Sword: Li Yunlong advised me to be civilized

"Captain, according to the intelligence analysis brought back by Shunzi, the person with Heiwa should be one of our own, and very likely an underground comrade." Xing Zhiguo gave a rough conclusion.

Li Yunlong sucked on the cigarette butt, always feeling something was wrong!

"Shunzi, think carefully again. What accent did that person have? What did he say?"

"Captain, they spoke with a local accent, but we were afraid of being discovered if we got too close, so we didn't hear exactly what they said! Oh, Captain! There's one more!" Shunzi seemed to remember something.

"Say it!"

"That! Heiwa, he seems to be gnawing on beef. I've seen him before when I was a waiter in the city. It's exactly the same. Wow, such a big piece of braised beef. Heiwa, that kid, the way he gnawed it, it was crunchy and delicious..." Speaking of food, Shunzi's eyebrows immediately lit up with joy.

Gulp, Gulp...numerous Adam's apples throbbed...

Beef! That's beef! The feudal dynasty had fallen, but the means of production for growing flowers remained very backward. In the eyes of these warriors, who came from peasant backgrounds, cattle were more precious than their own lives...

But what did the guy with Heiwa do? He gave Heiwa a whole piece of beef.

Li Yunlong wanted to curse, but he couldn't open his mouth. If he opened his mouth, saliva would come out. He couldn't afford to lose face.

I could only give him a vicious look and said, Shunzi, Shunzi, why don’t you say something else? Why do you have to talk about food?

Everyone had been hungry for three days. They could still find some bird eggs or something in the woods, but they were given priority to the seriously injured.

You are bringing up all sorts of issues! Wait till you see how I will deal with you!

......

"Captain, Heiwa and the others have entered the village!" Another scout rushed back.

Li Yunlong felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have intercepted Niu Rou first. Well, he should have stopped them first. Now that the people have entered the manor, he can't just walk in and take them away, right?

I looked up at the sun, which had already set in the west. I estimated that it would be dark in another hour!

"Xing Zhiguo, go, take some people and catch a spy. Find out where that guy came from. Also, how is his family doing in the local area? Have they ever bullied the locals?"

"Yes!"

The person who took Heiwa away could basically be ruled out as an enemy, but being in the enemy-occupied area, Li Yunlong had to be extremely careful.

......

Smoke curls from the chimneys of Xujia Village. An old yellow horse unsteadily pulls a two-wheeled cart, the creaking of its wheels echoing across the village path. Pale yellow earthen houses slowly recede into the distance, and in the distance, faint blue bricks and black tiles can be seen...

"Heiwa, get out of here!" Xu Zhenhua patted the haystack.

"Brother, I'm hiding!"

"You're still talking? You're trying to cover up your mistake again!"

"I know, I know. I exposed myself..."

"Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll beat you up!"

"..."

In this era, transportation depends on walking and communication depends on shouting, but if a new face appears in the village, everyone will know about it in a moment.

The key point is that Heiwa has a gunshot wound on his body, and there must be someone who can't resist the temptation of the white bandit's bounty, so it's better to keep something in reserve!

......

Xu Zhenhua's adoptive father did not treat Uncle Laogui badly. After Uncle Laogui got married, he set up his own business. The house was built with blue bricks and the money was provided by the Xu family. It was near the Xu residence and could be reached in no time.

In the firewood room, a wooden board was placed against the wall, covered with a thick mattress. Heiwa sat on the edge of the bed with a flushed face, lowering his head and not daring to look up.

"Oh, poor child, why do you have so many scars on your body? Your mother would be so heartbroken if she knew!"

A middle-aged woman, wearing a blue cloth dress with small floral patterns, was mumbling with tears in her eyes, gently wiping Heiwa's back with a towel in her hand, fearing that she would hurt Heiwa if she was too heavy-handed, even though the scars had long since healed.

The middle-aged woman is called Shen Zhaodi, the daughter-in-law of Uncle Gui. She is a typical rural woman, kind and simple...

Mother? Hei Wa seemed to be thinking about something, his lips tightly pursed, and he said nothing. Under his lowered head, one could faintly see the shimmering...

Xu Zhenhua turned his back and raised his head as if he was looking at the beams of the house. Only he knew that tears were welling up in his eyes. Despite his young age, the scars on his back were so shocking that one could guess who had left them with such beatings.

Damn it, you bastard! I must... destroy this rotten old society!

"Master Zhenhua, Heiwa is with me, don't worry! No one else will know!"

"Oh! Sorry to bother you, auntie!"

Shen Zhaodi was slightly stunned. "Young Master, you've changed so much in five years!" Then she smiled!

"Hey! Master, why are you being so polite to me? When you were a kid, I was the one who held your diaper..."

"Forehead?"

As she was speaking, Shen Zhaodi had already walked out the door carrying the wash basin. With a loud splash, the water splashed into the yard...

"What the hell are you laughing at? If you laugh again, I'll beat you up, do you know?" Xu Zhenhua, who had his secret exposed, was so angry.

"Don't laugh, don't laugh!"

Heiwa immediately turned his back to Xu Zhenhua, lowered his head, covered his mouth, and shrugged his shoulders...

......

"Master, you should wash your face quickly! You're as dirty as a kitten! Ah Gui went to get your luggage and will be back soon, just in time for you to change into clean clothes! Look at you, you're not a kid anymore, but you still love to dig into mud puddles like a kid!"

I had just arrived home last night and was sent out early in the morning, leaving my luggage at Xu's house...

"Hey hey hey! Auntie, I can do it myself, OK, OK, I'll go to the next room..."

Unable to resist his aunt's enthusiasm, Xu Zhenhua took the washbasin and slipped away as if escaping...

My child, your aunt always bathed you when you were little...

Shen Zhaodi stood at the door. The eldest young master's temperament has changed! He is shy now! His temper is better than before. She sighed and turned back to the house.

"Aunt! Is my eldest brother's family really a feudal landlord?" Heiwa hesitated for a long time, but still asked.

"What is a feudal landlord?"

"It's the rich who bully the common people!"

"Ah... I understand. Our Old Master Xu and the eldest young master never bully others! The only ones who bully others are Butler Ma and the second young master!"

Shen Zhaodi seemed to remember something and muttered to herself.

"Alas! If Master Zhenhua could be the head of the family, everyone's life would be much easier! But the Second Madam's family is...Alas! I'm afraid the Master can't defeat them!"

Heiwa just breathed a sigh of relief, but then became nervous again. His eldest brother was indeed a good man, but it seemed that there was a lot of trouble at his eldest brother's family.

"Oh! It's all Aunt's fault for being so nosy. Why are you saying all this? Boy, listen to Aunt, these are not our business. The fortune teller said that the young master will be a top-notch figure in the future and will definitely be able to turn misfortune into fortune..."

The nagging words seemed to be spoken to Heiwa, but more like they were spoken to Shen Zhaodi herself.

......

Uncle Laogui came back carrying a suitcase.

"Master, I met the Second Young Master!"

Xu Jizu?

Xu Zhenhua raised his eyebrows, his memory of his younger brother still stuck in five years ago.

"Uncle Laogui, what did he say?"

"Second Young Master didn't say much else, he just checked to see if we had done the job! Young Master, then I said..." Uncle Lao Gui hesitated.

"Haha! Uncle Laogui, you are not making up stories, are you?" Xu Zhenhua laughed.

"Hehe! Master, how could that be? I just can't make up lies, so I can only tell you the truth. Five thousand dollars was robbed by a soldier, and then you hurried to the backyard!"

This kid must have gone to look for his mother!

Xu Zhenhua's eyes flickered. "Okay! Let's begin!"

"Uncle Laogui, help me find some manpower...