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Chapter 23

I heard that Li Zhiwan wanted to mobilize such a large force.

The leader of the Xuanjia Jingqi of the Li family, dissuaded him and said: "Miss, paying such a price for a bandit, offending the county magistrate of Yin, and asking the county guard, is too much. We have really tried our best. gone."

Jian Xue, blushing at the side, retorted to the leader: "How is this possible? These are six lives."

Li Zhiwan swung the whip in her hand, signaling Jian Xue not to speak.Li Zhiwan suddenly remembered the joking wedding snatching with Li Chongjiu in that cottage.After hearing that Qiqianzhai was breached, she thought that Li Chongjiu would definitely blame him for it.

She has always done things but wants to be clear of her heart. At that time, she thought that if Li Chongjiu wanted to misunderstand, she would just misunderstand herself. She never bothered to explain.

It's just that Li Chongjiu was not only relieved, but also saved Jianxue's life.Thinking of the other party's self-confidence in speech, tolerance towards others, that confidence in herself, and this trust, Li Zhiwan couldn't help but feel a sense of confidant.

Thinking of the other party being bold and rude on the mountain, Li Zhiwan felt a little bit ashamed and angry.She thought in her heart that such an interesting person must be recruited.

As for Yin Kaishan, she could see the eagerness in the other person's eyes, and she couldn't hide it from her.But this person just stood there holding on to airs, Yin Kaishan wanted to beg him, but Li Zhiwan refused, the comparison between the other party and Li Chongjiu was really unpleasant.

"If people don't betray me, how can I betray them." Li Zhiwan said decisively.

Hearing Li Zhiwan uttered this sentence, Jian Xue and the boss all spoke together.It's just that in the tone of the two, one is full of joy and the other is full of disappointment.

Li Zhi said softly: "The bandit surnamed Li is not to blame for me this time. How can I not even do what he asks."

The leader of Xuanjia Jingqi said: "Miss, I only know that the cost of this matter is too high, not to mention embezzlement of money, but Yin Kaishan is a young hero, Mr. Dalang has always taken great pains to make friends with him. For a bandit, a king I’m afraid it’s not worthwhile to offend him as a student of Tongtong. I think the master and Mr. Da Lang will object to this matter.”

Of course Li Zhiwan knew the details of Yin Kaishan.Yin Kaishan was born as a descendant of an aristocratic family.His grandfather, Yin Buhai, was a doctor of Sinongqing and Guanglu in the Chen Dynasty.After the death of the Chen Dynasty, his father Yin Seng was the first to serve in this dynasty as Secretary Cheng.

Yin Kaishan became famous even at a young age, known for his knowledge and talents. After Shi Brown, he became the county magistrate. This is also a privilege only for children of aristocratic families. The starting point is different at the beginning, not to mention the difficulty of being promoted in the officialdom in the future.Therefore, Yin Kaishan definitely has a promising future.In the eyes of everyone, even ten Li Chongjiu plus Su Su are not as important as half Yin Kaishan.

Li Zhiwan focused her eyes and said: "This matter is just a matter of reason, I have some concerns, father, I will explain everything on the side of the elder brother, you just need to do it."

Winter is coming soon.

In the seventh year of the great cause, as the emperor wanted to conquer Liaodong, the war machines of the entire Great Sui Dynasty began to mobilize.At that time, everyone thought that Liaodong was just a random place, and it was enough to send a general to suppress it. However, Emperor Sui Yang decided to gather a large army and drive his own conquest.

And the officials took this opportunity to do their best, fish and meat the common people, and the people suffered a lot.For a while, the world was boiling.The life of the people is even more difficult, and many people with ulterior motives are quietly watching all this.

The life of the bandits in Qiqianzhai who were also entrusted to Erxianzhuang was not easy.In the three large courtyards that Shan Xiongxin set aside for the bandits in Qiqianzhai.The bitter north wind rustled the dead leaves in the courtyard.

Outside a room in the courtyard, there are three large tanks.The vats were filled with steaming hot porridge, and facing the porridge shop, men, women and children of Qiqian Village lined up in a long line, waiting for their meals.

Everyone was looking forward to it. In the queue, a woman was holding a newborn baby in one hand, and a boy with a snotty nose in the other.Many old people in the back were still wearing single clothes, shivering in the cold wind.

Although everyone was looking forward to this mouthful of hot tea and rice, it was in order and no one interfered.

Wang Mahan's wife scooped up a spoonful of brown rice porridge. The porridge was thick, with little water in the soup and not many rice grains.Seeing this, Wang Mahan's family could not help but sigh.But this brown rice is rough, with more than half of the husk remaining, it tastes rough and hard to swallow, and it also causes chest pains after eating. The only benefit is that you are very hungry.

This kind of rice was not very rich in Qiqian Village in the past, but it has never been eaten, but now under the fence, everyone is hungry, and they don't care about anything. Many people don't rush into the house after scooping up the porridge , I squatted aside with the bowl in my hand and gurgled and drank it. After drinking, I licked the edge of the bowl several times before giving up.

This is not to blame Shan Xiongxin for being mean, it is true.This year, due to the emperor's conquest of Liaodong, the husbands were all transferred, and the cultivation was delayed. The fields were desolate, and the harvest will definitely be poor next year. In addition, not long ago, the flood in Henan submerged more than 30 counties, and there was no harvest.Therefore, many rice merchants are hoarding grain for the coming year. In the Guanzhong area, even brown rice has already risen from five yuan a bucket to nine yuan, and it is still on the ground.Therefore, it is not easy to have a mouthful of brown rice porridge for three meals.

At this time, Second Uncle Li walked up to Wang Mahan's family with two bowls in his hand.Seeing this, Wang Mahan's family couldn't help asking: "Where is Mrs. Wang?"

Second Uncle Li shook his head, and said: "I'm sick, I caught a cold yesterday, so I made porridge here, and I have to take it with her."

Wang Mahan's family couldn't help sighing when they heard this, and immediately scooped up the spoon in their hands to the bottom of the vat, and actually made two bowls of porridge for Uncle Li.Uncle Li was very grateful when he saw it. Holding two bowls of porridge, he staggered towards the house.

In the side room, Li Chongjiu, Li Hu, Su Su, Wang Mahan, and Sun Erniang were all worried about the future.

A piece of Hubing (Note [-]) was placed on the short table in front of everyone. This Hubing was big enough for seven or eight people.A few people sat around the food, even the heads of Qiqian Village, the food they ate was average.

Wang Mahan broke off a large piece of mustard biscuits on the short table, chewed dryly a few times in his mouth, then took a sip of the white soup of brown rice porridge on the side, and muttered loudly: "Damn it, Yesterday's corn porridge had no weight, today's brown rice porridge is even more choking, there is no way to live like this any longer."

Li Hu swallowed the pancakes and water, wiped his mouth, and said, "That's right, we can't go on like this anymore, we can't just wait for Shan Zhuangzhu to help us, we have to find a way to find a new livelihood."

"Big boss, you're right, when will we end up under the fence?" Sun Erniang patted Su Su's knee beside her, causing Su Su to grin her teeth in pain, "But how can we find a job?"

Li Hu said: "The boundary here is different from Shi Ai. If we resume our old business, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of the local green forest. If it alarms the government and implicates the owner of the single villa, it will cause him trouble. We will become bereaved dogs again. .”

Sun Erniang nodded, looked at Su Suyan and said, "There are a lot of ghost ideas on weekdays, why are you silent today, let me count them."

Su Su smiled wryly, and said, "Master, I have an idea, why don't we ask Shan Zhuang for a way."

"Good idea." When Su Su said this, everyone nodded.

Li Hu waved his hand and said, "You don't need to tell me that, I've already asked, and Shan Zhuang said that we don't need our help for the time being."

"Why is this?"

Li Hu shook his head and said: "We are newcomers, and we don't have deep trust. The owner of the Shan farm has some work, so how could he let us do it? "

What Li Hu said is very clear. Shan Xiongxin has established a foothold in Luzhou for many years, and has been involved in a lot of black and white businesses.It's just an underground business, and I won't trust it for the time being, and leave it to Li Hu and the others to manage it;

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help being in trouble.At this time, Li Chongjiu said, "I have an idea, Dad, why don't you let me go to the owner of Shan Zhuang to have a try."

"What kind of idea, how sure is it?" Li Hu couldn't help asking.

Li Chongjiu smiled, and said: "You can try it, there is [-]% to [-]% certainty, but if it doesn't work, there is no loss. Father asked me to go to Shan Zhuangzhu to talk about it."

Li Hu hesitated for a moment. Since the wine fight that day, Shan Xiongxin seemed to appreciate Li Chongjiu very much. He invited Li Chongjiu to sit with him several times, and even taught Li Chongjiu some martial arts, which benefited Li Chongjiu a lot.

Li Hu thought he couldn't make it, so it would be good to let Li Chongjiu try and ask Shan Xiongxin for a job. Anyway, according to Li Chongjiu's words, there is no loss if he fails.

At that moment Li Hu nodded, Li Chongjiu said goodbye and went straight to Shan Xiongxin.Li Chongjiu went there for half a day. Everyone gathered in Li Hu's room. After waiting for a long time, their necks were sore, and Li Chongjiu was nowhere to be seen. When it was almost dark, everyone had eaten, and Li Chongjiu hadn't come back yet. .

At this time, Li Hu and Su Sucai were worried, and when Li Hu was about to go to Shan Xiongxin to find Li Chongjiu in person, Li Chongjiu entered the house.

As soon as he entered the house, Li Chongjiu said to Li Hu: "Shan Zhuangzhu left a meal and chatted while eating, so it delayed the time."

"That's good." Li Hu felt relieved seeing that Li Chongjiu was fine.

"How did the discussion go?" Sun Erniang asked hurriedly.

"It's done." Li Chongjiu said with a smile after drinking water from the earthen jar.

Everyone in the room looked happy, and Su Su asked, "Xiao Jiu, what exactly is your job?"

"Yes! Xiao Jiu, don't hide it, tell your Aunt Sun!" Sun Erniang stared at Li Chongjiu and asked.

As for Li Hu, Wang Mahan also looked concerned, wanting to hear the answer from Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "It's very simple, just start a dart business!"

Note [-]: Hubing is the vegetarian naan that Xinjiang people love to eat today. It was the staple food of the people at that time.

(End of this chapter)