After walking five or six miles, they came to a farmyard under a high hill. They saw only a few cattle and sheep on the hill, and there were flocks of geese and ducks in the pond in front of the yard.
Mu Hong led everyone through the front yard and invited them to a pavilion in the backyard. He said with a smile: "I saw that brother Gongming just ate some random things on the roadside. When he came to my village, I had to entertain him again."
That's right. You just sit in the cool air and I'll give them orders myself. Mu Chun, you talk to the brothers."
Saying that, he walked away quickly.
Song Jiang looked at Mu Hong Rufeng's footsteps and couldn't help but smile: "Brother Mu Hong is quite a happy person."
Seeing that Mu Chun was still standing, Chao Yong smiled and said, "You should also sit down. We don't know each other before we fight. We are both good men. The previous matter has been revealed."
Mu Chun hugged everyone awkwardly before sitting down.
Chao Yong asked suspiciously: "I have also heard about the dangers of this Huashi Gang. I heard that many people in Jiangnan have lost their families and their lives because of it. I am afraid that the money you collected from the merchants is not enough?"
Mu Chun nodded and said: "Well, there is an endless stream of ships transporting Hua Shi Gang on the Xunyang River, and money, grain and labor are sent down every few days. The merchants in the town can only collect a hundred thousand dollars a month, how can they do it? Originally, they were still paying.
Several big households in the town shared the share, but as time went by, everyone couldn't bear it anymore. Several families had already moved away, leaving even heavier burdens. You see, there used to be herds of cattle and sheep on my mountain, but now only that
There were only a few, and the rest were slaughtered to entertain the officials escorting Hua Shigang, just to save them from allocating some money and food to the officials."
Chao Yong asked in confusion: "Then why don't you distribute some to the people in the town?"
Mu Chun smiled bitterly and said: "I never thought about it. It's just that Hua Shi Gang not only apportioned money and food, but also alloted servants. Ten of these servants will never come back. If the people in the town have draft servants, the money and food will naturally be paid."
It will be shared among the big households.”
"I'm ashamed to say that although we are not afraid of death, we don't want to die in vain, so we have to use money and food to replace the servants. This is because when the Hua Shi Gang encounters a road with inconvenient traffic, it has to be carried by manpower, regardless of the heat or rain.
The snow, wind and frost had to be gritted and endured, and they struggled to move forward. If there was any disagreement, they would be severely beaten by the officials. The civilians could only sleep in the fields, exposed to the sun and night dew, and were attacked by the cold, heat, wind and frost. Most of the Dinggang soldiers went to serve.
He was tortured and died on the way, so people shun him like snakes and scorpions."
Ruan Xiaoqi heard this and shouted: "You are too cowardly. After your cattle and sheep are slaughtered, what will you use to entertain the officials? There is no end to this turbid world. I think your brother will go to Liangshan with us to gather for justice."
"Killing corrupt officials and saving the people is what a good man does."
When Mu Chun heard this, he said with surprise: "Is it possible that my brother is a hero from Liangshan?"
When Chao Yong saw that Ruan Xiaoqi had leaked the information, he clasped his fists and said, "It's not because we deliberately concealed it from each other. People just talk so much that it's inconvenient to use names. I am Chao Yong, the little overlord of Liangshan, and he is Ruan Xiaoqi, the living hell."
When Mu Chun heard this, he immediately knelt down and said: "In recent days, all the talk in the world is about the deeds of the little overlord, and Mu Chun's ears have become calloused. If I don't want to meet each other today, please bring me to join the gang."
I also want to do justice for heaven and be a good man like you."
Chao Yong looked at Mu Chun and felt a little helpless. He was just a big kid, and he didn't have the concept of good or evil. He probably only wanted to be a good man. If he agreed to him, he might be suspected of kidnapping.
Mu Chun saw that Chao Yong was silent and said hurriedly: "I was reckless in the town today. I kowtow to you and admit my mistake. Please take me up the mountain."
Chao Yong hurriedly stopped Mu Chun and said, "Get up quickly. Let's discuss this matter with your brother."
While they were talking, Mu Hong had also returned. Seeing the two of them, he shouted, "Mu Chun, what are you doing?"
Mu Chun couldn't help but trembled when Mu Hong yelled at him, and turned around and said, "I am paying my respects to brother Liangshan Little Overlord."
When Mu Hong heard that Chao Yong was the Little Overlord of Liangshan, he couldn't help but was stunned. He slowed down a little, walked up to him, clasped his fists and said, "It turns out it's the Little Overlord in front of you. Mu Hong has been rude and I hope you can forgive me."
Everyone saw the ceremony again. Ruan Xiaoqi spoke quickly and said: "Just now Mu Chun said that he wanted to go to Liangshan with us. I wonder what brother Mu Hong wants?"
When Mu Hong heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Mu Chun.
When Mu Chun saw his brother looking at him again, he was so frightened that he hid behind Chao Yong.
When Chao Yong saw this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Mu Chun's character is undecided. It's just a joke and cannot be taken seriously."
Mu Hong thought for a while and said: "The heroes of Liangshan are doing justice for heaven. I don't want anyone in the world to admire him. But I still have my father at home, so I'm afraid he won't be able to stay away from his homeland. I just have to wait for Mu Hong to serve his father for the rest of his life, and Mu Hong will definitely lead him." Brothers, go and meet all the heroes."
Ruan Xiaoqi said: "You are also a man, how can you be such a mother-in-law? With the few cattle and sheep left, you can send them to the government several times. When you finish slaughtering the cattle and sheep, you brothers should go and move the flowers and stones."
Mu Hong smiled bitterly and said: "Mu Chun must have told you that during the Chongning period, the Yingfeng Bureau was set up in Suzhou to start transporting the flower and stone outline. At first, I thought it would only take a few years for the emperor to build the palace and garden. Unexpectedly, ten years later A few years have passed, but the Hua Shi Gang is getting bigger and bigger. My wealth is almost at its bottom, but I don’t know when the Hua Shi Gang will be gone. It’s embarrassing to say that although my brother also saved some people in Jieyang Town, But the villages and towns above and below hate my brother to the core. Just because there are fewer servants assigned from Jieyang Town by official officials, they have to make up for it in other places. I don’t know how many people in other villages and towns have lost their families because of this. I don’t know whether what I have done is right or not. Wrong, many times, I also want to escape from this place and have nothing to do with this Hua Shi Gang."
Chao Yong didn't expect Mu Hong to think so deeply. When a disaster strikes, everyone thinks only about protecting themselves and their families, and they don't care about others. Just like Chao Gai and others robbed the birth plan, how can they care about others? Those who do justice are punished for this.
"I went to Tokyo once last year. The construction of Genyue is only half completed, and I'm afraid it will last for many years. I'm not trying to lure you away. If your family's wealth has been exhausted, it's better to leave early. It's better than the end. The family was destroyed.”
When Mu Hong heard this, he couldn't help but wonder: "This Huashi Gang has been built for more than ten years. How come Gen Yue has only been built for half of it?"
Chao Yong shook his head and said: "When I was in Bianjing, I also made some inquiries. The emperor once painted nearly a thousand acres of Gen Yue, which required a lot of exotic flowers and stones. Then there were corrupt officials who took power, and there were many They have intercepted all the flowers and stones, and the construction period of Genyue is naturally getting longer and longer. And there are always more exotic flowers and stones sent. The emperor looked at the backward ones and felt that the previous ones were unsatisfactory, and there was no telling how many were discarded."
Mu Hong said angrily: "We and other people are struggling hard and just waiting for Genyue to be built. How do we know that those people in Tokyo don't care about us at all?"
When it came to Qi, Mu Hong slapped the stone table hard.
"Snapped"
With a crisp sound, the stone table in the pavilion was shattered into pieces by Mu Hong's palm.
Everyone couldn't help but get up and hide.
When Mu Hong saw this, he quickly clasped his fists and apologized.
Seeing that his brother was angry, Mu Chun plucked up the courage and said, "Brother, we are all dead. Why don't we follow the little overlord to Liangshan?"
Mu Hong paused, gritted his teeth and clasped his fists and said, "That's all, this muddy world has no end, so I still ask the little overlord to take the contract."
Chao Yong did not expect that his words would actually persuade Mu Hong and said happily: "Okay, brother Mu Hong is such a hero, even if he goes to the mountains, he can become a leader."
(Thanks to book friends "hansire", "Killing Walker", "Cuba Project" and "Yu Xian Yue Xia" for the rewards, and thanks to "Wu Duan Ming Jue" for the continuous rewards and becoming a disciple)