In summer, it is not comfortable to go south in such a midsummer. The further south you go, the hotter you will be. The air is damp and contains a lot of moisture. Inevitably got drenched all over.

The second time Zhong Yanqiu saw that bodyguard team was on such a heavy rainy day, the air was so humid and stuffy that it was hard to breathe, and the bean-sized raindrops were splashing with the thunder, Even a tough man can't bear to find a place to hide.

The bodyguard team rushing into the ruined temple in the countryside saw Zhong Yanqiu as soon as they entered the door - leisurely occupying a relatively clean place, leaning on his side to read a book, his bright as new moiré green robe was really conspicuous.

Most of the dart runners have good memory, not to mention that not many days have passed since the last time they met Zhong Yanqiu, and the middle-aged man who led them recalled the accidental meeting at the tea stand without much recall.

He subconsciously raised his hand to stop the guy behind him from rushing in, took a few steps back and cupped his hands and said, "We meet again, I'm always in the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, nice to meet you!"

He noticed that there was no water on the clothes of the young man in the ruined temple. One must know that the rain was caught off guard. Unless the young man had already stayed in the ruined temple before it rained, he would definitely get rainwater on his body. When it was neither too early nor too late, I stayed in the ruined temple early, and there were no traces of cooking and sleeping on the ground, which was extremely suspicious.

It's no wonder that he was so careful this time, if he knew what he was betting on this time, I'm afraid no one would be as careful as him—the sixteen or seventeen escort carts were full of silver ingots , a full 80 taels of silver, if it was robbed, the consequences would be disastrous.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Zhong Yanqiu raised his hand and bowed back, "I'm Zhong Yanqiu."

"Zhong?" Chang Mantian's eyes sharpened, "Mr. Zhong from Bai Yujing?"

"The so-called three people become tigers with a lot of money. My idea is so insignificant that people laugh." Zhong Yanqiu sighed, but he admitted his identity in disguise. After a pause, he said, "It's raining outside." Great, why don't you come in and take shelter, although this is a ruined temple in the countryside, there are tiles to cover your body."

"Then we should be respectful and obedient." Chang Mantian took his bodyguards and buddies to set up a fire in a corner of the ruined temple to bake the rain-soaked clothes. If the bodyguard cart couldn't be pulled in, they covered their heads with thick cloth Thick tarpaulins were used to keep out the rain, the gate of the ruined temple had long since disappeared, and the escort cart was parked at the gate, Chang Mantian was sitting by the gate, he could clearly see any disturbance.

It looks like the rain won't stop for a while.

He is most unwilling to run into this rainy day. When it rains, those old wounds on his body will start to hurt. The pain is not very serious now, but in a few years, he will probably be like Like my senior brother, the head of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, he was plagued by rheumatism, making it difficult to walk even on rainy days.

The boy from the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau roasted a few pieces of dry food by the fire, set up a pot and boiled a pot of hot water, poured a pack of medicinal herbs to dispel the cold, stirred it, and sent it to the bodyguard and the buddy one by one——Just now the rain came Hurry up, everyone is covered in pockets, if they get a cold because of it, it will be troublesome.

Chang Mantian gulped down the strange cold-dispelling soup in one gulp, and started talking to Zhong Yanqiu, "I don't know where sir is going?"

"Wuyang City in the south." Zhong Yanqiu turned over the last page, closed the book and tucked it into his sleeve, "I'm on the same road as you."

Chang Mantian's bodyguard was going to be sent to the port, but he only went to Wuyang City.

"Wuyang City, that's a good place." Chang Mantian slapped his thigh and said, "Especially when it comes to food here, you can't find anything more refined." He talked about a few things with Zhong Yanqiu with great interest. A restaurant and restaurant, "Don't look at these few famous names that are not as famous as Heyanju Wufuzhai, they are all real and delicious, such as the dragon and tiger fighting, the ingredients are not very good, but that The taste is really... just one word, fresh!"

Life in this world is nothing more than eating and drinking. I often hate the things in the cup, but I am very particular about what I eat.

"Dragon and tiger fighting?" Zhong Yanqiu said, "I've heard from Lu Xiaofeng that every time he goes to Wuyang City, he has to eat several bowls."

"Exactly!" Chang Mantian laughed loudly, "Then I brought Lu Xiaofeng with me, otherwise he wouldn't have found the fly restaurant in this corner, you can report my name there, and their fried snake slices will be cooked." It’s also very good, and there is no fishy smell at all.”

"Then I have to try it out." Zhong Yanqiu has no obsession with food, but after all, he has traveled so many worlds and seen quite a few tricks. There was also a mutual friend, Lu Xiaofeng, who soon let go of his guard almost completely and invited him to go on the road together after the rain stopped.

Zhong Yanqiu hesitated for a moment before agreeing, not because of anything else, he and Chang Mantian's bodyguard team still have hundreds of miles of overlapping routes, and the other party is pulling a dozen bodyguard cars to march in a hurry. He was trotting and walking alone on a horse, but the speed was about the same. If they didn't walk together, they wouldn't be far apart. Thinking about the situation, he felt awkward.

The rain in summer didn’t last long. After the boy finished dispelling the cold soup and packed up the pot of medicinal materials, the rain outside stopped. The sound of the rain stopped suddenly, and only the intermittent sound of cicadas was heard, making it even more silent.

The blinding light shone on the puddles after the rain, and the sun came out.

The guys lifted the oilcloth on the escort cart and put it away carefully, the banner of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau was erected high, and the old Zhao Qingqing, the traveler, walked in the front, "Zhenyuan—Yang Wei—" his voice was high and clear.

Zhong Yanqiu rode a horse and walked side by side with Chang Mantian. Chang Mantian is a very straightforward man. He has been in the rivers and lakes for more than 30 years. He dug up several interesting stories and told them to Zhong Yanqiu, he was filled with emotion as he talked, he only thought that he was getting old too, after this dart trip, it was time to hang up his sword and go back to seclusion.

At least he has found a successor, so that the Escort will not fall into a situation of lack of succession.

He said, Zhong Yanqiu just listened, and inserted a sentence or two at the right time to avoid the silence. The coolness turned into the scorching heat of the sun, and Chang Mantian took out a green cloth handkerchief to wipe off his sweat, and said loudly: "At this speed, I can reach the town this evening, work hard, everyone, and have a good meal tonight." of!"

Hearing what he said, the dart team, which was already a little weak, suddenly became more energetic.

Chang Mantian smiled and said to Zhong Yanqiu: "Look! This group of kids are all willing to run while hanging radishes, and they don't even have the strength to walk without a good meal."

Before he finished speaking, someone shouted from behind: "We are brats, what are you, the chief escort?"

The escort team burst into laughter immediately, "Get out of here! I've even arranged for Lao Tzu!" Chang Mantian laughed and cursed, took out a pancake from the side pocket on the side of the saddle and threw it over, "You can't stop your mouth with food!" Mouth!"

The laughter grew louder.

These days, many bodyguard bureaus are composed of children of the same surname or brothers of the same school. The relationship is naturally closer than that of outsiders. This is the case in the Zhenyuan bodyguard bureau. The chief bodyguard is Chang Mantian's senior brother, and most of the bodyguards below are the two of them. His disciples, their brothers and sisters have fought in the rivers and lakes for decades, and a "golden gun and iron sword flag" was shot, and few people in the southeast area dared to move their darts.

Zhong Yanqiu looked back at the bodyguards and buddies who were laughing, and glanced at the young faces with the look of wind and frost, "They are all good." He said.

"Congratulations." Chang Mantian smiled until the scars on his face were wrinkled together, and his tone was a bit complacent. This time he brought out the backbone of the Escort, all of them looked young but they were all young. A veteran who has run many darts, he can be said to be the most proud disciple he and his seniors have taught.

While they were talking, they suddenly saw a man with a big beard sitting in the middle of the road ahead.

On such a hot day, the man was wearing a big purple satin padded jacket. Just looking at it, he felt like sweating all over his body, and his long beard was so thick and dense that he could not see his face clearly. Sitting in the middle of the road, holding a handkerchief, she was embroidering flowers stitch by stitch.

Chang Mantian frowned, stopped the escort car with his hand, and winked at Lao Zhao, the passer-by in front of him. Lao Zhao had followed Chang Mantian since the first time he walked the dart. Needless to say, he had a tacit understanding, and walked over with two coughs .

The man concentrated on embroidering flowers with his head down. He embroidered a black peony, which seemed to be almost finished. The stitches were so fine and beautiful that it was more beautiful than many girls embroidered.

"Friend! You embroider the flowers well!" Lao Zhao yelled loudly. His voice was bright at first, but when he yelled like a thunderbolt on the ground, he would be taken aback if he didn't pay attention.

But the man didn't seem to hear anything, just bowed his head and embroidered his flowers.

Chang Mantian cleared his throat, and said: "Friends on the word, don't want bad money." (Friends on the road, I don't want to encounter dead bodies on the way to escort the dart.)

Embroidery in the middle of the road was an extremely strange thing, Chang Mantian knew that it was difficult to do well, so after saying this, he called Lao Zhao back, got off his horse and prepared to meet him in person.

Zhong Yanqiu narrowed his eyes and stared at the man for a while, then said with a smile, "You officers from the southeast, why do you still have a habit of embroidering in the middle of the road?"

Chang Mantian was taken aback for a moment, but the man suddenly jumped up, threw the embroidery needle in his hand, and came straight to Zhong Yanqiu's face.

"I can not only embroider flowers, but I can also embroider blind people." His voice was rough, and before he finished speaking, he was already very close to Zhong Yanqiu.

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