To the west of Jiangzhou County, Jiannan Road, there are layers of Yuluan Mountains. Passing through the Yuluan Valley with ninety-eight bends, Tong'an County is a hundred miles away. Tong'an County is not a big city, with a population of less than 30,000, but it has

Because it guards the entrance of the Yuluan Valley, it has become an out-and-out strategic location. As long as Tong'an County is captured, they can reach the west gate of Jiangzhou County from the Yuluan Valley. However, if the Jiangzhou defenders set up an ambush in the valley, it will definitely

It's like one man can't stop ten thousand people from opening it.

Two to three hundred miles south of Tong'an County is the southwest road, Yuzhou City, which was the territory of Pingxi Wang Yin Quan.

After leaving Yuluan Valley and not reaching Tong'an County, there are several small villages on the roadside. Each village has only about two hundred households. The villagers have reclaimed some barren land at the foot of the mountain and planted some crops.

Hejia Village is one of these villages. Half of the people in the village have the surname He. All the villagers surnamed He are from the same ancestor. Of course, there are some people with other surnames. For example, Shi Tiezhu is a villager with a foreign surname, but the villagers in Hejia Village have the same surname.

The village customs are quite good. Although there are many villagers named He, they do not reject Shi Tiezhu just because he is not named He.

Shi Tiezhu dug more than five acres of land in the east end of the village with an ax, pick and hoe, and raised an old ox to plow the land. With the help of his wife Hu Ercui, his son Shi Dabao and his daughter Shi Cuihua, he cultivated the land. He also raised chickens and ducks at home.

The mulberry trees raised silkworms, and their lives were barely tolerable.

Autumn is here, Shi Tiezhu, Hu Ercui, Shi Dabao, and Shi Cuihua are cutting wheat in the field. When they look up, they see the scholar named Tong coming again. The scholar named Tong squats in the field and watches them harvest wheat. Shi Tiezhu always

Look down on these talented people. They cannot carry burdens on their shoulders, cannot lift baskets in their hands, cannot do business, are not diligent in all aspects of their body, and cannot separate grains. They cannot do anything except reading and writing and speaking big words about peace and stability.

Tong Xiucai was a short man and didn't like to talk much. Maybe he just didn't like talking to Shi Tiezhu. In Shi Tiezhu's memory, this guy came here a few times in the summer, squatting in the field and chatting with the villagers, asking how much one acre of land could produce.

How much corn can be produced? When I heard that one acre of land could produce three or four kilograms of corn, I counted it on my fingers and said that it was about three to four hundred kilograms of grain. Even a small eater would be enough to last for a year.

Shi Tiezhu remembered that he choked him at the time, "You guys, apart from being able to write a few big characters, don't even know how to plant fields. I really don't know what use you are!"

As a result, Tong Xiucai rolled her eyes and looked at him, saying disdainfully: "What's the use of being a scholar? I won't kneel down when I see the county magistrate. How dare you not kneel down? You farmers are farming, and I will be a scholar in the future and pass the examination."

Jinshi, if you become a county magistrate or a county governor, then you will be your parents and officials. I can make decisions for the folks and elders in this land and prevent others from bullying you! Shi Tiezhu, do you think scholars are useful?"

Shi Tiezhu still wanted to fight, but was defeated by his daughter Shi Tiezhu.

Cuihua pulled away, and Shi Cuihua said timidly: "Ms. Tong, don't be as knowledgeable as my father. My father is just an illiterate farmer with a short-sightedness. Please forgive him, he doesn't understand the things of you scholars! I

I heard from the gentleman in the village before that your husband-in-law is a scholar, and he is like the stars in the sky descending to earth..."

Tong Xiucai smiled coquettishly, clapped his lips, and deliberately made Shi Tiezhu angry, "Shi Tiezhu, you are not as good as your daughter! Not only is your girl good-looking, she also has better eyesight than you. You said you have crooked melons."

Zao, how did you give birth to such a beautiful girl? It is said that a land and water can support a person. It is really rare for your village in a remote and remote area to have such a beautiful girl!"

Shi Tiezhu was so angry that he wanted to pick up a hoe and beat the boy named Tong, "What's wrong with you being a scholar? You can't speak so harshly! Why, I'm not good-looking, so my daughter must be ugly? Although my daughter-in-law is ugly

The name is tacky, but she is also a beauty who can be found from all over the country. What's so great about your surname Tong? I can't look down on a poor scholar! In the future, when I get married, I won't marry an idle gangster like you!"

Later, it was his son Shi Dabao and his daughter Shi Cuihua who pulled Shi Tiezhu away. From then on, Shi Tiezhu had no good impression of the scholar named Tong. As long as Tong Xiucai squatted on the ground, Shi Tiezhu would speak in strange ways, and the scholar named Tong would not do anything.

If you are willing to suffer, you have to talk back, but this scholar surnamed Tong has an unforgiving mouth. Every time Shi Tiezhu is so angry with him, he wishes he could go over and hit him with two hoe sticks to relieve his anger!

Today, Tong Xiucai came again. He squatted with two hand-written sleeves on the ground and looked around like a second-rate man. Shi Tiezhu was really angry when he saw him. Shi Tiezhu thought about it later, didn't this boy named Tong fall in love with my daughter?

We have to be careful about this. Our daughter cannot marry such a bastard, a bastard who can only study! But why do other people in the village have envy in their eyes when they see this scholar? It's strange!

Shi Tiezhu did not notice, however, that there was another man squatting in the shade of a tree dozens of steps away behind Tong Xiucai. He was about fifty years old, tall and wearing a martial arts uniform.

When Tong Xiucai saw Shi Cuihua cutting wheat in the field, he grinned at her. Shi Cuihua smiled shyly. She still liked Tong Xianggong. Although he was not tall and a bit dark, he was tall.

She is very energetic. She is not like her father Shi Tiezhu who looks down on scholars. She thinks that scholars are very powerful. They are literate and can read and know many things that her father does not know. If there is a chance, she thinks it is better to marry a scholar!

When Shi Tiezhu saw Tong Xiucai smiling at his daughter, he became a little angry. Just as he was about to explode, he suddenly felt the earth trembling, and the sound of horse hooves rumbled from the south. Shi Tiezhu's face changed color, and he looked to the south, and saw something in the distance.

More than thirty cavalrymen ran over. It looked like they were not soldiers from Jiangzhou County, because these guys had not even seen the villagers before.

He ran past the harvested crops.

Tong Xiucai, who was squatting on the ground, changed color and stood up. Those cavalrymen with bright armor were as fast as the wind. Under the leadership of a bearded colonel, they quickly ran to the edge of Shi Tiezhu's field. The bearded colonel

Wei caught sight of Shi Cuihua, who was so frightened that her beauty turned pale. He hurriedly took the horse, laughed loudly, and pointed with his riding crop, "Damn it, I didn't expect there to be such a beautiful woman in this poor valley! Brothers, go and grab it.

, go back and present it to the prince!"

Two cavalrymen jumped off their horses and approached Shi Cuihua with lewd smiles on their faces. Shi Cuihua was so frightened that her face turned pale and she screamed and hid behind her father and brother. Shi Tiezhu became anxious, picked up his sickle and tried to stop the two cavalrymen.

However, he was kicked to the ground by the stocky and fat cavalryman and couldn't help struggling for a long time.

When Shi Dabao saw his father being knocked to the ground, he roared and rushed forward, but was hugged by another tall cavalryman. The two fell to the ground. Shi Dabao was quickly subdued by the tall cavalryman.

, received two punches on the head and was knocked unconscious on the ground. Two cavalrymen went up to catch Scuihua. Scuihua screamed and tried to escape, but tripped to the ground and couldn't struggle for a long time.

Tong Xiucai, who was watching coldly, shouted, "Stop! Where are you from? How dare you rob civilian girls in broad daylight?"

The two cavalrymen turned around, and the bearded colonel also looked over. Seeing a scholar with a square scarf and a wide uniform, the bearded colonel shouted, "Scholar, don't meddle in your own business. I am a colonel under King Pingxi."

, I'm so happy that I don't want to kill anyone today, otherwise I will chop you with a knife!" When Shi Cuihua and his daughter heard the words "Ping Xi Wang", they were so frightened that they trembled all over.

Tong Xiucai spat fiercely and cursed: "Fuck you! You are wearing dog skin. You can't protect the people and you bully them. What kind of thing do you think you are? This is Jiangzhou County, Jiannan Road, and you are not tolerated in the Southwest Road."

Soldiers come here to act wild, don't you know you have crossed the line?"

The bearded captain was furious, pointed his whip, and shouted: "Brothers, chop this poor man to death for me!"

"Okay!" A cavalryman agreed, raised his saber high, and rushed towards Tong Xiucai. Tong Xiucai was so frightened that he stood there without moving. He saw that the cavalryman's saber was about to kill Tong Xiucai.

The head was chopped off and Stricka fell to the ground. She was also frightened. She did not expect that Tong Xianggong would die on the spot in order to protect him. Stuihua closed her eyes and couldn't bear to see this bloody and cruel scene.

Stuihua did not hear the sound of the head falling to the ground, but heard a huge roar, as if something was knocked out. When Stuihua opened her eyes, she happened to see the cavalryman and his horse being knocked out and landed on the ground.
Chapter completed!