Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

"Mother, you come with me, let's go to the south, whether it's Jiangnan or Huguang, it's up to you. Hong Xiaohan couldn't wait, and said with raised eyebrows.

"Heh, don't be

stupid, where do we go out, even if we don't starve to death on the road, begging for food over there, we can't make a living, and I don't have much savings for my mother. The woman in the floral skirt smiled bitterly.

"I, I have. I have a lot of gold, don't believe it, you see. Saying that, Hong Xiaohan unbuttoned his jacket and lifted his shirt, revealing two cloth bags wrapped around his belly.

"What's that?" asked the woman in the floral skirt, frowning.

"Gold, I'll take it out and show it to you. "

"Hey, don't dig it out, believe in you for my mother. "

"Then you come with me. "

The woman in the floral skirt shook her head again and again, Hong Xiaohan was puzzled, and asked: "You don't want to go with me?" I'll give you an errand, you have strong bones, learn to make iron, carpenter, learn a trade that can support yourself, and you will be able to earn a living wherever you go. "

"I can't use it. Hong Xiaohan was heartbroken and sneered.

Just when she was relatively speechless, Aunt Xiao Zhou coughed heavily not far away, and the two turned their heads when they heard the sound, and saw a little girl with a stinky face, but she puffed out her cheeks and strode over sullenly. She walked very fast, her legs were pounding, Aunt Xiao Zhou wanted to reach out to block the way, telling her to stare at her viciously, and she missed it with a little hesitation.

"Mother, who is he? What's the matter with you. The second half of the little girl yelled at Hong Xiaohan: "It's just enough to come to our house, and bring a woman who is not indiscriminate, our family does not accept a bewitching woman from an unknown source." The second half of the sentence turned to Aunt Xiao Zhou, and suddenly Aunt Xiao Zhou's face turned white.

Hong Xiaohan's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous aura, he had killed people, and this trace of murderous aura inevitably made the little girl in front of him inexplicably weak. With fear on her face, she bypassed Hong Xiaohan to pull the woman in the flower skirt, and said coquettishly: "Mother, he murdered me." "

The woman in the floral skirt sighed and said helplessly: "You go back first, it's time to eat, don't go crazy everywhere." "

After the little girl stomped away, Hong Xiaocold asked in a cold voice, "It's because of her that you refuse to go with me?"

"You, don't kill her. In the face of this son, the woman in the floral skirt was also a little scared, as soon as she said this, she saw Hong Xiaohan's strange face, which was a strangeness she had never seen, so she regretted it, and rushed again: "Several of her uncles are powerful characters, you will suffer." "

"Hmph. Hong Xiaohan snorted, but stopped pretending, gathered his thoughts, and only said, "Then I'll stay here for a few days." "

However, it was said that You Runling and others followed Hong Xiaohan's horseshoe traces and chased them to the vicinity of the county seat, on the official road near the outskirts of the county, vehicles came and went frequently, and the horse's hoof tracks were covered with new and old ones, so they couldn't recognize Hong Xiaohan's horseshoe traces, so they had to go into the county town and guard the four city gates and wait, but Hong Xiaohan never entered the county seat, but kept a nearby manor. They waited in the city, and it was empty. In desperation, You Runling, in line with the idea that I can't get good and can't let him get good, would rather harm others than himself, spread rumors around the county town that there is a boy with a horse and a beautiful woman, and he has a bag of gold, estimated to weigh nearly a hundred taels.

The county seat is not big, this rumor

has no beginning and no end, and what is said is so inexplicable, since not many people will believe it, but some people are surprised to hear it, he is the housekeeper of the manor outside the city, Gao Shihui, this day into the city, from the master's house to pick up a drudgery, is worried, walking on the street, want to buy some goods by the way, especially cloth soles, from here to the Xianghe, there are fifty miles, he wants to prepare the line for the Zhuang Ding, go back quickly, so as not to dream too much at night, but heard this rumor next to a store. He suppressed the shock in his heart, quietly purchased the goods, left the store and turned into the alley, then quickened his pace and went straight to the manor.

When he arrived in Zhuangzi, he secretly observed Hong Xiaohan, it was indeed a little suspicious, for example, he found that the child's stomach was suddenly suffocated, so the original bulging belly must be strange, thinking of this, I couldn't help but secretly resent, it was really an eighty old lady who collapsed the child, such a striking strangeness, why didn't he see it at the beginning, if it wasn't for the coincidence that he heard this strange thing, wouldn't he miss out on nearly a hundred taels of gold.

He pondered it carefully, this matter can not be quiet, if you do it in the village, you can't escape the eyes and ears of the master's family, you need to trick people out first, find a secluded place and then take care of it.

So Gao Shi would persuade Hong Xiaohan to go to Xianghe with him, saying that he would send a batch of fresh vegetables and fruits to comfort Shenjia Camp, and everyone would have a reward after he came back. Hong Xiaohan didn't care about the reward, and only inquired from his mother and learned that their Gao family had sent fresh vegetables and fruits to the Shenjia camp many times, and they had never made a mistake.

The next day, the people gathered in the fort, and the point was strong. The fresh vegetables and fruits in these two cars look high and uplifted, but they are not sinking, and most of the cabbages are bundled inside, covered with red and bright plums, earthy yellow and brown longan, green jujubes like jade, black mulberries in red, and so on.

After driving south, I walked for five hours without stopping, and after crossing the county border, the front gradually became depressed, the cooking smoke withered, and the land was barren.

"Oops, so many good fields, alas. Someone sighed.

"Hey, now these lands are ownerless, the original owner is dead, let's go and occupy it, won't it be ours. "

"You think about the beauty, why don't you see others to take possession, are you smart? "

"Senior executives, do you think there is a way to give these ownerless fields to us? "

"Sheng Buxiu is right, you, think beautifully, which piece of land near Gyeonggi is ownerless? It is not from the clan, or from a wealthy family, even if there is no one to grow it, these lands will not be sold cheaply. Gao Shihui sneered: "The flames of war, no matter where it burns, it is our little people who are dying of hardship and poverty, and those powerful people can still take the opportunity to snatch the last thin field of the little people." "

When the rest of the people heard this, they were all surprised, and they didn't know why the executives were so broken today.

"Are you looking for a place to stay here tonight?" Sheng Buxiu was a thin man, but his eyes were quite smart and alert. When his words were echoed by the leader, he was a little complacent, and because he was close, he would ask Gao Shi.

"yes, heck, that's not good. Gao Shihui replied casually, and suddenly he was shocked and angry.

"How. Sheng Buxiu was also stunned and sweated, and hissed and asked. At this moment, the rest of the crowd was also in an uproar, some panicked to hold knives, and some drilled into the crowd, and the team was in chaos.

"Whatever you do, stand up for me, don't run, otherwise you will deduct the reward money when you turn back." Gao Shi would roar angrily, and when the crowd calmed down, he said: "The girls don't know anything, they spread the soybeans under the car, and they are damp and exposed to the sun all day, and they are not moldy. "

"Yes, then let's move it out and dry it. Sheng Buxiu said busily. But I secretly complained in my heart, and after a day of travel, I was expecting to rest, but the soybeans were already very mildewy, and there were watery vegetables and fruits stewed on it, and the soybeans at this moment were very bad.

"Which stupid woman is it, what kind of beans are spreading, Lao Liu, is it your mother-in-law? "

"Fart, my mother-in-law is just kind, are you fucking looking for a beating. "

"That's enough, hurry up and kick the beans out. Gao Shi will command in a deep voice.

After a busy day, the beans emerged from the bottom of the car, and the color seemed to be fresh.

"Take a bite. "Gao Shi will command.

"Yes, I'm coming. "For the ordinary tenant farmers in the village, edamame is a rare snack, and this cheap is not taken advantage of, and several people immediately go up to grab it and send it to their mouths.

"Okay, eat the sac, does it taste bad? "When you are high, you will be busy drinking.

"Well, it's

a little sour, but it's okay, it's not hairy, and the smell is okay. "There is a straightforward tenant farmer who chews incessantly and tastes back.

"You're a sac, this is wood, and if you eat it, you will say that it tastes okay. "When you are high, you will be dissatisfied and grab the white road.

"It tastes weird, sour, but it's edible. "There are also tenant farmers who are concise and to the point.

"Sour, then it shouldn't be sent to the Shenjia camp, before the temporary, the chief butler instructed that everything should be fresh. Gao Shi frowned, paced back and forth a few times, and said, "Pour all the beans into the pot and boil, and eat these beans tonight." "

"Okay. The rest of the crowd happily boiled the soybeans into a bean soup in a large pot, and several large pots of bean soup were enough for each person to share a large bowl of the sea. Hong Xiaohan also shared a bowl, he took a sip, and the rich soup had a slightly sour and bitter taste. Since his father's death, the family has become increasingly dilapidated, and in recent years, he has not eaten beans often, and he is afraid to buy more things that are not easy to store, so he can't remember the taste of moldy bean soup. just silently ate a bite, the stomach was warm, and gradually there was a sense of sleepiness.

When everyone fell asleep, Gao Shi would step over them, he had already pulled a rope tightly in his hand, and cautiously came to Hong Xiaohan's side, and looked carefully, this kid on the ground really slept very sweetly, his bowl was empty, and he really hit the trick.

The father of this little ghost is a member of the inspection department, and I heard that it is a well-known anti-theft and fast arrest, and such people must have martial arts that have been passed down from generation to generation. Moreover, this little devil has a good way of practicing his family, which makes people confused, so he has to use beans soaked in sweat medicine to design and turn the medicine over. Everything is as he expected, and those who have practiced martial arts cannot be immune to poison.

Tie Hong Xiaohan with a rope strongly, when he is tall, he will straighten his waist and wipe his sweat, he is not young, this toss down, and his temples are faintly visible. Left and right glanced at the sleeping villagers, a little hesitant, just now with a rope to tie people, only to feel that the whole body is not strong, people are old, more than enough but not enough.

"Hmph, do you need a few helpers? Gao Shi would mumble to himself, turned his head to catch a glimpse of Hong Xiaohan's immature face, and smiled bitterly in his heart: "To deal with a little ghost, I actually want a helper, my old Gao is getting more and more timid." "If you look for helpers, you can only give them some of the gold, and besides, people's hearts are unpredictable, and at his age, he is only afraid that when he faces gold, he will fight for it and suffer losses. After thinking about it, Gao Shi will decide to go alone.

He carried Hong Xiaohan on horseback and led the horse to the north, and the road under the shadow of the moon was like smeared with oil slicks, so reflective that the Milky Way bent and bent to the sky.

Although it was night, the occasional traveler on the road was surprised. When he was high, he would secretly think about his outfit, and he tied a person on horseback, which was indeed too eye-catching, and at the moment he was covered by the night, as long as the passing travelers did not get close, they could not see the rope wrapped around Hong Xiaohan's body, at least not really. When the sky gradually clears, there will be nothing to hide, and at that time, it is inevitable that there will be many troublemakers to interrogate.

Slightly hesitant, when high will take two horses to turn into a side of the mountain road, walk for half an hour, coincide with a mountain temple, stop in front of the temple to listen to the sound, only to hear the murmuring of the mountain stream clear spring waterfall, it should be a good place to hide.

He snapped the knocker, and after a while, the door opened, and an old man came out.

"Old, old monk, you can borrow this temple from me first, it's good. "

"I'm not, the monk here, the monk in the temple was denounced the day before yesterday, harbored a thief in private, and sent the official to death, I am nearby, who are you, don't harm me. The old man was bent on getting rid of his relationship with the monks in the temple, and hurriedly said half of his words, only then he glanced outside the door, and was surprised to see a horse hunched on a person, as if he was tied, and he was stupid at the moment.

"Then you go, I'm not a villain, this is also a thief, I'm about to send him to the official. "Gao Shihui made up a lie.

"Thief, so small?" The moonlight hit Hong Xiaohan's immature face, and the old man couldn't bear it, muttering.

"Don't talk nonsense, do you want to eat a lawsuit, whether the thief is small or not, what does it matter, as long as the word thief is stained, no matter how small it is, he will still cut off his head. "When you are high, you will be impatient and said angrily.

"Yes, yes, you're right. After receiving this reprimand, the old man was shocked to realize that only the gentry would send people to the official at every turn, most of this person is the evil servant of a certain gentry's family, the dog fights the human power, the so-called Hades is good to see the little ghost is difficult, this kind of guy is the most narrow-minded, not easy to provoke.

"Tonight, this place is for my use for the time being, you get out. "

"Hmm. The old man slipped out of the door with an angry face, and he saw that the evil servant in front of him was not young, and his mouth was not clean, so he scolded in a low voice: "Old dog slave, you are old and still biting." "

"Say what you say, say it again. "

"If you don't say it

, you don't say it. The old man often fled to the mountains in a hurry, his mouth was broken, but his legs and feet were not slow, and he was far away as soon as he slipped away.

"Hmph. Gao Shi would snort coldly, but he didn't care too much, his mind was on gold at the moment, and he only said: God help me, first cook people in this secret place, and then burn this temple, you shouldn't cheap that cheap old thing, whoever dares to scold me, just punish me a little.