Tan Jiaotou frowned, from the perspective of his duties, Qin Baichuan tried not to leave his sight of anyone he saw and what he said, not to mention that this old man Chu was not without a background, but the secretary of the Ministry of Industry back then, and his personal relationship with Lord Lu was very good, if Qin Baichuan told Old Man Chu about the matter, and then Old Man Chu told Lord Lu about it, it would inevitably cause some trouble to the lord. Tan Jiaotou didn't want to agree, but if he was blocked as a coachman, he would definitely let people see the flaws, and judging from the content of Du Bo's conversation with Qin Baichuan, it seemed that Qin Baichuan was really just looking for Old Man Chu to solve the problem of weapons and equipment.

"Chu Ang, this Brother Tan is the head of the sect I invited from other places, and he is also a brother who has lived with me, can you be accommodating?" Qin Baichuan is also open, Lord Lu has already passed the qi, and he is above board to pull the team by himself, and he is not afraid of Tan Jiaotou watching from the side.

"This ...... I'm afraid not, right? Chu Ang's face was embarrassed: "The back hall is my father's place to meet guests, and even I can't enter casually, Brother Qin, ......"

"Forget it, Mr. Qin, don't embarrass Young Master Chu, I'll wait here." Qin Baichuan expressed his intention to take himself in, but this casual sentence dispelled Tan Jiaotou's doubts, he hugged his fists and smiled, and took the initiative to take a step back.

"That'll do fine." Qin Baichuan didn't care, and after nodding to Tan Jiaotou, he stepped into the backyard of the Chu family.

Some green bamboo is planted in the backyard, all the houses are made of wood, and the corridors are carved with many patterns, making people feel as if they are in a painting, which is quite relaxing. Walking along the winding path to an ordinary room covered by the bamboo forest, Qin Baichuan gently knocked on the door.

"Haha, Brother Qin, the old man has been waiting for two days, and you are finally here!" The wooden door was opened, and the tall figure of the old man Chu appeared in front of him, with undisguised excitement on his face, the old man pulled Qin Baichuan into the room, and commanded loudly: "Chu Ding, the distinguished guest is visiting, don't take out Lao Tzu's apricot blossom brewing, hurry up!" ”

"Yes." There was an old man of the same age as Old Man Chu standing in the room, dressed as a servant, and after hearing the command, he agreed in a low voice, took the shovel at the door to the courtyard, and dug deeply.

"Little Brother Qin, you are lucky, these apricot blossom brews were buried when the old man came to Jiangling, and it has been almost twenty years now, so it is cheap for you!" The old man's voice was very loud, and it shook Qin Baichuan's eardrums to buzz.

"Old man, the last time Wangjiang Tower opened, you came, but Baichuan couldn't accompany you, it's really a fist." Qin Baichuan felt guilty, the Chu family was good to himself, but he never moved around when he was fine, and he had to lick his face when he had something to do, and he couldn't hold his face a little bit.

"Fuck off, say these kind words to the old man, are you hypocritical or not?" Old Man Chu didn't appreciate it at all, and laughed loudly: "Since the rebel son Chu Xuan worshipped you as a teacher, he has also been famous in Jiangling in the past few months, if it weren't for your little brother Qin handing over the starring role of the White Lady to him, how could he have the current achievements?" Not to mention Chu Xuan, even Chu Ang has changed a lot recently, really speaking, the old man has to thank Brother Qin! ”

"It's the two brothers who fight for their own luck, and Qin doesn't dare to be greedy." Qin Baichuan smiled modestly and chatted with Old Man Chu for a few words, and the apricot blossom brew of nearly twenty years was served, and before he tasted it, the fragrant wine was already salivaing.

Qin Baichuan took the initiative to get up and pour a glass of wine for the old man and himself, and he only felt that it was fragrant and thick, which was by no means comparable to ordinary wine. Seeing Qin Baichuan's expression of appreciation, Old Man Chu was even more happy, and pulled Qin Baichuan to chatter endlessly: "Little Brother Qin, the rebel Chu Xuan told me that there are more than 20 scenes in the legend of the White Lady, and now it has only reached the fifth act, hurry up, tell the old man, what is the content behind?" ”

Old Man Chu had excitement on his face, as if he was a senior fan of the legend of the White Lady, Qin Baichuan chuckled, originally he came to find Old Man Chu was not like this, but since the old man was interested, he couldn't help but say it, so he immediately summarized the story of the legend of the White Lady in brief language as much as possible.

Again and again, Qin Baichuan simplified the plot, but this story from Bai Suzhen to the later Hu Meiniang, the story twists and turns are bizarre, and it involves the grievances of two generations.

"Happy, happy, ten years of repairing the same ship, a hundred years of repairing to sleep together, it's really happy!" Hearing that the White Lady, Xu Xian, Fahai and others were all soaring in the daytime, Old Man Chu raised the big bowl, only to find that there was no drop left in the wine bowl.

"Chu Ding, another altar!" Old Man Chu commanded loudly: "Wouldn't it be a waste if such a heart-wrenching story is not accompanied by fine wine?" Go, go! ”

The old man named Chu Ding did not obey the order this time, but took a step forward and said, "Brother, we still have a lot of apricot blossom brewing, but if you drink it again, you and Little Brother Qin are only afraid of getting drunk." ”

This old man is neither humble nor arrogant, not like a subordinate at all, but it is about the same as Hu Bo's status in Splendid Villa, Qin Baichuan did not dare to underestimate him, and continued: "What this old man Chu Ding said is very true, old man Chu, the wine is almost drunk, and Qin has something to ask for." ”

"I am commensurate with my little brother and brother, Chu Ding is a friend who has been with me for decades, if you call him uncle, won't it lower my rank?" Old Man Chu laughed, quietly lowered his voice, and said, "Don't worry, Little Brother Qin, I have heard Lu Daring say about your situation...... I just heard you say those words, firstly, the story is good, the old man can't stop, and secondly, he also confuses the person at the door. ”

Old Man Chu pointed to the door and said with an awe-inspiring gaze.

"Master Lu...... Already told you about the situation? Qin Baichuan was stunned, he still thought it was strange before, the story of the White Lady is moving, but after all, it is also the theme of love, and most of the men and women who are attracted are just beginning to fall in love, it stands to reason that the old man Chu should not like it very much, after he explained, Qin Baichuan suddenly realized.

"When I breathed out of one nostril with him in the court, I was afraid that you were still peeing and playing with mud, if he didn't come to Jiangling, it would be fine, since he came, and it was related to Brother Qin, how could he not inform me?" Old Man Chu snorted lightly and said with relief: "Little Brother Qin, don't worry, although the emperor is a little confused, whoever wants to move his thousands of miles will definitely not end well." ”

"It's so far, it's useless to worry." Qin Baichuan said with a smile: "Actually, I didn't come this time to ask the old man to help me solve the Zhaoshan River, but I wanted to ask the old man ......."

"I don't need you to say it, the old man already knows your intentions." Old Man Chu interrupted Qin Baichuan's words, got up and left the back hall with Qin Baichuan, Qin Baichuan drank wine with the old man for an hour, and Tan Jiaotou and Chu Ang stayed here for an hour.

When he came to the door, Old Man Chu said to Chu Ang: "Later, I will order the kitchen to prepare some good dishes for supper, and I will take Brother Qin to the workshop to go around, draw some styles of weapons and equipment, and return later." ”

"Yes." Chu Ang agreed in a low voice: "Brother Qin, you go early and come back early, Chu Ang is also waiting to have a few drinks with Brother Qin." ”

"Hmm." Qin Baichuan smiled at Chu Ang, and under the leadership of Old Man Chu, he walked out of the workshop from the back door, and walked along the riverside for less than two miles, and rows of workshop buildings appeared in front of him. Qin Baichuan came to this place, and it was after the Chu family's birthday banquet that the old man Chu brought him over and handed him the fox silver ring with his own hands. Thinking of the fox silver ring, Qin Baichuan subconsciously reached out and touched it, it was this inconspicuous ring that saved his life on Yellowstone Island in the first place.

Old Man Chu took Qin Baichuan into the workshop, and since it was already dinner time, the craftsmen who had been busy all day put down their work and chatted while eating dinner in groups. Seeing the old man Chu coming, these craftsmen who were still wearing short coats in the winter but didn't feel the slightest cold got up one after another and greeted the old man.

Old Man Chu didn't have a bit of a stand, he took Qin Baichuan inside, and from time to time pointed to someone and told Qin Baichuan their names and positions in the workshop, Qin Baichuan also nodded with a smile. When they crossed the workshop and came to the river, someone there had already prepared a boat, and the old man Chu didn't speak, and got on the boat with Qin Baichuan, Tan Jiaotou followed, and the boat rode the wind and waves and went directly to the other side of the river.

Gangneung is a place near the mountains and rivers, and the mountain opposite the workshop is actually a branch of the hill, because the mountain is consistent with the direction of the river, there is a sense of undulating feelings, like a python, so it is also called the Python Mountain. Although it is also called a mountain, there are many towering ancient trees, birds and beasts in Heihu Mountain, there are no such things in this Python Mountain, only low shrubs and muddy swamps, and there are almost no people coming and going.

"Little Brother Qin, this area is the core area of the Chu family's workshop, and the old man has already violated the rules he has set by taking you in, I think you will be exempted as a coachman, right?" Standing at the foot of the mountain, Old Man Chu glanced back at Tan Jiaotou and said in a deep voice.

Qin Baichuan was silent, but the head of the Tan sect was unusually this time, and took the initiative to say: "Since Old Man Chu has spoken, the little one will wait here, but it is already dark this day, so you two must be careful." ”

Old Man Chu and Qin Baichuan didn't speak, and after nodding their heads, the old man took the lead and led Qin Baichuan into the mountain forest. After walking through the forest for a while, and after the mountains blocked Tan Jiaotou's gaze, the old man Chu spoke: "This eyeliner of Zhaoshanhe knows how to advance and retreat, and the old man thought that it would take a lot of effort to get rid of him. ”

"It's not that he knows how to advance and retreat, maybe he has the intention of secretly following." Where would Tan Jiaotou let himself out of sight so easily, Qin Baichuan speculated vigilantly.

"Secretly following? If Zhao Shanhe was here, he would never let him do this! Old Man Chu smiled proudly and said: "Others only know that the old man used to be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, but they don't know that the old man likes to study the ancient book formation the most, and he is especially good at arranging the formation!" Do you think that Zhaoshanhe worshipped me as a teacher back then, and what he learned was just obscene skills? That's a big mistake! ”

Saying that, Old Man Chu walked under a tree, skillfully took a palm-sized honeycomb from the branch, and carefully untied a thin wire connected to the back of the honeycomb, Old Man Chu motioned to Qin Baichuan to stand behind him, only to see his right hand gently tugged, Qin Baichuan saw several cold lights flickering in front of him, but more than 20 invisible hidden weapons shot out from the honeycomb, buzzing in his ears, it was really like swarms of bees flying in front of him, but seeing those hidden weapons fanning out, Swirling in the air, he cleanly impacted a bush in front of him, and the leaves flew wildly.

"Little Brother Qin, this lead is where you just passed, if you accidentally trip over, what will happen to you now?" Seeing that Qin Baichuan was dumbfounded, Old Man Chu asked softly with a strong pride on his face.

"Killing people is like grass and not listening." Qin Baichuan suddenly thought of such a sentence, which was extremely suitable for what he saw in front of him.