Lin Fengsheng got up after eating noodles and said, "Thank you for helping Xiaosheng relieve the siege." ”

The woman said: "You don't have to be polite, these thieves have always been so unreasonable, don't take it to heart." ”

Lin Fengsheng saw that the woman was kind-hearted, and the big man ate white food again, so he paid her more silver taels. When the woman found the broken silver and copper in the cash box, Lin Fengsheng had already drifted away.

On the way out of the town, I met many villagers who came to the market, all of them were ragged and unkempt, some were holding poultry, some were carrying a small amount of brown rice, some straw mats, animal skins, vegetables, and muddy wine in earthen pots, and they wanted to sell them in the town to make a living.

Lin Fengsheng saw that they were pitiful, so he bought a straw mat, a chicken, a jar of wine, and a piece of animal skin, but did not buy brown rice and vegetables, and he could not cook and eat without a pot. He was generous in his spending, and these things were undoubtedly sold at a good price, and the farmers who sold rice and vegetables could not help but be a little disappointed. And he gave each of them a few pieces of silver.

Such a good thing is not easy to meet, all the villagers are grateful, and the capital is a living Bodhisattva today. There were a lot of things that were difficult to carry, and a woman gave him a shabby bamboo basket.

Holding a chicken in one hand and a bamboo basket in the other, he continued to walk along the barren mountain road, looking like a rich kid returning from a market. It's just that the children of the rich families in the neighborhood will not come out to show their faces, but most of the rich and noble families have moved to other places, and those who stay resolutely do not dare to swagger through the market under the watchful eye of bandits.

After walking for about two or three miles, I saw a bare-chested man with an obscene appearance shouting and selling on the side of the road, and a bunch of straw hats made of rush grass were placed in front of him. At this time, it was very hot in the afternoon, and Lin Fengsheng was already sweating on his forehead, so he stopped and asked, "How does this hat be sold?"

The man looked at him a few times with a pair of mouse eyes, stretched out a palm, and said with a smile: "This counts one." ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "Five coins of silver?"

The man said: "Five taels!"

At this time, a few more peasants who were rushing to the market passed by, and when they saw the man selling straw hats, they all looked panicked, and walked quickly with their heads down.

Lin Fengsheng said: "A straw hat costs five taels of silver, which is too expensive, so let's be cheaper." As he spoke, he crouched down and flipped through it casually, picking out a straw hat.

The big man said: "If it doesn't work, it's five taels!"

Lin Feng said in his heart: "Where is a straw hat worth five taels of silver, this person is inevitably too greedy, you might as well grab it." He put down his straw hat and said, "Then I don't want it, it's too expensive, I'm just a poor reader, I can't afford such a golden hat." After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

I thought that this person was probably a ruffian, and he asked for five taels of silver for a straw hat, which can be described as a lack of greed. If he is poor, he will be generous, but there is a way that people are poor and short-minded, and if they are poor, they will not be so arrogant and greedy.

The man grabbed two steps, blocked the road with his arms wide open, and said with a smile: "You have touched everything, how can you say that if you don't buy it, you won't buy it, quickly bring the silver, otherwise don't want to walk over here." ”

Lin Fengsheng saw that this person had a fierce air between his words and deeds, and faintly felt a little strange, but looking at this person's dress, he was no different from those poor peasants, and he couldn't guess what was wrong for a while, so he said angrily: "If you touch something, you have to buy it, how can there be such a truth in the world." This road is not your home, I love the past and will pass. ”

The man's face turned angry, and he sneered: "You don't have the money to buy it, why are you touching it." You have to go over, but you can't walk over, you have to crawl like a dog. ”

Seeing that he was so rude, Lin Fengsheng rushed up angrily and said angrily: "Why are you so unreasonable, if you know each other, get out of the way!"

The man was amazed, and smiled contemptuously: "Hey, you little rabbit still dare to be ruthless at Lao Tzu, hehe, this is called a robber meeting a thief grandfather." As he spoke, he suddenly stretched out his hand and strangled Lin Fengsheng's throat.

As soon as Lin Fengsheng saw him make a move, he knew that he was a person who had practiced some superficial martial arts, and thought to himself that if you didn't let me meet it today, I don't know how many people you would have to bully with some martial arts, so you have to teach a good lesson.

The side of the figure avoided the man's grasp, and the man fell two steps forward when he pounced, and said angrily: "His grandmother's, I can't see that your little rabbit master is very dexterous, and you dare to play tricks on Lao Tzu......"

Lin Fengsheng straightened his left half of his body, and then leaned the chicken in his left hand towards the man's face. The man scolded angrily in his mouth, and when he opened and closed his wide mouth, he bit a mouthful of chicken feathers, and his voice became hoarse. The chicken was plucked out of its feathers and quacked in pain.

At this time, I suddenly heard a burst of laughter not far behind me, and it turned out that several farmers who had just passed did not go far, standing on the side of the road and stretching their necks to watch.

The man spat out a mouth full of chicken feathers, and roared angrily: "Stinky boy, you are impatient!" Hu punched Lin Fengsheng in the chest.

Lin Fengsheng's secret luck did not avoid it, and he received a punch from the man, and slammed it in the chest. Hearing only a click, the man screamed miserably, the bone in the crook of his right arm was broken, and the broken bone pierced through the flesh and skin, and he was drenched in blood.

Several villagers on the sidelines cheered in low voices, their voices low but full of pleasure. There were also a few brave ones who picked up the pebbles in the middle of the road and threw them at the man, which was quite a bit like beating the water dogs.

The man was so painful that his tears came down, and he grinned at the villagers, and the villagers retreated a few steps but did not escape, spit on the ground, and said viciously to Lin Fengsheng: "If you have a kind, you wait for Lao Tzu, wait...... Don't run, I'll have to chop you into seventeen or eighteen pieces!" Holding the broken arm, he staggered towards the mountain road in front of him.

Several villagers were not afraid of being intimidated, but when they saw the man go away, they turned around and left, and said, "Hurry up, go quickly, if those animals are crazy, it will be terrible."

Lin Fengsheng felt strange in his heart and asked, "May I ask you, folks, who is this person?"

A farmer said: "Let's go, little minister, this person is a spy disguised as a bandit, and he is here to spy on passing merchants." He must have gone to report to his accomplices, and if he didn't leave, he would be in trouble. As he spoke, he waved his hand again and again, and everyone walked away quickly.

Lin Fengsheng suddenly realized when he heard this, no wonder this person was so fierce, it turned out to be a spy of the bandits. He disguised himself here to monitor the passing of wealthy merchants, and then reported that Zhang stammered, so as to block the road and rob for money and kill him.

Although he was not afraid of the thieves coming to retaliate, he didn't want to show his traces too early, so he quickened his pace and hurried forward. After walking for about five or six miles, he saw more than 100 bandits with swords rushing violently, and Lin Fengsheng flew onto a big tree on the side of the road without waiting for everyone to see him.

I saw that the broken arm of the man who sold straw hats had already been bandaged, and he shouted loudly: "That kid is in front, it's too cheap to kill him with a knife, let's catch him and drag him back to feed the wolf!"

Lin Fengsheng waited for them to go far away before jumping down and getting back on the road.

In the evening came a ruined village, a large village in ruins, with only one or two ruined houses with smoke rising above them.

Lin Fengsheng was already hungry after a day's journey, thinking that the village was so desolate that there was absolutely no place to buy food to eat, so he bought a chicken on the road, which could be made into roast chicken or called flower chicken to eat. The practice of calling the flower chicken has been said by the law enforcement elders of the beggar gang, and although it has not yet been tasted, it is said to be delicious.

At the moment, I picked up some dry firewood at the entrance of the village, and walked to a broken wall with leeward, and saw that there was a thick layer of dry thatch scattered at the root of the wall, which could be used to light a fire, and I was overjoyed in my heart.

In desperation, I had to go to a thatched hut with cooking smoke, and even if I didn't have extra food for myself, I could use the fire to roast the chicken to satisfy my hunger.

When I entered the gate, I saw that the courtyard was full of desolation, most of the houses had collapsed, only a small hut on the south side was still intact, the door was half-closed, and the fire was faintly revealed. Lin Fengsheng said outside the door: "Is anyone at home?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door slammed shut, and only the thatch on the roof shook. Lin Fengsheng knew that the local people were frightened by the poison of the bandits, and he had already had some grass and trees, so he said softly: "Xiaosheng is a passing guest, so the host doesn't need to panic." ”

After a few moments, a thin slit opened in the door, and a pair of cloudy, dull eyes peered out through the crack, and their eyes were full of horror. I could vaguely tell it was an old woman.

Lin Fengsheng said: "Don't be afraid, the master is a scholar, and he wants to go to Siam." Just because he ran out of dry food on the way, he was hungry and came to beg for food. ”

The door opened a little more, and an unkempt old woman poked her head out, her eyes touched the sword on Lin Fengsheng's waist, and she hurriedly closed the door again.

Lin Fengsheng realized that it was a bit far-fetched for the scholar to carry a sharp weapon with him, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said: "Xiaosheng heard that bandits are rampant in this area, and this sword is used for self-defense, I really am not a villain." The elderly need not be afraid. ”