The village is very clean and tidy, and there are many peach trees around it, and it is early winter, and the peach trees are bare, but it does not affect the beautiful scenery of the village. The chasm is passing through the village, and there is a new large waterwheel driving the mill by the ditch, and dozens of old men and women are sitting in the sun and chatting in the mill. There was a newly built school near the mill, and the sound of the children reading aloud could be heard from the school. This is really a peaceful mountain village painting.

When the villagers saw a stranger coming, they stopped talking and laughing. An old man took a few steps forward on crutches and asked, "How many of them are passing merchants?" ”

Montenegro looked at the old man's beard, although his hair was white, but his face was red and his spirit was strong, and the dove cane in his hand was the crutch given by the Great Qin Government to the old man over sixty years old. Montenegro and the others bowed to the old man and said, "Give the old man a salute!" We are passing by businessmen, I heard the people at the post station say that your village has a small flying chicken, it is really delicious in the world! I want to come and have a look, and I hope to bring some back so that my family can pay for it! So come and bother! ”

"The little flying chickens in our village are famous far and wide, and they are raised in every household in our family, and eating them in this season is the most nourishing. A few guest officials went to the old man's house to drink a bowl of hot tea, how many are needed, and our village has it. The old man replied proudly.

"Then bother the old man!" Montenegro said.

"Please come with me!" The old man said, and shouted to the mill: "Stone, the wheat is ground and carried home, be careful, don't spill it!" ”

"Don't worry! Grandfather! A teenager's voice came from the mill.

The old man led everyone to the courtyard of a brick and wood tile house in the village, and before anyone entered, they had heard many "cooing" cries in the courtyard. As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a flat piece on the lintel, engraved with the two big characters "Gongshi".

Montenegro smiled: "Congratulations! Someone in the family has just been knighted! ”

The old man straightened up, his eyes smiled into a slit, and he replied proudly: "The second eldest of my family, he joined the army to fight the Chu State last year, made meritorious contributions, and received the title of meritorious hero. The government just hung it up a few days ago, and it divided five hectares of land! I'm planning to build another house in two days! ”

When I entered the yard, there were many cages on the left and right, and there were more than a dozen pigeons in each cage, and some people came in, and the pigeons were even more cheerful! As if to say to the master: I'm hungry!

"Uncle, are all your little flying chickens kept in locks?" Montenegro asked.

"It must all be kept closed, this little flying chicken is fatty and tender, and it is delicious when grilled! In this way, the price can be sold. It is easy to fly away from stocking, the meat is too lean when grilled, and it tastes firewood and hard, and it cannot be sold at a high price. The old man replied.

At this time, a flock of pigeons flew over the sky, which was very spectacular. Montenegro pointed to the sky and asked, "Then how can there be so many pigeons, oh are little flying chickens flying in the sky?" ”

"Oh! Those were raised by the two fools in the west of our village! The old man smiled, "This second fool raises little flying chickens, never uses cages, and his little flying chickens are so small and thin that they almost can't be sold!" In our village, he is the poorest, he is thirty years old, and he is still a bachelor. A few years ago, I finally asked someone to say that a woman from other places came to his house to take a look, and then ran back. His dad almost hanged himself because of this. The second fool still goes his own way, not only does he not lock him up and raise him, but he is reluctant to kill and eat meat. The people in the village are reluctant to talk to him, but he himself doesn't care, he often talks to the little flying chicken, and after a long time, everyone calls him a fool! But it's strange to say that his little flying chicken still listens to him! ”

Montenegro knows that meat pigeons in later generations are generally kept in lock-ups, while carrier pigeons are professionally trained and reared. In this way, he will establish a deep relationship with his master and pass on books for his master.

"Zhang Jin, you buy a few little flying chickens from my father-in-law's family, let's use them for wine at night. Let's go to the second fool's house again. After Montenegro finished speaking to Zhang Jin, he said goodbye to his father-in-law and prepared to take the others to Erdu's house.

"The second fool's surname is Wang, and the second in line is called Wang Er. It's not enough, and now everyone calls him a fool. You go out to the right, and the most dilapidated thatched hut is. The old man was very happy to see that there was business to do, and enthusiastically showed the way for Montenegro.

Walking into the thatched house, there was immediately a burst of "cooing" sounds. Many pigeons flew around the yard, as if to welcome this group of uninvited guests. Pigeon sheds were set up on both sides of the yard, and a young man in patched clothes was cooing and talking to the pigeons while cleaning the yard.

"I ...... My little flying chicken is skinny...... Skinny, not ...... It's not delicious! Please go to ...... Let's buy it elsewhere! When the young man saw the stranger coming, he only looked up, and then lowered his head to tease the pigeon, and said with a stutter.

"You're a fool, aren't you? Why is it so rude? Seeing that the young man ignored everyone, Meatloaf shouted angrily.

"You...... and a fool...... All the same, it's not ...... No need to be polite! The young man sneered.

"You're ......!" The meatloaf was momentarily speechless.

"You're the second king, right? We're here and bothered? We're not here to buy little flying chickens, we want to see your pigeons! Black Mountain said with a smile and bowed to Wang Er.

Wang Er was a little overwhelmed when he saw that Montenegro was saluting him. It's been more than 10 years since I was not treated in the village! I've long been accustomed to others treating him as a fool. Today, Montenegro not only called him right, but also saluted him, which was a big surprise. Holding the broom in both hands, he saluted to Montenegro and said, "This ...... This brother knows ...... Know the difference between a pigeon and a small plane? ”

"I don't understand, but I know you do! The little flying chicken can make people feast, but your pigeon can make a lot of contributions to the country and the people! Montenegro said with a smile.

"I raise ...... Raise...... There are ...... pigeons Is it so easy to use? Wang Jian asked curiously.

"As long as you follow me to Xianyang, you and your pigeons will be of great use!" Montenegro said.

"Go...... Go...... Going to Xianyang? Wang Er asked curiously.

"Yes, go to Xianyang, it is very useful to go to Xianyang." Montenegro replied earnestly.

Wang Er listened to walking around the courtyard and seemed to be considering. After a while, he said to Montenegro: "I...... I still don't ...... I can't go with you! This...... In the past few years, the surplus food at home has made me ...... I'm feeding the pigeons! I...... I owe my parents and brother too ...... It's too much, how can you just walk away like this...... Got it? ”

"Wang Er, you don't have nothing! Your pigeon is a hundred times more expensive than a small flying chicken. Sell the pigeons to me, your family is the richest person in the village, are you still worried about the life of your parents and brothers? Montenegro said seriously.

"This brother ...... Brother, you ...... You're coming...... Come and have fun? Outside a ...... A small flying chicken is a five-...... Fifty dollars, I'm ...... Mine is worth five thousand ...... A thousand bucks? Wang Er didn't believe it at all, and said impatiently.

"How many pigeons do you have?" Montenegro asked seriously.

"No more, no less, two hundred and twenty-two!" Wang Er replied.

"No matter how big or small, I want people and pigeons! Zhang Jin, give him a deposit! Montenegro said to Zhang Jin.

Zhang Jin immediately took out a bag of gold cakes from his arms, handed it to Wang Er, and said, "Here is a fifty gold deposit, you can collect it first and prepare it." Tomorrow we will send the rest of the gold, and then you and the pigeons will go with them again! ”

Wang Er was half incredulous, took the heavy money bag, opened it and saw that the golden gold cake made his eyes straight. He slapped himself hard, the burning pain on his face told him that it wasn't a dream, he was overwhelmed, and asked ticking, "I...... My pigeons, are they really worth so much? ”

"You prepare well, and you will come to Xianyang in two days. Keep pigeons there! Montenegro replied, turning away with the group.

Wang held the money bag and stared blankly at the Black Mountain and the others going away.

"Wang Er, what are you doing stupidly? After feeding the little flying chickens, let's go to work! It was Wang Er's father who spoke, and he and his eldest son were carrying hoes, and when they saw Wang Er standing there in a daze at the door, they shouted. Every time he sees Wang Er, he is angry, Wang Er feeds the pigeons with a lot of fine grain, not to mention, but also because the pigeons are too thin no one wants, since the Peach Blossom Station was built, seeing that the people in the village have made a lot of money selling small flying chickens, and built a tile house. Only his family still lives in a dilapidated thatched house. The second child has also become a second fool in the eyes of the villagers, and he is in his early thirties, and his daughter-in-law has not been married.

"Daddy...... Big...... Brother, Kim ...... Gold! Wang Eryi pointed to the figures of Montenegro and others not far away, and handed the money bag in his hand to his father with one hand, and his mouth was still so excited that he couldn't speak.

Lao Wang stretched out his hand to take the money bag, but he didn't expect the money bag to be very heavy, and it fell to the ground all of a sudden, and Huang Cancan's gold coins were scattered all over the ground.

Where had the two seen so many gold coins, Lao Wang was also startled, and asked Wang Er, "Second brother, is this ...... Did they throw this gold away? Hurry up and return it to others, otherwise you will have to eat a lawsuit! ”

"No...... No, it's what they bought...... Money to buy my pigeons! Wang Er finally came to his senses and replied.

"Come on! The little flying chicken you raised is so thin that no one wants to give it away, can it lay golden eggs? Lao Wang questioned.

Wang Er picked up all the gold coins on the ground, handed them all to his father, and said, "Yes...... Right! We...... We don't raise small flying chickens, they are called pigeons, and they are ...... It's worth more than laying a golden egg...... Valuable. This...... It's just a subscription, let's ...... Our pigeons are sold ...... Sold for two ...... Daughter! ”

Lao Wang threw away his hoe, took the money bag with both hands, and when he heard the two thousand gold, he immediately stopped moving.

The news that the little flying chickens of the second fool's family can lay golden eggs and sell them at sky-high prices has not gone away, and the villagers have come to see the surprise. A few golden cakes were passed around in everyone's hands, and several families who usually didn't even look at the two fools also came to express their desire to marry the old Wang family, and more neighbors thought that the two fools were lucky to walk shit, and they met a few fools who were more stupid than the two fools.

How could the old Wang family be in the mood to pay attention to the villagers, the father and son found a few relatives, and kept guarding the little flying chicken that would lay golden eggs day and night, just waiting for Montenegro and others to come to the door.

Two days later, the villagers went to the fool's house to watch the excitement. Until noon, no one came to buy it, and the villagers started talking again.

The aunt of the proprietor said: "Don't dream, a few small planes are thin like that, and those people will give you fifty gold when their heads are caught by the door frame, maybe you will regret it!" ”

The sister-in-law of the Xi family said again: "Two thousand gold, there is more than enough to buy the land of the whole village, I think the fifty gold is also fake, they make the second fool happy, and they will definitely not come back." ”

The third uncle of the Nan family said: "Second fool, you better go to your relatives' house and hide!" I think that those people regret it, and they will definitely come to you later to ask for the fifty gold, so as not to be empty when they get it. ”

Everyone had their own ghosts and began to take turns persuading the two fools and their families to go out and hide. Most of them are envious and jealous, and feel that this kind of pie-in-the-sky thing should not fall on the heads of the two fools. The two fools' family were scared away, and when the rich people came, maybe they would fall in love with their little flying chickens and make themselves rich.

In the noise of everyone, it was past noon in the blink of an eye, and the sun was setting in the west! People no longer advised the two fools and their families to go out and hide, because they all decided that the rich people would not come again.

At this moment, a group of Qin troops and several carriages came to the village, and the soldiers were all thick and round-waisted, which were the short guards of Montenegro.

"The people from the government must have come to ask for the gold coins back, if you don't go out to hide sooner, it's too late to regret it now!" Some villagers began to gloat.

It was Zhang Jin who took the lead, and he ordered someone to carry down two large boxes from the car, took out an official document and said to Wang Er: "Wang Er, these two boxes are the rest of the gold." This is a biography (letter of introduction) issued by the General's Palace, you are ready to take your pigeons to Xianyang with us! ”

The second fool found Li Zheng to go out of the formalities, and in the envious eyes of the villagers, he left the village with the soldiers and started a new life.