Chapter 12 Self-save, Save People

In a flash of a few days, Zhao Ze's small life in Shu County is full of fun. Every day, in addition to normal official business, he travels with Wu Er and plays games. When he is happy, he lingers in the streets and alleys, drinks a little wine, listens to small songs, and watch juggling; when he is bored, he tastes tea, listens to books, fishes, and listens to the wind. Yinyue, sitting with a beauty; but even so, there will be a moment of trouble.

That was before Banzhuxiang. Zhao Ze and Wu Er were playing football in Qixia Temple with a group of street wanderers. This ball was improved by Zhao Ze. It used to be called 'football'. The outer layer of the football is sewn with cowhide, the inner layer is lined with chicken feather cotton wool, and the core is a thickened pig **. In this way, after several small repairs, a foot gas that looks like the future football is finally released.

Relying on this football, Zhao Ze and the monks in Qixia Temple have made friends. When he has nothing to do every afternoon, Zhao Ze will definitely bring his football team to Qixia Temple to challenge the monk team.

Originally, there was no football team in Shu County, and there were no professional kickers. At that time, there were only a few tourists in the city who had nothing to do and played football in an abandoned vegetable garden in the west of the city temple. Zhao Ze came to the county. Shu County was such a bigger place. Although Zhao Ze was a valuable place. The division officer is still young and active. When he is free, he often plays ball with the catchers and village soldiers in the county government office. Such a thing was heard by the noisles in a few days. Not only that, these noisles also learned that Zhao Ze had taken Wu Er by his side as a errand.

Wu Er's boy turned out to be alone like them. Unexpectedly, he not only married a beautiful little girl, but also mixed with half of the small officials in the county government. After the people, Wu Er is also a character, which is not like those fox friends in the past.

Seeing Wu Er's fortune, these people in the market are also becoming more and more active. My brothers have a lot of ideas in private. The ancients also said that one person can get a chicken and a dog to the sky. Far from the near, they and Wu Er are also a brother. If Wu Er is willing to help, they may be able to mix with half a small official. Light.

Thinking of these few vagrants in the market, they came to Wu Er again. Wu Er received a gift and helped get to know Zhao Ze.

Zhao Ze didn't want to have anything to do with these gangsters in the market. He was an official. He wanted to refuse directly, but when he thought about it, he was also idle. It's better to let them introduce themselves first. If these people can't say anything useful, he will refuse at that time. Since this is the decision, Zhao Ze asked them to introduce themselves and talk about what they could do.

After close contact and behavior, Zhao Ze found that these people are not bad. At least they have a common hobby, that is, playing football. Of course, among those people, they are called Cuju. When it comes to Cuju, these market wanderers' eyes lit up and talk about how good their Cuju skills are and how good they are. Since practicing Cuju, they are as light as swallows and flexible... Wait for a word of self-praise.

When these people finished speaking, Zhao Ze took a breath, and his face suddenly became serious. He stood up, put his hands on his back, turned around a few times like the ancients, and then turned his back to these people and said, "I'm also a newcomer to the noble place. Because of chance, I became this person. Lord Zhixian looked up to him and gave it to him. This heavy task, yes, it is indeed an important task, and I guess you don't know the current situation!"

These people shouted in their hearts when they heard it, "It's not good. What does this mean? It's hard to say. It's hard to say. It's better to wait and see what happens. No matter how cruel it is, donate the living money collected by my brother!"

Then several people continued to listen to Zhao Ze and said, "A few people must know that a group of mountain thieves came from Longshu Mountain recently. This group of mountain thieves specialize in killing and selling goods on the way. I have met this group of thieves several times because of business. It's so close. As soon as I mention this matter, I'm afraid. If you don't believe it, you can ask Wu. Second, am I talking about "

Zhao Ze threw the words to Wu Er, who quickly nodded and said what he had said to these brothers at the banquet before. After Wu Er finished speaking, Zhao Ze continued to say, "I have also heard how dangerous it is to go out of the city to collect taxes at present. I don't want to implict you in such a thing. I would rather be responsible for it alone. You are still... This, this is not suitable for this. Am I right, Wu Er?"

"Ah..." Wu Er was listening to Zhao Ze's words. Unexpectedly, this mess was thrown to him in the end. He was wronged. He patted his chest and promised these people before, saying that he was a hundred peace of mind. Unexpectedly, Zhao Ze was not like a Song Dynasty man who valued Jianghu righteousness, generous, selfless and elegant.

Wu Er was embarrassed for a long time and gave a wink to those former friends, which means let's go. There is no follow-up. Let's die.

But those people came prepared. They have long thought of this. Before Zhao Ze served tea to see them off, these people fell to the ground and knelt down. Their eyes turned red and said how miserable their life was and how unlucky they were. They didn't have a thin field and half a penny. They didn't have half a pen. Their parents died early, but they didn't live. Dingso, extremely pitiful. The only thing they have is their stupid strength, so little cleverness, and can run. They originally planned to find a stable job like Wu Er, but their previous reputation was not good. Even if they were willing to be slaves, no big family was willing to take them in, so they had no choice but to muddle along. Every day, I don't want to meet Zhao Shisi and Brother Zhao today. I heard that Brother Zhao is only eight buckets, and his family has been famous craftsmen for generations. If Brother Zhao is willing to help, they can do anything for Zhao Ze.

In the end, these people burst into tears as they spoke and cried.

If Zhao Ze has any shortcomings, that is, he is too soft-hearted. Yes, he is indeed too soft. He was cried by these idle men, and coupled with Wu Er's good words, Zhao Ze also felt pity. After careful consideration and consideration in all aspects, he decided to give blood to the monk of Qixia Temple a favor, and at the same time, he also found a living for these people.

Since then, Zhao Ze has only pulled up the Shu County football team. Every seven days, he competes with the monks in Qixia Temple. The venue is selected in the large school ground of the defenders in the city. Before each game, he beats gongs and drums to promote everywhere, attracting people inside and outside the county to watch. Tickets are not very expensive for adults and 5 cents for children, allowing small businesses to be small. Vendors sell all kinds of food in the surrounding audience.

Three cents of the income was given to the garrison of the school field to eat wine, and seven cents were used by the Shu County football team. As for the cost of the monk team, Zhao Ze privately told the elders of Qixia Temple that he was willing to pay 10 taels of silver to the temple every month. In addition, Zhao Ze had to spend money to get through the county lieutenant and the county magistrate. Let's calculate that Zhao Ze lost money himself, but Zhao Ze didn't worry too much about this. At least he still had the capital. When the mountains and rivers were really exhausted, he would sell the Hummer cruelly.

After this period of time, the Hummer has long been famous. In private, Zhao Ze also received several buyers. One buyer was really rich and offered a sky-high price of 10,000 taels of gold, but Zhao Ze did not agree at that time. He just said to think about it again.

Before leaving, the man left a business card for Zhao Ze, which said what his last name was and how to contact him.

Zhao Ze took this as a mace and asked Lao Liu Haosheng to put it away for future needs.

Lao Liu is quite satisfied with Zhao Ze's approach. Although he is not very supportive of Zhao Ze's team, it is Zhao Ze's own business. It's better for him to ask less as a servant. It's no good to worry about it, and it's unreasonable.

One day in mid-May, Zhao Ze took the team to compete with the monks in Qixia Temple. Ten people on the court tried their best to sweat. Zhao Ze was sitting under a big tree beside him drinking tea and playing chess. The opponent was the wise elder of Qixia Temple. The old monk seemed to be indifferent to anything and dedicated to the Buddha. In fact, when he was young, he liked Cuju very much. Every time Zhao Ze led the team to the temple, the wise elders would appear on the spot while playing against Zhao Ze and secretly enjoying the wonderful Cuju.

Halfway through the chess, Cuju also passed the half.

A young monk led a woman in blue to Cujuchang, turned the moon gate and walked straight to Zhao Ze.

When approaching, the woman saluted gently and said, "On the order of my master, please go to the Bazhen Restaurant to talk about it. This is an invitation!"

Zhao Ze put down the teacup in his hand and looked at the plump and enchanting woman in front of him. He took the invitation and opened it out to look. He saw a line of gilded regular script in Song. Although the words were not big, the writing was very beautiful. Looking at the slender strokes, it seemed to be broken and connected to the ground, he couldn't help thinking about it.

The woman in Qingyi saw Zhao Ze quietly looking at the invitation for a long time. She thought that Zhao Ze could not read. She took a deep breath and boldly asked, "Brother, my master has an invitation. Do you want to go or not? Please reply. Xiaolian has an explanation!"

After being reminded by others, Zhao Ze suddenly came back and felt a little rude. He quickly stood up and said to the wise elder, "S elder, please forgive Zhao for having something to do today. Let's go another day. Today, I'll get here first. I'll ask Wu Er to watch the competition here. When it's over, Wu Er will take them directly back."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Brother Zhao can go first if he has something to do. The old monk has to sit down for a while. I'm sorry it's not far away, please!"

After Zhao Ze arched his hand and said goodbye to the wise elder, he left Qixia Temple with the maid named Xiaolian to Bazhen Restaurant.

Bazhen Restaurant is located on the edge of the inner boat bridge in Shu County. It has an excellent geographical location. When it is lively, there is a lot of traffic in front of the door, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians. However, what really makes Bazhen Restaurant famous is its eight famous dishes. It is said that the chef who cooks used to worship a royal chef in Beijing as a teacher. He originally hoped that one day he could learn to learn craftsmanship and go to the hall. Entering the room, the cook didn't look good, so he had nothing to do with the imperial dining room in Beijing.

The top floor of Bazhen Building is a small attic on the first floor. Generally speaking, it is not allowed for outsiders to enter. It is not rich or expensive to be able to book this location. At present, only Chen Zhixian and Huangxian Wei in Shu County enjoy this honor. However, if today's Zhao Ze is included, there will be three people.

Maid Xiaolian took Zhao Ze to the highest floor of Bazhen Building and gently opened the door of the attic.

The door opened, and the scenery in front of me suddenly changed. The view that was originally closed in the city suddenly lit up. Longshu Mountain was displayed in front of me, a pool of green water flowed around the city, and the market lanes and flat-headed people were all under his feet.

However, it was not these that made Zhao Ze rush to the accident, but the woman sitting with a veil next to the wine table in the attic. A woman relies on the screen. Judging from her gorgeous clothes, she must be a rich man's daughter or a married woman. In other words, she is a wife.

Seeing Zhao Ze enter the house, Xiaolian obediently withdrew from the room and closed the door outside. The rest of the room was Zhao Ze and her master.

"Brother Zhao, please sit down. The slave family will not be polite to Lord Shi, please!"

Zhao Ze sat down on the round stool opposite with his fist, glanced at the veil of the woman opposite, and quietly looked at the figure inside. After a while, he asked softly, "Dare to ask, what do you call this... This girl"

The woman under the veil smiled when she heard Zhao Ze's words, and her voice was very charming, but then she stopped laughing and replied solemnly, "Let Brother Zhao laugh. The slave family forgot to introduce himself for a moment."

Next, the woman under the veil, her red lips opened gently, and there was a trace of sadness in her eyes and said, "My surname is Xu, and my real name is Tang Caier. I have been a parent for a long time. Now I live in Xu Mansion in the south of the city. There is nothing in the house, and the neighbors get along very well with each other. How can I do... Hey!"

Tang Caier sobbed a few times, and a tear fell on his skirt. Zhao Ze could see this scene clearly.

"Hmm..." Zhao Ze felt that it was really uncomfortable to cry as soon as he met. After a um, he interrupted Tang Caier, who was sad.

"Mrs. Tang" Zhao Ze moved the stool forward and said, "Please take the liberty to ask why madam is crying. Can you tell me in the next two!"

Tang Caier wiped the tears on her cheeks, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down.

"Brother Zhao, to tell you the truth, the slave family does have a big deal to ask for, but this matter is too big, and I don't know how to open my mouth," Tang Caier said.

"Don't care how big it is. As long as Zhao can do his best, you don't have to worry about it. If you have something to say, you can say it directly!" Zhao Ze stared at Tang Caier and said.

Tang Caier caught a glimpse of Zhao Ze looking at her through the veil. Her cheeks were hot. She secretly said that Zhao Ze was too unreasonable. How could she look at others like this? However, she did not allow her to say anything in her heart. She did not dare to let Zhao Ze feel her dissatisfaction. Tang Caier bit her lower lip and raised her eyes to look at Zhao Ze through the veil. .

"Then please forgive me for being rude to the slave family. The slave family has a beloved son named Xu Jin. A few days ago, I saw my little brother with a clever Hummer, so much that I thought about it day and night. Originally, Jin'er was locked up by the slave's family to study at home. Unexpectedly, the night before yesterday, after Jin'er sneaked out, she never came back. The slave's police station A family man looked for all the places that Jiner often went nearby but couldn't find it. When he was helpless, he was about to report to the official. The slave family received a letter. After reading the letter, the slave family almost fainted... Tang Caier stopped talking and calmed down her excitement. Then she took out a letter from the box beside her and put it in front of Zhao Ze.

Zhao Ze picked up the letter with a heavy ink smell, unfolded it and slowly looked at it. After a while, Zhao Ze frowned, put down the letter with a solemn look, and unconsciously tapped his finger on the table a few times.

The weather in May is cool, but the room where Zhao Ze and Tang Caier live together feels a little stuffy, so that people feel itchy and hot all over. This strange situation made the two sides silent for a long time. Tang Caier wanted to speak, but she didn't. She, a woman, really didn't know how to say so. Fortunately, Zhao Ze also knew that some things were taken the initiative of men. He calmed, folded his hands together and moved his eyes to Tang Caier's body, and asked unnaturally, "Madam. What do you think I should do?

"This..." Tang Caier was confused for a moment. This was how she said it well. Naturally, she thought that Zhao Ze, go and change my son quickly. When he comes back, you can be a meat ticket. But if you really say that, the person in front of her will probably slam the door and leave, then... Nine times out of ten, his son's life, no, is bound to die.

At the thought that Jin'er's heart was immediately caught by the poisonous Tang Caier, the pain made her cry. Her whole body suddenly became soft, and her body slipped to the ground weakly. Because of the clothes he was wearing, Zhao Ze thought that he was kneeling down for himself. For a moment, he felt sorry for a moment and quickly got up. Before, Tang Caier was helped up.

With this hand, a hand, and a blind date, Zhao Ze only felt that Tang Caier's arm was slender, lubricated, soft and boneless, and slipped in his hand.

When Tang Caier was losing her mind and crying, she didn't expect that Zhao Ze would help her so boldly. What's more, in her opinion, it was impossible for others to help her, but on the contrary, Zhao Ze not only helped her, but also put his arms around her waist. This situation would not have happened. If it was strange, he had to blame himself. When Zhao Ze helped her, Tang Caier's heart tightened and slipped her body back.

The beauty was about to fall down, and Zhao Ze was so close to her, just in the blink of an eye. Zhao Ze somehow stretched out his hand in the direction of Tang Caier's fall, and held half of Tang Caier in his arms. Zhao Ze was really dizzy.

Tang Caier was in a hurry for a moment. One hand pulled off the veil covering her face, and the other hand hooked Zhao Ze's neck.

The two looked at each other, close at hand, and even felt each other's breathing. An ambiguous atmosphere was spreading rapidly. Whether it was heartbeat, heartbeat, or blood was boiling, it was unclear. Zhao Ze just hugged him like this and enjoyed the first close contact of a woman in his life, and Tang Cai Her mind suddenly went blank. While quietly enjoying a hug that had not been seen for a long time, she looked at each other and imagined that Zhao Ze was her husband who only returned home once a year, and her husband who didn't know how many women there were outside.

The second child downstairs ran up and down as usual, working hard and doing his part. He never asked how many guests came to the table and how many guests were sent away. The only thing Xiao Er knew was that those guests who went out had paid the money. Yes, they paid the money and the money was cleared. No one owed anyone. This means that there is no free banquet in the world.

However, the upstairs is indeed another style. Zhao Ze silently enjoys another delicious meal that does not pay. Although he does not need to pay, there is also a price, and the price is that he has to live.