„......” Wei He understands clearly. These old person Great Chief, it seems like the escort office true maximum wealth. “......”魏合了然。这些老人大镖头,看来就是镖局真正的最大财富。 He thinks, oneself remember secretly, this passing through bridgehead room position. 他想了想,也自己暗自记下,这一趟走过的桥头房位置。 Nearby Cheng Jing also spoke. 一旁的程睛却是又说话了。 „That night, I was only routine stirred up the person with the words, do not mind.” “那天晚上,我只是习惯性的拿话激人,你别介意。” „All right.” Wei He somewhat could not find out this woman to act in a play at that time, is acting in a play now. “没事。”魏合有些摸不清这女人到底是当时在演戏,还是现在在演戏。 Her words sound, as if somewhat real, is somewhat false, or are the genuine and fake mixed? 她的话听起来,似乎有些真,有些假,亦或是真假掺半？ However in an instant, he then sees Cheng Kai of not far away, is looking toward here. 不过转眼,他便看到不远处的程凯,正在朝这边看。 The heart also had the guess. Thought that is Great Chief Cheng Kai is helping solve the conflicts. 心头也有了些猜测。觉得是大镖头程凯在帮忙化解矛盾。 May listen to the Cheng Jing tone, as if somewhat sincere meaning. 可听程睛的语气,似乎又有些诚心的意思。 Cheng Jing also said several words, then set out to leave. 程睛又说了几句话,便起身离开。 Wei He takes up the dry/does cake, the scrap scrap the water, toward the mouth stopper, is often mixing together the snake meat, no longer makes noise. 魏合拿起干饼,小块小块的就着水,往嘴里塞,不时混一块蛇肉,也不再出声。 This, quick then entered a Feiye City ten li (0.5 km) range. 这样一路,很快便重新进了飞业城十里范围。 The ox cart horses on road gradually were also many. Everyone's mood also relaxed many, at least was not depressing like before. 路上的牛车马匹也渐渐多了起来。大家的心情也轻松了不少,起码不像之前那么压抑。 Quick, the team enters a city, returns escort office, after the Perpetual Peace Escort Office front door connected with the record, then has the escort office specialist, comes out to verify on the way individual wages. 很快,队伍进城,重新回到镖局,在永和镖局大门前交接了记录后,便有镖局的专人,出来核实途中个人的工钱。 According to the custom, in the journey encountered the danger dead the person, everyone must add money slightly. 按照规矩,路途上遇到危险死了人,所有人都是要稍微加钱的。 The silver money provided was too heavy, many people chose changed into the loaf. 只是银钱发放多了太重,不少人都选择了换成肉条。 Smokes has made dry/does loaf, one more than ten jin (0.5 kg), can arrive at many silver money. Also some people traded the cloth, various types of color cloth and more expensive silk arrange/cloth, is the present hard currency. 熏干制过的腊肉条,一条十多斤,就能抵不少银钱。也有人换了布匹,各种颜色的布匹和更贵的绸布,都是现在的硬通货。 Wei He hesitated, also the most silver money, will change into the meat and meter/rice, the cloth, conducts the shoulder to go home with a big bag. 魏合迟疑了下,也将大半的银钱,换成肉和米,还有布匹,用一个大袋子扛着回了家。 Now this silver money is less valuable, but also really does not know when collapse drop, will be inferior thoroughly the multi- grain bins eat, but can also be the hard currency exchange. 现在这银钱越来越不值钱,还真不知道什么时候就会彻底崩掉,不如多囤些吃食,还能作为硬通货交换。 Goes home to put away the thing, he sized up under the somewhat crude room, even more felt oneself should change a place to live. 回家放好东西,他打量了下有些简陋的屋子,越发的觉得自己该换个地方住。 From the family/home to Stone Bridge area that Turning Mountain Fist is , the middle must pass through many gray areas, this originally is a trouble. 从家到回山拳所在的石桥町,中间要经过不少灰色地带,这本就是个麻烦。 Presently also so many eat to put at home, no one looks, perhaps which day was touched. 现在家里还这么多吃食放着,也没人看着,说不定哪天就被人摸了。 Sits to the room on only a wooden stool. 坐到屋子里唯一的一根木凳上。 Wei He lets the body according to sunlight that in the window shoots, like this is warmer. 魏合让身体照在窗口射进来的阳光里,这样暖和一些。 He recalls this experience. 他回想起这一趟的所见所闻。 Also from the table, in the table back takes out one pack of yellow paper simply, but also are able to discriminate several charcoal pencils. 干脆也从桌子底下,桌背里取出一叠黄纸,还有别着的几只炭笔。 Unfolds on the table the rough yellow paper, takes the charcoal pencils. 将粗糙黄纸在桌上铺开,拿起炭笔。 He uses previous life with the posture of fountain pen, starts to write to draw on the paper rapidly. 他用前世拿钢笔的姿势,迅速开始在纸上写写画画。 Soon, place that this passes through, route, peripheral general terrain, geographic name, local conditions and social customs. Where can stay at an inn, where can supply the rest. 不多时,这一路所走过的地方,路线,周边大概的地形,地名,风土人情。哪里能住店,哪里能补给休息。 He general records. 他都大概的记录下来。 Then in bridgehead room there, draws a circle, hints the danger. 然后在桥头房那里,打了个圈,示意危险。 That monster .... 还有那个怪物.... Wei He takes out a paper, records the characteristics of that monster. He will not paint pictures, but can record the dominant character, characteristics, attack method. 魏合又取出一张纸,将那怪物的特征记录下来。他不会画画,但可以记录一下显著特征,特性,攻击方式等。 One completes, Wei He receives the yellow paper, washed, falls on prepares to rest the bed. 一番做完,魏合才收好黄纸,洗漱了下,倒在床上准备休息。 On the bed a mattress sweat and not the well-known unusual smell, making him be somewhat hard to go to sleep. 只是床铺上褥子一阵汗臭和不知名的异味,让他有些难以入睡。 Contacts the skin of bedding, as if also somewhat itches. 接触被褥的皮肤,似乎也有些发痒起来。 „This quilt several months have not washed probably had not exposed to the sun...” Wei He then recalls. “这被子好像几个月没洗没晒了...”魏合这才回想起来。 He remembers that oneself urged the second sister a while ago, do not go here home again, was unsafe. 他记得自己前阵子叮嘱二姐,别再回这边的家,不安全。 As if since then, here room is then getting more and more sloppy. 然后似乎从那时开始,这边屋子就越来越邋遢。 Suddenly he feels on the thigh itchy. 忽然他感觉大腿上痒痒的。 Wei He one startled, lifts the quilt rapidly, on oneself thigh is lying impressively a dark cockroach. 魏合一惊,迅速掀开被子,自己大腿上赫然趴着一只黑乎乎蟑螂。 The cockroach is rocking the whisker, was frightened, whiz one climbs down the thigh, following the bed must toward depending on the slit drill of wall. 蟑螂晃动着触须,被惊吓到了,嗖的一下爬下大腿,顺着床铺就要朝靠墙的缝隙钻。 The conditioned reflex of Wei He instinct, steps on. 魏合本能的条件反射,一脚踩过去。 Chirp. 啪叽。 He then remembers himself is barefoot .... 他这才想起自己是光着脚.... Mounts the flour gruel, is mixing with the marvelous touch of hard shell, passes to the whole body from the sole. 一股黏糊糊,又夹杂着硬壳的奇妙触感,从脚底传到全身。 Stayed, he sets out rapidly, goes out with the flushing sole that the water in water jar makes an effort. 呆了一下,他迅速起身,出门用水缸里的水使劲的冲脚底。 Tossed about some little time, he exhausted return room, this time was does not want again on the lying down bed. On the bed were also many a yellow dirt. 折腾了好一会儿,他才疲惫的回到屋子,这次是怎么也不想再躺床上了。床上也多了一块黄色污渍。 He tidied up, is taking the thing simply, toward the second sister that side. 他收拾了下,干脆提着东西,朝二姐那边去了。 First puts Wei Ying there the thing, then goes to Turning Mountain Fist Courtyard to rest! 先把东西放到魏莹那里,然后去回山拳院子睡！ He decided that this hurries to purchase homes, and second sister moves by oneself, Steamed stuffed bun Shop! 他决定了,这趟赶紧买房子,让自己和二姐搬进去住,还有开包子铺！ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ Stone Bridge area. 石桥町。 Close to Feiye river, a series of house houses are empty. 临近飞业河处,一连串的房屋住宅空荡冷清。 A yawning old man, before arriving at a room gate, in the key with hand opens in the gate are hanging three big locks. 一个打着呵欠的老头子,走到一所屋子门前,用手里的钥匙打开门上挂着的三把大锁。 The long dress that old man ash throws, conducted the back at the back of does not have the lantern of ignition, the waist also to leave big skewer all kinds of keys. 老头一身灰扑扑的长衣,背上背着杆没点燃的灯笼,腰间还别了一大串各式各样的钥匙。 „This room also meets your requirement, the name occupies good, before was a rich merchant lives, but that rich merchant went to outside area afterward, the relocation, kept this room to sell cheap whole family to our middlemen.” “这屋子也符合你的要求,叫名善居,以前是一个富商居住,不过后来那富商去了外地,举家搬迁,就留了这屋子贱卖给我们牙人。” „Price how?” The old man follows behind a high strong youth, grayish white sturdy clothing, highlights in the family background the solid symmetrical streamline muscle. “价钱如何？”老头身后跟着一个高壮青年,一身灰白劲装,凸显出身上结实匀称的流线型肌肉。 Youth both eyes are bright, the makings are calm, is puts away the thing from the second sister impressively Wei He. 青年双目有神,气质沉稳,赫然是才从二姐那边放好东西的魏合。 He nonstop, first then found in the city to buy and sell the middleman line of house specially. 他马不停蹄,第一时间便找到了城里专门买卖房屋的牙人行。 Then immediately leads him to come to see the house on the important person. 然后当下就要人带他来看房子。 The middlemen roughly inquired the room type that he must buy, then queries his withstanding price. 牙人大致询问了他要买的屋子类型,然后问清他的承受价格。 Then looked for an old man, guides, gives him to look at the room on the spot. 便找了个老头子,带路过来,给他实地看房。 The pitch-black front door opens wide, makes the zhī ya sound. 黑漆大门敞开,发出吱呀声响。 Inside is the cobblestone stone-paved road, this is passes in and out treading of entrance to say. 里面是鹅卵石石道,这是进出门口的踏道。 Across the front door and a young gatekeeper, inside is piece of white wall courtyard. 穿过大门和一个小门房,里面便是一片白墙院子。 courtyard is not big, but arranges refinedly. 院子不大,但布置雅致。 Left small pond, put up the timer of bamboo tube waterdrop. In the pond several fallen leaves float, have the bug to creep along the leaf blade slowly. 左侧一个小池塘,架了竹筒水滴的计时器。池塘上几片落叶漂浮,有小虫在叶片上缓缓爬动。 The right side is a old tree that cannot distinguish clearly what category. 右侧是一颗分不清什么品类的老树。 This old tree crown scatters in all directions, sprinkles the big piece tree shade. The peak of tree trunk and fence, but also was a thick black clothesline. 这老树树冠四散,洒下大片树荫。树干和围墙的顶端,还系了一根粗粗的黑色晾衣绳。 „ Before the master in this room especially liked imitating the calligraphy and painting, frequently invited to live together harmoniously to come to here to judge tea to enjoy the picture. “以前这屋子的主人特别喜欢模仿字画,经常邀请同好来这里品茶赏画。 Before I came time, in this string also hung many picture silks. ” 之前我来的时候,这绳子上还挂了不少画帛。” old man camel back, leisure before arriving at the main house gate, opens the front door. 老头驼着背,慢慢悠悠的走到主屋门前,推开大门。 Inside lime scatter slowly. 里面一片白灰缓缓散落。 „ Here is main house, receives callers to use. The both sides side buildings have four, can make the servant room respectively, the guest room, the bedroom, looked how you change. “这里是主屋,会客用。两侧的厢房有有四间,分别可以做下人房,客房,卧室,就看你怎么改。 Moreover behind also has the latrine and latter kitchen. Also supplementary together side dish place. The left is the Feiye river, does not need to be worried about the water source. ” 另外后面还有茅房和后厨。还附带一块小菜地。左边就是飞业河,不用担心水源。” Old head harness Wei He careful little strolls an entire room. 老头带着魏合仔细一点点的逛一遍整个屋子。 This is they have looked at the fourth house. 这是他们看过的第四套房子。 The position also in Stone Bridge area, only has a distance of street from Turning Mountain Fist that side. 位置也在石桥町,距离回山拳那边只有一条街的距离。 Wei He transferred, arrives at left side of the room. 魏合转了一圈,来到屋子左面。 Left except fence, but also supposed a small side gate, the gate outside is one leads to the Feiye riverside directly the track. 左侧除开围墙,还设了一个小小的侧门,门外便是一条直接通往飞业河边的小道。 Opens the door, is near out of the door to the riverside, only has several meters. The stand can hear the bicker to drip here unceasingly. 推开门,门外到河边非常近,只有数米。站在这里都能听到哗哗的流水声不断淌过。 „Here past was the riverside, can fish to fetch water, was very convenient. Moreover, this occupies the nearby also to see some landscapes of inner city good.” “这边过去就是河边,可以钓鱼打水,都很方便。另外,这名善居边上还能看到内城的一些景观。” The old men pointed at referred to a direction. 老头子手指了指一个方向。 „, Sees that side does not have, that alcove, is a mansion residence part of inner city, lives here, can hear that side to have the playing a stringed musical instrument sound frequently to flutter, this can also not spend listen to a song, is enough cost-effective?” “喏,看到那边没,那个亭子,就是内城的一个府邸一部分,住在这里,经常能听到那边有弹琴声飘过来,这样还能不花钱听曲儿,是不是够划算？” He grins to reveal big yellow teeth to say with a smile. 他咧嘴露出一口大黄牙笑道。 Wei He looks following the direction that he refers, really sees the left side distant place, the small alcoves are located in the river bank, is a part of big mansion residence. 魏合顺着他指的方向望去,果然看到左侧远处,有一个小亭子位于河畔,是一座大府邸的一部分。 That mansion residence red lacquer white wall, the eaves also sees a corner/horn beast indistinctly, obviously is not the ordinary families. 那府邸红漆白墙,屋檐还隐约看到有角兽,显然不是寻常人家。 Happen to Wei He looked at past tense, saw two white skirt females from afar, wears the veil, a person held the zither | Jean, a person empty-handed, walked toward the small alcove. 正好魏合看过去时,远远见到有两名白裙女子,戴着面纱,一人抱琴,一人空手,朝着小亭子走去。 Two people come out from mansion residence, although on the alcove surroundings river surface encircled the pile and railing, does not allow to approach. 两人都是从府邸内出来,尽管亭子周围河面上都围了桩子和围栏,不允许靠近。 But the light is the railing cannot tunnel the distant vision. 但光是围栏也挡不住远远的视线。 However quick, after two females entered the alcove, then four sides with some white cotton threads, blocks from, tunnelled the surroundings vision. 不过很快,两女进了亭子后,便用一些白色布帘,遮住四面,挡住了周围视线。 „Saw, lived here often to have many good scenery to send.” The middleman old man said with a smile dreadfully. “看到了吧,住这里时常可是有不少的好景致。”牙人老头猥琐笑道。 „Before this, but the person of picture small picture defends in the nearby specially, to see beautiful woman physique.” “这以前啊,可是还有画小画之人专门守在附近,就为了一睹佳人身姿。” On his face reveals the expression that the men understand. 他脸上流露出男人都懂的表情。 Small picture .... 小画.... Wei He has also listened to this thing, changes a word, is this era small pornography. 魏合也听过这东西,换个词,就是这个时代的小黄书。 Drawing version. 还是图画版。 „Ok, this room I was very satisfied, how to sell?” Wei He decides immediately. “好了,这屋子我很满意,怎么卖？”魏合当下拍板。 This place pumping is convenient, doing laundry to prepare food is very relaxed, moreover four side buildings, enough receive callers from living. Various aspects are good. 这地方取水方便,洗衣服做饭都很轻松,而且还有四间厢房,足够会客自住。各方面都不错。 „Price is cheap, so long as so many.” The old man extends a hand, compared with integer. “价钱便宜,只要这么多。”老头伸出一只手,比了个数。 „5,000 taels?” Very is truly cheap. “五千两？”确实很便宜。 The Wei He heart calculates. 魏合心头算了算。 „Can pay by stages?” In his present does not have so much money. “可以分期付么？”他现在手里也没这么多钱。 „What 5,000 taels, wants the meter/rice! 50 jin (0.5 kg) unpolished rice, smokes pork five!” old man rapid say/way. “什么五千两,要米！五十斤糙米,熏猪肉五条！”老头迅速道。 Wei He slightly startled. 魏合微微愕然。 Unexpectedly doesn't ask for money?? .... However thinks the surroundings big piece the vacant room no one lives, in addition recently many familiar shops were vanishing to close the door slowly. 居然不要钱？？....不过一想到周围大片的空房没人住,加上最近不少熟悉的店铺都在慢慢消失关门。 He suddenly had at heart understood clearly. 他忽然心里有了一些了然。 „Is this price, I said to you, this house was most suitable your, expensive/noble one side must go to desolate waterside pavilion, that was one big room that jumped to another price. Cheap you cannot have a liking.” “就是这个价,我给你说,这房子算是最适合你的了,再贵的就要去一边的萧然水榭,那就是一下跳到另外一个价位的大屋。再便宜的你也看不上。” The old man persuaded, actually he also was very clear, these rooms were not mostly valuable. Because were too many. 老头劝说道,其实他心里也很清楚,这些屋子大多都不值钱。因为太多了。 Moreover by the present situation, the person is reducing, the vacant room is increasing, later can also sell to obtain this price, is the unknown. 而且以现在的情况,人在减少,空房在增多,以后还能卖不卖得出这个价钱,也是未知数。 At present this young man purchases homes, said that did not permit, to exchange the person to come before long. Recently this plague... 眼前这后生买了房子,说不准过不了多久,就又得换人来住。最近这瘟疫... The old man heart sighed, no longer talked too much. 老头心头叹息一声,不再多言。 Wei He considered under. 魏合考虑了下。 Is thinking some income that the guarding shipments of goods commodity that receive, saved in addition before, put together, actually enough delivery room price. 想着自己才领到的走镖物资,加上之前积攒的部分收入,加在一起,倒是足够交付屋子价钱了。 „Ok, this.” He decided immediately, buys. “行,就这个吧。”他当下拍板,买了。 After setting, his following middleman old man went to the broker, took over the junction, then moves in the commodity from second sister there as the price payment. 定下后,他跟着牙人老头去了牙行,将交接办了,然后从二姐那里搬来物资作为价钱支付。 Has gotten so far as quickly day black, Lane 11 ends. 一直弄到天快黑,才11弄完。 Then, is informs the second sister to come together. In addition must invite to help clean up personally. Wei He calculates that own treatment income, he is escort office armed escort, but leads is actually not the ordinary armed escort wages, but is the chief rank. Also is the Cheng Jing same treatment. 接下来,就是通知二姐一起过来住。另外还要请个人帮忙打扫卫生。魏合算了算自己的待遇收入,他是镖局镖师,但领的却不是普通镖师的工钱,而是镖头的级别。也就是程睛一样的待遇。 It is estimated that before this is Cheng Jing, looks at he not pleasing to the eyes key point. 估计这才是程睛之前看他不顺眼的重点。