Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2844 Struggling
Liu Ci carried a roll of straw mats, and in front of the mats, there were more than a dozen pairs of straw sandals dangling.He wore a short jacket, bare arms and calves, and stepped on straw sandals, heading for the market.

At this moment, he looks very much like... Well, I was wrong, he was originally a mud leg.

He can weave straw sandals and straw mats, just like the man who claimed to be after something.

But not everyone who knows how to weave straw sandals and straw mats can become hot and difficult silver.

Where are the mud legs least noticeable?

Just like what Zhuangzi said, of course, when you wag your tail in the mud, no one will pay attention to you whether you are lying down comfortably or struggling to survive.At least those people standing on the shore will not care too much.

When Mudleg was struggling in the quagmire, no one would take a second look.No matter if they climbed ashore one step earlier, or were born directly on the shore, they don't care about it. Only when those mud legs are about to climb up, will they yell loudly, or feel inexplicable, Or terrified, or scolded and scolded, or directly hit back with a stick...

Most places in this world are mires, and there are not many places where you can go ashore.

It's like Yanhuang occupied the Central Plains and drove other tribes into the quagmire.

If you don't work hard, you will always be struggling in the quagmire.

Because a small piece of land on the bank was once bought by the ancestors with blood and sweat.Everyone thinks this way, so they have to stay on the shore for life and death, pushing, squeezing, beating, cursing, deceiving, and framing each other...

How much space will there be for new mud legs?

Standing on the shore like Zhuangzi but yearning for the quagmire, after all, it is a minority.

The market has arrived.Although today is not a big event, there are quite a few people.Due to the increase in the population of Chang'an, the original Daji has gradually become routine.

Liu Ci looked around, it was very lively.

There is a constant flow of people coming and going, and the sound of buying and selling is one after another.

It seems that there is no problem...

The market is still a very ordinary market, and it has not become more lively or less depressed because of Zhang Cun's death.The people in the market may talk about Zhang Village, but they won't pay attention to him for a while, and the people will soon be attracted by life to attract all their attention.

It's like these people don't care much about the Western Regions.

In the world, how can there be such a comfortable people?
Liu Ci thought silently as he walked forward.

Chang'an is indeed somewhat different.

In Shandong, people are not allowed to set up stalls in the market at will, because it is said that it affects the beauty of the street.If the streets are beautiful, people can live on their own initiative?Liu Ci didn't know.He just knew that it would be very difficult for him to pretend to be a commoner who set up a stall in Shandong. Maybe he would be arrested the next moment he just sat on the side of the street.

Shandong people want to buy things, they need to buy from fixed vendors, and then sold by fixed vendors.The fixed vendors are designated by the government, or a designated location, or a designated person, so the problems arising from them will naturally be very small, and even if any problems are caused, they will be quickly dismissed. Good control is within a limited range.

In this way, the children of the gentry could not touch the ordinary mud legs. They used a glove or other things to separate the inexplicable dirt lumps that they were once grateful for in the Spring and Autumn Period.

A glove, if it is dirty, worn or ugly, just take it off and replace it with a new one.

The sons of the gentry are clean and lofty.

Chang'an is indeed good, and it is indeed different from Shandong. Liu Ci is also very envious of these people in Chang'an.

but……

Liu Ci is not from Chang'an.

He was born in Luoyang and grew up in Shandong.

Liu Ci's family had already fallen down when he was young, and now he has to pay more blood and sweat if he wants to climb back.He needs to find a way out for himself and also for his family in Shandong.

A road that may not need to continue struggling in the quagmire.

So no matter how good Chang'an is, it's not his...

His quagmire is in Shandong.There are also family members wagging their tails in the quagmire.

The market in Chang'an allows ordinary people to set up stalls, as long as they don't exceed the limited street range and occupy too many passages, they can set up stalls, and they don't charge money.Of course, the scope of setting up stalls is limited to the bazaar area, and it is not allowed to go beyond the bazaar.

But that's good enough.At least the children of the gentry in Chang'an can directly see how the most ordinary people live, what they buy and sell in the hands of the people, and they can also see the people in the market for a dollar and a baht. Caring about, arguing, not only seeing clean streets and neat shops, and then thinking that there will be tens of thousands of tens of thousands of millions of profits from buying and selling between the common people...

Liu Ci had sold straw sandals and straw mats before, so he also knew that most of the people would make calculations. They would not buy straw sandals if they thought they could last two days. Will buy, even a pair of sandals is two dollars.Some people even said that he wanted to buy one, because he accidentally broke one, so he only wanted one, and then spent most of the day bargaining with Liu Ci, just to buy a pair for only one dollar.

Liu Ci came late, and all the good seats were gone, but it didn't matter.In a relatively remote place, he put down the straw mat and stood it on the ground.

Because Liu Ci himself did not come here to buy straw mats and sandals.

He came to observe...

Observe Fan Cong.

He sent a signal to contact Fan Cong, guiding Fan Cong to Maoling.

Liu Ci is not familiar with Tongguan, and he is also worried that there will be more eyeliners in Tongguan.

At least in Maoling, Liu Ci has lived for a while, and he is more familiar with the surrounding area of ​​Maoling.

Ever since the news of Cao An's death reached Shandong, Fan Cong, who was still alive, had been suspected.After all, many people died in succession, Fan Cong naturally had the suspicion of being inseparable.

So at the beginning, Liu Ci didn't want to contact Fan Cong.

But the problem is that Zhang Cun closed the case so quickly, catching Liu Ci by surprise.Then the inn was haunted again, and then someone claimed that Zhang Cun had messed with something unclean, and then he died, which completely reversed the situation that Liu Ci had set up, and easily reversed it in another direction.

Compared with the Western Regions or what kind of hussars, the common people are obviously more interested in gods, gods and ghosts.

Liu Ci continued to bring the topic back to the Western Regions, and then dragged the hussars into the water...

The reason is very simple. Liu Ci came from Shandong, so he naturally thought that the information in Chang'an was controlled, and ordinary people could only get the information that the government wanted the people to know.Because that's what Shandong does.

Therefore, Liu Ci needs to poke a hole out, and then he can find out the truth.

But now he can't complete this task by himself. The time is too short and the manpower is too small, so he has to try to contact Fan Cong.

Liu Ci sat on the ground, but his eyes wandered around.

The sky is very blue, but after sitting on the ground, it seems that the sky is covered by those who are standing.From the perspective of the ground, what you see is more of the waist and legs, and what you see is the buttocks but not the face.This is the mud leg's perspective.

From the crowd of people coming and going, Liu Ci aimed at the restaurant in the distance from the gap between his buttocks and legs.

Sitting by the window on the second floor of the restaurant was Fan Cong.

In the school office, there is a portrait of Fan Cong, so he recognizes Fan Cong, but Fan Cong does not recognize him.

After Liu Ci confirmed Fan Cong, he didn't keep staring at Fan Cong, but began to observe the situation around Fan Cong and Liu Ci himself.

Fan Cong at the window seemed a little uncomfortable, looking out of the window frequently...

The clerk at the downstairs door of the restaurant had a long yelling voice, obviously not a temporary worker for a day or two, and would greet regular customers who passed by from time to time, so he should be a normal store clerk.

There is a stall selling needles and rags at the entrance of the restaurant.On the stand was a thin, dark, middle-aged man who smiled flatteringly at anyone who passed by the stand.Well, this should also be normal, after all, with such a thin body and habitually flattering smile on his face, he couldn't easily pretend it.

From the wine shop to here, there are six stalls in total, except for the one selling needles and rags at the entrance, there are those selling pots and rattan frames, dried fruits, cooking cakes, and chickens and ducks next door to Liu Ci. of……

Among them, the one selling crock pots and rattan frames was the most suspicious, because not only did he occupy the largest space, he even parked a car covered with cloth, like a crock pot, but who knew what was inside?And it seems that there is no bargaining, as much as others say, it is as much as it is.The most important thing is that this guy is too fat, and his face is full of oil.

This guy……

Of course, what was more suspicious were the two or three idlers at the far corner of the street, who seemed to be chatting, but Liu Ci also noticed that these idlers seemed to be aiming at the wine shop intentionally or unintentionally.

Was this attracted by Fan Cong?

Or maybe the hussars were watching Fan Cong?

Or is it an ordinary hidden pile, which is performing daily inspections and surveillance?

"twitter……"

While Liu Ci was carefully observing his surroundings, he suddenly heard some voices around him. He lowered his head to look, only to find that a chick from the stall next door had run up to him at some point, screaming while running.

Liu Ci subconsciously stretched out his hand to fish it out, and took the chicken in his hand.

"Thank you, big brother..." The person next to him selling chickens and ducks thanked Liu Ci, and then stretched out his hand to pick up the chicken.

Liu Ci's eyes fell on the man's hand.The hands are rough, with short black nails, large bones and thick calluses, stained with a little chicken and duck feces, and a few chicken and duck feathers hanging on them.

Liu Ci relaxed, smiled, and sent the chicken back.

"Thank you, big brother..." The vendor took the chick carefully, then put it back into the bamboo basket, and asked casually, "Big brother, how do you sell these straw sandals?"Did you make it up yourself? 』

"One pair and two coins. ’ Liu Ci replied.

"Big brother, this is the price..." The vendor selling chickens and ducks smiled, then shrank his head and didn't continue.

Liu Ci knew that his price was a bit high, but it wasn't too high.After all, he didn't want to say that he really made a living selling straw sandals and straw mats, and he didn't want to say that as soon as he sat down, the straw mats and straw shoes were sold out because they were too cheap, so he had to slap his ass and leave.So Liu Ci also smiled, and didn't explain the workmanship, material, etc...

In a blink of an eye, Liu Ci suddenly discovered that Fan Cong who was at the window had disappeared!
Liu Ci's heart suddenly rose, and then Liu Ci immediately turned his head to look at the street.

Sure enough, the idle man at the intersection immediately moved and came towards the wine shop...

what happened?

Fan Cong was exposed?

But he didn't come forward, how could he be exposed?

Soon, Liu Ci saw a figure appearing at the door of the restaurant, and hurried away with his head bowed, and Fan Cong came out following the figure!

The idler at the street seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then he was going to go around Fan Cong to chase the figure who was walking away in a hurry, but Fan Cong seemed to block him...

And the figure in the distance swayed twice, and seemed to disappear in the crowd.

The idle man didn't care about Fan Cong's obstruction, he pushed Fan Cong away in a few strokes, and then hurriedly chased after him...

Fan Cong stood at the door of the restaurant and stood there for a while.

"This is……"

Liu Ci quickly thought about it.

I sent out the signal, but didn't go to Fan Cong, so who would go?I don't know the person who is leaving in a hurry, which means that person may not be my own!Obviously, Fan Cong seemed to regard him as one of his own people at the moment, and was still deliberately intercepting and monitoring the idle man because of that person's departure!
After connecting the events before and after, Liu Ci suddenly discovered that Fan Cong might have been tricked!

Fan Cong probably took that unknown person as Liu Ci himself!

Even Liu Ci imagined the whole process. He sent out a signal to attract Fan Cong. Fan Cong's departure from Tongguan might also have attracted the attention of the Youwen Division who had been monitoring Fan Cong, so he sent idlers to monitor him. .

As a result, because Liu Ci himself did not show up for a long time, some people from the Wen Department thought that he would not come, so they deliberately sent someone to pretend to be here to meet with Fan Cong.

That person pretended to be discovered before waiting for the token verification when they were connecting, and then ran away in a hurry.

Fan Cong was covering up for that person...

It all made sense.

Fan Cong got caught!
Fan Cong will definitely think that person is himself, and when Fan Cong returns to Tongguan, the person who pretends to be himself will definitely come to the door again. Fan Cong would not doubt it either!Because You Wensi deliberately wanted to look like he was chasing that person!
After that person gained Fan Cong's trust, Fan Cong's business in Tongguan would be uprooted!
and so……

Is Fan Cong still trustworthy?
In the blink of an eye, Liu Ci watched Fan Cong walking slowly along the street. He had to make a decision, whether to let Fan Cong go back to Tongguan, or to wake Fan Cong up...

One step, two steps, three steps.

Liu Ci stared at Fan Cong, struggling in his heart.

Fan Cong had a sad look on his face.

Fan Cong passed in front of Liu Ci...

"This gentleman! ”Liu Ci greeted, “Would you like to take a look at the straw sandals and straw mats!”It’s also great to take home with your family! 』

Liu Ci emphasized the voice of "family".

Fan Cong paused, then stopped, then turned to look at Liu Ci, his expression fluctuating.

This further convinced Liu Ci that the escaped man pretended to be himself to find Fan Cong, so Liu Ci nodded at Fan Cong and said, "Look, sir, this is a high-quality straw mat... They are all the best thatch in the eastern suburbs of Chang’an...』

"Chang'an...Eastern Suburb..." Fan Cong repeated slowly, then stood in front of Liu Ci's stall, stared at Liu Ci and asked, "Are you sure...these are all thatch from the Eastern Suburb?" 』

Liu Ci stood up, pretending to show off the straw mat, approached Fan Cong, and said quickly in a lower voice: "These are the most fashionable styles in Shandong..."

Fan Cong stared for a moment, and then he seemed to be ready to take out money to pay from his pocket, but he revealed a stone tied to the side of the purse, "Your mat... what's the price?" 』

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, sir, you can make a price, whatever suits you..." Liu Ci stretched out his hand and scratched his neck, then hung it around his neck as if he didn't care, and hid it in his arms before, A stone of the same material as Fan Cong's purse was brought out.

When Fan Cong saw this, his face turned pale, he took a few steps back, and then pointed out, "It's him!" 』

Liu Ci's head suddenly buzzed!
The crock stand was overturned, and a person jumped out of the car...

Among the people on the street, there were also a few people rushing over while drinking...

Even the vendor selling chickens and ducks on the side changed his face, raised his hand and threw the chicken and duck boxes...

Chickens and ducklings screamed and danced in the air involuntarily.

Under the chaotic light and shadow, Liu Ci saw Fan Cong's pale face and trembling hands, pointing at him.

Liu Ci understood.

It turned out that it was not Fan Cong who was caught, but himself!
Liu Ci took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth, took out a dagger from his bosom, and rushed straight at Fan Cong regardless, roaring, "Traitor!Die! 』

"Wait a minute! 』

"Damn it!stop! 』

"Catch them alive! 』

"Don't kill me..."

"puff! 』Liu Ci heard a sound like a cowhide water bag being punctured, and then felt the energy in his body draining rapidly.

A few figures came and rushed forward, "Bastard!Why are you so careless! 』

"I...he bumped into me by himself! 』

"Bastard thing!And you! ’ A voice yelled, ‘And you idiot, why are you pointing them out in the street!Can't you take him back first?Damn, did you mean it? ! 』

"I...I..." Fan Cong's voice was a bit messy, "I... was flustered for a while, just, just..."

In the chaotic light and shadow, Liu Ci lay on the ground.

The ground smells like dirt.

It turns out that the soil in Guanzhong has the same taste.

Or, live in the mud, die in the mud.

The chicks and ducklings screamed and struggled in panic, under the trampling and squeezing of chaotic human feet.

Liu Ci smiled, stretched out his hand, and protected the one closest to him...

He saw that it was getting dark quickly, like the nightmare he had been struggling with forever in the swamp and mire.

Can't get out...

But at least he tried.

Liu Ci closed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)