A few days later, in a village in the southeast of Yuzhong County, a relatively flat place, a large number of villagers gathered, surrounded the three of them, and some people scolded: "Hmph~ Don't try to lie to us!" You eagle dogs of the imperial court, now that Shaanxi has been suffering from disasters year after year, we can't live anymore, and we are still tossing. Tell you, it's useless to say anything, not only will we not do what you say, but you and your dogs don't want to run! ”

"Village chief, don't grind with these people, just slaughter them all, save them from secretly telling the imperial court, and Leader Li occupies Yuzhong County."

"Yes, village chief, don't forget, the vast majority of people in the village have just got land, if Leader Li leads them to have any accidents, or if they have to leave, our good days will be gone, and no one will be in charge of us poor people!"

At this moment, several farmer men surrounded the three people in long robes, each holding a hoe in his hand, or something unique to the farmhouse such as a flat pole, pointing directly at the three people, once the three of them had any abnormal behavior, they would be greeted by a flat pole, a hoe, a shovel and the like, even if they could not be killed, they would end up seriously injured, with a blue nose and swollen face.

The others surrounded an old man, full of silver hair, gray beard, and his body was standing there with a stiff body, facing the villagers' collective anger and radical words, constantly comforting and persuading: "Folks, be quiet and listen to me~!" ”

In an instant, the noisy sounds around him stopped abruptly, which showed that this old man was not only the head of a village, but also the elder here, belonging to a very senior category, with an extraordinary status and high prestige. Otherwise, the people around him would not be so obedient.

"Village Chief, you speak, we all listen!"

After one person responded, the others echoed one after another, and the old man said even more emotionally: "Folks, I can understand your feelings. To tell the truth, I also hated these officials of the imperial court, when collecting taxes, it was strange that they were motivated, and once we were in trouble, we couldn't see a single figure. Now a big savior has finally come, and the fertile land of those rich people is distributed to everyone. With those fertile fields, even if this year's harvest is a little worse, give Leader Li some of them, we will not only be able to survive this disaster year, but also have a little surplus. ”

"Yes, old patriarch! If it weren't for Leader Li killing those rich people and bullies, and distributing some food to us, it is estimated that more than half of the people in the village would have starved to death, or all fled the famine. Otherwise, they will all starve to death in the village! A young man in his early twenties said excitedly.

Immediately afterwards, the old village chief wiped the corners of his eyes, his tone was paused, and he turned to say: "Fellow villagers, Leader Li treats us well, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Cheng Entong is rebuilt." In this case, Leader Li has already established a new yamen in Yuzhong City, and it is best for us to send these people to the yamen and hand them over to Leader Li. ”

In an instant, everyone seemed to have an understanding and understood the old village chief's intentions, why did they stop everyone from killing those imperial eagle dogs? Obviously, this is to show loyalty to Leader Li and show their recognition of the Yuzhongcheng County Ya.

Thinking of this, someone immediately shouted: "Old patriarch, you are right, we will all listen to you!" Only by handing over these eagle dogs of the imperial court to Leader Li can we show our attitude and swear to stand on their side to resist the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court. ”

Pedal, pedal, pedal...

A sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, interrupting the conversation of the villagers, and everyone couldn't help but look up, seeing the war horses galloping, and a team of dozens of soldiers rushing straight to them, everyone subconsciously became nervous, and some people couldn't help but be afraid: "Old patriarch, there is a situation, why did someone suddenly come?" It can't be a rebel army that rebels elsewhere, right~? ”

As soon as the words fell, the crowd suddenly stirred, instinctively took a step back, gathered together, all vigilant, and their bodies were tense, but the old patriarch was calm and calm, and with a wave of his old and wrinkled right hand, he comforted: "Don't be nervous, let's see the situation first, panic and fear can't solve the problem." ”

The air seemed to be condensed, and everyone held their breath and stared silently at the same target, the sudden arrival of a group of cavalry getting closer and closer. The three eagle dogs of the Ming court glanced at each other, the people on both sides showed hopeful eyes, and the person in the middle shook his head slightly and whispered, "It's not the army of the imperial court." ”

Hearing this, the people on both sides suddenly showed disappointment, and almost lowered their heads in despair, and the people in the middle were also disappointed, muttering in their hearts: "How can there be such elite cavalry in the imperial court?" The best cavalry is only the Guanning Iron Cavalry, but how could the elite iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty appear here in Liaodong? ”

In a moment, with the sudden cavalry less than ten meters away, a cautious voice sounded beside the old village chief: "Old patriarch, do you see the person on the right side of the cavalry leader, does it look like Ma Xin's kid?" ”

After all, he was already old, and the old village chief blinked his cloudy eyes vigorously, still unable to see clearly, and the light became more and more intense, and his vision was even more blurred, and a timid voice sounded on his side: "Yes, that person looks like Brother Ma, with a dark complexion, a tall body, and extremely strong." ”

Immediately afterwards, the sharp-eyed people of the others echoed one after another, their expressions became relaxed, the tense atmosphere immediately faded, and some people murmured suspiciously: "Hey~ Didn't Brother Ma go to Yuzhong City and join the rebel army led by Leader Li?" Why did he come back all of a sudden? ”

Of course, the three people in the Ming court heard the whispers of the villagers, and their faces turned dark, even more ugly, with indescribable bitterness and despair.

In the confusion and surprise of the villagers, they could not continue to speculate and think deeply, the cavalry had already come closer, immediately grabbed the reins in their hands, their legs were even more tightly clamped between the horse's belly, and the horizontal knife was immediate, and the hooves of the war horse kicked in the air for a while, and then fell steadily, splashing dust.

Suddenly, with a burst of neighing of people, it echoed all around. The cavalry dismounted and headed for the villagers.

With the support of the two adults, the old village chief immediately greeted him, although he already had a guess in his heart, he still said as politely as loudly as possible: "I don't know where you soldiers come from?" Why did you come to us? ”

A person walked out from the right side, his pace quickened a little, and he took off his helmet as he walked, and said respectfully: "Patriarch Grandpa, I'm Ma Xin~!" It's only been a few days since you've been gone, have you forgotten me? ”

"Ah~ It's really Ashin!" At this moment, all the villagers were settled in their hearts, the old village chief felt the familiar breath of Ma Xin, Ma Xin replaced a young man to support himself, still respecting himself, after saying such a sentence, he turned to ask: "Ashin, who are these people who came with you?" It's not like Liu Fangliang and Liu Baili, who are long with them. ”

The black-faced Ma Xin hugged the old village chief and greeted him together, and at the same time introduced: "Old patriarch, this is our boss Li Zicheng, the leader Li you often talk about~!" ”

To everyone's surprise, the old village chief suddenly stopped, looked at Ma Xin with an angry face, and reproached: "Ashin, why are there really no rules? Are you still the offspring of our Majiatun walk? How can you be so presumptuous and call your boss by name?! ”

At this time, Li Zicheng, who was walking in the forefront, also took off his helmet, showed a warm smile, and saw that the old village chief was scolding Ma Xin, and hurriedly broke the siege: "Hey~ Old patriarch, you can't blame Ma Xin!" The people of our team, no matter where they go, no matter who leads the team, they are introduced to others in this way. You might as well think about it, when you first met Liu Fangliang, did his subordinates also introduce him like this? ”

Hearing this, the old village chief's crutch in his hand that knocked on Ma Xin stopped, and after thinking about it for a while, he completely put it down, and looked at Li Zicheng with a smile: "Leader Li, it's really like what you said~!" However, your team is really different from the other rebels, which of the other leaders is not showing off their might? After Majiatun gets the benefits, he will go away immediately, how can he care about the life or death of our poor people? ”

Li Zicheng showed a smile that he thought was very approachable, but it was actually very obscene, and said politely: "Old patriarch, don't be so polite!" Compared to your advanced age, I am just a junior, telling me to do my own thing, I am all my own person, there is no need to see the outside so much. ”

I have to say that he is worthy of being the oldest and most senior person in Majiatun, the old village chief's wrinkled face laughed, and his cloudy eyes showed shrewdness and wisdom. That, self-contained, why did you suddenly think about coming to Majiatun? Is there something wrong? ”

At this time, Li Zicheng was not allowed to answer, and Ma Xin, who was serving on the side, became excited, and hurriedly replied: "Old patriarch, this is the case, the boss heard that there is a one-eyed little black dog in our tun, and he is curious. No, I'll lead the boss here~! ”

The old village chief was in a good mood, Li Zicheng replaced another young man, and Ma Xin helped him turn back, still with a smile on his face, and said angrily: "You kid, how can Zicheng know about the one-eyed little black dog?" The one-eyed little black dog was born less than a month ago, and I heard about it in several nearby villages. I think it's your kid's moth who has been playing the idea of a one-eyed little black dog. ”

In an instant, Ma Xin showed a bitter gourd face, and was about to retort hard, but the corners of Li Zicheng's mouth showed a treacherous smile, and he immediately betrayed Ma Xin: "Hehe... Old patriarch, about the one-eyed little black dog, it was indeed Ma Xin who told me. However, I've loved having dogs since I was a kid. Therefore, as soon as I heard about a scarce breed like the one-eyed little black that I had never heard of, I couldn't help but come and take a look, touch it, and see it, so as to alleviate my love for dogs. ”

Ma Xin was immediately dumbfounded, and couldn't help but think of Liu Fangliang's meaningful words when he was about to come to Majiatun before leaving: "Hey~ Ashin, who are you looking for help?" I have to ask the boss for help, I think you are a bamboo basket to make a wedding dress for others. ”

Seeing that the boss and the patriarch talked happily, constantly flattering, and even more sloppy and undisciplined, and then thinking of being betrayed just now, Ma Xin immediately understood the true meaning of Liu Fangliang's words, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, muttering in his heart: "Hey~ It seems that he is still too young, why don't you listen to Captain Liu's reminder?" Okay, if this situation continues, the one-eyed little black dog must belong to someone else, and it has nothing to do with him. ”