Xiao Dong saw that Wei Erbao didn't dare to mention the matter of going home again, so he "snorted" and walked straight south. Wei Erbao scolded Xiao Dong and Qin Lao Wu's ancestors over and over again in his heart, but he was afraid that Qin Lao Wu would give him a full fist, and he didn't dare to show the slightest hatred on his face.

When everyone walked through the intersection, they saw people coming and going on the street, which was very lively. Qin Lao Wu sighed: "No matter how poor the place is, there are rich people. This Dongliao County is so remote, and the people outside the city are poor, but these people in the city are still wearing silk and satin, and their faces are full of oil. It's really hard to talk about the things of the world!"

Li Qiufeng secretly thought in his heart, where is this not the case in the world? Inside and outside the capital, there is a difference between the rich and the poor. In every famine year, the victims often flee to the capital. The soldiers and horses of the five cities sent soldiers to block the road near the capital and drive away the victims, and the situation was extremely miserable. Whether it was the cabinet or the six ministries, these officials all knew what was going on outside the city, but no one reported it to the emperor. Although Dongliao County is small, the people's sufferings are similar to those in the capital, the officials and gentry are at ease, and the people ask for a meal but can't.

Everyone walked another pillar of incense, and not far in front of them was the stone bridge leading to the pier. At this moment, Xiao Dong, who was walking in the front, said "Huh", and then heard him say with some surprise: "Why did they come here?"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, not knowing who "they" Xiao Dong was talking about. At this time, he walked at the back, separated by Qin Lao Wu, three boatmen and Wei Erbao in front of him, so he couldn't see who Xiao Dong had met. He was about to rush to Xiao Dong's side to see what was going on, only to hear Qin Lao Wu say, "When we left the dock, didn't Lord Xiao tell them not to get off the boat?"

Li Qiufeng walked quickly to Xiao Dong's side, only to see five or six people walking not far ahead. By the light of the lanterns hanging on both sides of the road, Li Qiufeng had already recognized that these people were Zhang Shi and Hu Shopkeeper. Xiao Dong snorted and said, "Looking at the way they walk, they must have eaten wine." ”

Qin Lao Wu saw Zhang Shi and the others staggering when they walked, hooking their shoulders with each other, laughing loudly, and they were obviously a little drunk. He thought to himself, Lao Tzu went to Wangjiazhuang to work hard, but you bastards went to the city to drink wine and eat meat, so happy. Fuck, even Wei Erbao, a dog thief, made five taels of silver today! Lao Tzu can't afford to suffer. Anyway, I have to let these iron roosters add money, otherwise Lao Tzu will become a sheep, and let you bastards do it?!

Xiao Dong was annoyed and quickly chased after him. I saw Zhang Shi and Hu Shopkeeper walking at the back, the two called each other brothers, and patted each other's shoulders from time to time. I only heard the shopkeeper Hu say: "I have seen the girls of Fusang in Fujian, compared to our Central Plains women, it is indeed another wonderful." Take the ability to wait for a man as an example, you can throw off the Central Plains woman a few streets. When we get to Fuso, we must have a good time. ”

Zhang Shi smiled and said, "Your old Hu family has a lot of money, wouldn't it be good to buy a few Fusang women back?"

Shopkeeper Hu shook his head and said with a smile: "I bought it back with silver, and there is no taste." Haven't you heard of it? A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is better than a concubine, and it is better to steal than to steal. Damn, if you don't say that men are cheap......"

Before Shopkeeper Hu finished speaking, Xiao Dong had already arrived at the two of them. I only heard him sneer and say: "Zhang Yuanwai, shopkeeper Hu, you are so free!"

Zhang Shi and Shopkeeper Hu were startled, turned their heads to look, but saw Xiao Dong standing aside with a gloomy face. Zhang Shixin sank, barely squeezed out a smile, and arched his hand and said, "Xiao, Lord Xiao, you're back!"

Xiao Dong said coldly: "Seeing Xiao come back alive, Zhang Yuanwai doesn't seem to be very happy?"

Zhang Shi saw Xiao Dong staring at him gloomily, and his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly said with a smiling face: "Where did Lord Xiao come from? We have been waiting for Lord Xiao to return to the dock. But left and right, there has been no shadow of an adult. The shopkeepers were worried that Lord Xiao was in trouble in Wangjiazhuang, so they discussed going to Wangjiazhuang to pick up the lord......"

When Zhang Shi said this, he couldn't help but burp, and a sour smell squirted out of his mouth, making him want to vomit. Xiao Dong was furious, his hands clenched into fists, and he couldn't beat the few people in front of him. He held back his anger and sneered: "Okay! A few of you originally went to the city to pick up Xiao! But why didn't I see a few shadows in Wangjiazhuang? Could it be that you went to the tavern to pick up Xiao?"

Zhang Shi looked embarrassed and speechless. Shopkeeper Hu and the others saw Xiao Dong's angry appearance, and they were too frightened to speak. After a while, Shopkeeper Song said with a smiling face: "Don't be angry, Lord Xiao, we really want to go to Wangjiazhuang to help Lord Xiao." But after entering the city, everyone discussed, thinking that Lord Xiao's miraculous skills were world-famous and invincible in the world. Even if Wangjiazhuang is a tiger's den in Longtan, it is just a foot of water for Lord Xiao, and he can pass by by raising his legs. A few of us are as stupid as cows, if we rush over, not only will we not be able to help, but we will let Lord Xiao be restrained, and we will have to cause trouble. So we made up our minds to wait in the city for your return. As we thought, the adults were done and returned triumphantly. Under the protection of Lord Xiao, our trip to Fusang this time will be smooth sailing and success. When everyone gets rich, their children and grandchildren will never forget the great kindness of Lord Xiao!"

Shopkeeper Song was still a little embarrassed to speak at first, but the more he spoke, the smoother it became, and in the end, his eyebrows flew and his hands danced. Shopkeeper Hu and the others also echoed the voice, and one by one the top hats flew straight towards Xiao Dong.

Li Qiufeng stood aside and watched coldly, seeing that these shopkeepers touted Xiao Dong to spare no effort, the more he talked about it, the more numb he became. Some people say that Xiao Dong is the best in the world in martial arts, if he were not in the officialdom, he would have been the number one grandmaster in the world. Another person retorted that Xiao Da was talented and full of wealth, and he would enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future, and his wealth was unlimited, so how could he be in the middle of the rivers and lakes? The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more funny he became, secretly thinking that if these people were not so despicable and shameless, they would not be able to save tens of thousands of family fortunes.

Although Xiao Dong likes others to pat him on the back the most, he has something in his heart at this time, and he has long been impatient with everyone's praise. I saw him wave his right hand and say in a deep voice: "That's enough! ”

Shopkeeper Hu and the others immediately stopped talking, and they were silent one by one. Only Shopkeeper Song was stubborn and said: "This is our true words, and it is definitely not a sycophant of adults." ”

Xiao Dong snorted and walked forward on his own. Zhang Shi, Shopkeeper Hu and others followed closely behind him. I only heard Xiao Dong say as he walked: "Zhang Yuanwai, you are an old and serious person, why are you so nonsense?" Before Xiao got off the ship, he repeatedly told you to stay on the ship in case our goods were lost. But you just didn't listen to Xiao's words, do you think Xiao is joking with you?"

Zhang Shi said in a trembling voice: "Yes, Lord Xiao has taught you a lesson, and the villain must keep it in mind." It's just that the villain is really worried about the danger of the adults in Wangjiazhuang, and after listening to the ideas of the shopkeeper Hu and the shopkeeper Song, he also wants to come with them to meet Lord Xiao. However, before the villain got off the boat, he had already told the shopkeeper Yin and the two boatmen who stayed on the boat to remove the plank and not allow outsiders to get on the boat. Shopkeeper Yin is also a fine person, and with him on the ship, there will definitely be no mistakes. ”

When Shopkeeper Hu and others heard Zhang Shi say this, they all scolded him in their hearts for being brazen and lying in public. In fact, after Xiao Dong, Qin Laowu and others rushed to Wangjiazhuang, at the beginning, Shopkeeper Hu and others were still able to stay in the cabin honestly. It's just that Xiao Dong has never returned to the wharf, and everyone is bored, so they want to go around the city and find a tavern to drink wine and eat meat. Everyone found Zhang Shi to discuss, but Zhang Shi shook his head and refused to allow it. Shopkeeper Song said that Xiao Dong's martial arts are strong, not to mention that there is Li Qiufeng to help, and it is expected that there will be no problem. Even if there is a change in Wangjiazhuang, if Xiao Dong reveals his identity, these squires in the border places will definitely be frightened. Xiao Dong and the others never returned to the dock, and nine times out of ten, Wangjiazhuang held a banquet and invited Xiao Dong to drink wine and eat meat. Why can Xiao Dong enjoy delicious food and wine, so why do we have to eat wheat cakes and drink white water on the boat?

Zhang Shi thinks about it, and this is the same reason. Although Xiao Dong is not a big official, he is left and right in the officialdom, and Wang Jiazhuang will never dare to offend him. What's more, Li Qiufeng is strong in martial arts, and those Zhuang Ding in Wangjiazhuang are not his opponents. It was Xiao and Li who went together, and Wang Jiazhuang must have been so frightened that he could only greet the two of them. Maybe at this time, Xiao Dong, Li Qiufeng, Qin Laowu, and others were feasting, so why should he have wronged himself? Thinking of this, Zhang Shi agreed to go to Dongliao County with Shopkeeper Hu and others to drink wine and eat meat. But at this moment, he put the responsibility on the Hu shopkeeper and Song shopkeeper all the blame. Although Shopkeeper Hu and the others were not convinced, they didn't dare to defend themselves, so they had to suppress this breath in their hearts.