returned to his residence and entered the dilapidated house, Lu Xiaoxian saw a man in white, chatting happily with Zhang Meng.

The boy in white is none other than Xie Yunxuan.

Xie Yunxuan's sudden appearance once again verified a sentence: it's not that enemies don't get together.

Seeing Xie Yunxuan again, Lu Xiaoxian's mood couldn't help but become low: I haven't seen him for many years, this guy is still so handsome, and he is even more handsome than before.

If Xie Yunxuan hadn't appeared, Lu Xiaoxian would still have confidence in his appearance. But under the backdrop of Xie Yunxuan, he became "next to the chicken". His "chicken" really wants to stay away from Xie Yunxuan's "crane".

Xie Yunxuan took the initiative to greet Lu Xiaoxian and said, "Senior Brother Lu, let's meet again!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said to Xie Yunxuan very seriously: "Senior Brother Yunxuan, my master is dead, and the competition agreement between him and your master has been written off, neither of us has to toss around, go back where you came from!" ”

"Uncle is dead? How is this possible? Xie Yunxuan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Senior Brother Lu, don't be funny, the master is so dignified, how can he die?" ”

Looking at Xie Yunxuan's bad expression, Lu Xiaoxian suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart: Is this still the honest and simple Xie Yunxuan back then? There is a clear shadow of a ghost lacking in virtue on his body.

If you are not afraid that a handsome guy is a gentleman, you are afraid that a handsome guy is a scoundrel. Originally, Lu Xiaoxian lived in the shadow of Xie Yunxuan's handsomeness, if he learned more than himself, how could he have a good life in the future.

Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart, and said in a panic: "If you don't believe it, I'll take you to Wangyun Mountain to take a look, my master's grave is still there!" ”

Who knew that Xie Yunxuan was not in a hurry and said: "I don't care if the master is dead or not, my master only asked me to follow Senior Brother Lu, the master's order is difficult to disobey, please forgive Senior Brother Lu!" ”

After that, Xie Yunxuan clasped his hands in front of his chest, looked at Lu Xiaoxian with a smile, and put on a look of what you can do.

Lu Xiaoxian thought that he was a bird out of the cage and could fly freely, but who knew that Xie Yunxuan had to insert a pole to come in. This guy was originally deep in the city, but now his skin has become much thicker than before, and it is even more difficult to deal with.

Lu Xiaoxian pleaded: "Senior Brother Yunxuan, just let me go, why do you want to force me?" I really don't want to compete with you! ”

Xie Yunxuan shook his head firmly: "It's not that I want to force you, there are some things in this world that we can't control!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian confessed: "Even if this is the case, you see my current situation, it is difficult to even survive, how can I be qualified to compete with you?" I'm always okay if I throw in the towel! ”

"It's not okay to admit defeat, we have to compete fairly!" Xie Yunxuan smiled slightly, "As for your current situation, don't worry, I will help you until you are qualified to compete!" ”

Xie Yunxuan paused and said, "I heard that you are going to Nanba County to practice, this decision is good, I will go with you!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian glared at Zhang Meng fiercely, this thing was eaten inside and out, such an important decision was easily betrayed by him to Xie Yunxuan.

Zhang Meng stuck out his tongue and turned his head to the side.

Xie Yunxuan was not immersed in water and fire, which made Lu Xiaoxian completely out of line.

He really couldn't figure it out, could it really be that Xie Yunxuan's life was too light, and he used himself as salt.

……

The wind is blowing, the rain is falling, and the continuous mountain peaks are also restrained in this slanting wind and drizzle, and they have become thick. The country roads, potholed, rain-gathered, muddy, mixed with the aroma of the earth, have a unique flavor.

On the way to Nanba County, Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng walked on the muddy road, and Xie Yunxuan, who was dressed in white, followed them leisurely.

Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng chatted without a word. In fact, it was mainly Zhang Meng who was talking, and Lu Xiaoxian was listening.

The mud under his feet was wrapped in his shoes, and he couldn't get rid of it, which made Lu Xiaoxian miserable. Actually, what really made him depressed was the appearance of Xie Yunxuan.

Xie Yunxuan seemed to be in a very good mood, and he smiled and said to Lu Xiaoxian: "This is what people often say about being gray on a sunny day and mud on a rainy day, right?" ”

Zhang Meng said angrily: "It's good at home, it's hard to go out, it's good to stay at home, I have to go to the county seat, and I don't know what kind of disease I have committed!" ”

"What's the point of staying home?" Lu Xiaoxian pouted and said, "How good is the scenery outside, how can Kushui Village compare?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said solemnly to Zhang Meng: "If you regret it, you can go back now!" ”

"How could I regret it?" Zhang Meng is like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, jumping high, "I will go wherever you go, you don't want to drive me away, you can't drive me away......"

Listening to Zhang Meng's words, Xie Yunxuan couldn't help but sigh that Lu Xiaoxian had such a sincere brother, which was really enviable.

Lu Xiaoxian looked at Zhang Meng for a long time before saying, "Since this is the case, then you have to follow my arrangement in the future, and you must not come nonsense without permission!" ”

"Don't worry!" Zhang Meng happily agreed.

……

After entering the county seat and asking someone, Lu Xiaoxian went directly to the only pawnshop in the county. He asked Zhang Meng to take out a palm-sized object from his baggage and hand it to the shopkeeper.

Lu Xiaoxian said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, look at it, how much can this be?" ”

This thing was given to them by Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng when they left Wangyun Mountain. Shaking the wind told them that if they were short of money after descending the mountain, they could take this thing to the pawnshop and exchange it for silver!

The shopkeeper was obviously knowledgeable, glanced at something as black as wood, and raised his eyebrows: "Agarwood? ”

Agarwood is also known as "agarwood incense", since ancient times, "agarwood dragon musk", agarwood is listed as the first of all incense.

Lu Xiaoxian nodded slightly.

The shopkeeper took a basin of water and put the agarwood into the water.

After staring for a while, the shopkeeper shook his head and said, "Your agarwood is half floating and half sinking, it is an ordinary yellow ripe incense, and it is worth ten taels of silver at most." ”

Zhang Meng didn't know what agarwood was, and when he saw that such a rotten piece of wood could be exchanged for ten taels of silver, he almost didn't bare out of his eyes.

The shopkeeper said with a regretful face: "If it is a water agarwood that sinks into the water, it will cost at least fifty taels of silver!" ”

"Senior Brother Lu, I think it should be more than this price!" Xie Yunxuan reminded in a low voice on the side.

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Xie Yunxuan, nodded and said, "What I said is that I don't deserve it!" ”

Taking back the agarwood, Lu Xiaoxian casually asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, do you know if the county government recruits fast officials?" ”

"Childe asked what this is for?" There's something strange about the shopkeeper.

"I want to get a quick job to do!" Lu Xiaoxian was straightforward.

"Huh? Do you catch fast? The shopkeeper was a little surprised, and looked Lu Xiaoxian up and down.

"What's wrong? Any questions? Lu Xiaoxian looked at the shopkeeper puzzled.

"Childe, catching fast is a cheap servitude!" The shopkeeper kindly reminded Lu Xiaoxian, "Prostitutes, elites, subordinates, and pawns under the commoners are all lowly servants, including fast arrest." ”

The shopkeeper saw Lu Xiaoxian's demeanor, afraid that he would not be clear, so he explained carefully: "The amount of food and silver that the government gives to the fast officials is very small, only a few taels of silver a year, and it is difficult to rely on these silver to catch the fast officials and want to eat enough." Many of the people who serve as quick servants are not for this pitiful amount of money, but for the sake of being able to oppress the good, to be powerful, and to deal with the people in every official business. Therefore, it is not something that anyone can do if they want to, they have to wait in line for a seat. As far as I know, there are only 16 people on duty in Nanba County, and there are no vacancies at present. ”

"Only sixteen catchers? No way? Lu Xiaoxian's eyes widened, "There are more than sixteen of them I met on the street and at the gate of the county government just now!" ”

"Sixteen is right!" The shopkeeper affirmed, "Although the people that Gongzi saw were also wearing fast hunting clothes, they were not necessarily fast catchers, most of them were deputy servants or white servants!" ”

"What is a deputy white servant?" Lu Xiaoxian asked.

"It is definitely not enough to have 16 fast catchers in the regular service of the county government system, so some deputy officers are set up to help the regular service perform official duties, and there are many scoundrels who want to be fast catchers and voluntarily follow the fast catchers to run errands to help, which is called white service. Often, a regular officer has two or three deputies, and each deputy has two or three white servants. Therefore, Childe has seen far more than sixteen people. ”

Hearing what the shopkeeper said, Lu Xiaoxian understood. These 16 arresters are members of the financial establishment, while the deputy and white servants are temporary security officers and joint defense officers.

Lu Xiaoxian was a little disappointed: "So, there's no hope!" ”

"Childe, do you really want to be a fast catcher?" The shopkeeper asked again.

"Do you have a solution?" Lu Xiaoxian heard that the shopkeeper had something to say.

The shopkeeper whispered to Lu Xiaoxian: "There is a way, the son can rent a fast position from the rich for money, but I don't know if I can rent it for a while!" ”

"What?" Lu Xiaoxian was taken aback: "Can you still rent the location of the fast catcher?" ”

"That's right!" It seems that the shopkeeper is very clear about the doorway inside, and talks eloquently: "Although the Kuaiku servant is a pariah, and the official income is small, he can be exempted from other servitudes. Therefore, some well-to-do families in the city will buy a seat to catch fast, avoid other servitude, and then rent out the seat to collect rent. ”

"So that's what happened!" Lu Xiaoxian suddenly realized, he said to the shopkeeper, "You help me pay attention to inquire, can there be a rich man willing to rent out the position of catching fast, if you can rent it, I will give you five taels of silver for your hard work!" ”

"No problem!" Seeing that there was money to be earned, the shopkeeper smiled all over his face, "Childe wait for my good news!" ”

"In this case, I will pay two taels of silver as a deposit, and I will come back to you in three days!"

After that, Lu Xiaoxian waved his hand at Zhang Meng: "Give the shopkeeper two taels of silver!" ”

The twenty taels of silver given by Li Xun were in Zhang Meng's bag. When Zhang Meng heard that Lu Xiaoxian wanted to give the shopkeeper two taels of silver, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his flesh, and his subordinates hesitated.

Lu Xiaoxian glared at Zhang Meng, and was about to get angry, Zhang Meng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you!" ”

Xie Yunxuan looked at it from the side, felt funny, and didn't speak.

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian was so bold, the shopkeeper patted his chest and promised him that he would definitely help him rent a position to catch fast.