A few years ago, the plague broke out without a single villager in the osmanthus village, but at this time it is very lively. There were quite a few people walking around the village, they were walking very fast and seemed to be in a hurry. These people looked numb, their eyes hollow, like the walking dead.

There are also people who sit on the ground, and they hold steamed buns in their hands and devour them. The men had dark complexions, messy hair, tattered clothes, and hands covered in dirt and wounds.

King Chu and Lin Geng sat in this group of people, their descriptions were the same as this group of people, and they couldn't see their original appearance at all.

A few days ago, King Chu and Lin Geng disguised themselves and blended into Osmanthus Village. They were so well disguised that they didn't attract anyone's attention.

There are a certain number of people here, and as long as there are a lot of people, they will not attract the attention of the stewards. Moreover, the appearance of the people here is very embarrassing, everyone's face is black, and they can't see their faces clearly at all, and they can't tell who is who.

The middle-aged man sitting next to the King of Chu accidentally choked because he was in too much of a hurry. He hurriedly raised his hand and pounded his chest, and when the king of Chu saw this, he hurriedly handed his water to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man took the broken bowl with water and hurriedly drank it. After several sips, he rushed down the steamed bun choked in his throat.

"Uncle Zhang, are you okay?" The voice of the king of Chu was not as clear as before, it became very rough and hoarse, and the accent became very strange.

"It's fine." Uncle Zhang returned the remaining undrunk water to the King of Chu, and said to the King of Chu with a grateful face, "Thanks to your water." ”

"It's nothing, it's better for you to finish the water, I'll go to the well to fetch water later."

"Then you're welcome." The middle-aged man's legs and feet are a little inconvenient, and if you go to the well to fetch water, you have to walk for a long time to get there.

There is a river in the village of Guihua Village, which should be said to be a stream, but the stream water cannot be drunk because there is copper burning wastewater in it. Fortunately, there is still a water well in the village of Osmanthus Village, but the well is behind the village, which is a little far away.

"Uncle Zhang, what are you polite to me?" After the king of Chu finished speaking, he lowered his head and rudely ate the steamed bun in his hand. At this moment, someone walked behind him, accidentally bumped into him, and knocked the steamed bun in his hand to the ground.

Without any hesitation, King Chu quickly picked up the steamed buns that had fallen on the ground. There was some dirt sticking to the steamed bun, and the king of Chu blew two mouthfuls at random, and then continued to eat.

The soil on the steamed bun was not blown clean, and there was still dirt when he ate it, but he didn't care at all.

When Uncle Zhang saw the appearance of King Chu, a strange look crossed his eyes, and he immediately lowered his head and continued to eat the steamed buns in his hand.

The king of Chu ate the last steamed bun in his hand in two or three bites. He raised his dirty hand, wiped his mouth casually, and then said to Uncle Zhang, "Uncle Zhang, I'll go to the well to fetch water and give me your water bag." ”

Uncle Zhang tore off the water bag tied around his waist and handed it to the King of Chu: "Wang Si, thank you." ”

"Thank you." After the king of Chu finished speaking, he took his and Uncle Zhang's water bags and went to the well to fetch water.

Uncle Zhang looked at the back of King Chu leaving. The back of the king of Chu was a little rickety. The backs of the people in Osmanthus Village are a little rickety, because this is formed by bending over for a long time to do things.

The king of Chu walked to the well and found many people squatting here. Some people eat steamed buns and drink well water at the same time. Some people poured well water directly on their bodies.

It's getting hotter and hotter, and people here often wash themselves with cold well water to cool down.

The king of Chu waited for a while, and then immediately took the bucket from someone else's hand, fetched a bucket of well water, and filled the water bags of him and Uncle Zhang with water.

Fortunately, there was a well in the village of Guihua, otherwise they would have to drink the wastewater poured into the copper smelting.

These people in Osmanthus Village all look indifferent, never meddle in their affairs, and they don't run to bully others. They smelt copper here day after day, and they can't leave Osmanthus Village at all. They knew in their hearts that as long as they escaped from Osmanthus Village, there was only one way out. They also knew that when the copper was smelted, they would still die.

They can only die in this village, with no hope of life. What are they fighting for, what are they taking?

The king of Chu returned with water and handed Uncle Zhang's water bag to him.

"Uncle Zhang, let's go."

Uncle Zhang sighed deeply, then put his hands on his knees and slowly stood up.

"Let's go."

The king of Chu did not reach out to help Uncle Zhang, who was limping away, because Uncle Zhang didn't need it.

Uncle Zhang hunched his waist, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly with a limp. After walking for a while, he was sweating profusely.

"Fortunately, it is cool at night in this mountain, and I can get a good night's sleep at night."

The King of Chu did not speak, and walked quietly beside Uncle Zhang.

Lin Geng did not follow behind the King of Chu. After he mixed in with King Chu, he pretended not to know each other in front of people, and the two never said a word in front of others.

The King of Chu and Uncle Zhang walked for about two or three moments and walked to the entrance of a very large cave.

As soon as I reached the entrance of the cave, a wave of heat rushed towards my face. Then I heard the sound of a blow, very loud.

When I walked into the cave, I found that it was bigger and there were more people inside. Some of them were busy burning fires, some were busy smelting copper, and some were busy striking iron......

The older ones were responsible for lighting the fires, and the younger ones were responsible for smelting copper and iron.

Uncle Zhang went to the stove to light the fire, and the king of Chu went to the other side to strike iron.

The cave was busy, but no one could be heard except for the sound of striking iron and smelting copper. The people here don't seem to be able to speak, it's not that they can't speak, but they don't dare to speak, and once they are found out by the steward, they will be whipped by the steward.

They put their heads down in their work, and if they don't do their jobs well, they will be beaten. They slept only four hours a day, starting at midnight and ending at midnight.

At that time, the king of Chu followed Uncle Zhang back to their house.

The houses left by the villagers of Osmanthus Village in the past have become the houses of the King of Chu and his people. They only go back to the house at night when they go to bed.

When they returned to the house, the king of Chu and the others lay down on the bed and slept. Washing, bathing, or anything is impossible.

When I come back from work every day, I am so tired that I only have one breath left, and I don't have any extra energy to do superfluous things.

In the house of the King of Chu, there were not only him and Uncle Zhang, but also several other people, including Lin Geng.

When the time came, after everyone was asleep, King Chu and Lin Geng opened their eyes from the night, and then the two left the house quietly.

After they left, Uncle Zhang, who was originally snoring, woke up. He got up, looked at the direction they had left, and sighed softly in his heart. Then, he sat up and bowed to the moon in the night sky, praying that the gods would bless the king of Chu and that they would be safe and undetected.

Every late night, after the King of Chu and Lin Geng left, Uncle Zhang would pray for the blessing of the gods for them.

Uncle Zhang didn't want to die, he wanted to leave Osmanthus Village alive, so he hoped that the King of Chu and they would succeed.

The King of Chu usually comes back after an hour, but tonight they didn't come back, which made Uncle Zhang very worried, thinking that they had been discovered by the steward.

Just when Uncle Zhang was anxious, the King of Chu and the others finally returned.

In the next few days, King Chu and Lin Geng worked honestly during the day, and left secretly at night after everyone had fallen asleep.

A few days later, late at night, a group of people came to Osmanthus Village. Their movements were very neat, and they quickly took control of Osmanthus Village. Most of the stewards and guards were killed, and the rest were arrested.

The people who work are also controlled. They didn't know what was going on, and they all had panicked expressions on their faces.

Although they knew that they would die, when death did come, they still couldn't help but be afraid in their hearts.

Uncle Zhang stood in the crowd with a smile on his face, because he knew that Wang Si and they had succeeded, and their group of people had been saved and did not have to die.

Wei Mian looked at these workers and told them not to be afraid, they did not come to kill them, but to save them.

After saying a few words, Wei Mian asked the workers to go back to the house to rest. Tomorrow morning, they will arrange for them to go home.

Hearing the word "go home", these gray and empty eyes burst out with a bright light in their eyes, a light called hope. Their expressions became anticipatory and excited. Can they really go home, can they really go home? However, out of fear, they did not ask.

Wei Mian saw what they were thinking, and told them again loudly that they could go home, and they could go home safely.

When the workers heard this, they returned to the house with joy and excitement.

Uncle Zhang also returned to the house with a smile on his face.

At this time, the king of Chu and Lin Geng were counting the copper and weapons in the cave.

In recent years, the prince's people have stolen a lot of copper and forged a lot of weapons. It's impossible to count them all in one night.

"Your Highness, you can wash up first." Wei Mian was very distressed when he saw that the king of Chu looked like a beggar. "The slave and maid have already asked someone to boil the water, and the slave and maid will wait for you to bathe."

The King of Chu nodded his head and returned to the house where he had been living all this time.

When Uncle Zhang saw the King of Chu coming back, he hurriedly stood up and saluted the King of Chu.

"Grass people......" These people didn't tell him Wang Si's identity, but he guessed that Wang Si's identity was definitely not simple.

The King of Chu stretched out his hand to help Uncle Zhang, and said in a gentle tone: "Uncle Zhang, your legs and feet are not good, so you don't need to salute." The tone of the King of Chu's speech returned to normal.

"My lord, the grass people have already boiled water for you, so hurry up and go to bathe."

King Chu glanced at Uncle Zhang deeply, "Uncle Zhang, I have something to ask you later." ”

Uncle Zhang said respectfully, "Yes, my lord." ”

After the king of Chu bathed cleanly, Wei Mian asked people to prepare a table of good dishes and meals.

The king of Chu called Uncle Zhang over and used it together.

Uncle Zhang sat down tremblingly, and answered the King of Chu's questions while accompanying the King of Chu to dinner.

The king of Chu asked about smelting copper and forging weapons. Uncle Zhang was the first to be caught doing work, and he knew the things in Osmanthus Village best. He told the king of Chu everything he knew.

"Uncle Zhang, there is something I want to trouble you."

When Uncle Zhang heard this, he looked panicked and hurriedly said, "My lord, if you have something to do, the grass people will definitely do it." ”

"I want to ask you to go to the capital with me, and then go to the saint together, and tell the emperor what you just said to me."

Uncle Zhang was stunned, and said with his mouth wide open: "Go to the capital and see the emperor?" ”

"That's right, I want to ask you to go to the capital with me as a witness to report the matter here to the emperor." King Chu smiled gently at Uncle Zhang, "Don't worry, I will protect you and won't put you in danger." ”

"I ...... I...... I ......" Uncle Zhang panicked for a while, not knowing what to say.

King Chu glanced at Wei Mian, and Wei Mian immediately understood.

Wei Mian helped Uncle Zhang to retreat, and the King of Chu also got up and left the house, and went to the cave to continue counting things.

The prince and the prince of Zhenguo, who were far away in the capital, did not know anything about what happened in Osmanthus Village. The king of Chu and they controlled Osmanthus Village, and they would not let the prince's people tell the prince what happened here.

The prince is not worried about the affairs of Osmanthus Village. He was now worried about King Wei's injuries.

Just two days ago, King Wei and Peng Cheng Taishou were assassinated and seriously wounded.

Peng Cheng Taishou wrote a letter to tell the prince that they had found the king of Chu, and in the process of arresting the king of Chu, they were injured by the king's men. However, the king of Chu did not please him, and he was also injured by their people, and the injury was not light.

When the prince learned that the king of Chu was seriously injured and escaped from Pengcheng, he asked Jinling to send people to search for the king of Chu, and after finding it, he did not leave anyone alive.

The Jinling side quickly found the king of Chu and successfully killed the king of Chu.

The matter of stealing copper is over, and the next thing is the Jinling Cao Gang and the Salt Gang. Then, write some things about the male protagonist going to Yangzhou, and then the male protagonist will go to Lingnan to build infrastructure when he becomes an adult.