Chapter 20: Temptation Together
The three of them marched side by side, on horseback, and in a short time they arrived in the city from the barracks. It was dark, and the city was brightly lit. Looking at it, the corners of Mu Zijin's lips involuntarily hooked, now this stable and peaceful Tianbei City is what they have worked the front line.
The three of them slowed down the reins on the street, walked slowly, and looked at the restaurants, Mu Zijin raised his whip and pointed, "Say, where do you want to go?" ”
"The little general is really having a treat today?" Zhu Du'an asked.
Mu Zijin glanced at the white man, "Nonsense, when did I lie to you?" ”
"Okay!" Zhu Du'an responded with a smile, "Why don't we go to Chunfeng Tower?" ”
"Poofha!" Xia Qingchen laughed out loud beside him, "You kid, you really take advantage of your general, right?" ”
Chunfeng Building, the best restaurant in the north of the day, the dishes, the wine, are the first in the north of the city, if not to say the shortcomings, it is expensive! On weekdays, you can eat two or three meals in other restaurants, but you can only eat one meal in Chunfeng Building, which may not be enough.
Mu Zijin feigned anger and shook the whip away, but he also retracted his strength, only the whip tail touched the human arm, "You bastard boy, how long have you been hungry?" Waiting to pit me this time? ”
"Sss Zhu Du'an covered his arms and deliberately shouted, "The little general has beaten someone!" ”
Mu Zijin choked with a sigh of relief, "Okay, okay, stop howling, it's strange that you can be injured with that whip!" ”
Zhu Du'an didn't listen, and continued to howl, "General Mu Xiao is beating people!" Check it out! "That posture, there is a feeling that if you don't agree with the little general, I will continue to howl.
Mu Zijin covered his face, fortunately, there were fewer people who went out at night this night, otherwise his face would have been lost, "Okay, isn't it a shame?" Chunfeng Lou is Chunfeng Lou, I can't afford to invite it. ”
Zhu Du'an immediately sat upright, pulling the horse, and the scoundrel's playfulness disappeared in an instant, and he arched his hand, "Then thank you little general." ”
Mu Zijin looked at the person dumbfounded, "Zhu Duan, you have learned to change your face, haven't you?" ”
Xia Qingchen was already laughing like crazy on the side, today should be the day he laughed the most, laughing so much that he almost didn't fall off the horse.
Mu Zijin turned around and glared, "Laughing, still laughing?" Don't forget, you kid at your own expense, I didn't say please you! ”
Xia Qingchen was still smiling, and suddenly stopped halfway through laughter, "What did you say?!" ”
"You're paying for it yourself!"
Xia Qingchen's smile froze suddenly, this time, it was Mu Zijin and Zhu Du'an who were laughing at him, "Ah Jin, are you still here?!" ”
Mu Zijin couldn't help but smile and bowed, "Yes, it's true!" ”
"You!" Xia Qingchen flung it over with a whip.
Mu Zijin dodged and called, "Duan, go, go to Chunfeng Tower!" ”
"Yes!" With an answer, Mu Zijin and Zhu Du'an rode forward. Xia Qingchen was stunned for a moment, and threw out a distance.
"Mu Zijin! Stop! Xia Qingchen hurriedly hit the horse to catch up, and the three of them pressed the horse's steps and had a chase on the street
The three of them quarreled and quarreled, and after a short time, they arrived at the door of the tavern, turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to the shopkeeper next to them, and entered the store.
The store is bustling with activity, and many people with heads and faces gather here. Chunfeng Building is full every day, and only one vacant room is reserved for the Mu family, and thanks to Mu Zijin, the three of them have a private room available.
Before the three of them entered the private room, the second familiar one brought wine and side dishes.
When Xiao Er saw a few people seated, he immediately came over, "Little General, what kind of dishes do you want?" ”
Mu Zijin took the wine poured by Xiao Er, waved his hand, took out a tael of silver from his arms and threw it over, "It's the same old look, just remember to pay attention to the portion." This is for you, pay for the wine after eating. ”
The little second took the silver and squinted his eyes with a smile, and said continuously, "Okay, little general, I'll arrange it." Wait a minute, the food will be coming soon! As he spoke, the little two came out of the private room, and when he turned his back, he bit the silver with his teeth and smiled.
"Ah Jin, how many times have you been here? So familiar? Xia Qingchen took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, "It's different when you're rich?" Just spend money on you, the Mu family will have to give you a defeat sooner or later, please have a meal today and a meal tomorrow. ”
Mu Zijin scolded with a smile, "Get out, I took all the money that His Majesty rewarded me last time, but I didn't touch a single cent of the family." ”
"Didn't touch a penny at home? I believe you're weird! What you're taking now isn't yours? ”
"Who told you that I received the money?" Mu Zijin also drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, easily refused Zhu Duan's action of pouring wine, turned his wrist, took the wine jug, and poured himself a full glass, "You sit, you don't have to wait, you are you when you leave the barracks, not my own soldiers." ”
"Who believes that you didn't receive it, the famous General Zhaode, General Mu Xiao!" Then, Xia Qingchen also turned his head and said to Zhu Duan, "Sit down, don't always tie up, just relax when you come out." ”
Zhu Du'an saw that the two of them said this, so naturally he didn't shirk it, sat down in his robe, and looked at Mu Zijin with a puzzled expression, "Little general, don't you get it?" ”
The corners of Mu Zijin's mouth hooked up with a smile, and he snorted, "I really haven't received it, from the time I entered Xiaolin to the present, I haven't received a month's salary." ”
Zhu Du'an and Xia Qingchen glanced at each other, and then turned their eyes to stare firmly at Mu Zijin, their eyes full of disbelief.
"Okay, you two, don't look at me like that, I said that if I didn't get it, I naturally didn't get it, and you two don't go outside and shout about it." Mu Zijin said as he picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, "Before I entered Xiaolin, I still received some money from my family every month, but I haven't received it since I entered Xiaolin." I didn't receive it, the spoils were all at home, and I really didn't have much on me except for the money that His Majesty had rewarded me and the money I had saved before. ”
"Why don't you take it?" Xia Qingchen was puzzled.
"Receive what? Salary? That's originally my family, send it to me again? You said that you didn't send it much, did you ask the civil and military ministers in the court to write a letter? Besides, Your Majesty rewarded 1,000 taels of gold, and 500 taels went into the city treasury, and the rest was in my own hands, which was enough for me to use for a long time. Mu Zijin looked unimpressed, to be honest, he really didn't put his money at ease, with the wealth of the Mu family, but everything is reasonable, he naturally has everything he needs, and he doesn't even need to spend money himself, and the money he saves is just for emergencies, a few dozen taels of silver can buy a mansion, and five hundred taels of gold are enough to feed a family of five.
"But it wasn't your Mu family who was in charge of the money before." Zhu Du'an said as he habitually filled Mu Zijin's wine glass again, and successfully obtained a roll of Mu Zijin's eyes.
Mu Zijin tapped his fingers on the table, "I'm not short of money, the previous Yulu was all at my father's at the beginning, and after I sent it down, I didn't think it was useful, so I gave it to the pensions of the fallen soldiers." "Compared with using it for himself, Mu Zijin thinks that it is better to send it to those soldiers who are fighting for the country, anyway, there is no shortage of money, and it is better to send it than to keep it in his hands.
The other two were silent, helpless by Mu Zijin's natural expression, and just at this time, Xiao Er came in with the food to serve it. Mu Zijin slapped the table, "Okay, eat vegetables, why are you talking about these things?" ”
The young men in their teens and twenties were hungry, and they couldn't hold back the smell of gluttony, and they all began to feast on it.
The meal was also eaten quickly, and the food on the table was swept away in a quarter of an hour, and the three of them were contented to lean on the back of the chair and drink without a match.
Xia Qingchen is a person who can't drink well and likes to drink, after a meal, he was a little drunk and hazy, holding a wine glass to Zhu Duan, and said drunkly, "Duan, where did your kid's ability come from?" Before you came, my Xia Qingchen was only in the hands of Ah Jin, you are a new soldier, I can't beat you when you come! Say! Where did you learn it? ”
Zhu Du'an smiled awkwardly, "It's just taught by the martial artist, where can I learn?" ”
Xia Qingchen shook his head, "Don't lie!" All day... Tianbei, there is no one who can teach you that kung fu... Target... Martial artist! Which martial artist in Tianbei... What a person who can teach people light work! ”
Zhu Duan'an's eyebrows moved slightly, the light in his eyes flashed, and he glanced at Mu Zijin again. Mu Zijin was sitting on the side and looked at the two of them with interest, shrugged his shoulders when he saw people, pouted, and motioned for people to continue. Zhu Du'an laughed, "I'm not from the north of the world, but I heard that there was a war in the north, so I came from the south to serve the motherland." ”
Mu Zijin sank his eyes and served the motherland... Hey, if he hadn't encountered this thing, with his body, it seems that joining the army would not be ideal, but it would be a blessing in disguise?
Xia Qingchen nodded with a clear face, and poured himself another glass of wine, "That's no wonder... In this way, I pour... I'm curious... What is your master's name? ”
Zhu Du'an choked up and didn't answer for a while. Mu Zijin saw the difficulty of people and knocked on the table, "Okay, Qingchen, if you want to say it, you can say it, if you don't want to say it, don't ask, maybe the master won't let you say it?" ”
Zhu Du'an also heard that Mu Zijin was playing a round, and immediately said through the words, "Yes, Deputy Counselor Xia, it's not that I don't want to say it, Master, his old man has an order to let me say it!" ”
Hearing this, Xia Qingchen didn't continue to ask, maybe he was really drunk, after pouring down a glass of wine, he fell drunk on the table with a "bang", and the sound was so loud that the two of them trembled.
Mu Zijin raised his forehead and sighed, "Qingchen, don't drink so much if you can't drink." ”
Zhu Du'an looked confused, Mu Zijin glanced over, almost didn't make people laugh, and hurriedly covered it up with a cough, "Cough, okay, you go back first, I'll send people back." ”
"Yes. Little General. "I wish Twilight is used to answering.
Mu Zijin was putting Xia Qingchen up, and frowned when he heard this, "I said, don't tie it up when you come out." By the way, are you going back to the barracks or where? ”
Zhu Du'an got up and handed over the man's cloak, "Barracks, I don't have a house in Tianbei, and I don't know where to go." ”
Mu Zijin nodded, "Then you go back first, so as not to miss the curfew." ”
Zhu Du'an bowed and walked out of the room. Hearing the sound of the door being shut, Xia Qingchen, who was drunk, immediately stood up straight, completely without the drunk unconscious appearance just now.
"You're pretty steady, kid." Xia Qingchen said while sorting out his clothes.
Mu Zijin clapped his hands, "Don't try, I probably know." ”
"Oh? You got it? Xia Qingchen glanced at the person, his eyes still staring at the door.
Mu Zijin tied his cloak on, "He himself admits that he is from the south, and the last time he called the master who taught him martial arts was to start with the word 'Tai', this kid is from the capital." Moreover, it's not an ordinary person..."
"And you're still keeping him with you?" Xia Qingchen was anxious and grabbed Mu Zijin's wrist.
Mu Zijin patted his hand soothingly, "It's okay, I don't know his exact identity yet, and there is no reason to drive him away now." Besides, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Then he smiled, "Let's go, let's go back." ”