The breeze blows through the courtyard, and the leaves on the walls sway in the wind.

Song Huan leaned back, and Fu Yuanzhi didn't know when he had put down the book in his hand.

His eyes were long, and he was still thinking about Song Huan's casual words in his mind.

If that's the case, presumably the peace and prosperity of the world is nothing more than that, right?

Uncle Xu also returned to the topic, "I went out a few days ago because of this, Lao Liu's daughter-in-law is already pregnant, and Lao Liu also wants to earn some 'fetal money' while the child is still young." ”

Song Huan thought for a while, and then he was embarrassed, "I'm okay with the rest, but I want to bring my brother with me, can you see it?" ”

Uncle Xu has met Song Yi, a very sensible and well-behaved child, who can read and learn calligraphy, but he is still young after all.

Uncle Xu thought so and expressed his concerns, "He's only eight years old, right?" ”

Song Huan nodded, "I brought him here just to let him go to a private school to study, but Fu Yuanzhi also had to rush to Fucheng the morning after tomorrow, and there was only a brother left at home, so I don't worry......"

"And ......" Song Huan wanted to speak and stopped.

Uncle Xu said directly, "What other concerns? ”

Song Huan shook his head, "I want him to go to Fucheng to see the world, let him know that in addition to Big Banyan Village, Taiping Town, and Luxian, there is a bigger world, and it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books." ”

When Uncle Xu heard this, he immediately made a decision, "Okay!" Then bring it, if nothing else, just rush to the sentence 'It's better to travel thousands of miles', I also agree! ”

Although Uncle Xu didn't read much, he could be regarded as traveling from south to north in the early years, and he also had his own set of behavior rules and ways of thinking when he saw more.

Originally, his plan was to settle down in Taiping Town for the rest of his life, but when it came to this point, he felt that he couldn't do it.

Sometimes the 'loneliness' of thinking is something that those who are always in that world "work at sunrise and rest at sun" cannot empathize.

If he hadn't gone out, he would have held the same ideal with the villagers now:

After several years of hard work, marry a satisfied diligent daughter-in-law and give birth to a few big fat boys and well-behaved daughters.

Coupled with his strong physique, he became an excellent farmer.

"Unfortunately", he knows and sees too much.

In Song Huan's words, it is: When your vision is far greater than the present, this contradiction will appear.

Cognition is greater than ability, and it is very painful.

Ideological misfit.

When you see the bigger world, you will yearn for it.

Right here, he's more of a pain and numbness.

Dissatisfied with the status quo, but powerless to change.

So, he came out.

This is also why he was able to become a year-old friend with Song Yatou!

There are some things that Song Yatou can say from his mouth instead of him, although he thinks that he has not yet reached Song Yatou's deeper thoughts.

But! At the very least, Song Yatou can understand his mental contradictions and pain.

- I could have endured the darkness if I hadn't seen the light.

Two days later

The mountains are surrounded by strange shows, and the blue sky is as clear as a wash.

A group of five people stepped on the official road to Fucheng.

On the ox cart, Adi was in a state of excitement all the time.

From the excitement of riding the ox cart at the beginning, to the immersion in the surroundings.

There was a lot of chattering along the way, but fortunately, Uncle Xu and Uncle Liu were very patient.

Uncle Xu has a filter for Ah Di, and Ah Di is really cute, Uncle Xu didn't even notice it, and the smile at the end of his eyes never went down when he talked to Ah Di.

Uncle Liu is full of beautiful visions for the future, thinking that his good son will have to be like this in the future.

Spirit! Studious!

Thinking about it, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and of course he knew everything about his brother and said everything.

even told the interesting things he had encountered on the road before, and Uncle Xu occasionally added a few words to add color.

Song Huan and the three listened with relish.

Isn't that better than what the storyteller said?

Personal experience and Mr. Storyteller's onlooker perspective are two different feelings, and Uncle Liu's "scene reproduction" is easy to attract everyone.

Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it's time for lunch.

Uncle Xu said that there is a mountain spring not far ahead, which is sweet and cold, and it will be enough to rest there when the time comes.

The distance is getting closer and closer, but the front seems to be stuck in traffic and cannot be passed, Uncle Liu jumped out of the car and squinted his eyes slightly, "You guys are waiting here, I'll take a look." ”

At this time, the sun hung high overhead, scorching the earth, there was not a trace of wind, and the heat wave was stagnant.

Song Huan and the three of them ran to the side of the tree to cool off first, and Uncle Xu was okay with the hat, but he was sweating non-stop in the heat.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Uncle Liu came back, took a sip of the little water left in the bamboo tube, and said, "The water bill is being collected ahead." ”

Water bills are actually tolls in disguise.

There is a stalagmite village on this hill, which is a bandit's den.

Now that the gang has run down, they are called collecting water bills, and it is not like robbery.

In this kind of weather, everyone didn't bring much water, so they pointed to the mountain spring water to quench their thirst, and now it's good, people have to charge, what can you do?

I can only bear it honestly.

You say the officer?

It's not that no one has done it, but people don't have the crime of robbery?

This water is from their mountain, and it is their property, and you can't take it for nothing, right?

The official asked: Did they rob you?

Didn't you?

Did it hurt you?

Didn't you?

Is it getting in your way?

As long as you don't get water, it's unimpeded, right?

I can't do this official errand!

Besides, the imperial court didn't order the extermination of these people, and those officials wouldn't risk their lives to suppress the bandits, right?

Some people who have a good relationship can also collect some small "taxes" and earn some extra money, so why not?

It's the best of both worlds for both sides.

But it is the people who pass by who suffer.

These few days are the peak period for students to rush for exams, and those bandits have carefully calculated, which is why this one has happened.

There is one situation that has to be mentioned.

There is an unwritten rule on the road.

That is, bandits and bandits are not allowed to attack students who are rushing to take the exam.

This is a respect for students who have studied hard for many years, and in fact, it is also a consideration of the fact that poor scholars do not have much money.

However, they don't do it to the students, others can!

Some single students forget it, and those who have a little family background at home must have a scholar or relatives at home to accompany the exam to take care of their daily life, isn't this a good time?!

There are generally 6,000 people participating in the college examination, and the stalagmite village occupies this road leading to the east gate of the city, and there are generally about 2,000 students passing by.

Assuming that each student is accompanied by a person, and one person has five yuan, it is almost ten thousand yuan, and in a few days, he can earn ten taels of silver, and when he returns to his hometown, he will have ten taels, and he can easily earn twenty taels in half a month, do you say that the bandits can not worry?

Why didn't anyone resist?

The bandits were all strong and strong, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and they were powerful, with wooden sticks in their hands, and they stood next to each other on both sides of the road, with fierce expressions, and they were not easy to provoke at first glance.

Everyone is an ordinary person, and they would rather spend money to eliminate disasters than affect their children's future at this stall.

The bandits also grasped the people's psychology that more is better than less, and they are happy and easy, and the money is easy to get!

As for those who ride in carriages, that's not to mention, spend money to avoid disaster.

Besides, five cents is not a matter for them, so they should give alms!