Volume 1, Mo Si Liang Chapter 18 The Way of the World

In fact, in the past three years, not all of them have been as twists and turns as the previous two days.

Except for the riots when they began to take over the four streets, most of them seemed to be like ordinary people, living with the status quo for three meals a day.

There will not be too many changes, and naturally there will be no glimmer of hope.

It's just that this kind of status quo is unacceptable among monks, not to mention that Gu Shuleng doesn't have much time to do it step by step.

This change may have been more than he expected, resulting in a possible change in the original plot.

But no matter what, he chose to stir up the storm and move his whole body.

Because he really doesn't have much time.

Today's Gu Shuleng still went out very early, and he didn't say hello to anyone, as always, there was no difference.

It's just that the destination of this trip is no longer the same places as before, and it is not the same as yesterday, where I traveled thousands of miles to have breakfast.

It's about going to a place you've never been before.

Of course, it's not the usual relaxation, or seeing a doctor.

but to put away the net he sowed, which he had sown for many years.

Yulin District, an urban area with only one street, can be called either 'Yulin District' or 'Yulin Street', and is one of the three most special urban districts in Uehara City.

This street is special because it divides the three major dynasties of the east and west, almost runs through the entire city, and is one of the nine districts occupied by the Dafeng Dynasty.

The increasingly fierce confrontation between the three dynasties in Uehara City does not seem to affect the survival of ordinary people at all, and many shops still get up early and are eager to welcome and send them to the city, a prosperous scene.

When Gu Shuleng walked for more than an hour and came to this block, it was just in time for the latest breakfast. So he found a decent breakfast shop to treat the Five Organs Temple.

There were more than a dozen tables in this breakfast shop, probably because it was too late, and only a few tables were sparsely seated. It's just that there seems to be a shortage of people in the store who can't be busy, and some of the dishes and chopsticks are too late to be collected, and the pile on the table looks a little messy.

Gu Shuleng didn't care, he helped clean up a table and sat down, and called the boss to prepare breakfast.

At this time, a middle-aged woman came out of the kitchen at the back of the shop.

In fact, when Gu Shuleng first stepped into the door, she saw this handsome young man at first sight. It's just that when she saw that the young man had a sword at his waist, she was subconsciously a little frightened.

This is not because the proprietress is too timid, it comes from the fact that all ordinary people have a fear of the Jianghu monks.

It's just that when the handsome little boy actually helped clean up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, she was a little taken aback at first, but when she came back to her senses, she smiled and blamed herself for living a lot of years in vain.

After she regained her previous smile, she subconsciously teased and asked, "Yo, which handsome little man is this, he looks much more smart than the little lady." In the small half Yulin District, I haven't heard of anyone who is as handsome as Xiao Langjun. ”

It's just that she regretted it a little as soon as she finished speaking, she used to talk like this before, and she didn't think anything about it. It's just that this handsome and unspeakable little Langjun in front of him knows at a glance that he is either rich or noble, and he is afraid that he will be blamed if he can't bear such meat words. When she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel a little weak.

Gu Shuleng was indeed a little stunned, but it wasn't because he was ridiculed by a middle-aged woman, he had already learned how he looked.

In the past, when I was a doctor in a small pharmacy, most of the people who came to see me were some young ladies and some women. As for whether it is true that people come to the doctor to get medicine when they are sick every day, it is unknown.

However, when checking their pulses, most of them will be furious in their hearts, or some bold ones will blatantly rub his oil. Otherwise, how could he prefer to stay in the backyard in a daze most of the time.

His stunned expression was because of the several conspicuous scars on the boss's face, coupled with the fact that he seemed to be old, which made him even more hideous and terrifying.

Seeing that the proprietress's expression was a little frozen, Gu Shuleng immediately came to his senses, and didn't ask much, just smiled: "The proprietress has a good eye, the kid is indeed not from Yulin Street, and he lives in a small gateway in Dongcheng District, which is not too big, and it is quite solid." ”

Then he patted the sword in his waist with a smile and explained: "When you go out, even if you can't defend yourself, you can scare and scare people." ”

When the proprietress heard this, she was immediately relieved and asked Gu Shuleng what she wanted to eat, and Gu Shuleng casually asked for a noodle soup.

Probably because of the small number of customers, the noodle soup came quickly.

After the proprietress finished delivering the noodle soup, she wanted to talk several times, and finally seemed to be unable to hold back, and said hesitantly: "Little boy, although you and I are not familiar with each other, the old aunt still has to persuade you, like you are as handsome, it is better to go out less." This world is really not peaceful, in case you meet a person in the rivers and lakes who is not right-minded, since the little boy has no good skills, most of them will suffer a big loss. ”

The proprietress couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this little boy is really handsome, if he had been met by himself in the early twenty or thirty years, he was afraid that he would probably be sad for many years. At the same time, I can't help but worry about the little boy, it is really that this world is too complicated and chaotic, and if you are not careful, you will encounter flying disasters, and life is better than death.

Gu Shuleng couldn't help but sigh, he heard what the proprietress meant, and probably guessed how the scars on the boss's face came from.

This woman, who could vaguely see that she was still a little beautiful when she was young, was mostly in order not to be taken away by those charlatans with malicious intentions, and cut her face with her own hands to protect her innocence.

Although with the rise of the Dafeng Dynasty, the phenomenon of many Jianghu monks treating ordinary people as pigs has begun to decrease. But in the era in which this proprietress lived, it was by no means empty words.

Women like this boss lady are not common, but they are by no means a minority. In fact, some monks not only defiled women's bodies, but even killed them afterwards.

Gu Shuleng felt a little guilty in his heart, most of these personal misfortunes, in the final analysis, were his carelessness when he wrote, and most of the original story settings were in the 'rivers and lakes', how long he was, how happy he was and how happy he was, and he never thought of leaving his pen and ink to the world.

Although it was near the end of the later period, the protagonist of the original book did something beneficial to the world. But because the results of this book are really poor, there is naturally not much thought and enthusiasm at the end, and it can almost be regarded as a bad work, so there are no many details to describe.

Gu Shuleng made a grateful look and said sincerely: "The boss lady doesn't have to worry about the kid, the elders in the family have already arranged it, and they will naturally ensure that the kid is well outside, and the kid thanked the boss for her kindness first." ”

After speaking, he thanked him in a good way.

Of course, these are nonsense, and there are arrangements, but they are all planned by himself. The purpose of his coming to Yulin Street was not to enjoy the scenery, so naturally he would not be afraid of causing trouble.

The proprietress burst out laughing, and the scar on her face became even more obvious, but she didn't care at all, and said with a smile: "The little boy is also a scholar at first glance, so he is not going to take the imperial examination." Thanks to the imperial court's vigorous reuse of the scholar, there are fewer people in the rivers and lakes who dance knives and guns in recent years, and they are no longer like those troubled times in the past. ”

When the proprietress talks about the imperial court and some government decrees, she always shows her heartfelt gratitude, and the true reflection of the hope of the life of the little people.

Gu Shu nodded coldly, knowing what the 'imperial examination system' issued by the imperial court was. These can all be attributed to the tragic traverser who did a lot of things and left a lot of legends, but in the end it was a tragic traversal, Jiang Yue, the former generalissimo of the Dafeng Imperial Court.

And the plots of many stories in the original book revolve around this long-dead 'traverser senior', which can be said to be a dark line.

Probably because there was really no outsider who could confide in herm, it seemed that seeing Gu Shuleng listening carefully and not perfunctory, the proprietress gradually opened the conversation box and no longer cared about anything. talked about some vivid rumors and observations in Uehara City over the years, and also talked about some hearsay stories of many storytellers.

It turned out that this woman and her husband had lived in Yulin Street for most of their lives, and they had worked hard for most of their lives. Coupled with the money and connections accumulated by several generations, he can have a decent livelihood in this neighborhood where the clan is full of shops.

It's just because of the particularity of this neighborhood that it is the junction between the imperial court and the Beizheng Dynasty, and there are often crimes committed by Jianghu monks. After these unscrupulous Jianghu monks are finished, they will choose to hide in the jurisdiction of the Northern Zheng Dynasty to avoid pursuit, and most of them will be difficult for the imperial court to catch.

So this seems to be a passable business, but the hardships are really not enough for outsiders.

As the woman spoke, she became a little sad, and Gu Shuleng interjected from time to time to comfort her, asking some innocuous but always amusing little things. The woman gradually smiled again, and told some interesting stories about the strange decrees issued by the Dafeng Dynasty in recent years.

For some reason, the boss lady suddenly mentioned some of the tensions in recent months, and the smile on the proprietress gradually began to look worried.

It turned out that it was not that these ordinary people did not know about the beginning of the confrontation between the three dynasties, and it was not that no one had seen the corpses that were quietly transported away every day.

But in the end, they had no choice but to turn a blind eye and pretend that they didn't notice anything. Because most of those who can choose to stay in the chaos have several generations of hard work of their family businesses rooted here, there is really no way out. Once you take the risk and choose to leave, it will be a bleak situation to start all over again.

What's more, if you are not careful, you will become an outcast, and it will be difficult to get ahead in this life, and even your children and grandchildren will be harmed because of this.

Gu Shuleng was silent, and wanted to comfort the woman several times, but he didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

It's just that the woman smiled and joked very well: "The little boy is quite kind, but there are not many people like the little boy in this world." ”

The woman was about to continue to vomit bitterness, when she suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums beating in the distance at the door, and the sound of firecrackers continued to approach.

It sounds like someone is doing red and white things, but Gu Shuleng rarely has seen or heard of this, so he can't tell it carefully.

The woman explained: "This is the eldest son of the Zhang family on the other side of Yushu Road, and I heard that the bride is the concubine of the Ouyang family in Xiangfang District. The little boy should not underestimate the daughter of the Ouyang family, the Ouyang family is a famous family in Xiangfang District, although the little lady was born in the outer room, I heard that she can be liked by the elders in the family, and she is also very beautiful. The eldest son of the Zhang family was able to obtain the daughter of the Ouyang family, which can be regarded as climbing a high branch. ”

When the woman talked about the gossip of these neighbors, she was obviously more interested than talking about the past and the old things just now, and pulled Gu Shuleng to talk about it in more detail. I saw a middle-aged man come out of the back kitchen and began to help clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

The woman smiled, and Gu Shuleng, who was no longer embarrassed, also got up and began to clean up the mess left by the guests after they left.

The owner of the breakfast shop who seemed to be a wooden middle-aged man, after coming out, he didn't say a word, just cared about cleaning up, and seemed to ignore his mother-in-law, who almost held the handsome young man by his hand and said long and short.

Gu Shuliang looked at this wooden middle-aged boss with some doubts, thinking in his heart, although it was just a momentary 'intuition', but he clearly captured a little unusual.

He suddenly realized why the small breakfast shop could survive in the treasure land of Yulin Street, not just relying on the ancestors to 'have some savings'.

He smiled heartily, stopped worrying about right and wrong, and began to concentrate on eating noodles.

The noodle soup was eaten quickly, Gu Shuleng said hello after paying the bill, picked up the sword and got up and walked out. It's just that when she was leaving, the proprietress suddenly said: "The little boy has a marriage arranged by the elders in the family, do you need the help of the old aunt to be a matchmaker to ensure that the girl is smart." ”

Gu Shu said coldly, and almost stumbled.