Chapter 47 The Nine Elders of the Beggar Gang
Shan Baoqian's face was not good. He covered his lips with the back of his hand and coughed a few times, "Brother Hong, in fact, I came to you this time... It's really to help find a sister-in-law."
"Isn't it? Really lost?" Hong Jiu's voice was loud, and now he almost overturned the roof. The whole inn couldn't help turning their heads to look at him, with a look of disgust in their eyes.
Looking around with a slight headache, Shan Baoqian was also helpless, "I really lost it."
Hong Jiu was stared, and then suddenly patted his thighs and leaned forward and backwards with a smile. "I said, Brother Shan, Brother Shan, I didn't expect you to be so shrewd, but you couldn't even look at your own sister. You really, you really... Hey, hahaha..."
"Brother Hong!" The voice was full of warnings, and two blue veins on Shan Baoqian's forehead rarely popped out. For Hong Jiu's performance of falling into the well, he endured and endured, and barely resisted the impulse to punch him in the face.
"Okay, don't laugh, don't laugh." Having said that, there is no less than half of the smile.
"My young lady was not lost by herself, but was kidnapped. Don't wrong the second young master." Jadeite couldn't see Hong Jiu's sloppy and arrogant appearance. When she was annoyed, she forgot how afraid she was of him just now. She sank her face and pushed back.
"Emerald." Shan Baoqian turned his face and shouted in a low voice, "Don't be rude to Brother Hong."
"But he..." Except for Shan Xiaowu, the most recent one that Feicui usually left is Shan Baoqian. Now when he saw that he was teased by Hong Jiu, he couldn't help but want to jump out and stand up for him.
"Recede, I have my own opinion."
The jadeite pouted, reluctantly blessed her body and retreated to his side, "Yes, second young master."
Probably enough of laughing, Hong Jiu looked at the jadeite with a bulging face, and then turned to Shan Baoqian, patted his chest and promised, "Brother Shan, don't worry, this matter is up to me."
"For my brother, I'll go out immediately and let the little rabbits around here help you pay attention. If your sister is really kidnapped, it's only one night, and the thief must not escape anywhere."
"That's right. With the help of Brother Hong, my sister-in-law will be able to find it soon. I will thank Brother Hong here first." Shan Baoqian saluted him with his fists in his hands. He was grateful, but his face was still light.
With the help of the elders of the world's first gang of beggars, it is difficult to find a little sister.
"Oh, don't be in a hurry to say thank you. You have to have a mold to know this kind of thing," Hong Jiu touched the table with one hand and touched his beard and said to Shan Baoqian, "I know that Shan Laozi's painting is good. Why don't you draw a few portraits of your sister for me first, so that I can have those rabbits? I know how to find someone."
When Shan Baoqian heard this, he was also reasonable, so he held a fist, "Of course, Brother Hong, please wait for a moment."
After saying that, she turned her head and told Feicui to find pen and paper, and drew more than a dozen portraits according to the dress of Shan Xiaowu when she went out yesterday.
"Hey, I said, Brother Shan, aren't you looking for your sister? Why did you draw a boy? As soon as Hong Jiu took the portrait, he only took a look, and immediately rudely poked the position of the handsome teenager's nose on the paper, frowned and complained vigorously to Shan Baoqian.
"Cough, cough, Brother Hong..." Shan Baoqian coughed awkwardly a few times, remembering his little sister's habit of dressing up as a man, and it is also a pain in her head. "My sister-in-law has a habit, but whenever she goes out and travels out, she likes to dress up as a man. This is her yesterday. Dress up when you go out.
Hong Jiu was stunned and came to his senses after a long time. He frowned and smashed his mouth and studied the portrait for a long time. "No wonder you often say that your sister is idle. In this way, she is a girl with the feelings of Jianghu children."
Sand Baoqian is very helpless, "Brother Hong..."
"I said, Brother Shan, have you ever learned martial arts?" The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. As soon as Hong Jiu slapped the table, he suddenly came to Shan Baoqian's side, raised the portrait, and suggested happily, "Why don't you do this? When you find your sister, why don't you let her worship me as a teacher?"
"..."
The corners of Shan Baoqian's mouth twitched. If Yuan Baomei really followed Hong Jiu to learn martial arts, it was estimated that before he came home, his mother would come directly from Yanzhou to shoot him to death as an unfilial son.
"Brother Hong, let's wait until we find someone." For the rest, please forgive him for being unable to agree.
Hong Jiu probably knew that Shan Baoqian would not agree, so Brother Ben patted him on the shoulder and laughed a few times, "Look at your hurry. Aren't you kidding me? Even if you promise to give your sister to me as an apprentice, I don't think Ling Tang will agree.
When Shan Baoqian heard this, he glanced at him and said, "Brother Hong, it's good to understand."
"Of course, I understand what friendship our two are," he folded those portraits into his arms, and Hong Jiu patted his chest. "Don't worry, your sister is my sister. Believe me, soon our sister will be found."
"That little brother is waiting for the good news from Brother Hong." Shan Baoqian is also smiling, but he is not smiling.
When you meet such a careless and rude man as a brother, do you still expect to talk to him? Don't be kidding.
Speaking of all, Shan Baoqian and the other three are discussing how to find someone at this moment. Shan Xiaowu has had a delicious meal from the restaurant and packed a lot of dry food behind him. At this moment, he is standing at the door of the restaurant and picking his teeth.
After two hungry meals, I just stuffed a lot of things into my stomach. Now my stomach is still a little bloated. Shan Xiaowu had a full hiccup. Seeing that the shopkeeper led a thin old man, an excited expression immediately surged up on his face.
"Brother, the person you want has been found for you. This is Uncle Liu, who often runs to Jinling City in our Yueluo City. The carriage he drives is first-class."
"The prince." When Mr. Liu heard this, he came forward and bowed to Shan Xiaowu.
Shan Xiaowu held it for a moment and smiled, "Grandpa Liu doesn't have to do this. Everyone comes out to make a living. There will be more trouble in the next days."
Seeing this, Mr. Liu stood up without shiring the shirry, "What did the old man say? If I take over this job, I will definitely send him to him safely. There will be no trouble."
"Thank you very much, little brother."
Thanks to Uncle Liu, he took out a little bit of silver from his arms and stuffed it into the second-hand shop. Shan Xiaowu didn't want to waste time for a moment. He climbed into the car and urged Mr. Liu to go on the road quickly.
Liu Laohan answered, jumped into the carriage, turned his head and walked towards the gate.
After the carriage walked for a while, Ben Lei, who was sitting by the tea stall not far from the restaurant, turned around and silently put back a piece of gold that was supposed to be secretly sent to Shan Xiaowu in his arms.
"I didn't expect this girl to make trouble, but she is quite smart." Touching the beard used to disguise his face, Ben Lei stood up with his hands around his chest and raised his eyebrows high and low. "I actually know how to change my clothes for silver, and I also know how to find a driver. I hope she won't sell that guy on a whim in the future."
But even if she really sells the person, she probably won't even blink her eyelids - of course, the premise is that she can really sell him.
As far as he knows, there are many people in the world who want to get away, but it is estimated that there is not half of the dog who dares to buy him.
"Now think about it, that guy should be almost there. Hey, as long as he takes over, I will be free soon..."
He twisted his neck and stretched out. As long as he thought of the leisurely life that he would return soon, Benlei would wake up happily and even in his dream.
Tracking and protection these days has really cost him a lot of energy. Just worrying about how to treat Shan Xiaowu's problems every day, his troubled hair has lost several pinches. If he becomes a bald Mediterranean god horse, it is really detrimental to the name of the third beautiful man in Xiaoyao Villa.
"I don't care, let's follow up and have a look first. If you still lose people here, Li will definitely kill me and feed the fish."
He said a few words to himself. Ben Lei took a jujube red horse from the side of Chaliao, turned over and rode it up, and slowly followed the carriage in front of him all the way out of the city.
"Mr. Liu, you often walk on this road, so you must know what's interesting around here."
Sitting in the car and listening to the creaking sound of the car, Shan Xiaowu was so bored that he casually found an excuse to talk to Mr. Liu. Otherwise, she didn't know when she would be bored all the way. She didn't even figure out the distance between the two cities.
"Well, if you want to ask about the interesting places in Yueluo City, there are many, but it's not as good as the annual temple fair. At that time, there were more people and lively," Liu Laohan controlled the reins and turned around with a smile and said, "If you meet a young lady from a large family who throws hydrangeas, it will be the whole city. What about the grand event?"
"Oh? Is there still the custom of throwing hydrangeas in Yueluo City? Isn't that fun?"
She has never seen a program that she has only seen on TV. When she heard it, she immediately became interested. She didn't forget the grand occasion when a group of people rushed to play with hydrangeas. It was an activity she had never seen before. Now she heard that it might happen around her. How could she not be interested?
"That's right," Liu Laohan was interested when he saw Shan Xiaowu, so he explained it to her. "I've only seen the old man twice in total. The biggest one was Zhang Yao, the richest man in Luocheng, and Zhang Dafu's embroidery building for his daughter decades ago."
"Really?" Shan Xiaowu's eyes lit up, "So did you choose it in the end? Who did you choose?
"It's a pity that I didn't get it in the end," Mr. Liu shook his head and seemed to regret it. "Not only was it not selected, but even Miss Zhang, who wanted to recruit a son-in-law, was inexplicably robbed, and her whereabouts are still unknown."
"Ah? The whereabouts have been unknown for ten years?" Shan Xiaowu was so shocked that he almost dropped his chin and said strangely, "Do you know who robbed it? Hasn't Zhang the richest man sent anyone to find his daughter?
"Of course I found it. Zhang is so old that he has a single daughter. How can he not look for him?" Old Liu shook his whip and said with regret, "It's a pity that Miss Zhang was also a beautiful girl, but now I don't know where she has been. Is it life or death."
"Yes, it sounds pitiful." Shan Xiaowu held his cheeks in his hands and hung his eyes to look at the sky. "But think about it in a better place, maybe she has already find her own beloved. At this moment, she has a group of children and lives a happy life."
"Haha, I hope it's true that as the prince said, this young lady is also a kind-hearted person, and a good person will be rewarded." Liu Laohan nodded with a smile, thinking that he also agreed with Shan Xiaowu's words very much.
"That's right, God will definitely bless her."
After a moment of silence, Shan Xiaowu suddenly remembered another thing, " By the way, Uncle Liu, you just said that there was a temple fair in Yueluo City. When was the temple fair held?"
Next time she will come over at the right time, but wherever there is a lively place, she wants to join in the share and live happily, so that this life will not be in vain.
Liu Laohan smiled and took the water bag handed to him by Shan Xiaowu and took a sip. "Speaking of this temple fair, it's really the right time for you to come. This year's temple fair was held as early as last month. Wait for the next time, it will be next year."
"Ah... I have to wait for next year!"
"It's okay. If the prince comes to see him next year, the old man will take you to join in the fun. There are also a few famous scenic spots to enjoy." He hung the water bag back and reached out to wipe off the sweat on his forehead. Old Liu laughed, and there was a trace of joke in his voice. "Looking on the prince's age, he is probably about to be weak, right? There are not many other things in Luocheng this month, but there are many good girls. Next time you come, you may meet someone.
"Really? Really?" When Shan Xiaowu heard this, he knew that Old Liu was thinking of getting her, so he pretended to be ecstatic. "Then Uncle Liu, you have to help me watch more. The future of late life depends on your help."
"Haha, you boy..."
The laughter of the old man and the crisp complaints of the teenager spread far away with the wind, the car continued to turn, and the sun was getting farther and farther west.
"How's it going, Brother Hong, have you heard?"
When the lantern first came on, Shan Baoqian and Hong Jiu walked into the inn from the outside. This afternoon, when Hongjiu gathered his apprentices and grandchildren to help in the vegetable market, he and Feicui were not idle. They were searching for suspicious traces everywhere. The two sides made the whole Jinling City panic, and those who did not know it thought that the weather was going to change. It is.
Hong Jiu had a smile on his face. Hearing Shan Baoqian's question, he didn't say much. He just pulled him in first. The two casually found a table and sat down, and ordered the shopkeeper to take two jars of good wine and prepare some good dishes. After drinking several bowls, he said, "I told you, Brother Shan, don't have to worry. There is a brother. What's the matter? It's not a problem. Someone has found the news about the bastards under me.
"Really?" Shan Baoqian and Feicui asked in surprise at the same time, and Feicui was even more happy to turn around in place, and he didn't know how to put his hands and feet.
Great, the young lady's whereabouts is clear, and she can finally rest assured.
"Brother Hong," Shan Baoqian resisted the joy in his heart and calmly added another bowl of wine to Hong Jiu. "I don't know, where is she now?"
"Don't worry, Brother Shan. I'll tell you now." Hong Jiu waved his hand and threw something at the door. After a crisp sound, he shouted, "What are you still rubbing outside? Come in quickly."
Shan Baoqian and Feicui looked at each other in conster's face. Just as Feicui was about to open his mouth and ask for a clear question, a man with a hunched back, messy hair and a pist on his face appeared at the door. Seeing Hong Jiu, he immediately became short and knelt down on his knees, "Seeing Elder Nine."
When Shan Baoqian saw that Xiao Er was about to come to chase people, he quickly stopped him, "Little brother, that's my friend."
The shopkeeper was stared, and then silently retreated back under the stare of the shopkeeper.
"Get up and explain everything you saw last night." Hong Jiu waved his hand and dismissed the hunchbacked beggar. Then he took the bowl and chopsticks and drank and ate vegetables.
"Yes, the ninth elder, the little one knows."
The little beggar saluted again, and then bowed his waist and lowered his head to slowly tell what he had happened.