The bandits were stunned. The thin leader looked at Shao Yan and asked coldly: "Do you have anything else to do?"
"Of course there is something wrong," Shao Yan said disapprovingly: "I am a businessman and I pass by Guibao Land. If I violate the Feng Shui of Guibao Land, I can just pay you some silver. Why bother to detain us here?"
The thin man was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself, this guy has a very loud tone. Within a hundred miles, who doesn’t know that Lao Panshan is my territory? How dare he speak to me in this tone? Well, it seems like this
The boy's identity is very unusual. After I carefully inspected it, I might be a big fish, so I opened my mouth and said: "Boy, I don't care what you do. This place used to be a barren mountain, and it was mined by a few of our brothers.
, If you want to pass here, you must leave something valuable behind. However, I don’t think you are serious businessmen, so I will detain you.”
Your mother, if you want money, just say it, why are you beating around the bush? Shao Yan laughed loudly: "This must be the head of the family? In Xia Shishan, I was engaged in tea business in the early years. Due to the war in the past two years, the business
It’s getting harder and harder to do, so I’m planning to change my career. I’ll act openly and honestly, and I’ve never done anything harmful to nature. Why does the boss say we’re unscrupulous businessmen?”
The thin head said disdainfully: "Don't talk nonsense. If you are serious or not, you have to let the brothers decide. Brothers, take it away with me."
"yes"
The bandits gathered around Shao Yan and others in unison. Chang smiled. Seeing that the situation was not good, the four masters wanted to draw their swords to resist. Shao Yan quietly winked at them and signaled them not to act recklessly. It was not that he was afraid.
This group of people, after all, this is their territory, it’s better to be careful in everything.
When he arrived at the village, Shao Yan roughly observed the surrounding terrain and overall layout. Generally speaking, except for the larger area, this village was nowhere comparable to Changfeng Village in Rock Hill. The houses were simple and vulgar, and there was nothing.
There are splendid copper pillars, and there are no maids or servants. There are holes everywhere on the walls. Occasionally, you can see a few beams of sunlight shining through the holes.
It seemed that these people were really at the end of their rope. Shao Yan stood in the middle of the hall and shook his head with a sigh. Fortunately, this group of bandits were not as rude as they thought. From going up the mountain to entering the village, they were treated with courtesy throughout the process.
After a while, the leader led an old man in his fifties over from a side door. Take a closer look at the old man. His hair and beard were all gray. He was wearing a gray cloth, but it was covered with patches. It was dark.
Huang's face is full of traces of time.
"Uncle Mu, that's him." The leader pointed at Shao Yan and introduced him to the old man: "Look at him, he is dressed gorgeously. He is a rich man at first glance. There is no good person among the rich these days."
Day, shouldn't I dress nicer? Is it wrong to dress nicer? Are you mentally ill? Shao Yan glared at the man and thought about it carefully. Yes, the principle of being rich and unkind has been inherited from ancient times.
Come here, no matter which dynasty the rich people are in, there are indeed not many good birds.
Shao Yan didn't want to say anything, but he really couldn't accept the other party's attitude of "taking advantage of people by their clothes", so he said: "Brother, what you said is wrong. Since ancient times, although most people who are rich and unkind have made up the majority, there are also some who are rich and unkind."
Among the few enlightened gentlemen, brother, I will not condemn you because of a piece of clothing? Haha, I know that of course you will not. There is a saying, what does it mean to look down on others? I know that brother is definitely not among that group.
type of person”
"You -" the man was very angry and complained to Uncle Mu: "Uncle, look, do you still need to interrogate this kind of person? He has a slippery tone and a glib tongue. I think he is from Xichu at all, or...
The Nanliang people are not like us Donglin people. It is not an exaggeration for such people to die ten thousand times."
Damn it, you dare to curse me, who the hell are you? Shao Yan suppressed the anger in his chest and said calmly: "Brother, what you said is wrong. Could it be that if I can speak a few words, you will kill me?"
?This seems to be inconsistent with the laws of our Donglin country?"
"Are you eloquent?" The man snorted coldly: "You are talking nonsense."
"Chickens lay eggs, eggs lay chickens, whoever is the right one is right, whatever you say." Shao Yan did not continue, but turned his head to the side.
The man thought he couldn't explain it, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice. Uncle Mu was silent for a moment, first looked at Shao Yan and the others, then turned to the man and asked: "Zhiping, what is the purpose of establishing the Shanzhai?
"
"Punish rape and eliminate evil, drive away enemies and protect the country, shake our Donglin, and support justice," Zhiping read word by word.
Uncle Mu nodded: "You must always keep this in mind. You must know that we are not bandits, but a rebel army that upholds justice for heaven..."
Rebels? Shao Yan's eyes lit up. Are they real or fake? Are these people really rebels? No, Zhang Baihu clearly said that bandits haunt this area all year round. How could they be rebels? But if they are really rebels
If so, that would be great. Due to his excitement, he did not hear clearly what Uncle Mu said next, and asked: "Uncle, are you really the rebels?"
Uncle Mu was slightly startled and asked strangely: "Does this little brother also know about our rebel army?"
"Of course I know. To be honest, uncle, I am here for the rebels."
"That's nonsense." Zhiping said angrily: "Uncle Mu, don't listen to him. I think this kid is probably a spy sent by Chu and Liang. The purpose is to find out the truth and then annihilate us in one fell swoop."
Spy, I’m such a bastard! Shao Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Zhiping, can you please stop being so sensitive? Where are there so many spies these days? Besides, how can a spy be recognized so quickly?
?You don’t have to think about it. If I were a spy, your village would have been bombed long ago. Why wait until now?"
"Boom?" This was the first time Zhiping heard this word.
Shao Yan sighed and shook his head: "You still don't believe me when I say you are stupid. You are simply stupid."
"You - you dare to humiliate me!" Zhiping was so angry that he slashed at Shao Yan with his knife. Fortunately, Uncle Mu pulled him away in time.
Seeing how rude he was, Chang Yixiao lost his temper and shouted angrily: "You are so brave, do you know who he is?"
"I don't care who he is, but it's easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, so don't expect to go back," Zhiping said angrily.
"Zhiping, please don't be rude. Please step aside first." Zhiping was born with a bad temper. Uncle Mu was afraid that he would cause trouble again, so he deliberately sent him away.
"Uncle, I——"
"Okay, leave this place to me. You go and call Ying'er."
"yes!"
After Zhiping left, Uncle Mu asked his maid to make tea for Shao Yan and others. During the dinner, Shao Yan took a sip of tea and asked him directly about the rebels. Uncle Mu was very curious, but because he felt sorry for Shao Yan in his heart.
Shao Yan had always had doubts about his identity, so he didn’t dare to tell the truth, but just made a few casual remarks. Shao Yan didn’t want to reveal his identity, so the two of them deliberately avoided certain topics and chatted about some household matters.
"Brother Shi, what Brother Zhiping said just now was very offensive. Please forgive me." Uncle Mu bowed respectfully.
"Uncle, you're too polite. In the final analysis, the younger generation is also at fault." Shao Yan chuckled and said, "By the way, uncle, is this brother Zhiping your son or...?"
Uncle Mu smiled and waved his hands and said: "No, no, he is my brother's son. Because his parents were born early, he has followed me since he was a child."
"I see." Shao Yan tried to get to the point and said, "Uncle Mu, are you the leader of this rebel army?"
"This -" Uncle Mu did not answer the question directly. He then stood up, looked out the door, stamped his feet and said, "Why hasn't this shadow come yet?"
Shao Yan saw that he was deliberately pretending to be confused, so he stopped asking and thought to himself, don't think that if you don't speak, I will have nothing to do with you.
"Dad, I'm here." Just as I was thinking, a soft voice came from the door, like an oriole coming out of the valley, which made people feel particularly comfortable. In the picture, I saw a pretty figure walking outside the door. She was eighteen years old -
Nine years old, dressed in white mink fur, wearing a hat made of mink fur, holding a rope in his hand, his eyebrows are picturesque, his beady lips are not dotted but red, he smiles as beautiful as a flower, the overall appearance looks a bit
Like a Miao girl
Shao Yan took a closer look and was shocked. Wasn't this the shepherdess he met on the road before?
Seeing him staring at her with wide eyes, Mu Ying's face turned slightly red. However, this girl dressed in the Miao ethnic group was not as restrained as the Han girl. The blush on her face quickly disappeared, so she walked forward generously for two seconds.
Step, for some reason, she always felt that this guest at home looked very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it all at once.
"Miss Mu Ying, do you still know me?" Shao Yan asked with a smile.
Uncle Mu was confused when he heard this, but he was a little unhappy in his heart. He couldn't tell that this guy was thick-skinned enough to think of using such a vulgar way to get close to my daughter. He was no worse than me back then.
Mu Ying boldly glanced at Shao Yan, and saw that the man in front of her was handsome, with piercing eyes, and his dark skin glowed with the unique temperament of a man. As she looked at it, several flashes suddenly flashed in her mind.
In the scene a few days ago, in order to escort a group of Donglin soldiers, she did not hesitate to sacrifice dozens of sheep, and the general on the other side was the man in front of her. "I remembered, you are General Shao."
"General Shao?" Uncle Mu was shocked. He heard his daughter mention that incident. At that time, he also praised his daughter for being smart and clever. However, he never expected that the man standing in front of him was the heroic general that day. "You -
—,Are you General Shao Yanshao?"
Shao Yan wanted to tell him directly, but he accidentally found someone eavesdropping outside the door. Judging from the thin silhouette, it goes without saying that it must be Uncle Mu's nephew Mu Zhiping. He then changed his words and said: "Haha, uncle misunderstood, my surname is