At dinner in the afternoon, Tang Ning had already learned from his father-in-law that the lost things of the envoys of the Chu State had been recovered.

Dong Tingshi was going to order the three criminals to be severely punished, but the strange thing is that several envoys of the Chu State actually pleaded for mercy at the same time, and in the end, they only let them suffer some flesh and blood and were locked up for a while.

The case has made a lot of noise, but the end is light, Lingzhou City is no longer full of wind and rain, there is no sign on the street that asks people when they see them, the people are relieved, the third uncle's early shop, since yesterday, business began to pick up.

In the morning, when business was good, the third uncle would set up some tables and chairs outside, Tang Ning ate a drawer of steamed buns, and Fang Xiaopang sat opposite him, having already eaten three drawers of xiaolongbao in a row.

Two days ago, Tang Ning suggested that he make some xiaolongbao, originally just to satisfy his appetite, plus he promised Fang Xiaopang to invite her to eat, and then the third uncle tried to take out the xiaolongbao and sell it, but he didn't expect it to be very popular, and many people lined up at the door of the steamed bun shop.

There is also a little girl beside Fang Xiaopang, although she is only four years old, she is not as thin as ordinary children, and she is a shrunken Fang Xiaopang.

The little girl is the daughter of Zheng Butcher next door, Zheng Butcher is busy selling meat, and when Qiao'er is not busy, he helps him watch the child.

may be because of the sympathy for the fat, Fang Xiaopang takes good care of the little girl, and often gives her his own snacks to eat, there are not many people who can have this treatment, Tang Ning is counted as one, Tang Xiaoxiao is counted as half, and the last one is the little girl in front of him.

A figure sat on a bench at the adjacent table, looked up inside, and said, "A drawer of xiaolongbao." ”

Tang Ning looked in that direction and saw the beggar he had met that day.

The beggar who graduated from the Department of Philosophy who said that "life is like a play, someone plays an official, someone always plays a thief".

The third uncle came out of it and looked at the beggar with scrutiny.

The beggar looked at him, knew what he meant, took a few copper coins from his bosom, and laid them on the table.

The third uncle counted them, put away the copper coins, and gave him a drawer of buns.

Beggars are not allowed to serve in other places, and the third uncle does not discriminate against beggars, as long as the payment is the guest.

There were five buns in a drawer, and after the beggar had finished eating, he raised his head and said, "One more drawer." ”

The third uncle looked at him and waited for him to pay.

"Wait a minute." The beggar did not take the copper coin out of his bosom this time, but stood up straight and walked out into the street.

He stood in the middle of the street, and then, looking up at the sky.

Tang Ning raised his head suspiciously, the sky was as blue as a wash, and there was not even a single cloud.

Fang Xiaopang's eyes also looked at the sky, blinked curiously, and muttered, "What's in the sky?" ”

Tang Ning looked at it for a long time, but he didn't notice anything in the sky, he withdrew his gaze, and looked at the beggar again.

On the street, many people were already attracted by the beggar's actions and looked up at the sky.

"What's in the sky?"

"What are you all looking at?"

"I don't know, everyone is watching ......"

Just as everyone looked up at the sky and muttered to themselves, Tang Ning saw the beggar bow his head, take out a purse from the arms of a fat man in satin clothes beside him, take out a piece of broken silver from the purse, put the purse back, and walked this way.

On the street.

"There's nothing in the sky, look at what!"

"I'm sick, my neck is sore when I see it!"

"I'm so full and have nothing to do!"

The crowd complained to each other and parted unhappily, and Tang Ning saw the fat man muttering a sentence in his mouth, shook his head, and disappeared into the crowd.

The beggar walked to the table again, put a piece of broken silver on the table, looked at the third uncle, and said, "These are all replaced with buns." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, his hands rested on his left and right shoulders.

Before Tang Ning could recover from the beggar's manipulation, he saw Peng Chen and the catcher he had seen last time in the Ya of Yi'an County.

Later, Tang Ning heard his father-in-law say that this person's surname is Xiu, his name is Qingfeng, he is a famous catcher in Lingzhou, and he is also the head catcher in Lingzhou, and he works in the Yamen of Assassin History.

"You're you again?" Xiu's surname looked at the beggar, "It's only been a few days, so you can't live in peace?" ”

The beggar swept his sleeves, and the broken silver on the table rolled under the table, he looked at the pair of beggar mother and daughter in the corner, looked at the third uncle again, and said, "Just give them everything." ”

After saying that, he walked straight behind the head of the cultivator, and let the two trappers trap him with iron chains.

Xiu's surname didn't care about the piece of broken silver, glanced at Tang Ning, looked at Peng Chen at the end, raised his eyebrows and said: "Let you come to me, double the money every month, you just want to shrink that little yamen......"

Peng Chen looked at him, didn't speak, took out a few copper coins, put them on the table, and said, "A drawer of buns." ”

"What I say is always counted, you think about it." Xiu Qingfeng glanced at him again, his gaze swept over Tang Ning, and turned to leave.

The third uncle wrapped two drawers of steamed buns, put them next to the pair of beggar mother and daughter, and handed them the copper coins he had found, and then walked back and served Peng Chen a basket of steamed buns.

Tang Ning sat opposite Peng Chen and asked, "Acquaintance?" ”

Peng Chen dipped the bun in vinegar and said lightly: "Senior brother." ”

Although Peng Chen is the head catcher of Yongan County, he is still a little unsightly compared to his senior brother who served as the chief arrester of Lingzhou.

Tang Ning had heard some rumors about this cultivator, it was said that his name was enough to make the thieves and thieves near Lingzhou frightened, and it was also said that his martial arts were unfathomable, eighteen kinds of weapons, all proficient, he looked at Peng Chen, and asked: "I heard that his martial arts are very powerful, eighteen kinds of weapons, he knows everything, is it true?" ”

Peng Chen ate another bun and nodded.

"Heh, how about being proficient in all eighteen weapons, if you can do anything, you can't do anything."

Tang Ning looked in the direction where the voice came from, and saw the old beggar leaning against the corner of the wall, holding a bun in his hand, walking over, looked at Peng Chen, and said, "Borrow some vinegar." ”

He dipped the mother and daughter in the steamed bun he had given him and put it in his mouth.

Peng Chen glanced at him, looked at the two buns left in the cage drawer, and stood up.

The old beggar looked at him, pointed to the two buns on the table, and asked, "Do you want more?" ”

Peng Chen shook his head: "Don't want it." ”

The old beggar simply sat in his place, picked up his remaining buns, dipped them in vinegar, and continued: "The matter of practicing martial arts, isn't it that the more moves you know, the more weapons you know, the better, some people pursue gorgeous moves, some people pursue a variety of weapons, and some people, who don't care what moves others use, what weapons they use, let him fist and leg, swords, guns, swords, halberds, it's just a ...... of swords."

When he said this, he stretched out his palm and swiped in the air casually, his eyes seemed to inadvertently glance at the Zheng butcher who was chopping meat in the shop next to him, Zheng butcher looked at him, and then smiled innocently and continued to chop meat.

Tang Ning was a little surprised, the beggars in Lingzhou City were really amazing one by one.

Some beggars export their philosophy of life, and some beggars open their mouths to practice the true meaning of martial arts, if it weren't for the bruises on the old beggar's face, he would almost believe it.

Especially seeing that he was holding a bun with one hand and dipping it in vinegar with one hand, and picking at his black feet with the other, if Tang Ning remembered correctly, he was still picking his feet with the hand holding the bun just now......

But after thinking about it carefully, what the old beggar said also has some truth, and what Dao Zhijian said seems to be like this......

"Do you think what the old man said is very reasonable?" Seeing the thoughtful look on Tang Ning's face, the old beggar smiled, took out three exquisite books from his arms, and said, "The old man has three martial arts cheats here, and I will sell them to you for ten taels ......of silver."

Tang Ning glanced at him, ten taels of silver to buy three hardcover Spring Palace albums, although it is not a loss, but it is useless for him to buy it, once the sea is difficult to water, and he has seen a certain art of Dongying in the future, who will take this as a treasure?

"Martial arts cheats?" Fang Xiaopang's eyes lit up, and he ran over quickly, saying, "I want to see it, I want to see it!" ”

The old beggar didn't dodge it at all, and let her hand reach out.

Damn old and don't fix it!

Tang Ning's eyelids jumped suddenly, he scolded angrily in his heart, snatched three booklets from the old beggar's hand, took out a silver ingot and put it on the table, stuffed the three "secret books" in his arms, touched Fang Xiaopang's head, and said: "Martial arts cheats are for adults to read, children can't read them!" ”

Fang Xiaopang was very disappointed, looked at Tang Ning, thought about it, and said, "Then when I grow up, you must let me see it!" ”