Embroidered color and fragrance

Chapter 148 Brother and Sister
I stopped being a bandit, so the bandit leader became a local secretary.

A hundred households are a mile, and five miles are a township. Today's Liujiazhuang has expanded from a bandit den with thousands of people before it was recruited into a large village. There are nearly [-] households in Zhuangzi that are registered in the Zhending Mansion.

Based on an average of four people per household, there are at least 400 people in Liujiazhuang.

At this moment, Xiang Shu Yan Chong was sitting in the main room of his family. He was forty-five years old, of medium height, a bit fat but not clumsy, with a Guozi face with big earlobes.

His house was built in the middle of the village, with a pond in front of the door, and mountains behind the house. The six houses stretched across a large yard. Behind the yard was a vegetable garden, and beside the vegetable garden was a pigsty and chicken pen.

It was already late at night, and the crowing of the rooster kept crowing, bringing a trace of fireworks into the strange atmosphere of the main room.

Yan Chong looked at the thin young man in front of him, with an ordinary appearance that couldn't be more ordinary, and was hard to notice even if he was thrown in the crowd. If there is anything memorable or noticeable about this person, it should be him. With a clean and moist temperament, even with an ordinary appearance, it makes people feel bright and comfortable!
This is Yan Chong's feeling. At first glance, the person in front of him looks like a scholar, with a gentle breath, no offensive power, and it is difficult for people to guard against.

But this is a feeling. Having been a bandit for more than ten years, he doesn't think that a man who is playing a flute in the middle of the night and begging for water with government silver ingots has no offensive power. It's not something an ordinary scholar can avoid.

The silver ingot was placed on the table of the Eight Immortals for dinner in the main room. It was very eye-catching in the dim light, and the eyes of a dozen people standing around fell on it from time to time.

It's not that I haven't seen money, but I haven't seen someone so bold that they actually used the money from the government.

Even if they were back then, they had to be minced to use.

"The water is here, drink it." Yan Chong pointed to a bowl of cold water on the table.

The man nodded and said, "Thank you." He picked up the bowl and drank a bowl of water slowly, calmly, as if he was really just a passerby who came to drink a bowl of water.

"Who are you?" It was Zhen Quan who spoke, and he was the one who stopped him just now, "Why did you come to Liujiazhuang in the middle of the night?"

The man smiled, arched his hands with everyone, and said: "Under Susan, a person from Pingjiang Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River, went to Beijing to visit his sister, and happened to pass by Zhending, so he planned to stay for a few days." He said: "These days, every night I could hear the sound of cannons, and I was curious, so I left the city in the evening, wanting to see the magic of the cannons, but when I came, everyone was going out, so I stayed at the entrance of the village for a few hours. Then came to the door."

What he said was true, but the faces of those who heard him suddenly changed drastically. Zhen Quan drew his knife with a bang, and then there was the sound of clanging weapons all around.

The man still did not change his expression, stretched out his hand calmly, and pushed Zhen Quan's knife away, and then under the eyes of everyone, he sat down on the bench in front of the table in his robes, smiled, and said: "Master Zhen, why should you be angry? Let's talk about it."

"You actually know my name." Zhen Quan's knife came across again, forcing him in front of the man, "Who the hell are you and why do you know my name!"

The man smiled bluntly, his teeth were particularly white, and the smile did not match his ordinary appearance, "My next Su San, this is the third time Hall Master Zhen has asked."

"You fucking don't play tricks with me." Zhen Quan said, the knife swept across, the blade cut off a strand of the man's hair, and fell, before the hair fell to the ground, the man avoided the knife with his back, his figure was as large as Turning at a strange angle, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhen Quan's wrist, twisting it, the bones made a thud, and the knife fell to the ground...

With a bang, the knife hit the floor tiles with a muffled sound, Zhen Quan's hands were twisted backwards, and his face was pressed against the table.

As for the man, he never left the stool from the beginning to the end, sitting like a mountain.

"Don't get angry." The man said: "Speak up if you have something to say!"

Zhen Quan's screams just came out. After four years of comfort, the pain of bone dislocation is no longer as tolerable as before. His screams made his brothers furious. Apart from Zhen Quan and Yan Chong, there were thirteen other people in the room. .

Someone kicked the table away, and the knife came over.

The man was not in a hurry, he held Zhen Quan in front of his chest, and smiled, "What a shield!"

The close-up knife stopped abruptly, and the crowd became more and more annoyed, attacking back and forth, the man didn't hold onto Zhen Quan all the time, the next moment he threw him on the ground, stepped on his back, and Yu Xiao caught a long spear.

The gun was blocked, lifted and sent, the main bullet of the gun walked and retreated, and then the knife entered on the left side, and the mace swept from the right, hitting his ribs directly, and the hem of his clothes was blown by the wind.

The man jumped up, spun in mid-air, raised his foot and pressed down, his left foot was the sword master, his right leg softened under the pressure, he knelt down with a bang, his right leg was a mace, he kicked the hand he was holding, the stick was so powerful that he let go, It was nailed to the wall with a bang, and the dust from the shaking roof fell down, like fog on a stage, with an unreal fairy air.

The man spins and kicks the person down, hooks his feet, the Eight Immortals table moves closer, lifts it up, the table flips, three bangs are heard, three darts are blocked from the outside, the man chuckles, stretches out his long arms, and grabs a skinny young man nearby.

This grabbing didn't grab the skirt or the arm, but the hair. The young man screamed in pain, "Is your mother a woman? You grab your hair when you fight."

"Sorry, I didn't pay attention, I will definitely change it to another place next time." The man said seriously, grabbed his hair and pressed it, turned his palm into a knife, and slashed on the back of the young man's neck. The young man rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

Again, the three came up from behind, the man turned the table over again, without turning around, the table flew over his head, the three people behind him turned over to avoid it unexpectedly, at this moment, Yan Chong who had been sitting still Jumping up suddenly, kicking with one foot, the Eight Immortals table was torn apart.

They are all murderers. If I don’t kill you, I will be killed by you, so every move is fatal, but the man is obviously not. His moves are both murderous and fancy. Hence less lethality.

Obviously, the man didn't really want to kill anyone, he just seemed to have no choice but to accept the move, so when he saw Yan Chong approaching, he smiled helplessly, picked up the long knife that fell on the ground, held it, and put away the jade flute, showing a murderous look. Two points were exposed.

Who to fight with, how much force to use, and to what extent, obviously the man has considered it.

Yan Chong's martial arts is obviously better than everyone else's. You come and I go out of the main room, and the outside of the room is even more empty. You can only hear the clang of weapons, and the sparks fly up like fireworks, and then disappear. There is already a knife.

"There are only sixteen rounds, Mr. Su is good at martial arts." Yan Chong said.

"To be able to take sixteen rounds, Lord Yan is not bad!" said the man.

Yan Chong was not embarrassed, Wen Wu was the first, Wu Wu was the second, if you lose, you lose your life. He looked at the man and asked, "Why did Mr. Su come to Liujiazhuang?"

"It's just asking for water." The man put away the knife and threw it with his backhand. The knife entered the wall and made a clang. "If you insist on fighting, I will be beaten to death if I don't move."

Yan Chong rolled his eyes, why did he feel that this person looked comfortable just now?The arrogance and arrogance inside and outside of the words in these words makes people itch their teeth with hatred. What is it to look at the cannon out of curiosity, and what is it to happen to see them go out to do errands and wait until they come back before entering Zhuangzi to ask for water.

What he said was clearly telling them that I knew you would do bad things today, so I squatted at the gate of the stockade to watch you go out, tried to rob the granary but failed, set two fires in a rage, and ran back in despair, I came back again and came here to make fun of you.

Yan Chong let out a snort from his nose, and said, "We are all rough people, if you have something to say, Third Young Master Su, just say it."

"Speak clearly." The man glanced around, and the dozen or so people standing at the door unconsciously took a step back. This person was a couple of a dozen, and they were scared of being beaten. "Go in and say, it's windy outside."

What kind of person is this?Yan Chong rolled his eyes again, and followed the man in. Everyone threw out the broken tables and chairs, replaced them with new ones, and sat down. The man looked at Yan Chong and said straight to the point: "You want to grab food, why? Rob?"

"I have no food." Zhen Quan said angrily, "Is there even a need to talk about it? This bullshit imperial court collects [-] hu grains from us per acre of land. We even ate the seeds we planted in spring. Now everyone in the village is dying." Food is about to run out, and if we don't do anything, we will starve to death."

"So you started firing cannons years ago. Is this because you have nowhere to fire?" the man said.

Yan Chong nodded, "Let the world know that our Liujiazhuang is not really just a Zhuangzi. If we want to attack the city, we must be sure that we can take it in one day."

The cowhide was blowing too much, and the man poked it mercilessly, "If you are so capable, why didn't you grab the food and pretend to be a refugee in a sneaky way?"

"That means we only went to fifteen people." Zhen Quan said, "If they all went, what would happen to them, and we would grab back any food."

The man nodded seriously, "With so many people going out, I'm not the only one who came tonight."

Yan Chong's face changed slightly, because what the man said was true, if there were too many people, it would be easy to be exposed, and the government would definitely find out that he took people to rob the granary, so it was only logical that the officers and soldiers came to encircle and suppress.

"Are you from the government?" Yan Chong asked warily.

The man waved his hand, raised his eyebrows, and said, "The government can't afford me."

Yan Chong rolled his eyes again, thinking that this person could really brag, he said: "Then what are you doing here with me, you're not just free, you can fight with us."

"If you want to hit me, I will accompany you. I haven't done it for a long time, and my hands are itchy." The man rubbed his wrists, and glanced at Zhen Quan's dislocated wrist. It's not easy for me to win."

Damn, what is not easy, it is impossible at all.Finally, Yan Chong couldn't hold back, spat, and said, "Then what do you want?"

"Let me help you." The man was sitting, his eyes were extremely bright, and Yan Chong found another place that did not match his ordinary appearance, and that was his eyes.

How could this pair of dark eyes grow on this face.

"Help?" Yan Chong asked: "We are short of food right now. You are a wealthy squire, and you plan to give us money and food?"

The man also pointed to the silver ingot that fell to the ground during a fight and was picked up and placed on the table of the Eight Immortals, "I touched it in the dark, that's all, there's nothing more."

It's not fishing, you're fucking money, Zhen Quan said, "Are you a gangster?"

"The topic is wrong." The man was very upset, and instead of looking at Zhen Quan, he said to Yan Chong: "It's easy to ask for food. If you listen to me, I'm sure the four granaries are yours. Not only is it true, but Taiyuan can do it too." Evacuated."

It blew up again, and Yan Chong said: "Today we were terrified, and if we want to do it tomorrow, we will rob it with real swords and guns. You don't need to help us. No one is better at robbing than us."

"Scrambling also requires methods." The man said: "The grain storage in the north city is 630 two shi, the grain storage in the south city is [-] shi, and the two places in the northwest are [-] shi. If you rob it, can you take it away?"

"What do you mean, you actually found out everything?" Zhen Quan asked.

The man nodded, "Since we are going to do it, we must investigate clearly." Then, he took out a map, and everyone saw that he had marked all the routes around the four granaries. Dumbfounded, Yan Chong felt a chill running down his back, and asked, "Did you know that we would rob food?"

"I said, since we're going to do it, we have to check it out!" The man glanced at Yan Chong, nodded his head, "Come here, I'll tell you what to do tomorrow night."

Yan Chong held down the map, looked at the man, "Who are you, and why are you helping us?"

"A chivalrous man is a man of righteousness, he enjoys helping others," said the man.

Yan Chong felt that he was going to be pissed off by this person, so he said angrily, "I really don't know, there are still people willing to help others in this world. Don't play tricks with us, we are not three-year-old children, let you fool us."

"When you get the food, you will know." The man said: "You don't have me this time, the real food is only for you to see, but if I make a move, you can get all the food in Taiyuan. When you get the food, you will know me..."

He looked around while talking, Yan Chong was actually a little nervous, expecting what purpose he would say next.

"I really like to help others." The man said.

With a loud bang, Yan Chong almost gritted his teeth, and nodded his head like a piling, not wanting to speak.

"Do you have a room?" The man stood up and yawned, "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep, you guys discuss it carefully, come to me when you've made up your mind."

Yan Chong and his group looked at each other, and after a while, he said, "The room next door is empty, you can do what you want."

The man nodded, turned around with his hands behind his back and went out, then opened the next room, and there was no sound after a while.

"I really fell asleep." A brother leaned against the door and listened for a while, "Fourth brother, is this person reliable? Why do I feel that I can't see through this person? He's just talking about it."

Yan Chong waved his hand and said: "He is confident. Because what he said is right. Tonight we will scare the snake. If we want food, there is no way but to go to battle with a sharp knife."

"Then trust him?" Zhen Quan said, "This man's origin is unknown, what if the government comes to fish?"

Yan Chong walked back and forth a few times with his hands behind his back, stopped and looked at the crowd, and his eyes swept away to reveal his desperate family decision, "We have no way to go, if we don't give it a go, we will stay here to farm again, all the people in the village will die." They're all going to starve to death. Believe in the fucking government, it's better to be a bandit, at least you can eat enough."

In the past, they were not hungry during the war, but now it is peaceful, and there is famine everywhere.

"This man has high martial arts skills and great courage." Another brother said: "Since there is no way to go outside the door, then follow him."

Everyone nodded and looked at Yan Chong, Yan Chong said: "Everyone go to sleep, let's see what he has to say tomorrow."

Everyone nodded, but they didn't dare to go home, they leaned against, sat, and dozed off in this main room, to prevent the man next door, they couldn't see through this man, they couldn't beat him, they had to be on guard.

At dawn, the man got up, fetched water to wash his face, and entered the main room. He was wearing a half-worn navy blue gown, his complexion was a little yellow, and his appearance did not bring any surprises because it was daytime, but the nobility around him could be seen more clearly , he stood in the main room for quite a while, the people inside were still sleeping, he got impatient and coughed.

Yan Chong and the others woke up in a jerk, only to realize that they, who were always vigilant, were unaware of this person's movements.

Last night, he probably only made half of his skills.

"How's the discussion going?" The man said: "Let's talk first, we'll have breakfast after we finish talking, and I'll go see my sister after finishing the business. She has a bad temper, and she will definitely lose her temper with me if she is in a hurry."

Afraid that his sister would lose his temper, Yan Chong drank a few sips of tea and felt that he had nothing to say, so he sat down opposite the man and said, "Sir Su, please tell me."

"There were originally 30 guards in the west of the city, divided into three squads of ten men each. The same is true in the north of the city. The south of the city has more food, 48 guards, divided into three squads, and 40 guards in the east of the city." The man did not beat around the bush, he looked around with a smile Four weeks, "However, starting tonight, they will send more people. At least one guard has 80 people. No more, because there are only 670 guards in Zhending Mansion, and it is indispensable, because the new officials have not arrived. The old officials have left , they dare not have an accident."

"You checked it so clearly?" Zhen Quan held his wrist, which was swollen and shiny. The man looked at his wrist and said, "You should rest well tonight, it will slow you down if you go."

Zhen Quan was furious and said, "What do you mean!"

"Let's talk about business." The man said, "You can't fight, but you can use other methods."

Zhen Quanqi's hand hurt even more.

The day passed quickly, the man was like a visitor from other places, he walked around here, looked around, and slept in the afternoon, and when it was dark and had dinner, everyone gathered in Yan Chong's main room to talk. When the sound sounded, everyone immediately took the guys out of Zhuangzi in the dark night.

Yan Chong found that when the man was not speaking, his face was calm, and his eyes were like black pools, making it difficult to see any emotions. He looked at this man from time to time, and his heart became more and more puzzled.

A group of people went around the city wall to the south.

Su Wanru, Duan Zhen and Liu Changwen hid in the opposite woods and watched. They didn't follow up until the group had gone far away. Duan Zhen said, "What does the Second Highness want to do?"

"It should be going to the granary." Su Wanru looked in the direction where the group of people disappeared, "Let's go and have a look."

Duan Zhen couldn't figure it out, "Could it be that we want to rob food and help the refugees?" Anyway, it can't be to help the bandits in Liujiazhuang.

"Let's help the bandits." Su Wanru said with a smile.

Duan Zhen was stunned, with a dazed look on his face.

The three of them followed to Nancheng, but they didn't dare to get too close. They saw Su Ji and a dozen people squatting at the foot of a dirt slope, rustling and not knowing what to do. After a while, the group walked away He walked out and walked towards the granary swaggeringly.

"Just... just go like this?" Duan Zhen asked in confusion.

Su Wanru stared at that side, but couldn't see clearly, she shook her head and said, "I can't guess what's going on with Second Brother either."

From afar, I saw Su Ji leading a group of people into the camp. He didn't know what he said, but it didn't arouse suspicion. Then a few people sneaked into the camp...

One night, three people followed them, four granaries, not enough time, they only went to two, and returned to the village at dawn.

It was quiet all around.

"They just came out like this. Aren't they going to grab the granary?" Duan Zhen squatted at the bottom of the slope eating steamed buns. Su Wanru smiled and said, "No hurry, there will be news today. Let's go to the city first. If everything goes well, the second brother will come tomorrow morning Will be back."

Knowing that Su Ji was here and not in danger, she was relieved. As for what he was doing, she would naturally know when she saw him.

Su Wanru went back to the inn to sleep until the afternoon, washed up and had lunch, Duan Zhen had already returned, the three of them closed the door, and he whispered: "The food in the southeast two places is gone."

"Why not?" Su Wanru asked in amazement, "Didn't you find it? There was no hole dug on the ground, no bullock cart. How did they lose so much food?"

Duan Zhen shook his head, "There are no bullock carts, and no pits have been dug. In short, the grain on the southeast side has disappeared out of thin air. The prefect went to check today, and the granary is empty. There is nothing there."

"How did the second brother do it?" Su Wanru thought about it, if it was her, she might dig a hole or steal it, but if it was the second brother, he should be a little smarter than her.

She said happily: "Go to the second brother's room and leave a note, we will wait in the inn."

Duan Zhen should be.The three of them stayed in the room for half a day. After dinner at night, Su Wanru washed up and went to bed. When she heard the quarter-clock drum outside, she got up, washed up and sat in front of the window in a daze.

In the first month of the lunar year, the dawn was very slow, Su Wanru quietly watched the sky turn white and bright little by little, and when the sun was about to rise, the door rang, her heart skipped a beat, she turned around and shouted: "Who?"

"Little sister." Someone stood at the door, "Open the door, the steamed stuffed buns just out of the cage, eat them while they are hot."

Su Wanru burst into tears in an instant, she almost ran to open the door, and saw a strange looking man standing at the door, smiling at her, she chuckled and said: "Although she is thinner, but she is fine Ugly."

"Still so naughty." Su Ji knocked on Su Wanru's head, shaking the bun in his hand, "I bought it at Dongchengmen, and I stepped on it beforehand. You must like the stuffed pickled cabbage."

Holding the hot bun, Su Wanru watched Su Ji come in, watched him close the door, watched him smile at her, reached out and patted her head.

"Second brother!" Su Wanru put her head in Su Ji's arms, muttering, "I miss you so much." She couldn't help crying.

Su Ji hummed, hugged her and patted her lightly, and said, "Second Brother misses you too."

It seemed as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances and pains. The tears were not under Su Wanru's control. She cried and choked up, "The family is gone...the mother and the queen...and the father, the elder brother, and the elder brother... There are mothers, uncles and aunts, and many, many people, all of them are gone."

"Second brother, I regret it so much. I should have been smarter and worked harder." Those few days were like hell on earth. She dared not forget, and never dared to think about it. Su Ji stroked her back and said with a low voice. Said: "Uncle and aunt are not dead, don't blame yourself."

The crying stopped suddenly, Su Wanru looked up at Su Ji in disbelief, "What do you mean?"

"They are not dead. I have already seen them outside Xuzhou City." Su Ji said, a little embarrassed, "Uncle said that the person who let them go was Shen Zhan. But when he arrived at that time, it was already a bit late That’s why I saved my uncle’s family secretly. As for the members of the clan, it’s not even the nine clans. Most of the people killed at the time were death row prisoners. Later, I secretly found out that the prefect of Xuzhou at that time belonged to Shen Zhan!”

"You still remember Jiao Kui?" Su Ji said.

Su Wanru nodded, of course she remembered that when Jiao Kui and his party fled to Yingtian, Shen Zhan took her to watch the murder in the middle of the night.

Later, Shen Zhan went to Xuzhou on purpose. She didn't know what he was going to do, and he didn't tell her.

It turned out to be for her uncle.

"The rest of Xu's family were all housed in Jiao Kui's former cottage. The household registration registered by the court is the bandit Zhao'an. But instead of being surnamed Lin, they were changed to Xu." Su Ji pulled Su Wanru to sit down, and took a nap. The son wiped her tears, "Stop crying, look at your red eyes and nose."

"How did this happen, I don't know at all. Shen Zhan didn't tell me." Su Wanru pouted and frowned, "What else is he hiding from me?" It turns out that she and I are not the only ones in this world. Second brother, she still has family.

Su Ji said: "When you see him, ask him carefully." He also said: "This kid looks honest, but he is actually very cunning. He must be hiding many things from you."

These words are not derogatory, but just a very pertinent comment, Su Wanru chuckled, and said: "Second Brother also starts to think that he is very good, right?"

"One thing is one thing. I am willing to repay his kindness with my life. But..." Su Ji pinched Su Wanru's face, "If he wants to repay the favor and ask me to marry my sister to him, I don't even want to marry him." think."

Su Wanru pulled his sleeves, wiped her nose and tears, and said, "Second brother, why do you still have prejudice against him? He is really nice, don't be like this."

"It's still the same. Whenever I cry, I wipe my tears with my sleeve." Su Ji knocked on Su Wanru's head, with a straight face, said: "You are still young, what do you think about the relationship between a man and a woman. Mother said, women can't get married early, and then they will marry each other." Wait a few years."

This is a roundabout way of refusing to talk about Shen Zhan. Su Wanru knew that Su Ji's impression of Shen Zhan would definitely not be good. One day, Qing let him discover that he was not only calm, but also crazy and cunning, and he actually had a crush on his sister who he regarded as a treasure.

Su Ji said these words because he doted on her too much. He didn't want her to be deceived and fall into a difficult situation.

Yes, what Shen Zhan did was too contradictory in Su Ji's eyes.

He didn't believe it, and it was normal to have doubts.

"Second Brother!" Su Wanru hugged Su Ji's arm, "It's great to see you, I feel confident in my heart, and I don't feel afraid of anything."

Su Ji patted her on the head, and said: "Second brother should have said this. I didn't expect us Wanwan to really grow up. If it weren't for you, I would have gone to see my parents now, so there is no need to talk about revenge." She said, showing a proud look, "Our Wanwan is the smartest girl in the world."

Although their brother and sister have only been separated for two years, these two years seem to have passed a lifetime, there are too many things to say, and they are stuck in their throats for a while.

Su Wanru's eyes were red, she lowered her head and cried.

"It's okay, it's okay." Su Ji hugged her and said softly, "Just now you said I was ugly, if you cry again, you will be uglier than me."

Su Wanru chuckled, touched his face, frowned and said, "When did you do this, I didn't know before."

"Just learned!" Su Ji touched his face, a little shy, "How is it?"

Su Wanru nodded, "You did a great job, I almost couldn't recognize it." Then she said, "Second brother, have you found that spy yet?"

I heard that the spy used this disguise method to change his appearance earlier, and Su Ji has also learned it now, which means that even if he didn't find that person, he must have found clues to that person.

"Well, it's almost there." Su Ji narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "My technique was taught to me by the person who once instructed him."

Su Ji paused slightly as he spoke, looked at Su Wanru, and said softly: "However, I only know his real appearance, not his origin. This person is too treacherous, and the origins he told everyone are all false .”

That is to say, even if that person is standing in front of them now, they may not be able to recognize him at a glance. After all, the other person's appearance has changed again. Su Wanru comforted Su Ji and patted his arm, "I will definitely find it, my second brother." There's nothing that can't be done."

Su Ji smiled and said, "If Second Brother is as powerful as you think, we won't be ruined."

"It's not your fault." Su Wanru said: "Later, I often wondered why we lost. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and so do we. Zhao Zhiang is indeed more unique and powerful than us in the use of troops, we have to admit this."

Su Ji patted Su Wanru's head, looked at her mother-like face, nodded silently, and after a while, said: "You are right, we are not as good as him in this regard."

It takes a lot of courage to admit that your opponent is stronger than you. She is really happy that Su Ji can agree. Now Su Ji is far more stable and mature than he was back then. Su Wanru grinned and said: "I I'm hungry, let's have breakfast."

"Okay." Su Ji handed her the buns. The siblings sat opposite each other, each holding a bun, chewing slowly, and the room fell silent for a moment. After eating, Su Wanru smiled and said, "This taste It is very similar to the one made in the small kitchen in my palace."

He bought it just because of the image, Su Ji nodded, and said, "The food made in your small kitchen will always be better than the food in the imperial dining room."

"Of course, the queen mother sent all the best cooks to me." Su Wanru laughed, feeling sad again, holding a teacup and sighing softly, Su Ji said: "You came out this time for the water transportation .”

Su Ji didn't like to see Su Wanru cry, it made him blame himself and regret, his dearest family members died because of his stupidity and credulity.

Many times he dare not think about it.When the clan mansion was closed, he just ate, slept, closed his eyes and didn't think about anything, otherwise he wouldn't live to the day when Su Wanru came to rescue him.

Once he dies, he is a coward, even if he dies, he will drag those people to be buried with him.

"Yes." Su Wanru understood Su Ji's emotions, calmed down her emotions, nodded and said, "Zhao Zhiang promised to lend me the water transport from the government. In a few months, I will open branches in Jining and Xuzhou."

"I came out this time to meet their Cao Guan." Su Wanru said, "Second brother, can these two places work, do you have any suggestions?"

Su Wanru can understand what Su Ji wants to do without explaining to Su Ji. He nodded and said, "You are very thoughtful, just these two places. If you have time, open it in Yangzhou."

"Okay." Su Wanru laughed, remembering what happened in Liujiazhuang outside the city, "When you were in Liujiazhuang, Uncle Duan, Uncle Liu and I were squatting outside. Second brother, where did the food go? How did you do it? Yes, I thought about it all night and couldn't figure it out."

"I can't figure it out because your direction is wrong." Su Ji pursed his lips and chuckled lightly. His smile was incomparable to his own. Su Ji Junlang was well-known in Pingjiang Mansion and even the entire Later Song Dynasty. In fact, the three siblings' Their appearances are very good. Someone once said something like this when choosing between the Later Song Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty, "Just based on the appearance of the Su family, you can tell that Su Zhengxing will be a benevolent and righteous king!"

Well, it can be seen from the face whether it is benevolent or not. Su Wanru laughed for a long time at that time, saying that sometimes being good-looking is also an advantage.

"Before I went to Liujiazhuang, I got through with the government. They are new officials who will not arrive until they report their duties in March, and now the government is running out of money. At this time, if the food is gone, it will become an evasive death case."

Su Ji said again: "Since ancient times, the depth of the yamen has been unpredictable. I don't need to manage it. As long as I gain the trust of the other party, the affairs of these granaries will naturally be handled easily."

"So that's the case. That is to say, the food was not stolen by the people of Liu Family Village, but the people of the government guarded and stole it themselves?" Su Wanru said, "Then how will Liu Family Village deal with it?"

Su Ji smiled and said: "I paid out the silver, and I gave them 1 taels for the four granaries." Then he said: "When the grain is taken away by the people from Liujiazhuang, the government will do whatever it wants!"

Su Wanru immediately understood Su Ji's intentions, and he used 1 taels to let the officers and soldiers guard and steal from the granary to help them steal the grain from the granary.And he took the people from Liujiazhuang to pretend to cheat. The people in Liujiazhuang only wanted food, and they would be convinced when they got the food. This was the sweetness Su Ji gave them.

"Have you taken a fancy to these bandits?" Su Wanru said, "I heard that there are many of them, have you checked carefully in the village?"

Su Ji nodded, "Look, excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are a total of [-] people in Liujiazhuang."

There are really a lot of people, don't underestimate these 1000 people.These 1000 people are much easier to use than stragglers. They are all desperate and have enough practical experience. The only bad thing is that these people are too wild, unorganized and undisciplined. "Wait to subdue these people, do you want to train soldiers?" But Liujiazhuang is just outside Zhending City, so it’s not easy.”

Su Ji smiled.He didn't think about it at first, although he knew about Liujiazhuang, he didn't know the other party's current situation, but when he was really determined, after listening to the gunfire for two nights, he went out of the city to have a look, and inquired about the taxes here.

The life of Liujiazhuang people can't go on, they are so hungry that they want to go back to bandits.

Then, the first transaction they make back to the bandits must be the granary outside the city, and they can still be bandits if they don't have enough to eat.

So, he pretended to be from Liujiazhuang, and drank wine for two days straight with money and the pusher in charge of the granary... That's why he took a map to find Liujiazhuang.

In fact, it can be robbed openly, but it is meaningless. If it can be solved with money, don't waste your life anymore.

Human life is far more important than gold and silver to them.

"I don't need to look for the military training place, there are people in Liujiazhuang." Su Ji said: "These people are all good at skills, what I have to do now is to let them obey me. As for raising troops against Da Zhou or killing Zhao Zhiang, it doesn't matter to them .”

They are bandits with no morals at all, as long as they can live well, they don't care what they do.

"You are amazing." Su Wanru looked at Su Ji adoringly, "Has the grain from the four granaries been transported to Liujiazhuang now?"

Su Ji shook his head, "Not yet. Wait for two more days." He said again: "I may have to stay in Zhending for two months, you don't need to stay here, what to do, what to do."

Su Wanru nodded and hugged Su Ji, and said with a smile: "Our brothers and sisters join hands, and one day we will surely make that spy, Zhao Zhiang, kneel in front of the emperor's grave to confess his mistakes."

"Childish!" Su Ji said, "Protect yourself. Don't try to be brave. You're a girl, so you should do nothing."

Su Wanru wrinkled her nose, waved her hands and said, "Don't underestimate us girls. When we are good, we are no worse than you men."

Su Ji laughed out loud, pinched Su Wanru's nose, and said with a smile, "Yes, Wanwan is much better than Second Brother."

Su Wanru pursed her lips and smiled lightly. She felt that all the grievances of the past two days were gone. From now on, she was not alone. She had a second brother, an uncle, and many Longwei whom she didn't know. There are those who are dormant and waiting, the old part of the Later Song Dynasty.

She believed that when they raised their arms and shouted, there would be countless people responding!

"Aren't you asleep yet?" Su Wanru recalled that he didn't sleep last night, "Then go to sleep, we'll talk in the afternoon."

Su Ji is not sleepy, let alone seeing Su Wanru, "You saw it when you came, a refugee on the road."

"I saw it, I was going to die of anger. Back then, the two sides fought so hard, and there were not so many people. Now his family dominates, but the life of the people is getting worse and worse. I really don't know what he pretended to be. What, I can't do this well." Su Wanru was furious.

In fact, she can also understand that when the two companies competed back then, in order to make the world feel good about themselves, they naturally racked their brains to show benevolence to the emperor and love the people. Now that there are no competitors, there is no need to pretend.

"No one forced him or harmed him in this matter. All the decisions were made by him." Su Ji smiled, "Maybe, he can torture himself to death without our help."

That would be the best, Su Wanru said: "When the time comes, I will go to his grave to set off firecrackers."

"Children." Su Ji smiled helplessly, and was about to speak, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, Su Wanru was startled, and said, "Who?"

No one answered the door.

Her hands and feet were suddenly cold, and she looked at Su Ji.If it was Duan Zhen or Liu Changwen, it would be impossible not to speak.It must not be them outside now, "Second brother, what should I do."

"It's okay, I'm not a very familiar person now, so I can't recognize me." Su Ji nodded and lowered his jaw towards the door, "Go and open the door."

Su Wanru nodded, went to open the door, then was slightly startled, her eyes widened, and she said, "Shen Zhan, why are you here?"

Shen Zhan looked down at her, reached out his hand, and wanted to touch her head...

But the hand didn't fall, but was blocked by the other hand. After holding it, the two hands intersected, the eyes collided, and sparks shot out!

(End of this chapter)