The Young Master of the Wei family’s Full Moon Wine Festival is not a martial arts competition to attract a bride or something. There is naturally no extra program other than giving gifts and congratulations and having a meal. It is too cold to let a baby show up, so most of them finish the lunch and dinner. Everyone also left one after another.
Of course, if someone wants to have fun in Desheng Mansion, whether it is a restaurant, teahouse or brothel archway, all expenses will be borne by the Wei family. Even the best shops in the city, apart from not involving gambling houses and brothels, are actually quite Part of it is the Wei family’s property.
Du Heng and his two clan brothers came out of the inn arranged by the Wei family early the next morning and were going to the stables to lead the horses. Unexpectedly, there was a groom waiting for them.
Seeing Du Heng, who had lost his arm, leading people out of the back door of the inn, the skinny groom wrapped in a thick cotton jacket suddenly lit up and ran out of the stable.
“Is this Master Du?”
Du Heng was a little surprised. Normally, he would give the inn a pre-booked ticket number and let the groom take the horses when the three of them arrived, but the other party shouldn’t know him, right?
The groom rubbed his hands and let out a breath, and quickly reached out to guide him to the stables on the right.
“You must be right. The head of the house has given instructions before, saying that the horses you came with were accidentally led by the wrong people, and he specially compensated for a few more horses. There are still carriages over there. If you want to go I can also drive you to some counties and towns in Desheng Prefecture. In this cold weather, a horse-drawn carriage is more comfortable!”
In the stable on the right, there are three bright red horses. Judging from their shiny hair and smart eyes, well-proportioned muscles and tall bodies, they are definitely three good horses, at least definitely better than the Du family. The three horses before were much better.
“Hey, Du Shaoxia, these three rouge horses are paid to you by the owner of the house. They have good endurance and are quick to produce strength. Their tempers are docile to their masters and to beasts. One kick can kill a wolf, but they eat a lot.”
The groom rubbed his hands and pointed to the carriage next to him.
“The interior of this carriage is covered with furs and has a heater. It is comfortable and warm to sit on. You will not be tired at all after traveling for two to three hundred miles. Hey, Du Shaoxia, do you want me to drive the carriage for you?”
Du Heng frowned and looked at the shrewd groom. He suddenly realized that although he was short and his fingers were red from the cold, his knuckles were thick and hooked like claws. He was obviously a good martial artist.
“Master Wei knows where I am going?”
“Hey, look at what you said, how could the Wei family master know this? I just think you might be able to use it!”
The two Wei family disciples behind Du Heng had already looked at the rouge horses with their eyes shining brightly.
Just like men in Ji Yuan’s previous life loved cars, there are no men here, especially those from the Jianghu community, who don’t like horses, especially good horses like Rouge.
“Thank you very much, Mr. Wei, for your kindness. We’re going on horseback, we don’t need to take a carriage!”
Du Heng was really not used to having such an outsider drive for them. Looking at the two clan brothers behind him, he probably couldn’t wait to ride a horse.
“Hey, okay, I’ll put the saddle on for you…”
After everything was done, the three rouge horses had been led out of the stable, and Du Heng and the others were preparing to mount their horses and leave. At this time, the groom started rubbing his hands and talking with a smile, looking very much like his master Wei Wuwei.
“Uh-huh, Du Shaoxia, the head of the family also mentioned it a little bit and said that if you are going to Ning’an County…”
Du Heng’s eyes narrowed, this guy really knew.
As if he didn’t see Du Heng’s eyes, the groom was talking to himself.
“Well, the resident said that the jujube tree in Mr.’s yard has some red fruits hanging this year, and they are still there. The young man who looks after the garden will not pick them or sell them… As Du Shaoxia is an old acquaintance of Mr. Du, I think that young man will know I’ll give you a few pills, hehe… The owner said that the Wei family is willing to pay a lot of money to buy a few pills from you.”
Buy dates?
Du Heng was even more surprised. With the financial resources of the Wei family, how could he not be able to get jujubes if he wanted to eat them? Is there anything special about the jujube trees in Mr. Ji’s courtyard?
“We can wait until Du comes back to discuss this matter. We can say goodbye first and thank Mr. Wei for me!”
Du Heng said goodbye, and the groom quickly returned the favor.
Then the three Du family members galloped out of the backcourt of the inn.
The Rouge Horse is indeed a good horse. It is fast and obedient. The feeling of galloping makes the three sons of the Du family extremely happy. Especially after leaving the city, they don’t have to worry about pedestrians, and they feel like they are galloping like lightning.
It’s just that this kind of enjoyment quickly decayed after lasting for less than half an hour, and was taken away by the cold wind blowing in the face.
The faster the horse ran, the faster its body lost temperature. Even with martial arts, the three of them were still freezing, especially in Jizhou, where the temperature had been even lower these past two days.
The straight-line distance between Desheng Prefecture and Ning’an County is about 150 miles, but the road winds around for nearly 300 miles. Along the way, you either stay in private houses or inns. The genius arrived in Ning’an County.
“Oh…I had known it…I would have taken that carriage…”
One of the Du family members was sitting on the horse, holding the reins and rubbing his hands. The strong horse beneath him was spraying white air that was more than a foot long from its nose.
“Okay, stop complaining. When I get back, I’ll shamelessly ask Master Wei to borrow a copper pot, and we’ll have that hot pot again.”
“Hey, Brother Heng, this is what you said!”
“Yes, no regrets!”
The three of them led the tall horses into Ning’an County, which also attracted the attention of some people in the county. Not many outsiders came to Ning’an County at this time.
After a little inquiry, I learned about Mr. Ji’s residence. After all, only Lu Chengfeng had been to that small pavilion before, and the others only knew the name and approximate location.
The villagers were enthusiastic and just showed the way without taking any money from Du Heng. When they arrived a hundred steps outside the small pavilion deep in Tianniufang, this man in a cotton-padded jacket, who was also from Tianniufang, pointed to the branches and leaves there that were still green and with a little bit of dots. Yin Hong’s position said.
“That’s Ju’an Xiaoge. Mr. Ji used to live there. You can go there yourself.”
After Du Heng and others thanked them, they led the horse towards the small courtyard.
When I came here before, I heard the man say that this jujube tree is strange. Now in the freezing season, the tree is full of green, and the sporadic red spots between the veins of the leaves are as gorgeous as red flowers. It is hard to imagine that this is a scene in the harsh winter.
The courtyard door is open, and the back door of the courtyard is also open. Through the back door, you can see the open space behind the courtyard. There is a young man setting up a shelf to dry quilts. There are quilts left by Mr. Ji and the Yin family’s own. That young man is Yin Qing.
Yin Qing, who heard the sound of horse hooves and footsteps, also turned his head to look outside the front yard door and saw three strangers. Especially the empty sleeves of Du Heng’s broken arm made him stunned for a moment. Then he saw that they all wore swords. He should be a Jianghu person.
“Who are you? What are you doing here?”
Du Heng answered quickly.
“I’m Du Heng. I’m an old acquaintance of Mr. Ji. I’m passing by Ning’an County and came here to visit.”
“Du Heng?”
Yin Qing looked at it, combined with the severed hand, and suddenly thought of something.
“Ah! I remembered that you are a tiger-fighting hero. Mr. Ji has talked about you! Come in, come in!”
Du Heng’s broken arm was so recognizable that Yin Qing put down what he was doing and ran from the wasteland in the backyard to the small courtyard in front. He welcomed the three people into the courtyard and was very curious about the three rouge horses.
He quickly took out a few more cups from the small kitchen, and then poured water from the kettle that was already on the stone table.
“Drink water. The water is still hot, and the tea leaves are gone. It’s unlucky for you to come. My husband has never been back since he went on a trip. When he was away, our family helped him look after the yard. Now my father also I went to rush for the exam, and as I watched, there were a lot of dates in the yard a few months ago, but now there are fewer…”
Yin Qing chattered to Du Heng with excitement, and then asked how the nine people defeated the tiger.
In fact, the so-called tiger fighting process was completely one-sided torture by the tiger demon. Du Heng could not say anything at all. He could only try his best to talk about the preparations and simple fighting process, and then used a siege to prevaricate it, but Yin Qing still listened. Gotta relish it.
After Du Heng finished speaking, he took the opportunity to ask Yin Qing some information about Ji Yuan. The villagers who led the way before also said that Mr. Ji was a strange person, but for the real situation, it would be more appropriate to ask the Yin family.
In addition to the things about ghosts and gods and the incident where Wei Wuwei went to see Mr. Jade and was told not to talk about it, Yin Qing also talked about other things with great enthusiasm, from saving foxes and letting them go to seeing Mr. dance with swords and flowers and leaves like dragons, and also talked about sending Mr. away away from home. OK, it’s a miracle that the jujube tree bears fruit overnight.
Even Du Heng was surprised when he heard this. The two Du family brothers didn’t believe it after hearing it. They felt that they were bragging.
However, Yin Qing didn’t notice the pout of the two Du family disciples, but became more and more excited as they talked.
“That’s right! Just wait, I’ll go home and I have something to show you!”
As Yin Qing spoke, he ran out of the yard and went home, leaving the three of them in the yard looking at each other.
“These dates are as red as fire. I wonder how they taste. Brother Heng, let’s pick two and try them?”
“Don’t move!”
Du Heng glared at his clan brother.
After a while, Yin Qing ran back happily with a book.
“I’m back~”
Yin Qing entered the yard and put the book on the stone table while panting slightly. Because her hands were dry and it was difficult to turn the pages, she licked some saliva and turned the pages, turning to the middle part.
“Hey, I wrote this myself. Sometimes I write down some interesting things Mr. Ji said because I’m afraid I’ll forget them.”
Yin Qing turned to this page. On it was Du Heng’s name and brief introduction, as well as some unknown people and things. His handwriting was neat despite his young age.
“Hey, look, Mr. Ji only told me about two one-armed heroes, one is you, and the other is this guy named Yang Guo!”
“Yang Guo? Who is this?”
“You don’t know this, right? He’s not from Dazhen, or from this era. He should be an ancient person. Don’t worry about who he is. Anyway, he is very powerful. Even Mr. Ji said he is powerful. The kind! ”
Yin Qing flipped through the book and showed Du Heng some of the incomplete contents he had described.
I grew up living under the influence of others, being bullied, looked down upon, having my hands cut off by my uncle’s children, running away alone, being poisoned and humiliated…
The content in the middle made Du Heng and his two clan brothers feel numb. How could this man still feel like he was resisting even though he was still alive?
Later on, he trained hard with the eagle as his friend for decades. What’s even more rare is that he always has a righteous heart. He has excellent martial arts skills but also has a chivalrous heart. He is known as the Condor Hero Yang Guo.
Because when Yin Qing was young, Ji Yuan harmonized the love of some adults when he told this story, so it highlighted Yang Guo’s martial arts journey and the righteousness of the world.
“There really was such a person? It couldn’t have been made up by Mr. Ji, right?”
Yin Qing was very unhappy when he heard what this Du family member said.
“Edited? Do you think Mr. Ji is a storyteller? Do you still need to make up Mr. Ji’s stories? If you knew he was connected to the city…”
Yin Qing immediately covered her mouth when she said this, almost spilling the beans.
“In short, this must be true, believe it or not!”
Speaking of this, Yin Qing said to Du Heng excitedly.
“Master Du, Mr. Ji told me that there are only two one-armed heroes in total. The first one is so powerful that you are the second one!”
The sentence “You are the second one” made Du Heng stunned for a while. He was dumbfounded, laughed, and couldn’t laugh or cry.
“By the way, since it’s Mr. Du who’s here, I’ll pick a few of these jujubes for you. The jujube tree will definitely agree, and I can try them again, hahahaha!”
Yin Qing became excited again and ran to the jujube tree happily.
Jujube tree agrees?
This was another sentence that puzzled Du Heng and others, but Du Heng and the two Du family children did not think deeply about it. They just watched Yin Qing climb up the tree in twos and twos with vigorous skills.