Chapter 288: In a desperate situation
Two ox carts on fire walked in the opposite direction, running towards Geng Jingzhong and his party.
In the blink of an eye, the two ox carts turned into two huge moving fireballs, and the flames had already ignited the cow hair pulling the cart, and the two oxen in unbearable pain ran madly towards the four people in the center of the bridge.
Unable to hesitate any longer, Geng Jingzhong shouted to everyone: Jump into the river! Then he took out the purple gold knife on his waist, split the railing of the bridge around him with a knife, and then turned around and smashed the wooden shed of the carriage with a cold palm, swept the small bell in it onto the horse's back, and then took the lead in jumping into the turbulent river. Mo Xiaodao, the little witch, Begonia, and the coachman all jumped into the river one after another, and the red wolf and snow beaver naturally followed.
The Aeon River is a large river with abundant water and a strong current. After a few horses entered the river, they were rushed downstream, Geng Jingzhong and these people were all on the horse, it was quite stable, but it was bitter that the coachman of Shouwangfu, after he fell into the water, he had been struggling, and he was about to be swallowed by the flowing water, the little witch pulled off the exquisite whip on her waist, and pumped to the arm of the coachman in the water, and the whip head wrapped around the coachman's struggling arm, and the coachman seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and firmly refused to let go.
The red wolf and the snow beaver also swam in the water, revealing two heads, one large and one small. As the group of people and others drifted downstream.
At this time, I heard a bang, and the two large fires on the bridge finally collided together, sparks flew everywhere, and the scene was very tragic, and the wooden bridge finally groaned in pain under this violent impact, and broke from the middle, and two ox carts and a horse-drawn carriage fell into the river.
Six men and four horses, one wolf and one raccoon, came ashore in disarray far downstream.
After going ashore, all the people collapsed on the bank of the river, lingering on the thrilling scene just now, and rested for a while, and then they poured out the stagnant water from their boots, and walked towards the nearby village, and entered the village, and found two farmhouses, one for men and one for women, and split wood to make a fire, and dried their clothes.
In the man's room, Geng Jingzhong and Mo Xiaodao were talking and discussing while roasting clothes.
Geng Jingzhong asked, "Holy Lord, why did someone know our whereabouts so quickly?"
Mo Xiaodao corrected him first and said: "Don't call him a saint along the way, just call him Senior Brother!" Then he analyzed: "It may be that our case in the county town was too public, which attracted the attention of our enemy, but this is inevitable, fortunately, there are no casualties." ”
Geng Jingzhong sighed: "The carriage is gone!"
Mo Xiaodao said: "It's better if you don't have it, anyway, I don't want to take the carriage, just ride a horse forward, and it's convenient." ”
Geng Jingzhong pointed at the coachman and said, "Then what should he do?"
Mo Xiaodao said: "Buy two horses, one for him, and let him go back to Kyoto! ”
Geng Jingzhong finished baking clothes, put them on, went out of the courtyard gate, and bought two horses from the villagers.
That night they spent the night in the farmhouse, and the next morning, after breakfast, they continued on the road, and the coachman rode alone north.
With yesterday's experience, everyone was extra careful on the road, but it was also strange that along the way, the wind and waves were calm, and nothing happened at all.
It was nearly noon, and the group arrived in Dezhou, which is Jiuda Tianqu, the gateway to Shenjing, and a famous traffic artery.
Entering the city, everyone saw people and cars coming and going on the street, the river was endless, and it was really a prosperous place, the little bell was very excited, and secretly asked the little witch in the side: "Sister Mei, is there anything delicious here?"
Mo Xiaodao, who was on the side, heard this, and he said to the little bell: "You don't know, there are three treasures in Texas: grilled chicken, noodle melon, and golden silk dates." In particular, this grilled chicken is a classic of Lu cuisine and is very delicious. ”
A few words aroused the appetite of the little bell, and she said impatiently: "Then let's eat this chop at noon!"
After yesterday's turmoil, everyone wanted to relax today, so Mo Xiaodao proposed: "Find a better restaurant, let's taste this famous dish together." ”
Geng Jingzhong asked a passer-by: "Which restaurant makes grilled chicken authentic?"
Passers-by recommended to him: "Deshun Zhai." And indicated the location.
A group of five people followed the guidance of passers-by and went to Deshun Zhai.
Deshun Zhai is located on Yong'an Street, located in the prosperous stage, the building is four floors high, antique, five people bolted horses, with the red wolf snow beaver step upstairs.
When they came to the top of the third floor, they chose a large table, and the five of them sat down, and the cousin came over and asked, "What do you want?"
Mo Xiaodao said: "Two grilled chickens, four seasonal side dishes, two pots of old wine, and five bowls of rice." ”
The cousin knew that it was a distinguished guest, so he went to arrange it.
A few people sat by the window, looking out of the window, but they were also relaxed.
Today, the attendance rate on the third floor is not very high, especially the third floor is a luxurious floor, and the average pawn vendor will naturally not come up, so it is also quiet!
The dishes in the restaurant were served quickly, and after a while, four dishes, two grilled chickens, and two pots of old wine were served. The little witch asked for five catties of cooked beef for the red wolf and the snow beaver.
This grilled chicken is really unique, they are in the plate, the shape is lying on the side, the color is red and fragrant, the meat is tender and delicious, Mo Xiaodao tore a thigh for the little bell, the little bell took it in his hand, took a bite, and said infinitely intoxicated: "Delicious, it's really delicious in the world!"
Mo Xiaodao said: This is the authentic five-spiced boneless grilled chicken!
Several people started one after another, and for a while, the two chickens were torn apart, and everyone who ate them said, "Delicious, delicious!"
In the midst of this joy, suddenly there was a sound from the stairs, dang, dang, dang, the sound of the bamboo pole hitting the ground, and after a while, a blind man who was blind appeared at the staircase. The blind man was tall and wore a very loose green cloth gown that hung down to the ground.
The blind man was very depressed, and after going upstairs, the bamboo board in his left hand swayed.
The blind man said a number of treasures, all of which were some auspicious words for the New Year, and the people at the table naturally gave some scattered silver, and the people collected it and put it in a tie, so the tables begged for it, and unconsciously came to Geng Jingzhong's table.
Mo Xiaodao and Geng Jingzhong sat in the position near the passage, so the blind man naturally came to them to ask for silver taels.
In fact, before he could open his mouth, Geng Jingzhong had already prepared the scattered silver for him, and it was more than the other tables.
The blind man stretched out his left hand to them, and Geng Jingzhong put the loose silver in his hand into the palm of the blind man's hand.
But the moment the silver fell into the palm of the blind man's hand, the blind man's palm flipped up and directly grabbed Geng Jingzhong's wrist.