But everything Zhuang Mingyue thought, here in Gaozhuang, he never thought about it, let alone really did it.

Although Zhuang Mingyue didn't understand in her heart, why such an imposing person would be willing to live on a mountain on the outskirts of the south of the Yangtze River, rather than enter the ranks of soldiers, polish himself little by little, and then stand out from the crowd.

Especially when she saw that Xinqun was a group of men under Gao Zhuang, not only my Gao Zhuang's momentum, but also the body board was uneven.

After subverting what she had thought before, Zhuang Mingyue felt that the investigation of Gao Zhuang and the bandit village needed to be deepened.

But in the same way, when she was still not able to understand and approach Gao Zhuang, Zhuang Mingyue retreated and chose to meet the little boy who was in charge of decoction, who seemed to be only a teenager, and in a few days, she became friends with him.

Zhuang Mingyue, who was decocting medicine to the people in the village, pursed her lips slightly when she heard the little boy's words, and asked softly: "Little bean, that is to say, you have lived in the village since you can remember, right?" ”

Xiaodouzi, who is fanning the fire, because he has been mixed among men all the year round, suddenly sees such a gentle sister, and naturally he will not set a guard in his heart.

"Well, I've always lived with my dad and uncles."

Even though Xiaodouzi used the calmest words and stated the simplest facts, Zhuang Mingyue could feel the imperceptible expectation from his words.

Zhuang Mingyue, who was a little unbearable in her heart, still stretched out her hand after hesitating for a moment, and said softly but without the slightest pity: "Little Bean, do you know? In fact, my sister's arrival in this world is just an accident, if my sister disappears one day, you can see Xiaodouzi as soon as you look up. ”

Xiaodouzi, who didn't understand the meaning of Zhuang Mingyue's words, turned her head a little puzzled, "Sister Mingyue? Why did you suddenly disappear? Daddy and Uncle Yang went out together before, and Daddy said that Uncle Yang also disappeared and would not appear again in the future. ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who wanted to give Xiaodouzi a comfort, didn't expect that this kind of thing had happened, and she didn't know what kind of expression to use to face Xiaodouzi for a while.

Just when Zhuang Mingyue was silently thinking about how to explain this matter to Xiaodouzi, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind Zhuang Mingyue, and then Gao Zhuang's indifferent voice came, "Xiaodouzi, your father will find you to go back to eat again." ”

For Gaozhuang, the children in the village have a sense of hero worship. Zhuang Mingyue looked at Xiao Douzi under Gao Zhuang's rude touch, and blushed a little excitedly, "I know, Xiao Douzi will go back to eat!" ”

Zhuang Mingyue watched Xiaodouzi leave with an excited face, and the worry on her face couldn't help but fade a little.

"Why do you say these things to Little Bean?"

Zhuang Mingyue, whose eyes fell on Xiaodouzi's back, watched him gradually disappear into the distance, and then turned to look at Gao Zhuang in front of him, "Did you hear everything?" Originally, I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen around Xiaodouzi, and it was indeed my fault to provoke Xiaodouzi's past. ”

During this time together, although Zhuang Mingyue and Gao Zhuang couldn't talk about each other, after all, they were just people who hadn't known each other for a long time, so it was so easy

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And Gao Zhuang, who heard Zhuang Mingyue's words, chuckled, and then sat down beside Zhuang Mingyue, "What I want to say is not this, people suddenly disappeared in the village, not to mention Lao Yang, maybe one day I will suddenly disappear......"

Gao Zhuang, who said this, suddenly paused, and after a while, he said in a somewhat ethereal voice: "In life, there will be death in the end. ”

In Zhuang Mingyue's impression, Gao Zhuang is the god in this village, and no matter who he is, he has respect.

And under the influence of this emotion, although she never regarded Gao Zhuang as a god, she inevitably pushed him to a supreme throne.

For Gao Zhuang in this situation, Zhuang Mingyue waved the fan in his hand in addition to waving it.

The atmosphere between the two was at an impasse because of the topic that suddenly cooled down.

Just when Zhuang Mingyue wanted to say something to break the deadlock, Gao Zhuang on the side took the initiative to speak first.

"Do you know why Lao Yang disappeared?"

Zhuang Mingyue, who was sitting on the side, knew that Gao Zhuang in this state seemed to be asking her, but in fact she was in a state of talking to herself.

Sure enough, before Zhuang Mingyue could answer, Gao Zhuang continued what he had just said.

"At the beginning, I also wanted to be a person who could defend my family and country, even if it was just a small soldier. But just a few days before I was ready to join the army, I found that those so-called soldiers and officials who were defending their homes and defending the country did not care about us ordinary people, and took advantage of the harvest day to directly lead people into the homes of those who had not paid enough grain taxes. ”

"You know what? I'll never forget that day. Even my hands have long been unclean, and I have also been reduced to a murderer who does not blink an eye. But I never regretted that when I cut off the heads of those people, I just felt that it was not enough, that my skills were not enough. ”

"Otherwise, how could I have watched with my own eyes that the faltering grandmother didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy, so she was directly beheaded by the parent official with the black gauze hat."

"How could I see the woman in her arms, holding the child who was no more than a full moon, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing constantly, but even if she was covered with blood, those soldiers with ugly lips still snatched all the food without hesitation, and even the child ......"

Gao Zhuang, whose eyes were empty but full of grief and hatred, finally couldn't speak anymore after saying this, and even his voice was a little imperceptibly choked.

Even if Gao Zhuang didn't finish the rest of the words, Zhuang Mingyue had already explained from these words full of hatred and self-loathing why Gao Zhuang and the people in this village gave up their identity as civilians and came to this mountain to occupy the mountain as bandits.

That is, the excesses and miscellaneous taxes are very high, and the land harvest has been poor year after year.

The government that has received insufficient benefits is not at all kind to the people who are just ants.

And in this situation of not being able to pay taxes and food, it is a scene of people dropping their heads and bleeding one after another.

So in the end, in order to save their lives, they had to go into the mountains and become robbers.

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Zhuang Mingyue finally understood why such an imposing person would choose to seize a mountain as a robber.

"Gao Zhuang, it is undeniable that your ability is very outstanding, but under your outstanding ability, the people standing behind you are a little tired because of too much dependence on you, and they are not enough to support you as a pillar all day and night."

Zhuang Mingyue had already discovered it when she came into this village.

Gaozhuang is indeed very strong, and everyone in the village also firmly believes in Gaozhuang.

But it is precisely because of this trust that they forget that no matter how powerful Gao Zhuang is, he is just a person after all, a person of flesh and blood.

If this kind of thing happens again one day, or if people from the government come to this mountain to exterminate the bandits.

I'm afraid that when the time comes, Gao Zhuang will be weak because of his injuries, and these family soldiers behind him will be completely destroyed by the other party at the moment when they fall in Gao Zhuang because of their insufficient ability.

After telling Gao Zhuang this idea in her heart, Zhuang Mingyue actually didn't really think that Gao Zhuang would be so easy, so she believed that she was an outsider, after all, her words now, no matter how outsiders sounded, they were probably sowing discord.

So when Zhuang Mingyue said these thoughts in front of Gao Zhuang, she suddenly exhaled, "Speaking of which, if I am also able to train people, but in the eyes of ordinary people, I am a powerless woman like ......."

Before Zhuang Mingyue's self-deprecating words were finished, she was snatched away by Gao Zhuang, who was sitting quietly on the side, "Gao wants to ask Miss Mingyue for something." ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who never thought that Gao Zhuang would suddenly lower his figure, and even the indifferent voice in the past eased a little, was slightly stunned for a moment, "Brother Gao saved me and my sister, naturally you don't have to be polite, I also promised at the beginning." ”

"I know that Miss Mingyue is by no means an ordinary person, and I also believe in the training method that the girl said, so Gao hopes that Miss Mingyue can teach me the training of people in the village."

After Zhuang Mingyue came to this era, she always did anything ordinary as a woman, but everyone ridiculed her for being delusional, and even after she succeeded, she did a series of things that disgusted her because of jealousy.

So when she heard Gao Zhuang's words, she subconsciously thought that she had heard it wrong.

As if he had guessed that Zhuang Mingyue would think like this, Gao Zhuang lowered his chin a few points again, "Gao believes that Miss Mingyue is not a person who talks nonsense, and I really don't understand about training." ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who listened to the words, finally understood that Gao Zhuang was not joking, but really asking her to help.

"Since I promised to do anything before I brought my sister in, then this matter can't be regarded as your request, Big Brother Gao."

Saying that, Zhuang Mingyue stretched out her hand and re-stabilized Gao Zhuang's low shoulders.

"There's just something I want to ask Big Brother Gao."

"Tell me, I know everything."

"Brother Gao is now asking me to teach everyone in the village to train, but in order to get justice from those who bullied you in the future?"