Chapter 20 Water is as precious as oil

In the silent snowy night, dozens of galloping horses galloped back and forth on the streets and alleys of Qinghe Town on the thick snow. Guo Qingzheng looked anxious, and while galloping on his horse, he carefully watched the movements around him, hoping to find Chu Xiaofeng's traces. But all around was a blanket of snow, and the place where the Golden Scaly had stepped was already covered with falling snowflakes, and there was almost no trace to be found.

After a long time, Guo Qingzheng pulled the reins of the horse, stopped sitting down and galloping on the horse, looked around, and sighed in his heart: God bless, I hope this ugly ghost Jiren has his own natural appearance and is safe. Thinking about it, I can't help but be shocked, his life and death are the old lady's business! Why do I unconsciously care so much about him, he is ugly and often bullies me, I should hope for his early death?

"Sister Zheng, why are you urging the horse so urgently, beware of the slippery road." A gentle voice came from behind him, and Zhang Fei rode a black high-headed horse and walked slowly. Guo Qingzheng turned around and glanced at him, seeing that he looked calm, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was a little gloating. This made Guo Qingzheng a little unhappy in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that you just threw the ugly eight monsters at the Golden Scale Horse in order to save Uncle Long, wouldn't he be alive or dead!

"The golden-scaled horse is one of the best horses in a million, and its temperament is as fierce as a tiger, and it hates others riding on its horse the most, and its strength is as great as that of a black bear in the forest." Zhang Fei chuckled.

"Huh? What do you want to say? Guo Qingzheng frowned and asked lightly.

"Sister Zheng, this Xiao Feng will definitely die, why bother looking for it again, you see that the snow scene is unique tonight, why don't you and I ride our horses slowly and enjoy the beauty of the night?" Zhang Fei gently pulled the reins of the horse, let his horse get slightly closer to Guo Qingzheng, and said flatteringly.

"I've been obsessed with me since you came to Qinghe Town, and I didn't care about it when I saw that you didn't have a bad temperament, but I never felt anything for you, now," Guo Qingzheng said in a low voice, while pulling the reins of the horse to turn his horse around.

"Could it be that Zheng Mei finally understands my infatuation? So you have feelings for me now! Zhang Fei almost fell off the horse when she heard this, for many years, Zheng Mei's attitude towards herself has always been lukewarm, no matter how she pleases, she always has a straight face and never smiles. Today, God has pity on the infatuated lover, and he finally opened his eyes!

"Yes, I do have feelings for you now." Guo Qingzheng smiled slightly and said softly. Her smile made Zhang Fei suddenly feel that the blood was flowing backwards, his nostrils were dilated, and his head was dizzy. Seeing Zhang Fei like this, Guo Qingzheng's eyes flashed with disdain, and he suddenly turned his head to the front and said mockingly: "You make me feel disgusting now!" After saying that, the whip in his hand was raised, and he slammed it on the horse's buttocks, and the horse neighed and galloped into the distance.

"Zheng sister me" Zhang Fei is stupid, and she is completely stupid, how is this so different from what she thought! Doesn't she have feelings for me? Disgusting? Could it be that my clothes don't fit today, or is the wound on my face scared her?

The wind was raging and the snow was falling. Although the weather was freezing and bitterly cold, Chu Xiaofeng was covered in sweat, he was lying on the horse's back, grabbing the saddle with both hands, and his two legs were also fiercely clamped around the horse's neck, for fear that he would be thrown off by the golden scale horse if he slackened a little. If you are thrown out in such a hurry, you will be seriously injured if you don't die.

Chu Xiaofeng originally wanted to wait for others to save him, but when he saw that on the ground, the golden scale horse galloped past without leaving the slightest trace, and immediately extinguished all the luck in his heart, this horse actually stepped on the snow without a trace, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is galloping, I didn't expect that there was such a demonic BMW in the world.

The Golden Scale Horse ran wildly all the way, as if he had inexhaustible strength, and before he knew it, the night passed in a flash, and finally at dawn, he slowly stopped his steps, and stood in place panting heavily. Chu Xiaofeng's whole body was sore intuitively, his limbs were numb, he felt that his bones were about to fall apart, he slowly sat up, and slipped off the horse, one person and one horse, all exhausted.

At this moment, he was tired, he couldn't use half of his strength, and his crotch was grinding painfully, which made him feel horrified and suspected that he couldn't stand it. After a painful examination, I found a false alarm. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Chu Xiaofeng looked up at the golden scale horse, this horse is a head taller than ordinary horses, with a strong posture and a speed like the wind, which makes Chu Xiaofeng have a strong desire for possessiveness in his heart.

"You fierce horse, Lao Tzu is going to decide!" Chu Xiaofeng gritted his teeth, took out the silver needle from his sleeve, and quickly inserted several of his acupoints, stimulating his nerves. After a few moments, he suddenly rolled over and got on his horse, and a slender silver in his hand stabbed hard at the horse's buttocks.

"Roar!" Chu Xiaofeng grabbed the reins of the horse, looked at the surrounding scenery and retreated rapidly, as if he was riding on a cloud, his heart was full of joy, and the feeling of walking against the wind was really refreshing!

Finally, after repeating this a dozen times, the Golden Scaled Pony fell to the ground with a bang on the ground, foaming at the mouth and turning its eyes out, and it really didn't have the strength to run anymore, and if it ran a little longer, it would have to die of exhaustion.

"Would you like to be my mount?" Seeing that the golden scaled horse was indeed unable to move forward anymore, Chu Xiaofeng put away the silver needle, came to the horse's head, and said with a smile.

"Hiss" The Golden Scaled Horse hissed low, and the horse's head shook up and down as if nodding. Seeing this spectacle, Chu Xiaofeng put his arms around the neck of the golden scaled horse and laughed. The ancients often said that all things have spirits, and honesty does not deceive me!

After resting for most of the day, one person and one horse slowly walked on the thick snow, Chu Xiaofeng felt hungry at this time, his throat was smoking, and he grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth, which was bitter and astringent, making him feel even more thirsty. The Golden Scaled Pony also lowered his horse's head and followed him listlessly. Originally, Chu Xiaofeng wanted to ride back to Qinghe Town, but he knew that the pain in his crotch was unbearable, so he had to give up. He could only lead the Golden Scaled Pony back the way he came.

After walking for about a few miles, Chu Xiaofeng finally saw a small village in front of him, with dozens of families scattered about. At the entrance of the village, a simple tea shed came into view, Chu Xiaofeng was overjoyed, and hurriedly walked over.

"This guest master, are you drinking tea or eating?" Seeing Chu Xiaofeng coming, an old man in a gray coarse cloth robe enthusiastically took the reins in his hand and asked with a smile.

"Let's have a good pot of tea first, and then a few plates of stir-fried vegetables." Chu Xiaofeng said with a slight fist at the old man, after tossing all night, he was tired and hungry.

Seeing that the master had left himself aside, the golden scaled horse was suddenly a little dissatisfied and called out in a low voice. Hearing the low neighing of the golden scale horse, Chu Xiaofeng laughed and said to the old man, "Feed my horse some water and get some good horse feed." ”

"There is no shortage of horse material shops, but this water" The old man listened to Chu Xiaofeng's instructions, his face changed, and he said hesitantly.

"What? Is your water here particularly expensive? Chu Xiaofeng listened to the old man's words and felt a little funny, could it be that this place even charges for a bucket of water, and couldn't help but quip.

"Don't hide it from the guest, water is really as expensive as oil here, your horse is fat and healthy, bigger than ordinary horses, you need to drink at least five or six buckets of water, and five or six buckets of water in our place can only be bought for at least three taels of silver." The old man sighed and whispered, but there was dissatisfaction and resentment in his tone.

"What? Uncle, you're not joking, are you? Chu Xiaofeng was stunned when he heard this, how much is a meal, and this water money alone is enough for a person to eat in Qinghe Town for several months.

"Hey, master, do you think this horse is still drinking?" Seeing that Chu Xiaofeng was so surprised and puzzled, the old man didn't explain, but just asked embarrassedly.

"Good! Just give me more water and any amount of money. Chu Xiaofeng was reluctant to let the golden scale horse suffer, so he took out ten taels of silver from his arms and put it in the old man's hand, and said with a smile.

"Master Ke, this" The old man saw Chu Xiaofeng say this, and stuffed ten taels of silver in his hand, crying and mourning, sighed again, put the silver back in Chu Xiaofeng's hand, and said embarrassedly: "Master Ke, you don't know, there is not much water in the shop, and at most it can sell you three buckets of water, and if there are more, the shop will be closed." ”

"What! Only three buckets of water? Are you short of water here? Chu Xiaofeng was even more puzzled, why did he open a tea shop and have no water to drink, could it be that this year's drought was abnormal?

"Our place is called Longjing Village, and almost every household has a sweet well, how can there be a shortage of water." The old man's eyes were a little gloomy, and he stretched out his tongue and licked his chapped lips, and said softly.

"If there is no shortage of water, why do you say that water is as expensive as oil?" Chu Xiaofeng frowned and asked, is there anything hidden?

"The guest master doesn't know, we have more than 50 families here, and most of the villagers rely on the fields of their ancestors to survive, and their lives are quite passable. Who knows, a few months ago, a group of people came from Yanjing City, saying that they wanted to forcibly expropriate the land here. The old man tied the golden scale horse to a stump near the tea shed and motioned for Chu Xiaofeng to sit down. Then he continued: "Think about it, how can we agree, so the villagers want to drive away this group of people of unknown origin, but they never expected that this group of people has a special skill, and one person can beat a hundred, and beat our group of ordinary people everywhere. ”

"How unreasonable!" After hearing this, Chu Xiaofeng said fiercely, slamming his right hand on the table, and he was extremely angry in his heart. In broad daylight, Lang Lang Lang, openly forcibly occupying the land of the people, there is no royal law!

"Didn't you report to the police?" Seeing that the old man had tears in the corners of his eyes, bowing his head and saying nothing, Chu Xiaofeng asked. The government here won't be so confused and let people commit murder, right?

"Hey!" The old man wiped his tears and sighed: "If you don't mention it, when you mention this official mansion, the little old man hates it from the bottom of his heart!" ”

"Could it be that this government just allows this group of wicked people to go unchecked?" Seeing the old man's angry expression, Chu Xiaofeng was shocked, could it be that the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty were so mediocre!

"The guest master is right, at first, we reported to the official, and the government sent a few arresters to our village to check, but then it was gone. What's even more unbelievable is that no matter who reports to the official in the future, it will be black and white regardless of right and wrong, and will hit fifty boards first. The old man said helplessly, trembling a little with anger, obviously resentful in his heart for a long time.

"What! There is such a thing! Chu Xiaofeng suddenly felt angry and shouted loudly. These people are simply moths of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if such officials are not removed, how stable is the foundation of my Great Zhou Dynasty!

Later, a few people went to Yanjing City to inquire, it turned out that this group of people had a leader, what was Ma Yingliu, known as a punch to break the sky, he was originally a gangster in Yanjing City, when he rushed to the temple fair, his sister was favored by the military department of the squire Jiang Lord, accepted as a side room, he only gained momentum. A few days ago, he found a feng shui gentleman to look at feng shui, and that day the killer actually said that we are a treasure of the dragon's lair here, and if a temple and mansion are built here, it will be able to bless him with wealth and prosperity. The old man gritted his teeth and said, there is still such a disaster in the world, and just a word from Mr. Feng Shui can cause disaster to his entire village.

"Ma Yingliu? So, you don't have water to drink, and this Ma Yingliu is the ghost? Chu Xiaofeng saw that the old man was wiping his tears again, and asked in a low voice.

"But isn't it, this kid is not a thing, he wants to forcibly occupy this place to repair the mansion, and he doesn't want to give money. I don't know who came up with such a bad idea for him, fill in all the wells in our village, bury boulders, and leave only the smallest well in the east of the village, and let out the words, if you want to drink water, you have to spend money to buy it, half a bucket of money, love to drink or not! The old man wiped his snot and said hatefully.

"There are such evil deeds! How unreasonable! Chu Xiaofeng stood up with a "whew", his eyes were wide open, and he almost spewed fire, there were wicked people who were fox and fake tigers, and there were dog officials who tended to be inflammatory, how did the people live! Ancient sages said that water can carry a boat and also capsize a boat. Under such a bad atmosphere, I'm afraid that Da Zhou is going to be stormy!