After listening to Zhang Mao's report, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Gu's mouth. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hehe, playing gossip in front of me, are you sure you won't be too tender?

Seeing Zhao Gu laughing, Zhang Mao thought that Zhao Gu didn't know the danger, and said anxiously: "Joining the army, this matter is not trivial, the person who spread this rumor must be the lackey of the Liao State, or the Liao people at all, they just want to incite the people of Shuozhou City to rebel, and then take the opportunity to seize the city!" ”

Zhao Gu and Li looked at each other indifferently, Li indifferently nodded, and then said to Zhang Mao: "General Zhang, take me to have a look, I'll help you find these people." ”

Zhang Mao looked at Zhao Gu, Zhao Gu nodded, and he went out with Li Danran.

Zhao Gu then went back to the house, roasting the fire and looking at the fire, with a leisurely expression.

On the other side, Li Danran went out with Zhang Mao and asked, "General Zhang, how many shops are still open in Shuozhou City?" ”

Zhang Mao replied: "There are only fifty or sixty houses, and now that the snow is closing the mountain, things from outside cannot be transported in, and now that we occupy Shuozhou City, the Liao people will not send things here, so most of the shops are closed." ”

"Then I wonder how many restaurants are there among these fifty or sixty shops? How many restaurants? How many teahouses? Li asked indifferently again.

Zhang Mao thought for a while: "There are only three or four restaurants left in the south of the city that have opened, and there are no teahouses at all, and no one has the heart to drink tea now." ”

"That's it." Li indifferently decided: "Then let's go to these restaurants and restaurants." ”

"Okay."

After Zhang Mao finished speaking, he was about to go to the south of the city, but Li indifferently stopped him.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Mao was puzzled.

"You're going to wear this?" Li indifferently pointed to the armor on Zhang Mao's body and asked playfully.

Zhang Mao suddenly realized: "Do you want to go as an ordinary person, so as to see who is spreading rumors?" ”

"Hmm."

Zhang Mao responded, and then quickly went back to change clothes, and then the two arrived in the south of the city without hurry.

However, it is said that the south of Shuozhou City, before the first day of the first lunar month, is also prosperous, there are many Liao nobles and merchants living in it, which is similar to the east city of Kaifeng City, until the Great Song Dynasty army captured Shuozhou City, it was deserted here.

But Rao is so, the south of the city still looks very rich, two- or three-storey wooden buildings can be seen everywhere, manor pavilions are also a lot, although the street is full of doors, but there are still some shops still open.

This situation cannot be seen in the other three directions of Shuozhou City, the other three directions are now not to mention shops, and even the people's residences are few who dare to open the door, and everyone is afraid that the Liao soldiers will suddenly come in, so they dare not show their faces outside.

Among the few dozen remaining shops in the south of the city, there are really three restaurants and one restaurant, but the business inside is extremely bleak, not to mention compared with Baiwei Restaurant, even ordinary restaurants they can't compare.

I saw that there were less than ten tables of customers in these four stores combined, and as soon as the guests finished eating, they immediately left in a hurry, as if the things in their store were poisonous.

When the shopkeepers of restaurants and restaurants saw this situation, they all complained bitterly and looked miserable, and one of them was so anxious that tears came down.

It was in this situation that Li Danran and Zhang Mao walked into one of the three restaurants, and the shopkeeper with tears suddenly saw two guests, a trace of joy flashed on his face, and he couldn't wipe away his tears, and hurriedly greeted him.

"What do you want to eat?" The shopkeeper asked.

Of course, Lee asked, "Is there a stir-fry?" ”

The shopkeeper replied: "Yes, yes, the chef of the small shop used to cook for the Liao people, and the cooking skills are good, what kind of stir-fried dishes do the guest officers want to eat?" ”

"Now all you can fry are some dried vegetables, you can just serve four or five dishes, and bring a pot of wine."

Li indifferently ordered, then found a table with Zhang Mao and sat down, and when the wine came, the two drank it one sip at a time.

After a while, the conversation of two guests at the next table reached their ears.

I only heard one of them say, "Hey, do you think the rumors of the past few days are true?" Is the food sent by the Great Song Dynasty really not enough? Zhao joins the army because he wants to give up on us, right? It's freezing on this day, and if we don't have food to eat, we won't be starved to death! ”

The other person also sighed: "Who knows about this, this ghost weather has been cold since last year, everyone has no food at home, even those large Liao families are tight, how much food can there be in the Great Song Dynasty?" If they really don't have enough food, it makes sense to give us up. ”

"I don't want to be starved to death, we have to find a way."

"Thoughts? What can be done? You can't expect food from heaven to come down, can you? ”

"So what to do?"

"You ask me, I ask who goes? Let's see how Zhao Senjun dealt with this rumor, if he took out food, then naturally there would be nothing, but if he couldn't get food, we couldn't sit still. ”

When this man said the last sentence, the fierce look in his eyes flashed, and perhaps if the situation was really as he said, he would definitely choose to take a risk.

After hearing this, Zhang Mao couldn't help but scolded in a low voice: "These wolf-hearted things, the Liao people used to oppress them so much, they didn't dare to let a fart go, and now we have returned their freedom, not only do they not know how to be grateful, but they also dare to make demands on the imperial court!" What's the matter, if we don't attack the city of Shuozhou, they still dare to ask the Liao people for food? ”

Li Danran looked very indifferent: "It is precisely because the Liao people are tyrannical that the people know that they are afraid, so they dare not resist." On the contrary, the Great Song Dynasty implemented benevolent governance, and they felt that everything was easy to discuss, and they didn't have to worry about anything going wrong, so they had to make an inch. ”

"How can there be such a reason? I didn't dare to retaliate when I was bullied, and when I met someone who was good at talking, I wanted to bully others? Our grain is not all surplus food from the imperial court, so why give it to them? Just because we helped them restore their homes, do we have to care about their food, drink, and Lazar? ”

Smiling, Li indifferently signaled Zhang Mao to be calm and calm, and said, "General Zhang, do you know?" Hou Ye once told me a truth, that is, the psychology of many ordinary people is actually very strange, they are afraid of those who are stronger than them, but they hate those who are stronger than them, they sympathize with those who are weaker than them, but they hate those who are weaker than them, and the thoughts of this kind of people cannot be measured by common sense, because although they are ordinary people, they feel that they are not ordinary people. ”

"Even though you're an ordinary person, you don't think you're an ordinary person? What do you mean? ”

After a long time, Zhang Mao suddenly realized: "To put it bluntly, they are cheap!" ”