This night, as expected, Peach Blossom slept well, and if it weren't for the noise in the tea shed, she might have slept until three o'clock in the morning. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Walked to the water tank and got some water, washed his face indiscriminately, combed his fingers again, and cut his hair, Peach Blossom walked into the tea shed, ready to thank the boss and then go on the road quickly, although Sha Zhishui will not chase Nanming, but there is no stable place to live, she is always panicked.

As soon as I saw Peach Blossom walk in, the originally noisy tea shed suddenly quieted down, but it only took a moment to return to its original state. Everyone was in high spirits and full of red faces. Vaguely hearing "bandits" or something, she found an inconspicuous table in the corner and sat down, and beckoned the boss to come over.

The boss is also very happy to look at today, and his steps are much brisker. Seeing Peach Blossom beckoning to him, he hurriedly served her a pot of hot tea and two steamed buns.

Peach Blossom took the steamed bun and said, "Uncle, thank you for letting me stay here for one night last night." Please prepare dry food, I'll take it with you on the road in a moment. ”

"Okay!" The boss stuffed the rag into his waist and went to prepare dry food for Peach Blossom.

Biting into the steamed buns, Peach Blossom tried to hear what the people around her were talking about, but she didn't notice a man in a jade blue robe standing quietly beside her, staring at her without blinking. The man didn't even notice his existence when he saw that a glass of water had been drunk by peach blossoms, and he was amused and helpless. I had to cough lightly and called, "Girl." ”

"Huh?" Peach Blossom heard someone beside her, turned her head and saw a man looking at her with a smile in his eyes, his hands behind his back, his hair tied in a jade ring, his face was handsome, and his eyes were like bright stars. The figure is a little thin, like a scholar.

As soon as Peach Blossom entered the tea shed, Zhou Ziheng's eyes couldn't take his eyes off her. Although the long skirt was so dirty that she couldn't see the original appearance, it didn't affect her tranquility at all, and her thin and haggard appearance seemed to have suffered a lot, which made him feel pity for no reason. Afraid that someone would walk with her, or in case she was married, Zhou Ziheng watched silently, and asked the boss again, only to find out that she had always been alone, and she was almost in distress yesterday. The boss couldn't tell the specifics, but he made up his mind to give her a ride, and if she was refused, it would be good to be able to say two words.

"My surname is Zhou, and my name is self-explanatory. The people of Nanming are going to Lanjin Town to do business. Zhou Ziheng hugged his fist and introduced himself first, so that Peach Blossom would know that he was not a bad person.

Peach Blossom nodded and smiled: "Gongzi Zhou, you... Looking for me? ”

Zhou Ziheng shook his head first, then nodded, and then explained uncomfortably: "I see that the girl is alone, if she is on the same road, she can take a companion." Also... It's better than one person on the road. ”

"Ahh That one... Thank you for your kindness," Peach Blossom said, "I'm used to it alone." Moreover, we don't take the same path. ”

Although it was difficult to hide the disappointment on his face, Zhou Ziheng still asked, "I don't know where the girl is going?" My family has been a merchant for generations, and I am very familiar with the roads of Nanming, so I can help the girl show the way. ”

"I..." Peach Blossom didn't know how to answer, and happened to see the owner of the tea shed walking towards this side with a bag of dry food, and immediately stood up as if he was about to be amnesty, "Master Zhou, I should go, thank you for your concern." After speaking, he walked quickly to the boss, took the dry food, and stuffed a few pennies into him.

When the owner of the tea shed saw that Peach Blossom was in a hurry, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Girl, aren't you going to Lanjin Town?" Don't take a detour from the main road, take the small road. ”

Peach Blossom didn't care about the embarrassment of being exposed by the boss, and said suspiciously: "But, didn't you say that the path should be taken from the mountains, and there are bandits robbing the road in the mountains?" ”

The boss smiled and said, "Yes, but it was yesterday." ”

"Today... Not at all? "Peach Blossom didn't understand.

"yes, it's not going to be today." The boss had a smile on his face.

"Go... Where's that? ”

"Go..." The boss was stunned for a moment when he was asked, then patted his head and said with a smile: "People are old, and they can't even say anything clearly." Not where he went, but died. ”

"Dead?!" The more Peach Blossom listened, the more strange she became, "All? ”

"Isn't it! Last night, the mountain was in flames, and there were few people on our side, so we didn't dare to save it. The nearest Yamen of Lanjin Town is also far away, so I can only watch the fire burn. They all thought that the fire would spread to the bottom of the mountain, but they only burned on the top of the mountain for a while, and then slowly extinguished. I and a few passing guests thought it was strange, and after thinking about it carefully, it was probably the stockade on the top of the mountain that burned up, and when the stockade was burned, the fire was naturally extinguished. ”

Peach Blossom listened to it with relish and felt strange, so she asked, "Why did it suddenly catch fire?" It's not autumn or winter either. It is not easy to cause wildfires. ”

The boss agreed, "No, that's what we think." Black smoke was rising from the mountain, and the people from the official mansion of Lanjin Town actually rode fast horses to the bottom of the mountain. Without saying a word, he plunged into the mountain, and when the sky was about to touch the cloud, a dozen catchers went down the mountain in disgrace and went to my tea shed to rest for a while. ”

Peach Blossom asked, "Did they say what happened?" ”

The boss said proudly: "I didn't want to say it, but I waited for this good tea and water, and I rushed for a day and a night non-stop, and even complained and complained, and I listened to it." The Yamen of Lanjin Town received a letter yesterday, which was set at the Yamen, which roughly said that the bandits who robbed the road here had been killed to the ground, and asked the government to collect a corpse. The official family also had a headache for this gang of bandits for a long time, and when they heard that it was solved, they quickly sent a team to arrest and quickly confirm the truth of the news. ”

"And then?" Peach Blossom listened attentively, and just hoped that the boss would say it faster.

"And then," the boss looked excited, obviously almost to the point, "and the team saw the smoke billowing from the mountains from a distance, and their hearts sank, and I was afraid that what the letter said was true." When I arrived at the stockade, I saw that the originally large piece of the stockade had been burned to ruins, and there were more than 100 charred corpses. Not a single live mouth. ”

Peach Blossom's eyes widened: "More than a hundred?" Don't have a live mouth? ”

The boss nodded vigorously and sighed, "Yes... I don't know who did it, but the attack is ruthless enough, I heard that it was all a knife cutting throat, and no corpse was hit twice. If it's a chivalrous man... You can't do it with such a black hand, if you want to say that you are a bad person, why did you do this thing of punishing evil and promoting good. Not only the people, but also the catchers were also confused, and they didn't know where to start, so they drank a pot of tea and went back with their heads drooping. ”

"This... It's a bit like a story in a play. Peach Blossom held her chin and muttered to herself.

The boss said approvingly: "Everyone says this is a strange story, but there are also benefits." For me, no one will ever go around from another road because of this, my tea shed has become the only way, and business is sure to be prosperous; For you, girl, you don't have to go long from the official road anymore, walk from the mountain road, the slowest one, and you can get to Lanjin Town in one day and one night. Arrive early, feel at ease early, isn't it? ”

"Uh-huh!" Being able to get to Lanjin Town sooner, Peach Blossom is also very happy. Although she didn't know where she was going, but... Let's take one step at a time.

When she looked up, she saw Zhou Ziheng still standing straight behind her, and said with a smile: "Girl, it seems that we are on the same road." ”

Peach Blossom smiled a little stiffly, nodded slightly, and said, "Ah... Right... , the same road, the same way, what a coincidence... ”

Zhou Ziheng couldn't help but smile and said, "When will the girl leave?" We can be together. I also have four family members, and I can tell you some anecdotes about Nanming along the way to pass the time. ”

Peach Blossom thought about it and said, "I... Well, don't leave yet, we'll have to wait. ”

"Then, the girl called me when she left. All right? ”

This man named Zhou Ziheng is too humble and polite, and Peach Blossom really can't bear to refuse in person, so she has to perfunctory first and find a chance to go first. People have stolen away, and he should be able to understand that others don't actually want to go with him... Once you know, you won't have to go the same way. Look, this person is also a knowledgeable person, and he should still know how to advance and retreat.

Peach Blossom took advantage of Zhou Ziheng's salute to arrange the goods, quietly went around to the back and took Moyu, turned over on the horse, and ran away.

Zhou Ziheng was preparing dry food, only to hear his own subordinates shouting at him: "Son, that beautiful girl ran away on horseback, what should I do?" Looking at the person's appearance was very anxious, but his voice was full of smiles, and he was lucky to see his son-in-law being avoided by the girl, and he lived a long time.

Ignoring the teasing of his subordinates, Zhou Ziheng also laughed dumbly, he felt that he was already very careful not to scare her, why did he still run away? Angry and helpless, he said: "What else can I do, chase!" ”

"Gotta-whoa-oh!" The family members took the order together, led the mules and left.

Zhou Ziheng laughed at himself, turned over on the horse with one hand, and chased in the direction of Peach Blossom.

It turns out that a casual glance can really be set for life.