In Wushui County, Tang Li, with two taels of silver given by Hu Qili, came to the gate of the county office.

Looking up at the vermilion lacquer rubble and the magnificent county government, Tang Li couldn't help but be slightly surprised, is even a small county government so extravagant in today's Tang Kingdom? This is the strength of the five hegemonic powers?

But in Tang Li's impression, the problem of the secession of Tang Guo's feudal town is the most serious, but seeing this county still makes people a little impressed by the strength of Tang State.

It has been two days since the battle of Xishan, and with Hu Qili's previous "ink addition", the vitality and vitality of Tang Li's body have been stimulated, so that Tang Li's injuries are so good that even Tang Li's recovery ability is strong, but Hu Qili did not talk about these things with Tang Li.

Because the two of them together only have two taels of silver, and the cost of signing up for the bandit suppression will cost two taels of silver, Hu Qili threw the two taels of silver to Tang Li, and said that she remembered to pay back five taels of silver next time, and walked towards the mountain.

Thinking of Hu Qili's magical ability to communicate with animals, Tang Li didn't say much, he wasn't worried about Hu Qili's ability to survive in the mountains.

However, when he came to the gate of the county government, recalling Hu Qili's words, Tang Li couldn't help but mutter, "Two taels of silver have to be repaid for five taels ......."

Then he looked east and west, for fear that Hu Qili would hear his dissatisfied complaints, in case Hu Qili was angry and robbed him of all his silver, he didn't seem to be able to beat her, and people were originally kind to help him, as if he didn't have a reason to punch her.

Tang Li looked down at his waist, and now there was nothing on his waist in this body, but Tang Li closed his eyes, but he could still feel that the wrong knife and the Nine Swords were hanging on his waist.

The Nine Swords seemed to be sleeping deeper, and there was very little feedback on the call from the bottom of Tang Li's heart, but the wrong knife gave Tang Li's more and more a strange feeling, as if the wrong knife was still "alive" in this secret realm, but Tang Li's communication with the wrong knife has been very small, so I don't know how to wake it up in this secret realm, or project its sword intent.

"This big brother, you're also here to sign up to suppress bandits, right?"

A young man dressed in patched gray clothes, with a slightly dirty face, and a childish attitude between his eyebrows, asked Tang Li in a refreshing voice, and there was still a slight fear in his eyes, but it was more firm, as if something made him have to participate in the suppression of bandits.

Tang Li smiled and nodded, "Contemptible Li Xuan, I don't know what the little brother is called?"

Zhang Qixiu clenched his left fist, and hurriedly wiped his cheek with his right hand to show respect, and then said happily: "Hello Brother Li! My name is Zhang Qixiu, and I am a villager from Xiacrocodile Village in Wushui County. ”

Tang Li stared at Zhang Qixiu's left fist, he could roughly guess what it was, but it didn't break it, everyone has their own poverty, needless to say. Seeing that Zhang Qixiu, who was still a little childish, was waiting for him to speak a little crampedly, Tang Lixi smiled kindly, and said kindly: "I have just arrived here, and I am about to pay the fee and report the people to participate in the anti-bandit operation, since Brother Zhang also has this plan, it is better for us to go together, what do you think?"

Zhang Qixiu was overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed, he had been wandering alone outside the county government for a long time, where had he seen such a luxurious and magnificent yamen as a countryman, he was afraid that he would go to the wrong place and go in and be beaten in vain, not to mention, the thing in his hand would be confiscated, so he hesitated again and again, but he still didn't dare to make up his mind to go in and ask, and finally saw Tang Li's stop at the gate of the county ya, so he hurriedly came over to talk, in order to have one more person go in with him, and strengthen his courage.

So the two of them went in together, good guy, in an ordinary county office, there are still a lot of strange stones and treasures scattered outside the pavilion, I don't think this will be the strict law of the yamen, but I feel that I have walked into a rich family, Tang Li really can't figure it out, a country's county government, can actually make these appearances, this is beyond his expectations.

Entering the manor, a subordinate came over and asked with a smile, "You two are here to apply for the recruitment to suppress bandits, right?" ”

Tang Lixiu and Zhang Qixiu nodded, and followed this person to the registration office to line up, it turned out that Tang Lixiu and Zhang Qixiu came from the backyard before, and the real yamen was on the other side, the previous one, at best, it could only be regarded as the residence of the county order, Tang Lixiu was surprised that they came from the backyard and were not blocked, but the little guy listened to Tang Li's question, and explained with a smile: " Gongzi must not be from the Tang Dynasty, our country's county order is hereditary, and the predecessors have accumulated bit by bit, as long as the county order does not make those major mistakes, future generations can take over this position, so the backyard is more luxurious. ”

"As for the two of you coming from the backyard without being blocked, it is naturally because our county commander is afraid that there will be people with lofty ideals coming from the backyard and want to participate in the suppression of bandits. ”

Wouldn't the hereditary system have become a major drawback? Tang Li's heart was full of doubts, but he had already arrived at the queue, so he couldn't ask anything more, and after thanking the man, he chatted with Zhang Qixiu.

Tang Lifu was the first to ask: "The bandits are not for fun, how could they think of participating in the bandits?"

Zhang Qixiu grinned, "I want to go to Yujing to visit my sister who married far away, but I can't get entangled enough, thinking that I am young and strong, and I should be able to earn enough money through this to go to Yujing." ”

If you really marry far away, why does this smile look so far-fetched, the capital is either rich or expensive, with Zhang Qixiu's shabby appearance, presumably his sister is also the one who has suffered bitterness when she marries in the past, no wonder he wants to go to Yujing so much, but Tang Li still mentioned, "There is still a danger in going to suppress bandits, aren't you afraid that you will die before you get out of school?"

Zhang Qixiu looked ignorant, "Huh?"

Tang Li's face darkened, "That means you're not afraid that you will die before you go to Cheng Yujing?"

Zhang Qixiu touched his head, smiled shyly at the fact that he didn't understand what Tang Li's words said before, and then responded: "That's not it, I listened to what the officials and masters outside said, it's very simple to suppress bandits, after all, there are professional guards to go together, as long as there are some martial arts, it is not a problem to survive, as long as I go to one or two trips, as long as I save a little money along the way, I will make my own steamed buns, and it is estimated that it will be enough for me to go to Yujing." ”

"It seems that you have a strong desire to go to Yujing. Tang Li sighed.

Zhang Qixiu smiled, "After all, I haven't seen my sister for almost three years, my little parents died early, and the two have been dependent on each other for more than ten years. ”

Ready to Tang Li and Zhang Qiling to sign up, I saw that the registration point was a soldier with a pen and paper, as long as he paid two taels of silver, asked a few words at will, gave a number, and let people go to the courtyard to rest, waiting for the army's order.

Tang Li motioned for Zhang Qixiu to sign up first, Zhang Qixiu smiled shyly, thanked him and then walked over first, but before he could sign up, the soldier's scolding voice came, "What kind of garbage is this? What are you doing here without two taels of silver?, don't disturb the military master and my work." ”

Zhang Qixiu held a string of white jade beads in both hands, and explained with some panic: "My lord...... You...... Listen to me, this is a small temporary collateral that is said to be worth ...... What about ten taels of silver, and when the little bandit returns, will I redeem it with you?"

The soldier in charge of the registration work had an impatient look on his face, "Bah, you little devil will have ten taels of silver on you, didn't you steal it from somewhere?" ”

Zhang Qixiu trembled, and the hand holding the beads turned slightly white, but he didn't want to take a step back, but knelt down and prayed with tears: "My lord...... You can let the little one participate in the suppression of bandits this time......"

The soldier slapped the table and scolded angrily: "Bold, let you get out of here, you still dare to make noise here, right?"

"Han jade beads, the color is slightly dull, with the longer the plate, the more yellow and attractive the color, mellow yellow as gold, a grain can even have the value of dozens of taels. ”

Tang Li walked over, took the string of beads from Zhang Qixiu's hand, held it up, pointed to one of the beads, and said: "The military master is well-informed, he must know that this bead is the Han jade bead, let this little brother use it instead of two taels of silver for the registration fee, it must not be a problem, right?"

The soldier in charge of this matter was speechless for a while, and before he could say anything, a middle-aged man wearing the unique red official uniform of the Tang Kingdom and a goatee behind him was the first to speak, only to see him full of surprise and said: "Oh, there are such treasures? Okay, Dong Go, let this little brother sign up for the time being." ”

Hearing the order of his own county master, Dong Qu didn't say anything, but beckoned Zhang Qixiu to come over to register personal information, but the county master, who was sitting behind the registration point and drinking tea leisurely, stared at Tang Li, and asked with a smile: "Scholar, do you want to come over for a cup of tea?"

Tang Li shook his head, bowed, declined the invitation of the county order, pointed to the registration office, and said, "Xiaosheng has not yet signed up to participate in the suppression of bandits. ”

I saw that the county magistrate smiled, and didn't say anything more about the invitation, and talked and laughed with friends on the side, and also cared too much about why Tang Li's participation in the suppression of bandits.

After Tang Li's payment of two taels of silver and filling in the corresponding information, he was also told to go to the courtyard to rest first, and the county government was in charge of rice these days. And Zhang Qixiu was waiting for Tang Li's at the entrance of the courtyard, and when he saw Tang Li's coming, he hurriedly trotted over excitedly, "Brother Li, thank you so much before, if it weren't for you, I guess I wouldn't have been able to participate in this month's bandit suppression activity this time." ”

Tang Li shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a gesture." ”

Zhang Qixiu said happily: "I didn't expect Brother Li to be so well-informed, and my sister gave me this string of beads for so long, and I didn't come up with a reason." ”

Seeing that there was no one around, Tang Li whispered, "I made it up." ”

Then he made a shushing gesture, only to see Zhang Qixiu's mouth open wide, and as if he thought of something, he hurriedly covered his mouth, and nodded like a chicken pecking rice.