There is a village on the north bank of Muhang River. There are not many residents in the village, but it is famous for brewing plum wine. In the setting sun of this afternoon, a strange face who seemed to be younger than a young man stopped at the entrance of the village. He frowned slightly and said to himself: "I wonder if there is a place to stay in this village."
As he spoke, his stomach rumbled, and the young man murmured: "Let's deal with the stomach problem first."
Although the village has a small population, it is quite busy, and most people are tinkering with plums to make drinks. The young man walked around the village and finally found a house that looked like a tavern. He sat down at the table at the door.
"Is there any food here?" the young man asked.
Not long after, a man dressed as a waiter came out from inside and replied with a smile: "Hey, I am a traveler, right?"
The young man said, "That's right. I wonder if we have anything to eat here?" He put the money bag on the table.
The waiter smiled and said: "You are joking, we are not the kind of restaurant you think. We sell wine, so we do not provide meals. If you want to relax, I can give you a pot of our plum wine to quench your thirst. , but today is also unlucky, the wine in the past two days has been bought by big merchants in the city."
The young man sighed helplessly and continued: "Then do you know where I can fill my stomach?"
"There are usually no outsiders in our village, and those who occasionally come here are here to buy wine, so all the people living in the village have three meals a day in their own homes. If you are in time for a meal, you can find it wherever you want. It's a trivial matter for an individual to deal with it, whether you pay or not, but it's already past noon, and you have to wait until evening to start the stove again."
"Little fourth brother~"
The boy was about to continue asking when he was interrupted by a voice from behind.
"It's Miss Ding. Are you here to drink again?"
"It goes without saying that the old rules also require the best craft beer."
The boy took a look at the little girl who came after him. She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, and her delicate face revealed an innocence. Unexpectedly, she was a regular customer who came to buy drinks.
The waiter continued what the little girl said: "Miss Ding, I'm really sorry, let alone fine wine, the plum wine has been booked for the past two days."
"Sold out! Who can drink so well and buy them all?"
The waiter smiled and said: "You also know that there are quite a few of us who like to drink plum wine. We usually give it to merchants in nearby towns, so we would have kept some. But yesterday I caught up with someone from Wangjiang City. The rich man said that he was going to have a banquet at his house, so he bought all the wine we had in stock and made a lot of reservations."
The little girl frowned slightly and said angrily: "There are so many restaurants in Wangjiang City, why do you come all the way to Luliu Village to buy wine? Isn't this just because you're full?"
"We don't dare to ask more about this. If someone wants to buy wine, we can just sell it to him. Miss Ding, don't be angry about this."
The clerk seemed to understand the little girl's temper very well and comforted her a little.
But the little girl refused to give up and said anxiously: "Oh, it's not like you don't know. If my senior master wants to drink plum wine but he can't drink it, he will definitely torture me again. It doesn't matter if you sell all the wine, but I will Bad luck."
The waiter looked at the little girl and felt funny but didn't dare to show it. After thinking about it, he said: "If you have to buy wine, you might as well go to the restaurant in Wangjiang City and buy it. They may have some there, but they are better than what we sell." It’s just expensive.”
"What? You want to go to Wangjiang City? You can't make it back today..." Halfway through, the little girl held her fingers in her mouth and thought for a moment, then said, "No, go back and let the master know that you didn't get the wine, and you pointed out You may torture me in some way, but I might as well go to Wangjiang City and buy some wine, and Grand Master may let me go as soon as he is happy."
Seeing the little girl muttering to herself, the boy turned around and said to the young man: "Why don't you go to Wangjiang City too? I think you are not only looking for a place to eat, but also a place to stay. There are many inns and restaurants in Wangjiang City. It’s quite close to here, if you’re fast you might be able to get there in the evening.”
Hearing this, the young man cupped his fists and said, "That's all I can do. Thank you very much, brother."
Then he left in the direction the guy pointed.
After leaving Luliu Village, the willow trees on both sides of the road arched into half arcs, blocking the sunlight on the road. The willow branches drooped and swayed in the wind, which was very pleasant. The young man was enjoying the scenery along the way as he hurried on. He didn’t know whether the hunger just now was too much or was caused by this. The scenery was washed away and faded a lot.
Without any trouble in his heart, the young man didn't rush on his way. He stopped and walked and sat down in a stone pavilion by the roadside. This stone pavilion sounds a bit strange. It is a pavilion and its shape is very strange. The shape is very irregular, as if the craftsman who built it had carved it out irresponsibly. But the inside is polished very smooth. Not only that, there is also a name engraved on one of the stone pillars of the pavilion, called Nianxi Pavilion.
This Nianxi Pavilion is located on a higher ground. You can already see the rushing Wuwang River in the distance. Even though you are only looking from a distance, you can still feel the turbulent momentum of Wuwang River. No wonder it is called The natural chasm not only divides this area of thousands of miles into two, but also separates the rivers and lakes.
"Hey, aren't you the person who was at the door of my fourth brother's house just now?"
While the young man was deep in thought, a familiar voice interrupted his thoughts. Looking back, it was the little girl who had just caught up with him.
"Oh, it's you. I'm going to Wangjiang Chengtou Store. Are you going there to buy wine?" the young man asked.
The little girl walked into the pavilion carelessly and sat down on the stone-like stool. She replied angrily: "Yes, obviously there is a village that produces plum wine at the bottom of the mountain. It's better now because I have to go all the way." Buy. And you, why did you come to Luliu Village to buy wine?"
"I was just passing by. I originally wanted to find an inn to stay in, but unfortunately there wasn't one in the village just now."
"Of course not. There is nothing interesting in a village as small as Green Willow Village. They are only famous for their plum wine, although I don't think there is anything good about that... Hey, by the way, where were you originally going? ? Hey, what are you carrying?"
The young man replied: "My name is Chen Mobai, the ink of pen and ink, the white of daytime. If you can't remember the name, you can just call me Brother Chen."
"Do you know how old I am? I'm not ashamed to call you eldest brother~ Okay, I remember, isn't it Chen Heibai~" The little girl looked disdainful.
"Chen Mobai."
"Mo Mo Mo... OK, I see you are not very old, why are you so fussy about everything?"
Chen Mobai was a little speechless about this little girl, but he didn't bother to argue with her since they met her by chance, so he said casually: "You can rest here. I've had enough rest and I'm leaving first."
After saying that, he stood up and left. When the little girl saw this, she followed him and said from behind: "Hey... no, that Mo Bai, just wait for me!"
Chen Mobai walked in front and turned a deaf ear, not slowing down at all.
"How stingy, I just didn't remember your name right away! Just wait for me~"
The little girl didn't care whether Chen Mobai ignored her or not, but kept talking.
"I remember! Chen Mobai, right, the ink of the pen and the ink, the white of the day! Haha, that's right, I am obviously very smart, it is not easy to remember your name. By the way, you don't know yet What is my name? My name is Ding Dian, Ding, Ding means one horizontal hook and one vertical hook, and dot means the little dot. You can call me Miss Ding. Hey, walk slower...slower..."
This time Chen Mobai finally spoke back and said: "Who named you? But for a little girl like you, it's very strange to call you Miss Ding. Calling you Little Little is more like it."
"What are you doing, little one? Are you here to take revenge on me because I couldn't remember your name in the first place? You're a cheapskate."
"Haha, you think too much, little one."
"That's right! Cheapskate!"
The two of them were talking to each other inexplicably. They were no longer lonely along the way, and they quickly became familiar with each other. Especially after Ding Diandian learned that Chen Mobai knew very little about Jianghu anecdotes, he regarded himself as a Jianghu guide. He added his own understanding and processing of the Jianghu anecdotes he heard from everywhere, and told the other party along the way. West, it’s a joy.
If you have company on the way and chat along the way, the time will become shorter. The two of them arrived at Wangjiang City before the sun set.
Wangjiang City, as its name suggests, is an excellent place to view Wuchangchuan River and Shuangluo Waterfall. There is a spectacular waterfall flowing down in the Wangjiangcheng section of Wuchangchuan River. The upper end of this waterfall is formed by the intersection of two waterfalls. In the process of falling, it was divided into two waterfalls by the convex rocks in the mountains. From a distance, it looks like a big "乂" character, so it is also called Yi Shuiping.
Wangjiang City is located to the north of Wuchangchuan, which is an area classified as evil by the martial arts. There is a mixture of fish and dragons in the city. And because it is located near the junction of north and south, there are not only sects from northern Sichuan in the city, but also people from various sects in southern Sichuan coming and going from time to time.
Chen Mobai grew up in the valley. This was his first time out of the valley and his first time in a town. The bustling streets and vendors along the streets seemed extremely lively.
"Stingy guy, what are you doing? Have you never been to the city?" Ding Diandian asked when she saw his excited expression.
"This is indeed the first time."
"This is really the first time. No wonder he looks like he has never seen the world."
"I didn't expect that Wangjiang City is so big and has so many people."
Ding Diandian deliberately showed a look of disgust and said: "That's right, look at your dirty face and old clothes, as if you just came out of the wild ravine. However, fortunately, I am here, and I don't dislike you for being dirty. What's the point? Just ask me if you don’t understand, and don’t embarrass yourself everywhere.”
"oh."
Chen Mobai ignored the bickering and looked around.
The two of them walked and watched. Chen Mobai couldn't help but be curious. He went back and forth to the vendors on the roadside to look at the dazzling products. Ding Diandian impatiently urged Chen Mobai to find a tavern, dragging Chen Mobai on his way.
"How dare you, the Bloody Hand Sect, bring trouble on our Tianhu Gang!"
"In the past, when that gentleman was still an elder of the Yishen Sect, we really didn't dare to do anything. Now that we have established our own branch, what else should we not dare to do? Even if the people from the Yishen Sect were here, I'm afraid they wouldn't say anything. Ha ha ha ha."
Seeing that there is a restaurant in front of them, there are two groups of people arguing in the middle of the road. After a few words of disagreement, the two parties showed their guys and were about to start a fight.
"Why are they quarreling?" Chen Mobai asked.
"Oh, there are constant conflicts between these three religions and nine streams. The larger sects have their own spheres of influence. Wangjiang City is located on the border and is not occupied by the major sects. Naturally, it has become the target of competition for other gangs."
"Then let's take a detour to avoid getting involved with these things..."
Before Chen Mo could finish his words, Ding Diandian had already walked up to two groups of people, put his hands on his waist and said, "I said you gangs are fighting, but don't occupy the road."
"Excuse me, your Excellency?"
When the Tianhu Gang saw a little girl suddenly appear, usually those who intervened in such things were not normal people, so they asked politely.
Chen Mobai followed up and replied, "We were just passing by."
A member of the Bloody Hand Sect said again: "If this friend is fine, it would be better to avoid getting involved."
"Your matter really has nothing to do with me. It's just that if you start fighting on the street, innocent people will inevitably be hurt. If there is any problem, wouldn't it be better to sit down and talk to resolve it."
The two parties looked at each other and thought to themselves: Where did this little girl come from? She is so nosy. If she really has some identity and background, she would not dare to offend her. However, the two sides have been grudges for a long time. How could he just say something like this? Give up.
At this time, a person stood out from the Bloody Hand Sect and said, "Since the girl wants to meddle in other people's business, I will learn from you first."
Seeing the opponent taking action, Chen Mobai did not rush to take action, but watched how Dingdian responded.
Unexpectedly, Ding Diandian was calm and dodged the opponent's attack with light steps.
Then he said: "Do you know who this girl is? How dare you fight me..."
