From time to time, Xiaoyu glanced at the place where Liu Bo often fished, but neither Liu Bo's donkey nor Liu Bo could be seen.
He saw with his own eyes that Uncle Liu entered the Yuelai Restaurant with them and left the Yuelai Restaurant together.
There is no doubt that Uncle Liu was in Huatan Temple on the mountain at this time.
It was rare for Xiao Yu to pay for tea and listen to a book. Today, for the first time, he ordered a pot of wine and sat on the fence beside the tea house to listen to a book.
He was worried about how he should kill Ge Ming, the leader of the Mingyi Sword Sect, when Uncle Liu and Ge Ming got involved.
After drinking all the wine, Xiaoyu stood up and jumped off the fence.
I broke off a thin willow stick by the roadside and shook out the catkins that were gradually growing on it. I held it in my mouth and walked leisurely to the old horse bridge.
It looks like you are taking a leisurely stroll, but in fact you are full of melancholy.
There are still so many cruise ships on Xiyun Lake. Xiao Yu thinks of the day when she played the piano under the drizzle. The soothing sound of the piano made even Yuanyang calm down. At this time, if she could hear it again A song, I'm afraid it won't be so boring.
He stretched out his foot and kicked the willow leaves that fell on Lao Ma Bridge. Under Lao Ma Bridge, Uncle Geng sat in his small fishing boat and shouted to Xiao Yu:
"Brother Yu, are you going back now? Why don't you see Uncle Liu fishing today?"
Xiao Yu replied: "Yeah, I'm so bored that I went back! Uncle Liu, I said I had something to do at Huatan Temple today, and maybe I'll come fishing again tomorrow."
"Oh, that's right, go ahead!" Uncle Geng replied with a smile.
Xiaoyu replied: "Okay."
Xiao Yu frowned and glanced at the prostitutes who were still calling for customers in the big hook bar of Zuiyu Tower. At this time, he felt that these annoying prostitutes were more pleasing to the eye than the old fisherman like Uncle Liu.
On the edge of the woods, at the fork in the road.
Uncle Liu's Tavern.
"Old Liu, it's almost April now. When will these gangsters in Yangzhou City be disbanded? Today I heard from Zhang Laizi, a grocery store buyer, that there was another fight at the Yuelai Inn. !" Aunt Li was shaking bamboo strips in the yard.
On the table are several strips of almost-dried locust flowers. Aunt Li asked Xiao Yu to help pick them a few days ago. Aunt Li said that the locust flowers are fragrant and moisturizing, and she wanted to dry them and make tea for the guests.
Uncle Liu sat on a stone pier on one side, frowned, and replied: "Who knows, the tavern should be closed for a few more days. If there is no money in the account, it is better than doing that loss-making business. Our shop is small and can be messed with." I can’t afford those people.”
Hearing this, Aunt Li added: "Zhang Laizi said that Uncle Liu who lives in the yard went to the Yuelai Inn to fight today. I heard that he is very capable. When Uncle Liu comes back later, you have to be there to greet him. This fisherman He’s quite a hidden and powerful character!”
Uncle Liu heard this and replied: "I know, I heard about it too."
Only then did Uncle Liu realize that what Uncle Liu had said at the beginning was to take care of the tavern so that he would not be bullied. When Uncle Liu came back later, he would have to greet him politely so as not to offend the old man, which he could not afford to offend.
Xiao Yu gently pushed the door open and entered the courtyard.
"Hey, Uncle Six and Aunt Li, are they all here?"
When Aunt Li saw Xiao Yu, she curled her lips and said she didn't want to see him. These days, the tavern was closed and the farm work in the fields was finished. She had to feed and drink for free to support this smelly boy who was passing by.
Seeing how careless he was, Aunt Li became angry, but she couldn't find a reason to scold him.
Aunt Li could only say to Xiao Yu with a fake smile: "I'm back! Go help your Uncle Six feed the chickens in the backyard."
Xiaoyu replied, "Good luck" and went to the backyard.
The sky was getting dark, and it was already evening soon.
Uncle Liu carried the fishing pole and led the donkey slowly into the backyard.
Xiao Yu and Uncle Liu were busy working on the stove, making dinner for Uncle Liu.
"You kid, don't go wandering around the city if you have nothing to do. I heard that there was a fight between Jianghu people in Yuelai Restaurant today. Be careful and you offend someone you can't afford to offend!" Uncle Liu warned Xiao Yu while using a spatula to scoop up the rice being cooked in the pot. .
Xiaoyu nodded in response to 'yes'.
"Hey, Uncle Liu, you're back." Uncle Liu became more respectful when he saw Uncle Liu, "Go and tie the donkey for you, Uncle Liu."
Xiaoyu added a few large pieces of firewood to the stove, agreed, got up and went to lead Uncle Liu's donkey.
Uncle Liu took the fish basket from the donkey's back and handed it to Xiao Yu, "I caught a few more crucian carp at the Shanshui Inn behind Huatan Temple today and cooked them. I will make up for it tonight."
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Hey, Uncle Liu, you met something good when you went to Huatan Temple today. It looks quite pleasant."
Uncle Liu smiled and replied: "You little brat, you don't understand anything. Don't ask blind questions. Knowing too much will not do you any good."
Xiaoyu carried the fish basket back to the stove, while Gu Zi took the knife and chopping board to trim the crucian carp, while Uncle Liu was busy on the stove.
Night, on the table.
Uncle Liu obviously felt that his sixth uncle Aunt Li's attitude towards him was much better. He must have heard something today, but Uncle Liu didn't ask anything. He wouldn't do anything to the widower and widow in the tavern.
After the meal, Uncle Liu and Aunt Li went to Aunt Li's house and told Xiaoyu to clean up the dishes after eating.
"Are you going fishing tomorrow?" Xiao Yu picked up a thick fish bone on the table and picked her teeth, looking at Uncle Liu who was still sipping his wine.
Uncle Liu nodded and replied: "Go, I have become acquainted with the people in the temple today. I will go fishing in the water trough tomorrow. In the next few days, I will fish in the mountain behind Huatan Temple."
With a smile on her face, Xiao Yu looked at Uncle Liu pretending to be curious and delighted and said: "I heard from Aunt Li that your old man has made a face at Yuelai Restaurant today. I can't tell. You are still a master. How about it? Teach me." How many hands can you use to defend yourself?"
Hearing this, Uncle Liu smiled slightly, shook his head, and said to Xiao Yu: "Brother, I can't develop my skills every few years. I'll teach you some basic meditation skills. I can cultivate my character well, but I can't do fighting skills." , you’d better stop learning.”
After hearing this, Xiao Yu curled her lips and said to Uncle Liu: "How long does it take to meditate? It takes you a whole day just to sit there? Oh, I won't learn. Sitting there will make me suffocate."
Uncle Liu chuckled kindly and said, "Haha, this meditation skill is the skill of internal martial arts. I don't teach others to learn it."
Xiaoyu frowned, "It's too boring, no matter how good you are, you won't learn it, you won't learn it!" Xiaoyu muttered in her heart, Uncle Liu taught her internal martial arts, I'm afraid they were just some bad internal martial arts moves, which were almost the same as those taught by her master and the old man. Even Uncle Liu would not teach me the powerful internal cultivation skills, so he shook his head and refused.
Uncle Liu saw Xiaoyu picking his teeth and waiting for him to finish eating, so that he could put away the bowls and chopsticks. He had nothing else to say for a while. He thought that by guarding Ge Ming, he would definitely be able to wait until Ji Ruge took the bait. When Ji Ruge was killed, he would also It was time to leave Jiangnan. I heard from Uncle Liu that Xiao Yu was also a poor boy passing through, but he didn't have money to spend, so he worked in a tavern to raise money to go back to his hometown.
"Brother, have you got all the expenses to go home?" Uncle Liu asked with concern for Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu shook her head, "It's early. The tavern is closing, and Uncle Six still has to withhold the monthly payment. I'm afraid it will have to wait for a while. When Uncle Six doesn't open at the beginning of the month, I will walk south and find another place." Let’s go get some work, and on the way to my hometown.”
"How about I make some arrangements with you after I catch the big fish I want to catch in a few days?" Uncle Liu asked with concern for Xiao Yu.
After hearing this, Xiaoyu pretended to be happy and replied: "Yes, then I wish you can catch a big fish soon."
In fact, what I'm thinking is: If you want to kill me, I'm afraid you still don't know who I am, right? I'm afraid I won't be able to catch this big fish. Let's go to the city tomorrow to see if there is any way to investigate the activities of Huatan Temple and find an opportunity to kill Ge Ming. The longer it takes to kill Ge Ming, the more troublesome it will be.
Ge Ming is the target that both he and Uncle Liu know, and they must kill Ge Ming first, and then others.
The shorter the time, the better. After completing the third mission, the sooner we leave Jiangnan, the better. Uncle Liu is a man with high martial arts skills who cannot be beaten head-on and is difficult to deal with.
