Volume 1 Jianghu Spring and Autumn Chapter 14 Encountering Old Friends in a Foreign Country
The west of the desert is no longer the yellow sand, but the barren Loess Plateau, where the origin of mortals flows, the Yellow River, the mother of Dayan, according to the geographical survey of the Division, the reason why the water of the Yellow River is so turbid is that it is mixed with the yellow mud here.
Every place has its own way of living, for example, Di Yunfeng's hometown of Shudi, the door is the mountain, and you have to go to the flying beam to climb the Shu Road to catch the market, not the foot strength of ordinary people is really not good.
The trend of the loess high slope is naturally high, but it is also convenient to go to the strange rocks of the chaotic gang less, do not look at the barren place here, but there are a lot of people, the villagers face the loess with their backs to the sky, although the life is bitter but happy in it.
In turbulent times, the government is not smooth, and the rivers and lakes are unstable. Where are the people not suffering?
Di Yunfeng changed his outfit today, wearing a cloth white coat inside, a Xuanqing plain coat outside, and leggings to tie his waist. A pair of old boots under his feet, made of cowhide that are wear-resistant and not broken. The swordsmen in the northwest are generally in this suit, and he calls this following the customs.
But when others looked at Di Yunfeng, they didn't recognize him as a "folk" in the northwest, he wore a hat, wrapped a scarf, and the most conspicuous thing was the knife he was carrying. In the eyes of people, there are many names for people like him, the better ones are called "chivalrous" and "prodigal son", and the more unpleasant ones are called "running rivers and lakes", "dwarf mules" and even "beggars".
The northwest is a place where folk customs are very strong, there are mountain bandits in the mountains, there are horse gangs in peace, and there are a few bullies in the town or even in the township. There is a family of officials and bandits here, as long as the officials don't poke out any big things, they will not come to investigate if they turn a blind eye to each other.
All in all, in a word. This place is darker and more absurd than the rest of the West, and even the imperial court has given it a "well-known name" - calling it "the Impossible Zone".
There is no lawlessness, murder is not illegal, robbery is not illegal, it is really a paradise for people in the rivers and lakes. Most of the "dwarf mules" who come here are people who fled from the Central Plains with human lives.
Thieves and thieves, dragons and snakes are mixed.
Di Yunfeng tracked the wolf king all the way to this point, which lasted for a month, and he also stabbed a lot of wolf cubs on the way, but the wolf king was very shrewd, and kept migrating after the death of the evil dragon, from the desert of northern Xinjiang to the high slope of the loess, mixed in the crowd of people, and also looked for flowers and willows in the green building. It wanted to use its popularity to cover up its demonic aura, but it ignored the most important point, that is, the wolf smell on its body! And it was not Mu Xueyi who came to find him, but Di Yunfeng, a mortal.
Di Yunfeng stood under a wind-eroded wooden pole, looking up at the boundary behind the broken door, which was this town, and the name was: "Jinji Town"
Most of the chickens in Jinji Town are large chicken farmers, which is roughly named after them.
Wolves like to eat chicken, even if they become demons, they can't change their natural habits, just like Di Yunfeng likes to drink.
Di Yunfeng finally dared to spend wine and meat in a restaurant, no matter how expensive the wine was, he had to drink it, and the meat was a table of chicken, roast chicken, roast chicken, chicken fillet with sauce, and chicken offal with chopped peppers...... The chicken here is like cabbage elsewhere, why can't he afford it?
A large table of wine and food was eaten by him, and he only asked for a tael of silver when he settled the settlement. He patted his stomach with satisfaction and was about to leave, but at this time, someone pulled him and said, "Brother, do you want to do business?"
Di Yunfeng thought: Gou Laodao still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, his salary was not settled last month, and he doesn't have much money on hand, so he will have to subsidize his family for Haisheng in the coming year...... If there is a business coming to the door, why should you listen to it?
It was an old man with a tent face who shouted and shouted, with a big cloth coat and rosacea, but his smile was easy-going and genuine. This kind of person is commonly known as "headhunter" in the rivers and lakes, just like the "chicken" in the green building, pulling people into the gang and introducing business to make money from it.
A businessman is a businessman, the old man smiled at his color, Di Yunfeng was interested, so he pulled aside and sat down, and said softly: "Good job, I did a good job of fifty taels of silver, including room and board!"
Fifty taels is a high price, and everyone in the industry knows the meaning of this price, not only a good job, but also a big job, a hard-working job! Di Yunfeng feels good about himself now, he can kill demons, and there is nothing to be afraid of? ”
It turned out that there was a big chicken farmer surnamed Jin at the end of the town, known as "Jin Sanye", and three generations of his family made a living by raising chickens. The business is getting bigger and bigger, but recently I don't know how to provoke the fairy, the chickens in the chicken farm will give up more than a dozen overnight, and I began to think that it was the weasel to make a mistake, only a group of workers kept vigil, but the workers did not keep it at night, lost three lives, and went crazy. The madman shouted that it was a monster, a monster. After the rumors spread, the people in the town said that it was the chicken stolen by Wong Tai Sin, and Jin Sanye could only suspend breeding.
The old man's surname is Hu, when the "headhunter" claims to be 30 years, he is called "Hu Boss" in ten miles and eight towns, and before leaving, he patted his chest and threw down ten taels of silver and said: "I am a person who eats by integrity, and my brother is willing to come to work hard, so I naturally want to entertain well, these five taels are a deposit, and the other five taels will be sent to my brother to find his mother-in-law for pastime!"
Everyone in the tavern shouted, "Old man Hu, you are righteous." "Old man Hu is so generous. Di Yunfeng sneered, and after collecting the money, he walked out of the tavern, but before he stepped out of the door, he asked someone to drag him over, and listened to a person: "Brother, I have something to say to you." ”
Wen Sheng is a young man, when he sees that he is really fifteen or sixteen years old, with a greasy head and a ragged face, he is a little beggar?
Everyone here calls them brothers, but how many people really regard them as brothers? Di Yunfeng spread his hand and said coldly: "There is something to say." ”
But the little beggar asked, "Brother, you don't look like you're from the Northwest, do you?"
Di Yunfeng glanced at the little beggar again and turned to leave, he didn't plan to make a family with others.
The little beggar hurriedly ran to stop him, and smiled at him: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I'm here to persuade you not to be fooled, that old man Hu is talking nonsense and deceiving people again, I'm afraid that you will be deceived and killed!"
This is not surprising, one of the basic three sentences of the old man with a dry beard is true, or it is true to add oil and vinegar. It's like a chicken head telling you: My young lady's skin is like jade, the front is convex, the back is warped, and when you meet each other, you know that the person is old and yellow, and the work is not good.
In fact, the killer doesn't care about the truth or falsehood, as long as the silver can be scooped up, and of course he doesn't care how beautiful the young lady is. Those who do what they do, even life and death have been put aside, why do they pay so much attention?
The little beggar looked left and right for a while, and found that there was no talent, and said softly: "The inn you went to just now, the regular customers in it are all old man Hu's nursery, specially coaxing you foreigners to work hard!" He swallowed his saliva, and then lowered his voice and said: "Brother, you don't know, Jin Sanye's family has not only killed three people, but the old Taoist priest and the people who ran the rivers and lakes have died in total, and there are no less than ten deaths! They all made people twist their necks, their intestines rotten, and blood splashed all over the ground!"
Di Yunfeng remained silent, squinted his eyes and showed a smile, if it was really like what the little beggar said, then the monster who stole the chicken was none other than the wolf demon. Follow the wolf demon to find the wolf king, and you can get fifty taels of silver for killing it, good deal, good deal!
"Hey, brother, aren't you stupid......! You are also unlucky, and there is no room for regret after receiving the deposit from Old Man Hu. I don't think it's as good as this, you give me a few taels of silver, and after you die, I will find the best second leatherman for you to sew your head, and call my master to do things for you, and ask the owner of the longevity shop to make a good coffin...... It costs a total of ten taels of silver. ”
It turned out that the little beggar was also a businessman who made money from outsiders.
Di Yunfeng didn't plan to die for the time being, and replied: "No need." Then he walked towards the end of the town.
The little beggar followed up again, flattering: "Brother is new to here, I can be your guide, I know which gambling house is not dark, and I also know which kiln girl is beautiful......" He ignored Di Yunfeng when he saw it, sighed, as if he was about to take out a "killer weapon", saw him pound it in his arms a few times, grabbed a charm and shook it in front of Di Yunfeng, and raised his chin and said:
"Brother, this thing was opened by my master himself, and it is omnipotent to suppress demons and drive away demons and kill immortals and demons!
Looking at the charm, Di Yunfeng paused, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, he must not forget this charm, isn't this the life-saving charm that Qian'er gave to everyone when she left? He also used this charm to blind the eyes of the evil dragon!
The little beggar saw that Di Yunfeng was interested, and hurriedly said, "Yo, brother, I finally know the goods, and I sold you at a loss for twenty taels of silver." ”
Di Yunfeng asked, "Little brother, is this spell really from your master's hand?"
The little beggar puffed up his chest and puffed up: "Isn't that the family teacher a heavenly immortal, the one hundred and sixty-eighth generation disciple of Longhu Mountain, originally a national teacher of Dayan, and then traveled all over the world, taking it as his mission to kill demons and eliminate demons, and vowing to save the world!"
Di Yunfeng raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Then is your master's surname Gou?"
The little beggar opened his eyes and exclaimed, "Brother, how do you know the family teacher's surname?!"
Di Yunfeng smiled contemptuously, but he was secretly happy in his heart: I thought that last month's salary was wasted, but I didn't expect to pay it back, so Gou Laodao should have cheated a lot of money in the past few months, and he wouldn't miss me these twenty taels, right?