Chapter 308 Asking for Directions Damagou Encountering a Strange Man Halfway
Hou Ganglie asked an old man for directions on the side of the road, not only did he not get an answer, but he was also scolded by the old man turning a corner, which Hou Ganglie found by himself. Because his attitude towards the old man is too bad.
After Hou Ganglie was scolded, he didn't react yet? Even if Yixin and Diao Haoling reminded him, he still didn't know how the old man scolded himself?
Diao Haoling was really a little crying and laughing, and finally patiently explained to Hou Ganglie: "China is a vast land, and it is called the state of etiquette, and it has been advocated since ancient times to respect the old and love the young. When you see the elderly, you should bow first, which is the respect for the old man when you see the old man. But you rode on your horse and asked for directions, and called the old man and the old man. Senior brother, that's right, although you are more than 200 years old, you are counted as the old man's grandfather according to the years, and the grandfather is more than enough. But don't forget, you're not yet twenty years old. Do you think you are right to do this when you ask for directions, and you don't have an honorific title when you ask for directions, do you think that the old man can not be polite? Therefore, when you first asked for directions, the old man said: The young man now says that he still says that he is still polite! His "courtesy" is not a polite courtesy in a few miles. People say that you are rude, you ride on a horse, open your mouth, shut up old man, what is this not rude? The old man pointed at you with this, but you didn't notice it at all, but asked for directions in an impolite way for the second time. The second time the old man got angry, what did he say, "What about their horses and donkeys?" Where have you ever heard that a horse can get off a donkey? You must be curious to ask! The old man took the opportunity to turn around and scold you, who knows why this beast didn't get off the horse? This beast alluded to you, saying that you were rude, and that when you saw the old man not getting off the horse, he scolded you for being a brute. ”
Hou Ganglie's mind was almost unable to turn after hearing this, there were only a few words of emotion, and there were so many Taoisms? But it also angered Hou Ganglie: "Oh! This old thing can scold me miserably, and dare to call me a beast." I caught up with him and went to theorize. ”
Liu Qingyun scolded and said: "Stop, isn't it enough for you to be embarrassed? Theory? What are you theorizing? Say that you are older than him, aren't you human? Even if an old man asks a young man for directions, he still calls him a little brother, but you call an old man who looks older than himself an old man, do you think you are still reasonable? Retreat back for me. Hao Ling, you rush to the front and ask for directions. Hou Ganglie saw that the master was angry, so he shrank his neck in fright and retreated to the back.
Diao Haoling trotted all the way to catch up with the old man again, Diao Haoling went to the front of the old man, threw the stirrup off the saddle and dismounted and came to the old man's front and hugged his fist: "Uncle, be polite." ”
The old man looked Diao Haoling up and down and smiled slightly: "Ahaha, is there anything wrong with this little brother stopping the old man?" the old man said with a kind smile.
Diao Haoling smiled with a smile on his face: "That's the case, we people are going to Damagou, but the road is rugged and we can't find the right direction, so I want to ask for the way." I wonder if the old man knows which direction Damagou is in, and how far is it from here?"
The old man twisted his beard and nodded slightly: "Well——, that's the case? I was there when I was younger. Oh, it's not close to here! There can be seven or eight hundred miles! Seeing this avenue, you keep going forward, and you can go forty miles out, and there is a Shuangyang fork in front of you, and you take the road on the left, and after crossing two mountains, there is a river, and there is a road on the side of the river, and you can go along that avenue until you reach Damagou. ”
Diao Haoling nodded: "Thank you for your advice, it's a lot of disturbance." Diao Haoling said, clasping his fists at the old man again.
The old man smiled: "Haha, it's nothing, but I have to warn you, there have been three heavy rains in the past ten days, and the river is probably full by now, so you have to be careful when you walk that avenue!" the old man turned around and left.
Diao Haoling saw that the old man was gone, and then he got on the horse and came to Liu Qingyun and the others: "Master, I have asked clearly." There are still seven or eight hundred miles away from Damagou here, first go along this avenue for forty miles, there is a Shuangyang fork in front, take the road on the left and cross two mountains, you will see a river, you can reach Damagou along the avenue by the river!"
Liu Qingyun nodded, and turned slightly to look at Hou Ganglie: "Ganglie, do you see it? No matter where you go, you always have to be courteous, and respecting others is also respecting yourself." This time, I asked everyone to adapt to the living habits of mortals in the world all the way, just for this. The living habits of mortals are often a small thing, but they can reflect the big truth. In the future, you should observe more and refresh yourself before you speak. Alright, let's go!" Liu Qingyun finished speaking and walked forward.
Hou Ganglie scratched his head and muttered: "This mortal is really troublesome, it's really a bit confusing." Three or four years? Alas, it seems that it is really like what the master said, pay more attention when you speak, think carefully, otherwise you won't know if you will be scolded. Hou Ganglie muttered and urged the horse to follow.
According to what the old man said, they first followed the avenue for more than forty miles, and sure enough, they saw the Shuangyang fork in front, they went to the fork on the left, and after walking less than thirty miles, a mountain appeared in front of them. They went on the mountain path again, and had climbed two mountains in succession, when they heard the sound of water.
Liu Qingyun and the others looked at the sound of the water, and saw a big river appear in front of them, the river was surging very violently, and the big waves could be several feet high. There is an avenue by the river, the river is now full of troughs, and in some places the river water has reached the avenue, no wonder the old man said that they should be careful, if ordinary people accidentally slide into the river on the side of the road, there will be no shadow in the blink of an eye!
Liu Qingyun and the others put up a pergola to look at the river, and then Liu Qingyun pointed to the avenue by the river: "The avenue by the river that the old man said is this avenue." Let's go!" After saying that, he urged his mount to the riverside avenue, and the people followed.
Liu Qingyun and they have been walking along the riverside avenue, until they have walked more than six hundred miles, at this time a black spot appeared in front of them, as time passed, this black spot became bigger and bigger, and everyone found that it was a figure, which seemed to be coming in the direction of themselves and others.
After a while, the figure was in front of everyone's eyes. Liu Qingyun and the others walked more than 600 miles on this avenue by the river, and this was the first time they had met someone, probably because the avenue by the river was flooded and dangerous! So this was the first time they had met someone, so everyone took a look at this person.
I saw that this person was not tall, only about five feet tall, and there were not a few taels of meat on his body, and he looked like he was in his forties, dressed as a Jianghu person. Wearing a cyan short coat, row of bone buttons, the lower body is a cyan squatting crotch rolling pants, wrapped with fish scales, and a pair of big-eared mille-feuille shoes under his feet, and the laces are tied to the neck. He had a straps around his waist, and his head hung down two inches above his ankle bones.
Looking at this person's face, a thin face with a knife, this face can be covered with a slap. A pair of cockfighting eyebrows, two small round eyes, small black eyeballs are gurgling in the eye sockets, if there is no nose bridge to block it, these two eyeballs can collide together. The eaglet has a hooked nose, a thin mouth, and two large buckteeth on the lower lip. And there are two mustaches that have broken off the beams, and these two mustaches are amazing? Like two small iron brushes, all on both sides. On his chin was a beard the thickness of a finger, still a goatee, pouting forward. The two ears that attract the wind are particularly conspicuous, and the whole facial features are not big, just these two ears are not small. Wearing a six-edged scarf, sideburns and heroic courage. Behind him was a deerskin bag, and in the deerskin pouch was a pair of weapons, and I don't know what they were? The two handles are also non-slip cloths with fish scales, and the red and green silk strips at the end are fluttering.
Liu Qingyun and the others just took a look at each other, they all glanced at each other, and after Diao Haoling's people saw the ridiculous face of this person, they all almost laughed out loud with a puff of cheeks, and quickly bit the tip of their tongues, so they didn't laugh out loud.
Diao Haoling approached Yixin and whispered to Yixin: "Senior brother, look, how does this person look? What do I think of him? It's like a big mouse. Yixin was so amused by Diao Haoling's words that he couldn't help it, so he made such a sound.
Liu Qingyun frowned and glared at Diao Haoling: "Haoling, don't talk nonsense." No matter what kind of person it is? It's all from the blood of his father and mother, and he doesn't want to be like this. How can you make fun of people about that?"
This person had already walked past everyone, and after listening to Diao Haoling's words, he raised his eyebrows three times, and then listened to Liu Qingyun scolding Diao Haoling softly, and he didn't have a seizure. The man turned around and was about to continue on his way, but at this moment his eyes suddenly lit up, and he raised his nose and sniffed vigorously, and his eyes became brighter and brighter. The man turned around and came back.
This person turned around and went straight to Liu Qingyun and the others, he shouted while chasing: "Everyone, everyone, everyone, wait a minute!" This person had a small sharp voice with an echo, and said three steps into two steps and arrived in front of everyone's horses.
Liu Qingyun looked at this person and frowned, and said in his heart: Did you see it, it was accurate that Haoling's words just now made him listen, and he was looking for trouble when he came back. Liu Qingyun thought of this and hugged his fists: "This friend, is there anything wrong with stopping me?"
The man smiled: "Hehehe, it's nothing? I just want to ask, where are you going?" Everyone had the heart to reply: Where are we going to do something about you? But if you think about it, there is a way to reach out and not hit the smiling person, and people talk to you with a smile, and you seem too uneducated to say this.
Liu Qingyun pursed his mouth: "Well——, we are going to Damagou, do you have something to do?" Liu Qingyun looked at the person in front of him after speaking.
The man scratched his neck: "That's right! What a coincidence! I came from Damagou." In the past few days, there have been three heavy rains, the river has flooded the road, today I see that the water has receded a lot, I wanted to rush today, but it is still difficult to walk here, so I want to go back to Damagou and wait for two more days. Since everyone is also going to Damagou, can you go with you below?"
Liu Qingyun and the others looked at this little man, and Liu Qingyun thought: This person must be here to find trouble, and Diao Haoling's words may be listened to by him. He saw that there were so many of us that he didn't dare to take revenge openly! This was to find an opportunity to take revenge. That's why you want to come with us. Liu Qingyun thought about it, and smiled slightly, how can you take revenge as a mortal? Can we be afraid of your revenge?
Liu Qingyun arched his hand: "Hahaha, since my friends don't give up and want to go with us, let's go together! However, we are all riding horses, can you keep up with them?"
The little man smiled: "Hehehe, look at what you said." Our Jianghu people practice leg strength, don't worry, you can keep up with the light body kung fu confidently. Liu Qingyun laughed softly when he heard this, and then nodded in agreement.
Liu Qingyun and the others rushed to Damagou with this little man, and when they left, this little man came to Diao Haoling's horse first, and Diao Haoling went hand in hand, this little man didn't tell a lie, his foot strength was really high enough, and Diao Haoling walked and talked at the same time, which can be said to be calm and relaxed.
I heard this little man say: "Ahem——, what is the name of this little brother? How old is this year? I see that your eyes are shining, and you have practiced kung fu for many years, right? At your age, you can practice kung fu to make your eyes shine, you can say that you are a rising star in the rivers and lakes!"
Diao Haoling had the intention to ignore him, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he pulled out a smile: "Oh——, my name is Diao Haoling, I have practiced thick boxing and clumsy legs for a few days, if you want to talk about a rising star, this is not to talk about." Well——, I've already reported myself to the house, I don't know what to call my eldest brother Wow!"
The little man patted his head: "Oh! Blame me, blame me, forgot to tell everyone your name." My name is Shu Wanbao. It's really a trouble for everyone, but this can't be helped, I'm just so lively. Hahaha-" He said as he swept towards Yixin's horse and said a few more words to Yixin.
Let's just say that, this Jianghu man named Shu Wanbao went to everyone's side one by one to talk, only Lan Ruixin, Zhu'er and Jade Butterfly didn't go in front of him. Liu Qingyun didn't know that when he was talking, everyone's treasures were all in the hands of this person.