Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

The old man looked familiar, and Su Xia was also stunned.

I suddenly remembered, wasn't this the charlatan Master Ma whom I had beaten before?

This guy talks a lot about Hunyuan Xingyi Tai Chi, young people don’t respect martial arts ethics, martial arts should value harmony, and traditional martial arts is all that matters.

But why did he look like this now? He was dressed in rags and no longer had the same demeanor as when he was lying to people on the street.

Seeing such a contrast, Su Xia couldn't help but feel happy. She didn't expect that when she traveled back in time, she would meet such a "living treasure".

Obviously, Master Ma on the opposite side also recognized him and turned around suddenly to escape.

Su Xia hurriedly said: "Master Ma, don't leave in a hurry!"

Master Ma, who was stopped, turned around and looked at Su Xia with an apologetic look on his face: "Sir, since you have recognized me, I beg you, please be noble and let me go. Give me mercy and forgive me, why bother holding on to me anymore!"

Su Xia smiled slightly: "What's the reason for letting you go?"

Master Ma lowered his head and said in frustration: "Look at my age! Besides, I haven't harmed anyone. I just teach people to practice martial arts and earn some food."

Su Xia Yile: "Are you teaching people to practice martial arts? You are cheating!"

Old Man Ma was so embarrassed by Su Xia that he was speechless.

Su Xia said again: "Master, I don't want to make things difficult for you today, but I see you are carrying a lot of things. Do you want to?"

The old man raised his head, his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes, and said helplessly: "Buy a bowl of tea here and have a rest. After we finish drinking, we will leave Dengzhou City."

"Why is this? Well, why are you leaving Dengzhou?"

"I had a fight with you on the street last time. The deception was discovered and I was taken to the yamen gate. The yamen officials extorted all the money I had and beat me up.

Finally, it turned out that I really had no money, no money to make money, and it was a waste of food money, so I was released. I couldn't survive in Dengzhou anymore. Now I only have a grandson, only 13 years old. Xiao Ma, come here! "

As soon as the old man finished speaking, a teenage child walked into the tea shed. He had a thin dark face and was short in stature. He looked very pitiful.

Seeing how pitiful the child was, Su Xia shook her head: "Old Ma, where are the two apprentices you accepted before?"

"They all worked together to play tricks with me to deceive people. After the incident, naturally all the trustworthy ones ran away."

After the old man finished speaking, tears actually flowed down his cheeks. He looked really pitiful.

But Su Xia understood that there must be something hateful about this poor man.

Obviously this old liar, Master Ma, also realized his problem, and could only admit: "It's all my own fault. I just didn't meet you, and maybe I will meet someone else later. This is what I deserve. I deserve this in my life." .”

Su Xia nodded: "The last fight was unintentional. Master, where do you plan to go this time?"

"Anyway, I can't stay in Dengzhou anymore, so I might go to Qingzhou to hang out."

"I haven't asked my master's name yet!"

"Ma Bao Guo!"

Su Xia was a little shocked when she heard the old man read out her name.

Although he knew that history was reincarnated and repeated itself, it still shocked him.

Su Xia hurriedly asked: "Is your Baoguo the one who protects your family and your country?"

"One word is missing. In fact, the original intention is to protect the country. I call it the fruit of a fruit tree because I avoid taboos. I feel ashamed to call it this name. I have been deceiving people my whole life."

After saying this, the two of them were silent again.

Su Xia glanced at the child. The child was swallowing saliva and looked like he was hungry. Then he said, "Xiaoer, bring some snacks for this child to eat."

"It can't be done, it can't be done!" Master Ma was still refusing, but Su Xia started to take action.

As soon as the waiter's tea cakes were served, the skinny black kid immediately grabbed the tea cakes and wolfed them down.

Looking at the child's eating appearance, Su Xia asked again: "How long has it been since you last eaten?"

"I have just been released from prison. No one has taken care of this child these days. He may be begging outside for a meal."

Su Xia nodded and changed the topic: "Why are you going to Qingzhou? Do you still plan to engage in your Hunyuan Xingyi?"

"You are joking. I have noticed your dress for a long time. You are an official, right? To be honest, I was also angry at the beginning. Then I thought, sooner or later I will be exposed for being so deceptive. Maybe next time Now that we are on the run, there will be no one to take care of my grandson. When we go back this time, we plan to farm some land honestly and start a small business or something like that."

Su Xia asked again: "Then do you have spare money to buy a small business and buy land?"

"no!"

Su Xia said seriously: "Then how do you run a small business and farm? How about I show you a clear path!"

"You speak!"

At this moment, Master Ma was convinced that Su Xia in front of him had no intention of harming him. Although he had exposed his scam not long ago and gave himself a heavy blow in the face, somehow he felt that the young man in front of him did not want to harm him. This is a good man.

Su Xia took out a stack of copper coins from her arms: "Boy, have you seen the wonton stall at the door?"

Ma Baoguo's grandson turned to look at the steaming wonton stall and swallowed.

Su Xia smiled and touched his head: "Boy, go buy a bowl of wontons. This tea cake is too dry. Drink something hot with soup."

The child turned to look at Ma Baoguo, as if waiting for his grandfather's words. Ma Baoguo nodded in agreement: "Go ahead, thank you, sir!"

The child hurriedly thanked Su Xia. Su Xia waved her hand and motioned the child to eat wontons. After sending the child away, Su Xia said: "At this age, the child should go to a private school to learn literature."

"It's time to go to school, but as a grandpa, I'm incapable! Alas!" After saying this, Master Ma sighed again.

"You two go to Qingzhou Prefecture, you go to do some small business, plus life, children go to school, I will give you some capital, but I want you to do something for me! I will pay you once every six months, 20 taels of silver a year, These should be enough!”

"Sir, what did you say? You are not lying to me."

"Master, do you think I'm lying to you? Look what this is!" As soon as Su Xia finished speaking, she spread out ten taels of silver on the table.

"This is your money for half a year. From now on, we will pay you regularly every three months."

Master Ma looked at the silver and couldn't believe his eyes: "What on earth do I need to do?"

"I need you to start a street business so that you can count the number of brothels, brothels, and restaurants in Qingzhou Prefecture. Everything is detailed, including how many people and prostitutes are in each shop on each street, and how the business of the restaurants is. You know it clearly from walking down the street, can you do it?"

Master Ma was confused: "Sir, what do you want to do with this!"