Text Chapter 17 The heavy rain is coming, and I complain about it
Yuan Zhao watched the child named Yu Dan walk farther and farther, and when he saw him bypassing the fighting scene in front of him, he actually walked back directly to the group of Huns. Yuan Zhao was stunned, could it be that he was a son of the Huns?
He was hesitating when he suddenly heard the voice of Ma Xiaoqi, the little fat man behind him, saying, "Wow! Brother Yuan, what a beautiful knife, where did it come from? Did the kid you talk to just give it to you? ”
Yuan Zhao looked back, but it was the two children who had woken up from their sleep. He grasped the handle in one hand, and slowly pulled out half of the blade, a ray of light shining on it, the rhyme flashed, it was really a treasure knife blade.
He returned the knife to the sheath, threw it to Ma Xiaoqi casually, and said, "Now, since you like it, I'll give it to you."
The little fat man was overjoyed, holding him in his arms like a rare treasure, he also learned a few tricks from Ma Qi and a few uncles since he was a child, and he said that boys like to dance with knives and sticks, and they are born to be treasures.
He rubbed it up and down again, and knew that it was a treasure blade, and he was a little embarrassed, so he shirked to return it to Yuan Zhao, but Yuan Zhao just waved his hand and signaled him to put it away, no need to say more. The little fat man has been with Yuan Zhao for a long time these days, and slowly knows that this Yuan brother is the most generous, never takes the initiative to ask for anything, and his temperament is very loose. Therefore, my heart is full of gratitude, and I rejoice in my return, and I can't cherish the dagger.
Liu Ju, the little boy in brocade clothes standing behind the two of them, saw clearly that he had seen a lot of treasures since he was a child, and he knew the value of this dagger.
He thought about it, lifted the hem of his clothes, took off a piece of beautiful jade from the inside, came to Yuan Zhao's approach, pulled his sleeve, and said, "Little brother, I also enjoyed your deliciousness, even if this is my payment."
Yuan Zhao couldn't help but smile and said, "Your child's family, what kind of fun are you making?" Don't want yours. ”
But this child was very stubborn, and said very seriously: "I ...... I don't often have the opportunity to come out, so I had a good time today, even if it's a souvenir. ”
After speaking, tears came out of the corners of his eyes as if he was about to be aggrieved.
Yuan summoned him like this, hurriedly comforted him a few words, took the piece of jade pendant, and started to warm it, it was indeed a high-grade jade. When the little Liu Ju saw him accept it, he turned around and became happy, and asked this and that.
Yuan Zhao promised him perfunctorily, and on the other hand, he looked up to see what Lingzhi was doing at this time, and suddenly heard everyone over there exclaim in unison, it turned out that Gongsun Ao and Canghuo, who were fighting, had been fighting for a long time, and they were still a little anxious. When the move was changed, the fire made a move to "look back at the knife", stepped back and followed, and the tip of the scimitar went straight to Gongsun Aohou's heart. Here, Wei Qing and Wang Hui and the others can see it clearly, but they can't help it, so they shouted in surprise! But seeing a good Gongsun Ao, his ears and eyes are smart, his body is light and flexible, and when he is moving forward, he listens to the wind behind him and knows that it is not good, and his right arm holds the sword hard, and at the same time his body rushes forward, and the tip of the canghuo knife can be grazed the sword body, and a cut on Gongsun Ao's left shoulder. The two of them were old, they jumped away, Gongsun Ao touched the injury with his hand, there was no big problem, and when he saw Canghuo on the other side sneering at him, he was furious! With a bang, he tore off the torn single clothes, bare his arms, revealing a body of tendon flesh, and he was about to step forward and fight with the fire endlessly.
At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly rose from the ground, and in an instant, the sand and rocks were blown away, and the grass and trees were dusty, and everyone covered their heads and faces, and they couldn't open their eyes.
After the wind passed, the northwest sky was already cloudy, and a shower was coming.
The people of Li Hu live on the grassland all the year round, and they are most aware of the weather, afraid that the sudden change in the weather will have something bad for the little prince Yu Dan, so he hurriedly shouted back to the fire, and shouted to the people opposite: "I have learned today, you are waiting for the Central Plains martial arts but Erer, not the opponent of my grassland warriors, if you are not convinced, you can come to the Anyuan Pavilion in Chang'an City to teach again." Hahaha! ”
After saying that, more than a dozen big men got on the horse together, secretly protecting the little prince.
Gongsun Ao scolded angrily, but the Huns came and went like electricity, and they couldn't catch up. I had to find my own clothes to wear, and I went home.
Wei Qing hurriedly checked his injury, and only when he saw that it was not tight, he put his mind at ease.
Wang Hui and the others came to thank him for his help, and several scribes praised Gongsun Ao as a member of the Han family, and praised him. The boy was a little embarrassed. Wei Qing hurriedly said a few words of greeting on his behalf, and everyone inevitably scolded the Huns again. The two sides are not very familiar with each other, so it is inconvenient to find out each other's identities, and when they saw that the weather was bad, they each said goodbye and went to pack their own things.
Wei Qing chatted with Su Hongyun and Zhao Yuan again, and then also said goodbye and left, but the little boy Liu Ju was reluctant, and he waved his hand from the crowd to greet Yuan Zhao after walking far away.
Mrs. Su saw that the outsiders were gone, and hurriedly returned to Yuan to summon the three children of Lingzhi and the little fat man, Zhao Yuan and Song Jiu had already packed up the things they brought, and the group returned the same way, and came to the parked carriage, Su Hongyun led the three children to the car, Song Jiu drove it, Zhao Yuan still rode the big green horse, set off on the road, walked not far and turned onto the road, but turned to the north, it turned out that Su Hongyun saw that the heavy rain was coming, and he was afraid that he would not be able to return to Chang'an City today, so he ordered Song Jiu to go to the direction of the Qingjiao restaurant not far from here, and planned to rest there for a while.
In the shade of the lush trees beside the avenue, there is a corner of the wooden building flying obliquely, and the rich aroma of wine drifts far away with the autumn wind.
Today is full, many pedestrians who go out to step out in autumn are resting here, and the shopkeeper shuttles up and down the second floor to deliver wine and food, and the bustling sound is endless, mixed with the shouting of guessing the boxing order.
The wooden staircase creaked with footsteps, and the woman at the end of the corridor on the second floor felt a pang of anxiety and annoyance in the heart of the woman leaning on the railing with her hands on her chest.
She was originally an open-minded woman from a wealthy family, she lived a life of fine clothes and food since she was a child, and she married at the age of seventeen, although she did not have much affection, she was calm and stable. Who knew that creation would make people, in less than two years, that person died and the mandarin ducks were separated. She had to return to her home and stay in an awkward situation. Until I met that man, I thought I had met a confidant, and I resolutely followed him this path. Looking back five years later, is it worth it......?
She sighed. This time, he left home for almost a year, and went to drill his so-called career, but he never knew that he just wanted a dull life! Just now I heard a few scholars in that box talking about what the imperial court is going to hold after the Double Ninth Festival, and talked about his name, did he return to Chang'an? So why not come and see yourself at home? Is it so important to be an official?
Thinking like this, the resentment in her heart rose again, and she had no intention of taking care of the restaurant, so she ordered the shopkeeper a few more words, and went to the backyard to play the piano and repatriate You's grievances.
At this time, the dark clouds on the horizon are rolling, the black pressure clouds are getting closer and closer, the wind is tight, and in the stretching trees five or six miles away from this Qingjiao restaurant, a group of black-clothed men are silently ambushed here, their swords are hidden under them, and some of them have iron bows and feathers and arrows behind their backs.
The first two of them wore masks, couldn't see their true faces clearly, quietly cross-legged and silent, only occasionally opened their eyes to look at each other, listened to the movement in the distance from the nearby avenue, and then continued to close their eyes and recuperate.
At the same time, in a secret manor on the outskirts of Chang'an, there were seven or eight big men with a strong atmosphere of rivers and lakes, tall, short, fat and thin. A middle-aged man with a bearded face did not sit down, and walked back and forth slowly with his hands in his hands, his face was anxious.
The rest of the people whispered to each other, and after a while, the first person coughed, stood up, and looked at this person's dress, but he looked like a scholar, but the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were angry, and he spoke sharply like a night owl chirping: "Gang Master Lin, don't worry about it anymore!" This matter is like an arrow on the bow, and it has to be done. It's a godsend! ”
The middle-aged man stopped, looked at the man, and sighed: "Alas! Zhu You, I don't know the reason, it's just that this matter is too important, I received that secret letter some time ago, just waiting for the opportunity to kill a few people, so I agreed, who knew it was such a tricky job! If you are not careful this time, you will never recover. ”
The one named Zhu You didn't care, his eyes rolled, and he smiled: "Don't worry, the back road has been arranged properly, and it is foolproof." The people who dispatched this time are all the elites of the gang, and they are all selected to be ten dead soldiers, just with the guards who are in the wine bags and rice bags, hum! Cleaning it up is like killing a chicken and slaughtering a goose. ”
The middle-aged man wanted to say more, but Zhu You's eyes flashed with a trace of imperceptible contempt and disdain, raised his voice and turned to face the rest of the people and said, "What's more...... Even if there is a mistake, hehe, aren't there still Huns around? This time, killing three birds with one stone, whether it succeeds or not, it is an excellent opportunity for us to make meritorious contributions! Hahaha....... ”
Those seven or eight Jianghu men are just a few hall masters in the gang, and in addition to secretly obeying the gang leader's orders, they are convinced of this scheming Zhu You, but they don't pay much attention to the middle-aged man Lin Bafang, who is the deputy gang leader. Hearing Zhu You say this, Qi Qi nodded yes.
Lin Bafang's eyes also lit up, although he didn't look down on Zhu You, who claimed to be the military advisor of the Gangzhong, he also had to obey this person's ability to figure out some things. As long as the hands and feet are clean, regardless of success or failure, there are indeed advantages and disadvantages.
"Good!"
Lin Bafang waved his big hand: "Since the helper and his old man have handed over this matter to us and others to deal with it with full authority, then we will do it beautifully and thoroughly!" What about the princes and grandchildren? If the big thing happens, your glory and wealth are just around the corner! Tell to go down, the answering person must not slack off, once the matter is completed, be sure to leave no traces!"
Everyone stood up and bowed down and shouted loudly, and turned around to arrange and prepare.
Another gust of wind swept in front of the horse, and the dust raised almost blinded Zhao Yuan's eyes, and before he could say anything, the raindrops the size of beans began to crackle and fall one by one.
Song Jiulun picked up the horsewhip and whipped it with a crisp sound, the carriage sped up and ran, Zhao Yuan shook the reins, tapped his foot twice on the horse's belly, and opened the way before passing the head of the carriage.
The raindrops hit the canopy, tinkling, the little fat man and Lingzhi in the carriage were drowsy, suddenly woke up, hazy, but saw Yuan Zhao, who was sitting at the end of the curtain of the carriage, seemed to have found something with the flickering of the curtain, turned his head to look at the bushes on the left side of the road, and quickly withdrew his gaze, his face seemed to be pensive.
Lingzhi didn't care, but asked with a little surprise: "Brother Yuan, is it raining?"
Yuan Zhao nodded.
Su Hongyun opened the curtain on one side and asked Song Jiu a few words, and vaguely heard Song Jiu say that it was almost there, and drove the carriage fast as he spoke, and Zhao Yuan's figure was in front of him with the back of the big green horse.
Yuan Zhao smiled secretly, he just glanced at it, and found the flashing of swords among the bushes beside the road, and immediately habitually raised his vigilance, fortunately, the carriage passed by in an instant, nothing unusual happened, it shouldn't be coming at us, right? Then there's no need to worry about it!
He folded his arms over his chest, closed his eyes and snoozed again.......