Chapter 73 Twenty-nine years, thirty years
Twenty-nine years.
Xie Yuan returned to Panlong Town after a long absence.
The town is decorated with lights, red lanterns are hung everywhere, lion dance teams parade through the streets, and children running wild are everywhere. Even the poorest families have tidied up in the past two days and put blessing stickers on their doors. Words make the whole year full of flavor.
Except for the iron gate.
Xie Yuan stood at the gate of the Iron Clothes Gate, looking at the firmly closed door and the silent stone lions. There were no New Year decorations outside, which was incompatible with the entire town.
He frowned slightly, stepped forward, pulled up the copper ring and knocked hard, but no one responded for a long time.
Xie Yuan took two steps back and looked at the plaque on the door again. The three gilded characters "Iron Clothes Gate" were as bright as new. It was not that it had not been cleaned for a long time.
What's going on? Why did it close?
Xie Yuan thought for a moment and walked towards the market.
"Fresh pheasants! Fresh chickens, buy them back for the New Year!"
"Wild vegetables and wild vegetables! The last wild vegetables in the mountains in winter! If you miss this, you will only get it in the spring next year!"
< br>"The fish is sold. The fish is sold, black and fat. If you have a big black fish for New Year’s Eve dinner, you will have more than enough every year next year!”
The New Year’s Eve Fair is very lively, as if people from the whole town are gathered here, and the voices of hawkers gather into a huge roar. Xie Yuan followed the voice and came over.
He looked around as he walked. After walking for a short while, his eyes lit up, and he walked straight to the fishmonger's stall.
"Sir, do you want fish? Our fish...uh, Brother Xie?"
The dark-skinned young man behind the stall was startled, and looked at the smiling Xie Yuan in surprise.
"Happy New Year, brother Tao, long time no see."
Xie Yuan bowed his hand.
Tao Jielin repeatedly raised his hands and showed a surprised smile:
"Happy New Year! Hi, Brother Xie, it's been a while since you went to the county seat, um..."
It doesn't seem like it's been that long since you said it this way? It's only a month or two.
But Xie Yuan left the Iron Clothes Gate and went directly to the Longteng Escort Agency, the largest escort agency in the county. For the people in the small town, it was considered a "prosperous career".
So even though Yunzhao is not too far away and the time is not too long, it always feels like the two of them are already very far away.
Tao Jielin felt a little emotional, and then asked excitedly:
"Brother Xie, you went to Longteng Escort Agency, you should be... a warrior, right?"
Xie Yuan listened and nodded with a smile:
"It was a lucky break in the past two days."
“Warrior!”
Tao Jielin rubbed his teeth and gave thumbs up repeatedly, his expression became more reserved:
"Brother Xie, congratulations! Hi, warrior... what, by the way! I have this precious fish that I just caught. It replenishes blood and replenishes qi. It is a favorite among warriors. I originally wanted to sell it for a high price, but since Brother Xie If you are here, then I will give it to you to celebrate!”
Tao Jielin made up his mind and took out a big black carp with red cheeks from a big fish basket and went in. Xie Yuan's hands were stuffed.
Xie Yuan was shocked and waved his hands repeatedly, but couldn't bear Tao Jielin's enthusiasm, so he simply accepted the fish, then took out a handful of broken silver and gave it to Tao Jielin.
This time it was Tao Jielin's turn to be unable to do anything, but he couldn't resist Xie Yuan. He was held down with just one hand, and then Xie Yuan swept the silver directly into his tower chain.
Tao Jielin looked at it and sighed:
"Brother Xie, that's a lot."
"How can it be considered a high price if it's not much?"
Xie Yuan estimated that he took out seven or eight taels of broken silver. Baoyu found out after he entered the Longteng Escort Bureau. However, it is a mutated fish that is indeed helpful for martial arts training.
The health of this fish will increase a lot if it goes down. It is a good thing, and it will not be a loss if you harvest it.
He knew the approximate price, and Tao Jielin would definitely not suffer from these scraps of silver.
Xie Yuan stopped Tao Jielin and whispered:
"Brother Tao, when I came here just now, I saw that the martial arts school was closed. What happened?"
Tao Jielin heard this and put down the fish. Basket, sigh softly:
“Brother Xie went to the county seat and didn’t know what happened here.
“Originally, the share of the medicine store’s share was fixed unchanged thanks to Brother Xie’s great power; but the medicine store itself had a problem——< br>
"It is said that the medicinal materials in the Beidu Mountains, a major source of their medicinal materials, have all died inexplicably. The medicine shops are suffering from huge losses, the supply is insufficient, and the prices are rising."
Hearing this, Xie Yuan smiled slightly Raise your eyebrows, Beidu Mountains?
The Beidu Mountains are a large mountain range. The entire Yunzhao territory is actually the southern foothills of the Beidu Mountains. Xiaoshi Village is at the foot of one of the mountains.
The medicinal herbs in the mountains are also dead?
Wither and die...
Xie Yuan frowned and heard Tao Jielin continue:
"Now the three martial arts gyms can't sit still. The Black Tiger Boxing Gym and the Shenbing Gym have completely broken up with us. In a month, After several rounds of fighting, including those at the personal level, there was no winner or lose. He said that in the end After that, they directly decided on the three gym leaders to go into battle in person on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
"This is what happened a few days ago. The next day, the martial arts gym closed its doors for the disciples and said that Master Liu was going to retreat! In seclusion; but some people say that he actually ran away... Hey, who knows? Anyway, that's how things are. Let's take a break during the New Year and wait until the end of the year to find out. "
Xie Yuan was startled when he heard this. He didn't expect that the battle in Panlong Town was so fierce.
But, Master Liu really ran away? Then my technique...
Xie Yuan thought to himself, that's all. Come to Panlong again on New Year's Day and you'll find out.
He said goodbye to Tao Jielin, bought some chicken, duck and fish, and went back to Xiaoshi Village to celebrate the New Year.
Thirty.
“Yuanzi, you bought too much!”
Li Lan wiped his sweat and brought up the last fish, which was enough for a full family reunion dinner. .
"It's okay. The weather is not bad. From the first to the seventh day of the lunar month, eat slowly." Xie Yuan said with a smile.
Wang Lei smacked his lips:
"Yuanzi, you work hard at the escort agency, it's hard to make money..."
"It's easy to make money , Doing things in the county is just like picking up money, these are nothing. It’s the New Year, we are happy!”
Xie Yuan waved his hands repeatedly and gave Huwa a chopstick of meat. Then he raised the wine cup and drank for a rare time:
"Brother Shitou, Sister Lanhua, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year ! ”
The food on the table was not eaten by many people, especially the treasure fish. The family of three ate a total of two chopsticks, and they were full without food. It was difficult to digest this energy without practicing martial arts.
Xie Yuan also gave them a taste. A whole fish and half a table of vegetables went into his stomach, which made Li Lan and Wang Lei widen their eyes.
Is this how much a warrior eats?
It will be great when tiger babies can eat like this. However, I'm afraid I can't afford to feed him with such food...
After the reunion dinner, Xie Yuan chatted with his brother and sister-in-law for a while. Seeing that they were trying to coax the tiger baby to sleep, he said good night and left, and went back to his cabin.
We are as close as one family, but we are not one family after all. We have to observe the New Year holidays by ourselves.
Seeing a family of three enjoying themselves before closing the door, Xie Yuan suddenly felt a little melancholy.
For the first time in decades, I am celebrating the New Year by myself. The boring Spring Festival Gala is also nostalgic at this time.
Xie Yuan was walking towards his home on the slope, carrying the wine bottle, when he suddenly turned back.
In the courtyard of the big house in the village, two people were looking in this direction. When they saw his movements, they paused and entered the house.
Xie Yuan broke through to the second level of practice, gained the third level of inner breath, and had sharp ears and eyes. He could see who those two people were at a glance.
The eldest and second son of the Zhang family.
Zhang Yufeng has lived in the county town for a long time, and only returns to Xiaoshi Village during the Qingming Festival and other festivals.
Xie Yuan's eyelids drooped slightly, he paused for a long time, and then slowly returned to his small courtyard.
Sitting in the courtyard, admiring the New Year's Eve moon, Xie Yuan drank from time to time, silently.
The alcohol content of the rice wine is low, but laughter and laughter can be heard from time to time in the village, as well as the sound of firecrackers, which makes the courtyard even more quiet. This scene is more intoxicating than wine.
Xie Yuan was slightly drunk, looking up and thinking:
"Why are those two looking at me?
"They haven't asked me for trouble for a long time. Have they given up? Are they that easy to talk to? Is there still a conspiracy?
"They have been staring at me for so long. Even if they give up, I am not done yet! Damn it, I can't always let them find trouble with me. The world is changing, so don't bully young people into poverty!"
< br>Xie Yuan suddenly felt that the rice wine was also burning his heart. He drained the wine pot in one gulp, stood up and pushed the door open.
The Zhang family in the village.
The two brothers simmered wine on the Kang and slowly watched the dawn. This can be regarded as a tradition of the Zhang family.
"Brother, let's drink."
Zhang Lao Er poured wine for his eldest brother with a crooked mouth. Ever since he was a child, he had only been docile in front of Zhang Yufeng.
Zhang Yufeng nodded and said:
"Second brother, what percentage of the fields in the village have been harvested?"
"It was almost half way, but when we got to Wang Lei, we stopped. Just that kid..."
Zhang Laoer took a sip and cursed.
Zhang Yufeng's face sank and he shook his head:
"It doesn't matter, I have already agreed with the second master that he will personally help us solve this scourge."
"How to say it? ?”
Zhang Laoer's eyes lit up.
"I stopped seeing him just now. As expected, he has returned to the village. It will be easier to handle if he is not in the escort agency. Then I will send a letter to the second master tomorrow. It will not take long for him to come to the village with his footsteps. I will think of a way later. , lead to a secluded place, such as the forest behind the mountain..."
Zhang Yufeng's eyes flickered.
Zhang Laoer nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining:
"What method? How about I lie down for him and trick him into trusting me, just like Xie Lun?"
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Zhang Yufeng slowly shook his head:
"He is much smarter than his brother. He may not be able to deceive him. I have a better way to force him to submit."
"What? ”
“Wang Lei’s family of three , Isn’t he like a family? Just arrest him and ask him to come here without making any noise. According to his character, he will definitely do it.”
“Oh! It’s a good idea.”
"After that incident, what happened to Wang Lei's family of three?"
"Of course it was dealt with, just in time to get the fields..."
"!"
Zhang Yufeng was suddenly shocked, because That sentence was not what Lao Er asked.
The two men suddenly turned their heads and found a figure flashing past the window paper.
With a bang, the solid wood door was kicked down, and a tall figure stood in the moonlight with an ax in hand, his face unclear in the shadow.
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