Water Margin official

There was nothing to say along the way. Zhang Zhengdao rode quickly and stayed overnight at dawn. Then he took Sui Sheng and Shan Shiqi and walked for several days before arriving at the border of Jiangnan.

"Brother, Shezhou City is ahead of us, why not go into the city and rest for a night!" Shan Shiqi sat on his horse and asked.

Zhang Zhengdao touched the sweat on his head, nodded and said: "Go to the city to rest."

This place is already the boundary of Muzhou, and it is not too far from Qingxi County. We first go to Shezhou City to repair it, and then secretly inquire about the situation in Jiangnan.

The three of them walked along the official road towards Shezhou City, preparing to enter the city from the south gate.

But before entering the city, I saw a group of people meandering towards the official road, holding various banners.

In that team, there were twenty or thirty military men, escorting hundreds of bare-armed men. These big men had ropes tied to their bodies, pulling several large carts, and they were moving forward with difficulty. What was loaded on the cart was actually a

A strangely shaped boulder.

"Brother, we are the team that transports Hua Shi Gang!" Shan Shiqi said in a low voice.

Zhang Zhengdao glanced at it intently and said: "Get out of the way first!"

The three of them rode down the official road and entered the woods on the side to avoid the team transporting Hua Shigang.

As smoke and dust rose everywhere, the convoy escorting Hua Shigang gradually approached.

At the front of the team, there was a military escort who was riding on a horse. He waved his whip and hit one of the trackers. He yelled and cursed: "You lazy tamper, use your strength, if you accidentally

When the time comes, I will be the first to chop you down."

Although the tracker who had been whipped was in burning pain, he did not say a word and only gave the soldier a fierce look.

"You thief, look at the look in your eyes, do you still want to eat grandpa?" The soldier raised his whip high and whipped him again.

Another bloodstain instantly appeared on the tracker's body.

"Second Brother Guo, why are you angry with an untouchable who is serving labor?" In the team, there was another person who seemed to be a minor official in the government. He took out the water bag on his back from behind, held it up with both hands, and said with a smile: "Drink first.

Drool to dispel the anger."

Guo Er leaned over to take the water bag, took a few sips, threw the water bag back to the clerk, and coldly snorted: "The brothers of the Zhaozhao Bureau will not wait for us. If these flowers and stones cannot be collected in time,

Transported to Hangzhou, losing an official position is a small matter, but losing one's life is more serious."

The clerk nodded and bowed: "What Second Brother Guo said is that I will speed up the team now so that the date will not be missed."

Guo Er snorted lightly and said nothing. He just urged his horses and walked to the front of the team.

The clerk looked at the convoy transporting flowers and stones, as well as the hundreds of civilian workers temporarily recruited from Shezhou City, and sighed.

The clerk came to the tracker who had just been whipped twice and whispered: "Brother Pang Pang, don't get angry with him, just be patient for now."

The man named Pang had his arms bare and two whip marks on his back clearly visible. He lowered his head and said nothing.

The clerk sighed and said nothing. He just went to the team and shouted loudly, ordering the civil servants to work harder.

With just a greeting from this little official, the hundred and ten civilians gathered their energy and exerted some strength, and the speed of the convoy suddenly accelerated.

Zhang Zhengdao and the others hid in the woods, watching the convoy transporting Hua Shigang go away, then got on their horses and prepared to go to Shezhou City.

Just after walking four or five miles, I saw a woman on the road, carrying a bag on her back, walking hurriedly along the official road.

Zhang Zhengdao passed by the woman. He had just galloped four to five hundred meters before he reacted and hurriedly reined in the horse. The strong horse stopped suddenly, stood upright, raised its hoofs in front, and then

It hit the ground hard again and let out a neighing sound.

Sui Sheng and Shan Shiqi had already rushed out a hundred meters, and when they saw Zhang Zhengdao suddenly stopped, they turned their horses' heads.

The two of them were about to ask questions when they saw Zhang Zhengdao turned around and ran towards the original road. Although they were puzzled, they chased after him.

Zhang Zhengdao rode up behind the woman and shouted loudly: "Sister, sister, do you still recognize me?"

The woman was in a hurry, but she didn't seem to hear her, and kept walking with her legs.

Seeing that she didn't stop, Zhang Zhengdao shook the reins, and the horse rushed forward and passed the woman.

Zhang Zhengdao turned his horse around, jumped off, stopped the woman, and laughed and said, "Sister Pang, don't you recognize your brother?"

This time, the woman stopped, wiped her tears with her sleeves, looked carefully, and exclaimed: "Big liar?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "Still so rude."

This woman turned out to be Pang Qiuxia, who had been away for a long time.

Zhang Zhengdao saw that her eyes were red, as if she had encountered something sad, and he hurriedly asked: "Sister, what's wrong? You are going somewhere in a hurry. I called you several times, but you ignored me."

At this time, Wei Sheng and Shan Shiqi had already rushed forward, jumped off their horses and stood aside.

Pang Qiuxia's eyes were moist, and she couldn't help but shed tears again.

Zhang Zhengdao hated seeing women crying, so he quickly asked: "What happened?"

Pang Qiuxia choked up and said: "My brother was captured as a young man and wanted to transport Hua Shigang to Hangzhou City."

Zhang Zhengdao understood and asked: "Could it be the team that just passed by to transport Hua Shigang?"

Pang Qiuxia nodded.

Zhang Zhengdao comforted him and said, "Don't worry, sister. I saw that there were hundreds of civilians in that team. Brother Pangda must be fine."

There were still tears on Pang Qiuxia's pretty cheeks, and Zhang Zhengdao couldn't help but stretched out his hand to wipe them away for her.

Shan Shiqi said: "Brother, this is not the place to talk. It's better to go to that forest."

Zhang Zhengdao took back his hand, nodded and said: "Sister, let's go to the woods to rest for a while."

Pang Qiuxia said softly "Hmm".

The crowd led the horses, turned down the official road, and came to the woods to find a shady place.

Su Sheng and Shan Shiqi took out water bags and dry food, then walked to the grass on the other side to sit down and started eating.

Zhang Zhengdao took Pang Qiuxia and sat under a tree.

"Drink some water?" Zhang Zhengdao handed his water bag to Pang Qiuxia.

Pang Qiuxia, who had regained some energy, took the water bag, took off the cap, took a few sips, and handed it back to Zhang Zhengdao.

After Zhang Zhengdao took it, he brought the water bag to his mouth and took a few sips.

When Pang Qiuxia saw this, she remembered that the water bag belonged to Zhang Zhengdao. She had just stuffed the water bag into her mouth to drink water, which made Xia Fei's cheeks tremble.

Zhang Zhengdao indirectly took advantage of the older girl and pretended not to know. After drinking the water, he took out the dry food he had brought with him and asked, "Eat some?"

Pang Qiuxia shook her head.

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "You can save your brother only when you are full!"

Pang Qiuxia took the dry food, broke it up and ate it.

Zhang Zhengdao asked: "How could Brother Pangda be arrested? Didn't you go back to your hometown? Why are you here?"

Pang Qiuxia replied: "Since leaving Hangzhou, my eldest brother and I have returned to our hometown of Xiuning. However, there is no fertile farmland at home, and taxes are heavy. It is difficult to survive just by fishing and hunting, so we went to Shezhou City to make a living."

"Two days ago, people from the Hangzhou Zaozao Bureau found several huge flower stones in the homes of several wealthy households in Shezhou City, so they sent people to rob them. They also recruited strong men from all over the city to serve. Seeing how strong my eldest brother was,

, so they were also forcibly recruited." Pang Qiuxia said this with worry on her face.