Chapter 16: The Four Girls (Part II)
Ning Qingye has always been alone, rarely sitting with so many women of the same age, after thinking about it, he said:
"It's hard. My mother was a chivalrous woman on the rivers and lakes back then, wandering around the rivers and lakes like me, thinking about happiness and revenge. But most of the people in the rivers and lakes are insidious villains, and one wrong step is a catastrophe, if it weren't for revenge, Master and I would rather stay in the mountains for the rest of our lives. ”
Song Yufu thought for a while: "It's not easy for everyone, in fact, it's the same to be an official in the capital, being cautious all day long can't stop the disaster, maybe just saying the wrong thing in private, you won't be able to turn over for the rest of your life......"
Zhongli Chuchu shook his head and smiled at these: "No matter how difficult it is in the Central Plains, at least you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, you haven't been outside the customs, as long as you go to see it once, you will feel that this place is the same as where the immortals live." ”
The three girls all grew up in the Central Plains, and their families were not poor, so they were naturally a little puzzled by Zhongli Chuchu's words. Ning Qingye thought for a while: "I heard that Guanwai is very poor and can't eat enough?" ”
Zhongli Chuchu sighed, looked at some beggars on the street, and recalled slightly:
"Cannibalism. I was born in a small tribe in the Western Regions, and I can't remember how many people there are, anyway, it's not big, and I compete with several small tribes in the vicinity all day long for water and cattle and sheep. Then a group of horse bandits came and killed all the men of the tribe, and gathered the women together, and killed the old ones, and tied up those who were able to work, and took them down to the nearby city to sell their ......."
Song Yufu frowned: "Does the government care?" ”
"There is not even a court, no one cares. I was only a few years old at the time, and together with a few other children, I was locked in an iron cage like a dog, and I was pulled down to the market and sold as a slave, because I was so thin that no one bought it, but later the traffickers from the Central Plains saw it and bought me......"
Zhongli Chuchu whispered about the past, not sad, but happy. After all, she is still alive like a person at least now, and the few children who are locked in the iron cage with her may be doing unimaginable things in the most unseen places, or they may have long become a pile of white bones.
Song Yufu and Zhu Manzhi grew up in a greenhouse, and they couldn't imagine the purgatory outside the gate, and they were a little worried when they heard it.
Ning Qingye's mind is a little more mature, except for a soft sigh, he actually doesn't have much opinion, after all, this world is like this, not everyone is human.
Zhongli Chuchu whispered about the chaos outside the gate, and found that the three girls were a little heavy, and knew that what they said affected the atmosphere, so he stopped and looked out the window with a smile:
"It's better to be in Jiangnan, I never dreamed when I was a child that there was such a peaceful place in the world."
The boat lady who was greeted by the boiling water on the painting boat was also listening, probably touched by the words, and sighed softly:
"It's not easy anywhere, this Jiangnan looks good, the countryside and county outside are still miserable, there are floods in the autumn, the fields are gone, and many people starve to death. There are still water bandits on the other side of Hongshan Lake, and I heard that they still skin people, and the officers and soldiers are useless, and those begging on the shore are not all hiding from disasters and famines......"
Song Yufu was influenced by her father, and she cared about the suffering of the people, and when she heard that Jiangnan was still troubled, she remembered it and felt that she had to talk to Xu Buling about it when she went back at night.
Zhongli Chuchu was silent, probably not interested in playing, and got up to say goodbye to the three girls.
Ning Qingye is an authentic woman in the rivers and lakes, and she really regards Zhongli Chuchu as a friend, so she couldn't keep a few words, so she got up and sent Zhongli Chuchu off the boat.
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Zhongli Chuchu got down from the small painting boat, and looked at the small painting boat carrying the three girls in the distance, her green eyes showed a bit of a trance, for some reason, after some small talk, she saw that Xu Buling's thoughts faded a little.
Accustomed to seeing the evil in the world since he was a child, Zhongli Chuchu has always felt that there are no good things in the world, and he has tried his best to make himself stronger since he was a child, and he is extremely attached to his master, but in fact, he is just afraid of returning to the days when people were not as good as dogs in the past, and he is insecure.
After meeting Xu Buling, his first thought was to expose Xu Buling's ugly true face. Later, when he found out that Xu Buling was actually really a gentleman, Zhongli Chuchu felt that it was wrong to misunderstand others, and he wanted to be the same kind of person as Xu Buling, and he was afraid of losing such a friend, just like he was afraid of losing his master.
Looking back, Zhongli Chuchu found that he was too paranoid, almost paranoid about wanting to get things that were once unattainable, and to be recognized by those who were high.
In fact, what you are like, why let others recognize it. Those three girls may like Xu Buling very much, and they will secretly be jealous, but they obviously have their own interests and ideas, and they will not always think about how to attract Xu Buling's attention.
If Xu Buling was so cold to Ning Qingye, Ning Qingye might turn his head and leave alone. What Master said is also right, how can people be rare if they try their best to get close to them......
Thinking like this, Zhongli Chuchu's mood gradually calmed down, and he turned around and walked towards the inn where he was temporarily staying, but saw that the master was sitting on the white camel and had already walked to him.
Zhongli Jiujiu looked at the small painting boat in the distance, and said softly: "Chu Chu, today is a mistake, when Xu Buling comes out, we will perform it again......"
Zhongli Chuchu was silent for a moment, shook his head and smiled: "Forget it, if you can't meet it, you have no fate, why bother making such a mess." ”
Zhongli Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, his fox-like eyes showed a little doubt, and he jumped off the camel:
"Chu Chu, aren't you friends with Xu Buling?"
Zhongli Chuchu shook his head: "They are already friends, and the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, so why dangle in front of other people's eyes." Master, don't argue, you're one of the most beautiful women in the world......"
"One?"
"Hmm...... There is no one, compared to Master and Ning Yuhe, it is actually difficult to tell who is better-looking, but Master is more feminine. It doesn't matter what you look like and whether it's Bakui or not, Xu Buling doesn't worship you as a teacher because he is not blessed, why do you have to beg him to apprentice, when he asks for you, he will naturally come over and beg you. ”
Zhongli Jiujiu was slightly stunned, frowned and thought carefully, and nodded lightly: "That's right, but Xu Buling took the initiative to beg me, unless he accidentally fell into my Lock Dragon Gu...... I'm not going to help him! ”
Zhongli Chuchu smiled: "He is not a fool, no matter how bold he is, he will not lock himself in the Dragon Gu, Master's medical skills are superb, there will definitely be a time when he can help, let's talk about it when the time comes." ”
Zhongli Jiujiu thought about it, but if he didn't make a strategy, the master and apprentice had nothing to do, and looked left and right at the moment:
"So what are we going to do now? Back to South Vietnam? ”
When he returned to South Vietnam, he couldn't meet Xu Buling, Zhongli Chuchu thought for a while, and looked at the child in the arms of the begging refugee on the street:
"Let's go to Hongshan Lake and have a look."
Zhongli Jiujiu's obsession for more than ten years will not give up easily, but now that he is reunited with his apprentice, it is important to accompany his apprentice to relax, and he has no objection, so he left the street together with the white camel......