Chapter 456 Bear boy (1)
Zhu Yuanliang's dark iron arm was too intimidating, but he shook his cross-eye. The cross-eye was so scared that he trembled and begged for mercy: "Oh, brother, I really didn't lie to you. The authenticity does exist, but it's too far from here, at least ten miles away, so how can you sell fake printing tickets? If you don't believe it, I can take you there immediately. If I have a lie, you will kill me and I will admit it!"
Zhu Yuanliang pulled the corner of his mouth and looked at Pu Zixuan. Seeing the latter nodded, he grabbed the cross-eyed body with the Vajra Demon-Subduing Wrist and asked, "What's your name?"
"My surname is Zhou, and my name is Zhou Faning... My family lives in Lenghao Village, Weiqing Township, six miles north of the Great Wall. My wife died early. I live with three babies at home, and there is still a sow at home..."
Zhou Faning wanted to introduce all his life stories to everyone to gain the trust of the other party, but Zhu Yuanliang suddenly shouted: "I only ask your name, why do you say so many birds?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I won't say anything, I won't say anything, my name is Zhou Fanning, I'll take you there now, okay?"
Pu Zixuan smiled and said, "Since this is the case, I have to believe you and leave."
After saying that, Zhou Faning led seven people to head east along the Great Wall. From beginning to end, he was honest and showed no tendency to escape. After more than an hour, eight people came to a hill. The Great Wall here is more deserted than the Juyongguan area, with weeds and branches. As for whether there are Qing soldiers garrisoning on the city wall, it is unknown.
"Here, it's here." Zhou Faning looked at a place where the branches were piled up at the foot of the Great Wall. "When we were young, we often went to play near the Great Wall. At that time, we found a secret passage here. I think it was someone who dug it secretly to pass through the Great Wall before the Great Wall was released."
After saying that, Zhou Faning bent down and continued to preach while leaving behind the broken branches: "I came from this tunnel early this morning, but people who know this tunnel all have a tacit understanding - after passing through the tunnel, don't forget to cover it up."
After a while, the remaining branches were removed, and a passage was indeed exposed at the foot of the wall. The passage was not spacious and regular, but its width was enough to allow Zhu Yuanliang, the largest in the team, to pass smoothly.
Zhou Faning asked seven people to enter first, but he was responsible for "cutting the back". So, after Zhou Faning entered the tunnel the last one, he reached out and pulled over the remaining branches on both sides.
After the eight people passed through the tunnel, Zhou Faning also did the same thing, moving the remaining branches at the foot of the north wall of the Great Wall to cover up the hole on the north side.
All the actions were done in one go. It can be seen that Zhou Fa Ning had no idea how many times he had gone back and forth in this passage, and he had been carefully guarding this secret as if he were treating Jiazhen.
Finally crossing the Great Wall, Pu Zixuan was in a good mood, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Zhou Faning with kindness: "If I had known this, you would have taken us on this path from the beginning, and you wouldn't have been so tense."
Zhou Faning said: "To be honest, brothers and sisters, in fact, some villagers and I have reselled printing tickets for many years. Since the Great Wall was banned, the business has been completely cut off and no one has used this tunnel. Yesterday, I learned from the news that Juyongguan will be re-banned. I thought that there were still some old printing tickets from four years ago that could cheat some money at home, so I came to this tunnel to try my luck. Unexpectedly, four years have passed, and this tunnel is still alive..."
Pu Zixuan patted Zhou Faning on the shoulder and smiled and said, "Okay, no matter what method you use, you have taken us through the Great Wall. Since you have completed the task, we should also deliver the rewards as agreed."
After saying that, Pu Zixuan took out the previous silver from his arms and handed it to Zhou Faning.
However, what he could not have imagined was that Zhou Faning, who had been tempted by money, did not reach out to take the money that could be obtained at his fingertips this time, but instead lamented frownly.
Everyone was puzzled by the strong contrast of the monk. Pu Zixuan asked in confusion: "Why don't you accept it?"
Zhou Faning did not reply, but instead knelt down at Pu Zixuan and sobbed quietly.
Although Zhou Faning was a person with no temperament in both appearance and manners, the crowd still sighed about this when a big man made such a humble act.
Pu Zixuan wondered, "What do you mean?"
Zhou Faning bowed to everyone and said, "Dear brothers and sisters! No, masters, I can see that you are not ordinary people at all. You should be some Taoist people, right? I don't want your money, I just ask you to save my children and save us!"
"So, what you said before is true of your child's condition?" Pu Zixuan looked at his companion, then helped Zhou Faning up and said with melancholy, "Get up and talk."
Zhou Faning stood up, his eyes wet and said, "My child must have been suffering from an ordinary disease, but an evil... I can't explain it clearly now, otherwise you can find out with me and take a look at my house."
Zhu Yuanliang said angrily: "We are rushing to the road, and it's too late to grab the time. How can we have time to delay your house?"
Su Sanniang smiled and said, "Anyway, we have passed the Great Wall, so we don't care about delaying this time. It just so happens that I haven't been to the north of the Great Wall, so it's good to feel the folk customs here."
Seeing Su Sanniang expressing her opinion, Zhu Yuanliang immediately laughed and said, "I knew that as long as I talked, Sanniang would definitely speak indifferently, so I would say the opposite way I thought about it."
After the idea was settled, the group of people stopped delaying and immediately headed towards Lenghao Village where Zhou Faning lived.
Facts have proved that except for saying lies in selling fake printing tickets, Zhou Faning did not say a word about his personal situation.
His home is indeed located in Lenghao Village, Weiqing Township, which is only about five or six miles away from the Great Wall. This village is located in a hilly area with poor traffic and only a rough mountain road can reach it.
A row of old men sat on the stone bench at the entrance of the village, smoking Ye Ziyan in nothing. When they saw Zhou Faning bringing a group of handsome men and beautiful women back to the village, one and two looked at them with surprise as if they had seen strange creatures.
The two sides did not communicate, and a group of people entered the village with the old man's eyes. Then, a low voice came from behind.
"Hehe, how could this Carpenter Zhou know these people in the city?"
"Can you use some other trick to deceive others?"
"It's hard to say, maybe I'm invited to save his daughter?"
"But, where did he get the money?"
Everyone did not respond to these comments, but it is not difficult to see from it that Zhou Faning is a carpenter in the village, but his reputation is not good. The impression of his daughter being sick and poor has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Zhou Faning led everyone to a wooden house located west of Lenghao Village with a dead face. The wooden house was divided into two floors, covering a large area and a long birthday. It seemed that it was passed down from ancestors. Zhou Faning had at least a complete family before.
"Are you all hungry? Otherwise, I'll make some food for you first." After entering the house, Zhou Faning did not speak directly, but instead started to have the friendship of the landlords first.
Pu Zixuan said, "No need to worry. We mainly come to see your children, where are they?"
"They are all in the bedroom on the second floor and don't like to meet people. I'll take you to see them now. However, you must be mentally prepared. Their appearance is not good-looking at all." Zhou Faning said, paused, and led a group of people to the second floor.
As soon as they arrived at the second floor, everyone heard the sparse laughter of children, with both male and female voices. Judging from the laughter alone, the atmosphere was pleasant, and it was hard to imagine that they were seriously ill.
When I pushed the door open and entered the room, the three children were indeed playing on the bed. Everything was no different from normal children. The only difference was that they were each covered in a veil and couldn't see clearly.
When they saw the visiting person, the three children immediately stopped playing, curled up at the foot of the bed, staring at everyone nervously as if they were met by a ghost.
Chapter completed!