Volume 5 Absurd Southern Han Seventy-three, horse pawn
Today is August 21st, Zhou Xuan and the Snow Pig Prince made an appointment to fight insects tonight, so Zhou Xuan and his entourage should rush back to the coast of Hui'an, and then go to Songling Town outside the north gate of Quanzhou after the insect fighting, and tomorrow morning, Pan Yujiao and Lin Ji will rush to Songling to meet Zhou Xuan. (Eye to the book)
At noon, everyone came to Luoyang Town, had a full meal at the inn yesterday, and left ten taels of silver for the shopkeeper, and asked the shopkeeper to help hire four carriages, and when they came in the evening, they would go to Quanzhou City overnight to buy crickets.
The four idiots went to buy a delicate black clay pot again, and solemnly raised the red-backed cricket named "Leng Guan Yu" in the clay pot, fed with soybean flour and sesame seeds, and the other white-backed cricket still stayed in the bamboo tube to show that the treatment was different.
Before this, Zhou Xuan carefully identified this weak white-backed cricket, and saw that its shape was obscene, sluggish and sluggish, and its body was covered with gray-white fluff, which seemed to have not yet grown up, and it was not a prime-aged cricket.
According to the meaning of the four idiots, he wanted to abandon this white-backed cricket, Zhou Xuan faintly felt that this white-backed cricket was strange, and said: ^H "Keep it for the time being, and look at it after a few days." ”
The shopkeeper had no doubts, and promised to hire four carriages to wait in front of the shop in the afternoon.
Fei Qing has always wanted to find an opportunity to kill "Leng Yun Guan Yu", but the four idiots put the black clay pot in a wooden box and tied it to the front saddle of the mount, cherishing it like a treasure, and Fei Qing did it without gaps.
After a short break in Luoyang, Zhou Xuan and his entourage set off towards the coast of Dongling.
The closer he is to the sea, the more anxious Fei Qing becomes, if Zhou Xuan is allowed to take "Leng Guan Yu" on the boat to gamble with His Royal Highness the Prince, with the power of this "Leng Guan Yu". "Green robe and ugly" may not be its enemy, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will inevitably lose his temper if he loses the bet, and then he and Senior Brother Chen will suffer, and when they return to Xingwang's Mansion, they will have no shame to return to His Majesty, so they must kill "Leng Guan Yu". But blatantly not. That four idiots are very powerful, and he is afraid that he will not be able to deal with it alone, so he can only continue to wait for a good opportunity.
The emperor has lived up to his wishes, the opportunity has finally come!
While waiting for the ship to release the sampan on the beach. The four idiots said to Zhou Xuan: "Master, take care of Leng Yun Guan Yu, I will come when I go." ”
Zhou Xuan nodded, looked at the wooden box on the saddle in front of the four idiots' mounts, then turned around and looked at the big ship fifty zhang away, and waved at the people on the deck.
Fei Qing seized the opportunity and quietly opened the wooden box and uncovered the lid of the black clay pot. Seeing that the blue-purple "Leng Guan Yu" was lying motionless at the bottom of the can, he stretched out two fingers to clamp it out. Just as he was about to throw it on the ground, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "What do you want to do!" ”
Fei Qing looked at it, it was not good, the four idiots came back, and as soon as his fingers were loosened, the "Leng Yun Guan Yu" fell to the ground, and before it could fly up, a big foot stepped on. Crushed to a pulp.
The four idiots were furious. He drew his short knife and shouted angrily: "Shameless. I'm afraid that the gambling worms will not win, and I will trample my master's fierce worms to death, and I want you to pay for your life! ”
Fei Qingqing knew that he was wrong, and without saying a word, he also drew a knife to confront him.
The five warriors of Qingyuan pulled their swords together to protect Zhou Xuan, and as soon as Zhou Xuan gave an order, they were going to besiege Fei Qing.
Zhou Xuan's face turned pale, he glared at Fei Qing angrily, and said slowly: "Fei Qing, are you on the orders of Prince Liu?" ”
Fei Qingdao: "After all the hard work with Chen Huangmen, Princess Qingle finally arrived here, the Han Kingdom is not far away, how can the princess be exported because of gambling insects!" ”
Zhou Xuan sneered: "You are a native of the Han Kingdom, I have no right to deal with it, Prince Liu is on the boat, I will question him." ”
The four idiots put the cricket that was trampled on by Fei Qing in a bamboo tube with mud, which was the evidence of the crime to show the Snow Pig Prince.
The crowd boarded the boat on small sampans one after another, leaving only Lihu and Lulu the golden retriever to guard the horses on the shore.
Prince Snow Pig and Princess Qingle and others were waiting on the deck together, and Princess Qingle looked at Zhou Xuan with wonderful eyes, but because of the presence of others, she could only pretend to be reserved.
Prince Snow Pig asked, "Officer Zhou, what good worms have you caught?" ”
Zhou Xuan said expressionlessly: "Shopkeeper Liu can see for himself." ”
The four idiots angrily dumped the dead crickets in the bamboo tube on the gangplank with mud: "Look! ”
Prince Snow Pig looked at the indistinguishable thing from the worm and mud, and only identified a few cricket whiskers and a pair of big teeth, and wondered: "Officer Zhou, what does this mean?" ”
Zhou Xuandao: "I caught this green-backed insect at the cost of a poisonous snake bite last night, named Leng Yun Guan Yu, I thought I would win and be undefeated in this gamble, but when I was waiting for the boat on the beach just now, Fei Zhonglang took advantage of me and trampled Leng Yun Guan Yu to death, Liu shopkeeper, you see how to deal with it!" ”
The Snow Pig Prince looked at the sparse worm mud carefully, and couldn't tell if it was a green-backed worm, so he asked Fei Qing: "This worm is green-backed?" ”
Fei Qing said vaguely: "I didn't see it clearly, so I trampled it to death by mistake." ”
The Snow Pig Prince was furious, and gave Fei Qing a slap with his fat hand, Fei Qing didn't dare to hide, and was beaten so that the corners of his mouth bled out.
Chen Yanshou said on the side: "Fei Qing, don't retreat yet, it's in vain to make the big shopkeeper angry here." ”
Fei Qing retreated, feeling very unhappy, the thing was done, but not only did he not have any credit, but he was also beaten by His Royal Highness the Prince, Chen Yanshou fell aside to be a good person, mother, Chen Yanshou instigated Lao Tzu to be a pawn, I suffer the crime, but the credit in the future is his, this old eunuch slave is too insidious!
Prince Snow Pig looked at the worm mud on the deck, then looked at Zhou Xuan, and said: "Officer Zhou, I don't know if this is a green-backed worm, I didn't agree on these at the beginning, anyway, if you can't get the worm before tonight, you will lose." ”
Zhou Xuan sneered: "I see, then bet now, Shopkeeper Liu take out your green robe and Wenchou." ”
The Snow Pig Prince was about to pet Ji Meizhu to fetch the cricket jars in the room, and after thinking about it, no, he looked at Zhou Xuan with his little eyes and asked, "Officer Zhou, do you want to assassinate the fierce insects in this shopkeeper?" ”
Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Liu will know when he takes the crickets, if you want to bet on insects, how can there be no insects!" ”
The Snow Pig Prince asked: "What kind of worm does Zhou Keguan take to gamble with this shopkeeper Zhou Xuanchao pointed at the worm mud under his feet: "That's it." ”
Prince Snow Pig stared at a pair of mung bean eyes, and said in amazement: "How can dead insects fight?" ”
Zhou Xuan said: "Wait for Shopkeeper Liu to put the green robe and Wenchou in the basin, and you will understand." ”
The snow pig prince shook his fat head repeatedly: "I won't let go, I won't be fooled, you must be trying to pinch my fierce insects to death!" ”
Zhou Xuan spread his hands: "Isn't this right, how can people gamble without integrity?" Hehe, my worm is here whether it is dead or alive, and Shopkeeper Liu doesn't even dare to fight the worm, is it admitting defeat? ”
The Snow Pig Prince said repeatedly: "How can this be reasonable! Outrageous! But he didn't dare to take the crickets out.
Zhou Xuan looked at the slanting sun in the western sky, and said: "For the sake of the friendship between Tang and Han, I will take a step back, and then take three days, starting from tomorrow, until the twenty-fourth day, I will go to catch insects and fight again, this time Shopkeeper Liu has to restrain your two subordinates, and if something like this happens, then——"
The Snow Pig Prince hurriedly said: "Okay, a word is a certainty, if Fei Qing and Chen Yanshou dare to make trouble again, the shopkeeper will cut off their heads." ”
Zhou Xuan said: "Okay, let the kitchen prepare the meal, I will have to travel to Quanzhou overnight after I use it." ”
Zhou Xuanjiu had dinner in the boat hall, and when he came out, he saw cumin waiting outside, saying that Her Royal Highness the princess invited her uncle to meet and discuss important matters.
Fennel followed Zhou Xuan towards Princess Qingle's room, tilting her head and asking, "Uncle, you were really bitten by a snake?" ”
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, isn't it good." ”
Fennel said "um" and said, "Uncle, our trip to the Southern Han Dynasty this time is really full of disasters and difficulties, which makes people worry." ”
Zhou Xuan said: "Yes, cumin, you are frightened, when Qingyuan is pacified, you will stay in Zhangzhou with the princess." ”
Fennel said: "Cumin didn't feel much frightened, just worried about my uncle, when I went out of Jinling, Mrs. Que'er and Mrs. Needle told Cumin to take care of my aunt, but Cumin was just a little girl, I couldn't help my uncle, and I was very sad to see that my uncle was injured and bitten by a snake." ”
Zhou Xuan stretched out his hand to touch the double bun of this loyal little girl, only then did he realize that the cumin had grown a lot taller, almost one meter five, and his body was still thin, and he smiled: "Who said it didn't help?" This time to save the princess, cumin has helped me a lot, and when I return to Jinling, I will let the finch reward you, to be honest, I really didn't find that cumin is so witty! ”
After receiving the compliment, the little girl was happy and smiled.
Princess Qingle saw Zhou Xuan and said, "Cousin Xuan, come-" turned around and walked inside.
Zhou Xuan looked at cumin and aromatic tea, the two little girls turned their heads to look out of the door, Zhou Xuan stepped forward and lifted the curtain to enter, a warm body pounced into his arms, Princess Qingle said in a delicate voice: "Cousin Xuan, where did you let the snake bite?" Let me see. ”
Zhou Xuan felt very happy, so many people cared about him, kissed Princess Qingle on the lips, and said: "It's okay, I lied to the snow pig, my cricket is actually no match for the snow pig's green robe and ugliness, and the plan is only delayed for three days, I don't believe that there are no high-grade fierce insects in Quanzhou City, I must win the princess." ”
Princess Qingle touched Zhou Xuan's cheek and asked, "Cousin Xuan, are you going to get off the boat again, will you take me with you?" ”
Zhou Xuan said: "Don't mess around, the princess is so beautiful, it's too ostentatious - wait for me on the boat for good news." Stroking Princess Qingle's beautiful buttocks like ripe melons, I comforted her for a while.
(Eye to the book)