Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 61: Peaceful Years

Tian Buli came to the prosperous city again, and Xia Yelin took the initiative to say goodbye after entering.

"My dear husband, my mother told me not to disturb you and Mr. Hu. I'll take you here. Here's some change. You can use it to buy food for the children."

Tian Buli knew that this was the Xia family's flattery, so he continued readily, "That's fine, Baoer and I will have a meal before we go over. It's not mealtime yet, so we won't have to keep you busy."

Xia Yelin gave five taels of silver and then took the caravan to the city to deliver goods.

Leopard held his torn package containing clothes, snacks and toys in both hands and looked around curiously.

After Xia Yelin and others walked away, Baoer looked up at Tian Buli.

"Second father, why are there so many people here?"

Tian Buli walked forward with a smile, "Follow me, don't get lost, or if you get kidnapped I'll have to look for you all over the city."

Baoer quickly followed with his luggage, "Second Dad, there are so many people here, and many people are selling things. Are you selling tofu here, big brother?"

It was two or three o'clock in the afternoon and there were still many people busy on the streets of the city. It was even more lively than during the previous exams.

It rained on the road, but fortunately the journey was peaceful and nothing happened.

After the rain, the weather got much better and cooler.

There is no sea here. Most of the county towns and villages are at the foot of the mountains. There are mountains all around, and you need to travel on roads at the foot of the mountains.

Several major places such as Qitianfu are located in a few plain areas, which are fertile lands among the mountains.

The plain area where Qitianfu is located is a long plain area, not a flat land like a pancake.

There are many water veins, the main one is the cold river coming from the northwest mountains. Because the river is calm and peaceful most of the time, business is also developed and convenient.

Leopard felt hungry while walking, and just now he heard his second father say that he wanted to eat first, so he looked for a place to eat.

"Second Dad! I want to eat noodle soup!"

"Okay." Tian Buli was also tired, so he took Bao'er and sat down in a noodle soup shop.

The leopard put the thing on the ground by himself and looked around curiously.

Tian Buli reminded, "Put your things on the table."

"Oh." Baoer didn't understand, but still picked up the bag with both hands and put it on the table.

After Tian Buli sat down, the boss glanced over here, but didn't say anything. He continued to make noodles. There was a table of customers waiting next to him.

Tian Buli said directly: "Two bowls of noodle soup, how much is one bowl?"

"Three cents." The boss was a taciturn man. Seeing that Tian Buli was dressed like a scholar, he didn't take it seriously.

There are many scholars in Qitian Mansion.

Tian Buli said cheerfully, "Okay, two bowls will be enough."

Leopard looked around happily and glanced at the man and woman waiting for noodles next door.

The woman was beautiful, and Leopard could not help but take a look at her. He quickly looked around, as if he was looking for something, and then took another secret look.

Tian Buli frowned and said, "Watch your eyes and don't look at random people. Lie down and take a nap. I'll call you when the meal is ready."

Leopard was caught peeking at the beautiful heroine, and he lay down embarrassedly and pretended to sleep.

After Bao'er lay down, a young man next to him said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, brother. My sister is not a fierce person. She won't argue with a child."

Tian Buli had long noticed these four men and women who looked like martial artists, three men and one woman, all of whom looked to be between 20 and 30 years old.

"Please bear with me, this kid is in the city for the first time. I'm taking him to see his father. He's a country boy who has never seen the world."

Tian Buli didn't want to cause trouble, so he responded politely.

The pretty female warrior only glanced at this side and then stopped looking. The thirty-year-old long-haired man who spoke had a gentle smile on his face. "We can't call each other masters. Just call me Lao Mo. I see that you have extraordinary talents and are a good martial artist. I wonder which school you learned from?"

Tian Buli said politely: "I am a scholar. I just passed the examination this year. As for martial arts, it is mainly Niupi Kungfu taught by a friend. I practice it to strengthen my body. I am not a martial artist."

After hearing this, Mo Qingsong also said politely: "So you are a scholar, I am sorry for your disrespect."

The beautiful female knight Bu Zeng turned her head and glanced at Tian Buli, mocking him, "You said you are a scholar? I don't think so. You look like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world!"

Tian Buli was no longer angry about these words, and said with a smile: "The lady is right, I am a creature in the pond, a frog in the well, sitting in the well and watching the sky all day long, studying the books of sages, hoping that one day I can rise to the top."

Bu Zeng looked at Tian Buli angrily, his eyes full of anger.

"Who are you calling a female hero? My family is a family of scholars, but your family is full of female heroes!!"

Tian Buli looked innocent and looked at Mo Qingsong speechlessly, "Sorry, sorry, I heard this gentleman asking me about martial arts and mentioned my junior sister, so I thought he was a martial artist."

"Hahaha!" Mo Qingsong laughed and said, "Junior sister, calm down. Don't you think this guy is quite interesting? You can meet a wonderful person just by having a meal. What's the point of staying in the garden all the time?"

At this time, the boss served noodle soup to the four men and women one after another. Bu Zeng looked at the soup in the bowl, frowned and refused to pick up his chopsticks.

The other three had no appetite either. Mo Qingsong seemed bored and continued to look at Tian Buli.

Unexpectedly, Tian Buli had already stood up with Baoer.

"Boss, here's the money. Put the food in my lunch box and we'll go home and eat."

Tian Buli had a lunch box, which he took out and handed to the boss.

The boss saw a wooden bowl that looked like a small basin and quickly asked, "Why are you eating with a bowl? Are you a beggar or a monk?"

Tian Buli smiled and said, "I am away from home."

The boss didn't argue with Tian Buli. He just took the money and served the meal.

Tian Buli took Bao'er and left here directly, hiding from some people from beginning to end.

Mo Qingsong and others naturally noticed this man's caution.

Mo Qingsong smiled and said, "Looking at his martial arts and footwork, he should be a nobody. He is also weak, and his martial arts skills are not perfect. I guess he doesn't have much knowledge either."

Bu Zeng snorted, "You are quite good at talking."

Yang Feng, who was standing next to him, joked, "It would be nice to be a servant."

Several people smiled and didn't care about this matter.

Tian Buli also didn't care about this matter. Some people you meet once will never see them again in your life.

"Erbao, be careful when you go out. If you leave your things on the ground and they are taken away by thieves or robbers, you will be in trouble. If you encounter such a thing, don't chase them. Just go home honestly."

"And those young men and women who look unusual, stay away from them."

Erbao held the bag in both hands and asked curiously, "Aren't the people in the escort agency also martial artists? Second father, when will we stop being bullied?"

"I don't know either." Tian Buli couldn't answer this question.

The two found a quiet place to sit down, ate the food in their bowls, and then went to look for Hu Yuwei.

It was already four or five o'clock. Hu'er was sitting at the gate of the yard eating sweet potatoes with Gou'er. When he saw Tian Buli and Bao'er, he quickly stood up and shouted happily.

"Second Dad! Second Brother! Dad! Second Dad and Second Brother are here! Dad!"

Hu Yuwei happened to be in the house. When he heard the calls of Tiger, Leopard and Dog, he came out happily.

"My benefactor is here! I thought it would be in the next few days. Is the road safe? Have you encountered any shady shops?"

Tian Buli smiled and said, "It was peaceful. It was very peaceful all the way. We followed the escort agency's young knight and ate meat, drank wine, and slept in the guest house. The people we met on the road were all good people. There were no black shops at all."

(End of this chapter)