Chapter 18: Cold Face

handed the money back to Xu Sanlang, but Xu Sanlang didn't answer it, and said, "You take it." ”

I didn't expect Xu Saburo to be so generous, I was afraid that all his assets were willing to give it to himself, but Cheng Xi didn't want to pretend to be such a big string of copper coins, how heavy it was in his arms, and he was worried about it, so he shook his head decisively and put it in front of Xu Sanlang.

Looking at the money in front of him, Xu Sanlang's expression suddenly became a little colder, and finally he put the string of copper coins into his arms, and then sat quietly with a cold face and did not speak.

Cheng Xi was a little inexplicable, obviously his attitude had changed early this morning, he was not as cold as before, why did he suddenly return to the way he was yesterday?

No, Cheng Xi didn't ask much, but only asked the old woman who was cooking noodles on the side, "Mother-in-law, I'm a little thirsty, do you have water to drink here?" ”

The mother-in-law said enthusiastically, "Wait, I'll serve you a bowl of noodle soup." ”

Cheng Xi smiled and thanked him, seeing Xu Sanlang's cold face, he wanted to ask about the situation in the town, but he also dispelled his thoughts, and just sat aside and waited quietly.

While eating Yangchun noodles with no taste, Cheng Xi thought in his heart that he could open a small noodle stall, the taste must be better than this, maybe the business is not bad, but the cost is a problem, just now Xu Sanlang has more than 200 yuan in his hand, I am afraid that he can't do anything, so he should give up for the time being, and wait until he has the capital in his hand.

Xu Saburo walked in front, Cheng Xi thought about things, and quietly followed behind Xu Saburo, only to stop in front of a pork stall.

There were a few pieces of meat scattered on the meat stall, there were no guests, only a middle-aged uncle who sold meat sat at the back of the stall and smoked dry cigarettes, and when he saw Xu Sanlang coming forward with a basket on his back, he said with a smile, "The baby is here, but he has hunted something again?" ”

Xu Saburo put on a paralyzed face, nodded, and responded, "Pheasants and rabbits, or alive, Uncle Ke wants to accept them?" ”

The middle-aged uncle estimated that he had long been accustomed to Xu Sanlang's expressionless face, and he was not dissatisfied, and said apologetically, "I'm afraid I can't accept it recently, it's the time when the green and yellow are not accepted, and the business of my meat stall is also sluggish. ”

Xu Saburo said, "It's okay, I'll go to the city to have a look, do you know that there is an ox cart into the city today?" As for the middle-aged uncle's final question, Xu Sanlang directly ignored it.

Cheng Xi finally found out that Xu Sanlang's cold face seemed to be because of himself, when he was eating noodles at the noodle stall before, the old woman asked, and he also said that he was his daughter-in-law, at this time, people asked him who he was, but he directly ignored it, Cheng Xi thought about it carefully, and really couldn't understand, when did he offend him?

The middle-aged uncle didn't ask, and answered, "Yesterday, I heard that Old Man Wang said that he was going to the city, so you can go over and see if you're gone." ”

Xu Sanlang thanked him, then turned around and left, Cheng Xi looked at the back who ignored his departure, pursed his mouth, followed, and muttered in his heart, this person is really inexplicable.

Cheng Xi followed behind Xu Sanlang, walked along the deserted street for a distance, turned a corner and saw an ox cart parked in front of him, and an old man was setting up an ox cart, which should be the old man Wang mentioned by the meat seller.

When Old Man Wang saw the two of them coming, a smile appeared on his wrinkled face, and he beckoned to the two, "You two are going to the city?" ”

Xu Sanlang nodded, "Uncle can you take us on a trip." ”

The old man looked the two of them up and down, his cloudy eyes flashed, and he answered, "Wuwen is a big money." ”

Xu Sanlang didn't answer him, and said to Cheng Xi behind him, "It's not far from the city, let's go harder!" ”

Cheng Xi looked at Xu Sanlang, who suddenly turned his head to talk to him, and was a little stunned for a moment, and then his face drooped.

The old man's eyes flashed, and he saw the expressions of the two of them in his eyes, and then said, "Forget it, seeing that you are pitiful at a young age, just accept less, and four articles per person." ”

Cheng Xi only reacted at this time, Xu Sanlang wanted to bargain, thinking that Xu Sanlang usually looked at Mu Ne, but he had some brains, but his face was very cooperative with a look of embarrassment, and said, "Forget it, let's go." ”

The old man saw that his business was about to run away, so he hurriedly said, "Come on, the minimum is three documents, just get in the car if you go, and forget if you don't leave." ”

Xu Saburo finally answered, "Thank you, uncle." After that, he stepped into the ox cart, and Cheng Xi also climbed into the cart.

The old man didn't throw his face at the two because of the bargaining, but still said with a smile, "Sit down, let's go!" ”

The ox cart passed through the streets of the town, and many people greeted the old man Wang who was driving the car, "Uncle Wang, why don't you go to the county seat to see your daughter?" ”

Every time someone asked, Old Man Wang would squint his eyes with a smile, and he responded happily, "My son-in-law has come back from Fucheng, and I will go to the county."

City look at the son-in-law. ”

After that, he would talk a lot and chat with Old Man Wang, Cheng Xi sat in the back, and probably heard that the uncle who was driving the car had a boudoir

The daughter married into the county, and the son-in-law is still capable, so whenever he talks about his daughter, he is very happy and proud.

Soon the ox cart left the town and went on the official road, Xu Sanlang still remained silent, but Cheng Xi chatted with the uncle who drove the car from time to time, talking and laughing, and inquired about the situation by the way.

This open-top ox cart is swaying forward, the sun is not too hot at this time, it is surrounded by greenery, the scenery is beautiful, ignoring Xu Sanlang's cold face, Cheng Xi feels that this ox cart is quite comfortable.

After walking for more than half an hour, the weather gradually began to get hotter, the scorching sun hung high in the sky, the old man Wang was coaxed happy by the sweet-mouthed Cheng Xi, and saw Cheng Xi's fair skin red by the sun, so he gave Cheng Xi the straw hat beside him, and Cheng Xi felt a little better.

The ox cart swayed for more than an hour, and finally arrived at the county seat, looking at the high city gate not far away, Cheng Xi touched the sweat on his head, and breathed a sigh of relief, finally arrived.

Old man Wang also seemed to have some friendship with the officers and soldiers guarding the city, and only asked Xu Sanlang Cheng Xi's identity, so he directly asked him to drive the ox cart into the city.

Cheng Xi was a little stunned, he didn't expect it to be so troublesome to enter a city in this ancient world, and at the same time, he remembered what he had seen in a book, and Xu Sanlang, who approached the side with questions, asked in a low voice, "Do you need any other way to go out of this way?" ”

Xu Sanlang glanced at Cheng Xi and hummed lightly.

Cheng Xi heard Xu Sanlang's answer, his brows furrowed slightly, sure enough, it seems that it is really troublesome to leave, but thinking about leaving here, there is nowhere to go, where to stay is not to stay, and he is relieved.

Xu Sanlang saw the change in Cheng Xi's expression, and his originally somewhat relaxed facial expression became a little cold again.

After entering the city, the old man Wang asked, "Girl, where are you going?" ”

Cheng Xi, who didn't know anything about this county, had to look at Xu Sanlang and wait for Xu Sanlang to make a decision.

Xu Sanlang responded, "That's it, trouble Uncle Wang." ”

Old man Wang stopped the ox cart and replied with a smile, "Okay, I will go back later, if you want to catch the car, wait for me at the gate of this city." ”

Cheng Xi responded with a smile, "Okay, thank you, uncle." ”

After giving the money for the cart, the old man Wang drove the ox cart away, and the two of them began to walk forward.

Cheng Xi also began to observe the county seat while walking, and finally had a little taste of the city.

From a distance, the concentrated houses can't see the end, and the county seat should not be small; There are many people coming and going on the street, and there are also the sounds of yo and selling from time to time; The streets are lined with shops of all sizes, large and small, and people come and go from time to time.

Cheng Xi looked around and observed, and his feet slowed down, Xu Sanlang, who was walking in front, turned his head, only to see Cheng Xi who was a little behind, looking at Cheng Xi's appearance It seemed that he had entered the city for the first time, and his eyes were full of curiosity, so he stopped, waited for Cheng Xi to catch up, and then opened his mouth to introduce Cheng Xi, "This is the gate of the city, it's not too lively, the city is lively, let's go over and have a look." ”

Seeing that it was almost over, Cheng Xi also remembered the business in the city, nodded to Xu Sanlang, and then accelerated his pace and followed Xu Sanlang forward, only paying attention to whether there were restaurants and restaurants around from time to time.

Sure enough, as Xu Saburo said, the more he walked inside, the more lively it became, but it did not disappoint Cheng Xi, it was not as deserted as the town in the morning, when he saw the Ruyi Restaurant in front of him, Cheng Xi's eyes flashed with joy, and he opened his mouth and said to Xu Sanlang on the side, "Let's go to the restaurant over there and have a look." ”

Xu Sanlang looked in the direction that Cheng Xi was pointing, thinking that Cheng Xi was hungry and wanted to eat, so he frowned slightly and responded, "We can't afford to eat there, change places." ”

Cheng Xi heard that Xu Sanlang had misunderstood what he meant, and hurriedly explained, "It's not to eat, let's go to the restaurant to see if there are any people." ”

Xu Sanlang frowned and thought about it before nodding and going over there.

At this time, it was almost time to eat, and the well-dressed people went to the restaurant, and a little second at the door greeted warmly, "Please ...... the guest officer."

When Cheng Xi and the two stepped forward, Xiao Er looked the two up and down a few times, and saw what the two were wearing, the man's skin was dark and shiny, and he was carrying a shabby back basket on his back.

However, Xiao Er, who can greet guests at the door of this restaurant, still has some means, no matter who it is, he is never easy to sin, although the smile on his face has obviously faded, but he still did not make any inappropriate moves abruptly, and greeted, "The two of you want to eat?" Please ...... inside."

Cheng Xi had a sweet smile on his face, and without waiting for Xu Saburo to speak, he answered first, "Little brother, we are going into the city to find something to do, can your restaurant still recruit people?" ”