Chapter 323 The Huo family who provoked public anger
After leaving Chang'an, we headed east, took Tongguan and crossed the Yellow River to reach the border of Hedong. Su Ren and others worked hard and arrived there in a day and night. They had never ridden horses for such a long time, and they had never ridden horses so fast. Su Ren almost fell off his horse.
I couldn't get down. As soon as I left Chang'an, I felt pain in both my buttocks. When I arrived in Hedong, I discovered that the inner thigh had long been torn, and blood was dripping down the tube to the top of my feet.
Without taking any time to rest, he bandaged up a little, then crossed his legs and walked like a duck on the road, attracting the smiling eyes of passers-by. This is a market town, and according to the map, it is not far from the fiefdom of Princess Pingyang. The reason why there is no
To go directly, you need to find a suitable person to introduce you. Everyone looked at Hawking. Hawking looked confused. He had been away from home for so many years and was no longer the same as before. Let alone him, even Mr. Huo might not know him personally.
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Huojiazhuang is Hawking's hometown. No one knows where it is, so we can only ask while walking. This small market town is called Songlin Town. There are pine forests on both sides of the official road. It is indeed not easy to see it in the Central Plains. Songlin Town
It's a nice place. The small shop is actually crowded, and there are many stalls on both sides of the small street. Su Ren also found a lot of goods from Shu County.
After taking a sip of the not-so-authentic big bowl of tea, Su Ren shook his head: "I haven't had anything like this for a long time. I didn't expect it to be available in this place. Those bumpkins in Chang'an really don't know how to enjoy it!"
Hawking smiled: "I am a noble person, who would drink this? Only a commoner would like a big bowl of tea."
"Huh, what a bunch of bumpkins, that tea soup is really not for people to drink!" Su Ren dismissed it, attracting the boss's attention.
The boss was a fat middle-aged man. Hearing Su Ren praise his big bowl of tea, he added another bowl to Su Ren with a smile on his face: "This young master looks like a traveler at first glance. This big bowl of tea comes from Shu."
It's a good thing that was passed down from the county. It's refreshing and quenches your thirst. Would you gentlemen like some snacks and wild vegetables?"
Hawking nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, bring all the delicious food!"
The shop owner happily brought a lot of them, although they looked crude and tasted not very good. However, with so many people running around all day and night, no one cared about the taste and just kept stuffing stuff into their mouths.
While Su Ren was eating, he puffed his lips and stopped the shopkeeper: "I want to ask, do you know if there is a place called Huojiazhuang nearby?"
The shopkeeper saw that these people had bought a lot of things. There had been no business for several days. Today, he bought all the stocks. He felt happy and said, "I don't know! It doesn't seem like there is any!"
Leng Jun quickly asked: "Is there anyone named Huo here? My brother's surname is Huo. He left home more than ten years ago. I want to come back today. But I haven't been home for more than ten years. This place has changed too much."
I don’t recognize him anymore.”
Although Huo Jin is young, he is so tall that no one can guess his age. The shopkeeper looked at Huo Jin, thought for a while and said: "There is someone named Huo, but I don't know if he knows someone."
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"It's okay, let's talk about it."
The shopkeeper pointed to a so-called high-gate compound at the end of the street: "There is a gentleman named Huo living there, who works in the county, but..."
"But what?"
The shopkeeper looked around and muttered mysteriously in Leng Jun's ear for a long time. When he saw someone coming, he hurriedly walked into the house.
Su Ren chuckled and said, "What's going on? Why do you have to say something secretly?"
Leng Jun frowned and snorted: "Sure enough, he is not a good person!"
Su Ren was stunned: "You are also possessed!"
Leng Jun passed the words to Su Ren's ears again, and Su Ren shook his head. No matter how much Huo Jin begged, no one mentioned it again. But since the man's surname was Huo, he might know Huo Jin's father. Regardless of his character, he still had to
Go and ask, this is your only chance. After drinking tea and eating snacks, the group walked towards the house named Huo pointed out by the shopkeeper.
It was a good time at noon, and there were a lot of people on the streets. Songlin Town was the largest market town nearby, and people came here to go to the market. Loud shouts, low whispers, and all kinds of strange sounds came out one after another. Huang Shisan led people away.
On both sides, human walls were used to separate Su Ren and others from the common people. There were not many guards brought out this time, only five or six, all of them big and round men. They just rushed over and let the common people who were shopping hurriedly escape.
No one knows what this group of people does, and they don't seem to be good people. Su Ren enjoys this feeling of being superior to others. When the leaders of later generations inspected, the people were surrounded by the police in the sea of people, and the leaders waved frequently.
, causing the people to applaud and shout. Su Ren also waved his hands twice, but received no response, which made his sense of superiority disappear.
The Huo family is indeed considered a wealthy family in Songlin Town. The gatehouse of his family is actually made of earth and stone, and the lower half of the earth wall is made of stone. Moreover, the doorway is very high. In this strict hierarchical society in ancient times,
, there are strict regulations on the height and width of the door. The palace gate is nine feet high and nine feet wide. Others must not exceed this number. Even the gatehouse of Su Ren's family is only one foot high and one foot wide.
This is the limit that ordinary people can have.
A young man stood at the door of Huo's house. He was so angry that he kept throwing stones at the tall door panel. The stones hit the door and made a banging sound. There was a circle of people around, pointing and pointing, but no one was there.
Go up and stop him. The young man is not old, fifteen or sixteen years old, but he is good-looking. He can compete with the handsome men from the Su family in coldness. He has a broad forehead, a high nose, two big eyes and a sharp-cut face, which attracts people.
The girls around him kept looking sideways.
Leng Jun snorted: "I don't know what kind of shameful deeds Master Huo did to make this brother so angry?"
Su Ren glanced at Leng Jun. Leng Jun was indeed a simple guy. After listening to the shopkeeper's two words, he immediately classified the Huo family as bad guys and introduced the young man who was seeking revenge from the Huo family as his brother. Su Ren
Ren was very disapproving and winked at Huang Shisan. Huang Shisan nodded, and his tall figure rushed through the crowd, squeezing a way out of the onlookers.
"Come on, let me on! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" The guards said politely, but the strength on their bodies was not polite at all. The crowds of people staggered around. Some people wanted to curse, but turned around and saw that they had already arrived.
He swallowed the words on his lips again.
"Bang!" There was another sound, and the young man hit the door of Huo's house with a stone as big as his fist. The dark door immediately had an inch of white dot. Looking at the door, it seemed that the young man had not arrived in a while.
It was short, and there were small holes everywhere on the door, some old and new, some big and some small. The strange thing was that no one from the Huo family came out to stop it, and it was as quiet as no one else.
The young man might be tired, so he took off the water bottle from his waist and took a sip. Just as he was about to find another stone, a girl rushed out from the crowd and hugged the young man: "Brother, why are you here again!"
The girl had a slender figure, and Su Ren's eyes lit up the moment she appeared. Although she was dressed in ordinary clothes, she could not conceal her bright face. The girl's appearance caused a commotion in the crowd. Only then did Su Ren notice that the big crowd gathered here.
Most of them were men, and they were the kind of men who would seduce women wherever they found them. All of these men set their sights on the girl, and the girl quickly lowered her head and pulled the boy out.
The young man was furious: "What are you looking at? If you look again, I'll dig out your eyes!"
The crowd booed, and this time some guys' words reached the level of teasing, which made the young man angry, and his handsome face turned red. If the woman hadn't held him back, he might have rushed up and beaten him.
An old man next to Su Ren shook his head and sighed: "Why bother? This child is quite persistent. He comes every market day. The Huo family is really tolerant. It's just a matter of giving an explanation to the mother and son. Such a big family is afraid of orphans.
Widow mother? If I had known now, why bother then?"
As the boys and girls disappeared into the crowd, the crowd slowly dispersed. Su Ren was confused after hearing this, and quickly stepped forward to grab the old man and saluted: "I know the reason? Can you tell me?"
The old man looked Su Ren up and down: "You're from out of town?"
Su Ren nodded. The old man said angrily: "I don't care about your business. Just finish your own thing and leave. Why do you know so clearly?" After saying that, he turned and left.
Su Ren felt bored. Several guards immediately stopped the old man. The old man turned back and glared at Su Ren: "What? You want to do evil things too?"
Su Ren quickly apologized and signaled the guards to get out of the way. The old man snorted again and walked away muttering: "A bunch of dandy boys, they don't do anything serious all day long, but they want to inquire about these filthy things. It's just because they are full and have nothing to do!"
Without being able to ask why, the boy and the woman also disappeared into the crowd. Su Ren and the others were the only ones left in front of the bustling Huo's house. Looking at the door full of potholes, Leng Jun didn't want to go in. But
At this time, he had to go in. Under the strange eyes of those who had not left, Hawking walked up the steps and knocked on the door of Huo's house.
No one answered for a long time. Hawking's strength increased a bit, and there was even less movement inside. Su Ren shook his head, drove Hawking away, knocked on the door a few times, and said loudly: "We are from Shu County. We have something to do."
Find Mr. Huo!"
Those who didn't leave continued to stay and watch the excitement, pointing at Su Ren and the others, and talking a lot. Leng Jun didn't like this feeling very much, and just asked the people inside to open the door quickly and let him in.
Su Ren shouted twice more, and there was movement inside the door. A boy opened the door a crack, stretched out his head to look outside, and didn't recognize anyone he saw. Then he opened the door wider, squeezed out, and closed the door again.
Su Ren smiled and said: "This little brother, we are from Shu County. We need to ask Mr. Huo for advice on something. Please forgive me for disturbing you."
The boy quickly returned the courtesy: "Young masters, please forgive me, there is something wrong at home, please come back another day?" After saying that, he was about to enter the door.
Hawking quickly blocked the door and said angrily: "Your master is too ignorant. My eldest brother begged you so much and turned you away. Believe it or not, I broke into your house, found out your master, and handed him over to you just now."
That little brother?"
"Fight in! Fight in!" He is really not afraid of big troubles when watching the excitement. As soon as Hawking said these words, the crowd of onlookers immediately became excited, shouting for Su Ren and others to rush in. Some people could even be heard shouting from behind the crowd.
: "The Huo family is going to be smashed, go and see!" (To be continued)
