Chapter 74: The Assembly (2)
The second child in the store went to buy chicken, duck and fish according to the instructions of the shopkeeper, and bought two barrels of sesame oil, and was about to take it to the kitchen.
As soon as I entered the backyard, I saw four back kitchens surrounding the kitchen.
"Brother Tiezi, what are you looking at?" Xiao Er asked as he closed the back door with his foot.
A fat man with a young age and a slight beard said, "Liangzi, come and see, this is a person." β
"Lying down, who is it?" said Xiao Er as he walked over.
A few back kitchens let him go, and when Xiao Er saw it, the beggar on the ground with ragged clothes and dirty and smelly hands and feet was so shocked that he almost beat the sesame oil.
"Isn't that the beggar?"
Tiezi asked, "Do you recognize him?"
"Recognize, recognize. Xiao Er nodded, "Why is he here?"
A tall and lanky cook said, "Why is it here? You see what he's made of it." β
Xiao Er saw that the whole kitchen was messy and messy, "I said why he disappeared, it turned out that he slipped to our house to steal food." β
Xiao Er put the things he was carrying on a square table, crossed his waist with his hands, and looked at the beggar who was still lying on the ground and sleeping.
"I met him last night, and I didn't expect him to be so young. Xiao Er looked at a few back kitchens and said, "We have to get him out, so that he can cook in the kitchen, and the shopkeeper said that the friends of the guest officers are about to arrive today, so we have to hurry up and prepare." β
Tetsuko asked, "Carry him out?"
Another cook asked, "Where?"
Xiao Er said: "Just carry it to the narrow alley at the back door." Anyway, a beggar sleeping on the street will not attract the attention of others. β
As he spoke, Xiao Er grabbed the beggar's two arms, "Come on, come on, help." β
"You kid thinks pretty well, you grab your arm and let me lift his stinky feet?"
"His arms stink as his feet, don't you believe you smell them?"
A cook plucked out his ears and said, "I don't smell it, and I don't move it." β
"Then someone has to help me, and I can't drag him alone. β
Tiezi said: "Erping, help him quickly." β
The cook, who was called Erping, grabbed the beggar's ankle with a reluctant face, "I'm done with this hand, don't blame me for the guests who say the food stinks." β
"No blame, no blame, haha. Xiao Erliangzi and Erping lifted the beggar and carried him to the door with a moving step.
"This beggar looks so thin, why is it so heavy!" Erping complained.
"Open the door, I can't hold him anymore. Xiao Er's face was indeed red.
The beggar was carried by two people, but he slept comfortably and snored.
Xiao Er only felt that the beggar was getting heavier and heavier, and his hands were getting more and more sore, "Ah!" Xiao Er let go suddenly, and with a muffled "bang", the beggar's head hit the ground firmly.
"Oops!" cried the beggar.
Erping moved quickly, immediately put down the beggar's feet, and hurriedly ran to the kitchen.
Tetsuko and the other two cooks also came out to look.
The beggar got up from the ground with his head touched, pointed at Xiao Er and scolded: "You bastard, why are you falling on me?"
Xiao Erzhi hesitated: "I ...... This ......"
"Grandpa, I can't sleep well if I want to sleep. β
Xiao Er really saw a beggar so justified for the first time, Xiao Er said: "You ran to someone's kitchen to steal food and sleep, are you reasonable?"
The beggar cried out, "Oh, don't I have to eat when I'm hungry, don't I have to find a good place to sleep when I'm sleepy, don't you want me to starve to death and freeze outside......
Xiao Er really had no way to deal with this beggar, he looked like a kitchen, with a look of asking for help. But Tiezi, Erping and the other two cooks all shrank their necks into the kitchen, and they didn't care about themselves.
Xiao Er really wants to cry without tears.
So he took out two more copper coins from his bosom, "Here you go." β
The beggar looked at the money and then at Xiao Er, "Okay, it turned out to be you! β
"Whoβwho stole the money?" Xiao Er argued.
"You didn't steal or rob, why did you walk in such a hurry last night with a big money bag?"
"That's because ......" Xiao Er quietly turned his head, and saw that the back kitchen was listening with their ears pricked up, Xiao Er said, "What does this have to do with you?"
"It's none of my business, if you don't say where this money came from, I'll report to the official!"
"Haha", Xiao Er smiled and said: "You report to the official, if the official believes you as a beggar, I will admit it!"
"If the dog officer doesn't believe it, I'll say that you stole his money!"
"But I didn't steal it, and he didn't lose any money!"
"Then I'll steal his money first, and then say that you stole it, and then he'll believe it anyway!"
"How can there be a scoundrel like you? That money wasn't stolen, I gambled it!"
The beggar grimaced, then sat down triumphantly on the ground, "I'm a scoundrel." β
Xiao Er realized that he had let this beggar play tricks, and then looked at the back kitchens, and there was a hint of a treacherous smile on their faces, which meant that if they didn't share it with them, they would tell the shopkeeper that Xiao Er was going to gamble again.
Xiao Er shook his head bitterly and said, "Who said I met the God of Wealth?
The beggar sat on the ground with a grin, rubbing the ashes on his knees with his hands, "I'm hungry, do you have anything to eat?"
Xiao Er said angrily: "No, no, go!"
"I'm not leaving, there are four cooks here, why am I leaving? I'm going to take it here. β
Xiao Er really didn't have a trick with this beggar, he couldn't drive away, he couldn't scold or scold, he was like a piece of mud on the sole of your shoe, and he couldn't shake it off.
Xiao Er could only say: "You can stay here, but you can't walk around, it will affect the business, and we will beat you!"
The beggar replied, "Good!"
Everyone also heard the sound of horses' hooves, except for Li Yuanchen, who Sun Qiao'er didn't let him move, didn't stand up, and the rest of the people all stood up and walked towards the door. But the crowd was disappointed, and the sound of horses' hooves turned out to be just a few mules pulling the cart.
The mule driver was a middle-aged man, with prominent cheekbones and a slightly upturned chin, he was dressed in a blue undershirt, and although it was already spring in the sandals, there were not many people who were as thin as him, and maybe even only he wore them.
The crowd was disappointed, but the man was enough to get their attention.
for the mule pulls the coffin. The coffin was covered with hay, but it still allowed you to see the five coffins inside at a glance.
In broad daylight, pulling a cart of coffins is too ostentatious. There was a chill behind everyone, but it was only them who were surprised, and the people in Huang'an Town were not surprised by anything, even if someone pulled the coffin to the street, they just took a casual look.
Feng Yu said: "These coffins ...... Is this place dead?"
Qin Ping said: "Even if a dead person doesn't die five at a time, even if it's such a coincidence, do those five people still know each other?"
Fang Yunfei didn't want to interject so that no one else could notice him, but he seemed to be more and more interested in the stranger things, "Look at that hay is still falling." It's not tied strongly, do you think the coffin will fall off too? β
Li Yuanchen also seemed to want to see the car pulling the coffin outside, who Nasun Qiao'er just held him down and didn't let him get up, "What's so nice about pulling the coffin? I can't hide when I encounter this kind of dead person...... Do you want to see it?" Sun Qiao'er remembered her aunt's suicide again, so she didn't say anything.
Li Yuanchen was also a little guilty - he accidentally aroused Sun Qiaoer's sadness.
The hay fell to the ground, but the man who drove the car seemed to be completely unconcerned, and he walked faster and faster, and the hay fell more and more, and he could almost see the whole coffin.
Hong Hanming felt very strange, and he couldn't talk about worrying, was it a dead person or a ...... in the coffin?
Qi Ying'er's worry and ominous feeling were as good as Hong Hanming's, and before everyone could react, Qi Ying'er had already chased after her and stopped in front of the mule car.
The middle-aged man said while pulling the mule, "Little brother, be careful, don't let the mule hit you." β
Before Qi Ying'er could speak, she listened to a person: "It's okay to die, it's okay to die, don't you have a coffin? It's very convenient, just put the dead person in it directly." β
Not only the middle-aged man, but even Qi Ying'er was startled, because this person was sitting on the coffin board, a beggar, and Qi Ying'er didn't see how he sat on it at all.
Compared with Qi Ying'er, the middle-aged man seemed to be more nervous.
The beggar smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? I'll just sit in your car and take a break, and look at your nervousness, and the beads of sweat fall to the ground." β
The middle-aged man said, "You beggar, go down! You are disrespectful to the dead!"
The beggar stretched and knocked on the coffin board again, listened attentively, and then said, "You said there are dead people in here?"
The middle-aged man said: "Of course! Isn't it a dead person or a living person?"
The beggar laughed and said, "What's the difference between a dead person and a living person? I think this coffin can also hold a living person!"
The middle-aged man said: "You're a madman, get out of here!" As he spoke, the middle-aged man picked up his whip and whipped it at the beggar, but the beggar just shook it, and the whip fell into the air, and no one saw how he dodged.
Qi Ying'er watched from the sidelines and felt that this beggar was very interesting, and this middle-aged man must not be an ordinary mule driver, because his whip is not like driving livestock, but like a martial arts path.
The middle-aged man swung five or six more whips, but none of them hit the beggar, but let the beggar grab the tail of the whip and snatch it away.
"Interesting, interesting, play with me. The beggar laughed.
The middle-aged man seemed to be a little in a hurry, "You go quickly, I still have to hurry!"
The beggar said, "That's right, I'm also in a hurry, why don't you take me for a ride." β
The middle-aged man said: "Phew, get out of here!"
The beggar smiled and said, "Why don't you lie in the coffin, you can take me away!"
The middle-aged man was even more panicked, and hurriedly shouted, "You can't open it!"
"Why? Is there anything unsightly? I'm going to open it!" the beggar opened his mouth wide in astonishment as he lifted the coffin board.
There was nothing in the coffin, it was simply cleaner than a beggar's face.
Seeing that there was nothing in the coffin, Qi Ying'er seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, could it be that she was thinking too much?
Looking at the middle-aged man again, the nervous look on his face disappeared, and he was replaced by a smug look.
The beggar shook his head: "It's impossible, there should be talent!"
The beggar shouted, "Didn't you say there were dead people in there?
The middle-aged man smiled slightly: "I am only responsible for transporting the coffin, I don't know if there are dead people inside." β
The beggar felt a knot in his heart, and the boss was not happy, so he didn't say a word, "Bang Bang", and opened the other coffins, but the result was the same as beforeβthe coffins were empty.
The more the beggar thought about it, the more angry he became, and he stomped his feet in anger.
The middle-aged man scolded: "You skinless and stinky beggar, why did you open the coffin for me?" Although the middle-aged man was angry, there was no previous nervousness in his words.
Qi Ying'er felt a little strange, and finally asked, "May I ask this uncle......
The middle-aged man turned his head and said angrily: "What are you doing?
Qi Ying'er said: "I just think it's strange that the uncle is pulling a few coffins on this bustling street." I don't know where you transported these coffins, uncle?"
"What's your business!"
"When people ask you, you have to answer! Otherwise, you will be slapped!" As soon as he finished speaking, the beggar raised his foot and kicked the middle-aged man in the face.
A footprint was really imprinted on the middle-aged man's face, and the middle-aged man screamed in pain, and he took a big breath when he screamed, all of which smelled of stinky feet.
The beggar laughed and said, "How is it?
The beggar beat people - even the passers-by in Huang'an Town found it interesting, and unconsciously surrounded a lot of people.
It's not that Qi Ying'er doesn't want to stop it, it's just that he doesn't see when the beggar comes out, and the speed is unimaginable.
The beggar looked at the middle-aged man's embarrassed appearance and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, I'll print you another right foot on!"
The middle-aged man was annoyed and angry, his body suddenly changed, and he actually pulled out a rattan snake stick from his waist, and the stick wind whirred, like a spiritual snake rushing towards the beggar's door.
The beggar was calm and sneered: "It's in its original form!"
The beggar shouted, "Go!"
As soon as a sound came out, the middle-aged man fell to the ground as if he had tripped over someone, and passers-by couldn't help but laugh. Qi Ying'er saw that the beggar was carrying something in his hand, and it was actually a hay ball.
Could it be that he kneaded this person with hay and beat him down? It was really incredible! Qi Ying'er exclaimed, Hong Hanming and the others were still standing and watching from the inn, and they all saw that it was the beggar who knocked the middle-aged man down, not himself.
Sun Qiao'er was not at ease because Qi Ying'er suddenly ran over, and also ran to the door to look at Qi Ying'er.
Li Yuanchen saw that Sun Qiaoer no longer forced himself to sit, so he stood up quietly, slowly walked to the door to see what was going on, and was also very surprised when he saw the scene just now.
The unthinkable happened again, the coffin on the mule cart began to shake violently, and there was a sound of wood cracking, and a person came out of it!
Qi Ying'er looked at it and was speechless, because he knew this monk! This monk was not only smart but also humorous, not only handsome but also weak in martial arts!
Qi Ying'er shouted: "Empty!"
Sora also saw Qi Ying'er, he smiled at Qi Ying'er, and turned to look for the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man took the opportunity to run a few feet away when everyone was paying attention to the coffin, which shows that his foot kung fu is not very good, if he was a master, he would have run away a long time ago.
I saw that the empty one turned over, tapped the ground with his toes, and flew up again, blocking in front of the middle-aged man in an instant.
The middle-aged man waved the rattan snake stick again, and Sora just dodged left and right, not intending to fight him.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of the remaining four coffins on the mule cart, and the beggar hurriedly took a look, and sure enough, these coffins had another mystery, the coffin had two layers, and after opening the coffin, only the top layer could be seen, but in fact, the person was hidden in the bottom layer.
I saw a human hand stretched out of the second coffin, a hand clenched into a fist. The person in the coffin broke out of the coffin, and it was Yi Wanxuan. The third, fourth, and fifth mouths also jumped out, Ling Quanfei, Lian Xiangyu and Jiang Chuanhai.
Hong Hanming, Qin Ping, and Feng Yu also ran to the mule cart, their eyes showing joy and puzzlement.
Sun Qiao'er had just seen the void, and she had already shouted happily, and Li Yuanchen was also very happy: "It seems that our helper has arrived!"
At this moment, Fang Yunfei didn't know where he went.
When Qi Ying'er saw Ling Quanfei, she had an indescribable feeling, was she surprised or happy?
And Ling Quanfei was smiling at him at the moment, a warm smile, Qi Ying'er suddenly felt a sour nose and moist eyes.
It turns out that the other "acquaintance" mentioned by the Master of the Unprecept is him?
Sora had already captured the middle-aged man and brought him to everyone.
"Brother Qi, long time no see!"
Qi Ying'er smiled: "It's not a long time!"
"Don't you want me?"
"I don't want to!" This sentence was not said by Qi Ying'er, but by Sun Qiao'er. She couldn't help but run to the mule cart, and Li Yuanchen was also helped by her step by step, because Li Yuanchen was also happy, no matter who was happy, what kind of illness would naturally be nothing.
"Wow, Grandma Sun, you're here too?"
"Who is your aunt and grandmother, am I so old?" Sun Qiao'er laughed and pretended to be angry.
Kong smiled: "Now is not the time to quarrel, this is not the place to talk, let's go inside the inn!"
Everyone applauded, and walked to the inn with the middle-aged man, the middle-aged man's face was like ashes at this time, and not to mention whether he could break free of his empty hands, I am afraid he didn't even have the idea of escaping.
When they returned to the inn, the beggar tied the middle-aged man with a rope, but the man didn't say a word, and the beggar thought he was really bored, so he left him alone in the backyard.
The dish has been served, and the wine has filled the cup in front of everyone, so the empty naturally does not drink, so the cup in front of him is clear tea.
Sora raised the tea and said: "Today, all the heroes gather here, both man-made and providential, to jointly raise major events and exterminate evil thieves, just around the corner!"
After that, he raised his head and drank the tea in the cup, the tea was tasted slowly, but he drank the pride of the wine.
Everyone echoed in unison: "!"