Xiao Liu immediately took the hanging sword hanging on the window curtain and pushed Shanniang: "Hurry up and pack the baggage, we escaped overnight, I remember that there is an inn in the drunken wood rhino two streets to the east, I have lived before, it is absolutely safe." ”Shanniang and I watched Xiaoliu in the room in a hurry, like little ants on a hot pot."
Xiao Liu, you have only followed the class for so many years and don't have a long brain" Shanniang finally couldn't help it and snatched the sword from Xiao Liu's hand.Xiao Liu Zhenzhen said: "Sister Shan, it's not me who scares you, there are many black shops that kill people without blinking, cutting human flesh and wrapping it in meat, and the bones are dried and burned to burn, which is terrible." ”My stomach churned, as if the smell of fresh meat ravioli suddenly gushed out of a human smell.It took a lot of effort for the good lady to stabilize Xiao Liu's mood of being a soldier, I sat on the edge of the bed without sleep, the good lady was still pinching my legs, and Xiao Liu drank a cup of tea, saying that it was to refresh my mind.It didn't take long for footsteps to sound in the corridor, Xiao Liu quickly took the hanging sword and leaned against the door, Shanniang walked over and asked softly: "Who" Xiao Er's voice was very small outside the house: "Guest officer, I'll send you some soothing soup." ”Shanniang thanked her: "Thank you store, but you don't have to, my young lady has already slept." ”The shopkeeper is very persistent: "The guest officer is afraid that he will not adapt to the water and soil when he first arrives in Jinling, this tranquilizing soup has a taste of the store's magic medicine, drink it and sleep to ensure that you wake up tomorrow like the people who have lived in Jinling for a long time, and there will be no discomfort." ”The owner of this house is really caring, and Xiao Liu couldn't help muttering: "It must be a weasel who gave the chicken a New Year's greeting, and he didn't have a good heart." ”In the dead of night, Xiao Liu's words all fell into the ears of the shopkeeper, and he explained with a smile: "Don't misunderstand, guest officer.I'm just an errand runner, but I came back from Liwu to explain, saying that when you first arrived in Jinling, your face should be seasick and dizzy for several days, lest you be unaccustomed to the water and soil of Jinling. ”I couldn't stand the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the shopkeeper, so I told Shanniang to open the door.The shopkeeper walked in with a smile on his face, and put a pot of tranquilizer on the table: "Don't be afraid, since you have arrived at the Qing House, you can live with confidence and boldness, and the safest place in Jinling City is nothing more than this." ”The good lady thanked her again and again and invited the shopkeeper out of the room.Looking at the pot of tranquilizing soup, Shanniang tried and tried again with a silver needle, and Xiao Liu rolled his eyes on the side: "You must not drink it, other people's tranquilizers are served in bowls, and his soothing soup is directly carried to the pot, so it is better for me to take it out and pour it out, so as not to put it in the room to be an eyesore." ”Shanniang knocked on Xiaoliu's hand: "There are longan lotus seeds in this tranquilizing soup, although it is not very precious, but it is a piece of the store's heart, there is a smell of knotweed here, knotweed has a lot of effects, the most important thing is to benefit water, maybe it has a miraculous effect on the treatment of water and soil, it is worth tasting." ”A bowl of soothing soup was drunk, and Shanniang gave a thumbs up: "It's really good, Miss, you can drink a bowl too." ”Xiaoliu watched us drink a big bowl, but she was stubborn and refused to drink it.The next morning, she began to have diarrhea, and the shopkeeper said that she would be a little unwell when she first arrived, so Xiaoliu stayed at the inn.There are only two days left before the dance competition, and the good lady says that she wants to take me to visit an old friend.When I was in Fanyin Village, I thought the most lively place was the market, and Jinling was also there.In the markets that extend in all directions, the cries of all kinds of vendors come and go, and there are many things that I have never seen before, especially when passing by the fat powder stalls, the smell is strong and tangy."
Xiaoliu prides herself on having been to Jinling, I'm afraid she has never seen such a lively Jinling."
Shanniang was happy when she saw the crowded market, and I smiled and responded: "It's better if she doesn't come, if she comes, I'm afraid I won't be able to move my legs, Sister Shan, you see, this golden hairpin is so beautiful." ”The good lady pulled me away: "You are not suitable to deal with people with a veil now, and these clothes will be prepared even when you enter the drunken wood rhinoceros." ”I was a little curious and asked: "Is the place we are going to live in is the drunken wood rhino?"
Shanniang replied in a low voice: "If nothing else, we will live in the drunken wood rhino tonight, and tomorrow you will first familiarize yourself with the environment of the drunken wood rhino, and only if you are prepared can you win." ”It's a pity that this bustling market street, I looked at it all the way and admired it all the way, it was really the imperial capital, and it was very lively."
Stop, you bastard."
I heard a crisp shout from afar, and the people in front of me got out of the way, and I couldn't dodge with Shanniang, and was almost hit by the man who ran on, Shanniang shouted in amazement: "Xiao Gongzi." ”"Bang."
As soon as Shanniang's words fell, someone knocked over something behind us.When I turned around, I saw Lili crashing into the scholar's art stall, the inkstone fell to the ground, and the scholar's brush drew a long line under Lili's nostrils.Li Li got up and roared at the scholar: "Tang Wubai, how many times has this little girl reminded you, don't set up a painting stall on such a narrow street, are you blind or deaf, you stained my face that I finally washed clean, hum." ”Tang Wubai put down the brush unhurriedly, bent down to pick up the fallen inkstone, the ink was scattered on the ground, he said very calmly: "Lili, you were hungry yesterday" Lili's stomach grunted very unhappily, she scratched her head and said embarrassedly: "How do you know" Tang Wubai cleaned up the messy paper paintings on the table, and said to the grandmother who was sitting on the side and was reading the family letter: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, I will help you forward this letter after I write it, you go this way, slow down." ”The grandmother thanked her and limped away.Lili suddenly smiled: "Hey, poor scholar, you have helped someone write a letter for free, can you still eat green vegetables and peanuts tonight" I suddenly realized at this time, it turned out that the person who ordered a plate of peanuts and a plate of green vegetables in the Qing House last night was actually the scholar in front of me.Tang Wubai shook his head: "I'm hungry today, when will your reckless temperament get better, I have already destroyed more than a dozen paintings by you this month."
If you continue like this, you will lose the strength to hold the brush. ”Immediately afterwards, he sighed, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Scholar, don't worry, when I ask Xiao Wurou for two steamed buns, I will share one with you." ”I couldn't help laughing, Lili looked up and saw me, and came up to greet me cordially: "Mysterious sister, why are you here" I smiled slightly embarrassedly: "Thank you Lili Woman for the soothing soup sent by someone last night, today I can have a comfortable look at the bustling market of Jinling City, you are chasing Xiao Gongzi today" Mentioning Xiao Hongyang, Lili's playful little face was instantly full of resentment: "That stinky scoundrel just won't return my steamed buns, it's too hateful, don't let me catch him, if I get caught, I must cut off his big tongue and feed it to the little mice in the Temple of Master. ”I am calm in my heart, that Xiao Gongzi is not short of these two steamed buns, but I am afraid that in this farce where you chase me, someone is complacent.Shanniang couldn't help but ask curiously: "It's just two steamed buns, why does Lili girl want to chase after Xiao Gongzi" Lili scratched her head again: "The beggars in Jinling know that Xiao scoundrels owe me two steamed buns, you said that if I can't get it back, how can I still mix in the beggar pile" is also reasonable.I had a plan in my mind and whispered a few words in her ear.The detached kitten's face instantly blossomed: "This is a very good idea, Xiao scoundrel, you have the ability to don't let this chick see you for the rest of your life." ”Tang Wubai said sourly on the side: "Life is in the world, no matter how much you meet for no reason, it is fate." ”Lili didn't seem to be strange to see a lot, but comforted me and said: "The poor scholar is like this all day long, just ignore him, where are the two sisters going today, do you need me to show you the way, I'll tell you."
This Jinling City is as big as the inner courtyard of the palace and as small as the corners, and I am very familiar with it. ”I smiled at Shanniang, and I was going to ignore it, but Lili suddenly pulled me and said, "Don't hide it from my sister, there is only one place in Jinling City that I haven't been to." ”I asked curiously, "Where?"
and not far from the point: "There." ”I looked in the direction of Li's finger, and if I guessed correctly, it should be the legendary Drunken Wood Rhino in the Fengyue Place.The good lady urged in my ear: "Miss, we should go." ”I was about to say goodbye to Lili, when she suddenly grabbed me and flashed aside, and shouted to the street: "Quickly avoid, the fast horse of Zhenhuai Bridge is merciless." ”I looked blankly at the people who had suddenly dodged a path, and there was no fast horse at the end of the street.Lili had been holding my wrist tightly, and after a while, there was the sound of horses' hooves, followed by dust, and after eight fast horses, someone shouted, "Pedestrians get out of the way." ”It seems that the momentum is huge, and Lili seems to be strange, Shanniang pulled Lili and asked: "Who is passing by, such a big pomp" A sedan chair can already be seen coming slowly from a distance.Lili whispered: "The daughter of a high-ranking official in Zhenhuaiqiao, she has to pass by here every day at noon, I heard that she has turned sixteen this year, and she will soon enter the palace as a concubine, and their family has a backer in the imperial court." ”In an instant, the sedan chair had come to him, and Lili sighed in surprise.When she glanced at the people in the sedan chair, the sedan chair had passed in front of us.Lili muttered to himself: "Every day I pass by here is a girl's house, how did I become a man today" Shanniang quipped: "Maybe your eyes are dazzling, Miss, we really have to go, otherwise this day's work will be delayed in vain." ”I had a few brief words with Lili, and was about to leave when someone stopped us from behind."
Girl, please stay."
I turned around and saw a slim maid standing in front of us.Shanniang looked around and asked suspiciously: "Girl, are you calling us" The maid nodded: "Exactly, dare to ask the girl is from the Beauty Valley of Kyushu" Shanniang felt strange and kept an extra eye: "Sorry, girl, we fled from Mobei, and just settled in Jinling, did the girl recognize the wrong person" The maid sighed slightly.Then he saluted us: "I'm very sorry to bother you two." ”After the maid left, the sedan chair that had stopped began to move a few steps again, and the good lady pulled me and whispered, "Let's go, this place is not suitable for a long time." ”I walked a little half a day with my mother to find the old house of our old friend we were going to see, but unfortunately the door was locked and there was no one inside.When he returned to the Qing House, Tang Wubai sat in his seat yesterday again, still a bowl of white rice, a pot of tea, a plate of peanuts and a plate of vegetables.The food is eaten with relish.When he saw us coming back, he didn't raise his head and said, "Little Hanako is waiting for you upstairs." ”I thought he was talking, and after going upstairs, Lili was really in my room, and he had already mingled with Xiao Liu, who had diarrhea and collapsed.Seeing us coming back, Xiao Liu happily rushed towards us: "Hurry up, in front of you, I apologize to the Divorced Woman, it is my villain's heart to guess the Heroine's intention to be tortured by this, Xiaoliu sincerely apologizes to the Divorced Heroine, and invites the Heroine Haihan." ”My jaws and I were about to drop in shock.Shanniang touched Xiaoliu's forehead: "Oh my God, is this still the Xiaoliu I know, isn't this the tea Xiaoliu who can't say three words to Miss Youjun and is born with a disagreement with the water and soil" Xiaoliu smiled shyly: "I hate it, when did I have a surname with Chabai" Shanniang teased her: "Sooner or later." ”After some jokes, Shanniang asked Lili seriously: "Why are you in Qingshe, shouldn't you chase Xiao Gongzi Manjinling City to ask for steamed buns" Lili drooped his head and said weakly: "That Xiao scoundrel was taken home by Master Xiao, it is said that something big happened to the Xiao family" Xiao Liu, who has always loved gossip, leaned over: "Didn't you say that the Xiao family is rich and rich, what big things can happen" Lili looked at us with a look in his eyes before saying: "I heard the little beggar at the gate of the city said that the second young master of the Xiao family suddenly changed his temperament, If you don't gamble or prostitute, you can still be obedient, I thought it was strange at the time, what kind of person is the second young master of the Xiao family, that is the famous young master of Huaxin in Jinling City, and he has visited all the fireworks in Willow Lane, but this afternoon, good guy, something happened. ”As soon as we slapped our thighs, we were all shocked.Xiaoliu asked: "What's wrong with death or castration" Lili shook his hand: "Wrong, wrong, no, two days ago, the second young master of the Xiao family was clamoring to marry Su Su, who was drunk and rhino, and was ordered to be grounded by Master Xiao, just this afternoon, the second young master of the Xiao family took advantage of the unpreparedness of the subordinates, and sneaked out of the house to find Su Su, to say that the second young master was also unlucky, just in time to catch up with the people from the palace sitting in the sedan chair during the day, the whole city was under martial law, and the second young master of the Xiao family was directly arrested by the old man Xiao, no, the scoundrel Xiao was also arrested by the subordinates to save people. ”Everyone in Jinling City knows that Master Xiao has a lot of money, and he gave birth to two sons and a daughter, but both sons like to linger in the Qinglou, but the little girl does not like red makeup and prefers martial arts, and the three children do not let Master Xiao worry.But Master Xiao's favorite is still the eldest young master Xiao Hongyang, and the subordinates also know this, so they are in a hurry to find Xiao Hongyang and go home to intercede for the second young master.Xiaoliu and I both listened energetically, but Shanniang was very calm, and asked persistently: "Lili girl hasn't said why you are in Qingshe or in our room" Lili was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "Big sister, don't panic, I just met the two of you on the street and went out, and Xiaoliu didn't follow closely with a sword, thinking that Xiaoliu should be vigilant, and last night he refused to drink the soothing soup that led to today's prostration, I just came to see her, and there was no bad intention." ”Shanniang asked again: "Xiaoliu's sword is not revealed, how do you know that she carries a sword" said proudly: "I have been in Jinling for more than ten years, believe it or not, I have also been to the Empress Dowager Song's bedroom, but unfortunately there is a strange smell there is really bad smell, I originally wanted to steal a few treasures out, but after thinking about it, if the Empress Dowager Song loses something, I don't know how many innocent people will be implicated." ”The good lady asked the bottom of the question: "I have the ability to leave the girl."
Why can't I catch a young master of the Xiao family" Lili sighed deeply: "Big sister, you don't know, that Xiao scoundrel seems to be weak and powerless, but in fact it is evil, every time I am about to catch him, I always feel that there is an inexplicable internal force pulling him away, in short, I can only run after him from afar, and I will never be able to catch him." ”Come to think of it, Master Xiao has a lot of money, and he will definitely train his son to be close to the dead with strong martial arts.I walked all day, and I was sleepy early.Originally, it was good to go to the drunken wood rhino tonight, but it was very hot to talk to Xiaoliu in our room, Shanniang urged several times openly and secretly, and Lili stretched his waist and stood up: "Xiaoliu, I have made up your friend, and I will come to see you tomorrow." ”After leaving, Shanniang packed up her things and prepared to leave.Xiaoliu was also immersed in the joy of making good friends: "Sister Shan, what are you going to do" Shanniang pinched her ears: "Little conscienceless, where is your guardedness" Xiaoliu shouted: "Lili Nuxia is a warm-hearted good girl, I misunderstood her last night."
You see, I drank the medicinal soup today, and my whole body is full of energy. ”When Shanniang went downstairs to check out, the shopkeeper was still a little confused.The three of us took advantage of the darkness to enter the back door of the drunken wood rhinoceros, and a little girl in a green dress was waiting at the door.The front yard was full of singing and dancing, and the backyard was deserted and silent."
The West Chamber lives in the Flower Girl, which is a forbidden place for drunken wood rhinos, and you are not allowed to move around at will.The east wing is a distinguished guest, do not be harassed, the kitchen is in the south courtyard, what do you want to eat to do it yourself, there are more people who come to participate in the dance competition this year, you are the people introduced by the young master, if there is anything inconsiderate, please understand. ”The little girl finally spoke, and her voice was low for her age.The good lady saluted and thanked: "Thank you, third aunt." ”The third aunt glanced at me and said coldly: "Look at your bones are not suitable for dancing, so you can do it yourself." ”After the third aunt left, Xiao Liu and I both pulled Shanniang and asked: "Such a young little girl, how can Sister Shanshan call her the third aunt" Shanniang laughed: "You say that the third aunt, she is nearly forty years old, but she has a baby face, plus she is short, she looks not much different from the little girl, but she is the housekeeper of the drunken wood rhinoceros, the most important person in Hua Suiyue, I heard that a frivolous guy touched the face of the third aunt, and Hua Suiyue broke five fingers." ”Xiaoliu bit his hand and was shocked: "So cruel."
I'd better stay away from the third aunt. ”Shanniang cleaned up the house: "Okay, go to sleep, the day after tomorrow is the dance competition, tomorrow I have to get up early to see the front yard, maybe I will meet other dancers from afar." ”Xiaoliu hugged Shanniang's shoulder and coquettishly: "Sister Shan, you know so much, if you are a few years older, you are much calmer." ”We were still laughing, and the third aunt suddenly knocked on the door.After coming in, his face was gloomy: "Don't laugh and make noise at this hour, sleep at ease at night, add a bed in the house according to the instructions of the good mother, you see what else you need" We thanked again and again, and tiptoed the third aunt out, and then said softly: "It seems that this third aunt is also a cold-hearted woman." ”Shanniang patted Xiao Liu: "You don't have to hold the Hanging Sword tonight, just sleep steadily." ”All the fatigue of these days has come up, I was the first to get sleepy, but after walking for a day and not seeing that mysterious person, the expectation in my heart was suddenly disappointed, and all the strength in my body was exhausted.Xiaoliu fell asleep before me, and kept kicking the quilt, and the good mother couldn't wait to tie her firmly with a rope.It wasn't until the second half of the night that the good lady slept next to my bed with peace of mind, and I persuaded her to go to bed, saying that she should get used to such days.I was sad, but I couldn't convince her.When she was in a daze, Shanniang woke up, and Xiaoliu also hid by the window with a hanging sword and looked out.I took Shanniang's hand and asked: "What's wrong" Shanniang sighed: "It seems that the cat in the yard knocked over the flower pot on the promenade, it's okay, you go to sleep, it will be dawn in more than an hour." ”I fell asleep, but the sound came again, at first it was rustling, then it got louder and louder.I pulled Shanniang again and asked: "Sister Shan, what's wrong" Shanniang kept patting me and coaxing me to sleep: "It's okay, the third aunt got up at night and met a drunk man who went to the wrong place, don't be afraid." ”If the third aunt had gotten up at night, she would have scolded a long time ago, but I obviously heard the sound of fighting in the yard, and I got up with all my might, and the fighting figure had already come to our window.Xiao Liu held the hanging sword in his hand and waited for him, and the good lady unconsciously leaned in front of me.The sound of fighting outside intensified, and the sound of blades began to be heard.I asked in a low voice: Shanniang "is the killer sent by that person" Shanniang sighed: "It shouldn't be, it doesn't look like a killer in this formation." ”Xiao Liu glanced back at me: "Miss don't worry, these two people's kung fu is far inferior to the golden boy and jade girl, even if they break in, I can beat them back to grandma's house with a sword." ”As soon as the words fell, a long sword pierced through the window paper and reached in front of Xiao Liu, only a finger away from her throat.Shanniang and I were terrified, and before we could come to our senses, another big knife also slashed in
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