Underground granaries like this are actually very common in the Dajing Dynasty, basically as long as they are rich, there will be cellars for storing grain at home, and some families will even have as many as hundreds.

And the temple is only because there is a lot of grain, so the land of this grain storage is much larger than that of ordinary people.

In addition to storing grain for the monks in the temple, they also have the greatest use, which is to be able to give porridge and save people at any time in disaster years, famine years, or when there is no harvest.

However, in the past ten years, there have been two floods in the Manchurian Communist Party on the south side of the Yangtze River, and the first time the financial permission of the imperial court, so the disaster relief efforts are very large, and the allocated silver and grain for disaster relief is definitely only a lot more.

And the year before last, although the imperial court had no silver, but under the iron fist of Qi Xuanzhen, he still forced a lot of silver from the homes of officials in the capital and sent commissioners to Jiangnan for disaster relief.

In such a situation, a big temple like Hongruo Temple, as an auxiliary of the imperial court, opened porridge sheds to relieve the people, there must be it, but the word "commonly used" is really not to talk about.

But Master Guangsi, just said that in recent years, he also named the word that is commonly used, and the meaning of this sentence is worth pondering.

Qi Xuanhui had already obtained a lot of news about the livelihood of the people in Jiangnan from the wooden shopkeeper, plus the guidance of Master Guangsi at this moment.

He can basically be sure that even in a good year, the common people in the granary of the Dajing Dynasty will live a miserable life of not having enough to eat.

As he spoke, the kang had been separated from the middle and the two sides, revealing a downward staircase. The first ten or so steps are very narrow and aggrieved, but the further down you go, the bigger the boundary becomes.

When this not too long staircase was finished, what appeared in front of Qi Xuanhui was a hundred-step square cellar, and there were passages in front of and behind this cellar, which could be seen to be connected one after another.

Not only does it have to make people sigh, but the strength of this Hongruo Temple is still strong, and I want him to be powerful in his previous life. The wealth of the family is comparable to that of the national treasury. It's just a granary of this size.

But seeing that in the cellar where they were at the moment, most of the place was stacked with bags of grain, and if you looked closely, the family crests on the bags were different. It is obvious that different people are offering to the temple.

Qi Xuanhui thought that he had ignored it. There are thousands of believers in Hongruo Temple. is also in the grain-producing Jiangnan, and the rice grain offered to the Buddha will definitely not be less.

Master Guangsi waited for Qi Xuanhui to finish looking. Only then did he say with a smile: "They are not far ahead, please come with the little monk." ”

After saying that, he led them through two or three cellars of this size, and faintly, he heard the sound of talking in front of them.

As they moved forward, the voices they heard gradually became clearer, and the people who spoke at this moment had clear voices, and the intonation seemed to contain a specific rhythm, tactful in the low places, and fierce in the high places, which sounded very demagogic.

I only heard him say excitedly: "Then according to what you mean, sir, the Holy Lord is now too busy to take care of himself, and he can't take care of his people in the dire situation in the south of the Yangtze River, that is, let us continue to endure and wait until the old man of the Holy Lord can free his hands, and then come to Jiangnan to sweep the world?!" ”

He paused for a moment, during which someone said a few words in a low voice, Qi Xuanhui heard that it was Mr. Han Ning's voice, but because of the low voice, he didn't hear what he said.

"Haha" I heard the man laugh out loud suddenly: "Escape"

"You want me to get out there?"

"Xuanping Hou now regards us as mortal enemies, fortified everywhere, targeted everywhere, Jiangnan will never be able to stay."

"And I don't have the patience of Brother Zixu to ask myself, and I can operate in the capital for another twenty years!"

"As for going to the sea to the west, it is even more impossible, I am a citizen of the Dajing Dynasty, why do I want to go to another country to see people's faces?!"

"Good! What a citizen of the Great Jing Dynasty! Qi Xuanhui clapped his hands and praised, and with the people behind him, he walked quickly to the cellar in front.

In this moment, he can be regarded as hearing some meaning from these words.

This person who spoke loudly and spoke with anger should be Yan Eighteen, who was rescued by the laborers.

At this moment, Mr. Han Ning, who persuaded him to forbear, had a dispute because of different views and opinions.

Qi Xuanhui originally wanted to listen to it for a while, but if Yan Eighteen is really useful, everyone will inevitably get along with each other in the future, since this is the case, why make too much trouble?

Although the superior does not like his subordinates to be too harmonious, if he can't even maintain the apparent peace, then he can't help but feel irritated when he looks at it.

So he made a decisive statement and temporarily broke this confrontational situation.

Entering the entrance, I saw that there was a table in the middle of this cellar, Mr. Han Ning and a middle-aged man who was not tall were sitting next to each other, Meng Zelang and a tall thin man, each standing behind these two people.

Leaning against the east wall, there were about sixteen or seventeen strong men armed with swords, two-thirds of Qi Xuanhui's own people were known, and the rest should be Yan Eighteen's entourage.

Mr. Han Ning and Yan Eighteen chose to be a resting place here, probably because this cellar is larger than other cellars, and there is not much grain piled up in it, so they will not feel depressed if they can accommodate so many people.

Qi Xuanhui looked at the people in front of him, his body was more or less colorful, and he couldn't hide the haggard that he couldn't hide, it seemed that he had paid a lot of price for this rescue.

"Okay, get up, you've all worked this trip, you don't have to stand here, you all go find a place to rest, rest." He waved away the guards who had bowed to him.

Seeing the remaining three or four people, they looked at their master, bowed and quietly withdrew.

Although Qi Xuanhui was not involved in this matter, he also knew that there were about two dozen guards who followed Mr. Han Ning.

However, the difference in the number of people in front of him is so big, I know at a glance that not all the people who went out have come back, and I don't know whether they will never come back, or when they retreated separately, they got on the boat and went down the river?

"Childe is here. Jun Yao and a few of them took the seriously injured people to the approach, approached the road and went down the river, avoided the limelight outside, and naturally came back. Meng Zelang saw what this master was thinking from Qi Xuanhui's probing eyes, and took advantage of the ceremony to tell the result first, so that the master could rest assured.

Qi Xuanhui looked at Meng Zelang and nodded, and walked towards the Eight Immortals Table in the middle without a steady step.

I saw the two people who were originally seated. I have already stood up. Mr. Han Ning took a few steps sideways, stood on the side of the table and bowed.

And the one who had been rescued with great difficulty, this would have walked quickly in front of Qi Xuanhui, and he gave his hand with gratitude. Bow down deeply. "Yan Ruzhang worships the grace of Gongzi Qi for rescue."

Anyway. Without any delay, he knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Qi Xuanhui took two steps forward and stretched out his hand to help him up. surprised: "Where does this start, if you want to thank Hengyi, you should also thank Hengyi, if he didn't try his best to ask for help for you in front of Mr., how could Mr. make a move?" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Mr. Han Ning, who was silent at the corners of his lips, and gave Yan Eighteen a look, meaning to let Yan Eighteen go and thank Mr. Han Ning seriously.

His move made Yan Shibai a little confused about what it meant, and doubts flashed in his eyes, but he still walked to Mr. Han Ning's side and thanked him solemnly.

Qi Xuanhui took advantage of the moment when he saluted Mr. Han Ning, and carefully took a good look at this well-known Yan Eighteen.

I saw that he was not tall, and compared with Gao Dengshan's middle-aged fortune, Yan Eighteen's figure could be said to be thin.

He was wearing a wide half-worn monk's robe, and judging by the size, it was estimated that it belonged to Master Guangsi.

This ill-fitting monk's robe, worn on Yan Shiba's thin body, should logically give people a sloppy feeling, but this will look like he is wearing a bit of a transcendent taste.

Yan Eighteen's eyes are extremely clear, the corners of his eyes are slightly raised, which looks a little sharp, the bridge of his nose is high, and the three wisps of beard are slightly long, covering half of the corners of his lips with clear lines, and adjusting the bit of sharpness very well, which looks quite affinity.

It is not difficult to see that when he was young, he must have been a suave son, even in such a down-and-out season now, it is impossible to ignore the charm exuded by this person.

Such an elegant freehand appearance is quite far from Qi Xuanhui's imagination, eight feet tall, and a chivalrous demeanor with horizontal eyebrows and cold eyebrows.

I don't know why Xuanping Hou is so persistent to such a polite middle-aged man?

He was in the mood of inquiry, judging Yan Eighteen, and Mr. Han Ning in the room over there sat firmly like a mountain, and accepted Yan Eighteen's gift frankly.

It was probably because after he received this worship, he felt a little smoother in his heart, and his originally indifferent look was finally eased a little.

Standing up, he bowed to Qi Xuanhui who was not far away and said, "Childe, please sit down, the space here is limited, and it is very simple, please forgive me." ”

Qi Xuanhui had already changed most of the problems of loving vanity and enjoying himself, and he didn't have a look of disgust on his face, so he sat down happily.

By the way, he also invited Master Guangsi to sit with him, watching these four people sit down and talk, Meng Zelang's eyes flashed slightly, and he hugged his fists and said to Qi Xuanhui: "Childe, you and the three gentlemen have something to say slowly, and your subordinates will retire first." ”

Qi Xuanhui frowned and glanced at him, feeling that his spirit was okay, and he couldn't help asking, "Tired and ruthless?" ”

Meng Zelang shook his head and said: "I arrived in the second half of the night yesterday, and I have rested for so long, so I can be regarded as resting, this is not something important for you."

As soon as he heard that he was not tired, Qi Xuanhui waved his hand and said, "Since you are not tired, then accompany the guests, is it possible that you still want Mr. Han Ning to greet the guests?" ”

Meng Zelang laughed when he heard this, so he naturally listened to his orders and left to pour tea and pass water, but this person moved from behind Mr. Hanning to Qi Xuanhui and stood behind.

Yan Shiba, who had not yet sat down, patted the slender man on the shoulder and introduced to Qi Xuanhui: "Master Qi, this is our famous ranger in the south of the Yangtze River, Yang Shangshang, Brother Yang, come and see our life-saving benefactor." ”

This Yang Shangshang is sincere, after hearing this, he immediately put it into action, kowtowed to Qi Xuanhui and Mr. Han Ning three times each, and bowed deeply to Meng Zelang.

said in a muffled voice: "Don't thank you for your kindness, but you will be sent in the future, and you will go all out to go to the soup and fire, and you will not give up." ”

At that moment, Mr. Han Ning glanced at Yan Shibai with deep meaning, and said to Yang Shangshang with a smile: "Yang Shaoxia is polite, we are new to the city now, and we will really trouble you in the future." ”

When Yan Eighteen heard this, the corners of his eyes couldn't help but jump slightly, and he smiled: "It should be, it should be." ”

It didn't leave Yang upstream much room to speak.

"Amitabha." Master Guangsi became a monk halfway, and he understood the sophistication of the world, and seeing that the atmosphere was a little wrong, he immediately took the initiative to open his mouth to make a round, "Everyone sit, eighteen, you sit too." ”

Master Guangsi's face is always given, and the four of them have four thoughts and sit on one side.

Qi Xuanhui didn't have any interest in the clear water on the table, so he didn't even touch it.

And Mr. Han Ning, who was originally gentle and the most good at dealing with people, is also abnormal today, and there is not a single superfluous word.

The atmosphere immediately fell into a strange embarrassment, Qi Xuanhui looked at Mr. Han Ning, who was hanging his head to study the pattern of the wooden table, this person was afraid that he had made up his mind, but he didn't speak.

He could only think about the possibility of Mr. Han Ning getting angry, and asked tentatively: "Heng Yi followed you without permission last night?" ”

Mr. Han Ning held his breath and 'hummed', and Qi Xuanhui asked again: "Is he seriously injured?" ”

Mr. Han Ning raised his eyes and looked at Yan Eighteen, and said coldly: "Mr. Tuo Yan's blessing is not dead. ”

Qi Xuanhui nodded, and didn't ask any more, the lightly injured all went a long way, came to Hongruo Temple, and the seriously injured took the waterway, Zhang Shouzheng was able to get on the boat, and it is estimated that the injury was not light.

He had long thought that the rescue would not be too smooth, but he didn't expect that the contradiction would come from the person who saved the person and the person who was rescued, looking at the attitude of these two, I am afraid that it is not just Zhang Shouzheng's injury.

Come to think of it, there must have been something unexpected happening, and the person who caused this accident was Yan Eighteen, who was the old god opposite.

As for what happened, no matter how angry Mr. Han Ning is, he will not say it in public, in that case, it will mean that he Yan Eighteen will completely tear his face.

It took so much effort for them to catch such a big fish, so naturally they couldn't waste it in vain.

This is why Mr. Han Ning is obviously angry, but he can't bear it.

Thinking about it like this, Qi Xuanhui had a bottom in his heart, and secretly thought, it would be good if this would be Gao Deng, and there would be no one who knew each other on both sides, and it would not be easy to even talk.

After all, Qi Xuanhui's identity was there, and Mr. Han Ning, who was originally perfectly qualified for this responsibility, made it clear that he was unwilling to say a word to Yan Shiba.

For a moment, the cellar was silent, and no one spoke. (To be continued......)