The warm sun was already high, and Qin Yuanxi finally went down the mountain.

Judging by the direction, she hurried to the west in order to avoid King Xuan's pursuers behind her.

At noon, the hungry Qin Yuanxi finally saw a farmer's house in the distant farmland.

I wanted to go up and ask for directions, but out of caution, I hesitated for a moment.

Wandering around with purpose, there was nothing wrong with that.

After thinking about it again, Qin Yuanxi tidied up the coarse cloth and short brown on his body, and carefully stepped into the adobe yard.

There was a glimmer of color hidden between the sleeves of the blue robe, a short blade that she had secretly taken away from the mountains.

There was no one else in the courtyard, the only old woman who fed the chickens, her face and neck were deep and wrinkled.

"Old woman," Qin Yuanxi approached with a smile on his face, and the gentle and melodious greeting made people feel harmless to humans and animals.

The old man dropped the vegetable leaves in his hand and turned around in confusion.

In front of her was a little girl who was no more than a young man, looking at the clothes, she looked like a little peasant girl.

But the old man had good eyes, and was soon attracted by the haggard but beautiful face.

"What's the matter, girl?"

"Old woman, that's the case, I'm a foreigner, and I'm not familiar with the road conditions when I pass by here, so I want to ask the nearest county seat and how far away the city is."

Qin Yuanxi glanced at the furnishings of the earthen house a few times, and politely moved his gaze to the old man in front of him.

Because she had been following those three people, she didn't even know where they were, so she said these words to try to get out of the way.

"Oh, the county seat," the old man moved slowly, as if he was going out to show the way.

When someone stepped forward, Qin Yuanxi followed carefully behind him.

At the door, the old man pointed to the west with his withered yellow right hand, "Go along that side, it is the county seat of Jixian, and it is only half an hour's road, but you have to cross the river." Out of the county to the north, to the capital of Xiangzhou still some distance, little girl, you can't estimate that you can't get there in one day. ”

The place name Qin Yuanxi of Jixian County is naturally not clear, but she knows Xiangzhou, and it is from Weinan to Wuguan.

A large area here is a plain, but King Xuan's power is in the mountains, according to the direction from here to Xiangzhou, it is inferred that the mountain can only be the foot of Hongshan Mountain in the morning.

He got out of the sea of suffering earlier, Qin Yuanxi was still very excited, looking at the blue sky, the smile on his face became a little brighter.

"Well, I see, thank you, old woman."

Considering her grandmother's current movements, although she did not find Dahongshan, the army should have arrived in Xiangzhou, so she decided to set off to the west to find the rescue of officers and soldiers in the county seat.

The old man turned around, as if he was very pleased with Qin Yuanxi's politeness, "You don't have to be polite to this little girl, at this age, why is she in a hurry alone?" Are you going to Xiangzhou?"

"Yes, I encountered something on the road last night, and I was separated from my mother, so I was just alone." Qin Yuanxi still smiled and covered up what was going on on him.

The old man looked at the field in the distance again, and bowed slightly, "The girl's accent is like ...... Guanzhong people?"

Guanzhong is the location of the capital, and it is more eye-catching than any other place in foreign mention.

After hearing the difference in the words, Qin Yuanxi didn't hide it anymore, "My father is indeed from Guanzhong. ”

"Thank you again for the old woman's directions, time is tight, so I will stay soon."

After that, he raised his feet and wanted to leave, but the old man's words sounded behind him, "Girl, be careful, I heard that the officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court came to the county a few days ago, and they went door to door to find people." ”

"Thank you, old woman! I'll take notice. Qin Yuanxi was anxious, but he didn't look back.

It's okay not to say it, but when he said it, Qin Yuanxi couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

It's been almost ten days since she was robbed, I'm afraid that everyone in the family has been sleepless all night, and now it is better to meet the guards of the capital or the Beijing camp.

Thinking of his mother again, Qin Yuanxi's steps were much faster, and a river blocked his way in a quarter of an hour.

After walking up and down the river for two miles, Qin Yuanxi was stunned.

Although the river is quiet, there is no bridge in sight.

Qin Yuanxi felt very incredible.

The river is only more than 20 meters narrow, and with the shallows visible on both sides, it is completely possible to build a stone bridge.

But now there is no bridge, no river crossing, and no county seat.

I tried to find a ferry port for a long time, but only the boat was on the other side, and there was no boatman in sight.

Even if the ferry is here, where can Qin Yuanxi, a woman in the deep palace, row?

Things are already at an impasse.

The river is still a way to cross, there is no bridge, only swimming.

Usually how could a rich daughter and a noble girl do such a vulgar thing, but it just so happened that Qin Yuanxi, a county lord, learned how to swim.

It was still when he was nine years old, Qin Yuanxi and a group of younger brothers and sisters went to Ligong to soak in the hot springs.

At that time, it was a cold winter, and she was not interested in such vulgar things as swimming in the water, and she looked down on it from the bottom of her heart.

But that time he was forcibly forced to learn water by his aunt and grandmother, that is, King Ning, and seeing the action of swimming in the water, Qin Yuanxi was still very resistant, but after all, he couldn't stand the persecution of his aunt and grandmother and her cousin.

In the end, she was pressed into the pool by Queen Ning's mother and daughter, and she reluctantly learned...... Dog planing......

That day was the biggest and most humiliating time in Qin Yuanxi's life.

Later, she learned to swim in the water in a regular way, and was able to shuttle freely between the surface and the bottom of the water like a fish.

A woman who learns water can't raise her face and is not recognized by outsiders, but since she learned water at the age of nine, Qin Yuanxi shamefully found that she actually liked swimming.

In the following years, whenever she went to the hot spring Li Palace, she would always have a good time alone.

At this point, swimming can be regarded as proficient.

At this time, Qin Yuanxi, who was on the edge of the river and couldn't cross the river, had the idea of swimming over in a desperate situation.

After all, you can swim in the Li Palace, in the hot spring, and now it is broad daylight......

I feel embarrassed.

… Not to mention that it's late autumn and how cold the weather is.

Qin Yuanxi squatted on the stone, looking at the wide river in a daze, as if he had mustered up his courage, as if he was afraid of the chasing soldiers behind him.

Tested the water with her hands, and she only felt a biting coldness, which was prohibitive.

For a long time, until he confirmed that there was no one around, Qin Yuanxi carefully took off his robe and shirt, moved his bones, and stepped into the water leisurely.

The water on the edge of the riverbed was still relatively shallow, a few feet away from her knees, and she did not dare to touch the cold water for a long time, so she quickly reached the middle of the river.

Holding your shirt in one hand to avoid getting wet as much as possible, the deep water of this river is only three feet away, and it is easy to go halfway through, and the deepest part can obviously be drowned overhead.

Soon, Qin Yuanxi had swam to the other side of the river.

She carefully hid behind a rock, and quickly put on her clothes, but her torso, which was soaked in cold water, was still shivering with cold.

The raging river breeze blew on his body, and for a while, Qin Yuanxi's lips were pale from the cold, so he had to shrink by the stone and wrap his arms around him to keep warm.

"Well... It's cold ......, this damn county seat, the bridge ...... If you don't build one, you must be greedy... Corrupt officials ......"

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