The night butcher soon brought in a woodcutter who was chopping wood.

The woodcutter didn't want to come, and felt that he had delayed cutting wood, so Zhang Xiaolei gave him a penny.

He took the silver, and saw that Zhang Xiaolei seemed to be a broad owner, so he said that his firewood was not ordinary, and he sold it to large families, and he could earn three dollars of silver.

Zhang Xiaolei gave three coins.

The woodcutter also said that today is not only a matter of firewood, but also that he has to dig ginseng in the mountains today, and he has to give at least one or two pieces of silver.

So the night butcher slapped him in the mouth, knocked out one of his teeth, and pressed his head to the ground, and rubbed it vigorously, until the woodcutter's face was not covered with good skin, and the flesh was covered with mud, and the night butcher spat on his wound with a mouthful of thick phlegm, and scolded angrily: "Dog, do you want money?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare......" The woodcutter covered his face and said bitterly, "Master, just ask, I'll go to the river to wash my face after asking." ”

Zhang Xiaolei said curiously: "You said that Tanghua Village was occupied, what happened?" ”

"Oh, the son of the village chief of Natanghua Village was originally a showman, but later he was lucky and bright, and he won the ...... of lifting," said the woodcutter, "and after winning the lift, he has 180 acres of land and does not have to pay taxes." And the village chief also said that there are nobles in the village, and this so-called one-person chicken ascends to heaven, so that the villagers have a mouth of meat. ”

Zhang Xiaolei said casually: "That is to make a person gain the Tao, and the chicken and dog will ascend to heaven." ”

The woodcutter nodded again and again: "That's what it means, the village chief's name is Jiang Dahai, and his speech is deceitful, and the villagers are on the road, so they go to the place where his son Jiang Xiujiang raises people." ”

"And then?"

"After the villagers farmed, they got less. Some people try to reason, but everyone is a pariah, how can they reason with others? It's a mess of identity. Jiang Juren sent a big stick to beat it, so everyone went to complain to the government. ”

Zhang Xiaolei shook his head and said, "What's the use of going to the government?" The county magistrate didn't dare to take care of people's affairs, who knows if the imperial court would issue an order tomorrow and let Najiang Juren be the boss of the county magistrate. ”

The woodcutter said again and again: "That's the reason, the government doesn't dare to care about the Jiang Juren, but they painted a big and round pie before, and bought the villagers' land at a low price." Now everyone has no land to plant, so they have to live as usual, mixing food and clothing. ”

Zhang Xiaolei frowned and said: "That Jiang Ju has no king's law, it is really bold!" ”

"He also bullied men and women, and there were even more wives and concubines in the house."

"I see."

Zhang Xiaolei waved his hand and asked the woodcutter to wash his face.

He muttered: "I didn't expect there to be such evil people in Tanghua Village, and I don't know if my father and mother were affected." ”

"It turns out that Mr. Zhang's father and mother are ...... in Tanghua Village," the night butcher said casually, "maybe he is dead?" ”

"Nonsense!"

"No, maybe you're still alive?"

"If you don't talk much, I hate to tear your mouth apart!"

Zhang Xiaolei said seriously: "This Jiang Ju is too deceitful, I want to get close to him to find out, but he is a nobleman, and I don't know how to get in touch with him." ”

"Mr. Zhang has a lot of money, so he might as well be a rich businessman from afar?"

"No, the lowliest is the merchant, where will he meet me?"

"Then with your identity as a master of ten, will he still give face?"

Zhang Xiaolei smiled bitterly: "I was named a master of ten people, it was about ten days ago, how could this news spread so quickly, I guess they haven't heard of me yet." Besides, the name on the rivers and lakes doesn't work for them. ”

"That's just as well." The night butcher said seriously, "If Mr. Zhang wants to make friends with Jiang Juren, it is not difficult, I can help with this." ”

"Oh? Do you have a way? ”

"Of course there is, but I have to add five taels of gold."

"If you really have a way, it will not hurt to give you this gold. It's just that people like you actually say that they can have a way to make it difficult for me to sleep. ”

"Mr. Zhang, don't look down on my Lao Tu, you just wait!"

Zhang Xiaolei was stunned.

The words of the Night Butcher made him fall into deep thought.

The night butcher pulled him on his horse and continued towards Tanghua Village.

When he walked to the entrance of Tanghua Village, Zhang Xiaolei finally spoke: "I thought all the way, you called yourself Lao Tu before, this is not right, you should call yourself Lao Ye." ”

"Although I call myself the Night Butcher on the road, my real name is Tu."

"I see."

Zhang Xiaolei was relieved.

The two of them entered Tanghua Village, where there were no men, so they must have gone to farming.

When the women saw outsiders coming from the village, they all watched with curiosity.

Zhang Xiaolei, on the other hand, is looking for the well in his memory.

It's a pity that he didn't see the well here, and he had already arrived in Jiangfu.

Presumably, the former home should be on the other side.

Most of the houses in Tanghua Village are simple, but Jiangfu is extremely beautiful, and when the gate is closed, it is made as big as two ordinary houses, and people who don't know it see it at first glance, and think it is the entrance of the village.

Outside the Jiang Mansion, there were two family guards in the courtyard, they saw Zhang Xiaolei and the night butcher coming, and saw that Zhang Xiaolei was a little arrogant, so they said politely: "This is the Jiang Mansion, I don't know where the two of them came from, who are their names, and what are the things?" ”

The night butcher shouted: "I am the night butcher, this lord is Zhang Xiaolei, I went to Luoyang on the order of the Tianshui Jiang family, passing by here, I heard that your lord is also surnamed Jiang, and I want to borrow it here." ”

"Tianshui Jiang's father-in-law......" the family Ding said curiously, "Do you have a certificate?" ”

The Night Butcher pulled out a sign from his bosom: "Take it." ”

Jia Ding hurriedly took the sign with both hands: "Our master has seen the Jiang family's wooden card, and he must be able to identify the authenticity." Please wait a moment, and I'll go in and report. ”

He hurriedly entered the Jiang Mansion, while Zhang Xiaolei lit a cigarette and waited quietly.

After about a stick of incense, a figure suddenly ran out of it.

The man looked at his age of about thirty, he almost fell down when he ran, and exclaimed: "There are magpies flying in the house this morning, so I said that there will be good things, but I didn't expect it to be a friend of the Jiang family." ”

The night butcher hurriedly gave Zhang Xiaolei a look.

Zhang Xiaolei jumped off the horse and said politely: "Is it Jiang Juren?" I've admired the daimyo for a long time, and I've wanted to visit for a long time. ”

"I'm older than you, it's ......good if you call me brother," Jiang Xiu took Zhang Xiaolei's hand and said cordially, "You are the Jiang family's father, which is equivalent to my brother." This journey is full of wind and dust, and I will ask someone to prepare a wine banquet to catch you and wash the dust. ”

Zhang Xiaolei said gratefully: "The little brother is just staying for a night, how dare he bother my brother to bother so much?" ”

"It's all brothers, you're welcome!" Jiang Xiu said solemnly.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Jiang Xiu led Zhang Xiaolei all the way, took him inside, and said with emotion: "Where is my brother from and what is he doing?" ”

Zhang Xiaolei said with a smile: "My younger brother doesn't have the ability of my brother, he was originally a native of Tanghua Village, and now he is one of the top ten people." ”

"Going to the rivers and lakes?"

A touch of disdain suddenly appeared on Jiang Xiu's face, and he quickly concealed it again.

He let go of Zhang Xiaolei's hand, and said with a forced smile: "Those who go to the rivers and lakes are all three religions and nine streams, and they are also three indiscriminate. These three abilities are not worthy of being friends with the Jiang family's bus, and the younger brother is among the top ten people, but he can serve the orders of the Jiang family, and he must have the ability to reach the sky. And you are also a local, and I look at you even more kindly, come and come, follow me into the house. ”

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