said that Murong Fei got off the horse and picked up the woman who fell.

The woman raised her head and was about to say thank you, but at this moment of raising her head, Murong was taken aback and said, "It's you!" ”

This woman is the palace maid who sorted out books in the Wenhua Hall and met Murong before.

"Your Excellency...... My lord! Help me! The woman shouted.

They were followed by several officers and soldiers, followed by civilians with sticks.

The officers and soldiers at the head saw that the person in front of them was dressed very luxuriously, so they said respectfully: "This officer! This woman is the one we want to arrest, you see......"

Murong saw the thief's eyebrows and rat eyes when he spoke, and walked towards him with a flattering face. said: "In broad daylight, what does a group of people look like chasing a woman!" ”

The man still greeted him with a smile: "This girl stole something from my Zhuangzi, that's why she chased her here." I also hope that the official will not be troublesome! With that, he stepped forward and secretly put a bag of silver in Murong's hand.

He glanced at Murong, then waved his hand to the person behind him and said, "Arrest someone!" ”

Murong smiled slightly, and smashed the bag of silver into the back of the head of the person who led it. Impartiality just smashed on the back of the head, and the leader was in pain, holding the back of his head and scolding: "Don't be ignorant of lifting!" The flag school will arrest these two people together! ”

After saying that, these people flocked to it.

The corners of Murong's mouth raised, and he stepped forward and kicked over the person who was the leader, but before he could get up, Murong stepped forward and grabbed him.

The man was crying out on the ground and begging for mercy.

"Where did you come from, a slave, to make trouble here?" Murong trampled him on the soles of his feet, "If your skills are so poor, you dare to come out and be embarrassed!" ”

Everyone didn't dare to step forward when they saw that Murong Kung Fu was so high, so the man had to take advantage of his tongue: "My master can scare you if he says it!" When the time comes, you will be crushed to ashes! ”

Murong said contemptuously: "Oh? Are you still in such a situation? As he spoke, he turned his foot hard, and the man immediately wailed, only to hear a "click", and the man's arm was broken.

The man fainted from pain.

"Hurry up with your men! Don't wait for me to get angry and break your arms one by one! Murong said ruthlessly.

"You...... Hello skills! Dare to stay, leave your name! One of them asked boldly, but stammered when he reached his lips.

"You're not worthy!" Murong looked sideways, and the group of people shuddered, and carried the person away.

When these people fled far away, Murong asked the woman, "Why are you here?" You sneaked out! ”

The palace maid nodded and did not dare to speak.

"It's a great crime to kill your head, you! How bold you are! Murong's words made the woman tremble.

"What did you steal from them? Who are they? Murong asked one after another.

"They...... I ......" The woman hesitated for a long time and couldn't spit out a word.

"Well, it's getting late. It's time for me to go, and you should go back too! Murong got up and was about to leave.

"It's getting dark, and I... I'm scared! ”

Murong didn't seem to hear the meaning of what she said, and led the horse away.

"Hey! It was already dark, and there was no place to stay in the vicinity. Why don't you send me home and settle down in my house! ”

The woman pointed to the village in the distance, as if to say that it was not far away.

Murong looked at the sky, only dark clouds were thick, and there were no stars and moons. He had wanted to sleep out in the wild tonight, but he was afraid that it would rain and agreed to her request.

Walking through a wild forest, I saw a village.

"That! It's my home! The woman happily pointed to a thatched hut in the village.

"Mother!"

"Is Tao Yao back?" An old woman in the hut shouted.

It turned out that the woman's name was Tao Yao. "Is this the name of your palace?" Murong asked.

"That's right! I don't have a name! Tao Yao ran in with a smile, "Mother! Guests are coming! ”

The old woman came out to greet Murong, and Murong saw that this old woman was extremely energetic, and there was a fresh and refined air in her bones, which was different from ordinary old women in the countryside.

"Come on, please inside!" The old woman's meal was served, and the three of them sat down together.

Murong couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the food on the table: the food on the table was full of wild vegetables dug up from the mountains.

The old woman smiled and said, "I'm sorry, you should pay attention to the coarse tea and light rice in the countryside!" ”

The three of them went into the house to eat and chat, and Tao Yao told the old woman what happened along the way.

"Great, auntie...... What do you call it? Murong asked.

"Just call me Aunt Wang! You're welcome! Aunt Wang smiled very kindly.

"Good! Do you know who those people are? Murong asked again.

Aunt Wang sighed and said, "Those people are the flag school and the head of the village in the Huangzhuang!" ”

It was Huangzhuang again, and Murong was even more annoyed. I heard Aunt Wang continue: "These people have encircled most of the farmland here as a manor, and these village owners have tricked the villagers into being fooled. Collusion with the master of this Zhuangzi! As a result, the villagers here have no land to grow and no rice to eat! ”

Murong gritted his back molars and gurgled, no wonder there were only wild vegetables on this table, and he had never seen a grain of rice or noodles.

"My husband left early, and my life was poor, so my mother and daughter depended on each other. It is not allowed to enter the palace to work with a peach, and he also sneaks back to the village every now and then to steal grain. That's what we are today! When Murong heard this, this old woman was very suspicious of her extraordinary conversation.

After the meal, Murong wandered around the house without anything. He calculated when the trip would arrive in Dengzhou.

Murong found that there were some problems with the furnishings in this house: Tao Yao and Aunt Wang, a total of two people, why were there three pairs of dishes and chopsticks here neatly and tidyly, even if they were kept for backup, they didn't have to be washed often, but Aunt Wang said that there were only two mothers and daughters, which made Murong suspicious.

Murong walked towards the house only to find that Tao Yao's room had a two-person wide couch, and the things were for two people. Could it be that there is someone else here besides this mother and daughter? Why do they hide it?

Murong was about to ask Tao Yao for an explanation, when he heard a voice from the courtyard: "Is Aunt Wang here?" ”

The voice was extremely old and hoarse, and Murong was a little familiar with it, and went out to see it.

The person who came was the old man who was halfway to help.

"Oops! The official is here! The old man is really fortunate to see Engong again! After speaking, he had to kowtow to Murong.

At this time, Aunt Wang came out and asked, "Old man Li, what are you doing here?" ”

Only then did Old Man Li tell me about the past. Aunt Wang smiled: "This is really fate!" ”

"Old man Li, this is ...... For that? Aunt Wang asked softly.

Old Man Li sighed and nodded slowly with a helpless expression.

Murong didn't understand what the two were discussing, so he saw Aunt Wang turn around and go into the house, take out two pairs of couplets that had been written, and hand them to Old Man Li.

Old Man Li took it with a solemn face, thanked him and turned around to leave.

Murong looked at Tao Yao with a confused expression, and at this time Aunt Wang spoke: "I learned to write for a few years before I left the pavilion, and some writing things in this village came to me, and the help of the neighbors and villagers helped." ”

Only then did Murong know that Aunt Wang was talking like this, and he expected that no old woman in the countryside would have such knowledge.

Murong suddenly remembered what Old Man Li had said before that there were only himself and his grandson left in the family, and what kind of elegy was he writing at this time.

At this time, it happened that Old Man Li turned back: "Aunt Wang, I forgot when I was old." You have this steamed bun! As he spoke, he took out half a steamed bun from his arms, which was no longer very white, and put it in Aunt Wang's hand.

"Forget it! Old man, you take it first, it doesn't take much effort to write a word. Aunt Wang excused herself, and Murong was still wondering: Why didn't he use the silver I gave me before?

Murong said the question in his heart, and Old Man Li couldn't help but sigh and said, "Hey, you don't know." Silver is not as valuable as grain here. ”

Old Man Li said carefully: "This small village is remote, and the villages within a radius of dozens of miles are like this. The market town is far from here, and it is better to do business than to plow the fields. Now the land is gone, food is scarce, and the people here can't survive. ”

"So what is the purpose of this couplet? Aren't you and your grandchildren the only ones in your family? ”

As soon as Murong said this, Old Man Li suddenly burst into tears, and his heart was unspeakably bitter.

"This couplet is for my poor grandson!"

Murong was stunned when he heard this: "How can there be a couplet for the living!" ”

When Aunt Wang heard this, she hurriedly said, "Don't stand here, let's talk in the house!" After speaking, he helped Mr. Li into the house.

Murong was puzzled in his heart, and looked at Tao Yao, who had a helpless face, and walked in closely.

Aunt Wang saw that Old Man Li was sad, so she said: "This is going to start with this Huangzhuang!" ”

"The farmland here is not very fertile, and it is very difficult for crops to grow here. If you can have food to eat, you are already satisfied. But just a few years ago, an official came here on a tall horse, and under the lure of the head of the village, he occupied the people's fields and became his own imperial village. ”

Murong casually slapped the table: "It's Huangzhuang again!" ”

Aunt Wang continued: "The people here can't live without land. On several occasions, the villagers discussed going to the county to file a complaint, but the county official was full of promises, but there was no news for several days. The villagers in the village went to Zhuangzi to find the official to reason. Unexpectedly, the official ignored it and ordered the flag school of Huangzhuang to drive people out. ”

After that, the people started with the flag school, and people died. The family went to the county, but the county official closed the door, and the matter was over! ”

The people had no land, no money, and were oppressed. There was no way out, so I had to go into the mountains to reclaim wasteland.

How can this wasteland be so well planted? The crops could not survive after the land was reclaimed, so the villagers had to dig wild vegetables for a living, and gradually the mountains were hollowed out and they could only wait for death.

Murong didn't expect that Huangzhuang would force the people to be like this. The government ignored it and disregarded people's lives.

He couldn't help but worry that this Beizhili would become the second Jingxiang land. The uprising of the displaced people in Jingxiang area is very serious, and it has been a scourge of several generations of the Ming Dynasty.

"What does this have to do with the couplet?" Murong asked.

"The villagers have no food to eat wild vegetables and game, what should I do if the wild vegetables and game are gone?"

"How?"

"Cannibalism!"

Exactly: Huangzhuang forced the beloved, and the villagers forced sacrifices; The village is dark at night, and the hungry people eat people.