Chapter 10, If you have money, you must have power
There was an extra secret passage leading directly outside the customs at the post station, which made Zhuang Yutang attach great importance to it, and directly sent the letter to Feige to the Duhufu.
The Duhufu also attached great importance to this, and within two days the newly appointed Yi Cheng was sent over.
Outside the post station, Li Sanlang took Li Wuya and Li Qilang to lie on the **** more than ten meters away, watching Zhuang Yutang and his party farewell to the new postman from a distance.
Looking at the boxes of medicinal materials dragged by Zhuang Yutang's men on the horseback, Li Wuya's face was full of pain.
Those should have been her spoils.
Unfortunately, she has no ability to stay now, so she can only watch others take it away.
Li Qilang noticed that Li Wuya's face was not right, and asked quickly: "Fifth sister, what's wrong with you?"
Li Wuya clutched her chest: "My heart hurts."
Li Sanlang looked over immediately: "Wu Ya, are you uncomfortable?"
Li Wuya nodded with a bitter face, pointed at Zhuang Yutang and others who rode away on horseback, and complained: "They took away my medicinal materials, and they should all be mine!"
Well.
Li Sanlang didn't know what to say, so he thought about it and said, "Wuya, General Zhuang has already given us a box of medicinal materials."
He was already very surprised by this.
General Zhuang is a member of the Dieling Pass, a senior member of the third rank. In normal times, he is a big man who they can't even meet face to face. Like the situation at the post station before, even if he doesn't give them anything, they can't say anything.
He got an extra box of medicinal materials, and he was already very content.
Li Wuya rolled her eyes, looking at the silly brother who said she should be content all over her face, feeling extremely tired.
That group of Beiyan people were overthrown by her, okay?
Without her, let alone whether the military defense map could be captured, Zhuang Yutang and his group would have died a lot.
She has made great contributions!
Li Qilang, who was deeply influenced by Li Wuya, also felt that their things had been robbed, so he said dissatisfiedly with a puffy face: "Those medicinal materials are our trophies, and those people who robbed them are robbers. I really hate it!"
Li Sanlang choked, looked at his younger brother and sister who had a long face, and said with a headache: "General Zhuang is already very good, if it is replaced by someone else, such as the lieutenant general, we may not get anything."
Hearing the words, Li Wuya sighed: "It's because we are too weak, powerless and powerless, even if we get good things, we can't keep them."
Li Qilang disagreed with this, and retorted: "Our family has the power, and my father is Xiaoqi, who is in charge of ten soldiers."
Li Wuya's face was numb: "Xiaoqi is only a seventh-rank official, the smallest official in the guard, and has no power."
Li Qilang admired Li Changsen the most, and immediately said: "That is also an official. Every time Dad comes back from vacation, even the head of the village will come to the house to look for Dad."
"Goudan and the others are envious of me having a father who is Xiaoqi. Well, when my father comes home next time, I must talk to him and let him be Xiaoqi all the time, so that I can always be Goudan and them the boss."
Looking at her smug younger brother, Li Wuya felt the urge to cover her face. After taking a deep breath, she said earnestly, "Qilang, have you forgotten that my sister told you before that you have to be ambitious?"
"What is a small flag? We need to have a bigger vision. If you think about it, our father will become a hundred households, a thousand households, or even a commander in the future."
Li Qilang's eyes straightened when he heard this, can you think so?
Baihu and Qianhu are very big officials, and it is said that it is very difficult to be appointed; there is also a command envoy, according to the grandpa of the head of the village, the emperor has to accept his fate in person.
Li Wuya continued to say: "Just take this incident as an example, even if our father is a hundred or a thousand households, that General Zhuang probably wouldn't just give us a box of medicinal materials."
"Because we are weak, there is nothing for others to be afraid of, so even if those things are our trophies, they can take them away openly and give us a little bit from them. We have to be grateful to Dade."
"Qilang, you have to remember that if we want to live well, we must have power, yes, we must have money. Otherwise, we can only watch others take our things like this now."
Li Qilang hurriedly shook his head like a rattle: "No, we can't let others steal our things."
Li Wuya patted Li Qilang on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Then we have to work hard, work hard to become strong, work hard to become powerful."
"If we don't have the ability, we won't be able to keep even the best things we get."
Li Qilang nodded his head: "I understand this, just like this time when we took the medicinal materials home, grandma and second uncle came to **** them. If we were not better, the medicinal materials would be snatched by grandma and them."
Li Wuya looked at Li Qilang with childish eyes, full of satisfaction.
This younger brother has been clinging to her since she was a child, like a little tail. As an older sister, she has the responsibility and obligation to educate people to become talents.
Li Qilang was greatly encouraged by the sight, his chin was lifted, his chest was straight, his face was flushed with excitement, but soon, his face froze, and he weakly begged for proof: "Sister, dad can really be a hundred households, a thousand households. Hu, can you still be a commander?"
Li Wuya nodded affirmatively, and said: "As long as you dare to think and do it, there is nothing that cannot be done."
One is the most admired father, and the other is the most convinced sister. Li Qilang was immediately persuaded, and he grinned directly: "Then father will definitely be a hundred households, a thousand households, and a commander in the future."
Li Sanlang on the side stared blankly at his younger siblings daydreaming during the day.
Father served in the guard for more than 20 years, and only became a small flag four years ago. How can it be so easy to get promoted?
He is ten years old this year, and he has heard a lot of things in the village. He knows that it is difficult for people like them who have no relationship and no money to manage their affairs to go up.
If Dad wants to be promoted, he can only fight for his life on the battlefield, but this is really hanging his head on the waistband of his trousers.
He would rather his father be Xiaoqi all the time than risk him on the battlefield.
At this time, Zhuang Yutang and his party had already rode away, and the station returned to its usual state.
Seeing Yicheng turn around and enter the station, Li Sanlang immediately took Li Wuya and Li Sanlang straight to the backyard of the station.
"Third brother, Qilang, let's go directly to the kitchen later. If we meet someone, you should go forward and hold them back. I will go into the secret passage and take out the hidden things."
Although the post office is a new school, the guys in the post station are still the same.
People in the inn knew that it was Li Sanlang who overthrew the Beiyan people with medicine, so they survived. Therefore, after seeing the three brothers and sisters of the Li family coming to the inn, most of them were very friendly.
Li Sanlang and Li Qilang were in charge of greeting people. Taking advantage of them attracting everyone's attention, Li Wuya sneaked into the kitchen and entered the secret passage.
The three brothers and sisters worked together in a division of labor, and without arousing anyone's suspicion, they successfully took out the baggage hidden in the secret passage.
"Fifth sister, quickly see if there is anything missing?"
The three of them left the post station, and Li Qilang hurriedly urged Li Wuya to check the baggage.
Li Wuya looked at Li Qilang who was staring at the bag with a funny face: "No less, my sister can hide things." Then, he opened the bag.
A blood ginseng, a blood mushroom, a small packet of Cordyceps, and two sabers.
Bringing up Huyanhe's saber, Li Sanlang also showed regret.
Hu Yanhe is an eighth-rank master, and his saber is naturally extraordinary.
Unfortunately, it was taken away by Zhuang Yutang.
Li Sanlang packed his things carefully, and then took his younger siblings back to the army.
At the gate of the post station, the new post chief Dong Wencheng sent the former post post old man Zhou out, and at a glance he saw the three brothers and sisters of the Li family who were going home hand in hand.
"That's Li Sanlang who turned Beiyan's people?"
Old man Zhou nodded: "Yes."
Dong Wencheng smiled and said: "The foot is steady, that kid has learned martial arts?"
Old man Zhou nodded: "Didn't you learn it before? His father Li Changsen is a small banner in the Xining Guard, and he is very good at boxing and kicking. Sanlang has been learning from his father for the past two years."
Dong Wencheng smiled: "That's right. I have seen the three Beiyan people killed by Li Sanlang. Even if it was a surprise attack, even if they were poisoned, Li Sanlang would not be able to take them down if he had no martial arts foundation."
"I met Li Changsen in the Xining Guards. He is a man of strong bones. It is said that he is very brave in killing the enemy, and he has excellent foreign skills."
Old man Zhou said with a smile: "Speaking of it, it was his luck that he met a veteran who was willing to teach him kung fu from his family. Li Changsen entered the guard as a soldier at the age of thirteen. If he hadn't learned kung fu, he wouldn't be alive today."
Dong Wencheng had a nasty look on his face: "Why did you enter the guard at such a young age?"
Old man Zhou sighed: "It's not because of his father, old man Li. Old man Li used to be a famous pier soldier. Once he accidentally fell off the pier and broke his right leg, so he asked Li Changsen to replace him."
Speaking of this, old man Zhou showed some sympathy.
"Li Changsen is also suffering. Old man Li has been raised for a year, and his legs are almost healed. He can go back to be a soldier."
"But old man Li couldn't bear the hardship of being a soldier, so he didn't call back his son."
Dong Wencheng was a little stunned when he heard that: "The old man Li is really cruel, let his thirteen or fourteen-year-old son replace him as a pawn, is this still a father?"
The old man Zhou said with some sarcasm on the corner of his mouth: "Who says it's not."
Old man Li, he despises him very much.
According to the laws of Dayan, soldiers can only retire when they are fifty years old.
Old man Li only turned 50 the year before last. According to the rule that a military household only pays one person, it is equivalent to Li Changsen serving nearly 20 years of military service for Old Man Li.
Twenty years
Li Changsen's life is really too bad. He has such a selfish father, and by the way, there is also a eccentric mother at home. Thinking about it, he feels sad for Li Changsen.
Although Dong Wencheng also had some sympathy for Li Changsen, he didn't want to talk too much about other people's family affairs. Seeing more than a dozen people coming from the direction of Juntun, he immediately said:
"Uncle Zhou, I just came here, and I'm not familiar with this place. The secret passage under the post station was ordered to be filled in. Later, you have to help me keep an eye on those people who come to work."
Old man Zhou quickly promised: "Don't worry, I will never let them be lazy."
Dong Wencheng nodded: "Uncle Zhou, tell me about these people."
Old man Zhou quickly told Dong Wencheng about the situation of the future people: "By the way, the last three people are Li Changsen's father and two younger brothers."
Dong Wencheng took a look, and immediately clicked his tongue twice: "Li Changsen is tall and big, why are his father and younger brother so short? If you hadn't told me, I really can't imagine that they would be a family. "
The old man Zhou laughed: "Not only are the adults very different, but you didn't see that the children of the second and third bedrooms of the Li family and the fourth brother and sister of Sanlang stood together, and they were immediately compared. Everyone in the village said that the Li family was from the same place. All the good Feng Shui was given to the Li family."
Dong Wencheng smiled, seeing that the workers had already arrived, so he stopped chatting with old man Zhou.
Tun Tunkou in Tianling, Li Wuya led Li Qilang and walked up and down in front, and Li Sanlang walked behind with a smile on his face.
When the three brothers and sisters were about to enter the tunnel, a man in his thirties came out from the sidewalk.
The man walked with a limp, his face was serious and reticent, and he exuded an aura that strangers should not enter. If the timid people saw it, they would not be able to help but detour and stay away.
"Uncle Ye!"
Seeing the man, Li Wuya immediately ran over with a bright smile, and asked very familiarly: "Uncle Ye, when did you come back? How many days are the guards on vacation this time?"
Ye Mo glanced at the little girl with a thicker skin than the city wall in front of him, ignored it, and staggered directly, striding towards the village.
Li Wuya, who had been ignored for countless times, looked stiff for a second, and immediately returned to smiling. Seeing Ye Mo carrying a bundle of firewood, he immediately said:
"Uncle Ye, you are often in the guard. I don't think there is much firewood at home, and your bundle won't last long. My brother and I will go and chop some for you."
What answered her was Ye Mo's back without turning his head.
Waiting for the others to walk away, Li Qilang covered his face and looked at Li Wuya: "Fifth sister, don't you always rush to please Uncle Ye like this? It feels very embarrassing."
Li Wuya raised her hand and flicked Li Qilang's forehead: "What do you mean by rushing to please? I'm clearly expressing my respect, okay?"
As she spoke, her face collapsed in frustration. She had been in front of Uncle Ye for two consecutive years, but it was a pity that he didn't let go of him at all.
"Why does Uncle Ye look down on me? For a smart kid like me, it's not bad for him to be a martial arts wizard at first glance. It's not bad for him to accept me as his apprentice!"
Li Sanlang looked at his confident younger sister with a funny face: "Wuya, if you want to learn martial arts, brother can teach you. If you think brother is not good enough, let him teach you when father comes back."
Li Wuya showed disgust on her face: "I don't want to learn any foreign kung fu, what if I become Barbie King Kong?"
"What King Kong?"
Li Sanlang and Li Qilang looked at Li Wuya confusedly.
Li Wuya put her arms around her chest and hummed, "Anyway, I just don't want to learn kung fu from outsiders."
In her previous life, because of the harsh living environment, she had to be a tougher woman than a man in order to survive. Because her aura was too strong, no man dared to approach her, so she was still an older unmarried woman until she died.
It's hard for her to start over again in this life, so she doesn't want to follow the old path of her previous life.
"Learn Kung Fu from outsiders, and practice it so well, it's ugly, okay? When I grow up, I want to be a little bird and a girl."
Li Sanlang: "."
The little bird depends on the person?
Female Jiao'e?
Li Sanlang couldn't help but see the image of his sister picking up a knife and dropping a knife in the post station, and killing the Beiyan people cleanly, and his complexion suddenly became weird.
Little sister seems to have some deviations in her perception of herself!
(end of this chapter)