During the Ming Dynasty, a group of strongmen gathered on the tip of the pig's head in western Anhui, robbed homes and houses, and did all kinds of evil. One of these strongmen just joined the gang not long ago, named Zhang Zhong, he is very good at kung fu with his hands and feet, he is clever, and he likes to walk around. The big boss "knows people and is good at his duties", and gave him a position of "walking", specializing in purchasing salt, cloth, medicine and other copycat necessities from the city.
On this day, Zhang Zhong returned to the cottage with the items purchased from the county seat, exhausted, and rested early. I don't know how long later, there was a sound of fighting outside the cottage, which woke him up. Zhang Zhong jumped out of bed and rushed out of the door to find someone to ask what was going on, not wanting to collide with someone. The man looked at him, pulled him and ran, saying as he ran, "The big boss is looking for you!"
Zhang Zhong asked: "Is there anything urgent about the big boss looking for me? What happened to the cottage?"
The man said: "Xu Zhixian sent officers and soldiers to call, this time it is different from the past, it is menacing, and the cottage is a little unbearable!"
Zhang Zhong was shocked and followed the man to the front of the big boss. When the big boss saw Zhang Zhong coming, he hurriedly pulled him aside and whispered: "Brother Zhang Zhong, I know that you have just returned to the mountain and are very tired, but now the situation in the cottage is urgent, so I have to invite you over." The officers and soldiers forced our cottage too tightly, and there was only one way to relieve the siege of the cottage. ”
Seeing that the big boss was so panicked, Zhang Zhong didn't dare to slack off, and said sonorously: "The eldest brother can use the younger brother, and the younger brother must do his best!"
The big boss took Zhang Zhong's hand and said: "You are clever, kung fu, and very familiar with the county, only you can do this." You will leave for the county seat now and find an opportunity to kill Xu Zhi County. As soon as he had an accident, the officers and soldiers had no intention of encircling and suppressing him, and the cottage was saved. At the moment of life and death, you have to work hard again!"
Zhang Zhong clenched his fists and said: "Don't worry, I'll do it, go to the soup and go to the fire, and I won't give up!"
The big boss took a night pearl and a bag of silver, handed it to Zhang Zhong, and said: "This night pearl is a treasure of the cottage, I am reluctant to even show it to people on weekdays, and now I give it to you, I will use it when you need to do it, and you can keep it yourself if you don't need it." Brother, please!" Zhang Zhong felt a heavy responsibility, so he didn't shirk much, took the night pearl and the silver into his arms, turned around and left.
Zhang Zhong dressed up as a collector of mountain goods, went down a mountain cliff and accidentally sprained his leg and foot, but managed to avoid the officers and soldiers. Zhang Zhong didn't care about the pain, and limped towards the county seat.
I don't know how long I walked, Zhang Zhong saw a cloth banner from a distance, with the word "tea" written on it, which turned out to be a tea stall at the intersection. Zhang Zhong has been here a few times before, the tea stall is a thin old man, for passers-by to drink water, the strange thing is that passers-by only drink water, but the old man does not accept a copper, forced copper money to him, but he said: "I set up this tea stall, just for the convenience of passers-by, has never charged money!"
The old man didn't seem to know Zhang Zhong, Zhang Zhong was very tired, picked up the tea bowl, and poured enough. He thought in his heart: I have drunk tea in this tea stall a few times, and the old man has never confiscated me a copper. This time, I was on an errand, life and death were unpredictable, and if I didn't give money, I would owe the old man when I died. Even though I am a robber, I do not take advantage of this small advantage. So he said, "Uncle, I have broken my leg, and I still have a lot of way to go, can you help me find an animal to ride, a horse, a mule, and a donkey!"
The old man looked at Zhang Zhong's legs, nodded, and said, "You wait!"
After a while, the old man led a donkey and handed the reins to Zhang Zhong. Zhang Zhong looked at the donkey, took out a few ingots of silver from his coat pocket, and said, "I'm afraid my uncle doesn't know me, right? I've had a few hot teas here." If you ride this donkey today, you may not come back, and this bit of silver is considered tea money and donkey money!"
The old man waved his hand and said: "I set up a tea stall for the convenience of passers-by, and asking for money is against my original intention! As for this donkey, don't talk about silver, what's the use of my old man asking for silver here, you just ride it, it's better to pay me back, it's okay if you don't pay it back!"
The old man is very stubborn, and he doesn't want money to live or die. Zhang Zhong had something to do, so he didn't dare to delay more, so he rode the donkey and ran desperately towards the county seat!
Zhang Zhong arrived at the county seat and secretly hibernate next to the county government compound. When it got dark, Zhang Zhong climbed a tall tree outside the county office, followed the branches, gently crossed the courtyard wall, aimed at a lit room, and stepped lightly with a knife. I didn't want to say "Wang", and a vicious dog rushed out of nowhere. Zhang Zhong's body flashed, dodging the vicious dog, and then dragging the injured leg, dodging and moving, and whirling with the vicious dog. If it were a vicious dog in normal times, Zhang Zhong could kill him in a few moves, but today his legs and feet are inconvenient, and his heart is more than enough but his strength is insufficient. Zhang Zhong was anxious, afraid of alarming the officers in the county office......
At this moment an old man hurried out of the house, and shouted a few times, and the dog stopped barking. The old man asked Zhang Zhong: "Who are you? In the middle of the night, what did you do when you came to the county office?"
Zhang Zhong hid the short knife, smiled all over his face, and said respectfully: "Don't be afraid, old man, my officers and soldiers are attacking the tip of the pig's head, and I have something important to report to Xu Zhi County." ”
The old man let out an "oh" and said, "No wonder, this dog never barks at the people of the county government, it turns out that you are on the team of attacking the pig's head." You may have taken a fork in the road, Xu Zhixian just went to the pig's head tip tonight and personally supervised the formation!"
Zhang Zhong was dumbfounded, and walked around the county government compound a few times, except for this old man, there was no second person. Zhang Zhong was so anxious that Xu Zhixian went to the tip of the pig's head, how could he kill Xu Zhixian? How did he accomplish the errand delivered by the big boss? Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration: Isn't this old man Xu Zhixian's father? If he took Xu Zhixian's father hostage, Xu Zhixian would still have the heart to attack the tip of the pig's head? After making up his mind, Zhang Zhong went straight to the point: "Is the old man the old father of Xu Zhixian?"
I don't want the old man to wave his hand and say: "I am a lonely old man in Xu Zhi County, and I stayed in the county office to do chores." Xu Zhi County does have an old father, but he doesn't live in the county government, and he has been guarding his hometown in Jiujing!"
Zhang Zhong couldn't help but look the old man up and down, only to see that he was dressed in coarse cloth, with rough skin and a dark complexion, and he really didn't look like Xu Zhixian's father. The old man was still on the side and said endlessly: "Xu Zhixian is really a good official who loves the people like a son, I am a lonely old man, but Xu Zhixian settled me in the county government to take care of ......" Zhang Zhong had no time to listen to the old man's chatter, he quickly left the county office, rode a donkey, and left the county seat overnight.
Zhang Zhong inquired several times, only found the place called Jiujing at dawn, looked around, and saw a simple pergola at the intersection of an official road, a huge cloth banner fluttering in the wind, and the word "tea" on the cloth banner was particularly eye-catching. Isn't that where the old man set up a tea stand?
Zhang Zhongzheng was stunned, and the old man staggered over, and said in surprise: "Have you finished running errands in the county seat?
Zhang Zhong thought that the old man was waiting for him to return the donkey, but it didn't look like it, and he was wondering, the old man "snapped" and slapped something in his hand, Zhang Zhong saw that it was a night pearl. It turned out that Zhang Zhong drank the tea from the tea stall, borrowed the old man's donkey, and wanted to give the silver, and between pulling with the old man, he unconsciously lost the night pearl. This old man is a knowledgeable person, and he knows that this night pearl is a priceless treasure, so he has been waiting here for Zhang Zhong to come over and return the night pearl to him.
Zhang Zhong was taken aback, but he quietly took the night pearl into his arms, and he asked anxiously: "Uncle, I want to find Xu Zhixian's hometown, Xu Zhixian's father lives in his hometown, I have an urgent matter to visit him, and I have Lao Lao's guidance." ”
The old man looked at Zhang Zhong suspiciously: "What are you looking for this old man, tell me." ”
Zhang Zhong lowered his voice and said, "I was sent by Xu Zhixian to talk, there is something important!"
The old man listened and said seriously: "I am Xu Zhixian's father......"
Zhang Zhongmeng was stunned and stammered: "This, this...... No kidding. Xu Zhixian's father will set up a tea stall here?"
I only heard the old man say: "Although I am useless, I can't live in vain, and I should do something useful, so I live alone in my hometown of Jiujing, set up a tea stall at this intersection, and send bowls of hot tea to people from the north and south." Although my son has a small number of money, it is still available for me to eat, so I will never accept a copper, let alone if you lose a treasure like the Night Pearl, I just spelled this old bone, and I want to hand it over to you!"
Zhang Zhong thought that Xu Zhixian's old house must be a high-rise mansion compound, and his father must be a squire with fine clothes and food, and he didn't want to be such a thin old man who set up a tea stall for passers-by to drink water, but did not accept a single child! Zhang Zhong's heart turned upside down: Xu Zhixian's father is such a good person, and Xu Zhixian is naturally not far behind. On the contrary, what the pig's head tip cottage does is really a bit ......
Now, Zhang Zhong wants to hold Xu Zhixian's father hostage, but he can't do anything!
Zhang Zhong looked at the old man, and then looked in the direction of the tip of the pig's head, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, he bowed to the old man a few times, and walked slowly in the opposite direction of the tip of the pig's head with a limp......
Author: Liu Xuezhu