Ruyi was uneasy on this day, she thought about it and felt that it should be because she couldn't rest assured that Xu Yi was not at ease.

She simply didn't go home, and went straight to Changganli - she had several caravans under her name, each of which had traveled back and forth between the north and the south several times, and had been able to escape even when they were plundered by officials and soldiers in Jingzhou. It is not difficult to choose one of them to follow the army to find out the news.

In July and August, the four caravans she had previously sent to Jiaolu and Bashu all returned one after another, and most of the rest of the caravans went to Yangzhou to run silk and rice grain business, and did not stay away from Jiankang.

Most of them have never been to the north to run business, and when they heard Ruyi, many people were quite interested. Even though Ruyi was embarrassed to explain, this time she didn't go north to do any business, mainly because she couldn't rest assured that Xu Yi was relieved, and they only smiled, "It's easy to say - it's our business to be less in charge." ”

In fact, most of these people gathered under her because they had a relationship with Xu Mao and Xu Si, and they followed her at the earliest when she was twelve years old. Over the years, there have been frequent increases and decreases in manpower, but probably because of the strong luck of Ruyi, most of them have stayed. And her temperament is similar to her, she is bold and careful, and she dares to go anywhere. Over the years, Ruyi and Xu Yi have almost never objected to their orders, like an arm.

Ruyi consulted with them about how to deliver the news and what to bring on the road, and listened to them carefully discuss who could speak Xianbei and how to walk on the north side...... It was just around noon, and Ruyi invited them to eat a fisherman's meal.

When you come out of the main rudder - because the shops are all in Changganli, and most of them are near the river, Ruyi named his caravan with "rudder", and the garden used for gathering and deliberation was called "general rudder". Xu Yi also smiled after knowing it, "It really means so much", of course, Ruyi would like to hear him say that this title is "elegant and interesting", but Xu Yi just said "Ren Xia is interesting", where is Ren Xia! - In short, coming out of the main rudder, Ruyi felt a little dry. I remembered that there was a tea stall near Houzhu with a very wide view, so she went to the tea stall.

The side of the tea shop is close to the vast river, the river is scattered, and the reeds are white. You can see the Phoenix Terrace in the distance. The sky is high and the wind is urgent, and the birds are flying high.

After noon, there were not many people on the road. The shopkeeper stacked the empty benches early, the shopkeeper fiddled with the abacus in the dimly lit shop, and the second child lazily yawned on the stove. Seeing Ruyi and his party coming, they became attentive again.

Ruyi ordered a few fishermen's snacks and drank tea here to rest.

She had only been sitting down for a while when she saw a young man disembark at the ferry.

The boy was very funny, and he looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. He was dressed in shabby gray cloth clothes, but he crossed the river in a flat boat and a horse, and carried a long sword on his back.

Although the horse was a little thinner and his coat color was not so bright, he could see that he was originally tall and handsome, but he had been a little tired recently. And he is not afraid of the river, which can be seen to be a well-tamed horse.

As for the long sword, Ruyi immediately remembered Jing Ke's assassination of Qin when he saw it, and wondered if King Qin was chased by Jing Ke and ran around the pillar because the sword was too long to pull out for a while? She couldn't help but chuckle, thinking that this young man's appearance with a sword was indeed extremely handsome, but she didn't know if he could □□ the sword at the critical moment.

The young man washed his hands and face by the river first, and then led the horse to the tea stall. Hand the reins to the second brother, "Feed me the horses." Horse food should be 60 percent black beans, 30 percent bran, if there are oats, mix one into oats, if not, mix one into rice. He added, "Bring me a pot of hot soup, three liters of rice, and a portion of steamed fish." ”

He was dressed shabby...... Even a little dirty, but when you talk with arrogance—or should you call the shots? Ruyi thought silently, such a natural and serviful tone was a bit similar to Erlang.

She felt more and more amused in her heart, and looked closely—although the young man's clothes were dirty and torn, his hair, hands and face were neat. Even the inside of the nails is clean.

Ruyi secretly thought, this young man is probably a rich kid who secretly escaped from home, and he must have been sleeping in the open for many days.

She looked at the young man curiously, but the shopkeeper of the tea shop and Xiao Er were not happy.

"The shop is full, and it's closing. Let's go ahead and have a look. Seeing the long sword behind the young man, he lazily pointed to the southeast, "Enter from the fence gate over there, and you won't be far away from the Waguan Temple." In front of Waguan Temple, there is an inn opened by good believers, which serves fast meals. Your horse can be taken care of over there. ”

The boy said, "I'm tired. His voice was cold, although he didn't have any emotion, but Ruyi realized for no reason that the young man was annoyed, "I don't want to go any more." ”

His eyes glanced at the tables and chairs stacked on the side, then looked at Ruyi again, and raised his hand lazily to point, "Besides, aren't there still empty seats here?" ”

- At Ruyi's table, she was indeed the only one sitting.

He said it lightly, but could the wishful squire allow such a dirty wild boy to sit with the princess? In an instant, the guards and palace maids pretending to be small servants around Ruyi were all colorful. The lady-in-waiting, Ji Xue, was about to get up immediately, but fortunately, Ruyi stopped her in time.

Ruyi chuckled lightly and said to the young man, "There is indeed an empty seat here—if you don't mind, sit with me." ”

The boy only looked at her—his complexion was not the usual pale of Jiangnan teenagers, but a slight wheat color. There are a pair of extremely beautiful phoenix eyes, the eyelashes are black and long, and the eye area is as clear as if swept with a pen. When looking at people with a smile but not a smile, he was born with some arrogant and evil style. Ruyi thought, no wonder she felt that this young man was annoyed before—those eyes were naturally affectionate, and everything was written in them.

He looked at Ruyi for a while, and his gaze narrowed. He just arched his hand and said, "But it's disrespectful." ”

He put the sword and the package on the table. The sound of the heavy iron falling sank, and everyone who heard it immediately realized the weight of the sword.

He raised his eyes and looked at the little second brother, "-bother to feed my horse, and let it eat according to the ratio I said!" ”

The little second brother knew that the comer was not good, so he could only muttered to lead the horse.

The boy ate three liters of rice in a muffled voice, and there was not a grain of rice left. A plate of fish was eaten only with a clean bone. After eating, I took a sip of tea and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand.

"Checkout." ”

The second brother lazily reported the number, and especially counted the horse food. A few hundred dollars - as you know, the price is slightly higher. However, in terms of mixing six beans, three chaff and one meter of horse feeding material for him, it is not out of line.

The young man nodded, then took out a gold collar and put it on the table.

Now the little second brother even went to the shop, and his eyes were straightened - this gold collar weighs five taels, and it is worth seventy or eighty thousand yuan, to say the least.

"Guest officer, this is ......"

Ruyi was very sure, although it was gone in a flash, but the corner of the young man's lips was indeed hooked with bad intentions.

He said, "Check out, find the money." ”

Not to mention looking for money, the store has set up a tea and rice stall here for seven or eight years, and it may not make enough money in total. Even if you give him the shop, you won't be able to find it.

He was doing it on purpose, as expected, he was mocking the little second brother for seeing clothes and recognizing people before.

Xiao Er said, "If you can't find a small store, you don't have any small money?" ”

The boy simply said, "No." ”

Ruyi: - he has, he definitely has. Saying no, just saying that there is no seat before taking revenge on the little second brother!

Ruyi thought to himself, this young man is obviously dressed like a little chivalrous, but he is clearly a character who must be repaid.

If you think that the second brother only stared at the collar gold, he was bullied so much that he didn't have any temper. He knocked lightly on the table and said to the little second brother, "I'll pay his account." ”

The second brother was pardoned again, and nodded reluctantly, "Okay, good." ”

The young man glanced at Ruyi, his eyelashes drooped, and he pursed his lips and smiled. "I really don't have any money on me." ”

Ruyi reacted after a while, and said with a smile, "Do you want me to find money too?" ”

She heard the young man say that he had no money, and she thought that he might have been robbed on the way. Only the gold collar was not stolen because he was close to him, which also explains why he was sleeping outside with a lot of money. She had the heart to open the gold collar for the young man, and was about to speak, but she heard the young man laugh and say, "That's not necessary." He raised his head slightly, and showed that smiling expression again. It's just that this time there is no such arrogant evil spirit in it, and it is more gentle, "It's just that I don't have any money for you, so I can only pay the bill in the other way." ”

Ruyi thought to herself, wait a minute, I don't need to do anything else, I can really find the gold!

But it would be boring to say that. She thought about it, smiled, and said, "You're from the south, so tell me about the news from the south." ”

The young man couldn't help but squint slightly, and only said after a moment, "There is no interesting news." ”

Ruyi said, "Any news will come true." For example, what is the price of rice in Jiangzhou? The use of soldiers by the Son of Heaven does not know if it has affected the price of rice among the people? ”

The young man looked at Ruyi more and more puzzled, and said slowly, "What do you say?" He looked at Ruyi and said, "The Son of Heaven ordered the prince to pay the rent to help the army. Since the king of Luling in Jiangzhou, all the nobles who need to pay rent will share the share to the eaters. The tax on the eaters is as heavy as seven or eight out of ten, and they are poor and want to die. The price of rice has probably risen to 500 yuan. When he finished, he smiled again and said, "You're interested in this kind of news?" ”

Ruyi originally asked casually, but she didn't expect to hear this kind of news, and her face couldn't help but change - she was no more naïve than when she was young, and she had long known that the luxury of a wealthy family with a daily diet of ten thousand dollars was precisely by exploiting tenants and eaters. But he didn't expect that there would be seven or eight out of ten taxes in the world. Xu Yi once told her that the tax is the limit when it reaches 6/10, and no matter how high it is, people will starve to death.

She thought—she must find a way to speak to the Son of Heaven when she turns back.

The young man smiled lightly, "I made it up." Jiangzhou is not so harsh. He laughed, "It seems that I can't afford this meal." ”

Ruyi said, "You're from Jiangzhou?" ”

"Yes."

Ruyi remembered that Gu Huai was in Jiangzhou, and thought to himself, this young man said that Jiangzhou was not cruel so far, it should be true. But I'm afraid not necessarily on the side. "Apportionment" should be extremely common.

Regarding Xu Yi's future in the army, she became more and more uneasy.

Ruyi said, "You're going to the north, right?" ”

The boy smiled again, "Yes." ”

Ruyi said, "But there is going to be a war in the north." ”

"It's when the war is going to be that those ghosts will jump out - to tell you the truth, I went north to find out the news."

Ruyi came back to his senses, and he saw that the young man was looking at her with interest, and for some reason he pressed the words out of his mouth. only said, "You are from Jiangzhou, and I have a good relationship with Jiangzhou." I'll treat you to this meal. ”

The young man looked at her for a moment more and smiled, "...... It turned out that I came from Jiangzhou. ”

Ruyi didn't understand what he meant, but he didn't say much, just gave his hand and left.

However, after leading the horse out, he didn't know what to think, and suddenly drew his long sword and jumped up—it wasn't until □□ that Ruyi realized that it was not a sword, but a long knife with a cold blade. It was the most beautiful kung fu Ruyi had ever seen, as if he was swept up by the water, he stepped on the rocks and bridge piles by the river and leaped to the river, and swept by the reeds...... When he returned, he had a handful of snow-white reeds in his arms.

He put his sword into its sheath. He hugged the handful of reeds, handed them to Ruyi's arms, and said, "Thank you for chatting." ”

Knowing that he turned over and got on his horse and disappeared far away on the road into the city, the maids behind Ruyi came back to their senses, and their faces were red and their hearts were beating - although he was deliberately swaggering, you have to admit that he has a lot of capital, this young man is already full of charm, and his demeanor is very good at disturbing his heart. It's just that on this day, due to the fatigue of the road, the clothes were shabby, and they couldn't take the lead.

It was Ji Xue who came back to her senses first - because Ruyi stuffed the reed to her. Ji Xue complained with a crimson face, "How can you take a handful of weeds and give them away?" ”

Wishful thinking.

The ancient name of the reed is Pujia.

"The leaves are green, and the white dew is not dawning. The so-called Yi people are in the water of the Mae. ”

The boy just wanted to tease her before leaving, and find some ground.