37. It's better to die than to live (I)
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"When was the last time you saw the sea? I vaguely remember that I just said goodbye to my teacher and went out on a long trip, and went down the Yangtze River, although the water of the Yangtze River is extremely wide, but the bumpy sea still made me fall in love with the feeling of the rest of my life, which is really a medal for warriors. Later, I saw the spectacular Zhejiang tide in the south of Wu County, and the tide that was several feet high could only be set off by a behemoth like the sea. ”
"It turns out that you are not a safe guy, everyone thought that after you finished your studies, you secretly returned to the lord to assist, but I didn't know that you were actually traveling in the mountains and rivers I don't know how long it took to be willing to go back."
"It's not as carefree as you say, it's just that I've seen the scenery of the north and heard the teacher talk about the terroir of the south, so I'm a little interested in the so-called 'barbarian land' in other people's mouths, but it can't be denied that the harvest is indeed not small."
"Interesting and interesting, since there is still some distance from the destination, Xianmou might as well tell me about your travel experience here."
"Okay, you Xun Binruo, you want to talk about the white wolf, you want to get valuable intelligence from me without taking out something, don't you think you should be a businessman? Maybe it's better than the shop guys in Na Na Na State. ”
"Yes, yes, now any casual guy can shepherd a state, but you and I are also well-educated people, but we have to run around and work hard for that little possible dawn, this world really makes people don't know whether to praise or spurn."
"If it weren't for this troubled world, you and I might not even be able to see such a dawn. Just talking about that little guy. Do you really think that with that kind of person who can afford the huge family business in Bingzhou today, a mere puppet may not know it. ”
"But Xianmou, it seems that your father's opinion of that young man is not low, how can you ......"
"Haha, if you are still good, you will lose your temper with just a few words, this time you will lose convincingly."
"You...... Why do you have to work so hard all the time......"
The two friends seemed to fall silent for a moment, perhaps reminiscing about some of their past, perhaps touching some hidden heartstrings, or just being embarrassed for some reason.
After a long time. When a faint dark gray outline can be seen on the hazy sea. As if some strange switch had been activated, the two looked at each other and smiled, and looked at the distant scenery together.
"It's no wonder that with Gongsun Bogui's ability, there is no way to take you, and it is indeed surprising and easy to defend and difficult to attack to choose such a place for Benji. It's just that it looks like it's still a little bit smaller after all. I'm afraid I can't accommodate too many people. ”
As you get closer and closer to your destination. The two of them could finally see the scenery in front of them completely - it was an island about 5,000 steps long from east to west, and although it was impossible to estimate the distance between north and south due to the angle of view, it should also be a considerable distance away. Although the distance from the coast is not far away, it is enough to become an easy fortress to defend and difficult to attack.
The vegetation on the island is lush and green, and although the neighboring Youbeiping County has not yet escaped the influence of the drought, it can feel the vigorous vitality here, and there is only a shallow inlet between the two.
"Two distinguished guests, I have sent them here according to the orders of Qu Shuai, and someone else will come to meet them on the next journey, and if the two distinguished guests have no other instructions, I will go back to the village. And thank you for the copper coins, the color of those copper coins is really good, much better than the merchants who came to collect the seafood, and they are heavy and bright, and they will definitely buy a lot of good things for my mother. ”
The two of them had just set foot on the land again, and before they could get rid of the dizziness caused by the bumps of the waves, the fisherman who was responsible for sending them to the island was about to leave, but when he saw that there was no other movement in his eyes, only a messy beach and strange rocks washed by the sea, how could the two people who were slightly worried in their hearts let the fisherman get away so lightly.
"Has this little brother always lived in that fishing village by the sea? Are you familiar with the terroir of the island? ”
"This ...... I still have to go home to take care of my mother, if I go back late, she will worry about me. ”
"It's okay, as long as you answer our questions, you can get more beautiful copper coins, not only can you buy more things for your mother, but maybe you can also help you get a daughter-in-law~"
"Then you hurry up and ask, I will tell you everything I know." Sure enough, this transformation is not too fast.
However, such a result has long been expected by the two of them, or it is strange that it is not such a result.
"Then tell me about your village and the nearby seaside villages, as well as the situation on this island over the years."
Seeing that there still seemed to be no sign of anyone on the island to greet him, the man known as Binruo fortunately chattered about his daily routine.
"I haven't left the village much since I was born, and the farthest away is to go out to sea to fish on weekdays, and then to catch up with the market when there is a market in the village to pick up fish to the market to make a little money or exchange something. Originally, there were no people on this island, but I heard people in the same village say that there are many snakes and birds on it. My mother is a child, so I don't let me go to the island, but Wang Wu and Wu Qi of the same village are bold, not only on the island a few times, but also caught a very big snake again, and gave it to the lord of the county, but I heard that the old man slammed the door very much, because he didn't want to give a reward, he sent someone to beat the two of them, and since then I haven't heard the news of someone going to the island. ”
"So when did these people on the island get here now?"
"Hmm...... It was probably seven or eight years ago, or maybe a little earlier...... That's right! I remembered that year, I heard that the barbarians in the north were causing trouble again, but I met a god with high mana, and not only was easily repelled by the god man, but also many barbarians were ignited by the god man. Swear never to be a thief again. This story was widely spread in the village, and I loved to hear such stories when I was young, but now that I think about it, I am afraid that it is just a trick of adults to tease us children, how can there be such a powerful person? If it's really that powerful, even the emperor in the capital should be invited to eat meat, drink wine, and sleep on a warm mattress every day...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I accidentally said something irrelevant and made the guest smile. ”
"It's okay, the person who picked us up hasn't arrived yet, and we just want to hear more, the story is interesting. Let's move on. ”
"That was in that year. Several Taoist masters and feng shui masters came to our village, and I heard that they also went to several other villages by the sea, but they lived in our village for the longest time, and Li Er of our village was also taken away by several masters. I heard that it was the master who raised his qualifications. What kind of 'manufacturable material'. A master is a master. That Li Er has been very smart since he was a child, and he couldn't understand anything for a long time, and he made it clear with a few strokes on the ground, and the old village chief of our village also said that he would be a character in the future. ”
"Do you know what those strangers came to you for?"
"I don't know. I only know that a few masters hired my father and a few of my uncles to go to this island on the boat, and they also brought a lot of things that I heard were called 'magic weapons', I don't know what it is, anyway, I know that I have seen once in my life The big people took a boat to this island and stayed on this island for a long time and then came back, no one was bitten by snakes, nor was they pecked by fierce birds, and then they left, mysterious and strange. Oh, by the way, I seem to remember that they didn't bring those 'magic weapons' with them when they came back, and I don't know if they were thrown on the island or in the sea, and my father and uncle didn't seem to say what they saw and did on the island, anyway, it's better for us little people to leave the big guys alone, otherwise maybe one day we will be damned......"
"The 'magic weapon' of the mysterious person? Could it be that the legendary character, it seems that this mission may have some unexpected gains, is this the legendary 'method of breaking the dragon', but it makes people a little excited. ”
Just as the young fisherman was telling what he had seen, Yuan Fang, who had been standing quietly on the side, suddenly had an inexplicable smile on his face, but his voice was not loud, so he was easily overshadowed by the voice of the fisherman who was on the rise, and even the man named "Binruo" only heard a scaly claw intermittently.
Out of trust in his friend, Bin Ruo did not interrupt the fisherman's narration, but continued to guide the direction of the topic.
“…… After those people left, it took more than half a year, and I heard that there seemed to be natural disasters and troubles in the south, but our village was small, and the old village chief said that this small also had small benefits, and no one cared. I thought about it, and it really made sense, if I saw a big fish at sea, I would definitely find a way to catch it. But if it's a small fish that is less than the size of a palm, unless it crashes into my net or hook, I will never pay attention to it. ”
For the fisherman's simple words, the two thoughtful guys glanced at each other, and saw the embarrassment and helplessness in each other's eyes.
However, such feelings come and go faster for the two of them, after all, the two of them have already engraved their wishes and ambitions into their bones, and even if there is an occasional wavering, they will immediately leave them behind.
"After more than half a year, a large group of people came to our village, maybe seven or eight hundred, maybe three or five thousand...... Who knows, I've never seen so many people before, some of them are very tattered, and some of them look like they come out of a solid family. Some are so fierce, and some look very kind and knowledgeable. There were men and women, old and young, but the only thing they had in common was that they all had strips of earthy yellow cloth wrapped around their heads, and they all looked clean. ”
Such a characteristic costume can be said to be only one without a semicolon in the late Han Dynasty, but for the two people who have long been aware of the background of the person they are going to visit on this trip, such a message can be said to be something that they have known for a long time, and it is natural that they will not make waves when they hear it at this time.
"There are a lot of them, many of them have weapons in their hands, and the people in the lead are quite fierce. They found the old village chief and said that they were going to this island, and they needed our village to prepare a boat for them to go to the island, and they also asked us to prepare food for them. The land around our village could not grow anything, and our ancestors left a legacy to prevent the forest from being touched. Therefore, what we eat depends mainly on the production of the sea, and it is common for us to be unlucky and hungry, so how can we have surplus food for them.
Because of this incident, the old village chief quarreled with those fierce leaders, and finally made a move, but they had weapons in their hands, and we couldn't beat them even if they copied the guys. Therefore, they had to go to the sea to catch fish for them, and they had to give them dried wild vegetables that they had easily saved at home and food they had exchanged for from the market. It took us five days to get them all to the island. ”
"I see that the relationship between the people in your village and the island is not bad, but I didn't expect that there would be such a period at the beginning."
"Because I heard that the leader of the group was a very good man, not only used secret methods to make the snakes on the island no longer hurt people, but also made the fierce birds and beasts become docile. Fields were also carved out on the island. It can even grow 'food' in the sea. We learned a few hands, and although we were still hungry when we were unlucky, it was much better than before. ”
"It's fun to grow food in the sea. It's so much fun. Yuan Fang listened to the fisherman's story. couldn't help but show a slight mocking look on the side. However, because his voice was low, it did not let the fisherman notice.
"Later, the big leader negotiated with our new village chief and gave our village some weapons. He sent someone to teach us how to use weapons, and told us that if anyone showed good intentions, the girls and widows of the island would marry him. I didn't believe it at first, because the people sent from the island are so powerful, and five or six young people in our village are not his opponents, I heard that because he is the 'Yellow Turban Army' of Laoshzi, he is a very powerful profession, how can he look at the baby from this small place in our village. But I never expected that Li Xiaosi, who had the most strength in our village in the first two years, could hold on alone for a long time in the hands of the people sent on the island, and he really became close to the girl on the island, and the girl's appearance was ...... Hey hey ......"
"Is that so? So did the villagers in your village organize a group outing in addition to going fishing? Or are the people of the island leading you out to other places? ”
"This ...... I don't think there should be, except for the occasional people on the island who ask the villagers in our village to help us go outside to change some things, I haven't been in contact with the outside again, and even if I go outside to change things, there are only three or two people at most each time. It's just that because this kind of thing is more oily and watery, and the guy who is not very clever is not allowed to do it, so I never got a chance. ”
"I see, I see, listening to my brother's words really opened my eyes. Come, this money is not much, but it is enough for you to go to the market and pull a few feet of cloth to make new clothes for the old lady. ”
Vaguely feeling that a few unclear shadows seemed to flash in the distance, and after getting a lot of unexpected information, the young man named Binruo ended his conversation with the fisherman and took out a bag containing nearly a hundred five baht coins.
Although this amount of money is nothing in the eyes of these two people now, they are not the kind of gentlemen who are not suffering from the people's suffering, even if they are dressed brightly now, they have had sad and hard years, and they know that the world is difficult. Such a sum of money may be in the capital of Luoyang, no, not to mention the most prosperous capital of the Han Dynasty, even in the metropolis where Chinese clothes are everywhere such as Wancheng, Yecheng, Linzi, Tancheng, and Chengdu, it is not a big amount, but in this kind of rural despicable place, it is a lot of wealth, and it can buy about one acre of land (note).
In the face of such a generous "tip", the fisherman who got a cheap one is naturally grateful, after all, this kind of windfall income does not need to be handed over to the people on the island, as long as it is not too lax in his mouth, no one will notice his "windfall income".
It's just that the attention of the two people he thanked has been taken away from him at this time, although it is still a little unclear, but according to the trembling branches and the colors faintly peeking out of the bushes, it is certain that the main lord has arrived.
Sure enough, the two people who had been waiting long enough didn't wait any longer, and after only about a cup of tea, the appearance of the person who came to greet them was already roughly visible, and the two of them also showed a dissatisfied look on their faces at the right time.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Lord Qu Shuai has already instructed us, saying that the two distinguished guests should come out early to greet us in person when they come to our poor country, but something happened on the island a few days ago, which stumbled Lord Qu Shuai, so please forgive me for the rudeness."
Except for the person who spoke first, who was wearing a yellow cloth robe with a slightly white pulp, the rest of the dozens of relatives were all dressed in half-body leather armor, whitened linen pants, and dark leggings.
The faces of these people are very normal, although they can't be compared with those well-nourished and ruddy face of the noble children of the gate, but among the common people, they can be regarded as well-off, Kong Wu's powerful body makes people believe in the combat ability of this team at a glance, and the earthy yellow turban on the top of their heads faintly reveals an inexplicable taste of madness.
It seems that this army seems to be quite good, and perhaps even in the troops of Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao, who are fighting, it seems that it can be called an elite pawn.
"What a boring trick." It's just that for Yuan Fang, who has already learned the details of the other party through various channels, the other party's "welcome etiquette" is really too unpopular.
"The two of us came to invite Gongsun Qushuai to participate in the grand event on the order of the Marquis of Yi, but now it seems that Gongsun Qushuai has other important matters that cannot be separated from him, although I am a little sorry for the entrustment of the Marquis of Yixiang, but we still report the situation of your department to the Marquis of Yi, and tell him such a regrettable news. Of course, the materials that have been sent to your ministry before should be handed over to friends by the Marquis of Yi Xianghou and Gongsun Qushuai. ”
With Yuan Fang's words, it was obvious that the other party's face seemed to be getting worse and worse, but in the face of the aggressive attitude of dozens of people on the other side and the sea behind him, which was not too far away, but it was by no means an idle place, Yuan Fang and the young man named "Bin Ruo" arched their hands to the other party:
"In this case, I will take my leave." x2。
At that moment, the upright posture of the two people revealed indescribable chic.
Note: The 100 yuan can buy an acre of land here refers to the saline-alkali land that can hardly be cultivated by the sea, and only such land will be so cheap, otherwise if it is good land, it will not be available without 3,000 yuan in peacetime, and the price will not be cheap to this extent even in the turbulent years, after all, the price of land is often directly linked to the output capacity of land. (To be continued......)