Volume 1: Storm in the Western Region Chapter 49: Good place!
Two people died, and the leader and the five people who had not taken action before quietly retreated.
Zhao Rang held the knife across the road. After a long while, he shook off the blood on the blade and hung it on his waist again.
Ximen Dazhuang ran up excitedly and said:
"Brother Rang, you are so awesome!"
There are no fancy words in his mind. If he is great, he is great. If he is not great, he is not great.
Although monotonous, it is sincere!
Zhao Rang smiled and patted his shoulder and said:
"You're not bad either. You've done a great job on the tasks assigned to you!"
Just now Zhao Rang asked him to protect Ye Sanniang and Yuan Kexin, but the fat man never left them, always keeping vigilance, and never slacking off.
The way Zhao Rang looked at him at this moment, it seemed that the old father was happy to see that his ignorant son had finally grown up!
Ximen Dazhuang was so praised by Zhao Rang that he danced with joy. But he felt that there was something he wanted to say to Zhao Rang just now. When he was happy, he couldn't think of it... He simply didn't think about it anymore. He was happy anyway.
That’s right, I’ll talk about the rest when I think of it!
Zhao Rang walked from him to Ye Sanniang, bowed and said solemnly:
“Thank you to the boss lady for your advice that day!”
Ye Sanniang originally wanted to step aside and avoid his courtesy. But after thinking about it, she felt that it was nothing, so she stood still and waited for Zhao Rang to finish bowing.
But she didn't say anything.
In fact, there is no need to say much.
The two corpses with broken legs lying on the ground in front of them can already explain everything.
Zhao Rang felt a little pity for those four ordinary people from the Western Regions... They obviously came to make money and make a fortune, but now they even lost their lives.
He asked Ximen Dazhuang to dig four pits on the hillside to bury them alive, and at the same time said:
"You see, this is what you will get if you waste your fortune!"
Ximen Dazhuang couldn't wrap his head around it, but he also knew that these four people died because of him.
"Brother Rang... I didn't expect that spending money could be wrong!"
Zhao Rang sighed and explained:
"There is nothing wrong with spending money."
"Is that because the money is wrong?"
Zhao Rang shook his head:
"The money isn't bad either."
Ximen Dazhuang thought about it and felt that he had no excuses to make, and that he was the one who was wrong. Besides, Brother Rang said so, in his heart, Brother Rang could not be wrong!
“What’s wrong is when and who you spend your money on.”
The situation in the Western Region is changing. In addition to the Upper Four Countries, there are still so many small countries. If the Upper Four Countries still have some righteousness, these small countries are just focusing on their own calculations.
The king is enjoying himself and the nobles are fatuous. In addition to squeezing the people, there is only internal strife and fighting. The king's flag changes at the top of the city, and anyone who passes by will peel off his skin!
Even such skilled soldiers on the frontier have to come out to seize the mountain and rob the road. You can imagine what kind of chaos they have become inside!
After Ximen Dazhuang buried the four Westerners, Zhao Rang said to him:
"When things here are over, when we go back, we must go to the pastoral area of the four of them and put some money for their families!"
Ximen Dazhuang responded and said:
"After I exchange the money, I will share it with them. I don't want the ranch anymore, but I will pay the original price. Bro, is this enough compensation?"
Zhao Rang patted him on the belly and said:
"Wouldn't it cause trouble if you gave too much? Four lives were lost here, and four houses collapsed over there!"
"When you have the energy to spare, do this so that you don't lose your conscience. People are doing it, and God is watching! You must know that there is a god above your head!"
Ximen Dazhuang nodded.
But what he was even more happy about was that he finally remembered what he was going to ask just now!
Hearing Zhao Rang talking about gods, Ximen Dazhuang glanced at Ye Sanniang secretly, and then asked mysteriously:
"Brother Rang, please introduce me to a fairy! We are brothers, you can't live alone!"
Zhao Rang was stunned by his question:
"What fairy?"
"Is your brain really wet from the rain?"
When Ximen Dazhuang saw that Zhao Rang was unhappy, he thought it might be because Ye Sanniang was still around. He was embarrassed, so he yelled and said:
"It's okay, brother, I'm not in a hurry, we'll talk about it later!"
Of course, Zhao Rang was not in a hurry, because he had no idea what he was talking about. As for Ximen Dazhuang himself... he would probably not remember this matter after a while!
It was a safe journey when we set off again.
The weather in the mountains is changeable. After it rained, it turned sunny again! I thought I would have to camp out in the mountains today, but now it seems that we should be able to reach Chagan Tologai before dark.
After walking for almost two hours at a stretch, Zhao Rang saw horse hoof prints and camel paw prints on the ground, which gradually increased in number, indicating that Chagan Tologai was coming soon!
"Brother Jean, I smell barbecue!"
Ximen Dazhuang has been walking for so long, and his stomach is already empty!
Although Yuan Kexin gave him almost all the naan and dried meat she brought, it was of no avail.
In the eyes of Ximen Dazhuang, those foods are at best snacks. When the mouth is lonely, he eats and plays to pass the time. If he really wants to eat, he has to eat lamb legs, beef heads, and stewed chicken, otherwise he won't feel anything in his stomach.
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Zhao Rang's nose twitched and he also smelled a scent.
It got colder as we went up the mountain. Yuan Kexin took out the clothes from her bag as she walked, almost wrapping herself into a rice dumpling.
After Ye Sanniang noticed it, she held her hand and continued to pour in her own strength to help her resist, and then she warmed up.
But under such consumption, even Zhao Rang couldn't resist. When he smelled the aroma of meat, he felt like Ximen Dazhuang, and his mouth was filled with saliva and he couldn't stop swallowing.
"I remember there was a nice wine shop right after entering Chagan Tologai, if it was still open."
Ye Sanniang's words came from behind Zhao Rang.
"When did you come?"
Zhao Rang asked rhetorically.
Ye Sanniang said:
"When I was young!"
Zhao Rang smiled and said:
"Isn't that now?"
Ye Sanniang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:
"How come I didn't see you as clever as you when I was practicing swordsmanship? You are so glib and you learn so quickly!"
Chagan Tologai seems to have the climate of a big city!
Although there is no city gate and no one is guarding it, the streets are bustling with people coming and going.
The hawking sounds of Western dialect and Dawei dialect are endless!
Zhao Rang even saw the shopkeeper making rice rolls unique to Dawei Nandi at a street stall!
"Good guy, it's so lively here!"
Ximen Dazhuang’s eyes shined!
I just regret that my eye sockets are too small and I can’t take in everything here and take a closer look!
Zhao Rang also felt that there was a feeling of "the flowers are gradually enchanting the eyes". The two brothers stood at the entrance in a daze and stared at it for a while before they came back to their senses.
Turning around, I saw Ye Sanniang standing in front of an open space, wondering what she was thinking.
Zhao Rang just wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Yuan Kexin.
"Don't go, let Sanniang stay alone for a while!"
This empty space should be the restaurant where Ye Sanniang mentioned that the wine shop tasted delicious. But now, things and people have changed, leaving only a white space.
Looking at Ye Sanniang's profile, Zhao Rang could feel a faint sadness invading his eyes, and then his whole heart sank, making him breathless!
"What are you thinking about? Let's go!"
Suddenly a gust of fragrant wind blew by, and Ye Sanniang's words pulled Zhao Rang's spirit out of the cold pool, and he quickly took a deep breath.
Seeing that Ye Sanniang had returned to her previous aggressiveness, he stopped thinking about it.
Who in this world has no past?
No matter how big or small, everyone has their own sad stories. There is no need to inquire or judge.
The best way for people to get along with each other is to allow others to be others and to be yourself!
Zhao Rang generously handed over the task of choosing a restaurant to Ximen Dazhuang. After all, fat people are always good at eating.
Ximen Dazhuang seemed very excited after getting this task! Rolling up his sleeves, he vowed to find the best restaurant in Chagan Tologeri!
He does have some experience in this matter.
In the past, when Zhao Rang and him hung out all day long, Ximen Dazhuang could always discover some delicacies from remote places. It can be said that not a single piece of meat on his body grew in vain, it was all due to his own efforts, eating one bite after another.
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After a while, Ximen Dazhuang stopped in front of a decent-looking restaurant.
The plaque was written in Western characters. Zhao Rang didn't recognize it, so he looked at Yuan Kexin.
"Lion Tower!"
Translated by Yuan Kexin.
Zhao Rang found it funny...
Such a small shop actually has the word "lou" as its name, and even has a lion on the front!
In this place in the Western Region, the mountains and rivers are turned upside down, and you probably won't even see a lion's hair. I don't know why the boss chose such a name.
"You think this place is good?"
Ximen Dazhuang nodded.
Zhao Rang was a little curious and asked:
"How do you feel it?"
Ximen Dazhuang chuckled and said:
"Brother let me smell it!"
Zhao Rang sniffed hard, but he only smelled the aroma of barbecue and the strong smell of cumin, and nothing else.
"Don't you smell the mutton stew?"
Ximen Dazhuang was a little anxious! He was very eager to prove the correctness of his choice to Zhao Rang!
"You said that, I smelled it, and then what?"
Ximen Dazhuang felt relieved and said:
“His mutton soup has a very strong flavor! And it’s already evening today, and this shop actually dares to stew it, which shows that their meat is very fresh, and it may even have been slaughtered in the afternoon!”
"Otherwise, the meat that has been left out for a day, even if it is not bad, will not taste that good when stewed...it can only be grilled and sprinkled with a lot of condiments, and no one can tell the difference between it and the meat!"
Zhao Rang couldn't help but feel stupid...
Although he knew that Ximen Dazhuang had this ability, he never thought that he could reach this level.
So is he stupid or smart?
Let’s just call him “crazy”.
After listening to Ximen Dazhuang's analysis, Yuan Kexin and Ye Sanniang felt that it was very reasonable and they would definitely make a mistake in choosing this store!
It's just that it's not time for dinner yet, and the store is completely empty. There's no boss in sight, and no supporting staff in sight.
To be on the safe side, Zhao Rang asked Yuan Kexin to stand at the door and ask about the situation in Western dialect.
If you go in rashly and there is no one in the store, you will have no excuse if something unexpected happens...
Not long after Yuan Kexin finished speaking, a boss walked out of the back room.