Chapter 495: Public and Unfair
As the old ferryman spoke, he noticed the young man's intentions, and he was a little worried, and shouted at Gao Jun, who had disappeared behind the dirt slope, "You have sacrificed your life and your money, and you have broken your leg and have nothing to do with us!" "There is no echo. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The young said, "We don't have to worry about him, and see how he retreats." When he comes to us again, he must pay more money. As he was talking, he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind the dirt slope from far and near, and in his astonishment, he saw a red shadow floating out of his head and flying straight to the other side of the river.
The red horse's feet were so strong that the three ferrymen watched with wide eyes and open mouths as it trotted a few more paces before coming to a steady stop on the fine sand across the river. Then watching him kick the stirrups, the red horse galloped towards the northeast gate of Rongjing County, which was not far away.
The three of them forgot to speak, and were stunned for a while. Soon after, I saw a white-faced man about forty years old with a sword riding over. This time, they didn't dare to slack off, jumped up in unison, lined up, and greeted the man respectfully. The man took out his official papers, handed them them, and asked, "Do you know that a man in a white robe and a red horse has entered the city from here?" ”
The young man said, "Yes, Lord Changshi, and some, they just crossed the river and entered the city. The man said, "Take me across the river quickly...... Do you want money for the boat? The young man replied, "What kind of money do you want, this is also Guandu, and the county has already sent us money on a monthly basis!" So saying, he untied the cable and took the penny, picked the largest boat, and then stretched out his hand to lead the horse to the boat.
Gao Jun didn't know that he was walking and playing, and it was Shi Li Mi, the head of the Jiangxia Palace, who was following closely. At this moment, Li Mi's heart didn't take Yazhou's affairs to heart, he saw that Gao Jun was alone in Yazhou, and it should be the time for him to do something. If this kid is solved without knowing it, then those people in Xizhou will not have to worry.
Li Mi entered Rongjing County, saw Gao Jun stopped his horse in front of a bow and arrow workshop, and walked in to see. The heart said that Gao Jun can also shoot arrows? Gao Jun took people to the Western Regions, Mobei, and Liaodong, and probably couldn't be underestimated in terms of bows and arrows, but he didn't know what his attainments were. Li Mi was hidden behind the signboard of the street shop, and after a while, he saw Gao Jun come out empty-handed.
Across the street from the bow and arrow workshop is a square table set up on the street, on which a cyan cloth sheet is spread, and a sign holder and a hexagram book are placed. An old man sat behind him, and a small flag was erected on the table, on which the word "face" was written. The old man is a native of Shamaoping in Rongjing County, and he came to the city to earn some salt money. For most of the day, no one stepped forward, and he was sitting tastelessly, when he stretched out a hand beside him and gently placed a large ingot of ten taels of silver in the old man's hand.
The old man looked up and saw that it was a white-faced man about forty years old, and he hurriedly smiled, "Uncle, I don't need so much, the villain can't find it!" The man stared at the distance of the street and said to the old man, "Go and buy me the hardest bow for me, three good arrows!" There will be a reward for coming back. ”
The old man got up happily and trotted all the way into the store. When he went in, he turned around and saw that the man was still standing behind the flag on his hexagram table, so he whispered to the shopkeeper, "Pick the best bow and put it on me, and I'll play with my grandson." ”
The shopkeeper had just received a young man in a white robe, and the young man pulled a bow he had handed him, and said, "It's harder," and although he praised it, he shook his head and went out.
The shopkeeper didn't know that when Gao Jun was in Xizhou, he had consulted Xue Li about the mystery of the bow and arrow, but he knew that although he didn't say it explicitly when he was an outsider, he saw the problem with the bow. This is his apprentice using a good pair of tire materials upside down. If it is full, it will cause the bowstring to bounce back a little.
He was acquainted with the old man, and when he heard him say this, he took out the bow again. The old man pulled his hand, but he couldn't pull it, "How can this work!" ”
The shopkeeper said, "Brother, this bow is exactly what you want, and it won't be bad to bluff people." ”
The old man said, "Human life is at stake. ”
The shopkeeper said, "I have to beg you to marry my daughter-in-law who I haven't met in the future!" The old man took out the money, and the shopkeeper said, "Write it down in my next hexagram money." The old man took the silver into his bosom, took out three more good arrows, and said to the man who was waiting at the side of the hexagram stall, "Twelve taels are ready." ”
Li Mi stared at the distance on the street, took the bow and arrow in one hand, and took out another five taels with the other hand and threw them on the table. After he left, the old man muttered, "I don't think you look like a good person." ”
Next to the hexagram stall is a girl who sells vegetables, and her business is also cold. The old man threw the five taels of silver to her, and the ten taels he kept for himself, and said to her, "Take it, I want to have peace of mind." After that, he packed up the hexagram stall and went home.
Gao Jun walked all the way over, and arrived in front of the gate of the county warehouse, and saw a long queue there, which turned out to be Rongjing County collecting autumn grain. The villagers who were carrying the burden and pushing the cart slowly moved forward. Gao Jun wanted to see how the autumn grain was harvested, so he led the horse and lined up in the line. Someone saw that he had no food, so he reminded, "Brother, there is no drama to watch." ”
Gao Jun said, "Oh, I just want to eat. The man looked at him strangely and ignored him.
There were five Yali people who collected grain in front of the warehouse, two to maintain order, and three to fight. At this time, it was the turn of a father and son, the father was less than thirty, and he came with a grain cart. The son is only six or seven years old, and he has a tiger brain, and he followed his father to the county to play.
According to the Tang law, those who have land must pay two pieces of corn per year, and those who have rice must pay three pieces of rice, which is the so-called "rent".
The father and son should pay a piece of autumn grain, the father untied the rice bag, there was a bucket up, this is a big man, like a half-cut iron tower, one hand will be a bag of hundreds of pounds of rice bag easily lifted, the corn poured into the bucket, and then pick up a wood on the mouth of the bucket to scrape the high grain. A small man on the side was counting, "Two buckets...... Sandou ......" Another person is keeping accounts on the side, "Zhou Jiaping, so-and-so ......"
Originally, it would be fine, but this man's youngest son suddenly cried out, and he pointed at the big man and said, "Dad, he is biased and bullies us!" The people in the queue at the back all pulled their necks and looked ahead. Gao Jun also looked over, only to see the big man glaring at him and shouting, "Little hairy boy, where is your turn to slander people!" Tell me, what's wrong with me? ”
The boy's father hurriedly stopped his son from talking anymore, and kept saying good things. But the big man didn't give up, "If you don't make it clear, don't leave today, and treat you for the crime of lax family education and obstruction of official business!" ”
The boy gave birth to a calf and said in a crisp voice, "Why do you harvest less of the grain that my father and mother have worked so hard to grow, but there is no more to us?" ”
"Hey, hey!" The big man laughed twice and said, "Adults don't say that I'm unfair, but you have a statement, and your father deliberately taught you to say it, right?" Let me show you what fairness is today! ”
Originally, the fifth bucket had already been measured, so he went up again, and reached into the rice bag, "The newly made bucket and board are not only, add you two copies of rice!" As he spoke, he took the rice out of the bag and threw it into the bucket. (To be continued.) )