As the saying goes, the heart is like an arrow, so Liu Meibao felt that he was going by slowly along the way.

"You sit down, and it makes me dizzy." Song Sanniang stopped talking to a servant woman, glared at Liu Meibao and said.

Liu Meibao retracted her hand that was lifting the curtain on the hatch again, walked back with a smile and sat down on the side.

"Why is the boat going slower and slower.." She muttered.

Song Sanniang glanced at her and ignored her, and then discussed with the servant woman what else to add to the new house.

When I was in the capital, I had already received a letter from my family, and the ancestral house of Xie County had been repaired, and it was also arranged according to the requirements of Song Sanniang before leaving, and I also drew a picture intimately.

Along the way, Song Sanniang put all her energy on this.

"Is this yard a new house for my brother?" Liu Meibao also stood over to watch, chatting with her.

"When I go back this time, the young master should say kiss, right?" The servant woman also smiled, "Can't my brother marry before I get married, and my sister marries first, right?" ”

Liu Meibao was most afraid that Song Sanniang and Zhou Liangyu would quarrel over marriage, so she hurriedly waved her hand when she heard the words.

"It's okay, it's okay, how can you be so exquisite." She hurriedly said, "The most important thing is that my brother likes it, and I can't get married for the sake of getting married..."

The servant woman was stunned by what she said, and glared at her.

"What are you talking about, adults!" Song Sanniang scolded in a low voice and gave her a blank look.

What you like is the most important thing! Not for the sake of getting married! It's not enough for you to be laughed at for doing this by yourself, but you have to teach your brother to do this.....

Liu Meibao grinned, stopped talking, and looked at the picture obediently and quietly.

Soon the ship docked at a dock in a county town.

"It's boring, let's go down for a walk." Zhou Liangyu said.

Liu Meibao felt unenergetic again, and shook her head lazily.

The brother and sister were talking, and they heard a mother-in-law shouting something outside the cabin, and someone running around.

"Got it!"

Liu Meibao and Zhou Liangyu hurriedly walked out. The brother and sister looked down against the railing, and saw that two boatmen were holding a man and pressing it on the board, and the boatmen and bodyguards around them were rushing over, shouting about some thief.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Liangyu asked loudly.

The people down there looked up when they heard it.

"Young Master. There's a thief who's messing around on our ship. Song Sanniang's servant woman shouted loudly.

Along the way, listening to the chatter of the boatmen and those bodyguards, I learned that there was a great drought in many places this autumn, and there were many thieves in western Henan who took advantage of the situation to rebel, attacked the official yamen, and fought with the officers and soldiers.

Although these handymen did not have information channels from the government, with the intuition of ordinary people, they also smelled the strangeness of the current situation.

There are more outcasts, and there are more thieves. Fortunately, there was the best dart escort invited by Zhou Liangyu along the way, and he was not harassed much.

Hearing that it was a thief, Zhou Liangyu no longer cared.

"Send it to the government." He said.

The people below should be in harmony.

"It's good for you to go to the government!" They rebuked the thief.

Finding a rope to trap him, the man bowed his head, and did not beg for mercy or speak, but trembled, and someone lifted his face, and saw that it was a young man not more than twenty years old.

"At a young age. Don't learn well! ”

"Blind with such a loyal and honest face.."

Everyone shook their heads with some surprise and regret and said.

Zhou Liangyu ignored it and turned around. Here, Song Sanniang also heard the sound and came out.

Liu Meibao leaned on the railing and looked down.

"I heard that the government has been arresting thieves recently, and how much is the reward for catching a thief?" There was a lot of chatter.

It is said that it is to catch anti-thieves, but there are not a few real anti-thieves at all. Most of them use the homeless and the thieves as a reward.

Liu Meibao frowned, and before she could speak, she heard someone kneeling down behind her.

Zhou Liangyu and Song Sanniang, who were talking, also looked over when they heard the sound, and saw that it was Qingya who didn't know when to come over, and knelt on the ground with their heads down at this time.

"Uncle's wife. . . Young Master..."She choked up.

"What's going on?" Song Sanniang asked a little puzzled.

Before Qingya could speak, Liu Meibao subconsciously looked downstairs.

"Do you know that person?" She said suddenly. While reaching out and pointing downward.

As soon as this remark came out. Song Sanniang's face immediately sank.

Sit down in the cabin and look at the man kneeling in front of him. Song Sanniang frowned.

"Get up." Liu Meibao really couldn't see others kneeling, so she said hurriedly.

Naturally, the man didn't get up, and lowered his head.

Qingya also knelt down.

"You've been chasing all the way?" Song Sanniang asked, "Did you already come when you were in the capital?" ”

The eyes of the people in the room were all cast on Qingya.

Although Qingya lowered her head, she still felt it, and her small body trembled even more.

".." She choked up and tried to speak.

"Qingya doesn't know, it's me... I came here on my own—" The man spoke abruptly, with obvious nervousness, "She doesn't know... She only saw me today....she didn't talk to me...."

He was so nervous and panicked, and the dialect in his voice became heavier, but fortunately, everyone understood the meaning of just repeating it.

"You're also a member of that family?" Liu Meibao couldn't help asking, her voice couldn't help but be very soft, with a hint of unspeakable taste, and she seemed to be a little apologetic.

"It's not.." The man lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the few people in front of him, and said tremblingly, "I... I'm a carpenter....."

The little carpenter followed the master to make furniture for large families, and met a girl who worked as a handyman in the kitchen, and gradually became familiar with it and developed a friendship.

"You mean that you have saved up money to redeem Qingya, but unexpectedly..."Liu Meibao couldn't help but interject and ask after listening to him stumble after speaking.

Unexpectedly, Chen Qing asked someone to leave, and the reason was that he was looking for this girl.

"I didn't ask you to redeem me." The green girl choked up and said, "Who asked you to come with you..."

The little carpenter just kept his head down and did not speak.

Liu Meibao's eyes swept over the two of them, and suddenly said: "Qingya said this, are you lying, or send it to the government." ”

As soon as she said this, Song Sanniang frowned and was displeased. Qingya raised her head, her face was as pale as dirt.

"Girl, girl.." She wept in fear and was about to kowtow, "I know him, please see the girl..."

At this point, I choked up and couldn't speak.

Liu Meibao sighed and smiled again, and hurriedly took a few steps forward to help her up.

"It's me, it's you." She said. Shaking his head again, "I thought it was a good deed, but I didn't expect it..."

Qingya hurriedly shook her head.

"The girl remembers that I am bent on redeeming me, which is the blessing that Qingya has cultivated for several lifetimes, and when she meets the girl... and Mrs. Uncle.." She wiped away tears and said.

Song Sanniang smiled and did not speak.

"Get up too." Liu Meibao went to support the little carpenter again.

Where did the little carpenter dare to let her support, and knelt down a few steps in panic.

"Get up, girls don't like to see people kneeling." Qingya whispered.

The little carpenter hesitated for a moment and stood up. Bow your head and shrink your hands and feet.

"Why didn't you tell me about such a thing earlier." Liu Meibao smiled again, shaking Qingya's hand, "The reason why I am bent on getting you back is that I am afraid that you will not have a good life, if you are doing well, how can I break you up..."

"It's best if the maid can be with the girl..."Qingya said with tears in her red face.

Liu Meibao laughed and patted her hands. And he went to see the little carpenter.

The little carpenter looked at his toes with his head down, tugging at the corners of his clothes.

"I... I don't know if she was taken away by the girl... I just want to see if she's okay...", he suddenly raised his head boldly and said quickly. "I'll go back."

As he spoke, he moved.

Liu Meibao noticed that Qingya's arm was shaking, and her eyes also looked at the little carpenter.

"Don't go, don't go." Liu Meibao smiled and hurriedly called him.

The little carpenter hesitated for a moment and stopped.

"Where is your home? How old is this year? Who else is in the family? Liu Meibao looked at him and asked with a smile.

The little carpenter was stunned by her question. Qingya understood in her heart, and hurriedly grabbed Liu Meibao's hand, her eyes red and about to shed tears.

"Girl, the maid will not leave the girl." She choked up.

"Fool, you have to marry sooner or later, it's rare for him to chase him all the way." Liu Meibao said with a smile. Looking at the little carpenter, he sighed.

Only then did the little carpenter come to his senses. With a pop he knelt down again.

"Boy, I'm from Huaxian County, and I'm nineteen years old this year. My parents died early, and my master brought me up. For the first time since he entered the room, he spoke so eloquently, and replied in one breath.

Qingya's face suddenly turned red and glared at the little carpenter.

"Who wants you to say this." She stammered in a low voice.

Song Sanniang and the two servant women will smile heartily.

In the end, Song Sanniang came forward and married Qingya Xu to the little carpenter, which is not far from Huaxian County, and this child has already run a long circle, so let them go home quickly without further ado.

"We're in a hurry to go home, so we can't eat your glass of wine." Liu Meibao took Qingya's hand, happy and a little sad.

Just get together and part, life is really impermanent, but compared to the last parting, this parting is still very happy.

"Girl." Qingya hugged Liu Meibao and cried, "I can't bear the girl.."

This little girl is the first one she has met in time, giving her the first warm smile and real concern, although all this is because of her own skin, but it is enough to make Shen Liumei, who has just arrived and is uneasy, get a lot of comfort.

Liu Meibao also unconsciously shed tears, reached out to hug Qingya and patted her shoulder.

"Okay, there is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, and it is not from the north and south of the world, Shanxi is not far from here, there is always a chance to meet again." She laughed.

The green girl was crying and was reluctant to let go.

"I put another silver ticket in your baggage, you secretly hid it, it's different from the dowry your aunt gave you, this is for you, the little carpenter doesn't know, the woman's family still has some private money, in case he bullies you, you can also come to me with this money." Liu Meibao whispered in her ear, "Remember, don't be afraid of being embarrassed, hide and cry by yourself, come to me." ”

Qingya cried even more painfully, Liu Meibao ruthlessly pulled down her hand, pushed her to stand beside the little carpenter, and turned around and got on the boat.

"Qingya still wants to send the girl to marry..."Qingya couldn't cry, watching Liu Meibao stride away, she was about to catch up, and the little carpenter was also busy following.

"Set a date for me to ask someone to bring you a letter, and if you have this intention, it will be done." Liu Meibao turned around and waved at her and smiled.

The planks were removed, and with the shouts of the boatmen, the boat left the dock and drifted away.

The two sides who saw off each turned into a black spot in each other's eyes, and finally disappeared.

After taking the waterway for the land route, before a snowstorm arrived, they finally saw the city gate of Xie County.

"It's finally back." Liu Meibao lifted the curtain of the car, and the north wind immediately howled over, making her thick winter coat tremble.

The scenery here is so desolate and impoverished compared to the capital, especially in winter, the bare trees and dry yellow land are more desolate.

But when the wind swept the loess, Liu Meibao felt like a fish in water, and the whole person was alive.

It's a place she's familiar with, and most importantly, it's her lover. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )