Chapter 2: The Old Man and the Old Thing
Just when Zuo Qiu Ning was puzzled, the shopkeeper of Man Xianglou heard the movement in the lobby and came out of the back kitchen, as soon as he saw this white and fat man, he immediately looked like he had seen his mother, his mouth was almost grinning to the corners of his mouth, and he said flatteringly: "Yo, Han Baye, rare guests, you are here to participate in this martial arts alliance, right?"
"That's not it, no one can miss your eighth master without this Jiangnan Dao Martial Arts League!"
"But at this time, those heroes are ready to go to Xing's house for a banquet, this is not a meal, the kitchen has not yet opened, if the eighth master comes to eat, it will be early. As the shopkeeper spoke, he beckoned Xiao Er and immediately invited the fat man to take a seat.
The fat man also waved his sleeves, and the bench he sat on creaked, and then pointed to Zuo Chuning's brothers and sisters and smiled at the shopkeeper: "It's okay, I met a few old friends, let's just chat a few words, get some broad beans, and pour some tea." ”
The shopkeeper raised his voice and replied, "Okay." ”
Seeing this, Zuo Qiu Ning said in his heart that this fat man's frame was not small, but he still couldn't remember who this fat man was, so he looked at his sister and asked for help with his eyes.
Zuoqiu Moshu gave Zuo Qiu Ning a roll of the eyes, estimated that he was still annoyed with his pervert nature, ignored it, and pulled the tear mole beauty to sit next to the fat man.
Zuo Qiu Ning first let those embarrassed servants take care of the bruises on their bodies, and then sat on the other side of the fat man with a puzzled face, and helplessly opened his mouth to ask: "What the hell is going on? Dare to ask who the two heroes are? Are you helping the little sister Mo Shu to solve the siege?"
The fat man smiled even brighter, and responded, "You don't have the sharp eyes of Sister Moshu, but she recognizes me at a glance." ”
Zuo Qiu Ning frowned slightly, looking at the bright smile under the fat man's eyebrows, his heart shook violently, and he remembered the title of the shopkeeper of the restaurant just now, and suddenly realized, almost called out: "Han Bazhi?!"
It turned out that the person in front of him was Han Bazhi, and Zuo Qiu Ning was pleasantly surprised!
Zuoqiu's home in Jiangnan and Xunzhou Thorn Shi Zhang Hongwen's family is a world friend, Zhang Hongwen and his wife were unfortunately killed a few years ago, and a pair of children who are in the year of the golden hairpin are lonely.
Liu Dabai, the loyal nurse of the Zhang family, couldn't bear it, so he took the poor pair of sisters and brothers north to the capital. Unexpectedly, just after crossing the river, he was chased and killed by gangsters, but fortunately, a group of martial arts young heroes helped him and escorted him all the way north.
This Han Bazhi was one of the young heroes who escorted the orphans of the Zhang family back then, and he was also the only one who sent them to Zuoqiu's house. Han Bazhi's parents died early, and he was lonely since he was a child, and later because of his talent in martial arts, he was selected by the master of Xingyi Hall, one of the four halls in Jiangnan, and accepted as a closed disciple.
It is said that he is now the leading figure of the younger generation of Jiangnan martial arts. Zuo Chuning was happy in his heart, if he had the help of this person, this trip to Jiangnan would definitely be much easier, and the worst could save the little sister who secretly followed.
"Hahahaha. The fat man laughed out loud and slapped Zuo Chuning on the shoulder, "I can be regarded as recognizable." ”
Zuo Chuning's five bodies are not diligent, and his body bones are far less tough than the martial arts who walk the rivers and lakes all the year round, and he was slapped by Han Bazhi's slap, and he couldn't help but twitch his cheeks, but the expression on his face was still a lot kinder, and then he asked in surprise: "I haven't seen him for a few years, how did Brother Han become so strong?"
Han Bazhi smiled: "That's a long story, when I arrived in the capital at the beginning of the year, people were poor and short-sighted, but thank you Zuoqiu family for your careful hospitality, by the way, how are the Zhang family sisters and brothers doing now?"
"Very good, very good, the two of them often talk about the kindness of Brother Han and everyone back then. ”
"That's good, in order to escort the Zhang family sisters and brothers, we don't know how much we suffered, and we are very relieved to know that they are alive and well. ”
"After leaving the capital that year, there was a rebellion in the north, so I followed Brother Huaining to give a hand to the counterinsurgency army, but my family hated the court for unloading and killing donkeys over the years, and was pulled back by the family teacher in less than a year. ”
Han Bazhi said, picking up a broad bean that Xiao Er had just brought and putting it into his mouth, with a melancholy expression.
Zuo Chuning frowned, he didn't know if the fat man meant anything else when he mentioned that person at this time, and secretly speculated in his heart:
The elder brother Huaining in the fat man's mouth is the youngest son of the Ping family in the Central Plains, and Ping Huaining, known as the demon seed, is also the leader who escorted the orphans of the Zhang family back then.
Many years ago, the people in the northern rivers and lakes were dissatisfied with the suppression of the imperial court, colluded with the Hu people, and betrayed the dynasty.
After learning about the orphans of the Zhang family, Ping Huaining rushed to make a pioneer for the rebels, and made many miraculous feats, and finally nailed the head of the northern rivers and lakes to the wall of Kouguan City, and his prestige in the army was not small.
It is rumored that it was difficult to drive Hu from the north back then, and there were some clever martial arts villains who rushed to the north to win the hearts of the people until the end of the war.
Ping Huaining hated these despicable acts, and after four years of bitter fighting in the north, he fought against the dynasty's martial arts everywhere, almost madness, and killed many people in anger.
Things got worse and worse, and Ping Huaining gradually became the target of the entire rivers and lakes. But this person is extremely powerful, and with the demon knife in his hand, the whole country is in turmoil.
In the end, even the imperial court couldn't sit idly by, or ask the marshal to quell the rebellion in the north, General Feng Jianzhang personally led the army and captured him, and now he should be detained in the prison in the capital, and it is estimated that it has been more than a year.
These are all things that Zuo Chuning heard from those good people in the capital, and now he hears the fat man call him Brother Huaining, and he thinks it is a cordial relationship.
Zuo Qiu Ning knew that he was not a party to the party, nor was he a person in the martial arts, I don't know if there was another secret in it, and he was still a child of an official eunuch, so it was not good to comment on this matter.
At this time, Zuo Chuning thought to himself, the fat man's prestige in Jiangnan Province is not small, this time he was pushed into the oil pot by his own Lao Shizi's father, and it is still unknown whether his life can be kept, this fat man may be the help of this trip, and he must not be annoyed, and Ping Huaining's affairs are too taboo to talk about. So he asked, "What about after being brought back by your master?"
The fat man was stunned, he was lonely since he was a child, and he and Ping Huaining depended on life and death when escorting Zhang's orphans, and there was no need to say much about deep friendship.
Ping Huaining relied on the demon knife to make trouble, and was scolded as a demon seed, and the whole rivers and lakes regarded him as a bonet-breaking enemy.
When it comes to him, it is expected that Zuo Chuning, a son of an official eunuch, should be very curious, and he wants to take this opportunity to change Zuo Chuning's opinion of him, but Zuo Chuning did not dare to say more on this matter at all, and was a little depressed, but he still smiled and said:
"When I followed Brother Huaining to escort the orphans of the Zhang family, I experienced a lot of pickled things, and my martial arts experience rose by leaps and bounds, and after returning to Jiangnan, the martial arts realm was also rising. ”
As he spoke, he patted his fat belly.
After hearing this, Zuo Chuning said in his heart, why can't this fat man say a word without Ping Huaining? Your brother Huaining is afraid that he is eating in prison at this time, if he is really so close, why don't you go to the capital to rob the prison?
Suddenly, he remembered something again, and asked with a smile: "Why don't you see the shape and meaning ruler that you don't leave your body?"
"Now I am also the number one person in Jiangnan Province, the weight of the ruler is too heavy, which affects the eighth master's heroic demeanor, how can I still carry it with me?" The fat man looked proud as he ate broad beans.
"Just you, now that you're fat, can you still have a demeanor?"
It was the tearful mole woman who spoke.
"What's the matter? I don't have a demeanor, so you have it? Aren't you just said that the sick ghost of the Xing family looks a little mean, and you also learn from others to go out and bring a rag to cover your face. The fat man immediately retorted.
The tear mole beauty trembled with anger when she heard this, ripped off the light veil on her face, and slammed the long sword in her hand on the table.
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll chop off your tongue. ”
After not covering her face with a light veil, the handsome nose bridge and slender lips of the tear mole woman immediately appeared in Zuo Chuning's eyes, such finely carved facial features, with the water chestnut and face, are naturally beautiful. However, the face is indeed colder, and in the eyes of some people who think highly of themselves, it is reasonable to say that they are mean.
Zuo Chuning didn't expect to meet Han Bazhi here, he was excited just now, and he didn't pay too much attention to the beauty beside him, but now his voice appeared, clear and lovely, very pleasant, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the delicate figure of the tear mole.
Zuoqiu Moshu saw that her brother was thinking about being a hungry ghost again, she snorted coldly, and swept her fierce gaze to her second brother.
Zuo Chuning also knew that it was not the right time to run away, and seeing that the fat man was still talking sarcastically, he was busy diverting the topic: "The two of you are angry, I don't know how the two sisters Mo Shu met just now, how did the two disciples of the Golden Cicada Sect send away?"
"When you come out to mix the rivers and lakes, you don't believe what others say, those gangsters are not from the Golden Cicada Gate. The fat man spoke calmly on the side, but he was not angry when he heard the tone, it seemed that he was just talking fast just now.
"What do you mean?" Zuo Chuning was a little puzzled.