The night of Sanhua City is still very prosperous and lively, there is no tension as a military city, the streets are brightly lit and the flow of people is weaving, the restaurant pushes the cup and changes the lamp to chat, the fireworks, the warbler Yanyan smiles, and the scene is shouting and laughing and scolding......

All kinds of things converge into the noisy scene of Sanhua City at night.

Of course, these are limited to a few main commercial streets, and most of the city is just a dark scene lit by lights.

No matter where it is, behind the prosperity, there are more kinds of blandness and ordinary.

Walking on the bustling streets, Liu Xiu is not at all inconspicuous, he focuses on observing the humanistic customs and architectural styles here, he will stay and watch a little when he sees the interesting, and when he encounters a young lady in the attic on the street, he invites him to play and he just smiles and walks away.

No one bothered him, walking slowly on the street, everyone he met, although they didn't know each other, they were all passers-by in Liu Xiu's life, and similarly, he was also a passer-by in other people's lives.

Sanhua City is very large, Liu Xiu can't go to every place, it took about an hour, he walked through a main street, so that he already has a general understanding of the architectural style and cultural customs of this city, and then there is no need to go to other places, although I haven't seen other places, but think about it, it's just some details.

As the night got deeper, Liu Xiu decided to find a place to have some supper and go back to the restaurant to rest.

Without deliberately wanting to eat, he casually walked into an ordinary restaurant.

Xiao Er welcomes guests, serves tea, takes the menu and waits for Liu Xiu to order, which is no different from other places.

Ordered a few local specialties plus a pot of wine at random, and he couldn't do anything about it, because he didn't have much money on his body, he left some of it in the small fishing village yesterday, and now Liu Xiu's money is less than two gold coins.

He calculated that the things he ordered were less than twenty-three silver coins, and the money on his body could be used for a few days.

"I have to find a way to make some money, but I'm in a hurry to go to Jiannan Road, and there are not many opportunities to make money, so I can't stop and find someone to treat my illness...... Forget it, let's talk about ......"

will always find an opportunity to make money, why bother so much now, while muttering to himself, Liu Xiu decided not to order anything anymore.

When he was about to return the menu to Xiao Er, he happened to see a special pastry on the menu, and he ordered one with a little hesitation, which was not expensive, only thirty copper plates, but there were only three for one.

Why did he order this pastry, because Liu Xiu thought of Wanhua City after seeing the pastry, and when he thought of Wanhua City, he wanted to eat the special dim sum at the mouth of the alley of Shang Songnian's house.

"I don't know what happened to Shang Lao, strictly speaking, he is his own master, although he didn't accept himself, he had the opportunity to see him......"

While waiting for the food to be served, Liu Xiu's thoughts subconsciously emanated.

It is said that when he left Wanhua City, Liu Xiu also said that he wanted to invite Shang Songnian to drink a glass of wedding wine when he got married, and he didn't know if Shang Songnian would wait for that time to go, after all, he was old.

The wine and food came up faster, Liu Xiu ate slowly, and found that although it was not close to Sands City, it was still on the border of Nanhai Province, and the taste was still sour, sweet and salty, which made him eat without much taste.

In line with the principle of not wasting it, Liu Xiu is still eating, of course, he will not force himself to finish eating, people, why be so himself.

While eating, Liu Xiu listened to the chatter of the diners around him, and finally knew the origin of the name of Sanhua City.

It is said that more than a hundred years ago, there was a family of three sisters in this city who went to Jiannan Road in the distance, because of their outstanding appearance, the three sisters were inexplicably on the list of flowers in Wanhua City, the news spread, and the three sisters became famous all of a sudden.

If that were the case, the city would not have been named after them, mainly because of what they did later.

After all, the three sisters are famous, plus they are beautiful, they married a good family, because they were born very ordinary, after marrying because of their husband's family, they all try their best to help the poor, do good deeds and do good deeds all their lives, and the number of people who have been helped by them for decades is countless, after they died, the descendants were grateful, and then the name of the city was changed to Sanhua City, just to commemorate the three sisters.

It is said that there is now a three-flower temple in this city, and people often go to worship and pray for blessings.

Liu Xiu didn't care about whether this story was true or not, and he didn't bother with how the three sisters and an ordinary woman went to Jiannan Dao, but just listened to it as a story.

At this time, there was a commotion at the door of the restaurant, and Liu Xiu subconsciously looked over.

It turned out that an old man was still selling a kind of vegetable called 'white strip' at night, with a lot of quantity, and wanted to set up a stall in the light at the door of the restaurant, which attracted the expulsion of Xiao Er, after all, the restaurant is also going to do business, where can he occupy a place.

The old man also knew that it was not good to set up a stall in front of people's houses, and after begging hard, Xiao Er agreed to let him go to the side a little bit, so as not to affect the diners of the restaurant.

After some observation, Liu Xiu learned that the reason why the old man came out to set up a stall at night was really because of the difficulties at home, and he had to do it as a last resort.

The so-called white vegetables are actually the white radishes in Liu Xiu's memory, but the names are different, and the old man sells them not expensive, one copper plate a catty.

Seeing that the old man was really difficult, Liu Xiu was also moved by compassion.

Of course, Liu Xiu is not a saint, there are more difficult people in the world, he will not take the whole world as his responsibility, since the old man happened to meet him, he didn't mind helping out if he could.

But Liu Xiu's help didn't give him money to get through the difficulties, nor did he have to be responsible for the uncle's future life, let alone pay for him to buy all the white strips, after all, what did he buy it for?

With a flickering mind, Liu Xiu saw that there was a fruit shop diagonally across the street that was not closed, so he had a plan.

Called a shopkeeper, Liu Xiu took out five copper plates and handed them to him and said: "Little brother, do me a favor, I want to eat fruit, go to the opposite side to buy me two catties of apples, and then buy two catties of white strips, a total of four copper plates, and the remaining one is considered to be an errand fee?" ”

Liu Xiu observed the price of the fruit shop clearly, so it was not a pastime to take out five copper plates.

The one who was called by Liu Xiu was not the one who drove the old man who bought the white strip before, and even he didn't know what happened at the door, he didn't refuse Liu Xiu's request, after all, he was originally serving the guests, and it was only two steps across the street, so he took the money and said a little wait and went to the fruit store.

Xiao Er went to the fruit store, first asked the boss to weigh two catties of apples, and then bought white strips according to Liu Xiu's requirements.

However, it's a fruit store, and the white strips are vegetables, so there's no such thing at all, right?

After some entanglement, Xiao Er couldn't tell whether Liu Xiu wanted to eat apples or white strips, the two things were not in order, and he didn't buy apples back on his own, but he didn't want apples either, so he asked Liu Xiu first.

As soon as Xiao Er came back and said that there was no white strip over there, Liu Xiu said forget it, and the five copper plates Xiao Er returned to Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu still gave him one as an errand fee.

This matter is not over, and after a while, Liu Xiu called another junior second, and said the same thing, asking him to help buy two catties of apples and white strips......

As a result, after three times and two times, the owner of the fruit shop opposite was annoyed, saying that the diners you are looking at are not sick, and they eat fruit one by one and eat white strips, which doesn't toss people.

So, the owner of the fruit shop saw the old man who was selling white strips in the opposite direction, thought about it, walked over and asked directly: "Uncle, how do you sell this white strip?" I want it all......"

Seeing this scene, Liu Xiu showed a smile on her face, drank the wine in her glass, gave the money for the meal and left the restaurant slowly, many times, happiness is as simple as that.

Helping others is also a joy.

The old man's white strips were sold out at once, he could go home with peace of mind, and the owner of the fruit shop would not have any loss, he opened the store, and the people who bought the white strips back might buy the fruit again, and he would definitely sell them at a higher price......

Because the owner of the fruit shop in the back bought all the white strips of the old man, he made a full set of plays, and Liu Xiuzhen bought two catties of apples and two catties of white strips.

He finished eating the apples not far from the restaurant, and as for the white strips, that is, white radish, Liu Xiu didn't throw them away.

Back at the restaurant where Luo Bing and they were, Liu Xiu first greeted them, and then found the hotel Xiaoer, and asked for a porcelain bottle wine jar that others didn't want to drink and clean, wash and cut the white radish into pieces, put ginger, garlic, sugar, pepper, chili pepper and other seasonings, and then add water to seal, and after a day or two, this is a good kimchi......

After a night of nothing, Liu Xiu and the others got up early the next morning and set off, but Luo Bing and the others didn't sleep as lazy as they did on the first day.

This time from Sanhua City, they learned the lesson of the first day, and prepared enough forage for the sitting Momei Treading Snow, which was a day down, under the powerful horsepower of Momei Treading Snow, they walked out for nearly three thousand miles!

The road is boring and boring, and after walking so many distances in a day, when it is time to rest at night, everyone is exhausted, and they don't even have the strength to speak.

Because they tasted the sweetness the day before, the eldest lady and the eldest young master didn't know how to cook, so the food on this day was also made by Liu Xiu, they were responsible for hunting, Liu Xiu was responsible for doing it, and the division of labor was clear.

It is worth mentioning that on this day they were not so lucky to come across the city and rest in the wilderness.

The next 20 days or so were spent on their way, and to be honest, there were many problems along the way.

Luo Bing and they are all young ladies and young masters, especially with a chivalrous heart, it is no wonder that there are no problems along the way.

They have to take care of where there are bandits, and they have to take care of them where there are bullies who oppress the good, but fortunately, they are not weak and can manage it, but they have enough of the addiction of chivalry.

However, after the novelty at the beginning passed, they became less enthusiastic about the so-called chivalrous righteousness, and later they didn't even bother to care, the typical three-minute heat.

Watching their group of young people making a fuss, Liu Xiu was amused, they really thought that the kind of world-famous heroes were so easy to be, it is not difficult to be chivalrous, anyone with a little ability can be chivalrous, but it is rare to be chivalrous and righteous for a lifetime.

What is a real hero? It is the reputation accumulated over time and time for a long time, and finally he can become a hero in people's mouths, which has to be careful to die halfway, or if he does it wrong once, the reputation accumulated before there is a stain is in vain.

So, it's not like you can become a hero by doing chivalrous deeds, at best, it's called doing good deeds, who will remember you after time, especially if they are just passing by.

The chivalrous battles along the way are just an episode of Luo Bing's experience, and it is not a situation at all.

Where is it so easy to go out, and what kind of food and accommodation should not be considered? After more than 20 days, Luo Bing and others deeply realized what it means to go out at home, and they were tossed one by one and lost their temper.

In the wilderness, want to be convenient? How do you wipe without paper? Use leaves or wooden sticks, not to mention how uncomfortable these young masters and ladies are, just because they don't know some plants at all, good guys, when you wipe your butt with leaves or wooden sticks, you encounter poisonous, you can imagine what the end will be, it is really called a chrysanthemum tea full of injuries.

At this time, Liu Xiu's role as a doctor was reflected, and a group of young masters and young ladies were embarrassed to let Liu Xiu treat chrysanthemums, it didn't matter, there was medicine, and they quietly smeared it themselves.

It's okay to be convenient, but it's bad when there is no water for thousands of miles along the way, and several people in the team are thirsty and can't help but collect fruits to eat, and they are almost poisoned......

When I go to bed at night, because I am too tired to hurry, I sleep very dead one by one, someone is on duty at night, rest assured and bold to sleep, not worried about the attack of the beast, but the beast can be guarded against, what about the little insects? Isn't it uncomfortable to climb your ears and nostrils? Encountering a toxic, good fellow, that's called a thrill.

In the end, Liu Xiu, who they thought was a burden, became the most important person in the team, and there was no one.

Hungry and want to eat? Looking for Liu Xiu, was injured in the heroic battle? Looking for Liu Xiu, poisoned? Looking for Liu Xiu, thirsty? Looking for Liu Xiu, he knows how to use nature to get water, and he doesn't dare to sleep at night? Still looking for Liu Xiu, he can configure deworming drugs......

Because he knew the importance of Liu Xiu, he didn't have the slightest sash in front of him, although he was not flattering, but he was extremely polite.

Of course, Liu Xiu is not their nanny, it is impossible to take the initiative to take care of them, why, he is not his own son, he wants to ask me for help, you can, but you don't delay if I ask you to do something, after all, people are mutual.

Of course they had no opinion, and when something went wrong and asked Liu Xiu for help, Liu Xiu asked them to collect some strange things along the way, and they didn't refuse, so the two sides got along so happily, at least on the surface.

After more than 20 days of travel, with these free laborers and mice who are not weak, Liu Xiu has made great progress in medical skills, especially the plants and medicinal materials that they helped collect by the way, and Liu Xiu also prepared a lot of strange medicines......

In the end, Luo Bing and the others were surprised to find that Liu Xiu, who was the weakest in their group, was the one who had the best life, and he came over calmly without showing any conditions along the way, which made them doubt their lives, and even gave birth to the idea that special martial arts training seemed to be useless at all......

Practicing martial arts, it is chic to come and go, but in many cases, what is the use except for being able to fight?

A group of young masters and young ladies have gradually grown up and begun to become mature in the face of reality, knowing that they have to use their brains instead of rushing up to chop and chop.

On this day, Liu Xiu and his party came to a river.

The river is not very wide, only more than 100 meters, for Luo Bing and others, this river cannot stop their footwork to advance, and they can cross the river with a few moves.

They can cross the river, but what about the horses that sit down? They don't have that ability.

After more than 20 days of travel, they knew the importance of sitting on the horse, no matter how high their ability was, if they didn't have a horse, they would be exhausted on the way to Jiannan Road.

Nowadays they are much better off horses than they are to themselves......

"What now?" Standing by the river, Luo Bing subconsciously looked at Liu Xiu and asked.

Unconsciously, Liu Xiu has become the backbone of this team, it seems that he has not done anything, but he just can't do it without him.

Looking at the river in front of him, Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Two ways, either find a dock to cross the river by boat, or throw away the horses and cross the river and then find a way to buy them again."

"Then let's find a dock, I've been riding for so long, and I'm a little reluctant to lose it" Luo Bing said with an unnatural face, he wouldn't admit that he had spent almost all the money he had brought before, and he hadn't even completed half of the journey, what should I do next, I don't have any money to buy a horse like Momei Taxue, but I can afford to buy an inferior horse, but that is not enough for them to reach Jiannan Road in a short time.

Then find the dock, that's all you can do now.

In fact, Liu Xiu wanted to say that it was more convenient to talk about the bridge, but after thinking about it, he didn't bother to remind him, and he was happy to watch these guys experience life.

After walking more than ten miles along the river, they did find a pier.

However, this pier is very small, and only one boatman is engaged in the business of ferrying people to cross the river here, but there are many people waiting to cross the river.

The boatman's boat is not big, only seven or eight meters, and if you ferry people, you can sit one or twenty at a time, but if Liu Xiu wants to cross the river, plus the horses, they can only come one by one, and the problem is that there are more than 100 people waiting to cross the river on the pier......

"Boatman, we are in a hurry, can you cross the river with us first? Give you more money is "Luo Bing stood up and negotiated with the boatman as soon as possible.

The boatman is a gray-haired old man, wearing only a sweatshirt, don't look at his age, it is estimated that it is because of the perennial boat, his body is not weak, and his muscles are better than many young people.

In the face of Luo Bing's inquiry, he shook his head with a smile and said: "Forgive me, I have been holding the boat here for decades, and I have always come first to cross, many of them are acquaintances, and I can't leave them to cross first, and besides, I have always only charged the price of five copper plates per person and twenty copper plates for a horse, and I will not charge more, so how about bothering you to wait for a while?" I'll cross the others and cross you again."

The people waiting to cross the river on the side, originally saw Liu Xiu and the horses they were riding guessed that they were from a good background, although Liu Xiu wanted to cut in line, they didn't say anything, after all, they were just working people.

However, after the boatman opened his mouth at this time, someone couldn't help but say: "That's the case, the old man has been holding the boat here for decades, since I was a child, the old man has this rule, and he has no credibility, even if he offends people, he will not break his own rules."

"Yes, many times there are people who want to cut in line, even if the old man is injured and the ship is destroyed, he has not broken the rules," someone complied.

Luo Bing wanted to say something, but Liu Xiu shook his head and said: "Just follow the rules of the old man, it doesn't hurt if we wait a little longer, and we are not in a hurry for this time."

Although he was unhappy, Luo Bing still gave Liu Xiu this face, and the others didn't say anything, after all, if it wasn't for Liu Xiu, they might not have been able to come here.

Next, the boatman crossed the river without hurrying, but Liu Xiu and the others could only wait.

glanced thoughtfully at the white-haired boatman, the boatman gave Liu Xiu a very special feeling, but he couldn't say it, no matter how he looked at him, he was just an ordinary old man, and he really couldn't see any fame, so Liu Xiu stopped paying attention.

What does it have to do with others and oneself?

Liu Xiu dared to guarantee that the boatman was definitely not an ordinary person, but there was no evidence, and he didn't dig deeper, and he didn't know if he could meet again in the future after this time.

The reason why I felt that the boatman was not an ordinary old man, in addition to the feeling that I couldn't explain clearly, was that Liu Xiu heard something from the words of the person before.

There is a saying that the speaker has no intention of listening to the intention, the previous man said that when he was a child, the 'old boatman' crossed the river here, and now decades have passed, he has changed from a child to an adult in his forties and fifties, and the 'old boatman' is still like this, is this not enough to explain the problem?

Maybe the person himself didn't feel anything, but Liu Xiu paid attention, but that's all, it's still that sentence, how others have nothing to do with him Liu Xiu.

The boatman crossed the river again and again, because the river was only more than 100 meters wide, and it didn't take much time to go back and forth, and it was Liu Xiu's turn soon after.

One person and one horse at a time, the money was paid by Luo Bing, and Liu Xiu was the last to cross the river.

When the boat reached the middle of the river, the old man holding the boat took the initiative to speak: "Childe also goes to Jiannan Road?" ”

"Why did the old man say that?" Liu Xiu was stunned and said, not because the other party took the initiative to talk to him, but because they had never said their destination, but the other party knew that they were going to Jiannan Dao.

The old man smiled: "What's so hard to guess, during this time, I have crossed the river with a lot of people dressed like you, and they all said in their chats that they went to Jiannan Dao, so I guess you too"

"I see," Liu Xiu said suddenly, without saying anything......