Chapter 42 Pulling Mountains and Wading Waters
When Wu Fengying and Wu Yueying took their mother-in-law to Hebei, they were worried that they would meet officers and soldiers through Xiangzhou, so they entered Shandong in the east and ran around the mountains and forests to Qingzhou. The sisters pulled up mountains and waded all the way, and they were already tired, but they didn't say they were tired. The old lady was too old to stand the long journey, and was groggy all day. The second daughter was considerate of her mother-in-law's body, and only rushed half a day's journey, so that Mrs. Li could rest at the hotel with peace of mind.
On this day, the three of them came to the front of Baihu Mountain in Qingzhou, looked around, but saw that it was sparsely populated, the jungle was dense, and it seemed that there were many bandits. The three of them were hurrying on the road, when they suddenly saw a group of minions running down the mountain, led by a tall, black and thin man, with a hooked nose and mouse eyes, extremely ugly, wearing a black purple and gold tights, holding an eagle grappling hook and a knife, and riding a red horse. I only heard him stop his horse and shout: "I opened this road, I planted this tree, if you want to live from here, leave it to buy road money." If you can't let go of the silver, I'll kill it and bury it! ”
Wu Fengying entrusted Mrs. Li to her sister, and urged her to step forward immediately: "Well, you are so bold!" In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun dared to block the road and rob, is there really no royal law? ”
The man said, "What are you talking to me about?" In this place, I am the king's law! ”
Wu Fengying said: "Although my sword is sharp, it does not kill unknown people!" Who are you? ”
The man said, "I'm afraid that if I say my name, I will scare you." ”
Wu Fengying patted her chest: "My master is naturally bold, you just have to say it." ”
"Then sit firmly on the saddle bridge! I am the third generation of kings of Baihu Mountain, known to women and children, and known to all ages...... Thousands of miles of flying eagles and nine flying is also! ”
"So it's you?"
Duan Jiufei sneered: "Hmph, I know you've heard of my name!" Yes, I'm Duan Jiufei, are you scared? ”
Wu Fengying said contemptuously: "Oh, it's really unfortunate, you little mouse, I really don't know it, and I haven't heard of it!" ”
Duan Jiufei said angrily: "Are you fooling me? Okay, I'll let you know Duan Ye today! As he spoke, he smashed the horse and swung his sword to kill.
"Come on!" Wu Fengying drew her sword and greeted her.
One of the two was like a tiger pounced on food, and the other was like a raptor going to sea, and they fought back and forth for 30 rounds, without winning or losing. Duan Jiufei shook his arm and shot three poison darts, attacking Wu Fengying's three key points. Wu Fengying swung her sword and flew three poisonous darts, her legs were vertical, she jumped up a few feet, stepped on the saddle, and her body flew out like a sharp arrow, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at Duan Jiufei's heart. Duan Jiu's flying sword shook the sword momentum, intending to dart again, but Wu Fengying stomped on the ground with both feet, jumped into the air, and suddenly planted an upside-down onion, suddenly making a move "Old Dragon Exploring the Sea", shooting out a strong qi, right in the middle of Duan Jiufei's back. Duan Jiufei's spine was in unbearable pain, but fortunately, the purple gold clothes blocked the edge of the sword qi, so that he did not suffer from the scourge of broken bones. All the minions rushed up, trapping Wu Fengying in the middle and eager to go up. Wu Fengying raised his sword to slash left and right, killed indiscriminately, jumped backwards, and sat back on his horse.
Duan Jiufei said: "Your Excellency's swordsmanship is exquisite, your martial arts are strong, and you don't know your name?" ”
Wu Fengying said: "The name is not high, the surname is not expensive, and Wu Fengying in Luoyang is also!" ”
"Dare to ask who is Wu Chenggong of Wujiazhuang in the south of the city?"
"He's my father!"
"It turns out that Miss Wu Er is here!" Duan Jiufei hurriedly dismounted, hugged his fists and said, "Second Miss, Duan Mou was rude just now, I hope you Haihan!" ”
Wu Fengying was shocked and asked, "What?" Could it be that Your Excellency knows your father? ”
"The two sworn brothers below have a close relationship with Ling Zun, so I also have some friendship with him!"
"Oh? Who are your two brothers? ”
Duan Jiufei hugged his fists and said: "My eldest brother is the Drill Heaven Leopard Kong Hong, and my second brother is Hercules Cao Batian!" ”
When Wu Fengying heard this, the stone in her heart finally let go of half of it, and she hugged her fists and said: "Since you have such a deep friendship with your father, you still hope to let me wait for the mountain!" ”
"Miss, where is it, please cross the mountain!" Duan Jiufei waved his hand, and the minions instantly divided on both sides, getting out of the way.
Wu Fengying broke the horse and returned to her sister, quickly helped her mother-in-law onto the horse, and the three of them galloped across Baihu Mountain and rushed to Hebei.
The sisters of the Wu family took turns to keep vigil every night, riding horses back and forth during the day, always greeting their mother-in-law's physical condition, and taking care of Mrs. Li in every detail. To say that such a virtuous and filial daughter-in-law is rare in the world, and it is worth learning from those of us who respect the elderly.
The three of them worked hard to come to Baoding City, and Wu Fengying asked: "Mother-in-law, who is my cousin's surname, in the city and in the countryside?" ”
The old lady said: "Daughter-in-law, I only know that your cousin's surname is Liu Mingqin, and he is called Liu Daguanren, and I don't know anything else!" ”
Wu Yueying said: "Sister, people often say that if you don't give courtesy to people, you will run forty miles in vain. If we ask passers-by, don't we know where my cousin's house is? ”
Wu Fengying asked passers-by and learned that Liu Daguan lived in Liujiazhuang, ten miles west of the city. The two daughters ran to the front of Liujiazhuang, only to see a luxurious mansion located in the mountains, in front of the house and behind the house Zhu Yuan Bi Tile, inside the Sumu building, the sea pavilion beam wall. Seeing an old man standing outside the gate, the three of them dismounted and came to the door.
Wu Fengying Shili asked: "Dare to ask this old man, is this the mansion of Liu Qin's big official?" ”
"Exactly." The old man asked, "Who are you?" ”
Wu Yueying hugged her fists and said: "We are Li Jiazhai in the north of Luoyang City, Henan, Li Yinglong's family, and I am here to join you today!" ”
Wu Fengying hugged her fists and said: "Uncle Lao has reported to your family's officials!" ”
"Wait." The old man turned around and entered.
The time was not big, the door opened, and a middle-aged man came out of the old man, with his hair in a high bun, his face was good, his beard was floating on his chest, a blue shirt covered his body, his waist was plain belt, he wore a hanging jade pendant, stepped on thick-soled boots, and cranked folding fans. This person is the big official Liu Qin. He approached, kowtowed to Mrs. Li and said, "Cousin Xu is above, and the younger brother is polite!" ”
Xu Shi bowed and said, "Brother, please get up, the old sister has returned the courtesy." ”
The Wu sisters also bowed to the officials in both directions.
Liu Qin invited the three of them back to the living room to sit down, ordered someone to treat them with a cup of tea and dinner, and personally invited the old mother in the inner room to meet the guests.
Mrs. Liu sat down in the high hall, and Xu and Wu bowed to the ground one after another. When Mrs. Liu saw the old niece of Long Zhong, she was very happy and aroused the three of them. Everyone talked for a while, and the big officials called out his wife Liu and son Liu Chengzhi to confess to Xu.
Fifteen-year-old Liu Chengzhi saw that Xu was accompanied by two little brothers, both of whom were holding swords and had an extraordinary bearing, so he must be a person who practiced martial arts. He was interested in these two people, walked over, hugged his fists and said, "Presumably, the two brothers are also martial arts practitioners, right?" Why don't you go out with your little brother to learn a thing or two? ”
Liu Qin said angrily: "Zhi'er, don't be rude, your second brother has just traveled a long way and is not tired, how can he accompany you to compete?" Get out of here! ”
Liu Chengzhi bowed his head and said: "Daddy doesn't need to be angry, the child sees that these two brothers are also martial arts practitioners, and he just wants to ask them for a few tricks!" ”
Wu Fengying saw that the little young master of the Liu family was very cute, and asked, "I don't know what the little brother is called?" ”
Liu Chengzhi said: "The little brother's name is Liu Chengzhi!" ”
The Wu family sisters didn't want to make trouble, they only said that they were the two sons of the Li family, and everyone looked at their male outfits, so they treated them as men.
Wu Fengying knew that it was not easy to say goodbye to Liu Chengzhi's grand invitation, so she said: "My brothers and sisters are mediocre in martial arts, as long as Brother Liu doesn't laugh, I am willing to try a few swordsmanship with you!" ”
Liu Chengzhi was overjoyed when he heard this, and hugged his fists and said: "So please go to Brother Li's courtyard!" ”
Liu Qin hugged his fist at Wu Fengying and said: "Virtuous nephew, the dog loves martial arts at a young age, and I hope you will bear with him more if he is inappropriate today!" ”
Wu Fengying said: "It's okay, it's okay! After that, I came to the courtyard and tried a few swordsmanship with the young master of the Liu family. She doesn't really do kung fu, and every move is bland. Liu Chengzhi tried to compete with Wu Yueying again, and she also hid it deeply. He felt that the second daughter's martial arts were far inferior to his own, so he lost interest in martial arts.
That night, Liu Daguan ordered someone to arrange for the Xu family and the Wu sisters to live in a first-class room. The three of them worked on the journey and fell asleep in an instant. The Wu sisters rested in Liujiazhuang for a few days, thinking about the Li brothers very much. Early this morning, after Wu Fengying got up, she sat at the head of the bed without saying a word, thinking a lot.
Wu Yueying saw that her sister's eyebrows were frowning slightly, she was stunned, she had already guessed some clues, and asked: "My sister is silent, isn't she calculating our future future?" ”
Wu Fengying came back to her senses and said, "My sister is really a god, and she can guess my sister's heart exactly what's going on." Since you guessed your sister's thoughts, you must have made a decision, right? ”
Wu Yueying said confidently: "The two of us are homeless now, but the only way to do this is to go to Chang'an to find the two fathers of the Li family first, and then make plans for other things after meeting with them!" ”
Feng Ying said: "My sister's words are exactly what my sister wants, so let's say goodbye to my mother-in-law, right?" ”
After speaking, the second daughter saluted her mother-in-law and said hello, Yueying said: "Mother-in-law, the two of us have sent you to my cousin's house safely, my cousin is very kind, you will be able to live here safely." You see, sooner or later, my sister will have to go to Chang'an to find Huaizhu and Huaiyu, and she can't serve you all the year round, so why don't you live here temporarily, and wait for his brother to get an official and a half position, and then we will come to Dingzhou to pick you up and return to Beijing to enjoy happiness? ”
When Mrs. Li heard that the second daughter was leaving, although she was very sad, she was also very open, and said: "The two daughters-in-law are both benevolent and righteous people, and they are already grateful to have been escorted here by your mother, how dare you keep them again?" After that, you don't have to worry about me, just go about your own business. I hope that your two sisters can turn evil into good fortune in everything, and they will be lucky in trouble! ”
Feng Ying burst into tears and said: "It's rare for my mother-in-law to be so understanding, now we can put our hearts at ease!" ”
After breakfast, the two daughters gave a salute to Liu Daguan, and Feng Ying hugged her fists and said: "Uncle cousin, my two brothers are going to Chang'an to take the exam now, and my mother will have to be taken care of by you." When we get an official position in the future, we will never forget your great kindness! ”
The official said: "There is no need to be polite to the virtuous nephew, your mother and I are cousins, and I will take good care of her." You two don't have to worry about your mother, just go to Chang'an to take the exam! ”
The two girls clasped their fists and said: "Uncle Lao is so good, let's say goodbye, there will be a period later!" ”
Liu Qin hurriedly ordered her family to prepare two hundred taels of silver for Yueying and Fengying, and brought them some water bags and dry food.
The two daughters took out their respective mounts from the stable, turned over on the horse, hugged their fists and said, "Uncle take care!" "Rode his horse and whipped his whip and galloped towards the road.