The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

But they said that the Gaojia and Jia's convoys had been tossing all night, those who played tricks retreated from the enemy, and had no time to talk to others, and those who had set up a night watch all went to rest.It wasn't until noon the next day that everyone woke up one after another before going outside to check.Fortunately, last night was too chaotic. Although the people in the village woke up and saw that there were people in the dark outside, no one dared to go out indiscriminately, so no one died.

The family of three who caught fire also escaped, but the house was completely burned down, which is quite pitiful.Yao'er thought that they had also suffered an unreasonable disaster, so he borrowed Gao's servants to send them five taels of silver and five hundred coins.When Jia Huan entered the door, the money giver had just left, and when he heard about it, he hurried to the house.I saw three small earthen huts burned down and one and a half collapsed. The old couple and a grandson aged [-] or [-] were crying together, feeling a little sad.

The servants of the Gao family hurriedly handed over the silver and copper coins, and the three immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Jia Huan hurriedly called them up and said, "I just want to remind you one thing. If neighbors and relatives come to ask, they can only get five hundred dollars, and don't tell anyone about the money, so as not to be missed."

Hearing this, the old man was startled, but the old lady understood, thanked the little brother quickly, and asked him Gao's last name.Jia Huan waved his hand: "It's my brother who gave you the money, I'm just exhorting you in vain." Then he sighed, "Fortunately, the spring plowing season hasn't arrived yet, and the year just started, so you can live a good life." Turning around and leaving.The servant of the Gao family hurriedly explained the two names of Jia Huan Jarvis and Gao Jiarong Guo Mansion in detail, and listened to his thank you for half a day before coming out.

This person didn't know that Jia Huan sang the double reed with Cheng Chi last night, and thought he was supernatural, trotted all the way to catch up with Jia Huan, and asked with a smile: "Master Huan, where did you learn Taoism? Supernatural powers are amazing!"

Jia Huan said casually, "Once upon a time in a dream, I met a man taught by a god."

The servant was amazed, and asked who the man of God was.

Jia Huan was too lazy to make it up, so he coaxed people: "He didn't say it, but Cong'er seems to know him."

The man became more and more surprised: "Master Cong actually recognized the god-man in Mr. Huan's dream?"

Jia Huan didn't know how to explain it well, so he just said in a mysterious way: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed."

Passing by a small farmyard for a while, there was a burst of extremely fragrant smell from inside, Jia Huan couldn't help stretching his head to look in other people's yard.The two families walked all the way, Gao's family knew that Third Master Huan of Rongguo Mansion was a little glutton, so he laughed and said, "It seems like scones, how many can I buy for Third Master?" Jia Huan nodded repeatedly.

Not long after, the man came out with a few delicious scones and handed them to Jia Huan, saying: "It's just a local game. The third master has never eaten any good ones in the capital. He just tasted something new."

Jia Huan took it with a smile on his face and said, "Not all the food in Beijing is delicious. We always put the cart before the horse when cooking in our house. Just like what the second sister-in-law said back, a plate of eggplant can be served with a dozen or so chickens. What's the point of eating it, the eggplant scent is overwhelmed by the chicken smell. I like this kind of food, it has a real taste, without so many tricks." Then he picked up a scone and bit it One bite, it was really sweet and crisp, and he was delighted to eat it.

Gao Ying and Yao'er discussed to take a rest here for a day, and it would not be too late for them to go on their way tomorrow.In the afternoon, all the people in the Rongguo Mansion gathered together to analyze yesterday's chaos, but everyone looked at Gong Kun in silence.

Gong Kunnai said: "Yesterday's events are somewhat clear. Since Zhong Heng said he was here to rob money, he was here to rob money, not to kill you. You can tell from their actions when they evacuated, the head A wave of bandits is not the same as the wave at night. The first wave is ordinary bandits, probably the green forest minions that Zhong Heng was ordered to recruit on a nearby mountain recently. Zhong Heng's plan should be to lead this group of people first Come to Jiedao, halfway through the fight, Zhao Ping led people over to help us."

Jia Huan coughed, shook his head and asked, "How does Sir know?"

Gong Kun said: "I just think, if I were Zhong Heng and Zhao Ping, how could I get all these carts without killing my brothers. You must know, to them, the first wave of bandits doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you die more or less, or even die completely; the group at night is the serious officers and soldiers, they are their brothers and comrades, and they can't die casually-we also have serious veterans here. Therefore, the matter of rushing and killing can only be handed over to ordinary bandits."

Yao'er nodded: "I understand what you mean. Zhao Ping pretended to lead people to help us, and gained our trust by the way. At night, he turned against us while we were defenseless."

Gong Kun said: "At that time, regardless of whether we have fewer people than them, even if we have more people, we will definitely be caught off guard. At most, we will run away in a hurry. Anyway, Zhong Heng is one of them. I found Zhong Heng to cooperate with us in robbing us and avenge the bandits who died in front, I'm afraid they will use the rest of the bandits as a shield at night."

Xiaoxi said: "It's a pity that the plan didn't work out, Zhao Ping was greedy for profit, and deliberately used his numbers to snatch the birthday gift."

Gong Kun shook his head with a smile and said, "It's not that simple. Although Zhao Ping is good at martial arts, he is not as shrewd as Zhong Heng. If I guessed correctly, Zhong Heng led the group of bandits later to fight. "

Everyone was stunned.

Gong Kun said: "Among the two leaders, it is obvious that Zhao Ping is superior to Zhong Heng. Regardless of martial arts skills, Zhong Heng is superior to Zhao Ping in terms of mind alone. It is not surprising that Zhong Heng wants to take Zhao Ping's position. Willing to be oppressed by someone stupider than himself? How could he do it for no reason? Unless Zhao Ping died." He smiled softly, "About what happened during the day yesterday, he didn't tell Zhao Ping everything. Make it clear. For example, those sixteen small crossbows with three bursts."

Jia Huan said "oh", "What did I say, even if there is no Western fire gun, it is not difficult to shoot Zhao Ping to death with those small crossbows alone. How could he dare to rush up like a green man?"

Gong Kun went on to say: "Since Zhong Heng was sent to recruit bandits, when he went to see Zhao Ping later, he should have gone alone without bringing bandits with him. Therefore, Zhao Ping didn't know that at that time What happened—with no other people to prove it, just follow Zhong Heng's random arrangement. Zhao Ping thought, there are so many of them, and they are pretended to be serious officers and soldiers, so they are not weak. Even if you add the soldiers of the Gao family, he can escape unscathed. Also, since he is the leader, the people behind him will probably not be staring at these birthday gifts for a day or two. If this is the case He let us go for no reason, and he couldn't explain it when he went back, so there was a night attack. On the other hand, Zhong Heng first came to discuss the future sale of stolen goods with Mr. Cong, and then deliberately turned against Zhao Ping and left in anger. Greeted the group of ordinary bandits that he himself subdued, not too early or too late, just waiting for our two families to show up in the middle of the fight. According to the habit that Yaoer Bailu gave him, kill the thief first and kill the king. Zhao Ping has been shot into a hedgehog by the crossbow, and it is unknown."

Liu Feng smiled and said: "He doesn't need to calculate the time, last night was night, and there were so many people crowded in this small village, he just needs to hide his bandit outside the village, send a clever confidant to pretend to like to watch the excitement The ordinary villager just sneaked in. When Zhao Ping died, his confidant went out to deliver a letter, and when would he come in from outside the village to recruit other people's people. Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence? Only then did Zhao Ping die. Here it is. As the third young general often said, coincidences must be arranged by manpower."

Gong Kun nodded and said, "Very well, that's about it." Nai clapped his hands and laughed, "I've been busy all night, and I'm co-authoring the hourly leader to borrow our hands to remove the blocking stone. It can be seen that there are people, we used to It’s all too smooth, and it needs to be used once.”

Yao'er said: "If it is true what Mr. said, this person is thoughtful and knows how to take advantage of the situation. Letting him take advantage of it once will not be considered wronged. Anyway, we have nothing to lose." Everyone agreed.

Jia Cong suddenly asked: "Yizhi, who do you think they belong to?"

Gong Kun crossed his hands and said, "Where can I guess? There are too many people asking for money these days. There are only two. One is not someone who is listed as a prince. Swords and guns have no eyes. Lords, you three brothers and sisters It's very important, I want to accept it as a military adviser, and I won't put you in a military disaster for a little money. Second, according to what Yao'er said, Zhong Heng went straight to him to discuss peace last night , He didn't look at Gao Ying at all, and he called him Mr. Jia directly. It can be seen that he not only knew that there was a fat man named Jia Cong in Rongguo Mansion, but also Mr. Jarvis's name. Younger was not among the dignitaries in Beijing. He has no reputation, he only relies on Mr. Su Zheng, and he has some reputation among scribes. If you know the goods, you should understand that he is not easy after seeing him once or twice. However, I am afraid that no one outside Beijing will know. Therefore, the people behind them My boss, I'm afraid it belongs to Beijing."

Xiaoxi smiled and said: "According to what you said, the princes can also be removed. Those who have no intention of being a prince will not cause the army to come out to rob, and those who want to be a prince may accidentally hurt the third young general—at least it will make the saint The person who listened to a few words is still young, and in the future I will be a right-hand man when I become a great treasure, how can I let him die casually?"

Gong Kun nodded again and again: "That's right, that's right. In this way—" He suddenly laughed, "Third Master, the one who has soldiers in his hand and lacks money, seems to be the first suspicious person."

Jia Cong shook his head: "No. Sometimes I believe in a kind of intuition. Yesterday I believed that Zhong Heng didn't intend to take our lives. There is no reason, it's just intuition. You think Huo Xuan has a chance to kill me by the way, and I will spare my life Is it?"

Yao'er said: "Don't worry about guessing who is behind him. Anyway, if the two families have business in the future, they will know sooner or later."

Everyone laughed, that's all.

At that time, Gao Ying sent someone to invite Yao'er again.Yao'er hurried over to his small yard, but saw Gao Ying with a sad face: "Mr. Jia, what is the origin of these thieves? I never thought that there are such high-powered bandits in Ping'an Prefecture. That Zhao Ping and I have been fighting for half a day and I am not weak at all, even the generals of the court are no more than that, it is a pity to die."

How could Yao'er tell him the truth?Although I was very sorry, I could only harden my heart and coax: "As the saying goes, fierce tigers are hidden in the deep mountains, and unicorns lie in the wilderness. Many high-ranking people hide with the people. Since that leader is willing to negotiate peace with us, in the future, Mr. Gao will not only pay taxes, Haosheng will support the people's livelihood, if he is determined to make progress, I am not afraid that he will not succeed. At that time, Brother Gao will recruit him again."

Gao Ying sighed: "I'll tell you the truth, Mr. Jia. Normally, I only thought of myself as a man of culture and martial arts. I didn't know until I met them that I was a little arrogant in the past. Even reckless bandits have such abilities. I am afraid that there are not many masters in the world. You see, those people listen to orders very well and act very fast, and they are no more than elite soldiers. These two leaders are talents."

Yao'er smiled and said, "Naturally, there is a sky beyond the sky."

Gao Ying was extremely sorry for Zhao Ping's death, so Yao'er coaxed him for half a day before coaxing him over.Yao'er is an honest man, and Gao Ying treats him sincerely, so it's still not a good feeling to go back to the courtyard for half a day.

The next day, everyone packed up their cars and horses and moved forward. The little grandson of the family who caught fire took a big bag of scones and stood outside Jia Huan's yard early. My grandmother borrowed a bag of buckwheat from a neighbor and made these overnight."

Jia Huan was overjoyed, took it over and said with a smile, "I thought I'd leave early today, I'm afraid there might be nowhere to buy it! Thank you and your grandmother, you are so kind!"

The boy got his praise, his face flushed with shame, he lowered his head and said: "It's good that the nobleman likes it."

Jia Huan hurriedly held it in his arms: "I like it! This is so delicious, I like it the most."

The boy didn't know what to say anymore.

Jia Huan asked his name and age by the way, and the young man said, "My surname is Shi. Because I was born on the day of Liqiu, I am called Qiusheng. I see that I will be fifteen next month."

Jia Huan nodded: "Come to Beijing to play when you have time."

Jia Cong glanced at the side: "It smells good, give me one."

Jia Huan snorted, "No, you're so fat and you just want to eat." Then he said "goodbye" to the young man, carefully carried the burden on his back, and got on the horse.

That Shi Qiusheng and a group of children from the village followed him out of the village entrance. Seeing that their convoy was gone from a distance, he reluctantly went back.

When the convoy had rounded a hillside and the village behind was completely covered, Jia Huan called out, "Stop, I'm going to put these cakes in the car behind! It's so heavy, I'm exhausted!"

Everyone laughed.