The sound of water in the distance is roaring, and the mallet is pounding in the distance.

Zhao Xiao looked at the renovated waterwheel workshop, left and right were the hands of the Jinding Division and the craftsman's workshop, and Zhao Xiao also personally put the armor filled with cotton wool under the big mallet, watching it kowtow like a villain, constantly ramming and beating, and gradually compacting the fluffy cotton wool.

"Yes, yes, it saves a lot of manpower." Zhao Huang crossed his waist and looked around, there were four similar mallets in the workshop, and they kept ramming with the rotation of the waterwheel.

The little official in the craftsman's workshop next to him couldn't help but flatter: "The Marquis of Zhenming is ingenious, but if it is us, I am afraid that I will not be able to think of such a wonderful device after all my thoughts." ”

"Your craftsman's workshop is not bad, and you can make things out in two days." Zhao Xiao smiled: "No matter how delicate the graphics are, they must fall on the physical utensils to be useful, and this time it is thanks to you." ”

The little officials bowed and nodded again and again, their craftsman workshop was a group of lowly craftsmen, and they were naturally happy to be praised by the upstarts of the dynasty.

"What do you think?" Zhao Xiao asked about the stone fire next to him.

"This waterwheel is really good, but ramming the cotton wool is only the easiest step in making the rune armor." Shi Huoguang said: "Before that, the collected tendon hemp will be treated, especially the Danshui soaked in hemp skin, I heard that it will acid corrode the skin and flesh?" ”

Zhao Xiao said helplessly: "After all, the continuation of tendon and hemp is a natural treasure, I asked the Taoist friends of the Yuyi Pavilion to perform magic refining before, but it took a few days to make such a mess." ”

After that, Zhao Xiao took out a ball of very tough and slender gold thread, which he used to trap Qing Luoyi's hands, feet and limbs in the first place. If the gas machine is distributed on the silk thread, even the stone ball can be cut in two, and it is even sharper.

Of course, this method can refine the tendon and hemp into very tough, but it is good to rely on this method to make rune armor, and it will be good to be able to make one after half a year.

"If you want to loosen and peel the tendons, you can only use extra Dan water." Zhao said: "For this reason, the pond must be specially excavated, and the bottom and inner wall of the pond should be sealed with Liuyi mud to prevent Dan water from seeping into the water and damaging the surrounding land." ”

"No wonder you asked for several jars of red stone grease and stone spleen soup before, which were originally used to prepare Guji Divine Mud." Shi Huoguang said.

"I remember that the pond is not far to the east, so I'll take you to see it." Zhao Xiao waved his hand and led a group of Jinding monks out of the waterwheel workshop.

Everyone talked and laughed, and before they had gone far along the official road, they saw hundreds of people approaching in front of them, all of whom looked like poor people, and most of them were doing heavy work, and some of them were carrying sticks in their hands.

He Dangguan took a few guards in the middle of the division, and was about to step forward to drive away, when the first healthy woman saw Zhao Xiao, she immediately knelt down, and the people behind her hugged and knelt down.

"The immortal is on top, please save the little people!" The healthy woman howled, and the people behind her also shouted for help.

Zhao Xiao was stunned in place, looking around, and the rest of the Jinding monks didn't know why. Instead, He Dangguan approached and whispered: "Deacon, maybe it is the people who came to Dongshengdu to avenge their grievances." The state of affairs is unclear, and it is better not to say yes immediately. ”

"This place is not far from the city gate, you send someone to call the guards of the capital." Zhao Xiao said.

"Yes." He Dangguan immediately went to arrange manpower.

Looking at the ordinary people kneeling on the ground in front of him, Zhao Xiao didn't know what to say, seeing that their clothes were shabby, and many of them had swollen and cracked fingers, scarred faces, yellow hair, and thin cheeks.

"You get up first, our Jinding Division is just alchemy for the imperial court, if you have grievances, I'm afraid you've found the wrong person." Zhao Xiao said in the forefront.

"Nope! We weren't wrong! The healthy woman at the head looked up.

Before Zhao Xiao could reply, dozens of people rushed in the distance, one of whom was a man in a cloth robe and a green scarf, followed by Zhuang Ding, who was holding a stick.

"Wow! You minions, I just walked away for a while, and you dare to rise up and rebel?! The man in the green scarf kicked down the healthy woman who was the leader, and shouted: "Hit me!" ”

As soon as the shouting sounded, the gang of Zhuang Ding picked up their sticks and beat the kneeling people again and again, and in the blink of an eye, blood splashed everywhere and cried out in pain. Several people tried to resist, but were quickly suppressed.

This place is the official road in the suburbs, and the road is mostly merchants and travelers going to Dongshengdu. Seeing this scene, many people stopped to watch.

"Immortal Chief, help! Immortal Chang save the little people! ”

Zhao Huang originally remembered Anyang Hou's admonition to be cautious when walking in the capital, and originally didn't want to get involved in these things.

But countless painful cries and wails filled his ears, and his eyes were full of abuse and misery, and Zhao Xiao couldn't bear it anymore.

"Stop!"

Zhao Xiao raised his feet and paused his feet, his true anger was vigorous, and suddenly the ground trembled slightly, and the shouting sound was like a thunderstorm in mid-air, everyone was shocked, and those stick-wielding Zhuang Ding stopped moving.

The man in the green scarf turned around and was about to speak, when he glanced at the black and yellow ribbon on Zhao Xiao's waist, his face was slightly startled at first, and then he pretended to be calm and bowed his hand:

"Immortal Chief, the villain is teaching the slaves of the Grange a lesson, if they have collided and offended before, the villain is here to make amends, and now drive them back to the village and punish them severely."

"Don't worry." Zhao Xiao stopped the man in the green scarf who was about to turn around: "I think they seem to have grievances to be done, so you might as well wait for the people from the government to come and explain the matter." ”

"Immortal Chief, I'm afraid this move will annoy my master." The man in the green scarf was humble, but there was a bit of arrogance hidden in his words.

"Your master?" Zhao Xiao suddenly wanted to try the weight of his upstart in the court, and sneered: "I want to know, what is the weight of your master?" Why don't you speak up and let me hear it? ”

"Immortal Chief, don't regret it." The man in the green scarf raised his hand, arrogant: "The master of my family is the famous Marquis Zhenming in the court now!" He is a big celebrity in front of the lord of the country today! Here are all the servants of his family's village, does the immortal chief still have to take care of it? ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent on the official road, and even the people who were beaten and screamed did not dare to call, only the onlookers on both sides of the official road whispered:

"Marquis Zhenming? Is it the Marquis of Zhenming who overthrew the Zheng clan of Jiujiang? ”

"When did it turn out that he brought down the Hatoe Zheng clan?"

"Hey! Your news is too ill-informed, and now it is rumored that it is this Marquis Zhenming who set up a trap for the Zheng family of Jiujiang, so that the lord of the country has an excuse to convict the Zheng family. Now the Marquis of Zhenming is in the limelight in Dongshengdu, and it is said that the men of the Zheng family want to give their wives and concubines to the Marquis of Zhenming in order to survive! ”

"Tut-tut, this immortal chief provoked the Marquis of Zhenming, but there is a good show to watch!"

The words of the onlookers reached Zhao Xiao's ears, and his face became more and more gloomy, and the monks of the Jinding Division on the left and right did not dare to speak. Shi Huoguang saw the change in Zhao Xiao's expression, and wanted to take the initiative to defend him, but his speech was clumsy, and when he stood in front of everyone, his teeth were trembling again.

It was He Dangguan who reacted first, stepped forward, and slapped the man in the green scarf in the face, directly causing him to turn around three times in place.

"You, you—" The man in the green scarf had swollen cheeks, the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and he didn't know how many teeth He Dangguan had shattered with this palm.

The man in the green scarf was about to have a seizure, and those Zhuang Ding stepped forward with sticks, He Dangguan raised his hand and pointed at Zhao Xiao, and shouted: "You are blind!" He is the Marquis of Zhenming! ”

As soon as these words came out, the blood on the green scarf man's face disappeared instantly, and he fell to his knees with a poof. The other Zhuang Ding looked at each other, and He Dangguan drank again:

"A bunch of blind minions, still not kneeling?!"

The Zhuang Ding did not dare to hesitate, hurriedly threw down the sticks, and knelt on the ground.

"yes, that's great." Zhao Xiao laughed angrily: "I don't know when there will be such a group of Zhuang Ke under my name, and there is such a capable leader as you." ”

The man in the green scarf kowtowed again and again, and said vaguely: "Hou Ye spares his life, Hou Ye spares his life, the villain doesn't know Hou Ye's true face, and he collided with Hou Ye!" ”

Zhao Huang held back his anger, ignored the man in the green scarf, and walked in front of the healthy woman, she bore the brunt of several blows, her forehead was broken and bleeding, although she did not faint, but she was also in a trance.

Zhao Xiao pointed at several important points of the other party with his true qi, and at the same time took out the sealed jade paste to smear the wound, and Shi Huoguang stepped forward when he saw this: "I'll help." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Xiao handed the thing to the other party, and just as the healthy woman came to her senses, she quickly knelt down again:

"Immortal Chief, help!"

"Who the hell are you?" Zhao Huang asked, "Why did that person say that you are the Zhuang guest of the Marquis of Zhenming?" ”

"I, we are the Zhuang guests of the Marquis of Zhenming." The healthy woman was a little dazed.

Zhao Xiao frowned and said, "I am the Marquis of Zhenming." ”

When the healthy woman heard this, her eyes widened in disbelief, and then she quickly bowed her head and kowtowed. Zhao Xiao held back his impatience and helped her up: "If I ask you, don't do these stumbling and worshipping people." ”

"Yes, yes." The healthy woman's body trembled.

Zhao Huang looked around and saw that everyone was blocking the official road, he first asked He Dangguan to take this group of villagers to the side of the road, and then simply sat on the ground and asked, "Are you tenants of a nearby grange?" ”

"Yes, the Grange is six or seven miles away." The healthy woman knelt and said.

"I don't have the impression that I have this grange property." Zhao Xiao said expressionlessly: "Are you mistaken? ”

The healthy woman was hesitant for a while, and Zhao Xiao said: "If you have something to say, just say it." ”

"Our Zhuangzi was originally not yours of Master Hou." The healthy woman nervously tugged at the hem of her clothes: "But a few days ago, somehow, the head of the village said that the farm house manor had changed owners. But everyone is going on as usual, and they don't think there's anything wrong. ”

Zhao Xiao covered his mouth and pondered for a moment, then asked, "Then why did you leave the Grange?" And when you see me, you shout for help? ”

"I, I'm ......" The healthy woman plucked up her courage: "We couldn't make a living anymore, but when we saw that Hou Ye was coming from the waterwheel, we thought it was the immortal chief who worked for the Jinding Division." ”

"What job?" Zhao Xiao asked.

"Master Hou doesn't know?" The healthy woman said, "It's a sack." ”

"Sack?" Zhao Xiao suddenly woke up: "Is it ramming talisman cotton wool?" You actually did this? ”

The healthy woman obviously didn't understand what the talisman was, and fiddled with the shape with both hands: "Sack...... It's that kind of jacket, and it looks pretty much the same. ”

Zhao Xiao was speechless, and then looked at the man with a green scarf: "You, come here!" ”

The man in the green scarf was sweating through his heavy clothes, crawling on his knees, not daring to raise his head at all, and heard Zhao Huang ask: "The matter of Jin Dingsi ramming the armor cotton wool is all done by your grange?" ”

"Yes." The man in the green scarf pounded his head on the ground.

Zhao Xiao raised his forehead and sighed secretly, obviously he had heard Anyang Hou say that the tamping talisman was handed over to the craftsman to do, and he had no doubts, plus the steps were simple, and he didn't ask.

"Then why are you asking for help?" Zhao Xiao asked the healthy woman.

"We originally gave Zhuangzi rice, and later gave Hou Ye a jacket, and we can also beg for food." The healthy woman bowed her head and muttered, "But we heard that the immortal chief of the Jinding Division plans to replace it with a water wheel. We had no livelihood, so we relied on men to work the fields, and we couldn't afford to pay the rent of the Zhuangzi. ”

"This ......" Zhao Xiao was stunned for a while, obviously he used the waterwheel workshop to ram the rune cotton wool in order to save manpower, but now a group of manor tenants came to tell him that it was the waterwheel workshop that robbed them of their livelihood.

The more Zhao Xiao thought about it, the more worried he became, obviously he was kind and planned to save manpower, how could he become this ghost again?

And in the end, the one who tamped the talisman was actually the tenant of the grange under his own name. What kind of joke is this?

At this time, a garrison from the distance came and saw a group of grange tenants gathered next to the official road, and was about to drive forward. Zhao Xiao had to get up to identify himself, and he had to grit his teeth and admit that these people were tenants of his own grange, and he could handle it himself.

The guards learned that it was the Marquis of Zhenming, so they didn't delve into it, and went back with a few words.

Zhao Xiao looked at this group of tenants, most of them looked numb, and occasionally a few people cast their eyes, most of them were terrified and afraid.

"Engage in it for a long time, it turns out to be acting!"

At this time, there were yin and yang strange words floating on the other side of the official road, Zhao Xiao turned his head to look, and saw a man in sackcloth, his hair was sloppy and messy, his face could not be seen clearly, his feet were stepping on shabby shoes, and he was sitting on the road next to the road with a big grin.

The man in sackcloth noticed Zhao Xiao's gaze, but instead of restraining himself, he patted his thigh and said to the onlookers: "Look! Let's just say that people can be Hou Ye. Let Zhuang Tou be a villain, he looks fair, and asks his subordinates to slap Zhuang Tou, and immediately subdues the house slave who wants to make trouble. ”

He Dangguan heard clearly, raised his hand and touched the hilt of the sword, and was about to teach this nonsense passer-by a lesson. Zhao Xiao stopped with a low snort: "Okay, don't make any extraneous branches." ”

As soon as Zhao Huang reined in, the man in sackcloth continued: "Ouch, it's really worthy of being the Marquis of Zhenming, and he knows how to bolt the dog!" ”

Thinking of the reminder of the arrest department, Zhao Huang ignored the passer-by of unknown origin, turned his head to the man in the green scarf and said, "You, take me to your grange, I want to see when my family has such an industry." ”

The man in the green scarf seemed to be carrying a mountain on his shoulder, and stood up with difficulty. Zhao Xiao said to the healthy woman: "You also go back together, no matter what, I will give you an answer." ”

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" The healthy woman knelt down and kowtowed, and the tenants behind her also thanked her.

Zhao Xiao turned his head to Shi Huoguang and a few Jinding monks and said, "You go back to the government office first, and the matter of Fu Jia will be stopped for a while, and I will deal with it after I figure it out." Also, go back and find Anyang Hou and tell the truth about the situation here. ”

"You ......" Shi Huoguang was a little worried.

"Don't worry, He Dangguan will bring someone with me." Zhao Xiao let out a sigh: "I just don't want to be used by others, I'll handle this matter myself, don't get involved." ”