Chapter 34: On the Road
Lingshi County Post Station in Fen County, Pei Zheng stumbled after getting off the horse, and after standing firmly, he felt that his body was sore.
Braving the wind and snow, riding a horse for 300 miles in half a day, Pei Zheng seriously doubted whether Zhou Qing was some kind of addict, and rushed back to Chang'an to find a good addiction.
However, when he saw the casual appearance of the others after dismounting, his mood was very complicated, and he thought sourly: "The martial arts cultivation is high, and the physique is amazing?"
At this time, Qiu Baihu passed by Pei Zheng and specially reminded: "Don't forget to prepare food for the Li family, this matter must not be faked to others, if the Li family is poisoned because of food and has an accident, don't blame the official for asking." ”
Pei Zheng glanced at the people of the Li family, whose spirit was countless times better than his own, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he was a little annoyed in his heart.
If he was in a normal hurry, in order to prevent the prisoner from escaping and being poisoned, it would definitely be no problem for him to cook something or something.
I'm tired and half dead on the road right now, but I'm embarrassed to let him cook?
He is a witness, not a suspect, and not a subordinate, so why should he take care of a group of able-bodied people?
Could it be ......
Pei Zheng glanced at Qiu Baihu with a strange expression, he suspected that the other party was deliberately provoking him, and even prompted him to poison the people of the Li family to Huo Huo.
Qiu Baihu saw that Pei Zheng didn't answer for a long time, and said with some displeasure: "Did you hear that?"
Pei Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely not starve them." ”
"That's pretty much it. ”
Qiu Baihu replied casually, no longer bothered to deal with Pei Zheng, and swaggered away.
Pei Zheng looked at Qiu Baihu's departing back, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
......
Half an hour later, Pei Zheng was carrying a large pot of hot stew in the middle of the table.
Don't look at it as just a pot of stew, Pei Zheng actually put a lot of thought, put five or six catties of mutton alone, mixed with carrots, potatoes and cabbage stewed very badly, even the juice was poured on the rice, and the fragrance came to the nose, it was easy to make people's appetite move, and they couldn't help but eat three bowls in a row.
The post guard who followed Pei Zheng, under Pei Zheng's command, swallowed his saliva while carrying two wooden barrels next to the table, one full of big white rice and the other with a pile of dishes and chopsticks.
Waiting for the post guard to set up the dishes and chopsticks, Pei Zheng greeted Li Yuanyi warmly: "Gongzi Li, Steward Li, and all the heroes of the Li family, it's time to eat." ”
Li Yuan just glanced at Pei Zheng when he heard this, turned his head away, and didn't bother to take a look.
After some "pointing" by the third uncle, Li Yuan decided that Pei Zheng's previous suggestion was deliberately trying to trap him, and now that he has seen the true face of this villain, where is he willing to eat the food made by Pei Zheng?
Anyway, if the warrior doesn't eat for two or three days and starves to death, he is a dignified descendant of the Li family, even if he dies in the wilderness and dies in the abyss, it is impossible to eat this food.
And Li He and the others, as the subordinates of the Li Mansion, are now suffering with their masters, and it is when they are in the same trouble, so they naturally will not make Li Yuan angry because of the desire for a while, so they can only go hungry with him.
Pei Zheng greeted him twice, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he was too lazy to use his hot face to stick to his cold buttocks, scalded the dishes and chopsticks with hot water, and picked up a big spoon to fish for meat in the basin.
Martial artists practice their bodies, and food supplements are indispensable, and food supplements are better than meat containing high energy.
Pei Zhengshang was at the beginning of building the foundation of martial arts, so he naturally wanted to eat more meat.
Filled with a bowl of meat, Pei Zheng deliberately turned to face Li Yuan, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, deliberately made a chirping sound, and said with a satisfied face: "It's so fragrant." ”
Li Yuan's face darkened, and he silently turned his back to Pei Zheng.
Pei Zheng smiled when he saw this, walked up to Li Yuan without doing anything, put the bowl in front of him and asked, "The meat is very fragrant, why don't you eat some of it?"
Li Yuan was surprisingly angry when he heard this, and looked at Pei Zheng with fire in his eyes, he was really bullied by dogs in Pingyang, if he hadn't been sealed with his true anger, he really wanted to teach him a good lesson.
"Get out of here, I'm not hungry. ”
However, the embarrassing thing is that when Li Yuan opened his mouth to speak, he smelled the aroma of meat in Pei Zheng's bowl in front of him, and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
What's even more embarrassing is that with a grunt, Li Yuan's stomach rang with it.
The anger suddenly turned into shame, and Li Yuan only hated that there was a hole in the ground and failed to let him get in.
After the embarrassment, it was ten times and a hundred times the anger, Li Yuan looked at him with a look of eagerness to eat Pei Zheng, gritted his teeth and said: "My son swears that he will cut you with a thousand knives, so that you will be tortured and die a good death." ”
Pei Zheng looked surprised, and pretended to be puzzled: "No, I can only want to invite Li Gongzi to eat meat, there is no need to be so angry, let this kind of cruel talk go." ”
"Don't Li Gongzi like to eat meat? I don't like to eat meat, so I can say bluntly, I am not the kind of person who is difficult for a strong man. ”
Li Yuan was upset when he heard this, and his anger was even worse, and he shouted loudly: "Enough, you still dare to pretend to be stupid in front of your son, really don't know that you are calculating your business?"
Pei Zheng scratched his head and said, "Li Gongzi may know, but I really don't understand, where did I offend Li Gongzi?"
Li Yuan said loudly, and the whole person suddenly calmed down a lot, seeing that Pei Zheng's expression didn't seem to be fake, without some suspicion, could it be that he was mistaken?
Li Yuanfei glanced at it quickly, the offerings were far away, and the true qi should not be heard if it was sealed, and the two housekeepers were close to each other, but he was half a confidant and would not leak secrets easily.
Thinking of this, in order to further figure out the whole story, Li Yuan leaned his head closer to Pei Zheng, lowered his voice, and said in a deep voice: "You are not a secret son of the Pei family at all, nor is it a descendant of the Pei family, aren't you fabricating your identity just to frame the Li family?"
"You've already succeeded, what are you pretending to be here? Are you all fools when you are all in the world?"
Pei Zheng shook his head and sighed: "It's not clear whether others are stupid or not, but a person like Li Gongzi who listens to other people's rumors at will is definitely not smart." ”
"I don't know where Li Gongzi learned the news that Zai Xia is not a descendant of the Pei family, and I don't know why Zai Xia has no grievances with the Li family, why he framed the Li family. ”
"Could it be that framing the Li family will get any unexpected benefits?"
Li Yuan sneered: "Still pretending?
Pei Zheng pondered for a moment, and said with a serious face: "Did your uncle tell you that you will be sacrificed as an outcast?"
Li Yuan sneered when he heard this: "This son is the descendant of the Li family, the son of the head of the family, how can he be sacrificed as an abandoned son? ”
"Believe it or not, don't regret not listening to the words of the next day when Li Gongzi is decapitated. Pei Zheng smiled, didn't argue too much, dropped a sentence and turned to leave.
In the case of not being trusted, it is easy to backfire, and there are at least two days left on the road, so there is no need to rush for a while, plant a seed first.
Li Yuan was angry again when he heard this, unlike before, this time, he felt a lot more uneasy.
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On the evening of the second day, Pei Zheng, who had traveled five hundred miles, dragged his tired body, made a table of good dishes and sent them to Li Yuan, shook his head, and said with a sigh on his face: "Eat more good food, I'm afraid there won't be many meals." ”
"The family has always been fated to be like this, and it is not in vain that the family can do their best to receive it for the family. ”
Li Yuan's face darkened when he heard this: "Say once when you get up in the morning, say once during the lunch break, and say once when you stay at home, how many times do you have to curse my son a day?"
Pei Zheng didn't respond to him directly, just shook his head and sighed: "Sometimes ignorance is also a kind of happiness." ”
After speaking, he left leisurely, leaving only Li Yuan, who looked uncertain and very bottomless.