Chapter 6 The sixth time on the Songhua River

The place they are going to is not in the sky, but on the Songhua River.The Songhua River is not in the sky, but between the white mountains and the black waters. "Lahasu" is just south of the Songhua River. These three characters mean "old house". Although its name is full of sweetness and kindness, it is actually a remote and cold place. Every time around the Double Ninth Festival, the river will be closed, and it will not be thawed until the Qingming Festival of the next year. When the river is closed, it will last for seven months—what a long seven months.But these seven months have not been difficult.

In fact, the people in the old house are full of expectations for Fengjiang's seven months, because their life during this period is more colorful, richer and more interesting. "Where is Lahasu?" "On the Songhua River." "How can there be a town on the river?" "Strictly speaking, it's not on the river, it's on the ice." "On the ice?" Lu Xiaofeng smiled. Although he has seen many strange things, he has never seen a town on the ice. Those who have not been to Lahasu, it is indeed hard to believe such a thing, but "Lahasu" is indeed on the ice.

That part of the river is not wide, only twenty or thirty feet wide, and when the river was closed, it was frozen over ten feet. People who have lived in old houses for a long time always have a wonderful premonition about the moment of Fengjiang, as if they can smell the information of Fengjiang from the wind, and can see the moment of Fengjiang from the waves. So a few days before they closed the river, they threw the prepared wooden frame into the river and tied it firmly with ropes, just like the ancient immigrants who drew their own borders in the wilderness. After the river was closed, this section of the river became a long and wide crystal avenue, which was dazzling.

At this time, the wooden frames floating on the river also took root from the cold, and then the beams and rafters were added, bricks and tiles were laid, and the walls were built with sand and water, and they were frozen as hard as stone overnight. So houses of all kinds, big and small, were built on the river and on the ice. In less than three to five days, this place became a very lively town, and even eight horses Horse-drawn carts can walk on them. Shops from all walks of life also opened. Although the outside of the house was dripping with ice, it was as warm as spring inside. To Lu Xiaofeng, this was like a myth.

"How can the house be as warm as spring in a place where dripping water turns into ice and even your nose freezes off?" "Because there is a fire in the house, there is also a fire under the kang." "Fire on ice?" "good." "Where's the ice?" "Ice is still ice, it won't melt at all." The ice will not melt until the next year's Qingming Festival, when people have already moved their "homes" to the shore, and the remaining empty wooden shelves and some unnecessary waste are drifting downstream with the ice. Down.

As a result, the bustling town on the ice disappeared in an instant, like a dream. It is still the time to seal the river. In fact, it is the coldest time of the year. Lu Xiaofeng arrived at Lahasu at this time. Of course he didn't come alone, because now his identity is different, even his appearance is different. In addition to the original eyebrow-like mustache, he also grew a little beard on his chin. This change is not too big on other people's faces, but it is different on his face, because he was originally a man. "The man with four eyebrows", now his features have been covered up by this extra beard.

This makes him almost look like he has become another person - Jia Leshan, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River. His style was not small, but now he brought a large number of entourages, wore a valuable mink fur, and sat in a cart with a heater. He really looked like a formidable millionaire. Chu Chu, who was wearing a silver fox cloak, snuggled up to him like a little dove. This girl is sometimes crazy, sometimes she is as good as hell, and sometimes she looks like she can go to bed with you at any time, but you really want to touch her, but you can't even touch her side.

Lu Xiaofeng was no exception, so he wasn't in a very good mood these days. He is a normal and healthy man. He is haunted by such a girl all day long, but at night he is always alone with his eyes wide open and staring at the roof in a daze. How do you think he is in a good mood? Sui Han's three friends were still following from a distance, and did not interfere with his actions. Their only purpose is to hope that Lu Xiaofeng can find the Rakshasa card for them. Whether Lu Xiaofeng turns into Jialeshan or Zhenleshan, they don't care about it at all, and they don't care about the dead.

Looking out from the car window, one can already see a dazzling white jade crystal avenue. Chu Chu sighed, and said, "We've finally finished this journey." Lu Xiaofeng also sighed. Although he knew that no matter how hard and long the journey was, it would eventually end, but seeing the destination was in sight, he felt very happy in his heart. The driver also lifted his spirits and whipped his horse. The horse pulling the cart sprayed white mist from its nostrils, and thick white foam flowed down the corners of its mouth. Looking from a distance, one could already see the shadows of houses in the ice town. .Then night fell.

In this extreme bitter cold place, the night always comes very quickly, very suddenly, it was clearly not dusk just now, and suddenly, the night has enveloped the earth. On the dimmed Crystal Avenue, one light came on, and another light came on, and the town that had disappeared in the darkness suddenly became brightly lit. The lights shone on the ice, and the lights reflected on the ice looked like crystal palaces standing in a glass world. No matter who saw this kind of scene for the first time, they would be dazzled and fascinated. Lu Xiaofeng was no exception. Not only did he suffer a lot along the way, he almost lost his life a few times.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt that all of this was worth it. If time went back and he was asked to return to Silver Hook Casino and make a new choice, he would still do it again without thinking about it. ——Does not hard experience always make life fuller and richer? ——Is it not always necessary to pay a hard price to get real happiness? Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but sighed softly again, and said: "If this place is right in front of your house, you can walk there anytime, it seems that maybe it won't be so beautiful." Chu Chu also sighed, and said, "Yes." Night, night market. The town is on the ice, amidst the brilliant lights, the lights in the house and the lights on the ice complement each other, one light becomes two lights, two lights become four lights, like a sky full of stars shining, even if it is a capital city The busiest street in the city can't compare. The street is not narrow, there are all kinds of shops on both sides, cars and horses are bustling, pedestrians are bustling, teahouses and hotels are noisy with laughter, looking at these people, and looking at this crystal world, Lu Xiaofeng can hardly tell whether this is the human world?Or heaven? Walking on this street, the first thing he saw was a small wine shop, because just under the wooden signboard of "Taibai Legacy", there was a big girl in a small purple satin leather jacket, smiling and looking at it. with him. This girl is not too beautiful, but her smile is charming and pleasing. She has a round face with two deep dimples when she smiles, and a pair of eyes that seem to be smiling even when she is not smiling, staring at Lu Xiaofeng all the time. face. Chu Chu sneered from her nose, and said, "It seems that she is very interesting to you." Lu Xiaofeng said: "I don't recognize her at all!" Chu Chu said: "Of course you don't recognize it, but I do." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Oh?" Chu Chu said: "Her surname is Tang, and her name is Tang Keqing. Everyone thinks she can get close, and you seem to be no exception." Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "You seem to know a lot about her." Chu Chu said: "Of course." Lu Xiaofeng said: "But she doesn't seem to recognize you?" Chu Chu blinked and said, "Guess, how did I recognize her?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "I can't guess, and I don't bother to guess." Chu Chu said: "Jia Leshan has always been very careful in his work. Before he came, he had investigated the four of them thoroughly, and even asked someone to draw a portrait for them." Lu Xiaofeng frowned and said, "Is she also one of the four women who were abandoned by Blue Beard?" Chu Chu said: "She was originally the second child, that is, Blue Beard's second concubine." Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but want to turn around and look at her again, but he saw another woman. This woman was walking into Tang Keqing's wine shop from a herbal shop specializing in bruises across the street. She was wearing a black suit, was very thin, and always had a cold expression on her face, as if the whole world Everyone owed her three hundred taels of silver and did not pay back. No matter how you look at it, she is definitely not the kind of woman who attracts people's attention, but she is very attractive. She and Tang Keqing are two completely different types, but they are friends, and they are very close friends. Chu Chu said: "Are you interested in this woman?" Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly, "I don't know her either." Chu Chu said: "I also recognize her." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Is she..." Chu Chu said: "Her surname is Leng, and her name is Hong'er. She was originally the third concubine of Blue Beard." Lu Xiaofeng sighed, and said: "Blue Beard is really a weird person, after having such a sweet second concubine, why would he still marry such a cold person as the third child?" Chu Chu said lightly: "The cold person, of course has her advantages. If you have the opportunity, you might as well try it." Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but look back again, only to see two big men helping a man who had a broken leg to the door of the herbal medicine shop, and shouted: "Where is Doctor Leng? Come quickly, please." It turns out that Leng Hong'er is actually a doctor who specializes in treating bruises, and is also the owner of this herbal medicine shop. Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "I really don't think she can't, she actually has such skills!" Chu Chu said coldly: "Not just one hand? She still has several hands!" Lu Xiaofeng closed his mouth, he finally realized that there may be a few women in this world who don't eat, but there is not even one woman who is not jealous. But Chuchu laughed again, blinking and said, "Actually, among the four women with blue beards, the most beautiful one is Auntie Chen Jingjing." Chen Jingjing? Lu Xiaofeng had heard of this name before. "...The people in Lahasu are the most narrow-minded, and they are always hostile to strangers. Except for two people, no matter what anyone says, you'd better not believe it... One is called Old Goat, who was my father in the past. Years of partners, one named Chen Jingjing..." He immediately remembered what Aunt Ding Xiang had told him. He really didn't expect that Chen Jingjing was also a woman with a blue beard. Chu Chu glanced at him from the corner of her eyes, and said leisurely: "If you want to see her, I can take you there." Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help asking: "Do you know where she is?" Chu Chu said: "She is Li Xia's best friend, she will definitely stay in the gambling house and help Li Xia." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Gambling house? What kind of gambling house?" Chu Chu said: "Silver Hook Casino." Lu Xiaofeng said: "There is also a silver hook gambling house here?" Chu Chu nodded, and said, "Li Xia made an appointment with us to meet at the Silver Hook Casino here." Lu Xiaofeng didn't ask any more, because he had already seen a shiny silver hook swaying in the wind. The door was not wide either, and the silver hooks gleamed under the lamp. Lu Xiaofeng pushed open the door, walked into the warm room from the piercing cold wind, took off the mink fur, and threw it on the chair behind the door, taking a deep breath. The air is full of men's tobacco and wine smells, women's powder and shaving oil... This kind of air is not suitable for people to take a deep breath, but this kind of smell is familiar to Lu Xiaofeng. Sikong Zhaixing was indeed right, he indeed belonged to this kind of place. He likes luxury, excitement, and enjoyment. Although this is his weakness, he never denies it. ——Everyone has some weaknesses, don't they? Although the scale of this gambling house is not as good as that of the one with the blue beard, and the gamblers are not as orderly as there, but although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of internal organs, and there are all kinds of gambling in this place. Lu Xiaofeng didn't wait for Chuchu to hold his arm, and strode in with his chest straightened out. He knew that everyone was paying attention to him, and everyone could tell by his clothes that he was a high-flyer, a tycoon. The eyes of tycoons usually grow on the top of the head, so Lu Xiaofeng raised his head very high, but he still saw a person walking towards him with a smile. He didn't pay special attention to any one person, but this person's appearance was too strange, and his attire was even more strange, even Lu Xiaofeng rarely saw such a monster. This man was wearing a toga of scarlet satin, which was embroidered with all kinds of flowers, some were yellow, some were blue, some were green, and the most wonderful thing was that there were flowers on his head. Wearing a very tall green hat, there are actually six big red characters embroidered on the hat: "The number one child prodigy in the world." Lu Xiaofeng smiled. Of course he recognized this person, and of course this person was Li Xia's precious brother Li Shentong. Seeing him laughing, Li Shentong also laughed, half dazed, half mad, half crazy, walked over unsteadily, greeted Lu Xiaofeng like a woman, and said, "Hello." Lu Xiaofeng held back his laughter and said, "Okay." Li Shentong said, "What's your surname?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Jia." Li Shentong narrowed his eyes, looked him up and down, and said, "Brother Jia is from another place?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Yes." Li Shentong said: "But I don't know what Jiaxiong likes to bet on? Tianjiu? Odd and even? Dice?" Although he looked half-crazed, he talked quite soberly. Before Lu Xiaofeng opened his mouth, someone behind him answered for him: "This Uncle Jia is not here to gamble, but to find someone." The voice was gentle and clear, it was a woman's voice, but it was not Chu Chu, it was a very gentle and good-looking woman, Chu Chu was winking at Lu Xiaofeng behind her. Could this woman be Chen Jingjing? Lu Xiaofeng said calmly, "Since you know that I am looking for someone, of course you also know who I am looking for?" Chen Jingjing nodded and said, "Please follow me." There is also a small room behind the casino, which is exquisitely furnished, but no one can be seen. Lu Xiaofeng sat down on a big bamboo chair covered with fox fur, and said, "Where's Li Xia?" Chen Jingjing said, "She's not here." Lu Xiaofeng lowered his face, and said: "I came all the way to look for her, but she's not here?" Chen Jingjing smiled, also very softly, and said softly, "She just left because she knew Uncle Jia was here." Lu Xiaofeng said angrily: "What does this mean?" Chen Jingjing said: "Because she can't meet Uncle Jia yet." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why?" Chen Jingjing said: "She wants me to tell Uncle Jia that as long as Uncle Jia can do one thing, not only will she immediately come to plead guilty to Uncle Jia, but she will definitely come with a Raksha card." Lu Xiaofeng said: "What is she talking about?" Chen Jingjing said: "She hopes that Uncle Jia will hand over the payment to me first, and after I deliver the money, she will come back immediately." Lu Xiaofeng patted the table on purpose, and said, "What kind of trick is this? If you don't see the goods, you have to pay!" Chen Jingjing still smiled softly, and said: "She still wants me to tell Uncle Jia that if Uncle Jia refuses to agree to this condition, the business will fail." Lu Xiaofeng stood up abruptly, then sat down slowly. Chen Jingjing smiled and said: "In my opinion, it is better for Uncle Jia to agree to this condition, because she has hidden the Rakshasa card in a very secret and safe place. Apart from her, no one else will know. If you refuse to take it out, no one will be able to find it.” Lu Xiaofeng's eyes flickered, and he said: "She was afraid that I would force her to hand over the Rakshasa card, so she hid as soon as I got here?" Chen Jingjing did not deny it. Lu Xiaofeng sneered: "Is she not afraid that I will find her?" Chen Jingjing smiled and said, "You can't find her. When she doesn't want to see people, no one can find her." She smiled softly, but her eyes were full of confidence. She seemed to be a strong-willed woman, and she firmly believed that no one would find where Li Xia was hiding. Lu Xiaofeng stared at her, and said coldly: "Even if I can't find it, I have a way to ask you to find it for me." Chen Jingjing shook her head with a smile, and said: "Of course I know that Uncle Jia's methods are brilliant, but it's a pity that I don't know where the Rakshasa card is hidden, and I don't know where Sister Li has gone. Otherwise, how could she take me away?" stay here?" Her attitude was very calm, and her voice was also very calm. No one could see that what she said was not a lie. Lu Xiaofeng sighed, and said: "Looking at it this way, if I want the Rakshasa card, I have to agree to her conditions?" Chen Jingjing also sighed, and said: "My Sister Li is really a very shrewd and careful woman, we also..." She didn't go on, and there was no need to go on. From this sigh, it should be possible to hear that they also suffered a lot from Li Xia. Lu Xiaofeng pondered, and said: "After I pay, what if she still refuses to deliver the goods?" Chen Jingjing said: "I can't guarantee this, so Uncle Jia might as well think about it carefully, we have prepared a residence for Uncle Jia." Lu Xiaofeng suddenly stood up, and said coldly: "No need, I will find it myself." Chen Jingjing said: "Uncle Jia first arrived here, and he doesn't even have a single acquaintance, how could he find a house?" Lu Xiaofeng strode out, raised his head and said, "Although I have no acquaintances, I have money." Of course Chu Chu was always by his side, as soon as the two walked out of the Silver Hook Casino, Chu Chu smiled and clapped her hands, saying, "Okay, great." Lu Xiaofeng said: "What's so great?" Chu Chu said: "You put on really well, you look like a rich man with money all over his body." Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly and said: "Actually, I also know that Jia Leshan is a deep and dark person, he will never look like this kind of nouveau riche, but I just can't pretend to be otherwise." Chu Chu said: "This is good enough, if I don't recognize Jia Leshan, I will definitely be bluffed." Lu Xiaofeng said: "But Chen Jingjing seems to be very difficult, Li Xia must be more shrewd, can I scare her?" Chu Chu said: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you can scare her or not, anyway, what she recognizes is money, not people." Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said nothing more. He was thinking in his heart that he had already met Chen Jingjing. Under such circumstances, of course he could not reveal his real identity, let alone say that he was Aunt Ding Xiang's friend. What about the old goat? Just when he was thinking, a person was kicked out of the restaurant with a "thud", and when he fell on the ice, he slid another seven or eight feet, and happened to slide in front of Lu Xiaofeng. The man was wearing a leather jacket and a sheepskin hat on his head. There were actually two goat horns on the hat, matching his dry, thin, yellow and old face, and the few sparse goatee beards. Just like an old goat. Lu Xiaofeng looked at him with no expression on his face, he didn't even blink his eyes. The old goat struggled to get up after panting for a long time, and murmured: "Mom, even if the masters don't have money to drink, you little bastards don't need to kick people." It wasn't until he limped away cursing and limping away that Lu Xiaofeng lowered his voice and told Chu Chu: "Tell Xin Er Er to keep an eye on him." Xin's second child is the person who is very good at light kung fu and hidden weapons, and he is also the direct descendant of Xin Shiniang, the "Hua Yu" of the past. The man in black wearing the ancient sword was surnamed Bai, he was the third child, and he was sworn brothers with the white-haired old man under the Huashan Gate. It was only because he missed something many years ago and was caught by Jia Leshan, so he had to vote. Under the gate of Jiale Mountain, after seven or eight years of grievances, he has been unable to turn himself over.These words were said by themselves, Lu Xiaofeng just listened to them like this, did he really believe it?No one knows. "Tianchang Restaurant" does not actually have a building, but it is undoubtedly the largest and best decorated house in this place. Now this house has become Lu Xiaofeng's, and he negotiated the deal with just a few words. "How much do you earn in a day?" "On a good day, there will always be three or five taels of silver." "I'll give you one thousand taels of silver. You give me this place. After I leave, the house will still be yours. Do you agree?" Of course I agreed, and I agreed quickly. So the signboard hanging at the door was immediately taken down, and the business was stopped immediately. After half an hour, even the beds were ready. Isn't it always more convenient for rich people to do things? The most convenient thing is that there is already wine and food here, and there is also a very skilled cook.Sitting by the blazing fire, drinking several cups of hot wine, Lu Xiaofeng almost forgot that the weather outside was still so cold that it could freeze one's nose off. After drinking the third jug of wine, the second son of Xin rushed back. Although he was shivering from the cold, he could only stand far away at the door, not daring to approach the fire. He knew that if he got close to the fire now, the whole People might melt away like popsicles. If you soak your hands in hot water, you might only have a skeleton left when you take them out. Lu Xiaofeng waited for him to catch his breath before asking: "How is it?" Xin Laoer said bitterly: "That old bastard shouldn't be called an old goat at all, he is simply an old fox." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Did you suffer from him?" Xin Laoer said: "He knew I was staring at him a long time ago, and deliberately led me around the glacier several times before turning around and asking me if you wanted me to find him?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "What do you say?" Xin Lao Er said: "Since he knows everything, I don't think I can admit it." Lu Xiaofeng said: "What about others now?" Xin Laoer said: "He is waiting for you outside, and he also said, no matter who you are, no matter what you are looking for him for, since you want to find him, you should go by yourself." Lu Xiaofeng sighed, and said with a wry smile: "It doesn't matter whether he is an old bastard or an old fox, it seems that his bones are quite hard." The old goat walked in front with his chest upright, and Lu Xiaofeng followed behind. It seems that not only his bones are hard, but his skin is also very thick, as if he is not afraid of the cold at all. Walking out of this street, there is a world of ice and snow outside, the silver-white glacier stretches straight ahead, and the banks on both sides are black and gray, and nothing can be seen. It's hard to walk from those thousands of lights into this cold and dark world. Lu Xiaofeng originally wanted to calm down and see what kind of medicine was sold in his gourd?Now he couldn't help but ask, "Where do you want to take me?" The old goat didn't turn his head back, and said, "Take it back to my house." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why do you want to go to your house?" The old goat said: "Because you want to find me, not I want to find you." Lu Xiaofeng could only admit defeat, and said with a wry smile, "Where is your home?" The old goat said: "In the big water tank." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Where is the big water tank?" The old goat said: "A big water tank is a big water tank."