A knife in love

Chapter 1322

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, thinking that fighting in the arena had been heard before, but the government strictly forbids common people from fighting. The so-called life and death in the arena is just a legend.It would be an anecdote if someone in Dongliao County really dared to set up the ring.

Seeing Li Qiufeng groaning silently, Murong Danyan said with a smile: "Brother Li, you have nothing to do, you can go and have a look with us. You can't see this excitement all the time."

Wang Xiaoyu said beside him: "Yes, yes. When Sister Murong and I went out, I originally wanted to invite Mr. Li to go with me, but I couldn't find Mr. Wang, and I was afraid that Uncle Wang would not allow me to leave Zhuangzi, so I went with Murong. My sister ran out in a hurry. Since I met Mr. Li, we just happened to watch the excitement together."

Li Qiufeng pondered for a moment, thinking that there was really nothing to do in Zhuangzi, he might as well go to the city to have a look.So he nodded and said: "In that case, I will accompany the two girls to the city for a while."

When Murong Danyan and Wang Xiaoyu saw that Li Qiufeng agreed to go with them, they were overjoyed, so they immediately took Li Qiufeng to Dongliao County.The two chattered non-stop along the way, which Li Qiufeng found interesting.When they got near the north gate of Dongliao County, Li Qiufeng saw that both Murong Danyan and Wang Xiaoyu were carrying long swords, and hurriedly said to them: "Miss Murong, Miss Wang, both of you carry long swords with you. We will be intercepted by the officers and soldiers. It is better to hide the long sword outside the city and take it out after leaving the city."

Murong Danyan was startled, and said: "We are not bad people, how could the officers and soldiers make things difficult for us?"

Li Qiufeng said: "According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, people are not allowed to carry swords and weapons, otherwise it is a serious crime. Although the Ming Dynasty has been established for a hundred years, the government is currently turning a blind eye to the weapons carried by the people in the rivers and lakes, but everyone passed the checkpoint At that time, we still have to hide our weapons. The two girls are so openly carrying long swords, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers will not let us enter the city."

Murong Danyan's eyes widened, and he said: "When I left Jiangnan half a year ago, I carried a long sword on my back, and no one stopped me along the way. This time I went from Jiangnan to Shuzhong, and from Shuzhong to Central Plains, and then Following Master Miaohui all the way to Liaodong. Not only did I carry a long sword, but all the teachers and wives of Yongtai Temple also brought long swords, and the officers and soldiers never dared to trouble us."

Li Qiufeng smiled and said: "Miss Murong, when I saw you half a year ago, the girl was full of joy and excitement. A person with such a magnificence can be seen as a son of a wealthy family at a glance. Those errand arrests, soldiers and soldiers How dare you offend Miss Murong? As for the masters of Yongtai Temple, if you say something offensive, the common people in the world think that seeing a nun is unlucky and avoid them, even the people in the government are no exception. Pretend not to see, and hide aside."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Just remember, girl, there are always unexpected things in the world. For example, if you meet Jin Yiwei or a fan from Dongchang, and see a girl walking around with a long sword If you go, you will definitely get entangled with the girl. We travel in the rivers and lakes, it is best not to make troubles. Although the government's tolerance arrests are simple and common, but if the arrest documents are issued, it will be very troublesome for all the governments to act together..."

Before Li Qiufeng finished speaking, Wang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Mr. Li, what you are talking about is the situation inside the pass. How can there be so many troubles outside the pass? In our Dongliao County, let alone just carrying a long Sword walks around, even if you fight in the street, as long as no one is killed, no one will pay attention, just put your heart in your stomach, Mr. Li."

After she finished speaking, she pulled Murong Danyan to the city gate.Li Qiufeng shook his head, with a helpless wry smile on his face, he had no choice but to follow the two towards the city gate.

The three of them walked to the city gate, only to see four sergeants talking in a low voice, but there was no one else.Wang Xiaoyu said: "The gate of the North City is the only way to Liaoyang Mansion. It used to be very lively with people coming and going. But since Motian Ridge was haunted by ghosts, very few people came in and out through the North Gate."

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and said: "If this is the case, people from the north of Motianling want to do business here, or the people of Dongliao County want to go to Liaoyang Mansion, how should they travel?"

Wang Xiaoyu said: "Go out of the city from the east gate and go eastward for more than 150 miles, and then go northward, and there will be an official road leading to Liaoyang Mansion. But in this way, it will take at least [-] miles more Except for official messengers delivering official documents, or traveling merchants, ordinary people will not detour so far. In short, once the official road of Motianling is cut off, our Dongliao County will almost become a dead end. My father is in the business of medicinal materials. The road to Motianling is impassable, and we have to detour for more than [-] miles. I don't know how many things will be missed. Therefore, my father and Uncle Wang are very anxious about this, so they help the government to build the Zhongkui Temple. It is hope Let Motian Ridge be unblocked as soon as possible to facilitate the transportation of medicinal materials. Otherwise, if it takes a year and a half, our Wangjiazhuang will not be able to sustain it."

Li Qiufeng suddenly realized what Wang Xiaoyu said.Originally, he was puzzled by the fact that the owner of the Wang family was so attached to the government. He thought to himself that all businessmen in the world are greedy for profit.But he wants to spend a lot of money to do good deeds, which is quite different from the profit-seeking nature of a businessman.Wang Xiaoyu's words expressed the original intention of the owner of the Wang Zhuang.He was so enthusiastic about building the temple because he was worried that the road would be cut off, and his own delivery of medicinal materials would be blocked, and his profits would naturally be greatly reduced.But how can there be any ghosts and gods in the world?Even if the Zhongkui Temple is built, I'm afraid it won't help the matter.As for so many murders on Motian Ridge, there must be someone doing it on purpose.Instead of arresting the murderer, but wanting to save the gods and bless them, it can only be said that it is a waste of money, which is extremely ridiculous.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking, he saw that Wang Xiaoyu had already led Murong Danyan to the gate of the city, so he had to follow quickly.When he saw the two people holding the long swords in their right hands and walking forward majestically, he felt a little worried.It's just that the four sergeants gathered together to talk, and laughed obscenely from time to time.Until Wang Xiaoyu and Murong Danyan walked past the four of them, these sergeants still ignored them and whispered to themselves.

Li Qiufeng saw Wang Xiaoyu and Murong Danyan walking into the city gate with their long swords in their hands, and thought to himself, although these soldiers guarded the city gate, they didn't care about things at all, so what's the use of them?If we are not the people of Ming Dynasty, but the spies sent by the Tartars and Japanese pirates, I am afraid that Dongliao County will be in danger.

After the three of them entered the city, they saw Liao Liao passers-by on the street, which was much more desolate than before.Wang Xiaoyu said excitedly: "Mr. Li, Sister Murong, do you see that there are so few people on the street, most of them ran to Li's Tea House to watch the excitement. Let's hurry over there. It's too late, I'm afraid I won't even find a foothold."

While speaking, Wang Xiaoyu led the way first, leading Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan to turn around two intersections, and then turned eastward.I could only hear the voices of people in front of me, the noise was extremely loud, and it seemed that there were many people gathered.Wang Xiaoyu cheered and said, "In front is Li's Teahouse. If there are still seats in the teahouse, we can drink tea while watching the ring fight downstairs."

Murong Danyan said: "There are thousands of people gathered in front of the sound, I'm afraid the teahouse is already full of people."

Wang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Sister Murong doesn't know that the owner of Li's tea shop is the brother-in-law of the county magistrate, and people privately say that this teahouse belongs to the county magistrate's property. All the teahouses sell good tea. The price is very expensive. The only people who can drink tea in the teahouses are wealthy gentry in Dongliao County. How many wealthy gentry can there be in a palm-sized place in Dongliao County? Ordinary people are reluctant to spend money to drink tea in Li's teahouse. Therefore, there may still be seats in the teahouse, which is a good deal for us."

When she said this, she frowned again, and said in her mouth: "It's just that the excitement of fighting in the ring is not something that can be seen all the time. I'm afraid all the prominent figures in Dongliao County will come to watch the excitement. In this way, tea It’s hard to say whether there are any empty seats in the restaurant.”

The three talked while walking, and when they walked out of the street, they saw a mass of black heads in front of them. It looked like there were 900 or [-] people.Looking into the distance, I saw a wooden building with carved eaves and painted buildings at the end of the crowd, which was very ornately decorated.A high platform was set up in front of the wooden building, and several people stood on it, seeming to be talking.It's just that there are so many people around, it's extremely noisy, and you can't hear what they are saying at all.

(End of this chapter)