8. Take over the water mill

Fu Ba became a father, and named his son Fu Linwa, both happy and sighing, and the tax was three times heavier in an instant. Orion families, the tax is paid with money, not as much as the plains can pay grain. In fact, he also needs food, but he buys it with money, but where does it come from? One is to sell prey cheaply, but who is willing to buy it? The second is to chop firewood, and then sell it to the Tan family, and then get money. And the Tan family always settles the bill at the end of the year, and it makes people too old. I'm sorry I can't let Gundam always get beaten. Hutou Mountain, which belongs to a thousand households, is very fierce and has hired many thugs. For this reason, each family is busy collecting firewood from spring to summer, autumn and winter. After saving up, the Tan family didn't collect it, but the harvest became a rush harvest, and the firewood was fresh and bright. Therefore, each family should reserve logs in advance and wait until the time of delivery to break the firewood. It's about to be winter, and the Tan family notified the firewood collection, and the families were nervous about breaking the firewood.

Early in the morning, Tan Hu suddenly came to talk and said to Fu Ba: "Hurry up and carry firewood, Uncle Gao wants you to go." With that, he left. Fu Ba urgently loaded firewood, put it on his back and left, so he came to the courtyard of the Gao family. Still outside the door, Tan Long waited for him and said, "Uncle Gao is at my house, if you want to go too, send me to wait for you." Fu Ba asked, "What's the matter?" Tan Long said: "I'm afraid it's a reckoning, and there is not enough firewood." Fu Ba put down the firewood, walked with him, and came to the courtyard of the Tan family again. As soon as he arrived at the door, Tan Hu came out again and said, "People are in the firewood room, I'll take you there." Therefore, when I entered the first gate, I saw the main hall from a distance, but I did not enter it, and then entered the side door. It was a separate courtyard, so I walked in, and then went out, and entered the third gate. It is also an independent yard, just go again, and go out to get in. Fu Ba sighed: "There are so many doors." Tan Hu asked, "Haven't you been here?" Fu Badao: "How can you come here if you have nothing to do?" Tan Hu pointed to his hand and said, "It's inside." Suddenly, Tan Biao came out and played with his brother. Tan Hu said: "Go and go." He had to refuse. Fu Bacai said: "Go all, I can enter." So I walked in, and it was still a separate yard. The left and right are full of firewood, golden and bright, and a bright yellow slug wood. "That's a lot, why are you done burning?" He thought about it, and walked through, facing the high wall, and there was no one in sight. I suddenly felt fooled, and I realized that the three children were not fuel-efficient lamps, so I hurriedly walked out. But it was too late, the door was locked, and I was at a loss. Suddenly, two dogs pounced, and he was really about to speak, he was ashamed and said, "I'm afraid? "Only one kick flies, one kicks fly; Another kick, another kick. The dog was not convinced, and pounced, barking left and right, and rushing repeatedly. He had no choice but to draw out the firewood, meet it, and swing a fierce blow. When the dog hurts, it screams, and when it is defeated, it quickly escapes.

Fu Ba was so ashamed that he let the child play tricks? Therefore, I feel that I am a nest, even more angry, and I can't scream, which is too embarrassing. So he shook the door and smashed it, but no one paid attention; In turn, he beat the dog, hoping that the dog would bark at someone, but no one paid attention. He was so angry that he couldn't stop watching back and forth, so he beat the dog again. The dog barked, whimpered, and neighed, but no one paid attention to it. Mo Ke had no choice but to sit down and see how the Tan family explained? I don't think it's right, I don't believe that the Tan family can't hear it, but I don't want to hear it. So he was even more angry, and he beat the dog. The dog was afraid, but did not bark, but retreated, and his eyes showed pity. If you don't have an opponent, you don't have a temper, you can only hate people. I really wanted to set a fire, but there was no fire, and it was over, so I had to wait. By noon, the smoke of Tan's cooking came and he was hungry. Wait, by the afternoon, the people are still deaf. He had nothing to do, and came to beat the dog again. The dog was completely defeated, his eyes were blank, he closed his eyes again, and lay on the ground again. He sat on the ground dejectedly, helplessly looking at the high wall. Look at the high wall, you can go over, and you can go out if you climb over it. But you can't do that, it's too embarrassing, you lose momentum, it's the entire Fu family that loses, so you have to give an explanation from the Tan family. In the second half of the morning, the branches were swaying, giggling, could it be laughing at him? The birds are flying, and they are still laughing at him? And he was furious again, and the dogs came, and he did not move. The dog played tricks, pretended to be dead, and let it beat. He was still discouraged, and he had no choice but to be tortured.

At dusk, bored to look at the back mountain, empty, still only him. Suddenly, the branches of the tree were swaying, and there was a person in the heart of the tree, who was actually his nephew Shanwa? He hurriedly waved his hand and stood up hurriedly, and Shanwa also saw it. Shanwa went down again, and he must have asked someone to go, so he was relieved. After a long time, there was a lot of noise outside, and the Fu family finally came, and he also slammed the door urgently. The door opened, it was slammed open, and the Fu family rushed in. But he rushed out of the crowd, angry, and wanted to settle accounts in a hurry. The women of the Tan family forced in, blocked the front, held hands, and made amends. The man of the Tan family also shouted: "Shocked, how do you know, how can you think of it?" I'm sorry. Hurry up and find it, I'm going to kill the dog and beast, I don't want to live? The Tan family spoke harshly, but the three children had long since disappeared. What else can I do? The Fu family could only say cruel words: "Don't forget, the Fu family is fifteen brothers." "The woman of the Tan family was witty and busy going to see the dog, but the dog died, and they all died. What can I do? Tan Deyi had no choice but to smile bitterly: "Brother, you are such a hero." Fu Ba said angrily: "Who do you call brother?" Regretted it. Therefore they were scattered, and they all went home. When he got home, Fu Ba asked, "Shanwa, how did you think of it?" Shanwa said: "Banniang asked me to look for you, but I said that I hadn't seen it, so I became suspicious." Banniang praised him, and Ba Dad also hugged him deeply.

However, Fu Ba was still very annoyed, but he couldn't say it, how could he care about the child? But, what about adults, why is it difficult? He pondered it carefully, and only then did he understand that in order to fight for face and seize the position, he took him under the knife. He sneered: Putting the child in front is neither incompetent nor too villainous. Just thinking about it, his wife suddenly asked, "What do you want?" He was startled before he said casually: "Tan family." The wife laughed and said, "Are you still angry?" Beat two dogs to death. He exclaimed, "More powerful than a wolf? The wife complimented, "You are amazing." He was ashamed and said, "How do you know, without beating?" The wife said, "I didn't win, I didn't win, I flattened." He said, "He wins?" It's still alive. The wife smiled again: "Okay, good, you win, how can you sell firewood in the future?" He said, "What is love?" The wife said: "This time, they have seen the unity of the Fu family." He proudly said, "It's always been like this." The wife added, "Thanks to Shanwa." He said, "Shanwa is also our child." The wife said, "Yes, this is a house rule." ”

When his wife said this, Fu Ba suddenly became interested again. The mountain baby is bitter, just like herself. Since the death of the fifth brother, this baby has gone to various families, mainly in the fourth brother's house, but who is also feeding. At that time, he was still single, and his heart was weak. But now it's different, and it's his turn. Therefore, he wanted to go out, even to take a look, and to hug this hard-working child. His wife understood him, so she didn't ask him and let him go out. After going out, he stepped directly on the small ** slope to visit the fourth brother's home. When he came to the bank of Qianlonggou, he stood and looked first, looked first, and wondered if he could find it. Sure enough, I found it under my body, just at the bottom of the ditch, pulling celery with the whole baby. He smiled, they all grew up, and they were promising. Therefore, he shouted, and went down, anxious to see the two children. The two children also called out urgently, and rushed up, but they fell, but they also greeted them with joy. The three of them hugged each other, looked for kindness and righteousness for each other, and then returned home, and made sweetness. At this moment, the trumpet sounded in the Tan family's compound, and firecrackers were set off. It turned out that with great news, the county master came to announce: Hutou Mountain was officially set up, and Tan Deyi was appointed as the chief of security, and he became independent and sat on an equal footing with Qianhu Village. The whole Tan family was excited, jumped up, shouted and shouted, and was greeted with joy. The Tan family is really crazy, and Gundam is also happy, how can you say it? Don't be beaten. It was immediately decided: for three days of the banquet, all invited to come, and they were all lively and warmly celebrated.

Suddenly, the lights were colorful, firecrackers were set off inside and outside the compound, and the music and drum team was invited to set up two floors to welcome guests and friends. The invited people are divided into two categories, the first type is the supreme and noble, the mayor of the town and the head of the township, and the chief of the township. The second category is the villagers, but they are empty-handed, and they are also invited to set up in the courtyard; Eat flowing water seats, offer white buns, warm wine, and meat, and be entertained by Tan Zhan. Tan Zhan said: "The son serves the official, and his father serves everyone, see who is expensive?" Ma Qiming asked: "How do you know your family and master?" Tan Zhan said: "This is the credit of the ancestors, thanks to good reading." Ma Junren asked, "You don't read much at home?" Tan Zhan said: "It's enough, if you can get to know a master, you will manage the whole county, and it is also the first credit of our security." Ma Juntang said with a smile: "This way of eating, don't you eat your family poor?" Tan Zhan was overjoyed, poured wine for him, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, it's festive, and it's rare to gather the villagers." Boss Liu said: "Yes, take care of him, he's full." Anyway, you can come from other places, which official is poor to eat? Tan Zhan smiled again: "Really, although the words are simple, they are also the truth, then eat and drink well." Qiu Wu asked again: "What about the Fu family?" Tan Zhan hurriedly said: "Please, the second son will go in person and invite you." I saw that it was really here, Boss Fu led a pole, and Tan Deyi was busy opening the way. Therefore the people also stood up and greeted them with joy. The reason why the Tan family dared to do this was because the master said: Don't let the Tan family pay money, the county will give money to increase the momentum of the Tan family. Who has a lot to eat this year? If you can be full, you will be relieved to eat full, and you will be happy. However, in the past three days, Fu Ba did not come.

Master down, whose real name is Meng Tengjiao, lives in Dream Village, and became brothers with Tan Deyi more than ten years ago. Meng Tengjiao has loved reading since he was a child, just because he is alone in the village. Just that one person has raised the reputation of the entire village, and that person is Mengfang. According to legend, Mengfang is strangely smart, smart enough to deceive the dead and alive. So adults and children were afraid of him, and he was still a child. After hearing this, the master of the yamen wanted to test him, so he came to visit him, and the master said: "Mengfang, it is said that you can deceive the dead and the living?" I'm standing on the eaves, how can you fool me? Mengfang was only eight years old, so she smiled and said, "Grandpa, who dares to lie to you?" You are in charge of the whole county, adults are afraid of you, and I am still a child. Even if I deceive, I only learn to deceive people to go up, but I don't learn to deceive people down. The master said magically: "Oh, which one to try?" He walked down. Mengfang said, "Grandpa, aren't you coming down?" The master suddenly realized, laughed, and named him a prodigy on the spot, and commended the whole county. Since then, Dream Village has become famous, and everyone is regarded as the smartest. But the wise man wonders: What is the reason? Wisdom, of course; Where does wisdom come from? Only then did I find out that Mengfang has always been a good reader. From then on, everyone, no matter how difficult it is, will study to death, and Meng Tengjiao is like this. However, Meng Tengjiao's family is poor, only his mother, but he also studies and goes to school in a different place from Tan Deyi. Therefore, the two did not know each other at all, but because of the long distance, they went home every month to get food. added another accident to make the two brothers.

It was winter, and the snow was flying all over the land, and it was white. On this day, the two also went home to get food, and Meng Tengjiao arrived at home first. But where is the bread? The house was empty, my mother was still sick, and others came to force the debt again. When others saw him, they had to force him again, and he reluctantly agreed to borrow food. But where did they borrow food? He cried and walked wildly, but he was in the same direction as Tan Deyi. And he became so anxious that he fainted from hunger, and he fell. Half an hour later, Tan Deyi came over and happened to meet him. Seeing that it was a scholar, most of the section was buried by snow, but fortunately the poor man was not dead, but he was also dying. So, Tan Deyi used his ox cart to pull him back, and then woke him up. After waking up, and then entertaining the meat, Meng Tengjiao was grateful. After eating, Meng Tengjiao said: "My home is in Dream Village, and I still have my mother at home, all of whom are sick, but they are still forced to pay debts, so I just walked around, and I actually avoided debts." Crying made the Tan family sad, so they thought of their ancestors. Tan Zhan said: "Don't cry, don't be anxious, heroes always have a time to fall." Zhang Fei has sold meat, Yang Zhi has sold knives, and Zhu Yuanzhang has to eat, this is the experience. Tan Deyi also said: "The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their skin, and empty their bodies." The result is that you have to take on a great responsibility, and you can't afford it? ”

The two of them spoke unusually, which made Meng Tengjiao suddenly admire, and his heart was warm. Tan Deyi continued: "Meeting is fate, and I will help you if you have fate." So, the two slept together at night, but they talked for a long time, and the more speculative they became, and soon they became heart-to-heart. Next, the two of them volatilized their ambitions, and they were so excited that they couldn't sleep. Therefore, he got up in the middle of the night, bowed to Nanshan, knelt on the ground and burned incense, and became a sworn brother. Tan Deyi is a big brother and is an elder brother; Meng Tengjiao is small, and he is the second brother; plus the third brother Tan Deyi, the three of them became brothers, and the sky was bright. After dawn, Meng Tengjiao said goodbye, and Tan Zhan gave him ten taels of silver, plus two bags of white noodles, and he had to pull it back in a car, and Tan Deyi happened to send it away. When she got home, Meng Tengjiao's mother was still sick, but she had to get up and insist on thanking the benefactor. Tan Deyi hurriedly knelt on the ground and exclaimed, "Mother, we are brothers. This voice made Meng Tengjiao's heart scatter, and he died to the ground. is still this mother, so that Tan Deyi can also show generosity again, so she threw away all the silver taels, forced her to see a doctor, and didn't even want a car. Meng Tengjiao cried: "Brother, how have you been? Tan Deyi said: "I can have it if I go, then I will go." After he left, Meng Tengjiao urgently pulled his mother to see a doctor, and he also went to school in the future.

However, Tan Deyi didn't go to school again, and he couldn't read his studies, so he married a wife and had children in advance. However, Meng Tengjiao worked hard for ten years, worked hard for ten years, and finally achieved the master. As a master, the scenery is infinite, so you also get a lot of benefits. After his wings were really full, he wanted to repay the favor, so he helped his brother donate to become the current chief of security. It's also difficult, according to the law of the Qing Dynasty: ten households are one first, and one hundred households are one guarantee. However, Hutou Mountain, with a maximum of 50 households, all depends on the wide area, and the most dependent is management. After succeeding, he told his brother: "Hutou Mountain's insurance is different from other places, and it does not pay taxes. Because it is a wild village, the court came to make up for it. As for you, it's up to you what you want to do. Tan Deyi said happily: "How else can I make up for it?" Meng Tengjiao said: "Since there is a guarantee, there must be a guarantee office, and it can also run a school, and the public pays for it, and it will pay for it in the future." First covered, you earned; You pay taxes, and you earn them. The question is how to earn prestige? Tan Deyi said: "I understand." Meng Tengjiao said: "To run a school, there must be a squire, which is a hard indicator." I also donated the title of honorary squire for my third brother, so you can also run a school. Suddenly, the Tan family cheered again and reported: "Ancestor, your wish has come true." In this way, Tan Deyi became the first certified reading squire in Hutou Mountain.

Next, immediately add the Bao Gong Office, and also build the school nervously, all of which are placed opposite the Tan family compound. After it was completed, he invited Ge Cunren, a down-and-out talent, to be a teacher in Hutou Mountain. As a result, the children of the Tan family, the Gao family, and the Guo family all returned to their local schools. As for the others, they also benefited, and the tax was suddenly halved, and they could be lenient. After four years of peace, I encountered another harsh winter. This time, however, the reaction was different. For the homes of the rich, they are well fed and warmly clothed, so they are not afraid of the cold. So he was good at learning, so he wrote poems, and only then did he welcome the blizzard, and praise the good scenery one after another. But the poor were sinned, and trembling all day long. I can't eat enough, I can't dress warmly, and the house is exposed everywhere, so I hate it for a long time. In this way, everyone can help each other and spend their poor days together. But it's also difficult, the most difficult thing is to become a Fu family, there are too many people, so you can't take care of it. As a result, some people envy the small days and the ease of living. However, he only dares to think about it, how can it be contrary to the ancestral system? The main thing is that the road is still long, who would dare to expect an accident? After the year, it was still cold, and the colder it was, Fu Ba's home was still on the tree. Although it was nailed repeatedly with wolf skin, it was frozen through, and the cold still forced in. There are more people in the family, and the baby is named Fu Pingwa, and she is also trembling. Therefore, the two of them each hugged one and held it nervously in their arms. Suddenly, his wife complained, "It shouldn't be in a tree." "But it's too late. Fu Ba didn't speak, he was worried about hunger and lack of food at home, what should he do?

The cold wind blew all night, and the day dawned, and it didn't stop. So, Fu Ba cautiously opened the small window and wanted to take a look. Just opened a small slit, wow, it's broken, the cold wave crashed in at that time, and he was overturned. The cold wind was blowing, whizzing and blowing, like a small knife in an instant, and he urgently closed the window. The wife has cried out, "Hurting people? Harm to children. The wife nervously wrapped the wolf's skin, pressed it on Shuang'er, and hid the baby underneath. Fu Ba said guiltily: "Can you not find something to eat?" When he went to open the window on the opposite side again, it was also terrifying, and the cold wave was still pressing, so he quickly shrank his head. First of all, my eyes couldn't stand it, and I burst into tears and shivered. After wiping, he still poked his head out, only to find that the white vast, the wild, all of them were all in one piece, he couldn't see clearly, and he was frozen. I had to look down, and I saw green smoke billowing under the trees, and the snow and sand twisted into strands, roaring, wanton, rolling and flowing by. And I saw the remnant leaves, flying like arrows, into a deadly throwing knife, and still stuck into the tree, still standing. The tree couldn't stand it, and when it hurt, it screamed, and even broke the branches, admitting defeat in advance. "Why are you going to get out here?" Fu Ba complained bitterly, but he didn't dare to lose. I also saw that the ground was blue and sparkling, like water. The air is also like water, and the air is frozen with a sparkling sound, and the universe is like a big ice cellar, all glowing with scattered light. "It's all frozen, so you have to get out." His heart was still bitter, and he was still weeping, so he was stunned. Suddenly, he heard a dull sound and smashed straight to the ground. When I opened my eyes again, it was a pair of magpies, and the husband and wife had just fallen, and they were already frozen. It was a tragic voice, and he said miserably: "Even the birds are starving to death." He closed the window, but asked himself, "Where can I find food?"

After sitting down, he was still worried, and thought: What would he do if he changed someone else? In fact, I also know that if I am looking for a loan shark, it will be the Tan family, but it is a way to commit suicide. As a result, most people are dying, looking forward to spring as long as they can. However, it was still early in the spring, so I had to go into the wilderness, collect leaves, scrape the bark, dig up the roots of licorice, and treat them as rotten vegetables, boil them with bone broth, and eat them hard. But it couldn't be done, the leaves were rotten, and the wind blew them away, and the ground was like an iron plate. Suddenly, the thought flashed in his mind that the water mill could still sweep the dust, but that was the last resort, and he had to try his luck. Therefore, he got up urgently and hurried down the tree. Pick up two magpies first, bury them in the snow, and wait until you come back to clean them up. Then bring up a pot of snow, pour it into the pot, add a few more bones to it, and then light the stove, this is the rice. He didn't have time to eat, so he went down the tree again, carrying a whistle stick, and then went out urgently. But the wild wind was so strong that it swirled his legs and made it difficult for him to walk. So, he carried the whistle stick and advanced against the wind, and then he walked forward. In the field, it was suddenly cold, and he froze in an instant. I still can't open my eyes, the wind is sharp, and I can only walk indiscriminately. When I found out, I was actually close to Fangjia's horse road. It's okay to see if there will be ruts first.

Fangjia Horse Road is an ancient Yong Road, which is obliquely long for five or six miles, leading directly to thousands of households. It is said that it was left by the descendants of Fang Xuanling, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. This is a famous road, which is protected by high bumps on both sides, and two large cars pass through in between. This is another safe road, there will always be someone guarding it every day, and it is still a large group of bandits to prevent it, and they don't look down on thieves at all. The reason why the owner of the house attaches so much importance to this place is, firstly, because he takes a fancy to the firewood business in the mountains; the second is to take a fancy to the water power here, which happens to be able to establish a water mill; Third, it is necessary to prevent trouble before it happens, and prevent larger bandits from entering the village, so that a part of the wealth can be dispersed and a good way out in advance. Therefore, the water mill is again their warehouse outside. Later, however, they set up a temporary food shop in the mountain pass to make it easier for people to enter and leave the mountain pass. But in reality, it's about observing people to keep others safe in the mountains. But who would know all this? I'm afraid that even the gods can't see it. So he said that the Tan family's business, at most, was dropped by others, and it also benefited the Guo family and the Gao family, and they were also favored by the Fang family. This road is too important, and what flows is money and food, so to guard it, you must have guns, and there are real guns. But people also wonder, who is the owner? No one knows, I haven't seen it, I only know that his family has a big business, and it goes straight to the provincial capital. It is also said that his family travels back and forth to the provincial capital and never lives in another store. Even if you walk on your knees, walk for a year, and live in different stores every day, you can't finish living. But who knows what the real situation is?

Finally, Fu Ba pounced into the Fangjia horse road, but it was still snow, which meant that there was no grinding noodles, how could there be gray noodles? is still cold, he is lost and hesitant, but he can understand that the water is frozen. However, he still hesitated, still wandering, what could he do when he went back? I guess that there is also a dry mill, maybe it is grinding, since it is here, I will try my luck again. So, he turned around and felt humiliated when he was struggling to get to the water mill. When he arrived, he first encountered the outer stone wall, and he felt even heavier. Then go around to the main entrance, and then encounter the stone lion, the more heavy it feels. Cheeky stepped forward to knock on the door, the door opened, the janitor knew him, but fortunately he didn't ask, and he walked in. After coming in, I encountered the steward again, so I had to explain my intention and go in again. The water mill is very large, with left and right row rooms, and there are very few people living in them, most of them are warehouses. The deepest is the mill, which is two water mills and four rooms, and one dry mill occupies two rooms. But after seeing it all, it was cleaner than the face, so I went out in disappointment. But the steward said, "I'm not happy if I don't see it, and I'm not happy when I see it." How many days have I not grinded my face, not to mention that someone sweeps it every day, and I pity the last hope of adults. He didn't want to talk, so he went out again. Suddenly I heard a cough, could it be a blacksmith? From inside the house. He asked people, but they didn't say anything. But I heard the blacksmith really shouting: "Fu Ba, come in." He was hesitating, and when his family came out in person, they led him in. When he entered, the room was full of people, and he did not know any of them, but they all stood up. He was afraid of being disturbed, so he wanted to go out again. But the blacksmith said, "Come? Everyone else is fine, they are leaving. The blacksmith invited, and the others went out, but to his embarrassment. The blacksmith said, "I'm looking for you." Come, speak on the kang. He just went to the kang, and there was still a brazier on the kang.

He first asked, "Uncle, why are you here?" The blacksmith said, "Something." He asked again, "Uncle, are you really looking for me?" But the blacksmith asked, "Are you sad?" He said, "Yes." The blacksmith said, "It is the same in every house." He was resentful: "The Qing Dynasty is to blame for the death, and the death will make it difficult for everyone." The blacksmith smiled. He begged: "Uncle, do you still want to hear the excitement?" The blacksmith said: "That's not lively, it's not boring, it's really for you." He didn't know what to answer. The blacksmith said, "Actually, I have been fighting for you. I saw it earlier, but he didn't answer, and he couldn't let it go. The blacksmith said: "You already know my identity, but not my real identity, I am the chief scoop who leads the anti-Qing rebellion in the north." Fu Ba was shocked, and suddenly admired, as if he was a different person in front of him. The blacksmith said, "You are married, and I wanted to attract you, and I am by my side." However, I'm leaving, and I'm afraid it's hard to see each other in this life, so it's better to tell the truth as soon as possible. Fu Ba was shocked again, and hurriedly asked, "Go, why?" The blacksmith said sadly: "A few years ago, we launched the Battle of Tongguan to hunt down Cixi, but unfortunately let her escape, and we also lost an old hero. Originally, he was safe, but there was a traitor at the top, so he died, but he was also a real hero until he died. In the past few years, the eagle dogs have come down again, listed everywhere, and finally chased here, so they have to transfer the base camp. ”

"Base camp?" Fu Ba was also shocked. The blacksmith said categorically: "Yes, it is the base camp, which commands the general position in the north." Fu Ba asked cautiously: "Why is it always calm?" The blacksmith said, "It is precisely because of the base camp that it needs to be extraordinarily quiet. But who knows, when the opponent comes into the hinterland, can he still let her go? "Shocked, regretful, the base camp is leaving, Fu Ba's heart is gloomy, I don't know what it's like. The blacksmith continued: "Come down, I will tell you about my family history, and I want to leave a name. Fu Ba sat precariously and wanted to listen carefully. The blacksmith said, "My ancestor is Li Zicheng's old department. I think back then, if there was no Han traitor Wu Sangui to lure the wolf into the room, then the country would have sitted. However, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty came in, my ancestor guarded Li Zicheng, retreated while fighting, and finally dispersed, and finally died in the general's cliff. Therefore, his descendants took the anti-Qing and nation-building as their own responsibility, and they have been fighting for more than 200 years, continuing to the entire Qing Dynasty. As for me, I have become the fifth generation, all of whom take the Qinling Mountains as the position and the northwest as the general rear. Since the establishment of the organization, there have been countless large and small battles, coercing the entire Qing Dynasty and breaking its foundation. But I'm ashamed, there are too few great achievements, and the only thing that can be seen clearly is to echo a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but it is mainly the credit of others. The blacksmith went from excitement to grief and indignation, and then to sorrow, and said, "If it could be a great achievement, how could there be today's crisis?" ”

The blacksmith re-analyzed: "Looking at the present dynasty, the people are not living, the invasion of foreign powers, and the chaos in the land is the creation of the country within the country, which was created by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Why? Since ancient times, there have been foreign invasions, but why can people rule? The key lies in accepting the will of the people and putting the people first. However, the Manchu Qing regarded the world as selfish and the people as enemies. regards the world as selfish, only one Cixi, for her 60th birthday, and disregards the safety of the country, messing with silver and two, how much, why is she? If it could be used in the military, why would it be today? regard the people as revenge, indiscriminately kill the people, kill Nanjing, kill Shanghai, and kill Beijing; didn't even think that some people still put forward the slogan of helping the Qing Dynasty to extinguish the foreigners, so the red light shone and the Boxers were also extinguished. Isn't this a hatred of the people? This incident shocked the people of the country, and the hearts of the people were cold. If it's consistent? I don't believe that I can't beat foreigners. Fu Ba was thrilled when he heard this, rippling, and speechless. The blacksmith still analyzed: "The whole country is rotten, so that the people are not like the people, the army is not like the army, and the people's hearts are scattered." Should such a ruler be changed? I think that at the beginning, when he first entered the customs, it was also a surging killing, but he dealt with all the Han people. But now, for foreigners, it's all a nest. So, should the Han people resist and be ruled by a foreign race? According to my imagination, the opposition to the Qing Dynasty will surely become a fire that will soon sweep the whole of China. It was the foreigners who did the Manchus a great favor and made the people's hearts confused. However, there will be people who understand and want to wake up the people. The blacksmith was so excited that he couldn't breathe, so he stopped. Fu Ba took the opportunity to be angry and asked: "The country is like this, why hasn't the emperor hanged himself?" should learn from Chongzhen, if you want to die, you can also become a hero. The blacksmith said, "Why is he?" To bury all the Manchus. In this way, the country will be invigorated and reborn. ”

A great man, a tall man, Fu Ba is alone and insignificant, like a frog at the bottom of a well. So he also thought: He is too narrow-minded, and he only knows how to deal with the Tan family. Suddenly, he suddenly brightened, and a bright light rushed to his heart. This light, which guides the way, follows the blacksmith's direction. The life of a blacksmith is wonderful, it is a kind of heroism, a great national heroism. Only with him can we be one with the nation and be worthy of standing in heaven and earth. Therefore, he begged, "I want to go with you too?" The blacksmith actually said, "No need, you are needed here." He refused, but he refused, Fu Ba was lost in a moment, like falling over a cliff, he was desperate, and then asked: "There are still people around you, so many people?" The blacksmith said, "Yes, but each has its own mission." Fu Ba said worriedly: "Don't let me, come and tell me again?" The blacksmith said abruptly: "When you do righteous deeds, on the battlefield, it is inevitable that the horse leather shroud." And who will wrap my corpse? My family is almost dead, and I want to let people know. It's hard for you to imagine that few people know about me, and I've always been unknown. Besides, if the world wants to know me, it is you. "It's too sad, it's even more regrettable, it's really unimaginable, why don't you look like the person just now? I really don't know what to say, Fu Ba pondered for a long time before asking: "You mean, there is something else to find me, what's the matter?" The blacksmith said, "The water mill is going to be closed, and I want to entrust it to you in the end." ”

"Water Mill?" Fu Bayue was shocked, and asked in surprise: "Isn't it the Fang family?" The blacksmith said sadly: "But the master is already heroic, it is he who unified the battle of Tongguan." So the house had to be dismantled immediately so that it could be safe and sound. Dead remember, that's the biggest secret. Fu Ba hurriedly swore and said, "I understand, it's more important than life." Then he asked, "What else can I do?" The blacksmith said, "No need, just grind the dough, and as before, whoever will grind it." Fu Ba also asked: "Then who is the owner, and who will take care of me?" The blacksmith said, "There is no more owner." He finally asked, "When will we meet?" The blacksmith said sadly, "By fate." Subsequently, the two got off the kang and wanted to break up. When the family rushed in to receive their orders, the rest of the people remained outside the door. The blacksmith said: "His name is Feng Lin, his real name is you, and you will settle with him." Feng Lin looked at the commander in surprise. The blacksmith said: "To Fu Ba, there is no secret, you also need someone to know." Feng Lin said, "Take the order." "If you really leave, everyone will escort you, and Fu Ba will also send you off. But the blacksmith said, "That's it, it's not comfortable, cherish each other." Fu Ba was sad, burst into tears on the spot, and said, "The more you take care." And just like that, behold, the blacksmith went out. A great person, a revered elder, a friend who forgets his year, Fu Ba doesn't know how to describe it? Suddenly I remembered that I wanted to carry a letter; I suddenly remembered that this was the most extreme secret. Therefore he watched silently, and saw that it was far away, and it was far away, and at last he was out of sight. In an instant, he became a whole void, lonely and unusual, trying to grasp anything but unable to catch anything. Suddenly lost, I can only pray, look to the sky, and the gods go to keep safe. At this time, Feng Lin went to call him and said, "You come back tomorrow and decorate something for you first." He didn't react. Feng Lin had no choice but to go by himself, serve three bowls of white noodles, stuff them into him, and said, "Remember, I'll come tomorrow." He hesitated to return, but it was harder than when he came.

Along the way, he was so hesitant and annoyed, as if he regretted it, he couldn't follow. He fished for nothing, he didn't know what to do, and the universe seemed to be alone. But he also asked himself: Do you really have the courage to go, can you rest assured of your wife and children? But it's hard to say. He fights himself, he can't recognize himself, and the more he looks down on himself. How can a grasshopper have the ambition of Lingyun? He sat down, didn't want to leave, and then thought: his wife must be a surprise, and the Fu family is also a surprise, but it came out of thin air, just like stealing. He was so small in an instant that he couldn't find himself when he lay down. People, standing like Mount Tai on the top of the sky, and weak like ants, are still in the ground. He was desperate and painfully **. Suddenly, he thought of the blacksmith again, it was the task he had assigned, and it was also the mission. In this way, he was dragged out, and he thought: I have a chance to contribute again, so I feel a little at ease. So he got up and only then did he return. Before entering the courtyard, Shanwa shouted behind her: "Eighth Dad, the fourth mother is hungry and faint, and there is no one at home." Shanwa cried in a hurry. He turned nervously and exclaimed, "Run back, I'm coming." The two of them rushed uphill one after the other. The road was too slippery, and I fell again and again, but I couldn't take care of it.