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Chapter 25: Entering the Mountain (3)

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    Finally, I saw a village and looked at the sun above my head. Before I knew it, it had reached the middle of the sky. All the fog in the mountains had dispersed, and the outline of the mountains on the horizon was finally revealed.

    ¡°That¡¯s Jingke Village!¡± Old Goat told Chen Daxing.

    "Jingke Village?" Xiao Jian was stunned and couldn't help but said: "This name sounds nice!"

    The old goat turned around and told him: "According to the legend of the elders, when Jing Ke assassinated the Queen of Qin, he did not die, but came to live in seclusion with us, so this place has this name!"

    "Haha!" Xiao Jian just smiled and said nothing more.

    Zhang Xian also knew that the legend was just a legend after all. Jing Ke was an assassin of the Yan State at the end of the Warring States Period. Whether it was Qin or Yan, Jing Ke had nothing to do with this place in western Hunan. Many  The place name is just far-fetched, because Jing Ke is too famous, so he will go there.

    "The location of Jingke Village is good!" Chen Daxing stood under the mountain and looked at the village from a distance. The village was located in a basin between two mountains, with a small river winding from it.  It flows through this basin and goes south.

    "Yes!" Old Goat replied: "This is an intersection, with Ma Tou Mountain to the east and Pengjiabao to the west.

    "There won't be any bandits in this village, right?" Xiong Sanwa asked worriedly.

    The old goat glanced at him and said, "This is hard to say."

    Chen Daxing nodded. At this time, no one could be sure of the bandit's stronghold.  Now he greeted everyone, walked out from under the mountain, and headed towards the village.

    After passing through a large withered field, looking at the patches of dead branches in the field, Xiong Sanwa felt a little strange. He couldn't help but walked a few steps, caught up with Zhang Xian who was walking in front, and asked  Said: "Ah Shui, what do you think people here grow? Look at their fields, is that buckwheat?"

    Zhang Xian was stunned for a moment. In fact, he had already noticed the crops in the field. It was definitely not buckwheat.

    Without waiting for Zhang Xian to answer, Xiao Jian told him from behind: "That's not buckwheat, it's poppy!"

    "Poppy?" Xiong Sanwa was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have heard this name before, but he didn't know what it was.

    "It's opium!" Xiao Jian said more bluntly.

    "Oh!" Xiong Sanwa suddenly realized it, but said with some confusion: "Isn't this thing prohibited by the government?" Indeed, both the newly established Republic and the original Republic of China government clearly stipulated that cultivation was not allowed.  Opium, however, in places like here where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, the government's orders are simply out of reach.

    Old Goat was walking in front and listening, and couldn't help but intervene, explaining to them: "Yes, the Republic of China government did not allow planting, but this area originally belonged to Xiang Ping's territory, and Xiang Ermazi asked the villagers to plant it.  , Who dares not to plant it? Xiang Ermazi has made a lot of money from opium, otherwise how could he have made it so big?"

    "That's right!" Xiao Jian and Xiong Sanwa both nodded.  Xiao Jian asked again: "Old Goat, didn't you say that Pengjiabao is not far from here? Does Peng Dashan also grow opium?"

    The old goat said: "How can Peng Dashan grow opium?" He pointed to a large mountain to the west of Jingke Village and told him: "With that mountain as the boundary, the territory of Pengjiabao is to the west.  , to the east is Xiang Ermazi's territory. The two sides had fought once before. Peng Dashan was deeply rooted and had the support of the militia. Xiang Ermazi did not take advantage. Peng Dashan didn't like to cause trouble, so the two sides were in trouble.  If the water does not invade the river, no one will cross the boundary.¡±

    "Oh!" Xiao Jian nodded and asked again: "So is Xiang Ermazi still here now?"

    "Haha, he has been dispersed by the People's Liberation Army a long time ago!" The old goat was a little proud and told them: "When your People's Liberation Army came over three months ago, Xiang Ermazi didn't know what was good and he insisted on provoking him. In the end, his few  Thousands of people were beaten to death by the People's Liberation Army, and his hometown Lotus Cave was taken away. Only he ran away with a few hundred people, and I heard that he ran away to Yongshun."

    "Old goat, how come you know this matter so well?" Xiong Sanwa asked impatiently.

    The old goat was a little proud, and said proudly: "I led the way during the encirclement and suppression of Xiangping." He sighed again as he spoke, and said regretfully: "Your People's Liberation Army is good, but there is also something bad about it."

    "Why is it bad?"

    "If you beat him and leave, you won't be able to stay!" said the old goat.

    Xiao Jian laughed and explained to him: "Old goat, the People's Liberation Army can't leave."In the stove, you can still feel some warmth while fidgeting with the ashes inside.

    "Where will it go?" Chen Daxing was puzzled.

    Zhang Xian also thought about it and suggested: "Go to the ancestral hall in the village and take a look!"

    Chen Daxing nodded. The ancestral hall has always been a place for meetings in the village. Perhaps these villagers are discussing matters in the ancestral hall.  However, if this is really the case, it is impossible not to leave someone at home.  In any case, you may be able to find some answers when you arrive at the ancestral hall.

    This village is built on the mountain, and the ancestral hall is located at the foot of the mountain behind the village. Old Goat has been here before, so he naturally knows it.

    At that moment, a group of people, led by Old Goat, moved in a flash and moved towards the ancestral hall. Just as they were about to turn around a street, Old Goat and Chen Daxing, who were walking in front, walked out and stepped back at the same time, and  He signaled to the people behind him to hide their figures.  Everyone had just hid their bodies when they heard someone speaking from the other end of the street. However, this Xiangxi dialect was still relatively difficult to understand, and few people could understand it.  When he finished speaking, several people with guns on their backs were already walking past and heading out of the village.

    Seeing those people walking away, Chen Daxing asked the old goat: "What did they say?"

    The old goat said: "Why are they saying there's no movement outside? Are the guards asleep? I want to go over and take a look!"

    Chen Daxing was stunned. Obviously, there were sentry posts outside the village, but it was strange that after they had been in the village for so long, there was no reaction at all. Could it be that all the sentry posts were really asleep?  Maybe something happened?

    ¡°This village must have been taken over by bandits!¡± Until this moment, he was suspicious.

    The old goat also nodded, but asked him: "Company commander, are you still going to the ancestral hall?"

    "Of course we want to go!" Chen Daxing said resolutely: "Those fellow villagers still don't know where they have been taken by these bandits. Now that we are here, we have to find out!"

    The old goat nodded.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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