Chapter 1600: Surprised to hear the cry of killing
The mountains are undulating with towering trees, and the white frost beats the snow and the beautiful cold pines.
Zhu Ping'an led a group of 50 people including Liu Dadao, one person and two people, riding non-stop all the way, eating and sleeping in the open air, changing horses every half a day to maintain power. It took two days and one night to finally reach the border of Yiwu.
As soon as he entered Yiwu, Zhu Ping'an felt the actual situation of Yiwu, which has many mountains and few fields. It is a typical hilly county with barren land and poor people.
“困”
After passing through a large mountain and ascending the official road, the number of villages gradually increased. When he saw a tea stall in front of him, Zhu Pingan lightly reined in his horse and stopped the horse slowly in front of the tea stall. He said to the soldiers behind him, "It's freezing cold. Brothers, you have worked hard all the way. Get off your horse and have a cup of hot tea to fill your stomach. "
"Thank you for your sympathy." All the soldiers dismounted and thanked Zhu Ping'an with a smile.
The owner of the tea stall is a family, a couple in their forties and two and a half sons.
"Meet the eldest master."
The couple at the tea stall saw Zhu Ping'an wearing official uniforms, and the fifty riders behind him were all wearing full light armor. They couldn't help but fearfully led two The son stepped forward to greet Zhu Ping'an.
"Boss, the landlady and two young brothers, please come quickly. No need to be polite. I'm waiting for a group of people to pass by your place. I want to have something to eat and rest in your store. What food and drink do you have in your store?" Zhu Pingan took a step forward, helped them up before they could kneel down, and spoke to them gently.
Seeing that Zhu Ping'an was so talkative, the tea stall couple breathed a sigh of relief. The tea stall owner replied, "Sir, in addition to the special large pot of tea, this small tea stall also has fried cakes, side dishes and other food. There is a pot of mutton soup.”
“The mutton soup is good. It’s freezing here. It’s a great pleasure to have a bowl of mutton soup.” Zhu Ping’an couldn’t help but smile, and then asked, “Let’s go together. There are a lot of people walking around. Can the mutton soup and pancake side dishes in your store be enough for us?”
“Don’t worry, sir. There is a big pot full of mutton soup. I dare not tell you how much it is. One bowl per person is more than enough.” "As for the oil cakes, there is still a basket of oil cakes. Your Excellency and the military lords will eat them first, and we will make them as soon as possible."
The tea stall owner pointed to the set up stove.
"Then thank you boss." Zhu Ping'an nodded with satisfaction and asked Liu Dadao to greet the soldiers to sit down.
Although there aren’t many tables and chairs, it’s not so much so, so you can still stay warm even if you sit crowded together.
"Da Dao, we've packed that big pot of soup and that big pot of side dishes. As for the pancakes, there are three for each person, and a pot of tea for each table. Just ask the boss how much it costs, and it will be as much as you need. Money is not easy these days, so there is no need to discount, just pay the boss in advance at the original price." Zhu Pingan stopped Liu Dadao, took off the money bag from his waist, handed it to Liu Dadao, and asked him to go to the boss to settle the bill first to reassure the boss. The heart of a family.
Japanese pirates are causing trouble these days, which makes life difficult for the common people, and the quality of some officers and soldiers is so poor that they can even disturb the people more fiercely than the Japanese pirates. As the saying goes, "bandits are like combs, soldiers are like grates" is not a joke. .
This was evident from the moment the boss and his family saw him and his party in a state of panic.
So Zhu Ping'an asked Liu Dadao to pay the bill in advance instead of after the meal, just to reassure the boss and his family.
After Liu Dadao went over and explained his intention, the boss and his family refused. Later, at Liu Dadao's insistence and after some prodding, the boss and his family accepted the money with a happy face and a lot of gratitude, and spread out the pancakes. It's a pleasure to come.
"Master, the total is eight coins. The boss wants to give him a discount of one coin. I listened to the master and did not let him get an advantage. I insisted on giving him eight coins." After Liu Dadao came back, he put the money bag Return it to Zhu Pingan and report.
"Very good, sit down quickly and drink the mutton soup while it's hot." Zhu Ping'an nodded and asked Liu Dadao to sit down.
Eight silver coins, about 16 wen per person, is a bowl of mutton soup, three pancakes, side dishes and tea. This is a very affordable price.
Perhaps it was because of the cold weather and the dust, but the mutton soup at the tea stall was exceptionally delicious.
Hulu Hulu
Zhu Pingan and his party ate and drank very deliciously.
“Kill him! Do what he brewed!”
“Today we have to teach Yongkang people how to behave!”
"Don't be cowardly, rush up and fight them!"
Just when Zhu Pingan and his party were about to finish eating and drinking, they heard a faint cry of killing coming from the distance.
"What's going on?! Where did the cry of killing come from?! Are the Japanese pirates coming?!" Liu Dadao and others were startled, and reflexively jumped up with their weapons pressed, and were on guard. I wonder if there are Japanese pirates coming to kill me.
Zhu Ping'an did the same. Holding the sword at his waist, he stood up and looked in the direction of the distant shouts of killing.
About twenty meters along the official road is a steep slope, and the shouts of death came from below the steep slope.
"Let's go and see what's going on." Zhu Pingan held the sword on his waist and took the lead in walking towards the steep slope.
Liu Dadao quickly caught up and protected Zhu Pingan, and the other soldiers also chased after him with their weapons pressed.
"Are the Japanese pirates coming?"
"The shouting of killing sounds like the battle is not small. If they are Japanese pirates, they are estimated to number at least a thousand people."
"Sir, let's avoid it."
The soldiers listened to the shouts of killing and fighting coming from far away, and their faces turned pale when they estimated the number of enemies and ourselves.
"Sir, military lords, don't worry, there are no Japanese pirates below. Sir, military lords, just eat in peace, I promise you will be fine."
Zhu Ping'an and others got up. When he was about to walk out of the tea stall, the tea stall owner ran after him and said very firmly.
"It's not a Japanese pirate attack? Then why is there such a huge formation of shouting and killing? And boss, you didn't even look at it, how do you know it's not a Japanese pirate attack? Could it be that you, boss, are clairvoyant and have good ears?"< br>
“You can still eat in peace. There is such a huge formation below. If the Japanese pirates really come to kill us, we won’t be able to escape.”
All the soldiers questioned one after another.
After hearing the boss's firm words, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but stop. He turned around and asked the boss humbly, "Boss, you said there are no Japanese pirates down here, so what's going on with the shouting and killing?" ? Boss, your family is so calm, but the situation below is shouting and killing. "It's just a day or two, haven't you become accustomed to it?"
The boss is so calm and collected, it seems that he is accustomed to it, otherwise, anyone would suddenly hear such a big battle. Even the shouts of beating and killing can't help but panic.
Looking at the boss’s wife and two and a half-year-old children, they are also very calm and collected like the boss. The boss’s wife is still making pancakes, and the two and a half-year-old children are making noodles and cooking a pot. Stop.
"My lord is wise, the shouting and killing below is indeed not just a day or two. In the past two months, such a scene has happened every three to five. We have become accustomed to it." The boss replied with admiration. This young man has really sharp eyes. He can tell at a glance that we are used to it. (End of chapter)