Confused Escort Confused Account

The setting sun was about to sink, and the escort cars of the "Guardian Escort Bureau" stopped by the roadside.

The old dog had enough to eat and drink, and sat back in the basket contentedly.

Shangguan Qing also sat back in the corner of the back seat, took out the saber from his waist, took out another stone, and began to sharpen the knife on his own.

He was sharpening an unremarkable short knife with an old gray scabbard and no decoration.

If the swords of famous soldiers in the Jianghu are cast by famous masters, most of them will engrave the craftsman's inscription somewhere to show their own preciousness.But the knife in Shangguan's hand didn't have any engravings, it was just a weapon that could be seen everywhere, if it was hung in a blacksmith's shop for sale, I'm afraid it could only be exchanged for a few pieces of silver.

He sharpened a nameless knife meticulously, and the edge of his brow was as tight as a blade.Usually this person's face is like a hard stake, as if he can't wake up all day long.Only when he is accompanied by a weapon, he will concentrate on it, revealing some unique temperament, sharp and distant, if summed up in one word, it is cold.

The other two ate the steamed stuffed bun without any image.

While chewing, Mingyuezhu sized up the two men traveling together with great interest: "Boss Zhao, why do you keep staring at Shangguan all the time? Could it be because of lust?"

"Who do you think I am?" Zhao Shitu curled his lips and said, "The stuffing of this steamed stuffed bun is so hot that it burns your mouth. Watching him eat has a cooling effect."

"Really?"

"real."

As a result, the gazes staring at Shangguan Qing increased from two to four.

Shangguanqing completely ignored it, just sharpened his knife, I don't know if he didn't care, or he didn't hear it.

After eating the two buns, the escort car continued to move forward.

Zhao Shitu ate and drank enough, felt a little sorry, while driving the car, he turned his head and said: "This meal will be charged to my account first, and I will double it for you when I get paid."

Shangguanqing temporarily stopped what he was doing, and said calmly: "No need, anyway, you won't make money from this dart trip."

Zhao Shitu said: "Hey, you are really boring. I am sincerely grateful to you, but you don't appreciate it. Besides, I have gold hairpins as collateral, so why can't I make money?"

Shangguan said: "Because the gold hairpin in your hand is fake."

Zhao Shitu tightened the reins abruptly.

The horse pulling the cart was frightened, neighed and raised its front hooves, and the cart and horse ran aground in the middle of the road.

Zhao Shitu turned around, shook his head and said: "You are talking nonsense, the gold hairpin is obviously the real thing, Miss Bai showed it to me, and with my eyes, there is absolutely no way to make a mistake."

Shangguan Qing said: "You have good eyesight, but your eyesight is not good."

Zhao Shitu asked: "What do you mean?"

Shangguan said affectionately: "What she showed you is the real one, but the one wrapped in the handkerchief is a fake."

Zhao Shitu turned pale with shock: "She changed things when wrapping the handkerchief? But how do you know?"

Shangguan Qing's tone was still calm: "I was in the courtyard at the time, and I could see the main hall. Her speed was faster than my eyes."

Zhao Shitu said: "Since you saw it, why didn't you remind me?"

Shangguan said emotionally: "If I expose her on the spot, the business that I managed to come to the door will be ruined. Although the hairpin is not genuine, at least it can be exchanged for ten taels of silver. It is better than nothing."

Zhao Shitu let out a long sigh: "Shangguan, do you know that there is a saying that 'a gentleman can be deceived but not ignored', it is a great shame to be fooled by others, those of us who run the escort agency..."

Shangguanqing interrupted his long speech: "I only know that a gentleman cannot go hungry, otherwise, no matter whether he is a gentleman or not, he will be more hungry than this old dog."

On the side, Ming Yuezhu raised her eyebrows and said: "Don't think that Shangguan usually doesn't talk much, every time he speaks, he hits the nail on the head and points straight to the point."

Zhao Shitu spread his hands and said, "Look, even Ah Zhu complained about you."

Ming Yuezhu shook her head and said, "No, I'm complimenting him."

"..."

Zhao Shitu felt deeply frustrated, sighed resentfully, and lay down on the scale, "You two, do you still have my bodyguard head in your eyes?"

Ming Yuezhu raised her toe to poke his ass: "If there is no one, will I accompany you to send an old dog? Quanshui Village is not far away, don't be lazy, hurry up and drive."

He could only straighten his body and announce: "Okay, let's send the dog here first, and then go to Chaofeng Tower to confront Miss Bai. She makes a living there, so she won't just disappear out of thin air."

Ming Yuezhu cast a sympathetic look at him, and whispered: "About this, I'm afraid you will be disappointed again."

At sunset, the dusty escort car finally arrived at Quanshui Village.

This Quanshui village is really remote, surrounded by mountains on three sides and sparse populus euphratica forest on the other side. There are two wooden fences and a big stone at the entrance of the village, which can barely be regarded as a boundary marker. There is an old well beside the boundary marker.

There are only a dozen families in the village, and the eaves and the distant mountains are almost integrated.Zhao Shitu couldn't wait to find the yard of Bai's house, and carrying a bamboo basket, he knocked on the door expectantly.

After waiting for a long time, he finally heard footsteps coming from the yard, but the interval between the sounds was longer and slower than the old dog panting.

The person who opened the door was a white-haired old lady with hunchbacked shoulders, stuffy ears and poor articulateness.Every time I say a word, I have to stop to take a few breaths, and I am somewhat similar to that bellows-like old dog.

No wonder, after all, she is the owner of the dog.

Zhao Shitu exhausted all his efforts, danced, gestured and lip-synced, and finally explained his origin.The old lady Bai slowly moved back into the yard with the basket, and fiddled with it for a while. When she came back, the dog in the basket had disappeared, replaced by a dozen or so eggs.

These eggs are already half of Granny Bai's belongings.

People from Quanshui Village came out to cool off, passed by the Sun's courtyard, and pointed at the three escorts from outside.

Zhao Shitu stood at the gate of the courtyard, carrying a basket of eggs, dumbfounded.

He is an imposing seven-foot man, so naturally he can't make things difficult for an old lady.If he wanted to recover the reward, he could only go back to Chaofeng Tower and confront Miss Bai.

The three of them drove the escort car, and when they returned to the city, the moon was already hanging high in the sky.Mingyuezhu's upper and lower eyelids were close to sticking together, and she kept yawning, while Shangguanqing cast her eyes out of the window, frowning slightly, thoughtfully.Only Zhao Shitu was full of indignation and had nowhere to vent, naturally he didn't feel sleepy, he was driving the car while gnashing his teeth.

Fortunately, Chaofeng Tower is located in the east of Dunhuang City, not far from the city gate, and adjacent to the avenue. Even at night, there are still a constant stream of guests.

Zhao Shitu jumped out of the car and said, "You guys wait here, I'll go find her."

"Alas..." Ming Yuezhu's sigh was left behind by him.

After walking for a while, he felt something was wrong.Although the road was bustling with people, there was no usual scent of powder.Looking carefully, although there are a group of people around Chaofeng Tower, there are no usual lights in the building.

When he came outside the gate of the building, he realized that the dance troupe had long since disappeared, and the people who came were not guests, but just a man who moved things.

Before he could go into the building, a guy came up to meet him, he happened to know him, and greeted him: "Isn't this Zhao Biaotou, I don't have any music to listen to today, Chaofeng Tower is closed."

"Closed?" Zhao Shitu's eyes turned dark, "Where's the dance troupe? Where are the Sogdian dancers?"

"It is said that the dance troupe is going to move to the Central Plains, for fear of war with Tubo."

"fight?"

"Yeah, didn't you hear the news? Several shops on this street have been closed this month."

Zhao Shitu still looked dull, and asked: "Then when will they come back?"

"Come back?" The guy rolled his eyes, "Let's see...in another day, when the sea is changing."