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After Xu Yang and the four of them left the county seat on horseback, they saw that there were no pursuers behind them, so they gradually slowed down and let out a heavy breath. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Ma Zichen and Dahu Xiaohu still have lingering palpitations about what happened in the lobby just now, and they didn't think that between life and death, Xu Yang was able to overcome all kinds of tribulations again and again, so that he could successfully escape from death. This made the three of them feel more and more that Xu Yang was very mysterious, and they couldn't see through each other more and more, the other party not only had profound means, but also tricks that were beyond people's reach.

Xu Yang and the four of them did not take the main road, but chose the small road to walk, and as they walked, they heard the sound of a stream in the distance, and suddenly the four of them came to the stream one by one, scrubbed the blood stains all over their bodies, and poured gold sore medicine on the wound. Ma Zichen was not injured among the four, and the most seriously injured was Xu Yang, followed by the big tiger and the little tiger.

Ma Zichen watched Xu Yang wash off the blood stains on his head with water, and asked, "Brother Xu, we left the county government in a grand manner, do you think those officials will betray us and others, will they send officers and soldiers to hunt us down?"

"If I were one of those officials, I wouldn't have betrayed our whereabouts. Don't forget, they also have the power in our hands, they are also one of the people who killed their own bosses, and they are also the people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, knowing that if you provoke me, it will bring them endless trouble. Therefore, these people will not betray us. Xu Yang said confidently.

Ma Zichen and the three of them knew that Xu Yang was very sure, otherwise they would have sent those officials back to the west a long time ago, how could they have spared their lives? Ma Zichen watched the three of them wash off the blood stains all over their bodies, sprinkled gold sore medicine on their wounds, and said: "I can clear my grievances today, and I can bring the sinners who killed my lady to justice, thanks to Brother Xu's help! If I hadn't been fortunate enough to meet a hero like Brother Xu, I might still be in prison at this time, right?" Brother Xu's kindness of recreation, I have nothing to repay in this life, I can only repay it as a cow and a horse in the next life. ”

"You're really wordy for this show. Although I helped you, I also helped myself. You see, when we entered the county government, didn't we even get eight thousand taels of silver? Xu Yang said. After speaking, he took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, and said with a smile: "The three of you have also made great efforts, and those who see it have a share, and one of you will share two thousand taels." ”

Big Tiger Xiaohu and Ma Zichen didn't expect Xu Yang to share the silver with him, and the three of them had never seen such a large denomination, and they also knew that Xu Yang had exchanged his life for all the silver, so they immediately waved their hands to stop it, and Big Tiger said: "Brother Xu, if you want to give us the silver, it is better to kill us, and then let us see people in the future!" We all know very well in our hearts that these Holy Lotus Sect personnel were all killed by Brother Xu alone, and we are in the lobby with Brother Xu fighting against ten, so that we can escape from the tiger's mouth without danger, otherwise we will all die I don't know how many times? After saying that, Ma Zichen and Xiaohu also agreed that they didn't want silver.

Xu Yang saw that the three of them insisted on not wanting silver, so he didn't have any more difficulties, and immediately put the silver ticket into his arms. Xu Yang has these eight thousand taels of silver, plus the previous two thousand taels of silver, and now he has a total of ten thousand taels of silver on his body. Moreover, Xu Yang also saw that the eight thousand taels of silver tickets were all from Hengli, Henghe, and the four major banks, which was why Xu Yang no longer worried about exchanging silver tickets.

Xu Yang saw that everyone had washed their injuries, and immediately jumped on the horse. Ma Zichen and Big Tiger Xiaohu also turned over their horses one after another and headed towards Anning Village.

When the four of them returned to Anning Village, it was already evening, and as soon as Ma Zichen returned home, he took out the herbs he bought from Xiangcheng and began to cook medicine for Lian Gui. Ma Zichen poured the herbs into the casserole, and then used a steel needle to give Lian Gui acupuncture. Xu Yang and the three of them watched Ma Zichen treat the rescued little girl without leaving the ground, and looked at each other and smiled.

Ma Zichen's mother saw that the four of them had been staying outside for two days, and asked where they had gone? Xu Yang said that they had been wandering around outside, and before they knew it, they had forgotten the time, and then they lived in Xiangcheng again, and nothing happened. The five horses were stored in the stable of Ma Zichen's house.

Xu Yang took out the scattered silver of the villagers and divided it from Ma Zichen's family, and let the big tiger and the little tiger send the rest to the villagers. The big tiger and the little tiger left Ma Zichen's house with more than 1,200 taels of loose silver, and went to the homes of various villagers to start dividing the silver. Xu Yang saw that Ma Zichen was doing acupuncture for Lian Gui, and suddenly saw that the other party was no longer as demented as before, and he was overjoyed. And when Lian Gui learned that he was rescued by Xu Yang and Ma Zichen, he immediately thanked the two of them with tears in his eyes.

Xu Yang, Lian Gui, Ma Zichen and Ma Zichen's mother sat at the reunion table in the courtyard to eat, and during the meal, I saw Ma Zichen constantly holding dishes for Lian Gui, and Lian Gui kept thanking him, and he also sandwiched dishes for Ma Zichen from time to time. Ma Zichen's mother saw that Ma Zichen had been picking vegetables for Lian Gui, and she also saw that she was a little tired, so she just lowered her head to eat the vegetables and laughed.

Just when the four of them were eating in the courtyard, they suddenly heard the coughing and wheezing sound of a person coming from the door, Xu Yang looked back and saw a polite old man standing at the door with a cane. After Ma Zichen saw the old man, he immediately bounced up from the stool, and then ran to the other party's side, bowed and saluted, and asked, "Teacher, what is the so-called matter when you come to my house so late?" It turned out that this old man was an old Xiucai from Anning Village.

This old Xiucai saw Ma Zichen's family eating in the courtyard, just glanced at Xu Yang and Lian Gui, and said to Ma Zichen: "The examination will be held in October this year, how is the homework review?" (Note: The imperial examination system of the Qing Dynasty is divided into: township examination, meeting examination, and palace examination, which are held once every three years.) The township examination is held in the autumn, while the general examination is held in March of that year, and here it is held in October. ）

"Teacher Hui, I don't know if I have passed the lift, and I can't go to Longjing to take the exam. Ma Zichen said respectfully.

When the old Xiu heard that the other party didn't know that he had passed the lift, he touched the beard on his chin and said with a smile: "Ma Chunlin (scientific name), you only know how to study all day long, and you don't even know whether you have passed the lift." Yesterday, Xiangcheng has issued a 'laurel list (list)', which includes your name, and you are now a lifter. ”

"Really? It's so good, I thought I wouldn't pass the test. Thank you for coming to tell me. Ma Zichen jumped up with joy and said with his hands dancing. After speaking, he saw the other party's crying face and asked, "Does the teacher have to understand the yuan?"

The old scholar saw that the other party was jumping up and down with joy, and said with a frustrated face: "I still haven't passed the exam, how can I talk about 'Xie Yuan'! This time Xie Yuan was obtained by a person named Zhu Fuming." Alas, I can only wait for another three years to take the exam, but I don't know if I can live another three years? Since you have already passed the exam, and you are the only one in our Anning Village, you should work hard and strive to take the 'Gongsheng' exam!" (Note: Xie Yuan is the first place in the township examination, and Gongsheng is the name of the general examination.) ）

When Ma Zichen saw that the other party did not pass the exam, he immediately burst into tears, and he didn't know how to comfort the other party. The old pedant said a few more words to the other party, shook his head and sighed and left.

Ma Zichen's mother heard that the other party had won the exam, and immediately pulled the other party to jump with joy. Xu Yang and Lian Gui also applauded and cheered, blessing each other again and again. Ma Zichen returned to the stool and sighed: "I, a teacher, have only taken the exam more than ten times, but I don't want to take the exam, and I still haven't won the exam. God is so short-sighted. ”

Xu Yang heard Ma Zichen sighing there, and was very surprised that the old scholar just now had taken the test more than ten times, and the examiner had also taken the test more than ten times, and muttered: "This person is already sixty or seventy years old in appearance, and it seems that he has been restrained by fame and fortune all his life!"

Ma Zichen sighed for a while, and then entered the elation, telling about his various experiences since the childhood examination. When Ma Zichen said Xie Yuan, he said: "I didn't expect that 'Xie Yuan' was actually admitted by Zhu Fuming, I hope that I can successfully take the examination to get a tribute student." Asked Xu Yang: "Brother Xu, in a few days, I will go to Longjing, I don't know what Brother Xu's plans are?"

"I'm just a wandering Taoist, it's a big deal that I'll just do my old job again. Xu Yang said.

Ma Zichen knew that the other party's old job was to tell fortunes for others, and he wanted the other party to calculate whether he could be a high school tribute student for himself, but he thought that his fate should be controlled by himself, and besides, the future is very variable, and nothing can be said. Ma Zichen was about to tell the other party to enter Longjing with him, but before he could speak, he saw that the neighbors came to congratulate him on winning the lift, and then the people from the whole village came to congratulate him one after another.

Ma Zichen sent away these villagers who had come to congratulate him, and said to Xu Yang: "Brother Xu, the population of this Hunan Province is very small, and the people are not very rich, if Brother Xu wants to do his old job, why don't you follow me to Longjing? Longjing has a large population, everyone is rich, and it must be easier to make money than in Hunan Province." ”

When do you plan to go to Longjing to take the exam?" asked Xu Yang.

Ma Zichen stood up, put his hands behind his back and said: "The distance from Hunan Province to Longjing is nearly 2,000 kilometers, even if you rush day and night, you need to walk for half a year to catch up with the October exam. So I decided to leave in two days and brush up on my homework on the way. ”

As soon as Ma Zichen finished speaking, he saw the big tiger and the little tiger also coming, and immediately congratulated each other with a smile. The big tiger asked the other party when he would leave, and Ma Zichen told the two of them what he had just said. When the two heard that each other was going to leave the day after tomorrow, they congratulated each other on being able to pay tribute to high school, and don't forget to wait for themselves in the future.

The big tiger and the little tiger saw Xu Yang sitting on the stool thinking about his thoughts again, and Ma Zichen's mother and Lian Gui had already gone back to the house to talk and laugh. Dahu asked Xu Yang, "Brother Xu, what are your plans next?" Why don't you live with us?"

"I originally planned to continue my old job, but I thought that I already had ten thousand taels of silver now, so why bother to tell fortunes for others. Anyway, I'm a Taoist who wanders in all directions, and it's the same when I go there, so it's not impossible to follow Ma Zichen to go outside to experience and increase my knowledge. I haven't been to Longjing before, and I'd love to see the prosperity of Longjing, and maybe it will bring me unexpected gains. Xu Yang said. In fact, Xu Yang wanted to know who the murderer who killed his head and the real person was and what his strength was, so he chose to go to Longjing.

Ma Zichen was overjoyed when he heard that Xu Yangken had gone to Longjing with him, knowing that if he was accompanied by the other party, he would definitely arrive in Longjing safe and sound, and immediately thanked the other party again and again. Ma Zichen said to the two of them, "Now there are no young people in the village, all the young people have joined the Holy Lotus Sect, and you don't know what the Holy Lotus Sect is like. If you continue to stay in the village, I'm afraid that the Holy Lotus Sect will still come to the village to lobby and win over people, why don't you follow me to Longjing?"

"If we also leave Anning Village, what if the officers and soldiers come to the village to arrest people again? Let's stay and protect our fathers and villagers!" Dahu said.

Xu Yang was full of joy when he saw the two of them, but after thinking of the safety of his relatives in the village, he refused, and he also knew that the world was chaotic now, and he couldn't help himself, if it was in a peaceful and prosperous world, maybe the two of them would also follow to Longjing. Xu Yang looked at the moon hanging high in the sky and said: "Even if the two of you stay, if the officers and soldiers come to the village, I'm afraid that the two of you will be helpless! Originally, there were more than 100 people in Anning Village, but just joining the Holy Lotus Sect left more than half of them, and a small number of them died at the Green Battalion Soldiers, and now there are only more than 30 people in the village. And these more than 30 people are all old, weak, sick and disabled, it is better to find a place for the villagers to live, wouldn't it be more safe. ”

"Brother Xu's words are better than reading ten years. If none of the villagers are in the village, even if the government comes, there is nothing to be done! And all the people in Anning Village have wooden houses in the mountains and forests, so it is better to let the villagers live in the mountains temporarily, and everything will be fine. Ma Zichen said.

When Dahu Xiaohu heard Xu Yang and Ma Zichen suggest that the villagers should not live in the village, he rubbed his palms and said: "When we gave the villagers silver just now, many villagers had already left the village, some went to distant relatives, and some had already settled in the mountains. It is estimated that there are fewer than 20 people in the village today. ”

"When I heard you say that, I remembered, too. When the villagers came to congratulate me just now, I wondered why the villagers were the only ones who had left the village. In this era of war and chaos, bandits are rampant, and it is still the common people who suffer the most!" Ma Zichen said.