February 18, morning fog cage.

The peach water flows in from outside the city, and the streets on both sides of the river in the north of Zhuoxian County are sporadically passed by from time to time with peddlers carrying burdens and pushing single-wheeled carts.

There was a child with a paper kite jumping out of the house, the elders behind him carried farm tools to pull people in, not long after, the child came out stupidly, the hat in his hand fell off while walking, the elders called behind him, the child pouted and walked away without looking back, and the elders behind him could only cry and laugh and curse a few words.

From time to time, this happens on the side of the road, and there are children crying in groups.

The weather is good these days, but the night is still cold, suddenly there is a morning fog, that means that there will be rain after that, children are used to flying kites recently, and they have been deprived of their hobbies by God for a while, and naturally blame the elders, and those who do not believe in evil crying and making trouble, rolling all over the ground, dead and alive to take paper kites, and are coerced and lured for a while before stopping.

Not far away, occasionally a few frivolous people will come out of the alley, or old men, or young people, some look like a hangover, whistling happily pulling the waistband of their trousers out of the alley, shaking their heads in the fog to identify the direction, and then passing in one direction, occasionally meeting familiar faces, smiling obscenely pointing at each other, hooking shoulders and laughing a few words, walking together.

Also at this time, a small boat on the river with thick mist landed leisurely, and a big man named Min Qi carried a fish basket ashore, greeted the woman who was happy last night, and watched the woman of the good family with a charming and shy face to hold the boat and disappear into the fog, smiling, squatting on the steps and looking at his shadow expressionlessly for a long time, and poured all the fish in the basket into the river.

The shadow shattered in the halo, and he turned around, and the time had passed, and the morning fog had begun to dissipate, and the street, which had become more and more crowded after months of recuperation, was officially revived.

The surrounding stalls and vendors are gradually in place in the sun, there are still people shouting and laughing near and far, the gambling house is open, the restaurant is also open, the little guy yawns and pours water, and at the end of the street there are officials picking up the vendors' things to patrol over, not far away, there is a piano shop that sells musical instruments also opened, he touched his sore waist for a long time, thinking about the newly opened female owner of the piano shop, licked his lips, and then tied the fish basket to his belt, walked through the crowd, and entered a restaurant.

Ordered a bowl of bread, looked at the street outside the door that began to be crowded, watched a fight happen under his nose, but those officials passed by as if they didn't have long eyes, and even stopped to watch the fight and comment, not long after, on the noodles, he watched while eating, someone knelt down opposite him, slapped the coin on the table, his voice was full of anger, but the dialect was really lame: "Old rules!" ”

The little guy entered the back hall in response, Min Qi looked at the big man with different looks opposite, and smiled bitterly, "Master, you have paid for a certain family for thirty days in a row, and a certain family is really panicking." ”

The big man looked rough and dressed like ordinary people, but between his nose and eyebrows, he was different from the Han people, and a scimitar was pinned to his waist, which also looked quite exotic.

He stared at Min Qi for a long time, looked left and right, and then leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile: "Min Qigong, if you want nothing else, what are you doing here?" It is said that you are the best at inquiring about news in this area, if you can really help someone, don't say that the food money for 30 days is 300 days, 3,000 days, so what's the matter? ”

"The title 'Gong' is unacceptable. Now that Gongsun Fujun has taken office, Zhang County's order is also strict in political law, our Zhuo County is smooth, and a certain family is not short of this money. ”

An acquaintance outside the door entered the door, knelt down and sat elsewhere, Min Qi nodded as a greeting, and then bowed his head to eat noodles, Xiao Er put on the dough cake, and the big man also blew two mouthfuls of hot air, and said while eating noodles: "There is no shortage, I have also inquired a lot here in the past two days, and they all said that the prince of the house took office, the five grains were abundant, and the people had surplus money...... However, I heard that the Han people have a special belief in 'three'. On the thirtieth day today, a certain person actually couldn't stay anymore, so he asked rudely, has Min Qigong calculated, when will you die? ”

The hand holding the chopsticks paused, looking at the big man snorting and eating noodles, looking as usual, Min Qi lowered his head and took off the fish basket and put it on the table, and then continued to eat noodles, the big man laughed, took off the jade pendant on his waist and put it into the fish basket, and whispered: "If this thing is an ordinary place, if you don't have a few dollars, take it to Shangdang County, and trade with the people of my Wuhuan, which is enough to make you worry about food and clothing in this life." ”

"Trouble is dead......

Min Qi muttered, outside the door, there was a young brother with a jade crown sitting next to the acquaintance and whispering something, he glanced at it, bowed his head and said, "There is no flaw...... There seems to be a teacher and classmate outside the city, which is considered ...... Your silver lining. ”

"A glimmer of life? Thank you. ”

The big man nodded, devoured it, took out a piece of gold and put it in the fish basket, looked up and said, "Are you that hexagram spirit?" How long can someone live? ”

"Name?"

"Awarded ...... Remember, you said it, brothers and friends nearby, Gana concubine...... Hehe, some faux pas. ”

“…… Century. ”

The big man laughed and left, Min Qi sucked his mouth, chewed quickly and hard, and watched the acquaintance's brother also get up and go out, and when he went out to look at the big man, he looked back at him twice, he glared at him, and the boy brother also looked slightly timid, and left in a hurry.

When he turned his head, an acquaintance named Ma Tai came over, stepped on the desk with a bowl, tilted his head towards the door, and said with a young face: "Hu Ren? ”

"Just a mongrel."

Min Qi shrugged his shoulders, pinned the fish basket to his waist, and smiled, "What's the origin of that son?" More than ten days, right? You sell news, and you will take anything from murder and arson...... Let me guess...... In the past few days, there have been a lot of incidents of competition for favor inside and outside the city, he won't be a girl he has a crush on, the thief is strong, so he wants you to ......"

He gestured with an oblique cut, "Isn't that right?" That boy is a well-dressed beast?! ”

"Brother Min is still so discerning!"

Ma Tai laughed, "It's a well-dressed beast, but it's ...... You know who I am above you. Hey, this guy actually has some talent, and he is also good friends with the above ones, but I don't know why he stayed in that farm, and he seems to have gone back to work two days ago, so he also began to sell some information to me...... The question is not money, but it is said that it is for me to remember the favor. ”

"Farmstead?"

Min Qi raised his eyebrows and said solemnly: "Who's?" The ...... of Zhang, Liu, Wang, Lu, and Gongsun Not too many agriturismos. ”

"Whose farm is recruiting scholars? Isn't it the Liu family? Not to mention, I still rely on him, and I know a lot of ways to make money. ”

Matai leaned over and grinned.

Outside the door, six warriors dressed in a rustic way came in, sitting in the corner and whispering something. Min Qi glanced at it, saw that one of the six martial artists looked over, lowered his head and smiled, "Guess where they are?" ”

Ma Tai rolled his eyes, "Look down on my brother." They've been here for half a month, if I don't even know this little bit of detail, what else can I do? Yizhou local, I have heard some dialects of that place before. ”

"It's a. I've asked me about some things, but I can't get the price I want, so I stay here and want to try a colleague like you. ”

Min Qi smiled deeply, took out seven coins from his arms, shook them in his hand, shook them casually, looked at the position of the coins on the table, his face was solemn, and he said in a low voice: "Come and play with your life." ”

Ma Tai raised his hand and slid the seven coins in front of him, threw three to the little guy, turned around with a heroic face, and said: "If you go away, Youzhou is not rich, and fools know that they are here to play with their lives." Have you finished eating? Let's go. If we don't leave, our lives will be gone. ”

Min Qi nodded and got up, the two of them went out, walking casually along the riverbank, the nearby vendors were often greeted, and even groups of ruffians and hooligans who came over greeted them with smiles, so they also responded casually, and walked all the way in all directions, Min Qi frowned and said, "What did you just say?" We're dead? Did your boss warn you not to contact these outsiders? ”

"Not really. Isn't it the same that started two days ago? And it seems that the wind and rain are smooth, and when there are many people, the mouth is mixed, which is not a good sign anywhere...... Good piano sound! ”

The sound of the piano sounded in the alley next to him, the sound of the piano was not as pleasant as before, in fact, it was more like a random pluck, there was no discipline at all, and it was even a little harsh, but Ma Tai shouted with a smile, walked a few steps quickly into the alley, and then said to a woman in a courtyard: "Sister Fu, are you learning the piano again?" ”

The woman inside was fourteen or fifteen years old, and she looked quite smart, and at this time she was kneeling in the courtyard, and when she heard the noise of the strings being plucked, she got up at a loss and said, "Brother Matai......"

"Matai, get out of here! Believe it or not, the concubine body asked someone to cut you! ”

There was a fat woman in her thirties beside the woman who shouted angrily, turned her head and said with a pleasant face: "Madam, let's go on and ignore him." ”

Na Ma Tai pursed his lips, winked at the woman with a hippie smile, and then left, Min Qi did not appear at the gate of the courtyard, but waited on the side, and when he walked out of the alley, he looked at the piano shop next to him, "It is considered to have been settled...... Otherwise, I really want to marry back. ”

"Ha, I don't know how many men are tempted by her lovely appearance, I didn't say anything when I was so suave, so you don't want to wade into troubled waters."

Ma Tai smiled, "Sister Fu is considered to be in time." rushed to make a happy engagement for someone, and was turned around and regretted...... Pity my sister Fu was angry to death for a while, and she almost hanged herself, and the man she found after that also abused her a lot, scolding every day for 'leftovers and flowers'. God opens his eyes, after all, there are kind people to help. ”

He sighed with emotion, "I don't know which rich girl it is...... Well, it should be the girl who will pity Sister Fu's life experience, and pay for her to open a piano shop at will. With a good heart, Sister Fu can finally live a good life in peace...... Honestly, you and I still don't want to provoke. ”

Min Qi pursed his lips, "I'm not old, but I know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade." ”

"That's it! Haha, it's also called Xiangyu. A few months ago, he looked hard and thin, and after some recuperation, he was taken care of by Aunt Li, and now his temperament is extraordinary. The man who repented of his marriage should regret his death. ”

"Lousang Village is all destroyed, who knows if the original enemy is underground, what do you regret? It's better to say that her husband has to repent of his death when he sees that Qian Yan has divorced his wife......"

"The man surnamed Wang deserves it! Hey, he drank to death half a month ago. ”

"Oh?"

"I owed gambling debts before, and I didn't pay back the money when I had it, and I was beaten half to death and drank, and finally I seemed to have lost my footing and drowned in the wine vat...... Miserable, you say? It's hard to have a good life...... Alas, it's like us, we can only live with our heads in our lives. ”

Two figures suddenly appeared at the corner of the street, one of them was clearly the younger brother Sun Fan, Ma Tai shrank his footsteps, pulled Min Qi into an alley, and said with a bitter face: "Why is that bird here again." ”

The bird in Ma Tai's mouth is naturally another big man with a bloated body and a bad complexion, Min Qi also knows that the other party is a soldier from the imperial court, I heard that the surname is Zhao, anyway, in the past two days, the other party has always blatantly inquired about things related to Liu Zheng's family, but Gongsun Fan is beside him and does not let him say that he has experienced several times, and the last time he was threatened by the big man arrogantly.

In fact, Ma Tai was also hurt by this person, and he was beaten, and this is the bad thing he said.

The soldier surnamed Zhao is an outsider after all, and he will always leave in a few days, but Gongsun Fan is too obedient to his younger brother, if there is no big deal, if Gongsun Chan stays for a longer time, they may have to do things under Gongsun Chan's nose in two or three years, where can they be easily offended, and because of this, the two have to hide when they see each other.

However, at this time, remembering the award in the restaurant, Min Qi also sighed, "It's not a way after all......

"At least the attitude must be there."

Looking at Zhao Xin's grandson Fan walking by, Min Qi chatted with Ma Tai for a while, then he also said goodbye and left, not long after entering the house, someone suddenly knocked on the door outside the door, Min Qi took out the jade pendant gold from the fish basket and put it into the kang hole, and when he opened the door with the white banner of divination, he saw two big men standing at the door, someone took out the token from his arms, and said with a smile: "Zhao Chang's guard." That's right, it's Zhao Changshi, who is now by the side of the saint...... Brother appreciate the face, will tell me everything about Liu Zheng? ”

Min Qi glanced at the sword that the two of them were pressing in their right hands, opened the door with a wry smile, and said, "Come in." ”

Soon after, the two big men went out satisfied, and Min Qi lay on the kang, his face pale, clutching his chest that had been punched several times and coughing continuously.

After that, he took some medicine, rested for a while, many people came to the door to let him calculate the eight characters of his birthday, he also took over the business, and some people sent chicken, duck and fish meat to him to nourish, he thanked a few words, and when it came to night, the woman who came to see him in the early morning, his chest was uncomfortable, and he saw that the other party was urged by himself to refuse to leave, so he also kept people for the night.

When he arrived at the door, there was a knock on the door, and he opened the door suspiciously, and the corners of his mouth twitched when he looked at the leader of the people named Pu Hu.

Xu Shi had not allowed the woman to come to the door before, and at this time, he also asked about the convenience, which was quite a hint of showing the hostess to others, Pu Hu looked at the bedroom with a smile, and touched the handle of the ring knife in his hand, "I heard that Brother Min is seriously injured and still takes over business?" It just so happens that Mrs. is here, do you want to take a business that can last a lifetime? Or to avoid this kind of flesh and skin? ”

Min Qi's face turned slightly pale and sighed, "Is this life long or short?" ”

"Look at Brother Min, don't say it."

"Only women and villains are difficult to raise, and the ancients did not deceive me."

Min Qi looked at the bedroom and shook his head, went out and talked to the man for a while, and when he came back, he flipped the token in his hand and scolded: "Damn, where is Lao Tzu free, Hanzhong is and the party!" ”

The woman in the bedroom poked her head and came out with a shy, Min Qi looked at the other party's charming face, and said with an ugly face: "Just say that you shouldn't be soft-hearted, and you shouldn't be allowed to stay...... It's been installed for so long, and it's still out of proportion...... Madame, why are you so troubled? ”

The woman covered her mouth and wept with joy when she heard the title, and then jumped up and hugged Min Qi.

Min Qi wrapped his arms around the other party, slowly probed his hands from the back to the woman's head, suddenly turned hard, and then fell to the ground against the door, panting with his eyes closed.

After a night, someone knocked on the door before dawn, and in the darkness he opened his eyes according to the door, his eyes were sharp, and he heard the person outside the door speak: "Huang Shao, I heard that you are injured?" ”

The sharp gaze immediately relaxed, "Wait for a while." ”

He lit a lamp from one side, sprinkled oil on the kang, carried the woman's body to the bed, took out a ring-headed knife and a yellow scarf from the kang hole, and then took out gold and jade coins from the kang cave and put them into the package along with the yellow scarf.

Holding the oil lamp and taking one last look at the woman's corpse, the corners of his eyes were slightly moist, he put the oil lamp on the futon, and when he pushed the door open, the ground was wet in the faint light, and there were water droplets dripping far and near.

The cold air poured into the door, carrying the moisture and rain to his face, he coughed lightly, and looked at the figure wearing a hat and a cloak in front of him, "It's just right." Yesterday the cause and effect were broken...... Today, I believe in Buddhism. ”

The fire burned in the bedroom, and the figure glanced at it, "Who?" ”

He covered his mouth and coughed, "My family...... Madam. Let's go, gather people today, and the night will be over. I didn't want to stay for a long time. He Man has come to the news, let's go to Runan. ”

"It's done? Just you?! ”

"Yes, karma will ...... Believe me, I'll take the lead...... The grudges of the former divination, Cheng Ke, and even the great sages and good teachers can be avenged. ”

He rubbed his chest, "Damn, sooner or later, Lao Tzu will slaughter Zhao Zhong with his own hands!" ”

The figure was silent for a moment, "Kill the lady...... So much determination. Actually, the enemy of the bait ......"

"Could it be that your real surname is Huang? Before going to Gu'an, didn't you go to worship the clothed mound of the bait? Could it be that he really became friends with Wen Renchang and Chang Jiwen? ”

Seeing that the figure continued to be silent, he grabbed the placket of the other party's clothes and pointed to the fire behind him: "What is that Lao Tzu doing!" What are Lao Tzu's gang doing here! ”

"Be quiet! I know, I know...... It's comfortable, it's moved by what they say...... You don't know, the farm talks about what to do for the sake of the big man every day, and some of them are also right...... It's true. I wanted to learn a little more. Since you've moved......"

The figure patted his hand and put the hat on his head, "Bu just move." Let's go, you go outside the city to heal your wounds, and I will send people to put yellow cloth on the four city gates. Let's do it tonight. ”

In the faint light, the two stepped into the wet ground and disappeared into the street.

It didn't take long for the house to burn and someone called out......

When the sky was bright, Ma Tai hurriedly ran to the courtyard in the heavy rain with an umbrella, looking at the wreckage all over the ground, and there were officials who were disposing of the corpses, and slammed their fists against the wall.

He gasped and glanced at a vendor, who came over, and Ma Tai hugged the other party and whispered, "Inform Qu Shuai, Huang Shao is gone!" I'm ready to do it! ”

In the hours that followed, the rain stopped and fell, and the hours were heavy.

It was night, with heavy rain and spring thunder.

From time to time, someone walked out from Zhuoxian County and touched towards Zhangjiazhuang.