Chapter 54: The Pipa Girl
Soon arrived at Tianling, which was a small but prosperous town between the Eastern Dynasty and South Vietnam.
Xiao Qing and Tie Ning looked hurried all the way. At this point, it's time for the two to go their separate ways. Xiao Qing prepared to stay overnight, and then left in disguise. As for Tie Ning, this will be her springboard to South Vietnam.
The two of them came to the larger restaurant in the town, but the upstairs was quite elegant and quiet, and there were not many guests! Xiao Qing chose a row of seats by the window and sat down.
At the next table is also sitting by the window a gentle and jade-like son, who is really red lips and white teeth, looks better than Pan An, and a pair of eyes give people the feeling of looking at you affectionately. It is estimated that ordinary girls can't help but bump into the deer when they are looked at by such affectionate styles. Even a man can't help but admire it in his heart.
It's a pity that the two people sitting at Xiao Qing's table are indifferent to this son's appearance. A man who has come through in modern times, no matter what kind of idol stars have long been commonplace, and his vision is tired. The other is an iron lady who wants to be a family of her own and start a school, and she is not interested in this kind of cream boy.
The man at the next table saw that he didn't get the previous effect, and many of this son's entourage were slightly stunned, and looked at Xiao Qing and Tie Ning carefully, and this son also glanced here. It's just that his look is very gentle and polite, and he nodded at Xiao Qing with a smile. Xiao Qing is also a polite return gift.
The two ordered food and were waiting for the time to serve the food, when a young woman in shabby clothes holding a pipa came to the staircase. The description is too thin, and there is still some distance from "holding the pipa and half covering her face", but fortunately, she seems to have a gentle temperament and a non-quarrelsome attitude, which adds a lot of points to her. Before the girl could go from table to table to pitch her songs, a gong rang out downstairs.
"Take a look, take a look! The divine bird is in the world, and it can be counted as ......."
The bird chirped loudly.
Xiao Qing looked out the window and couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Outside, downstairs, a colorful bird is locked to a shelf, if it is not much smaller, it looks a little like a cang'er.
Xiao Qing's divine sense is not very strong now, and he can only go to that dream place occasionally. Occasionally, and only by divine consciousness, it is like looking at it from afar in the air. Just yesterday, Xiao Qing saw Cang'er circling around the big tree.
The boy was also watching the excitement downstairs, watching and drinking tea, as if he had nothing to do with himself.
Hearing the chirping of birds, the little girl holding the pipa walked quickly to the middle of Xiao Qing and the child's table, and looked down with an anxious expression. The birds chirped a few more times. The little girl was very anxious, biting her lower lip fiercely, and finally seemed to have finally made up her mind. She looked around the second floor, and finally her eyes fell on the man.
"This son, when I see you, I have a kind face, this bird is really pitiful, I don't know if you can buy it and release it, and accumulate a merit. ”
The woman said and bowed slightly.
Not only that son, but even Xiao Qing was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that this little girl would make such a request.
The bird chirped a few more times, still as penetrating as the gongs and the raucous human voices. The little girl seemed very anxious.
"Please, poor bird, I'll sing you a song every day for free, please. ”
"That's not necessary, and it's not impossible to buy it. It's just that the bird is so good-looking, and I haven't seen any grievances, I bought it today, and maybe it will be caught tomorrow, but the situation may not be good today. A free song every day, your mother-in-law has to beat and scold you again, why should you. ”
Xiao Qing had a flash of light in his mind, and suddenly he had some realization. Beckoning to the little girl.
"Little girl, what the boy said is indeed true, come here, I have a few words to ask you. ”
The little girl looked at Xiao Qing and seemed to judge that this person was not a bad person, so she saluted the boy again and walked over to Xiao Qing.
"Come near, let's whisper!"
For Xiao Qing's request, the little girl was slightly hesitant.
"What are you afraid of, my brother has something to ask you, my sister is still here, will he still be nonsense?"
Tie Ning was blunt. The little girl blushed slightly, but finally walked up.
Xiao Qing leaned in her ear and asked softly.
"How do you see that this bird is pitiful?
The little girl was very hesitant, and the hand holding the pipa turned a little white due to the hard knuckle pinching, and bit her lower lip tightly.
"Tell me, I'll save the bird and take it out into the wild to release it so that it won't be caught again. ”
"Then don't tell anyone, okay?"
The little girl hesitated, but was still moved.
"You say, I promise, and I'll be leaving tomorrow!"
The little girl also learned from Xiao Qing to come up and speak into Xiao Qing's ear, her face turned even redder, she had never been so close to a man.
"I think the bird's words are saying, 'Lord Cangyun save me'. ”
Xiao Qing turned around and called Ye Yujiang on the other table as if he had been struck by lightning. Of course, Ye Yujiang also put on makeup, wrinkles, and beard, looking like an inconspicuous old housekeeper.
"Steward, you call someone to buy this bird at any cost. Bring it back. ”
He turned back to ask the little girl, but still quietly bit her ear.
"Do you understand all the birds?"
"Not all, some can understand it, some can't. ”
"I'll give you a few taels of silver, you won't sing this afternoon, follow me, I have something to do for me, will your mother-in-law agree?"
"How can a mother-in-law who has money to make money disagree!"
The little girl's eyes were silent.
"Your mother-in-law, did you raise a lot of your children just to make money for her?
Tie Ning understood these ways much better than Xiao Qing, and asked the little girl in a word.
"Yes!"
The little girl had no choice but to answer truthfully.
Xiao Qing also understood a little. It turns out that the so-called mother-in-law is similar to the mother in a brothel.
Then the man who went to buy the bird came back, carrying the shelf.
"Butler, go yourself, take this girl back and ransom her. ”
Everyone was taken aback, especially those who had been with Xiao Qing for a long time. I can't help but wonder if our master has some plot for the suffering little girl, how can he save another one?
As for the diners, they were completely watching the excitement and began to whisper. The boy and his people were quite calm, but Xiao Qing obviously felt that his gaze was too scrutinizing.
As soon as he returned to the guest room, Xiao Qing retreated from the others, leaving only Ye Yujiang and the bird.
The bird chirped, but Xiao Qing only heard that it was a bird's call, and he didn't know anything else. Xiao Qing looked at the bird, and always felt that something had been ignored by himself.
After a while, there was a knock on the door, and it was Tie Ning who brought the little girl back.
"Brother, Xiaoqu was sold for a death deed, and I bought her back!"
"Are you Xiaoqu, what's your full name?"
"Back to the master, the country child doesn't have a full name, my mother calls me a fat girl!"
"Do you want to go home? Tell me the truth, it doesn't matter!"
Xiao Qing has special feelings for going home, and in his heart, probably everyone wants to go back.
"I don't want to, there are many children in the family, and if I go back, I will be sold, the master is a kind-hearted person, I want to follow the master. ”
Xiao Qing is not very satisfied with this answer, but when you think about it, how can a person who has been abandoned by his family miss his family? It is like a person who has been betrayed, it is difficult to trust others.
"It's okay for you to stay, I'm using your place, but my people must follow me wholeheartedly, I can't tolerate betrayal, and those who betray me have only one end. You can think about it and decide before you figure it out. Don't be in a hurry to answer, just follow me for a while! If you decide to leave, I'll give you some entanglement, and you'll have enough to make ends meet. ”