Chapter 286: The Old Man of the Inn
The morning air is very fresh, and this kind of air makes people feel very comfortable, and if you take a deep breath, you can even feel a kind of refreshing.
There was a thick fog in the woods, and only a white expanse could be seen as far as the eye could see, and a few bird calls occasionally came from the abrupt branches, and the whole forest was like a fairyland under the shroud of the thick fog.
As long as you walk out of this wood, it is equivalent to walking out of the boundary of Hebei, and you can probably reach the capital by walking for more than ten days, and it will be faster if you can buy a horse in the town in front.
Only Xiong Yu's figure can be seen in the woods, and no one can be seen outside, Xia Yun is no longer by Xiong Yu's side, and only Xiong Yu knows where Xia Yun went.
Xia Yun still left, but this time Xia Yun didn't leave in anger, when you can't change a person, what you need to do is change yourself.
Xiong Yu must take revenge, although Xiong Yu did not say it, Xia Yun had already seen Xiong Yu's thoughts from Xiong Yu's eyes, so what Xia Yun left Xiong Yu was a kiss, a kiss of parting and commitment.
Everyone has their own path to take, the end of the road is the result, if you want to get the result then you have to go on, turning back is the starting point, the starting point represents the beginning, the beginning represents nothing, so it also takes courage and determination to go back.
Xia Yun went to take the path she was supposed to take, at the last moment Xia Yun still understood Xiong Yu, she didn't know what hatred looked like, but she knew that hatred was something that Xiong Yu couldn't let go, so Xia Yun could only change herself.
Xia Yun only said six words to Xiong Yu, she said: "You do it, I'll wait for you." ”
Sometimes understanding and relief are also a kind of love, so Xia Yun is gone, because she also has her own way to go, doesn't she have any concerns?
By no means, she still has her father, that is her only concern, there are two important men in her life, one is the man who loves her, and the other is the man she loves, one of these two people is called a father, and the other is called a husband.
The breeze and sunshine will dispel the thickness, and there is a small town in front of him, and Xiong Yu walked in and saw that the name of this town is Yuquan Town.
Behind Yuquan Town is a big mountain, there is a pot of clear spring on the mountain, and the spring water meanders down the road to the town, so the name of this town is called Yuquan Town.
As soon as he walked into the town, Xiong Yu smelled a fragrance, which was the smell of green onion cakes and chicken soup, Xiong Yu's stomach screamed at this inopportune time, Xiong Yu smiled helplessly and walked forward along the fragrance.
There is a steaming cauldron with chicken broth stewed in the pot, the muscles have been boiled, the aroma of the chicken has all been integrated into the soup, and there is a large stove next to the cauldron, on which a flat round pot is sandwiched, and an old man in his fifties is baking pancakes on this pot.
This is a small stall on the side of the road, there are already a few guests eating pancakes on the table, Xiong Yu walked up to the old man and said, "Come to a bowl of soup, here are five catties of pancakes." ”
The old man looked at Xiong Yu in surprise and said, "Can you eat five catties of pancakes alone?"
Xiong Yu smiled and said, "It's not enough, I'll ask for it." ”
A large bowl of hot chicken soup had been served, and the old man cut five catties of pancakes for Xiong Yu and brought them over, and the piles of pancakes like a hill immediately attracted the attention of those people around him, and they were all curious about how Xiong Yu could eat five catties of pancakes alone.
Xiong Yu took a bite of soup and ate a bite of pancakes, and in less than half a pillar of incense, Xiong Yu had already eaten five catties of pancakes, and also drank three bowls of chicken soup.
The old man stared at Xiong Yu with wide eyes and said, "I've never seen someone as edible as you in my life for so long." ”
Xiong Yu smiled and left two taels of silver and turned to leave, the old man looked at Xiong Yu's back and muttered: "Eat a lot, give a lot of silver, what a strange person." ”
As soon as the old man's voice fell, Xiong Yu appeared in front of the old man again, and the old man's face tightened, and he immediately put the silver into his cuff and said, "What else do you have to do?"
Xiong Yu took out another tael of silver and put it in front of the old man and said, "I'm here to ask you something." ”
"I'm a first-time visitor to Yuquan Town, so I'm not familiar with it, can you tell me where the best inn in town is?"
The old man put away the silver first and then said with a smile: "That's right for you to ask me Lao Zhangtou, the best inn in the town is of course the Dragon and Phoenix Inn, it is said that the owner of the inn is from the capital, although the price in the inn is very expensive, but I will still take the time to drink a few glasses of wine, because the wine is the most mellow and good wine." ”
When the old man closed his eyes and said these words proudly, he found that Xiong Yu was no longer in front of him, the old man was stunned for a moment and immediately retracted his hand into his cuffs, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he touched the tael of silver just now.
The Dragon and Phoenix Inn is not difficult to find, because it is only a few steps forward from the old man's breakfast stall that he can reach in a corner, Xiong Yu now understands the smile on the old man's face just now, it seems that he has been slaughtered.
As soon as Xiong Yu entered the inn, he met the oncoming shopkeeper, the shopkeeper had a white towel on his shoulder, Xiong Yu threw the white towel as soon as he entered the store, and said: "Guest officer, now the store has not opened, and the guest officer is afraid that it will be early." ”
Xiong Yu smiled and took out five taels of silver and put it in the shop's second-hand and said, "Find me a comfortable room, I don't want to be disturbed by anyone." ”
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up and said, "Okay, you come upstairs with me." ”
I went up the stairs and walked north to see the room that the shopkeeper said, there were two pots of bamboo with a height of more than one person next to the house, and the shopkeeper took Xiong Yu to the door of the house and said: "Guest officer, this is the best room in our inn, but the price is naturally higher." ”
Xiong Yu nodded and said, "Don't come and disturb me until noon, send someone to send some food at noon." ”
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "What do you want to eat at noon, I will also let the back kitchen prepare it first." ”
Xiong Yu thought for a while and said, "Two catties of bamboo leaves, one catty of beef in sauce, and a plate of peanuts." ”
The shopkeeper was stunned and said, "There are better talents in the inn, don't you want to try it?"
Xiong Yu smiled and said, "No need, I like to eat these." ”
The shopkeeper nodded and immediately retreated, Xiong Yu immediately lay on the bed as soon as he walked into the room, he now continues to rest to replenish his energy, the best way is to sleep well.
The bed was very comfortable, and Xiong Yu lay on the bed for a while and fell asleep.
There was a knock on the door outside the house, Xiong Yu slowly opened his eyes, the sunlight outside the window had already shone in through the window, Xiong Yu slowly got up and opened the door, then walked to the table and sat down and said, "Just put things on the table." ”
The shopkeeper slowly walked to the table, his steps were a little undulating, it seemed that his legs and feet were not very dexterous, Xiong Yu looked up at the shopkeeper, this was not the shopkeeper he saw in the morning.
The shopkeeper was wearing a gray coarse cloth robe, with a small melon skin hat that was about to cover his face, and his hands on the plate were calloused, and he looked like a martial arts practitioner, but Xiong Yu couldn't see any trace of what a martial arts practitioner should have from him.
His steps were too heavy, and he was still a little lame when he walked, and his fingers looked strong, but his hands were still trembling slightly when he served the plate, which seemed to be moving forward in his hands, and he looked a little struggling.
He walked in slowly, slowly put the plate on the table, and then slowly turned around, he didn't want to go fast, was he afraid that others would find out that he was a cripple?
Just when the shopkeeper turned around, Xiong Yu suddenly said, "Slow." ”
The shopkeeper stopped and said, "What else does the guest officer have to order?" Although the shopkeeper was calling the guest officer, his tone was a little tepid.
Xiong Yu took out ten taels of silver from his arms and threw it casually: "This is for you." ”
The shopkeeper turned around and grabbed the silver and said, "Thank you for the reward." There was no hint of gratitude in his tone, and there was not the slightest hint of flattery in his tone.
Xiong Yu couldn't help but be a little strange, this is really a very strange shopkeeper, he doesn't have anything that the shopkeeper should have, and he even has a breath of Jianghu people on his body, isn't this person a real shopkeeper?
Xiong Yu suddenly said, "You drink?"
The shopkeeper turned his back to Xiong Yu and said, "I used to drink it, but now I don't drink a drop of wine." ”
Xiong Yu frowned and said, "Why?"
The voice of the shopkeeper suddenly had some vicissitudes, and he sighed and said: "Everyone will have an unbearable past, why should you ask why." ”
Xiong Yu was more interested in the shopkeeper in front of him, he got up and said, "In that case, why don't you sit down and have a few drinks." ”
The shopkeeper suddenly turned around and threw the ten taels of silver that Xiong Yu gave him just now in front of Xiong Yu and said, "The silver will be returned to you, and you have to drink to find someone else." ”
At the moment when Dian Xiaoer turned around, Xiong Yu saw Dian Xiaoer's face, although the melon skin hat covered Dian Xiaoer's eyes, Xiong Yu could clearly see the scar on Dian Xiaoer's face, which was a wound cut with a sword, and the scar extended straight from the corner of his mouth to his left ear.
Xiong Yu was startled, he suddenly felt that the shopkeeper in front of him was a little familiar, but he couldn't see the shopkeeper's face, so he said tentatively: "What's wrong with your face?"
The shopkeeper slowly raised his head and looked at Xiong Yu, and then Xiong Yu saw the shopkeeper's body tremble, and the shopkeeper suddenly said, "Xiong Yu." ”
Xiong Yu was suddenly stunned, and at the moment when he was stunned, the shopkeeper suddenly took off the melon skin hat he was wearing on his head, and Xiong Yu's eyes showed a look of surprise, because the shopkeeper in front of him turned out to be his good friend Luo Qing in Swallow Valley.
Luo Qing's eyes were a little moist, he walked up to Xiong Yu in three steps and two steps, grabbed Xiong Yu's arm and said, "I didn't expect to see you here." ”
Xiong Yu looked at Luo Qing's appearance and said in surprise: "Luo Qing, how did you become like this? Didn't you follow Yin Wanxue to another stronghold in Swallow Valley? Why are you here?"
Luo Qing's throat was a little stalky, he looked at Xiong Yu and sighed and said, "It's hard to say, now the Lord of Yin Gu is seriously injured, and I am now a waste." ”