral hall was illuminated by the candlelight. Because the ancestral hall was closed and had no windows, the outside There is almost no light to be seen, only a little light is seen from the cracks in the door and tiles.

"Come on, go to the back."

It was a strong old man in his sixties or seventies who gave the order, and led a few people around to the back of the wall of the ancestral hall, then took a shovel from the side, shoveled it down into a gap in the ground, inserted it into the gap and pressed down, A whole board of hardwood came loose.

"Come here and give me a hand!"

The old man squatted down with another middle-aged man, grabbed both sides of the hardwood board, and after a while of "one, two, three", moved the heavy hardwood board to one side.

As the hard board was moved away, a big black hole appeared in front of their eyes. The young man holding a candlestick looked inside and could see that it was a long and narrow tunnel.

"Boom..."

"Hey, the ones inside can come up!"

The old man took a shovel and tapped twice on the stone on the tunnel wall. The sound spread far into the depths of the tunnel. Not long after, there was a rustling sound from below, including the sound of dragging heavy objects and slight footsteps .

Under the illumination of the candlelight of the ancestral hall, a medium-sized wooden box with an arm's width appeared first at the entrance of the cave, and a voice came from below.

"Take your hand, give me a hand, it's very heavy!"

"Quick, rope and stick."

The old man on one side hastily ordered the others, and the woman on the other side immediately handed over the thick hemp rope that had been prepared long ago and wrapped in two nooses, and someone else found a round wooden stick.

The old man sent the noose to the hole. While waiting, the man below kept stretching his hands into his neckline to tickle. When he saw the noose came down, he quickly put the two nooses of the noose on both ends of the box. Others have passed short wooden sticks through the loops on the nooses.

"Okay, lift it up."

"Um!"

The old man was old but not weak, so he and the middle-aged man squatted down in front of the cave, letting the short stick fall on his shoulders.

"One, two, three, from..."

"Chuck..."

Amid the sound of the rope being tightened, the old man and the middle-aged man stood up slowly. The box also left the hole a little bit and was slowly lifted up to the ground. The box followed the two people above and sent the box to the ground beside it.

"boom……"

There was a muffled sound when the box fell to the ground, and the two people carrying the burden let out a little breath.

"It's really heavy, I almost can't stand up!" "Yeah, there must be a lot of good things!"

"That's not true, there are a lot of good things!"

The people from the bottom of the tunnel also climbed up, not one, but four people came up one after the other, apparently the other three were just waiting in the long and narrow tunnel before.

When all the people came out, everyone gathered around the box and carefully opened the box under the candlelight held by the young man.

"Wow..." "A lot of money..."

"Yeah, I've never seen so many valuable things in my life..."

In front of everyone's eyes, there was a box of good things, including all kinds of jewelry and beads, as well as a lot of copper coins and silver, some folded Chinese clothes, and some belts inlaid with jade and agate, and some Exquisite small utensils are mostly made of jade, copper and silver, and even a few exquisite short swords.

"It's really eye-opening, it's really eye-opening!"

"Hey, let's not talk about you, we are the same. I heard that this is just a robbery from an ordinary rich family, and it was shared with several groups of people. This is a full box!"

The person who spoke was the man who put the noose on his head before, and scratched the back of his neck severely.

The eyes of several people were shining, and they couldn't help reaching out to play with the treasure in the box. The woman on the side even took a gold hairpin and gestured on her head, and the smile on her face never disappeared.

"In the past two days, it is estimated that Old Li will send some more things. Be careful. We have to find some suitable carriages and horses in the city, and go to the big northern city to sell all the things. It's better to exchange them for cash. These Dazhen Tongbao, Let's cast a small part ourselves, and keep the rest hidden away."

"Why?"

The old man asked such a question, and a man who got up from the tunnel looked at the three companions who came together, and then answered.

"Uncle Li, according to what Old Li said, the war seems to be a bit unfavorable. In fact, not only us, but also some people are secretly transporting things to the back..."

The man who spoke said so, and stretched his hand behind his collar to tickle again. The old man on the side looked at him and then looked at the other three people next to him, and found that two of them were also tickling, and one stretched his hand from his waist to his shirt scratched his stomach, one scratched his back, and the third one scratched the outside of his thighs as well. He didn't like it enough, so he reached into his cotton pants and scratched directly.

"Are you so itchy?"

The three people who were scratching their itch paused, and the original smile of the leading man also subsided.

"I've been itching all over my body recently, not just me, but everyone else is the same, as if I've been bitten by fleas all the time."

Seeing what the man said, and seeing that the back of his hands seemed to be unable to scratch the itch, the old man took a step closer.

"Come on, let me scratch it for you."

As he spoke, he opened his shirt and reached in from his back. When he reached the center of his back, he felt a fine lump.

"Is this it?"

"Yes, yes, this is it, scratch, hey, yes, hiss...comfortable..."

The old man grabbed it for a while before pulling his hand out, but he smelled a foul smell from his hands, especially the nails.

"Oh, it's so smelly, you guys, you have to clean up yourselves. Now that you're back, you're not in a hurry to go back. When the sky is brighter, I'll ask Ayu and the others to boil a few large pots of hot water so that you can wash your hands well. Let's take a shower, the other side of the camp should be fine, right?"

"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, there are everyone in our army, and the control is not strict at all. After we withdraw for a while to rest, it will be even less so. There is also old Li to cover Dianmao, by the way, Uncle Li , get some good wine and good food!"

The old man smiled and patted the man on the shoulder.

"That's needless to say? Er Shunzi should be okay, right?"

"What can Old Li do? I want Uncle Li to make some extra preparations, so you can make money anyway."

"Hahaha, that's natural, and you kid, should you marry Ayu?"

"Hey, hehe..." "Hehehe..."

"Oh, Dad~~"

The men beside him gave a smirk, and the old man glanced at the other three men who came up from the tunnel, and laughed too.

"I've helped you find it too. Now that you have money, you don't have to worry about it. Let's go and finish the work here before going to the kitchen. The wine and meat are still warming up!"

At this moment, on the beam of the ancestral hall, the little paper crane got in at some time, squatting on it and staring at the bottom. Originally, he was more curious about what this family was doing sneaking into the ancestral hall, and thought it was fun, but after the four came up, the little paper crane Zhihe's attention was mainly focused on them.

The people below put the box back at the tunnel entrance, sealed the tunnel together, blew out the candles, and then left the ancestral hall one after another.

Before closing the door, the little paper crane swished out, passing the old man's hand like a breeze, with a light flap of its small wings, a thin black thread was blown out.

Seeing this thin line shoot into the darkness of the corner, the little paper crane immediately chased after it like a bird that found a bug. After flopping around the corner for a while, it jumped under a small grass like lightning. , the two paper wings pressed forward together, and they looked like a cat catching a little mouse.

Under the tip of the two wings of the little paper crane, there is a thing the size of eyeballs that is constantly twisting. However, although the two wings of the little paper crane are made of paper, although the soft soil underneath is soft, it can be blown up and down. Amidst the faint white light flashing, the black shadow just couldn't break free.