Wu Song

Xia people often call people they interact with by their first names.Only those who are more formal like Xiahou and Cangfeng will add a title after their name.Even Shen Gongbao would add the word 'Mr.' after his name when he asked for real Wu Guang.But on weekdays, most people still call their names directly, especially when the two parties have no friendship.Therefore, seeing that Shang Tang led the people in, Xia Hou greeted him directly: "Shang Tang, what a coincidence, I can meet you here too."

Shang Tang was stunned for a moment, seeing Xiahou saluting to him, he quickly returned the salute, a smile appeared on his always magnanimous and kind face: "It turned out to be Chihu Tyrannosaurus. No, now Chihujun is waiting. Yesterday, I heard from the king that you alone defeated 850 strong men from the sea, so you are specially named Bronze Tiger Army Marquis. It is rare to be able to pass the position of Li Junhou and go straight to Tiger Marquis, Chihu Military Marquis." Said After finishing, Shang Tang extended his hand towards Xiahou enthusiastically.

Xiahou understood that among the herdsmen or forest tribes in the south, this was an act of showing his kindness.He spread his hands generously, proving that he didn't have a weapon in his hand, and he didn't make any small moves like pinching seal formulas behind his back.So, he also opened his hands, went up to meet him, and shook hands with Shang Tang tightly.

Shang Tang's hands are soft, generous, and hot, like a diamond that has been tempered for hundreds of years, with incomparable toughness inside.On the other hand, Xiahou's hands are hard, smooth, with protruding muscles and bones, just like the bumps on the mountain that have been blown by countless wind and rain.The palm prints on the hands of both of them were deep and long as if carved out by a knife, and they both contained infinite vitality in them.

Shang Tang laughed, withdrew his hand and smiled towards the accompanying guards behind him: "Come on, you also get to know the heroes of Anyi. Marquis Chi Hu, this is Yi Yin, who is my wife's dowry slave. Now Do things by my side. He is inseparable from all chores, big and small, and he is the most handy."

Xia Hou was taken aback, Yi Yin?Another indescribable character.It can be seen that Shang Tang really loves him to the extreme, otherwise Shang Tang would not introduce a slave who is close to him to this outsider whom he has just met and has no friendship or connection.Yi Yin, is this the Yi Yin who helped Shang Tang destroy Xia?

Yi Yin is a very clean and transparent person.He is not tall, a little shorter than ordinary people. He has a very ordinary build and doesn't seem to have much strength. After all, he was born as a slave.After tidying up his whole body, Xiahou noticed that his nails were trimmed very neatly, obviously this is a very strict person with his own rules.However, Yi Yin's big eyes looked bigger than ordinary people, and his big eyes protruded a bit, which added a lot of aura out of thin air to him.

Standing behind the tall Shang Tang, Yi Yin is like a transparent crystal, anyone can see through this person at a glance.Isn't it just a slave in charge of chores beside Shang Tang?Oh, most Shang Tang appreciated him and removed his status as a slave, but he was still a servant after all.Only Xiahou was secretly telling himself that if he thought the same way, then he would really underestimate this formidable person who seemed to be an ordinary person without any danger at all.

However, due to his current status, Xia Hou couldn't possibly say that he would rush to hold Yi Yin, a celebrity in history, and cry bitterly for his autograph, right?It is estimated that if Xiahou did this, and yelled, "You are the hero who destroyed Xia!" I am afraid that Shang Tang was the first to do it, and directly chopped Xiahou into meat sauce.

So, Xia Hou was neither salty nor bland, not particularly affectionate but not too cold, just like two ordinary people, he greeted Yi Yin.There was a smile on Yi Yin's face, but he gave a deep salute to Xiahou, and his big eyes looked down from top to bottom, and he looked at Xiahou carefully.Xia Hou only felt the hairs on his body stand on end. This Yi Yin's vision is so sharp, it is even sharper than the laser scanners he has encountered before.

Suppressing the thousands of thoughts in his heart, Xia Hou asked Shang Tang: "Shang Tang, why do you hire so many Wuwu?"

Shang Tang pointed at Yi Yin and said with a smile, "This is Yi Yin's idea. Our Shang clan can't resist the Dongyi people's invasion year after year. Instead of being harassed by them all the time, it's better to spend every year on them. Take out the money, food and livestock, and hire a large number of Wuwu and sorcerers to fight against them. Although our Shang clan is weak, our production is rich, enough to form a large army to teach those Dongyi people a good lesson, and maybe destroy them. A tribe can also benefit a lot. What does the military commander think?"

Xia Hou quickly glanced at Yi Yin who was standing there like a virgin without any dangerous aura, and he was speechless in his heart.Hiring mercenaries to fight against the Dongyi people, but retaining the vitality of your own tribe, what is it to spend a little money and food?However, the Shang family shouldn't have objections now, right?According to Xiahou's current understanding of Daxia, it is impossible for any of the vassal states to pose any threat to Daxia's rule.Great Xia Central Plains Kyushu, spanning a huge territory of hundreds of thousands of miles, the population is an astronomical figure, the powerful Wudian is extremely loyal to the Great Xia royal family, most of the leaders of the Wudian are members of the royal family, who can threaten What about the rule of Daxia?

Hmm, maybe I was worrying too much, Yi Yin's actions should be purely to deal with the harassment of the Dongyi people, right?It's just that the strange feeling in Xiahou's heart is still lingering.

At that moment, Xiahou smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Yiyin's idea is very good. It's much better to exchange a lot of money and goods for an army to deal with the Dongyi people than to be beaten passively. However, if we all hire high-level witches Wu, sorcerer, is this cost too much?"

Shang Tang laughed: "No matter how expensive it is, it is better than being robbed by the Dongyi people. Besides, if we can wipe out a few small tribes of the Dongyi people, I am afraid that there will be more money and goods to be robbed. Well, what is the military officer doing here? Do you want to hire people too?"

Shang Tang glanced at the skinny old man standing aside with a smile on his face, and smiled at Xia Hou: "Could it be that the military marshal wants to hire someone to join Da Xia's army?"

Xia Hou understood that Shang Tang's last sentence was purely a joke. Da Xia is not so poor that his generals and officers should recruit their own soldiers, right?He shook his head and said frankly: "I hired someone to be a guard. This is Mr. Cang Feng, an overseas Qi refiner. They set up a dojo in Anyi, and they always need guards to handle some things."

Cang Feng slightly nodded towards Shang Tang.Shang Tang smiled at Cang Feng, and said in surprise: "A Qi refiner? Opening a dojo? It's interesting." He asked with great interest: "It is said that the so-called Dao of a Qi refiner is to absorb wind and drink dew. Can you practice witchcraft?"

Xiahou was stunned, the Wu Clan used the ubiquitous Yuanli in the heaven and earth, and the Qi Refiners used the Yuanli in the heaven and earth to a very high level.The two methods are different, but similar in essence. How could Shang Tang ask such a ridiculous question?Inhale the wind and drink the dew?What are you as a Qi refiner?Ticicada?

However, it can also be seen that the high-level Wu clan's understanding of Qi refiners is really at a very primitive stage.The princes of the Shang family are just hearsay, let alone others?

Cang Feng was almost choked to death by Shang Tang's question, sucking wind and drinking dew?In the minds of great witches, is this the way of Qi refiners' cultivation?Shaking his head with a wry smile, Cang Feng just said vaguely: "It's not possible to absorb the wind and drink the dew. What we cultivate is naturally not witchcraft. What we pursue is the supreme way of the unity of man and nature."

Shang Tang was an unusually calm person. When he heard Cang Feng's words, he shook his head again and again: "Heaven and man are one? This is too general. Instead, we pursue our own tyranny, which is the most fundamental truth." He looked at Looking at Cang Feng, he was really not interested in communicating with a Qi refiner. Shang Tang could only smile apologetically, and said to Xiahou: "Since this is the case, how many people do you need to hire? , I am afraid that the remaining wuwu in this employment will be taken over by me."

The black man also looked at Xiahou without blinking his eyes, and shouted loudly: "Yes, yes, you are right. How many people do you want? I have several brothers who came out of the forest with me, how about You can hire them together."

Xia Hou smiled slightly at Shang Tang, turned his head to look at the skinny old man and said: "Since Shang Tang needs many people, and spirits are not suitable for serving in the army. Then, if you choose a hundred spirits for me, they can't compare with this black man." The big ones are too weak, how about adding ten people, a total of 110 people?"

The thin lips of the skinny old man trembled for a while, and he immediately said: "110 Wuwu? Well, let's say hello, and we can recruit thousands of people for you today. However, since you don't want so many, but this Shangtang My lord wants it. Uh, we charge five copper bears for introducing spirits and monsters, and ten copper bears for Wuwu and sorcerers, a total of [-] copper bears. If you want to sign a contract, every Zhang Qiyue will also charge the cost of a copper bear coin."

The old man pointed at the gate again, and said with a strange smile: "This gate is cheaper, you can give ten coins."

Xiahou stared sharply, and shouted, "How can you charge such a high price for just two stones?"

The old man stood on tiptoe without showing any weakness, and made eye contact with Xia Houlai: "This stone gate has been in our employment for more than a hundred years, and you broke it today. Qian, don’t you want to take care of our mood? This door was cleaned every day when I was young, but you broke it today! Ten money, or our superiors will judge it.”

Shang Tang just laughed loudly at the side, looking at the Shimen that was smashed by Cang Feng's palm and shook his head again and again.

Xiahou and Cangfeng blushed for a while.Cang Feng knew that he had done something wrong, but Xia Hou never bargained for the price. Although he knew that the two stone gates could be installed by hiring someone for at most one money, he still couldn't argue with the skinny old man and could only live with him. Got a knife.

Annoyed, he took out a lot of money from his wallet and threw it to the old man. Xia Hou shouted angrily: "One hundred spirits that are strong enough, I will give each spirit ten copper bear coins every month. It doesn’t matter if you have enough food and drink, you can also ask for a girl. Ten Wu Wu or sorcerers will be priced according to their witch power.”

The skinny old man squinted his eyes and smiled: "Okay, just wait. Ten wizards and sorcerers need a little time, and a hundred spirits are in the employment office now. These spirits are so poor that they don't even have a pair of trousers. Those who can eat and drink here with us will live in the employment office. You will have to settle all their expenses for eating and drinking here later. I don’t need to talk about this rule, do you?”

Xia Hou nodded, but the big black man jumped up excitedly, and ran to the corridor on the side of the hall like the wind, "bang bang bang bang" trampled on a group of big guys who were sleeping in the open air in the corridor, while chaotically Stepping on and kicking, the big black man shouted: "Get up, get up, brothers, get up. Finally, someone has hired us. We don't have to drink cold water and eat millet cakes every day. We can also have a lot of wine and meat."

Soon, a hundred ghosts with thick arms and thick thighs, although occasionally some of them still retained some remnants of beasts, had already transformed into human figures and stood behind Xiahou enthusiastically.They folded their hands across their chests, and put on a loyal look, but there was a long stream of saliva hanging from the corners of their mouths.

Bai lay on the ground, glanced disdainfully at the hungry monsters rising in his belly, clicked his mouth, and actually let out a few "humming" sneers from his nostrils.

Shang Tang took a few steps forward, smiled at the old man and said, "Please ask the old man to pick ten more capable people for the military officer, and then we can start talking about the deal between us. I don't know if your employer How many people can we gather within 20 days? If the price is reasonable, our merchant family will take them all. Well, can you give us a discount for the cost of introduction? After all, we need so many people at once.”

The skinny old man laughed a few times, nodded heavily, and waved his hand vigorously: "Lord Shang Tang, don't worry, 20 days is enough for us to gather [-] witches who can fight and fight desperately. It's just that we need them Go fight against the Dongyi people. You have to negotiate with them yourself. Well, come on, didn’t there just happened to be ten witches who registered yesterday and said they were looking for work? Go to the guest room in the backyard and call them out. Hey , Marquis Chi Hu, over here, I will help you sign the contract."

The skinny old man led a large group of people including Xia Hou and Shang Tang to the room dedicated to signing the contract, where more than a dozen employees from the employer started working.The old man chattered and said with a smile: "Mr. Chihu is a fine person at first glance. This ghost is really hard to control. He often makes troubles when he is drunk. But they don't have to worry about it. If something happens, go to the wild Just dig a hole and bury it, there are no orphans and widows coming to complain for money, it's the most worry-free."

Xia Hou, Shang Tang, Yi Yin, and Cang Feng were sweating coldly at the same time. This old guy really has vicious intentions.However, it is true.This ghost has no father, no mother, and no relatives. If he really dies, he can just dig a hole and bury him. The pension will save a lot of money.If it weren't for the fact that they ate too much, drank too much, and had really bad tempers, all employers would rather use them than witches who demanded high prices and were difficult to deal with.

After busying for a while, he finally completed all the formalities, and was brutally slaughtered by the employee. Even those millet cakes that were eaten by ghosts were sold for more than ten times the market price, and Xiahou finally succeeded in carrying them. With an empty purse, he said goodbye to Shang Tang, and angrily left the door of the employment office.

Cang Feng, who has no feeling for money, shouted angrily there: "Can a bowl of clear water be sold for a small penny? This, this is simply a black, black, black shop!" Perhaps, Cang Feng is a history The first person to use the term "black shop" on the Internet.

Xiahou was also full of anger. Could it be that he is simple and honest, so he will be ruthlessly slaughtered by profiteers?What's the point?But it seems that what they say makes sense. The people you hired ate, drank, and slept in their employers. Although they ate the worst millet cakes, drank clean water, and slept in the halls, corridors, and yards. Slate, but after all, you must pay for accommodation and food, right?But, the price is just too high.

"God bless Comrade Shang Tang! Will he hire tens of thousands of people at one time?" Xia Hou shuddered all over, he really didn't know how much money Shang Tang would be slaughtered.

If there is anger in your heart, you must vent it.As Xiahou walked, he kept turning his head and taught the hundred ghosts, eight Wuwu, and two sorcerers: "I hired you just to beat people. You are divided into three shifts to guard the front door every day, and the other dojos come to the door." Those who cause trouble, beat me; those who make trouble, beat them severely; those who insult people, beat them to death; those who dare to set fire, I beat them so that they can only lie in bed for the rest of their lives."

The black bear spirit's eyes lit up, and he roared: "Don't worry, our brother promises to beat him until he won't recognize him." As soon as his tone changed, the black bear spirit's eyeballs began to gurgle. : "However, boss, look, now we have been signed by you for several years of long-term contracts, do you want to find some clothes for us to wear first? Also, we don't have weapons, do you want to make them for us first? A little weapon? Also, those witches in the employment office often say that a man who has no money is not a man with a bird, right?