The bumpy ten-mile road was built by three Miao people at the beginning, but eventually it became ten, and the wages were still twenty taels.
"Look, they just have no brains. Twenty or three people are very comfortable, but out of ten people, the next person only has two taels of silver." Li Si shook his head and mocked.
But not only did they fill in the potholes, they also cleared away all the weeds and dead branches along the way.
Different people see things from different perspectives. Li Si, who is greedy for profit, only cares about getting less money.
But in Song Che's eyes, what he saw was a group of glorious workers and a united nation.
Will such a united nation be allowed to be slaughtered by others?
"You did remind me."
Song Che took out another twenty taels from his sleeve and asked Lin Yue to supply the Miao people who joined the road construction midway.
Li Si stared at Yinzi, with no jealousy in his eyes, and said: "Official, you are from another place. You don't know. No matter how you treat these barbarians, they will not remember your kindness, and they will even want you in return." One bite, they are rebellious!"
Song Che doesn't believe this. He is a well-educated young man who has traveled through time in the 21st century. In modern times, fifty-six ethnic groups are one family and get along very harmoniously. He can even get a few extra points in the college entrance examination.
What can be done in modern times may not have been impossible in ancient times.
"We just have a lot of money and we are just happy. Do you care?"
Lin Yue glared at Li Si, and not only gave the Miao people some silver, but also ordered some food and wine from a tea stall nearby and treated them to a full meal.
At this time, the sun also went down.
Song Che and the others stayed at the inn, while Li Si stayed at the roadside inn.
Somehow due to the special environment, the official post established in Lizhou has many more post guards than other places. There are often about thirty people on duty.
Song Che asked the postman why.
The postman said: "Isn't this to prevent the Miao people from causing rebellion?"
"Isn't Xiangxi very peaceful?"
"There is no way. Who said the Miao rebellion is serious in the southwest? No matter how peaceful Xiangxi is, they are still Miao people. What if one day they respond and follow the rebellion? So, Li and Chen prefectures, counties, towns, and townships have all sent additional troops If you get rid of the post soldiers and the country soldiers, they are the ones you have to guard against."
It is essential to be on guard against others, and it is a good policy to send more troops. At least the safety of business travelers like Song Che and others is greatly guaranteed.
Song Che had the dragon-patterned golden sword in his hand, as well as a specially written ultimatum written by He Qiu. He could stay at inns along the way, and he could eat, drink and stay for free.
The main function of the inn was to transfer horses and deliver mail, and the accommodation and food conditions were definitely not as good as those of an inn.
Generally, there are some small-scale businesses, inns, wine shops, tea stalls, etc. next to the inn, which provide food and accommodation for ordinary businessmen.
This place is called Sanxinggang. There are woods on both sides. Very few business travelers pass by this road. Therefore, apart from the inn, there is only one small inn. The vendors who set up the stalls are all nearby villagers. They usually close their stalls after dark. .
At night.
The moonlight was bright and the candlelight was scattered.
The cicadas and frogs chirp one after another.
The food prepared at the inn was so delicious that it was hard to describe it. Song Che and the others took a few hasty bites before preparing to go back to the guest room to rest.
The postman who acted as a servant came over to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and deliberately reminded: "Several officials, you are from out of town. We have a rule in Sanxinggang. When you sleep at night, you must close the doors and windows. No matter what you hear, Don't be curious about any sounds, just go to sleep."
If he didn't say that, he wouldn't make people scared.
The three young men looked nervous for a while.
"Why?" Shen Wenjun asked.
The boy lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "At night, there might be a corpse removal team passing by."
"Hurry, hurry, hurry... the corpse!"
They couldn't help but trembled.
"Yes, these are all customs made by the Miao people. I don't know if they are true or false. In short, don't go against the rules, so as not to...incur evil spirits."
The boy was so shaken that he didn't dare to say any more, so he packed up the dishes and left.
The three young men all looked at Song Che with their big eyes, and they were very scared.
Song Che... was also scared in his heart. He didn't expect that the story he told casually actually existed. He coughed lightly:
"Stop thinking so wildly and get some rest. We have to go on the road tomorrow."
No one wanted to mention the matter any more, so they all went back to their rooms to rest.
It's sunny in the evening in summer, but the residual heat has not dissipated.
The guest room with the doors and windows closed was stuffy and hot, not to mention that there was a woman stained with glue on the pillow, who was unwilling to let go even though she was sweating from the heat.
"Can you not stick it on?" Song Che said bitterly.
Shen Wenjun shook his head, but complained: "It's all your fault for talking about driving corpses in Xiangxi, and that waiter in the shop, isn't it?"
"But I clearly remember today that there was a young man who swore that he was not afraid at all."
"I'm afraid that if I let go, you'll be captured by zombies."
"Guan Shen's mouth is harder than my legs."
"Da da da……"
knocking.
"Song Che..." Lin Yue called softly outside the door.
Song Che smiled bitterly, got up and went to open the door, but Shen Wenjun pulled him and warned: "You can't follow her advice anymore. Last time she asked you to accompany her to the toilet, but you brought back a female ghost." , but it didn’t scare me to death..."
Song Che said hello twice and went to open the door.
Lin Yue and Qin Ruo stood at the door holding pillows and straw mats.
Lin Yue said first: "I heard something moving on the beam!"
Qin Ruohou said: "There seems to be something under my bed!"
Song Che raised his eyebrows, "So, what do you mean, the four of us can post together?"
"It's better to be patient than to be frightened."
"That's right, there is strength in numbers, so we won't be afraid of zombies."
One by one, they got into the guest room from Song Che's armpits and laid the floor in a few clicks. The moment they lay down, they felt a lot more at ease.
Four people stayed in a guest room, and the heat quickly rose to another level. Just lying on the bed could not help but sweat.
Song Che shook his head, what's so scary?
He pushed open the window, and the cool evening breeze and the sound of cicadas and frogs blew into the room, instantly diluting the heat and boredom.
"Hey, just turn it on for a while, then turn it off when it gets cooler." Shen Wenjun greeted.
Song Che moved a chair, sat down with his back against the window, and said with a smile: "I sit here and act as a doorkeeper for you. If that zombie dares to ask for trouble, I will kill it with one shot!"
Furthermore, to be honest, he was afraid of returning home, but he was still very curious about the custom of "causing corpses in western Hunan", and even had some expectations.
If there really is such a Taoism in the world, I will stop doing business and practice immortality instead!
Cicadas chirp in the air, frogs chirp, and the gentle breeze sings, sending you into dreamland.
Shen Wenjun was sleeping like Xiaojiabiyu, Lin Yue was hugging the pillow carelessly, and Qin Ruo was talking in her sleep from time to time.
In the feudal environment where the three obediences and four virtues are everywhere, there are not many women who can travel thousands of miles to take risks.
Song Che has the responsibility to protect them.
gradually,
It was so quiet at night that even the cicadas and frogs fell asleep.
Song Che couldn't resist the sleepiness, so he leaned on the chair arm and closed his eyes and fell asleep.
I don’t know how long I rested.
Sudden.
"Jingle Bell……"
The ethereal jingle bells sounded in the stillness of the night.
