Crossing the Swordsman: Lin Pingzhi, the Swordsman of Evil

Chapter 10 Going back to Pingyang to get rid of the Japanese pirates, I ran into a woman in Tsing Yi while having tea
After Lin Pingzhi received the sword from Qi Lao, he returned to the wing room where he lived.

Although middle-grade swords are good, there is no need to go to great lengths to hold a "sword-quality conference".

After Lin Pingzhi put away the sword, he put it next to his luggage, and then fell asleep peacefully.

On the second day, Lin Pingzhi bid farewell to Qi Lao.

It is rare for Mr. Qi to personally send him out of the Qi residence.

"Mr. Qi stay behind." Lin Pingzhi bowed and said.

"Nephew, take care all the way, if you come to the old man's place if it is useful in the future, just ask." Qi Lao said with his hands clasped.

"Old Qi, you are being polite, you will inevitably disturb him in the future." Lin Pingzhi chuckled, "Old Qi, take care."

After saying that, Lin Pingzhi bowed to Elder Qi again, then got on his horse and rode away.

The dust splashed by the fast horse gradually faded away, and the sound of horseshoes gradually faded away.Mr. Qi stroked his beard lightly, stood in front of the door, and saw Lin Pingzhi's figure disappear at the end of the long street, so he also turned and went back to the house.

A few days later, Lin Pingzhi returned to Pingyang County again.

Although the issue of weapons has been resolved, the issue of Japanese pirates has been lingering in Lin Pingzhi's mind.

"I didn't expect that the imperial court has been in trouble for many years, and there are still Japanese pirates on the southeast coast. Forget it, it's still long before Yu Canghai attacked, so it's better to look for the 'bad luck' of those Japanese pirates."

"Firstly, 'eliminating demons and ghosts' is the duty of a chivalrous man. Second, I can test my skills in actual combat."

"Combined with the sword given by Elder Qi, if you can't even beat some Japanese pirates, let alone the 'Four Beasts of Qingcheng' of 'Bear and Wild Boar', and you don't need to mention 'Yu Canghai'."

"If there are still deficiencies, the time is still early, and other preparations can be made in advance. Or invite grandpa to help in the battle in advance."

Thinking of this, Lin Pingzhi turned his horse's head and headed towards the countryside of Pingyang County.

After all, after being suppressed by the imperial court, today's Japanese pirates are no longer as arrogant as they were more than ten years ago. No matter how courageous they are, they dare not attack the small town.

At most, they looted the villages and towns along the coast. After all, it is the tradition of the Dongying people to pick out the soft persimmons and call them father when they see the strong ones.

If you ask about the movements of the Japanese pirates, the fishermen in these coastal villages and towns may know something.

Soon, Lin Pingzhi came to a small town outside Pingyang City. It was noon and he felt hungry.

He looked up and saw a store in front of it full of merchants' trucks. Lin Pingzhi looked carefully and saw the word "tea" written on the front swaying in the wind.

Immediately, he hurried forward and came to this small tea house.

He got off his horse and tied the horse to the doorpost of the tea house.

Along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River, there are many escort merchants, salt merchants and tea sellers. Right now, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, this small town is not big, but this small teahouse is full of people.

Lin Pingzhi brushed off the dust from his body, and said: "Guys, meat tea, make it once, make it in a sand pot, and then have some food."

As he said that, Lin Pingzhi took out something from his body, and threw it to Dr. Cha.

Dr. Cha took the paper bag thrown by Lin Pingzhi, put it on the tip of his nose, sniffed it, and said with a respectful smile, "Old man, you'll be here later."

Afterwards, he led Lin Pingzhi to an empty table, took off the towel on his shoulders, and carefully wiped off the dust on the Eight Immortals table and bench.

Lin Pingzhi sat here slowly and waited.

Then the rich fragrant tea was brewed and placed in front of Lin Pingzhi.

Immediately after three small plates, four large plates of food were placed on the table.

The three small dishes are balsamic vinegar, mashed garlic, soy sauce, and three dipping sauces.

The four major plates are pork ribs, steamed dumplings, crab roe soup dumplings, and meat dishes with three small dishes of dipping sauce.

Lin Pingzhi was drinking tea, and the merchants around him came from all corners of the country, most of the people here were tea sellers, and they were all talking in one go.

However, Lin Pingzhi listened intently for a long time, either some anecdotes from the world, or some "romantic" things between men, but he didn't get any valuable information.

At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes. Lin Pingzhi raised his eyes and saw a graceful woman in Tsing Yi and a black veil hat, riding a tall horse towards this side.

Before the woman came to the teahouse, she reined in the reins, and the horse raised its front hooves and neighed, and stopped in front of the teahouse.Riding on the horse, she looked up at the front of the teahouse, then got off the horse and tied the horse to the gatepost.

Lin Pingzhi looked at the woman carefully. The woman's black gauze hat was so tightly covered that she couldn't see her face.In her left hand she held a short sword about two feet long.

Although he couldn't see the woman's appearance, Lin Pingzhi also knew that she was a young girl from the delicate skin of her sword jade hand.

Lin Pingzhi paid attention to the woman's steps. The woman's steps were light and soundless, as if she had practiced some kind of brilliant lightness kung fu.

Immediately Lin Pingzhi paid attention to this woman.

After the woman looked around, she saw an empty table not far from Lin Pingzhi.

She looked at the slightly dusty table and stool, and when she raised her hand, a palm came out, and the dust on the table and stool was wiped away.Then he sat down and waited for Dr. Tea's reception.

Seeing her appearance, Lin Pingzhi chuckled lightly.

The woman sat at the table for a long time, but no one entertained her.

The woman turned around and looked at Dr. Tea who was joking with others. She said in her cold voice, "Little Er! Let's make a pot of tea!" Then she looked at the food on Lin Pingzhi's table, pointed to his table and continued , "Give me the things on his table too."

Dr. Cha glanced at the woman at this time, but just shook his head and smiled.Unmoved.

Seeing him still not moving, the woman scolded, "Are you deaf!?"

Seeing that the woman was about to lose his temper, Lin Pingzhi put down the teacup in his hand at this time, and then said to the tea doctor in Hokkien dialect: "Little brother, a pot of tea, brewed once, is still a sand pot. Three dishes and four plates are all for you." The girl has one."

As he spoke, Lin Pingzhi took out another brick of tea from his body.

Hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, the woman looked at him at this time, and Lin Pingzhi smiled and nodded at her gracefully.

Immediately, the tea doctor took the tea bricks from Lin Pingzhi, and served the woman tea in a sand pot.After that, just like just now, he served the woman "three small dishes, four large dishes" of food.

However, compared to the delicacy at Lin Pingzhi's table, the one at the woman's table is slightly different. The garlic in the three small dishes of dipping sauce at her table has been replaced with soft white sugar, and the soy sauce has been replaced with noodle sauce.

This is naturally due to the difference in gender. Although Lin Pingzhi looks like a big girl, he speaks, behaves and sounds like a man, so the store eats "male".

But now the guest officer is a woman, who is afraid of garlic taste in her mouth, so she replaced it with noodle sauce and sugar.

At this time, the woman stood up, walked to Lin Pingzhi's side, and said, "Thank you." After carefully looking at Lin Ping, the woman confirmed that he was a man, and then said the last two words, "Master! "

She had never seen such a beautiful man, even more beautiful than the bride.

At this moment Lin Pingzhi stood up and returned the salute and said, "Miss, you don't need to be too polite. Judging from the girl's accent, she must be from the north."

The woman said: "I will tell you the truth, my lord, but I am a northerner. I just came here for the first time, but I don't know what the customs are in your Fujian and Yue lands. You have never entertained guests when you come to your door. Why are you so rude?"

Lin Pingzhi stretched out his hand and asked the woman to sit down.

The woman sat across from him, and Lin Pingzhi immediately explained: "The girl doesn't know something, it's popular in Fujian and Yue to 'eat meat tea'."

The woman sneered at this time.

"Drink tea as soon as you drink tea, why is it called 'eating tea'? Could it be that you have the custom of eating even tea leaves in your stomach? Also, how do you explain the word 'meat tea'?"

Lin Pingzhi continued to explain patiently: "Hehe, the girl misunderstood. The so-called 'eating tea' does not mean that you can't eat all the tea leaves. It's just that the accents of the north and the south are different, resulting in different understandings. On our side, drinking Tea is basically served with a few 'snacks', similar to refreshments in Gyeonggi."

"It's just that the refreshments in the north are mostly cakes of various colors, and the fruits are mainly 'vegetarian', while our land in Fujian and Yue is rainy and humid. Therefore, the refreshments are mainly 'meat'. Most of them are meat."

The woman nodded as if she had realized something.

"Then why did I sit there for a long time but no one entertained me?"

Immediately Lin Pingzhi took out another small bag of tea bricks from his bosom, and said, "That's why."

The woman picked up the brick of tea Lin Pingzhi handed over, put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed it.

"Anxi's top-grade Tieguanyin."

"In our teahouse here, we pay attention to selling water and not tea. If you want to drink tea, you can only bring your own tea."

At this time, the woman put down the tea brick and said: "What a strange rule." At this time, the woman cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, sir, for clearing up my doubts."

At this moment, the woman sighed and said, "It's really bad luck traveling southward. I never imagined that this kind of thing would happen while drinking tea."

(End of this chapter)