At the westernmost end of Jinyang City, there is a dilapidated nameless inn.

In the twilight of the sky, a shopkeeper with a meaty face was kicked out of the bed by his owner.

"Things that don't grow, people eat people in Jizhou, and you still sleep here more fragrantly than pigs. Believe it or not, if you don't kick you, tomorrow you will also become a pile of fragrant fat meat to be eaten? If you don't get out of here, tell the poor ghosts in the stables and the grass hut to get up quickly, and if they don't pay the money today, they will all be sent directly to the yamen to eat in prison! ”

The shopkeeper, who was kicked dizzy, came to the grass hut and kicked the grass door away with a kick on all sides, looking at the panicked woman who pulled over the rags or straw mats while covering her body, and screamed, she had a sense of pleasure after revenge, turned around and came to the stable that was completely unsheltered all around, and shouted in a vicious voice:

"Get up, fucking get up for Lao Tzu. Damn, if it weren't for the fact that you were in arrears day after day, Lao Tzu wouldn't be kicked by the owner every day. Now they all listen, line up one by one, and pay the money. didn't pay the money, lined up to talk to Lao Tzu to the yamen. ”

As soon as the voice fell, dozens of almost shirtless men got up with their heads bored, and looked at the shopkeeper in a daze, as if they hadn't woken up yet. However, when a cold wind blew, they suddenly sobered up again, and suddenly stood up one after another, hugged their shoulders, squeezed each other into a pile, and slowly pushed one person out.

"This brother, don't you say that there seems to be a big family recruiting rangers in the city today, you tell this little brother, we will all follow you, and as soon as we get the salary and come back, we will make up the difference in house money."

The person who was forcibly pushed out by everyone, although he was in rags, did not have the miserable look on the faces of most of the people in this group, but he saw everyone, sighed slightly, and then tightened a straw rope tied around his waist, and was about to speak, but was pushed back by the shopkeeper.

"A bunch of poor ghosts, what did you just say, you want to enlist as a ranger? Hahaha, my God, I heard you right, just you guys who can be blown down by a gust of wind, and you still want to be a ranger, I'm going to do it! Even Lao Tzu wanted to go but didn't dare to go! ”

The person who was pushed flashed a trace of anger on his face, but the face of the weak crown was quickly erased by a trace of forbearance, and he just said indifferently:

"Little brother, this time I will definitely be able to get some money back to pay off the debt. The notice saw with his own eyes, not only the ranger, but also the son said that a large number of hired workers were needed to transport the goods. ”

"Really?"

Although the shopkeeper is vicious, he doesn't dare to press too hard in the face of everyone. Of course, the most important thing is this young man with a mature face but in fact only a weak crown, and he is one of the few people in this group who has paid for the house a few times, so he sells some face.

"Really, if the little brother still doesn't believe it, why don't you follow it and see with your own eyes to see if I deceive people or not."

The shopkeeper didn't feel a little moved, turned his head to look at the window of the owner's house, and then looked at the sky, so he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and said:

"Damn, I believe you, anyway, I can't make a lot of money here. If the boy you are talking about not only recruits rangers, but also ordinary hired workers, and the price is still high, why don't you go, go! ”

The young man shook his head and pointed in the direction of the grass shed, and the shopkeeper suddenly understood, so he got out of the way.

A girl who was looking nervously at this side was relieved to see the young man coming out of the crowd, and rushed to meet her.

"Brother, I, I'm afraid, they're coming to ask for money again......"

The young man took the girl's hand, and said without seeing a trace of sadness:

"Don't be afraid of my little sister, my brother will find a job right away. When I got the money, the first thing my brother did today was to buy two hot buns for you to eat. ”

The girl's sharp little face suddenly flashed with a hint of longing, but unfortunately the bright Sumeru in her eyes was gone.

"Brother, I—I'm not hungry. Don't you say that when you reach the Dunhuang boundary in Liangzhou, there is no grain to eat, and there are cattle and sheep everywhere, which can be eaten instead of grain and cooked meat. When that happens, I—I'm hungry......"

When the young man heard this, he quickly turned his face, and after a while, he took the girl by the hand and staggered towards the east of the city.

The most famous Sihai Inn in the whole state has already been crowded with people at this time, and from time to time there are crazy sounds of people crying and laughing.

In the midst of the crowd, the young man hurriedly held the girl in his arms, and at the same time listened with his ears up and looked around.

At this time, the shopkeeper squeezed over, sweating profusely and said with a worried face:

"Brother, are we late, so many people have come before dawn. Alas, I knew that the wages they gave were so high, maybe I would have come over first if I didn't sleep last night! ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the girl, and suddenly said:

"Bad brother, you still have a sister here, I'm afraid it won't work, right?"

The young man's face sank, and he immediately hugged the girl tighter, and said undoubtedly:

"If there is anything that can't be done, it's a big deal not to do this job."

As he spoke, they unknowingly came to the front. Of course, this is also because there are angry horses in fresh clothes all around.

Facing this pair of brothers and sisters, it happened to be a new recruitment table because of the surprisingly large number of people, a temporary transfer of the family Ding, looked up at the two brothers and sisters, and directly waved his hand:

"My son-in-law only accepts rangers and short-term workers this time, men can sign up, but girls can't."

Really! The young man's eyes darkened, his mouth opened and opened, and finally he sighed lightly, pulled the girl out, and gave up his position to the shopkeeper.

"Brother—"

The girl seemed to know the severity of the matter, and immediately blurted out a shout, couldn't hold back any longer, squatted down, thinking of the hard struggle along the way, she couldn't help crying.

At this moment, Liu Yong, who was nervously patrolling around, came over, glanced at the girl on the ground, and immediately frowned and asked:

"What's the matter, crying and crying, no matter how good things are, you have made them unlucky!"

The family was taken aback, thinking that Gongzi strictly ordered that there should be no bullying in the recruitment process, so he hurriedly said:

"Master, only men are recruited, not women, this pair of brothers and sisters listened, and naturally they were-"

Well, Liu Yong immediately understood, waved his hands and feet and walked over.

Halfway through, he suddenly remembered the scene where he wandered around after being ransacked, and involuntarily stopped again, glanced at the girl, and said slowly:

"Girl, look up."

The young man suddenly became vigilant, and glared angrily:

"What do you want to do?"

Liu Yong was stunned, and immediately glared, and said sharply:

"Do you want to starve her, you don't have the ability to earn food but you have the ability to stare at her. Damn, today Lao Tzu is kind, if this girl can bring water and food, make an exception to accept her to serve a female dependent. As for you, dare to go to the ranger to try it, that's called ability! ”

The girl was dumbfounded for a moment, and was stunned for a long time, before she got up and hugged the young man violently, jumping and jumping, and burst into laughter in an instant.

Liu Yong snorted and turned away.

It wasn't until he walked for a long time that the young man reacted, looked at Liu Yong's back and was stunned for a while, before he picked up the girl again, walked to the family in a curtled manner, and said with a red face:

"This little brother, me, my brother and sister can-"

Jiading didn't wait for him to finish, and directly stroked a big stroke and handed over two wooden cards:

"When you see that the door is not, go in, and take the sign directly to receive money, things, and a big bun per person!"