As usual in the past, in addition to working men and women doing housework, there are still many aunts and sisters who get together to chat and gossip, which is a custom since ancient times.

Most of the women here range from thirty to fifty or sixty, all of whom are a generation old, but when it comes to gossip, there is no generational gap, and they are all treated equally.

The excitement on the sixth aunt's face did not decrease, and she just finished saying that the silk of the next village spit out a thousand feet of silk, and changed the topic again: "Tell you, let their family ...... Their family sent it! ”

The third woman on the other side of the door put down the basket in her hand, took the rattan on the side and continued to fiddle: "I know from his family, the son of God ordered by the elder is in their house, what do you say?" ”

The toothless seventh grandmother picked up the stubble: "Could it be that you can't sell the tiger bones after beating the tiger?" ”

"Hahahaha!"

The sixth aunt was not less interested, and described it vividly: "You don't know, today can startle me, my husband's family came back today with Taijia and Xingfu, I didn't expect this kid to take six jars of salt from the Qiang people back!" ”

Aunt Qi was startled: "Six cans? Are you sure there are so many? Don't you have any salt in there! ”

Grandma Jiu's face was still tense and ugly, and she couldn't see any wrinkles at all: "Don't talk nonsense, you old woman!" I can't even count it, and I can count how much salt money others got back! ”

"Hey! How could I lie to you! My husband's family has specially looked at it, and the six pottery vessels are full of white flowers and snow-clear refined salt, where can there be a fake! I think eighty percent of it was the Thai armor that was robbed! ”

Aunt Jiu's eyes widened: "How can it! How old is he, and if he wants to rob it, he will have to rob it? ”

"I think some kind of witchcraft was used to get those people to honestly take out the salt!"

"That makes sense!"

The second Weng who made straw shoes became angry when he heard this: "You long-tongued women, don't you want to say that Taijia is a great traitor and a great evil?" I watched that kid grow up, impossible! If you talk about something all day long, can you eat enough? ”

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When Taijia returned to the tribe, it was just after noon, but he didn't expect that before dinner, the news that Taijia had brought back six grains of salt spread among the tribe. Everyone was speechless, and they didn't know what kind of magic power Taijia used to earn so much salt.

It turns out that no matter what the dynasty, a woman's ability to chew the root of her tongue is far faster than the scout's investigation.

The news gradually spread to the banks of the Minjiang River, where the largest number of women in the tribe gathered, and where Yiyue washed her clothes as she did yesterday. She was still worried about the new tribe Taijia, but she didn't want to be stopped by many people all of a sudden.

Everyone was chattering, and finally a woman who was nearly forty years old said: "Yiyue, what method did your Taijia use?" I also told me to wait a little longer, so that my husband's family can earn some salt money from his Qiang people! ”

Yiyue looked at everyone in confusion and asked, "What do you mean by this?" Why don't I understand? ”

The woman waved her hand, her face full of disbelief, and said, "Hey! Don't pretend, your Taijia earned six jars of salt from the Qiang people, and now it is spreading in the tribe! Could it be that you still want to hide your secrets? ”

"But what kind of witchcraft did you learn?"

"Six jars of salt? No way, no way! It's definitely a mistake! Yiyue hurriedly denied it, but there was already a monstrous wave in her heart...... It's impossible, I only gave the Thai Armor Half Gui sauce, how could I get six jars of salt?

Did that kid really meet a fool? Don't do anything against your will, you'll be punished by heaven!

But the women around her pulled Yiyue reluctantly, and it didn't look like a lie, Yiyue was puzzled, so she could only put down her work and break out of the encirclement and go home to find out.

At this time, the Taijia family had long been surrounded by the Di people who were watching the excitement, and the Taijia and Xingfu were surrounded in the room and could not move. Before, the two were still discussing how to "share the spoils", but they didn't expect that in just a moment, the house was surrounded by acquaintances.

"What's going on? Could it be that my parents have committed an accident and are going to raid our house? Thaika leaned his back against the door, fending off the people who tried to break in.

Xingfu has long been frightened and hid in the corner, today he was frightened in front of a group of people, and now he is surrounded by acquaintances in the tribe and has long been terrified!

Delicate tears slowly seeped into the dirt, making people feel pity, and the red corners of his eyes made Tygar feel that he could no longer stand dry.

"Tyka, let us in!" The people outside the house shouted hysterically.

"There are so many of you blocking the door, how dare I let you in?" Taijia shouted helplessly, and he couldn't use force against these tribesmen, "What the hell are you here for?" ”

"Isn't your family making a fortune? Let's ask your house to borrow some salt! ”

"That is, your family is now a family with assets, so you won't be stingy with such a little salt money, right?"

"Although we are not close relatives, we were at least related three generations ago! You can't watch your relatives in trouble and not help...... It just so happens that my family is short of some salt, so the Thai armor ......"

"Big brother, you also know how many years I've been in the house, I've already made sense on the woman's side, and now I only need two jars of salt for the bride price......"

"Phew! Is there anyone who can still look at your face full of sesame dots? Don't come to rob my nephew of the salt money! ”

"Not convinced? I'll ask the eldest brother to borrow it first, you can stay away! ”

Before he could knock on the door, there was a noise outside.

Taijia didn't expect that he had just shown off to the boatman before, and now his kung fu spread throughout the tribe! He didn't know that wealth was not exposed, and he thought it was a good thing to let others know that he was rich, so that others would not look down on him, but he didn't expect that this was just the beginning of trouble!

Taijia was quite dissatisfied, his expression was serious, and he scolded outside the door: "My family's salt money was earned by my hard work, what do you have to do?" Why do you want to take the opportunity to rob my family of money? ”

There was a stop to arguing outside the door, and a white-haired old woman scolded instead: "Taijia, how can you talk like that? We are old acquaintances with your parents, and now that we are in trouble, how can you be so rude? If your parents were here, they wouldn't be so rude! ”

"Not really! You grew up watching Taijia, and I hugged you in October, and you forgot all about this kind of favor! ”

"Didn't you use some kind of ghost method to get salt money, and then you can't leave salt in your hands!"

I believed that these people were simple and really slapped themselves in the face, but Taijia never expected these people to be so snobbish!

When you suddenly make a fortune or win millions in the lottery, those relatives who can't fight with you seem to have been paying attention to your growth, trying to get some money from you, but you don't give it, but it's yours!

For this kind of scoundrel, Taijia had no way at all, his brows were furrowed, and he could only say bitterly: "Then this matter will be discussed when my parents come back!" Uncles and sisters-in-law, will you go back first? I'm so insecure! ”

"No, no, no! I can't wait for your parents to take care of this matter, you little guy doesn't know how to respect the elders and the virtuous, how can this be reasonable! Open the door quickly, I'm going to teach you a lesson! ”

This is clearly a robbery! Taijia complained bitterly, but his heart was extremely depressed - you uneducated people don't know who should be taught a lesson.

"Thai armor, Thai armor! How's it going? ”

At this moment, the window with his back to the river bank was suddenly opened, and a soaking boy jumped out of the water, brought a surging wave, and ran in through the window.

That person was the poor Jian who heard the news, his eyes as big as copper bells were full of worry, and he relieved his heart after seeing that Taijia and Xingfu were fine, and said to Taijia: "Mother heard that you made salt money from her tribe, and she also wanted to share a little, so I rushed over for fear of an accident...... Thank God! ”

I heard that the poor women of the poor family want to come and get a piece of the pie, and the nose of the Thai armor is crooked, this ugly woman was still showing off her power to herself yesterday, why is she embarrassed to ask me for salt money today?

The helpless Taijia could only hum: "If the tree doesn't have bark, it will definitely die, people don't have face, and the world is invincible!" ”

"Good poetry, Taijia, I didn't expect you to have such a talent!"

Thaika glanced at this heartless one.

The apricot who was stunned in the corner heard the movement and finally came to his senses. The three of them stood in the middle of the room, and only the sound of the woman knocking on the door outside the room was particularly harsh.

"What should I do?" Taijia looked at Poor Jian and said, "It seems that these people won't stop today, is it true that they want to share their salt money?" These people are like bandits, and I can't say that my hard work today will be in vain! ”

Poor Jian asked suspiciously, "How did you get so much salt from those people?" ”

"Liar!" Xingfu ruthlessly debunked everything.

"Aren't you also cheating?" Thaika raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile.

Xingfu was speechless, pursed his mouth indignantly, as if he could hang a kettle, and didn't look away unhappy, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Taijia's revelation of her old bottom.

Taijia scratched his head helplessly, and secretly scolded a stingy breath, but was hit on the forehead by the poor Jian who suddenly rushed up, and the green bag puffed up in a moment.

Poor Jian didn't seem to feel any pain, and excitedly took Taijia's hand and said, "It's a beautiful deception!" Let these guys be arrogant, and we have to make some money! Eh, teach me when you have time! ”

Poor Jian has always given people the impression of being serious and sophisticated, but at this time, his joy and anger were colorful, which made Taijia unexpected.

However, the specific situation is more complicated than what Poor Jian thought, and Taijia didn't dare to tell Du Wenshan about trying to win him over, if it was spread out, there would be no place in the clan after that!

Taijia froze and scolded: "When did you still talk about this kind of thing?" Hurry up and find a way to get rid of the people at the door! If my father and mother come back, there might be a few spoonfuls left of these six jars of salt! ”

Yiyue and Gengwu are both honest people, and they will definitely feel that the villagers in their big hometown will not be good if they get stiff because of this matter, and then give a lot of salt money out.

Getting something for nothing, this is something that the Thai armor is very disgusted with, at least it takes a lot of effort to deceive others! …… I bothered to earn salt money, can that be called fraud? How can a businessman's business be called a deception? Why should you smear people's innocence? (Suddenly)

"Even if you let me find a way......" Poor Jian's eyes flickered, and he suddenly thought about it, and said with a straight face: "With it, I will find my father to invite the guards, these people will definitely not dare to be presumptuous!" ”

"Good way, then you can go quickly!"

Poor Jian was about to leave through the window, but his face suddenly became bitter, and he said a little depressedly: "It's miserable!" I forgot that today my father went to the Shushan tribe with Biya Gongzi to discuss trade, and he couldn't come at all! ”

"Damn, I've heard you talk so much, feelings are a waste of time!"

The people outside the door seemed to be impatient, and they didn't even shout, and more than 50 people pressed towards the thin small door panel of the Taijia family. Even though the Thai armor has divine power, it can't stand the crowd, seeing that the strength is overwhelming, the sweat of the bean is falling, and the poor apricot man hurriedly came over to help, but it is a drop in the bucket.

"Damn, if my house was ransacked by these bastards, I would have to raid their house!"

Poor Jian answered: "If you want to have this leisure, you might as well spend more time to cheat some salt money elsewhere!" ”

"How good can you make this salt? If I hadn't happened to run into a slave owner, I would have had two salts at most! ”

"Brother Taijia, Brother Poor Jian, I can't hold on anymore!" Xingfu's body is as stiff as a pot, but his dark face is bright red at the moment, which makes people feel quite distressed.

"Stop! Lang Lang actually broke down other people's doors with the intention of looting property, can you know what Wang Fa is? Don't you know if my sword is sharp? ”

A sound that was not as noisy as the outside of the house suddenly sounded, and it should have been drowned in the rolling waves, but as soon as the words came out, the bent door that was pressed and bent slowly changed back, and the noisy sound gradually disappeared, and the people outside the house no longer exerted their strength, as if they were shaken by this sentence.

But the three of them didn't dare to waver, what if these people did it again after three seconds?

"Xingfu, you have sharp ears, listen to what is being said outside!"

Xingfu nodded obediently, his ears were tightly pressed against the door, only to hear everyone outside the house suddenly say in unison: "The Marquis is fine!" ”

"Marquis?" Apricot exclaimed.

The Marquis of Murmur is naturally the chief of their tribe, but what the three of them didn't expect was that they were in trouble and asked Marquis to come forward to save them!

A brisk footstep suddenly sounded outside the door, and before long there was a knock on the door, only to hear a young man's voice say: "Taijia, you don't have to worry about me outside, come out quickly!" ”

The three of them cheered in surprise and opened the door; Forty or fifty people stood densely outside the house, looking at the Thai armor with red eyes, and their appearance was quite infiltrating.

Standing at the front of these people was a middle-aged man dressed in black silk, his hair reflecting the sunlight smoothly, and his clean and mature face with a gentle smile; He didn't have strange tattoos like the rest of the tribe, but he only scratched a strip of green mud on his cheek, which was heroic.

This person is none other than Qiu Luo, the Marquis of Mao.

"I've seen the Marquis."

The three of them saluted Qiu Luo one after another, and Qiu Luo raised his head disappreciably, then walked to the crowd and shouted: "We are all tribal people, why do we need to make such a big move and disturb our fellow clansmen?" If there is no one to say a word or two today, I will punish you severely! ”

"The Marquis is angry, the Marquis is angry! I'm just lost my mind for a while! ”

"I won't dare to do it again in the future!"

He is the lord of the tribe, and a word can determine the life and death of a person and even the rise and fall of a clan. This is not just because he stands tall, when he leads a tribe, he also has to pay taxes to the enlightened king on behalf of these commoners and slaves, if anyone dares not to listen to him, even if he can survive, he can't mix in this land, after all, they have no financial resources, how can they bear the heavy taxes?

Forty or fifty people hurriedly knelt on the ground, pretending to cry, but no one dared to come forward to make a clear statement. This is also normal, after all, they don't have an advantage in this matter, so how can they be embarrassed to appeal?

He had been at home all the time, and he didn't know what was going on, but he heard the noise in the northeast corner and peeked at it, and he didn't expect to see such a scene.

"What the hell is going on?" Hou looked around, and when he saw that no one dared to speak, he turned his head to look at the three people of Taijia and said, "Taijia, you say!" ”

Taijia hurriedly replied: "Marquis of Mao, I earned a little salt money from other tribes today, and the neighbors in the tribe asked for salt money from Zaixia!" Is there such a thing as unearned gain? If one or two people are fine, but if these forty or fifty people are divided into points, will I not be busy in vain today? I also hope that the Hou can comment on the theory! ”

Marquis's face instantly turned ugly, he looked at everyone, and asked, "What Taijia said is the truth?" ”

The kneeling man was unspeakable, as if acquiescing.

"How can this be the case, and how is it different from robbery? Taijia is only ten years old, and he has worked hard to earn a little salt money, but he has been stolen by you and other people who have earned nothing, which is really hateful! ”

After that, he asked people to take the clan rules and asked, "According to the clan rules, what should be done with those who intend to steal other people's property?" ”

I saw four or five people bring a car of woodcarvings, and after looking for a long time, I found an inconspicuous woodcarving to come out, and there are many traces of decay on the lines, and most of them have been repeatedly taken out to dry before they have not rotted.

The first person arched his hand to the surroundings, read the ancient text and said slowly: "Hui Xianghou, those who rob other people's property, Zu Lu Tianen: thirty rods, chop off your hands, if you commit it again, gouge out your nose and ears!" ”