Two people died, and the leader and the five people who had never taken action before quietly retreated.
Zhao Rang held the knife across the road. After a long while, he shook off the blood on the blade and hung it on his waist again.
Ximen Dazhuang ran up excitedly and said:
"Brother Rang, you are so awesome!"
There are no fancy words in his mind. If he is great, he is great. If he is not great, he is not great.
Although monotonous, it is sincere!
Zhao Rang smiled and patted his shoulder and said:
"You're not bad either. You've accomplished the task assigned to you very well!"
Just now Zhao Rang asked him to protect Ye Sanniang and Yuan Kexin, but the fat man never left them, always vigilant, and never slacked off in the slightest.
The way Zhao Rang looked at him at this moment, it seemed that the old father was pleased to see that his ignorant son had finally grown up!
Ximen Dazhuang was so praised by Zhao Rang that he immediately danced with joy. But I felt like there was something I wanted to say to Zhao Rang just now. I'm happy, but I can't think of it... I just don't think about it anymore. It's right to be happy anyway. I'll talk about the rest when I think of it!
Zhao Rang walked from him to Ye Sanniang, bowed and said solemnly:
"Thank you, boss lady, for your advice that day!"
Ye Sanniang originally wanted to avoid him and avoid being greeted by him. But after thinking about it, I felt it was nothing, so I stood still and waited for Zhao Rang to finish his obeisance.
But she didn't say anything.
In fact, there is no need to say much.
The two corpses with broken legs lying on the ground in front of them can already explain everything.
Zhao Rang felt a little pity for those four ordinary people from the Western Regions... They obviously came to make money and make a fortune, but now they even lost their lives.
He asked Ximen Dazhuang to dig four pits on the hillside to bury them alive, and at the same time said:
"You see, this is what you will get if you waste your fortune!"
Ximen Dazhuang couldn't wrap his head around it, but he also knew that these four people died because of him.
"Brother Rang... I didn't expect that spending money could be wrong!"
Zhao Rang sighed and explained:
“There’s nothing wrong with spending money.”
“Is that because the money is wrong?”
Zhao Rang shook his head:
"The money is right too."
Ximen Dazhuang thought about it and felt that he had no more excuses to make, and that he was the one who was wrong. What's more, Brother Rang said this, in his heart, Brother Rang can't be wrong!
“What’s wrong is when and who you spend your money on.”
The situation in the Western Region is changing. In addition to the upper four countries, there are also so many small countries. If the upper four countries still have some great righteousness, these small countries are just focusing on their own calculations.
The king enjoys himself while the nobles are mediocre. In addition to squeezing the people, there is only internal strife and fighting. What is being carried is the changing king's flag at the top of the city. If you pass by, you will peel off a layer of skin!
Even such skilled frontier soldiers came out to seize the mountain and rob the road. You can imagine what kind of chaos they have become inside!
After Ximen Dazhuang buried the four Westerners, Zhao Rang said to him:
"When things here are over, when we go back, we must go to the pastoral area of the four of them and put some money for their families!"
Ximen Dazhuang responded and said:
"After I exchange the money, will I share it with them? I don't want the ranch anymore, but I will pay the original price. Bro, is this enough compensation?"
Zhao Rang patted him on the belly and said:
"Wouldn't it cause trouble if you give too much? Four lives were lost here, and four houses collapsed over there!"
"If you have the energy to spare, do this so that you don't lose your conscience. People are doing it, and God is watching! You must know that there is a god above your head!"
Ximen Dazhuang nodded.
But what he was even more happy about was that he finally remembered what he was going to ask just now!
Hearing Zhao Rang talking about gods, Ximen Dazhuang glanced at Ye Sanniang secretly, and then asked mysteriously:
"Brother Rang, please introduce me to a fairy too! We are brothers, you can't live alone!"
Zhao Rang was stunned by his question:
"What fairy?"
"Is your brain really wet from the rain?"
When Ximen Dazhuang saw that Zhao Rang was unhappy, he thought it might be because Ye Sanniang was still around. He was embarrassed, so he yelled and said:
"It's okay, brother, I'm not in a hurry, we'll talk about it later!"
Of course Zhao Rang was not in a hurry because he had no idea what he was talking about. As for Ximen Dazhuang himself... I guess he won't remember this matter in a while!
Setting off again, it was a safe journey.
The climate in the mountains is changeable. After it rained, it turned sunny again! I thought I would have to camp out in the mountains today, but now it seems that we should be able to reach Chagan Tologai before dark.
After walking for almost two hours at a stretch, Zhao Rang saw horse hoof prints and camel paw prints on the ground, which gradually increased in number, indicating that Chagan Tologai was coming soon!
"Brother Jean, I smell barbecue!"
Ximen Dazhuang has been walking for so long, and his stomach is already empty!
Although Yuan Kexin gave him almost all the naan and dried meat that he brought, it didn't help.
In Ximen Dazhuang's eyes, those foods are just snacks at most. When your mouth is lonely, eat and play to pass the time. If you really want to eat, you have to have leg of lamb, beef head, or stewed chicken, otherwise you won’t feel anything in your stomach!
Zhao Rang's nose twitched and he also smelled a scent.
It got colder as we went up the mountain. Yuan Kexin took out the clothes from her bag as she walked, almost wrapping herself into a rice dumpling.
After Ye Sanniang noticed it, she held her hand and continued to pour in her own strength to help her resist, and then she warmed up.
But under such consumption, even Zhao Rang couldn't resist. When he smelled the aroma of meat, he felt like Ximen Dazhuang, his mouth was full of saliva and he couldn't stop swallowing.
"I remember there was a nice wine shop as soon as I entered Chagan Tologai, if it was still open."
Ye Sanniang's words came from behind Zhao Rang.
"When did you come?"
Zhao Rang asked rhetorically.
Ye Sanniang said:
"When I was young!"
Zhao Rang said with a smile:
"Isn't that now?"
Ye Sanniang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:
"How come I didn't see you as clever as you when I was practicing swordsmanship? You're so glib and you learn so quickly!"
Chagan Tologai seems to have the climate of a big city!
Although there are no city gates and no one is guarding them, the streets are bustling with people coming and going.
The hawking sounds of Xiyu dialect and Dawei dialect are endless!
Zhao Rang even saw the shopkeeper making rice rolls unique to Dawei Nandi at a street stall!
"Hey guys, it's so lively here!"
Ximen Dazhuang’s eyes shined!
I just regret that my eye sockets are too small and I can’t take in everything here and take a closer look!
Zhao Rang also felt that there was a feeling that "the flowers are gradually enchanting the eyes". The two brothers stood at the entrance in a daze and stared at it for a while before they came back to their senses.
Turning around, I saw Ye Sanniang in front of an open space, wondering what she was thinking.
Zhao Rang was about to step forward, but was stopped by Yuan Kexin.
"Don't go, let Sanniang stay alone for a while!"
This empty space should be the delicious wine shop that Ye Sanniang mentioned. Nowadays, things and people have changed, leaving only a white land.
Looking at Ye Sanniang's profile, Zhao Rang could feel a faint sadness invading his eyes, and then his whole heart sank, so heavy that he couldn't breathe!
"What are you thinking about? Let's go!"
Suddenly a gust of fragrant wind blew by, and Ye Sanniang's words pulled Zhao Rang's spirit out of the cold pool, and he quickly took a deep breath.
Seeing that Ye Sanniang had returned to her previous aggressiveness, he stopped thinking about it.
Who in this world has not had a past?
No matter how big or small, everyone has their own sad things. There is no need to inquire or judge.
The best way for people to get along with each other is to allow others to be others and to be yourself!
Zhao Rang generously handed over the task of choosing a restaurant to Ximen Dazhuang. After all, fat people are always good at eating.
Ximen Dazhuang seemed very excited after getting this task! Roll up your sleeves and vow to find the best restaurant in Chagan Tologeri!
He does have some experience in this matter.
In the past, when Zhao Rang and him hung out all day long, Ximen Dazhuang could always discover some delicacies in remote places. It can be said that not a single piece of meat on his body is in vain, it is all due to his own efforts, eating it bite by bite!
After a while, Ximen Dazhuang stopped at the door of a decent-looking restaurant.
The plaque was written in Western characters. Zhao Rang didn't recognize it, so he looked at Yuan Kexin.
"Lion Tower!"
Yuan Kexin translated.
Zhao Rang found it funny...
Such a small shop actually has the word "lou" as its name, and even has a lion on the front!
In this place in the Western Region, the mountains and rivers are turned upside down, and you probably won't even see a lion's hair. I don't know why the boss chose such a name.
"You think this place is good?"
Ximen Dazhuang nodded.
Zhao Rang was a little curious and asked:
"How do you feel it?"
Ximen Dazhuang said with a smile:
"Brother Rang, smell it!"
Zhao Rang sniffed hard, but he only smelled the aroma of barbecue and the strong smell of cumin, and nothing else.
"Don't you smell the mutton stew?"
Ximen Dazhuang was a little anxious! He was very eager to prove the correctness of his choice to Zhao Rang!
"You said that, I smelled it, and then what?"
Ximen Dazhuang felt relieved and said:
"His mutton soup has a very strong flavor! And it's already evening today, and this shop actually dares to stew it, which means their meat is very fresh, and it might even have been slaughtered in the afternoon!"
"Otherwise, the meat that has been left out for a day, even if it is not bad, will not taste that good when stewed...it can only be grilled and sprinkled with a lot of condiments, and no one can tell the difference!"
Zhao Rang couldn't help but feel stupid...
Although he knew that Ximen Dazhuang had this ability, he didn't expect that he could reach this level.
So is he stupid or smart?
Let's just call him "crazy".
After listening to Ximen Dazhuang's analysis, Yuan Kexin and Ye Sanniang felt that it was very reasonable and they would definitely make a mistake in choosing this store!
It's just that it's not time for dinner yet, and the store is completely empty. There's no boss in sight, and no supporting staff in sight.
To be on the safe side, Zhao Rang asked Yuan Kexin to stand at the door and ask about the situation in Western dialect.
If you go in rashly and there is no one in the store, you won't be able to explain anything if something unexpected happens...
Not long after Yuan Kexin finished speaking, a boss walked out of the back room.
