Yuan Lan heard the analysis of the bearded guest, and felt a little proud in her heart, not proud, but proud. There are not many people who can join forces with Xiao Buyi and the bearded guest, how can he not be proud to be one of them. The most important thing is that he knows that he has finally become a trusted part of Xiao Buyi.

The work of taking treasure is not easy, Xiao Buyi can only find the most trusted person to do, and he Yuan Lan did not live up to Xiao Buyi's trust. When he first met Xiao Buyi, he just wanted to win him over as his son-in-law, but now, he found that sometimes he didn't need this relationship, and Xiao Buyi and him didn't get along badly, of course, in his thoughts, it was better to be close to each other, he took his daughter down to Yangzhou, and waited for Xiao Buyi in Shanyang, nothing more than this idea.

With a light stroke of his toes, the wooden plank beside Yuan Lan creaked open, and there was still a hole under the cabin, and there were more than a dozen large boxes neatly lined up below, Yuan Lan got off the cabin first, and reached out to open the lids one by one.

There is no copper smell spewing out, the lid of the box is opened, and there is only a dazzling or soft light, colorful, as if opening the entrance to the fairyland. Ah Rust and Zhou Muru stood on the spot when they saw it, unable to move for a long time.

There are no copper coins in the box, some are just white jade jade, jewelry agate, and any thing is priceless. In addition to the jewelry, there are several boxes full of gold bricks, and the gold is swaying and making people panic.

Xiao Buyi glanced at it and suddenly asked, "Didn't Wang Shichong intercept you by water?" ”

"Of course." Yuan Lan smiled and said: "He regards wealth as his life, and he knows that you want to take the treasure, how can he let you take such a heavy treasure under his nose?" ”

"And how did you get it out?" Xiao Buyi asked curiously, he was not suspicious of employing people, since he chose to believe Yuan Lan, everything would be handled by Yuan Lan. Yuan Lan is very low-key, but he does things safely, and Xiao Buyi believes in his ability and vision very much.

"The ships we ship with cargo always have dark cabins, which are very secretive." Yuan Lan explained: "This kind of cargo hold is only an open warehouse, in fact, there is another layer underneath, and from the outside, there is nothing abnormal. Although Wang Wei came to search carefully, he did not find the secret cabin. Speaking of this, Yuan Lan walked to a corner, stretched out his hand and groped, and a dark grid appeared under the cargo hold, and the space was quite large. He told Xiao Buyi and the others the secret of the ship, obviously trusting them extremely much.

"But the king is careless in his search." Zhou Muru muttered.

Yuan Lan smiled, stretched out her hand to drum twice, and closed the dark cabin, "Mu Ru can try to search." ”

Zhou Muru ran to the place where Yuan Lan was just now, but he only saw the smooth plank, and he couldn't see anything else, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Yuan Lan said with a smile: "The mechanism here is made by a skilled craftsman in Kyoto, and forcibly opening it without knowing how to open it will only make the mechanism attack." ”

Zhou Muru was startled and hurriedly stood up, and Yuan Lan continued: "There are several kinds of smoke, crossbow arrows and water releases, and there are different ways to deal with different people. I'm just afraid that Wang Wei really found out that he was ready to release the water at that time, but fortunately he didn't scuttle the boat, which is also a blessing for each other. ”

"What are you doing with the water?" Ah Ru asked.

"This is the river, and as soon as the boat enters the water, I think even Mrs. Jiang can't sit still." Yuan Lan said with a smile: "But this trick can't stop the enemy, to what extent it is used, it depends on the opponent's reaction, and we don't want to burn the jade." ”

"Different methods should be used to deal with the thieves and the government," Xiao Buyi explained: "If the thief comes to rob it, although it is okay to kill it, but if it is the government, there is still a lot to consider. ”

Ah Rust and Zhou Muru have already understood, the heart of Jiang is still old and spicy, and Yuan Lan has thought a lot about this kind of organ, but obviously it is not for this treasure transport, but usually there are private goods.

"Now I'm finally living up to my mission." Yuan Lan smiled and said, "The rest of the matter is Buyi's business." ”

Xiao Buyi looked at the bearded guest and said: "Big brother has made a great contribution in this matter, if it weren't for the big brother to find out the opponent's bottom clearly, I might not be able to stand here, so these treasures, please choose the big brother first." ”

The bearded guest walked over and flipped through it, picked up a jade horse and looked at it, the jade horse was white and flawless, meticulous in workmanship, and there was a soft light on his body, even if Ah Rust and Zhou Muru saw it, they knew that it was priceless. Any bead in the box looks like a wealth that ordinary people can't reach for several lifetimes, and the sum of these dozen or so boxes is terrifying.

"This jade horse is not bad." The bearded guest looked at the jade horse, put it in the box again, and after looking at them one by one, he shook his head and said, "It's a pity that there is nothing I want here." ”

Yuan Lan was surprised, "What Brother Zhang wants, I'll see if I can help you do it." "Yuan Lanrao is a member of the Runan Shi clan, he has experienced strong winds and waves, and he can see these jewels in his hand, and he is also enthusiastic for a moment, and he became famous very early, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is Xiao Buyi's elder, and he is called Brother Zhang by Yuan Lan.

"Actually, what I want to see most is the Book of Heaven, but there is obviously no one here." After the bearded man finished speaking, he walked up, "What am I going to do with these things, it's just a burden to carry with me." ”

He walked easily, waved his sleeves, and didn't worry about it, Yuan Lan looked at his background full of admiration, Xiao Buyi shrugged his shoulders and smiled slyly, "I knew you wouldn't want it, so I'll assign it." ”

The bearded guest had already sat down, took a sip of tea, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and whispered to himself: "I knew you kid was slippery enough." ”

**Xiao Buyi is on the boat, meditating with luck, but his thoughts have already arrived in Taiping Village, although Yuan Lan ordered to sail day and night, but he will not arrive in Liang County until tomorrow morning, and now Pei Bei, I don't know how his body is? He and the bearded guest all the way, although they have a deep brotherhood with each other, but they also hope that the bearded guest will give Pei Bei a pulse and let Pei Bei tide over the difficulties as soon as possible...... There were two soft 'pecks' from the door, and then there was silence.

Although Xiao Buyi was thinking, he heard someone in front of the door, this is a boat, who will come to find him? If it is a bearded guest, it will push the door in a multi-radius straight, if it is a brother, he would have already knocked on the door and shouted, Xiao Buyi thought of this, his heart moved, he had already walked to the door, gently opened the door, and then saw Yuan Qiaoxi's red face like a flower.

"Qiaoxi, is that you?"

"Yes, yes, it's my ......"

"Something?" Xiao Buyi's eyes had already fallen on the tray in her hand, on which were a teapot and two teacups.

"It's fine." As soon as Yuan Qiaoxi spoke, he felt that something was wrong, "Xiao, Brother Xiao, do you want tea?" ”

Xiao Buyi was a little embarrassed when he saw Yuan Qiaoxi nervous, "Just let the subordinates do this, why bother you to work hard, but since you are here, come in and sit down?" ”

Yuan Qiaoxi blushed and nodded, "Okay." As she spoke, she looked back, turned her head quickly, walked to the room, put down the tray, and just poured tea.

Xiao Buyi saw that the tea was overflowing, but Yuan Qiaoxi didn't know it, knowing that she was shy, maybe she was still thinking about something, and said softly: "Qiaoxi......"

Yuan Qiaoxi came back to her senses, only then did she see that the tea had spilled out, and she made a light 'ah' sound, and hurriedly went to find something to wipe, but Xiao Buyi held her hand and said softly: "It's okay." ”

Yuan Qiaoxi couldn't move anymore, she didn't struggle to resist, and now she came to deliver tea, which was originally her father's order. She couldn't understand why she was so nervous, she had actually shared the same bed with Xiao Buyi, of course, if she slept on the same bed at different times, pillowing a pillow would also be considered to be the same bed!

"Sit down, Qiaoxi, you seem to be afraid of me?" Xiao Buyi asked with a smile.

Yuan Qiaoxi finally mustered up the courage to raise his head, and when he saw Xiao Buyi's eyes full of kindness, he slowly shook his head.

"We're all friends." Xiao Buyi said: "Ling Zun and I are already very good friends, and I am the same as you, since we are friends, together with each other, we should be happy instead of afraid." ”

"It's not fear." Yuan Qiaoxi finally spoke, "Brother Xiao, I, my surname is like this, and I also know that I am not good like this." But I rarely talked to men, except for my family, and this was the second time I came to the room where men were resting. ”

"Where was the first time?" Xiao Buyi asked funny.

"It's also in your room, the time you got drunk." Yuan Qiaoxi couldn't help laughing, she finally relaxed.

Xiao Buyi breathed a sigh of relief, with this little girl, she was nervous, and she felt guilty like a human trafficker. Let go of her hand, sit casually on the side of the bed, pat the edge of the bed and say, "If you are not going to leave immediately, it is better to sit down and chat." ”

Yuan Qiaoxi nodded, did not refuse, sat down obediently, and after a long time, Yuan Qiaoxi asked, "What does Brother Xiao want to talk about?" ”

Xiao Buyi couldn't cry or laugh, and thought for a while, "Qiaoxi, is Ling Zun just your daughter?" ”

"I only have one daughter, but I have three older brothers." Yuan Qiaoxi replied truthfully.

"They are also in business like Ling Zun?" Xiao Buyi tried his best to find some topics that Yuan Qiaoxi was familiar with.

Yuan Qiaoxi nodded and said: "Yes, my family has been in business for generations, and my father also wants them to inherit the ancestral business, so when they were very young, my father taught them the skills of business." ”

Xiao Buyi's demeanor was kind, and he asked about ordinary things, and Yuan Qiaoxi unconsciously relaxed.

"Then why don't they become officials?" Xiao Buyi asked again.

Yuan Qiaoxi hesitated this time, "Brother Xiao, there are some things that my father doesn't let me say to outsiders. ”

"Then I didn't say hello." Xiao Buyi said hurriedly.

Yuan Qiaoxi pursed her lips and smiled: "But you are not an outsider." When she said this, her face flashed red, but she raised her head and glanced at Xiao Buyi quickly.

Since entering the room, she has not dared to look at Xiao Buyi once.

Xiao Buyi knew that shyness could also be infected, and he didn't know if Yuan Qiaoxi had unintentionally mentioned it, or if he did it intentionally, and his face was also a little hot. Neither of them mentioned their relationship with each other, but they knew that they were inseparable. Xiao Buyi chose to trust Yuan Lan, he really needed such a manpower, but he knew that Yuan Lan was still a businessman, and he tried to be safe in everything, and this ingenuity was of course to increase the security of the bargaining chips.

"My father said, now the court is in charge, and the saint is a great achievement," Yuan Qiaoxi said this, a little timid: "Brother Xiao, you won't say these words, right?" ”

"What do you say?" Xiao Buyi asked teasingly.

Yuan Qiaoxi thought for a while, "My father said that if there are two people in this world who can protect me, one is him, and the other is yours, Brother Xiao, I believe what my father said." ”

Although she is young, her pretty face is full of undoubted expressions, it is obvious that in her mind, her father's weight is still heavier than Xiao Buyi, but Xiao Buyi feels that it is really an honor for him to be in the second position.

"Of course it's okay to be an official in the imperial court, but my father said that my brothers are not the material to be officials, and they are easy to offend people's surnames. Yuan Qiaoxi explained seriously: "Brother Xiao, in fact, my father didn't approve of you being an official in the temple at first, and later said that you were an outlier in Dasui, and he couldn't figure out what would happen." But after all, there are very few odd numbers, and my brothers were strictly forbidden by my father to enter the court to be officials, because the saint is really moody, and my father is only afraid that my brothers will inadvertently anger the saint and will cause trouble for the family. ”

Xiao Buyi knew that Yuan Lan was still seeking stability, nodded and said: "People live in this world, after all, there are many choices, what Ling Zun said is very reasonable, but I can't help myself." ”

"Actually, in fact, ......" Yuan Qiaoxi blushed again, and said: "Brother Xiao, I want to say, if I do, don't blame me." ”

"Where do I blame you?" Xiao Buyi smiled dumbly and said: "If there are really people in this world who don't have scheming and don't want to harm others just for the good of others, I think one is Daoxin, and the other is you." ”

Yuan Qiaoxi was stunned, "Daoxin monk? I've admired him for a long time, how dare I compare with him? Seeing Xiao Buyi's smile, Yuan Qiaoxi understood, lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, you make fun of me." ”

Xiao Buyi saw her shyness, and her heart was warm, "Qiaoxi, I am telling the truth." I haven't met you a few times, but I know you're good. You are still a blank slate, and you don't know a lot of things, but who can bear to make fun of people like you? ”

Yuan Qiaoxi raised her head and stared at Xiao Buyi with smart eyes, "Brother Xiao, thank you." ”

"Thanks for what?" Xiao Buyi asked puzzled.

Yuan Qiaoxi said quietly: "Thank you for chatting with me, except for my father, it is the first time I have said so much to others." ”

Xiao Buyi smiled, "Ling Zun inevitably disciplined you too strictly." ”

"Not really." Yuan Qiaoxi shook his head and said: "The people who chat with me are not praising me for being well-behaved, or saying that I am beautiful, not that I don't understand their ambitions, just that I don't want to understand their ambitions at all." Except for my father, even my brother never cared about what I was talking about, only you, Brother Xiao, really listened to what I was saying. In my mind, although you don't have the majesty of my father, I, I like it, I like it, I like to chat with you, Brother Xiao. ”

Although Xiao Buyi was still laughing, she had some emotion, if Pei Bei was using an indifferent appearance to protect herself, this Yuan Qiaoxi could only be submissive, and she was just chatting and talking, it turned out to be something that made her very happy, and her requirements were really not high.

"Brother Xiao, am I wrong?" Yuan Qiaoxi saw Xiao Buyi's deep groan, and her heart was worried.

"You didn't say anything wrong," Xiao Buyi said with a straight face: "Qiaoxi, what you said is very right, you have the right to fight for your freedom." ”

"Have the right to fight for your freedom?" Yuan Qiaoxi's face showed a confused look, "What rights do I have?" ”

Xiao Buyi knows that women's rights are explained here and the Arabian Nights seem to be, in this era, female surnames have no status at all, and there are very few outliers like Pei Mingcui, Pei Bei is strong, and she can only act as a man. Even if a character like Li Yuan and Wang Shichong treats their daughters as bargaining chips and goods, Yuan Qiaoxi has been instilled with this kind of thinking since she was a child, and she may be able to understand that all beings are equal, and it is probably an unbelievable idea to say that men and women are equal.

The Sui Dynasty was like this, and in Xiao Buyi's memory, it seemed that the previous feudal dynasties were not very good. Even in the Tang Dynasty, it was recorded in the history books that Zhang Xun, who had been guarding Suiyang City for eternity, killed his concubines to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers, not to mention the rebellious army and thieves, that is, in his time, women could really be regarded as holding up half the sky, but for Yuan Qiaoxi at this time, she really didn't dare to ask for any rights.

"Qiaoxi, you should also know that Ling Zun gave me your Geng post." Xiao Buyi coughed.

Yuan Qiaoxi was ashamed and said in a low voice: "I know, my father said that our birthday is a good match." ”

Xiao Buyi sighed softly, and reached out to hold Yuan Qiaoxi's weak shoulder, "Qiaoxi, although there is a cloud since ancient times, what is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, but you don't have any restraints, I will respect your choice." ”

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Qiaoxi had already gently snuggled into Xiao Buyi's arms and said in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, you are so good to me." ”

Xiao Buyi was stunned, he didn't expect this result. A few months ago, this Qiaoxi was still incomparably shy, could it be that after a few months, he actually had a good impression of himself. Xiao Buyi was silent for a long time before he said, "Qiaoxi, what are you going to say?" ”

Yuan Qiaoxi gently snuggled in Xiao Buyi's arms and said in a low voice: "I want to say that a companion is like a tiger, Brother Xiao has said that people can have a variety of choices when they live in this world." Brother Xiao is so smart, he can live well without being an official, why do you cling to this official position? ”

After not hearing Xiao Buyi's answer for a long time, Yuan Qiaoxi raised her head and said uneasily: "Brother Xiao, I'm just a little woman, I have superficial knowledge, and I am talking about my own opinion, you promised me, you won't blame me." ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head and said, "Qiaoxi, I don't blame you, I'm just thinking about how I can explain it to you." ”

"Oh?" Yuan Qiaoxi shook his head and said: "Actually, in fact, you don't need to explain to me, if I really marry you, I will always be by your side whether you are an official or not." ”

When she said that she would always be by your side, it was natural, and she had clearly made up her mind. Xiao Buyi hesitated before saying: "Actually, I had the same idea as you at the beginning, I never thought of being an official, and I don't want to be an official." People live for a lifetime, grass lives for an autumn, carefree and happy is really happier than anything else......"

Yuan Qiaoxi looked at Xiao Buyi with beautiful eyes, listened carefully, a little intoxicated, she had never been like this, she was just thinking at that moment in her heart, if she was by this man's side all her life and listened to him, it would be happier than anything else.

"But I think it's one thing, but it's another thing to do." Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice, looking nostalgic. He had only been here for a year, but everything that had happened in the past year was something he had never thought of in his life.

The sword light and shadow, the bloody rain, the intrigue, and the unforgettable truth in the tribulation.

He is also a human being, he also has feelings and depression, but sometimes, he is also a little difficult to bear the psychological unbearable pressure, and he doesn't even know if he will live to see the sun tomorrow.

The weight is like what Li Hun can do, and what can he do if he gets the death-free iron ticket, and he who wants to die will still die. He is kind and generous, so what, the person who wants his life does not know him, not for hatred, for maybe only five hundred taels of gold.

"When the wolf eats the sheep, what can the sheep do?" Xiao Buyi suddenly asked, "Do you want the wolf not to eat it?" ”

Yuan Qiaoxi blinked, "Is that a wolf?" ”

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Buyi's mouth, "The reason why wolves eat sheep is very simple, because of hunger. The reason why people eat people is also very simple, because of ugliness. If the sheep do not want to be eaten, they must not plead, but they must unite and make good use of their horns, and there is no other way. Whether you want to eat wolves or not, but your own strength is a must, I don't know if you understand what I mean? ”

Yuan Qiaoxi thought for a while before saying, "I don't really understand, but Brother Xiao, can you have the patience to let me understand in the future?" ”

Xiao Buyi was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "I'm going to get off the boat in Liang County this time." ”

"Oh?" Yuan Qiaoxi was surprised: "Aren't you going north from Tongji Canal to Taiyuan?" What are you doing disembarking in Liang County? ”

"Go see someone." Xiao Buyi said slowly.

Yuan Qiaoxi hesitated: "It's a woman?" ”

Xiao Buyi can't help but say that although Yuan Qiaoxi is the same as a blank paper, a woman's intuition has always been very accurate. Seeing Xiao Buyi nodding, Yuan Qiaoxi asked worriedly, "Is she beautiful?" ”

"I've never seen her before." Xiao Buyi shook his head and said.

Yuan Qiaoxi was stunned, "Then is her family background very good?" ”

"She's lonely, she's always been alone." When Xiao Buyi said this, he was a little bitter. Because in his opinion, Pei Bei is obviously much stronger than Yuan Qiaoxi, but he now understands that the price of this strength is a bit heavy. In Yuan Qiaoxi's eyes, she obviously can't see her own value, but she just compares herself with others from her appearance and family background, which can't help but say that her understanding is somewhat limited.

"Then Brother Xiao is looking for her......" Yuan Qiaoxi stopped talking.

Xiao Buyi said softly: "Why don't I tell you a story first?" ”

Yuan Qiaoxi nodded and said with a smile: "When I was a child, I liked to listen to my mother tell me stories. Xiao Buyi no longer explained, and had already started from the stopper, "My real acquaintance with her was on a blood-red rainy night......"

Xiao Buyi gently recounted her interactions with Pei Bei, and scenes appeared clearly in her mind, blocking the enemy on a rainy night outside the Saiwai, talking freely at dusk on the grassland, fighting side by side against Lu Anyou and Li Shanfei, talking and laughing in the cave, talking at night in the Eastern Capital, the assassination of the Sifang Pavilion, and misunderstanding Bing Shi, until she dived for the moonlight, and under the concern of serious illness, she came to join forces with herself to repel Li Zitong...... Everything she did, when she did it, she never thought of what Xiao Buyi would reciprocate, she loved it, so she did it, without hesitation!

When Xiao Buyi unconsciously talked about all this, he found that the experience had been engraved in his mind and lingered.

Don't say love easily, a promise is a debt! Xiao Buyi suddenly found that even if he didn't make a promise, all of this would take him his life to repay.

Xiao Buyi said that there was already a crystal in the corner of her eyes, but Yuan Qiaoxi's cheeks were already flowing with tears, all she could do was to gently hold the hand of the man next to her with her hand, and she also hoped that she would be by Xiao Buyi's side like Pei Bei, never abandon, life and death together.

She has always felt that it is fate for her to know Xiao Buyi, but she suddenly found that this is a kind of happiness, she is very glad that she has met a man who will understand others, so she said in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, I also want to go and see this sister, okay?" ”.

(To be continued)