The next day, farewell to the city gate.
Zhou Fu hugged his bloated body and moved several times before panting and getting on the carriage.
"Master Xu, there is one more thing that I want to tell you after thinking about it for a while."
"But it doesn't matter."
"Although Tangjiang is a wine city, it is not your blessed land. Once you get orders and customers, you can learn from what you did in Wangzhou, buy land outside the city, build a village, a village, and a town."
"Mr. Xu must consider the specific matters carefully, and a certain family just mentioned it."
"Good words warm your ears." Xu Mu raised his hands.
Zhou Fu laughed three times, nodded again to Xu Mu, and urged the accompanying boy. After a while, the carriage finally drove away.
Walking back along the city gate, Xu Mu raised his head, looked at the sky with the sun shining high, and fell into deep thought for a long time.
…
At the border, the setting sun is like blood.
Hundreds of figures on horseback roared and charged on horseback. The leading general was wearing a tiger-headed armor and a pheasant-feather helmet on his head. His gaze from afar was filled with a strong look of murder.
Call——
While running, he suddenly stopped his horse and stopped silently in front of a dilapidated village.
"General, there are no enemies nearby."
"Ben will know."
Zhao Qingyun remained motionless for a long time, staring at the four-way Xujiazhuang in front of him. A long time ago, when he was still a small captain, he met a small boss in this village.
The little boss is very loyal, and the little boss is also good at fighting.
He also learned the cavalry tactics of the Xiaofeng Camp from the young master. He also showed his great power, with five hundred cavalry defeating one thousand, and killing the Di people who fled.
The government officials in Hezhou City would praise him for his bravery. But how did they know that when they followed the little boss, killed Di in the village, and killed 200 riders with seven people, they were truly unparalleled in power.
If given the chance, he would like to work with that little boss to kill a few more waves at the border and drive the Di people out completely.
But it seems that the two people are going in opposite directions and getting farther and farther apart.
"General, the spies are here to report that the Di people are chasing us ten miles behind!" A military officer rushed to catch up with his horse, his voice was deep.
"How many rides?"
"At least two thousand!"
Zhao Qingyun gritted his teeth, wiped the blood on his face, and quickly got on his horse.
"Go back to camp!"
"The general has orders to return to the Hezhou camp!"
…
Tangjiang City.
Sitting under the sunset, Xu Mu drank three large bowls of wine in a row before the unhappiness in his heart subsided a little.
"My boss, I took a boat trip for a long time today and found nothing." Chen Sheng wiped his wet face and spoke in a solemn voice.
"If not...is it really Hemu?"
Xu Mu frowned. Chen Sheng and the others followed his instructions and entered the river to look for the "river mother". Man-made things should always leave traces.
However, after searching for several days, there was no news.
After raising his hand to let Chen Sheng go to rest, Xu Mu sat down again, raised his head, and looked at Jiang Se in front of him in concentration.
"My son Li Poshan, in this life, he has been a dragon crouching in the pond and a tiger lurking in the forest. He only waits for a dark sky to transform into a golden dragon and howl across the land of Jiuzhou."
The old scholar's crazy voice came. Xu Mu heard it funny, and he fell asleep without realizing it. He leaned against the beam and fell asleep in a daze.
The night is heavy.
The first cicada chirping in summer brought a slight noise, which made Xu Mu, who was sleeping lightly, slowly open his eyes.
My body felt warm under the cool evening breeze. The quilt covering her body was still filled with the fragrance of soap locust.
Jiang Caiwei buried her head in her knees and sat two steps away from him. She seemed to be asleep, snoring slightly from time to time.
Xu Mu stood up, carefully spread the quilt and covered Jiang Caiwei's body. Then, he tiptoed forward.
"Brother Mu, let's catch cicadas!"
On the street outside Zhuangzi, Sihu looked like a child, leading a few nearby children on their backs, running and shouting.
Xu Mu was not interested. The cicada that summer had already been killed by him in his youth covered with blisters.
After walking a few more steps, Xu Mu stopped and stared at an official notice with still-dry ink.
It should have been posted not long ago.
The content is very simple. The war on the front line is tight, and it is necessary to recruit strong men and civilians to accompany the officers and soldiers rushing to support the border and transport military supplies along the way. The daily cost is calculated at twenty copper coins.
Xu Mu sneered in his heart, and the good mood of Xia disappeared immediately.
The inner city area is two thousand miles away from the border gate of Hezhou. If he really wanted to rush to help, he should have kept the carriage simple and marched all the way hastily.
If you even take civilian husbands with you, God knows how many civilian husbands will die on the long road.
I guess only a fool would apply. In the final analysis, this is just a piece of official paper that states courtesy first and then attack. If they cannot recruit civilian husbands, they will be forcibly recruited. Just like the dim dynasties in history, they were collectively called "grabbing young men."
Frowning, Xu Mu walked back to Zhuangzi and asked Chen Sheng to call over the seven or eight stickmen who joined behind him.
"Don't worry, boss, we all have dental cards."
The dental card is equivalent to the ancient ID card. Ordinary men need to go to the official office to register at the age of tying their hair.
If you are a wealthy family or an official, you will usually use fish talismans, which are made of silver or jade and are divided into left talisman and right talisman. The left talisman is left in the official workshop as a base, and the right talisman is worn with you.
Ordinary women do not have these, but the official office will register it, and the husband's family will also have a notarization.
Afraid that Xu Mu wouldn't believe it, Heifu took the lead and took out a wooden dental plaque. The seven stickmen behind him also hurriedly moved together.
Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brothers, if you have nothing to do these days, try to stay in the village to avoid getting into trouble."
"Don't worry, boss. Once I make you my boss, things won't be like before." Hei Fu said solemnly.
His life was saved by Xu Mu. A man who hangs his eggs is a man of iron, who wants to kill when he has a grudge, and repays when he has a favor.
Moreover, by staying in Xujiazhuang, the lives of Gaotang's wife and children are also guaranteed.
"We are all heroes who fought together, so I naturally believe in you." Xu Mu expressed his attitude. His affairs with the four major families are not over yet, and there will definitely be another wave of killings in the near future. If Heifu and his gang are trained, they will definitely be good at protecting the village in the future.
It's easy to be a dog, just bark twice and you'll get a bone. It's hard to be a human being. If you want to stand upright, you have to push the stinky feet that are stepping on you.
Rubbing his forehead, Xu Mu turned his head and looked back, looking at the river ahead.
The little maid's wife was still sleeping soundly after a tiring day.
The women in Sanliang Village carefully knelt on the wooden bridge and bent down to fetch water. Zhou Zunwen went ashore in the four-oared boat and waved to Zhuangzi.
The old scholar and Gongou sat at the far end, pushing the wine gourd, each taking a sip.
If the world is peaceful, who doesn't want peace and joy? However, this world is already rotten.
If one day he is really forced to survive, Xu Mu will not mind riding on his horse with a knife in his hand, leading forty-two people from the village, and turning into bandits.
But this is ultimately the last resort.
A fool looks for his birthplace, but a wise man looks for his way out.
"Brother Mu, Brother Mu, I caught a cicada." Si Hu rushed in from outside. In his palm, there was a cicada with half of its wings torn off.
The belly of the cicada stirred, and the harsh sound resounded throughout Zhuangzi. Even Jiang Caiwei, who was sleeping soundly, opened her eyes in confusion.
Arguing with his wife, Xu Mu wanted to throw it away.
"Brother Mu, don't throw it away."
"Why?"
"I like."
"I just like..." Xu Mu put the cicada back into Si Hu's hands.
"If you can't talk about love, don't cicada."
