When going down the mountain, Yu Changqing walked very fast. You Mengzhe has been pampered and respected for more than ten years, how can he keep up with Yu Changqing's footsteps? Yu Changqing stopped and walked, and it was dark after a while, so he had to spend the night at the foot of Yuheng Mountain.
Yu Changqing built a fire, and the summer night was full of stars and insects were singing endlessly, so the two of them lit the fire and rested in the middle of the mountain.
You Mengzhe took off his martial arts boots, blisters appeared on his feet, and he immediately complained incessantly.
Yu Changqing smiled and said, "Buy a horse after you go down the mountain, and your gold leaf will come in handy."
You Mengzhe said: "Brother Yu, you want to chase the thief, why don't you buy it? You have run all this way for thousands of miles?"
Yu Changqing replied: "The salary of being an eagle dog is so low that you can't afford a good horse."
You Mengzhe had never thought about money, so he said casually, "I'll buy you a horse when I go down the mountain tomorrow."
Yu Changqing said: "Thank you for your good intentions, the horse will return quickly, you have to hone your steps, Brother Yu also needs to practice lightness kung fu."
You Mengzhe suddenly thought of something, and asked: "I heard that people who mess around have a nickname, what is Big Brother Yu's nickname?"
Yu Changqing said with a smile: "Brother Yu is not from the Jianghu, and he didn't have a nickname for himself, but the people of the Jianghu gave Brother Yu a nickname called 'Wanli Duckweed'."
You Mengzhe seemed to understand, nodded, and the two fell asleep.
You Mengzhe didn't sleep well, he beat the mosquitoes cracklingly, and wanted to give Yu Changqing to double cultivation at night. However, looking at the opponent's skill, and I am a good-for-nothing, I am afraid that if I am strong, I will not be able to win it. At least I need the first one... only one.
If you find a master with dual cultivation skills, you will have martial arts. If you want to bully men and bully men, you can just force them, and everything will be fine.
Piansheng is the first one that is difficult to find. The so-called everything is difficult at the beginning, and it is probably so.
"Brother Yu." You Mengzhe decided to show affection and reason, and asked, "Have you ever been married?"
Yu Changqing rested on his arm, with his legs crossed, lying not far from the fire, with a smile on his lips, and replied: "Brother, we got married two years ago."
You Mengzhe nodded his head. Although he lived in the mountains all year round and was ignorant of worldly affairs, he still understands the customs of the world when men love women and loves women, so he won't be blinded by both eyes. It's no wonder Yu Changqing didn't want to practice double cultivation, he was only married for two years.
You Mengzhe: "Brother Yu, do you have children? Do you miss your children?"
Yu Changqing: "Brother Yu has no children."
You Mengzhe: "It's fine that you and I match each other. You don't have to be stupid all the time, brother stupid. Why don't you have children?"
Yu Changqing smiled to himself and didn't answer.
"The fact that there are no children is predestined by heaven." Yu Changqing said casually, "You can't force it."
You Mengzhe wanted to have fun! He asked again, "Do you have brothers and sisters in your family?"
Yu Changqing shook his head, looked at You Mengzhe with a smile, and said, "What about you?"
You Mengzhe shook his head and said, "I'm an only child, and I've been alone since I was a child."
Yu Changqing hummed, and said, "Brother is also an only son, and there is an eighty-year-old mother at home."
You Mengzhe moved over, Yu Changqing was lying down, You Mengzhe was sitting, he put his fingers on his knees and asked, "Brother Yu, why don't you take a concubine?"
Yu Changqing said with a smile: "The main wife can't take care of her, how can she have other thoughts?"
The more You Mengzhe listened, the more he felt that there was something in Yu Changqing's words, and asked curiously, "Is your wife very fierce?"
Yu Changqing sneered at it, and You Mengzhe said again: "What is it like to marry a wife and a bridal chamber?"
Yu Changqing smiled and said, "When you get married, you will naturally understand."
This answer was in the middle of his heart, You Mengzhe hit the snake with the stick, asked non-stop, and touched Yu Changqing's chest with one hand, You Mengzhe didn't know why he had this idea, he couldn't help but want to pat and rub Yu Changqing when he spoke , and wished to get into his arms.
You Mengzhe: "How did you meet your sister-in-law?"
Yu Changqing: "When the time comes, we will naturally get to know each other."
You Mengzhe: "What are we going to do in the bridal chamber?"
Yu Changqing: "Your father taught you about this? Brother, don't touch your hands, what do you want to do?"
You Mengzhe touched Yu Changqing's chest, waist and abdomen with one hand, and pinched his nipples through the martial robe. Yu Changqing's policeman's robe was very thin, and the man's figure was majestic. Seeing that Yu Changqing ignored it, You Mengzhe became more courageous. Yu Changqing bowed and laughed, grabbed his hand pinching his waist, and said, "Lie down, don't move around."
Yu Changqing stretched out his hand for You Mengzhe to pillow on, and the two lay side by side on the grass.
"It's good for young people to come out and roam the rivers and lakes." Yu Changqing said seriously: "When I was sixteen years old and accomplished martial arts, I also left the teacher's school and went to visit famous rivers and mountains, but brother You Xian, you have to remember that this world is not Everyone you meet by chance will be kind to you, and you should not be rude when you meet people from the rivers and lakes on the road."
You Mengzhe glanced sideways at Yu Changqing, half understanding, and resting on Yu Changqing's strong left arm, the two of them looked at the night sky at the end of summer above their heads, the vast Milky Way and thousands of stars.
"Then why are you so polite to me?" You Mengzhe asked curiously.
Yu Changqing smiled and said: "I think you are quite interesting, that's all, let's not mention this, go to sleep, we have to go on the road tomorrow."
It was the first time in You Mengzhe's life that he went down the mountain alone, and he didn't understand the dangers of the rivers and lakes. He just felt that even if he met a stranger in the deep mountain forest, it would be more interesting than the people on the mountain.
The next morning there was heavy dew and mist in the mountains. The two got up early. Yu Changqing took You Mengzhe down the mountain and crossed the river at the Hanjiang Ferry. It was the first time You Mengzhe saw the vast land and the river rolling.
From the station, the ferry, the river beach, the boatman, all the scenery has a wonderful attraction in his eyes.
The waters of the Hanjiang River are as old as ever, and the waves are rushing eastward. The ferry boat on the riverside stopped at the ferry, and there were people everywhere. walk around.
The boat was very crowded, with porters carrying burdens, women with children in their arms, and several warriors from the east and west, all wearing bamboo hats and talking with their arms around each other.
The boatman sang a chant and ferried across the river. In the early morning, a man in gray jumped down from the mountains and shouted, "Wait!"
The man came too late to catch the boat and had to wait for the next ferry.
In the distance, several quacks were discussing in low voices, they looked at You Mengzhe together, one of them wanted to come over, but his companion whispered a few words, indicating that there was someone standing beside him.
Several people cast malicious glances from under the bamboo hats, but because Yu Changqing was by his side, they didn't dare to act rashly.
Yu Changqing remained calm and glanced over the ship's side.
The great river goes east, the water birds sing, and the sky and the earth are open as far as the eye can see. You Mengzhe stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the water and the sky, and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
"Have you ever been to Jiangzhou?" You Mengzhe said.
Yu Changqing said: "I have been here no less than five or six times. Since ancient times, the world's taxes and taxes have come out of Jiangzhou. During the four hundred years of Daqing, Jiangzhou was the most important place for taxation in the Central Plains. In the past, when the Sili incident happened, Queen Fang bloodbathed the capital. General Ying escaped from the capital overnight and fought against the Xiongnu army at Waifengguan in Xichuan. Later, he summoned 50,000 black armor troops in Jiangzhou and returned to the capital in one fell swoop. Daqing was recaptured."
You Mengzhe nodded slowly, fascinated by what he heard, and couldn't help imagining the heroic scene four hundred years ago.
"Does the Black Armored Army still exist?" You Mengzhe once read some history books in the Yuhengshan Library Pavilion.
Yu Changqing said: "Let's go. Men in Jiangzhou have been famous for their bravery since ancient times. After entering the city, they look more, listen more, talk less, and don't make mistakes."
You Mengzhe agreed, it was time for the ferry to dock, and the crowd disembarked bustlingly, and people rushed up from the North Ferry, the situation was chaotic, Yu Changqing said: "Meng Zhe!"
You Mengzhe was pushed back and forth, and his buttocks were pinched, he couldn't help but yelled, when he turned around, he saw a little beggar in ragged clothes, dirty and black all over, the boy was about the same height as him, half a head taller than him , winked at him, and got on the ferry with a smile.
You Mengzhe was confused, Yu Changqing came over and said, "It's not crowded."
You Mengzhe touched the package behind his back, and when everything was in good condition, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay."
Yu Changqing brought You Mengzhe into Jiangzhou City. The Jinhan River is prosperous for ten miles. Since Han Canghai, the black-armored war god, was in Jiangzhou in the past, it has become the largest city in the southern Central Plains. The east and west cities are several miles away. Merchant goods range from giant elephants in the Southern Wilderness to crickets in jars, corals from the East China Sea, red wine from the Western Regions, velvet antlers from beyond the Great Wall, pearls from Nanze... girls who sold themselves to bury their fathers, men with broken heads... everything.
You Mengzhe became dizzy several times and almost got lost. Yu Changqing crossed the long street sideways, then turned around and took You Mengzhe away by his collar, like catching a chick.
"You can see later." Yu Changqing said, "Go to the hotel first."
Yu Changqing took You Mengzhe to an alley between the east and west cities. Seeing that the two were well-dressed, the clerk hurriedly came over to greet them, and Yu Changqing said, "One servant."
The guy's face immediately turned ugly, and said: "No, next time please go early."
Holding a knife, Yu Changqing cupped his fists and said, "I'm on business, please be accommodating."
You Mengzhe is ignorant of world affairs, but he can see good and evil in people's hearts. Knowing that this guy looks down on people, he immediately said: "Do you look down on people?"
The guy said: "I look down on you!"
You Mengzhe: "Want to be beaten? Come on!"
The clerk was swearing and throwing the bag and was about to push him, Yu Changqing hurriedly said: "My dear brother! Don't make trouble!"
Yu Changqing showed the official documents, and the guy had to take them to the backyard on the first floor, and opened a servant room, which was unspeakably shabby, with a bed, a three-legged table against the wall, a stool, no up.
You Mengzhe flipped through the quilt, it was moldy, he thought to himself that this place looks like a jade railing from the outside, why is the stuff inside so crumbling
Yu Changqing fetched water to wash his face, You Mengzhe said: "How do you catch the thief you want to catch? Can I help?"
Yu Changqing said: "That guy is very light-hearted. There are so many people in Jiangzhou City. Catching people is like looking for a needle in a haystack. As a brother, you have to ask your colleagues to see how you can find a thread and lure him out. You can go today Have fun, don't get into trouble."
You Mengzhe said, "I'll go with you."
Yu Changqing waved his hand and said: "You have Panchuan on you, go to Dongshi to exchange it for silver. I think you will like the food and play in Jiangzhou city, but you have to come back to rest at night."
You Mengzhe had no idea, he put the burden on the bed, and was about to go out with some gold leaves, Yu Changqing said again: "Brother, please take your things with you, so as not to be stolen."
You Mengzhe said: "Then you keep it."
Yu Changqing saw that You Mengzhe was careless and looked like a young man who didn't know the dangers of the world, so he had to help him keep his belongings temporarily, opened it in front of You Mengzhe, and said, "You can see clearly, it's all these things."
"Hmm..." You Mengzhe said: "The needle pierces through the bones, the golden clam with red eyes... no, where is my secret book?"
You Mengzhe hurriedly touched his chest, touched his chest and waist for a long time, and screamed: "My magic trick of turning the sun is gone!"
Yu Changqing frowned and asked, "Did you forget to put it away after drying?"
You Mengzhe said: "It was obviously still on me before. I don't know where it was thrown."
Yu Changqing said: "This kind of martial arts is useless to practice, if you lose it, you lose it."
You Mengzhe said: "Fortunately, I have memorized them all."
Yu Changqing: "..."
The two walked out of the guest room one after the other, Yu Changqing said: "I'm not talking about you, your family's martial arts practice this kind of kung fu, it's really... hey."
You Mengzhe said: "What is it really?"
You Mengzhe passed by outside the store, and suddenly saw that the second boy in the store who spoke rudely earlier had a bruised nose and a swollen face, as if he had just been beaten, and he was as fat as a pig's head. When he saw them coming out, he nodded and bowed his head and said, "It's easy for you two to go."
You Mengzhe: "?"
Yu Changqing was also a little puzzled, glanced at the little girl, didn't ask any more questions, and casually continued what he said earlier: "The side door...evil ways."
You Mengzhe said: "Our Demon Cult is all good people! Apart from practicing some kung fu, everyone is first-class kind people. Dad sends people down the mountain to eliminate harm for the people all day long, and help the people in the village of Yuheng Mountain to find cattle and carry water? Yes. It has a good reputation!"
The corners of Yu Changqing's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked again: "What do you sect do for a living?"
You Mengzhe said: "Everyone is farming on the mountain and doing some business down the mountain. The hall masters and rudder masters have set up some properties in various cities and regularly send food, drink and money to my father."
Yu Changqing nodded, and the two walked out of the alley, and the overwhelming noise came over again, Yu Changqing said: "I'm leaving now."
You Mengzhe said goodbye to him, and walked along the long street, with a curious expression on his face, looked left and right, walked to Yinzhuang, remembered Yu Changqing's instructions, and took out the gold leaf to go in.
One tael of gold was exchanged for twelve taels of silver, and You Mengzhe exchanged two silver bills of five hundred taels for sixty taels of silver.
There is a famous restaurant in Jiangzhou called Tiantianlou. This fish porridge, steamed buns, and tea eggs are famous all over the world. It is said that the ancestor Chengzu ate there when he went to Jiangzhou. You Mengzhe ordered a pot of tea, a bowl of fish porridge, and a dish of sauce. Stir-fried frog with pepper, a cage of steamed buns with crab roe, eat buns while listening to people's stories.
Someone poked You Mengzhe's shoulder with his finger, and You Mengzhe turned his head to look, and there was a wall on the left.
You Mengzhe: "?"
On the right side stretched out a dirty hand, picked up a bun and left.
You Mengzhe turned back and continued to eat, and ate the buns again, suddenly felt something was wrong, how could there be less
One, two... You Mengzhe counted a few times, six, and when he lowered his head and continued to eat, another finger poked on his left shoulder. You Mengzhe turned his head and stared at the wall.
With one hand on the right, the whole cage of buns was taken away.
You Mengzhe screamed: "Boss! Your store is haunted!"
As soon as the words fell, someone behind him snorted in pain, and then ran away. When You Mengzhe turned his head, he saw a figure flickering in the distance, and then another gray figure passed by, and it disappeared.
You Mengzhe: "..."
You Mengzhe was confused, finished his lunch and said, "The bill is paid."
He casually slapped a silver ingot on the table, and the clerk's eyes straightened. He took the silver ingot and went to find the boss. After a while, the boss came out and said with an apologetic smile, "Guest officer, I can't find any small shops for your silver ingot? Do you have any copper coins?"
You Mengzhe: "Can't find it? How did you open the door to do business!"
The boss cried bitterly: "Guest officer, don't be happy, you have five taels of silver!"
You Mengzhe had no choice but to take out the smallest piece of two taels of silver and give it to the boss. The boss found two large strings of copper coins and came out. You Mengzhe's face turned green when he saw it. Two strings of copper coins, one string of thousands of coins, one penny and five baht weigh about half a tael, one string weighs thirty-two catties, two strings of sixty-four catties, and the trousers will fall off when walking on the street.
The boss said: "The small shop is open for business with copper coins, and it is rare to see silver bills. There is no broken silver in the cabinet..."
You Mengzhe said: "Forget about two liang of silver and I will give it to you, and the meal will be delivered to the Imperial Treasure Inn in the alley of the East Street tomorrow morning."
The boss nodded hurriedly, and You Mengzhe waved his hand to indicate that you are welcome. He was full of wine and food, and continued to wander on the street.
When I was strolling in Dongshi, a trader led an elephant. You Mengzhe heard this thing from his father when he was on the mountain, and he was the docile king of beasts, so he reached out and touched its nose.
"Brother—buy it, buy one and go home and play." The vendor is from the Western Regions, with green eyes and yellow beard, speaks broken Central Plains dialect, and still has a stutter.
You Mengzhe said: "No, I can't fit it in the house. How much does this thing cost? Can it be sold?"
The vendor said, "One thousand taels."
You Mengzhe said casually, "Sell or sell eight hundred taels."
The vendor said: "Nine, nine hundred and eighty-ten taels anyway."
You Mengzhe thought that riding this thing would be very imposing, but he decided that he would never buy it, and wanted to tease the businessman, so he pretended to hesitate and said, "I only have eight...eight hundred and twenty—ten taels."
You Mengzhe was talking, his eyes looked under the elephant's belly, and he saw a man holding the elephant's belly, the whole person was upside down and stuck to his head, and he was reaching out for the Sifang brocade bag carried by the Western Region businessman.
You Mengzhe tilted his head and met the man's eyes. He was a dirty young beggar. He had a vague feeling that he had seen this man before.
"Shh..." The man stretched his mouth, signaling You Mengzhe not to speak.
You Mengzhe: "Hey."
The man looked serious, and randomly stuffed a pearl necklace into his bosom, and the vendor said again: "No, forget it if you don't buy it, why—joke!"
The man took out a bunch of things and stuffed them into his arms, dodged behind the elephant's legs, turned around again, and ran away.
You Mengzhe also left.
After walking a few steps, when he heard the official messenger coming, the businessman said with a mournful face: "It's... right here, no-no... a string, a string..."
You Mengzhe walked around the street and saw that there were good military uniforms in a clothing store, so he bought himself new clothes. After thinking about it, he remembered Yu Changqing's figure, and he also brought one for him. I bought some scented sweat medicine and plum blossom darts and caltrops for spare before going back to the inn.
When returning back, Yu Changqing was already waiting in the store, You Mengzhe said: "Brother Yu, have you returned after inquiring about the news?"
Yu Changqing hummed, and said, "Jiangzhou police officers have given elder brother an idea, and I have some clues."
There seemed to be something bothering me while talking, You Mengzhe said: "Shuangxiu."
Yu Changqing didn't answer his words, and said: "There is a family of martial arts in Jiangzhou whose surname is Long. Senior Long is going to celebrate his 70th birthday today. Many people from the martial arts are going to give gifts. I'm afraid that guy will go to the birthday banquet when he sees wealth and happiness." I just took a chance and got two invitations for my brother, and I am planning to sit back and wait, you see."
You Mengzhe said: "Do you want to catch thieves at the birthday banquet?"
Yu Changqing nodded and said: "But I have to prepare some birthday presents. I came here in a hurry for my brother, and I didn't bring much money with me."
You Mengzhe wanted to be fresh and exciting, so he said, "Take me there?"
Yu Changqing remained silent, You Mengzhe said: "Don't you have any money? I'll just give you a birthday gift, how much do you want?"
Yu Changqing said: "That's exactly what I think, but I can't let you out. I borrowed some money and went to celebrate my brother's birthday. You are fine anyway. You will return to Beijing with me at that time. I will pay you back for my brother."
You Mengzhe said: "It's okay, how much money do you want? What do you think?"
Yu Changqing was very embarrassed, and said again: "No, no, that's not what I said. After my brother catches the criminal, I will definitely pay you back."
You Mengzhe: "Okay, let's not talk about it, don't worry about it, how much, I just exchanged a thousand taels, if it's not enough, I'll go..."
Yu Changqing: "Two... two liang."
You Mengzhe: "..."