Chapter 3: Dead Man's Alley

The old bark couldn't help but raise his palm and wave it in front of Yang Ning's eyes. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Yang Ning could only remind euphemistically: "Old bark, I forgot something, I'm not blind, my eyes can still see ....., can you help me recall memories?" ”

Old Bark smiled wryly, "You were the one who brought Fluttershy to this city half a year ago, and you told me that you met each other when you were in refuge, and she was bullied, and you saved her once, and since then you have been like brothers and sisters." ”

"Exiled to Aizawa City half a year ago?" Yang Ning squinted his eyes slightly, and said that it was strange, when the old bark mentioned this, he really crossed some fragmentary pictures in his mind, which were a little blurry, but the outline of a little girl vaguely appeared, and her appearance was quite clear.

"Do you remember what happened after you came to Aizawa City?" Seeing Yang Ning's confused appearance, the old bark couldn't help but worry.

Yang Ning wanted to think about it, but he didn't know if it was the first recovery from a serious illness, as long as he used his brain, the back of his head swelled, and he felt drowsy.

"Where is Fluttershy now?" Yang Ning already learns from the old bark that he was able to survive because of Fluttershy, and that the owner of this body obviously has a lot to do with Fluttershy.

Old Bark sighed and said helplessly: "You really can't remember, she has been there for Mother Hua, and in the past six months, you have often visited her, and you have told me all the things about her." ”

"Mother Flower?" Yang Ningqi said: "Where is this flower mother sacred? ”

Before the old bark could answer, a monkey's voice came from behind him: "Mother Hua is the widow of Hua Xiancheng, hehe, in this city, few people dare to mess with her." ”

At this time, the monkey had already entered, and a beggar behind him carried a broken wooden bucket with water in it and placed it next to Yang Ning.

Yang Ning rolled up his sleeves, his body was a little uncomfortable, he leaned to the edge of the barrel, and was about to reach out to wash his face, but before his hands could reach in, he was already frozen.

Although he was mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised when he saw the face on the water.

It was a stained face, not cleaner than the others, but it could still be seen that this face was also delicate, but it was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and its face was a little thin, but a pair of sword eyebrows were raised left and right, and there was a heroic spirit in the handsomeness.

He used to think that the Beatles hairstyle of the monkey and others was very individual, but at this time, he also found that he was also disheveled and unkempt, at least from the appearance, it was really a veritable flower child.

Yang Ning was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a wry smile, and then washed his face, hit his face with cold water, and was a little sober, and then asked, "Huaxian Cheng's widow?" Is Fluttershy working as a maid at Hua Xiancheng's house? ”

Old Bark looked worried, and said, "When Fluttershy left that night, she said that she would come and see you if she had the chance. But it's been a few days, and there's no news from Fluttershy, and she's sneaking out of the house that night, and it's worrying that she doesn't know if she's been found when she returns. ”

"Fluttershy has been a lifesaver for me, so I have to thank her." Yang Ning has a clear grudge, although he doesn't have a deep impression of Fluttershy, but the girl is still very grateful in his heart for saving him, "By the way, where is that Huaxian Cheng's house, when the rain stops, I have to meet Fluttershy." ”

The monkey was a little surprised and said, "You don't remember where the flower house is?" You go there a lot. ”

Yang Ning shook his head and asked, "Do you know?" ”

The monkey hurriedly said: "Mother Hua lives in the Dead Man's Alley, some way from here, and when the rain stops, I will lead you over, but ...... But we can't go during the day, and if we do, we can only sneak there at night. ”

"Dead Man's Alley?" Yang Ning secretly thought that this name was gloomy, it couldn't be an alley that ran a dead man's business and bought and sold coffin paper money, right?

"Actually, that alley didn't have a name, but the flower house was in that alley, and no one dared to go there." The monkey looked like a know-it-all, "The loach over there in Dongcheng made a bet with someone last year, broke into the alley in broad daylight, and was thrown out, and was covered with scaly wounds, and a few ribs were broken, and he hasn't been able to get better yet." There was a hint of annoyance in his eyes: "Since then, we have all called that alley the alley the alley of the dead." ”

Yang Ning sneered: "Did it be done by someone from the Flower House?" ”

"Huaxian Cheng used to be a man of the year in Huize County." The monkey said: "In the Dead Man's Alley, he is the only family, not his family, who else can there be?" The monkey said angrily: "But Mother Hua's kind of piecemeal marriage, you have to be sneaky to do things, so naturally people don't get close to his house easily." ”

"Piecemeal marriage?" Yang Ning felt that this word was very unfamiliar, and asked: "What is this piecemeal marriage?" ”

"It's not Dongdong, it's an unsightly deed." The monkey showed a strange smile, "The concubines of high-ranking officials and nobles have the courage to take on some work in private, or those widows and orphans and maids of the official dependents, whose livelihood is difficult to maintain, come out to pick up some work ......, this is a piecemeal marriage." ”

Yang Ning was stunned for a moment, "When you say take the job, do you mean .......?" But I already understood it in my heart.

"As the saying goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as stealing, those prodigals feel that it is the best taste to be able to play with the family members of those rich and noble eunuchs." When the monkey talked about this topic, his mouth frothed, his eyebrows fluttered, and he said with a smile: "And those women have been trained by nobles, whether it is appearance or temperament, they are better than ordinary Qinglou women by three points, and there is really nothing bad about knowing and knowing, and these fragmentary marriages are not real Qinglou women, and the men who are scratching their shyness are itching in their hearts." Speaking of this, the monkey's eyes were also scorching.

Yang Ning sighed, but he couldn't imagine that there was such a thing in the middle.

The monkey said again: "Hua Xiancheng was young but had a serious illness and died two years ago. When Hua County was alive, there were more than ten maids in the family, and when he died, there was no income, and the family couldn't hold on, so Mrs. Hua took the maid to secretly make a piecemeal ...... marriage! "Lewd smile," this county is not big, and Mrs. Hua is secretive, but the rumors always have to come out, everyone knows what is going on, and secretly calls her Mother Hua, the girls are over thirty, a handful of age, I heard that it is ...... to rely on the maids in the house to take over the work! ”

When Yang Ning heard this, his heart sank, and he thought to himself, if Fluttershy was in such a family, wouldn't it be more than lucky?

In the middle of the night, the wind and rain outside showed no sign of stopping, and Yang Ning was already feeling a little tired, knowing that no matter how worried Fluttershy was, he would not be able to go out.

We will have to wait until the rain stops.

Tossed in the middle of the night, the other people were also quite tired, Yang Ning motioned for them to rest first, this land temple has two side rooms of the main hall, Yang Ning is now in the side room, Yang Ning and the old bark stayed in the side room, and the other people went to the outhouse to rest.

After Yang Ning lay down, he was thinking about the way out in the future.

The glorious profession of beggar disciples, Yang Ning felt that he was not suitable, since coming to this world has become an established fact, he can no longer change it, all he can do is to adapt to the life of this world.

What makes him helpless is that this era is not any historical era in his memory, otherwise he could have anticipated things in advance and made a great difference with the advantage of a prophet.

He ran a business before he crossed over, and he felt that with the business experience he had accumulated, he might not be able to make a big difference in this era, but now he is penniless, even if he wants to do business, he has no start-up capital, and he has no understanding of the current market conditions, so it is naturally impossible to set foot on the road of business for a while.

After tossing and turning for a long time, I fell asleep in a daze, maybe it was really too tired at the beginning of a serious illness, and I slept peacefully in the second half of the night.

The next day, he was woken up by the old bark in his sleep, only to find that he slept until noon, and the wind and rain had already stopped, Yang Ning got up and went out, the air after the rain carried the smell of mud and grass mixed with the nose, but it was refreshing, Yang Ning greedily took a few deep breaths of air, and his whole body was comfortable.

He looked around, only to find that this land temple was located in the middle of nowhere, and there were not many houses around, but there was a pond not far in front of it.

There are a few old willow trees growing obliquely on the edge of the pond, the willow branches probe to the water, hang thousands of willows lightly on the water surface, the breeze is light, the willow branches are swaying, swaying like a slender waist beauty is dancing in the mountains.

"Where did those guys go?" There was no trace of monkeys and others inside and outside the Land Temple, and Yang Ning couldn't help but ask the old bark around him.

Old Bark said: "I went out before, saying that you have just recovered from a serious illness and are going to ask for something to come back to celebrate." ”

Yang Ning smiled: "They still have such kindness? ”

The old bark thought that Yang Ning had seen through the minds of those people, and said, "Little mink, it's good that you know what their intentions are." They asked you to be the head of this land temple, but they didn't have any good intentions. ”

Yang Ning said it casually, but he didn't want the old bark to say this, he only felt that there was something strange in it, and asked, "Old bark, do they really have bad intentions?" ”

"Bad thoughts?" Old Bark shook his head, "It's not a bad idea, it's just that there is no good intention." There are hundreds of beggar gang disciples in this city, although they all belong to the beggar gang, but in this city, it is common for you to form gangs and fight in the four corners. ”

"Hundreds?" Yang Ning didn't expect the beggars in Huize City to be so strong.

The old bark sighed: "The monkey is not a peaceful person, in the past, you hid deeply, he liked to cause trouble outside, now I know that you are so powerful, I think you are the leader, I want to use you as a flag, so that I can fight with other brothers in the beggars." Ermine, listen to me, there are people outside the sky, even if you have the ability, don't be dragged into the water by the monkeys, it's better to be honest. ”

He spoke earnestly, obviously caring about Yang Ning to remind him kindly.