The fat man Li Xian also looked at the door, and Changsun Hong hurriedly took a few steps, came to the two of them, bowed down to the fat man in the brocade robe, bowed down, and shouted: "Boy, Changsun Hong, thank you for the great kindness of Daguan Li." ”

Li Xian glanced at it with slanted eyes, his face was expressionless, but he moved his left hand and chatted as a gesture, his head still facing the direction of Changsun Hao, and he spoke.

"This matter, the eldest grandson Baozheng must be taken to heart, if this kind of thing happens in this village, the yamen learns that sooner or later it will lead to trouble, and at that time, it will not be a matter of one or two people, you and I will also be implicated, and the matter will be big."

The fat man's voice was full of violent, and his two mustaches shook and shook, as if he was talking about something very important. The eldest grandson Hong froze there, and he was embarrassed and embarrassed.

Eldest Sun Hao's face was gloomy, and he frowned and responded: "What the official Li said is true, I will definitely investigate thoroughly and find out the person the official said, if there is really something wrong, I will definitely not let him go." ”

The fat man nodded, his face softened, and he looked in the direction of Changsun Hong: "Little brother, get up, study hard, don't live up to your father's hopes, hahaha, I'm leaving, I don't have to send him off." ”

He took a step and moved his fat body to the door, Changsun Hong hurriedly got up to make way, Changsun Hao followed behind Li Xian to see him, and said with a smile as he walked: "How can you not send Li Guanren and let others see it, don't you blame me for being out of proportion." ”

The two walked out of the door one after the other, leaving the eldest grandson aside. Looking at the backs of the two, Changsun Hong couldn't help but sigh, Bao Zheng is the head of a village, and he is the most noble and powerful person in the local area.

shook his head and slandered: Rich people are big guys in which dynasty. Changsun Hong walked into the hall, and as soon as he entered, he saw Changsun Jin sitting at the table with a black face, as if he was thinking about something.

"Second uncle." Changsun Hong screamed, and then dragged Changsun Jin back from his contemplation, he raised his head, and a face with distinct angles of anger stood out.

"The fat man is gone?" Eldest Sun Jin asked angrily, grabbed the teapot on the table, and poured himself a cup of coarse tea.

"Dead fatty? Do you mean Li Daguanren? The eldest grandson said: "Let's go, my father sent him out." ”

Changsun Jin drank all the tea in the earthen bowl in one gulp, and put the bowl on the wooden table, the sound of "touching" shook Changsun Hong, Changsun Jin was not as rough as his eldest brother, but he had a ruthless energy, starting a fire, extremely afraid of people, and it made sense that the dog was so afraid of him.

"Second uncle, why are you so angry?" Changsun Hong carefully moved a bench, sat on the other end of the table, and asked, he was worried that Changsun Jin was in a bad mood, and it would be bad to sprinkle the fire on himself.

Changsun Hong gritted his teeth and "gurgled", put a pair of fists on the table, squeezed them tightly, almost pinched out the water, and the eyes under the thick eyebrows that were twisted into a ball were almost spewing fire, muffled and did not speak, and waited for a long time before a few words popped out from between the teeth.

"That fat man, he is not a thing! Only the governor is allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light the lamps! ”

There was no beginning or end to these words, and the eldest grandson Hong was in a fog when he heard it, and he didn't understand what it meant.

However, he knew that angry people would always say it themselves, otherwise it would be uncomfortable to hold it in his heart, so he did not keep silent and waited quietly.

Eldest Sun Jin took a deep breath, exhaled again, and said slowly: "Erlang, do you remember what happened when we went to Fushun Prison?" ”

Changsun Hong nodded, how could he not remember such a big event?

"Selling illicit salt, the big crime of killing the head, what is the reason why our eldest grandson family will take the risk to do it? You know what? The eldest grandson asked again, his face flushed with anger.

"I know, I heard Li Meng and them say that in order to let the poor people in the village live, the yamen tax is too heavy, and if you don't do this, you will be forced to die sooner or later." Changsun Hong replied.

"Exactly!" Changsun Jin slapped the table violently, and the wooden table trembled and moaned under his strength, so panicked that Changsun Hong hurriedly held on to it, so as not to fall apart: "The conscience of heaven and earth!" My eldest grandson brother never thought of earning a penny in it, and all the profits were distributed to the participating villagers, although this matter violated the laws of the imperial court, but it was a good deed and a clear conscience, so why did Li Xian come to beat us with a weird yin and yang! Isn't he afraid of a troubled conscience? Everyone knows that he is the biggest smuggler in Shizhao County! ”

The last sentence was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the eldest grandson Hong was dumbfounded--- Li Xian is also a smuggler of salt? Or is it the biggest one?

Such a rich man also does this? Isn't that what desperate poor men do? Why did he do it?

After the initial shock, after thinking about it, Changsun Hong was also quickly relieved, the accumulation of money, not relying on the wrong way to do crooked paths, to do serious business, in this world, I am afraid it is not so easy. Li Xian's family has a lot of money, if he was just a landlord in Lijia Village, he would not have reached such a level, so he would have found the answer to his doubts about the accumulation of so much wealth in his heart.

Wasn't Zhang Shicheng, who was at the end of the Yuan Dynasty in later generations, also a smuggler of salt? Selling smuggled salt can sell to one side of the separatist and almost take away the world, Zhang Shicheng is not the only one in history, this industry is very profitable, as long as you are bold and have a lot of goods, you can get rich in a year or two. People who do this business generally have the capital to fight with a small group of officers and soldiers.

That Li Xian was actually a smuggler of salt, to the surprise of Changsun Hong, he suddenly thought that he had beaten his son, and a chill came out of his backbone, fortunately, Li Wen and Li Wu, the two stupid boys, should not know what his father was doing behind his back, otherwise as long as he told Li Xian, the ten eldest grandsons would also be chopped into meat residues.

"Li Daguanren...... Also a smuggler of salt? Changsun Hong said with a calm face and hesitation.

"Of course! Otherwise, how could your father and I have thought of selling smuggled salt to help the poor? Eldest Sun Jin sneered: "This guy has a relationship with the governor of Fushun Prison, and he walks on the main road, weighing thousands of catties at a time, compared to him, we are not even as good as shrimp." ”

He hammered the table again, and the sound of "pop" made the table moan louder: "He took his Yangguan Road, we took our single-plank bridge, which is not related to each other, and our salt did not dare to enter his private salt stack, and he did not commit any crime in the autumn. ”

His voice was like thunder, and his roar almost overturned the roof, shaking Changsun Hong into a daze, the first time he saw Changsun Jin so angry, the smiling face on weekdays was as hideous as a flood beast, his forehead was full of green tendons, his eyes were red, if it was someone else who didn't know his character, he was afraid that he would be paralyzed with fright on the spot.

"Shut up! Do you shout so loudly that people don't know? ”

A person stepped into the house, turned around and slammed the door shut, it was the eldest grandson Hao who had returned from sending the guests back.

Changsun Jin stopped his mouth angrily, looked at Changsun Hao twice in disbelief, was glared back by the bearded brother, helpless, sat down angrily, and exhaled angrily.

Changsun Hao walked over, sat down next to the table, looked at Changsun Hong who was on the side, and said to Changsun Jin in a deep voice: "You shouldn't talk about this in front of Erlang. ”

The eldest grandson Jin raised his eyelids and glanced at his brother, and said in a muffled voice: "Fu Shunjian also went, if you don't tell him, it will be easy to cause trouble in the future, so it's better to say it early." ”

After a pause, he said again: "Twelve years old, not young, you and I were twelve years old, and we both went into battle to kill people with knives." ”

The eldest grandson Hao was displeased, his beard trembled, and he still said in a deep voice: "Erlang is different, he is a scholar, and it is not a good thing to involve too much." ”

Changsun Jin lowered his head again, hung his head and muttered, the voice was very small, almost inaudible, but Changsun Hong got closer and vaguely heard it, as if to say: "There is a bird for reading!" ”

Changsun Hao didn't hear it, didn't make a sound, just closed his eyes, as if thinking about something, and for a while the room was quiet, and only the heavy breathing of the three people could be heard clearly.

After half a ring, Changsun Hao slowly opened his eyes, turned his head to look at Changsun Hong, his eyes flashed with softness, and said: "Li Xianlai, he is warning us, he is a big salt lord, and there are lives under his hands, are you afraid of such a murderer?" ”

"Don't be afraid." Changsun Hong laughed, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Since he came to warn, he won't do it, what's so scary?" ”

Changsun Jin lowered his head and raised it all of a sudden, his face was surprised, and Changsun Hao also tilted his head back, as if he didn't expect Changsun Hong to answer like this.

"Big brother, I just said that Erlang is different from the past!" The eldest grandson Jin was happy and elated: "The courage is as big as we were back then!" ”

"Shut up!" After scolding his younger brother, Eldest Sun Hao frowned and asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

"Obviously, who would go out of their way to warn someone before killing." Eldest Sun Hong shrugged his shoulders: "Isn't that full of food?" ”

When these words came out, the eldest grandson brothers glanced at each other in unison, and there was surprise in their eyes, but Changsun Jin was more excited, and Changsun Hao was more surprised.

"Don't talk like that in front of your father!" Changsun Hao thought about it and decided to maintain the balance first: "You also came up with it yourself?" ”

"Yes." The eldest grandson Hong was trained and learned to be a little better.

"Big brother, tell him everything, what is the origin of Li Xian's family, tell him that if there is something in the future, he also understands what is going on." Changsun Jin straightened his back, and his anger was completely gone, it seemed that Changsun Hong's growth was the one thing that made him the happiest.

Li Xian's origins? Eldest Sun Hong's eyes widened a little and looked at his father.

Eldest Sun Hao squinted and hesitated, took a breath, and sighed: "Okay, sooner or later, you will know, if there is something in the future, you will also know the ins and outs." ”

He put his hands on his knees, straightened his body, and solemnly said to the eldest grandson: "Erlang, do you know the rebellion of Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun in Shu in the second year of Chunhua in the Great Song Dynasty?" ”