I am old in the Han Dynasty

"Don't think I'll be afraid if you ask for a helper. I came here today, but I never thought about going back alive!"

Xie Lang opened the door, "Then you die. Huzi, little wolf, come on!"

"what!"

A scream resounded throughout the universe.

Hu Zi and Xiao Lang froze in fright, they turned to look for Xie Lang when they came back to their senses, are they still going?

"Push!"

Everyone in the sericulture laughed.

Xie Lang only had one feeling, and that was speechlessness.

"Who can tell me what's going on?" There were no less people gathered at Xie Lang's house today than yesterday.If Xie Lang hadn't been used to a group of people when he opened the door, he would have fainted from his own fright, "Who is this person?" Pointing to the old woman lying in the stone trough for making paper in front of his house.

Yao Guizhi: "Who else can be. Xiao Qi's mother-in-law."

"No wonder my son's intentions are not right. The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked." Xie Lang looked at the woman lying motionless inside, not knowing whether she was really dizzy or pretending to be dizzy, "Your son was taken away by the Tingwei. It’s useless for you to come and make trouble with me. I don’t know who gave you the idea, I’ll count to three, if you don’t get up, I’ll tell my tiger and wolf to pounce on you.”

The woman who fell in the stone trough suddenly sat up, "You, Xie Sanlang, you will die!"

"You will die badly! Your whole family will die badly!" Xiao Qi whizzed past Xie Lang, "Brother Monkey, hit me!"

The golden monkey raised its arms and greeted the woman.

"what--"

The golden monkey trembled in fright, its paws froze in mid-air.

"You, you are not human, Xie Sanlang!" The old woman hurriedly got up.

"You are not human!" Xiao Qi pointed at her, "Brother Monkey, hit me!"

Everything happened so fast that everyone in the sericulture and Xie Lang were stunned.

Xie Lang came back to his senses, grabbed Xiao Qi's arm, "Brother Monkey, come here!"

"Third Master!" The child turned his head and stared at Xie Lang, "What are you talking about?"

Xie Lang rubbed his little head, "You are still young, you don't understand that for some people, living is more painful than dying. Her son was taken away by Ting Wei, she must be thinking that I might as well die. Such a death I felt it was not worth it, so I came to our house to make trouble.

"I can't stand the trouble, so I send her to Ting Wei's office. Before she dies, she can still tell the person who saw her beheading that I killed her. Maybe I can't stand her, so I go to Ting Wei to give her a hand. Her son's sentence will be commuted. Or the trouble will make us unable to stay in the silkworm farm. Either way is not bad for a person who wants to die."

"What was she hiding just now?" Xie Guang was puzzled.

Xie Lang smiled and said: "It's just instinct." Looking at the old woman, "Aren't you leaving? Auntie, eldest brother and second brother haven't gone to the city yet?"

"No." Yao Guizhi said, "We heard someone crying when we just woke up. Following the crying, we found your door and asked her why she was crying. She said she asked you to pay for her son. How dare you leave after such a big thing happened?" .”

Xie Lang looked around and saw that Xie Dalang and Xie Erlang were squeezed onto the road by women in the village, "Brother, go to the Tingwei Yamen to find Mr. Zhang, and tell him that the prisoner's mother was crying and making a scene outside my house, and told him to send the servants to arrest him." Take it away." Turning to the old woman, "Do you think you will be beheaded if you commit a crime at the hands of the Ting Wei? You are wrong! I will let you die silently in prison."

The old woman trembled all over, and everyone in the silkworm rearing couldn't help shivering.

Xie Jianye couldn't help but say, "Sanlang, you..."

"I didn't scare her. The people in our village said that I donated the plow, rake and cart to the imperial court, and the imperial court should have exempted me from military service. I don't know if I can be exempted, but I know that in the eyes of His Majesty, I More useful than her. Since the imperial court comes to our village every year to pull cotton, His Majesty will not allow me to have any accidents." Xie Lang said, with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, "Do you know who accompanied me to the Tingwei Mansion yesterday? Dongfang Shuo, who is resting at home, His Majesty's Near servant."

The old woman's face changed slightly, she opened her mouth and wailed loudly, "My mother, my God, is there any justice in this world? My dear mother, how can I live? Son, take mother away ..."

"Sanlang, this, this..." Qin Hong moved to Xie Lang's side and whispered, "Is this really not going to live?"

Xie Lang shook his head, he couldn't figure out a woman's mind, let alone an old woman's mind.What he just said was just his inference.Because the woman really looked distraught.

"Ignore her. Brother, go to Master Zhang. Master Zhang can even interrogate mice, so it's easy to deal with her."

Xie Dalang worried, "Can I go? You can go with me."

"Master Zhang told me yesterday that if you need something, go directly to him." Xie Lang said, "Just go."

Xie Bowen said, "I'll go with you."

"If he doesn't want to come forward, just say that I'm a good friend of Wang Mengda and Wang Zhongqing." Xie Lang said, "You must say your surname is Wang. There are especially many people named Mengda and Zhongqing in the city."

Xie Bowen nodded: "We know. Let her cry?"

"Let her cry." Xie Lang glanced at the woman whose crying was getting quieter, "It's not good for me to roll around. It's useless to cry, make trouble and hang yourself. Even if you have the ability, you can do it in the Tingwei Yamen."

The old woman wiped away her tears, "Think you can scare me like this? Bah! Ting Wei Yamen is not opened by your family!"

"I can help His Majesty, Ting Wei Yamen belongs to my family." Xie Lang turned to the villagers, "Leave the two elders to watch her and not move around. The others should go and do what they want."

Xie Jiankang said, "I'm fine today, I'll just watch over here."

"Then keep an eye on it. I'll take Xiao Qi to school." Xie Lang looked down at Xiao Qi, "Bring your bag here."

Xiao Qi stood still, pointing at the old woman, "I'm looking at her too."

"I don't need you." Xie Lang said, "I don't even look at her. I'll take Huzi, Brother Hou and Xiaolang up the mountain to send you back."

Xie Jiankang couldn't help asking, "What are you doing up the mountain at this time?"

"The three of them ate all the meat at home. Originally, I wanted to go to the city to buy it. After this incident, I can only go up the mountain now." Xie Lang said, "It's okay if I don't eat a meal. I don't eat for a day. , people and animals will not live in peace."

Xie Jiankang had heard people say before that a tiger can howl for four or five miles, "Then you go."

Xie Lang looked at Xiao Qi, "Aren't you going?"

The child turned and ran into the house.Xie Lang followed, dumped the excrement and dirty water into the cesspit, locked the door, and led the children to school.

Xiao Qi went in, but Xie Lang didn't come back, he led Hou Ge, Xiao Lang and Hu Zi directly to the southeast from the south.

An hour later, one person and three animals came back with a full harvest, and the old woman was still sitting at the door.

Xie Lang told the three to put down their things, then opened the door and went inside to get the knife.

"Third Master, are these tigers and cubs caught?"

Xie Lang came out and saw Xiao Qi, and wanted to ask why you came back.Looking up, it was noon, "The youngest roe deer was slapped to death by your monkey brother." As he spoke, he glanced at the old woman.

The old woman trembled, Xie Lang snorted softly, "Send it to the house, help me pull the roe deer's leg."

"Okay!" The child raised his hand and wanted to throw it away, met Xie Lang's gaze, and honestly sent the schoolbag to the house.

Xie Lang tied the roe deer to the peach tree facing the old woman, and when Xiao Qi came out, he asked Xiao Qi to help him grab the two hind legs of the roe deer, and he peeled the skin.

Brother Monkey, Huzi and Little Wolf were either lying down, sitting or standing aside, waiting to eat meat.

The six yamen servants came over and saw this scene so frightened that they almost fainted, and immediately retracted their words of contempt for Dongfang Shuo.

"Are you here?" Xie Lang asked with a smile.

The old woman turned her head, shivered, pointed at Xie Lang and said, "Master, please arrest him quickly. He is not a human being!"

"I don't think you are human. Raising a son who wanted to kill him didn't kill him, so you come here again." The leading yamen servant said.

The old woman yelled anxiously, "He is really not human! He is a monster!"

"He is a monster, and you are a ghost." Even His Majesty's friends dare to scold him, no wonder everyone in the world must marry a virtuous wife.Marrying such a stupid, stupid and stupid family, life will not be over.

The old woman stood up, "He is really a monster, you believe me. I have lived all my life, but I have never seen a beast that can understand human language. He must have controlled it with black magic."

"Master, is she stupid?" Xiao Qi couldn't help asking.

Xie Guang put the book in the room, and came out just in time to hear this sentence, "It's because she has seen too little. She doesn't feel ashamed, and she blames others for being special. Uncle Sanlang is not a human being, so he is also a fairy."

"Did you hear that?" The yamen servant looked at the old woman, "Come with us."

The old woman stepped back again and again, "I didn't make a mistake!"

"Both your son and your son-in-law said that you were the one who framed Xie Sanlang. Your son also said that if Tingwei dared not let him go, you would bump your head to death at the door of Xie Sanlang's house." The leading yamen servant said, rushing The servants around him winked.

Four yamen servants came forward and handcuffed the old woman.The leading yamen servant then turned to Xie Lang, "Master Xie, Mr. Zhang, our court lieutenant, has said that if you need something, go to him directly. If he is not in the yamen, go to his house."

Xie Lang smiled and said, "Thank you Master Zhang for me."

"Third Young Master, you are being polite." The yamen servant clasped his fists, turned around and left.

Xie Guang couldn't help asking: "Is this the end?"

"What else?" Xie Lang asked.

Xie Guang opened his mouth, not knowing what to do.But he always felt uncomfortable. After pondering for a while, he said affirmatively, "Slap me up."

"It's quite refreshing to fight in person, but it also dirty my hands." Xie Lang said, "She is wounded, so I have to go with her to Tingwei Yamen. Do you want to make trouble or not?"

toss!

Xie Guang still wanted to beat her up.

"I can't fight." Xie Lang said, "Today is her, if tomorrow is a powerful person, can I still fight?" Seeing his hesitation, he smiled, "There is a saying in the art of war, if you don't fight, you will be defeated." Soldiers are the best policy."

"Uncle Saburo still knows the art of war?"

Xie Lang: "It's written in the book."

"Sanlang—hey, where is he?" Yao Guizhi ran over, "I heard that Xiao Niu said that six yamen servants have come, and the yamen servants have left?"

Xie Guang pointed to the north, "They're all out of the village."

"Why so fast?" Yao Guizhi said and looked north.

Xie Guang: "Come here and take people away, how long will it last?"

"Didn't you ask Saburo?" Yao Guizhi asked curiously.

Xie Lang shook his head, "It's not me that she's looking for trouble, so there's no need to ask me."

"Then, the yamen servant won't let her go halfway, will he?" Yao Guizhi worried.

Xie Lang: "Master Zhang's subordinates dare not do this. Well, auntie, go do your work. I only found Dongfang Shuo, and I haven't found Zhongqing and Meng Da yet. What are you afraid of?"

After being reminded by him, Yao Guizhi remembered that a Dongfang Shuo who didn't look as good as the brothers of the Wang family could help Xie Lang so much.

But Yao Guizhi couldn't figure it out, Mr. Wang was so powerful, why didn't Sanlang tell them about his military service?Is it embarrassing to be thin-skinned?It must be so.

Yao Guizhi had an idea in mind, "Then you should be busy." She turned and went home.

Xie Lang breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Guang wanted to laugh, "Why does Uncle Sanlang look more tired than dealing with that old woman?"

"Aren't you tired of dealing with your mother?" Xie Lang asked back.

Xie Guang couldn't help sucking his lips, "It's very tiring. I can still get angry with outsiders, but with my mother, I have to bear the big grievances."

"You can bear it."

Xie Guang was shocked and turned around, his mother was standing at the door.Xie Guang's face changed slightly, and he turned to Xie Lang, "Did you do it on purpose?"

"I didn't see it." Xie Lang said.

Qin Hong: "Your voices are too loud, I heard them in the courtyard. If you don't come back and help me light the fire, you want to exhaust your mother to death."

Xie Guang hurried over.

Xiao Qi giggled, "Uncle Xie Guang is so timid."

"You are very brave. That's why you dare to lie to your third master."

The child shook his head subconsciously, "I didn't lie to the third master. I am the most obedient."

"I asked you who was crying outside in the morning, what did you say?" Xie Lang stared at him.

The child let go of the roe deer's legs and ran into the house, "Master, I can't help you anymore, I have to write."

Xie Lang snorted coldly, "write it, write it, write it and let me herd the sheep in the afternoon!"

The crops are planted, and they are growing well. There are no pigs in the house, and there are fewer chickens and ducks. There are only four lambs to worry about.Xie Lang planned to take Xiaoqi to herd the sheep, and by the way, told the child that there were risks in court and that one should be cautious when becoming an official.You can't stand in line randomly, you can only be loyal to the king.

Wei Qing did this very well.

Xie Lang admired Wei Qing, apart from his merits, he was in a high position, one man was below ten thousand, he was able to not form cliques or seek personal gain, and he didn't even have any followers.

If it were Xie Lang, he would not be able to guarantee that he would not drift away when he was a Marquis of a Thousand Households.So I just nestled in the silkworm rearing and didn't go out.

Then again, Xiao Qi has been a bit skinny lately, and Xie Lang is not willing to beat him up, but it doesn't mean he will expose it.

In the afternoon, when Xiao Qi woke up from a nap, Xie Lang went to call Xiao Ma, and told him to herd the sheep with Xiao Ma.

The child was about to find other children to play, and when he heard this, he pointed at himself, "I'm going to herd the sheep? Third Master, didn't you tell me to herd the sheep?"

"You used to be small, but now you're grown up, it's okay. I asked my uncle, there are people by the river, and there are people in the mulberry forest in the southeast. If you are still worried, ask Brother Monkey to accompany you." Xie Lang said, "Our family There is grass in the field, I have to weed it."

Xiaoqi: "I can pull weeds too."

"I pull weeds to feed the donkey." Xie Lang said, "Cheat me in the morning, and disobedient in the afternoon, Xie Xiaoqi—"

The child hurriedly said: "I'm going to herd the sheep. Don't talk about it. Monkey brother, tiger son, little wolf, come with me to herd the sheep."

"Don't call it too close to the sheep."

The child waved his little hand, "I know." Pulling the four little lambs, he shouted, "Xiao Zhuang, help me."

"Xiao Zhuang, if you lead him to the river, you are not allowed to help him. Otherwise, you don't want to learn martial arts from me tomorrow morning." Xie Lang said.

Xie Dalang's step-son Xiaozhuang hurriedly said, "I know, Third Uncle. But let's go to the mulberry forest, where there is a lot of grass."

"You can go anywhere, but you are not allowed to watch the sheep for Xiaoqi." Xie Lang said.

The child snorted, "I don't want help."

"Okay, continue tomorrow." Xie Lang didn't joke with him.

At noon the next day, I stared at the child writing a few articles, and after eating, let him sleep for a while, then called the child up to herd the sheep.

Xiao Qi put on his shoes and went to lead the sheep.

Xie Lang wondered, why are you so happy today?

When he was about to reach the mulberry forest, Xie Lang quietly followed. Seeing that there were many children and some old people in the mulberry forest, bustling like a vegetable market, he shook his head helplessly, then turned and went home.

On April [-]th, Xiu Mu, after breakfast, before Xie Lang was allowed to speak, the child took the initiative to say, "Third Master, I'm going to herd the sheep."

"Come back at noon, don't go out in the afternoon, write at home." Xie Lang knew that he wanted to play with the children, so he specially reminded him.

Xiao Qi waved his little hand, "I know. There are jade in the book, there is gold in the book, and there are as many chariots and horses in the book as wool."

Xie Lang choked for a moment, "Hurry up and go! I'll sweep the sheepfold."

"Let's go." The child waved to Brother Hou, and the three followed.

Xie Lang carried the dung basket into the sheepfold, cleaned it up, and found a pile of unwashed clothes, closed the door, put a basin of water from the picture of Jiangshan, and heard a knock on the door, "Xie Xiaoqi, you——Zhongqing ?How did you come?"

Wei Qing held up the thing in his hand, "Stir soup."

"Don't listen to Xiao Qi's nonsense." Xie Lang smiled wryly, "It's a dumpling, I didn't make it." Then he explained to him what "dumpling" means.

Wei Qing smiled and said, "I guessed it. You called Xiao Qi just now, do you want me to call him?"

"He's not here, he's gone to herd the sheep. Come in first."

Wei Qing paused, "Put what?"

"Sheep. I told you."

Wei Qing pointed to the north, "But, he was playing with a group of children on the road behind. I heard him muttering something like 'Brother, go find an adult'. He must be playing some kind of game. There are no sheep at all."