The fairy city of the market man

Chapter 10
After daybreak, it was estimated that there should be a conclusion outside the city, and Cao Si, who was sweating profusely, came out of Cao's house.

Wouldn't it be tiring to move hundreds of catties of silver and many antique utensils back to his house and hide them?

On this last trip, he went back to Cao's house to get the land deed. A stack of papers is not heavy and does not take up space, and a small package can be put away.

The Zhou family, the owner of the city, never paid much attention to folk money, so Mr. Cao occupied a lot of private property in the city, especially the shops facing the street, almost half of which belonged to his family, and they collected rent every year.

After suffering such a catastrophe, no one knows what will happen to Luliu City in the future. It is still uncertain whether these land deeds are worth anything. Cao Si decided to take them outside the city gate and see.

The catastrophe in the city should be sad, but for him, Cao Si said, it was the biggest turning point in his life.
The Cao family will not decline, without the first master Cao, there will be fourth master Cao in the future!

Joy is far better than sorrow, and the sky is bright again, and I am not afraid to see the bones on the street again.

As soon as I left Cao's house, I saw Shang San'er walking with a dog in front of Beitong Street, holding a peach in his left hand and a yellow wooden board under his right armpit, walking proudly!

As expected of a good brother who fights every day, he has the same mind, and he went to the city at night to make a fortune, and that guy must have made a lot of money too!
Cao Si was secretly delighted, and hurried away from behind with light steps.

One is to scare him into a big horse, and the other is to grab the peaches!

The peach looked plump and juicy, and somehow it didn't wither like other fruit trees.The landlady said that the water and food in the city could not be imported, and after a night of hard work, there was smoke in her throat, and she could get fluid just by looking at it.

He tiptoed to catch up, and was about to startle, but Shang San'er jumped back and shouted: "Ha!"

Cao Si was frightened to death!

"Damn it, what are you trying to do to scare me?"

It was obvious that it was his own family who made the first move, so it doesn't prevent people who have suffered a loss from taking the lead. Seeing Shang San'er teasing and laughing, he asked again: "How is your tooth so good? Where did you get rich? Did you get a lot of benefits?"

After asking three questions in a row, Shang San'er only answered him: "Meet an old fairy, who improved the old dog's abilities and healed my teeth!"

Can this guy like a bird meet a god?

Cao Si patted the dust and got up, only to pretend that Shang San'er lied again, pointing to the yellow wooden board under his arm: "What a treasure? Brother, look!"

He reached out to get the peach again: "Where did you find it? You can't eat it, let's play with it for my brother."

Shang San'er avoided it, and asked him instead: "Where did you make your fortune? Divide the profit!"

Cao Si didn't lie to him, and clapped the parcel on his hand: "Master Cao of my family, the wealth can't be left in the hands of outsiders. I went to have a look, but I didn't think it was just a big show. The current silver is only a few dozen taels, and the land deeds are quite a lot. It’s always the property of the Cao clan, so I’ll bring it with me!”

Go to get the yellow wooden board under Shang San'er's armpit again: "What baby?"

This time I got it smoothly, but it's just a chessboard. It's nothing unusual after looking at it. It should be the same as my own land deed, a blindfold.

Curling his lips, he threw the chessboard back, and Cao Si asked again: "What skills did the old fairy you met add to Huang?"

Shang San'er kicked the dog to the ground, and then replied: "No, you can't die!"

Cao Si gasped: "Have you lost your guts? Aren't you afraid that your old lady will beat you to death? She's a better dog than a son!"

"My mother is not here, how would you know?"

The old dog turned over, as if nothing had happened, not barking or running away, and followed the two fattened rogues again.

From this point of view, Lao Huang's skills have indeed grown, and Shang San'er's restored front teeth are all strange.

Did he really meet a fairy?Concierge to go?
Puzzled in his heart, but knowing that he couldn't tell the truth, Cao Si held back first.

Turning to Xizheng Street, Shang San'er hid the celestial peach in his bosom, and was taught by his old mother how to keep money secret.

Outside the gate of the west city, the governor of Dongshan County has rushed to appease the survivors who survived the catastrophe, and the landlady has already retired.

There are [-] cities in the territory, with different strengths, so mergers and vassals are inevitable. There are many powers in the city, such as the state, the prefecture, the king's mansion, the general's mansion, and the sect. It is not governed, but used indiscriminately by various families.

The original Zhou family in Luliu City was attached to Dongshan County. The head of this family, the Lu family, has its own city in Longlin City four hundred miles to the east. Because the eight cities it owns are all in the east of the Dilong Mountain Range, they call themselves Dongshan County. , the head of the family is called the sheriff.

In addition to the city of Longlin, the seven cities under the jurisdiction of Dongshan County, some are directly under the jurisdiction, and some are only affiliated. Green Willow City is affiliated, and the owner of the city has always been hereditary.

The city lord appointed by the Lu family and changed every few years is the direct jurisdiction.

Green Willow City suffered a catastrophe, and Longlin City received a report from the gods last night, and it is known that the evil disaster is not over yet, and this city can no longer be inhabited by ordinary people.

There are only eight cities in total. Although Luliu City is not directly under the central government, it suffered a catastrophe and could no longer support the people to grow meritorious bamboos. Losing one city from then on would be a great loss to the Lu family. Refugees who survived had to be resettled.

There are many ferocious beasts and mountain monsters in the wild, and there are evil spirits haunting at night, which adds to the risk. Ordinary people can only live in the city, and the refugees from Green Willow City must move to other cities.

The distance between the two cities is more than 400 miles. In addition to the immortals and Taoist soldiers guarding the road, the officials and government soldiers will also come with them, and they will also arrange treasures to deliver food. Hurry up, it is also dawn to arrive at Green Willow City.

At this time, the officials and government soldiers had just dispersed among the crowd to appease and record the records, and the refugees had not yet been allowed to enter the city.

With the results of the ear report and the general understanding of the situation in the city, Dongshan Juncheng was not in a hurry to send people in, but it was more important to register the refugees and prepare for separation and resettlement.

The refugees in Green Willow City have been looking forward to the appearance of the two rogues, and instead of obediently letting the government soldiers stop them, they will feel at ease when the two rogues come out alive. As usual, it costs money to go to other cities.

After one night, most people were still pale and numb, and not many were crying.

Seeing the two splashy leashes wandering out of the city with a dog, their eyes came back to life.

The refugees got up one by one and rushed to the city gate.

Most of the people wanted to go to the city, they hesitated last night, now they are unwilling to lag behind.

Surround the two poppis first, and then inquire more clearly.

"Are there any alive?"

"Is there still magic smoke?"

"You can see my wife? Yesterday she didn't keep up..."

In this life, Shang San Cao Si had never enjoyed the treatment of being surrounded by so many people, and they were all asking questions, not knowing who to answer.

The governor of Dongshan County looked at Shang San'er a few more times before ordering: "The yamen soldiers stop first, the names have not been recorded, how can we do without a charter? No food or water is allowed in the city, you have to go out of the city to get it, and set off in three days ..."

When the officials spoke, the yamen soldiers set up water and fire sticks, and the city gate became quiet.

The circle around him was a little loose, and Cao Si, who had made a fortune, set aside people to find Dongshan officials to inquire about news, and Shang San'er also wanted to find his mother first.

Even though she got a thorny thorny thorn, the landlady explained that it was a gift from the gods, but the old woman was still worried all night, and she was relieved when she saw him come out.

As if presenting a treasure, he showed his two new front teeth to his old lady, and then handed her a fairy peach, and pulled her away, talking about the fairy fate of last night.

I don’t want to hear that my son has to be named Shangchun and worship Luo Jinxian as his teacher. The price is to stay and guard Luliu City. The old lady objected with a stern face: "No! I don’t want the fairy Taoer, you take it back to the gods!"

Shang San'er persuaded with a wry smile: "Don't make trouble, old lady! There is smoke rising from the old merchant's ancestral grave, and it's your son's turn to be the city lord and the earth fairy!"

I am used to using a rolling pin, and I apologize to Mrs. Jing for not touching it for a while, so she swung the rolling pin and smashed it down with a stick. She scolded: "If the lard is deceived, the people will move to other cities to seek refuge. How can you be the lord of the city? I saw you 20 Nian, relying on your ability, can you fight against monsters? Can you defend the city? You managed to escape with your life, and you don’t know how to cherish it, so you have to send it inside. Only after you are dead, will the old merchant’s ancestral grave be smoked with anger!"

Shang San'er hurriedly said: "I have accepted Master's order, and then I abandoned the city and ran away, that is betraying my master and rebelling against my disciples. Master is going to catch him and throw away his ashes, and then take Hun'er to punish him!"

The old lady was taken aback, but she was used to seeing her son tell lies, so when she came back to her senses, she first looked at Shang San'er carefully, and found that he was not guilty, so she asked in disbelief, "How can the gods be so cruel?"

"Heaven and earth conscience, my son is telling the truth!"

But the old lady couldn't clear up her doubts, and couldn't accept that he didn't go with the refugees, but wanted to stay as the city lord to die. For no reason, she just stared at Shang San'er and didn't speak.

Shang San'er knelt down in front of his old lady with a "plop".

Tilting his head and thinking for a while, Shang San'er said: "When I was five years old, my mother gave me five cents and told me to go to the grocery store to buy soy sauce. I was greedy and bought braised large intestines and ate them, so I didn't dare to go home. , ran to the City God’s Temple to hide for a night, and caused my parents to look for it all night!”

"When I was seven years old, my second elder brother died. It was I who stole the dozen or so pennies he had saved and bought stewed intestines to eat. The money was supposed to be kept by my old lady, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I asked Lao Huang to smell it. Look, find a stewed meat stall, Fatty Zhang, who sells stewed meat, told the truth to my old lady, and beat me half to death when I got home, and there is still a lump on my forehead!"

"When I was 14 years old, my father was seriously ill. He used up all the money in the family and owed a lot of money. That night he was in severe pain. My mother couldn't help it. She even walked a few neighborhoods before she could borrow two coins. Going to buy medicine. I don’t want to knock on the door of the medicine shop in the middle of the night, but Heixin Liu said that there are monsters in Dilong Mountain, which scares the caravans from coming. I said left and right and refused to let go. I was flustered and anxious, and it was getting late. In the whole city, only the Liuxuyuan and the gambling house were still making a living. I thought that I would go to the gambling house to fight, and if I won, I would get four dollars, which would be enough to buy medicine. .I don’t want to lose the money, and when I get home, my father dies too!”

"After my father died, my mother never believed in me again. She always counted the money she hid several times a day to feel at ease. She didn't discuss family matters with me, as if as long as I was alive. But last night, a big Luo Jinxian from the heaven Said, even though I acted like Meng Lang and cut off my way to immortality, he still recognized me as a disciple and gave me three benefits, asking me to guard the city for him!"

"My mother always wants me to follow the right path, but my son doesn't like farming, he doesn't like raising livestock, and he doesn't want to be a clerk in the shop. I thought I'd be like this for the rest of my life! But since last night, there's another right path in front of me. , wait for me to go down! Mother, my son wants to be the city lord and apprentice to the gods, even if he loses his life, it doesn't matter!"

Looking at her son who has grown up from a young age and who has also been beaten, two drops of muddy tears flowed from the old lady's eyes.

She also remembered that after the man died, her 14-year-old son carried a bucket of dung to the door of the medicine shop every morning. One year, Hei Xinliu was forced to do nothing. During the New Year's Eve, he personally brought a generous gift to the door to make amends, but his son threw the things out and asked Hei Xinliu to go to his father's grave and kowtow three times before he stopped making trouble.

From then on, the neighbors didn't dare to provoke him, so he got mixed up with Cao Si and became a hob meat.

"Yes!"

Wiping the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, he picked up the pleading thorns on the ground: "It's the old merchant's ancestral grave that smokes, so I will eat this fairy peach and accompany you to be the city lord!"

(End of this chapter)