Zhurou

Chapter 145 Colors
Pei Yong took off half of his body armor, and asked Congren to leave first, and took a few steps to the side of the carriage, stretched out his arm, and helped Zhao Mingzhi get into the carriage, and then sat in the driver's seat.

He stretched out his hands very casually, and Zhao Mingzhi also supported him very naturally. When he sat down firmly, he saw that the people on the left and right looked downcast, and none of them seemed willing to raise their heads, and then slowly woke up.

The two have been walking together for many days, and they have already established a tacit understanding in talking and acting with each other. Many things move a little faster than their brains. Although they are not far apart, they look really close.

Zhao Mingzhi was in it before, but he didn't recognize it. Now he looked up and looked at the front of the carriage. Although the door was closed and there was a wooden board, he could still hear the sound of Pei Yong waving his whip outside.

In comparison, the imperial guards and bodyguards following behind gave way half a circle, and three or five horses would be enough to run for so many vacant positions. —

How does the two get along like this, in the eyes of outsiders, what does it look like?
But she and Second Brother Pei have always kept their sense of propriety, not to mention being rude, no matter where they take it to talk about it or put it anywhere for others to criticize, they are not afraid of it.

Since this is the case, if you deliberately avoid suspicion, it will be cramped and stingy.

The carriage moved forward for a while, and several groups of patrolling soldiers hurriedly came to meet them. The one in front was wearing an official uniform with an anxious face, most likely he had heard a report and went to rescue the scene.

The other party saw Pei Yong who was driving first, and saw the guards behind him, he seemed quite puzzled, but he saw that Pei Yong had no intention of talking to him, and the rest of the guards were also silent, and they didn't dare to come forward to disturb them, hesitating Turn around.

The situation in the refugee huts in the west of the city had eased, so Zhao Mingzhi didn't care about it, didn't say anything, and just let the two sides brush each other.

Pei Yong drove for a quarter of an hour, walked through the streets, and finally stopped outside a restaurant.

The shop looked quite small, the door was ajar, and voices and greetings could be faintly heard from inside.

Zhao Mingzhi put on the veiled hat before getting out of the carriage. As soon as he stood firm and raised his head, he saw a few tall ginkgo trees planted beside the shop. They were so thick that no one could hug them. The top of the tree is bare, and there are traces of felling and fire all over the body.

She couldn't help but stop and watch, causing Pei Yong to turn around too.

Outside the restaurant, there is a waiter waiting for him. When he saw a row of people, he knew it was not an ordinary customer. Because Zhao and Pei looked at the ginkgo tree, they hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This is my husband, Sun Shu. I heard that he is alive." In 300, it was planted in the previous dynasty."

Zhao Mingzhi pointed to the tree trunk and asked, "How did you cut it like this?"

The little boy said: "This family went south a few years ago. They were reluctant to part with the old tree at home. They wanted to cut down the roots and take them away, but my family members couldn't see them, so they bought them with money. Finally, they can stay."

Pei Yong was also a little surprised, and asked, "Isn't this place selling fish soup?"

"I don't know how many times I've turned my hands. I ran up and down in the capital, fleeing and fleeing. There are not many people left. Even the brave ones are still grumbling in their hearts. It's really hard to do business now... ..." Xiaoer spoke quickly, "If there was not a sick old lady lying in my house who couldn't walk, I would have already run away."

When he said this, he still didn't forget to solicit business for his family: "My master chef is very skilled. He was originally the cook in the Taiyue Building of the 72 Main Store. Only the building was burned clean when the Di thief came, and the owner also Following the Taishanghuang, he was threatened to go to Xiazhou, so he had to work in a small shop—not to mention fish soup, even boiled fish, stuffed fish, crispy bone fish, fish with two sides, as long as the guest officer can say it, he will do it."

Unexpectedly, there would be such an episode, Pei Yong couldn't help turning his head to look over.

Zhao Mingzhi said: "I didn't come here for the fish soup. Now that I've come, I won't bother."

After finishing speaking, he asked the waiter: "What kind of food is your chef best at?"

Xiao Er immediately replied: "Since the girl wants to eat fish, why don't you eat stuffed fish? It's a kung fu dish. In such a cold day, eating two stuffed fish warm and paired with our special drink is very comfortable!"

"Then stuffed fish." Zhao Mingzhi turned to Pei Yong and said, "I'll treat my second brother to eat stuffed fish."

The two entered the store back and forth, facing an extremely long screen that was split in two, the left side occupied a slightly smaller area, it was actually a grocery store, and the right side was the restaurant.

Before he was seated, Zhao Mingzhi felt that the place was very cramped, the tables were so close together that it was not convenient to walk.

It was meal time at this time, but less than half of the tables were seated. There were not many people, but the voices were not low, yelling and guessing, talking, noisy.

Because there is no private room in this restaurant, the group chose a corner location, Zhao Mingzhi sat facing the wall, and Pei Yong lived in the innermost, and the surrounding tables were occupied by the rest of the guards as a barrier.

This time when I came here, I only ate by the way. When the tea was served, Zhao Mingzhi looked at the vegetable sticks and ordered a few things at random, only to be served first.

Xiao Er confirmed it, and was about to step back, when Pei Yong suddenly put down the teacup in his hand, pointed to the teapot beside him and said, "Change this tea to another pot, you don't need to make tea, just bring hot water."

Zhao Mingzhi was taken aback.

She was still wearing a veiled hat at this time, and when she looked up, she saw Pei Yong looking straight ahead, outside the hazy veil, his face was really superior, at such a close distance, the nasal bone, brow bone and jawline were particularly outstanding.

Such a face, with such eyes, seemed to let go of guard at this moment, without any sharpness in it, it was really terrible.

Zhao Mingzhi didn't dare to look more, so he lowered his eyes slightly, and saw that the teacup in front of him was taken away, and Pei Yong pushed the cup away, looked down and said: "This tea is very strong, it's late now, it's better to drink less." Well, be careful not to sleep well at night."

The two hadn't talked seriously for a few days, and now there were many outsiders in this noisy hall, but Zhao Mingzhi somehow felt more at ease, so he stretched out his hand to help his teacup, saying: "Since it is strong tea, second brother should also drink less tea." Eating is the way to do things during the day and rest earlier at night.”

She was about to push the tea away, but she heard Pei Yong say: "That's unnecessary, I have to patrol at night..."

Although the two were close, the content was always difficult to distinguish when disturbed by the other voices, Zhao Mingzhi only thought that he had misheard.

She looked up in surprise, the person opposite had already sent Xiao Er to take a new pot, poured one first, put it in front of her, and then said: "There are only a few guards in the palace, and the palace walls are broken in several places. It’s only rough repaired, it’s really short, I’ll watch it for you for a few days first.”

Even through the veil, Zhao Mingzhi couldn't hide the shock on his face, and Pei Yong on the opposite side smiled a little, and said: "Why, I'm guarding outside, is your highness guilty?"

Zhao Mingzhi shook his head quickly, and said: "Second brother is busy with foreign affairs during the day, how can we pay back at night..."

Pei Yongdao: "Just guard for a while, and when Caizhou comes, people will leave. Besides, they don't patrol all the time. Most of them just stay outside."

He also said: "If you have something to do, you can send someone to look for me at night. It's cheaper than calling someone else."

Zhao Mingzhi wanted to say a few more words, but happened to meet Xiao Er serving the dishes, put the dishes on the table, and announced the names of the dishes, but her voice was cut off.

It was so easy to send people away, but there was a commotion at the door. Looking around, there were seven or eight big men lying down at the door, howling or howling, or crying or making a fuss, rolling all over the floor, which made people look sideways .

The waiter didn't even serve the food, so he put down the tray in a panic, and ran all the way to find the shopkeeper, only halfway through, the shopkeeper came out to the door, and said something to those people , nodding and bowing.

The group of people were dissatisfied, they all made strange noises outside the door, and some rushed in, reached out and lifted a table first, causing the guests on the table to dodge again and again in fright, and were still smashed by the food.

One of them shouted: "Why is the family of the owner of this shop missing? There is only one shopkeeper, and a small amount of money will send the masters away?"

He stretched out his hand to grab the guest at the side, put his arms around the things in his arms, and shouted: "The master doesn't give money, don't blame me for taking your guest!"

Once someone starts, the others will follow along, and they will start to fight one after another.

The shopkeeper's face was covered with sweat, and he hurried in and said, "Masters, if you have something to say, don't scare the customers..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "bang", and it turned out that a man who had committed crimes was caught whole, smashed straight to the ground from a height, rolled twice, hit the leg of a table next to him, and hit again. Down a few chairs.

Such an action attracted everyone to look over at once.

Naturally, it was Zhao Mingzhi's front guard who made the move.

The tables next to her were surrounded by dozens of people, half of them were bodyguards from Jingzhao Mansion, and half were guards. The two sides actually competed with each other. Once there was someone who made a move, everyone would grab their weapons. The long sticks were not pointed at the tip of the gun, but they all moved in the same way, and they were all brave. Everyone was full of courage, and they immediately calmed down the scene.

There were only seven or eight people in the group, and the leader only counted the number of people on both sides, and then felt that something was wrong, and sternly shouted: "Where did you come from? Do you know whose subordinate I am?"

Then he said to the shopkeeper: "You dare to find a helper. You can find it for a while, but can you find it for a lifetime? There are times when you look good!"

As he spoke, he shouted at Zhao Mingzhi and his party: "If you have the ability, don't leave, wait until I call someone to come, and then settle the accounts!"

But he took a few steps back, and before he ran far, a guard rushed forward, buckled him on the ground, pulled his belt and tied his hands behind his back, and tore off a piece of rag to stop the foul mouth.

He didn't even need a cup of tea, and all the troublemakers were arrested.

One of the guards came forward to report, and Zhao Mingzhi said, "Send it to the officer."

The shopkeeper at the side couldn't react at first, but when he heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "Thank you for your help, just... this group of local rogues, even though they are bastards, they still have a backer behind them." , this time everyone’s meals are all free from the store, but for these few people, it’s better to let them go..."

It's hard to imagine that the Jingshi Gangji is so chaotic. Others have already arrested the criminals, but the sufferer dare not report to the officials, and even wants to release him.

Before Zhao Mingzhi could speak, the little official at the side hurriedly untied his waist badge, threw it on the table, and said: "If anyone comes to provoke me again, call someone to come to the government office to find me..."

After such an incident, even though the troublemakers were taken away, the rest of the guests in the hall were already terrified, and each of them hurriedly finished their food, not daring to stay any longer, and left in a hurry.

Seeing the shopkeeper's face full of bitterness, Zhao Mingzhi asked: "This group of rascals sometimes come here to beat the autumn wind? Don't the government care?"

The shopkeeper was panicked just now, and now he regained his composure and saw some ways, he hurriedly said: "It's already happened, I've been eating and making troubles in this street for many years, there are several groups of people, each with their own gangs, In the past, when Deputy Commander Zhang was still there, they were quite strict, and they would come here to knock some money for food and drink from time to time. Later, Deputy Commander Zhang disappeared, and the situation in the north was the same. They said that the capital was going to move south, and the government would only take care of it for a day. No matter what day it is, there are still people inside helping to tip off the news, making money with the hands of these rascals..."

He said again: "This group is not bad, there is another group of people who bring knives when they come to the door. Last time, they injured a clerk in the shop, and they were almost impossible to save..."

Zhao Mingzhi asked again, and it turned out that the law and order in Beijing was extremely poor. Although there were rectifications in the past two days, it was not of much use, what to do or what to do.

"The newly appointed person is a political advisor at the current court, so no one takes it seriously?"

Before the shopkeeper could speak, the waiter on the side had already sneered, and said: "The one in Xiazhou is still the emperor, do you think anyone cares about him? But a new gentleman, can you use 'the person who cares' to manage people?"

The shopkeeper stopped shouting, then turned around and said to Zhao Mingzhi: "The prefect of Lu has just come, and he has never heard of any reputation..."

This is the euphemistic meaning of implying that no one really pays attention to that Lu Xianggong.

Zhao Mingzhi also felt a little helpless.

Lu Xianzhang at this time is indeed not as experienced as before. He has a lot of luck in getting to where he is today.

Normally, he would be able to adapt slowly, but there is no chance of trial and error right now.

She thought for a while, then hesitated and called, "Second brother..."

Without her finishing her sentence, Pei Yong replied: "I have already arranged the defense of Beijing and China, and I will recruit people tomorrow. First gather the idlers. Once there are people, the rest of the things are naturally out of the question - in fact, according to me Originally, I would be in charge of the security and military affairs, and I could arrange for the refugees, but I don't know what Lu Guan thinks in his heart, and I will say it myself when he speaks."

He took the most difficult things in one go, but he still cared about Lu Xianzhang's thinking, and didn't want a rift between the two of them.

With such an attitude, Zhao Mingzhi really has nothing to say.

She used to thank her a lot, but now she didn't know why, she just felt that the thank you was unnecessary, so she could simply press it down and asked: "There are so many things, what do you want second brother to help?"

"The rest don't matter, there is only one thing - raising money."

"Jingzhao Mansion and Dengzhou grain and grain are still on the way. I see the situation in the middle of the capital, especially the tens of thousands of guards who have been empty for a year, and the west of the city is extremely hungry. If there is no grain and money, I am afraid it will take another ten days. There will be chaos."

He said again: "Although I have some preparations here, even if I use them, it will not be enough."

Zhao Mingzhi just came back from the refugee hut, so how could he not know, when he heard him mention it, he said, "I'm here to raise money, and the second brother will keep the money for himself, even if it's done privately, it won't be for nothing..."

Pei Yong just smiled and said, "How do you know it's for nothing?"

He said again, "If you take it, it's not in vain."

The two were still talking, the restaurant was quiet for a long time, and finally some unsuspecting customers came in in twos and threes, and sat down by themselves, just a few tables behind Zhao Mingzhi.

This group of people were all dressed as scholars, and as soon as they sat down, before they had even had a sip of tea, they began to discuss world affairs. Speaking of the last, it is unavoidable to talk about the honor guard of the princess entering the city yesterday.

One of them sighed: "In the past, I only heard that the princess is beautiful, but I finally got to see it this time, but it's a pity that we are too far away to see clearly..."

"In the current world, what's the use of being beautiful? Could it be that the princesses who were taken captive to Xiazhou were born beautiful? According to me, women are not beautiful in their virtues!"

"Where is His Highness immoral today? I just heard someone say that she just arrived yesterday, and today she went to the west of the city to visit the refugees..."

"It's just buying people's hearts."

Someone immediately retorted: "If she is willing to buy, someone is willing to sell. I'm afraid she won't even buy it, and she won't pay the price!"

Speaking of this, someone interrupted: "Leave aside the other things, we can't buy them, I'm just curious about one thing——Wei Fangqun, you always say that women are in virtue, if you really give you a chance, would you choose the present day?" Princess?"

The previous speaker suddenly changed his expression, and said angrily: "Am I such a superficial person, do I only look at the color?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Mingzhi only felt it was funny, and Mu Xiang and the guards behind were already angry, but after all it was not a sinner for speaking, so they could not help but stare at the speaker.

On the other hand, Pei Yong also frowned, but first took a piece of fish belly for Zhao Mingzhi with clean chopsticks, and then said in a low voice, "I'm different..."

He looked at the layers of tulle, and seemed to be able to see the face behind the clear gauze, and said: "If it's selfish, I don't really want you to be so beautiful, but I saw your original color yesterday, and if I insist that I don't like you, it's a lie. "

　Thank you sirloin in clear soup Heqin for giving Mingzhi and Pei Yong a bag of dog food each, and for Zhao Xiaohong's blade? ? ?Does this mean to make the younger brother take care of self-protection, and let the second brother Mingzhi feed each other dog food?

　　Thank you for the sachet given to me by Momo Waner and Not Cute at all, I love the roses that Nong Nong gave me in the book city, and the raccoon who secretly flipped through the book a few times, book friend 20220924233006743 for the peace talisman~
　　Thank you Mu Wei Chengli for giving me two peace charms, one for Ming Zhi and one for Pei Yong's chicken legs.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)