Wang Er scolded and said: "Wait, when Lao Tzu takes the money back, Lao Tzu must turn over the book!" ”

Pan Nu laughed secretly in her heart, this poor ghost suddenly had money, and it was really different.

She smiled softly and said, "Come, go to my house to wash your face first, I will give you some medicine, and then accompany you home to get the silver, so as not to be bumped into by them, and I will beat you again." ”

Wang Er has been in his life, except for the old lady, for the first time, he felt that someone was really good to him, and his heart was hot, and he said: "When Lao Tzu turns over the book, I will buy you silk clothes and take you to eat and drink spicy food." ”

Pan Nu smiled, put his arm around her neck, and said, "Okay, whatever the master says, the slave family just waits." So saying, he helped him limp home.

A few more days passed in the blink of an eye, and the smell of the New Year finally dissipated. In mid-February, families in the village begin to prepare spring planting tools and seeds.

On this day, it was twilight for the Shen brothers to return home from Mozhai. At this time, every household in the village is busy preparing for a coma, and the path must be deep and unattended, and the smoke and family music are curling.

But on this day, I heard the gongs and drums not far away, and it was very lively, even more lively than in the next year.

Shen Kang was slightly stunned and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Shen Chang also didn't know why, stretched out his arm and said, "Whose family must be marrying a wife, let's go and join in the fun, maybe we can mix some candy to eat." ”

Shen Kang smiled, he hadn't seen the ancients marry wives yet! For a while, I forgot the fatigue of a day's study, and hurriedly pulled him up: "Then don't go quickly!" ”

"Little San is really gluttonous!" Shen Chang said with a smile, but the two brothers were already running wildly and ran towards the source of the sound.

The two followed the sound to find it, and in a blink of an eye they had come to the entrance of the village. I saw a group of three or five hundred villagers, some beating gongs, some playing drums, all beating and beating with joy on their faces.

Shen Kang and the others squeezed to the front from the crowd, and only then did they see a man looking at the villagers with a surprised face.

The man was about four or nine years old, wearing a square scarf, a sparse beard on his chin, a cloth robe, a rag on his shoulder, holding a half-eaten steamed cake in one hand and a donkey in the other.

On the back of a donkey a young woman sat on her side, carrying a little girl of seven or eight years old in her arms, and carrying two large bulging burdens.

The three of them are all dusty and tired.

At this time, a white-bearded old man, holding a smooth cane, stepped forward, he stiffened his slightly trembling back, and Ma Suo arched his hand and said: "Yesterday, the official of the Xiashi County Government came to pass the word, saying that we were asked to welcome the newly appointed lieutenant governor today. I don't know if you're Yang Lichang? "Usually there is a big and small matter in the village, and everyone is willing to ask this fair old man for an idea.

When the man heard this, his face turned slightly red, and he put the steamed cakes into the coat crampedly, ignoring the crumbs of the steamed cakes on his beard, and arched his hand: "Down there is Yang Chengli, um..."

This village chief is really different from Old Ghost Xie, not only is he dressed in tatters, but this little belongings is too shabby.

As the saying goes, a broken home is worth a lot. But this thin donkey, a blanket, and two burdens, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like Wanguan.

The villagers looked at them in amazement, and they seemed to feel the inquiring gaze. Yang Chengli hurriedly searched in the blanket, and finally pulled out a tattered official document, and continued: "It's the newly appointed lieutenant chief of your village." ”

The woman on the donkey's back put the little girl down, and stumbled down herself. She put her arms around the little girl's neck and quietly came behind Yang Chengli, hanging her head silently.

The family was suddenly frightened by the enthusiasm of the villagers and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.

When Ma Sue heard this, he turned around with a smile, raised his hands and shouted: "Did you hear the big guy, this is the new village chief of our Xiannan Village, let's beat it quickly!" ”

"Huh?" The villagers were stunned again, and Shen Kang came to the young man beating the drum with a smile: "Brother Li, let me knock it." ”

Li Shen saw that it was Shen Kang, smiled, and handed him the drumstick.

At this time, the villagers next to him had already woken up, and the suona gong was beating lively. Yang Kang catered to the joyful music and pounded heavily to the drum surface.

The sound of the drum vibrates like a lightning strike. The tip of the little girl's nose beside the woman was slightly red, pursed her lips and tugged at the corners of her mother's clothes, and said sadly: "Mother, I'm hungry." ”

The woman's face was slightly red, and she lowered her body and said, "Siniang, you see, these villagers are so happy, they are all welcoming us." We can't brush off people's kindness, wait for a while for your mother to cook fragrant porridge for you to drink. ”

Yang Siniang flattened her mouth aggrievedly, but nodded sensibly, returned to her appearance, and stood there quietly.

After all, Ma Chau was old, and after standing for a while, his back and legs were numb, so he sat on a large stone beside him with a cane. Seeing this, Yang Chengli also supported him weakly, and squatted down next to him.

The descendant of the Ma family handed over a cigarette pouch, Ma Chau took the cigarette pouch, and Yang Chengli took the fire fold from the young descendant and lit the tobacco for Ma Chau.

Ma Sue was flattered, and while blocking him with his hand, he said: "This can't be helped, the village chief is an official, we are the people, how can there be an official to serve the people with fireworks." ”

Yang Chengli smiled and waved his hand, and said: "My husband is not an official or a citizen, so he has a relationship with me, I am just a poor talent, dragging his family to settle down in the village, and he has no roots..." Besides, the village chief is just not in the stream and has no rank, so he can't be called an adult. ”

Listening to his words, Ma Chau couldn't help but feel sad, and followed the fire he lit, wrapped a few puffs of cigarette holders, took a big puff, and slowly exhaled the smoke.

He asked, "Where is the village chief's hometown?" ”

Yang Chengli said: "The ancestor is the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi. He lowered his voice and continued: "When Chengzu mutinied, he moved to Datong with the villagers. He sighed and said: "I was born in Datong, and in the past few years, the northern captives have often invaded, and Datong is an important town, so I am not at ease." His eyes were faintly red, and many of his past came flooding back to him.

"My father and mother were distressed that the rice grain at home was robbed and killed by the Mongols. I, my three sons, all three sons went, if I hadn't taken my little daughter and dregs to my father-in-law's house in Taiyuan to pay New Year's greetings, our family would be gone. ”

Ma Su listened to his words, couldn't help but tears with him, sighed a long sigh, and said: "If Datong can be broken by the captives, Runing Mansion is still rich, and those people ride big horses, it will only be ten days and eight days to get here..."

Yang Chengli shook his head and said: "Those captives just grabbed and ran, and they didn't really attack on a large scale, and the Datong Chief Soldier Qiu is still there." It is impossible for them to come to Runing Mansion, don't worry. ”

"Hey—" the two sighed in unison.