Firmly held in Mr. Duan's hand, even the bright candlelight could not hide its shining light, it was a piece of jade pendant with a good texture, engraved with a golden rooster, and a very small "An" character engraved on the cockscomb.

Mr. Duan breathed a long sigh of relief, closed his palm, put away the jade pendant, and looked up at the third prince again, but there was a little deep meaning in his eyes.

The third prince saw that the jade pendant he brought was taken away by Mr. Duan, and he was secretly happy in his heart, knowing that Mr. Duan was willing to talk to him at this time, and secretly thought that he had finally made the right bet.

"Tomorrow, if you have time, you will send me your treasured wine." Mr. Duan stood up.

"Good! The little nephew will come to the door early tomorrow morning to deliver the wine, and he will not disappoint Uncle Duan! The third prince also stood up, moved the chair he had been sitting on, and made a way.

Mr. Duan nodded, as if he didn't want to say anything more, he gently dusted off the non-existent dust on his shirt with his sleeve, didn't look at the third prince anymore, and walked straight towards the door.

Hearing only a "poof", that thing was accurately embedded in the table in the room, the third prince walked over and looked curiously, only to find that it was the jade cup that had just been pinched out of Mr. Duan's hand, but at this time it was thrown into the hard ebony table without injury, the third prince looked at it for a moment, and his eyes gradually became gloomy.

At this time, the 'Flower Appreciation Pavilion' was quiet, and from the opposite side of the 'Yishui Pavilion' came bursts of laughter and the girl's coquettish voice, mixed with the kitsch tune of the singer downstairs, into the ears of the third prince, he couldn't help but get bored, grabbed the jade pot on the table and smashed it to the jade cup embedded in it, "pop", the jade pot and jade cup were broken, and the fragments were splashed everywhere.

The third prince grabbed the jade fragments that flew in, and the palm of his hand was slightly forced, and when he relaxed, the jade powder leaked out of his fist like fine sand, until it was leaked, and the third prince spread out his palm, blew lightly, shook his clothes, and with a smile full of indifference on his face, he opened the door and staggered towards the 'Yishui Pavilion'.

When the laughter and noise in the 'Wangjiang Tower' gradually subsided, the night had sunk, the city of Xiangyang was no longer as lively as before, the curfew had arrived, and there were no pedestrians between the streets and alleys.

A small town called 'Wulitou' dozens of miles west of Xiangyang has only begun to be busy at this time.

'Wulitou' was originally a place into the mountain, and it was a village at the earliest, not by the Han River, but as ordinary as many villages around Xiangyang City.

I don't know when Wulitou began to be lively, and gradually expanded into a town, and the merchants who smuggled goods from the south to the north no longer entered Xiangyang City, but settled in Wulitou to rest, unload and even trade.

In the middle of the moon, the only open street in the town of 'Wulitou' was full of people, and its liveliness was no less than the most prosperous street in Xiangyang City, but it was a completely different situation.

"Let one, let one" There are people who carry the goods while shouting and running, and their movements are as fast as swimming fish.

The people on the street were busy with their own things, and no one paid attention to the sounds of asking to give way from time to time, only two of them, every time they were called, they would consciously turn sideways to give way, but they didn't want to bump into others, and they were busy saluting and making amends.

The two men were dressed as ordinary men, their faces were as dark as those who had been running around for a living all the year round, and they seemed to be newcomers from other towns, each with a bag under his arm, looking around as if he was looking for something.

Because the two of them didn't take long to give way, when they reached the most lush, they found that no one else moved, so they stupidly got out of the way, and it took a lot of time to walk for a short time.

Seeing that the people on the street were busy with their own things, although they looked like a mess, they were actually very orderly, and they couldn't help leaning against the side of the street, stopping under an old tree, and after whispering, one of the tall young men grabbed one of the people who hurried in front of them and asked, "This old man, can you ask about something?" ”

The man who was pulled glanced at the two of them coldly, and said impatiently, "What's the matter? ”

When the short young man saw this man's expression, he knew that this man must not be happy to talk to the two of them, so he hurriedly put his hand into the burden under his arm and touched it, and found five or six copper coins, thought about it, stretched out a few more, secretly clasped them in his hand, smiled flatteringly, and stuffed those copper coins into the man's hand.

The man had already seen the movements of the short young man, and when he saw that he had touched it tremblingly twice, he reached out and took it, and checked it in his palm, and when he saw that there were only ten copper coins, he couldn't help pouting, but his expression had slowed down.

The tall man took advantage of the situation and asked, "Dare to ask the brother, is there a place to stay here?" ”

The man looked them up and down and asked, "Where did you come from?" ”

The tall man replied honestly: "My two brothers are foreigners, I wanted to come to Xiangyang to beg for food, the clinker was ......, and then someone pointed me to five miles, and the two of us walked for a day to get here, but if it was late today, I had to find a place to rest, and then find a business to do early tomorrow morning, so as to have a good meal." ”

The man sneered and said, "Don't you know that Wulitou never takes in strangers for the night? ”

"Why?" The short man interjected, then pointed at the busy people and said, "Could it be that these are all from the town?" ”

The man nodded, "Exactly!" ”

The short man showed a stunned expression, and the tall man hurriedly pulled his sleeve, took the burden under his armpit, reached in and groped again, but this time he found more than a dozen copper coins, all piled them into the man's hand and said, "Please give me some advice." ”

The man swept the copper coin in his hand again, his face was much more relaxed, and he said, "It is extremely easy to find a livelihood in Wulitou, but it does not accept strangers. When he saw the two brothers looking at him, his eyes rolled and he had an idea.

He added, "If I have a way for you to find work, how can you thank me?" ”

When the two brothers heard this, they were immediately overjoyed, and they hurriedly said: "If my brother allows me to find a livelihood and can support my two brothers, we will be grateful!" ”

The man saw that the two brothers knew each other quite well, and he was satisfied, and said, "Tonight is not a success, when I am free tomorrow, I will take you two to find a guarantor, and you will be able to do work tomorrow night." ”

The two thanked each other again, but the short young man said with a sad face: "The business has been settled, but my brothers are going to sleep on the streets tonight." ”

The man said disdainfully: "It's just a night, what's so difficult about this?" Come with me! ”