The road leading to the county seat is a dirt road, dusty on sunny days, muddy and difficult to walk on rainy days, because there are small villages such as Lijia Village along the way, so the maintenance is not good, the car is driving on it, the potholes are bouncing, and the car is not more comfortable than walking, but Li Xian's wife is very happy, the car is covered with a soft quilt, and the coachman walks slowly, and the bumps are not very violent, so the three gentlemen are very excited to sit on it.

"Drive, drive! Hurry up, kids! The Li brothers stood on the car, shouting loudly to the people who were walking behind the car, and the general scolded the little soldiers, which was also a game that the teenagers liked to play.

Sitting under the parasol of the car, Li smiled indulgently, watching his sons jump around in the car, his face full of pride.

The servants who followed behind were all long-term workers of the Li family, and the senior side-to-men who had signed the deed of sale were tied to the Li family all their lives, so they naturally didn't dare to go against the emotions of the sons, and they all laughed together, only the eldest grandson Hongda ignored him.

"What are the contents of these three little kings and eight lambs? So heavy! The eldest grandson Hong sneered, tightened the bookcase on his back, the heavy bookcase pressed him very uncomfortable, he looked at the carriage, and wanted to throw the bookcase on it: "Anyway, they don't read books, it's better to wait and lose some secretly, the road is still long, and carrying such a heavy back will affect my development." ”

The bookbox is a rattan square, you can't see the inside from the outside, throw away some, and no one notices, so Changsun Hong has this idea, and there is still the mother of the Li brothers sitting in the carriage, that is, the mother of the Li family, and she can't be too presumptuous with her in Changsun Hong, so he can only think about it, and he doesn't dare to put the bookcase on the car seriously.

He looked at the dog walking beside him, this hard-working teenager didn't seem to feel tired, the heavy bookcase pressed on his back felt as easy as playing, think about it, this kid carries dozens of pounds of firewood up and down the hill every day, a bookbox is really nothing to him.

The dog looked around, looking at the scenery along the road, extremely excited, he had very few opportunities to go to the county seat, and everything felt fresh.

"Erlang, Erlang, look, look, there is a bridge there, alas, it is a stone bridge, our village is a wooden plank bridge, there is a stone bridge."

"Erlang, Erlang, look, look, wow, there's a troupe passing by, it's really a troupe! I don't know which village to go to, alas, it's a pity we can't see it. ”

"Erlang, Erlang......"

The dog's mouth is like a trumpet, and the balabala blows endlessly, so noisy that Changsun Hong's ears can't stand it, he can only tell this brother who has never seen the world: "Don't worry, dog, we have time to see the things in the county, don't make trouble now, save some effort, okay?" Aren't you tired? Why don't you help me memorize some books? ”

The dog didn't answer, but he saw a person squeezing over next to him, put a bookcase on the dog's back, and said with a big sting: "Help with the endorsement?" Okay, help me carry it, I'm tired after walking this way. ”

Changsun Hong frowned, his heart was slightly angry, but his face smiled.

This reckless and rude person is none other than the little guy of the Li Mansion, Li Jin, who often teases the eldest grandson, he is clever and good-natured, and he is quite liked by the Li family.

He is nearly eighteen years old, a head taller than the eldest grandson Hong and the dog, but Tian shamelessly handed over the heavy objects to the young people, which is indeed excessive.

Li Jin himself didn't think that he was well-behaved in front of the Li family and dirty behind people, and he had always been used to bullying people who were lower than himself, and he didn't think there was anything wrong, he only said that the elder Sun Hong and the dog were both arrested as small servants, and he entered the Li Mansion earlier than them, of course, his qualifications are much higher, and he can be called.

The bookbox on the dog's back was heavier, and the two layers of bookcases pressed on him, setting off his body more and more disproportionately, and the other servants were all Muna's side, so they naturally didn't care, and walked over to the three of them silently.

"Brother Li Jin is tired?" Changsun Hong said with a smile, without the slightest expression of anger: "Just hand over the bookcase to us." ”

The dog glared at him, as if smiling, he felt that something was wrong, but I was the one who carried the bookbox, why did Changsun Hong say this?

Li Jin shook his arm and didn't look back, and said as he walked: "Then it's tired, oops, I haven't done heavy work for a long time, and I've walked far, this shoulder really can't stand it, and I will ask you a lot for the affairs of the sons in the future, you know?" ”

"Know, know, we can save it." Changsun Hong said with a smile, he pulled the dog to slow down and walked to the back of the line.

At this moment, I just walked to the stone bridge that the dog just called for the eldest grandson Hong to see, the stone bridge is exquisite, it is a stone bridge with an arch moon, bent like a bright moon on the river, the bridge deck is paved with bluestone slabs, the two sides are blocked by a stone, lying on the stone, you can see the clear river surface below, there are fish wandering in the water, the reeds on both sides of the bank are rippling, there are fishermen fishing under the bridge, a good group of small bridge flowing water scenery.

The eldest grandson Hong saw that no one was paying attention to the rear in front of him, and Li Jin also walked forward lightly with his hands and feet, so he stretched out a hand and dragged Li Jin's bookcase off the dog's back, and threw it off the bridge without blinking an eye.

With a "poof", the bookcase fell into the water in an arc, splashing a big splash.

The dog looked at Changsun Hong with a shocked face, not knowing why, and then saw him change his face, raised his throat, and shouted: "Oh no!! ”

The sound of a bell called everyone back.

"Brother Li Jin dropped the bookcase into the river!" Changsun Hong's face changed to a panicked expression, and he pulled Li Jin's sleeve and shouted: "Oh no, no! ”

When everyone heard the sound, they looked into the river, and saw that the rattan box was sinking and floating in the water, rising and falling, and drifting downstream along the river.

Li Jin's face was red and white for a while, how could he drop the bookcase into the river, this is the eldest grandson Hong shouting to catch the thief.

"You, you, you !!" Li Jin blushed and had a thick neck, and roared in annoyance, and was about to defend himself, but he heard a scream from the front.

"Li Jin, you stupid, what are you eating?" This is the voice of Li Chongjin, the little fat man, the bookbox is his, of course he is the most anxious: "I can't do this thing well, are you stupid?" ”

"No, young master, it's the eldest grandson Hong......" Li Jin pointed at the eldest grandson Hong, wanted to argue but didn't know how to say, and stammered: "He threw the bookcase down." ”

Eldest Sun Hong blinked, stepped forward and said to Li Chongjin: "Young Master Li can see, your bookcase has always been carried by Li Jin, how could it be that I threw it into the river?" He's your scholar, I'm not. ”

He didn't even wipe his mouth, and said in a low voice with a serious expression: "Just now, Brother Li Jin wanted to rest on the railing of the bridge, but he didn't pay attention, the bookcase fell off, this is me and the dog have seen it, there will be no mistake." ”

Li Chongjin was suddenly angry, and jumped on the car: "stupid! Why don't you go down to the river and fish up the bookbox, there is one book missing, I will let you walk around without food! ”

Li Shi in the car also frowned, and said something to the housekeeper who was driving the car, the housekeeper nodded again and again, jumped out of the car, and ran to Li Jin, who was about to defend a few more words with a resentful face.

Li Jin was beaten and kicked into the water by the housekeeper.

"Pick it up, or I'll kill you little bastard!" The housekeeper is the second housekeeper of the Li Mansion, he is a relative of the Li family, and he is also the person who directly manages his subordinates.

Li Jin was wrongfully beaten, and inexplicably fell into the water to carry the pot, had nowhere to reason, fluttered twice in the water, wiped the splash on his face and looked at the bridge a few times, and saw that Changsun Hong was lying on the bridge and laughing at himself, and the grievances and anger in his stomach almost boiled a river of water, but the fierce face of the second housekeeper was lying on the side of Changsun Hong, and his mouth was still shouting: "Fish it up!" He had no choice but to swim after the bookcase that floated away along the water.

"Don't worry about him, he will catch up by himself, let's continue to hurry, don't miss the hour, there is still some way in the next county." Li spoke in the car, and everyone said yes and drove the car away.

The dog had been standing on the side as a sluggish state just now, and only then did he come to Changsun Hong's side while walking, his expression of admiration and worship was engraved on his face, and he said to Changsun Hong: "Erlang, you lied just now, and your face hasn't even changed, it's natural, it's too powerful!" ”

Changsun Hong whistled, relaxed, stretched out his hand to the void, and said with a smile: "Hit a fly, let it know that we are not easy to mess with in the future, it is very important, otherwise this guy will always provoke us in the county in the future, won't you get bored?" ”

The dog became worried again, and whispered: "Li Jin is a very small-minded person, so he is not afraid of his revenge?" ”

Changsun Hong laughed: "Revenge? Let him drink water this time, and let him eat shit next time to see if he dares. ”

"Eating shit? It's hard. The dog touched his chin and pondered, "How can I make him eat dog shit?" ”

Changsun Hong stretched lazily and said lazily: "You will know when the time comes, let's go, let's hurry." ”

The road is getting wider and wider, the closer it is to the county seat, the easier it is to walk, and the group is hurrying and slowing, taking advantage of the high sun and sunny weather, they stepped up the trip.

Hezhou is a small state, the land of three counties, under the rule of Chongqing Prefecture, the territory is mountainous, the people are not more than 80,000, the land is not more than 1,000 acres, but the emphasis is on the development of water transportation, the county seat of Shizhao County in the three counties is located in the Jialing River, the Fujiang River, the confluence of the three rivers of the Qujiang River, the terrain is critical, the shipping node, the upper can pass through Chongqing Mansion, down to Suining, CD Mansion, in the military there is control of Hezhou, that is, to control the lifeline of the south of the Yangtze River, so the state governance is also placed in Shizhao County.

Ten miles outside the city, there is a long pavilion, cover on the hill, the official road under the mountain is winding, the grass is on the side of the mountain, there is a pine forest that grows on one side, there is green water on one side, there are small hills all around, there is no big mountain obstacle, the pavilion is far away, the field of vision is vast, the state of mind is far away, it has always been a good place for the nobles and guests in the city to go to the spring and autumn to go to the green for recreation.

The Li family and his party came here before noon, and the people outside the city rushed a long way, and generally had to rest here, drink some water and eat some dry food, and then enter the city in one go, which has become a common practice since ancient times.

Of course, the Li family was no exception, and when she saw the long pavilion from afar, she asked the housekeeper to stop and let everyone go over together, take a rest, and wait to enter the city.

Changsun Hong wrapped in the crowd, together with the past, the pavilion is actually not big, but can accommodate more than ten people entrenched place, there are many people coming and going, at this moment there is already a group of people gathered in it, young people are the majority, white robes, talking, and the voice of the woman Yingying Yanyan, others know at a glance that it must be the rich people in the city who gather here to enjoy the scenery.

The Li family raised it, she was a female dependent, and she had children, so it was naturally inconvenient for her to live with others in the past, and that group of people seemed to be either rich or expensive, and it was inconvenient for the Li family to provoke even if they were rich. Fortunately, around the pavilion, there is grass, flat and wide, and it is not difficult to find a place to rest, so the housekeeper went over and found a place far away, there are trees and stones, and there is no problem in catching up with the car to rest.

The people of the Li family got out of the car around the car to rest, eat snacks and drink tea, and the eldest grandson Hong and other subordinates naturally did not have such blessings, and only rested by themselves who were far away.

Putting down the bookcase on his back, Changsun Hong only felt panicked on his shoulders, tired but not tired, these days of exercise is very effective, after walking such a long way, he feels that his body is still very strong.

Sitting on the ground, drinking the bamboo tube water that people drink under him, Changsun Hong leaned on a tree and looked around boredly, and the noise in the long pavilion in the distance was very loud, even if it was dozens of steps away, it could be heard.

"Brother Mo, this word is good, as soon as you hear it, it is magnificent, this song of Yongqiu can be called a famous article, the teaching is seen, and you have to give a thumbs up, it really deserves to be the talent in my county school, he is in high school, but you have to remember me and other classmates."

"Where, where, your brothers have won the award, and the work that is appropriate to the occasion cannot be put on the stage."

"How so? Brother Mo was humble. ”

…….

Noisy and noisy, floating into his ears, Changsun Hong listened to a few words, knowing that it was a group of students who were there to compose lyrics, and couldn't help but look at it a few times.