Chapter 19: A Tear (I)
Fang walked twenty or thirty miles, and Dugu Jian felt unbearable hunger in his stomach. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info also, two or three hours had passed since he arrived here in the morning, and he had not eaten a grain of rice, so how could he not be hungry? There was a wine shop not far from here, and he was going to buy some food there.
It was past noon, and the liquor shop was deserted, except for a drinker sitting there with a long sigh. Xiao Er saw Dugu Jian walk in and hurriedly greeted him. Dugu Jian asked for some food, so he sat down and ate it.
After a while, I saw that Xiao Er walked to the drinker on the side and said, "How is it? Do you give money or not?" The drinker seemed a little helpless, and said: "Little Second Brother, can you wait any longer? Alas, why hasn't Brother Wu come back?" Unexpectedly, the little Er shouted loudly: "Hmph! I think you just want to eat white food! You golden dog has the most conscience!" Dugu Jian saw that Xiao Er was aggressive, but the drinker was retreating step by step, but he was very surprised, got up and walked over, and asked: "Why is Brother Tai forbearant here? Isn't it just to pay him the money?" Xiao Er didn't wait for the man to speak, and preemptively said: "This guest officer, you come to give us a review." This man drank alcohol and did not give money, and he still spoke loudly. You say, in the territory of our Great Song Kingdom, is there such a cheap thing?"
The drinker also said: "It's not that Yun doesn't give it, it's just that it's all wrapped up in the friend just now, and I'm really penniless now." Xiao Er didn't wait for the man to finish speaking, and said loudly: "You golden dogs are treacherous and fierce, who can trust your rhetoric!"
"You...... Everyone is Han Chinese, so why bother to speak ill of them. ā
"Hmph! Golden Dog!"
Dugu Jian saw that the two were about to quarrel again, so he hurriedly stopped him and asked, "Xiao Er, how much money does this friend owe you for drinking?" Xiao Er was very surprised, "You?...... Well, it is consistent money in total. Dugu Jian smiled, took out a tael of silver, and said, "Together with my meal money, one tael of silver, is it enough?" The little second took the silver, wiped it and wiped it, and said with a smile: "Enough, enough, guest officer, you are free." He ran behind the counter.
The drinker thanked him and said, "Thank you, brother, the grace of dripping water will be reciprocated by a spring!" Dugu Jian smiled: "They are friends when they go out, Brother Yun doesn't have to be polite." ā
"Okay! If the brother doesn't dislike it, Yun is willing to make friends with you, and laugh at the clouds. Dugu Jian also replied: "Under Dugu Jian." Listening to Brother Yun's accent, he should be from the North, I don't know why he is here?" Yun Xiaofeng sighed and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Dugu, I am a person from Youzhou, my ancestral home is Yanjing, and my family has some wealth. Yun has a close friend in his life, named Cao Bang. Two years ago, he said he wanted to come to Jiangnan. At first, there was an exchange of letters, but a year ago there was suddenly no news, and I asked people to inquire many times, but there was no news. I guessed something had happened, so I went south to find him. ā
Dugu Jian nodded and sighed, "I didn't expect Brother Yun to be so affectionate and righteous. ā
"It's easy to get a daughter, but it's hard to find a confidant. If it were Abang, I think he would do the same. I was so anxious, but I never heard anything. In Lin'an City, I suddenly got news from Abang yesterday. ā
"I wonder how Brother Yun found out?"
"A friend named Wu Lai told me that he had news of Abang, but he needed silver to wrap up his dots, so he asked me to meet here today. Today, Yun came as promised, handed over the remaining one hundred taels to Wu's friend, and asked him to go into the city to prepare carriages and horses and take care of manpower. ā
"Wu Lai?" Dugu Jian heard the name, and only felt that it was familiar, and he must have heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while. "Yes, but a few hours have passed, and the friend has not returned. Dugu Jian thought for a while and said: "Brother Yun, don't worry, the city is closed today, you are not allowed to enter or leave, maybe this friend Wu is still trapped in the city, and I will go into the city to help Brother Yun investigate." ā
"Then thank you Brother Dugu, I'll wait here. Yun Xiaofeng thanked him. Dugu Jian did not delay, turned around and walked out of the wine shop.
At this time, it was already mid-afternoon, and many people had gathered at the gate of the city. It turned out that for some reason, the lockdown order was lifted again, and these people were all people from outside the city, who came into the city in the morning to buy and sell things, and they would know that they could get out of the city, and they were all in a hurry to go out. Dugu Jian was also confused, he heard in the morning that the city was going to be closed for three days, but this meeting was canceled again, and he could be regarded as having seen it.
finally entered the city, and he was thinking about where to find this Jia Laoshi. He walked five or six streets in a row and asked more than a dozen people, but none of them knew Jia Laoshi. Suddenly, he looked up, but saw Fang Cai's "Ruyi Gambling House", but he suddenly remembered who Wu Lai. strode into the gambling house, casually found a gambler and asked, and sure enough, he got the news of Wu Lai.
It turned out that at this moment, Wu Lai was forced into a corner by several thugs and was questioning. Dugu Jian walked over, only to hear, "Wu Lai, last time you owed the eighth boss fifty taels of silver, when do you plan to pay it back?"
"What fifty taels, isn't it ten?"
"Yes, it seems that the brothers have to give you a heads-up!" said a few people, and they rolled up their sleeves and prepared to clean up. Dugu Jian hurriedly dismissed a few people and asked, "You are Wu Lai?" Wu Lai was already half frightened to death, and when he saw Dugu Jian, it was like seeing a life-saving straw, and he hurriedly agreed: "Hero! Yes, yes, I am Wu Lai." I've been waiting for you for a long time, let's go, let's go outside. "I'm going to pull the Dugu sword and walk out. Unexpectedly, Dugu Jian ignored him, knocked Wu Lai's hand off, and asked: "It's just you, let me ask you, what is Yun Xiaofeng asking you to do?" When Wu Lai heard this, his face changed greatly, and he said hesitantly: "Yun, Yun...... I've never known any clouds and winds, are you mistaken?"
Dugu Jian said angrily: "You took a hundred taels of silver from him, and you dare to say that you don't know him!"
"Oh, I said how did you suddenly make a fortune today, so that's what happened. The thug at the head was originally a little dissatisfied with Dugu Jian's sideways, but after listening to the conversation between the two at this time, he started to watch the excitement.
"This, this, uh...... Boss Eight, I will pay him back, and I will pay it back. Wu Lai saw that he couldn't deny it, and hurriedly said to the thug.
"Hehe, Wu Lai, you kid will come to this set! The eighth boss is not here now, this account, let's settle it slowly!" The thug didn't fall for Wu Lai.
Dugu Jian saw that Wu Lai was still hiding at this moment, grabbed Wu Lai's collar and shouted angrily: "You still want to deny it! A scoundrel like you should have killed you with a sword a long time ago!"
"Big-chivalrous-hero-hero, spare your life! The small one is interested in getting rich, and the small one is shameless and obscene, killing me will only dirty the hero's sword......" Wu Lai's legs were weak, and he begged for mercy again and again. "Then you should go and help Brother Yun find his friends!Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless under the sword!" Dugu Jian let go of Wu Lai and shouted loudly. Unexpectedly, Wu Lai knelt directly on the ground, "Daxia, you might as well kill me! His friend has already seen Lord Yama...... No, I'm dead, where can I find it?"
At this time, Dugu Jian was taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "What's going on?" Wu Lai hurriedly explained: "Don't dare to hide the hero, just over a year ago, when the little one was still working in the dock, there was indeed a northerner named Cao Bang who came. Later, he got on a merchant ship to Hunan, and more than half a year ago he heard that the boat had been robbed by water in Dongting Lake, and all the 200 or so mouths on board were fed to the water ghosts. That Cao Bang is afraid that he will die early!"
After listening to Wu Lai's explanation, Dugu Jian didn't know how to interface, Wu Lai hurriedly took out a cloth bag from his arms, and handed it over with both hands, "Hero, this is Yun Xiaofeng's silver, there are only fifty taels left, just ask the hero to let go of the small one." Dugu Jian took it and shouted angrily: "Get out!" Wu Lai ran out of the gambling house with a crawl, and he didn't dare to turn his head back.
Those thugs didn't dare to stop them, Dugu Jian packed the cloth pocket, and walked out of the gambling house, thought about it, shook his head, and began to ask people about Jia Laoshi's whereabouts again.
The hard work paid off, and Dugu Jian finally got the news of Jia Laoshi from a jeweler. He followed the place told by the jeweler, and finally found Jia Laoshi. After knowing Dugu Jian's intention, he said: "Yes, I have a life-saving grace for Lao Wang, and he will do whatever I tell him to do." If you want me to help you let Lao Wang go to sea, it's not impossible. But I've never done a loss-making business, and I've helped you, so what good can I do?"
Dugu Jian looked at him with a philistine face, and knew that he must give him some benefits, so he said: "I still have some silver, how much do you want?" When Dugu Jian heard it, he was unexpected, "I don't know what you want ......."
"Let me tell you, I have never been a loss-making business, because I have never used money to settle accounts with people. This time it really stumped Dugu Jian, "It's important to save people now, what benefits do you want, please make it clear." Jia Laoshi still didn't answer directly, but smiled mysteriously and said, "I want one thing, one thing that ordinary people can't get." ā
"Then just tell me, I'll find a way to find it for you. ā
"I heard that the Nangong Rainbow girl in Yichun Courtyard looks like a fairy, and it is extremely fragrant, I want a tear from her. This time it stumped Dugu Jian, he was born since his mother's womb, and in the past twenty years, let alone visiting a brothel, he doesn't even know which way the door of the brothel opens, but at this time, he wants to find a top brand and ask for a tear?" "You're too strong, aren't you?" He was very helpless, feeling that this matter was even more difficult than fighting dozens of Five-Color Sect killers in Poyang Lake that day.
"Anyway, that's the condition, you can do it. If it does, I will naturally let Lao Wang take you to sea. Jia Laoshi directly put the words down. Dugu Jian saw him sitting there with his eyes closed, so he had to turn around and go out to find a way.