At the end of autumn, Jingzhou City, Cui's compound.

"What's going on? Song Baoqing! Why didn't you protect Cui Er? The head of the Cui family was furious and pointed at Song Baoqing's nose and said.

Song Baoqing is the short person who is responsible for Cui Miao's safety, and he is hanging his head at the moment, suffering from the thunderous fire of the head of the Cui family.

"Father, Song Baoqing was not present at the time, I asked him to go to the Red Silk Building to do something for me!" Cui Miao got up from the couch, because there was still pain in his crotch, so he half-squatted down.

"You! You know all day long to look for flowers and ask willows, and stay in the Red Silk Building day and night! ruined his own reputation, and also ruined the reputation of the Cui family! Cui Lie slapped his knees angrily, and spit flew.

"Daddy! Father! It's just a bite..."

"Shut up! You're a loser! Look at the Gu family, Gu Renyi, they all went to Beijing to take the exam! ”

"Dad, the peony flower is dead, and the ghost is also romantic! What's the point of reading! ”

"Unfilial son! I'm! ”

"Dad, this revenge is not a gentleman, I must pick up her clothes, hang them up for fun, and then throw the corpse into the wilderness, and let the wild dogs eat her!"

"You, you, you! It's not that you don't know that if the matter of the Yangtze River waterway is not made by Liu Tingshi, not only will you be finished, but the Cui family will also suffer! ”

"Dad, if there are three long and two short below, I can't give you a grandchild! Don't expect me to pass on your lineage when the time comes! ”

"I, I, I, I! You, you, you! Alas, Song Baoqing, do as I say! ”

Song Baoqing raised his head, walked in front of Cui Lie respectfully, listened to his ears, and after the head of the Cui family finished speaking, he nodded and said yes again and again, and slowly withdrew. Then there was the sound of the father and son scolding each other, one talking back, and the other scolding unfilial.

Of the three sons of the Cui family, the lustful Cui Miao is the most stubborn, and although the other two are not successful, they will not make such trouble.

San Lang Cui Sheng is happy to bow down, and anyone who accompanies him to bow will be rewarded with ten cents for a game, whether it is a servant or a gangster. Dalang Cui Hao is greedy, haunting restaurants all day long, once in order to eat beef, colluded with the shopkeeper of Cui's house, and slaughtered cattle and livestock against the ban of the government.

The sun rose early, Wu Yueya got up from the bed, sniffed, and found that her head was groggy, this should be a cold, touched her forehead, it was indeed a little hot.

In desperation, I had to go to Lu's house first, fetch water, boil hot water, wash my face, and drink some boiled water.

After a while, Lu's mother got up, and Wu Yueyan was dizzy, helping to make hot water and let Lu's mother wash her face. Wu Yueya looked at Lu's mother's hair, she didn't see any white silk last night, but this morning she saw that several silver and white hairs had been born, and she couldn't help sighing, it seems that this mother really loves her son very much.

Yesterday was the only thing, and it happened overnight.

After Lu Mu finished washing, she turned to look at Wu Yueya, but she caught a glimpse of Wu Yueya's face was bloodless, a little pale, doubts flashed in her shrewd eyes, and she frowned unconsciously, "Yueya, are you infected with wind and cold?" ”

Wu Yueya looked at the old man's vicissitudes and shrewd eyes, and had to nod.

"How can this be done, contracting the wind and cold is a big deal, your body is weak, and it is a bad thing to be sick! You help me to go to the hillside first and pick some herbs to cure the wind and cold. Lu Mu picked up the crutches and stretched out her hand for Wu Yueya to help.

Wu Yueya waved her hand, but the old man was stubborn, and asked Wu Yueya to help her go to the hillside to pick several herbs that she didn't recognize and had never seen. When I got home, I took the herbs and boiled out a bowl of cyan juice. Wu Yueya looked at the bubbling soup full of grass fragrance, took a sip gently, her tongue was so bitter that she was numb, and she couldn't help but wonder, can this thing really be drunk?

"Good medicine is good for disease, this thing is from earlier, when I was not married, I also had a wind chill that time, so I picked some herbs according to my aunt's description, cooked a bowl of medicinal juice, and the wind chill was also good after drinking." Lu Mu saw that Wu Yueya couldn't seem to stand the bitter taste, so she opened her mouth to comfort her.

Wu Yueya glanced at Lu Mu, who was smiling kindly, pinched her nose, poured it into her mouth, and coughed a few times after drinking, so bitter that tears came out.

Mother Lu came up and patted Wu Yueya's back and comforted her kindly. After that, Wu Yueya prepared the noon dough cake and went to Jingzhou City, walking on the road, a hot sweat broke out on her body, and the physical weakness caused by the wind and cold did improve somewhat.

When he came to the shopkeeper to help deal with some accounts, he was invited by the shopkeeper of Gu Jialou, saying that some food was specially prepared for the little lady Wu Yue.

After Wu Yueya finished settling the accounts, she asked the shopkeeper for a leave, and then together with the fat shopkeeper, she learned on the way that the red-faced shopkeeper was surnamed Zhao, who was originally from Jingzhou. When she came to Gujialou, she sat in a good position, the shopkeeper (doctor) served the food, a plate of steamed goose, a bowl of sauce and vinegar, which looked delicious and attractive, and a large bowl of white fragrant rice.

Wu Yueya felt a little better, and saw the good dishes and meat on the table, and her appetite was great, and when she just picked up a piece of goose meat, she suddenly remembered the Lu family's mother and asked the shopkeeper Zhao for a piece of oil paper, wrapped half a goose, added some sauce and vinegar on it, packed it, and then picked up the rice bowl and started eating.

Shopkeeper Zhao pretended to look down at the account, but in fact, he peeked at Wu Yueya, and saw that Wu Yueya had packed half of the geese, and he knew a little in his heart. Lu Ziji of the Lu family traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an to get fame, and the daughter-in-law of the Lu family also knows how to honor Lu's mother, which is really a blessing that the Lu family has cultivated for several generations.

However, this test of fame is rare, if the young master of his own family is admitted, Lu Ziji is not admitted, if the young master asks Wu Yue Aya for marriage with his fame, Wu Yue Aya does not refuse, after all, Lu Ziji is not on the list, thinking like this, he laughed again.

The autumn sun was shining outside the door, and after a while, a man in a cyan robe walked into the slightly lively store, holding a fan in his hand, looking towards the menu sign, and with two dog-legged servants, he chose a place and sat down.

Xiao Er hurriedly came over to bring tea and pour water, but people didn't seem to look down on this bamboo tube, so he pushed it and knocked the bamboo cup to the ground, and the tea spilled on the ground.

"Serve me the best sake! Don't take out this kind of wood lump and be embarrassed! ”

The shopkeeper was depressed in his heart, but he could only smile flatteringly, and nodded again and again while cleaning up and asked the guests to wait.

Wu Yueya looked at the sound when she heard the sound, and looked at the people, it is estimated that he is the son of a big family, anyway, he is a guy who is not afraid of heaven and earth, maybe he is a rich second generation who relies on his father to eat.

In fact, Wu Yueya's guess is not wrong, this guy is actually not a rich second generation, but a second generation official, Liu Wenfu, the eldest son of Liu Ji of Jingzhou Thorn History, is usually pampered, and he is also so noble outside.

Shopkeeper Zhao glanced at the guest who lost his temper, and immediately remembered, isn't this Liu Tingshi's eldest lang? How could he come to such a small shop, so he ran to the kitchen in person, and while explaining to the shopkeeper, he took out the porcelain bowl and went to compensate others in person.

"Haha, rare customers, Liu Gongzi is fortunate to come to Gujialou, it is an honor for the small shop! I personally poured wine for Liu Gongzi to compensate for it, Xiao Er is not sensible, don't care. Shopkeeper Zhao looked like a villain, pouring wine and laughing.

"Well, if it weren't for the fact that she was tired of eating the dishes in Hongjuanlou, and the woman had seen it all, she wouldn't have come here to eat." Liu Wenfu opened his mouth full of arrogance, tilted his head to look at the shopkeeper Zhao, and said with a little sarcasm, he couldn't be a lifetime.

Not long after, Liu Wenfu's table was full of several dishes, as well as a jar of good sake, Liu Wenfu glanced at the sumptuous dishes, his heart was quite satisfied, and with a wave of his hand, he asked the dog leg standing next to him to take out the usual money and pay the bill first.

Wu Yueya looked at the feast on the table, thinking that this guy's ordering is extravagant enough, but the question is whether he can finish it?

Liu Wenfu picked up a mouthful of food, took a sip of wine, looked outside the store, and then looked inside, and found that Wu Yueyan had a beautiful appearance, but she was a little thin, and she didn't feel like it.

"Go, call that little lady over to accompany the wine!" Liu Wenfu pointed at Wu Yueyan and said to the dog-legged servants beside him.

Shopkeeper Zhao saw that Liu Wenfu was going to find Wu Yueya's trouble, and secretly screamed in his heart, he couldn't do anything for a while, and he was sweating profusely, what should I do? Obviously, he just invited people to eat according to the young master's instructions, if something happened, the young master would definitely blame himself, but he couldn't afford to offend Liu Wenfu.

Wu Yueya saw the two guys coming over, staring at herself with a playful expression, and couldn't help clenching the rice bowl in her hand, it wouldn't be here to rob me of my rice bowl. When he approached, one said, "Come here, my son-in-law wants you to accompany the wine!" ”

Wu Yueya was stunned, and said in her heart that these two goods seem to be the servants of the man in the green robe, right? A few meanings, co-authoring to be a wine girl? Roll the calves! Ignore others and continue to grill rice.

"Are you pretending to be deaf or dumb, do you hear it, the eldest son of Liu Tingshi, please go and accompany the wine! It's enough to appreciate your face! The other dog-legged servant chattered angrily, pointing at Wu Yueyan and shouting.

Liu Wenfu raised his head when he heard the voice, and he didn't pay attention to the things over there, just drinking and eating by himself.

Shopkeeper Zhao peeked at Liu Dagongzi, and saw that the other party looked arrogant, only drinking, not paying attention to this side of the matter, his mind was fighting, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, taking advantage of the fact that these two dog-legged servants were not yet strong, and hurriedly came over to help.

"Two, she's handicapped, she's mute! Can't speak! If this accompanies the eldest son, wouldn't it be a loss of identity! With a kind and fat face, Shopkeeper Zhao explained to the two servants, deliberately suppressing the words disability and muteness so that Liu Wenfu could hear it clearly.

Liu Wenfu stopped his chopsticks, snorted, pondered, it made sense, but he didn't know if it was true or not, and turned his head to look at Wu Yueya.

After the shopkeeper Zhao finished speaking, he squeezed his brows towards Wu Yueya, suggesting that Wu Yueya took the opportunity to slip away. How could Wu Yueya not understand that he was the son of Liu Tingshi, and he couldn't afford to be offended, so he picked up the oiled paper bag on the table, shrank his head timidly, opened his mouth as if he was talking, and was stunned that there was no sound, bypassed the two servants and ran out of the store.

Shopkeeper Zhao led the two servants back to Liu Dagongzi's side, and while smiling carefully, he said that he would go outside and invite a orchid who could sing and dance to relieve Liu Dagongzi's boredom.

Liu Wenfu shook his head, saying that he had seen a lot in the Red Silk Building, and he was really not interested. Liu Wenfu ate and drank to his heart's content, and let the two dog-legged servants eat the rest, and when the food on the table was almost eaten, Liu Wenfu left with the two servants.

Wu Yueya returned to the cloth shop and continued to help the shopkeeper keep accounts, and he basically understood all the large and small accounts, and he also had some understanding of how to do business in the Tang Dynasty. After completing the account book early, I walked around the workshop, some small businessmen shouted and sold, and the stalls were in the open air, compared with the Gu family to open a shop and do business, it looked shabby and down, and it was indeed not easy for small businessmen. Wu Yueya felt that it was too difficult for her to start as a small businessman like this.

This sale is also subject to the government's control, but it is very difficult to do, and it cannot be done anytime and anywhere, and there is a lot less convenience.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Wu Yueya went to the city gate, carrying half a goose in her hand, thinking of giving Lu's mother a surprise, it was rare to eat meat a few times in a month, but she also briefly repaid them a kindness, so that she could take care of Lu's mother. When Lu Ziji comes back, he will leave here, and he will still earn enough money to go to Chang'an with the public inspection, in case he goes back to modern times, he can blow the cow to the sky, saying that he has been to the prosperous Chang'an City and accompanied the emperor to fight crickets.

Thinking like this, he has already gone out of the city gate and stepped on the dry sand, one step at a time, full of rhythm. On the left and right are withered weeds, and occasionally a few lonely locust trees have almost lost their leaves.

Wu Yueya sneezed, feeling that her head was a little drowsy, it couldn't be a recurrence of a cold, I hope it doesn't have a recurrence of a cold, there is no amoxicillin here, it seems that I can only go to the doctor when I enter the city tomorrow, and I don't know what the doctor of the ancients was.

Walking on the road, I suddenly found a monk sitting on the grass of the road with a broken bowl, this monk was dusty, wearing a red robe, but a little cold, except for a robe, a broken bowl for begging, there was nothing else.

Wu Yue Aya wondered, could it be that she was a fake monk? took out a piece of bread wrapped in cloth from her arms, this was her lunch meal, because of the reason why the shopkeeper Zhao invited guests, so she didn't eat it, so she planned to keep it for breakfast tomorrow.

It's just that I didn't expect to meet a begging monk now, so I put this bread in a broken bowl. When the monk heard someone approaching, he opened his eyes and saw that it was a beautiful little lady who was putting a piece of dough cake in a bowl, and smiled gratefully, "Amitabha, thank you little donor!" ”

Wu Yueya opened her mouth and waved her hand, meaning no thanks. The monk saw that Wu Yueya opened her mouth but did not make a sound, combined with Wu Yueyan's gestures, he was suspicious, "Could it be that the little lady is a dumb person?" ”

Wu Yueya rolled her eyes, nodded, and then gestured goodbye and walked back.

The monk watched Wu Yueya leave, picked up the dough cake, folded one hand and bent slightly in the direction of Wu Yueya to express his gratitude again, and only after taking a bite did he hear a strong wind blowing through the grass. The monk raised his eyes and swept away, it was a short murderer, who seemed to be following the benefactor, the monk swallowed the cake, frowned, and sighed slightly, "Since ancient times, good people have suffered a lot, and today there is the grace of giving food, so let's help it." ”

After saying that, he got up and followed him, his steps as light as a swallow.

Wu Yueya walked on the trail, feeling her head getting heavier and heavier, it seems that this cold has recurred, where to buy medicine at this time? The gates of the city will be shut. It would be nice to relapse sooner, and you can also find a pharmacy in the city to buy some medicine, but now it's better, you can only go back early and continue to boil those green water to drink.

A gust of wind blew, and a black shadow rushed out from the side of the road, like a vicious tiger, which frightened Wu Yue Aya. This figure detective directly captured Wu Yueyan, obviously not a good person. When she was dizzy, she couldn't keep up, and by the time she realized that someone was attacking her, it was already too late, and the figure had already pounced in front of her.

A big hand shone on his face, and he was about to pinch Wu Yue's throat, when suddenly a stone flew in, hitting the person's elbow and knocking his arm back.

The masked short figure screamed in pain, shook his arms, and hurriedly jumped back a few steps, looking at the place where the stone was flying from, only to see a cold monk in a robe, with his hands folded and smiling, saying 'Amitabha'.

All this happened between the lightning and flint, and it was only when I heard the monk's voice that I reacted, and the masked dwarf man in front of me was the one who had just attacked him, as if a stone flew over and hit the attacker to resolve the crisis. Wu Yueya felt that this sentence 'Amitabha' was a little familiar, and when she looked back, she realized that this was not the monk who was given by her on the side of the road?

"The poor monk has a word, how about this chivalrous man listen to it?" The monk walked slowly, smiling, as if with the intention of persuasion.

The masked man was wary of the monk who was protecting Wu Yueya, clenched the hilt of the knife, and was ready to draw the knife at any time, "Where did the bald thief come from, Hugh is going to spoil grandpa's good deeds!" ”

"I hope this chivalrous man can turn back to the shore and don't do that hurtful thing again!" The monk protected Wu Yue Aya behind him, kept a peaceful smile, and persuaded.

The masked man's eyes gradually showed a fierce light, and he was already very impatient, so he pulled out his horizontal knife and shouted, "Well, grandpa will give you three breaths to get out of the way, otherwise I will slaughter your bald donkey first!" ”

"Alas, this chivalrous and..."

"Ahh

Without waiting for the monk to finish speaking, the masked man had enough strength, raised his knife and babbled, the momentum was like a tiger and a leopard, and he slashed with a vertical knife, and the cold light on the knife was aggressive.

The monk shook his head as he rolled up his robe and blocked it with the slashing knife, and the whole person was not in the robe. I heard the cracking sound of the blade, and the masked man flew out upside down.

With just one move, you can make a decision! This monk is at least a great grandmaster-level figure, and this masked man is just a third-rate master.

The monk rolled back into his robe, threw the big knife with the handle off on the ground, folded his hands, and said Amitabha again.

The masked man clutched his chest and looked at the monk in astonishment, the palm of the knife aching and oozing blood. If this palm is heavier, I am afraid that my life will not be guaranteed, so I forcibly stabilized the qi and blood surging in my chest, got up and fled, for fear that this monk would kill people and kill people.

Seeing the other party fleeing, the monk sighed again, "Alas, I don't hurt your life, I am afraid that it will take several more months to recuperate." Sin, sin! ”

Wu Yueya saw it in her eyes and was excited in her heart, such a duel was not exciting, but she was very envious of this kind of kung fu when she hit the other party with one palm, and she stepped forward and danced, excitedly expressing her gratitude and wanting to learn from her teacher. But this monk couldn't understand Wu Yue's gestures, and was stunned for a while.

"I escorted the little donor for a while, if the little donor doesn't mind, I want to go to the little donor's house to ask for some water to drink, and spend the night."

Wu Yueya nodded again and again, and her face was full of joy. So she led the way and walked towards Shili Village, but her head became more and more dizzy, her steps began to float, her body staggered, and finally she fell unconscious at the entrance of the village.

When she woke up, she smelled the pungent smell of medicine, and she was lying on the bed with a torch hanging next to her, lighting up the room.

"Ah, you're finally awake, drink some medicinal soup first!" Mother Lu stayed next to Wu Yueya, and when she saw Wu Yueya wake up, her old face became excited, she helped Wu Yueya up, looked at her worriedly, and beckoned the monk who was guarding the stove to bring the decoction.

Wu Yueya looked at Lu Mu's worried old face, and she didn't feel good in her heart, but she was also grateful to her for caring for her sick self in this strange era. Now his body is weak, and he has no strength at all, so he has to let Lu's mother feed him the decoction to drink. Feed a little and drink a little, from time to time a medicinal soup slipped into her mouth, and Lu Mu took her sleeve to wipe it for Wu Yueya.

After drinking the medicine, there was a thick sleepiness, and in the haze, I could hear the conversation between Lu Mu and the monk, this monk seemed to be the abbot of the temple, because the official examination on the body was lost, and the trustee wrote a letter back a month ago, so that the people in the temple would pick him up... Tiredness hit her hard, and Wu Yue Aya fell asleep.

The rooster crowed a few times, and Wu Yueya woke up, at this time the wind and cold were good, and the people were more energetic. When I got up and looked, I saw Lu's mother sleeping on the couch, looking peaceful, quietly got up, wrapped the quilt for Lu's mother, and went out by herself with her clothes.

As soon as I went out, I saw that the monk had gotten up early and was still boxing. There is stillness in the movement of this punch, and there is movement in the stillness, which looks very profound and easy to understand. Wu Yueya watched for a long time, and the monk retracted his fist and exhaled.

"The little donor also wants to learn?" The monk smiled with kindness.

Wu Yueya nodded again and again, she couldn't ask for it, she must learn if she could learn, and now she has the dream of becoming a heroine in martial arts.

"I see the little donor with a beautiful face and a kind heart, but he can't speak, which really shouldn't be. The poor monk is a disciple of the Tang Dynasty holy monk Tang Xuanzang's disciples, the law name is Wushi, from the teacher to learn a Buddhist exercise, called the Pure Heart Sutra, this method through the breath to reconcile the qi in the body, so that it is gentle and finally reach the realm of calm, all those who control the qi are restrained, not the main killing, so fate, but can be taught to the small donor. ”

The monk was not in a hurry, and said slowly.

Wu Yueya excitedly picked up the stone, leaned over and wrote on the ground, "Can a woman also learn?" ”

"Naturally!"

The monk began to teach, Wu Yueya learned seriously, because people breathe, is a breath and an exhale, this exercise is not to hold the breath, but to maintain the balance of luck in the body in this breath, that is, to be quiet in motion. It's not like the kind of hard qigong that Lu Feng learned, which specifically allows the qi to run wild in the body and achieve the effect of exerting force.

In just one hour, Wu Yueya learned this exercise, and between breathing and breathing, the whole person became lighter, and her body and mind were more comfortable.

At this time, the autumn sun rose, the golden sun sprinkled all over the earth, and the cold was cured, Wu Yueya began her morning work, steamed hot dough cakes and went to the river to pound clothes, and began her day as an ordinary person.