Chapter 1: Running Fire
The weather in the north is crisp and crisp, and the trees have a slightly bleak feeling. www.biquge.info In the evening, a white horse flew over the official road next to Zhangjiazhuang. After a flash of effort, the horse entered Zhangjiazhuang.
The horse came to the gate of a small courtyard surrounded by earthen walls, and the rider took hold of the reins and jumped off the horse. The gate of the courtyard was not closed, and the man on horseback led the horse in quickly, shouting as he went: "Ohara! Ohara,! "The man looked twenty-eight or nineteen years old, and he flew off his horse and tied it up.
A young woman hurriedly walked out of the kitchen of the East House and said to the young man, "Zhang Kai, look at you, you are covered in dust, go and wash yourself." ”
Zhang Kai smiled honestly and patted his white horse, "I'm not busy, I have something urgent to find Mr. Jiang, you will feed the horse first and feed more good materials." After speaking, Zhang Kai had already walked out of the courtyard gate and walked to the east. The young woman smiled and turned back to the kitchen.
Not far to the east of Zhang Kai's house, there is a house, the earthen wall is not high, and I see a few big trees in the yard, and a few yellow leaves fall along the autumn wind. Zhang Kai came to the courtyard and shouted, "Mr. Jiang! Mr. Jiang! ”。
A short-haired young man who looked like a scholar walked out of the room and smiled slightly, "What's the matter with Brother Zhang?" ”
Zhang Kai lowered his voice and leaned into the scholar's ear and said, "Mr. Jiang has an accident, someone wants to plot your treasure, and tomorrow people will be here." ”
Mr. Jiang's face was full of confusion and puzzlement, but he didn't ask in detail, but said lightly: "I know, Brother Zhang will go to the West House to rest for a while, and I will come later." ”
Mr. Jiang turned around and entered the house, and after a while, a group of children ran out of it. The children were all gone, and Mr. Jiang also arrived at the Westinghouse.
As soon as Mr. Jiang entered the house, he was grabbed by Zhang Kai. "Mr. Jiang, it's better to prepare early, someone is really plotting against your treasure." Zhang Kai was a little impatient, hoping that Mr. Jiang would pay attention to it.
"Brother Zhang, I don't have any treasures" Mr. Jiang became more and more confused, staring at Zhang Kai with blank eyes.
"The tap fire is the tap fire you brought, and many people in the village saw you use it when you first came. I don't know who told the news, but tomorrow the county order will come to see this treasure. Zhang Kai's words became more and more mysterious, his brows were tightened, and he was also worried about his friend.
Mr. Jiang couldn't help laughing, "The treasure you said is that tap fire?" ”
"Yes, this is not a treasure, but there are still treasures in the world?" Zhang Kai wondered Mr. Jiang's attitude, but he looked like he was casual, and he was much more relaxed even with himself.
"Brother Zhang, sit down and speak slowly." Mr. Jiang pulled Zhang Kai and sat on the ground.
Zhang Kai was doing business in Yangyuan County today, and many friends who knew him asked him about that treasure, he was startled, he didn't expect it to spread so far, and so many people knew about it. Later, a clerk in the yamen secretly told him that the county ordered Liu Qing to come to Zhangjiazhuang tomorrow to come and see this tap fire. If you get the right shot, it will be difficult to keep this treasure. When Zhang Kai heard this, he immediately became anxious, ran back on a fast horse, and told Mr. Jiang the news. If Mr. Jiang wants to run, he is ready now.
After listening to this, Mr. Jiang pondered for a while, and said gratefully: "Brother Zhang, thank you." But this is not a bad thing, on the contrary, it may be a good thing, we will wait for the county order to come tomorrow. Don't worry, I'm going to have nothing to do, it's a big deal to give them the tap fire, it's nothing. Just see what I do tomorrow, don't worry about anything. ”
Zhang Kai was taken aback, he didn't expect Mr. Jiang to take the treasure so seriously. The tap fire was the most amazing treasure he had ever seen, the thing was not big, he just grabbed it in his hand, and it was transparent and yellowish, and when he pressed it, he snapped, and the yellow flames jumped up. The most amazing thing about this treasure is not velvet or anything like that, but water. Zhang Kai believes that this must be divine water, otherwise what happened to this water.
Zhang Kai didn't want to say anything more, so he took Mr. Jiang home to eat together.
After eating, Mr. Jiang returned to the east courtyard alone. He walked slowly in the courtyard, clearing his thoughts.
Mr. Jiang's real name is Jiang Hexing, he has been here for half a month, and he is a junior high school history teacher. Because the salary was too low, it was difficult to make ends meet, so I had to work part-time during the summer vacation. At the end of his part-time job, he came to Guangling to play, and when he visited the temple, he may be insincere, and he slandered in his heart, and there is no reason in this world. As a result, I got lost when I left the temple. Later, he walked down a small stream, followed by a raft tied down the river. As a result, Zhang Kai's son Zhang Yuan was rescued in the river, and he was brought here by Zhang Kai. At this time, he realized that he came to ancient times, it should be the end of the Han Dynasty, and he did not know what year it was. He knew that he had nowhere to go now, penniless, without any identity, still with short hair, and could not even support himself.
Now he lives in Zhang Kai's house, and by the way, he teaches several children in the village to read and do arithmetic. It's been a long time, and I feel quite awkward. I used to be self-reliant, but now I have to be supported by others, it seems that scholars are really useless.
Thinking about it, Jiang He Xingjue's lighter may be able to bring him a turnaround. He used to smoke, but now the smoke is gone, and all that's left is a rucksack and two lighters. He has a habit of keeping one in his backpack and one in his pocket. Now it seems that good habits are also beneficial.
Thinking of Zhang Kai's surprise when he saw the lighter for the first time, Jiang Hexing smiled at the corner of his mouth. He knew this thing was here
The era is unique, and imitation is impossible, but it doesn't seem to be particularly useful. After all, people can also make fires now, although it is troublesome, but it can still be used. He named the lighter Tap Fire, which made it even more magical.
The next day, Jiang Hexing cleaned himself up, and he looked even more bookish. It was almost noon when three horses approached the area. Soon, Zhang Kai took the three of them to the courtyard where Jiang Hexing lived. After a while of greetings and mutual salutes, according to the meaning of Liu County's order, the county order and Jiang Hexing chatted alone in Jiang Hexing's hall, and the rest stayed in the courtyard with Zhang Kai.
After entering the house and settling down, Liu Xianling asked directly: "Mr. Jiang, where is the family?" How much is it expensive? ”
"Back to the county order, the student is twenty-six years old this year, and his home should be tens of thousands of miles away from here. It's just that the ancestor is also a member of the Zhou Dynasty, and he came with everyone to visit the ancestral land some time ago. I had no choice but to encounter a hurricane on the way, so I was left to come here. Jiang Hexing knew that he couldn't explain his affairs clearly, so he had to make up lies to answer the interrogation of the county order.
In this way, Mr. is not a person of my Han Dynasty, do you know what to call your country?
"Yes, I am not from the Han Kingdom, and my country is known as a republic."
"Republic, republic, republic" The county magistrate stroked his goatee, pondered for a while, and his eyes lit up suddenly, "Dare to ask sir, the people of your country, but the descendants of the Zhou Dynasty in the year of the republic?" How is your country? ”
Looking at the self-made cleverness of the county order, of course Jiang Hexing did not correct it, but replied directly: "The county order, sure enough, as soon as you hear it, you will know the origin of our country's name, and the knowledge of the county order is really good, and the students admire it." Most of our country is descended from Zhou, and later due to the war, they went to sea by boat, wandered for a long time, and came to a large land, which was named the Republic to comfort many people who suffered from displacement. Now the country has been established for a long time, the country is strong, the people are rich, and the people are at peace with the country. ”
Liu Xianling's face was full of pride, as if his erudition had been confirmed. He continued: "The road is not good, take the pole to the sea." Zhou Li's public harm to the people is good, so that the road is in sight, and many people flee, and the suffering is unspeakable. It is really unknown that someone has gone to a place of thousands of miles, which shows that it is really as Confucius said, "the harsh government is fiercer than the tiger". Fortunately, your country is now safe and secure, otherwise it would be really uneasy. ”
"Thank you for the county order's concern, everything is fine in my country. The county order is benevolent and kind, and the safety of the people in the heart is really the blessing of the people of Yangyuan. The students are fortunate to live here temporarily, and they will be taken care of by the adults in the future. ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Mr. Jiang has been here for many days, I have just heard about it, so I came to visit, I don't know how Mr. is doing now?"
"Thanks to the care of Zhang Kaiyi here, everything is fine. If there is a real difficulty, the students will go and disturb the county order. ”
"Haha, haha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say", Liu Xianling's happy eyes narrowed into a slit, "It should have been like this a long time ago, Mr. Jiang, but I heard that Mr. has another treasure, can you let this county take a look." ”
Jiang Hexing took down the lighter that had been prepared from the table of the Eight Immortals, and handed it to Liu Xianling with respectful hands. "The county order, you're welcome, this thing is here, this is a self-fire, please take a closer look at the county order."
Liu Xianling carefully took the lighter, looked it up and down, then turned the lighter upside down, and looked at the water inside.
After a long time, Liu Xianling raised his head and asked, "This thing comes from fire, but how can the fire come from it, can Mr. demonstrate it?" ”
Jiang Hexing took the lighter with both hands, hit it twice, and watched the flames burst out, Liu Xianling was prepared, but he was still frightened, because Jiang Hexing specially turned the fire to the maximum to attract Liu Xianling's attention. Later, Jiang Hexing turned down the fire again and hit it twice.
Liu Xianling was completely shocked, he didn't see it with his own eyes, he really couldn't believe that this thing was boiling water, it seemed that it was not ordinary water, it must be holy water in the sky, fire could be big or small, and the surprise of creation was definitely not done by man. Liu Xianling was ecstatic, he didn't expect that there was such a treasure in this remote place.
Liu Xianling stared at the lighter for a long time and asked, "I wonder if Mr. Jiang's thing can be sold?" The county is willing to pay a high price for this treasure. I wonder what Mr. thinks? ”
Jiang Hexing shook his head lightly: "County order, students don't sell this thing." ”
Before Jiang Hexing could continue, Liu County's face was already iron-blue, and he was already angry in his heart: "Don't hide it, Mr. Jiang, not only this county, but even this county is too shou Su County Shou to do this." Sir needs to think about it. ”
Jiang Hexing smiled lightly: "The county order is misunderstood, it's true that the student doesn't sell it, and the student wants to give this thing to Lord Liu." ”
Liu Xianling's frowning brows were soothed, and there was a smile on the corners of his eyebrows and eyes. "Haha, misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's really a misunderstanding of Mr. Jiang's good intentions. However, Mr. Jiang is so generous, but it makes the county embarrassed, I don't know if there is anything that needs the county's help? ”
"The county decrees, the students are now leaving the state of their parents and living in the land of the Han Dynasty. It seems impossible to go back, I wonder if I can settle here? In addition, the student used to make a living as a teacher, and now he wants to set up a school to teach me what he has learned, I wonder if it is possible? ”
"It's easy to say that after all, Mr. Ancestor's ancestors have gone from here, and now he has returned to the old state, so he can be my Han people. Running a school is also a good move, but you must ask for advice and make a decision. Liu County Ling replied, "However, there is still one thing unclear in this county, can Mr. Jiang give advice?" ”
"The prefectural order, please."
"Where did you get this treasure?"
You can't tell them that they are a gift when they buy cigarettes, something that is not worth much. Jiang Hexing continued his verbal escape journey.
"My lord, this treasure was sent to the island when I was stranded on a deserted island when the ship was caught in a hurricane, and perhaps God had mercy on me and had nowhere to make a fire to keep warm. I was picking wild fruits on a desert island to satisfy my hunger, and I found it. There are two of them, both of which I have taken. ”
"Oh, I see. Mr. Jiang's act of offering treasures, the county will inform Lord Taishou, and it will be reported to the imperial court to know. If An Hangong knows what Mr. means, he will be rewarded, and Mr. Jiang is waiting for good news. Today's events should not be passed on to outsiders for the time being, you can understand. ”
"Thank you Lord Liu for mentioning it, the students know."
The meeting lasted a long time, and it was just after noon. Liu Xianling and a few others left after a hurried meal at Zhang Kai's house, without even drinking wine, it can be seen that Liu Xianling is very anxious, and Zhang Kai and Jiang Hexing are not staying.