Great Song Pirate

Chapter 263
Xu Yi took his brothers and horses to leave Guzhen under the see-off of all the merchants in Guzhen and Cui Dianshi and others. Ma Xiaoxiao headed towards Wu'an County with the car rumbling. The incident happened last night in Guzhen A big fire didn't attract anyone's attention here. It just burned to death an old blacksmith who had offended important court officials. No one would pay much attention to his life and death.

Cui Dianshi just left the restaurant for a hasty look, and explained to the villagers in the town to extinguish the fire to prevent the fire from spreading, and then returned to the restaurant to continue drinking and laughing with Xu Yi and others. He just casually replied that a blacksmith's shop caught fire and burned an old blacksmith to death. Only a few iron merchants who had been following Xu Yi's whereabouts knew that Mr. Xu seemed to have haunted the old blacksmith's place several times in the past few days. The fire was a bit strange, but no one doubted that the fire would have anything to do with him.

After the Wu'an county magistrate successfully completed the business of accompanying Mr. Xu to purchase steel in Wu'an, he accompanied Xu Yi to leave Guzhen according to the order of the magistrate, and asked him to persuade Xu Yi to stop in Wu'an so that he could curry favor with him. , so the county magistrate also followed Xu Yi's team, but felt that there seemed to be a few people missing around Xu Yi for some reason, but this matter was out of his control, so he didn't bother to ask.

Because they were all riding horses, they arrived at Wu'an County very quickly. At first, they were startled when they saw the soldiers in their group, and then they were relieved when they saw the county magistrate. Someone immediately rushed to the county government office, Inform the magistrate, and the magistrate hurried out to greet him.

For the fat magistrate's deliberate welcome, Xu Yi deliberately comforted him, and persuaded him that as long as he did more work for the local area and kept the local side safe, he would give a lot of good words when he saw King Ji, which made the fat magistrate feel relieved, and patted Chest promises that it will do its best to appease the refugees, cut off the thieves, and protect the safety of Wu'an. He also asked about Xu Yi's trip to Guzhen, and Xu Yi will also purchase steel during his trip to Guzhen. I told him roughly, and the Hou county captain next to him hurriedly promised that as long as the iron merchants in Guzhen delivered the goods for Xu Yi, he would clap his hands and escort him to ensure that the goods purchased by Xu Yi would not be lost. I thanked them and didn't stay in Wu'an, politely declined their persuasion, and rushed out of the city to the direction of Cizhou, the fat magistrate and others saw that they couldn't keep them, so they had to prepare another generous gift, and sent Xu Yi and others away Wu'an County.

After leaving Wu'an, when it was getting dark, passing a village, Xu Yi saw Yang Zaixing and other brothers rushing out of the village from a distance, met them, and everyone got off their horses and rested in this village.

Xu Yi sat in a farmhouse and laughed loudly. The person who sat opposite was Lei Tong who was "destroyed in the sea of ​​fire". It turned out that Xu Yi had arranged for Yang Zaixing and others to bring a few brothers with him before negotiating with the iron merchant. , secretly killed a hooligan who harmed one side nearby, and took his body to hide in Leitong's blacksmith shop at night, then took Leitong out of Guzhen, joined a group of Leitong's apprentices, and arrived in advance. One of the apprentices here was waiting at home, the fire was just set by them, anyway, after the fire was extinguished, the body of the ruffian inside had already been burnt beyond recognition, no one would recognize his identity.

"Thank you shopkeeper for saving me, otherwise I really thought the old guy would die of old age in this place of Guzhen! Come on, come and meet our future new shopkeeper!" Lei Tong greeted several rooms busy waiting for him disciples come here.

Several apprentices came forward to greet Xu Yi one after another, Xu Yi smiled and said: "You are welcome, this time you follow your master to work with me, I will not treat you badly, if you have relatives here, you may as well Move them to the south with you, and I, Xu, promise that I will not treat them badly. The land in the north is not as peaceful as it was earlier, and it is much safer to go to my place. I will not let your family suffer! If you want , you can go with us, or you can settle down later, and you can go again, I will pay for the travel expenses!"

Lei Tong's disciples were overjoyed when they heard this. They were worried that they would not know when they would come back after they left here, and that they would not be able to take care of them. Well, this new shopkeeper is really good, and he promised not to treat them badly. , even their family members were willing to accept the past together, which solved their worries, so they all thanked them.

"Hehe! See what I said is right! Our shopkeeper is an enthusiastic and good person! Doesn't this solve your worries? And I promised you that as long as you follow our shopkeeper, you will definitely let you go." Zhan and what I have learned, live a good life, and, after going to the south this time, I will pass on my thousand hammer method to you! I am also old, so that this craft will not be interrupted in my hands Line!" Lei Tong cheerfully grabbed his wine gourd and laughed.

Now his disciples were even more overjoyed, they knew that their master had a unique skill called the Thousand Hammer Method, and any utensils forged by his hammering method would be several grades higher than the general method. The sharpness and tenacity of tools and swords can be greatly improved. In the past, the master always kept it hidden and refused to pass it on to them. He was afraid that after they learned it, not only would they not be able to carry it forward, but it might cause disaster. Now I don’t think about it. He even wanted to show his housekeeping skills. They couldn't ask for such a thing. If he didn't want to follow him, he would be a fool!So they hurriedly kowtowed and kowtowed to Lei Tong, and Lei Tong accepted it happily.

Because Lei Tong brought out quite a few apprentices this time, they were all the apprentices he had taken in Guzhen these years. If they wanted to leave Guzhen separately, they would have to wait for them to resettle their families before leaving, so Xu Yi left Yang Zaixing and others behind. To deal with this matter, if you are willing to leave with them, you can pack up and go to Cizhou to find them within three days. If you can’t catch up, you can let them deal with the matter, and then go to Cizhou to find the porcelain kiln of the Li family and let the Li family arrange to send them. After arriving in Yangzhou, after Yang Zaixing agreed to come down, Xu Yi took Lei Tong and left here the next day, heading for Cizhou.

Although Xu Yi originally planned to go to Xingzhou to buy as much steel as possible, but because this trip to Guzhen went very smoothly, and his current financial resources have basically reached the limit, the rich steel in the two states now depends on him It is impossible for the whole family to eat them all, so he temporarily changed his plan, and this trip to the north will stop here. After all, there are still many things in the house that he needs to take care of, so he can't delay here for too long. So he planned to go back to the south after meeting Li Mutian in Cizhou.

Li's porcelain kiln outside Cizhou City is easy to find. Most of the local people know their porcelain kiln, so Xu Yi found Li Mutian without much effort. When he saw his porcelain kiln, Xu Yi's eyes were a little straight. Is it a porcelain kiln?It's like a refugee camp!A large number of refugees fleeing from the north gathered here, and the houses were not enough to live in, so they set up thatched sheds for temporary resettlement. The Li family also bought a large amount of food and opened a porridge shed to serve porridge. Wake up, this Li Mutian is really lovely!What he confessed to is really his own thing to do!Not bad!
When Xu Yi found Li Mutian in the porcelain kiln, he was shocked again. In the past, he had the impression that Li Mutian always tidied up properly, with the appearance of a handsome young man, with a fair face and no beard, but now he saw that Li Mutian was short. I haven't seen each other in just a few days, and I look like ten years old, with a beard and disheveled body. Those who didn't know thought that he had just returned from fleeing from the north!

As soon as Li Mutian saw Xu Yi coming back from Guzhen, his face immediately revealed an expression of ecstasy. He just wanted to rush over and hug Xu Yi for a few mouthfuls. Fortunately, neither of them had a penchant for masculinity. Impulsive, but still took a few steps forward and grabbed Xu Yi's hands and said with an excited expression: "Brother Xu, you are back!"

Xu Yi secretly smiled and asked: "I haven't seen Mutian for a few days, Mutian seems to be a lot rougher! This looks good, more like a man! Hehe!"

Li Mutian said with a wry smile: "Brother Xu, don't laugh at me. I've been so busy these days that I don't even have time to sleep. It's just in time for you to come, so hurry up and share my worries! Come to the house quickly Talk inside!"

Xu Yi followed Li Mutian into the house, before he could sit down, a servant of the Li family ran in and shouted: "Master, there are another hundred refugees coming outside, where do you want them to be resettled?"

Li Mutian hugged his head, rubbed his temples violently and roared: "You bastard, what's the use of you bastards if I know where to put it? You can put it where you want! I can't find a place. , just go to Li Quan, don’t bother me, don’t you see that I’m talking to Mr. Xu?” Li Mutian, who usually looks elegant, swears and scolds the servant.

"Why is Mutian so angry? You are the head of the house now, who will they look for if they don't look for you!" Xu Yi laughed.

"Let's not talk about this, after I promised you that day, I let this place start to gather some refugees, and several batches have been sent out, but I didn't expect that some refugees in the surrounding area would start flocking here after hearing about this. , Some people don't want to move south, so they just stay here to eat and drink, and don't leave here. As a result, this place is now overcrowded, not counting the cost of relief for them, and there is no place for them to live. You say this But what should we do? If this goes on like this, I am afraid that the government will come to trouble us and order us to gather a crowd in private to try to rebel, that would be terrible!" Li Mutian had three big heads, and looked helplessly at Xu Yi said.

"Eh?... There are other things like this?" Xu Yi was also stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect such a situation to happen. Is there really such a crap in the world?If he refuses to move to the south, but actually stays here instead of leaving, eating and drinking, isn't that going to make the Li family sit and eat?It's no wonder that Li Mutian is so devastated, it turns out he is angry and worried about this matter!

"If this kind of thing happens, you are a good person in the world! It's just that some people don't know how to praise, damn it! If this continues, our Li family's porcelain kiln will close down and become a refugee camp! Now nearly a thousand people have gathered, how amazing it is to go on like this!" Li Mutian said anxiously.

This is really troublesome, Xu Yi has no idea for a while, let's drive these people to the south!I'm afraid there will be an accident on the road, and things will definitely be troublesome after I sue the government. I don't want to force them to move out, but they are here, and the refugees who are still coming in from behind, the Li family's porcelain kiln really can't continue. up!It's no wonder that although these refugees fled here from the north, it doesn't mean that they are willing to completely abandon their homeland and move to the south. People can't see clearly about the future, and they don't know how they will live after moving to the south In this way, it is inevitable that they will have concerns about what the Li family said, and it is reasonable not to want to leave. There is food and drink here, and many of them think that they might as well wait for the situation in the north to calm down, and then return to their homes in the north. Continue to live, that's why such a situation has been created, it seems that the two of them think about this matter a little too simply, what should they do?Xu Yi also lost his mind.

What Li Mutian said also stumped Xu Yi. The two of them sat in the room staring and discussing for a long time, but they couldn't think of any good way to solve the problem in front of them. He drove away one servant in a rage, but the other servants kept coming to Li Mutian for advice because of various things, which annoyed Li Mutian so much that he wished he could just let go.

"Master! There is no more rice! The current rice can only last until tomorrow morning!" A servant came to report.

"Buy! Take the money and go to the city to find grain merchants or big households to buy!" Li Mutian shook his head and rushed away.

"Master, there is almost no charcoal left. The charcoal originally stored in the porcelain kiln has been used up these days. Manager Li asked me to come over and ask what to do!"

"Buy! Why don't you go to a charcoal merchant to buy it? If you can't, just buy more dry firewood, and you still have to ask me about these things?" Li Mutian felt a sense of collapse.

"Master! The two cooks are sick, and there are not enough people to cook today! There are more and more refugees. Shall we invite some more cooks to come over and buy some big pots?" A servant came running up.

"Get lost! Tell those cooks that today, the young master will cook in person!..." Li Mutian went into a rage.

(I went to upgrade the computer in the afternoon, and I can’t run anymore. I’ll update two chapters today! This is also to prepare for better codewords!)
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