Zuo Shaoyang drank the wine at noon, and the strength of the wine has not passed yet, but he is not very greedy, but he feels a little strange, who will stop the carriage and invite himself to drink? I don't seem to have such friends in the Tang Dynasty.

He lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out, there was an old man standing by the carriage, short and thin, holding a bun, tied with a cloth belt, his cheeks were thin, wearing a kudzu jacket robe, and he smiled at himself: "Zuo Gongzi, don't come to harm." ”

Zuo Shaoyang felt that this person's appearance was okay, this figure was very familiar, but where had he seen it, he heard someone say his surname, and he was very familiar with it, he should be an acquaintance, maybe he was an acquaintance in the Xiaolang who was possessed by himself. hurriedly returned the salute and snorted: "TOEFL, it's okay." ――Where are you going? ”

"If you are waiting for Zuo Gongzi here, please come to this restaurant for a drink."

I don't know this person, Zuo Shaoyang is really not interested in eating and drinking with him, so he hurriedly laughed and shirked: "Well......, this, my parents have prepared food and drinks at home, waiting for me to go back." I can't eat with you. Hey, next time. ”

"Oh?" The old man nodded and said, "That's okay, there's still a little time left before dinner, let's go have a cup of tea." There is a fragrant tea shop in the alley in front, although it is simple, it is barely okay.

Zuo Shaoyang didn't dare to go to the Qingxiang Tea Shop now, Sang Xiaomei took all the dowry to pay off her debts, and she didn't know how to be scolded when she went back, so it was best not to show up at this outlet, so she said: "The Qingxiang Tea Shop is indeed a little shabby, otherwise, let's change the day." ”

The old man saw that Zuo Shaoyang was deliberately shirking, smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "In the snowstorm last night, the son sacrificed his life to help, why did the son refuse to be thousands of miles away?" ”

Zuo Shaoyang's heart moved, and he looked the old man up and down, isn't it the old man in black who was chased and killed by the enemy in the back alley last night, and he didn't know the truth, so he rescued him into the room? Surprised: "So it's you?" ”

Remembering that last night when I heard the old man moaning in pain, I occasionally made a woman's coquettish voice, and I had some suspicions that he was a woman in disguise. Under a closer look, the skin wrinkles on the old man's face and hands are all appropriate and real, and if he is wearing a human skin mask, he will definitely not be able to achieve such a realistic effect. The voice that spoke was also a male voice, and it shouldn't have been a eunuch, but why did it make a female voice last night? It's a little weird.

The old man smiled and said, "The old man has been waiting for Gongzi here for a long time, hehe, is Gongzi free now?" The old man has something he wants to tell his son. ”

Zuo Shaoyang wanted to say that he was not free and didn't want to meddle in this matter, but the other party said that there was something, and it didn't hurt to listen to it. Then he arched his hand and said: "Okay, but I don't want to drink tea, there is a Qingfeng Temple in the alley below, or let's talk there." ”

"That's good, then I'll wait for you in the temple?"

"Okay, I'll be right as soon as I put my things away."

Zuo Shaoyang returned home in the carriage, Fennel and his wife were also there, Hou Pu was happily talking with his father Zuo Gui, while Liang and Fennel were busy in the kitchen, and they had already made two side dishes for wine, and a pot of wine was put aside.

They didn't need their help, the guys from the medicine store helped unload all the medicinal materials, carried them to the warehouse, and then drove away.

Seeing Zuo Shaoyang coming back, Hou Pule said: "Da Lang, you are working hardest today, my father and mother said, give you two small dishes to drink and drink to relieve fatigue." Hey. ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly smiled: "Father and mother have worked hard for half a lifetime, we should have worked hard to honor the second elder." So it's not hard. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Gui stroked his gray beard and nodded frequently.

Hou Pule said: "Listen, Da Lang can talk a lot now." I know how to feel sorry for my father, hehe. Speaking of this, he sighed again and said: "Hey, I was forced by this gang of people to really have no choice, if there is a little way at home, I won't let them come to the shop to ......, thanks to Da Lang's ability, can I coax the medicine cabinet to buy the medicinal materials he concocted, and make money back?" ……”

Fennel came out of the kitchen with a plate of vegetables, looked at her husband and said, "What are you talking about?" What do you mean by 'coaxing'? Could it be that my brother is swindling? ”

Hou Pu hurriedly got up and waved his hands around: "No, no! Hehe, I said it wrong, how could I think that? I'm strange, this medicine cabinet is well-known for its businessmen, and it's extremely cautious in doing business, how can it be ...... today?"

"It's because he's a businessman that my brother seems capable!"

"Yes, yes, that's right! Hey.

Zuo Shaoyang smiled and said to Hou Pu: "Brother-in-law, you talk to the old man, I'll go for convenience and come back soon." ”

"Okay."

Zuo Shaoyang entered the kitchen and went out of the back door to the alley, and trotted briskly to Qingfeng Temple. The temple is still deserted and there is no one, and the old monk may have gone to the fasting room to eat.

When he entered, he looked around for the old man. I heard the hoarse voice of the old man behind me: "Zuo Gongzi! ”

As soon as Zuo Shaoyang turned around, he saw the old man standing on the top of the third floor of the bell tower, beckoning to him. Busy into the bell tower, climbed the stairs to the top floor, arched his hand and said: "The old man has something to say, I'm sorry, the family has prepared a banquet, wait for me to go back." ”

"Oh, let's make a long story short." The old man smiled and said, "I took the liberty to stop Childe's carriage today, but in fact, there was nothing else to do, just to thank Childe for saving his life last night." "Say it, take a deep bow.

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly returned the salute, and also learned to say: "A few hours, why worry about it." ”

"My life is naturally a little bit of a small matter for my son, but it's a big deal for me, hehe."

"That's that, hehe"

"The little brother saved my surname, and my true identity should also be told to the brother, the old man stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Brother, my surname is Xiao, and I have a nickname called 'Flying Squirrel'!" ”

"Flying squirrel?" Zuo Shaoyang was taken aback, couldn't help but take a few steps back, and immediately remembered that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he wandered around the yamen, and the official document he saw on the wall in the gate was a wanted snitch named "Flying Squirrel". He looked the old man up and down, and said in a low voice: "You are the thief 'flying squirrel' wanted by the Yamen?" ”

"Exactly." The old man smiled.

Zuo Shaoyang smiled reluctantly, thinking that he was the only one who was a snitch, and he could leave the kitchen of his pharmacy unconsciously last night, he already believed it in his heart, remembered something, and said in a low voice: "I have seen this wanted document, it is a bearded man, thick eyebrows, big eyes and square face, but it is not your short and thin appearance." You're not kidding, are you? ”

"What am I doing pretending to be a flying squirrel for? Every time I work, I am covered with a black scarf, they naturally don't know my appearance, and almost no one has seen me, so the Yamen Haiyu official document is scribbled, in their eyes, people like us are naturally fierce and vicious. Hey, hey, - what, know I'm a snitch, scared? ”

Zuo Shaoyang was originally a little scared, after all, he was a wanted criminal, and his martial arts were high, so he was afraid that it would be easy to kill himself. But when he said this, he showed a timid look again, which inevitably made people look down, his chest straightened, and he said in a low voice: "You are your snitch, I am my langzhong, the well water does not interfere with the river water, what is there to fear." ”

Xiao Feimouse was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Interesting." That's right, I said it, it won't bother you. You are my savior, how can I do something sorry for my benefactor. ”

Zuo Shaoyang was relieved when he heard him say this, hehe laughed dryly, and teased: "But I have already seen your face, are you not afraid that I will report to the yamen?" There are fifty taels of silver for the ventilation report! ”

"What are you afraid of, my old life was originally yours, if it weren't for the little brother, you saved me. I was killed last night by the hands of those hunters. ”

Zuo Shaoyang asked in surprise: "Those people last night were the fast catchers of the Yamen?" ”

"Hmm. Last night I went to the Mi Xingqu shopkeeper to prepare to start, originally during the day I stepped on the point has seen clearly, there is no danger, after entering is also very smooth, this Mi Xingqu shopkeeper said that the family is rich, the business is very big, and everywhere with five cents of interest in borrowing money from people to do business, there should be a lot of money, after entering, searched everywhere, I can't think of anything except for some furniture on the face, the silver money is pitiful, it is estimated that the money is hidden, but I have searched where the money can be hidden, not bragging, my ability to find money is still very powerful. However, I couldn't find it. It made me angry, but it's a pity that my master made me make a poisonous oath that I was only allowed to steal and not rob, otherwise I would have picked up this guy and tortured him to ask about the whereabouts of the money. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "Many of the so-called shopkeepers are actually empty shelves, which is called 'is light on the outside, and bran on the inside'!" Hey hey"

Xiao Feirat stroked his sparse goatee, leaned against a pillar, and said with a smile: "You're right. Lao Tzu came out of the wall in a hurry, scolded and was about to leave, and several people came out of the dark night, surrounded me, and wanted to arrest me without saying a word, and they were all good hands! His grandmother's, I debuted for more than 30 years, I have never been afraid, I was really scared last night, these eagle claw martial arts are higher than the other, so many of them, I am about to fight alone, I am afraid that I can't even eat one, especially the old guy is even more powerful. Fortunately, I did a good job, and I hid in the east to fight in the province, and finally escaped after taking a kick and a stick from the old guy, I didn't expect that these two injuries were really heavy, and I couldn't walk until I got to the alley behind your pharmacy, if you didn't save me, I would definitely fall into the hands of this gang of catchers. People like me, once caught, are a dead end, and there is no luck. Therefore, it is not false to say that you are my life-saving benefactor. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said strangely: "How do you know that they are catching fast?" Are you wearing a catcher? ”

"No, I didn't know it was from the yamen at first, but after being surrounded, I thought I had to know who was going to deal with me, right? During the fight, he took out a person's bag. I took a look on the way out and found that there was a waist card in it that caught fast! -- And it's the fast catch of the Yamen in the capital! ”

Zuo Shaoyang was even more surprised: "The Beijing Yamen is fast? What are they doing here? ”

"I wonder too. But I'm sure it's definitely not for the sake of catching me, a little thief. ”

(To be continued)