Chapter 39 Quicksand Inn
I saw Hua Linglong walk in front of Yang Zhan's position, then leaned over to Yang Zhan and glanced at him. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Yang Zhan looked calm and seemed to sit still.
Hua Linglong didn't seem to care about Yang Zhan's reaction, but smiled lightly as if she had won a treasure, and then sat down generously in front of Yang Zhan.
After Hua Linglong sat down, her eyes stared straight at Yang Zhan, as if there were a hundred charms in her eyes, and there seemed to be a lot of resentment, but Yang Zhan was a little embarrassed.
"Why does the girl look at me like this?" asked Yang Zhan.
"Because you're good-looking. Hua Linglong said with a smile.
"I'm really not used to being stared at like this. Yang Zhan said in a low voice.
"Really?" asked Hua Linglong, who was almost provocative, poked out her jade hand towards Yang Zhan.
"Huh?" The diners around them expressed surprise and disappointment, as if they had seen a toad actually eat swan meat.
Yang Zhan secretly resisted his internal strength, sat on the spot and retreated a foot, and Hua Linglong's jade hand had to pounce. The diners breathed a sigh of relief, as if the swan had managed to escape from the toad's mouth.
Hua Linglong didn't care about Yang Zhan's reaction, but felt more and more that the man in front of her was full of charm, and she had never felt such a feeling.
Hua Linglong still looked at Yang Zhan, although she felt uncomfortable, but if she retreated again and again in front of everyone's eyes, wouldn't it make people laugh? Yang Zhan then stared at Hua Linglong. Hua Linglong only felt that Yang Zhan's gaze seemed to have endless power, and she stared at herself insensitively.
Hua Linglong's face was immediately peachy, and she lowered her head a little shyly. Yang Zhan immediately felt like a victory, and then stared at her more intently. But Hua Linglong seemed to enjoy this feeling very much, only to see her raise her head and look at Yang Zhan stupidly, in addition to tenderness in her eyes, there seemed to be more sincerity and expectation.
The people present were amazed and disappointed, and everyone looked at the two of them, hoping that a bolt of lightning would split the table and wake them up.
Yang Zhan suddenly felt that Hua Linglong's gaze began to become blurry and sticky, but he could no longer find the feeling of winning just now. It just so happened that at this time, the shopkeeper had also served the mutton.
Yang Zhan then took the initiative to get up and take the mutton, and then asked the shopkeeper how many silver taels he wanted.
"This mutton doesn't cost money. Hua Linglong said gently.
"No money?" asked the shopkeeper in surprise.
"No money?" the diners asked, smacking.
"No money?" Yang Zhan asked hesitantly.
"Yes, I invite you to eat. Hua Linglong said coquettishly.
"I'd better give the money. Yang Zhan smiled, then paid some silver taels, and went out with the mutton.
Hua Linglong looked at Yang Zhan in surprise and disappointment, but saw that after he left the inn, she walked and ate all the way.
The inn suddenly boiled, and the diners and handymen celebrated one after another, as if they had won.
Hua Linglong sat in a daze for a while, but suddenly got up and chased out.
"Why did the girl follow me in the middle of the night?" Yang Zhan felt that someone was coming from behind, so he asked while eating.
"Why don't you eat mutton at the inn?" asked Hua Linglong.
"I like to eat lamb under this little bit of starlight. Yang Zhan said nonchalantly.
Hua Linglong couldn't help but laugh, indeed, Yang Zhan's answer was really not good. Yang Zhan didn't pay attention to her, but ate it with relish. He hadn't eaten anything that day, and Yang Zhan only felt that it was the best thing he had ever eaten in his life.
"I think you're shy and scared to see me?" Hua Linglong behind her suddenly said proudly.
"I'm afraid of you?" Yang Zhan said disdainfully, and then turned around while nibbling on the mutton, but just saw Hua Linglong smiling happily, that smile was so beautiful.
Yang Zhan couldn't help choking, and suddenly coughed sharply, but there was no water on this street.
Hua Linglong saw that Yang Zhan was uncomfortable, so she suddenly went up and patted him lightly on the back, and then said gently: "Good, go back to the inn and eat slowly." ”
Yang Zhan suddenly stared at Hua Linglong, and his gaze was as sincere as seeing an old man. It turned out that Yang Zhan's sister Xu'er had also comforted him like this back then, this voice, this feeling, was exactly the same.
Hua Linglong was suddenly looked at by Yang Zhan, but she suddenly felt like she was about to be melted, but she took a step back unexpectedly, and then looked at Yang Zhan in a daze. Under the starlight, Yang Zhan's affectionate appearance was profound and charming, and Hua Linglong looked at Yang Zhan with a long look, completely forgetting everything else.
Yang Zhan suddenly came back to his senses, and then glanced at Hua Linglong fixedly, then he regretted it, and hurriedly said sincerely: "I didn't mean to offend just now, please forgive me." ”
Hua Linglong nodded sweetly and said, "Let's go, go back to the inn." ”
Yang Zhan then nodded, and returned to the inn with the remaining mutton.
Seeing Yang Zhan coming back with Hua Linglong, the inn was suddenly full of mourning. The diners and handymen shook their heads one after another, as if they had failed, angry and hateful.
After Yang Zhan sat down, Hua Linglong went to bring another glass of water for Yang Zhan to drink.
Yang Zhan glanced at Hua Linglong calmly, and couldn't help but say, "Thank you!"
Hua Linglong smiled silently, and then looked at Yang Zhan and finished eating the mutton.
At this point, the diners had no intention of eating, and they all settled the bill and went out discouraged.
"Today I ask you, you can take back these silver taels. Hua Linglong said sincerely.
"But when we meet in Pingshui, how can we receive gifts from others at will?" Yang Zhan refused.
"My name is Hua Linglong. Hua Linglong suddenly looked at Yang Zhan warmly and said.
"Under Yang Zhan. Yang Zhan involuntarily broke out, but when he wanted to take it back, it was too late.
"Yang Zhan, what a nice name. Hua Linglong couldn't help but echo.
"Laughing, laughing. Yang Zhan said embarrassedly.
Although Yang Zhan regretted saying so much to her, he recalled that there was nothing wrong with this Hua Linglong along the way, but he was full of fists, and he seemed a little childish when he wanted to compare. Thinking like this, Yang Zhan suddenly became much more surprised, but looked at Hua Linglong and wrote slightly, and said, "Thank you, girl." ”
"What did Yang Shaoxia thank me?" Hua Linglong asked deliberately curiously.
"Thank you, girl, for inviting me to a delicious meal of mutton!" Yang Zhan said heartily.
Hua Linglong smiled slightly, and asked again, "That's it?"
"Uh...... And this glass of water. Yang Zhan replied after some hesitation.
Hua Linglong couldn't help but laugh happily, this person, this smile is beautiful.
"That'...... Anything else?" asked Hua Linglong and lively. At this moment, Hua Linglong is like a little girl, and she has completely lost the previous ten thousand styles.
"What else ......?" Yang Zhan thought about it, as if he remembered, but then smiled awkwardly. Hua Linglong was obviously referring to helping Yang Zhan relieve his cough on the street, Yang Zhan remembered it, but he really felt a little difficult to say.
Hua Linglong saw that Yang Zhan remembered, so she looked at Yang Zhan very happily. Or she really expected Yang Zhan to say what the previous scene looked like, but Yang Zhan never said it.
Yang Zhan is still not used to others looking at him with affection like this, especially since this person is not familiar with him. But it's very rude to interrupt hastily. Yang Zhan thought about it for a while, and suddenly remembered his master's experience in the quicksand inn, so he inquired.
"The ancestor once said that he worked as a cook at the Quicksand Inn when he was young, I wonder if the girl knows?" asked Yang Zhan.
"Yang Shaoxia's mentor used to be a cook in my inn?" Hua Linglong asked excitedly.
"That's what Master said. Yang Zhan replied.
"Then what's your master's name, and when did you become a cook here?" Hua Linglong asked with interest.
Yang Zhan was about to say it, but it was inappropriate to think about it, after all, the master had many enemies in Mobei, and it would be inconvenient to directly say the name of his old man. But not to mention the name of his mad sword ancestor, Yang Zhan didn't know the real name of his master, so after thinking about it, he could only say Ku Ding.
"The master's knife skills are delicate, the strength is even, and he makes first-hand high-quality mutton, and guests near and far praise him as a cook. Yang Zhan said seriously.
"Is it the cook Ding who solves the cow?" Hua Linglong asked very excitedly.
"Yes, yes, it's the cook Ding who solves the cow, girl, do you remember?" Yang Zhan also asked excitedly.
Hua Linglong shook her head, looking at Yang Zhan's disappointed appearance, she actually smiled like a flower, and she liked it in her heart.
"According to Master, he worked as a cook at the Quicksand Inn more than 50 years ago, and apart from him, his parents, wife and children all worked here as chores. Yang Zhan then added.
Hua Linglong snickered again, and couldn't recover for a long time.
Yang Zhan was very surprised, so he asked her why she was smiling like this.
"How could I have known about what happened fifty years ago? Fifty years ago, I am afraid my mother was not even born. Hua Linglong still couldn't help but snicker.
"Also, I see that the girl is only twenty years old, how can she know things so long. Yang Zhan also said with regret.
"You say I don't look like I'm twenty years old?" Hua Linglong suddenly stared at Yang Zhan and asked shyly.
"Could it be that the girl is not yet twenty years old?" Yang Zhan asked seriously. But as soon as he finished asking, Yang Zhan felt that his words were very inappropriate, so he had to smile awkwardly again.
"Our shopkeeper is not the little girl you said, she is twenty-four years old this year. The miscellaneous servants couldn't stand Yang Zhan and Hua Linglong's detailed conversation for a long time, so they instigated the shopkeeper to say disdainfully.
I only heard the sound of "dangling", and when Yang Zhan looked again, the shopkeeper was already hiding by the counter, but there were many chopsticks stuck in his hair crookedly.
"You've been paid this month. Hua Linglong glared at the shopkeeper and said fiercely.
Yang Zhan was so surprised by the scene in front of him that he hadn't come back to his senses yet.
Hua Linglong suddenly felt that she was out of shape, and she was also anxious, and she frowned aggrievedly.
"Sister Hua, do you know other people who have worked here for fifty years?" Yang Zhan asked again.
"Sister Hua???" Hua Linglong's face suddenly brushed down, and she couldn't help but touch her face, and then fell on the table with a disgraced face.
"Sister Hua, what's wrong with you?" Yang Zhan asked with concern.
The handymen looked at the two of them with joy, and they all wondered how the shopkeeper would teach the young man a lesson. After all, in their impression, the age of the shopkeeper is a taboo, and the title of Sister Hua is also a taboo.
After seeing Hua Linglong crouching on the table for a while, she raised her head, looked at Yang Zhan with a gloomy expression and asked, "Am I very old?" Why do you call me eldest sister?"
"I'm twenty-one years old, three years younger than you, so naturally I want to call you sister. Yang Zhan was also very aggrieved.
"So you're twenty-one years old. Hua Linglong suddenly found some secret, and her eyes lit up and said.
"Yes, is there anything wrong?" Yang Zhan asked after looking at himself.
Hua Linglong smiled but did not speak.
After such a small talk, Yang Zhan actually felt familiar with Hua Linglong, but he was still not used to the feeling of being stared at by Hua Linglong. He hurriedly got up and said goodbye: "Thank you Sister Hua for inviting me to eat mutton, I will leave first." ”
"Yang Shaoxia, where are you going?" Hua Linglong saw that Yang Zhan was leaving, and hurriedly got up and asked.
"It's getting late, I'm full, and I'm going to take my leave. Yang Zhan said.
"But I haven't answered the question you just asked me. Hua Linglong suddenly said anxiously.
Yang Zhan immediately responded, and looked at Hua Linglong, expecting her to give an answer.
I saw Hua Linglong walking back to her seat quickly, and then looked at Yang Zhan with a smile. Yang Zhan had no choice but to come back and sit down to see what kind of clues she could tell herself.
Hua Linglong looked at Yang Zhan quietly, and said for a long time: "No." ”
"Huh?" Yang Zhan was extremely disappointed.
"You think, if the people who worked here fifty years ago were still alive, they must be at least seventy or eighty years old. Hua Linglong said with some disappointment.
"Also, life is rare for seventy years. When my teacher entrusted me with things, I was already in my old age. Alas......" Yang Zhan couldn't help but sigh.
"Where is your master's hometown? You should go there to find it, there may be juniors there who will know his deeds. Hua Linglong said.
"Master's former residence is in Huyang Village. Yang Zhan said and remembered the situation of the master in the daytime, and couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
That village was slaughtered by the Liao army many years ago, and it has long been gone. Hua Linglong said nervously.
"You said it was the Liao army who slaughtered it?" Yang Zhan asked with concern.
Hua Linglong shook her head and said, "It's been so long since this matter, and I don't know. ”
Yang Zhan suddenly remembered that his master had mentioned that after he washed the Red Horse Hall in blood, the elder brother of the leader of the Red Horse Hall, Yelu Chongshan, the general of the Liao State Frontier, led 800 elites to chase and kill the Crazy Knife Ancestor, and finally was killed by the Crazy Knife Ancestor. Thinking that he should not be able to find the revenge of the Crazy Knife Ancestor, he sprinkled this breath on the villagers. When Yang Zhan thought of this, he couldn't help but be angry and helpless, and sighed, "When is the time for retribution."
Hua Linglong felt that Yang Zhan was becoming more and more meaningful, and her admiration for him in her heart added another layer.
"Sister Hua, has this quicksand inn always been there?" Yang Zhan suddenly asked.
"Yang Shaoxia, don't call me eldest sister and eldest sister anymore, it sounds weird and awkward. Hua Linglong said sadly.
"Then don't call me a young man, it sounds awkward. Yang Zhan said straightforwardly.
Hua Linglong was stunned, but looked at Yang Zhan shyly and asked, "Then how should I call you?"
"You can call it however you like. Yang Zhan said casually.
"Then I'll call you Zhan'er. Hua Linglong suddenly said excitedly.
"No, as if it were your son. Yang Zhan said unhappily. Yang Zhan didn't want her to call herself that, in fact, she was completely used to another person calling herself like that.
But Hua Linglong didn't give up, and said straightly: "You said that I can call it whatever I like, how can my husband regret it." You're right, Zhan'er?"
"Okay, Sister Hua. Yang Zhan said in a long voice.
"You...... Why do you still call someone else's eldest sister and eldest sister?" Hua Linglong said unhappily.
"If you want to call me Zhan'er, I'll call you Sister Hua. Yang Zhan turned his face sideways, looking completely tricky. In his opinion, this might be able to make her retreat, but Hua Linglong didn't eat this set, but enjoyed him very much.
The two stopped talking, under the candlelight, Yang Zhan looked arrogant, but Hua Linglong's eyes were misty and fluttering. After holding each other for a while, Yang Zhan asked, "Sister Hua, won't you answer my question again?"
"Oh. Actually, this quicksand inn was opened by my father, and I don't know much about the house where you said your master was a cook. Hua Linglong came back to her senses and said.
"Things are people, not everything. Yang Zhan let out a long sigh, then got up and walked straight out.
"Zhan'er, it's dark, where are you going?" Hua Linglong hurriedly caught up and said.
"Naturally, I had to find a place to sleep. Yang Zhan said as he walked.
"I'm the only inn in this quicksand town that has a guest room, and you definitely don't have a place to stay overnight when you go out. Hua Linglong said anxiously.
Yang Zhan actually discovered such a fact when he entered the town, but he always felt that it was inappropriate to stay in the quicksand inn, so he insisted on leaving.
"Haha, my husband is home all over the world, where can't I sleep peacefully?" Yang Zhan suddenly smiled.
"I'm afraid that this outside the plug is not the four seas you say. Hua Linglong said faintly.
"Why?" Yang Zhan asked.
"First, wolves are very dangerous at night in this desert north, and second, there is a curfew here, so you can't move around at will, otherwise the government will kill you. Zhan'er, why don't you go back with me?" Hua Linglong said sadly.
Yang Zhan stopped, because Hua Linglong's words just now were really moved in his heart. For many years, no one has ever cared for themselves like this.
"Okay, then I'll open a room at the Quicksand Inn. Yang Zhan said that, and retreated to the inn.
The two of them went in and out these times, but they also saw the handymen looking at each other, and they didn't understand what medicine they were selling in their gourds. It wasn't until Yang Zhan went to the counter to pay for the opening of the guest room that everyone understood. The shopkeeper picked up the pen listlessly and helped him write the room number.
"Zhan'er, this room doesn't cost anything. Hua Linglong said gently.
The shopkeeper then put down his pen.
"This can't work, Sister Hua invited me to eat mutton just now, if I don't pay for the house, won't I eat and live for nothing?" Yang Zhan excused.
The shopkeeper then picked up the pen again.
"We met unexpectedly today, and we had a hearty and detailed chat, and Zhan'er is my flower and exquisite friend. When a friend arrives, how can the main family collect money?" said Hua Linglong generously.
The shopkeeper then put down the pen again.
"But Sister Hua always opens the door to do business, if I, Yang Zhan, take advantage of it again, how can I be worthy of the word friend? No, this money must be given. Yang Zhan said firmly.
Hua Linglong wanted to say it again, but the shopkeeper was impatient. I saw the shopkeeper put his pen down and said coldly: "Do you want to pay the money?"
"Yes. ”
"Don't. ”
"Shaoxia, don't fight with the shopkeeper, I think this store will be yours sooner or later, what money do you have to pay?" said the shopkeeper jokingly, and then closed the ledger.
Yang Zhan was inexplicable. Only Hua Linglong glared at the shopkeeper fiercely, and said coldly: "Your salary for next month has also been deducted." ”
"The shopkeeper's ...... Why did you deduct next month's salary?
Hua Linglong ignored him, Yang Zhan saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to make peace: "Sister Hua, it's not easy for people to come out to do things, so don't deduct his salary." ”
"Then you can promise me not to pay for the room. Hua Linglong also said.
Yang Zhan was a little embarrassed, but when he saw that the shopkeeper was full of grievances, he had to agree.
"I promise not to pay for the room today, but there must not be a next time, otherwise it will trap me in a place of injustice. Yang Zhanyi said solemnly.
"Mm-hmm, I promise you. Hua Linglong suddenly said with a smile.
"Also, Sister Hua, don't deduct his salary this month. Yang Zhan said again.
"Okay, I promise you. Hua Linglong looked at Yang Zhan and said in a coquettish voice.
The shopkeeper immediately looked at Yang Zhan gratefully, for some reason, in his opinion, Yang Zhan was bright and majestic at the moment, and he was a perfect match for the proprietress at the moment.