"Daddy, mother, let the child go. Daddy, what if you go to the county? How many gentry are there among the people you know? Will anyone just put Chen Ju and Huang Dama right for the sake of vegetables and vegetables? …… There is no way to ask for help, and the land on the river bend will be sold sooner or later! ”

"Third brother, can you do it?"

"Daddy, mother, is it really impossible to wander around as a child for two years abroad?!" Han Gang stood up and raised his hand to the east: "The child studied under Mr. Hengqu, and many of his classmates and classmates have the children of official eunuchs, and even some of those with official positions have abandoned their posts to listen to Mr. Zihou's teachings." Even though Li Lezi is the in-law of Huang Dama in the county, the two of them can talk in front of Chen Zhusi, but Chen Ju himself is just a servant, and Huang Chen's generation has no official status, how can the children be afraid of them! ”

"But that Chen Zhisi said everything in the county, and even the county magistrate had to give him three points. If he is evil, there is no place to stay in the entire Qinzhou. Han Qianliu was still puzzled, Chen Ju's reputation was too great, and even the county Yin didn't dare to offend easily. In his opinion, his son is a newborn calf, and his future will naturally be not small, but if he really faces Chen Ju, he can only be eaten.

"So what?! Chen Ju has been in the Chengji County Government for more than 20 years, and then the father and son have passed on three generations for nearly a hundred years, and the public in the county government are all obedient to him, saying that it is good to cover the sky in the county government, not to mention that he also has Olympic aid in the army. But Chengji County Ya turned the corner and was the state ya, don't say that it is a small charge, even if Chengji County is in Qinzhou City, how many positions can it rank? It's really bankrupt at home, and as a child, he went straight to the state yamen to beat the drum, and he can still beat the children's board? ! ”

Han Gang already had a plan in his heart, and then said to his parents: "Li Lezi is the first year of junior high school, don't blame me for being fifteen." The eldest brother and the second brother died on the battlefield, and the child was seriously ill and just recovered, and now Li Lezi is clearly bullying me, this is the time to cry out for injustice. …… Li Lezi wants my family to be ruined, if I can't let him reap the consequences, I will be a son of man in vain! ”

Han Qianliu and Han Ah Li lowered their heads to consider Han Gang's rhetoric. Someone in Han Gang was pulling his clothes behind his back. When I looked back, I saw that it was Han Yunniang who used two slender fingers as white as onion pipes to twist up a corner of Han Gang's clothes and pull it gently. The little girl's melon seed face was raised, and her jewel-like black eyes blinked at Han Gang, looking like a poor puppy, a little timid, which made Han Gang feel pity in his heart. In fact, she didn't need to remind him, Han Gang himself would bring it up, such a good girl, he was reluctant to be hurt at all.

"Daddy, mother, the child has something to say!" The Han couple raised their heads when they heard this, and Han Gang got up and knelt down and said to them: "Yun Niang has worked hard to take care of the children these days, and she has done all the hard work, and she is also grateful that she can endure such hard work at a young age. Knowing grace when the picture newspaper. The child could not bear her. ”

Han Yunniang is still a little younger, and it will take about another two or three years to really accept the house. However, Han Gang was also afraid that something would happen to him after he went to Qinzhou City. For the people at this time, except for the wife, the rest of the maids and concubines are just valuable objects, and they are sold when they are sold. Han Gang didn't want to go to the city for a while, and his own land was saved, but when he returned home, he found that the little girl had been sold.

"Third brother, my mother also knows what you are worried about!" Han Ah Li saw through the hidden worries in the hearts of Han Gang and Han Yunniang at a glance, and she was so shrewd that she didn't look like a peasant woman, "Yun Niang has been at home for four or five years, and she is usually careful and diligent. For so many years, Yun Niang has long been the daughter of the Han family. Selling children and daughters is something that beasts don't do, and you don't have to worry too much, third brother. Yun Niang, for the mother, I will keep it for you, and I will never give it up, even if the Han family sells land and houses, they will not sell their daughter! ”

Han Ah Li's words were loud, which made Han Gang overjoyed, and Han Yunniang was even more moved to cry with pear blossoms, "Mother ......"

Han Ah Li gently hugged the little girl in his arms, raised his hand and gently stroked her hair, "Silly child, what are you crying about!" Mother doesn't say it, don't you know it yourself? ……”

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The next day.

Han Gang's eyebrows were as sharp as ever, and his expression was still calm. Still wearing a green cloth shirt, carrying a small package full of books behind him, bidding farewell to his reluctant parents and little girl at the ferry, boarding a boat to cross the river alone.

Han Qianliu wanted to send Han Gang all the way to the city, but he still dissuaded Han Gang. And sent the county Zhongxingwen who transferred Han Qianliu to the Han family, and while picking his teeth and humming a small song, he followed the Han family from a distance to Li Lezi at the ferry, and saw that it was Han Gang who jumped on the boat, not Han Qianliu to go to the errand service, but he was taken aback, and his face changed several times. The villagers who saw Hangang on the boat near the ferry were surprised that they didn't go to the General's Temple, but those who went to the General's Temple had an unexpected look:

"Why did the Han family's Sanxiu go to the city? Could it be that he went to serve the government?! ”

"How is it possible, he is a scholar."

"Don't you go to sue? …… Isn't that falling into the hands of Huang Dama? ”

"How many can the Chengji County Yamen rank in the Yamen of Qinzhou City? Han Sanxiu is a talented person, and the state government can go if he wants. Can Huang Dama block the door of the state office? ”

"I don't think the third brother of the Han family is simple, he has been studying abroad for the past two years, and he has spoken and behaved differently after coming back. Li Lezi offended him badly, and he must have suffered hardship. ”

"It's not just a pain......

By the water, Han Gang sat on the bow of the boat and listened to the sound of rushing water, and there was even some tragedy in his heart that was sluggish and easy to be cold. But looking back, even after entering the city, he is only more than four miles away from home, what kind of Jing Ke is this? But before parting, the little girl's red and swollen eyes from crying made Han Gang's heart turbulent, and the earnest instructions of his parents also made him feel slightly depressed.

After all, Han Gang only has self-confidence, while Chen Ju and Huang Da Ma have real potential. It is natural that the three close relatives are worried. It's just that Han Gang sat on the board of the boat, stretched out his hand into the river, squinted and felt the cold water of early winter penetrate his bones, but he didn't take Huang Dama and Li Lezi to heart. What can really hinder him is Chen Ju behind Huang Dama.

As a tributary of the Yellow River, the water is not wide, and after the autumn when there is little rain, the low water is also very calm. Sitting on the ferry, it was only half a moment, and the trip ended. I got off the boat and looked back. You can also see family members standing on the ferry on the other side of the river. Raising his right hand and waving vigorously, Han Gang turned around and walked towards Qinzhou City, which was five miles away, without hesitation.

As a strategic location in the northwest border of the Great Song Dynasty, the center of gravity all the way is also geographically occupied by the main river valley connecting the east, west, north and south. There are many merchants of all ethnic groups in the city of Qinzhou. Like General Li's Temple, Qinzhou City was also expanded by Han Qi and Han Xiang when they knew Qinzhou more than 20 years ago. At that time, the grass market outside the east and west cities [Note 4] was thriving, and there were nearly 10,000 private households living in the city.

The wealth of Qinzhou spread to the northwest, and the market outside the city was completely undefended, every time it was attacked by the Xixia people, in view of this, Han Qi recruited the people to expand the city wall, it took several months, the private shops on the east and west sides of the city were wrapped into the city, and the people of the city felt their kindness, so it was called Han Gong City.

Therefore, Qinzhou City is wide from east to west and narrow from north to south, and it is a rectangular structure. From the north and south sides, the wall is two new sections of the wall sandwiched between an old wall.

As the half-new, half-old, three-and-a-half-high city wall became larger and larger in the field of vision, both sides of the official road where Han Gang walked became more and more lively. Countless vendors crowded around the official road, taking up more than half of the official road that was more than four feet wide.

Merchants on both sides of the road carried loads and baskets, and more often drove large herds of livestock, camels and horses were used to carry goods, and sheep were directly used to sell. If these merchants wanted to enter the city, they had to pay a tax of two cents, or two percent, according to the rules, and when they arrived in the city to sell goods, they had to pay a garrison tax of three percent. It is not easy for merchants to make money, since they can save a penny, almost all of them gather outside the city to do business, forming a large-scale grass market.

Han Gang walked all the way, and the shouting and selling around him were endless, and the tea shops and wine shops on both sides of the road were also lined up. It is not only the Han people who do business in the grass market, but also many merchants of the Tibetan nationality who cannot enter the city due to their status, so they set up stalls on the edge of the grass market.

If you take a stroll around the grass market, you might be able to find a lot of interesting things. It's just that Han Gang has no intention of stopping and wandering. Walking outside the south gate of Qinzhou, the loyal city gate guards were searching for people who were going to enter the city one by one. Everyone who was inspected had to pat themselves on the back, indicating that they were not carrying goods, and that they could only enter the city after a delay of half a day.

The long line slowly moved forward until it was Hangang's turn. Standing under the doorway, the guards at the city gate only glanced at Han Gang up and down a few times, didn't even move the package, and just waved their hands and let Han Gang enter the city.

"Why didn't you even check it and let him go?" A teenage soldier asked curiously.

"That's a reader! Searching the whole body, isn't it insulting? The gatekeeper defended himself.

Although Han Gang did not reveal his identity, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly sharp, but when he stood with his hands in his hands, a wisp of wind swept the corners of his clothes, almost the aura of Wen Han that came with him, but he couldn't hide it, how could it be the bearing that a thief and a spy in the west could have.

Walking through the dark doorway, the eyes suddenly opened up. The large and small roads are criss-crossed, and there are thousands of shops and houses. There is an endless stream of pedestrians, although it is far less than the city of later generations, but compared with the Jingzhao Mansion in Han Gang's memory, it is not far behind. The only thing that is different from Jingzhao is that in the streets and alleys, there are iron cavalry patrols, and on the city walls, there are archers to protect them. As long as you see them, you can understand that Qinzhou is still a heavily defended fortress, and no matter how prosperous the commercial activities are, they can't rush away the murderous atmosphere in the city.

The business is prosperous, the military is solemn, this is the northwest Xiongcheng - Qinzhou!

Note 1: The market formed spontaneously by the people is called the grass market. The Northern Song Dynasty was commercially developed, and there were many grass markets in various places. Many of the grass markets were later upgraded to towns, and the commercial taxes collected by the local yamen were often higher than those of the city.

PS: Qinzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty is today's Tianshui, and the name of Qinzhou District in Tianshui City comes from this. I don't know if there are any friends from Tianshui among the book friends in this book.

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