The Ming Kingdom is in full swing, and the annual income of ordinary people is about fifty taels of silver. Thirty taels of silver can set up a dozen good banquets on the table. The young swordsman's style of sitting on the ground and raising prices obviously angered the scholar. However, as the so-called show is encountered, it is not clear whether it is reasonable to meet soldiers. The young man put on a gesture of reaching out to snatch it, and the scholar immediately admitted it.

The scholar dodged the hand stretched out by the young man, protected the burden behind him and said, "Don't do it, I'll give it to you." ”

The boy didn't want the scholar's money in the first place, but he just wanted to know why a girl was hunted down by the Vulcan Cult and deliberately offered a high price to force her to give a reason. Seeing that the scholar was really rich, he pretended to be fierce and said, "Okay, bring it quickly, thirty taels and one penny can't be less." ”

The scholar glared at the boy angrily, gritted his teeth, and took out a hairpin made of gold from his bosom. The hairpin is woven with gold thread at one end with auspicious clouds, and the tail is also inlaid with a turquoise gemstone, which is not ordinary at first glance.

The scholar handed over the hairpin and said, "Here you go, this is a golden hairpin made by the Yangzhou Weaving Bureau, worth a hundred taels of silver." ”

The young man took the hairpin and weighed it carefully, then put it in his mouth, bit it hard, and muttered: "There are no tooth marks, it should be gold, but this amount is worth fifty taels at most." ”

When the scholar saw that the young man actually bit his hairpin with his teeth, he immediately looked disgusted, and decided that he would not wear this hairpin if he was killed in the future. The scholar said: "This is the work of Master Hu of Yangzhou Weaving Bureau, Master Hu has to pay 100 taels of silver for manual work, and 100 taels are not expensive." ”

The young man said with disdain on his face: "What Master Hu, you say yes?" Fifty taels at most. ”

The scholar took a few deep breaths, not wanting to entangle with the handsome scoundrel in front of him anymore, so he said: "Fifty taels is fifty taels, looking for money!" ”

"What?"

A hint of cunning flashed in the scholar's eyes, and he said, "This hairpin is worth fifty taels, and your wine money is only thirty taels, should you ask me for money." ”

The young man looked at the hairpin, picked his teeth again, thought for a while and said, "It seems to be the truth, but I don't have that much money, why don't I return the hairpin to you?" ”

"Don't." The scholar loudly refused, "You've bitten it all!" ”

After hearing this, the young man quickly took the hairpin out of his mouth, wiped it on his trousers, and said, "What if you bite it?" There were no tooth marks. Just wipe it clean. To give. ”

The scholar couldn't help but roll his eyes, and didn't pick up the hairpin, but said, "I dislike it." ”

The boy pretended to be innocent and asked, "What should I do then?" ”

The scholar thought for a while and said, "In this way, I will hire you as a bodyguard for the rest of the money, how about you escort me to the Holy Capital?" ”

"Just twenty taels? My skill is worth at least a hundred taels. The boy scoffed.

"Okay, I'll give you another hundred taels when I get to Shengjing."

The scholar agreed, and immediately blocked the young man's words. The boy was originally just talking about things with the price, but he didn't expect to become a bodyguard all of a sudden. Although the young man's personality is jumpy, he also does what he says, so it's hard to refuse.

The young man said helplessly: "Okay." But I want to know why the Vulcan is hunting you. I'm a hero, and I can't help the abuse. ”

The scholar hesitated for a while, but still said, "Do you know the Xie family in Yangzhou?" ”

The boy nodded. The Jiangnan Xie family, the heirloom of poetry and books, has been inherited in Yangzhou for more than 200 years, and is the largest family in Yangzhou. In the past 100 years, the Xie family has produced three prime ministers, more than ten members of the third grade or more, and has been the first family in Yangzhou since the previous dynasty. It's just that the successive emperors of the Ming Kingdom all believed in the Vulcan Sect, but the Xie family opposed the emperor's superstition of these gods and ghosts.

So the head of the Xie family set up a group training, the emperor believed in religion for a day, and the children of the Xie family were not allowed to be officials for a day. This move allowed the Xie family to win supreme glory among the literati and the family, but it also made the Xie family fade out of the officialdom of the Ming Kingdom.

Seeing the young man nodding, the scholar said slowly: "My name is Xie Yarong, my father Xie Yuanwei, and my grandfather is the current head of the Xie family." Wang Lian, the head of the Vulcan Sect in Yangzhou, took a fancy to my family property for some reason, so he said that my Xie family blasphemed the Fire God, broke into my house with hundreds of people, and imprisoned more than 100 members of our Xie family. My father saw the opportunity quickly and let me escape from the dog hole. Let me bring the token to the Holy Capital to ask my uncle for help. ”

Hearing this, the young man was naturally indignant, after all, he called himself a hero, so he patted his chest and said: "This group of dog-day Vulcan Sects like to do this kind of thing the most." Yarong, don't worry, I'll help Li Mingyi with this."

Hearing this young man call her Yarong so naturally, Xie Yarong couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart, thinking: Yarong is your name? But after thinking about it, the way to Shengjing was long, and he still had to rely on this young man, so he just said: "Thank you for your help." ”

"But a hundred taels of silver can't be missing."

At this moment, Xie Yarong broke the defense again, she took a deep breath, gritted her teeth and said: "Don't worry, my uncle Wang Anyuan is the secretary of the court, and when he arrives in the capital, this hundred taels of silver will definitely not be missing you."

Hearing this, Li Mingyi nodded with a smile, put the hairpin into his arms, and added: "By the way, you have to pay for the food along the way." ”

For Li Mingyi, a master who sees money, Xie Yarong is no longer able to complain, she closed her eyes, took a deep breath and said: "When you get to Moling in a while, you go and take the hairpin, and the right is the travel fee." ”

Li Mingyi immediately smiled and said, "Of course, I still have to ask if that Master Hu is worth a hundred taels." ”

Xie Yarong escaped, with only a few taels of silver on her, no money to take a boat, and no horses. Although the hairpin was worth a hundred taels of silver, she was hunted down by the Vulcan Sect and didn't dare to take it to the city to exchange for money. At this time, she looked at Li Mingyi's horse, thinking that she didn't know how many blisters had been worn out on her feet in the past few days, and couldn't help but say: "Since I am an employer, should your horse let me ride." ”

Li Mingyi looked at her feet as if he was aware of it, a pair of embroidered shoes on Xie Yarong's feet were so dirty that they couldn't see the original color, and there was even a hole in the edge of her right foot. Li Mingyi did not refuse, and said awe-inspiringly: "Of course, of course, this horse must be ridden by the employer." ”

Xie Yarong was overjoyed in her heart, feeling that this young man still had some advantages, but she still thanked her quietly: "Thank you very much." ”

Li Mingyi didn't say anything, just helped her onto the horse, and then stood under the horse and asked, "Miss Xie, let's leave now?" ”

Xie Yarong nodded and said, "Hmm." ”

Li Mingyi suddenly smiled, turned over and jumped on the horse's back, and sat firmly behind Xie Yarong. Xie Yarong was taken aback and said, "What are you doing?" ”

"Horseback riding."

"Men and women don't kiss, why are you coming up, give me ......" Xie Yarong stretched out her hand and wanted to push Li Mingyi off the horse, but as soon as she touched his arm, Li Mingyi rode the horse and galloped. So this push became a grab in an instant, and Xie Yarong grabbed Li Mingyi's arm and refused to let go.

Xie Yarong was originally a pampered eldest lady, she had never ridden a horse, and she was naturally frightened when she rode a horse, so she could only grab Li Mingyi's hand and not let go.

Li Mingyi controlled the horses and said jokingly: "How can you have a little white face and a hero like me, who can't kiss men and women?" Sit back and I'll take you to Shengjing to meet your uncle. ”

Xie Yarong was too frightened to open her eyes at this time, but shouted, "You...... Slow down......"

The two of them embarked on the road to Shengjing like this.