In the five years of Chunxi in the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an City, things are not people, this city has gone through vicissitudes but is still unchanged, Gaozong can take it as a line, at least the geographical location of Lin'an is relatively stable.

The royal street is still full of flowers, even better than in the past, due to the long battle line, the Jin State was unable to go south to destroy the Song Dynasty, and finally gave the Southern Song Dynasty peace in the posture of the master, and the court finally took the life of Marshal Yue Fei and the apprentices north of Kaifeng at the expense of begging for this rare "peace", and the Zhao Dynasty, which once unified the Central Plains, eventually became a vassal state of Dajin.

Peace does not always give birth to people's yearning for beauty, but more often than not, it is a poison that corrupts people's enterprising spirit, making people forget suffering, sadness, and even hatred. There is a singing and dancing on the street of Lin'an, these people can survive in the troubled times, in addition to taking a breath, more are venting the depression brought by the war, so the wanton carnival, there is a sense of the end of the world, this kind of singing and dancing is more like the comfort before the end of the world.

The people living in Lin'an City, fortunately, have not experienced the baptism of war, but only hearsay can not appreciate the cruelty and darkness of war, and naturally they do not appreciate the preciousness of peace. And for these people who live at the feet of the Son of Heaven, in addition to women and gambling, there are also some news from the imperial court that can be heard near the water.

In the middle of the royal street, remember the south of the Yangtze River.

This restaurant is a behemoth, one store occupies the area of two or three shops around, lying on the royal street, like a huge beast, swallowing a large number of customers every day. This restaurant has been in business for decades and has become a landmark-like building and a scenery in Lin'an.

Yi Jiangnan has a wide range of business, all kinds of business are involved, food, clothing, housing and transportation, as long as there is silver, there is nothing that cannot be done in Yi Jiangnan, and even heard that this restaurant is also involved in the business of underworld murder, and I have heard that after someone spent a lot of money in Yi Jiangnan, his enemies wiped out his family, but these are just rumors after all, no one has to confirm it, but judging from the fact that Yi Jiangnan is still good here, maybe the rumors are not true, or the owner of Yi Jiangnan has a wrist and energy far beyond the imagination of outsiders.

Nowadays, people only know that remembering Jiangnan is the most luxurious symbol of Lin'an, and how many literati and scholars are proud to be guests here, but few young people in the area today know what this memory Jiangnan has experienced and the story that happened to it.

People who go in and out of the south of the Yangtze River are all wearing gold and silver clothes and brocade weaving, but today there is an exception, in the house full of wealth, there is an old man in cloth clothes sitting abruptly at a square table, a pot of turbid wine on the table, a plate of green vegetables, eating self-pouring, eating with relish. Although his clothes are not tattered, they are very filthy, and they are at most well-dressed beggars outside, and there is a gold-inlaid scimitar on the table, which shows that this old man is not an ordinary beggar, but even if he is from the rivers and lakes, most of them come to Yijiangnan to dress up well, even if they can't know the owner here, it's not in vain to make friends with some upper-class characters.

The old man didn't feel abrupt, and the others didn't have too much surprise to express their appearance, because although this memory Jiangnan is magnificent, it treats all guests equally, especially for some Jianghu people, and it is not a little slacking, so the big people who often patronize this place are not surprised by this, the old man is a maverick, obviously there is something outstanding, and he must be a master from nowhere.

Moreover, some people who are good at observing words and feelings, seeing that the old man has his own transcendent air in the ordinary, ordinary and exudes a fortitude, obviously not ordinary people, even if this kind of person cannot be co-opted, he cannot be evil, so many people are quiet, but secretly they are constantly looking secretly.

In this regard, the old man did not have any reaction, just drank his wine one by one, occasionally raised the corner of his eye, glanced at the layout of the hotel, and then quickly lowered his head and continued to drink.

There is not much turmoil in the restaurant, it is a noisy room, and a child suddenly broke into the door, looking about thirteen or fourteen years old, crystal clear, like a fortune boy in the New Year's painting, it makes people happy to look at it, this child is holding a basket in his hand, which contains some cloth bags to eat, is a child who sells snacks.

This kind of peddling nuts and snacks is generally in the teahouse, recalling that those who come from Jiangnan do not refuse, but there are also some children who come here to try their luck, but the diners here are not here to eat, so for this kind of children, most of the patronage business is not for a feast, but to be idle, or to watch the children happy. Today, this boy was born handsome, like a little girl, and as soon as he entered the door, he attracted the attention of many people, and even the old man with a knife raised his head rarely.

The child's eyes first glanced around the lobby, and then began to wander back and forth among the diners, selling what he was holding, because he was not very old, he was cute, and he was skilled in business, and the child's business was surprisingly good, and the old man stared at the boy without blinking, until the child came to his side.

"Grandpa, what do you need?" The child's voice was crisp and he knew the way of marketing, so he didn't say if he wanted it, he asked what he wanted, and even if the other party didn't have the mind, he would have to buy something.

"Grandpa?" the old man was stunned for a moment, then lost his smile, read a sentence as if talking to himself, and then asked with interest, "What do you have?"

"Peanuts, melon seeds, sea silk, rock sugar, dried apricots, beef jerky......" the child said seriously, and the old man listened without saying a word.

After reading for a while, the child stopped, and saw that his basket was not big, but it seemed that there were a lot of things to hold. After listening to the child, the old man smiled and said, "That's all?"

Hearing this, the child looked at the old man curiously and asked, "Grandpa, what do you need, I'll get it for you!"

The old man snorted and said, "Okay, I want half a piece of rancid, a pair of riding boots, and two taels of rags, can you get them for me?"

The child seemed to be a little dazed when he heard this, but his eyes flashed, and then he shook his head and said, "These are all rags you want, I can't get them, I'm leaving!"

The old man shook his head and smiled, and shouted, "Slow down!" Two steps caught up with the child and grabbed him in the back of the heart. The old man moved from static to moving, moving fast, most of them only felt a flash of figure, a few people could see his movements clearly, but his face was very shocked, this old man didn't look at the age of sixty, but this light hand is really smart.

It's just that although the old man moved fast, the kid was not slow, and seeing that the vest was about to be caught, he flashed a few times, jumped out of a few steps, and got out of the old man's control. At this time, some of the people present understood that this child is also equipped with unique skills, and the light skills are also wonderful, although it is a little less hot than the old man, but it is also rare in the world, and even more saw the footwork of this child, and has fallen into contemplation.

Seeing the child jump away, the old man was not surprised, but shouted hello, but said: "Little thief, where to run!" The figure moved again, and it was three points faster than just now, and he blocked the child's way in a flash.

The old man was in the way, and the child saw that he couldn't close the momentum, and bumped into the old man's arms, but his hands were on the old man's waist, and he immediately changed to the side, and shouted: "The old man bullies the child, and he is not ashamed!"

"Haha, the thief has no size, look at the old man catching you!" The old man took a step across, and the whole person had already flown out, and his hand was like electricity to clamp the child's hand firmly, and the little hand was still holding a delicate money bag.

The child was arrested, but he was not honest, but he cried loudly, but the diners around him saw that the two had extraordinary origins, and they were unwilling to go to this troubled water, and these two people were making trouble in the south of the river, if they could attract the master, it would be better, so everyone chose to stand by.

However, at this moment, an old voice suddenly came: "Old thing, bully a child, your broken money bag, even if you give it to this child, what's the matter." ”

As soon as the words fell, a man in black appeared like a ghost at the table where the old man was sitting, and there was no shortage of masters present, but no one knew when this person appeared.

Seeing the man in black, a burst of excitement flashed on the old man's face, and then he gradually calmed down, sighed a few times, but did not answer immediately, and was silent for a long time before sighing: "This money bag was given to me by Ah Xue, you say that it is not precious!"

When the man in black heard the old man say this, he snorted coldly, and the people in the entire restaurant suddenly felt chills all over their bodies, and they couldn't help but be silent. Seeing the appearance of the man in black, the old man sighed heavily and said, "I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry for him!"

The man in black was silent for a long time, then he shook his head and said, "It's not this that you're sorry for, it's that you really can't bear to disappear for thirty years!"

The old man was silent, and then said, "I don't know how to meet you. ”

"Do you know now?"

"Ayuki...... Dead!" said the old man, his voice was a little choked, and the hand that grabbed the child was also trembling violently, showing the excitement in his heart.

The man in black was obviously stunned, then walked up to the two, took the money bag in the child's hand and handed it to the old man, patted the child's head again, and said softly: "You should have come back a long time ago." ”

Putting away the money bag solemnly, the old man nodded and sighed, "Yes, I should have come back a long time ago, here...... It's completely changed!"

"Everything has changed, even the people who live there have changed. The man in black slowly walked out of the south of the Yijiang River, and his eyes fell on the palace at the end of the royal street.

At this moment, only the sound of horses' hooves on the street was heard, and a team of elite horsemen galloped from the direction of the palace, which immediately attracted many people to watch and whisper. The old man rushed to the door, saw this group of knights clearly, and suddenly sighed: "Chasing the wind, I haven't seen it for more than 30 years, and everything has changed, but I'm afraid these names will never change, but I don't know what the big thing is this time!"

"Don't say it's you, even if I'm here every day, I don't often ride after the wind, this time it's ......" said, the man in black lowered his voice, "It should be the news of Marshal Yue's rehabilitation to be made public!"

"Well, well, I didn't think I'd see this day. The old man was slightly stunned, and then laughed excitedly, but soon the smile froze, and he said in a low voice, "Marshal Yue has been rehabilitated now, but the boss is ......."

"Do you think he ...... Is it really dead?" said the man in black after a pause.

The old man pondered for a long time, shook his head and said, "I don't know, that day...... Did you see that too?"

The man in black nodded, then shook his head again, and instead of answering, he said, "Let's go, follow me to meet everyone." Yan'er, take your Uncle Wang's knife. ”

The child named Yan'er walked to the table very obediently, picked up the gold-inlaid knife and walked over.

"Your apprentice, it's not your kung fu that you're learning, you have the foundation of the old man Chi in your steps!" the old man said with a smile.

"Ahem, don't mention it!" The man in black seemed to not want to mention it, and ran out of the door in a flash, running in the direction of the city gate.

Seeing this, the old man shouted as he chased him out, "Where are you going?"

There were three words faintly in front of him: "Qianren Mountain!"

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