The young thief looked bitter and said, "The villain's name is Qi Yanwu, and he is from Anqiu, Qingzhou Prefecture, Shandong. There are a few acres of thin fields at home, and although life is hard, it can go on.

But just this year, there was a flood in Qingzhou Mansion, and the family's fields were not harvested. There is no food in the house, and poor people like us can't get by.

Although the government has provided a lot of food, not much has fallen into the hands of our poor. But at this juncture, my father, who was originally in good health, suddenly contracted malaria and died soon after.

After my father died, my mother was overly sad and fell ill. The villain went to find a rich man and borrowed usury to buy medicine for his mother. Can...... Unfortunately, my mother spent a lot of money on treatment, and in the end, she also left the west, leaving only the villain in this world. ”

When Qi Yanwu said this, he couldn't cry anymore and was too sad.

When Zhou He heard this, he kept wiping his tears, stretched out his hand to gently ** Qi Yanwu's head, and comforted, "Don't be sad, child!" ”

spoke softly, which moved Qi Yanwu Haosheng.

Finally stopped his sadness, Qi Yanwu continued, "After my mother died, the rich man chased after the door to ask for debts, where did the villain have money, so he simply ran out."

The villain actually has an older brother, who ran out of the house in the early years, and later heard that he came to the Beizhili area, and the villain begged all the way...... The beggar found it. ”

Zhou Zhi frowned slightly, and said, "Begging? Hehe! I see you stole all the way here, right? ”

Although Zhou Zhi had already seen that this Qi Yanwu was not bad-hearted, he was just overly hungry and stole things. But in any case, for whatever reason, he is a thief after all, and this must be taught.

In Zhou Zhi's opinion, Qi Yanwu is not too old, and if he teaches properly at this time, he will definitely be able to correct it in the future.

Qi Yanwu's dirty little face had already blushed, and he said cowardly, "Brother, actually...... In fact, the villain is begging most of the time, but begging always can't get much food, and the villain's food is large, so ...... So sometimes I steal some. ”

Zhou Zhi's starry eyes flickered, first glanced at his mother Zhou He, and then suddenly his face sank, he looked at Qi Yanwu coldly, and was about to speak, but Qi Yanwu suddenly knelt down very neatly, raised his face and said, "This brother, the villain knows that stealing is wrong, although the villain did not steal from his brother's family today, but after all, he is thinking about stealing, please punish my brother!" ”

This guy is very clever, his eyes are also very clear and bright at this time, and his words are extremely sincere, and he obviously has remorse.

If Zhou Zhi wants to teach or even teach him a lesson, he feels a little bored. Zhou Zhi said, "Have you found your brother these days?" ”

Qi Yanwu said, "The villain didn't find his brother, but he heard some information about his brother. My brother went to Bazhou to be a bandit and had no fixed place to live.

Although the villain is a thief, he actually hates bandits the most in his heart. Since childhood, my father and mother have taught villains to keep their duties, not to steal or rob, the so-called poor people but not to be poor.

The villain has already made up his mind and will not look for his brother anymore, hum! In the future, if the villain meets the shameless brother, the villain will definitely make him look good! ”

As he spoke, his fists clenched, and he was visibly angry, and he was ashamed of his brother's behavior.

"You're young, your brother thinks he's going to be twenty years old, right? How would you make him look good? Zhou Zhi then asked.

"Although the villain's father is a poor farmer, his ancestors have passed down some martial arts, and the villain has been practicing with his father since he was a child. Although the elder brother has also practiced with his father, he is not as smart as the villain, and the villain thinks that after a few years, the villain can beat his brother. Qi Yanwu said with confidence.

Zhou Zhiwen was slightly stunned when he heard this, no wonder this guy just had two bowls of hot porridge and a few steamed buns, and he quickly recovered his strength and vigor, he turned out to be a martial artist.

Qi Yanwu is still kneeling on the ground now, his mother Zhou He has long been moved by what happened to him, and he helped Qi Yanwu up in a panic, and said, "Don't kneel, you haven't really stolen anything, besides, aren't you hungry to be a thief?" ”

Then Zhou He said to Zhou, "Xiaozhi must not talk to him like that, for his mother to believe him, the southeast of the mountain has indeed suffered from drought." ”

In fact, Zhou Zhi didn't believe what Qi Yanwu said, but after all, he still wanted to educate Qi Yanwu. But now it is clear that it can't be done. This Qi Yanwu is young, but he is very clever and smart, and at this time he seems to have won the sympathy of his mother, Zhou He.

It's not just Zhou He's family, but even his father Zhou Tie is very sympathetic to Qi Yanwu's experience. After all, Zhou Tie has been a poor farmer for half his life, not to mention kind-hearted, but also a little soft-hearted.

Qi Yanwu stood up again, Zhou Zhi looked at him carefully, although Qi Yanwu was not tall and his face was haggard, his figure was straight, and his eyes were very bright at this time, as if he had a heroic spirit. Zhou Zhi inexplicably had a sense of appreciation for him.

Qi Yanwu, Qi Yanwu, the name...... Wait a minute......

Zhou Zhi suddenly thought of a person in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart. A pair of starry eyes stared at Qi Yanwu and asked, "Qi Yanwu, just now you said that your brother was a bandit in the Bazhou area, I don't know what your brother's name is?" ”

"My brother's name is Qi Yanming." Qi Yanwu said without hesitation.

Zhou Zhi secretly took a breath of cold air, and said secretly, sure enough, it was him.

As a traveler from later generations, Zhou Zhi was very familiar with the peasant uprisings in the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Liu Liu and Liu Qi launched a peasant uprising in the area of Bazhou in North Zhili in the fifth year of Zhengde, and there were many responders at that time, and the rebel army attacked the city and conquered the city, and moved to many places such as North Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Huguang, etc., and the scale was not small.

Liu Liu, Liu Qi, and Qi Yanming were all leaders of the rebel army, and Qi Yanming's reputation at that time was big enough.

Zhou Zhi crossed the Ming Dynasty, just wanted to study the imperial examination, was unwilling to be mediocre, and wanted to make a career in the Ming Dynasty, he didn't want to have anything to do with the future thieves.

Although Qi Yanwu in front of him hated his brother very much, they were brothers anyway. It is better for Qi Yanwu to let him leave the Zhou family as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhi's face turned pale, and he said coldly, "Qi Yanwu, you originally came to my Zhou family to be a thief, but my Zhou family treats you well and cares about your food and drink." Now that your belly is full, why don't you leave quickly, and stay here? ”

As soon as Zhou Zhi's words fell, Qi Yanwu knelt down for the third time and pleaded, "Brother, the villain has received your favor, and it was you who saved the villain's life, and the villain wants to stay at his brother's house and repay him for making cattle and horses."

Besides, the villain has nowhere to go, he left today, if he doesn't go to be a thief, he will still die of hunger sooner or later, so please ask my brother to see the villain's pitiful sake, give the villain a bite to eat, and let the villain stay! ”