Slapped open the old flower head in the warehouse of the ten-year-old Shaoxing old rice wine poured into the shallow bottom porcelain basin, and then towards the boiling water one end at a time, a refreshing old wine unique aroma suddenly diffused in the post station, so that people can smell a little drunk.

Beat the eggs collected from the market town and crack twenty them one by one, and then beat them into a pool of golden yellow with wooden chopsticks, and poured them into the Shaoxing old rice wine that was already hot for three minutes. didn't wait for the golden egg pulp to condense and form in the old rice wine, and the fried and crushed soybean noodles quickly took advantage of this stall to spill thickly. When the old rice wine is almost seventy percent hot, then take the long bamboo chopsticks and stir it evenly, and a liter of old rice wine like thick porridge is ready.

Although it is already spring, it is still dripping and icy outside. The beef and mutton hanging behind the eaves were cut down and cut down, and then the cabbage prepared in the vegetable cellar was boiled into a pot. Paired with the well-boiled bud stubble porridge and the freshly baked green onion small oil cake, it is really a delicious food that the county master does not change!

In the big house where the guests were greeted by the inn, a few more pieces of wood were added to the big stove with the head of the fire, and there was no need to call the fire pipe, and the blue flames could already be seen rising more than half a foot high, and in the blink of an eye, the big room that welcomed the guests was so hot that people wanted to pick up the big jacket on their bodies.

Looking at the scene of the young men in the post station quickly manipulating, the old flower head couldn't help but nod slightly, and stood with his hands behind his back on the empty field in front of the post station to welcome guests.

It doesn't matter which business it is, the guys who send messages back and forth have always been down-to-earth and trustworthy guys in each business, and they have to have a good body with iron, otherwise they can't bear the toss of people who don't get off the horse on this road.

But I have to say it again. Even if it is an iron-beaten gold and steel, and a bronze arhat, the old north wind blows like a small knife along the way, and he has a pair of big hips and both legs have to be ground on the saddle to be bloody.

At an ordinary time, the steward of the post station saw that the messenger guy who was really about to endure the hard work and wanted to rest for a while in the post station. They all had to do their best to stop and urge the messenger to hurry up on the road. Otherwise, this tired and half-dead character would rest in this warm place, and the heart and vigor on his body would be discharged, and he would suddenly be paralyzed into a puddle of mud. Not to mention getting on the horse and hurrying again, that is, walking a few steps empty-handed, and they are all carried by people.

But today

Looking up and down at the strong man who was riding on horseback and staggering towards the post station, the old flower head took a few steps forward, opened his voice and shouted to the strong man who was wrapped in thick leather goods up and down and had two cheeky hats tied to his head: "Hurry up, rest slowly, meeting is fate, melon seeds are not full of people's hearts." A bowl of hot water to see friendship! It doesn't matter if you are traveling south of the mountain and breaking through the north of the sea, you are all guests at the door."

Before the old man finished his lifelong greeting words, the horse ridden by the strong man had already lost his front hooves, neighed and fell to the hard ground in front of the old man about ten paces away, and he saw that the bones of Bai Sensen on the broken leg of the horse had pierced the flesh!

As soon as he saw the appearance of the horse losing its front hooves, the old man's heart suddenly sank!

When an ordinary person rides a horse, he encounters a horse that misses his front hooves, and the rider with better skills can quickly shake the stirrup on his toes, and quickly jump off the horse with the momentum of the horse falling. Although it was inevitable to roll on the ground to remove the evil energy of the horse's front hooves, it was also covered with some sand and dust. But you can still not end up with a broken end.

But these merchant guys who came and went to spread the news had already been called soft on the horse, and they also had to make Xiao Beifeng freeze his body bones so hard that he lost his flexibility, and once he bumped into the horse and lost his front hooves, most of the merchant guys on the horse had to be like stones with their heads pestled to the ground with the fallen horses. To put it mildly, if you don't make a good scene, you have to break an arm and leg with a heavy horse body. Running for the theory of badness, it is not one or two that the brains burst out of the brain

Not only did the old flower head make the horse who lost his front hooves palpitate, but several young men with a little insight in front of the post station also exclaimed: "Oops"

"Jump"

"Be careful"

In the midst of the chaotic screams, the strong man on the horse leaned over, and the two slaps wrapped in leather slammed the horse's neck. With the strength of this palm, he soared into the air from the horse's back, and the whole person spun straight in mid-air, but it fell lightly in front of the old flower head with his mouth wide open.

Just looking at the work of the strong man who jumped off the horse, the old flower head with his mouth wide open was nervous again!

In the various merchants walking on the camel road outside the mouth, there are almost a few characters with a little kung fu on their bodies. First, when encountering robbers and robbers, I can give those hired bodyguards and officials a hand and do me a favor, and secondly, it is also to deal with these urgent tasks such as sending letters, so that I can have the ability to protect myself alone.

But even if it is one of the best caravans in the Jin merchants, Hui merchants, and Zhejiang merchants, they are not as good as the strong men in front of them?

Could it be that which big merchant in the Jin Merchants spent a lot of money to hire a master to pass on the message?

Involuntarily glanced at the horse bell hanging around the neck of the walking horse lying on the ground a few times, and then the old flower head hugged his fist at the strong man standing straight in front of him and said: "This friend, you are the shopkeeper in the Jin number?" ”

Staring at the old flower head with straight eyebrows, the strong man didn't seem to hear the old flower head's question, and the old man whispered to the old flower head in a hoarse voice: "Wine"

was just slightly stunned, and the old flower head suddenly gave a thumbs up to the strong man who poked in front of him, and then turned his head and shouted to a few guys in front of the post station: "What are you doing stupidly?" Heng is a little bit of a rule, isn't it? I sent the stuff I had prepared."

Listening to the shouts of the old flower head, a few guys who were dumbfounded in front of the post station turned their heads and rushed back to the post station as if they had just woken up from a dream. It's just a moment later. A young man was already holding a huge gourd with two open ends, and approached the old man's side in three steps and two steps.

Both hands took the big gourd handed over by the young man, the old flower head first lifted the big gourd above his head, and then pointed the mouth of the gourd at the face of the strong man in front of him, and then said to the strong man in harmony: "This shopkeeper, although you are a character in the Jin brand." But with your dedication to serving errands, you can be worthy of serving you as my old flower! This wine is freshly scalded according to the recipe, do you use it? (Note 1)"

Stiffening his arms, the sturdy man who poked in front of the old flower head in a daze took off the two cheeky hats tied to his head with some difficulty, opened his chapped and bleeding lips hard, and put his mouth towards the big gourd that the old flower head held high above his head.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, the little man standing beside the old flower head gently took off the corn cob plug stuffed on the mouth of the gourd, and the dark brown old rice wine mixed with eggs, bean noodles, and suddenly gushed out of the gourd's mouth without delay, and happened to fall into the mouth of the strong man who was trying to open it.

Hold your neck. The strong man closed his eyes slightly, swallowing the hot old rice wine. After only a few sips of hot wine, there was a little blush on the originally sallow face. Waiting to drink the whole liter of old rice wine clean, the strong man's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and Fang Cai's tired and dead spirit was already missing from his eyes.

Handing over the empty big gourd in his hand to the little guy beside Hou, the old flower head hugged his fist at the strong man who poked in front of him, and said in harmony to the strong man who had already recovered a little strength: "This shopkeeper, the big thing is not bad for the half of the time in front of him." I have a warm room and a hot meal in my station. Do you go in and sit and rest? ”

Raising his eyes to look at the post house with the open gate behind the old flower head, the strong man shook his head without hesitation. He said to the old flower head in a hoarse voice: "There's no such effort!" In other words, I am not a figure among you merchants at all, and this horse was also forcibly obtained by me from the post station of the Jin merchant in front of me! I have something urgent in front of me, you can prepare me with a good leg strength! This favor, I will free my hands in the future, and I will naturally give you a talk! ”

Listen to the hoarse voice of the strong man. The old flower head was only slightly stunned, and then looked up and down a few times at the strong man standing in front of him, and suddenly turned back to the little man standing beside him and shouted: "Go and bring the two prepared walking horses to this master!" The horses were equipped with wine, water hyacinths, dry food and salted meat, and leather pockets to protect their breasts and legs from the wind. I also picked up the good ones and prepared them for this master! ”

Subconsciously agreed, the young man beside the old flower head turned around and led the two old horses according to the old flower head's instructions, but he looked back at the old flower head and the strong man with some doubts, and his stomach was full of indescribable doubts.

And the old flower head standing in front of the strong man arched his hand towards the strong man for a long time, and then took out a small gourd that was already smooth and smooth from his arms, and handed it to the strong man with both hands: "This lord, I still have a few pills of Zhuge Marching Pill here, which are serious old medicines that I asked for from Tongrentang in Sijiu City, and I can still use them when I walk a long way." This lord, do you appreciate your face? ”

The eyes flashed, and the strong man was really not polite, so he sent the old flower head to the little gourd in front of him and received it into his arms, and then he drew three fingers towards the old flower head, and whispered in a muffled voice: "It's not more than three!" ”

Without waiting for the old man to say anything, the strong man strode to the two horses led by the young man at the post station, jumped on the horse's back with agility, and clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and waited for the horse to gallop out for a mile in pain, and the strong man had already re-tied the two cheeky hats on his head, and galloped away along the road like an arrow.

Looking at the smoke and dust raised on the road, the little guy who led the horse for the strong man finally couldn't help but wonder in his heart, and came to the old flower head who was also squinting and looking at the back of the strong man and whispered: "Steward, which one are you singing today?" ”

With his hands turned back again, the old flower head turned his head and walked slowly towards the gate of the post station, but he whispered casually: "This master is a character we can't afford to provoke, and it is already our luck to be able to form a good fate!" Clean up the scene, this is called the big guy holding the lamp and eating! ”

followed behind the old flower head step by step, but the young man continued to ask, "Steward, you say we can't afford to mess with this person?" Where did you find out? ”

Raising his legs and crossing the high threshold, the old flower head still looked careless: "Where did you see it?" The soles of this man's shoes are full of red sand, and it is obvious that he has been running all the way from the red rock mountain to us! Hongshi Mountain is here to say more than 400 miles, and fast horses have to walk for two days and two nights! Ordinary people don't fit their eyes for two days and two nights, where can they still be so awake? Besides, the horse he rode was touched by the Jin Shang Post Station, and there was a little No. 30 guy in the Jin Shang Post Station, where could he so easily ask an outsider to get a good walking horse? ”

"Then according to what you say this man came from"

"No matter what the way it comes from, don't offend such a character if you can! Let go of these two horses, and change the friendship on the scene of the rivers and lakes bit by bit, even if we can't use it in the future, we won't lose anything! If you use it."

"Steward, you can really see that sentence in this hit - ginger is old and spicy!"

"Spicy? Hey, hey, hey, hey, just my age, where can I still get spicy? The left is just the older the rivers and lakes, the less courageous he is! Make more friends in front of you, and beg for more ways in the future! Although the horse outside is useless, it can't just be called that we sent the soup pot! After dinner, I asked someone to set up a car to send this horse to the Jin Shang station, and said that someone threw this horse to the left of our post station, so that we could see it before sending it to them! ”

"Don't worry, you're in charge, I'll take care of this matter! But in charge, you said that this character changed horses and ran towards Sijiu City, what could this be? ”

"Seeing that the character is carrying household goods, and there is a bit of murder hidden in his eyes, I guess it won't be long before someone near Sijiu City will see blood" (to be continued......)

PS: Note 1: (Dating back to the Ming Dynasty, the official post guards who delivered urgent news and the messengers of large businesses had the rule of not touching the cup with their hands and not touching the door when they met the post station, so as to prevent the post guards from resting in the post station for comfort and mistaking the message.) Even if you drink a liter of old rice wine to replenish your strength, it is all fed by the post station manager outside the door of the post house to the mouth of the post man who is standing and waiting to change horses, so in ancient times, the post man also had a nickname, called - eating neck rice, the reason is from this very strange feeding custom)