Chapter 499: Heart-punishing
The farmhouse where Wang Niangzi and Jia Ming temporarily lived was close to the camp of the Shangguan gang. On the way there, passing by the camp of the Tianyi Gang, Ming Yi and Xia Huanfeng couldn't help but stop at their horses. In just a few days, the camp has become a shelter for outsiders, and useless sentry posts and doors have been cut down and turned into dry firewood. There were the cries of babies, the scolding of women, and the occasional scramble, a bedding or a garment left for the helpers.
Mingyi thinks that she is not a hard-hearted person, but she is by no means a saint, she can't get rid of her vulgarity, snobbery, and fear of trouble. Her brow furrowed, not wanting to look at it again: "Let's go." ”
Xia Huanfeng glanced at her and said with a smile: "Those who can go outside Chang'an City are all strong and lucky people, and the scene of starvation everywhere is probably never seen by Mingyi." ”
Ming Yi frowned, she hadn't seen it, but she could imagine that people no longer had the dignity of being human beings, like lost dogs, and the stories of those children eating were not uncommon in history. She didn't look back, and sighed: "If one day I fall into a situation where I live without dignity, please let me die happily." ”
Xia Huanfeng followed: "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood." Moreover, there are many things in the world that are more important than dignity. ”
Mingyi didn't know if it was okay: "For example? ”
"For example, if my life is on the verge of freezing to death, and there is a bedding in the crowd, will Mingyi beg for me, will he fight for me if he can't ask for it?" Xia Huanfeng said with a grin.
Mingyi really imagined such a picture, but he was still convinced: "Yes." ”
"So don't talk about life and death, as long as you live, it's always good."
"Will our camp also be encroached upon by the victims?" Mingyi was a little worried.
Xia Huanfeng shook his head and said: "Don't worry, our piece was originally farmland, and there are many farmers around, so I gave Qian Yin and asked them to guard it on their behalf." There will be young men who take turns guarding the gate of the camp. After all, our gang and the surrounding farmers are symbiotic and mutually beneficial. The camp built by the Tianyi gang is in the wasteland, and the cost is much lower, but once the gang leaves the camp, it will be unguarded. ”
Ming Yi understood that Xia Huanfeng was far more thoughtful than her and had a long-term vision. This man is fortunate to have fun and no ambitions, otherwise, there is nothing he can't do.
The Tianyi Gang's mistakes in site selection are not to blame Gong Junhao for their inconsiderate thinking, which is caused by their economic situation. Tianyi has too many people to feed, and there is no great improvement in business, so naturally they have to think about saving everywhere, how can they afford to buy fields. Second, no one expected that this interlocking beauty scheme, the framing of Yin San's death, the unbelievable death of Liu Yizong, and the promotion of Master Cui, Wei Ao, who was not recognized by his six relatives, became Jing Zhaoyin. Interlocking, the defeat of the Tianyi gang is decided. Otherwise, the Tianyi gang would not have moved back to Hangzhou in any way.
Sure enough, as Xia Huanfeng said, the camp of the Shangguan gang was as quiet and peaceful as it was first seen. Outside the camp, three or four peasants with farm tools patrolled back and forth, and the scattered homeless people did not dare to approach.
Xia Huanfeng went over to say hello to the patrolling peasants, gave a little reward, and instructed: "If the disaster victims come, you can let them walk west for two quarters of an hour, and they will see an abandoned camp where they can settle down." ”
Ming Yi took some silver money from his sleeve again: "This money is for the trouble of the eldest brother to buy some rice and noodles, and I thank you for seeing the helpless old and weak women and children who can give a hand." ”
The farmer took it and showed a straightforward smile: "The two ladies are kind-hearted, no wonder they look like bodhisattvas." Rest assured, when we see those who are really pitiful, we will always give a bowl of porridge to drink. It would be better to have the lady's money to help. ”
Xia Huanfeng dismounted, took Ming Yi to a farmhouse not far away, and said, "Ming Yi really has a bit of a bodhisattva heart. ”
Ming Yi laughed at himself: "I would never dare to be so self-conscious." Bodhisattvas are here to save people and all beings in the world, but I just want to do some good deeds to reduce the retribution brought about by unrighteous deeds. This is a real act of profiteer, and it is by no means pious, nor is it good-hearted. ”
Xia Huanfeng disagreed: "I don't know what injustice Mingyi can do." ”
Ming Yi stopped, facing him, and said: "The dart bureau transports private goods, and the loss is the tax paid by the imperial court, even if it goes to the hands of corrupt officials, and one percent is owed to the people of the world." Although it is a voluntary transaction, it is indispensable to ruin the family because of the high profits. Won't you accept a new little lady after the dew yard? Who is willing to fall into the fire pit? Isn't the purpose of those idlers raised by the martial arts hall to show off their martial arts and squeeze the safety money of the merchants? Isn't there a lot of thieves and smuggled goods in the underground market that hurt people here? We look clean in our hands, but how can we not get a little blood on the money we earn? It's just that there is no room for thought, and there is no room for false benevolence, and we have to go on like this, so I must also do some good deeds in front of the heavens, so that he can also record these good deeds and offset some of his sinful karma. ”
Xia Huanfeng thought silently, but was still puzzled: "We are not harmless. ”
"What the intention is, is the most unpredictable and unverifiable, whether it is the royal law or the way of heaven, what is seen and recognized is what kind of result it has actually led to. Therefore, it is evil to have good intentions and cause others to suffer. Doing merciful deeds with malice is also good. Ming Yi looked up and looked at the clear and lofty early winter, as if he could see the sun more than a thousand years later.
At this moment, her heart was also clear. She hasn't lost her original world, never. Those concepts that have been educated and instilled after thousands of years have always been in her bones, for example, the equality of human life, for example, the law does not punish the heart, for example, what she fears is not gods and Buddhas, but only to comfort her conscience.
The farmhouse was very clean, knocked on the door and entered, and the door was opened by a middle-aged woman with a graceful bearing, who should be Mrs. Wang, seeing that her clothes were of high quality and her skin was delicate, and she was obviously living a worry-free life. Sitting at the table and standing up was a middle-aged man of medium stature and a not very pleasant face, the most striking thing was that there was a big mole under his eyes, and there was hair on the mole, which looked a little obscene, which should be Jia Ming, the former master of Cheng Yan.
Xia Huanfeng introduced each of the three of them, Jia Ming looked Ming Yi up and down, and first made a difficulty: "I heard that the lady is a businessman in Chang'an, and she is not very old, why is she so interested in the bloody case of the four families back then?" ”
Ming Yi explained unhurriedly: "I am now the acting leader of the Shangguan Gang, and there is a brother in the gang who is also a victim of the four major bloody cases, and I promised to seek the truth for him. It's just that he can't come and meet with them in person because he has a problem, so I came on his behalf. ”
Wang Niangzi Shi Shiran made a salute: "For many years, it has been a serious illness in my heart to clear my grandfather's grievances and find the enemy who killed my father. It's just that he was timid and afraid of death back then, but later he had children, and he had to take care of the responsibility of parenting, so he didn't dare to stand up, and he didn't even dare to mention the origin of his family. Now that my children have grown up, I am also fearless, and I hope that this time, we can unite as one to find the evildoers. 2k reading network