After about half a cup of tea, Luo Changning's ears moved, a smile spread on the corner of his mouth, and he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the visitor.

I saw an old man with gray hair, his face was full of black sludge, and the clothes on his body were dirty and torn, and he couldn't see the original color.

The person who came was - He Guanzhong!

The white-haired old beggar in the tea stall!

"Hahaha, I knew it was you!" He Guanzhong said with a smile as he walked.

Twitching his nose vigorously, he took a big breath, his face full of intoxication.

"I didn't expect you to really be a chicken, that's something that only our beggars can do. It's really rare that you, a boy with fine clothes and food, can do it. ”

"I just happened to have learned it, so it's good if you like it."

"Just now in the tea stall, when I saw you asking the lady in yellow for those few things, I vaguely guessed your thoughts. But seeing that you can really do it, little old man, I was still taken aback. ”

He Guanzhong walked to the hole that had not yet been extinguished, looked inside, and nodded with a satisfied face: "Not bad, yes, there is rice!" ”

"A real beggar, the rice is begged, and the chicken is stolen. It's still different from you boys, these objects are all bought with copper. ”

He Guanzhong winked at Luo Changning like a naughty boy and asked, "Do you want to teach you how to steal chickens, little old man?" ”

Luo Changning replied with a smile: "I know that if you steal chickens, you will also pay the silver to others, stealing chickens is just a kind of fun." ”

Hearing this, He Guanzhong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Fellow Daoist, you are wrong in what you said, where did I get the money to pay for chickens as a poor beggar." So it's been a long time since I've eaten fragrant chicken, Daoyou, don't you mind if I rub the rice, right? ”

"Naturally, I don't mind, because this meal was originally made for you by me."

The two looked at each other and laughed, all without saying a word.

Hahaha!

The birds in the forest had just poked their heads out to show off their beautiful singing voices, but they were so frightened that they lost their breath.

Luo Changning got down from the stone and sat down beside He Guanzhong. Each of them picked up a large hen and smashed the yellow mud that had dried out on the outside. The chicken feathers don't need to be plucked by hand, and they all fall down with the yellow mud.

Soon, the hens of the two were clean and smooth, and the fragrance in the air was even stronger.

"I've got some good wine."

Luo Changning took out the old rice wine and stoneware bowls, and poured a large bowl for himself and He Guanzhong.

The two picked up the wine bowl, touched it first, raised their necks and drank it all.

Then I started to eat the chicken.

He Guanzhong tore the chicken and exclaimed: "Sure enough, I am a young man I am optimistic about, the heat of this chicken is just right, it is simmering enough, and it is delicious!" ”

After speaking, he simply picked up the whole chicken and gnawed it, and ate it so that it was full of oil and hearty. Luo Changning, on the other hand, is much more gentle, but the speed of the two is comparable. Soon, both chickens were eaten clean, and the bones were not even visible and they were thrown all over the ground.

He Guanzhong looked at the entrance of the cave and said, "This rice should also be simmered, take it out and eat it together." ”

Luo Changning responded, and took out a bamboo bowl and put it on the ground. Then take out the strip of cloth wrapped in rice from the hole and pat off the yellow mud on the surface first. Untie the thin hemp rope to reveal the simmered white rice inside.

The rice fragrance is bursting, very tempting, and it is not lost to the two chickens at all.

Since there were no tools to hold rice, Luo Changning and the two went straight to the hands, grabbed the rice with their hands and put it into the bamboo bowl first, and then ate it with their hands.

"Haha, fortunately, I always wash my hands and they are very clean, otherwise I would be sorry for today's meal! I didn't wash my hands after eating the chicken just now, but when I grabbed it like this, I got the chicken fat on the rice, which added a fragrance! ”

He Guanzhong sighed as he stuffed rice into his mouth.

"yes, I really didn't expect ordinary white rice to be so delicious." Luo Changning echoed.

He Guanzhong glanced at him obliquely, shook his head, and said with the appearance of a person who had come over: "Changning boy, don't be born in the blessing and don't know the blessing, think that when I was young, it was rare to even eat white rice." That is, you can only get a little once in a while, and it is not enough for a meal. ”

"At that time, there was no place to cook in the open air, and the rice they begged for was simmered together and cooked to eat, as it is now. The rice begged by the east and west families is called Baijia rice, and eating it can eliminate disasters and difficulties. Eating brown rice stuck in the throat is a pleasure, at least, it's not someone else's leftovers, at least, there's something to eat! ”

He Guanzhong had a nostalgic look on his face, as if he had thought of a happy event a long time ago.

"Hehe, later, I met my master. He told me to put the coarse rice in the bamboo tube, grab a handful of bamboo chopsticks, and slowly scoop it until it reaches more than 1,000 times, and dusting off the chaff in the bamboo tube, and the coarse rice will become high-quality rice......"

"Since then, I've done it every time, and my life has been nourishing! Pity...... Master, his old man is no longer here......"

Hearing this, Luo Changning turned his head to look at He Guanzhong, and found that the expression on his face was still as carefree and chic as ever. It's just that there is a trace of sadness and nostalgia that can't be hidden in the depths of his eyes.

Luo Changning thought that he must miss his master very much, and he didn't know who his master was, and he should also be a member of the beggar gang.

Soon, a pound of rice was also eaten. The two of them have eaten a lot of things at the tea stall, and now they have eaten two big hens weighing four or five catties and a catty of white rice, and they will only get nine points full. After all, both of them are people who can eat, and people who practice martial arts, and their consumption is naturally more than ordinary people.

After eating and drinking, Luo Changning washed the dishes. The charcoal fire that was still burning in the cave was also extinguished with water.

The rain had not yet dried, and the two were lying side by side on the grass, not too dirty, looking at the sky above them, it was still gray.

"Tell me, you kid used this to lure me in, what's the matter?" He Guanzhong asked.

Luo Changning smiled, like a bright June sun, and then became serious again.

"Although I used some tricks to attract you, I really regard you as a friend, and I befriended you purely to appreciate you as a person, but I do have a request for you."

"Hmph, little old man, I have lived most of my life, and I have eaten more salt than you have ever eaten. Naturally, I can see your crooked ways, know that your kid is not a bad person, and he has no ill will towards me, otherwise, in the tea stall, I will not replace wine with tea with you and become friends. If it was the brown kid in the caftan, I wouldn't have paid attention to him. ”

Luo Changning didn't know why He Guanzhong had a disparaging meaning in his words, but he was moved by his value and trust.

It turns out that there will still be people who don't ask the reason, just because they meet his eyes, they treat each other sincerely and take them as confidants.

"I know Brother He, you must be a martial arts master! Perhaps the status of the beggars is not low, or even very high. What I ask for is that I hope you can give me a point or two in martial arts, just because I have a great vengeance to avenge. The revenge of killing relatives is as deep as the sea, and it cannot be avenged! Helplessly, the difference in strength with the enemy is too great, and even a single cold hair of him can't shake it......"

When Luo Changning said this, the hatred in his eyes could no longer be hidden, he knew that he was reckless, and confessed his hatred to a person who had known him for less than half a day.

But, he is willing to believe in He Guanzhong!

From the first time he saw He Guanzhong, he knew that this person would not betray his brother!

It's such a groundless trust!

It may seem false and fragile, but sometimes it can be extremely strong......

Looking at the little boy who was only a teenager and telling the hatred in his heart, He Guanzhong sighed: Life is too short, and it is not easy to bear the hatred of the sea of blood. Especially since the enemy you want to destroy is far from your own strength!

But is revenge really that important? His own master died for revenge!

Thinking of Master's vengeance and the death of the enemy, a distorted and crazy smile on his face......

Perhaps, revenge will become the belief of this young man for the rest of his life, until death! It's sad, but it's a must.

If you want to persuade yourself, you can't do anything, and you are not qualified to persuade him, the only thing you can do is to help him!

Let alone......

"In that case, why don't you just worship Xiao Lao'er and me as your teacher?"

"Oh, because I already have a master, I am a teacher for one day and a father for life, and I will never worship a second person as a teacher! Besides, I think with Brother He's heart, we are more suitable to be a pair of confidants and friends, and they are friends for the year. Luo Changning looked at He Guanzhong sincerely.

"Hahaha, what a year-old friend, I really didn't misunderstand you. It's just a pity, I don't know which senior is actually fortunate to accept such a good apprentice as you. Originally, I intended to take you as an apprentice, after all, your martial arts talent is far more comparable to others, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are a genius! ”

"Hey, it's also destined by God, you call me, fellow Daoist. It's good to be like this, it's rare to have a young man who can get into my eyes, so I'll teach you martial arts, as a year-old friend! ”

"With your experience, you shouldn't know my name He Guanzhong, I am the current leader of the beggar gang, the leader of the He gang. The beggar gang has a rule, that is, one person only accepts one apprentice, although you can't be my apprentice, I won't accept another disciple. ”

Although he had guessed He Guanzhong's identity for a long time, at this moment I heard him admit that he was the current leader of the beggar gang. Luo Changning was still taken aback, but he didn't expect the white-haired old man in front of him who was disheveled and covered with mud. It's really the legendary beggar gang leader who sees the dragon and can't see the end.

"Haha, I earned it so much, an unknown junior, I was fortunate to have a New Year's friendship with the He gang leader." Luo Changning said.

The tone is very respectful. But he is not presumptuous.

He Guan's heart is satisfied: This kid's heart is really good, I think when I was young, suddenly a person who claimed to be the leader of the beggar gang said that he wanted to accept himself as an apprentice, that called a flattered person, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, and he was a dumb boy. I couldn't sleep for days.

This kid is good, with a calm face, and there is no flattered expression at all.