"We have rabbit meat, braised trotters, and fragrant donkey meat in soy sauce in the store today. Would you like some, please?"
The first of the two met, one who was young but dressed luxuriously. The three of them looked like masters and servants, so he asked Gu Chengyu directly.
Er took a vague look at the clothes of the three people, and thought in his mind that these three people should be wealthy owners.
The master looked noble, and his gestures were extraordinary. He might have been traveling all night, but the faces of the two people behind him looked a little tired.
But the young man in front of him still looked so graceful and graceful, and he didn't look embarrassed at all.
Er Er is well-informed and thinks that these three people should be the masters and servants of a wealthy family, so he highly recommends some of the more expensive delicacies in the store.
Gu Chengyu took the first look at the teahouse and saw that there was only one table with people inside.
There were two people sitting at this table, one of whom was a rough-looking man. This man was very tall and tall, giving people a sense of oppression.
There was a big knife on his left hand. Although the knife was still within the cutting edge, Gu Chengyu could already feel its sharpness.
But what attracted Gu Chengyu's attention was not the sword, but the hand on the sword. This man was left-handed!
The man raised his head and glanced at Gu Chengyu, and gently pressed his hand on the handle of the knife. Gu Chengyu looked into the man's eyes and felt that the other man's eyes were sharp and sharp.
Gu Chengyu didn't say anything, he looked at this person without changing his expression.
The two people's eyes seemed to have been fighting countless times. Gu Chengyu showed no sign of weakness, and now he could feel that the muscles in this man's body were tense and his left hand was about to move.
Brushing his hand over his waist, Gu Chengyu planned to pull out the soft sword from his waist and strike first.
"Cough!" Suddenly, a cough sounded. Gu Chengyu ignored it, but stared closely at the rugged man's reaction.
However, Gu Chengyu suddenly found that the other party's hand had moved away, picked up the chopsticks again, and reached for the big bowl of meat in front of him.
As soon as Ming Mo and Ming Yan tied up their horses, they suddenly felt something was wrong in the atmosphere. They immediately stood behind Gu Chengyu and looked at the two people on the table opposite.
When Gu Chengyu saw that the other party had released all his energy, he knew that he was not planning to take action. He removed the hand on his waist and then looked at the person who had coughed just now.
This person was a thin old man sitting opposite the rugged man. His back was to Gu Chengyu. Gu Chengyu could only see the other man's pale hair and slightly arched back. The old man was a bit hunched.
Seeing that the two of them were dressed a bit like Jianghu people, it probably had nothing to do with them, but Gu Chengyu didn't dare to take it lightly.
The man's murderous look just now was not fake. Although it was fleeting, Gu Chengyu was so sensitive that he had already caught it.
Gu Chengyu was definitely not acquainted with these two people, so why did they have murderous intentions towards him?
Is it just because he looked at the other person a few more times? Isn't that the case?
Gu Chengyu took the lead and walked to a table and sat down. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, Ming Mo and Ming Yan shouted at them to hurry up and bring up the cooked food.
We had to pack up anyway, and we had to eat and drink on the way, so I simply ordered all the meat and vegetables.
Gu Chengyu also followed them. After all, he was a young man and would be hungry if he didn't eat a meal. Riding a horse and riding a horse was a physical job, so of course he had to eat well.
He motioned for both of them to sit down. There was no need to be particular when they were out.
Gu Chengyu continued to observe the two people at the table, and the cough seemed to be a warning.
Why did that man kill him? A stranger he just met couldn't kill someone for no reason, right? And why did the old man stop him?
Gu Chengyu thought for a while. He didn't offend anyone when he was in the capital. Could it be those tea merchants?
He shook his head. It has been more than two years since the tea tax incident. Those tea merchants have adapted to the new tea tax system. There is no need to take it seriously now.
Besides, he was an official of the imperial court, so the tea merchants still had some scruples.
The remaining possibilities were only related to the purpose of his trip to Jiangnan this time. He summed up three possibilities.
The first possibility is that some people don't want him to go to Jiangnan because they are afraid that he will take away the credit of others.
The second possibility is that there is a problem with the dams in Jiangnan. When he goes to Jiangnan as an imperial envoy, he will definitely conduct a detailed investigation on the dams.
This man was afraid that the matter would be revealed and he would be implicated, so he wanted to kill him first on his way to Jiangnan.
The third is the distortion of human nature, possibly out of jealousy and deep fear. Because he has been promoted three times in a row, he has threatened the status of some people in the court.
For example, Tao Junyan, the former right minister of Dali Temple, was transferred to Dali Temple, but he was squeezed out. It is normal for people to feel resentful.
Of course, the above are just his guesses, after all, the man has not taken action yet.
Gu Chengyi only spent a few breaths thinking about this. Ming Mo and the others first filled the water bladders, then scalded the bowls and chopsticks for Gu Chengyu, refilled the tea, and then sat down to wait for the food to be served.
The man turned his gaze around Gu Chengyu's table again, and then looked at the old man opposite.
The old man picked up the tea bowl but did not speak or respond.
"Sir! The sauced rabbit meat you asked for is here. This dish is ready. Please use it slowly, sir!"
The second brought a plate of rabbit meat with sauce and placed it on the table, and said a few polite words. Gu Chengyu listened with concentration, but did not hear the two people's responses.
Before Gu Chengyu's food on the table was served, he faintly heard the sound of horse hooves.
Gu Chengyu squinted his eyes slightly and quickly looked at the reactions of the two people. When he saw the old man's ears twitching slightly and the man opposite him putting his hand on the handle of the knife again, he withdrew his gaze.
It seemed that the old man had known for a long time that someone was coming, and his ears were extremely sensitive to sounds.
Of course, it is also possible that the other party has deep internal strength, just like Gu Chengyu.
But Gu Chengyu had already scanned the opponent just now and found no internal force in the opponent's body.
Unless the opponent's internal strength is superior to his, or he has practiced some hidden skills.
The sound of horse hooves came from far away, like a drumbeat, and appeared in front of Gu Chengyu and the others in the blink of an eye.
The shopkeeper who was cooking saw another person coming, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Go and see what these guests want to eat."
Gu Chengyu, Ming Mo and the others turned around and saw that there were four people in total. They looked like they were passing by businessmen.
One of them should be the leader. This person handed the reins to the second person, and then called the three people behind him to walk towards the tea house.
As soon as this person entered the tea house, he saw that there were people at the two tables inside, and he quickly looked around.
Gu Chengyu and the others were the closest. This person first glanced at Gu Chengyu's face twice, then looked at Ming Mo and the others, and finally turned his attention to the table. He wanted to chat with more like-minded people about "The Farmer's Son"
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