TNHIVF :: Volume #3

#272: Bait

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After an arrow that outside the city such as it comes suddenly, Chang'an City is also as if tranquil, the aristocracy military and political leaders are busy oneself thing, but common people was caring Martial Leader competition that outside some date and time cities was held, all are methodical. 城外忽如其来的一箭后,长安城仿佛又宁静下来,王侯将相都在忙着自己的事物,而百姓则是关心着过些时日城外举行的武魁比拼,一切都是有条不紊。 Xu Buling obediently and honestly convalesces dull at home, inserts funny dialog with Little Manzhi Big White while convenient white/in vain, but the thoughts actually place outside. According to his guess, the person probes secretly he is poisoned after the situation, definitely will throw a clasp, moreover this clasp gives the final word inevitably. 许不令老老实实呆在家里静养,顺便和小满枝大白白插科打诨,不过心思却放在外面。按照他的猜测,幕后之人试探他中毒情况过后,必然会抛出来一个钩子,而且这个钩子必然一锤定音。 In fact also as he expected, at home middle-grade is about two days, unexpected is actually reasonable the news, then passed on. 事实上也如他所料,在家中等了不过两天,一个意料之外却又在情理之中的消息,便传了回来。 In May/five months 1 st, Great Undertaking Street, back street. 五月初一,大业坊,后街。 Old Xiao as always pokes the walking stick to swing the folding fan, disguise Storyteller on back street. 老萧一如既往的杵着拐杖摇着折扇,在后街上乔装说书先生。 The Great Undertaking Street back streets are the Brothel wineshop, the disposition compare not Shangzheng Street Number One Scholar Street, but Great Undertaking Street in inch of land worth an inch of gold, is also higher than other place scales. 大业坊的后街多是勾栏酒肆,配置比不上正街状元街,但地处寸土寸金的大业坊内,比其他的地方档次又高一些。 aristocrat and noble children will not come to here, person who can mingle among here, many are some spare cash, but steps the threshold of Dragon Roaring Pavilion and Yingchun Building, coming the back street to transfer , has seen the world. These person of Jianghu people, business the guest and tourist all have, it may be said that is all sorts of people gathers. 王公贵子不会来这里,能在这里混迹的人,多是有些闲钱,但又迈不过龙吟阁、迎春楼的门槛,来着后街转一圈,也算是见过世面了。这些人江湖人、商客、游客皆有,可谓是三教九流汇聚。 The toward evening, various wineshop Gambling Street have opened the door one after another, the person on street were gradually many. 黄昏时分,各家酒肆赌坊已经相继开门,街上的人渐渐多了起来。 Old Xiao stands in being bustling and filled with people tea stall, vivid is once speaking Xu Buling some ‚Jianghu deeds’, was once fierce, recently and such and such young ladies ‚three smiles to be forgiving’ wait/etc. 老萧站在人头攒动的茶摊上,绘声绘色的讲着许不令曾经的些许‘江湖事迹’,曾经多厉害、最近和某某小姐‘三笑留情’等等。 Is the scandal Eight Trigrams (gossip) that makes out of whole cloth makes randomly, the royal government cannot provide lodging the mouth of storytelling court attendant, but common people and Jianghu guest also likes listening to these things. 都是瞎编乱造的绯闻八卦,朝廷也管不住说书郎的嘴,而百姓、江湖客也都喜欢听这些东西。 Hears to emerge, will listen to the friend saying that with the friend naturally some my stories, for example ‚I heard actually, near that King Su Heir Apparent and someone walks’ wait/etc. 听得兴起,自然而然就会和朋友听友说些个自己的见闻,比如‘我倒是听说,肃王世子和谁谁谁走的近’等等。 These at sixes and sevens news, 99% are false, but collects were many, would such 12 useful. 这些乱七八糟的消息,90%九都是假的,但收集的多了,总会有那么一两条有用。 World is most difficult to stop up is the long mouth, regardless of any plans, again strictly again discrete, would leaving behind some the slight defect that is difficult to notice, for example spoke thoughtlessly conversation several words, occasionally after waited somewhere. 世间最难堵住的便是悠悠之口,无论任何谋划,再严密再谨慎,总会留下些许很难注意到的瑕疵,比如说随口交谈的几句话,偶尔经过某处等等。 Old Xiao discussed the fantastic story different matter daily, the core locked in Xu Buling body, for was listens to the strangers in these all corners of the country to talk anything. 老萧天天讲奇闻异事,核心都锁定在许不令身上,为的就是听这些五湖四海的陌路人交谈些什么。 At the present land under heaven noon, with ‚One who stands too high is subject to many attacks, a King Su Heir Apparent Zhao Hong nine years of winter with bending down to say in the Wei River’, in the tea stall the conversation sounds of two men, brought to the attention of Old Xiao. 而今天下午,随着‘木秀于林、风必摧之,肃王世子昭鸿九年冬在渭河遇伏’说完,茶摊上两个汉子的交谈声,引起了老萧的注意。 „I live in the village range in Chencang, the year before last really had this matter, at that time died many people, sealed the mountain, many officers search in the village......” “我就住在陈仓的寨子岭,前年确实有这事儿,当时死了好多人,把山都封了,好多官兵在村上搜查……” The person of speech was the man who a hunting household dressed up, the foot puts a bamboo basket, the animal skin, tiger bone in rim and other valuable thing has been selling out during the daytime, wants to come is the preparation evening arrived here ‚relaxation’. Brothel young lady has not started to receive a guest, at this time then sits in the tea stall corner, before selecting the pot good rain the Longjing tea, spoke with the middle-aged person of person of same belief. 说话之人是个猎户打扮的汉子,脚边放着个竹筐,框子里的兽皮、虎骨等值钱玩意白天已经卖光了,想来是准备晚上到这里‘放松放松’。勾栏的姑娘还没开始接客,此时便坐在茶摊角落,点了壶上好的雨前龙井,和同道的一个中年人说话。 The middle-aged people are the supernumerary official to dress up, Old Xiao knew, Street Market fur group of young storekeepers, come frequently here natural, wants to come is today runs into ‚in person of same belief person’, gets the hunting household to open mind to here specially. 中年人做员外打扮,老萧认识,坊市一家皮草行的小掌柜,经常来这里潇洒,想来是今天遇到‘同道中人’,专门领着猎户到这里来开开眼界。 The Old Xiao lecture a section, was poking the walking stick under the tea table is implicated, the ripe taking up teapot to oneself the bowl, took advantage of opportunity to say very much originally but actually: 老萧讲完了一段儿,杵着拐杖在茶桌旁坐下,很自来熟的拿起茶壶给自己倒了碗,顺势接话: „Yes, heard that several thousand people, a King Su Heir Apparent person killed, that is really fierce.” “是啊,听说死了几千人,肃王世子一个人杀出来,那是真厉害。” The itself/Ben is the place of all sorts of people gathering, in the tea stall answers the participation discussion is too common, mister who explained the Chinese classics let alone a moment ago. 本就是三教九流汇聚之地,茶摊上搭腔参与讨论太常见,更何况还是刚才说书的先生。 The hunting households and supernumerary officials naturally welcome, one cup of tea, the gentry official nods immediately: „Listens to the venerable to say several times, what killed is rivers of blood, gave the Wei River incarnadine......” 猎户和员外自然欢迎,一杯茶罢了,当下那员外郎点了点头:“听老先生讲过几次,杀的是血流成河,把渭河都给染红了……” A hunting household foot places on the backless stool, reveals several points of self-satisfaction, beckons with the hand saying: 猎户一只脚放在板凳上,露出几分得意,摆了摆手道: „Without is so fierce, I live thereby, to is ten li (0.5 km), in the village heard that person, the water has not changed the color, moreover does not have several thousand people, several hundred.” “没那么厉害,我就住在那附近,离的有十来里,村上都只是听说死了人,水没变颜色,而且也没几千人,就几百个。” The Old Xiao eye narrowed the eyes slightly, carries the bowl to sip one: „Brave soldier may probably talk nonsense not, the old man said in more than one year of book, in the story-telling script writes ‚several thousand evildoers and skeletons to become mountain’, how possibly to only have 110 people.” 老萧眼睛微微一眯,端着茶碗抿了一口:“壮士可莫要瞎说,老夫在这说了一年多的书,话本上都写着‘数千贼子、尸骨成山’,咋可能只有百十号人。” The hunting households see Old Xiao not to believe that naturally is somewhat anxious, sits nearly several points, mystical say/way: 猎户见老萧不信,自然是有些急,坐近几分,神神秘秘的道: „I may you be clear compared with the venerable, at that time village range noisy bear Huan, I went over hill and dale to go hunting since childhood, has a reputation in the county, at that time in the district asked me to seize the bear...... the bear eye is not easy-to-use, the ear miraculous glow, on me the village range, the iron clamp child prepare, lay in the stone seam had not moved for three days and three nights......” “我可比老先生你清楚,当时寨子岭闹熊患,我从小翻山越岭打猎,在县城都有一番名声,当时县里找我捉熊瞎子……熊瞎子眼睛不好使,耳朵灵光,我一个人上寨子岭,把铁夹子布置好,趴在石头缝里三天三夜都没动一下……” Old Xiao leisure is drinking the tea, reveals for several points to admire the look. 老萧慢条斯理的喝着茶水,露出几分佩服神色。 The hunting households hehe smiled, also took up the bowl to sip one: „ Remembers that at that time squatted third day, is that night that little prince runs into the thief, the wind blow snows, my frozen cannot shoulder, prepares to go back...... 猎户嘿嘿笑了下,也拿起茶碗抿了一口:“记得当时蹲到第三天,也就是那小王爷遇到贼人的那天晚上,刮风下雪,我冻的扛不住,就准备回去…… Where...... thinks that beast was stepped on, does not have bear to call, instead some people stuffy snort/hum under. I at that time strange, stepped on catches bear the beast clip not to call, can it be that mute...... ……哪想到兽架被踩了,却没熊叫,反而是有人闷哼了下。我当时就奇怪,踩了捕熊的兽夹子都没叫,莫不是个哑巴…… ...... This bear do not look unwieldy, in fact sly very much, I the probe head from the stone seam looked at one at that time cautiously, finally may scare me, several hundred personally from woods in the past, silent, in the hand is raising the blade...... ” ……这个熊别看笨重,实际上狡猾的很,当时我小心翼翼从石头缝里探头看了一眼,结果可把我吓坏了,几百个人从树林中里面过去,无声无息的,手上都提着刀……” Old Xiao makes the appearance that is interested in greatly, approached several points, listens respectfully carefully. 老萧做出大感兴趣的模样,凑近了几分,仔细聆听。 About the hunting households looked, three person heads almost crowd together, small sound said: „...... I also thought at that time am officers, the clothes that may wear do not seem like the officers, feared that was mountain bandit does not dare to appear...... was away from several feet away at that time, including a person to step on the bear clip, leg quick break, sat, in the ground has not made noise actually...... has nearby two leading arriving, broke off the clip to that rule by people wound, added some words, probably ‚do not have something go wrong...... makes......’ anything cleanly, I was not clear at that time what's the matter, what next day knew on the riverside matter......” 猎户左右看了看,三个人脑袋几乎凑在一起,小声道:“……当时我还以为是官兵,可穿的衣裳不像是官兵,怕是山匪就没敢露头……当时就距离几丈远,其中有个人踩了熊夹子,腿都快断了,坐在地上硬是没出声……有两个带头的走到跟前,把夹子掰开给那人治伤,还说了些话,好像是‘别出岔子……做干净……’什么的,我当时还不清楚咋回事,第二天才晓得河边上出了啥事儿……” Old Xiao nods, sizes up hunting household several eyes: 老萧点了点头,打量猎户几眼: „What you who at that time these fierce bandits, said can remember?” “当时那些个悍匪,说的啥你可记得？” The hunting households hehe smiled, beckons with the hand: „How this can remember, fears to invite trouble, does not dare to report the officers.” Was saying then looked up the Brothel prostitute work place, set out to hint the gentry official to bring a road. 猎户嘿嘿笑了下,摆了摆手:“这咋记得住,怕惹祸上身,连官都不敢报。”说着便抬头看了看勾栏妓坊,起身示意员外郎带个路。 Old Xiao then looked, said with a smile lightly: „What this place is, the old man knows that good place, that young lady attractive and deity, the price is inexpensive, two do need to open mind with the old man?” 老萧回头看了看,轻笑道:“这地方算啥,老夫知道个好地方,那姑娘漂亮的和神仙似的,价钱还不贵,二位要不要和老夫去开开眼界？” „Yo ~!” “哟~！” The gentry officials stare, without thinking of this mouthful meat words Storyteller, but also ‚thing old diamond still cuts sharp’, naturally nods immediately, got up is following Old Xiao to enter the small lane with the hunting household...... 员外郎一愣,没想到这满嘴荤话的说书先生,还‘宝刀未老’,当下自然点头,起身带着猎户便跟着老萧进了小巷子……
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