Chapter 9: Trading
Seeing that the people around him had stopped, Ruan Ning didn't say anything more, and walked straight towards the westernmost end of the alley.
About the end of the alley, the three stopped in front of a small and inconspicuous door. There were four alien men standing at the door, their eyes constantly patrolling left and right.
Seeing Ruan Ning and the others stop, the four eyes looked at each other. The other vendors around who were originally selling also looked over with curiosity.
Ruan Ning looked at the four big men at the door, and said in a deep voice, "There is a message from Lao Tong, and it is said that Ruan Ning, Qingfeng Village, Broken Soul Mountain, came to pay a visit." ”
Hearing the words Qingfeng Village of Broken Soul Mountain, the big men at the door looked at each other. A few moments later, a large man turned and walked through the inconspicuous door.
About a quarter of an hour later, the strong man came out again, looked at the three of them carefully, and said in a dumb voice, "Follow me!" ”
Hearing this, Ruan Ning and the three of them followed behind the big man and walked towards the inconspicuous small door.
That small door, from the outside, there is nothing unusual, but when you go inside, it is different.
On the long corridor that turns around, the walls are carved and painted, and there are gold, silver and jade ornaments that outsiders have snatched their heads everywhere.
From the moment the three of them stepped here, the gaze on them never stopped. It's just that the sight of those outside the door is a little different, and most of the sights here are not curious, but more, some of them seem to be waiting for a good show to be staged.
Zhang Yufu was suspicious in his heart, and he intended to listen to two sentences, but he looked sideways at Ruan Ning's somewhat serious face, pursed his lips, and didn't ask anything after all, just looked at it quietly.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, through several cloisters of gravel, the three of them were brought to a stone door.
Pushing open the stone door, there was a very spacious open space behind it. In the open space, there are large and small tents, and there are traces of bonfires burning outside the tents, just like the style of the grassland people outside the Saiwai.
"Mr. Murch, someone brought it." The group stopped outside the largest tent, and the big man who led the way respectfully said to the tent.
Hearing the word "Moqi", Zhang Yufu's expression turned to look at Ruan Ning.
Ruan Ning glanced at him, lowered his voice and said, "Pay attention to what you talk later." ”
Zhang Yufu's lips opened slightly, and he wanted to say something, but the moment the curtain of the camp tent was lifted, he swallowed it all.
With the sound of silk and bamboo music, the swaying figures of the dancers immediately appeared in the sight of the three of them.
Three clapping voices came, and a slightly old-sounding voice came out, "Your guests have arrived, so go down." ”
As the voice landed, the people in the tent retreated in an orderly manner.
"Please." The people in the tent had left, and the big man who led the way at the door stretched out his hand, pointed in the direction of the house, and said in a deep voice.
Ruan Ning and Longbow glanced at each other, and walked in with Zhang Yu's slightly heavy steps.
Directly in front of the tent, a man in a white robe sits. The old age spots had climbed up his ravine-filled face, but his eyes were so sharp that he didn't dare to give birth to any contempt. The dry hand like the bark of a tree rested gently on the armrest of the seat covered with animal skin, and the palm of his hand held a glass of milky wine, gently shaking.
Xu didn't like to be cumbersome, the man had almost no jewelry on his body, except for a black gem the size of a baby's fist hanging on his chest, which reflected a mysterious glow under the reflection of candlelight.
After being silent for half a pillar of incense, the old man in the white robe said in a hoarse voice, "What wind blew you here?" ”
Longbow stepped forward and carried Zhang Yu's servant over.
Ruan Ning clasped his hands into fists, saluted the old man, and said in a deep voice, "Ruan Ning took the liberty to visit, please don't blame Mr." ”
Mochi raised his eyes, chuckled, and said, "Do you know the rules of Back Lane?" ”
Ruan Ning nodded and said, "Naturally! Nothing goes back to the alley, Ruan Ning came here to introduce a friend. ”
"Hahaha......" Mochi laughed heartily, put down the wine glass in his hand, picked up the golden cane placed next to the seat, slowly stood up, and walked in front of the three of them.
Sweeping his gaze over the wounds on the three of them, Mochi restrained the smile on his face and said, "It's not easy to make the big boss of Qingfeng Village a friend. ”
As he spoke, Moqi's gaze stayed on Zhang Yufu, and with a bit of inquiry, he said, "Say, what's the matter?" ”
Seeing that Ruan Ning nodded to himself quietly, Zhang Yufu bowed to Moqi and said, "Please also ask Mr. to help me find the whereabouts of one person, as long as I can find out the news, I am willing to pay any price." ”
Mochi leaned on crutches and slowly moved two steps, as if he was thinking about what price to offer.
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked towards Zhang Yufu.
To be precise, what I saw was the two silver spears that Zhang Yufu was carrying behind his back.
Mo Qi slowly raised his hand, pointed at Zhang Yu's servant, and said word by word, "I want the silver spear behind your back." ”
These three words came into Zhang Yufu's ears like a thunderbolt. He was silent for a moment, then looked up at Mochi and said with a resolute look in his eyes, "Sir, this silver spear is a relic of my father. Except for it, you can offer any price! ”
But Mochi shook his head, his eyes full of regret.
Turning around, Mochi's voice came out of the tent, "Then I can't help it!" Drop-off. ”
Hearing the sound in the tent, the big man guarding the door immediately pushed the door in, ready to take Ruan Ning and the three out.
Seeing the big man getting closer and closer, Ruan Ning clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and said, "As long as you help us, I will ensure that the caravan in Huitou Lane will be unimpeded in the area of Broken Soul Mountain in the future!" ”
As soon as this condition came out, the strong man who came in to chase the guest was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Moqi.
There is more than one bandit village in Qingfeng Village in the area of Broken Soul Mountain, and it is promised that the caravan of Huitou Lane will be unimpeded in that area, which is tantamount to saying that as long as the caravan of Huitou Lane enters the boundary of Broken Soul Mountain, Qingfeng Village will be escorted unconditionally. This is a great benefit to Mochi, the owner of Huitou Lane.
But Mochi was unmoved, as if he hadn't heard, and didn't react.
Although the big man felt a little pity, he didn't dare to disobey Moqi, looked at Ruan Ning and the others, and said in a deep voice, "Please!" ”
Ruan Ning thought about it, there was a touch of determination in his eyes, and said, "Find someone, and then help us get rid of the trouble in Xicheng, and in the future, the income of Qingfeng Village will be divided into 10% for you." ”
After finishing speaking, Ruan Ning looked at Mochi fixedly.
Time passed little by little, and just when the big man thought that Mo Qi was not moved and was about to drive people again, Mo Qi leaned on the crutches in his hand, slowly turned around, looked at Ruan Ning and said, "Sancheng." ”
Hearing this, Longbow frowned slightly.
Ruan Ning looked at Moqi's gaze and changed, and the expression in his eyes gradually became a little bit murderous. The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense, as if it could move at any moment.
After a long time, Ruan Ning chuckled, looked at Mochi, and said, "Deal!" ”
Moqi glanced at Ruan Ning, and there was a little more appreciation in his eyes. Then, he looked at the big man beside him and said, "Take them down to rest." ”
After speaking, Mo Qi looked at Ruan Ning and the three of them again, and said in a deep voice, "Three days later, I will give you news." ”
When they arrived at the tent where the three of them were temporarily staying, Zhang Yufu looked at Ruan Ning with a complicated expression and asked in a deep voice, "Why?" ”
Ruan Ning turned his head, looked at Zhang Yufu with a straight face, and said, "I, the big boss, protect my own people, what is the reason!" ”
Zhang Yufu was not perfunctory by Ruan Ning's words at all, stared at Ruan Ning with dead eyes, and said in a dumb voice, "You know I'm not." ”
Ruan Ning shrugged his shoulders with a relaxed expression, and said nonchalantly, "No, it's not, if you don't want to go, it will be regarded as me repaying you for saving your life in the Broken Soul Mountain before." ”
After speaking, Ruan Ning looked at the layout in the camp tent and no longer paid attention to Zhang Yu's servant.
Zhang Yufu, who was held by the longbow, raised his eyes to look at Ruan Ning's back, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice, "Thank you!" ”
Ruan Ning didn't look back, but the corners of his mouth quietly raised a trace of arc, and the steps under his feet were much lighter in an instant.
Half an hour later, food and medicine were brought in.
Ruan Ning couldn't help but feel a little emotional while treating Zhang Yufu's wounds, "Tut-tut, I really don't know if you have a big heart or a big fate, knowing that there are people in Xicheng waiting to find you trouble, you even sent your life to others." It's no wonder that the people of the He Lou family teamed up with Zhao Shizhu's dog official and set up a bureau to lure you into the bait. ”
Listening to Ruan Ning's words, Zhang Yufu, who was lazily leaning on the edge of the table, interrupted and said with innocent eyes, "Speaking of this, I wondered. You said that Lord Zhao suffered a loss at my hands, and it is normal to hold grudges. But what kind of people from the He Lou family, I didn't offend them, right? ”
Ruan Ning turned his head, looked at Zhang Yufu's innocent face, and the hand holding the cup shook slightly. Taking a deep breath, she looked at Zhang Yufu and asked a little speechlessly, "You found out about our whereabouts in the Wind Erosion Forest, and then you were killed by random arrows, do you remember?" ”
Seeing that Zhang Yufu was a little impressed, she said coldly, "Young master of the He Lou family." ”
In a word, Zhang Yu's servant was speechless.
After a pause, he looked at Ruan Ning and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, that person's death has nothing to do with me!" ”
Ruan Ning glanced at Zhang Yufu deeply and said, "The murderous Qingfeng Village bandits and the Xicheng parent official Zhao Shizhu Zhao, who do you think the people of the He Lou family will believe?" ”
Hearing this, Zhang Yufu instantly shut up, and didn't want to say more than half a word.
Turning back to the alley, Zhao Shizhu and a middle-aged man with a somewhat fierce face rushed over one after another.
Seeing that the people in the government were all gathered outside the alley, the man with a fierce face frowned, and said to Zhao Shizhu with a dissatisfied face, "Lord Zhao, what are you doing, don't let your people in!" In any case, I will take off the heads of those thieves as a sacrifice to my son's spirit in heaven!" ”
Zhao Shizhu was a little embarrassed on his face, glanced at Huitou Alley, pursed his lips, and said to the angry man beside him, "Patriarch Helou, you also know, this Huitou Alley is Moqi's territory, in the West City, who dares to cause trouble here......
Before Zhao Shizhu finished speaking, the patriarch of He Lou on the side suddenly interrupted his words, and ordered angrily, "I don't care, the thieves of Qingfeng Village are inside now, I want you to send someone to arrest them immediately." Otherwise......"