Chapter 5: The Strange Girl
On the official road from Yunlin City back to Donglin Town, there is a small tea shed for passers-by to rest.
This small tea shed, which looks trembling and leaking, has actually been erected here for countless years. Outside the door of the tea shed, a tall banner was erected, and the first herbal tea in the world was written on several big characters and the original pattern on the banner had already been blown away by the wind and rain.
In some stone crevices around the tea shed, long and short artemisia grass grows out of the withered yellow weeds, making this summer look extremely vibrant.
The afternoon sun, passing through the vibrant artemisia grass, fell on An Lingsu's body, casting dappled light and shadow. These lights and shadows made this innocent girl suddenly give others an illusion of some vicissitudes.
At this moment, the tea guest sitting at the same table with An Lingsu is a delicate and handsome young man.
An Lingsu looked at the young man opposite and frowned invisibly.
In fact, since she left Yunlin City, this handsome young man has been following her and sitting in this tea shed together.
An Lingsu was sure that she had never seen the young man in front of her, let alone knew this young man, but this young man had already asked her a lot of questions.
The young man's face always had a serious look, and his appearance was so delicate and handsome, which made An Lingsu unable to lose half of his temper.
"It's really hard to explain, in short, you just treat me as boring......" At this moment, An Lingsu was also talking to this handsome young man seriously.
"Okay. The handsome young man nodded, and asked seriously, "Then you just asked the owner of the tea shed what he wanted to do with the clothes and hats? The sky is clear outside, the sun is shining, and it won't rain? Do you think the boss's clothes and hats are particularly good-looking?"
"I don't think the coat and hat look good. An Lingsu shook his head and looked up at the sky outside the tea shed, "I just think it's going to change, and I don't want to get sick in the rain later, so I've prepared these in advance." Well, it's not too early, so I'll go first. ”
An Lingsu got up and nodded, saying goodbye to the young man opposite. Then, instead of leaving immediately, she turned around and shouted at the boss who was napping behind the counter next to her.
"It's thundering, it's raining, boss, you quickly put away the clothes that are hanging outside. ”
The pergola owner was startled when he heard this, opened his eyes and looked up at the sky outside, but silently lay back and continued to doze.
It's still sunny outside, and where is there any sign that it's going to rain?
After An Lingsu finished shouting, he put on his coat and hat, and walked in the sun.
This somewhat strange picture made the handsome young man who stayed in place frown slightly.
Then, he left enough money for tea, and he followed out of this dilapidated little tea shed, but reflexively headed west.
After a few moments, the boy climbed a small hill and came to an ordinary carriage.
The indifferent young man who was driving slightly stepped aside, but did not speak.
The handsome young man got into the carriage, sat down in the groom's seat, grabbed the whip, and drove the carriage slowly along with two old white horses, his movements skillful and natural, as if he were accustomed to such things.
"Did you make it clear?" In the silent carriage, a cold female voice came out again.
"The girl's name is An Lingsu, the only daughter of a barefoot doctor in Donglin Town, and she is not yet fifteen years old this year. The handsome young man did not look back, and quietly waved his horsewhip.
In fact, he is very serious in everything he does, whether it is asking questions or now answering while catching a car.
The cold voice in the carriage only asked, but the girl continued, "Master, this girl is very strange. ”
"Oh, why?" the voice in the carriage was curious.
Because just now, she asked the owner of the tea shed for a coat and a hat, and said that it was going to thunder and rain, and asked the boss to get up and collect the clothes. And she herself did put on a cloak and a hat to go out. The handsome young man quietly turned his head and replied.
"Do you think there's something wrong with the girl's brain?" asked the man in the carriage after a moment of silence.
"He speaks very well, and his brain doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it, but he does say some strange things. The handsome young man's brows furrowed quietly, and he muttered, "Along the way, I asked her for a while, but she asked me if I was checking my household registration? I asked her what it meant to check the hukou, but she said it was hard to explain......
Speaking of this, the handsome young man suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky.
The wind suddenly rose, and the sky was still clear, but in an instant, it was already overcast.
The young man's brows instantly furrowed even deeper.
At this moment, the wind was blowing, flying sand and rocks, and a thunderbolt suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.
"It's ......" It's raining!
The handsome young man only said two words, and then frowned and stopped.
On this day, did it really rain?
There was silence all around the carriage.
The pouring rain poured down in an instant, but strangely, the rain did not fall on the carriage. ---- it seems, someone has held up a large umbrella on top of this carriage.
"It seems that things are indeed a little tricky......" This time, the woman who made the cold voice in the carriage was silent for a longer time, until the heavy rain gradually stopped, and the cold voice finally sounded again, "But Qingyi Academy shouldn't find this tricky." ”
The handsome young man's brows furrowed even tighter, and he asked more seriously, "Master, I don't understand what you mean. ”
"Hokage, you go and make arrangements, let Granny Zhang personally send that girl to Qingyi Academy. Even if you want to get there now, it's about the right time. The woman in the carriage said.
"Master, do you want to recommend that girl to participate in the big exam of Qingyi Academy?" The handsome young man and the indifferent young man beside him glanced at each other, and then frowned and asked, "Why?"
This is also ridiculous. This girl in Donglin Town reminds me of a person. My grandfather once told me that he used to shout when it wasn't raining: It's thundering, it's raining, hurry up and put away your clothes. Inside the carriage, the woman's voice was a little lighter, and she seemed to remember some good things, and there must have been a quiet smile at the corner of her mouth.
"Is it Empress Zhang Huang?" the handsome young man didn't turn his head, but his back trembled slightly. The same was true of the other indifferent teenager sitting beside him.
Empress Zhang Huang is the legend of the entire Yunzhou Empire, and she is also the first woman on the Central Continent to take the phoenix as the queen.
Approximately, it will also be the last.
"Who else but her is qualified to keep my grandfather on his lips all day. The voice of the woman in the carriage became cold again, "Okay, Hokage, you go and arrange it first, Qingluan, let's move on." ”
The indifferent young man nodded, but suddenly turned back and asked. "Master, I heard that the son of the Zhou family will also go to participate in the big exam of Qingyi Academy this year......?
"Isn't that just right?" said the voice in the carriage, but suddenly meaningfully.
Let the couple who have not yet met and have already broken off their marriage reunite at Qingyi Academy? Think about it, this is really an interesting thing.
"Hokage, remember not to reveal our identities and ...... to the outside world In the name of Yunlin City, recommend that girl to go to Qingyi Academy for a big test. The female voice in the carriage suddenly had a hint of a nonchalance smile. "Let's take it as the compensation for the Zhou family's initiative to repent of the marriage. ”
The Hokage nodded, then flew out of the carriage and quickly disappeared into the official road.
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A quarter of an hour later, An Lingsu, dressed in a cloak and carrying a hat, stood on the official road at the bottom of the hillside and suddenly opened his eyes.
"It turns out that in this world, there are really masters ......" She suddenly shook her head, untied the coat behind her, looked up at the sky, and muttered silently.