Just when Zheng Hangpei kept staring at the bowl in front of him without saying a word, a beggar sitting on his right said, "I said, have you heard that there is going to be a war soon?" ”

The man who said this was a beggar named Dongzi, in his twenties, slender and long, with eyes so small that he always seemed to be drooping, as if he had not woken up.

It was he who brought Zheng Hangpei, who was desperate at the time, into the ranks of beggars.

"Who did you listen to?" Another beggar asked.

Zheng Hangpei could hear that it was a beggar named Zhang Feng who was spoken, and they used to call him by his nickname, Zhang Madman.

As the name suggests, people are crazy and crazy, and they don't have a serious appearance.

The beggar named Dongzi replied: "When I begged for tea from the shopkeeper on the edge of the teahouse that day, I listened to the people inside chatting, and as soon as I heard that there was going to be a war, I listened to the meeting outside the teahouse. ”

Madman Zhang said: "Then what did they say? ”

Dongzi replied: "I heard that it was caused by the burning of the house of a person named Zheng Jin, anyway, I don't know why, Zheng Jin's eldest son Zheng Hangsu went to Chen Zhou to find Zhou Peng, the king of Pingkang, after the house was burned, and then Zhou Peng went to help him investigate the reason why his house was burned, and it is said that the investigation was sent by the prince to burn it, so King Pingkang, as the brother of Zheng Jin's friend of life and death, decided to avenge his brother. ”

When Dongzi spoke, he didn't care that the expression on Zheng Hangpei's face, who was sitting next to him, changed from his original indifference to a sudden frown.

He continued: "If this war really starts, our life will be very difficult! ”

Madman Zhang said disdainfully: "Even if there is a war, what does it have to do with us?" We don't get involved in the war, no matter how they fight! ”

Dongzi glanced at him and said, "Are you stupid?" If there is a real fight, then everyone else will have to take care of themselves, and there will be money to give us? Besides, do you know if there will be a ruthless person on either side who will attack the city and start slaughtering it? ”

Madman Zhang said: "Then according to what you said, if we really fight, not only will we not be able to get money, but we may also be in danger of our lives at that time?" ”

At this time, another beggar who had not spoken up, known as Ah Fu, said: "Dongzi, you still haven't said it all, when the war starts, we may be included in the army by which side, after all, both sides may suffer heavy casualties in a fight, and we will expand the army from the people. Then there is a real possibility that you will die on the battlefield. ”

Dongzi said: "Yes, there is still this possibility. So, if you can, it's better not to fight. ”

Madman Zhang sighed and said: "The matter of this war, it's not that we can't fight if we don't let it go, and in the end, don't some people have the final say?" ”

Dongzi also sighed: "Yes, we are just little minions." ”

As they said this, Zheng Hangpei suddenly stood up.

Dongzi sat on his left, and when he saw him stand up, he looked up at him, "Why are you going?" You won't be afraid of this as soon as you talk about the imminent war! ”

Zheng Hangpei didn't make a sound, just walked forward.

Dongzi felt strange, so he also stood up, walked to his side, and said to him, "Little brother, where are you going?" Want to change places to beg? When the time comes, you will have no one to protect you. ”

He knows too well the rules of being a beggar, and if he is a beggar alone, he will be bullied wherever he goes.

He saw that he was too pitiful, so he led him to his side.

He looked at his face and felt that something was not quite right with him, and it seemed that there was not fear but hatred on his face.

I heard Zheng Hangpei reply to him: "Thank you for taking me in these days, but now I'm leaving." ”

Dongzi said: "What? Leave? Where do you want to go? Didn't you say you were an orphan without a father or mother? ”

Zheng Hangpei said: "I have no father and no mother because I have enemies, and it was my enemies who killed my parents, and now I want to seek revenge on them." ”

Dongzi grabbed him and said, "Just like you to take revenge?" Who have you beaten? ”

Zheng Hangpei said: "Brother, don't keep me, I have made up my mind." ”

Dongzi saw his resolute attitude and said, "But, how do you go, walking?" Where is your home? Where is your enemy? ”

Zheng Hangpei originally wanted to go to Chen Zhou to find his brother first, but now it was inconvenient for him to tell Dongzi the truth, so he just said: "My enemy is indeed a little far away, so I need a horse." Can you help me scrape together the money to buy a horse? ”

Dongzi laughed when he heard this, and said, "Brother, do you know how much a horse costs?" ”

"How much?"

Dongzi stretched out ten fingers and said, "You can't get down without ten taels of silver." ”

Zheng Hangpei fell silent when he heard this.

But, even if he walks, he has to go. However, he didn't know how far Chen Zhou was from here, so he asked Dongzi: "Chen Zhou walks from here, how many days can he get there?" ”

Dongzi: "Let's go?" Do you want to walk? Then let me tell you, you can't walk for a month. Not only will you not be able to get there, but you may also be exhausted halfway through. ”

As far as his legs hurt when he didn't move, he must have a weak kneecap, and it was good to be able to walk for two days in a row without accidents.

Zheng Hangpei listened to Dongzi's words, and his eyes dimmed instantly.

Dongzi saw that he was suddenly disappointed, and a feeling of pity for him suddenly arose in his heart.

This child is distressing, and when he saw him walking away in despair on the street that day, he relented and brought him to his beggars' ranks, just to think that he was like a child who had been forgotten and abandoned by the world.

He said ruthlessly: "That's it, if you really want to take revenge, my brother will steal a horse for you!" ”

Previously, he was just begging because he was idle and didn't want to do things, but he had never done anything like stealing chickens and dogs, and today I saw that he was too pitiful, so I wanted to help him steal a horse on the road.

However, if you steal and steal, you can't steal the one who doesn't seem to be rich, you have to steal a rich man's horse.

Even if it is robbing the rich and helping the poor.

Zheng Hangpei listened to Dongzi's words, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart.

His horse was stolen by someone, and stealing someone's horse can be considered a flattening.

However, stealing is not a trivial matter, not to mention stealing a horse, in case someone is caught, this will go to jail.

"It's not easy, is it?"

Dongzi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my brother won't let people catch me." Brother has a way. ”

Zheng Hangpei said gratefully: "Then there is Brother Lao." ”

Dongzi said: "However, you have to go with me and keep an eye on some people for me." ”

Zheng Hangpei said: "Well, that's nature. ”

The horse was stolen for himself, how could he stay out of it?