There were people coming and going in the market, but basically no one looked at Teng Wenhu’s dried fruits and apricots.
What Jiang Tiansheng said is right. During drought years, food is the most precious thing. Snacks like dried fruits and apricots cannot be exchanged for food.
Teng Wenhu just squatted in the market with his legs crossed, and his mind was filled with the yellow wheat in Jiang Tiansheng’s house.
He made great determination before leaving Jiang Tiansheng’s house yesterday. Whether it was the good prospects promised by Jiang Tiansheng or the dry noodles and wine and meat prepared by others, Teng Wenhu struggled for a long time.
The daughter is old and it’s time to dress up in two colorful clothes. The son is seven years old and it’s time to go to school. Although the old woman is a gossip, she wholeheartedly endures hardships and hardships with her without a single complaint.
He wanted to make amends, but unfortunately, his family was always tight and he had too many things to do, so he didn't take care of it.
Teng Wenhu’s previous name was Teng Wenbin. After he mastered the Five Tiger Door-Breaking Sword, his master changed the last character of his name to tiger.
When it comes to martial arts, Jiang Tiansheng and others combined are no match for him alone.
Those idiots can get so much money and food, relying on their own abilities...
"Here, in exchange for apricots."
A boy with a runny nose Teng Wenhu was given two potatoes. Teng Wenhu picked out the two largest apricots from the basket and gave them to the child.
The child skipped away, and Teng Wenhu continued to lower his head and figure out how much food he could get with his martial arts.
In Teng Wenhu’s view, people like Jiang Tiansheng and Liu Chunba were simply not enough.
From Jiang Tiansheng’s words, Teng Wenhu heard the news that these people actually spared the lives of those merchants after robbing them!
This is the way to die!
They thought that these merchants who were robbed were taking small roads because of tax evasion, and they did not dare to report to the official... What if one of them reported to the official?
The master said a long time ago that when a warrior does something, he must either not do it, or once he does it, he must do it. Since robbery is illegal, then after the robbery, he must kill someone and silence him. !
Moreover, every time before robbery, you must investigate clearly. After selecting the target, you must act decisively and quickly. You cannot hide in the woods and wait for merchants to come to your door like Jiang Tiansheng and others. You must investigate Find out clearly.
Otherwise, if you walk too much at night, you will definitely encounter ghosts!
In addition, merchants who can work alone must not be ordinary people. They must be prepared, choose a retreat route, and think about where their retreat will be once the incident occurs.
If Jiang Tiansheng and the others do what they do, the ship will capsize sooner or later.
"You damn fool tricked my kid into exchanging potatoes for two small apricots. You are so evil. Give us my potatoes back."
Teng Wenhu was deep in thought. , suddenly came to my earsA woman yelled.
Looking up, he saw a black-faced woman dragging a crying baby standing in front of him, and she was very angry.
"Give me back the apricots, and I'll give you the potatoes."
Teng Wenhu said calmly.
The woman suddenly lost her temper, pointed at Teng Wenhu and shouted to the people in the market: "Come and see, come and see, there is a killer here who specializes in swindling children, and he is optimistic about his own products." Baby, don’t let him be deceived.”
The country people liked to watch the excitement, so they gathered around with a loud noise. They and this woman were natives of the same town, so they naturally stood together to accuse Teng Wenhu. You shouldn't lie to children.
Teng Wenhu felt his temples pounding. He grabbed one hand on the ground, and his fingers unknowingly dug into the soil.
When the woman saw that Teng Wenhu was silent, as if she thought she was being ignored, she grabbed another handful of apricots from the basket. Feeling dissatisfied, she pocketed more apricots with her skirt, then cursed. 's gone.
Everyone gradually dispersed when they saw that the woman had taken advantage of the boss.
Teng Wenhu watched with red eyes as the woman entered a wooden door with a child who was clamoring for apricots. When she opened the door, there was a Chinese character who looked specifically in his direction.
The courtyard wall of this family was not high, and Teng Wenhu thought that he could enter their home silently just by pressing his hand on the wall.
Obviously, this family does not have a dog. As long as they move lightly, they can use a dagger to open the door bolt and enter the house quietly.
It is better to go in at the fourth watch than at the third watch. This is the time when people sleep most soundly.
As long as you cover their mouths with a piece of handkerchief, you can wipe their necks one by one and kill the family silently...
Even the men in his family When he woke up, Teng Wenhu was sure to kill him before he shouted.
Considering that I had a conflict with the mother-in-law of this family today, if I die tonight, the police will definitely come to my door. Perhaps, it can be put aside a month later, when everyone has forgotten this. After a small conflict, you can start! ! !
Thinking of this, Teng Wenhu took a look at the surrounding environment.
He suddenly discovered that next to this house was a coppersmith's shop!
Coppersmith shops in the countryside are generally very small. Their main job is to make some copper jewelry for fellow villagers, or to melt silver coins and make them into silver jewelry.
Although this shop is small, people from within dozens of miles around Funiu Town come to them to make jewelry, so the shop usually stocks a lot of copper and silver coins.
There were very few people in this shop. Teng Wenhu watched for a full hour, and only saw a master, an apprentice, and a woman holding a baby entering and leaving the shop.
This should be a family.
The coppersmith’s shop is next door to the woman’s house, which may be the reason why the two families have a good relationship.Because the two families were separated by a low wall, after taking care of the woman and her family, there was enough time to take care of the people in the coppersmith shop.
When his stomach growled with hunger, Teng Wenhu took out a handful of dried sweet potatoes from his pocket and chewed it slowly to appease his stomach.
If you eat too much dried sweet potatoes, your stomach will keep turning up sour water.
After Teng Wenhu burped a few times, he drank some cold water...
Seeing that the market was about to leave, no one was interested in his apricots and dried fruits. , Teng Wenhu held out his bulging belly, farted all the way, and pushed the chicken bus towards home step by step.
His stomach was full and he finally stopped farting. Teng Wenhu felt that his strength was gradually disappearing.
When passing by a potato field, light blue flowers were blooming on the lush potato seedlings. At this time, it was the time when the sun was strongest in the afternoon, and even the most diligent farmer would not be there. Come to work in the fields at this time.
Teng Wenhu endured it for a long time, and finally, at a corner, he jumped into the potato field.
Since the potato seedlings have bloomed, it means that there are already potatoes in the field ridges.
After pulling up seven or eight potato seedlings in a row, Teng Wenhu still harvested a dustpan of small potatoes.
Hurry back to the road and push the chicken bus away quickly.
After walking another seven or eight miles, Teng Wenhu felt as if his stomach was on fire. He came to the back of a small forest, found a lot of dirt and rubbish and built it into a hollow stove, and collected dead branches. Bai Ye lit a fire, and after the fire made the hollow stove hot, he threw the small potatoes into the hollow stove, then pushed the hollow stove over and buried the potatoes.
There was no one around. Teng Wenhu hugged his legs and waited for the potatoes to be cooked.
Jiang Tiansheng and the others cannot participate in their livelihood. It’s too bad. Sooner or later they will be taken away by the government. Whoever gets involved at this time will die!
The laws of the Ming Dynasty have always been unfriendly to robbers, especially those who rob in gangs will generally be judged as rebellion.
Rebellion will always lead to beheading. Teng Wenhu knew this very well.
So, when the government is encircling and suppressing people like Jiang Tiansheng, they will definitely fight to the death. However, if they do so, they will definitely die from random gunfire. The martial arts of the imperial police officers are not good enough. Great, unless you use a gun, you can't beat Jiang Tiansheng and his group.
Teng Wenhu was considering whether to pin the case of robbing the coppersmith and the woman's family on Jiang Tiansheng and the others. Anyway, they were already dead, and if they refused to listen to advice, they could take it. Use it...
In his wild thoughts, the potatoes were already cooked. Teng Wenhu pushed aside the loess and couldn't wait to find a roasted brown potato. After breaking it open, he took in the cool air and hurriedly The potatoes were eaten.
Potatoes are different from sweet potatoes. After eating this food, the hunger disappears immediately. Therefore, after eating more than twenty small potatoes in one go, Teng Wenhu finally felt comfortable.I don't seem to be hungry anymore.
I found a small stream, washed my dark mouth, looked back at the looming Funiu Town, and decided to come back in a month.
When I got home, my wife had already cooked the porridge, and sighed when she saw that the apricots and dried fruits her husband had brought did not seem to be moved.
Teng Wenhu smiled and said: "If you bear with it a little longer, you will be fine."
The mother-in-law said: "My brother came today and brought a bag of millet to make ends meet. Eat, you can still eat it for a while. If you really can't resist it, we will sell the donkey."
Teng Wenhu shook his head and said: "That's a grass donkey with a calf. It would be too much of a loss to sell it now. If I can bear with it, I have a way."
The mother-in-law said again: "Liu Lichang came here. When he saw that you were not there, he left a message asking you to come back.
Teng Wenhu's face suddenly darkened, he looked at his mother-in-law and said, "Is it about my daughter again? "
The mother-in-law shook her head repeatedly and said: "How did I know. "
Teng Wenhu said to his wife again: "I tell you, even if you sell the donkey, you don't want to take advantage of my daughter. ”
After that, he angrily went to the Li Chang’s house.
The Li Chang’s house is one of the few brick-and-tile houses in Madi Village, so it is easy to find.
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Liu Lichang is a very young man. He has a nice smile with white teeth and is friendly to others. He is completely different from his younger brother.
So, Teng Wenhu saw him. Afterwards, the chief still clasped his fists and said, "I heard the chief called me. "
When Liu Lizhang saw Teng Wenhu coming in, he took his hand affectionately and said: "Come in quickly, there is something good going on." "
Teng Wenhu suppressed his anger and sat down. He wanted to see what the mayor was going to do. If he was forced to marry his daughter to his useless brother, he must talk about it carefully in the future.
The head of the village poured Teng Wenhu a cup of tea and said softly: "You sold too much grain last year. Although there is an extra donkey in the family, the family will not be able to withstand the severe drought this year. It's over, right? "
Teng Wenhu cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for your concern, head of the village. If you make the porridge thinner, you can survive." "
The head of the village shook his head and said: "Can the days of hunger still be days? However, you're in luck. "
A cold light flashed in Teng Wenhu's eyes, and he clasped his fists again and said: "Please ask the chief to point out a way to survive.
The head of the village laughed loudly and said: "Xichuan County has been unsafe recently. I heard that merchants in Funiu Mountain are often robbed, and they have been reported to Nanyang Prefecture."
You also know that the police officers in our county were recruited randomly from the homeless population and were not very capable.
So, the head of Dali is going to recruit some police officers from the local heroes to strengthen the security of our county.
Brother Wenhu, you are a well-known hero from all over the country. You are an expert at wielding the Five Tigers Cutting Sword. I reported your name to the police last month.County Zun.
The county magistrate heard that there are heroes like you in our county, so he specially sent a message, ordering me to send you to the county. As long as you pass the examination, you will be our county's policeman. Now there are 20% more of those losers.
With your ability to survive for two years, you must be the one to catch the head. Here, I am the first to congratulate you. "
"Huh? "When Teng Wenhu heard this, his mouth opened like a hippopotamus...