Yan country, the spring cold is still steep. The 100-meter-high city wall is strong and square, towering majestically. Two words hang on the tall city gate: Qingzhou. Qingzhou City is the capital of Yan Kingdom, and the defense is very tight, and the people who come must have a rune letter, otherwise it will never be possible to enter the city.

The gates of the city will be opened, and the people who enter the city will form a long line, each holding a talisman letter. Mo Ruxue lined up in the line, and the hand holding the package tightened and tightened. When the Lord sent out the Guards, he gave them a clearance document with the names of all the Guards. This document has been in Lin Sirou's hands before, and now the whereabouts of the customs clearance document and Lin Sirou are unknown together, and the only thing that can prove her identity is the sword. But at present, there are frequent wars, and in addition to paying a certain amount of taxes, you must also search your body to prevent spies. Ordinary people, etc., must not bring lethal items, and as for swords, they must not be brought into the city.

A burst of staccato music was heard, slightly abrupt in the noisy crowd. Mo Ruxue followed the prestige, and saw more than a dozen people walking slowly not far away, all of them with long clothes and big sleeves, and each of them was holding instrumental music in their hands.

When the group approached, Mo Ruxue whispered: "The music played is very beautiful." ”

Liu Muchen had already noticed this band, and when he heard Mo Ruxue praising the music, he said: "The music is indeed beautiful, it seems that Miss Xue'er knows music theory very well." Miss Xue'er, please take the liberty to ask, was the girl a courtesan before?"

Mo Ruxue bowed her head and replied: "The slave family is not talented, and he knows the rhythm of music slightly, and makes a living in the land of fireworks as a courtesan." ”

Liu Muchen led the horse a few steps forward with the team, and asked as if unintentionally: "The girl is modest, I don't know what the name of the place where Miss Xue'er is?"

Mo Ruxue followed behind, lowered her eyes and replied, "Where is the slave family...... Sadly, the slave family had promised the lover that he would never mention it again after leaving the Jin Kingdom, and now the lover is deceased, if he mentions it again, it will go against the will of the dead......"

Liu Muchen stared at Mo Ruxue for a while, and said with a slight smile: "Since this is the case, it is difficult for the strong people, and I ask Miss Xue'er not to take it to heart." ”

At this time, a woman in the band with a drooping bun took out the lyre from the pouch to adjust, and the green fingers brushed the strings, and the sound of the piano sounded slowly.

Mo Ruxue whispered again: "It's really a good piano." ”

Liu Muchen frowned slightly, he listened carefully for a long time, but he didn't hear anything special about this untuned piano sound. was about to ask, and listened to Mo Ruxue continue to praise the piano.

"It's a good piano. I wonder if Liu Gongzi can let the slave family do some things later?"

Liu Muchen nodded suspiciously: "Girl, please." ”

Mo Ruxue pulled out a jade hairpipe, her hair was half scattered, dragged the wide robe and big sleeves, and walked towards the woman who was stroking the qin.

"I was attracted by the sound of the piano, this piano is very good, I don't know what its name is?"

The woman saluted and said: "It is a blessing that the son can appreciate this qin, and the name of this qin is 'Fengluan'." ”

Mo Ruxue stretched out her hand to play the piano and asked, "This piano is made of sandalwood?"

The woman smiled and replied, "Exactly." ”

Mo Ruxue handed the silver pair and the hair flute to the woman together, and said, "The sound is pure, it's really a good piano." I love the piano very much, I wonder if the girl can sell this piano to the next place?"

The woman stroked the strings and said, "Childe has won the prize." It's just that the son doesn't know that the little girl's piano is only sold to people who really know the piano. ”

Mo Ruxue stretched out her hand and pressed on the strings, approached the woman, and said, "That's the case, I don't know how the girl can judge whether the person who buys the piano understands the piano?"

The woman chuckled and said, "As long as Childe can answer the three questions of the little girl correctly, this qin will be sold to Childe for one ingot of silver." ”

Mo Ruxue clasped her hands into fists and said, "In this way, I am going to sacrifice ugliness in the future." Girl, please. ”

The woman replied, "Childe is polite. The first question is, what is the size of the lyre?"

Mo Ruxue replied: "The length of the piano is three feet six inches five, which means three hundred and sixty-five days a year, and the body of the piano is round and the bottom is flat, which means that the sky is round and the place is round." ”

The woman nodded, and then asked, "Why do Baume and Mercier love the Gean?"

Mo Ruxue thought for a while and replied: "Among all the instruments, the qin is the best, born in the world, only the qin can express its heart and send romance." ”

The woman nodded again, stroked the strings with both hands, and said, "Last question, please listen to the son." ”

I saw the woman's fingers moving lightly, and the sound of the piano flowed slowly like a stream. The beautiful sound of the piano is sometimes euphemistic and continuous, sometimes agitated like a tide, soothing like a mountain spring, winding in a deep valley, eager like a waterfall, pouring down between the cliffs. After a short time, after the song is finished, the aftermath of the music echoes in the ears, making people feel angry.

The woman stopped playing, Mo Ruxue sat opposite her, and said: "The love between men and women, it is difficult for outsiders to say, but the girl is looking for a confidante again? ”

The woman's face was faintly crimson, and she hid her face and said with a smile: "Childe knows the rhythm of music, and this piano should be sold to Childe." However, the little woman didn't want to collect the cashier, and the little woman wanted to collect the hairpin in the son's hand. ”

Liu Muchen didn't know when he stood aside, and he said with a little sarcasm: "Xue Gongzi is amazing, it's really hidden." ”

Mo Ruxue said embarrassedly: "Liu Gongzi is serious, there are a lot of delays at the moment, it is better to enter the city early." ”

After saying that, she handed the hairpin to the woman, put the burden and the piano into the piano bag while everyone was unprepared, and led the horse into the city gate. After paying the tax, the two were stopped by the soldiers.

A soldier with thick eyebrows and big eyes asked in a rough voice: "Look at the clothes you are wearing, not like Yan Ren, where do you come from?"

Liu Muchen saluted and replied: "People from the lower Jin Dynasty come to your country to do business." ”

The soldier snorted and asked, "Is there a letter?"

Liu Muchen took out a sign from his sleeve and handed it to the soldiers: "This is on the Lower Seal Festival, and I am tired of the two of you to check it." ”

The seal festival flipped back and forth in the hands of the soldiers, and after a while, it returned to Liu Muchen's hands. The soldier pointed at Mo Ruxue and said, "Your seal festival is fine, who is he, can he have a letter?"

Liu Muchen hugged Mo Ruxue's shoulders and said word by word: "He is the commodity who came to Yan Kingdom to do business this time." ”

The soldier looked Mo Ruxue up and down, and said contemptuously: "No wonder there is such a posture, it was originally a little white face used for people to have fun." What is it that is on your back?"

Mo Ruxue pushed aside Liu Muchen's arm around her, untied the piano bag from her back, exposed the piano head, and whispered: "Master Huijun, this is the lyre, which is a relic of the family." ”

The soldier glanced at the relic full of bad luck and scolded: "Let's go, the identity is correct, let go!"

In the city of Qingzhou, there are many high-rise buildings, the city is full of jewels, and it is full of prosperity. On the streets, sparkling cars and horses are endless. The hustle and bustle of the earth and the pleasant smiles of the people all show the prosperity of the Yan Kingdom. After setting up the horses at the inn, the two of them walked to a secluded place.

Liu Muchen saluted and said: "Fang Cai is helpless, he is being rude, please forgive the girl." I wonder where the girl wants to go?"

The wind mixed with the fragrance of pear blossoms came to his face, and Mo Ruxue said, "It's okay. The slave family has a sister who has met a few times in the Full Moon Building, and now she has only entered the Yan Kingdom, and she has no relatives, and she plans to go to that sister. ”

Full Moon Tower has a high reputation in Qingzhou City, located next to the most prosperous street. There pavilions and courtyards are intertwined, and small bridges and flowing water sing day and night. Dignitaries and nobles like to get drunk in this land of fireworks and dream of entering the gentle township.

Liu Muchen pointed to the east: "The inn where I am staying is not far from here, I wanted to invite Miss Xue'er to go with me, but since Miss Xue'er has a plan, I won't bother in the next place." ”

Mo Ruxue saluted and said: "Thank you Gongzi Liu for helping the slave family enter the city, Gongzi is grateful." ”

Liu Muchen returned the courtesy: "Miss Xue'er is polite, there are important things to do, so don't leave it at that." ”

On both sides of the bustling street, there are many shops. Mo Ruxue walked around to a pawnshop, she was about to step up the stone steps, but she caught a glimpse of Liu Muchen in an inconspicuous corner. There was a guy from a steamed bun shop not far from the pawnshop, and Mo Ruxue walked towards the shop. During this period, she pretended to turn back unintentionally and found that Liu Muchen had been quietly following behind.

Opposite the steamed bun shop is the cloth village, which is full of customers. Mo Ruxue counted the remaining silver taels on her body, turned around and walked into the cloth village. The dress of the Yan people is slightly different from that of the Jin people, the women of the Jin Kingdom like to wear miscellaneous drapes, and the men like to wear cages and large sleeves, while the Yan people wear shirts and skirts and trouser pleats for both men and women.

By the time Mo Ruxue came out of Buzhuang, she had already tied her hair up high and changed into a white trouser pleat, and even the piano bag had changed from yellow to white. When passing by the steamed bun shop, I confirmed that there was no Liu Muchen around, and then I walked up the stone steps of the pawnshop with peace of mind.

The shopkeeper of the pawnshop is an old man who is more than half a hundred years old, and when he saw Mo Ruxue entering the door, he greeted him with a smile: "This son, please come in, I don't know if the son is the piano in the bag?"

Mo Ruxue slightly arched her hand, slowly took off the qin, took out the saber wrapped in red Xipa, and said: "My uncle has good eyesight, but it is not the qin that is being fooled, but this thing." ”

A sword three feet long and half a finger wide lay in the hippa with a chill, and an inch-long red silk hung on the silver hilt.

The shopkeeper looked straight and stammered, "Childe, this sword ...... It can't be a murderous thing...... The shop has rules, and all murderous objects that have been killed will not be accepted. ”

Mo Ruxue pulled out the sword and explained: "The name of this sword is 'Long Lang', and it is specially made by ordering people, old man, you see that its sword body is so bright, how can it be a murderous thing that has killed people? If you don't believe it, you can look at the hilt of the sword in person, and the name engraved on it is below." ”

The body of the sword lit up with cold light on the table, and the shopkeeper took the sword, touched the hilt of the sword with his hand, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said: "Okay, whatever the son says, this sword can be exchanged for a hundred taels of silver." ”

After paying the silver two, the old man was about to collect the sword, Mo Ruxue said: "Wait, there is a reluctant request below, please keep this sword properly, don't be seen by others, stay in the next return of the silver two and hope that the old man can keep the contract." ”

The old man smiled all over his face and replied: "Son, rest assured, the reputation of the small shop is the first in Qingzhou City." ”