Chapter 22: One Old and One Young
Seeing the leader of the "Zhu Xiansheng" brothers in the book review area, I can only add a chapter for him, thank you!
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Yang Ning knew that most of the people in this wine shop should be from the dart team, and these people didn't care when they saw that it was just a young boy in rags who came in. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Most of the tables in this are already full of people, black and pressing, not to mention there are one or twenty people, Yang Ning saw that there was a table in the corner that was quite empty, in the dim, only saw the two people sitting there, and walked over at the moment, and couldn't see the appearance of the two people clearly for a while, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, there is no place to sit, share a table." ā
The two didn't say much, Yang Ning sat down on the bench, he had already smelled the smell of meat emanating from the other tables at this time, he hadn't eaten properly for many days, since he had come across this wine shop, he naturally had to have a full meal.
He got a broken piece of silver from Mu Shenjun's body, and it was more than enough to deal with one meal.
The wind and rain outside showed no signs of stopping, Yang Ning was a little strange, the house was already very dark, why didn't he light the lamp, he was puzzled, and heard the voice: "Uncles, the lights are coming!" Then I saw a fire lit up from behind, and a man with two oil lamps in his hand, one on the left and one on the right, hung on the wall of the liquor store.
The wine shop suddenly lit up, and by the light of the fire, Yang Ning could see clearly that the two people at the same table with him, one old and one young, sat opposite him was an old man in a gray-brown robe, about fifty years old, with a lock of black beard on his chin, a thin face, and his temperament looked quite elegant, although he was nearly half a hundred years old, his complexion was ruddy, and he did not look old, and he seemed to be very well maintained on weekdays.
Sitting to his left was a young man of fifteen or sixteen, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and those dark eyes were staring at him at this time, with a suspicious look on his face.
There were three plates of side dishes on the table, a bowl of braised pork, and a pot of wine, but there was a wine cup in front of the brown-robed elder, and the few dishes on the table did not seem to have been touched.
Yang Ning saw the young man staring at him suspiciously, and said with a smile: "Introduce yourself, my name is ..... Little white rabbit, go out to rely on friends, don't be surprised. ā
The young man said lightly: "We are not friends!" Without saying much, he turned his gaze, Yang Ning looked at him full of worries, and secretly thought that he was not very old, but he had a lot of thoughts.
He turned his head and saw that the shopkeeper was on the side, looking at him with strange eyes, and immediately coughed and said, "Look at what?" ā
"I'll see if you're here to take shelter from the rain or to drink." The shopkeeper looked disdainful, "If you want to take shelter from the rain, stay outside the door and under the eaves, but don't disturb these two." ā
Yang Ning is still wearing that sloppy clothes, which is already very shabby, and after tossing in the past few days, if anyone doesn't think that he is called Hanako, it is really a ghost.
Yang Ning didn't argue, stretched out his hand and put a piece of broken silver on the table, pointing to the dishes on the table: "Is this silver enough to buy these dishes?" Give me another one. ā
The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Where did you get this money?" But it was stolen, right? ā
The young man beside Yang Ning had already frowned, and said lightly: "No one should easily make conclusions about others, you don't have evidence, how can you easily frame others?" ā
Yang Ning didn't expect this young man to speak for himself, and suddenly had some good feelings for this young man, but he heard the brown robe elder on the opposite side cough, he had already picked up the wine cup in his hand, and glanced at the young man out of the corner of his eye.
When the shopkeeper saw the young man speak, he didn't say much, and turned to leave.
Yang Ning sat on the bench, turned his head slightly and looked to the side, there were five or six people sitting at the table on the side, all of them were in short clothes, everyone had weapons in their hands, most of them were sheathed knives, although there were many dishes on the table, but there was no wine jug, these people didn't seem to drink.
Come to think of it, since these people are a dart team, there may be many taboos on the way to darts, and not drinking alcohol may also be one of the taboos.
There was a thunderclap outside, the wind and rain showed no signs of abating, it seemed to be a little bigger, and I heard a person at the next table: "Old Lu, it seems that this rain will not stop for a while and a half, should we continue to hurry?" ā
An old man in his fifties next to him stroked the white beard under his chin and said slowly: "This trip must be hurried, and there can be no delay on the way." After a short rest, we have to continue on our journey, and we can't stay here overnight. Only twenty miles ahead, there is an official post, let's go to the official post and rest again. ā
"It's still old Lu." Someone on the side said with a smile: "The roads of these state capitals and counties are all stored in Lu Lao's mind, and there are no city stations along the way that Lu Lao does not know." ā
Another person said with a smile: "On this road, if you want to talk about connections, Lu Lao said second, but no one dared to say first." The two of you didn't take this line before, and you don't know what Lu Lao is doing on this line. Let's just say that the official post in front of us, if you change to someone else, you can't stop, it's Lu Lao who has walked for so many years, and he is familiar with him along the way, and he has a friendship with the official post, let's go over, and naturally there will be a place for us to rest. ā
The old man said with a bit of triumph: "We are darts, relying on personal connections, multiple friends and multiple roads, if you complain everywhere, no matter how high your martial arts are, you won't be able to eat this bowl of rice." ā
"That's what Lu Lao said." Several people said: "You are our elder, and you have to teach us more about the knowledge here." ā
Lu Lao smiled: "Actually, there is nothing to teach, remember to make more friends and less grievances, and to have more smiles and less knives." Suddenly, he stood up and said, "Everyone is ready, let's walk another twenty miles, and rush to the official post in front to rest, this wilderness is still not suitable for a long stay." ā
Many people immediately got up one after another, and some people even took a lot of clothes and hats and put them in front of the door, obviously prepared.
Someone had already stepped forward and began to put on a coat and a hat, that Lu Lao drank a cup of tea and was about to get up, but Yang Ning saw that the brown-robed elder opposite had already gotten up and walked to Lu Lao's side, and said softly: "You don't know where to go this dart?" ā
Elder Lu immediately showed a look of vigilance, and asked rhetorically, "Who is Your Excellency?" ā
Yang Ning felt at the beginning that this old man and young man did not seem to be the first person of the dart team, and when he listened to the conversation between the two, he knew that he was wrong in guessing.
The brown-robed elder turned his hand, and an extra piece of gold was stuffed into the hand of the old man, and at this time, everyone in the dart team was wearing a coat and hat, and few people paid attention to this.
The old man Lu frowned, and was about to speak, when the brown-robed elder had already said softly: "I have a thing in my hand and am about to enter Beijing, but I am worried about accidents on the way, so I want to go with you, and I can take care of you on the way." Your destination should also be to the capital, right? ā
Lu Lao hesitated a little and said: "The rules of the dart game, you can't bring strangers on the way to the dart, Your Excellency is .....!" ā
"I understand." The brown-robed elder smiled: "I'm just asking for a foolproof, you should be a temporary dart, everything on our way will be done according to the rules of your dart bureau, and we will never cause trouble for you." ā
"We?" Lu Lao glanced at the young man and asked, "Is it just the two of you?" ā
The brown-robed elder bowed his head and said, "Yes, just the two of us." ā
One person on the side could see it clearly, and said in a low voice: "Old Lu, aren't you just bringing two people?" Since we have something to ask for, we don't have to refuse people thousands of miles away. ā
Lu Lao glanced at the man, coughed, and there was a hint of reproach in his eyes, obviously blaming the man for being too talkative.
Yang Ning also heard it clearly, a little strange, and secretly thought that since this old man and young man were going to enter Beijing, why did they follow the dart team? The brown-robed elder said that he had brought something with him, and he was afraid that he would lose it on the way, and if that was the case, that thing would be very precious, otherwise he would never have sold it as a piece of gold.
Seeing that Old Lu was still groaning and hesitating, the brown-robed elder said softly: "Actually, you are just doing it with a fee, could it be that the cost is insufficient?" If so, add more. ā
Lu Lao shook his head and said, "That's not the truth. According to the rules, you can't take strangers with you on the way unless you have to, but it seems like it will be difficult for you, and it doesn't hurt to go with the dart team. It's just that the ugly words are ahead, everything along the way, you have to follow the rules of the dart team, we can guarantee that the two of you will be brought to the capital safely, but if you break the rules, then you can't complain about us. ā
The brown-robed elder said with a smile: "Everything is obeyed, and it will never cause you any more trouble." ā
Lu Lao shouted, "Come, bring two coats." ā
The brown-robed elder returned to the table, stooped down and took a package from under the table, which was a long object, wrapped in a black cloth, and he did not know what was inside.
The young man and the brown-robed elder glanced at each other, and also got up, and at this time, someone had already sent two sets of robes and hats, and the two of them were not polite, put on their robes, and took the hats in their hands.
Several people from the dart team had already gone out, and Lu Lao also put on his robe, glanced back at the brown-robed elder, nodded, and the brown-robed elder smiled, holding a long package in his hand, and glanced at the young man, and was about to go out with him.
After only taking two steps, I suddenly heard two "horns", and the inside of the wine shop was dark for a moment, and the two oil lamps hanging on the wall were inexplicably extinguished.
The moment the lights went out, Yang Ning saw the brown-robed elder pulling the young man's arm and pulling him behind him, his movements were as fast as lightning, and his reaction was extremely sensitive, and then there was a commotion and noise in the wine shop.
Yang Ning's heart tightened, and one hand was already stuffed into his arms to touch the extremely sharp ice blade, and he was on full alert.
Since leaving Huize City, Yang Ning has been careful everywhere, after passing through Mu Shenjun, he is even more sensitive, these two oil lamps suddenly went out, and he immediately felt that something was very abnormal.
If one of the lights goes out suddenly, it may be just an accident, but if both lights go out at the same time, there must be something strange.
"Don't panic!" Lu Lao's voice was already sounding in the darkness, "Everyone, calm down, be careful, don't act rashly until you understand the situation, Chen Liu, you take someone to protect the dart cart outside, whoever has a fire on his body, light up the fire!" ā
Lu Lao was shocked but not confused, and his assignment was orderly, obviously a veteran of long-distance running, and he had a lot of experience.
At this time, a lightning bolt crossed, the lightning broke through the sky and disappeared, and the clouds and ink and rain brushes painted the sky and darkness, full of coldness.
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