The Pastoral Life of a Reborn Farmer

After Shen Ling said goodbye to his friends in Huaizhou, he took his servants to Cheng County, and called Zhao Song along the way. Zhao Song had helped him transport peach vases before. This time he went to Cheng County, he naturally had to call He, by the way, invited someone to have a meal to express his thanks.

In the restaurant, Zhao Song was wearing muslin clothes and his gaze was wandering. Shen Ling poured a glass of wine for Zhao Song, "Eat! What are you thinking about?"

"No, it's nothing, you don't have your knife with you?" Zhao Song tensed up.

"I brought it, it's just a knife, don't worry, we are friends, I will never attack you." Shen Ling smiled and patted Zhao Song's shoulder, but Zhao Song shrank silently, trying to make himself look Naturally, she looked up at Shen Ling, what was this man looking for him for?He came here himself, and there was no need for him to deliver the peach vase, so why did he come to him all of a sudden?Do you know about his kickbacks? !

Zhao Song looked down at the muslin cloth on his body, and regretted that he didn't wear out the worn-out clothes from before, why would he wear them so well for nothing?This man can kill.

Shen Ling's gaze followed Zhao Song to his clothes, is there any problem?I don't understand why Zhao Song looks so scared. What kind of impression did he leave on this person, that he would draw his knife and chop him up when he disagreed with him?Shen Ling felt that it was necessary for him to correct the other party's impression of him. Didn't he say that the wine table is the best place for men to exchange feelings?Shen Ling poured another glass of wine for Zhao Song, "Drink, I offer you a toast, thank you for helping me and delivering the peach vase for me."

Zhao Song picked up the wine glass, "Don't dare, you should."

He delivered a batch of peach vases, and received nearly dozens of taels of silver in kickbacks. Shen Ling didn't know it!Otherwise, he would have already drawn his knife and cut him, why would he invite him to a restaurant for a drink?Thinking of this, Zhao Song relaxed a little, and his attitude became more natural.

Seeing that the atmosphere had really improved a lot, Shen Ling chatted about many things, and even talked about the famous prostitute in Cheng County that Zhao Song was very interested in, and went straight to Zhao Song patting the table to wipe his saliva.

"Since you like it so much? Why don't you go and see it?" Shen Ling smiled calmly.

Zhao Song paused, looked at Shen Ling in surprise, and scratched his head in embarrassment for a moment, "Isn't this money?" As he spoke, he glanced at Shen Ling, showing a flattering smile.

"I invite you." Sure enough, Shen Ling did not disappoint Zhao Song.

"Really?" Zhao Song stood up abruptly, rubbed his hands and looked at Shen Ling, with an uncontrollable joy on his face, "That, that, how can you be ashamed? I just transported the bottle for you once, and I also got it The remuneration is over, ten taels of silver! How can I have the nerve to take your money again?"

Shen Ling continued to smile calmly: "We are friends."

"This...hehe...friend, yes, we are friends." Zhao Song nodded quickly.

"But I won't go. I have a family. My husband definitely doesn't want me to go in that kind of place." Shen Ling said casually.

"It's okay, it's not that my sister-in-law didn't come! Let's go play together! You don't know..."

"Don't go."

Zhao Song paused and didn't force it. It was just right not to go. Even if he secretly deducted a little money, Shen Ling would not know it. Seeing this, he made a regretful expression, "Then there is no other way, I can only be alone." People are gone."

Shen Ling nodded.

Shen Ling and the two were sitting by the window on the second floor of the restaurant, when there was a sudden commotion in the street downstairs.

"General Wei is back. General Wei is back after losing a battle." A person ran past on the street, and the whole street boiled instantly. Shen Ling frowned and looked down. It's true! Chuzhou has really fallen."

"This General Wei, I seem to have heard of it somewhere. Did the storyteller say it was General Wei in the scriptures of the Chuci Military Division?" Shen Ling asked.

Zhao Song turned his head and didn't suspect that Shen Ling didn't even know about this, and explained: "No! That happened many years ago, this General Wei is his son, and the General Wei in the story book , has long been the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and is too old to lead troops to fight at all."

Zhao Song popularized the family tree of the Wei family with Shen Ling, and told Shen Lingwei that there were two sons, a man and a pair of sons, both of whom were on the battlefield, but he didn't know which one led the defeated soldiers back this time. When the troops came, they all seemed to be exhausted, and most of them were wounded. The news spread quickly in Cheng County, and within a short time, people were discussing in the restaurant.

"I heard that these people are all wounded soldiers who came back to recuperate."

"It seems that General Wei was also injured, so he came back with the team. General Wei is still leading the soldiers to meet the enemy, waiting for the imperial court to send reinforcements!"

"Yes, I heard that it will be repaired in Cheng County, and then a batch of grain will be shipped from us to the front line."

The atmosphere in the restaurant became tense instantly. The state of Jin has not been stable for many years, and many older people still remember what the war was like. Could it be that it has only been more than ten years, and is it going to happen again?I can only hope that General Wei can really stop the enemy, and wait until the imperial court rescues them!Otherwise, Cheng County, as a large county for grain collection and trading, would definitely attract enemy attacks.

Shen Ling also frowned, not to mention that he couldn't do business at all during the chaos of war, but he himself didn't want to encounter chaos of war. The little stone would be born in just a few months. The war was chaotic, bandits were running around, he took the newborn baby and Han Shi who was weak, what if something happened?

Zhao Song's expression also looked listless, and he muttered: "Isn't it too mysterious to rely on a single pair to block the enemy's army? Doesn't our Jin Kingdom have any more generals?"

Someone nearby heard Zhao Song's words, and answered: "The Wei family has guarded the frontier since the founding of the country, and fought on the battlefield. There are three masters in one family. Even if General Wei is a double, he is better than a man. His reputation is his own. How come you can't stop the enemy after working hard little by little?! You want the enemy to hit Cheng County, right?"

"That's right! What are you talking about, to increase the prestige of the enemy and destroy one's own ambition."

People in the restaurant kept scolding Zhao Song, and they seemed to think that what he said was unlucky, and even those with a little temper were eager to beat someone up.

Zhao Song also knew that what he said was not good, he was easy to talk like a crow, and made public anger, so he quickly shrank his head, not daring to speak again, and everyone returned to their own discussions, calculating when the court would send troops to fight, talking and talking Then, we discussed the government affairs, saying that the emperor is old, and I don’t know if he still has the courage to fight on the battlefield and open up the territory. People say that he is old and fatuous, and when he is old, he tends to be greedy for comfort. If the emperor’s ambition is not there, he will do something The foolish decision, it is the ordinary people like them who are suffering.

Not long after the founding of the Jin Kingdom, many elders were survivors of the previous dynasty. In addition, the imperial court was weak, and the deterrent effect on the common people had not reached a certain level, and there was no rule that the common people were not allowed to discuss government affairs. take into account.

Shen Ling listened for a while, then glanced out of the window. A carriage surrounded by soldiers was walking forward. A flag was erected on the gray carriage, with the word Wei embroidered on it, "Isn't there a general there?" Shen Ling Ling said casually, with a wry smile, in a bad mood. Unless the seriously wounded in the army, they should not be able to ride in a carriage, and the carriage of the seriously wounded will not put up a flag, surrounded by the crowd. Inside, there is basically only one possibility!

However, for a general to be so injured that he couldn't even walk on horseback, Shen Ling felt that this injury might really be serious.Chuzhou has just been lost, the army is exhausted, morale is low, the general is seriously injured, and only one general is left to fight alone and wait for reinforcements. No matter how you look at it, the situation is not good.

As soon as Shen Ling finished speaking, the people in the restaurant quickly turned their heads to look outside. As expected, they saw General Wei's carriage, and their expressions became more and more ugly. They obviously went with Shen Lingxiang.

When the army passed by, the atmosphere in the restaurant did not ease up for a long time, everyone was still immersed in the low pressure, Zhao Song had no interest in drinking, so Shen Ling paid the money and left with him, walked outside the restaurant, Shen Ling After giving him enough money for whoring, he was asked to find famous prostitutes in Cheng County to have fun, so that Zhao Song's complexion improved, and he looked at Shen Ling excitedly, as if he was about to swore to Shen Ling.

"Brother! You are so righteous. Don't talk about anything else. I accept your wishes. I understand. I understand! If there is an assignment in the future, Zhao Song will definitely be there on call. From now on, we will be brothers, our own brothers!"

Shen Ling patted Zhao Song on the shoulder, "Go and play! I'm going back to the inn, you know where I live."

"I know I know! I must know! I don't know what's going on on the street! I'm going to find you tomorrow, so I want to order a peach vase and do business by the way? I'll follow! Then I must help." Zhao Song Pat on the chest for sure.

Shen Ling smiled, said goodbye to Zhao Song and went back.

Here, the smile on Zhao Song's face while holding the money gradually changed from brilliant to a little struggling. Isn't it too extravagant to spend so much money on whoring? This is enough money to go whoring a famous prostitute overnight!He had never seen so much money except the last time he took Shen Ling's kickback, and he didn't know if he could win the war, and the whole family was big and small!Is it better to have some money in hand?Even if you buy some grain and store it in the cellar, it's not too much!

Besides, how much meat can you buy with so much money!It is enough for his whole family to be rich for half a year, so what kind of woman will he sleep with! !

Zhao Song stuffed the banknote into his clothes and patted it with his hands. Feeling the existence of the banknote, he went towards the brothel. When he walked outside the brothel, Zhao Song didn't go in either, but looked at the money in the daytime. The brothel, which was as quiet as a chicken, spat hard. In the evening, the master came to the door to take a look and feast his eyes. Why go in!waste money!Then he swaggered away and headed towards Yinzhuang. He also knew that if a war really broke out, the banknotes would not be exchanged for money, and the silver had to be settled first.What's more, country people don't have much sense of identity with bank notes, and they always feel that there is no money that is heavy in the palm of their hands. Although Zhao Song also recognizes bank notes, he still prefers silver subconsciously, so he has to exchange the silver first.