The Republic of China Conspiracy Records

Chapter 18 Su Muzhe (2)

After turning over that hill, it is Yutian Town.At dusk on the western mountain, a flock of birds suddenly startled in a small forest ahead, as if something important was happening in the forest.I stood there watching for a while, and found nothing unusual, and then I realized that I might be the "big thing" in the eyes of the birds, so I shook my head mockingly and continued to move forward.

The wind was a bit strong, I tightened my clothes, walked by a mountain stream, and was about to rush a few steps to the town to stay there, but found a person lying there drinking water in a strange posture, look at the momentum, It seems that he wants to drink all the water in this stream by himself.Looking at this person, I felt emotional, and thought, could this be the spirit of swallowing mountains and rivers?
Thinking this way, I was thinking whether to say hello to him, when the man heard footsteps and looked up at me, as if he was startled by me and almost fell into the water.Seeing that he was frightened, I hurriedly reported my family name: "City patrol horse."

City patrol horses pass letters and letters to people, and what they do is meritorious deeds. Most people will have good intentions when encountering city patrol horses, and even bandits who rob the trail will try not to attack city patrol horses.After I reported my identity, I thought he would say a few words to me, but after hearing what I said, the man hurried away, showing no intention of dealing with me at all.

Seeing this, I touched my face and reflected on my own face. At the same time, I saw his appearance clearly. It was far from the arrogance. Bloodshot, the strangest thing is that he just drank so much water by the stream, but his lips were still dry and cracked, and he could peel off the dead skin piece by piece with his hands.

Not only that, but his stomach was bulging high, and the sound of water sloshing inside could be heard a few steps away.I was also taken aback, wondering how much water he had to drink to make his stomach look like this.The man was obviously very thirsty. Although he walked away after seeing me, he couldn't help but look back at the stream behind him.

"If you drink any more, I'm afraid your stomach will burst." I couldn't help but remind him aloud, the man seemed shocked when he heard me speak again, hurriedly dragged his stomach full of water, and walked away in a panic .

What a weirdo.

I watched him disappear through a mountain road, and shook my head, but the patrol horse traveled all over the city, and I have seen all kinds of strange things, this person who drank himself into a frog is not too weird.I crossed the mountain stream and continued towards Yutian Town. There was a letter in the package, which was to be sent to the Su family, a wealthy family in the town.

When I arrived in Yutian Town, it was already dark and the town was not big, so I found a store to settle down. The owner of the store knew that I was a city patrol horse, and was very happy. He only charged me half of the rent, and sold the leftovers during the day into the water. I cut a plate full of marinated goods, brought it to me, and made a cup of rice wine to invite me to drink together.

After drinking a few glasses with him, I put down the glass.The owner of the store saw me stop drinking, and knew that I was afraid of getting drunk on an empty stomach, so he bought a bowl of rice for me.After a day of driving, I was so hungry that I didn't want to be polite to him. I pulled the rice into my stomach three or two times, comforted Wu Zang Temple, and then talked to the owner of the shop, and hung up the sign that patrols the city horse in the shop go out.

The sign reads "Patrolling the city with horses stationed in the store, writing family letters on behalf of the family, traveling between the north and the south", the characters are written by myself, and I use the Chu script, whichever is square and gentle.The owner of the store saw it and gave a compliment: "Sir, you have a good handwriting!"

I also smiled and said, "You don't dare to neglect the skill of eating." After speaking, I walked into the room in the back house to put down my personal package, and then came out with the letter to be delivered.

When I came out, the owner of the store was pouring all the water out of the pots and pans. I told him that I was going out to deliver a letter. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, and swallowed what he said. He only said that it was dark and the road was slippery. , sir, please be careful when you go out.I thanked him and inquired about the location of Su's house, and then I went out.

The letter in my hand is addressed to Murong, the young mistress of the Su family.The letter was sent back by her husband, Su Mu, who was doing business abroad. Since the patrol horse who took over the letter was temporarily busy, I sent it here by the way.Because of this, the letter has been delayed for some time on the road, so as soon as I arrived in Yutian Town, I thought about sending the letter overnight.

But somehow, as soon as I went out, I was splashed with water from several families one after another. Fortunately, the letter in my arms was not splashed wet.When several families found out that I was a city patrol horse, they hurriedly apologized to me. I held up my wet clothes, smiled wryly, and even said it was okay, thinking about my slovenly appearance, and when I get to Su’s house, don’t be caught by others. Just beat the dog in the water.

When I arrived at Su's house, a big house with white walls and black tiles appeared in the night. I sighed in my heart at the magnificent house, shook my clothes that were still dripping, sighed, and went to call the door.Fortunately, the steward who opened the door was not snobbish. After asking me politely, he welcomed me into the hall.

In the hall there was a young man in his twenties who was writing, but he didn't look up when he saw someone walking in.The steward called him: "Eldest young master, this gentleman is a city patrol horse delivering letters, and he is here to look for young mistress."

The young man held his breath and finished writing the remaining words, then put the pen into the brush washer, picked up a piece of cloth on the table and wiped his hands, raised his head and smiled at me: "Mr. Did you deliver the letter?"

When he smiled, he showed his white teeth, which made people feel like a spring breeze. I thought to myself, he is a kind young man.Although I have a good impression of him, but I was surprised when I heard him call Murong "Clumsy Jing". It turned out that he was Su Mu who sent the letter. Why did the other person arrive home before the letter arrived?
Su Mu looked at the confusion on my face, with a slight pain on his face, and said gently: "I sent the letter. I went out to do business with my younger brother Su Fu, but we encountered bandits, and my younger brother was murdered. I escaped by chance. , came home to report the letter, so I got home one step earlier than my husband."

As soon as I heard it, I hurriedly expressed my condolences to him.Su Mu shook his head slightly, as if he didn't want to mention Su Fu's matter, but said: "I sent the letter. Now that I'm home, I don't need to give the letter to Zhuo Jing anymore. Please give it to me, sir."

I took out the letter from my pocket, but I didn't hand it to him. Instead, I said, "Let's ask the young mistress to come out and get it. According to the rules of city patrol horses, the letter must be delivered to the recipient."

Su Mu was startled, and slowly withdrew his outstretched hand, and said with a smile, "Zhuo Jing is not at home right now, why don't you give the letter to me first, and let me give it to her when she comes back?"

"Since the young mistress is not at home, I'll come back tomorrow. Fortunately, the young master has already returned home, so it doesn't matter if this letter is delivered half a hour late." It is my rule to only deliver the letter to the recipient, although A bit old-fashioned, but also has a little reputation and credibility because of it.

Seeing my insistence, Su Mu smiled and said, "That's fine. Then please come back tomorrow, sir."

I saw that he wasn't angry, but felt rather sorry, so I glanced at the copybook on his desk, and said, "Young Master copied Wen Zhengming's calligraphy?"

"It turns out that Mister also understands calligraphy." Su Mu was a little surprised, and picked up a piece of writing paper and handed it to me. I took it over and saw that it was Wen Zhengming's cursive calligraphy. He has a strong character, I couldn't help admiring him, praised him a few words, and then left.

Before going out to the gate of the courtyard, I suddenly heard someone shouting in the courtyard: "Old lady! Old lady!"

As the words fell to the ground, there was a panic in the courtyard, and footsteps came and went. I didn't know what happened in the courtyard. When I turned around in surprise, I found a huge black shadow lying on the wall like a giant frog. There, I couldn't help being startled.

The black shadow stared at me with blood-red eyes, and then jumped down from the wall. The moment he jumped down, I heard the sound of water sloshing, coming from the man's huge belly.I recognized it immediately, this frog-like person was exactly the one I met by the mountain stream when I came to Yutian Town!

Why did he appear in the Su residence?

I looked at him in surprise, and he also looked at me. The two of them stared at each other for a while, feeling a little awkward with each other. I was hesitating whether I should praise him for his good posture, so he hurriedly stood up from the ground. Get up and leave in a hurry.I watched his back, and after a while, the door of the house opened again, and the steward came out in a hurry. Seeing that I was still at the door, he was surprised: "Why is Mr. still here?"

I pointed to the wall with my finger, and then pointed to the direction where the person left just now. Before I could say anything, the steward changed his face and said, "Sir, did you see the frog demon?"

I was taken aback: "What frog monster?"

"It's just a man with a huge stomach, and he can hear the sound of water swaying when he walks. Did you see him, sir?"

"Oh, go there." I thought to myself, the steward called that person a frog demon, could it be that that person turned from a frog into a spirit?While asking, "Dare to ask the steward, what happened in the house, I heard someone inside screaming."

"The frog demon sneaked into the house and wanted to kill the old lady!" The manager stamped his feet, "I'm going to notify the town hall to catch the demon. Mister is alone, so it's better not to stay outside for a long time."

I was taken aback, although I wasn't keen on the strange things, but patrolling the city outside, being wise and safe is the way of life, so I hurriedly said goodbye to the manager, and walked quickly towards the direction of the hotel, congratulating myself He didn't have a pest face, otherwise he would encounter the frog demon several times, and his life would be in jeopardy.

The stone road in the town is winding and winding. I just walked all the way to find out the location of Su's house. Now I can't remember the way back, so I slowly think about it.For some reason, even though it wasn't raining, the roads in this town were all wet. I walked carefully, but when I turned a corner, I suddenly found a black figure lying there in front of me.Hearing the sound of footsteps, the black figure stood up slowly, and immediately exposed its huge belly.

Frog Demon!

I almost screamed out, this black shadow is exactly the frog demon that appeared in the Su residence just now, for some reason, after escaping from the Su residence, it crouched here waiting for me.Seeing me approaching, the black shadow held out a hand to me hesitantly.I was taken aback, and extended a hand towards him. This is a new type of handshake ceremony. It is very popular outside the mountain. If you are not well-informed, it is really difficult to deal with it.

Seeing that I also reached out to him, Hei Ying was a little annoyed, and made a low voice in his throat: "Letter, give it to me!"

As soon as I heard that he was not going to shake hands with me, I felt a little shy, quickly withdrew my hand, but said in my mouth: "Letter, what letter?" I only had a letter in my arms, and I knew it the moment he asked. It turned out that this person wanted the letter to Murong.

It's really strange, what does he want Murong's letter for?

When the man saw that I refused to give him the letter, his eyes suddenly showed a fierce look, and he walked towards me step by step, as if he wanted to grab it by force.I was unafraid, patrolling the city and traveling north and south, what kind of scene I had never seen before.Seeing that I was calm and composed, the man didn't know what I had to rely on for a moment, and he hesitated a little, so he stopped.

I saw him stop, took the opportunity to turn around and run.The man was taken aback, and it took him a long time to realize that my greatest reliance was to run fast. He roared angrily, and then remembered to chase me.We ran out of the alley one after the other, but the cobblestone road was wet and slippery. As soon as the two of us ran out of the alley, we fell to the ground one after the other.

At this time, people from other places heard voices from this side, and shouted, "Here! Here!" The voices were noisy, and it seemed that there were quite a few people talking, and soon the light of a torch came over. .Hearing the human voice, the frog demon suddenly showed a look of panic, quickly got up from the ground, and ran away in another direction. The sound of water in his stomach could be heard along the way, like a bucket running away .

I also got up from the ground, and the clothes on my body were dirty anyway, so I simply sat down on the ground and watched him staggering away.Not long after, the pedestrian with the torch came over and was taken aback when he saw me sitting on the ground.I saw their attire, and I knew that they were all brave men. They probably came to catch the frog demon after hearing the report from Manager Su.

(End of this chapter)