Song Xinshu settled the innkeeper and made some food for the dart masters, and then said to Su Xueqing: "Do you have any dishes you want to eat, the crispy fish here is very famous." ”

"Yes, then let's try it, I used to hear people in Jinling City say that the crispy fish from the water, now I finally have the opportunity to taste it."

The three of them sat around the table, and Su Xueqing beat her shoulders and said, "After a day's carriage today, I already have back pain, and I will have to wait three days before I can go to another town." ”

"If I give you more snacks, you won't feel tired." Song Xinshu said with a smile.

Su Xueqing subconsciously looked at Zhou Munan, and said embarrassedly: "Xinshu, you know to make fun of me." ”

Zhou Munan asked curiously: "Does Miss Xueqing like to eat snacks very much?" ”

"No, don't stop talking nonsense." Su Xueqing covered her face with her hands and glanced at Song Xinshu.

Song Xinshu couldn't help laughing when she saw her like this, and the hot crispy fish was served as she spoke, she was drooling when she smelled the smell, and when she was about to move the chopsticks, Zhou Munan stopped her.

"Wait, there is one more important step for this crispy fish to be delicious." Zhou Munan picked up the wine in the cup, sprinkled a little on the crispy fish, and then scooped the soup on top of it.

After Zhou Munan finished cooking, Song Xinshu took a piece of fish and put it in his mouth, and sure enough, in addition to the fragrance of the fish, there was also a faint aroma of wine, but the aroma of the wine was not rushed at all, but the fish meat was more tender.

Su Xueqing couldn't stop admiring: "It's also a shame that you can know so many methods, it's like a know-it-all." ”

Zhou Munan said with a smile: "Miss Xueqing has won the award, and I just heard it from others." ”

After the three of them feasted, they each went back to their rooms to rest, and they had to hurry tomorrow, and the time to rest at night was particularly precious, so they turned off the lights and went to bed early.

Early the next morning, everyone was ready, thinking about going on the road early, but at this time, Zhou Munan was nowhere to be seen, Su Xueqing looked around and said, "I'll go to his room to have a look." ”

Just as Su Xueqing was about to go upstairs, she saw Zhou Munan coming over with a big bag of things.

"Where did you go early in the morning, why didn't you tell us?" Song Xinshu was a little dissatisfied in his heart, and before leaving, he clearly settled him not to act alone, and this was the next day he ran out.

Zhou Munan scratched his hair awkwardly and said: "I left Jinling City in a hurry, I didn't bring a lot of things, I got up early just now, and when I saw that you hadn't gotten up yet, I went out." ”

Su Xueqing pulled Song Xinshu's sleeve and whispered, "Xinshu, don't be angry first. ”

Song Xinshu shook his head and said to her: "I'm not angry, I'm just worried that something will go wrong, after all, we are in such a place where we are not familiar with life." ”

The two whispered, not noticing that Zhou Munan took out something from his bag and handed it to her, Song Xinshu took a closer look, it was a piece of maltose inserted in a wooden stick.

"Shopkeeper Song, eat a piece of maltose, eat this candy, it will be sweet all day today."

Song Xinshu felt that what he said was really greasy, but it was not easy to refute his face, so he could only take it.

Then Zhou Munan took out a large package and handed it directly to Su Xueqing.

Su Xueqing was stunned for a moment and said, "Is this for me?" ”

Seeing that Zhou Munan nodded, she took the package and opened it to see that it was a bag full of air-dried beef jerky.

Su Xueqing said in surprise: "What are you doing when you buy so much beef jerky, and there are so many of them, it must be very expensive, right?" ”

"Isn't it nice to have a little bit of a snack on the road, and it's easier to stay up, and we eat meat and drink wine while chatting?" After Zhou Munan finished speaking, he went to help the dart masters move things.

Su Xueqing felt both happy in her heart, but also felt too unhappy, so she walked to Zhou Munan's side and said, "How much is this, I'll give you the money now." ”

Zhou Munan waved his hand and said, "Miss Xueqing, you don't need it, just treat it as if I invited you, it doesn't cost much." ”

Hearing him say this, Su Xueqing couldn't say anything more, so she could only take the big bag of beef jerky and get into the carriage, she didn't expect Song Xinshu to laugh yesterday, and he actually took it to heart.

The itinerary on the road was very dance, and the dart masters sat on the grain and grass cart, talking and laughing happily, and the three of them sat in the car and were drowsy.

Song Xinshu wanted to reach the front line before the year, so she asked everyone to speed up, and she was always vigilant along the way, for fear that some mountain bandits would jump out and rob the road.

These grains and grasses are not easy to come by, she must send all the grain to the front line, thinking that Su Qing is still waiting for her on the front line, she can't help but feel anxious in her heart.

After three days of travel, they arrived in the town, where they planned to rest for two days before setting out on the road, not only for the tired men, but also for the horses.

Since they were going to stay here for a whole day, Song Xinshu and Su Xueqing planned to go shopping on the street and buy some food by the way.

There was goose feather snow in the sky, Su Xueqing liked this kind of weather very much, she kept picking up the snowflakes with her hands, it was snowing, and the air was much fresher, Song Xinshu took a few deep breaths and felt that her whole body was transparent.

The stall selling New Year's goods also did business on the street, and Song Xinshu saw someone selling sugar gourds from afar, and the bright red color was very conspicuous in the snow.

Song Xinshu poked Su Xueqing and said: "I once saw Zhou Munan eating sugar gourds very happily, do you want to bring a string of sugar gourds to him, it can be regarded as your expression of gratitude to him." ”

A big smile immediately hung on Su Xueqing's face, and she said happily: "Really, then I'll buy a bunch and bring it to him!" ”

Su Xueqing trotted all the way over, picked a string of the biggest and reddest, and felt very happy when she held it in her hand, and after paying the money, Song Xinshu also did it to her side.

At this time, they suddenly heard a sound of gongs and drums behind them, and the two of them were attracted by this sound, and when they looked back, it turned out that they were performing acrobatics, and they approached curiously.

A middle-aged man and a little girl were performing, and at this time there was already a layer of snow on the ground, and the girl was still standing on the ground with one foot on the ground, and the other foot was raised high above her head.

It was not too late, and the man took four more blue and white porcelain bowls, two on top of his head and two on the tips of his erected toes.

The snow was slippery, and the little girl stumbled a little, but quickly stabilized her figure, and it looked like she had trained weekdays, and the people around her began to applaud.

The man took a small basket and said to the onlookers with a smile on his face: "Everyone, you see that the official behavior is good, those who have money will have a money field, and those who have no money will have a personal field!" ”

There were very few people throwing money around, Song Xinshu took out some change from her arms and put it in, she just felt that the little girl was so young, and she had to come out to earn money in such weather, it was really pitiful.

Just when Song Xinshu and Su Xueqing left, the little girl suddenly didn't stand firmly, slipped and fell to the ground, and the four porcelain bowls fell to the ground, instantly falling into pieces.

The man's face changed by the way, and he threw the basket in his hand to the side, drew the whip pinned to his waist, and walked towards the girl.

When the girl saw that the porcelain bowl was broken, she didn't care about the pain on her body, so she hurried to pick up the fragments of the porcelain bowl, and when she saw the man coming with a whip, she threw down the pieces in her hand in fear, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"I don't dare, I don't dare!"

The girl's voice pleading was really pitiful, Song Xinshu was about to leave, such a thing appeared in almost every juggling team, and she couldn't change anything, but hearing the sound of the whip behind her was really poignant.

Song Xinshu looked back, only to see the man waving the whip in his hand, each whip fell firmly on the girl's body, Song Xinshu heard the whip, and felt the pain of the skin on his body.

The girl's hand was cut by broken porcelain, and the bright red blood fell on the snow-white ground, and the little blood was very dazzling.

When the people around saw this scene, they all left, and Su Xueqing felt very heartbroken: "Xinshu, that girl is so pitiful......

Song Xinshu really couldn't stand it, and walked over a few steps and said loudly: "Stop!" ”

The man didn't expect anyone to take care of his business, so he stopped his movements disdainfully and said to them, "Don't think that you can teach me a lesson by throwing me a few stinky money, get out of the way!" ”

Su Xueqing immediately became angry, stood in front of Song Xinshu and said, "Why do you talk like this, no matter how you can't beat someone?" She's your daughter no matter what! ”

The man snorted coldly and said, "Daughter? Where would I have such a stupid daughter! ”

The daughter didn't dare to say a word, shrunk in the corner and hugged herself, Song Xinshu stepped forward and said, "Since she is not your daughter, why are you beating her so much?" ”

Song Xinshu also knew that she shouldn't meddle in this unfamiliar place, but she really couldn't stand it.

The man snorted coldly and said, "This is what I bought, how can I treat it, I want you to take care of it?" ”

Song Xinshu smelled the smell of alcohol on the man, presumably he was also an alcoholic on weekdays, if they left, this girl would be beaten to death by him one day.

Song Xinshu was hot-headed for a while, and blurted out: "Since you bought her, then I'll buy her, and you can tell you a price." ”

Su Xueqing didn't expect Song Xinshu to say this, she looked at her in surprise, she is very calm in doing things on weekdays, but she is so impulsive today?

The man saw that they were dressed well, like rich people, and after pondering for a while, he said, "Fifty taels, not a penny less!" ”

"Are you really dreaming, and you will have to ask for fifty taels when you open your mouth?" Su Xueqing felt that he was simply wishful thinking.

When the girl heard that her fate was being decided, she looked up at them through the cracks in her hair, and as soon as Song Xinshu lowered her head, she met her kitten-like eyes.