The blue clouds came out of Xiu, wanting to cover the remnant sun, the mist overflowed from the forest, the sky slowly turned to blue, and the air was filled with a wet and sweet breath, as if a heavy rain was coming.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu rushed back to the carriage, and the beautiful woman immediately greeted her, bowed down and said: "If it weren't for the rescue of the two sons today, the little girl would be afraid that it would be difficult to protect her innocence, please accept my worship." ”

Just watching the flowers from the other side, I only feel that the beauty is graceful and graceful, beautiful and elegant, like hibiscus. Now that they are close at hand, Zhilan is fragrant, and Sun Ce's scalp is numb and nervous, and he secretly hates why he is dyed with the smell of leeks all over his body, and the beauty is close in front of him, but he can only take half a step back, firmly block Zhou Yu behind him, and bend down to salute back: "Girl, don't be polite, my brother is the county commander of the nest, and he should protect the peace of the party, so you really shouldn't be frightened." ”

Sun Ce didn't know that Zhou Yu's mind was not on this beautiful woman at all, but stared at the young man beside her. During the fight, the sound of birdsong erupted, reminding Zhou Yu of the scene of Sun Jian's ambush that Lu Su talked about. But the child in front of him is only eleven or twelve years old, and he will definitely not be the murderer of Sun Jian, whether all this is a coincidence or something to do is really intriguing. When the young man saw Zhou Yu looking at him, he looked stunned and leaned sideways.

Zhou Yu didn't have time to think about it, and then heard Sun Ce ask, "Dare to ask the girl's name?" Why pass by here? ”

"The little woman's surname is Qiao, Xiao Ziying, and she is about to take a car to General Yuan's military camp to look for relatives......"

Hearing the words "General Yuan", Zhou Yu and Sun Ce glanced at each other, and immediately understood that she was referring to Yuan Shu, the second son of the Yuan family of the "Fourth World and Three Princes", and the later general. The Yuan brothers are inextricably linked with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu can't help but be a little more vigilant: "Dare to ask Lord Lingzun's name?" ”

"Jiazun is Qiao Ru, the general under General Yuan."

Because of her father's avoidance, she deliberately read "Qiao Rui" as "Qiao Ru", but Sun Ce and Zhou Yu still reacted instantly. Sun Ce arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be the beautiful girl Da Qiao who was named Zhenjiangzuo, and Sun Ce was in Xiajiang, and she had admired the girl's name for a long time." I'm not afraid of girls' jokes, I'm a weak crown this year, and I haven't decided to marry yet, and someone has mentioned girls to my mother before......"

Sun Ce suddenly turned the conversation to this incident, and Zhou Yu didn't know how to answer for a while. It just so happened that the purple-clothed young man opened his mouth and said, "Salivation." ”

Da Qiao's delicate little face was flushed, and he lowered his eyes and said to his side: "Xiao Qiao, don't be rude to Engong." ”

Spring rain was pouring down in the mountains, and when he heard Da Qiao call the young man "Little Qiao", Zhou Yu was extremely surprised, it turned out that this young man in purple was actually a man dressed as a woman! With that kind of skill, an adult man can't do it, let alone an eleven or twelve-year-old girl. is different from Da Qiao's gentleness and tranquility, Xiao Qiao is young but extremely vigilant, with thin lips and frowning eyebrows, no wonder Zhou Yu's attention makes her uncomfortable.

What was even more shocked was Sun Ce, he took his eyes off Da Qiao, looked Xiao Qiao up and down, and saw that she was thin and small, only a pair of big eyes, smart and tactful, which was unforgettable. Sun Ce said with a smile: "It is said that Jiangnan Erqiao is a national color, but I see that this little Qiao girl is a small person, thin and weak, flat bones and flat cheeks, not as tall as three pieces of tofu, it is not a beautiful ......."

Before Sun Ce finished speaking, he suddenly saw Xiao Qiao's wide sleeves flicked, and a flying stone was suddenly thrown out, heading straight for Sun Ce. Sun Ce turned his hand, wrapped in rain and sand, and firmly caught the flying gravel: "You kid, don't make a mess of it, break the benefactor, and your sister will feel distressed." ”

The moment he raised his hand, the swastika scar on Sun Ce's wrist was exposed in broad daylight, Xiao Qiao glanced at it, immediately withdrew his hand, and was stunned in place for a long time.

Zhou Yu took in Xiao Qiao's demeanor, and silently calculated in his heart: "Miss Da Qiao, your coachman has taken advantage of the chaos, it seems that there will be heavy rain tonight, and it is not suitable to hurry, you two sisters should find a place to settle down, and make plans tomorrow." ”

"Yes, yes, yes", Sun Ce continued, "My brother is the commander of Juchao County, and he is an official appointed by General Yuan, and he is a colleague with your father. My father was also a subordinate of General Yuan, so our two families can be regarded as old friends. If the two girls don't dislike it, they might as well go to Zhou County's house for a while, how about it? ”

Da Qiao's face was embarrassed: "This ...... I'm afraid it's not suitable. ”

Sun Ce wanted to persuade again, but he heard Xiao Qiao whisper to Da Qiao: "Sister, now there are wars everywhere, wars are endless, and there are no post stations in ten villages and eight townships. I don't think this county magistrate is like a bad person, so we might as well spend the night and hurry back tomorrow morning. ”

After speaking, Xiao Qiao got up and got into the carriage, and when Da Qiao saw this, he had to bend over and say to Sun Ce: "Then it will bother the two sons." ”

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao boarded into the car, Sun Ce closed the door and drove in the front room with Zhou Yu. In the carriage, Da Qiao saw that Xiao Qiao was silent, and asked in a low voice, "Sister, what's wrong?" You have never been willing to entangle with strangers, how could you agree to go to the county commander's house to spend the night today? ”

Xiao Qiao lowered his eyebrows lightly and said with a smile: "Sister think about it, just now that the disciple covets his sister's beauty, and goes back to the lair to wrap up his wounds, I'm afraid that he will come back." Although the two people outside the car were reckless, they were not as bad as those people. And I'm getting a little cold......"

Da Qiao noticed that Xiao Qiao's purple robe had been soaked by the rain, and it was wet and sticking to her body, she reached out to probe, and the little man's jade-like forehead was slightly hot: "No wonder I look so sad, I'm afraid that I am infected with the wind and cold, and when I get out of the car, I will find a way to invite you to Langzhong." ”

Xiao Qiao didn't answer again, obediently leaned on Da Qiao's shoulder, and fell into a deep sleep.

The cold wind swept up the rain, the temperature dropped sharply to freezing, Zhou Yu's hand was still orderly, the more extreme the weather, the more cautious he became, the mountain road was slippery, if there was a mistake, it would be a catastrophe. Hearing Sun Ce's sneezing on the side, Zhou Yu said with concern: "Now there are only you and me, and you don't have to be heroes." Your hand hurts, right? The stone thrown out by that little girl is so powerful, you are so bold that you actually took it with your bare hands. ”

Sun Ce spread out his hand, only to see that the palm of his hand was blurred with flesh and blood: "This stinky girl is really, she is so ruthless that it hurts me so much that I scratch my heart and liver and dare not show it!" ”

The rain was pouring down, and the rain slowly trickled down her handsome cheeks, and Zhou Yu asked in a low voice, "Have you taken a fancy to Miss Da Qiao?" I've never seen you so concerned. But don't forget, that little Qiao girl has a sharp move and can summon birds and beasts, Lu Zijing said that your father is in danger......"

Sun Ce made a gesture to signal Zhou Yu to silence, and Lai smiled: "You treat me as stupid?" If not, why did I invite them to your house? ”

The black clouds turn the ink, the white rain jumps the beads, and the water of Chaohu Lake is turbulent like the tide of Qiantang. In the old house on the shore, the old woman cooks porridge and wine, and the child stands next to a few peonies, holding an oil-paper umbrella to shield the flowers from the wind and rain. Even so, the remnants of the flowers were devastated in the wind and rain, and they were all gone, and it was not possible for human beings to recover.

Lu Su still did not leave, sitting in the hall enjoying the rain scene and pouring himself a drink, three cups of warm wine in his stomach, drunk and fluttering like a fairy, so comfortable that he wanted to sing.

The group rushed back in the rain before entering the courtyard gate, and Zhou Yu called loudly: "Aunt Zhou, I am tired of cleaning up the house for the two girls, and then boil a mouthful of hot ginger soup." ”

Aunt Zhou agreed and said no more. Instead, Lu Su walked out of the hall when he heard the sound and sighed: "Huh! It's so good, two people went out, and they brought back a bunch of people. ”

Da Qiao thanked Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, and helped Xiao Qiao to go to the room with Aunt Zhou to rest. After they left, Zhou Yu raised his hand and said in a low voice: "Brother Zijing, it just so happens that you are still here, I have something important to ask, and we will talk in the hall." ”

Sun Ce understood what Zhou Yu meant, and walked into the hall side by side with Lu Su with a solemn expression, while Zhou Yu turned around and returned to the flowers. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, the little hand holding the umbrella trembled, Zhou Yu took the oil-paper umbrella, bent down and squatted, and stroked the little child's little head: "Dumb, it is common sense for flowers to bloom and fall, there is no need to hold an umbrella for them......"

Aunt Zhou walked out of the guest room after settling down Xiao Qiao, and happened to see this scene, and sighed helplessly: "This kid ...... When it rained in the afternoon, he ran to the grave of his wife by the lake and held an umbrella for him. After I came back from looking for him, he kept standing here, and he didn't listen to any persuasion. ”

This small peony bush is planted from peony seeds collected by Zhou Yu before his wife's death. When Zhou Yu's wife was alive, she loved the mute child very much. Although the mute child couldn't speak, and she couldn't even cry when she died, she silently remembered it in her heart, and used her small body to guard everything she left behind. Today, this peony was destroyed by the rain, and the dumb child must be very uncomfortable.

I thought that the heartache would slowly disappear over time, and finally condensed into a faint bloodstain, who knew that in the heavy rain today, the missing corner of the heart suddenly came from the pain like a burst, Zhou Yu endured the heartache, and said to the dumb child in a dumb voice: "There are two peony hairpins in the backyard room, if you keep it well, this time next year, there will be flowers here......

The dumb child's eyes lit up, as if Zhou Yu said to him that it was not that the peony flowers would bloom again, but that the lady would be resurrected, he finally stopped insisting, moved his already stiff heels, and ran quickly to the backyard.

Sun Ce and Lu Su were chatting and listening to the rain in the hall, Zhou Yu pushed the door and walked in, and said with a smile: "You two will enjoy it, make tea and listen to the rain, like two masters, I don't know if you have talked about business?" ”

Sun Ce moved the soft seat forward and asked Zhou Yu, "That Aunt Zhou, but the one who made us osmanthus cakes when I was a child?" It's really like a shuttle of time, how can I get old like this. ”

"After my father passed away, I dismissed all the family members and gave them a little silver taels, so that they could go back to their hometown to buy a few acres of land to live, which is better than serving others. But Aunt Zhou's family has been a maid in our house for generations, and now she is the only one left, and she has no relatives. I asked her what she meant, and she didn't want to leave the Zhou Mansion, so she followed me all the way from Luoyang to Juchao. The dumb child was picked up by Aunt Zhou by the river a few years ago, and he was born unable to speak, but fortunately, he is talented and has excellent hearing, and he can help me a lot. Don't talk about this, about these two girls, have you ever asked Brother Zijing? ”

Lu Su answered: "Qiao Rui is a tiger general under Yuan Shu, but five years ago, during the first battle of Da Xian, Qiao Rui followed Yuan Shu to hide thousands of miles away, how could he murder the old general?" Moreover, this Qiao Rui has been fighting for many years, and he almost lost his life several times, which is not an all-conquering attack. If there really is such a trick, why don't you use it in peacetime? Besides, he has no grievances with your Sun family, why do you bother to harm the old general? ”

Sun Ce thought for a while and replied, "Brother Zijing is right, Qiao Rui has no motive to murder my father. On the contrary, it was that Huang Zu, who was about to move his head, and when my father left, he benefited the most, and he actually survived until now......"

Zhou Yu asked again: "Brother Zijing, you are well-connected and well-informed, have you heard anything about Miss Xiao Qiao?" Even if Qiao Rui is not the murderer of Uncle Sun, this bird and beast technique should always be a breakthrough. ”

Aunt Zhou gently slammed the door, handed over a plate of fragrant osmanthus cake, and bowed down. Sun Ce sighed: "Isn't this what we used to eat when we were children? Why are there still osmanthus flowers? Aunt Zhou bothered! ”

The fragrance was overflowing, Lu Su didn't bother to answer Zhou Yu's question, and pinched a piece of pastry and sent it to his mouth. The osmanthus cake out of the pot was steaming, so hot that Lu Su whined, but he couldn't swallow it, nor did he vomit, and he tossed it for a while before swallowing it. From his throat to his stomach, Lu Su grabbed the teacup handed by Zhou Yu and drank a full glass of water before he was finally able to speak: "You two are really not righteous enough, and you don't remind me that this thing is so hot!" ”

Sun Ce looked at Lu Su's embarrassment and couldn't stop laughing. Zhou Yu said with a smile: "I'll ask Aunt Zhou to prepare another one later, and you can take it with you when you go home, and just taste it slowly." ”

Lu Su was satisfied and no longer entangled, and continued to the topic: "Speaking of the little girl of Qiao Rui's family, I only know that her mother died in childbirth because she gave birth to her, and I have never heard of her learning any secret techniques under anyone's door." ”

"So, what about Miss Big Joe?" Sun Ce's expression was full of nervousness, and his hand holding the lamp couldn't help but be a little stiff.

Lu Su thought about it carefully and replied: "There are many rumors that she is extremely beautiful, and the others are ......."

"I'm asking you, do you know that she's married?"

Zhou Yu pointed to Sun Ce's palm that was still bleeding, and said with a smile: "I said that you fell in love with someone else's girl, and you didn't want your life, but you still don't admit it?" Now that I have inquired about people, have you done anything? ”

Lu Su said helpfully: "I think the young general is ashamed?" What's this, since ancient times, heroes love beauties, let alone a character like a major general? If you are worried that there is no one to guaranture, Lu is willing to protect this big media for you! ”

Sun Ce raised his handsome face and looked arrogant: "Don't talk nonsense!" There are too few women in this world who are worthy of me, and Da Qiao is barely one. If no one wants her in the future, I will make it difficult for her......"

Before Sun Ce finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, and Da Qiao's pleasant voice came from outside the door: "Gongzi Zhou, Gongzi Sun......"