"...Sir, my lady sent me out to ask if the new book of Yan Nu Xia has been released?"
"...Well, not yet. The printing factory said it might take two days."
"...Last time I said it would take two days, and today it will take another two days. Why is it so slow?"
"...It's said that the shabby scholar who wrote the book was too lazy."
"...Oh, it looks like this...then...the lady said she wanted a box of rouge. This is the box. Sir, can you help deliver it?"
"...You can just take it back."
"...I don't have any money with me, and sir, the lady wants you to come over and sit upstairs, have some tea or something."
"...Xiaodie, look, I'm not free now, why don't you ask my little brother to go with you."
"...Ho, no, let him guard the stall."
At night, the night market in Yinqiaofang is crowded with people. Next to the grocery cart not far from the street, a handsome and well-dressed young man is skillfully handling the beautiful little maid from Jinqiaofang. At the moment, he still has some conscience to follow "Little Brother Sun" who is guarding the stall.
" He was watching this scene with some boredom. Of course, as the conversation progressed, the expression on his originally cute face gradually turned sour.
"What, what, what? Just let me guard the stall and let him go over! Do you still want to pick someone to send Rouge? Stinky Xiaodie looks at you like that, and your mouth is watering. I think my little dragon will not be able to come back if he follows you there.
Right? No, if you want to send it to me, I will send it to you. I will go drink tea! Let’s go, let’s go..."
He jumped out from the side of "Brother Long" with his hands on his hips and spoke out. The beautiful maid opposite also put her hands on her waist: "No, no, our tea is precious."
"Why don't you let someone go? Black-hearted woman, is it because your building's business is not doing well, so you're trying to get money from us!"
"Brother Long, it's not expensive to go."
"Ah, you are still confident. Why?"
"Because Mr. Long has read poetry and books and is talented, our young lady considers him a friend. Then it will be expensive for you to go."
"ah……"
Jinyinqiao Night Market is divided into two ends. Silverqiaofang is mostly for people to eat groceries. As for Jinqiaofang at the other end, it is more high-end. There are several brothels located here. Although it is not the most glamorous place in the city, there are still a few places.
A relatively famous oiran. After Ning Ji and Qu Longjun came here to set up a stall, Qu Longjun, who pretended to be suave and well-spoken, quickly captured the hearts of some ladies and defrauded a little money. And Jinqiaofang
Several brothel girls who were not short of money also came here to get acquainted with him. After that, people occasionally came to harass him.
Just like the beautiful little maid Pinkie in front of her, she grew up in the building. She looks innocent and can't lose to anyone in a quarrel. After the blatant double standards came out, Ning Ji didn't know how to accuse her.
good.
"Hmph, then I'm going to have tea too, let's go! Let me tell you, our rouge is also expensive!"
"Our lady won't be free if you go!"
"Hey, you open the door to do business and you still pick customers. You are so snobbish. Do you know what it means that the customer is God!"
"We won't entertain you even if you give us a lot of money. That's why we don't call you snobbish. We just look down on you..."
“#@￥%%￥&*(&%@%)……”
"Slightly, slightly..."
The joint in Yinqiaofang is lively and lively, and occasionally there is a little noise, but it is not a strange thing, and even passers-by watch it with interest. Ning Ji's appearance is not bad, and he smiles cutely.
Even if he keeps a straight face, it is quite interesting, but he hates women and doesn't have any good reactions when receiving them. After going back and forth like this, he loses his good looks. Ordinary ladies may just be so angry that they stamp their feet. There are no people in the scene.
Those who are easy to get along with will often get very angry about what they deserve.
The fat lady next door was afraid for a few days after learning that the two young men knew martial arts and could defeat Chen Hua from the Returned to Thailand League. But then she discovered that Ning Ji had a bad mouth and did not use force to deal with ordinary people, so she would come out from time to time.
A few words of ridicule.
Ning Ji was young and arrogant. He had never been afraid, so he would often fight left and right. After quarreling for a long time, he had an experience: As long as you don't admit defeat and keep talking, no one can say you lose anyway.
He is a man who has been on the battlefield. He was younger in Chengdu before and was very serious about all kinds of things. But he has seen many things along the way. He has seen the corpses of unjust deaths all over the mountains and plains of Jiangnan. Now he is quarreling and bitching on the streets of Fuzhou.
Drooling has become a very casual thing, and sometimes I can actually feel the liveliness and preciousness of life, and enjoy it a little bit.
At this time, Qu Longjun next to him would often avoid it with a smile in his eyes. She would neither participate nor smooth things over. After the quarrel was almost over, she would calmly go back to sell the things on the stall. Like Xiaodie.
The brothel veteran would also become a little embarrassed because of the quarrel at this time, and would often buy something and leave, so as to adopt the attitude of "I am just unhappy with him, but I am not targeting you, Brother Long."
When Ning Ji finished arguing with the fat aunt on the other side and came back to accuse her of "taking care of people but not helping each other", she would secretly tell Ning Ji how much money this deal had cost him, and Ning Ji became happy.
, he took the money and went to the market to "live and drink".
Since the two of them went south, Ning Ji took part in robberies and made money on the way, and when they arrived in Fuzhou, Qu Longjun made money by "robbery". They had already earned a lot of wealth. Although they didn't know what they were going to do with it for the time being, they occasionally
Doing the math, I can still feel a little sense of accomplishment.
Except for some accidents caused by the appearance of Zuo Xingzhou, the night market life in Fuzhou was noisy and normal. Late at night, the two of them closed the stall and went home, summarizing the day's income and summarizing the deception experience;
During the day, the morning is often time for exercise and housework; in the afternoon, I occasionally go out for a stroll to buy goods, or I stay at home on the summer bed and listen to Qu Longjun reading the purchased vernacular novels. At home, Qu Longjun is often simple and elegant.
She was wearing a light gray linen long skirt. She wanted to keep cool and exposed her slender feet under the skirt, but she didn't shy away from Ning Ji.
If you stay longer, you will find that Fuzhou today actually has its own special and novel ecology.
The originally obsolete territory is causing waves of changes and conflicts at the bottom due to the entry of outsiders. A large number of refugees enter here to earn a living for themselves. Local forces and foreign forces quarrel from time to time, and various
People have more food to eat, and their culture and sayings have also become more colorful. Talking about talented people, beautiful women, and wealthy families is no longer the only pastime. People began to talk about the down-and-out wealthy families, and began to yearn for knights more...
Just like in the brothels of Jinqiaofang, what interests the beauties the most is no longer the rich and powerful nobles, but Long Aotian played by Qu Longjun - this kind of handsome person who came from other places.
The young people who talk well are even more curious: people speculate that most of these people are the children of wealthy families from other places. They came to Fujian after the fall of the Southern Dynasties. But with such charm, sooner or later they will soar to the sky.
As the reform of the imperial court progressed, many foreign talents did get the opportunity to be promoted and get ahead. As for more people, of course they had to work hard to find a way for themselves in the market.
The atmosphere at the bottom of society is anxious and hot, but just like Lin'an more than ten years ago, even if most people experience bumps and ups and downs, they will always leave behind stories and legends that seem richer than in peacetime.
In the midst of this, both Qu Longjun and Ning Ji actually had their own insights and growth. What they learned from Wen Shoubin in the past can only be achieved by Qu Longjun in today's market.
Gradually understanding some of the truths enabled her to cope with various things with ease. As for Ning Ji, she also became quiet amidst all kinds of noises.
Chen Hua, who returned to the Tai Alliance, occasionally brought some news from the world. The more he listened to it, the more he would become normal.
However, just like life often encounters twists and turns, there are always some surprises that appear at unexpected times.
Thinking about it afterwards, when they came to Fuzhou, they only calmed down this hot May...
On May 28th, after having a fight with someone, Ning Ji went to a nearby stall to be lazy. After eating a bowl of ice powder at Xiangjia Congshi, when he came out to take a look, he found that his car was already in front of him.
A group of people stood there, but it turned out that they were not the flamboyant people that "Long Aotian" could usually attract, but a group of people from all walks of life like Chen Hua.
The leader was greeting Qu Longjun with his fists clasped, while Qu Longjun followed what he had taught him before. After a slight exchange of words, he put his hands behind his back and responded like a master.
Ning Ji walked through the crowd and quickly approached that direction.
During these days in Fuzhou, I didn't cause any trouble. Chen Hua, a young man from the nearby Guitai League, was educated again. He thought that setting up a stall here would not be a problem, so Ning Ji was able to leave.
At this time, he didn’t know what these people were looking for when they came to Qu Longjun. He was anxious, and he strode forward like a phantom. His pace seemed slow, but in fact it was so fast that some people didn’t even feel it.
What, he moved his body to the side.
When he got close to the stall, he walked in from the side. Seeing that the leader who was greeting him took a step closer to Qu Longjun, he pinched his throat with one hand.
At this time, there were about seven or eight green forest people of different heights, short, fat, and thin in front of the car. Under the leadership of the leader, each of them had a fierce appearance, and they seemed to be untouchable. But Ning Ji appeared so quickly,
With one step, he was almost directly isolated between Qu Longjun and the group of people. He was not tall, but he reached out and grabbed the leader's throat.
Everyone's eyes were dazzled when they saw the leader kneeling down like a chicken.
A thin man in front of him, who was rarely wearing a thin cloak on a hot day, reacted the fastest. He moved his hands into his arms and was about to pull out the knife. The next moment, he was kicked by Ning Ji and flew away.
There was sewage on the roadside.
Qu Longjun straightened his chest from behind and raised his chin.
Ning Ji's eyes had just enough time to look at the people in front of him. He had received professional training. After looking at him, he discovered something was wrong. A man in the crowd was different from the man who was being held in front of him with a ruthless hand.
Boss, I have seen them all before.
But at this moment, there was no need to let go. He glanced at everyone with a fierce gaze.
Among the crowd, one of the men had already raised his hand: "Don't do it! Don't do it! Sun, Brother Sun, let's..."
"I recognize you." Ning Ji said coldly.
The other party's expression relaxed: "Yes, that's right..."
"Who are you..."
"I, I... I'm here, that... mountain knife, mountain knife Meng Piao, Brother Sun, Brother Long, we met in Pucheng..."
"Um."
Ning Ji glanced at him, and then at the tall and thin man on the ground whose neck he was strangling. This man was Yu He Zhang, the local snake he had entangled with in Pucheng County.
It seems like a flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple...
The other party's face turned red after being pinched, and he stretched out his hand to gently pat the back of Ning Ji's hand, but Ning Ji remained unmoved until Qu Longjun stretched out his palm from behind and said gently: "Don't be like this, Boss Yu and the others are just here to fight.
call."
Only then did he let go of his hand, spread his fingers in the air, stared at the unhappy-looking Green Foresters in front of him, and gritted his teeth.
"I'm sorry." Ning Ji said, "We brothers have many enemies. I told you the first time not to get too close when talking, or someone will die... Boss Yu, isn't that right?"
He is fierce, and the group of people is really afraid of him. Yu Hezhang on the ground coughed and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, brothers, please don't mess around, we are all our friends."
Qu Longjun said loudly from behind: "Boss Yu, I'm sorry, my brother is a bit straightforward."
Ning Ji strode through the crowd and walked up to the cloaked man who was kicked away. He leaned down and said, "Are you dead?" Then he stretched out his hand, pulled the man up, and patted the dirty water on his body.
, rubbed it on himself in disgust, and pointed at the other party: "If you want revenge, you can come anytime."
The man struggled to show an indifferent smile on his face: "The young knight is very skilled in martial arts, and Li has learned from him. It's too far behind, and there is no need for revenge."
"Sit aside."
Qu Longjun, who was at the back, spread his hands towards the rice cake stall on one side, and immediately everyone moved over there and sat down.
Half of the long street was filled with the atmosphere of a gang war. The hands of the fat aunt holding the rice milk spoon were trembling, until Qu Longjun went over to comfort him in a kind manner and gave him some copper coins.
Only then did he calm down a little, and began to prepare food for the "big guys" on both sides...
Qu Longjun and Ning Ji sat down at the table, and Yu Hezhang let go of the hand that was rubbing his neck.
When the two sides met before in Pucheng County, this man was talking eloquently and seemed to be taking the initiative, but now he seemed to understand the difference between the two sides. Instead of being angry, he smiled and repeatedly handed over his hands.
"I have known for a long time that the two young heroes are from family backgrounds and have high martial arts skills, but I never expected that they would reach such a level. It is a great eye-opener for Yu. It is truly a lifelong honor for Yu to get to know the two of them."
Ning Ji raised his hand and said: "Then you have met me. If you had met my elder brother, there would be no one..."
Before he finished speaking, Qu Longjun had already pressed his hand.
"Okay, a little bit of fighting skills, big mouth and talking everywhere..." Her words were soft and gentle, and then she looked at Yu Hezhang: "By the way, I haven't had time to ask, how did Boss Yu get here?
Bian, could it be that... seeing our brother taking the money without doing anything, he came to us to ask for it?"