Blackfish County, in a small inn.

There aren't many guests, and the inn isn't too big, so it doesn't look too deserted.

Guests sit at the table, drink wine, eat food, and chat. The shopkeeper sat at the counter, crackling and calculating the accounts.

The shopkeeper's boy was only fourteen or fifteen years old, thin and small. With a white cloth on his shoulder, he acted as a buddy, leaning against the door, yawning boredly.

Suddenly, he felt that the light in front of him was obscured. I couldn't help but look out the door, and then opened my mouth wide in surprise.

It's so high!

What appeared in front of him was a tall and strong man wearing a hat with gauze hanging from it to cover his face, and a long gown on his body. This strong man is dressed as a person from the rivers and lakes, and he also carries an iron rod in his hand.

He had seen a person dressed like this many times, but now, he was still stunned by the person in front of him. Without him, the man in front of him is too tall.

At least it has to be more than a zhang high, and the iron rod is very heavy at first glance, which is full of deterrence.

Where is a person, it is clearly a bear.

The shopkeeper's face turned a little pale with fright, and he stumbled and asked, "Guest... Guest, hit... Sharpen or... Be... Be... Stay. ”

A thunderous muffled sound came from the belly of the giant man in front of him, and he made a bell-like voice: "Yes." ”

As he spoke, he raised his feet and bent down and walked in.

The shopkeeper's limbs were weak, but he still hurriedly walked up, diligently removed the white cloth on his shoulder, wiped the table and chairs clean, and said, "Guests, please." ”

The giant man walked over, moved his stool, and sat down. The stool creaked, and it looked like it couldn't bear it.

Then, the giant man casually put the iron rod aside, leaned against the corner of the wall, and made a loud bang. Then, he placed the luggage package, which looked small with his body, on the table.

The sound alarmed everyone, and they looked over, and then, the sound became smaller and smaller, but after a while, the small inn became silent.

The shopkeeper's boy swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and his brain was clouded for a while. Such a giant, from a distance, is full of oppression, and getting along with each other is even more terrifying. For fear that the other party would be unhappy, he waved his hand and swept himself out.

He was tapped on the shoulder, and when he turned around, he saw the shopkeeper and whispered, "Dad." ”

The shopkeeper nodded and said softly, "I'll come." ”

Compared with this kid, the shopkeeper was a little calmer, at least, he didn't stumble in his speech.

He looked at the aggrieved giant man, his feet stretched out with difficulty, and the table and stool looked so mismatched when it came to him.

Even if the giant man was sitting, he was a head taller than himself, and the shopkeeper's heartbeat unconsciously increased by two points, and a smile barely appeared on his face: "Guest officer, I don't know what you want to do?"

"What do you have here?"

"The small shop is not big, there are not many things, I hope you will forgive me. There are also some steamed cakes, buns, noodles, seasonal vegetables, fish, and some chickens and rabbits at home, and some wine, I don't know what the guest wants to eat. ”

The giant man put his hand under the hat, and behind the gauze, he seemed to be caressing his beard. After a while, he spoke, "Ten steamed cakes first, and then two chickens." ”

"May I ask the guest officer, are you going to steam, stir-fry, roast, boil, or stew this chicken?"

"Steamed, I eat meat every day these days, and I'm tired of eating crooked. ”

When the shopkeeper on the side heard this, he felt envious and jealous, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: You are such a cow, don't eat chicken if you have the ability.

The shopkeeper did not know the mental activity of his own boy, but replied, "Good luck." ”

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper said with some embarrassment: "But guest officer, I'm afraid those two chickens will have to wait for some time." ”

"It's okay, bring the steamed cakes to the table first, and let Poor Dao fill his stomach first. ”

"Oh, it's still a Taoist leader, no wonder it's so majestic. The shopkeeper hurriedly bowed.

The giant man waved his hand: "Don't be polite, it's the right thing to bring food quickly, Poor Dao is already so hungry that his chest is pressed against his back." ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly went down and patted his still stunned boy: "What are you doing in a daze, go to the back kitchen, ask your wife to prepare, don't let Dao wait for a long time." ”

The shopkeeper nodded again and again, and ran into the back kitchen with a puff of smoke.

The shopkeeper returned to the counter, glanced at the giant man sitting at the table in the corner, and sighed. This giant eats a lot and spends a lot of money, but I'm afraid what to do if he doesn't pay. He doesn't pay, and he can't do it himself. The body with an iron rod to the other side, even those officials who came to collect taxes twice in three days did not dare to provoke.

It seems that this loss has to be swallowed by itself.

Soon, the remaining guests settled the bill, and the uneaten ones were packed and taken away. After a while, the giant man was the only guest left in the entire inn.

There were also guests who walked in from outside the door, saw the giant man, stunned for a moment, and then turned around and left. Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper sighed again.

The shopkeeper came out with steamed cakes and put them on the giant man's table. Then, he quickly flashed to the other side, looking at the giant man with surprise, fear and curiosity.

It's a pity that this giant man didn't put down the hat when he ate, but just grabbed the steamed cake, put it on the gauze hanging down on the hat, and put it in his mouth.

The sound of chewing came out, and the shopkeeper couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, listening to the sound of the giant man's chewing, he was also a little hungry.

The giant man ate quickly, and one by one he grabbed and sent it in, but it didn't come out, one bite at a time. Soon, the bottom was reached. A basket of steamers was stacked on the table, forming a tall stack.

Just when the giant man finished eating the steamed cake and waited for the steamed chicken.

Two men broke in, dressed in soap suits and with iron rulers stuck in their waists, apparently servants.

As soon as the two people came in, they began to knock impatiently on the counter of the shopkeeper, and when the shopkeeper saw the two, he hurriedly bent down and asked flatteringly: "Two officials, didn't the first two just pay the tax?"

"It's not that you're here to collect taxes. One of them said politely that the shopkeeper's face was even more bitter, and he was not here to collect taxes, so the problem must be even greater.

Just when he was about to break the bank and avoid disasters, the other said: "There are two Jiangyang thieves who are a man and a woman who have fled here, you pay attention to them, and once you find them, report them immediately, do you understand?"

"Jiang Yang thief?" The shopkeeper was startled: "Then what do they look like?"

"It is said that the woman is very beautiful, almost twenty-eight years old. The man's face is not good at first glance, a pair of squinting eyes are very unique, it is said that he can understand at a glance, holding a long knife in his hand, and they are also holding a tall black horse, just these characteristics, for Lao Tzu to remember. ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes!"

The giant man sitting in the corner of the wall moved his ears and stood up at once. Suddenly, the tables and chairs moved, and a piercing friction sound reached the ears of several people.

The two officials turned around vigilantly, but their breath stagnated and their pupils dilated. I didn't pay attention when I came in just now, and when the other party got closer, I realized that this person was so tall. They had never seen such a tall person.

With the approach of the giant man, the two officials couldn't help but take a step back at the same time, and their hearts trembled.

Then, the giant man's thunderous voice came out: "These two Jiangyang thieves, Poor Dao is very interested, I wonder if you can talk about it in detail?"