It has been nearly a month since I left the capital. Autumn is gradually spreading, and Huainan, which was originally damp and slightly cold, has also made people feel quite chilly these days. It just rained last night. The so-called autumn rain and cold, after the wind and rain, rolled up the fallen leaves, and the leaves remaining in the treetops became more and more yellow. The flowers and trees are full of flowers, and the autumn grass is lush, which is the scene of yesterday. The depression of autumn was vividly displayed overnight.

A luxurious soft-scented carriage drove through the small village, startling the villagers to watch. Qingxi Village is just a small village on the outskirts of Huainan City, and the villagers are self-sufficient, although they have no worries about food and clothing, but they are not wealthy. It is really amazing to see such a luxurious carriage, which attracts the villagers to stop one after another. What's more, the driving force is two beautiful girls, the same hairstyle, the same lake blue clothes, and elegant manners, at a glance, you can tell that they are not from ordinary people. However, the doors and windows of the carriage were always closed, making it impossible to know who was sitting inside.

Finally, the carriage was out of sight of the villagers, and Bamboo and Mei opened the door after making sure that no one was following them. Tang Bu, who was dressed in a white ink-splashed green bamboo robe, walked out quietly. He was the first to get out of the car, acting calmly, and stretched out his hand and smiled at the people who were still in the carriage: "Don't be surprised, please sister." ”

A white and flawless hand stretched out and gently placed it on Tang Bujing's outstretched hand. I thought that there would be a cute person in the car, who was shy and well-dressed, but the person who came out was a ragged and unkempt little beggar. Her appearance is extremely ordinary, there is nothing outstanding, not even delicate, only a pair of eyes shining with smart light. The little beggar got out of the carriage, winked mischievously at Tang Bu, and said, "Thank you." ”

This little beggar is naturally a jade stealer in disguise. Since following Chen Zhiyuan to the small courtyard here a few days ago, she has come up with the idea of understanding this period of the past. At first, after Fang Wu heard her idea, he resolutely couldn't agree. According to his meaning, since he has found the whereabouts of the jasper hairpin, he will do his best to return to the villa as soon as possible to resume his life, so as not to cause extraneous branches. But this time, Stealing Jade did not obediently listen to his senior brother's words, and insisted on acting according to his own will. When the two were at a stalemate, Tang Buzhen stood up. He easily persuaded Fang Wu to listen to Stealing Jade's idea, and helped Stealing Jade come up with a foolproof way to get close to Jinxuan, who lived in another courtyard. It's just that if you don't be surprised, you have to steal the jade and promise that once you know what she is curious about, she will immediately take the hairpin and leave, and the time is set for half a month, and she can't stay for a long time.

In this way, Stealing Jade disguised herself as a little beggar and came to this courtyard. Tang Buwei is good at the art of disguise, and it is difficult to see the original appearance of stealing jade with a few simple changes. This is also to prevent Chen Zhiyuan from recognizing the stolen jade when he comes to the other courtyard. As soon as Qiē was ready, Stealing Jade was about to approach Jinxuan and explore what she wanted to know. She jumped out of the carriage, and after walking a few steps away, she turned around and waved at Tang Buxi: "I'm going, you can go back." ”

Don Buzhen smiled and stared at her. Although this time he was with an ordinary woman who didn't know martial arts at all, he always couldn't rest assured of the reckless and kind girl in front of him. But why would they support her childish behavior? Was it because he saw her unwilling expression after being vetoed by Fang Wu, or was it because of her smart and curious eyes when she talked about this matter? I don't know, he seems to never be able to refuse her anyway. So he waved his hand at the stealing jade and said, "Don't forget our half-moon period." When the time comes, I'll pick you up. ”

After saying goodbye to Tang Bushu, Stealing Jade came to the small courtyard as pre-planned. She was dressed in tatters, and she was disguised by Tang Buyi as yellow and thin, and she looked really pitiful. Stealing Jade saw that the woman in the courtyard happened to come out of the house, rummaging in the courtyard and drying herbs. She immediately put on a pitiful expression, walked to the door of the courtyard with vague steps, and called weakly: "Madam, Madame, Madame save me......"

The woman in the courtyard was startled by the sudden sound. Obviously, she lives here alone, except for Chen Zhiyuan, who will come to accompany her every few days, no one visits her other courtyard on weekdays. Jinxuan put down the herbs in her hand and came to the door with the corner of her skirt. I saw a little beggar in ragged clothes with a withered yellow face crouching outside the door, looking at her with only a pair of big dark eyes. Jinxuan's heart softened, and she hurriedly leaned down to help the little beggar and asked with concern, "Girl, what's wrong with you?" ”

Seeing that Jinxuan really came out, Stealing Yu was overjoyed, but her face was full of emotion: "Madam, beg Madame to reward Xiaolian with a bite of food!" Xiaolian is so hungry, madam, please......" As she spoke, she didn't forget to roll her eyes, seeing that she might faint at any time.

Jinxuan couldn't bear it, and hurriedly carried the stealing jade into the house. She hurriedly found some white porridge, pastries and side dishes, put them in front of the thief, and kept saying, "Child, eat quickly, eat quickly!" I really don't have much to eat, so you can just eat some. ”

Although Stealing Yu has been eating and drinking spicy food at Qi's house with Tang Bujing these days, he is really not hungry at this time, but since he has chosen such a bitter love scene, he naturally has to pretend to be a little bit like this. So she had to bite the bullet and eat and drink in the sea completely regardless of her image. Kind Jinxuan only thought that she was very hungry, and went to the kitchen to cook a few eggs for her. I don't know how much I ate, and when the stealing jade was choked by the pastry she swallowed, Jinxuan finally spoke: "Alas, eat slowly, child." But seeing that you've been hungry for a long time, you shouldn't eat so much at once, it will break your stomach. ”

When the jade was heard, it was like being pardoned. She took a big sip of tea, finally straightened out her breath, and then lowered her eyebrows and said, "Yes, Xiaolian listened to Madame's words and stopped eating." Today, thank you so much to this lady. ”

Jinxuan looked at her lovingly and asked, "Poor child, how long have you been hungry?" Where is your home? Do you still have parents and relatives at home? ”

Hearing her ask, Steal Yu remembered the life story that Tang Bujing had made up for her, and immediately tears filled her eyes, her hands twisted the corners of her dirty clothes, and she said in a dumb voice: "If Mrs. Hui is here, Xiaolian is originally from Jeju, and his family has been a farmer who has relied on the sky for food for generations. Unexpectedly, there was a severe drought in Jeju this year, and the weather was extremely hot, and the crops at home died of drought. I am the eldest daughter in the family, my parents are old, their health is not good, and I have younger siblings at home, and they are still young. This year's harvest is so bad, and the government has forcibly requisitioned a lot of grain, and the family is really unable to fill their stomachs. My poor sister didn't want to get sick but didn't want to, and the family didn't have the money to ask Lang Zhong to see a doctor, so she didn't take long to go to ......"

Speaking of this, Stealing Jade couldn't help but whimper. She reached out to touch a handful of tears, but saw that Jinxuan on the other side was infected by her story, and she also secretly wept. Stealing Yu thought to herself, she had really been with the fox surnamed Tang for a long time, and her acting skills had improved a lot. If the master sees it, maybe he will praise her, after all, this acting is a skill that they must know when they go out to perform tasks.

Taking advantage of this situation, Stealing Jade was even more wanton: "My brother is so hungry that he is full of skin and bones, and when he grows his body, he is thin and pitiful. I couldn't stand it, so I thought about going out and finding a place to work to subsidize the family. But he didn't want to stray into the thief ship, and was taken to Huainan by traffickers, but was sold into the land of fireworks. I didn't want to do that, so I managed to get out. After all this journey, I was penniless, so I ......"

She didn't say any more, only choked up, as if she couldn't speak anymore. Jinxuan also couldn't stop sighing, as if recalling memories of the past: "Alas, they are all hard-working people, hard-working people......"

Stealing Yu wiped her tears, forced herself to pull out a smile, and said, "It is Xiao Lian's blessing to be able to meet Mrs. today." Thank you, Madame, for this full meal. If Xiaolian is still alive, in the future, he will repay his wife! After saying that, she got up and said a deep goodbye to Jinxuan, and then turned around to leave.

"Girl......" Jinxuan saw that the poor child was leaving, and hurriedly stopped her. When the child turned back with tears in her eyes, Jinxuan smiled and said to her, "You didn't mean to find a place to work, it just so happens that I need someone to take care of here." Since you can come to my door, it is you and I who are destined. It's better for you to stay, although the price may not be much, but food and clothing will never be a problem, what do you think? ”

"Madame......" The girl raised her head and looked at the gentle woman in front of her, her eyes flashed with tears of emotion, "Madame is really the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, Xiaolian is a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes before he can meet Madame?" ”

Jinxuan smiled and touched her hair: "Silly boy, follow me, I don't know what life I will live." However, I will never wronged you. ”

In the bushes outside the courtyard, a white steed pulling a soft-scented carriage snorted in boredom, while the other kept digging the earth with its front hooves. The two maids in blue shirts stood respectfully beside the carriage, their posture and expression unchanged.

The white-robed noble prince had been staring at the small courtyard not far away. It's been a long time, and there shouldn't be any problems. Seeing that she was dressed in tattered clothes and was brought into the house by the woman in the courtyard, his heart hung all the time, and he couldn't fall for a long time. But now it seems that it will be about half a month before we can meet. Thinking of this, he lifted the corners of his white clothes, stepped into the carriage, and said lightly to the two maids, "Let's go." ”