Brother Orion's news made Liu Qi frown.

The thieves in the county had already let the Liu Hu brothers and Wang Weiqing, who had entered the county beforehand, be exterminated, and some of the rest were hard bones ready to be used to train recruits. Where did this sudden gang of bandits come from?

The Yiyang County family is not big, not small, no more, no less. Although they also keep the Fourth Army privately, they are generally very few. Such a large group of bandits was obviously not their doing, so who could it be? Liu Qi Shi'a had a flash of inspiration, and whispered in unison: "Yuan Shu! ”

The two glanced at each other, and Shi Ah first said: "Yuan Shu is the most suspicious, the eldest brother has made such a big move in Runan, he will never sit idly by." If he can't come openly, he can come secretly. What's more, the bandits who are raised are just right to use. ”

Liu Qi nodded, and said with a sigh: "I can't get rid of him, and now the prestige that I have built up with great difficulty will drop a lot, which is really worse!" ”

As if he couldn't hold back his anger, Liu Qi slammed the table and scolded secretly: "It seems that there are still too few lessons for him in Runan County!" ”

Shi A calmly took a sip of hot wine and said, "Big brother, don't be impatient, now the main thing is to quickly find out if they have mixed in many people, whether there is any response in the county, and then make plans." ”

"It's the eldest brother who is impulsive." Liu Qi smiled apologetically at Shi A, "We let them get into Yiyang so easily, and our border defense is not good enough." This time, the way they entered Yiyang should be similar to that of the displaced people. "During the war years, most of the displaced people in the Central Plains went south, even if Liu Qi's border defense was good, he could not resist the migration of the displaced people.

Liu Qi didn't have any intention to eat anymore, and when Shi A saw this, he shouted, "Shopkeeper, settle the bill." ”

At this time, the shopkeeper who went in to settle the settlement and Brother Tiger came out one after another, and Brother Hu, who got the money, was in a good mood, and it was estimated that the shopkeeper told him about Liu Qi's extraordinary, and when he came out, he gave Liu Qi and the two a sincere apology: "The big boss is coarse, and he is offended, and I hope that the son will forgive him." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he didn't look at the account book, but greeted him with a smile and said: "What did the son say, I offended a lot today, this meal is an old man." ”

"Big Brother Tiger and the shopkeeper don't have to be like this, you didn't mean it, and I didn't lose anything." Liu Qi waved his hand and said to Brother Hu: "I have a question for Brother Hu, don't delay your time, right?" ”

"No... Don't delay, Childe, ask. ”

"The group of bandits that Big Brother Tiger said, do you know where they are from?" Liu Qi asked bluntly, "How many people are there, did Brother Tiger see it clearly at that time?" ”

"They don't look like locals, they should be refugees from outside the enemy. However, they were very well armed, and their eyes were fierce, probably between five hundred and a thousand. Brother Orion Tiger thought about it carefully and said.

"Please forgive the old man for saying too much, I don't know why the son asked like this?" The innkeeper noticed that Shi Sae's hands were full of calluses, and the two of them looked resolute, and couldn't help but secretly guess that it was those gate valves that cultivated such a son.

"Our two brothers just know some martial arts, if there are few bandits, we plan to get rid of this fang for the people." Liu Qi quickly found an excuse and explained.

The shopkeeper's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Son, no, there are many of them, and they don't blink an eye when they kill people......"

"Thank you Mr. for your concern, I still have this plan, and when I heard Brother Tiger say this, my two brothers gave up." Liu Qi bowed to the shopkeeper and thanked him, this innkeeper is warm-hearted and kind-hearted, which is really rare.

Hearing Liu Qi say this, the shopkeeper was relieved. Brother Orion Tiger seemed to remember something, and said, "By the way, when I was down the mountain, I vaguely heard the neighing of horses, I'm afraid those thieves still have war horses." ”

Liu Qi and Shi A were shocked when they heard this, Liu Qi quietly took out a tael of silver, handed it to Orion, and said, "Thank you Brother Tiger for telling me so much news, a small meaning is not a respect." ”

This boy is really generous! Brother Hu's eyes were stunned, he looked at the shopkeeper and then at Liu Qi, swallowed his saliva slightly, and secretly said in his heart that with this silver, his son Gouwa would have enough money to hire a doctor.

"Take it, the dog baby is still waiting for you to ask the doctor for treatment." Liu Qi didn't say a word, and stuffed it directly into his hand.

Brother Orion Tiger suddenly contained tears, and whimpered: "Thank you, Master, if you have orders in the future, I Li Dahu will repay Gongzi's kindness even if I die." "One tael of silver is not much, but it is enough for the poor people to spend more than a year.

"Hurry up, go and ask the doctor to treat your dog." Liu Qi picked up Brother Tiger and asked him to hurry up and ask for a doctor.

Li Dahu bowed his hand to the shopkeeper and Liu Qi and left quickly.

The shopkeeper looked at the figure of Li Dahu leaving, and sighed: "They are all people with a hard life." ”

Shi Ah asked, "He doesn't look like a hunter, but like a farmer." Why are you willing to take the risk of hunting but not ploughing? ”

The shopkeeper smiled, looking very disdainful, I don't know who he was disdainful, he said: "Liangtian? If there had been a field to cultivate, he would not have fallen into such a situation. ”

Liu Qi's eyes lit up, understanding the cultivation of farmland by poor people was the main purpose of his trip, and he hurriedly asked: "What is the secret in this, I hope the old gentleman will give advice." My brother and I have been at home for a long time, and we are very unfamiliar with the reason. ”

The shopkeeper glanced at Liu Qi with deep meaning, there was no one in the store, and he said slowly: "Since Emperor Huan, in order to collect the people's fat and people's ointment, he has sold * official mantle. The Yuan family has been running Runan County for decades, and the Taishou of neighboring Nanyang County and other places are their disciples, colluding with each other to exploit the people. The fertile land has fallen into the hands of the landlords, and how can we poor people cultivate. ”

"After years of famine and war, the common people can only lease the landlord's land to cultivate in order to survive, half of the harvest must be handed over to the landlord, the other half must pay taxes, and the rest is just enough to barely survive on their own." The shopkeeper sighed heavily and said, "If there is a drought and natural disaster, there is no harvest, and the landlord can not care about the land harvest." How can you survive without hunting? ”

Liu Qi clenched his fists and asked, "Didn't everyone resist these heroes?" ”

"How could it not be, but would it work?" The shopkeeper asked a rhetorical question that made Liu Qi speechless, how much resistance can the unarmed farmers have? The most powerful thing is the Yellow Turban Rebellion in recent years, which has not pacified the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"The Yellow Turban Uprising in the early years was huge, what can it be to show off? The lives of our ordinary people are not just as miserable. The shopkeeper talked about the Yellow Turban Army, and said very angrily: "Therefore, Nanyang County was forcibly conscripted by thousands of strong men, forced to work on fortifications, requisitioned everywhere, and abandoned most of the fields in the county, and Haoqiang did not lose at all!" ”

"Dong Taishi's dictatorship, Yuan Taishou sent troops to crusade, and Zhuang Ding kept recruiting. Strict taxation and recruitment of soldiers year after year, it is difficult for the people to have a stable day. Li Dahu's family's fertile land was seized by the powerful and powerful, and he was forced to go up the mountain to hunt and supply the family. ”

Shi Ah asked, "What does the old gentleman think of the new little county guard?" ”

"Originally, the old man thought that Xiao Taishou was just a decision made by Liu Jingzhou on a whim, but he didn't expect him to be our parent official, which really surprised everyone." As he spoke, the shopkeeper said while carefully observing Liu Qi's expression: "The new little Taishou has made the county peaceful, and the people applauded. ”

"Lord Xiao Taishou's initial actions have won a lot of popular support from the villagers, but some things are timid, and I am afraid it will be difficult to win the people to join him." The shopkeeper stared at it like a wise man and said: "After so many years of war and famine, what the villagers want is a peaceful environment, with land to cultivate, food to eat, clothes to wear, and houses to live in. Now the little county keeper has done it a little bit. ”

Liu Qi was not afraid of the shopkeeper's inquiring gaze, and indifferently greeted him and asked, "Old man, are the water conservancy and roads in the county smooth?" ”

"Hehe, Childe, you're asking the wrong person." The shopkeeper smiled and said: "The roads are generally smooth, such as water conservancy and natural disasters, you have to ask those farmers, the old man has not cultivated the fields for many years." ”

Liu Qi snorted, looked around, where were there any customers in the inn, the shopkeeper looked over from time to time while wiping the table, and couldn't help but wonder: "The shopkeeper's business doesn't seem to be good, it stands to reason that there is no war, and it shouldn't be like this?" ”

The shopkeeper's face wrinkled when he heard this, and he smiled bitterly: "How many people have money left over now?" There is a small shop, barely enough to make ends meet. ”

Liu Qi smiled embarrassedly and said, "Thank you Mr. for solving your doubts today, I bothered you a lot, and the kid said goodbye." As he spoke, he bowed heavily to the shopkeeper before slowly walking outside the store.

"Little Lady... This son, the old man has a sentence that I don't know if I should say or not. The shopkeeper looked at Liu Qi's figure and said in a low voice.

If it weren't for the two of them, they wouldn't have heard the shopkeeper. Liu Qi and Shi A turned their senses and saluted the master to the shopkeeper, Liu Qi said: "It doesn't hurt for the old gentleman to just say it. ”

The shopkeeper accepted it calmly and said slowly: "Some things should be done immediately, and the longer it drags on, the more troublesome it will be; Young people should have the momentum of young people, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, what are you afraid of? Tiger relic. ”

Liu Qi was shocked when he heard this, and he realized it, and bowed to the shopkeeper again, and said, "Thank you for waking up and being taught!" ”

"Well, the old man is just reminding you that it depends on you whether you listen or not." The shopkeeper smiled and waved at Liu Qi and the others, and the two slowly disappeared into the street.

The shopkeeper ran over and said, "Boss, whose son-in-law is he?" Ask the East and the West. ”

The shopkeeper smiled meaningfully: "You'll find out soon." ”