Chapter VII: Inquiries

Fourth Brother Xu was ready to sleep at this time, but he was suddenly disturbed, and his eyes looking at her became more and more unkind. Cheng Ruoxuan was not annoyed, and said to him: "I was too embarrassed to bother again. It's just that I just watched the stars, and when I remembered that Fourth Brother Xu said that you had to go to sea for a few days, I always felt that I should remind you. "Anyway, no one believes that she is Miss Pei Jia now, and the star symbol said that it was much more frank than before.

Fourth Brother Xu didn't understand what was going on, and his upside-down eyebrows were suppressed by confusion, "Remind me of what?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan said: "Within three days, there will be a storm on the sea. You will go to sea tomorrow, and you will be more than lucky. ”

Fourth Brother Xu said angrily: "You curse me? ”

"Don't dare." Cheng Ruoxuan was physically and mentally exhausted, and he didn't have the heart to perfunctory him in a good voice, so he only said indifferently, "I was in a coma a few days ago, and I couldn't see the sea cloudy. However, according to the previous signs, the sea must be white-headed and will not stop until you return to the sea. "On the night she was in distress in the mountains, the wind was blowing eastward, and there was rain in the mountains, and the nearby sea must have changed, it is not difficult to guess.

Fourth Brother Xu didn't know what to do, and his eyes changed when he looked at her.

Cheng Ruoxuan's tone became more and more cold, "Whether you believe it or not, I came to remind you that I am grateful to Sister Ah Hui for taking care of me for many days." She worked hard to keep her family, and she refused to tell anyone if she was wronged," she protected Ah Hui behind her, looked directly at Fourth Brother Xu in front of her, and said solemnly, "I have to rely on myself to understand the stars, and I will avenge her if I have kindness or hatred." ”

Fourth Brother Xu was probably frightened by her, and he didn't dare to make another time when he got up the next day, but kept looking at her with his eyes. Cheng Ruoxuan noticed it early in the morning, but she knew that most people in the world were in awe of the "metaphysics" of the stars, and looking at Fourth Brother Xu's reaction the night before, it must not be an exception, so she didn't take it to heart. Later, she went to the kitchen to fill half a bowl of rice porridge and came back, and saw Fourth Brother Xu running to annoy Ah Hui again, who frequently looked at her side, looking a little embarrassed. She understood, so she walked over generously and said, "Is there something wrong with me?" ”

"Hey, girl." Fourth Brother Xu answered, and Ah Hui stood up and gave up his seat. Cheng Ruoxuan frowned slightly, helped her sit down with one hand, held the bowl with the other, and said indifferently: "I'll eat standing up." ”

"Don't," Fourth Brother Xu got up by himself this time, gave her the chair, and said with a shy face: "You are a distinguished guest, you sit here." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan glanced at him, didn't be polite to him, sat down and said, "What's the matter?" Please speak. ”

"I just want to ask you," Fourth Brother Xu rubbed his hands, looking a little flattering, "You said that there is a storm on the sea, when does this storm start and when does it stop?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan took a sip of hot porridge and said frankly: "I can't say." ”

Fourth Brother Xu will be mistaken, and he opened his mouth and said: "Sister, I was a bastard before, how you want to toss me, I won't let a fart go." But you have to think for Ah Hui. If I don't go to sea for a day, I will have one less harvest. If the time is short, it will be over, but if it is for many days, it will really kill me. If you give me an accurate word, I can think of it as soon as possible. People like us can't afford to delay. ”

His words were rude, Cheng Ruoxuan frowned when he heard it, but later he only looked at the porridge bowl in front of him and was stunned. The bowl was broken, and two nails were struck. If the curium is not good, the soup can only hold half a bowl, and any more will leak.

"I understand." She looked at Fourth Brother Xu and said firmly: "Although I can't measure the specific time, when the storm is over, I will definitely see it." I'll know all about it then. ”

This reply still did not satisfy Fourth Brother Xu, he couldn't hide the impatience on his face at all, and only said in his mouth: "Good girl, you have great powers, how can you not know it!" You just pity the two of us, I see your face, and I will do less with Ah Hui in the future. ”

Cheng Ruoxuan was still grateful to him for his family, and this time he almost sneered angrily: "'Less hands'? ”

"Okay, I'll just don't do it again." Fourth Brother Xu begged, "You leaked something." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan felt an indescribable emotion in his heart. Disdain, disgust, pity, and helplessness were all mixed together, making her depressed. But whether to go to sea or not is a matter of life after all, so how can you talk nonsense? She saw Ah Hui looking at herself, and her sad eyes were actually pleading for Fourth Brother Xu. Why did Ah Hui marry this person willingly? Cheng Ruoxuan's heart was sour, he handed her a reassuring look, and said to Fourth Brother Xu: "As long as you don't let down Sister Ah Hui, I won't cheat you." If you have an accident at sea, who will support your family in the future? It's true that there are storms, and it's true that it's uncertain, and I'm not hiding it from you. ”

These words were from the bottom of his heart, but Fourth Brother Xu didn't know how much he had heard, so he only pursed his mouth and said casually: "Revenge, how capable I am for you." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan ignored him and just drank porridge.

Fourth Brother Xu was bored, his face was red and white for a while, and he said, "Yesterday you said that you would stay here for a few days and leave?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan hadn't swallowed a mouthful of porridge yet, so he couldn't speak, so he raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, meaning that he was listening. Fourth Brother Xu made her look inexplicably nervous, and an unnatural smile appeared on his face: "As for me, I am thinking of planning for you." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan said: "I'm planning to go out to try my luck and see if there are any cars and horses that can be taken along the way." She knew in her heart, she honestly admitted that her ability was limited, and this person saw that it was useless to keep her for a while, and wanted to send her away.

Fourth Brother Xu was half relieved, but he was not at ease: "You don't have a penny on you, who will give you a ride for nothing?" Can you go? ”

Cheng Ruoxuan saw his tangled appearance, and somehow played with him, and deliberately teased him: "It's not in a hurry, I have to help you see when the storm will end." ”

Fourth Brother Xu hurriedly said: "You don't have to worry about this. ”

"Oh?" Cheng Ruoxuan said, "Fang just rushed to ask me, do you have an idea so soon?" ”

Fourth Brother Xu sighed, "Anyway, I'll have to wait if I ask you." Okay, I'll just assume that what you say is true, and that this storm will not know when it will end! I'm going to find a farm to turn over the land for a few days, so that I can earn a meal. He was really distressed about the loss, and almost gritted his teeth when he said it, "It's still what you said, it's important to save your life." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan nodded: "That's fine." This reminds me as well. I had planned to go home as soon as possible, as long as there was a car willing to give me a ride, everything else was easy to say, at most I would work for others for a few days. ”

Fourth Brother Xu didn't think about it, and immediately continued: "As long as you don't have a good way to scoop a bowl of porridge, who will ask you to work?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan: "......"

That's not a bad thing. When did she cook by herself when she was at home? Not to mention anything else.

Ah Hui looked at Fourth Brother Xu with disgust, and then timidly withdrew his eyes. Fourth Brother Xu didn't pay attention to this eye at all, he drank two mouthfuls of gruel, and he didn't know what he thought, he glanced up at Cheng Ruoxuan, and suddenly said: "Actually, it may not work, you look like such a water spirit, maybe someone is really willing to accept it." He seemed pleased with the idea, and his tone became relaxed, "I'll inquire for you too." ”

These words were complimenting her on her good looks, but Cheng Ruoxuan was full of corn in her ears when she heard it. She thanked Fourth Brother Xu, asked the direction carefully, and hurried out first. Fourth Brother Xu is well-intentioned, but he is in a hurry to drive her away after all, if he really uses "good looks" as a selling point, who knows what kind of carriage and horses will be introduced!

This time, she recuperated enough spirits, paid attention to the way, and walked quite smoothly, and rushed to the morning market without too much delay. However, her luck seemed to end there. There are all kinds of trades in the bazaar, such as those who sell vegetables, carry firewood, kill pigs and chickens, weave straw sandals and shake rattles, and everything is missing, except for the carriages and horses. She asked several people, only to know that there were originally goods in and out of the township, but Li Zheng had a big battle when he went out this time, and even the carriages and horses and people left; In addition, there are fish deliveries, Li Zheng dislikes the smell of meat and does not draw, but yesterday as soon as the fishing boat docked at the port, the carts and horses set off after the goods, and it will take a few days to come back. For a while, I'm afraid it's rare to find someone who can take her.

Cheng Ruoxuan remembered what the village calligrapher said before, and it is estimated that it is necessary to send congratulatory gifts. But I didn't expect that the little one was so luxurious in giving gifts, and the cars and horses in the township were all transferred. Fortunately, it is the farming season, otherwise the villagers would not know how much inconvenience they will have.

Seeing that the road of hitchhiking was not working, she twisted her fingers, and said in her heart that she had to find a way to earn some money. But the township is full of locals, and there is no place to live in a hotel, so where can they go to work? Could it be that you will go to the farm with Fourth Brother Xu to turn over the land? She couldn't help but sweat for herself. Let's not talk about whether she can do heavy physical work or not, she has lived for sixteen years, and one day has she touched a hoe?

She stood there in a blank thought for a moment, when she suddenly heard someone calling out to her. As soon as he turned around, someone took a colorful mask to cover his face, and said in a calm voice, "Guess who I am?" ”

There were people coming and going, and there were farmers and peasant women whose waists were bent, and this person looked more and more heroic. He was still in the same tattered clothes as yesterday, how could she not recognize him?

"Jing Feng."

She obviously didn't have any emotion when she pronounced the name, but as soon as she spoke, she somehow sandwiched a little nasal voice. The person on the other side panicked, threw away the mask, and said, "I won't scare you, don't cry." ”

"I didn't." Cheng Ruoxuan didn't look at him either, leaned over and picked up the mask, "You still wear it." What is it? ”

A pair of ghostly eyes on the mask glared at her, strikingly sloppiing. Jing Feng's voice came from below, and it sounded a little muffled, "I don't know, maybe it's a mountain god." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan just asked casually, but he was actually not interested in fairies and ghosts. She nodded and continued, "Looking for me?" ”

The "mountain god" said: "When you meet an acquaintance, you always have to say hello." ”

"Oh," Cheng Ruoxuan turned his head, "Then I'll go." She hadn't thought she'd ever met him again.

"Wait." Jing Feng subconsciously stretched out his hand, as if to stop her: "Fourth Brother Xu said that you are in a hurry to find a carriage and horse in the direction of Mingjiang?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan said "um", which was an admission.

Jing Feng said: "There are definitely no more carriages and horses." I have an idea, though. You look at celestial phenomena, don't you? ”

Cheng Ruoxuan's eyebrows frowned slightly, "Fourth Brother Xu told you?" She didn't want to say that she actually remembered the bandit on Dangshan. Among the mountain bandits, if you meet a stranger who understands the stars, you may be able to communicate with each other.

Jing Feng didn't seem to know anything about it, and only laughed at himself: "How come? Fourth Brother Xu is the most annoying for me to get close to Sister Ahui. I saw him selling news to people on the docks, saying that he was dreaming in the middle of the night, and specially informed him that there would be a storm at sea. He talked about it, but he didn't know that the old sailor, who was more experienced than him, had already seen that he was a man with poor popularity, and no one told him. He scratched his head and said, "Hey, where did I go?" Anyway, Fourth Brother Xu, people don't want to see dogs, except for Sister Ah Hui, which fairy who doesn't have long eyes will pay attention to him! But if I think about it carefully, isn't there a little fairy in his house recently? "He is used to being like this, and as soon as he talks a lot, the playful tone will be revealed, but it is always himself who laughs first." I asked Sister Ah Hui, and I came to you. ”

Cheng Ruoxuan listened silently for a long time, and didn't answer, but said, "What do you have in mind?" ”

Jing Feng said: "Carriages and horses can't work, there are boats to take." Are you going or not? ”

Cheng Ruoxuan couldn't help but be puzzled: "You just said that the sailors already know that the storm is coming, how can there be a ship?" "Last night, the moon stayed in the void, the clouds in the Beidou area are like overturning the ship, according to the "Yin Qing Book", there will be several days of heavy rain on land, the wind is enough to pull out the house, and the sea is even more windy and waves, who can sit firmly on the fishing boat?

"Not every ship is going to be trapped by a storm." Jing Feng had a confident posture, he said that he had to rise, pull Cheng Ruoxuan and leave, "You come with me." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan couldn't react, and dragged him forward two steps, only then did he hurriedly stop his figure and silently pull his arm back. "Wait." She gritted her teeth and said, "Why should I believe you?" ”