Chapter 18 Tea Stalls Cold Water

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After two days, a group of more than 100 people had already passed the Sha'er Ke Wanhu Mansion, and they were getting closer and closer to Dong Bu Han Hu Xuanwei Division.

Although the group had come here safe and sound, they also encountered a lot of troubles on the way, the most difficult of which was that when they first entered the Sha'er Kewanhu Mansion, the mountain bandits who lived in Gusha Mountain really made them pay a lot of attention, and the deputy general who followed Qiao Zhengchu was also injured.

Although there are one or two thieves who don't know whether to live or die and rob the darts on the road, the vast majority of people in the green forest and rivers and lakes are still afraid of the reputation of patrolling salt, patrolling the Iron Imperial Mansion and the Changfeng Dart Bureau. Although they are well-known in the rivers and lakes, they can be called "the wind leaves traces, and the geese pluck their feathers", out of their own boundaries, even if it is the world's first dart bureau or the commander of the envoy to pass through these mountains, the mountain bandits also have to pick up a few hairs from him, and naturally they do not take these three forces into account.

Along the way, the road was bumpy, and when he arrived at the foot of Gusha Mountain, his mouth was already dry, and he just hoped that drinking such a handful of water would be better than the gods in the sky.

When the scorching sun is in the sky, people are sleepy and tired, some people always have to look at it from time to time to raise their spirits, and at this moment a soldier put his hand above his eyes and looked into the distance, only to see a thatched hut not far from the bottom of the mountain, and there was a banner with the word "tea" written on it in front of the house. He hurriedly closed his eyes and opened them again, rubbed them again, and made sure that his eyes were not spent, so he said happily: "There is a tea stall in front!" Everyone heard this, looked forward, and saw a tea stall close in front of them, and instantly more energetic than when he first set off.

These guards and dart masters did not hesitate when they arrived at the tea stall, and the guards appeased the tea stall guys: "Don't panic Doctor Tea, we are a passing business traveler, just because the road is far away and there is no water, and we are thirsty, so we didn't pay attention to our manners, and took the liberty of breaking into the tea shed, please don't be surprised, I hope to serve some tea as soon as possible, so that we can quench our thirst and replace the brothers in the back earlier." ”

The tea stall guy looked at the convoy not far away, and said, "There are so many of you, the villain is small, the shop and the guys are all villains, I'm afraid the hot tea won't be available." ”

The soldier said: "That's okay, my words are all with fire, and it's good to moisten your mouth with some cold water!"

The tea stall guy said, "Then please wait, come right away." With that, he lifted the curtain and entered the bud house.

When the guards and dart masters in the back saw that someone in front of them was leading the way to the tea stall, they all left their hands behind, took a step, and ran to the tea shed. Qing Geng glanced at the mountains not far away, and his brows tightened. In the past, he also walked a few times from here, although he did not meet the mountain bandits, but he heard other perennial traders and darts people said that there are often mountain bandits in this area, although he does not know where the mountain bandits gather, but it is always good to be careful, not to mention that the mountains and forests in front of him are deep and high, and it is the most happy place for mountain bandits. The tea stall in front of him was also not there before, which made Qing Geng even more uneasy, but the unbearable taste was a top priority, and he himself couldn't bear it anymore, not to mention that these guards and dart masters, if they didn't let them drink water, I was afraid that it would provoke a mutiny. At that moment, he slammed the silver spear in his hand into the ground, the strong wind blew up the dust and drifted around, and Qing Geng's voice also spread, "The brothers in the back don't mess up, stick to their posts and don't leave, be vigilant, and wait for the brothers in front to finish drinking tea before you go." The guards and dart masters, who had just taken two steps and had not taken two steps, heard this powerful shout, and had to stop abruptly and return to their posts. Qing Geng continued: "Third brother, you hold the convoy, I'll go to the tea stall and take a look!"

Jiang Yi patted his chest and said, "Big brother, go away, there is a little brother here." ”

Qing Geng's footsteps moved slightly, and the person was already a few feet away, but among the dart masters who were prevented by him from drinking tea, one of them said softly in a disdainful tone: "If you don't let us drink water, you will go instead, and you will say 'go and see', it's really hypocritical!"

When Jiang Yi heard this, he turned his head and glared, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he stepped forward and said, "Say what you just said again!"

When the dart master saw Jiang Yi like this, he was already trembling with fright, where did he dare to say anything disrespectful, his eyes dodged, and his feet stepped back involuntarily.

Jiang Yi grabbed the dart master and said, "If you left it before leaving, Lao Tzu would have beaten you all over the ground to find your teeth!" The others didn't dare to dissuade them. After a while, Jiang Yi let go of his hand and said, "If you let Lao Tzu hear this kind of thing again, it doesn't matter who you are." ”

Just as Jiang Yi was talking to the dart master, Qing Geng had already arrived at the tea stall, and the tea stall guy just came out with a bucket of cold water, and put it on the ground, the cold water was splashing, and the wooden scoop was fighting with the wind and waves in the sea like a boat, "The ugly words are in front, the cold winter has not passed, the water is as cold as ice, if you eat three moments, one abdominal pain and five moments and a weak leg, please don't find the wrong door!"

The soldier laughed and said, "It is said that women are like water, if she wants to keep me as a companion, I am willing to do it!"

Qing Geng said: "You merry boy is really looking for flowers, ask Liu's heart, no matter what you say, as long as you take it, you will definitely have green makeup in three words, and you will not leave the red sleeves." ”

The Merry Boy turned around and grinned: "Childe, isn't the villain waiting for you, how dare we drink it first if you don't come!" As he spoke, he held the wooden scoop, pressed it slightly obliquely into the water, and then at one end, he had scooped up a scoop of cold water, and handed it to Qing Geng with both hands, "Childe!" In order to make it easier for them to act, they discussed and decided to call Qing Geng "Childe" in front of others, Jiang Yi and Qiao Zhengchu "Jiang Nursing Courtyard" and "Qiao Nursing Courtyard", Liang Xia "Miss", and Liang Shixiong "Master".

Qing Geng didn't take it, but threw the silver gun to the guard next to him, took out a small cotton bag from himself, and slowly opened it, it was a silver needle cloth bag. He took out a silver needle, poked it into the cold water, and then took it out and put it in front of his eyes, and it was still shining silver in the sunlight.

The Merry Boy also understood Qing Geng's intentions, so he just held the water scoop and said, "It's still the son's thoughtfulness." ”

Qing Geng collected the silver needle and said: "You have to be careful when you go out, otherwise you will fall into the pit and break your head and bleed, and you will have to pay for the gift that scared others." ”

The Merry Boy nodded and said, "Childe is very right!"

Qing Geng took the wooden scoop, took a few sips with a grunt, wiped the water on his mouth and sweat on his face with his sleeve with one hand, and handed the wooden scoop back to the Merry Boy with the other, "You also drink two sips." ”

The Merry Boy took it with a smile, and after saying "Thank you, Childe", he drank the cow, and it seemed that he was thirsty.

Those who had not yet drunk the water stared at the wooden ladle in the merry boy's hand, and kept swallowing their saliva. Qing Geng saw it in his eyes, took the silver spear from the previous guard, and said to the tea stall guy: "Everyone is in a hurry, Dr. Tea, you can bring some more cups, saucers and scoops." ”

The tea stall guy said "oops" twice, nodded again and again, turned around and lifted the curtain and entered the wooden house again.

Since there was nothing wrong with this water, Qing Geng didn't have to wait here for them to finish drinking the water, he stepped out of the shed made of sackcloth in a few steps, looked around again, and walked towards the convoy with a little uneasiness and a frown.

As soon as the tea stall guy took out a small stack of seven or eight pottery bowls, he was coaxed to snatch them all, but he was very disappointed when he didn't grab them; As soon as someone here finished drinking, those who didn't grab the bowl ran over, grabbed the bowl, and then scooped water to drink.

Before the second group of seven or eight people finished drinking, one of the first batch of seven or eight people suddenly covered his stomach, grinned in pain, and sat on the ground with his legs and feet limp. The other people under the sackcloth shed, whether they had drunk water or not, and even a few who were drinking it, cast their eyes. A few people gathered around the man, and the merry boy squatted down and said, "Your body is weak, so you drank this small sip of cold water, and after just this flick of your fingers, you have abdominal pain and weak feet, and ghosts cry wolves?"

The man was bitter and couldn't say it, just wanted to endure the pain to defend himself, and another person's facial features were twisted together, and he fell to the ground in hilarity, and then more people came around, and the merry boy said: "Why did your kid fall too?" Before the words fell, another person fell to the ground, and everyone began to panic, and one person said in horror: "What's the matter?" The merry boy didn't speak again this time, but fell into deep thought. The other shouted directly to Qing Geng, who was not far from the sackcloth shed and had not yet returned to the convoy: "Childe, there are people here who have abdominal pain and fall to the ground one after another, I don't know what happened!"

When Qing Geng heard this, he hurriedly prepared to turn back to the tea stall, and just saw Jiang Yi and the others on the other side of the convoy saw that there was movement here, and were about to come over to find out, but they were stopped by Qing Geng and said: "You hold the convoy and don't go away, everything here has me." "Although there has been a sudden change in the tea stall, Qinggeng's heart is like a mirror, and the capital of salt and iron is still the most important thing at the moment, and there is no room for any mistakes.

Jiang Yi didn't dare to move anymore, opened his arms, and said, "Don't move, hold the convoy." ”

The convoy quieted down, and Qing Geng turned around and rushed back to the tea stall, and at this time, more than a dozen people had fallen to the ground, and Qing Geng said quickly: "Why did they all fall to the ground?"

The Merry Boy shook his head and said, "In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen brothers have fallen." He pointed to the first soldier who fell to the ground and continued: "At first, the villain thought that he was a little weaker, and he was stimulated by cold water in this cold winter, so he came to this, but one after another people fell to the ground with abdominal pain, it doesn't make sense, can't everyone be unable to drink cold water?" He walked over to another soldier who fell to the ground," Take him as an example, his body is a little stronger than the villain, the cold day, the heavy snow, a bucket of cold water splashed down from the head without a sneeze, this mouth can't stand this little cold water, no one will believe it!"

Qing Geng paused, and asked thoughtfully, "Have they all drunk cold water?"

The Merry Boy nodded and said, "Childe suspects that there is something wrong with this cold water?"

Qing Geng said: "Otherwise, how can you explain that the brothers who have drunk cold water have all fallen?"

The Merry Boy waved his hand thoughtfully and said, "No, no, we also drank cold water and are still safe and sound, how can this be explained?"

Qing Geng sighed lightly and said, "This is also something I have always been unable to understand?"

The Merry Boy shook his hand and said, "We don't want to think about it, call Dr. Tea to ask." ”

After saying that, everyone turned around, but there was no longer a figure of the tea stall guy. More than a dozen people fell to the ground one after another, and everyone was in a panic, not knowing when the tea stall guys were gone, and looked at each other.