Yizhou City is located in the middle of Haoguo to the east, located in the middle of the country, located in the remote, there is no official road built by the government on the side, but there is a high mountain outside the city, this mountain is called Cangshan, has the reputation of "in the east of the state, the mountain can see the East China Sea".

However, in addition to Cangshan is the plain, except for a few forests in between.

Li Xiao and the Lu family convoy arrived in Yizhou City three or four days after leaving Suzhou, and the original convoy was going to return to Beijing along the official road, and Yizhou was not on the route back to Beijing, but Lu Hou suddenly sent a letter asking Lu Yunlu to go to Yizhou's hometown to pick up things. But what it is is unknown.

As for the black-armored cavalry that followed, they didn't know where to go after the two entered Yizhou.

The courtyard of the Lu family in Yizhou is located in the west of the city, away from the downtown area, in front of the yard is a river that runs through the city of Yizhou, and next to it are tall willow trees, verdant.

I don't know how many years ago, the ancestors of the Lu family settled in Yizhou from outside the Guan, the ancestors of the Lu family were very businessmen, and soon gained a foothold in Yizhou, became a wealthy businessman, and became a celebrity, and then a few generations down, it became more and more rich, and even in this Henan Province, it became one of the best merchants.

But the most noble family in Yizhou City is not the Lu Mansion, but the courtyard next to the Lu Mansion.

This courtyard is a bit old, there is no symbolic plaque at the gate, and there is not even a stone lion to guard the courtyard. On weekdays, there is no one living in it, except for the people of the Lu Mansion who help clean up, but the people in the city know that the small courtyard surrounded by gray and white stone walls is where His Majesty the current Emperor and King Yi lived.

More than 30 years ago, the six-year-old King Yi followed a girl to live in this courtyard, for more than ten years, only the two of them have been living, fortunately with the help of the people in the city and Lu Mansion on weekdays, the teenage girl and the young King Yi can survive. After His Royal Highness King Yi returned to Beijing and became the crown prince, this courtyard was really deserted. However, His Majesty still remembers the people of Yizhou, and at the beginning of his accession to the throne, he exempted the people of Yizhou City from taxes for decades.

When Li Xiao first arrived, this inconspicuous former residence was not cold, but he asked casually when he passed by in the early morning, and when he learned that it was the emperor's young palace, he had a mood of wanting to find out. The most important thing is that he always feels that the empty mansion in front of him has a feeling that he is extremely familiar with, like an old friend who has not seen him for a long time.

But the emperor's former residence is not something that ordinary people can enter and exit casually, so he shook his head with a wry smile, and followed Lu Yunlu into the Lu Mansion.

When I entered the Lu Mansion, I was greeted by a path full of peach blossoms, leading straight to the main hall of the Lu Mansion. When I entered the main hall, I didn't feel like an ordinary businessman, and there was a feeling of "collusion between officials and businessmen".

"Young Master, you're really back." It was the old housekeeper of the Lu Mansion in Yizhou who spoke, with gray hair, and his voice was a little old and weak, but he always had a smile on his face: "I just said that you are here, I still don't believe it, come and see if it's true, I haven't seen you for many years, our young master is still so good-looking." ”

"Uncle Lu, why are you called Young Master again, just call me Yunlu." Lu Yunlu, who is arrogant and arrogant on weekdays, is like a good baby next door at this moment, respectfully holding the old housekeeper's hand: "Uncle Lu, my father asked me to sample things when I went home this time, but the letter didn't say what it was, do you know?" ”

"It should be the thing in the Yiwang Mansion next door." The old housekeeper stroked his gray beard, thought for a moment, and then noticed Li Xiao on the side: "I don't know who this is?" ”

"This is Li Xiao, the young master of the Chu family in Jiangnan Province." Lu Yunlu looked at Li Xiao and said, "Dad asked me to pick up the people who went to Jingshi." ”

"People from the Chu family in Jiangnan Province?" The old housekeeper looked at Li Xiao and smiled, "That sister of your family is a god, she has been crisscrossing the shopping mall for several years, and she has not seen a single defeat, if it weren't for the fact that the Lu family has entered the officialdom and is no longer a businessman, the old man really wants to compete with your sister." ”

After listening to what the old housekeeper said, Li Xiao hurriedly hugged his hands in return, and kept saying "too modest, too modest". In fact, he was secretly happy in his heart, originally thought that Chu Xin'er was only famous in Jiangnan Province, who knew that the old housekeeper of Lu Mansion in Henan Province had also heard of it, and he also wanted to compete with it, an old antique like this is either a pension or a hidden master, and he can say such a thing, it can only be the latter, and he can't help but start to be happy for his sister.

"Don't talk about it," Lu Yunlu interrupted the conversation between the two: "Lu Bo hurriedly took me to get something, I'm in a hurry, and I'll pay the business early." ”

"Young master, don't worry." The old housekeeper looked at Lu Yunlu's anxious appearance, and couldn't help laughing, as a housekeeper who has watched his young master grow up since he was a child, his young master's temperament is always very anxious, exactly the same as when Lu Houye was young: "The young master hasn't come back for so long, and he is tired of traveling, it's better to rest here for one night, and it's not too late to leave tomorrow." ”

Looking at the old housekeeper, Lu Yunlu seemed to feel that he was a little rushed in the past few days, and the groom he brought had not rested for some days, and he was well rested, but if the groom was tired in the middle of the way, what should he do with Li Xiao here, would it be difficult to walk? Isn't that death? After thinking about it for a while, Lu Yunlu agreed with the old housekeeper's suggestion, but it is impossible to rest, it is impossible in this life, I haven't been to Yizhou for so long, and I almost forgot the prosperity of Yizhou City, although it is not as good as those big towns, but it is also unique.

Thinking about it, he pulled Li Xiao out of the house, and walked along the bluestone path in front of the house.

To say that the most lively place in Yizhou City, it is natural to count the market in the west of the city, the market in the west of the city is also the favorite place of Lu Yunlu when he was a child, I think that back then, after Mr. Daily Teaching left, he pulled his sister who was still savoring the poems along the river in front of the house, and trotted all the way to the west of the city. The vendors in the bazaar also liked the two siblings, and every time the siblings from Lu Fu came, they would buy a lot of things, and they would not finish them, and most of them would be given to the children who followed.

Walking along the bluestone paved path to the market, the endless street was full of many stalls and several shops with open gates, and there was an inaudible shouting in the distance, as if he felt a familiar taste, Li Xiao felt that the vendors' shouting was almost a little louder.

Lu Yunlu liked this feeling of spending money very much, entered the bazaar, ran around, and didn't care whether Li Xiao behind him could keep up or not, but after a while, Lu Yunlu disappeared from Li Xiao's sight.

Li Xiao didn't chase him, he walked through the market alone, and he didn't know where he was, so he walked as he pleased. In his memory, the Yizhou market at this moment gave him the feeling of being like shopping in the snack street with his roommates in college, where it was lively, it was so kind.

People on the streets came and went, hurriedly, hurried by, busy for the livelihood of today and tomorrow, only the sons of the big families walked slowly, enjoying the pleasure of spending money and being admired by the hawkers. The young master and son of Yizhou City did not have that kind of arrogant behavior, passers-by accidentally touched it, and they didn't scold, shout and beat, just give it to persuade them to be careful, as for the passer-by, they apologized, and the two dispersed, Li Xiao liked this atmosphere very much, peace, that's it.

I don't know how long I walked, Li Xiao felt a little tired, so he found a tea stall and sat down, Xiao Er cleverly poured a pot of warm tea, and took a sip of tea, it was still the taste of some sand, but it was very thirst-quenching.

"Hurry up, walk so slowly and haven't you eaten." There was a shouting and scolding sound in the originally lively market, and Li Xiao turned his head to see that the owner of the voice was a middle-aged man riding a donkey and holding a whip, followed by a girl covered in dirt and wearing anklets.

The girl lowered her head and walked step by step, which made people feel pity.

"That's the traffickers in the city." Xiao Er poured tea for Li Xiao, with a smile on his face, and explained: "Childe is not from Yizhou City, right?" ”

"Hmm." Taking a sip of tea, Li Xiao stopped talking, and quietly looked at the traffickers pulling the girl outside the tea stall, when he was in Suzhou, Li Xiao had never seen human traffickers, and originally thought that there were no slave traders in this world, but who knows, but he saw it in Yizhou.

"That person's surname is Xu, and his single name is a Jing character." Xiao Er sat down and pointed at Xu Jing to explain: "He is followed by slaves captured after the defeat in the north. This Xu Jingah has something to do with the government, so he can get these slave trades. ”

Li Xiao listened to Xiao Er's words, looked at Xu Jing not far away, and lightly tapped the teacup with his fingers, thoughtfully.

However, at this time, Xu Jing was holding the girl, and he was not happy at all.

The girl behind him is a little thin, like this, the average person rarely buys a girl to go back to be a maid, and it is a slave from the north, naturally no one wants, in the past month, the male slaves in the family have been sold out, only leave such a goods, it is okay if you can't sell it, you can work at home, but the key is that this slave is so thin, you can't do heavy work, you can't do light work, and you waste food money every day, which makes him more and more annoyed.

Thinking about it, I couldn't help it, and I hit it with a whip.

"Ahh The girl screamed, especially piercing under the scorching sun.

The summer sun was very scorching, scorching the girl who was dragging her feet, and a trace of blood oozed from her feet with anklets, her body was already very tired, and when Xu Jing's whip hit her body, she didn't have the strength to make a sound, and she fell down.

Looking at the girl sitting on the ground and holding her head in front of her, Xu Jing had a headache even more, this kind of useless goods, how could she have fallen for the dog county order in the first place, what to say, the daughter of the nobles in the north bought it, and the result was a rotten product. The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I became, and the whip in my hand was ready to hit it again to vent.

Just as the whip was about to fall, he saw a handsome hand grasping the slender whip.

Li Xiao is not a saint, he does not have the spirit of universalizing all sentient beings, and he does not have the idea of drawing a sword to help when he sees injustice, but from the perspective of a modern person, he simply does not like this kind of behavior without human rights.

People are divided into three, six, nine and so on, and they are also divided into high and low, but people are still people after all.

Letting go of the whip, Li Xiao took out a money bag and threw it to Xu Jing, then squatted down, picked up the girl who fell to the ground, got up slowly, and said, "I bought this girl." ”

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