Okay, since it's come to this, Yang Zhi put away the silver notes again and stood up, "In that case, Yang Zhi will take his leave now."
Seeing Yang Zhi walk away, Liu Ce couldn't help but smile, "Miss, now that the Vermillion Bird Gang and Eagle Mountain have become mortal enemies, we are spared a lot of trouble."
Liu Rumei was not as relieved as expected, "Alas, the Vermillion Bird Gang has suffered heavy losses, and they may not be Sun Jian's match. Moreover, there is more than just Sun Jian on the National Master's side."
"Miss, what should we do then?" Liu Ce was a bit unsure of Liu Rumei's attitude.
"We can only remain still for now, observe the situation, and wait for developments. As long as the dragon脉 is protected, His Highness the Crown Prince will be in an invincible position." Liu Rumei appeared relatively calm.
"Miss, how about sending people to patrol the mountains?" someone said from the right, bowing.
Liu Rumei looked at Liu Ce, her expression full of ease, "I was thinking the same thing. Yang Zhi and his group may not be capable of great things, but they can patrol the mountains. If we add Chen Xiaobei, we will be able to discover any moves the National Master might make on Qing Niu Mountain in a timely manner."
Liu Ce bowed, "I'll go and do it now."
At this time, Yang Zhi had already led everyone out of Qing Niu County town. As soon as they were out of the city, Raldo spoke first.
"Second brother, where are we going next?"
Yes, where to go? Yang Zhi was also hesitant. While the conditions were good in Xiao Family Town, it was twenty li away from Qing Niu Mountain, which was not convenient at all.
"Big brother, I think we should discuss it with Chen Xiaobei. Let's build a few houses on the wasteland outside their village and stay there for the time being."
Hearing Raldo's suggestion, he became happy, "Great! That's a good idea, let's do that."
The group arrived outside Hetou Village in a grand manner. They stopped about three li away. Yang Zhi took only Yang Bo with him to see Chen Xiaobei.
Chen Xiaobei was very busy today. The merchant delivering the large缸 had arrived and was installing it for him.
Lowering such a large缸 into a pit was not an easy task. The biggest difficulty was the lack of handholds, and it was very hard to do with human power alone. Therefore, a wooden frame had to be built first, and then the缸 was lifted above the pit and slowly lowered.
Fortunately, Hetou Village was not short of labor, and everyone was happy to help Chen Xiaobei.
However, seeing another large缸 being placed in the corner, Cui Hongyu frowned.
There were three large snakes raised in the corner, three or four dogs in the yard, two pheasants, and one sheep. There were also dozens of flower pots, in which some ginseng and lingzhi were grown.
There was nothing decent in the house, but a lot of messy flora and fauna, which would soon turn into a zoo and botanical garden.
She pulled Chen Xiaobei into the house, "Husband, although the缸 is so large, it doesn't guarantee that those large snakes won't crawl out. If they do, it's one thing for us, but it's a huge threat to Qiao'er."
Her words startled him awake. Cui Hongyu's words did make Chen Xiaobei vigilant. Thinking about it, with snakes this big, let alone Chen Qiao'er, even he himself would probably be powerless to resist.
So he needed to be cautious.
After much thought, Chen Xiaobei decided to build a new courtyard. He would simply make it a proper farm.
Thinking of this, he said tenderly, "Hongyu, you are right. I should think more carefully. I think we should stay at Da Chun's place for a few days, and then we'll rebuild a courtyard and move out of here."
"Even if these snakes happen to escape, they won't be able to hurt us."
Hearing Chen Xiaobei's words, Cui Hongyu was deeply moved.
Chen Xiaobei valued her feelings and opinions, which ultimately meant respecting her. In Da Cang, where male chauvinism was prevalent, this was extremely rare and unusual.
While they were talking, Chen Xiaowen's voice rang out from the yard, "Brother Xiaobei, Brother Xiaobei, that Yang Zhi is here again."
Chen Xiaobei gently patted Cui Hongyu's shoulder and quickly walked out.
"What's the big fuss about Yang Zhi coming? He's probably here to return the donkey cart, right?"
Chen Xiaowen shook his head, "No, I didn't see the donkey cart. In fact, he and Yang Bo are here."
Yang Zhi and Yang Bo didn't even enter the village, they stood at the entrance and waited quietly.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei arrive, Yang Zhi stepped forward, cupped his fists, and smiled, "I'm bothering you again, Brother Xiaobei. I have something to discuss with you."
Chen Xiaobei made a gesture, inviting them to sit on the stones by the roadside.
"Brother Yang Zhi, please speak your mind directly."
"Brother Xiaobei, I want to discuss something with you. We want to stay near Qing Niu Mountain for a while. Can you help us find a suitable place to live?"
Chen Xiaobei hesitated for almost no time, "Brother Yang Zhi, let's be honest. If you only needed one or two people, they could stay at my village guard post. But with so many of you, our village really can't accommodate you!"
Yang Zhi cupped his fists, "Brother Xiaobei, that's not what I meant. I want to ask you to help us find an empty plot of land so we can build a courtyard ourselves."
So that's how it is.
Chen Xiaobei's mind raced like lightning. The other party wanted to stay for one reason: revenge.
In this case, they couldn't lead disaster to Hetou Village, so they had to keep them far away from the village.
He suddenly remembered a large area of wasteland between the south of Hetou Village and Cui Family Village.
It was wasteland because the sand content was high, making it difficult to grow crops, so it remained uncultivated.
Although from a construction perspective, high sand content couldn't support too much weight and wasn't the best choice for building houses, given the current level of construction in Da Cang, where there weren't even two-story buildings, building single-story houses on sandy soil wouldn't be a big problem.
Moreover, that piece of wasteland had direct access to the mountain. Of course, after entering the mountain, to get further up, one would still have to go around via the path behind his village.
However, considering all aspects, this location was simply perfect.
It would allow Yang Zhi and his group easy access to the mountain, and it would also keep them a certain distance from Hetou Village and Cui Family Village, so that if a fight broke out, villagers wouldn't be accidentally injured.
He picked up a branch and drew on the ground, explaining the situation of this wasteland to Yang Zhi, "South of our village, there's a plot of wasteland. Villagers habitually call it 'Four Mu Land'."
"It's a plot of ownerless wasteland. It's convenient to enter the mountain from there. To the east, not far away, there's the river, where water can be drawn. There's a bridge over the river, and beyond the bridge is the main road. I think it's the most suitable place for you to choose."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi became excited, "Great, great! Please trouble Brother Xiaobei to send someone to show us around."
Chen Xiaobei waved and called Chen Xiaowei over, asking him to take Yang Zhi to inspect the "Four Mu Land".
After Yang Zhi left, Chen Xiaobei began to ponder again. Since Yang Zhi had come to find a place to build a house, he himself also needed to find a place to build one.