Yunzhou, Yuezhou, Hengzhou, and Qingzhou, collectively referred to as the four states of Yunyue, Yunzhou is the capital of the state with the widest area and the richest products among the four states. This time, the other three states all suffered a catastrophe, and only Yunzhou was fine. The victims who fled to Yunzhou, except for those who came in the last two days and waited outside the city, the others had already been arranged by the Yunzhou government to go to the canal construction site, and these new arrivals would soon be sent to the canal construction site by the Yunzhou government. The prosperity of Yunzhou has not been affected in the slightest.

At this time, Meng Xiaofan and Chen Qi were wandering around the most prosperous streets in Yunzhou. Chen Qi came to such a city for the first time, and he was very curious about the prosperity and liveliness in his eyes.

Meng Xiaofan saw Chen Qi like this, although he felt a little funny, he still accompanied him patiently, and kept introducing some strange things to Chen Qi.

In front of a stall selling jade gadgets, Chen Qi found a jade carved rabbit the size of a thumb, took it in his hand and looked at it for a long time, and then asked the boss how much it was, and the boss asked for ten taels of silver.

Meng Xiaofan snatched the jade rabbit from Chen Qi's hand, took a look, and said: "Boss, your rabbit is a very ordinary jade, one or two silver is not worth it, but you dare to ask for ten taels, bully my brother and don't understand, right?"

The boss explained: "This little brother, this is indeed a very ordinary jade, but his value is not jade, but the carved knife work, you take a closer look, this jade rabbit is lifelike, especially this eye, just engraved in the red halo of this jade, is the finishing touch of this jade rabbit, so I want this little brother ten taels of silver is not expensive at all." ”

Chen Qi snatched the jade rabbit from Meng Xiaofan's hand and said to the boss: "You are right, this jade rabbit is indeed lifelike, I want ten taels of silver." ”

Chen Qi took out a piece of silver and handed it to the boss as he spoke, Meng Xiaofan wanted to stop it, but he was a step too late, and said angrily: "You fool, although this jade rabbit is carved very well, it is still not worth ten taels of silver!"

When the boss saw that the business was done, he no longer paid attention to Meng Xiaofan, took Chen Qi's silver and put it in his arms, and then took a piece of brocade and handed it to Chen Qi to wrap the jade rabbit.

Chen Qi said "Thank you!", and did not accept Jinpa, but continued to appreciate it with the jade rabbit that he couldn't put down.

Meng Xiaofan shook his head and said helplessly: "Stupid, really stupid." ”

Chen Qi smiled and said: "What I like is not the texture, but the exquisiteness of the carving, don't you think this rabbit is carved very similarly?"

Meng Xiaofan was a little speechless, and sighed: "Big brother, no matter how similar it is, it is also an ordinary jade carving thing, it is worthless, just like a woman from a poor family, she looks very beautiful, but can she be the same as the young lady of a big family? You, you are too stupid!"

Chen Qi said: "Although the beautiful girl from a poor family cannot be compared with the young lady of a large family, she may become the wife of a large family. ”

"You ......"

"Okay, let's go to the places that Uncle Meng said. Chen Qi took out a piece of cloth, carefully wrapped the jade rabbit, put it in his arms, and then pulled Meng Xiaofan away.

"I ......"

"What are you, me, hurry up, don't delay the business. ”

Meng Xiaofan looked helpless and let Chen Qi leave.

"Chen Qi, why did you buy this jade rabbit?"

"Xi'er belongs to the rabbit. ”

"Oh~"

......

The two chatted while walking, and unknowingly came to the Yunzhou Mansion.

Meng Xiaofan looked at the unusually magnificent state capital yamen and nodded, "We'll start here tonight." ”

"Listen to you. ”

Meng Xiaofan decided to do it when he decided to do it, and now there is about an hour left in the ion time, Meng Xiaofan didn't want to go anywhere, so the two sat down and chatted not far from the Li Mansion Ya.

"Senior Sister Ding is a rabbit, what do you belong to?" Meng Xiaofan asked Chen Qi.

Chen Qi said: "There is not much difference in age between me and my sister, but because my life experience has always been a mystery, so the master and the master are not sure whether I am a tiger or a rabbit. ”

Meng Xiaofan sighed: "It's so good that you guys can still know what you belong to and how old you are, and I still don't know my real age." ”

Chen Qi said: "Don't you still have a mother?

"My mother, my mother has been crazy and delirious since I can remember, she doesn't know what her own surname is, let alone my age, she doesn't remember what my surname is, and sometimes I even wonder if she is my own mother. ”

"Where is your mother now?"

"Ziluo Mountain Heavenly Heart View, my master knows the host there and entrusts them to take care of it. ”

"When we're done with the things in front of us, I'll go with you to visit your mother. How I wish my mother was alive!"

"Although my mother is crazy and can't remember anything, but she is very good to me, when I used to beg for food, no matter what delicious food I begged for, she gave me food first, we have no fixed place, wandering everywhere, so we are often bullied, but every time she protects me, someone dares to do something to me, she goes crazy and fights with others, often she is beaten all over the body, and I am basically fine. At that time, I swore that one day I would buy a big house, let my mother live happily and happily in it, and find a large group of maids to serve her, and never let her suffer again......"

Meng Xiaofan was a little choked up when he spoke, he sorted out his emotions, and continued: "Although I made this oath at that time, I knew that it was difficult to achieve, I didn't know anything, I wanted to be an apprentice, either people didn't want me because I was young, or I was a black-hearted owner, and I worked hard for nothing." After two years like this, there was really no way, I began to steal, because I was too young and timid, I didn't dare to steal those rich big families, those houses were built with high walls, I couldn't get in at all, even if I went in, it was easy to be found by the nursing home, so I could only steal those ordinary people's homes. These people don't have much money, and it's all hard-earned money, and I take a little bit every time. ”

"But people are greedy, they have desires, although I only steal a little bit at a time, but it is this little bit that has changed my life, I don't need to beg like before, I can buy me and my mother what we want to eat, I can buy us decent clothes, so that my life finally does not have to live like a beggar, although we still have no fixed place. It was these changes that made my desires and greed gradually grow, I was not satisfied with just stealing those ordinary people, and began to steal rich people, although I succeeded in the first few times, but it was quickly discovered, and when they were about to kill me, my master saved me. ”

"Master was the first person I met who really knew martial arts, so I admired Master very much at that time. Meng Xiaofan said this, and finally showed a little joy, "After the master rescued me, he treated my injuries, accompanied me until the injuries were healed, and gave me some silver when he left, but I didn't want these silvers, I wanted to follow the master, I wanted to learn his skills, after I told the master my thoughts, he agreed very happily." Because Master and I had to walk everywhere, we couldn't take my mother with us, so Master proposed to send my mother to the Heavenly Heart Temple of Ziluo Mountain, and ask the host there to take care of her. ”

"Master was afraid that I would not worry that my mother would be alone in Tianxinguan, so he let me stay there for a while. The masters of Tianxinguan are very good to my mother, especially the presiding Yuexin master, who takes meticulous care of my mother, and dresses my mother up cleanly, as if she has changed a person, in fact, my mother is very beautiful. Meng Xiaofan smiled, "It's just that it was too dirty before, covering his appearance." My mother slowly adapted to the life of Tianxin, she is no longer as crazy as before, and often helps to do what she can, and occasionally has a smile on her face. ”

"Seeing my mother like this, I was relieved and left Ziluo Mountain with Master. In those days in Ziluo Mountain, in addition to going to see my mother every day, I spent the rest of the time practicing with Master in the mountains, and I was not interested in fighting and killing, so I was only willing to learn light skills and Master's unique stealing skills, and Master did not force me. At that time, Master asked me to give myself a name, I didn't know what my surname was, and my mother couldn't give me a name, so I followed Master's surname and called myself Meng Xiaofan. ”

Chen Qi said: "Although both of us have some unfortunate backgrounds, but in fact, we are still lucky, we both met Uncle Meng, he saved the two of us, and also changed our fate, we should really thank him, we have to take good care of him in the future, no longer let him take risks, what is there for the two of us to do." ”

Meng Xiaofan said: "If Master left the wealth he has obtained over the years, there is no need to take any more risks now, but all the wealth he has obtained is used to help others, and he has nothing left." ”

Chen Qi praised: "Uncle Meng is the real chivalrous!"

"Chivalry, it's very tiring. Meng Xiaofan smiled bitterly, "For so many years, he only thought about helping others and left nothing, in fact, to be honest, I can't understand it." ”

Chen Qi said: "I went out of the mountain this time because I wanted to be a chivalrous and righteous person, and what I have seen and heard in these days has strengthened my idea." ”

"Okay," Meng Xiaofan said, "You and Master's minds are alive, I'll just follow you." But now it's time for us to do it. ”

"Good"