Volume 1, Xiaoxiang Concubine Chapter 5, He Bridegroom
On this day, the road in Kaifeng, Henan Province was full of lights, but it was extremely lively.
The people of Lufu were already busy in the middle of the night when the chickens had not yet risen. They hung red lanterns and red satin all over the house on nearly ten acres of land in Lufu, and the doors and windows were also covered with the word "Xi", and even red lanterns were hung on both sides of the avenue outside Lufu!
The people of the entire Kaifeng Mansion know that this is the owner of the Lu Mansion, Lu Xiqiao, who is going to marry a daughter-in-law!
Speaking of the name of Luxi Bridge, almost everyone in Kaifeng knows it except for the newborn child. He is a famous rich man in Kaifeng, his family is rich, not only that, he is also a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple, he has learned Shaolin 72 stunts, and is proficient in all kinds of fists, feet and sticks!
He roamed the rivers and lakes when he was a teenager, and once single-handedly defeated the horse thieves who lived by robbing merchants and goods in northern Saibei, and since then he has become famous in the rivers and lakes. When he was eighteen years old, he thought that there were few opponents in the world, and he actually openly went to Songshan Shaolin Temple to challenge the monks, and actually let him defeat several masters of the Dharma Academy!
Although Luxiqiao openly challenged the authority of the Shaolin Temple, it was only because he was young and frivolous, but his heart was not bad. Besides, he has a good reputation in the rivers and lakes, and the Shaolin Temple did not embarrass him, and scolded him for a few Zen sticks and let him go back!
But who knew that he saw that Master Yuanxin's martial arts were strong, and he subdued himself with only a few moves, and couldn't help but yearn for it, kneeling in front of Master Yuanxin and begging him to accept him as an apprentice. Master Yuanxin naturally didn't allow it, he didn't give up, he knelt outside the Dharma Academy for three days and three nights, and finally moved Master Yuanxin, and became a lay disciple under his name!
When he was in his twenties, he came to Kaifeng, and was invited by Zhang Yujiang to the mansion as a guest because he rescued the daughter of the great writer Zhang Yujiang, who was bullied by robbers. Because Luxiqiao has a life-saving grace for his daughter, and he can recite poems against him, he is quite close to Zhang Yujiang. Later, because Zhang Yujiang had no children under his knees, he took Luxiqiao into the house and became a door-to-door son-in-law!
Within three years, Zhang Yujiang died of illness, and the huge family property of the Zhang family was under the name of Luxiqiao. Although Lu Xiqiao is a chivalrous man, he is merry by nature, and likes to look for flowers and willows on weekdays, but he doesn't like the prostitutes who sell themselves in the Qinglou, but the married women!
When Zhang Yujiang was alive, there was Lao Taishan on the head of the Luxi bridge, and he didn't dare to make a mistake, and his wife Zhang Chunyan raised his eyebrows together, and Zhang Yujiang showed off his son-in-law to others more than once, saying that he was right to look at people!
Who knew that as soon as Zhang Yujiang died, the mountain on the head of the Luxi Bridge fell, and his nature of liking women was exposed. Lu Xiqiao is tall and handsome, he is a famous beautiful man from all over the world, and his family is rich, and he doesn't know how many women from good families have made Pan Jinlian!
After all, the paper can't contain the fire, and the romance of Luxi Bridge outside reached the ears of Mrs. Zhang Chunyan. She was furious, only to feel that Luxiqiao was just a son-in-law who had joined the Zhang family, and the power of the Zhang family was still in her own hands, so she asked for a letter of resignation and a letter of resignation for Luxiqiao!
Although Luxiqiao is a hero, he is very afraid of this wife on weekdays, so he immediately knelt in front of Zhang Chunyan and wept bitterly, saying that he remembered the friendship between the two husbands and wives and the life-saving grace of the year, and also swore in front of the spiritual seat of the old Taishan Zhang Yujiang! I just don't know if his old Taishan Zhang Yujiang will have a hot pain on his face when he sees Luxiqiao's behavior in the spirit of the sky?
Zhang Chunyan looked at him with a pious face, remembered the past few years between the two, and thought about his three-year-old daughter, his heart softened all of a sudden, and he forgave Luxiqiao.
Less than a year later, Zhang Chunyan died of malaria, and no one can restrain Luxiqiao again. After seven days of vigil for his wife, he was like a bird that had escaped its cage, spreading its branches inside and outside Kaifeng!
Later, he felt that it was not enjoyable to steal food like this, so he simply married the woman who was looking for flowers and willows outside and went home, so that he would not have to be frightened and afraid every day, and he would not suffer from lovesickness!
But there is a good saying: what is stolen at home is not as good as what is stolen, and the flowers at home are not as fragrant as wild flowers! Within a few months, Luxiqiao got tired of it, and he gave the woman some money and divorced her!
After that, he married several wives, but they all divorced after a few months, gave some money and sent home! So the people of Kaifeng gave Luxiqiao a nickname, called "He Trouble Without a Wife"!
So when people see the lights of the road, they don't think it's strange, this must be the "why don't you have a wife" to marry a new wife!
Lu Xiqiao has married for the sixth time this time, and if Zhang Chunyan is added, he is already the seventh time. But I heard that he didn't marry anyone's amorous wife this time, but the Oiran Liu Qianqian in the Swallow Tower!
Speaking of this Liu Qianqian, he is the leader of the Kaifeng Qinglou industry. It is rumored that she has learned the cartilage skills of the Western Regions, her body is soft as boneless, her body is light, and her face is beautiful, and her charm is extraordinary!
I heard that Lu Xiqiao married Liu Qianqian, and the people in Kaifeng Mansion laughed, and now the rich man of Lu Da has changed his hobby, not loving other people's beds, and falling in love with a flower in Qinglou!
Although Luxi Bridge is romantic, it is righteous for people, except for the bad style, all of them are first-class, and they have a lot of contacts in Kaifeng. So on this day, there is an endless stream of people who come to congratulate at the gate of Lufu!
Lu Xiqiao is wearing a bright red wedding dress, tall, although he is in his forties, he is still handsome, a pair of sword eyebrows look extraordinary, a pair of eyes are shining, and the fine stubble at the corners of his mouth makes him even more masculine!
He stood at the door, clasped his fists in return to the congratulatory people, and then led them to the banquet. The bride, Liu Qianqian, stood beside him and returned the salute with her husband.
She is also wearing a red wedding dress, she looks like she is seventeen or eighteen years old, her long hair is coiled high, full of jewelry, her cheeks are dotted with blush, her two red lips are crystal clear, delicate, willow leaves bend her eyebrows, her eyes are like silk, and she is worthy of the name of Oiran!
The guests looked at Liu Qianqian's delicate appearance, and their hearts itched, and they secretly scolded in their hearts: "It's really a beautiful person, but it's a pity that it fell into the hands of 'why you have no wife', but it's really 'Mandarin ducks are in the middle of the night, and a pear blossom presses the begonia'!"
After arranging the guests to sit down, the wedding banquet began, and Lu Xiqiao took his wife to each table to toast. The guests held the wine and listened to Luxiqiao's words, but their eyes were hooked by Liu Qianqian, and in the end, they didn't know what Luxiqiao said, they raised their glasses and drank them all, their eyes were full of envy!
While the Luxi Bridge was toasting, there were suddenly a few noises outside the courtyard, followed by a noise. Lu Xiqiao frowned and shouted, "What's going on outside?"
A guest trembled and said, "Could it be that the officers and soldiers are here to find fault!"
Lu Xiqiao snorted coldly: "What if the officers and soldiers are here, I am not afraid of him!"
At this time, a subordinate hurriedly ran in, and said in a panic: "Master, go and have a look! Just now a little man named Hanako came into the house, eating and drinking at the guest table, and a few of us asked him to go to the kitchen to eat, don't disturb the guest, but he was knocked to the ground by several punches, very arrogant!"
"There is such a thing!" Lu Xiqiao's eyes lit up, and he clenched his fists and said to the guests in the house: "Eat and drink well, Lu Mou go and have a look!" took his wife and went to the courtyard.
The courtyard of the Lufu is very large, and there are more than 20 tables of banquets, all of which are delicacies from the mountains and the sea! This is the banquet of the surrounding people in the Lufu, it is a troubled time, most of the people are hungry, and the Luxi Bridge is also to do good deeds this time. But at this moment, the people are all sitting at the table, stopping their glasses and throwing spoons, looking at a table of wine in the northeast corner!
In front of the table sat a ragged young man, unkempt and unkempt. This little man named Hanako sat on a chair, holding a roast pork leg in his hand and eating it fragrantly! There were several people lying on the ground beside him who had been beaten with blue noses and swollen faces!
Lu Xiqiao's eyebrows shook and shouted: "Midnight!"
I don't know when, there was already a young man in a black power suit standing next to Lu Xiqiao. He looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, thin and thin, but he looked very strong, his body stood straight, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle!
Hearing Luxiqiao's order, the young man strode up, his body was like an arrow off the string, and instantly rushed behind Xiao Hanako, his right hand was full of five fingers, and he clasped Xiao Hanako's left shoulder!
Xiao Hanako was clasped by the young man in black, her face did not change, and she still gnawed on the pork leg in a hurry. His left hand picked up the wine glass on the table, and at the same time his left shoulder moved slightly. The young man in black only felt a thousand catties of strength rushing towards him, pressing on his chest and panting. The fingers that were clasped on Hanako's shoulder let go, and she took five steps back! Hanako had already drunk the wine from the glass, as if he was just holding the glass!
"What a powerful martial arts!" Lu Xiqiao, who was far away, suddenly praised. As a martial arts hero in the world, he naturally saw that the little Hanako just now repelled in the middle of the night with just one movement of his shoulder. There are not many people in the world who can have such internal strength!
Most of the guests in the courtyard were ordinary people, and they had never seen such profound martial arts. They thought that the black-clothed boy had retired by himself! But when they heard Lu Xiqiao praise the martial arts of the little Hanako, they also realized that it was the little Hanako who knocked the black-clothed boy back! For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the crowd: Even the strong martial arts of the Lufu Mansion could not be beaten in the middle of the night, what kind of character is this little Hanako!
The black-clothed young man was also shocked in his heart! He was an eyewitness to this incident, and only he knew how powerful the martial arts of this little man named Hanako in front of him were! The force that came from him just now was pressed on his chest, and if he hadn't taken five steps back to unload the force, the force of a thousand catties was pressed on his chest, and he would have been seriously injured!
"Midnight!" Lu Xiqiao shouted: "This little Hanako's martial arts are very high, are you sure you can take him down?"
"I don't know, let's try it!" The young man in black looked bright, leaned over, and came to the front of Hanako again, and punched him on the left side of the face! Hanako flashed sideways, although she avoided the fist of the young man in black, her cheeks were swept by the fist wind, and her skin hurt!
When the black-clothed young man saw that the blow missed, his fist did not retract, but by the inertia of hitting out, he waved his arm and swept the door of the little Hanako. The speed of this blow was too fast, and Xiao Hanako didn't have time to dodge, so he had to pick up the unfinished pork leg in his hand to block it!
Xiaoxiao Huazi flew out with a bang, and his body fell to the ground with a bang, smashing several tables and chairs, and the plates and food jingled and scattered all over the ground!
The young man in black did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but stood aside and quietly watched Hanako get up from a pile of food crumbs.
Xiao Hanako covered his chest, obviously the blow of the young man in black just now hurt him very much! He grinned, looked at the young man in black, and shouted: "I haven't eaten yet, and now I don't have the strength, even if you win, I won't be able to win, dare you let me fight again after I've eaten enough!"
The young man in black didn't know what to do, and turned to look at Luxi Bridge. Lu Xiqiao nodded: "Since the little hero said, my Lu Mansion is not a bully, so I will allow you to fight in the middle of the night after you are full, and see who is powerful in martial arts!"
Xiaohuazi hugged her fist towards Luxi Bridge: "Thank you!" and then sat down on the chair with a big grin and feasted. All the guests, along with Lu Xiqiao, Liu Qianqian, and the black-clothed young man, actually stayed where they were, staring at the little eater called Hanako!
Xiao Hanako seemed to be hungry for a long time, and ate a whole roast chicken, two plates of soy sauce beef, and drank a big bowl of wine, and finally burped, stood up, wiped the corners of his mouth full of oil flowers with his dirty sleeves, turned to the young man in black and said, "I'm full, come on!"
When the young man in black heard this, he jumped over, and the two instantly hit each other. The black-clothed young man punched straight in, his fist was confusing, and his fists were vigorous. Xiao Hanako was not in a hurry, seeing the move, the two of them passed a few rounds, and all the strange punches of the black-clothed boy were blocked by Xiao Hanako!
The young man in black was shocked, but there was no fear on his face, and he used his leg technique at the moment, his legs came and went like the wind, like a little flower child to continue fighting!
The leg work of the black-clothed boy is one of the seventy-two stunts of Shaolin Temple, "leg kicking skill". Shaolin Temple's kung fu is known for its strength, and the "leg kicking skill" is even more fierce and abnormal. The black-clothed young man kicked in with one leg, with a violent wind, Xiao Hanako also used his legs to resist, as soon as his legs touched, a heart-piercing pain came from his legs, Xiao Hanako grinned, and hurriedly retreated backwards!
As soon as the black-clothed young man's feet hit the ground, the bluestone ground was also shaken, raising countless dust!
What a strong force! Xiao Hanako secretly screamed in her heart: It seems that this person's legs are good, and he must not be his face! The black-clothed boy kicked again, but the little screaming Hanako no longer resisted, but dodged left and right, not to take the move!
Lu Xiqiao saw that Xiao Huazi didn't dare to take over the leg work in the middle of the night, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. But he was nimble and dodged all the time, and although he couldn't defeat Midnight, he couldn't take him down in Midnight. The dignified Lu Mansion, the master Lu Mansion can't take a little flower child, if this thing is spread, wouldn't it be very shameless!
"Midnight!" Luxi Bridge shouted. The young man in black took a step back when he heard the sound of Luxi Bridge and stopped. Lu Xiqiao said: "This little hero's fist and foot kung fu Lu has already seen it, Lu wants to get acquainted with the little hero today, but I don't know if the little hero can use weapons?"
Xiao Huazi laughed, picked up a treasure knife from the table, drew the knife out of the sheath, the blade was as smooth as the moon, and the blade was abnormally sharp, it was the treasure knife "Heavenly Dao" that Zhao Chouguo left in the "wind cave" and was taken by Zhao Yanfa!
That night, after he, Xiao Qingshan, and Yang Wenyuan killed the officers and soldiers who killed the villagers, Xiao Qingshan invited him to join the "Jianghu People" rebel army and serve Qin Shuyuan. But Zhao Yanfa seemed to have his own ideas and did not agree. Xiao Qingshan knew that he was stubborn, so he didn't persuade him again, and gave the black horse he was riding to Zhao Yanfa.
After Xiao Qingshan and Yang Wenyuan left, Zhao Yanfa also took the treasure knife left to him by his father-in-law, Zhao Chouwei, rode a black horse and left the dilapidated village!
He also had no direction in mind, and it happened that the road to the north was flat and wide, so he simply went all the way to the north. Along the way, all you see is a scene of decay, mourning is everywhere, and there are no people for more than ten miles. Occasionally, you can see a few poor people, but they are all unclothed, hungry and skinny. Even the bark of the already bare tree was gone, like an old man stripped naked, exposing its fair and dry skin in the autumn wind!
After walking for two days, he came to Kaifeng City. Because he didn't take the silver taels that Zhao Chou left in the "Wind Cave" at that time, he hadn't eaten a full meal in the past few days, and he was already hungry. It just so happened that he walked to the gate of the mansion and saw that the lights inside and outside the mansion were colorful, and people came and went, which was very lively.
He knew that this was a happy event in the house, so naturally there would be a wedding banquet. At this moment, he was already hungry, and he didn't care about any morality, so he rushed in and found an empty seat to sit down and eat.
The guests at the same table suddenly saw a little flower child sitting next to him and eating, and he didn't care about it, so he called the people of the Lu Mansion. Luxi Bridge is righteous and chivalrous, and when he sees a flower on weekdays, he will also reward gold and silver. The whole Lu Mansion is also influenced by him, and he has a good heart, and he will never embarrass this little Hanako.
A subordinate walked up to him and told him to go to the kitchen, and Lu Fu would prepare some food for him. Zhao Yanfa turned a deaf ear. At this time, the subordinate was a little anxious and scolded him. was knocked to the ground by him with a punch! Several other subordinates also rushed up when they saw this, but it was Zhao Yanfa's opponent, all of them punched each person, and fell to the ground crying and calling for their mother!
Lu Xiqiao was stabbed in the eye by the flickering light of the treasure knife, his sword eyebrows were relaxed, and he praised: "Good knife! Little hero, how about I pay 3,000 yuan to buy your knife?"
There were bursts of exclamations from the crowd! Most of the people here were ordinary people, and they didn't know any good or bad knives, but when they heard that Luxi Bridge was going to pay 3,000 guan to buy, they still had an idea of 3,000 guan. An ordinary person's family does not eat or drink for a year, and the harvest is only 100 guan, and 3,000 guan is probably the harvest of their family in 30 years!
"Not for sale!" Zhao Yanfa glared at Lu Xiqiao viciously: "Aren't you going to test weapons with me!
"Okay! The little hero is really a free and easy person!" he waved his hand to signal the black-clothed young man who called "Midnight" to step back and shouted, "Surprise magpie!"
"The magpie is here!"
A hearty voice came from above, people followed the voice, a young man in Tsing Yi rushed from the roof of the main courtyard of the Lufu Mansion, stepping on the red glazed tiles, his body was lighter than in the middle of the night, and a few ups and downs came to Zhao Yanfa!
This young man in Tsing Yi is the same age as the one in the middle of the night, his appearance is much more handsome than him, and he is a little taller than him, but he is less calm than him, a little more aura, and his eyebrows are full of heroism, like the Luxi Bridge behind him!
Holding a pair of silver Emei thorns in his hand, he hugged his fists towards Zhao Yanfa and said, "Please advise!" The figure was like a ghost, approaching Zhao Yanfa!
Zhao Yan used his big knife to slash at the magpie. The magpie leaned around, and the Emei thorn in his right hand blocked upward, and the blade slashed into the Emei thorn, and when there was a loud sound, a spark splashed. The magpie reacted quickly, and the Emei thorn slid down the blade, stabbing straight towards the back of Zhao Yanfa's hand!
Zhao Yanfa exclaimed in surprise, and turned the treasure knife, the blade pointed upward, just blocking the sharp Emei thorn! Before he could withdraw his hand, the silver light flashed in front of him, and another Emei thorn stabbed towards Zhao Yanfa's eyebrows. When Emei's stab was three feet away from the center of his eyebrows, the magpie suddenly stopped and quickly withdrew his hand!
Zhao Yanfa took the opportunity to take a few steps back, but cold sweat was already breaking out in his vest!
If he hadn't stopped it in time just now, he would have been stabbed by his eyebrows. At that time, even if you don't die, you will be seriously injured. In addition to being shocked, he also had some good feelings for the young man in front of him!
The magpie opened his formation, moved his feet, and attacked again with double thorns in his hand. Zhao Yanfa, who had experienced a moment of life and death, did not dare to despise this young man called Amazer at this moment. He was different from the boy called Midnight. The martial arts in the middle of the night are mainly strong and powerful, as long as you avoid his attack, you can be invincible, but the martial arts of the magpie are mainly light and fast, and if you are not careful, you will avoid it, and you will definitely be injured by him!
But the magpie reacted quickly, and after the attack was avoided by Zhao Yanfa, he would immediately think of countermeasures to attack again, even if he could avoid the first move, he was not sure to avoid his second move!
Zhao Yanfa had an idea, used Xuangong, gathered the internal force on his arms, held the handle of the knife with both hands, and stood in place without dodging. Seeing the twin thorns coming, he roared and swung his sword to slash at the twin thorns!
With a loud bang, the blade and the twin thorns intersected, and sparks flew everywhere! The magpie exclaimed, and his body was pushed back by a huge force, and he staggered back five or six steps before stopping, his arms were numb from the shock, and his palms were also faintly painful. He looked down and saw that a pair of tiger mouths were actually cracked, and the red blood dripped down the palms of his hands on the silver-white Emei thorns, like a little red plum on the snow, which was very amazing!
In the middle of the night, he hurriedly asked about his injuries, and the magpie shook his head and said that it was fine, and carefully put his hand close to his clothes, afraid that he would see the wound!
It turned out that Zhao Yanfa had already thought of countermeasures between the lightning and flint. In the middle of the night just now, strength was the mainstay, and the speed was not fast, so Zhao Yanfa used speed to win, and although the speed of the magpie was fast, but the strength was insufficient, he suppressed it with strength!
The magpie looked at his tiger mouth for a long time before he raised his head, looked at Zhao Yanfa, and said, "It's me who lost!"
Zhao Yanfa had a good impression of him, and hurriedly shook his head: "If you hadn't stopped in time, I'm afraid I would already be a corpse at this moment, thank you for not killing!"
The two looked at each other in the air, and were silent for a long time, and the courtyard became unusually quiet for a while!
It was Luxi Bridge that broke the quiet, he clapped his hands, walked towards Zhao Yanfa, and said as he walked: "The little hero is really powerful, Midnight and Surprise Magpie are the two highest martial arts in my house, but they were both defeated by the little hero, and they are really heroes out of the boy!"
He came to Zhao Yanfa's side and asked, "Haven't you asked the little hero for his name?"
Zhao Yan sent his name. Lu Xiqiao nodded, and said: "The whole Kaifeng knows that I Lu Xiqiao loves to make friends with heroes and heroes in my life, and today Brother Zhao came to my house, it is fate, if Brother Zhao does not dislike it, can you live in my house for a while, let Lu also do the friendship of the landlord!"
One sentence made the guests in the house laugh secretly in their hearts: Isn't your favorite friend of Luxiqiao a good woman? When did you become a hero again!
Zhao Yanfa was a little at a loss for a while! After eating other people's banquets and beating other people's subordinates, he was actually invited to live in the house for a while. He looked up at Luxi Bridge, his face was full of piety, and his face was kind, not like a sinister and cunning person!
He turned his head to look at the magpie and the middle of the night on the side, and the eyes of the two of them were full of expectation, as if to say to him: "Agree! We want you to stay!"
Zhao Yanfa suddenly felt that his cheeks were a little hot, and he hugged his fist towards Lu Xiqiao: "Senior Lu, the junior disturbed the happy event in the house today, how offended! Thank you Senior Lu for having a lot, the junior has thanked you here!"
"Brother Zhao, where are you talking about!" Lu Xiqiao held his hands: "On Lu's big day, Brother Zhao brought such a powerful martial arts to me as a congratulatory gift, it's too late for Lu to thank you!"
Luxiqiao is worthy of a generation of heroes, who was disturbed by Zhao Yanfa's happy event, but he didn't care about his previous suspicions, and invited him to sit down at the banquet in the inner hall.
Thus the farce ended, and the servants sat down to greet the guests and resumed their food and drinks. The guests sat down and continued to drink and eat as if nothing had happened!
In the middle of the night, he stood under the eaves with the magpie, silently in a daze. A woman in white walked towards the two of them. The woman looked about twenty years old, not very pretty, but she looked very comfortable, and she was dressed very plainly, only a silver hairpin was inserted in her hair bun.
In the middle of the night, when he saw the woman, he shouted, "Sister Mingyue!"
Mingyue looked at the magpie and asked, "Let me see if I'm injured?"
Shocked magpie shook his head and said, "No, I'm not hurt!"
"Come and show me!" Mingyue's voice became a little serious, the magpie was startled, lowered his head, and slowly spread out his palm, the crack on the tiger's mouth was like the bloody mouth of a fierce beast, which was very scary!
"I've actually learned to deceive people!" Mingyue pouted, looking very unhappy. In the middle of the night, he was also very scared, hiding behind the magpie, and whispered: "Sister Mingyue, the magpie is afraid that you will worry!"
"Fart!" Mingyue spat: "You guys are worrying me like this, in the middle of the night, you were also injured just now! You two hurry up to my room, I'll bandage your wounds first!"
In the middle of the night, he smiled with the magpie: "Sister Mingyue, you are such a good person, no wonder Brother Beizhi always says that he wants to marry you!"
"What are the two little bastards talking nonsense!" Although Mingyue was scolding, the expression on her face was joyful and shy. Shocked magpie laughed: "In the middle of the night, you see, Sister Mingyue is blushing!"
Mingyue suddenly pulled her face: "You two hurry up, or I'll tell the cook to stew the two of you in a while!"
"It's illegal to eat people! I'm going to tell Brother Bezhi!"
"Be careful with me pumping you again!"
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Up and down the road, a peaceful and tranquil place!