Chapter four hundred and sixty fifth expensive wine
"Oh! Master, be careful, don't eat too much mutton..." Xu Mu rode towards the west of the city, thinking to himself: After one night, the master has at least recovered one of his powers, which is more than enough to protect himself. The people here are kind.
There should be no danger; He Qizhou, please slow down and wait for me...
In the northern border of Wusun Kingdom, at the northern foot of the Altai Mountains, on an inaccessible hilly mountain road, a man was riding a horse, and the man on the horse was Xu Mu, who had been chasing him for more than half a month.
After Xu Mu chased out of Tulufan, he passed through Qiuzi, climbed Congling, crossed Dawan, and entered Wusun. He chased and asked questions all the way to this point. He Qizhou should be less than two days away from her. Although her horse
It was also a Tianju, but compared to He Qizhou's snow dragon horse and Helian Changji's twin horses, it was still much slower. The reason why they didn't close the distance was that they chased day and night.
The news I heard was mixed. According to the witnesses I asked, He Qizhou fought once with Helian Changji in the Qiuzi Kingdom and the Wusun Kingdom. Judging from the locations of the battles, most of them were in busy cities, so it should be Captain Helian.
Ji took the initiative to attack in a sneak attack, and after being defeated, he took advantage of the chaos to escape. The second time, he even had to take civilians as hostages to finally escape. This shows that He Qizhou's skills are slowly recovering.
What's worrying is that along the way, Helian Changji was ruthless, killing people without batting an eye, grabbing whatever he needed, and having no worries about food and clothing, and He Qizhou's soft-hearted person must be just like him, living a life without enough food and sleep, plus He Qizhou
Company Commander Ji was cunning and ruthless, and he was really worried that He Qizhou might take advantage of him.
Xu Mu touched the money bag next to him, but it was empty! He couldn't help feeling a little regretful. Since he hadn't met the bad guys who came to his door for several days, he could only live on the remaining naan cake. Two days ago, he passed by a
On the grassland, I met a nomadic herdsman family. Because I got some useful information, I gave the other party the last gold coin I grabbed in Dawan and only asked for two large naan cakes.
The herdsman said that two days before he met Xu Mu, when he was grazing in the early morning, he saw with his own eyes a man who was dressed luxuriously but looked embarrassed. He killed the sheepdog, snatched away a sheep, and fled without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The dogs and sheep belonged to the rich man's family, and their family of four were just poor shepherds. I don't know how long it would take to compensate for these losses.
In the evening of that day, another tall and thin young man passed by. He used a piece of broken silver to ask them for directions, and also asked about the bastard who robbed the sheep. He just asked for a bowl of milk tea and then set off. Therefore, Xu Mu calculated,
He is only two days away from He Qizhou at most.
One gold coin can buy at least three or four sheep. The shepherd was so excited that he got a blessing in disguise and insisted on killing the sheep for entertainment.
Xu Mu knew that they were poor, and in order to rush for time, he tried his best to push it away. He only bought two naan bread for the three-day trip to Wusun border town. Now it seems that he should at least order more food. Because this stretch of road is quite long.
It was a difficult journey. They were all located in barren wilderness and mountainous areas. For nearly three hundred miles, there was not a single home.
The herdsman told Xu Mu that four hundred miles to the east along the foothills, there was no decent grassland except for sparse mountain forests. Therefore, except for a very few businessmen traveling to and from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there was no human habitation. About four hundred miles away, there was a small
There is a border town called Burgen. There is a medium-sized grassland there to support the soldiers and people in the city. A few hundred miles beyond this city is the pasture of the Keji people, and then the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Xu Mu knew that the pastures of the Keji people must have been occupied by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and He Qizhou would definitely try his best to intercept Helian Changji at the border town of Wusun Kingdom! He also had to speed up, as he was still almost a day away from Burgen City.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and Xu Mu was secretly worried. Now he could still find the direction along the shallow ruts. If he lost his direction while driving at night, it would be more than worth the gain! He was just thinking about finding a place to sleep when he suddenly saw the mountains ahead.
There were lights flashing below, and I couldn't help but feel happy and urged my horse to move forward quickly.
Standing on the mountain ridge, there is a large forest on the low hill on the north side, with towering spruce trees reaching into the sky. The light comes from the wooden houses in the forest clearing. When you get closer, you can see that the wooden houses are side by side.
There are two rooms, surrounded by a wooden fence that is more than ten feet high. A flagpole several feet high is erected outside the yard. The shabby shop sign has five big characters - Beishan Restaurant.
For some reason, only half of the gate at the entrance of the courtyard was left. Xu Mu couldn't care less and led his horse through the open fence gate. The stable in the courtyard seemed to have been burned by fire and half of it collapsed.
There were four horses locked up in the middle. Xu Mu took off the luggage on the horses and shouted: "Is there anyone there?"
"Yes! Yes!" The door of the wooden house opened immediately, and a young woman with heavy makeup poked out half of her chubby face.
"There seems to be no room for the stables. Can they be tied up in the yard?" Xu Mu asked.
"Okay, Sir, I'm sorry that there was a fire in the manger the day before yesterday. The clerk in the store was also injured. You can tie it to the fence." The woman said. Looking at the pony that was carefully decorated by Urna, the two women
The frustration of the day was gone.
"Okay, are you the shopkeeper? You speak Chinese very well." Xu Mu tied up his horse and walked towards the wooden house.
"Look what you said, most of the business I do is related to the Zhou Dynasty. How can I not learn some Chinese? The guest officer is also a Zhou person. Please come to me. Please come to me."
Xu Mu followed the woman into the house, and then realized that the other side of her face seemed to have been slapped so hard that her eyes were swollen. The room was not small, and there were three people sitting on a table.
The big men all looked ashen and drunk, and they looked more or less injured.
Perhaps seeing Xu Mu becoming suspicious, the female shopkeeper hurriedly said: "I fell while putting out a fire. The three of them are hunters nearby. No, they just tried their best to catch a black bear."
Xu Mu nodded, guessing in his mind that Helian Changji must have set the fire on the stable, and as for the rest of them, He Qizhou must have done it, because Helian Changji would have killed him if he wanted to.
"Sir, sit down and have a bowl of water and wine to quench your thirst first." The shopkeeper advised, then turned around and brought a pot of wine over.
After Xu Mu found a seat nearby and sat down, he saw the female shopkeeper leaning over to pour wine for him, intentionally or unintentionally half-exposed her proud bust, and with every breath, the piece of thin silk tied to her chest seemed to be about to
Unable to restrain the semicircle inside, a strong smell of fragrant powder hit my nose.
"Shopkeeper, I don't drink, I just want to inquire about something." Xu Mu's eyes did not dodge.
"Of course. Let's drink some wine first to relieve our fatigue."
"But I have no money..." Xu Mu said awkwardly.
"I'm out of town, right? This bowl belongs to me. No one is in trouble outside, so we have to rely on each other to support each other." The shopkeeper said enthusiastically.
"Then I'm not welcome." Xu Mu thought to himself that most people along the way were indeed very hospitable. Of course, he couldn't appear too stingy. After slowly drinking a bowl of wine, he asked: "
Shopkeeper, did you see two men of my age passing by here a day or two ago?"
"There are so many people passing by every day. Let me think about it. Come on, sir, have another bowl." The shopkeeper leaned over again.
This time Xu Mu could only lower his head to avoid it. If he was really a man, how could he think about drinking when he saw that swollen face like a pig's head: "Shopkeeper, they are all dressed in luxurious clothes, with gold and jade on their bodies.
He must have brought two horses; and the other man, dressed similarly to me, only rode one horse."
"It seems like there are two of them, drinking, drinking." The shopkeeper is still trying to persuade him to drink.
Xu Mu knew that if he didn't drink, the other party wouldn't want to speak, so he slowly started drinking again.
The female shopkeeper inadvertently showed a look of resentment in her eyes, and said slowly: "The noble young man you mentioned arrived at midnight the day before yesterday and left early in the morning; the second one arrived at noon the day before yesterday and left not long after.
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"Is that noble young master still on his way in the middle of the night?" Xu Mu asked in shock.
"They said they walked by them once and remembered the way. Are you looking for them?" the shopkeeper replied with a smile.
"That's right, okay, thank you. I can't drink any more wine. I'm really penniless. If the shopkeeper finds it inconvenient, I'll leave right now." Xu Mu said.
"Sir, are you kidding me? How can a person run around alone without money? Your saddle must be worth several hundred taels." The shopkeeper laughed.
"The horse is borrowed. I really don't dare to sell other people's things." Xu Mu answered truthfully.
"I always keep my word. If you say you won't pay for the first drink, you won't pay for it, but you can't avoid the rest."
"What else is there? Just a glass of wine? How about I help you chop wood and mow the grass?" Xu Mu looked up at the shopkeeper who was smiling broadly.
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid I'm going to tire you out."
"How tiring can one glass of wine be?" Xu Muqi said.
"Have you ever heard of flower wine? You've already seen me, this glass of wine is worth ten taels - gold!"
Xu Mu was very happy and said: "Have you figured it out clearly?"
The shopkeeper said: "Of course it's more than that. Two questions, twelve taels each, are also gold."
"Is there more?" Xu Mu looked sideways, and the other party laughed so hard that he almost vomited.
"Of course, the accounts of those two boys will also be placed on your head."
"What do they owe?"
"The first noble man, I paid him half the night, and when that bloody bastard sneaked away, he even burned my stable! We chased him for a long time but couldn't catch up. The guy even said that someone would pay the bill later! He fell down after half a day.
An even more handsome one actually came and wanted to buy five kilograms of beef from me with two taels of broken silver, but he figured out that I only sell human flesh!" the shopkeeper said angrily.
"And then I beat you up?" Xu Mu said with a squinted smile, as if he was about to fall asleep.
"Young hero knows martial arts, right?" The shopkeeper also imitated Xu Mu and squinted his eyes.
"Fortunately, I know a little bit. Don't get so close, I'm going to vomit." Xu Mu replied.
"But I insist on getting so close, what can you do? The drug in the wine is enough to knock over two horses, hahaha... are you about to fall asleep?" The shopkeeper's voice deliberately became lower and lower.
"I don't think I'm sleepy yet." Xu Mu blinked hard.