This is really Gao Wu

Chapter 21 An old subordinate surnamed Jiao

Entering the collection, the inside is very lively, it can be said that it is shoulders rubbing, and the voices are full of people.

I saw that the road, which was not very spacious, was occupied by various stalls and scaffolding on both sides; the crowd in the middle had to stand next to each other and squeeze each other.

The sounds of hawking and bargaining came one after another, like magic sounds. Tang Zhen had no choice but to follow the old village chief in such an environment, and he had to pay attention to his knife.

The stalls on both sides, the ones on the ground, usually sell vegetables and food; the ones on the table are selling meat and groceries;

Tang Zhen watched with great interest as he walked. Seeing that his eyes were blurred, the old village chief said casually:

"These stalls are usually only open until noon, and then the owner will close the stall, and go to the place where I will be on the spot tomorrow in the afternoon, so when I finish my work, if there is anything I want to buy, I will buy it quickly..."

Tang Zhen suddenly realized: No wonder there are so many cars in the parking shed outside. They were originally from vendors who set up stalls. I said I didn’t see a few cars along the way...

The two talked and laughed all the way, and Tang Zhen even bought some dried oil for the two of them to eat...not very hungry, but satisfying the gluttony (I haven't been to the market for more than ten years, I went there once a few days ago, the dried oil is really delicious...but it's impossible here Yes, because I think Yougan is a representative of the development of social productivity).

After a while, Tang Zhen, led by the old village head, came to a yard facing the street. There was a guard at the door, and several people were bragging around...

Seeing the old village head coming, several people greeted each other one after another. It seemed that they all knew each other, but they would look at Tang Zhen a little more...

While talking with several people, the old village head walked into the courtyard. After only a dozen steps, he arrived at the main room of this small courtyard. draw…

"Old Jiao, I'm coming in!" The old village chief greeted the person in the room first.

The old policeman surnamed Jiao in the main room heard someone calling him, stopped writing, looked out, saw that it was the old village chief, smiled, and said, "Brother Li, are you here? Hurry up!" Come in, come in..." He said, got up and walked over.

"Old Jiao, I haven't seen you for more than ten days. Why are you frowning? You didn't look like this the last time you came here. Why, your wife took your waist off?" the old village head joked as he walked away.

"I said brother, don't be joking. When people get old, they are like soft boiled noodles. They have more energy than energy... And it's not about this... and this one?" The old man surnamed Jiao, He sighed as he walked... Seeing Tang Zhen next to him, he asked the old village chief.

"He, my new apprentice is called Tang Zhen...Xiao Tang, this is my friend for many years, the steward sent by the county government to Dongxingji—Jiao Wanquan, Mr. Jiao..."

The old village head introduced each other to the two, and Tang Zhen also stepped forward and clasped his fists, calling Mr. Jiao...

"Don't listen to your master, that old bastard, what is Mr. Jiao? He's just a lowly country clerk, and he's cleaning me up... You should call me Uncle Jiao..." Looking Tang Zhen up and down, Especially the knife in his hand, he exclaimed:

"So, you have practiced it... You are a good air of martial arts, learn from your master, he is a person with real skills..."

You say that this person is different from person to person. The guard surnamed Liu at the gate of the city, when he saw Tang Zhen, he pulled him like two to five to eighty thousand... On the other hand, his boss spoke like a spring breeze, and praised two people with one sentence …Or, how come one has a formal staff and the other is a temporary worker?

Tang Zhen listened, and respectfully said yes, what he said, "I still have to learn from Uncle Jiao", "Uncle Jiao has good eyesight, and eats more salt than I eat rice"...Although they are all polite words, people respect me One foot, I respect people one foot!What is Jianghu, this is Jianghu...

At this time, the old village chief still remembered the frowning incident of Jiao Wanquan just now, so he asked why, only to see Jiao Wanquan sighing again:
"You said it was unlucky. A few days ago, for some unknown reason, the forbidden area in the world seemed to have been discussed, and suddenly there was a riot..."

"Let's forget about the riots. There are military towns and marching roads pressing down on them, so we can't make waves. But unfortunately, this year is Jiayou's 29th year... oh..."

"Brother Ma, do you still remember the first year of Jiayou, the time when your leg was injured... our emperor, the year he ascended the throne, there was a riot of strange beasts. For this, the emperor issued a 'crime order'... you think, a The emperor who has just ascended the throne, issued a "crime edict" before the dragon chair was hot, and has always been a scorpion's poop... It is said that even the clan's mansion has made murmurs...cough cough, you know..."

"As a result, the emperor has been in power tremblingly and diligently for 29 years. He planned to celebrate his birthday in accordance with the custom at the age of 59. He was happy and cheerful. As a result, the strange beasts rioted again... Who do you ask for reasoning?"

While talking, Jiao Wanquan invited the two of them to sit down at the small table next to them, and made two cups of tea.

"Brother Jiao, the sky is falling and there is a tall man holding it up. The adults above are in charge of everything. Why are you so anxious?" The old village head picked up the teacup, blew the foam on it, and took a sip , said.

"People in our royal family, no, it should be said that the high-ranking adults above, you know, they all believe in fortunes, and they like to engage in superstitious things... This time this happened, the emperor was furious, and even the chief assistant I was dismissed from office and returned to my hometown. I felt that God was warning me... Then I ordered that all parts of the country should report strange people and strange things, and find out disasters from them... It is said that many nobles have left the imperial capital to investigate everywhere."

"Our county magistrate is also good at making money. He thinks this is an opportunity: at this time, is there anything that can make the emperor happier than offering auspiciousness? So he ordered us below, in addition to collecting strange people and stories, but also personally Go to various villages, villages, and even barren mountains to visit auspicious..."

Jiao Wanquan may have been really annoyed in the past few days, and he complained a lot to his good old brother, but the village chief has nothing to do, after all, this is an official business... he can only comfort the other party with good words.

Even if you complain again, you still have to do business. The village head has to report the current situation of his village according to the regulations. Jiao Wanquan will record it, and then the village head will sign and mark it, and then file it for future reference...

After finishing these things, the village head saw that his friend was really busy, so he said that he would take Tang Zhen to work, and after this time passed, he would have a drink with him...

Jiao Wanquan didn't leave the two of them behind. After all, there were too many things to do, so he sent the two of them outside the courtyard. Before leaving, he encouraged Tang Zhen a few words...

After bidding farewell to Jiao Wanquan, the old village head took Tang Zhen to the other side of Dongxingji, saying that he was looking for an old hunter he knew well...

As the two walked together, the village head first introduced the situation of the old hunter, and asked Tang Zhen to be smart for a while, and casually bought two small jars of rice wine at the stall...

"This man has been hunting wild animals all his life. He used to go through the town when he was young, and now he is old enough to retire here... He has a good way of hunting. He is also an old man of the Black Tiger Gang. I heard that their leader is young. I have always consulted with him..."

"Black Tiger Gang?" Tang Zhen was a little confused, why is it so familiar?
(End of this chapter)