Startled by her own thoughts, she looked up and pulled herself out of her thoughts. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info didn't want to look up, just met Lin Xun's gaze, he was looking at himself with an exaggerated expression suspiciously, and he didn't speak, just stared blindly.

"You, you...... What do you see me doing? Tang Guxi stammered.

"Miss Tang," Lin Xun's voice was strange, and he poked his head over and whispered, "Are you supposed to be ......?"

Tang Guxi swallowed dryly and asked, "How?" ”

Lin Xun smiled lightly, the corners of his eyebrows raised, and his tone became clear: "You shouldn't be homesick, right?" ”

Tang Guxi breathed a sigh of relief, put his mind at ease, glared at him and said, "I didn't have it." ”

"Really?"

Tang Guxi took a deep breath, knowing that since they met at the ferry, Lin Xun had loved to make fun of this. She thought to herself, don't say that she doesn't miss home, even if she really misses home, she can't be caught by this guy, otherwise there will be more opportunities to be teased by him in the future. Thinking of this, she snorted coldly, didn't speak, and stopped paying attention to him.

After some discussion, they also roughly determined the itinerary after the change. Seeing that it was not early, but the rain outside the window was still pouring down, and the rain had always been dark early, and I didn't know when it was already dark outside. Only the lantern under the eaves of the courtyard still shone faintly, and the halo of light passed through the rain curtain and was smoked by the water vapor with a hazy sheen.

Aunt Bai cooked food for them early, and when Bai Ye got up and asked them to eat, Lin Luo also got up with everyone, but secretly stopped Lin Xun when he was about to leave, and the two stood there and stopped moving.

Tang Guxi glanced at it and was about to stop and ask them, but was stopped by Liu Wugang and said to her, "Miss Tang, it's better not to worry too much, let's go to dinner."

As she was talking, Aunt Bai suddenly walked out of the stove, came to Tang Guxi and stood still, smiled at the two of them, looked kind, and said slowly: "This young lady still doesn't want to go next door, I'll bring some food and put it in the room where you sleep, and the young lady will go there to eat." As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the forest not far away, and said softly, "This girl, you will also go to the back room to eat later." ”

Both of them nodded, knowing what Aunt Bai meant, it was for the convenience of her daughter's family. Tang Guxi even sighed at the empathy and bodhisattva heart of the Bai family couple, and they were so considerate of these strange visitors.

After Liu Wugang and Tang Guxi left separately, Aunt Bai stayed, her eyes gently swept over Lin Luo and Lin Xun, but she didn't say a word, picked up the rag and began to wipe the tables and chairs in the hall, her movements were slow and gentle, trying not to make a little noise.

The sound of bowls, chopsticks and pans next door came one after another, and the men's five big and three rough voices also came out, and you don't have to think about it to know how hungry they are in Huangjiang after a tiring day.

Smelling the aroma of vegetables, Lin Xun's stomach also growled, he unconsciously touched his abdomen, glanced at Lin Luo, and then at Bai Ye, who was sitting on the side pretending to drink tea, wanted to speak but didn't dare to say it. Because Senior Sister and Bai Ye hadn't spoken yet, given the quiet and treacherous atmosphere, he himself was ashamed to speak, let alone for the sake of hunger.

Lin Luo just looked at Bai Ye quietly, calmed down and didn't say a word, she noticed that Aunt Bai was looking at Bai Ye from time to time, as if she was urging him impatiently, but she couldn't say it clearly, so she had to wipe the table over and over again, waiting for his voice to sound.

Just like Lin Luo, she was waiting for his voice to sound.

The four of them had their own thoughts and thoughts in this hall. The sound of the rain outside the window did not decrease in the slightest, and the sound of the rain falling to the ground was like thousands of horses' hooves rolling from the distant horizon, ticking and squirming. After a long time, Bai Ye finally couldn't help coughing lightly, slowly stood up straight, looked at Lin Luo and Lin Xun with his arms behind his back, and said, "The old man wants to ask for the two, it's a difficult thing." ”

Aunt Bai's arm wiping the table suddenly stopped, and her body with her back to them was also stunned, but soon moved again, and her movements were no longer as slow as before, but panicked and hurried.

I saw Lin Xun exhale, sat down with a big grin, and said loudly: "Master Bai doesn't have to be nervous, Senior Sister and I already know that you have something to tell you." If you have anything, just say it, as long as we can help, it will definitely help. ”

Bai Ye looked at him, first stunned for a moment, then the corners of his eyebrows stretched, and said with a smile: "I know that Gongzi is a bold person, it seems that ...... The old man didn't look at the wrong person. ”

"If you guessed correctly, presumably Bai Ye had already planned it when he first met us." Lin Luo asked, his eyes clear and translucent, staring at Bai Ye.

"Hehe......" Bai Ye lowered his head and laughed twice, unconsciously marveling at the intelligence and simplicity of these two people, and nodded as he walked over, "The girl is right." The old man did have an idea when he first met the two. ”

"Master Bai, if you have anything to ask for, you might as well say it directly. As my brother said, your two elders have helped us so much, if we can do it, we will do it. As he spoke, Lin Luo pointed to the chair next to him, "Master Bai, you sit." ”

With that, the two sat down at the same time. Immediately afterwards, Bai Ye took a deep look at the dark night rain outside the window, took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out, his eyes seemed to be caught in a long memory, and a touch of sadness and helplessness stained his old eyes.

"When my little girl left, she was only thirteen years old......"

Bai Ye slowly told the story of his only daughter, Wanru. It was also at this time that Lin Xun and Lin Luo learned that Bai Ye was not childless and daughterless, but that his daughter disappeared when she was thirteen years old, and she has not been found so far. Now fifteen years have passed, and the old couple still haven't opened their hearts, and they live a breezy life on weekdays, but there is not a day when they are not waiting for their daughter to come home.

As for why Bai Ye has been a boatman on this river for so many years, it is completely to inquire about Wanru's news, and not lose the slightest hope. If they can't find her just missing, then they should relax and stop planning, after all, it's been so many years. However, one day five years ago, after returning home from the river, Bai Ye told his wife a mixed news - someone had seen a group of people who looked like water thieves and kidnapped a girl when he passed through the Pingzhou ferry fifteen years ago.

Bai Ye listened attentively with bated breath, and compared it with the scene on the day of Wanru's disappearance, the time and place all coincided, and even Wanru's appearance and clothes were all said to be the same, and there was no mistake. On that night fifteen years ago, Daddy Bai came back with Wanru down the river, and when Wanru went to the bow of the boat with a lantern to get something, she was taken away by thieves flying on the water.

As for the gang of water thieves, they have come to Pingzhou for a long time to rob money and persecute the people, and the government has arrested them many times, but they have not seen any effect. Bai Ye was still not convinced, so he spent two silver and two trusts to inquire again, and learned that there was indeed a woman in this water thief's den who had been imprisoned for many years and became the wife of the leader of the water thieves.

Therefore, since then, the Bai family and his wife have been looking for people with strong martial arts everywhere, hoping to help them find their daughter. Even if it wasn't Wanru who was found, it could be regarded as saving the girl's life, and the two of them would never mention it again in the future, so they could settle down and live for the rest of their lives.

After listening to Bai Ye's long talk, Lin Luo and Lin Xun's faces also became grim, and their respective moods were very heavy. Aunt Bai didn't know when she had left the hall, so she went to the stove to boil water. Lin Xun sighed and said softly: "Unexpectedly, Master Bai, you are also a poor person." ”

Bai Ye smiled faintly, and wanted to raise his hand and wave it, but he seemed to be powerless and couldn't lift it. He opened his lips, the smile on his face faded, his eyes became cloudy again, his gaze fell to the ground, and he said no more.

Lin Luo only felt that her chest was clogged and painful, and at this time, in the face of the sad and sad Bai Ye, she couldn't say a word herself. After being silent for a long time, Lin Luo finally began to speak: "Master Bai, I think you should also be able to see that we and Brother Huang are not a group of people, and this delivery is just a matter of loyalty." After returning from the north, Xun'er and I ...... There's still something to do, so ......"

"Girl!" Suddenly, I heard a terrible shout, and saw Aunt Bai walk out of the compartment, and before Lin Luo finished speaking, she knelt on the ground with a "plop", "Please also ask the girl and the son to help us, if the two of you leave again, then we ...... We're really at a loss for what we can...... Girl, girl, I know that you are a kind person, and I know that you two are extraordinary, please help us, you ...... You can get paid as much as you want! ”

"Aunt Bai, what are you doing, get up quickly!" Lin Xun Lin Luo hurriedly helped her up, she was sad, and she still couldn't stop crying. Bai Ye on the side sighed, pulled Aunt Bai to sit on the chair, shook his head and said, "I know that no one will agree to this matter easily, I don't blame you ......"

"No, you're mistaken!" Lin Luo said suddenly, looking directly at Bai Ye, his willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, "I mean, since I don't have time after I come back, I might as well take advantage of the rainy days these days, and Xun'er and I will go out to look for it." If you can find any signs, you can be regarded as having an explanation, if you can't find them...... Then we can't help it. ”

"Ah...... You mean......" Aunt Bai reacted first, looked at Lin Luo with teary eyes, and said in a daze, "You promised us?" ”

Lin Xun swallowed his saliva, leaned over to Lin Luo, and whispered, "Sister, did you really agree?" Seeing that Lin Luo's eyelids were lowered and he didn't speak, he also had an answer in his heart, so he didn't ask any more.

"Old man...... Thanks a lot! Bai Ye said this sentence with trembling in his mouth, every word seemed to burst out from the depths of his chest, his legs slipped and he knelt down, and the cloudy old tears overflowed his eyes, crisscrossing his weather-beaten face, and behind him was the kneeling Bai Lady.

Although Lin Xun was surprised that his senior sister made a decision so quickly, his heart was indeed vibrated by Wanru's matter, so seeing that Lin Luo resolutely agreed, he stopped speculating and decided to help Bai Ye with this favor.

Seeing that the two elders were kneeling down in front of them, Lin Luo and Lin Xun hurriedly helped them up, and after they wiped away the tears on their faces and calmed down, the four of them sat down again. Lin settled down and asked, "If you want to find this nest of water thieves, you must be prepared first, Master Bai, do you know when those water thieves usually appear?" ”

Bai Ye's eyes fell to the ground, took a deep breath, and said, "If I don't know anything about them, I won't take the liberty of looking for you, otherwise I will catch ...... But your lives. Listen to me, most of the water thieves on this side are gathered on Jiazi Mountain—naturally, I also inquired about it. They usually come to the city to make trouble on the night of the watchday every month, and it is the day of the full moon, and they take advantage of the moonlight to plunder and kill people......"

According to what Bai Ye said, on a sunny day, he uses the moonlight to get out of the nest, and on a rainy day, he does evil by the sound of water. Then three days later will be fifteen, except for that day, Lin Luo and the two still have two days to prepare. They can find out the nest of the water thieves on Jiazi Mountain, and wait until the water thieves come out of the nest on the night of Wangri, and then sneak in to find the "water thief lady".

"But...... Surely they will leave someone to watch over you, ......."

Before Bai Ye finished speaking, Lin Xun smiled lightly and said, "Bai Ye, please rest assured, as long as there is enough time, then leaving a few little thieves is not a problem at all!" ”

Aunt Bai nodded, patted Bai Ye's arm, and said, "Yes, yes, what Lin Gongzi said is very true." Those bandits must have been a piece of cake for the two knights. ”

"However, you two should be careful, and you should not take it lightly."

Lin Xun nodded, and turned to look at Lin Luo, but saw that she was looking down and thinking about something. In fact, in Lin Luo's opinion, the difficulty of the matter is not how to deal with the water thief and how to rescue the "water thief lady", but - if that lady is really Wanru girl many years ago, and she is on the nearby Jiazi Mountain, then why has she not been able to escape once for so many years? Instead, they have lived in peace until now?

Of course, she didn't say these doubts, and everything came to light after three days......