The Stairway to Immortality

It was another seven or eight days of driving, and the convoy on the wide and smooth official road was driving on the express speed, and the car did not feel too bumpy, and the potholed forest path could not be compared with the official road at all.

There was talk and laughter in Zheng Lao's carriage, one of the young men was wearing a white silk brocade robe, his face was smiling like a flower, he held a jade wine glass and said, "Zheng Lao, thank you for your righteousness this time, the goods on my car can arrive in Jin Kingdom in advance, so that my convoy can go to a few more countries this year."

Zheng Lao smiled with a smile on his beard, thinking that this kid can really be obedient and ingratiating, picked up the wine glass and said, "Ma Yu, I will take you this time, it is also my first time to mix the team, let's walk together, as for the next time, I can't guarantee it, you also know that we do this business, the four seas are sleeping for the family meal, and the sky is blocked by the ground to live in a fixed place, what should I do if I don't take this route next time?"

At this time, the old man coughed lightly among the three people in the carriage, the old man was wearing brocade green clothes, and felt richer than the other two, he slowly said, "Brother Zheng, this is a little rusty, with many years of relationship, you can rest assured that I am the sixth peach child, next time if you bring my peach family team, there will be a big gift."

Zheng Lao picked up a mouthful of food and slowly put it into his mouth, Ma Yu quickly picked up the wine jug and filled Zheng Lao's wine glass, he was the worst in terms of financial resources between the three of them, and it cost a lot of silver to be able to walk with the Zheng family team this time, although the person is young, but this person is scheming, he understands this cooperation, and he wants to have a good relationship with Zheng Lao, which is the most important.

"Zheng Lao's caravan will soar into the sky, there are thousands of caravans in various countries, including seven or eight official tokens, every family is a thousand horses and fortunes, a good deal for the day to make money, and you will need to help the caravan in the future, rest assured, rest assured, every time you will be satisfied" Ma Yu said complimentally.

"Yes, yes, Brother Ma Yu, what you said is right, Lao Zheng will definitely be one of the best in our industry in the future, let me ask, where did this official order go?" Tao Lao Liu said to Zheng Lao with a smile.

This old fox wants to probe the details of Zheng Lao, because this token was taken out by Mo Lao and can be checked, if it is fake, or stolen and robbed, there will be a risk of losing his head.

Zheng Lao was dissatisfied in his heart, but he still said with a smile on his face: "This token is the thing of my old friend who has been with me for many years, and the musician of the Later Liang State University, Mo Yu, do you know this adult? He is now living in seclusion in the mountains, this token is not needed, he gave it to me, this matter is verified, there is one point that I am inconvenient to reveal his whereabouts, so as not to disturb his peace." "

Tao Lao Liu and Ma Yu, look at me, I look at you, the atmosphere in my heart is born, why doesn't this good thing come to my head, the two of them raised their wine glasses, smiled and saluted Zheng Lao's wine, the atmosphere in the carriage is getting better and better, Zheng Lao is like a big rooster, and the old smile with his chin raised is constantly blooming.

Dark clouds covered the sky, a dull thunder after the rain fell, unconsciously has walked out of the Min country, the officers and soldiers on the road came to check many times, saw the salt official seal of the pass order immediately released, the official road is wide and smooth, although the war continues, but the trade and trade between countries is still continuing, the two countries are fighting more strictly and closely, so it is quite safe to walk on the official road.

The carriage was moving in the rain, the old man in the iron hat was wearing a robe, sitting cross-legged on the board, the four children in the carport fell asleep listening to the sound of the rain, the edge of Zhao Shiyu's red jade pendant began to shine, and the vermilion of the jade pendant slowly poured into the body of the Luanwei red jade bird, and no one noticed this change, and no one would care about this change.

The horse team in the rain is marching, at this moment the village where Zhao Shiyu lives is the bright sun scorching the earth, Mo Lao is sitting on the recliner with his eyes closed and shaking his head, Ma Wuqi is serious, looking ahead without a smile, he is holding a ring ruler and tapping his palm to make a snapping sound, and a group of children are shaking their heads and reciting poems.

In the hall of the village chief's house, there was a Min State official sitting at the end, he was wearing an official hat, a brocade robe, and he looked like a thief, and he didn't look like a good person.

Holding a bundle of bamboo slips in his hand, he looked at the village chief and asked, "I remember how many children have reached the age of enlistment this year, and they are relatively sturdy and thin, but they have also reached the time to serve the country. The

village chief still smiled, but his heart was like a rabbit, jumping hard, he said in a low voice, "You guessed right, as you said, they went to visit relatives, you are really like a god, do you believe that you can take a walk around the village to see if there are those children, and there is an old man from outside who can prove the truth of what I said." Sweat

gradually slid down the village chief's forehead, and his smile looked like he was pinched out of his hands, and it looked awkward.

"Oh, really? We still have outsiders here? I am going to go to prison, and the general has appointed me to recruit soldiers, and if you dare to play tricks, you will play with your life, and where is the old man from outside, take me to meet him, and let me see who he is. After speaking, he got up and walked out of the village chief's house, leading the way in front of the village chief, stretching out his hand to guide him, and bowing with a smile on his back.

The recruiter was followed by more than a dozen soldiers with waist and crotch knives, one by one looking up at the sky, each bull was angry, looking down on anyone in the village, a group of people walked to the grain field At this time, the children saw the officers and soldiers fleeing in all directions in fright, one by one like a pheasant in the mountains and wilderness, Mo Lao still closed his eyes as if he was asleep, and Ma Wuqi's legs trembled with fright, and he leaned straight to Mo Lao's side, like a child who had done something wrong.

The officers and soldiers and the recruiter had already walked to Mo Lao's side, Mo Lao slowly opened his eyes, he was still sitting firmly on the chair, his hand slowly picked up the tea bowl beside him, slowly took a sip

, and said with a slight smile, "What is this name, it looks like a full style, dare to ask how many grades of the official residence is?" The recruiter bent slightly with his hands in fists, and said with a smile, "In Xia Jia Zhuangyi, he is a non-grade recruiter, who came to the village to recruit soldiers on the order of General Wang, dare to ask where you come from?"

At this time, Mo Lao also got up slowly, looked at the recruiter with a smile, and really looked down on this kind of dog and powerful guy in his heart, and slowly said, "The general you are talking about is Wang Kun, right? When I saw him last time, he was still the deputy commander of the city guard army of King Min's palace, I didn't expect him to make a fortune, hahaha, very good, very good, after the next Liang Leshi, Mo Yu, I am ready to cultivate in this village, can you tell your general not to come to this village again, Jia Shiguan." Jia

Zhuangyi suddenly like a lightning strike, trembling back a few steps, he heard the general often say that the great musician of the Hou Liang, he composed the music, by the emperors of all countries, princes and nobles, are willing to accept the music score with ten thousand gold, this person is very arrogant, talented, knowledgeable, proficient in the art of war, the famous strange man of the Min country, the magnates of various countries love and hate him.

Jia Zhuang bowed his waist and stretched his neck, sending that slave-like smile, putting on a very greasy expression, Jia Zhuang and the soldiers around him retreated one after another, bowing neatly and bowing to worship.

After giving the salute, Jia Zhuang walked up to Mo Lao and said, "We are also acting on orders, and we need to fill up the army for many years of war, do you say yes, your request, I will report to the general when I go back, and the general will be happy to learn that Mo Lao is here, and he will visit him soon

." Mo Lao's eyes narrowed slightly, at this time, he felt that Mo Lao, who had always been gentle and kind, suddenly seemed to be a different person, so that people did not dare to look directly at him, and his majesty and domineering spirit came out, although he was a literati, he had the momentum of a martial artist, he said sternly, "No need, I am here to cultivate, no one is required to visit, and no one is welcome, you can just bring what I said, is there anything else?"

As soon as these words came out, Mo Lao turned around and left, Jia Zhuangyi stood in the middle of the grain field in a daze, watching Mo Lao slowly walk away, Jia Zhuangyi stood in place for a long time without moving half a step, and kept his cheap appearance, bending over and stretching his neck like a turtle prime minister.

After a long time, Jia Zhuang slowly came back to his senses and said, "Village chief, is this the old man you said? Why didn't you say it last time, it wasn't a small sin to know and not report, did you take care of it? Forget it this time, for the sake of Mo Lao's face, you must report it truthfully next time."

After speaking, he turned around and ran out of the village with the soldiers around him, leaving only the village chief and Ma Wuqi standing in place, they were motionless and dazed, like two stone men, looking in the direction of the entrance of the village for a long time.

A cool breeze blew, and the village chief scratched his head and shook his head, and then burst out laughing, and the news instantly spread throughout the village, and then even the surrounding villages knew about it.

Mo Lao's foresight really saved Zhao Shiyu, them, otherwise they would have to be arrested, who knows that the age of conscription is getting younger and younger, which shows that Mo Lao's grasp of real-time dynamics is extremely accurate.

"Thirteen or fourteen-year-old children are all arrested, it's really too unusual, when is the war for many years a head?" said the village chief with a sad face to Mo Lao.

Mo Lao sat on a chair in the middle of the room and pondered, holding a pu fan in his hand and fanning the wind slightly, the breeze blew his beard, and after half a pillar of incense, Mo Lao said, "Fortunately, our village is the most marginal of the Min country, and behind him is the vast mountains and forests. The

village chief and the elders in the village all nodded slightly, and Mo Lao said slowly, "I have negotiated with Zheng Hao many times, he is cunning, he only has interests and money in his eyes, but with my token, this person is the most trustworthy person, but he can only come once in a few years, although he can still take away some children, but this is far from quenching his thirst, so he still has to find another way."

As soon as the village chief heard this, his heart became anxious, and he also felt flustered and helpless, and hurriedly said: "What can I do about this? Mo Lao, you have to save the children, the children of this village are the future of the village."

Mo Lao smiled and said, "Didn't that Jia Zhuangyi go back, presumably he will report the matter here as he is, that General Wang will definitely not come to our village again in the future, and you should not make a noise, lest other villages send children to our village, and I will not be able to keep it at that time, but the children in our village will be preserved in my lifetime, and they will not be arrested, and it will still be a trouble for me in a hundred years."

These words said that the village chief and the elders were like reassuring pills, got up and bowed with peace of mind, and said in unison, "Mr. Mo has worked hard for you, you can rest, and we will retire."

This matter has been settled, the whole village happily celebrated for a day, this good thing unconsciously spread to the surrounding villages, the nearest village is also away from Zhao Shiyu and their village, there is half a day's journey, the farthest is more than three days away, each village is trying their best to send their children to Zhao Shiyu and their village, no one wants to be arrested by the officers and soldiers, the village chief is very annoyed for a while, is to find out the person who leaked the news.

This is to make trouble for the big benefactor Mo Lao in the village, Mo Lao shook his head and smiled and then gave an idea, everything that settles down in the village, everything that has a kinship can also live in the village, and the village chief added another one, to live in the village, the descendants must change their surname to Zhao or Qian, because the last one is extremely vicious, so that many people in other villages are discouraged.

The village chief also asked a stonemason to engrave the three big characters of "Mojia Village" on the big stone at the entrance of the village, one is to thank the benefactor Mo Lao in the village, and the other is to deter the recruits, although Mo Lao does not want to change the village to his own surname, because their village has two surnames for generations, and ordered the stonemason to engrave the three characters "Zhao Qian Village" on the back of the big stone.

This big stone faces the entrance of the village called Molao Village, and the back is called Zhaoqian Village, the people in the village look at Zhaoqian Village, but outside the village it is Mojia Village.