At the beginning of March, although the weather was still cold, the cold was declining a lot, and the blow on the face was no longer as thorough as before.

Li Zicheng taught the students of the girls' school a half-day class, and after lunch, he was in the craftsman's workshop to let the craftsmen polish the glass, and wanted to make a simple telescope, when a personal soldier hurried from the official office, "My lord, someone from Shaanxi is here, I heard that the leader is called Wu Ermao!" ”

"Wu Ermao? Arrived so soon? Li Zicheng estimated that Shaanxi has been in drought for several years, and there are many thieves, and Wu Ermao may have long lost the opportunity to start, so he hurried over, "Xiaomi, go, let's go back!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

The soldiers followed Li Zicheng back to the official office, and Li Zicheng met Wu Ermao in the study of the central government.

"Knock on your lord!"

Wu Ermao and the others entered the study and bowed at Li Zicheng's feet.

"Get up, Ermao, we are brothers, no need to be polite," Li Zicheng asked Wu Ermao and the others to sit down on the side, but found that there were only four people, so he asked: "Didn't Ermao have eight brothers at that time, why are there only four of you?" ”

"Big brother!" Wu Ermao saw that Li Zicheng recognized his brother, and his courage was a little stronger, "Originally, there were four brothers, but ...... However, thieves are rampant in Shaanxi, and it is not easy for the brothers to live, so ...... So they were forced to act separately, and the other four brothers were never heard from again......"

"Then they ......"

Wu Ermao shook his head, "It's really hard to say, the current Shaanxi ...... Hey, there's a lot of possibility! ”

Even Wu Ermao couldn't contact them, and Li Zicheng had no way for the time being, "This matter, let's talk about it later, how about it, are you having a hard time?" ”

Wu Ermao suddenly had a bitter face, as if he had returned to the evil old society, "My brother listened to the words of the eldest brother, and since then, he has not hurt anyone...... I don't want to join the thieves, hey, I have to live one day at a time, and that kind of life is really not a human life......"

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "Ermao, and Wujin and Black Egg Brothers, such days have passed, and the eldest brother has just established a foothold in Xining, so he is in a hurry to let people look for you." ”

"I'll just say, the eldest brother will never leave us alone," Wu Ermao raised his neck at his brother, glad that his vision was good, "You guys, in the future, you will follow the eldest brother to eat and drink spicy food......"

"Ermao is right, as long as there is a meal from the eldest brother, you will be indispensable, and the eldest brother will pick you up at night," Li Zicheng glanced at it and found that there was a person with a face, "Ermao, this brother is ......"

When Wu Ermao heard about catching the wind, his heart suddenly burst into joy, and he hurriedly said: "Big brother, this brother's name is Bai Lang'er, he followed his brother to eat in Lingzhou early in the morning, and he knew a few words, but he didn't have the opportunity to see his eldest brother last time." ”

"It turned out to be the White Brothers!" Li Zicheng arched his hand, and saw that Bai Lang'er's facial features were upright, but his face was darker, and he liked it a little.

Bai Lang'er hurriedly returned the salute, "Big brother! ”

Li Zicheng's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and said: "Ermao, brothers, since you are willing to take refuge in me, the eldest brother must give you an explanation, the previous work must not be done again, for the long-term plan, you must find a proper livelihood." ”

"Big brother, Ermao and the brothers listen to the eldest brother in everything!"

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "To be honest, the time I spent with my brothers is too short, the brothers' preferences and strengths, the eldest brother doesn't know, if there are two kinds of work, the same needs to be decent, and the agreement needs to be strictly observed, at most it is only a small rich and a small expensive, and the other job, on weekdays, is more casual, once you take action, there may be some unexpected risks, even dangers, the pay will be slightly higher, which kind of work are you willing to choose?" ”

Wu Ermao thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said: "Big brother, my brother is used to being idle on weekdays, if he is in the rules every day, even if he doesn't do anything, my brother is afraid...... It is difficult to accept control, and if there is a choice, the brother would rather choose the one with risk and stimulation, and the remuneration will be higher. ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, looked at the other three, and said, "What about you?" What are your thoughts? ”

What can Wang Wujin and Hei Dan think, the two glanced at each other, and said decisively: "We have been following the second brother, and we will do whatever the second brother does." ”

Bai Lang'er frowned, and then said: "Big brother, if you have a choice, my brother is willing to engage in the former kind of work, although the remuneration is less, but the regular work is somewhat consistent with the brother's temperament." ”

"Big brother knows it."

Li Zicheng asked Wang Anping to look for Wu Ermao, on the one hand, he was grateful for the grace of the "gift of silver" at that time, in addition, there was a lack of available manpower around him, although Wu Ermao said that he was a strongman, but he lived in the continuous drought of Shaanxi, if he could not become a strongman, he could only become a dead man.

The roads are all forced out, and they can't complain about the people of the lower classes.

Although Wu Ermao and Li Zicheng only had one interaction, that time was a sword and soldier, between life and death, often a person's true heart can be completely exposed, his martial arts are not good, the backbone is still there, thick and fine, and a little brain, which already meets expectations.

If Wu Ermao is allowed to come to Xining to serve as the prefect of the county, it will be difficult for him, but Li Zicheng has an important matter in his hands, which needs Wu Ermao to do, which should be regarded as a test of his ability.

Bai Lang'er was unexpected, Li Zicheng originally thought that people were divided into groups, and Wu Ermao's subordinates should all be rude people, doing rough work and dirty work, but there was no shortage of people, but he didn't expect that there was a master-level talent.

Although Bai Lang'er may not be worthy of the name of Xiucai, but now the literacy rate of ordinary people is less than one percent, and the literate among the strongmen is even rarer, and he has the courage and courage to be a strong man, and can absorb supplies from books, this Bai Lang'er is worth cultivating, and it can be seen from his choice of work just now that this person has his own opinions, which is by no means comparable to Wang Wujin and Black Egg.

However, Li Zicheng couldn't figure out Bai Lang'er's exact character for a while, and always felt that he was a little uncomfortable, if it wasn't too much, it was that the city government was too deep, it seemed that he had to be trained well, and only if he could stand the test could he be entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

Thinking that Wu Ermao had brought a few strangers, he asked, "Ermao, besides the four of you, who else are there?" ”

"This time, the brothers brought four people," Wu Ermao arched his hand and said: "I don't know if these people can get into the eyes of the eldest brother, and they don't hide it from the eldest brother, they mainly want to eat together." ”

"It's not difficult to eat with a mouthful, the key depends on their ability," Li Zicheng smiled faintly at Wu Ermao, "They are different from you, you are my brothers." ”

Hearing this, Wu Ermao was very useful, and said with a smile: "Big brother, they are just outside the door, do you want to let them in?" ”

Li Zicheng waved his hand, "Ermao, you tell me first, what skills they have." ”

Wu Ermao thought for a moment and said, "The first person, named Ding Rong, is good at climbing trees. ”

"Good at climbing trees?" Li Zicheng said: "Could it be that he likes to dig birds' nests on trees since he was a child?" ”

"Actually, it's about the same," Wu Ermao's face was a little embarrassed, it is estimated that such a skill cannot enter Li Zicheng's eyes at all, "Ding Rong's parents died when he was a child, because he was often hungry, he was forced to climb trees to find some fruits to satisfy his hunger, and over time, the skill of climbing trees was practiced very skillfully, even if he hugged a thick tree, he could also go up to the waist of the tree in the blink of an eye. ”

"Ao," Li Zicheng replied casually, but he couldn't figure out what skill he was good at climbing trees, what was the use, and after a while, he said, "Who else are you?" ”

"The second one is called Xuan Yang, and he has gained a lot of weight, but he has a lot of strength," Wu Ermao peeked a lot, and found that Li Zicheng's face was as usual, so he continued: "It's just that the amount of food is larger, and you have to eat at least eight white-flour steamed buns in one meal......"

"Eight? At least two young men are strong," Li Zicheng laughed, "It doesn't matter, as long as he can be a buddy for two people, I will accept him, what about the other two?" ”

"There is also a man named Ji Ye, who was originally a gold digger, but later thieves rose up in Shaanxi, and he didn't dare to go out casually, so he took refuge in his brother."

"Nuggets?" Li Zicheng was slightly stunned, thought for a moment, and then remembered, "It turned out to be a tomb robber, haha, now Shaanxi is not very calm, even if you steal rare treasures, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make a move." ”

"The last one is called Shangguan Siyu, who was mixed in the rivers and lakes earlier, and his martial arts are ordinary, but he is absolutely stunned by a flying knife in one hand, and within fifty steps, he will hit a hundred shots," Wu Ermao's gaze was uncertain, and he lowered his voice and said: "It's just ...... It's just that he formed a relationship with someone in Shaanxi and was wanted by the government, so if the eldest brother is inconvenient to accept it...... Brother, go and get him out......"

"What about wanted by the government?" Li Zicheng said in his heart, I'm not on the wanted list of Mizhi County? "What I want is a capable person, regardless of background, as long as he has his own skills, I dare to use it, to Xining, Shaanxi Tong Arrest Clerk is also beyond the reach of the whip," paused, and said: "Do you people have families?" ”

"No," Wu Ermao's head shook like a rattle, "Big brother, we people can't even feed ourselves, where can we feed our aunt?" ”

"Haha," Li Zicheng said haha, Wu Ermao said well, it is difficult for them to feed themselves, they are full and hungry, where is there any surplus food to feed women?

However, even if they are all singles, what about their parents? Once incapacitated, do you want to starve to death?

Shaanxi, has it really reached the situation of starvation?

How will the thieves hiding in Shaanxi survive? Gao Guiying should still be in Shaanxi, she is a female streamer, can she be taken care of by everyone?

While he gave Wang Anping an order to find Wu Ermao and others, he also asked Wang Anping to find Gao Guiying's whereabouts as much as possible, but unfortunately Wang Anping's rangers could not deploy in Shaanxi in large quantities and have not been able to complete the task.

Li Zicheng suddenly thought of a question, since a large number of young people can't get married because of poverty, what should be done with women of the right age? Although there is no shortage of rich and noble people like King Qin in Shaanxi, but they can't marry women from all over the province, can they let these women with tricks disappear silently in the rolling red dust before they open up?

In later generations, I didn't hear that the women in Shaanxi were flooded, so where did these women go?

Li Zicheng said tentatively: "Ermao, since there are a large number of young people in Shaanxi who cannot get married, won't there be many young women in Shaanxi?" How is it, are the streets of Shaanxi full of women? ”

"This ...... I haven't seen it either, the brothers are just for their stomachs every day, where can they take care of women? ”

"Haha," Li Zicheng smiled, walked by, and then said to Wu Ermao: "I want to personally test the teaching skills, if they are really like what you said, I can temporarily accept them and serve them with good food and drink." ”