Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 227: Returning from the mountains, unifying China (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)
Under the bright moon, a few fireflies swam towards dawn on the clear river bottom in the dark night.

Two tall black figures walked quickly along the high ground beside the river, using the stars as a guide, with their backs to Fengyi and toward the distance.

The big burden on Liu Ji's body is very conspicuous.

This huge burden was the result of Liu Ji leaving half of it, then sneaking back and rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home to collect the money.

As the moon moves, the shadow becomes longer or shorter.

At the height of the moon, the two began their work journey.

By dawn, the two of them were already on the road to Pei County.

The sky was getting whiter and whiter, and Liu Ji and Fan Kuai could clearly see the small bumps on the road.

In Fengyi, water is connected to water, so it is not easy to find a main road that can be walked.

When we were approaching a fork in the road, the red sun in the sky had already faintly peeked out of our forehead.

Liu Ji met another group of young people wearing shorts and shorts on the side road. They didn't know where they were going, so they asked Liu Ji.

Liu Ji has always liked to make friends, and today he was on the same path as them, so Liu Ji decided to lead them.

On the way, Liu Ji took the initiative to talk to them.

It turned out that they also received the recruitment order and went to Peixian County to report to build roads.

Liu Jidao:
"I heard that the purpose of recruiting refugees this time was because Prince Qin wanted to complete the construction of Qin Guochi Road as soon as possible, so he issued an edict to recruit landless people like us."

Fan Kuai didn't care about any princes, he only remembered:
"I heard that after these people join the army, they will not only be given clothes and food, but also monthly payments."

Liu Ji understood his brother's thoughts best and poked Fan Kuai in the waist with his elbow.

"It's not enough to have food and clothing. You're also thinking about monthly money. Don't think I don't know you want monthly money. Tell me, which girl do you have your eye on?"

Fan Kuai tilted his head and smiled.

"Liu Ji, you kid, didn't you come here for that monthly money?"

Liu Ji listened and waved his hand.

"I'm looking for a friend, not just for the monthly money."

Fan Kuai jerked his head back, naturally he didn't believe it.

"I believe you when you say you are looking for a woman, but I really don't believe you when you say you are looking for a friend."

Liu Ji raised his eyebrows and stopped walking.

"Hey - let me talk about Fan Kuai, who is the eldest brother among us?"

Fan Kuai said naturally.

"Of course it's you."

"Then what big brother said, you didn't listen."

Fan Kuai stared and puffed out his chest.

"Hey, Liu Ji, you are my eldest brother, but one code equals another."

A group of people chatted and laughed and kept moving forward.

The golden dawn shone on the earth, and the group finally arrived a mile outside the gate of Peixian County.

Liu Ji and others were forced to line up.

Liu Ji folded his arms around his chest and waited for a long time before the team moved a little.

Liu Ji yawned. He didn't understand:
"Why are there so many people in front of you?"

Fan Kuai said.

"They must have all come here after hearing the edict."

Liu Ji frowned slightly and walked all the way. Halfway through talking, his mouth was already dry.Liu Ji eagerly wanted to go to the city and have a drink at the wine house.

Liu Ji looked at the unfamiliar, bony faces and the children in the wooden carts, and he felt very puzzled.

"I can understand the crowd, but why are there so many young people I don't know coming out now? Those who come to Peixian County to register must be all the counties under Peixian County, but except for us, Fengyi, the others I have been to Yi many times, but all these people are strangers, and I don’t even know any of them.”

An old man on crutches in front heard the sound, turned around, and said seriously to Liu Bang:
"Familiar faces are missing, which only proves that they came earlier than you. But new faces are popping up. That's because the world is peaceful now, and people who originally fled to the deep mountains and forests to cultivate their own wasteland have come out one after another."

When Liu Ji saw the old man talking to him, he immediately lowered his hand from his chest and bowed to show respect.

Liu Ji narrowed his eyes and smiled:

"Thank you, husband, for the advice."

When the father-in-law saw Liu Ji, he had a loud voice and was well-organized in his dealings with others, so he was naturally happy.

"I don't know the boy's name?"

When Liu Ji heard someone asking for his name, he felt a little carried away, so he readily reported his name.

"Junior Liu Ji."

Liu Ji is a well-known figure in Peixian County.

He is the son of Liu Taigong's family in Fengyi.This Liu Ji is still a slut, he often drinks on credit, and likes to molested women from good families.

It turned out to be him, no wonder there was a ruffian on his face.

The hope in the old man's eyes gradually turned into disappointment, and finally he turned his head away angrily.

Liu Ji was slightly embarrassed.

But he quickly put the incident behind him.He doesn't care about this anyway. He has long been used to other people's cold looks.

Until noon, when the sun was blazing overhead, Fan Kuai brought Liu Bang and him water and lotus leaves from the nearest place. The lotus leaves were used to shade them from the sun.

Soon, on the long road, people who came prepared were wearing knitted hats or turbans, while those who were not prepared, such as Liu Ji, had to wear a piece of green lotus on their heads. .

The team moved forward slowly.

Only then did Liu Ji understand why it was so slow to enter the city gate from the front.

It turns out that those who ran away from the mountains were not on the household registration, so they had to be registered. Then those of the right age and without wives and children had to be taken directly to the recruitment camps by specialized people in preparation for road construction.

Fortunately, he was registered in the city, otherwise he, a homeless man, would have been arrested directly to build roads.

But when Liu Ji looked at this unprecedented scene, he thought of Xiao He.

Xiao He is a very knowledgeable person, but at the end of last winter I heard from Lu Wan that he had taken some Linzi policy examination.

Unexpectedly, he was spotted by Prince Qin in one fell swoop and became a popular figure around Prince Qin.

So, Liu Ji suddenly said something.

"Fan Kuai, tell me, when people become rich, do they forget their roots?"

After hearing this, Fan Kuai rubbed the back of his head with his thick palm.

"Why are you asking about this suddenly?"

Liu Ji looked serious.

"I think back then, Xiao He had the same background as us, but now he has become a popular figure around the Crown Prince of Qin, and our brothers not only remain in Pei County, but we also have to answer some recruitment orders here."

Fan Kuai listened and thought seriously for a while.

"After all, Xiao He and eldest brother are just acquaintances a few times. It's understandable that he doesn't remember us."

Liu Ji just shook his head after hearing this.

Liu Ji had food and clothing, but he never had any big feelings about fame and fortune.

But thinking of Xiao He, Liu Ji felt another feeling inexplicably.

Seeing Liu Ji depressed, Fan Kuai said.

"Brother Liu, don't worry. When I, Fan Kuai, become rich, I will never forget you, brother Liu."

Liu Ji smiled cheerfully after hearing this, and the two brothers touched their shoulders to show tacit understanding.

By the time Liu Ji entered the city, it was already afternoon.

Liu Ji soon started drinking at the wine shop where they often gathered. Lu Wan heard that Liu Ji was coming and hurried over.

In the wine shop, a group of young people heard that Liu Ji was coming, and they all came to discuss and boast with him.

Seeing Liu Ji looking worried, Lu Wan handed him a bowl of wine.

"Brother Liu Ji, I see you are in a bad mood today."

A group of people surrounded Liu Ji, and Liu Ji was sitting in the middle with an unhappy look on his face.

Liu Ji took the bowl, drank the wine, and then said:

"I don't know why a real man?"

Lu Wan listened, and bowed to the west.

"In today's world, there is only one man."

Liu Ji narrowed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)