Chapter 31: All the same
At Zhang Buer's request, Ning Xiao and Li Linxi decided to escort Zhang Buer to Zhige Station to see Guan Yan, an old acquaintance who had also lost his sect due to the intrigues of the Sage Society.
Running all the way to the east, the three of them followed the river all the way to the east. Along the way, Ning Xiao has been carefully searching for any traces of Su Po, but unfortunately Ning Xiao asked all the fishermen living on the north shore, but did not get any news of Su Po, Ning Xiao had to comfort himself that Su Po might be rescued by the fishermen on the other side. In fact, there are many people on both sides of the river who make a living from fishing, but because the river is too wide, few people cross the river from other places. However, because Zhige Town, because it is located on a sandbar in the middle of the big river, there are many ferries, and it has become an important transportation hub on the north and south banks.
So when he was halfway down, Zhang Buji's sloppy robe had already been changed into a coarse linen dress. I have to say that Sect Master Zhang has been a miscellaneous servant for many years, so that he can wear this civilian costume, but he does not have the feeling of being dusty, and he fits tightly. In addition, at this moment, there is no internal strength, and from a distance, Sect Master Zhang really looks like an ordinary person who has no knowledge of martial arts, and he does not look like a top master with superb swordsmanship at all.
Passing by a slightly larger fishing village again, the three of them decided to take a break. As for why this fishing village is a little bigger, in addition to the inn inherent in the real center, it is also because this fishing village has a name - Qingli Village.
It has to be said that the name is very regional, the blue character begins to indicate that it is within the influence of the Blue Dragon Gang, and the carp character indicates that the village is a fishing village that lives on carp. However, although the name is good, this village is not famous in the rivers and lakes because it avoids the main road and is not a big deal. As for how Ning Xiao and the others knew the name of this village-the big stone at the entrance of the village is carved on it, okay!
After entering an inn and asking for an upper room and two middle rooms, the three of them lived in the wild for several days, and were finally able to sleep on a hard wooden bed again! Some readers may be puzzled why there is only one upper room? Because after all, it is a village, and it is good to have an inn, and it is understandable that there is only one upper room. It's fun if there is only one medium guest room, will Ning Xiao live in a room with Li Linxi, or with Zhang Buer?
The village is divided into two parts, north and south, the southern half is on the big river, and small boats are moored on the shore. The northern half is on the shore, and most of them are small buildings with high pillars, and the bottom is specially vacated. An inn is located on the bank of the river in the middle of the village, and as the only commercial building in the village, in addition to the inn business, which is rarely opened once, there is an inn in the village that also doubles as a tavern. For people who live on the water, wine is absolutely indispensable. After all, most people are mortal fetuses, without internal force to protect their bodies, and live on water all year round, so it is inevitable that moisture will enter the body. If you have spirits to warm up, you will naturally be able to avoid the build-up of moisture.
So when it gets dark, the lobby of an inn gradually becomes lively. All the men and women in the village, old and young, gathered in the lobby of an inn to drink a few glasses of wine and a few homely words, a happy fishing village scene.
Ning Xiao was attracted by the hustle and bustle downstairs, and walked downstairs slowly, only to find that Zhang Buer, who was coarse and linen, had already mixed in with the crowd, and it was not lively to drink with a few fishermen. At this time, there was a burst of laughter from a corner, Ning Xiao followed the prestige, but saw several people sitting around a table in the corner, and a thin man raised his head and drank a large bowl of wine. The man flipped the bowl over, but no liquid came out, and the onlookers applauded.
A sturdy old man with a short white beard sitting opposite him said proudly: "Hou Sheng, do you still want to compare the size with me in the dice roll? You have lost more than ten times in a row and have done more than ten bowls of wine!"
The lean man said, "Come on, come on!!!" and as soon as he raised his hand, a dice was thrown on the table, dripping and turning, but when he lay down, it was a bright red point!
The crowd laughed, and the lean man drank a whole bowl of wine again in the laughter of everyone. Faced with the performance of the lean man, the old man suddenly slapped his shiny black head, pointed at the lean man and suddenly shouted: "I'll go! I should have guessed it a long time ago! You just deliberately lost to me and wanted to drink!"
"Who said that! If I want to drink, I'll bet with you that whoever wins will drink a bowl! I just like to gamble!" retorted the lean man!
"I bought a jar of wine today, and you drank it all! And said that you didn't want to cheat and drink!" said the old man, spitting profusely.
"I just like gambling!Actually, you just feel sorry for your wine~ It's a big deal, this jar of wine is mine! Are you still coming?" said the thin man.
The onlookers are all villagers, and the old man can't behave too stingy, it's normal for the other party to lose a bet and drink, and let the other party pay for it. The old man is also difficult to ride a tiger now, and it is obvious that the wine he bought has been almost drunk by the other party in the blink of an eye, so it is not okay to go on like this! So the old man rolled his eyes and said: "Don't blame the old man, I bullied you! I should let the old man pay for this jar of wine." Let's change the way of gambling, whoever has the highest points will drink a bowl, how about it!" The old man thought to himself, this kid on the other side has been one or two points several times in a row, and he wants to drink, this is easy and pleasant......
The lean man was in high spirits for a while, and said, "I'm the person who likes gambling the most! Come on, let's continue to fight for three hundred rounds!" Then the dice were thrown with his hand, and a six point was thrown, and in the eyes of the old man on the other side who wanted to cry without tears, he once again drank not a drop of the wine in the big bowl in one gulp.
It didn't take long for the old man's newly bought wine to be drunk by the lean man. A brand new jar of wine, the old man who had not tasted a drop was sulking and was about to leave. The lean man shouted, "Is there anyone else gambling with me? I like to gamble the most!
The people around him had already seen that this man was a little strange, and he woke up when he saw the excitement, and he still forgot about it. Seeing that no one responded, the thin man was a little bored, and when he saw that the old man was about to leave, he shouted loudly: "Old man, you forgot to bring your new wine!" The old man didn't reply, and snorted coldly: "The old man, my jar of wine, has long been drunk by your kid!!"
But the lean man said, "Look back, and the wine in this jar is still full!"
When the old man heard this, he turned back suspiciously, looked into the wine jar, and found that the wine in the jar was full of piled up. Oh, in fact, the onlookers saw it at this time, it turned out that this man didn't know what tricks he used, which made people mistakenly think that he was drinking, but in fact it was just his trick!
In the applause of everyone, the lean man said triumphantly: "I just like gambling, not to get other people's things through gambling, but to live happily from gambling." Mmmm, as a person who aims to be a gambling saint, I always tell myself to quit being greedy!!"
Hearing the lean man's words, Ning Xiao's eyes flashed, "One of the four protectors of the Sage Society...... Quit greed?"