Text Chapter 10 Mojia Village
It was another express that had been driven for seven or eight days, and the convoy on the wide and smooth official road was traveling.
There was talk and laughter in Zheng Lao's carriage, a young man wearing a white silk brocade robe, smiling like a flower, holding a jade wine glass, "Zheng Lao, thank you for your righteousness this time, the goods on my car can arrive in advance to the Jin Kingdom, so that I can go to a few more countries this year."
Old Zheng touched his beard with a smile on his face, thinking in his heart, this kid can really be obedient and ingratiating.
picked up the wine glass and said, "Ma Yu, I took you with me this time, and it is also the first time I have walked together with three families, as for the next time, I can't guarantee that you also know that we are all over the world for the family, and the sky should be blocked by the ground, what if you don't take this route next time?"
At this time, the other of the three was an old man, wearing brocade and green clothes, feeling richer than the other two, and slowly spoke
"Brother Zheng's words are a little rusty, with many years of relationship, you can rest assured that my Tao Lao Liu will have a big gift next time if he wants to bring my Tao family team."
Zheng Lao picked up a mouthful of food and slowly put it in his mouth, Ma Yu quickly picked up the wine jug and filled Zheng Lao's wine glass, and he was the worst in terms of financial resources between the three.
It also cost a lot of money to walk with the Zheng family team this time, but this person is scheming and understands that this time to get closer to Zheng Lao is the most important thing
"Zheng Lao's caravan will definitely soar into the sky, there are more than a dozen official tokens in these thousand caravans, and they are all good deals, and you will need to help your caravan in the future, rest assured that you will be satisfied every time" Ma Yu said complimentally.
"Yes, yes, little brother Ma Yu, what you said is right, Lao Zheng will definitely be one of our best in the future, let me ask where this official order was obtained" Tao Lao Liu said to Zheng Lao with a smile.
The old fox began to probe Zheng Lao's details, because this token was taken out by Mo Lao and could be checked, if it was fake or stolen, there would be a risk of losing his head.
Zheng Lao was dissatisfied in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "This token is an old friend of mine who has been dating for many years, Mo Yu, the musician of the Later Liang National University, do you know this adult? He is now living in seclusion in the mountains, this token is naturally useless, so he will give it to the next, this matter is proven, but it is inconvenient for me to reveal my whereabouts, so as not to disturb his tranquility."
Tao Lao Liu and Ma Yu, you look at me, look at you, the atmosphere in your heart, why didn't this good thing come to your head, the two of them picked up their wine glasses and began to salute Zheng Laojiu.
The atmosphere in the carriage was getting better and better, and Zheng Lao was even more like a big rooster with his chin raised and his smile blooming.
At this time, it was raining in the sky, and before I knew it, I had walked out of the Min country, and the officers and soldiers on the road came to check many times, and showed the passage order with the seal of the salt official.
The official road is wide and smooth, although there are constant wars, but the trade and trade between countries are strongly protected, but the inventory is strict and tight, so it is quite safe to walk on the official road, and the carriage is galloping in the rain.
The old man in the iron hat was wearing a robe, sitting cross-legged on the carport, the four children were asleep, the red jade pendant beside the stone, the edge began to glow, and the red slowly went to the bird, and then no one cared at this time.
The horse team in the rain marched through the village of Shizi at this moment, the sun was basking the earth, and Mo Lao was sitting on the deck chair with his eyes closed and shaking his head.
Ma Wuqi had a majestic face and did not smile, and he tapped his palm with a ring ruler to make a crackling sound, and a group of children sitting below were shaking their heads and reciting poems.
In the middle of the village chief's house sat an official wearing an official hat and a brocade robe, looking very obscene, holding a bundle of bamboo slips in his hand, looking at the village chief and saying, "I remember how many children there are this year, and although they are relatively strong, although they are relatively thin, they can serve the country, why don't I see them this time? Don't explain that the children in the village have gone out to visit relatives."
The village chief smiled at Mimi's expression, but in his heart he was jumping like a rabbit, and said in a low voice, "You are really right, but you really told you to go to the door of relatives, you are really like a god, if you don't believe it, you can take a walk around the village to see if there are those children, and there is an old man from outside who can prove that what I said is true."
The village chief's head gradually slid down with sweat, and the smile on his face, no matter how he looked at it, it was all pinched out by hand
"Oh, really? There are still outsiders here? I will be sent to prison for playing tricks on my recruits, and the general has appointed him, and you said that the old man from outside is taking me to meet him, and telling me to see him."
After speaking, he got up and walked out of the village chief's house with his hands behind his back, leading the way along the way, and bowing and smiling while stretching out his hand to guide.
After recruiting the soldiers, he was followed by more than a dozen soldiers with waist swords, looking up at the sky one by one, and each of them looked down on anyone in the village with their proud eyes.
A group of people walked to the grain field, at this time, the children saw that the officers and soldiers were frightened and hid, and ran away like a little pheasant in the mountains, Mo Lao still closed his eyes as if he was asleep, and Ma Wuqi was already frightened, his legs trembled, and he leaned straight to Mo Lao's side, like a child who had done something wrong.
The officers and soldiers and recruiters had already walked to Mo Lao's side, Mo Lao slowly opened his eyes, sat firmly on the chair, and then slowly picked up the tea bowl next to him, slowly took a sip, smiled slightly, and said, "What is this name, it looks like a few high-quality soldiers."
The recruiter clasped his hands into fists and saluted slightly: "In Xia, Jia Zhuangyi is a non-grade recruiter, who came to the village to recruit troops on the order of General Wang, where do you come from?"
At this time, Mo Lao also got up slowly, looked at the recruiter with a smile, and really looked down on this kind of doggy guy in his heart, and slowly spoke: "You are talking about Wang Kun, it is him, when I saw him last time, he was still the deputy commander of the city guard army of King Min's Palace, I didn't expect to make a career, hahaha, very good, very good, after the Liang Le Shi Moyu, I am ready to cultivate in this village, can I not come to Jia Shiguan again?"
Jia Zhuangyi suddenly struck like a thunderbolt, he had heard the general often say that the great musicians of the Later Liang Dynasty composed a song that were obtained by the kings and emperors of various countries or the wealthy businessmen with tens of thousands of gold, this person was arrogant and arrogant, but he was talented and knowledgeable, and he was really a talent who he loved and hated.
Suddenly, Jia Zhuang bowed his waist and stretched out his neck, and he sent that slave-like smile, feeling very greasy, and the soldiers around him all stepped back and bowed neatly.
Jia Zhuang walked up to Mo Lao and said, "We are also acting on orders, we need to fill in soldiers for years of war, I will also report your request to the general, the general must be happy to learn that Mo Lao is here, and he will visit him soon."
Mo Lao's eyes narrowed slightly, and at this time, Mo Lao, who felt that he had always been gentle and kind, suddenly seemed to be a different person, so that people did not dare to look at it directly, and his majesty and domineering exuded that although he was a literati, he had the momentum of a martial artist, and said sternly
"No need, I don't need anyone to visit and no one is welcome to clean up again, you can just bring what I said, what else is there? If it's okay, please go back."
As soon as these words came out, Mo Lao turned around and left, and Jia Zhuang stood in the middle of the grain field in a daze and watched Mo Lao walk away.
I didn't move for a long time, and I looked like that, and after a long time, I slowly came back to my senses and said, "Village Chief, is this the old man you said? Why didn't you say that last time, did you bear the sin of not reporting it? This time, for the sake of Mo Lao's face, you must report it truthfully next time, do you know?"
After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the village with the soldiers around him.
Only the village chief and Ma Wuqi were left standing motionless, looking at the direction of the entrance of the village for a long time, and then scratched their heads and shook their heads and laughed loudly, and the matter instantly spread throughout the entire village, and then even the surrounding villages knew.
Mo Lao's foresight really saved the stones and dogs this time, otherwise they would have to be arrested, who knew that the age of conscription is getting younger and younger now.
It can be seen that Mo Lao has a very accurate grasp of real-time dynamics.
"It's really unbelievable that thirteen or fourteen-year-old children are catched, when is the war a head for many years," the village chief said to Mo Lao with a sad face.
Mo Lao sat on a chair in the room, holding a pu fan in his hand, fanning the wind slightly, the breeze blowing his beard, making people look unfathomable, and said: "Fortunately, our village is the most marginal of the Min Kingdom, and behind it is the vast mountains and forests.
The village chief and the surrounding elders all nodded slightly, and Mo Lao said slowly: "I have negotiated with Zheng Hao many times, he is cunning, he only has interests in his eyes, but he has my token, this person is the most trustworthy person." But it's absolutely safe to come once a year or a few years to take some kids away."
As soon as the village chief heard this, his heart became anxious, and he and the elders also looked at each other, and they also felt panicked and helpless, and hurriedly spoke: "What can I do, Mo Lao, you want to save the children, the children of this village are the future of the village."
Mo Lao smiled and said: "That Jia Zhuangyi didn't go back, presumably he would report what happened here when he went back, that General Wang must not come to our village again in the future, you should not make a noise, lest other villages send children to our village, and I will not be able to keep it at that time, but the children of our village will definitely be saved in my lifetime and will not be arrested."
The village chief and the elders seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, stood up with peace of mind, bowed and said in unison: "Mr. Mo has to work, you can rest, we will retire."
The matter was over, and the whole village was elated, and this good thing unconsciously spread to the surrounding villages, and the nearest village was also half a day's journey from Shizi's village, and the farthest was more than three days away, and all the villages tried their best to send the child to the village, but they didn't want to be arrested, and the village chief was annoyed to find out who had leaked the news.
Is this to make trouble for Mo Lao, the great benefactor of the village? Mo Lao shook his head and smiled, and then gave an idea, those who settle down in the village can settle down in everything, and those who have a kinship can also live in the village, and the village chief added a clause that the descendants must change their surnames to Zhao or Qian to live in the village.
Because the last one was extremely vicious, many people in his village were discouraged.
The village chief also asked a stonemason to engrave the three big characters of "Mojia Village" on the big stone at the entrance of the village, one is for the benefactor Mo Lao in the village, and the other is to deter the recruits.
Although Mo Lao did not want to change the village to the village of his surname, because their village had two surnames that had existed for generations, he also asked the stonemason to engrave Zhao Qian Village on the back of the big stone.
A big stone facing the entrance of the village is Molao Village, the back of Zhaoqian Village, the people in the village look at Zhaoqian Village, but outside the village, this village is Mojia Village.