Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

Gaozhuang is a large village with nearly a thousand people and more than 600 households.

The village is surrounded by a large river and has a lot of fertile farmland.

Because it is close to Jinling City, the village is not considered poor. In addition to the Jin family who pretended to be the Zhao family, there were more than a dozen wealthy families who moved from Jinling City.

It is said that after the former prime minister's family fell into decline, he arranged for his descendants to settle in Gaozhuang. It's just that now that the clan has branched out, there are fewer talents.

However, Gaozhuang can also be ranked high in the suburbs of Jinling. The village school has four teachers, all of whom are very knowledgeable.

Students from neighboring villages also come here to study.

Back then, Jin Cai first took a fancy to his husband and then to the land here.

It's just that a good man doesn't mention how brave he was in the past. Now the times are bad and no crops can grow in the fields.

It’s either a drought or a flood, or it’s an insect plague. After years of reduced production and man-made disasters, the land in Gaozhuang fell into Jin Cai's hands.

However, since his family surrendered, the fields here have been sold one after another, and the Jin family does not have as much land as before. Even the gentleman who was originally hired at a high price was frightened out of fear because of the day when the bandits were recruited, and he said he would no longer teach at the Jin family. .

Therefore, Jin Xiaodi and several nephews went to Murakami to study.

The brothers Jin Yuanbao and Gao Xiaozi didn't deal with each other. Each faction attracted people, and they also formed gangs to engage in small actions every day after studying. It was quite lively.

They didn't take a single path home. They walked in tandem, one behind, one on the left and one on the right. It made little brother Jin speechless.

He is both a biological uncle and a biological uncle, and it would not be appropriate to prefer either one. Fortunately, he was older and really studying. He would be separated in less than two years and specialize in imperial examinations, so he went with them.

After school that day, the two groups had another quarrel. The day before yesterday, Xiaozi Gao used the trap he learned from Brother Zheng to trick his opponent. I was tricked by the other party yesterday.

Both sides worked hard today, digging holes into the good roads. Fortunately, they are all children, so this trap does not look hidden to adults.

However, some people thought further and were afraid that younger children would be infected or harm their cattle and sheep, so they reported it directly to the village chief.

The village chief saw that it was getting dark, and he hadn't had dinner yet! He said it was difficult to walk on the road and told him to report it to the husband immediately at dawn tomorrow!

Everyone thought it was not a big deal, they could just wait until tomorrow to find the teachers and parents, and then punish them one by one.

Gao Xiaozi and Jin Yuanbao didn't know yet that a disaster was coming. They felt happy thinking that their enemies might fall into a trap tomorrow.

It's rare that I didn't choke on the table.

Yuanyang just came back from Lin Mansion here, and rushed home with a lot of worries. It happened to be dark, and Brother Zheng was driving the carriage quickly. The horse's hoof crooked, and it stumbled into a pit, and then it couldn't go away.

"what happened?"

Yuanyang was so shocked inside that he kowtowed. When he opened the curtain, he saw that Brother Zheng had already been shocked.

"There's a hole here, and the horse's hooves are stuck out."

Second Brother Zheng knew at a glance that it was a trap taught by him. Looking at it now, I didn’t deceive others, but I deceived my own family.

This can be regarded as a "departure", and I couldn't help but laugh while looking at the pit.

"Second brother! Why are you laughing?"

"what happened?"

The followers gathered around and laughed angrily when they saw the fruits of the children's work.

"Nonsense, if you stumble and break your neck, it's not a joke!"

Someone suggested going home to help others and clear the hole first.

Yuanyang looked at the road and couldn't help but be in a daze, "Let's go and see. Is it only available in front of our house, or is it available elsewhere?"

"It's not there yet this morning, so it must have just been done. If a kid doesn't have the strength, he must not be able to do much."

"is it?"

Yuanyang's expression was dazed, and he seemed to be absent-minded. Brother Zheng knew that Mr. Lin had talked to Miss Jin today. He didn't know what he said, and it didn't look like he was talking well.

"Don't be afraid, girl. We're going to find a horse for these few steps and just replace this fart."

Yuanyang was still in a daze. Brother Zheng knew that she was thinking about something, so he thought that he was the master of Yuan Bao and others, and if he went back to ask, he might be able to find out something, so he simply left.

Yuanyang was thinking about Master Lin's guess. He said that after General Zhen took the people out, Jinling must have fewer guards.

At this time, Gao Peng would definitely come out to cause trouble.

If he hates the Jin family, he will definitely find trouble with the Jin family as soon as possible. Master Lin asked Yuanyang if he would like to use the Jin family as a trap to see if Gao Peng could be caught.

In fact, she had already thought about this, and had this plan to bring the Jin family back to Gaocun.

This time, they made a lot of defense in the house, but at this time, she hesitated.

No matter how good the defense is, it can't keep up with the offense. They don't even know how many enemies there are!

Besides, since the fake Gao Peng was caught, the Japanese girl has disappeared. If they lurk in the village, it's really hard to prevent them.

"Dig two more pits, preferably close to the entrance and exit into the village."

She didn't know when the other party would come over, so Lord Lin gave her three signal fireworks, but he was just waiting for him to gather people to rescue her, which was too late.

What if they come tonight? Let's arrange something that can be done tonight.

"Yes!"

The entourage has long been accustomed to waiting for Yuanyang's orders, and they don't ask when she speaks. Naturally, someone brings tools and is about to do it.

As soon as they left, Brother Zheng came over with a sedan. He asked Yuanyang to get on the sedan and go back first, leaving him to deal with the aftermath.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Yuanyang didn't show off to him and got on the sedan chair and went back first. She also brought some people with her this time. In the next few days, she will bring people to the village sporadically.

After cleaning up, it was almost midnight by the time Brother Zheng had dinner.

Brother Zheng also felt that the atmosphere was not right recently. When he heard that Yuanyang was digging a hole at the entrance of the village, he immediately suspected that something was wrong.

"Be more alert after eating. When the first team and the second team are patrolling, don't just look at our courtyard wall. If you have time, go to the edge of the village. When you meet the village chief tomorrow, we will discuss setting up a patrol team."

Everyone responded, and the people from the first and second teams didn't mind the trouble. They just asked to bring some wine with them when patrolling, so that they could quench their thirst and keep out the cold.

"can."

Brother Zheng hesitated for a moment and agreed. When reporting to Yuanyang, Yuanyang asked again to divide the fireworks.

"One from the east, one from the west, make two rounds and then come back...it's safer at home."

She got explosives in the yard. Even if the gangsters come again, they can still leave everyone behind.

Thinking of this, she felt at ease while sleeping. But when I thought that I might not be able to catch Gao Peng all at once, I still felt empty.

I just ask the imperial envoys to come quickly and sort out Jinling quickly, so that Lord Lin can be safe!

She needs to go back to the old lady as soon as possible!

Gao Peng, who was talked about by Yuanyang and Lin Ruhai, indeed appeared near Gaozhuang with Cyclops.

Watching Gaozhuang fall into silence from the mountain, Gao Peng couldn't wait any longer.

"Get things done quickly! If I encounter villagers who obstruct me again, I would rather kill them all than leave a single member of the Jin family."

"Yes!"