Ninety Thousand Miles Across the Weird World

Chapter 18 Go to Jiuyuan County
Rongchang Pawnshop.

dusk.

The business in the pawnshop is relatively leisurely, and there is not a single customer. The shopkeeper is drowsy with his chin on his back, and a few guys next to him are drinking tea and chatting.

"The shopkeeper, I want to be a thing."

There is business, the shopkeeper of the pawnshop suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were bent, and his mouth pulled out a professional smile.

That's called a peaceful fortune.

The customer was a young man in his twenties. He was very handsome, but his clothes were ragged, coarse cloth and straw sandals on his feet. At first glance, he looked like a poor man.

"Little brother, what do you want to be?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile.

The shopkeeper of the pawnshop is still very professional.

"This, how much is it worth?" Li Jun handed over a package.

"Okay, wait a moment."

The shopkeeper of the pawnshop took the package, and it was quite heavy.

Open it up and take a look.

Piece by piece, it is some rusted bronze, and you can vaguely see patterns on it, which is quite old.

"Little brother, where did you get this thing from?" The shopkeeper restrained his smile.

Li Jun thought about it.

"These pieces of copper were handed down from my ancestors. Recently, my family really can't open the pot, so I have to take it out and exchange it for some rice noodles. The shopkeeper, how much is it worth?" Li Jun casually made up a reason.

"Ha ha."

The pawnshop shopkeeper sneered.

"We Mingren don't speak secretly, this little brother seems to have come out of a tomb. It's evil, and most people really don't dare to accept it."

Li Jun did not speak, and quietly looked at the pawnshop shopkeeper.

These are all pawnshop's routines, try to find the shortcomings of the pawn as much as possible, and lower the price to the death.

really.

The pawnshop shopkeeper slowed his tone.

"Fortunately, you came to my Rongchang Pawnshop today. My boss is very capable, and he can talk to the town magician a little bit. My family dares to accept things like yours in the tomb."

"Looking at you, it's quite pitiful, two danglings of money."

Black, really black.

The weight of Li Jun's bronze bag is more than ten coins?
"Success, I should die, the shopkeeper will give me the money!"

Li Jun agreed without hesitation. Anyway, he still has several packages of this stuff in his house. If he finds a few more pawnshops, he can always get dozens of dangling money, plus the money given by Hu Mingsheng before, it is enough for him to live. .

In a world full of ghosts, every moment is precious.

It must not be wasted on trivial matters.

Seeing Li Jun's promise so happy, the shopkeeper felt a little sick. He knew he was in a hurry and should have lowered the price.

Inspiration.

"Little brother, I think you are really pitiful. I will give you another ten cents, and you will keep this dog."

Dog: "..."

Li Jun really wants to give a thumbs up, this shopkeeper is really good at doing business.

Li Jun shook his head and walked out of the pawnshop with two coins.

Then, he did the same, and went to all the pawnshops in Anping County, in exchange for dozens of hanging coins, and the heavy copper coins piled up on the table, giving the illusion of being very rich.

such a pity!
After all, this is a world full of ghosts and monsters. What can you do with more money?
A night without dreams.

The next day, the sun rose.

Li Jun went to the yamen with a pile of money, and obtained Lu Yin through abnormal means.

Then, I contacted another firm and planned to go to Jiuyuan City in a few days.

……

"Ce~"

In the barren mountains and wild ridges, an official road stretches into the distance.

A group of business travelers trekked hard on the official road.

There is a big flag in front of the business trip, embroidered with complicated patterns, and there is a river character in the center.

Li Jun knew that it was the symbol of Weishui Hebo, who ruled over a dozen counties and was considered a big boss.

Even the county seat of Jiuyuan is actually close to the Wei River, but it is a little further away than Anping.

Any business traveler in Anping County will go to the yamen to pay for a Hebo flag whenever they do business across the county.

On the road, ghosts see Heboqi, and usually give a little face.

In addition to Hebo Banner, there were many yellow talismans, black dog blood, and red roosters on the car in the middle.

All are for self-defense.

Of course, the caravan also raised an enshrined immortal master.

"Brother Li Jun, today's world is not peaceful, what are you doing in Jiuyuan alone?"

The person who spoke was a man with a bright red face, called Zhang Youcai, the cook in the caravan. Although he was a rough man, he was a good cook. Anping County was very small. Zhang Youcai and Li Jun knew each other before.

Zhang Youcai liked Li Jun as soon as he saw him. He liked it inexplicably. He felt that this young man was very similar to his son.

It's a pity that Zhang Youcai's son died early.

A good person, can't think about it, hanged to death.

Zhang Youcai remembered that his son was a cheerful man, how could he hang himself?

Can't figure it out, can't figure it out.

Every family in this world has things they can't figure out, and they will be forgotten after a long time.

Li Jun absentmindedly said, "Find a way to survive."

Zhang Youcai sighed.

He thought that Li Jun could no longer survive in Anping County, so he had to take the risk to find a way to find a way to go elsewhere. Poor!

He remembered that Li Jun's family was very poor, and he couldn't even afford to eat.

Poor, poor!

Li Jun didn't know Zhang Youcai's thoughts, he was now focusing all his attention on the enshrined Immortal Master.

This enshrined immortal master was surnamed Ouyang, and he was called Immortal Master Ouyang.

Immortal Master Ouyang was very mysterious. He stayed in the car most of the time, and even had to be sent to the car for dinner.

Of course, this is not surprising.

The strange thing is that his meals are always one cooked food plus one living thing.

Sometimes live chickens and ducks, sometimes live mice, live cats and dogs.

The business traveler specially brought several carts full of living creatures to supply to Immortal Master Ouyang.

Could it be a ghost?
Li Jun didn't know the details of Immortal Master Ouyang, so he didn't dare to send ghost soldiers to investigate, so he could only add an estimate.

Hu Mingsheng once said that both the yin-yang faction and the psychic faction are essentially related to ghosts.

Ghosts need food just like people.

The food of ghosts is very extensive. They will eat human beings, the same kind, animal flesh and blood, and even water plants and dew when they are very hungry.

and.

Goblins seem to prefer raw food with blood.

Li Jun suddenly thought of a question.

Will practitioners in this world feed their ghosts with humans?
Thinking of this, Li Jun shuddered.

The carriage moved forward slowly.

Zhang Youcai thought about it for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth.

"Li Jun, little brother, if you can help me with the kitchen, I told Boss Zheng that if the toll is refunded to you, you can save some money so that you can marry another wife."

Li Jun almost bit his tongue.

People in this world seem to have a certain obsession with marrying a wife. Men who don't have a wife, or men whose wives run away from others, will be spat on when they walk.

Li Jun was a little embarrassed: "Uh, thank you Brother Zhang."

Zhang Youcai smiled and nodded, seemingly satisfied with Li Jun's answer.

The caravan advanced slowly and stopped in an open space when it was dark.

The Hebo Banner was planted high on the ground, and some yellow paper talismans were arranged around it.

Everyone built a bonfire and started preparing dinner.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on everyone, as if plated with a layer of golden light.

If it weren't for ghosts everywhere, camping in the wild would actually be quite nice. Li Jun closed his eyes and quietly enjoyed the rare good time.

"Catch her."

A loud shout came.

When Li Jun opened his eyes, he saw a few guys in the caravan chasing a little girl.

Barren mountains and wild mountains, where did the little girl come from?

Li Jun squinted and looked carefully, and finally determined that the little girl was human.

But why do people appear in the wilderness?
"Poor, pitiful."

Zhang Youcai looked pitiful and pitiful. He shook his head and sighed while shouting pitiful.

"Poor for what?"

A guy next to Zhang Youcai sneered.

"It's just a little girl who is a refugee. She has been living in the barren mountains and mountains. Sooner or later, she will feed the ghosts. Why don't we catch the Immortal Teacher."

Li Jun was shocked.

"This little girl is quite fierce. By tying her to a tree, she might be able to attract her family."

"These lowly refugees are really ignorant and ignorant. How dare you come to such barren mountains and mountains?"

There was a lot of discussion among the caravan people.

Li Jun once again saw the cruelty of this world, where the weak eat the strong, and humans are as terrifying as ghosts.

In particular, these caravans, without the constraints of the law, become robbers in minutes.

He remembered a text he had read.

In ancient times, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In order to avoid taxes, an old woman had to hide in the mountains and forests.

There are tigers in the forest.

The old woman's family nearly devoured the tiger.

However, the old woman was still reluctant to leave the forest.

Li Jun squeezed his palm tightly, and the imperial concubine stood quietly beside him. As long as Li Jun gave an order, the imperial concubine could save the little girl.

"Bad guy."

The dog didn't know when it came running.

"I advise you not to be a bad person. There is something wrong with this girl. Be careful to burn yourself."

Problem with little girl?

Li Jun carefully observed again.

The little girl was about ten years old, tender and cute, and she was wearing a tattered, oversized dress, which was probably changed from an adult's.

No shoes were worn, and a pair of small feet were dirty.

The little girl was tied to a tree and cried miserably.

"Please don't eat nannan, nannan has no meat on her body, woo woo woo."

No matter how Li Jun looked at it, he felt that the little girl had no problem and was a living person.

Besides, it's not dark yet, so generally ghosts don't appear.

The ghosts that can haunt in broad daylight must be very powerful, and there is no need to use such unruly tricks.

Seems to see Li Jun's doubts.

The dog scoffed.

"Does it have to be a ghost to be called a problem?"

"I'm a unicorn, and I know how to look at qi. Although this girl is human, she has a strange aura around her. In short, don't provoke her, just wait and see."

Although Li Jun is a little strange, but thinking that Gou Da never tells lies, he can only put away his sympathy, turn his face to the side, and force himself not to listen to the little girl's cry.

At this time, Zhang Youcai poured out some ingredients from the cloth bag and prepared to cook.

In addition to rice and noodles, there is also a round round bug.

Seeing Li Jun staring at the worm, Zhang Youcai smiled and said, "This is a bamboo worm. I collected it when I passed by the bamboo forest before. It was wrapped in flour and fried, but it's fragrant. Little brother Li Jun, haven't you eaten it?"

Can worms eat too?
Li Jun can be regarded as an acquaintance.

Li Jungang was about to say that he never eats worms, but he saw that Zhang Youcai had already wrapped the flour in a sloppy way, burned the pot, oiled it, and fried it.

But after a while, the bamboo worms were fried and browned, and the smell was fragrant.

Well, it's not bad to have a taste.

There are not many bamboo worms, enough to hold two bowls.

Zhang Youcai took out a small bowl and secretly filled it for Li Jun.

"These worms are not from the caravan, they were caught secretly by me. You should eat them secretly now, so that no one can see them."

Li Jun picked up a soft bamboo worm, and he carefully fed one into his mouth. It was tender on the outside and tender on the inside, surprisingly delicious.

Li Jun ate with big mouthfuls, as if he had opened the door to a new world, and his mouth was full of oil.

"Brother Zhang, I didn't expect bugs to be so delicious."

Zhang Youcai laughed and licked his mouth.

"You, you stay in Anping County every day, your knowledge is shallow, there are so many delicious dishes in this world, hehe!"

Li Jun answered vaguely and finished eating the bamboo worms.

The meaning is still unfinished.

He decided to go in and catch insects when he saw the bamboo forest.

Seeing that Li Jun was having a good time eating, Zhang Youcai simply gave up his share to Li Jun.

Start cooking.

Night falls.

When everyone in the caravan was full, they chatted around the bonfire and played some meaty jokes.

"Woooooo, you bastards, let us go."

"Beasts will be punished."

There was a faint cry in the distance.

Li Jun frowned slightly and looked over again.

The caravan used a little girl to attract her family, a beautiful middle-aged woman in her thirties.

This beautiful woman was dressed in tattered clothes, but she couldn't hide her beauty. Her skin was moist, her hair was black and shiny, and her figure was soft. At first glance, she was a beauty.

This kind of beauty must be raised only when there is enough food. How can a refugee have enough food?

Could it be a ghost?
However, the beautiful woman and the little girl are indeed real people!

Li Jun was puzzled.

A few caravan guys gathered in front of the cage, giggling at the beautiful woman.

"Hahaha, beauty, lonely in the mountains, I really want to take care of you."

"It's a pity, our caravan hasn't offered blood food to the Immortal Master for a long time. Hey, it's a pity for such a beautiful little lady."

These guys shook their heads and sighed, and walked away one after another.

The beautiful woman and the little girl sat in the cage with despair in their eyes. Li Jun thought for a while, then walked over and handed a steamed bun to the middle-aged beautiful woman.

"Big sister, eat something, it's alright, there will be a way." Li Jun said lightly.

When the middle-aged beautiful woman heard the words, her eyes glowed, and she hurriedly said, "My concubine's name is Wang Meiniang, and she lives in the mountains with her husband and children. Today, there is an urgent matter, so she escaped. I didn't expect it~ woo woo woo."

Wang Meiniang covered her face and cried, but the little girl didn't know her worries. When she saw the steamed buns, she cried out happily, grabbed the steamed buns and devoured them.

"Thank you big brother, big brother is a good person, Nannan likes big brother."

Li Jun comforted Wang Meiniang a few more words before walking away. As soon as he sat down, he met Gou Da's playful eyes.

"Li Jun, I have to admit that you are really cunning. Do you think that even if this woman and the child have problems, if you give a little favor, they will be grateful to Dade?"

"I advise you to be careful. Their thinking is different from that of human beings. If you have kindness, you will be rewarded. That is the naive thinking that only human beings have."

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(End of this chapter)