Chapter Twenty-Five: Wet Clothes and Begonia Rain

Hanzhou, Tanhua County, Haitang Village.

The Tsing Yi Trail was woken up by the noise outside the cabin.

Outside the door was Granny Cui's pleading, "Master Guan, this year's begonia flowers are thanked early, and the old woman failed to get the begonia wine according to the state government's tribute requirements, please forgive me some more time..."

"Old woman Cui, more than 30 households in this village, every year according to the requirements of the state government, pay tribute to the best begonia wine, and other families are the same, why did you come here, there is that rhetoric every year." A man's voice rang out, a little annoyed, more gloating.

The man's voice sounded again, "The county guard, you have also seen that the village has long remembered that the old lady Cui's son and daughter-in-law died early, leaving only the little granddaughter to depend on her life, so the annual tribute is required to be reduced again and again on his family, but the old shrew Cui would rather not appreciate it, and now she can't even take out the ten jars of wine, what should you do if you call me the village head, I can only alarm a few adults." ”

As soon as the man finished speaking, the old woman's cry came from outside the door.

"Big bad, bully my mother-in-law..."

The immature girl's voice sounded, and then, the old woman's cry was even louder, and even the nasal sound of the foolish man was loud...

The man couldn't help but push the door open.

In the courtyard, several guards with knives were standing at the door, and on one side was a middle-aged man, and behind the man there were several laborers.

The old woman and child fell to her knees in front of the courtyard, hoarse, and in her arms was a young girl with a pale face.

The crossbowman's door opened the door unnoticed, and the man saw that the girl in the old woman's arms was too painful to move, but his eyes were fixed on him. He wiped the row of blood-red tooth marks on the back of his hand with his hand, and he couldn't get angry, "It's really a mad dog, the whole family is a mad dog..."

The sound of the fool's snort alarmed several guards at the door, and one of the guards said to the leader of the leader, "Head, you see that it doesn't look like a military horse from Beishan." ”

When the leader heard this, he looked at the fool who was scurrying around the millstone, and his eyes suddenly shot a fine light.

Beishan military horse, Yanli's very famous war horse, comes from the lofty mountains and mountains under Beishan County, rare in a hundred years, after taming, it can reach thousands of ordinary war horses. It is characterized by a medium-sized physique, a pointed white tail, and a pleasant drink. However, there are also a few kings of horses who are large and fat. It is said that when the king of Yanli drove the royal expedition, the car was a "Beishan Horse King" paid tribute by the lord of Beishan.

The iconic tail of the fool is wagging behind the ass at the moment, looking extremely irritable.

The leading guard nodded with a smile and said to himself, "On the side of the barbarian village, such high-ranking officials and dignitaries will also appear here, shouldn't they..."

He glanced at the old woman and girl on the ground, turned his head to the middle-aged man and asked, "Chief Hai, how could such a good horse appear in a poor old woman's house." ”

The middle-aged man thought for a while, and didn't know how a horse could attract the attention of the old guard, and said, "My lord, this horse must have been picked up by this old shrew from somewhere, and fed it at home privately, and that fine wine is probably ruined for the sake of raising horses." ”

The leading guard always felt that something was strange, but he didn't want to say much, and wanted to ask the old woman and the girl, but seeing the current situation of the old woman and the girl, it was in vain to ask. He greeted the two men who were with him, and said, "You two go and take that horse away, and it will be regarded as the old woman's tribute this year." The head of Hai Village should not be embarrassed for others, and find a good man for the little girl, so as not to fall into the sequelae. ”

The voice is very loud, in addition to saying it to his subordinates and middle-aged men, it should also be said to old women.

The two guards were busy leading the horses.

The man nodded on the side, this bad luck is solved, as for treating the little girl, it also depends on Lao Tzu's mood. When the old woman died one day, the little girl was taken captive and taken to be a concubine for her fool, so as not to cheapen others.

Thinking about it, he actually laughed.

The crossbowman watched in the dark that the two of them were no longer embarrassed by the two granddaughters, and they were not in a hurry to expose them, wanting to see how the situation would develop, and then wanting to see how this fool would perform next.

The two guards had reached the stone mill where the goods were tethered, one went around to untie the reins, and the other tried to stabilize its mood.

Seeing the two of them coming, he didn't make a fuss, let the reins be untied, and stopped by the stone mill to be appeased by the other person. The two guards didn't dare to slack off, and slowly led it to the door.

When passing by the old woman and the girl on the ground, I saw how the girl broke free from the old woman's arms, hugged the horse's hooves, and shouted while coughing, "This is Brother Xiaodao's horse, you can't take it away..."

The fool seemed to be frightened, but he still understood what the girl meant. The horse's nose exhaled a wisp of white gas, his head shook violently, and he raised his front hooves and kicked the guard pulling the reins.

The guard didn't have time to resist, and was kicked by a hoof and fell to the door, grinning in pain.

The other guard was about to tear the girl away, but the girl suddenly let go, only to see the hind hooves of the fool swept away, and the guard was brought to the distance, but he was lying on the ground like a dead pig.

The girl forced out a little smile, her face was still pale, she stroked the head of the girl with her hand, and the girl stabilized, licking the girl's cheek with her tongue, as if she was comforting the girl.

The middle-aged man who retreated to the side was frightened by this strange scene, although he didn't dare to move forward, but his mouth was unrelenting, "Look, my lord, this little girl is going to rebel, and please don't show mercy to the old woman and bring the two old women to justice." ”

The leading guard's face was a little ugly, and then he was encouraged by the middle-aged man on the side, and a cold light immediately appeared in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice to a few people beside him, "A few of you hurry up and capture the girl and the fierce horse." ”

The remaining guards listened to the order, drew their swords and were about to rush forward.

The crossbowman could see that the leader of the guards had a killing intent, and he couldn't afford to look any more, and his body swept in front of the fool and the girl.

The sudden appearance of the Tsing Yi trail made several guards stop on the spot, and some people looked back at the leading guards.

The leading guard also saw this Tsing Yi Xiaodao, and said coldly, "Where did the little bull's nose come from, the official family is going away quickly." ”

The crossbow man completely ignored the question of the leading guard, gently stroked the girl's head with his hand, looked at the girl's miserable little face, and his heart was full of taste, only to blame himself for holding it up.

The crossbowman turned his head and stared at the middle-aged man, an anger that he had never felt before rushed out of his heart.

The middle-aged man didn't care, his face was full of ridicule, and if there was a little Taoist priest, he could still make waves.

The leading guards saw that the little Taoist completely ignored him, and he became angry, and gave a few people a look, and those guards all pounced on the little Taoist.

The anger in the crossbowman's heart has reached a breaking point, what so-called Taoism is arbitrary, helping the world and saving people, it is all bullshit. Coupled with something that had been suppressed in my heart for several days, it exploded together at this moment.

A few quick knives slashed at the crossbowman's face, and he turned sideways to push the fool and the girl aside, and the knife and salute were placed in the cabin, and he defended and attacked with his bare hands.

The speed of his body was like a fish swimming in water between these guards who were not monks, and even if a knife fell on his body, he could not hurt him, at most, a small slit in his robe, which was not a problem.

The crossbowman's body tossed and turned, and he threw dozens of punches one after another, and his hands were quite heavy, and several people who were hit either flew out upside down or passed out directly.

The leader of the guards, Na Cheng, thought that this little Taoist would be so powerful, and he also joined the chaotic battle with his own knife, but he didn't end up well, and he was knocked to the ground with only two punches.

The crossbowman stopped his fist and looked at the guards twitching and moaning on the ground, feeling as if his heart was much more relaxed, and his anger was not so strong. He turned his eyes to look at the middle-aged man who was already sitting on the ground over there, and the man's crotch was already wet.

The man looked at the little Taoist priest's gaze at himself, and didn't care what the few laborers behind him would think, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "The little real person spares his life, the little dog's eyes don't know Mount Tai, I don't know if I offended the immortal master, and provoked the monstrous anger of the immortal master..."

The man's tone froze, "It's all the old shrew's fault, even if the fairy master takes her..."

Before the man could finish his words, he had been kicked out of the door.

The crossbowman shook his cyan robe, and burst into a foul language outside the door, "Fuck your uncle..."

He helped Granny Cui up, checked the pulse of the old man, sighed, and said a few words to Begonia Duoduo, and the girl hurriedly helped her mother-in-law into the house.

He sniffed at him, retched, wagged his tail, raised his butt and went to eat the hay left over from last night.

The crossbow man realized that he didn't know when there was an extra pee on his body, which was really unlucky.

"Xiao Zhenren is the owner of this horse, presumably not the dignitaries of the capital, and it has nothing to do with everyone in Nazhou County, Xiao Zhenren does not dare to speculate, I just ask Xiao Zhenren to let go of a few of my subordinates, and let it fall in the future."

A voice came from behind the crossbowman, it was the leader of the guards who had just stumbled up, and he said respectfully.

The head of the guard can understand that such a person is something that these little minions in the county dare to provoke, and he just wants him to have a little benevolence and morality, and let go of these brothers with him.

The crossbowman's face was calm, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, and said, "You are an official errand, and you should be thinking about the people, but you don't distinguish between good and evil. The pain of flesh and skin should be suffered, but if the sin does not lead to death, it should be regarded as a precipice. ”

The crossbow man thought for a while, and then said, "Some of the behaviors here, the leader should be clear, the small way is inconvenient to say, I just hope that those innocent people will not suffer injustice again, how to do it is your business, whether it is to punish the evil and eliminate the evil, or to seek the welfare of the people, remember that the small profit is good, but there is also karma, everything in the world is like this, it is not the time, but the time has not come." ”

The leader of the guards finally let go of the suspicion in his heart, and thanked the little Taoist, "Thank you for today's teachings of the little real person, the villain will always keep in mind, and he will not dare to say that he will be comprehensive in his actions in the future, and he will also have a clear conscience." ”

The crossbowman nodded, looked at the few people who were still lying on the ground by himself, and finally couldn't bear it, and said, "I have a few coins here, which should be regarded as compensation for the injury and the mother-in-law's tribute this year. ”

With that, the leader of the guards hurried to pick it up.

When he saw the appearance of the coin in his hand, the whole heart was shocked, this one can be worth ten years of tribute from a family in Haitang Village, he and several brothers are some skin injuries, where can you use any money, you have to speak.

The crossbow man waved his hand, the meaning was obvious, the leader of the guards didn't dare to twist anymore, his hands trembled and accepted a few coins, he took a deep breath, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, little immortal... Dare to ask the name of the little immortal master. ”

His name for the crossbowman, from the little bull's nose at the beginning, to the little real person later, and then to the current little immortal, can be said to have gone from disdain to subdued and then admired.

The crossbowman looked at the sincere leader of the guards, thought about it, smiled to himself, and said, "The leader can recognize the person surnamed Yu in the capital." With that, he went into the house.

In the courtyard was the leader of the guards with a look of disbelief.

In the following years, there was a group of state guards who were admired by all the people in the territory of Hanzhou, and although the leader of the guards was in a high position, he still remembered what the little Taoist said back then, and always remembered it.

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Inside, Granny Cui was placed on an old futon, and underneath her was a bed made of a few sloppy wooden planks.

The girl looked at her mother-in-law with an anxious face, but forgot that she still had a faint pain in her body.

The crossbowman came to the bed, and the girl came back to her senses, and she ran into the crossbowman's arms, sobbing quietly, for fear of waking up her mother-in-law, who had just fallen asleep.

The crossbow man wiped the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes, not knowing what to say. The girl raised her head, trembling her little body, and said to the crossbowman, "Mother-in-law, she said that she was afraid..."

Before she could finish speaking, the girl began to cry again.

The crossbow man vaguely knew when he helped Granny Cui take the pulse, but he didn't want to say it in front of the girl, Granny Cui's body bones were already buried in half of the loess, and she was hit like this at the moment, and it would be three months at most.

The crossbowman carried the girl out of the room, sat down next to the stone mill, and said softly in her ear, "Sister Duoduo, Granny Cui's affairs are not able to return to the sky, don't be too sad, heal your injuries first, so that your mother-in-law can finish this last journey." ”

The girl nodded slightly, and leaned into the crossbowman's arms as much as she could, as if trying to grasp this last bit of warmth until she slowly fell asleep.

The crossbowman walked quietly, and carried the girl into the cabin where he had rested last night, leaving behind half a bag of coins and a few prescriptions before leaving.

He just didn't want to go through that kind of parting pain again, but he didn't know that he was already in the midst of parting.

Outside Haitang Village, a small road, a foolish goods, galloping away into the distance.

The boy stood on the horse's head, not daring to look back, for fear that he would cry when he turned around. There was still a wet patch on his chest, which were the tears of a young girl, and there was clearly the fragrance of begonia flowers in the tears, like raindrops falling on his heart, and the girl's name was Begonia Blossom.

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"Wet clothes want to wet begonia rain, petals and flowers do not stick to the body"

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A few years later, a young woman in Haitang Village who was as beautiful as a flower stepped on the road when the Taoist left, but the young man didn't know when there was a confidante in the rivers and lakes...