The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 88 Pretending to be an officer and wearing white dragon fish costumes

Not long after, the donkey cart entered Gu'an County.

Lu Meng was feeling a little hungry when he saw a tavern by the side of the road, so he called softly, and the donkey cart slowly stopped in front of the door.He jumped out of the cart, pulled the rein between the donkey's neck and tied it casually to a willow tree beside the road, then lightly pushed Du Tingyi a few times, and said, "General Du, do you want to get out of the cart and have something to eat together? "

He pushed it a few times, and then Du Tingyi slowly opened his eyes, and said in a sleepy voice: "Are you in Tokyo so soon? Which alley is this? Why does it look strange to me?"

Lu Mengzheng smiled and said, "General Du, this is Gu'an County, and it's still some distance away from Tokyo. I'm hungry and I'm going to eat something. Would you like to eat something together?"

Du Tingyi rubbed his eyes, seeing that there were shops selling sundries except for a small tavern in front of him, he knew in his heart that he must be going to eat in this shabby small tavern, wondering: "Little brother, there is no A decent restaurant?"

Lu Mengzheng smiled wryly and said, "Don't say that there are no other restaurants in Gu'an County. Even if there are, Xiaosheng has no money to eat! If General Du is hungry, let's eat together; if you are not hungry, wait until you enter Zhuozhou to eat." Bar."

Du Tingyi touched his pocket subconsciously, only to realize that he did not bring a purse, heaved a long and helpless sigh, and walked slowly towards the tavern with Lu Meng.A guy in commoner clothes stood in front of the tavern, and when he saw the two of them, he came over with a smile on his face, "Isn't this Member Lu? Why are you free to come to Gu'an today?"

Lu Mengzheng said: "The mother at home is seriously ill, Xiaosheng has no choice but to go out to sell some local goods. When he came back from selling goods and came here, he happened to be hungry, so he came in to eat some food, and then he can continue on his way."

The waiter nodded and said, "Okay, I wish Lingtang a speedy recovery, and I wish you an early title on the gold list! You can tell me what you want to eat, and the ingredients are guaranteed to be fresh!"

This guy had worked in Luoyang for several years, and he could be regarded as half of Lu Mengzheng's fellow townsman, so the two of them naturally chatted affectionately.But Du Tingyi, who was at the side, looked at the oil-stained tables and chairs, the walls blackened by cooking smoke, and the jars of sour rice wine on the counter, his eyes were full of disgust.

Lu Mengzheng disapprovingly said to Du Tingyi: "General Du, what do you want to eat? You and I met by fate. Although Xiaosheng is poor, he has earned a few taels of silver by selling local goods. You can still afford ordinary meals!"

Du Tingyi nodded and said: "Little brother, you should pay for the meal first. After returning to the capital, I... will really pay you back twice." Then he said without hesitation: "First serve the fragrant rounds, real oranges, pomegranates, oranges, and pears. , milk pear, lychee, and lotus seeds. Then there is a plate of carved plum balls, hong xiao'er, carved bamboo shoots, and papaya sections. After that, there is a plate of dairy, meat cured, and Jinshan salted rice. Followed by Huacook Quail seeds, lychee white kidneys, lamb tongue sticks, hand-washing crabs, stewed five treasures, and fried belly with mandarin ducks. Finally, add raw snails in ginger vinegar, stewed oysters, and fried belly with fake public rights. It depends on the size of your shop. Just come with these first."

Not to mention that Lu Mengzheng had never heard of the dishes he ordered, even the waiters in the tavern were dumbfounded.After a long while, he said: "My ancestors! Don't say that small shops can't do what you ordered, even the famous Shilizhai in Zhuozhou can't do it! Except for the imperial chef of the Song Dynasty Palace, and the largest restaurant in Tokyo, Fan Lou can't do it." Done, don’t talk about doing it in other places, I’m afraid I’ve never heard of it!”

Du Tingyi frowned, slapped the table fiercely, and said in dissatisfaction: "I just order some of the most common meals, and you can't even cook them, why don't you close the shop early!" Then he strode towards the door.

Lu Meng was smiling wryly, and was about to hold him back, when he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from the table behind him.Among them, the young man smiled and said: "Little witch, I always thought you were mentally ill, and you ordered meals that others couldn't cook at every turn. Today, it seems that I wronged you. A bug!"

The girl smiled and said: "That's because you don't understand! You are a beggar, how can you understand the distress of people of great family background like us. Every time I go to the tavern to order food, it is very annoying. And you will be ridiculed at every turn, as if what we ordered is not for human consumption, not to mention that you are ignorant, it seems to be our sin."

Du Tingyi thought they were laughing at him on purpose, and turned around to look at the young couple in displeasure.I saw that this man was wearing a bulky khaki cloth, and he was rustic and playful, and the woman beside him was even more beautiful, innocent and lively, with a heroic and spiritual energy all over his body.

The table in front of the two of them was full of empty wine jars, big and small, and there were a few skeletons of chickens and ducks that had been gnawed until there was not even a shred of meat left. It was obvious that they had been drinking for a long time.But the young man was still not enjoying himself, he was still gnawing on the chicken leg while drinking in a big bowl.

Du Tingyi shouted: "Who are you? How dare you laugh at me!"

The young man drank the rice wine in the bowl in one gulp, and then said with a smile: "If you ask me, I am the Wan Jianfeng who fought against a group of thieves by the Dongting Lake and was defeated in the land of the five states!" Young girl, "It's even more important to ask her. She is the daughter of Murong Yanzhao, the founding father of the Song Dynasty, and Murong Yunyao, the friend of the Eighth King of the Nanqing Palace!"

Du Tingyi's face softened a little when he heard the words, and he kept looking up and down Murong Yunyao with his eyes, and said in disbelief: "This girl, are you really Murong Yanzhao's daughter? Why don't you look like Hualong, but you look like me?" That niece is seven or eight points similar?"

Murong Yunyao was startled, and asked, "Who is your niece?"

Du Tingyi just wanted to agree, but then he thought of his current status and kept silent.Lu Mengzheng said: "General Du, since you think this tavern is not good, why don't we go to Zhuozhou to eat again. It's just that Xiaosheng doesn't have so much money on him, so I don't know if General Du has enough money?"

Du Tingyi was slightly annoyed, and said: "Member Lu, who have you seen bring money to the battlefield? What's more, I lost the battle, even if I took the money and galloped all the way, I would probably lose it on the way, so why bother to ask?"

Wan Jianfeng laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Hahaha, from the names of the dishes you ordered just now, I thought you were a high-ranking and well-paid general, but you turned out to be a deserter who ran away! Why is a deserter so proud? Someone asked When you eat, you should be grateful, but you are still picking and choosing here, really shameless!"

Murong Yunyao sighed, and said: "Yes, deserters are the worst! If my father hadn't sent many deserters back then, how could he have died at the hands of Xiao Talin? It's a pity that this girl is a daughter and cannot be a general Otherwise, we must kill all these deserters and leave no one behind!"

When Du Tingyi saw the two humiliating him, he became even more angry. He drew his sword and wanted to fight the two of them desperately. Wan Jianfeng was not annoyed when he saw this, but took out a money bag from his bosom, shook it in his hand, and said: "Hey, deserters are human too! I have the best heart, I can't bear to see you starve to death, I invite you to Zhuozhou City to have a good meal today, but when you return to Tokyo, don't forget to pay back the money oh."

Murong Yunyao stabbed Wan Jianfeng's arm, and said with a smile: "You stinky beggar, this money was originally given to you by others, and you still want to give it to others, how generous you are! If this escaped If General Du still has such a shred of shame, he will definitely not rely on you, a beggar, and will pay you back double, otherwise he will become a deserter and cheat money, and what kind of person will he be when it gets out!"

Du Tingyi was feeling hungry right now, and saw that half of the money bag in Wan Jianfeng's hand was still bulging, and there were at least a dozen or so taels of silver, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Don't worry, when I return to Tokyo, It must be doubled! Not to mention this little silver tael, even 1000 taels and 1 taels are not a problem!"

Wan Jianfeng laughed and said: "You said this yourself. When the time comes, you have to be sloppy. Be careful that this young man sneaks into your mansion late at night and steals all the money in your mansion." It was oil-stained hands, wiped it on the clothes, stood up and walked out the door.The three of them followed him out of the shop.

As soon as he left the small shop, Wan Jianfeng strode towards Zhuozhou. Seeing this, Lu Mengzheng hurriedly stepped forward to hold him back, and said, "Young man Wan, Xiaosheng has a donkey cart here. If you don't mind, let's get on it together." car."

Wan Jianfeng paused when he heard the words, turned around and said happily: "If you don't dislike it, how could you dislike it? As long as your donkey doesn't dislike this young hero!"

Lu Mengzheng was amused by his tone, pointed to the donkey cart tied by the roadside, and then made a gesture of please, "Young man Wan, please get in the cart!"

Wan Jianfeng immediately became interested. He walked quickly to the side of the car to look at the donkey. He saw that it had big eyes, erect ears, and upright limbs. Although it was not tall, it was full of air. It has pure blue satin-like fur, without even a single stray hair.Wan Jianfeng couldn't help but marvel, "This donkey in front of me is no less inferior than a fine horse."

His eyes were deeply attracted by the donkey, and he was not in a hurry to get into the cart. Instead, he walked up to the donkey, stroked the mane of the donkey with his hands, and praised: "Tsk tsk! Member Lu, you are a real donkey!" Not bad! Since your old mother is sick in bed, why don't you sell this donkey, and I think it can be exchanged for a few dozen taels of silver?"

Lu Mengzheng sighed slightly, and said: "This donkey was given to me by a benefactor. If I hadn't reached the end of the mountain and had nowhere to go, I would never have sold the donkey easily."

Wan Jianfeng was about to say that he was stubborn, but Du Tingyi said impatiently: "Isn't it just a donkey! Wan Shaoxia, if you really like it, I can give you a hundred donkeys when I return to Tokyo. But now we It's important to hurry, if you don't leave, I will starve to death!"

After Du Tingyi finished speaking, he climbed into the donkey cart first. Wan Jianfeng wiped the donkey's smooth mane with his hands after hearing this, and was about to get on the donkey cart.Unexpectedly, the donkey turned its head suddenly, and kept rubbing its face against Wan Jianfeng's hand, and every time it rubbed, it would let out a loud cry of joy.Wan Jianfeng happily said to Lu Meng: "Member Lu, you also saw that it's not that this young hero insists on your beautiful donkey, but that this young hero is handsome and unrestrained in the face of your beautiful donkey."

Murong Yunyao on the side laughed and said: "Smelly beggar, this can also be love at first sight!"

Wan Jianfeng ignored Murong Yunyao, but went straight to Lu Mengzheng who was driving the cart, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, why don't you sell this donkey to me when you return to Tokyo? As for how much money, you can ask this rich and powerful General Du, don't be polite!"

Lu Mengzheng felt a little embarrassed, and didn't know how to refuse for a while, but Du Tingyi said: "Member Lu, if you don't sell him the donkey, we will all starve to death today! Why don't I give you 100 taels of silver after returning to Tokyo? Find some of the best doctors for you to treat your old mother, and you can give him this donkey."

Murong Yunyao also said: "Yes, member Lu, why are you more stubborn than a donkey! You can pass the membership exam, so you can't even understand such a simple account?"

Lu Mengzheng had no choice but to say: "Forget it, as long as I can find a good doctor and cure my mother's illness, it doesn't matter if Xiaosheng gives this donkey to Shaoxia Wan!"

Wan Jianfeng applauded and laughed, looked at the donkey and said: "I heard that there is no little lady, your master sold you to this young hero, and when you return to Tokyo, you will be my young hero!" The donkey seemed to listen After understanding what he said, he yelled cheerfully, and looked at Wan Jianfeng more and more kindly.

Murong Yunyao seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Smelly beggars, don't be so happy! We are going to Zhuozhou for dinner, you have to write the preface, and accompany me to the Gaoliang River, you are not allowed to go directly to Tokyo with them! "

When Du Tingyi heard the word Gaolianghe, he was startled and his butt hurt.He couldn't help asking: "Yesterday, the Gaoliang River just finished fighting, and the soldiers were in chaos. What did you go to the Gaoliang River for?"

Murong Yunyao was disappointed when she heard the words: "What, the battle is already over? It seems that we are still a step too late. I don't know how the battle is going?"

Du Tingyi sighed, "The Song Army was defeated and fell into an ambush by the Liao Kingdom. Not only were countless soldiers killed and injured, but the emperor Zhao Guangyi was also injured, and he fled alone on horseback without a trace."

Murong Yunyao looked at Wan Jianfeng and said, "Smelly beggar, what conspiracy do you think Zhao Dezhao has? Could it be that the old man who conspired with him that night was Sima Wuming? They talked about the Gaoliang River, the side of the Gaoliang River The battle was defeated, and the emperor disappeared strangely, could it be that Zhao Dezhao and the others planned all of this?"

Du Tingyi's face immediately darkened when he heard the words, Lu Mengzheng was also a little surprised, but Wan Jianfeng seemed not interested in Murong Yunyao's words, he just smiled and said: "Hahaha, this Zhao Guangyi is really a genius! Bin, Pan Mei, these first-class generals, were actually defeated by the Liao Kingdom, admiration and admiration! According to this young man, Zhao Guangyi is only called the emperor of the Song Dynasty, which does not show that he uses soldiers like a god. It is better to change It would be more appropriate to call Gaoliang River God of War!"

Murong Yunyao and Lu Mengzheng couldn't help laughing, but Du Tingyi, who had always kept a straight face, made his face even more ugly, as if he had swallowed countless coptis galls, enough for fifteen people to watch for half a month.

After a while, Du Yanyi slapped the car board and shouted: "Have you laughed enough? Hurry up and get in the car, otherwise be careful... I'm starving to death!" The three of them thought that he must have escaped from the Gaoliang River. He looked at him sympathetically, and then got into the donkey cart. Lu Meng patted the donkey's butt lightly, and the cart slowly drove towards Zhuozhou.

(End of this chapter)