Gao Fei just smiled and said to Gan Ning: "Well, you'll know it soon. It's important to enter the city now..."
"promise!"
The two people continued to walk forward. After walking for a short time, Gao Fei and Gan Ning came into sight of Shangcai County. There were many weeds growing under the dilapidated city wall. There were many ragged, unkempt people and old people nestling near the city wall.
The children were leaning on each other tightly, their eyes were dull, and their faces were numb.
When Gao Fei saw such a scene, he couldn't help but frowned and thought secretly: "This is the first time I have stepped into the territory of Wei State. Cao Cao was a great hero, so why were the people under his rule so miserable?"
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"Master, as soon as we left the border of the Wu State and entered the Wei State, we encountered very desolate scenes along the way. Runan County is the most populous county in the world, and the people are rich. It was because of Yuan Shu that he obtained Runan County.
I have made great achievements in Nan County. I have been here once before. The Runan County at that time was completely different from the one now. Why did Runan County evolve into this in just two years?" Gan Ning asked puzzledly.
asked.
Gao Fei was also very curious. Although he had encountered some checkpoints along the way since entering the Wei Kingdom, the officers and soldiers seemed very tired and there were only a few soldiers. At this time, he looked around Shangcai County, but
I saw that there was no soldier guarding the city gate.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
At this moment, a young man in clean clothes walked out of the city gate beating the gong in his hand, beating the gong vigorously as he walked.
The sound of gongs sounded like thunder, reaching the ears of the ragged people. The men, women, and children with numb faces and dull eyes all stood up one after another, with a glimmer of hope in their eyes. They began to walk toward the city gate.
After gathering for only a short moment, the entire city gate was filled with people, and the road into the city was crowded.
"Don't be crowded, don't be crowded. Line up. Everyone has a share. Don't worry. There are five people in a team. If you don't line up, you won't be given food. My master has given instructions. It must be done in an orderly manner." The gong was beating.
When the young man saw the people crowding at the city gate, he immediately called out.
Those people were very obedient, and soon formed an orderly queue out of the chaos, with five people in a row and one after another.
Gao Fei and Gan Ning originally wanted to enter the city, but when they were disturbed by the gong, they were squeezed into the crowd by many people. At this time, they could not get out even if they wanted to.
Without waiting for Gao Fei, Gan Ning walked out of the crowd and saw a group of servants wearing the same clothes as the gong-beating young man pushing carts filled with food.
After Gao Fei saw it, he understood everything and thought to himself: "Which rich gentleman is this? He is so caring..."
The young man who played the gong began to arrange everything, and set up five large tables at the gate of the city. The servants behind him were all under his command, and began to transport the freshly cooked rice porridge from the car, and gave alms to those who were waiting in line one after another.
of people.
The common people all held a pottery bowl in their hands, and when receiving alms, they all said one after another: "May the eldest lady live a long life... I wish the eldest lady a long life and good health..."
The young man who played the gong chuckled and said, "With these blessings from you, it's not in vain that the eldest lady is so kind to you."
The almsgiving continued, with five long formations lining up one after another. After a while, it was Gao Fei and Gan Ning's turn.
The young man who played the gong was holding a spoonful of rice porridge with a big spoon. Seeing that there was no pottery bowl in Gao Fei's hand, he asked: "You are so lazy, why don't you even take the food?"
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Gao Fei said: "I'm not hungry, and I'm not here to ask for alms. I just want to ask, who is the master of your family? Can you introduce me to you? I want to meet the master of your family."
The young man who played the gong didn't even look at Gao Fei and shouted directly: "Next one!"
Gan Ning was standing next to Gao Fei. When he saw that the young man who was beating the gong was so contemptuous of Gao Fei, he was not even angry. He immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Gao Fei and shouted to the young man who was beating the gong: "
Dogs look down upon people, and you..."
"Gan Xing, don't make mistakes." Gao Fei called himself Yu Gao along the way, and called Gan Ning Gan Xing, mainly because the name Gan Ning was already famous all over the world. Who knew the names of the five tigers of the Yan Kingdom? He was afraid of causing trouble.
Unnecessary trouble, deliberately called like this.
When Gan Ning heard Gao Fei stop, he restrained himself and pulled Gao Fei to leave.
The young man who played the gong saw Gan Ning's ferocious look on his face and scolded himself. He also got angry and immediately shouted: "Where are these foreigners from? They don't understand the rules so well? Come on, mess with them."
Hit the county seat with a stick."
As soon as the voice fell, several strong men who were guarding both sides of the vehicle immediately came out and stepped forward to capture Gao Fei and Gan Ning.
When Gan Ning saw this, without saying a word, he kicked one man down, and then punched three more men. With the last step, he jumped over, grabbed the shirt of the young man who was beating the gong, and roared angrily.
He said: "How dare you ask someone to beat me? If I don't teach you a lesson, it seems you don't know how powerful I am."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gan Ning raised his foot and kicked him in the chest.
The body of the young man who was playing the gong rolled backwards and hit the large wooden barrel that had not yet been distributed. The large wooden barrel was filled with rice porridge. When he hit him like this, he flipped over and fell to the ground. The rice porridge fell from the barrel.
It flowed out and sprinkled all over the floor.
"Oh, our food..." When the people saw this scene, they were shocked. Looking at the mess on the ground, they were filled with anger and looked at Gan Ning with angry eyes.
"Kill this foreigner..." I don't know who shouted out first, and the rest of the people began to shout indignantly.
When Gao Fei saw this, he knew that Gan Ning's actions just now aroused public anger. Without saying a word, he hurriedly explained: "Folks, he didn't mean to knock him over, we will just compensate you..."
"Compensate? How do you compensate? Last year, there was a locust plague in the Central Plains, which ate up many crops and left no harvest. This year, there has been a severe drought since the beginning of spring. Even if you have gold and silver, it is not enough to buy our barrel of rice porridge!"
"The young man who played the gong got up from the ground and said confidently.
Gao Fei and Gan Ning were already in the wrong. No matter how they explained it, it was useless. Looking at the angry people, the two of them suddenly fell into embarrassment. They couldn't attack these unarmed people, right?
"What happened here?" At this moment, a carriage drove slowly from the city. A girl in the carriage poked her head out. Seeing the scene at the city gate, she hurriedly asked.
The young man who struck the gong, his servants, and the common people all felt as if they were seeing the emperor when they saw the girl. They all knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "I have seen the eldest lady..."
"Everyone, get up, you don't have to be like this!" The girl walked out of the carriage, her slightly childish face showing an indescribable nobility.
As soon as the girl got off the carriage, she immediately walked up to Gao Fei, leaned down and asked, "Little girl Zhen Mi, my slave has offended me just now, please forgive me."
"There is no place to look for after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get here. I was about to find her, but she came to the door by herself." Gao Fei was very happy, but seeing that Zhen Mi was only seven or eight years old,
He was only as tall as his belly, but he was so polite, which really surprised him.
The age of youth expresses the beauty contained in her, like a flower. When the buds are half-opened and the petals are slightly spread, they have a lovely posture and color that make people look at them in fascination. Her beauty can be said to lie in the symmetry of her face.
The organs, torso and arms seem to be born to be like this. Looking at it separately, it doesn’t seem to matter, but looking at it together, it feels like they echo and complement each other. If any of them had different styles, it would be much worse.
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Zhen Mi wore a light green shirt and skirt. The shirt was probably tucked up, so it could show off the soft and convex part of her upper body. On one of her hair, there was a goose-yellow soft satin ribbon, which was in the middle of the black light.
A light color contrasts with the blood-red lips in the middle of the pink gloss below.
"The beauty is indeed a beauty. She has a different kind of charm at a young age, which is completely different from that of Xiao Qiao. It seems that I didn't come here in vain this time." After Gao Fei looked at Zhen Mi, he thought to himself.
When Zhen Mi saw Gao Fei didn't answer, she asked, "The guest is not a local. I wonder if you can tell me why you are here?"
Gan Ning hurriedly interjected: "Why is my master here? Why should I tell this little kid like you?"
"Aspirations do not depend on age. Although I am short and young, compared to the recklessness of this strong man just now, I seem to be more capable. On the other hand, although the strong man is older, the things he does are chilling..." Zhen Mi
retorted.
"You..." Gan Ning was at a loss for words. How could he expect that a seven or eight-year-old girl would actually say these words.
"Oh, I'm Yu Gao, Zi Zifei. I'm just passing by here. I heard that the Cai Zhen family is a good person, so I came here to pay a visit. Unexpectedly, I met the eldest lady of the Zhen family. Please don't blame me for being abrupt just now.
My brother accidentally overturned this bucket of rice porridge just now. How much should he pay? Please give me a price. I am willing to atone for my sin." Gao Fei said.
Zhen Mi shook her head, turned around and said to the young man who was playing the gong: "Let's make a big pot again. The visitor is a guest, so there is no need to embarrass the guest like this."
"But Miss..."
"Do as I say." Zhen Mi said.
"promise!"
Zhen Mi turned her head and said to Gao Fei: "You don't need to compensate for anything. According to the current prices, you can't afford it at all. However, mistakes made can never be made up for. If a person makes a mistake, use money
If you redeem your sins, I'm afraid this world will become even more chaotic."
When Gao Fei heard Zhen Mi's insightful words, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "The eldest lady is so smart, Yu Gao really admires it. I wonder if the eldest lady can take me to Zhen Mi's house and visit the good people in Zhen Mi's house..."
Zhen Mi looked at Gao Fei and saw that there was a slight arrow wound on Gao Fei's face and his eyes were bright, so she said: "Well, you guys are too much of a hindrance here, so just follow me back home to meet my mother.