(Girls' Literature)

"How many bandits are there?" Qiao Xiaojing asked.

"According to the townspeople, there are eleven or twelve of them. It was not difficult to see from the tone and expression of the innkeeper that these bandits were very harmful to the town, and he was very jealous.

"Where are these guys now?"

"Zhenbei, what do you want to do?"

"I don't want to talk about it here, just ask, I don't have any ideas. ”

"I can tell you, just a few of you, and three women, hurry up and leave here when you are full, and don't let those people meet you, or you will suffer some hardships and sins......

"When we entered the town," said Boss Wu suddenly, "I saw that this town had no vitality and vitality at all, and all the people we met were sick, could it be because of this gang of bandits who caused trouble and destruction?"

"It's not so absolute. The boss said as he looked at the back hall, "You wait first, I'll go in and see, why is it so slow to make a meal, what kind of thing is it that makes the guests wait for a long time...... Wait a minute, guest officer, I'll come when I go, I'll come when I go. ”

"It seems that these bandits are really not simple," Boss Wu watched the restaurant owner enter the back hall, turned to Qiao Xiaojing and the others and said, "A dozen or so people can stir up the entire town like this, since we have encountered this incident, we can't stand idly by." ”

"What do you mean......" Qiao Xiaojing asked in a low voice.

The rest of the people threw their heads over, as if no one wanted to miss a word.

"We are trying to help the people of the town, and we can't let them be intimidated and harmed by those beasts anymore. ”

"Those brutes are many and powerful, and they specialize in robbing houses and houses, and we are accustomed to this kind of business, and we have just arrived here, we are not well established, we are not familiar with the place, and we do not understand the specific situation of those beasts, and acting rashly will only bring us unnecessary harm. Besides, our top priority is to protect you, and the priority is not to take care of these things, but to find the two strongmen who have robbed you of your baggage, and to retrieve your important letter. ”

"In that case," Boss Wu suddenly had a gloomy face, and said very unhappily, "You guys go, I don't need the protection of your heroes, and you don't need to look for the lost letters, I can handle my own affairs." ”

"This ......" Boss Wu's attitude changed abruptly, which surprised everyone.

---At this moment, the owner of the restaurant came over with a vermilion wooden plate and said with a smile, "It's very comfortable to have a hot meal on the road, I used to go out often, just this bite, hurry up and eat!"

"Okay," Boss Wu took a bite of food, waved his hand, and said coldly, "Let's eat, let's go our separate ways after eating, you take your Yangguan Road, I will walk my single-plank bridge alone, and none of us will owe anyone anything in the future, and no one will have to worry about anyone anymore." ”

"You guys are ......," the restaurant owner didn't go far.

"It's none of your business, you can do whatever you have to do, and you don't need to get involved in our affairs. When the restaurant owner heard Boss Wu's words, he naturally knew that the guest officials had a quarrel and had a dispute, and he was about to step forward to persuade peace, but was stopped by Cuiyu.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please use it slowly, if you still need anything, just call the old man, and the old man is waiting at any time. The restaurant owner was a little embarrassed and forced a smile into the back hall.

"I don't mean anything else," Qiao Xiaojing hurriedly explained to Boss Wu, "You can also see, there are only six of us in total, and the five of us have to protect your safety and find a way to find your vital letter, and we don't have the extra strength to care about anything else." I, am I also afraid of losing sight of one or the other, and making unnecessary mistakes?"

"Yes, Boss Wu, you also have to consider it from our point of view, we do have difficulties. Jade said.

"Understanding is the most important, long live understanding!" Ah Zi smiled, hoping that Boss Wu could understand Qiao Xiaojing and everyone's minds.

"I know that the people are in dire straits," Boss Wu sighed, "but I have to pretend to be deaf and dumb, I can't do this kind of thing, I don't think any revolutionary who keeps saying that he wants happiness for the people can't do it, you can watch it!"

"Why don't you ......" When the big man was eating, he looked up at Qiao Xiaojing and Boss Wu from time to time, he felt that Boss Wu's proposal was no problem, but he also felt that Qiao Xiaojing's concerns were right, his mouth was half open for a long time, and he didn't know what to say for a long time, and he saw that Qiao Xiaojing and Boss Wu were in a stalemate, and just opened his mouth, but found that Dazhi tugged at his shirt.

Suddenly everyone stopped talking, there was no sound at the dinner table, and the atmosphere became extremely tense, as if the air had frozen.

"I think so," Qiao Xiaojing was the first to break the deadlock, she said, "Why don't we take a rest here first, calm down to understand these situations, and by the way, inquire about the whereabouts of those two thieves, maybe those two thieves are in the same group as these bandits, this is also possible." ”

"Great, that's for the best!" the big man clapped excitedly.

"What you said is true?" Boss Wu glanced at the big man, then turned his gaze to Qiao Xiaojing, looking surprised.

"Of course," Qiao Xiaojing added, "we are the sons and daughters of the people, and it is our responsibility to solve the difficulties faced by the people, but we must do what we can, and we must not neglect one or the other, let alone forget our central task." ”

Boss Wu nodded with satisfaction, obviously very satisfied with Qiao Xiao's static degree change and thoughtfulness.

After settling the bill, the eldest man untied the reins of his horse from the pillar next to him, and walked forward with everyone, but Dazhi still rushed forward to find the way, and soon found a small hotel.

The hotel is not big or conspicuous, and if it were not for the plaque on the door, it would have been difficult for people to recognize it as a hotel. The innkeeper was napping on the counter, and was awakened by Dazhi's coughing, rubbing his eyes and rushing over, with a smile on his face: "The guest officer is here to stay at the hotel?"

"Exactly!" Dazhi replied lightly, looked left and right, and saw that although the furnishings in the store were simple but very neat, he was a lot more comfortable, and asked with a smile, "I heard that this town is being attacked by bandits, burning, killing and looting, can I live in your store safely?"

"It seems that the objective is a person who understands," the boss poured a cup of tea for Dazhi, peeked out of the house, and said in a low voice, "I won't go around the corner, there is indeed a bandit here, those strongmen are really harmful, my small shop has no customers for a long time, the upstairs and downstairs rooms are all empty, I am overjoyed to see you coming." But you say it's safe, and I can't guarantee it. ”

"Forget it," Dazhi took a deep breath and sighed, "I don't have anywhere to go anyway, I can't care so much, in order to avoid suffering from wind and frost, I will live here today." ”

"Really?" the boss was excited.

"Am I kidding?"

"Not really. ”

"Hurry up and I'll prepare two upper rooms for us, and in a moment my companion will come. ”

"Thank you, thank you, thank you......" The innkeeper stood still on his feet, closed his eyes, put his palms close and raised above his head, nodded reverently, and kept muttering in his mouth.

Dazhi glanced at the boss, then hurried out of the hotel again, and led Boss Wu and Qiao Xiaojing into the hotel.

At this time, the innkeeper had already packed up the two upper rooms, and was standing at the staircase on the second floor waiting for their arrival, and when he saw the guests entering the door, he was naturally very happy, and beckoned: "Welcome to all the guests to stay in my small hotel, please go upstairs, the small one has already cleaned up the room for everyone, everything is in order, you can rest when you enter the house." ”

As the innkeeper said, the two houses are very clean and tidy, and they are both sunny and well-lit, Qiao Xiaojing, Cuiyu and Ah Zi are one, Boss Wu, Dazhi and the big man are in the room next to them, under the guidance of the boss, the six people came to their respective rooms one after another, looked left and right, looked up and down, and there was no dissatisfaction, and the boss left with a smile.

"Don't forget to house our horses?!" the big man rushed out of the house and reminded the boss.

"Don't worry," said the boss as he went downstairs, "I'll take it to the backyard, feed it, and treat your horse like myself......"

Qiao Xiaojing and the others put down their burdens, washed their faces, and came to the room where Dazhi and the others were.

"Why don't we go out now," Qiao Xiaojing said, "Let's go separately, on the one hand, to find out about the situation of the gang, and at the same time, to inquire if there are two people staying in other hotels, and see if we can find those two people who took Boss Wu's things, I don't know what you think?"

Dazhi and the big man naturally had no opinion and nodded.

"As the saying goes," Boss Wu said, "Sharpening knives is not wrong for woodcutters, we tossed a lot last night, and we have been on the road for such a long time, everyone is very sleepy, rest first, and it is not too late to work after recuperating your spirit." ”

"Otherwise, our creeper group ......" Cuiyu said to her lips, but was blocked by Mr. Wu.

"Children," Mr. Wu said with a smile, "I know that you have always acted vigorously and resolutely, but you are also flesh and blood, how can you always carry it so hard, rest and rest when you are tired, don't hold on hard, you may not be able to get things done, and you may not delay much things if you take a break." Besides, we're in a hurry to do something, aren't we?"

Qiao Xiaojing and the others looked at each other for a moment, and then nodded one after another.

"That's right," Mr. Wu continued, "don't think about anything again, take a good rest, recuperate, and let's set off together, there is no flaming mountain that can't be crossed." Look at you, how tired are you all doing?"

Oh my God, I really feel like a relative, I haven't felt this way for a long time, I haven't felt this feeling from a loved one for a long time, like a warm current wandering in my heart. That Boss Wu was amiable, and his words were like a spring breeze and drizzle, which made Qiao Xiaojing's hearts warm suddenly, and everyone showed a happy look at this moment.

Everyone happily accepted Boss Wu's suggestion, and Qiao Xiaojing, Cuiyu and Ah Zi returned to their room again, praising Boss Wu, and their words were full of respect for the elder. They were so excited that they lay down for a long time before falling asleep.

Dazhi and the big man saw that Boss Wu had fallen asleep, so they stopped talking and fell asleep after a while.

It was getting late, and Qiao Xiaojing was so ambitious that they were thrown into a deep sleep, but suddenly there was a knock on the door.