Chapter Seventy-Nine: Murder in a Restaurant
The woman in a tattered tan robe walked in, trembling and kowtowing to Gu Yue, before sitting down opposite her.
A charcoal fire was burned under the table in the restaurant, much warmer than outside, so the woman took off her headscarf, took the ball in her arms out of her robe, and shook it slowly, coaxing the child to sleep.
Gu March asked her, "What's your name?" Where did it come from? The woman raised her head and looked at Gu Yue, hesitated for a long time, and then said embarrassedly: "My name is Chang Xiaoyu, I was not originally a native of Bayun Town, I fled from the south with my father and mother, and then settled down in Bayun Town. The shopkeeper was right, I ...... I did come from the kiln. Gu March saw her raise her head, slender eyebrows, autumn water eyelids, and the style between her eyebrows and eyes was still quite immature, no matter how she looked at it, it looked like she was only about twenty-eight years old, but the child in her arms was a few months old, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
I don't know how long this woman has been wandering outside, and her lips are frozen black and bloodless. Gu March couldn't look past it, pushed the hot tea in front of him, and said, "Don't talk about this, drink tea first." Chang Xiaoyu hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, sister, sister is really a bodhisattva." Gu March just sighed and didn't say anything.
After a while, the food was served in the back kitchen of the restaurant. Although Chang Xiaoyu was pale with hunger, she was still very restrained, and Gu Yueyue said a few words of persuasion, and then began to eat slowly.
Gu Yue continued to ask: "You said that you are from the kiln, you should be able to earn food and clothing anyway, how did you end up begging for food?" Chang Xiaoyu listened, put down the dishes and chopsticks, lowered her head, lowered her eyes, and said with a long sigh: "Sister doesn't know, those who do our job have different identities. My father and mother and I fled and came here, helpless, and the money had long since been spent, and we couldn't find a way to make money for a while. In desperation, my father and mother had to sell me to those embroidery boats on the edge of Xiushui. ”
"At that time, I was only eight years old, far from the age of being able to serve guests, so I was on the boat doing some menial work such as serving tea and water, washing and cooking. Relying on the money I got from selling me, my father and mother started a small business in Yakumo Town, and they thought of ransom me while I was still innocent. It didn't take long for my father to fall ill and pass away soon after. My mother, who was lonely, also went with her, so I was the only one left in my family. ”
"Without my father, no one will ever redeem me from the embroidery boat again. Hey, I can only follow my mother to beg for a living on the embroidery boat. Later......" Chang Xiaoyu glanced at the ball in his hand, shed tears, and said, "Later, I somehow had this child." My mother was so ashamed and annoyed that she drove me away in a fit of rage. In the past few months, I have slowly run out of money, and I have nowhere to go, so I can only go to the streets to beg. ”
"I shouldn't have said this, I stained my sister's ears. But I am still very grateful for my sister's hospitality, I know that I am low, and after this meal, I will leave and will not trouble my sister again. Gu March was in a heavy mood and asked, "Where are you going?" Have you thought about it? Chang Xiaoyu said: "My mother said at the time that as long as I send this child away, she is willing to continue to keep me." It's just that...... I don't know where to send her, and besides, I can't let go of it. She pursed her lips and said, "Maybe this is my life." Gu March sighed again and again, speechless for a long time.
After preparing the wine and meat that Gu ordered before March in the back kitchen, he sent it out. Chang Xiaoyu was still eating, and Gu Yueyue didn't leave, so she just sat aside and waited for her.
Gu March was still thinking about how to help this poor woman. At that time, when she was in Fuyao Sect, her own state of mind was exactly the same as this woman's despair, fortunately there was Xu Huaigu, otherwise she would have jumped off the cliff a long time ago.
But if it's me, what should I do? It's certainly not enough to just give money. Not to mention that this woman still has a bit of backbone, whether she is willing to accept it or not, the silver can only solve the urgent need for the moment.
If you want to solve the problem in the long run, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. Just as she was thinking, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves outside the restaurant.
The sound of the horse's hooves was like the beat of a military drum, and like a summer night's shower, and then she saw a tall maroon horse galloping from a distance.
On horseback was a man dressed in white and wearing a hat, who seemed to be looking out at the restaurant from a distance. Then the horse galloped towards it, and the man jerked the reins, and suddenly the front hooves of the red steed were raised
"Whew" and stopped. The man in white looked anxious, hurriedly dismounted, and took out a silver ticket from his arms.
"Bang" slapped at the front desk of the restaurant, and said to the shopkeeper: "Hurry up and prepare wine and food for me, how much do you have in the store, how much do I want!" The shopkeeper had never seen anyone want to buy all the things in the restaurant, so he asked in confusion: "Guest, are you serious?" Where can a person eat so much food, not to mention, you can't take so much food with you! The man in white looked out the window at the street and said impatiently, "Don't worry so much! I'll let you prepare, hurry! The shopkeeper asked more, but he lost patience, and drew the sword from his scabbard so violently that the shopkeeper turned pale and fell to the ground, and swallowed back the words he had just about to ask.
When the people in the back kitchen saw this kind of thing, they were afraid of offending this immortal, so where did they dare to say anything? They immediately followed the words of the man in white and moved all the food and drink in the restaurant from the back kitchen to the lobby, and the man in white stuffed all this food into his cuffs.
Chang Xiaoyu was dumbfounded on the side, but Gu Yueyue could see that the man in white was clearly wearing a robe with storage space.
It's a weird thing. The robes were not something that ordinary monks could afford to wear, and the man in white panicked, rushed into the restaurant to buy all the food and drink, and took it away with the robes, which was really strange.
Although this restaurant is not big, it is also complete with all kinds of wine and food, so the people in the back kitchen have moved back and forth several times, but they have not finished moving.
The man's expression became more and more anxious, and while he was filling up the food and drink, he kept looking up at the window, as if he was looking for something.
Finally packed everything, and after the man in white gave the silver ticket, he didn't let the shopkeeper find money, and quickly ran out of the restaurant, wanting to get on the horse and leave.
As soon as he stepped out of the threshold of the restaurant, another man shouted angrily on the street: "Where to go!" As soon as the voice fell, another man in black carried a long knife and attacked the man in white from outside.
His footwork was very fast, and in a few steps, he rushed to the door of the restaurant from a distance and slashed down with a knife.
Judging by the footwork of this person, he was also a monk. The man in white was in a hurry, so he had to take two steps back, draw his sword out of its sheath, and lay it across his chest to block this powerful knife.
It's just that the aftermath of this knife shook several tables and chairs that were close to each other, and they all shattered. The shopkeeper saw that two monks were fighting, and even his own life was in danger, so where did he care about this restaurant?
He hurriedly crawled and hid in the back kitchen, leaving the two men, black and white, standing in the lobby, holding swords against each other.
Chang Xiaoyu also wanted to hide in the back kitchen, but between the back kitchen and the lobby, there were two men, where did she dare to step forward?
They blocked the door, so they couldn't get out of the restaurant. She had to hold her child in her arms and quickly hide in the corner, looking at the two in fear.
Gu March still sat peacefully at the table to eat and eat. The man in white behaved strangely, I am afraid that there is not a simple grudge between the two of them, Gu Yueyue wants to see what is going on.
The two of them pointed to Mai Mang, as if they had a life-and-death enmity, and without saying a word, they fought each other closely.
The lobby of this restaurant is too small, and under the killing of the two, the tables and chairs were torn into pieces of wood by the sword and sword, and they flew away.
The sword has no eyes, and neither does the flying wood. Chang Xiaoyu hid in the corner, watching the two fight, and he was already scared.
At this time, she hit the bad luck again, and a table leg flew straight at her under the residual strength of the two swords.
Chang Xiaoyu is a weak woman, where can she avoid this kind of flying disaster? Her heart suddenly cooled, and she just said that God was going to kill her, and she closed her eyes in fright.
Just when the table leg was about to hit Chang Xiaoyu, it was smashed by a knife. Gu Yueyue stood coldly beside Chang Xiaoyu with a knife, looked at the red-eyed two with a very unhappy look, and said, "It's just that you two are fighting and killing, why do you want to hurt innocent people!" It's big outside, so let's fight outside! Otherwise, I'll come to practice with you! When the two of them heard this, they were all taken aback, and they each took a step back and looked at Gu Yue.
When the man in black saw the knife in Gu Yueyue's hand, his eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but admire: "Good knife!" "A good knife is naturally a good knife, and this is the best magic weapon.
In addition to the immortal soldiers, this sword is the highest rank. And with the realm of the two people in front of him, he must have never seen an immortal soldier.
Gu Yue said coldly: "It's good to know, don't go outside yet!" If I hadn't intervened, you would have hurt the innocent. It's a monk, do you want to be ashamed? The man in black laughed wildly and said, "It's not just an ordinary person, I don't care." However, the white-clothed boy opposite me is an immortal monk of the New Rain Sect, and fellow Daoists should say that he is! Hearing the three words of Xinyuzong, Gu Yueyue's face was stunned.
The man in white was annoyed and angry, and said, "You dare to insult my sect!" Look for death! After that, the two of them ignored it and rushed forward to fight.
Those moves are all ruthless moves that divide life and death. Gu March was worried that Chang Xiaoyu would be injured, so he stayed by her side.
The fight between the two soon had a result. The man in white from the New Rain Sect took advantage of the fact that the man in black was not paying attention, picked a sword flower, and cut off the head of the man in black with a sword, and immediately blood flowed all over the ground.
Chang Xiaoyu was so frightened that she quickly covered her eyes and screamed. After the man in white won, he was also in a trance.
The two of them have similar strengths, so it's really hard to say who lives and who dies in the fight just now. Gu Yue looked at him coldly and asked, "Who are you from the New Rain Sect?" The man in white looked at Gu Yue and replied, "A junior, not enough to worry about." This person has a life-and-death enmity with my sect, and he almost injured the innocent by mistake, but he really didn't do it intentionally, please forgive me. He bowed and said, "I have important things to do, so go first." With that, the man in white took a look at the miserable situation in the restaurant, turned around and galloped away, disappearing into the vast white snow outside.