At this time, the boy was struggling on the ground, and suddenly someone came to untie the sack, and then two people tied him to the locust tree in the courtyard.

At this time, two more people came out of the house, both of them were thirty or forty years old, and the young man looked like a practicing family, and one of them was full of beards, and he thought to himself, this time in the hands of these thieves, my fate is considered to be resting.

One of them shouted, "Lian'er, what are you doing here?" Where did you get such a running man? ”

I saw that the woman hurriedly said respectfully: "Senior Brother Yu......"

But she didn't reply directly, but got up and walked to the two of them, whispered a few words, and then both of them looked at the young man in unison, and approached the young man, looked through the banners and medicine boxes scattered on the ground, the person who was called "Senior Brother Yu" by the woman called "Lian'er" did not speak, and another burly man said:

"Say, what did Xu Jialou let you do?"

The young man was at a loss for a while, and he didn't know how to answer, but said, "What is Xujialou?" Or who is it? I don't know what you're talking about! ”

At this time, the person with a bearded face and called "Senior Brother Yu" said to another person: "Brother Wang, it seems that this kid has a very hard mouth, why don't you wait for Senior Brother Zhu to come and let him interrogate him personally." ”

The person known as "Brother Wang" nodded and said, "Now it is estimated that Senior Brother Zhu should also come, and we had better wait in the main hall to avoid losing etiquette." ”

The man surnamed Yu Dahan also nodded, and told Lian'er to take care of the young man, so the two turned around and walked towards the house.

At this time, the woman named Lian'er was about to step forward and put the sack piece in the young man's mouth again, and when the young man saw this, he immediately understood that he had had enough of the feeling of a thousand needles piercing his throat, so he hurriedly said:

"Wait!"

The woman was puzzled and asked him, "What are you doing?" ”

The young man saw that the people around him were already busy with their own people, and at this time he was the only one who spoke alone with the woman, so he whispered: "I suffer from a rare aphthous sore, and my life is short, and once others stick to my saliva, it is very easy to get infected ......"

Before she could finish speaking, the woman hurriedly threw the sack that had been stuffed into the boy's mouth on the ground, and looked terrified. But the woman did not believe it completely, and immediately drew the long sword in her hand, and put it only on the young man's neck, and said:

"You dare to lie to your aunt!"

The young man hurriedly said: "No, I really do this, I also accidentally stepped on such a patient in the early years to treat this disease, at first I felt dry mouth at night, and then I would wake up in the morning with hemoptysis, and then my mouth and tongue ulcerated, and my speech was slurred, and finally I died without medicine." ”

At this time, the boy was already speechless, and the girl had already noticed it, and thought: It seems that this is indeed true, otherwise this guy can't speak clearly?

In fact, the young man was indeed unable to speak words, but it was all because he had just been stuffed in his mouth by this piece of sackcloth for half an hour, and his tongue was numb, and the woman only had to think about the scene when the young man scolded her just now, and she would understand that the young man was lying. But caring is chaotic, and for birth, old age, sickness and death, people often prefer to believe in it rather than believe in it, this woman is naturally out of this mentality, so she doesn't think too much.

And the teenager walked the streets and alleys, including when he used to travel with his grandfather and father, he had seen too many patients, for the psychology of these ordinary people, as long as he looked at and moved, he would understand their thoughts at this moment, and naturally he would act at the opportunity, often tried and tested.

For the bell doctors who run the rivers and lakes, they generally don't go too far, and most of them are active in one area, relying on seven points of skill and three points of mouth, although they can't cure all diseases, but they also have some skills. And to gain the trust of the people, it is not enough to rely on medical skills alone, any Langzhong, even if it is a famous doctor, does not dare to say that all diseases can be cured, this depends on three points of eloquence, and the people who say that they can see the doctor admire, even if they can't cure themselves, they have to make people feel that others can't cure them.

At this time, the girl was naturally uneasy, and when the young man saw this, he sighed and said, "I also know that I will not escape death in your hands, but I also ask the girl for one thing......"

Seeing that the young man's tone was soothing and sad, the woman couldn't help asking, "What's the matter?" ”

"I don't have a long life, but I don't want to be a starving ghost, can I bother the girl, take a few mouthfuls of water to drink, a few mouthfuls of food to eat, and I am also grateful to Dade on the Huangquan Road."

The young man's words can be regarded as reasonable, and he can't help but let people not allow it, the young man has actually not eaten for nearly three days, and he has wasted a lot of body by this toss, and seeing that there is an opportunity to talk about this woman, the young man continued:

"As for the poison on the girl's body, don't worry at this time, it's just on the surface of the skin at the moment, and it won't hurt if I use a little medicine later."

When the woman heard this, she felt that this was true, so she relaxed and walked away. After about a quarter of an hour, the woman came with a fellow man. The old boy asked about the aroma of cabbage, tofu and steamed buns, so his saliva flowed, and he couldn't wait to break the rope and pounce on him.

The man put down the two steamed buns and the food and chopsticks, and went back, and the woman loosened the rope on the boy's upper body at this time, let the boy squat, and let him strangle his waist again, and continued to tie him up from the locust tree.

The boy was already satisfied, but did not answer, and immediately devoured the meal. But because he ate so hard, he choked and couldn't speak. The young man hurriedly pointed to the woman, went to his luggage and took out the gourd, and handed it to him quickly, but the woman did not dare to slack off, so she took out the gourd and handed it to him. The boy drank a few sips of water and washed down the meal, and then he hiccuped a few times.

The woman couldn't help but laugh and said, "Are you so unresponsive when you eat?" ”

The young man hiccuped and said, "You said it lightly, you strangled your stomach so tightly, I couldn't eat at all, how could I not choke?" ”

The woman did not expect the boy to hit him backwards, and with a spit, she tied the rope back to his chest and arms. The young man smelled the faint fragrance of the woman up close, and couldn't help but feel a little relaxed.

At this time, a voice came from the house, saying, "Miss Lian'er, Senior Brother Zhu is almost here, Senior Brother Yu asked you to come over quickly!" ”

"Got it!" The woman replied.

The boy asked, "Your name is Lian'er?" The name is quite nice. ”

The woman's name is indeed Lian'er, but at this time, she felt that her name was known to a boy she didn't know, so she couldn't help but be a little shy and didn't answer. Lian'er felt that the boy was not too bad, so he didn't tie him too tightly, so she loosened the rope for him and went to the inner hall.

The boy finally had a full meal for a few days, but now he was kidnapped, and he had no power to resist, and there were many families around him, unable to get out, and he couldn't help but be sad and born from it.

But not long after, I saw that the door of the house was knocked open, and Lian'er came to the young man with a long sword in her hand, and said angrily: "Good boy, you dare to entertain my aunt and grandmother?" ”

The young man already understood that he had just lied to him that he was sick, but he couldn't admit it even if he was dying, and he had to continue to deceive, maybe there would be a turnaround, so he said:

"What are these words? How could I deceive you? ”

Lian'er was even more angry, and said angrily: "You still said no, just said that I was sick, didn't you?" ”

The young man wanted to continue to argue, but Lian'er waved her long sword and continued: "I still want to quibble, today my aunt and grandmother will send you this spy to the western sky!" ”

The young man wondered even more, why did he become a spy again?

At this time, the big man surnamed Yu and the big man surnamed Wang just now had also gone out, and Lian'er swung her sword and was about to cut at the young man's neck, but the two did not stop him, and the young man was suddenly shocked, and shouted out of instinct:

"Wait!"

The woman really stopped, looked proud, and said, "What, are you afraid of death?" ”

The young man didn't answer her, but said, "What kind of spy do you say I am?" I'd like to ask! ”

Before the woman could answer, the bearded man surnamed Yu at the door spoke: "Boy, you Qiao Zhuang is dressed as Langzhong, do you think we don't know?" ”

The young man was inexplicable, he was originally a fake Langzhong, although he had not learned the family heirloom in medical skills, but it was also genuine, but he was not allowed to think about it, the big man surnamed Yu continued:

"How do you know about our relationship with Xu Jialou tonight? Who sent you to spy on the news? If you don't, we'll slaughter you and feed the dogs! ”

The young man did not know what was going on, and asked him how to answer, and in the midst of his silence, the woman named Lian'er was about to raise the sword in her hand again, and the young man immediately replied:

"Uh...... Well, tell you the truth, I'm ...... I...... I am related to you Senior Brother Zhu! ”

Recently, the young man in Lian'er saw his every move, every look and every look on him, knowing that this kid was obviously talking nonsense and delaying time, so he said sharply: "You don't recognize relatives indiscriminately, Senior Brother Zhu never told me that there is such a relative as you!" Senior Brother Yu, Senior Brother Wang, don't fall for this kid, he is clearly delaying time! He turned his head and gave the boy a vicious look. The young man hurriedly said: "It's a relative, it's a relative, I told him a distant relative who is far, far away!" ”

It turned out that the two people surnamed Yu and Wang who received the news from Senior Brother Zhu hurriedly came to report that they would arrive soon, so they hurriedly asked Lian'er, who was watching the young man in the backyard, to hurry into the house and prepare to greet Senior Brother Zhu. After Lian'er entered the inner hall, she was skeptical of what the young man said to her just now, and her expression was in a trance, and there happened to be a monk who knew how to use medical skills. Although Lian'er said that it was the first time she met this person, she was also called his brother and sister, so she asked him what happened just now, and after the monk saw it, she laughed, and Lian'er didn't wait for her heart to tell the truth, that is, she understood what was going on, so she came to the young man with a sword to settle accounts.

The young man said at this time that he was a relative of that Senior Brother Zhu, which was purely delaying time, because he saw that everyone was respectful to him, and he thought to himself that this person's prestige among these people should be extremely high, and everyone was a little more jealous when he said that he was a relative.

But the young man also heard that this "Senior Brother Zhu" would come soon, and he had no choice at that time, so he had to say this for the time being to fool everyone, and he had to live for a moment, besides, if the person named Senior Brother Zhu came, if he was a reasonable person, maybe there would be a turnaround.

But although the young man said this, everyone didn't believe it, and that Lian'er was on the side, and he had already seen through this trick of himself, maybe when he would raise his hand and give himself a result, the young man's brain was spinning rapidly, and he thought that he must think of a good way, saying that everyone could stop temporarily, so that he could avoid being poisoned, so he said hard:

"If you don't believe we can make a bet!"

This sentence was heard by the whole courtyard, not because of how sonorous and powerful the young man's words were, but because the word "bet" has a special magic among these people.

It is not difficult for everyone to see that they are all people who practice martial arts, who have been wandering in the rivers and lakes all the year round, wandering among the three religions and nine streams, and may be despised by people for abduction and deception, but for martial arts and gambling, they are brave and ruthless, and they have no immunity. Because a bet is a challenge, if someone asks them for a bet, if they dare not respond, they will feel like a dwarf, which is a great shame.

Unexpectedly, the young man's words, everyone was silent for a long time.

The bearded man surnamed Yu looked at the big man surnamed Wang, and the one surnamed Wang nodded, indicating that he could accept it. So the big man surnamed Yu said loudly:

"Okay, it's just that you're a teenager, I don't know what bets you can bet with us?"

The young man was also unable to do so, and said stubbornly: "Although I can't help myself, but the soldier can be killed, not humiliated, I will use my own dignity to bet with you, if I lose, after you kill me, dispose of it casually, feed the pigs and feed the dogs, and listen to the respect......"

"But what if we lose? What are your requirements? The surname Wang immediately said.

The young man said: "If you lose...... The young man wanted to say that if the other party lost, he would treat himself with good food and drink, give himself twenty taels of silver as spiritual compensation, and respectfully send himself out.

But just about to say this, after thinking about it, since the other party lost, that is to say, that Senior Brother Zhu is their relative, these requests are obviously nonsense, they will naturally treat themselves well on the face of that Senior Brother Zhu and then let themselves go, so if they say this, it happens to be three hundred taels of silver here, isn't it equivalent to admitting that they don't know the person called "Senior Brother Zhu" at all? But what I hope is that I can let them let me go, even if they don't give anything, as long as they keep their lives.

The young man's eyes looked at everyone in the courtyard one by one at this time, and these countless thoughts flashed in his mind, and he was vetoed countless times. I thought, how should this bet be placed? Since you can't say that you won and let yourself go, you have to find a reasonable bet.

So the young man looked at everyone's clothes, first Lian'er, to see if he had any expensive jewelry, which could be used to ask for bets, and then to see if there were any valuable items in everyone's clothing, but after looking for a long time, he found nothing. This is natural, these people who practice martial arts in the rivers and lakes usually like to wear comfortable and loose clothes, how can they find a jewelry hoop on their wrists and necks to find discomfort? He looked again, to see if the weapons in each person's hands could be used as bets, and he couldn't think about it, I am Lang Zhong who practices medicine with a rattle, if he walks the streets and alleys with a big knife, who would dare to see me? No, no, no.

At this time, I only heard that Lian'er show a smug look, as if she had seen through her own little abacus, and said with a sneer:

"Say, what do you ask of us if we lose?"

When the young man had nothing to do, this sentence could be regarded as making him enlightened, so he smiled and said to Lian'er:

"If you lose, you will be my wife!"

As soon as the young man said this, some people around him couldn't help but laugh, and the big man surnamed Yu and the big man surnamed Wang also looked at each other and smiled.

But this Lian'er was furious, and raised the sword in his hand to slash at the young man, and the young man immediately said: "Hey, what, don't you dare to bet?" Want to kill someone? ”

The big man surnamed Yu saw that Lian'er was annoyed and angry, and hurriedly said: "Senior Sister Lian'er, since we have agreed to make this bet with this kid, we can't hurt his life, and wait for Senior Brother Zhu to come and the truth will be revealed." Don't worry, if this kid deliberately insults your innocence with these crazy words, I will implore Senior Brother Zhu to let you kill him personally to relieve the hatred in your heart. ”

Lian'er listened to the words of the big man surnamed Yu, then stopped, glared at the young man fiercely, and said: You dare to talk about your aunt and grandmother, wait, and when the senior brother will expose your tricks, my aunt and grandmother will personally kill you!

At this time, I only heard someone in the room shouting: "Senior Brother Zhu is here!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed, first, they knew that Senior Brother Zhu was safe on the way and arrived safely, and second, the result of the bet was about to be revealed. But the young man was cold in his heart, thinking, I, the unspeakable people, stopped killing me, and in the end I couldn't escape God's arrangement, his old man let me die tonight, how could he keep me until tomorrow!