I want to embrace the moon for nine days

Chapter 8 Two parties arrive
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 descendants of the prisoners who were exiled back then, and they are still willing to allocate one or two of 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, and he bought three packs of steamed buns and two pots of hot water as usual.

"Second brother, were there still no outsiders in the city yesterday?"

Su Hanshan sat behind the counter and asked as he 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, we have a lot of things to do in the city, and we will keep an eye on them morning and night. If there are any, you can As I said, someone will tell you in the early morning and at night."

Su Hanshan took the steamed bun and nodded: "Thank you."

"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, I poured a bowl of hot water and slurped 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, so he 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 men 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 won't 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 and said, "Further west from Pingyang City is the desert. If they bypass Pingyang City directly from the eastern town and break into the desert, they will not have enough food and water, and it will be freezing cold at night, and they will eventually die in the desert."

"And to the east, there are troops from Dongchang, plus soldiers from various county offices and guards that they mobilized, to conduct a network of patrols and investigations, forcing Yu Qian's old troops to come west."

"So they must rest in Pingyang City, replenish food, water, medicine, clothing, and maybe buy some local mules and camels before they can continue westward and use the desert to get rid of the pursuers."

Su Hanshan had already heard similar explanations from the fourth stall leader two days ago and knew the truth. However, time was running out and his patience was almost exhausted.

"It's useless to rush."

Dora poured him another bowl of water and persuaded him, "There are just you and me here. Even if we take the initiative to look east, how far can we check? I'm afraid it will be self-defeating and we will pass them by."

"If you want to hire those people to help, it won't work. It's not as difficult to search outside the city as it is to just spread the news in the city to get them to leave the city. No matter what, it will make the locals feel strange. Your money Not enough."

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 seemed 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.

Thinking about it now, I was indeed wise enough at that time.

It's a pity that things like mood can't be suppressed easily. 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.

Venting all the ups and downs of his mood on the operation of his internal energy and maintaining superficial calm is a good habit he has developed over the past five years.

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 medical clinic and see people walking slowly on the street.

The people who entered 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, wrap them up for us." Su Hanshan glanced at Dora, who shook her head slightly.

This means he doesn't know it.

There are many of Yu Qian's old subordinates. Dora only served as a soldier under Yu Qian's army 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 gate. Later, people were recruited from all aspects to supplement them, and Dora entered the East Factory.

Apart from the people who were also under the fourth stall, Dora could only recognize the faces of Cao Wubo, Bai Qi and a few stalls.

"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 the medicine and you sell it. Anyway, I can afford the money. Don't ask anything else."

The young man in a bamboo hat took a look at the medical clinic. All the objects were very old, but the two people in the medical clinic were 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 patients wouldn't bleed so much blood, it would be distributed in several places.

The young man in the bamboo hat was wary and said with a smile: "We come all the way to visit relatives. We come here every three years. I remember the last time we came back, it seemed to be another shopkeeper?"

"is it?"

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 40s with a square scarf and a black beard walked in with a servant carrying a book basket.

The scholar looked at the guests and owners in the medical clinic, and then swept his eyes from the ground. He took out a prescription from his arms with a smile: "Please help me follow this prescription and grab three sets of medicine."

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. We need to help the guests over there get medicine first."

The academic looked at Dora's movements of opening the drawer to get the medicinal materials, and saw that she was a little unfamiliar, and said with a smile: "My family has something urgent, I wonder if you can take care of it first."

The servant behind him understood, took out a piece of broken silver from his arms, handed it on 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 an emergency, first come, first served, don't you understand?"

The young man in a bamboo hat pulled the big man and said apologetically: "My family's affairs are indeed quite urgent. We can't accept this money."

The scholar pondered for a moment, then took out a broken piece of silver from his pocket, and pinched it together with the piece on the counter between his thumb and index finger.

The two broken pieces of silver stacked together were pinched by his two fingers, and they immediately flattened and crushed into a whole, leaving traces of finger marks.

The short-bearded man's expression changed, and he was shocked by the power of this scholar's finger.

Although silver is softer than iron, most people still have to bite it with their teeth to leave tooth marks on the surface.

Using only two fingers to flatten two broken pieces of silver, the strength of the fingers is really extraordinary.

"Double the portion. Can my family come first instead?"

The scholar smiled and handed over the money.

The young man in the bamboo hat took the piece of silver, folded his palms, and held it in his palm. 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, great skill, but it's a pity that it damaged the host's counter."

The scholar's eyes flashed, and he slapped his left palm on the counter, 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 turned his right hand and stretched out his fingers. With the palm facing outward, he grasped 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 people on both 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 harsh measures 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 hit the scholar's palm.

(End of this chapter)