In the stockade, Wu Xing sat down and asked Liu Anxin on the side: "Have you watched the stockade? No one is allowed in or out these days!"
Liu Anxin said: "There are still some people living scattered in the valley around the village. Do you want to arrest them?"
Wu Xing waved his hand: "No need. As long as the people in the village don't make trouble, others don't care. Qianhu has already informed Xu Yue, asking him to turn a blind eye and pretend not to know. That’s fine. Apart from making a promise, what’s the use of others knowing about it?”
Liu Anxin said: "Guangzhou is not far from Xinyang's army. If Wang Xiaolie sends troops, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist them."
Wu Xing said: "Don't worry. Xu Yue is careful in his work and never offends Wang Xiaolie. Wang Xiaolie did not deploy heavy troops around Guangzhou. By the time he mobilizes his troops, we will be far away!"
After hearing this, Liu Anxin smiled and said: "So, Xu Yue's carefulness has turned out to be so useful. After this incident, he should be rewarded heavily."
Wu Xing nodded. After thinking for a while, he said: "Qianhu told us to try our best not to cause trouble unless we have to. This small village does not have much horse feed, so we have to buy it from others."
Liu Anxin said disdainfully: "Why bother? Although the village is small, there are fifty or sixty households. Who doesn't have food in their house? Feed the horses, and it can last for a month or two. We can only live here for more than ten days, which is enough. Already."
"Don't cause trouble!" Wu Xing was impatient. "Can't you listen to Qianhu's instructions?"
Liu Anxin said: "The village has been occupied by us. How can others know if we are robbing them of their food?"
Wu Xing sighed: "Brother, how come you have such a brain? I just said that you don't need to arrest everyone around you, they won't tell you? If we just occupy the village and don't kill people or rob things, others will I won’t care much about it. Speaking of it, it’s just an anecdote. Once you kill someone with a knife and rob them of their food, the people around you will definitely be frightened. At that time, who will know what will happen?”
After saying that, Wu Xing couldn't help but shake his head.
Liu Anxin said: "But I have dozens of horses, where can I buy horse feed?"
Wu Xing said: "Twenty miles away is Shangcheng Town. Can't we buy it there? Such a big town can't afford to raise dozens of horses?"
Shangcheng was originally a county. In the third year of Daoism, it was merged into Gushi County and reduced to a town. Surrounded by the vast Dabie Mountains, there is no place bigger than here within hundreds of miles, so it is very prosperous. These are troubled times, and many people have fled into the mountains to become more prosperous.
Seeing that Wu Xing was angry, Liu Anxin didn't dare to say anything anymore, lowered his head and muttered.
At this moment, a subordinate came in and reported that people in the village had gathered.
Wu Xing stood up and walked out with Liu Anxin. He saw that the center of the village was already filled with residents. He stepped forward, cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, my surname is Wu, and I am taking my brothers to do some business without capital. I will temporarily use your place to rest for a few days, so I won't disturb you. In order to prevent accidents, during the days when we are here, Everyone, please stay at home and don’t move around. I promise, we won’t kill people, grab things, or cause trouble here. As long as you cooperate, everyone will be in peace. If you follow us Sorry for being the right person, don’t blame me for being mean!”
When the common people saw a dozen people standing around, they all looked fierce and did not dare to speak.
Wu Xing said: "We are bringing horses and need horse feed. If you have horse feed at home, you can take it out and we will give you money to buy it."
Liu Anxin couldn't help but feel anxious after hearing this. He came here to be a robber, how could he give me money to buy things?
After saying that, Wu Xing looked at everyone with a dark face. I looked at the western sky again, and saw a red sunset going down the mountain.
Seeing that no one spoke, Wu Xing waved his hands and said, "Go back. You'd better stay home these days. Otherwise, if something happens, don't blame me!"
When Sun Ji arrived at Pan's father's house, the sun had already set. Patting his chest, he secretly thought that he was unlucky.
When Sun Ji called the door, Pan's father came out and said, "Guardian, why are you back again? Did you forget something?"
Sun Jidao said, "It's my fate! Just as we walked to the gate of the village, a group of strongmen suddenly came.
After entering the village, he was so excited that he was not a kind person at first glance. My life was at stake and I didn't dare to enter the village, so I had to stay at my father's place for the night. "
Pan's father heard this and hurriedly let Sun Ji into the yard. He said: "My lord, please don't say that. You have done so much for us, so even if you stay here for a few days, it's just right. It's just that you can't go to the village and buy things. My lord, you have to bear with me."
Sun Jidao: "You can live well, how can I not? Although it is a little more miserable here, the scenery is good."
While talking, Pan's father took Sun Ji into the house. The couple slept in the east room. There were some miscellaneous rooms in the west room, which they hurriedly packed out. There was no bed, so he took two bundles of straw and spread them on the ground, allowing Sun Ji to spend the night here temporarily.
After arrangements were made for Sun Ji, Pan's father was worried and secretly went to the village to take a look. I saw someone guarding the gate of the village, only allowed in but not allowed out. Father Pan didn't dare to go in, so he ran back from a distance.
At night, the two discussed secretly.
The Hun family said: "After that official left, I heard your letter to Sister Nian, saying that you were living a good life in Luoyang and that you wanted to take us there. It's a poor place here, why should we stick to it? The rice will be harvested in a few days, so why not leave? Bar."
Pan's father said: "If you want me to tell you, it's better to give the rice to other families in exchange for a few dollars and let's go on the road quickly. Didn't you hear Sun Guanren said that the magistrate of Luoshan County is very interested in his son-in-law. As long as we get to Luoshan The county and government may help us.”
The Hun's family said: "The son-in-law should not be a high-ranking official, and the government will help us wherever possible. However, it should be okay to borrow some money to help with expenses. Alas, let's wait for a month or two, and we will harvest the rice, and at least we can collect some expenses. Then we don’t have to ask for help.”
Dad Pan nodded after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he said: "No, we have to wait. I didn't hear from Sun Guanren that a group of strong men came to the village, and they didn't look like kind people. I just visited the village and they guarded the door. You are only allowed in but not out. With these people here, there is no need to wait!"
My wife has no idea. After hearing what my husband said, I stopped insisting. After counting there for a while, he sighed and said, "Oh, I only have a few bushels of millet at home, and the total amount of copper coins is not enough. We have traveled nearly a thousand miles, how can this be done? Thinking about the past time, we were also a wealthy family, how could we become like this? Like this!"
After saying that, the more I thought about it, the more aggrieved I became, and I couldn't help crying.
Father Pan had no choice but to comfort his wife. It’s just that life is hard and I can’t think of a way.
