Traveler Major League

Chapter 291 That time was exactly like this moment
When he heard his second uncle again emphatically praising Cui Nengwu as a good boy, Li Yuanlin nodded unexpectedly: "Oh, this boy may be a good bandit in the future. What boss wouldn't want such a capable bandit?" ? Just because this kid is honest and can stand up to others!"

Li Quan said angrily from the side: "Well, if this young man really becomes a errand, he will definitely become a good officer and soldier. Everyone in the Liu family said they want to be in Zhao'an and be a decent person."

Another early morning, Cui Nengwu was still practicing thrusting with a spear on the edge of the mountain, but this time he changed his position and stood on a hill that was the gateway to Lijia'ao. From a high position, he could act as a sentinel and have a panoramic view of the surrounding area. A large number of people came from the village several miles away.

The second uncle came over panting, sat down on a stone pier, and looked at the donkeys and cows grazing all around.

"Sanwa, what are you doing?" asked the second uncle.

"I'm practicing shooting, and by the way, I'm tending the animals to the farmers' association."

"Silly boy."

"Second uncle, why are you here?"

The second uncle gave a wry smile: "We just saw that you look like me when we were young, stupid!"

Cui Nengwu chuckled: "Second uncle, you are not stupid."

If Cui Nengwu hadn't been staring at the tip of the gun, he would have noticed that something was wrong with his second uncle's expression, a bit like nostalgia, a bit like memories, and more like the heartfelt joy of an aging father looking at the growing younger generation.

The second uncle didn't even look at Cui Nengwu, but looked into the distance: "Life in our village is a bit tight, but we can still live by making do. Now that Mr. Li is gone, we may not be able to live happily if we go out to work. It’s much more beautiful. Although it’s harder at home, at least I feel at ease.”

The second uncle also had a time when he was young. When he was young, life in Lijia'ao was slightly better than it is now. At least there was a simple small restaurant, but it was so simple that few men even came to eat Bawang meals.

He liked to listen to the stories from people who came and went the most. The stories included Chengcheng, Yan'an Prefecture and Xi'an, as well as poles with fallen grass, swordsmen coming and going, and men selling smuggled salt who were happy and happy.

This is his ideal life, where he can foresee the end of his days of digging in the soil for food.

Having read few books and only attended private school for two days, he saw the embarrassment of his parents' life, which only added to his desire for money and his expectation for a happy and happy life.

Even if it's a life of crime.

Poor mountain people are not so particular. At that time, his most outrageous idea was to stop a rich man on the road, rob him, and then go to Chengcheng to have a good time.

At that time, the now-famous Wang Er and others had not yet appeared, and it was another wave of people who made great names in society.

Perhaps it was the turning of the gears of fate that allowed the second uncle to intersect with the leader of that group of people.

At that time, the second uncle realized that besides highway robbery, there were more promising businesses, such as selling illegal salt, collecting tolls, and doing things for people. Basically, except good deeds, he dared to do anything and did everything. Money-making transactions.

After all, if you do good things honestly, you won’t get any money.

In short, he is much happier than his second uncle digging in the soil.

After seeing this, the second uncle suddenly became enlightened and said with several other young people in the village: Brother, take me, let's change our way of life.

The head of the family also said openly: "Brothers, you can respect me, we will be brothers from now on."

Master Ma Er swore: We will let our brothers live a happy life at all costs.

Looking back now, the head of the family at that time was just as sworn as the head of Liu Ze now, and even more gentle. After all, Liu Ze's group was really violent and bloody.

So the second uncle and the others believed it, and immediately started enjoying the popular days of drinking spicy food. On weekdays, they had enough wine and water in the master's village, and they ate as much meat as they wanted. There was no licking of blood from the knife edge as they imagined. It was different from Liu Ze and his gang who broke into the village and robbed it directly. .

My second uncle only understood this truth when he was old. How could he still make money after seeing blood? Not long!

At that time, their bosses were all about relying on human connections and sophistication. No matter how good you were at fighting, how many fights could you make? You have offended the big family in the local village. Even if the village unites to ambush you, you will not be able to escape death. Therefore, not only can you not offend the big family in the local squire, but you must also support and lick it.

The safest thing is to recruit young people from the local race like Ershu to give them a little sweetness. They can not only serve as secret agents to deliver news, but also act as a stand-up person. Only in this way can passing merchants give face and offer more money. If you really want to rob property with real swords and guns, that would be stupid. If you really cut off the trade route and attract the army to encircle and suppress you, no one can get it.

There is no comfort in collecting money from passers-by, and you can even open a resting place on the road and make extra money. The entire inn and tea shop is the intelligence station for the entire process. When merchants come, we provide you with a one-stop service from stopping to reporting, extorting money, and paying dividends.

Only those who really don't want to open their eyes can be frightened a little and draw some blood.

I originally thought that the good days would be like this, but I never expected that it would only last a few years in peace. As natural disasters became more frequent, the pond became smaller and there were more fish.

More and more people were jealous of this business, and the competition was getting bigger and bigger. The second in charge of the team at that time, the Ma family of Majiazhai that had been wiped out not long ago, proposed a plan to clear their name and enter the White Road.

At first, the second uncle and the others refused. After all, when people are accustomed to a comfort zone environment, it is difficult to make up their mind to change.

Ma Laoer advised the young people like his uncle, saying that it was a good place to cultivate oneself in the government office. Look at those officials, who are not happy and carefree? They have plenty of wine and meat, and they don't have to spend money. Look at us? We don't even dare to enter Yan'an Mansion, and we only dare to go to private households with thatched huts.

The second uncle and the others are excited again. Now the competition in this industry is becoming more and more fierce, especially those who do not follow the rules and leave after just one vote. This has made life difficult for them, who live on the land. They have a sense of crisis and feel in their hearts. Not at ease.

This second brother Ma is smarter than the boss, so he follows him for the sake of his future.

At that time, there was no word for white gloves, but the things done were the same, just like there was no word for white gloves in Bai Dao, but the expression of things was the same.

So suddenly things changed and entered a bloody mode. The head of the family was unwilling to change and suddenly fell off his horse and died within a few days. At this time, the second uncle and the other little brothers could only go with the flow, watching Ma Lao Er become the leader of the Ma family. .

After all, Master Ma said back then that we would let our brothers live a happy life at all costs.

The former colleagues in the pond were strangled one by one, and those who did not surrender were waiting for only the blood of knife to knife. It was like a dream. The brothers who originally ate meat and drank together died one by one.

The second uncle thought that he would change his life and follow the leader to do big things. The leader promised them to let the brothers live a happy life at all costs.

In a blink of an eye, the boss changed and he became a minor boss.

Nothing has changed, and everything has changed.

The second uncle suddenly realized that they were the ones who paid the price.

The starting point was too low. Even if he paid the price, he could only become a low-level public servant. The second uncle skipped those bloody events and jumped directly to the so-called success and fame. The days have been worse than ever since the Wanli Year. Even if we don’t have enough money and food, we still have to sell our wives and children to provide for ourselves.”

Cui Nengwu asked curiously: "What's wrong? Do you still have to pay?"

"Isn't that right? There is no money from the boss, but there is no shortage of work. All the official documents and objects that need to be delivered have to be delivered. It is a big mistake to delay things. The gentleman who is passing by has to be greeted and delivered. If the food is gone, the horse will die. It’s all provided by us at the inn. Where can we get the money and food? So everyone wants to escape, so we fled back to our hometown.”

The second uncle, who escaped and hid in Lijia'ao Mountain Village, became the most honest kind of farmer, supporting his parents and living a stable life.

Living, he only occasionally recalled his former self and the brothers who left the village together. The second uncle said: "It's good that we can come back, and there are those who can't come back."

"These masters deserve to die. Second uncle, I will follow the commander to avenge you as soon as possible."

"Revenge? You don't want Zhao'an anymore?" The second uncle suppressed his words. After all, he did not say that it was not easy to live outside. Even if Zhao'an became an official and a soldier, the army's food and salary arrears were getting bigger and bigger. It becomes more and more normal.

However, life outside is getting more and more chaotic and difficult, so can we really have a future in Lijia'ao?
The world has changed too fast and become too cruel, making it difficult for the older generation to adapt.

"The commander said that we must be the masters of the poor, and we will make peace with them later."

The second uncle glanced at Cui Nengwu with a baffled expression: "That person is hard to tell."

He recalled that the original head of the Ma family was the same intellectual man. At this time, Wang Er and Liu Ze were just like the then head and Ma Laoer.

Cui Nengwu also thought about himself back then.

The second uncle sighed, turned around and walked down the mountain.

(End of this chapter)