Chapter 105: On the banks of the stream
Ramie Village is not far away, and the two of them walked out of the city and walked along the official road for only ten miles before entering the realm of Ramie Village.
This time, the two of them traveled without notifying anyone, and Li Jie, who was already hopeless, just took it as a casual distraction.
The slanting sun after dusk shone warmly on their bodies, stretching their shadows for a long time. When the official road is almost at the end, there is a muddy mountain road and a verdant bamboo forest in front of you.
Stepping on the fallen leaves creaking in the forest, a melodious mountain song suddenly floated from afar in my ears.
The song was sung by a young woman, and although there was no melody ensemble, the two of them couldn't help but be intoxicated by the gentle and crisp singing voice.
When they were looking for the song, the song suddenly stopped, which made Li Jie and the others uncomfortable. At this time, the trees in front of me had broken their paths, and after they came out, they jumped into a clear stream.
After walking a long way, Zhang Liang also felt a little tired. He simply sat by the stream with a big butt, and took off his shoes to reveal a pair of big feet to wash in the water.
Seeing his unscrupulous actions, Li Jie just smiled helplessly. After discovering that the clear stream water had been yellowed by the sludge on his feet, he couldn't help but ridicule: "People say that people can sink fish and geese when they are beautiful, and I feel that your stinky feet also have this function." ”
Zhang Liang glanced at it, and many small fish boys fled in panic next to their feet soaked in the water, but laughed disapprovingly: "My feet are even a test for them." Fish that have passed my test will taste even better. ”
Li Jie glanced at his shameless face and didn't want to pay attention to him. Suddenly, the disappearing mountain song in my ears floated again.
This time the song is clearer, and the woman who sings carefully has a natural voice.
Before Li Jie could speak, Zhang Liang was interested. The fatigue was swept away, and he quickly put on his shoes and got up and ran forward.
The stream is long and runs around the mountain. It just so happened that the singing woman and Li Jie were separated on both sides of the mountain stream.
Turning the mountain road, I saw a plain-clothed woman not far away washing clothes by the stream, and the mountain song came out of her mouth.
A gust of wind blew and lifted her silky hair. The woman stroked the beads of sweat on her forehead with her little white hand, and saw the figure of the strange man in the corner of her eye, and suddenly turned her head in horror.
Li Jie, who rushed over, saw Zhang Liang's stunned appearance and poked his arm suspiciously. "What's wrong with you?"
"Meimei, it's so beautiful!" Zhang Liang's eyes looked at the woman opposite him stupidly, and the voice muttered in his mouth was like a dream.
At this time, Li Jie looked fixedly, and when he saw the woman, he was also stunned.
The enchanting and colorful figure, one point is too much, and one point is too little. The delicate face without powder, Shi Zhu is too red, and the powder is too white. The light eyebrows are like autumn water, and the jade skin is accompanied by a light breeze; The woman's fair cheeks were as flawless as white jade, and there was nothing to be found on her face that could make people feel any regrets, even the best makeup artists in the world could not add any strokes to her perfect face.
Rushui's eyes are born with a warm spring, and no matter her smile, she can easily hook a man's heart.
If there really is a creator god in this world, then this woman in front of her is the best masterpiece of the creator god.
The reason why Li Jie was stunned was different from Zhang Liang, his first instinct was the person he was looking for. So when I returned to my senses quickly, I was afraid that I would miss it and hurriedly came forward to inquire.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Liang grabbed Li Jie with one hand. His reasoning was: "You already have a sister-in-law." ”。 Before the words fell, he couldn't wait to rush over.
At this time, it was found that the woman had not yet put on shoes, and a pair of flawless jade feet were naked in the stream. It's just that her feet are not like those ordinary women, and it can be seen that they have never been wrapped but are of normal size.
Seeing Zhang Liang approaching, he didn't wait for him to speak. The woman was already frightened like a frightened bird, quickly got up, picked up a basket of wood next to her, and quickly dodged away.
"Don't go! I'm not a bad person! Zhang Liang shouted anxiously and chased after him.
But the woman walked quickly in the mountains, and disappeared in just a few turns.
Zhang Liang stopped in front of a few forks in the road, not knowing where the woman had gone, so he scratched his ears and cheeks in a hurry.
"Don't worry, don't worry." Li Jie also felt funny when he said this. A few times ago, Zhang Liang was also persuading him, but now he has fallen off in a blink of an eye.
I have been distressed for a long time, but I have no choice but to lose my trace. Zhang Liang couldn't help but stomp his feet and said: "I lost it before I knew what the other party's name was, how could I calm down!" ”
Suddenly, Zhang Liang approached Li Jie like a child, pointed at himself and said, "Brother, look at me, do you look like a bad person?" ”
The kind-hearted Li Jie hurriedly shook his head, and Zhang Liang said even more anxiously: "Then what is she running?" ”
It was already late in the chatter, and Zhang Liang did not stop for a moment on the way back to the station. In Li Jie's long known him, it was the first time he had seen him worry about a woman like this.
As soon as he returned to the post station, Zhang Liang kicked open the door of the small house. Pointing at his nose, he scolded a group of officers and soldiers. said that they did not do well and did not seriously and conscientiously convey the news of the beauty pageant to everyone's ears.
The group of officers and soldiers were scolded inexplicably, and the second monk was puzzled. To say that this propaganda is a decree directly promulgated by King Zhao, as long as it is in the territory of Zhao State, it can be said that everyone knows it. And to be honest, where is the need for deliberate propaganda this time, as long as people with ears have heard this topic these days.
Zhang Liang was unrelenting, and all his anger was on them. They didn't listen to the explanation, and asked them to knock on the door from door to door overnight, especially to go to the vicinity of Ramie Village.
Who called Zhang Liang to be the special envoy now, King Zhao is a special envoy who has the right to live or die. Those officers and soldiers also dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, so they had to rush to Ramie Village one by one helplessly overnight.
Li Jie, who came back together, was quite calm, and after thinking about it, he found the text and told the truth about the beautiful woman he saw by the stream today.
Listening to what Li Jie said, Wen Chong was also slightly shocked. Although there are outstanding people in the beauty pageant of these two days, no one can fall into the eyes of the literature. There were already some doubts that Li Jie had sworn that there was an adventure in Ramie Village, but at this moment a new hope was ignited.
In the beauty contest the next day, the three envoys had changed their attitudes. One by one, as if they were anxiously waiting for someone, as soon as they saw that the woman who entered the door was not a woman by the stream, they would be eliminated immediately, and they didn't even bother to say the opening remarks.
In the previous two days, an average of only 30 people could enter the account in one day, but today in just one morning, more than 100 people have come in and out. However, the hundreds of people came in and out quickly, and the girls came out crying with their faces hidden.
If you just eliminate it without even asking, how ugly do you have to be? These girls who have been brushed down like flowing water, their self-confidence has been hit to the extreme.
After the past half a day, Zhang Liang left directly. He went out to look for it, but he still didn't see the beauty of yesterday.
Anxious, he simply announced the end of today's beauty pageant. Then he hurriedly dragged Li Jie back, and recruited someone to call the village official of Ramie Village, Shi Loess.
Shi Loess was still overjoyed that the envoy made his daughter stand out, and as soon as Pu heard the greeting, he immediately rushed to the post station.
"Is there something wrong with the envoy summoning the villain? Just for yesterday's special envoy's care of the little girl, as long as you open your mouth, the villain will definitely go to the work of dogs and horses! ”
Shi Loess bent down and bowed, hehe smiled. Although the words seem flattering, they are sincere. This time, his daughter's pass made him show his face well, and some officials had already made friends with him that day.
But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Liang suddenly slapped the table and stood up, angrily pointed at his nose and scolded: "You old guy is not honest!" Didn't you say that there are no beautiful women in your ramie village? Believe it or not, I'll drive your daughter back at once. You have to know that don't look at your daughter to pass the test, it's still in my words whether you want to be eliminated or not. ”
was threatened by Zhang Liang fiercely, and he didn't understand where he had offended the other party. Shi Loess turned pale with fright, and fell to his knees, his forehead hitting the floor as if it was not his own. "Your Excellency the Envoy! The villain is true, and he never dares to deceive! ”
"You mean to say I wronged you? Hum! Zhang Liang gasped heavily with his nose: "Didn't you say that there is no one in your village who is more beautiful than your daughter?" How did I see a beautiful woman in your village yesterday? Honestly, did you not allow girls from the village who were prettier than your daughter to compete in order to let your daughter pass? ”
"Nope! The villain is really wronged. We have been farming in Ramie Village for generations, and we are all Zhuang families. Where are the fairies? Shi Loess was so anxious that he was about to cry. Although he has selfish intentions, he is not exaggerating. Like those peasant girls, they all look about the same, where can there be any fairies.
Zhang Liang pointed his finger at Shi Loess's forehead, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "You heard me clearly." This competition is a beauty pageant for King Zhao. If you dare to go against King Zhao's will for your own selfishness. Even deliberately not allowing beautiful people to participate, you are guilty of killing your head! ”
"I'm ......" Shi Loess crawled to Li Jie's feet with tears in his eyes, and cried: "Envoy Li, you help the villain to make the decision." The villain does not dare to disobey half a point. If I dare to stop others from participating, I will be told to strike immediately. ”
"Thunder in the sky?" Zhang Liang sneered disdainfully: "It's not raining now, and it's still in the house, of course you dare to swear this." ”
Li Jie stretched out his hand and pressed it falsely, signaling Zhang Liang to calm down. Then he stared at Shi Loess intently and asked, "Do you all know that there is a beauty contest in your village?" Did you stop anyone from participating? ”
Shi Loess hammered his chest and said: "The villain promises that our ramie and east and west villages are aware of the competition, and the villain will never dare to stop it against his will." ”
Maybe it's because people don't want to come? Li Jie's first reaction was this reason.
Suddenly, remembering the basket of wood that the woman carried when she left, Li Jie's mind flashed: "Are there any other scattered families next to your ramie village?" ”
"Yes, there is. Our ramie village is surrounded by mountains, and some families live directly in the mountains, and usually make a living by hunting and collecting wood. ”
Li Jie then asked: "If you recall carefully, is there a woman who lives in the mountains near your ramie village who is extremely beautiful. ”
In the face of the envoy's inquiry, Shi Loess did not dare to slack off. After racking his brains for bitter recollections, he suddenly froze: "Oh, Lord Envoy. The villain remembered! ”
"Speak quickly!" Zhang Liang and Li Jie asked loudly at the same time.
"I seem to have heard from the Shi Tian family boy in the East Village that there was a very beautiful girl who often came to their house to exchange wood for grain. And this girl lives in the mountains near the East Village. The boy of the Shi Tian family also said that this girl has lived in the mountains with her family since she was a child, so she has not wrapped her feet, but has a pair of big feet. ”
"That's her!"
The two envoys shouted in unison, which really startled Shi Loess.
Zhang Liang rubbed his hands repeatedly in surprise and joy, turning back and forth. Suddenly, after clapping his hands, he pulled Shi Loess up. Haha laughed and said, "I'm wrong to blame you." It turns out that the girl is not from your village. ”
Shi Huangtu said in fear: "Don't dare, don't dare." ”
Immediately, after Zhang Liang grinned and exchanged glances with Li Jie, he turned his head to Shi Huangtu and said, "Now you go back and do one thing immediately." Find the boy from the Shi Tian family in your East Village, and tell him that he must find the girl. And then ...... like this"
Zhang Liang carefully told Shi Huangtu what he thought word by word, and the latter was dumbfounded: "What is the envoy going to do?" The villain doesn't understand very well. ”
"It's okay if you don't understand. Did I hear you all clearly? ”
Zhang Liang asked, Shi Huangtu nodded hurriedly: "It's all clear, don't dare to omit a word." ”
"Then go ahead and do it! Hurry up. When you find someone, report to me. Zhang Liang patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "As long as you do this well." I promise to take proper care of your daughter, so that she will definitely not be just a slave in the palace in the future. ”
The honey thrown by Zhang Liang at the right time made Shi Loess's eyes shine, and Nuo Nuo, who was a little unimaginable, said: "The envoy is serious? ”
"Go, go! Don't be verbose! Zhang Liang was already impatient and waved him away.
Turning around, Zhang Liang clenched his fist towards Li Jie with a full heart, and said in a firm voice: "This time, I will never let her run out of my sight again." ”
Li Jie frowned and looked at him. Although he was also anxious to find this fairy-like girl, he always felt that Zhang Liang's goal at the moment seemed to be a little wrong.