Chapter 3 Road Encounter 1
"Uncle Youcai prepares, and we'll set off later."
In the distance, the hooves of Liu Zuorong and Liu Zuohui's horses flew, and the dust rolled up could no longer see their backs. Finally sent away these two goods, Liu Zuochen felt relaxed for a while, these two guys asked questions and pestered endlessly as soon as they came, which really gave him a headache, but fortunately, the time to stay this time was short.
"Yesterday I was ready to go." Zhang Youcai replied and looked at Liu Zuochen's back, who was already half a head taller than him, and the real inverted triangular torso, although it was slightly thin, could not hide its heroic posture.
"Good! Beckoning brothers to go. Liu Zuochen likes to call his subordinates brothers, not only because they are of the same age, but the most important thing is that he thinks that this is kind enough and affectionate!
This generation! I can't change it! Zhang Youcai slandered. Most of the people under his command are hard-working people he has worked hard to find from all over the world, or their families are broken or displaced, and they have always called him his brother after being recruited by Zhang Youcai, and Zhang Youcai also likes to be commensurate with their brothers.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak......" The wooden wheel ran on the potholed dirt road, sighing and complaining about the bitterness, which sounded very annoying at first, but fortunately, everyone had been accustomed to hearing it all year round, and laughed and laughed and did not take the grievances of the wooden wheel seriously.
It's winter, rare good weather, and it's been nearly half a month of walking all the way.
"There's an inn ahead, brothers work hard, rush over and take a hot shower before dark, and feel comfortable." Zhang Youcai shouted, which immediately made everyone smile, and many days of sleeping in the open have made everyone itch unbearably.
"Brother Zhang, give two pots of wine at night!"
Zhang Youcai casually glanced at Liu Zuochen's face, and said with a smile: "No problem, treat the brothers with good wine and meat." ”
"Haha......, look, Brother Zhang is refreshing!"
The people who received the response were elated, but the wooden chariot and the horses dragging it did not understand, and they continued to walk in their own way.
"Quick, quick! Dismount in shifts and push a wagon. "The people who hooked the wine worm could already faintly smell the fragrant smell of wine, and they shouted at each other, jumped off the horse and threw off their arms, and refused to let go until they were out of breath.
The hot-blooded young man is like this, and he has inexhaustible strength to initiate ruthlessness.
"Uncle Zhang, be careful, the atmosphere is a little wrong."
It's already very close to the inn, and the person who looks like Xiao Er is standing at the door of the store, and his eyebrows can already be clearly seen.
According to usual, Xiao Er should have raised his arm at this time and waved the rag that was often on his shoulder, and the child who should be familiar with it was also an unfamiliar face.
Zhang Youcai agreed, expecting that maybe it would be a change of buddy, but he still didn't dare to be careless, and turned around and gestured to the young men behind him.
The people who had been walking outside for many years saw Zhang Youcai's gesture and immediately became alert.
"Guest officer, is it a fire or a hotel?" The shopkeeper didn't greet everyone until they entered the courtyard enclosed by the inn, although he was hunched and smiling, Liu Zuochen and Zhang Youcai could see his rustiness.
The shopkeeper in the past, bowed his waist like a wicker, and the smile on his face was like an old friend who had been absent for a long time, kind and real.
"I haven't settled down, maybe I'll have to hurry after dinner." Liu Zuochen said coldly.
"Oh! …… This uncle, two days away from the first two days is the Great Food Country, the wilderness and the mountains......"
"I've walked through it once!" Liu Zuochen turned over and dismounted, whispered, and casually looked at the shopkeeper's hand.
Smiling wryly, the shopkeeper turned around slightly, "The little one is too talkative, uncle, don't blame." As he spoke, he put the rag in his hand and covered the tiger's mouth, "You please, this uncle, please too." ”
There is no doubt that Xiao Er has a problem, even if the welcome guest is a little rusty, he should put the rag on his shoulder, and he should not cover the rag on the tiger's mouth, not to mention, the calluses of the tiger's mouth Liu Zuochen and Zhang Youcai have seen it clearly.
"There are guests lighting a lighter......"
The shopkeeper shouted, and the two men who opened the door curtain ran out quickly to help the group lead the horse and settle down, with steady steps and strong bodies.
"Little Er, has the inn changed owners?"
Lifting the curtain, the child who stopped his steps replied, "Yes, it's been a few months,......
"Ji Yong, hurry up! With so many people making fires, why don't you go to the back kitchen as soon as possible to help!? The proprietor, who was dressed more decently, interrupted the shopkeeper's words with a loud shout, and instantly smiled, "Guest officer, please sit down, please sit down, what food you need is just words, hehehe......"
"Wow! It seems that the new owner will operate and improve the variety of dishes? Zhang Youcai did not shy away from being familiar with this inn, "First cut ten catties of beef, and then put two jars of good wine up!" ”
Zhang Youcai's words are greasy, if this inn is robbed by gangsters, it will naturally not shy away from selling beef.
"Guest officer, you are laughing..., where can you get this beef, although it is said that the emperor is far away, but I am afraid that the matter will be revealed and rectified by the government, right?" The owner of the inn looked a little embarrassed, laughed dryly, and said, "Look, it's better to change it to pork or mutton?" ”
"It doesn't seem to be improving, but it has retreated ......, alas! I can't even get ten catties of beef, what kind of strength is this inn open! ”
As he spoke, Zhang Youcai had already sat down at the table, glanced at the four teacups on the table, glanced at Liu Zuochen, and said in his heart, this is more and more wrong, obviously just four people were sitting together drinking tea, reaching out to take the teapot, "I'm dying of thirst, drink a glass of water to quench my thirst first......"
"Hello......, guest officer! This tea has been drunk, and then brew a new pot for you. ”
Stretching out his hand to stop the innkeeper, Liu Zuochen smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay!" It's a stupid thing to quench your thirst, and you don't have to pay too much attention to it, but ......, you still have to make a few more pots of tea for the brothers in the back, and this pot of ours will be like this! ”
"What the guest officer said, what he said." The innkeeper looked at Zhang Youcai with a dry smile, and shouted loudly: "Second, third!" Haven't tied up your horse yet? As he spoke, he turned around and walked to the counter, muttering: It's two pieces of waste! It's like this to tie a horse!
"It's coming, it's coming!"
The two people with gloomy faces responded, and before they could stand firm when they walked into the house, the innkeeper scolded impatiently: "Serve tea to the guest officer immediately, and neglect the guest...... See how I clean you both! ”
In the past few years, Liu Zuochen, who has some experience in walking the rivers and lakes, has already seen some clues, looking at the expressions of several people, he has already guessed that these three people are by no means ordinary gangsters in the rivers and lakes, but I don't know why the officials came up with such a set? Could it be that it was noticed by the imperial court?