The white-haired old man only gave Wu Jian a bowl of tea when he went to the bow of the boat, and didn't say anything to him.

Of course, if you can chat with the freak of Wu Jian, so far, except for a few coherent words that Wu Jian can occasionally entangle with his cheekiness, Zhao Yi has not found anyone else.

Zhao Yi once asked Du Huangting about the origin of the witch sword, and Du Huangting said that he only knew that the witch sword was from Yun Mengze, because the prince had a life-saving grace for him, so he had been following the prince to serve.

The white-haired old man put the teapot back to the stern of the boat and began to shake the oars, before he began to say again: "If you want to say that there are really a few wealthy families in this Chu land, those in Junshan City are all related to the Chu Wangfu, and the family prestige is getting higher and higher with the old prince over the years." Other local wealthy families, including the Cui family in Nanyang County, the Yu family in Cangwu County, and the Zhao family in Nanling County, these wealthy families are all princes of one party, and even our Chu prince has to give them three points. ”

When Zhao Yi heard the white-haired old man talk about the Cui family, he suddenly remembered Cui Shusheng, he claimed to be the Cui family in Jiangnan, and wasn't Nanyang County in Jiangbei? Could it be that Cui Shusheng's Cui family and Nanyang County's Cui family were not the same?

This time the place he is going to is also in Nanyang County, if he has the opportunity, he will go to see the Cui family and see what kind of local wealthy family it is.

Zhao Yi thought so in his heart, and unconsciously looked up at the witch sword on the bow of the ship, what he left Zhao Yi was a thin and well-proportioned back.

It was easy to get to the other side of the river, the white-haired old man moored the boat, took out the planks and set it up, and when Zhao Yi walked to the bow of the boat, he saw that Wu Jian had stepped ashore one step earlier.

Zhao Yi sighed secretly, blaming himself for his bad luck, he sighed and ran to untie the reins of the horse, first led the horse of the witch sword to the shore, and then came to lead his horse, and finally took out the money bag from his arms, picked out a piece of broken silver and handed it to the white-haired old man.

The white-haired old man happily took it, checked it in his hand, and then put it in his arms, and said to Zhao Yi with a smile: "Thank you, old man, for being born." ”

Zhao Yi didn't leave after giving the old man the silver just now, watching the white-haired old man take the silver in his arms into his arms, he didn't plan to return his money at all, Zhao Yi didn't want to speak, and reluctantly smiled: "Grandpa, thank you for sending us across the river this time." ”

The white-haired old man smiled happily: "Don't be so polite, didn't you also give me more money from the old man, and the old man wants to thank you for the whole family." ”

Zhao Yi grinned, said goodbye, turned around and led his horse to the road, his face was already dark, and when he passed by Wu Jian's side, he didn't make a sound.

Wu Jian smiled at the white-haired old man, said hello, and then led the horse to chase after Zhao Yi.

The white-haired old man standing on the bow of the boat looked around, and only after he couldn't see Zhao Yi and Wu Jian's figures, did he prop the boat away, and muttered in his mouth: "A person is a good person, but he cares a little bit about money." ”

After crossing the river, the sky was already starting to darken.

Zhao Yi and Wu Jian didn't encounter villages and towns all the way, so they had to deal with them indiscriminately in the wilderness for a night, and the next morning, they continued to hurry.

Two days later, the two finally arrived in Qingshan Town, Nanyang County.

This Qingshan Town is a town under Hongshan Mountain in Nanyang County, backed by Hongshan, there is a small river outside the town, and on both sides of the small river are rice fields, and seedlings have been planted at this time.

When Zhao Yi and Wu Jian saw the town, they got off their horses, and the two led their horses slowly.

Walking across a stone bridge over the river, a bluestone gate appeared in front of the two of them, and Zhao Yi, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, looked up at the three big characters in Qingshan Town in a daze.

Wu Jian noticed that Zhao Yi's expression was different, so he stepped forward and stood side by side with Zhao Yi, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yi retracted his gaze, exhaled, shook his head and said, "I'm fine." ”

In fact, since Zhao Yi saw Qingshan Town, he began to feel a little entangled in his heart, thinking about how to face that person, what to say when he met, whether to say hello and leave when he met, or stay and have a long talk, he didn't think about it.

Zhao Yi, who had never even been nervous about fighting for his life, became a little nervous at this time.

"Let's go. ”

Zhao Yi said softly, and then led the horse to the town.

Qingshan Town is on the main street, and the bluestone slabs are paved on the ground, and the horses step on it, making a crisp and rhythmic sound.

There are not many pedestrians on the street, judging from their clothes and looks, they are all locals, and they all cast curious eyes on the arrival of Zhao Yi and Wu Jian, two foreigners.

Zhao Yi nodded and smiled at the locals he met as he walked, while Wu Jian looked ahead with his eyes dizzy, and the sword he always held was wrapped in cloth by him and placed on horseback.

The shops on the street were all open, and it was past noon, and the men were either sitting at the door napping or napping against the counter inside.

After turning a corner, he had reached the end of the main street, here was a large piece of flat land, there were three alleys on the edge of the flat land, Zhao Yi stopped, stretched out his hand to point to a place, and subconsciously turned his head and asked Wu Jian; "Is it there?"

Wu Jian glared at Zhao Yi, "How do I know." ”

Zhao Yi regretted it after asking, Wu Jian really didn't know about this matter, Zhao Yi smiled at Wu Jian, and then immediately pulled down his face, hesitating whether to go over or not.

At the mouth of the alley on Zhao Yi's left, there is a big old locust tree, and there is a tavern under the locust tree, and the floating banner reads: Brother Tavern.

At this time, there was no one in front of the tavern, a gust of wind blew, and the wine curtain floated, Zhao Yi felt that he was waving to himself, and his heart was excited, so he took a deep breath and led the horse towards the tavern.

Wu Jian led the horse and followed behind Zhao Yi, and he looked around from time to time.

At such a distance of 100 steps, Zhao Yi walked excitedly and nervously.

There was no one in the tavern at this time, Zhao Yi threw the reins of the horse to Wu Jian, regardless of whether he wanted to take it or not, and then walked to the tavern.

The tavern is divided into two floors, and the terrain on one side is about three feet higher, and then a fence was made in the middle to separate it, and it became two rooms, connected by a staircase on the side.

The place where you enter the door is the counter, which is very old in color. There are four tables on the lower floor and two tables on the upper floor, all of which look freshly made.

Qingshan Town, the Brother Tavern under the locust tree, this place should be the place he was looking for.

Zhao Yi walked to the side of the fence and looked at the jar of wine placed on it, the jar of wine was large and small, and the red paper wine words pasted on the wine jar were written crookedly, like a Mengtong writing.

"Guest, are you here for a drink?" a voice suddenly came from the door.

Zhao Yi was fascinated by it just now, and he didn't even notice that there was anyone at the door, and he didn't turn around after hearing it, but said, "Yes, I just don't know if there are any brothers to drink with." ”

When Zhao Yi said this, two long tears had already been drawn on his cheeks.

"Since it's called a brother's tavern, of course you'll be accompanied by a brother when you drink. The man at the door said.

Zhao Yi took a deep breath, then slowly turned around, trying to squeeze out a smile on his face, just crying and laughing, but the expression was a little ugly.

The man at the door also burst into tears, and cried with surprise: "Zhao Yi, it's really you!"

Zhao Yi was the same, and said with a smile: "It's not who I am!"

The man at the door, eighteen or nineteen years old, had tears on his face, but he was smiling, holding a wine jar in his left hand, and the sleeve on his right was empty.

Zhao Yi walked up to Yan Chong and reached out to grab the empty sleeve, feeling guilty and sad in his heart.

"I'm sorry, brother!" Zhao Yi said softly.

When he said this, Zhao Yi seemed to use all his strength.

Yan Chong smiled with tears in his eyes: "Compared to those brothers who left their lives in Huaizhou City, I am nothing. ”

Then Yan Chong handed the wine jar in his arms to Zhao Yi and said, "Zhao Yi, taste the wine I brewed." ”

Zhao Yi stretched out his hand to wipe a handful of tears, took the wine jar in Yan Chong's hand, and saw that the sealing mud on the wine jar was still good, obviously a new jar of wine, so he tore open the sealing mud, took it up and drank a big sip, the wine was strong and hot, it was actually a jar of spirits.

Zhao Yi snapped it and grinned: "This wine is really strong." ”

Yan Chong laughed, stretched out his only hand to grab Zhao Yi's arm, walked to the table and sat down, "Zhao Yi, let me tell you, I like to drink spirits now, the stronger the better." ”

Zhao Yi smiled: "Me too." ”

Yan Chong saw the witch sword standing under the old locust tree, and hurriedly asked, "Is that your friend?"

Zhao Yi nodded yes, Yan Chong hurriedly stood up and walked to the door, shouting at the witch sword: "Girl, come into the house and sit!"

Zhao Yi heard Yan Chong call Wu Jian a "girl", he immediately squinted and snickered, turned his head to look at Wu Jian outside the house, and sure enough, he saw him with a black face, slowly walking towards the tavern.

Yan Chong smiled and let Wu Jian into the tavern, but Wu Jian didn't even look at Yan Chong with a cold face.

When Wu Jian walked to Zhao Yi's right hand and sat down, Zhao Yi couldn't hold back anymore and laughed loudly.

Wu Jian glared at Zhao Yi fiercely, and his pretty face became even colder.

Yan Chong was inexplicable, looked at Wu Jian, and then at Zhao Yi, the expressions of the two were just opposite, and he asked, "What's wrong, Zhao Yi, what are you laughing at?"

Zhao Yi moved his butt to Yan Chong's side, then reached out and hugged Yan Chong's shoulder, and whispered in his ear with a smile: "The witch sword is a man." ”

Yan Chong looked dazed after hearing this, and suddenly stood up with an "ah", his face was swollen and red, and he was so anxious that he said sorry to Wu Jian.

Zhao Yi gloated on the side, and the laughter in his mouth was as enjoyable as he could.

Wu Jian looked at the two of them coldly and said nothing, but the more this happened, the more Yan Chong didn't know what to do, but fortunately, he was in a hurry, and hurriedly turned his head to Zhao Yi and said, "Zhao Yi, you and your friends sit down first, and I will go to the back kitchen to prepare wine and food for you." ”

"Come now, come right away. ”

Yan Chong said as he walked into the tavern, and soon disappeared.

Zhao Yi was still laughing, and secretly glanced at Wu Jian from time to time, Wu Jian saw that this kid was endless, so he measured his body, and stared at Zhao Yi with a pair of eyes like two sharp swords, as if he was going to immediately stab Zhao Yi full of holes.

Zhao Yi saw that Wu Jian's expression was wrong, and immediately tried to force him to laugh, and sat down seriously, his face flushed from smiling.

The excitement of the old man when he met again was diluted by this little episode.

The melancholy in Zhao Yi's heart because of guilt has also faded a lot.