Changshu County, as its name suggests, has a lot of crops and is a famous land of fish and rice.
In addition, this county produces a kind of green ink, which is of high quality for scholars. Business travelers often come here, and the flow of people is dense.
Lu Li rode an old yellow horse and slowly walked into the city following the pedestrians on the official road.
Today seems to be a holiday.
Both sides of the city's roads were filled with vendors, and some business travelers from outside also began to grab positions in some open spaces in the city. After placing their goods, they immediately started shouting loudly.
There were scholars in green shirts waving folding fans, there were ladies in skirts covering their pretty faces with gauze, there were also plainly dressed citizens looking here and there, and playful children chasing each other.
¡°It¡¯s so peaceful and peaceful.¡±
Lu Li held the old horse and looked at the lively scene next to him, feeling a little enlightened.
After coming to Yan State.
What he heard and saw was that everything was desolate. Either demons were running rampant or evil spirits were causing trouble. There was almost no peace.
And in Changshu County now, the city is bustling and bustling, almost making him feel like he has returned to Xinyang County, to some peaceful and stable summer.
"Everyone, listen to me. Last time we preached, Lieutenant Chen led his army to defeat the Qingshan bandits and restored peace to Changshu. He was then conferred the title of General of Military Affairs by the King"
Lu Li was walking on the street, and many people gathered in front of him. When he looked up, he saw an old man in white spitting, talking about the deeds of a general named Chen Yuanxiang.
He found it interesting after listening to it, so he stood aside and continued listening.
"Let us say that after Chen Xiaowei became a general, he was ordered to take charge of Changshu's government and military affairs and prepare for the army from the south to move north.
General Chen is a talented person, tolerant in his administration, and strict in running the army.
In three years, he repaired government affairs internally and military armor externally. As a result, Changshu achieved great governance, the people were prosperous, and the famous Taiping Army was formed. General Chen was also called General Taiping.
Speaking of which, there have been a few strange things in the past three years. For example, two years ago, a heart-digging monster appeared in Hezhong County in the south. In one month, there were ten cases in a row. The county could not control it, which caused panic among the locals.
The local governor had no choice but to ask General Chen for help.
So the general brought more than a hundred Taiping guards"
The storyteller began to talk vividly about how General Chen dealt with the heart-digging demon and how he stabilized the place.
The whole process was thrilling and captivating, and everyone couldn't help but exclaim.
"Finally, General Chen summoned the thunder, drew it with his sword, and finally killed the heart-gouging monster with the help of the thunder sword energy. After that, Hezhong County heard that someone died after having their hearts taken out, so it became peaceful."
The storyteller picked up the case ruler and slapped it fiercely, ending the legendary story of the general slaying the demon.
"Ding the bell."
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????There are many wealthy people who give rewards to the storyteller. The old man is so happy that he bends down to pick it up, as if if he is delayed, the money will float away.
"General Chen is so awesome."
"That's natural. The fact that we in Changshu have been able to live so well in the past two years is all thanks to the general's kindness."
"That heart-digging demon is too scary. Fortunately, we are not familiar with it. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would have died."
The people listening to the book next to me were still talking about it in whispers.
"Who said there are no monsters in Changshu? Have you forgotten the coprophag that appeared in the past few days?"
While everyone was discussing, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted loudly.
Everyone looked sideways and saw that the person speaking was a young man wearing white plain clothes and mourning clothes.
At this time, the young man's eyes were red. He looked at the old storyteller and asked loudly: "You storyteller praises General Chen so much. Then tell me, the coprophagic ghost that appeared these days is now in the city." So many people have been killed here, why don't we see the general get rid of him? Is there nothing we can do about this evil spirit? Changshu is not peaceful, so what kind of general is he?"
"Child, shut up!"
"General, you can arrange it randomly."
"Looking at you wearing mourning clothes, someone in your family must have passed away. If you don't restrain your words, don't cause trouble for your family."
When the people nearby heard what this young man said, their expressions changed drastically, and someone immediately scolded them.
Some were timid, but they turned around and left directly, not wanting to get involved in this troublesome matter.
As a venerable person, you cannot be criticized.
"This young man dared to speak ill of General Taiping in public. He really didn't know the importance and was asking for trouble.
"Did I say something wrong?"When the young man saw the crowd scolding him, instead of shrinking, he wanted to continue talking.
Snapped!
There was a crisp sound.
¡°Then I saw a red mark on the young man¡¯s face and blood flowing from his nose. An older man with a similar face to him and also wearing mourning clothes ran over.
"Shut up, you kid, are you trying to cause trouble for my Tang family?"
He scolded the young man, then looked at the people around him, bowed quickly and apologized, saying: "Please forgive me, it's just because the eldest brother in the family passed away due to illness, and my youngest brother is not sensible. He talked nonsense in grief and spoiled everyone's taste. , Tang Wencheng is here to apologize. Please forgive me and don¡¯t blame me."
Finished.
Tang Wencheng hurriedly pulled the young man away.
"They are brothers from the Tang family."
"Their eldest brother followed Sun Qinyi to Fengshan a few days ago. As a result, a group of five people encountered a ghost and four of them died. In the end, only Sun Qinyi escaped. It was really miserable."
"Bah. I heard that it was the evil spirit that Sun Qinyi provoked, but in the end it led to the death of others. This beast really did evil things and caused a lot of harm."
"It is often said that good people don't live long, but disasters last for thousands of years. Several other people have died, but that Qinyi is still alive."
"So what if I live? I heard that Qin Yi was seriously ill and bedridden after he came back. Now he defecates and eats by himself every day. The cycle goes on and on. He even praises it as delicious and happy. I'm afraid it would be better to die."
Someone sneered a few times.
"Forget it, forget it, don't mention it again, today is Mr. Xu's birthday, don't talk about these unlucky things."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go to the temple to worship and get rid of bad luck."
Everyone dispersed immediately. Some people felt unlucky and went to the City God's Temple in the city.
Prepare to worship God and pray for peace.
Lu Li watched everyone leave with a deep look in his eyes, but his brows were slightly raised.
"I really didn't expect that after listening to a general's story, it would end up being related to ghosts."
He shook his head helplessly and laughed at himself.
Boom!
There was a muffled sound, and a small piece of bright white silver smashed on the desk.
Seeing that bit of silver light, the storyteller who was packing up his belongings paused for a moment. He first looked at the broken silver, then looked away for a while and looked up at the person in front of him.
"You are a good storyteller, and this is your reward."
Lu Li held the Seven Dragon Fan, opened the fan and fanned himself, looking at the old storyteller with a smile on his lips.
"The guest should take back the money as soon as possible, and don't show off the money. I'm just talking about it. If the guest really thinks it's what I said, just give me a few copper coins. I don't dare to accept the money."
Unexpectedly, the old storyteller did not go to get the money, but instead asked Lu Li to take the money back.
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