Chapter 11 Entering Changyang for the first time
The boat sailed to the outside of Changyang City, it was already noon the next day, the warm sunshine of early winter sprinkled on this small wharf, most of the people on the street were in a hurry, some drove ox carts to deliver goods, some drove donkeys to pull goods, they were either richly dressed, or dirty, some were radiant, some were sad. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
On the dock, several shirtless men each carried a coarse cloth sack on their shoulders, and the heavy weight bent the waists of several people, and they struggled to walk, and the sweat on their bodies shone in the sunlight.
The sacks were carried to the boat, and the strong men returned the same way, and so on and so forth, and all they could support was the pot of warm old wine at home, or a few delicious side dishes on the dinner table.
Shen Linfeng was dressed in coarse cloth clothes at this time, wearing a hemp rope straw hat, carrying two bamboo baskets with a flat shoulder, his skin was sallow, and his face was pitted, and he looked like a farmer in a mountain village.
And Yi Tianyang's mouth and nose were covered with beards at this time, and he looked old, and he looked like a shopkeeper.
The two of them stepped off the boat one after the other, and Shen Linfeng just stepped on the ground, so he gently touched Yi Tianyang's back with a flat pole, and motioned him to look to the side.
At this time, next to the aisle, several men in black kept an eye on the people who came down the boat, and the expressions on their faces gradually became solemn as the number of people on the boat decreased.
"Hey, look, get out of here!" a man in black shouted as he pointed at Shen Linfeng, who had stopped to watch.
Shen Linfeng and Yi Tianyang pretended to be frightened, nodded with a smile, and then left quickly.
"Stop!" The stout man at the head shouted urgently, and then he slowly walked to Shen Linfeng's side, Yi Tianyang's face was like earth at this time, and one hand had quietly touched the soft sword on his waist.
The stout man looked at them and asked, "Where did you two come from?"
Yi Tianyang turned around and saluted and said, "The little master and servant are from Heshan Town. ā
"Oh, why are you here?"
"The little one knows a little about medical skills, and he came to Changyang City to purchase some medicinal materials!"
The stout man walked back and forth between the two of them in disbelief, and suddenly, he swung out his right palm and pressed it Shen Linfeng's shoulder.
Shen Linfeng fell to the ground with an "ouch", rolling on the ground in pain, Yi Tianyang saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Ouch, this master has something to say, something to say!"
The man saw Shen Linfeng on the ground grinning in pain, not like pretending, then waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, hurry up!"
Yi Tianyang was relieved at this time, stretched out his hand to pull up Shen Linfeng, who was constantly moaning, and walked towards the street entrance, just turning the corner, Shen Linfeng let out a long breath and sighed: "It was so dangerous just now!"
Yi Tianyang reached out and touched his sweat-soaked clothes, he couldn't help but be afraid for a while, he looked back at the man in black on the dock, and said, "This is not a place to stay for a long time, if they can't find us and can't see their own people, they will definitely be suspicious!"
Shen Linfeng said: "Without further ado, let's go to the city first!"
"Let's go!"
Changyang city gate is strong and square, towering, giving people a sense of solidity and weight, awe-inspiring and difficult to offend, along the outside of the city wall, hanging a string of red lanterns, from a distance to look very good and very spectacular, several soldiers in full armor vigilantly look at the passers-by, once they find a suspicious person, they will come forward to search.
Shen Linfeng and Yi Tianyang smoothly entered the city, and there were teahouses, taverns, workshops, and pawnshops on both sides of the streets in the city, and there were many small vendors with big umbrellas on both sides of the open space.
Since Shen Linfeng left home, most of them have wandered in small villages and towns in the poor countryside, and now when he sees such a lively scene, he can't help but stop and watch.
At this time, a burst of cheers in the distance attracted his attention, Shen Linfeng stepped forward, only to see a pair of father and daughter dancing with guns and sticks in the street, the woman was dressed plainly, her appearance was also beautiful, a spear played vigorously and powerfully, I saw her volley over the light landing, and then turned around and played a trick "back to the horse gun" to win the applause of everyone.
Standing behind the crowd, Shen Linfeng couldn't help but shout: "Okay!
The woman went with the prestige, but saw that this person had a rough and ugly face, the two looked at each other, the woman hurriedly turned her head to the side, at this time Yi Tianyang walked over from her side, and said: "There is a restaurant in front, there are not too many people, let's go there to eat first, and then find a place to stay tonight after eating." ā
Yi Tianyang said that the restaurant is called Xilai Tavern, this tavern is remote, although the store is not big, but the cleaning is also neat, the shopkeeper is standing by the door, desperately soliciting guests, suddenly saw Shen Linfeng and the two walking towards this side, Xiao Er hurriedly jumped down the steps, shouted: "Guest officer, what to eat?
Yi Tianyang put his hands behind his back, walked into the store with his head held high, the tables, chairs and benches in the store were neatly placed, and the table top was as clean as new, but there was only one table of diners, Shen Linfeng and Yi Tianyang sat down separately, and the shopkeeper helped the two of them add tea, and habitually wiped two handfuls on the table, and opened his mouth to say: "What do you two eat?"
"Two bowls of somen noodles, a few dishes to serve!"
"The guest officer doesn't drink......?
Shen Linfeng hurriedly interrupted when he heard this, and said, "Hey, there is something important to do, and it is inconvenient to drink, so you can go quickly!"
"Okay! two bowls of somen ......" the shopkeeper shouted as he walked to the back kitchen!
Yi Tianyang watched the people on the street through the window, and he whispered: "Brother Shen, there are many eyes and ears in Tianji Hall here, you and I need to keep a low profile, and we must not attract attention!"
After listening to him, Shen Linfeng remembered that he had just cheered loudly, which caused everyone to look sideways, and now that he looked back, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and said, "Well, Brother Yi, don't worry!"
Xiao Er quickly put the meal together, although it was a home-cooked side dish, but the taste was quite delicious, Yi Tianyang looked at the crowd surging on the street, and couldn't help asking: "Shopkeeper, there are so many pedestrians outside, why is your store so deserted?"
The shopkeeper sighed deeply and said: "The guest officer doesn't know, a few months ago, a new Longquan inn was opened in Changyang City, the building is more than ten zhang high, and all kinds of dishes from all over the world are made, and many people are admiring it...... In a few days, I'll have to close my doors. ā
"Haha, it's a matter of time before you close the door!" said the man who said this, leaning on the stone steps outside the door, and saw that he had a withered grass in his mouth, and was dressed in a shabby dark red coat, his hair was very unkempt, and his thin yellow face was deeply embedded with a pair of haggard eyes.
As soon as the shopkeeper saw this person, he immediately opened his mouth and scolded: "Okay, you stinky gopher, don't make trouble here, get out of here quickly!"
At this time, the shopkeeper ran out of the back kitchen with a basin of dirty water, and splashed it out of the door, the man had already noticed, quickly got up and turned around to dodge, but this dodge happened to hit a woman behind him, which seemed to be unintentional but actually intentional, when the man's body stood firm, he already had a purple money bag in his hand, the man bent down to apologize to the woman who was hit, and the woman nodded slightly to indicate that it was okay.
Everything that happened outside was seen by Shen Linfeng, he saw the man gradually walking away, and was about to get up to stop him, but he saw Yi Tianyang on his side shaking his head at him slightly, and said, "It's better not to make more trouble!"
"Ouch...... Two guest officers, please come in!" The shopkeeper greeted the girl who had just been hit by the man, and behind her was an old man with gray hair, Shen Linfeng immediately remembered that these two were the father and daughter who had just been performing on the street.
Shen Linfeng turned to the counter and asked, "Shopkeeper, why did you call that person a gopher just now?"
The shopkeeper's eyes did not lift, and he said while fiddling with the abacus: "That kid's name is Liu Tang, he is a local, he has no father and mother since he was a child, and then he became a famous ruffian in our area...... Aren't you still wandering the streets?"
The shopkeeper wiped the table and said: "Not only can't the government catch him, but they don't even know where he is hiding, every time people finish committing a crime, it's like the world has evaporated, hehe...... Over time, everyone called him "Tibetan gophers"
Shen Linfeng and Yi Tianyang glanced at each other, and couldn't help laughing: "Hehe...... He's a strange man!"