Chapter 352: The Scholar in the Tavern
The next day, Qi Shan got up early in the morning unusually.
I talked to the vendor who had been guarding the door of his house selling supper, and asked him to tell the breakfast stall today that he had something to go out.
Then he walked to a tavern on the street.
This is a particularly strange tavern.
The store is not very small and the location is particularly remote.
and a few big shops around are crowded into the alley, next to the alley people's firewood stacks or sundries.
In short, as long as you don't go into the alley, you can't find this little shop at all.
This is just one of them, and what's even more bizarre is that the opening hours of this shop are strange.
Ordinary taverns, all for the sake of making some drunkard sounds, open every day at 10:00 a.m. close to noon, and remain open until curfew.
However, this one is different, it only opens for a short time around dawn every day, and when the streets gradually become more crowded, the store is closed and no longer accepts customers.
Therefore, the business has been in business for many years and few people know about it.
Qi Shan only learned about such a place by chance, and it was inevitable that he would come over to find out if he was interested.
I don't know if I don't come, and I'm scared when I come.
The boss here is not simple.
The dilapidated wooden door creaked, and Qi Shan stepped in.
There wasn't much space in the tavern, and only two or three tables could fit in.
Behind the counter is a stack of small but delicate jars, which are definitely not bargains in terms of their reflective quality.
At this time, there was already a table of people inside.
Three men wearing hats, their bodies covered by cloaks and unable to see their figures, and there were signs of bulging from their waists, obviously with blades.
The three men sat around the table, not saying a word, bowing their heads and just drinking and eating meat.
Obviously this is the boss's customer.
I've actually seen this situation two or three times, and I don't pay much attention to it.
Instead, he found a table and sat down with a big grin.
"Brother Yun, give me one of your secret sauce elbows, is there any apricot wine sent from Lingyin Village in Huangshan last time? Bring me a small jar, I always feel that the taste is very special after drinking it last time, and I miss it for many days! ”
Behind the counter, there was a man dressed as a weak scholar, he was tall, with high cheekbones, and a little thin.
But his two hands are very strong, and he holds a peculiar brush in his hand, and he is brushing and writing something on the paper.
His brush is not ordinary, it is actually made of stainless steel, and the dragon and phoenix carved on it are extremely gorgeous.
The wolf hair of the pen is soft and tough, and it is effortless to pick and choose.
Originally, he had always been calm and relaxed, but from the moment he found Qi Shan pushing the door in, the green tendons on his brows gradually increased.
When Qi Shan started ordering, his eyes were even redder, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
He threw the brush in his hand on the counter with a snap, leaned over and grabbed a small jar of wine, walked to Qi Shan and slammed it on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "My eldest young master, do you really treat me here as a tavern?" You've come to me three or four times, and each time you don't talk about anything other than eating and drinking.
Your old man can sit still, I can't stand it anymore, what's the matter, let's just say it's okay? ”
Qi Shan smiled: "Am I a regular customer now?" ”
"Forget it!" The scholar shook his head helplessly.
After so many years of business, it is the first time that I have had such a customer.
From the first time Qi Shan appeared in his tavern, he sent someone to investigate Qi Shan's background.
But after checking and checking, I didn't find anything except that he had only recently come to Haozhou City.
Specifically, all other investigators disappeared without explanation.
While this surprised the scholars, Qi Shan also had a little jealousy.
You must know that these investigators are all good hands in the underground world, and they have not encountered any situation for many years, regardless of whether you are a Jiangyang thief or the imperial court.
As long as they want to, they will definitely be able to dig out all your eighteen ancestors.
However, this law was broken here in Qi Mountain.
How does this keep scholars from being vigilant.
"Then I want to know everything about the Black Knives!"
As soon as the words fell, before the scholar could say anything, the three people next to him stood up suddenly.
"This friend, the Black Knife Gang is not easy to mess with, what are your intentions in investigating the Black Knife Gang?"
The person who spoke was obviously the main of the three, and he couldn't see his body and face clearly while wearing a hat.
However, he is obviously tall, and judging from the outline of his hands, he should be a relatively old man.
As he got up, his cloak swayed, and he could faintly see a scimitar at his waist.
Kind of like the kind of scimitar of the Mongol cavalry.
Qi Shan smiled: "I don't need to tell you this kind of thing, Brother Yun, are your current guests so ignorant of the rules?" It's not clear what to ask and what not to ask. ”
The scholar's face was indeed a little ugly, and his voice was cold and hard: "Three, what do you want to do?" Steal my business or want to smash my stall? ”
"How dare you! It's just that when I heard the three words of the Black Knife Gang for a while, I couldn't bear it. The cloud shopkeeper should know what the three of us came to Haozhou City for! ”
The leader arched his hand and said politely.
"Oh? What are you for? The scholar squinted.
The man froze for a moment, and sat down with a somewhat embarrassed hand.
Their purpose cannot be declared.
This is another kind of place, if something happens to the mission and the mission cannot be completed, I don't know how to die when I go back.
Qi Shan chuckled, "That's right. The most important thing in walking the rivers and lakes is to be bold and careful, and to be quiet. If you didn't say a word just now, and then beat me up after I went out, maybe you could still look down on you. Doing something like that just now can only expose you to being rookies......"
All three of them were stunned and did not speak.
The scholar's face was black.
You're not much better, and you still have the face to talk about people.
He shook his head helplessly: "You kid doesn't know if it's taboo-free or stunned, and if you talk about such a secret thing, if you are known by the Black Knife Gang, no matter what your purpose is, it will be bad." ”
Qi Shan said hesitantly: "That's not necessarily! What if I said I was going to join the Black Knives? ”
"You? What the? ”
The scholar was stunned for a moment, then looked Qi Shan up and down several times, and said, "You went to the mass grave?" ”
Qi Shan nodded: "That person is not bad, he speaks kindly and well, I like him a lot." ”
Scholar: "......"
He had a headache and said, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to mess around with you, so be it." The Black Knives are very mysterious, and I don't have much information here. Besides, you've already been to mass graves, and no one will usually be difficult for you. Well, I'll give you an address, and you'll get in touch tomorrow! ”
After speaking, the scholar turned around and went back to the counter, and after a few strokes, he handed the note to Qi Shan.
"Two hundred taels!"