I don't want to be king

"Pull it down,"

Lin Yi waved his hand and said, "Don't want that thing, you guys sold it, so divide the money."

"Thank you, Lord."

Jiao Zhong happily cupped his hands.

Ankang City is not Sanhe, wild animals are everywhere, not to mention that this is a suburb, wild animals are even rarer.

If you go back and sell the skin of the tiger, it will cost a few dozen taels of silver. When the time comes, you will have a share, and at least you will be able to drink a few drinks in your hands.

moonlit night.

The pale moonlight shines on the lifeless land, which is depressed and lonely.

The fierce northwest wind kept blowing, and the hair on Hong An's forehead fluttered with the wind.

She was sitting on the eaves with her arms folded, looking at a low shack opposite, where the lights were flickering, and there were people walking around from time to time.

"This is your home, why don't you go in?"

Zhou Xun, who was sitting beside her, said curiously.

She didn't know much about Hong An's life experience.

"I don't have a home anymore,"

Hong An said expressionlessly, "My surname is Hong, not Sun."

"Then what do you mean you brought me here?"

Zhou Xun said with a smile.

"I'm afraid."

"And what are you afraid of?"

Zhou Xun was even more puzzled.

"Thank you, let's go."

Hong An drifted away without waiting for Zhou Xun to reply.

"Hey, wait for me."

As soon as Zhou Xun got up, Hong An was no longer in sight.

She couldn't help muttering to herself, "This is another breakthrough."

Since she couldn't catch up, she stopped chasing and looked at the low house again.

Faintly, she heard a quarrel, and then another cry, in a state of confusion.

In the end, the barks of the dogs on the left and right sides rose and fell with each other.

Zhou Xun shook his head helplessly and smiled.

Back at the residence, she saw Hong An sitting by the gazebo with her knees hugged. She smiled and said, "It's no better than Sanhe here, it's so cold, you're sitting like this."

Hong An shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Zhou Xun touched her head and said distressedly, "You really don't want to go home and have a look?

After you left, I stayed for a while and heard a quarrel inside.

If you guessed right, it should be your mother and your sister-in-law. "

"My mother is not so easy to deal with,"

Hong An smiled and said, "My sister-in-law is not a good quarrel, it's normal to quarrel."

Zhou Xun said, "Then why are you unhappy?

Let me know what's going on, and I'll see if I can help. "

Hong An said sadly, "Occasionally I still think about the past, I thought I wouldn't be able to let it go, but when I got to the door, I realized that I don't care about anything anymore.

Sister Mingyue said that from the moment I entered the palace, the fate of mother and daughter has been exhausted. "

As he spoke, his voice was sobbing, and his eyes were hazy with tears.

Chapter 388 I Want To Try

Zhou Xun was taken aback, and hurriedly comforted him, "Don't be like this, why cry, since you've made up your mind, let's move on."

When we first met Hong An, Hong An was just a cold stone, he was indifferent to everyone and had no expression on his face.

In the following years, Hong An's personality gradually became more cheerful, he could get along with everyone, and he had more friends.

However, this was the first time she saw Hong An cry.

"fine,"

Hong An wiped away his tears and said, "I made you laugh."

"Who doesn't have any difficult scriptures to recite,"

Zhou Xun smiled and said, "You also know about my family, although my mother is pretty good, but my old man is incompetent, he has no skills, he only knows how to mess around, beats his wife and children, and is good at everything.

I still can't imagine what my future would be like if He Wangye hadn't come to Sanhe, if I hadn't entered the school, learned Kung Fu, and hadn't been a catcher. "

Hong An chuckled and said, "Is that why you beat your father?"

"Hey,"

Zhou Xun said proudly, "So what if you beat me up?"

Speaking of which, she was even more proud.

At that time, after she beat his father, the trouble was even worse than Cao Xiaohuan beating her husband.

Her old man, who only knows how to eat, drink, and beat his wife and children, actually went to the yamen with that stinky Taoist priest Sun Xing to submit a complaint and sued her for "disobedience".

The crime of disobedience is one of the "Ten Evils", second only to treason and rebellion. If she is convicted of the crime, she will lose her skin if she does not die.

When the case came to Shan Yin, the old gentleman was reasonable, he only accepted the case, and was not in a hurry to pronounce a sentence, so he went to ask the prince for instructions.

But I don't want to tell the prince: Why don't I know when Sanhe implemented the Liang law?

It was the father's fault for not teaching the son. In the end, her father was sentenced to one and a half years in a labor camp.

Moreover, in order for her to avoid the so-called "social death", the prince specially praised her as a hero among women, and women do not give up to men.

"I don't have the guts of you, so you and your father will stop dealing with each other?"

Hong An said with a smile.

"There is only life and death between me and him, not death,"

Zhou Xun pursed his lips and said, "I have to drink tea leisurely, it would be foolish to ignore him."

"All I can say is, you've done a good job,"

Hong An smiled and said, "I've made up my mind, I'm going to buy a house in Ankang City, and I won't go back to Sanhe in the future."

Zhou Xun said while rubbing his hands, "I'll transfer back to Sanhe when I find a replacement here, I'm not used to staying here, you don't even know, I've lost weight in just these few days. "

Hong An said, "Seeing how happy your old lady is selling food at the gate of the Beijing camp, counting the money, she may not be willing to go back?"

Zhou Xun said, "Where can I listen to her arrangements.

The children of the poor run their own households and listen less to their parents’ advice. It makes sense for them to be poor. If you take their words as a reference, you may be even poorer. "

Hong An bared a smile and said, "Your words are bad enough."

Zhou Xun said in a low voice, "I didn't say this, I said it with the prince when he taught us, have you forgotten?"

"Oh, it's time to slap your mouth,"

Hong An said after a few mouthfuls, "Just pretend you didn't hear anything, that's enough, don't talk about it, I have to sleep, and I will go to see the prince tomorrow morning."

"Wait a minute," Zhou Xun said, pulling Hong An's sleeve, "I gave you a big coat yesterday, why didn't you wear it today?

I know that you are a master of martial arts and you are not afraid of the cold, but when you meet the prince tomorrow, you can't let the prince think you are cold, right? "

From Mr. Hong's point of view, any behavior that causes the prince to feel uncomfortable is a sin.

Because such a trivial matter is not worth being trained by the manager.

Hong An smiled and said, "The aunt who cleaned up my room at noon, the jacket was ruined, all the cotton wool ran away, and it didn't block the wind. It looked so pitiful, so I wrapped the jacket and gave it to her."

"You, this official is for nothing, and I haven't learned anything,"

Zhou Xun shook his head helplessly and said, "What's the use of being a bad person? She saw that you were rich, and charged you two taels of money before leaving. If I knew that you gave her the jacket, I must not be used to her." of."

Hong An smiled and didn't answer any more.

Spring Festival is approaching.

Pork, which is usually as cheap as dirt, is soaring. In the past, you can buy a catty of meat, but now you can't even buy a piece or two, causing public resentment.

As the governor of Ankang, Ma Jie is under a lot of pressure, and he must find a way to solve this matter.

After all, he and the prince care about people's livelihood, and the most direct manifestation of people's livelihood is price.

The first thing he thought of was the group of suppliers from Sanhe.

He arranged for someone to call Pork Rong and the butcher over.

As soon as the two entered the Yamen, they directly complained about their grievances.

Zhu Rourong said with aggrieved expression, "Master Ma, you think too highly of us.

There are five to six million people in Ankang City, and they can eat a mountain of meat every day. Look at us, we only have this little money in our pockets. If you say that we are bullying and dominating the market, you think highly of us. "

The butcher also said, "That's right, that's right, we did earn some money, it's true, but it can be said that the soaring price of meat is because of us, it's an unjust death."

Ma Jie snorted coldly, "Apart from the two of you who have the ability to mobilize ten thousand pigs at once, who else is there in Ankang City?"

"Ouch, my lord,"

Pork Rong sighed, "You don't know this. Although we and the prince are wise, the world is not the same as before. It is messy everywhere. If you walk on the road well, you will encounter a catastrophe every now and then. Yes, there are soldiers and horses guarding the city, which is a little better.

Now, with the addition of snow, the roads are difficult to walk, only some courageous people, and those of us who know kung fu, dare to make more trips to the countryside.

But if you think about it, how can we feed so many people with meat alone? "

Ma Jie frowned and said, "Then what do you think?"

The butcher smiled and said, "Master Ma, what you said is interesting, of course you are suppressing bandits, what else can you do?"

"Suppressing bandits is naturally to suppress bandits, but it can't quench your thirst far away,"

Ma Jie shook his head and said, "The New Year's Eve is approaching, so we can't let the common people not eat a piece of meat, right?"

"This……"

The butcher scratched his head and said, "That's what you're talking about. It's really outrageous that you can't just warm two bowls of wine and a plate of fennel beans when it's Chinese New Year's Eve. There's not even a plate of meat on the table."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Rourong in embarrassment.

Pork Rong laughed and said, "My lord, people in the city are short of meat for the New Year, and people in the country are also short of money for the New Year. Now that the price of meat in the city has risen to this level, it is still not enough. It's just because the news of the countryman is blocked, and they don't know about it. Pigs are so valuable.

My lord, you only need to send fast horses to the surrounding villages and towns, even if you try your best, they will still be able to send this pig out. "

Ma Jie hesitated for a moment and said, "The Chinese New Year is approaching, and these bandits are even more short of money to celebrate the New Year. Each of them is more vicious than the other. Can the common people send out the pigs?"

He wanted to arrange for people to patrol along the way.

However, there are only a hundred arresters in the yamen, how big a place can it protect?

Can't do it at all.

As for the transfer of officers and soldiers, don't even think about it.

Too little transfer of officers and soldiers is useless, but too much transfer would be a waste of money.

In the first battle in Saibei, the prince's family property was almost empty. It is said that He Jixiang is still worrying about the military salary these days.

As a result, people from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, and the Dali Temple ransacked the house very diligently.

Letting He Jixiang take out the money now would be like killing him.

It is simply impossible to agree.

"My lord, you are worrying too much,"