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Chapter 136 The Secret of the Valley (3)
No matter how stupid Lu Jian was ten times, he also heard that this rich man surnamed Yi took advantage of the famine to threaten everyone to sell his land at a low price, so he felt furious and walked to the table.Master Yi looked at him strangely, and shouted, "Boy, do you want to sell the land? First come, first come..." Without saying a word, Lu Jian grabbed the contract on the table, divided his hands, and dozens of contracts turned into pieces of flying butterflies. When the wind blows, it disperses all over the sky.

Master Yi was startled and angry, and screamed: "It's wrong, come on, come and beat me to death." The servants and boys coaxed him up, and Lu Jian didn't want to hurt anyone, so he used the "Heavenly Tribulation Controlling Military Art" ", the knife and gun approached, and he stretched out his hand to grab it.When everyone's hands were empty, the weapons had changed hands. Lu Jian grabbed and threw them away like a child's play.Master Yi saw that the situation was not good, he got up and wanted to escape.Lu Jian took a step forward, gently held his heart, shouted "Get up", lifted that fat body high, put it on the pot of porridge, and sneered, "You dog, go down and take a bath! " With a twist of his wrist, Master Yi's body sank, only an inch away from the boiling porridge.

Master Yi was distraught, screaming like a pig being slaughtered, and suddenly heard a "poof", and a foul smell filled the air.Lu Jian raised his eyes and saw that Mr. Yi was overly frightened, and his feces and urine flowed out.Lu Jian was only afraid that the filth would flow out and ruin a pot of good porridge, so he threw him away with a wave and said, "Go away, if you bully the goodness again, it will definitely make you look good."

Master Yi sifted the chaff all over, and was supported by the servant boy.Lu Jian stepped forward to spoon a bowl of porridge, blew it cold, and brought it to the child's mouth. The peasant woman thanked her endlessly.All the farmers were so hungry that they rushed forward to grab the porridge to drink, fighting for how many times they came.

Lu Jian was surprised, and wanted to stop him, but he was afraid that everyone would not be able to bear it, so he put his hands on his waist, showing "the only one who respects me", and shouted: "Everyone back away." The fight stopped and Wang Lu gradually became dazed.Lu Jian raised his voice and said, "Everyone line up to drink porridge. Children and women go first, old people come next, and middle-aged men last." Everyone was taken away by his aura and lined up to get porridge one after another. Unfortunately, there were too many people and few porridge. More and more hungry people came by the wind, and many of them looked into the pot and cried loudly without eating any rice.

Looking at the dark crowd, Lu Jian thought to himself: "I have a limited body, so I can't help the public. If Gu Zhen is here, it will be fine." Thinking of Gu Zhen, his heart skipped a beat: "Am I confused? Gu Zhen is not here, isn't it? Is there another one?" He took out the ring of the God of Wealth from his bosom, held it in the palm of his hand and thought: "The God of Wealth, Tongbao, commands the world. Ying Wancheng once said that all the wealthy businessmen in the world should be ordered by this little ring. Now the situation is urgent, so I have the right to give it a try." .” Turning around to ask an old man: “There are very rich merchants in a radius of a hundred miles.”

The old man said: "When it comes to rich merchants, there is no better salt merchant. Yangzhou is less than a hundred miles away, and the salt merchants in Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers are in the city." Lu Jian said: "Who is the richest salt merchant?" Needless to say, it is naturally Ding Daguan from the east of the city!"

Lu Jian nodded and said in a loud voice, "Everyone wait here, I'll go to Yangzhou to raise food." Without waiting for everyone's answer, he took a big step and came to a place where there was no one. That's it.When he arrived in Yangzhou, he went straight to the east gate, asked passers-by, and found out where Ding's mansion was.From a distance, you can see the giant couplets of Zhumen, with overhanging eaves covering the sky, and hundreds of colored silk lanterns hanging on the two-foot-high wall.There were a few men and women standing in front of the door, even though they were servants, they were all well-dressed and full of arrogance.People in front of the door came in and out, cars and horses flowed like a stream, Lu Jian saw this grandeur, he came to the palace with doubts, hesitated for a while, and stepped forward.As soon as he reached the door, a servant stopped him with his hand and said with a smile, "Do you have any thorns?"

The thorn is the so-called "business card" of the later generations. In ancient times, when you hang out in the officialdom and shopping malls, you can't do without a thorn. If you want to see a powerful family, you must first pass the thorn.Lu Jian, a grassroots person who didn't know the rules, asked in response, "What thorn?"

All the servants laughed and looked Lu Jian up and down. They saw that his clothes were shabby and rustic. Not to mention the servants in the mansion, even the cats and dogs in the concubine's room were more pleasing to the eye than him.For a while, men and women showed disdain.Just as Lu Jian was thinking about something, he didn't realize it, and said, "I want to see Mr. Ding, and I'll bother you to inform me."

The male servant didn't answer, but just sneered, and the person next to him said coldly: "Officer Ding is very busy, how can he have time to meet people? Besides, can any stupid cow and horse enter the Ding's house?" Lu Jian looked at Looking at the clues, I thought that these men and women are no more than domestic slaves, and once they become wealthy, they actually look down on ordinary people.He pondered for a while, took out the "Ring of the God of Wealth" and put it on his finger, and flicked his sleeves, showing "the appearance of the bright moon and flowing wind". Even though it is old, Shen Yun is like a grandson left behind.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Jian was completely transformed, and everyone was stunned.Lu Jian turned the ring and said loudly, "Please tell Officer Ding that the owner of the God of Wealth Ring is here to see you."

All the servants faced each other, and one of them rushed into the mansion.After a cup of tea, there were loud footsteps inside the door, before anyone arrived, a smile was heard first: "Mr. Gu, what can I do for you..." In response, a middle-aged man rushed out, with a burly body, a face like a crown jade, and a chest. With his beautiful beard blowing in the wind, he came to the door, looked left and right, and his eyes fell on the jade ring between Lu Jian's fingers, with an expression of astonishment.

Lu Jian thought that the ring was the same as before, and he was completely different, so he couldn't help but said sadly: "Your Excellency is an official Ding?" " Ding Huaichu hurriedly said: "Master Lu, dare to invite you into the mansion to speak."

The two enter the mansion side by side, along the way there are clusters of green peaks and strange rocks piercing through the sky. It doesn't seem like walking in a mansion in a busy city, but it seems to go deep into the mountains.Lu Jian frowned: "The hungry people outside the city are wailing, but these wealthy merchants are so luxurious, it's really chilling."

"The appearance of the bright moon and flowing wind" has the posture of a dragon and a phoenix, and a noble spirit.Ding Huaichu claimed to be the leader of Yangzhou, a man of elegance, but standing side by side with Lu Jian, he was half shorter for no reason.I just feel that this young man is clearly rough-headed and disorderly dressed, but his whole body shines like a bright light, which makes people feel admiration spontaneously.Ding Huaichu was suspicious by nature, and Lu Jian claimed to be the owner of the ring. He had doubts in his heart, but at this moment, his doubts disappeared, and he felt admiration: "A real famous man is naturally elegant. This person's demeanor, in today's world, can only be compared with Gu Ye."

Sitting across from each other in the living room, Ding Huaichu smiled and said, "When did Lord Lu replace Lord Gu as the owner of the God of Wealth Ring?" Lu Jian wanted to say that he would keep the ring for now, but he was not the owner of the ring. Not to mention these businessmen. If I tell the truth, I am afraid that Ding Huaichu will be contemptuous. I will be humiliated. If I delay tens of thousands of hungry people, it will be a great sin." He rarely lied in his life, he hesitated , hesitated to speak, suddenly raised his eyes, and saw Ding Huaichu's eyes fixed on himself, uncertain.

Lu Jian picked up the tea bowl and covered up his embarrassment. At this moment, he turned himself into the true face of the master. Even if he drank tea with a toast, he still had a good mood.Ding Huaichu had an exquisite mind, knowing that there must be a reason for Lu Jian's arrival, he asked with a smile, "Congratulations to Lord Lu for becoming the new owner of the ring, but do you have any orders?"

Lu Jian regained his composure, said his future intentions, and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Ding to find a way to get some food to help the hungry people outside the city." Ding Huaichu was silent for a while, then sighed: "Ding is not completely heartless. It's just that Freezing three feet is not a one-day cold. This great famine has accumulated day by day and is ferocious. Now let alone the official warehouses are exhausted, all the four warehouses of Ding have been released. Now there is more gold and silver, but less rice and wheat. You can’t buy food for disaster relief with money.”

Lu Jian said: "What about the grain transfer from other provinces?" Ding Huaichu said: "This matter is already being prepared, but there are some troubles." Lu Jian said: "What trouble?" Three batches of people were sent to buy grain in Huguang, Sichuan and other places. They went there for more than two months, but there is still no news. Not only that, the disaster relief food raised by the government passed through Jiangxi, and the grain boat encountered water bandits. Sinking into the Yangtze River, never escaped one person and one boat."

Lu Jian was surprised and said, "Is it weird to say so?" Ding Huaichu nodded and said, "Master Lu is right, I'm afraid someone will deliberately set up a trap to prevent food from entering Jiangsu and Zhejiang." Lu Jian couldn't help but angrily said: "Who is so vicious? Ding Huaichu sighed: "Recently, I also sent someone to investigate, but the spy disappeared like a stone in the sea, and there was no news."

Lu Jian thought for a while, and then said: "Anyway, the people are pitiful, so please ask Mr. Ding to try to raise some food to meet the urgent need." Starting today, I will raise food from my colleagues in the city, and I think it will be enough to support it for a month or two."

Seeing that he agreed, Lu Jian was overjoyed, and got up to leave immediately. Ding Huaichu tried to persuade him to stay, but Lu Jian politely refused, so he had to call a carriage and send Lu Jian outside the city. When they parted, Ding Huaichu couldn't help asking: "Master Lu Dare I ask, is Master Gu still okay?"

Lu Jian's expression darkened, and he sighed, "He has passed away." Ding Huaichu's body shook violently, and his face turned pale.Lu Jian sighed and said goodbye.Walking out for a while, dissipating the "bright moon and flowing wind", returning to his original face, just about to take off the ring, suddenly he heard a loud voice saying: "Boy, show me the ring!"

Lu Jian turned around to look, and saw a giant man approaching from a distance, about ten feet tall, like an iron tower, his blue cloth clothes were full of muscles, and his face was full of beards like steel needles.He held a brass pipe as thick as an arm in his mouth. The pipe was shining red, and the white smoke was like a column, which zigzagged out from the big nostrils.

What's more interesting is that sitting on the left shoulder of the giant is a little old man, thin and thin, with thin beard and hair, holding a silver pipe in his mouth and puffing on his own.Seeing the old man's appearance, Lu Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he changed color and shouted, "Sha Tianhuan..."

The little old man raised his eyelids, and said in a loud voice, "Who is your name?" He was very thin, but his voice was very loud.Lu Jian thought it was the giant man who greeted him, but now he realized that it was him. After taking a closer look, he realized that the old man was similar to Sha Tianhuan in appearance, but his body was much thinner.Lu Jian knew that he had misjudged the wrong person, so he hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, kid with poor eyesight, I misjudged the wrong person."

The giant man laughed loudly, as if there was a thunderclap in mid-air.The little old man's voice had already surprised Lu Jian, and the gigantic man's laughter startled him even more.The giant man looked at Lu Jian, took two puffs of his cigarette, and said with a smile: "Little boy is very polite, you are a good monkey, don't you think so?"

The little old man rolled his eyes and said, "If you know how to be polite, old fool Xiong, I'm afraid Confucius will be happy to come back to life." The giant man laughed and said, "Confucius is not my father, so we won't raise him when he is alive. Be careful, you monkey, listen to this little kid's tone, that bastard is not dead yet!" The little old man murmured, lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly realized something, and said angrily: "Old stupid bear, who are you scolding? A bastard?" The giant laughed and said, "I forgot, if I scold him, I'll scold you, and if I scold you, I'll scold him. Forget it, if I call you a bastard again, I have the right to scold him."

The little old man was furious, raised his pipe, and hit the giant man hard on the head.Lu Jian saw that his attack was sharp, and couldn't help screaming. Unexpectedly, the giant man took a blow, and without raising his eyelids, he was always smiling, and kept breathing. Hearing Lu Jian's scream, he suddenly nodded and said with a smile. : "Little baby is not only polite, but also has a good conscience, tsk tsk, monkey spirit, compared with others, you are far behind."

"What?" the little old man said angrily, "Old stupid bear, do you think this old man is not as good as this brat?" He raised the smoking pot and hit the giant man twice.The giant man didn't move, he just smoked happily.Lu Jian stared blankly at it, only felt that this little old man was so quick and ruthless, which was rare in his life, and it was even more strange that this giant man was able to laugh and laugh freely after being hit hard repeatedly.

The little old man threw his body up, landed lightly on the ground, and spread his hands at Lu Jian: "Bring it!" Lu Jian said, "What are you taking?" The little old man rolled his eyes and said, "I want to see your ring, bring it obediently, don't hesitate. board."

Lu Jian was slightly angry, and said, "Forgive me, old man, this ring is my friend's relic, so I can't share it with anyone casually." The little old man's face sank, and he said, "You don't want to give it?" Lu Jian said, "That's right. "The little old man blew his beard, and the giant man said coldly: "Houerjing, he is a little baby, what are you doing to scare him?" After finishing speaking, he emptied the cigarette ash, put the pipe on his waist, and said with a smile: "Little baby!" , this ring of yours can make Ding Huaichu, the great salt merchant, dizzy, there must be some origins?"

Lu Jian secretly suspected that these two people wanted the ring without talking much, could they be the villains who coveted the ring?At the moment, he was on guard, and said coldly: "There is a history, but it has nothing to do with the two of you."

"Playing with mystery." The little old man sneered, and said solemnly, "The emerald ring, with three blood lines, is the God of Wealth's gift, commanding the world. If it wasn't for the ring of the God of Wealth, how could Ding Huaichu obey you obediently?"

Lu Jian had no intention of concealing it, nodded and said: "The old man is right, this ring is the ring of the God of Wealth. If the two of you want to snatch it, I will have to accompany you."

The giant man laughed loudly, but the little old man sneered: "It's only you, a worthless kid, who takes this thing as a treasure, and I'm not interested in it. I just ask you, who gave you this ring?" Lu Jian said : "Didn't you tell me, he's my friend."

"Friend?" The little old man frowned and pondered, "Is your friend in his 50s, tall and thin, with a small cinnabar mole above his left eyebrow?" Lu Jian became more and more surprised, shaking his head and said, "That friend is about the same age as me."

The two faced each other, and the little old man suddenly said: "Strange." The giant man also said: "Strange." The little old man said: "Maybe this kid is lying and deceiving." The giant man shook his head and said, "This baby looks like To be honest, it’s comparable to my old stupid bear." The little old man gave a snort, fixed his eyes on Lu Jian for a while, and suddenly showed frustration: "Could it be that all these years have been wasted?" The giant man laughed and patted Pat him on the head: "Maybe the thin bamboo pole is really dead."

"Fart." The little old man pushed his giant palm away and turned his eyes upwards, "That fellow was a fool from a young age. He killed me. I don't believe he died so easily." The monkey has become a spirit, and he is the same as him, but I am still my old stupid bear with solid eyes, honest and reliable."

"Are you honest and reliable?" The little old man looked at him and sneered, "Why haven't you been honest when eating and drinking? Eat a lot, drink enough, and you need two bolts of cloth to wear. Humph, it's not your family's money, it's just I don’t know the heartache..." The giant man clicked his tongue and said: "Monkey spirit, why bother to be so unfeeling? Isn't it just a few taels of stinky money, what's the big deal, if I make a fortune in the future, I will definitely pay you back..." The little old man sneered and said: "Get rich, in this life or in the next life?" The giant man smiled and said, "This life is the best, and the next life will not be bad." The little old man said, "Not bad, I think you are a rascal." I touched it, and suddenly felt that the cigarette pouch was deflated. Taking advantage of the little old man's unpreparedness, I snatched the pouch from his waist, poured all the tobacco in the pouch into the big smoke pot, knocked on the flint and lit it, and smoked happily. taste.The little old man cursed in anger, punched and kicked, and the giant man hummed, as if he was in too much pain, but his big copper bell eyes flashed and flickered, and occasionally there was a hint of cunning.

One of the two was willing to fight, the other was willing to suffer, the other was cursing, and the other was smoking.Lu Jian felt that he had never seen more strange people than these two in his life. He couldn't laugh or laugh for a while, but when he saw that the two were just fighting, he turned around and left.

After walking along the map for a day, the terrain became more and more ups and downs. At first, there were continuous hills and ridges, and soon it gradually entered the deep mountains. The trail was winding like a sheep's intestines.There are huge cliffs on both sides, no grass grows, the higher the mountain, the steeper the road, the more strange the shape of the rocks on both sides, squeezing the sky into a narrow line, the mountain road is dark, and suddenly it is all black, and you can't see your fingers.

After a while, the road changed from up to down, and the surroundings were silent, with occasional slight noises, like snakes and insects crawling. Even though Lu Jian was bold, he felt his hairs stand on end and his heartbeat could be heard.

Soon the sky was bright and bright, two emerald-like mountains were green and green, and there was a small stream between them.

(End of this chapter)