Standing on the street of Yangxia County, Zhao Hongrun looked at the street with surprised eyes.
I saw a lot of pedestrians coming and going on the street facing me, farmers carrying hoes on their backs and bare feet, and women with their children, but most of them were men who seemed to have nothing to do.
Those men who seemed to be doing nothing were in groups of two or three, and they didn't know how they matched their clothes. One was dark and the other was light, which made people look very uncomfortable.
In fact, some of the clothes were in tatters and stained, as if they had not been washed for several years.
The only thing they have in common is that these seemingly idle men all carry weapons.
Ranger
Zhao Hongrun could guess the identities of these people.
Perhaps he noticed Zhao Hongrun's eyes sizing them up. Among the several oncoming rangers, one with a grass stem in his mouth also turned his head and glanced at Zhao Hongrun and his group.
In the eyes of this ranger, Zhao Hongrun and his party, a total of thirteen people including Chen Xiao, appeared to be dressed as civilians, but with his sharp eyes, he could still faintly see the outline of weapons from the package carried behind his back.
"What are you looking at?"
The ranger said to Zhao Hongrun in a bad tone.
"What do you want?"
Zong Wei, who was dressed as a civilian, raised his eyes.
"" A trace of hesitation flashed across the faces of the rangers, and they left with their companions after making a slight sound.
It may be that there are only four of him and his companions, but on Zhao Hongrun's side, there are eleven tall men including the Zongwei and Chen Xiao.
Seeing this, Gao Kuo turned his head and whispered to Zhao Hongrun: "Master, when you encounter such ruffians, you must not show weakness, otherwise, they will think that we are easy to bully."
Obviously he was explaining the reason why he had just scolded the other party.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun also knew this truth, but he still couldn't help teasing Gao Kuo: "It seems that you have rich experience in this field."
Amidst the snickers of the Zongwei, Gao Kuo explained with some embarrassment: "Isn't this when I was in Daliang and had dealings with some ruffians in the city?"
Not to mention, among all the sect guards, only Gao Kuo had the widest social circle, because he was mainly responsible for inquiring about information for Zhao Hongrun. For this reason, he made friends with a group of ruffians in Daliang City, and invited these people to drinks and meals from time to time.
Or just give those people some drinking money so that they can get some gossip regularly.
In the process of contacting those ruffians, Gao Kuo naturally realized that most of these people were bullies and fearful of the strong, and he naturally knew how to deal with such people.
After joking for a while, Zhao Hongrun said to Gao Kuo: "Gao Kuo, I want to find someone to ask about the situation in this county. What suggestions do you have?"
"It's finally time for me to show my ability." Amid the laughter of the Zongwei, Gao Kuo made a self-deprecating joke, and then said to Zhao Hongrun: "Sir, most people will think that places like wine shops and taverns are...
It is the best place to inquire about news, but in fact, wine shops and taverns are not the best places to inquire about local news."
"Is that so?" Zhao Hongrun asked in surprise. After all, he used to think that the tavern was a good place to find out information. Unexpectedly, Gao Kuo vetoed the matter.
"Yes, Master, the best way to ask about the local situation is to directly ask the local gangsters." Gao Kuo said seriously: "Ruffians are also a profession to make a living, Mu Qing, you guys, don't laugh."
Gao Kuo glanced at the laughing sect guards unhappily, and then said to Zhao Hongrun: "Young master, you may not know that it is not easy to be a ruffian. It does not mean that you are a ruffian if you are aggressive and ruthless. There is also such a thing in this profession.
For example, those rangers who glared at us just now are not local gangsters. At best, they are just a few outsiders who come here to make a living. With their attitude, they will be killed sooner or later."
Zhao Hongrun heard this very mysteriously and asked doubtfully: "What kind of people are those ruffians?"
"Master, wait a minute." Gao Kuo looked around. Suddenly, he saw several men dressed as civilians squatting in a small alley not far away. They all looked quite ordinary, even a little kind, unlike just now.
Those rangers were so fierce, but their sneaky eyes were always glancing at the passers-by on the street.
"Here." Gao Kuo pursed his lips towards those people and then took the lead and walked over.
At this time, the gangsters Gao Kuo mentioned also noticed Zhao Hongrun and his party, and came towards them with smiles on their faces. The tall, thin man even said enthusiastically: "A few of them are from his county.
Right? Where do you want to go? I’m not boasting, I know this county well.”
Seeing this, Gao Kuo snorted and said to Zhao Hongrun casually: "Sir, we are being treated as fat sheep. If we follow them at this time, they will take us to a deserted and remote corner, and then call a large group of people.
People, rob us of our belongings."
The tall, thin man's face changed slightly when he heard this, and several people around him even looked wary.
At this time, Gao Kuo threw a large ingot of silver that he had prepared to the tall, thin man, and then said to the latter in a low tone: "Brother, my young master wants to stay in Yangxia for a while.
Yes, but there are many things that you don’t know about this county. If you serve me well, you will be rewarded heavily afterwards, but if you dare to play any tricks on me, I will kill you first."
Gao Kuo had killed people before, so when he said these words, he had a murderous aura that Zhao Hongrun couldn't understand.
The tall, thin man took a deep look at Gao Kuo, slowly put away the enthusiastic smile on his face, changed it to a relaxed smile, and said with a smile: "I really missed the mark today. I didn't expect you, brother, to be familiar with this place."
Hey, it’s hard work.”
Gao Kuo heard the words and said with a smile: "You serve my young master, and I keep the best food and wine for you these days, and you will still have money to get afterwards, smoothly and steadily. What kind of hard work is this? As long as you do well, I will give you the money."
The silver reward may not be less than if you rob a fat sheep."
The tall, thin man licked his lips when he heard this, threw the silver ingot in his hand to the people next to him, and clasped his fists at Gao Kuo: "People who are familiar with me call me Lu San, what do you call me brother? What do you call this young master?
How to call it again?"
"Gao Kuo." Gao Kuo clasped his fists, and then introduced Zhao Hongrun: "Just call me Mr. Su, don't ask anything else. I'll hire you with money, you take the silver, so that we can avoid troubles.
This is the rule."
"Brother Gao is indeed an expert." The tall Lu San chuckled, then bowed to Zhao Hongrun and asked, "Where do you want to go first, Mr. Su?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Gao Kuo, who understood and answered on his behalf: "Let's take a walk around the city first, and then find a better tavern for a meal."
"Okay, okay." Lu San nodded repeatedly. After all, as Gao Kuo said, there's nothing wrong with having a free meal.
Because of Gao Kuo's previous warning, Lu San and others did not take Zhao Hongrun through the alleys, but walked directly on the street.
Along the way, Zhao Hongrun indeed saw some knights' halls. The doors of the halls were wide open, and there were tables and chairs inside, with many knights eating, drinking, talking and laughing inside.
However, what puzzled Zhao Hongrun was that these museums did not seem to be opened by the same sponsor. Although it was not clearly stated on the plaques, the patterns on the plaques were different.
"Are there many taxi shops like this in Yangxia County?" Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but ask.
Lu San was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhao Hongrun with a somewhat hesitant expression, and said in a low voice: "Master Su, for your own good, it's better not to ask this young master."
After hearing this, Gao Kuo reminded him in a low voice: "Lu San, we hired you with money, and you will answer whatever my young master asks."
Lu San hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "If you really want to know, Master, let's walk for a while first. This is not the place to talk."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and followed Lu San forward for a while.
At this time, Lu San said in a low voice: "I, Yangxia, do have a lot of military halls. They are places where knights earn bounties. I think you are not short of money. It is best to avoid such places.
Far away."
Just as he was talking, he saw a ranger being beaten out of the military hall not far ahead with a bang, causing the pedestrians nearby to stop in shock.
After that, a few tall and thick men were seen walking out of the military hall, and they cursed at the ranger who fell on the ground: "You bastard, if we see you again, it won't be just like this."
After that, several strong men threw some fragmentary things, such as baggage, weapons, etc., towards the ranger, and then walked back to the military hall.
The ranger who fell on the ground struggled to stand up, cursed a few times in a low voice, and then limped away.
On the street, the local civilians who stopped to watch seemed to be used to this. After taking a few glances, they stopped watching.
"Isn't the Shizhan a place to house rangers?"
Zhao Hongrun turned around and asked Lu San: "Why was that man kicked out?"
After hearing this, Lu San glanced at Zhao Hongrun thoughtfully, and then explained in a low voice: "The Shiguan is indeed a place to house rangers, but the Shiguan is not a righteous home after all. It seems that the ranger just now must be here.
He was cheating on food and drinks in the Jiashi tavern, and he owed a lot of money for food and drinks, but he didn't make any money, so he was kicked out."
"That's it." Zhao Hongrun nodded suddenly, and then asked: "How do these rangers make money?"
Lu San frowned, but still explained: "In this kind of military academy, some rewards will be posted."
There's a reward
Zhao Hongrun narrowed his eyes and said with a chuckle: "Let's go in and have a look."
After hearing this, Lu San finally changed his expression, frowned and advised: "Master Su, please listen to the next sentence, that is not a good place to go."
It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun has made up his mind and can't change it easily. He immediately said: "You just stay outside, Shen Yu, Gao Kuo, let's go in and have a look."
After saying that, Zhao Hongrun walked towards the scholar's hall.
The Zongwei and Chen Xiao were naturally not afraid and immediately followed Zhao Hongrun and walked into the scholar's hall. To be continued.