Chapter 301: Good Samaritan
The area of the lobby of Tong Fu Inn is quite large, but there are not many people present, so everyone can hear the young girl's words clearly.
Especially the last sentence of "you are going to die" four words, as if thunder suddenly sounded in everyone's ears, people were shocked at the same time, only called this bleak and bitter night, even more bleak.
For a time, the audience was silent.
The six vendors near the door of the inn looked at each other, they have been going south and north all the year round, and have dealt with all kinds of people, and know that dealing with the world is definitely a great knowledge, as the saying goes: a sentence makes people laugh, a sentence makes people jump. It really makes a lot of sense.
And now, what the fairy-like young girl said was precisely a violation of the taboo of talking to people, and easily judging life and death was tantamount to making enemies with others.
Sure enough, when Uncle Du Bi heard the little girl in front of him say that he was going to die, his face suddenly became gloomy, and finally turned purple and black, stared at the young girl tightly, and said coldly: "Little girl, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense." ”
The girl pouted her head and said confidently: "What I don't want to say is that you let me say it if I have something to say." ”
"You ......"
Uncle Du Bi was angry and said angrily: "I, Du someone, is in the prime of life, healthy, the inn business is prosperous, and his wife is even more beautiful, but life is so proud, how can he die?"
The girl smiled contemptuously and said lightly: "You say this, does it have anything to do with whether you die or not?"
"Of course, I ......"
Before Uncle Du Bi's words fell, he stopped abruptly, and the whole person was suddenly stunned, just because in front of him, a black-robed figure suddenly appeared, which was the black-robed man who had been sitting in the corner.
"You have to believe that what this little girl said is true. The black-robed man said in a deep voice.
When he spoke, his voice was cold, without the slightest emotion, as if he was from Jiuyou, which made people shudder.
A cold sweat broke out on Uncle Du Bi's forehead, and for some reason, facing the person in front of him, it only made him feel a fear that could not be described in words, and he woke up at this moment, secretly thinking that what the young girl said might be true.
In the field, the white-eyed old man Huo Ran got up, his expression was solemn, his eyes were fixed on every move of the man in the black robe, and at the same time, there was a dead wood staff that had been leaning against the table, which had been held in his hand at this moment.
The black-robed man slowly turned his head and glanced at the white-eyed old man, but only glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze, and then said to Uncle Du Bi: "Don't bother me here, go and arrange two first-class rooms for me." ”
"Yes, little old man, I'll do it. Uncle Du Bi blurted out.
He just called himself Du someone, and in a blink of an eye, he called himself a little old man, and he changed so fast that he was dumbfounded by the six vendors at the door.
However, I saw that Uncle Du Bi was just about to turn around, and suddenly he was stunned again, and asked timidly: "This son, dare to ask how long you want to live in this store?"
The man in the black robe did not answer immediately, but turned around and walked back to the corner and sat down, before he said lightly: "I don't need you to care." ”
When Uncle Du Bi heard this, his face was cloudy, and the muscles on his face twitched, but how dare he ask more, he nodded his head and said, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It's the little old man who is too talkative, and the son wants to live in this store for as long as he wants, just live in the store for as long as he wants, anyway, everything here is Xiao Lao'er's, and all the expenses of the son during the store, the little old man guarantees that all the expenses will be waived for you." ”
The man in the black robe was silent, only stretched out his hand and waved, the meaning was self-evident.
If Uncle Du Bi was amnesty, where did he dare to stay for a moment, hurriedly turned around, and fled away.
It's just that when he passed by the six vendors at the door, he paused and said with a bad face: "If you don't live in the store, get out quickly, don't waste Lao Tzu's lamp oil money here." ”
The six vendors changed color together, they had seen a lot of snobbish people, but it was the first time they saw someone like Du Bishu, who seemed to be bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, so he poured his anger on their heads.
However, I saw that the youngest of the six was manly, and he was about to get up and reason, but he was just halfway up straight, but he was dragged back by the person next to him.
And the man who seemed to be the oldest of the six people slowly got up and said respectfully: "Shopkeeper Du, the six of us have traveled from south to north, and all we have earned is hard-earned money, which is not much, but now the world is not peaceful, and the pocket is even more shy, and I really can't afford to pay for the house in your store, so I ......"
"Don't talk nonsense with me. Uncle Du Bi shouted: "If you don't have any money, hurry up and get out of Lao Tzu, and I'll come back later, if I still see you here, don't blame me for being unkind." ”
As he spoke, he turned around and left, leaving no room for the six vendors at all.
Watching Uncle Du Bi's figure disappear into the lobby of the inn, the six vendors were full of sorrow, and then looked at the goods piled up like a hill beside them, and the still stormy sky outside, their brows couldn't help but wrinkle deeper, and there was an indescribable helplessness and bitterness in their eyes.
"Alas......"
With a long sigh, the old man who got up sat down in a slump as if in an instant, he had aged a lot.
At that moment, the youngest man suddenly stood up, startling the other five.
But just when the rest of the people thought he was going to find the snobbish shopkeeper who bullied the weak and feared the hard, they saw him reach into his arms and take out a tightly wrapped cloth lump from it.
The older man's eyes froze, as if he had guessed something.
I saw the young man carefully untie the cloth knots, layer after layer, and finally unraveled the most nine layers, only to reveal a bracelet with a whole body of turquoise.
In this way, not only the elderly, but also the rest of the people understand.
"Xiaowei!" the elder called softly, and said in an unhappy tone, "What are you doing with it?" ”
The young man didn't follow his words, only gently put the bracelet on the table, groaned slightly, and said, "Second uncle, bet this bracelet!
"Nonsense!"
The elder suddenly became angry, and said: "This is the dowry you used to marry Xiaofang, if you use it to deposit the house money, what will you do with your life's events?"
"Yes, you can't bet on this bracelet, and you can't delay the marriage of Xiaowei and Xiaofang. Someone next to him chimed in.
There is even one person who said: "It's a big deal, this trip will be in vain, we will admit the loss of money, and we will slowly earn it back in the future, but the marriage of the two children has been delayed by a few of our old guys for several years, and what to say this year cannot be delayed." ”
The young man almost choked up, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "Uncles, I won't bother you about my marriage with Xiaofang, after all, we are still young, and it doesn't matter if it is two years late." But if this trip is not completed, we will not only lose money, but also reputation, how can we mix up on the road in the future? Will anyone dare to let us deliver the goods?"
The elders stopped talking, and the rest fell silent.
Naturally, they all understand the truth.
"Alas......"
The crowd sighed in unison.
The young man sat back on his stool, and the inn fell silent.
It's just that this bleak night is really unbearable, and the hurdles in the hearts of the traders are even more like a fish in their throats, they can't spit it out, they can't swallow it, it's very uncomfortable!
"Ladies and gentlemen...... Uncle!"
A soft and beautiful voice sounded in everyone's ears.
The six vendors looked up in unison, followed the reputation, and after looking at it, they couldn't help but lose their minds.
But I don't know when, a young girl as beautiful as a fairy actually appeared beside them, and of course there was a pockmarked man who was not much better looking than the "toad" Uncle Du Bi.
The elder was the first to come back to his senses, and he didn't know why, and asked, "This girl, do you dare to ask what is the matter?"
The girl smiled, making people feel like a spring breeze, in this bleak night, it can really make people's hearts warm and sorrow a little.
No, the sad faces on the faces of the six vendors faded a lot in an instant.
The girl smiled and said, "Uncle, there is a kind person who is willing to help you through this difficult time." ”
The elder was stunned for a moment, what is their predicament right now? It's just a kind person in the girl's mouth, and he thinks the girl is talking about herself, or the old man named Hanako.
"Girl, you don't have money to live in the hotel yourself, how can you help us? You must know that there are six of us, if you stay in this inn, it will definitely be a lot of money, you and that ......"
The elder paused, and couldn't help but look at the white-eyed old man. Seeing that the white-eyed old man was drinking leisurely, he suddenly thought of a rumor in his heart, saying that he was now called Hanako, and they were all first-class rich and noble.
Don't look at their ragged clothes when they beg, eating half of the steamed buns stained with ashes, but when they turn around, they all wear gold and silver, bird's nest shark fin, and they have to pick off the bones first when they eat eggs.
As soon as he thought of this, the elder immediately withdrew his gaze and carefully looked at the young girl in front of him, thinking to himself how could such a beautiful girl be a granddaughter named Hanako?
The old man was overjoyed, and the sadness on his face disappeared at this moment.
The girl was also happy, but she didn't see her take out the silver taels from her body, but stretched out her hand to the pockmark beside her, and said, "Na! Take the money!"
Mazi showed a hint of pain on his face, the muscles on his face twitched, although he was unwilling in his heart, but the words of the person sitting in the corner of the inn, he didn't dare to disobey the slightest.
When he came, he put life and death out of the way, and almost used up the courage of his life, so to what he said to the person in the future, he only left obedience, obedience, and obedience.
So, Mazi had to obediently take off a bulging money bag from his waist.
The girl's eyes were quick, and she snatched the money bag with a quick shot, and then turned and stuffed it into the hand of the older vendor, and said excitedly: "The good Samaritan is there, but he likes to be quiet, so you don't have to go over and thank you." ”
As she spoke, the girl pointed with her backhand, and she was a black-robed man in the corner of the inn.
This talented girl is the granddaughter of the boatman who once rowed on the Liuhe River in Lucheng, named Huang Ling'er.
The white-eyed old man is the first monk in the history of Jinguang Temple to be expelled from the mountain gate and remove the title. Of course, it was also that year, under the banyan tree outside Xiangyun Village, the old name of the stone Buddhism "Tibetan Sutra" was taught.
And the man in the black robe is now called Wudao.
But seeing that Wudao raised his head slightly, he didn't say anything, but only moved his body into the darkness again.
The wind and rain outside the house swept the sky and the earth, as if it was a little more miserable!
(To be continued)