Chapter 120 Lady in Red
The smile on the red-dressed girl's face froze, and the two people beside her suddenly tensed their muscles.
What's going on in this world? I won't cause trouble for you, so why do you have to cause trouble for me? And how can you survive in the world if you can't even control your basic facial expressions?
"What do you mean, sir?"
"It's nothing. I'm just curious why the three of you dare to come here in such a chaotic situation in Nanyang. Moreover, the total weight of the goods in the car is probably not as heavy as you, young lady. Your horse is almost snotty from the ease. To be honest, young lady, if I were you, with three monks in one car, I would pretend to be a bodyguard escorting valuables."
Zhao Yushu had a very unhappy day today and now he doesn't want to get entangled with this group of people who are playing dumb. Governor Lan is like this, Miss Lu is like this, General Sun is like this, and you guys with unknown purposes are also like this. Why are you provoking me for no reason? I haven't offended you.
The three third heavens may not seem impressive enough in front of the great master Lan Taishou of the seventh heaven, but if he wants to cause trouble in a big city with hundreds of thousands of mortals, he still has a good chance.
In a city of four hundred thousand people, there must be at least eighty monks, if not a hundred. Of course, there are too few monks in the wild now, and it is estimated that most of them are now concentrated in government offices and major families.
Zhao Yushu didn't talk nonsense with them anymore and turned away. He thought that they wouldn't dare to take action under the city gate. As for whether they wanted to go to the government office to kill the prefect or just try to seize the gate, Zhao Yushu couldn't do anything about it.
I wish fewer people died.
Who can tell who is right and who is wrong? Only children take sides, while adults kneel down after the winner. Old Zhao laughed at himself, shook his head and walked towards the academy.
If the girl in red hadn't been so smart as to come and greet him, Zhao Yushu wouldn't have been able to guess her origins. But the other party was really worried about him and wanted to test him, and the result of the test was direct exposure.
It's not that the truth was revealed in words, but the act of testing itself is wrong. I remember there was a plot in a novel about a son-in-law in my previous life. In front of two armies, if you open your mouth to speak, it proves that you are afraid, and it has nothing to do with what you say.
I just took a stroll through the refugee camp and followed General Sun here. My words were just a little arrogant, and you can't wait to test me?
Zhao Yushu couldn't help but look in the direction of the government office. If he were Lao Lan, he would only need to release a batch of grain out of the city today, even if it was just a piece of bread, and all the conspiracies and tricks would be shattered.
When he arrived at the gate of the academy, Zhao Yushu saw Wang Bushi dozing off on the steps. Why did this kid fall asleep here?
"Brother Wang." Zhao Yushu stepped forward and patted Wang Buzhi on the shoulder. Wang Buzhi opened his bloodshot eyes and immediately curled his lips: "My brother Zhao, you are back. I searched all the brothels in the city last night and almost got into a fight with someone!"
Zhao Yushu's face was dark. What do you mean? Why do you only go to brothels? Am I that kind of person? I even went to Tianxianglou. Thinking of Tianxianglou, Zhao Yushu immediately decided not to speak. He was indeed a VIP of the top brothel.
"Where on earth did you go last night?"
Zhao Yushu thought about it and felt that there was nothing to hide, so he told his experience in detail. There was no need to mention his own speculations, after all, there was no substantial evidence.
Wang Buzhi's face was solemn after hearing this: "What does this General Sun want to do? He left you alone in the refugee camp. No, I have to talk to my father about this."
Zhao Yushu grabbed him and said, "It's just a small matter. Nothing has happened to me. There's no need to alarm the dean. The most urgent thing is that I need to change my pants first."
Hiding in the corner for a night was nothing for a cultivator, as he had been sleeping in the open air for more than a day or two. But for an ordinary person like Wang Buzhi, not getting a good night's sleep was really unbearable. Since Old Zhao was fine now, Master Wang said hello and went to make up for his sleep yawning.
Zhao Yushu was bored and prepared to go out for a stroll. He absolutely could not go to the school again. It would be troublesome if he was blocked by a group of scholars and asked questions.
There is a prosperous street near the academy, which is mainly composed of restaurants and hotels. It is very similar to the food street in the university town in the previous life. After all, no matter how poor a person is, scholars will never be poor, and their consumption capacity is always in the first tier.
Zhao Yushu randomly found a breakfast shop and ordered a bowl of soup noodles to satisfy his stomach. Soup noodles are noodles, but the noodles are a bit thicker. There are a few slices of vegetables and even a few slices of mutton in it. After drinking a mouthful of the boiling hot thick soup, he felt indescribably comfortable.
Before I had taken two bites, three people came in. The leader asked for three bowls of soup noodles. The proprietress looked around hurriedly and said apologetically that there were no empty tables, so how about competing with the young man?
So Zhao Yushu and the girl in red sat facing each other with their eyes wide open. The two subordinates looked straight ahead but their hands never left the hilts of the swords at their waists.
When the soup noodles came, the proprietress asked with a smile if they wanted two cloves of garlic. Then she realized belatedly that the atmosphere was not right and quickly ran back to the stove.
Do you want to talk about something? Zhao Yushu hesitated for a moment, lowered his head to eat noodles, and thought to himself, I have already gone back to the academy to change clothes, why did you guys just come here?
Tracking is absolutely impossible. Jade Rat's body has no other abilities, but anti-detection is a profession that is definitely ingrained in his bones. Even if Lao Lan comes in person, he may not be able to keep an eye on him.
Zhao Yushu didn't say anything, and the other three didn't say anything either. Suddenly, the sound of eating could be heard.
Old Zhao came first, but the three of them ate very quickly and put down their porcelain bowls in a short while. Zhao Yushu took a subconscious look and was stunned. The three bowls were spotless, as if they had been washed, without even a trace of soup residue left.
The girl in red counted out a handful of copper coins and handed them to the proprietress who came to collect the money. The proprietress looked embarrassed and said, "Girl, you are still short of fifteen cents."
"Still missing? I remember it was this price."
"Miss, you haven't been here for a while. Our store raised the price half a month ago. There's nothing we can do. The price of noodles has gone up."
Zhao Yushu was stunned as he listened nearby. The prices had already exceeded those in Dongdu. It was obviously caused by the recent refugees. Nanyang was not like Dongdu where a large fleet could transport grain directly from the south by water. Soaring prices were inevitable.
The girl in red had no choice but to count out fifteen more copper coins from her purse and hand them to the proprietress; her purse was almost empty.
This girl is very poor. Zhao Yushu finished his noodles in a few bites, hesitated for a moment, and finally drank up the soup. He immediately paid the bill and ran out of the restaurant. He looked at the three people who were getting ready to leave and asked, "Miss, haven't you found the store yet?"
The girl in red turned around and said, "To be honest, the store I was familiar with is no longer in business. I haven't heard from it for a while. So, it's not a lie that I told you when I was at the city gate this morning."
Ha, now you admit it quite generously.
"My lord, did you chase me out just to ask this question?"
"I wonder what goods the girl brought. Do you want to exchange for some silver or barter?"
"I want to exchange for some food."