At this time, although it is late autumn, Lingnan, which is located in the 100,000 mountains, still does not see a trace of coolness in the daytime.

On the side of the road, the large swaths of various colors of Zhu Jin flowers are competing for beauty in the sunset.

At this moment, on the edge of the official road three miles away from Laibin County, in a simple pavilion made of bamboo and wood, on two bluestone benches, one old and two young are sitting.

All three of them were dressed as farmers, all of them wore large bamboo hats with sunshade on their heads, dark coarse cloth clothes, and dirty sweat towels around their shoulders.

The one in the middle, an old man who looked sturdy, was about fifty years away, and although he had some white beard and white hair, he was still full of red light and in good spirits.

The two young ones, the older one with a round head and round brain, the chubby one was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and the younger one was a melon seed face, a little thin, probably only about twelve or thirteen years old.

The two children, wearing dark blue turbans, both with high foreheads and sunken eyes and slightly dark skin, were sitting beside the old man on the left and right, each holding up a piece of red-skinned sugar cane and tilting their heads to gnaw.

On the side of the road outside the gazebo, there was also a big black mule that was gnawing grass.

Beside the black mule was a long wooden cart with eight rattan baskets.

In those baskets, there were full of green bananas with stalks, and there were more than a dozen bundles of green leaves with sharp points and thick red skin and long sugar cane.

The fat boy untied a horse leather wine bag from his waist and handed it to the old man with both hands, and the three of them were attracted to the sound of horses' hooves at the same time.

Not far away, a red, a white and a brown rider is slowly coming.

I saw a young man in a white robe and black boots sitting on the tall and mighty red horse, and behind his back, there was a slender package tied to his shoulder, I don't know what it was.

This man wears a hat with a wide brim and a thin brim, and although the brim of the hat is so pressed that his whole face cannot be seen clearly, it can be seen from wearing his gorgeous clothes that this person's identity is determined and noble.

At this time, along with the man in the hat, there was a young man with a green veil and a red jade flute at his waist.

Behind the two of them, there was a brown healthy horse, which not only carried two large blue bags, but also sat a beautiful young man dressed in green clothes, with bright eyes and bright teeth, wearing a long sword, and beautiful eyebrows.

After dozens of miles of mountain road rush and rush, this is already a flat river, Princess Xin'er is obviously a little tired, she gently shook the reins, let the jade phoenix horse lean a little more to Han Zijian's side, and then shouted coquettishly:

"Zijian, there is a gazebo in front, let's take a break. ”

After looking up at the small town of Laibin in the distance, and then at the three people in the pavilion, Han Zijian turned his head and smiled in his heart:

"It's better to go into the city and rest, let's live in this city today, we are not in a hurry, we will be able to reach Yongnan County in three days." ”

"Young Master Han, Xiaomei's butt hurts, her stomach is thirsty, and she has to rest and move," Xiaomei said something embarrassed for Her Royal Highness the princess in a very timely manner.

It's also oh, although it is a spacious official road, Xin'er is also protected by the soldiers, has escaped from the palace for more than a year, has experienced countless ups and downs and hardships, and is no longer the delicate princess, but the bumps in the mountain road this journey are really hard.

Before leaving, Xiaolan had suggested that Eddie send the three of them directly to the outside of Yongnan County, but Xin'er wanted to observe the people's customs here by the way.

So, the three of them dismounted, and Xiaomei led the three horses to a grass stall on the side of the road, and after Hanzijian took a package from the horse, he walked towards the small pavilion with Xin'er.

As she passed the wooden cart, she glanced greedily at the bananas and sugar cane.

When Han Zijian saw it, he immediately took out a silver piece from his waist, and smiled politely at the old man:

"Old man, can you sell some of this fresh banana cane and let us taste it." ”

When the old man heard this, he hurriedly led the two young men to get up at the same time, let go of the bluestone bench, and then returned the salute to Hanzijian.

"If the son can look at this rough country product, it is already an honor, how can he be cashier. ”

After pushing away the hand of Hanzi Sword, the old man turned back and said:

"Xiao Xu, go and pick up the sweetest cane, cut it for Childe and send it to him. ”

"Well, boy," the fat boy replied with a smile, and went to the wooden cart.

took out a handkerchief, carefully wiped the bluestone bench a few times, and after settling down and sitting down, Han Zijian handed the silver piece to the thin young man with a smile.

This piece of silver can probably buy this cart of banana cane, and the thin young man pinched the silver, and seemed to be a little reluctant to refuse, and a little overwhelmed.

"Xiao Hui must not be rude," the old man saw it, and after snorting lightly, he hurriedly retrieved the silver nugget from the thin young man's hand and forced it back into Hanzijian.

No longer polite, Han Zijian thanked the old man again, and then took a small package from the blue cloth package.

On the bluestone bench, after opening the small yellow silk package, Han Zijian handed a delicate, pure gold kettle and two yellow corn tortillas to Xin'er.

Seeing that Xin'er didn't take the kettle, she handed the two corn tortillas to Xiaohui, who was standing on the side, and looked back at the banana cane.

This Xiaohui may be hungry, he is not polite, he took the tortilla and opened his mouth to bite it, and went to stuff a piece of music in the mouth of Xiao Xu, who was peeling sugar cane.

When Han Zijian saw it, he hurriedly took out two more pieces of bread, handed them to the old man, and said with a smile:

"The old man has worked hard, is this year's harvest good?"

The old man, who didn't seem to hear Han Zijian's question, stared at the short jade flute on his waist, which was as red as a sun, and was a little distracted.

It wasn't until Han Zijian stuffed two corn tortillas into his hands that the old man came back to his senses in a trance and replied:

"Fortunately, fortunately, the wind and rain have been smooth in the past two years, and although the people in this county have little land, they can barely eat enough. ”

As he spoke, the old man's gaze never left the red jade flute in his heart.

At this time, Xiao Xu and Xiaohui had already returned with two shaved sugar canes.

After reaching out and taking the two shaved sugar canes, Han Zijian frowned.

Although the sugarcane has been cut, it is inevitable that it will be stained with some fingerprints and dust by Fat Xiaoxu's laboring hands.

So, after Han Zijian handed one to Xiaomei, he took the cane cutter from the hand of Fat Xiaoxu, who was eating the cake, and cut a small piece of it first, and then carefully cut it again, and cut off two-thirds of the originally thick sugarcane.

Wrapping the sugar cane that had turned into a thin strip in a handkerchief, Hanzi Jian handed it to Xin'er and said:

"Bite slowly, chew gently, but you can't cut your mouth. ”

Only then did Xin'er untie her masked green veil, and after smiling sweetly at everyone, she opened her ruddy little mouth, carefully took a small bite, and chewed a few times.

"Wow, it's so sweet," he said for the first time, tasting the freshest sugar cane in this way.

Seeing Xin'er tilting her head and chewing sugarcane, and looking at the green bananas on the wooden cart greedily, when Xiaomei hurriedly wanted to pick them, Fat Xiaoxu hurriedly stopped and smiled:

"Childe can't, this is a freshly cut green banana, eating it will be dry and spicy, you have to pull it back and cover it with straw for a few days, and wait until the skin is yellow and the flesh is soft before eating." ”

Hearing this, Han Zijian smiled and cut a small piece of sugar cane, handed it to Xin'er and said:

"I'll buy it for you when I get to the county seat later. ”

Xin'er smiled obediently and nodded again.

Seeing all this in his eyes, the old man stared at Xin'er's face for a moment, then looked at the red jade flute again, and then asked:

"Dare to ask the three noble sons, where do you come from and where do you want to go?"

This question is naturally not answered with heart, Han Zijian smiled and replied vaguely:

"The three of us, from the north, want to go to Yongnan County to visit an old friend. ”

After looking up at the sunset that was about to go down, the old man said:

"This place is still one hundred and sixty miles away from Yongnan City, and it is more than ninety miles away from the previous station, Litang County, the three of them are probably going to rest in Laibin today, right?"

Han Zijian nodded and replied: "We have this intention, if we don't leave today, can the old man know what is the best inn in Laibin City?"

The old man glanced at Xin'er's face and the red jade flute again, and then said seriously:

"Laibin County is not big, there are many mountains in the whole territory, the population is only hundreds of thousands, although it is the county seat, there is no siege, there are many inns and restaurants, but the kind of top that Gongzi said, I am afraid that there is no one. ”

Seeing that Han Zijian looked at the noble beautiful young man and was silent, the old man carefully bowed to Han Zijian and said:

"If the son doesn't like it, the old man's family can provide safe and comfortable accommodation for the three of them. ”

Hearing this proposal, Han Zijian was stunned.

In fact, he had already discovered that there were some vulgarity and weirdness hidden in the words and deeds of this old man.

This person is by no means as simple as a country farmer.

Although his proposal was a bit presumptuous and unreasonable, he saw that this person was full of charity, simple and amiable, not like the unscrupulous person.

Among them, there may be hidden secrets!

So, after Han Zijian made up his mind, he smiled again: "This is very good, then we will disturb each other for a night." ”

Seeing that he was presumptuous and unexpectedly not rejected, the old man was so happy that he stroked his beard and smiled:

"Let's go, Xiaoxu Xiaohui, take the three sons home quickly. ”

So, after Xiaomei put on the veil for Xin'er and sent her on the horse, the old man also put on a big hat that pressed his face, and then drove the cart, carrying Xiaoxu Xiaohui in front, and trotted towards the county seat with a mule whip.

This mountain city of Laibin County is really not big, but it is also an old city, when passing through a street paved with bluestone slabs, I saw that the earthen walls on both sides have been mottled, and the faded red bricks and green tiles, but also a little simple and vicissitudes.

At this time, it is evening, it is the time when the tired birds return to their nests and the urchins return home, and the smoke curls up.

The road under the horse's feet should be a relatively remote street, but when some pedestrians occasionally staggered, they all gave way to the side, and then stopped cautiously, and greeted the old man with the mule in a proper manner.

However, the respect and salutation of these people made Han Zijian and Xin'er's hearts more and more incomprehensible.

"Master Wei, in your field, this year is really beautiful banana manure cane. ”

Another old man on crutches, standing under his lantern-hung porch, dressed in crimson satin and wearing a black square hat, stood on the side of the road and greeted while looking at Hanko Kenshin and Shinomei who were following behind the mule cart.

Nodding at the old man who was already looking old and had age spots on his face, the old man's mouth said 'Master Xun', and after gently pulling the reins, the mule cart turned into a more spacious avenue.

"Drive!"

After snorting softly and whipping the mule's butt again, the mule cart sped up, and after running for a few hundred meters, it finally stopped the mule at the gate of a squatting two old stone lions.

Before the car stopped, the two men who were originally standing next to the pair of stone lions, two capable and sturdy men holding water and fire sticks, had already greeted them.

At this time, after the 'old man' jumped out of the driver's seat of the mule cart, his majesty suddenly became prominent, and he exclaimed:

"Hurry up and get the mule cart back through the backyard door. ”

When Xiaomei looked at the gate and took a closer look, she couldn't help but be shocked...