Chapter 10: Grappling
Out of Zhending County all the way to the south, the official road is getting narrower. However, although it is not as good as the official road between the capital and Zhending, which can be passed by four carriages side by side, it can also pass through three carriages side by side. Of course, compared with the official road between the capital and Zhending, whether it is the trees on both sides of the road or the fields in the distance and the mountains in the distance, there is less of the atmosphere of dominating the world.
The land of the capital, the dragon is entrenched, there are thousands of weather, and there is indeed an extraordinary momentum. Since the advent of Liu Yuxi's famous sentence "Jinling is gloomy", Jinling and the land south of it have indeed lost the atmosphere of kings, and the center of gravity of the land of China has begun to migrate to the Central Plains and the north.
If it is said that the capital is the head of the dragon, and Fanyang, which is more than 100 miles south of the capital, is the dragon's neck, then from the south of Fanyang, the more Zhending to Xingzhou, then to Xingyang, Tokyo, and until Ezhou, it is the body of the dragon. The dragon body stretches for more than 2,000 miles, from the capital in the north, to Ezhou in the south, to Shandong East Road in the east, and to Taiyuan Mansion in the west, which is not only the hinterland of Great Xia, but also the most important grain producing area of Great Xia.
The staple food of Great Xia is mainly wheat, and like the strongest Han and Tang dynasties, they eat more pasta. The Central Plains is the main wheat-producing area, and all the four great families live in the dragon body. If the four great families join forces, the grain that can be mobilized can account for more than half of the total grain in Great Xia.
Food is related to the rise and fall of a country, and it is the greatest weapon for a soldier who surrenders without a fight. Although the four great families have been silent for a long time, they already have a powerful strength that can make the imperial court fearful!
As for the saying that Huguang is ripe and the world is full, it was after many years after the staple food of the Chinese nation changed from wheat to rice.
Zhending and Xingzhou are only more than 100 miles apart, out of Zhending more than 50 miles, after a small town named Pig Nest Town, the sun has been westward. There are fewer pedestrians on both sides of the road, and there are more and more trees, and as far as the eye can see, there is no one at the end of the line except for the trees and fields on the official road.
"Xiao Dutou, I've been running for a long time, can I stop and rest for a while?" Qi He was so tired that he couldn't do it, he had been running all the way since he came out of Zhending, and he hadn't stopped for a moment at this time, although he was strong, compared with Xiao Wu, his endurance was still a lot worse.
Xiao Wu grabbed the reins of the horse, put his hand on the canopy and looked into the distance for a moment, and shook his finger ahead: "There is an apricot blossom village three miles away, and it is not too late to rest in the village, you can beg for saliva to drink." ”
Qi Heqi said: "Xiao Dutou, so far away, how do you know that the village in front of you is Xinghua Village?" ”
Xiao Wu smiled: "There are a few apricot trees at the entrance of the village, most of them are called Xinghua Village." ”
Qi He was speechless, whatever he called it, it would be nice to be able to take a break and take a sip of tea.
The two rode their horses, trotted all the way forward, and came to the entrance of the village after a short time, and sure enough, there was a thick wooden stake on the side of the road, with words on it: Xinghua Village.
"Could it be that this is the Xinghua Village of Xinghua Village, where is the restaurant, and the shepherd boy refers to Xinghua Village?" Although Qihe doesn't read much, he also knows Du Mu's poem "Qingming".
"You think too much, Qi Xiaosan." Xiao Wu looked around, left and right and behind him, and saw that there was no one in front and behind, so he said again, "The Xinghua Village in the poem is near Taiyuan Mansion, where the Li family's winery in Taiyuan is located, and the apricot blossom wine produced is one of the top ten famous wines in Daxia, but unfortunately, the apricot blossom wine of the Li family in Taiyuan is never taken out, only for the Li family to drink." ”
"And such a thing?" Qi He's expression of disbelief on his face, "Where did Xiao Dutou know?" ”
"Sir is well-informed, and knows everything about the customs and anecdotes of various parts of Great Xia." At the mention of Xia Xiang, Xiao Wu's face was filled with a light of worship, "It is Xiao Wusan's honor to meet Mr. ”
Some people say that Xiao Wu is a distant relative of Xia Xiang, some people say that Xiao Wu is Xia Xiang's entourage, and some people say that Xiao Wu is Xia Xiang's dead soldier. The timing is just right, how can Qi He do it without asking clearly.
"Xiao Dutou, how did you meet Xia Xianzun?" Qi He asked with a smile.
Xiao Wu scratched his head: "This matter is a long story...... To put it simply, I wanted to rob Mr. , but I was subdued by Mr. and I have been following him ever since. ”
Qi He asked again: "Who else is in Xiao Dutou's family?" ”
"There are no relatives in the family except for my brother and sister-in-law." Xiao Wu thought of his brother and sister-in-law in Lingshou's family, and suddenly had a headache, and hurriedly shook his head vigorously, "I won't tell you, Qi Xiaosan, I was hit on the head when I was a child, and I forgot many things." borrowed to live in my brother and sister-in-law's house, and endured a lot of bullying. It seems that my brother and sister-in-law are not my brother and sister-in-law, who they are, I can't remember. ”
Qi He comforted Xiao Wu: "Xiao Dutou, Master Shanlai, the host of the Great Buddha Temple in Zhending City, is not only a monk who has attained Taoism, but also a holy hand of medicine, and his father is a refuge disciple of Master Shanlai. ”
Xiao Wu nodded: "It doesn't matter if you remember the previous things or not, the important thing is that if you remember the martial arts you have practiced in the future, you can protect Mr." ”
While talking, the two arrived at the entrance of the village. There is a big locust tree at the entrance of the village, and there are tea flags fluttering in the wind.
There is a tea stall under the tree, and the tea stall has two tables, and two guests sit on the edge of one table. An old man sat on the side, fanning the fire with a fan in his hand, and the fire was blazing, and the iron kettle on the fire made a creaking sound.
"A pot of tea, old man." Qi He greeted him, bolted his horse to the side, and swept his gaze over the two guests. The two guests were dressed in ordinary clothes and looked ordinary, and there was nothing strange about them, no different from the usual guests who were in a hurry.
Qi He retracted his gaze and sat at one end of the table with Xiao Wu, about half a foot away from the two guests. The old man made a pot of tea, brought it over, and smiled slightly: "Do the two guest officers still need snacks?" There are melon seeds, dried fruits, walnuts and peanuts, all of which are homemade by the old man, which are delicious and inexpensive. ”
Xiao Wu happened to be a little hungry: "Come some." ”
The old man answered, turned around to prepare a snack, and the moment he turned around, Xiao Wu's eyes flashed over the old man's back, and he suddenly found that the two guests on the opposite side cast sharp glances at them, and their hands clenched the saber at their waists.
At the moment when Xiao Wu's eyes came, the two glanced at each other, and at the same time relaxed, continuing to drink tea and chat quietly as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened.
It must be a mistake, the question in Xiao Wu's heart flashed, he was simple-minded, he couldn't tolerate too many things, and he forgot about it, so he wouldn't take what he just happened to heart. Thirsty, he drank several cups of tea one after another, and just as the old man's fruit bowl came up, he picked up the thing and devoured it.
Qi He didn't notice the strangeness of the guest opposite, he was tired and hungry, after sitting down, his whole body was extremely relaxed, the cool breeze was blowing, and the surroundings were quiet and peaceful, and he couldn't help but feel a little more comfortable.
After a few cups of tea and a bunch of snacks, Xiao Wu and Qihe regained some strength. Seeing that the sun was sinking in the west, Xiao Wu took out a piece of silver: "Old man, how much?" ”
"Ten in total." The old man was taken aback by the silver in Xiao Wu's hand, there were one or two, and he waved his hand again and again, "Little Lao'er is running a small business, and one or two pieces of silver can't be exchanged." ”
Xiao Wu touched his body again and threw down the silver: "It's not easy for the old man to come out to sell tea at such an age, I don't have copper coins on me, and I don't need to change the silver, even if I take it." ”
One tael of silver is equivalent to the usual copper coin, and the old man's tea stall can't earn a tael of silver a month, he was very excited, and hurriedly said: "Thank you to the guest officer, the little old man has lived a lot of age, and the guest officer is the best guest officer that the little old man has ever seen." The little old man is a family of young and old, and he has thanked the guest officer for his great kindness. ”
The old man took the silver, his hands trembled slightly: "The guest officer walks slowly, let the little old man make another pot of high-quality tea for the guest officer to drink on the way." As he spoke, he turned around, and he didn't know whether he was too excited or his eyes were bad, but he tripped over a chair, and stumbled and almost fell.
Although the old man was over fifty years old, his movements were vigorous, and when he saw that he was about to fall, he turned on the spot and stood firm again. However, it hit the stove, and the stove shook from side to side a few times, and collapsed with a bang.
The stove was about half a man high, and on top of it was a three-foot-high iron kettle, which was filled with boiling water. As soon as the stove topple, the iron kettle also toppled over, and with a loud bang, the kettle fell to the ground, and the boiling water gushed out of the kettle, and coincidentally, the water splashed straight towards the two guests at the other table.
The two of them were taken aback, did not dare to hesitate for a moment, and jumped up to avoid the boiling water. But they were still half a step late, and the two of them were splashed on their legs by boiling water at the same time.
Fortunately, the two dodged in time, only splashed by a small amount of boiling water, and the autumn clothes were not too thick, and the boiling water instantly penetrated the clothes. The two of them were in pain, and they ate wow, and they suddenly broke out. Without saying a word, he pulled out the saber at his waist and slashed at the old man.
"Old thing, look for death!" Among the two, the person with a slightly darker complexion and a slightly fat body came out with a knife, which was a killing move, and he went straight to the heart of the old man.
Among the two, the person with a slightly whiter complexion and a slightly taller body saw that his deeds had already been revealed, and he no longer hesitated at the moment, and slashed at Qihe with a knife. In his opinion, Qihe's martial arts are much weaker than Xiao Wu, and if he results in Qihe first, and then joins forces with Hei Fat to clean up Xiao Wu, he will definitely succeed in one fell swoop.
Bai Gao guessed correctly, Qi He was just a quick catcher, with only a few ordinary kung fu, compared to the skills of he, a personal soldier of the Star King Mansion, who had been personally taught by Yan Hao, it was not the same. He believed that he could end up with Qi He's life in just three moves, and the black fat could send the old thing back to the West with just one move.
As soon as the knife in Bai's hand was shot, Qi He was in a panic, his steps were unsteady, and he fell on the spot with a wrong step, and directly fell into the mud of a dog. Why is it so unbearable? Bai Gao was greatly disdainful in his heart, Xia Xiang was really young, and sent such a straw bag person to Xingzhou to report the news, didn't he know that although it was only a one-day journey to Xingzhou, it might still change halfway and have unpredictable accidents!
Bai Gao laughed: "Qihe, if you want to blame, you can only blame you for following the wrong person, don't blame me for being ruthless." But you are not alone on Huangquan Road, with Xiao Wu accompanying you, you can also take care of it. ”
Qi He originally thought that the other party was a robber who robbed for a living, but when he heard the other party call out his and Xiao Wu's names, he suddenly understood in his heart that the other party was prepared and swore not to give up if he didn't take their lives.
He rolled on the spot, reached out and scooped the teapot in his hand, and when Bai Gaozheng was proud, he raised his hand and threw out the teapot.
On the other side, the black fat stabbed the old man in the heart, thinking that with his skills, an old man in the tea stall with a dragon bell would definitely not be able to avoid his thunderous blow. Sure enough, the old man stood on the spot, as if he was stupid, motionless, and when he saw that the tip of his knife was only three feet away from the old man's heart, suddenly there was a whistling sound like chasing souls and asking for his life!
What secret weapon has such power? The black fat was horrified in his heart, and he didn't dare to stab the old man again, so he hurriedly put away his knife and turned around, waving his hand to block, trying to block the hidden weapon flying towards him.
With a swing of the knife, the black fat only felt that his right arm was numb, and the knife in his hand was almost unable to hold it, and he couldn't help but be even more shocked in his heart, thinking that the opponent's arm strength was as strong as this. Unexpectedly, when he looked closely, the flying hidden weapon turned out to be a huge brick, and he couldn't help but be furious, and immediately abandoned the old man, jumped up, and slashed at Xiao Wuyi.
Xiao Wu has often been around Mantuo recently, and has learned a lot of skills from Mantuo, plus he had a certain foundation, so he suddenly had an accident, and he was shocked, but then regained his composure and immediately rescued people. Seeing that the other party was attacking violently, he took a step back unhurriedly, drew his sword in his hand, and stabbed with his sword.
Mantuo used a sword, and Xiao Wu also followed to learn the sword. Originally, Xiao Wu thought that he was more comfortable with a knife with his temperament, but after not wanting to use a sword, he felt that he was better at fencing.
Xiao Wu's swordsmanship was like electricity, and he stabbed out three swords with a brush, the black fat weight was heavy, but it was not light enough, and he was forced to take three steps back one after another by Xiao Wu's three swords.
Qi He threw out the teapot, knowing that he couldn't force Bai Gao back, he didn't stop at his feet, bullied forward, and slashed Bai Gao's shoulder. Bai Gao dodged the teapot, sneered, did not retreat, but advanced, and with a wave of the big knife in his hand, he was entangled with Qi He.
The old man had just been asked for his life by the black fat with a knife, and his face turned pale with fright, but now he hid to the side, but calmed down, neither panicked nor ran away, but leaned against the big tree, standing by and watching a few people fight.
Qi He is far from being Bai Gao's opponent, he was beaten in only two or three rounds and only had the ability to parry and had no power to fight back, after all, he was just a fast catcher who captured criminals with his majesty and momentum, not a royal soldier who had been professionally trained to kill.
Although Xiao Wu has been trained by Mantuo, he has made great progress than before, but he lacks actual combat experience, although the black fat is not a martial arts master, but he is a personal soldier who has experienced a hundred battles, after a few rounds, Xiao Wu has fallen behind, although he can barely support it, but from time to time there are dangers.
The old man looked slightly anxious, but he couldn't help, and suddenly Qi He stumbled and fell to the ground, Bai Gao took the opportunity to cut it down with a knife, and took Qi He's head directly. The old man was so frightened that he stepped on his feet and shouted: "Flash, flash." The carp is straight, the white crane is bright, the immortal is pointing the way, and the moon is ......"
I had heard the trick that Mr. Storyteller had said before, and in a hurry, the old man shouted out all in one breath.
Bai Gao laughed: "It's not a storyteller, old thing, you don't use any tricks you say......" Halfway through the words, an object flew in, impartially in the mouth, and stuffed his mouth tightly.
It turned out to be a teacup.
Although the teacup is not heavy, it is also quite powerful under the rapid flight, Bai Gao exclaimed, only to feel a huge pain in his mouth, and a few teeth fell out. He was furious, took a step forward, and was about to cut off the head of Qi He, when suddenly another object flew in, he thought it was still a teacup and teapot or something, and he didn't dodge, but waved his knife to block it. Unexpectedly, it was a step slower, and the thing was as fast as electricity, and it disappeared into his body in a flash.
It was the long sword in Xiao Wu's hand.
The long sword pierced Bai Gao's body, his heart went in and out, he stared at a pair of eyes in disbelief, the big knife raised high slipped weakly from his hand, blood gushed out of his mouth, the light in his eyes disappeared quickly, and he only had time to point at Xiao Wu: "You, why are you so powerful?" Then he fell to the ground and died.
The old man's words were like a bolt of lightning that lit up Xiao Wu's hidden skills, Xiao Wu took off and jumped, just like a monster who suddenly activated his skills, knocked down the black fat with three punches and two kicks, not to mention, and also made two moves in a row, killing Bai Gao in one fell swoop.
The action is so fast, the change is so fast, everyone is jaw-dropping!
Even the black fat was shocked on the spot, holding the knife in his hand in the air, motionless as if he was stupid.
The old man almost dropped his jaw in shock, what happened? Why did Xiao Wu suddenly become invincible in the blink of an eye, could it be that he ate something that was difficult to digest? No, his tea and snacks are conscience food.
At this time, Qihe just rolled within three feet of the black fat body, Xiao Wu bent down and picked up the half-human-high iron kettle on the ground, rounded his arm, and threw it at the black fat, while shouting: "Qihe, kill!" ”
Qi He let out a helpless sigh in his heart: I am just a fast catcher who scares the people and bullies people, not a personal soldier who goes into battle to kill the enemy, but ...... Forget it, it's better to kill the people who should be killed, and it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people.
Qi He turned his heart sideways, rolled on the spot, approached the black fat, and when the black fat dodged the iron kettle to take care of himself, he got up and stabbed into the black fat's neck.
The black fat screamed and fell to the ground, his eyes wide and glaring: "You dare to kill me?" I'm ...... Star King's Mansion."
Before he finished speaking, Qi He made up another knife, hitting the heart, and the black fat was killed instantly.
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