If a group of people all have a resolute and resolute nature, even if the horse's foot power may not be as strong as that of a rare horse in the world, it will definitely go very fast. In less than two days, Wen Yu and his party were approaching the Honglu Pawnshop. However, Peng Sanzhang, who was leading the way, turned around more than ten miles away from the Honglu Pawnshop without saying a word.
What makes Peng Sanzhang puzzling is that neither Wen Yuxing nor Wen Yuxing Ding asked questions. They seemed to have already known that Peng Sanzhang was going. He was not going to Honglu Pawnshop, but he had not made up his mind. , this time the route was changed, but it was reasonable. Therefore, even if Peng Sanzhang chose a hidden smile road and ran wildly for half a day, the two horses except the black deer were so tired that they almost fell to the ground, and the two of them never said a word. Like gold, he didn’t even ask a single question.
Not far from Honglu Pawnshop, across Sanwan and a mountain, and walking along a very hidden path for a long time, we found the former site of Chuguanfu Post Station. At that time, this place was located just outside Xiasong Border Pass. There was no good land for raising horses, and there was no need for it. From here, even the nearest towns and villages are still hundreds of miles away, and they are even further away from the government. Although there has been such a post house for many years, there is no sign of it, and no one comes here at all. News spread here, and over time, this almost deserted post house was moved to another place ten years ago, leaving only three or five small buildings, which are also uninhabited. After all, we can't arrange manpower here. Not to mention that we are thousands of miles away from home. Although it may not be an unusual move to take this salary and official rations for free, it is not easy to force people to stay here. At the post office.
The grass is luxuriant. Ten years is neither long nor short, but it is enough for a young man to survive until he is old. There are a few small buildings with little smoke and smoke, and they are covered with green vines and the unnamed wild flowers Asakusa. No one cares about it. After the spring and summer, it becomes lush and green, which is taller than the weeds elsewhere. Although there are no tigers and wolves, there are often a few wild raccoon slaves here. They catch mice and fireflies here. They are not afraid of people, even from a distance. Seeing the three horses coming abreast, I just lay on the eaves of the small building and took a lazy look. I didn't want to waste any of the warmth of the autumn after the autumn wind started to blow. I narrowed my green and bright yellow eyes, not even trying to avoid them. .
"It's a good place. It seems that the owner of Honglu Pawnshop knows where to go to find peace. In such a place, even if he comes here with the intention of seeking revenge, if the news is not leaked, he may not be able to find it even if he searches for a year and a half. On."
Sure enough, Wen Yu's casual words to himself were heard by Peng Sanzhang. Although he did not dare to answer the words, his expression was quite depressed. It seemed that he could not escape the eyes of these two people while doing things along the way. Even though they had been hiding until this point, it was not beyond their expectations. Xing Ding was very old, so it was normal for him to be shrewder. However, Wen Yu, who always wore a bamboo hat and spoke coldly, was obviously not very old, but he could still tell the truth. I kept making all the guesses in my mind, which inevitably made me feel uncomfortable.
"Young people will know that when the Qi Dynasty was looking at the world, there were eight thousand strong men, all of whom were extremely powerful. They could carry tens of thousands of pounds of city gates, and they could pick up leaves and rush into the formation without any damage. Most of them were It is under the command of Gao Chongguan, who has won fame for generations by fighting in the south and the north. As a martial arts practitioner, you should know how many years of hard training and understanding it takes to be able to handle light as heavy as heavy. It's not difficult to compare your thoughts with this man. If you put yourself in the danger of water and fire for a while, you may be able to learn a few things." Xing Ding saw that Peng Sanzhang was very depressed, and he was very happy. , casually mentioned a few words, but for no reason noticed the indifferent eyes behind him, coughed hard twice, and did not dare to say more.
Peng Sanwu, the owner of the Honglu Pawnshop, was recuperating from his injuries. He was in the middle of the five small buildings. There were not many people guarding the buildings around him. There was only an old man who had followed the owner of the Honglu Pawnshop for two generations. He was emaciated. Anyone who saw this old man would be worried. When you go out, you will most likely be blown away by strong winds for several miles. However, in this small building at the former site of the post house, apart from Peng Sanwu who is recovering from his injuries, there is only one old man who has no power to tie a chicken. At this time of the year, four people came to the door. , the old man was carefully wiping the porcelain plate in his hand, it seemed that his hearing was not good, until Peng Sanzhang stepped forward and blocked the light outside the building, then he raised his cloudy eyes, almost touching Peng Sanzhang's face, so strange After looking at it for a while, he impatiently and tremblingly moved the creaking and worn-out bench to the side, indicating that everyone could go upstairs.
It doesn't look like the gatekeeper of Honglu Pawnshop at all.
Wen Yu, who was walking behind Peng Sanzhang, remained calm, but as soon as he took a step into the building, he kowtowed twice while tying Qiao Xuan's hair, and after saluting the old gatekeeper who seemed to have only a few days to live, he Slowly following Peng Sanzhang up the stairs, there was nothing strange about his expression. On the contrary, the man behind him raised his eyebrows without any trace. Immediately, his beard was pulled twice by the little ape on his shoulder. He curled his lips and stepped upstairs without saluting. , and never looked at the old man more than once. The attitudes of the two people before and after were very different, but it was difficult to say what was unreasonable.
The small building is not spacious and has been in disrepair for a long time. When you climb the stairs, the sound of the wooden steps is even louder than the sound of footsteps. The mold is so deep-rooted that it cannot be cleaned. However, there is no smell of mold in the whole small building. It is just medicine. Bitter, the aftertaste is sweet, and there is still some fragrant ash smell, which is not clear.
Peng Sanwu, who was sitting upright next to the bed, had no airs. I don’t know whether it was because he knew that the Honglu Pawn Shop was gone, so he was just showing off without any reason, or because he had such a charlatanic temperament. After meeting Peng Sanzhang, he exchanged a few pleasantries. , immediately stood up to greet him, but his face was not necessarily good-looking, because the movement of standing up caused the injury, and some blood spilled from the dense linen on his chest and neck, so he had to sit back down and kept saying he was ashamed.
Xing Ding glanced at Wen Yu, but he went first to talk to Peng Sanwu, who was having a hard time.
Rao was severely injured, and his old injuries were still cracking frequently after several months. After knowing the intention of the two men, he still managed to stand up and asked Peng Sanzhang to go and have tea, and then he spoke softly.
Among the three sons of the Peng family, Peng Sanwu has been the most thoughtful since he was a child. Even if there is some boasting hidden in it, this famous master of the Honglu pawn shop is still a little embarrassed to say that the second brother in the family has his own thoughts. He is also a very smart person, but he is not necessarily sincere. The pawnshop is a business. Although the business was not very big at the beginning, he still put this important responsibility on his shoulders. He has been conscientious and cautious until now. Instead, he relies on favors and winning people over. To make this business stronger. But a few years ago, I met my second brother Peng Sanshu, who left home as a young man to pursue his career in the world, but found that the latter was full of reckless habits, and had already established a gang without knowing it. He would not refuse anyone who came to the business, and his power was not as good as Hong's. Lu Pawnshop has a very good reputation. What worries Peng Sanwu the most is that his second brother is still brooding about the inheritance of Honglu Pawnshop. Even when the brothers were sitting at a table drinking, they almost drew swords on each other in public, which angered Honglu Pawnshop and the gang members. Everyone was at war with each other, but fortunately, no trouble was caused in the end. The current disaster at Honglu Pawnshop is probably inseparable from this second brother.
"The bloodline has been rooted to the roots, and the things that happened back then should be put aside for the most part. The Peng family is so convinced that it was your younger brother who did it, so they should have seen some clues."
Wen Yu, who had not spoken for a long time, withdrew his gaze from under Peng Sanwu's bed, asked a simple question, and gave the tea soup to the pale Peng Sanwu without losing his courtesy, which made Peng Sanzhang look at him gratefully. Seeing the latter's usual cold expression, he knew that he was asking for trouble, so he had no choice but to lower his head and listen to the conversation between the people at the table.
"The items being escorted from the government are so big that I can't bear to tell you all about them. But what I can tell the young hero is that almost all the masters in the Honglu Escort Bureau are outside, or in the pawn shop guarding my house. In addition to people, almost 70% of the masters went there, and encountered people who plotted against them on the way. They were all heavily poisoned, and only a dozen or so of them could barely save their lives."
Mentioning this matter, Peng Sanwu's face turned white again, and when he saw the faint blue veins popping out, Peng Sanzhang was about to say something to comfort him. The former waved his hands, exhaled a few breaths, and then continued, but with a bleak look on his face, "Here I am. Before, someone from the second brother's gang came to the door. It happened that the heads of the two places were brothers, and they happened to use this free time to discuss their skills. Up to the point, they did not do anything out of the ordinary, but this group of people left. After we went to escort the government belongings, everyone was poisoned. Most of them were poisoned in the wells and canals around Honglu Pawnshop. They were ambushed on the road, and few people could escape."
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"If you don't want to break your head, you can't figure out who did it. Even if the second brother in the family has an old grudge against me, he definitely won't attribute the matter to his siblings. No matter how you investigate, it's all wrong. To no avail, not even the slightest trace has been found, so we have to do this.”
Peng Sanwu's eyebrows became lower and lower, and he still looked like the head of Honglu Pawnshop, who was unparalleled in Xia Song border. When he mentioned this, he sighed deeply and did not want to say more.
"I always feel that with such a kind and kind leader, it won't take too long for Honglu Pawnshop to make a comeback." Wen Yu took a sip of the tea, then raised her eyes and chuckled, still taking her time, "Since I am your younger brother, I look down upon such a reckless person like me, so I must investigate the Honglu Pawnshop for a while. I am not very capable, so I have to do my best, so as to repay my brother for being the guide."
When he left the small building, Peng Sanzhang was relieved. At first, he thought that because of Wen Yu's cold and indifferent temperament, he would say some inappropriate words to make his eldest brother's heart flustered, which would cause harm to his body, but now a few people are fine. The conversation was very harmonious, and he couldn't help but bow to Wen Yu again.
As expected, Wen Yu still ignored him, but waited until he was far away from the former site of the post house before he glanced back.
The green vines outside the small building are turning yellow, and the old man is cleaning the porcelain dishes downstairs. It is quiet and quiet.
