324, Past Events (2/2)
In Yangping Town,
There were several carriages parked in front of the only mutton soup restaurant.
There are also seven or eight skinny horses carrying tea bricks, porcelain and other goods, standing on piles in front of the door.
There were already three or five tables of guests sitting in the restaurant at this time.
The restaurant in his house has never been so lively. The owner of the Lede shop narrowed his eyes and gathered around the big pot, stirring the milky white mutton soup in the big pot.
After the soup boils,
He then arranged the large bowls on the pot table.
Throw in pieces of mutton and home-grown vegetables, scoop up the mutton soup from the pot and pour it into the bowl.
Then he called his son to deliver the mutton soup to the guests.
"fragrant!"
One of the guests picked up the soup bowl, took a deep breath, and sighed with contentment.
The others were busy pouring seasonings into the soup bowls and soaking the noodles, and had no time to express any emotion like that man.
In a restaurant,
Instantly there was a grunting sound of swallowing food.
Li Yueshan withdrew his eyes from looking at the tables that were obviously visitors from afar, picked up the garlic that Gou Sheng had peeled for him, dipped the dough into the mutton soup, and said to everyone: "Eat!"
Then he chewed garlic,
Eat with your head down.
The disciples also responded one after another, moving their chopsticks together, eating and drinking.
At this time, no one said anything in the restaurant.
They all enjoyed the food in tacit understanding.
Everyone in the Yinximai Zao team had a bowl of mutton soup and one or two sesame seed cakes, and they were all full.
——They have been eating quite well these days.
I’m actually not that eager for this bowl of mutton soup.
But for the dusty guests at the tables next door, a bowl of mutton soup and a few sesame cakes could not satisfy them. They ate much faster than the kitchen team. After finishing the soup cakes,
Like the white-haired old man who was the leader of this group of people,
Hesitantly asked the shopkeeper to cut two kilograms of mutton.
A pound of wine for each table.
A pound of wine is distributed to each young and strong man, but it is only enough for them to taste it.
Even so, everyone was very happy. They took small sips of the wine glasses and picked up mutton with chopsticks from time to time. The eating and drinking speed was much slower than before.
Their discussions gradually started to sound in the restaurant.
"I didn't receive any good tea bricks from Zhijin Mountain this time.
Fortunately, a batch of good porcelain came out of Qingyao Town, and I finally got some repairs. "
"There is no way,
There was a big chaos over Zhijin Mountain. The people fled and died, and there were not many left here..."
"This is also a blessing among our misfortunes.
If we avoid the time when the Zhijinshan incident happens, our entire caravan might not be able to survive in that incident! "
From the low or high-pitched words of this group of people with a strong local accent, Su Wu heard about the place "Zhijin Mountain" more than once.
He frowned slightly,
Look at the master sitting on the other side.
The master was silent for a while, then called the shopkeeper to pay the money, and then said to everyone: "You guys wait here for a while."
Talking
The fat old man stood up, walked slowly to the group's table, and shouted to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, cut another pound of mutton for each of our friends at these tables!"
"okay!"
The shopkeeper responded quickly,
Cutting the meat happily.
The group of people had already noticed the master approaching, and their conversational voices were much lowered, with a look of vigilance on their faces.
Some of them put their hands into their sleeves,
Some opened the robes covering their waists,
A sword was looming under his clothes.
The atmosphere suddenly became very tense,
Su Wu was sitting at the table, still drinking mutton soup slowly, seemingly unaware of the abnormality in the atmosphere.
And as the master shouted to the shopkeeper,
Invite those tables to eat meat,
The tense atmosphere suddenly subsided a lot.
The white-haired old man, the leader surrounded by young adults, stood up, slightly bowed his hands to Li Yueshan, and said kindly: "Brother, you don't have to spend money on us.
We are about to set off here...
Brother, what do you want to ask us about? "
Although the old man’s hair has turned completely white,
But there are not many wrinkles on the face,
He is energetic and looks much younger than Li Yueshan.
Calling Li Yueshan "old brother" is also quite etiquette.
"Old man, I see how nice these people are.
If I want to make friends with you, what does it matter if I eat a few plates of mutton? "Li Yueshan grinned and exchanged a few words with the white-haired old man, making the atmosphere softer.
After that, he said to the white-haired old man: "Brother, I just heard you talk about the Zhijin Mountain.
To be honest, the old man’s hometown is in the Zhijin Mountain area.
What's the problem there?
Can you talk to the old man? "
The white-haired old man pulled a stool to Li Yueshan's side and asked him to sit down before speaking.
There was already a young man who couldn't bear his temper and spoke directly: "Uncle, you don't know yet - there used to be several mountain temples on Zhijin Mountain, which were established by a kitchen team in the past.
A while ago,
A group of rebels gathered in Zhijin Mountain to cause chaos.
The leader of the bandit soldiers saw that the goddess statue in one of the temples was beautiful, and he had a wrong idea——"
"Li Gui is imprisoned in the temple established by Zao Banzi.
They are not afraid of the gods punishing them;
Aren't you even afraid of Li Jui? "Li Yueshan's eyes widened and his chest heaved violently.
Captured by his momentum,
The young man who had just spoken shrank his neck, not daring to say anything further.
A middle-aged man next to him sighed and took over the conversation: "They are all people from their hometown who have lost their parents. They come and go without worries. If they survive today, they may not survive tomorrow. How can they care about so many things?
I think these rebels probably think it is more important to live happily.
Who cares about Li Gui and what kind of gods punished him?
What's more, the rebels are more vicious than the bandits. When ordinary people get the news that the rebels are crossing the border, they would have fled with their families!
It's impossible for anyone to approach those murderers.
In this way, most of them, outsiders, don’t know the origins of those temples.
I'm afraid I'll regret it only after I make a big mistake.
It's a pity that it's too late to regret..."
"I see, that's it - the Zao team has certain rules and regulations when opening a temple to pretend to be dirty. After the temple is established, it is not easy to release the Li Gui imprisoned in it!
Those rebels, how did they destroy the temple and let go? "Li Yueshan calmed his breathing, but his face became increasingly red.
But it couldn’t be relieved at all!
The white-haired old man who led the caravan saw something was wrong with Li Yueshan's condition, and his eyes were a little worried.
At this time,
Su Wu appeared quietly behind the master and patted his back gently.
Master turned around and saw Su Wu,
The eyes that were originally filled with anger suddenly softened, and his breath became a little calmer.
However, there was a caravan of young men who didn't understand, and then added: "Although I say so, let me see, all things are broken and then established, and where there is a beginning, there is an end!"
That group of rebel soldiers had nowhere to use their strength and were filled with resentment. They actually sawed off the head of the goddess statue in the temple!
Saw this down,
Suddenly I discovered that the goddess statue seemed to be made of clay, but in fact there was human flesh and blood inside!
Good guy,
The kitchen team that opened the temple and pretended to be dirty used living people to cast clay tires. This must be a wicked way!
Tsk tsk, the local villagers asked them to open a temple, how much money should they be given? What a courtesy?
As a result, they were lucky enough to make clay idols out of local people!
This team is really not a good guy——"
"Shut up!"
Su Wu shouted coldly and immediately stopped the young man's nonsense.
The young man was so frightened by the seemingly thin Su Wu that he stopped making any sound.
He then reacted and cursed angrily.
Su Wu raised his eyebrows slightly and leaned forward, trying to press against the young man.
At this time, Li Yueshan grabbed Su Wu's arm. The originally broad and powerful palm was trembling slightly.
The master managed to stand up from the stool and whispered to Su Wu: "Ah Wu, they don't know the inside story, so don't blame others..."
He swayed slightly, reluctantly bowed his hands to the caravan, and said with a forced smile: "My disciple doesn't know etiquette, so I am making everyone laugh.
We're leaving, you eat slowly,
eat slowly……"
Talking
The fat old man staggered outside the restaurant.
He didn't even bother to greet the remaining disciples.
Su Wu hurriedly supported him and greeted several junior brothers and sisters. Everyone took their things and hurriedly followed.
The master's face was so red that he walked out the door. He looked at the large animals in his team and, as if suddenly enlightened, told his disciples: "Our carriage hasn't been brought here yet.
Ah Wu, go and bring the carriage over.
Master, I have to take a rest——"
Before he finished speaking,
Li Yue staggered at the foot of the mountain.
follow closely,
A mouthful of blood suddenly spit out from his mouth,
His face suddenly turned pale,
Countless thoughts were swirling in my mind, and eventually they turned into the face of Master with a serious expression and an unsmiling expression.
Transformed into a loving master’s face;
Transform into a pretty and lovely junior sister;
Transformed into the face of a handsome and elegant junior brother...
All kinds of things in the past,
Over and over again in my mind.
"Yue Shan, Master, I have prepared the dowry. When will you hire someone for my family?"
"You kid, you're always so stubborn.
The betrothal gift or whatever, it's just a wish, what's the use of what you've worked so hard to save?
Wife, I see you are old enough,
You might as well pick an auspicious day next year and get married!
Your master doesn’t say anything, but he is very happy in his heart..."
"Senior brother, when you get married, I have a big gift for you.
Wait, brother! "
"Our Yinximai Zao team used to have a large Zao Village, but unfortunately, the disciples were unscrupulous and they were all ruined...
But even so, if you go out to open temples for others in the future, you cannot lose the prestige of our Yinxi Meridian.
The first thing you need to remember is that you cannot oppress the people.
second……
Master, I don’t know a few words.
Anyway, remember, you must not bring discredit on the faces of our Yinximai Zao team!
Yueshan,
This Palm Stove Seal will be handed over to you today..."
"Senior brother, why were you out for so long this time?
Senior brother, have you brought me some nice clothes?
Senior brother, this is the leather jacket I sewed for you...
Senior brother, I miss you..."
…
Looking at the faces hovering in front of me,
Li Yueshan pursed his lips for a long time, and his face was like gold paper: "I, disciple, I can't help you..."
His vision went dark and he suddenly passed out!