Jingkou Dragon Snake Encounters Wind and Thunder Chapter 26: Thousands of gold scattered but come back again

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Liu Yu stood with his arms folded and watched with a smile as Sun En directed his men to lift Xu Daofu and leave bitterly. Sun En finally turned around and glared at Liu Yu fiercely before walking away.

Lu Xun shook his head, bowed to Liu Yu, then turned and walked away. The Tianshi Taoist disciples who were scattered around this small village suddenly disappeared without a trace.

He Wuji took a cloth bag, and it looked like at least four or five strings of money were strung on the slightly exposed mouth of the bag. There were no silver coins in the Jin Dynasty, and it was not popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties to use silk as the equivalent of mid-to-high-end items. For ordinary transactions, Copper coins are still used, but each thousand coins are strung together to become consistent.

Travelers who go out often tie a few coins around their waists, which not only serves as a belt but also makes it easier to know whether the money has been stolen. This is how you get a lot of money. Today, a quick look inside the bag revealed that Liu Yu had won at least four to five thousand dollars.

He Wuji handed the cloth bag to Liu Yu and said, "Liu Lizheng, you won 4,723 yuan today, please count it."

Liu Yu smiled slightly and looked at the money in the bag. His one hundred and twenty dollars were bundled into a bunch. It was particularly obvious among the bunches of money. In addition to this one hundred and twenty dollars, there were more than six hundred dollars. The loose coins were sunk at the bottom of the bag. Obviously, the cost and the winnings were calculated separately.

Liu Yu took back his one hundred and twenty coins, counted out another sixty coins from the loose money, put it into his bag, and then handed the entire bag to Tan Pingzhi, smiling. He said: “Let’s divide this money among everyone.”

Tan Pingzhi's expression changed and he waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, I can't. This is the money you won, Brother Liu. How can we be embarrassed to ask for it?"

Liu Yu smiled and shook his head: "If it were your brothers and fellow Taoists from Tianshi Dao who gave it to you, would you want it?" As he said, he pointed to Tan Pingzhi's clothes: "This The clothes should have been given to you by them, wouldn't it be no problem for you to accept them?"

Tan Pingzhi touched his head in embarrassment: "This, this is different, this is a fellow Taoist. We donated five buckets of rice to join the Tao. Since we are fellow Taoists, we should help each other."

Liu Yu shook his head: "But I am not a fellow Taoist of yours. Am I not acting out of righteousness? Your fellow Taoists are brothers. Am I not the same as me?"

Tan Pingzhi laughed: "Brother Liu taught you the lesson, but this is my younger brother's fault. Okay, then on behalf of the 473 Taoist households in Pinglu Village, I would like to thank Brother Liu!"

As he spoke, he bowed his hands in a salute, reaching up to his waist. In this era, besides kneeling, this was already the most solemn etiquette.

Liu Yu also returned the gift and said: "No, just give this money to the more than 200 new refugee brothers who came with you yesterday or in the past two days. You just went south and are short of money to buy farm tools." Farmers and cattle need this money, but the local residents who have already settled there have family backgrounds and don’t need it. Take root here and live a good life.”

"Although fellow Taoists should help each other, I still have to remind you that you are the people of the Jin Dynasty. You must be loyal to the country and the court. Even if it is a large sacrificial wine or even what the leader says, you must be careful and think about it first. listen."

Liu Yu said these words very seriously, and Tan Ping nodded seriously. He had also heard about Lu Wei and knew what Liu Yu wanted.

"Don't worry, Brother Liu, I understand what you mean. We will keep an eye out."

Liu Yu smiled slightly and said to He Wuji: "He Zhengzheng, in your opinion, how are the refugees who have been introduced to Jingkou treated by you?"

He Wuji laughed and waved his hand: "Very good, very good. To be honest, I was just worried that they wouldn't be properly accommodated here in Jingkou, so I came here to take a look. After all, I was the one who led the way for them." , although it is no longer within the scope of my responsibilities, but if something happens, I will not be at peace."

"And the Hulu may invade the south at any time. We also need these refugees who are familiar with the situation in the north to join the army and help us resist the Hulu. Brother Tan, if the country is in trouble and we need you to join the army, will you come?"

Tan Pingzhi raised his chest and said in a deep voice: "We have been prepared for this for a long time. We are sworn in with Hu Gou. While protecting the family, we also seek revenge. No matter when, as long as the Emperor of Jin Dynasty says a word, we will Without saying a word, all the young and old men went to the battlefield!"

He Wuji nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, this momentum is what I want." He turned to look at Liu Yu and curled his lips, "Liu Lizheng, you are a hero. Now the country is in trouble, why not join the army to serve the country? How about making achievements on the battlefield?"

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "There are still some household matters that need to be dealt with. Once we settle down, we will carefully consider He's proposal."

He Wuji smiled and said: "Well, everyone has their own ambitions, and I won't force it. Liu Zheng, we can go back."

Liu Yi nodded and said to Liu Yu: "Liu Lizheng, tomorrow is the fifth day of May, you know."

Liu Yu smiled knowingly: "See you tomorrow."

He Wuji and Liu Yi greeted their men and left the open space beside the village. The crowd gradually dispersed. Tan Pingzhi opened his eyes wide: "The fifth day of the fifth lunar month, what do you mean?"

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "This is the custom of our land in the south of the Yangtze River. Since ancient times, every fifth day of May has been an evil month and an evil day. Legend has it that all kinds of evil spirits will rise and snakes and insects will appear. In order to suppress these evil spirits, People all over the Yangtze River will spontaneously organize martial arts competitions to deter evil spirits who want to harm people."

"This is the case here in Jingkou every year. At midnight tomorrow, the elders from all over the country will announce the start of the fighting competition. All the adult males in the Jingkou area will start the fighting competition and pick people of similar size to fight."

"Those who are beaten down and beg for mercy will be eliminated, and the remaining people will continue to fight until a winner is determined in one village. In the afternoon, the winners from all over the country will gather together and continue to fight like this. After one round, the final winner will be awarded the title of True Hero of Jingkou for one year."

Tan Pingzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this: "It's so fun. Is there no limit to this kind of fighting competition? What if I hurt someone or make a grudge?"

Liu Yu said with a smile: "We are all from the countryside, how can we hit people hard? First, we are not allowed to put eyes in, second, we are not allowed to pinch the balls, and third, we are not allowed to copy the guy. Beat him until he is convinced."

Tan Pingzhi smiled: "Can we participate?"

Liu Yu smiled and shook his head: "You are new here. Ask your village chief or Li Zheng when the time comes. He has the final say. I remember that the chief of your Pinglu Village, whose surname was Gao Minheng, was born more than thirty years ago. Just move here.”

Tan Pingzhi smiled and said: "Exactly, I'll ask him later. But..."

He looked around and after making sure there was no one around, he whispered: "There will be a wonderful performance tonight, would Brother Liu want to come and see it?"