Lotus Lane is full of people coming and going, people dressed in all kinds of clothes are walking through the alley, the sounds of bargaining, laughter and curses are endless.
Although Yunxi Town at the junction of the two countries has been temporarily spared from the war, several years of severe drought have made it even more difficult for the poor to make a living. Those with a little wealth have pawned the items passed down by their ancestors one by one.
, in order to barely maintain a prosperous situation.
In fact, Wang Xiaoer’s New Year celebrations are not as good as each year.
Antiques from the Golden Age of Troubled Times, even Ku Baiding, who had not gone to school for a few days, still had some "ancestral roots" and would not show it to others unless absolutely necessary. It was the turbulent current situation that made the people of Li learn to pretend to be snakes.
The descendant of a poor man in the town who was known as his ancestor, Shangguanju, was the Minister of Rites of the Great Zhou Dynasty. According to his generation, he was just a showman in name only. He had no choice but to pawn to survive.
He was arrogant and extravagant, living day by day, and then on a snowy day that was rare in ten years, he became a frozen skeleton on the street.
Even the swarthy man in the house next door to Xia Ze put a lot of thought into selling the jade pen and inkstone to the two grandsons.
Both objects are spiritual objects used by mountain people to practice Qi. The inkstone can give the ink in the world spiritual energy and turn thousands of words into little figures on the paper. The jade pen can turn eighty million words written on the paper, one by one.
Eaten into the belly of the pen holder, it warms and nourishes the body's acupoints, and the belly is truly full of poetry and calligraphy.
The jade pen is completely emerald green without a trace of impurities. From time to time, a little dew will flow out from the cracks in the pen. Holding it in the palm of your hand can make you feel like you are in an ice house, refreshing your heart and mind. In fact, the formation inside the jade pen has long been ruined due to improper preservation.
Rotten wood, if used by an old master with a well-established writing style, would be harmless.
However, if a Mengtong who is immature physically and mentally controls this thing, the path will be hopeless and it will most likely bruise the five internal organs and shorten his lifespan.
The man in gray robe stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "I'd like to ask you, Yao, what should I call this little brother?"
Xia Ze looked at the man and thought that he was probably an elder of the three. Judging from his appearance, he probably belonged to an official family or a famous family from somewhere else.
Then he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "My surname is Xia, and my given name is only Ze."
The girl squeezed in front of the man in gray robe and smiled brightly: "My name is Mu Tao! The wood falls to the south of the wild goose, and the peach blossoms on the human face reflect the red color of the peach."
With bright eyes and white teeth, and crescent eyebrows, Xia Ze felt like the world was spinning.
The fat young man in white turned his back and stuffed the two lions into the baggage. As a result, the rattles and snacks in the baggage were scattered all over the floor.
Grinning, he quickly raised his hands and said, "My name is Fu Qi!"
The man holding the sword stood aside with his head raised, and for a long time he reluctantly squeezed out two words from his nostrils: "Li You."
The girl named Mu Tao was so angry that she stepped forward and planted a chestnut on the back of Li You's head. The young man jumped up and down in pain, showing no trace of the spirit of a swordsman.
"Master once said that you should be polite when traveling in the world! You have forgotten it again!" Mu Tao raised her eyebrows, put her hands on her hips, and tried to fight again.
As the saying goes, one thing descends upon another, so Li You had no choice but to move to Yao Ming's side angrily.
"Is this your first time as a headhunter this year?" Seeing Xia Ze nodding, he added, "The four of us uncles and nephews came from Da Zhou to look for the ancestral graves of the Mu family in Yunxi Town, so that Mu Tao can
The young lady recognizes her ancestor and returns to the clan. This matter is related to my young lady’s right path. I would like to trouble my little brother to lead the way. As for the price,” the man took a puff of cigarette and narrowed his eyes.
"Everything is negotiable."
Xia Ze looked at the clothes and demeanor of the three people, all of which showed the magnanimity of Qi practitioners on the mountain. Although Yao Ming did not say it clearly, there was no doubt that the four of them were from the mountain.
Several years ago, the Mawei Tomb under the two mountains to the north of Yunxi Town, Tongzi Peak and Hulu Peak, was once the site of an ancient battlefield. Many ascended immortals of unknown origins and warriors fought here for three years.
In the end, they all died here, and the only horse covered in sores wandered in the valley, whining and neighing, hence the name.
There are not many people in the headhunting profession, but it has become a real meat and potatoes. There is a doubtful saying that when headhunters lead people into the mountains, they consume the ancestral soil of their ancestral mountains.
Unrestrained cause and effect may lead to disaster for oneself, and may lead to poverty and suffering for one's children and grandchildren.
There are two levels of headhunters, upper and lower, and the upper level is called Feishu. This type of headhunter does not need to recruit business by himself. Once successful, he will have the best golden signboard. If a foreigner wants to hire, he only needs to tie the talisman to the pigeon's leg.
When the pigeon is released, if the headhunter is interested in taking it, he will remove the talisman from the pigeon and light it. The buyer and seller will be aware of it, which means that the transaction is half successful.
Feishu Headhunting can share a certain amount of money with the buyer after the business is concluded. If Feishu Headhunting encounters misfortune, the buyer will also need to pay Feishu Headhunting a considerable amount of compensation.
The next ones are those like Xia Ze, who hangs wheat circles on the door to make grass knots. The price is the same as flying books, and they are responsible for life and death.
Xia Ze murmured in his heart, this old man didn't mind his young age and asked him to be a headhunter straight to the point. He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd. Could it be that there really was some treasure hidden in the pile of rags on his stall for his keen eyes to see?
correct.
The day before yesterday, for the first time, Mr. Beggar did not ask for fortune telling. When the hexagram came out, the old man's face turned frighteningly green. He said that this was a sign of good fortune and great misfortune. If you were alone and seeking wealth in a dangerous situation, you might not be able to live your life to the end, so you should know how to retreat.
Can stop loss.
After a long while, he slowly said, "It's not difficult for me to take little sister Mu Tao to find her ancestors, but my reward may not be too cheap."
"But it doesn't matter. As long as it doesn't cost thousands and twenty thousand taels of gold, I can still afford the coffin."
The young man opposite stretched out his hands: "I don't want money, I just want ten ultimatum documents."
As soon as these words came out, even Fu Qi, who was quite good-tempered, exclaimed: "Ultimate document! Ten pieces? Boss Xia, you are too shady, you are not a small official escorting prisoners, you want so many ultimatums."
What are you doing with the paperwork?" Fu Qi tucked the treasure in his arms and murmured in his heart that he was able to take this treasure from the hands of the lion-mouthed Shopkeeper Xia. It was truly blessed by his ancestors.
Mu Tao didn't say anything and quickly guessed one thing or two.
Nowadays, the two countries of Dazhou and Daqi are at war, and a protracted war is inevitable. Yunxi Town is in a very embarrassing position. Neither monarch of the two countries is willing to take the lead in breaking up, lest they be accused of being inhumane in politics.
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In this day and age, every household has to be managed by the government yamen. Without the ultimatum document hand-picked by the yamen, you can't go anywhere. Every time you pass the checkpoint outside your registered place, you will be subject to strict interrogation.
It is automatically regarded as deportation and is a serious crime of decapitation.
Those who have far-sightedness, spend a little money and manage everything, if you can get one or two, it will be a great honor.
Yao Ming bargaining: "The ten ultimatum documents are a bit difficult...5"
"Ten cards are no problem, and I'll give you another chance." A woman's voice sounded.
Xia Ze followed the direction of the sound and saw a cold-looking girl. She ignored the three men and one woman in front of the stall and looked at the items on the stall as she walked, muttering to herself that they were all tattered and remnant.
Defective product, I accidentally stepped on the toe of Mu Tao's clean shoe.
Mu Tao was furious and was about to take action. The woman bowed respectfully and said, "Young lady, I offended you by being abrupt. Please pray for atonement."
Her words and deeds were just right, but her face was as cold as an iceberg. This made Mu Tao angry like a goldfish with bulging cheeks. She had just taught Li You to know etiquette when traveling in the world, but this time she had to eat
Take this breath.
Xia Ze looked carefully at this girl from head to toe, who didn't know whether she knew etiquette or not. She was wearing a curly green dress and a pair of slender jade hands as white as gelatin under her long sleeves. A silver bracelet hung on her wrist. Her eyes were not as gleaming as those of wooden peach.
But he also has a pair of auspicious phoenix eyes that make ordinary people look at him when they see them. They are painted with fragrant ink and light and even fat.
This girl is very good-looking. If she didn't speak, Xia Ze would have thought that the person in front of him was a fairy written by an immortal. Even this light makeup would be mediocre on other women's faces, but it would look great on hers.
, the only fly in the ointment is that she is wearing a pair of peach-colored shoes, her face is impeccable, but her understanding of the matching of clothing is unique.
Mu Tao said: "Girl, I'm sorry, we came to do this business first. It's against the rules for you to interrupt in the middle."
The woman didn't even look at her, and walked straight towards Xia Ze, saying calmly: "When you come to propose marriage, it's first come, first served, but this requires the father-in-law to nod, right? Besides, you have to bargain, but I don't like it."
"Let me see your pendant." Xia Ze saw the woman's face getting closer and closer. Regardless of the white eyes of the people behind him, he pushed him back to the chair when he was about to get up. The latter leaned on the chair.
, grabbing the jade pendant around Xia Ze's neck, he was fascinated and gradually became a little misty.
"How could it be possible? How could it be possible? It's really like that." The woman's voice was a little more choked up.
The rattan chair swayed slightly under the weight, and the woman's face was pressed against his chest from time to time. Xia Ze did not dare to express his anger, and was shocked in his heart: "This girl looks very good, but her brain is not very good.
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Xia Ze felt on pins and needles when he caught a glimpse of Mu Tao's disdainful eyes across from him.
"Discourteous!" Li You turned his palm into a round shape, and with a loud thunder in his palm, he stepped forward and struck at the woman.
Xia Ze, who was sitting on the wicker chair, opened his mouth wide but couldn't make a sound. He was thrown onto the roof in a daze and sat down on the eaves.
The locals with mortal bodies didn't know the ropes and stretched their necks to watch the fun. The foreigners nearby saw the two groups of people taking action and quickly stepped aside to avoid being affected by the fight. Some people in the crowd lamented that it was not easy for this young man to learn from his master.
, what he used was actually the thunder in the palm of the thunder method that can scare evil spirits and frighten ghosts and gods.
The woman in Tsing Yi tapped her toes and moved quickly. Whenever Li You thought he was going to succeed, he failed frequently. He didn't even touch the corner of her clothes, but instead made the road in Lotus Lane full of potholes.
The woman's palms flew up and down, smashing the flying gravel with ease.
Li You on the other side was a little annoyed. This was clearly a cat teasing a mouse, bullying him for not being familiar with the thunder in his palms. He stood still on horseback, held the yuan in his palms in the air, and used a move to open the lion's mouth, and thunder and lightning spurted out from the tiger's mouth.
The woman in Tsing Yi stood still, no longer holding back her hand, a silver needle slipped from her sleeve and flew towards Li You.
Yao Ming's eyes widened angrily: "Be merciful! Don't hurt your life!"
It was too late, the flying needle broke through the thunder and lightning, and pierced into Li You's palm with a whooshing sound. His eyes went dark, and Yao Ming's figure flashed, and he came behind Li You, slapped his back with a palm, and a wisp of domineering truth came out.
Inject air.
There was a loud bang in Li You's forearm, and he immediately fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and twitching.