Chapter Twenty-Three: A guest came from the snowstorm, and the scholar acted to rescue him
Heavy snow, cold wind.
In order to resist the cold, the doors and windows are closed, and there is no one staying at home, and there are naturally few people staying on the official road, and there are naturally few people in the Hehuan Inn to eat and drink, and some just happen to encounter heavy snowy weather, hide in the store to avoid the cold wind, and ask for a bowl of sake to drink by the way.
The skinny guy Li Zhugan was still late to come, and he suddenly encountered heavy snow on the way, so he thought about turning his head and going home to hug his grandson, but after thinking about it, he came.
If Li Zhugan hadn't burned a good dish and won the favor of customers, it was estimated that the monthly money would not have been able to fill the deduction in a few months, and the shopkeeper would have turned a blind eye to him, so it could be regarded as a cash cow.
On this day, Li Zhugan came to the store against the wind and snow, shaking the snow on his body, except for two or three individual customers in the store, the store was empty.
"Why hasn't anyone come out to say hello?" Li Zhugan muttered to himself, and ran to the back kitchen as he spoke.
At this time, Han Limo and Xiao Wang happened to come out of the back kitchen, and the three of them met.
"Old immortal, why didn't you come until now!"
As soon as he saw Xiao Wang, he scolded him, this Li bamboo pole is like this every day, and the key shopkeeper also regarded it as if he didn't see it, which made him very unconvinced.
Li Zhugan bared his teeth and laughed, looking like what can you do with me.
"Today's heavy snow is fierce, and there are a few guests!"
Li Zhugan sighed from the bottom of his heart, of course he couldn't say this for the sake of the business in the store, it had nothing to do with him at all, he didn't have to fry so hard without customers, but the monthly money was taken as usual.
It's rare that everyone has nothing to do, so they sit together and gossip.
At this time, a group of people came in the snowstorm.
The man at the head was short and fat but kind-eyed, with a big knife at his waist, and beside him was a bold woman wearing a short-sleeved leopard-print leather coat with a leather whip hanging from her waist.
The crowd came through the snow.
"Big brother, there is an inn in front, the wind and snow are so big, let's go inside and take shelter!"
The woman pointed to an inn in front of her and said to the stocky uncle beside her.
The short and fat uncle with a big knife on his waist snorted and replied: "It's okay, this snowstorm is not at the right time, just go to the front to rest, and wait for the snowstorm to stop before leaving." ”
So he turned to the group behind him and said, "Brothers, let's rest at the inn in front of us, eat and drink and warm up!" ”
As soon as everyone heard that there was wine, their eyes became brighter, and their hearts were also happy, their frozen lips opened, and they all said in unison: "Okay!" Listen to Big Brother! ”
A burst of laughter spread in this snowy North Town.
In this icy and snowy place, the footprints of the car stopped in front of the Hehuan Inn.
A group of people came outside, which naturally alarmed the people inside.
Xiao Wang was the first to go out to greet him, and welcomed him with a smile: "It's cold outside, please come inside!" ”
A group of more than ten people slapped the snowflakes on their bodies, entered the inn in an orderly manner, and sat down.
Han Limo looked at the man and woman who had just sat down, this was not the group of people who were performing outside Tongwen Building before?
I said how it looks so familiar.
The leopard-print leather-clothed woman who put the leather whip on the table felt his gaze, and looked at him intently, Han Limo quickly withdrew his gaze, and at this time the woman beckoned: "Little Er, come here!" ”
Han Limo walked over and asked, "What does the guest officer need?" ”
"Am I good-looking? You're going to stare at me. The leopard-print leather-clad woman sitting on a stool smiled wickedly.
The short and fat uncle reproached, "Ah Xuan, don't mess around!" ”
The bold leopard-print leather-clad woman laughed heartily and waved at him, it's okay.
At this time, Han Limo said very seriously, "It's good-looking!" ”
Ah Xuan wanted to tease him, but he didn't expect him to answer seriously, his laughter weakened, he simply stopped laughing, and suddenly blushed, so he could only divert the topic and say: "Bring us a few pots of hot wine first!" ”
Han Limo nodded and said yes, and retreated.
After a while, he came out again with the drink.
"Hot wine you want!" Han Limo gently put the wine on the table, unscrewed it, and poured a few glasses.
"Little brother, go and pour it for them!" Uncle Humpty Dumpty also spoke very politely.
Han Limo went to pour wine for the guests with the other two pots of wine, and sat aside after finishing his work.
The group filled the inn.
The bold woman named Ah Xuan drank a glass of hot wine, and her stomach felt a hot and hot heat.
She asked meaningfully, "Brothers, how long have you seen this snow falling?" ”
One of them also looked at the outside of the inn and quipped: "Sister Xuan is not stupid, it's just a while!" ”
The crowd laughed.
Ah Xuan shook his head, "No, it's been wintering for many years!" ”
I don't know from which moment the snowflakes in front of me stopped, stopped and fell, and this cycle is a period of time.
The laughter of the crowd stopped abruptly, and the few people whose mouths had not yet closed slowly closed their mouths.
No one spoke again, but the glass was empty, and full.
It was many years ago.
In order to adjust the atmosphere, the eldest brother raised his wine glass and encouraged: "Relatives, we will go back!" ”
However, the eldest brother's eyes were like wind and sand entering his eyes, slightly red.
Han Limo looked at this group of people, the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes was thick, and when he heard this, he shouldn't look like a subject of the national capital.
Although Han Limo is a scholar, this chivalrous warrior still has some understanding, but he doesn't have the opportunity to contact it, and he doesn't want to contact it.
Speaking of this career path, Han Limo's heart also began to waver, not as strong as in the past eight years.
Thinking of this, he sighed slightly, maybe he would finally admit his fate.
The heavy snow does not mean to stop, it is still a cold wind!
Just when everyone was drinking and eating meat, a group of iron horsemen came on the official road, and a group of people came on horseback, and the horses' hooves rustled on the snow.
Heavy snow and iron horses came against the wind and snow, and the sound of horses' hooves and armor crashing was wanton.
There was a good thing to open the doors and windows to look out, only to see the black iron cavalry standing all over the official road.
The hot wine in the cup on the table in the inn shook, coupled with the Xiao Xiao Ma Ming, the eldest brother immediately noticed that something was wrong, and the words changed, and said in a wary tone: "Uncle Liang, quickly take Xuan and hide in the house!" ”
After years of intuition and experience, the old man who was called Uncle Liang certainly understood what he meant, turned his head to look outside, then got up, pulled up the leopard print leather woman, and walked straight to the backyard.
When passing by Han Limo, Ah Xuan suddenly called out to him and said, "You go with us too!" ”
Han Limo, who was confused, was pulled in by Ah Xuan.
The iron cavalry on the official road is mighty, the man headed by him is more than eight feet, he is handsome and martial, his eyebrows and eyes are sassy, his eyes are like torches, he glanced at the wheel marks on the ground, turned his eyes to the Hehuan Inn in front, and said: "Search!" ”
Everyone blocked the door of the inn in black pressure, all of them hung on their waists, and their momentum was pressing, the shopkeeper Xiao Wang had never seen such a big battle, and he was a little timid in his heart, but he still had the courage to step forward and ask respectfully: "Are the officials planning to eat some?" It's snowing outside, come in and sit, hehe, come in and sit!"
The official boss at the head frowned, he was a head taller than Xiao Wang, he glanced at him, and the eyes of death frightened Xiao Wang no longer dared to speak, and withdrew to the side.
The official boss glanced inside, and some of the people in the group of people who were performing also pretended to look at it as if nothing happened, and some continued to eat and drink, not caring about the situation, but of course they couldn't be too calm in the face of the group of officers and soldiers in front of them, this was unreasonable, and the more calm they were, the worse the situation was.
After walking the rivers and lakes for many years, the group has already developed a set of methods for dealing with officers and soldiers, and has long learned to cooperate, and the tacit understanding between them is not something that anyone can see at a glance.
The official boss still walked in, and saw that the dishes and chopsticks on the table with two empty positions were still there, so he sat down, picked up the wine glass and looked at it repeatedly, and the eldest brother secretly said that it was not good, and he forgot about the dishes and chopsticks!
I saw the official boss playing with the wine glass, and he didn't look at anyone, he opened his mouth and asked, "What are you doing?" ”
The eldest brother replied: "The rivers and lakes are entertainers, poor master." ”
The official boss raised his head, looked at him expressionlessly, nodded, turned his head to look at the carriage outside, and then said, "It's convenient to search?" ”
The eldest brother hurriedly smiled and said, "Convenient, convenient." ”
The official boss waved his hand, several of his subordinates went out to search the carriage, and after a while they came in, one of his subordinates bowed his head to the official boss and whispered a few words, the official boss waved his hand to let him withdraw from the side, put down the wine glass in his hand that was covered by him, and asked, "Where have these two people gone?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the rest of the performers were shocked, and they all looked over, and the eldest brother also pretended to be calm, and replied with a smile: "In the backyard, I said that I was going to the thatched house, or should I call them out?" After speaking, the eldest brother was about to get up, but was stopped by the official boss, and he said lightly: "You sit, naturally someone will go." ”
"Wang Yan, take a few people to take a look!" The official boss stood up, walked to the door, and turned to look at the people inside, his eyes uncertain, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Yes! My lord! The little chief named Wang Mu, under the leadership of Xiao Wang, went to the backyard.
After searching inside and out, but no one was found, Wang asked Xiao Wang: "Where else can I hide people?" ”
It's none of his business, but he can't lean himself on, just lead the way honestly, thinking of this, Xiao Wang took a few officers and soldiers to the place where he and Han Limo lived.
The door was just closed, not closed, and Ah Xuan, who was inside, heard the footsteps outside, and whispered to Han Limo: "Remember what I just told you!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the officers and soldiers broke into the door, and Wang Yan kicked the door open, and immediately saw the situation inside.
Suddenly, Wang Yan looked embarrassed, and pushed several officers and soldiers to go out, "Let's go!" Let's go! After saying that, they didn't forget to close the door, and several people left the backyard.
Xiao Wang looked inside through the crack in the door, looking shocked.
"It's big or small!" Xiao Wang touched his nose and left the backyard.
After the officers and soldiers left, no one spoke first, the scene was embarrassing for a while, of course Han Limo didn't think it was a pie in the sky, he didn't even pull the girl's hand, but just now he hugged each other with a strange woman, his heartbeat accelerated, and he was more embarrassed.
Ah Xuan was even more speechless at the moment, his face was crimson, and he was as shy as a first-ripe peach.
On weekdays, Ah Xuan has the most contact with the group of brothers outside, men live roughly, and their speech is also a common word used by people in the rivers and lakes, which has been touched by the ears and eyes since childhood, and the body is naturally somewhat contaminated with the pride of the rivers and lakes, but, after all, she is still a daughter in her bones, how can she not blush in today's situation.
Han Limo first broke the silence, got up and said, "Then I'll go out first!" ”
Ah Xuan lowered his head with a red face and hummed softly, the sound was like a mosquito buzzing, and he could only hear it himself.
"Wait, wait, you can't say this, otherwise..." Ah Xuan called him again.
Han Limo said lightly: "Don't worry, it won't!" ”
The rivers and lakes meet, and they are not fellow travelers, of course he will not take it to heart.
"That, thank you!" Ah Xuan said gratefully.
Han Limo looked at her, nodded, didn't say anything, opened the door and went out.