storyteller

There are all kinds of dog-tooth coin strings hanging sloppily on the clothes, and the gray hair is braided in small braids. Everyone who walks on the street will naturally take a second look.It's just that not everyone knows that it's early in the morning for Lao Er Fanjiu, and even though he's been ostentatiously along the way, he hasn't caused any trouble.

Ah Po also put on a simple disguise, followed not too far, and looked around with bright eyes under the bamboo hat, except that the storytellers in the teahouses and taverns along the way came early, but he didn't notice anything unusual.

Walking to a certain lively street corner, at this moment a familiar figure not far away caught A'Po's attention - the one who looked flustered and rushed to the pawn shop, who wasn't Gui Ren?

Qiu Lingfu also stopped in front, sat down at a wonton stall next to the pawn shop, and asked for a portion, but his eyes glanced at Ah Po.

With contempt in his eyes, he clearly told Ah Po that it was within his expectation that Ah Po wanted to stop.

Ah Po smiled at him, and sat beside the wonton stall, so as to listen to the commotion in the pawn shop.

"...This thing is dark and opaque, and it's only a small thing of ten taels of silver." This was the voice of the pawnshop owner.

"Let me tell you, Boss Li, you know what to buy. I'm an absolute gem. You can't just blow me up because I need money in a hurry. I'm a regular customer here." Gui Ren said anxiously.

"I'm not begging you for being inappropriate." How many people come here are not at the end of their ropes, and Boss Li doesn't like that.

The two talked a lot, but Guiren still compromised and pawned the thing for 12 taels of silver.

Ah Po was listening to the two talking outside, it seemed to be a jade bracelet.Ah Po recognizes that this jade bracelet is the one that Gui Ren carries with him.

Gui Ren once told all the Bai family members that the jade bracelet was prepared when he was in his teens and young. He originally wanted to give it to his third senior sister who he had admired for six years, but he didn't expect a sudden change.

Before the Bai family's death, this feeling was hidden, innocent and shy to reveal; after the third senior sister fell into a pool of blood, Gui Ren often touched the jade bracelet all these years, and told them about this feeling, Or to friends who drink together, and sometimes to passers-by who meet by chance.

Among them, Mu Rong, who had always been quiet, was the one who suffered the most. Because Mu Rong looked more like a listener among these people, Gui Ren kept going on and on, until Mu Rong's ears grew calluses.

Although Gui Ren talked about the past few years in a good way, in fact, Ah Po can roughly guess how these years have been, after all, if he lived well, how could he really work as a handyman in a brothel.

Said that he could see some beautiful beauties, but it was just to cover up for the sake of face.

Seeing Guiren rushing into the pawn shop, he knew he was short of money, and he insisted on sitting down to eavesdrop, because he wanted to care about a friend he hadn't seen in the past few years.

Unexpectedly, I just happened to hear that he was going to pawn the bracelet.

The deal here is settled, and Guiren felt more at ease after taking the money, but looking at the jade bracelet, he couldn't be reconciled after thinking about it, and said bitterly to Boss Li: "We can only do what you like." Butchered."

Then Boss Li was calm: "Hey, it's not uncommon for me to deal with outlaws in casinos. I'm not happy if I haven't taken the money. If you feel bad about this thing, then don't change it."

Guiren was deflated again, looked at the bracelet for a few times, but didn't continue to speak, and wanted to go out with a disgraced face.

But when he turned his head, he saw Ah Po standing in front of him.

"Apo, would you like to exchange some money too... that's right, you guys come and go in the wind and rain, and you don't have time to make money." Gui Ren subconsciously glanced at Boss Li, the bracelet was being picked up. Boss Li polished it brightly, and when he turned his head and saw that Ah Po was also looking there, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"As long as we have enough money to eat." Ah Po just took out half of the money from his purse and wanted to give it to Gui Ren.

At this moment, Gui Ren knew that Ah Po had heard every word of the conversation just now, so he could only push the silver away in embarrassment: "Even if I take that bracelet back now, I still have to pawn it in the future."

Saying this, I also know that Ah Po will not despise or blame him.

After hearing this, Ah Po really only said: "It's up to you. But after all, you were a disciple of the Bai family, and now you have difficulties. As my father's son, all I can do is to help you where I can .In the days to come, you can decide for yourself."

After speaking, he stuffed the silver into Gui Ren's arms, and smiled at Gui Ren: "I still have something to do, I have to go first."

Holding the money, Guiren looked at the tall figure wearing a bamboo hat, walking further and further away without turning his head, thinking that this kind of freedom and enthusiasm was what he wanted to have when he was young, but now I have committed myself in the market to covet the natural and unrestrained happiness that the common people crave.

I can't help but feel a little lost in my heart, but what's more, it's the shame that I feel as I live more and more embarrassingly.

Ah Po searched all the way but did not see the old man Fanjiu, but after walking a few steps, he saw the people in front of him giving way one after another, looking carefully, there was a group of people leading horses not far away, about four or five people.

These four or five people are dressed in bright or plain dresses, and their appearances are graceful. Even if you don't get close, you can tell that these people who are walking with horses and have a strong sense of swordsman are all women.

The entire dark street seemed to be lit up, and men and women all looked this way.

After deliberating for a while, Apo subconsciously looked at the alley beside him. Behind the bamboo cage, bucket, and bamboo pole in the alley, there was indeed a pair of shoes belonging to Mr. Fanjiu.

A Po took advantage of others watching those heroines, and also quietly squeezed in from the alley next to him.

In the sundries, the whole person remained motionless, only those eyes turned a little after seeing Ah Po.

It really was Qiu Lingfu.

"So afraid of meeting them face to face?" Ah Po laughed.

Qiu Lingfu frowned: "I saw Han Yan, she can recognize me from twenty feet away."

"You are old man Fanjiu now, has she met old man Fanjiu?"

"The stupid girl has never seen Lao Er Fanjiu, so she can't figure it out, but with this posture, why did Yanbi come here? Xu Bichuan taught Yanbi to be bad, and her heart is not so pure. She might know it's me." As he spoke, he blamed Ah Po for no reason, "If you hadn't procrastinated to see that wretch, you could have settled the matter before they came, so why wait until now."

Ah Po never took these complaints to heart.

"Ding Yue said that the Qingshan League and Hua Yuye were not discussing in Yun Restaurant, you can rest assured to tell the story, as long as you evacuate before Han Yan kills." Ah Po said with doubts, "Then Ding Yue also said to accept There was more than one person who paid the money, why did you see storytellers waiting all the way, but no one started to spread the news, could it be that everyone is waiting for dinner and wine?"

Qiu Lingfu listened with a solemn expression.It's really hard to think about the past few days.

"Too bad." Qiu Lingfu felt bad, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go to this Yun Restaurant."

The two carefully went around the Yun Restaurant, hid in the alleyway, and secretly looked at the Yun Restaurant. There were many people sitting and drinking or standing and waiting around the Yun Restaurant. There were indeed such a few people. Something strange, as if searching for someone.

"Do you think they are waiting for Lao Er, or Qiu Lingfu?" In such a situation, Ah Po can still joke.

Qiu Lingfu didn't want to talk to him, but his carefully dressed clothes looked extremely ridiculous at the moment.

There are tens of thousands of storytellers, and what Lao Er Fanjiu said is true or false, why did this group of people go all the way to find someone with the name of Laoer Fanjiu?

There is only one reason why this group of people want to find a messy old man, Fanjiu: the people behind the scenes know the relationship between Hua Yuye and Fanjiu, and Hua Yuye will trust him more than anyone else. The message from my son's mouth.

So the person behind the scenes must have something to do with Kongquebin.Since Qiu Lingfu bumped into this "old man with rice and wine" at Yun Restaurant yesterday, that group should have made plans a long time ago.

"In that case, why didn't you just kill us all last night." Qiu Lingfu couldn't figure out the reason for this, and his heart was like a mess of weeds.

"Because they can't catch them all in one go." Ah Po said, "We are two people."

Ah Po said this to give Qiu Lingfu face, if the other party didn't try to catch Qiu Lingfu, the only taboo was probably Ah Po's skill.

What he thought was a good game of chess was already expected by others, Qiu Lingfu was naturally furious: "Come here again during the day, aren't there two people?"

Apo said: "We think everything is under control, then they have a way to create some changes, let us think they show their hands and feet, and draw you or me away."

Qiu Lingfu thought about Ding Yue last night, and said harshly: "So Ding Yue is still with them, so it sounds like... the next time I see him, I will definitely tear him to pieces .”

"I don't think what Ding Yue said is fake." Ah Po usually observes people carefully, and he believes in his own observations, "I'm afraid that the original plan of these people is just like what Ding Yue said, but you happened to be in the cloud yesterday. The restaurant showed up, and those behind the scenes changed their plan temporarily. Knowing that you are planning to pretend to be a rice and wine old man, there is also planning to arrest you."

Qiu Lingfu was silent for a long time before he said in frustration, "Who is this?"

"The other party's plan is so powerful, and so timely, I'm afraid that this person is in this city." A Po said, "No one understands how Duan Jinglan is in the city, but this period of Jingzhe is really not easy to deal with."

He turned his attention to the people looking around outside again: "This Kongquebin has found a scapegoat again, and this time it's probably the Qingshan League."

Since they already knew each other well, there was no need to keep it secret. Qiu Lingfu wrote a letter of trust and Ah Po quietly sent it to Han Yan and the others, telling them all the reasons and context, and telling them to be careful.He had no choice but to abandon his identity as an old man of rice and wine, pretending to be an ordinary storyteller, and spreading rumors in this city, intending to add to the hot discussion about the trip to reverse the case of the Bai family in this city of Chongyun. a fire.

As soon as Ah Po returned to the room at night, Qiu Lingfu asked, "Did you say it?"

"I've said it." Seeing his solemn expression, Ah Po smiled and said, "Don't worry, they have already received Xu Zhuge's advice when they went to the appointment, and they didn't listen to the rumors, not to provoke, but to reconcile with the Qingshan League."

"Qingshanmeng doesn't seem to want to reconcile with them." Qiu Lingfu was depressed.

"Xu Zhuge heard that the address of the Qingshan League is Chongyun, and he has already thought of the Bai family." A'po secretly marveled at the accuracy of Xu Bichuan's prediction, "The Qingshan League and Hua Yuye have been at odds for many years, and now they propose a settlement. Xu Zhuge told his disciples to be careful, and ordered them to pay more attention if they found something related to Qiu Xinsu or the Bai family."

Qiu Lingfu was taken aback when he heard this, and murmured: "No wonder all the Hanyan bibs are here. One is to tell Jianghu Huayuye to pay attention to this negotiation, and the other is to take care of each other."

After Qiu Lingfu finished speaking, his face was gloomy again, and he lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking.

Ah Po leaned over and swiped his index finger on his chin, Qiu Lingfu couldn't help but focus on Ah Po, with some frustrated unwillingness remaining in his eyes.

Ah Po smiled and said: "I told you before that you are a smart person, but there are even more smart people in this world. If this calculation fails, it will fail. It is always a precipice and no trap. As long as you can survive, In the end, I can make a comeback. It's a stupid way to relieve my anger for a while."

He leaned close to his ear again, and whispered ambiguously: "You see you endured the humiliation behind the peach forest, now you don't want Ah Po to be a servant."

In those obsidian-like eyes that are close in front of him, there is always a confident and unruly color, as if everything in life is as light as a feather, and nothing can break the sincere smile in his eyes.

Looking at those eyes, my heart froze for a moment, and the frivolity in these words was quickly heard in my heart.

Qiu Lingfu turned his head away, pretending he didn't hear it, and only talked about his plan: "Let's go out of the city and go to other places to tell stories... Let them lead everyone to Baiyunling earlier, so as to save the university from closing the mountain. I can't help but change tricks to make them die."

"That Duan Jinglan or Duan Jingzhe was smart enough to think that today's rumors originated from you. And if you are not in Chongyun, you will definitely spread them in the surrounding towns." Seeing that Qiu Lingfu's face was getting worse and worse, Ah Po saw that Qiu Lingfu's face was getting worse and worse. I didn't feel sympathetic and anxious, but it was funny, "They will know your whereabouts."

Saying this, Ah Po thought of Taohualin seeing Duan Jingzhe that day, not only did he not stab himself to death, he also laughed and left when he saw that he was under the poison of Qiu Lingfu.

Thinking about it this way, I don't know what the intention of this unpredictable person is.

"Could it be that we think that Peacock Bin is smart and will do everything right, so there is nothing we can do?"

"That's not true." Ah Po laughed, "Either think a little more, or think a little less. Even if he guesses right, let him work harder."

At this moment, Qiu Lingfu didn't have the heart to calm down and think about the problem at all, and only said after listening to it: "That's nice."

Ah Po coaxed: "They just want to catch you and lure Qiu Xinsu into the bait, how difficult is it? Go back to Chongyun Mountain obediently and stay for two months, just practice your martial arts well."