Chapter 279: Chapter 279. Who Are They?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When they saw Ji Shuisheng coming downstairs, they looked up. Ji Shuisheng restrained his sharp aura and looked like an ordinary person. When the waiter saw Ji Shuisheng coming downstairs, he quickly welcomed him.
“Sir, the food has been prepared for you. Shall we serve it now?”
“Alright, thank you.”
Ji Shuisheng nodded and walked to the last table without looking sideways. He sat down with his back facing those people.
The waiter quickly served the dishes. According to Ji Shuisheng’s instructions, there were two dishes: meat and vegetable. The meat dish was braised chicken with sauce, and the vegetable dish was scrambled eggs. There was also a plate of steamed buns.
“Sir, the wine in this restaurant is not bad. It tastes mellow and has a long aftertaste. Do you want a pot?”
The waiter worked hard to promote the wine. The profit from selling wine was higher than that of this table of dishes.
“No thanks.”
Ji Shuisheng waved his hand and picked up the big steamed bun to eat.
“I miss the Wan Family Army. When they were here, how could the Hu dare to come? If those rebellious disaster victims knew that the garrison was the Wan Family Army, would they dare to rebel?”
“That’s right. I didn’t think it was good when they were around in the past. Now that I think about it, they’re still the best!”
One of the guests at the other two tables sang praises of the Wan Family Army, while the other didn’t feel good listening to it.
“Forget it. When the Wan Family Army was around, they rode horses and rampaged through the city. Last year, they trampled two children to death. At the beginning of this year, they even trampled an old man. The Xiao Family Army is the best. They don’t have any benevolence at all. General Xiao is strict in his governance.”
The guest who praised the Xiao Family’s Army had drunk too much. He was so agitated that he dared to say something he didn’t dare to say.
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire restaurant fell silent. Ji Shuisheng could feel the murderous intent of the people at the three tables behind him even without turning his head.
“Sir, be careful with your words and actions.”
The shopkeeper was afraid of being implicated. The Xiao Family Army was a criminal of the imperial court, so how could he dare say it was better than the Wan Family Army?
Did this guest not want his head? He couldn’t implicate his store. If the Wan Family Army people heard this, they would kill him.
“Bullsh*t, what has happened to the Great Xia Kingdom? Go outside the city and take a look. The commoners are suffering. The starving people lying on the roadside are so pitiful!”
It would have been better if the shopkeeper hadn’t persuaded him, but the moment he did, the guest became even more agitated. He stood up and gave the imperial court a fierce scolding.
Ji Shuisheng noticed that this guest looked like a scholar. Scholars still had some strength of character. They could see the imperial court’s corruption and lamented the ordinary people’s tragic situation. Still, they were troubled that they could not save this dilapidated situation.
Ji Shuisheng did not want him to meet with any mishaps, so he smiled and said to him,
“This brother, don’t talk about state affairs. Let’s drink and eat.”
Ji Shuisheng had good intentions and feared something terrible would happen to this brother. However, this cynical brother did not know how to appreciate a good person. He pointed at Ji Shuisheng and scolded him,
“When the country is facing a crisis, people like you only know how to sweep the snow in front of your door and ignore the suffering of the common people. When the Hu came, you were the first to surrender. Where is your backbone?”
Ji Shuisheng’s face was filled with black lines. Alright, you have the backbone, brother. I won’t persuade you. I hope your spine will always be there.
Ji Shuisheng ate his meal and no longer cared about this man’s impa.s.sioned speech. Listening to him scold the Imperial Court and the Wan Family Army was quite satisfying.
“Pa.”
“Are you going to let me eat? Shut your dog mouth.”
Some guests at the three tables could not help but slap the table. The bowls and chopsticks on the table were shaken and made a colliding sound.
His aura was too terrifying. The more he persuaded, the more excited the scholar was. He was frightened and obediently sat back in his seat. He did not even dare to look up at that person.
Is that all you have?
Ji Shuisheng laughed. He thought that he was someone who was not afraid of death!
Ji Shuisheng buried his head in his food, giving off the impression of a starving person. However, he was on full alert, and his ears constantly listened to the movements behind him.
However, the people behind the three tables had been eating quietly and did not say a word. Ji Shuisheng raised his eyebrows. Why did they look like soldiers?
The sound of stools moving could be heard. Ji Shuisheng casually turned around and saw that the people at the three tables had already finished eating and stood up. One of the men called the waiter over.
“Buddy, settle the bill.”
“A total of six taels of silver.”
The waiter quickly went over to report the bill with a smile. The man who shouted didn’t say much. He took out some silver from his pocket and threw it to the waiter, saying,
“The remaining silver will be used to buy steamed buns for taking away.”
“Alright.”
The waiter accepted the silver and agreed with a smile. He ran to the kitchen and gave him ten taels of silver. After deducting the money for the food, he still had more than three taels left. He could buy a lot of steamed buns.
Ji Shuisheng looked back and saw that the man who paid the bill looked to be about forty years old. His eyes were sharp, and his temperament was calm. He looked like the leader of this group.
When Ji Shuisheng looked at the other party, the other party looked at him as if he sensed something. Ji Shuisheng nodded at him and smiled before turning around to continue eating.
The man looked at Ji Shuisheng for a long time before looking away. The waiter came out of the kitchen with two big bags of steamed buns and asked the man with a smile,
“Sir, this is all the steamed buns we have. Do you want the change or buy two dishes to eat on the road?”
“Okay, I want vegetables that are convenient to carry around.”
The guest nodded. He was very easy to talk to. Soon, they had everything ready and carried them to the courier station. The rules carved in their bones could not be changed. If the person who paid did not leave, the others would stand beside him. If he left, the others would follow behind him spontaneously. The formation was elegant.
Ji Shuisheng was even more confident that this group of people were soldiers. Their footsteps were resonant and powerful, and their footsteps carried the wind.
“Who are these people? That gaze just now was too scary.”
After these people left, the impa.s.sioned scholar from before asked the shopkeeper timidly.
“Didn’t I advise you to be careful with your words and actions?”
The shopkeeper rebuked him angrily. Bodhisattva, please don’t implicate them.
The scholar looked very upset and was no longer ready to eat. Ji Shuisheng ate his fill and did not go upstairs to sit down and drink tea slowly. To confirm his suspicions, he decided to follow the scholar.
“Brother Zhang, I’m not feeling well.”
The scholar sat in his seat like an ant on a hot pan. He couldn’t sit still anymore and got up to bid farewell to his deskmate.
“Brother Jiang, take care.”
Everyone at the same table stood up to see him off. After some small talk, this Jiang guy walked out of the courier station.
Ji Shuisheng immediately stood up and followed him out. When he reached the door, he was not hurrying to go out. He first stood inside the door and observed. The man surnamed Jiang walked dejectedly towards East Street. Two men quietly followed behind him. One of them was the person who had slammed the table just now.
Ji Shuisheng looked behind the two of them and ensured no more customers were at the three tables. After they walked for a while, Ji Shuisheng quietly followed them..