"Master Hou, there is a village ahead!"
Just when Xiao Han was still thinking in his mind: How to expose Liu Hongji's ugly face to the old man! The fool suddenly ran over from the front and shouted to Xiao Han in the carriage.
"A village is just a village, not a bandit's village. What's so strange about it?"
In the carriage, Xiao Han was disturbed from his thoughts and felt quite unhappy. He opened the curtain and cursed outside.
"Well……"
The fool, whose face was full of excitement, probably did not expect to be scolded by the Marquis. He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing. He lowered his head angrily, turned around and walked back, muttering in a low voice: " Don’t you like fish? I just want to tell you that there are so many fish in the ditch at the head of the village that they jumped to the shore..."
"Ahem...what, come back!"
Behind him, Xiao Han's voice came again.
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At the entrance of Liujia Village, this large team finally attracted the attention of the few left-behind elderly people.
"Hey, hey, hey? Look! Why are there so many people coming to our village!"
Under the willow tree, an old man who was the first to discover Xiao Han and others pointed at the team coming straight and shouted in shock.
"No, they can't be bandits! Otherwise, are they refugees?"
Old Man Li, who was spitting what he said just now, stood up in a hurry. His legs were visibly shaking. He was obviously very frightened!
"It's broken! It's broken! Didn't the flood wash away our village, but when it arrived, it was ruined by bandits and refugees?"
"What should I do! Or report it to the official?"
"Bah! Where can I go to report for the official position? The big boss in the county has already run away. If I want to report for the official position, I guess I have to go to Luoyang City! With just a few of our old arms and legs, if we go to Luoyang City, the day lilies are already cold!"
Being frightened by Old Man Li, several other old men immediately panicked, and they were all like headless chickens, not knowing what to do!
However, not everyone has lost their bearings. Old Man Liu, who has been frustrated for most of the day, finally got a chance!
He glanced slowly at the team, and then sneered: "Have you seen any bandits and gangsters come out and ride in a car?"
"Take a car?"
"Hey! Yes! Among these people, there is more than one carriage!"
After being reminded by Old Man Liu, several other old people finally came to their senses.
Seeing that the team was marching in a well-mannered manner, and was dragging carriages and baggage behind them, it was obvious that they couldn't be bandits like a swarm of bandits, let alone refugees like beggars!
After all, there are no refugees like Fu Cheng in the world, nor bandits who dare to walk through the city with such arrogance!
"Hey, I don't want to have a family anymore!" Old Man Li's trembling legs stopped at this time, and his frightened old face returned to normal. It was obvious that he also realized that his guess was wrong. !
However, for the sake of this old face, and in order not to make his rival proud, Old Man Li still insisted on defending: "I heard that there is a real flood in Shandong. There have been thieves in Shandong since ancient times! Maybe, this is a Migrating thieves!"
"Even if they are migrating thieves, they will not take a fancy to our empty village!" Old Man Liu snorted and was too lazy to mess around with Old Man Li anymore. Instead, he stood up, straightened his clothes, and Shi Shiran walked to the road at the entrance of the village. , prepare to ask these people what their purpose is.
"Bah! Put a green onion in a pig's nose and pretend to be an elephant!"
On the other side, seeing that the people were not even paying attention to him, Old Man Li's face suddenly turned red, but he didn't want to get angry, so he could only curse in a low voice.
After all, a person needs to be self-aware, so it's okay for him to fidget in front of his old friend. But when he really meets outsiders and encounters a big scene, he really lacks confidence.
While they were talking, the large army outside had stopped in an open space outside the village.
Then, a young man dressed as a nobleman, accompanied by several guards, walked toward the village on foot.
"Haha, may I ask where the guests are coming from and where they are going?" After quickly sizing up these visitors, Old Man Liu asked with a humble hand.
"Haha, a poor monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty...ahem!"
Xiao Han was looking left and right at this time, looking for the ditch where the fish were coming out, as the idiot said, when he suddenly heard Old Man Liu's question, and without paying attention, he read out the lines from Journey to the West!
However, this cannot be entirely his fault. Who asked this old man to ask such a question that could easily lead to misunderstanding...
"Poor...poor monk?"
When the smiling old man Liu heard Xiao Han's answer, the smile on his face suddenly solidified, and his eyes couldn't help but look Xiao Han up and down. It's probably impossible to connect this aristocratic young man with the fat monks in the temple.
"My young master is going out to visit his relatives. He is passing by your place and wants to rest and drink some water."
Fortunately, Xiaodong next to Xiao Han was shrewd. When he saw the black line on his head, the old man opposite also looked at them like a monster, and hurriedly jumped out to help smooth things over.
Speaking of which, when Xiao Han originally left Chang'an, he still wore a guard of honor, but when he rushed to Luoyang, the guard of honor fell behind.
After they reunited with Old Man Hua in Luoyang City, Xiao Han never asked anyone to hold a guard of honor again.
This is not because Xiao Han forgot, but precisely because he thought about it carefully!
After passing Luoyang City, they would soon go to the disaster area.
At that time, among a group of displaced refugees with disheveled faces, they were dressed in bright clothes, wearing ceremonial guards, and pretending to be government officials who should not be approached by strangers...
There is no need to try this at all. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I deserve a beating!
Moreover, if you just get scolded and spat on a few times, it doesn't matter. What if some second-guessing person raises his arms and calls on the refugees to "do justice for heaven"!
When the time comes, countless people will swarm forward and punish these "corrupt officials" on the spot. Who will they cry to?
Therefore, after leaving Luoyang City, Xiao Han not only did not let anyone perform a guard of honor, but also divided the huge team into two.
A group composed of people from the firearms camp walked along both sides of the river to prevent ice from blocking the river surface again.
The other branch is composed of Xiao Han, Liu Hongji, Old Man Hua, and first-class generals, and a small firearms battalion, preparing to go straight to Shandong to join Lao Cheng and the others.
"This season is not a good time to visit relatives."
After listening to Xiaodong's words, Old Man Liu's frown eased a little.
However, he didn't quite believe Xiaodong's words, but after so many years of ups and downs, Old Man Liu naturally knew that some things should not be considered true or false! It doesn’t matter whether he is a prostitute or a rebel, as long as it is none of his own business!
I remember my grandfather once told him that if you want to live long enough, you can't meddle in other people's business...
