The sound of the wind and rain faded away, and the sail flag of the ship was beaten. Shen Xiao's tattered clothes swayed gently, and soon became wet with a layer of moisture.

"Miss, it's humid outside, so don't lean against the window." Chang Xi put down a bowl of mung bean soup, and when he walked over to close the window, he found that the young man he brought back was chatting with people on the deck.

Zhao Qingmiao looked at the heavy sky through the window, this summer is rainy, which is especially disturbing for ship delivery, and it makes people's hearts unreasonably bored. She finished drinking the mung bean soup, lifted the bead curtain and walked into the room, and lay down against the spring collapse.

Chang Xi saw that his young lady looked impatient, and quickly shook the fan.

The wind 'whirred' and whistled a few strands of green silk wrapped around his cheeks, and Zhao Qingmiao, who was scratching, couldn't close his eyes.

A crack was revealed in the window, and the sound of the group of people chatting on the deck could be faintly heard.

"Is it really that miserable?" "Poor boy."

The journey was smooth, and several boatmen rested, sighing for Shen Xiao's life experience.

What is a thirteen-year-old boy who lost his father, a fifteen-year-old family who fell into the middle of the road, and an eighteen-year-old boy who ran around and tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and who was miserable on anyone.

Zhao Qingmiao shook her eyebrows, sneered, and asked Xiang Changxi: "Xi'er, where are you from listening to him?" ”

Chang Xi said directly: "The imperial capital is here." ”

Zhao Qingmiao squinted his eyes slightly: "You see that he is dressed in tatters, and the hem is sewn with high-grade fragrant cloud yarn, which is not allowed by non-dignitaries." Those who hide it like this have bad intentions. ”

Chang Xi paused his hands and asked, "Since the young lady is not at ease, why don't I throw him off the boat?" ”

Zhao Qingmiao thought about it, straightened his sleeves and ordered, "Don't worry, you call someone in first." ”

Shen Xiao took off his coat and followed Chang Xi into the cabin, standing still in front of a jujube-colored velvet blanket. The interior decoration is simple, and you can faintly smell a faint scent of ink.

Behind the curtain, there are many figures.

"What's your name?"

Shen Xiao immediately looked at him slightly, moved his gaze, and replied with a calm expression: "Shen Jiu." ”

"What happened to you in Guzhou?" The voice behind the curtain asked again.

Shen Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he said in a long voice: "It's a long story, and it falls in the middle of the next family——"

Zhao Qingmiao frowned and interrupted, her tone was obviously unhappy: "It's better for young people to have one thing to say, lie on my boat, aren't you afraid of throwing you down the river to feed the fish?" ”

What a bluffing lady. But will Shen Xiao be afraid? He touched the tip of his nose and sneered: "Miss Zhao, what you said below is true." ”

The two exchanged words through the beaded curtain. The curtain was lifted and there was a crisp sound.

A pair of plain hands in the eyes are the same as jade, this young lady is beautiful and peachy, with a moonlight rhyme, rouge halo, and beautiful lips. Shen Xiao, who was looking at it, was slightly stunned, and quickly lowered his gaze: Beauty is beauty, and Ruifeng's eyes were oozing cold.

Zhao Qingmiao's gaze rose from the curtain of his eyes: This Shen Jiu is young and clear, and his figure is also tall. If there's anything weird, it's his face.

"Your face is so dark, what did you get on it and didn't wash it off?"

This sentence poked him ugly again. Shen Xiao slandered in his heart, but said on his lips: "I was suffering from my life, but unfortunately I was struck by lightning a few days ago." ”

"Can you survive being struck by lightning without dying? You're a strange man. Have you done evil or good? Zhao Qingmiao stared at it with interest, suddenly walked to a circle chair, reached out and touched the back of his neck and said, "It's too tiring to talk to you like this, you kneel down." ”

Shen Xiao immediately raised his eyebrows: I want him to be a dignified regent and kneel to the sky, even if he kneels to Shen Ling, he doesn't have to kneel to each other. Why is this woman?

Before he could refuse, he was kicked up in the crook of his leg, and he stumbled and his knee hit the ground.

"Hmm!" This ordinary man has gold under his knees, and the regent has half of the country under his knees.

Shen Xiao's eyes were gloomy and gathered killing intent, and he had a dull pain in his chest. I think he didn't say that someone dared to get close to him in the past, even if he got close, he couldn't break one of the other party's legs. It's really a sick cat today.

"What nonsense, Miss told you to kneel." Chang Xi withdrew his foot after speaking.

Shen Xiao's leg injury had not healed, and his anger rolled in his chest for a few breaths, and he slowly chuckled: "Miss Zhao, since you have taken me in, you don't expect me to die on this boat with serious injuries, right?" ”

"Since you are kneeling, my Zhao family is raising you." Zhao Qingmiao got up from the circle chair and approached, the silky silk fan against Shen Xiao's chin, "How?" ”

It turned out that he was testing him. I have a little bit of thought.

Shen Xiao's eyes were sharp, he raised his head, and said in a sincere tone with a hint of regret: "Miss is beautiful and kind-hearted, and it is inconvenient to hurt her lower legs, so I am afraid that I will not be able to serve Miss for a while." ”

Zhao Qingmiao's eyelids rolled lightly when she heard this, and she laughed lightly and briefly: "It's a long time coming, you can go down and rest." ”

~

At night, the river is shrouded in mist, and the current under the boat is underneath.

A large ship with black sails is making its way through the darkness of the night, approaching the merchant ship strangely.

A boatman on deck, who had been sleepy, had just picked up his mind after chewing a mouthful of garlic. He suddenly sensed that something was wrong with the current of the merchant ship, and leaned down to look into the distance.

When he saw the appearance of the black sailboat, he quickly blew his whistle and shouted in a trembling voice: "It's not good, it's a water bandit!" Hurry up! ”

The boss of the ship, who was at the helm, immediately gave the order, and the workers hurriedly tightened the ropes of the ship's sail flag, and the headwind of the oars changed the direction of the course.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Three gongs broke the silence of the night, and all the people on board tensed.

The black sailing ship was moving up the river and crashing straight towards the starboard side of the merchant ship.

There was a loud bang, and the waves of water in the sky crashed down wildly, pouring down the boatman's heavenly spirit cover, and the people on the deck choked on a mouthful of river water.

At this time, the merchant ship fell deeply to the right, but fortunately, the ship's old man turned the rudder and stabilized the hull. The wind and waves continued to hit the ship's side deck, and the boatmen had time to rejoice, when they saw three arm-thick jet-black iron chains breaking through the air and smashing firmly on the deck.

The hull of the ship shook violently again, and the pierced wooden blocks fell to the surface of the river one after another, and someone on the black sailing boat who caught up on the side threw stones at the sail flag, and the sail flag was broken by the waist not long after, and most of it fell slowly.

The hearts of the crowd were beating like thunder: the bow of the black sailing ship was full of men in coarse cloth clothes and turbans, and the figures were not good. Some of them carried knives and sticks, and some of them raised torches with angry faces.

The merchant ship was forced to stop by a moment of squeezing and impact, and the fire was bright, reflecting the sparkling surface of the boundless river, which was extremely dangerous.

Shen Xiao opened his eyes, listened to the movement outside, and waited before he walked out of the bulkhead.

Ooh! The leader of the bandits was in his thirties, with a straight face, broad shoulders and a huge waist, dressed as a hanger, with a bright long knife raised his arm across his back, and shouted wildly: "Don't be afraid, everyone, we are all serious water bandits." ”

"Recently, the brothers have faded out of their mouths, so please cooperate with us, let's take a robbery!"

...... Explain what a fart.

Shen Xiao slandered Shen Ling's flesh and skin, how much bad luck was there? How can you encounter a life-threatening disaster at every turn?

He looked up and swept around the crowd in front of the deck, and found that Miss Zhao and the fat maid were also standing among them. So, he moved a few steps closer.