Chapter 157: Mysterious High Roller (4)
Wei Nong's turn, another hour, when he returned the same way to find Qi Gongzi, he had already finished buying horses. Wei Nong saw him waiting for him with empty hands, and couldn't help but wonder: "What about the horse that Childe bought?" ”
"Just let them send it to the inn." Qi Gongzi replied simply.
A slight "oh" sounded: "Let's go?" ”
"It's not early, let's have lunch together?" He asked.
Wei Nong was about to open his mouth to refuse, when he suddenly saw a horse farm boy running in a hurry, holding a note and asking him: "Master Qi, your handwriting is too sloppy, and the little one doesn't recognize it all." Which inn is this? ”
Qi Gongzi frowned and looked at Wei Nong with some embarrassment.
The latter pretended not to hear anything and concentrated on studying the newly bought saddle.
Only then did Qi Gongzi cough lightly and said to the little servant: "This is the 'Tongfu Inn'." ”
"What about this?" The little guy asked again.
"Joy Inn."
"And this is?"
"Dragon Gate."
The little guy finally finished asking, nodded again and again, and didn't forget to compliment: "You are giving us an inn in Fallen Leaf City, and each family has sent a horse?" ”
"Hmm." Qi Gongzi obviously didn't want to say much, and said concisely: "Just leave it to the shopkeeper." ”
"Yes, yes! The little ones will do it! Tomorrow before dark, we will definitely deliver it to you! The little guy greeted the two with a shy face: "Two of you go slowly, go slowly!" ”
Before Wei Nong turned around, he finally didn't hide his curiosity, and secretly glanced at the note in the little girl's hand. But seeing that the handwriting on it is strong, light and heavy, although it is not an amazing good handwriting, but it can definitely be handled. Among the words she had seen, she could barely rank in the middle and top. Of course, compared to Chu Li, Nie Xingji, Nie Xingyi and others, it is still a little worse.
Wei Nong didn't speak again, and walked out of the horse farm silently all the way. Qi Gongzi also restrained his unruly color and became extremely silent, until the two walked back to the lively market, and the latter apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to deceive the girl." ”
"Oh? What did Childe deceive me? Wei Nong pretended to be puzzled.
Qi Gongzi smiled and didn't explain again. The two found a restaurant to eat, and then went back to the inn together. Unexpectedly, when he walked outside the inn, Qi Gongzi paused and said to Wei Nong: "I'm going to do something, I won't live here tonight." ”
His whereabouts are mysterious, and his behavior is also strange, Wei Nong didn't want to ask, so he simply nodded neatly: "It just so happens that I am also tired of walking, and I plan to rest for a day." ”
When Qi Gongzi heard this, he regained his romantic appearance in an instant, and looked at her with a low smile: "Since that's the case, then make an appointment tomorrow?" ”
Wei Nong smiled at him: "Okay." ”
Qi Gongzi bowed his head and said goodbye and left.
Wei Thick eyes sent him away, his face sank for a moment, and he turned around and walked into the inn. This Qi Gongzi behaves too strangely, and at first glance he is a hidden person, I am afraid that the wandering is also an illusion to hide his identity. What is the purpose of such a person, but he has repeatedly approached him with excuses?
A few speculations slowly emerged in Wei Nong's heart: first, this person was sent by Nie Xingji to follow her; second, this person knew her true identity and wanted to use her to fight for the court; Third, he discovered his secret by mistake and became a thorn in his side.
All in all, judging from her previous experience in walking the rivers and lakes, there must be something wrong with that son surnamed Qi pretending to be illiterate and following him all the time! Maybe the rescue in the restaurant at noon the day before yesterday was also calculated by him!
Otherwise, with his generosity and demeanor, what kind of girl can't be found? Why bother approaching her, an old woman with a mediocre appearance and past cardamom? She doesn't believe in "love at first sight".
The more Wei Nong thought about it, the more he felt that this Qi Gongzi was strange, and he didn't know how to get rid of him for a while, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
The two of them had been "flirting and scolding" outside the door for a long time, and the shopkeeper saw it in his eyes, and when he saw Wei Nong coming back, he immediately said with an ambiguous face: "Girl, you just went to the horse farm with your front foot this morning, and Qi Gongzi came to inquire about your whereabouts with your back foot." ”
Wei Nong deliberately ignored the shopkeeper's expression, and said seriously: "He buys his, I buy mine, don't mix." ”
Where is the shopkeeper willing to believe it, he still laughs and ridicules: "I think that Qi Gongzi is bold and handsome, but I don't know if there is a wife at home?" looks worthy of a girl. ”
Wei Nong was helpless when he heard this, and was about to open his mouth to explain, but he suddenly had an idea in his heart, and immediately said Chu Chu: "Don't tell you, this is exactly what I am worried about." ”
The shopkeeper was really interested, and he didn't even do business, and the probe sounded carefully.
Wei Nong bit his lower lip and pretended to be mournful: "That Qi Gongzi, don't look at the talent, listen to him himself, he already has twenty-eight concubines in his family!" ”
"So much!" The shopkeeper exclaimed.
Wei Nong nodded, and said in a low voice: "Otherwise, why would he charter the inn in the whole city?" To tell you the truth, he is about to move his family to Ningguo, and this time he came to explore the way in advance! He chartered inns all over the city, so that his wives and concubines and children could come and live! ”
Wei Nong didn't forget to count on his fingers: "You see, twenty-eight wives and concubines, not to mention twenty or thirty children, plus servants, maids, and nurses...... Aren't you going to take down all the inns in Fallen Leaf City? ”
The shopkeeper suddenly realized: "I look at that Qi Gongzi like a romantic embryo." After that, he said strangely: "Huh? No, then why did he book a guest room so many days in advance? What a waste! ”
"The more women there are, the more things to do. Who knows when they will be able to get to Fallen Leaf City? Naturally, it was prepared in advance. Wei Nong looked informed: "Do you look at him, like a person who feels sorry for silver?" ”
"Not really." The shopkeeper echoed.
Wei Nong frowned slightly, and said reluctantly: "Don't hide it from the shopkeeper, I am a widow, and this time I want to bring my husband's ashes back to Youzhou." He pestered me like this, and I was afraid of being humiliated and afraid that he would use force, so I had to deal with it first. Now...... I haven't thought of a way to get out yet. ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, his face immediately showed three points of sympathy: "No wonder the girl walks alone in the rivers and lakes, it turns out to be ...... It's not easy. ”
Wei Nong simply pretended to be sad and casually said: "Originally, my husband and wife were far away from their homeland and opened a dart bureau in Fangzhou to do business. But in August last year, my husband was robbed and killed when he was out of the dart, and his head was in a different place...... I lasted alone until this year, and finally got rid of the dart game, and then I wanted to return to my hometown with my husband's ashes for burial. ”
As she spoke, she couldn't help but think of her aunt and uncle, and she really choked up.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he remembered the wandering appearance of Qi Gongzi, and also pinched the sweat for Weinong: "That girl, you ...... No, ma'am, what are you going to do now? Nine times out of ten, that Qi Gongzi really likes you, how is this good? ”
Wei Nong shook his head: "I haven't figured out how to get rid of him." But the twisted melon is not sweet, if he dares to force me, I will kill myself! ”
"Don't don't," the shopkeeper was frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly persuaded, "It's all my sin, if I hadn't pulled the string for my wife, you wouldn't have been entangled by him." If you go to death again, you will have trouble living the rest of your life! ”
Wei Nong saw that the shopkeeper was really deceived, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, wiped his tears, and said: "I suddenly thought of a plan, maybe I can get rid of the thief's covetousness, but I have to help the shopkeeper help me." ”
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, for fear that Wei Nong would seek death in his inn, so he had to reply: "Madame, let's listen to it first, and the old man will do my best." ”
"Don't worry, don't kill anyone, don't set fire, just let you cover me." Wei Nong looked left and right, and whispered a plan in the ear of the shopkeeper......
*****
In the afternoon of the same day, Wei Nong slept in the guest room, and when he had dinner in the evening, he packed his bags and pretended to let the running hall bring a few buckets of hot water, creating the illusion of bathing. Then she secretly changed into the clothes given by the shopkeeper and slipped away through the back door with Xiangrui.
She had already discussed with the shopkeeper that after she slipped away tonight, she would go straight to the 100,000 Mountain, and the shopkeeper would pretend that she was still in the inn and bring her three meals a day into the room. If Qi Gongzi came to look for her, the shopkeeper said that she was going out, and how long could it be delayed, so it was really impossible to drag it on, so he lied that she had just left the inn.
She actually wanted to know what Qi Gongzi's expression would be if she found out that she had slipped away. Thinking about it, she couldn't help but chuckle, and waved her horsewhip even more wantonly, riding her horse into the 100,000 mountains.
She was a woman, alone in the mountains at night, and it would be false to say that there was no trace of worry. It's just that she is bold by nature, and she has a momentum as soon as she enters the rivers and lakes, and now she also sees life and death very lightly.
From the age of three, her life was picked up; After the age of sixteen, her life was given by Chu Li; By the time she detoxified this year, she was ready to step into Yellow Springs. Every day she lives in the future, she comes on credit!
Thinking like this, her courage was a little stronger, and she ran to the dense forest of the 100,000 mountains overnight before she got off the horse and rested. This time she went up the mountain, and she bought enough fire folds to make a fire; and he bought bows and arrows to hunt game; Originally, I wanted to buy a symmetrical Emei thorn, but I couldn't find it after rummaging through the entire Fallen Leaf City, so I had to buy a pair of mandarin duck swords and use them temporarily.
She found a place with soft soil and thick fallen leaves, and lay down on the floor with her bedding. The night is slightly cool, the wind blows in the ears, and the fallen leaves rustle, which is unique. This night, she slept very soundly, three points more comfortable than in the inn.
When he woke up under the reflection of the morning sun the next day, he found that there were a few more tents not far away, and it seemed that they were also fellow travelers who had crossed the 100,000 mountains. Without much thought, she got up and packed her bags, freshened up at a nearby spring, and set out on her way again.
For three days, she led her horse, and when she was tired, she was accompanied by horses, when she was hungry, she ate some dry food and game, when she was thirsty, she drank the water of the mountain springs, and in the evening she found a secluded place to bathe and freshen up, and then slept in the mountains...... Enjoying the aura of all things in heaven and earth like this, returning to the basics, it's so unpleasant.
It was not until the evening of the fourth day that this brief arbitrariness was finally broken.