The next day, Tang Ji slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up. This was the most comfortable sleep he had had in more than half a month. Since he didn't have a toothbrush, he had to brush his teeth with a willow branch dipped in salt, but he heard another voice coming from outside the door.
There was some movement, and when I walked out, I found Cheng Tie and Li Qingmei performing "The King of Qin Circles the Column" again around the pavilion beside the corridor.
"You're such a scoundrel, you defeated me yesterday with your dirty tricks, why don't you dare to compete again today?" Li Qingmei gritted her teeth angrily.
Cheng Tie knew in his heart that he might not be able to save his life if he competed with her again today, so he shook his head without thinking: "Sister Qingmei, where is your strength, how can I beat you? There is really no need to compete, I give up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered what happened yesterday and couldn't help but glance at her pair of murder weapons.
Li Qingmei noticed his gaze, a blush appeared on her cheeks, and then she yelled angrily: "If you look at me again, I'll poke your eyes out. Get over here and let's fight again!"
Cheng Tie shook his head, put away the beast thoughts in his heart, and continued to shake his head: "Oh..."
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Tang Ji's voice.
"Lao Cheng, where is my breakfast?"
Hearing this, Cheng Tie turned his head and said with a smile: "I knocked on the door before and saw you didn't respond, so I put it in the study next door."
Tang Ji nodded slightly, glanced at Li Qingmei who was moving quietly behind him, trembled at the corner of his mouth, raised the willow branch again, turned and left: "I know, thank you."
"Brother Tang, why are you so polite today?" Cheng Tiehan laughed twice. He wanted to raise his hand to touch his head as usual, but suddenly remembered that he still had to escape from Li Qingmei's clutches, but in the end he took a step slower and touched his head from his right shoulder.
The long whip rushed out and tied him up directly, and then his ears were quickly pinched.
"The competition can also help you improve your martial arts, so you don't need to thank me!" Li Qingmei tilted her head and looked at him with a smirk on her lips.
Cheng Tie was about to cry but had no tears. He stared at Tang Ji who was almost running away and shouted: "Brother Tang, how could you harm me!"
A few more pig-killing noises were heard in the courtyard, but it soon became quiet.
"It's easier to have feelings when you're entangled. The sooner we resolve it, the better. I'm obviously doing this for the sake of your family's happiness, so how can I hurt you!" Tang Ji murmured to himself while brushing his teeth, then drank water and rinsed his mouth.
After washing my face, I went next door.
After breakfast, it was probably around 6 o'clock. Thinking about defeating the little bandit with Wing Chun yesterday, he rekindled his fighting spirit to become a martial arts hero. But as soon as he walked into the courtyard and prepared to practice, he was walked from the corridor.
Fang Wei interrupted.
"Do you want Mr. Tang to practice? Then I'll come to visit you later!" Fang Wei said with a smile on his face and walked towards the pavilion.
I’ll stay here if I come back to visit later!
Tang Ji's eyelashes trembled slightly, and in his heart he despised Fang Wei's duplicitous behavior. He thought it would be better not to show his three-legged cat skills in front of him, so he quickly replied: "No, I just had a full meal, let's do some exercise.
, Mr. Fang, if you have something to do, why don’t you talk while we walk?”
Fang Wei, who was about to sit down on the stone bench, stood up again after listening to his words: "Okay!"
In this way, the two of them walked side by side towards the west courtyard, but as soon as they passed through the arch, they found two figures standing on the open ground in the courtyard.
"Hua Yuan'er, I can fight with Uncle Dagui based on my strength alone. Just watch how I defeat you!" Fang Hou wore a conspicuous red robe today and clenched his fists tightly together.
, keeping a close eye on Hua Yuan'er, who is directly opposite.
Hua Yuan'er also dressed up a little today, at least her eyes would not be obscured by broken hair. She also clenched her fists and said, "Come on!"
Immediately, the two began to fight each other with fists and fists.
Seeing this, Tang Ji frowned slightly: "Why are they fighting again!"
"It's okay, they have been doing this since they were children. When they were children, they often beat each other's heads and blood, and then bandaged each other without telling me." Fang Wei's face was natural, and he smiled when he remembered the past, and then led Tang Ji away for a while.
, then asked: "Mr. Tang, it's still the same problem as yesterday. You can't rebel. What should I do with my brothers?"
What Su Qing meant last night was probably to drag these bandits to the front line, but I heard that the guy went down the mountain early in the morning to deliver information, and the specific matters could only be discussed after he came back. Tang Ji slowed down and thought about it.
Finally, he replied: "I have two ways out. First, by cooperating with the King of Beidu, you are helping the tyrants. It just so happens that the northwest border is fighting against the Jiang army. You can let the big guys pass and make meritorious deeds. But in the end, you are still bandits. There is no
After systematic training, there will definitely be a lot of casualties on the battlefield, but if you achieve military exploits, you will naturally receive a lot of rewards afterwards, and risks and benefits coexist."
After hearing what he said, Fang Wei also stopped and reached out to touch his beard. After thinking for a moment, he asked: "What about the other way?"
"Follow me!" Tang Ji smiled indifferently, and then explained: "If you are willing to wash your hands in a golden basin and change your mind, you can choose to follow me. I happen to be short of guards, and the shop under me is also short of clerks. Although I can't guarantee that you will all live a happy life.
It’s a good day, but it’s not hard to have enough to eat.”
Fang Wei blinked his eyes. There was a mixture of people in the village. Some people were as ambitious as him and wanted to achieve something, but there were also people who just wanted to live a simple life. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Master Tang, can you
Let me discuss this with my brothers."
"Not yet." Tang Ji shook his head. They had to go to Yingzhou next. If the news of this matter was revealed and the King of Beidu noticed it, it might affect their plan. He glanced at the hot flowers in the distance.
Yuan'er and Fang Hou continued: "Don't worry now, you can let the brothers make their own choices later. If they don't choose either way, you can give them some money and let them find their own way out. In short, this matter is temporary
Only you and I know, and we can never tell any third person, including your four leaders."
After saying that, a strange light flashed in his eyes.
Fang Wei took a deep breath and nodded slowly: "Okay, I understand!"
He raised his eyes and looked around, sighing: "When I was only five years old, my mother and I were kidnapped by bandits on the mountain. My mother finally died in the hands of those people. I stayed in the village for two years and finally found a chance to escape.
, was adopted by an old woman in the village. After he grew up, he married the woman's granddaughter. However, the good times did not last long. One day, several officers and soldiers passing by the village were resting at home, and the beasts were drunk.
Later, when he wanted to do something inappropriate to my wife, my grandma risked her life to stop her. It happened that I came home late from work that day. When I opened the door, I happened to see the scene of my grandma’s tragic death. I killed the six people in a rage.
Then he was wanted by the government, and he became a bandit out of desperation. Ling Niang also passed away after giving birth to Hou'er. Now I just hope that Hou'er can marry and have children, so that the brothers in this village can have enough food and drink.
That’s enough.”
After listening to his story, Tang Jizhen could truly understand what "don't persuade others to do good without suffering others' suffering". Maybe the people in this village all have the difficulties of being bandits, so if it is true, this can only be blamed on this twisted person.
He reached out and patted his shoulder: "As far as your status as father and leader of the village is concerned, you have done a good job, but in life, you have to look forward."
Fang Wei turned to look at him: "You are indeed different."
"What's the difference?" Tang Ji asked.
"I can't tell." Fang Wei pursed his lips and added: "It feels almost like the saints mentioned by the teachers."
"Saint? Don't break me!" Tang Ji waved his hand quickly, a smile appeared on his face, and continued: "Actually, everyone has troubles, including me. Maybe one day I will do something
Crazy things are coming.”
"Crazy thing?" Fang Wei looked suspicious.
Tang Ji nodded slightly: "For example, rebellion?"
After hearing his words, Fang Wei was a little stunned.
Tang Ji patted him on the shoulder and laughed: "You're kidding!"
Fang Wei froze in place for a moment, then raised his eyes and said seriously: "If you can take good care of my brothers, even if you rebel, I will be willing to accompany you!"
Tang Ji waved his hand. It's too early to say this now. After all, he hasn't found anything yet. Of course, if possible, he certainly hopes that the Dog Emperor is innocent, because he doesn't like war. He sighed and stopped thinking about it.
, turned to look at the two people who were both lying on the ground in the distance, and shouted loudly: "Hua Yuan'er, do you want to call a doctor for you?"