Chapter 64: See you tomorrow with the bell
The sound of jingling bells, in the early morning, Chan'er Juan'er put the dishes and chopsticks on the table, served porridge and rice, and then sat down next to Tan'er's orders. In the early morning light, a family of five sat at the table eating breakfast.
Su Tan'er and Juan'er Xing'er also came back late last night, and after Chan'er cried, she sat in the pavilion with Ning Yi and chatted for a while, wiping her tears and chattering. The little girl was more pitiful, first worried that Ning Yi would leave himself to see a fox, and then saw the gong of the ping-pong outside, worried that her uncle would encounter some accidents, and then she was worried that if her uncle went to see a fox, she didn't bring herself with her, and she had no money on her......
"If my uncle goes, if I don't have money, I will make those people look down on me, in fact, those women say how good they are, they are all pretending, they are the most snobbish......"
The little girl sat in the gazebo while wiping her tears while seriously worrying that he would lose face because he had no money, Ning Yi was warm in his heart, comforted a few words, and the two talked a few words in the gazebo sprinkled with starlight, and Xiaochan finally let go of some worries.
Su Tan'er came back late yesterday and slept not long after, although it was not the first time that these things were done, but she still looked a little sad when she had breakfast, but she just washed her face and beat her spirits, and Juan'er and Xing'er were similar.
"When I went back to the city last night, I was stopped, and I saw that the inspection of the people who went out of the city was very strong, saying that there was an assassination of the imperial court, and today's Oiran Competition, I'm afraid it can't be held on the Egret Island, but I don't know how the road will be arranged at the moment...... Dragon Boat Race in the Morning......"
While drinking porridge, Su Tan'er said something customarily, and Ning Yi shook his head: "Let's go sleep in the morning." ”
"Huh?" Su Tan'er looked up at him.
"You, and Juan'er Xing'er too, take a nap in the morning, and leave the things in the yard to Chan'er. The rest, at noon. ”
"Uh-huh." Xiaochan hurriedly puffed up her chest and nodded vigorously, "Give it to Xiaochan, Miss should rest for a while." ”
"Listen to the fair." Su Tan'er smiled and nodded, and Juan Er Xing'er over there also smiled happily: "Xie Lu, Aunt Xie." ”
"It's just that Xianggong is afraid that he will go to watch the dragon boat race alone in the morning......"
"Don't go to see the dragon boat, I'll go to the school."
"Aren't there no classes today?" Su Tan'er wondered.
"It's okay, I had some ideas yesterday, I went to do some tests today, and I came back at noon."
Then talking about some messy gossip, Su Tan'er asked about yesterday's game, and asked what happened in the city before she returned home. In fact, in addition to the fatigue of not getting enough sleep, Su Tan'er and Juan'er Xing'er's mood was also a little low, and the breakthrough in the technique that they wanted to come there failed again. But this kind of thing itself is the norm, nine times out of ten failures, it is enough to wait for the success of the last one, and it is not too frustrating to think about it.
After breakfast, Su Tan'er and Juan'er Xing'er went back to the room to sleep, Ning Yi said goodbye to Xiaochan and came out, and drove the carriage of the Horse Mansion to the market. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, the market is lively and festive, many people gather to the Qinhuai River to watch the dragon boat race, the street on both sides of the dumpling leaves are fragrant. However, there are many officers and soldiers on alert, and it is quite a headache to come to the Jiangning Mansion now, and it is difficult to make too many actions to disturb the people in such a solar term, so they can only increase their vigilance and check, strictly control the population entering and leaving the city, and trap the assassins in the city first.
Turning to the road on the side of the school, there were fewer pedestrians, but the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums could still be heard, and on the way I greeted a nearby resident I knew, and after the carriage arrived at the rented courtyard gate, Ning Yi picked up a bag from the car and got down. He went all the way into the courtyard and room, and after pushing open the door of the inner room, he found that there was no one there, he walked in and took a look, noticed a few small clues, noticed that the window that was closed last night was open at this time, and then closed the door and exited.
On the beam of the room, which was about three or four meters high from the ground, the woman sat there wrapped in a robe, looking down at the scene of Ning Yi closing the door, and then turned around and jumped down, the robe belonging to the man unfolded in the wind, the carcass wrapped in bandages under the clothes, and the slender legs spread out in the air for a moment, and then fell to the ground, pulling up the placket of the robe to wrap the body, still white calves and bare feet. She took her sword and tapped it on the shelf next to her.
Hearing the voice, Ning Yi waited a few seconds before pushing the door open again, and when he was momentary, the hilt of the sword was against the door inside. He handed the burden through the opening, and when he closed the door, he saw the woman's wrist and face faintly frosty as it was taking it.
"The clothes to wear, the things to eat, the noon and evening have also been prepared, but I'm afraid it's not nutritious, I'll try to get some good ones, you're injured now, if you need any medicine, you can also tell me." Don't worry, I'll buy it separately, it won't be alarming, and I can give me the bloody clothes you changed out of, and other things that may be in trouble, and I'll deal with it. ”,
There was silence inside for a while: "Will you deal with it?" ”
"I understand a little."
As he spoke, he went to pick up a chisel and hammer or something, and knocked a few times on the brick that had been pierced by the sword last night. There was an immediate reaction from inside, presumably changing clothes.
"What are you doing?"
"This is too obvious, at a glance, you can see that the Dao is a sharp weapon stab, deal with it a little."
Knocking and knocking out the notch, then blackened it with kerosene, polished it, and blackened it again, and after a few times he knocked on the door, and then went inside, and did the same on the other side. There was no one in the room, and the blood-stained cloth strips that had been torn off last night were all placed in the baggage on the table.
On the beams of the room, the woman sat there in a light green dress and pants, and after watching the man finish, she seemed to check the blood-stained items on the table. In addition to the coat, some of these things are personal and private things, and I was slightly angry for a while, but then I heard the man say below: "Sorry, I forgot to buy you shoes, I will bring them tomorrow." Then he took the baggage and turned and walked out.
The feeling of anger has faded. The woman shrunk her legs on the beam, the trouser tube was only up to the ankle, and the ankle was still bare, she subconsciously reached out to cover the back of her foot, and then let go and curled up on the beam.
Ning Yi threw the blood-stained cloth and some fine bits into it, and after a while, it was completely burned, and when he burned it, he casually said a few words about the inspection of the officers and soldiers outside, and then he was silent and stopped talking.
Quietly doing your own experiments outside, mixing solutions, or writing some messy characters on the blackboard, the porcelain vase was burned once, so I quickly cleaned it up. The sun shines outside, it is not very hot, the wild flowers and plants swaying in the yard with the wind, the lively sound of the Dragon Boat Festival has not been interrupted from afar, but in this small courtyard, the quiet atmosphere has become more and more obvious. Lu Hongti sat on the bed with her sword in her arms, eating the meat bun sent by Ning Yi, occasionally looking at the strange experiment here with a slight puzzle through the slightly widened gap, the man looked focused, and occasionally took a brush to record something in the notebook.
After a while, someone pushed open the courtyard door, and the small steps were not adults, she packed up her things, jumped up again, and listened with bated breath. A little girl's voice came from there: "Uncle, I'm here"
It's a little girl, and she looks very happy.
"Beware of the broken porcelain over there, there may be broken porcelain, and it's best not to touch the water on the table."
"Uh-huh, Zhilu said......"
"Why did you come so soon?"
"Sister Xing'er has woken up, so let me come out to find my uncle. That's right, uncle, I bought two bells on the road, you see, I'll hang them outside, okay? ”
"Go hang it."
"Hmm."
The sound of jingling bells was crisp and pleasant, and occasionally it was heard, and the little girl seemed to be carrying a chair out of the house, hanging a bell under the eaves outside the door.
"Uncle, when I came over, I saw a lot of soldiers on the street, and everyone was talking about yesterday's assassin, saying that she was so powerful, have you heard?"
"I heard that."
"Huh? What did my uncle say? I heard that it was a female assassin, isn't that the same as the female thief in Yuan Xi? ”
"I did hear that it was a female assassin, and when I came over, I heard that someone witnessed it with his own eyes last night, and the ...... was colorful," the man said casually, "said that the female assassin is tall and strong, eight feet tall, and his waist circumference is also eight feet, holding a golden wire ring knife in her hand, all the way from Suzaku Street to Changye Street, the sky and the earth change color, the sun and the moon have no light, Duwei Song Xian, is a set of Buddhist martial arts, called Rulai Shenzhang, which has been perfected into the realm, but the woman's earth-shattering knife is even more powerful, and the two of them fought one hundred and twenty moves, regardless of victory or defeat......"
The little girl laughed: "No, my uncle is talking nonsense, he is eight feet tall and his waist is eight feet, isn't that a square?" ”
"The waist circumference refers to the circle of the circle, so it should be a pillar-shaped, and the pillar-shaped female assassin holds a gold-wire ring knife, how powerful."
"What does the Golden Wire Ring Knife look like?"
"Well, it may be the kind taken by the Tang Nursing Home at home, there are a few circles on it, and the ...... can jingle and jingle."
“…… Uncle, tell the story. ”
"How can you have a story to listen to all day long."
"Oh......"
"Okay...... Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there was a scholar named Ning Caichen, who said that he failed the exam, returned home, and took over a job in the business of collecting accounts for others......".
Wisps of light came in from the roof of the tiled house, and the woman sat leaning against the beams of the house with her sword in her arms, looking at the lights, listening to the sounds coming from outside, and the little girl was busy for a while among the flowers and plants in the yard, picking a few wild flowers, and the man was doing strange experiments while telling strange stories, and this morning was unusually quiet.
It was noon when the two of them finally left, probably saying that they were going to watch the dragon boat race, and they were going to watch the Oiran race with their families, when the flames outside were extinguished, the things were packed up and placed in the same way, and the door was opened and closed.
"The bells are so beautiful."
"I bought it."
"Okay, okay......" The two voices moved away, and then the man's casual voice came, "I'll see you tomorrow." ”
The little girl also turned around and said, "Bell, see you tomorrow." ”
The courtyard door was finally closed, the carriage left, and the woman walked out quietly, looking at a pair of wind chimes hanging under the eaves. Compared to the acting that those storytellers say, this story is much better.
The end is not finished yet......
At noon on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, Lu Hongti stood under the eaves eating cold meat buns, listening to the wind chimes coming, and thought faintly in his heart......
It's in the top 10, don't stop, don't stop, let's get on. Ask for a commuter pass ^_^