Dog Dan used to be a muddy boy in the village, because he stole the wheat in the field, he was also hung by the villagers under the old locust tree and beaten fatly. But because he is muddy, his body is stronger than other afterlife. This time to recruit security guards, Goudan was immediately recruited and became one of Song Hao's four subordinates.

Song Hao is not very close to Goudan, because when Song Hao first arrived in Songjiazhuang, Goudan saw that he was honest, so he always wanted to find an opportunity to bully him. But honest people don't have to be stupid. Song Hao has long been guarding against dogs, and his height is too deterrent, so he has not suffered a loss. Now that the old Song Tou suddenly combined the news of the dog's search back with his marriage, Song Hao immediately had a bad premonition.

"Dad, what's going on? Don't rush, speak slowly. ”

"How can it be slow!" Old Song said anxiously, "The fifth team in the back is half a day behind us. In the past few days, they have caught up, and now they are only two or three miles away. We can all hear the sound of them shouting at the bottom of the mountain! ”

It seems that the old man is really in a hurry. Song Hao knew the temperament of his father-in-law, so he simply didn't speak, and waited for Lao Li to say it himself. Anyway, Lao Li couldn't hold it back in the end, so he would always come to a bamboo tube to pour beans.

"The villagers gave you Zhang Luo's daughter-in-law, because they were afraid that you would become an official, so they would be serious. There's really something, your elbow is turned outward! Lao Li Tou was finally able to explain the origin of the matter in an orderly and clear manner, "Think about it, we have traveled thousands of miles to Shudi, climbed mountains, crossed rivers, and our footboards are rotten, isn't it just to live a stable life for a while after arriving in Shudi?" ”

The old man spoke reasonably, and Song Hao could only nod silently.

"If you want to live a stable life, how can you do without a good piece of land?" Seeing Song Hao's approval, Lao Li's voice became louder and louder: "You know, our Xincai's land is big enough and flat enough, but it's too barren!" All the methods of accumulating fertilizer have been used, and after a year of hard work, the wheat is still yellow, and there is not much to beat! I've heard that the land in Shu is very fertile, and you can get oil out with a pinch! You see, this hasn't reached Shu yet, and the forests on the mountains are so green and dense! It's like our forest there, you can only see a few young leaves when spring begins......"

Lao Li was nagging, and Song Hao just nodded. He thought to himself, Be content! When you go to those islands in Liaodong, you know what desolation is! But Lao Li Tou talked for a long time, and he didn't talk about the daughter-in-law he cared about, so he had to remind Lao Li Tou and let him hurry up and say the key point: "Dad, what does this matter of land have to do with my marriage?" ”

"Hao Wazi, you have suffered from honesty in your life!" Lao Li Tou taught Song Hao sharply, "First come, first served, righteous!" Who would dare to take away the good land that we looked at first? At that time, the villagers gathered a few filial piety and said a few soft words, maybe the Shangguan of Shu looked at us pitifully, by the way, and you, the face of the security captain, were soft-hearted, and exchanged a small bow for a big bow...... That's when we made it! ”

"Dad, what do you mean......"

"What team are we?"

"We were the first to go, of course, the first team."

"That's it!" Lao Li couldn't wait to slap Song Hao in the head and wake him up, but unfortunately he was not high, and he was powerless if he had the heart.

"We are the first team, which means that we should be the first to arrive in Shudi! The whole Shu land is picked by us at will! ”

Lao Li Tou said, a fire flashed out of his cloudy eyes, but in an instant, his eyes were a little resentful: "But the fifth team behind does not accept fate!" They must have gotten the news so fast! Therefore, the villagers discussed for a long time, and finally came up with a foolproof way to make sure they slow down! ”

"Daddy, tell me about it!" Song Hao said.

"Then you have to choose a daughter-in-law first! Anyway, you know all the remaining girls in the team, so you can choose any one! The stubborn old Li Tou did not let go.

Song Hao slandered, casually, can you choose a daughter-in-law casually? Could it be that stupid girl in the village is also successful? Daddy is dead and still laughs heartlessly all day? At this moment, a pair of bright big eyes flashed in the team that was climbing the stairs, and those big eyes flashed by, as if they had never appeared.

"I was born with a hard life, and I was afraid of bringing bad luck to others. Daddy, look, I got along with Aunt Xiu, and three people died in the family, and the people in the village didn't fall behind...... Dad, I'll tell you the truth, I have a crush on someone for a long time......"

"I know that you have a good heart and don't want to affect other people's families." Lao Li Tou hurriedly interrupted Song Hao and didn't let Song Hao continue. He sighed deeply, as if he had made a great sacrifice: "Our old Li family, everything that should be left is gone, and after it is broken, we are not afraid of any bad luck." Well, since you don't want to involve other people's families, that's good! Dad is in charge, kiss and kiss, you marry Aunt Chun, it is a continuation of the string! ”

"Sister Chun is willing to marry me?" The good news came too quickly, and Song Hao was a little unconvinced.

"Why don't I give you a grind?" Staring at Song Hao's happy expression, Lao Li Tou knew that the matter was done. But in the blink of an eye, he regretted it. He is too impulsive, if he lets Song Hao take the initiative to say it, then he can take Song Hao again, so that he can be more honest and filial in front of him in the future.

"That's good!" Song Hao hurriedly agreed. But he was in no hurry to ask Aunt Chun why he didn't come to talk to him in person, and then asked Old Song Tou: "Dad, how are you going to slow down Team Five?" We have just entered the Shu Palace, don't go too far and hurt everyone's feelings! ”

People are in good spirits at happy events, and at this time, Lao Li Tou has already thrown off and strode in front. He just waved his hand casually to the sky and asked Song Hao to leave it alone.

He said: "Let's talk about it when we get to the wild three passes!" You are the captain and the officer! Such a trivial matter, let the dogs and their subordinates do it! As for you, just wait to see the show! When the time comes, you'll just have a hum in your throat! ”

It didn't matter if Lao Li Tou waved his hand in a dashing manner, a girl with long braids and big eyes who had been quietly staring at the front of the homeless team suddenly thundered and cried loudly.

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Yesanguan is located in the middle of a flat dam surrounded by mountains. The mountains are not high, the flat dam is not large, and the market town is also very small. The reason why it is called "guan" here is not because of its danger, but because of its geographical location.

Yesanguan is in the middle of several canyons and rivers, and it is the beginning of the westward entry into Shizhou and the construction; to the east to Changyang, Yidu and Yiling; It reaches Badong and Guizhou in the north, and reaches the Qingjiang River Valley in the south.

Commercial and military choices often coincided strikingly, and a large number of Han caravans passed through Yesanguan to do business with the Tujia people, giving rise to more than a dozen inns and liquor stores of all sizes in the town.

Yesanguan was originally under the jurisdiction of Badong County, Jingzhou Prefecture, and like Liantianguan further south, it was one of the farthest markets from Badong County. Because it is too far away from the county government, and there are thorns along the way, there is no road that can be distinguished by the naked eye, so the jurisdiction of Padang County over the Yesanguan area is always absent. After the Longqing year, Yesanguan set up an inspection department like Liantianguan. But because most of the people here are Tujia people, the owner here is the Han family government on the surface, but it is actually Rongmei Tusi.

The Shuihun Division under the jurisdiction of Rongmei Tusi privately appointed a general banner local official here, named Tang Dingbang, who is the younger brother of Tang Zhenbang, the head of the Shuihu Division. However, Rongmei Tusi had a close relationship with the imperial court, so Tusi did not drive the Han officials out of this place. The tacit understanding between the two sides is that the Han officials are in charge of the Han people, and the local officials are in charge of the local people, in short, each is in charge of its own.

Tang Dingbang, the local official of the general banner, had just rushed back to Yesanguan.

Tang Dingbang is a young man who has just turned twenty, wearing a white Shu satin embroidered robe, a scholar-style cloud scarf, and various things such as sachets and jade jue hanging from his waist. His outfit is said to be the most popular style and color of kimono in Han China, so he keeps up with the popular fashion. Perhaps it was because of this Han family style and the deliberately displayed Han family style that he was specially praised by the old lord before he came back, saying that he said Han dialect and wore Hanfu, "knew books and reason, and had a smooth voice and teaching", which was a carving material.

The old man's public praise did not make Tang Dingbang's mood relaxed.

The soft sliding rod shook on the mountain road, and the familiar scenery flickered in front of him, which made Tang Dingbang's depressed mood gradually improve. The natives and Han people at the corner of the street, whether merchants or pedestrians, all bowed their heads to him, not daring to be disrespectful in the slightest. The natives and the Han people can be distinguished at a glance from their clothes. The Tujia men were colorful and colorful, and the Han men teased that they were "clothed women", that is, wearing women's clothes. The men of the Han family prefer to wear plain clothes, but their clothes are all inferior variegated colors, and those who wear purple clothes do not have them at all.

Turn the three-way intersection in front of you, and you're about to reach your home. The rod is tilting down a lot because it's downhill. Tang Dingbang retracted his mind and let his body lie back on the bamboo chair.

If the matter of the homeless people crossing the border is really as the old lord said, in the next month or two, hundreds or even more people will pour into this small Yesan Pass every day. If so many people have a mess, it is a question of whether their heads can be saved. However, if he does it himself, it is also possible to implore the lord to set up a deputy chief lawsuit in this wild three passes. At that time, just like the three private long lawsuits of Yujiang, Mali, and Shidu in the south, he will also be able to add a piece of land to the Tang family in Shuixun.

How to deal with the displaced people in transit, Tang Dingbang's brain was running quickly.

Lost to the Han family's inspection department?

Tang Dingbang immediately dismissed this idea.

The old inspector seemed to have been forgotten by the imperial court of the capital division, and he was lying on the bed of the back office every day coughing constantly, like a living dead.

But what should I do if I do it myself? It's like a paradise, and I am the emperor of the soil in this paradise. I can only do two things: write poetry and sing and be powerful. As for other things, I don't know how to do it and don't want to do it.

Food, lodging, clothing, soldiers, and perhaps rain gear, Tang tried to make a mental list of things to do. But soon, with a mess in his heart, he decided to leave everything to his subordinate flag commander Tang Hei to do.

It was almost dark, and his home was almost there, Tang Dingbang was eager to explain the matter, and then make a good poem, and send someone to Mr. Wen for comments tomorrow. Mr. Wen was originally a senior official of the imperial court, and he may be reinstated in the future, and now he is the honored guest of the old lord. If your poems can be commented on by Mr. Wen, what a face!

"Tang Hei! Call Tang Hei here! Tang Dingbang shouted while lying on the sliding pole.

"Chief Banner Master!"

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a large hunting bow and a broad-bladed short knife at his waist ran from the front of the team to Tang Dingbang.

"Have all the Han refugees been arranged?"

"The general flag master, all arranged to stay. There were two teams of the pioneers, the first team was about four or five hundred, and the latter team was less, only more than three hundred. The two captains said that there are only two teams today, and they don't know how many teams there will be tomorrow and tomorrow. They were in a hurry to leave, and they would leave early in the morning. I let each of the two teams stay in a horse shop. The horse shop is large and open, and you can make a fire for heating. As for pots and pans, they are also readily available in the horse shop. The subordinates have also vacated a few inns, and there will be more than five teams of homeless people tomorrow! ”

The horse shop is the caravan inn. The horse shops in Yesanguan were all built outside the town. Because a large number of horses need to be fed and unloaded after entering the stack, the space inside is large and can accommodate many people. Naturally, the guest rooms in the horse shop will not be inhabited by these homeless people called Hanako. There is also a bamboo shed for feeding horses in the horse shop, which can also shelter from the wind and rain.

Thinking of this, Tang Dingbang nodded with satisfaction: "The lord ordered in person, from Yesanguan to the boundary of Jianshi County, it is our general flag manager. Since the old lord wants us to do it, we will do it! If you do it well this time, you will all be rewarded! ”

"Thank you, Chief Banner Master!" Tang Hei just arched his hand slightly, without a trace of flattered expression on his face.

This Tang Hei! Tang Dingbang shook his head in his heart. If in addition to his ability to wield a knife and shoot a big bow, he can also slap horses and sing poems, how can he be just a small flag commander with his military exploits?

Thinking of this, Tang Dingbang felt a sense of pity for his subordinates. However, he didn't show regret on his face, but ordered Tang Hei more severely: "The old lord ordered that every team of homeless people should send a guide!" Twenty miles to arrange a pick-up! What's the difficulty, you can report it in person now! ”

"It's not difficult for the guide to answer, it's the food that is difficult! Each of the homeless people carried only 15 catties of rice, but they walked 300 miles for 12 days. The two captains said that many people had already eaten the food, and there was very little food left. There are still 300 miles to go to Shizhouwei, and the subordinates are worried that they will run out of food on the road......"

"Give them the grain of the general flag, and let their captain sign it! The old lord said that the Shu Wangfu will make it up to us in the future! The Shu Wangfu is the richest man in the world, so what's the difficulty of having a little food......"

"But the general banner's stock of food is not enough!" Tang Hei spread his hands, his face full of embarrassment, "If there are 3,000 people a day, and one person puts fifteen catties, the grain storage of our general banner is only enough for ten days at most!" ”

Tang Dingbang never knew the amount of grain stored in the general banner. But he knew that if Tang Hei was embarrassed, it was really embarrassing.

"Then transfer the soldiers up and suppress them first, don't let them make a mess here!"