When I got home, I ground the grain into powder, pounded the dried meat, mixed it with water and kneaded it into a cake, and cooked it on the stove.
I was busy until the afternoon and took it to sell.
Sell it to people on the roadside far away from the city gate, trading five bad coins (inferior spiritual stone coins) for one.
Yamazaki, who was dressed in shabby cloth, was carrying a child on his back and a flat basket, just like an out-and-out ordinary citizen.
Because there is meat and salt in the cake, the taste is really fragrant.
Passers-by actually bought some, but they were sold out in a short time.
But just as he was about to leave, officers and soldiers ran over.
"Stop, who allowed you to sell things here!"
"Fellow military lords, take the money if you want..."
"Ha, you are wise!"
"Nonsense, are we greedy for his money?"
The soldier wanted to take the money bag, but the officer slapped him away.
"Come here, you guys took this piece of work away. You are so sneaky. You must be here to spy on the military situation!"
Not only Yamazaki was dumbfounded, but the soldiers were also dumbfounded.
The captain has a convulsion. Is this what it is? This boy can tell by looking at it that he is not a good shop. There is a good shop selling food in the city.
That's a good saying. If you can't even get in, what kind of thing can you do?
The captain was furious, "What are you looking at, and you want me to do it!"
"My lord, how could I have offended you? You are framed like this!"
Yamazaki shouted at the top of his lungs because he understood clearly that the captain didn't want to take the money, but someone was here.
The group of people were all dressed in brocade clothes and came on horseback. They seemed to be going hunting.
They probably all have status, so the captain didn't dare to snatch money in person for fear of losing his official position.
…
It was exactly as Yamazaki expected, so when Yamazaki shouted, the captain became anxious.
"What's the ghost's name?"
"stop!"
The captain swung his sword and hit Yamazaki on the head, but was caught in a whip and thrown away.
"Hmph, is this how you treat people in broad daylight?"
"The last general Luan Yong has met the eldest son."
The captain knelt down directly, that was his master's house.
The other soldiers also knelt down, but Yamazaki just bowed.
The entourage shouted: "Bold! This is the eldest son of the Luan family..."
Yamazaki said softly: "I am not from Jin, so I don't need to pay homage to the people of Jin. I only bow to express my gratitude for the help."
Luan Yong quickly reported, "Sir, the general caught this man because he saw how sneaky he was."
Mr. Luan snorted coldly, "Okay, don't say it anymore. You really think I don't understand. If you weren't my Luan family member, I would give you twenty lashes today!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Master!" Luan Yong did not dare to quibble, but kowtowed and admitted.
"Get up, pick up all the money, and return it to others. For a few bad coins, you are really embarrassed."
Luan Yong did not dare to reply, so he and his men picked up the scattered bad coins, packed them and returned them to Yamazaki.
At the same time, behind Mr. Luan's back, he glared at Yamazaki fiercely, meaning to be careful and don't talk nonsense.
"Thank you." Yamazaki just pretended not to see him, "Can I leave now, little one?"
"If you are not from Jin, then where are you from? I see that you are well-mannered and well-educated, right? Why did you end up like this?"
"The little man is a man in the mountains and wilds. He lives everywhere and does not seek wealth or honor."
"Then what are you begging for?"
"Pray for immortality and immortality."
"Haha... interesting and interesting."
"If nothing happens, young master, I will retire now."
"How about being my guest? I'll treat you like a guest."
"Too much cause and effect hinders practice, and it is not as pure as the mountains and fields."
Yamazaki put down his words, handed over his hands and left.
"Sir, this man is so arrogant."
"Sir, if I look at that, I might as well tie him up and take him back."
In response to the boy's laughter, Mr. Luan waved his whip to scare him, dumbfounded.
"What are you saying, idiot? If that happens, my reputation will be ruined."
"Hey, aren't you giving me some advice?"
"Go back. Now that this person is here, he won't leave in the short term."
Prince Luan looked at the mountains and hills in the distance, then rode away.
From the beginning to the end, he didn't pay much attention to the girl on Yamazaki's back, nor did he notice that the child never panicked and just watched without saying a word.
…
Yamazaki was also thinking about him. He was a fake guy who was just trying to gain fame.
This was evident from the fact that he was always on horseback. In fact, he was arrogant and looked down on commoners like Yamazaki.
It is true that he is treated as a distinguished guest, but it is only for people to see, because the cost of being treated is just a drop in the ocean to him.
He rescued Yamazaki, but did not punish the erring general.
He showed love for the people and benevolence and righteousness. It is hard to say whether this is true of him, but it shows that he was not strict in running the army and could not achieve great things.
…
Go home and bury the money.
Empress Yafei was very surprised and couldn't help but ask.
Yamazaki explained, "I wanted to take the money to go to the city to buy some things and test the cause and effect."
"How do you say that?"
"Zhou Yanyu was the successor of the former Duke of Jin. He was rewarded by the Great Zhou Dynasty. His rank is so high that it can be said that he is only lower than the current Duke of Jin."
"If the cause and effect is fulfilled, you will meet the noble person and recognize each other."
"When the time comes, when it's time to regain the lost ground, when it's time to fight for hegemony, we will fight for hegemony. It all depends on cause and effect."
"It's just that this time I met a clan son. I think the current Jin Gong has been made into a puppet. He is not even the real Jin Gong."
Empress Yafei laughed, "Maybe it's just that the fate has not come yet."
"I hope it is as good as your mother's words." Yamazaki smiled bitterly.
He also wanted to speculate that way, but with his luck, Zhou Yanyu's cause and effect would not be solved so easily.
…
It was night again, Yamazaki opened two acres of farmland with earth seals, planted grain seeds, and promoted the birth of grain.
Yamazaki was playing with the millstone to grind grain, and suddenly realized why the three Taoist deities used oxen as their mounts. They were all plowing and grinding.
I imagined those three people cultivating in the Kunlun Mountains and living a self-sufficient life, and I couldn't help but laugh.
…
morning.
Yamazaki continued to make pancakes, this time without meat, just a little salt water.
morning.
Yamazaki was about to go out when he saw a small official coming with people from a distance. He knew they were here to verify the population and survey the land.
That is to say, they are here to register their household registration and have people pay taxes.
And since they were able to find this remote place, they knew it was Luan Yong without even thinking.
…
"What's your name? How long have you lived here? How many people are in your family?"
"When was this house built? Has it been reported? How much land does it occupy?"
"How many acres are there in the farmland? What was planted? How many crops were harvested?"
"Are there any livestock? Besides this hatchet, what other iron tools are there?"
"Is this salt water? Where does the salt come from?"
"Yesterday you sold a basket of cakes, and I didn't see you paying taxes. You took out all the money. You have to know that if you don't pay taxes, all the money will be confiscated."
The clerk fired a series of questions like arrows, which filled Yamazaki's body with holes. He could only wait helplessly for him to finish before answering all the questions one by one.
People in the mountains and wilds in the lower mountains have no names or surnames, so they are called people from the mountains.