Chapter 304: Enter the village to investigate the big fish
In Bactria China, the culture of the She people is different from that of the Han people, they call themselves "the descendants of the red hip horizontal skirt and the pan gourd", although they are also the people of the Great Xia Kingdom, but they all like to call themselves Shanha, which means guests in the mountains. In the early years, they migrated to this land, and the Han people who settled here first called the She people who came later as guests, and over time they came down, so a custom was formed.
This She village is in Songyang County, so Xiao Rui can find out the basic information of this village. There are about 100 She families in the village, who settle in the jungle, cultivate and hunt by themselves, are self-sufficient, rarely communicate with the outside world, and every time they go out to the county town, they also sell their prey and buy necessities.
Therefore, there is no official road to Shezhai, only a sheep intestine path.
Similarly, because they are far away from the outside world and few guests come, Xiao Rui's abrupt visit will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the other party, after all, Li Yuanfang is a strong martial artist, and Dian Wei is a big man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, as if carving a line of words on his forehead: We are very bullish, we are here to find trouble!
So Xiao Rui and Guo Jia dressed up as scholars, walked together with bamboo boxes on their backs, and did not take Li Yuanfang and Dian Wei to play.
And Li Yuanfang and Dian Wei hid around She Village with strong bows on their backs, acting as snipers, watching Xiao Rui and Guo Jia's movements and waiting for an opportunity.
Although Xiao Rui also practiced martial arts, his lips were red and his teeth were white, he changed into a white shirt and immediately became a scholar in Pianpian, but he couldn't see any traces of martial arts from his appearance. As for Guo Jia, he is a scholar, and he doesn't need to pretend.
Two powerless scholars pass through She Village, and She people will relax their vigilance even if they are curious.
The two approached She Village along the sheep intestine path, and were soon discovered by the She people and stopped.
"Buddha cubs, run blindly," asked two shemen with long sticks and bows and arrows on their backs.
Xiao Rui blinked, spread his hands, and asked, "Hello, can you talk about the official?" ”
Although Guo Jia is rich and has five cars, he can't speak the obscure She language.
The two She people glanced at each other, and one of them hurriedly returned to the village, and soon, an old man walked out.
"Where did you come from and where are you going? How did you get here? The old man looked at Xiao Rui and Guo Jia, looking at the dress of the two of them, and the vigilance in his eyes relaxed.
Xiao Rui hurriedly returned the salute, his expression was very embarrassed, and said: "Hello old man, we came from Lishui Mansion and went west to Shangrao Mansion, greedy for shortcuts, who knew that we lost our bearings and came to Guizhai by mistake." We are so hungry and thirsty that we have run out of dry food, so please make it convenient for the old gentleman to let us rest and have a full meal, and we will not eat in vain. ”
As he spoke, he took out the money bag from his arms and poured out more than a dozen copper coins, and Guo Jia on the side also took out some copper coins, and said with an embarrassed face: "There are not many copper coins, and I hope the old gentleman will not be surprised." ”
Seeing that the two of them were so restrained and embarrassed, the caution in his eyes disappeared completely, so he said: "Since you are passing by here, it is fate, you come with me." ”
The old man nodded to the guards of Sheren, and then took Xiao Rui and Guo Jia into the village, and did not forget to remind him on the way: "Two scholars, rest in my house tonight, and tomorrow you will set off again, go straight to the northwest along the trail, and you will arrive in Songyang County, don't be greedy for shortcuts and lose your way in the future." In addition, most of our She village does not know official language, so don't run around, we She people live in the mountains and forests all the year round, the vigilance is relatively high, and they carry weapons with them, in case you accidentally hurt you, it will not be good. ”
"Don't worry, old man, we won't be walking around." Xiao Rui responded.
Subsequently, the two walked into She Village with the old man, and when they met She people on the road, they all showed cautious expressions. Fortunately, I didn't bring Li Yuanfang and Dian Wei, and if I really took the two of them, it is estimated that I will not be able to enter the village.
Coming to a bamboo building, the old man arranged for the two to live in a guest room to rest, and then let his grandson entertain the two, and then went downstairs to prepare dinner.
The old man's grandson is twelve or thirteen years old, eccentric, and it should be the reason for the old man's teaching, he can speak official language.
Xiao Rui took out the toys and storybooks prepared in advance, and the little guy received the gifts, and called out one brother after another, immediately bringing the relationship between the three closer.
"Erlei, are there very few outsiders in your village? When we came in, we felt that the villagers in the village were full of hostility, you She people don't claim to be guests in the mountains, they are very hospitable? Is it something that we have committed a taboo? Xiao Rui asked.
The little guy flipped through the storybook and opened his mouth to say, "My grandfather won't let me talk nonsense, but the two brothers are willing to give me their beloved books, how can they be bad people?" I'll tell you quietly, you can't tell grandpa. We She people are hospitable, but recently an important person has come to the village, so the old patriarch asked me to be vigilant to prevent bad people from breaking in. ”
Xiao Rui nodded and said with a smile: "In this way, then the two of us have no intention of coming here, so it won't cause the hostility of your old patriarch." ”
"Probably not, my grandfather is a member of the clan, and it will be fine to bring you in." The little one replied.
Xiao Rui and Guo Jia glanced at each other, and Guo Jia then asked, "Could it be that a dignitary has come to Guizhai?" Isn't it a big official? The biggest official I've ever seen, that is, the county magistrate. ”
Guo Jia pretended to be stupid, and he looked longing, like a nerd.
Er Lei shook his head and said: "I only know that it is a woman, she lives in Uncle Lan's house, Uncle Lan is Langzhong in the village, last time I took medicine for my grandfather, and I took a look at it from a distance." ”
"Yo, it's still a woman, so there must be a lot of guards around you." Xiao Rui asked.
"There are four or five people, not many people, all coldly, still glaring at me!" Erlei was a little unhappy.
As soon as the words fell, Erlei's grandfather walked up, it turned out that dinner was ready, and asked the two to eat.
The old man prepared the special food of She Village, and the two pretended to be hungry and ate it, then went back upstairs to rest, and at the same time noticed that there were guards outside the bamboo building, which seemed to prevent Xiao Rui and Guo Jia from running around.
Coming to the upstairs room, Guo Jia said: "Your Highness, the people in the stockade are well-guarded and very vigilant, although we have mixed in, but it may not be easy to find out the identity of the person from the Black Lotus Sect quietly." ”
Xiao Rui came to the window and saw that the caretaker outside had not left yet, and it seemed that he was going to be guarded all night, he smiled and said: "The more vigilant it is, the more it means that it is a big fish, and it is likely to be a sage of the Black Lotus Sect." And fortunately, they didn't wait for Zhang Sanqian, once they sent troops to encircle and suppress, with their vigilance, before they came, the other party fled. ”
Guo Jia nodded and said, "For today's plan, then you can only act." ”
"Good!" Xiao Rui agreed.
Meanwhile.
In the bamboo building in the center of the village, Erlei's grandfather came to see the patriarch.
"Lei Lao, I heard that you brought two strangers into the village?" The old patriarch sat at the top, and there was a middle-aged man behind him, so he asked Xiang Erlei's grandfather.
The middle-aged man spoke in official language.
Erlei's grandfather frowned and asked, "Mr. Lu, can't you?" We She people are quick to be hospitable, and when we meet two scholars passing through this place, can't we even do a small favor and let them stay overnight? ”
The middle-aged man smiled: "Of course you can, it's better to be careful, I'm just casually mentioning it." ”
"That's it!" The old patriarch waved his hand to stop the argument between the two, and said: "Now that the village is loose inside and outside, the defense has been strengthened, and we can't be too cautious. I've sent someone to keep an eye on those two, and if they do something, it's a sign that there's something wrong, and honestly don't worry about it. ”
After speaking, the old patriarch looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "Mr. Lu, the kindness that our Lei She clan owes you has also been repaid, I don't know when to leave here?" ”
The middle-aged man said, "Why didn't the old patriarch go to Lan Langzhong's house and ask in person?" ”
The old patriarch opened his mouth and sighed.
Erlei's grandfather snorted coldly and said, "She saved a few of us old immortals back then, but now it's a big deal to fight with her life!" But what you have done in Songyang County during this time is chilling and infuriating. Old Patriarch, if we are aiding the abuse, our Lei Clan She Clan will be completely finished! You can't continue to be indecisive. ”
"Hey...," the old patriarch sighed, his face full of hesitation, unable to make up his mind.
Mr. Lu smiled, arched his hand, and said, "The two of you will talk slowly and say goodbye." ”
Leaving here, this Mr. Lu returned to Lan Langzhong's house in the village. He came to a secluded door and knocked on it gently.
"Come in!" Inside the house, a cold woman's voice came, if Li Yuanfang was here, he would definitely hear that this woman was the female assassin who escaped from Songyang County.
When Mr. Lu entered the room, he saw a woman sitting in the hall whose face was not clear, she was chanting, and the sitting statue of the Black Lotus Messenger was placed on the table in front of her. Beside her, the female assassin stood by her respectful guard.
"Sage, the patriarch of the Lei clan is still hesitant, but in my opinion, he will come to see the Sage tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and ask us to leave." Mr. Lu said respectfully.
This Black Lotus Sect sage finally spoke: "Has Songyang County found out?" Who spoiled our good deeds? ”
Her voice was a little older, and she sounded very old.
Mr. Lu said: "The subordinates deserve death, only the four people on the other side are found to have mysterious origins, and they should have official positions, and the county order of Songyang County respects him very much." In terms of accent, it has a slight Kyoto accent. ”
"The official position is in the body... Kyoto accent... Could it be him? When the news came, didn't it say that he went to the north? The Black Lotus Sect Sage muttered, and then laughed: "Could it be that the sound is striking the west? What a cunning little fellow. Like his father, they are all ghosts. ”
It seemed that Emperor Xia was mentioned, and the sage of the Black Lotus Sect couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Night King, Night King, you were unwilling to hand over the spy list to me when you were dying, but in the end you were handed over to Emperor Xia, he ruined your reputation and ruined your family, and you still supported you, this is your affection?" Sure enough, the love of siblings is better than sleeping together. ”
Neither Mr. Lu nor the female assassin who guarded him dared to answer.
"This time it was a failure, we lost this large amount of money, and the Black Lotus Sect was being encircled and suppressed in the Great Xia Kingdom, it seems that we should also go back." The Sage said leisurely.
Mr. Lu hesitated for a moment and said, "Sage, we still have a lot of reliable believers around, why don't we all gather them all and kill King Xian before he leaves?"
As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly fell silent.
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