Chapter 2 Three Inns
A bright moon hung on the clear blue sky, and the muddy earth was covered with a golden coat of time against the backdrop of the setting sun.
"What a wonderful day!" Lao Zhou sat on the threshold of his inn as usual, looking at the returning birds that were about to fly into the mountains and forests in the air with a pair of cloudy old eyes, and his face that had gone through the wind and frost looked extremely tranquil and leisurely.
Suddenly, a faint sound of horses' hooves drifted into his ears from afar. He squinted his eyes and followed the voice, and two dark shadows gradually dilated in his pupils.
"Alas! This is the third batch, right?, what the hell is going on today?! Seeing that the originally peaceful land was muddy and splashed by fast horses, Lao Zhou's white eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he muttered with some dissatisfaction. Then, while holding on to the door frame, he stood up and shouted into the house, "Ah Liu, another guest is coming." ”
"What, there's another guest!" A strong man in sackcloth with a rag on his shoulder quickly rushed out of the house, his face flushed as he looked at the people who were getting closer and closer, and said to himself excitedly, "I didn't expect that in this ghost place where it is rare to see a living person once in half a month, you can see six people in one day." Aye, the three rooms in our inn are finally full for a day. ”
"Shop, are there any rooms available?" Just when Ah Liu was getting more and more excited, the two visitors also came to the inn. One of them, a gray-clothed young man dressed as a scholar, patted his violently undulating chest, and asked Lao Zhou and the others.
"There's just one more." Before Lao Zhou could speak, Ah Liu preemptively said.
"One!" The gray-clothed scholar seemed to be a little dissatisfied, he didn't dare to make up his mind, so he had to look at the man in Tsing Yi on the side.
The man in Tsing Yi is a talent. He nodded to the scholar, then quickly rolled over and dismounted. As soon as he stood on the ground, he bent down at Ah Liu and said, "Please lead the way." ”
Ah Liu took the reins of the horse and replied with a smile: "Haole, the two guest officers are ......"
Before the word "side" could be spoken, a fast horse suddenly galloped over.
"Doctor, an upper room." Before anyone arrived, a high-pitched voice came. Ah Liu followed the sound and saw that a strong man dressed in a black round-necked robe and a black wide-brimmed felt hat, and his face was tightly covered by a veil, leading a horse and striding forward.
"Oh, this Lang Jun is really unfortunate, the small shop is already full." Ah Liu quickly trotted in front of the black-clothed visitor and said apologetically.
"In this wilderness, you call me ......" The black-clothed man was a little dissatisfied with his tone, and after a moment of silence, he took out a gold cake from his sleeve, and said in a slightly soothing tone, "Forget it, find me a guest room, this gold cake is yours." ”
"Gollum!" Looking at the yellow golden cake in the hand of the black-clothed man, Ah Liu felt that his breathing became heavy. This is a tael of gold, not to mention staying in the hotel, even if you buy the entire inn, it is more than enough.
"This, this, I'll try." Ah Liu rubbed the corners of his mouth, rubbed his hands, and moved his fiery gaze to the two men in Tsing Yi on the side, just about to speak, but the gray-clothed scholar had already guessed what he meant, and immediately blackened his face and said first: "Market slave, Hugh has to fight some crooked ideas, otherwise, my fist will not recognize people." ”
"Yo, where did Tian Shehan come from, he dared to go crazy in front of this hero." Seeing that Ah Liu was reprimanded by the gray-clothed scholar and bowed his head and remained silent, the man in black hurriedly stood up to cheer Ah Liu on.
"Dogs, you beg to fight!" The black-clothed scholar was angry and was about to make a move, but was stopped by the man in Tsing Yi on the side.
"Di Chun, why do you have to be like a weak woman?" The man in green looked at the big man in black and said slowly.
"What?! Weak woman! As soon as the man in Tsing Yi blurted out his words, everyone present was surprised.
"Childe, are you dazzled?" Di Chun rubbed his eyes vigorously and asked suspiciously.
The man in Tsing Yi shook his head, he looked at the "big man in black" with a smile on his face, and asked, "Girl, you didn't say anything wrong, did you?" ”
"You!" The man in black was stunned, and stammered a little, "You guys are just talking nonsense, why do you say I'm a woman?" ”
"Credentials...... "The man in Tsing Yi held his chin with one hand and said unhurriedly, "Just look at the ground." ”
"Ground?!" Di Chun hurriedly bowed his head and looked at it carefully, but except for some messy footprints and horseshoe prints, there didn't seem to be anything worth noting, "Childe, let's look at it in vain, just say it." ”
"That's fine." Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, the man in Tsing Yi nodded, walked behind the man in black, squatted on the ground, pointed to a footprint and said, "Di Chun, come and see if this footprint is a little different from yours?" ”
Di Chun scratched his head, pondered for a moment, and then nodded and replied, "It seems to be smaller than mine." ”
"Hehe, what does this mean?" The man in black smiled disdainfully.
"It really doesn't prove anything." Ignoring the ridicule of the man in black, the man in Tsing Yi was still engrossed in staring at the ground, and said calmly, "But if you add your size, then there is a problem." In appearance, you are obviously much stronger than Di Chun, but not only are the indentations of your footprints smaller, but the edges of your footprints are more incomplete. This shows that your figure is disguised. ”
"What about disguise, but it still doesn't mean I'm a woman." Although the man in black still did not let go, his tone was much more relaxed.
"Of course." The man in Tsing Yi continued, "But with a few more, you are eighty percent sure." There is another obvious difference between your footprints and Di Chun's, that is, the heel heel is obviously formed on the inside of the mound, and the direction of the left and right feet is just opposite. This means that when you walk, your body is swaying from side to side. Although you may be restrained on the surface, habits are not so easy to change. And the edges around your footprints are more complete, and the weight of the pressure is not obvious, which makes you more sure that you are a woman. ”
"Nonsense." The black-clothed man grabbed the sword on his horseback and scolded angrily, "What you said is just your words, dare to talk crazy again, don't blame me for not being emotional." ”
"Alas!" Facing the threat of the man in black, the man in Tsing Yi shook his head nonchalantly. He stood up from the ground, and his eyes, which had been full of permeability and composure, suddenly flashed with a hint of sadism, like a cynical naughty boy who suddenly thought of a ghost idea to play tricks on others.
He took a slow step, and just as he was about to walk past the man in black, his head suddenly tilted towards the man in black, and after his mouth lightly spit out a few words, he left with a smile on his face.
"Bastard!" Before everyone could come to their senses, the man in black yelled at the man in green as if the sky was falling apart, but this time the voice was obviously a woman's voice.
"Awesome, awesome!" Just as the woman in black was about to go crazy, a mellow voice sounded in the inn. Immediately afterwards, a gentle gentleman dressed in white and wearing ancient jade on his waist walked out with square steps.
The man in white glanced at the man in Tsing Yi with appreciation, and then said to Ah Liu in a gentle tone: "Ah Liu, please clean up my room, and I will bother the two and the next general tonight, how about it?" As he spoke, he shifted his gaze to the man in Tsing Yi.
"Lu Gongzi is polite." The man in green arched his hand at the man in white, turned his head to Di Chun and said, "Take the luggage." ”
"Childe, do you two know each other?" Di Chun nodded and asked with some surprise.
"What a man of God is at his feet." Hearing the man in Tsing Yi call out his surname, Lu Gongzi's face was also slightly stunned, he made a gesture of invitation to the man in Tsing Yi, and said with some joy: "Ah Liu, good wine to serve, I must have a good drink with this son in the future." ”
"Please." The man in Tsing Yi returned the salute, and the man in white walked into the inn.