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After Xu Yang collected twelve bandits, the team of the group was expanded to twenty-three, and each of them also had the strength of their feet, so they increased their speed and went all the way to the north. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

And just after Xu Yang and his party left a stick of incense from the bandits' sphere of influence, they saw that some people also appeared in the south, holding horses. I saw that these people were all dressed as scholars, walking cautiously and looking around cautiously.

And these people are the ones who said goodbye to Ma Zichen and went to the city of Ganxiao County to keep them. The difference is that there are no officers and soldiers among these people.

When these people walked through the dead people tied to the trees and the dead people hanging from the trees, the air was filled with the smell of blood, which made people choke and nausea, and they couldn't help but shudder and shudder.

Obviously, it was still noon when the sun was shining, but it felt like the surroundings were gloomy and terrifying, and the surrounding environment was as terrifying and terrifying as purgatory, so they couldn't help but speed up their pace and desperately walked towards the north.

When these people ran out of the "wild boar forest" and saw that there were no bandits behind them, they breathed a heavy sigh of relief, knowing that they had now reached a safe place. And just after everyone was happy for a while, they suddenly became depressed again.

One of the scholars hung his head and complained angrily: "We are scholars, and we personally went to the yamen to report the case, and ordered the government to arrest this gang of bandits. It really doesn't make sense. ”

"The county magistrate of the county government actually said that he would come again to exterminate this gang of bandits at a later date, which really angered me. If I wait for the right day, I don't know if I will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey, won't this delay my journey to Beijing to catch the exam. Fortunately, Brother Qian's foresight made me stay in the county seat, and fortunately I came to see what was going on. It was also a matter of luck that I didn't meet the robbers, which is a blessing in misfortune!" said one man.

Another person shook the fan in his hand and said, "Brother Song is polite." It's just that I found that the government is always pushing, and I don't want to delay everyone's trip because of this, so I proposed to come over to see what is going on, and then make a calculation. Who would have thought that the absence of this gang of bandits also gave us an opportunity to take advantage of. Otherwise, we'll have to go home again. ”

"I just passed by the dead people tied to the tree and the dead people hanging from the tree, but I didn't find Ma Zichen and the people around him, could it be that they had successfully left this terrifying zone? This gang of bandits is really damned, so lawless, they dare to ignore people's lives like child's play in broad daylight. Another said.

After everyone said this, everyone couldn't help but think of the tragic scene they had just seen in their minds, and their memories were still fresh, and they were trembling all over their bodies, and they were drenched in cold sweat.

One of them hurriedly looked around and said, "Don't mention these unforgettable tragic scenes." Now that I think about it, it's shocking and chilling! Not to mention, we still have to walk another two or three months before we can reach Longjing, so let's leave early. ”

So the people hurriedly jumped on their horses, mules, and donkeys, and galloped away toward the north.

Xu Yang and his group of 23 people walked towards the north for five days, except for seeing more and more victims on the road, they did not encounter any other accidents. And the victims who fled south saw Xu Yang and his party walking towards the north, and they were immediately puzzled, wondering what these people were doing when they fled to the disaster area in the north?

The victims saw six fierce and vicious people walking around Xu Yang and his party, and they immediately did not dare to come forward to beg.

Since Xu Yang accepted the twelve bandits, he also learned the names of the other party, and the bandit leader was called Xiao Xiong. And the other party's wife was kidnapped by the other party to the cottage, originally to extort money, but Xiao Xiong fell in love with the other party again, so he was stalked before marrying from the other party's family, and really became a bandit's wife; and because Xiao Xiong was ten years older than Xu Yang, everyone called him Mrs. Xiao, which made Xiao Xiong extremely moved.

Xu Yang saw that Mrs. Xiao was gentle and elegant, and her every move was half like everyone's girlfriends, not as rude as Xiao Xiong, and he really didn't understand how the two lived a sweet life.

Liu Xiangping saw that the number of victims continued to increase in the places she had walked, and she thought that everyone would arrive in Henan Province after walking for another day, and she really wondered how much disaster Yu Province had encountered, causing so many people to be displaced and uprooted from their homes.

Liu Xiangping was afraid that Xu Yang would feel compassion when he saw so many victims, so he immediately pulled Yin Su'e to sit beside Xu Yang, and whispered: "Husband, you see that so many victims have left their hometowns, and Henan Province has suffered a major disaster, presumably the current land price in Henan Province must plummet, and then we can buy more land in Henan Province and enjoy appreciation." In the future, how about we become the largest landlord in Yu Province?"

And Lian Gui sat with Ma Zichen and watched each other read with relish.

Xu Yang saw Yin Su'e and Liu Xiangping sitting on both sides of him, and he also understood that Liu Xiangping didn't want to let him spend money on women, so he had nothing to say to attract his attention.

Xu Yang saw that there were attendant guards on the left and right sides of the carriage, how could he let those victims come over, and while driving the carriage forward, he said, "Lady, this is your short-sightedness. You only know that the victims have left their hometowns, and Henan Province has suffered a major disaster, so you think that the price of land in Henan Province will fall sharply. As everyone knows, the way of heaven is good, and the world is repeated. Disasters are followed by disasters, and land prices fall and then fall. ”

"Husband, what does it mean that there will be a disaster after a disaster, and that land prices will fall sharply after a sharp fall?" Yin Su'e asked.

Xu Yang saw that the sun was gradually setting in the west, and said: "Now that the imperial court is mediocre, the officers and soldiers are corrupt, and there are constantly peasant uprisings in Tiannanhaibei, which makes the imperial court calm down in one place, and another emerges again. The current situation can be described as chaos. In the era of war and chaos, if a large amount of land is purchased, not only will it not increase the amount of land, but it will bring death to yourself. These victims are locals, and the locals naturally understand the local situation better than us outsiders. If even the victims are desperate and refuse to stay in their hometowns, it can be seen that the disaster will get worse and worse. ”

"Husband, I understand. You mean: If we buy a lot of land, those officers and soldiers and rebels like the Holy Lotus Sect will come and ask us for food. If we can't hand over the food, we're going to be in danger of our lives, right? Yin Su'e said.

Liu Xiangping was still thinking about how much heaven and earth could be bought for 2.5 million taels, but she didn't think that Xu Yang said this, it was really reasonable and well-founded, and she suddenly felt that she was fortunate to discuss it with the other party, otherwise it would be a big mistake.

Liu Xiangping put her arms around Xu Yang, dangled them, and said in a playful voice: "It's still the husband who is far-sighted." Since we can't buy the land, let's do other business. You say, in an era of social upheaval like this, apart from the rising tide of food, what is the most profitable?"

"It's not that you can't buy land, it's that it's not time to sit back and enjoy it, it's time to buy it. After the imperial court really cleans up the government and the policy is clear, and the society is no longer chaotic, it is not too late to buy land. Although grain is the most profitable now, we are afraid that it will be too late for us to intervene in the places where prices are the highest, and there will be no profit to be made. Lady, I know you already have an idea in your heart, but you just don't want to say it. Xu Yang said.

Liu Xiangping smiled sweetly, smiled but did not answer.

Yin Su'e saw that Liu Xiangping already had an idea, and saw that the other party was reluctant to say, so she hurriedly asked: "Good sister, hurry up and say it, I'm in a hurry." If you say it, you can also let our husband put forward some opinions and suggestions, so as to save the time to take care of one thing and lose the other, and make a big mistake. ”

"Husband, you must have an idea in your heart, right? Why don't we talk about it together? Let's see if our husband and wife cooperate tacitly!" Liu Xiangping said.

Xu Yang nodded, looked at Liu Xiangping, and the two said in unison: "Arms." ”

Yin Su'e saw that the two of them actually said about the arms, and immediately thought that it was the guns and ammunition that Liu Xiangping was carrying, and said: "Well, in addition to the soaring food in the current chaos, only guns and ammunition are the most valuable." Sister, could it be that you can make guns and ammunition?"

"I've only heard a little about guns and ammunition, and I've only scratched the surface, and I'm not very proficient in it. Moreover, the imperial court has always been very strict in the prevention and control of arms, and no one in the market can know about it. You see, the two short guns I am carrying, although they are very beautiful and powerful, can only be imported secretly from other countries. In our Celestial Empire, we can only produce some firearms or cannons and the like, but the power is far inferior to that of other countries. Therefore, if you want to make money from guns and ammunition, it is still very difficult to do it without good craftsmanship!" Liu Xiangping said.

"Other countries...... Other countries...... Could it be that there are other countries in this world besides our Celestial Empire?" Yin Su'e muttered to herself.

Xu Yang and Liu Xiangping couldn't help but be happy when they heard Yin Su'e muttering to themselves, and Ma Zichen and the others who were walking around had not heard of other countries, and they all immediately cast curious glances at Xu Yang and Liu Xiangping.

Xu Yang saw that everyone was like half of the frogs at the bottom of the well, and immediately nodded towards Liu Xiangping, signaling to the other party.

"Actually, in my early years, I used to travel with my father from north to south, and I also saw some people in strange costumes, who were strange in life, with yellow or white hair, and their hair was still curly, and even their beards were yellow or white. You may not believe it, but some of them have white skin, as white as snow, and some of them have very dark skin, as if they had been coated with ink. And the color of their eyes is different from ours, which is still fresh in people's minds. I remember that far to the east of our country, there was a country called Tsarist Russia, and far to the north of our country, there was a country called Tsarist Russia, and below our country, there were countless small countries. Anyway, there are many countries, too many of them to count. Liu Xiangping said with a smile.

Xu Yang also learned from Liu Xiangping that the other party's father was actually the big boss of the poisonous dragon village, and later unfortunately was bitten by a poisonous snake, and he gave the location of the cottage to Liu Xiangping before he died.

Everyone listened to Liu Xiangping talk about things in the north and south of the world with relish, and the stories told by the other party were all unheard of by themselves, and they had never heard of such a person in the world. Suddenly, he begged Liu Xiangping to continue.

Liu Xiangping was speechless when she heard that everyone was letting herself go again, sighed, and said, "Actually, I don't know much. However, I know that there are foreigners in Longjing and some economically developed places. And the Longjing we are going to is the administrative center of our country, and the economy is developed, so I think we will definitely meet these foreigners. ”

Xu Yang watched the night gradually fall, and found that the more he walked towards the north, the drier it became, and saw that passers-by were resting in a windy place on the side of the road, and suddenly found a place where the wind was blowing, so he set up camp and started cooking.

Xu Yang knew that the fragrance of rice flowers he was carrying was very attractive, and there were some begging people on the side of the road, so he chose a place where there was no one and it was still a downwind place, so he landed.

Since Xiao Xiong and his group joined Xu Yang's team, they were also surprised to find that the other party was eating extravagant rice fragrant rice, and they immediately feasted on it. On the way to walk, Xu Yang found that Xiao Xiong and his group also carried money on them, and even the least people had more than 100 taels of silver on them, and they suddenly felt so pitiful.

If Xu Yang hadn't embezzled fifty taels of silver before, plus the previous three taels of silver, it is estimated that in addition to the four monks in the group, he would be the poorest among the other party!

No matter how poor Xu Yang is, he naturally can't reach out and borrow money from Xiao Xiong and his group, otherwise he will be laughed at and lose his big teeth. Fortunately, Xu Yang saw that the big tiger and the little tiger did not carry much money, so he found a sense of balance a little.

Xu Yang watched Yin Su'e, Liu Xiangping, Lian Gui, and Mrs. Xiao pour the rice that everyone needed to eat into the pot, and also found that Mrs. Xiao was also a beauty, and she was very diligent and kind, and she did everything in front of the third daughter, which made the third girl helpless.

Unconsciously, the three daughters gradually accepted each other and became good sisters with each other.

After everyone has eaten and drunk enough, they rest and stand guard. Xu Yang thought that he was still in Hubei Province now, but Ming'er was about to step into Henan Province, and he didn't know how many difficulties and dangers were waiting for him ahead?