Chapter 18: Secret Thoughts
Although the public loves to watch the excitement, it is still a terrible thing if there is really turmoil around them.
"I still remember the past..."A man at the other table heard him turn around and whispered, "When the first emperor just died, the capital was in chaos, people were arrested every day, and there were often dead bodies on the road, by the way, there are also people like you..." Dead innocent. ”
The woman in the tea shed seemed to be frightened, and her already timid face turned pale, and she muttered what to do, this will not survive.
"Don't scare Auntie. The other man at the table couldn't stand it, and leaned over with a smile and said, "Lady Ge, it's not so scary, if you are here today, you can't mess up." ”
While they were laughing, someone came over and threw a straw rope on the table with a snap, on which a few fish were still fluttering.
"Hey, do you two want fish today? The female voice said.
Several men sitting at the table laughed: "Miao family lady, you have a better attitude towards selling fish." "Apparently they all know.
The woman took off the basket and smiled at the men, "Sister Ge won't care about this with me. ”
The woman in the teashed just smiled, picked up the fish, and said, "I'll get you the money," and turned to the fire, where the woman who sold the fish leaned against the corner of the table and talked to the men, waving her hand.
“.. It's getting colder and colder, and it's hard to hunt the fish. She sighed and said, "I'm tired today, and I haven't had a hot soup yet." ”
Then a man hurriedly raised his voice to the woman on the other side of the stove: "Aunt Ge, come to a bowl of mutton soup." He grinned at the woman leaning against the corner of the table, "How about another steamed cake?"
The woman nodded to him, "He who wants meat." ”
The man laughed and raised his voice again, and the lady over there answered.
"Miao family lady, sit down. The men grinned and invited.
The woman did not refuse, but sat down with her waist twisted.
"Oh, look at the hand-fishing, it's all rough. ”
"The lady of the Miao family, she sells fish every day, and there is no fishy smell on her body..."
In the twilight, in front of the humble tables on the side of the road, the vulgar villagers laughed and added some fun to the vulgar life, and the people who walked by on the road inside and outside were not surprised.
The twilight gradually dissipated and the night shrouded, the lanterns of the tea shed were lit, swaying in the late autumn wind, the guests inside and outside the tea shed were also dispersed, the city gate was closed and no one rushed into the city, and there were only a few guests left in the tea shed.
The woman who sold the fish was holding her head and munching on melon seeds, while looking at the fire: "Big brother, don't be busy, come and sit down." ”
There was a dark shadow shaking by the fire, and someone stood up, and it turned out that in addition to the woman, there was a man at work.
The man walked over.
"Soldiers and horses are moving on all sides. The man with the firewood at his feet at the other table spoke first, "The black-armored guards have killed quite a few people. ”
The man sat down beside him, his face was black from the stove fire, and only a pair of eyes were shining in the dark, and said, "Qin Tangong is locked up, not the end, but the beginning." ”
The woman standing on the side clenched her hands: "That Qingzi, isn't it dangerous?"
"Sister Ge, there are a lot of people protected by Young Master Qingzi, and I can't get close to me every day, don't worry. The merchant who fetched firewood said.
Ge Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Miao Miao twisted her waist and stepped over to sit down here, and said, "Lord Du, what are we going to do? Everyone is ready to assemble and help fight against the Black Guards?"
Du shook his head and said, "Of course not, let's go into the city." ”
Town.
The others were okay, Ge Chuan's eyes lit up and he stepped forward.
"Now at this time, we are close to Young Master Qingzi, if we are discovered, it will cause her trouble. The merchant said in a low voice, otherwise they wouldn't have been entrenched outside the city, avoiding Xue Qing from afar, their identity as the Five Worm Army was too familiar to Qin Tangong and those people.
Du said: "Now that the city is in chaos, it is convenient." Looking at a few people, "We don't get close to staring outside Xiangye's guards, we are more familiar with the methods of the black armor guards." ”
The merchant and others never objected to his decision.
Ge Chuan couldn't hide his excitement and muttered: "Great." ”
Sister Miao Miao covered her mouth and smiled: "Sister Ge thinks about Young Master Qingzi, I haven't seen her for almost a year." ”
Ge Chuan's eyes lit up with a smile and said, "Yes." Sighed again, "I don't know how difficult it is to eat this year, didn't Brother Xiaokang say that he often goes out to the kitchen of the restaurant to steal food." ”
Miao Miao giggled: "Oh, my sister Ge, what is this important, you are actually thinking about this." ”
Ge Chuan said: "Eating and drinking is a trivial matter, but it is also very important, day by day is difficult, and the ironing that can be eaten can be somewhat comfortable." ”
Kang Nian waved his hand and said, "You women, you eat and wear at all times, I'll go first." With that, he picked up the pyre and disappeared into the night.
Sister Miaomiao sighed and waved her hand: "You two can close the stall, and I'll leave too." "Waddling and staggering.
Tuk stopped her.
Sister Miao Miao turned around happily and said, "Oh, do I want to stay too?"
Du pointed to the back basket next to the table: "Lost something, Miaomiao, you have to be careful in your work." ”
Ge Chuan had already picked up the back basket, Miaomiao reached out and bent down to let her put it on her back, waved her hand again and said, "I know, I know." ”
Ge Chuan took off the hanging lantern from the tea shed and handed it to her.
"I still use... Oh, I forgot. Miao Miao smiled, took the lantern and walked away, and the lantern swayed away in the night.
Du said: "Let's clean it up too." ”
Ge Chuan responded.
With a few soft sounds, the stove fire was extinguished, and the tea shed stalls on the roadside were instantly submerged in the night.
The lanterns on the road in the night swayed, shining under the light under their feet, and the small broken steps paused suddenly, and then continued to move forward, and the serenade began to hum, probably because of the fear of the dark and courageous voice trembled, and the little song also became trembling and sounding very terrifying.
A black shadow like a black tower jumped out of the roadside, and the trembling song suddenly rose up and let out a scream, and then disappeared again.
"Standing. The fierce voice shouted, grabbing the woman's shoulder, the lantern in the woman's hand glittered in the cold light, and a knife was handed to the woman, "Put... Huh?"
Before he finished speaking, he looked down at his hand, which was already empty.
What about knives?
Under the light of the lantern, the sword still shone coldly, and it did not fall on the woman's body, but in her hand.
There was silence in the night.
In the past, robbery had to say hand over the money, but this time it is said to hand over the knife?
The thought flashed, and the knife was thrust back into her hand, and the woman laughed wryly.
"I'm sorry, I forgot, and I got it right for a while. She said, "You go on." ”
What, what the hell! The big man only felt that his brain was confused, and the way to dispel the confusion was to ....., "Bah! He shouted fiercely, holding the knife in his hand against the woman's neck.
Miaomiao raised her head and hid back, and said, "Big brother, I'm a fish seller, where is the money..... You see my baskets are empty. ”
The female voice is timid, and the shoulders she holds are plump and soft.... There is no money, the big man's eyes flashed, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.
"It's okay if you don't have money, then accompany the uncle..."He laughed lewdly.
The woman's hand pressed his hand, and the man stood up straight, almost touching his face, and the fragrance was on his face, and at the same time there was a woman's voice.
"That's not going to work. ”
The big man tried to stretch out his hand fiercely, but suddenly his neck was cold, what, he looked down, and by the light of the lantern that the woman was still carrying in his hand, he saw that the knife that was in his hand was in the woman's hand again, and pierced his neck, and then slashed downward.....
The big man let out a dry belch, his round eyes instantly lost his breath, and the man fell backwards.
Miao Miao shook the knife and shook her sleeves in disgust.
"It's really troublesome, the world is so chaotic now. She sighed and grumbled. "Lord Du always says that I'm not careful, you have to let me kill you, isn't this adding to the chaos, and I have to dispose of your corpse... Sister Ge refuses to sell human meat buns now..."
Muttering and sighing, she bent over and picked up the fallen corpse, and the woman's figure became more and more petite under the dim light of the night, carrying a basket on her back, carrying a lantern in one hand and a man who was larger than her standing in the other, staggering and moving forward easily.
After walking a few steps, she also realized that this was too discordant, and waved the lantern with her hand to extinguish it.
The night overshadowed everything.
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Although the gates were strictly censored, it did not stop people from traveling, and in the late autumn daylight, a group of scholars said goodbye at the city gates.
As said before, the imperial court has a major event of accusing Qin Tan Gong and Qin Tan Gong Du Men to defend himself, but this is a big thing for the big people, for the new science and technology Jinshi these little people have completed the court examination and distribution safely and steadily, and the six yamen are also running as usual, and there are constantly Jinshi who have been assigned to the state capitals to watch the government and wait for the county order, etc., but the Jinshi who have been filled in have left the capital, and bid farewell in the autumn, which is both gloomy and high-spirited.
Poetry is naturally indispensable, and I don't know when the next time it will be lively like this, and the relationship between everyone in the same department is very close in the officialdom.
"Ah, Xue Zhuangyuan is here. ”
With this shout, the excitement is even worse.
"I'm going to call Master Hanlin. ”
"Xue Hanlin, it's rare. ”
Xue Qing didn't wear the official mansion, turned over and dismounted, looked in a hurry, took the initiative to pick up a glass of wine, and saluted a few colleagues who left Beijing: "Have a good trip." ”
Everyone was busy drinking together.
"Xue Hanlin, maybe a poem. Someone said.
Hearing this, Xue Qing and the people who were sent off all showed strange expressions and composed poems.
Farewell poems are the most common, but....
"Well, how about coming to Japan? I'm going to Dali Temple again. Xue Qing said apologetically.
Everyone came back to their senses, yes, Mr. Qingxia's case, now that Qin Tangong Dumen defended himself, the case of Mr. Qingxia's murder is a little more certain, and Xue Qing is naturally busy with these as a student....
Xue Hanlin was at his own convenience. Everyone said busily.
The few who were sent off also breathed a sigh of relief, and said solemnly: "Mr. Qingxia's business is the business of all of us, although we have to go to the place, if there is anything useful, Xue Qing, you must say that we will definitely have the same hatred." ”
Everyone then agreed, Xue Qing did not refuse, poured the wine again, drank it all, everything was in the wine, and everyone was also excited to drink together.
"I'll take my leave. Xue Qing said apologetically.
Everyone was full of understanding, urging him to go quickly, and watching the young man turn over and gallop away on his horse, he really came and went in a hurry....
"Xue Zhuangyuan is so busy and came to see him off, it is really affectionate and righteous. Many people sighed that this young man really didn't have the slightest arrogance.
The young man's horses were walking through the street, and although he hurried but carefully avoided pedestrians, he did not attract much attention, and the young man also looked ahead intently, not noticing that a man coming out of the alley looked at him and raised his hand.....
Still don't shout, Cicada Yi put down the raised hand, swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and saw the young man go forward, he was really busy, and he would be an official in the future.
Cicada Yi stood at the corner of the street, and there happened to be a stone on the horse, and he couldn't help but think that he was in Chang'an Mansion, sitting side by side with the young man, but at that time, he didn't expect that he could really win the top prize and become the master of Shangguan, only fifteen or sixteen years old.....
Cicada Yi pursed his lips and smiled, took the medicine box and looked around, identified a direction and walked away, walked through the streets and alleys, came to the side of the royal street, and stopped at the corner gate of the Song Mansion under the scrutiny of the officers and soldiers who came and went.
"It's a cockroach, babble, your master is gone. The person who opened the door said politely.
Cicada Yi nodded and said, "Yes, Master has gone to the Tai Hospital, let me send the prescription." After that, he opened the medicine box and took out a prescription, "For Dr. Li." ”
The doorman sighed, took it, and said, "Wait a minute." ”
The door of the Song family's house is not said to be able to enter, but it is not something that can be walked away at will when it comes, Cicada Yi has known this rule twice with Yang Jingchang, and the response is to wait quietly by the door.
After a while, the doorman came back, and there was no prescription in his hand, and said, "Doctor Li has seen it, and this is exactly what he wants." ”
Cicada Yi smiled and replied, and was about to retire, but Menzi stopped her.
"Don't go yet, Doctor Li said that there is a side medicine that your master is used to doing, and now you need it urgently, you can help take a look at it, so as not to make a mistake." He said, "I have already told you, please come in." ”
The cicada stepped in and the door shut.