When he got closer, Su Jingchen realized that the wine shop in front of him was far more dilapidated than he imagined, and the wine flag that could not be recognized in its original color had long been decayed, and it seemed that it would break as long as he reached out and touched it, Su Jingchen didn't know how such a wine flag had survived in the irritable sea breeze of Yunzhou until now. The walls of the door panels of the wine shop are very old, but they look quite sturdy, so that they will not fall in the sea breeze, and the corners of the walls from the door to the surrounding three zhang range are full of people, they are dressed in shabby, and many people have not even repaired the holes in their clothes, but they are all holding a small wine bowl, like those who taste wine, sipping in small sips, as if the bowl is filled with some kind of elixir and jade liquid.

Su Jingchen walked through the door of the wine shop, and the thin men who were drinking suddenly turned their heads to stare at Su Jingchen in unison, giving Su Jingchen goosebumps all over his body, he shrunk his neck, and walked into the wine shop with faster steps.

There was nothing eye-catching in the liquor store, the usual tables and stools, the usual pillar walls, but they were all a little old, and there was an old man with sharp eyes on the counter, his hair was gray, but his waist was straight, and he was crackling and calculating, and occasionally raised his head, and scanned the surroundings with his extremely unfriendly eyes, and then lowered his head again.

On the pillar next to the counter hung a small wooden board with the price of each wine and side dish written on it, but looking at the handwriting, it was estimated that it had not been updated for a long time.

After taking a few steps forward, Su Jingchen found that there were unexpectedly many guests in this wine shop, every table was full of people, and there were at least three people crowded on those narrow and low benches, each of them had a bowl of wine in front of them, and then there was a plate of peanuts that were not too much in the center of the table, and a few strong men were like unmarried little ladies, carefully twisting a peanut with their hands, putting it in their mouths and chewing it carefully, for fear that if they ate more, the plate of peanuts would be gone.

Su Jingchen took another step forward, but this step seemed to stop the surrounding time all of a sudden, and the noisy and noisy sound suddenly disappeared for a moment, and those people invariably turned their heads to look at Su Jingchen, and that look seemed to have seen some rare and rare beast. But it was only a moment, and in the blink of an eye, the original noise in the wine shop was restored.

The corners of Su Jingchen's eyes twitched, and he said in his heart, you people...... Have you never seen a bow or arrow, or have you never seen a person? I can be stunned for a moment when I see it......

This time, Su Jingchen walked straight to the counter, stood by the counter, and was hesitating how to ask, but the old man didn't raise his head, and suddenly said, "If you want to inquire about the news, buy a bowl of wine first." ”

Su was stunned for a moment, the old man was also straightforward, he smiled, agreed, and then turned his head to look at the small wooden board with the price written on it, turned around and put down the two copper leaves, and said to the old man, "Then please bring me a bowl of stone wine." ”

The old man nodded, put away the copper leaves, then turned around and scooped out a bowl of clear wine from the wine vat and put it in front of Su Jingchen.

"Tell me, what's wrong." The old man finally raised his head and looked at Su Jingchen, seeing that Su Jingchen had not drunk, he said again, "This wine has not been mixed with water, it is brewed with Yunzhou's special tartar, according to the quality of the tartar, the aroma of the wine is not the same, my tartar is not too good, but it is not bad, this wine still has some wine taste." ”

"No," Su Jingchen shook his head slightly, "I don't actually drink." ”

"Don't drink?" The old man raised his eyes again and looked at Su Jingchen carefully, "The first time you came to Yunzhou?" ”

"Yes."

"Didn't you inquire about the situation in Yunzhou before you came?"

"I've inquired," Su Jingchen scratched his head, "but you can't die if you don't drink it all of a sudden, right?" It's probably just going to be more uncomfortable. ”

The old man nodded, he had a good impression of the young man who had just arrived in Yunzhou, so he said something rarely, "Yunzhou is full of miasma and heavy moisture, if you don't rely on this, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not have dampness in the future." ”

"Let's talk about it." Su Jingchen still shook his head.

The old man shook his head, "Then this bowl of wine will be wasted." ”

"No waste, no waste," a voice suddenly came from behind Su Jingchen, and Su Jingchen looked back and saw that it was Zhao Feng.

The old man also raised his head and frowned, I heard that this person was a rich son in Zhongzhou who lost all his money in the mirage a few days ago, and he was flying and domineering in the early days, but now he felt annoyed when he looked at him with a low eyebrow and a flattering look.

Zhao Feng walked up to Su Jingchen, squeezed his eyebrows and eyes together, squeezed out a smile, and said, "If Su Gongzi doesn't mind, you can give me this bowl of wine to drink." ”

The shopkeeper glanced at Zhao Feng in disgust, and was about to serve the bowl of wine, but Su Jingchen spoke, he gently blocked the old man's hand, and said to Zhao Feng, "Well, you drink." ”

Zhao Feng immediately picked up the bowl of wine, first took a sip, and then probably felt that it was not enjoyable, and poured it again, after this sip of wine was down, he seemed to feel wasteful, and he was unwilling to drink any more in any case.

When Su Jingchen saw him like this, he only felt funny, he spent a lot of money in Yingzhou at the beginning, and now how can he drink a sip of wine to save it?

"Su Gongzi, right?" The old man spoke suddenly.

"My surname is Su, Su Jingchen, the shopkeeper can call me Xiao Su, or Brother Su." Su Jingchen replied.

"Xiao Su?" The old man forced a smile on his face, "It sounds like an unmarried girl." ”

"Indeed." Zhao Feng suddenly interjected.

Su Jingchen smiled awkwardly, "Then, let's call me Brother Su." ”

"Brother Su, what do you want to ask me?" The old man tapped his fingers on the table boringly, waiting for Su Jingchen's answer.

Su Jingchen hesitated, thought for a moment, and then slowly spoke, "Why don't you tell me about Yunzhou carefully?" ”

"Then you should treat me to another bowl of wine." The old man laughed again, who would have thought that the old man, who had not laughed for many years, actually laughed twice in a row in the time of a stick of incense.

"Brother Su!" Zhao Feng finally drank the wine in the bowl, and when he heard the words of the old shopkeeper, he also hurriedly spoke, "It's okay if you invite me to drink!" I also know about Yunzhou! ”

The old man glared at him, and his impression of Zhao Feng became worse and worse, Zhao Feng also saw the old man's white eyes, but he only laughed twice, unwilling to retreat.

Su Jingchen took out four copper leaves and put them on the table, and said with a smile, "Then please both of you drink a bowl." ”

Then he turned his head to look at the old man, "But the matter of Yunzhou still has to be told by you." ”

The old man took the copper leaf, angry and funny, and said that this future life is so picky, but he still turned around and scooped out two bowls of stone wine, handed one of the bowls to Zhao Feng, and left a bowl in front of him, he raised the wine bowl, took a sip gently, and said, "Yunzhou, but it is a wild place, the miasma is pervasive, Gu worms are rampant, poisonous snakes and beasts are endless, even the rainforest of Yunzhou can kill people, Yunzhou' The alias of the land of ghosts', also came from this, taking the Yunzhou Road, it used to be a life-giving business, only those who owed too much debt, or outlaws who were eager to get rich would come, but now it is different, ten years ago, Tongtiandu and Yunling seemed to be built overnight, after they were built for a period of time, the nearby Miao people sent what they wanted to sell to Yuntiandu, and the merchants in Zhongzhou did not know where to get the news, and knew the route to Tongtiandu, those merchants arrived at Tongtiandu by boat, they would also carry goods to Yuntian Mirage to trade with the Miao people, although the price was more expensive than collecting it in person in the Miao village, but there was no need to take the dangerous Yunzhou Road, so in recent years, there are more Zhongzhou businessmen who come to Yunzhou. ”

"But on the side of the mirage, you can't make much money, and it's a little higher than the profit in Zhongzhou, if you encounter a storm on the way, maybe it will become a loss-making deal, because the real good things in Yunzhou will not be sold here, even at the top of the mirage, it is rare to see things that can really be called 'Yunzhou treasures', such as the gall of the snake king known as 'gentian', the tree species that sees blood and seals the throat, the wind thunder leopard, the clouded leopard, and those things that can be called rare treasures in Zhongzhou, you still need to cross the mirage yourself, Go to those Miao villages in the hinterland of Yunzhou and barter. ”

The old man paused, then turned his head to look at Su Jingchen, and by the way, looked at the things around Su Jingchen, and asked, "Brother Su is here to do business in Yunzhou?" ”

"But it doesn't look like you." The old man asked himself again.

"Well, no," Su Jingchen nodded, he opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, or said, "Come here, probably, to find a ...... for yourself Reasons to live. ”

"I want to go to the other side of the mirage to see," Su Jingchen said again, "Go and see, the real Yunzhou." ”

The old man's face was grim, and he said in a serious tone: "Beyond the mirage, it doesn't look like you're here, maybe you take one step, and the next step will be dead." ”

"If you're dead, you're dead," Su Jingchen smiled.

Although, there may be some regrets, he said in his heart.

Zhao Feng was silent, even if he lost face and knelt down to beg others, he had to live, but the young man in front of him, who was younger than himself, said that he would die if he died, right? I didn't expect that there are so many weirdos in this world. He suddenly felt a little sad in his heart, thinking that he had seen the world even if he had come to Yunzhou, but now, he is probably still the "frog at the bottom of the well" in his father's mouth, and in this life, he is not as good as the brother who is praised by everyone.

The old man didn't say anything, but his good impression of Su Jingchen became more and more, and he became more and more curious about why this young man came to Yunzhou.

"If you want to go deep into Yunzhou, you have to find someone who is familiar with the road, in the past, you used to take the Yunzhou Road, that is, relying on those guides, if the guides can take you on the right path, then you will have more chances to get to Yunzhou alive," the old man stopped his movements, and said, "You can go to Yunling to try your luck, but I can't guarantee that you will meet a good guide." ”

"Well, I'll try it first." Su Jingchen nodded, stood up straight and turned around to leave, but he just took two steps, and suddenly turned around, he put his hand on his head, gently buttoned his hair with one finger, and smiled awkwardly, "That...... Shopkeeper, can you tell me how to get to the mirage? ”

The corner of the shopkeeper's mouth grinned, and said, "Walk out of Tongtiandu, walk along the road to the north for ten miles, but the so-called road is not very long, only about a mile, and in addition to the small road, you don't get lost." ”

"No," Su Jingchen still scratched his head, but after a moment he added, "Probably." ”

Zhao Feng raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl in one sip, turned around and rubbed his hands, and said to Su Jingchen with a smile, "Brother Su, I have been to the mirage, and I am familiar with the road, otherwise...... I'll take you? ”

Su Jingchen hesitated, "Okay then, you take me." ”

Zhao Feng immediately stepped forward, followed Su Jingchen's side, and went out with him.