The battle situation on the front line of Zhennan Pass has now become the most concerned thing for the entire Chu State.

It's just because the man who led the troops is called Tian Wujing, and it's just because the soldiers and horses under his command are called the Jingnan Army.

The Chu people didn't dare to slack off, because the Jin people had also slacked off at the beginning, and then the Jin Kingdom was gone.

The princess has not yet been found, although Li Mu, the general of Songzhou City, was ordered to lead his troops back to the frontier, it is said that Wu Zheng has also returned to Yingdu to sit down;

But the soldiers and horses on the periphery are still continuing to search for the whereabouts of the princess.

Xiayong City is not big, one side is connected to Mengshan, the first layer is far away from Qishan, and the bayonet on the other side is not only impassable for caravans, but also those pedestrians who plan to take advantage of the money earned before the New Year to go home, they also have to stay, and there is also a gang, called the lard gang.

The lard gang is the name of a beggar gang, and there are about thirty or forty gangs under its command, all of whom are teenage boys and girls, that is, little beggars, and they get together and form a gang.

The name is not domineering, but it represents a yearning for a better life in the future.

Because of the external lockdown, the lard gang members who originally planned to leave Xiayong and go to Ju'an City at this time had to stop in Xiayong City and continue to live hard.

Originally, their helper was thinking about the wedding of the princess and the eldest son of the Qu family, and helping the people to go to Ju'an City, no matter what, they could pick up a few opportunities to "have fun with the people", a few full meals were necessary, and if they were lucky, they could also rub some rewards distributed on the street, so it could be regarded as a good start for the new year.

And on this day,

Fan Fu funeral,

The wife of the head of the Fan family, Wen, died of illness.

The white affair of the luxury house is naturally not a small fight, and a white affair is enough to alarm the entire mediocre city.

Under the leadership of the gang leader, the lard gang members deliberately used their savings to buy a lot of coal and firewood, and burned a lot of hot water in the settlement of Ant People Lane and began to take a bath.

These beggars rarely take a bath on weekdays, and it is not so convenient to go out to beg for money and food when they wash too cleanly; Second, the weather is cold in winter, and an extra layer of dirt on the body is equivalent to an extra layer of warm clothes that don't cost money, which can be reluctant to wash off.

But today is different, although the beggars' clothes are tattered, but the people are clean, groups went to the gate of Fan's Mansion to collect work, the funeral is cumbersome, and there are many people who need it, so naturally they have their work, and they can get a bamboo stick after completing the work, and they can receive the profit by relying on the bamboo stick.

It is also a red envelope, but unlike the red envelope of happy events, Fan Fu is generous, and there is no shortage of this little money, which is indeed a lot of gang income for the lard gang.

In a mutton soup shop across the street from Fanfu, a dirty child of about fifteen years old was drinking mutton soup with a seven or eight-year-old girl in his arms.

The older children eat mutton, and the younger girls drink soup and eat cakes.

The two of them consciously sat by the window of the store, it was winter, and the window position was cold, so no one sit, which could also avoid disturbing other customers and make the store look more pleasing to the eye.

There are also two bamboo sticks on the table of the two of them, issued by Fan Fu, all kinds of bamboo sticks of different colors, some can be exchanged for silver, and some can be exchanged for a snack.

At this moment, the group walked into the soup shop.

At the head was a man, dressed in a brocade robe, who looked extraordinary, and beside him, there were two women and a man.

One woman is mature and beautiful, and after sitting down, she looks like a little maid, and another man consciously sits in the corner, holding a wine and drinking himself.

When ordinary people come to the soup shop, they basically order a lamb soup and a cake, and the cake is a gift when ordering soup, which is a set meal.

For example, at the table where they just sat down, they ordered three bowls of mutton soup, plus two plates of cold-cut mutton, a plate of beans and a plate of wild vegetable salad.

In this winter, drinking mutton soup with side dishes can be described as a real enjoyment.

Because of the fact that Fanfu is here, there are a lot of merchants, and the proportion of rich people is much more than that of other counties, and they are naturally very picky about food.

Therefore, Zheng Fan is very satisfied with the soup in this store.

When the shopkeeper came up to say hello before, he also said that the master of Fan Mansion is also Fan Zhengwen, and he is also very good for them, and often sends people over to order food to be sent into the house, so this time Fan Mansion is mourning, and their family also sent silver gifts.

The boss's words are true, because this store was originally introduced to Zheng Fan by Fan Zhengwen.

Zheng Fan also asked Fan Zhengwen, with the financial resources of the Fan family, wouldn't it be more convenient to take over this shop and let the cook enter the house?

Fan Zhengwen, who was busy "mourning" his wife, showed a rare ease and made a joke,

Road:

"If women from other families really want to be accepted into the house, it is not so exciting."

Uncle Zheng thought that Lao Fan had made a joke at first,

I didn't realize it until I went back,

This is a bit of a pun.

Uncle Zheng drank soup and wouldn't tear the cakes into the soaking, because in his previous life, he was once very obsessed with mutton steamed buns, but later after he really went to eat steamed buns once, he found that he was a little disappointed.

Later, when I drank soup in this world, I was willing to take two mouthfuls of soup and take a bite of bread to eat clearly.

Therefore, Siniang didn't help Zheng Fan tear it, but the princess who was disguised on the side took the initiative to take the cake and began to help Zheng Fan tear it carefully.

Uncle Zheng was stunned for a moment, and he didn't stop her.

Food, in the sky, its main role is to help hunger, but the added value of food is different.

On the other side, the boy continued to eat the meat, while the girl was biting on the cake.

Zheng Fan saw the table and saw that the young man was staring at him, so he couldn't help beckoning.

The young man did not hesitate to put down the soup bowl and trotted over, and knelt down in front of Zheng Fan:

"Greetings to you, you are happy."

"Why don't you just give your sister soup and eat meat by yourself."

"If you go back to your father, my sister has a bad stomach and meat, and the meat is not easy to digest."

Zheng Fan nodded and didn't say anything more.

The young man took the initiative to speak: "Ye is going out of the city?" ”

Zheng Fan shook his head.

The young man hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want to get out of the city, the villain has a way here, that is, to make some money." ”

"Who said we were going out of town? If you want to get out of the city, can you get out now? ”

"Look at the outfits of the master and these aunts and grandmothers around him, the villain knows that the master is planning to go far away."

"It's a bit of a sight."

"Master, just give me the bag, and the villain will take you out of the city."

Zheng Fan still shook his head, waved his hand, and said, "Don't bother me." ”

"Yes, master, the villain will retreat immediately."

The young man retreated to his table, and when he saw that his sister had almost eaten the piece of bread, he hurriedly shouted:

"The shopkeeper made a fortune, and then give my sister half a cake to eat, and our brothers and sisters will take away the dirty water from the kitchen later."

Seeing this, the boss smiled and shook his head, but he also ordered Xiao Er to send two more cakes.

Who are these two beggars, the boss knows that the young man is the so-called leader of the lard gang, and this gang is full of beggars, but if you really want to make it bad, custody can make your business not smooth.

In addition, although these people are also begging for food, they are still righteous, and they do business, and they can't be angry with these rivers and lakes, it's nothing more than a matter of two cakes.

The young man gave his sister-in-law a piece of cake again, and he went to make a bowl of soup, and it was okay to renew the soup, but he didn't add meat, only soup.

After returning with the soup bowl, the young man continued to look at Zheng Fan's table with his eyes while tearing the new cake.

Zheng Fan was eating and drinking, and no one spoke, and after eating about the same, Siniang went to settle the bill, and everyone got up and prepared to leave.

The young man also got up and asked the girl to run back by herself, while he followed Zheng Fan and his party alone.

Walking and walking, Zheng Fan stopped at the door of a teahouse, and the group entered the teahouse.

The young man hesitated, touched his pocket, and walked into the teahouse.

It's just that after entering the teahouse, the young man couldn't find any trace of Zheng Fan and his party no matter how he looked for it, and while glad that he had saved a meal of tea money, he touched his head and walked out of the teahouse with some suspicions, and then walked quickly to the back door of the teahouse, but he still didn't find anything.

Shaoqing,

The young man sighed and walked back to the door of the teahouse, but saw Zheng Fanzheng sitting alone by the window of the teahouse, looking at him with a smile.

"Hey, hey."

The young man laughed dryly, not feeling the slightest embarrassment, ran into the teahouse again, unceremoniously went to Zheng Fan's table, turned out the tea bowl and poured himself a cup of tea, Zheng Fan ordered warm tea, not hot, and the young man drank three bowls in one go.

Zheng Fan didn't ask the young man what he was doing with him, but just smoked a cigarette silently.

The young man found that the group of people who were originally with Zheng Fan were now gone.

On the opposite tea table, someone was playing chess.

The young man glanced over, and his eyes were a little hot.

Seeing this, Zheng Fan stretched out his hand to beckon the teahouse owner to also play a game of chess here.

Soon, a game of chess that had been in the past was served.

The young man didn't need to be reminded, he got up and helped Zheng Fan play chess pieces together.

Uncle Zheng's chess skills are very stinky, and the young man's chess skills are very deep, and after a while, Uncle Zheng will be checkmated.

Zheng Fan smiled and re-clothed.

The boy got up again to help.

After two more games, Zheng Fan lost two more games happily.

Uncle Zheng was not interested, so he didn't show his head, but stretched his waist.

The young man got up, went to the teahouse guy to refill the tea, and trotted back to pour it for Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan didn't drink it, just left the tea money, got up and left.

The young man immediately took the silver and went to pay for the tea, and then ran out in a hurry.

After running out, he found Zheng Fan standing on the street, and the young man immediately followed and stood beside Zheng Fan.

As if sensing that he was following, Zheng Fan began to walk forward, and the young man continued to follow.

Zheng Fan walked into a small alley, and the young man continued to follow.

Uncle Zheng stood at the end of the alley and hesitated for a while, then walked out again, and the young man continued to follow.

After going around, Zheng Fan stopped at a cowshed and sat down at the haystack, and the young man squatted in front of Zheng Fan in an orderly manner, smirking.

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and pointed at the young man, and said:

"I really dare to keep up with it."

The young man touched his head and said, "If you keep up, you may die, but if you don't keep up, your life will definitely be gone." ”

"Where's the man?"

"Yo, master, that's a broad question you asked."

The boy touched his pocket, then took out three tokens from the inner lining of his torn jacket.

"This is the secret spy department's, this is the phoenix's nest, this is the silver armor guard, and there are some small country brands, we are not embarrassed to carry them all with us.

You want to ask me which family I belong to, the villain really can't answer, I just know that since these little brothers have formed a gang to wander together, many people have found me, and the tiger body was shocked in front of me. ”

The Silver Armor Guard, the Secret Spy Division, and the Phoenix Nest are the intelligence and secret services of the three great powers, but this department is not a god, they will concentrate their efforts on the goals they care about very much, and they will know everything, but in other aspects, it is difficult for them to take care of it completely, especially this lowest-level eyeliner organization, when it develops, it seems a little sloppy.

Anyway, it is a dream of a bright future for a fake brand that is counterfeited and a little bit of broken silver, and it is not costly.

It's this young man, maybe his gang is too suitable, so he actually picked the "dream" of so many families by himself.

The young man silently put all these signs back and said, "Master, it was originally the Silver Armor Guard who asked me to keep an eye on the Fan family, but I came, who would have thought that I would actually run into you." ”

"Do you recognize me?"

"Look, what you said, if I recognized you, wouldn't the villain's life be gone long ago? The villain is unlucky, and he will be bumped into by you as soon as he comes. ”

"Huh."

Zheng Fan smiled.

At this time, the fourth princess came out of the cowshed at the back, but the fourth princess had already changed her outfit, like a female beggar.

The princess's age is not too big.

The young man opened his mouth, as if he realized something, and then knelt down and kowtowed to Zheng Fan.

It's not that he had bad luck today and was bumped into by Zheng Fan;

but

He was selected by Zheng Fan.

"Take her out of the city." Zheng Fan pointed to the princess behind him and said.

"I ......"

Zheng Fan took out a piece of gold from his arms, yes, it was a piece of gold, it was not made into an ingot, and it was placed directly in front of the young man.

"As for me, I don't like to talk about my dreams with people, and I don't like others to tell me about my dreams, I prefer to insult me with money.

Hopefully, you too. ”

"Yes, villain obeys."

The young man reached out and grabbed the gold nugget and held it in his hand.

"Please also ask me to show me, when will I leave the city?"

"You'll be able to go later."

Zheng Fan got up,

Xiong Liqing came over and reached out to help Zheng Fan pat the grass clippings on his trouser legs, but Zheng Fan grabbed his hand and stopped him.

"You'll be free soon." Zheng Fan said.

Xiong Liqing smiled bitterly: "I thought it would be arranged for me in a better way, such as in the broken temple, for example, a few more people will die, I don't like this suit." ”

"Not many people will like it."

"I like Mr. Wind's pants with small holes on his legs, and I heard Mr. Wind say, you like it very much, I want to wear it for you in the future."

"I can't say that your dream will come true right away, poking my whole person into a small hole."

Xiong Liqing smiled and said, "I can understand that you are afraid?" ”

"It's a little bit, but I think it's fun too." Zheng Fan said, "Actually, I didn't want you to stay with Siniang. ”

"Yes, even if I stay by your side in the future, I won't be able to do much." Xiong Lijing nodded.

Because I am a woman, I can understand women better.

"Have a nice trip, see you at the Lantern Festival."

Xiong Lijing put her forehead against Zheng Fan's chest, rubbed her palm on Zheng Fan's chest, and said, "Wait for me." ”

subsequently

The young man took Xiong Liqing and left.

Zheng Fan stood in place, a carriage came slowly, and Fan Zhengwen was sitting in the carriage.

The driving is Weng Zanghai.

Zheng Fan got into the carriage, and Fan Zhengwen said with a smile: "Uncle, is this a little reluctant in my heart?" ”

"No, it should be reluctant, it should be Brother Fan."

"Fan feels like he's earned it."

"That's good."

……

Following

Qu Peiluo, the eldest son of the Qu family, personally led 3,000 elite private soldiers of the Qu family into Xiayong City and went straight to Fan's mansion.