Chapter Ninety-Three: The Litong (2)
Everyone was anxious and finally stayed up until the sun went down the next day, Li Nanxing and Yao Guang packed up all the things they had with them, and they went to explore the "Litong".
Those who are good for the world, "benefit the world, access to the three rivers". According to the local people and the old people, this "Litong" is full of legends and mysteries, relying on the sale of Mongolian boots, sheep and horses made of fragrant cowhide to Middle-earth, and the sale of wooden bowls and medicinal materials from Middle-earth to Mongolia began to make a fortune, and once monopolized the border trade of the entire pastoral area of Mongolia at its peak, and it is rumored that this "Litong" has a slight connection with the imperial court, which is not comparable to ordinary merchants.
With the iron piece falling out of the shadow wall as a guide, the two of them came to the merchant market with familiarity, and first found a favorable terrain to hide in it, so that they could observe the surrounding situation before moving.
The night in the northwestern border is cool quickly, and the crowds of the busy merchant markets during the day gradually become thinner as the night slowly falls, and when the sky is really dark, there are no pedestrians on the streets. The two of them had been secretly observing for a long time, but they didn't see any trace of the minions of Liu Song, such as Jinyiwei or Shu Hongyun, so they took advantage of the cover of the night to jump out quickly and came to the side of the half-shadow wall.
According to the method contained in the iron sheet, the two of them turned the shadow wall hard, and waited until the shadow wall hit horizontally, only to hear a few clicks under the shadow wall, as if triggering some mechanism, and then a wall behind them cracked from it, slowly to both sides, revealing a door face inside, only to see a pair of couplets hung on the door, the upper couplet "The business in front of the door is like a summer night mosquito team in and out", the lower link is "the copper coin at night is like a winter lice to catch more and more", and the door is hung with "Litong" three bronzing characters. Li Yao and the two glanced at each other, and this was it.
Li Nanxing couldn't help but laugh a little when he saw this couplet, thinking that the idea of this business owner was really unique, business and money were all mosquitoes and lice in his eyes, and he must be a free and uninhibited character.
Although the two of them were stunned, they had the idea of finding out, and they were careful at the moment and walked into the door. As soon as they entered, the door closed behind them, and the wall returned to its original state as if nothing had happened.
Li Yao and the others looked through the bright light in the door, only to see that there was nothing else outside the huge counter at the beginning, and an old man who looked like a shopkeeper behind the counter greeted him with a smile, and he laughed three times before he spoke, and then heard him say: "Everyone who comes is a guest, since the two of you can come to the 'Litong', it means that you have a relationship with the cover, but I don't know what business the two sages are talking about?"
Li Nanxing heard him say politely, and hurriedly gave a deep salute and said, "This shopkeeper, I don't hide it, I have something here, I want you to take a look." ”
The old man saw that he was handsome in this later life, and his speech and demeanor were polite, and he suddenly had a good impression in his heart, and he still said with a smile: "It's easy to say, but I'm neither an antique shop nor a pawnshop here, but I won't give you money just because you have good things?"
Li Nanxing actually has scruples, this salt is very important, so he rashly gave it out in case something went wrong. But he thought about it, since this "Litong" was what Yang Houye said, there should be no mistake. Having made up his mind, he carefully took out the salt from his bosom, and then saluted: "I am neither an antique nor a pawn, and I ask the shopkeeper to watch it." ”
The shopkeeper took the salt guide presented by Li Nanxing, looked at it, his face changed slightly, and then returned to normal, this was just a momentary change, but it did not escape Li Nanxing's eyes, he thought in his heart: "It seems that this shopkeeper must know this salt guide, but see how he will deal with it next." ”
The shopkeeper said in a gentle voice, "Please wait here, and I'll take this for the proprietor to see." ”
Li Nanxing nodded and said, "It's hard work!"
I saw that the shopkeeper hurriedly went back and turned, leaving only Li Yao and the others in the hall.
There was a meal in the past, and Li Yao and the others couldn't help but wait a little impatiently. At this moment, the shopkeeper turned in and out from the back with a smile on his face, but there was an extra silk bag in his hand.
The shopkeeper said to Li Yao and the others: "It's really time for the two of you to come, after seeing this little brother's things, the owner of our name gave this thing to me very carefully, and repeatedly told me to give it to the little brother, and let me tell you, 'If anyone is injured by poisonous insects, this thing can calm the injury and keep it safe for the time being'." As he spoke, he handed back the silk packet in his hand and the salt guide to Li Nanxing.
Li Nanxing hurriedly took it, opened the silk bag and saw that it was a two-inch round dragon-shaped jade, with a simple style and warm jade, which seemed to be very valuable, but there was nothing special about it.
Li Nanxing and Yao Guang looked puzzled, they didn't know what the mystery of this jade was about, they just wanted to ask, but they heard the shopkeeper preemptively say: "The things have been handed over to the two, and the owner has told me that the 'Litong' has nothing to do with the two in the future, please don't say to the outside world that you have been to the number, so please go back!"
Yao Guang was about to ask what was going on, but Li Nanxing grabbed him and even made him look at him, Yao Guang had to suppress the conversation, and followed Li Nanxing out of the "Litong".
Out of the wall, Yao Guang couldn't hold back any longer, and asked Li Nanxing: "Li Langzhong, why are you stopping me from asking?"
Li Nanxing shook his head and said: "Brother Yao, this 'Litong' is extraordinary, since they have made up their minds not to say it, and they want to draw a line with us, then they will not say it anymore even if they are killed, and it is useless to ask more." For now, it's important to take this piece of jade and give it to Captain Ouyang first. ”
Yao Guang heard what Li Nanxing said was also the truth, so he nodded helplessly, and the two of them took advantage of the cover of night together and returned to the small courtyard of their residence.