There is no way to eliminate gambling debts, so I frowned and went back to my heart.

This night, Liu Ming's father and son tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep all night.

Early the next morning, there was a knock at the door.

Liu Ming moved quickly, turned over and got up, opened the door, and saw a tenant wearing a felt hat and said with a smile: "Young Master Ming, I'm sorry, the big shopkeeper ordered you and the second master to go to the stove room to help." After that, he took off the felt hat on his head a little embarrassed, pinched it in his hand and said: "Early this morning, the big shopkeeper came to the stove room again to tell him, let's ......."

"What are you doing as a helper for Rausch?" Liu Yuanzhi on the bed turned over and muttered, "Get out of here, don't disturb your second master's rest." ”

"Second Master...... This ...... "The tenant looked embarrassed.

Liu Ming saw that his tenant blushed, revealing the simplicity of the people in the field, and thought that the other party was also entrusted by others and was loyal to people. He put on his clothes and said cheerfully, "I'll help." My dad slept late last night and let him rest a little more. ”

After dressing and putting on his hat, he followed the tenants to the stove room, and saw that seven or eight helpers were already busy with their work, chopping wood, lighting fires, boiling water and cooking, and were extremely skilled. He was a little embarrassed, and stood by and watched in a daze.

Several tenants saw that this young master had no frame at all, and they had a good impression in their hearts, and some said, "Young Master Ming...... You are resting next to you, and we can do all these hard work. ”

"How does this work?" Liu Ming shook his head and said, "Since I promised to help from home, I have to do my part." ”

He is still in the observation period of the Liu family, and he must not be lazy.

"If that's the case...... a tenant pointed to the bamboo basket on the side, "Young Master Ming, this stove room is cramped, and the heat is overwhelming, and it is not comfortable. Or...... You go out of the city to pick up some firewood, it doesn't matter how much or less. Today's weather is good, so you should take a walk. ”

Liu Ming thought to himself, this is a good idea, he picked up the bamboo basket and strolled out of the Liu Mansion.

After a few days of rain, the weather turned clear, the clouds were high and the wind was clear, and the golden cinnamon was fragrant.

Liu Ming strolled on the trail on the outskirts of the city, thinking that he had the taste of outings when he was a child.

The fragrance of grass is in my heart, and the bees and butterflies on both sides of the path are playing, and the shade is thick, leaving fragrance everywhere.

If it weren't for the fact that he still had gambling debts in his heart, Liu Ming's mood could have been very good.

It's just that...... With two days to go, the casino's deadline is approaching. If you can't think of a way to raise money, then at that time, if the casino hurts your uncle Liu Yong, or if you chase it to Liufu, you will not be able to protect the life of a big family who has just settled down.

After a few days in this deep mansion compound where people came and went, Liu Ming no longer wanted to live a lonely life in the past.

What to do?

He frowned slightly, thinking as he walked.

Before you know it, the sky is getting late, the sun is setting in the west, and the light is fading. Liu Ming came to his senses at this time, and he had been gone for most of the day.

He looked around, only to see an open grassland, where is there any trace of the county seat?

He became a little worried, and immediately turned back, trying to find his way back to the city. Liu Ming understood that if the long night came, he would definitely freeze to death in the wilderness at the foot of this mountain.

The slightly sharp stems and leaves of the wild grass scraped his calves, and the ancients were still a little unaccustomed to walking in their boots, which made him stagger.

At this time, the shadow of the sun was gradually slanting and the temperature was decreasing, Liu Ming was a little anxious in his heart, and his pace became faster and faster.

After two miles of rapid travel, he was already a little tired, and had to stop and gasp for breath.

Suddenly, a cry from within the field suddenly came to my ears.

"Ouch-"

The voice was weak and seemed to have a sense of oppression. Liu Ming followed the prestige, walked a few steps forward, and saw two stout old locust trees lying on the ground, cut off by the waist. The vegetation is crooked, the land is uneven, there is a lot of sediment accumulation, and there are several deep pits, which seem to have experienced a landslide like a mudslide.

Liu Ming took two steps forward, only to see a huge bluestone horizontal in front of him.

"Ouch-"

The cry began again, and it seemed to come from the bottom of the green rock.

He looked at it and saw a middle-aged man in his thirties pressed at the bottom of the rock, wearing a black cloth turban, dressed strangely, and he couldn't tell what the origin was.

The middle-aged man was trying to writhe himself from under the rock, but he looked like he had run out of strength. When he saw Liu Ming, there was a ** in his eyes to survive.

Liu Ming walked to his side, looked at the boulder pressing on the other party, felt very familiar, thought about it, his eyes became reverent, and said happily:

"Great Sage ......"

The middle-aged man who was crushed under the stone, obviously didn't have much leisure to laugh with Liu Ming, he asked for help: "Little brother, help your brother quickly......"

Liu Ming nodded, they are all fallen people at the end of the world, and they still have to help with this favor.

His feet were in a lunge, and his hands pushed hard towards the bluestone, but the bluestone was like a needle of the sea god, and it didn't move at all......

After trying two handfuls, he couldn't help but take two steps back and shook his head, such a bluestone is estimated to take three or four people to push it.

"Big brother...... I really can't push it. Liu Ming said helplessly.

The black-turbaned man had a sense of dejection and loss on his face, and muttered to himself, "Is the sky going to kill me?" It's hard to wait for someone, but the strength is like a little girl. ”

"Little?" Liu Ming frowned, "This old brother, I'm kind enough to help you......"

The black-turbaned man gave him a blank look, and said with an indifferent expression: "If you have a weak heart, what can you do?" I still have the heart to be an emperor. ”

Seeing that this person seemed to be a little snobbish, Liu Ming was angry in his heart, and blurted out: "What if I can move this stone?" ”

"If you move this stone, I, Li Yuanbao, will be grateful to Dade." The crushed man shouted.

The bickering was meaningless, Liu Ming clasped his hands on his chest, scanned the bluestone, and sought a way. This bluestone seems to weigh hundreds of catties, and if you use the usual method, there will be no solution.

What to do?

He said to himself, Liu Ming, you are a modern person, you should always have more ways than the ancients.

He looked around, and saw two trunks lying on the ground with thick bowls and the height of a man, and his eyes lit up, and he had an idea.

Liu Ming bent down, dragged the trunk, and moved it to the bluestone. Then he picked up the trunk and inserted it into the gap at the bottom of the great rock, and brought a smaller piece of masonry to cushion under the trunk.

The suppressed man who claimed to be Li Yuanbao didn't know what Liu Ming was busy with, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Thinking that everything was properly prepared, Liu Ming spat twice on the palm of his hand and pressed the trunk down with all his might.

Give me a fulcrum...... He repeated Archimedes' famous words as he strained himself. I didn't expect it to be able to be used again in the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago.

All you can hear is the squeezing of tree trunks and masonry.

The big green rock seemed to react slightly.

"It's moving, it's moving!" Li Yuanbao exclaimed happily.

Liu Ming knew that if he lost his strength at this time, the rock would be pressed down, and it would cause great damage to Li Yuanbao.

His forearms burst out, his legs curled up, and with all his strength, he almost hung his weight on one end of the trunk.

Certain...... Want...... Succeed!

He gritted his teeth, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead......

The rock finally turned over, and Li Yuanbao took the opportunity to jump forward, rolled, and flipped out.

At this time, Liu Ming was exhausted, his hands were painful, and as soon as he let go, he fell into the mud.

Li Yuanbao stood up, patted the dust on his body, pulled his sleeve and glanced at it, and couldn't help scolding: "This God, it's not a thing." actually scratched my clothes with such good materials, don't you know that he Li Ye only bought a silk dress a few years ago? ”

Liu Ming was surprised, seeing that this man was talking like crazy, and when he was tied up to death, he even paid attention to his new clothes. He looked at the other party carefully, and saw that the other party was strangely wearing a black turban, firmly covering the scalp, about thirty years old, with an indescribable expression of righteousness and evil on his face, and his whole body was dirty, except for a copper coin hanging around his neck, which was polished shiny, and he was dressed very strangely.

That Li Yuanbao escaped alive, and laughed and said: "Little brother, you know how to use strange methods to pry stones, young and wise, it is really immeasurable." I'm just wrong for you. You're definitely not a little, absolutely not! ”

“…… Thank you. ”

Seeing that this guy was behaving strangely and speaking harshly, Liu Ming was not interested in communicating with him more, and he had to go back to the city earlier, so he immediately turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Li Yuanbao shouted, "Little brother, you saved me, I haven't repaid you yet." ”

Liu Ming turned around and said angrily: "How can you repay me?" Take off the black turban from your head and give it to me? ”

He saw that the other party loved money as much as his life, and judged that the promise just now was just a joke.

Li Yuanbao smacked his lips and said: "This black turban, wrapped around my dysentery head, is used to cover up ugliness, and it really can't be sent." However, I, Li, love money, but I also make promises. Since Li owes you a favor, he has to pay you back. He gestured with his hand to the woods opposite.

Liu Ming didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, but when he saw that he didn't look like a whisperer, he walked to the woods in confusion and heard a hiss.

Then, poking out the head of a horse, a pair of round horse eyes glittered in the dark night, and when he looked forward to it, he already looked extraordinary.

I saw this horse, with a beautiful body, a thin head and a high neck, and slender limbs. Liu Ming was very happy to see it.

He slowly took the reins by the hand, and the horse meekly followed.

"It seems that little brother, you have a relationship with this horse, and this mount of mine will be given to you." Li Yuanbao said next to him.

Liu Ming smiled: "Brother Yuanbao, if I save your life, you will take a horse to deal with me?" ”

"Deal with you?" Li Yuanbao said dissatisfied, "You came from the Southern Barbarians? I don't know that my Great Song Kingdom is very short of horses? You've got this horse, but it's a windfall. ”

The lack of good horses is a problem that has always been a headache for the Northern Song court. Good horses are mostly grown in cold northern regions and are not adapted to warm and humid climates. The grasslands in the north have been occupied by the Liao State for a long time. The only one of the sixteen states of Youyun suitable for raising horses was also sacrificed by the "Emperor" Shi Jingjiao. Since then, there has been no place for good horses to breed in the Central Plains. And the price of horses has also been speculated very high.

When Liu Ming heard this, he responded: "Brother Tai, even if there is a lack of horses, just such a horse can't be regarded as a windfall, right?" ”

Li Yuanbao stepped forward and touched the horse's mane caressingly, shook his head and said, "Little brother, you really don't know the goods." This horse is a first-class good horse, called the Moon Oolong Pony. It belongs to the best of the horses, can travel thousands of miles a day, and has strong endurance, galloping in the desert heat, and only needs to be fed water once a day, and is a descendant of the mount of the famous general Chi Jingde of the Tang Dynasty. ”

After hearing this, Liu Ming looked at his horse again, and saw that his coat was translucent and his aura was extraordinary, and he was a little happy in his heart.

"It was you who saved my life, and I gave you this horse. Do you understand? Li Yuanbao smacked his lips reluctantly, "Otherwise, even if I sell my daughter-in-law, I won't sell this horse." ”

Liu Ming was speechless for a while. At this time, he was hungry, and his feet were like lead, and he was already exhausted. He swallowed and asked:

"Brother Yuanbao, do you have a place to shelter from the rain?"

Li Yuanbao smiled: "Come with me." ”