8. Desert caravans
The leader of the team got off the hunchback, he was slender, with deep eyes and a high nose, perhaps because of his beard, which made him look older than he actually was, Tao Zhimo looked at it carefully, and guessed that he was only in his thirties.
He spoke fluently in Central Plains, "Xiao Er, is there any wine sold here?" ”
"Yes." Tao Zhimo replied in a deep voice, "Last year's osmanthus wine is fragrant and mellow, so the guest officer might as well try it." ”
"Okay, bring me an altar!" The team leader said briskly.
Tao Zhimo quickly brought a jar and poured a bowl.
After the team leader took it, he covered his face with his sleeve, paused slightly, and then poured a few sips, and the bowl bottomed out at once.
"The taste is good, but it is lighter, and there is no taste." He smacked his lips, quite regretful, so shallow could not relieve his alcohol addiction.
Tao Zhimo smiled slightly, "This wine is pure and delicious, and it is more suitable for women to drink." Tao Zhimo said, and couldn't help but glance at the girl on the hunchback again.
The team leader laughed, "So you can give me three more altars!" ”
His face was bold, but there was hidden exploration in his eyes when he looked at Tao Zhimo. This little brother is a little handsome, covered with black veil, and his face is either crippled or very beautiful, and he must have concealed something.
"Yes, guest officer." Li had just come out of the curtain, and when he heard this, he hurriedly agreed.
As soon as the team leader saw Li's face, he was a little relieved by Tao Zhimo's face.
Tao Zhimo calmly moved the table and set up the chair, and suddenly stopped, and she realized that there was a gaze probing her. This gaze came from the girl on the hunchback, and when she noticed it, she only paused slightly, and then took care of herself.
The corners of the girl's mouth under the snow veil curled slightly. Although the stall owner leaned over slightly, there was no trace of humility, and there was a quiet and indifferent atmosphere on his body.
After Li brought the wine out, the team leader had poured the opened jar into the sheepskin water bladder he carried, thinking that it would be used as water on the way to quench his thirst and drink.
Tao Zhimo was about to take the silver from the leader's hand, and suddenly out of the corner of his eye, he saw a moving golden shadow under his feet.
She hurriedly suppressed the screams she wanted to blurt out, but her body jumped up uncontrollably! Almost three feet above the ground! When she landed, she was in a state of shock, and she heard a laugh in her ears.
When I looked again, the little golden snake was gone.
"Little brother seems to be afraid of snakes?" The team leader raised his eyebrows and said, this little brother's reaction seems to be too exaggerated, like a woman!
Tao Zhimo's heart was beating like thunder, but he quickly calmed down and said lightly: "I was bitten by a snake when I was a child." ”
"Daifuku, are you alright?" Li hurriedly asked, "You haven't been bitten, have you?" ”
"No, don't worry." Tao Zhimo said in a low voice.
As if it were just a small episode, the leader quickly jumped on his hunchback and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, someone at the city gate hurriedly rode his horse and galloped, and soon stopped in front of the tea stall, and the person opened his mouth before he got off the horse, "Shopkeeper, do you still have osmanthus tea here?" ”
"Yes, guest officer." Tao Zhimo is still not in a hurry.
"It's all over!" This person is dressed as a domestic servant, and he is still a little out of breath after hurriedly getting off the horse, "I passed by a few days ago and bought some, my young lady liked it very much, and said that she wanted to buy it and go back to Beijing." ”
Tao Zhimo bowed slightly, turned around and went inside to take osmanthus tea.
When she came out, she found that the caravan had not left until the servant brought the flower tea on the horse, and the caravan still stopped in front of her stall. Tao Zhimo didn't ask, anyway, this official road is not her family's, so stay with them.
At this moment, the stunning girl jumped gracefully from her hunchback, landing dexterously, almost as light as a swallow.
But when she walked in front of Tao Zhimo, Tao Zhimo was a little surprised, this girl looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, but she was nearly a head taller than her, almost the height of a woman.
She and Tao Zhimo looked at each other quietly through a layer of black veil. She couldn't see Tao Zhimo's face clearly, but Tao Zhimo could see it clearly. The girl had a pair of big bright eyes that seemed to be able to speak, but the color of the eyes seemed to be darker, and the eyelashes were curly like words. It seems that she is from the Central Plains, but she lacks the feeling of a small jasper girl in the Central Plains, and Tao Zhimo is suspicious in her heart.
She looked at Tao Zhimo condescendingly, Tao Zhimo suddenly felt oppressed, it seems that this girl's status is not low, and she still has an aura that has been in a high position for a long time. Just when Tao Zhimo was stared at by her and couldn't hold back, she opened her mouth gently, "Shop, but there is still osmanthus tea?" "The voice is clear and pleasant, without a trace of squeamishness.
Tao Zhimo was slightly surprised, and replied truthfully, "There is only a small half can." ”
"Let's try a pot."
"Yes, guest officer."
Tao Zhimo was about to make a pot, but saw two young girls on the hunchback carrying a set of silver tea sets that could be called luxurious, and the delicate tea sets shone dazzlingly in the sun.
Tao Zhimo didn't say anything, and lightly pinched a few pinches of osmanthus tea into the teapot with a tea clip, and then, the two girls skillfully brewed the flower tea, the movements were fast and light, and the cooperation was seamless. The two of them behaved generously, and they didn't look like ordinary maids no matter how they looked. Moreover, they are obviously people from a foreign land, but they are well versed in the Central Plains tea ceremony.
After brewing, the girl in purple respectfully placed the tea in front of the girl, nodded slightly, and then folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen, looked down at the ground, slowly took three steps back, and stood behind the girl with the girl in blue on the left and right.
The movements are well-trained, well-behaved but not old-fashioned, Tao Zhimo can't help but think of the female officials in the palace.
The girl lowered her eyes and looked at the light amber flower tea in the silver cup, and moved her plain hand to her ear, as if she wanted to take off the veil and taste tea, but she raised her eyes and glanced at Tao Zhimo, as if she had some scruples, Tao Zhimo hurriedly turned away her face and stopped looking at her.
After all, she is now dressed as a man, and it is abrupt to keep staring at the beauty. Tao Zhimo stood on the surface with his eyes, nose and nose, but the corner of his eye secretly glanced over. It's a pity that I only saw the girl's action of taking off the veil lightly.
What kind of soul-stirring face will her face be, after all, she has such a pair of beautiful eyes...... Tao Zhimo was a little curious, but she never dared to raise her eyes to look at her.
The identity of this caravan does not seem to be simple, and it is better for her to have less contact. The girl at the head of the girl was dressed in clean white clothes, and if she was not mistaken, she was dressed in white with the finest silk -- silk in the snow, and even if she walked in the long yellow sand for a day, she would not be stained with a single piece of dust, and her clothes would always be as clean as snow, smooth as new.
The girl took a few more sips, and then said slowly: "One is sweet, two is clear, and three is fragrant." This flower is acceptable, the tea is old, and besides, the water used to make tea is not a good product. ”
Tao Zhimo secretly admired in her heart, this girl's tongue is quite tricky, and she actually tasted it all. With respect on her face, she turned around, lowered her head and praised, "The girl has good eyesight." ”
She smiled lightly, and there seemed to be a hint of disdain and ridicule in her laughter, thinking that she had heard too many of these compliments.
Hearing the sound of her getting up, Tao Zhimo raised her head, she had already put on her veil and jumped lightly on her hunchback.
The body is so light, it's either a dancer or a warrior.
Tao Zhimo watched her leave, and the group did not look back at her.
A few days later, Tao Zhimo gradually relieved.
Sunrise and sunset, she is here. Some people, coming and going, are just hurried passers-by in her life.
Looking at the afterglow of the sunset, her hand couldn't help but press the Fengyu on her chest tightly, as if holding down her heart.
Ah Ci, her Ah Ci, there is gradually news of him coming from afar.
The newly appointed Youzhou Thorn History, ranked first in the thirteen Thorn History, is rumored to be amazingly beautiful, but he does not smile all day long, and is known as the cold-faced assassin.
After he took office, he severely punished corrupt officials and corrupt officials, prohibited bribery for personal gain, and rectified the thirteen prefectures by thunderous means.
Who is this Youzhou Thorn History? He is the young general Gong Nan who terrified the border Jin people half a year ago!