Chen Xiang pondered Zhu's strange behavior with a serious expression, wondering if she already knew something.
That's why they stopped Zhu Chenfeng from arguing with the shopkeeper; if that's the case, then this shop must be something special.
With that thought in mind, he decisively turned around and walked towards the backyard of the shop.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Wen and An Qing exchanged a glance and then hurriedly turned around and followed Chen Xiang into the backyard of the shop.
Just then, Old Mrs. Zhu came out from the backyard and saw Chen Xiang's full expression.
"Madam..."
Before Chen Xiang could speak, Grandma Zhu knew what he was going to say, and she raised her hand to interrupt him.
Chen Xiang seemed to sense Old Lady Zhu's concerns and pursed his lips, remaining silent.
Old Mrs. Zhu took a deep breath with a somber expression and walked towards the shed.
Upon hearing the waiter's words, the shopkeeper's expression changed drastically, and he quickly turned to leave.
Seeing this, Old Lady Zhu reached out and stopped the shopkeeper, saying, "Shopkeeper, we're in a hurry. Why don't we take care of our business first?"
"I don't have time, you guys handle it yourselves."
Knowing that his treasury had been robbed, the shopkeeper could no longer contain himself. He yelled at Old Master Zhu and hurriedly led the waiter toward the warehouse.
Old Mrs. Zhu stared coldly at the hurried backs of the shopkeeper and waiter, narrowed her eyes, turned around decisively, and calmly gave instructions to Chen Xiang and Zhu Chenfeng.
It seems the only way to deal with these evil people is to fight evil with evil.
"Third brother, Lord Chen, pick three camels, two good ones and one thin one, preferably one whose hump is about to flatten out."
Tao was puzzled by her mother's arrangement. "Mother, why do we have to choose the thinnest camels? And why do we have to choose those whose humps are almost flattened?"
"That's because a camel whose hump is about to flatten out is a camel that is extremely hungry. Once the hump of such a camel is completely flattened out, it will treat people as food."
"Grandma Zhu, Si Ning just doesn't understand why you did this?"
Pei Sining sensed a hint of murderous intent in Old Madam Zhu's words and curiously approached her, asking her in confusion.
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Zhu turned around and glanced around. She whispered, "When I went to relieve myself just now, I unexpectedly saw government officials sneaking out of the shopkeeper's accounting room."
Pei Sining instantly understood why Old Madam Zhu would do such a thing. "You mean, the government officials have a secret deal with this shopkeeper?"
"Then everything makes sense." Zhu Wen excitedly stepped forward after hearing their words, sneaking up to them.
“We just saw the waiter outside the street, holding the sword that our brother knows. That sword is one of a kind in the world. He loves the sword as much as his life. He would never sell the sword to buy a camel.”
With this crucial information from Zhu Wen, Old Lady Zhu and Pei Sining instantly understood the connection between the officials and the shop.
"So, Granny Zhu, that's why you planned to use another group of camels to distract the officials?"
After sorting through the whole matter, Pei Sining understood everything and looked at Old Madam Zhu with unease.
It seems that the journey ahead will be more dangerous than he imagined.
"Yes! It's getting late, we should set off immediately, we can't afford to waste a moment."
Old Mrs. Zhu always felt that things were not so simple, and to avoid any unforeseen complications, she left a silver ingot from her pocket and placed it on the coffee table.
After Zhu Chenfeng, Zhu Haotian, and Chen Xiang had chosen their camels, she quickly led her family out of the shop through the back door.
Fortunately, the back of the shop was spacious enough. After a few people hurriedly tied the cart together, they quickly climbed onto it and drove the camels away.
As they were leaving, they saw government officials arriving with their officers to maintain order.
Just as they were heading out of the city gate, the fat officer happened to see their camel cart and curiously pulled his brother beside him.
"Old Wang, did you send anyone to follow these people?"
Upon hearing the sound, Old Wang looked and saw that the camel caravan had already left the city gate. He hurriedly shook his head, "It's a mess here, we don't have enough manpower, and we haven't sent anyone over yet."
"Never mind this place, quickly send someone to follow her, or that young lady will run away!" The fat constable, thinking that the duck he had in his mouth was about to escape, angrily roared at Old Wang.
Upon hearing this, Old Wang quickly gathered his two brothers and pointed to the departing camel cart, instructing them, "You two hurry and follow the camel cart at Chu City Gate, keeping an eye on that beautiful young woman."
Upon hearing this, the two quickly turned and ran towards the city gate, but when they arrived at the city gate...
They discovered that the camel wagons had split into two groups, and the two decided to split up and follow them.
With a heavy heart, Old Lady Zhu took out the man's clothes from the bundle, which she had just grabbed from the backyard.
She handed the clothes to her three daughters-in-law and gave them instructions with a serious expression.
"When we get to the woods ahead, you will change into men's clothes."
The group took the clothes from the old woman, not daring to ask any questions, and obediently nodded.
The group quickly entered the woods, and Liu and the others hurriedly entered the woods with their clothes, changing them in a flurry.
After changing their clothes, they handed the women's clothing they had taken off to Grandma Zhu.
Grandma Zhu packed all the women's clothing into a bundle, her face filled with unease as she looked back at the distance.
The officials following behind them also entered the woods with the group and were hiding in the bushes watching what was happening inside.
But he looked for a long time and did not see the beautiful woman. He only saw Old Lady Zhu taking out a few preserved vegetable cakes in a shabby manner.
The bread was handed over to the others, and behind the camel was a dilapidated cart, which looked very shabby.
Remembering his superior's instructions to keep a close eye on the beautiful woman, the officer watched for a while, then turned and ran off in another direction.
Only after the officials who had been secretly observing her left did Xixi stick her head out and follow them.
The remaining officers, who had split up to follow, were slowly chasing after Chen Xiang's carriage.
Chen Xiang, with a red veil draped over his head, sat behind a camel, while Zhu Wen and An Qing lay in ambush on either side.
Upon seeing the approaching figure, the two quickly appeared, subdued the official, and then brought down his knife.
Chen Xiang stopped the camel and placed the red gauze scarf he was holding on the cart after the two men had finished dealing with the official duties.
Then, they harnessed the camel to the rock and headed away along the path.
When the officials who followed arrived, they found only the corpses of their colleagues lying on the ground, with no one else around.
He turned around in fear and ran quickly toward the city.
The official hurried into the city, found Old Wang, and reported the situation in a flustered manner.
"Boss, something's happened. Another brother was killed by that young woman."
"Seriously, how could that young lady be so powerful? How could she possibly kill a police officer wielding a sword?"
Old Wang naturally didn't believe the report from the person in front of him. He hardened his expression and turned around to wave to his brothers.
"Brothers, let's go, I'll take you to taste the flavor of a beautiful woman."
Upon hearing Old Wang's words, the officials waved excitedly and followed Old Wang and the fat official out of the city.
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