Look at the reeds around you, and the more you go, the more desolate it becomes. Song Sigong couldn't help it, and asked the Zhuang Ke who led the way: "Where are we going?" If you are just a public person who is hiding from the government, you just need to find a dry place to stay for half a day, why bother so far away from Zhuangzi. ”

Zhuang Ketou, who led the way, didn't reply: "Sigong just follow." There is a place in front of you where you can stay temporarily. ”

Song Sigong looked at Shen Dalang and the three people beside him, all of them looked calm, and he could only sigh secretly and continue to move forward.

I don't know how long I walked, but a pond appeared in front of me, and there were a few thatched huts by the pond.

Zhuang Ke stopped, turned around and said: "This was originally Tu Qingjing, the mother of a great official, who built a nunnery here and concentrated on chanting Buddha. After the old lady passed away, an old nun lived here and was worshiped by the village. The fourth duke will live here for a few days, and the officials will make their own arrangements. ”

Shen Dalang was already tired of walking, and said happily: "This is the best." The three of us brothers are used to living in this kind of place. ”

Song Sigong looked around, it was desolate as far as the eye could see, and there were no people within many miles, and nodded.

In front of the nunnery, a middle-aged woman in her thirties came out and saluted several people.

Zhuang Ke said: "Sister-in-law, these are guests of the village, because it is inconvenient, come here to live for a few days." ”

The woman glanced at a few people, and was a little embarrassed: "There are only me and Master here, both of whom are women, but I'm afraid that something is inappropriate." ”

"They sleep in a room, what's wrong! The official ordered this matter, and the sister-in-law just did it! ”

The boss of Zhuang Ke was impatient, and while talking, he beckoned Song Sigong and a few people into the house.

The woman sighed, said no more, and stood outside alone in a daze.

Helping Song Sigong and the others settle down in the house on one side, Zhuang Ke said: "Sigong lives here, as long as it doesn't disturb the cultivation of the old nun over there, everything is casual." Daily meals, arranged by their own sister-in-law, the village will send someone every day or two. ”

Song Sigong saw that the house was tidy and quiet, and he had no objections. He came to Ma Meng to hide in his Zhuangzi for a few days, and then the two of them partnered to do business on the Bianhe River. There are many people coming and going on the canal, all of them are fresh faces, and it is easy to do business without this capital. But I didn't expect to encounter unexpected things one after another, and I couldn't settle down for a long time, which was annoying.

After the dealer settled down, he hurried back to Zhuangzi. The yamen sent people to check on the young and strong, and the village did not dare to do anything wrong.

Song Sigong and Shen Dalang finished cleaning up, bored, went around the house, and said to the woman standing at the door: "Sister, arrange some vegetables and vegetables, and let's drink two bowls of wine." ”

The woman said yes, went back to the house, and in a while brought out two plates of vegetables, nothing more than a few fresh vegetables. Song Sigong and a few people brought their own wine, sat at a table outside the house, and drank around.

After drinking two bowls of wine, seeing that the woman was still standing outside the house in a daze, Song Sigong asked casually, "Where is my sister from?" It doesn't seem to be on the banker. ”

The woman said: "I was originally from Mengcheng, Benzhou, and I came here because of the loss of money with the Hun family selling medicinal materials in the state city. As the years passed, I got used to living here, and I went on day by day. ”

Song Si said fairly: "Is the medicinal material business in this area easy to do?" In the past few days since I came to Bozhou, I have seen a few companies doing this business. Needless to say, Ma Daguan's family said that a few days ago in the state capital, Tao Seventeen, who killed people on the street, was also selling medicinal herbs at home. ”

The woman was stunned for a moment, then turned around abruptly and asked, "What did the official just say about killing people in the street?" Who is called Tao Seventeen? ”

Shen Dalang said: "Tao Seventeen is a beggar in the state city, and when I first arrived in the city, I was deceived by him. Later, he said that he was revenge for breaking the family, and killed Lu Yuhou who went to Yongcheng on the street. It's funny to say that the guy was arrested and sent to the official to investigate, but it turned out that he killed the wrong person. ”

Hearing this, the woman became more and more flustered: "Lu Yuhou is a relative of Ma Guanren, and his family lost money back then, and I came here, and Lu Yuhou picked it up." - Official, what's going on with Tao Seventeen, please tell me in detail. ”

Shen Dalang was bored, so he told him how Tao Seventeen killed people that day, laughed in the street, and how he was arrested to the state government. Although most of the time he had heard it from others, he said it vividly at this time, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

At the end, Shen Dalang smiled: "Isn't it funny!" When the thief killed someone, he was arrogant and responsible, and many onlookers applauded him. But he didn't want to catch the official office, and asked back and forth, but he couldn't even tell the name and origin of Marquis Lu Yu. In a few years, where can I remember the face of a person, but I killed the wrong person. This one killed one, took one life, and in the end he had to be a fool. ”

When the woman heard this, her face turned pale and she stood trembling.

Song Sigong watched coldly, as if asking casually: "Sister-in-law, do you know that murderous Tao Seventeen?" ”

The woman's body trembled, and she suddenly came to her senses, and said, "Is there enough food?" If it is not enough, there is a fish in the basin, and I will wash it and make it for you. It's far from the town and there's not much to eat. ”

After saying that, he hurried back to the house.

Looking at the woman's back, Shen Dalang muttered: "This woman is a little weird, and she speaks upside down!" ”

Song Sigong looked meaningfully at the room where the woman entered, lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "This place is deserted, and this woman usually has no one to talk to, so it is common for her to be so weird." Let's drink and leave her alone. ”

Shen Dalang was rude and rude, and after drinking two bowls of wine, he forgot what had just happened and only cared about drinking. After a while, I couldn't help but say to Song Sigong: "Fourth Duke, we have been to Ma Daguanrenzhuang for a few days, but we have only seen him once, and there are no serious words. On weekdays, there is less wine and less meat, and the residence is not happy at all. It is said that Ma Daguan's human nature likes to accept characters in the rivers and lakes, but we arrived, but it was not as legendary. ”

Song Sigong's face was gloomy, he looked around again, and said in a deep voice: "Let's stay for a few more days and see, if it's really unsatisfactory, don't change places." I have a good brother in Yangzhou, and after a few days, what if I look for a boat to go down the Bianhe River! ”

In the days when he lived in Mamengzhuang, Song Sigong was quite depressed. He originally thought that when he arrived here, he would be like a bird flying in the sky, swimming freely in the water. But he didn't expect Ma Meng to settle himself in the village, and he sent someone to watch over him, and he was not allowed to move around. Before, he thought he was afraid of alarming the people in the official face, but now the more he thinks about it, the more wrong it becomes. They have a world of rivers and lakes that is very different from normal society, and Song Sigong is also a famous figure in the rivers and lakes, Ma Meng should always invite some such people to meet. As a result, none of them were seen, like prisoners living in the village.

Thinking of this, Song Sigong looked at the burden at his feet again. He is a habitual thief, and in the past few months, he has done several big cases in the capital and accumulated a lot of gold and silver. It's just that he accidentally lost his wind, and was seen through the line of hiding, so he had to run outside to hide. Originally, he wanted to go to Jingxi Road, but in the past two years, thieves have swarmed there, and the ground is not peaceful, so he had to turn east and come here. Now it looks like it's not a good place either.