Yesterday's housekeeper was not far away, bargaining with three people, one of them held a small yellow paper in his hand, and said with emotion: "You know, this talisman is my brother's life-saving talisman, if it weren't for your sincerity, how could I sell it to you at a low price of eight thousand taels?" Is my brother's life not his life? As he spoke, he hid his face and squeezed a few tears.

When Zhang Wei heard the three words of the life-saving charm, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but look over there.

I saw that the butler smiled and said, "Since this talisman is a life-saving thing, if I buy it, won't I indirectly take the lives of others?" This kind of thing is detrimental to Yin Virtue, so it seems that I should find another plan! ”

The man holding the yellow paper hurriedly stopped: "The official is a reasonable person, it's not that I don't want to save my brother's life, but this is also his instruction, he knows that his life will not be long, but in order to cure the disease, he has already scattered his family wealth, and now more than ten people from all over the world have no place to eat, so they have to come out to sell talismans!" If the official buys this talisman, he will naturally save the lives of more than a dozen members of my family, and it will be a great merit! ”

The housekeeper felt that there was something else wrong with this matter, but when he saw that this person was earnest, he hesitated a little in his heart.

At this time, suddenly a person hurriedly ran out of the alley, looking at the clothes, he knew that his family was quite wealthy, he ran to a few people, and said urgently: "This talisman must not be sold to others, I have collected all the silver taels, and a few of them will go with me to get the silver now!" ”

The housekeeper was afraid of being preempted by others, so he didn't want to think about it and said: "I'm really sorry, this brother, this talisman has just been sold, and I hope that Brother Tai will go elsewhere to take a look, maybe there is still a chance!" As he spoke, he pulled a few people back to the carriage, ordered all the silver taels, and handed them over to the three people who sold the talismans, holding the yellow paper in their hands, and they were overjoyed.

Zhang Wei wondered in his heart, why didn't that person come early or late, but he came out when the housekeeper hesitated, it was really too much of a coincidence.

Zhao Qizhang Wei looked at the few people who sold talismans blankly, thinking that he was a little moved, and hurriedly whispered: "The owner is not deceived by these people, they come here every ten days, specially deceived the big families who are anxious to seek medical treatment, if the rune can be obtained so easily, the villain has already made a living as a rune, how can it be their turn?" ”

Zhang Wei nodded and asked: "Having said that, but they are holding fake talismans, wouldn't they know if they are effective, even if they are not exposed immediately, they will be found out sooner or later, and when they report to the government, they will not only have to return the silver, but they are afraid that they will be imprisoned, isn't this self-inflicted?" ”

Zhao Qi said helplessly: "The owner doesn't know anything, the county order is timid, and he is very afraid of the epidemic, so he prohibits outsiders from entering, and those who need to buy rune water, which family does not have a patient?" If they sue the officials, won't they be caught in the net? The government will definitely arrest them first, regardless of the reason! It is precisely because this group of people has taken a fancy to this place that they are so reckless! ”

Zhang Wei frowned: "Is there no one who can take care of it?" No, I'll have to warn the butler not to fall into the way of these thieves! ”

Zhao Qiyi pulled Zhang Wei and said anxiously: "I can't help it, the owner, Fan Wu, the leader of those people, is the brother-in-law of the county lieutenant, and the county lieutenant is also a piece of the pie in this matter. What's more, even if the owner stops this family today, there will be other people who will be deceived tomorrow, how can the owner stop them all? At this time, it is better to hurry up to Jiyang to meet the fairy girl, it is the best policy! ”

Zhang Wei saw that many people in the inn had begun to leave the city one after another, he was worried about Qin'er, and he couldn't care about so much, so he had to sigh, ride his horse and whip, and ride away.

The road is quite smooth, along the post road only one hour to Jiyang outside the city, everywhere there are people who come to seek medical treatment, crowds of people, just like there are thousands of troops and horses attacking the city, Jiyang is surrounded by water. Judging by such a number of people, Zhao Qi said that he was just comforting Zhang Wei by waiting for the last month.

I don't know if it's because of the spread of the plague or the gathering of patients, there are faint streams of black gas that evaporate upwards from Jiyang City, constantly converging into a large dark cloud enveloping Jiyang City, but the wind and sun are shining brightly, and the scene is quite strange.

Zhang Wei drove his horse into Jiyang City, but saw that the guards were listless and sallow-faced, and not far away two refugees were fighting because of half a piece of dry food, and they didn't seem to see it, occasionally yawning a few times.

Zhang Wei took out the handwritten letter written by Zhang Miao from his arms, handed the letter to the small school guarding the city with both hands, and said with his fists: "Zhang Wei, a distant relative of the county guard in Xianai, this is a letter written by the county guard, please hand it over to the county commander!" He had a hard time accepting the title of niece-in-law, and he used distant relatives to refer to him.

The little colonel stretched out his right hand and pulled the letter over, opened it directly and looked at it, and then said lazily: "I know, you just wait here, I will order someone to report to the county commander!" ”

"It's hard work!" Zhang Wei stood at the city gate for most of the hour, only to see a steady stream of refugees entering the city, but few people left the city, occasionally a few ox carts covered with straw mats, full of unknown things, although tied with twine impenetrable, but still emitted an unpleasant stench.

The entire county was already overcrowded, and even the official roads were occupied by refugees, leaving only a narrow road for horse-drawn carriages. ** sounds, prayers, and children's cries filled the market that should have been bustling and bustling, as if the county had long been deprived of hope for life.

Several of Zhang Wei's fellow men had never seen such a scene, and they couldn't help but turn pale with fright, and unconsciously leaned next to Zhang Wei, for fear of encountering passers-by and contracting some inexplicable strange disease.

One of them muttered in a low voice, "I thought that the place where the fairy girl was would be peaceful, and everyone would be smiling!" How do you know that this is the case, living here, I am afraid that I will be scared to death even if I am not sick! ”

The other quietly gestured, signaled to whisper, and then whispered, "Who said it wasn't?" I just hope that we and the owner will finish our business quickly, and we can get out of here soon! ”

Zhang Wei only didn't hear it, still stood in place, and waited for about a meal, when a small official came over with a smile on his face, and said, "Your Excellency is Zhang Wei and Zhang Gongzi?" ”

"It's here, I don't know what to teach?"

"I don't dare to teach, the county commander is unwell and can't travel far, so the villain is specially ordered to come to greet him, and I hope to forgive me for the rudeness!"

The little official did not ride a horse, and Zhang Wei and the others had to tie their horses to the side, although he went on foot. How do you know that this little official was still walking on the road at the beginning, and not long after, he walked into an alley, he looked left and right, and then opened the back door of a big house, made a gesture of please: "Son, please come in!" ”

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