Rice bug

It's a long story to talk about why Ye Qingshan appeared in this place, why he was wearing Xicuan people's clothes, why he was delivering fruit, why he called for help when he saw Zang Feilong... It's a long story.

But let’s briefly mention it here: it is said that Ye Qingshan left the camp at Zuoshantou to go to Chang’an to learn art from a teacher. This road should go up, and he can’t go south anyway.But he is a man who fights against injustices, and besides the second eldest Ye Ying, the eldest Ye Batian and Ye Qingshan of the Ye family seem to be a bit weak, so he fights against injustices all the way, fights and fights, and takes the wrong path up.

You said that this road going northwest, how could it go completely wrong and go in the opposite direction?This is also Ye Qingshan's bad luck. He helped a farm family who was bullied by local tyrants. That farm family will move the whole family later. If the family moves, the whole family will move. It is the road to the south, near Nanzhao In a small town on the border of the country.

Because the farmer was so grateful for Ye Qingshan's help, he must take him in a carriage, but Ye Qingshan refused, thinking that it would be interesting to have someone to accompany him all the way, so he agreed.

But he forgot to say where he was going, and the family said they were going to live a comfortable life, which misled Ye Qingshan.

Live an easy life?Where can the entire Tang Dynasty be more comfortable than the capital Chang'an?It is said that the roads there are paved with gold—speaking of which, I don’t know where this kid heard such absurd words.

And so the two hit it off—completely wrong.

Ye Qingshan has never been to Chang'an, and he doesn't know the way to Chang'an. He laughed and laughed with everyone along the way. He hunted wild game when he was hungry, and picked fruits when he was tired. There was a little girl in this farmer's family, four or five years old, who was just right. When he was curious about everything, Ye Qingshan also liked children, and the two of them played together. When they got to the place, Ye Qingshan looked up, huh... so many mountains!So many mountains!

There are so many mountains around Chang'an?Ye Qingshan tilted his head and thought for a long time.

The farmer at the other end said: "What is the benefactor's plan in the future? Why don't you live here with us. Here are green mountains and green waters, close to Nanzhao, and there are no wars, it is clean and comfortable."

Ye Qingshan was dumbfounded, "Nanzhao?"

The farmer nodded honestly, "Yes, Nanzhao Kingdom." He pointed to the valley path along the bowl, "At the end of this road, it is the border between Nanzhao and Datang."

"Or is it that the benefactor wants to go to Nanzhao?"

"..." Ye Qingshan pondered for a while, "How far is it from Chang'an?"

"Chang'an?" The farmer realized something was wrong, "That's the opposite way! We have traveled this way for half a year. If we went to Chang'an, it only took two or three months."

Ye Qingshan squatted down, buried his face in his arms and remained silent.

The farmer was also anxious, "Didn't you come to the south, benefactor? Why didn't you say it earlier, hey! I was also confused! Why didn't you ask clearly!"

Ye Qingshan saw that his family was all red-eyed, and quickly waved his hands, "It doesn't matter, I'm just... traveling around, and I don't have much to do. Since I'm here, I'll just treat it as...fate, and I'll go to Nanning." It's okay to play around."

Only then did the farmer feel relieved, but he was still very guilty, so he gave Ye Qingshan a large pile of fruits and dried meat to take with him on the road.

He was given another small waist card, but this waist card was exquisitely made, with some ghostly symbols engraved on it.

"This is something from my distant cousin. It was given to us ten years ago when he came here to visit relatives. He said he was going to Nanzhao, so he can use this to pass the customs. Only people from Nanzhao have it." The farmer explained, "I The distant cousin is from Nanzhao, his ancestors are from Shanxi, his family hid in Nanzhao because of the persecution, and now he has a small business there, you must go to him."

Ye Qingshan sighed, but thinking about it, if you come here, you will be safe, and there is no carriage to go to Chang'an here.It's a small village again, and there are no good horses, and I will wander around by myself for half a year... and I don't know the way, so it's very troublesome.

You can worship a teacher at any time, so why not just play around and help out when you encounter injustice, um... have the prestige of a hero in a storyteller.

After thinking about it, he was also happy.Nanzhao, I haven't been there yet.

So he took a small mule and strolled along the mountain road, crossed the border and entered Nanzhao territory, but he was not as lucky as Lin Dong and the others.

Lin Dong and the others met a kind-hearted person who helped them, and they could stay for one night.He is an unlucky boy, and he ran into robbers not long after he passed the small village. Although there is no problem with his ability, this road is up the mountain. Suddenly, he was penniless.

Walking into Dengqi Town hungry, I wanted to ask someone for help, but all I met were Wuman people who didn't understand Chinese. Ye Qingshan really knew it wrong this time, and he didn't do it well. , The days of eating and drinking are not worrying, but running around... run!tell you to run!He cried mournfully and squatted on the market looking at the people coming and going, his stomach rumbling with hunger.This is also one of this kid's tendencies. If it were his elder brother Ye Batian, he would be a bandit in the first place, so why should he be afraid?Grab it!Steal!

Ye Qingshan has a backbone on his back, but no!The so-called people are poor and short-sighted, and only at this time can they see their integrity.

Then, a slave seller passed by and saw him at a glance.Heh, the young boy has pretty features and is very handsome. He doesn't look like the people here, he is a refugee from somewhere, right?Sure to make a lot of money!

So the slave trader walked over, without saying a word, and threw a big bag of money bags in front of him.

Ye Qingshan's eyes were straightened, wow, this Nanzhao people give money to beggars so generously? !After thinking about it, I was afraid that someone else would pick it up, so I quickly took it and put it in my arms, thanking me again and again.

Just before I finished thanking him, an iron chain clicked—it was tied around my neck.

Ye Qingshan: "?"

The slave trader smiled, bowed his head again, click—two feet were also locked by the iron chain.

Ye Qingshan: "..."

So, Ye Qingshan was somehow dragged to the market where slaves were sold, and soon someone bought him back. He is a fruit vendor and often needs to deliver goods around.

Ye Qingshan finally met a white barbarian who could speak Chinese in the fruit vendor, and the other party couldn't laugh or cry after hearing what he said.

Just tell him, "This slave lock is special. No matter how good your skills are, you can't open it without a key. But to open it, you must be redeemed by someone, and your contract is still in the hands of the boss." Woolen cloth."

So Ye Qingshan asked this person to translate for the boss and asked him to let him go.

Where will the boss agree?This was bought with twenty pennies, if you want to leave, that's fine, just use the money to redeem it yourself.

Ye Qingshan was depressed, so Ye Qingshan started to work to make money, wanting to cry all day long.

After saying this, Ye Qingshan really burst into tears.

He hiccupped and said, "Brother Feilong, I'm so happy to see you... hiccup... I can't get enough to eat here every day, and I don't have the strength. I don't have enough money to work for a month, twenty dollars... I want it Desperate woo woo woo..."

Lin Dong felt distressed, and walked over to help him wipe his tears, and then patted his head, "It's so pitiful, if your brother finds out, I'm afraid this slave trader will die in an ugly way."

Thinking of his elder brother who loves him so much, Ye Qingshan cried even more.After all, he was just a young man about the same age as Lin Dong, no matter how conceited he was on weekdays, after one or two months of grinding, he really lost all temper.

Zang Feilong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he just felt that Ye Qingshan had done it to himself, but it was fine.In this way, he also knows what "going out" means.

"It's done, don't cry." Zang Feilong took out the banknote from his arms, called the shop assistant, and gave him the banknote, "What the hell..."

He looked back at Ye Qingshan, Ye Qingshan hurriedly reported the address, Zang Feilong nodded, and said: "Go to the boss and tell him that I bought this man, and he will not be his slave in the future."

The waiter nodded, took the bank note and left quickly.

Ye Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief, and then remembered the rattling iron chains on his feet, "And this!"

"It's late today, I'll take you to the boss tomorrow to get the key."

Ye Qingshan wept and mourned, "What if he doesn't give it?"

Zang Feilong smiled: "Then beat him up until it's over."

This night Ye Qingshan ate a full meal for the first time, he was really like a person who has not eaten for 30 years, snoring, Lin Dong and Zang Feilong were amazed.

It wasn't until he hiccupped and couldn't take it anymore that he said embarrassingly, "I'm afraid now... I can have nothing, but I definitely can't be without money or food."

Zang Feilong smiled and took a peanut and flicked it on the young man's forehead, "Eat a fall, you will gain wisdom, and you will always sneak around in the future. Your elder brother doesn't know how impatient you should be."

"...I was wrong..." Ye Qingshan pursed his lips, and wiped the rice grains from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.

Lin Dong pulled out his whole body and quickly put on his clothes, but because his feet were locked by iron chains, he could only change his upper body, not his lower body.

Ye Qingshan wanted to take a bath, Zang Feilong called him hot water, brought him a big wooden bucket, and asked him to put his feet outside and soak only his upper body.

Ye Qingshan felt unspeakably aggrieved, after soaking for a while, he finally calmed down, and his mood was sorted out.

As a result, the clerk in the shop came back, knocked on the door, and handed over the contract and the key.

Zang Feilong also said: "These people are quite abiding by the rules."

After one night like this, Ye Qingshan was anxious to leave the next day.He wants to fly away from here now.

But Lin Dong and Zang Feilong said they had something to do and couldn't leave, Ye Qingshan remembered and asked, "Why are you here?"

Lin Dong only said roughly that they were looking for someone, and Ye Qingshan said hi, "What's the problem? I've been here for at least two months, and I've already known the way. I often deliver goods, and people recognize them Almost. If you want to find someone, ask me, ask me."

Lin Dong thought, yes!This is not a ready-made!Is it really God's will? !

So Lin Dong said the three people he was looking for, but Ye Qingshan didn't expect Ye Qingshan to really know each other.

"If it's these three families, I know where they are. They live outside Dengqi Town. It's about three days' journey by mule, and a little further north is the second largest town in Nanzhao. They live in these two towns. on the way between."

"Why is it outside the town?" Lin Dong was curious.

"I don't know about this, but the three of them have taken over that section of the road, and they don't have any contact with people in Nanzhao on weekdays. Everything is done by slaves."

Ye Qingshan was still uncomfortable talking about this, "Slaves are too miserable!"

Lin Dong patted him on the shoulder to make him feel comfortable, then turned to look at Zang Feilong, "It's outside Dengqi Town, we have to find a way to get there."

"Let's talk about sightseeing." Zang Feilong said: "Anyway, Qubi keeps letting us go around."

Lin Dong nodded, "Good idea."

The author has something to say: I wish everyone a happy Christmas Eve~~~=3=