Chapter 1: Smoke and Dust on the Forty-Eight Roads
The sun is pouring down among the leaves of the poplar trees, pouring rain, and the warm yellow sun after autumn is a little salty and wet. A boy stood on a tall poplar branch and peed down. It was very high, and above was the tip of the poplar tree. At the top of the spire is a whole tiled blue sky.
His hands were not honest, they shook up and down, and a curved silver thread was sprinkled in the air. The trees were on the side of the road, and the dust on the road was stirred up and splashed with a little dust, and the dirt was turned upwards in a fishy manner.
At that moment there was a sound of horses' hooves behind the boy's head. Fortunately, it was still far away, and the kid was not in a hurry to call it a day. But in a blink of an eye, with a "bang", the neighing sound of the horse rushed to the bottom of the tree in a blink of an eye. The boy was caught off guard and hurriedly called it a day, but the few unfinished drops still fell on the neck of the rider who sprung out of the road under the tree.
Damn - what kind of horse is this, running so fast!
The kid was secretly scolding and praising in his heart, and the rider suddenly felt a splash on his neck in the midst of the gallop, and reached out to touch the back of his neck unconsciously, and at first thought it was cicada urine, and when he looked up, he saw a boy standing on the poplar branch. What's even worse is that he's pulling his pants there without shame!
The rider slammed his horse, and when he saw the look of the boy in the tree, he was a little sorry, but more proud. The horseman had already guessed what was going on, and a little disgust in his heart turned upside down, and he couldn't control itβunder the clear sun, the clean dirt road, everything was bright and refreshing, and now it seemed to be covered with a commotion.
The rider stretched out his hand and pointed at a whip, pointing at the boy and saying angrily, "You ......"
When the kid saw that he had been caught, he was not ashamed. Seeing the neat strength of the horseman, he couldn't help but be taken aback, stuck out his tongue, and shouted angrily: "Hey, you are in a hurry, don't look at the places you shouldn't see!" People are wearing pants. β
The rider was so angry that a fury rose in his chest, and without saying a word, he flicked his whip and struck at the boy on the branch.
The poplar tree is high, the kid climbs high, and the branch is three or four feet from the ground, and no matter how long the whip is, it can't reach it. So that kid is still calm: the head of the Yellow Crane Tower watching the capsized boat, hiding in the dry house and watching people in the rain is not as happy as his face.
The horseback rider was dressed as a southerner, but he wore a cloak from the north, which covered his figure inside. At this time, when I looked up, the men's large-brimmed hat on my head was slightly loose, and a lock of hair suddenly leaked out from under the brim, pouring down, and the softness of Wu Sensen.
The boy on the branch was stunned for a moment, and when he looked closely, he saw that the horseman was full of wind and dust, although his posture was strong, but there was no lip mustache on his lips, and there was no Adam's apple under his throat, and the crisp taste between his eyebrows was also very different from that of a man.
- God, she's a!
The kid on the branch was stunned, he never thought that riding such a fast horse, galloping on the Kansai Road, a majestic person, would actually be a woman! And it's so fast.
Before he could think about it, the whip had already "clicked" at this time.
- What kind of whip is this? It's as if it's so long! Can she be swept up by three or four feet above the ground?
The boy was still there, only to realize that the woman had thrown the handle of the whip with a swing of the whip. At this time, he couldn't dodge, and he was whipped to the ankle by the horse, and his ankle bone hurt in his heart, and the person was carried down when he boarded.
Before he could react, the rider shook his hand violently, and threw out a five-fingered steel claw, grabbing the boy's ankle and pulling it with force. The boy threw himself to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, he straightened his waist in the air, turned over two heels in a row, and removed most of the strength of the fall, but he still made a grinning and disgraced face.
He straightened up, stood up, and snorted bitterly: "Hey, good, are you so ruthless? β
The rider looked at him angrily, his face sinking like water, as if he couldn't think of what to do for a moment.
The westerly sun shone on her face through the shadow of the sparse leaves, only to see her eyebrows thick, her nose straight, her eyes burning, and the hairs on her face were reflected, lining her slightly dark face, with a little crispness in the majesty, and the coldness was natural.
This girl is not beautiful in terms of the style of the girl's family - her complexion is too dark, and her hair is far more important than that of ordinary girls, but in the eyes of that kid, this makes her feel a taste that is very different from other girls' families.
The boy smacked his lips, as if he had eaten a half-cooked pineapple that had just opened, and it was soaked in salt, and it was salty and fragrant. I was stunned for a while.
Seeing the look on his face, the woman was even angrier.
She hates others to see that she is a woman, let alone such a skinless and faceless salivation. As soon as her hand tightened, the five-fingered steel claws that were still wrapped around the boy's ankle were retracted, and the ropes on it were wrapped around a set, which tightened the boy's ankle. Reaching out and scooping him back, he immediately pulled him over, and put him on the ground again in a hoofed manner.
The kid didn't expect her to be so fierce, so he narrowly fell and gnawed on the mud, and said angrily: "Hey, you are unreasonable." I ended my work early, and if I had been late, I would have half a bubble! People respect you a foot, and you respect people. You don't even understand this rule, what kind of door are you! β
It's okay if he doesn't say it. As soon as she said that, the woman felt even more pierced, and subconsciously rubbed her neck with her hands, eager to rub off the skin, and said angrily: "You still take care of you!" β
The boy tied his hands and feet together, but he tried his best to find the most comfortable posture, supported the ground with his elbows, and said slowly: "Who told your horse to be so fast!" β
As he spoke, he stared greedily at her horse.
When the woman saw that he had no guilt, her heart was even more anxious. There was a sudden shouting from afar, and when I looked up, I saw that at the corner of the road dozens of feet away in front of me, which was covered by trees, a cloud of smoke and dust suddenly rose, as if stirred up by the sound of miscellaneous footsteps.
The woman didn't want to be entangled any longer, so without saying a word, she took out a rope and tied the boy up like a dumpling.
She started quickly, and the boy's mouth was so fast, and his teeth were sharp, that he didn't even have time to scold three or two sentences, and she was hung on the high branch of the poplar tree that had just been built.
After hanging herself, the woman turned around and left. Only the kid was left hanging upside down looking at her figure that was gradually moving away, and he smiled cheaply: "Hey, wicked girl, you are so in a hurry, dare to go to a meeting or marry a husband?" If you can't find a good one in front, come back to me. β
He was so light in his mouth that he didn't think that the woman would ignore it, and let the horse go away.
But the boy was covered with bones, and he hung from the tree with his head and feet, and he did not panic, but hung upside down to look at the sun in the sky, and sang without heart or lungs:
I want to kiss and think that my heart is so soft, ahh......h
Boiled dumplings and laid a pot of yam and that egg, ......ahh Oh ho......
Far away, at the corner of the road, the smoke and dust were already rolling in this direction. Although the bad boy was hanging upside down, he didn't care, and turned his eyes to that side, only to see several figures coming out of the shadows of the trees. Three chase and one escape, and the kung fu is only average. The three people chasing after him were dressed as officials, dressed in black clothes and hats, with red belts, and holding iron ropes and knives in their hands. They pricked and fought, and the one who fled in front of him fell backwards and approached under the big poplar tree on this side.
I saw that the person who was being chased had two pigtails and flowers, and he was a little girl who was only sixteen or seventeen years old. Looks smart, slim figure, and a light body is good. Just looking at the frame she dodged, although it was embarrassing, it would never be in danger. I only heard her shouting as she retreated: "Brother Tian, don't sing, I'll help you break through, and someone will bring it over." I can't beat them, I've been pestering them for a long time, it's not fun, you can help me send it away. β
She listened to the voice, and as she spoke, she had retreated to the branch of the tree where she had imagined the boy had stopped. The three men also caught up at this time, raised the iron ruler, and beckoned to the little girl.
They were annoyed when they thought about it, and this move was extremely ruthless. Unexpectedly, the little girl closed her eyes at this time, and said "one, two, three......
On the other hand, he shouted: "Brother Tian, I'm starting to count." I'll count to fifteen, and I'll open my eyes, and you're going to get all these annoying things out of my eyes, I don't want to see them again. β
As he spoke, he just closed his eyes and avoided it again.
Brother Tian above her head was still hanging upside down from the tree. When he heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the situation under the tree. He opened his mouth and shouted, "Silly ring, hide! β
The little girl ignored it, closed her eyes and smiled: "...... 9.10...... Hurry up, I'm going to finish counting. β
Brother Natian on the tree was so shocked that he was sweating.
The three men under the tree had already seen him, and when they saw him hanging upside down, they ignored him for a while. After a slight pause in his hand, he threw it at the little girl again.
The kid on the tree was so anxious that he closed his eyes, his brain was red, and in a hurry, there was no other way but to slam his mouth, "take off, take off, take off" three times, and actually held back three mouthfuls of clear saliva and spit out to the three tolerances.
Don't look at him now, but he is full of confidence, and he is extremely accurate, and the three mouthfuls of saliva gathered into a clump, and they flew straight towards the faces of the three tolerances. The three tolerance eyes saw the hands, suddenly felt a pain in the eyes, couldn't stand the slam closed their eyes, and quickly touched their faces, but the hands were only wet and cold, and they thought that they were bleeding and were abolished, so they retreated in a panic and flashed.
The boy in the tree writhed, shaking the branches for a while. Then I saw that the branch was swung violently, and then pressed and flicked, and in a few strokes it was lowered to the top of the three tolerances. Each of the three tolerances could not see, and in a panic, they were dancing with a knife ruler to protect themselves. The boy's body slammed towards the blade of the leader's tolerance.
This time it was extremely dangerous, but fortunately, his physical and eyesight were really accurate, and he actually used the blade of the tolerance to cut the rope on his body. Then a silkworm broke out of the cocoon and fell off the branch, kicked one by one in the air, kicked the knife ruler in the hands of the three tolerances, and shouted: "You have been hit by my 'insinuation twist spit', why don't you go back and wash your eyes with sesame oil, do you really want to waste that trick?" β
The three men were stunned when they saw that he was fast. Because he said it in a certain way, he quickly turned around and ran, for fear that the poisonous secret weapon would nullify their tricks.
For a moment, the official road in the evening returned to its original tranquility.
On the poplar tree, the rope that was broken in two was tied to two branches at this time. On one side, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl sat on it with her legs dangling; On the other side, a young man in his early twenties was lying lazily on it.
But I heard the little girl say intermittently: "...... Brother Tian, why are you tying yourself up and playing by yourself if it's okay? How is it tied? You'll have to teach me when you go back. β
She didn't wait for Tian Xiao to answer, she already said to herself: "...... Just now, I heard you say that you blacked out all the silver tickets of the Zhou family with ink, but I didn't expect that they would be found in the end. He was mad and called for tolerance, and we called all the way...... By the way, Brother Tian, I also inquired about the news you asked me to inquire about. β
"What's the news?"
Over there, her "Brother Tian" was enjoying a beautiful day, and when she heard it suddenly, she couldn't help but think, "What did I ask her to inquire about?" β
It turned out that he just thought that this sister Huanzi was in trouble by his side, so he casually found a reason to support her to go away, and then he forgot all about the excuse he said.
But I heard the little girl say: "Didn't you say - why is it so strange in the past two days, how did the ground in Xianyang, which has always been deserted, suddenly become lively?" Within a few days, at the intersection of the west and south ends of the suburbs, including the intersection of the east end now, dozens of women in the rivers and lakes with red makeup were seen in a row, all riding horses, escorting bodyguards, and groups of people, all of whom rushed to the Xianyang City. Looking at the shelf, all of them seem to be famous characters in the rivers and lakes, or they have family backgrounds and backgrounds, and they roll up a lot of smoke and dust. Didn't you ask me to inquire if something big was going on in Xianyang City? β
The bad boy Tian Xiao couldn't help but stop shaking, and the scene he had seen these days suddenly appeared in front of him. That's right: he counted, I'm afraid there won't be forty-eight ways of smoke and dust!
And the people who rolled up the smoke were women!
That's really a soft red ten.
- There is no shortage of women with red makeup in the rivers and lakes, but it is really unusual to see so many at once. He recalled what he had seen in his spare days in the past few days, and he was afraid that there were no less than dozens of beautiful women in the rivers and lakes, young ladies of the family, and martial arts heroes, who rushed to Xianyang from this road under his nose. Not to mention the one I just saw.
ββIn Xianyang City, what happened to the bottom?
"Ah, why?"
"I inquired everywhere, and finally heard it in a teahouse, and it turned out that it was actually for some kind of martial arts competition......
The kid sat up suddenly: "Martial arts competition? Who is competing to recruit relatives? Why do I see more women than men? Are they all going to come to recruit relatives? β
It seemed to make him very interested.
As he spoke, he saw that his eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought whimsically: "Could it be that these daughters of the rivers and lakes want to join forces to compete in martial arts?" Haha, if that's the case, this Xianyang City is really lively! It's really a lively thing that is hard to find for eternity. β
He was excited here, but the ring girl next to him couldn't adapt to it for a while.
- They are considered to be flesh and blood with different surnames, because Tian Xiao once helped this little girl in a crisis, and since then they have been called brother and sister. Huanzi has been with Brother Tian for almost a year, and he has always only seen Brother Tian do anything unhurriedly, why did he suddenly become excited?
I only heard her mutter, "Then I don't know." I just heard that sentence, and before I could hear the details, I saw the Zhou Dahu you said in front of me who was rich and unkind and told me to be free to fix him, and shook out with a silver ticket. I was too busy to break his silver ticket, and I didn't hear the rest. β
Her brother Tian glared at her angrily and snorted in his nose, as if complaining that she couldn't distinguish priorities.
Just hear him mutter, "Interesting, funny." β
After thinking about it, he got up and jumped down, and walked away.
The ring also hurriedly jumped down with him, and shouted like a fart: "Brother Tian, where are you going?" β
"Xianyang."
Huanzi was stunned, and then he understood, clapped his hands and smiled: "Okay, okay, Brother Tian, are you also going to the martial arts competition to recruit relatives?" Now it's all right. With so many women, there must be one you will love. You're so good at kung fu, hurry up and grab her. When you recruit a kiss and have a matching wife, you can no longer rely on it, and I can follow you to be a small man justifiably. You promised me that you would ask me to be my little wife after you got married, but you won't be allowed to rely on me at that time! β
She was innocent, and she didn't care what anyone around her would think if they heard it.
Tian Xiao heard this, and hurriedly looked around.
Seeing that there was no one, the flush on his face was a little better. He glanced back at the ring, opened his mouth, and was about to be reprimanded, but seeing that she was innocent and romantic, he couldn't say anything. I just felt my head "buzz" and get bigger.
He was about to leave, but suddenly stopped, shrugged up to the tree, untied the green rope on the branch, looked at it with a smile, and then put his head into his arms, with a smile on his face, shook off his big feet, followed by a happy ring, and walked in the direction of Xianyang.