Twilight Boundary

"The branch manager of Qingshi Town, Hu Ma, is very attentive in his work. He has ten blood-rewarding pills, two hundred catties of green food, pieces of gold and silver silk..."

After hearing Shopkeeper Xu from the city talk about the rewards given by the Red Lantern Lady one by one, all the guys in the village were excited.

They are only worried about one thing now, and that is whether Hu Ma's position as shopkeeper can be secured.

Now looking at the names of people in the city when they come to give rewards, it is clear that this matter has been decided, and what is more unexpected is that this time the reward...

...Isn’t it too generous?

But Hu Ma was slightly startled when he heard this reward: "That's it?"

Logically speaking, he just brought back a piece of information and was not worthy of so many rewards. However, his information helped the Red Lantern Society win for a while. This was truly a reward from the old shopkeeper.

In this battle, the Red Lantern Lady Club won six battles, which was six great achievements.

Such great achievements have not been seen for several years. This time, there were six of them, and I took one of them.

In addition, after all, because he only brought back information, the rewards were half less than those of other shopkeepers. Just like those old shopkeepers who really relied on their skills to enter the ring and won for a while, they received blood food. Pills, actually twenty pills.

Of course, I have nothing to choose from, and this is already an unexpected profit.

But the key point is that the Red Lantern Empress has personally promised to give herself a generous reward. Just this little thing makes people suspicious...

...The Red Lantern Lady is so stingy?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Manager Xu read out the reward in one breath, but suddenly paused and looked at Hu Ma with a smile: "Besides, before we came, the empress personally asked the incense burner to bring something. It indicates that it is an extra reward for you."

"Shopkeeper Xiao Hu...you are so lucky!"

"..."

"Extra reward?"

Hu Ma hurriedly took it and saw that it was a small purple wood box, inside which lay a piece of red incense that was about the thickness of her little finger.

He didn't know what it was and looked confused.

"A lifesaver."

But Manager Xu knew it, and hinted him to put it away quickly, saying in a low voice: "No matter where you are, if you burn this incense, the empress will definitely come and save your life."

"Thank you to the Red Lantern Empress for the reward, and thank you to Manager Xu..."

Hu Ma was overjoyed and accepted the reward. He smiled and said to Manager Xu, "Uncle Xu, please go inside and sit in the village."

Because Manager Xu had already greeted him before he came to Zhuangzi. Inside Zhuangzi, Li Wazi had gotten up early in the morning to prepare the banquet. All the guys also helped, killing chickens and sheep, and had a great time.

"Haha, let's sit down and drink tea first, don't rush to start the banquet."

Manager Xu entered Zhuangzi and said to Hu Ma with a smile: "A good friend is coming over later!"

"We made an appointment together, come here to congratulate you."

"Senior Brother Yang is busy in the temple now, otherwise, he would have followed."

"..."

"Good friend? Who?"

Hu Ma was startled. Now in the meeting, the people she had the deepest friendship with were Yang Gong and Guanshi Xu.

Could it be the old man who cheated him out of twenty blood food pills?

But when Hu Ma was curious, Manager Xu deliberately smiled and said nothing. After a while, after half a cup of tea, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside the village. Everyone came out to welcome him, and saw a bald head shining in the sun. Bright.

The man brought a big cart and several disciples to the outside of Zhuangzi, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Hu, I didn't say hello, but you came here to have a meal, don't you mind?"

"It turns out it was him..."

Hu Ma rushed forward with a smile and bowed her head to the end: "Senior, please come in."

This person is none other than the old shopkeeper Zhang from Baizigou who was originally scheduled to compete in the tenth formation and was prepared to die. He was the protector at the beginning and introduced himself to him, even joking. Said he saved his life.

This old man really kowtowed his head to me at that time, but the reward he deserved was given to him in the meeting. I didn't expect that he would come over.

"Haha, shopkeeper Hu has been kind to me for saving my life. You guys, please transport the things in."

The bald shopkeeper was very generous. He jumped off his horse and asked the guys behind him to drive the cart in. The guys in Qingshi Town were a little dumbfounded when they saw it.

I saw jars of wine, bolts of cloth, salt tea, pigs and sheep, and two large pieces of green Tai Sui dried meat on this cart. At first glance, this posture seemed to be more beautiful than the Red Lantern Empress. The reward for meeting will be much richer.

Is our Zhuangzi celebrating the New Year today?

They were all a little frightened by this battle, and they hurriedly opened the barn door and held hands to unload things.

"These are not worth a few taels of silver."

The bald shopkeeper came to Hu Ma, quietly stuffed an oil paper bag over, and said, "Take this."

As soon as Hu Ma looked at the oil paper bag and his mysterious expression, she knew that it must be blood Tai Sui, and looking at the size, she might have weighed a kilogram, but she was suddenly surprised and hurriedly declined. : "This won't work, it's too expensive."

"precious?"

The bald shopkeeper forced himself over and said in a low voice: "You saved my old Zhang's life."

"You don't even know that the last moment made me feel cold."

"Unfortunately, I caught up with this. I originally thought of relying on the unique skills of this year-watching person to fight against the opponent, but when I saw the trick they used, I couldn't even understand it. I was asked to crush that one to death. It’s easy to kill a pig, but it’s difficult to kill a pig.”

"If you hadn't brought this news here at that time, I would have definitely lost the situation."

"Even, it would be like that. I want to sacrifice my life. I don't even have a chance to show my loyalty on the outside, so I just blindly admit defeat. What kind of situation will this be?"

"I don't want to hang around here anymore. Are the whole family going to starve to death outside?"

"I have to accept this favor, otherwise everyone in the meeting will say that I, Lao Zhang, can't handle things."

"..."

"this……"

Seeing what he said, Hu Ma was sincere. After thinking about it carefully, she could understand that he was still frightened, so she had to accept it.

But he also found an opportunity to tell Li Wazi, then cut up a few kilograms of green food and put it into the banquet.

Regardless of whether it was the person who came to reward him on behalf of the Red Lantern Lady, or the bald shopkeeper, he was too generous.

When I entertain others, I must also mention the quality of the table. Otherwise, if word gets out, some people will say that I am too stingy.

"Senior, please have some tea..."

The bald shopkeeper was invited to sit down in the inner courtyard. He and Manager Xu also met with him, and then Hu Ma poured tea for them.

Although the bald shopkeeper came here to repay a favor, he was very generous and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Hu needs to be called a different name. We all beg for food in the red lantern club. There are no seniors or seniors. You can call me brother." , it makes us even more close to each other."

Hu Ma was ashamed and said with a smile: "That would be a big mistake."

"Uncle Xu is a good friend of the second master in our village. I have always treated him as an elder."

"..."

"Haha, let's talk about our own affairs then."

The bald shopkeeper smiled and said to Manager Xu, "When did you get to know such an expert and not recommend him?"

Manager Xu has only met the Second Master a few times in total. When he came back during the New Year, Hu Ma and the others brought some gifts from the Second Master to Manager Xu. They might not recognize each other again when they meet again.

But he smiled without shame: "When I go to Laoyin Mountain to see blood food another day, I will take you to the village. Don't you know me?"

"That old man is a very particular person. Please stay close to him."

After saying that, he turned to Hu Ma and said: "But from now on in our society, you really don't need to consider yourself a junior. Now, you have become a serious shopkeeper, and the seals and deeds have been completed. Yes, I brought them over to you."

"From now on, even if this Zhuangzi is in your hands, the majestic shopkeeper of the Red Lantern Club will still have face in Mingzhou Mansion."

Hu Ma smiled and said, "Thanks to Uncle Xu for helping me take care of things, but it's a pity that my skills are still shallow and I don't know what I'm doing."

"Just practice slowly."

Manager Xu said: "If I asked you to look at Zhuangzi in the past, you would be looking at the evil spirits within a ten-mile radius. When escorting blood food, you have to be on guard against the evil spirits coming to snatch it. The pressure is naturally great. If you don't have any ideas, you can't see it. live."

"But it's different now. The Lady of the Red Lantern has obtained the incense order and even built a temple. How can any evil spirit with no eyes dare to recruit us? Just someone watching."

"In addition, your contribution is not small, and you have been rewarded with blood food, so you can practice quickly."

"By the way, do you have all the training methods behind?"

"..."

Hu Ma said hurriedly: "Shopkeeper Wu Hong treats me well, and I have already passed on the good news."

Manager Xu smiled and said: "That's good. With the blood food and the method, how can this body be weaker?"

"In our red lantern club, most of the shopkeepers from various places are people who watch the New Year's Eve. Many of them were well-established before joining our club."

"Just like this shopkeeper Zhang, his five-thunder golden toad roar has destroyed many evil spirits. It shocked the state capital. It cost a lot of extra money to invite him into our club..."

"This time, I originally lined up him for the last seat, thinking that he was the most capable and the safest."

"..."

"This is a joke on me. By arranging for me to sit in this last position, it almost ruined my reputation and cost me my life."

Even the bald shopkeeper smiled and said, "But we do have the same path. If Brother Hu has something he doesn't understand about his practice in the future, he can come to me to discuss it."

"Although shopkeeper Wu Hong and I have different skills, in terms of practice, we are all about the same."

"..."

Hearing what he said, Hu Ma was really moved in her heart, but she was a little unsure, so she just smiled and said: "Thank you, brother, I have a lot to learn!"

The bald shopkeeper also caught a glimpse of his expression, then smiled and said: "Then we'll have more time to discuss."

As he spoke, he turned to Shopkeeper Xu and asked curiously: "By the way, how did the empress build the temple come to be implemented? Does it have anything to do with us?"

"..."

Hu Ma understood in her heart, so she stopped mentioning it and listened. She was also very curious about this matter.