"This word is spring, this is summer ......," said a woman in a red shirt on a relatively secluded street corner in Luoyang City, pointing to a few words written on bamboo charcoal on a wooden board.

A group of children squatted or sat on the ground babbling along, scribbling on the ground with sun-dried rods. Dirty and shabby clothes, a small face with yellow muscles and thin muscles, and clear, serious eyes full of thirst for knowledge.

I don't know which lady is teaching poor children to read here, but she is a kind-hearted girl. Jing Ge stopped and looked at it for a while, thinking to himself.

After he came out of the Wei Mansion, he wandered through most of Luoyang City. Be consciously familiar with this strange place.

Looking at the sky, it was almost dusk, and he was a little tired. He sat on the small teahouse on the side, ordered a pot of tea, and prepared to rest before leaving.

"Old woman, how do you sell this corn?" Jing Ge saw a seventy-year-old grandmother sitting not far away, with two boiled corns on a bamboo basket in front of her. It's not early, so it's better to buy her, so that she can sell it and go home early.

The old grandmother looked at the brocade-clothed boy who was squatting in front of her, her face was embarrassed, and she said with a little trepidation, "This son, I'm really sorry, these two corns are reserved for that girl, if the boy really wants to eat it, I'll go back and cook it for you, okay?" ”

"Oh, don't bother, since the girl has booked, forget it." Jing Ge doesn't like to eat corn very much, and it's best if someone asks for it.

"It's not a reservation, it's just that the girl likes to eat corn and buys it from me every time she comes here, so she ......," the grandmother explained.

"I see", Jing Ge smiled and nodded to show that she understood her intentions.

The woman in red happened to glance up at this side, and her gaze stayed on the squatting boy for a moment, and then quickly retracted. He said to those children, "That's all for today's words, and now I'll briefly talk about the history of our human race." ”

"Always remember the history of the past, which is like a mirror that reflects the present. It can also be relied on to summarize the law and foresee the future, which is an extremely valuable asset. ”

Jing Ge had just paid for the tea and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard the woman talk about this, and sat back again to listen attentively. The history of the human race in this world is exactly what he wants to know.

"More than 1,800 years ago, this Shenzhou Continent was under the bloody rule of the Demon Race. The ferocious demons treat humans as pigs and sheep, and they treat them as cattle, and even as food in times of famine. The woman in red said.

"This is a dark time, and we call the period when humans lived under the rule of the demons the Dark Age. It wasn't until later that our human race successively appeared eight majestic leaders, three emperors and five emperors. ”

"They led the Terrans in rebellion, in battle, and founded eight tribes at the earliest. He also taught people to build cities, invent writing, smelt weapons, and form armies...... Eventually, eight states were formed. ”

"Human beings are free from the trampling of demons in the city-state, and civilization has developed greatly and rapidly, becoming stronger and stronger. Later, more and more humans rose up and established countless tribes and nations. By the time it was a thousand years ago, the power of the human race was no weaker than that of the demons. ”

"The struggle between the human race and the demon race has lasted for thousands of years, and the war has continued. It all ended three hundred years ago. The first emperor Qin Zheng started in southern Xinjiang, united all the human tribal countries, led seven founding generals, fought for 20 years to drive the demons to the far north, and built the Great Wall. Since then, there has been no trace of the demons in the Central Plains, and it has been able to maintain peace and stability for a long time. ”

"Okay, that's all for today, let's go back." The woman in red looked up at the sky and said.

"Thank you, sir, for your hard work." A group of children stood up and bowed in unison.

They did not disperse at once, but removed the planks that hung from the trees, took them to the edge of the pool, washed the handwriting on them, and carefully dried them, and the next time the gentleman would teach them to write on them.

After the woman in red finished her lecture, she came to the old woman and bought two corns. Corn is sold very cheaply, and two copper plates are only two sticks.

The old woman trembled away, and the woman in red remained where she was.

"Miss, it's time to go back, there is a word from Mei Xianglou that that person will come over tonight, you have to prepare well." A pothos-shirted maid stepped forward and said.

"Huh? Tonight? She was stunned for a moment, a little flustered, her eyes drooped, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"I really have to believe in the so-called fate, just a walk, I met the girl, in Xiajiangtu." Someone introduced herself to interrupt her thoughts.

When she heard the voice, she looked up and saw a boy standing in front of her, watching her talk.

This man has a fair-skinned face, handsome and sunny, holding a folding fan in his hand, and his gray and white clothes are swaying lightly in the breeze, and his aura is extraordinary. He is a humble gentleman who is as gentle as jade.

The woman in red just smiled politely, in response to his words, but her eyes looked past him and looked at Jing Ge who was about to leave. She walked briskly to the tea table.

After hesitating for a moment, he blushed slightly, and said a little shyly, "I just saw you at Grandma's, do you want to buy corn?" ”

"Huh?" Jing Ge nodded, her expression confused, not knowing what she meant.

"I'll sell you if you want to eat it, two copper plates." She handed the corn in her hand to Jing Ge.

"Actually, I don't eat corn. The old grandmother was too old to gnaw corn, so she had to take out the corn she grew and sell it for a few copper plates to buy millet porridge to drink. It's very poor, that's why I buy her corn from time to time. She looked at Jing Ge and explained with a questioning expression. She guessed that Jing Ge probably wanted to eat corn just now, but the old woman wanted to keep it for her.

Jing Ge suddenly realized, took the corn and said, "But I didn't go out with a copper plate today." When he was about to go out, Qianxue stuffed some gold ingots and silver tickets into his arms, where would there be copper plates.

"It's okay, you can bring it to me next time, but don't forget, because I don't have any money." The woman said calmly.

Jiang Tu, who came over, saw the woman say this, and immediately took out two silver ingots and said, "Why don't you sell me the corn, and I'll give you two taels of silver." ”

"I've already sold it to this son. If you want, you can ask this child. The woman in red replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

When Jing Ge heard this, he secretly winked at the woman, and said happily, "Okay, I'll sell it to you, in fact, I don't like to eat corn either." Hurriedly handed the corn in his hand to Jiang Tu.

The woman in red smiled knowingly, revealing two shallow dimples, it turns out that you don't like it either! It must have been because it was not easy for the grandmother to come and buy it, and I suddenly had a lot of good feelings.

Jiang Tu didn't mind letting Jing Ge take advantage of this little advantage, and he always had a warm smile on his face. Isn't this stupid boy acting so greedy and cheap just to show off my bearing? At that moment, he threw two silver ingots to Jing Ge.

"Half of you." Jing Ge handed her a piece of silver.

The woman in red shook her head, "I don't want it, it's yours, I just need two copper plates." ”

"Two copper plates are nothing to you." Jing Ge said. The woman in front of her is well-dressed, elegant in temperament, and exquisite in makeup. Words and deeds are generous, polite and decent. There were also handmaidens with them, and guards hidden in the shadows, like women from rich and noble families.

"I send people under the fence, and the food and clothing are other people's things. My full net worth is only a few copper plates, and two copper plates are not too few for me. She said this without a hint of resentment.

"Okay, then I'll come here tomorrow to pay you back." Jing Ge stood up and left after speaking.

Tomorrow? I don't know if I'll be able to come here tomorrow. The woman sighed softly.

"Miss, let's go back quickly." The maidservant urged.

The woman in red nodded.

"Dare to ask the girl's name, where does her family live? It's getting late, so let's let the escort give you a ride. Jiang Tu asked on the side.

The woman in red frowned slightly, slightly displeased. I thought that this person was really difficult, not as frank and neat as the boy just now. It looks like a child from a good family, but I'm afraid it's not enough to look at that person, and if you follow me again, you should let people throw you into the pit.

"Don't bother, you and I don't have any fate. Get too close and I'll get you in trouble. She ignored him.

Jiang Tu wanted to say something, but the green-shirted maid stepped forward to block him, "Son, please respect yourself, my young lady already has the master." ”

Jiang Tu's mood fell to the bottom in an instant when he heard this, is there a master? From the first sight, I was deeply fascinated by her and couldn't extricate myself. Before I met her, I never believed in fate, and I never thought that there would be a woman in this world who could trap me in.

I'm not willing, give me a little time, and I will definitely be able to break out of the world here. I want her, no matter what the cost, no matter who she is. I'm definitely going to get her. The gloom in Jiang Tu's eyes disappeared for a moment, and he soon became firm and confident again.

The woman in red returned to her room. Sitting in front of the window, staring blankly at a bush of plantains in the courtyard. Some are distraught and don't know what to do.

I wasn't so uneasy when I was outside, but now I'm getting more and more nervous here. The man he had never met, who had almost forgotten about his existence for three years, and now he had finally returned?

What does this notorious gentleman look like? The woman in red involuntarily sketched in her mind. It should be fat and bloated, with a shiny face, exuding a smoky smell of alcohol, squinting eyes embedded in the ugly face, and opening his mouth to reveal yellow teeth sticking to vegetable leaves.

Just thinking about it made her want to gag and make it hard to breathe. She didn't dare to continue imagining the scene of such a person rolling on top of her.

The walls of the courtyard were so high that she couldn't climb over them, and even if she did, she couldn't escape from them. She knew that the guards here didn't have to be much worse than Weiyang Palace, although she was free to go in and out on weekdays, but there would always be someone secretly following her when she went out.

She rummaged through the room for a while, but couldn't find the scissors dagger she was looking for, so she had to break a celadon teacup. Pick up a sharp piece of shard and quietly hide it under the pillow.

The maidservant who heard the sound of the teacup breaking asked at the door, "Miss, what's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing, I just accidentally broke a cup." She replied.

The maidservant came in and quickly packed up the pieces, and looked at her young lady's restless appearance. "If the young lady is too nervous." Why don't you play a song? ”

The woman looked at the guqin on the case and nodded, no matter what, it was better to calm down first.

She picked up the Jiaowei guqin, walked to the courtyard, and sat on the steps.

Imitations of the Jiaowei guqin can be seen everywhere in the world, but few people know where the legendary authentic one made of sycamore wood is.

The sound of the piano is long, and the aftersound lingers, which makes people feel peaceful, and she slowly calms down.

"Grandpa Qi." She said hello.

At some point, there was an old man on the small rattan chair in the courtyard. It was the big offering that Jing Ge saw in the Wei Mansion.

"Little aftertaste. You seem to be a little uneasy. Qi Lao said with a smile.

Yu Yun rolled her eyes, but did not speak.

"Have you seen His Royal Highness the Prince?" Qi Lao asked.

Yu Yun shook her head.

"I saw him in the Wei Mansion today, guess what he is like." Qi Lao said.

"I don't guess." Yu Yun shook her head, not wanting to imagine the man's disgusting appearance as she had just done.

"Hey, you girl, guess." Qi Lao pulled the small rattan chair closer.

"I don't." Yu Yun puffed out his cheeks and shook his head.

"Don't guess? I'll tell you, then. Qi Lao painted his voice, "That kid, you should have heard of being lustful and drinking, and you should have heard of it, I won't say anything about being black, short and ugly." He was also timid as a mouse. When I went to Weifu today, I was scared to pee my pants by an ocelot cat raised by Weifu, and I lay on the ground and didn't dare to move. ”

When he ran out of the Wei Mansion with his soaked pants, the funny appearance amused a three-year-old child. As a result, he was so angry that he snatched the guard's knife and hacked the child to death, and I didn't have time to stop it for a while, and now I think about it and feel very guilty, I don't want him to go out for three years and become so cruel. Qi Lao said bitterly.

Qi Lao looked at Yu Yun with a look of disgust, and sighed silently in his heart: Alas, in order to accept an apprentice, the old man is almost out of order, is it easy for me.

"He's so cowardly and murderous?" Yu Yun asked with a frown.

"Yes, are you willing to be such a person's concubine?" Qi Lao asked.

"I don't want to." Yu Yun shook her head in disgust. "It's just that I can't help myself."

Qi Lao hurriedly pointed to himself and said, "It's right if you don't want to, as long as you worship me as a teacher." In a moment, the kid will come over and I'll help you throw him out. If you practice sword with me, it won't take three years, you will be invincible in the world, and no one can force you to do anything. ”

"Grandpa Qi, you are coercing me, so I won't practice swords with you." Yu Yun was dissatisfied with his approach and refused directly.

"Where is this coercion. Just persuasion. Qi Lao argued.

"Hmph, it's coercion. I don't practice. Yu Yunqiong's nose wrinkled slightly, snorted, and said.

"Eh, why are you so stubborn." Qi Lao was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

"If you practice martial arts, you will inevitably fight and kill, I don't want to." Yu Yun hugged the qin back to the room, closed the door, and no longer paid attention to Qi Lao, who was still chattering outside the door.