Chapter Two Hundred and Eighth Chapter Swords and Swords
Lin Xuanqing announced her retreat the day after her heart-to-heart talk with Jiang Ergou, and she did not even choose to see him off when Jiang Ergou left.
Outside the gate of Xingyue Sect, the disciples of the sect stared with wide eyes at Jiang Ergou and his party who were sent out by their sect leader and the Supreme Elder. When these people came three days ago, they only thought they were friends of the young sect leader, but
Unexpectedly, these people would go to the trouble of sending the sect master and the Supreme Elder, two first-grade masters, to each other before leaving. This is an honor that only the ancestors of other first-class sects or aristocratic families can have.
"Ergou, the capital has been in turmoil recently. Once I get the information you need, get out of the capital as soon as possible."
Of course Mo Ruyue knew that Jiang Ergou was a close friend of Su Ruyu, the son of the Prime Minister of Beijing, so when she left, she said nothing but advised him not to get too involved in the capital.
Jiang Ergou nodded, but only he knew what he was thinking. This trip to the capital would definitely not be easy.
"Ergou, remember to come and walk around more when you have time in the future. Your master was the one who came to the Xingyue Sect only twice. As a result, I couldn't recognize him last time. You can't do that. Xuan Qing
It’s closed within the sect! If you want to come and see it, don’t be embarrassed.”
Jiang Ergou smiled and nodded. He really couldn't understand why these older people liked to mess with things, so he could only say embarrassedly.
"Ah...haha, definitely."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Mo Ruyue stood aside and did not stop it. Maybe in her heart, she was happy to see some things come to fruition.
However, no one else cared. Lin Yuanhuan was pouting and stamping her feet in anger. Although her movements were not obvious, people like Mo Ruyue still noticed her.
After a while of greetings, Jiang Ergou and the others were finally able to escape. They originally left the door early in the morning, but they only exited the gate of Wangyou City at noon.
"Finally out!"
As soon as he left Wangyou City, He Huaichun couldn't wait to stretch his waist.
"I just said that I'm not suitable for living in a large sect. These past three days have made me so depressed that I sometimes don't even dare to speak loudly."
Although the Xingyue Sect treated them with courtesy these past few days, the oppressive atmosphere of the large sect made them feel a little uncomfortable, especially He Huaichun, who was always used to freedom.
Of course, the young monks Qingfa and Taohua didn't feel much about this. The only thing was that Taohua felt that the sisters from the Xingyue Sect were too beautiful, which made her feel a little ashamed. However, in her eyes, Xingyue
Zong's food is excellent, with meat available for every meal, although her brother Qingfa still eats vegetarian noodles every meal.
"It's just that it's too hard to be born in such a big sect. There we can eat meat and drink in large bowls in the rivers and lakes and feel comfortable and happy. If I want to marry in the future, I will not marry someone from such a big sect."
Lin Yuanhuan, who had been eating sour vinegar for three days for no apparent reason, also shouted along with what He Huaichun said. As for the insinuations inside and outside of her words, only she knew.
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This time they entered Beijing by taking the same old road that Jiang Ergou and Su Ruyu had taken before. Only this road could allow them to reach the capital as quickly as possible.
Walking this way to the capital is like revisiting the old place for Jiang Ergou. A few years have not caused any major changes in the scenery along the way. The only difference is that the last time Jiang Ergou passed by here was
Like a bereaved dog, this time he is as wealthy as a rich man. He ate the best meals and drank the best wines along the way.
"Son, the food and wine are waiting for you."
Jiang Ergou swaggered into an inn. This inn was not small in size and could even accommodate people to stay overnight. It was not comparable to the usual roadside inns with only a few tables and chairs.
"Hey, here we come, you guys want to
What to eat."
It seems that all the waiters in the world are taught by the same ancestor. Not only do they have the same pronunciation, but even the action of shaking the cloth and wiping the table is carved from the same mold.
"Brother, please serve me all your signature dishes, and bring me a pot of good bamboo leaf greens. By the way, I'll also order a bowl of plain noodles."
"Come on!"
The waiter didn't seem to make a fuss because there was a monk among these people. These days, there are monks who eat people, not to mention monks who eat vegetarian noodles.
And Jiang Ergou was also a little polite to the waiter. Not only did he call him "second brother," he even used the word "bother and trouble" before ordering.
Because of this call from the waiter, the waiter happily went down to prepare the meal, and even asked the chef to put a few more slices of meat on each dish.
After the food and wine were served, several people started to use their chopsticks. Apart from other things in this restaurant, Zhuyeqing was the only wine that could be regarded as authentic. Even He Huaichun and Lin Yuanhuan, who had always been naughty, were interested in this.
The wine was full of praise.
It was now past noon, and the number of guests in the inn gradually decreased. The waiter, who had been busy all afternoon, was also free.
"Little brother, please come over here."
The waiter had just put the tablecloth over his shoulders and was about to take a sip of tea and take a rest, but Jiang Ergou happened to call him at this moment.
The waiter was a little unhappy, but he still suppressed his displeasure and walked over with a smile on his face.
"My guest, the food is quite satisfactory."
Jiang Ergou put his face in front of his, and the waiter stepped back a little. Otherwise, there were two extremely beautiful girls sitting at the table next to him, and his appearance was too much to compliment. The waiter would have doubted this person.
Does the guest have some unspeakable habit of cutting sleeves?
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you..."
Jiang Ergou smiled evilly.
"Second brother, really you don't remember where you are?"
After hearing this, the waiter no longer stepped back, but moved forward a little and stared at Jiang Ergou. After looking up and down carefully, the waiter didn't know whether he said it sincerely or not.
"Sir, please don't tell me how many merchants are traveling here from north to south, but I think you really feel a bit familiar."
Jiang Ergou didn't care, because he knew that as long as he said the next sentence, he would make sure that the waiter in the shop would remember him.
"Little brother, I still owe you two taels of silver and a reward of 10 taels of silver for the meal we had."
Hearing the money, the waiter in the shop cheered up even more. Looking left and right, he finally remembered who the person in front of him was.
"It's you, kid! You didn't pay me for the meal back then. You don't want to eat for free this time, right? I'm telling you, no way! In the past few years, you still took two people to eat for free, but now your team has grown stronger!"
He Huaichun was picking his teeth with a bamboo stick, but his eyes widened when he heard the waiter's words. It turned out that Jiang Ergou was not only eating from people he knew, he also didn't let go of the waiters he didn't know.
Pass.
As for why the waiter can think of him? There are many merchants here and there, but there are not many prostitutes who do not pay for their meals, especially after they have paid him for free, they brazenly promised to give him a reward of ten taels of silver.
free prostitute.
After Jiang Ergou and the others left, the waiter in the shop was scolded by the shopkeeper and felt sulky for several months. Later, after he let it go, he treated it as a joke and talked about it with others. Over the past few years, he has forgotten about those three people.
He had not forgotten what he looked like, so when Jiang Ergou mentioned it, he immediately remembered it, and this suddenly aroused the waiter's anger again.
I saw him throwing down the tablecloth on his shoulders, then rolling up his sleeves and walking towards Jiang Ergou. He had already made up his mind.
He thought that if this person still planned not to pay him today, he would give him a good lesson. As for the ten-year silver reward, he had never thought about it.
"You're good, kid. Did you think I was easy to bully when I let you go? Let me tell you, if you don't have money to pay for this meal today, do you want to go out without me? How dare you order it if you don't have money?
Zhuyeqing wants so many dishes, why don’t you order one hundred and eight imperial meals and two jugs of imperial wine?”
Jiang Ergou really didn't expect that this incident would leave such a big trauma to the waiter, otherwise he would have chosen a gentler way to get to know him.
"Little brother, don't worry, I will definitely pay for the meal."
While talking, Jiang Ergou quickly took out his money bag and took out a piece of silver worth about three to four taels, which just paid for their meal.
But after taking out the silver coin, his movements did not stop there but continued to take out the silver coin.
After taking out one tael of silver again, Jiang Ergou said.
"This two cents is enough to make up for the two cents of money I owed that year."
Hearing this, the expression of the resentful waiter has softened a lot. In the past two years, his shopkeeper has expanded the size of this small inn a lot, and his wages have also increased a lot, so he also
I don’t really want to argue with the person in front of me about the two cents of silver, but it’s just that it would be a little uncomfortable for anyone.
However, Jiang Ergou's actions at this time calmed down the anger in his heart, and his next actions made him feel happy. Jiang Ergou, who had taken out a tael of silver, reached into the money bag again.
He took out a silver ingot. Judging from its size, it was no more than ten taels!
"These ten taels of silver are the reward I promised you. How about it? I keep my word. I promised you that I would return all the money to you with interest next time. I didn't believe it before, but I believe it now.
Bar!"
The waiter in this shop is not the kind of stupid boy who doesn't know how to get money when he sees it. Although his salary has been increased now, he still doesn't know how long it will take to get the ten taels of silver together!
With a wave of his hand, he swept all the silver on the table into his arms, then picked out the ten-tael silver ingot, put it in his mouth and bit it. After confirming that it was real silver, he looked at Jiang with a flattering face.
Ergou said.
"Hahaha, I know that the young hero has money to eat. The young hero who can take such two beauties with him will be short of money! I saw this back then, otherwise I wouldn't have let you guys
It’s on credit.”
Jiang Ergou, who had originally thought about the cause and effect, suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He originally thought that the waiter in the store would refuse boldly. Although he would still give the money to the waiter in the store, he did not expect that he would be like this.
of philistines,
However, Jiang Ergou never seemed to have seriously thought about this. In this world, being a little philistine seems to be much more useful than being a bit heroic.
How would you know that firewood and rice are expensive if you are not a householder? For Jiang Ergou, he naturally does not have to worry about money, but for the waiter in the shop, these ten taels of silver are his income for several years. Don't say that this is just a small loss of face, it is just to let him continue
He is willing to do anything.
Jiang Ergou, who originally wanted to tease the waiter and drink two bowls of wine with him, suddenly lost interest. It seemed that this world was really far away from the one he imagined. The lines written in the storybooks of his childhood had
It had been a long time since he had seen a chivalrous person drawing a sword to help when there was an injustice on the road. In Jiang Ergou's eyes, this world was losing its vitality little by little.
After drinking another cup of Bamboo Leaf Green, Jiang Ergou felt a little sad in his heart. This trip to Jianghu without Su Ruyu by his side was really unsatisfactory! Even the meat and wine had no taste in his mouth.
After shaking the wine glass, Jiang Ergou immediately saw He Huaichun sitting next to him.
"Hey, luckily I still have this silly boy with me along the way. Without Su Ruyu, I have a new one."