"Xi'er... Xi'er, where are you... Come out quickly, don't scare my brother..."

While Zhang Rui was chatting with Zhai Xi, a rapid call kept coming from the street.

"Big brother, it's my brother. He's coming for me, I'm going to look for him. Zhai Xi, who heard the voice, immediately stood up from the street steps where he was sitting and said to Zhang Rui excitedly.

"It's good that your brother has found it, and I'll send you there now, so that he won't worry." In the future, you have to stay by your brother's side and stop running around by yourself. Zhang Rui also stood up slowly, touched her head and said.

"Xi'er knows, thank you, big brother." Zhai Xi replied obediently.

When Zhai Xi replied, the brother who came to look for her seemed to see this. Ran over quickly and grabbed Zhai Xi's shoulder, and then panted and said, "Xi... Xi'er, you dead girl... What are you running around by yourself, you can't see anyone in a blink of an eye, do you know that my brother is worried about you, what if you meet a bad person. ”

At this time, I saw Zhai Xi apologizing while gesturing with his hand and saying, "Brother, Xi'er is wrong, Xi'er doesn't dare." ”

"Okay, it's okay. Don't run around in the future, you know? Zhai Xi's brother warned again.

"Yes." Zhai Xi said and gestured again.

"Big brother, thank you very much for taking care of my sister, thank you." At this moment, pay attention to Zhang Rui standing next to Zhai Xi, Brother Zhai Xi said with gratitude.

"You're welcome. Your sister and I are also destined. Zhang Rui replied. Seeing that he didn't react at all, I suddenly remembered that he was deaf.

When Zhang Ruizheng didn't know how to express herself, Zhai Xi was gesturing to communicate with her brother, then looked at Zhang Rui and said, "Big brother, this is my brother Zhai Zhonglin (1)." I'm sorry, but he can't hear what you're saying. ”

"Yes, I can't hear with my ears. I'm so sorry. At this time, Zhai Zhonglin, who had communicated with Zhai Xi in sign language, also made a voice.

"It's fine. Xi'er, go home with your brother. By the way, bring these loaves with you, and this money. Zhang Rui said and handed her the baked cake in his hand, and took out a few taels of broken silver from his arms and handed it over.

"What's wrong, Xi'er. What's going on? Seeing this, Zhai Zhonglin hurriedly asked. Immediately, Zhai Xi kept using his hand to explain to Zhai Zhonglin.

"Benefactor, we are grateful to you. The baked cakes have already broken your bank, and we really can't collect this money. Zhai Zhonglin refused.

"Xi'er, tell your brother that this money is used to buy his calligraphy and paintings. My house is empty, and it's good to buy braille and paint and swing it back. Zhang Rui didn't dwell too much, and said in a different way.

After some exchanges, Zhai Zhonglin finally accepted Zhang Rui's silver. Although it is fair to "sell and buy", he is very grateful to Zhang Rui.

"Brother Zhang, you should be the soldiers of the bandit army!" When he went back to Zhai Zhonglin's bookstall to get the painting, Zhai Zhonglin suddenly asked.

As soon as Zhai Zhonglin's words came out, he immediately made the guards around Zhang Rui wary of him, but under Zhang Rui's eyes, he didn't come up and press him.

"How do you know?" Zhang Rui asked.

"I guess, the few big brothers around Brother Zhang are all skilled people, and I know that they must not be ordinary people when they look at them. If you contact me again to enter the city, I will guess that Brother Zhang, you are the king. Zhai Zhonglin, who had been translated by Zhai Xi's gestures, said.

"Oh, that Brother Zhai really guessed right. We are indeed soldiers of the bandit army. It's on vacation now, so I have time to go out for a walk, just to learn about the people's situation, I don't know what Brother Zhai thinks of our bandit army? Zhang Rui admitted calmly.

"The bandit army is very good. When he entered the field, he helped us take revenge, and I am very grateful to the bandit army. Brother Zhang is an officer in the bandit army? Zhai Zhonglin replied.

"Yes, indeed." Zhang Rui nodded without denying it and said.

"That's good, I... I have a map of the surrounding area here. It's useless to take it yourself, I want to give it to Brother Zhang, so I can help Master Wang. Overthrow the Tartars and restore the rivers and mountains of my Han family. Zhai Zhonglin knelt down on one knee as he spoke, and took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve. I don't know when I hid it, and it looks a little old.

"Brother Zhai, this is..."Zhai Zhonglin's sudden action made Zhang Rui a little confused all of a sudden, and even Zhai Xi, who was on the side, didn't understand why his brother knelt down in front of the eldest brother.

"Let's get up first!" Zhang Rui went to help him up as he spoke.

"Please take it, Brother Zhang!" Zhai Zhonglin looked at Zhai Xi, who stayed aside without any reaction, and said again.

"Okay, okay, I'll take it, you get up first." Zhang Rui took the paper with one hand, and helped Zhai Zhonglin with the other and said.

Looking at Zhai Zhonglin who stood up, Zhang Rui unfolded the paper and looked at it. It is indeed a map, and the location of the map signs seems to be much more elaborate than the map in the Manchu garrison general's mansion.

Maps, indispensable things for marching and fighting.

A good map can make or break a battle. Therefore, if Zhai Zhonglin's map is verified, it will be of great help.

"Xi'er, help me say thank you to your brother." Zhang Rui said to Zhai Xi.

"Yes, big brother." Zhai Xi replied happily, and then spoke to Zhai Zhonglin in sign language.

"Xi'er, you said that your brother was deaf because of illness?" Zhang Rui looked at Zhai Xi, who was constantly talking in sign language, and asked.

"Yes, big brother." Zhai Xi nodded and said.

"I see." After Zhang Rui answered, he beckoned Hu Qianhui over and said, "Qianhui, why don't you go and help me get over the Yi Tian Daoist?" ”②

"Okay, squad leader." After Hu Qianhui finished answering, he immediately went to find Yi Tian.

Yi Tian (3), a native of Chenzhou, Hunan, is a Taoist priest of the Yinshan School.

Although Yi Tian lives alone in the mountains, he has learned all his skills at a young age. During the Battle of Hunan, he helped Zhang Rui by chance, and later heard that Zhang Rui was also born in Taoism and stayed by Zhang Rui's side.

Although Daoist Yi Tian is usually a little chattering, his ability is indeed passable. Especially in medicine, he often has different opinions, which makes people feel that they can turn decay into magic.

For a cultivator, it is very difficult for you to make him disbelieve. In the same way, for a person who does not believe in ghosts and gods, it is difficult for you to make him believe in ghosts and gods.

Therefore, as long as it is not harmful to society, it is not harmful to others. What do you like to believe, what do you believe, freedom of belief, Zhang Rui doesn't bother to care.

As the saying goes, there is no good and evil, and people are divided into good and evil. History has also proved that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's practice of destroying Confucianism and destroying Taoism is indeed ineffective.

Note: (1) and (3) are the roles requested by the book friend.

Note (2): Cantonese dialects.

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