The correct way to fill the hole

Everyone raised their guard and walked into the city gate together.

The streets of Naocheng are relatively wide, but the ground along the street is covered with dust, and there are discarded fruit peels, rags and broken porcelain everywhere, which looks very decayed and messy.

"Labor and management are going to beat you! It's you, a prodigal bastard!"

"What did you feed labor and management! Itchy skin again!"

"Immortal thing! If you want to die, don't die in the house! Bad luck!"

"Losing money! If you can't do this well, you should be beaten by labor and management!"

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After everyone walked into the house, they realized that the city was not quiet.Although there were no pedestrians on the street at this time, some discordant voices could be heard from almost the closed doors along the street.Or the beating and cursing of men, or the low-pitched crying of women and children, and the ping-pong-pong of pots and pans can be heard endlessly, which can be heard clearly on the street.

And the passers-by didn't react even when they heard these voices, and even showed no expression, as if they were used to being numb to it.Everyone wanted to ask someone to ask a question or two, but those people also avoided them. They waved their hands and quickened their pace, as if they didn't want to talk to them too much.

Such a county town is obviously popular, but it still has a depressing and dull feeling.Although the evening is approaching and the weather is getting cooler, the sky should be clear during the day, and there shouldn't be such a heavy damp and cold air.

It seems that something is missing, but I don't know what is missing.

"It's just too deceiving!"

Many of the accompanying disciples came out of the mountain for the first time, and they were all passionate people who wanted to defend the righteous way. At this time, they heard the sound of beating women and children coming from the house, and they were immediately angry. They couldn't help stepping out, wanting to rush in to stop them .

Seeing this, Duan Tianlan hurriedly stepped forward to stop them one by one. It's not that he has no sympathy for those people, but he has already considered the situation in this place, knowing that rushing in at this time to teach those perpetrators a lesson will not really change anything. At the same time, I don't want them to cause unnecessary conflicts.

In fact, as long as you think about it a little rationally, you will find that if there is only one family like this, it can be said that the family is not in harmony, but this is the case with almost every family on this street, maybe the whole city. If this situation is the case, then it can only show that there is something wrong with the county itself.

What's more, it is wrong to trespass on a private house, even if it is well-intentioned, it is a bad move.In addition, there are so many families here, and they can't control them even if they want to. Even if they use force to subdue each other, who knows what will happen afterwards.So for the current plan, the only way to figure out what is going on here is to solve the problem fundamentally.

"Junior Brothers, don't act impulsively, as night is approaching, it's better to find a place to live first."

Duan Tianlan thought for a while, and the most important task at the moment was to find a place for everyone to stay, so she asked Duan Tianhan, who was walking in front, to look for an inn nearby that could accommodate them.

Duan Tianhan saw a signboard from afar, and it seemed that the store was quite big, so it shouldn't be a problem for them to stay, so he led everyone to the inn.But they had just arrived at the main entrance of the inn, and before they had time to step in, they saw a thin old man being pushed out forcefully from inside, then tripped over the three or two steps in front of the inn, rolled down directly, and fell down. On the ground, a few trembling whimpers came out of his mouth.

Seeing this, Duan Tianhan, who was closest, hurried forward and carefully helped the old man up, and thoughtfully helped him brush the ashes off his body.After finishing all this, he looked up at the entrance of the inn, and the person who pushed the old man out was a young man in his twenties, dressed as a sophomore, who seemed to be the clerk in the inn.

Duan Tianhan was still young and energetic at this time, and was immediately dissatisfied with this person's disrespect for the elderly, and immediately glared at the guy angrily and said, "What are you doing! How can you push an old man like this! What should I do if I lose my body?!"

As soon as his words came out, many disciples also voiced their approval one after another.Although they knew that it was the most sensible thing for Duan Tianlan to stop them, people are all emotional. They couldn't act after hearing too many injustices just now. flourished.

But who would have thought that the guy saw that the old man was being helped up by a young boy who didn't look too old. Although he looked a little downcast, there was no place to fall, and the boy was still talking for him, so his face suddenly turned pale. Full of disdain.He threw a white cloth over his shoulders, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and said with a sneer: "It would be great if it really broke! It would be better if you fell to your death, so that no one will bother the shopkeeper again." , I can also relax and be happy!"

Duan Tianhan was so angry when he heard this, he raised his sleeves and was about to rush forward, wanting to give this guy some color.

"Tianhan, that's enough."

Duan Tianlan came to the front when the old man rolled down, and other disciples also surrounded him one by one.He saw Duan Tianhan's fingertips flickering, fearing that he would really attack mortals, so he quickly stopped Duan Tianhan.

After all, no matter what, as a cultivator, Duan Tianhan shouldn't rashly fight with mortals, not to mention that he is almost at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and his skill is too much for an ordinary person.

The contest between cultivators and ordinary people is inherently unfair, and what happened in Siyang is the best example.Besides, they still have to stay here, and they shouldn't cause trouble at will.

But Duan Tianlan was extremely displeased by the guy's attitude.

Steady Duan Tianhan, he raised his head and glanced at the man who was speechless by the murderous aura Duan Tianhan had just released, smiled, stepped forward and said, "I don't know if this old man is related to your shopkeeper. What's the relationship? Why did you come to your shopkeeper?"

The guy was trembling with fear from the sudden killing intent, only then did he notice that this group of people was not only large in number, but also unusually dressed.

At first glance, they looked like outsiders, Nacheng and Linxian were far away, but they didn't look dusty, even though they were all dressed in white, they weren't stained at all.Looking at the high buns of all the people, and the gray protruding sword-like object on the waist of the person in front of him, he immediately knew that these people were definitely not ordinary people, and they should be disciples of some sect who had come down the mountain to practice.

Although the buddy is just an ordinary person, he also knows how important a sword is to a monk.Now that this person even has the Qi sword, his cultivation level must not be low, and killing himself is as easy as breaking a cucumber.Not to mention this person, just any monk behind him, wanting his life is a matter of minutes.

He also just noticed that Duan Tianhan seemed to be followed by a giant dog. It was not an ordinary dog ​​at a glance, maybe it was a spiritual pet or a spiritual beast. His small body probably wasn't big enough for it to swallow. A gap between the teeth.

The only thing that made him rejoice was that the person in front seemed to be much easier to talk to than the boy just now, and it seemed that he would not attack him.

With the bottom line in his mind, the clerk's attitude immediately turned 180 degrees, and he answered Duan Tianlan with an extremely flattering smile: "Oh, you don't know about this fairy, this old man is the father of our shopkeeper, and our shopkeeper looks at him as old and eighty." The shopkeeper and the proprietress have long been annoyed. No, they have been kicked out dozens of times, and they can sneak in to trouble the shopkeeper, which also affects the business of the inn. The shopkeeper is called a small one. Drive him out again... The little one is just following orders, so don't blame the hero, don't blame..."

The guy said the latter sentence to Duan Tianhan, whose face was getting worse and worse. Although Duan Tianlan stopped him, he was still afraid that the other party was getting angry, so he rushed over and beat himself up. After all, he was in Naocheng No one is reasonable.

Duan Tianlan's expression was not very good-looking either. "In this way, how many vacancies are there in your inn? Let's see if there are enough. If there are more, it would be better. Prepare another room and arrange for this old man to live in it, so that we can entertain you. If your shopkeeper has Opinion, call him to see me."

The buddy dared to say no, he invited everyone into the inn with a smile, and asked hospitablely if he would like to send some tea and snacks upstairs later.

Duan Tianlan glanced at Duan Tianhan who carefully helped the old man into the house, the old man was still saying words of thanks with tears in his eyes.

"He shares a room with me, and we only need to send some tea, and the other people live in twos, and send some small dishes up. As for the old man, send some food that he can eat, and prepare him with bath water and a set of clothes. Cleaner clothes, if he asks for anything else, he will answer."

Duan Tianlan pointed to Duan Tianhan, and after finishing speaking, he took out a gold ingot and waved it down on the counter. The guy who was a bit embarrassed immediately became beaming when he saw the gold, picked up the gold ingot and took a bite to make sure it was It was true, and then hurriedly wiped it clean and put it in his arms and led everyone upstairs.

Duan Tianlan was immediately glad that as the manager of the Luo family and Tianwaifeng, he had regular subsidies from his family and salary from Lingcang, so the most important thing he lacked was money.She reached out and took out her little ancestor who was about to fall asleep in her arms, and put Xiao Wang on the bed after Xiao Er cleaned up the room.

Originally, the inn was not allowed to bring too big pets, but Chenggui saw that it was not easy to provoke, and Xiaoer was also very afraid of this group of people, especially Duan Tianhan who was with Chenggui, so he didn't Speaking of this, when Duan Tianhan ordered, he hurriedly brought some soft cotton sheets, and made a comfortable bed for Chenggui.

Fortunately, although Chenggui was bulky, he knew how to measure, and he didn't step on the stairs when he went upstairs.In addition, Xiaoer arranged for them to be in the upper room, and the door is still relatively big, so the lucky ones who have returned to Chenggui do not have Carmen.

When Xiao Erdui retreated with a smile, and went to prepare vegetables for other disciples, Duan Tianlan got up, ready to take Duan Tianhan to see the old man who was taken away by others.

As soon as he got up, he felt that his clothes were caught by something. He looked down and saw that Xiao Wang, who was lying comfortably on the bed just now, was sinking into his clothes with one paw. The appearance seemed to indicate that he also wanted to go out with him.

It was rare for Duan Tianlan to be so dependent on his ancestors, so he was so happy for a moment, he turned around and hugged Xiao Wang, letting him lie down in his arms, and then left the guest room of the two together with Duan Tianhan, leaving only one A big silly white dog who is very interested in the new litter.

The two of them and the dog came to the guest room prepared for the old man, knocked on the door to show their identities, and after a while, the door opened from the inside.

Xiao Er is a person who knows how to look at his face. Although he finds it inexplicable, he can see that Duan Tianlan and the others attach great importance to this old man, so he arranged a spacious and tidy upper room for the old man very wisely, and prepared food for the old man first. tea.

After Duan Tianlan and Duan Tianhan came in, the old man hurriedly asked them to sit down, his deep sunken eyes were filled with unconcealable gratitude.

Duan Tianhan also helped the old man to sit down, smiled and held the rough palm of the old man, and spoke in a higher voice than usual: "Don't be afraid, old man, and stay here with peace of mind. As long as we stay here for a day, you will not If you are kicked out, even if we leave, we will first find you a good place to settle you down before leaving."

Duan Tianlan didn't say anything on the surface, after all, because of a senior brother like Duan Tianlan, Duan Tianhan still maintains a pure and kind nature.He is not the original Duan Tianlan, even if he disagrees with what he said, he cannot show it.

This situation is very consistent with his original text, so he is very clear that Duan Tianhan's words have little effect on the old man.What the old man cared about was his son, not the fear that no one would take care of him, not to mention whether he would be willing to find another place for him, even if the old man was willing to find a good one for a lonely old man in a city like today. Housing is not easy to get to.

Thinking of these, he felt a sense of powerlessness, as if no matter where he appeared, he had no other choice but to follow his original setting, even if these were contrary to his original heart.

Duan Tianlan suppressed the emotions that were flooding in his heart, and opened his mouth to change the topic of the two: "Speaking of old people, we are all foreigners, and we don't know much about the situation when we first arrived, has this city always been like this? "Although he didn't say what it looked like, he knew that the old man must understand.

The old man originally planned to reject Duan Tianhan's kindness, but Duan Tianlan naturally forgot about finding a place to live.He looked at the banished fairy-like figure in front of him, and answered his question a little excitedly, with a bit of bitterness in his words: "No, my benefactor... It wasn't like this before in the city... It used to be here. The people are very harmonious, the government officials are also very kind, and there are not many people in the city breaking the law..."

As if recalling something, the old man's eyes became more moist: "I don't know what happened a few months ago, such a good official master died suddenly, and the new master who came to replace him has not arrived yet, so it's okay." Coincidentally, he died on the road, and it was said that he was crushed to death by falling rocks from the mountain... Then the court sent several groups of people, but they all either died or were disabled on the way, or they just took office. Tian died of illness... Later, the imperial court was also afraid of us, and let us choose officials by ourselves... But even if we choose, it's still the same... As long as new officials are elected, it won't be long before something happens..."

When the old man talked about the excitement, the few teeth left in his mouth were trembling, and the tears in the boat-shaped eyes gradually fell into the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, and then he slowly wiped them away with his hands: "...In the end, no one dared I became an official in Naocheng. But how can I do without an official? Who will catch the bad guys without an official... The official is gone, the yamen is in chaos, and there are no people; If we seek justice, more and more people will start doing evil things..."

"In the past, the official and his wife were affectionate, and the worst thing to see was hitting a woman. Now that he's gone, those who were angry before will start to vent their anger on their wives and children... Also, on this street, business can no longer be done, thieves and thieves are everywhere!  … ...The local snake in the north of the city has been bullied to the south of the city these days! If I paid them life-saving money, my son's inn might not be able to keep going; I heard that many good girls have been ruined by them, Do evil..."

The old man shed tears and continued: "...and my unfilial son, he thought I was old and useless before, thanks to the old man who made the decision for me, he was willing to give me a hand in the backyard. I live in a different place; since the county master died and there is no one in the yamen, he no longer likes to see me, and asks people to drive me away when he sees me... But he is my son! His mother left early, I Raising him with shit and pee, for him to read and write, and for him to marry a wife. I have been running this inn for many years, and I will give him everything he wants... But he actually wants others to force him Only then would you give me a bite of food..."

The old man lowered his head and touched his tears with his sleeve. Duan Tianhan was already very angry, and he got up to argue with the shopkeeper.

Duan Tianlan shook his head at him, and had no choice but to comfort the old man, telling him to rest here first, and they will try to make his son change his mind.After the old man's mood stabilized, he took Duan Tianhan back to their room.

"Brother, why did you stop me just now?" Duan Tianhan questioned Duan Tianlan with a little dissatisfaction as soon as he returned to the room.Although he knew that with the senior brother's character, he would never ignore that old man, but he still felt that the shopkeeper owed a lesson.

"This matter is not something you can solve by going to someone else's theory. Not to mention that this is someone else's family matter, even if we stand up, you can see that no one cares about the current laws and regulations of the city. .Even if we can use force to suppress them for a while and let them abandon evil and do good, we can't stay here forever. When we leave, what about the old man? His son may treat him even worse."

Duan Tianlan said, for the sake of being my son, you should educate yourself (￣_￣).

Onlooker Q: In fact, you, the host, actually enjoy this kind of feeling of superiority when educating people, right, and you like the way you beat the table. _(:з」∠)_

Duan Tianlan: Hehe.

"Then... what should we do?" After Duan Tianhan calmed down, he realized that Duan Tianlan was right. He went to the shopkeeper to clean him up. He could only let the other party treat the old man well in front of him. Who knows if the other party would secretly Riga doubling down on elder abuse?This will not work, it will treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Duan Tianlan saw that her son had a good understanding, so she no longer put on airs too much, and said to the point: "This shopkeeper, like the people in Yicheng, has become indulgent because there is no external restraint, and the reason why Yicheng is gone Restraints are because the officials continue to die, and there are no law enforcement officers.”

Speaking of this, Duan Tianlan's eyes drooped slightly. As the author, he certainly has a way, but as Duan Tianlan, he has to take his time: "It can be said that the death of one or two officials is a coincidence, but now so many officials have accidents one after another. It can only be caused by people. Although they don't know who did it and how it was caused, it seems that they should be targeting the officials here. Therefore, if you want to understand the cause of the incident and solve the problem in the city Chaos, to find the instigator, we have to go to the government first."

Duan Tianhan nodded thoughtfully, but neither he nor Duan Tianlan noticed that Xiao Wang, who was sleeping soundly in Duan Tianlan's arms, seemed to move his ears quickly.

The author has something to say:

Q: I just like the way you beat the watch. _(:з」∠)_

Lanlan: I can't help it after staying with you for a long time, who gave you the shame ╮(╯▽╰)╭

I don’t know why I dare to save the manuscript after I haven’t coded out a single word...

In short, the next chapter, wow, should be rough and spicy~

Then it will probably be resident spicy (/ω＼)~

The next chapter will probably be released when I have coded out the words recently, probably within this week~