317, a small stall owner whose heart is dripping blood

Whether it's a child or a matter in the military, someone has something to share. Nangong Mo and the others easily left Youzhou and went to Xizhou. The two of them were followed by Xingwei and Liu Han, who had just recovered from their injuries, and the guards who were secretly following.

King Ning's fief is west of Youzhou, which has been a barren and desolate barbarian land since ancient times. Although the terrain bordering the Northern Yuan was rugged, but further northwest it was adjacent to the Uighur tribes, and in order to deter the tribes, Xizhou was naturally heavily defended, and its military strength was not weaker than that of Youzhou. It had been several months since Nangong Mo last went out. So although this trip to Xizhou was accompanied by an important task, Nangong Mo still felt very happy.

The group of four people was not in a hurry, and after leaving Youzhou, they rode their horses in the direction of Xizhou without slowness. Along the way, it was leisurely, not like he was going to be a lobbyist to persuade King Ning, but to go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Seeing that even Liu Han was a little anxious, he couldn't help but ask: "County Lord, is it really okay for us to go so slowly?" ”

Nangong Mo was puzzled, "What's the problem?" ”

Liu Han touched his nose, "Didn't we go to find King Ning?" ”

Nangong Mo smiled and said, "King Ning will not run away in Xizhou. ”

But King Ning may have been moved by Xiao Qianye's words, and sent troops before they arrived in Xizhou.

Nangong Mo smiled: "Don't worry, if King Ning is so impulsive, he can't be so young and guarding Xizhou for so many years." If Yan Wangfu doesn't fight a few battles with Xiao Qianye, how can he judge who to bet on? ”

Liu Han didn't seem to understand, but he still nodded and didn't say anything more. Since the prince and the county lord have a plan in their hearts, they don't have to get to the bottom of it as subordinates.

Nangong Mo turned his head to look at Wei Junmo and asked, "You say, can Xiao Qianye's people convince King Ning?" ”

Wei Gongzi pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly. Nangong Mo touched his chin and said with a smile: "I'm very curious, what kind of price Xiao Qianye will offer to King Ning." ”

"No matter what the price, he won't cash it in." Wei Junmo said calmly.

"Like you fooled the Warat?" Nangong Mo asked with a smile.

"It's not a fool, it's a deal." Wei Gongzi said calmly, and he didn't look weak at all.

"Okay, deal." Nangong Mo shrugged, although he didn't know when this deal would be cashed out. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible for the Warat tribes who stabbed Beiyuan in the back to get back together with Beiyuan in a short period of time, what else can they do except follow Yanwangfu? The leader of the Warat tribe who was cheated by someone is now afraid that he is scolding his mother in his heart.

"It's getting late, let's stay in front for the night. Shall we hurry again tomorrow? Nangong Mo looked at a city that was already faintly visible in the distance and smiled.

Liu Han raised his eyes and said, "County Lord, it should be Anxia City in front, which is a big city on the border between Xizhou and Youzhou. When we arrived in Anxia City, we had already entered King Ning's fiefdom. ”

Wei Junmo looked at Nangong Mo and nodded, "It's okay." ”

Anxia City is only a county seat, but because it is located at the junction of Youzhou and Xizhou, and it is the only place for Xizhou North Road to Jinling, it is very prosperous and lively. When Nangong Mo and his party entered the city, it was evening, but the streets were still full of people and people. Watching the four of them strolling along, it attracted many people to look sideways along the way. Although the outfits of the four are not very eye-catching, their appearance is by no means comparable to ordinary people. Most of the people in the Northland are tall and rugged, and the women are tall and bright, these four people are obviously southerners, not to mention, a man and a woman are handsome, and the women are beautiful, and it is difficult not to be eye-catching.

But even so, not many people dared to come forward and talk. Not to mention Wei Gongzi's indifferent momentum. Even Xing Wei and Liu Han, who were following behind him, were holding a sword and playing with the short knife on their waists, and they knew that they were not easy to mess with. No matter how obsessed people are, they have to secretly look at and drool, after all... Nothing is more important than life, isn't it?

"Childe, madam, we have already booked a room in the Yuebin Building in front. Is this over? Liu Han asked in a low voice. The inn was naturally ordered in advance by the guards who walked in front of them. Nangong Mo glanced at the self-impressed gazes of the pedestrians around him with a smile, nodded and smiled: "It's okay." ”

The place chosen by the guards of the Zixiao Hall was naturally the best in the city. Although Nangong Mo and Wei Junmo are not people who can't endure hardship, they can naturally enjoy it more comfortably if conditions permit. As soon as he entered the door, the shopkeeper greeted him personally, "Four guest officers, please inside." I don't know if the four are ......"

Liu Han casually threw a sign in his hand to the shopkeeper and said, "Prepare some meals first, and pick what you are best at." When the shopkeeper saw the sign, he immediately smiled more attentively, "It turned out to be Mr. Wei and Mrs., and the small room booked by the four of them had already been cleaned up." The four upstairs please, the little one ordered the kitchen to prepare the meal. "Yuebin Building is the best inn in Anxia, but the rooms in the inn are also high and low. A day ago, a son came over and booked the three best wings of Yuebin Building, plus a whole yard in the backyard. Just this income is enough for half a month's profit in Yuebin Building on weekdays. Looking at the appearance and temperament of the first two, it is obviously not an ordinary background, but I am afraid that they are nobles who don't know where they came from.

As soon as the shopkeeper's voice fell, Xiao Er immediately returned and diligently led the four of them upstairs, and then served tea before leaving.

Sitting on the second floor, Nangong Mo sat a little lazily against Wei Junmo. I haven't moved for a long time, and I'm still a little tired after riding for most of the day.

Wei Junmo stretched out his hand, poured a cup of warm tea and put it in her hand. Feeling the faint warmth from the teacup, Yanran smiled, "This Anxia is a good place, it looks much more beautiful than Youzhou." "Youzhou is close to the outside of the border, even in spring and summer, there is always a little more rough and solemn, but Anxia, a small county town, has small bridges and flowing water along the way, weeping high-rise buildings, quite a bit of the beauty of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

The beauty of the water town.

Wei Junmo said softly: "If you like it, stay for a few more days." The vicinity of Anxia is the best place in Xizhou, and it has always had the reputation of plugging the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Liu Han looked up at the two of them, lowered his head in amusement and continued to drink tea: By the way, do you remember what you are doing in Xizhou?

Nangong Mo's eyes lit up slightly, and he smiled leisurely: "Okay." ”

Soon, the shopkeeper brought the meal. Hear the four... In fact, Nangong Mo and Liu Han were discussing where to play, so they smiled and said: "It's a coincidence that the four of you came, these two days happen to be our Anxia Flower God Festival." If the four of you are not in a hurry, you might as well stay for two more days? ”

"Flower Festival?" Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows, "Isn't the Flower God Festival generally in February?" "Most of the flower festivals in the Jiangnan area are on February 12, and there are some places that are slightly different, but most of them are also in early to mid-February. It's June now, and it's still the Flower God Festival. The shopkeeper smiled: "Madame doesn't know, our Anxia is different from other places. Our Anxia City is dedicated to the lotus lady. ”

"Why is that?" In the north, unlike the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, lotus flowers are relatively rare.

The shopkeeper smiled a little smugly: "Our Anxia has been a great person since ancient times, which is completely different from the places next to the north. There are nine large and small rivers in Anxia County, and there are many lakes with beautiful scenery, not to mention that there has never been a drought in summer. There is also a huge lake two or three miles outside the city, and there are many lotus flowers in the lake, which are no worse than those so-called water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. The blue water lake has never dried up since ancient times, and it has also benefited us people a lot. Therefore, the people of Anxia are very fond of lotus flowers, and think that our Anxia City is protected by lotus fairies. ”

Nangong Mo nodded and said, "In this way, it is indeed a good place." ”

"It's nature." The shopkeeper smiled: "The little one has never been out of Anxia in his life, but he never wants to leave." Where else do we have so many benefits in Anxia? ”

Nangong Mo smiled at Wei Junmo and said, "Let's stay and play for a few days?" ”

Wei Junmo naturally wouldn't object, "Listen to you." ”

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Son and Mrs. have this Yaxing, and they can go to Bishui Lake at noon tomorrow to participate in the Flower God Niangniang Festival." Every few days of the year, the lake is very lively, and many merchants from all over the world come to bring some rare goods to sell. Nangong Mo said with a smile: "The shopkeeper's business is so prosperous, presumably because of this Flower God Festival?" ”

The shopkeeper nodded yes with a smile on his face. The price of Yuebin Building is two or three times more expensive than ordinary inns, but at this time of year, there is still an endless stream of guests, and the entire second floor is almost full. It is indeed thanks to this annual festival of the god of flowers. The shopkeeper was very measured, said a few words and told him that there was still a lantern festival in the city tonight, and he retired.

Nangong Mo watched the shopkeeper go downstairs and said with a smile: "This shopkeeper is a character, no wonder this Yuebin Building can become the No. 1 inn in Anxia." ”

Liu Han nodded, this shopkeeper is indeed able to speak well, and it will not make people feel bored, let alone feel that he talks too much. Obviously, he knows how to grasp the right things. Those who open inns and restaurants probably have some eyes for people. But this shopkeeper is clearly superior.

"It's a shame to stay in such a small place." Nangong Mo sighed with a smile.

"The lantern festival that the shopkeeper said, shall we go?" Liu Han asked.

Nangong Mo smiled and said, "Naturally, I want to go." ”

Naturally, the lantern festival is held at night, and when the sky gradually darkens, the street is lit up on the street that is only one street away from Yuebin Building. The lanterns of the whole street spread all the way to the city gate, and even the castle towers were hung with colorful lanterns of different shapes. The girls in the city no longer stayed in the boudoir as usual, and they all dressed up in groups of three or five, or with their sisters, family, or friends and girlfriends.

Nangong Mo was wearing a light blue shirt, with jet-black hair tied in a small bun at will, and two lotus tassels and silver hairpins between the buns, the thin tassels swayed gently on the hair strands in her ears and ears, adding a bit of pretty, making it impossible to see that she was already a mother of two children. Holding Wei Junmo with one hand and a lotus lantern in the other, the two shuttled lightly through the flow of people.

"What are you doing with us?" After walking for a while, Nangong Mo turned around and saw the two people behind him who were still following him three steps away, and said helplessly.

Xingwei hugged his sword and was silent, Liu Han looked puzzled, "Otherwise, what are we going to do?" "They originally came out with the prince and the county lord, what are they going to do if they don't follow the master?

Nangong Mo sighed, pointed to the relaxed crowd around him, and said, "You can do whatever they do." Didn't we stay in Anxia just for fun? What are you playing with us? Hurry up, go, don't follow. ”

"But ......"

"No, you are not allowed to follow!" Nangong Mo said angrily, stretched out his hand and pulled Wei Junmo up and quickly drilled towards the crowd.

Liu Han habitually wanted to pull his legs to catch up, but he didn't want to meet the cold eyes of Wei Gongzi in front of him before he took a step. As a result, this leg could no longer take a step, so I had to watch the two disappear into the sea of people. The two people who were left behind looked at each other, and after a long time, Liu Han asked, "What should we do?" ”

Xingwei glanced at Liu Han silently, and his figure flashed and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Liu Han's rare pretty face, which was left alone, was distorted: Do you think that this girl will invite you to visit the Lantern Festival together? This girl is not interested in the younger brother, okay?

Since the master didn't need her anymore, and her companions abandoned her in disgust and ran away, Miss Liu Han decided to go to the Lantern Festival by herself.

Nangong Mo pulled Wei Junmo and walked forward quickly in the crowd, although the man who followed her was pulled by her, he was always used to blocking the people around her. It is always easy to attract attention when a couple of handsome men and beautiful women walk in the lantern festival. The men passing by were all envious of Gongzi Wei having such a beautiful woman with him, and the girl was even more envious of Nangong Mo having such a beautiful woman

There is such a handsome man who acts as a messenger of flowers.

"Hey, go there."

Pulling Wei Gongzi to a small stall, Nangong Mo looked at someone with a smile, "Have you played?" ”

It's a very simple and common game, using a small bamboo trap to trap things, and everything belongs to you. Although it is very simple, it seems to be common among ordinary people, but Nangong Mo feels that Wei Gongzi must not have played.

Sure enough, Wei Junmo raised his eyebrows and looked at her suspiciously.

When the stall owner saw that the two of them looked extraordinary, he immediately knew that there was a big fish coming. Hurriedly greeted him with a smile and said with a smile: "This Miss Childe, Childe, let's put a gift for the girl." Five pennies for one, buy ten get two free. ”

Wei Junmo glanced at the prizes on the ground, his sword eyebrows furrowed slightly, "Do you like it?" "Obviously, with Wei Gongzi's eyes, he can't look down on these things. Most of the prizes on the ground were very simple beaded ornaments made of zuΓ², and the most expensive bracelet placed in the farthest distance was probably less than five taels of silver at most. Wei Gongzi was reluctant to let Flawless wear such a crude thing.

"It doesn't matter if you like it or not, it's just for fun."

"Yes, yes, this girl is right." The stall owner said in agreement, so he liked these rich sons and daughters the most, a few pennies was nothing to them, just a joke. But for him, he can make a lot of money with a few more customers like this. "Childe, look at how delicate and beautiful this bracelet is. It costs a hundred taels to buy. ”

Nangong Mo twitched the corner of her mouth: She can buy a dozen of that thing for a hundred taels. But...... Looking at the appearance of a few sons and brothers next to him who threw a big push and failed to hit, and roared and wanted to come again, Nangong Mo directly threw out a piece of broken silver. The stall owner suddenly smiled and squinted, and happily weighed the silver, which was just one penny. Nangong Mo said: "All of them." ”

"Yes, girl. Here you go. The stall owner happily counted the circles and handed them over, and specially sent a few more.

Nangong Mo took the circle, took one and put it in his hand, and then threw it at a beaded flower.

"Huh? Deviated, alas. The bamboo hoop flicked on the ground and landed in the open space on the side. Wei Junmo raised his eyebrows, this kind of Cheng dΓΉ thing is good at secret weapons, Nangong Mo is definitely impossible to miss. Seeing Nangong Mo hand over the bamboo ring, Wei Gongzi took it and raised his hand to throw it at the farthest bracelet. was pulled by Nangong Mo, "Don't cheat." ”

Wei Gongzi raised his eyebrows, "Which one do you want?" ”

Nangong Mo smiled and nodded at the best-looking ones, "This, this, and that." ”

Wei Gongzi threw it casually and jumped long.

Throw again, jump again.

Throw it again, only press half of it doesn't count.

The stall owner looked at the two happily, these two looked like they hadn't played before. The people next to him saw that the handsome boy in Tsing Yi was expressionless and threw circles one by one, which was very interesting, and they all stopped to watch.

Throwing it again, the smile on the stall owner's face was stunned before it could fully unfold. The bamboo ring did not move at all on the cold and hard ground, and happened to land on a bead flower made of pearls.

The stall owner's face suddenly became tangled, although it was not the most expensive, it was worth half a tael of silver. This... Is it really such good luck? Blind cat touched a dead mouse?

Hit one, and the expression on Wei Gongzi's face softened a little. As if he was interested, his hands rose and fell, and another ornament was covered.

Throw again, hit again.

The crowd of onlookers applauded, the things on this stall are very exquisite and beautiful, even if it is not expensive, many girls like it. But it's really hard to catch, each circle is not much bigger than the prize, and the bamboo circle will bounce up if you are not careful if you throw it on the ground. Many people spend most of the day playing for nothing. The sons who came with their wives, fiancΓ©es, and sisters are even more depressed, and they can't let the girls down, right? As a man, the face can't allow them to go home empty-handed.

The stall owner's heart is already dripping blood at this time, and he knows how big the stall owner's psychological shadow area is just by looking at how many empty places are on the ground.

Nangong Mo happily stood beside Wei Junmo holding a bunch of things that seemed very cheap and crude to them, only to see Wei Gongzi holding the last three rings and throwing them casually. Everyone exclaimed, and all the three bamboo rings actually fell on the bracelet that was only a little smaller than the bamboo circle.

"That's amazing!"

At this time, how could the stall owner not know that he had met a master, and with a sad face, he reluctantly took the bracelet and sent it to Nangong Mo, "Childe, girl......"

Nangong Mo didn't pick up anything, looked at Wei Gongzi with a side smile and asked, "Are you still playing?" ”

"......" begs to let go, begs not to play.

Wei Junmo looked at Nangong Mo, "What else do you want?" ”

Nangong Mo looked at the stall owner with a smile, and the stall owner looked at Nangong Mo pitifully.

Nangong Mo had to sigh regretfully, "Forget it, don't play." But... You really don't... Uh-huh? ”

Wei Gongzi was indifferent, "I never cheat." ”

"Really?"

"I never lie." Never lie to you.

The phrase "......" itself is a lie, okay?

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Continue to sit in the waiting room and post in the code, I don't think the mobile phone will pit me today. Momda.

Huhu (~o~)zZ, or being pitted, the paragraphs are always indistinguishable. I didn't reply to the editor's request for help. But I think it should be okay this time.