Chapter 1 Bafang Town
Thousands of miles of yellow sand!
Sunset!
The lonely goose cries blood!
A small town alone in the yellow sand!
This is the border between Tianhan and Loulan!
The name of the border town is Bafang!
The wind and rain in all directions are in all directions!
As one of the thousands of insignificant border towns in the Tianhan Dynasty, there was no formal army sent by the imperial court, and only a lieutenant surnamed Geng and fifty local warriors were stationed here.
But even so, no one ever feared that someone would dare to attack.
The reason is nothing more than that this is the land of Tianhan!
The heavenly man who is a minister of all four provinces!
As a small town on the border, Sifang Town has countless business trips every day, although the sparrows are small and complete, although the town is small, it can be regarded as prosperous!
As the only tavern in the town, the Sifang Tavern naturally has countless business travelers who come here every day to rest!
The tavern was noisy, and all kinds of voices came and went!
"Have you heard, those barbarians outside the Saiwai seem to have gained divine powers?"
A businessman who was drinking seemed to think of something and pulled the person next to him, and said mysteriously.
"Divine power? Just those barbarians? ”
The companions at the table were drinking, and when they heard this, their faces were full of contempt!
Divine power, has always been only available to their heavenly men, but can that group of lowly barbarians outside the Saiwai have it? Joke!
Seeing that his companion did not believe him, the merchant who had spoken before argued angrily:
"Hey! Why don't you believe it? Am I the kind of person who talks about it? I heard this from my brother-in-law's son's cousin and brother-in-law in Luoyang's brother-in-law's distant brother-in-law! ”
The narrator's companion stiffened his drinking hand and turned his head to look at the businessman who didn't look like a joke at all!
"This relative is so far away, and you still keep in touch?"
This relationship doesn't sound very reliable.
"Of course, we're really related!"
The merchant replied with a serious face.
"And what do you call each other?"
The companion put down the wine bowl and asked hesitantly.
The hustle and bustle in the tavern is still there, and it looks out of place at this table!
"He should call me Lao Wang/I'll call him Xiao Ji!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, the merchant had an idea.
"Should? Lao Wang, right? Xiao Ji, right? ”
Why did the companion feel that this relationship was unreliable the more he listened, and he was sure that it was not made up?
Seeing that the suspicion in the other party's eyes was even heavier, the merchant hurriedly spoke again:
"It's not important, we're close, so we don't care what we call each other, anyway, our relationship is definitely this!"
After the merchant finished speaking, he compared his hand!
The companion nodded awkwardly in disbelief.
The merchant continued:
"This relative of mine told me that some time ago, Loulan's envoy went to Luoyang to ask to see our majesty, and at that time he showed the divine power obtained by Loulan, which is said to be a kind of armor puppet, whose body is made of black iron, and can make the same movements as ordinary people under the control of that messenger!"
Looking at the businessman's serious words, the companions at the same table were stunned by the tiger!
"Really?"
"Then you see, can my news be reliable?"
The merchant patted his chest and said.
At this time, the person at the other table next to him also interjected:
"It's true, I happened to take a big job before, and when I went to Luoyang, I was just in time for the Loulan envoy to meet the ministers, and this matter was spreading in Luoyang at that time!"
As soon as he heard someone speak for him, the businessman who spoke first immediately straightened up:
"Look, I'm right!"
"I've heard about it too!"
Someone else spoke.
"I also heard that not only Loulan, but other barbarians have also obtained all kinds of divine powers, the most powerful is the group of dwarves in Dongying, I heard that there are several kinds!"
"These barbarians seem to have made a lot of trouble recently, and I heard that some of them even came to take care of our Tianhan and ask for land."
"A group of fools who don't know the height of the sky, our Tianhan gave him that reward, if he doesn't give it to him, he has to stand up, and dare to come and ask for it, he really doesn't know the height of the sky!"
"It's like, a group of barbarians, really think that they have obtained some divine power and are trying to turn the sky upside down?"
Unconsciously this topic attracts more and more people in the tavern!
A man in military armor lowered his head and took a sip of wine, quietly listening to the discussions of the people around him, and his brows couldn't help but frown more and more!
Eventful period!
Tianhan has accumulated power for a long time, and everyone in the world has become accustomed to being high.
No one would have thought about what the Saiwai barbarians who had suddenly gained divine power would do.
It's going to change!
The man sighed with emotion and continued to bow his head and drink.
He is the only general in Sifang Town who has been appointed by the imperial court, Captain Geng!
At this moment, a young man wearing a plain robe and a patch on his body walked into the store.
"Alas, this guest officer is sorry, you see that the store is full today, if you don't suggest it, it's good to eat at a few tables outside!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him.
There is no bad attitude because the teenager is young and his clothes are shabby.
"I'm not here for dinner, I want to ask you if you're still hiring."
The boy politely spoke to Xiao Er.
"Recruitment?"
Xiao Er was stunned for a moment, their Sifang Tavern is indeed doing very good business, and there has always been only one of their own junior two, but they are also short of manpower!
Over the years, I have long had the idea of recruiting people, but although this Sifang Town is prosperous, most of them are tourists, who wants to settle down in this place where the yellow sand is flying all over the sky and eating half a bowl of sand after drinking? So I haven't been recruiting for so long.
After carefully looking at the young man in front of him, he didn't look like a treacherous person.
"The lack of people is the lack of people, but it is not something I can decide, in this way, if you go in with me to meet the shopkeeper, it is up to him to decide whether you can take you in."
After a little hesitation, Xiao Er finally decided to take him to meet the shopkeeper!
In this way, the young man followed the shopkeeper and staggered the crowd to the counter, and saw the hotel shopkeeper who was looking at the account book and fiddling with the abacus!
The shopkeeper has a green shirt, a kind smile on his face, and a mustache, which looks quite shrewd.
"Shopkeeper, this little brother wants to ask if we are still recruiting."
The shopkeeper went straight to the point and said to the tavern shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper stopped his movements and looked up at the young man who was following the shopkeeper, and then raised his eyebrows and said:
"Recruit, why don't you recruit? Man, cook, even the boss lady in the accounting room is recruited, I don't know what kind of craftsmanship the little brother has? What do you want to do with me? ”
For the little jokes interspersed by the shopkeeper, the young man didn't seem to hear the respectful hand salute:
"The kid doesn't have much strength, he only relies on some storytelling skills handed down from his ancestors to make a living, if the shopkeeper agrees, he wants to be a storyteller in your store to beg for food, and he will usually help the little second brother do some other work after speaking!"
The shopkeeper was stunned.
I didn't expect this kid to really have some skills.
It's not common to tell stories these days, and most of them are gray-haired veterans with rich experience.
There are many things that have been experienced, a mouth is full of dust, and the stories told are also unforgettable.
This kid is not very old at first glance, I don't know if he can do it?
The tavern keeper was a little suspicious of the young man's ability in front of him.
He is also a person with some knowledge, when he worked hard in Luoyang, he offended a nobleman, so he came to this border town and opened this tavern in desperation.
Naturally, I also know that there are storytellers in taverns in big cities.
Even the palace will invite some storytellers to help on major festivals.
In this era when there are no other entertainment facilities, Mr. Storyteller and Qinglou Toupai are all one top and one enjoyment.
Of course, the second one can only be enjoyed by those who have the ability.
What ordinary people can enjoy is to go to the restaurant and listen to Mr. talk about some scenes that he has not seen.
It can be said that an excellent storyteller is enough to support a thriving restaurant.
The tavern shopkeeper who has always wanted to make the business bigger, naturally he also wants to have a storyteller who belongs to his own tavern.
Although he was a little skeptical about the strength of the young man in front of him, the tavern keeper would definitely not let go of this opportunity so easily.
So he decided to let the other party try.
Even if it doesn't work, let him stay, it's a big deal to let him practice more, with ancestral skills, practice for a few more years, and then he can grow up, usually help do some work to provide a mouthful of food for himself, this deal is not a loss.
"Thanks to the little brother, the small shop is also lacking a storyteller, if the little brother does not suggest, can you first tell the guests of the small shop a paragraph and let me see the ability?"
The shopkeeper, who is well versed in business, is ready to try this young man's skills first, and it is good to lower the price later!
The boy nodded without hesitation.
If you want to beg for food, you naturally have to show your skills.
So the boy was led by Xiao Er to the high place that the tavern had prepared a long time ago!
It's meant to be for storytellers, but it's never been used.
Xiao Er carefully helped wipe the accumulated dust, and took good care of this young man who would become his companion nine times out of ten.
"Say hello if you say hello, and I'll be next to you."
The boy thanked him politely.
At this time, the events here have also attracted the attention of many drinkers.
The drinkers naturally knew that this was a place for storytellers, but was the young man a storyteller?
The argument gradually became quieter.
Everyone was curiously waiting for the tavern's newly prepared program.
"Ahem! Ladies and gentlemen! ”
The hotel shopkeeper walked out of the counter, cleared his throat, and spoke.
"Today, it is rare that friends from all over the world have gathered in the shop, in order to thank you for your support, my little brother has some storytelling skills, so I am ready to tell you such a paragraph, if it is not good, I hope you will bear more."
The shopkeeper arched his hand and spoke again:
"In addition, each table is adding a stack of side dishes, and I hope that all of you who do business can make a lot of money, and those who do learning will not be able to go down in history in the future, and those who are soldiers can kill the enemy for my Tianhan, and add officials to the knighthood."
As soon as he finished saying this, everyone sitting there was very happy:
"Okay, the shopkeeper's atmosphere, just these words to you, next time I will go to this Bafang Town, and I will come to your Bafang Tavern!"
There should be a harmony.
A stack of side dishes is not much, and it is not expensive, but one serving per table is enough to see that the tavern shopkeeper can be a person, and it is no wonder that there is only one tavern in this Bafang Town, and the business is so prosperous.
"And thank you in advance."
The shopkeeper politely returned to the counter and asked the man to start adding food to each table.
And the eyes of the guests were once again devoted to the boy.
Looking at the merchant boy who came and went in the tavern and the captain Geng who was wearing military armor, the young man smiled,
Let's talk about the appropriate situation.