The Monk

Chapter 546: Young Man

Zhang Pingke didn't know when danger would come or go, so he hid in the ground like a tortoise. Three days later, he sneaked out and found that the carriage was gone. He sighed: "The world is declining, and it's just a legend that people don't pick up things on the road."

In order to avoid being discovered by people with extremely high cultivation levels like the man in Tsing Yi, he did not dare to use his spiritual power. He put away his black folding fan, dressed as an ordinary person and walked towards Yong'an Lake step by step.

This journey lasted for a month. Fortunately, I bought a carriage to travel on the road, which made traveling less difficult. At the same time, I bought a black burqa to cover my gray clothes. There is nothing wrong with being careful.

Walking along the official road, Yong'an Lake was formerly Yong'an County. He originally wanted to go directly to see the ice crystals, but after a little thought, he decided to go into the city and check out the news.

Yong'an County is still the same as before, except that the monks stationed at Longhu Mountain are busier than before, going out for inspections in shifts every day. When they entered the city, they happened to catch up with three monks leaving the city. The soldiers at the city gate greeted them respectfully. Zhang Ping also drove the carriage to the roadside and waited quietly.

After the three Taoist priests left, Zhang Wen went into the city to find an inn to store his carriage, and went for a walk in the city alone. He walked to a house on a bustling street and stopped. He looked at the tall gate and smiled bitterly in his heart: "I have a home that I can't return to. Is that what you're talking about?" This was a home he had bought before, and it had been occupied by others several times. There are still people living in the house. He doesn't know him and doesn't know how he came to live there, but just live there, as long as it's not occupied by a group of ruffians like before.

Seeing this home reminds me of another home. More than ten years ago, he punished the fishing tyrants in Yong'an Lake and killed many people. One of the fishing tyrants was killed by himself, leaving behind three daughters and four sons, who were placed in the city by him. When I remembered it, I wanted to go and have a look.

That family was placed near the east city gate. It was a small house. When I bought it, the house was in pretty good condition. But now I look at it and it looks a little dilapidated.

I strolled along the street and stood hesitantly in front of the courtyard gate, wondering whether I should disturb their lives. They are the family members of the boss of Yuba, and since Yuba died because of him, this family should still hate him.

Just as he was hesitating, a boy of fourteen or fifteen ran back from the corner. His clothes were torn, his face was bruised, and his body was scarred. He had obviously just been in a fight. The young man ran to the door of the courtyard and slowed down, not daring to enter. After a moment of thought, he turned and walked towards the other side of the street.

There is a restaurant at the other end of the long street. There is a boy waiting at the door. He looks about 18 or 19 years old. From a distance, he sees the young man yelling angrily: "How many times have I told you, no fighting is allowed, no fighting, don't you understand?" The young man was stubborn. not talking. The boy sighed and asked, "Does it hurt?" The young man replied, "It doesn't hurt."

The waiter said, "Just wait." He ran back to the restaurant, and soon came out with a wet towel to wipe the boy's hands and face. Then he looked left and right, then back at the restaurant, and secretly stuffed a cooked egg into the boy's hand. After making sure no one noticed, he turned around and whispered softly: "Pretend, find a place where no one is around and roll over the bruise, okay soon" ”

The young man whispered: "Thank you, brother." The young man kicked him and said, "You want to say thank you to me?" The young man smiled and asked, "What about the clothes?" The young man was also embarrassed and touched the copper coins in his arms: " It's not enough. I haven't been paid yet. Besides, even if I get paid, I still have to give it to the aunt. You're going to have to give her a beating today, so bear with it." The young man nodded firmly and said, "I'm not afraid of being beaten, I'm afraid they won't be happy."

At this time, someone in the restaurant shouted: "Waiter, waiter." The waiter shouted back: "Here we come." He told the young man: "Go home and admit your mistake proactively." Then he ran away, leaving the young man standing there for a while. Hold the egg and walk home.

Zhang was afraid to see all of this completely. The two teenagers should be the children of the eldest Yuba. Yuba had four children in total. He didn't know what happened to the other two children now.

Strictly speaking, the Qinghui boss committed suicide, but he was always afraid of death, so he would be concerned about the descendants of the deceased.

He walked up to the young man in a few steps and said softly: "I'll go home later and my clothes are torn. I'll buy you a new set." The young man immediately looked at him with a wary look, backed away quickly, and ran away without saying a word. .

Zhang Ai was stunned. He had never experienced such a situation before. Seeing the young man go home, he smiled helplessly and turned around to walk towards the restaurant. The waiter was still waiting for guests at the door. When he saw a guest in black robe, he felt warm in his heart and greeted him warmly: "Sir, please come in."

Zhang Awei nodded and followed him into the restaurant. The waiter asked attentively: "Do you want to drink slowly in the private room upstairs, or do you want to have a drink downstairs?" Zhang Awei said: "Let's go downstairs. What do you want to eat?" Just feed me whatever you want, and feed me as much as you want.”

It was the first time that the waiter saw a customer ordering food like this. He had met many customers who were generous and only asked for the more expensive ones, but never served them as he wanted. So he asked cautiously: "Sir, what do you mean?" What's more, I can give you whatever you want to eat? If the taste doesn't suit your taste..." Zhang Ain handed him a piece of gold and said, "Do as I say, and I'll give you the rest as a tip."

When you hear a tip, look down and see, this is gold! How much is it worth? The young man was very happy and responded solemnly: "Okay." He quickly ran to the back hall to arrange the food and drinks.

It didn't take long for all kinds of food and wine to come up. First came the cold dishes, mostly pig ears and beef in sauce, and peanuts. After a while, the cooked dishes came up, including a plate of fish, a plate of chicken, a plate of pork, a plate of beef, and four plates of fresh vegetables. The total cost of this table of dishes was less than half a tael of silver. But the wine was expensive. The waiter carefully carried a jar of five catties of old wine, fearing that it would break. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he put the wine on the table, and said with a smile: "Sir, the dishes you requested are not worth much money. They are all what I want to eat. I always want to treat guests one day and set up such a table of dishes. But this wine is expensive, eight taels of silver per jar. I can't afford to pay for it if it breaks. It is the most expensive wine in our store and what I want to drink the most. I wonder if you are satisfied?" Zhang Pa nodded: "Satisfied, very satisfied." The boy didn't serve delicious food, which shows that he is simple and frugal, and also very frank and honest. Adding the most expensive wine in the store shows that I don't want to be greedy for your money. Judging from this table of food and wine, the boy has a good character. Seeing that the guest was satisfied, the servant was also happy. He smiled and put silver on the table, four large ingots of silver and some small change. Zhang Pa asked: "Why?" The servant said: "It doesn't take that much money. The tip you gave is more expensive than the meal. I can't take it." Zhang Pa laughed: "Take it." He was even more satisfied with the young man. The servant refused to take it. Zhang Pa said: "If you want me to eat well, put the silver away." The young man hesitated and put it away. After thinking for a while, he returned it to the guest and said: "Sir, if you think I am satisfied, just give me a few copper coins. You gave too much." Zhang Pa said nothing, waved his hand to let him leave, and started to eat. The servant had to leave with the silver.