Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 51 0049【Too much to go】

Both Zhang Guangdao and Bai Sheng were not allowed to enter the house, and they were squatting under the eaves at the moment.

Shen Yourong, who was always kind, had a very ugly expression.

She knew Bai Sheng before, and knew that he was the famous Hooligan.But Zhang Guangdao's right rib was injured, his clothes were torn, and there were still bloodstains that had dried up. At first glance, he was not a kind person.

Two gangsters came to the house, what if the belt is broken? Brother Qi?

Shen Yourong hid in the house with the child in her arms, the door was closed and the door was bolted.

Hearing Bai Sheng's shout, she knew that the father and son had returned, so she opened the door and said, "Master, these two are here to look for Da Lang."

The door was closed and bolted, with an obvious attitude, Zhang Guangdao could see it clearly, feeling uncomfortable all over, he cupped his fists and said: "I'm desperate, I'm bothering you two, when the child recovers, I'll go find another place to stay."

Zhu Guoxiang saw a villager looking at him from a distance, so he walked straight into the house and said, "Come in and talk about it."

Although Shen Yourong was not happy about the bad guys entering the house, Zhu Guoxiang had already made a decision, she went to boil water to make tea silently, and even took Bai Qi to the kitchen.

Zhu Ming glanced at the blood on Zhang Guangdao's body, and asked, "Did the officers and soldiers attack the cottage?"

When this matter was mentioned, Zhang Guangdao couldn't hide his anger, and said carefully: "Nine years ago, the government imposed heavy taxes, and Brother Yao and I rebelled against each other. The one who rebelled together was Zhu Er who is now the chief bookkeeper. At the beginning It went very well, and even killed the leader of the army. Later, the Zhizhou was alarmed and many state soldiers were sent over. Some of the leaders of the rebel army were afraid, so they colluded with the officers and soldiers to set up an ambush, and Brother Yao and Zhu Er were both defeated."

"Later we hid in the mountains, and whenever it was time to collect food, we would go down the mountain to plunder money and grain. In the past few years, the government couldn't stand it anymore, and sent people to the mountains to ask for safety. Brother Yao didn't agree, but Zhu Er quietly agreed. When we went to rob food again, he joined forces with the officers and soldiers to ambush us and defeated us."

"Brother Yao took a dozen or so of us, snatched a boat and fled downstream. When passing by Heifeng Village, Brother Yao went to borrow food, and was left behind by the owner of the village, Yang Jun. Yang Jun also took his wife and sister, Marry Brother Yao as a wife."

"Brother Yao is loyal and skilled, and he is admired by bandits. Among the twenty or so of us, Brother Yao took the second place, I took the fifth place, and Brother Yao's nephew took the top nine. There were four people who became the leaders of the village. Brothers Yang Jun and Yang Ying were afraid, so they set fire to Brother Yao and killed Brother Yao, only I escaped with Brother Yao's child."

The copycats are on fire, the drama of "Water Margin".

Zhu Ming secretly thought that he was lucky, he was so hungry that he almost went into the mountain and surrendered to the bandits.

Zhu Guoxiang asked, "Where is the child?"

Bai Sheng said: "The child is sick and has a fever. Grandma Yan took her to Baishitou and asked Sun Langzhong to see a doctor."

Grandma Yan didn't want bad people to come to her house, but the child had a severe fever, and she really couldn't bear it, so she took the child to see a doctor.

The father and son fell silent at the same time. They had just obtained their household registration books and hadn't fully established themselves yet. At this stage, they didn't plan to get involved with the heroes of the rivers and lakes.

Once an accident occurs, the previous efforts will be in vain.

Seeing their embarrassment, Zhang Guangdao cupped his hands and said: "When the child recovers, I will leave immediately, you two don't have to make trouble."

However, Bai Sheng was very clever, and quickly explained the key to the matter: "The old white member and Bai Zongmin... that is, the little white member has a feud with the bandits. The old white member is willing to come to the village. Accepted, but we can't enter the Bai family's mansion, and we can't meet the old Bai members in person."

Zhu Ming walked into the bedroom quickly, took out the iron money from under the bed, and stuffed it into Zhang Guangdao's hands: "Zhang Wuge..."

"It's Brother Zhang." Bai Sheng corrected him.

Holding the money, Zhang Guangdao asked, "What does this mean? I don't want money."

"Brother Zhang, listen to me." Zhu Ming's expression became serious. "When my father and son were in trouble, I was taken care of by Brother Zhang. Even if I sold the Hubi, I also relied on Brother Zhang to guide the way. When the man is alive, the kindness of dripping water will not be lost. Yongquan reciprocated. Although the lake pen was sold for dozens of pennies, and it cost a lot to buy land, I can only repay this."

"I really don't want money!" Zhang Guangdao pushed the money back.

Zhu Ming stretched out his hand and pressed it back: "Whether Zhang Sange stays in the village or finds another place, you need money to bring the child. But this reason?"

Yes, raising a child costs money.

Zhang Guangdao was short of breath, so he had no choice but to accept the money: "Thank you, brother Zhu, I will remember this love."

Although it is inconvenient to take in the bandits at this time, Zhu Ming is reluctant to let go of the hero who came to the door, so he can only try to improve mutual affection: "Old Bai Yuanwai, I can help introduce. Only he can decide to accept the two of you here. I My father and I are foreigners, and we settled in Shangbai Village not long ago. We rashly took in outsiders, and we couldn’t explain to the old Bai members and the neighbors in the village. Brother Zhang, is this the truth?”

Zhang Guangdao nodded and said, "That's the truth, I was being reckless."

Zhu Ming said to Bai Sheng again: "Bai Er, you stay here, and I will take Zhang San to meet the old Bai Yuanwai."

"I'll wait." Bai Sheng agreed.

Seeing his son going out, Zhu Guoxiang was quite relieved.

It is impossible to leave Zhang Guangdao directly.Because this is in someone else's territory, they are not qualified to take in bandits, otherwise it will inevitably cause extreme dissatisfaction among the old white members, and even the villagers will be jealous of the father and son.

It's not good to drive people away directly, it might offend Zhang Guangdao.

It was a tricky and embarrassing matter, but the son quickly took the initiative, completely resolved each other's embarrassment, and even showed favor to the other party to form a friendship, and incidentally kicked the ball to the old white member.

It is true that my son often loses his nerves, but his resilience is really strong!
But it was said that Zhu Ming came to the Bai family mansion, said a few words to the doormen, and soon some servants invited them into the house.

"Zhang Guangdao, patrolling the mountain, I have seen the old man!" Zhang Guangdao greeted with fists.

The old white member was basking in the sun, raised his hand and said, "I have heard of your name for a long time, please sit down and watch tea!"

Zhu Ming explained the situation in detail, and said: "Brother Zhang San helped my father and son. He was desperate, and the child had a fever. He could only come here to try his luck and begged me to bring him to visit. There are only old people in this village. Prestige, not afraid of the bandits in the Black Wind Village."

After the old white member listened carefully, he confirmed: "The Black Wind Village is on fire, and Yao Fang, the Iron-armed Arhat, is dead?"

"I was stabbed in the back by those traitors who drank a lot of alcohol and died." Zhang Guangdao said through gritted teeth.

The old white member always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.

Anyway, I can’t figure it out, so I don’t think about it for the time being. The old white member said: “I’ve heard the name of Zhang Guangdao, the patrolling mountain. You are a righteous man, and you have never done anything to repay kindness. I don’t support idlers here. , the tea garden in the mountains, would you like to work?"

"There is a place to stay." Zhang Guangdao said quickly.

The old white member made arrangements and said: "Then you will go to the tea garden. Old Gu is getting old, and next year you will be the one to bet the tea."

Zhang Guangdao cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your trust!"

After Sichuan-Shanxi tea was banned, tea garden owners had to send their tea to the market by themselves.

There are merchants waiting in the market for a long time, and the official intermediary is responsible for contacting the sales. Buyers and sellers cannot directly negotiate business.After negotiating the price and signing a commercial contract, the tea horse company will directly draw interest.

At the beginning, 30% of the transaction price was taken as tea tax.

Because of the heavy pumping and the tea merchants' crazily lowering the price, the tea households have to transport their own tea, which has long been overwhelmed.

It was raining at that time, and the tea farmers were drenched.The intermediary didn't bring Jiaozi, so they wanted to buy tea with white bills, and those who didn't want to sell had to transport the tea home in the rain.The tea growers were so angry that they directly smashed the negotiation field, and surrounded the officials and intermediaries until Zhizhou personally came forward to solve the problem.When the matter got to the emperor, Song Shenzong reduced the tea rate to 20%.

Every year to send tea to the market, it is necessary to organize strong men to deposit the goods.

Zhang Guangdao fled here in embarrassment, and was actually appointed as the person in charge of tea next year.

This trust is not easy.

Zhang Guangdao used to hate the old Bai Yuanwai, but now he feels that the old Bai Yuanwai is still very good, much better than the Yang brothers in Heifengzhai.

Unexpectedly, the old white member added another sentence: "Yao Fang's child should be fostered in my house, and let him study when he is a little older."

Hearing these words, Zhang Guangdao struggled and felt uncomfortable.

Zhang Guangdao should have been angry that he was taking the child hostage.But he also said that if he wanted to send his children to study, he might be successful, and Zhang Guangdao had to be grateful.

Boil the eagle and tame the beast!
It's a pity that Zhang Guangdao takes the soft but not the hard, and the old white member's approach is a bit redundant.

Zhang Guangdao is sincerely grateful for not detaining the child, and it is fine to let him work hard at critical times.

Withholding the child, Zhang Guangdao felt pimples in his heart, and this kindness faded a lot, as if it was just a transaction.

The old white member summoned a domestic servant and took the two of them out.

Back at Shen Yourong's house, Zhang Guangdao clasped his fists and said, "Brother Zhu, thank you for what happened today! Since I have found a way to survive, I can't take the money."

Zhu Ming winked at him and said, "There will always be a time when money can be used. Things in this world can change as soon as they are said."

Zhang Guangdao thought about it carefully and felt that this statement was reasonable.

Moreover, he has a free and easy temperament, a strong horse that can't be tied, and he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life nesting in the mountains.Once you have the opportunity, you may have to leave with your children, so you have to save money early to prepare.

"I wrote it down." Zhang Guangdao said.

Zhu Ming added: "The land I bought is not far from the tea mountain. We will have a drink together when we have time. I saw Brother Zhang carrying a bow and arrow that day. He must be very good at archery. I want to learn archery from Brother Zhang."

Zhang Guangdao said: "Whether it's about archery or gun stick, Brother Zhu, if you want to learn, just come here."

Worried about the child, Zhang Guangdao has been waiting.

It wasn't until mid-afternoon that Grandma Yan came back with the child in her arms: "After drinking the medicine, the fever subsided a bit."

The servant of the Bai family said: "My wife also gave birth to a baby, and there is enough milk. The master asked me to help raise the baby. Grandma Yan told me how to make this medicine."

After sending the child to the Bai family mansion, Zhang Guangdao and Bai Sheng were taken to the tea garden by another servant.

When we arrived at the teahouse settlement, it was almost dark.

The servant said to a grey-haired tea worker: "Chief Gu, this man's name is Zhang Guangdao, and the master asked him to be in charge of tea next year."

"Then I can take a rest," said the old tea worker sitting there, "you go."

The servant bowed to leave, as if he was a little afraid of this person.

Zhang Guangdao stared at the old tea worker's left ear, half of which was broken.He glanced at the tiger's mouth on his right hand again. It was a bit dark and he couldn't see clearly.

The old tea worker squeaked, "Don't look at it, you were still breastfeeding in my mother's arms when I was killing people and stealing money."

Zhang Guangdao smiled awkwardly: "It's a senior in Jianghu, dare to ask your name."

The old tea worker said: "Ask me what you do, I'm just a tea bettor. I don't need to bet again next year. If you do this, I'll just be happy at home with my baby. It’s just to prevent an accident. Which thieves would dare to snatch it? Once you do it, you will know that betting on tea is very leisurely.”

(End of this chapter)