Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

"Catch him, don't let him get away."

"You little thief, you even dare to steal my things. Let's see if I catch you and kill you."

"Chase"

While the two sisters were talking, there was a shouting outside.

Xia Zhining stayed in the house and felt extremely bored. When she heard that there was a good show to watch, she hurried to the window and pushed it open. She just pushed it a few times but did not push it.

Xia Zhining's expression condensed, and the strength in her hands could not help but increase a bit.

"Zhining, this window is not opened like this."

Xia Zhiqing said, taking a step forward and pulling out the wooden stick used to fix the window.

This is a lattice window that is pushed up from the bottom. After it is opened, it needs to be pushed with a wooden stick to prevent the window from closing.

After pushing it open, Xia Zhiqing held the window with one hand and a wooden stick with the other hand, preparing to push it against the window.

Xia Zhining couldn't wait to watch the excitement. She squeezed to the window and looked down.

"ah"

Xia Zhiqing was squeezed by her, and the wooden stick slipped from her hand and fell downwards.

…

At this moment, Chen Mo was walking from below. When he saw the scene of several people chasing each other in front of him, he didn't want to cause trouble and stepped aside. However, at this time, a soft cry came from above his head.

Chen Mo instinctively looked up and saw a wooden stick falling from above.

He reacted quickly, stretched out his right hand like lightning, and grabbed the wooden stick that hit his head. At the same time, he saw the two exquisite and beautiful faces by the attic window.

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, not because he was attracted by beauty, because the two faces were exactly the same, and the woman in black was the one who whipped him last time.

Both women have two red numbers on their foreheads.

One is 31.

One is 26.

But before he could speak, the woman in black with "31" on her forehead had a cold expression and said harshly: "What are you looking at? Do you believe that my eyes will be dug out for you?"

"Zhining, please don't be rude." Xia Zhiqing scolded her sister quickly, then bowed slightly and said apologetically: "My little lady's hand slipped just now and disturbed the young master. I'm here to help you."

"Sister, why are you apologizing to a pariah? Besides, you didn't hit him either." Xia Zhining glanced at Chen Mo, who was dressed in linen and dusty, and didn't notice it at all.

"Zhining." Xia Zhiqing glared at Xia Zhining, but the latter did not pay attention to her sister's words and jumped directly from the window. After landing, she rolled several times and stopped firmly.

"Bring it here."

She then came to Chen Mo and snatched the stick from his hand with an indifferent expression. She didn't recognize Chen Mo at all. In other words, she didn't care about the person she beat last time.

Although they met twice, in Xia Zhining's eyes, it was the same as the first time they met.

After grabbing the wooden stick, like a black lightning, he chased the little thief who just ran past.

"Boohoo."

Within a few breaths of Xia Zhining chasing him, the two guards rushed out of the courtyard and followed Xia Zhining.

"Zhining."

Xia Zhiqing looked at Xia Zhining chasing after her, frowning, but soon she bowed to Chen Mo again, gave a simple Wanfu gift, and said with a smile: "My little sister is rude and bumped into the young master. I will give you to the young master again." I’m not accompanying you, I hope you’ll forgive me.”

Chen Mo didn't say anything, but nodded to Xia Zhiqing, and then left. His hatred for the woman in black just got worse.

…

Li's Cloth Store.

"Chen Mo."

Chen Mo brushed off the snowflakes on his body outside the store. As soon as he came in, the shopkeeper Li Mu recognized him and walked over.

"Shopkeeper Li." Chen Mo cupped his hand towards Li Mu and said, "I didn't expect that shopkeeper Li would still remember me."

"To open a store and do business, you must have the ability to recognize people. Last time you sold a wild boar skin here, I was deeply impressed."

Li Mu glanced at the package on Chen Mo's back and chuckled, "What good stuff do you have this time?"

There were not many people in the store, so Chen Mo didn't hide anything. He just untied the package from behind and opened it.

Li Mu just glanced at him, feeling startled. Then he looked at Chen Mo carefully. After pondering for a moment, he smiled and said, "I knew Brother Chen was not an ordinary person."

"Isn't this the case with Shopkeeper Li?" Chen Mo said.

"Interesting." Li Mu patted Chen Mo on the shoulder, then turned to the clerk in the cloth shop and said, "Fusheng, let's have some tea."

"Brother Chen, please come inside." Li Mu said very politely.

There is a VIP room in the cloth shop, which Li Mu uses to entertain distinguished guests. Before, Chen Mo would definitely not be a VIP, but now it is different. Being able to hunt a black bear in this winter proves that he has the qualifications. .

"Who is Brother Chen from?" Li Mu personally poured tea for Chen Mo.

"Fuze Village." Chen Mo was not polite, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Fuze Village" Li Mu murmured, and then said: "He is a good man who can hunt black bears. Are you interested in joining my Li family?"

Seeing that Chen Mo was about to speak, Li Mu waved his hand again and said, "Brother Chen, listen to me first."

He tapped his fingers on the table in front of him a few times, then looked at Chen Mo and said: "To tell you the truth, I have some gossip. In the spring of next year, the rebels in the North will attack Qingzhou in an all-out way. The rebels are holding millions of people hostage and are unstoppable."

"Is it a real million?" Chen Mo is not a country fool. Some armies that are said to be a million-strong army in history are actually just gimmicks. In fact, half of them are not serious, and that still includes those who transport food and baggage. Civil husband.

Li Mu nodded heavily, then lowered his voice and said, "Do you know why so many rebels have gathered in less than half a year?"

Chen Mo leaned closer and listened: "I would like to hear the details."

"This group of rebels is known as the Heavenly Master Army. After breaking the city, they did not seal their swords and carried out plunder for ten days. The money and women in the city belong to whomever they robbed." Li Mu said in a low voice.

"..."

Unrestrained plunder will inspire evil in people's hearts.

Moreover, most of the rebels are people at the bottom of the class. Such people are usually severely oppressed. Once they vent their anger, the evil they inspire is much greater than that of other people.

Think about it, the princes and noble ladies who are usually aloof from above have no chance of contacting them at all. Now after breaking the city, they have the opportunity to turn them into crotch playthings and drink spicy food. This kind of temptation is very important to disaster-stricken areas. It has great appeal to the public.

Chen Mo vaguely guessed the purpose of the county charging entrance and overnight fees.

"Once the situation changes, Qingzhou will definitely not be able to stay long, and we will have to go south. Now our Li family is recruiting heroes to retreat south. The power of one person is limited. As long as Brother Chen joins us, we will go south when the time comes. , you can also leave with your family."