In the blacksmith workshop next to the villa, nearly a hundred stoves are burning red, and at night, the fire can be seen more than ten miles away; The sound of tinkling and clanging iron was continuous day and night, and hundreds of blacksmiths wielded hammers and sweated like rain; Spears, swords, shields, knives, bows and arrows were crafted and transported to the storeroom at the back of the lodge.

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Before I knew it, the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve had arrived. The lights in Dongping City turned night into day; The sound of firecrackers is incessant, mixed with the laughter of children; The lights of the big family are brilliant,

The figure is longing, and there is a hustle and bustle. Outside the city, the refugees who fled gathered around piles of bonfires, eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, singing and dancing, so lively. In the villa, it is also a very lively scene, the lantern turns the whole villa into Qionglou Yuyu, Wang Yue, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong, Xuanhe brothers, and Lin Chong's family, everyone sits around the big round table and eats a steaming reunion dinner, and they are happy.

Wang Yue glanced up at the night sky, thinking of his relatives in the other world, and couldn't help but sigh. I can't go back, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back in this life! As soon as I thought about this, I couldn't help but feel discouraged. Walk to the next balcony. Climb up the platform and look down the mountain. The camp had fallen silent, and the cheerful singing and dancing had been like an unreal dream, and now only a few remaining lights of the campfire remained; The city was also quiet, and occasionally there would be a cannon or two, which seemed so abrupt in the silence of the night.

Before I knew it, the New Year had passed, "Big brother! Eldest brother! ......" Lu Zhishen's voice suddenly came. Wang Yue saw Lu Zhishen excitedly leading a rather heroic young man into the door.

Lu Zhishen led the heroic young man into the hall and said excitedly: "Big brother, this is Brother Shi Jin!" He is also a good man who is affectionate and righteous, and dares to be a good man! When Wang Yue heard the name Shi Jin, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly looked at him. Lu Zhishen pointed at Wang Yue and said to Shi Jin: "Brother, this is the eldest brother of the Sprinkle family, Shandong Xiaomeng Wei!" ”

Shi Jin hugged his fist at Wang Yue with an excited face and said: "Little brother has long admired the prestige of Brother Wang, and it is really a blessing to see him today!" Wang Yue hurriedly supported Shi Jin and said with a smile: "Brother doesn't have to be polite!" Then he asked the maid to serve tea, and the maid answered, and hurried down with broken steps.

Wang Yue invited Shi Jin and Lu Zhishen to sit down. The three of them sat down. At this time, the maid served tea and withdrew.

Shi Jin drank a bowl of tea in two sips, wiped the tea stains on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Little brother has continued to look for the whereabouts of the teacher since he broke up with Brother Lu!" Hey, it's still not a good news! ”

Wang Yue asked, "Brother Shi's teacher is the head of the Wang sect?" ”

Shi Jin nodded, "It's Wang Jin's sect leader!" Has the eldest brother also heard of the name of the head of the Wang? Wang Yue smiled: "I naturally know the former head of the 800,000 forbidden army!" "Shi Jin

sighed: "The teacher is full of martial arts, and he is the strongest that the little brother has ever seen in his life!" Not only is the martial arts strong, but also the personality is generous! It's a pity that such a good talent is not allowed in the imperial court! ”

Lu Zhishen raised his eyebrows and scolded: "That frustrated bird court, good people can't get a foothold!" ”

Wang Yue asked Shi Jin: "Since Brother Shi didn't find the head of the Wang sect, it's better to stay with me!" Pointing at Lu Zhishen, "Look at me, there are monks, Lin Jiaotou, and Quanzhen's senior brothers, so many good brothers, wouldn't it be happy for my brothers to stay with all of us?" ”

Lu Zhishen said loudly: "Big brother is right, brother, you can stay!" ”

Shi Jin was very moved, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you Brother Wang for your affectionate friendship, and my little brother is grateful!" ......" Lu Zhishen said angrily: "Brother, don't talk like this all the time!" We are all good brothers here, and we are not those hypocritical dog officials, so polite! If the brother is like this again, the Sprinkle family will be angry! ”

Wang Yue said with a smile: "What the monk said is that Brother Shi has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Shi Jin said: "The little brother is very willing to stay!" It's just that the younger brother still has a few brothers on Shaohua Mountain, and the younger brother wants to go back and bring them all over! I wonder if Brother Wang is willing to accept it?

One of them is called Zhu Wu, one is called Wang Da, and the other is called Yang Chun. was originally a kind people, but they were forced by the government to fall into the grass. Although he is now in the grass, he is still a good man who preaches righteousness! ”

Wang Yue said boldly: "Brother Shi's brother is naturally also my brother, and I welcome the three of them very much!" ”

Shi Jin was overjoyed, and hurriedly stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Since this is the case, the junior brother immediately rushed back and led them to join Brother Wang!" ”

Wang Yue stood up and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry. I see that you have also been tired all the way, so I will rest here for one night for the time being, and set off again tomorrow, just so that I can also introduce Lin Jiaotou and Xuanhe to you. Shi Jin thought for a moment and nodded.

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In the evening, Wang Yue set up a banquet in the hall to wash the dust for Shi Jin. After the banquet, several people came to the valley behind the mountain, chatting while strolling.

Wang Yue asked, "Where did Brother Shi come from?" ”

Shi Jin hugged his fists and said, "The little brother came from Mengzhou." ”

Wang Yue and the others were all moved, and Lu Zhishen said loudly: "The refugees here are all from Mengzhou, and I heard that the drought there is very serious!" ”

Shi Jin nodded, frowned, and said, "If you don't go over there, you can't imagine how serious the disaster is!" The younger brother has been looking for a teacher in Mengzhou for a month, and he saw hungry people everywhere and hungry mayflies everywhere, which is really miserable! ”

Lin Chong frowned and said, "With such a serious disaster, is it true that the imperial court doesn't provide disaster relief?" ”

Shi Jin sneered: "Who said that there is no disaster relief!" But the money and grain allocated by the imperial court were divided by the officials above before they reached the county! I heard that most of the disaster relief money and food have been divided by Cai Jinggao's high-ranking officials, and the rest is stored in the prefect's yamen. ”

Lu Zhishen was so angry that he glared and scolded: "Dog officer! Dog officer! If it falls into the hands of the Sprinkler family, the Sprinkler family will definitely order his sky lantern! Shi Jin nodded approvingly, while Lin Chong frowned.

Wang Yue frowned and asked, "Could it be that the people of Mengzhou are waiting for death?" ”

Shi Jin said: "It's not that there is no food at all. However, there are a few profiteers with government backgrounds who sell grain. However, the price was frighteningly high, and it cost twenty taels of silver for a load! ”

Wang Yue couldn't help but be speechless, and Lu Zhishen scolded angrily: "These profiteers, are their consciences eaten by dogs?" ”

Shi Jin said: "This is still the situation when I left, and the price of grain today is probably close to thirty taels of silver." ”

Everyone gasped.