His words were not unreasonable, so Cheng Muyou relaxed a little, but he looked at the white mist that was gradually fading, and his shoulders tightened, "I saw that these soldiers have large round guards on their chests just now, obviously the clothing of the Liao army, could it be that there was also a battle here?"
That's why these Liao soldiers linger and linger here after death. ” The two officials who were already scared half to death led the frightened horses over, and Chong Cheng said, "My lord, let's leave these dead people alone, the hour is not early, if you don't leave, maybe you won't be able to get out of the mountain at sunset, and you will be trapped here at that time, but what should I do?"
” Although it is difficult for a timid person to succeed, he is always the most cautious, so this time, Cheng Muyou also listened to his advice, this is not a strange and desolate place than Xin'an, if he acts recklessly, he is likely to lose his life because of this, and it is not only his life.
So he got up and got on his horse, waved his hand forward, "Let's get on the road, leave this valley quickly, and wait until we reach Liaoyang County, and then make the next step." ” Several people were frightened in the valley, so the rest of the road went fast, along the way no one had the heart to chat, and hurried to Liaoyang, but even so, when the horse stepped into the dilapidated gate of this small county town on the western border, the setting sun had also removed its last afterglow from the city wall, leaving a remote town with black lights to the four people who came from afar.
A group of people rode horses and walked on the only road in Liaoyang County that was still a street, looking around at the dilapidated houses on both sides of the street, almost none of the houses here were intact, either the windows were broken or the roof was rotten, and even worse, the walls of the houses were half destroyed, but if you looked closely, there was still a glimmer of light inside, and there were several people living there.
Jiang Xixi looked at the houses on both sides of the street, "My lord, this Liaoyang County is not as good as the mountains where I lived when I was a child, where we are at least self-sufficient, and the houses are not as dilapidated as this."
It's a county town anyway, how can it be so dilapidated?
” Before Cheng Muyou could speak, Xu Ziming took the lead, "If the girl arrives in my hometown, I guess she will mistakenly think that she has entered the ruins, in fact, this Liaoyang is still good, after all, it is still a certain distance from the Liao country, the Liao army is not too many times here, and the war can't burn here, unlike the river, three days of two-end fighting, either you provoke me or I provoke you, the people don't have a day of stable life."
After saying that, he looked sad, and coughed heavily on the back of the horse.
Seeing that he was not in good health, Cheng Muyou hurriedly ordered the two servants to go to the front to find if there was an inn where he could spend the night, and he took out the pills he carried with him, asked Xu Ziming to take it with water, and helped him to the side of the road to rest for a while.
Oh, the officials came back, and the two glanced at each other before they said to Cheng Muyou, "My lord, the inn is there, but it's just too shabby, and the conditions are not as good as the firewood house in our Xin'an Mansion." ” Cheng Muyou nodded, "As long as there is a bed, people can sleep and change dressings, where is there so much attention when you go out." ” But when he arrived at the inn, he found that he was really right, there were quite a few empty rooms here, but there was only a dilapidated wooden bed in each room, and there was not even a table for eating and drinking.
Cheng Muyou didn't expect the conditions here to be so difficult, but he still let a servant hold the lamp next to him, and he re-cleaned Xu Ziming's already cracked wound in the dim light, and then bandaged it neatly.
Seeing Cheng Muyou sweating for himself, the corners of Xu Ziming's eyes were wet, but this rough man couldn't wipe his face and shed tears in front of others, he quickly wiped his eyes with the corners of his clothes, choked his throat twice, and said the sentence that had been held in his heart for a long time, "My lord, my life is yours from now on, if you don't dislike it, I will be willing to be a pig and a cow, and I will serve the adults day and night." ” The servant on the side laughed softly, "You serve the lord, what about Miss Jiang, get up and let the virtuous." ” Seeing Cheng Muyou glaring at him, he quickly closed his mouth and retreated outside with the lamp, Cheng Muyou looked at Xu Ziming, "I saved you just by raising my hands, you don't have to take it to heart, but your injury is not healed, if I leave you alone, won't it push you to a desperate situation again."
You can follow me all the way, and when you return to Xin'an, you will take care of your body, and I will find a job for you, and you will settle down. ” Xu Ziming barely supported half of his body, "My lord, are you looking down on me and unwilling to let me follow you?"
You can rest assured, although I am weak now, I still have some kung fu, and my body has always been healthy, and I will never trouble you for half a point by my side.
My lord, I beg you, let me repay you for this life-saving kindness, otherwise, I, Xu Ziming, will not be able to turn a blind eye even if I die. ” Seeing that he was emotional, Cheng Muyou couldn't categorically refuse, so he had to comply with his request and temporarily stabilize his mood.
Xu Ziming saw that he agreed, so he put his mind at ease and lay on the bed and fell asleep.
Cheng Muyou returned to his room, and saw Jiang Xixi kneeling on the ground, wiping the floor with a rag that had accumulated dust for several years, he looked at the bed, and saw that the bedding on it had been neatly packed by her, and there was not a single fold on the pillow on the bed.
Cheng Muyou shook his head and smiled, "My family has really grown up, and people are a lot more virtuous, it seems that it is time to find a good family for you to marry you out."
Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered the old illness of her body, and her heart throbbed, and it hurt dullly for a long time.
Jiang Xixi raised her head, "I don't marry anyone, in my life, I just want to be by the side of adults, to be a little girl who works hard, adults, do you say okay?"
” Cheng Muyou lay on his back on the bed, "You have to be with me for a lifetime, Xu Ziming has to be with me for a lifetime, and I don't know where the blessings come from to make the two of you so loyal." ” Jiang Xixi didn't answer his jokes, she bit her lip lightly, "But, is there someone in the adult's heart who wants to be with him forever?"
” Cheng Muyou sat up from the bed and looked at Jiang Xixi in the dark, "What do you mean by this?"
Who is that person you are referring to?
” Jiang Xixi swallowed his saliva, "I mean Yan" In the middle of speaking, a cool breeze suddenly blew from the window, and the wind was mixed with a particularly obvious fishy smell, which swept from the distant horizon.