"Senior brother, mountain... Well, there's another letter from Taihang. ”

Early the next morning, Shen Qiu was too lazy to cook, so he sent Qingqing girl to buy some food outside, but before he finished practicing a set of knife skills, Qingqing held an oiled paper package and happily rushed back to the dart game.

Because there was a young man with broken iron beside him, Qingqing didn't call out the name of the mountain ghost, but as soon as he heard "Taihang", Shen Qiu knew that this was another letter from the mountain ghost.

"Where's the food you bought?"

Shen Qiu took the oil paper bag, looked at Qingqing with empty hands, and asked:

"What are we going to eat this morning?"

"Oh, it's so important to read a letter when eating."

Qingqing blushed and waved his hand indiscriminately, and was about to let Shen Qiu open the envelope.

"Xiao Tie, you go to Uncle Liu next door and buy some sugar cakes and fruits."

Shen Qiu was not in a hurry to open the letter, took out a few taels of silver from the counter, handed it to the young man who folded the iron, and he told in a gentle tone:

"You have a big appetite, and when you grow your body, buy more, buy some cooked beef by the way, and spend the extra money yourself, buy yourself some gadgets or something."

"Oh."

The young man who was diligently wiping the table took the silver, he hesitated for a moment, and said with some embarrassment:

"Brother Shen Qiu, can I go and make clothes, I can't wear you all the time, right? It's not the right size either. ”

"Ah, I was negligent."

Shen Qiu patted his forehead, and gave Zhetie another string of money, he said:

"No wonder you wear strange clothes these days, your shoulders are too broad, my clothes are really not suitable. You go to the ready-to-wear store to have a look, and if you can't do it, you can order one.

Don't go to other streets, just on the Falling Moon Shop Street, they are all neighbors, and they won't slander you. ”

"Thank you, big brother."

Zhetie smiled a little shyly, took the money and walked out of the dart game.

After Folding Iron left, Shen Qiu picked up the letter opener, he glanced at Qingqing and opened the envelope.

Inside, as usual, were several stacked sheets of stationery, as well as a book.

"Brother Mountain Ghost's handwriting is getting better and better."

Qingqing lay behind her senior brother's chair, looking at the letter in Shen Qiu's hand, she praised it, and Shen Qiu also nodded and said:

"There's a lot less typos, and it looks like that guy has been working hard lately."

Mountain ghosts have been in the past six months, basically maintaining the frequency of one letter a month, of course, this road is inconvenient, and there is always a time delay in sending letters, but it is okay.

Last winter, everything was peaceful in Taihang Mountain, but after the beginning of spring, there were a little waves over there.

The Northern Dynasty sent people into the mountain again, it seemed that the thief was immortal, and he wanted to find the relics of the immortal family.

"Another group of Northern Dynasties died in the Taihang Mountains."

Shen Qiu handed the finished letter to Qingqing, he frowned and said:

"What's going on with the national teacher of the Northern Dynasty, even if you treat human life as a mustard, there should be a limit, it's really incomprehensible to send it like this."

"I heard that the national teacher of the Northern Dynasty is a member of the Demon Sect."

Qingqing lay on the table, skillfully flipping through the book, translating the secret letter of the mountain ghost, and said to Shen Qiu without raising his head:

"It is said that he is one of the seven sects of the Demon Sect, and those jokes say that the leader of the Tongwu Sect is the monster in the Changbai Mountain, and he helped the Northern Dynasty to destroy the Southern Dynasty, so that the demons and monsters can reappear in the world."

"There are no monsters in this world, Qingqing."

Shen Qiu sighed, he tried to correct the little junior sister's improper three views again, he said:

"When a person dies, he will not become a powerful ghost and ask for his life, you have to listen to less drama and read more books, I have told you many times, knowledge is power."

"If there are no ghosts and gods, then what is Uncle Liu for their daily worship of the Buddha?"

Qingqing asked while copying the text from the book:

"Is it for fun?"

"This, probably for peace of mind."

Shen Qiu glanced at the half of the paper that Qingqing had copied, he read those words and said:

"It seems that the mountain ghost's internal strength has entered the door, and the questions he asks now, the two of us can't answer them."

Qingqing nodded, she felt that she had lost her usefulness, and she was a little frustrated.

But soon, the girl became happy again, and she held the letter and said to her brother:

"This shows that Brother Mountain Ghost's martial arts are definitely getting better and better, if those people in the Demon Sect dare to provoke us next time, we will lead them to Taihang Mountain... Let the mountain ghost brother teach them the truth. ”

"Indeed, this is also a solution."

Shen Qiu smiled, he looked at the people coming and going outside the door, and he said to Qingqing:

"Girl, there is something, senior brother wants to talk to you, yesterday, Uncle Liu introduced us to a job."

"Darts?"

Qingqing raised her head, and she said excitedly:

"Okay, let's go together, just like when I walked with Master and you, where are we going this time? I'm going to pack my bags. ”

Shen Qiu stopped Qingqing and said:

"Go to Changsha, the land of Xiaoxiang, and send a batch of brocade, because it was introduced by an acquaintance, so I didn't send a guy to follow there, and gave us the address, as long as we sent it, we could receive the payment.

But I'm hesitating to take you this time. ”

"What's the hesitation?"

Qingqing said casually:

"If you go to the rivers and lakes, it's fine, but walking darts and walking the rivers and lakes are not the same thing at all, let me ask you, do you know the code language?"

"Master taught you, and naturally taught me."

Shen Qiu said:

"Naturally, I understand."

"Okay, then tell me, what does Pestle Menzi mean?"

Qingqing sneered and asked rhetorically:

"What do you mean?"

Shen Qiu was speechless for a while.

Qingqing snorted proudly, and she said:

"You have lost your soul, and although your health is better, you are afraid that you have forgotten all the ways of the rivers and lakes that Master taught you. You're walking alone, your martial arts are okay, it's okay to fight and kill, but what if you don't fall into the trap?

I'm not as good as you in this matter, senior brother, but you're not as good as me when it comes to darts. ”

The little junior sister shrugged her shoulders, and she said to Shen Qiu:

"You have to take me with you, or I'm not at ease."

"I'm just afraid, this road is far away, in case something like this happens, I can't find another Yaoqin to help."

Shen Qiu thought about it and said simply:

"Why don't we go?

Anyway, we are not short of money now, so I'll go and tell Uncle Liu now, and it's okay to apologize. ”

"Oh, brother."

Qingqing saw that Shen Qiu was about to pick a child, so she was so anxious that she scratched her ears and cheeks, her eyes rolled, and she deliberately provoked:

"It was you who told Sister Yaoqin that you want to inherit the master's family business and revive the dart game, and now you are like this, I am afraid that Sister Yaoqin will look down on you."

"If you look down on it, you look down on it."

Shen Qiu put on a posture of hob meat and said to Qingqing:

"I don't ask for her eyes, and I don't ask for anything, why should I care about Yaoqin's thoughts?"

"But if the master leaves the reputation of this dart game, won't you spoil it!"

Qingqing's eyes saw that Shen Qiu was not excited at all, and he was a little anxious, so he said again:

"Since you came out of Taihang Mountain, you have become more and more concerned about the affairs of the dart game.

A few days ago, you were hired by Sister Yaoqin, and I wanted to say that you either closed this dart game and lived your own life, or you could do this job well.

You didn't tell me that half-heartedness doesn't work.

Senior brother, you weren't like this before, although you weren't good at martial arts before, you still had feelings for the dart game, and now you're good at martial arts, but you treat your home as a casual discarded thing..."

The little girl's eyes rolled, and she remembered some interesting things, so she smiled and said:

"You secretly liked Sister Yaoqin before, and now you say that you don't want her favor, it seems that you really broke off your love with a knife, but Sister Yaoqin always asked about you during this time.

Hehe, don't you really love beauties, I'm afraid you even have a different soul, right? ”

Qingqing's words were just unintentional, but when they fell on Shen Qiu's ears, his expression changed.

The little girl saw that her senior brother's face was gloomy, and her heart was not good, so she actually said that she had leaked her mouth for a while.

Although the two of them don't get along with each other, there are taboos, since the fight against Taihang Mountain, Qingqing has doubts in his heart, why has the senior brother changed so much on weekdays?

But she is very smart and never takes the initiative to ask, and Shen Qiu never mentions it.

But today, this remark was inadvertently picked up by an unintentional remark.

"I'm talking nonsense, okay? Don't be angry. ”

Qingqing rushed over and grabbed Shen Qiu's hand, her eyes were full of regret, she wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Shen Qiu.

Shen Qiu's face showed a smile again, and he said to Qingqing:

"I'd rather you didn't say it. Okay, I know what you want, girl, but I also know that you have doubts about this question, and it's not a matter to hold it in your heart like this. ”

He also knew that Qingqing's words were unintentional.

He wasn't angry.

He thought that Qingqing didn't care about his changes before, but this girl could say this, which meant that she actually cared a little in her heart.

This is a good thing, early detection, early resolution.

"Let's talk about this matter openly and honestly, so that we don't hide it for a long time and become resentful."

Shen Qiu stretched out his hand and touched the girl's hair, and said to Qingqing, who was full of anxiety:

"What do you think in your heart, how about you tell Senior Brother honestly today?"

Qingqing was angry that she said something she shouldn't have said, which might have hurt her senior brother's heart.

Senior Brother had just rescued her from the Demon Sect a few days ago, and she almost died there.

She couldn't wait to give herself two slaps at this moment, but seeing Shen Qiu's gentle face, she thought about it again, lowered her head, played with her fingers, and didn't dare to look at Shen Qiu's eyes.

She said:

"There's actually a lot I want to say, but when you ask like this, senior brother, I can't say it. But senior brother, you believe me, I definitely don't mean to hate you. ”

"Hahaha"

Shen Qiu laughed a few times, and he said to Qingqing:

"Then write it down first, and when the time comes, listen to the senior brother, you and I are married to the mountain ghosts, we are brothers and sisters, and we have to say anything to each other.

lest it be bad for years and months to make trouble.

You go and write it first, and when you finish writing, senior brother will talk to me again, so that you can see what kind of person senior brother is in your heart.

Go and pack up your things, since you must go, then together, but it's still the three chapters of the law, you can't cause trouble, can you agree? ”

"Hmm!"

Qingqing nodded fiercely, and under Shen Qiu's gaze, she turned around and went to pack her things.

After Qingqing left, Shen Qiu sat in the front hall and sighed like an old father, alas, the little girl has grown up, and she has her own thoughts in her heart.

He went to the backyard to pull out three horses, and when Xiao Tie came back in a new suit, he gave Xiao Tie an order:

"Xiao Tie, clean up and go to the piano platform."

After a short time, the three of them got on their horses and left Suzhou.

After arriving at the Qintai, Shen Qiu told Yaoqin about the matter, saying that he would leave the broken iron here at the Qintai, but was stopped by Yaoqin.

"You'd better take Xiao Tie with you."

Yaoqin noticed that Shen Qiu's mood was a little low, but she didn't ask more, she picked up the letter on the table and said to Shen Qiu:

"Uncle Hei came to a letter yesterday, saying that he and Wujiu seniors were a little delayed on the road, and it was estimated that it would take some time to get to Suzhou, and he told me that if things change, he would send Xiaotie out of Suzhou for temporary refuge.

This also came at a good time. ”

Yaoqin shook the beauty fan and said to Shen Qiu:

"You can just take him away from Suzhou for a while, and when you come back, the 59 seniors will also arrive, and at that time, we don't need to worry anymore."

Shen Qiu frowned, and he said:

"Xiao Tie has a secret, it's not impossible to take him to Xiaoxiang, I'm just afraid, in case something happens along the way..."

"The people in Momen will protect them along the way."

Yaoqin Says:

"You don't have to worry, the people in the Momen are the best at disguise, they often dress up as pawns of the peddlers, if something happens, they will naturally show up to help."

"Okay."

Shen Qiu nodded and agreed.

As he was leaving, Yaoqin asked:

"You and Qingqing girl, are you a little awkward?"

"No, that girl's temperament, how can there be awkward times?"

Shen Qiu smiled, he opened the door and said softly:

"It's just that the girl has some knots in her heart, I'm trying to find a way to enlighten her, children, it's all like this, it'll be fine in a few days."

After speaking, Shen Qiu said goodbye and left.

Yaoqin sat in the room, looking at Shen Qiu's back, the girl in charge with the light veil thought about it, and said to the maid beside her:

"Go and invite Qingqing over, I have something to ask her."

Shen Qiu found the young man in the qintai and told him about it, and Zhitie did not resist the dart, but he was a little worried, and he said to Shen Qiu:

"Brother Shen Qiu, I also know a little bit about martial arts, you have just recovered from your injuries, and I am afraid that it will not change when you encounter a situation. I could help, but I didn't. ”

"What's so hard about that?"

Shen Qiu said in surprise:

"Go to the Qintai arsenal to find one, do you use a knife, or a sword?"

"Sword!"

Zhetie followed behind Shen Qiu, stretched out his hand and gestured:

"But in this land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, I'm afraid there is no sword I use in the division."

"How?"

Shen Qiu became interested, this young man with a mysterious origin of folding iron, could it be that he still used Qimen weapons?

"I'm using a heavy sword, Brother Shen Qiu."

The young man who folded the iron was a little embarrassed and said:

"You have lived in Suzhou for a long time, and you should have never seen that kind of heavy weapon, like a door panel, made of fine iron, the heavier the better.

In my master's gate, every morning, on the reef, I practiced the sword pose against the tide, tempered my body with the power of the tide impact, condensed my true qi, and practiced for several years, but it was only the first glimpse of the way.

Alas, it is a pity that my master fell seriously ill and passed away in a month, and he did not have time to teach me more profound sword styles. ”

Shen Qiu blinked.

He picked up the stone from the ground, drew under his feet the pattern of those two-handed heavy swords from his memories in his previous life, and said to the folding iron:

"Is it this kind of sword?"

"Yes, that's it, but it's not that cumbersome..."

"Then you come with me, there is wrought iron on the blacksmith's side, this kind of sword does not need to be carefully crafted, as long as it is hammered out of the general shape, it should not be difficult."

"By the way, let me see what your heavy sword sword style looks like."

On the other side, in the Yaoqin room.

Qingqing sat beside Yaoqin, rubbing her forehead, and said with a sad face:

"Senior brother said that he wanted to talk to me, I am really troubled, I shouldn't have said that before."

Yaoqin patted Qingqing's shoulder, and she comforted softly:

"Qingqing, you are very smart, but you are still young, you don't understand that sometimes a sentence can make your relatives turn against you, I see that Shen Qiu said that he didn't care, but he actually cared a lot.

He said he wanted to help you untie the knot, but maybe he also helped him untie the knot himself? ”

Yaoqin looked at Qingqing, and she said softly:

"Shen Qiu loves you, otherwise he wouldn't have risked his life to save you, you have to believe in your senior brother.

But as he said, there are some words that can be held in your heart, and if you hold them for a long time, it will become trouble, so it is better to take this opportunity to untie the knot between the two of you. ”

"He asked you to write it down, then write it down, say everything in your heart, Shen Qiu treats you as a sister, naturally he won't be angry, you can do it boldly."