Chapter 2 Chapter One

The bandits have already arrived. The bandits came here by beating gongs and drums, but the people in Zhoujiazhai didn't know it.But the dogs know it, and it doesn't matter if the dogs know it, even if they yell at the fire, no one pays attention.The people in Zhoujiazhai were so happy that their ears were filled with the sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums, and they couldn't hear the dogs shouting at all.The dog got anxious and went to pull Heichou's trouser legs. Heichou was drinking soju from an old bowl. He staggered and poured all the wine into his neckline. A stagger, almost fell.It whined aggrievedly, trying to explain to Heichou, but Heichou was impatient, and felt the stone on the ground when he saw the dog still grunting.The dog was scared, so it turned around and left, and it also cursed, "My god, don't care about it!"The dog wagged his tail to a nearby bitch, and together they ran off to have fun behind the haystacks.

People can't understand the dog's words, which delays a big event. Shehuo belonged to the Zhou family village, and there were also those from the neighboring villages. They provoked all the people in the village to the wheat field outside the gate of the village, where they played tricks.Today is May 5th, and the people of Zhoujiazhai celebrate the festival.On the Guanzhong Road in the Zhoujiazhai area, the Dragon Boat Festival is a big festival, even more lively than the Chinese New Year.Chinese New Year is just a festival, but the Dragon Boat Festival is not only a festival, but also a celebration.They didn't celebrate Qu Yuan's drowning, nor did they celebrate Wu Zixu's beheading. These are ancient people, too far away from them, and they don't think about things that have nothing to do with them.People in Zhoujiazhai are very down-to-earth. What they celebrate is the good thing at hand: a bumper harvest in summer.For the Guanzhong people in the Zhoujiazhai area, the summer harvest is a year's harvest.

What do you get in summer?Big smoke?The opium fruits all over the mountains and plains turned into jars and altars full of tobacco ointment in the households of farmers. This black ointment is more valuable than gold and silver, and they depend on it for a year's life.Since it is more valuable than gold and silver, of course it is more valuable than food, so people in the Zhoujiazhai area have long stopped growing food.With opium, everything can be exchanged for it. Are you still worried about food?Of course, it’s not that they don’t want to grow food. Farmers, it’s their duty to grow food, but the harvest of growing opium is much higher than that of growing grain. One acre of opium is worth ten acres of wheat. Willing to grow food?Besides, this opium is very labor-intensive, and it takes half a year to plant a single crop of opium, and there is no time to grow food.

This year's harvest has been exceptional.Fifteen years have passed since the first year of the Republic of China (1911), and it is rare to have such a good year.Zhoujiazhai's Shehuo is also exceptional this year, and even the Blood Shehuo, which I haven't seen for many years, is on the scene.A big man with a dark face is riding on a horse, looking mighty and majestic. On top of him stands a woman in white clothes. A kitchen knife is cut across the woman's forehead. The blood drips and rolls onto the clothes, with red dots on a white background. Very glaring.Since it is a fire of blood, of course there will be bloodshed.However, this year's Blood Society Fire is different from previous years, and has added new tricks: first, there are people stacked high in the sky, and the blood-faced woman actually stands on top of the black-faced man; The torch, blowing on it from time to time, each breath brings out a fire dragon from its mouth, and the fire dragon stretches its teeth and claws, and leaps into the sky.The social fire of this person is called Gaoxinshehuo, and the social fire of this fire-breathing dragon is called Huohuoshehuo. Today, Zhoujiazhai simmered blood shehuo, Gaoxinshehuo, and fire-breathing shehuo in one pot.No one has seen such a novelty before, and this situation made the people of Zhoujiazhai look like a melon.Heichou exclaimed, my lord, the underworld is not closed, and all these monsters have been released!He regretted that he didn't recite his mother who was paralyzed on the kang, and let her open her eyes.But looking at the crowd of people around him, Hei Chou knew that it would be futile to regret it. There were too many people. He, a strong young man, squeezed into the crowd and used his horsepower, and it was impossible to carry another limp meat burden.But Hei Chou is not in a hurry. He knows that Shehuo will go to the village after playing enough on the wheat field. I can see it.

The reason why Zhoujiazhai's Shehuo is so beautiful is because they lost in the Dragon Boat Festival last year.The Dragon Boat Festival in the Zhoujiazhai area is different from other places. The social fire is not played separately. They think it is too thin and not lively. The villages tens of miles away have to gather in groups, and the villages compete with each other. Later, there will be Social Fire Competition.On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Shehuo of each village is decorated, and everyone gathers in one village, starting from this village to play all the way down, and judging the good and bad after finishing playing in the last village.The Shehuo team that won the first prize will not only be rewarded, but next year's Shehuo will start from their village first, which is called the leader.Although the worst Shehuo team doesn't punish them, they will be the last to come to their village when they play Shehuo in the coming year. This is called the Rat Tail.Last year Zhoujiazhai was a rat tail, and the whole village lost face. This year, they are holding back their energy and want to stand up.

Evenly matched with the Zhoujiazhai fire is a team of lion fire.A male lion and a lioness lead a dozen romping lion cubs to roll a large hydrangea ball.The lion father and lion mother are very big, and it looks like a three-person co-star.From time to time, they stepped on the rumbling hydrangea and made various postures of moving and jumping, which won the applause of everyone.It is not easy for one person to stand on the hydrangea, but it is amazing to stand three people.People in Zhoujiazhai were in a hurry, fearing that their Shehuo team would not be able to hold on.Heichou yelled loudly, Baisuo, can you hold on?The black-faced man on the horse responded, I'm fine, just watch Yinwa.As he spoke, he deliberately shook his body, and the woman in white above his head swayed like a willow in the wind.The woman scolded, Baisuo, you've got a scorpion in your ass!The woman swayed, and the blood on her face naturally dripped down on the black-faced man's forehead.The black-faced man wiped it and said, Yinwa, you were so scared that you peed your pants, or it was bloody urine.The woman smiled and said, I see that your mouth is dry, so I will give you a drink.Of course the blood was not human blood, because the kitchen knife on the woman's forehead was not a real kitchen knife, it was made of wood, painted with paint, it was the same as the real thing.It was impossible for the wooden knife to cut into the woman's forehead. There was a lump of dough mixed with glue stuck to her forehead. The wooden knife was inserted into the dough, and pig's blood was smeared around it.Heichou looked at the swaying Shehuo and shouted worriedly, stop bickering and be careful!The core is an iron bar as thick as a thumb, and its lower end is inserted into a small wooden frame, which is fixed on the black-faced man.When a man puts on his clothes, the shelf is wrapped inside, so you can't tell if you don't pay attention.An exquisite leather sheath was fastened to the top of the iron pole, and the leather sheath was made into a waistcoat. When the woman wore it, her body would hang in the air, making it look like she was standing on top of the people below.

Shehuo played on the wheat field for a while, and it was time for them to send blessings when the sun went down.The mighty team came to the gate of the village, but was stopped unexpectedly.Four guards with guns stood guard at the door, and all the people from the village were allowed to pass, and everyone else was blocked, and the Shehuo team couldn't enter, because they were disguised, and no one could figure out their true colors . Zhou Lide kept saying good things to the angry Shehuo team. He is the captain of the village protection team and is responsible for the safety of the village.Zhou Lide explained that every year the bandits would run rampant as soon as the opium was put into the warehouse. The Zhou family village had already suffered a lot and had to guard against it, so strangers were not allowed to enter the village casually. Please understand.He said that he had already sent people to invite the township appointments in each village to ask them to identify the Shehuo team in the village, which would not take much time.Just as he was talking, a township appointment from a village came, and Zhou Lide reminded him to check it carefully, saying that human life is at stake, and it should not be sloppy.The township appointment looked at the Shehuo team in his village and said that there was no problem, but Zhou Lide saw that his tone was a little soft, and felt that it might not be safe here.He said, please ask the township to call their names and see if they match?Sure enough, there was a man who was not sure about Jonah. He said that people's faces were changed after they were painted.Zhou Lide felt that the problem was serious, he asked everyone to wash off the oil paint first, verify that they are upright, and then touch up the makeup.

Now the Shehuo team is quitting, and the Lion Shehuo team yelled, treating us like thieves?We are not going to your place yet, let's go home!They packed up and were about to leave, and other Shehuo teams responded one after another. The Zhoujiazhai people were waiting for the social fire at the gate of their house. After waiting for a long time, there was no movement. When they went to the gate of the village, they were not happy.If you can’t send blessings to your home, you will have mada in the coming year!That's what people in the old life said. Isn't it a disaster to send blessings to people halfway?

Hei Chou scolded Zhou Lide, where are the bandits?The bandits are playing social fire on you?Think beautifully! Zhou Lide said that he was afraid they would get mixed up in the social fire. Hei Chou said, if you are afraid of bandits, you will send the guard team to your house, I am not afraid, is it still afraid of being robbed with just one shot?I'm still waiting for Shehuo to send blessings, and my mother is still waiting for Shehuo to play tricks! Other people in the village also interjected, saying how could there be bandits in broad daylight?If it's a big festival, don't disturb the excitement of the whole village.

Zhou Lide was attacked on both sides, he explained one side and the other side, pacified the inside and the outside.There was a lot of trouble, and one person roared, and everyone fell silent immediately. Let people go, see what you can! It was Zhou Kewen who spoke.He is Zhou Lide's father, the most respectable rich man in the Zhou family village. Zhou Lide stepped aside quickly, letting the Shehuo team file in. The bandits are out! They took control of Mingdetang with a whimper, like a magic trick, the lion turned into a robber in the blink of an eye.It's very easy, Shehuo's outfits are all made of cloth and paper, as long as they are torn apart, the lion will die and the robber will live.The bandits smashed open the hydrangea with fists, and the spears and short guns hidden inside were all freed out by stretching their arms and legs.Zhou Kewen led his family to receive blessings at the gate, except for Zhou Lide who was on duty at the gate of the village, he was caught by the bandits immediately.The villagers who followed Shehuo to watch the excitement dispersed when they saw the situation, and hurried home to hide.They are not afraid that the bandits will see them, but they are afraid that they will see the bandits.What bandits do is shameful, and they are most afraid of being seen by others.This is not only for their own reputation, but also for their own safety.Therefore, in the eyes of the bandits, the safest way is to kill people who have seen their true colors. Anyway, killing is their profession. Killing one is killing, and killing a hundred is killing.People in Zhoujiazhai didn't believe this kind of statement before, and the incident with the old man Qiguai made them see the cruelty of the bandits.The last time the bandits robbed Mingde Hall, everyone else hid. Qiguai legs were not good, and he ran slowly. , I didn’t look at it for a while and panicked, but was discovered by the bandits, and when they left the village, they took the old man captive.In fact, it was night, it was dark, and it was so far away, what could Qiguai see?But the bandits believed that he saw it, and since then Qiguai has disappeared, no one alive, no dead body.From then on, the Zhoujiazhai people knew how powerful the bandits were, and they would rather meet the King of Hades than meet the bandits face to face.

It is reasonable for the villagers to rush to disperse. It is reasonable to say that the village protection team should come forward now.But Zhou's village guard team was just a gang of mobs. It was established for a short time without any actual combat experience. When they saw the menacing bandits, they immediately lost their positions. No matter how much Zhou Lide yelled, it was useless.They hurriedly climbed up the wall of the village, hid in the fortifications and refused to go out.They were all from the same village, and Zhou Lide couldn't shoot anyone.Besides, Zhou Lide's family is now in the hands of bandits, no matter how courageous he is and how accurate his marksmanship is, he would not dare to act rashly, so he can only get up and worry with the village guards. Zhou Kewen was bewildered, and couldn't react for a while, until the barrel of the gun hurt his stomach, and he said, oh, they're all here?This was inexplicable, as if the bandits were his guests.The bandits' faces were covered with thick oil paint, and their faces could not be seen clearly at all. Zhou Kewen didn't know which bandit they were.But the bandits covered their faces but did not cover their heads. A bandit with a bald spot on his head said, "Not all come, and a group of brothers are waiting outside the gate of the village!"With the experience of being robbed last time, Zhou Kewen knew what to do, and it was useless to resist. Didn't his father just take his life for nothing last time?Since he couldn't resist, he could just accept it. He simply treated the bandits as guests. The matter had come to an end, so he had to accept it. Come in and sit down, it's getting dark.Zhou Kewen greeted the bandits enthusiastically, Chun'e, why are you still staring blankly, go back and light the fire to cook, the soldiers are still hungry! Chun'e is Zhou Lide's daughter-in-law, Zhou Kewen wants her to get away first, she is pregnant with a baby, she has two lives. Just as Chun'e was about to move, the bald spot said, don't move, Mrs. Zhou, I'm going to take you back to Captain Zhou!Then he turned around and said to Zhou Kewen, Uncle Xiucai, please go to the gate of the village and call Captain Zhou back, and ask him to bring back all the guys, one short, four long, five long. Zhou Kewen was taken aback, thinking, this is an acquaintance, it seems that the bandits have already been eyeing him.This is really not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves thinking about it!The thief not only misses him, but also misses the gun!These five guns were bought by the whole village with shared money. Although he was a big hit, they were everyone's property. If he handed the guns over to the bandits, wouldn't the whole village scold him to death?This is not only a question of handing over the guns, but more importantly, it has insulted his own reputation. This village guard team was established by him. Without guns, the village guard team is still useless? After he was robbed the year before last, Zhou Kewen thought about the security of the village. These days, the army is in turmoil, and the government can't count on it. The army and the police are more harmful than the bandits. The security of a village can only depend on itself, and the establishment of village armed forces is the only way.Of course, he could set up a nursing team, buy his own guns, hire his own people, and only protect his own family.But doing so was too eye-catching, and isolated himself from the whole village, which didn't fit his principles of life.What's more, doing so would be too heavy a burden for me. The money to buy a gun is easy to talk about, and the money to hire someone is barely affordable, but what if someone dies?How much is a human life worth!Besides, it's not just about money, it's about reputation.They are all fellow villagers from one village to another. They died to protect your family, how much debt of favor you have to bear!When fighting bandits, who can guarantee that no one will die?However, if a village guard team is established for the whole village, these problems will be solved easily. The money will be shared by everyone, and it doesn’t matter if you pay more. The key is people. That is also a sacrifice for the public, and he does not need to take responsibility.He discussed with the people in the village to set up a team to protect the village. Many people were not enthusiastic at all. They knew that the bandits would not like to rob them. Of course, the Qingzao sweeps away with one pole. Of course, the example of the old man with seven crutches is indispensable to prove that no one can completely stay out of the disaster.Zhou Kewen's tenacious persuasion finally paid off. Last year, the village established a team to protect the village.With a team, of course there must be weapons. There are earthen guns in the stockade, and the villagers also have shovels in their hands, but the bandits have fast guns in their hands. Hunting tools and farm tools are obviously not the opponents of fast guns. Under Zhou Kewen's initiative, the whole village People raised funds to buy five fast guns, which are all the belongings of the village guard team.These five quick guns were originally used to fight bandits, but now, the bandits asked Zhou Kewen to give them to him as a gift. Isn't this really forcing him to eat shit? Seeing that Zhou Kewen was not moving, Bald Spot told his accomplices, guys, Uncle Xiucai is a little sleepy, please disturb him.As soon as the words fell, a bandit lit the broom with a puff. The broom had already been dipped in the oil tank of the Zhou family. The rope unrolled.Zhou Kewen knew what the next punishment would be. His father was tied to a tree and roasted over fire that year. But the bandit didn't move him, but walked up to Chun'e.Chun'e was so frightened that her legs went limp and she plopped down on the ground.Zhou Kewen's wife, Mrs. Zhou Liang, burst into tears immediately, shouting repeatedly, "God, my wife is pregnant with a baby!"She bumped her little feet and ran over to protect her daughter-in-law in her arms. Zhou Kewen said, I will go. Bald Ban said, that's right, don't worry, Mrs. Zhou will be taken care of by me. The bandits still want to smoke.That's how they came here, and they handed over their guns as a piggyback. This is what Zhou Kewen expected. Every year when the big smoke is harvested and stored in the warehouse, it is the most dangerous day, and the bandits start at this juncture.If you come early, the smoke paste is not cut, and if you come late, the smoke paste will be exchanged for food and sold for money.It's not that the bandits are so kind that they can't bear to rob food and extort money, they just think that food and money are not as cost-effective as opium.The food is bulky, and it is troublesome to transport it if you grab it. The movement of carts and horses is slow, and if it is not done, it will be overtaken by the security team.Money is indeed a good thing, but it depends on what kind of money it is. It is better if it is silver coins. panic!Only this opium is small in size and easy to carry. It is black gold and hard currency.Not to mention bandits, even the county yamen of the Governor's Mansion at that time regarded opium as a treasure and stored it to preserve its value. Zhou Kewen expected that the bandits would come to snatch the big cigarettes, so he has been telling Zhou Lide to take strict precautions these days and patrol day and night, but he did not expect the bandits to sneak in in this way.He thought about the Dragon Boat Festival in May, everyone was celebrating the festival, and the bandits should also take a break. He didn't expect that the bandits were all exhausted, and they didn't rest on holidays.Even if he expected that the bandits would come today, he would have to force it, and he was not afraid of it. The terrain of the Zhou family village determined that the bandits would not be able to take advantage of it.Zhoujiazhai is backed by Huanglongyuan, and there is a rammed earth wall in front of it. The wall is seven feet high and three feet wide, stretching for two miles, wrapping the village. Although there is no water storage, the ditch wall is connected as a whole, forming a barrier almost four feet high, which cannot be crossed without a ladder.The village has only one door to the outside world. As long as you close the gate and confront the bandits on the wall of the village, the bandits have nothing to do.Even if the wall of the village cannot be defended, all the people in the village can climb up the high kiln and throw stones at the bandits from the heights. The bandits have no hard weapons and can only stare blankly.Although the hard weapons of the Zhoujiazhai Guarding Team are only five quick guns, which are in the hands of five standing members, there are dozens of hunters in the village, and they have earthen guns. Ring it, and they immediately take up arms and go to war.Although the soil gun is not as far as the fast gun, it can kill a large area at close range. It is filled with iron sand, and it sprays out a large area.Dozens of shotguns shot out densely on the wall of the village, which is also quite scary. But the bandits didn't force it. This group of bandits had read military books, so they used clever tricks.They didn't celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, but they knew that the people of Zhoujiazhai would definitely celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival grandly, so they changed the "festival" into a "tribulation", and it was a wise calamity.Zhou Kewen did not expect this.Even if he was able to pinch and count, he expected that the bandits would sneak in in disguise, but on that occasion at that time, he did not dare to cause public outrage and kept all social fire out. In a word, Zhou Kewen felt that today's incident was a punishment from God, and manpower could not stop it.In this case, he was at peace, and he would give the bandits whatever they wanted, and took out all the five old bowls of ointment harvested this year.Zhou Lide, who had come back and handed in his gun, was so angry that his face was black, but the kerosene lamp was dim, and his father couldn't see it.What if I saw it?He obediently handed in his gun, how dare his father, an old man, disobey the bandits? The bandits succeeded. They put the big cigarettes in their rucksacks, put them on their shoulders, and prepared to leave.Bald spot said, Uncle Xiucai, we didn't rob you, we borrowed from you.Another bandit said with a smile: We are all poor people. We borrow money to buy rice and noodles in our whole life, and we borrow money in this life to pay it back in the next life.Zhou Kewen said repeatedly, how dare you dare. Bald spot went on to say, there is one ugly thing I said first, you lend us money and we are friends, if you go to the government to sue us, we will become enemies immediately.According to the rules of the road, no one who meets us will be left alive. Although we all cover our faces, maybe your uncle has a good eye and can see through us.But today your uncle is very generous, so we won't use the knife.But you have to remember, we know exactly which way your door opens, how many people are there in your family, if you say it, we will come right away! After Bald Spot finished speaking, he waved, and the bandit left. wait!Zhou Kewen greeted them, the bandits were taken aback, they pulled out their guns, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.Bald spot said, Uncle Xiucai, don't play tricks, we still have people outside the village, the police and security team can't get in, if we get angry, we'll call a knife to lick blood! The Zhou family was also taken aback, this old man doesn't want to live anymore?If the bandit wants to leave, why don't you just let him go, why are you still keeping these bad guys?It's really a mouse licking a cat's cunt and looking for trouble. Zhou Kewen said, everyone, stay calm and don't be rash, I have no malicious intentions, I will give you whatever you want, and the shopkeeper also praised me for being generous.The way of hospitality comes and goes, and it is indecent to come and not to go. Here I dare to borrow a little from the military masters, just a little. Hey, the bandits were amazed, how many houses they robbed, and the people who were robbed were so frightened that their crotches were filled with shit. I have never seen such a bold person who dared to borrow things from the bandits! Bald Spot stuttered so strangely, he said, you, you, you... what do you want to borrow? Work, a moment of work.Zhou Kewen said. Bald Spot didn't understand, what did you say? It's time, the time for a pot of smoke.Zhou Kewen said. Bald Spot was a little curious, he said, I still think you want to borrow something, I have time.Another bandit said, second shopkeeper, our time is very tight, and there is still a business to do.Bald Spot said shut your ass as he slapped the guy.He forgot the rules, how could he reveal his true identity!But this guy still reminded him that according to the order of the big shopkeeper, Handilong, they will indeed rob another one tonight.Bald Spot had no choice but to put away his curiosity, kicked the unlucky bandit just now, and said, get out.The bandit raised his foot again to leave, Bald Spot couldn't bear it, and finally asked Zhou Kewen, what do you need time for? Tell a story, Zhou Kewen said. Hey, bandits have fun.Bald spot said, you are interesting, well, save the story and tell it in our cottage later, we can't take care of it tonight, we are busy. Zhou Kewen said, what you are busy with is making money!How about this, I'll give each of you a dollar to buy you a little time, okay? Bald spot burst into laughter, today I met a wonderful person!Silver coins are a rare commodity, even if they immediately rob another one, they may not be able to grab silver coins.Besides, how long can a story be told? After listening to the story, there is still time to grab people.Okay, Bald Spot said. The Zhou family was so surprised that their eyeballs almost fell to the ground!This old man was either frightened or crazy, how could he take the initiative to give money to the bandits?I've never seen anyone showing their wealth in front of robbers. Isn't this a disaster? But Zhou Kewen didn't care about this, he said to his wife, take money for the military men, and asked Zhou Lide to show the bandits a seat.Mrs. Zhou Liang got into the cave, and the bandit's eyes followed her all the time. Zhou Kewen said, don't look at it, I will give you everything that should be given, and the rest is the survival money of my family.Zhou Liang did not dare to light the lamp, for fear that the bandits would see where the money was hidden.In the dark, she dug up the pile of wheat chaff in the cave, dug out the money pot, took out eight silver coins from inside, and stuffed the money pot into the kang cave, a place that even Zhou Kewen didn't know.Mrs. Zhou Liang had an extra thought, if the old man was really crazy, he wouldn't be able to get the money, if the bandits asked for money, they would beat her to death.She gave the silver coins to Zhou Kewen, and Zhou Kewen gave one piece to the bandits.The bandits probably haven't seen silver coins for a long time, and they are so happy that they don't know what to do with them.Some people bit it in their mouths, some stared at the moon, and some rubbed their clothes vigorously.Bald spot said to the other bandits, leave it to me, and I will keep it for you.Those few were unwilling but dared not to refuse, Bald Ban hit the eight silver coins continuously against each other, making a pleasant sound, and his face was intoxicated.This scene made Zhou Lide even angrier, he rattled the few benches he had moved to the ground, the bandits didn't care, they were all fascinated by the silver coins. Zhou Kewen sat on a grand teacher's chair, took the purple sand pot handed by his son, took a sip of tea to clear his throat, and then opened his posture and said, I will tell you a story about stealing and righteousness today. What is a thief also has a way?Bald spots asked. There is a way to be a thief, Zhou Kewen was thinking about his words, Zhou Lide was a little nervous, he was afraid that his father would offend the bandits if he said something wrong, and the bandits would change their faces when they said they would. Zhou Kewen said, stealing is theft; Taoism is benevolence, righteousness and morality, and theft also has the way, which means that thieves should also practice benevolence, righteousness and morality. Zhou Lide's clenched fists relaxed a bit. What his father said was the original meaning of robbers, which is not too harsh. Thieves?Bald Spot said. Yes, thieves.Zhou Kewen said. A thief is a fart, with bald spots curling his lips, is he worthy of morality? Zhou Kewen said, don't be angry with the shopkeeper, let me start telling you a story. The bandit said, yes, whoever steals is still the way, let's listen to the story. Okay, Zhou Kewen said, then I will start talking, this story is inside. Which Zhuangzi's?Bald spots asked. Zhou Lide wanted to laugh, his father is playing the piano with a cow, why is he working so hard? Zhou Kewen said that Zhuangzi was the name of a person in ancient times, not a village.He wrote a book, this book is called, in the book, there is a person named Zhi, who led a group of people to rob houses, and others also called him Robber Zhi. Don't worry, the bandit who was slapped just now said, you have told the story of the knife.He heard Robber Zhi as a knife, and Zhou Kewen wanted to correct him, but he couldn't stop him from speaking quickly. The bandit continued, and the story said that the bandit must be able to see how much treasure is hidden in the house at a glance, take the lead in the charge, and finally retreat to rob. What comes is to be distributed fairly.When he said that, he kept his eyes on Bald Spot, which of course meant to imply that Bald Spot was not a good bandit. Bald spot said, why haven't I heard of it? You didn't come last time. Baji, Bald Spot slapped him again angrily, cursing, you are the only pig who talks too much. Zhou Lide understood that this group of people was the gang of bandits who robbed his house the year before last, and his father also told the story to the bandits that time, but that time they did not buy time with money, but with food.There were also eight people that time. They starved to death after robbing people. Zhou Kewen hurriedly ordered his family to roll out noodles and steamed buns. During the break when the bandits were eating, Zhou Kewen told them the story of Bandit Zhi.Zhou Lide felt that these people looked familiar. Although their faces were painted, their voices could not be changed. Zhou Kewen said, that's good, let's talk about another "The Legend of the Qiubeard". The bandit who had just been beaten asked with a smile, why do you want to dye it black?Do women like black?All the bandits laughed. Zhou Kewen ignored him, and continued to talk, beard is beard, Qiu is boxing, and the bearded man means that this person is bearded.Zhou Kewen told the stories of the bearded man, Li Jing, Hong Fu Nu, and Li Shimin vividly and thrillingly, and the bandits all listened to it.They stared at Zhou Kewen in a daze, and they still couldn't recover after Zhou Kewen had finished speaking. there is none left?Bald spots asked. there is none left.Zhou Kewen said. Tell me more, uncle scholar.Bald Spot was anxious, he forgot about the matter of robbing people later.The talkative bandit originally wanted to remind Bald Spot, but this time he didn't dare, and swallowed the words that came out of his throat along with a mouthful of thick phlegm. Then let me tell you a little more, Zhou Kewen said, who is the bearded man?It is a thief, this thief is not a thief who steals, but a thief who is a robber.To put it bluntly, Zhou Kewen paused, looked at the bandit and said, it is a bandit! The bandits were shocked, Zhou Kewen ignored them, and continued, but he is not an ordinary bandit, he is a great bandit.He robbed so much treasure, he didn't eat and drink it himself, but gave it to Li Jing, and asked him to assist Li Shimin to conquer the world. This is a big bandit, a real bandit, and this kind of bandit is called a hero!Heroes and heroes don't do sneaky things, don't do the moral things of bullying men and women, but do the big things of governing the country and the country.This story has been passed down from generation to generation, so that later bandits can learn from the bearded man. Zhou Kewen finished speaking.The bandits didn't make a sound. They sat quietly for a while, then stood up silently and put on their saddlebags.Before leaving, Bald Ban put the eight silver coins on the table. Hey, there's still mine in there.The bandit who was beaten in front said, I haven't seen a silver dollar in ten years. Snapped!Bald Spot gave him another slap, and this time it was bleeding. The bandits are gone. Zhou Liang quickly closed the door, and at the same time as she inserted the latch, her legs gave way, and she slipped to the ground along the door.Mother, oh my god, it's so scary!She let out a long breath of relief. With me, what are you afraid of!Zhou Kewen said. Hmph, what about you?Mrs. Zhou Liang curled her lips and said, you know how to honor the bandits with cigarette cream. Love is a last resort, you can bend and straighten, this is the way of a man, don't you know?Zhou Kewen said. I have no idea.Mrs. Zhou Liang said angrily, "I'm still a man. I only know that the wolves have lost one year's harvest." A woman's view!Zhou Kewen said, if you don’t know, listen to me tell you an ancient scripture. Are you afraid of grinding your tongue out?I just know how to show off my knowledge, but I don't listen.Zhou Liang said. You have to listen, since you were illiterate since you were a child, you have been confused.Zhou Kewen got a little angry, he saw Zhou Lide helping his mother from the ground, and calling out to his son, you follow suit.He knew that his son was also angry with him, but he didn't dare to speak out. Zhou Liang and Zhou Lide had no choice but to be patient, sitting on the bench where the bandits had just sat, and listening to Zhou Kewen's class. Zhou Kewen held on to his beard, shook his head and recited a poem, which said: "The hundred-acre new pool is next to Guo Xie, where people enjoy themselves and passers-by praise it."He said that the officials are like luck, and they can make the country like Yongjia.Drinking and sitting in the middle of leaving the white scorpion, you can see peach blossoms everywhere you search.Unbearable to go back on the mountain bird, I sent Wang Sun Kuyi home. Zhou Liang and Zhou Lide stared blankly at Zhou Kewen, as if listening to a scripture.Zhou Kewen knew that they didn't understand, so he didn't explain. He knew that even if he explained, they still couldn't understand.Zhou Liang's inability to understand is pitiful, Zhou Lide's incomprehension is what he deserved, who told him not to study hard since he was a child?However, the ignorance of the mother and son did not affect Zhou Kewen's interest in continuing to speak.He said that the title of this poem is "Send a Title to Xingzhou Chao Taishou Xinkai Gu Dongchi", which was written by Su Shi. Does Su Shi know?Zhou Kewen stared at Zhou Lide, he knew that Zhou Liang's must not know, but Zhou Lide should know.Zhou Lide porcelain was there, Zhou Kewen said, dead wood.Su Shi was a great poet in the Song Dynasty. Zhou Kewen said patiently, "I used to be a signatory judge in Fengxiang, our neighboring county. I recited this poem to attract Chao Taishou of Xingzhou. Do you know where Xingzhou is?Zhou Liang and Zhou Lide shook their heads like rattles.I know you don't know!In Lueyang, Shaanxi, during the Song Dynasty, Lueyang was called Xingzhou, and the prefect there was named Chao and Zhongyue.What is the name of Su Shi's brother?Zhou Kewen paused for a moment, the mother and son did not respond, Zhou Kewen knew that he had met Mi Ziwan.He decided not to ask, and went straight to the next question.Su Shi's brother is called Su Zhe, who is also a master of writing articles. He recorded an incident in "Longchuan Bizhi": During the Qingli period of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Hai, a big bandit, came out of the south of the Yangtze River and robbed people everywhere. Gaoyou, Jiangsu passed by, and Chao Zhongyue was the leader of Gaoyou City. He guessed that there were only a few major generals in the city, and he would not be able to defeat the bandits.Zhang Hai ate and drank enough, took gold and silver treasures and walked around the city without going in to harass him.Later, when this matter spread to the court, Song Renzong lost his temper and wanted to kill Chao Zhongyue. Fan Zhongyan defended him, saying that if the troops in the city could defeat the bandits and Chao Zhongyue didn't resist but bribed them instead, he should be killed. However, there are not so many troops in Gaoyou City, and the common people are willing to spend money to eliminate disasters. Chao Zhongyue is seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and there is no way out.Emperor Renzong felt reasonable after hearing this, so he let Chao Zhongyue go.This Chao Zhongyue later came to Lueyang, Shaanxi to be an official. Zhou Lide really admired his father, and felt that the old man probably didn't have internal organs in his stomach, but only chewed and swallowed books.To defend himself, he was able to drag out so many ancients. Sure enough, Zhou Kewen said, have you seen that Chao Zhongyue donated treasures to the bandits, and even Prime Minister Fan Zhongyan spoke well for him, and even the emperor thought it was reasonable.I gave the bandits some smoke cream, what do you think of it? Zhou Liang snorted and said, can't you give me less? Zhou Kewen said, the bandits are not melons. If you don’t see this group of bandits, you call me Uncle Xiucai, which shows that you know everything about our family’s situation. He knows how much smoke cream we can collect a year. Can he spare us?Don't forget how our father died! Zhou Lide felt that what his father said was also reasonable, a hero doesn't suffer from immediate losses.But he still asked his father, you all know that bandits are bad guys, why bother telling them stories? Zhou Kewen said, this is why your baby has shallow eye sockets, do you think I am having fun for them?I'm teaching them.We have folded so much smoke paste, so we have to exchange for something, right?Can turn the bandits around and let them correct their evil ways, isn't it for the people to eliminate harm! 周梁氏说，那你换回来啥了？ 银圆么，周克文得意地说，他把桌子上的银圆捧在手心，像簸粮食一样簸起来，银圆相互碰撞，发出叮叮当当的响声。 周克文的得意还没有消退，厢房里就传出了儿媳妇的呻唤。春娥由于惊吓，早就上炕歇着了。周立德和他妈失急慌忙地奔向厢房。 远处几声狗叫，在哑静的深夜分外瘆人。土匪走了，周家寨的狗才敢出声。