Chapter 219
But said that Tianxiao waited for a while and no one came, afraid that once it rained, then Wanli would be worried at home, and when he was about to lead the horse away, he saw an old man carrying two bamboo baskets in front of him. In the basket were young chickens, all kinds of flowers and colors, huddled in one place and "squeaking" and screaming, presumably hungry. Tianxiao asked the old man, "How many are there, and how much silver do you need?" I will also take this basket with me." Just as the old man was about to speak, a wheelwheel came over, and the strong man with the cart arrived before he could make a sound. "Sir, I have some, and two lambs, and four taels of silver to sell to you. When the old man saw that someone was coming to rob the business, he was not happy, and shouted at the strong man, "I will come first, you will come first, why should I buy yours." The strong man laughed and said, "I'm cheap." Naturally, the lord bought mine. Tianxiao looked at the wheelbarrow and smiled at the old man and the strong man: "You sell chickens, and he sells ducks and lambs, so there is no conflict." No conflict. I want them all. It's just that how can I get it back?" a little man beside him said: "Master, the four baskets on the wheelbarrow can be carried on the saddle, and I will help you carry the burden of the old man home, and let me eat a full meal, and then give me a bowl of leftover rice." ”
Tianxiao saw that this little man was more than ten years old, with tattered clothes and pants, unkempt hair, but a pair of eyes were very clever, and he liked it when he saw it, so he nodded and said, "Then don't go away." So he asked the old man. "How much silver do you need?" said the old man, "one hundred and fourteen young chickens with two bamboo baskets, three taels." Tianxiao smiled and said, "Then you two will send these to the lower village fifteen or sixteen miles away, and I will give you an extra tael of silver, why not?" Hearing this, the old man and the strong man suddenly looked happy, but the little man waved his hand and said, "Master." If you can take it yourself, why spend two taels of silver. I can't do it. I can't do it. In this way, Tian Xiao liked this little man more, so he said to the old man and the strong man: "You two go first, and I will come later." "If you can earn an extra tael of silver, the old man and the strong man will naturally be happy, one will carry the burden, the other will push the cart, and they will leave first. By this time it was already dark, and the shops next to the market were already lit up. Tianxiao led the horse with one hand. Holding Xiao Minghuazi in one hand, he came to a dim sum shop, smiled and said, "What do you like to eat, and you can eat as much as you want." Xiao Yuhuazi didn't know what this brocade-clothed boy meant by inviting him to eat and drink, so he asked, "Childe." I also have a sister. Find it and eat it together. Okay?" Tianxiao nodded and said, "Since it is your sister-in-law, then naturally eat it together, go find it." I'll be waiting for you in the shop. So he tied the horse to the door of the store, entered the store and sat down at will, and the man immediately poured a cup of tea and asked, "Childe, what do you want to eat?" I waited for two people, and when they came, they called you to eat and drink. The guy went to get busy, and Tianxiao was idle drinking tea and waiting for others.
But can you think that even this little screamer is a brother of the Heavenly Demon Society. In order to form the climate as much as possible, the invincible demon lord on the one hand kept an eye on the Longqing Emperor Zhu Tianxiao, and on the other hand, expanded his brothers at all levels of society, accumulating strength in order to overthrow the Zhu family in Longqing. The brothers of the Heavenly Demon Society come from a wide range of sources, including the descendants of the royal magnates of the Yuan Dynasty, the descendants of the founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty, and more descendants of the Ming Dynasty who were demoted or destroyed by the imperial court in the past two hundred years. Although more than 30,000 people were exterminated by the prince of brocade in Longqing and Fengxiang Mansion, there are more than 120,000 brothers of the Heavenly Demon Society scattered all over the country, and it is very treacherous for the hall master to contact the main altar by a single line. And the brothers of the Heavenly Demon Society on the periphery, such as the Haiyan Gang, the Dragon Slaying Sect, the Golden Dragon Gang, the Seven Dragon Gang and other large and small gangs, also have about thirty or forty thousand. There are brothers in the Heavenly Demon Society everywhere, in the court, in the gangs, in the Seven Great Sects, and in the court of Longqing, but this brocade-clothed boy has the most around him. Like Longqing Prime Minister Shi Guo, the current gang leader of the Haiyan Gang Zhao Shun, the deputy gang leader Shui Piao, the middle eagle claw, the Northern Divine Sword, the Hawa Lama, the old beggars, the current leader of the Dragon Slayer Sect Yun Zhongpiao, the Rakshasa Girl, the one-armed man, Yun Gu Shitai, Shi Dachuan, Yue Xiaoxuan, and even the Sixian Zhuang and Tianyun Castle are all brothers of the Heavenly Demon Society. The rise of Longqing once made Long Xiao see the hope of revenge, but who expected that after Zhu Tianxiao occupied thirty-three prefectures, four prefectures, five divisions, and eighty-three counties, he suddenly took off his dragon robe and played the rivers and lakes to become a brocade boy, making the rivers and lakes bloody and bloody, and also killing some masters in the Heavenly Demon Society. Fortunately, after some efforts, Shi Guo has taken control of the power in Longqing, the Jade Rakshasa occupies the West Palace Niangniang, and the Tenth Lady Jade and the Thirteenth Lady Chu Zhenzhen are still on the pillow of the Jinyi Son, and even the Haiyan Gang and the Dragon Slaying Sect have completely become the peripheral forces of the Heavenly Demon Society. The most gratifying thing is that after the boy in brocade destroyed most of the martial arts, he and his Lonely Goose Mansion all fell into the trap of Mrs. Wan, and were "trapped" in Tianyun Castle, monitored by Zhao Shun, Shui Piao, Zhong Eagle Claw, Northern Divine Sword, Rakshasa Girl, Sixian Village, and the people of Tianyun Castle day and night, so as not to spoil Long Xiao's revenge plan that was about to start.
Just a few days ago, Duan Wen went to Xi'an in person and had a secret conversation with Long Xiao for a whole day. Duan Wen said that the Duan clan had trained a 20,000-strong horse army and 6,000 archers on the Kunlun Mountains, and was purchasing 50 Western artillery. And agreed with the Yarkand, Turpan, and Tatar Tuhui special departments that if the Duan clan had an incident, 100,000 male teachers would be raised to help the Duan clan rebuild the Dali Kingdom. If the Heavenly Demon Society decides to start an incident in the Longqing Realm, the Duan family can fully support it, and let the Empress Niang Da Fei'er cooperate with Xigong Niangniang and Prime Minister Shi Guo to usurp power and support the crown prince as Emperor Longqing. In return, Long Xiao promised to return the twenty-two cities of Mubang, Manmo, Mengyang, Mengmi, Yongning, Heqing, Dali, Yongchang, Chuxiong, Mangshi, Mengding, Chelisi, Menggen, Yuanjiang, Guangnan, Sichengzhou, Guangxi, Yunnan, Qujing, Huichuan, Wumeng, and Zhen'an to Duan's Dali Kingdom. One wants to destroy the Ming Dynasty and recreate the glory of the Yuan Dynasty, and the other wants to restore the Dali Kingdom through the land of Longqing, so naturally they have their own needs, and they hit it off, and they can't do it without each other. After sending Duan Wen away, the invincible demon lord was in a super good mood, so he held a banquet at the main altar and gave a face-to-face lecture to the left and right protectors, the four great King Kongs, the eighteen Dharma kings, the thirty-six arhats, the seventy-two masters, the one hundred and forty-four masters, the two hundred and eighty-eight generals, and the five hundred and seventy-six hall masters, ready to implement the revenge plan. First of all, at the birthday banquet of the old lady Wan of Tianyun Castle, the cartilage scattered in the birthday wine was put into the brocade boy, the people of the Lonely Goose Mansion, and the seven major sects were all wiped out. Let the Jade Rakshasa rush back to Dali, with the cooperation of the empress Da Fei'er, together with Shi Guo, poisoned the regent and the important ministers of Longqing, and quickly helped the prince Hanbo to become the emperor of Longqing. The queen and the West Palace are listening to the government. In the end, it was decreed that the worship of the stone would be the prime minister, and the Longqing soldiers and horses would be handed over to the thirty-six Arhats, and Longqing would be in charge of the Heavenly Demon Society, so that he could use troops to the Ming Dynasty. This plan is a clever plan, it can be said that it is seamless, everyone is happy, just wait for the Ming Dynasty to occupy thousands of miles of rivers and mountains can be vassals to worship the prime minister, enjoy wealth and wealth, thousands of generations.
First of all, the name of the scholar is Li Yan, and the beggar sister is called Shi Ren. The two of them arrived at the beggar's wife. said that the boy in brocade clothes wanted to eat and drink, and he had already complied. The beggar said happily: "Shuyu Yan, it must be the boy in brocade who sees you and wants to take you away." So much better. The brocade boy has more eyes and ears like you by his side. Go for it. Don't let the boy in brocade be suspicious. I'll get back to you. Li Yan nodded and took Fang Ren to the dim sum shop. When Tianxiao saw it, he called his men and said to Li Yanji, "What do you two want to eat?" Just order it. Although Li Yan was small, he was very clever, so he asked the man, "What are the ready-made ones in the store?" The man said: "The dishes include roast chicken and roast duck, beef and pig nose, and dim sum with buns and cooking cakes." What do you want?" Li Yan said: "One roast chicken and one roast duck, five catties of beef, ten pig noses, and twenty buns." If there is good wine, let it be two urns. All these are to be taken away, and it is better to basket them, and the silver is to be counted together. The guy answered, "Okay." So he went into the back kitchen. Seeing that Li Yan was so sophisticated, Tianxiao was even happier, so he asked: "What is your name, how old are you this year, and what relatives do you have?" Li Yan said: "My name is Li Yan, my name is Shuyan, and I am nine years old this year. Her name is Fang Ren and she is eight years old. We are both orphans with no relatives. Tianxiao heard that there were no relatives, so there would be no trouble in the future, and seeing that Fang Ren was also a clever ghost, he said: "Since there are no relatives, then you two can go with me, don't ask for food anymore." Li Yan saw that the hall master guessed, and hurriedly pushed the lower ninja, and the two of them knelt down and kowtowed. "Mo knock, Mo Bai, get up. Tianxiao said and pulled them up, and when he saw the gang coming out with two big bamboo baskets, he paid the silver and carried the baskets outside. He hung the bamboo basket on both sides of the saddle, and then hugged Li Yan and the two on the saddle one by one, led the horse away, and soon caught up with the old man and the strong man when he left the town, and returned to the lower village in conversation and laughter.
Wan Li and Grandma were sitting on a chair outside the door watching a few people drive piles and build fences, and when they saw Tianxiao coming back, they hurriedly got up to greet them. "I went to Liu'an Town and bought some chickens, ducks and lambs and came back. Tian Xiao said a word, asked the old man and the strong man to put the basket at the door, took out a small silver ingot weighing ten taels and gave it to the two of them, and said with a smile: "You two can redeem it yourself." He hugged Li Yan's brothers and sisters off the horse, saw Wan Li and Grandma first, and then said: "Grandma, Miss Wan Er, they were met by me in Liu'an Market, the boy's name is Li Yan, and the girl's name is Fang Ren, both of whom are orphans without fathers and mothers. I thought, Li Yan I will take it away, let him learn literature and martial arts, and be an entourage. Fang Ren stayed, and didn't do anything, so he recognized Grandma as a grandmother. Fang Ren was smart, and when he heard this, he hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed three times to Grandma, and shouted, "Grandma." Grandma was very happy, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to pull Fang Ren up and hugged her in her arms, which can be said to be infinitely joyful, and then she entered the house to talk, and everyone was happy.
After laughing all night, the next day, Li Yan and Fang Ren got up to take a bath and changed into new clothes, and they were extremely happy. When they arrived at the outhouse, one stuffed hay into the stove to cook porridge, and the other released chickens, ducklings, and lambs, and let them forage outside the house. The fence outside the house was almost fenced, and it was at the gate of the upper courtyard, when Tianxiao was very happy to see it, he took out ten taels of silver and gave it to one of them, who shook his head and did not dare to take it. "Master, ten taels of silver is too much, five taels is enough. Seeing that he was honest, Tianxiao smiled and said, "It's all from the villagers." If you think I have too much silver, then take some bamboo in my spare time and build a chicken coop and duck shed or something, and it will be done. The man immediately said, "Master, there are still some bamboo at home, let's go back to eat, come over immediately." And he took the money and led them away. Tianxiao just couldn't be idle, and when he saw that there was no firewood by the stove, he went out of the house and went out of the village, and then went to the town, still looking for the shopkeeper of the rice shop. Because the grain and rice were bought by him, the new goods will not arrive in a few days, the shopkeeper got up early to contact the wood bricks and tiles, and found the mason carpenter. He took out an ingot of ten taels of silver, dismounted and handed it over and said with a smile: "Auntie, you husband and wife are good people, and the guys are also diligent. You asked someone to help get nine taels of silver firewood to send to my family, and one tael would be considered a thank you to your family. The eldest lady was happy, nodded and said, "Master Xie takes care of the trumpet business, I'll do it." Tianxiao nodded, got on the horse and walked back to the lower village, saw that someone had sent bricks and tiles to be stacked, and thought that the shopkeeper of the rice shop was really a diligent person, so he took the time to invite him to drink.
For three days in a row, it was the people who delivered wood and bricks, and the building materials were piled up on the ground. On the fourth day, the mason carpenter came, and Tianxiao took the twenty or so craftsmen to a slope on the bank of the river, and told them their thoughts and requirements. Build a backyard by the river, put a side door, have all kinds of poultry sheds, and then dig a vegetable field under the locust tree. The main wing room faces north and south to build three rooms, the door faces east to build three lower rooms, and the kitchen, warehouse, and firewood room are placed opposite. The courtyard gate is larger, with three stone steps, and a pair of sitting lions. Wan Li nodded again and again: "There are many of you, and you can work faster." We make a meal, and the meal has meat, and the meal before going to bed also has wine. If your family members also want to help with the small work, we will take care of the food together. In this way, everyone understands that Tianxiao listened to the words of the shopkeeper of the rice shop, invited two groups of musicians to blow and play, and also put the digging base firecrackers, saying that it was an auspicious picture. The masons dug the foundation and laid bricks, the carpenter selected materials to make doors and windows, and the people in the village also came to help. So early in the morning and busy for seven or eight days, the wall has been built, the house has been formed, and the beam of the house is going to be on, Tianxiao invited the musician to blow and blow, and the firecrackers still have to be released, and more than 20 tables of water and wine are set up to invite the villagers to eat and drink. (To be continued......)