After Xiaoyu finished speaking, he picked up the horse's reins, whipped his whip in his hand, and galloped along the Danshan horse track. Danshan is called Danshan because a group of old Taoist priests went up to the mountain to refine the elixir of immortality for Qin Shihuang during the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, it is called Danshan. There is a large Taoist temple on the mountain. After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, it became an abandoned place. Now it is surrounded by a group of mountains. Fortunately, the mountain people around Danshan paid tribute on time every year, so these bandits only collected money from passing strangers, but they lived in peace with the villagers.
Danshan Mountain is not small, with a radius of dozens of miles. Xiaoyu drove the carriage south through several mountain passes and arrived at a small town.
In the town, several streets converged into a market. When Wen Jinchun saw a market, he asked Xiaoyu to pull the carriage to the side of the road and tie it to a big happy tree at the entrance of the market.
Xiao Yu tied up the horse, glanced at Wen Jinchun, and asked with a smile: "Senior Wen, are you going to buy food for you?" Wen Jinchun glanced at Xiao Yu coldly, and cursed: "Little bastard, Don't think Grandpa, I don't know what you are paying attention to, you are still trying to escape with a cane." After Wen Jinchun finished speaking, he turned to look at Luo Yao in the car,
"Boy, can you walk with a stick?" Luo Yao nodded. Wen Jinchun continued: "Then get up, let's go to the market over there to have something to eat. It's a bit inconvenient now that we don't have the handlebars. You two can't even think of leaving my sight." Wen Jinchun turned over and got off. After getting out of the carriage, Luo Yao stepped out slowly. Wen Jinchun took out a wooden stick that had been prepared from the back of the carriage and handed it to him. Luo Yao took it and used it as a crutch, beating it on the ground.
Naturally, the crutch in Xiaoyu's hand is also the same wooden stick. Xiaoyu had an injury on his waist, Luoyao had a broken left foot, and both of them were on crutches. Only Wen Jinchun was still unharmed.
The two 'cripples' walked in front, Wen Jinchun walked in the back, and the three of them walked along the dry dirt road to a tavern at the entrance of the market.
Market archway. The three characters "Niu Jian Ji" are carved crookedly on it. The vermilion paint originally painted on it has faded and turned yellow under the erosion of wind and rain. The stone pillars supporting the archway are also full of small holes.
There is a dazzling sun above our heads, and the shadows of the three people appear short and round on the ground. At the stone pillars of the archway, a short-legged long-haired native dog is raising its legs to moisten the dark yellow hair with yellow liquid. On the stone slab, several vendors selling seasonal vegetables on the roadside have closed their stalls, and only a few tea shops and tailor shops are open.
The three of them walked slowly to the tavern. The tavern was opened by an old couple. They built a shed facing the street, with a few small square tables and low stools underneath. The whole shop was only about two feet long and about ten feet wide. , there are several taller Eight Immortals tables inside, leaving a small door as high as a person, and behind it is their kitchen.
There was a canvas with the word "Tavern" hanging at the door of the tavern. The canvas was also in tatters and looked old.
A tavern is just a tavern, it doesn’t even have a name. The two old couples inside were both half a century old and seemed to be honest and honest farmers.
Inside the tavern. In the room were two men having lunch. They ordered three side dishes and two jugs of old wine, and talked nonchalantly about the Widow Zhang at the entrance of the village.
Under the thatched shed outside, there was a passing farmer couple. They looked young, both in their twenties and forties. They were dressed in coarse cloth and had a basket beside them. All the rest inside was rotten cabbage leaves. , and at first glance they were a young couple who had come out early to sell vegetables.
His wife was holding a six- or seven-month-old child in her arms. It looked like a boy. The young couple ordered two bowls of bean curd rice and ate it happily with dipping sauce. The wife held the child in her arms and rocked him to sleep. The husband dug out beancurd rice with a spoon and fed it to his wife. Although they lived in poverty, they could still enjoy it. Judging from the joy on their faces, it is clear that they are living a happy life.
The three of them sat down at a small square table next to the young couple. Xiao Yu and Luo Yao leaned the wooden sticks in their hands against the edge of the table.
As soon as the three of them sat down, Wen Jinchun glanced at the two young peasant couples on one side who were coaxing their children, and smiled slightly.
At this time, the old lady from the store hurriedly came up with a rag, took a bucket of chopsticks from the table, wiped the table cleanly with the rag in her hand, and then asked: "You three guests, what do you want to eat?" ?" Wen Jinchun asked: "What special dishes do you have here? Just arrange it."
"The specialty dishes of the shop include braised rabbit, steamed sea bass, boiled pork slices, sweet and sour carp, steamed pork with rice flour, and soy sauce pork elbow." The old woman skillfully reported a list of dish names and continued,
"Look, what kind of vegetables do you want to eat?" Wen Jinchun thought for a moment and replied: "Braised rabbit, boiled pork slices, sauce-flavored pork ribs. For the plain ones, fry some rapeseed tips for us, that's all, prepare them quickly. vegetable."
"Okay, I'll serve you tea and prepare the dishes." The old woman wrote down a few dish names, walked a few steps to the counter, took a pot of hot tea and three rough tea bowls, and then called to the kitchen Said: "Braised rabbit, boiled pork slices, sauce-flavored pork ribs, plus a stir-fried rape tip."
"Okay!" A loud voice responded from the kitchen behind. The old woman came up with a teapot and three rough bowls on a table. She poured the tea skillfully, and then turned around to help in the kitchen.
Wen Jinchun originally wanted to order a pot of wine, but after thinking about the sword poison in his body, he took back the hand he extended to say hello.
Not long after, the dishes were ready. The three of them picked up their chopsticks and ate happily, while the other two tables of guests had already paid and left.
When the young couple carrying the burden left, Wen Jinchun squinted at the direction they left. It was the loess horse road over there, also heading south, and he had a plan in mind.
Wen Jinchun found an excuse to hurry up and urged Xiao Yu and Luo Yao to eat faster, and they had no choice but to wolf down the food.
Wen Jinchun called the old woman to prepare the check. The old woman came closer, did some calculations, and replied: "My guest, three coins of silver." Wen Jinchun took three coins of broken silver from his sleeve pocket and handed it over.
When the three of them were about to get up, the old woman asked, "Mr., are you going south?" Wen Jinchun nodded.
The old woman hurriedly said: "We, the bandits of the Danshan generation, are going south through Danshan. We will encounter people charging for payment at the edge of the philodendron trees ahead. You must be prepared."
"Oh? How much does it cost to buy a ticket?" Wen Jinchun asked in surprise. The old woman replied: "If you don't have one tael of silver, I will take all your belongings. Seeing that the three of you are not locals, the old woman said a few words and asked the three guests to be careful on their way." ." Wen Jinchun smiled slightly, clasped his fists and replied: "Thank you for reminding me." Then he took a dollar of silver from his sleeve and handed it over. He still understood these conventional etiquette among the people.
The old woman smiled and nodded,
"You three gentlemen, please go slowly." Wen Jinchun called Xiao Yu and Luo Yao, turned around and left the tavern, preparing to get into the carriage and continue on his way.
Xiaoyu was still driving. Wen Jinchun and Luo Yao opened the curtain of the carriage and sat inside. Wen Jinchun's purpose was to keep an eye on Xiaoyu's driving to avoid making mistakes.
Xiaoyu just saw that Wen Jinchun looked at the couple with something wrong, and thought to herself: This old guy is trying to distract other people's children. She has to drive slower, lest this old guy encounters them and becomes malicious. Harmful to the whole family.
Ever since, when Xiao Yuyang spurred the horse, he deliberately raised it high and lowered it lightly to let the horse go slower.
