At noon, Xu Zhiqiong and Han Chen arrived at the north gate. They put on disguises. Xu Zhiqiong put on a beard and pockmarked half of his face, taking the pseudonym Liu De'an.
Han Chen had a wrinkled face and white hair, and his pseudonym was Shi Taibu.
The two of them signed up and each received three hundred coins. At noon, the gong sounded, and the recruitment ended.
There were still many people who had not signed up and were noisy and refused to leave. National worker Lu Qingming reluctantly agreed and promised them to wait for one more hour.
It seems that there are not enough people recruited.
Taking advantage of this moment, Xu Zhiqiong and Xie Yong started talking.
"Brother, they didn't say where to go to the training palace?"
Xie Yong smiled and said: "No matter where he goes, since Liang Daguan's family is hunting near the capital, we will give him a training palace nearby."
"They said they would build a palace within a month. It's not easy to do!"
"It's definitely not easy to do. How about being paid two hundred cents a day? Just try harder, grit your teeth and get over it."
Xie Yong is very talkative, especially when he saw Xu Zhiqiong wearing rags and looking very shabby, he became even more talkative.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Little brother, you are still young, why do you have to do this hard work for a living? Why not learn a craft!"
Xie Yong nodded: "I originally planned to learn a craft and learn to be a potter from a craftsman, but they asked for two thousand yuan of tuition, and I haven't collected it yet. My brother said to help me raise it..."
Having said this, Xie Yong stopped abruptly.
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "What does your brother do?"
"Coachman, my brother has his own horse and carriage."
"Your brother is here too?"
Xie Yong paused and said, "You can't always count on my brother. I also have to support my family. When this work is finished, I will go to learn potting. When I become an apprentice, my mother will no longer have to knit straw sandals."
While talking, Xu Zhiqiong noticed someone secretly looking at Xie Yong.
Xie Yong turned around and saw a girl lying in the corner looking at him secretly.
Xie Yong hurried over to find the girl, proclaiming that the atmosphere was open-minded and there was no need to be secretive about such things. The two chatted sweetly for a while, and Lu Qingming urged that it was time to hit the road.
The girl gave Xie Yong the silk handkerchief, held back her tears and left.
The laborers stood in a team and walked out of the city gate. A beggar caught up with them and shouted: "Master, wait a minute, there is me!"
The voice sounded familiar to Xu Zhiqiong. When he looked back, he recognized it was the old beggar.
Why is he here?
Where is his grandson?
Seeing the old beggar rushing forward, Xu Zhiqiong moved his body and bumped into him.
Both of them fell to the ground, and Xu Zhiqiong said angrily: "Are you running so fast to be reincarnated?"
The old beggar didn't recognize Xu Zhiqiong and apologized profusely.
Xu Zhiqiong grabbed the old beggar by the collar and said, "If it weren't for your age, I would have beaten you to death today."
The old beggar was still apologizing when he suddenly felt a slight chill on his chest.
There is silver.
More than two taels of silver slipped into my clothes.
"It's me, just stand still. Where is your grandson?"
Xu Zhiqiong's voice rang in the old beggar's mind.
Is this Xu Denglang?
Why is Xu Denglang dressed like this?
The old beggar responded in his mind: "While others are taking care of me, I want to do a part-time job, save some capital, and start a small business in the future without having to earn a living."
"I'll give you the business book, go back quickly!"
A craftsman came forward and said: "What are you two doing? Hurry up!"
The old beggar said: "I, I'm here to beg for food."
The craftsman laughed and said, "Why are you begging for food? Come with me and go out to the city to work as a laborer. I will have food every day and two hundred coins a day!"
"I'm old and no longer useful. I won't go." The old beggar smiled apologetically, and watching everyone walk away, he quietly took out some broken silver from his arms.
What is Mr. Deng Lang going to do?
Why did you still work as a laborer?
I can't ask for money from Mr. Lantern, I have to send it to his home.
…
Xu Zhiqiong was walking on the road and roughly counted the number of laborers. They should be around two thousand people. Many of them were old and weak and could not walk fast. The ascetic workshop had specially prepared carriages for them.
Prepare carriages for laborers?
Even marching soldiers are not treated like this.
This journey was really faster than marching. A group of craftsmen kept urging us all the way and didn't stop until we reached the end.
Xie Yong was exhausted and turned blue from walking. Fortunately, he was given two white flour cakes in the middle and he was able to persevere along the way.
It didn't matter to Xu Zhiqiong and Han Chen. The journey was nothing to them. Han Chencao calculated the distance briefly and found that they walked for five hours and covered more than seventy miles.
Xu Zhiqiong once heard Wu Shanxing say that when marching in a hurry, the army can cover one hundred and fifty miles in a day and night.
It took five hours and half a day to cover seventy miles, which was enough to catch up with the urgent march.
"Why are you fighting for your life? My feet are broken!" A middle-aged man took off his shoes and found blisters all over his feet.
The middle-aged man was complaining, and a craftsman brought ointment.
The craftsman also gave everyone a mat.
Xie Yong was very happy: "This mat looks strong. I will take it home after the work is done."
Everyone lay down on mats and fell asleep in the open air. Xie Yong couldn't sleep, so he took out the silk handkerchief given by the girl from his arms, touched it again and again, and smelled it again and again.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "If you stay in the capital, what you are holding in your arms will not be the handkerchief, but that girl."
"You can't talk nonsense, I didn't occupy Duo'er's body."
"That girl's name is Duo'er?" Xu Zhiqiong smiled, "Maybe she refuses to give it to you!"
"She is willing to give it, but I dare not ask for it. I have no ability. I can't even support myself. How can I live with others? After I finish this job, I will learn to be a potter. When the potter becomes an apprentice, I will start
Let’s build a workshop and marry Duo’er back!”
The more Xie Yong talked, the happier he became, and he fell asleep happily holding the silk handkerchief.
Han Chen looked at Xu Zhiqiong and quietly took out the compass from his arms.
He held out a finger.
"One more day."
"What's another day?"
Han Chen whispered: "These people still have one more day to live."
…
Xu Zhiqiong gave the old beggar two taels and five cents of silver, and the old beggar spent three cents.
Autumn is here. I bought a cotton coat for the little beggar, a pair of shoes for the child, a few pancakes, and a jar of pickles. I didn’t dare to spend the remaining money.
He originally didn't want to spend it at all, but the current life was too difficult, otherwise he wouldn't have left the little beggar to go out to do labor.
Early the next morning, the old beggar went to the alley where Xu Zhiqiong lived.
Xu Denglang went out to the city to work as a laborer. Is there anyone else at home?
How about I wait for Xu Denglang to come back and then pay him back the money?
No! If this money were in my hands, I would definitely spend it.
The old beggar gritted his teeth and entered the alley. Suddenly he saw a woman standing in the alley. She was very handsome with heavy makeup. She lingered in front of Xu Zhiqiong's house for a while, and jumped in from the courtyard wall without leaving the door.
The old beggar was startled and crouched down quickly.
This is a thief, Xu Denglang needs to be warned!
But Xu Denglang is not at home,
After thinking for a moment, the old beggar suddenly stood up, feeling that he did not need to worry about this matter.
Why care?
Xu Zhiqiong and I are neither relatives nor friends, am I in charge of this matter?
Do I still want to return the money to him?
Why should I pay it back?
Why should I return what he is willing to give me?
I am a beggar, why should I think of his kindness?
The old beggar turned around and walked away, halfway across the street, and slapped himself twice in the mouth.
Old man, you are confused. How dare you forget Xu Denglang’s kindness!
The old beggar ran to the base of Xu Zhiqiong's wall and saw the woman quarreling with a girl.
That girl is so beautiful!
Is this the one Xu Zhiqiong raised at home?
Xu Zhiqiong is really a shameless and lecherous person!
The old beggar rubbed his forehead. He didn't understand why he would have random thoughts as soon as he got close to this yard.
That girl was really handsome. The old beggar wanted to take a look at her again, but he saw that he couldn't see anything in the foggy yard.
Not only could it not be seen, but it could not be heard! There was no sound at all in the yard.
Where are the pretty girls and that pretty woman?
The two of them are still in the yard. The handsome woman is Zhang Jiugu, and the pretty girl is Chang Decai!
Chang Decai looked at Zhang Jiugu in the yard and sneered: "Where did this thief come from? She's quite pretty, how can she do such a sneaky thing?"
Zhang Jiugu said with a smile: "I usually jump over the wall when I come to see Xu Denglang. I am afraid that others will gossip when I walk in!"
"What a shameless bitch! I should tear your mouth apart!"
"That can't be done. The slave family's mouth is reserved for serving Xu Denglang!"
Chang Decai laughed when he heard this: "You bitch, do you want to offend me?"
"Ouch, this is ridiculous!" Zhang Jiugu blinked her eyes and said, "When Shuangliu and I were serving Xu Denglang together, we sisters had so many twists and turns, and there were so many tricks. You should not be angry if you see it.
die?"
Chang Decai smiled and said: "Mother, if I were anyone else, I would be really pissed off by you, but if you make me angry, our family will not be angry at us. Our family has seen just as many tricks as you. The master plays tricks,
Our family will also feel comfortable!"
Zhang Jiugu was stunned, she did not expect that her skills would not work.
Isn’t this woman Xu Zhiqiong’s lover?
She is a master, could she be Xu Zhiqiong's maid?
Is such a handsome woman just a maid?
Ignore this woman for now, go find Shi Shuangliu first!
Zhang Jiugu shouted: "Shi Shuangliu, come out! Your whole family was killed by me, and I framed you, come out and take revenge!"
Shi Shuangliu was sitting under the window, breathing heavily.
She was about to explode!
Zhang Jiugu, I treat you as a relative. You have ruined my family and almost killed me with a thousand cuts.
If he doesn't dare to take revenge, Brother Xu will definitely look down on me. If he looks down on me, he will not marry me. If he doesn't marry me, he will become their servant girl and will be bullied by Chang Dejuan for the rest of his life.
Now Chang Dejuan and Zhang Jiugu are about to fight. I will kick Chang Dejuan out and let them fight. No matter who wins, I will not suffer. When the time comes, I will go up one by one to make up for it, and both enemies will be dead!
Just as Shi Shuangliu was about to get up, he saw Chang Decai staring over at him: "Little hoof, are your skin itchy? If you dare to move, I will peel off your skin!"
Shi Shuangliu was frightened by Chang Decai, and no matter how many thoughts he had, he did not dare to move.
Zhang Jiugu shouted: "Shi Shuangliu, are you scared out of your wits? I killed your whole family, and you don't dare to come out?"
Chang Decai smiled and looked at Zhang Jiugu: "You speak so loudly, but you are not afraid that the neighbors will hear you? Did you really kill Shi Shuangliu's family? Are you not afraid that the government will come to arrest you?"
Zhang Jiugu said with a smile: "So what if I killed him? I'm really not afraid of others hearing him!"
Chang Decai shook his head: "You are a shrew who pretends to be a hero. She speaks loudly and is not afraid of offending your tongue. This is all you have!"
Zhang Jiugu took out a short knife from her sleeve: "Do you know what I am capable of?"
"What don't you know about this!" Chang Decai chuckled, "If we read it correctly, you are a cultivator of Qiongqi's evil path. Since you entered this courtyard, you have been using ninth-level skills. Your ninth-level skills