Chapter 69 Escort Bureau
The Piaomiao Villa was indeed far away. The carriage left the city gate and walked eastward for nearly a stick of incense. Then he arrived in front of a straight avenue. The carriage stopped and the three of them got off the carriage.
Qiutong pointed to the avenue and said, "Walk forward, after passing the avenue, it is Piaomiao Villa. I can't take you there any more. I live in Huanxi Villa. I can have a chance to play with me."
Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohu said some thanks, and Qiutong got on the carriage. The carriage turned around and walked back slowly. Qiutong waved his hands to the two of them in the carriage as saying goodbye.
The two Zhang brothers, looking at the wide and straight avenue and the huge trees beside them, couldn't help but feel a solemn feeling in their hearts. They took a deep breath and walked forward with big strides.
After walking for a while, I saw the tall archway in front of me. When I got closer, I could see the big "piaomiao" on the archway. Isn't it the two words on the token?
The brothers' heartbeats faster, and they can see hope.
There were several people with swords standing straight under the archway, and one person was swimming left and right. It was probably the leader. It was noon now. Only the Zhang brothers were walking on the road in the sun. They naturally saw it a long time ago. Seeing the two of them still moving forward, the man greeted them and raised his right hand to stop them from moving forward. He looked at them for a long time and asked, "Please stay, two of them, I am the main place in front of me."
Zhang Xiaohu walked up and asked with his fists, "May I ask, is this Piaomiao Villa?"
The man looked at Zhang Xiaohu suspiciously and replied, "It's Piaomiao Villa."
Zhang Xiaohu said happily: "It's great, we are looking for Piaomiao Villa."
The man took a step back vigilantly and asked, "May I ask, what's the point of this friend?"
Zhang Xiaohu said: "We came to Piaomiao School to learn from our masters."
The man was stunned, as if he saw something funny, looking at Zhang Xiaohu, the straight guards who had just stood there, looked at the two of them with a strange expression like that man.
Zhang Xiaohua asked strangely: "What? We came from Lu Town to learn from our masters."
The man couldn't help it at this moment. He smiled and covered his stomach, pointed at the two of them, and said, "Add to learn from his master? You guys? Hahahahahaha~"
The guards also bent down with a smile, and a few even sat on the ground, as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.
The two Zhang brothers didn't understand what everyone was laughing at, so they had to stand there obediently. After they had laughed enough, they asked carefully: "Why are you laughing at?"
This sentence caused a burst of laughter from everyone, but when they laughed again, the leader said, "There are two poor people who are attracted by the legend of the world."
Then, he waved his hand at them and said, "The Piaomiao Sect has recruited disciples some time ago. Now it is not recruited. You should go home."
Zhang Xiaohua became anxious and said, "We came from Lu Town, took a car for several days and spent a lot of money. Why did we get home?"
Zhang Xiaohu was also stunned. He had never thought about it before coming. He thought he could learn martial arts when he came. How could he do this now if he didn't recruit disciples?
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaohu thought of something and said to the leader: "Brother, I know the Wen Wen Haiwen hero of the noble school. Can you take us to see him?"
The leader looked at him and said, "We in Piaomiao Sect have the man Wen Daxia, but there are many people who know his name, which does not mean that you know him."
When Zhang Xiaohu heard this, he felt that there was a chance and said, "You just say that they are the Zhang brothers from Lu Town, I believe he has some impression of them."
The leader said, "What a pity, even if you know Hero Wen, I can't take you to see him, because he is not in the villa at all."
Zhang Xiaohu was disappointed. At this time, Zhang Xiaohua interrupted and said, "Then, where is the Grand Hero Lu Yueming?"
The leader said, "Hey, you know a lot, but Mr. Lu is not in the villa either, so there is no way. Alas, even if you know them, they will not let you learn from your masters. You should go back quickly and live a good life at home."
The leader had a vicious eyes and had long seen through the identity of the two peasant families.
The Zhang brothers wanted to say something else, and the leader said, "This is the gateway to Piaomiao Villa. It has always been forbidden to approach strangers and make noises. Now it is still a sensitive period. It is wrong for me to say so much to you. You should stop being entangled and leave early."
When the two heard this, they were very depressed and had no choice but to leave slowly with dejectedness.
At this time, someone on guard said to the leader softly: "Boss, these two people have even told the names of our core disciples. Could it be that they really know them? Although it is a joke to learn from the master, if a few bosses know that the people they know are looking for them and actually let us drive them away, wouldn't that offend people?"
The leader couldn't help but think, and another guard next to him said, "I heard that the Lotus Escort Agency is recruiting people? Let them try it. If they fail and go home, the bosses will find out. We can show us the clear way and we can't blame us."
When the leader heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "What he said is reasonable, but you are smart."
After saying that, he quickly caught up with the Zhang brothers who had just walked not far and shouted loudly: "Two brothers, go slowly."
Zhang Xiaohua and the others were moving forward dejectedly. When they heard someone calling him, they immediately stopped and asked, "What, but let us in?"
The leader smiled and said, "It's absolutely impossible to go in. But the two little brothers are here to learn from their masters. I'll give you some clarity."
Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohu's eyes lit up and they asked in unison: "Where is the road?"
The leader said: "There is a lotus escort agency in Pingyang City. It is recruiting personnel at this time. You can try it. If you can be hired, there will naturally be someone who will teach you martial arts."
When the two heard this, they found that this was not the place where Shangguan Yun and Yu Lun went. It seemed that what Yu Lun and they said were true. In the morning, they thought about coming to Piaomiao Villa, so they threw the Lotus Escort Bureau behind their heads. It seemed that they had to seek second place today.
The two hurriedly thanked the leader for their guidance, and asked in detail about the location of the Lotus Escort Agency, before waving goodbye.
It was already afternoon, with the sun rising in the morning, and the food you ate in the morning had been digested. Zhang Xiaohua was so hungry that she was close to her heart, and Zhang Xiaohu was not much better. Fortunately, there were scattered families in front of Piaomiao Villa, and many people were making a living here. The two brothers found a small shop and ate a little bit.
When I came, I took a ride. Although I was far away, someone talked and didn't feel bored. When I went back, there were only two people talking, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, and one by one, it was fine if there was a cool place. When it was exposed to the sun, it was really hard. There were not many people walking on the road from Piaomiao Villa to Pingyang City. Even if there were some, they were riding horses or riding carriages. These people were all in a hurry, and no one paid attention to these two brothers walking on the roadside.
When the two brothers walked to the vicinity of Pingyang City, they were already sweating profusely. However, when they saw the outline of the city gate, they immediately became energetic and their pace accelerated.
Fortunately, the Lotus Escort Agency was near the city gate and it was easy to inquire. Soon, the two brothers came to the front of a gate.
This is a big door. In front of the door are statues of two lions, one on the left and right sides of the door, which looks very grand. There is a black plaque hanging on the door with four large golden characters on it. Zhang Xiaohua recognized the second character "flower", which is probably "Lotus Escort Agency".
There were also several people standing at the door, but they were all dressed in a civilized manner, and there were no swords hanging around their waists. The two brothers climbed up the steps and immediately one of them came up to meet them. The man looked at the two brothers' outfits and frowned slightly. However, he still asked with a smile: "May I ask, are the two brothers here to find guards or to send someone to the dart?"
Fortunately, after hearing Yu Lun talk about the escort agency before, Zhang Xiaohu did not make a fool of himself, but also bowed and said, "We two brothers came to the Lotus Escort Agency to learn from their masters."
The man looked up and down at Zhang Xiaohu, nodded, and said, "Please wait."
Then, he rushed back and shouted: "Xiao Si, come here to bring these two people to the side room. They are here to learn martial arts."
Behind there was a clever and thin servant who responded, ran over and took the Zhang brothers into the door.
There was a very wide venue in the gate. There were a lot of weapons on one side of the venue, and some stone locks and other objects in the corner. The sun was still very bright at this time, and there were no people in the venue. People who practice martial arts should be resting.
The servant took the Zhang brothers to the row of houses on the right hand of the venue, walked to the second door, and knocked carefully. After a while, a hoarse voice inside asked, "Who are you coming in?"
The servant pushed open the door and took the Zhang brothers into the house. The room looked like a study room. Behind the desk was a man in his forties, dressed in a Confucian scholar, looking sleepy. It seemed that he had just taken a nap at his desk.
Of course, the person who was disturbed by someone's dream was not very happy. After looking at everyone, he asked unhappily: "Xiao Si, what's the matter?"
The servant quickly laughed and said, "Master Wen, these two are here to study skills. Can you arrange it?"
After hearing this, Wen waved his hand and said, "I understand, you go."
The servant smiled and said, "Then please Mr. Wen, I'll go out now."
Then, he said to Zhang Xiaohu: "This is Master Wen Si, who is responsible for recruiting people at the martial arts hall in our Lotus Escort Agency. Please follow his arrangements."
Zhang Xiaohu hugged his fists and thanked him, and the servant went out and closed the door with his backhand.
Master Wen Si looked at the two of them and frowned. However, he still took a booklet from the left side of the table, flipped it open, asked the two of them, took notes, and asked: "Do you think you live in the escort agency or live outside?"
Zhang Xiaohu said: "Of course I live in the escort agency."
The Fourth Master Wen nodded and said, "Okay, the tuition fee for practicing martial arts for a year is fifty taels of silver, the food and accommodation fee is thirty taels of silver, and the two of you are one hundred and sixty taels of silver. Take the silver notes."
Chapter completed!