Mountain Patrol Military Officer

Chapter 428: Chapter 343: Doubts over Qingshan (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Old Wu’s brewery was nothing more than a humble two-story wooden building.

In front of the door, a few stoves were arranged using green bricks and yellow mud, and there was also a shed to shelter from the wind and rain, with some unburned firewood piled up at the side.

On normal mornings, the stove fire would be blazing, and the fragrance of alcohol would waft in the air. That familiar old man would have already opened the door, hunched over, carrying tables and chairs out of the house; those who arrived early would already be seated.

Old Wu had not set up his stall yesterday. Regular customers didn’t think much of it, as the snow had been falling heavily recently, and it was bitterly cold and freezing. Early in the morning, most people really couldn’t endure it. After all, he was old and taking a day off seemed normal.

But when it came to today, a watchman who had his hands tucked in his thick cotton coat was observant and felt uneasy when he saw that the snow at the doorway had accumulated half a foot thick and no one had cleared it.

“The snow at the entrance hasn’t been touched; find a way to get inside the house and take a look.”

“People get sick easily at an old age, and Old Wu is without sons or daughters.”

“Search!”

Everyone knew that the old man was childless and feared that if he became ill in his old age, without anyone to take care of him, he might die in his house.

Several watchmen and laborers, who were all ordinary folk, often came to this little tavern for morning drinks to dispel the exhaustion of the night or to prepare for the day’s livelihood. They had grown fond of the place and immediately became agitated.

“Hurry up!”