I was depressed for a while, and I didn't realize that I had arrived at the gate of the North City. I saw a group of people gathered at the gate of the city, chattering about lively things, and there were two battalions in the crowd.

Behind the young man, there was a notice from the yamen, and it went to the clouds: "Someone is guilty of Dong Shuhuai, because in the construction of the official road, he deliberately caused trouble, beat the supervisor, violated discipline and disordered laws, and is now arrested and brought to justice. ”

But when he saw that he had been beaten to the flesh, his body was covered with blood, his face was dirty, and his lips were dry and thirsty, and he should have been hungry and thirsty for two days. Although his body was lightly flailed, he was also stiff and stagnant, and his expression was very tired, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

There were people in the crowd who couldn't bear it, so they pointed and pointed, but they didn't dare to come forward. Originally, this minor offense could be released after being shown to the public according to the law, and if there were relatives and friends, they would prepare stick sore medicine and meals, and wait for comfort.

Liang Yu was happy to see that although the future life was painful, there was a lot of heroism between his eyebrows that he admired, so he thought about helping him, but he was penniless in reality.

He led the donkey and hesitated for a while, and was walking forward with his head down, when someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder, when he looked back, a black iron tower-like Taoist was looking at him with a smile, and leisurely remembered that it was the virtual seal Taoist of the Sanqing Palace.

Busy Shi Li said: "Dao Chang is good." ”

The Void Seal Daoist replied and asked him: "That day, I haven't asked the little brother's surname and name, where is this going?" ”

"Don't work long, the kid's name is Liang Yuxi, and he is about to go out of the city on the orders of the master."

Void Seal Daoist: "There are a lot of people here, can the little brother take a step to speak." Liang Yuxi looked at the Taoist chief's expression, and he should have something to talk about, so he agreed.

The two walked for a while, and when they saw a tea shop on the side of the road, they chose a clean place to sit down. Although Liang Yuxi usually has to run some restaurants and teahouses, he follows the master all the way, and he really never sits down to eat wine and tea with others alone.

Seeing that he was a little cramped, the Void Seal Daoist called the teaman to prepare some snacks and serve them with the tea. The Taoist raised the teacup and said: "When we met for the first time, we were a little hasty, and it was rare to meet again, the place was simple, so there was less redundant etiquette. ”

Liang Yuxi also said politely and raised the teacup in return. The Void Seal Daoist picked up the snack and gave it to him, and said: "Shicai, the person who the little brother saw at the gate of the city was a righteous man, named Dong Shuhuai, he was originally a nephew of mine, and he had some offended people in the labor service, so he was sued by the adulterous man to the court and suffered the second crime. I didn't dare to approach him for a while, and I wanted to ask my little brother to help make it easier. I wonder if the little brother can accept it? ”

Liang Yuxi originally had this intention, so he nodded and asked how he was born. The Void Seal Dao Chief took off a burden on his back, opened it and said, "There are some ointments here, a little entanglement, a clean shirt, you don't have to be afraid to hand it to him." You said that it was a kind donation from a woodcutter in Black Pine Mountain, and you only accepted it. ”

Liang Yuxi also thought about it, the people who want to show the public in this government are sometimes to visit the same party, and who wants to come forward is somewhat reckless. But this Dong Shuhuai is not a traitor, and the Taoist chief is awe-inspiring, and he is not like that kind of person. If the Taoist wants to harm people, he will not only pick up my Liang Yuxi, who has no grievances and no hatred. After thinking about it, I promised it with a mouthful.

When the two broke up, the Void Seal Daoist took out five taels of silver from his arms and insisted that Liang Yuxi accept it. After a while, Liang Yuxi also wanted to make the Taoist feel at ease, so he accepted the silver. Don't be in the aisle, Liang Yuxi led the donkey and turned back to the north gate.

He pushed aside the crowd, walked in front of Dong Shuhuai, first bowed to the two battalion soldiers, put down the burden, and said: "There are some ointments and clothes here, which are the kind donations of a black pine mountain woodcutter, and you have collected it, a little of it is a plate fee, some of it is the wine money of the official, and some of it will be used for you to wrap up, and you will take it yourself when you unload the flail." When Dong Shuhuai heard this, seeing that Liang Yuxi's face was calm, he nodded his head in thanks.

The onlookers also praised and praised someone for this kindness.

The two battalion soldiers didn't have anything to do, and they heard that there were some drinks, so they didn't bother to say anything. But he didn't say a word, and he didn't stop him, and when the hour came, he might as well go back to the camp and rest.

Liang Yu was overjoyed to get out of the crowd, and then looked for the figure of the Taoist, and wanted to say hello to the Taoist, but he was nowhere to be found, so he led the donkey and continued to hurry.

This black pine mountain lies in the north of Qinghe City, and there is a Qinghe River in the middle. Yanggu County, which also belongs to Taizhou Prefecture, is in the northwest of Qinghe County and is also separated by Qinghe water.

Qinghe County is flat, at the southern end of the Great Song Dynasty, to the south of which is the declining Southern Tang Dynasty, and not far to the south, that is, the precarious Wu Yue Kingdom. Because the Qinghe River runs through the three countries, after the ban on trade, the county seat of Qinghe is full of businessmen, busy with traffic, and there is some lively momentum.

The county town goes out of the north gate and continues to the north for more than 30 miles, half of the official road and half of the trail to the Black Pine Mountain Forest Farm. If you go to Sanqing Palace, you will take the west gate to the north.

In early autumn, although there is no summer heat, there are still many tea stalls and wine shops along the way. After walking for two hours, Liang Yuxi was a little thirsty, so he found a tea stall with more people to sit down, begged for a bowl of tea, and rested.

After a while, I saw a sedan chair rider, in addition to two sedan chair drivers, but also with a maid maid and maid. Liang Yu was happy to see a big peony embroidered on the sedan curtain, and knew that it should be a sister from the Qinglou in Fan Lane.

There are also people who know these identity markers in the tea stall, and they have rarely seen Qinglou women in the suburbs of this county, and they are all a little curious, what kind of lady is sitting in this small sedan chair?

Everyone exchanged ears, and tea and wine were also more delicious.

The maid beckoned Xiao Er to come over, and Xiao Er got the order, so she went back to the store to prepare tea and soup and brought it over, it turned out that the two palanquin men wanted to sit down and rest their feet to quench their thirst.

Everyone looked at the room, and the maid took a snack curtain and handed it into the sedan chair, but the people in the sedan chair never showed their faces, and they never even saw their hands.

Someone was sighing, and suddenly a man with a vulgar face and a bare chest and belly on the seat shouted: "Xiao Er, you take a cup, I want to pour wine to toast the lady in the sedan chair." Several rough men from the first place also echoed in unison, laughing for a while.

The little second didn't want to cause trouble, and said: "The shop only has this wine bowl and tea cup, and there are really no wine glasses, so forgive me." ”

The big man poured himself a bowl of wine and said: "You pheasant shop, there is nothing to be done, I will pour a bowl of respect." So he took the wine and went to the sedan chair.

The two palanquin men also only cared about eating and drinking, and did not look up to pay attention, while the maid took a few steps back, as if she was frightened by the big man.

Liang Yuxi knew that outside the mountains and wilderness, there were many vulgar people, and he just wanted to be happy for a while. Ordinary people don't dare to bargain for the people in the Qinglou in Fan Lane, even if they get cheap for a while, they will have to suffer in the end. This kind of rough man should not have seen much and didn't know how powerful it was.

I saw the big man walk to the sedan chair and call the lady a few times, causing everyone to laugh.

The big man also laughed a few times, and then reached out to touch the sedan curtain. I saw that as soon as the sedan curtain was lifted, the big man screamed, and somehow stretched out a hand that rolled to the side like a chicken claw.

It was this lift, Liang Yuxi also saw clearly that the person in the sedan chair was a middle-aged woman, only to see her dark face, not angry but mighty, a black birthmark on her left cheek, very ordinary appearance, where is the little girl.

The big man couldn't bear the pain, and screamed for a while, causing a few people in the same seat to get up and make a gesture to step forward. I saw that the sedan chair man kicked the big man's buttocks, and the big man lay on the ground with a dog chewing shit, not daring to call again.

A few Lifu were not ruthless characters originally, and seeing that the big man suffered a lot, he knew that he was not an ordinary person, so how dare he make a gesture again. He hurriedly picked up the big man, paid for the wine, and went on his own.

The small sedan chair and his party, after resting enough, also went on the road to the south to the county seat.