Chapter 12: Sideways
There were people coming and going on the street, and Xue Chongxun lowered his straw hat, like a frightened bird. Do you want to risk going to that restaurant to take the little lady you just met? Obviously, Jiang Changqing has found out the clues, and sooner or later he will have to find there, and now that Xue Chongxun has passed, the danger is self-evident. But without Dong'er, how to find the secret hole in the west of the city to get out of the city?
Having found the necessary reason to take the risk, Xue Chongxun was inexplicably relieved in his heart, and he was very comfortable for a while. He asked passers-by where Qin Feng Restaurant went, and then hurried over there.
Walking along the street for a while, I saw a pavilion with a plaque of Qinzhou Restaurant, although it was still morning, there were already many guests inside, the sound of silk and bamboo faintly came, and the smile of the powder, it was really joyful. Xue Chongxun silently walked in front of the wooden building for a while, secretly observing the situation, and found no abnormality. Without further ado, he decided to go in and look for the little lady.
But Xue Chongxun was dressed in such tatters now, and he had to be kicked out if he entered through the main entrance. He thought about it and left the gate and walked around to the back, usually there is a back door in the backyard of this kind of place, which is convenient for the kitchen to buy goods, slaves to enter and exit, etc. Coming to the back door, Xue Chongxun went straight inside, but no one stopped him, and the people around him probably thought that he was also the master of hard work here. When he entered the courtyard, he saw a woman drawing water from the well, so he went over and said in a pretended warm-hearted but voice-like voice, "I will help you." With that, he held the rope with his right hand, and pulled it up without a winch. If there were no injuries, two or three buckets of this kind of bucket would be a one-handed matter for Xue Chongxun.
Seeing this, the woman was happy and said, "Lang'er has strength, and diligence is to please people...... Why haven't I seen you before? ”
Xue Chongxun smiled dryly: "I don't work in Qinzhou Restaurant, I'm Dong'er's uncle, who just arrived in Huacheng. By the way, where is Dong'er? I haven't seen her in two years, so I want to see her, don't you delay? ”
The woman suddenly said, "Dong'er, I know, she is a member of the master's family, working upstairs...... I've heard you're in luck this winter! ”
"How?"
The woman looked left and right, and muttered her tongue in a low voice: "Isn't Dong'er doing things upstairs, and often appears in front of people." I heard that there was a record, maybe it's because I don't drive, I fell in love with her! You say that these officials are really weird, the little lady who dresses up flamboyantly doesn't look for it, but she likes a rustic girl......"
"What?" Xue Chongxun was stunned.
The woman said, "Isn't it a good thing? Dong'er is a little lady who comes from Tugu, and she is a slave, so if she can be favored by high-ranking officials and nobles, there is no way out......"
Xue Chongxun's face was already very ugly, and he didn't wait for the woman to finish her verbosity, so she turned around and rushed in. As soon as he walked to the staircase, a young man in Tsing Yi stopped in front of him, glanced at Xue Chongxun's dress, and shouted: "Where are you doing work, what are you doing blindly, you should go up there?" It was useless to explain anything at this time, Xue Chongxun didn't say a word, and punched him with a punch, hitting the little guy's face, and immediately made his nose bleed. The little guy shouted angrily: "It's the opposite! Come on, someone, here's a crazy man! ”
Xue Chongxun didn't bird him, rushed up the stairs with his head bored, and met a fat woman with three or four boys to meet him. The fat woman wore gold and silver, pointed at Xue Chongxun and scolded: "Catch me and beat me and throw it out!" ”
The two boys in front of him pounced, but they didn't get close yet, but they only heard "Bang!" Bang! Two kicks, two side kicks, the iron shoes popped out like the wind, and after the screams, one of them crashed directly into the railing and flew out of the building, and the other fell to the floor, sliding backwards along the smooth wooden floor with a "whoosh", just like a fucking skating.
The fat woman was startled, screaming "ah", Xue Chongxun stepped forward, grabbed one of her fingers and folded it, with a "click", a finger bone was broken, and the woman suddenly felt like killing a pig. If you want to say that people's ten fingers are connected to the heart, Xue Chongxun likes to use this trick the most when he is angry. He grabbed her other finger again, pressed slightly, and said coldly: "Scream! ”
"Hero's life!"
There was a kid in the back with a pale face, and he didn't dare to come up to help. The people who came to see the excitement saw the fight and turned around to hide.
"Don't ...... hero. Tap, what do you want? The woman's fingers were folded backwards, and she was sweating profusely.
"Where's Dong'er?" Xue Chongxun said very simply.
The woman was speechless, Xue Chongxun used his strength in his hand, and with a "click" sound, he broke one of her fingers again. "Ahh The woman's screams shook the dust from the roof.
"Let me ask you again, where is Dong'er?"
"I say, I say." The woman nodded her head in a hurry like a chicken pecking rice.
Xue Chongxun then escorted her to lead the way, and just after taking a few steps, he suddenly turned around. A boy in Tsing Yi behind him was holding a Hu bed and approaching gently, and suddenly saw Xue Chongxun turn around, and the kid's legs suddenly trembled. Xue Chongxun glared at him angrily, turned around and left, but the kid didn't dare to follow.
At this moment, I saw that the fat woman was already soft on the ground, and there was a puddle of water on the floor, and she seemed to be incontinent. "Let's go!" Xue Chongxun snorted, but she couldn't stand up, so Xue Chongxun grabbed her arm and dragged her directly on the floor. The two walked deeper into the corridor, and when they came to a door, the woman said tremblingly, "Cao Lushi...... No, Dong'er is in it. ”
At this time, I heard Dong'er's voice inside: "You spare me...... Spare me. ”
A voice said: "In the past two days, Lao Tzu has had all kinds of bad luck, find a chick to rush bad luck." Don't be afraid, you'll get the benefits......"
"Bang!" With a loud bang, the door panel toppled over. Xue Chongxun flashed into the room as fast as a rabbit almost like lightning, identified the location of the people inside, and then rushed up, pulling Dong'er behind him first, lest she be held hostage and threaten him.
The other big-bellied man in red in the room had not yet reacted, and was still sitting there dumbfounded, he was sitting on the edge of the bed with a teacup, but at this time he was frightened, and with a "bang", the teacup fell to the ground and shattered.
Xue Chongxun's stomach was inexplicably angry, probably because he had been holding back these days, and his face had become very terrifying. Seeing this, the good man didn't suffer the loss in front of him, and hurriedly whispered wisely: "Your Excellency...... There's something to say, there's something to say! ”
Who the has time to talk to him? Xue Chongxun clenched his fists and pressed over step by step. The goatee on the official's chin was shaking, where was there still a little elegance, and he said with fear on his face: "You listen to the old man......"
"Ahh Hearing an exclamation from the official, Xue Chongxun had already jumped over, grabbed his arm, and lifted him up from the chair. At this time, Xue Chongxun changed his left hand and grabbed his collar, and waved his right fist with a "whirl", only to see the old teeth in his mouth suddenly fly out with blood. With a "bang", the body was forced backwards, and the satin collar was torn off at once.
Xue Chongxun threw away the silk piece in his hand, jumped forward, and kicked him in the waist, making an uproar...... Syllable! The officer screamed and slid to the wall, knocking the lampstand on the wall and falling down, and the candle oil spilled on his face and neck, burning him to the point of screaming.
"Let's go!" Xue Chongxun picked up Dong'er, who was standing aside, and swaggered out of the room. As soon as I went out, I only heard a shout: "Who is making trouble here?" ”
He was greeted by several officials. A boy in Tsing Yi saw Xue Chongxun and pointed, "Yes...... It's him! ”
"Stop!"
Xue Chongxun rushed over, but before the officials could draw their knives, they had already been beaten all over the ground looking for teeth. Some of these officials actually carried bows and arrows, and just as Xue Chongxun was cheap, he picked up a bow and quiver and ran away. In this huge Qinzhou restaurant, there are many small servants and servants, but no one can stop Xue Chongxun, let him go sideways, and go directly out of the gate.
Cutting off the reins tied to the tree, Xue Chongxun first picked up Dong'er on the horse's back, then turned over and patted the horse and left, running straight to the west. The street where the restaurant is located is in trouble, and as soon as he ran like this, the chickens and dogs jumped up, and the chaos was unspeakable.
There was a team of patrolling servants on the street, Xue Chongxun didn't care a lot, he immediately opened his bow and shot an arrow, one of the soldiers fell to the ground with an arrow, and the others didn't understand the situation, and when they saw that some brothers were killed or wounded, they pulled out their weapons one after another. Xue Chongxun kicked the horse and rushed at the same time, taking the arrow and putting it on the bowstring, there was a long howl, and the arrow feathers whistled away from the horse with a strong wind. At this time, he was almost approaching, Xue Chongxun put away his bow, pulled out his horizontal knife with a "swish", and charged away, he couldn't take care of much, the cool breeze was blowing, and it was indescribably refreshing.
"Dangdang ......" looked at the face, and another person was cut to the ground, and Xue Chongxun rode away.
Turning the street, the little lady behind her suddenly said loudly: "Uncle Chang is so powerful!" ”
Xue Chongxun laughed and said, "These little guys are no different from grass dogs in my eyes. "In the Tang Dynasty, these servants who maintained law and order were not caught quickly, but recruited from the people to serve, which was really inferior to the modern police. Originally, there was a shop at every neighborhood intersection, and at least one or two errand men were in charge of security, but the government was too slow to respond, and before it could ventilate in time, Xue Chongxun had already gone on a rampage.
Under the guidance of Dong'er, Xue Chongxun rode his horse to the gate of a ruined temple in the west of the city, they got off the horse and walked into the temple gate, only to see that it was like a ruin inside, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.
"Behind the temple is the city wall, and there is a hole under Ji Xin Bodhisattva, and you can go out of the city when you walk over."
Xue Chongxun grabbed her little hand and kicked over a broken wooden door to enter, without the slightest fear of the gods. At this time, the sound of horses' hooves outside was faintly heard, and the horse team of the government finally caught up. M