Chapter 44: A Thousand People, a Thousand Faces
"Sister Yun Duo'er, good fight!"
Lin Luoluo ran to Yun Duo'er excitedly, and he was comparing his fists there.
The officers and soldiers smeared oil under their feet and walked away, and disappeared.
Feng Xiaoer hurriedly asked someone to clean up, set the table, and continue to give alms. In the past, the pedestrians eating melons were not too big of a deal, and they surrounded them again.
No one can resist such a thing as a white prostitute.
The white porridge is reduced from pot to pot, and people with a big appetite can drink two or three bowls, and we do not refuse.
Although there is a shortage of medicinal materials, we are not short of food.
The whole day passed, and someone came to eat three meals. Those soldiers didn't come back to look for us, which caused Feng Xiaoer to be worried all day.
Finally, when the sun set and dusk, the food and medicinal herbs brought today were all consumed. We were just ready to pack up and go back to rest.
Lin Luoluo dragged me and told me that someone was coming.
It looked like a group of soldiers, and it was not the same people in the morning.
Yunduoer and I took a few steps forward, protecting everyone behind us.
"Don't be nervous, we're not here to fight." The leader saw that we were waiting for us, and hurriedly spoke.
"No, it's better." Yun Duo'er said with a dissatisfied expression.
"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, City Lord Zhou has invited you to the City Lord's Mansion for a banquet." The soldier who took the lead said respectfully with his fists clenched.
Uh-huh?
Things are turning around.
Feng Xiaoer and I glanced at each other, and being able to see the city lord was also in line with our hearts.
After some discussion, the stall was handed over to the Feng family to clean up, and Feng Xiaoer, Yun Duoer, and Lin Luoluo followed the soldiers to the City Lord's Mansion.
When we came to the living room of the City Lord's Mansion, the head of Zhu Xuan's family arrived earlier than us and was already waiting in the living room. There was no one else here, and the city lord hadn't come yet.
"Please wait here for a while, the city lord will come over as soon as he is done." When the guards had finished speaking, they all withdrew.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Zhu Xuan beckoned us over and whispered: "Jiangnan Jianye City Lord 'Zhou Shiqi', this person is a smiling tiger, extremely difficult to deal with, two-faced and three-stabbed, insidious and cunning, small-bellied chicken intestines, mercenary, saying one thing and doing another, it is very unpopular. Wait a minute, everyone should be careful, this meal is not delicious. ”
Feng Xiaoer also whispered: "I have also heard, it is said that 'Zhou Shiqi' is a person who loves money like life, is lustful, and has been in Jiangnan for many years, and the taxes have been several times heavier, which makes the people of Jiangnan unhappy, and I haven't heard a word of good words anyway." ”
I was a little surprised that the dignified city lord of Jianye City in Jiangnan could have so many negative labels on his body.
Yun Duo'er said coldly at this time: "If it's really a dog official, then kill it." ”
I hurriedly motioned for her to be quieter and look around, but luckily there was no one else.
"We're in someone else's territory right now, and we can't say that." Feng Xiaoer also hurriedly spoke.
Anyway, I'll judge for myself.
However, looking at the layout of the living room of the city lord's mansion, it is extremely luxurious. Good tables, chairs, furniture, best murals, precious potted plants, and a lot of the same.
A burst of laughter came, and then a figure walked into the living room.
The first impression is: fat, very fat, round face, round body, big belly fat than a pregnant woman who is pregnant in October.
"Sister Zhu Xuan, I haven't seen you for a long time." He stroked his belly naturally with one hand.
"I've seen the City Lord of Zhou, and the City Lord please respect yourself." Zhu Xuan stood up and saluted, leaving the relationship behind.
We all stood up and saluted, only to see him nod, and slowly walked to the main seat and sat down.
"Sit down, everybody. Eh, who is this good-looking beauty? Sister Zhu Xuan, don't hurry up and introduce it. "I saw that he had been looking the clouds up and down since he sat down.
I silently thought in my heart: Donor, self-respect, it is important to save your life.
"Back to the city lord, my name is Yunduo'er." Unexpectedly, Yun Duoer actually took the initiative to speak.
"Good name, good name. Presumably this is the master of the heart and Xiao Luoluo? "Zhou Shiqi City Lord suddenly changed the topic and looked at me and Luoluo.
"The poor monk is a monk with his heart, and he is really fortunate to be worried about the city lord." I folded my hands and played on the spot.
Unexpectedly, he actually knew about me and Luoluo, it seems that this person is indeed not simple, and a lot of our news has been investigated clearly.
"Feng Xiaoer, you have to entertain a good master." At this time, Zhou Shiqi got my reply and talked to Feng Xiaoer again.
"The city lord is at ease, Xiao Er naturally understands, Master Benxin is a distinguished guest of my Feng family, and our Feng family must be entertained with heart." Feng Xiaoer also responded respectfully.
"That's great. It's just a few of us tonight, don't be informal, let's serve. Zhou Shiqi ordered his subordinates to hold a banquet.
One by one, the beautiful maids began to serve the food and pour the wine.
There are only Zhou Shiqi City Lord, Zhu Xuan's family master, Feng Xiaoer, Yun Duoer, me and Lin Luoluo, five adults and one child, and they actually served eighteen dishes, big fish and meat, mountain and sea delicacies, which are tired of looking at it.
After the wine and food were served, Zhou Shiqi retreated from everyone.
City Lord Zhou sat on the main seat and said lightly: "Before, I was too busy all the time. Tonight, I finally found time to pick up the dust for Master Benxin and Feng Xiaoer, and thank the two of you for transporting so much food from Qingcheng to save the people of Jiangnan from the dire straits. ”
Feng Xiaoer took over: "The city lord of Zhou is polite, the two of us are just acting on orders, the people of the world are originally one family, the floods in the south of the Yangtze River are serious, the autumn harvest is hopeless, and it is within the ability of our Feng family to do things, it is incumbent." ”
I just watched the two of them blowing nonsense in business, and it has been almost ten days since I came to Jianye City.
"Everyone, move your chopsticks, come. These hard dishes are my favorite food. Especially this wild boar trotter, the master also tried, but it was not easy to catch. "Zhou Shiqi City Lord behaved without a fight, greeted everyone warmly, ate and drank.
Between talking and laughing, everyone pushed the glass and changed the glass, and the wine passed three rounds.
Yun Duo'er and Zhu Xuan were the first to stop their chopsticks, followed by me and Feng Xiaoer, Lin Luoluo couldn't eat anything, and his combat effectiveness was lacking.
Only the city lord of Zhou Shiqi was still feasting and eating very deliciously.
After a while, the city lord of Zhou saw that all of us had stopped our chopsticks, so he wiped his hands, and he was a little unsatisfied.
Then he asked, "Sister Zhu Xuan, what are you doing today in and out of the city?" ”
Here's the point.
Zhu Xuan opened his mouth and said, "City Lord Zhou, the reason is that I got a complete prescription.
This pharmacy can effectively treat the plague, but unfortunately it can only gather 2,000 herbs now.
In order to save more people, the only way to do this is to grind the existing 2,000 medicinal herbs into powder, add them to the porridge, and distribute them so that more people can survive first. ”
"You... Are you sure it works? Zhou Shiqi was skeptical.
"My Zhu family guarantees that it will be effective, and if we can make up a large number of complete medicinal materials, we will definitely be able to save Jiangnan." Zhu Xuan said categorically.
Zhou Shiqi patted his chest and said, "Okay, I can trust Sister Zhu Xuan's medical skills." If you encounter any difficulties, just mention them to me, and I will support you unconditionally. ”
"There are a few medicinal materials that need to be purchased elsewhere, and there is no stock in my Zhu family pharmacy, and it is more expensive, and it requires a lot of cash, and we only have 200,000 taels of silver in our hands now, which is far from enough, and there is a big gap in funds." Zhu Xuan is very straightforward, he has no money.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Shiqi said, "In this way, you will give me a copy of the prescription." I'm going to draft a letter tonight and ask the court to allocate funds. At the same time, I will pay one million taels of silver myself, and you go to buy more medicinal materials and come back, I hope you can help me end this plague as soon as possible and return peace to the people of Jiangnan. ”
When a few of us heard this, we hurriedly got up and saluted.
"The righteousness of the city lord."
"Thank you for the city lord's generosity, the people of Jiangnan will definitely be grateful to you."
Zhou Shiqi motioned for us to sit down with both hands: "Sit down, sit down, I'm doing this for the people of Jiangnan and for myself." This plague has kept me busy, and I don't think about it. Tomorrow, I will inform Jiangnan and ask everyone to cooperate and support your Zhu family's actions. ”
......
After a few of us left the City Lord's Mansion.
Zhu Xuan was the first to speak: "Really, I never expected that he would take the initiative to come up with so much money." ”
Feng Xiaoer nodded and said, "Yes." But no matter what his purpose is, let's buy the medicinal materials back first, I think he definitely doesn't want the people of Jiangnan to be bored, maybe it will be difficult to protect the black yarn. ”
Amitabha~
Let's hope the next one goes well.
"Brother Shen!"
"Hmm!"
Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.
But it doesn't matter who it is.
There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.
on this.
Shen Changqing is used to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.
Arguably.
In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.
The Demon Suppression Division is huge.
The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.
Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.
Have memories of the predecessor.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.
Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.
At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.
Access to the attic.
The environment has changed in vain.
A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.
The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.