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Text Chapter 1 Mother and son ride into Peking on donkeys

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    In late autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are clear, and you can see the geese flying south.  On the official road leading to the capital, the fallen leaves rustled, and the two delicate figures seemed to be swaying in the wind. The woman was in her twenties, and her cloth skirt and thorn hairpin could not hide her beautiful face. She was holding the reins in her hands, and the other side of the reins.  A donkey was tied to one end, and bedding and luggage were carried on the donkey's back.  The main means of transportation in Dayan are horses and carriages. The pedigree of the horses is closely related to the identity of the owner.  Riding a sweaty BMW swaggering through the city is the same as driving a Rolls-Royce on the road in later generations. The police dare not stop it. As for the donkey, it is not even as good as an Alto. At best, it is nothing more than a mobility scooter for the elderly.  In Chen Ying'er's heart, her son comes first, the donkey comes second, and finally herself.  According to her idea, her son would ride on the back of a donkey and she would walk by herself. Of course Chen Xu disagreed. Neither mother nor son could convince the other. As a result, "the mother and the son fought, and the donkey won."  "Xu'er, are you tired from walking? Let Xiao Hei carry you." Chen Ying'er panted slightly and brushed her hair on her forehead. She looked up at the sun, took her son's hand and asked.  After more than two months of constant exercise from Jinling to the capital, Chen Xu was much stronger than before, but his cheeks were still not plump, and his eyes were particularly prominent. He looked like a cute lolita.  Chen Xu also gets tired, but what he calls "tired" is measured by his mother's physical strength. Whenever his mother can't walk any longer, he will stop when she can persist for a short distance.  "Mom, there is a tea shed in front of you. Let's have a cup of tea and have a rest." The tea shed was filled with traders and servants coming from all over the world, talking loudly about the new things they had encountered and heard that were true or false.  .  After tying up Xiao Hei, Chen Ying'er took Chen Xu's hand and lowered her head and walked timidly to a table with an empty seat in the corner. Opposite the table sat a woman in coarse linen clothes, dressed as neither a monk nor a vulgar, with a stick on her back.  With a long sword, the tip of the sword pointed obliquely at the sky, her appearance was extremely beautiful, especially the aura of being out of the world, which made her seem to be banished from the nine heavens to the mortal world. She could be seen from a distance but not played with.  Men are both lustful and face-conscious. They dare not look directly at the fairy. They always glance over in a roundabout way. After stopping for a moment on the fairy's face, they immediately turn in another direction.  Chen Ying'er and her son sat down, and their eyes gradually became a little unscrupulous. Women of unknown origins did not dare to provoke them easily. Of course, the gentle and frail women from good families did not have such worries.  Chen Ying'er carefully placed the small, soft bundle on her lap. She looked at the busy waiter and said timidly: "Shopkeeper, come bring a pot of tea." She didn't dare to speak loudly for fear of the gods.  Chen Xu was sizing up the woman opposite and thought to himself: "Fortunately, she is carrying a wooden sword. If she had replaced it with an iron sword, she would have definitely been struck by lightning when she went out on a rainy day." Hearing his mother's words, he couldn't help but sigh and repeated loudly: "  Shopkeeper, bring me a pot of tea.¡± ¡°Sir, okay.¡± Chen Xu¡¯s past survival experience tells him that if he wants to adapt to an era, he must understand the era. Fortresses are always breached from within.  During this period of time, he got to know more or less about it. What he heard most was the rumors about the "Money-Greedy Emperor". As for the people in the world, he had never had any contact with him. The woman in front of him was swaggering through the market with a wooden sword on his back. Maybe he could find a breakthrough in the problem from her.  .  "Meeting each other is fate. I dare not ask the girl what she calls her." Chen Xu asked with his fists clasped.  The woman took a leisurely sip of tea and looked at Chen Xu with a playful look. She said, "My sister's name is Qingtan." What she was thinking in her mind was, "A little girl disguises herself as a man and has to pretend to be old-fashioned. It's really  This is not the first time that they have been misunderstood. Chen Xu was slightly shocked, but he didn't intend to expose it. He followed her tone and continued to ask: "Sister Qingtan is carrying a sword, it must be punishment.  He is a great hero who eliminates evil." Chen Xu himself felt numb, but Qingtan smiled slightly, "Sister is not a great hero." "I don't believe it" Qingtan's expression moved slightly and she turned to look at the opposite corner.  There were several men at the table, with big muscles and round waists, sinewy faces, and fierce looks. They were pointing and whispering; Chen Xu followed Qingtan's gaze. He had learned to "lip-read" before, and he knew what they were discussing.  "The little lady is very beautiful." "There is also the little boy who can't tell the difference between male and female. It is best used to warm the bed." "Find a place where no one is around to do it." "The boss will pick first, and the rest will be picked for the brothers to try.  " "" Chen Xu slowly lowered his head. He didn't want Qingtan to see the killing intent in his eyes.  Chen Ying'er didn't know that her mother and son had been missed, so she took out the dry food from the bag, broke it open, handed the big pieces to her son, and kept the rest for herself.  Chen Ying'er has not saved any personal money. The old housekeeper gave her more than ten taels of silver and now she has less than three taels left, so she must live frugally.  "Xu'er, what's wrong with you?  do not like to eat?  " Chen Xu raised his head and smiled at his mother. He had never been picky about food. He had received hell-style training before and could put anything in his mouth that could provide energy. Isn't it tastier than steamed buns? " The steamed buns are cold, so soak them in hot water.  After soaking it, eat it. Mom will add some sugar for you.  " Chen Ying'er took the steamed buns and broke them into a coarse porcelain bowl. She took out a small paper bag from the baggage, poured some sugar into the bowl and poured hot tea over it. This kind of sugar is not like that of later generations.  After purification, there are many impurities, but for the poor mother, this is a rare luxury, but she is reluctant to add sugar to her son. ¡°Mom, I¡¯m going to refill the pot.  " Chen Xu passed by those people carrying a teapot filled with boiling water. Suddenly, he threw the teapot out as if he had been tripped by someone. The tea drenched one of them into a drowned rat that could immediately shed his hair and screamed.  At the same time as the sound came out, a sharpened wooden stick slipped out of Chen Xu's sleeve, and he swung it towards the man sitting with his back to him without leaving a trace. The bench was narrow and his butt was big, and the wooden stick penetrated deeply under his tail bone.  "Oh" A far louder howl resounded through the tea shed. The man's thick body bounced up like a ball, his hands covering his buttocks, and he jumped up and down like a red-eyed rabbit.  What happened?  " "Boss" "You little bastard, don't you have eyes?  "The man whose face was scalded by the boiling water glared at Chen Xu and cursed. Chen Ying'er hurriedly walked to Chen Xu, "Brother, I'm Xu'er is still a child, he didn't mean it.  "I apologized and helped my son up. "Mom, I'm fine.  " "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about?  Teach this little bastard a lesson.  "The boss is still holding his buttocks, his anus is broken, his buttocks are full of wounds, the pain is reflected on his face, his expression becomes more and more ferocious. "Who dares to do it!  "Qingtan suddenly stood up. "Who are you?  Don't meddle in other people's business.  " The boss was a lot more polite. This woman is carrying a sword and doesn't look like someone to be trifled with. " Xuankong Temple Qingtan!  " As Qingtan's words fell, the noisy tea shed suddenly became audible. When Chen Xu raised his head again, the people who wanted to cause trouble ran faster than rabbits and disappeared in the distance of the official road in the blink of an eye. "Xuankong Temple? Chen  Xu looked at Qingtan in surprise, who is she? "Little sisterbrother, be careful in the future, those people are not good people, you can't afford to offend them.  " Qingtan took Chen Xu's hand, as cordial as the big sister next door, "Sister, if you have something to do, you have to take the first step. You and I are destined to meet again in the future.  After a pause, she said to Chen Ying'er again: "Madam, please take this seriously."  "The fairy floated away, and others paid homage to her. They looked at Chen Xu and her son with such envy that the owner of the tea shed didn't even accept the payment during the checkout. "Mom, where is this Hanging Temple?  " "Xuankong Temple is also called Zhongtu Lingshan and Xiaotian Palace. It has been passed down for thousands of years and is the most mysterious sect in Daliang.  It is said that only the best descendants are qualified to travel around the world on behalf of Shanmen, helping the country and eradicating violence and ensuring peace.  "Xuankong Temple is the object of worship for the people of Dayan. Chen Ying'er thought of her father. After so many years, she couldn't even remember her father's voice and smile. The only feeling was a touch of sadness, "Thanks to Fairy Qingtan for saving the siege today.  " In Chen Xu's consciousness, all species that can be called fairies are cold and aloof existences. Why is Qingtan so kind as if anyone can kiss him? Is it just because he mistakenly mistook a boy for a girl? Mother and son reunited  On the road, at sunset, they finally saw the majestic city gate of the capital, with three big characters on the top of the city - Peking! "Xu'er, we finally arrived in the capital.  " "Why do you have to queue up when entering the city?  Does Peking still have such rules?  " The two of them queued up obediently. The small merchants and hawkers were talking angrily. Chen Xu vaguely heard words such as "money-greedy emperor" and "tax envoy eunuch". There were many types of taxation in Dayan, but there were no  As for the tax on entering the city? The queue gradually shortened. Chen Xu finally understood what was going on. The emperor was greedy for money and even set up a "tax card" at the city gate. Taxes were required when entering the city and taxes when leaving the city. The two-way charge was already excessive.  , the most depressing thing is that there is no tax threshold yet, and ordinary people are not immune to the "chickens and vegetables" in their hands. The poor cannot afford to pay, so they use their goods as collateral. I just don't know whether they will have to stay if they encounter dung pickers.  It's Chen Xu's and her son's turn to pay not only taxes on people but also on donkeys. Plus the luggage tax, the total is twenty taels of silver. After deducting taxes, the two of them have less than three cents left.  Silver, Chen Xu looked at the money bag bulging around the waist of the tax eunuch who was wearing a weak body. This thing must be used for the people if it is taken from the people. He easilyPut it in your pocket ;
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