Chapter 24 All serve masters
The fat man climbed up the ridge, followed by two horned horses. The back of the horse was full of animal skins, bones, mushrooms and lotus seeds and other mountain goods, followed by two guys. Obviously, I want to go out to Yongping* in my early years.
This mountain road is full of light goods, which are really exquisite objects such as Taoxi porcelain. Even the Meng family before the destruction of the house is picking down the mountain and taking the waterway to transport goods. The picture is a smooth and good luck.
As the fat man walked, he looked at the beautiful girl under the mulberry tree. When he came to her and looked at the words on the silk cloth in front of her, he couldn't help but feel excited and put a lot of sweat on his face. At the beginning, he didn't see the beautiful woman. He laughed and walked to the tea house and bowed to the old man:
"Uncle Matthew, good New Year, bring me the red envelope!"
Matthew laughed and scolded, "You strict fat man." But he really took out more than a dozen copper coins and handed them to this guy.
The fat man didn't dare to say, and Matthew said, "It's really for you. You just went out to do business just after the New Year. Just keep it as a happy money."
The fat man really took over and said to Matthew with a smile, "Then take on Uncle Matthew's love."
Matthew didn't know the name of the fat man, but only knew that it was around Yanfu Temple not far west of Taoxi County. I have been selling mountain goods from Taoxi to Yongping Province, and on the way back, I brought some utensils and groceries back to Taoxi* from Yongping. Nayong Parallel Province is the southern border of Juhua, and the opposite is the old enemy Lance Empire, so there are many military craftsmen. Things such as the production of grocery tools are very useful, and this fat man brought it back to Taoxi, which is also a small income.
He walked only 900 miles away from this path. Compared with the road crossing Wude County, it is 200 miles less. Although you have to cross the mountains, you can also walk five or six times a year. This fat man is easy-going and has been familiar with Matthew for many years.
The fat man sat down in the tea house, touched his hand, gritted his teeth, and finally took out a green money and stuffed it into the donated money box. The two attendants also took the package and sat down and took out some buns.
Matthew saw that he stuffed a green money into the money box. Although it was worth a lot, he didn't come to thank him. He has always been like this, and people will immediately thank him when they see him helping him carry a stool; but when he stuffing money into this box, he believes that he is not at a loss, and the money is all used to buy materials to build roads and bridges. If it is used on customers' homes, he never thank him for it.
The fat man looked at the stove beside the girl outside the door, and then looked at the tea in the pot, which was still a little hot. Finally, he didn't dare to go out to heat up the cold steamed bun cake. After thinking about it, he broke it on the spot and soaked the bun cake in the tea soup and snored. Matthew and several men in the dormitory frowned.
When this group of people were eating happily, there was another sound of horseshoes outside. When everyone looked up, they found that it was not a horned horse, but a standard war horse! And there are eight of them!
This war horse is different from the horned horse: the horned horse has long endurance and is easy to serve, but it can live without feeding refined materials and eating some hay leaves. However, there is a lack of explosive power and the speed is not fast. Even ordinary people also raise it to transport goods and cultivate fields, and the price is only about ten yuan. War horses are different, with strong explosive power and a speed of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour. But it requires careful care, and there is no shortage of essential materials every day. If you lose fat and waste it, you can even walk as much as a horned horse. The price is at least 40 to 50 yuan, combined with four or five gold coins, and only noble and rich families can afford it.
The first man was an old man in a short coat, full of dust. In his fifties, he is thin, simple, and his hair and beard are a little messy. With empty hands and no packages, it looks like a rural farmer. The seven people behind him were all 25630 young men, and four of them carried packages. He is wearing a blue brocade robe. They are all dignified, their muscles and bones are entangled, their hair is not messy, and their clothes are as neat as new. Several of their faces are even fluorescent like jade, which is obviously a master giant who has stepped into the sixth level or even a high-level warrior. These seven people tied a knife diagonally on their backs. These seven knives are different in shape, either long or short, light or heavy, but they have a sword hanging around their waist, but they look the same. It should be that they have practiced a special skill.
The old man, like a fat man, went to the girl's side to have a look, shook his head, and then entered the tea house. He laughed and said to Matthew:
"This is Uncle Matthew. You have heard of this good deeds for a long time. We are going to talk about a bowl of tea soup today.
In the name of Matthew, all guests take a sharp break in Taoxi County in the west or a village 30 miles away in the east. If they know how to walk in this direction, they will remind them with a sigh: When they arrive at Taoling, they will bring their own food, but they don't have free tea and soup.
All the people in the seat stood up, and Matthew also knew that the nobleman was coming, so he hurried to speak:
"I don't dare to say this. This tea soup is still hot, just use it slowly. I also did this for peace of mind. When I was a teenager, I went to the battlefield to fight for an identity. There is always some guilt and uneasiness for exchanging other people's lives for their own civilians. Therefore, I found something to do, feel at ease, and didn't seek any reputation.
In this area of Taoxi County, many people know that Matthew killed only three enemy soldiers on the battlefield in the first two years. Later, they all hid behind and refused to come forward until after four years of military service. But everyone didn't think it was an embony, but sighed at Matthew's character. But I don't know that the two bad old man and his wife are really 100 people, and they are really bloody.
The old man also smiled, helped Matthew sit on the stool and said:
"Why are you standing up? Sit down quickly." I also found a stool to sit on and told everyone:
"You all sit down. When you get here, there is only one passer-by. Why are you talking so polite?"
When everyone heard this, they sat down again sparsely. The fat man had never swallowed the food in his mouth just now. When he stood up, he did not dare to chew it. At this time, he sat down and started again, but the tea in his mouth had already flowed down. For a moment, the sweat on his face just came out again, and he quickly lay down to drink soup. The old man looked at the fat man with a smile and put his hands on the table in front of him.
The seven masters moved together, poured tea, opened the package and quickly took out the food. Another person saw that the tea was about to run out, filled the teapot and went out to put it on the stove next to the girl. Matthew was lazy and didn't catch up.
This person, like an ordinary farmer, doesn't know what kind of nobleman he is. Usually, it is easy for the count in Taoxi County to bring six or seven such masters, but they don't want these masters to serve like this.
The old man looked up and said to the girl outside the door, "This girl, come in and tell me what's going on. Maybe it can help you."
Miss Meng was unaware of it and looked up and said, "This uncle, if you can help me bury my family, the little woman will be a cow and a horse, and she is willing to serve the uncle."
The old man couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words.
Although his identity is extremely unusual, he has not reached the point of taking more than ten catties of gold with him. The girl is not clear. This funeral is a big deal, and ordinary villages have to rely on the help of villagers to get through it. It was the county guard general of the Juhua Empire, many of whom died in office and had no money to transport the coffins home for a while. You can only put the coffin in the hut and go home to raise money before you can come to carry it. The family is not so rich, and this skeleton has been in any place for 20 or 30 years.
This girl sells herself casually and wants to bury these dozens of people. Do you really think she is a golden branch and jade leaf? By now, even if it can be rolled up and put into the earth, we should also thank God for blessing and everyone's help.
Although the old man laughed in his heart, he was still angry: "If you don't come in and talk, how can you know that we can't help you?"
The beautiful girl stopped insisting when she heard the words and got up and entered. I have been kneeling for a long time. Although my legs and feet are still a little sore, the road is still stable.
The old man saw it and said, "I don't want you to be delicate and timid, and you have practiced a little."
The girl was a little shy when she heard the words. She saluted first and sat down on the stool and said:
"It's just that I practiced with Uncle Cheng randomly, but it's just the foundation of a third-level warrior." Speaking of this, there was a trace of pride on his face. Seeing that the old man was a little confused, he was busy adding:
"Uncle Cheng is the head of my family's guard and a five-level master."
The old man said, "My surname is Zhuang. You call me Uncle Zhuang. Can you tell me what happened last night?"
Miss Meng's face was a little sad when she heard the words and said slowly:
"After about the second update yesterday, I fell asleep and heard the noise of people outside in the haze. Meng Da shouted to the front yard below, and he was a little curious, so he got up and quietly followed him to the front yard.
When I saw the old man looking at her, I knew that this behavior was not too ladylike. Her face turned slightly red and she lowered her voice to distinguish:
"I just want to have a look... Really... I'll go back after a look."
The old man didn't do much. He touched his beard and said, "Well, I'm curious that everyone has it. It doesn't matter. How about you talk about the front yard?"
"I went to the front yard and secretly hid to see, but I saw Uncle Cheng, Uncle He had arrived, and my father was also there, talking to people outside." After a pause, he said:
"Uncle He is also the leader of the nursing home. He practiced kung fu. He broke the stone slab below with an inch of paper in one palm, and the paper did not break a little... It's hard to practice this kung fu, but I can't practice it."
One palm is separated by thick paper gravel, which is the means of the magic warrior, and it can only be started to the level of a middle-level warrior. This girl is only at the peak of the low level and can't practice.
Although the girl is vague, the old man heard her say that there is a five-level courtyard. Uncle He should also be a five-level magic warrior. Dozens of people died in the family that night. The girl is unknown, and it is obvious that her parents are usually very close. He is exquisitely dressed, and even the writing is made of silk cloth. Naturally, the old man gradually understood that the girl was also rich in her family, so she would ignorantly do the naive thing of selling her body and asked others to bury dozens of people.
While talking, there was another sound of footsteps under the ridge, turning five strange men. As soon as the five men appeared, the old man narrowed his eyes. He took a look, but withdrew his eyes and turned to the girl in front of him.