The first time
It was a three-square-square wooden house, with a roof made of withered grass supported by a few pieces of wood in front, and a few old tables, chairs and benches supported under the roof, and a few diners sat sparsely.
These diners were all villagers who came and went nearby, dressed simply, most of them with patches on their clothes, and their swarthy faces showed that they were dozens of years older than their actual age.
Old man Lu is the tea doctor of this tea shed, and he has been in business for almost ten years. The old man was very eye-catching to usher in the life of the send-off, and among these scattered passers-by, one person caught his idea.
It seemed that this person was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and his face was covered with a layer of dirt, so he couldn't figure out what he looked like. He had a common branch stuck in his head to hold his hair, and his clothes were also common clothes made of coarse linen, which had not been washed for a long time. Nettle fabric is very common in farmhouses, wear-resistant, and has good breathability, but it is not very comfortable to wear.
Old man Lu doesn't know how many people he sees every day, but this young man's behavior is really weird. What is weird, Old Man Lu can't say, in short, the moment he saw this young man, he felt that he should not be an ordinary person.
Maybe it's a reader!
A few years ago, the Zhang family in the neighboring village had a showman, and Old Man Lu once took a look at it from a distance and felt that the showman was really different, and it was different from people like them who had faced the loess all their lives. But if you think about it carefully, this teenager is still a little different from that Xiucai.
"Dad, that little brother shouldn't be the little lady who escaped from any family!"
Old man Lu's son Lu Dawei is in his twenties this year, because the family is too poor, and no girl from any family is willing to marry, so he has not married.
"When I was serving him tea just now, I saw his neck, but Bai Li, this is not what a working man should have. Maybe the little lady from one family ran out......"
Old man Lu understood what his son meant, the old man Li's family in the same village was also so poor that he couldn't open the pot, his son was thirty years old and still playing singles, he originally thought that this life was going to be the end, but he didn't expect to know which god he worshipped, and last month he picked up a woman who fled from the south, although she didn't look good, but as long as she could give birth to a baby. Old man Li's family couldn't be more satisfied with this daughter-in-law who was picked up for nothing, and they talked about it whenever they met, which made a few bachelors in the village drool.
Of course, that includes his stupid son.
"Dad, you see that her body is so thin, her neck is so thin, and she has to pant when she drinks tea, she must be a little lady. It's definitely a little girl who ran out of some big family, or-"
"Let's see, if it's really -" Old Man Lu was a little worried, "In case it's a lady from a good family or a woman on the rivers and lakesβ"
"Dad, you think about it too much, I've seen those heroines, they are all strong, and their strength is greater than mine, that little lady over there is so delicate, how can it be those heroines who can fly away."
In Old Man Lu's opinion, that young man is unlikely to be a person from the rivers and lakes, and his temperament is very simple. Old man Lu has also seen a lot of people on the rivers and lakes, most of those people are rude, and their whole body is full of evil qi, even if there is no evil qi, there is a faint smell of blood.
"Dr. Tea, have a cup of tea, ask for the best."
Lu Dawei was still staring at the young man with squinting eyes, and he didn't hear anyone talking at all. Old man Lu glanced up, and there were several well-dressed men and women who came in, they were carrying swords, and they were obviously people from the rivers and lakes.
Old man Lu knew that this kind of person was more difficult to deal with than the official family, and it was a trivial matter to smash the store unwillingly, and the strict one would also hurt people. So he hurriedly lifted the freshly brewed teapot and walked over with four teacups.
"Senior brother, this teacup is so dirty, I don't want to rest here." The girl among the four pursed her lips and slapped the tea that Old Man Lu had poured over, "Let's go somewhere else!" β
"Ru makeup, don't be so willful, there are all villages around here, the nearest town is a hundred miles away from here, and the nearest tea shed is only here. The hot sun will burn people. β
The girl looked at the hot weather outside and immediately dismissed the idea of leaving. I walked a long way just now, I didn't say anything about being tired, I was sweating all over my body, and I really wanted to take a shower.
"It's a really hard way to walk."
While the girl was discouraged, Old Man Lu hurriedly put another teacup, poured it full of tea and left.
Jiang Wanghe, the eldest of the four, put down the teacup, touched his beard, and said, "It's really not been peaceful recently!" β
Senior brother Chang Qingyi, who was like makeup, bowed slightly: "Since the death of the inorganic old man last year, the power of the righteous path has begun to fail. Plus the White Lotus Cult has been rampant latelyβ"
"This group of damned Demon Cultists is plotting against us one after another." The white and fat Pang Yan was indignant.
"No one should be damned compared to that Zhu Zhan, he is the most damned, he actually did such a conscientious thing to the brother of the Xu family, if I touched him, I would have to stab him twice."
"Senior sister!" Chang Qingyi stopped Gong Ruxiang with a little reproach, what she was going to say next.
"Isn't it? This is not just what I think, Senior Brother Hua is offering a reward for the life of that dog on the rivers and lakes. β
"Alas, Brother Hua is a bit too aggressive."
Pang Yan disagreed: "Zhu Zan is not a good thing, I heard Brother Hua say that he is a local bully in Hualing City, and he likes to bully women from good families the most, and it is not a pity to die." By the way, Brother Jiang, I heard that you have seen that Zhu Zhan, what kind of person is he? β
Jiang Wanghe touched his beard and said, "The rumors are not credible, Brother Pang should not believe it casually." β
"It's not nonsense, Senior Brother Xu fell into the trap of the demon sect demon, and as a result, that nasty embryo actually wanted to take advantage of Brother Xu's inability to moveβ"
"Senior sister!"
"Gong Woman, be cautious!"
There are many people here, what happened to Xu Lanqing is not glorious, it is better not to be known by more people.
Gong Ru makeup was interrupted, and she was very dissatisfied, but when she saw the stern eyes of her senior brother, she didn't dare to say everything she thought in her heart.
Pang Yan still didn't get rid of the confusion of the previous question, and held on tightly, "Brother Jiang, I heard that Zhu Zan is a hybrid between the Central Plains and the Hu people, and I heard that his eyes are the same as those of the Hu people, they are blue. β
"That pig is fat and swollen and can't see his facial features, I really admire the eyesight of the brother of the Hua family."
"What is the whereabouts of this man?" Pang Yan asked.
"Hmph, not only Brother Hua, but also the little prince is also very angry, after all, Brother Xu and the little prince are sworn brothers. Where else can that Zhu Zan go? β
Gong Ru makeup said it very politely, but it is the truth. Chang Qingyi sighed, as one of the Seven Heroes of Yunshan, he was full of compassion for the world. He and Xu Changqing are also good friends, but he doesn't think this kind of extermination is right.
"Gong Nuxia, this scenery is so good, why don't we enjoy this rare scenery while drinking tea?" Jiang Wanghe glanced at the young man sitting in the corner behind him from the corner of his eyes as he spoke, since just now, the young man's body has not moved, and it is obvious that he is eavesdropping.
It's really strange, sitting here is either a woodcutter in the mountains or a farmer collecting medicine and hunting, he definitely doesn't know what Xu Lanqing and Zhu Zan are, how can he care so much?
On closer inspection, the young man's body was too thin, his breathing was short, his breathing was unsteady, and he was either seriously ill or seriously injured.
Gong Ru makeup is not happy, she hates others interrupting her the most in her life. But the man in front of him is not an ordinary person, he is the owner of Hezhuang, who usually has a high prestige in the rivers and lakes, and his weapon is a three-foot-long brush, known as a divine pen.
I was not happy and naturally wanted to vent, Gong Ru turned her eyes, and when she saw the young man who was eavesdropping, she suddenly became angry in her heart, and poured the hot tea back at the young man.
"Oops~"
I saw the young man jump up from his seat, muttering a few words that Gong Ruxiang didn't understand while jumping, and when their eyes made contact, Gong Ruxiang was stunned.
"Senior sister!"
Chang Qingyi's angry voice did not change back to her senses, she stared at the young man tightly. Chang Qingyi noticed that the tea splashed on the boy's face dissolved the dark dirt, revealing reddish skin. Now Chang Qingyi understood, this young man was probably the eldest young master of which family ran out to play.
"This little brother, I'm really sorry, my little sister is rude, please allow me to apologize...... Alas, little brother! β
The young man ignored Chang Qingyi at all, got up and was about to leave, but was grabbed by Lu Dawei: "Eh, this little lady, you haven't paid for the tea yet!" β
The boy didn't seem to want to say more, so he took out a small ingot of silver from his bosom and threw it out, turned and left. That Lu Dawei refused to let go of the duck in his mouth, and directly dragged the young man into his arms and hugged him, shouting in his mouth: "What a fishy little lady, she is so generous, the silver was stolen, right?" β
Lu Dawei farms all the year round and is strong, where did the young man break free, but he wanted to say something but was pressed to his stinky chest, and he couldn't breathe for a long time.
Chang Qingyi frowned, this kind of thing is not uncommon, there are often maids and boys from large families who steal property and run away, but this young man is really not like this kind of person.
He's so clean.
Although the clothes are not obvious, although they are covered with mud.
Not wanting to see such a character being insulted by a country man, Chang Qingyi put his hand on the sword, but was stopped by Jiang Wanghe. The latter motioned for him to wait and see.
"Let me see, little ladyβ" Lu Dawei kept his son, wanting to break the young man's head.
"Lu Jia Dalang, isn't this okay?" The woodcutter, who had been watching the excitement, said, "Since the little lady who ran away from a big family, she should still be sent to the government!" β
Hearing this, Lu Dawei raised his eyebrows and roared fiercely: "I am twenty-eight years old, and I don't have an aunt yet, whoever wants to stop me from marrying a daughter-in-law will hang myself at the door of his house!" β
As soon as these words came out, no one stopped them now. This kind of thing is especially common in the village, every year some women who fled or escaped from large families are forcibly taken by the unmarried men in the village to solve the problem of passing on the incense from generation to generation. Because of the involvement of the heirs, the village can only turn a blind eye.
So Lu Dawei's actions are not excessive, but the woodcutter is also over thirty, but he didn't marry his daughter-in-law and was jealous.
What kind of shit luck did Lu Dawei take!
"Ahh Your eyes! Wow wow wow...... Monster...... The vixens in the mountains have become monsters! β
That Lu Dawei pushed the young man in his arms hard as if he had seen a ghost, the young man's body was thin, he didn't stand firm for a while, and fell directly to the ground, and because of this action, most of his face was covered by his hair, including those eyes, of course.
It was the eyes of the same color as the sky that the mountain people had never seen before.
"Youkai, kill youkai!"
An excited woodcutter picked up his sickle and wanted to slash at the young man lying on the ground, but was blocked by Chang Qingyi on the side.
"What are you doing? Do you want to protect this monster? β
"He's not a monster."
"Then why are his eyes the color of this? Aren't those vixen eyes? β
"Since ancient times, there have been many small countries in the west, and many of these countries are blonde and blue-eyed, commonly known as color-eyed people, and if you want to compare this little brother from the Western Regions, you don't need to panic."
Those woodcutter villagers have never heard of any lustful people, but Chang Qingyi is too imposing, and at first glance he is a person from the rivers and lakes, and it is very difficult to provoke, so they can only swallow their anger.
"Little brother, are you alright? What hurts? β
Chang Qingyi bent down and wanted to pull the young man, but was ignored. The boy gasped for a moment, got up from the ground with a grunt, and ran away. A few woodcutters wanted to stop them, but they were forced by Chang Qingyi's pressure to dispel their thoughts.
"Wait!"
Gong Ru's makeup lightly, her figure flashed, and she blocked in front of the young man.
"Y-have we met?" Gong Ruxiang looked at the dodgy young man suspiciously, "It's strange, you shouldn't be that Zhu Zhan!" β
"No, no, you're mistaken!"
This was the first time the boy had spoken, and his voice was slightly hoarse, and when he heard it, he knew that his throat was injured, but he could still hear that it belonged to the male part.
It's even more suspicious to say this, but Gong Ru can't be sure, she has seen Zhu Zhan, who is a dead fat man, walking up and shaking three times, his face is covered with a layer of sweat at any time, plus that obscene smile, not to mention how disgusting it is.
But the person in front of him is indeed not Zhu Zhan, although he is very wolf, but he is not like the dead fat man at all, so Gong Ru couldn't make up his mind for a while.
"Gong Nuxia, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, I think this little brother has been taught, and there is no need to investigate the previous mistakes."
As soon as Jiang Wanghe's words came out, it indirectly confirmed that the young man was Zhu Zhan. I saw Gong Ru's eyebrows raised, and his pupils radiated a raging anger, and he was about to pull out the sword at his waist, but he didn't hold it Chang Qingyi.
"Brother Jiang has already said that you have to be forgiving and forgiving. Little sister, let's go! β
"However, this disciple bullied Brother Xu, today I will marry the life of this dog thief!"