This is really Gao Wu

Chapter 20 Dongxing Collection

What is rushing?Hurry up means that at the agreed time and the agreed place, the big guys get together to trade.

As the largest settlement in ten miles and eight townships, Dongxingji, with a population of more than 800 households, took on the task on the spot - Dongxingji also has a name, Dongxingchang.

The seventh day of every month is the local day of Dongxingji, that is, the seventh, seventeenth, and 27th of each month...

This morning, before dawn, the rooster crowed, and Tang Zhen was woken up by the alarm clock... The artificial alarm clock—this was the night before, Tang Zhen was afraid that he would not be able to wake up, so he ordered the night watchman Li Daniu to wake him up at that time...

After dismissing Li Daniu, Tang Zhen got up to cook and wash.

A quarter of an hour later, Tang Zhen finished his work, holding his machete in his left hand, cigarettes in his right hand, and a package on his back, and went out to the entrance of the village.

Along the way, there are also villagers in twos and threes walking out with their backs on their backs, looking like they are going to the market.The villagers were not afraid when they saw Tang Zhen holding a knife, and greeted Tang Zhen one after another.

Tang Zhen followed several villagers to the entrance of the village unhurriedly, and the village head had been waiting here for a long time, talking to them...

"... If you want me to say, it must be that the old man was burned too much. He was blinded by the ashes and didn't clean it up. You must have counted wrong... My brother patrolled the village with a torch for two days, and there were yellow leathers who stole it. You chicken? Even blind people dare not come here!"

As soon as Tang Zhen approached, he heard Li Daniu's voice, but he didn't hear the first half of the sentence.

"Li Daniu, you rotten swallow, you have learned a lot from other people's coquettish Longmen formation all day long. If you really need to use your tender bones, my old lady can squeeze you dry with two hands. Do you believe it?"

A slightly sturdy female voice came over, the content was too informative, Tang Zhen couldn't figure it out for a while, but Tang Zhen still knew this person-the daughter-in-law of the old man who burned the fire.

At this time, when everyone saw Tang Zhen coming, they all greeted each other. The daughter-in-law of the old man who burned the fire stepped forward and said, "Boss Tang, your subordinates are not good enough. It's obvious that you didn't do a good job yourself, and you don't want to admit it..."

Tang Zhen looked at the thick-handed, big-butt and round-waisted village woman suspiciously, then turned his head to Li Daniu.

"Boss, this woman... This sister-in-law said that two of her chickens seem to have been stolen by Huang Pizi. These days, our brother and I are patrolling the village. If the chicken is gone, I will pay for it... Isn't it embarrassing?" ?” Li Daniu said slightly aggrieved.

Before Tang Zhen could speak, he heard the old village chief say, "Okay, since Xiao Tang is here, I'm ready to go..."

"His family's daughter-in-law, you go to the market first, look for it later, and count it..."

"Even if it's gone, I can't blame these two rams. When the village guard dog is around, they may not be able to guard against it... let alone the two who are not as good as the village guard dog?"

"There are also big bulls and two bullies, don't let me catch you not patrolling in the middle of the night, sneak back to sleep, or your wages will be deducted..."

"You hold on for a few more days. If our village guard dog still doesn't come back, I'll go to a hunter I know and ask for two more..."

"Now, what should I do...Xiao Tang, let's go..."

As expected of the old village head of Megatron Mawangmiao Village for many years, he solved the matter with just a few words, and beat a few people by the way... When they saw this, they dispersed, each doing his own thing...

Seeing the master calling him, Tang Zhen went up to greet him first, and then followed to a bullock cart outside the village. The cart was loaded with some goods, but Tang Zhen still found the right place and threw his knife and package on it. Then he sat down and waited for his master to drive away...

"What are you doing?" The old village chief was dumbfounded when he saw Tang Zhen's behavior.

"Aren't we going to Dongxingji?" Tang Zhen scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"Look at my old cow, it's hard to pull the plow. Now I have to drag the cart and me, a disabled old man, do you have the nerve to squeeze up?" the old village chief said in disgust.

"I understand, master, then I'll come down and walk, and the knife and baggage will be put in the car..." Tang Zhen was not embarrassed, and got out of the car carelessly...

The old village chief looked at Tang Zhen, then at Tang Zhen's machete, sighed, and said, "This time I'm going to Dongxingji, I'll find someone I know to make you a scabbard... Don't thank me first, just When you return the gift from the teacher, it's not a problem to carry the knife in your hand all day..."

Tang Zhen: "I didn't want to thank you..." But he didn't say anything, but nodded and said yes...

After talking, the two of them were on their way.

Of course, there are not only two people on this road, there are also villagers in twos and threes, and some of them are not even from the same village, but they are just going the same way.

Most of the villagers marched on foot with their backs on their backs, and few drove;

The ox cart driven by the old village head was relatively slow, and was overtaken by groups of people, but the two of them were not in a hurry, talking and laughing slowly: usually the old village head was talking about the country. The local conditions and customs of the dynasty...commonly known as the bragging pen...

The closer to the destination, the more people on the road.After walking for nearly an hour, the two finally arrived at Dongxingji.

Dongxingji is bigger than Tang Zhen has ever seen Ershizhuang, and the log wall is also higher, and the watchtower on the wall is even guarded by people.

Because it was on the spot, it seemed extremely lively, and there were noisy voices from afar.

Although Tang Zhen was curious, he followed his master honestly and came to a shed outside the set. There were many carts pulled by mules and donkeys in the shed. business…'

I saw that the old village chief called a tall and thin man, told him a few words, handed the man two coins, and then called Tang Zhen to go and get something...

Tang Zhen took his own knife and carried the old village chief's pannier on his back, put his bag in the pantry, and followed the village chief to the market...

"Hey, Mr. Li, who is the young man with this face? I remember that kid with a big mouth, doesn't he look like this?" As soon as he walked to the gate, a middle-aged man in a black work uniform called out The old village head seems to be an acquaintance.

"Old Liu, this is my apprentice, working for the Green Leaf Gang..." The old village head greeted the man familiarly.

The person called Lao Liu sized Tang Zhen a few times, looked at the knife in his hand, and said with a smile like Xiao Fei:
"Young man, there are many people in the gathering, be careful with the knife in your hand, don't hurt anyone..."

Without waiting for Tang Zhen to reply, he waved his hand and said to the old village chief: "Old Li, take good care of your apprentice..."

After that, let the two go in.

Of course, the old village chief nodded and walked towards the market.

Tang Zhen was simmering with anger in his heart, thinking: "Pretend, pretend to be your horse?"Damn, I put eye drops as soon as I came here, and those who didn’t know thought the county magistrate was here...’ Then I asked the old village head about this person.

It turned out that Menliang County still had a management agency in Jishang, and if there was anything to do in the nearby towns and villages, they should go to this agency first.

The organization is small, with only one subordinate staff and a few local servants.And this person surnamed Liu is a servant. To sum up the words of the old village chief, he is:
"After two days of practicing Shiki, five people and six people..."

Officials, but those who are considered corvees, are far away from the subordinates, and they are not even considered decent officials.

And the old village head is going to see a regular subordinate, and the village head has to report what happened in the village and outside the village... It can be regarded as a common rule of the country...

(End of this chapter)