44. The water is hot.

Warmly surrounded.

If people could hide in a ball of hot water forever, Xiaoqiao would never want to come out again.

Early in the morning, Wu Langzhong first brought breakfast. A bowl of white rice porridge with red dates, a boiled egg, and a small plate of salted fish. Wu Langzhong watched her finish eating, and replaced the sand mat that was soaked in dirty blood and was already a little hard.

When there was a knock on the door again, she thought that Wu Langzhong would be back so soon, but it turned out that there were several soldiers who came in, all of whom were eighteen or nineteen children. They were blushing and thick-necked, not knowing if it was because the barrel was too heavy, or because they had seen the only woman in the entire fleet. After that, there was a group of soldiers, all of whom were eighteen or nineteen children, and everyone was red and thick-necked. A large pot was in hand, and hot water was poured into the barrel with a clatter.

After completing such a task that stained everyone's faces, the little soldier who led the team said in a pit that Captain Guo invited the girl Haihan, the conditions on the boat were poor, and the girl was wronged.

Then the crowd scattered as if fleeing, and Xiao Qiao heard the little soldier drop anchor the boatman and take him to another ship. When Xiao Qiao went out to look, the small boat rowed a few oars quickly and went around to the other side of a big boat, as if the water marks brought out were a little shy.

The vast river.

A lonely boat.

There are no relatives before.

After none

Xiao Qiao closed her eyes in the water, and tears flowed silently. This feeling of being warmly cared for reminded her of the embrace of her parents when she was young. When her mother was a female celebrity, when her father was studying, she liked to pilllow their legs, listen to her mother tell the stories of those talented women in ancient times, and listen to her father read Chu Ci eloquently. She likes to put her ear to their ribcage and listen to the vibes there.

She was a girl at the time.

Now it's a woman.

How she wished that she would not only wash away the dirt and blood stains on her body, but also that she could cut open her body and carefully wash every corner, leaving no trace of Abogan or the slightest trace of cattle and sheep in the Xianbei camp. But how can this little water be enough? It needs to be surging with a river, and the Qiantang River is so surging; It needs a vast lake, as vast as Dongting Lake; It needs to be a soup and a sea of water, and the East China Sea is so boundless.

What she wants to wash away is the shame and self-blame that she can't let go.

Drops of water roll down from the chest, like dew drops from lotus flowers.

In the past, she went to the hot springs with the sisters of the family, and what people envied her the most was her thin waist and strong chest. Mother is like that, and Mother says her mother is like that. Every time the older sisters saw her covering her breasts shyly and deliberately tightening her bandeau tightly, they laughed at her for being born in a blessed world and not knowing how to be blessed. At that time, she didn't know where the blessing came from. On the first day of being occupied by Abogan, the moment Abogan covered them with both hands, he let out an irrepressible exclamation. Maybe the so-called blessing is to make men feel that they are blessed. It's just that this god-given mutton fat and white jade-like twin peaks, the first person I met was not the sweetheart I chose in a thousand miles.

But they themselves didn't seem to be sad, they were still cocked and red, like two conical torches, burning with all their might.

Jet-black hair hung down and flowed over her round, delicate shoulders.

There were no combs in the army, her own combs fell in the Xianbei camp, and now she can only comb them with her fingers.

It's like returning to the villa on the outskirts of Jiankang, waking up in the morning birdsong, facing the mirror near the window, carefully combing the thousands of green silk with a horn comb, and watching the father dancing the sword and the mother caressing the piano outside the window.

Under the resonance of the tune in her memory, she sang softly:

Flowers don't bloom, and water doesn't flow

Flowers bloom with rain and sorrow

The son returned to the green horse

Beauty's feather osmanthus wine

The back of the book is compiled by Xi Wei

I miss my son

Peach blossoms are smiling

There is a shortage of mandarin ducks outside the window of the beauty

The moon is bright and the night is clear

The beauty cries in a lonely boat under the moon

The golden hall is thousands of miles away

Who does the son of the hall love?

Wake up suddenly. The beauty cries in a lonely boat under the moon. If poetry is a godsend, what does the sky mean? If the heart is born, the heart should be bitter!

When the sorrow is sung, the heart is more relaxed.

The water is starting to get a little cold.

It's not worth nostalgia anymore.

Slowly get up and dry yourself and change into clothes that have been dried. Pushing open the porthole, the sun has risen high, and a wave of warmth is pouring in.

The mood is much better.

Leaning against the window, carefully looking at the Yellow River.

Life is like a boat, and after losing the boat, you can even go from the Yangtze River to the Yellow River. In this life, do you want to bury your bones in the north, or can you return to the south of the Yanyu River?

She didn't want the soldiers to see the bloody, reddish bath water, and wanted to find something to splash it into the river herself. But except for the bowl for drinking, I couldn't find a tool to take advantage of, and I was worried, when a small boat approached, and a soldier jumped on the boat, and Xiao Qiao was startled.

"Girl, please come with me, the captain is invited."

Captain!

Liu Yu!

He asked me to go?

Xiaoqiao's heart was pounding, and she didn't know what to say.

But the soldier, apparently not prepared to hear what she had to say, leaned over and reached out in a gesture of please. Xiaoqiao panicked and blurted out:

"I still have to clean up the bathwater."

The soldier made a gesture that did not need to be overwhelmed, turned and jumped onto the boat next to him, ready to take the small one.

The boat soon rowed under Liu Yu's "Pingyu" ship. Xiao Qiao looked up at Shuai Qi and felt that she was sinking into a bottomless abyss. She felt that the rope ladder was unclimbable, and her hands and feet were weak. It was easy to get to the last stage, and she almost wanted to let go and jump into the Yellow River to avoid this unexpected summons. But in an instant, a large hand grabbed her and pulled her up, and she flew up like a cloud, and then landed firmly on the deck. Pulling her was a tall young officer, with hands as big as if they could hold her feet, and the whole person stood in front of him like a small mountain.

She followed the young man, and found that he walked as straight as her father, except that his back was wider than his father's, like an eagle's wings.

Liu Yu was looking down at a paperwork, when he heard footsteps, he raised his head, greeted them with a gentle smile, and motioned for Xiaoqiao to sit down. Xiao Qiao saluted and made it on the bed of the little beard. A soldier walked over and placed a cup of tea on the low table.

"Girl, how old is you, where are you from?"

On the way, Xiaoqiao had already thought of the answers to all the questions she could expect:

"Back to Taiwei's words, the slave family's surname is Sun Mingqiao, the son is a little grandson, a pretty one, Jiangdong Huijiren, nineteen years old this year?"

"Well, your parents have given you a good name, and the person is as good as his name. The good end is not in Jiangdong, how can it be in the Central Plains? ”

This is a question that Xiaoqiao must answer carefully. Over the years, most of the people who have traveled from Jiangdong to the Central Plains are the families of the eunuchs and nobles who have lost their position and taken refuge.

"Don't hide it from Taiwei, my family has been doing business in Huiji for generations. In recent years, there have been many rich people from the north, and their families have a lot of capital and a big business, and my family went bankrupt. After his father's death, his elder brother didn't want to keep a small business anymore, so he borrowed usury to go to the north, and wanted to buy some good horses of the Hu people and sell them to the south of the Yangtze River to revitalize the family. Unexpectedly, he never returned, in the spring of this year, loan sharks came to collect debts, and his mother was anxious, scared and worried about his brother, and he couldn't afford to get sick, and the person was soon gone. The loan shark wanted to sell me to ** to pay the debt, I was desperate, and I wanted to find my brother in the north, but I was given by the Xianbei people"

Although it is a fabricated life experience, when it comes to his mother and his descent to the north, it is still difficult to suppress the pain and bury his head and sob.

Liu Yu himself gambled in Jingkou back then, and was forced by loan sharks a lot, and immediately sympathized with this poor girl.

"Okay, don't cry, come to me, you'll be safe. By the way, I haven't introduced you yet. Come and thank this big brother for saving you from the Xianbei camp. ”

After speaking, he pointed with his hand to the young officer who had just pulled Xiaoqiao on the boat:

"Our new hussar leader, Guo Xu! You can call him Brother Guo! ”

Xiao Qiao saluted first, and thanked Brother Guo for saving his life, while looking up at Guo Xu. suddenly thought that he was found by this young man naked, and suddenly his face swelled like a touch of powder on the tip of a white peach. And Guo Xu also has the same scene in his mind, others are not white, but now they have completely become a ripe plum.

Liu Yu didn't care about the embarrassment of these two fruits, he asked to himself:

"The boat is no better than Jiangdong's house, what do you want, the girl has been wronged. I asked the girl to come over today to ask if you would like to go back to Jiangdong, or follow us to Guanzhong. If you will know Jiangdong, I will arrange a boat and send a few honest and reliable officers and soldiers of the white duty team to escort you all the way back; If you want to go to Guanzhong, you have to settle on the boat for a while, and you can only go ashore when you have a foothold in Chang'an. ”

With the previous set of lies, the choice now is logical:

"I think I'd better go to Guanzhong with the boat, so that I can inquire about my brother's whereabouts."

Liu Yu nodded, admiring this persistent girl:

"Your brother is a horse dealer, so he will go west from Guanzhong, cross Jincheng, and go to the area of Hehuang and Ganliang. When he comes back, he must pass through Chang'an, and it is good for you to go there and guard it. When you get down, I'll ask someone to keep an eye on the back and forth for you and help you find your brother! ”

is so thoughtful and thoughtful, Xiaoqiao can't help but be grateful.

Liu Yu still has to deal with military affairs, and after asking a few more questions, he will send Xiaoyou away. Xiaoqiao just stood up and was about to turn around, when Liu Yu suddenly said:

"You girl has an eyebrow and a look that looks a bit like an old acquaintance of mine."

Xiaoqiao's heart had fallen into the pelvis, but immediately gave birth to a hint of urgency:

"The people Taiwei knows are all eunuch women, how can we have that grace in our small family."

Liu Yu laughed:

"Why do you think that my acquaintance must be a woman? Let's go! If you want to chat, tell Guo Xu to ask him to bring you to me, and I will ask the cook to cook your hometown dishes for you. Guo Xu, the person is handed over to you, send off the guest for me. ”

The clouds passed.

Xiao Qiao said goodbye to Liu Yu and walked out, suddenly remembered something, and said softly to Guo Xu beside her:

"Team Master Guo, your cloak is still with me, Wu Langzhong has washed it, let him bring it to you."

After speaking, he found that Guo Xu had a cloak on his body.

Guo Xu smiled innocently:

"I took one, you keep it, it's cold at night these days, and you put it on the quilt. In a few days, you can also change her into women's clothes, and the fabric is very good. ”

After speaking, he blushed and lowered his head, and just walked forward.

Xiao Qiao didn't expect such a tower-like man to be so meticulous. It is not good to refuse him by raising himself, and he also feels that the things stained with the blood of women are unlucky for the soldiers again. Thinking so in my heart, I didn't stop it in my mouth:

"I know the team thinks it's dirty!"

The moment the words came out, Xiao Qiao regretted it, no matter what, she couldn't hurt other people's kindness.

Guo Xu was stunned.

The face becomes ripe plums again. After a long time, he spit out a sentence:

"I didn't even think about whether it was dirty or not. Otherwise, you keep this new one and I'll wear the old one. ”

still said it plainly, without the slightest grievance, nor is it angry. As he spoke, he reached out to untie the ribbon around his neck.

Xiao Qiao hurriedly reached out to stop it, but her hand touched Guo Xu's lips.

Good hot lips.

Quickly retract your hand.

Guo Xu was also stunned, and hurriedly confessed:

"The girl is offended, I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it."

For the first time in days, Xiaoqiao giggled. Guo Xu's embarrassed and eager appearance made her feel that she had met a non-aggressive boy for the first time after getting rid of a group of armored beasts that she wanted to insert when she saw a woman.

Guo Xu got off the boat first, and when Xiaoqiao came down, he reached out to pick her up. When Xiao Qiao left the rope ladder, she naturally jumped, and Guo Xu hurriedly stretched out his arms to catch her, like catching a kitten that jumped off a tree.

It happened quickly, and it ended quickly, and Xiao Qiao slipped down from the crook of his arm, sat down on the boat, reached out and combed his sideburns, and turned his face to look at the water marks in the stern.

Guo Xu turned to look at the bow of the boat.

The two men were facing backs.

They didn't know that each other's hearts were beating wildly.

The moment he sent Xiaoqiao to her ship, Guo Xu whispered:

"You sing so beautifully!"

Xiao Qiao turned around in fright, but only saw the boat rowing away, Guo Xu's red cloak rattling, and she couldn't tell whether it was joy or shyness.