Chapter 11 Offering Advice
Last night, a few people discussed for a long time, and although they had decided to take the thief, they still had no clue. After all, none of them had ever seen this whore. Just a general portrait? It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
discussed and discussed, but in the end, there was no discussion. I had to go back to my room and sleep peacefully.
Today, Hu Man'er got up early to practice boxing. Although the quaint boxing techniques practiced on weekdays are already familiar with the heart, they will come with their hands. But I still have to practice every day. First, it can strengthen the body, and secondly, Hu Man'er thinks that no matter what the true meaning of the boxing method, there will always be improvement in swinging a thousand punches every day. Often, this stupid approach is the most feasible.
As the saying goes, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles, and if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become rivers and seas.
Maybe it's because of habit, every sweat will make Hu Man'er refreshed.
Hu Man'er, who had practiced boxing, had nothing to do, so he pulled Zhang Chao Zhang Hu onto the street. Although Hu Man'er has been wandering in this river and lake since he was a child. But after all, it's been three years since I went up the mountain. The descent is still somewhat novel.
The city is still as busy as yesterday. The three of them walked from the east of the city to the west of the city, and it only took three hours, which shows that although this Yangzhou is famous, it is really small and pitiful.
To the west of the city there is a clear river, and in the middle of it is a boat carrying passengers. The people sitting on the boat are often some young ladies from broad families, and they don't know where to come here to play.
Behind him, the maids held an oil-paper umbrella painted with mountains and rivers to shade him. I'm afraid that the rising sun will burn my master.
The boatman behind the boat was holding on to the penny. I don't know if it's because the withered boatman is powerless or because the water is rushing today. The boat was always very slow, and he heard the child's abuse of the boatman behind him. I don't know if it's hard work, those boys will reward a few copper plates.
Hu Man'er feels a little sour every time he sees this. How many people in the world are like boatmen, who work so hard but do not have enough food and clothing?
How could I not be like this back then? Street performers, in exchange for a day's food and clothing, and sometimes even the most basic food and clothing can not be solved. Sleeping in a broken temple, the days when the sky is the bed and the earth are vivid.
Hu Man'er was in a somewhat depressed mood at this time. He looked up at the sky, and the warm sun of the rising sun shone on him a little warm. The breeze between the rivers blew and the willows passed by Hu Man'er's hands.
Hu Man'er seemed to have an understanding and sat down slowly. Close your eyes and peek inside, and the true qi in the body slowly swims away. A trace of true qi began to condense, like a stream converging into a river. Then it led to Cheng Weeping, and suddenly stopped here, ready to go. Hu Man'er's palms on his legs suddenly clenched into fists, and in just an instant, he rushed towards the fortress of the Chengweeping Cave with all his strength. Then all the true qi ran like a river into the sea, and poured back into the dantian for a week.
Hu Man'er induced the true qi to rotate a few more times to stabilize his muscles and veins. Then Yuyu opened his eyes and exhaled slowly. He looked at the boat again, and bowed deeply.
The two brothers next to him naturally knew that Hu Man'er was broken. I am also happy for this little uncle in my heart. Although Uncle Xiao is not very old, he has not been in the field for a long time. But talent and understanding are still in the past, and in just three years, they have broken through the weeping. That's quite difficult for people with mediocre talent. Some people will not even reach this level in their lifetime, unless they can get a great opportunity or have the help of a superior person.
The two stepped forward and bowed slightly, and said in unison.
"Congratulations to Uncle Xiao for breaking through the realm. ”
"Come on, just cry. It's far worse than a few of you. If I hadn't been here today, I wouldn't have had this opportunity to attain enlightenment. I'm afraid I'll have to wait a long time for this level. It's okay, it's okay. Hu Man'er shook his head and smiled bitterly.
After wandering around for a while, the three of them returned to the inn. It happened to be noon. A few people were also a little hungry, so they ordered Xiao Er to cook some food, and asked Zhang Chao and Zhang Hu to call Zuo Liangqing and Lu Yanran down, and found a corner downstairs to eat.
In order not to attract attention, Lu Yanran deliberately brought a hat, and a layer of tulle was decorated under the hat, which only covered her face.
The inn itself is doing well, not to mention the guest rooms, the business of this restaurant alone is booming, and several households are full. It's noisy.
In fact, Hu Man'er and Zhang Chao and Zhang Hu didn't care, after all, the three of them liked to be lively. It's just that Zuo Liangqing and Lu Yanran are a little awkward, but it's not good to leave directly. I had to come down.
Halfway through the meal, I heard a diner at the table slap the table and shout.
"Brothers, haven't you heard that there was a beauty in our Yangzhou yesterday? Like a fairy coming down from the sky, the skin is tender, and you can pinch out the water. ”
"Brother Ren is talking about the one who folded the cherry blossoms at the city gate yesterday? I also heard about it, but I didn't see it. Brother Ren, you can see it, tell everyone if it's really as beautiful as rumored. One of them chimed in.
"It's not just beautiful, if I am lucky enough to drink with a beautiful woman in this life, I will be willing to reduce my life for three years. If I can spend a good night with a beautiful woman, I will not hesitate to take my life the next day. You say it's not beautiful. "The diner is obviously a little drunk, and his voice is inevitably a little loud when he speaks. The crowd looked at him one after another.
Hu Man'er naturally heard it, and a glimmer of light flashed in his mind in an instant, and the corners of his mouth slowly rose.
Hearing this, Lu Yanran was a little annoyed. After all, the conversation is all about her. How could someone as arrogant as she be happy to be the talk of others.
Lu Yanran stretched out her hand and grabbed the saber on the table, wanting to get up and teach this person a lesson. Before he got up, he was held down by Hu Man'er on the side. Lu Yanran looked at Hu Man'er unhappily. Hu Man'er gave her a look with a smile and signaled Lu Yanran to be calm.
Lu Yanran looked at Hu Man'er, and didn't know why Hu Man'er stopped her, so she had to sit back on the stool to see what kind of medicine Hu Man'er was selling in her gourd. It's just that his body shook slightly, shaking away Hu Man'er's hand on his shoulder.
Hu Man'er's hand was shaken open, and he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, so he had to scratch his head stupidly. Slowly walked to the counter and asked for a jar of fine osmanthus stuff. Carrying the wine, he came to the drunken diner just now, patted the diner on the shoulder, and pretended to be slightly drunk.
"This brother, I just heard you talk about beauty, the younger brother saw that the brother was very knowledgeable, and he didn't know where to go to be happy when he first came out, so he specially offered a jar of osmanthus brew. I want to ask my brother for advice. Let's have a drink and talk, how about it?"
When diners see someone giving wine, they are naturally a hundred willing. Several people made room for Hu Man'er and let Hu Man'er sit down. Immediately, there was a conversation about it, it was nothing more than those young ladies who were waiting to be out of the cabinet, and which one was out of the house. In the end, he was led to Lu Yanran by Hu Man'er. Hu Man'er deliberately pretended to be and whispered.
"Brother Tai doesn't know, the beauty you said yesterday, the younger brother is also fortunate to see it, that is really a fairy descending to earth, a person who is not stained with mortal dust. To tell you the truth, the little brother also remembered her and quietly followed her to see where she stayed overnight, and really let me follow, this fairy is in this inn. No, the younger brother has stayed overnight, but he hasn't seen this fairy yet. ”
The diner slammed the table and roared.
"What? Brother Tai is this true? Is the beauty really here?"
As soon as these words came out, the attention of all the diners in the restaurant was focused on this table again, and there was silence for a while. A noisy discussion ensued.
Hu Man'er carefully tugged at the corners of the diner's clothes, made a silent gesture and complained in a low voice.
"Brother, it's not good for you to be quiet, let people know. Others are not allowed to regard my little brother as a thief, and I have taken the official. ”
Diners knew that they were abrupt, and they hurriedly gave up their hands and toasted to make amends.
Lu Yanran, who was in the corner, saw that Hu Man'er was a little nonsense, and she was a little annoyed, so she forcibly suppressed the urge to draw her sword, slowly stood up, took her sword and left, and slammed Hu Man'er's shoulder with the hilt of her sword when she passed by Hu Man'er. The painful Hu Man'er bared his teeth.
Hu Man'er saw that his goal was achieved, and he didn't want to talk to these drunks more. After a while, he also sneaked away. By the time a few people found out, Hu Man'er had already returned to the upstairs guest room.
Wait for Zuo Liangqing and the three to return. Hu Man'er called them and knocked on Lu Yanran's door.
The door had just opened, and Hu Man'er only saw a touch of Qingfeng appear in front of him instantly, Hu Man'er subconsciously tilted his head and took a step back, only then did he dodge the sword. But before Hu Man'er could breathe a sigh of relief, Qingfeng came again, this time from top to bottom. Hu Man'er saw that there was no way to avoid it, so he had to use his true qi and gather it in his hands. Stretched out his two palms and suddenly clasped together and grabbed a sword that was chopping in, but although the sword stopped, the sword qi was still there. He was still cut off a collar by the sword qi. After a while, Hu Man'er saw that the sword bearer didn't move anymore and breathed a long sigh of relief, and his back was also wet with cold sweat, and he was secretly rejoicing.
At this time, Zhang Chao and Zhang Hu in the back hurriedly stepped forward to support Hu Man'er, and then gently brushed aside the cool autumn that was still pointing at Hu Man'er.
Of course, Lu Yanran didn't really want to kill Hu Man'er, she just wanted to teach him a lesson to vent his anger for himself. But Hu Man'er was really a little annoyed, what is it, is it so angry about such a little thing? If it weren't for his cleverness, he would really have to saddle the horse for Lord Yama.
Thinking of this, he pushed Zhang Chao away and wanted to theorize, but after thinking about it, he did something inappropriate. I didn't discuss it with anyone beforehand, and she was still a woman, which was really inappropriate. I had to tidy up my messy clothes a little, and I smiled with my hands.
"Senior Nephew Lu, it's my fault to behave downstairs just now. There is a place to offend the master and nephew, and I still look at Haihan. In fact, there is a reason for this. It's not too late for you to listen to my explanation. ”
As he spoke, he walked into the house, and Zuo Liangqing, who was watching the excitement behind him, smiled and followed into the house.
Lu Yanran's anger did not subside, but when she heard Hu Man'er say that there was something strange inside, she still followed him back to the house and sat down.
After a few people sat down, Hu Man'er slowly spoke.
"We didn't have a clue about catching the thief yesterday, after all, we have never seen this thief. Although Yangzhou is small, it cannot be checked from house to house. I just heard the drunk man downstairs mention Master Lu's nephew, and I thought of a way. Since we can't find the adulterer, we simply let the adulterer come to us. ”
Hu Man'er paused for a moment and continued to speak.
"Needless to say, Master Lu's nephew is naturally beautiful, and yesterday the cherry blossoms under the tree of Master Lu's nephew were even more famous. Just now, I released that my nephew is here to lure this guy out. Doesn't he love beauty? Let's play a beauty trick for him and lure him out as a big fish. How?"
Hu Man'er felt a little dry in his mouth after speaking, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and then looked at everyone.
The others didn't have much of an opinion and thought it was feasible. Lu Yanran was a little disgusted, but after all, there was no other better way, so she had to nod in the end.
The next day, Hu Man'er and a few people went to the street to buy some rouge sachets for Lu Yanran to wear, and also added a more gorgeous dress for her. Then go back to the inn and dress up.
After all, she is still a woman, and she still has some innate talent for grooming. After some tidying up, he changed out of the clean plain robe. When Lu Yanran appeared in front of everyone again, she was stunned by a few people. Even Hu Man'er couldn't help but be moved, but when she thought of Qing'er at home, she still held back the throbbing in her heart.
It's really a country and a city. Especially Lu Yanran, who has always been cold and arrogant, behaves like a little daughter at this time, with a reddish face, she really looks like a stunner who doesn't eat fireworks.
Hu Man'er stretched out his hand and scolded Zuo Liangqing, who was also stunned next to him, and spoke.
"Why don't you dress up too?" Maybe the thief is interested in you?"
Zuo Liangqing turned his head and squinted at Hu Man'er's cold reply.
"Looking for death?"