Rice bug

The next day Lin Dong slept until he woke up naturally, and the sun was already high when he opened his eyes.He slowly got up and dressed, and when he opened the door, he found that Qiu Beishan and others were waiting for him, and he didn't know how long they stood there.

"Mr. Lin." Qiu Beishan called him that all the time afterwards, and he said, "Your Majesty asked us to take you down the mountain."

In fact, what he said was euphemistic. Zang Feilong's original words were - supervise him down the mountain.

Lin Dong groaned, but his expression didn't show any sadness.When he came, he didn't bring anything with him, so when he left, he was also empty.

It's just that he walked halfway, and suddenly said: "Can I have lunch?"

Qiu Beishan looked at his dark eyes that were as pure as a deer, and for the first time felt the urge to slander his king.

No matter how unhappy he is, he doesn't need to drive people down the mountain. What should he do as a young scholar in this remote place?What if you encounter bandits?

Qiu Beishan seemed to have completely forgotten his identity, took Lin Dong to the kitchen to finish a big meal, and packed him some snacks.

The big man in the kitchen was still a little bit reluctant: "I haven't developed the best taste of the honey sauce roast duck you told me last time. I wanted to let you try it first."

Lin Dong said: "When you are done, I will definitely come to eat."

The big man, who was two heads taller than Lin Dong, snotted and cried, and wiped the snot on Qiu Beishan's back.

Qiu Beishan twitched the corners of his mouth, "Alright, alright, it's time, let's go."

Lin Dong: "..." Why does this sentence sound so awkward?

After getting down the mountain, Qiu Beishan said: "Go straight ahead to Taiping Village, just say that you were sent down the mountain by the king, and they will take care of you for a while."

Lin Dong nodded, touched the shrunken purse on his waist, and stretched out his hand to Qiu Beishan, "Do you have money?"

Qiu Beishan touched his trouser pocket, found a few Tong Baolai, then turned to look at the others, "Do you still have any?"

Others also fumbled around, but there were not many who had raised, so Qiu Beishan gave it all to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong didn't hide the disgust on his face, wrinkled his nose and said, "Aren't you rich?" This Tongbao is not even enough for travel expenses, at most you can buy a few meat buns.

Qiu Beishan looked embarrassed, "We share everything in our cottage, and there is no shortage of food and clothes. How can we bring money with us on weekdays?"

Lin Dong sighed, had no choice but to thank him, turned around and walked forward slowly with the burden on his back.

After Lin Dong had gone far away, Qiu Beishan turned his head unhappily, "My lord, did you really let him go?"

To be honest, he liked this little scholar quite a bit. He looked stupid but he was not. Although his words often made people choke, and his eating was even more choking, he was very meticulous in keeping accounts and saved himself a lot of money. force.At least compared to the second king who has been invisible all the year round, and even more reliable than this king who just throws his hands away and doesn't care about things!

From the shade of the trees behind him, a figure slowly came out, tall and mighty, with a stern and somewhat hostile face.

"He can't go far, and he has to come back by himself."

"Why?" Qiu Beishan was suspicious.

"Because you will make him unable to leave here."

Qiu Beishan was even more puzzled, "Why?"

Zang Feilong stared at him silently.

Qiu Beishan patted his bald head, "Understood!" After speaking, he took a few brothers to take a shortcut along the mountain path to Taiping Village.

Only then was Zang Feilong satisfied, and he curled his mouth slightly, looked at the back that had turned into a small black spot, and murmured: "Don't think that I will only pamper you, don't just rely on your young age to climb on my head , don’t think that you are great because you have studied, this is a small punishment for you, in this camp on Zuoshantou, you have to ask me, Zang Feilong, about everything.”

The brother standing behind Zang Feilong yawned. Looking at Zang Feilong's triumphant look, he thought helplessly: Is his king too childish and boring?

Lin Dong walked a long way before finally seeing the shadow of the village ahead.The village is built against the mountain, which blocks most of the light. The village is surrounded by green trees and looks very peaceful.

He finally walked to the door, already exhausted and panting, secretly thinking not to think about eating all the time, but also to find time to exercise, such as going for a walk or something, while entering the village.

When the little dolls saw him, they were taken aback for a moment, and then rushed into the room to find their respective adults.Someone came out soon, and one of the white-haired old men said, "Excuse me, are you..."

From Lin Dong's appearance, he is not very old, and he is dressed elegantly, like a scholar.

Lin Dong said: "I came down from the camp at Zuoshantou, and I want to live here temporarily." He said politely, "I wonder if the village chief can take me in?"

The village head seemed strange, but he invited: "Of course, of course, you can come to live with me."

"Thank you!"

After being settled in the village chief's house, the village chief had a son who married a daughter-in-law and lived in the next room. The two families were close to each other, and the father's kindness and son's filial piety was an enviable family.

There are pigs and chickens around the yard, as well as rabbits.

Lin Dong put down his burden, and the village head brought a bowl of water, "It's a long walk from Zuoshan to this side, you must be thirsty, right?"

Lin Dong secretly praised the old man for his thoughtfulness, and thanked the old man for taking it, Gululu, and drank it.

The old man didn't urge him, seeing him finish his drink, he took another bowl for him, and asked, "Why did you come down from Zuoshan?"

Lin Dong knew that these people must be familiar with Zang Feilong, so he didn't hide anything, and simply explained the matter.

The village head frowned, "You did not do anything wrong, but you just stepped on Zang Feilong's biggest taboo."

Lin Dong wanted to know about Zang Feilong and Haotian for a long time, so he hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

The village chief sat down, took a pipe by the bed, stuffed it with some shredded tobacco, lit it with a flint, and took a few puffs.

He slowly said: "We don't know exactly what happened, but Zang Feilong and Haotian seem to have formed a relationship a long time ago, so he can't calmly deal with everything that has something to do with Haotian. , it’s a little too radical.”

"Although you are helping Zuo Shantou to get rid of a problem, from Zang Feilong's point of view, he is looking forward to a fierce battle with Haotian. You let go of this opportunity and make Zang Feilong feel that he is not as good as the imperial army. He will naturally not be happy .”

Lin Dong frowned, "But this matter is not his business alone. If there is a fight, other bandits will also sacrifice."

The village chief waved his hand, "The people in the camp at Zuoshantou look forward to Zang Feilong and Chen Nanhai. They came here from different places, and there are also Zang Feilong's former brothers. They can do anything for Zang Feilong. Don't say die."

Lin Dong disagreed, but he didn't say much. It could be seen that the village head was not afraid of Zang Feilong, and even the attitude of the entire Zuoshantou camp was not afraid, but as if he was talking about an old friend he had known for many years.

The village head seemed to see what he was thinking, and said: "Although it is a den of bandits, they have never done anything bad. They robbed the money of those corrupt officials and often used it to help us."

Lin Dong nodded, he knew this.

"They are different from the Youshantou camp. They are just a group of old men who support their families there. They just have a bolder way of doing things."

Lin Dong laughed, "It's not just bold."

It is not that simple to be a hero of justice.If you offend the powerful, one day you will be blamed.

Thinking of this, Lin Dong's smile restrained again.

"How long have they been doing this?"

"One year? Two years?" The village head knocked on the cigarette butt and spit out the smoke. "I'm old and my memory is bad. It's not more than three years."

That night, Lin Dong ate a vegetarian meal, and woke up hungry in the middle of the night, his stomach rumbling as if singing.

He sighed, couldn't sleep, so he got up and went outside to see the wind. He just went out with his clothes on, but saw the village chief's son doing Tai Chi at the door.

Lin Dong looked at the sky in wonder, "Excuse me... what are you doing?"

The village chief's son smiled dryly, "Exercise."

Lin Dong admired, "You all get up so early?" It's still late at night, right?

The village head's son nodded, "No, it's just...occasionally. Hehe, hehehe."

Lin Dong tilted his head to look at him, then slowly sat down on a whetstone in the yard, "I can't sleep."

The village head's son followed, squatting down, "Why?"

"..." I can't say it's because I'm hungry.Seeing that the village is not rich, even if there is Zang Feilong to help him, he can only take care of himself, who can take care of him?

He could only pretend to be deep, and said: "Life is too long, thinking about the future, I feel unable to sleep."

The son of the village chief: "..."

As expected of a scholar, he thinks so far.

The village head's son wandered around again, and then said: "I'm going back to the house, you should rest early."

Lin Dong was in a daze, nodded when he heard the words, and suddenly said: "Wait, may I ask, is there a post station near here?"

The village chief's son was taken aback for a moment, and said vigilantly, "What are you going to do?"

Lin Dong was baffled by his reaction, "Of course... rent a carriage and leave..." Could it be that they want to keep him here to farm?Would it be too hospitable...

The village chief's son quickly shook his head, "No, no, there is no post station, no horses, no carts, and no carriages around here."

Lin Dong was at a loss, "Then how do you leave the village on weekdays?"

"We...we...we don't leave the village."

Lin Dong's eyes widened, "Has it been here all this time?"

"Ok!"

"I hear there's a town up ahead."

"No, there is no town."

Lin Dong frowned, "But I heard..." If there is no town, where did Pu Yun, the No. 30 sixth member of Chen Nanhai, come from?

Didn't you say we met in town?

The village chief's son shook his head resolutely, "There is no town, our village is the only one in a hundred miles. If you want to leave, you can only wait for someone from us to take you away."

Lin Dong wondered: "Then when will some of you leave?"

"Not anytime soon."

Lin Dong licked his lips, and had no choice but to wander back to the house. Behind him, the village head's son said, "Actually, you can go to the camp at Zuoshantou, please ask Brother Feilong to take you away."

Lin Dong paused, nodded, "Thank you." After speaking, he turned and went back to his room.

After he left, the village chief's son breathed a sigh of relief, and his bald head appeared not far from Qiu Beishan.

"Hush!" He waved at the village chief's son.

The son of the village chief ran over, "Brother Shan! This is not easy to handle. If you want him to go back, why don't you just tie him back?"

Qiu Beishan slapped him on the head, "Idiot, he was driven down by the king, how could he be brought back!"

"Brother Feilong, why did you chase him away..."

"I don't know." Qiu Beishan was also depressed, and came here secretly in the middle of the night without sleeping.

He said: "Anyway, hold him back for me. Tell everyone not to leave the village for the time being tomorrow morning. Those who have donkeys and horses at home will hide first."

"Oh……"

"Just try to persuade him and let him come back."

The corner of the village chief's son twitched, "Oh."

Unfortunately, God did not wish.

On the second day, the village head's son slept late, and when he got up and wanted to inform the people in the village, he heard a bad news.

"You said he's gone!!" The village chief's son heard his voice hoarse.

The aunt next door was a little hard-eared, but he stepped back a few steps when he yelled, "Oh, I said little Saner, you tuned your voice so loudly!"

The village chief's son felt dizzy, "He, he, he, when did he leave? Where did he go?"

"He went out early in the morning, and just happened to meet the old horse who was going to sell goods in the town, so he took a donkey cart along the way."

The village head's son turned around in a circle, caught a person passing by him, and yelled: "Hurry up, hurry up! Something happened, something happened! Go tell Brother Shan right away, and tell him that Mr. Xiao is gone!"

The author has something to say: Tongbao is a name for copper coins in China from the Tang Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty.Simply put, Tongbao is a currency.