Chapter 165: Out to Sea
Qinghe sat on the ground without any image and wailed: "Where the hell has the girl gone? This forest is so big, we haven't found her several times when we go in, it's really a desperate death." www.biquge.info She looked around anxiously, her hand tugging hard at the grass beside her. "How many times have we been into this woods? three or five times? I can't remember exactly. Hey, I'm asking you!"
Xue Shan clasped his arms in his hands, leaned on the trunk of the tree, lowered his head, his mind racing, thinking of the footprints of the snow on the edge of the woods, and the mist and the strange aroma when he entered the woods. Strangely, the more I thought about it, the more I thought about it, the more vague it became. The alarm bell sounded in my heart, and I couldn't help but be vigilant. "You don't remember how many times you went in, but do you remember what happened when you entered the woods?"
Qinghe's hand moved, tilted his head, thought about it seriously, and then shook his head and said, "I can't remember clearly, it seems that I just went into the forest and went around and came back here." Ah, is there something strange in this forest?" After Xue Shan's question, Qinghe immediately became vigilant, and then he was shocked, "That····· The girl, she ······ Are you sure the girl and the snow went into the woods?"
Xue Shan nodded, and said solemnly: "Not bad." I've never ridden snow before, but I've spent so much time with it and I've taken it to the mountains for a run, so I know its hoof prints very well. It did enter the woods in front of it. With that, he looked worriedly into the woods.
"Then what should we do now?" Qinghe asked with a pale face, she wanted to get up from the ground, but her legs and feet couldn't exert her strength, and she didn't succeed in standing several times.
"I don't know. Xue Shan was also so frightened that the six gods had no master, "I grew up in Jiangzhou, and I have been to the mountains here, but I have never heard of such a strange thing." Perhaps, maybe we got off the road with the girl, and she didn't go into the woods?"
"Didn't you say you knew the hoof prints of Treading Snow?, and we followed all the way, and we didn't see any other forks in the road?!" Qinghe said in a panic, "or let's go our separate ways." One person went back to the village and called a few more people to come and look for it together, and the other person stayed here and waited, lest the girl come back and see no one. ”
Now it seems that this is the only way to do it. Xue Shan said, and went through the route he took today in his mind again, making sure that he had not made a mistake and had not missed anything. And at present, it seems that it can only be done according to Qinghe's proposal. "Go back to Zhuangzi and find someone! In this barren mountain and wilderness, it is not safe for you to stay here alone. And your jujube red horse has run here many times and can find its way back. ”
"No, I'm going to stay here and wait for the girl. Qinghe refused without thinking about it, and shouted with a crying voice.
Xue Shan shook his head helplessly, a little at a loss for Qinghe's crying appearance. He was still worried about the girl's safety, and wanted to call someone to come over as soon as possible to help find the girl, but Qinghe didn't cooperate, and wanted to get angry at her, but seeing her helpless like a child, the words of reprimand came to his mouth and swallowed back, and whispered: "It's too dangerous for you to stay here alone." Now that the girl's whereabouts are unknown, if anything happens to her, how shall I explain it to her?"
"But I don't worry about the girl!" Qinghe said stubbornly, "I also have some skills, and ordinary people can't help me." You better go down the mountain. ”
"Why are you so stubborn?" Qinghe's stubbornness gave Xue Shan a headache, and he roared, "You can't be obedient, your three-legged cat's kung fu, if you really run into a bad person, what can you do?!"
"Who is the kung fu of the three-legged cat?!" Qinghe retorted with a stiff neck, "I'm so skilled! Why do you say you're so stubborn? If you are told to go, you can leave quickly!" As he spoke, he said, and for some reason, his nose was sore, and tears flowed out of his eyes. She lifted the back of her hand to wipe it, but the more she wiped it, the more she wiped.
"You······ You say you······ Why are you crying?" Xue Shan was at a loss by Qinghe, he couldn't beat him, he couldn't scold him, he was still worried about the girl's safety, and he suddenly felt that one head was two big.
"Xue Shan, you are bullying Qinghe. A crisp voice sounded, and for the two people in front of them, it was the sound of heaven.
"Girl!"
"Girl!" Xue Shan and Qinghe shouted in surprise in unison. I saw Lan Xin sitting on a snow-white horse, smiling like a flower, not angry but mighty. The sunlight shone down through the fine leaves, casting a dappled shadow on her body, as if draped in a mysterious colored robe. The whole person is like a Nine Heavens Xuannu falling into the mortal world, which makes people dare not look at it directly.
"Girl, it's great to see you, are you okay?!" Qinghe didn't care about the tears and snot on his face, and pounced on him with a snort.
Taxue frowned and glanced at her, and moved to the side in disgust, almost causing Qinghe to fall on his stomach. "Hey, be careful!" Xue Shan quickly grabbed her belt and straightened her body, so that she would not fall to the ground with her face and break her appearance. Qinghe didn't care about the dislike of stepping on the snow at all, and still smiled silly.
Xue Shan frowned and glanced at her, then looked at Lan Xin, knelt on one knee, touched his head to the ground and pleaded: "It was the slave's poor protection that separated from the girl, fortunately the girl is safe and sound, otherwise, the slave will die and will not forgive her sins!"
Lan Xin patted Treadsnow's head and blamed it for not making Qinghe make a fool of himself. Taxue looked at Qinghe proudly, shook her head, and rubbed her palm affectionately, as if she was coquettish, and wanted to apologize. Lan Xin stroked its mane and warned it that it was only once, not the next one. Tyuki shook his head to show that he understood, and then stood there quietly.
Lan Xin glanced at Xue Shan condescendingly, then looked at Qinghe and asked, "What happened just now, you guys were arguing?" There was a hint of anger in his calm tone.
Qinghe felt her girl's concern and protection for her, smiled so much that she couldn't see her teeth, and said stupidly: "There is no quarrel·······! Just ······ Hey, hey!" smirked with a blushing face.
Lan Xin saw that Qinghe was indeed not wronged, so he was relieved, and his tone eased a lot, he glanced at her, pursed the corners of his mouth, and said with a look of disdain: "Look at your useless appearance! Something the size of a fingernail, you can cry a basket of tears." ”
"I ····· I ······" Qinghe stiffened her neck to defend herself, but Lan Xin didn't give her a chance at all, and said to Xue Shan with a smile: "You should get up too! I don't blame you for this matter, it's that you run too fast in the snow." However, with this experience, this will not be the case in the future. ”
"Thank you, girl!" Xue Shan thanked and stood up. He looked at Lan Xin without saying anything.
Lan Xin squinted his eyes and looked at the sky, and said softly, "We've been out for so long, it's time to come back." Ignoring the gossip on the faces of the two people in front of him, he gently clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and ran towards Zhuangzi.
Back on the Zhuangzi, after bathing, Lan Xin sent everyone out, and leaned on the soft couch alone, holding a book in his hand. But she didn't turn a page for half a day, and what happened today was so bizarre that she rehashed it in her head. After thinking about it before and after, she put down the book in her hand, found a comfortable position, and called softly, "Aunt Bing." ”
A woman in her forties and fifties appeared in the house. She was dressed in a dark gray stub with a belt of the same color around her waist. His hair was tied in a simple bun and pinned behind his head with two bamboo hairpins. With your hands hanging down at your sides, you stand respectfully in front of the couch.
There was nothing special about her body, but Lan Xin knew that her seemingly plain outfit was full of murderous intent. At critical moments, they can be fatal with one blow. These people are the secret guards, and they are also the dead. Lan Xin asked, "Have you all arrived?"
"Back to the master, it's all here. The old slave arranged for ten people to be scattered on the Zhuangzi, and the other ten would be arranged in the house. The rest of the people were scattered around the girl, protecting her nearby. In addition, the red sleeves and red silk were also arranged in the hands of the human teeth, and when the time was ripe, the girl could bring them with her. Aunt Bing's calm tone was full of respect and surrender.
"Hmm. Lan Xin nodded with satisfaction, "You are all people from Moyun Valley, I believe in Yun Lao, and I also believe in your ability." Since you recognize me as the master, you must take my words as the criterion, and you must not make your own opinions, let alone leave your post without permission!" Lan Xin said in a deep voice
"The old slave remembers the teachings of his master. Aunt Bing knelt on her knees and said in a sonorous voice.
Lan Xin stared at her back for a while before she spoke, "Well, you get up first." Just call me 'girl' in the future. In addition, no matter who you are, as long as you are attentive, I will not treat him badly. If it's dereliction of duty, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Seeing that Aunt Bing was about to kneel down again, Lan Xin waved her hand and said, "Okay, just remember these words." Let's go down first!"
"Yes, girl, the old slave is leaving!" Aunt Bing bowed and left. Lan Xin stared at where Aunt Bing was standing for a while, let out a breath, and slowly closed her eyes.
The next day, Lan Xin called Tong Dachuan and the Han brothers to the study. Several people discussed for nearly an hour before leaving. Tong Dachuan took people to the outskirts of Zhuangzi and personally inspected the ships that had been moored there for many years. These two boats also followed Master Yu to the north and south back then, and went to many places. After the Yu family's accident, they moored the boat in the shallow sea near Zhuangzi.
Over the years, although there have been maintenance and repairs, if you really want to go to sea, you have to go through a major repair. It is definitely impossible to rely on Tong Dachuan alone, so Lan Xin asked people to inquire about Renyazi to see who has a craftsman in his hands.
Not to mention, I was really lucky, and I really found a few. After careful questioning and probing by Tong Dachuan, he felt that these people were available. So with a wave of his hand, Lan Xin bought all these craftsmen and their families, and signed the death deed.
Lan Xin also took the opportunity to buy a few maids and a few families, and the maids were handed over to Zhen's mother for training for a period of time. And those families were handed over to Meng Youfa, and the Han brothers left, plus when they went to sea, they also needed a lot of manpower. So I put these families on the Zhuangzi and took care of the Zhuangzi.
On the surface, Zhuangzi is still the same, but in fact, everyone is busy with their own things. Every day is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, but no one complains, but his face is full of nervous and excited smiles. Being able to do what you are good at and what you like to do is very satisfying for everyone.
A month passed, and with the efforts of Tong Dachuan and everyone, the ship was finally repaired and could go to sea. The Han brothers are also ready to go to sea. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!
Lan Xin divided the newly bought craftsmen into two parts, one part followed her to the sea, and the other part asked them to go to Jiangzhou City to find Xue Kui. Let Xue Kui arrange for them to renovate the mansion, the drawings have been drawn, and the specific design of the organ has also been discussed.
So, those craftsmen took Lan Xin's drawings and letters to the Yu family in Jiangzhou City to find Xue Kui. And Lan Xin took the others, on the day selected in advance, the sacrifice was completed, and the group went out to sea in a mighty way.
The sun was shining, the sky was cloudless, and the waves crashed against the rocks on the shore, stirring up waves of spray.
Two red-masted ships with heavy buildings and two sails slowly sailed out of the harbor and into the vast sea under the eyes of everyone. Lan Xin stood on the deck, her dress hunting with the whirring sea breeze. Blocking the dazzling sun with one hand, looking at the ink-colored "jade" on the flag fluttering in the wind on the mast, my heart was very complicated.
Looking at it, Lan Xin's eyes moistened. She has ambitions to revive the Jade family. But for the unpredictable future, she is a little timid, and she doesn't know whether this step is right or wrong.
"Whew!" she retracted her gaze and let out a long breath. Looking at the vast, sparkling sea, every wave made her dizzy. The scorching sun shone on her head, and she felt like her whole body was not scorched. She wanted to hide back in the cabin and lie on a comfortable bed. But she knew that even if she was lying in bed, she would not be comfortable. If she flinched once, she would retreat a second time.
Lan Xin clenched the railing with both hands, constantly adjusting his breathing to overcome the fear in his heart. The boat kept moving, and she couldn't tell where she was now. But she knew that the Han brothers and the people around him were experienced helmsmen, who were in charge of the direction of the ship and were concerned about the safety of the people on board.
And for the people on these two ships, and even for the entire Yu family, she is the helmsman! Since she has taken over the Yu family and inherited the kindness of so many people, she has to take on this responsibility. If she is timid and retreats, she will cut off the way of life for others. She would never do such a thing.
Looking at the endless sea, Lan Xin's heart slowly firmed up······