"On the way back, pass by Huyang Pavilion, don't forget to come in and drink hot soup."

Heifu thanked the coachman who took him all the way, just like the posture of the owner of the pavilion, it is not easy for people who are still running around in this weather.

After the coachman said goodbye with a smile, Heifu turned around, but he didn't expect the Dongmen leopard who came over to punch him on the shoulder, and laughed: "Heifu, I've been waiting here for a month, why did you come?" ”

Heifu only felt as if he had been hit by a stone in his shoulder, and he took off his hat and said with a smile: "There is something going on at home, it's late." ”

I can't finish talking about the things I have encountered in the past two months.

At this time, the thin young man who was following behind Dongmen Leopard poked his head out and stammered, "Please...... Ask for thieves, we, when, when called the pavilion chief...... Otherwise......"

This is Xiao Tao who served with Heifu and them, and he didn't want him to be here, which made Heifu a little surprised, and invited Xiao Tao at that time, which was also in passing.

"How else?" Dongmen Leopard was confused, and glared back at Xiao Tao: "Between me and Heifu, is it still commensurate with the position?" ”

"It's better to call me by my name, you don't have to be angry."

Heifu patted him, making Dongmen Leopard feel sorry for the simple little Tao, and then asked how the two of them passed the recruitment.

It turned out that although there was no suitable candidate for the head of the Huyang Pavilion for a long time, the thieves and pavilion guards had to be quickly completed, and without them, the security in this place would be chaotic.

So in November, with his mother's permission, Dongmen Leopard went to the government to enlist. He is a public scholar, his martial arts are good, he is well-known in the county, and he has the experience of winning the championship in martial arts, so he was appointed by the county lieutenant as a thief in Huyang Pavilion without any twists and turns.

Xiao Tao is more difficult, he is originally from Yunmeng Township, his family is poor, but he came to Zhuanshui Township dozens of miles away to apply, it is difficult not to make people suspicious.

Fortunately, he came later, and at that time, Dongmen Leopard had already made a request for theft, and he had a say in the selection of pavilion soldiers. In addition, the Xiao Tao family has relied on shooting fish and birds for several generations to make a living, although he is small and can't shoot arrows far, but within thirty steps, he can achieve the results of nine out of ten, and he is also considered to have a skill, so he was retained.

Heifu is the head of the head, and the thief is his deputy to the pavilion chief, who is responsible for arresting thieves, which is equivalent to the deputy director of this small police station, and the pavilion pawn is equivalent to a small policeman.

However, he looked left and right, but he didn't see the familiar figure, so he asked, "Where is Ji Ying?" ”

Ji Ying is the first friend he has met since he came to this era, he has shared hardships and wealth, and he is the most trusted person in Heifu. Although it's a little noisy on weekdays, I haven't seen him for more than a month, and Heifu still misses this guy a little.

When Ji Ying said goodbye to him, his family would let him inherit the acres of land and farm the land. It can't be stopped by home, right? If this is the case, it is still a pity that they are missing one of the four.

Referring to Ji Ying, Dongmen Leopard said with a disgusted face: "He, except for a mouth, he has no skills, and he is not proficient enough in martial arts, so he didn't apply through the pavilion guard." However, it happened that the postman in this pavilion was old, Ji Ying was a native of the village, familiar with the road traffic in various neighborhoods, and his legs and feet were also good, so the county asked him to fill the post man's position......"

When Heifu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "He actually became a postman, so he can't walk all day long?" With Ji Ying's temperament, can you do a good job? ”

The so-called "postman" is to deliver official documents in the countryside, or to deliver letters to the homes of front-line soldiers, which is equivalent to postmen in later generations. Postmen generally live in the pavilion and are responsible for the postal work in the area under the jurisdiction of the pavilion. Historically, the letters sent home by Heifu and Shocking from the front were delivered back by the postmen one after another.

However, Ji Ying didn't have an ox cart or horse to use, and he had to rely on his legs to deliver letters for ten miles in the Huyang Pavilion area, which was a chore, not to mention this kind of weather.

"At this moment, Ji Ying is probably one foot deep and one foot shallow, trekking in the snow." Dongmen Leopard gloated.

At this time, three other people in the pavilion also greeted him, and Dongmen Leopard introduced Heifu.

"This is Ting Father, Pu Zhang."

An old man with gray hair and a wrinkled forehead saluted with a smile.

Huyang Pavilion is located in the north and south of Anlu County, the public security jurisdiction is larger, is a big pavilion, so there is not only "post", but also "guest house". This pavilion father is the person who manages the guest house in the pavilion, opening and closing the palms, sweeping them, ushering in the delivery, and the meals of everyone in the pavilion, which is similar to the "housekeeper" that Heifu met when he went to serve.

Although this person is a subordinate of Heifu, but thinking that he is over fifty years old, Heifu hurriedly supported him, and said with a smile: "Puzhang is an elder, no need to be polite, I am a first-time official, if there is anything I don't understand, I want Puzhang to give more guidance." ”

This made Pu Zhang a little surprised, he was the old man of Huyang Pavilion, he had been a pavilion pawn for ten years earlier, and he had been a pavilion father for ten years, he was very familiar with every grass and tree in Huyang Pavilion, and he also sent away to usher in several pavilion chiefs.

Among these pavilion chiefs, the most miserable is the previous one, the one named "Zhen". Because of a moment of greed, not only lost his position, but also became a prisoner, even with a thief, three pavilion guards also got in, a huge Huyang Pavilion, in addition to the pavilion father, the postman, was actually empty, it was a big case that caused a sensation in the entire Anlu County......

When Puzhang heard that the new pavilion chief who came to take office was the black man who sent Zhen and others to prison, he was a little apprehensive. I don't want to see him today, but Heifu is very kind, and his attitude towards him is much better than that of the new thief named Dongmen Leopard.

Pu Zhang's heart settled down a little, and he also laughed with him, and introduced the other two pavilion guards behind him.

The two pavilion guards, one named Yuliang, was about thirty years old and had a pair of fish lips. This person still wears single clothes in the winter, and it seems that his family is not very well-off. The so-called "fish beam" is a kind of facility for building a weir to stop water fishing. Listening to Pu Zhang, he is the closest to Huyang Pavilion "Pinghu" people, will from time to time leave to go home to help his wife fish, I don't know if it is because of the frequent cleaning of fish and shrimp, there is always a lingering fishy smell on Yuliang.

The other person actually has a clan, and I heard that he is a distant branch of the Hongo clan "Rishi". He was famous, rich, and salty, in his twenties, with a thin figure, wearing a thick undergarment, a short beard under his chin, and a tense face. This person was a little taciturn, and after giving up his hand to the pavilion chief, he stood aside with his hands tied.

Yuliang was much more sleek, and said some compliments about the name of the pavilion chief, and said that he brought fish and shrimp from home and waited for the pavilion chief to take office to eat together......

Heifu bowed his head, keeping the appearance of the two firmly in his eyes, and he didn't say much, but smiled: "Take me to the pavilion first." ”

Yu Liang immediately patted his head and said, "Also, it's cold outside, it's good to talk when you go in, let me lead the way for the pavilion chief!" Saying that, Shuai took the lead and walked forward.

Hefu followed, and as he passed by Huan Biao, he pointed to the statue of a monster that looked like a raccoon dog and asked, "What is the name of this beast?" ”

Yuliang turned around and opened his mouth, as if he didn't know him; The old pavilion father Puzhang also shook his head, he has been here for twenty years, and he has never cared about this thing. As for Dongmen Leopard and Xiao Tao, they don't recognize it.

"Dare to speak up to the pavilion chief, this is a tengu."

Liham, who had been strained and silent, spoke.

"Tengu?"

Heifu was a little surprised, this little beast that looked like a raccoon dog and was a little cute was completely different from the tengu he imagined to devour the moon!

He didn't ask any questions, but nodded thoughtfully, and then looked at Lixian and said, "I don't know what the allusion is, why is it placed on the pavilion watch?" ”

"I also heard from an elder in the clan who was a pavilion chief."

Lexian said: "The tengu, its shape is like a raccoon dog with a white head, and its sound is like a grenade, which can ward off evil." There is Bailuyuan in the west of Guanzhong Lishan, and there is a dog flail fort on the original. Qin Xianggong had a tengu to come down, but if there was a thief, the tengu barked and protected him, so there was no trouble in a fort...... Since then, the tengu has been used as a beast to resist the murderer and capture the thief, and he has stood on the ...... of the pavilion."

"I see!"

Heifu suddenly realized, it seems that the various monsters of this era are still the most primitive mythological state of the Shan Hai Jing, which is very different from the image of later generations, so he smiled: "Lixian is worthy of being born in the right family of Lu, and he really knows a lot." ”

"How dare you ......" Leham was delighted not to be praised by Heifu, and resumed his silence.

"It seems that we are waiting in this Huyang Pavilion, and we must be the 'tengu' of this ten miles of the road, resist the murderer and capture the thief, and keep the party safe!"

Everyone said yes, but Heifu didn't say much, and after sighing with emotion, he continued to walk forward, but his heart was open.

Dongmen Leopard and Xiao Tao are acquaintances, needless to say, just a short time, he already has a rough understanding of the temperament of the other three people in the pavilion.

Puzhang is old, and the fish beam is sleek, and they are just ordinary people. Only this Lixian, who is usually silent, does not know what he is thinking, but when he speaks, he is full of words, and it is said that he can read and write. Coupled with his background in Hongxiang Luyouli's family, but I don't know why he came to be this little pavilion pawn for others to control?

Well, this person is kind of interesting......

While thinking, everyone approached the pavilion.

Although it is called a pavilion, it is different from the pavilions of later generations, this pavilion is actually a small courtyard, and there are empty carriages and stables on the outside of the courtyard, and a person is tied with hemp rope on the pillars of the stables......

The man saw from afar that the crowd was welcoming the man into the pavilion, and he cried out loudly.

"Is it the new pavilion chief who has taken office? Please, Pavilion Chief, let me go! The villain is wronged! ”