The journey was difficult, Guo Zhang, Cao Ze and Xiao Yan talked and walked every day, but they didn't feel tired, and gradually became acquainted. After about ten days, it has crossed the Yellow River and arrived at the ground in Zhengzhou. On this day, I walked for a day, and saw a round of red sunset down Cangshan. Cao Ze said with a smile on the horse: "In addition to the captain and general, there are dozens of people on foot, the full man does not know that the hungry man is hungry, and the pedestrians are tired when riding a horse, so it is time to stay." ”

Guo Zhang pointed the horsewhip forward and said, "It's dark and gloomy in front of a big town, how about going in and sharpening?" Xiao Yan said: "You are a Qincha, this time you enter the town, the people who are in chaos come to worship you, I can't stand this, leave me two people to serve, and I will rest in this broken temple outside the town." ”

"How does the eldest brother say that he is angry!" Guo Zhang hurriedly smiled, "Brother is you." With that, he dismounted first, helped Cao Ze to come down, and placed the entourage sergeant to garrison the guard. The three of them lived in the main hall, and the lieutenants and sergeants rested in the two stele corridors. The accompanying Wang Shen General was placed under the eaves in front of the main hall, stopped for a while, and came in to Guo Zhang: "It's just that there is nothing to eat, please show me, can you go into the town to raise some vegetables?" ”

Guo Zhangdao: "No need, you have dry food with you, just eat some casually, if you want to disturb the people, I won't follow it!" ”

Cao Ze was very satisfied with Guo Zhang's disposition. After everyone had retreated, he took off his boots, put his feet on the offering table, let the blood flow backwards, and said with a smile: "You refuse to disturb the people in everything, and this is very good, and I am glad that I will not eat." Guo Zhang grinned and said: "Eat or eat, just don't disturb the people!" As he spoke, he took out a bag from the horse jacket and unfolded it to see that in addition to the delicate palace points, there were peanuts, fried shrimp, dried steamed crab and a package of braised beef strips! Even Xiao Yan laughed all of a sudden: "Brother Xian, you are so clever and skillful, you are indeed outstanding. ”

After the three of them had finished dinner, it was already dark, and the lonely cold stars were faintly twinkling on the blue sky. Xiao Yan looked at the sky and said with a smile: "The ancients: It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and now I have truly experienced the true meaning of these words." After walking for more than ten days, I have indeed sobered up a lot. When I think about it, it feels like a dream. For example, you, Guo Zhang, I wanted to get rid of you quickly a few months ago, but now I have become your right-hand man. ”

Guo Zhang smiled instead: "This time and that time, now you can still live, what's the difference?" ”

Cao Ze was silent for a long time, and his heart was also mixed. "Speaking of life, it's our grandfather and son who can't stand you." After a long time, he muttered, "We will never be able to make up for the fact that your wife was involved and died in vain." ”

Xiao Yan, who was skillful, was silent at this time, only lowered his head and whispered sorry.

"Everyone has their own fate, that is her own choice, and no one forced her." Looking at the firelight, Cuigu's voice and appearance seemed to be still in front of her, "If you want to say what harmed her, it is this troubled world, with constant disputes." made her in a dilemma and had to commit suicide. ”

"Only by assisting the king to end the troubled times can he truly avenge her." Guo Zhang said with a smile.

"When you have something of enough value to exchange with me, I will naturally come to you and grant your wish, any wish will do." The gentleman's words rang in his ears, and they became the only motivator that sustained him.

Yes, when I have the end of the troubled times and have enough chips to see that gentleman again, you will be able to return to me, and at that time, the world will be one, and nothing will hold us back.

If it were that gentleman, he would have been able to do it, he could do anything.

"Eh, it's sad to think about this, so let's go out for a walk on this good night!" Guo Zhangdao.

"Cheng, let's go out for a walk." Finally said the uneasiness and guilt in their hearts, and Cao Ze and Xiao Yan were also relieved. After careful observation, I saw that Guo Zhang had no intention of revenge, and I also felt that this person was quite sensible and open-minded, and now he was relieved. The three of them changed into civilian clothes and entered the town together.

This town is quite large, although it is already night, there are still many people selling roasted cakes, wontons, fried tofu, roasted chicken and braised eggs in one street and two rows. Guo Zhang bought three packs of spiced melon seeds, handed them to Cao Ze, and Xiao Yan gave them one pack, and said, "Let's go, let's take a look inside." Xiao Yan asked the old man who sold melon seeds: "Old man, what is the name of this town?" ”

"Oolong Town." The old man replied enthusiastically, "It is said that this place is bigger than the county seat, and it takes half an hour to walk from one end to the other!" ”

"Can you get by?" Guo Zhang asked.

"It's nothing to relax," the old man sighed, "if you have money, you can get by, and if you don't have money, you can't get by." ”

This is equivalent to not saying it. The three of them looked at each other and smiled, took the melon seeds and walked while eating, thinking that it would be time to rest when they went for a walk in the south of the town and then turned back.

Walking through the most lively intersection, and then to the south, there is nothing to see. Xiao Yan said: "It's cold, let's turn back." Guo Zhang nodded and was about to answer, when he suddenly heard a sound of a zither on West Street, which came into his ears, and this sound was leisurely rippling in the sky in the late autumn moonlight night, which seemed particularly quiet. Cao Ze likes to listen to the drama the most, and said busily: "It's like singing the Henan pendant book, and I have always heard that the pendant is the most in Nanyang and Dengzhou, and I don't want to have a good hand at catching the kite here!" So he pulled Guo Zhang and Xiao Yan and the two of them, and came west from the center of the street to find the location of the song.

After walking about half a stone's throw away, I saw a tea shop in front of me, with only two stores in the façade, and a bookstore was opened inside, with six or seven tables of eight immortals neatly placed, and more than 30 people sitting drinking tea and listening to books. There is an old man and a young man on the desk, and the old man is a blind man, plucking the three-string accompaniment. This young woman is a young woman, dressed in plain clothes and light makeup, and stroking the long zither while playing:

Since the Three Kingdoms, the war has not stopped, and Cao A has concealed the power of the world and wants to fight for the imperial court. There is an imperial uncle, the word is Xuande, and he asked Zhuge to rise to Wolong in Nanyang......

As soon as Guo Zhang heard it, he knew that just after the beginning, he began to start the main chapter, so he quietly picked three seats to sit in the back. The man stepped forward and made two cups of tea, put a porcelain pot in front of them, and said, "Each person makes ten cents, you just drink it, and I will refill the water for you." ”

Xiao Yan smiled: "Okay! Then he took out a silver horn from his bosom and threw it to the man, "Reward you!" The guy nodded and thanked him repeatedly, and after a while handed over two wrung out hot towels, "Please use the towels for your three masters!" Guo Zhang didn't answer, his eyes stared straight at the desk. Xiao Yan waved his hand and said, "Don't wait, you're busy, we still have to listen to books!" ”

Cao Ze listened carefully, turned his face to Guo Zhang, who was stunned, and smiled, "This word is not bad, you fell into the mind as soon as you entered the venue." ”

Following Guo Zhang's eyes, Xiao Yan suddenly understood a little, and gently touched Guo Zhang with his elbow and said, "Eh, who do you think this Nizi looks like?" ”

"Huh?" Guo Zhang just stared blankly, "It's a little familiar, but I can't see it." ”

"Like a dead Cuigu?"

Guo Zhang has been watching it carefully for a long time, although he has the same eyebrows as Cuigu, and his eyes are passing on the autumn waves, there is no heroic aura of Cuigu between his eyebrows, and he is definitely not like Cuigu. He sighed and said, "You call it a fantasy, I look at it like it-" Before the words ended, Xiao Yan smiled and said, "You said this, I don't look like it again." ”

The book at the bottom is the two folds of "Heroes Meeting" and "Sacrifice to the East Wind" in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Although the set is very familiar, the old and the young are sometimes tight and sometimes slow, talking and singing for a while, sometimes singing like a cracked stone, sometimes sighing like a long song, it does have the power to capture the soul and hook the soul, until the end of the scene no one retreats first. Cao Ze stroked his palms and sighed: "There is such a wonderful sound in such a small place, tonight is worth the trip!" ”

While speaking, the old man took a small gong in his hand to collect money, and many people hugged him and walked out. Only the first few people in front of them casually rewarded some copper, which looked like dozens of dollars. The old man was sighing, Guo Zhang went up, put five taels of silver into it gently, and said: "This silver will change the girl's outfit, it is not enough to sing well." ”

At this time, the guests were about to leave, and the old man pulled the girl, said two blessings deeply, and said a lot of good things before going over to clean up the yard. The three of them were already in high spirits, and were about to leave, when they suddenly broke into a big man from outside, with a beard like a hedgehog, the corners of his robe were lifted and tied around his waist, and he didn't look at Guo Zhang, Cao Ze and Xiao Yan, walked to the front of the desk, and said with a cruel smile: "I caught a big turtle tonight and made a fortune!" Then he took the silver, squinted at Guo Zhang, threw it up half a foot high, took it in his hand, and put it in his arms.

The old man had already heard who it was, so he was busy and laughed in a low voice: "Second master! This bit of silver is the head of the three guest officials who rewarded the little girl as the leader, and they earned money, but you are not old? This time...... This time......" He stammered for a long time, not knowing what to say. The woman pulled the old man back and said, "Dad! Sensei said, I still warm up my body with a breath! ”

When Guo Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but be angry. Cao Ze, Xiao Yan saw that Guo Zhang was about to come forward to theorize, so he hurriedly grabbed it and motioned to listen to it.

"Okay!" The man laughed, "The wings are stiffened, and there is a backing up?" Let me tell you, the fifteen acres of land can't be bought for five hundred taels of silver, but you......" He walked up to the girl, smiled obscenely, and stretched out his hand to twist his face: "Playing with the second master for three years, huh?" The land belongs to you......" The words were not finished, only the sound of "pop" was heard, and the left side of the man's face was already slapped by the girl, "What kind of good door are you?" Ten times cheaper than us back then! Your brother used your mother's money to buy an official, and you will be arrogant and domineering and bully! After speaking, he picked up his father and left, but was stopped by the big man with his hand. Guo Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to decompose. The man glared at him and said, "It's your business, get out of here!" ”

Guo Zhang's face turned pale with anger. When he fell into the mountain road, he also met such a person and suffered a big loss. As soon as you look at this thing, you know that he is a bully, if you want him to escape today, there is still a heavenly reason? Thinking of this, Guo Zhang's blood was surging, ignoring Cao Ze and Xiao Yan's eyes, he tore open the buttons with a loud "snort" outside, slapped his right hand on the table, and said horizontally: "Who are you fighting to bully people like this?" ”

"Saying it scares you to death!" The big man roared, "The governor can't control it, the officials can't touch it, this Zhengzhou is 500 miles from east to west and 300 miles from north to south is under his control!" As he spoke, a few more military-looking people rushed in from outside, staring at the three of them with horizontal eyebrows and eager to try. Looking at a few strong men, Cao Ze was interested, and secretly wanted to compare two moves. The old man saw that both sides were about to make a move, and walked over to persuade them to fight, and the girl saw that the two of them were going to suffer, so she also persuaded from the side: "The guest officer can't be angry with them, so go quickly!" ”

Guo Zhang was furious at this time, and when he was about to have a seizure, he endured it again, and said: "You are powerful, you are not fair, I can't afford to provoke you!" Pulling up Cao Ze, Xiao Yan was about to go, but was blocked by the big man with his outstretched arm: "What, are you afraid?" Where is the strength to fight? ”

"Aren't we allowed to go?" Xiao Yan asked with a grin. As he spoke, he put his hand on the man's arm. Unexpectedly, the other party was very strong, and he didn't move at all.

"You have money to buy laughter, but you don't have money to buy gas?" The big man sneered, "If you make the second master angry, you can't go in vain, you have to put wine to dissipate the anger of the second master!" ”

"That's a bit of a coincidence!" Guo Zhangjiang slapped his body, and suddenly changed his smile and said, "I just brought five taels of silver, and I gave them all out." How about we go back and get the money and take your breath off again? ”

"Well," the big man smirked, "it's like a human talk!" After speaking, pointing to Xiao Yan, Cao Ze said, "These two keep the wine, you go back and get the money, not much, twenty taels is enough!" ”

Guo Zhang let out a long sigh when he heard this, threw a look at the two of them and walked away. Cao Ze wanted to go up and teach them a lesson, but when he saw Xiao Yan shaking his head at him, he had to endure it and not have a seizure.

Out of the cross street, it was already past midnight. There was no one on the long street, and Guo Zhang couldn't help but feel a little hairy. As soon as he turned the corner to the north, he saw General Wang Shen coming with a dozen lieutenants with torches—they had already undressed and gone to bed, and when they heard the three of them go out, they only walked by the side of the road outside the temple, but they did not come back until midnight. General Wang was in a hurry and hurriedly led people into the town to look for him. At this time, seeing Guo Zhang coming back alone, he couldn't help but be shocked: "Lord Zongxian, what about the two adults?" ”

"Ran into a couple of thieves." As soon as Guo Zhang saw the visitor, he immediately lifted his spirits, and commanded sharply: "Go and arrest all the people in the teahouse over there and listen to me!" After saying that, he took only two servants with him, and did not turn back to the north.

Cao Ze in the side tea shop, Xiao Yan knew that Guo Zhang was going to move the rescue soldiers, and he was holding on to Erlang's legs and drinking tea calmly, while scanning the five men sitting next to him with his eyes. The old man and the girl cowered under the desk, their faces pale, silent, not knowing what was going to happen. The shopkeeper and Xiao Er stood aside with their hands down, wanting to persuade but not daring, just laughing and adding tea, and ordered Xiao Er: "Take some melon seeds to a few masters!" ”

"What do you want that Rausch to do?" The second master said with a blushing face, "Ask them to pay for it and get a table of dishes in Desheng Building, Lao Tzu is here to drink and listen to music!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the table overturning the chair overturning, and General Wang Shen and his people had swarmed in, drawing his sword in his hand with a "brush", and shouting: "Tie it all up!" When the lieutenant's soldiers heard this order, they dispersed in an uproar, and the two were about to attack one. Cao Ze saw that they were stunned and even had to tie up the father and daughter who were singing, so he hurriedly shouted: "Don't be reckless!" The innocence of the shopkeeper, Xiao Er and these two entertainers! ”

"Who are you?" The big man has been tied up like a cold duck, and he still stiffened his neck and asked, "Dare to come to Tai Sui's head to break ground!" When you are young, you will regret it! ”

"It's not necessarily who regrets it, it's better to be honest." Xiao Yan said with a smile, and slapped it hard with Dao power. The big man immediately swollen half of his face, and then looked at the old man standing on the side, it was even more unfathomable, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense.