Chapter 10 You must have money, but you must also have power
Zhuang Yutang paid great attention to the fact that there was a secret passage under the inn that led directly to the outside of the customs. He sent Feige Chuanfa directly to the Governor's Mansion.
The Protectorate also attached great importance to this, and the newly appointed Yi Cheng was sent over within two days.
Outside the post station, Li Sanlang took Li Wuya and Li Qilang lying on the ground behind a slope more than ten meters away, watching from a distance as Zhuang Yutang and his party exchanged words with the new post manager.
Looking at the boxes of medicinal materials being dragged by Zhuang Yutang's men on horseback, Li Wuya felt pain in his face.
Those should have been her trophies.
It's a pity that she can't keep it, so she can only watch others take it away.
Li Qilang noticed that Li Wuya looked wrong and quickly asked: "Fifth sister, what's wrong with you?"
Li Wuya covered her chest: "My heart aches."
Li Sanlang immediately looked over: "Wuya, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Li Wuya nodded with a grimace, pointed at Zhuang Yutang and others who were riding away, and complained: "They took away my medicinal materials, those should be mine!"
Uh...
Li Sanlang didn't know what to say, so he thought about it and said, "Wuya, General Zhuang has already given us a box of medicinal materials."
He was already very surprised by this.
General Zhuang is the senior general of Dieling Pass and a third-rank official. In ordinary times, he is a big shot that they can't even meet. Like the situation at the inn before, he just didn't give them anything and they couldn't say anything.<
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He was already very satisfied with the extra box of medicinal materials.
Li Wuya rolled her eyes, looking at her silly brother whose face said she should be content, feeling extremely tired.
That group of Beiyan people were defeated by her, okay?
Without her, not to mention whether the military defense map could be cut off, Zhuang Yutang and his group would have died many times.
She has made great achievements!
Li Qilang, who was deeply influenced by Li Wuya, also felt that their things had been robbed. He said with a bulging face and dissatisfaction: "Those medicinal materials were originally our trophies. If those people took them away, they were robbers. How annoying!" p>
Li Sanlang choked, looked at his younger brother and sister with long faces, and said with a headache: "General Zhuang is already very good. If it were someone else, that deputy general, we might not get anything."
Hearing this, Li Wuya sighed: "It's because we are too weak, powerless and powerless, so even if we get good things, we can't keep them."
Li Qilang disagreed with this and retorted: "Our family has power. My father is Xiaoqi, and he has ten soldiers under his command."
Li Wuya's face turned dull: "Xiao Qi is only a seventh-rank official, the smallest official in the guard station, and has no power."
Li Qilang admired Li Changsen the most, and immediately said: "That is also an official. Every time dad comes back from vacation, the village chief will come to the house to look for dad."
"Goudan and the others are envious that I have a father who is Xiaoqi. Well, when dad comes home next time, I will have a good talk with him and let him always be Xiaoqi, so that I can always be Goudan and them.
The boss."
Looking at his smug brother, Li Wuya had the urge to cover his face. He took two deep breaths and then said earnestly: "Qilang, have you forgotten that my sister told you before that you need to be ambitious in life?"
"A small flag is nothing. We have to have a broader vision. If you think about it, our father will become a commander of hundreds of households, a thousand households, or even a commander in the future."
Li Qilang's eyes widened when he heard this. Is it okay to think like this?
Hundreds of households and thousands of households are very big officials, and I heard that it is very difficult to become one; there are also commanders, according to the commander of the village, the emperor must personally accept his fate.
Can he really think about this?
Li Wuya continued: "Take what happened this time as an example. Even if our father was from a household of 100 or 1,000 households, General Zhuang would probably not give us just one box of medicinal materials."
"Because we are weak and have nothing to worry about, even if those things are our trophies, others can take them away openly and give us a little bit. We still have to be grateful." p>
"Shichiro, you have to remember that if we want to live a good life, we must have power and status, and by the way, we must also have money. Otherwise, we can only watch others take away our spoils like we are now.
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Li Qilang shook his head hurriedly, like a rattle: "No, we can't let others snatch our things."
Li Wuya patted Li Qilang on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Then we have to work hard, work hard to become strong, and work hard to become awesome."
"If we don't have the ability, we won't be able to keep even the best things we get."
Li Qilang nodded his head: "I understand this. Just like this time when Nai and Ershu came to snatch the medicinal materials when we took them home, if we were not good enough, the medicinal materials would have been snatched away by Nai and the others."
Li Wuya looked at Li Qilang with a childish look, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
This younger brother has been clinging to her since he was a child, like a little tail. As an elder sister, she has the responsibility and obligation to educate people to become talents.
Li Qilang was greatly encouraged by what he saw. He raised his chin and puffed out his chest. He was so excited that his face turned red. But soon, his face froze and he weakly confirmed: "Sister, dad can really be the leader of hundreds of households and thousands of households."
How can I still be a commander?"
Li Wuya nodded affirmatively and said: "As long as you dare to think and do it, nothing is impossible."
One was his father whom he admired the most, and the other was his sister who he believed in the most. Li Qilang was immediately convinced and grinned: "That father will definitely be able to serve as a commander for hundreds or thousands of households in the future."
Li Sanlang on the side watched the whole process blankly as his younger brothers and sisters daydreamed in broad daylight.
My father served in the garrison for more than 20 years and only became a small flag four years ago. Why is it so easy to get promoted in an official position?
He is ten years old this year. He has heard a lot of things in the village and knows that it is difficult for people like them who have no connections and no money to take care of things to move up.
If dad wants to be promoted, he can only fight for his life on the battlefield, but this is really hanging his head on his belt.
He would rather his father remain Xiaoqi than take risks on the battlefield.
At this time, Zhuang Yutang and his party had already ridden away, and the post station returned to its normal state.
Seeing Yi Cheng turn around and enter the inn, Li Sanlang immediately took Li Wuya and Li Sanlang straight to the backyard of the inn.
"Third brother, Qilang, we will go directly to the kitchen later. If you encounter anyone, you can step forward and hold them back. I will go into the secret passage and take out the hidden things."
Although the post manager is a new type, the waiters in the post station are still the same.
Because Li Sanlang's medicine overturned the people of Beiyan, the people in the inn were able to survive. Therefore, after seeing the three brothers and sisters of the Li family coming to the inn, most of them were very friendly.
Li Sanlang and Li Qilang were responsible for greeting people. While they attracted everyone's attention, Li Wuya sneaked into the kitchen and entered the secret passage.
The three brothers and sisters worked together and successfully took out the baggage hidden in the secret passage without arousing anyone's suspicion.
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"Fifth sister, take a look. Is there anything missing?"
After the three of them left the inn, Li Qilang hurriedly urged Li Wuya to check his luggage.
Li Wuya looked at Li Qilang who was staring at the baggage in a funny way: "It's no less, I know how to hide things." After saying that, he opened the baggage.
A blood ginseng, a blood sesame, a small packet of cordyceps, and two sabers.
"What a pity that sword is!"
Speaking of Hu Yanhe's sword, Li Sanlang also showed regret.
Hu Yanhe is an eighth-grade master, and his sword is certainly extraordinary.
Unfortunately, it was taken away by Zhuang Yutang.
Li Sanlang carefully packed his things, and then took his younger brothers and sisters back to Juntun.
At the gate of the post station, the new post manager Dong Wencheng sent the previous post manager Zhou old man out, and at a glance he saw the three brothers and sisters of the Li family who were returning home hand in hand.
"Is that Li Sanlang, the man who transformed Beiyan with medicine?"
Old man Zhou nodded: "Yeah."
Dong Wencheng smiled and said: "The bottom plate is calm. That kid has learned martial arts?"
Old man Zhou nodded: "Well, his father, Li Changsen, is Xiaoqi from the Xining Guard. He is very good at boxing and kicking. Sanlang has been learning from his father in the past two years."
Dong Wencheng smiled: "That's right. I've seen the three Beiyan people killed by Li Sanlang. Even if they were attacked in a surprise attack, even if they were poisoned, Li Sanlang couldn't defeat them without any martial arts skills." "Li Changsen... I met him at the Xining Guard. He is a man of iron bones. He is very brave in killing enemies. He has excellent foreign martial arts. There are few people in the guard who can rival him."
Old man Zhou agreed with his face: "It seems he was lucky to have met a veteran who was willing to teach him Kung Fu. Li Changsen joined the guard station as a soldier at the age of thirteen. If he hadn't learned Kung Fu, he wouldn't be alive today." Dong Wencheng looked puzzled: "Why did you enter the health center at such a young age?"
Old Man Zhou sighed: "It's not because of his father, Old Man Li. Old Man Li used to be a famous pier soldier. He accidentally fell off the pier and broke his right leg, so he asked Li Changsen to replace him." Speaking of this, Old Man Zhou showed some sympathy on his face.
"Li Changsen also has a hard life. After a year of nursing, Old Li's leg is almost healed and he can definitely go back to work as a Dunjun."
"But Old Man Li couldn't bear the pain of being a Dunjun soldier, so he didn't call his son back."
Dong Wencheng was a little stunned when he heard this: "Then Old Man Li is really cruel. He lets his thirteen or fourteen-year-old son replace him as a guard. Is this still a father?"
Old man Zhou: "Who says it's not the case?"
According to Dayan law, soldiers cannot retire until they are fifty years old.
Old Man Li only turned fifty the year before last. According to the rule of only one member of a military household, it was equivalent to Li Changsen having served in the military for Old Man Li for nearly twenty years.
Twenty years...
Li Changsen's life was really bad. He had such a selfish father, and by the way, he also had a partial mother at home. Just thinking about it made him feel sad for Li Changsen.
Although Dong Wencheng also sympathized with Li Changsen, he didn't like to comment too much on other people's family affairs. When he saw more than ten people coming from the direction of Juntun, he immediately said:
"Uncle Zhou, I just came here and I'm not familiar with this place. The secret passage in the post station was ordered to be filled in by the superiors. Later you have to help me keep an eye on those who come to work."
Old man Zhou quickly promised: "Don't worry, I will never let them be lazy."
Dong Wencheng nodded: "Uncle Zhou, tell me about these people."
Old man Zhou quickly told Dong Wencheng about the situation of the people in the future: "By the way, the three people walking at the end are Li Changsen's father and two younger brothers."
Dong Wencheng took a look and tsked twice: "Li Changsen is so tall and tall, why are his father and brother so short? If you didn't tell me, I really can't imagine that they can be a family." Old man Zhou laughed: "Not only are the adults very different, but you haven't seen it. The children of the second and third bedrooms of the Li family stood together with the fourth brother and sister of Sanlang. They were immediately compared to each other. Everyone in the village said that the children of the Li family
Good Feng Shui is given to the Li family's big house."
Dong Wencheng smiled and saw that the workers had arrived, so he stopped chatting with Old Man Zhou.
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At the entrance of Tianling Village, Li Wuya led Li Qilang and skipped ahead, while Li Sanlang walked behind with a smile on his face.
When the three brothers and sisters were about to enter the village entrance, a man in his thirties walked out of the side road.
The man walked with a limp, his face was serious and taciturn, and he exuded an aura that told no strangers to enter. Normally, when people in the village saw him, they couldn't help but walk away.
"Uncle Ye!"
Li Wuya was someone who didn't take the usual route. When he saw the man, he immediately ran over with a bright smile and asked very familiarly: "Uncle Ye, when did you come back? How many days off will the guard station have this time?" Ye Mo glanced at the little girl in front of him who had a face thicker than the city wall, ignored her, staggered away, and strode towards the village.
Li Wuya, who had been ignored for countless times, looked stiff for a second, then immediately returned to his smiling look. When he saw a bundle of firewood in Ye Mo's hand, he immediately said:
"Uncle Ye, you are often at the guardhouse. I don't think there is much firewood at home, so your bundle won't last long. My brother and I will go chop some more for you."
The person who answered her was Ye Mo's back without looking back.
When they walked away, Li Qilang covered his face and looked at Li Wuya: "Fifth sister, can you please stop trying to please Uncle Ye like this? You look a little embarrassed."
Li Wuya raised her hand and flicked Li Qilang's forehead: "What do you mean by rushing to please? I am clearly expressing my admiration, okay?"
As she said that, her face dropped in frustration. She had been in favor of Uncle Ye for two years in a row, but it was a pity that this man didn't loosen up at all.
"Why doesn't Uncle Ye look down on me? It's not bad for a smart kid like me to be a martial arts prodigy at first glance. It's not a loss for him to accept me as his disciple!"
Li Sanlang looked at his confident sister amusedly: "Wu Ya, if you want to learn martial arts, my brother can teach you. If you think he is not good at it, wait until dad comes back and let him teach you."
A look of disgust appeared on Li Wuya's face: "I don't want to learn any foreign martial arts. What if I become Barbie King Kong?"
"What King Kong?"
Li Sanlang and Li Qilang both looked at Li Wuya in confusion.
Li Wuya hummed and said: "Anyway, I just don't want to learn Kung Fu from outsiders."
In her previous life, due to the harsh living environment, in order to live a good life, she had to be a fierce woman who was stronger than men. Because her aura was so strong, no man dared to approach her, so she was still an older unmarried woman until her death.
It's hard to start over in this life, so she doesn't want to go down the same old path.
"Learn foreign martial arts and practice it to the five major and three gross levels. It's hard to see whether it's good or not. When you grow up, you will want to be a little birdie and a sweet girl."
Li Sanlang: "..."
The little bird clings to the human?
Nv Jiao'e?
Thinking of the scene in the inn where the little girl used her knife to kill the Beiyan people neatly, a strange look appeared on Li Sanlang's face.
Is my little sister’s understanding of herself a little unclear?