The drizzle was like a hazy smoke, covering the streets and alleys of Gaoyuan City, stopping people at home. There were only a few pedestrians on the street. Wu Gen held an oil umbrella and wandered through the streets like a ghost.
This kind of behavior has nothing to do with romance and does not cause any harm. I just want to take the opportunity to find out about the situation of the Heita family.
After walking around the north of the city, Wu Gen roughly determined the scope of the Heita family's residence. But what made him depressed was that Heita's house also had a double-story courtyard. The outside should be where retainers and subordinates live and work, and the inner courtyard is where the Heita family really lives.
After looking at the heavily guarded gate, Wu Gen sighed, turned around and walked towards his inn.
The alley paved with bluestones was quiet, and the plump roses quietly poked their heads out from the wall, almost as if they were holding a pipa and half-hiding their faces. The sweet but not greasy fragrance of flowers wraps in the rain and ripples in the alley.
There was a snapping sound ahead, and a man appeared in the alley. The man was wearing a green shirt that was rarely seen among shepherds, and he had a book under his arm. There was a hint of gloom on his knife-like face.
Wu Gen stood at the door of the inn, looking at the man curiously. It wasn't that the man was so good-looking, but Wu Gen discovered that the man's upper body didn't move at all when walking, and he almost walked in a straight line.
What's more important is that Wu Gen saw so many shepherds, and few of them would carry a book with them. The man's move was a bit abrupt.
He looked around and saw that the direction the man was coming from was the Shuiyunjian next door. After looking at the man's shabby clothes and seeing how he could get into such a gold-selling cave, Wu Gen couldn't help but feel curious.
At this moment, the gate of Shuiyunjian opened, and a Cuiminxiang car drove out, and the crisp sound of bells broke the silence of the alley.
The car passed Wu Gen, caught up with the man in front, and slowly stopped. The curtains opened, and a veiled woman appeared in front of the window. What was strange was that the woman's eyes were blue and green, like two crystal gems.
"If you don't have money, don't spend it randomly. Whatever rouge you buy, I'll pay it back to you." The woman's voice was filled with a hint of anger, and she threw something to the man. Wu Gen's sharp eyes recognized that it was a jade coin, and his eyes moved involuntarily. It’s easy to imagine the wealth of a person who can throw away so much money.
These days, Wu Gen is also worried about Lingyu. There are more and more people under his command, and the demand for Zhentian Bow is also increasing. This spiritual jade has become a bottleneck for army expansion.
Although the herdsmen's demand for spiritual jade is not as great as that of the human race due to the method of extracting and devouring, this thing is a rare thing everywhere, and it is not easy to get it.
The man clumsily took the jade, and just as he was about to say something, the car started and ran briskly along the alley, leaving only a string of laughter like silver bells.
Looking at the disappointed man, Wu Gen shook his head. He was obviously a little cucumber. The woman has already fallen behind him, why don't he catch up quickly? Is it shameful to eat soft food? That's because you have the capital to eat.
Not caring about these romantic thoughts, Wu Gen returned to his room, drew the terrain he had surveyed along the way today on paper, and thought about possible solutions.
Two days later, Wu Gen was melancholy in his room, looking at a large piece of paper in front of him by candlelight, with a map of the north of the city drawn on it. However, the Heita family's mansion is still blank.
Suddenly, the lingering and melancholy sound of silk and bamboo came from a distance, and I knew that Shuiyunjian was starting again today. When he was bored, Wu Gen went to the balcony. There was a small coffee table where he could drink tea and watch the scenery.
Looking from a distance, the lights are brightly lit among the water and clouds. There were several young shepherd women with silver bracelets on their bare feet, dancing to the beat on the stage. Wu Gen simply sat down. Although it was far away, this free business could still be done.
There were many carriages in the alley today, and Wu Gen didn't bother to go out, lest anyone see his flaws. There must be people with advanced cultivation around these dignitaries, and it would not be good if their secrets were exposed.
Just as I was watching with great interest, suddenly the music became louder, the curtains on the stage opened, and white clouds poured out. A veiled woman slowly emerged from the clouds. Isn't this the woman in the car that day? Wu Gen thought to himself, looking at this aura, she should be Shui Yunjian's number one.
The woman is dressed in a light red dance dress, with a slender waist and bright wrists covered with gauze. She dances lightly like a swallow crouching in its nest, flying high like a magpie bird frightened at night.
A few lotus flowers appeared out of thin air on the stage. The woman's slender feet were light, her clothes were fluttering, and she moved lightly among the lotus flowers. Her long silk cloth was flowing and stretched, just like the wind blowing willows.
As the music grew louder and louder, the woman landed on the stage, her figure dancing faster and faster, her jade-like hands lingering gracefully, her skirt fluttering, and the flowing light dancing around her. Her whole body was like a flower separated by mist, hazy and ethereal.
A crescent moon appeared on the stage, and the woman danced suddenly, slowly flew up, and sat gently between the crescent moon.
With a clang, the music suddenly stopped, and everything was quiet. Only the woman on the moon holds her fragrant chin in her hands, leaning against the crescent moon with her eyes closed and sleeping quietly. Her pair of jade feet are dangling lightly in the air, glowing with light, like the round dew on the tip of a lotus.
Wow, there was a thunderous sound among the water clouds, and the voice of Huansha Nu resounded through the night sky. Money and objects were thrown onto the stage like raindrops. In the end, it was covered with a full layer, shining under the light.
Suddenly, the veil on the woman's face gently fell off, fluttering in the wind, flying like a butterfly under the stage, and landed on the face of a bloated fat man.
The woman on the stage has spring water in her eyes, clear waves flowing with hope. The fat man in the audience had stupid eyebrows and dull eyes, as if he was drunk.
The fat man put the veil in his hand and rubbed it gently, as if he was getting close to the woman on the stage, the flesh on his face was trembling slightly. There was contempt, jealousy, and anger in the eyes of the people around him, which meant that the fat man could have a meal with the beautiful girl on the stage.
He reached out and took out a piece of Yao jade coin from his arms. The fat man trembled and gently placed it on the table. For a moment, it was filled with purple energy, like a dream.
The woman landed lightly on the ground, turned around and walked towards the back of the stage. The fat man excitedly raised his veil to the crowd, his face flushed, and he hurriedly ran towards the back of the stage.
Although Wu Gen in the inn couldn't see these details clearly, he could see the Yao Jade coin clearly. He stood up from his seat and stared at the fat man's movements. He thought of eight hundred ways to rob him in one moment. method.
Suddenly, Wu Gen saw a familiar figure standing at the door of Shuiyunjian, looking in on tiptoes. This person was the young man I met in the alley the day before. Unexpectedly, I saw him again today.
Wu Gen couldn't help but feel happy. It cost a lot of money to enter Shuiyunjian. I don't know if this guy is a nymphomaniac or something, he couldn't even afford the entrance fee, and he still wanted to covet other people's beauty.
After thinking about it, Wu Gen left the inn and came to the door of Shuiyunjian. He asked with a smile: "Brother, you can still see clearly here."
The man blushed, recognized Wu Gen, turned around and left.
"That's right, hurry up and come here if you don't have money." A servant waiting at the door teased with a smile.
"Really, a small official who earns a few pennies also thinks of going to this gold-selling cave, which is really overestimating his capabilities." Another servant also agreed.
There was anger in the man's eyes, but he quickly calmed down and walked out of the alley.
"Brother, why do you have to be like this? Some people are like this. If they don't get what they want, they will ridicule others who are in the same situation as themselves to cover up their inner inferiority." Wu Gen glanced at these servants and reached out to pull the man's sleeve, "Brother, , don’t get angry with these people, go and have a drink in my room.”
"Thank you. It's getting late, and Chu needs to go back to work." The man's face softened a little when he saw Wu Gen speaking for him. He wanted to take his sleeves back, but unexpectedly Wu Gen pulled them so tightly that he couldn't get rid of them.
Wu Gen Xixi approached the man and pointed in the direction of the inn, "From my place, you can see the whole scene between the water and the clouds."
The man was stunned for a moment, hesitating on his face. Just as he was about to say something, he was dragged into the inn by Wu Gen under the indignant eyes of a group of servants.
After entering the house, Wu Gen asked the waiter to serve a bottle of wine and invited the man to take a seat on the balcony. After looking at the exquisite furnishings in the room, the man felt a little uneasy and cupped his hands, "This distinguished guest, it will cost a lot to stay here. Forget it, I don't want to disturb your peace."
"What are you talking about?" Wu Gen pressed him down on the seat. "It costs so much to live alone. There won't be any extra charges for one more person. You can just sit down and sit down." With that, he stood in front of the man. A glass of wine was poured into the celadon octagonal cup. The color of the wine is like amber, and the aroma of the wine hits your nose as soon as you put it in the glass.
Wu Gen picked up the wine glass and said, "Brother, don't be restrained. The wine here is included in the rent. If you don't drink it, it's free."
The man was startled when he heard this, and his face turned red unconsciously. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip. His eyes moved and he drank the whole glass. After drinking a glass of wine, the man's ears turned red.
Wu Gen smiled secretly in his heart and drank it all in one gulp. This person is still a bit thin-skinned, no wonder he is so embarrassed.
"I, Wu Gen, I don't know what to call my brother, and where are you on business?" Wu Gen asked tentatively while pouring wine.
The man carefully protected the wine glass with his hand, "I am just a minor official in Heita Wanhu Mansion, my name is Chu Xi. Judging from your appearance, you are still young. You are not like someone in the officialdom. I don't know what kind of business you do."
"Hey, let's do some business." Wu Gen waved his hand, "Come on, come on, don't ask where you came from today, just drink."
"Thank you for the hospitality. One glass of such fine wine is enough. Chu Xi really has to say goodbye." After saying that, he stood up and gave a salute before thinking about leaving.
"Drinking is like appreciating flowers. You have to meet the right person. When I first met Brother Chu Xi, I felt that I was very close to each other. I will not leave until I have a good drink today." When Wu Gen heard that the other party was from the Heita family, his thoughts moved. He couldn't let this person go, so he pressed him back again.
After a few glasses of wine, Chu Xi kept looking up in the direction of Shui Yunjian, looking very uneasy.
"Brother Chu, there's no need to look. The person in the car that day should be Huansha Nu. At this time, it should be..." Wu Gen glanced at the other party with some sympathy.
"Oh." Chu Xi sat down slumped, but quickly raised her head and explained a little more, "She just eats with others and doesn't do anything else."
"Well, I know that such a pure and innocent person must sometimes have no choice but to do so." Wu Gen sighed, "Forget it, let's drink."
After finishing the bottle of wine, Chu Xi was already lying on the table with the melancholy in her heart and the strength of the wine. She kept muttering: "What's so great about having money? When I have money, I will definitely kill all these filthy people." , take you home."
With a smile on his lips, Wu Gen looked at the drunk man in front of him with a thoughtful look on his face.
