Chapter 2 Turmoil in the County (1)
In the early morning in the woods, the mist is filled. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, everything is silent, and the insects and birds are silent. The dew-stained trees were wet and looked a little depressed. Suddenly, a ray of golden light shone from the sky, and the light white mist disappeared in an instant. The sun is out.
The morning sun shines on the ground through the branches and leaves, and the breeze blows, forming spots of light. The silent mountains and forests began to stir, and the crisp chirping of insects and birds, the roars of unknown beasts, and the gentle sound of the wind played the most moving song of nature.
A majestic wild deer emerged from the bushes, stopped at a puddle, and drank gracefully with its neck stretched. It was a wonderful early morning.
Suddenly, there was a sound in the woods, and only a dull moo of the wild deer was heard, and it fell to the ground with a bang, and after a few hooves of its four hooves, it never moved again. From a distance, there was an arrow stuck between the chest and abdomen, shooting it through the side.
After the wild deer fell to the ground, on the slope not far away, two figures bounced up, with circles of branches and weeds on their heads, dressed in earth-colored linen coarse clothes, holding a bow in their left hand and a quiver behind their backs. Quickly rushed towards the wild deer.
When I got closer, it turned out to be two teenagers. The young man on the left casually tied his black hair on his head and tied it in a bun with a branch. A coarse coat and a short shirt soaked with dew, a round face, big eyes, and a tiger head are very cute. At this time, he couldn't suppress his surprise and said: "Fifth brother, this time the luck is good, and I actually met a big guy." Look at this fat body, tsk! ”
The young man on the right, who is called the fifth brother, is slightly long, with a white complexion, delicate eyebrows, and a calm bearing when walking. At this time, he heard the words of his companion, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he said with a smile: "Of course, if you don't hunt for a deer, how can you be worthy of the hard work of my two brothers." Alright, Eleven Lang, pack up and let's go into the city! ”
Hearing this, Eleven Lang responded: "Okay, fifth brother! Then he took out a firewood knife from his waist, cut off a few vines with a few strokes, and picked a small tree with the thickness of his arm and cut it down and cut it into a stick. At this time, Saburo also took off the arrow from the wild deer, carefully wiped it with the animal skin, and put it in the quiver behind him.
The two brothers tied the wild deer with vines, and then carried it with sticks, laughed, and ran down the mountain.
There is an old store in the north of Zhuo County, which specializes in selling meat and wine, and has been operating for generations, and is quite famous in Zhuo County. When the family business was big, the roadside stalls were not opened, and a three-storey old Zhang Ji store was opened in Beishi. The contemporary owner Zhang Bo, after taking over the shop from his old lady, pursues the concept of fairness and integrity, and no bullying. Business is getting better and better. Whenever the hunters outside the city get something, they are tired of being bullied too hard by unscrupulous businessmen in the city, and they like to be arrogant. They all came to Zhang Ji's old store to trade. The first time Gorou sold his prey in Zhuo County was brought here by the middle-aged hunters in Lou Sangli. has come and gone, but now it is quite familiar.
When I arrived at the store, I skillfully found the shopkeeper, inspected the goods, and took the money. Both parties are acquaintances, and the transaction is fast. The two of them exchanged a few polite words with the shopkeeper. went out of Zhang Ji and walked all the way to the pharmacy.
grabbed a few pairs of herbs to warm and nourish his body for his mother, and Gorou smiled and said, "Eleventh brother, do you want to go elsewhere to play?" ”
Eleven Lang was a young man, and he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Fifth brother, let's go shopping first, see if there is something interesting, and then go to the front to find Xiao Wu to buy pancakes to eat, I haven't eaten for a long time." After speaking, he looked at his fifth brother with blank eyes. In Zhuo County, Xiaowu's pancakes are a must, and you may not be able to eat them if you go late.
Gorou laughed, waved his right hand into the air vigorously, and said in high spirits: "Go!" Buy pancakes first, and eat a few if our brothers want to eat today! At that moment, he led Eleven Lang and went forward.
Old Elm Street runs through the North Market from east to west, and the straight street is paved with bluestone, and there are many shops on both sides. There are also countless alleys that divide the North City into blocks. Inside, there are mostly small stall vendors, selling fruits, selling groceries from the north and south, selling snacks, fortune tellers, and straw mats and bamboo fences. Voices soliciting business come and go. At this time, it is the middle of the day, and the pedestrians are weaving. Eleven Lang took a cake in his hand and looked left and right while biting. Although it is not the first time to come here, I can't get tired of seeing it, and it is much more lively and fresh than in my own village. Gorou was in front, walking slowly with his hands in his hands, also observing this vibrant market.
Just as the two brothers were walking through the streets, there was a sudden chaos in the crowded pedestrian area ahead. I vaguely heard a shrill female voice coming: "Catch the thief! Grab the money bag! I saw that pedestrians along the road avoided one after another, and the street vendors hurriedly protected their goods. Some of them couldn't be cleaned up, and the goods were spilled on the ground and trampled on by others. Then came the angry scolding of squeezed pedestrians and vendors who had lost their goods. Gorou saw that the people in front of him were crowded and chaotic, and the two brothers were short and thin, afraid of being squeezed, so he said, "Eleven Lang, I will stand aside with you." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pulled Eleven Lang to stand on the steps of a nearby shop.
The sound of arresting people and reporting to officials was heard endlessly, getting louder and louder, and the riots were getting closer and closer. When I looked again, it was the robber who was robbing the street who came straight here. I saw that the man was dressed in green clothes, with a roe deer head and rat eyes, and was short in stature, but he was extremely flexible in the crowd. Turning left and right, it was as smooth as a fish, running faster and faster in the crowd. The bitter master chased after him all the way, but he couldn't catch up. But he heard Eleven Lang point his hand and say, "Fifth brother, look!" It's that guy again! ”
Gorou looked at it in the direction of Eleven's fingers, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, but it turned out that the thief was also an "acquaintance". didn't say much at the moment, jumped down from the steps, stopped the thief, slapped his face, knocked the man to the ground, stepped on his chest, and said with a smile: "Mao Si, long time no see!" ”
The thief was suddenly attacked, and his heart was filled with anger. Seeing that it was another enemy, he couldn't help but be full of iron, his eyebrows were upside down, and he said angrily: "Liu Bei! It's you again! ”
Nagoro clasped his hands, exerted his feet, and said with a smile: "It's me again, how are you doing?" ”
Mao Si said angrily: "This time it's a good thing for you to spoil your grandfather, can't you cure you as a grandfather?" I was about to scold again, but I heard a sound of footsteps, and when I glanced at it, it turned out to be the bitter master. At the moment, he gritted his teeth in anger: "Xiao'er, you wait!" But it was both hands that pushed Liu Bei's right foot hard, and his back was full of strength, and he slipped backwards, and then a donkey rolled and slipped into the crowd and disappeared.
Liu Beifang picked up the money bag on the ground, and heard an eager voice coming: "Thank you Xiaolang for helping me retrieve the money bag." When he looked back, he saw a young woman standing not far away, with a cloth wrapped in a blue curl and a blue skirt. The face is soft and flushed. The chest rises and falls. It seems that I have been running very hard just now.
Liu Bei took the money bag and handed it over, and said with a smile: "It's okay, this is a habitual thief, but you have to be careful next time." ”
The woman waited for her breath to calm down, folded her right palm on top of her left palm, bowed down, and said, "Little Lang, I thank you here!" ”
Liu Bei was about to speak, followed by a sound of footsteps, and then he saw a teenage boy running to the woman's side, holding his knees and panting: "A-Niang, can't you wait for me?" Then he saw the money bag in the woman's hand, and his eyes lit up: "Auntie, the money has been recovered!" ”
The woman stroked the boy's back to help him straighten out his breath, and then said with a smile: "Yes, the brother in front of you helped the mother snatch it back, don't thank you quickly!" ”
Before Liu Bei could answer, Eleven Lang next to him jumped out and shouted, "And me, and me!" It was I who found out that Mao Si asked the fifth brother to stop him! "This urchin! Liu Bei was speechless, and glanced at the woman, but at the same time found the hidden smile in each other's eyes.
The boy didn't say much, stood up straight and bowed deeply to the two of them: "Jian Yong thanked the two brothers!" ”
Liu Bei hurriedly helped him up and said, "Don't be polite!" I am Liu Bei, the fifth in the clan. This is Liu Ke, my eleventh brother. ”
After Jian Yong heard this, he bowed again: "Jian Yong has seen the fifth brother and the eleventh brother. If it weren't for the help of the two brothers, if he lost the money bag this time, he was afraid that the younger brother would be difficult to come out next time. ”
Mrs. Jane laughed and scolded beside her: "Mother won't help you hide it from your father!" After Jian Yong heard this, a small face suddenly wrinkled.
Liu Bei and Shiyi Lang looked at each other and smiled. After some discussion, Fang knew that Mrs. Jian came out to buy, and the things were bought and taken care of by the servants, and she took her son to hang out by the way, but she didn't pay attention, but the money bag in her son's hand was robbed by Mao Si.
After hearing this, Liu Bei frowned and said: "Aunt Jian, brother of the Jian family, that Mao Si is not a good person, and he is used to being domineering with a group of splashes in this North City on weekdays." He has been broken by me several times, and he is already angry and ashamed. You'd better hurry up and go home, or you'll be in trouble if you're targeted again. ”
Mrs. Jian said: "That Mao Si has done a lot of evil deeds, why didn't Goro catch him and report to the official?" Jian Yong also looked at Liu Bei suspiciously.
Before Liu Bei could answer, Liu Ke said indignantly: "Why didn't you report to the official? The aunt of the Jian family didn't know that the thief colluded with the yamen, locked up today, and came out tomorrow. What can I do? ”
Liu Bei said with a smile: "I also carefully inquired about Mao Si's news, although this person has done evil, he has never done great evil, nor has he harmed people's lives, and he rarely provokes locals." The bitter master in the field generally can't get him. As long as he doesn't go too far in the county, he will turn a blind eye, and he will be helpless to take him. I think the aunt of the Jian family must not have traveled much to Beishi in the past, but this time she was targeted by this thief. ”
Mother Jian was surprised: "No wonder! We live in Jianjiazhuang outside the city, and on weekdays, all the lack of the family is the old servants of the family who come to buy, but today it is my son who pesters the servant to come out to play, I can't rest assured, so I personally brought him here. Who would have expected this to happen. ”
Liu Bei said: "In this case, my aunt should go home as soon as possible, and you can buy things next time." Mao Sifang has just suffered a loss, and if he finds it again, he is afraid that there will be more than one person. ”
He said to Jian Yong again: "Jian Xiaolang, accompany your aunt back early, and when you are free in the future, you can come to Lou Sangli to find me." ”
Mrs. Jian invited: "Thanks to the two Xiaolang today, it's just that there is a lot of inconvenience at this time, and it is very rude." The two Xiaolang are going to come to my Jianjiazhuang when they are free, and let the concubine and husband thank the two. After speaking, he looked at Liu Bei earnestly.
Liu Bei secretly said in his heart, just for your son Jian Yong, don't you say that I am also coming. At that moment, Liu Bei responded, saying that he would visit Jianjiazhuang when he was free in the future. The four of them said no more, said goodbye on the street, divided into two groups, and dispersed.