A knife in love

Chapter 686

Just now when everyone saw the three knights at the bridge, although they were overwhelmed by the old man's aura, they felt respect.But this old man is too powerful, everyone feels a little uncomfortable.Therefore, after the three of them left, everyone seemed to have removed a big stone that was pressing on their chests, and they all felt a little relaxed.It's just that he never expected to meet three people again unexpectedly in the courtyard of "Taibai Residence".

Standing in front of the door, Li Qiufeng didn't know whether he should take a rest in this Taibai residence.So he turned his head and said to Situ Qiao, Sun Guangming and Su Yan: "We have been tossing all night, and it is almost noon now, do the three of you think we should rest here for a while?"

Just now, Situ Qiao and Sun Guangming shared the same hatred and joined forces to attack Monk Xuanji, but they felt sympathy for each other.When he saw these three tall horses at this time, he was surprised when he heard Li Qiufeng ask, but he didn't answer, but turned to Sun Guangming and said, "Mr. Sun, what do you think?"

Sun Guangming did not expect that Situ Qiao was not as arrogant as before, and was quite respectful and polite to him, which was rather surprising.As the saying goes, "stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling face." When the two talked before, Sun Guangming often spoke with sarcasm, but now he has restrained himself a lot.He pondered for a while, and then said: "Although we have passed through the thick fog, there are strange things here everywhere, and we are exhausted. Why don't you go to this tavern and ask the store where this place is by the way , how far is it from Taniguchi Village. Although the old man’s background is suspicious, but judging by his demeanor, he doesn’t look like a bad guy. As long as we don’t mess with him, we don’t think there will be any trouble.”

When he said this, he paused for a while, first glanced at Situ Qiao, then at Li Qiufeng, and said: "As for whether to stay here for a while before leaving, I would like to ask Mr. Situ and Li Daxia to show me."

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Sun is right. Let's rest for a while. After eating and drinking, it's not too late to go to Taniguchi Village."

After everyone deliberated, they walked into the hospital.Before he reached the door of the thatched cottage, a young man came out of the store quickly.I saw him with a happy face, nodding and bowing his head and said to everyone: "The four gentlemen came to our shop, the villain was slow to welcome you, damn it. The small shop has hot water and meat dishes, invite the four gentlemen to come in and sit down. "

Li Qiufeng and others saw that the little girl was very clever, and they liked it a little bit.I saw the waiter bowed to greet them, and when they reached the door, he hurried to the door, opened the curtain for them, and let them into the store.

Four people entered in a file, but saw that there were six or seven tables in the store. Although the tables and chairs were made of ordinary wooden boards, they were neatly arranged and did not look shabby.At the counter on the left near the door, a middle-aged man in his 40s was doing calculations with his abacus. Seeing that Xiao Er had led everyone in, he hurried out of the counter and said with a smile on his face, "You four have worked hard. , please sit down."

At this time, the waiter had already rushed to the front of the crowd, brought them to a table opposite the counter, and then invited them to sit down.Li Qiufeng and the others sat down one by one, and the middle-aged man followed and said with a smile: "The villain is the shopkeeper of this shop, his surname is Hu and his name is Er. You don't seem to be locals at first sight, so you can recommend some Here are some of our local delicacies, please taste them."

When Li Qiufeng was on duty in Jinyiwei, and when he was not on duty, besides practicing martial arts, he was reading past files in the Fusi archives in Jinyiwei South Town.Although he wandered around Gaoliangqiao and listened to books from time to time, he seldom ordered food in restaurants. He was a bit at a loss when he was told by shopkeeper Hu.Although Situ Qiao has lived in the capital for a long time, the Hua family is also a wealthy family in the capital.It's just that Situ Qiao has no status in Hua's family, and his wife tightly controls the monthly money, so he seldom eats in restaurants.Hearing Shopkeeper Hu talk about drinking and ordering food, he thought to himself that he didn't understand these things, and if he asked for wine and ordered food and made a joke, he would inevitably be ridiculed by Sun Guangming.So he turned his eyes to the side, pretending not to care.On the other hand, Sun Guangming and Su Yan have always been wandering around in the rivers and lakes, ordering food in restaurants is a common occurrence.Therefore, when he saw the appearance of Li Qiufeng and Situ Qiao, he knew that neither of them were regular customers in the restaurant, so he did his part and said to shopkeeper Hu: "Please trouble shopkeeper to choose four dishes of your restaurant's signature dishes and serve them. In addition Come with two dishes of seasonal dishes and boil a pot of wine."

After Sun Guangming finished speaking, he took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom, weighed it in his hand, and felt that it might be worth six or seven coins.He put the silver on the table lightly, and said in his mouth: "The shopkeeper will collect this silver first, if it is not enough, we will pay separately after eating."

Seeing the silver, the shopkeeper Hu smiled even brighter, hurriedly put the silver in his hand, and said: "Okay. The four gentlemen wait a moment, and the villain will prepare the wine and food for you."

Shopkeeper Hu nodded and bowed while talking, and took two or three steps back, then turned around and walked quickly towards the back hall.At this time, Li Qiufeng and others had seen the old man and two young men sitting at a table not far from the window, drinking tea and whispering.The two sides looked at each other and nodded to each other, but neither spoke.

After a while, the little girl walked out quickly from the back hall.I saw him holding a black lacquered square plate in his right hand, on which there was a teapot and four teacups, carefully placed on the table.While pouring tea for the four of them, he said with a smile: "The four uncles drink a cup of tea to moisten their throats first, and the wine and dishes will be delivered to the four uncles in a while."

After Xiao Er finished pouring the tea, he bowed and left.Seeing that he was gone, Situ Qiao and Sun Guangming took out a silver needle from their arms at the same time, first put it in their teacup, rinsed it lightly, put it in front of their eyes for a closer look, and then put the silver needle in the serious In the teacup of autumn wind.It was just that when they saw the other party's silver needle stretched out, they were stunned for a moment.The silver needle in his hand was hanging over Li Qiufeng's teacup, but he didn't put it into the cup.

Seeing that the two were so careful, Li Qiufeng was a little amused, and said in a low voice: "The two gentlemen are so cautious, I really admire Li. However, the two have tried their respective teacups without being drugged. Naturally, there is no serious problem with the tea..."

Before Li Qiufeng finished speaking, Situ Qiao and Sun Guangming shook their heads at the same time.Only Sun Guangming said in a low voice: "The tea may not be poisonous, but the cup may be coated with poison."

Situ Qiao shook his head and said, "Even if there is no poison in the tea or the cup, there are many medicines in the world. It is not harmful to take or drink alone, but when the two are mixed together, they become extremely powerful. Killing poison. Brother Li, we are in a dangerous place, there is no harm in being careful."

Li Qiufeng was stunned for a moment, so he nodded and said, "Then trouble you two to try to see if there is anything weird in this cup."

Only then did Situ Qiao and Sun Guangming probe the silver needles in their hands.I saw the two of them holding the silver needles and stirring them lightly in Li Qiufeng's teacup a few times, then they took back the silver needles, put them in front of their eyes for a moment, and nodded at the same time.Situ Qiao said: "There is no poison in this tea, brother Li just drink it."

At this time, Su Yan had already found out the silver needle, and tried the tea in front of her, but there was nothing abnormal.The four looked at each other and smiled, then picked up their teacups and took a sip each.As soon as the tea was in the mouth, it really smelled fragrant on the bottom of the tongue. Although the four of them were not experts in tea tasting, they also knew that the tea was of extraordinary quality, so they couldn't help but praise it.

At this moment, footsteps were heard in the yard.Everyone in the store was stunned, but the waiter ran out from the inner hall, glanced at the door, and then ran out.After a while, I heard the little boy yelling loudly in the yard: "Get out! Our shop is offering sacrifices to the Supreme Lord, and we never give alms. If you want to ask for alms, you'd better go somewhere else!"

When Li Qiufeng and the others heard the word "Zhaifan", they immediately paid attention and looked towards the door in unison.It's just that the Xiao Er seemed to have blocked someone in the yard, and didn't go into the house, so everyone only heard the voice, but didn't see anyone.

The rough young man sitting at the other table was impatient. Hearing Xiaoer's noise in the yard, he immediately became curious, stood up from the stool, and said to the old man: "Father, go out and have a look, boy, don't be fooled by horses like we were in Shiqi Village."

After he finished speaking, he ran out of the shop without waiting for the old man to speak.The knight on the white horse hurriedly stood up, and said to the old man, "Father, I'll go with my seventh brother and have a look, don't let him cause any trouble again."

The old man nodded, and the knight on the white horse turned around and walked out of the shop quickly.

Li Qiufeng and others listened attentively to the movement in the yard.Originally, it was heard that Xiaoer had been chasing someone away, but after the rough boy went out, Xiaoer's voice suddenly disappeared.After the knight on the white horse walked into the yard, the rough boy said carelessly: "This great monk's wine money is all on our shoulders, are you afraid that there will be no money for you?"

I just heard the little one say: "Young master, it's not about money. Our small shop offers Taishang Laojun and Zhengbu Leishen, which are not the same as the Bodhisattva worshiped by this great monk. If you invite this If a great monk enters the store, I am afraid that the Taishang Laojun and the Thunder God will get angry, and a thunderbolt will knock down the small shop, but it will attract fire from the sky and burn the small shop to a white ground. up."

But I heard the rough boy say loudly: "Whether it's a Bodhisattva or a god, what you receive is the incense of the world. There is no harm in worshiping the gods all the way. Taishang Laojun and Leishen master will naturally not blame you. Even if they I blame you, I want to send a palm thunder to you. You tell the gods that I invited this great monk into the shop to drink, and let them just come to me."

But the white horse knight shouted: "Brother, what are you talking about? It's not good to offend the immortal Buddha. You are most afraid of thunder, and the thunder god is the god who specializes in thunder. If you trouble him, he will come back with five thunders." Hit you, don't blame Sixth Brother for not reminding you."

After the white horse rider finished speaking, the rough boy fell silent immediately.Li Qiufeng and others thought to themselves, this young man is powerful in walking, if he is on the battlefield, he must be an invincible young general.It's just that he has a rough temper and is easy to be coaxed by others. After being frightened by the white horse rider with Thor, he was speechless, which is a bit funny.

But I heard the white horse knight say in a deep voice: "Little brother, this great monk is our friend. Look at his dignified appearance, and he is a high-spirited monk. We encountered a heavy fog last night, and this great monk walked all the way. Running around must be unbearable hunger and thirst. I also ask the second brother to make it easier for the monk to rest in the store for a while, which can be regarded as a meritorious deed accumulated by the shopkeeper and the second brother."

(End of this chapter)