The Book of Heaven

Chapter 152 Liu Family Courtyard
Liujiazhuang is not in Qianwei County.

As the largest landlord in Qianwei County, the scale of Liujiazhuang is also surprising.

Even though Ma Zheng had already guessed in his mind when he came here, he couldn't help being surprised when he saw the wall extending left and right outside Liujiazhuang with no end in sight for a while.

He turned his head and looked at Zhao Shuying, who had put on the veil again, and the two conveyed information through their eyes, feeling each other's surprise.

Even though the Liu family is a big landlord, the size of the Liu family village in front of them is still too big.

When Ma Zheng and Zhao Shuying were observing the Liu family, Liu Dezhu was also observing them.

Although Zhao Shuying wore a veil on his face, his figure and temperament alone were far beyond Liu Dezhu's imagination. If he hadn't seen Ma Zheng's power, maybe Liu Dezhu would have some evil thoughts.

Fortunately, Liujiazhuang is only a landlord's manor, and the gate of the yard is almost empty, and no one is looking after it.

After passing through the gate, Ma Zheng understood why the Liu family had to build such a long wall. Inside the wall was not the courtyard that Ma Zheng and Zhao Shuying had imagined, but patches of cultivated land as far as the eye could see.

"Your house, even the cultivated land is fenced?"

Looking at a house almost 300 meters away, and scattered small wooden houses located in the cultivated land, Ma Zheng really admired the landlord's old money. He turned such a large cultivated land into his own yard. In times of disaster, the Liu family does not have to worry about running out of food.

At least this Liu's yard in Arita Youxi can guarantee self-sufficiency for a long time.

Farmers are naturally indispensable if they have arable land. It is the busy time of farming at this time. Those farmers who are facing the loess and their backs are busy with their work. Even if they see Liu De, a small landlord, they mostly show a smile and say hello. As for Ma Zheng and Zhao Shuying, they may not even be able to attract the attention of others.

"These people are sharecroppers of my family, and some have been for several generations. They are used to living in the yard of our Liu family."

Liu De stayed aside to explain, but Ma Zheng admired the elders of the Liu family after reading it.

In terms of size, the Liu family compound has at least several hundred acres of land, surrounded by long walls, almost like a paradise isolated from the world, and the tenant farmers I saw just now, all of them are physically strong. Strong, even healthier than the ordinary people I saw in Qianwei County, and the smiles on their faces were more sincere.

Farther away, groups of children having fun can be seen, especially by the side of the creek that crosses the Liu family compound, all the naked and half-grown boys are playing on the bank, looking carefree.

"It's a good place."

Zhao Shuying, who hadn't spoken all the time, finally couldn't help but say something at this moment, and Liu De couldn't help turning his head to look at it twice with his crisp voice.

"My martial arts were all taught by my wife, so far they are only superficial."

With the idea of ​​scaring people to death, Ma Zheng whispered in Liu Dezhu's ear, which immediately made Liu Dezhu tremble, and quickly withdrew his gaze from peeping at Zhao Shuying, and murmured: "I admire, I admire!"

"Young Master Liu, you are a smart person. You should know that if a woman acts violently, she is more powerful than a man."

Before Ma Zheng could finish his words, he suddenly flew out of Liu Dezhu's line of sight.When Liu Dezhu moved his eyes to chase after him, he saw Ma Zheng "hanging" on a pile of haystacks by the roadside in an extremely tragic posture.

"Brother Ma, brother Ma, are you okay?"

Although Liu Dezhu didn't see clearly how Ma Zheng flew out, even if he guessed, he could guess that what Ma Zheng said just now must have been heard by his wife.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Liu De didn't dare to look at Zhao Shuying. After trying to understand why Ma Zheng was in such a catastrophe, Liu De, who wanted to help Ma Zheng, could only stand awkwardly by the haystack. With helpless eyes on his face, he fixed on Ma Zheng.

Fortunately, Ma Zheng is not that weak, besides, Zhao Shuying was a small punishment and a big warning, and he kicked with soft strength just now, so Ma Zheng, who had regained his breath, coughed dryly and stepped down from the haystack. stand up.

He didn't dare to argue with Zhao Shuying, so he simply hooked Liu De to his shoulders, "I'm injured, my good brother is in trouble, so hurry up and send me to find a place to lie down."

"Okay, okay, everything is arranged, everything is arranged!"

Liu Dezhu didn't know the severity of Ma Zheng's injury, but the scene just now undoubtedly greatly deepened his fear of Zhao Shuying. At this time, Ma Zheng's request really hit Liu Dezhu's arms.

However, Liu Dezhu didn't dare to really leave Zhao Shuying behind. Before he helped Ma Zheng to leave, he carefully told Zhao Shuying that a servant girl would come to greet her right away.

Except for the outermost courtyard wall, the Liu family's residence did not have a separate wall. In the center of this cultivated field, the houses are connected one by one, although there are no pavilions and buildings in the north or south. , but it gave Ma Zheng an unusually real feeling.

According to what Liu Dezhu said on the road, there are about a hundred households and thousands of people living in Liujiazhuang, and among them, those who really belong to the descendants of the Liu family are only about twenty people, and the others are tenant farmers.

The house arranged for Ma Zheng and Zhao Shuying followed the residence of the Liu family. Although the area was small and there was no vestibule and backyard, there was no need for the vestibule and backyard to exist in the Liu family compound.

Ma Zheng is quite satisfied with this big environment. If he wants to come here in the Liu family compound, as long as he keeps a low profile and tries not to go to Qianwei County, even if the court's pursuers turn Qianwei County upside down, he will not be found. and Zhao Shuying.

Of course, Ma Zheng didn't know at this time that the imperial court had never really sent men to hunt him down, but Bai Feixiang sent by the Li family had already entered the Chengdu mansion at this time.

Since Li Bing's family is called the Longxi Li family, it is naturally difficult to influence Jiannan Road. Li Bing, who has made a lot of achievements as the Li family, is only the guard of Tianshui City so far. As the capital of Jiannan Road, in addition to the magistrate at the same level as Li Bing, there are also observers who govern Jiannan Road.

As for the public identities of Bai Feixiang and others, although they are true, they can only be used within Li Bing's jurisdiction. If they leave this area, they will no longer have the authority to arrest criminals at will.If you want to continue to travel, you must obtain the permission of the prefect's office where you are located, and at the same time, you must have the local police to act together.

Although the level of science and technology in this world is relatively backward, as far as the management of the country is concerned, it has generally been formed long before the Qin Dynasty. There is not much difference from the later generations that Ma Zheng is familiar with, even worse in some respects.

Therefore, after Bai Feixiang and his team rushed to Chengdu Mansion, they had to keep a low profile, because they didn't want to deal with their colleagues in Chengdu Mansion. Their purpose was to kill Ma Zheng, not really want to arrest Ma Zheng.

"Now that we are in the city, we must be careful in everything. Today everyone will rest first, and tomorrow we will split up. The Patriarch gave us a lot of money. You should know who to ask for information, right?"

After finding the place to stay, Bai Feixiang couldn't wait to call his subordinates to give a lecture. First, he wanted to find Ma Zheng as soon as possible and complete the task. Second, he also wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"I'm [-]% sure that Ma Zheng is in Bashu!"

(End of this chapter)