Kaifeng Bistro

Chapter 58

His expression was sometimes gentle and sometimes stern, the cold light of the sword flashed in his eyes, the women's wailing, the soldiers' shouts, blood scattered, and the frost in his eyes was as terrifying as a sharp blade.Before his eyes was a majestic figure in a bright yellow robe, and not far away was Bo's disgusting face.However, Bo's gaze was also full of panic, and even a hint of anxiety.

Xu Gan closed his eyes subconsciously, but he couldn't stop the memories from flooding his mind.He could still feel that a familiar body was gradually turning cold in his arms.The king's anger was like thunder from the sky, and none of the attendants and maids kneeling around dared to make any sound.In the peaceful palace, he was the only one who muttered to himself over and over again: "Father, please forgive Zhifeng."

Bo Na's hoarse and meaningful voice sounded in Xu Gan's mind: "Does the sword in this painting look familiar? This sword is a unique divine weapon in the land of China. Forged, later passed on to Xia Yu... If you can get it and dedicate it to your father, he may allow you to keep Zhifeng by your side."

The next moment, as the other hand in his hand lost the last trace of warmth, Xu Gan felt that his soul was being torn into countless pieces, and dots of white fluorescent light floated around him, and a soft voice sounded like Said in his ear like a breeze: "I'm sorry."

Xu Gan took a deep breath, he pulled out his hands, clenched his fists, and looked up at the starry night sky outside the window.Pieces of scarlet gushing out of his mind have dissipated.His violently beating heart finally calmed down.The pictures that were originally far away became clear, but the memories that should have been close at hand couldn't be pieced together anyway.

He tried his best to search in his mind, but only remembered some scattered voices: "...I'm here to tell you...you are not this useless, blacksmith's son..." "...Remember, your Your ancestors arose at the confluence of the Xilamulun River and the Tuhe River. You are a descendant of the gods riding a green ox and a white horse! What you are carrying is the expectation of all the tribes at the foot of Muye Mountain... You cannot let the stupid Han occupy you forever The vast land of the Central Plains, sooner or later, here... will belong to us!"

Xu Gan's headache was severe. He squinted his eyes and looked sideways, only to see the shadow of the moon shifting a little, showing Tan Zhifeng's sleeping face very clearly. In his sleep, he seemed to be as quiet and soft as usual.Xu Gan stared at him for a while, but his expression seemed a little gloomy. He murmured to himself, "Zhifeng, finally... I finally remembered you... But, who am I?"

His gaze fell on the door connecting the tavern next door to this hut, and Wu Fusheng's face and strange smile appeared before his eyes.His gaze became sharper: "Perhaps, I have to leave for a while..."

Tan Zhifeng slept soundly that night, but early the next morning, he was woken up by Chen Dafu crying and screaming.

"My God! This is really a person sitting at home, ah no, a person sleeping at home, the disaster is from heaven! Guards, look, look, this thief not only stole my money, but also my head I shaved a piece of baldness, this, this is not going to kill me?!"

"Yo? Is Chen Dafu unlucky?" Zhuo Zhuo ran out happily, and when he came back, he hurriedly described Chen Dafu's embarrassment to Tan Zhifeng and Yi Yi: "Hahaha, I didn't shave him completely, but just shaved the top of his head. Now he That circle of hair is loose, like a watermelon rind, and only Zhan Weiwei can't hold back his laughter, and he's still asking him questions sternly!"

"Isn't that like a Xixia person?" Yi Yi glanced at the door angrily, and said, "Guard Zhan should arrest him."

"Exactly! I didn't think of this. Tell me, should I remind Zhan Weiwei?" Zhuo Zhuo stood up eagerly.

"Okay, even if Dafu Chen has the heart, he doesn't have the guts to go to Xixia." Tan Zhifeng stopped Zhuo Zhuo, "He is smart, he started to yell first, if someone finds out, he is really very dangerous."

"However, who did it?" Yi Yi said as he glanced at "Wu Fusheng" who was still curled up next to the stove, soundly asleep.

"Tan Zhifeng," Yi Yi walked to Tan Zhifeng's side and asked in a low voice, "You should wake up after sleeping. Are you sure you want to keep such a person? Why?"

"I don't know why." Tan Zhifeng said frankly, "Maybe... maybe there is something special about him..."

"But, with his appearance, will he scare the customers?" Zhuo Zhuo muttered in a low voice, "Besides, our shop is only so big, so we can't just let him sleep in the kitchen every day, right?"

"Little lady, what's the matter with me like this? Isn't it good that I look like this?" As soon as Zhuozhuo's voice fell, Wu Fusheng came out of the kitchen with a staff in full swing, "Shopkeeper, don't worry, you're kind There will be good rewards, and I will not disturb your business here. During the day, I have my own place. I heard that some officials came outside. What officials do I hate the most, soldiers? I'm leaving, just leave me a bowl of rice on the table at night, and a warm place in the kitchen."

"For money, I won't miss you." Wu Fusheng said and patted his waist again.

"I don't dare to ask for it," Yi Yi snorted coldly, "What if you stole it?" As he spoke, he took out the three pennies that Wu Fusheng gave him yesterday from his back pocket, and went to the cashier On the swing: "Take it away."

"Huh? You look so gentle as an accountant, why do you slander others when you open your mouth?! Who said I stole it?! I brought it out of my house. Oh my, shopkeeper, you are a good person , but you two fellows really make me unable to bear it, you have to judge me..." Wu Fusheng blushed and pointed at Yiyi angrily.

The two were arguing, and the first two guests of the day opened the door and stepped in.Wu Fusheng had already used his Jiangnan accent dialect to scold Yi Yi for a long time, and he slipped out when the door opened, and kept repeating before leaving: "... I, Wu Fusheng, am I right?" Do this kind of thing, never do this kind of thing!"

Zhou Yanjing and Han Qing who came in were taken aback by Wu Fusheng, Zhou Yanjing asked first, "Tan shopkeeper, was that...?"

Tan Zhifeng briefly described Wu Fusheng's background to the two of them, Zhou Yanjing also shook his head and said: "Oh, the world is very chaotic now, shopkeeper Tan, you'd better be careful." He and Chen Qing found a place to sit down, After thinking about it, he said again: "However, anyway, Guard Zhan often comes here, let him check this Wu, if there is something wrong with him, Guard Zhan will not fail to find out."

"Well, what brother Zhou said is reasonable. If it is found out that he is not a bad person, it is freezing and snowy outside, he wants to live and let him stay for a while." Tan Zhifeng served tea himself, and planned to go to the back kitchen to prepare breakfast for the guests However, Zhou Yanjing stopped him again: "By the way, shopkeeper Tan, have you heard that something happened in Tianqing Temple last night?"

To be honest, after one night and Wu Fusheng's appearance, Tan Zhifeng had almost forgotten the fierce battle last night.At this time Xu Gan just happened to come over from the next door, and said for him: "We all went to bed early last night, we never heard of it."

"Zijin, have you heard?" Zhou Yanjing turned his head and asked Chen Qing again. Tan Zhifeng followed Zhou Yanjing and moved towards Chen Qing, but Chen Qing stared straight at the person in front of him. Dishes, didn't hear what Zhou Yanjing was saying at all.

"Zijin? What's wrong with you?" Zhou Yanjing noticed that he was not in the right mood, and asked with concern: "I see that you have been a little out of your mind these days. I advise you, you should go home and rest for a few days."

"Home?" Chen Qing looked blank: "I...I'm fine. What were you talking about just now? Tianqing Temple..."

"Here we come, your breakfast is here!" Zhuo Zhuo brought up two bowls of plum blossom soup cakes that had been simmered in chicken soup, and put a bowl in front of each of them.When Zhou Yanjing saw that it was his favorite noodle dish again, he couldn't help but twitch his index finger: "Hey, shopkeeper Tan, what is this new trick? I have eaten almost all the Zhengdianjiaodian in Kaifeng City, but I have never seen it. How about this kind of soup cake?"

"Hehe, if that guy was still there, he would have told you that you are lucky!" Zhuo Zhuo glanced at the direction Wu Fusheng left: "Eat, eat, there are only a few plum blossoms left. Seeing you coming, Feng made it specially for you. Others can't eat it."

"In this case, thank you, shopkeeper Tan, we have to taste it, right, Zijin?" Zhou Yanjing urged Chen Qing: "Okay, eat quickly, and I will take you to Taixue later. Many people came to give lectures..."

Chen Qing said "oh", he looked up at Tan Zhifeng, and Tan Zhifeng was also looking at him.Tan Zhifeng just noticed that Chen Qing's complexion was very bad, so he couldn't help looking at him for a while longer, seeing him looking at him, he smiled at him, picked up the tray and went to the back.

"I've prepared everything that can be prepared, and I'm going out later." As soon as Tan Zhifeng came to the stove, Xu Gan took off the smock he usually wore in the back kitchen and hung it to the side. Tan Zhifeng said: "I... don't know when I'll be back, you have to take care."

Tan Zhifeng originally wanted to ask where Xu Gan was going, but the two of them met their eyes, just like yesterday, Tan Zhifeng developed an inexplicable trust in Xu Gan.Xu Gan would definitely tell him when he wanted to, and he was already prepared to tell Xu Gan everything when this annoying Tianqing Temple murder case was over.