Chapter Eighty-Five: The Torrential Rain Welcomes the Autumn Turn
One afternoon in early September of the same year, dark clouds covered the sun, cold winds howled, and it seemed that heavy rain was coming.
When pedestrians on the road saw this, they all looked for places to hide, including the beggars who had sought to rob the Mei family of money and goods a few days ago.
The beggars had been hungry for days, and the sour smell on their bodies became stronger and stronger.
This time, everyone finally has a silver tael that can be squandered at will, how can they not eat a meal? Without further ado, act now.
However, because of their rudeness, disheveledness, and the occasional stench of their bodies, no inn was willing to allow these men to eat there, otherwise the rest of the guests would have to be smoked away.
The beggars were helpless when they saw this, and at this moment, their beggar leader, Geng San, promised everyone that they would be happy.
While talking, everyone came to a small shop in a relatively remote location. Geng San thought to himself, such a place, if you have money, you will be smart, and you will definitely not bombard us away.
Unexpectedly, things are far from going as smoothly as they thought.
I saw Geng San push the door of the store suddenly, and then shouted several times towards the store, even more vigorous than the princes and nobles.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper thought that a noble person had come, so he hurriedly ran to the door to greet him with a smile.
Unexpectedly, the happy shopkeeper had just arrived at the door, and before he could react, he was almost knocked to the ground by a gust of stench from the wind.
The shopkeeper thought to himself, who forgot to build the thatched pit, how could it be so stinky?
The disgusted shopkeeper saw that the people were like this, and immediately blasted them out.
The heart said: "I still want to eat like this, but no one will give you food!" ”
Seeing that it is about to rain, if it is delayed any longer, everyone will have to become soup chicken.
Seeing this, Geng San wanted to take advantage of the crowd to break through, but the shop guy was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he pushed Geng San to the ground, which caused Geng San's waist to hit the threshold of the inn door impartially.
Then, the money bag hanging from Geng San's waist also fell, and the silver inside was scattered all over the ground.
When everyone saw this, they were dumbfounded.
I saw Geng San, who had fallen to the ground, slowly stood up, and then slowly bent down, picking up the silver scattered inside and outside the threshold one by one.
Muttered while picking it up, it seemed like an insult to the shopkeeper, but because the voice was too quiet, he couldn't hear the specific content.
When he was young, Geng San, who had finished picking up the silver, suddenly got together, and then glared at the shopkeeper viciously and said loudly: "See? What is it? It's money! Everything, no one, no one, no money! Sample, don't let me eat yet, you have the final say! ”
Seeing this, the shopkeeper looked disdainful, and then disgusted him even more.
At this moment, the shopkeeper also heard the movement, so he went out to check the situation.
After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, the shopkeeper invited them into the inn.
First, as a businessman, he has no right to choose customers, so how can there be a reason to turn people away? Second, they do have silver on them, even if they can't get along with people, who has a grudge against money? If you can endure it, you can endure it.
Because of their large number and tattered clothes, in order to prevent inconvenience to others, the shopkeeper specially arranged these people in a relatively spacious and window-side position.
After some tossing, I was finally able to settle down. Anyway, the money is for nothing, of course, you have to eat a big meal without any scruples. So Geng San ordered a large table of dishes, and then devoured them with everyone.
You know, they can't eat such a meal once in adulthood, where can they take care of any reserve, just grab it with their hands and stuff it into their mouths.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper on the side hid around the corner with a plate in his hand, and then whispered to him: "Eat, eat, eat, choke you!" ”
After a while, I suddenly heard thunder outside the door, and suddenly the wind and rain were blowing. This kind of weather is rare in the local area.
At this moment, a scholar-like person hurriedly walked into the store. It seems that he has been in a hurry for a long time, so that he is tired and sweating profusely and panting.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
What is strange is that although this person is dressed as a man, he is also born with clear eyebrows. What's more, after sniffing it closely, I can actually detect that this person still exudes a faint fragrance, which really doesn't look like a man should be. Especially when a gust of cold wind blows by him, the ensuing fragrance becomes more and more intense, which is really incomprehensible. Compared with the previous gang of stinky beggars, this situation is really different.
The guy in the shop was just puzzled by this, but he didn't know that this person was Murong Yuping in disguise.
This person likes to disguise herself as a man, and acting like this can save a lot of trouble by hiding people's eyes and ears, and secondly, as a woman, it can be relatively safe to walk in the rivers and lakes like this.
This time, Murong Yuping was ordered to go out on an errand, so she didn't dare to take the road because the matter was relatively secret.
Unexpectedly, the sudden arrival of the wind and rain caught her off guard, so she had to choose this place to take refuge for a while. When the rain has passed, leave immediately.
Because this inn is relatively narrow, and it rains heavily, it is overcrowded. In desperation, Murong Yuping could only choose a small table next to the corner and reluctantly ate it.
The reason why no one wants to sit here is because opposite it is the seat of the beggars. Most of the people who come here dislike them for being dirty and smelly, and they would rather eat together with others than let such a vulgar and rude person disturb their interest. Murong Yuping was different, she would rather endure these fishy stenches than be in the company of those men.
Just when Geng San and the others were so full of wine and food that they began to talk at the dinner table, a burden that had been placed at the foot of the table suddenly attracted Murong Yuping's attention.
As far as the eye can see, there is still a little clothing exposed in the baggage. Murong Yuping looked at it and found that these things were quite familiar, but for a while she couldn't remember where she had seen them.
At this moment, Geng San, who was very drunk, took out his money bag and wanted to pay the bill, and then left.
The moment Murong Yuping saw this money bag, she suddenly realized that this money bag belonged to Mei Jiaxing! Looking at the clothes scattered on the ground in the baggage on the side, they were actually owned by Mei Jiaxing.
Murong Yuping thought to herself: "I said that why these people are eating and drinking here without scruples, it turns out that they have made ill-gotten gains. ”
Murong Yuping, who has always been keen and vigilant, immediately realized that this matter was not simple, could it be that Mei Jiaxing had encountered something wrong?
Just thinking about it, Geng San on the side saw that Murong Yuping on the other side had been looking at them intentionally or unintentionally, as if he had some intention.
Seeing this, Geng San was puzzled at first, and then he noticed that this person seemed to be very interested in the things they had stolen, so he came to Murong Yuping's table with the strength of wine, wanting to find out.
I saw Geng San holding a small wine jug in his left hand, and his right hand kept waving in midair, and then staggered to Murong Yuping's table, and then circled around her a few times.
Murong Yuping was extremely disgusted when she saw this situation, and even though she was about to leave, she was unexpectedly stopped by Geng San, who was full of alcohol.
Seeing this, Geng San rushed forward with an arrow step, and then quickly ripped off the crown of hair on Murong Yuping's head.
With the sudden fall off of the hair crown, Murong Yuping, who was at a loss, subconsciously turned around, and her long green silk hair, which was rare in the world, was displayed in front of everyone in such a flowing and natural way. As soon as this state came out, the surrounding area was suddenly overflowing with fragrance.
The real beauty of the world is not the ephemeral charm after being deliberately modified by all kinds of heavy makeup, but an innate natural beauty that is still difficult to hide despite being concealed and avoided.
The former is first happy and then surprised, and the latter is first surprised and then happy. However, the world loves the former more, and it is their own choice, so although they feel that it is far less beautiful than the latter, they can only force their faces to laugh and reap the consequences.
Seeing this, Geng San on the side was even more ecstatic, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Yo...... I just think of it as a poor scholar, but I don't want to be a woman......"
As soon as these words came out, they shocked the four seats.
I didn't expect Geng San to have such a keen insight when he was drunk, so that he could see that Murong Yuping was a daughter in such a short period of time.
However, the self-righteous Geng San can be regarded as a monstrous disaster this time. He naively thought that the person in front of him was an ordinary woman, so he was weak and could be bullied, but he didn't know that this person was not only strong in martial arts but also ruthless. Mo said that it was a Geng San, that is, ten or eight, and he was far from Murong Yuping's opponent. In addition, Geng San made him lose face and be in an embarrassing situation, so it seems that he is in a catastrophe.
Sure enough, Geng San, who had mediocre martial arts, couldn't make more than three moves under Murong Yuping's hands, and was choked by his neck, so that he cried and begged for mercy again and again, which can be said to be out of his appearance.
After subduing Geng San, Murong Yuping immediately asked everyone where the burden and money bag came from.
According to Geng San, these things were all stolen from a "stupid boy" named Mei Jiaxing.
Sure enough, as Murong Yuping expected, Mei Jiaxing really had an accident.
For today's plan, Mei Jiaxing must be found immediately. Although this nerd is stunned, he is always pestering himself, which is very annoying. But Mei Jiaxing is not a treacherous and vicious person, and he must not be allowed to die because of this.
Thinking of this, Murong Yuping began to intensify her questioning of everyone, hoping to learn Mei Jiaxing's whereabouts as soon as possible.
According to the recollections of other beggars, the last time they saw Mei Jiaxing was outside the gate of Qingyun Temple.
But what made him feel strange was that they only saw Mei Jiaxing enter the temple, but they didn't see when he came out.
As soon as she heard this, Murong Yuping felt more and more that there was something strange about this matter. Just as Murong Yuping was secretly thinking about it, Geng San and the others took advantage of his unpreparedness to slip away.
Murong Yuping thought to herself: It's just a few beggars, it doesn't matter, just run away.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Murong Yuping was surprised to find that a crucial secret letter that she had been carrying on her chest was missing.
Murong Yuping, who was a little panicked, quickly calmed down and recalled carefully, only then did she realize that the secret letter was most likely stolen by Geng San.
Thinking of this, she immediately chased after her, but Geng San and the others had already disappeared without a trace.
Unexpectedly, although this Geng San's martial arts skills are ordinary, his stealing skills are first-class, so that he can steal things without him noticing, it is really terrifying to think about it.
It's not terrible for people to have skills, but it's terrible to use them in the wrong place. If it is used in the right way, it will benefit the people, and on the contrary, it will harm others and oneself, and even harm the country and the people, which can be said to be a profound disaster.
Unexpectedly, Murong Yuping, who prides herself on her rich experience, was planted in the hands of a little-known stinky beggar this time, if this matter spreads, wouldn't it make her lose face?
There are a lot of silver tickets that don't go to it, but they take a fancy to this letter. Don't do it in my hands in the future, or you will die without a corpse.
With that, Murong Yuping left the inn angrily.
At this time, it was still drizzling in the sky, but the upset Murong Yuping had no time to take care of anything else.
I saw Murong Yuping running towards Qingyun Temple without looking back, as if she was going to rescue Mei Jiaxing.