Walking and stopping along the way, it was also pleasant, leaving the annoying inn, Ye Yanqing felt very kind no matter what she looked at, bought two horses and some dry food, and walked along the official road, all the way to the west.

The summer is getting longer, the heat is coming, less than half a day and night Yan Qing is already sweating ripples, so slowly walked for three days before arriving in Baoding County.

Ye Yanqing was afraid that everything would end up if he was late, but Liu Yi was not in a hurry at all, he went his own way along the way, still sitting on the horse, letting the horse take three steps and then stopping to eat a mouthful of grass, without even pulling the reins.

At first, Ye Yanqing was very unaccustomed to his lazy behavior, but later he got used to it, so he simply tore off a willow branch, removed the leaves, fished a handful of grass at the tip, and teased the horses, which was also a little fun.

When he arrived in Baoding County, he did not go to live in the city, but took him to a remote village nearby.

"How did you get here?" Looking at this village, although the houses are dilapidated, there are very many people, and there are no people to see along the way, but some sturdy men, holding a hoe, coming back from the fields.

"It's gone." Ye Yanqing coughed, this reason is very reasonable, after all, he has been spending other people's money.

Someone from one family came out to fetch water from the well in the courtyard. It was a grandmother, I couldn't tell how old she was, and she was dressed in a rough brown linen short. , the hair is tied back at the back of the head, and a simple wooden hairpin is fixed

Skillfully put the bucket down, and in the sound of babbling, the bucket was shaken up, and a bucket of water was quickly fought.

"Grandma, grandma." Liu Yi called a few times.

Grandma stood up and looked at the door, her eyes full of vigilance. Seeing the two of them, one high and one low, the woman was much taller than the man, it looked a little strange, but it was surprisingly harmonious, but looking at the way they dressed, they were not ordinary, and their appearance was much more handsome than ordinary people, especially the man in white, she had lived for most of her life, and she had never seen such a good-looking person.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? Grandma poured water into the tub and asked through the guardrail, not letting them in.

"We passed by here, and we wanted to spend the night here."

"Hurry up, hurry up." Grandma walked up and said sharply, "It's still early, you can go into the city if you go quickly." ”

Ye Yanqing didn't expect that the grandma she met would drive people away, "We have traveled a long way, the horses are hungry and the people are sleepy, and we hope that the grandma will take them in." ”

"It's all said, you can't stay overnight, you can't stay overnight! Let's go, hurry up, you won't be able to leave if it's late. "Grandma is quite unreasonable and drives people away. Ye Yanqing was pushed by her grandmother and bumped into Liu Yi's body.

"Grandma! Since these two strangers want to spend the night at your house, why don't you take them in and drive them away, it's too ruthless. If you don't take them in, I will take them in. "The one who spoke was a young man, with dark skin, who looked like a perennial farmer and tanned, with a very honest face, and at first glance he was a loyal and honest person.

Grandma was startled, hurriedly opened the door, and said coldly to Ye Yanqing and the others: "Come in!" He went into the house without looking back.

"Thank you so much, big brother." I was going to leave, but I didn't expect this enthusiastic brother to let Grandma open the door with a word.

"You're welcome, girl. When you enter the village, you are a guest, so you still have to be entertained. It's just that this grandmother said that one of the most eccentric in our village, if he has any discomfort, he can come to my house, under the fifth tree at the head of the village. ”

"Got it, thank you for your kindness." Ye Yanqing covered her mouth and smiled, and played the girl to the fullest.

"Where is the girl? Don't know where to go? ”

"My family lives in Xuzhou, and this time I went back to my uncle's house to visit relatives." Ye Yanqing replied with a smile.

"Ah, it's from such a far place." The honest guy was taken aback, he was afraid that he had never gone out so far in his life.

"That's right! I also met bandits on the road, you don't know that those bandits are all fierce and vicious, they scared me to death, and many families died on the road. It was not easy to escape death, but when we arrived here, there were only the two of us left, and it was not easy to find a place to rest. Ye Yanqing patted her chest, and her face turned white, as if she was frightened and hadn't come back to her senses.

Hearing this, Liu Yi couldn't help but sigh.

When he heard the word bandit, there was something more in the guy's eyes, but Ye Yanqing didn't see through it, so he didn't think much about it. The guy didn't ask any more questions, and he quit with interest.

"I didn't expect you to be weak in deceiving people!"

"......" Ye Yanqing didn't want to pay attention to him.

"I told you to hurry away, but why didn't you listen? I can't go now. Grandma walked out, brought out a few cakes for them, and beat her chest and said.

"Alas!" Grandma motioned for them to sit on the stone bench. "Grandma, what do you mean by that? Why do you want to drive us away? ”

"In normal times, it wouldn't be a big deal, but today it's different. Something will happen! Something will happen. Grandma's chaotic eyes were real.

"Grandma, what's wrong?" Grandma shook her head and refused to speak.

He showed them the room, and staggered away, refusing to say a word to them.

After putting down their burdens, they walked around the village, and when they arrived at the meal, the smoke curled from the cooking houses, and some people were still working in the fields while it was still dark.

There are still a few chickens and ducks that have not been brought home, and they are still outside, and occasionally a few roosters fight each other, so it is not lively. There were also one or two women pounding clothes by the river, making a crisp sound, which was particularly pleasant to listen to.

Looking at the scenery around, Liu Yi thought about it and went back with Ye Yanqing.

In the room

"Looks like we're out of luck."

Ye Yanqing didn't understand what Liu Yi was talking about.

Liu Yi lifted his forehead and explained, "We may have entered a bandit's den. ”

Ye Yanqing was shocked, and he didn't believe it. "How so? Isn't this just an ordinary village? ”

"You've seen a village where most of the people are men, not even women. Have you ever seen a child playing outside when you just arrived? ”

After Liu Yi's reminder, combined with what Grandma said, Liu Yi's speculation is correct.

"No wonder Grandma keeps telling us to leave!" Ye Yanqing muttered.

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing, our luck is quite good, and this kind of thing has also happened to us."

"Why do you seem to be happy?"

"Is there one?" Ye Yanqing touched his face, is it so obvious? "What are you going to do?"

"Let's not do anything, since he wants us to stay, it's better for us to do it, and we should be caught off guard by killing them." A murderous aura flashed in Liu Yi's eyes, and Yan Qing was shocked by her overnight.