In the late autumn night, although it is not as cold as in the north, the single clothes can no longer stop the autumn wind.

There are no pedestrians in sight on the streets, shops have been closed, the times are troubled, the taxes are heavy, the people's lives have been miserable, and the traders are naturally in a depression and barely survive.

But in a mansion behind the Changzhou County Ya, there was the sound of singing and dancing.

This mansion is the Daru Huachi Mansion in Cheung Chau, and the courtyard is brightly lit, and people run back and forth on the promenade, all carrying a variety of dishes in their hands.

In the middle of the hall, several handsome women with heavy makeup were dancing.

On the dining tables on both sides of the hall sat more than a dozen strong men dressed as Yuan people, some of them drank wine and looked at the dancing girls in the field with squinting eyes, and some of them hugged the beautiful women in their arms and fisted the people next to them, and the scene was very extravagant.

On the main seat of the hall sat an unusually burly man with a meaty face, and this person was Daru Huachi from Changzhou County.

Behind him stood a man in black, his eyes under the mask looking coldly at the singing and dancing below.

Daru Huachi took a bite of the dripping leg of lamb, chewing hard, and was just about to drink, when he glanced at a person in the corner, raised his wine glass at the man, and said vaguely:

"I heard you made a bet with one of your villagers?"

The man's head was shiny, and there was only a small braid at the back of his head, which was the first chief of Shenfeng Village, and when he saw Dalu Huachi raise his wine glass to ask him, he hurriedly picked up the wine glass with both hands, lowered his head and replied respectfully:

"Returning to Daru Huachi is just a joke I made with the villagers, how can I still remember it."

Daru Huachi raised his head, swallowed the wine and meat together, and continued:

"It's okay, or is it a bet with a doll? Let's hear about it, so that Lord Ben is also happy. ”

Seeing that Daru Huachi had finished drinking, Captain A also drank all the wine in the cup, and replied respectfully:

"Yes, sir. On that day I went to collect taxes, and two families could not pay them, so I had to arrest people and serve them as conscripts. But the children of one of the families ran out to bet with me, and I saw that these two families could pay their taxes on time every time, and this time they were about the same, so I also wanted to give them a chance and agreed to the doll's bet. ”

Daru Huachi was also interested after hearing this, and said curiously:

"Oh? The more you talk about it, the more interesting it becomes, let's listen to it, what are you betting? ”

"My lord, I made a bet with the doll that if they were given a chance, they would use two households to pay taxes on the land of two households when the second rice harvest was harvested, and if they couldn't pay it, they would take the men in the family into forced labor, and he would be sold into slavery." Captain A replied.

Daru Huachi laughed and said, "Haha! There is such a gambling contract, you kid don't lose at all, how can it be possible for two households to pay taxes for three households, but those two families have run away? ”

"Back to the adult, the villain has been paying attention to the fact that these two families are working every day, and there is no sign of escaping. And before the first planting of the second crop of rice, this doll also did a set of rituals, like a decent, saying that it was passed down by an old fairy who met in the mountains. The adult behind you went to see it, too. ”

Daru Huachi glanced back at the man in black, and the man in black also nodded slightly and said:

"Indeed, and I look a bit like a shamanic ritual in the destroyed kingdom of gold."

After listening to the words of the man in black, Daru Huachi's eyes widened and asked:

"Is there such a miracle? Now that the harvest is about to be harvested, how is the land of those two families growing? ”

"Lord Hui, it's really good, the rice stalks are strong, the rice ears are abundant, and the harvest is certain, but I don't know how much grain I can produce." Captain A replied with his head bowed.

At this time, everyone had already put down what they were doing and turned their eyes to the two people in the conversation.

Daru Huachi waved his hand, and the dancers in the audience retreated, and the hall fell silent.

"Good! You've done a good thing, kid. In this way, if the doll really pays the tax of the three households as promised, even if it is a little bit, you should not embarrass him, and bring him to see me when the time comes. I'd like to see this amazing doll, and if it's as you say, it will be indispensable for you to be a kid. Daru Huachi said with a smile.

"Doing things for adults is what villains should do, so how can you ask for any reward?" Captain A replied.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense. Come! Keep drinking, everybody! ……”

The sound of singing and dancing is up again.

Autumn is high and refreshing, and the sky is empty. As far as the eye can see, the fields of the Shen and Zhang families are full of golden ears of rice, and a gust of autumn wind blows, lowering the bent rice that has been pressed by the ears of rice even lower.

Shen Feng and Wan'er sat on the ground hand in hand, happily watching the adults busy in the field.

Wan'er turned her head to look at Shen Feng and said happily, "Brother Feng, the land of you and Aunt Zhang's family is really a bumper harvest this time. Looks like you've won the bet you made with Captain A. ”

Shen Feng looked at the rice field and said leisurely: "Yes, my father and Uncle Zhang are too busy, and I have found some neighbors to help." I knew this earlier, it would be good to sprinkle less fertilizer, it's weird to be tired. ”

Wan'er asked in wonder:

"Fertilizer, what do you mean, Brother Feng."

Shen Feng knew that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly explained:

"It's nothing, it's just a medicine that makes food grow well."

"Oh, I don't understand anyway. It's just that Brother Feng always says something that Wan'er doesn't understand. ”

At this time, Shen Fengniang and Zhang's mother came over with two buckets of water, and said to Shen Feng and Wan'er with concern:

"What? Are you two tired of playing? Come to Wan'er for a drink. ”

Wan'er looked at Shen Fengniang obediently, took the water scoop, took a small sip, and said politely:

"Thank you, Shen Niang."

Shen Feng also took Zhang's mother's water scoop, drank a few big sips, and quipped:

"Wan'er looks at you as a fake coo, and Shen Niang, just call your mother."

Being teased by Shen Feng like this, Wan'er's face turned red as soon as she put her head down, and she didn't know what to say.

Shen Fengniang took the water scoop and gave Shen Feng's head a little bit of weight, and said angrily:

"As far as you are out of shape day by day, you are embarrassed to see what Wan'er said, apologize to Wan'er."

Zhang's mother hurriedly stopped Shen Fengniang and helped Shen Feng explain:

"Eh, San'er damn it, don't fight, break the doll's skull again, this time our two families can tide over the difficulties, it's not because Xiao San'er has a good head. Besides, the three sons of your family are not wrong, this Wan'er girl is a member of your Shen family sooner or later, and it is not impossible to call her mother now. ”

Shen Fengniang also smiled, pretending to reproach and said:

"Mom Zhang, I blame you, I've protected him since I was a child, and now it's okay, I've spoiled him!"

At this time, the men in the field saw the water coming, and they all walked towards this side, and Shen You and Uncle Zhang also beckoned everyone to come and drink water as they walked.

Shen Feng took advantage of his mother's inattention, pulled Wan'er up, made a grimace, turned around and ran.

Just a few steps away, Shen Feng immediately stopped, pulled Wan'er behind her, Wan'er was running with a red face and being dragged by Shen Feng, she didn't know what was going on, and was pulled by Shen Feng again, and almost didn't fall.

I saw in the distance that Captain A was leading a group of Yuan soldiers, swaggering towards this side.

When he got closer, Chief A lowered his head and looked at Shen Feng, and pretended to be kind and said:

"Little Sanzi, why are you going? Running in a panic, don't go, where is your father? Take me to see him, there are some things to discuss with you two masters. ”

Shen Feng also pretended to be calm and said:

"I didn't run. There is a bumper harvest in the field, you see, there is too much work over there, my father can't be busy himself, so he found some neighbors to do it together, and I can't help, so I want to go there with Wan'er to play for a while. If Master A comes to us, I won't go playing. ”

Chief A looked in the direction of the ground and said with a smile: "Ah, that's the case, it looks like a lot, take me to find your father." ”

After speaking, he took Shen Feng's hand and walked in the direction of people drinking water.

The people were drinking water, and when they saw the commander of the armor leading the Yuan soldiers over, they immediately put down the things in their hands and waited for them to come with their heads down.

Captain A walked up to the crowd, beckoned to Shen You, and motioned for him to come over.

Seeing this, Shen You immediately ran over to this side.

"My lord, what are the instructions for calling the little one?" Shen You said respectfully, while pretending to be unintentional and pulling Shen Feng and Wan'er behind him.

"This is a good harvest, huh? Looks like I'm lost. Chief A looked at the rice field in the distance and said thoughtfully

"Thanks to the good fortune of the adults, the harvest is good." Shen You complimented.

"You're welcome, good is good, my lord, I'm not someone who can't afford to lose, I'm willing to gamble and lose. Your two families are exempt from servitude. "The first chief pretended to be chic.

"Lord Xie," Shen You bowed deeply.

"You and San'er come with me, and I have something to say to you two." Captain A said and walked into the distance.

Shen Feng and the others left Wan'er in place, and then followed

Captain A looked at the people everywhere, and estimated that the people in the distance could not hear the conversation between them, so he stopped, turned around and whispered:

"Good job, Shen You, it's still the same sentence, you have a good son!"

"Master Xie complimented. What do you have to tell the little ones to come over? Shen You said.

"Well, that's right, a few days ago, I went to Daru Huachi's mansion to have a drink, and you father and son were mentioned during the banquet. My lord was very appreciative and told me that if you completed the gambling contract here, I would like to meet you two. Captain A said with a smile, and his tone was also a little kind.

Shen You pulled Shen Feng and hurriedly bowed:

"Thank you for your support, but I don't know what happened to this Daru Huachi-sama summoning the villain?"

"What can we guess about the mind of adults? But the adults told me not to embarrass you, and it can't be a bad thing to think about, that is, in the past two days, you don't walk around, listen to my letter, and you must be on call. A long said.

"The villain remembered." Shen You said.

"There is one more thing, you must remember, when you see adults, don't mention our raise, otherwise don't blame me for being polite when the time comes." Speaking of this, Captain Jia's face instantly became hideous.

Shen You hurriedly bowed his head and said:

"Definitely, definitely."

At this time, Shen Feng quietly walked up to Captain A, gently stuffed a piece of silver into Captain A's hand, and pretended to be innocent and whispered:

"Uncle Jia, although I can't talk to Lord Daru Huachi, but we have to make a bet?"

The first captain retracted his hand into his sleeve imperceptibly, and when he saw that no one noticed it, he laughed and said:

"Hahaha! You say you can count, I can still fight with your little doll, adult? ”

Shen Feng tilted his face back and showed a lovely smile.