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During the carriage running, the carriage that followed behind was packed with boxes of makeup, and the coachman who got on the side of Bi Shi said: "The girl wants to go to Zhanyang Road, but I arranged for Mr. Xu's group to go to Zhanyang, did you already expect that this road would not be peaceful?" ”

Bi Shiyi raised his eyebrows, and said indifferently: "Originally, it was to avoid the bandits, and I didn't want the wave of people behind to be in danger, so I just walked separately, since this road is suspected of being ambushed by gangsters, it is the best policy to take Zhan Yang's rendezvous, but calculate the schedule, even if we turn around and rush over, I am afraid that we will be delayed in one place because of this heavy rain." ”

They are all from Wuling County, and the foundation lies in this, of course, they know the details of this road, and they have already calculated the distance, although there are accidents, I am afraid that they are also in the girl's heart.

He understood what the coachman meant, it was nothing more than guessing that the master had already predicted that someone would come to kill her, and even suspected that the lord would attack her.

In the homes of ordinary people, tigers are poisonous and do not eat children, but in the nobles of the family, this kind of thing is not uncommon, not to mention that their lord is such a cold and affectionate person.

And the girl is too smart.

They are all the lord's people, and if the lord kills the girl, then... The coachman wanted to say more.

"I know so much, do you want to take the imperial examination?"

“....”

Bi Shiyi was also well-behaved in front of Xie Mingjin and Xie Yuan, and he was very indifferent and perverse in front of others, and after a rough warning, thinking of the rules in the village, the coachman looked pale and didn't dare to say anything.

And Bi Shiyi looked forward at the carriage in front of him, took out a ginger candy wrapped in candy paper from his soaked clothes, peeled off the wet candy paper and put it in his mouth with the rainwater.

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Even if it is a torrential rain, everyone in the world is the same, and those who should be embarrassed are still embarrassed.

Because of this rain, someone has probed his brain at the door of the remote barnyard inn in the eastern suburbs of Zhanyang Road, and it is Jiang Chunlai, the owner of this shop, who is with Zhang San.

"Boss, you said that it was raining heavily this day, and there must have been many guests coming, but I didn't see a few."

Zhang San was napping in the afternoon, but when the sky was gloomy earlier, he was pulled up by Jiang Chunlai, and he was still angry about getting up, and he complained a little bit.

Jiang Chunlai glared at him, quite old-fashioned: "This rainstorm is so big, how can it be easy to walk, there is no post inn near these three areas to stay overnight, the nearest place is normal to travel fast for half a day, this rainstorm is even more difficult, a little experience will definitely go to our place to stay for one night, tomorrow when the rain stops and then go." I said you are a slacker, you sleep until you die all day long, and you are so delicate when you are a daughter! ”

The little guy was not convinced, muttered something, as if mentioning Xiaojiao or something, Jiang Chunlai probably heard it, his face was slightly embarrassed, and he was about to reprimand, but his eyes lit up, "Here, here, here." ”

The sound of the hooves of the two carriages seemed to tear open the rain curtain, gradually into the eyes, Jiang Chunlai rubbed his hands and waited, and when the carriage reached the open space in front of the steps, his eyes took advantage of the already somewhat dim sky to observe the carriage and the people.

The carriage is average, and the horses are also average, but there are four front and rear cars, and he can expect the other party to be together, after all, this can show that the other party is a family person.

"It's raining too much, please come inside, Zhang San, come and help the handle, and lead the carriage and horses."

Seeing that there were really guests, Zhang San also came to the spirit, and hurriedly went down the steps in the rain to greet him warmly.

Bi 13 got out of the car with the coachmen, the former had already taken the umbrella handed over by the peony who had lifted the curtain, opened it, and did not cover the umbrella on himself, only leaned to the side where the carriage fell.

When I got out of the car, the rain was rapid, but the line was clear, and the clapping sound on the oil-paper umbrella was dense.

She was surrounded by the crisp sound of raindrops, but this woman's posture was very demure and calm, this calmness was not made by external objects, whether the dress was stained with muddy water, whether the clothes were wet or not, she was unhurried.

After getting out of the carriage, Xie Mingjin was not in a hurry to enter the store to hide from the rain, only lifted her skirt and slowly walked up the steps, after crossing the eaves to block the falling rain line, she patted the sleeve of the water-stained droplets with the back of her hand, and turned around to look at the two carriages in front of her to be placed in the backyard of the inn under the orderly arrangement of Peony Bi Shiyi and others, and also let the two platoons in the back come over.

Xiao Er Zhang San was stunned, Jiang Chun had the heart to scold after coming back to his senses, and let the other party serve one or two, but seeing that the servants of the people acted in an orderly manner and behaved people, where was there room for them to exert themselves, so they gave up.

The third carriage arrived at the inn, and the sturdy servant reported that the road was peaceful, Xie Ming bowed his head slightly, and then asked the young man who had just come out of the carriage gently: "The road is bumpy, how is Mr. Xu?" ”

Rao is this gentleman has been in the village for more than three months, and Peony still has a sense of amazement when she sees each other again.

Under the breeze and the moon, the water flows through the stream, and the jade mountain shines on the people, and the tide cliff of the sea can be seen.

Such a person is really brilliant, not to mention that the other party is very talented, so that the girl admires and respects him very much, so he specially arranges the other party to make a good journey.

Xu Qiubai's face was still a little pale, as if he was as unbearable as Xie Mingjin, but his physique was handsome and straight, although his wide robe was wet, his eyebrows and eyes were gradually moistened, and the embarrassment under the black and white hair was still limited. ”

When he said this, the rain was so heavy that a large raindrop fell on his face, and the wet hair was close to his eyes, making him choke when he spoke.

But he still maintained a polite manner.

Peony couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.

If Xie Mingjin respects him for cherishing his talents, then he is for Xie Mingjin's restraint of etiquette and gratitude for being favored and protected.

At first glance, they are all extremely polite characters, but it seems that this rainstorm is very rude.

"That's fine." Xie Mingjin didn't say more, the rest of the accidents were handled by Bi Shiyi, she turned her head to look at Jiang Chunlai, although through the thin veil hanging from the hat, she couldn't see clearly in the dim sky, but Jiang Chunlai still understood, and hurriedly shouted Zhang San to boil water and boil ginger soup....

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Strongly requested by Peony and lured with money, the inn finally provided a bath bucket, but Xie Mingjin was useless, and he didn't bother to move back again, just wiped his body with hot water, which was much more refreshing.

"This place is remote, and this inn is not very decent, but the bath barrel was brought from elsewhere, and I am afraid that all the rooms share one. If you are not helpless, I really don't want you to live here, and the price of this house is not low. ”

Peony had contacted that Xiao Er before, and she didn't have a good impression of the latter's thief eyebrows, not to mention that this inn was really not good.

"It's just refuge, and it's not easy to be picky."

But the bath bucket can't be used, firstly, if you don't trust the inn level, this kind of private bath is better to be careful, and secondly, Xie Mingjin glanced at it before, and saw that there were always some ants climbing on the wooden cracks of the bathtub, and occasionally a few flies flew around, and I don't know how long it was useless, or how dirty it used to be.

Don't blame the peony for disgusting.

However, Xie Mingjin looked coldly at the bath bucket on the side, and his eyes couldn't help but stop on the wooden surface on the edge.

How many cuts are there?

And the knife edge is not small.

After wiping his body, Xie Mingjin withdrew his gaze, took off the clothes draped on the screen, and walked out with a belt, Peony had already brought the ginger soup from the kitchen to heat it on the small stove, and then came over to comb Xie Mingjin's hair.

The balcony door was not opened, but I also heard the wind and rain outside, and the candles in the house were a little shaking.

"I heard a bit of a commotion down there, is there another guest coming?"

"Yes, I just went down to get ginger soup, and I was almost cut off." Peony remembered that the other party's toe was arrogant, and her anger was not smooth, but she didn't arrange it much, she knew that her girl didn't like to blindly take advantage of the verbal, either retaliate, beat the snake and pinch seven inches, or take it as a trivial matter, which was harmless.

"Then our family's peony won?" Xie Ming smiled and teased, his eyebrows slightly smoky.

Peony blushed slightly, "Naturally, I don't fight, Bi Shiyi was on the side at the time, I haven't said anything, he glanced at it, touched the knife on his waist, and the gang was instigated." ”

Xie Ming smiled and drank the ginger soup.

"I'm afraid that this rain will not fall well for a while and a half, and if it continues until tomorrow, it will have to be delayed for two or three days."

Xie Mingjin drank the ginger soup, which was spicy and spicy, frowning slightly, but also slowly drank it in one gulp, and after putting down the bowl, she listened to the increasingly rapid rain outside, frowning slightly, but quickly stretched.

It's okay if she can't go back in time, she doesn't really want to go back.

Of course.... The rest of the county wouldn't think so.

Xie Ming thought about some old people and couldn't help laughing.

In fact, she didn't spend much time in the county town when she was young.

Those unforgettable moments are mostly in the capital.

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Xie Mingjin didn't expect that he would wake up in the middle of the night and listen to the sound of rain outside that had weakened a lot for a while, but the thunder was faint, I was afraid that there would be a second one?

Glancing at the sleeping peony on the couch on the side, she carefully put on her robe and opened the door, she was a little drowsy and tired, and the cool breeze carried the rain vapor, rolling the breath of mountains, seas and forests, which made her refreshed and suddenly sober.

I also took advantage of the thunder and light of the sky and the earth to see the hazy scene of the distant mountains, sky and rain.

She was suddenly stunned, although it was remote, and she didn't have the time to see the details of yesterday's rainstorm, but this thunder flashed, but there was a small pond behind the forest at a hundred and ten meters, and the surface of the pond was under a few lightning flashes, and the water surface floated a ball of white, and I don't know what it is, and I can't see clearly.

Xie Mingjin rubbed his eyes lightly, and when he looked closely, it was indeed white.

At first glance, it always feels abrupt and gloomy, and there is a faint glow on the white, giving people a mysterious sense of numbness in the scalp.

Ghost? Water ghosts?

And... What is that?

The forest is terrifying, and the shadows are wild.

Xie Ming was puzzled, but soon the thunder passed, and his vision returned to darkness. She couldn't tell if the dark shadow she had just seen flashing in the forest was a beast. It is not surprising that there are wild beasts in this mountain and forest land, but the proximity to this inn, and the floating white masses above the pond always make people uneasy.

If the peony is allowed to see it, it will definitely cry out that there is a ghost.

Xie Mingjin was thinking so, but he still looked over there, estimating that if there was thunder again, he might be able to see it clearly....

Suddenly, she heard the balcony door of the next guest room open, and then saw Xu Changbai, who was rubbing his eyes, as if he noticed something, he turned his head to look.

Mr. Xu, who usually digs Fang Yali, still wakes up in the middle of the night with a bit of a stupid feeling at this time.

She suddenly remembered how Mr. Xu had arrived in the village three months ago to take up his job.

It's all glamorous.

Such a conspicuous figure was sent to her, no matter how much she was optimistic, it was not her discernment.

Looking at each other, Xu Changbai quickly withdrew his gaze from the woman in thin clothes, first astringent his expression, and whispered: "It's rude." ”

Then he turned away.

is talented and learned, but there is still a youth in dealing with people, which probably conforms to the background of the other party's humble family.

Xie Mingjin, who had already thoroughly checked the other party's background, lightly pulled his shirt belt and replied in a low voice: "It's okay." ”

Then I went back to my room.

She didn't care how Xu Changbai would react later, she slept again due to fatigue anyway.

It's just that I inexplicably dreamed of a bath bucket, knife edges, ants, flies, and a large white mass floating on the surface of the pond during a thunderstorm.