Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Steal

Hezhou stared at Xie Xunzhi, not missing any expression on his face.

Fortunately, Xie Xunzhi just smiled faintly and said softly: "I don't want to."

He put down his bowl and chopsticks and pushed the dish towards Hezhou. "Hurry up and eat. We still have to check on the exam room soon. No matter what happens, we will take the exam tomorrow as usual."

"Eh~ That sounds scary. How about you just run away with me, my beauty?" Hezhou exaggeratedly made a frightened expression, and spoke in a teasing tone.

He smiled and stared at Xie Xunzhi. To be honest, he really wanted to run away. He didn't care about Mr. Chen or Mr. Li. They all wanted to get out.

When the time comes, we will find a remote area and give him a piece of land. I can't guarantee anything else, but the annual output and quality will definitely be the best.

"...Sir...and me and Spring Roll..."

Hezhou turned around and saw Hehua's resentful eyes again. He laughed out loud: "Of course, of course, it's impossible for me to forget you."

Lotus Ban nodded seriously: "We can go to Taodu, where Chunjuan's hometown is."

"If we run in that direction, wouldn't that be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?" Xie Xunzhi also joined in: "Let's go the opposite way and hide tomorrow..."

Hezhou blinked in confusion. "Hide? If we wait until they've finished burning, killing, and looting before we come out, won't we be drowned by the people biting us?"

"By the way, Xunzhi, what do you think we should do if Zhao An can't make it tomorrow?"

He hadn't even thought about what to do if Zhao An came. At least he couldn't affect the people. But this place is surrounded by mountains, so how could he be sure which direction the person was coming from?

The road ahead was also blocked, so shepherd's purse was just a dumpling in soup.

"I've seen the defense map. The ruined temple is definitely the area that needs to be controlled the most. Also, the area behind the examination hall should be protected to prevent him from taking a detour."

Xie Xunzhi picked up a chopstick, dipped it in water, and drew a simple picture on the table: "The mountains are not suitable for living. I read through the county annals and saw several large-scale raids by bandits."

There was a half-dried edge drawing on the table, and if you looked closely, there was some resemblance.

"I know about this. The county annals mention several large-scale attacks, with at least 300 people involved. I feel like that's just bragging."

Hezhou curled his lips. This place is a mountainous area. There are not many merchants passing by. Everyone in the county is very poor. They have to cross the mountain to stop the convoy on Daguan Road.

He pushed aside the dishes on the table and pointed to a small gap in Chen's house: "Look at this gap, I feel someone is coming."

"This is just a small earthen village that has begun to take shape, otherwise the second in command would not have been allowed to come down." Xie Xunzhi looked at Hezhou.

"There won't be too many people. If they block the main road, there will be even fewer people, and we won't be able to split into many paths. If Zhao An comes, we can just guard these entrances. If he doesn't come..."

He Hua's face turned pale as she listened nearby. Her hair that usually covered her face was lifted up early, and she looked absent-minded.

Hezhou simply stopped talking. He believed that Xie Xunzhi had already made plans, and he just wanted to ask some questions. Who knew if there was a second plan to sacrifice himself?

He saw his own appearance in the lotus, which was just like a bird, half dead and half alive.

I seem to be a little dumber than Hehua. Xie Xunzhi is not my wife, she is just working for nothing.

Actually, that’s not the case. Didn’t Xie Xunzhi say that he wanted to die with him?

No matter whether it is true or not, I have made a promise and someone cares about me.

Hezhou glanced at Xie Xunzhi with a pointed look, then reached out and patted Lotus: "Don't worry, look at the fool that Second In Command looks like, how smart can the others be?"

"Besides, the previous county magistrate's writings must have been exaggerated. I estimate there are only about a hundred people... Chunjuan is such a smart girl..."

Lotus stared at him for a long time and finally said, "Sir, do you think more than a hundred people are too few?"

His tone was too doubtful, making Hezhou seem like an idiot without common sense.

Hezhou's concept of the number of people all came from the orphanage and school. He stayed in the orphanage the longest, so the headcount naturally fell on his head, as there were hundreds of mouths to feed there.

As for schools, there is no need to mention it. There are dozens of students in a public school class, and there are more than a dozen such classes.

He suddenly felt embarrassed, and his eyes slowly turned to Xie Xunzhi, and saw that the other party was secretly laughing behind his back: "Okay! You..."

"Don't worry, Lotus. I'll let Chunjuan take the main road behind." Xie Xunzhi smiled and coughed twice. "You know there are quite a lot of convoys over there. Even if we can't get through, Chunjuan will come back."

Lotus nodded, the frown between her brows not relaxing at all, and she said in a muffled voice: "I'll go wash the dishes first."

"Let me join you." Hezhou stacked the bowls on the table.

"Need not,"

Lotus walked away with the bowl and chopsticks.

Hezhou pinched the handkerchief and wiped the oil stains off his hands. His mind became active again for a moment. You know, Xie Xunzhi has always been a man of great ideas.

Although he likes Xie Xunzhi like this.

But it is not without disadvantages. He once suspected that if he were in modern times, he would never be able to play the bungee jumping machine. Why would he be so scared just by taking a small gamble?

Hezhou turned his head and looked at Xie Xunzhi. Such a bookish man was so bold: "You..."

"Are you..."

Their words collided, and Xie Xunzhi smiled softly: "You speak first."

"No, no, no! I want to hear you say it." Hezhou sat in the main seat. He dragged the bench and squeezed in front of Xie Xunzhi: "You speak first?"

"Just now I saw you looking around the stable for a long time. Are you looking for a hole in the ground?"

When they first arrived, they found the structural diagram of the county government office. It should be said that this place is too big and has too many twists and turns. It is normal to have cell walls and secret rooms.

Xie Xunzhi was reluctant to go in at that time, and was so disgusted that he didn't even want to go to the cell.

He was brave enough to go there alone. The switch had not been used for a long time, so he turned it on manually. As soon as he took a look, he vomited.

That place is disgusting.

The cellar was also drawn in the picture, but it was too hidden and he still hasn't found it. If he hasn't found it, it doesn't exist, and if it doesn't exist, it means he hasn't looked for it.

Hezhou's face turned to shock, then sadness, his tone filled with disbelief: "What are you talking about? I just want to see if there is enough weeds in the stable. After all, the last time Zhao An came here on horseback, he accused us of being stingy and not even giving us any food."

Then he lowered his eyes sadly: "You don't think that I'm afraid of death and want to live alone, do you?"

He smiled self-deprecatingly, his eyes dim, as if he was heartbroken.

Xie Xunzhi turned his face and looked him straight in the eyes: "I didn't have that idea, I just... I thought you wanted me to hide... I'm sorry."

He sighed: "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

Hezhou didn't say anything, but held his wrist tightly and rubbed it gently with his fingertips. In fact, that was what he thought, but he just couldn't find it.

Otherwise, if Zhao An didn't come, he would drug Xie Xunzhi and get him in.

But he didn't know yet that he had a habit of making people apologize. The moment he heard Xie Xunzhi speak, he bit his lip hard to hold back from laughing.

Hezhou lowered his eyes, thinking in his heart how to use this matter to gain some benefits, or to get out secretly.

He pursed his lips and said nothing. His face was already serious, and now it was even more unsettling. Fortunately, Xie Xunzhi had long been immune to it.

He placed his hand on Hezhou's and tickled his palm...

The atmosphere is already here. What you learn from books is not enough. It’s time to put it into practice.

Hezhou was quite confident in his strength and it was more than enough for him to lift up two Xie Xunzhis.

Just thank Xunzhi for that small waist...

His eyes gradually darkened. Damn it, all men don't cherish what they have. They are about to die, so they should have fun first.

"Sir...are you still going to eat the food?"

Hezhou shuddered and pulled away: "No more eating, no more eating."

Lotus came in quietly, holding a bowl of food.

He touched his chin: "Don't you think lotus flowers are a little strange?"

Once is fine, but twice seems a bit deliberate. I feel that there is a hint of ambiguity every time, and the lotus comes over to smell it.

This time it was even more obvious. The dishes that could have been served in two trips were served several times one by one.

"No?" Xie Xunzhi shook his head, glancing him up and down. "But you...why have you been so strange these past few days? If I didn't know you didn't like men, I would have misunderstood."

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Hezhou stared at him with wide eyes, and suddenly a feeling of stuffiness rose in his chest, but it seemed that there was really nothing wrong.

He doesn't like men, but this doesn't conflict with his desire to help Xie Xunzhi before he died and leave a deeper impression on him!

Besides, who said he definitely doesn't like men?

This thing is not fixed. As long as it doesn't harm others, it doesn't matter if he likes women today, men tomorrow, flowers, grass, or cement the day after tomorrow!

This is what Hezhou thought and said, and he even explained it carefully to Xie Xunzhi.

Since I don't discriminate against him, I guess Xie Xunzhi won't say much either.

Xie Xunzhi was amused by these seemingly reasonable but actually full of loopholes, and laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.

He deliberately showed a trace of sadness, holding his head with his fingers: "I am too suspicious..."

A distressed look swept over Hezhou, and his eyes gradually became dim, and his whole body seemed to have no strength left, like a pearl covered with dust.

How could it not make people feel uncomfortable, and how could it not make the pearl divers in Hezhou sad.

But his throat seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't utter a word of comfort. He stammered and repeated what he had just said, completely forgetting to talk about what had just happened.

Xie Xunzhi glared at him and returned to his normal self: "Let's go. We still need to check around the examination room to see if there are any hidden dangers."

Hezhou let out a roar and stood up, without dwelling on what had just happened.

Coincidentally, they went out through the back door, which could not be pushed open no matter what they did. Hezhou looked out with a dark face, and sure enough, there was a piece of clothing.

He moved the ladder and climbed over the wall. A man in white clothes was squatting in front of the door.

The man squatted on the ground, holding the lock with both hands, sweat pouring down his head, as if the key was stuck in the lock.

Hezhou remembered that he did not lock the door when he came back. He jumped over the wall, was frightened when he walked over, and shouted loudly.

"Li Ningshu?"