Chapter 99 Act 12 The sky is divided into four parts
Ever since Ning Yue and Granny Cen settled in Jingshu City, it has already been the middle of winter.
Jingshu is the largest city in Sizhou. Whether you go north to Qinglan Mountain via the Hejian Corridor, or go west to Wanzhou from the Mangdang Plain, or go south through Suoyang Pass from the north, it is a must-pass for land and water routes. Land. Therefore, this place does not contain the delicacy and elegance of a water town like the city in Wanzhou, nor is it like the city in the north, which always carries the sandy atmosphere of rough lines.
The girl gradually integrated into the life in the city, just like when she first entered the twilight house, she could find new things everywhere that she had never seen before. However, she could never regain her carefree innocence, but she felt unhappy in her heart. It gave birth to endless sadness and loneliness. Now, no one will use their hard-earned salary to buy her all kinds of delicacies from the market, and no one will lead her through the streets and alleys and tell her all kinds of things. Interesting anecdotes.
The food in Jingshu City is not as exquisite and varied as in Ye State. Most of it is beef and mutton, supplemented by various spices, cooked through steaming, boiling, roasting, simmering and other methods. The juice is rich and fragrant. Tender, crispy and refreshing. Paired with various types of pasta made from wheat and millet, it tastes unique.
However, the lack of change in diet still made it difficult for the girl to adapt. After living in the city for only a few months, she was already impatient. All she wanted to do all day was to have the opportunity to eat the white dumplings and roasted pork belly on Zitong Street again. Or taste Jia Yunzhai's red salmon soup again, or go to the beach next to Baisha Camp to grill some seafood, or even eat the dumplings made by Sister Jia herself.
Such thoughts made her become more and more careless about food and food. She just wandered around the city all day long, hoping to meet a few traders from Wanzhou and get even a little bit from them about the land she missed. related news.
Fortunately, there are several markets in Jingshu City, where various shops are densely packed, and there are many wandering vendors. You can just pick a crowded street corner and set up a simple shed to sell for half a day. This gave Ning Yue enough reason to wander from sunrise to sunset, and it gradually became the only thing that was not so boring.
On this day, she unexpectedly met a lame man pushing a wheelbarrow in an alley in the east of the city.
There are many hills in Weiliang, so wheelbarrows cannot play a big role, so they are rarely used by the people. Judging from the clothes of the cripple, he looks like a farmer from Wanzhou. The red-haired girl was almost excited about this. He jumped up, walked quickly to the man, and asked:
"Uncle, are you from Ye State?"
The lame man just lowered his head and hurried on. Ning Yue suddenly spoke, startling him, and the wheelbarrow in his hand began to shake from side to side. It was difficult to drive it steadily, and was immediately knocked by a protruding bluestone on the road. , completely tilted to the ground. The goods piled on the car also scattered with a crash, falling all over the street.
"Oh, you little girl, what are you yelling about when you have nothing to do?"
The lame man was also brought to the ground by the car and struggled a few times but could not get up. Seeing this embarrassment, the girl giggled and quickly walked closer, reaching out to help him up:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Who knew you were so cowardly? I just want to ask about the current situation in Ye Country. If uncle knows, please tell me."
"What are you talking about? Didn't you see that I am busy? If everyone on the street grabs me and asks about Ye Guo, why don't I have to do any more work? Start driving!"
The lame man shook Ning Yue's hand away angrily, and then slowly picked up the goods scattered all over the floor one by one back into the car.
"If you don't say it, don't say it. Why are you so cruel..."
The red-haired girl couldn't help but puff up her cheeks. She knew that her rashness was indeed inappropriate, and the temper that the other party had directed at her had made her lose interest in continuing to ask questions.
But just when Ning Yue was about to leave, she saw a group of soldiers marching neatly around the corner at the other end of the street. It was none other than Guan Ning's soldiers who were constantly patrolling the city day and night.
The armor on the soldiers looked much thicker than the black armor of the boat master of Ye Kingdom, but it was pure silver. This showed the unusual blood relationship between the leader of Wei Liang and the royal family of Yu Jing, and also It gave these already tall soldiers a sense of arrogance and nobility.
There are many mountainous and hilly areas in Weiliang, and in the north there are two screen-like mountains, Tongyan and Qingying. The mountains are infested with bears and ferocious beasts, which gave the people of Weiliang the innate strength and strength of their soldiers. Each of them wears a golden emblem inlaid with gold on their breastplates, and they walk with ease. Coupled with the strong physiques brought by the local diet, they all look as tall and powerful as the barbarians in Shuobei.
Ning Yue immediately felt the strong pressure brought by the other party, and involuntarily took two steps back. Unexpectedly, the cripple next to her who had been cursing before suddenly began to plead to her in a low voice:
"Girl, girl, can you come and help me?"
"Aren't you afraid that I will delay you again?"
Ning Yue turned her head and rolled her eyes at the other person, but did not step forward to help.
"Girl, the tone of what I said just now is indeed not good. However, the Weiliang people are famous for being unreasonable. It is already very difficult for me to make a living in a small business. If I am targeted by them again and extort a few gold baht, this business will be ruined." But even if you run away in vain, we are all from Ye country, so I will make amends to you!"
Seeing the lame man sweating profusely and speaking in Wanzhou dialect, the girl's heart suddenly softened. She finally turned around and helped him put the goods in the car one by one and tied them neatly. .
"Thank you, girl, I--I knew you wouldn't leave without mercy. Those soldiers patrolling the streets are not easy to mess with, so you should leave quickly."
The lame man breathed a sigh of relief, then used his arms to drive the wheelbarrow and was about to get back on the road. At this time, his face was already flushed with exhaustion, and the sheepskin hat on his head was missing. The steaming heat continued to flow from the top of his head and the The collar was spread outwards, and he kept looking back at Guan Ning Wushu. Seeing that he had not yet approached, he breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:
"Hey, I almost delayed the big event. You guys from Sizhou, do you think that wearing a piece of iron on your body will make you invulnerable? Just this car of mine is enough to make your bones disappear!"
"Just a moment."
The red-haired girl suddenly frowned and tried to stop him again - ever since they met, she felt that the lame man looked panicked and the goods on the car were extremely heavy. Not only did she smell a pungent smell when she got closer, , the outside was also tightly wrapped in oil paper, and it didn’t look like ordinary groceries at all, let alone some local specialty shipped from Wanzhou. Listening to her mumbling at this time, she felt more and more that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. .
"Do you have anything else?"
The lame man seemed to realize that what he just said was inappropriate, and pushed the car forward without looking back. But Ning Yue suddenly ducked and blocked his way:
"What's in your truck?"
"What else is there, just some local specialties."
The lame man was startled for a moment, and then he started to giggle. The red-haired girl did not accept his words, and pretended that she wanted to break the casserole and ask the question:
"Since these are specialties brought from Wanzhou, how about selling some to me? I've been away for a while and want to satisfy my craving."
Ning Yue wasn't sure whether her suspicion was accurate, her blue eyes turned slightly, and she continued to tease the other person's words.
"Then I can't sell it to you. These things have been reserved by a customer in the city. I have to deliver them to people quickly, otherwise I will waste my time and my wages will be deducted."
However, the lame man rejected the girl's request without any hesitation. This made Ning Yue lose her mind for a moment, but she was still unwilling to give way.
"Girl, for the sake of everyone being from the same hometown, I would like to advise you not to ask too many questions about things you shouldn't know, so as not to get yourself into trouble!"
The cripple grinned and winked at Ning Yue maliciously. The red-haired girl heard the threat in the other person's tone, so she had to take a half step back and helplessly watched the cripple walk away.
She turned around and looked at the group of Guan Ning warriors dozens of steps behind her, then looked at the back of the cripple who was walking in a hurry, and bit her lower lip hard:
"This guy behaves weirdly and suspiciously. He must be hiding some ulterior secrets in the car. What kind of dangerous thing is it that can destroy a person's body?"
For some reason, the powerful artillery she had seen on Hailing Island reappeared in front of the girl's eyes. The more she thought about it, the more terrifying an idea appeared in her mind. She couldn't care about so many things at the same time. Dang Ji lifted up his skirt and chased after the lame man in the direction he left just now.
The lame man in front of him walked fast and slowly, turning his head from time to time to see if anyone was watching behind him. However, Ning Yue's footsteps were very light, and she deliberately covered her red hair, so she did not attract the other person's attention along the way.
Soon, the girl was surprised to find that the other party's lameness was actually fake, and she became more and more unwilling to let it go. The two of them walked around the city for three sticks of incense, and just now they were walking in the busy city. He stopped in front of an inconspicuous house.
The lame man knocked on the mahogany door. The people in the courtyard seemed to have been waiting here for a long time. They exchanged a few signals with him through the door panel before they were willing to let him in. The girl who followed him finally realized that there was no way she could continue. After following this house, I had to secretly note its location, intending to inform Granny Cen of what happened first, and then make a long-term plan.
"...That's what happened. I leave it to your lord to make your decision."
An hour later, Grandma Cen had led the girl to report the lame man's matter to Kun Jie. Unexpectedly, the other party did not put down the book he was holding, and did not even raise his head:
"I understand, you can go down first. If there are any arrangements in the future, I will send someone to inform you."
Kun Jie's reaction obviously made Ning Yue feel a little unhappy:
"But if we delay for too long, I'm afraid the lame man and the whole truck of goods will be missing!"
The man in front of the case finally withdrew his attention from the book. Looking at the anxious face of the girl, he chuckled and said:
"So - how does Miss Ning Yue want me to arrange it?"
"I would like to ask Mr. Kunjie to send a few good men to sneak into that house with me tonight and find out what the cripple has brought to this city from the country of Ye after traveling thousands of miles."
The red-haired girl didn't know how to restrain herself, so she actually started to speak out. The old lady beside her immediately wanted to stop her, but Kun Jie blocked her with his eyes:
"After all, I still haven't figured out what the connection between that truckload of goods and firebolt guns is, until now."
"Isn't this obvious enough? There was a faint pungent smell in those goods, which should be mixed with a lot of sulfur. And the lame man pretended to be lame in front of others at first, but then completely changed his mind after thinking that no one was paying attention. It's back to normal. There must be something weird if you deliberately hide it, shouldn't you be suspicious?"
Ning Yue didn't expect that the other party would have such an indifferent attitude, so she couldn't help but become a little anxious. She stepped forward and raised her voice. Unexpectedly, Kun Jie laughed even harder:
"Miss Ning Yue, is this your evidence? It's all subjective conjecture and speculation. If I really sent people to sneak into the mansion because of this, it would be fine if I didn't find anything. If some trouble is caused and the government is brought in, wouldn't it be like setting fire to one's body?"
"But--"
"No need to say any more. To tell you the truth, the owner of that house is also a well-known hero in this city, and he has quite a personal relationship with me. People like us can retreat step by step when Feng Weishu drives them to death. We need to thank him for his help in regrouping on land. I can be sure that this person does not know our identity, and has no way of knowing the legends and holy city of our clan. No matter what he and the cripple did in private Any shady transactions will never and will never be related to the firebolt and the things we want to investigate, do you understand?"
Originally, the red-haired girl wanted to continue arguing, but the man's words made her speechless. Seeing this, Granny Cen quickly took the rash girl out of Kunjie's study.
However, Ning Yue always felt that there was a voice in her heart telling her that there were many things wrong with this matter, which made her miss the black-eyed boy who had always taken care of her in the past three years:
"If Jiang Yan were here, he would definitely support me unconditionally and help me to investigate. I wonder where he is now, and whether he has thought of me..."
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