Liu Yu relaxed his shoulders, and the small mountain of firewood suddenly fell to the ground, smashing out a cloud of yellow dust. The light in his eyes was like cold lightning, piercing the Diao Young Master, and there was an awe-inspiring sound in his voice.
Qi: "According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, when officials from prefectures and counties and above go out, they should sound the gong to clear the way, and the people will avoid it. I wonder who the official is this young master?"
Mr. Diao frowned slightly, and Diao Mao jumped on his feet and shouted: "You don't have eyes, do you? This is your new governor here, Mr. Diao Kui, the brother of Commander Diao, Mr. Diao!"
Liu Yu laughed and said, "I think it was Governor Diao who was on a patrol. It was such a grand event. It turns out he is just his younger brother. I wonder what official status Master Diao is now?"
Diao Mao was stunned on the spot, unable to speak. The subordinate-like man glanced at the big man, walked up to Young Master Diao, and said a few words softly. Young Master Diao's expression changed, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
Said: "Let's go!"
He waved his hand, turned the horse's head, and galloped away without looking back. Yellow dust was everywhere, and dozens of evil slaves turned around and ran after him.
Diao Mao's face turned ugly, he pointed at the big man and shouted: "Boy, you have the guts, let's see!" After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
A cold light flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, he kicked up a piece of soil and hit Diao Mao's butt. Diao Mao said "Ouch" and fell forward. He yelled and got up, without bothering to brush the dust off his body, and hurriedly
Then he ran forward and said, "Sir, wait for me."
The subordinate official turned his head, looked at the big man, and sighed: "Liu Yu, it is not a good thing to contradict the powerful."
Liu Yu said calmly: "Liu Yi, you are also from Jingkou, do you just watch the villagers being bullied like this?"
The subordinate's expression changed, he shook his head, turned around and left.
Liu Yu watched them disappear at the corner of the avenue. The farmer on one side stood up and thanked him: "Thank you, Brother Liu, for your help." He thanked him and bent down.
I want to pick up the money bag on the ground.
Liu Yu's face changed. He took two steps forward and kicked the money bag away. It fell into the paddy field dozens of steps away from the roadside. He punched the thin black farmer in the chest, beating him hard.
He took two steps back and said, "Er Xizi, why don't you fight for some energy? Can you get this money? You are like this and can only be bullied forever!"
Er Xizi lowered his head in embarrassment. The tattered clothes on his body were worn open in many places due to the beating just now, and the skin underneath was also bruised and purple, and blood was still oozing from some scars.
Liu Yu sighed, pointed to the pile of firewood on the road that looked like a hill, and said: "Take the firewood I harvested and sell it. In exchange for money, I can see the doctor and have some wine. Remember,
We are from Jingkou, so we can take our lives, but we can’t lose our integrity!”
Erxizi was overjoyed and hurriedly ran to Shangguan Road to clear the pile of firewood.
But he suddenly thought of something, turned around, and shouted to Liu Yu who was walking forward: "Brother Liu, this firewood was given to us, what will you do today?"
Liu Yu didn't look back and waved his hand: "I'll go to the Suanshan Ferry to have a look and pick up the couple."
On the Yangtze River, white sails dotted the river, which was more than five miles wide. Hundreds of boats raced across the river. The Huanglong warships and red horse boats of the Eastern Jin Dynasty patrolled the river, while the melon boats from Guangling County (now Yangzhou) on the opposite side
At Zhouzhou Ferry, large flat-bottomed ferries loaded with people and horses docked at Suanshan Ferry in the north of Jingkou from time to time, releasing batches of visitors from the north, and the traffic was busy, creating a lively and busy scene.
Several small boats sailed slowly by the river. Fishermen and fisherwomen wearing raincoats and bamboo hats were either working hard to cast large nets into the river, picking up carps, or leisurely
Sitting alone in the bow of the boat, fishing for a long time.
Joyful singing resounded throughout the world: "The morning shield covers the east of the city, and the dusk shield covers the west. The two oars sing faintly, and the lotus seeds are high and low. Holding the shield into the deep water, the golden scales are as big as hands. The fish tail bursts into round waves, thousands of pearls
Luoxiang lotus root."
On both sides of the ferry, there are more than a dozen shops, large and small. Some shops are piled with strips of small dried fish, pickled with salt, which is the dry food that traveling merchants like.
, filled with fragrant preserved fruit, with a few white sugar powder rolled on top, the fruity aroma is refreshing.
In the outermost shop, a hunchbacked old woman was waving a small cattail leaf fan and weakly shouting: "Tea soup, the best tea soup can only be drunk in the south of the Yangtze River. It refreshes the mind, quenches thirst and promotes fluid production!"
Beside her, on the low bed, there were more than a dozen large bowls filled with tea soup, which was fragrant. In a large pot at the back, two tea cakes were being cooked. Two men in their twenties were cooking.
, the young man of Gebu Tanzania, was sweating profusely, stirring the pot with a long pole, and occasionally sprinkling in some pepper, salt, and sencha to make tea.
Liu Yu put his hands behind his back and patrolled among these shops. The vendors in the nearby shops laughed: "Hey, Brother Liu, why do you have time to come to this ferry today? Didn't you go collect firewood from the mountains?
?”
"Why, Brother Liu is so free and interested, do you want to check for suspicious people at this ferry?"
Liu Yunai is the brother of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and the twenty-second grandson of Liu Jiao, the king of Chu. But now, his family is in decline and he is just a member of Jingkou County.
Liu Yu frowned and said in a deep voice: "It's not a big deal, it's just an explanation from above. Recently, the puppet Qin in the north intends to invade the south and invade our Jin Dynasty. The Han people in the north are going south one after another. Our Jingkou is an overseas Chinese resettlement area."
, we need to resettle the people from the north and check out the spies. Xianzhi, your kid is not studying at home, why did you come here to start a business?"
This boy named Xianzhi, surnamed Xu, is a dark and thin boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, with piercing eyes. On the stall in front of him, there are many candied fruits made of yellow peaches and bayberry, and in his hand
, holding a cattail leaf fan, chasing away the flies flying around the preserved fruit.
Xu Xianzhi smiled and said: "Brother Liu, many northern guests have come to the river in the past two days. My mother said it would be a good idea to come out and have some experience, and sell some preserved fruits to supplement the family income. How about you try our preserved fruits?
Sample?"
Liu Yu curled his lips and walked straight past Xu Xianzhi's stall. His words drifted into Xu Xianzhi's ears on the wind: "Don't just sell preserved fruits, but keep an eye on them for me."
The tea seller Zhang Po smiled slightly, picked up a bowl of tea soup and handed it to Liu Yu: "Have a bowl of tea soup to make you thirsty."
Liu Yu did not refuse anyone who came. After thanking him, he picked up the tea soup and drank it all in one gulp. When he put down the bowl, he frowned: "I still can't get used to drinking this peppery tea soup. It's not as pleasant as drinking wine."
Xu Xianzhi on the side also came over and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, my tricks are so bright! You can tell who is a spy at a glance, and we will never let him sneak into our Jingkou."