After a hasty stay in Fuzhou for a day, Zhao Wuan took An Qing to bid farewell to Lao Langzhong, and spent the money he asked for from Li Huang with peace of mind, rented a good horse, and went straight south.

Li Huanglai and Mo Dao had left Fuzhou a day in advance and traveled westward. There are many bandits in the Guangnan area, and even the official road is occasionally inconvenient, so Li Huanglai chose to set off a day earlier, which is also his own consideration.

However, although there are bandits in Guangnan to the west, it is much safer than the road that Zhao Wu'an is going to take. In just half a day, Zhao Wu'an and An Qing have witnessed four armed fights along the way, and at least ten people have returned to the sky.

For these people, Zhao Wuan's attitude has always been clear - no matter what.

Despite his determination to convict him, Zhao Wuan is still a cold person after all. How chaotic the border between Miao Jiang and the Great Song Dynasty is, he had seen it ten years ago, and indiscriminate interference would only cause himself to be covered in mud that could not be washed, not to mention that these people were already hopeless.

Everyone is a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes are in trouble, Zhao Wu'an knows it very well in his heart, and he will not meddle in things.

If it was Dailou Sangyu who was following him at this time, he would not have the slightest opinion on Zhao Wu'an's approach, but An Qing had obviously never seen this kind of posture, looking at the continuous disputes along the way, Zhao Wu'an just rode his horse and rushed forward, An Qing felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing that it was noon, it was early spring, and Zhao Wu'an's white robe was also very uncomfortable baked by the southern sun, so he chose a hotel with little desertion on the spot and dismounted.

Although it is said that when you go out, it is safe to live in a big store on a big road, but there are many rights and wrongs in Guangnan, and you can see three times of blood a day close to Miaojiang. Zhao Wu'an didn't feel very safe eating at the same table with anyone, but this kind of wilderness shop that no one cared about was more pleasing to him.

Anyway, with Zhao Wu'an's body trained in Miaojiang, he was really helpless with ordinary poisons, and he could know if he was poisoned by tasting it again, regardless of the meat and vegetarian wine, he tasted it once before giving it to An Qing to eat, and nothing big would happen.

What's more, although the business of this store is deserted, the façade is very strong, and the more than 20 tables in the store are also wiped clean.

Seeing that a guest was visiting, the proprietress also greeted her from behind the counter and hurriedly pulled people into their seats. She looks less than thirty years old, she is kind and kind-eyed, although she is exquisite, she is not revealing when she dresses, which is very good for Zhao Wu'an.

Dragging An Qing behind, he whispered: "When you go out, don't think about eating so well, be a vegetarian today." ”

An Qing flattened her mouth and answered.

ordered a portion of stir-fried sword beans, a portion of vinegared cabbage, and saw that An Qing's face was reluctantly scrambled with leeks and scrambled eggs, and served two bowls of rice, which should be able to cope with this lunch.

The proprietress always had a smile on her face, answered crisply, and turned to the back kitchen to get busy. Although the store was clean, there was no valuable decoration, and the back of the counter was empty, so it seemed that the two of them were not worried about stealing things while there was no one in the front hall.

An Qing was puzzled: "Is she alone in this store?"

Zhao Wu'an shook his head: "How can one person set up twenty tables. Seeing that she is not very old, she should be looking at the store for her parents. ”

Hearing this, An Qing became alert for no reason: "So, the food she cooked is probably not delicious?!"

Zhao Wu'an was not polite, and a chestnut came to her forehead, "It's almost Miaojiang, and you still care about what is delicious or not." ”

He wanted to say something to scare the little girl by saying that he could only eat poisonous insects when he entered Miaojiang, but when he saw An Qing covering her head and sullen and angry, she still wanted to say something.

Jokes are jokes, and An Qing is scared so much that he is reluctant to enter Miaojiang, then the matter will be big.

After waiting for a while, several dishes are all ready, but the color and flavor are complete, making a taste that surpasses the small shops in the mountains, and the rice is also the rice that the Central Plains people are used to eating, full and round, full of grain fragrance, and it is very tasty.

Zhao Wu'an and An Qing had been on the road for a long time, and they were really tired at this time. After confirming that it was non-toxic, the two stopped talking and buried their heads in eating.

The young proprietress stood behind the counter with her head propped up, smiling at the two of them, her hair hanging lightly.

Not long after eating, there was a brisk sound of horses' hooves in the distance, not loud but extremely loud, and it seemed that there were no less than twenty horsemen, coming to this shop.

Zhao Wu'an nodded and said, "Sure enough, it's here." ”

"What's coming?" An Qing, who had not yet recovered from the incident of the roadside fight during the day, was now a little apprehensive when she heard the sound of horses' hooves.

"The people who were supposed to eat here. Zhao Wuan said as a matter of course.

An Qing tilted her head, and she didn't know why, when suddenly a person walked into the hotel.

And the moment the proprietress saw him, she was also smiling all of a sudden, and there was even a hint of resentment in her tone: "Why are you so late today? You see that your seat has been occupied by others." ”

An Qing, who didn't swallow a mouthful of food, almost choked out and coughed. Zhao Wu'an bit his chopsticks and smoothed her back empathetically.

The man who came was eight feet long, full of armor, a strong and sturdy figure, carrying a green tassel gun, and a face under the helmet with clear eyebrows, no wonder he was favored by the proprietress .

The man laughed twice and explained: "I met a group of recruits who didn't put up flags as required, and I gave two sentences of training, and when I rushed here, I found out that it was too late. It doesn't matter where it is, but the two of you, if you can sit with me Xu Rong with a face, it will definitely be a great honor. ”

Soon after the man entered, many soldiers wearing the same armor as him entered one after another, and each of them chose a seat and sat down, and began to talk softly to each other. The small mountain hotel was overcrowded all at once.

Zhao Wu'an said in a low voice: "Look, this is the person who should eat here." How can a small hotel have so many tables for no reason?"

An Qing suddenly realized and nodded.

At the moment when the two of them were whispering, Xu Rong had already walked over to the table without retreating, took off his helmet and put it on the table, then sat down on the side, and grinned: "If you don't answer, then I can only sit down here?"

There were about thirty soldiers in the shop, and the seats should have been accustomed to each other, and after sitting down, they were all very regular, and they did not talk and laugh loudly with each other, perhaps partly because of fatigue, and partly because of military discipline. The proprietress had brought a pot of wine from the back kitchen and was pouring glasses for the soldiers one by one.

On the contrary, Zhao Wu'an and An Qing were trapped in a pile of armor, which was quite unnatural.

Xu Rong showed a mouthful of bright teeth, not at all, and said heartily: "We are ordered to patrol the Feique camp in this pass, and the daily ride is two or three hundred miles, and having lunch in this store can be regarded as a habit, and I hope you don't mind." ”

Zhao Wu'an shook his head indifferently and said: "The soldiers are on the border, defending the family and the country, and it is too late to look up to the mountains, so why do you mind." ”

"That's good, that's good! I, Xu Rong, am a rough person, and I rarely see these situations on weekdays, if the two of you can take care of it, it would be great. I'm here today!"

At this time, the proprietress had already come to him with a wine jug, and after pouring a bowl of wine, there was still a little left, so she put it directly on his table, and said angrily: "You still please, and you don't look at your monthly salary is only a few silver coins." ”

Xu Rong laughed and said: "There is a proprietress who rewards this half bowl of wine every day, Xu Rong's alcohol addiction has been quit, how can he say that the silver salary is not enough?"

When the proprietress saw him like this, her beautiful eyes glanced at him, and then turned to An Qing and Zhao Wu'an to dismantle the stage and said: "Don't look at how disciplined these soldiers under him are, after drinking a bowl of wine, one can go crazy than the other." ”

After speaking, he stretched out his verdant fingers and tapped Xu Rong's forehead, "He sprinkled the most." ”

Xu Rong didn't speak, grabbed the hand of the proprietress, and just laughed.

An Qing glanced at Zhao Wu'an pitifully, her eyes full of helplessness for those who showed affection. Zhao Wu'an chuckled, and gently pressed the back of An Qing's head without giving face: "They are all people in the army, and they are a bit manly, which is understandable." ”

Xu Rong laughed and gave a calloused thumbs up, "Well, brother has a vision! Today's half bowl of wine, I can't help but respect you!"

"That's anyway, I'm a vegetarian and don't drink alcohol. Zhao Wu'an chuckled.

Soon, lunch for the Flying Magpie camp was served, and it was all steaming boiled beef, shredded potatoes, and a few slices of green vegetables dipped in vinegar. Although Xu Rong is the small leader of the group, his food is no different from that of his subordinates.

Zhao Wu'an ate slowly, but he was still a lot ahead of this group of soldiers, and most of the wine in Xu Rong's bowl was left, and the two of them had already eaten the dishes on their plates. Seeing that there was nothing to do, Zhao Wuan planned to get up and say goodbye.

Xu Rong was taken aback: "You have to leave so soon, you don't have to pay the money, I invite me!"

Zhao Wu'an, who had already taken out the broken silver from his arms, smiled bitterly: "It's not easy for me to have money to spend......

Xu Rong didn't give in, he didn't eat anymore, and he skipped the table and pressed the silver in Zhao Wu'an's hand back.

An Qing is not deeply involved in the world, seeing the two of you pushing me, her forehead is almost sweating, pulling Zhao Wu'an's sleeve and saying helplessly: "People are also kind, why refuse like this?"

Zhao Wu'an glanced back at her helplessly, and said in his heart that the life of these border soldiers was the most bleak, and if he was invited to a meal this time, he might have to save the money for a pair of straw sandals and send it home......

But when the words came to his lips, he changed his words: "We have our own money, so why take other people's?"

Xu Rong waved his hand and said, "I met here today, and it is the fate of you and our Feique Camp." It's not that I want to boast, this 600-mile radius is managed by more than 200 of us! I'm also a little leader, and I may meet again on the road in the future, so don't shirk it!"

Zhao Wu'an couldn't help but smile bitterly, and it was difficult to speak.

He really rarely encounters such a tricky character, and he doesn't know what to do for a while.

"Just one side, he has to pay out of his own pocket to invite me to dinner, Commander Xu is really a bold person. ”

This sentence obviously appealed to Xu Rong, and he laughed and said, "That's the reason! If you still think that I am the commander of the Song army, don't shirk it!"

"It's just that we have hands and feet, and we are not clever and robbers, and Commander Xu has also worked hard for the country...... "Zhao Wuan still refuses to give up.

Xu Rong touched his forehead: "You monk, why are you so stubborn?"

Just as the two were at a stalemate, there was another commotion outside the hotel. It seems that a large number of people are rushing here.

Zhao Wu'an and An Qing glanced at each other, confirming that they had not heard it wrong, and they were both stunned. And Xu Rong, who had been pressing Zhao Wu'an's silver, also changed his expression at this time.

"Your soldiers?" Zhao Wu'an thought that the entire Feique Battalion would have dinner here.

Xu Rong just shook his head solemnly. "How is it possible, all my soldiers are here, and none of them have run. ”

He listened intently, until he noticed that someone had dismounted outside the store, then he realized that something was wrong, spat a mouthful, and immediately said: "Brothers, put down the wine and meat first, there is movement outside." ”

As soon as these words came out, the full seat suddenly fell silent.

Then, as if they had made an appointment in advance, nearly forty people stood up together, and the nails on their bodies shook, like the bamboo of a whole woodland suddenly jointed together.

However, before Xu Rong could give another order, the door of the store had already been opened.

It was rudely opened with a sword, an axe, a spear, and a halberd.