Chapter 40: Wu Zhen
After several days of trekking, they finally arrived at Wuzhen, the southernmost town in the Central Plains. Wu Town is a symbol of wearing the clothes to the Central Plains, and passing this town means entering the Central Plains.
Wu Zhen is different from the small villages I have encountered before, and it is the first real town. There are thousands of people in the town, although there are not many of them, but there are markets, hotels, pawnshops, and stores in the town.
Wuzhen is located in the southernmost part of the Central Plains, and many merchants who want to dress and sui clothes come here to barter, and it is the center of commodity trading, so its prosperity has caught up with that of an ordinary small city. The arch of Wuzhen made of bluestone, a red plaque is scalded with the two big characters of "Wuzhen", which is majestic and magnificent.
The three of Bai Xin entered the town with the crowd of people coming and going, and there was a wide main road in the town, lined with tall buildings on both sides, or red bricks and green tiles, or sulfur and birch. The stalls on both sides of the road are more or less surrounded by all kinds of people, some are bargaining, some are picking goods, some are tasting food, and some are laughing and greeting. Around the main road are the homestays of local residents, wide and narrow alleys, large and small alleys, extremely lively.
Lan Lan and Tong Jun had never seen such a prosperous scene, and they felt like opening the door to a new world, and they were extremely excited. Tong Jun was okay and could control his surprise, just staring at the prosperity around him with wide eyes. And Lan Lan is like a little girl who has just entered the world, shuttling back and forth between various stalls, stopping in front of the gorgeously decorated facades from time to time, and constantly sighing.
Although he also came from southern Xinjiang, Bai Xin was not too shocked, and slowly walked on the street with the crowd. Yan Lang was also extremely calm, as if this kind of scene was commonplace.
After walking around the town, the sky gradually darkened, and Bai Xin was faintly a little sad. Lan Lan was still immersed in excitement, and ran over and asked, "Baixin benefactor, what's wrong?
Bai Xin said: "I also want to be happy like you, but where are we staying tonight?"
Lan Lan pointed to a gorgeous inn not far away and said, "Xiangfu Inn, let's stay there!"
Bai Xin looked at Lan Lan like a monster and said, "What, what are you going to do?"
Tong Jun didn't understand either, and asked, "What do you mean to take what to live in?"
Bai Xin was speechless for a while, and said, "Two ancestors, don't you know that the guest house costs money?"
Lan Lan stared and nodded, and said with Tong Jun, "You know, don't you have any money?"
When Bai Xin heard this, he almost fell: "Forget it, you two are really a couple! I'm not an immortal, where can I find money?" It seems that we should continue to sleep on the streets tonight." ”
Lan Lan said with an innocent face: "It turns out that you don't have money, I thought that the white-hearted benefactor could do anything." ”
Bai Xin didn't bother to explain, and walked forward dejectedly. At this time, Yan Lang laughed and said, "Lan Lan, do you want to live in that Xiangfu Inn?"
Lan Lan nodded eagerly and said, "Hmm!"
Yan Lang said very generously: "Let's go! Let's stay at the 'Xiangfu Inn' tonight!"
Bai Xin grabbed Yan Lang in disbelief and asked, "Are you crazy? That inn is very expensive at first glance! Don't mess with them!"
Yan Lang took Lan Lan and said to Bai Xin without looking back: "Love doesn't come, don't come and sleep on the street by yourself!" took Lan Lan and Tong Jun, who were excited, into the inn. Bai Xin will be suspicious and at the end, ready to be driven out at any time.
The shopkeeper with a towel on his shoulder ran over with a sneer, "Guest officer, what are your orders?"
Yan Lang said honestly: "Open three rooms for me, we will live in a hotel!"
"Okay~Three rooms!" The shopkeeper shouted to a figure hu guy standing in the counter. "Guest, please go to the counter to get the key. ”
Bai Xin couldn't believe his ears, so he hurriedly ran to Yan Lang's side and whispered, "Hey, are you sure you can do it?"
Yan Lang ignored him, walked straight to the counter, and said, "Boss, how much money?"
The boss said, "Three rooms, three hundred dollars." ”
In Bai Xin's shock, Yan Lang took out a small cloth bag from his arms and took out a tael of silver from it to the boss. The boss found the money, Bai Xin's eyes were straight, and Yan Lang said proudly to Bai Xin: "Lan Lan and I each have one, and you two live in one." ”
Bai Xin immediately showed a flattering smile and echoed: "It turns out that you are a rich child! ”
Yan Lang glanced at him and said, "Be honest in the future, follow my brother, and make sure you eat and drink spicy food!"
"Yes, yes, you will be my eldest brother in the future, and I will listen to you. ”
"That's pretty much it. By the way, Qinglong and I will live with me tonight. ”
The shopkeeper went upstairs with four people, and they lived in three guest rooms next to each other. Although the guest rooms are not big, they are also very clean, and the mahogany table and bed are also fresh and chic. Bai Xin hadn't slept in bed for a long time, and when he entered the house, he lay on the bed, hating that he had to get up again, until Lan Lan came to ask him to go downstairs to eat.
Yan Lang ordered a table of dishes, all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, sliced beef, stewed river fish, duck in red oil, grass chicken, all kinds, and the table was full. Bai Xin's eyes lit up, and his saliva couldn't stop flowing, and he was about to grab it when he ran over. Yan Lang slapped the back of Bai Xin's hand hard, and Bai Xin, who was in pain, quickly retracted his hand.
"Pay attention to the image!" Yan Lang looked at Bai Xin like a countryman.
"Good, good. Bai Xin now has no energy or capital to quarrel with Yan Lang, so he has to listen to Yan Lang honestly. A few people gobbled up and quickly swept away a table of dishes.
It's getting dark, but the main street is still brightly lit, and there are still a lot of people roaming the streets. Lan Lan had never seen such a scene, and she couldn't sleep with excitement. grabbed Tong Jun and ran out, wandering back and forth on the street.
Bai Xin and Yan Lang finished eating and went back to the house to rest.
Lan Lan and Tong Jun wandered for a long time, and Bai Xin fell asleep faintly. "Squeak~" The wooden door sounded, Bai Xin opened his eyes, and said to Tong Jun, who walked into the guest room gently, "Tong Jun, are you back?"
"Hmm. Tong Jun said lightly, then sat down at the table, poured a glass of water and drank it in a big gulp.
Bai Xin used the candlelight to see that Tong Jun's brows were a little melancholy, and the excitement of running out with Lan Lan was completely gone.
Bai Xin put on his shoes, walked to the table, made a glass of water, and asked while drinking lightly, "Did something happen?"
Tong Jun hung his head and said lightly: "Bai Xin, do you think my grandfather will die unjustly?"
"Why did you suddenly ask that?" Bai Xin didn't know why Tong Jun remembered his grandfather without warning.
"I went out with Lan Lan just now, and I seem to have seen Zhiyou. ”
"Wouldn't you?" Bai Xin asked in disbelief, "You can't be mistaken, right?"
"Probably not, I saw that back was a bit like Zhiyou, and I deliberately followed her for a while. Although I didn't see her face, judging from her behavior, it should be Zhiyou who is good. ”
Bai Xin faintly felt that it was impossible for Zhiyou to die in Mosen from the beginning, but Tong Jun never knew that Zhiyou had deceived him, so Bai Xin did not take the initiative to expose Zhiyou's lies. At this moment, when Tong Jun said it, Bai Xin didn't know what to say. He had to comfort Tong Jun and said, "Maybe it's just an image, Zhiyou should die in Mosen." ”
"After we separated from Mosen, we didn't find Zhiyou's body at all, and I don't think Zhiyou should be that simple in hindsight. ”
Bai Xin glared and asked knowingly, "What about this?"
"I don't know, but I vaguely feel that Zhiyou is still alive. Suddenly, Tong Jun clenched his fists and said in a stiff tone: "If Zhiyou is still alive, it means that she has been deceiving us!"
Bai Xin asked tentatively, "So what?"
"If Zhiyou didn't die, it means that she has the ability to survive alone in the Mosen, at least her ability is not below us! Grandpa is desperate to protect us, how can she bear to stand by?"
"But Zhiyou didn't ask her grandfather to protect her?"
"Although this is the case, if she was willing to join forces with her grandfather to deal with Fei at that time, Grandpa might not be sacrificed!" Tong Jun suddenly became a little stubborn, and Bai Xin found that as long as it had something to do with Old Man Qu's death, Tong Jun was like a different person.
"If, I mean, what if Zhiyou really lied to you?"
"I must ask her why she did this, why did she help her so much while she watched her grandfather being killed, but she didn't help!"
"Then why didn't you catch up and ask today?"
I chased after me, but then she seemed to find me and disappeared in the blink of an eye. ”
Bai Xin looked at Tong Jun and asked in a daze, "Will you forgive Zhiyou?"
Tong Jun shook his head and said, "I don't know either." I wish I hadn't seen her today. ”
Bai Xin suddenly asked, "Then you just want Zhiyou to die in Mosen?"
Tong Jun didn't expect Bai Xin to ask this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Am I a little selfish, I just don't want my grandfather to sacrifice in vain." ”
Bai Xin let out an "oh" in a voice that Tong Jun couldn't hear. The two stopped talking and looked at each other without saying a word.