"Who said you were afraid of losing the horse? Are you confused, old man? My young master said, take care of the horse quickly and feed it more beans!" The fool was amused by the shopkeeper's boastful words, rolled his eyes and laughed.
"Ah?" When the old shopkeeper heard this, he suddenly realized. He couldn't help but blush, and said hurriedly, "Oh! I'll go now, I'll go now."
"Hey, forget it, just rest and let's do it ourselves!"
However, seeing that the old man was trembling slightly and walking unsteadily, Xiao Han was afraid that the old man would be kicked by his own horse again when he was leading the horse, so he decisively winked at the stupid man and asked him to lead the horse by himself.
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"That's okay. The back door of the inn is on the alley next to it. Enter through the back door. There are stables inside..."
Seeing that the guests wanted to do it themselves, the old innkeeper also felt free to relax. He smiled, pointed out the place for the fool, and sat behind the counter, chatting with Xiao Han about Xiantian without saying a word.
The dumbfounded man rolled his eyes and couldn't have an attack even if he wanted to. He could only stand up and lead the horse in anger.
"Where are the guests coming from? Where are they going?"
"Are you visiting relatives? I wonder where my guest's relatives are? Are they near Anping County?"
"Absent? Lost? Hey, this is hard to do! In this huge sea of people, it's harder to find someone than to find a needle in a haystack! Speaking of which, who knows what will happen this year? First there was a freeze, then there was a flood, and then
Then there is the military disaster. Not to mention other places, Anping County alone has lost almost half of its people. Hey, calamity, calamity..."
Perhaps it was because once this person got older, he would naturally become nagging. Within a few words of conversation, the old man went from asking about Xiao Han's origins to nagging him alone.
Li Ergou from the west of the city was bewitched and became a rebel, but he never came back.
Or maybe Widow Sun from the east of the city was noticed because of her good looks, and ended up running to her parents' house to avoid trouble.
And so on, the old man talked about all the various things that happened in the county recently, but there were no big things, it was all such trivial things.
But think about it, Anping County, even in later generations, was just a remote county on the 18th line! At this time, it was a small county with a population of only tens of thousands, and even many maps had no records!
How many things can happen every day in such a small county?
"By the way, old gentleman, I heard that this year the people in Dengzhou were beaten by the Goguryeo people. Do you know about this?"
Just like that, Xiao Han patiently listened to the old man's chatter for a while. Xiao Han suddenly remembered what he heard about the Goguryeo people at the city gate, and finally couldn't help but interrupted the old man and asked.
"Goguryeo?" The old shopkeeper was interrupted. He was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said, "Yes, yes! There is such a thing! But the Goguryeo people you mentioned didn't just come this year. They come almost every year."
Everyone is here, but in the past it was just petty theft, but I heard that this year I actually dared to rob openly! It’s like going against them!"
"What? Come every year?" The old shopkeeper just said it unintentionally, but when he heard it, it was like thunder in Xiao Han's ears, which shocked him immediately. "There is this thing? Why didn't we hear it elsewhere?"
Pass?"
The old shopkeeper was also stunned at this moment. "Those bitches, I saw them come by boat before, and then stayed in the sea for several days. I don't know what they are doing here! And this
Some people have dirty hands and feet and like to steal things and grab food. These are common things, don’t you know?"
"I...don't know." Looking at the old shopkeeper's determined look, Xiao Han shook his head in confusion.
When he was in Chang'an, although he was not very concerned about the news from Shandong, he was sure that he had never heard any news about Goguryeo's invasion of Shandong!
As for doing business? That’s even more impossible!
The Tang Dynasty court was very concerned about doing business with neighboring countries! When Jieli Khan attacked Chang'an, mutual trade was one of the requirements for retreating!
So as far as Xiao Han knew, apart from his own caravan, only the caravans of several other families were allowed to do business with the Koreans.
In addition to the strict control over the goods sold, the most important point is that people from the Tang Dynasty must go to the territory of Goguryeo, and Goguryeo must not be allowed to come to the territory of the Tang Dynasty!
Now, according to what the old man said, Goguryeo's ships are all parked near here, so where are the nearby government officials, the army, and the so-called ubiquitous Baiqi?
Thinking of this, Xiao Han felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart!
If what the old man in front of me said is true, then what are the Goguryeo people doing here? And who is deliberately erasing this news?!
"Old sir." His throat was a little dry, and Xiao Han used all his strength to finally speak, "Do the Goguryeo ships you mentioned often come here? What kind of ships? What do those Goguryeo people do?
"
"Often or not often?" The old shopkeeper shook his head slowly. "I don't know about these old men, but you can ask Liu'er, oh, that is the second brother. He often deals with fishermen who deliver sea goods. What are these old men saying?
I only heard about these things while chatting with him."
"Okay!" Seeing the sincerity of the old shopkeeper, Xiao Han let out a sigh of relief and temporarily suppressed his desire to get to the bottom of the matter. He planned to try to find out something from the waiter after he came out.
If there is really a hidden secret here, does it mean that Xiao Lizi has other reasons for Shandong's purge?
"The food is served..."
His thoughts were a little confused. Just when Xiao Han was still thinking hard about what hidden secrets there were, the waiter in the shop shouted in a long tone, which instantly broke Xiao Han's thoughts.
"Sir, you are lucky. These are the shrimps we just caught today. They were still alive and kicking when we put them in the pot! And this crab, wow, it's really big..."
With a brisk pace, the waiter carried a large tray and arrived at Xiao Han's table with a smile on his face, and then placed all the dishes in front of Xiao Han.
Of course, he never forgets to praise himself for every dish.
He thought that Xiao Han was a foreigner and had never seen seafood, but he didn't know that Xiao Han had eaten seafood in Quanzhou and Yangzhou some time ago, so when he saw the dishes on this plate, he knew that this little
2. Bragging.
Not to mention the large and small shrimps, which were very awkward on the plate. Even the largest crabs on the plate were only three or four ounces. When he was in Quanzhou, he had eaten three
The big blue crab weighing more than 10 pounds is ten times his size!
However, Xiao Han didn't mean to expose him. After all, he still had something to ask him. "Who said you were afraid of losing the horse? Are you confused, old man? My young master wants to take care of the horse quickly and feed it more.
Order the bean paste!" The idiot was amused by the shopkeeper's boastful words, rolled his eyes and laughed.
"Ah?" When the old shopkeeper heard this, he suddenly realized. He couldn't help but blush, and said hurriedly, "Oh! I'll go now, I'll go now."
"Hey, forget it, just rest and let's do it ourselves!"
However, seeing that the old man was trembling slightly and walking unsteadily, Xiao Han was afraid that the old man would be kicked by his own horse again when he was leading the horse, so he decisively winked at the stupid man and asked him to lead the horse by himself.
.
"That's okay. The back door of the inn is on the alley next to it. Enter through the back door. There are stables inside..."
Seeing that the guests wanted to do it themselves, the old innkeeper also felt free to relax. He smiled, pointed out the place for the fool, and sat behind the counter, chatting with Xiao Han about Xiantian without saying a word.
The dumbfounded man rolled his eyes and couldn't have an attack even if he wanted to. He could only stand up and lead the horse in anger.
"Where are the guests coming from? Where are they going?"
"Are you visiting relatives? I wonder where my guest's relatives are? Are they near Anping County?"
"Absent? Lost? Hey, this is hard to do! In this huge sea of people, it's harder to find someone than to find a needle in a haystack! Speaking of which, who knows what will happen this year? First there was a freeze, then there was a flood, and then
Then there is the military disaster. Not to mention other places, Anping County alone has lost almost half of its people. Hey, calamity, calamity..."
Perhaps it was because once this person got older, he would naturally become nagging. Within a few words of conversation, the old man went from asking about Xiao Han's origins to nagging him alone.
Li Ergou from the west of the city was bewitched and became a rebel, but he never came back.
Or maybe Widow Sun from the east of the city was noticed because of her good looks, and ended up running to her parents' house to avoid trouble.
And so on, the old man talked about all the various things that happened in the county recently, but there were no big things, it was all such trivial things.
But think about it, Anping County, even in later generations, was just a remote county on the 18th line! At this time, it was a small county with a population of only tens of thousands, and even many maps had no records!
How many things can happen every day in such a small county?
"By the way, old gentleman, I heard that this year the people in Dengzhou were beaten by the Goguryeo people. Do you know about this?"
Just like that, Xiao Han patiently listened to the old man's chatter for a while. Xiao Han suddenly remembered what he heard about the Goguryeo people at the city gate, and finally couldn't help but interrupted the old man and asked.
"Goguryeo?" The old shopkeeper was interrupted. He was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said, "Yes, yes! There is such a thing! But the Goguryeo people you mentioned didn't just come this year. They come almost every year."
Everyone is here, but in the past it was just petty theft, but I heard that this year I actually dared to rob openly! It’s like going against them!"
"What? Come every year?" The old shopkeeper just said it unintentionally, but when he heard it, it was like thunder in Xiao Han's ears, which shocked him immediately. "There is this thing? Why didn't we hear it elsewhere?"
Pass?"
The old shopkeeper was also stunned at this moment. "Those bitches, I saw them come by boat before, and then stayed in the sea for several days. I don't know what they are doing here! And this
Some people have dirty hands and feet and like to steal things and grab food. These are common things, don’t you know?"
"I...don't know." Looking at the old shopkeeper's determined look, Xiao Han shook his head in confusion.
When he was in Chang'an, although he was not very concerned about the news from Shandong, he was sure that he had never heard any news about Goguryeo's invasion of Shandong!
As for doing business? That’s even more impossible!
The Tang Dynasty court was very concerned about doing business with neighboring countries! When Jieli Khan attacked Chang'an, mutual trade was one of the requirements for retreating!
So as far as Xiao Han knew, apart from his own caravan, only the caravans of several other families were allowed to do business with the Koreans.
In addition to the strict control over the goods sold, the most important point is that people from the Tang Dynasty must go to the territory of Goguryeo, and Goguryeo must not be allowed to come to the territory of the Tang Dynasty!
Now, according to what the old man said, Goguryeo's ships are all parked near here, so where are the nearby government officials, the army, and the so-called ubiquitous Baiqi?
Thinking of this, Xiao Han felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart!
If what the old man in front of me said is true, then what are the Goguryeo people doing here? And who is deliberately erasing this news?!
"Old sir." His throat was a little dry, and Xiao Han used all his strength to finally speak, "Do the Goguryeo ships you mentioned often come here? What kind of ships? What do those Goguryeo people do?
"
"Often or not often?" The old shopkeeper shook his head slowly. "I don't know about these old men, but you can ask Liu'er, oh, that is the second brother. He often deals with fishermen who deliver sea goods. What are these old men saying?
I only heard about these things while chatting with him."
"Okay!" Seeing the sincerity of the old shopkeeper, Xiao Han let out a sigh of relief and temporarily suppressed his desire to get to the bottom of the matter. He planned to try to find out something from the waiter after he came out.
If there is really a hidden secret here, does it mean that Xiao Lizi has other reasons for Shandong's purge?
"The food is served..."
His thoughts were a little confused. Just when Xiao Han was still thinking hard about what hidden secrets there were, the waiter in the shop shouted in a long tone, which instantly broke Xiao Han's thoughts.
"Sir, you are lucky. These are the shrimps we just caught today. They were still alive and kicking when we put them in the pot! And this crab, wow, it's really big..."
With a brisk pace, the waiter carried a large tray and arrived at Xiao Han's table with a smile on his face, and then placed all the dishes in front of Xiao Han.
Of course, he never forgets to praise himself for every dish.
He thought that Xiao Han was a foreigner and had never seen seafood, but he didn't know that Xiao Han had eaten seafood in Quanzhou and Yangzhou some time ago, so when he saw the dishes on this plate, he knew that this little
2. Bragging.
Not to mention the large and small shrimps, which were very awkward on the plate. Even the largest crabs on the plate were only three or four ounces. When he was in Quanzhou, he had eaten three
The big blue crab weighing more than 10 pounds is ten times his size!
However, Xiao Han didn't mean to expose him. After all, he still had something to ask him.
