"A man named Yu Ai has come up, and the whole situation is full of chaos. Do you think it is the emperor of the Kunyu Kingdom who deliberately pushed Master Jiang down and helped Yu Ai come to power?"
Some people around me agree and some disagree.
Hyun quickly rectified Ning Sheng’s name:
"I don't know how to do it. I heard that the emperor here is a good emperor. He is diligent and loves the people. No matter where he comes from, he will be his people. Otherwise, I would not have come here from Guanzhong. .”
Everyone nodded again, and Hyun silently wiped his sweat:
This building is crooked and too far away.
Gou Sheng said again:
"That Yu Ai hasn't done anything good since he came up. He levies excessive taxes and wants to grind us all under a stone mill."
The second person who interrupted rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully:
"Listening to what you said, I feel that Yu Ai wants to hollow out this place and squeeze out all the oil and water that can be squeezed out."
Hyun and Jiang Ji looked at each other, and Hyun said:
"No, at most he is a corrupt official, just greedy for more money."
Some of the people who were joining in the fun objected to her views and cited many facts for her.
Hyun pretended to be confused and asked:
"He emptied this place. Where can he go with so much money?"
The first person to interrupt looked around, waved his hand and said:
"Let's all leave. This topic is no longer something we can talk about. I'll have a drink with this little brother."
Someone complained:
"If you drink two cups with your little brother, we can't drink."
The man waved his hand again impatiently:
"You have a wife, and you can still hug her when you go home. Singles like us have to drink more and fall asleep when we go home, otherwise the night will be long."
The people around laughed and said some nasty things and then dispersed.
When only Gou, Hyun, and Jiang Ji were left, he moved closer to the three of them, looked at Hyun seriously, and said in a low voice:
"I also heard that Yu Ai seems to be protected by someone in the capital, so Yu Ai acts very arrogantly here, and I also saw someone from Zhao State enter his house with my own eyes..."
Having said this, he suddenly looked at Hyun warily.
Hyun didn't react at first. She didn't know why she suddenly looked at her like this. She had nothing to do with Zhao Guo. Thinking of this, she suddenly understood and said with a smile:
"I'm not sent here by the State of Zhao. Look at my face carefully. It's obviously the face of a Han Chinese. Don't worry, grandpa and I ran here because we couldn't get along."
This man looked carefully at Xun. Not to mention his body, the dirt on his face was clearly visible. Thinking about the Zhao people he met, he was very glamorous. Not like the two people in front of him, who could even catch up with the Terracotta Warriors. No, the terracotta warriors and horses are more glamorous than her.
Then he continued:
"That Zhao guy entered Yu Ai's mansion mysteriously, and the people inside even poked their heads out to look around. There's obviously something wrong!"
Gou Sheng interjected:
"Could it be that Yu Ai let the Zhao army go?"
He nodded:
"It's really hard to say. Maybe it's just a self-inflicted theft."
There is nothing substantive next. They are all people’s speculations. Some are consistent with the facts, while others are far from the facts.
Hyun drank and chatted with the two of them, and then helped Jiang Ji back to the inn after the store closed.
After the two of them woke up from a full sleep, they began to discuss what they heard last night. In fact, there was nothing to discuss. They probably all understood the situation and just wanted to empty out the place. It was indeed a bit unexpected.
Jiang Ji said anxiously:
"I know where the money here is. Should we...shall we steal it?"
These words almost choked Hyun to death. Even though this place is not big, it used to be a country. Back then, they only transported part of the property back to the capital, and most of it was kept as development funds. That was quite a big sum, plus these
It's just the two of them who can make the money every year and steal it till the end of the year of the monkey.
Busy to comfort Jiang Ji:
"Master Jiang, I know that your feelings about this place are different from ours, and I also understand that the money has been saved by generations of hard work, but now we have to get rid of Yu Ai and the people behind him first. We must not get rid of these two big guys.
No matter how many moths you steal, it will be useless."
Jiang Ji nodded and rubbed his forehead:
"Yes, yes, I am acting emotionally," he took a sip of tea, "Then what should we do now?"
Hyun thought for a while and said:
"We heard the day before yesterday that Yu Ai was recruiting laborers to repair something. I think he was recruiting not laborers but coolies. The laborers were just a cover."
Jiang Ji nodded, suddenly thought of something, and grabbed Hyun's arm:
"You, you, you are not going to be a laborer, are you?!"
Hyun responded naturally:
"Yes, if you don't go, how can you know what Yu Ai is going to do."
Jiang Ji said without a doubt:
"I'll go with you. How can you, a girl, suffer that kind of crime? I'll go with you!"
Hyun comforted him again:
"Master Jiang can't go with me. It's just the two of us now. You have to stay outside to meet me."
"Then I'll go and you'll pick me up."
"Uh... Mr. Jiang, do you think they will ask you to work as a laborer?"
Jiang Ji choked. Indeed, he was an old man, so why would Lao Li want him? He had no choice but to let Hui go.
Inquiring about a good place to recruit workers, Hyun ran over.
There was still a lot of labor coming to the door. After all, Yu Ai and the others promised to have food and money, so many people were willing to come.
Hyun was also standing in the team, with his back bent, his hands pierced in his sleeves, and he wiped his nose with his sleeves from time to time. The folds on his neck were covered with black dirt, and his exposed ankles were also dirty and tattered.
She wore a blouse, a decadent expression, and was afraid of being squeezed out by the people behind her. She was no different from the people next to her who also came to accept the invitation. Jiang Ji was amazed when he saw it from a distance.
After successfully entering, because they came voluntarily, they were much freer than those who were captured. After settling in, Hyun pawed her hands again, pulled on the shoes with her big toes exposed, and walked around the yard, looking for a sunbath.
There, watching the people coming and going.
Because the recruitment had just begun, there were not enough people, and the work had not started yet. Therefore, Hyun had a few days to spare. In these days, she carefully observed these non-laborers. In addition to the soldiers who guarded them, there were also two leaders who looked like them.
people.
One day, one of the leaders surnamed Hu passed by the place where Huan Gecu was walking. He took out something from his sleeve and took out a handkerchief. A tiger jumped over to pick up the handkerchief and raised it above his head in an orderly manner:
"Sir, your handkerchief."
The leader looked at Hyun, then at her dirty hands, then at his own handkerchief, and said calmly:
"Thank you."
Hyun hurriedly took it into his arms, kowtowed and thanked her, raised his head with a flattering look and said:
"Thank you, sir."
The headman looked at her. Although she was dirty, she was very smart. Different from those workers, she asked with some interest:
"what's your name?"
"Sir, my name is Li Si, and everyone calls me Xiao Si."
The commander said:
"Xiaosi? Are you from Guanzhong? Isn't that place in Guanzhong very good?"
"Sir, they say that moving a tree kills a person and moves a person alive. I also want to come out and take a look."
"Hmm - what did you do before?"
"I am a businessman. I sell everything, from needles and threads to quilts and mattresses, and coal for stoves. My land sales vary throughout the year. I sell whatever is easy to sell."
The commander nodded:
"Just follow me from now on."
Hyun was stunned for a moment, then immediately kowtowed and shouted gratefully:
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
The leader winked at the person next to him, and that person took Hyun to wash up.
After cleaning up, Hyun was led to the head of the army. Of course, Hyun couldn't show his true face. In case of accidents, he had makeup items hidden on his body.
The leader looked at it:
"You're quite pretty, how did you get yourself so dirty?"
Hyun grinned:
"Sir, I have spent a lot of money all the way from this small place. But when I get to Longxi, I have almost no money. I just came here begging."
The leader didn't ask any more questions. He didn't take a small businessman seriously and gave her the list and some single tickets:
"These are people who have been recruited. Calculate the daily expenses for each person."
Hyun looked at the individual tickets. They were what everyone ate every day. What were they eating? Porridge, pickles, and steamed buns were all rationed. Do you want to eat more? Sorry, no! These laborers are here to do physical work.
, she just ate these, and within a few days she lost her energy, but it was hard for her to say anything. After all, her status and the things she wanted to do now definitely did not allow her to be too busy.
Nodding and bowing, she came out of the captain's room and took her things to the small room prepared for her. It was actually a mud house with only a hard bed, a square table, and a bench. There was only one window next to the door, and there was no oil lamp.
That is to say, if things are not illuminated after nightfall, sort them out and do it as soon as it gets light.
The next day, the leader had just had breakfast, and Hyun brought the things over. The leader was very satisfied when he saw it, and found that although she could count, she didn't know much about words. She basically didn't know anything except numbers, so he completely decided to keep her here.
around.
For several days in a row, I didn't find anything. I spent all day thinking about how to flatter the commander and make him relax his vigilance. I tried my best.
In fact, everyone can do flattery. It depends on whether you are willing or not. Now Hyun is very willing to do it, nodding and bending, with a charming smile on her face. My mother used to say that Hyun is a bead in the abacus. If you move it a little, now Hyun
It belongs to the earth. It not only revolves but also rotates! When the tea is cold, he rushes to change it before the servants do. When the captain is about to write something, Hyun rushes to grind the ink.
Hyun can clean the room of the chieftain 800 times a day. After more than a month, the square table in the chieftain's room has been polished and polished. It is very beautiful and seems to be very high-end. For those who don't know the situation, come here
, always praised this table, which made the commander feel very respectable, and he was very pleased with Hyun and Yan.
After observing her behavior for more than a month, it was somewhat effective. The commander was much less wary of her. Sometimes he would not let Hyun leave after reading the letter. This was exactly what Hyun wanted, but she still had to pretend to be stupid.
If you don't know how to pretend to understand, say how well you can write, etc., the headman doesn't say much and just takes it as a joke.
Nearly two months have passed like this, but the project has made little progress, because Yu Ai wants to take this opportunity to make money. How can he really use the money he finally made on the project? The leader and the other leader You are both Yu Ai As his confidant, he can naturally delay the project as long as he can.
Hyun now seems to understand why the laborers are so poorly fed. He hardly works all day. After eating, he would sleep, brag, or go for a walk. When he gets bored, he would start a gambling game; the captured coolie Not much. Even though there is not much freedom, it is still easy. It is truly the easiest life in history.
Obviously there is not that much labor, and the total number of people who came voluntarily and those who were arrested is only a few dozen, but Yu Ai reported dozens of times the number of people to the court. Hyun really can't figure out how awesome the people behind him are. Yes, he was so blatantly taking advantage of his salary. Although he told Ning Sheng, Ning Sheng and the others couldn't find any clues at all. This super-big moth was hiding deep enough.
What is this project? Yu Ai said it was to repair the old palace of the Hao Kingdom. When Ning Fang attacked the Hao Kingdom, he did not use any swords or guns along the way. The palace, except for a few places ordered by the emperor, was basically It was intact, and in order to remember the importance of a good emperor, Ning Yan did not repair the burned places. Now Yu Ai is repairing these places.
Ning Yan originally disagreed. That place gave him too many revelations and shocks, but now Ning Sheng just let go and gave them room to perform. If they were not allowed to jump, they would not be able to show their heads. If they could not show their heads, they would not be able to catch them. Their tail, so Ning Yan reluctantly agreed. (To be continued)