On the bustling street, an unkempt and ragged boy looked around, and then pulled a passer-by and asked, "This uncle, may I ask if this is Anzhen?"

The man thought he was a beggar begging for food, and said with disgust on his face: "It's not that this place can be anywhere, hey, there is another stinky flower child who came here to beg for food" After saying that, the man hid far away. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The sloppy boy, not only did not get angry when he heard this, but walked away with a smile, as if there was some great joy.

This kid is Hou Xiaofeng, he and the wine caravan came all the way to Shaanxi, until they were not separated after they were different, Lao Wei Tou told him the general location of Anzhen, plus he inquired all the way, and it took a few days to find Anzhen.

Anzhen is located at the foot of the main peak of Taibai Mountain in the Qinling Mountains, the west side of the Taoist holy land Xilouguan, since ancient times it is the pilgrims up and down Taibai Mountain and go to the Xilouguan to rest, supplement the necessary place, over time, here will bring together the north and south flavors, the east and west folk customs, merchants from all over the world, has become a large-scale town.

Hou Xiaofeng walked around the street, and saw a store with a weaving cloud cloth shop written outside, so he walked straight in, the clothes of the wind and food have long been tattered, no different from a homeless person who fled the famine, and even just now he was regarded as a beggar, as the saying goes, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, Hou Xiaofeng wanted to change his clothes first, don't let some people look down on people, and it would be better if he could inquire about a little bit of information by the way.

Hou Xiaofeng entered the cloth shop, saw a man dressed as a guy dozing off, and said softly, "Is there anyone?"

The guy who looked at the store raised his eyes and saw Hou Xiaofeng's dress, so he ignored it and said: "Our store has silkworm brocade, flower and wood weaving, mountain spring rolls, all kinds of silk and satin fabrics, and the guest officer will see what he wants." ”

Hou Xiaofeng glanced at the dazzling array of cloth hanging and asked, "Are there any ready-made clothes?"

The shopkeeper said listlessly: "We are all precious fabrics here, which can only be tailor-made, if you want to buy coarse linen clothes, there is a Shunfu tailor who goes north from the store, you can go there and have a look." ”

Hou Xiaofeng took out a few silver dollars from his arms and shook them in front of the shopkeeper, and said: "Master, I still want this custom-made, your shopkeeper is not here, let him pick some good ones for me", when he separated from the good wine caravan, Jiuqu originally intended to give him a bag of silver dollars, but Hou Xiaofeng only accepted three silver dollars as a plate for staying in the store for dinner, and in addition to this, he also gave Jiuqu back.

The shopkeeper saw that the tattered little beggar in front of him was actually a rich man, his face changed, and he flattered: "This young master, I know that you don't look down on those coarse linen clothes, your figure and appearance come to our weaving cloud cloth shop, even if you come to the right place, you wait, wait a minute, I will call the shopkeeper for you." As he spoke, he ran towards the back hall of the store.

After a while, a short and fat middle-aged man walked out of the back hall of the store with a profiteer's face, and at first glance he knew that it was the shopkeeper, and the man saw Hou Xiaofeng and frowned and asked, "Xiao Er, is him?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Yes, yes, it's this young man, a very sincere buyer." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he knew that the man meant that this was a rich master, so he smiled and said, "This little brother, what style do you want?"

Hou Xiaofeng deliberately pretended to have seen the world and asked, "What is the best of your store?"

The shopkeeper pointed to a piece of blue cloth and said: "The best must be the silkworm brocade this day, the cloth is woven with the best Su silkworms, and the color is made of the dye of the Dust Shelter, which is very comfortable to wear." ”

Hou Xiaofeng glanced at the cloth and asked, "How much is this cloth?"

The shopkeeper saw that Hou Xiaofeng didn't touch this cloth, but directly inquired about the price, knowing that it must be a layman, he looked at Hou Xiaofeng and said: "With your body, if you do a body, it will be about five silver dollars, but you are the first guest to come today, I will give you an opening price, four silver dollars." ”

Hou Xiaofeng scolded in his heart: "Damn, this is too dark, I have a total of three silver dollars on me, and I need four silver dollars for a dress to open my mouth, whether it's good or not, I'm looking for this person who sees money." ”

The shopkeeper didn't react much when he saw Hou Xiaofeng, and he thought he had met a stunned young man, and hurriedly shouted: "Little Er, hurry up and take a ruler to measure this little brother." ”

Hou Xiaofeng knew that the shopkeeper was going to slaughter himself, so he said unhurriedly: "Little Er, wait a minute!"

The guy in the shop was stunned for a moment and said, "This young master, what else do you have to order?"

Hou Xiaofeng stared at the cloth and looked at it again, pretending to be surprised: "Why is it so expensive, master, I have been traveling from south to north for so long, and I have never seen such an expensive one." ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Listen to your accent is the first time to come to Anzhen, our weaving cloud cloth shop is different from other shops, all the materials are the best, and it is a loss to charge you four silver dollars, and the intention of opening the door is auspicious." ”

Hou Xiaofeng has been in the overpass in the capital for a long time, and he knows that these people who do business say that they want to open the door and close the business or something to make the buyer feel that they have taken advantage of it and hurry up to ship, but Hou Xiaofeng didn't mean it, and said: "I really came back to Anzhen for the first time, and I asked you about something, and I was satisfied with the answer, so I bought this cloth master." ”

The shopkeeper was anxious to promote this business, thinking that it would not be a piece of cake to coax you a foreign child, and boasted: "I have been here for decades, and there is nothing I don't know about the big and small things in the town, just ask." ”

Hou Xiaofeng heard that he was in the middle of it, and said with a smile: "You can't say that you are dead, if you can't answer, then you have to give me cheaper clothes." ”

The shopkeeper's eyes rolled, how could he think that this would not be a loss-making business, and said generously: "Okay, okay, see that you are also a happy person, you ask!"

Hou Xiaofeng asked, "Do you know that there is a place called Heavenly Providence Secret Valley in Anzhen?" In fact, Hou Xiaofeng has inquired with many people about the Secret Valley of Providence, but those people either said that they didn't know, or they disliked Hou Xiaofeng's sloppiness and didn't want to talk more, Hou Xiaofeng once thought that he was looking for the wrong place, but those people were sure that this was Anzhen, Hou Xiaofeng was unwilling, so he came to this weaving cloud cloth shop, one was to change his body, and the other was to inquire about the news of the Secret Valley of Providence.

The shopkeeper opened the little two, and said mysteriously: "Little brother, are you turning meat dumplings, I have never heard of the Secret Valley of Providence before, but two days ago I chatted with Boss Chen of the Ruyi Inn, and a few people who lived in the hotel in the past two days, hehe...... "The shopkeeper stopped talking halfway through his words."

Hou Xiaofeng thought in his heart, turning over the meat dumplings? I didn't react at once, and then immediately understood the meaning of this words, it turned out that the shopkeeper regarded himself as a tomb robber, and the word tomb robbery never mentioned the word tomb robbery in his mouth, and replaced it with other code words, but because of regional differences, the north is mostly referred to by turning salted fish, and the south is referred to by turning meat dumplings, of course, the black words in different places are even more varied, fortunately, the shopkeeper said that the meat dumplings and Hou Xiaofeng knew that the salted fish had a similar meaning, so Hou Xiaofeng quickly reacted, and it is estimated that eighty percent of them said this because they were dressed in tatters and rich。

The shopkeeper saw Hou Xiaofeng thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "Little brother, how is it? Are I satisfied with my answer? Why don't you pay the deposit first, and then we will talk slowly." ”

Hou Xiaofeng thought to himself, this old fox really doesn't let go of every opportunity to make money, but he only has three silver dollars on him, if he gives a deposit, and the money is not enough to buy clothes, wouldn't it be a big loss, not to mention that he has to leave some money to eat and live in the store.

Hou Xiaofeng took out the three silver dollars in his arms again, shook them in his hand, and said: "Master, I have money, but you let me give the money before you finish speaking, in case I am not satisfied after you finish speaking, wouldn't I lose a lot." ”

The shopkeeper's eyes flickered, and he said: "Little brother, you are right, in case I finish saying that you are not satisfied, do not buy, I am not a big loss, or do this, I happen to have a ready-made clothes that you can wear, you give me a silver dollar as a deposit, I said that no matter whether you are satisfied, I will give you this dress, although this dress is not a high-quality material, but it is absolutely comfortable to wear, you buy two clothes at the price of one piece, what do you think?"

Hou Xiaofeng popped out the silver dollar in his hand and urged: "Okay, okay, I can't talk about you, you hurry up and say, master, I still have urgent matters." ”

The shopkeeper took the silver dollar and said with a smile: "That's it, that's it, I heard Boss Chen say that there are several people who live in the hotel are inquiring about the Secret Valley of Providence, but as far as I know, there is no such place in Anzhen at all, and there is a Providence Teahouse in Xiaoyu Town, dozens of miles away." ”

Hou Xiaofeng asked, "Are those people still staying in the hotel now?"

The shopkeeper called Xiao Er out, gave a few instructions, and then replied: "The previous day has disappeared one after another, and the room has not returned, it is said that I went to the mountains." ”

Hou Xiaofeng asked, "Do you know that mountain?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "There are so many mountains here, how do I know, I will ask Xiao Er to measure your size, and you can come to pick up your clothes in three days." ”

Hou Xiaofeng said: "No need, I can't get used to wearing it, just get me ready-made clothes, you don't need to look for me for money, where is the Ruyi Inn, and it is troublesome for the shopkeeper to show me the way." ”

The shopkeeper put away the silver dollar, changed it to a smiling face, and said: "I'll let Xiao Er take you there, little brother, if you turn over the antiques, don't forget to come to the weaving cloud cloth shop to change two clothes, I will definitely give you the lowest price." ”

The shopkeeper asked Xiao Er to send Hou Xiaofeng out of the store, looked at Hou Xiaofeng's back and said to himself: "This time I really made a lot of money, hehe, these meat dumplings are really chasing the wind and shadows, what the hell is the secret valley of providence, only ghosts know!"

Hou Xiaofeng knew that the clothes in his hand were far from worth a silver dollar, but he finally had a little bit of the eyebrows of the Secret Valley of Providence, although he was a little distressed, but he also felt that the money was not unjustly spent.

Hou Xiaofeng followed the shopkeeper to the Ruyi Inn, opened the cheapest room, took a hot shower before changing his clothes, although this dress is not custom-made, but Hou Xiaofeng wears it well, after this dress, Hou Xiaofeng finally no longer looks like a beggar, and his eyebrows show a bit of heroism.