Jixian Lane, Cross Street. On the roadside, there were a few large pagoda trees that were more than ten zhang tall.
Under the trees, a few bare-chested men were sitting lazily, chatting with each other.
A light carriage stopped, and a young man wearing embroidered clothes and a beard hat jumped out.
The man sitting under the tree glanced at them. The light carriage was luxurious, and the horse was majestic. The curtain of the carriage was hung low, and it was hard to see who was sitting inside. On the shaft of the carriage, there was a little girl dressed as a servant, and her face was also very pretty.
The men took a glance, and then looked away. With one glance, they could tell that this was a carriage of a rich family. The owner of the carriage could not have any relationship with them, nor would he hire them to do anything.
However, the handsome young man wearing embroidered clothes and a beard hat came towards them. The young man was very handsome, and his smile was very bright. When he smiled, there were two charming little dimples on his cheeks. Thus, one of the men stared at his luxurious clothes and secretly cursed, "A big man like you has such a beautiful smile. Why don't you go to the Tenderness Lane and become a bunny husband!"
The people under the tree were a group of idlers, some street thugs. Sometimes, they would extort some food from the innkeeper. It was not a lot, and the crime was not serious. Although the innkeeper was dissatisfied, he could not do anything to them, because this kind of crime could not be punished. Once he reported it to the authorities, it would only bring more trouble to himself.
They were experts who walked on the edge of breaking the law and committing crimes, and they knew how to act appropriately.
Sometimes, they would also do things that really violated the law. They would accept money from others, and they would fight for others. They would act as cheap thugs. Although they were a group of shameless street thugs, as long as they accepted the business, no matter how unfavorable the situation was, they would not be afraid to run away.
A gentleman valued his word, and these street thugs valued their word even more. This was because trust and righteousness were the only value in their lives. If they even lost their "trust and righteousness", they would really have nothing left. Even the root of their existence would completely disappear.
The handsome young man wearing the beard hat and embroidered robe looked at them with a smile, and asked in a clear voice, "What, don't you do business? Seeing a customer come to visit, why don't you greet him?"
The big man sitting on the rock under the tree looked up at him.
This big fellow was undoubtedly the leader of these people. It was easy to tell who was the leader of a group of people sitting there. The leader might not necessarily have a strange appearance, but there was always something different about him. At least, it could be seen from his behavior and the attitude of the people around him.
These people were all street thugs and scoundrels. Naturally, they weren't people with great abilities. However, to be able to stand out among them, there must be something extraordinary about them.
He glanced at Yang Fan and lazily asked, "What does your master want us to do?"
As he spoke, Yang Fan's gaze had already passed over the other men with aggressive gazes and landed on him. The burly man in front of him was eight feet tall and had dark skin. He looked as sturdy as iron. This kind of person didn't have a master to teach him. Perhaps he didn't have any brilliant skills, but with his brute strength and sturdy body, even a few big men wouldn't be able to get close to him.
His arms were as thick as a normal person's thighs. Two lines of black characters were like couplets written on the pillars of a temple. It was a tattoo. On his left arm, there was the words "Life is not afraid of the capital governor", and on his right arm, there was the words "Death is not afraid of the King of Hell".
Most of the men next to him also had tattoos on their bodies. There were literary tattoos, and there were martial tattoos. But whether it was literary tattoos or martial tattoos, whether it was on the arms, shoulders, back, or chest, whether it was flowers, plants, snakes, insects, or beasts, all of these tattoos were overshadowed by this big man's unusually thick arms.
Yang Fan smiled and said, "As long as the price is right, you will do anything, right?"
The big man's eyes revealed a hint of vigilance. He said, "I and my brothers are just a group of bitter laborers in the streets. We earn some hard-earned money to support our families. We only rely on our strength. We don't dare to commit crimes, and we don't have the ability to do so. If you have any business to take care of, please speak freely. If I can take care of an errand, I will accept it."
He didn't ask for the price first. A gentleman takes his promises seriously, and the people of the streets take their promises even more seriously. He didn't dare to make a rash promise.
He didn't dare to make a rash promise, so he would take it seriously.
This person was called "Big Insect Chu" in the streets.
Big Insect was a tiger, but the grandfather of the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty, Li Yuan, was named Li Hu. Therefore, the word "tiger" became taboo. Even the famous general of the Sui dynasty, Han Qinhu, had the word "tiger" removed in the revised "Book of Sui" of the Tang dynasty and became Han Qinhu. Tigers were called big insects from this era. Therefore, he became Big Insect Chu, not Tiger Chu. However, with his sturdy body and mighty appearance, he was a living tiger, a tiger that was entrenched on a rock under a scholar tree.
A trace of appreciation flashed in Yang Fan's eyes. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, we won't ask you to kill people and set fires, nor will we ask you to make a long ladder and climb up to the sky to pick the moon. My young master came from the Western Regions and will be staying in Luoyang for a period of time. Therefore, I want to hire a few local servants. As long as you are familiar with the streets and alleys of Luoyang, know how to drink, hunt, ride, and play cuju, and accompany my young master to relieve his boredom, it will be fine. "
"That's fine!"
Big Insect Chu gave him a deep look and a smile appeared on his face.
He slowly stood up and patted the dust off his buttocks. He smiled and said, "If it's other skills, I and my brothers are indeed not good enough. But when it comes to fighting cocks, hunting dogs, drinking, and cuju, no one is more proficient than us."
He cupped his fists and said in a clear voice, "My surname is Chu, my name is Kuangge. Please bring me and my brothers forward to greet the young master!"
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Yang Fan said to Tin Aino cheerfully, "A luxurious mansion, luxurious cars, male and female servants, and even an incense burner with dragon saliva. Is this enough?"
Tin Aino said lightly, "Not enough! How can you pretend to be a Western Regions tyrant with such shabby clothes? "
The branches under the large scholar tree swayed and the sun shone brightly on the girl's face and shoulders. It was as bright as jade, pure and flawless. The fragrance of osmanthus wafted from afar, and the fragrance and beauty seeped into one's heart and mind.
This beauty had such a big tone and was so generous. Yang Fan became more and more curious about her identity.
At this moment, Tin Aino's tone of speech had a Western Regions accent. Yang Fan really did not know that she actually knew how to use her mouth, extremely exquisite mouth skills. Not only did she make her voice sound stiff like a Western Regions person speaking Chinese, she even proudly showed Yang Fan her even more amazing mouth skills: the voice of an old man, the voice of a child, the voice of insects and birds, the voice of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning …
In fact, Yang Fan also knew mouth skills, but he was far inferior to Tin Aino. He could only change his voice into a simple man's voice, such as an old man's voice, a rough man's voice, and there seemed to be nothing that Tin Aino could not imitate. Yang Fan really could not think of anything in this world that she could not do.
After listening to Tin Aino's answer, Yang Fan could not help but ask in surprise, "This is not enough? Then what do we still lack? "
Tin Aino said, "We still lack a pet. How can a daughter of a wealthy family in the Western Regions not have a pet by her side? "
Yang Fan, who was wearing a green shirt and a small hat, rolled his eyes and said, "Pet? Isn't that what I'm pretending to be now? "
Tin Aino burst out laughing. Then, as if thinking of something, two blushes spread from her cheeks to the tips of her eyebrows. Yang Fan could not help but be a little stunned.
Tin Aino's pretty face turned serious and she said angrily, "You … go do your work!"
Watching Yang Fan's back as he walked towards Chu Kuangge's group of people, Tin Aino's eyes slightly curved like a crescent moon. As a result, there was a touch of moving charm that rippled out from her watery eyes.
Tin Aino said that they were still missing a pet, so they went to buy one. Pets were the norm in the Tang dynasty for the nobles, so there were places in the capital that specialized in selling pets.
Yang Fan and Chu Kuangge walked behind the light carriage, talking as they walked. During the conversation, Yang Fan learned that Chu Kuangge was originally a low-ranking general in the imperial army. Because he had offended his superior, he was whipped and then kicked out of the army. Chu Kuangge did not want to talk about his unfortunate past with someone he was not familiar with, so Yang Fan did not ask too much.
After a few words, Chu Tiange began to ask about their background.
"My daughter's surname is Xiahou, and her first name is Ying. Her ancestor once served as the military officer of Jiuquan County during the Han Dynasty. Later, he lived in Dunhuang and changed his business. After hundreds of years, he has become a big family in Dunhuang. "
"Oh! Then … why did she only bring you to Luoyang? "
Yang Fan laughed and said, "That's not true. My family's Ah Lang and Da Langjun (Ah Lang Laoye, Langjun Shaoye) came together, but they went to Yangzhou. At that time because Miss caught a cold, they did not go together. Now Miss is living alone in Luoyang and is very bored, so she wants to walk around and relax. "
As Yang Fan explained the origin of "his daughter" to Chu Tiange, he secretly praised Tin Aino for his meticulous thinking. In today's world, as long as the family was above average, they would use Kunlun slaves and Korean maids, and these two kinds of maids could not be hired without the help of a middleman.
But Tin Aino had smoothly solved this problem by setting up his identity as a member of a big family in Dunhuang. The big families in Dunhuang lived in the Western Regions, so they had not developed the habit of using Kunlun slaves and Korean maids. Instead, they often used some strong and rough men as attendants. In this way, without the help of a middleman, they could easily hire people to pretend to be servants.
This girl was not simple!
But he did not notice that Chu Tiange, who was slightly tilting his head to look at the light carriage, had a faint look of thought in his eyes.
This marketplace was not as simple as it seemed!
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