Chapter 8 The Arrival of Two Parties
On the fourth day of March, in Pingyang City.
In the early morning, there are people carrying burdens and walking through the streets selling hot water and steamed buns.
Although the city is barren, some people are the descendants of the exiled prisoners, and they are still willing to allocate one or two coins from their hard-earned copper coins in exchange for some early morning enjoyment.
When the water seller passed by, the door of the medical center was also opened. As usual, he bought three packs of steamed buns and two pots of hot water.
"Second brother, were there no outsiders in the city yesterday?"
Su Hanshan asked as he sat behind the counter and took the steamed buns.
The man who sells water is called Shui Erlang, and the younger people in the city call him Er Ge. Hearing this, he quickly said: "No. Don't worry, there are a lot of things to do in our city, and we will keep an eye on him morning and night. , if so, as you said, in the early morning and at night Someone will come and tell you soon."
Su Hanshan took the steamed buns and nodded: "Thank you very much."
"Oh, we all accepted it too... Hehe, Brother Su. , you are too generous.”
Shui Erlang went out to pick up the burden and said, "It's still the same at noon. How many meals can I ask the old Wang's tavern to bring over?"
Su Hanshan hummed and waved goodbye to Shui Erlang.
When Dora came from the backyard, she saw Su Hanshan eating steamed buns with a frown on his face.
Although the steamed buns made by Shui Erlang are not soft and a little yellow, you can taste a sweet taste after chewing them twice.
After eating two more bites, pour a bowl of hot water and slurp it down, feeling comfortable all over.
If you only eat this meal in the morning every day, you won't get tired of it even if you do it for ten days in a row.
Of course Su Hanshan didn't dislike the taste of the steamed buns, but he was just too anxious.
He has only been here for ten days in total. It has been more than three days, almost four days, and there is still no progress in healing his legs.
I tried my best to examine the fourth gear and asked all the questions I could. In the end, I could only make a preliminary conclusion that there was no one or thing in Dongchang that could cure a person whose legs had been paralyzed for five years.
Su Hanshan did not dare to be careless, and carefully inquired about various local news, anecdotes, and legends in Pingyang City. As expected, there were no clues in the area.
Then most of the hope falls on those in Yu Qian's old department.
But why haven’t Yu Qian’s old subordinates arrived yet?
"When you were on your way, how much ahead of the Yu family's children were you?"
Su Hanshan said in a deep voice, "It's ridiculous to come here several days in advance to set up an ambush. , are you really sure that those people will not go to other routes?"
Dora became more and more certain that Su Hanshan had a close relationship with the Yu family.
"You are too anxious."
Dora took a bite of the steamed bun, "There is a desert to the west from Pingyang City. If they bypass Pingyang City directly from the eastern town and break into the desert, they will not have enough food and water. , It was freezing cold at night, and he was bound to die in the desert in the end. "
"And to the east, there were troops from Dongchang, plus soldiers from various county offices and guards that they mobilized, to patrol and investigate in a net-like manner, forcing Yu Qian to do so. old "So they must rest in Pingyang City, replenish food, water, medicine, clothing, and maybe buy some local mules and camels before continuing westward." , use the desert to get rid of the pursuers."
Su Hanshan had heard similar explanations from the fourth stall leader two days ago, and he also knew these principles, but time was running out and his patience was almost exhausted. All.
"It's useless to be anxious."
Dora poured him another bowl of water and advised, "There are only two of you and me here. Even if we take the initiative to look east, how far can we check? I'm afraid On the contrary, it will be self-defeating and pass them by."
"If you want to. It's not possible to hire the common people to help. It's not as difficult as just spreading the news in the city to get them out of the city. No matter what, it will make the locals feel strange, and you don't have enough money."
Su Hanshan was so angry that he laughed out loud.
After five years in the martial arts gym, I was extremely lucky to trigger the golden finger, travel across the world, and the hope of healing my legs seems to be in front of me, but now I still have to continue to endure it, passively waiting. .
From the time he first crossed over, he had suppressed his emotions and tried to keep himself calm. He didn't dare to be too surprised, for fear that he would be disappointed afterwards and the gap would be too big.
Now that I think about it, I was indeed wise enough at that time.
Unfortunately, things like mood cannot be suppressed by just trying. In the past few days, his worries about gains and losses have become more and more serious.
Su Hanshan had a sullen face, opened his mouth as wide as possible, bit off a big steamed bun in two bites, silently drank a bowl of water, closed his eyes, and started practicing.
It is a good habit he has developed in the past five years to vent all the ups and downs of his mood to the operation of his internal energy and maintain superficial calm.
Although the effect of this habit has been greatly reduced in the past few days, it still made him feel less anxious.
He practiced for a while, took it easy, had a meal at noon, went to the hut, and came back to continue practicing.
The sun was setting outside the door, and in the afternoon, Su Hanshan's ears twitched, and he suddenly opened his eyes, staring at a certain direction, and his eyes moved slowly.
It was as if his eyes could penetrate the walls of the hospital and see the people walking gradually on the street.
The people who entered the door were a short-bearded man with a brown scarf on his head and a stocky build, and a young man with slightly round cheeks wearing a bamboo hat. Both of them were well-dressed and showed signs of being haggard.
The man held a long bag made of gray-blue coarse cloth in each hand, which was obviously filled with weapons. The young man held a prescription in his hand and pushed it on the counter.
"Please see if there are any of these medicines. If there are any, pack them all for us." Su Hanshan glanced at Dora, who shook her head slightly.
This means he doesn’t recognize it.
Yu Qian’s old subordinates are too many. Dora only served as a soldier under Yu Qian’s account in her early years, so it’s normal that she doesn’t know them.
As for the East Factory, a large number of people died during the initial coup to seize the door. Later, people were recruited from all aspects to supplement the work, and Dora entered the East Factory.
Except for the people who were under the command of the fourth stall head, Dora could only recognize the faces of Cao Wubo, Bai Qi and a few stall heads.
"Wait a moment, let me take a look."
Dora took the prescription and turned to compare it with the nameplates on the medicine cabinet.
Su Hanshan talked to the two people: "You two look a little tired. Are you from afar?"
The short-bearded man said: "I buy medicine and you sell medicine. Anyway, I can afford the money, so don't ask anything else."
The young man in the bamboo hat looked at the medical clinic. All the items were very old. It's old, but the two people in the medical clinic are not very old.
The ground should have been paved with gravel and an extra layer of loess, but some mottled marks can still be seen faintly, which does not look like it was caused by water splashing.
Patient’s blood? Normally a patient wouldn't bleed so much, it would be distributed in several places.
The young man in the bamboo hat was wary and said with a smile: "We come from afar to visit relatives. We come here every three years. I remember that the last time we came back, it seemed that it was another shopkeeper?"
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"Really?"
Su Hanshan finally waited for the outsiders, and was a little impatient with the temptation. He was about to mention a few important terms and get to the point, but there were different footsteps outside the door.
A scholar in his forties with a square scarf and a black beard walked in with a servant carrying a book basket.
The academic looked at the guests and owners in the medical clinic, and swept his eyes from the ground. He smiled and took out a prescription from his arms: "Please help me follow this prescription and grab three medicines. ”
Dora turned around, then back again.
Yes, but I don’t know him.
Either come or not, come and go twice, but it succeeded in making Su Hanshan suppress his impatience and show a little smile.
"Please wait a moment, I need to help the guests over there to get the medicine first."
The academic looked at Dora's action of opening the drawer to get the medicine, and saw that she was a little unfamiliar, and smiled on his face. : "My family has something urgent. I wonder if you can catch it first."
The servant behind him understood, took out a piece of broken silver from his arms, handed it to the counter, and pushed it towards the other two guests.
The short-bearded man turned to look at him: "What, money is a big deal? My family also has urgent matters, first come, first served, don't you understand?"
The young man in the bamboo hat gave the big man a hand and said apologetically: "My family's affairs are indeed quite serious. It's urgent, we can't accept this money."
The scholar pondered for a moment, then took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and pinched it together with the piece on the counter between his thumb and index finger.
The two pieces of broken silver stacked together were pinched by his two fingers, and they immediately flattened and pressed into a whole, leaving traces of finger marks.
The face of the short-bearded man changed, and he was shocked by the power of this scholar's fingers.
Although silver is softer than iron, most people still have to bite it with their teeth to leave tooth marks on the surface.
Use only two fingers to flatten two broken pieces of silver. The strength of your fingers is really extraordinary.
“Double the portion, can my family come first instead?”
The scholar handed over the money with a smile.
The young man in the bamboo hat took the piece of silver, folded his palms, and held it in the palm of his hand. After a few breaths, he rubbed his palms and threw it on the counter, which was already a round silver bead.
When the silver bead bounced, the young man in a bamboo hat pressed down with one finger and embedded the silver bead into the counter.
"Haha, good skill, but it's a pity that it hurt the host's counter."
The scholar's eyes flashed, he slapped the counter with his left palm, and the silver beads suddenly shot out.
The young man in a bamboo hat suddenly moved his left hand to catch the silver bead.
The scholar's right hand turned and stretched out, his five fingers formed into claws, with the palm facing outward, grabbing the inside of the left elbow of the young man wearing a bamboo hat.
He has already seen from the reaction of the young man in the bamboo hat that the opponent is left-handed. If he grabs it with this hand, he will definitely break a big tendon on the opponent's elbow and damage the bones. This arm will be considered useless. .
The two sides have different origins. Each is wary, but they are also afraid.
The previous verbal exchanges and demonstrations of skills were all superficial, and they were regarded as demonstrations and trials with their own reservations.
Unexpectedly, this academic suddenly resorted to a cruel attack and turned against him so quickly that even if the young man in the bamboo hat had been prepared for it, he could not completely avoid it.
At this moment, a fist suddenly struck the scholar's palm.
(End of this chapter)