Chapter 44: The Silver Valley Gathering Place (2)
He observed his surroundings as he walked.
The outcasts were dressed in dirty animal skins or tattered strips of cloth, and their bodies were covered with dust.
Li Xin'an has been fighting in the mountains for a day, and the animal skin clothes on his body are also very dirty, and his face is black, and he is no different from these homeless people in the crowd.
After a while, we arrived at the entrance to the gathering place.
Next to the entrance are several portraits of an emaciated young man, a dog with this tube on his back, and a terrifying spider.
It is exactly what Li Xin'an, the biochemical demon dog and the ghost-faced demon spider look like.
"Oh, this painting is so bad, how can anyone recognize me if it's so ugly. ”
Li Xin'an hid in the crowd and complained secretly, and walked calmly towards the entrance.
On either side of the entrance stood four stout guards, with a box in front of them.
The homeless people consciously formed a long line at the entrance, walked one by one to the gathering place, and threw two copper coins into the box as they passed it.
"Is this a fee for the income gate, but fortunately I have money. ”
Li Xin'an stealthily took out two copper coins from Mo Xue, and when he passed through the gate, he threw the copper coins into the box.
The guard at the door stared at him carefully for a moment, but his face was so black that he couldn't see anything, and he waved his hand to let him into the gathering place.
Li Xin'an walked leisurely on the street of the gathering place, looking back and forth, only to see his portrait pasted everywhere, and it was written under the portrait:
"Kill or capture this person for a chance to live in Frost City and reward 500 gold. There is also a reward for providing information. ”
Li Xin'an touched his nose.
"Oh, I didn't expect me to become famous in Frost City. ”
He looked at the pedestrians around him, but found that they didn't care about the portrait, and just walked numbly towards his home or the casino.
"Yes, no one would have thought I'd come to the Gathering Place. The homeless people are very tired from work, and who cares about an unreliable wanted person. ”
Li Xin'an didn't care, continued to wander the street, and unconsciously walked to the market he saw before.
Although the market is shabby and shabby, it sells a wide range of things.
There are agricultural products, animal skins, and even medicinal herbs.
Suddenly, he smelled a scent and looked back and forth, coming from a nearby restaurant.
The restaurant has no sign, but a rag is hung at the door, on which a plate of dishes is drawn, so that people can know that it is a restaurant at a glance.
Li Xin'an swaggered in, only to see that the store was already full of people and there were no vacant seats.
At this time, a black-faced man serving vegetables suddenly walked towards him and said arrogantly:
"Hey, get out, there's no leftovers for you right now. ”
The people at the table eating next to him threw mocking glances at him, pointed at him, laughed, and seemed to be superior to others in the restaurant eating.
Li Xin'an couldn't cry or laugh, it turned out that he was being treated as a begging for food.
He didn't want to cause trouble, so he flipped his hands and took out a silver coin from the ink snow and held it between his fingers and handed it to the black-faced man.
"I have money, do I still have a place?"
The black-faced man immediately changed his attitude, snatched the silver coin and said with a smile on his face
"Yes, yes, yes, you come with me to the second floor, where it is reserved for distinguished guests. ”
"No, I'll eat here. ”
There are a lot of people on the first floor, and you can gather a lot of information by eating here and listening to the people around you chatting.
"This~" The black-faced man looked at the full tables in the store and hesitated.
Li Xin'an took out another silver coin and handed it to the black-faced man.
The black-faced man snatched the silver coin, turned to the table that was laughing at Li Xin'an just now, and said, "Let's go, this order is free." ”
The man at the table said weakly, "But we haven't finished eating yet." ”
"Get out!"
The men immediately ran out with a crawl.
The black-faced man cleaned up the table and invited Li Xin'an to sit on the table.
"If you want to eat something, I dare say that our store must be the best food in this Silver Valley gathering place. ”
Li Xin'an said arrogantly: "What is delicious and what is delicious, the characteristics of your store are all greeted, and you don't need to help me save money." ”
At this time, the black-faced man was already smiling: "Okay, I'll go and make it for you, do you drink?" ”
"Okay, here's a jar. ”
"Okay, wait a minute. ”
It didn't take long for a table full of fragrant dishes to be piled up in front of Li Xin'an, but there were not many types, all of them were roast and stew, as well as dishes made from corn, potatoes, beets and other things.
The people around him all cast envious glances at him, ordinary people rarely come to the restaurant, and even if they come, they can only buy one or two dishes together to satisfy their hunger, and Li Xin'an ordered a table of dishes alone.
In the end, the black-faced man sent a plate and a knife and fork and left.
"I didn't expect the food here to be quite rich. ”
Li Xin'an, who was hungry with his chest against his belly, directly grabbed a piece of meat with his hand and bit it down.
The salty and spicy taste violently hit Li Xin'an's taste buds, mixed with a faint woody fragrance, which made him secretly praise.
"Wow, it's so cool, it's so much better than what the Earth Grill does. ”
He picked up his glass and took a sip of the wine from the store, the mellow taste that made him gasp.
"Hey~ This wine is strong enough! It's a pity that I'm the only one who drinks it, and it's a bit boring. ”
After eating the barbecue, he ate the stew again, the meat was stewed and rotten, melted in the mouth, the fragrance was rich, the taste was smooth, and there was a slight milky flavor.
After eating and drinking several dishes in a row, Li Xin'an gradually slowed down the speed of eating, and pricked up his ears to listen to the chatting of the people around him while savoring them.
"Hey, have you heard, the caravan is coming tomorrow. ”
"Ahh ”
"I heard from the overseer from Frost City in the mine today that the caravan had crossed the Blackwater River, and I sent someone to Frost City this afternoon to report the news, but I didn't enter the city. ”
"Why don't you go into the city? ”
"I heard that it was because there was a riot in Frost City, and the people in the west of the city gathered around the castle of the city lord like crazy, and General Su sent soldiers to suppress it, and many people died. ”
"Why, aren't all the poor people in the west of the city like them, how can they have the courage to go to the city lord for trouble. ”
"Because Tie Lei Mountain was arrested, the poor people in the west of the city want the general to release him. ”
The wine glass in Li Xin'an's hand was suddenly crushed, and the fragments were deeply rooted into the flesh.
He quietly tucked his injured hand into his sleeve, then took out the pieces one by one, and listened to the people around him.
"Is that Tielei Mountain of the hunting team, that is really a man, and he also gives us homeless people meat to eat, why was he arrested?"
"Have you seen those portraits outside, Tie Lei Shan and the person on the portrait conspired together to kill General Su's son and the nephew of the city lord, Su Tian. ”
"Murder the city lord's nephew? ”
"Who said it wasn't, but he was eliminating harm for the people, so Su Tian was not a good thing, I heard that he killed all the people in the wild horse gathering place a few days ago. ”
"Shh~ Don't talk nonsense, we'll die if we hear it. ”
"Yes, yes, I've drunk too much, talking nonsense, let's continue drinking!"
"Cheers!"
Li Xin'an hugged the wine jar and poured it hard.
"The captain is being implicated by me, I have to save him!"
But he then calmed down.
"If I break into Frost City now, I'm looking for death, gather more information, and make a plan. ”
After sitting in his seat for a while, Li Xin'an shouted loudly: "Check out!"
The black-faced man hurriedly ran over and said with a smile on his face: "How are you eating, a total of 9 silver coins and 54 copper coins." ”
Li Xin'an directly took out 10 silver coins and handed them to him, got up and walked out the door.
When Li Xin'an walked out of the door, the black-faced man suddenly called a guy and whispered a few words into his ear.
The fellow nodded, turned and ran out of the other door.