Chapter 5: Too Much Deception
In the evening, the remnant sun reflected the sky red, and the streets were also red, and the rainbow light reflected people's faces, and it was impossible to tell whether they were drunk or awake, or God was drunk!
As the sun gradually turned into a gray twilight, there were five men leading five horses, each dragging two large cloth bags, each full of walnuts, and they seemed to have walked a long way, and they all looked very tired. Walking in the first place is tall and healthy, thick eyebrows and thin eyes, broad face and yellow beard, wearing a gray cotton robe, walking with his head held high, it can be seen that he is a very decisive person; walking behind him is a stout short man, this person has a nose and eyes, dark and short skin, thick lips and wide mouth, as if he is a little hunchbacked, walking with a faint thoughtful look, as if he is thinking about his heart; behind him is a middle-aged man with a pointed face and flat forehead, with a garlic nose hanging in the middle of his face, and the eyebrows at the two corners are turned upward, which makes his face look like a natural sense of majesty; behind him is a young man with a round face and a small mouth, and his eyebrows are crookedThe last one, wearing a homespun gown, with a brown tassel tied around his waist, and his shoulders were broad and high, as if he were a puppet holding up, but with every step he took, he could keep up with the tall horse beside him, and his palms were also large, as if they were the size of two palms of ordinary people—he was a typical giant. They dragged their tired steps and led their horses all the way down the street.
The people along the street were curious when they saw it, and most of them would have judged them to be a group of salesmen, especially the last tall giant, who was perhaps the tallest man ever walked through this lonely street. Therefore, the eyes of the spectators will always follow the group of people far away, as if to see where they came from and where they are going. However, they were soon seen and walked into Zhangshan's dog meat shop and tied their horses to three willow trees on the side of the road in front of his shop.
Walking into the dog meat shop, they sat down around the first empty table on the left side of the door. The short man and the triangular eye sat on a stool, and the other three sat on one side each, but when the tall giant who was the last to enter the door sat down, Zhang Shan happened to walk over, and he heard an overwhelmed chirp from the stool!
Zhang Shan was taken aback, and when he got closer, he realized that this person was really frighteningly tall! When he was sitting, he was a head taller than Zhang Shan, who was of average height. Therefore, Zhang Shan looked at him hurriedly with a look of awe, and said involuntarily:
"Guest officer, so high!"
"Have you ever seen anyone taller than me?" Unexpectedly, the other party was willing to answer his words, but his voice sounded deeper and louder than the barking of a cow.
"No, no!" Zhang Shan hurriedly shook his head and said, like that, as if he was afraid of people if he said it slowly. Then he asked:
"Five distinguished guests, what to eat?"
"The sign in front of your door says 'Dog Meat Restaurant', is there anything else besides dog meat?" said the man with a straight waist and a yellow beard at the front door.
"Yes, guest officer!" Zhang Shan said with a smile, "I will cook a few meals from time to time, if the guests need it!"
"Oh! I see. The other party looked at him, looked away again, looked at the interior of his inn, and said, "Then let's have half a cavity of dog meat, and besides, there is an old hen stewed to warm the stomach!"
"Okay! The five distinguished guests will sit down for a while, and they will be all right away. Zhang Shan smiled and said, not paying attention, but saw the tall giant beside him, stretching out his hand, grabbing the peanuts on the plate; at that moment, Zhang Shan found that his plate was so small, and the peanuts in it were also so ungraspable; unexpectedly, he grabbed a handful of peanuts left. Just as he turned around, he suddenly heard the other man say:
"Such peanuts, give each of us a plate, and in addition, fifty catties of burning knives!"
"Okay! ”
In a short time, half of the dog's meat and a stewed hen were on the table, and these people, as if they were all hungry, were so busy eating meat and drinking wine that none of them said a word; at that moment, two more men entered the door, one with a bellied belly, a fat head and big ears, and the other with a sharp beak and a monkey's cheeks, and skinny. However, both of them are public officials of the Yamen, and they both hold a public knife in their hands. As soon as they stepped through the door, they looked at the furnishings inside, and saw that there was only one table of people eating, so they went over and sat down next to the group, as if they were born to join in the fun. Looking at their expressions, they have the momentum of being a high-ranking official, and even when they walk, they are throwing their arms and taking square steps.
They sat down behind the tall giants, but they deliberately slammed their knives down on the table, and suddenly made a click! The five guests were all stunned when they heard this, but they all restrained their anger when they went out to seek wealth.
At this moment, Zhang Shan rushed out and greeted warmly:
"Official, what do you want to eat?"
"Two-legged dog meat, a roast chicken, ten catties of bamboo leaves!" said the man with a bellied belly, pouting.
"Okay, the two officials will wait a minute, and they will come in a while!" Zhang Shan ran into the kitchen excitedly.
At this moment, the tall, thin-faced man suddenly glanced at the five men and his companions, but they did not quite understand the meaning, so he beckoned to the bellied man and motioned for him to turn his face sideways. The other party put his ear to him in time to listen to him. As he listened, the man nodded, as if to say:
"Very good, that's a good idea, so do it!"
After that, the two of them suddenly stood up, walked up to the five customers, and said coldly:
"Hey, where are you from?"
The five men were eating with relish, their hands and mouths full of oil, and they seemed to be fully fed, when suddenly, when they heard someone beside them ask, they all stopped and glanced back. They all seemed to be taken aback, as if, until now, they found out that two men had walked into the inn.
"Master Jun, do you have any advice?" asked the yellow-bearded man with a straight waist.
"Answer me!" said the bellied duke, domineeringly.
The five guests immediately glanced at each other, and their faces sank, all humiliated, but they looked angry and unspeakable. For a long time, it was still the yellow-bearded man with a straight waist, he looked at the dark street outside the door, and said coldly:
"Xijing is here!"
"Xijing is here!" immediately asked the other party in a questioning tone, "What are you doing?"
"Walnut sellers!"
"Walnuts!, what walnuts?" the other party asked, still with a provocative attitude, "show me it!"
At this time, Wu Shuang, Wang Biao, She Gang and everyone were drinking and eating meat in the small cubicle inside, and when they saw the official approaching, they were all alert; everyone gathered into the crack of the window, Zhang looked at the behavior of the two dukes, and saw that he was domineering and aggressive, and questioned the five guests; She Gang was very angry, he took a knife, and was about to go out to teach the two dukes a lesson, but was stopped by Wu Shuangyi. When he turned around, he saw Wu Shuang raise his index finger and shake it from side to side, signaling him not to act rashly. (To be continued.) )