Chapter 18: Departure
While it was still early, Li Changan and Yang Qing were ready to set off.
After yesterday's incident, Li Changan was taken to Dongshan City, looked at the map carefully, and passed through five cities in the middle, and the interval between the cities was about three or four hundred miles.
With Li Chang'an's speed, they will travel more than 100 miles a day at most, after all, they have to consider the horse's endurance, in case they are tired to death, they can't change.
I went to the horse dealer and bought two good fast horses, one for ten taels of silver, which was not too expensive.
The next step was to buy some dry food, and by the way, I bought a few jars of good wine, ready to be used as food on the road.
There are many roads ahead, and sometimes you can't meet an inn or something, so naturally you have to prepare these.
Li Changan also went to buy two clothes, similar to the robes of scholars, one black and one white.
Yang Qing bargained for him next to him, and the two fast horses were originally fifteen taels of silver each, but he cut them to ten taels of silver.
Even if he customizes two inexpensive clothes, he also bargains, which makes Li Changan quite speechless.
You can bargain when you buy a horse, and the two sets of clothes are only two copper coins, are you concerned?
Yang Qing looked indifferent.
With everything ready, it's time to go.
When he went out of the city gate, Yang Qing suddenly stuffed a little broken silver for a sergeant, and asked with a smile: "Master, how far out of the city gate is there a place to rest, we are not familiar with each other, and I am afraid that we will spend the night in the wilderness." ”
The sergeant also rolled his eyes slowly, quietly put away the broken silver, and said in a straight voice: "Go out of the city gate and take the official road, there can be an inn for about sixty or seventy miles, but don't order too many things, it's easy to be slaughtered." ”
"Thank you Jun Ye for reminding me!" Yang Qing said with a smile, then got on the horse, and said to Li Changan: "You can't just look at the map for the journey, you have to ask the people nearby, such as these sergeants, they are stationed here all the year round, they come into contact with people who come and go, they know a lot, and they can ask a lot of things if they give a little silver." ”
Li Changan nodded.
It was already afternoon now, and they had just had lunch, but the sunset in spring was still early, and they had to hurry as soon as possible.
Although the two walked side by side along the way, there was no communication, but fortunately, the martial arts of the two were high enough to withstand the bumps of the horse, and they were always the fastest speed, and occasionally stopped to feed the horse some hay to rest, and did not delay time.
Hurrying slowly, I finally arrived at the inn that the sergeant had said before sunset.
The inn stands in the middle of nowhere, and there are a few shops selling tea and dry food next to it, like a supply point.
Walking into the inn, Yang Qing shouted very familiarly: "Xiao Er, bring me a pot to burn a knife, a pound of pork, a pound of beef, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of fruit." ”
"Okay."
Li Changan silently packed up his baggage, Yang Qing didn't talk to him, and waited until Xiao Er brought the food, then asked Xiao Er: "By the way, is there any news on the rivers and lakes recently?" ”
Xiao Er rubbed his fingers, Yang Qing smiled and took out a little broken silver for Xiao Er, Xiao Er said: "If you want to ask this, you can ask the right person, there have been a lot of things on the rivers and lakes recently, such as a Liupin general of the Qin State who was beheaded all over the house." ”
"Oh?" Yang Qing became interested, ate a peanut and asked, "What's going on?" ”
Xiao Er said with a smile: "It is said that he offended the one who offended the Blood White Alliance, and it seems that he contradicted a few words, but he was beheaded by the whole family on a random charge." ”
Yang Qing touched his chin and muttered, "In this way, is there any other news?" ”
Xiao Er continued: "That's a lot, let's just say that there are a few things that are circulated on the rivers and lakes, for example, a while ago, Dongtai Pavilion suddenly changed the rookie list, the second place, called Li Changan, and two other people were also on the list at the same time, but one of them was removed a while ago, saying that he was killed." ”
Li Changan's heart moved, it might be that Zhao Yunlong, he was indeed killed, and he killed him.
It's just that I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.
Yang Qing said with interest: "Go on." ”
Xiao Er said with a look of embarrassment: "This master, you see that I still have something to ......."
Yang Qing didn't obstruct too much, "Go down." ”
"Gotcha."
"How?" Yang Qing said to Li Changan.
Li Changan said lightly: "What's how?" ”
Yang Qing smiled and said: "Your senior brother's scandal is on the rivers and lakes, or that sentence, you will probably not be able to come back if you go." ”
Li Changan didn't have the slightest wave on his face, and said very calmly: "This is a mission that the master has asked me many times before his death, I must go, even if there is death or life." ”
Yang Qing smiled, did not continue to persuade him, poured a glass of wine for the two, handed it to Li Changan and said, "Taste it, the famous liquor on the rivers and lakes, burn the knife." ”
Li Changan felt the novelty, but he didn't care about the wine glass, and after pouring it down, he felt a burst of fire in his mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach.
Even spicy tears, but I didn't care, just quietly reminisced.
It took a while to come back and praise: "This wine is worthy of its name, it really looks like it's burning." ”
Yang Qing quipped: "You are also very good, sometimes some heroes who often drink alcohol will lose when they drink and burn knives, it seems that Brother Li, your alcohol consumption is very good!" ”
Li Changan said lightly: "It's okay, there should be no problem with drinking this pot of burning knives." ”
Yang Qing laughed and said: "I like you who open your eyes and talk nonsense, come, don't get drunk." ”
"Don't get drunk."
Li Changan also had a bit of a desire to use wine to dispel his sorrows, so he picked up the wine glass and took another sip.
This meal lasted for a long time, probably drank for more than half an hour, and after the wine and food were full, it was time to settle the bill, and by the way, I settled down to rest.
At this time, Li Changan and Yang Qing were already drunk, Yang Qing forced out some alcohol with a little luck, pulled Li Changan to the counter, took out ten taels of silver from his arms and handed it to the shopkeeper.
Two upper rooms were opened.
However, when he went upstairs, Yang Qing whispered to Li Changan: "Don't sleep to death, otherwise you may really die!" ”
Li Changan was immediately shocked, and he stared at Yang Qing with some questioning, and the latter shook his head.
Li Chang'an's heart immediately became vigilant, it seems that this place is not a safe place, if it is really like Li Changan thinks, get drunk and use alcohol to kill his sorrows, I am afraid that he will really die without knowing how to die.
But Li Changan still pretended to be drunk, and was helped into the room by Yang Qing, Yang Qing instructed: "Be careful, don't sleep to death!" ”