Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 719 Robber?

Standing at the gate of the fence, Sun Ji said loudly: "Is Father Pan at home?"

A man in his 40s came out with a spoon in his hand and looked at Sun Ji carefully.Said: "Yes. The official is—"

Sun Ji let out a sigh of relief.Walking quickly into the courtyard, he said, "I'm under Sun Ji. Luoshan County came here to collect medicinal materials. There is a letter here, saying that it is to be handed over to Father Pan in Zhongyuan, so it should be your home. ——Yes Now, do you dare to ask if your daughter's name is Yingniang?"

Father Pan said: "That's right. My eldest sister is Yingniang. A few years ago, she met a golden man and was taken captive to the north. Alas, poor child."

Sun Ji said happily: "It's really your home! Daddy, here is a letter written by Yingniang, I specially sent it to you from Luoshan!"

Papa Pan was full of doubts, accepted the letter, and opened it to read.He is not very literate, but he can understand the general meaning.

After reading the letter, Father Bupan said in disbelief, "It turns out that Yingniang has already committed to someone else. Is the person she married an official?"

Sun Jidao: "Yes, yes. The husband she married is an official, so the government will do things for her like this. I came to the mall many days in advance, just to deliver the letter to your family. Goodness, it finally delivered."

Adie Pan said: "The officials have worked so hard all the way. — By the way, please sit down quickly, and I'll treat you to tea."

Sun Ji sat down on a bamboo stool in the yard.Adie Pan took a bamboo tube from the house and poured tea out of it.Look at the many broken foams in the tea, and you know that it must be the cheapest tea you can buy.Here and Xinyang Army was originally a tea farm, influenced by there, they also started to drink loose tea in the past two years.

He set up a fire next to him, filled an earthen jar with water, and placed it on top of the fire.

Adie Pan said with some embarrassment: "Officials, wait a minute, we don't have hot water at home."

Sun Ji hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay."

After boiling the water, Father Pan made tea and asked Sun Ji to drink it.

When the tea is drunk in the mouth, it has a strong astringent taste, and even has a musty smell after being left for a long time.Sun Ji frowned slightly, pretending not to care.

After ordering tea, Father Pan said: "People in the mountains have nothing, don't be offended by the officials. Now it's time for dinner, I will kill a chicken, and the officials will stay for dinner. This is a small village, there is no tavern, There is nowhere to drink. I have wronged the officials."

After speaking, he got up and went to the big chestnut tree outside the yard, caught a chicken, and slaughtered it by the river.

Sun Ji looked at the sky, it was indeed getting late.So he sat in the yard and waited for the chicken with peace of mind.

Watching the sun slowly set to the west, Father Pan and his wife brought out a clay pot, which contained chicken stewed with mushrooms.There was also a wooden basin of rice, and although there were gaps in it, he took a rice bowl that was still roughly complete, and filled a large bowl for Sun Ji.

Sun Ji looked at the couple, the bowls were all broken, and they were just ready to use.It's hard to say anything, so I have to eat.

He picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, chewing for a while.The fragrance is delicious, but I always feel that there is something missing.After swallowing the chicken, I thought about it. It turned out to be too bland.

Unable to bear it anymore, Sun Ji said to Papa Pan: "Papa, is there no salt in the chicken? It's too bland!"

After hearing this, Apa Pan hurriedly said to his wife: "My wife, if you are entertaining guests today, you should put a little more salt in the meat!"

Sun Ji suddenly woke up.Here is deep in the mountains, and the salt tax is heavy, how can the people in the countryside be willing to eat salt!In the area under Wang Xiaolie's rule, the salt tax was already very low, no matter how poor people were, they could afford it.Even many people use salt to pickle pickles.Sun Ji was used to that kind of life, and for a moment he forgot that it was different here.

After dinner, Father Pan's wife cleaned up the dishes.Holding a bowl, he suddenly turned his head and asked Sun Ji: "Officer, what kind of official is Yingniang's husband?"

Sun Ji hurriedly said: "I heard that he used to be the master secretary of Xiping, but he was captured by the Jin people and went north, so he met Yingniang. I really don't know what kind of official he is in Luoyang now. But when he delivered the letter, Qin County Magistrate is very attentive."

"Oh—" the woman nodded.I don't know if I understood it or not, so I walked into the house.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Sun Ji bid farewell and left.Father Pan asked him to live again and again, but Sun Ji just refused.

After leaving the valley, Sun Ji turned his head to look back and couldn't help sighing.Although the scenery here is beautiful, for the people who live here, it is not a fairyland, but just a poor mountain valley.Without money, where does the wonderland come from?
When he arrived at the village, Sun Ji saw that the gatekeepers had changed.Hastily stepped forward and said: "I am Luo Shan who sells herbal medicine, and I have already paid the money. Just now when I went out, I specifically confessed that you don't want to charge me again!"

The guard looked at Sun Ji and said, "Brother Tian said, you don't need to pay any more, just go in."

Seeing that the guard didn't make things difficult for him, Sun Ji hurriedly thanked him.

Just as he was about to enter the door, the sound of horseshoes came from behind him.In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the gate of the village.

The guard was quick to recall, grabbed the reins of the horse, and said, "If you want to enter the village, you need to pay five cents per person! You ride a horse, and the horse has to pay another ten cents!"

"Whispering!" With a sharp shout, the whip was thrown on the guard's face.

The knight lifted the reins and rushed straight into the stockade.

The guard covered his face and said to his companion: "He didn't pay the money, why didn't you stop him!"

Before the words were finished, there were more than a dozen riders behind, rushing over quickly.When he arrived at the gate of the village, he looked at the guard and said, "Do you have any horse supplies in this village?"

The guard covered his face, not daring to resist or answer, just staring at the knight.

The knight was so impatient, he raised the whip in his hand and hit him on the head.Cursed in the mouth: "Is this guy dumb? Ask you but don't answer!"

After whipping a few times, the guard on the side hurriedly said: "Hero, spare your life! We are a small place, but we have businessmen here and there, and we have some horse supplies. But I'm afraid you won't be able to raise more than a dozen horses."

The knight took the whip away and said to his companion: "This is a little troublesome. There is a prison town in the nearby Shangcheng Town. We can't go there, so we can only live here. Forget it, we will go collect some horse feed tomorrow. There are many mountains around. Keep it in the mountains."

The companion had no choice but to say yes.

The knight ignored the guards and entered the town without dismounting.

Seeing it from the side, Sun Ji couldn't help but secretly groaned.These knights are obviously not normal passengers, could they be robbers in the mountains?Should I enter the stockade now, or not?Look, it's getting dark, where are you going to sleep if you don't enter the village?

When I was in a difficult situation, I suddenly thought of Father Pan and his wife.I said in my heart, now I have to spend the night at their house.

Just as he was hesitating, he heard chickens and dogs jumping around in the village, and there were chaotic sounds.I knew in my heart that these knights must not be good people, so it was better for me to leave early.If you accidentally lose your life, it would be too wronged.

(End of this chapter)