6. First arrival in Xiangyang City
PS: Strong push, there are always two more performances. Hey, hey, collect more.
In the early morning of the next day, together with Liu Meng, a total of four people, three men and one woman, a two-wheeled carriage with an ordinary appearance, and four Mongolian war horses brought from the grassland, left Qinghe Fort and embarked on the return journey along the path to the south.
This journey was particularly dull, and Wu Dong swayed left and right on horseback, like a nap; Ding Qi was silent, as if he was still immersed in the grief of Luo Huchen's death, but he would chat with Liu Meng a few words when he was staying in the hotel; As for Senior Sister Li who was shrinking in the carriage - oh, according to the ranking, Ding Qi and Wu Dong had to call her Fourth Senior Sister. This Senior Sister Li would only come out during dinner, and by the way, she checked Ding Qi's pulse and helped Liu Meng look at his arm.
Liu Meng could also see that the group was obviously dominated by Senior Sister Li, and Ding Qi and Wu Dong respected her very much, and it could be said that they obeyed their words. For example, when passing through Datong, I met a team of Han soldiers Ding set up a card for inspection, and I had to let Senior Sister Li get out of the car for inspection, Ding Qi and Wu Dong were ready to destroy this team of soldiers, but Senior Sister Li stopped the conflict, got out of the car and stuffed a large ingot of silver to the leading officer, and then untied the light yarn to the officer for inspection.
Dealing with a small group of Han troops in such a low voice, even Liu Meng felt very angry, but Ding and Wu, who were angry at the beginning, were no longer angry after Senior Sister Li decided to get out of the car. It wasn't until he was about to approach Xiangyang City that he had no intention of talking about it during the meal, and Ding Qi was sure that the officer had passed the first seven years at this time, and Liu Meng realized that the Han army officer had been broken by Senior Sister Li with the help of silver ingots.
Seeing the stunned Liu Meng, Ding Qi proudly introduced: "The fourth sister is not only superb in medical skills, but also the use of poison is also the pinnacle of wonder, you must pay attention, don't make the fourth sister unhappy, otherwise you will be unwittingly given you some 'cat scratching heart' and 'ten days drunk', but it is very miserable." ”
As soon as he said this, Wu Dong seemed to empathize, his face twitched suddenly, he was lazily leaning there and pretending to sleep, sat upright, picked up a bowl and took a big bite of rice, and invited Liu Meng and Ding Qi to eat more.
Ding Qi said this when he saw that Senior Sister Li was not there, but he didn't expect the door curtain to be lifted, and a soft and beautiful voice said: "Xiao Ding, am I so careful?" The faint fragrant breeze drifted in, and the light green figure walked in, reflecting the sunset outside the window, with picturesque eyebrows, eyes like condensation, skin complexion and frost and snow, and the corners of the mouth slightly upturned, like a child caught someone else doing bad things.
"Ah" A low cry made Liu Meng's eyes glare, his eyes almost ran out, and he said in surprise: "You, you are the fourth senior sister?" Such a beautiful posture, but covered with a layer of light veil every day, although guessing that the other party is a beauty, but Liu Meng never expected such a beautiful and delicate.
"Hey, hey!" Wu Dong stretched out his hand and pulled down Liu Meng's shirt, and said with a wicked smile: "What? Do you feel like you've seen a fairy in the sky? Seeing Liu Meng's face flushed with embarrassment, Wu Dong grinned and said, "Don't be embarrassed, when Brother Xiao Ding and I first met the fourth sister, we were also shocked!" ”
"Yes...... It's so beautiful. Liu Meng smiled embarrassedly, and then asked suspiciously: "You two brothers met the fourth sister at first glance? ”
Senior Sister Li snorted and interrupted: "Xiaoliu, don't listen to the nonsense of the two of them, my surname is Li Minglan, you can call me Miss Li or Miss Li, of course, you can also call me Fourth Sister with Xiao Ding." Without waiting for Liu Meng to hesitate to speak, Ding Qi, who had been silent since Li Yunlan came in, protested in a low voice: "Dare to ask how old the fourth sister is?" Our brothers are because they are small, but why do Brother Xiaoliu call you a sister? ”
Oh, yes! Looking at her appearance, it won't be much, Ding Qi and Wu Dong may have been called in the order of entry, why did they call her sister?
After Li Yunlan sat down, she picked up her chopsticks and knocked on the tabletop, and asked Ding Qi with bad intentions: "Are Xiaoliu and you brothers?" Are you my eighth brother? Waiting for Ding Qi to nod helplessly, he said, "So, can't Xiaoliu call me the fourth sister?" Saying that, Hao's wrist turned slightly, and a pair of chopsticks turned back and forth between his five fingers, which made Ding Qi change color in shock.
With this little episode, Liu Meng, Wu Dong and Li Yunlan became much more cordial, and after entering Xiangyang City, they also calmly lived with everyone at the Tongfu Inn next to the pacification envoy Yamen at the request of Ding Qi.
At that time, the city of Xiangyang had been besieged by the Mongol army several times, which lasted for 20 years, and at the most serious time, hundreds of thousands of troops attacked together, not only the food was eaten, but even the bark and roots were eaten up, but the soldiers and civilians of Xiangyang still repelled the Mongol army again and again.
This time, the hero Guo Jing took advantage of the cold winter of the Mongolian Tatars to withdraw from the army, sent a large invitation, and held a meeting of the world's heroes in Xiangyang City on October 15 to discuss the major move to resist the Mongolian Tatars. Therefore, there are countless heroes in the city, and you can see people with swords and swords on any street. The heroes of the rivers and lakes do not care about their belongings outside their bodies, this Xiangyang City has been in war for many years, there are not many inns in the city that can accommodate people, and the Tongfu Inn near the center of the city to pacify the Yamen is even more sought-after.
Under such circumstances, Ding Qi and others can occupy a small courtyard with an excellent location alone, mainly due to the following three points:
First, the six of his brothers and sisters are strong in martial arts, and many people in the rivers and lakes have dispelled the idea of competing with them for the small courtyard after seeing them deliberately show their skills.
The second is that Li Yunlan has excellent medical skills, and he cured the serious injuries of the eight bags of elders of the beggar gang and many injured soldiers as soon as he made a move, and won the admiration of the defenders in the city.
The third is that the eldest sister Lei Qingzhu is very wise and scheming, and she is very insightful about the method of arranging the formation to resist the enemy, and she is very recognized by the hero Guo Jing and his wife Huang Rong, and is regarded as a guest of honor to assist Guo Jing in consolidating the city defense.
Among them, the second and third points are the most important, which makes the guys in the inn look very respectful when facing the senior brothers and sisters.
As several people returned, the unfortunate death of the third Luo Huchen cast a layer of sadness on this small courtyard. After Ding Qi settled Liu Meng into a guest room, he went into the living room and explained in detail the cause of Luo Huchen's death and the details of Mobei's assassination to the waiting people.
Liu Meng naturally understands that as an outsider, it is extremely unpleasant for him to go out and disturb at this time. After tidying up at the moment, he lay on the bed with his clothes and fell asleep in a daze.
When Liu Meng woke up, it was already dark. Feeling slightly hungry in his stomach, he got up and went out of the room, only to see a lonely figure sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, looking up at the waning moon in the sky, with an indescribable sadness. Liu Meng didn't want to disturb Ding Qi, who was sitting alone, and just wanted to turn around and go back to the room, Ding Qi had already found out, put away his sadness and stood up and said, "Wake up, the food is almost cold, let's go, let's eat together." ”
There is a room in the courtyard dedicated to the dining hall, in which two tables of eight immortals are placed side by side, the seat at the top is vacant, Li Yunlan sits on the right, and the famous angry King Kong sits on the side. Wu Dong and Ding Qi sat at the bottom, Liu Meng was conceded to the left head to sit down, and the seat next to him was also empty.
The dishes on the table are very rich, although Xiangyang City advocates saving food and not being extravagant and wasteful, but there is nothing that cannot be done with money. Common meat dishes such as fatty chicken, braised elbows, and roast lamb legs are also available, and there are also dishes of fried finch tongue and sweet and sour shredded cabbage. However, just by looking at the clothes of Li Yunlan and the others, I know that they are not bad for money.