The years of wandering in the rivers and lakes are always long, I don’t know day and night.
Qiao Huaigui was walking on the road alone, carrying a knife on his back. He didn't know what his purpose was.
Since Aunt Hua passed away, he no longer has any relatives to worry about.
Shenjiazhuang is the place where he grew up and lived, but it seems that he has no family affection for the people in Shenjiazhuang.
"Dad, mother, Hua Niang, how are you doing?"
Qiao Huaigui's voice whispered in the air.
The morning sun has just risen, and everything in the world that has been sleeping all night wakes up under this wisp of morning glow and begins the day's life.
As the old saying goes: If you don't go out with the morning glow, the sunset will travel a thousand miles.
I'm afraid there's going to be a big change today.
Unknowingly, Qiao Huaigui's steps had reached the gate of Xuzhou City.
He stopped and looked up at the three big characters hanging on the top of the majestic city. He couldn't arouse the slightest interest in this prosperous Xuzhou City.
The death of Aunt Hua seemed to make him lose interest in life and the meaning of life.
Therefore, Master Shen chatted with Qiao Huaigui for a whole night in the first month after Hua Suhong's death.
Shen Hongyan knows Qiao Huaigui's temperament and his feelings for Hua Suhong, so in order for Qiao Huaigui to find the meaning of life again, this will be a new beginning for Qiao Huaigui.
The Huaigui Sword he invented at the age of seventeen has proven Qiao Huaigui's martial arts aptitude, so Shen Hongyan has no worries about him walking alone in the world.
The only thing he was worried about was his cold temperament and his dying soul.
At this time, Qiao Huaigui, who was under Xuzhou City, was like a walking corpse that had lost his soul, walking mechanically into Xuzhou City.
Xuzhou City is located in the east of Kyoto City. It is the place where the famous Xuzhou Sword Making Hall is located. The Li family of the Sword Making Hall is the founding home passed down from generation to generation.
Qiao Huaigui entered the city with a knife on his back and stepped forward.
He looked at the crowds of people coming and going on the bustling streets, feeling calm in his heart.
The children playing and chasing each other on the street and the elderly people walking up and down the street were peaceful.
Just as Qiao Huaigui was walking forward with a knife on his back, a beggar lying on the ground on the roadside stopped him.
"Young man, could you please do me a favor and buy me, a dying old man, something to eat?"
Although Qiao Huaigui has a cold temperament, his human kindness and conscience still exist.
He stopped and turned to look at the old man lying on the ground. There was a bamboo pole beside him. The bamboo pole was green in color but as clear as jasper.
On the top of the bamboo pole, a red rope is tied to it, adding a touch of agility to the bamboo pole.
Qiao Huaigui looked at him and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
The old beggar looked at Qiao Huaigui with some surprise, feeling a little surprised in his heart.
Qiao Huaigui was the twenty-third person he stopped today. He thought he would be like the first twenty-two people, with a look of disgust on his face, spit on himself, and turn around and leave.
So, he bravely said: "If I can give the old man a roast chicken and a pot of wine, that will be a great thing in life!"
Qiao Huaigui's expression remained unchanged. He looked at the old beggar and asked, "Where can I buy it?"
The old beggar replied: "Go a few steps forward and you will see a White Horse Restaurant there."
"Wait."
Qiao Huaigui dropped the two words and walked towards the White Horse Restaurant.
Baima Restaurant, the largest restaurant in Xuzhou City, is one of the industries of Zhujiantang.
After Duan Qingzhi joined Zhujiantang, within three months, all the people in the White Horse Restaurant were replaced by Duan Qingzhi's people. Although the White Horse Restaurant is the property of Zhujiantang, in fact, the White Horse Restaurant has become the imperial court's property. One of the stations of Xuanwu Division in Xuzhou City.
After Guo Xu, the elders and the helmsmen of each branch learned about this, they all objected to Li Qingyang and said that Duan Qingzi was from the Xuanwu Division of the imperial court.
Li Qingyang also knew, but in order to be able to get up early and make soft gold silk armor, Li Qingyang turned a blind eye to Duan Qingzhi's approach.
This made the elders and helmsman of the Sword Making Hall very dissatisfied.
Qiao Huaigui walked into the White Horse Restaurant, stood in front of the front desk and said, "One roast chicken and one jar of wine."
The waiter raised his head and looked at Qiao Huaigui, who had a stern look in front of him, and said with a smile, "You must have sold it to the old beggar at the door."
Qiao Huaigui smiled and said nothing, then heard the waiter say: "You are the fifth person in this month."
As soon as these words came out, Qiao Huaigui suddenly had some doubts in his heart. He looked at the waiter and asked: "Brother, how do you say this?"
After hearing what Qiao Huaigui said, the waiter continued: "This old beggar has been at the door of the restaurant for more than three years. He often asks people from other places to buy him roast chicken and wine, saying that he will give them some adventures. However, everyone I got a martial arts secret book called Dog Beating Stick Technique from him. The Dog Beating Stick Technique was just something he did randomly when he was being chased by wild dogs, and there was no rules to follow."
Qiao Huaigui asked again: "Is this old man from the Beggar Clan?"
"I don't know if he is from the Beggar Clan, but he spends his whole day cheating and drinking in Xuzhou City."
The waiter's words were simple and clear, and then he asked: "Sir, do you want more wine and meat?"
Qiao Huaigui hesitated and said, "Yes."
As soon as Qiao Huaigui finished speaking, he heard the waiter shout loudly: "A roast chicken."
After saying that, the waiter took out a jar of fine wine from behind and put it on the table and said, "A total of one tael of silver."
Qiao Huaigui took out a couple of pieces of silver from his pocket and put it on the table. He watched the waiter put the silver away and sighed: "Sir, you spent this money like a meat bun to beat a dog. Once you go, you will never come back." ah."
Qiao Huaigui smiled slightly and said, "Just in time, let me try his dog-beating stick technique."
Not long after, the wine and meat were ready. Qiao Huaigui carried the things to the old beggar and gave the wine and meat to him and said, "You want the roast chicken and the wine."
The old beggar could smell the smell of roast chicken and fine wine from a distance.
His eyes were shining, looking at the wine and meat in Qiao Huaigui's hand, and he was drooling as he looked at the fine wine and roast chicken in Qiao Huaigui's hand.
"Eat." Qiao Huaigui said calmly.
At this time, the old beggar looked full of energy, and the previous decadence of his dying days was gone.
Qiao Huaigui had no idea about this meal. He just bought a meal for an old beggar, and the dog-beating stick method mentioned by the waiter was not what he wanted.
Seeing the old beggar enjoying his meal, Qiao Huaigui was about to turn around and leave.
Seeing this, the old beggar said: "Young hero, don't you want to get something from the old man?"
Qiao Huaigui looked at the old beggar in tattered clothes. Except for the jade crutch, everything else seemed worthless.
Qiao Huaigui shook his head, turned around and left towards the White Horse Restaurant.
When the waiter saw Qiao Huaigui coming in, he stepped forward to greet him and asked, "Young hero, have you ever gotten the dog-beating stick technique?"
Qiao Huaigui shook his head and said, "No."
The waiter scratched his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. What happened to the old man today? By the way, the secret books should have been sent out."
The waiter patted his head and suddenly understood. He looked at Qiao Huaigui and said, "You are worse off than the people before you."
Qiao Huaigui smiled and said, "Give me a room."
The waiter said okay, took the silver from Qiao Huaigui, and led Qiao Huaigui towards the second floor with a pot of tea.
