"No, you absolutely must not," Ding Yi was a stubborn old man at this time, squeezing his neck and arguing: "The court wants me, so what does it have to do with you? If I go, the court will naturally not pursue anything further.
Besides, as long as you are in the village, even if the Jin Yiwei goes back on his words, you can still protect a whole village of villagers."
The four of them just refused. Jin Laoer took a step forward and suddenly showed a ferocious face. He bared his teeth at Ding Yi and said in a sinister manner: "Old man Ding, you'd better go quickly. Once you enter the city, there will be swords and swords and blood."
It flows like a river. What use can you, a wizened old man with no strength, do? Not only will it not work, but it will also harm us. Either you go back by yourself, or I, Jin Lao Er, slap you to death. Anyway, you
If you want to die, it would be better to die in the hands of Jin Yiwei than in the hands of my old man Jin."
Jin Laoer raised his hand, as if to strike. Ding Yi was so frightened that he stepped back, but then he thought, since they were not hostile, they would definitely not kill him. So he puffed up his chest and stepped forward to meet him.
Jin Laoer originally wanted to scare Ding Yi away, but he didn't expect Ding Yi to be very stubborn. His hand was raised in the air, and it would not matter whether he hit her or not. The scene was extremely embarrassing.
At this time, Boss Guan coughed slightly. Jin Laoer seemed to understand what Boss Guan meant instantly. He picked up Ding Yi and carried it on his shoulders. He took a walk, took two steps, and climbed onto Xi Wusi's horse.
Then he ran towards the village. Jin Laoer ran all the way, leaving only Ding Yi's helpless and stubborn voice gradually disappearing.
Seeing Xi Wusi's astonishment, Boss Guan smiled knowingly and said: "Now this is the only way. We are all rough people. We can't reason with old man Ding, so this is the only way we can use it."
Xi Wusi burst into laughter. Although he came to Jianghu, at heart he was still a person who read and practiced calligraphy. He still followed etiquette more. Although he did not advocate rough methods, he had to admit that this method was currently the best way.
,none of them.
Of course, Xi Wusi also knew that he lacked experience in the world of martial arts. The Santu of Northern Shanxi had been traveling in the martial arts world for many years and was well versed in the ways of survival in the martial arts world. Therefore, he had to ask the boss about his future path.
"Senior Guan, now that Mr. Ding has left, Zhuzhou County is very close to us. How can we enter the city?"
Boss Guan looked up at the genius and replied: "It's still early today. The second brother has not returned from seeing old man Ding. There are many eyes and ears in the city. It is not a good time to enter the city at this time. Why not wait here until the second brother comes back?"
When night falls, the three of me sneak into the city, and my benefactor can enter the city alone."
Xi Wusi understood what Boss Guan meant and quickly replied: "Senior, are you saying that we go into the city at night, one in the dark and the other in the light, to rescue each other?"
Boss Guan could not help but nod in approval, and Qu Sanniang showed a knowing smile when she saw that the two had a tacit understanding. The three of them also sneaked into the forest together to escape the summer heat, and then came to wait for Jin Lao Er to return and enter the city together.
After Jin Lao Er returned from the journey and rested for a few hours, around Shen Shizhong, the four of them headed for Zhuzhou County, one behind the other.
Xi Wusi rode the horse and let the horse walk at a leisurely pace. When he waited outside the county town, it was already the middle of You hour. It was almost the time to light the lanterns, and fewer and fewer people entered the city. Those who followed Xi Wusi entered the city.
, is an old farm man in his seventies and a teenage farm boy. They must be the grandfather and grandson. Although the grandfather and grandson are tired from walking, they are in a happy mood.
Looks very good.
The young man was carrying a load full of fresh vegetables and was walking forward with great energy. The old man was following closely with a steel scale in his hand. Seeing that the young man was about the same age as him, Xi Wusi couldn't bear to see him tired, so he
Let the young man put the list on his horse.
The young man and the old man refused immediately, and Xi Wusi did not force himself, so he led the horse and his grandfather and grandson into the city together.
"Old sir, why did you come to the city so late? Are you visiting relatives?"
The old man listened to Xi Wusi's question and replied with a smile: "Young man, are you from a foreign country? We, father and son, are not relatives."
Xi Wusi was puzzled, and the old man quickly explained: "Old man, I am from Haojiazhuang outside the city. I have a granddaughter and grandson-in-law who do some small business in the city. Today the old man and grandson came to the city, firstly to see their granddaughter and grandson-in-law.
, Secondly, let’s pick some fresh vegetables and bring them to the city, they can be sold at a good price tomorrow!”
For some reason, Xi Wusi began to envy this pair of sons and grandsons. Although they were just farmers in the countryside, they seemed to be living a comfortable life. After all, the smiles on their faces could not lie.
Little did he know that the old farmer couldn't close the conversation after he started talking, and continued: "The world is good now. Those of us who grow crops can live a good life. It's really like heaven and earth!"
Xi Wusi was puzzled and asked quickly: "What does the old gentleman mean by this? When is it heaven and when is it underground?"
The old farmer smiled slightly and said: "Later, old man, I came from the previous dynasty, and life was hard at that time. In the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, the amount of tax collected was only thirty years. In addition, there were severe droughts in those years.
There is no harvest. We have no food to eat. We eat all the leaves and bark, and eat Guanyin soil when the bark is gone. In this way, we still have to pay various miscellaneous taxes!"
"Later, the younger ones couldn't stand it anymore and fled to other places to escape, leaving those who couldn't walk, just waiting to starve to death. At that time, what day was there no dead people? There were dead people everywhere, looking at
It’s so scary.”
The old farmer couldn't help but click his tongue and shake his head while recalling the unbearable past events, as if those things happened just yesterday, which made people unable to help crying.
"At that time, the Mongols in the previous dynasty did not regard us as human beings. Thanks to Emperor Taizu, we drove away the Tatars. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, farming and mulberry farming has been encouraged, and the government has provided grain and agricultural tools. Only in this way can we finally live a good life.
Get over it."
Xi Wusi suddenly became interested and asked quickly: "Old sir, which emperor do you think is better?"
The old farmer smiled and lowered his voice and said: "Actually, we people don't know who will be the emperor. We only know that as long as he can give us land to grow, food to eat, and a good life, he is a good emperor.
What do we ordinary people want? Isn’t it just that we want to be well fed and clothed warmly?”
The old farmer's words made Xi Wusi fall into deep thought: The old man's wise words at this time are that for ordinary people, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, as long as the emperor can make them have land to plant, food to eat, and
If you are well-dressed, then you are a good emperor. The common people seem to live at the lowest level, but they are also the easiest to be satisfied. The sage said that the people are the noblest, the emperor is the second best, and the country is the second most important. This is the truth.
On the contrary, if anyone makes it difficult for the people to live without food, the people will drive him out. As the saying goes, people are like water, water can carry a boat and also capsize it.
.When the Yuan Dynasty was cruel, the people would rise up and rebel against it. Now that the world is rich and prosperous, the people will naturally support it.
Although the old farmer didn't have many great principles, every word he said could still shock Xi Wusi's heart. He also came from a mountain village. When he was good, everyone lived a prosperous life. When he was bad, everyone lived a prosperous life.
I will live a tight life.
While chatting with the old farmer, they entered the city unknowingly. After separating from his grandfather and grandson, Xi Wusi looked at the Zhuzhou County town where the lights were on. Although it was a small county town, it was full of vitality.
At night, there are also many vendors selling various snacks and various accessories along the street, which makes Xi Wusi dizzy. Although it is not as beautiful as a big city, it still makes people linger.
Walking along the street, I saw the Santu sign inconspicuously. In front of me was the Yuelai Inn. Xi Wusi asked for a room and quickly asked the waiter to bring drinks and food to the room. He was indeed hungry.
It's time to have a hearty meal.
As soon as he picked up the bowls and chopsticks, there was a knock on the door. Xi Wusi thought it was Santu coming, so he opened the door happily to welcome the guests. Unexpectedly, when the door opened, what came into view was Nangong Yun, Liao Qi, and
Bai Si with a broken arm.
"I'm an uninvited guest. I hope Brother Xi can forgive me." Nangong Yun was busy greeting Xi Wusi. After being welcomed in, Liao Qi pretended to be casual and looked around.
Xi Wusi was slightly displeased and quickly teased: "Jinyiwei is indeed well-deserved. As soon as I moved in, Master Nangong and Master Liao learned about my whereabouts. I have to admire you."
Nangong Yun smiled along with him and said a little smugly: "Brother Xi, what are you talking about at this time? You are ridiculous. In the county town, if the Jin Yiwei doesn't have such eyes and ears, how can they make contributions to the emperor?"
Xi Wusi didn't like this style, nor did he like Nangong Yun, so he simply sat at the table and tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "In that case, since I'm here today, let's get straight to the point and talk about business!"
Unexpectedly, Nangong Yun didn't accept the call at all, and said with a smile on his face: "Brother Xi is indeed a man of his word. I like him very much, and we, Mr. Ma, also like him very much. Let's talk about the business later. Today I am paying homage to Mr. Ma.
I'm here to invite you. Let's invite our brothers to get together tomorrow at Taibaiju. Let's eat and talk. How about it?"
Xi Wusi frowned and asked, "Master Ma? Please forgive Xi for being rude. I don't know Master Ma. Tomorrow's banquet will be the Hongmen Banquet, right?"
Nangong Yun laughed loudly when he heard this, and Liao Qi quickly continued: "Brother Xi, you are worrying too much. Both of my brothers admire Brother Xi very much and love the house as much as the bird. We, Mr. Ma, are also very fascinated by our brothers and want to make friends with them. In this way, cherishing returns."
If it’s too late, how can it be a Hongmen Banquet?”
Xi Wusi quickly waved his hand and said: "Okay, just tell me your purpose directly. When we meet brothers, we should be careful. I'm afraid the Honey Sword will hurt someone behind my back."
Nangong Yun still kept smiling and said: "Okay, Brother Xi is quick to talk, I like it. In this case, I will make it clear that tomorrow we will stay in Taibai for a while to discuss Ding Yi's affairs. I don't think Brother Xi will refuse!"
Xi Wusi waved his hand again and said, "That's enough. I've brought your words to me. I'll definitely go there tomorrow. But now, I'm tired and want to rest. Sir, please help yourself."
Now that Xi Wusi has issued an order to expel guests, Nangong Yun and others can no longer stay here and have no choice but to return in despair.