A peasant girl traveled through time and space, and she became prosperous

When Zhang Can heard what the two people said, he almost rolled his eyes.

Wen Meijiu was a little amused watching from the side, but he tried hard not to laugh.

It is true that the county magistrate is a corrupt official, but what Zhang Can asked is how their status compares to that of the county magistrate?

Zhang Can pursed his lips, feeling extremely helpless about the two brothers' remarks. He sighed slightly and shook his head.

"Brother, what did I say wrong?"

Dou Dashu looked at Zhang Can with his innocent big eyes, which made Zhang Can lose his temper.

Ignorance is not a crime, so he should just talk to him patiently. After all, he wants to recruit the bandit Dou Dashu.

No one is perfect. Dou Dashu has obvious shortcomings, but also obvious strengths. He is a sincere person.

"Well, you are right, this is the negative side of him.

Everyone has two sides. I'm talking about the other side of the issue. For example, how do you feel about his status as a county magistrate compared to yours?"

Dou Dashu understood this time, thought about it carefully and said:

"He is the county magistrate, so his status is naturally much higher than ours.

I am just an ordinary person, and he is a high and mighty county magistrate, an official appointed by the imperial court. We cannot be compared."

After saying this, Dou Dashu felt something was wrong, and then added:

"But although he is a local tyrant in our county, I am also a local tyrant on the mountain. So, we are evenly matched."

Zhang Can laughed and said patiently:

"That's what you think. No matter how well you do and how good you are to the people, those things were stolen. Your name is not right and your words are not reasonable. When outsiders talk about you, you are still a bandit and they are officials.

The world is a bit chaotic now, and the common people can understand your situation. But once the world is peaceful and prosperous, who will speak for you when you meet that great judge?"

Dou Dashu also knew that what Zhang Can said made sense. How could he not know about this situation? But if the world had not forced people to live unsustainably, how could he have gone up the mountain to become a bandit?

"Even if you are right, keep talking."

Seeing that Dou Dashu was a little emotional, but generally took his words to heart, Zhang Can continued:

"Brother, you know that Miss Wen's status and position are many times higher than that of the county magistrate.

If you, me and the county magistrate cannot be judged from the perspective of heaven and earth, then Miss Wen’s status is even more beyond our reach.”

Oh, Wen Meijiu only realized now that Zhang Can praised her so highly.

She was just borrowing the identity of Prince Wang to bully others in Qingfeng Tower. Zhang Can was being too humble when he said this.

"No, Brother Zhang, it's not as serious as you say.

To be honest, the family rules in my family are quite strict. I am a woman and the eldest daughter in the family. I have never discussed sibling relations with men outside, let alone become sworn brothers or godchildren.

I was afraid that if this matter got to my father's ears, he would be saddened by my betrayal, so I hesitated for a while."

To Zhang Can, Wen Meijiu's words sounded full of modesty. He could tell that Wen Meijiu did not come from an ordinary family.

Because Wen Meijiu did not come from an ordinary family, Zhang Can was very willing to make friends with her.

They had only met for a short time, but now they were facing the prospect of going their separate ways. Up to this point, Wen Meijiu had not revealed his true identity, and he felt lost.

"Sister, don't be so modest. If we become sworn brothers with you, we will be marrying above our station."

Wen Meijiu could understand why Zhang Can used these words to describe Dou Dashu, but now that he used them to describe himself, Wen Meijiu felt that he was being too self-deprecating.

"Brother, how can I respond to what you said?"

"Sister, why are you still accepting this? Let's just become sworn brothers together."

When Dou Xiaoshu heard what Zhang Can said, he felt confused. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't. It would be better if it could be more efficient.

"It's not impossible to be sworn brothers."

At this point, Wen Meijiu still had some concerns in his heart.

After all, no matter where you go, as long as you are related to bandits, your whole family will never have peace. Officials and ordinary people don’t care whether you are a good or bad bandit.

Seizing the opportunity of talking about the wine, Zhang Can quickly said to Dou Dashu:

"The girl doesn't dislike us, so we can't embarrass her.

Dashu, you must promise me that you will follow me from now on. We will never go up the mountain to be bandits again, lest we get a bad reputation and our descendants will not be able to rise up.

Don't worry about one thing, as long as there is some food here, I will never let you go hungry."

Zhang Can held Dou Dashu's hand tightly, and emphasized the word "shameful".

No matter how stupid Dou Dashu was, he could tell that Zhang Can wanted him to give up evil and join the good.

"Okay, please give me some advice, I'm leaving soon."

Seeing Dou Dashu hesitated, Zhang Can quickly added a sentence while the iron was hot.

"Oh, then listen to Big Brother."

In fact, Dou Dashu hadn’t thought it through either.

They could no longer stay in Minhuang County. If they went to other places, they would be unfamiliar with the place and no one would be willing to accept them.

Instead of hiding everywhere, it is better to follow Zhang Shen and fight for a future. Just as Zhang Shen said, if for nothing else, it is for the sake of allowing future generations to live openly under the sun.

"Good brother, let's make a deal. From now on, you will follow me, your brother."

Dou Dashu was convinced, and Zhang Can turned around and looked at the warm wine behind him and said:

"Sister, since you don't mind, then let's do as Xiaoshu said. How about the three of us forming a Peach Garden Oath of Brotherhood?"

Three, which three?

Xiaoshu, who was standing nearby, didn't react for a moment. When he finally reacted, he quickly counted the people around him. Including him, there were four people in total!

"No, Brother Zhang, there's also me. Including me, there are four of us!"

As Dou Xiaoshu was talking, he was about to squeeze in, but Dou Dashu pushed him out and turned around to say to him:

"Stop fooling around and go play somewhere else."

So, he talked for a long time and came up with the best idea, but the three of them refused to play with him. Dou Xiaoshu got angry and turned around and ran into the yard.

Watching Dou Xiaoshu leaving, Dou Dashu felt mixed emotions. He had originally wanted to use Dou Xiaoshu to get closer to Wen Meijiu, but now it seemed that he could do it himself without going through so much trouble.

"Brother, Brother, time is running out. Let's keep things simple, shall we?"

Wen Meijiu knew that Zhang Can would leave Minhuang County with food and his family before dark.

"Okay, then let's use water instead of wine, use tree branches as incense, pay respect to the Yellow Heaven above and the Thick Earth below, and swear brotherhood here."

"Hurry up, bring some water."

Dou Dashu was so excited that he wanted to finish the worship immediately. Wen Meijiu would help Xing Daliao out of brotherly love.

"coming."

Zhang Can's soldiers had already heard what the three people were saying, and they couldn't wait to bring three bowls of water and handed them to them.

The three men each held a bowl, bowed three times to the sky, and sprinkled the water on the ground in front of them.

The three were about to continue bowing, but suddenly one of them called out:

"Wait, there are some things that need to be made clear."