"Mr. Yang doesn't know something."
Doulujing smiled faintly, and her whole aura changed, like a lady.
She walked to Yang Dong, gently took his arm and said:
"Mr. Yang, according to my understanding, this rice paper is an extremely precious item in the Zhou Dynasty. Among them, the rice paper produced in Xuanzhou, Jiangdong is the most famous."
"There is a characteristic of rice paper, that is, the longer it is stored, the higher the price becomes."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Dong was also stunned.
Does this rice paper have the same properties as the national wine of later generations?
On the other hand, Yu Xiaoyu, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled.
"What my wife said was true. When the old man beat me, he said something like a treasure passed down from our ancestors. I didn't believe it at the time. It was just a few scraps of paper. What kind of treasure is it?"
"It seems, it seems that I am ignorant."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head shyly.
Yang Dong was also a little helpless at this moment. He held his forehead and continued to ask:
"So your father kicked you out just because of the rice paper issue?"
Unexpectedly, Yu Xiaoyu shook his head again after hearing this.
"That's not true. After my father refused to let me practice calligraphy and painting, he warned me that if I touch his treasure house again, I will be expelled from the family. But who am I? I am just like Xiaoyu, don't I have no face? ?”
"So I told him that it was best not to do this. Otherwise, after a hundred years, I will find a barren mountain to bury him. Want to enter the ancestral grave? Want to be buried with my mother? There is no way!"
"And you were kicked out of the house?"
Yang Dong covered his forehead with a hint of sadness in his tone.
"Hey, Master, you really have a clever plan. You even guessed the ending?"
Yu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, he stood up from the ground and said with an angry expression:
"Master, tell me, are there any unworthy fathers like my father? It's fine that my father doesn't cherish a filial son like me, who is rare in the world, and drives me out of the house. You said his head is... Weren't you squeezed by the door?"
"Ahem, I can't interfere in your family's own affairs."
Yang Dong coughed dryly, obviously not wanting to dwell on this topic anymore.
So he looked beyond Yu Xiaoyu, looked behind him and asked:
"Then what's going on with these people behind you?"
When Yu Xiaoyu heard this, he waved his hands carelessly and said:
"The old man told me, master, that you came to Youzhou. I thought about it. Now I have no relatives in this world, and I only have a father like you. So I planned to come over and join you. As a result, Youzhou is full of people. Said, there is nothing to eat yet.”
"I quickly spent all my money, and then I thought about going to the mountains to hunt some animals to satisfy my hunger. But Master, you don't know, there are no animals in the mountains for a long time. I wandered around the mountains for three days, and even No wild rabbits were seen."
"So you were hungry for nine meals in three days?"
Yang Dong scratched his head, wondering if his apprentice's brain circuitry was different from that of normal people.
"That's right, I was hungry for three days. Finally I couldn't bear it any longer, so I attacked a bandit stronghold."
Speaking of this, a murderous intent flashed in Yu Xiaoyu's eyes.
"Those people are all real scum! They block roads and rob, oppress people, snatch wives, and even... rape men..."
"Ahem, in short, they did all kinds of evil, and in order to uphold justice, I, Yu Xiaoyu, packed them up and sent them to the government."
Having said this, Yu Xiaoyu patted his chest proudly.
But the next second, one of his younger brothers couldn't help but speak.
"Okay, brother, I really can't stand listening to it anymore. You can just brag about other things, but you'd better stop bragging about this!"
"If it hadn't been for this, would the brothers have followed you and become bandits?"
As soon as these words came out, Yu Xiaoyu's face immediately showed an embarrassed look.
He scratched his head, his cheeks turned red, and he didn't know if it was because of anger.
"You, you, you... don't talk nonsense, do you understand? This matter can be regarded as an accident at best, but at least my starting point is good, right?"
"hehe!"
The boy sneered and continued:
"Brother, before you sent those scum to the government, did your brothers advise you?"
"I told you that they are all in the same den as the government snakes and rats, but you don't believe anything you say!"
"In the end, you were able to enjoy yourself in the county town for a few days, but you were seriously injured and even on the wanted list."
"me……"
Yu Xiaoyu scratched his head and looked at Yang Dong with some embarrassment.
But he saw that Yang Dong's face was calm, but there was a bit of coldness in his eyes.
"Where are those bandits now? And...which government office did you go to?"
"The grass on the graves of the bandits has grown now...but the bandit leader has been hiding in the city, and I have no chance to get rid of him."
"The government office is ten miles ahead, in a place called Hule County."
Hule County?
Yang Dong frowned slightly. There was no relevant information about this county in his memory.
This is not because he did not do enough homework, but because this Hule County is an insignificant place.
So he looked at his subordinates not far away. When the West Factory spy saw this, he immediately straightened up and said seriously:
"For Duke Yang, this Hule County is located in the west of Youzhou and is close to the mountains, so it is not taken seriously by all forces. And our Zhou Dynasty's management of this place is mostly intermittent, so the emperors of the past dynasties, They all chose to promote the aristocratic families here to county governors, thereby gaining nominal allegiance."
I see,
Yang Dong nodded slightly, he pondered for a moment, and continued to ask:
"How are the people in Hule County?"
Yu Xiaoyu knew that Yang Dong's words meant to test him, so after pondering for a moment, he said seriously:
"Mr. Yang, the people of Hule County are suffering terribly!"
"Nowadays, Youzhou is in chaos. Even Hule County has been affected. Grain production has dropped significantly, and there are very few merchants coming and going."
"Therefore, except for the gentry family, most young people have chosen to leave the county and go out to make a living."
"Then...then they encountered bandits again..."
Speaking of this, a flash of scarlet color flashed in Yu Xiaoyu's eyes.
"Those bandits robbed people, but the women kept them for enjoyment. When they got tired of playing with them, they sold them to nearby brothels. And those men were treated as slaves and sold to various forces. Hu people, Houjin…”
“What a great Hule County!”
Yang Dong gritted his teeth, a flash of ice flashed in his eyes.
"Send someone immediately to inform Ma Bufan that I need a cavalry team. We will rest in Hule County tonight!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the follower behind Yu Xiaoyu suddenly turned red.
These people are originally citizens of Hule County!
Some people died, but not completely...
