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Chapter 94: The Tragic Fate of the Little Blacksmith

The man who was slashing with iron in the iron world cried as soon as he entered the door. My mother fell to the ground and couldn't get up, and the donkey in the shed disappeared.

"Mom, mom, mom, are you okay, where are the donkeys?"

"Help my mother get up and get some water for her."

Liu Dachui found a bench and helped me sit down. My mother drank some water. Her complexion seemed to be much better. She held Liu Dachui's hand and said, "Your father died early. I am incompetent and in poor health. I didn't have a wife for you. I was about to marry a wife. This is getting yellow again. The donkey was snatched away by the tax collector. You must remember the things I arranged for you seriously."

"Well, mom, tell me what's going on?" Liu Dachui said.

"After I die, you can bury me, don't seek revenge. Mom is the reason for her old age and weak. What's the point if you live in hatred all day long?"

"Mom, mom, stop talking. There is a footprint on your chest. You were kicked. I'll take you to find a doctor." Liu Dachui wanted to carry my mother to see the doctor.

"No need, mom knows her own situation. Just listen to me honestly." Mom grabbed Liu Dachui.

"One, don't take revenge after I die. Although the yamen runner kicked me, I won't die. The main reason is my heartache. Second, sell my property and escape from here as soon as possible. We have relatives in Dongping Mansion. My mother took you there when she was a child. The man named Wu Dalang is your cousin. I heard that the seller sells cakes. If you pass by, at least you will not starve to death. My mother's family genealogy is in the box. Third, when you settle down, you will marry Miss Zhang. If you make a marriage, you can't regret it." In the end, it was silent. The old lady leaned on Liu Dachu's shoulder and fell asleep, very peacefully.

"Mom, mom, mom." Liu Dachui burst into tears.

Because of this sudden tax increase, there are no fewer people who died and fled. Liu Dachui came to help his relatives, spent some money to bury his mother, and then drove his fiancée to Miss Zhang's house.

The old father-in-law also learned that Liu Dachui's family was in trouble. His mother had just died and the donkey was snatched away.

My father-in-law patted Liu Dachui on the shoulder and wanted to say something comforting, but I don’t know where to start.

"Are you hating your father-in-law greedy for money? You just want to prepare some private money for my girl so that she won't be wronged after marrying her. You want you to buy a donkey, just want the girl to come back to her parents' house often." said the father-in-law.

"I understand. It's not your father-in-law. If you want to blame, you can only blame the world. The dog officials in Qingzhou Prefecture. Now there are no donkeys and there are not a few taels of silver left. My father-in-law won't regret the marriage, right?" Liu Dachui asked.

"Even if I want to regret the marriage, I can't regret it. If you don't marry a girl, just like that, I'll pay you money to get a marriage for you." said the father-in-law.

Liu Dachui said: "I am a seven-foot man. I can't argue with my father-in-law paying for the marriage. My father-in-law waits for me for a year and I will come to pick up the bride with glory."

Mr. Zhang said: "Okay, the world is difficult, what are your plans?"

"I have a cousin in Qinghe County, and I'm going to join him." Liu Dachui said.

"Oh, what is your cousin doing? Will he take you in?" Zhang's father was a little suspicious. After all, as the saying goes, if you don't come to your house for three years, you will not kiss you, let alone this cousin who Liu Daichui had met for more than 20 years.

"I also inquired about my relatives and third uncle. I have a cousin Wu Dalang, who are all average, but Dalang's cousin's younger brother is Wu Song, who is famous. He is the commander of the martial arts who fought on Qingfeng Mountain some time ago. I heard that my cousin is very righteous and famous all over the world. I will decide that someone can take me in. If anything else is not possible, my strength is still OK." Liu Dahui said.

"Okay, say goodbye to the girl, go as soon as possible. The ugly thing is that before, if you don't come back for too long, you won't wait for you." said Zhang's father.

Liu Dachui bid farewell to his fiancee, took shoes and clothes from his bag, carried more than a dozen large cakes and pickles, and drove to Dongping Prefecture with a 20-pound large hammer as a weapon for self-defense.

I got up early and waited for the afternoon of the day. After walking for more than 40 miles, I was hungry and thirsty. I took out the big cakes and ate them dry. It was so choking. There was a guy selling Hula soup on the side of the road. I ordered a bowl of soup and then ate my own big cakes.

It just so happened that the business was not much, and the boss was idle, saying, "Man, where are you going?"

"It's so long to go to Dongping Prefecture." Liu Dachui said.

The boss said: "If you walk there, it will take as many as six or seven days. It is not worth it to sleep in the open road. Why not take a carriage? It's just that you have always been in copper coins and have food and accommodation on the road. You can get there in three days and you can run 200 miles a day."

Liu Daechui said: "Mule and horse pulling a cart has limited physical strength, so where can we go so far?"

"You don't understand this. The mules and horses in Tongda Big Cart will be replaced by one hundred miles, and 200 miles a day will not be a problem. In the past few days, many people in Qingzhou have gone to Dongping Prefecture to participate in the competition arena. I don't know the details, but there are a lot of people anyway." The boss said.

Liu Dachui was tempted. He walked too slowly and spent a lot of money. He couldn't eat big cakes every day, not to mention that staying in a hotel costs a lot of money.

"Where can I find such a carriage?"

"Looking at this time, you should be almost here, you don't have to go anywhere, just waiting, their convoy will come here to rest for a while," said Boss Hu Latang.

As the boss expected, the carriage convoy that reached the big carriage business soon arrived, with six or seven cars in a vast crowd. Of course, not all of these people went to Dongping Prefecture, but many of them went to Quancheng Prefecture.

As soon as he arrived, the ticket seller in the car shouted: "Does anyone from Quancheng Mansion, are there anyone from Dongping Mansion? Get on the bus and leave. It is in charge of food and accommodation, the price is not expensive and it is safe."

"I'll go, I'll go, how much does it cost to go to Dongping Mansion?" Liu Dachui was afraid that the car would leave, so he hurried over.

"I always have money, food, accommodation, safety and security. We are all our own car shops, all with meat, and the big shops have quilts." The ticket seller is very good at speaking.

"Okay, I'll go." Liu Dachui paid the car fee, got a note, and immediately found a place to sit down. These cheap ones were freight carriages, and they only added a few bench strips to the car. It was not comfortable, but it was much better than walking.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the car left. Liu Dachui asked the ticket seller: "Didn't you just leave when you get on the car?"

"Yes, you got in the car, the coachman hasn't gotten in the car, and the guards in front of you are not ready. They drink some Hu La Tang and leave now."

After resting for about half an hour, the mules and horses slowly set off before they set off again. The strong mule ran very fast in the cart, much stronger than the people. At noon, they arrived in Zhangqiu County, where Liu Dachui and other passengers ate big pot of vegetables and steamed buns. The horses and mules had been changed, but the coachman did not change them. He had already entered Quancheng Mansion when it was dark in the evening. The journey was really fast.

Except for the ticket seller who was a little slick, the driver and waiter who drove the bus were very good, spoke gently and served attentively.

Liu Dachui asked: "Did Wu Song open this Tongda Big Car?

"It's still a question. It's our boss, I've seen it once." The coachman said.
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