Dongzhang in the God Sculpture

Dongzhang was standing not far away at this time and witnessed this bloody and cruel fight, his heart was shocked and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Murder, blood, death, these few words are so far away from our lives in later generations, but I have only been in this world for less than two years, and I have witnessed scenes that I would never dare to imagine in later generations.

The physical discomfort is telling myself that it is false to say that it is not shocking, but it is not exaggerated to the point of vomiting, it is just that the whole body is cold and feels extremely uncomfortable.

In the end, the two men in black each took away a guard in exchange for their lives. Dongzhang looked up and saw that the dead were all younger guards.

Those around who did not come forward were older guards, maybe this is experience, watching a large number of guards hastily cleaning the battlefield, Dongzhang silently thought about the experience brought to him by this cruel fight.

Not long after, the dead guards were simply buried. Sure enough, the necks of those traveling with the caravan were all wiped off their necks. No one will bury them.

There were even many guards who touched the money on them by the way. Dong Zhang, who witnessed all this, said nothing, but sighed deeply. The big guys are running for their lives now, and no one knows whether that group of gangsters will make a comeback. It is already very kind and righteous to simply bury the guards who died in battle, so Dongzhang naturally has nothing to say.

Then everyone left the forest in a hurry overnight.

Three days later.

At the border of the Kingdom of Jin, a group of travel-stained caravans arrived quietly. Although Song and Jin had temporarily signed an armistice agreement, there were still small groups of people at the border occasionally fighting in the autumn wind. More frequently, the burning, killing and looting along the way made Dongzhang's eyelids twitch, not fear, but anger.

Some five or six-year-old children were not spared from the knives of the Jin people. This is war. If the caravans had not had customs clearance certificates and more guards, Dongzhang would not hesitate that the Jin Guo team who fought the autumn wind would also kill the butcher knives. Wave to yourself these people.

Although there are a few merchants from the Song Dynasty on the street, in order to avoid unreasonable disputes, the entire caravan covers their heads and faces with cloth scarves. Although they are all black-haired and yellow-skinned, you can still see that Song Dynasty The difference between a man and a golden man.

It's getting closer, and when he arrived in the Kingdom of Jin, Dong Zhang knew that he was getting closer and closer to the goal of his trip, and while he was a little excited, he began to quietly plan his next move.

In this way, half a month later, the caravan finally arrived at the destination of the trip, Henan Mansion.

It was also time for Dongzhang's uncle and nephew to say goodbye to the caravan, and when they found the person in charge, the uncle and nephew inevitably thanked each other for a while and then went their separate ways.

Because Henan Mansion was originally the territory of the Song State, but it was invaded by the Jin people. However, the aborigines in the town are still mostly Song people, but the government and the town soldiers are all Jin people.

After parting, Dongzhang took his second uncle all the way straight to the bank. Without doubting him, the banknotes of the Song Kingdom would definitely not be used in the Jin Kingdom, and it is impossible for you to wander around with hundreds of taels of silver when you go out. , so Dongzhang had already exchanged most of the silver coins into gold leaves before departure, which is light and convenient to carry, and gold is a hard currency no matter where it is, whether it is the previous dynasty or the future, it has always been.

After coming to the bank to exchange a gold leaf for their daily needs, Dongzhang and his wife went straight to the nearby inn.

The two of them took a comfortable hot bath in the inn and then heaved a long sigh of relief. Dongzhang still adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile, and sent Xiao Er to buy two sets of golden costumes for the two of them. After that, even the food was delivered to the room by Xiaoer, and she didn't want to show her face during the whole process.

After the two of them changed into golden costumes and had enough to eat and drink, Dong Zhang called the waiter in the store to inquire about the geographical location nearby. The place name of the nearest village or town in Songshan, and learned that a small group of businessmen would pass by there in two days to run business. After being overjoyed, Dongzhang rewarded the waiter some money and sent him away.

After watching Dongzhang's series of operations, the second uncle who was sitting next to him finally couldn't help but asked: "Dongzhang, based on our relationship, the second uncle just said it straight, why did the second uncle watch you come all the way?" It’s not like looking for relatives, it’s more like looking for something more than someone.”

Dongzhang, who was stunned for a moment, couldn't help laughing and said: "Is it so obvious? Then just look for something, second uncle, don't worry, it's not dangerous. You can go back to Jiaxing when you get to the place second uncle." .”

Although he heard what Dong Zhang said, the honest second uncle couldn't help but feel a little worried. He had seen too much blood and rain along the way, and he didn't react much to such a half-grown kid. Moreover, he has planned such a long route, and all the things along the way have been imagined by him. This really makes people worry about what he is planning, but knowing that he will not find anything if he asks again, he simply does not ask. An'an just accompany him through the itinerary for the past few days.

A week passed in a blink of an eye.

Dongzhang's uncle and nephew finally came to a small town at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain as they wished, and they found an inn to settle down. Under Dongzhang's intentional or unintentional inquiries, the waiter told the truth that the Shaolin monks on the mountain are usually Every month, they will go down the mountain to purchase ingredients or have people send them to the mountain, and the sellers who buy ingredients are fixed.

If you think about it, so many people in Shaolin Temple open their mouths to eat, it is impossible to be completely self-sufficient. At this time, there is no greenhouse technology for later generations, and it is easy to understand with only one seller, just like the pig's feet you open in later generations In the store, raw ingredients are only requested from designated sellers every day. Even if they are out of stock, I don’t care where you go to collect them for me. As long as they are delivered by you, I will accept them. First, I am familiar with them, and second, I can rest assured.

Knowing that the family that has been supplying food to the monks in Shaolin Temple is old man Li, Dongzhang inquired about the residence of old man Li. He thought it was troublesome, so he reached out his hand to stop the waiter who was about to leave and asked, "Brother, is there any food in this town?" There are no vacant houses for rent?"

Knowing that there are benefits to be had, the waiter in the shop immediately turned back with a smile on his face and said: "Objective, you are asking the right person. If you want to say which sow in this town is going to give birth, which woman is stealing a man, this is the little one." You know everything, when it comes to vacant houses, there's a vacant house across the street for rent, but this..."

After speaking, he twirled his index finger and thumb, and his eyes drifted to Dongzhang from time to time. Dongzhang, who immediately understood, could not help but smile, and said: "Just talk about yourself, you don't need to worry about the rest, and the benefits are also indispensable to you. .”

"Yes, yes, the little one is just wondering how much the price is. Of course, the guest officer is not the one who sent the money. As far as I know, that family used to be a scholar. In recent years, for some reason, they have been drinking heavily. Then I can't help but spend a lot of money, so I have no choice but to sell my ancestral house on rent because I don't have money to buy wine. The price for buying wine is a bit high, and it costs two taels of silver every month. What do you say? , Isn’t this a poor man who is robbing money.”

In future generations, Dongzhang will definitely award this shop waiter an actor, but in order to get more rewards, he babbled for a long time, reaching out to stop the waiter who wanted to go on, Dongzhang said directly: "It's his house , help me do it."

After speaking, he motioned to the second uncle to take out some silver from the bag, weighed it and handed it to Xiao Er, then looked up at Xiao Er and said with a smile: "This is 25 taels of silver, you give it to me for a year, and the rest will be yours." Reward money, go and come back quickly."

"Okay, guest officer, I'll do it for you right away."

After sending away the shop boy who was smiling and slapping his chest, Dong Zhang couldn't help but sigh, no matter in this life or in the future, as long as there is money, any labor force can be found, and the work efficiency is extremely high.

No, Dongzhang, uncle, and nephew were still chatting, and an hour hadn't arrived yet, and the waiter's excited voice sounded outside the door: "Guest officer, the little one has already settled the matter for you." gone."

He got up and opened the door, and before Dongzhang could ask, the waiter in the store explained the whole process clearly, roughly meaning that the waiter used money to find the alcoholic scholar, and after explaining his intentions, the scholar came for a contract without saying a word , After pressing it, he couldn't wait to take the money and leave, and the porter's key was also casually thrown to Xiaoer.

Looking at the shop assistant handing over the contract paper respectfully with both hands, the general meaning is that Party A agrees to rent the house to Party B for a year, based on this, and so on. Of course, the name on it must be Dongzhang. The husband told him the name.

Accepting the contract with satisfaction, Dongzhang said vigorously, "Lead the way."

"Officer Holle, this way please."

The waiter who got the benefit was also very happy, after all, the money was real, so what's there to be unhappy about? Naturally, he did his best to guide Dongzhang and his wife along the way.

After Dongzhang and the two of them followed the waiter from the store around, they came to a courtyard. While Dongzhang was still looking around, the waiter had already handed the key to Dongzhang, and said with a smile: "Guest officer wants His house is here."

After receiving the key from the little second hand, Dongzhang opened the door and walked in. Well, yes, there is a yard when entering the door. There is an osmanthus tree in the middle of the yard. There is a rocking chair under the tree. There is a simple stone table in front of the chair. Behind is a well, and in front is the main house. On the left side of the main house is a wall, about two meters high, covered with various vines. On the right side of the main house is the kitchen, which is the kitchen.And behind the main house is a small river, which can be seen by opening the window in the attic.

Tsk tsk tsk, it's no loss that you are a literati, this river view room will not be available in later generations...