Poverty

Chapter 85 Longmen Village

Twilight time!

In the small village at the foot of the mountain, a few wisps of cooking smoke floated slowly, three or five young children were running and playing around in the village, and the big black dog was lying lazily outside the house.

There are farmers still plowing beside the fields, cooking smoke has risen in the village, and there is a burst of food aroma.

The clouds and mist in the mountains are faint, making this old pine mountain even more steep.

The shepherd boy is playing the reed flute, which is melodious and melodious, which makes this picture of the countryside more peaceful and tranquil.

This is a quiet and peaceful village.

Ding Ding Ding-

The sound of horseshoes approaching from far away broke the tranquility of the small village. The big black dog was frightened and angry, arched its body, bared its teeth, and watched the distance vigilantly.

Two horses, one black and one white, came galloping, and they all slowed down at the entrance of the village.

Hiss law --

The horses were reined.

Oh no.

Among them, black is not a horse, it seems to be a donkey?
A black donkey!
"This Longmen Village looks a bit fairy-like." Riding the white horse was a young man with a long sword hanging over his head.

Tall and handsome, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Riding a black horse and a black donkey was a handsome young man with sharp features and a long knife hanging from his waist.

He is not as weak as a scholar, but a little indifferent, looking very gentle.

After hearing what Brother Young Master said, the calm young man didn't speak, but looked towards the village, and was speechless for a while.

"What's wrong?" the young man asked.

"It's nothing." The calm young man came back to his senses and smiled: "I just think this village is very clean."

Brother Young Master's expression sank when he heard these words, and he turned his head to look at the village with a bit of vigilance in his gaze.

These two people were Li Yanchu and Bai Hongtu who went into the mountain to look for Longmen Village.

Li Yanchu didn't ride a horse this time, but rode the donkey in the Taoist temple.

Many Taoists like to ride something, such as riding a bull, riding a crane, riding a dragon, or riding a tiger.

There are also those who like to ride donkeys.

Li Yanchu couldn't tell whether the big black donkey had spirituality, but all the dregs of the century-old tonic that Li Yanchu had brewed were all fed to Dahei.

There is also the dregs of refining the Zengqi Pill. After taking it, the black donkey gradually became stronger and stronger.

Li Yanchu didn't pay attention at first, but later discovered by accident that Dahei's strength had become very strong.

One leap can be two feet high.

Li Yanchu was very surprised by this, his first thought was that this donkey has become a spirit!
But after looking at it with the qi-watching technique, there is no evil spirit in Dahei's body, but a faint spiritual energy.

Only then did he give up the idea of ​​inviting Bai Hongtu to eat donkey meat to make up his body.

The black donkey's hooves can deal with zombies. He once suspected that his master, Taoist Xuan Cheng, kept the black donkey just for emergencies.

It's just that I made money later, and it's not bad for this bit of donkey meat, so I haven't done anything wrong.

"Uh-"

"Uh-"

Dahei let out a happy cry when Li Yanchu's hand caressed the donkey's head, thinking that the owner liked to run faster than the white horse.

Little did he know, in Li Yanchu's mind, the donkey meat was sauced and the donkey meat was on fire.

Bai Hongtu also took a look at Dahei with a strange look in his eyes.

Good guy.

He had never seen a donkey that ran so fast, it was full of explosive power, and its physical strength seemed to be endless.

And this donkey does not seem to have tangled muscles, it is tall and mighty, and its size has not increased.

He secretly glanced at Li Yanchu.

Ok.

Who rides what donkey.

"Old Bai, what kind of eyes do you have?" Li Yanchu asked suddenly.

Being so sharp, Bai Hongtu panicked and smiled: "I'm thinking about how we should investigate."

Li Yanchu nodded, and said with relief: "It's rare that you are so caring this time."

An old man came over, his face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile: "Guests, are you going into the mountains? It's getting late, why don't you just stay at my house for one night, it's very cheap."

A simple and philistine old man.

More money. Bai Hongtu frowned, how could such an old man know how to do business.

"How much is it for one night?" Li Yanchu said lightly.

"One tael of silver for one night." The old man stretched out a finger.

Li Yanchu stared at him for a while, then grinned.

Bai Hongtu was unwilling, and shouted: "One tael of silver, you think we brothers are fat sheep, right?"

The old man smiled honestly: "There are many mountains and mountains nearby, but our Longmen Village is just a village. If guest officials want to settle down, they can only rest here."

Bai Hongtu laughed angrily: "Old man, look at our attire, do you understand the masters of the rivers and lakes?"

"Aren't you afraid that my son will kill you if he gets angry?"

Bai Hongtu's eyes were cold, and his tone became colder.

The old man said with a simple smile: "The two of you are full of righteousness and are wealthy people. How could you kill someone for a mere tael of silver?"

Bai Hongtu said coldly: "What if it's the kind of reckless rivers and lakes with blood on the knife's head?"

The old man touched his head, and said with a silly smile: "How dare an old man like that kind of person come forward to collect the money, he has already hidden away."

Bai Hongtu was stunned, and after a while he laughed: "There is something."

Li Yanchu also laughed, is it so real?
Not only were the two not angry, they even threw out a tael of silver.

The old man took it carefully, and led the two of them towards his house.

The old man's wife died early, and there was a son at home. The son was sick in bed all year round, and the young daughter-in-law was taking care of him.

The old man talked about the difficult situation at home to the two, and said that he had no choice.

Li Yanchu smiled and said, "In this way, we were the ones who were rude just now."

The old man quickly waved his hands: "Young Master, you're going to upset me if you say that."

"Old man, have you ever met a man named Zhang Hai, who collects antiques and visited your village a few days ago." Li Yanchu asked.

"Zhang Hai?" The old man pondered for a while, and said, "I have some impressions. I also invited him to stay at home, but was rejected by the official Zhang."

"Oh?" Li Yanchu asked, "Does the old man know where Zhang Hai lives?"

The old man showed a dissatisfied look on his face, and frowned, "Official Zhang is now living at the widow's house in the east of the village."

Widow Zhou, Li Yanchu asked, "Can you tell me about Zhang Hai?"

The old man had a look of embarrassment on his face: "The old man is too old to remember clearly."

The voice just fell.

Li Yanchu handed over two taels of silver without fuss, and said softly: "Help me, old man, if you remember, this money is yours."

The old man's eyes lit up immediately, and his face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile: "This young master is really generous in his actions. The old man seems to have suddenly remembered something."

From the mouth of the old man, the two learned that Zhang Hai came to Longmen Village ten days ago.

He didn't leave until three days ago, during which time he stayed at Widow Zhou's house.

(End of this chapter)