Chapter 370 The Golden Boy

On the boundless desert, a man and a horse came slowly.

With the sound of a horse's cry, people and horses stopped on the flat hill.

Looking at the Han Chinese towns in the distance that were filled with the smell of fireworks, a woman on the horse couldn’t help but smile and said: "Finally, I have come out."

Although these were words of joy , but she turned her head to look at the man holding the horse for them, but there was a trace of reluctance and regret in her eyes.

Although the sand and dust outside the Great Wall obscured Liu Guang’s beauty, it could not conceal her beautiful face and heroic figure.

It was the three princesses of Zhaoyang who finally returned to Han after more than half a month.

Since the secret love affair at Hu’s Farmhouse, the three of them wanted to continue their journey to Ganninggan and return.

Unexpectedly, on the way, they encountered bandits who robbed horses and women.

And because of the appearance of Zhao Yang and A Qi, the bandit leader was obsessed with lust and pursued them relentlessly.

Although the three of Jia Lian are all skilled in martial arts, Aqi in particular is an expert in archery. If we are facing the enemy in a battle formation, it is not a problem to have dozens of rabble, we can just divide them and kill them.

Naihe, the three of them were sneaking in disguise, carrying neither strong bows nor sabers or spears. On the other hand, the rogue bandits were equipped with all kinds of weapons, so Jia Lian and the other three could only rely on their horses to avoid them.

I walked all the way southwest, but I didn’t know how far I ran. So after throwing away the bandits, facing the vast desert, we just sighed that the journey back was getting farther and farther.

Following the general direction, going round and round, today I finally returned to Han Dynasty.

Jia Lian nodded, and then led the horse down Pingqiu, walking along the ancient Huangsha Avenue towards the town.

It is said to be a town, but in fact it is better to say it is a border city.

Before entering the city, you can see many merchants carrying goods. Most of them are Han people, but there are also Hu people, and even some Xifan people in strange costumes.

"Would you like to come down and have a cup of tea first?" Seeing a spacious tea shop on the roadside, Jia Lian asked the two girls immediately.

"Yes."

As soon as Princess Zhaoyang responded, Aqi behind her jumped down first.

They were originally one person and one horse, but one horse was hit by an arrow on the road and the other fell down from exhaustion. Only Jia Lian's white-haired war horse was tall and strong and carried it over.

At first, the three of them rode together, and Jia Lian was in the middle.

After escaping from danger, Jia Lian cherished his BMW and was worried that it would learn from his past mistakes, so he decided to dismount and walk by himself, spending most of his time just walking.Let two women with light bodies ride together.

The two women were not familiar with each other and had different identities. They immediately started to rub against each other, which made them naturally uncomfortable.

Although the spacious tea shop is monotonously decorated, it is divided into two floors. There are people scattered upstairs and downstairs, but it doesn't have a lively and prosperous atmosphere.

Jia Lian, a Hu man, and two beautiful women, such a strange combination, naturally attracted the attention of many people when they entered the tea shop.

However, when they saw Jia Lian and the other two men wearing what seemed to be swords around their waists, their numerous gazes gradually returned to peace and tranquility.

Ordered a pot of hot tea and asked the waiter to serve a few plates of food. When the waiter served the tea, he directly asked him the name of the place, how far it was from Ganning Pass and other information.

Although the waiter was surprised that Jia Lian and others were clearly dressed as foreigners but spoke with a pure Chinese accent, he still answered Jia Lian's questions honestly.

It turned out that Jia Lian and others had already deviated from Ganning Pass, and had entered the ancient silk road built by countless merchants since ancient times from west to south.

This place is called Wutuo, and it is one of the most famous border markets on the border of the Wei Dynasty. Less than a hundred miles to the west, it is the Qianxiang Kingdom of the Wei Dynasty.

Therefore, countless businessmen and tourists come and go here every year.

Suddenly, the noise in the teahouse became quieter. Jia Lian looked back and saw an elegant man of about forty sitting on the three-foot wooden platform in the middle. Storyteller.

The tea shop was quiet because everyone was looking towards him.

The waiter who was still wandering around saw the doubts of Jia Lian and others, turned around and smiled with everyone: "These guests are very lucky today. Those are from our shopkeeper, when they were young Even though I am a storyteller, now that I have opened this teahouse, I still keep my old business in mind, and often go on stage to tell stories and plays for everyone.

It is precisely because our shopkeeper is good at telling stories, that in Among all the tea shops around here, our business is the best!

Especially these days, our shopkeeper tells the freshest and most interesting stories, and only our shopkeeper can listen to them. When you leave here, there is no place to listen. If you don’t believe it, look at it, many of the people sitting here today have made a special trip to listen to our shopkeeper’s stories.”

Because of the waiter’s Boasting, Jia Lian and others looked at it with interest.

I saw the shopkeeper clearing his throat and said loudly: "Today we still talk about the young general of this dynasty, this generation, this era, both civil and military, and famous all over the world - Jia Lian The story.

In the morning we told the story of 'Bravely championing three armies and being the lone savior' and 'The weak defeated the strong, two battles and two wins'. Now, let’s tell the story of ‘General Jia wisely beheaded the third prince of Wala’! "

"Okay! "

"I've been waiting here for a long time, let's talk quickly, don't wait too long. ”

The shopkeeper just paused deliberately, which caused many people to express their dissatisfaction.

On Jia Lian’s side, Princess Zhaoyang and Aqi also suddenly The child looked towards Jia Lian.

The eyes of the two women, from the surprised at first, slowly became interesting.

Princess Zhaoyang even listened and said, He laughed softly and said: "What a fresh and interesting story the original path is, it turns out to be this. I don’t know, Erlang, who is famous all over the world and is both civil and military, is interested in hearing his own story from others? "

Jia Lian also had an inexplicable strange feeling in his heart. Who would have thought that in such a remote and wild desert, someone would compile his deeds into a book. And it sounds like The whole process was quite complete, and a review was also established?

But he didn’t say anything. After wandering outside the Great Wall for a month, he still needed to know what the situation was like with the court and the mission.

From what these idle people said, I might be able to infer something I wanted, so I just glanced at Princess Zhaoyang and signaled her to be calm.

Seeing that he had successfully attracted everyone's attention, the shopkeeper smiled and stopped talking nonsense:

"Speaking of the third prince of Nawala, his full name is 'Dushuogut-Bahamu'. No one heard his name clearly. It doesn't matter, as long as you know that this person is a prince of King Wala.

Rumor has it that this man was extremely ugly, with a deer head and mouse eyes, dark complexion, covered with downy hair, and only five feet tall.

Relying on his status as an allied envoy, he pretended to please the court and asked to marry the princess of my country, but at the same time he secretly colluded with the Tatars.

The purpose is to collude with the Tatars, kidnap the princess of our dynasty, and massacre the envoys of our dynasty, in order to achieve the purpose of destroying the alliance between the two countries.

The ambition of a wolf is obvious. If its purpose is allowed to be achieved, the consequences will be disastrous!

Fortunately, the imperial envoy who escorted the princess out of the fortress on this trip was the young general Jia Lian... , only a flash of white light was seen in the darkness, and the Wala rebels were horrified to find that their prince's headless body slowly fell into a pool of blood. When he looked up, he saw a seven-foot-long young general wearing a white uniform standing on horseback with his head held high, holding an eight-foot spear in one hand. The tip of the spear was picking up the head of the thief!

The rebels were frightened and at a loss, and then heardThe young general who had banished an immortal to the mortal world shouted loudly: "Surrender!!"

All the thieves' livers and gallbladders were broken, they dropped their weapons in panic, and knelt down to beg for mercy..."

/>The specious and extravagant explanation made the guests from all over the world in the tea shop concentrate and cheer.

But some people laughed and asked the waiter beside them: "What about Jia Jia these days?" I don’t know how many people have heard the news story about the general. Why do you say that only your shop owner can hear it? "

"Then others heard it from our shopkeeper, and then spread it around to others..."

"Hahaha, stop bragging. We have come all the way from the capital and have heard much more than what your shopkeeper has said.

In addition to the story about General Jia after he was ordered to send the princess out of seclusion, I have also heard the story about General Jia before. "

"Really, come and tell us. General Jia is so powerful, he can't be a god descending to earth..."

Listening to the people around him spontaneously began to talk about "young talents, famous families and stars", and "literary movement in Beijing," Princess Zhaoyang listened with great interest and looked back at Jia Lian with a smile from time to time.

Jia Lian gradually realized that it was just a matter of time. It didn't take long for something to happen, and it spread so widely and quickly among the people. It was even heard in this remote border city. I'm afraid someone did it intentionally.

It seems that, We can't stay outside any longer, we have to go back early.

Seeing that Duke Zhaoyang and his daughter had finished eating and drinking, Jia Lian got up and went to the counter, took off a piece of jade from his waist and put it on the counter.

“Shopkeeper, is this possible? ”

The shopkeeper, who had perfectly switched back from Mr. Storyteller, saw Jia Lian’s jade pendant, which was so brilliant and so valuable at first glance, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He quickly picked it up and took a closer look.

But after watching for a long time, the shopkeeper still put down the jade pendant and said sincerely to Jia Lian: "This guest, our shop is operating on a small budget and we really can't accept such a valuable item. things.

If you are short of loose money, you can go to a pawn shop in the city called Hengyulou. It is the most reputable pawn shop in our local area. I believe it can give you money. A reasonable price. ”

In fact, it’s not that I can’t accept it but I don’t dare to accept it.

Although the shopkeeper can feel that this piece of jade is valuable, he is not doing this business after all.

This place is desolate, although there are tea and snacksIt is much more expensive than the Central Plains, after all, it only costs a few tens of pennies.

He is also afraid of being cheated.

How could Jia Lian completely understand the shopkeeper’s heart, but he was helpless.

He was not traveling this time. Neither he nor Princess Zhaoyang and her two daughters had any money with them.

We can’t let Princess Zhaoyang pull out her jewelry to cover the cost of accommodation and meals... Princess Zhaoyang didn’t have many pieces of jewelry on her body.

I was thinking that since the shopkeeper was his brother, I could give him a few taels of silver to deal with it, which would be an advantage to him.

"Boy, you are short of money, right? Then I want this thing for a hundred cents!"

A big rough hand came from behind and grabbed it. He picked up the jade on the table and began to look at it.

The more I look, the brighter my eyes become.

Although not everyone knows about jade, some people still have basic value judgments.

Obviously this big man wanted to take advantage.

Jia Lian looked back at him and saw that this big man was eight feet tall, with big arms and a round waist, and a body full of thigh muscles.

At several tables behind him, there were about a dozen men in similar attire sitting at random.

Seeing Jia Lian’s unkind expression, the shopkeeper quickly pulled Jia Lian’s sleeves and whispered: “My lord, please don’t be impulsive. These people are all escorts under the wealthy merchants. They are the most ferocious. Even Da Mo The horse bandits on board are all afraid of them.

Guests, please be careful to suffer a loss.”

The shopkeeper saw that Jia Lian was weak and didn’t even have any money, so he thought he was new to the world. Mengxin was afraid that he would suffer at the hands of these escorts.

Jia Lian nodded, it turned out to be the rumored Northwestern Daredevil!

That’s right, even the three of them encountered a wave of horse bandits in the desert, which shows that the desert is not peaceful.

And these merchants carrying valuable goods must have something to rely on if they dare to pass through the desert.

These strong and powerful escorts are what they rely on for their safe passage. Of course, the price of hiring is also high.

But Jia Lian just smiled, touched the sword at his waist with one hand, and said with a contemptuous smile:

"A white coin, plus your life , maybe you can exchange it for my square jade."

Jia Lian's sword is naturally the Shangfang sword given by the emperor. Just to hide it from people's eyes and ears, a layer of coarse cloth was wrapped around the scabbard.

But despite this, it is not difficult to tell from the appearance that Jia Lian is equipped with a sword.

Therefore, the big man who was originally very interested and looked like he was having fun with Jia Lian, saw Jia Lian's reaction and his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

He is not a vicious bandit, but an escort who has been living in the desert all year round. What he got was the money from the bodyguard's life, not the money from killing people and selling goods.

Even if you kill people and steal goods, you will not choose here. Because there are still Wei border troops stationed in the border city ahead!

Just now, I just wanted to take advantage and bully Jia Lian, who was young and ignorant.

Who knew that Jia Lian would ask him to trade with his life.

In front of a group of friends, he couldn’t lose face, so he sneered and said: "Boy, you are crazy."

As he said this, he also made a gesture to draw his sword. He didn't want to kill anyone, so he thought there was nothing wrong with scaring the young boy in front of him.

Jia Lian's face became colder and colder. Just when he was thinking about whether he really wanted to destroy this person, a young man's voice rang out: "Stop!"

Everyone looked up. , I saw a pair of golden boys and girls walking down from the second floor.

They are all about ten years old. What is striking is that both boys and girls are the most handsome in the world.

Behind the boy and girl, there were several servants. They were obviously from a truly wealthy family and exuded nobility.

The old servant walked up to the front and shouted to the big man: "Fan Zhong, what do you want to do? You have forgotten the rules of the boss!!"

The big man smiled sarcastically. , said nothing, just cupped his hands to the boys and girls, put down the jade pendant, turned around and retreated.

Obviously, this boy and girl are the owners of these escorts.

At this time the girl came over, looked at the jade pendant on the counter, suddenly raised her head and said to Jia Lian: "Can I take a look?"

Jia Lian also said at this time I was astonished that there was such an exquisite and beautiful little girl in the world, and she still appeared in such a place.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be even more beautiful than Daiyu.

Even Daiyu’s body does not have a trace of illness, and she appears more energetic and healthy.

Without letting himself act like a weirdo, Jia Lian nodded and handed the jade pendant to her.

After the little girl took it, she looked at it carefully with her beautiful big black eyes. She also raised her head and glanced at Jia Lian, and finally said: "This jade is carved from the finest Lantian jade. . Its whole body is green, its texture is exquisite and clear, and its silk lines are fine and even. Such a beautiful jade is worth at least dozens of taels of silver!"

Hearing this, everyone was impressed by the big man before.He cast a sad expression. The big man spread his hands and looked like I'm not an expert, so how do I know?

The little girl glanced at her brother again, and then said to Jia Lian: "Brother, if you want to exchange this piece of jade, you don't have to go to the pawn shop. We will exchange it with you for thirty taels of silver." "?"

There was still a little nervousness in his voice. She liked this exquisite jade pendant very much.

Jia Lian saw her anxiety and couldn't help but smile. Perhaps this is also why this little girl rarely opens her mouth to discuss business with others, fearing that the talks will collapse.

So he nodded and smiled: "Okay, but little sister, can you make the decision?"

He just wanted to change some money to cope with the situation in front of him, but it wasn't too much. It doesn’t matter whether you suffer a loss or not. He vaguely remembered that this piece of jade was given to him by Zhang Su's mother. To show that he valued it, he often carried it with him.

Although he knew that this piece of jade would definitely be worth more than thirty taels when he returned to the Central Plains, who told him to like this little girl?

Seeing that Jia Lian agreed, the little girl seemed very happy and immediately showed the jade pendant to her brother and asked him to knock on the board.

Xu knew his sister’s vision, so the young man did not object. He just handed over to Jia Lian and asked the slave to pay.

After the business was concluded, the little girl left with her brother and others. Before leaving, she gave Jia Lian a grateful look.