Chapter 29 Yongle Laifu
Yongle Town is located in the hinterland of Taizhou, Zhao State. Its southeast and west sides are mostly surrounded by strange mountains and peaks, which are steep and rugged and inaccessible. There is only one official road on the north side, which travels between the states and counties of Zhao State. Since the area around Yongle Town is rich in minerals and medicinal materials, businessmen from all over the world come here to purchase, and the official road is therefore busy and lively.
In the evening of this day, a carriage came up the official road. The driver was a man in Tsing Yi. He was about 27 or 28 years old. He had a handsome face, but he had an unshaven beard and a bleak look in his eyes. He looked like a poor man. The down-and-out scholar.
On the carriage, there is a pair of bamboo curtains, and there is a person sitting inside. She is shadowy and cannot be seen clearly, but her figure is graceful and she seems to be a woman.
As for the wooden frame at the rear of the carriage, there was also sitting a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy in gray clothes. He leaned against the carriage, held a sword in his arms, held a willow leaf in his mouth, and dragged his feet outside. The carriage bumped and swayed without even noticing it. If you look carefully, you can see that his eyes are closed, his breathing is even, and he actually fell asleep on the carriage.
Suddenly, something was thrown from the window of the carriage, hitting the young man in gray on the forehead. The young man in gray suddenly woke up, stretched out his hand, and saw an orange in his hand.
At this time, a voice came from the carriage: "Sleep, sleep, sleep! I just know how to sleep! I couldn't even say a word along the way. What use does this young lady have for a boy like you?"
The man in Tsing Yi who was driving also smiled and said: "Liang Xiao Brother is really a strange person I have seen in my life. He can fall asleep on the wooden beam at the back of the carriage regardless of the official road. Chen Mou is really impressed! "
The three people in this carriage, Of course they are Chen Zhuoan, Tang Diexian and Liang Yan. At this time, Liang Yan peeled off the orange, threw it into his mouth, and said while eating: "The journey is boring, and I can only pass it by sleeping. Only when I have enough energy can I help Brother Chen."
"Bah. ! With your little effort, just hand me the sword and watch me kill all the gangsters!"
"Yes! Miss martial arts is superb and powerful in the world. I will just be my follower."
"Humph, you are wise."
What else does Tang Diexian want to say? , suddenly heard Chen Zhuoan say loudly in front of him: "You two, we are here! Yongle Town is ahead."
Liang Yan leaned against the carriage, turned around and saw a stone tablet at the end of the road ahead, inscribed With the words "Yongle Town". Behind the stone tablet was their destination.
"This Yongle Town is really big. It is said to be a small town, but it is actually similar to an ordinary small city, right?" Tang Diexian asked.
After hearing this, Chen Zhuo'an nodded and said: "Yes, Yongle Town has a special geographical location and is rich in minerals and medicinal materials. It must pay tribute to the court every year, so it is naturally much larger than ordinary towns."
As the carriage slowed down, Driving slowly into the town, Liang Yan found that Yongle Town was indeed much more prosperous than Huaiyuan Town where he lived before. It was almost dusk, and the streets were still busy with people coming and going. Suddenly his heart skipped a beat and his eyes glanced to the side of the street.
I saw a middle-aged man wearing a square hat standing there, holding a straw shelf full of candied haws in his hands, selling candied haws on the wooden stand to passers-by with a kind smile.
“Fifth level of Qi training!” Liang Yan wondered in his heart: “This is strange. Most cultivators are noble and disdain to associate with mortals. How can this person with such cultivation be still on the street? Selling candied haws, and this person has a weak aura, so he must have some secret to prevent his cultivation from being detected. If I didn't have the 'Hun Hun Gong', it would be difficult to detect any magic or treasure."
Liang Yan observed him for a while and saw that the middle-aged man in the square hat seemed to be constantly moving. While selling candied haws, a pair of eyes would scan the street from time to time, as if looking for something. Liang Yan felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly looked away. He was worried that his identity would be exposed and he didn't dare to pry too much.
"It seems that things in Yongle Town are not simple."
The carriage drove swaying for a while and stopped at the door of an inn. Liang Yan jumped off the carriage and looked up, only to see On the lintel, there are four words "Laifu Inn" written on it.
Chen Zhuoan also got off the car at this time and said to Liang Yan: "Here we are, this Laifu Inn is run by our husband and wife."
Liang Yan said with a smile: "It turns out that 'Yonglelai' That's what Fu' means."
"Laifu Inn is a good name!" Tang Diexian also jumped out of the carriage and looked around with his big eyes.
Chen Zhuoan smiled slightly and led the two of them into the courtyard of the inn. The three of them were still in the outer courtyard when they heard a voice coming from the lobby: "Yue Da, are you a pig? The guest said that there is no need to serve tea in the morning. You That's good. Let's go knock on it early in the morning. The door of the house disturbs people's purity. Do you want me to make you walk around without eating? "
The person who spoke was a woman with a clear voice. Although she was cursing, it was not unpleasant, but it sounded like a woman. A chirping lark.
Chen Zhuoan frowned slightly and walked quickly into the lobby, followed closely by Liang Yan and others. I saw a woman in red standing behind the counter in the lobby. Her figure was not too tall, but she was slim and graceful. She has willow eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, and small vermilion lips as thin as cicada wings. It's just that the face that should be Xiaojiabiyu has a straight bridge of nose, which adds a bit of heroism.
Liang Yan was slightly startled. The woman in red looked quite similar to the Lin Xiaomei he had seen before, but the latter was more heroic, while the woman in front of him was a bit more aggressive. .
When the woman in red heard the footsteps, she turned around and saw Chen Zhuoan who was walking in front. She stayed on the spot for an instant, her wonderful eyes never moving away. After a long while, he ran to Chen Zhuo'an with tears in his eyes, called out softly: "Zhuo An.", and threw herself into his arms.
Chen Zhuoan patted her back and said softly: "Min Rou, thank you for your hard work." Then he added: "Excuse me, this is my distant cousin Tang Diexian." Then he turned to Tang Diexian and said: " This is my wife Min Rou."
Tang Diexian nodded and said with a smile: "Eldest brother and sister-in-law are a perfect match. They are a perfect match. "
Min Rou blushed after hearing this and said very happily: "Sister, you are so good at talking. You look like a fairy in a painting, ten times more beautiful than me. I will pursue you from now on. You have to have a team.”
Tang Diexian is just a girl after all. Hearing her praise like this, she couldn’t help but feel elated and her face turned red. While speaking, he glanced at Liang Yan inadvertently, only to see him looking at Min Rou, looking thoughtful.
It's better not to look at it, but when he looked at it, he immediately looked like a hedgehog with fried hair, his eyes widened, and he stepped hard on Liang Yan's foot.
Liang Yan was in pain and came to his senses with a "hiss!" and said angrily: "Okay, why are you stepping on me?"
"You are my sword boy, I can step on you as much as I like." Step on it, can't you?"
Liang Yan's face darkened, and he cursed in his heart: "Crazy!" Chen Zhuo'an laughed at this time: "You two are tired from the journey. , let the wife arrange a room for the two of them to rest for one night."
Unexpectedly, Min Rou's face froze and she said awkwardly: "This is too unfortunate. Most of the guest rooms are occupied, and the remaining ones have been booked. There is only one guest room left on the second floor on the west side."
"It doesn't matter!" Tang Diexian said, and then pointed at Liang Yan angrily: "Just arrange for him to go to the stable. He is just a servant anyway, and the arrangement will be the same wherever he is."
As soon as these words came out, Chen Zhuoan and Min Rou were both stunned. However, Chen Zhuoan was an old Jianghu after all. He had already noticed that the relationship between the master and the servant was unusual. Although they didn't know why Tang Diexian said such angry words, how could they really let him Liang Yan lives in a stable.
So he chuckled and said: "That's not necessary. Although the guest rooms are full, there is a firewood shed in the inner courtyard, which is usually used for stacking firewood. If little brother Liang doesn't mind, I can help you in it. How about setting up a bed and making do with it first?"
Liang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "As long as you have a bed. , I’m not particular about it, but it’s trouble for Brother Chen.”
“If you really want to tell me, it’s because we didn’t entertain you well, please forgive me, brother Liang!” Chen Zhuo’an said and said to Min Rou. With a look, Min Rou pursed her lips and smiled, took Tang Diexian's hand and walked to the second floor of the inn, obviously taking her to find the guest room.
Seeing the two of them walking away, Chen Zhuoan said again: "Brother Liang, follow me."
Liang Yan nodded, followed Chen Zhuoan, and walked into a room in the inner courtyard after a while. There were dozens of bundles of dry firewood. Chen Zhuoan asked him to stay for a while, then went out to find a bed and bedding, and came back to help him lay it in the room. Then he said a little apologetically: "I have wronged little brother Liang today."
Liang Yan He waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, this place can also provide shelter from the wind and rain, and the entire inn is unique. This room is quite happy to be clean."
Chen Zhuoan laughed and said: "Brother Liang is really a generous person, and he likes Chen very much. Chen lives on the third floor of the inn. If you have anything, you can come at any time. Find me."
The two exchanged a few words, then Chen Zhuoan opened the door and left.
Liang Yan was lying alone in the woodshed, surrounded by darkness. However, the moon was hanging high outside the window and the stars were shining brightly. It was a rare night scene.
The moonlight shone on him through the window. Liang Yan was in a trance. Huyouyou seemed to have returned to six years ago. He was lying in his old house in Huaiyuan Town, also by the window, and the moonlight was leisurely. , lazily sprinkled on his bed. And my father, Liang Xuan, was sleeping in the next room, snoring one after another. He was obviously so friendly, but seemed very far away.
After six years of cultivation, he has tasted all the ups and downs, but to Liang Yan, it seems like a passing moment and is not worth mentioning at all. On the contrary, the happy days in Huaiyuan Town are still vivid in my mind, as if they were just yesterday.
I don’t know how long this has passed, but when Liang Yan was immersed in the past, he was mesmerized. Suddenly feeling alarmed, I turned around and saw a vaguely visible figure outside under the wooden door of the woodshed, stretched out in the moonlight.
The figure stood outside for a long time without making any next move. Just when he was feeling strange, the wooden door was pushed open with a creak. Liang Yan immediately turned over and sat up, putting his right hand on his waist to store things. Touch the bag.
A burst of fragrance poured in as the wooden door opened, and I saw a pretty girl standing in front of the wooden door of the woodshed. She was wearing a long white dress and tied up with a sky-blue silk skirt, standing tall and graceful. Under the moonlight, her skin was like cream and her eyes were like stars, like a person in a painting.
Liang Yan couldn't help but be startled when he saw the person coming, and said subconsciously: "Senior Sister Tang, what are you doing?"
Tang Diexian rolled his eyes at him and said angrily: "You have to call me outside. My young lady has an elm-headed head, and Have you forgotten?"
Liang Yan calmed down, lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Didn't the lady let me sleep in the stable by myself? What's your order in the middle of the night?"
After Liang Yan finished speaking, there was no answer for a long time. Feeling strange in my heart, I couldn't help but raise my head and look up. I saw Tang Diexian biting his lower lip, lowering his head. After a while, he said quietly: "I said something harsh during the day. Are you angry with me?"
Liang Yan said hurriedly: "I'm not angry. It's good for me to live here. I just don't understand why you suddenly got angry."
Tang Diexian immediately said after hearing this: "You also said that you want to Didn't you keep staring at Sister Min Rou? "
After hearing this, Liang Yan slapped his forehead and said, "So you noticed it too?"
Tang Die Xian listened to what he said without starting or ending. He couldn't help but wonder: "What did you find?"
Liang Yan said: "These two people are not normal. Chen Zhuoan's demeanor is awkward and very unnatural when he is with Min Rou. He doesn't look like her husband at all. As for this Min Rou is like a wife, but when she first saw Chen Zhuoan, she was so surprised. It was not like a couple who separated briefly, but like seeing a lover who had not heard from him for many years. "
When Tang Diexian heard what he said, he frowned and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Liang Yan nodded and said, "That's right! Huh? Isn't it because you saw me observing so absorbedly that you were afraid of attracting them?" Did you step on me because you were suspicious?"
"I" Tang Diexian was speechless, and after a while he said angrily: "How can I be like a monster like you? Huahuachangzi!" Having said that, she felt happy in her heart: "It turns out that this little pervert is not in love with sister Minrou's beauty, but I was wrong about him."
Thinking like this, she looked around. All around, I could see that the woodshed was dilapidated and deserted. Occasionally, I could hear one or two mice barking, and I couldn't help but blame myself. After a while, he spoke softly again: "Looking at how pitiful you are, I'm going to give you permission. You're going to move to my room tonight and have a rest for the night, but you have to work hard on the floor." His voice got lower and lower. It's barely audible from behind.
Liang Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked towards her, only to see her eyes looking away, a blush on her porcelain face reaching to her ears, her hands behind her back, standing there pretty, as if she were serious. A hibiscus blooming from water is extremely beautiful.
Liang Yan felt that his mouth was dry, and a burst of hot blood rushed to his forehead. For a moment, his mind went blank. He wanted to say something, but couldn't.
At this moment, his ears twitched, Someone seemed to have climbed over the wall on the roof in the southeast corner. Liang Yan suddenly woke up and thought to himself: "That's right, there is an undercurrent surging in Yongle Town now, and I can't afford to be careless. If I am as lax as I was just now, our lives may be decided here."< br>
Think Here, he shook his head slightly, and his mind returned to clarity. He only heard him say slowly: "It's a long night tonight, I'm afraid we both have other things to do."
(End of Chapter)