Clothed and hairpinned, he sat by the small river at the door with a wooden basin for washing clothes. The hardwood rod tapped the garment from time to time, wiping the sweat from his head from time to time.

Shan Tao put the bamboo basket into the house and said to Qian Xiaoqian: "Brother Qian will come into the house and sit for a while, and Juyuan will arrange your accommodation later." ”

"You're busy, I'll find a place to sit by myself." Sent away Shantao, watched him roll up his sleeves and came to the river, and whispered a few words to the woman who was washing clothes by the river from time to time, which was very close.

It's his wife.

After a while, the woman handed over the work in her hand to Shantao, rubbed her wet hand on the side of her skirt, wiped her messy hair after work, and walked towards Qian Xiaoqian, who was bored in the garden.

"It's Juyuan's friend. You may be seated. "I picked up the teapot on the table and tried to pour water, but I found that it felt quite light. Slightly embarrassed, he put it down, laughed dryly, and said uncomfortably: "I'm sorry, Juyuan didn't tell my friend to come before." Wait a minute, the concubine will go to boil water. ”

Seeing that their arrival made them so busy, Qian Xiaoqian was also extremely embarrassed. A tool snatched the boiling water, "I'll come, I'll come!" I am friends with Shantao, and my sister-in-law doesn't need to be so polite. Just treat Xiaoqian as a younger brother! Qian Xiaoqian's smiling appearance made Shantao's wife's stiff posture relax a lot.

But he still pursed his lips and smiled, took his things, and went to the urn to scoop water and make a fire.

Outside the house, Shan Tao chuckled and said, "Yun Niang, don't be polite to him." You're going to have to stay at home for the next few days, and you go and clean up the house. ”

Yun Niang responded with a smile.

Qian Xiaoqian scratched his head embarrassedly.

He could have gone to the guest house, but if he wanted to complete his goal as quickly as possible, it was better to stay with Shantao as much as possible. In this way, the chances of meeting Ji Kang are also greater.

I have to find a chance to let Shantao join their circle of friends.

It can be seen that Shantao's family background is really not good, and he touches the material of his new clothes. Authentic silk fabric, curved neckline, large sleeves, long undergarment, and waist tie are different from most people along the way. Compared with the down-to-earth dress of Shantao's family, he is more like a scholar.

"Juyuan, do I want to return it...... Well, I don't think you all wear that...... There's something strange about me. After lunch, Qian Xiaoqian and Shan Tao sat in the courtyard playing chess, pretending to mention it casually.

Shantao didn't lift it, just held his chin and thought about the chess game, and said casually: "Brother Qian doesn't like it?" Want to buy another one? ”

"No, no. However, silk is not very expensive...... "I am embarrassed to let him break the bank again."

"In the ready-to-wear store, Brother Qian's eyes should like this very much. Juyuan promised at the beginning, since he ruined Brother Qian's own clothes, he naturally wanted to compensate, so he made his own decisions. ”

"Actually, you can, you don't have to be so polite. By the way, we've known each other for two days, so we don't have to call 'Brother Qian' so politely every time...... That, if you don't dislike it, Juyuan can call me Xiaoqian. "I dropped a piece on the chessboard.

Seeing the location of Qian Xiaoqian's son, Shan Tao froze for a moment, and then heard him let him call him 'Xiaoqian', and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pout a smile.

"Good. Xiao Qian. ”

Qian Xiaoqian breathed a sigh of relief, and thought about it again.

Shantao's smile deepened.

"I don't know if Brother Qian has any friends he knows, well, I mean those who are brilliant in both scripture and other things. Xiaoqian wants to have the opportunity to get to know each other and learn from it. Alternatively, a gathering of literati can also be used. As you know, I came here to study and gain knowledge. ”

Shantao thought for a while and said, "Yes." Xiaoqian is interested, and we can visit together tomorrow. ”

That's what you want! Uncontrollable joy greeted the corners of the eyes.

"You know where those soldiers come from, right? I asked you in the morning, and you didn't even tell me! ”

Why are you still struggling with this? Shantao had no choice but to support his forehead.

"They are deserters. But he was not a deserter from the State of Wu. Xiaoqian probably doesn't know much about the armaments of various countries. In my Wu land, there will never be a soldier wearing a white uniform but wearing a red turban. Moreover, the wounds you treated for them, Xiaoqian thinks, are they seriously injured? ”

Qian Xiaoqian shook his head and said, "It's not heavy." "Although there are a lot of knife wounds on the body, there is a risk of infection. But on the battlefield of cold weapons, these wounded committees are really nothing. It can even be said that it is a team that still has combat effectiveness.

The reason why it looks exhausted. More like hunger and exhaustion.

"And where did they come from?"

"Shudi."

After looking at the overall situation, Shantao fell lightly.

Qian Xiaoqian wanted to ask more carefully, but was interrupted by Shantao.

"You've lost."

Qian Xiaoqian was stunned at first, looked down, and didn't know when his position had been controlled by Shantao. It seems that the plate is full of his own sunspots, but he is surrounded by roundabouts. The entire dragon was eaten, and the situation turned abruptly.

You don't even have to count, you have to admit that you are indeed a stinky basket.

Where was the last time someone played against each other?

Right. Fourteenth elder brother, no, Sheng Yunsheng is on the mansion. played chess with Dai Duo, lost many games in a row, and was laughed at by Sheng Yunsheng.

It's only been a long time, and I took the initiative to find abuse again.

"Is it still down?" Shantao asked slowly.

Qian Xiaoqian shook his head, "No." It's not fun to win."

was sad about his buried chess skills, so he heard someone outside the house shouting: "Juyuan, but you're back?" Belch...... I'll bring you wine...... Hiccup, here it is. ”

The strong smell of wine can be smelled from afar.

Shan Tao was unmoved, still unhurriedly closing the piece into the chess basket, making a dingdong knocking sound.

The drunken man was no longer strong enough to drink, and he snuggled up to the door with the bottle in his hand, staggering, but he did not fall. Obviously he was already sober up, but he still stared at the immovable mountain waves, stretched out a hand, and grinned.

"Help, help me."

The good-natured Shantao sighed. Still stood up, no longer bothered with the unpacked chess pieces, helped him in, and sat down at the stone table.

It was getting dark. The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the leaves of the plantain tree on the drunken man's body.

Only then did Qian Xiaoqian see his face clearly.

His face was reddish from the smell of wine, his eyes were bloodshot, his hair was in a loose bun, his clothes were only casually thin, and large areas of his skin were exposed. Qian Xiaoqian actually disliked the appearance of such a drunkard, and did not feel that the popular appearance of Wei Jin had the slightest fairy bones. Only this person's facial features are very aesthetic, drunk like this, and he still has an uninhibited temperament and evil look. Qian Xiaoqian smiled in his heart, he felt that this person's appearance must be the type that Zhang Xin liked. Before she came, she was still envious. said that there were many beautiful men in Wei Jin, and he was quite yearning. was decisively rejected by Qian Xiaoqian, he would rather come alone.