Chapter 8: Knocking at the Door in the Middle of the Night
They were deeply impressed by this move. The scenery is beautiful, but the road conditions are a little bumpy. Shen Yinqiu felt like a tumbler, tossing left and right, and his hair was messy.
Qianguang stabilized his body and knocked on the car door: "What's the matter, is the road uneven?" ”
At this question, the carriage stopped directly.
The coachman said, "Miss, the car wheel was accidentally stuck." ”
Qianguang was speechless, but Shen Yinqiu breathed a sigh of relief, "Go down and breathe, and then go down......" She covered her mouth and said nothing, but she was afraid that she was going to vomit.
I didn't feel it when I came to the capital from Jiangnan and sat in a carriage for six days, but I was defeated here.
Qianguang stretched out his head out of the window and looked left and right, and found that there was no one and the sun was not fierce, so he began to prepare to help Shen Yinqiu get out of the car, and the four bodyguards were discussing around the sunken wheels, and when they saw Shen Yinqiu getting out of the car, they shouted Miss.
Under the warm sunlight, Shen Yinqiu's face was slightly pale, coupled with the crooked bun and the wound covered with medicine, it looked like he had been abused.
Qianguang found a shady tree for Shen Yinqiu to sit on, spread out her messy bun, and recombed it. Qianyun poured water for her to prepare snacks.
The long black hair was draped down, and Shen Yinqiu habitually used his index finger to pull it in circles, looking left and right, looking at the wildflowers around him, and carefully seeing the ants on the ground.
Then her eyes fell on the bodyguard who was pushing the cart hard, and she raised her chin and gestured, "Qianyun, bring them some water and food." They were more tired than we were in the car. ”
Qianyun commanded.
Qianguang snatched the ravaged hair from her hand, continued to comb it, and was just about to comb back to the single screw bun, Shen Yinqiu raised his head and said, "It's good to tie a ponytail directly, otherwise it will be messy when the carriage bumps." ”
Qianguang paused his hands, thinking that there was some truth, so he listened to his master's words, tied a ponytail behind his back, and left his temples in two buns for Shen Yinqiu to play with, and the tie was slightly loose to cover both ears, with Shen Yinqiu's melon seed face, adding a bit of cuteness.
Qianshui smiled, no matter how simple the bun was, it had to shine on her young lady.
After Shen Yinqiu didn't bring those Zhu Hai headdresses, he felt very relaxed, and took the maid to pick the wildflowers on the side of the road with interest. Laughter and laughter continued.
As everyone knows, there is also a carriage parked not far from them, waiting for them to advance, after all, this is a small road, narrow enough to allow only one carriage to pass, and it is impossible to think of two cars side by side.
The handlebar thought about it, and it was not a way to wait all the time. He dared to propose: "Young master, why don't you step forward and help?" ”
The man who was respectfully called the young master by the handlebar shook his head, suppressed the itch in his throat, and his face was expressionless. Although he is handsome, a clear-eyed person can see that his body is not good at a glance.
The maidservant beside him immediately took out the medicine bottle and poured two pills for him, and comforted: "Young master, the doctor said don't deliberately suppress the cough. ”
The man waved his hand, took the medicine and swallowed it without even using water, staring at the woman bathed in the dappled sunlight in front of him, she was wearing a smoky butterfly dress, only tied with a ponytail, holding a few wild flowers in her hand, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and happiness seemed to be contagious.
Looking at the back, I thought it was an eccentric little girl, and when I looked back, I was quiet and far-reaching, and I was moving.
"Young Master?" The maidservants beside him didn't dare to come forward because of the rules, so naturally they couldn't see the scenery in the eyes of her young master. The reason for asking out loud was because the young master, who had been indifferent and expressionless, actually laughed!
Xu is maidservant broke the calm with a voice, and the man frowned slightly and withdrew his gaze. Close his eyes and recuperate, no matter how good he is, he is not worthy of such a fresh woman.
Shen Yinqiu was tired of playing, the carriage happened to be pushed up, and the bodyguards beckoned everyone to get on the car. The group began to move forward slowly.
Shen Yinqiu took a nap for a while, and when he woke up, it was already sunset, and the wind began to blow and be slightly cool.
The bodyguard knocked on the door and said, "Miss, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach Zhuangzi before dark." ”
"How far is it?"
The bodyguards discussed it outside for a while, and said uncertainly: "Miss, according to the map given by Steward Shen, it should be one or two hours." ”
Shen Yinqiu hummed and said, "Then let's go to Zhuangzi at night, there is no inn to stay in." ”
"Okay."
Two bodyguards drove the carriage, and the other two sat on the back of the carriage, guarding each other in front and back. In the autumn night, the candlelight behind him is very conspicuous.
The bodyguard in the rear muttered, "Miss, it turns out that we are not only in a hurry, but there is also a carriage behind us." ”
Shen Yinqiu was not curious, and responded casually, the window of the car had been closed by Qianguang, and the candlelight flickered with the carriage, which was really an eyesore.
By the time he arrived at Zhuangzi, it was already close to Zizi, and Shen Yinqiu had not rested so late for the first time, and he had survived the sleepy hour, and he was still very energetic.
Zhuangzi was quiet everywhere, there was not even a lantern hanging in front of the door, only the cuckoo call reached their ears, and the darkness seemed to lurk in the depths of the beast staring at them.
Four of the bodyguards were bold, leaving two to stand by the carriage and the other two to knock on the door with torches.
The knock on the door was so loud that the startled cuckoo stopped calling.
After a while, no one came out to open the door, and one of the bodyguards simply raised his feet and kicked the door open with great success. He shouted twice when he entered the house, and then separately inspected the Zhuangzi, and lit the candlesticks while patrolling, and gradually the whole Zhuangzi lit up.
The bodyguard did not detect the danger, and came out to light the lantern in front of the door, and then came back to the carriage and reported: "Miss, there is no one in Zhuangzi, but it seems that someone has cleaned it up." ”
The carriage door creaked open, and Shen Yinqiu looked at the brightly lit Zhuangzi, which was actually about the same size as her Liuluo courtyard. The firelight reflected everyone's side faces, and they were all a little tired.
"I can't imagine that there will be someone to clean up, so let's stay first if there is no problem." Shen Yinqiu looked in through the open door.
After entering the Zhuangzi busy for a quarter of an hour, there was a knock on the door of dead silence.
Shen Yinqiu was still in good spirits drinking hot tea, when he heard the knock on the door, his hand shook, and a few drops of tea dripped on the table. Bodyguards and maidservants hurried out of their rooms or kitchens.
"Who!" Liu Da, the bodyguard at the head, motioned for Qianguang to hide with the young lady, and stepped forward to stand behind the door to ask questions. Observe the walls on both sides of the yard at the same time, a little skilled people have turned in, it's too unsafe!
Outside the gate, there was also a carriage parked in the place where Shen Yinqiu was staying, and the handlebar type who knocked on the door heard someone inside answer the words and breathed a sigh of relief: "Big brother, I'm sorry, I'm bothered, can I borrow a night in Zhuangzi?" ”
Liu Dong raised his voice without thinking about it and said, "No! ”
Handlebar perseverance: "We can give silver." ”
Liu Da thought that if he answered that they were not short of silver, he might be remembered. The casual pretended to say, "How much?" ”
"One or two!"
"No!"
The handlebar style was choked, and a tael of silver for one night can this broken Zhuangzi still refuse? I heard the faint coughing sound coming from the carriage again, and said proudly: "Three taels! Big brother, three taels of silver is enough for you to spend here for a year, you don't want to sit on the ground and start the price, my master is not in good health and urgently needs to find a place to settle down, you also know that there is no inn within a hundred miles! ”
Liu Da took out the map and studied it, "No, you go forward, there will be villagers within ten miles." You can borrow it from the villagers. ”
Handlebar heart attack, bitterly said: "You see it's so late, it's not appropriate for us to disturb those villagers." ”
"Then it's appropriate for you to disturb our Zhuangzi now?"
"Suitable, suitable, looking at this Zhuangzi through the candlelight, presumably the main house has not rested."
Liu Da also wanted to reason with him, but Liu Er, who was behind him, answered: "Is our master a man or a woman?" ”
The handlebar type hurriedly said: "Female female!" ”
There seemed to be a smashing sound in the carriage.
The handlebar style was cowardly, but he still stood resolutely in front of Zhuangzi, his young master's body really couldn't withstand this toss, and it was better to have a place to lie down than on the carriage.
He didn't believe it, but when he heard that his master was a girl, he gave him money, and he couldn't bear to let them stay in!
Liu San had already gone to report to Shen Yinqiu, and Shen Yinqiu pondered for a while and said, "Ask a few of them." ”
Liu shouted, "How many of you are there?" ”
The handlebar called back, "Four people, two men and one woman." ”
"What?"
The handlebar snorted, "Three people, two men and one woman." At the end, he swallowed his saliva and said, "Big brother, let's talk well, my voice is almost hoarse when I shout like this." ”
Liu Dayile turned around and asked Shen Yinqiu what he meant, Shen Yinqiu nodded, and he said: "Okay, okay, my master is kind-hearted, let your young lady borrow it for one night, but you two old men have to share a room with my four brothers." ”
"No problem, thank you." Handlebar Baba ran back to the carriage, "Master, you've found a place to stay." ”
"Huh."
The handlebar style was frightened by this sneer.
The carriage door opened, and the maidservant girl took the lead in coming out and gave him a look of self-begging, and turned around to help her young master get out of the car.
The man was thin, wearing a dark coat with colorful embroidery, a cloak tied around his neck, no crown, and waist-length hair similar to Shen Yinqiu, only simply tied back.
He glanced at Zhuangzi indifferently, just as the door was open on one side. Liu Da looked at the thin handlebar style, and then looked at the sick and sick man, and the maid beside her. Immediately asked: "Didn't you say that your master is a woman?" ”
"Yes, yes, the man is also my master." Handlebar-style flamboyant tongue, Liu Da is about to close the door as soon as he rolls over his cold eyes, what are you kidding, how can his young lady live in the same courtyard with a foreign man before he is married!
The handlebar style is small and flexible, and I have already guessed that the owner of this Zhuangzi should be a girl. But the girl has to be wronged! He stepped into the gate with one foot and pressed his hand against the hurried road; "Good brother, good brother, don't worry, look at me and my master, where is there any threat, if you have the heart, you can pick us alone. You also saw that my master's health is really bad, and we really can't help but ask you so persistently to borrow it. ”
Liu Da pushed the handlebar, and just as he wanted to blast him out, he heard Liu Si run up and say, "Big brother, the master said to let them in, and Qianguang will arrange it." ”