Shi Yuanji finally paid the money in the crowd and bought enough salt.

"The price of salt has grown again. Shi Yuanji sighed, counted the copper coins he was carrying, and found that the money for salt had been overspent.

"Originally, I wanted to buy two pieces of wine for Master, but now it seems that I have to buy one. ”

The lamentations in the crowd came one after another, and it seemed that the Ding family's price increase measures were really unacceptable to most people.

"It's more than doubled, and it's too ruthless. ”

"This price is still the price of coarse salt, and the fine salt is more expensive. ”

"That fine salt is originally eaten by rich people, and it has nothing to do with our people. ”

......

Shi Yuanji led the horse and bought all kinds of spices, and the pockets on the horse's back were full. Along the way, I only felt that this time the market was a little more deserted than before, and there were more beggars, so I felt a little uncomfortable.

Finally, he came to the largest tavern in the town, and as soon as Xiao Er in the tavern saw him, he greeted him: "Shi Xiaomiaozhu, has your master come to drink?"

With that, Xiao Er walked towards the rice wine jar.

"Ugh. Shi Yuanji touched the money bag and was speechless for a while. "No, this time it's just a drink. As he spoke, he handed over the wine gourd.

Xiao Er was a little surprised, but immediately relieved himself and took the wine gourd: "I guess if after buying salt, I found that the money was not enough." ”

Shi Yuanji smiled awkwardly and nodded yes.

"Their Ding family has been a salt official for six generations, and they used to talk about the township. Since this Ding Yunzhi took over, it has become more and more excessive. ”

"Not only has the price of salt gone up, but we have also made usury and bought land everywhere. Those who can't be robbed will be taken by skill, and those who can be robbed will be snatched. ”

Shi Yuanji thought of yesterday, Ding Yunzhi's hypocrite's face in front of the mountain gate, if it weren't for his toughness, the land in the view would have been annexed by the Ding family.

Xiao Er sifted the wine and said, "I heard that last month, Ding Yunzhi robbed a homesteader and forced people to death. ”

"Is it a direct robbery? The government doesn't care about it?"

"How can you rob it directly? People say they are buying, and they don't force you, just send a few people to watch at your door every day. There were only three members of the family, an old man, an old woman and a daughter, but within a few days, his daughter was raped by a few splashes. ”

The family went to court, but they couldn't even hand the paper into the government. At this time, this Ding Yunzhi came again and told the family that as long as he sold his family's land to him, he would help fight the lawsuit. ”

"Guess what?" Xiao Er handed back the wine gourd to Shi Yuanji, and said mysteriously. The next day, the family hanged themselves. ”

"Huh?" Shi Yuanji was so surprised that he almost forgot to take the wine gourd. "Didn't you say that you helped his family fight a lawsuit? Why did you hang yourself?"

Xiao Er looked around, and after seeing that there was no one, he whispered: "According to the neighbor of that family, as soon as Ding Yunzhi stood there and spoke, the girl went crazy at that time. ”

The girl was cloaked, pointed at Ding Yunzhi and said don't you touch me or something. That night, the family of three cried all night, and the next day they were found by neighbors and hanged. ”

Shi Yuanji suddenly felt a chill in his back: "Could it be that the rape case was done by Ding Yunzhi himself?"

Xiao Er waved his hand again and again and denied: "I haven't said this, you should listen to a story, don't take it seriously." ”

Shi Yuanji took the wine gourd, paid the money, and left the tavern thoughtfully.

"No wonder there are more beggars on the streets, I am afraid that many tenants have no land to plant, so they have to come out to beg. Shi Yuanji looked at the deserted bazaar and the beggars on the street, and couldn't help but sigh.

Let's go home, there are no such troublesome things at home, and Shi Yuanji has no intention of watching the begonia flowers on the side of the road, so he leads the horse back to Jinwuguan.

Ten years have made Mi Sida grow from strong to old, his black hair has turned gray, his tall body has become rickety, he has long relied on crutches to walk, and the affairs in the view have long been handed over to Shi Yuanji to take care of.

Shi Yuanji is young, but he is exquisite. The villagers at the foot of the mountain praised him, and the acquaintances in the town were also impressed by his politeness, and even Ding Yunzhi, who was looking for fault yesterday, was rejected by him neither humbly nor arrogantly, and Mi Sida was very pleased.

But Misida's inner worries are still unabated. Even if this young apprentice is transparent, he still doesn't understand the complexity of human nature, which is something that can only be understood by experience.

Mi Si Darao is well-informed, and there is nothing he can do about it. Since he couldn't figure it out, he didn't think about it anymore, he went into the study on crutches, and he couldn't be idle.

In the study, there are all kinds of books that Mi Sida has collected, including his own books, the most important of which is the Wuzhen Dragon Technique. He thought about hurrying up and sorting out all this knowledge and passing it on to Shi Yuanji after he returned to his position.

“...... "Mi Sida found the book and planned to revise it one last time.

This Enlightenment True Dragon Technique is a cultivation technique tailored by Mi Sida for Shi Yuanji. At the beginning of the cultivation of this technique, the physical strength is far stronger than that of ordinary people; after diligent, the body is indestructible, and it is difficult to be injured by swords and guns; after refining again, the spirit is full of energy, and you can clear the valley; and finally when you practice to the extreme, you can crush the void and soar in the day.

"When the day comes, Motoyoshi is qualified to complete his mission. It's a pity that this kid doesn't want to practice hard, and he's only a beginner so far, and he's just better than ordinary people. ”

Thinking of this, Mi Sida just complained in his heart. The events of ten years ago had such an impact on Shi Yuanji that he always had a slight resistance to spells and magic weapons.

There will be room for compromise in the battle between people, but the battle between gods must see life and death, is it really good to let him participate in the battle of the gods? If Shi Yuanji chooses to live his life quietly as a mortal, it may not be a good thing.

"Master, you ran out again? Didn't you let you rest in the room? Shi Yuanji didn't know when he arrived in front of the study and put the wine gourd on the bookcase. "You've messed up the study again. ”

"Haven't I been idle? Mi Sida picked up the wine gourd and weighed it. "Why is it so light?

Shi Yuanji said while cleaning up the messy study: "No, it's just that the price of salt has risen, and there is no money to buy wine." ”

"The descendants of the Ding family really don't know how to be a man, if he continues to make trouble like this, sooner or later he will be killed. Misida asserted.

"What do you care about him? Their Ding family is rich and powerful, and I heard that they still have dealings with the big officials in the capital, maybe they will have power in the future, and it will be our people's turn to worry about it?" Shi Yuanji sorted and put the books away, and turned around to pick up the master. "I also bought some pepper and star anise or something, and stew a chicken for you tonight?"

"I'm not old enough to walk. Mi Sida gently pushed Shi Yuanji away, but he still refused to accept the old man. "I don't have that appetite for a long time, I want to eat it yourself. ”

"Okay, let's make a few vegetarian dishes. Shi Yuanji smiled and ran to the kitchen.

In Haitang Town, several beautifully dressed tourists wander around the city.

The leader is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old woman, dressed in a fox fur, with a cold face, a sword at her waist, and riding a jujube red horse.

The woman was followed by a tall man, this man had a Chinese face, simple eyes, and a gold-silk thick-backed nine-ring knife hanging on his back, which was terrifying.

The man respectfully said to the young woman, "Miss, it's not too early, so it's better for us to hurry to Ding's mansion." ”

The woman said coldly, "What are you going to do there?" I was disgusted when I looked at Ding Yunzhi's hypocritical little white face. Let's find an inn to stay, it's better than there. ”

As soon as the woman finished speaking, a young man who looked like a boy came over and said to the woman, "Xue Ling, how can this inn be as good as Ding's Mansion." You have a misunderstanding of him, he is a good man who is elegant and easy-going. ”

The woman's cold expression did not dissipate, but became heavier: "Gui Kun, if you want to go to Ding Mansion, go there, I won't bother." With that, she drove her horse forward, and walked away without looking back.

Gui Kun looked at the woman's back, looking very unwilling, and his face was full of resentment. Seeing this, his guards did not dare to speak, so they had to stare at each other wide-eyed, for fear of touching their own son's moldy head.

"Let's go, go to Dingfu. Gui Kun picked up the whip and whipped the horse under his crotch fiercely, and the horse was frightened, galloped wildly, and hit countless pedestrians.

Seeing this, Gui Kun was in a much better mood.