This is a small town. It is said to be a small town, but it is actually a bigger town. It is also called Qingniu Town. Only those native people who live in the nearby ravines and have little knowledge are called "Qingniu City" and "Qingniu City". barking non-stop. This is what Zhang Er, who has worked as a doorman for more than ten years, said in his heart.
Qingniu Town is indeed not big, the main street only has Qingniu Street running east-west, and even the inn has only one Qingniu Inn, the inn is located at the west end of the elongated town, so if the passing merchants don’t want to sleep in the wild, they can only live here.
Now there is a carriage that looks like it has driven a long way. It drove into Qingniu Town from the west, passed the gate of Qingniu Inn, stopped non-stop, and drove to the other end of the town. Just before the door, he stopped.
Chunxiang Restaurant is not too big, even a little old, but it has an antique flavor. Because it was lunch time now, there were still a lot of guests eating in the restaurant, and it was almost full of seats.
A fat man with a round face and a moustache got out of the car and a dark-skinned child in his teens. The man walked into the restaurant with the child. Some regular customers in the restaurant recognized Fatty and knew that he was "Fatty Han" the shopkeeper of the restaurant, but no one knew who the kid was.
"Old Han, this black boy looks very similar to you, so he couldn't be the son you gave birth behind the back of your mother-in-law's back." Someone suddenly joked.
As soon as this sentence came out, everyone beside him burst into laughter.
"Bah! This is a nephew brought by my family. Of course, it looks a bit like me." Not only was the fat man not angry, but he was also somewhat proud.
These two were exactly Han Li who had just entered the town after driving for three days in a row, and his third uncle, who was called "Fatty Han" by others.
Fatty Han greeted a few regular customers, then took Han Li to the back of the restaurant, and came to a remote small courtyard.
"Xiao Li, take a good rest in this room and keep your spirits up. As soon as the steward of the inner door arrives, I will call you over. I want to go out first to greet some regular customers." Fatty Han pointed at the door in the courtyard. Wing room, said to him kindly.
After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked out in a hurry.
When he arrived at the door, he seemed to be a little uneasy, and he said: "Don't run around, there are too many people in the town, don't get lost, it's best not to go out of the yard."
"Um!"
Seeing Han Li honestly agreeing, he really walked out with peace of mind.
When Han Li saw his third uncle walk out of the house, he felt very tired, so he fell asleep on the bed, and he didn't feel like a child was afraid of others.
In the evening, a young servant brought food, although it was not big fish or meat, it was delicious. After eating, a servant came in again and took out the bowl of leftovers. Only then did Third Uncle walk in calmly.
"How about it, the food is still to your liking, isn't it a bit homesick?"
"Well, I've been thinking about it for a while." Han Li looked very obedient.
The third uncle seemed very satisfied with Han Li's answer, and immediately chatted with him about some commonplace things, bragging about some interesting people and anecdotes he had experienced. Gradually, Han Li lost his sense of restraint, and started talking and laughing with him.
In this way, two days passed.
On the third day, when Han Li had finished his dinner and was waiting for his third uncle to come and tell him stories about the world, another carriage stopped in front of the restaurant.
The whole body of this carriage was painted black and shiny, and it was driven by a rare yellow pussy horse. The most striking thing was that there was a small triangular black flag with the word "Xuan" rusted on the frame of the carriage. , with silver characters and red borders, naturally revealing an indescribable mystery.
Seeing this small flag, all veterans of the rivers and lakes who have traveled hundreds of miles in this area know that important figures from the "Seven Xuanmen", one of the two overlords in this area, have come to this place.
"Qixuanmen", also known as "Qijuemen", was founded by the famous "Master Qijue" two hundred years ago. It once dominated Jingzhou for dozens of years, and even penetrated several states close to Jingzhou. The entire country of Yue is also famous. But since the death of "Master Qijue", the power of "Qixuanmen" has plummeted, and was squeezed out of Jingzhou City, the capital of Jingzhou, by other sects. A hundred years ago, the Zongmen was forced to move to Caixia Mountain, the most remote place in Jingzhou. Since then, it has taken root and settled there, and has become a third-rate local small force.
There is a good saying, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, after all, Qixuanmen used to be a great sect, and its potential is not trivial. When he came to Caixia Mountain, he immediately controlled more than a dozen small towns including "Qingniu Town". With three to four thousand disciples, he was one of the two local overlords worthy of the name.
The only other local force that can compete with Qixuanmen is the "Wild Wolf Gang".
The Wild Wolf Gang used to be a group of horse thieves who burned, killed and looted in Jingzhou. Later, they were encircled and suppressed by the government several times. Some of them were recruited by the government, and the other part became the Wild Wolf Gang. However, the strength was passed down together, so Qixuanmen was repeatedly at a disadvantage in conflicts with the Wild Wolf Gang.
Although there are many villages and towns controlled by the Wolf Gang, they do not know how to operate them. In terms of wealth, they are far inferior to the towns under Qixuanmen. The Wild Wolf Gang is very greedy for several richer sites under the Qixuanmen, and has often provoked conflicts between the two recently. The main reason for inner disciples.
A thin man in his forties jumped out of the carriage. This man was quick and obviously not weak. He seemed to be familiar with this place, and strode straight to Han Li's room.
When Third Uncle Han Li saw this person, he immediately stepped forward respectfully and bowed: "Protector Wang, why did your old man bring someone here in person?"
"Humph!" Hufa Wang snorted coldly, with a look of arrogance on his face.
"The road is not peaceful during this time, so we need to strengthen our defenses. The elder ordered me to come and lead the person in person. Cut the nonsense, is this child the one you want to recommend?"
"Yes, yes, this is my nephew, and I hope that Wang Hufa will take care of him on the road." Fatty Han saw that the man looked a little impatient, and quickly took out a heavy bag from his body and handed it over secretly. .
Protector Wang weighed the bag, and his expression relaxed a bit:
"Fatty Han, you know how to be a man! I will take care of your nephew on the way. It's getting late, so hurry up and get on the road."