Volume 1 The Journey Chapter 10 The Journey (3)
Along the way, I saw all the misery and helplessness in this world, and Zhang Bingzhong (the word Jingxuan) has been sighing in his heart. I can't help but have a trace of compassion in my heart, as if I have resonated with the Buddhas in the Maijishan Grottoes, and even have a sense of seclusion in my heart. Often, when this kind of thought arises, it is followed by thinking about what you should do in the moment, how to deal with yourself?......
The weather gradually became colder, Bingzhong traveled back from the depths of the Qinling Mountains, and sometimes thought about it, those brothers had a good time during this time, and they could only think about this matter, what should they do in the future? It is tiring to think about whether to seize fame from literature, or to accumulate military merits by practicing martial arts. A drizzle of cold wind woke up Xiao Liuzi, and he took his coat and continued to move forward. After walking out of dozens of miles, the cold rain gradually stopped, and a slight figure could be seen on the mountain road. Not long after encountering a mountain beam, I decided to find a farmhouse or a mountain shop to rest when I crossed the mountain beam, and there were about seven or eight horsemen and horses coming in front of me. I opened this mountain, and I planted this road. ...... Shouting old lines noisily. Xiao Liuzi thought to himself and smiled secretly, he just happened to be successful in his studies, and he happened to use the thieves here to train his soldiers. So he didn't stop talking, and watched the performance of this gang of thieves very patiently. After the old lines were finished, the bandits found that the guy on the other side was unmoved and silent. was stunned for a moment, and the leader continued to shout: The person in front of him quickly put down his belongings and flee, otherwise he will leave you and others dead. Xiao Liuzi loosened his muscles, moistened his throat and said: "Is it? What if I didn't?" As soon as Xiao Liuzi said this, this gang of thieves was more and more overwhelmed, and it was really a bit of a dilemma. One of them heard a roar, and his horse came to kill him, and the rest of the thieves saw someone rushing forward, and they also rushed up. Xiao Liuzi saw that it was exactly what I wanted, so he patted the horse and rushed over. Xiao Liuzi slammed left and right on the horse, sprinting back and forth left and right, and dragged down three or four people. Xiao Liuzi thought to himself, this is too weak, this is the shearing mountain bandit on the mountain, the weak one is like a farmer and a livestock farmer, as if it is not a little stronger. Even the guy on his body was half down before he could use it, and he couldn't help but be stunned at the moment, who knew that in this stunned moment, seven or eight thieves hula all ran out. It made Xiao Liuzi not know why, so he could only continue to hurry.
It didn't take long for more than a dozen riders to rush down in the woods on both sides of the mountain road, led by a middle-aged man with a purple face and an open face. The people around him were all tall and short, and ugly and handsome. At first glance, I thought it was the same as the troupe on the stage, tall and short, strange shapes, each with its own characteristics. I saw the big man ask: It was the hero in front of me who defeated my sons. As soon as Xiao Liuzi saw such a battle, his scalp was numb, and he muttered in his heart, thinking that this was not the same thing as what the storyteller said. So I calmed down and said: It's me, what's the matter. The middle-aged man said: Today, I will wait to arrest you, so that I can go back and give an explanation to my sons. More than a dozen men and horses immediately gathered, raised their hands and held all kinds of weapons, and besieged them. As soon as Xiao Liuzi heard this, he picked up the bow and arrow without saying anything, and swished the purple-faced man's turban. With a pop, an arrow hit the turban knot and brushed the scalp. Suddenly frightened, this purple face shrank his neck violently, oops! What a powerful little student! More than ten people were preparing to attack, and they suddenly didn't know what to do. I saw the purple-faced man turn over and dismount, arch his hands and say: Heroic and slow, we have something to say, let's have something to say. When Xiao Liuzi heard this, he didn't bow down, sat quietly on horseback, listened carefully with a bow and arrow in his hand, and watched him prepare to say something. How do you know that this purple face said: We are honest and honest dealers, only because of the compulsion of life, we have to be thieves and bandits. If the hero doesn't believe it, you can tell the truth in my mountain. As soon as Xiao Liuzi heard this, he didn't feel that he was spraying rice, and looked at these bandits who didn't look like bandits with more playful eyes. The purple face probably read countless people and saw Xiao Liuzi's inner thoughts, so he walked forward and said to Xiao Liuzi in an apologetic posture. We don't mean anything malicious, we just want to ask the hero for relief. Xiao Liuzi thought that he had become a mountain bandit, and it was strange for people to be relieved. Suddenly curiosity soared, so he nodded and said Okay, then go up to the village and have a look. Hearing Xiao Liuzi say this, someone suddenly jumped off the horse, ran to Xiao Liuzi at a trot, and led Xiao Liuzi's horse head to lead the horse forward.
It turns out that the mountain beam here is called Lijiapo, and this mountain beam is not high, and it is not low. There is a slight gentle slope towards the outside of the mountain, and when you climb over the top of the mountain, it is naturally formed by the gathering of the surrounding mountains, which is a good valley that is like spring all year round. Presumably, this group of thieves saw such a good place and gathered here, and when they walked into this valley, they saw a few homeless people and honest people, and there were about a dozen families. Xiao Liuzi came to the sheng tent hall surrounded by a group of people, and the head of the house said: Little hero, what do you think? The old man didn't tell a lie. Xiao Liuzi nodded at a glance and said with a smile: Please tell me about the master, why did you forcibly leave me behind.
I saw the purple face say slowly: This is the eighteen villages of Lijiapo, and the willow stream fort under the mountain is the horn of each other. We were originally ordinary farmers, but because the Liujian Fort relied on the support of the government, and there were many martial artists in our own house who harassed the idle farmhouses outside the fort and forcibly collected the people's grain, there was a famine and insect plague in the past few years, and the days that could have been done have become difficult every day. We and other villagers did not want to accept his bird spirit, so they moved here and built a village here, named Eighteen Villages. Because of the lack of manpower in the village, there are idle vagrants who gather them on weekdays and occasionally hold a one-way merchant to make a living. Speaking of which, this purple face looked at Xiao Liuzi with an apologetic face. Xiao Liuzi nodded slightly to continue, so as not to make the leader ugly.
There is a large area here, the terrain is complex, and many people live in clusters. There is a dispute between the 36 forts and 72 villages in the Qinling Mountains, and our 18 villages in Lijiapo are relatively weak. There is no hard role, it is all up to a few dealers to take care of the cottage, and the so-called cottage is a residence built up by a fence. The eighteen villages are about 20 miles away from Liujian Fort, and the martial artists in Liujian Fort came out to rob agricultural grain and harass a cottage because of the support and hints of the government. Not only our eighteen villages, but also the rest of the weak villages and sporadic farmhouses will be harassed by them, which is really miserable. This year is already winter, and soon Liujian Fort will come again to provoke and intrude, and as long as it can be taken in various places, it will be snatched by them. They call this rabbit hunting, and for those scattered farms, they call it grass nesting. Speaking of which, it's so hateful that it makes people gnash their teeth. Xiao Liuzi listened and thought, looking at the eighteen villages, there are not many people, and there are even fewer people who can contend with them, if you want to fight against such a team of martial artists, it is really difficult. The purple face probably saw Xiao Liuzi's doubts, so he said: Don't worry, little hero, I'll introduce our situation to you first, and then you can make your own decisions. After speaking, he introduced his people one by one.
Eighteen villages claim to have eight King Kongs, but in fact, they are composed of eight capable farmers. Donkey Kong is a purple face, known as Du Heng, a pair of big hands to control the farm work is first-class, and he was originally the head of the village and the patriarch, and he is highly respected. The second King Kong is the head of the long-haired road, and he was originally a wandering Taoist who was downcast and formed a righteous alliance with the eighteen villages when the farmhouse was scattered by Liujian Fort. The three kings are known as thin monks, not real monks, but just born bald, and learned to be a good carpenter. The four King Kong legging kings, rice planting and grain sowing are first-class, and the foot strength is extraordinary. Five King Kong long-legged generals, climbing mountains and wading through the water are like walking on the ground. The six King Kong small man with a tongue was originally a second ruffian in the village, but later saved a pair of mother and son because he could speak well, blocked the harassment of officers and soldiers, and was able to escape from everyone, buying a lot of time. The Seven Vajra Hidden God, with a half-drawn iron mask on his face, was born by striking iron on weekdays, and his hands are habitually hidden under his armpits. The Eight King Kong one-eyed wolves are ruthless and arrogant. belongs to an outsider, just because he once saved Donkey Kong's life, so he is extraordinarily arrogant among this group of people. In the whole village, there are only about a dozen or so settled families, and the rest are composed of single homeless people or homeless people, and the total number of old, young, women and children is about 100 people. In Xiao Liuzi's eyes, it is impossible for these people to fight against the well-trained warriors in Liujian Castle, and it is indeed difficult to fight hard, but if they are arranged properly, they will not be bad. So, Xiao Liuzi said to the owner of the village: I am a scholar who travels all over the world, and I have leisure time, so I can temporarily help the owner of the village to tide over this difficulty. I don't know what arrangements the owner of the village has? As soon as he heard Xiao Liuzi say this, everyone cheered. At this time, I saw that Du Heng raised his hands and pressed it, and everyone immediately quieted down. Du Heng said: In recent years, the strongmen of Liujian Fort will definitely come to our village to sweep and plunder, and now I invite the little hero to come to my village to help and relieve everyone. I'll just say two points, and everyone will just listen to them. First, it is necessary to keep the little hero secret, so that the future of the little hero cannot be affected. Second, when I didn't defeat the strongman in Liujian Fort, what the little hero said was what I said, and it was very important for everyone to survive here.
Xiao Liuzi smiled when he heard this, immediately stood up, hugged his fists to everyone and said. My surname is Zhang, my name is Bingzhong, Jingxuan, I am a scholar, I was good at dancing and playing with guns and sticks when I was a teenager, so I have some skills. Home line six, you can call me sixth brother. As soon as Xiao Liuzi's words stopped, I saw that Du Heng said: It's getting late, everyone is scattered, I will take the little hero around to take a look at our stockade and understand the situation. As soon as everyone heard the owner of the village say this, they didn't have to say anything, and consciously went back to their homes one after another.
Na Du Heng saw that the people were gone, so he took Xiao Liuzi around the cliffs, the stockade and the valley while walking and chatting. After seeing all this in front of him, Du Heng asked: Jing Xuan's little nephew, have you ever thought of a way. Xiao Liuzi smiled at the owner of the village, shook his head slightly, and said, Not yet, let me think about it tonight.