Liu Heng took Ma Yunjiu into the house, and the others were taken to other rooms to rest.

There was a fire kang in the house. As soon as he entered the house, Liu Heng took off his shoes and got on the kang and sat cross-legged on it.

The heated kang was warm and the temperature in the room was suitable. Sitting on the heated kang, the two of them took off their coats.

There is a kang table on the kang, and two people sit on one side.

"Can Hutou Village make its own armor?" Ma Yunjiu asked Liu Heng.

Liu Heng nodded and said: "Hutou Village has its own iron yard. We can make ordinary cotton armor, chain mail, and fish scale armor. We also make all the fire guns used in the village ourselves. Ma Tou, do you want to stay? I will

A special cavalry team will be set up, and you, Ma Tou, will be the captain of the cavalry team."

Ma Yunjiu looked hesitant.

Although he didn't know what the position of captain was, there were hundreds of people in a squadron in Hutou Village, and there were at least several hundred people in a brigade.

In such a position, the number of people under his command is more than the total number of people in their entire village in Daliang Mountain.

Not only does Hutou Village have a large number of people, it also has its own iron yard and weapons yard where it can make its own weapons and armor. Being a bandit leader in Hutou Village is much better than being a big boss in Daliang Mountain.

It would be a lie to say that he was not moved at all, but he couldn't let him leave Shi Yunhu like this.

Sometimes he even thought that Shi Yunhu came to Hutou Village and became the chief of the rogue camp again, while Liu Heng and Li Shuheng were still the masters of the rear camp and the masters of the archer camp.

Of course, he knew this was impossible.

How could Liu Heng be willing to give up his position as the head of the Hutou Village when he had grown it so big? Not to mention that Shi Yunhu had tried to get rid of Liu Heng and the others several times, and the two sides had reached the point of incompatibility.

After hesitating for a moment, Ma Yunjiu shook his head and said: "Thank you Brother Liu for your kindness. I think the boss needs me more. Once Brother Liu and I take down the Xu family's village, we will return to Daliang Mountain."

In the end, Liu Heng's offer to stay was rejected.

Liu Heng felt sorry for this. Ma Yunjiu's refusal caused him to lose these talents who could train the cavalry for Hutou Village.

However, he does not have to use these people. There is no shortage of Ye Bushou in the frontier army. I believe there is always a chance to recruit such talents.

The people from the weapons yard brought half a basin of stewed meat and four large cakes, placed them on the kang table and left.

"Eat first. There are a lot of things to do tonight. If you don't eat, you won't have the energy to work." Liu Heng rolled up a large piece of cake, picked up a piece of oily fat meat with chopsticks, took a bite, and then ate another bite.

Big cake.

Ma Yunjiu looked at the stewed meat on the kang table, squirmed his Adam's apple, and said, "Do you eat this every day in your iron factory?"

The stew didn't take more than a few hours to stew, so he served the stew not long after he arrived at the weapons farm. It was obvious that these stews were not specially prepared for Liu Heng's arrival, but were probably dinner prepared by the weapons factory.

Liu Heng swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "The weapons factory stews meat once every half month. There is pork, beef and mutton. We are lucky this time."

The weapons factory will make a special stew every half a month, and there is no shortage of oil and water for ordinary meals. Ordinary scholars cannot have such good meals at home.

In many people's homes, they only have porridge in the morning and porridge in the afternoon. They can only eat dry food when farming is busy, not to mention oily and watery food, and they can't eat it once or twice throughout the year.

Just for the meals provided by the weapons factory, even if they were free of wages, the villagers in Zhaojiayu rushed to work in the weapons factory.

There were four large pancakes, and each of the two people ate two. They also ate all the meat in the basin. Ma Yunjiu wiped the oil on the bottom of the pan with the large pancake and ate it.

After burping, Ma Yunjiu lay comfortably on the kang, and said: "The life in Hutou Village is so comfortable, I almost can't bear to leave."

Liu Heng smiled and said: "Then stay, we will have meat to eat every day."

"No, Shi Dashi is still waiting for me to come back." Ma Yunjiu declined politely.

Liu Heng did not insist on this either.

Liu Heng got off the kang and brought two large teapots, and asked someone to make a pot of hot tea and bring them up. He poured half of the teacups for himself and Ma Yunjiu respectively.

"This big tea vat is really nice. I stayed at Xu's Zhuangzi a few days ago and I saw that many of the servants in the Zhuangzi use this thing to eat. After cleaning it, it can still hold water for drinking. It is very convenient." Ma Yunjiu turned around.

Turn the big teapot on the low table.

Liu Heng said with a smile: "If Ma Tou likes it, I will have someone prepare some for Ma Tou to wear."

"That's good." Ma Yunjiu said, "This thing is easy to use and is not afraid of bumps. It is suitable for brothers on the mountain."

Liu Heng turned around and took out a cloth bag from the kang head, put it on the kang table, and said, "This is two hundred taels of silver, which is compensation for delaying the sale of Ma Tou."

"This... is too much, I can't accept it." Ma Yunjiu waved his hand and said, "We are originally from a camp of rogue bandits. Although by some coincidence, you came to Lingqiu, and I went to Daliang Mountain.

, but after all, I have eaten with a horse spoon, I can't kill you for a little money. I didn't know that the person the Xu family wanted to kill was you, otherwise I wouldn't have taken over this business at all."

"Ma Tou misunderstood, and I don't mean to blame you." Liu Heng said, "If it weren't for you, Ma Tou, and someone else had come to intercept and kill me, the Xu family might have succeeded. Logically speaking, I would still like to thank Ma.

It’s you, boss, so you must accept this money.”

As he spoke, he pushed the silver forward.

"No, no, no, I can't have it." Ma Yunjiu waved his hand to refuse.

Liu Heng said: "This time, you have seen Ma Tou. Hu Tou Village is not short of money. Hu Tou Village has an iron yard in Dongshan to make a steady stream of money, but I think Ma Tou is over there in Daliang Mountain."

There are still many brothers who need to eat, so I can keep the money safely."

Ma Yunjiu looked at the silver on the kang table, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, saying: "In that case, I would like to thank Brother Liu on behalf of the brothers in Daliang Mountain. If Brother Liu needs anything in the future, feel free to come to Daliang Mountain to find us.

"

"Haha, okay." Liu Heng smiled and nodded.

"Master, this is the overall picture of the Xu family's village. I asked it from the mouths of the two villagers." Chen Daqing walked in from the outside, holding a piece of white paper in his hand.

White paper is spread on the Kang table, with the front and back doors of Zhuangzi marked on it, as well as the inner door of the courtyard wall, individual cross-courtyards, including the rooms where Zhuangzi guards and servants live, all clearly marked one by one.

"Ma Tou, have you ever lived in Xu's Zhuangzi? See if there are any problems." Liu Heng took a look and said to Ma Yunjiu.

Ma Yunjiu lowered his head and looked carefully.

After a long while, he raised his head and said: "There is nothing wrong with the layout from entering Zhuangzi to Xikuoyuan. I have never been to other places and don't know much about it."

"It seems that the two Zhuang men did not lie." Liu Heng said, "Go and find my second brother, and let's discuss how to attack Zhuangzi."

"Yes." Chen Daqing turned around and retreated from the room.

Ma Yunjiu looked at the patterns on the white paper on the kang table and said: "I didn't expect you to do things so meticulously. This time we are more certain to win Zhuangzi."

Liu Heng smiled.
Chapter completed!