The eighteenth round accompanied Chang'an

On the second day of the lower Yuan Festival on October 15, many wandering Taoists bid farewell to the Taoist temples with pending orders, or went south or east.

Among them, the team that went north to Chang'an was the strongest.

Although the world has just been calm, Chang'an City is still the center of the Central Plains. The flow of Buddhism and Taoism gradually converged in Chang'an.

There are still two quarters to go. Qin Ying knotted her baggage, put some heavy clothes behind her, and strode to catch up with Mei Sanniang in front.

"Wait for me. I happened to be walking with you. Qin Ying walked up to her and took the initiative to take the things in her hand.

Suddenly someone "robbed" a cloth bag, Mei Sanniang was stunned, and then said: "You also go to Chang'an, the capital?"

I saw the other party raise his head and smile brightly at her: "According to legend, Chang'an has ten miles of Vermilion Bird Street and hundreds of residential squares. Anyone who hears such a description will be tempted, right? ”

Holding the extra luggage on his wrist, Qin Ying took a breath and said, "Let's go faster." They probably haven't set off yet. ”

After Mei Sanniang heard this, her cheeks turned red and turned into a burning cloud: "Okay."

She lifted the waist-length skirt that reached her feet and replied again and again.

Due to the fact that there were quite a lot of Taoists who wanted to go to Chang'an, the owner of the Qingyang shopkeeper organized them to meet at the north gate of Chengdu Mansion in order to travel together.

――A few days ago, Qin Ying told her the news. But I just happened to sleep, and I had already missed the time to meet.

"How can there be a time in life when you don't make mistakes?" Qin Ying saw that her face was ashamed, so she comforted her, "Pay attention in the future, just don't commit it a second time." ”

Mei Sanniang's gaze regained its original brilliance: "Mm-hmm."

When they left the city gate of Chengdu Mansion, they saw not everyone who was ready to go.

"Gua Wazi, you brought less things." Yuan Laodao leaned on the sour jujube tree with a crooked neck from a distance and beckoned to Qin Ying.

Seeing that Qin Ying grabbed his hair bun and looked like he didn't know what was going on, Yuan Laodao raised his eyebrows helplessly: "You come here."

She grabbed the corner of her cloth robe and said yes, and secretly said in her heart: I was caught by the master just because of Mei Sanniang's careless preaching, which is really embarrassing.

"I'm half a child, and I don't have a little heart when I go out."

He muttered in a low voice and handed Qin Ying a purse that was not big or small: "Huh." Here are the degrees and household registration, as well as two silk books, five taels of broken silver.

"Remember, anything can be lost, and there must be no problem with two silk books. And don't open it lightly, and look at the text on it again when you come down in Chang'an. ”

"Master......" The moment Qin Ying took it, his eyes unconsciously became astringent.

There is a saying: a teacher for one day, a father for life. Although the fate of master and apprentice is shallow, Qin Ying still feels his deep heart.

This time, I called him master, but it was sincerely from the heart.

For as long as she can remember, she has been dependent on her sister. Except for the care that her sister gave her, she did not experience more family affection.

So today's actions of Yuan Laodao easily poked into the softness of her heart.

"Master, I'll come back to see you!" Qin Ying bowed to him, silently remembering this affection.

"Haha, let's go...... Maybe in a few years I'll go to Chang'an, the capital, to find you. Yuan Laodao waved his sleeves and turned his back to her.

When their master and apprentice were talking, Mei Sanniang had already looked at the city gate many times.

Obviously, those Taoists did not stop for them who were late. Mei Sanniang sighed and began to worry about how to go.

Fortunately, Qin Ying knows the way. After urging twice, she took the little lady who had never been far away and went in the direction of the town.

A Taoist boy who looked younger than himself actually knew Chang'an's way of walking. This surprised Mei Sanniang.

Qin Ying had no choice but to explain to the other party: "I am a native of the suburbs of Chang'an, and of course I know the general direction." It's not a lie.

Because her ancestral home is Taibai Mountain in the Qinling Mountains, it is indeed on the outskirts of Chang'an.

They walked for an hour and then stopped for a moment to find food to replenish the water bladder.

By the time the sky was darkened, it had already traveled more than ten miles.

Mei Sanniang staggered behind Qin Ying with the withered bamboo branches as crutches.

"Can I take a break?" Mei Sanniang tried her best, but she couldn't keep up with her pace. The distance between the two was getting farther and farther away, and she couldn't help but say.

"While there is still light, let's go to the county ahead and make plans." Qin Ying looked back and waited for her to catch up with her.

"No, it hurts. Every step is like stepping on the tip of a knife. Mei Sanniang's eyes were shining with tears.

“…… Born in the lap of luxury. Qin Ying pursed her lips, but still leaned over to her appointingly, "Take off your shoes and socks and let me see if they are blistered." ”

Mei Sanniang's little face immediately turned camel-colored. However, seeing Qin Ying looking at her with extremely upright eyes, she abandoned her cranky thoughts and did as Qin Ying instructed.

The slender foot wrist appeared in front of him, and Qin Ying couldn't help frowning. Not only did there be blisters, but some of them had blood grinding, and these injuries ruined a beauty.

"Why didn't you say you would rest sooner?" She glared at Mei Sanniang, got up and said, "Sit here and wait for me." ”

Mei Sanniang stared blankly at her distant back, and suddenly forgot to speak.

Not long after, Qin Ying came back with a few slender thorns.

"This is a soaphorn thorn. The eyelets that are pierced with it are similar to those of an embroidery needle. It is best for picking up blisters. ”

She squatted down, opened the leather bag containing water, and poured all the water on Mei Sanniang's feet.

The right hand pinched the soaphorn thorn very naturally, and when the left hand stretched out to Mei Sanniang's ankle bone, Mei Sanniang realized what she was going to do.

"-- Men and women do not kiss each other. I'll just do it myself. She said in a trembling voice.

Qin Ying didn't even raise his head, he grabbed the other party's ankle: "Pedantic words." And I'm a woman, so I don't have to avoid the suspicion of men and women at all. ”

Mei Sanniang blinked, once suspecting that she had misheard.

"I'm a woman." Qin Ying repeated succinctly, skillfully picking out the swollen bubbles, tearing up a hanging tent on the curtain fence, and wrapping her feet in fine mesh.

In her previous life, Qin Ying had learned acupuncture from the adults in Tai Hospital, so now she is familiar with "acupuncture".

After finishing the work in her hand, she patted the soil on her back coat and stood up:

"You're hurt, stay where you are tonight. I'm going to find something to eat. So saying, he took the bamboo branch and went deep into the woods.

Mei Sanniang covered her beating heart and secretly scolded herself for not having concentration, and she was actually fascinated by a girl pretending to be a man.

However, a certain temperament emanating from Qin Ying is indeed no different from that of a man.

Night slowly descended around the mountain forest, and the fog between the trees became thicker and thicker.

Qin Ying took advantage of the hazy moonlight to find a few potato roots.

In late autumn, when the shallow potato roots had been dug up by rabbits and other animals, she took bamboo poles and began digging deeper.

In the past, she and her sister used it for food, and often had to grab food from rabbits.

However, both of them are lazy and lazy, and every time they are hungry and can't stand it, they dig it, and the harvest is not as rich as the rabbit.

It's really interesting to think about...... Eventually, they got to the point of finding potato roots from rabbits' nests.

Qin Ying hugged the cloth bag with potato roots, laughing as she walked.

With her unusually five senses, she returned to the position where she was separated from Mei Sanniang. saw Mei Sanniang sleeping on her side.

"If you get hurt in the future, don't bear it reluctantly, just say the pain." Qin Ying muttered to herself, took out the clothes in her package and covered her.

A fire was raised six or seven paces away from her, and the roots were buried in countless bamboo branches.

At this distance, the firewood smoke from the fire could not choke Mei Sanniang, but also sent her bursts of warmth.

Suddenly, a bamboo branch burned, making a sound of peeling off. The bonfire was dim, revealing Qin Ying's indifferent and empty face.

――What were the two silk books that Yuan Laodao handed over to him?

(Author's note: Qin Ying is really a female man.) I won't say that I wrote this chapter with her as a man. In the future, if I meet Qin Ying, I'll get married......

The author of Guijin was injured yesterday while climbing the mountain, which was very tragic. I can't bear to say that I fell down the stairs much worse than you did.

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