Chapter 20 The end of the road must be dispersed
The residence of the three Yun brothers is in a small village at the foot of the mountain. There are less than twenty families, all of whom are hunting for a living.
The three brothers lived with their mother, but Yun Dali took his wife and gave birth to a pair of children. The house was very simple and built with plants and trees. The three houses were connected together. Fortunately, they hunted all year round, and there was a lot of fur in the house. They lived at the foot of the mountain, and they were not afraid of no firewood. The house was very warm.
The three brothers were very hospitable. They washed and peeled the prey they had received and let Yun Dali's wife cook it. They took out the wine they had treasured on weekdays to entertain guests. The table was full of wild game. Compared with the wolf meat that Chu Huan had temporarily barbecued before, the taste was naturally much more delicious.
When he heard that Chu Huan and his two were going to Yunshan Mansion, Yun Dali advised them to stay for a few more days. After all, Su Linlang's leg injury had not healed and was not suitable for rushing far away. However, Su Linlang was worried about his home, but he asked if there were any carriages nearby to hire.
Yun Dali said, "There are people who drive the carriage, but when you go to Yunshan Mansion, the journey is long, so he may not be able to go there. And even if he is really willing to travel, the car money will be quite low!"
Su Linlang took off the bracelet from his hand and handed it to Yun Dali: "This is a jade bracelet, worth some money. I hope Brother Yun can help me tell you. If he is willing to go this trip and arrive at Yunshan Mansion, I will thank you very much!"
She knew that Chu Huan had no money on her, so she took the lead in taking off the bracelet.
Yun Dali took the bracelet and looked at it, but he knew it was a valuable thing. He said, "Since that's the case, I will exchange the bracelet into silver tomorrow and try to suppress the car money. I will hand it over to you the extra silver when he turned back!" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves outside the door, and heard a heavy voice shouting: "Are the Yun brothers here? Lu Jingcheng came in person, why don't you go out quickly!"
Hearing the sound, the three Yun brothers all changed color suddenly. Yun Sanli had already gotten up and ran to the wall, picked up an iron fork leaning against the wall, with an angry look on his face.
Yun Erli was also furious, but Yun Dali looked at Yun Sanli with a serious face and said in a deep voice: "Three brothers, don't do anything wrong!" He got up and bowed to Chu Huan and the others, "You eat first, I'll come!" He then whispered to the two brothers: "You can't do anything wrong!" He walked out of the door, and the two brothers followed him out.
Chu Huan also frowned, got up and walked to a window, and looked out through the gap in the window lattice. He saw that the fire was bright in front of the door, five horses were parked outside the door, and four men dressed in a man dressed in a gray-robed middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was very thin and looked very proud when he sat on the horse.
Yun Dali went out the door, glanced at several people, frowned, and bowed, "Caomin Yun Dali, I wonder what instructions are you going to give to you here?"
The thin middle-aged man is naturally Lu Jingcheng, who is the name of an official. There are six houses in each county in the Qin Dynasty, and each house has a Jingcheng, which is not called an official, but just a minor official.
Although the minor official is small, he is a person who is in charge of the yamen after all, and is naturally stronger than ordinary people. When Lu Jingcheng saw the Yun brothers, he turned his eyes and said with a sharp voice: "Yun Dali, I sent someone to collect taxes before. I heard that you three brothers resisted but refused to pay. Is this a matter?"
Yun Dali said in a deep voice: "Sir, we have never paid a penny of copper coins in recent years. We never owed the taxes we should pay. But this year, we have come to the yamen for five or six times, and the things we paid are more than twice as much as last year...!" He gritted his teeth and said seriously: "The grass-roots really don't know when will this end?"
Lu Jingcheng's strange eyes rolled up and cursed: "Last year was the magistrate Zhang, and this year was the magistrate Wang. How can this be the same? How much tax is collected? That is the court's order. Can you still control it? The court has a lot of affairs and you have to use silver everywhere. If you don't take the silver out, who will get the silver?" He raised his hand and pointed at Yun Dali and said coldly: "Listen to me. If the tax money you owe cannot be sent to the yamen at the latest, don't blame me for turning against me. Yes, the magistrate ordered that it is almost winter. Let's ask you to pay two more tiger skins this month...!"
Yun Sanli was so angry that he couldn't help but say, "Then why would he let him rob it? Or should he let us survive?"
Lu Jingcheng's face darkened and he said sternly: "What did you say?"
Yun Dali pulled Yun Sanli and pulled him behind him, and said with a serious expression: "Sir, you don't mean you have a tiger skin. There are fewer and fewer wild beasts in Qinglong Mountain, and it is rare to see a tiger. It's different from previous years..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Lu Jingcheng shouted coldly: "This time I came in person, I was talking to you with kind words. If you can't hand over it on time, you won't say that next time!" Without saying much, he snorted coldly, turned his horse's head, and led his minions away.
When Yun Sanli saw them leaving, he spitted at their backs, then returned to the house angrily, sat down and picked up the wine bowl, and drank a bowl of stuffy wine in one breath.
Yun Dali and Yun Erli also returned to the house to sit down. The atmosphere was no longer as cheerful and lively as before. Chu Huan picked up the wine jar and filled the three brothers with wine, frowned and said, "Brother Yun, are they bullying the people like this?"
Yun Dali picked up the wine bowl, drank half of it, and smiled bitterly: "Brother, to say a bold word, this is an old mother and wife and children, otherwise I really want to be a bandit and kill these corrupt officials!"
Yun Sanli said on the side: "Brother, I have said a long time ago that we will go to find a mountain to make a bandit. If this continues, they will always be forced to death."
Yun Erli clenched his fists and said, "Tiger skin... that old guy is really addicted. From the years to now, we have sent three tiger skins, two of which are still the ones we have survived before. He really thinks that Qinglong Mountain is full of tigers?" He paused and gritted his teeth and said, "Zheng Laowu just wanted to get two tiger skins to hunt tigers. He didn't get the tiger skin, but the tiger bit his head... The government is trying to force us to death!"
Su Linlang frowned slightly, and Chu Huan also looked cold.
Yun Dali sighed: "Ten years ago, the tax was not heavy. We paid the tax and could have a good life. However, over the years, the taxes of the court have been heavier and heavier every year. It is said that the people of Xiliang have repeatedly turned the borders, and the Guanxi army has increased their troops in large numbers, and they have to build passes to drive away the people of Xiliang... Humph, do you really think that these people are deaf and blind? I heard that the Guanxi army not only did not increase its troops, but also reduced its personnel. The court collected taxes not to resist the people of Xiliang, but... but to make our emperor immortal!"
"Eternal life?" Chu Huan's face showed a strange look.
Yun Dali nodded and said, "I also heard people say that I don't know the truth or falsehood, but I think it's most of the truth. You also know that in the past few years, the Taoist priests who have practiced Taoism in various ways have been rampant from Taoism. Sometimes the government dare not provoke it. I also heard that in the capital, Taoist priests are rampant and no one dares to offend the nobles!"
Yun Sanli sighed: "I remember that when I was in the Qin Dynasty, I was invincible in the attack and the battle was invincible. How powerful was it at that time? But in just ten years, the iron-blooded lion of that year no longer existed and was repeatedly invaded by the people of Xiliang and could not control it... The emperor who commanded the 100,000 troops in the world now...!" At this point, he picked up the wine bowl and drank it in one breath.
When Chu Huan saw these three people venting their resentment in front of him, he also knew that these three people were straightforward bloody men.
Yun Dali suddenly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I won't say that!" Xiang Chu Huan laughed, "Brother, I'll make you laugh. Seeing that you are very tired, I'll rest earlier. I'll go find a carriage at dawn tomorrow. If it goes well, the carriage will come tomorrow at noon!"
Chu Huan bowed and said, "Then Brother Lao Yun!"
In the three small houses, Yun Dali asked Su Linlang to sleep with his wife, while several men slept with them all night.
Early the next morning, Yun Dali really went to find a carriage. At noon, a carriage was parked in front of the door. He was in his forties and was in his forties. He was calling a bar-style Liu and had excellent driving skills.
The journey to Yunshan Mansion is long and it takes seven or eight days to go back and forth. Liu Ben was unwilling to run such a long way, but for Yun Dali's sake and paying a lot of money to hire a car, he finally reluctantly agreed.
Su Linlang's jade bracelet is really a good thing. Yun Dali first sold the jade shop in the market for a good price and then came back together.
The jade bracelet was sold for twenty-five taels of silver, but the car was hired for fifteen taels of silver, and the remaining ten taels of silver was left. Yun Dali returned it to Su Linlang without any penny, but Su Linlang refused to accept it and insisted on giving thanks to let Yun Dali stay.
Yun Dali was also a stubborn person and refused to accept it. He claimed that if he had received the silver, it would not be a good man. Linlang had no choice but to change his way and gave the hairpin on his head to Yun Dali's wife. After some refusal, Yun Dali could not resist and could only accept it. However, he did not know that the hairpin given by Linlang would cost at least forty or fifty taels of silver. As for the jade bracelet, it would be worth hundreds of taels of silver. Yun Dali did not know the real value, but was slaughtered by someone.
The Yun brothers prepared some dry food and water for the two of them to eat on the road. When they bid farewell to the Yun brothers, Linlang and Chu Huan took a car together, left the village, turned south, and headed towards Yunshan Mansion.
It was smooth along the way. Sunrise got up and Sunset looked for an inn to rest. Linlang had the ten taels of silver in his hand, which was enough to spend along the way.
After two days of traveling, I entered the territory of Yunshan Mansion. After another day of traveling, I gradually approached Yunshan City. However, Linlang's heart became lost. He always felt that he was about to lose something, his heart was empty and his expression was a little distracted.
Chu Huan lifted the curtains and looked out, finally turned around and looked at Linlang, smiled gently, and said, "It's almost time to get to the ground. Walk two miles forward, I'm about to get off the bus!"
Linlang felt a trembling heart. For some reason, there was a little pain in his heart and said in a silence: "You... are you going to get off the car?"
Chu Huan nodded, and was about to part. He was silent for a moment and finally smiled and said, "If you offend me in these days, don't take it to heart." After a pause, pondered for a while, and finally said, "There will always be ups and downs in life, just be able to survive. You will gradually forget this incident...!"
"Forgot?" Linlang's beautiful face was dark, and he sighed with a sigh. Finally remembered something, bit his lip, and asked softly: "I...I don't know your name yet!"
"Don't know!" Chu Huan said calmly: "I forgot... Some things that can be forgotten will be better for you!" He knew that the two of them had no choice but to contact Linlang for physical contact, which was ultimately a detrimental thing for a woman.
He just hopes that Linlang will forget all this so that Linlang will not have any burden in his heart.
Linlang felt a little complicated, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
Chu Huan lifted the curtain and shouted, "Brother Liu, stop under the big tree in front, I'll get off there..." The carriage arrived as soon as it was said, and in a blink of an eye it reached under a big locust tree and stopped.
Chu Huan looked at Linlang and smiled and said, "I took your ride this time, but thank you!" He picked up the package, looked at the rolled wolf skin next to him. He wanted to stay and give it to Linlang, but he wanted to stay, but it made Linlang unable to forget these things, so he picked it up and wanted to say something, but in the end he just said, "Say goodbye, take care of it in the future!" He got out of the car, jumped out of the car, and said to Liu Xiao, "Brother Liu, you have a hard time on the way."
Along the way, Zhang Shi Liu was also familiar with him. This was also a honest man. He smiled and said, "It's okay, you can go all the way. Don't worry, I will send this lady to the mansion!"
Chu Huan nodded, looked at the carriage, but said nothing. He shook his hand and put the wolf skin on his shoulder and turned to a small path next to the big locust tree.
After only a few steps, Linlang's voice shouted: "You...you wait!"
Chu Huan stopped, hesitated slightly, and finally turned around and smiled like the spring breeze.
Linlang lifted the curtains of the car, his eyes were red, and his voice was trembling: "We... can we see each other again?"
"It's better not to see each other than to meet!" Chu Huan smiled and said, "You and I are different people. Go back, and the journey is smooth!" Without saying much, he turned around and left, but he sang loudly, "Don't worry about having no friends in the future... Who in the world doesn't know you..."
Linlang watched Chu Huan's figure slowly fading away. Although the man was dressed in a worn-out manner, he came and went freely. Under the afterglow of the sunset, the golden light enveloped the wanderer returning home.
Ancient tree paths, golden sunsets, and wanderers returning home outline a quiet picture.
Two crystal tears slid from the corners of Linlang's eyes and flowed down her fair and smooth cheeks. She gently repeated Chu Huan's words: "Don't worry about having no friends in the future... Who in the world doesn't know you..." The voice trembled, and her beautiful eyes looked at Chu Huan's lonely back and reluctant to leave.
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