According to the battle report sent by Liu Meng, Ma Yongzhen used smoke attack like smoking out a rat, and finally smoked Gu Xiancheng off Jiulongzhang.
Ma Yongzhen gathered all his forces and ambushed on the west side of the main peak of Jiulongzhang. Hundreds of rebels who fled down the mountain in panic were hit head-on. Most of them laid down their weapons and surrendered, and less than one-tenth escaped.
The bandit leader Gu Xiancheng was shot by an arrow, but this guy was like an immortal cockroach and escaped alone with the arrow. Ma Yongzhen was organizing people to search for Gu Xiancheng's whereabouts, but the Jiulongzhang area was full of strange peaks and valleys and lush vegetation. Searching for a person among them was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Unless you pick up the goddess of luck's thong and use it to threaten her for help, it is almost impossible for Ma Yongzhen and his hundreds of men to search Gu Xiancheng out of Jiulongzhang.
As the saying goes, good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years. Things in this world are often like this. The more you hate someone and wish he would die immediately, the more likely he is to die, and he will cause trouble for you from time to time.
Qin Mu was helpless. He thought for a moment and ordered Liu Meng, "Tell Ma Yongzhen to withdraw his troops. Let the Anyuan County garrison continue the search. Well, Anyuan County has also organized a baojia system. Let the local jiading strengthen patrols and do their best to capture anyone with an arrow wound."
"Sir, this Gu Xiancheng is really abominable. If we don't find him this time, he will probably jump out and cause trouble again in the future. Why don't you let Ma Yongzhen search again?" Liu Meng was somewhat unwilling. Gu Xiancheng had been hit by an arrow and he would definitely not be able to escape far alone.
Qin Mu sighed and said, "We have to retreat. Yang Tinglin has become a hands-off boss, and I haven't had time to reason with him. We have to provide food and fodder for Ma Yongzhen and Cui Feng's troops of nearly a thousand people. You know how difficult the road from Huichang to Jiulongzhang is. Most of the food and fodder will be consumed on the way. If we delay any longer, we will all be left with nothing."
Huichang borders Fujian and Guangdong. After the Zhoutian Salt Mine was dug out, Qin Mu kept sending people to Fujian and Guangdong to buy grain. However, the roads to Fujian and eastern Guangdong were not easy to travel, and the transportation of grain was very difficult. In addition, there were many disaster victims in Huichang who still needed relief, so the grain was always in short supply and the income could not make ends meet. Qin Mu really could not afford to spend any more.
Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong's 200,000 locust army has always been an indelible shadow in Qin Mu's heart. In order to deal with this locust army, in addition to training elite soldiers and stockpiling weapons, it is also necessary to stockpile some food. After all, no matter how elite the soldiers are trained, you can't let them go to fight on an empty stomach.
Seeing Qin Mu rubbing his wrist and sighing, Liu Meng dared not persuade him anymore and hurriedly went to pass on the order.
No matter what, taking over Jiulongzhang is finally a happy thing. Although there are still many difficulties to face, Qin Mu has always believed that we should not always focus on the bad side of things;
When people live in this world, they have to face various difficulties all the time. If they dwell on these difficulties, life will be meaningless.
Therefore, people need to be more optimistic. We should not avoid difficulties, but it is best to look at the bright side so that we have the courage to continue to face difficulties.
Unfortunately, Li Xiangjun was frightened away by Qiao'er, and the egg in Qiao'er's arms was broken by herself. She was afraid that she would not be able to enjoy the elegant atmosphere tonight.
The unsatisfied County Magistrate Qin returned to the back court in a bad mood. The crickets at the backyard wall were still chirping wildly. He looked around and saw only the bright moonlight. The light in Xiangjun's room was still on. Should he kick the door or climb through the window? He was so confused.
Well, although our motto is that what you eat belongs to you, you shouldn’t eat in an ugly way.
But the moonlight tonight is so charming, making people feel itchy.
Flowers are bright and the moon is dark, shrouded in mist. I would like to go to my lover tonight! I walk on the fragrant steps in split socks, holding my golden shoes. I see you on the south side of the painting hall, always leaning against me and trembling. It is difficult for me to come out, so I ask you to pity me as you please.
County Magistrate Qin stood in the yard and fantasized for a while, then he sighed and went back to his room to sleep unhappily with his tail between his legs.
The next day Qin Mu got up early. Although his eyes were bloodshot, the sunshine returned to his face.
The little girl was diligent. She carried a basin of water and splashed it into the room, "Master, wash your face."
Seeing that even her hair was stained with water droplets and she was wiping her face awkwardly after putting down the basin, Qin Mu couldn't help but laugh. His mind inexplicably recalled a public service advertisement on TV in later generations: a child staggered to his mother with a basin of water and said in a childish voice: "Mom, wash my feet."
A warm feeling flowed through Qin Mu's heart. He rubbed the little girl's head and smiled.
In fact, this girl should be someone who is served. It is not very good for her to serve others. In addition, since arriving in Huichang, Qin Mu has stayed in the military camp most of the time, and she has not had many opportunities to practice. Qin Mu's extensive "free-range" approach has made her clumsy in holding a basin of water for washing her face.
The little girl was a little embarrassed, squinting her eyes and said, "Sir, please squat down a little, I will help you wash your face."
"Oh? You help me wash? Okay." Qin Mu pulled a stool over. He hadn't used the toilet yet this morning, so he couldn't squat here. "By the way, tell me first, what was hidden in your arms today?"
"Hmph, I won't tell you." Thinking of the eggs he broke last night, the little girl pouted again.
Qin Mu stretched out his claws, pretending to reach into her arms. The little girl giggled and ran away. Li Xiangjun just came in with a basin of water. Bang! The basin was knocked over by the little girl and fell to the ground. It rolled in front of Qin Mu like a roller. He raised his foot and stepped on it. He looked as cool as the third prince on a hot wheel.
Qiao'er and Li Xiangjun were not so carefree. The little girl was soaked to the skin and the front of Li Xiangjun was also wet. This gave Qin Mu a feast for the eyes. The weather in July was still quite hot. Li Xiangjun was wearing a thin smoke-like silk shirt, which stuck to her body after being wet, making her exquisite body look like half-naked, with her soft breasts, slender waist and curvaceous figure fully exposed, which was extremely attractive.
The three of them stared at each other for a few times, and then two crisp cries suddenly rang out. Li Xiangjun disappeared first.
Then the little girl ran around in panic. It was unclear whether she couldn't find the door or had no intention of running away. Anyway, she was running towards Qin Mu.
"Hey, hey, hey! Look, you are covered in foot washing water. Where are you going?" Qin Mu grabbed her. The little girl wiped the water stains on her face. Her bright eyes blinked and her little mouth slowly turned down. She said with a frustrated look: "Master, what should I do? I didn't mean it. Will Sister Xiangjun be angry with me?"
Qin Mu never dreamed that she, who was running around like a headless fly, would ask such a profound question when she stopped. Qin Mu was stunned for a moment, then said with emotion: "Qiao'er, no matter what, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"Sir, why are you thanking me?"
"You gave me a wonderful morning. Although it lasted only a moment, the beauty of that moment was enough to make the weeds grow wildly..."
"Huh? Weeds are growing wildly? Hehe... Hehe... Young master is so bad." The little girl laughed and splashed water all over her body. Qin Mu was splashed with water in the face, but he was unmoved and threatened openly: "I know you deliberately knocked over your sister Xiangjun's basin just now. You did it on purpose, which is enough to be considered an accomplice... no, it is enough to be considered the mastermind."
"No, I didn't mean it." The little girl was so shocked at being wronged that she jumped up, and water splashed all over her body, just like a dog that just took a bath and shook off the water on its body.
"Okay, we're even. You don't betray me and I won't betray you." Qin Mu wiped the water droplets off his face again. He felt that the way he washed his face this morning was too special. He didn't even need two basins of water. The water droplets shaken by the little girl were enough.
"Well, why don't you change your clothes? Look at you, you're already fourteen, but you still don't have any sense of shame. I'm so ashamed for you."
"I'm only eleven..."
"What? Only eleven? Didn't you say twelve? Are you sure it's twelve?"
The little girl had already covered her mouth, her eyes rolled around, pretending not to hear what Qin Mu said, and ran away, leaving Qin Mu furious in the room: "Okay, you dare to lie to me, Twelve, I see you are Twelve, you think I dare not destroy you... ... ... "
Qin Mu handled official business in the county government office for the whole morning. After lunch, he was about to rush back to the Qianhu Office when Yang Zhaocai, the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion, stopped him at the gate of the county government office.
"Butler Yang, why are you here?" Qin Mu looked at Yang Zhaocai who fell from the sky with some strangeness.
Yang Zhaocai bowed respectfully and replied, "I was sent by my master to inform Mr. Qin. My master said that the situation in southern Jiangxi has been settled, and the marriage between my young lady and Mr. Qin should be arranged."
"Get married?" Qin Mu looked at Yang Zhaocai. No wonder this guy suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It turned out to be Yue Lao.
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ps: I just received a message from the backstage that the main site will be strongly promoted next week. After seeing this news, to be honest, Haozi now feels like a young lady who is putting on makeup and preparing to get married. I am both excited and more nervous. After all, I am plain-looking, and I really don’t know if I will end up alone in an empty house after getting married.
Please encourage me, dear friends, please give me more betrothal gifts, let me know that you still care about me and will not let me stay alone, hehe... ... ...
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