Chapter 106: Sanyang County
A night passed, Qi Zixiao opened his eyes again, looking at the fire in front of him, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, he felt that something seemed to have happened last night, he seemed to know someone, but now he couldn't remember it at all.
He looked at the ground, and all kinds of messy handwriting on it were blurred by this time.
He was silent for a moment, his consciousness entered the gray mist, and in the red palace, he sat on the throne with a cold face, looking at him indifferently.
Qi Zixiao looked at this worry-free, nodded, turned to leave, and knew that worry-free in this state would not take care of him at all.
He cleaned up briefly, got up and walked out of the ruined temple, mounted his horse, and left quickly.
At this time, in another place, a man in black walked on the road with a confused face, "Who am I and what am I going to do?" ”
His memories were blank, with only a few scattered memories.
This change is not temporary, it is permanent, and unless someone can reverse time, these memories will not be restored.
The man walked and walked until he came to a cliff, where a figure stood, dressed in a white robe and carrying a square scarf.
At this time, the other party turned his head and looked at the man in black, his eyes moved, "I have lost seventy percent of my memory, and the only one who can do all this is the Mo family's power of forgetting." ”
"If you come back alive, it seems that you are also fateful."
As he spoke, he shook his head and looked into the distance, "Forget if you can't find something, now that the wind is surging in Beijing, Gongzi needs us, go back." ”
He took out a copper coin, which was black, and with a flick of it, it instantly stuck to the other party's forehead, and the next moment, the wind and clouds changed color, and a terrifying force appeared from the copper coin, and the scattered memories of the man in black were quickly integrated at this time.
The next moment, he opened his eyes, and a flash of doubt flashed in his eyes, "I, why am I here?" ”
"Mr. Shuijing, what's going on?"
The man looked at each other with a confused expression.
"It's a pity that the Five Emperors Copper Coin can only help you sort out your scattered memories, and seventy percent of your memories have been erased."
The man known as Mr. Shuijing said with a regretful expression, and with a wave of his hand, the copper coin returned to his hand.
"Do you remember what happened?"
"Before......"
The man made a thought gesture, but after a long time, he looked confused and panicked, "I, I can't remember, I vaguely remember something very important......"
"The Mo family's power of forgetting is not so simple, it doesn't matter, back in Shangjing, Gongzi should have a way to recover your memory."
Mr. Shui Jing said, walking forward.
The man also hurriedly followed.
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At this time, outside Sanyang County, Qi Zixiao rode forward, and there were more pedestrians around, including freight merchants, people who were busy with farming, and knights who walked in the rivers and lakes.
Looking at the city in front of him, it is more than twice as large as Qingxian, and the city wall is mottled and ancient, and there is no end in sight.
On top of the city walls, stood a line of soldiers, armed with spears.
At the door, two rows of soldiers stood on either side, their eyes sharply watching the crowd in and out of the city.
Entering the city, Qi Zixiao looked at it casually, Sanyang County was more lively and prosperous than Qingxian County, with rows of shops on both sides, busy traffic on the streets, small bridges and flowing water, wind curtains and green curtains, wine shops and inns everywhere, and the sound of selling everywhere.
Candy sellers, mask sellers, as well as a variety of gourmet snacks, some rouge jewelry......
The flowers gradually became charming, making Qi Zixiao's eyes dizzy.
Suddenly, there were a lot of people gathered in front of them, and there was a faint sound of quarrels.
Walking forward, he found that many people were surrounded by them, a young man who looked like a young man, followed by two bodyguard-like subordinates, next to him, there was a couple, dressed simply, and opposite, a delicate girl and a young man wearing a cyan robe with an old-fashioned face.
At first glance, I thought it was a plot of Kuo Shao molesting a woman from a good family, and a young man pulling out a knife to help him when he saw injustice, but after watching it, Qi Zixiao suddenly understood that things didn't seem to be consistent with what he imagined.
"Boy, this girl has been sold by her parents to my Lin family as a maidservant, black and white is here, you snatch people away, this is to go against my Lin family, and against the government!"
Kuo Shao's face turned pale.
"Xiaoya, hurry up and follow Lin Gongzi back, otherwise you won't recognize us in the future."
The girl's parents also spoke loudly at this time, looking at the girl with angry faces.
"You are also worthy of being parents, selling your own daughter for a little silver, it's really disgraceful, such parents, don't recognize it, and you, buying and selling people, if I'm not mistaken, it requires the consent of the parties, if they don't agree, even her parents are not qualified to sell her."
The man looked at the group of people opposite him with an angry face, and spoke coldly.
The girl was crying with tears, looking at her parents and then at the man, not knowing what to choose.
Qi Zixiao heard the discussion around him and understood, it turned out that the woman's parents sold the child to the young master of the Lin family as a slave at a price of ten taels of silver, but the girl was unwilling, and happened to be seen by the man and spoke up.
This kind of thing is not very rare in Daqi, some poor people can't survive, or they will sell their children into some wealthy families to serve as subordinates, so that they can get some money, and their children can live.
The laws of Daqi do not prohibit it, but only add a provision that requires the consent of the person.
However, this regulation is not very binding, and basically no one cares, as long as the child's parents agree, this matter is decided.
This rich kid is obviously not the first time to do this kind of thing, but today he should have met such a serious man.
This kind of thing, as long as everyone knows it, the Great Qi government will turn a blind eye, but once it is put on the bright side, the laws of Great Qi are there, then it must be observed.
Therefore, the rich kid's face turned red with anger, and he couldn't wait to slap the other party to death.
"Okay, I won't buy it, I'll see how their family lives!"
Suddenly, Fu Shao sneered and was about to tear the deed to pieces.
However, the woman's parents suddenly stepped forward, hugged the rich man's arm, and begged, "Lin Gongzi, please don't tear up the deed, we will sell, we will sell, you give me a little time, I will persuade this girl." ”
As she spoke, the girl's mother turned her head, looked at the girl, and said sharply, "Little girl, don't you know what's going on in our family, you really can't afford to support you, your father is seriously ill now, and there is no source of livelihood at home, do you want to watch your father die of illness!" ”
"If you enter the Lin family, at least you won't starve to death, and your father also has money to treat the disease, so you can come back to see us later."
Hearing this, the little girl burst into tears, and sobbed and spoke, "Woo, A-Niang, the little girl is wrong, I, I am willing to enter the Lin Mansion......"
Seeing this scene, many people around pointed fingers, but no one blamed the parents, if they weren't forced to such a point, who would sell their daughter.
The rich boy showed a smile on his face, looked at the man opposite, and sneered, "Boy, I heard clearly, this was her willingness, I didn't force her." ”
When the man heard this, his face was flat, and he took out a piece of silver directly from his arms, which was ten taels, and threw it to the girl's parents, "This is ten taels of silver, take your child home, you should find Lang Zhong to find Lang Zhong, you should take medicine." ”
Looking at the silver that fell in front of them, the girl's parents were stunned, picked up the silver tremblingly, and looked at it carefully, it was true.
Suddenly, the girl's parents stepped forward and knelt in front of the man, with a banging sound, "Thank you so much, thank you to Engong, we will repay your kindness as cattle and horses in the next life." ”
"I don't need your reward, I just don't want to see such a young child go to be a cow and a horse."
The man spoke flatly, handing the little girl over to her parents.
The girl's mother hugged her child, tears flowing, "Yes, we must remember Engong's teachings." ”
With that, they turned and left.
Seeing this scene, the son of the Lin family stood in place in a daze, watching the parents leave with the girl.
The next moment, the rich boy tore up the deed in his hand, looked at the man opposite with a cold look, and opened his mouth coldly.
"Boy, tell me your name!"
Hearing this, the man said lightly, "Yuan Qingshan! ”
With that, he walked forward, not paying the slightest attention.
Looking at the other party's figure, Qi Zixiao showed a smile, this guy is interesting, upright, a bit similar to a scholar, but he doesn't have the temperament of a reader.
As for whether this person called Yuan Qingshan will be retaliated against, Qi Zixiao is not worried, if a spirit master can be retaliated against by a rich boy, it will be hell.
That's right, this Yuan Qingshan is a spirit master, and when he saw him for the first time, Qi Zixiao had already noticed it.
If he hadn't guessed, the other party should have been one of the people involved in this night's watchman assessment.
"Yuan Qingshan, I remember you!"
Brother Gongzi gritted his teeth and said, looked at the people around him, and left in a hurry with his two subordinates.
This is the county town, not a place where his son-in-law can spread wild at will, once he provokes the people of the government, even if the family protects him, he will have to suffer a lot.
Qi Zixiao also left, but he had already thought about it in his heart, "It seems that the night watchman assessment has attracted a lot of folk spirit masters, and it is estimated that this place will soon become lively, and I don't know if the night watchman of Sanyang County can calm the field." ”
After all, those who can become spirit masters are extremely special beings, they are not so obedient, there are only a few night watchmen, and if there is a conflict between the two sides, he himself is not sure what the consequences will be.
Thinking in his mind, he came to an inn,
"Yunlai Inn", the personnel came in and out, as soon as he stopped, Xiao Er immediately greeted him, and said with a smile on his face, "This guest officer, please." ”
With that, he took the horses and sent them to the backyard.
Qi Zixiao entered the inn, and after the counter, a man who looked like a shopkeeper looked at Qi Zixiao with a smile on his face, "Does the guest officer want to stay in the hotel?" An upper room costs only three dollars a night. ”
Qi Zixiao directly threw a tael of silver to the shopkeeper, and said lightly, "Come to an upper room, and then send a table of food." ”
"Okay, one room in the upper room, the guest officer please, the meal will be delivered later."
The shopkeeper smiled and enthusiastically took Qi Zixiao upstairs.