Originally, I thought that this tailgating would be very hard, after all, it was a cart, a livestock, and a lot of people, adding up to hundreds of people. Especially Li Kui, who was still riding on a tall horse, made Ruan Er angry when he saw it, and he couldn't wait to pull Li Kui off the horse and replace him himself.

But it didn't take long for Ruan Er to get angry.

It's not that he chased Li Kui's team hard, but it was too slow, like a turtle crawling, could this be a hurry?

Ruan Er has a short temper, and he is even more impatient, and he looks the most unbearable. But someone is like this, and he can't get up, which shows how aggrieved he is.

Ruan Er pondered how he could run fifty miles in two hours if he spread his legs and ran open. But what about Li Kui?

In one morning, at most fifteen miles of land.

Turning back suddenly, you can see the city wall of Qizhou, this is a hurry?

Ruan Er was an impatient, eager to break a wicker stick from the side of the road and smoke all the animals in the team for a while. At this speed, how long will it take for me and the two brothers to meet above?

What made Ruan Er even more angry was that there were bursts of shouting cattle from the team, and some people were shouting: "You're tired, ready to rest, bury the pot and make rice." ”

"Stinky and shameless, and tired face?"

Ruan Er felt that his thirteen years of life experience seemed to be missing a lot of unheard of things, and suddenly, he felt that the fishing skills he was proud of were not satisfactory, and he felt that something was missing in his life.

But he didn't come up, what the hell is this?

Why did he watch this group of people hurrying slowly, panting for breath one by one; Why did he see Li Kui riding a tall horse, and he would think about leaving this guy off the horse; Why did he stop stupidly with Li Kui's team...... It's as if his feelings have been played, and the whole person is stuck in a kind of self-doubt and can't extricate himself.

Soon, he couldn't get angry anymore, and in the camp where hundreds of people were resting, the smoke of cooking rose, the smell of rice wafted from afar, and he couldn't help but swallow it vigorously. Especially his stomach, which was growling uncontrollably, he never remembered that his stomach would scream so cheerfully.

Grunt

Ruan Er angrily wanted to punch himself twice in the stomach so that this guy could stop completely.

What's wrong with skipping a meal?

In the past, when there was no food to eat, it was still lively and joyful.

"Son, fleeing the famine at such an age, pitiful, no one at home comes. Here are two cookcakes for Uncle Come, although it is cold, it is better than having an empty stomach. "The person who came was kind-hearted, dressed very ordinarily, and seemed to be a driver who was driving a car.

Ruan Er didn't sound like it at all, how could he call that there was no one at home, and he still ran away? Your family is dead!

But when he saw the other party handing over two cooking cakes, his throat felt as if it was blocked. Don't accept it, right? The other party is kind-hearted, isn't he a little ignorant, and he is not a person who doesn't know what to do.

Gollum ...... Swallow vigorously.

Ruan Er has money in his pocket, which is the money to buy fish in the morning, but at the moment, in this place, there is no shop that sells food at all if there is no village in front of the village and no shop at all. Besides, he didn't dare to spend it indiscriminately because he had such a little money. hesitated for a long time, until the other party stuffed the bun in his arms, and everyone walked far away, Ruan Er was gently coming out of his throat: "Thank you!" ”

It's a pity that the other party can't hear this thank you at all, and even no one will hear it. Because the voice was so soft, so light that it was like a silent recitation in the heart.

"Old Duan, this half-grown kid looks like a fool!"

"It's not like that! But not the session. ”

……

Far away, Ruan Er heard the words of the well-wishers and his companions just now, gritted his teeth, and even the last bit of gratitude in his heart was blown away without a trace.

Idiot?

Mute?

You're fools, you're dumb!

In the end, Ruan Er was reluctant to throw away the cooking cake in his hand to vent, although it was very relieving, but he owed his stomach and would look even more stupid. If it had been before, Ruan Er would never have thought much about it. It's not that he doesn't know forbearance, but forbearance is relatively low, and he still can't beat his temper after all.

At the other end of the line, Zuo Nanyi wanted to sit next to Li Kui with food, but he was a little unsure whether he would annoy Li Kui.

Although Li Kui's identity was not broken, everyone else thought that Li Kui was a scholar who walked with him. Scholars will be treated preferentially, but Zuo Nanyi's behavior is not only for readers, but also for the master. It's just that he doesn't care that there are people in the team who are suspicious, and besides, Li Kui's identity will be known sooner or later. Sooner or later, it's not him who bothered.

Li Kui squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "Sit down and talk!" ”

Zuo Nanyi sat next to Li Kui and said worriedly: "That...... Li Gongzi, the team walked half a way out of more than ten miles, did it go too slowly? ”

Zuo Nanyi was really scared. He looked at Li Kui's posture, how could he not see that this person had a big mind. I'm afraid it's not just an escort, but a desire to fight with robbers. Even thinking about the idea of catching the robbers. And the trick used is also very simple, taking the 100,000 taels of silver from Qizhou Qianzhuang as bait.

Although the money was transferred, the escort team was exactly the same as the real thing, and only a few people in the team knew that the money had been exchanged. Although the ruts were pressed deeply, the carts were filled with iron ingots, not silver at all. And the destination of the transportation is not into the city, but in Guangji Junzhou.

But others only knew that this escort was 100,000 taels of silver.

This money is worth 160,000 yuan.

If it's a large transaction, the value will be higher.

How could the robbers turn a blind eye?

This kind of business, all taken together, is a rare opportunity.

Li Kui was eating rice with a big grin, pulling chopsticks and not stopping at all. Leng Buding said vaguely: "Are you afraid? If you're afraid, go back to Qizhou City, I won't stop you, let alone blame you. ”

Zuo Nanyi's face turned bitter and said: "Li Gongzi, although he is not a brave warrior, he also has a lot of loyalty in his chest. There is a way to take money from people and be loyal to people. When doing things in the bank, the interests of the bank will naturally come first. It's just that I'm really worried about it, in case something goes wrong...... The money is gone, but it's fine. But if you hurt Li Gongzi, I am afraid that I will not be able to say goodbye to Mr. Qiu's shopkeeper. ”

"What do you mean, the guards of the money bank are no match for the robbers?"

"It's not that it can't be compared, it's a one-touch collapse, and it's unreliable at all. What about the last time the Forbidden Army helped? Flee the same as those who should flee, and those who should descend. It may be okay to deal with some thieves on weekdays, but in the face of extremely vicious robbers, I am afraid that there will be more than one luck! ”

The source of Zuo Nanyi's confidence could not come from Li Kui at all, nor from Li Qianjin and his group of unreliable subordinates, but from the forbidden army. But now that he looks at Li Kui's posture, he wants to fight with the robbers in advance, isn't this a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and there is no return?

Five hundred forbidden troops, there are not many people to get up, but it shouldn't be a problem to deal with a few thieves. It would be a bit of a fool's dream for Zuo Nanyi to think that Qianzhuang's escort team could deal with robbers. There is a way to be a soldier, and there will be a nest of bears, and the leader of the martial arts of Qizhou Qianzhuang is a thousand catties, and this guy doesn't look like a fierce general with ten thousand blades.

Li Qianjin was not happy when he heard this, and muttered: "Big shopkeeper, you also look down on heroes too much, right?" ”

"Just you, still a hero?"

Zuo Nanyi's stomach was full of resentment, and he had no way to vent it, so he scolded him all the time.

Li Qianjin also has a temper, the last time the money was lost, it was none of his business, no one else followed, naturally it has nothing to do with him, which is why after the money village lost a large amount of money, he was still safe and sound. But Li Qianjin is not derelict in his duties, and there must be no problem with the guards of Qianzhuang.

"Li Gongzi, you come to judge the theory, when did I become a deserter? There are not many thieves, as long as everyone is careful, catching the thief is not a big problem. Is the left shopkeeper's words too arbitrary? ”

Li Kui thought about it, it was really like this, although the kung fu of thousands of catties was not successful, it was also relative. Ordinary Jianghu players are really not his opponents, and the reason why they go back more and more is mainly due to bad luck.

Li Kui nodded and said, "Don't argue, when you encounter a thief, someone will naturally deal with them." Besides, the goods escorted this time are all iron ingots, and even if they are lost, the loss is not large. The silver boat has made a detour from the big river to Kaifeng, and there is no water spinning nuisance along the way, what else do you have to worry about? ”

Li Kui is like this, what else can Zuo Nanyi do?

Although he felt that Li Kui was partial to Li Qianjin, he was helpless. After all, he didn't even know how to deal with the thieves

After the meal, the team set off again.

One afternoon, the journey was a little faster, but not necessarily that fast, almost twenty miles or so, and the team stopped again, ready to rest.

The camp was built right on the water's edge.

Ruan Er didn't want to eat anything again, so he decided to take advantage of the color to go and catch some fish to grill and eat. It's better than being left out to be a fool and a dumb person. If the harvest is considerable, he even wants to return the kindness that he gave him dry food at noon.

He followed the direction of the stream, all the way along the riverbank towards the water nest, only to find that there was already someone standing on the bank, holding a harpoon made of a tree branch, holding his breath and waiting for an opportunity to start.

Ruan Er's footsteps alarmed the man, but it did not surprise the other party, but at this moment, the harpoon in the other party's hand flew out. In the middle of a flick, a large fish jumped out of the water and fell to the shore, beating restlessly.

Ruan Er secretly complained, it was Li Yun who came before him.

Like Li Kui, Li Yun also enjoys admirable eyes in the team, and he also went to the capital to participate in the provincial examination. The status of studying Rao has given him a lot of privileges.

If Li Kui is willing to identify himself, he will naturally have more privileges.

"It's coming!"

Ruan Er just wanted to turn his head and leave, but he didn't expect Li Yun to speak first. He could only stand still, looking at Li Yundao in confusion: "You can also fish?" ”

"It's not that hard." Li Yun said disdainfully, but this sentence shattered the only pride on Ruan Er's body. Compared with Li Yun, the only place that can give him a chance to win is the skill of fishing.

Ruan Er hesitated for a while, but decided to ask Li Yun about the knot in his heart: "That...... Young Master Li, I don't think I have offended Li Kui before, but why is he so dissatisfied with me? It was the brother's fault for the Xie brothers, but at that time, they were on the fire, and they couldn't control their hands and feet, and there was nothing they could do. But what about before? Why is Li Kui so prejudiced against me? ”

"Do you want to come back to your second brother?"

"I ......"

Ruan Er suddenly didn't want to talk to Li Yun, he felt that he was a little bit of a cheap taste. Where did he want to return to Li Kui, but for the news of his two younger brothers, he had to follow Li Kui. Li Lin left Qizhou City, and he didn't know where Li Lin lived or where he was.

If Li Lin buys a few more slaves, he has to explain to the slaves his identity, hometown, and how much property his family has, right?

Li Yun put down the harpoon in his hand, glanced at the three fish on the ground, estimated that it was almost the same, and raised the harpoon in his hand to Ruan Er and said, "Come on!" The fish in this place are a bit silly, and the receipt is ok. ”

It's not that the fish are stupid, but the shallow water in early winter, coupled with the low water temperature, the fish don't like to move, so Li Yun has repeatedly succeeded.

Li Yun saw Ruan Er standing on the edge of the water nest, and he didn't plan to leave immediately, so he got up on his own: "Don't blame the second brother, just your temper, don't suppress it, maybe the basket that broke for him, should he give it to you?" ”

"I don't need him to carry it around for me, I get into trouble, and I don't have a ...... to do things alone" Ruan Er felt that it was very problematic to have money to rao, he was not the kind of person who didn't take responsibility.

"You take responsibility, what do you bear? Do you know who the man you almost hacked to death is? It's a scholar from Yizhou, who originally followed us to the capital to participate in the spring provincial examination of Shangshu Province next year, do you know what the provincial examination means? ”

Ruan Er felt annoyed that he was mentally retarded, and said sullenly: "I know, I don't need you to explain." ”

"That's good." Li Yun suddenly felt a kind of relief that he didn't need to say much, and then said: "If he dies, do you think you can pay for his life with your life?" Dreaming, a scholar, enlightened from the age of four or five, studied for more than ten years, and the annual cost is more than the annual expenses of the middle-class family. Do you know how much it will cost over the years? ”

"As far as your life is concerned, can it be compared to the life of Xie Qian?"

Although Ruan Er was very reluctant to admit this result, the reality was cruel, so cruel that he didn't even have the idea of refuting it, especially when Li Yun: "This is only based on the premise of Xie Qian's provincial test failure, if he is a high school Gongshi, enters the Gongyuan, and continues to succeed in the palace examination, do you know what your previous behavior means?" ”

"Do you understand the rebellion of killing officials?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't have the strength, but you should know who can be offended and who can't afford to be guilty."

"If you can endure what ordinary people can't bear, you can be a master, it doesn't matter if you didn't understand this truth before, you won't understand it in the future, that's it in this life. Don't blame the second brother for being ruthless, he has been good enough for you, if Xie Qian dies at your hands. Whether it's the second brother or me, the first thing is to tie you up, and give it to the Xie family with your deed of sale, not only you, but also your two brothers. ”

When Ruan Er heard this, a anger flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you dare to kill people?" ”

Ha ha...... Li Yun laughed and said, "You also look too much at us, and you also look too much at the methods of the official court." There is no need to kill you in private to vent your anger, as long as the Xie family resells you to the mine with the deed of sale, at your age, you will definitely die within three years of going to the mine. Even your two brothers will be killed by you, and if you die, you will also feed the dogs. ”

This incident is not Li Yun deliberately scaring Ruan Er, but the best way to punish people. There is no need to lynch or violate the criminal law, as long as you follow normal means, you can send the three Ruan brothers to hell.

When Ruan Er heard this, panic flashed in his eyes, but he still stubbornly believed that this was a means for officials to protect each other, and said disdainfully: "Is it that my poor man has no way to live?" ”

"Don't think that officials don't protect each other well, it's just that you are not qualified to enjoy such benefits. If you are white, you are envious and jealous, is it possible that after you become an official, you will still survive like Shengdoumin? ”

Li Yun sneered.

Ruan Er finally found out that he was wrong, but repentance is repentance, he is the kind of person with strong self-esteem, so he is naturally unwilling to bow his head. So he asked Li Yun: "Young Master Li, I don't know what I should do?" ”

"Do you understand the atonement for your sins?"

After Li Yun finished saying this, he didn't explain, and walked away directly with the fish.

Ruan Er muttered to himself: "Atonement for your sins!" His eyes were dazed again, and his heart began to hate the reader again, and half of the words were too tiring.

Yuncheng County, Dongxi Village, Chaojiazhuang.

The young Taoist priest stood in front of a group of people who looked like bandits, his face turned red with anger, and he said angrily: "The eyes of the rat are light, the people of the rat are the people...... The shaft is not enough! ”

And the big man sitting in the master's seat looked ashamed and didn't dare to face the Taoist priest's horrified gaze.

Suddenly, an ugly man dressed as a boatman ran into the yard in a hurry, and after walking in, he was stunned at first, and felt that the atmosphere was a little solemn, and he glanced at the big man hesitantly, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The big man shook his head helplessly, and asked the other party instead: "Brother Liu Tang, you are in a hurry, did you leak the news?" ”

"Big brother, be relieved, it's not that you leaked the news. The case of the Daimyo's Mansion, we have been working on it for more than a month, how can we leak the news without knowing it, my brother came to tell my eldest brother a happy event, a big happy event. ”

The red-haired ghost Liu Tangsheng is ugly, and his smile is even uglier, but he can't see that no one looks at him with disgust and contempt, so don't look at him laughing happily, but the afterglow of his eyes swept over everyone. Finding that no one was laughing at his looks, he was relieved. grinning and said, "Big brother, our chance to get rich has come again." ”