Xu Mo was shocked when he heard this, "He is Jing Niangzi's father-in-law?"

The peddler laughed and said, "Isn't it? No wonder Gongzi doesn't believe it, Jing Niangzi's beauty is really incompatible with this drunkard." ”

Xu Mo was anxious, and couldn't help but ask again, "Are you talking about the Jing lady just now?"

The peddler looked puzzled, but still smiled: "It's the one that Gongzi Yun gave her apples." ”

Oh no! Xu Mo secretly screamed in his heart: If this is Jing Niangzi's husband, who was that just now?

It didn't take him any time before he thought of a possibility: I was fooled, the group of people just now must be in the same group as the Taoist priest, and they pretended to be the husband of Jing Niangzi and deceived me. If I hadn't knocked Jing Niangzi unconscious, this wouldn't have happened.

He secretly blamed himself, thinking: I hope it's too late to go back now.

There was no time to speak, so he turned around and ran back. The peddler shouted from behind, "Childe, where are you going?"

When I ran to the side of the overpass, someone suddenly blocked the road in front of me, and it was an adult man with a small child. The adult man was in his thirties, his outfit was over, he looked like a martial artist, and the child he was carrying was about eight or nine years old, holding a slingshot in his hand and wearing gorgeous clothes, it was the sixteenth young master of the Guan Shilang family.

The kid pointed at Xu Mo and said to the martial artist: "Master, it's him, it's him, not only beat the apprentice, but also said that the master taught bullshit kung fu." Master, you go and teach him a lesson. ”

When the martial artist heard this, he stretched out his hand to block Xu Mo's way, and shouted, "Friend." Please wait. ”

Xu Mo shouted: "Get out of the way." "If you don't think about it, it's a whip of the heart. The martial artist only felt the sky spinning, and he fell to the ground in an instant.

Xu Mo walked by.

The boy shouted from behind, "Master, what's wrong with you? What's wrong? Master." "I pushed a few times on the martial artist, and my strength was lighter, and I didn't see the other party wake up. The boy said suspiciously, "Could it be that he fainted?" Master saw that the momentum of the man rushing was too strong, and he fainted in fright......? My master is too pustuy, isn't he?"

Xu Mo ran all the way, and soon returned to the alley, he glanced at it, and there was not a single one in the alley. Xu Mo's feet did not stop. I went to the back yard of the most demurrage. When he got to the door, it was closed, and he kicked it open. shouted, "The people in the courtyard will come out for me." ”

There was no answer in the courtyard. Xu Mo's sense of hearing released the slur. I listened attentively. A heart suddenly sank, and there was no one left in this courtyard for a long time.

He refused to give up and approached the courtyard. The yard was extremely desolate, with knee-deep weeds everywhere, as if no one had lived in it for a long time.

The door was locked, rusty, and seemed to have not been opened in a long time. He then searched the courtyard, and what was even more strange was that there were no footprints of anyone but himself.

Xu Mo thought to himself: This is strange, could it be that those people just now have practiced flying on the grass and failed to do it, otherwise there are no footprints for nothing?

He craned his nose and sniffed, a foul smell in the air. The smell was strong, so Xu Mo couldn't help frowning, it was too unpleasant, where did these smells come from?

He walked out the door, walked to the next door and knocked. After a long time, I heard the voice of an old man in the courtyard ask, "Who?"

Xu Mo listened to his voice and felt that it was an extremely old man, so he raised his voice and said loudly: "Passerby, I want to ask if I have something." ”

The old man said, "It turns out that it is passing by, you wait a minute." ”

After a long time, I heard the sound of crutches tapping the ground, and an old man with white hair and white beard came over and opened the door with a cane. Xu Mo glanced at him and saw that he was hunched over, his face was wrinkled, and he didn't seem to be a hundred years old, but also ninety years old.

The old man's eyes were dizzy, and his memory was not good, and it seemed that he had forgotten what Xu Mo had just said. He was on crutches in both hands, raised his head and glanced at Xu Mo, a pair of dim old eyes stared at Xu Mo's face with difficulty, raised his voice and asked, "Is it Xiaosan?"

Xu Mo smiled and said, "It's a passerby, old man." ”

The old man said, "It turned out to be a passerby, look at my memory." Young man, will you come and sit at home?"

Xu Mo said: "No need, uncle, I have something I want to ask you about." Where is this family behind your house, and how long has it been since it was occupied?"

The old man was old and slow to react, and when he heard this, he said, "You say...... I was stunned for a long time, and then suddenly remembered, "Oh! Old Li's family, his son is an official in another place, and the family has moved over." ”

Xu Mo continued to ask, "How long has it been?"

"How long has it been?" said the old man, who was deaf and spoke loudly, "ten, twenty, almost thirty." ”

Xu Mo then asked again, "For more than 20 years, has no one lived there?"

The old man said, "Yes, young man, are you asking so much, do you want to rent a house?"

"No, I don't rent a house, uncle, thank you. Xu Mo replied.

The old man didn't seem to hear him, and then he said, "If you want to rent a house, come and rent it from me, and I will rent it to you cheaply." ”

It happened that the peddler chased after him, and when he heard the old man's words, he said from afar: "Hey, son, do you want to rent a house? If you want to rent a house, just rent it here with the old lady, he is old, and the people are quiet, and it will not affect you." ”

Xu Mo said: "No, I don't rent a house." ”

The peddler said loudly to the old man, "Old lady, this son doesn't rent a house, needless to say. Then he said to Xu Mo: "This old lady is ninety-seven years old this year, three sons, five or six grandsons, more than a dozen great-grandsons, great-great-grandsons, and even great-great-grandsons have sons, and there are many children and grandchildren, but none of them are filial." The old lady is so old, since the death of her three sons, she has thrown it here, and the grandchildren don't care, it's pitiful, but fortunately, the neighbors often send some food. So I said, if Childe rents a house, he might as well rent it with him. ”

Xu Mo shook his head, but still took a piece of silver from his body. About three or four taels, he handed it to the vendor, "Leave this silver to the old gentleman." ”

"Xie Lu, Xie Gongzi. The peddler thanked the old man, and then turned to speak to the old man, "And the old lady, this son has a good heart, and gives ......."

Xu Mo didn't wait for him to finish, turned around and left. He walked out of the alley and frowned again. The group robbed Jing Niangzi. There was not the slightest clue left. Where do you look for it?

He sighed, and had to put the matter aside for the time being. Remembering that his business was not done yet, he walked towards the dart board.

"Hey, hey!" The boy from Guan Shilang's Mansion chased after him again, and he didn't dare to get too close. Far from the back called.

Xu Mo glanced back. I saw that the boy was alone. He's in a bad mood. Then he threatened: "If you dare to follow again, your ass will be broken." ”

The boy was very naughty, and he was not afraid to hear it. He stuck out his tongue and asked curiously, "Are you so powerful, do you dare to beat my master's ass to pieces?"

Xu Mo said with a cold face: "Don't talk about your master, even if your master and ancestor come, it will still be broken." ”

When the little boy saw him answer, his fear suddenly decreased, and he chased after him with a ghostly head, and said, "My master is too thick to be useless, and I was stunned by your words." Why don't you be my master?"

Xu Mo said: "If I were your master, I would spank your ass ten times a day." ”

The little boy smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you can learn the skill, it doesn't matter a hundred times." It's a big deal that I'll get from you, and then I'll get back from someone else. If you agreed, I'll change my mind. As he spoke, he called out without seeing it, "Master." ”

"If you dare to scream again, you will be spanked first. Xu Mo didn't want to entangle with him, so he said viciously.

"Beat, beat, as long as you can worship Master, it doesn't matter if you get ten spankings. Master, the apprentice is the most filial. The little boy ran in front of Xu Mo with a smile, bent down and pouted his buttocks, looked back from between his legs, and said to Xu Mo, "Master, hit." ”

Xu Mo kicked him lightly in the ass, "Dead boy, go back to your home." As she spoke, she walked around him.

"Master, is this considered a fight?" The little boy straightened up, still following Xu Mo. Seeing this, it seems to be entangled with him.

Xu Mo shouted: "Don't call me Master, do you hear?"

The boy said, "I know the way, Master." As he spoke, he reached out and took Xu Mo's hand and walked with him.

Xu Mo waved his hand and shook the little boy's hand away. The little boy wrapped his face around him, and regardless of his annoyance, he grabbed Xu Moyi's corner and asked, "Master, where are you going?"

Xu Mo frightened him, "Find a place and sell you." ”

The boy said, "Master, why do you want to sell me? Do you lack money to spend? If you lack money to spend, you don't need to sell me." I have it at home, I'll just go back and get it for you." ”

Xu Mo just wanted to break him away, so he said, "Okay, you can go back and get it." ”

When the little boy heard that he promised to let him go back and get the money, it seemed that as long as he got the money back, he promised to accept himself as an apprentice, and immediately said happily: "Master, you wait, the apprentice will go back when he goes." ”

As he spoke, he turned and ran back.

Xu Mo saw that he had deceived him, and a smile appeared on his face.

Unexpectedly, the little boy ran a few steps, stopped again, returned at a faster speed, and said loudly, "No, Master, if I leave, I won't find you." Master, if you want money, go back with your apprentice. ”

Xu Mo was annoyed in his heart, and scolded: "If you are so young, you can learn so cunningly, which one teaches it?"

The little boy smiled and said, "It was my mother who taught me, Master, if you think my mother taught me wrong, just teach it in another way." As the saying goes, the son is the son who teaches the father, the disciple who teaches the teacher, the apprentice who teaches it, and the apprentice is not good, that is because the master is bad. The apprentice is so bad, after he goes out, he will lose his master's face, right?"

Xu Mo scolded with a smile, "A little hairy child, he has learned a lot of things, and he is cunning and cunning." ”

The little boy flattered: "Only in this way can I show my master's face when I go out in the future." ”

Xu Mo shouted: "Don't call me Master." ”

The boy replied aloud, "Yes, Master." ”

Xu Mo saw that he was tired and had no way to take him, so he ignored him.

The little boy looked at Xu Mo's face with a ghostly head, and quietly reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes.

Xu Mo didn't care about him, followed the hawker's instructions, walked in the direction of the dart board, and soon came to an alley, and saw a big sign in the distance, which read the words 'Weiyuan Dart Bureau'.

It was a large courtyard with two large stone lions standing in front of the gate. There are two men in strong suits guarding the door.

Xu Mo stepped closer. The little boy was obviously literate, and when he saw Xu Mo going to the dart game, he asked in a low voice, "Master, are you going to pick this dart game single-handedly?"

Xu Mo took the opportunity to scare him, "Yes, if you're afraid, it's too late to leave now." ”

Unexpectedly, when the little boy heard this, he came to his senses and said with great joy: "Great." Master. The apprentice was about to see the master's divine skills. ”

Then, without waiting for Xu Mo to speak, he raised his voice and said loudly to the two men who guarded the door: "Hey, my master is going to pick your dart game single-handedly, go and call someone out." ”

The two men saw that it was a child talking. Nor convinced. looked at Xu Mo in surprise. They are open for business. Harmony is precious, don't say this is just a child's words, even if it is really Xu Mo who said it. You also have to weigh it twice, and you won't easily do anything with people.

Xu Mo couldn't help but raise his leg and gently kick the little boy's buttocks: "Little hairy child, don't talk nonsense." ”

The little boy was a little aggrieved, and stretched out his hand to scratch his head, "Master, you said that you were going to pick them single-handedly." ”

Xu Mo didn't care about him anymore, turned to the two men who guarded the door, and said, "Trouble to report, I have a dart trip and want to entrust it to your dart bureau." ”

One of the men smiled and said, "It turns out that the bodyguard, distinguished guest, please." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and greeted Xu Mo inside.

Xu Mo followed him into the dart game, and the man asked as he walked, "What kind of dart do you want to guard?"

Xu Mo said: "There are more than 20 girls, who are in different places, and I want to ask your dart bureau to send them home." ”

The man said: "It turned out to be just an escort, which is easy to say." Dare to ask Childe, where do you want to send it, is it a long way? Can't get out of Huazhou? How many valuables are there besides people?"

Escort this kind of business, for the dart bureau, is a common thing, often some rich landowners, or officials, worried about the unevenness of the road, entrusted the dart bureau along the road protection. As for escorting a group of girls at once, it is rare.

Xu Mo said: "It's in Luhua Prefecture, as for valuables, there are none." ”

"I see. The man led Xu Mo into a hall to sit, "Son, wait a minute, I'll call the steward." ”

As he spoke, he walked out. There were two rows of chairs in this hall, Xu Mo sat down on the first chair in the west, and the little boy dragged the second chair over and sat down against Xu Mo. Soon a maid brought tea.

Soon after, the man led a middle-aged man into the hall. The middle-aged man was dressed in a Confucian shirt and dressed as a scribe, and after entering the door, without waiting for Xu Mo to speak, he greeted him with his hand: "Your honor is polite." ”

The man helped to introduce: "Guest, this is the Wu steward of our dart bureau, if you have any requirements, you can tell him." Then he added, "The villain withdraws." And he withdrew.

Xu Moli got up, arched his hand to the Wu steward, and greeted: "It turned out to be the Wu steward, polite." ”

Steward Wu smiled and said, "I, Wu Jun, my son's surname." ”

Xu Mo said: "Don't have your surname Xu." ”

"It turned out to be Xu Gongzi. Then Steward Wu beckoned Xu Mo to sit down again, and asked the maid to change the tea, and then said: "I heard Chen San just now that Gongzi wants to entrust our dart bureau to escort a group of girls home, dare to ask Gongzi, do these girls go to the same place? If not, where do they all go?"

"Steward Wu, please take a look. Xu Mo took out a piece of paper from his bag and handed it over. "On this piece of paper, that's where every girl goes. ”

That Wu Guan counted in advance, "Twenty-one, three in Heying County, two in Baishui County, and four ......in Baolian Xian."

Xu Mo then added: "If there is no one at the girl's house, she will be transferred to Liu Juren's house in Xinghua Village, Tongming County, well, it is also written on the paper." ”

Steward Wu smiled and said, "There are enough places here, ask again, does Gongzi really have no valuables?"

Xu Mo said: "Except for some things that the girls carry with them, there are none." ”

Steward Wu clapped his hands and said, "Okay, we'll take this dart." Childe, how many carriages do you need? Considering the long distance, sometimes you can't get to the inn at night, so you can only sleep in the wilderness. The girls may have to sleep in the carriage, and in my opinion it is better to have five, or six, and this journey will take at least two months, and after two months, we will charge thirty taels of silver for each carriage. ”

Xu Mo pondered for a moment, "Seven cars are good, one carriage for every three girls." ”

"Seven. Steward Wu suddenly raised his voice, "Bring pen and ink." ”

There was a little maid dragging a tray with pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the plate.

Steward Wu took the paper off the tray and laid it on the table, and wrote on the paper the words 'Seven Carriages'.

The little maid put down the tray and didn't go away, standing behind Steward Wu to grind ink.

Steward Wu asked again: "How many dart masters does Gongzi need, and how many executioners?"

Xu Mo didn't know the bottom of his heart, so he asked, "Usually a few dart masters are enough, how much does each dart master and each executioner cost?"

Steward Wu said: "The dart master is fifty taels a month, and the executioner is five taels a month." Usually in this case, three dart masters and ten executioners are enough. Childe doesn't have any valuables, and there are fewer dart masters and executioners, and two dart masters and six executioners are also okay. ”

The so-called executioner refers to the helper of the dart master, Xu Mo also knows the way, but thinking of the long distance, he is a little uneasy, and said: "There are still three dart masters, ten executioners." By the way, how are your dart masters?"

Steward Wu said with a smile: "Speaking of dart master kung fu, although the son can rest assured, it is no problem to fight one or twenty at a time, if you use weapons, it doesn't matter if you fight thirty or forty." We have a blue dart head, good at using a pair of thirty pounds of sledgehammers, together is sixty pounds, dancing, waiting for sixty or seventy people to get close. ”

"Ha Lu Ha!" The little boy suddenly laughed when he heard this, and he couldn't straighten up with a smile, "It turned out to be him, I know this blue dart head, he is the junior disciple of the master in front of me, and his kung fu is worse than the master in front of me." But the master in front of me, when he met my Master Xu, he was scared to pee before he could do it, and he still pretended to be dead and lay under the overpass and didn't dare to get up. (To be continued......)