Li Qi and they stayed in Dafang Town for one night, and continued to rush to Yunyin Mountain early the next morning, and then walked for another day to stay in Jingkou County.

A year ago, there was still chaos outside Jizhou, rebels were rampant, and almost no county seat was safe, all of them were attacked and harassed, and even captured.

After Prince Yu decided to raise troops, he recruited most of the rebels, and the other part of those who were unwilling to be recruited took refuge in Yu Chaozong, so in Jizhou, especially in the past six months, the rebels were almost invisible.

Therefore, the order in the counties has been restored, and the people who fled have returned, and places such as Dafang Town and Jingkou County have gained some popularity.

Before, Li Qi and the others walked through the way from Yanshan to Jizhou, and what they saw was like hell, eerie and terrifying, and there were no people.

Jingkou County was broken by the rebels once, and the buildings in the city were many broken, and it seemed that the lives of the people were just two words...... Alive.

After Li Qi entered the city, he wanted to find a decent inn to live in, he was not picky about where to live, but there was really no decent inn.

There are also three women in the team, Mrs. Xiahou, Gao Xining, and Xiahou Yuli, so they can't just find a place to stay.

So Li Qi decided to pull the banner again, and the team went directly to the county yamen.

Prince Yu's waist card is still in the shelf life, so the effect is very good, the people of the county government panicked all of a sudden, the county leader Zhang and his subordinates discussed for a while, and finally decided to invite Li Qi and them to live in Yiyuan.

There was once a high-ranking official of the imperial court, after retiring and returning to his hometown in Jingkou County, before he came back, he arranged for someone to build a Yiyuan here, covering an area of more than 100 acres, this high-ranking official is Liu Chongxin's henchman, so he also has no fear.

Who knew that not long after returning, the rebels invaded Jingkou County, broke into Yiyuan, captured the big man who had retreated, and robbed a lot of gold and silver treasures, and demanded a ransom of 100,000 taels.

These rebels also never expected that no one would tell anyone where the big man hid the silver, not even his son.

He said to the leader of the rebels, "They don't know where the money is hidden, let me go, and I will give you the money."

The rebel leader says you're a fucking liar.

The big man said that I am really the only one who knows where the silver is, and I didn't tell my son, if you don't let me go, you won't get a copper coin.

The rebel leader said that not only did you take me for a fool, but you still threatened me.

So he was beaten violently, and the big man's mouth was broken, and he shouted that if you don't let me go, there will be no copper coins, and the rebel leader said that you are really a man.

Later, the big man was seriously injured and died, and the rebels did not ask for ransom, and in the end, because it was too close to Jizhou City, but more than a hundred miles away, Jizhou City sent troops to clear it, and those rebels scattered and fled.

The big man's family didn't dare to live here, it was too ostentatious, for fear that there would be rebels next time, so they moved to Jizhou to live.

However, there are still some subordinates left in Yiyuan to be responsible for cleaning, and the head of the family who lives in the county town occasionally comes back to live for two days.

The county magistrate came to the door in person and arranged for Li Qi and them to live in Yiyuan.

After Li Qi expressed his gratitude to the county commander, the county leader hesitated and cautiously asked Li Qi's name, Li Qi didn't even have a refurbished lie, and the old one was not the slightest different from the lie two years ago.

"My surname is Li, my name is Li Yi, and I work in the palace."

After replying, Li Qi asked, "Lord County Commander, may I ask if there are any martial arts halls or martial arts sects in our Jingkou County?" If not, is there a dart game? ”

Master Zhang thought about it carefully, and he didn't understand what this Li Gongzi, whose name was a little tough, meant.

"There are a few martial arts halls, and there are also sects, the biggest one is called the Hanging Knife Gate, there are about one hundred and ten disciples, all of whom have reported to the government, Li Gongzi, you can rest assured, there will be no safety problems, and the lower officials will also mobilize all the fast soldiers to protect outside Yiyuan."

Li Qi asked: "Hanging knife door, why is it so named?" ”

Zhang Dadao: "The rumor is that in the earliest days, the door of the hanging knife door was invincible all over the north, so the knife was hung at the door, who wanted to challenge, first take off the knife and dance again, the knife weighed more than 100 catties, and few people could dance." ”

Li Qi immediately asked, "Is the knife still there?" ”

"It's gone."

Master Zhang replied, "Before, a rebel army broke through the city and snatched the knife. ”

Li Qi nodded: "It's a pity...... I really haven't seen a big knife of more than 100 pounds. ”

Master Zhang: "Actually, it's not good-looking, it's rusty for many years, and then the lower officials know that their masters can't dance, and they can't scare people when they hang it, and they really don't dare to challenge them casually if they can't dance the knife." ”

Li Qixin said that this was a solution, he smiled and said: "I am tired of Lord Zhang sending someone to guide the way, let's go over and hang the knife door to see." ”

Master Zhang asked tentatively: "Is there anything important for Gongzi Li to go to the Hanging Knife Gate?" ”

Yu Jiuling muttered beside him, "What can matter in that kind of place." ”

Tang Pidi squinted at him, and Yu Jiuling turned his head to look outside and stopped talking.

Li Qi smiled and said: "Just select talents for the palace and see if there are any available people." ”

When Lord Zhang heard this, he didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly arranged for someone to take Li Qi and them over, Li Qi left all the soldiers to guard Yiyuan, and he, Yu Jiuling and Tang Pi went to the Hanging Knife Gate.

I have to say that this hanging knife door is indeed a little shabby, Li Qi thought that the hanging knife was gone, and only after arriving did he find that even the door was gone.

There is still a third of the door panel on the left, and a little more than a third of the door panel on the right, so when the door is closed, the two fat men can pass side by side in the middle.

That's it, the door is still closed with dignity.

Lord Zhang personally led the way, and when he arrived outside the hanging knife door, Li Qi smiled and said Lord Zhang, please go back, what we have to do is not very convenient, and Lord Zhang immediately left with interest.

Yu Jiuling stepped forward and knocked on the door, and someone inside the door shouted: "The door is not closed." ”

Yu Jiuling said: "Isn't this closed? ”

The man inside: "Where did this come from......

After Li Qi and the others entered the door, they were stunned by this scene in the courtyard, there were many men in the courtyard, and under the tree there were several big men with bare shoulders and tendons sitting in one place, sewing clothes, and while sewing and mending, they raised their hands and rubbed needles in their hair.

The standard of this action, Yu Jiuling can't learn it.

There were a few small spinning wheels over there, and a few men were spinning there, and they were singing unknown tunes, which sounded a little pleasant.

A few people were in the soles of their shoes, and a few big men next to them were washing clothes, and after washing, the two of them worked together to wring out the water, and when Li Qi entered the door, he just saw a snap and the clothes were wrung off by the two of them......

It shouldn't be just that the strength is particularly great, but also because the clothes are really bad, the two who twisted the clothes looked at it, one said that the pants were finished, and I was okay here, so I could be a panties, and the other said that I could do it here, and I could make a knee pad.

Li Qi hugged his fists and said, "May I ask which one is the master of the Hanging Knife Gate." ”

The big men in the courtyard looked at each other, and someone muttered and asked, "Whose turn is it today?" ”

Someone remembered and shouted, "Little Genzi, someone is looking for you." ”

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old man wearing an apron that had been mended and mended ran out of the kitchen, looked at Li Qi and them, and then hugged his fists and said, "May I ask what you are doing?" ”

Yu Jiuling looked this young man up and down, and he felt that this hanging knife door was very sloppy from the appearance to the inside.

"You're the doorman?"

Yu Jiuling asked.

The young man said: "In Xia Zhen Gen, he is the owner of today's hanging knife door, if there is anything to do, please say it directly, by the way, there is a price list over there, if you come to us to hang the knife door to do business, you can take a look first." ”

The price list was hanging on the wall of the matching room, and Li Qi was close, and he looked sideways.

Fifteen wen for fighting, fifty wen for scaring children, one hundred wen for scaring old men, not answering women, scolding women can't be scolded.

Strive to work for one person for 20 yuan a day, hire more than 10 people for 18 yuan per day, and hire all people for 15 yuan per day.

Li Qi looked at this price list and felt that his previous thoughts of wanting to come to fight and try the quality were shattered.

Why bother.

Isn't it good to spend money directly to hire, it's cheap, and it's a large amount.

Li Qi smiled, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "I am indeed here to discuss business, mainly because I want to cooperate for a long time, and I am hiring all of you, so can there be any more discounts on the price?" ”

When Zhen Gen heard this, he turned around and shouted: "Senior brother, come on, I can't be the master of this matter." ”

A man who looked to be in his forties walked over, trying to pin the needle in his hand to his clothes as he walked, he was just sewing and mending old clothes, and the needle in his hand was used to pinning it to the chest of the clothes, and then it would be easy to take it later.

But it's hot, and he doesn't wear a shirt today.

The needle was pricked in the more convex place, and the big man's footsteps stopped, his brows furrowed, and he still couldn't hold back a sigh after all.

This sound almost sent Yu Jiuling away.

The big man walked up to Li Qi, coughed a few times to hide his embarrassment, he hugged his fists and said: "Below is the senior brother of the Hanging Knife Gate, I can call the shots about the Hanging Knife Gate." ”

Yu Jiuling asked curiously: "You are the senior brother, that is the master of the door, the master of the door can't be the master, the senior brother can be the master?" ”

The senior brother said: "Everyone takes turns to be the master of the door, one a day, in front of the play, but the senior brother is just me." ”

Yu Jiuling nodded: "A word to wake up the dreamer." ”

The senior brother said: "If you are sleepy and tired, you will rest." ”

Yu Jiuling: "......"

Li Qi said: "I want to hire all of you to help me do things." ”

The senior brother said: "You said you want to hire a long-term one?" It depends on how long it is, if it's ten days, don't bargain, it's not expensive, if it's a month......"

Li Qi said: "For a lifetime." ”

The senior brother paused for a moment, looked back at those fellow disciples, and then looked back at Li Qi and said: "You may have misunderstood this son, we are all serious people, and we have been in the Hanging Knife Sect for more than a hundred years, and we have always been serious people, and we have all been taken away by you for a lifetime, how is this possible." ”

Yu Jiuling snorted and was happy.

Tang Pidi forced a smile and asked very seriously, "Is it okay to pick one?" ”

The senior brother said: "It's not good to pick one. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said, "You have three people, is it appropriate to pick one?" You have to pick and choose. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the big men in the courtyard all laughed, and they followed one by one, obviously this senior brother wanted to entertain them, because they now felt that these three people were here to entertain them.

Li Qi said: "I'll be serious, I do a medicinal herb business in Jizhou, there are dozens of shops, need to nurse hospitals, if you are willing to help me, I will give you two taels of silver per month, food and housing." ”

As soon as this sentence was finished, all the people who hung the knife door were stunned.

Li Qi said: "However, I am not without requirements. ”

He pointed at Tang Pidi and said, "Whoever can take his trick can follow me." ”

He added: "It's basically a score question." ”

Yu Jiuling: "Heh......"