A small building listened to the spring rain overnight, and sold apricot blossoms in the deep alleys of the Ming Dynasty. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The rain began to fall in the evening, in such a warm and cold early spring, such a rain is not as gentle as the wet apricot blossom rain, hitting the body, the cold can make people goosebumps, wet and sticky, that feels particularly bad.

"The spring rain is as precious as oil, and it flows all over the ground. Hey, in a few more days, I'll have the eczema on my feet again. Lao Zhangtou complained that he was very poor, only one pair of shoes, if the cloth shoes stained with water depend on the weather, it is completely don't want to dry, the shoes with mille-feuille soles, it is not easy to get wet, it is even more difficult to dry, even if it is exposed to the sun in summer, it may not be able to completely dry it completely.

Lao Zhangtou can only put it next to the stove every night, let the little fire in the ashes slowly dry it, of course, it can't be dried at all, but it's a little dry, at least the feet are more comfortable to wear inside, as for the middle of the place that can't be dried, hey, don't care about this problem, I hope that before the shoes are completely rotten, I can have money to buy a new pair.

Complaining is complaining, life still has to live, livelihood is still very important, open your eyes, no matter how reluctant, Lao Zhangtou still got up, poked the stove, and added a few large spoonfuls of water to the rice grains visible to the naked eye, this is the day's meal.

The wife of the family went early, and the daughter married far away, and in the whole family, only Lao Zhangtou ate alone, and he didn't have the heart to pay attention to it.

Under the damp and low eaves of the house, the old man held a large porcelain bowl, while holding the bowl and blowing porridge, while looking at the rain outside the door worriedly, the rain was not heavy, but the clothes would be wet if he didn't use an umbrella, "This method for half a month in a row, how many requirements did the Jade Emperor give to the Dragon King this time?" Old Zhang Tou was resentful.

Drinking this porridge can save trouble, even chopsticks and spoons are not used, just like water, just drink it, the old head drank the porridge in one go, and shook the bowl on the ground, even saving the dishes. He looked at the sky, sighed, and picked up a small load full of needles and threads, rouge pollen, and went out.

After walking a few steps, the hood on the small cargo burden was blown away by the wind, and the old man's head was poured cold. Lao Zhangtou didn't show a thunderous appearance, anyway, that's it, can it be worse?

Yes!

The wind and rain were heavy, there were almost no pedestrians on the street, and a few were hurrying with umbrellas and robes against the walls, eager to fly to their destinations with their wings. The old man wiped a handful of rain from his face, and at this moment, suddenly a startled horse burst out of the oblique thorns, and lay in front of the old man, he was startled, and sat on the ground, and the small load was kicked over by the thunderous hooves of the horse, and the colorful embroidery threads, and the fragrant powder carefully wrapped in a beautiful cardboard box, all fell into the stagnant water mixed with mud. Before he could grieve over the loss of the goods, the red-eyed horse raised its hooves again and stood in a human form, and was about to step on him.

Old Zhang Tou only felt that someone was suddenly hugging his waist, his waist was tight, and the things in front of him retreated sharply, somehow, he was far away from the startled horse, he tried to open his eyes wide, and saw that in the rain curtain, there was a person jumping on the horse's back, clamping his legs hard, struggling to pull the reins, clinging, the scabbard in his hand was slammed against the horse's buttocks, and the horse let out a long neigh, and after a while, it quieted down, and only "clicked" and walked around on the stone road with small broken steps.

When the man on horseback jumped off the horse, Lao Zhangtou realized that the person who stopped the startled horse was actually a woman, with black hair in a high bundle, and the golden hairpin earrings shook in the fierce movement, making a crisp sound, and a pair of phoenix eyes were lazy and half-drooping, as if opening her eyes a little wider would tire her to death. Wearing a light blue color wide-sleeved robe, embroidered with a pink rich peony picture, the color is light, red and green are not only not rustic, but there is a sense of harmony between red flowers and green leaves in nature.

At this moment, the hand holding the waist of the old Zhang head was also put down, and the old Zhang turned his head to look, a tall young man, far worse than the girl in clothing, I don't know how much water has been washed gray coat, wearing a pair of old cowhide bracers on the wrist buckle, only a dark wooden hairpin on the head, I think it is not very expensive.

These two people, one poor and one rich, are both good people, this is the truest thought in Lao Zhangtou's heart at this time.

Lao Zhangtou was startled by the horse, and at this time he felt that his feet were a little soft when he was walking on the road, and he took a step forward, almost falling to the ground, and the young man helped him in time: "Old man, be careful." ”

The girl led the horse and walked towards the old man, who looked at the horse and felt unconsciously backwards. The girl in the costume smiled: "Don't be afraid, there is me." ”

Lao Zhangtou sighed: "The girl doesn't let her eyebrows go." "Give a salute to the young man and the girl and thank them for saving their lives.

When his life is not in danger, he has the heart to look at the goods that have fallen to the ground, as well as the trampled loads, thinking that his livelihood is nowhere to go, and he can't help but cry again.

The girl naturally knew the reason for his tears, and raised the reins: "Don't cry, old man, let the owner of this horse compensate, if you don't pay, you will sell this horse, this horse is very good, how to sell the money is enough to reset a pair of goods." ”

"Who's going to sell my horse?" The cold voice came from behind, and everyone looked towards the place where the voice came from, and saw that it was a person dressed as a foreign race from the Northern Dynasties, no wonder the sentence just now sounded weird, it turned out that it was not from the Central Plains.

"If you know how to speak official words, then it's easy to do, your horse was shocked, almost hurt people, damaged other people's goods, and everything was broken, and you have to pay for it." The girl stepped forward and gestured.

"My horses have always been obedient and don't get frightened for no reason." The attitude of the people of the Northern Dynasty is still so blunt. As he spoke, he examined it carefully, pointed to a bloody mark the size of a fingernail on the side of the horse's ear, and said, "Someone has injured my horse." ”

When the young man heard this, he approached and looked closely: "He was injured by something like a stone." ”

When the people of the Northern Dynasty saw that someone was speaking for him, they immediately said to the girl in Chinese clothes: "Look, I will say that it is not my horse's fault." ”

The girl sneered: "Does the horse break other people's things, does it have to pay for breaking other people's things, if you don't want the horse to pay off the debt, then you will pay." ”

"Why?"

"Since you are the owner of the horse, is it difficult for me to compensate?"

The people of the Northern Dynasty originally spoke in the Southern Dynasty without slipping, but they were robbed by the girl, and their faces were flushed, where could they still say a word. At this time, the young man said, "It is also true that the horse was wounded and frightened, and he cannot be blamed entirely on him." ”

When the girl saw that this young man was actually helping a foreigner, she wrote three big words of displeasure on her face, and said to him: "Then what do you mean, don't blame him, this old man has to bear the loss himself, what's wrong with him, the people of the Southern Dynasty were walking on the road of the Southern Dynasty, and they were trampled by the horses of the Northern Dynasty, and they have to blame themselves?" ”

This was said very well, and the people in the surrounding shops who watched the excitement applauded.

The last war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties, that is, 30 years ago, many Southern Dynasties still remember what it was like when they fought to the death with the Northern Dynasties, of course, there are also many fathers and brothers who never came back in the war with the Northern Dynasties, although the two countries signed the Yinshui Alliance and declared an armistice in order to seek peace, but the word Northern Dynasties has always been a thorn in the hearts of the Southern Dynasties.

The girl's words perfectly aroused the emotions of the people, and the people of the Northern Dynasty looked around, and they were all applauded by the people of the Southern Dynasty, and they were even more at a loss.

The young man said, "One yard to one yard, he was not born thirty years ago, and it is also a fact that his horse was frightened by his injuries, and the blame cannot be placed on him." ”

Someone in the teahouse next to him said: "Why does this young man always help the people of the Southern Dynasty to speak, is it because of the benefits of the Northern Dynasty?" ”

Then another cadre was loudly accusing the young man, and the old man stood in the middle, waved his hand and said: "Don't you dare to say that, without this young man, I would have been trampled on a long time ago, you can't talk about him." ”

The girl listened to the words of the onlookers at this time, and felt that the more the onlookers talked, the more outrageous they became, and shouted: "You guys will only stand aside and talk about their teeth to shut up this girl, when I saved people with him just now, what were you doing, you didn't make half a effort, and the more you talked, the more you talked!" ”

She tamed the heroic posture of the fierce horse just now, everyone saw it, where did she dare to choke with her, in case this aunt and grandmother were unhappy, not to mention pulling out the sword and unsheathing it to give herself a click, even if she twitched her head for a while, she couldn't stand it. It's just a coaxing of the seedlings to make a mouthpiece, and it won't make a head bird.

When the surroundings fell silent, the girl asked the young man, "What do you mean?" ”

The people of the Northern Dynasty looked at the old man squatting on the ground and wiping his tears while picking up goods, and he also felt guilty in his heart: "I, I will pay for everything." ”

The young man said: "When he arrived on the ground of our southern court, the horse was inexplicably injured, and I took half of it for him." ”

The people of the Northern Dynasty shook their heads: "No, no, no, how can this work?" I have money, I have money. ”

The two fought back and forth, and the girl was really bored: "What are you fighting for, how much you want to give, just give it to this old man, look at him like this, his livelihood is also difficult, and this business can't be done today, since you want to fight so much, let's give it together." ”

So, Lao Zhangtou took enough money to buy another pair of burdens, and enough silver to eat and drink for a year...... Thanksgiving, gone.

The rain gradually stopped, and the girl said: "The meeting of the rivers and lakes is also fate, why don't I invite the two of you to have a light meal, it can be regarded as an acquaintance." ”

The people of the Northern Dynasty glanced at the girl deeply, and said with a smile: "This girl is interesting, different from ordinary girls from the Southern Dynasty, in the lower northern desert high Xuanwu, ask the girl's name." ”

"Jin Huang."

Gao Xuanwu turned to the young man again: "This brother ...... Taiwan"

"Xiao Yanran." (To be continued.) )