Chapter 35: The Half-Way Tribulation (Part II)
Old Man Dong tugged at Li Qiusheng's shirt and said, "Boy, don't be reckless, this kind of place is not a place where we can talk freely." I still hurriedly received the prison food and ate my belly. β
Li Qiusheng was silent by Old Man Dong's words, and asked casually, "Little brother, how can we eat without a bowl?" β
The jailer did not raise his head and shouted coldly, "Are you not blind, isn't there a bowl in the corner behind you?" And come and ask me, don't you want to eat? β
Li Qiusheng walked over, picked up the broken bowl under the wall with one hand, and exclaimed. "Little brother, this, this, this is what you call the bowl of rice?"
The jailer replied, "yes, that's the bowl." β
"This, this, how can this bowl hold rice? You? Don't you treat us as human beings? Li Qiusheng said half-startled and half-cautious, staring blankly at the half-broken bowl in his hand.
The jailer shouted half angrily and half angrily, "Hmph, if you like to eat or not, if you don't eat and pull down, I don't have the time to rub against you here, master." There are still so many prisoners waiting for me to deliver rice, you don't have to fill the bowl with rice, and I'll leave, master." Here you are, wait for the next dinner. β
When Old Man Dong saw the jailer say this, he hurriedly leaned forward and begged. "Little brother, you wait a minute. My grandson didn't know how to offend my little brother, grandpa, I can't compensate you here. With that, he snatched the half-broken bowl in Li Qiusheng's hand, wiped it with his hand, and stretched the bowl over. said, "Little brother, I'm here to get food." β
The jailer shook his hand, pressed it on the broken bowl, and a spoonful of leftover rice in his hand was scattered and poured onto the broken bowl in Old Man Dong's hand.
Old Man Dong returned his hand and was about to sniff the rice in front of his nose. Li Qiusheng took the first step abruptly, grabbed a mouthful of rice with his right hand and stuffed it into his mouth. As soon as Nazhi chewed a few times, Li Qiusheng coughed rapidly. He squirted out all the rice grains in his mouth, and shouted again and again, "Mom, what kind of food is this?" It's all stinky, how can it still be eaten. β
The jailer looked at Li Qiusheng with an embarrassed look and said with a sneer. "Nasty ghost, this is the leftover cold rice left over from the General's Mansion last night to celebrate the capture of Chao Yanqin, you can eat it if you like it, and if you don't eat it, you don't need to pretend to be so fussed. After entering this cage, is it possible that your grandfather and grandson still think that they are here to enjoy it? Dream your big dreams, I don't have time to pay attention to you nasty ghosts. With that, he turned around, and with a loud thud slammed the dark door shut.
In the dark, I could only hear Old Man Dong say in a low voice. "Boy, don't be tough, just do it, saving your life is the most important thing."
In the morning, the sun once again shone warmly on the illustrious General's Mansion in Peach Blossom Town.
An old man wearing a black square scarf hat hurriedly walked to the door of the third aunt of the General's Mansion, and shouted loudly from time to time through the pattern carving on the door. "Master, master, Lord Weng of Peach Blossom Town is here, please make a decision."
A man's voice immediately answered from inside the door, "Got it, Steward Hu, you welcome Lord Weng into the living room for tea first, and I'll arrive later." β
"Well, master, I'll go to meet Lord Weng, you come slowly." Steward Hu replied respectfully and slowly turned away.
After a while, Sun Congde slowly pulled the door out of the third aunt's room.
Just as he was about to bring the door, a delicate woman ventured out from behind and pulled Sun Congde's back and said delicately. "Master, what are you in a hurry? The slave family still wants the master to stay here for a little longer. β
Sun Congde straightened his sleeves and replied with his belt. "Little beauty, don't be funny. It's been three strokes a day, and Lord Weng from Peach Blossom Town has come to visit the door, and I, the town guard general, can't ignore people. Besides, your little thoughts, the lord understands very well, in the future, send Li Qiusheng, a prisoner of Chaoyanqin, and I will naturally love you doubly if I have a promotion, and then you will follow the lord and me to eat and drink spicy food. β
The bewitching woman with her hair hanging down her bun still pestered unrelentingly. "Is what the master said serious? The slave family took it to heart. At that time, you will not be allowed to deny and coax me. β
Sun Congde turned around and smiled, pinched half of the woman's delicate face with his hand, and said. "Little beauty, you can rest assured. How could the lord lie to you? You are the heart and baby liver in the belly of the master, and the master can't lie to you. Go back to your room quickly, the master is going to meet the guests, if it's too late, the Lord Weng will be smiling again. β
"Well, master, you go, the slave family won't stop you, or all the rights and wrongs will be the slave's own." The delicate woman said and pushed Sun Congde beside her, and then made a bewitching kissing gesture outward.
Sun Congde's face immediately smiled, revealing a pile of tired horizontal meat, and said coquettishly. "Be careful of your liver, you are so delicate, you really killed the master. If it weren't for the urgent matter of Chaoyan, I wouldn't want to pay attention to anything, sir. After that, he seemed to show a helpless face and ran all the way to the living room.
In the living room of the General's Mansion, Lord Weng of Peach Blossom Town was already sitting impatiently. He jumped out of his chair and walked around the living room. I was so anxious that I scratched my ears and cheeks, and at the same time I was so anxious that I waved my hands and looked around, sighed, and muttered to myself from time to time what others couldn't understand.
Steward Hu of the General's Mansion saw that Lord Weng of the official office of Peach Blossom Town was so restless, so he had to comfort Lord Weng from the side, "Lord Weng, my lord will come soon, you are in a hurry, you are in a hurry, you are in a hurry." β
Lord Weng raised his eyes, waved his hands and said, "Ouch, Steward Hu, look at your master, when is it still so forgetful." I didn't grasp the promotion opportunity in front of me, but at this time, I was grinding in the third aunt's room, and I was doing that good thing? What hell am I, I... β
Suddenly, a man's voice came from outside the hall, "Lord Weng, who are you talking about?" I don't mean the old man. At that time, the voice fell, and in the blink of an eye, Sun Congde had already rushed into the hall.
"Hey, General Sun, it's good that you're here. It's all to blame for the official's impatience and quick mouth, just don't you take it seriously. As soon as Lord Weng of Peach Blossom Town saw Sun Congde enter the living room, he hurriedly changed his words, and raised his hands to greet Sun Congde.
Sun Congde didn't seem to care about Lord Weng's reproach just now, and still asked with a look of no concern, "I don't know what kind of business Lord Weng came to the General's Mansion so urgently?" Please elaborate on it. β
"General Sun, don't play dumb riddles with me. You obviously know who I'm here for, aren't they all for that Chao Yanqin prisoner Li Qiusheng? Ever since General Sun captured this person on the outskirts of Peach Blossom Town, the news has spread around like he has wings and can fly. Chaoyan vibrated up and down, and the officials in the neighborhood were red-eyed. Although you finally grabbed this skill, the matter of escorting the Qin prisoner into Beijing later is a potato. Do you think, the official and thief doesn't want to tie Li Qiusheng in his hands, so that he can share a piece of soup with Chaoyan. Therefore, whoever puts this kid Li Qiusheng in his hands will suffer. β
"Lord Weng, you're too worried. Since the news that I caught Li Qiusheng spread like flying, wouldn't it be just right for us to publicize it? Even if Li Qiusheng's kid falls into the hands of others in the process of escorting, the court will also think that it is my grandson who has the credit for catching the thief, what does it have to do with others. β
"Hey, General Sun, having said that, it's man-made. Since ancient times, there have been many cases of such anti-guest-oriented, and you, General Sun, are not unaware. Xia Guan thought that it was better to be careful, so as not to get his head to fall into the water of each bamboo blue, and the empty joy. β
"Well, in this way, what Lord Weng said also makes sense, so I don't know if Lord Weng has any clever strategies to help Sun. Sun thought that after the matter was completed, the credit for this was naturally indispensable to Lord Weng. β
"This, this, that's exactly why the lower officials hurried to the General's Mansion to visit you. The lower officials were stupid and did not dare to say much, and everything was subject to General Sun's decision. β
"Ah, it turns out that Lord Weng is also used to playing dumb riddles, and he refuses to offer a plan for someone Sun? Or is Sun someone talentless and virtuous, so he can't let Lord Weng teach him? β
"General Sun, don't elevate Weng like this first. What Weng can think of is not a good solution, but it can hide the truth and falsehood. In fact, General Sun pushed Weng so much, so it was inconvenient for Weng to refuse, so as not to make it difficult for General Sun to give some advice, and whether it would be successful or not would only be decided by General Sun. β
After that, Lord Weng stepped forward and approached Sun Congde's ear, and whispered like thisγγγγγγ
actually said that Sun Congde, the old fox, smiled and applauded.
Lord Weng has finished his plan, and he found an excuse and said, "There is no need to worry about the sub-plan of the lower officials, and I hope that General Sun will be cautious and cautious along the way." Without further ado, the lower official took his leave. β
Sun Congde hurriedly said, "It's rare for Lord Weng to visit the General's Mansion, so let Sun borrow a glass of wine to toast Lord Weng to express his gratitude." β
Lord Weng hurriedly continued, "General Sun, this is absolutely unacceptable. The matter has not been accomplished, the success has not been decided, and the general must not be arrogant and jealous, and take it lightly. β
"Oh, thank you Lord Weng for reminding me, then Sun will not leave Lord Weng to eat. Come, Lord Weng, Sun will send you out of the house. β
With that, Sun Cong pulled up Lord Weng's left hand, and the two walked side by side towards the gate of the General's Mansion.
When Sun Congde saw off Lord Weng in Peach Blossom Town, he hummed a small tune and ran back to the living room.
Just as she was about to pick up the teacup and drink it to the fullest, the previous third aunt had already freshened up and dressed up, and slowly crossed into the hall.
Sun Congde looked up and saw that the third aunt in front of him, who had been warm all night, still charming, and as delicate as a flower, immediately showed a treacherous and slippery complexion.