Chapter 15: The Merchant
Seeing Li Banfeng's stiff body, the cart puller took two steps back.
Li Banfeng felt that his breathing had become extremely difficult, and before he could figure out what was going on in his body, two people came over in the alley not far away.
The two men wore shirts, waistcoats, and forward hats with extremely low brims.
Seeing that they were coming for Li Banfeng, the coachman was startled, and he picked up the car and was about to leave.
What do these two do?
Li Banfeng didn't know them.
Are you coming at me?
It's really coming at him.
This is the manpower arranged by Xiao Zhenggong, who has been following Li Banfeng since he left the station.
Their mission was to kill Li Banfeng and take the bronze lotus flower from Li Banfeng's body.
Li Banfeng wanted to touch the spicy strips in his pocket, but he couldn't.
One of them pulled his dagger out of his sleeve, and the other man glanced around viciously, signaling others not to do much.
can't resist, can't defend, can't escape, Li Banfeng can't even move.
Growing so big, Li Banfeng has never been so desperate.
Seeing that the two of them were getting closer and closer, they suddenly heard someone talking beside them:
"You take the child to eat something first, and then go to the hospital and wait for me."
The tall, thin man of 1.9 meters settled his wife on another yellow packet, turned around and came to Li Banfeng, put his left hand in his pocket, and held Li Banfeng with his right hand.
Seeing the tall and thin man, the two "forward hat" men did not immediately approach Li Banfeng, they did not know the strength of the tall and thin man, nor did they know the origin of the other party.
A "forward cap" stepped forward and said: "Shoulder to shoulder, which line to slide, touch the code to report head-on!" ”
Li Banfeng was stunned, what foreign language is this?
It's not a foreign language, it's a black language.
"Forward hat" means: friends, which way, tell me the origin.
Monkey Qiu understood, but ignored it and ignored the two directly.
Seeing that the communication was fruitless, the other forward hat began to threaten: "Friends on the zygote, we are Jiang Xiang's help,
You've heard the flag, you know the rules, we've picked up this scoop, Qingzi doesn't have long eyes, and your feet are wider. ”
Friends on the road, we will kill this person, the blade is not long-eyed, don't meddle in your business.
The tall and thin man frowned slightly, and glanced at the two "forward hats".
The two "forward caps" suddenly felt their hearts throbbing, and their heartbeat rate slowed down and amplitude increased.
Boom! Boom! The heart seemed to be about to shatter at any moment.
A forward hat lowered his voice and said, "This is a happy cultivation!" The steps (levels) are not low! ”
"!" Another "forward cap" also realized the seriousness of the problem and was ready to retreat.
The strength of the tall and thin man is not something that the two of them can touch, and without the slightest hesitation, the two turned around and left, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
The tall and thin man didn't chase after him, but helped Li Banfeng and asked the coachman directly: "Are you fast?" ”
"Not too fast." The coachman avoided Li Banfeng and didn't want to pull him.
A person who shines on the light of heaven is about to have a big incident at any time, and he is also involved in the people on the road, who wants to have anything to do with him.
"Is there a steamer under your feet?" The tall and lanky man asked again.
The coachman shook his head and said, "If I had a steamer, would I still earn these few dollars in business?" ”
"Is there a steamer in front of the station?" The man took out a ten-dollar bill and handed it to the driver.
The coachman took the bill and smiled: "Yes, sir, I'll take you there." ”
You don't have to work, you earn ten yuan for nothing, and you are still willing to take this money.
The coachman led the way in front, and the tall and thin man put one hand in his pocket and carried Li Banfeng in the other, and followed the coachman through an alley.
At the mouth of the alley, there was a stout coachman, squatting on the ground and smoking a cigarette.
The smoke was choking, and it was dry tobacco that he rolled himself.
"Sir, this is the one with the wheel." The previous coachman brought the person and hurried away.
The tall and thin man stepped forward and asked the stout coachman, "What is the color of your steamer?" ”
The coachman raised his head and said, "I'm pulling the car, what else can I do?" A layer of land! ”
The tall and thin man nodded: "Do you know where the merchant is?" ”
The coachman smacked his lips and said, "I saw him in the morning, the road is a little far, and I don't know if he is still there." ”
"Don't be afraid of the long way, you make a price."
The coachman stretched out five fingers: "Five hundred, Huan national banknotes, no counteroffer." ”
The tall and thin man put Li Banfeng on the car, twisted it from his arms a few times, twisted out five hundred-yuan Huanguo bills, and gave them to the coachman.
The coachman saw the tall and thin man take out the money with one hand, and then looked at his left hand, which had been inserted in his trouser pocket, and felt a little strange, but did not ask much.
After counting the banknotes, one is not a lot, the coachman extinguishes the cigarette butt, his left wrist is up, he holds the left wheel, and his right wrist is down, pressing on the right wheel.
Li Banfeng felt that his posture of holding the handlebar was a little strange, one hand up, one hand down, why did he look so awkward.
In fact, he doesn't understand, this is the yin and yang handle, the most standard position for pulling foreign cars.
The rickshaw drivers that Li Banfeng saw on TV were all lifting the handlebars with both hands, and if the force was unstable, the passengers would fall back and forth on the car, and they might even fall off the car.
If the driver pulls the car like this, he will not receive the fare, or he will be severely beaten.
Yin and Yang put the position, up and down, the coachman picked up the car steadily, and shouted: "Walk!" ”
Before the words fell, the coachman pulled the car and got out of the alley.
Li Banfeng's consciousness was still there, the wind was blowing in his ears, and the houses and trees on the side of the road were rapidly retreating.
It may be because the alley is very narrow and the buildings on the side of the road are very close, which makes Li Banfeng have a visual deviation.
What speed is this?
The driver actually pulled the foreign car out of the car.
Monkey Qiu also felt that this coachman was a little special: "Your skills are not like a layer of cultivation." ”
The coachman laughed: "You give money, I pull the car, and I don't live with me, what do you do so much!"
If you have something to say, let's make it clear first, this person next to you is like a white lamb shining in the sky,
I just have to send you to the place, whether this man lives or dies is none of my business! ”
"Don't worry, he can't die," said the tall and thin man, "this little brother has a good life, he couldn't meet the merchant, and the train was delayed on the road for three days, just in time for him to catch up." ”
The coachman was stunned: "It's really fake, so good?" Shouldn't you have met a lucky star? ”
Li Banfeng's neck couldn't move, and he couldn't see the condition of the driver's legs and feet.
He can only look at the scenery along the way from a fixed angle.
The architecture of this town is very strange, the bricks and stones are staggered, neat and clean, and there is no sense of depression and dilapidation, but it carries the vicissitudes of life that deeply touched Li Banfeng.
It is not the vicissitudes of ancient times, it is the vicissitudes of chic, the spacious courtyard between the brick and stone walls, the atmospheric beams and cornices, and the ancient charm.
But the carvings and portholes that appear on the walls from time to time have a bit of a Western flavor.
In particular, the small buildings on the second and third floors between the streets and alleys, the balconies and corridors protruding from the upper floors, the unique arches on the windows and doors, and the roses and creepers on the walls make Li Banfeng seem to have reached a special era, an era sandwiched in the cracks of history.
What era is it, Li Banfeng has no time to think, the difficulty of heartbeat and the sluggishness of breathing make him feel the threat from life.
Listening to the chatter between the coachman and the tall and thin man, they ran from the town to the outskirts, and when they reached a wilderness, the coachman stopped and wiped his sweat.
"It's really fateful, the merchant didn't leave!" The coachman gasped for a while, and looked back at the tall and thin man and Li Banfeng.
The tall and thin man got out of the car with Li Banfeng on his shoulder, and saw a cart parked under a willow tree in front of him, and a two-story large wooden cabinet was placed on the cart, and a red lantern was inserted on the wooden cabinet.
There was a man squatting next to the cart, a man in his thirties, who was napping under a tree.
The coachman yelled at the man, "Hey! Is business still going on? ”
The man raised his eyes, got up and stretched, took out a rattle, and played:
Jingle bells, jingle bells!
"Pancreas, alabaster,
Silk scarves, handkerchiefs, sewing kits,
Leather bucket, iron basket (sound with burning),
Foreign fire and wax, foreign shovel!
pickle jars, soy sauce pots,
Rice spoon water scoop, kitchen knife! ,
A car of good old signs,
Everything is sold at your disposal! ”
Merchant?
This is the merchant?
The merchant yawned at the tall and thin man and said, "Monkey Qiu, what are you buying?" ”
This tall and thin man is called Monkey Qiu, and the merchant actually knows him.
Monkey Qiu said: "The white lamb shines in the sky." ”
The merchant took out the key and opened the first floor of the wooden cabinet: "The white lamb shines the light of day, and if you don't want to die, you must get started.
How do you want to check out? Huan national banknotes or ocean money? ”
Monkey Qiu said: "Huan Guo banknote." ”
The merchant opened the drawer on the container: "I still have five kinds of medicinal powder left, 30,000 for cultivation, 50,000 for Huan, 60,000 for food, 80,000 for travel, and 160,000 for home. ”
PS: Thanks to the snow-capped mountain peaks.
Readers, have you ever used alabaster?
Which door do you prefer?