Stepping on the tail of the night and rushing to a populated place, this is a town called Dashi Town, it looks really not small, so there are a lot of martial arts people, although Xie Lan is dressed strangely, it is also within the range of people's acceptance, feeling the bustling atmosphere in the crowd, Xie Lan has a long-lost sense of familiarity, and happily bought two strings of sugar gourds, and ate them deliciously and walked around. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Looking at the deepening night, touching a bag of silver in his arms, Xie Lan came to an inn, the inn name is Yuelaiju, the couplet in front of the door is eye-catching, uplink: come in early, come in late, come in early, come in early, come in late, downlink: eat more, eat less, eat more, eat more, eat less, eat more, That's it, I don't know if the silver is enough, and Xie Lan doesn't know how much silver it is for a night, it's just that if it's not enough, it's a big deal to go to sleep in a tree outside the town for a night. At this time, a pot-bellied and gorgeously dressed man walked into the inn, Xie Lan hurriedly followed, and the man threw a piece of silver to the counter, "The shopkeeper, an upper room, good wine and meat will be sent to the room, and the rest will be rewarded to you." "Okay, thank you for this master, little sixth son, hurry up, lead the way for this master, go to the house at the number of days, you can go well." The shopkeeper responded slowly, watched the guest walk away, turned his head to look at Xie Lan, and greeted warmly: "Little brother, what room do you need?" ”

Xie Lan looked at the silver in the shopkeeper's hand, thought about the scattered silver taels in his arms, felt lacking in confidence, and whispered: "Shopkeeper, do we have a room here?" ”

"Guest officer, you are really joking, we have a bunk on the first floor here, each room can sleep four people, the second floor is an ordinary room, clean and tidy, the third floor is the upper room, divided into heaven and earth, not to mention the luxurious decoration, you can also take a hot shower, and manage breakfast. Then there is the villa at the back, which has a quiet environment and is suitable for a family to live. ”

"Well, I still haven't gotten out of the room."

"Guest officer, look at what you said, if you really don't have much money on you, don't worry, we have a firewood room next to the stable, it's okay to clean up and live for a night, and it only costs five copper plates."

"It's so cheap, it's only two rock sugar gourds for one night."

Xie Lan sighed, breathed a sigh of relief, and took out four pieces of loose silver from his arms, about three or five taels, "Shopkeeper, what room do you think this bit of silver is enough to live in?" ”

"Guest officer, you are alone, in this case, in fact, an ordinary single room is enough, and not only can you stay for several days, the remaining silver can also cover your food and drink, in addition, we have ten years of aging champion red."

"Okay, shopkeeper, then you can arrange it."

"Well, guest officer, are you dining now?"

"It's okay, I'm really hungry."

"Come here, please take a seat, the meal will be ready in no time. Little plum, greet the guests. ”

The meal is very simple, a plate of beef, a plate of peanuts, plus a plate of green vegetables, and a good champion red on the altar, Xie Lan eats with relish, to be honest, these dishes are far from what Xie Lan ate when he was in Qingxuan Mountain, but Xie Lan likes this environment very much, listening to the talk of some high-rollers around him, drinking spirits that are said to be ten years old, squinting and listening to the sound of wine bowls colliding, a sense of integration makes Xie Lan feel extra at ease, and this meal is exceptionally sweet.

After the meal, after a little turning in the street, he went back to his house and rested, and lay down on his bed, with a lot of thoughts, and slept in the middle of the night.

Xie Lan slept very deeply this night, and only woke up after three poles in the sun, washed up briefly, and began to walk around, this time there was no special purpose for going down the mountain, if there was any, it was to go to his hometown to have a look. By the way, let's go to Xiaoyun Village to worship my father.

Xie Lan came to the street, although the twilight summer day was still hot, but it was also within the range of people's acceptance, a simple pergola on both sides of the street was erected, connected into a piece, as if shouting the bluff of the remnant summer, Xie Lan asked for a cup of herbal tea, sat for a while, squinted slightly at the sun almost overhead, felt the emptiness in his belly, and walked towards the inn.

As soon as Xie Lan entered the inn, the sharp-eyed Xiao Er immediately came over and said, "Master, do you see if you go back to the room to eat, or share a table with others." ”

"It's lively outside, just eat outside, you see where it's convenient, even if it's me." Xie Lan continued.

"Okay, you come with me, let me introduce you, this is our famous man Liu Ye in Dashi Town, he loves to make friends the most, Liu Ye, hello, this is a guest of our store, you see, now the big guys are eating, if it's convenient, make up?" Xiao Er led Xie Lan to the table where there was only one big man, the big man was dressed in a cyan shirt, looking like a tiger's back, his arm muscles were high, his face was full of beards, and his eyes were bright under his bronzed face, but his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, as if he had something on his mind, and when he saw Xiao Er bring over a young man, he immediately smiled heartily, and a loud voice sounded:

"Little Lizi, what kind of fancy is playing, little brother, just sit, look at your dress, you are also a person in the rivers and lakes, just feel free."

"Thank you, Brother Liu, little second brother, please cut more beef, and have another jar of champion red, and I will drink a bowl with Brother Liu."

"Okay, this master is also a cheerful person, then I will say it directly, it is the first time for you to walk the rivers and lakes, our Liu Ye has been walking on the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, you can ask him for advice." Talk, I'm ready to go. ”

Xie Lan smiled slightly, and saluted the big man: "Brother Liu is good, the second brother is really good-looking, I won't tell you, I am indeed a newcomer to the rivers and lakes, and there are many things I don't understand, if there is anything wrong with it, you can take care of it." The younger brother's surname is Xie, so I bothered. ”

"Hehe, then the old brother will be big, Brother Xie sit, you're welcome, if there is anything you don't understand, just ask me, in the southern part of Xiaoyan Country, there is no place that I am not familiar with." Dahan returned the salute.

The wine and food were quickly served, Xie Lan first entered the rivers and lakes, but the man surnamed Liu had been climbing the mold in the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, and what he saw and heard was extensive, so he chatted about Tiannan and Haibei, one was a blank in this regard, and he listened to it with relish, and the other could be described as an old fritter in the rivers and lakes, and he had been in it for more than ten years, and he had won the three flavors of each. Seeing that the listener was serious, talking about what he saw and heard, his eyebrows flew and danced, and he talked very happily for a while.

Suddenly, the man surnamed Liu frowned, and drank the wine bowl in a muffled voice, Xie Lan felt a little strange, and thought that he had just made something inappropriate, and he was at a loss, but fortunately, the man surnamed Liu realized that he was out of shape when he was not long, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I'm distracted, alas, you listen to Zhang Laosan's words." ”

Following the eyes of the man surnamed Liu, Xie Lan looked towards a table in the middle, and found that the guests on the table were also dressed as people in the rivers and lakes, and the atmosphere there was slightly dull, with sad faces, and the red-faced man on Xie Lan's side was talking: "Alas, Li Yuanwai is a good person, but unfortunately his wife died a month ago, and now there is this incident in the family, is there really no good reward for good people?" Usually he treats us well, but now we can't help at all, which really makes people anxious. ”

"Yes, I waited outside the door every day for the past few nights, and I didn't find any movement, how could there be something inside, unless, alas, there is really nothing we can do about it, only to help find more monks and Taoists."

Xie Lan sounded strange and asked, "Brother Liu, listening to their words, a friend is in trouble, and you also know that friend of theirs, right?" ”

"Brother Xie is so smart, alas, if he wasn't upset, how could he drink here alone? Don't hide it from you, brother, then Li Yuan is kind to me, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to settle down in this big stone town. Presumably my brother also wonders why we are worried, this is not something that cannot be said, so I will give you a word or two. ”

The man surnamed Liu went down with another bowl of wine, Xie Lan hurriedly filled the wine bowl, the man surnamed Liu showed a gesture in his eyes, and said slowly: "Let me tell you about Li Yuanwai first, Li Yuanwai is a great good person in this Dashi Town, the son inherits his father's business, and the business is reasonable, until he meets his wife, Mrs. Li, Mrs. Li can be said to be a noble person outside the staff, the two have lived for more than ten years and have been in love as before, respecting each other like guests; In business, Sister-in-law Li is also an expert, in five years, Li Yuanwai's family business has increased more than tenfold, and the couple is helpful, it can be said that Dashi Town has today's scale, all thanks to the two of them, the two streets near this are built by them, the surrounding shops are their family's property, and the rent is very low, if there is an inconvenience, not only will not force you, but also will give you ideas, if necessary, will also give you financial silver taels. This bluestone road, the stone arch bridge at the edge of the town, and the free tea shop at the entrance of the town, were all built by them, hehe, to put it simply, I am afraid that most of the people in this inn have received their favors. ”

"yes, yes." I don't know when the inn became quiet, and the red-faced man walked over, "Old Liu, who is this?" ”

"I just met, he is a good person, you can call him Brother Xie, he came from the south, and he is a newcomer. Brother Xie, this is what I told you about Zhang Laosan, you can just call him the third brother. The man surnamed Liu introduced.

"Third brother is good." Xie Lan hugged his fists and saluted, and the third Zhang also returned the salute and said, "From the south?" Seeing each other is fate, then I'm not welcome, Brother Xie, I can't hide it, all of us have received the favor of Li Yuanwai. The whole inn echoed.

Xiao Er took a wine bowl quite colorfully, poured a bowl of wine next to it, Zhang Laosan picked up the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and said: "If it wasn't for Li Yuanwai, my life was gone, and I was bitten by a colorful poisonous snake in the mountains, which was very poisonous, and the poisonous snake was also killed by me, even if I swallowed its gall and did some simple bandaging, it was only enough to support the tea shop outside the town, and the tea shop was a free resting place prepared by Li Yuanwai for the merchants. I immediately asked Lang Zhong to treat my injuries, and even went to the county town hundreds of miles away to buy a herb at a high price, and rushed back one day to save my life. "yes, yes. Li Yuanwai is our great benefactor. ”

The man surnamed Liu also took a sip of wine and said: "I was also chased and killed by the enemy five years ago, and I was seriously injured to death, thanks to Li Yuanwai's help, after recovering from the injury, I saw that this Dashi Town is a simple people, and there are many less deceitful people in the rivers and lakes, and I decided to settle down here, and Li Yuanwai gave me a shop, and now I am also married and has children, and my life can be called harmonious." ”

After listening to it for so long, Xie Lan couldn't help but be curious, looking at the two men who were frowning and starting to drink again, he couldn't help asking, "What happened?" ”