From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 114

Joy knows not the sun or the moon.

In the early morning, Meng Yuan opened his eyes.

"Open the secret vault to get the secret of heaven. Where is the ultimate of martial arts? What is the end point of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism?"

"When we practice martial arts, do we seek peace, or do we fight through obstacles and pursue the strongest? Or do we protect our status quo in a stable manner?"

"Should I cultivate myself, manage my family, govern my country and bring peace to the world? Or should I roam in the endless pursuit of truth and freedom? Or should I throw away the troubles of greed, anger, ignorance and gain true freedom..."

Meng Yuan thought a lot for a while, and had the enlightenment of a wise man. But when he turned around and saw the few ounces of meat, he completely forgot about it.

After finishing his work, Meng Yuan put on his clothes and said, "It's not that interesting actually."

"Will you come again in the evening?" Nie Qingqing asked.

"Come." Meng Yuan said.

After three rounds of body tempering and still being a young man, although Meng Yuan was exhausted from working all night, he could feel full of energy and spirit after a little rest.

On the way, they bought some meat buns to fill their stomachs. Meng Yuan was happy and so was the horse.

Meng Yuan has reached the seventh level in martial arts, and this is known to everyone in the garrison.

Although he still held the title of a small flag officer, his treatment was different from that of Gong Zihua and others.

Da Da Da arrived at the guard post, checked in, and hot tea was served to him.

The house confiscation was not over yet, but Meng Yuan no longer had to worry about it.

Meng Yuan was called to the lobby before he finished his tea.

Zhang Guinian was at the head, followed by Yao Jiamu, two chief flag officers, and seven small flag officers.

"Come and sit down." Zhang Guinian waved his hand.

Meng Yuan sat below Yang Huaiyi and didn't say much.

"Meng Xiaoqi's steps are brisk, but what good news has happened?" Yao Jiamu asked with a smile.

"I took a cold shower when I woke up in the morning and I felt happy." Yao Jiamu had always been at odds with Zhang Guinian. Meng Yuan was Zhang Guinian's man and had a grudge against Yao Jiamu, so he did not try to hide it and directly ridiculed the other party for jumping into the river to look for someone.

As expected, Yao Jiamu's expression changed immediately, and he said, "If you hadn't let Jie Kaiping go, why would we have to work so hard?"

"Why don't Captain Yao go and talk to Taoist Ke?" Meng Yuan said with a smile.

"Haha, Master Ke is a brilliant man. If he doesn't care about these things, naturally someone will care!" Yao Jiamu sneered.

Meng Yuan understood immediately after hearing this.

Among the Hundred Households Office of Songhe Prefecture, Zhang Guinian was the top leader and was promoted from the bottom, while Yao Jiamu was inserted from the Thousand Households Office and had connections at the top.

This is also what Yao Jiamu relies on.

Now it seems that someone from the Qianhu Suo is coming, and he is Yao Jiamu's backer.

"The matter has been concluded." Zhang Guinian tapped the table gently. "Meng Xiaoqi was exhausted at that time and had no strength to fight anymore. He also needed to protect Miss Mingyue. He did the right thing. Taoist Ke also said so."

Before Yao Jiamu could say more, Zhang Guinian smiled and said, "Brother Yao, Taoist Ke's position is in our Demon Suppression Division, but he is the Imperial Master's man. Miss Mingyue came with Taoist Ke, and Taoist Ke respects Miss Mingyue very much. Which one do you think is more important, untying the screen or Miss Mingyue?"

Yao Jiamu was stunned for a moment, snorted coldly and stopped talking.

"Someone from the Qianhu Office will come in the next two days. The leader is Qianhu Li Jinyun, and there is also the trial Qianhu Yue Qingtian." Zhang Guinian said.

Meng Yuan heard from Gong Zihua that Yao Jiamu's backer was Li Jinyun from the Qianhu Division, and Yue Qingtian was his deputy.

Generally speaking, a thousand households are subordinate to a hundred households, with a thousand households as the chief officer and two deputy thousand households under him.

One of the deputy positions is a military position, which requires the seventh rank of martial arts to assist the thousand households in handling affairs. The other deputy position is a civil position, which is mostly held by Confucian scholars and is an administrative officer.

"Although there are people coming from above, everyone should not let down their guard." Zhang Guinian talked a lot of nonsense and took out a few pieces of paper to distribute.

Meng Yuan took it and saw that it was still Mrs. Jie. Of course, he had to be more careful, so as not to be seduced by the Joyful Bodhisattva.

"Everyone, please be careful." Zhang Guinian warned.

When his shift was over, Meng Yuan went back to the palace and then went to Zuiyue Tower.

For three consecutive days, Meng Yuan stayed at Nie's house and enjoyed it very much.

It was already late May, and Meng Yuan had nothing to do.

When he was looking for Jie Kaiping last time, Meng Yuan met Hua's brother and sister again. Hua begged Meng Yuan to help her brother.

Meng Yuan didn't agree at that time, but said he would come and take a look.

That morning, Meng Yuan went out of the west gate under the pretext of patrolling and arrived at Qingshui Town.

After walking around, I saw a small storefront with a small stall outside. Sister Hua and her brother were busy inside. There were quite a few people coming to buy tofu, but they all teased Sister Hua.

It can be seen that these people clearly know what kind of business Sister Hua had done in the past.

"Benefactor?" When Sister Hua saw Meng Yuan coming with a horse, she wiped her hands on her body and hurried forward.

Her brother leaned forward and bowed, but did not dare to speak.

"Is business still good?" Meng Yuan asked with a smile.

"It's just too tiring!" Sister Hua couldn't stop sighing when she said this, "It's more tiring than being a whore! I used to lie there with my legs..."

"Sister!" Sister Hua's younger brother said immediately.

"Why did you think of this place?" Sister Hua probably didn't feel embarrassed because she saw too many people. "Are you here on business?"

She looked at Meng Yuan expectantly, her expression unconsciously becoming coquettish again, but when she remembered that the man in front of her was not interested in women, she became serious again, as if she wanted to beg him, but was afraid of saying something wrong.

"I came here for something, and I came to see you guys."

Meng Yuan smiled, held Sister Hua's wrist, turned it slightly, and saw thick calluses on Sister Hua's hand.

She held her brother's wrist again and saw that it was also covered with thick calluses, then he nodded slightly.

Grinding tofu is the most difficult part, which shows that this brother and sister really put their heart into it.

"Benefactor..." Sister Hua rubbed her hands, wanting to speak but not daring to.

"We really have some affinity." Meng Yuan smiled and said, "What's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Hua, and my brother's name is Zhang Jiao, Jiao means dragon." Sister Hua said immediately.

Meng Yuan nodded and said, "We have known each other since outside the North City, but we just learned each other's names now."

Seeing the brother and sister looking at him expectantly, Meng Yuan said, "I do have some ways to help your brother now, but what happens in the future depends on your brother."

Zhang Hua and Zhang Jiao quickly knelt down.

Meng Yuan pointed at the tofu stall and said, "There are many things in this world that are more tiring and painful than grinding tofu. Especially if you want to move up, it's even more painful."

"I'm not afraid of hardship!" Zhang Jiao kowtowed again and again.

Meng Yuan helped the brother and sister up and said, "In this case, you should follow me. Maybe we can have some destiny."

"You go with your benefactor, I'll take care of it here alone!" Zhang Hua said while wiping her tears.

Meng Yuan said nothing more and immediately rode his horse in front and returned to the garrison with Zhang Jiao.

In fact, no good job was assigned to Zhang Jiao. He was just a useless servant in the garrison.

But compared to selling tofu, this is indeed an opportunity to go one step further.

As soon as he arrived at the garrison, Meng Yuan felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)