The three of them set off from Sanshui Village and arrived at Dengyi in less than half an hour.

"Yo, isn't this a kid from Sanshui Village? Are you looking for a beating again, tell you, Teresa Teng is not in Dengyi, no one beats you. ”

As soon as I entered Dengyi, several idlers in the city greeted me with a smile.

"Deng Niu, Hu Fa, a few brothers."

Zhang Miao greeted with a smile, he used to come to Dengyi to hang around, and he became friends with many rogue teenagers in Yi.

"I have something serious to do this time, Deng Tuke is still in the city?" After chatting a few words, Zhang Miao asked.

"Haha, I'm fat. couldn't find Deng Lihua, so she went to find her Lao Tzu. The young man named Deng Niu smiled, "I saw Deng Zhong's father drinking in the wine shop yesterday, so he shouldn't have left." ”

"If you don't dare, let me tell you, we saved Deng Tu's life." Zhang Ping proudly interjected, "Maybe in a few days, Deng Tu will be Ah Miao's father-in-law." ”

"I know you are powerful, and we have heard about the thieves in the river. Zhang Miao, I hope you can really submit Deng Lihua, and don't be beaten down with a stick again. Deng Niu and the others laughed.

Talking and laughing, I came to the center of the city, where Deng Tu's butcher shop was, but the door was closed.

"Deng Zhong's father decided to move the business to Xiangyang to do it, and he was idle here, and no one was found to take over, Deng Zhong's father said yesterday that he would come back this time to deal with this matter." Deng Niu explained that he was Deng Tu's cousin.

Saying that, Deng Niu was about to go to the shop door, but was stopped by Zhang Miao.

"Brother Deng Niu, can I trouble you to do me a favor."

"Say whatever you want." Deng Niu patted his chest and said.

These teenagers have always regarded themselves as rangers. And Deng Tu is their old-timer, and they have respect for Deng Tu and all the teenagers, and Zhang Miao and other people from Sanshui Village saved Deng Tu's family, which made them admire it very much. Now Zhang Miao opened his mouth to ask for help, which made Deng Niu and the others very happy.

"Everyone, please look," Zhang Miao said, taking out a cloth bag from his bosom, unbuttoning it to reveal a large mass of gray and white things.

"This thing looks familiar." Deng Niu said blankly.

"Everyone knows that this thing is the insect wax that is often found on the willow tree," Zhang Miao said, "Please help me spread the word, my Sanshui Village buys a large number of this insect wax, and a pound of insect wax can be exchanged for a pound of millet rice." ”

"Oh my God, you're crazy, what do you want to do with such a filthy thing?" Deng Niu said incredulously.

Zhang Miao smiled mysteriously: "Naturally, use it again." Let me tell you the truth, it's not me who wants it, it's the nobles in Xiangyang who want it, I help them buy it, and I don't know what to do. ”

"Can you really exchange food?" The young man named Hu Fa asked nervously.

In these years, no one is rich, they are short of food, this kind of insect wax is easy to find on the willow, idle is also idle, you can find some casually, you can exchange it for some food, eat a few full meals, it is naturally a beautiful thing.

"A pound of insect wax for a pound of food, Tong Su is not bullied!" Zhang Miao said with a smile, "Brothers, if you can get more, I can give you two taels of grain more than one catty." You can hire the children in the city to help you at the price of one pound of grain, and then take it to Sanshui Village to pay you at the price of one pound and two taels. ”

"That's good, that's good." Deng Niu and the others nodded again and again, in this way, they could make a lot of money just by eating the price difference.

"Brother Zhang Miao, do you have so much food?" Hu Fa asked suddenly, and as soon as the words fell, Deng Niu slapped him on the back of the head.

"Brother Zhang Miao will do what he says, and he can still deceive us."

Just two days ago, the whole village of Sanshui Village mobilized and transported a large amount of grain from Tangzidu to Dengyi, and Deng Niu naturally heard about it.

Deng Niu and the others walked away, and Zhang Ping and Zhang Chuang showed excited looks on their faces.

"Or Ah Miao, you have a way, with their help, you can get a large amount of insect wax soon, and we can go to Xiangyang to exchange for food again." Zhang Ping said excitedly.

Zhang Chuang said: "Ah Miao, are you giving them a little too much, one pound of grain for two pounds of insect wax, they will also do it upside down." ”

Zhang Miao smiled slightly: "If they don't have a heavy reward, how can they work hard." A pound of insect wax can make four or five honey candles, and it will cost hundreds of dollars to sell them, do you still care about this bit of food? ”

Deng Tu was sleeping soundly when he heard the sound of the mountain being slapped on the shop door outside, and he couldn't help but be angry.

Yesterday, he took the money to comfort the families of several rangers who died for him, and then he was very irritable, so he drank in the wine shop, drank until the middle of the night, got drunk, and then returned to the butcher shop to rest.

When I was sleeping soundly, I was woken up, how not to be annoyed.

"Who is it, shooting so loudly, rushing to be reincarnated!" Deng Tu didn't wear a shirt either, his shirt was bare, his chest was thick hair, he kicked and pulled his shoes to open the door, and decided to teach this guy who dared to disturb his sweet dreams a lesson.

"Miao?" The moment the door opened, Deng Tu's anger disappeared and turned into surprise.

"The middle father is so leisurely, he actually slept at this time." Zhang Miao said with a grin, and squeezed sideways into the shop from Deng Tu's side.

"I had nothing to do last night, and I had a big drink with a few friends." Deng Tu explained casually and invited the three of them into the backyard to talk.

The butcher shop is the model of the front shop and the back house, and the front street is the shop, with various props hanging in the room and a cutting board on the table, but the meat rack is empty and there is nothing.

Across the shop is a large courtyard with mottled bark and a well under the jujube tree.

On the left is the wing, and on the right is the stable, but the stables are empty. On the left side of the courtyard, there are several huge stone locks, which seem to be used by Deng Tu to keep up his strength.

The main house is three large tile houses, with blue bricks and blue tiles, cornices and columns, and windows carved into mandarin duck patterns, which looks particularly magnificent.

"Such a good house, is Father Deng Zhong willing to leave it behind?" Zhang Miao shook her head and said.

Deng Tu's face darkened, and he sighed: "It's nonsense to say that you are willing to give it." The ancestors lived in Dengyi, how could they be willing to leave home. But Ah Miao, you also know the situation outside, thieves are raging, although Deng Yi has a wall to guard against, but who knows how long it can be prevented. My father also had no choice, so he sent his family to Xiangyang. Just wait for the world to be peaceful, and then move back here. ”

Let the three of them sit in the living room, Deng Tu went to boil tea in person, but was stopped by Zhang Miao and motioned to Zhang Chuang to help.

"The middle father has just woken up drunk, and his stomach must be hungry, Ah Ping, you go to the market and buy some cooked food." Zhang Miao commanded casually.

"Okay." Zhang Ping promised to leave, but was stopped by Deng Tu.

"Take the money and buy more meat." Deng Tu put a string of copper coins into Zhang Ping's hand.

"When I came back, I brought a few companions, all of them from my brother's family, and I have already asked them to return to Xiangyang by boat, and there is no one waiting for them now." Deng Tu said with a smile.