Li Qiang thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation. He let out a long sigh. The current situation is not as simple as when he first entered the world of cultivation. It has been really difficult since he started cultivating.

At noon, Li Qiang found a small wooden ferry in front of him. The ferry was empty and there was no boat. Next to the ferry was an extremely simple pergola. A thin bamboo pole carried a cloth flag with the word "tea" written on it. Inside the pergola were a dozen rough sheets. A few businessmen and passers-by were sparsely sitting at the square table.

Li Qiang couldn't figure it out and felt a little upset. He looked at the pergola not far away and slowly walked over.

The pergola was built under a tall locust tree, and the breeze blew through the cool shade. Li Qiang walked to an empty table and sat down, looking at the Qingwei River outside and falling into deep thought again.

uncle uncle

Li Qiang gently shook the folding fan and asked: What?

It was an eleven or twelve-year-old girl who came to Li Qiang and asked: Uncle, do you want tea? Our tea here is very famous. Please have a pot. Li Qiang smiled and said: Then have a pot.

There were not many guests in the pavilion, but Li Qiang was dressed very uniquely. He was dressed in white. He didn't look like a scholar or a businessman. It was hard to tell whether he was from the Song Dynasty, the Li Tang Dynasty or the Han Dynasty. Everyone turned their attention to him. In fact, this was also true. I don’t blame Li Qiang because he doesn’t understand the dress and customs here at all.

The little girl was wearing blue homespun clothes that were a bit white after washing, but she looked very fresh. She was struggling to carry a large copper kettle back and forth to pour water for the guests. The shopkeeper was an old man with a gray head and a somewhat stooped body. Boil water on the earth stove next to the pergola.

The little girl was busy, her face was covered with fine beads of sweat, and her clear and childish voice kept greeting the guests, looking very capable.

Li Qiang watched silently and felt that the secular world was beginning to become unfamiliar. The teapot on the table was a stoneware pot fired in a clay kiln. The large stoneware bowl looked dark. When the tea was poured into the bowl, it was hard to tell what color it was. Li Qiang couldn't help but sigh, how could he see such a crude thing in the world of cultivation.

Fortunately, there were not many guests, and the little girl went around to greet them, put down the big copper pot in her hand, and ran to the old man to get some firewood.

There was a rapid sound of horse hooves. Everyone in the pergola looked towards the dirt road and saw a black horse galloping towards the ground with dust rising high in the distance.

The horse neighed and stopped by the pergola. A handsome young man jumped off the horse, tied the reins to a tree trunk, patted the dust on himself and walked into the pergola.

At a glance, Li Qiang saw that the long bow slung over his shoulder turned out to be the Jingyuan Bow that he had refined in the Black Prison. It was the weapon he gave to Lin Fenghe. Li Qiang immediately understood that this young man must have some relationship with Lin Fenghe.

The young man looked around and walked directly to Li Qiang's table and said, "Brother, you don't mind if I sit down." Li Qiang smiled and nodded. The young man pulled the square wooden stool and sat down and called, "Honor, please serve tea quickly." Li Qiang said, "I The tea has not been touched. You can drink it first.

The young man was not polite. He touched the teapot and smiled and said: "It's warm. I'm really thirsty." He picked up the teapot and poured it directly into his mouth. He drank the whole pot of tea in one breath and praised: "Good water, good tea."

The little girl had brought a pot of tea and put it on the table. The young man casually took out a small piece of silver and said, "Little girl, do you have anything to eat?"

Li Qiang watched with interest.

The little girl seemed a little surprised and said: "Uncle, a pot of tea only costs ten copper coins. I can't change the money you gave me." The young man said nonchalantly: "Forget it if you can't find it. Just bring something to eat."

The little girl ran to the old man with a smile on her face and quickly brought a plate of eight large steamed buns, a dozen boiled eggs and a plate of braised pork.

The young man seemed to be very hungry, grabbed the steamed bun, took a bite and said vaguely: I don't need to find the extra money, and I will make another portion for dry food. After saying this, he glanced at the way he came.

Li Qiang felt that he had something to do and seeing that he was eating in such a hurry, it was not convenient to ask him at the moment.

In about ten minutes, the food on the table was almost eaten. The young man burped and let out a long sigh of relief and said: It feels so comfortable, little girl. Can the ferry go? The little girl said: Mr. Yan from the ferry has something to do at home.

It can only come in the afternoon, uncle, you have to wait.

The young man looked back at the way he came and said: Where can I find the ferry, little girl? I want to cross the river now.

The little girl said in embarrassment: Uncle Yan is on the other side and there is no way to notify him now.

Li Qiang smiled and said: You are in a hurry to cross the river.

The young man looked anxious. He lowered his head and thought for a moment and said loudly: I will pay ten taels of silver to anyone who can find the ferry. The people in the pavilion immediately started talking about it.

The little girl said: Uncle Yan is of no use. Only Mr. Yan has a ferry here and the others are fishing boats. The young man said anxiously: Fishing boats are fine as long as they can cross the river.

The old man who was boiling water came over and said: The fishing boats are no longer fishing.

The young man was stunned for a long time and sighed: It's better to try it out. He stood up, took off the Jingyuan bow from his body and walked out of the pergola. Li Qiang was even more sure that this young man was in trouble.

Not long after, the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard again in the distance.
Chapter completed!