This is the first time Du Shiyi has entered Dengfeng County.

Takekage brought back news like that, and he decided to go into the city to check it out. He wanted to go out alone, but Du Sanniang didn't feel at ease, so he let Tian Mo follow him, he couldn't resist this sister, so he had no choice but to agree. Sure enough, as soon as he entered Dengfeng County, he noticed that the eyes around him, without exception, would first fall on the Kunlun Nu behind him, and then look at him curiously. Tian Mo, who knew that he had changed hands several times, was also a celebrity in this Dengfeng County, so he only thought that those attention gifts did not exist, and only followed Tian Mo's whispered reminder to go to the most lively Fang Market in the city.

Dengfeng county is a big city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, the city is divided into many squares in the north and south and east and west, and the main streets in the east and west and north and south are thoroughfares, except for pedestrians, cars and horses, you can't see a person who sets up a stall to sell. The high walls of the workshop obscured the view of peeking into the workshop, and each gate was guarded by someone. All the way to the Fang Market in the northeast of the city, a hustle and bustle came to you.

In the market, there are not only ordinary farmers who sell melons and fruits, but also big men who sell silk and silk, and even occasionally you can see Hu merchants with deep eyes and high noses. However, Du Shiyi noticed that those seemingly glamorous shops were full of doors, while several shops with rice and noodle signs were lined up, and the noisy voices could be heard from afar. When he frowned slightly and approached one of the shops with Tian Mo, he heard the people in line outside suddenly move.

"Why is it sold out again!"

"Today rì only sold eight stone rice, which is less than the ten stone of yesterday! This is a robbery while the fire is burning! ”

After a few angry shouts, a neatly dressed middle-aged man came out of the store, and after shaking his hands around, he said with a smile: "Fellow villagers, the small shop is by no means intended to sell, but now that there is a shortage of green and yellow food, and the stock of grain is limited, so the small shop can only sell so much. Hey, everyone who didn't buy it is early, and the small store is definitely still at this price......"

"I said the same thing ten days ago, but yesterday it suddenly skyrocketed by 30%!"

"Last year's locust plague was finally suppressed, and this year it was a locust plague, and God still can't give people a way to live!"

"Listen to those Lang Jun who are reading, the locust plague lord is immoral, and it is not human power that can suppress it. Last year, the sky was furious when he hunted and killed flying locusts, so this year such a disaster has befallen again! Instead of being the same as last year, it is better to go to the Eight Wax Temple and ask the Eight Wax God to be more sympathetic to us......"

Hearing these gossiping words, Du Shiyi pondered for a moment and then whispered to Tian Mo to wait beside him, then stepped forward with a smile, and arched his hand at an old man who shook his head and sighed and walked towards this side: "Old man, dare to ask if this rice line is not selling corn today?" ”

"It's not for sale! Everyone said just now, it's clear that it's early, but you're earlier than you, and if you go on like this, the family will be out of cooking! ”

"I've been hearing about this for a few days. The locust plague in the field, and the sudden increase in the price of rice and flour, the county office has not made any moves? ”

After saying this, the old man looked up at Du Shiyi, and when he saw that it was a young man in cloth, he sighed and said, "Xiao Langjun still expects the government?" The government just posted a list saying that it wanted to catch locusts, but last year, the teachers mobilized the people, and this year the locusts have made a comeback. Someone said just now, this is God complaining that we killed last year, and the Eight Wax God was furious. Instead of catching locusts, it is better to hurry up and make some sacrifices, and it is important to make an offering to the Eight Wax Gods! ”

While speaking, a middle-aged man next to him who came over with an empty rice bag interjected: "What's the use of catching locusts, killing 10,000 and thousands more, besides, these locusts are all gods in the sky, and killing them without permission is to bear the blame!" No, the county office has posted notices several times, but no one responded, and even the officers of the county office avoided them like snakes and scorpions. I heard that the imperial court sent locust hunting envoys to Zhuzhou to supervise the locust hunting, but Ni Envoy Jun of Bianzhou refused to accept it, and our Cui Ming Mansion may also be in the head! ”

Hearing this, Du Shiyi already had a rough idea in her heart. He thanked the two of them with a smile, and after they left, he glanced at the people who had helplessly dispersed in front of the rice store, and then came to Tian Mo thoughtfully, and casually ordered: "Let's go." ”

Tian Mo's eyes widened in surprise: "Lang Jun, didn't the lady say that I have a lot of strength and let me carry a stone of grain back?" ”

"Everyone has closed their doors and stopped selling, no matter how big you are, you can't grab a stone of rice and go back?" Du Shiyi saw Tian Mo looking at him a little confused, and immediately said angrily, "Don't ask so much." You have been in Dengfeng County for some years, you should know where the county office is, take me there. ”

Dengfeng County is only hundreds of miles away from Luoyang, formerly known as Songyang, the most beautiful time is in the years when Gaozong and Empress Wu reigned in the world, the husband and wife two generations of monarchs have built Fengtian Palace and Sanyang Palace in Songshan, to live as a mountaineering when sealing Zen. Now that time has passed, although the two palaces have been repaired every year, they no longer have owners. In addition, when today's son took the throne, he destroyed gold and jade to advocate frugality, and even the Dengfeng County Office has not been repaired for two years.

At this moment, standing in front of the Dengfeng County Office, Du Shiyi looked at the few errand officers in front of the door, and then came to the bulletin board. Sure enough, the book with a sharp font telling the people to hunt locusts was still posted there, but except for him, no one stopped nearby. After reading this notice twice, he turned around and walked to the door of the county office, and calmly said to one of the middle-aged officers: "Please go inside and report to Cui Mingfu, just say that Jingzhao Du Ling Du Nineteen is here to catch locusts!" ”

Just now when Du Shiyi stopped in front of the bulletin board, the middle-aged errand officer had already noticed him, and when he heard him say such a thing, he was suddenly even more surprised. I wanted to inquire a few more words, but when I found that Tian Mo, who was dark-skinned, followed behind him step by step, he immediately changed to a smile on his face, and nodded again and again and agreed: "Please Xiao Langjun wait here, and I will go to report it!" ”

After giving an explanation to the other officers, he immediately ran to the county office. After turning a few doors, he came to a quiet corner gate, and he reported to a servant who was waiting, and after a while, he saw Cui Yuan, a henchman beside Cui Yunzhi, who was the Dengfeng Ling, coming out of the end of the trail with a frown.

"Ming Cheng is seeing the distinguished guests from the Eastern Capital, what is disturbing?"

"There is a little Langjun outside the county office who asks to see him, and the Tao is Jingzhao Du Lingdu Nineteen, who is specially designed to see Ming Gong for locust hunting!" Wu Jiu, a middle-aged errand servant, seemed to hesitate a little after seeing Cui Yuan stunned for a moment, so he said in an aggravated tone, "Although the person who came was dressed in cloth, he looked calm, and there was a Kunlun slave behind him!" It was the Kunlun slave who was the most favored by Xue Shaofu before, but after Xue Shaofu passed away, he resold the Kunlun slave who couldn't stay for a long time! I heard that he was bought by a Taoist who lived in Songyang Temple, but now he has followed this Xiao Langjun out, maybe this Xiao Langjun has something to do with Songyang Temple. ”

Hearing this, Cui Yuan was finally moved. Thinking that most of the palaces and temples near Songshan Mountain have edicts, and dignitaries often come and go, he pondered for a moment and said: "You wait here, I'll report." ”

Dengfeng Ling Cui Yunzhi is in his early forties this year, born in the Qinghe Cui family, and has been in the shade of the door for more than ten years. He was entertaining distinguished guests, and when he saw Cui Yuan enter the door, he glared at him again and again, so he had to find an excuse to leave the house temporarily. When Cui Yuan said those words cautiously, his eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately lit up when he was a little annoyed, and then said without thinking: "You first invite people to the side hall to wait, and wait for my orders to be announced." ”

As soon as the words fell, a voice came from inside the door: "Seventh Uncle! ”

Cui Yunzhi glanced at Cui Yuan, and then hurried back to the house, with a kind and kind smile on his face. I saw that the guest sitting on the couch was sitting with his feet down, and it was a young man with a beautiful face like a woman, about fifteen or sixteen. Male and female, he looked at Cui Yunzhi who came in, raised his eyebrows, and asked impatiently: "Uncle Seven, but there are guests outside?" ”

"It's not a big deal."

Cui Yunzhi replied without thinking, but he thought about it in his heart. Although he is the enthronement order on the sixth grade, the young man in front of him, Cui Jianxuan, is the grandson of the late Prime Minister Cui Zhiwen, and his father Zhao Guogong Cui Gezhi is his brother. Cui Gezhi was ranked second in the merits of Xuwei at the beginning, and he was named the Duke of Zhao Guogong, with 5,000 households, and he was transferred from the Weiwei Shaoqing on the fourth grade to the Huazhou Thorn History under the fourth grade. If it weren't for his eldest brother Cui Taizhi worshipping the Ministry of Industry in the court, he would have been an official in the same dynasty a long time ago. However, Huazhou is in Henan Road, and Cui Gezhi may be transferred to the capital at any time.

Thinking that Cui Gezhi's mother, that is, Cui Jianxuan's grandmother, Mrs. Qi Guotai, Du De, was also from Jingzhao Duling, he immediately asked tentatively: "There is a young man outside who calls himself Jingzhao Duling Du Nineteen, who has come to see him for the matter of catching locusts. I remember that Mrs. Tai is from Duling, I don't know if Eleven Lang has ever heard of such a person? ”

Originally, it was just a casual question, however, to Cui Yunzhi's surprise, Cui Jianxuan raised his eyebrows and pondered for a while, and suddenly laughed: "Oh? Could it be that Fan Chuan Du Nineteen, who is exhausted by Jiang Lang? This is interesting, I heard that he was originally half sick and dead, and now he actually has time to see Uncle Seventh for the matter of locust hunting? Now that you're here, Uncle Seven might as well meet him! ”