Xiang Yan opened his eyes and found that he was lying on a horse, his legs were wrapped in green cloth, and he was in severe pain. He shook his head, straightened up, and began to recall: He killed Mr. Zheng, and the two little bitches Ake and Aqi wanted to avenge Mr. Zheng, and Aqi chopped off his own leg. At the critical moment, he ascended again and escaped. Alas, I just don’t know how Shuer is doing. Will those two little bitches take their anger out on Shu'er?
Someone from behind shouted: "Young escort, little brother is awake." Then a young voice was heard: "You're awake! Who are you? How were you injured?"
Only then did Xiang Yan wake up. Taking a closer look, he was sitting on a snow-white horse, and the horse's stirrups were all made of silver. The person leading the horse is the young man who just spoke. He is dressed in brocade. He is about eighteen or nineteen years old. He has a falcon on his left shoulder, a sword hanging on his waist, and a long bow on his back. He is very handsome with clear features and beautiful eyes. There were four people behind him leading the horses. They were all in green shirts and in their forties. The clothes on one of them were torn, and it seemed that the green cloth bandaging his legs was torn from his clothes.
Xiang Yan said with a sad face: "My name is Xiang Yan. I followed my family back to the mainland from Nanyang. Unexpectedly, I encountered a bandit on the way. I was the only one in the family who escaped. Thank you young escort for saving my life." The head guard was stunned and asked the four middle-aged men: "Are there any robbers around here?" Xiang Yan panicked and hurriedly lied: "The two robbers, one surnamed Zheng and the other surnamed Feng, were with us for a while. distance. It looks like he was a temporary robber, not a dedicated robber."
The young escort thought for a while and said: "I haven't heard of any robbers within a hundred miles. Those two thieves must have been a temporary robber. Don't be afraid, Mr. Xiang. I will take you back to heal your wounds first, and then go to the Yamen." File a complaint and help you get justice. Mr. Zheng, Mr. Xiang’s injury is okay, right?” A middle-aged man said: “Young officer, don’t worry, Mr. Xiang’s injury is not serious. Mr. Xiang did not injure any vital parts. , It’s just excessive blood loss.”
I picked out a drink on the roadside ahead. The young escort said: "Young Master, how about we have a drink? Hare meat and pheasant meat are just fried to go with the wine." The young escort hesitated and said: "Master Xiang is injured, so we should go back and treat him quickly. That's good." Chief Zheng said disapprovingly: "Master Xiang's injury has been bandaged, and it's not serious. Besides, Master Xiang lost too much blood, so he just needs to eat more hare meat and pheasant meat to replenish his body."
The young escort leader asked again: "Master Xiang, what do you say?" Xiang Yan thought angrily: "What can I say?" He said, "My injury doesn't matter, it doesn't hurt to have a drink first." The young escort leader smiled and said: "You follow me out. Hunting is a lie, drinking is serious. If I don't treat you to a drink today, you will be too lazy to come out tomorrow." After saying that, he held the horse and walked slowly towards the hotel.
The hotel was quiet, except for a young girl with a hairpin and two thorn hairpins by the wine stove, preparing wine. He turned his face inwards and did not turn around.
Captain Zheng called out, "Where's Lao Cai? Why don't you come out to lead the horse?" The two men opened the bench, brushed off the dust with their sleeves, and asked the young escort to sit on top, while Xiang Yan sat opposite the young escort. , escort chief Zheng and another man were chatting with each other, and the two people cleaning the stools sat at another table.
There was a coughing sound in the inner room, and an old man with white hair walked out and said: "Sir, please take a seat. Do you want to drink?" Zheng, the escort leader, said: "You are in a hotel here. If you don't drink alcohol when you get to the hotel, do you still drink tea? First bring up three kilograms of bamboo leaves and greens. . Where has Lao Cai gone? Has this hotel changed its owner? "
The white-haired old man said: "Yes, yes. Wan'er weighed three kilograms of bamboo leaves and green leaves. To be honest with all the guests, the little old man's surname was Sha. He was originally a local and had been doing business since he was a child. His son and daughter-in-law were both dead, and he was heartbroken. I thought that when a tree grows thousands of feet high, its leaves will return to its roots, so I brought my granddaughter back to my hometown. Who knew that after more than 40 years away from home, none of my relatives and friends in my hometown were gone. It happened that Lao Cai, the owner of this hotel, didn’t want to work anymore, so he left the hotel. The price was thirty taels of silver and sold to the little old man. Alas, even though he has returned to his hometown, listening to everyone speaking his hometown dialect, I feel unspeakable. I am so ashamed that the little old man himself is not I can speak."
While Old Man Sha was talking, the girl in green held a wooden plate with her head lowered, placed cups and chopsticks in front of everyone, put three bottles of wine on the table, and walked out with her head lowered, never daring to glance at the guests. The girl has a graceful figure, but her complexion is dark and rough. She seems to have a lot of acne scars on her face, and her appearance is very ugly. It seems that this is her first time selling wine, so her behavior is very stiff.
Another middle-aged man at the table took a pheasant and a hare, handed them to Old Man Sha, and said: "Wash and peel them, go fry them in two large plates." Old Man Sha said: "Yes, yes! You guys want them." To go with the wine, let's start with some beef, broad beans, and peanuts." Wan'er brought the beef, broad beans, and peanuts over without waiting for Grandpa's instructions.
The escort chief Zheng said: "This Mr. Lin is the young escort chief of the Fuwei Escort Agency. He is a young hero, a chivalrous and righteous man, and spends money like water. If your two dishes are fried well, it will satisfy the young escort chief's appetite. Your thirty The capital of two taels of silver can be earned back in just one or two months." Old man Sha said: "Yes, yes! Thank you, thank you very much." He picked up the pheasant and hare and went away.
