"Cough", "cough", Li Xin coughed dryly, and said a little embarrassedly: "You know all this?" It seems that good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles. ”

Li Mu smiled and continued to ask, "What happened to you?" Let the fourth brother lose his temper like this? ”

"Uh~" Li Xin saw that Li Mu was very curious, and he didn't give up without making it clear, so after hesitating, he explained: "That's the case, in the ninth year of Chongzhen, my second brother and I accompanied my cousin to take the martial arts exam. ”

"Soting?" Before Li Xin's words were finished, Li Mu interjected and asked, "Is it Chen Gou's cousin Chen Zuoting?" ”

"Yes, it's the cousin of the Chen family."

Li Mu said approvingly: "The cousin of the Chen family is very good at kung fu, boxing and archery are not under you, and it should be no problem to take a martial arts." ”

Li Xin sighed: "Alas! That's what we think too. However, when the cousin was riding and shooting, something went wrong. He shot the phoenix back to the nest (the arrow was shot at the same position as the previous arrow), and the target reporter reported him as a miss. Cousin Song Ting was not convinced, so he went to theorize. But the target reporter was very polite, and Cousin Zuoting didn't suppress his anger, so he kicked the man. Unexpectedly, the target reporter was too weak, so he died. ”

"Hahaha," Li Mou laughed wantonly and said, "Cousin Zuoting must be so angry that he forgot to retract his strength." He can kick the stone tablet off, let alone a man? ”

Li Xin didn't care about Li Mou's gloating, and continued, "Seeing that someone died, the two of us who jointly reported it would also be implicated, so I and my second brother and he fought a martial arts exercise. I didn't dare to go back home, so I hid in my father's place (Li Xin was passed on to Li Chunyu, Li Chunyu, the word Jingbai, the number Jingbai). The second brother taught boxing at my aunt's house, and I worked as a bookkeeper in this grain store. Later, my second brother and I were also removed from the fame, and we were also hunted down by the yamen. ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "I haven't been back to Huaiqing's house, I just came here, just for Uncle Chunyu's grain." However, you must not have paid filial piety to the examiners and officials, so you deliberately made things difficult for Cousin Ting. ”

"Song Ting's kung fu is so good, it was put there with real materials, I didn't expect it~, alas~" Li Xin is now regretting it, he knew that this would be the result, no matter what they said, they wouldn't save those dozens of taels of silver.

Li Mu took a sip of tea and said disdainfully: "Isn't it just a tribute to the fame?" Isn't the second brother just a teaching? What's there? Fourth brother, you have lost your heart. ”

"It seems that you have been trained in the past few years," Li Xin said with emotion: "Our family is also a scholarly family, after my uncle is admitted to the Jinshi, the family's hope for our juniors will be greater. It's a pity, alas! Not to mention, now my second brother and I have no hope. ”

Li Mu persuaded: "Fourth brother, look away, this Ming dynasty is exhausted, and when the new dynasty is established, you can take the test again." ”

"I figured it out, isn't it just a fame?" Li Xin said calmly: "Now that the world is in turmoil, it is the time to immediately gain fame, and our martial arts can be regarded as having a place to use." I just came back and got seriously ill, and I dreamed of some boundless dreams, and I told them, but no one believed me, so I said I was crazy. ”

Li Mu asked curiously, "What kind of dream?" Did you meet the fairy wild fox? Did you give you anything? Is it gold or something else? ”

"I've read too many strange novels!" Li Xin said angrily.

"So what the hell is it?" Li Mu continued to ask persistently.

Li Xin fell into memories and said, "I don't know, it's weird. There is an iron bird that can carry many people to soar above the nine heavens. There are four-wheeled iron carts, which do not need horses and mules, but they can gallop endlessly. There are also moving and sound paintings, which are so delicate that they seem to be happening in front of your eyes. Incredible, incredible. ”

"What the hell is this dream?" Li Mu said in disbelief: "This is more bizarre than meeting a god at night!" ”

"So they said I was crazy." Li Xin smiled helplessly: "I also think this dream is incredible, but I really dreamed it, even if more than a year has passed, I can still remember every detail clearly." ”

Li Mu thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out how there could be an iron bird carrying people flying in the sky, and how could there be an iron car that could gallop without being dragged by mules and horses. He had no choice but to give up and said, "Fourth brother, don't think about these things, if you say these things, anyone will think you're crazy." ”

"Isn't that what you've been asking?" Li Xin said casually: "So what should you do after the New Year?" Waiting for Zhao'an? ”

Li Mu said disdainfully: "Zhao'an? Fools go there! If you only give a card to avoid death, you will still not be able to live when you return to your hometown. Don't look at the eight kings of Xiying, Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Cao, these people have all been recruited, and it won't be long before they will rebel again. Now the imperial court can't even pay the food and salary of the border soldiers, let alone the soldiers. After the New Year, I inquired about where Chuang was, and then went over to meet him. ”

"How many people is left of him?" Li Xin said disdainfully: "If it weren't for Dongyu's help, I'm afraid the whole army would have been wiped out." I heard that now Lao Huihui is also in contact with the imperial court. ”

Li Mu frowned and thought for a while, patted his thigh, and said, "If there is no news from the general, we will do it ourselves!" I can see that in this world, good people have no way to live! If you don't want to starve to death, you have to get up and earn it yourself! Go grab it! In the past few years, droughts, locusts, hailstorms, natural disasters have continued, coupled with the ravages of the East Captives, this is the day to die! ”

Li Xin glanced at Li Mou, who was a little excited, and said, "Where are you staying?" After I have finished storing the grain, wine, and meat, will I send it to you or will you pick it up? ”

Li Mu hesitated for a moment, but still said: "We are in a fort outside the west of the city, where the fields are all deserted and the people have run out. ”

"Yes, I see." Li Xin thought for a moment and ordered: "Now the grain is the most expensive, and the outside of the city is not peaceful, wait for the thirty morning, you will wait outside the west city gate." ”

"Okay," Li Mou stood up and arched his hand, "My brother has thanked the fourth brother first." ”

"My own brother, why be so polite."

Li Mu said tentatively: "Call the second brother to come together, anyway, your fame is gone, why don't we brothers join forces?" ”

Li Xin hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll discuss it with my second brother." Besides, I also want to take a look at your quality first, just relying on the hungry people to gather the numbers, you will still be defeated by the official army again and again. ”

"Okay, we'll see you in our thirties." Li Mu arched his hand again and said, "Brother, let's go first." ”

"You pay attention to safety, don't be locked by the people of the yamen." Li Xin said jokingly.

Li Mu walked out indifferently, and said as he walked: "The person who can hold us, will he go to catch fast?" ”