Chapter 4: The Last Warmth
It was actually not far from the valley to the market, but Xia Qingyi was busy teasing the cat, and Miao Yingtian didn't communicate with her much on the way, but as soon as she entered the market, Xia Qingyi was shocked by the strange and novel scene in front of her.
Although I have watched TV series before, it is obvious that everything from clothing to food, from folk customs to dynasties, is not recorded in the history books, Xia Qingyi finally knew that this is a small border town in the Southern Chu Kingdom, they chatted while walking, because they were carrying a giant python, everywhere they went, people would automatically get out of the way.
Xia Qingyi is curious about everything, touching and sniffing here, rouge gouache, jade pendant rings, she bought them and flew up, Miao Yingtian did not stop them, every time she took a fancy to it, she silently paid for it and packed it, and when Xia Qingyi found that the wind had been looking at her with a complaining look, she saw that the snake was already densely packed with her booty.
"Oh, master, it's a waste of money, use up so much of your silver" Xia Qingyi stuck out her tongue, this damn shopping desire of a woman!
"Shall we not eat" Xia Qingyi suggested with her head lowered like a child who had done something bad,
"Okay, accompany the master to a place before you go," he said, and commanded the wind to turn around and enter an alley.
Far away, a middle-aged man in green cloth came out, smiling, and even a little flattered.
"Master Miao, you're really here, come into the house quickly," the man enthusiastically guided the two to the inner hall
"Hahaha, today's old man's birthday, how can I miss the appointment with you," Miao Yingtian stroked his beard and smiled very heroically
Hearing this, Xia Qingyi turned her head and looked at Miao Yingtian in surprise
"Master, is it really your birthday today, why didn't you inform the apprentice earlier, so that I could prepare a congratulatory gift for you?"
Miao Yingtian patted her hand and reassured:
"The master doesn't love his birthday, this is old, and he always feels that every birthday, it seems to remind the old man to go to see the master's grandfather, and besides, aren't you the best birthday gift for the master" said and looked at Xia Qingyi sincerely, and nodded solemnly, indicating that he really had no feelings about the birthday.
"Come, accompany the teacher into the painting, master, I'm afraid that you will go out to travel alone in the future, leave some thoughts for the master, okay" said and pulled Xia Qingyi to sit in front of a quaint square chair, the painter was just about to put down the pen, Xia Qingyi suddenly said:
"Master, I want to hold the buns, and let the wind come along?" Xia Qingyi cautiously asked,
"Okay, okay, aren't you afraid of the wind?" Miao Yingtian is kind and agreeable, in his opinion, these are not things, even if his apprentice wants the moon in the sky, he will also think about it
"Don't be afraid, he is the master's mount, the master protects me, loves me, and it will not hurt me, we are all a family, of course, the family portrait must be a family together."
"Family photo" Miao Yingtian kept repeating this sentence, and the corners of his eyes were unconsciously moist.
Coming out of the portrait shop, it was already dark, and when she passed by the restaurant, Xia Qingyi naturally raised her feet and rushed in, but was stopped by Miao Yingtian, Xia Qingyi looked at him puzzled, thinking, I won't spend all the money, it's over.
saw Miao Yingtian take out the butcher shop from the baggage and stuff it directly into her mouth, and then shouted Xiao'er to pack all the signature dishes, and then turned his head to explain to Xia Qingyi;
"The master has pear blossom brew that has been hidden for more than ten years, and I will turn it out when I go back today, you and I will drink it well, and then sleep well, tomorrow the master will teach you the Dafa of internal strength, so that you can become a martial arts master all of a sudden, okay?"
Xia Qingyi's eyes lit up after hearing this, and her heart was full of anticipation.
On the way back, Xia Qingyi, who was tired of playing, slept in the dark, in order to prevent her from falling, Miao Yingtian asked her to sit in front of her to fix her figure, and the cat was also sleeping soundly in Xia Qingyi's arms. Miao Yingtian looked at the person and cat in front of him with some doting, his eyes were dyed with reluctance, but he soon reined in his thoughts, and only told the wind to hurry up and be careful of the bumps.
"Roast chicken, beef, pigeon... Xia Qingyi sniffed her nose and opened her eyes in the burst of vegetable fragrance, but was stunned by the scene of colorful lights in front of her, all kinds of lanterns were connected in series from all directions, reflecting as bright as daytime, and the stone table in the middle was not only placed with the delicious food she had in mind, but also a jade carved rabbit, which was exquisitely clear and very cute.
"Master, this is all prepared by you?" Xia Qingyi was so pleasantly surprised, she puffed out her cheeks excitedly, squinted her eyes and grimaced at Miao Yingtian.
"Do you like it? In the past, my junior sister loved these bells and whistles when she was young, and I thought you should like it too" Miao Yingtian unconsciously mentioned the old man, but Xia Qingyi keenly grasped this relationship.
"It turns out that the master still has the junior sister, but what about the current people?" I've been here for so long, but it's the first time I've heard Miao Yingtian mention the same door, and it's still a junior sister, and a woman's gossip heart is ready to move!
"She is a royal family, in the Southern Chu Palace" Speaking of this, the look in her eyes darkened, and she took out the prepared package from under the table and put it in front of Xia Qingyi
"If you go to Nanchu in the future, help me give it to her, and you can find her if you have anything, if" said here and suddenly paused,
"If she doesn't want to, you give this to her" Xia Qingyi took it and tossed it a few times, but couldn't guess anything,
"Master, can I open it and see" couldn't hold back the curiosity in her heart, Xia Qingyi still opened her mouth cheekily
"It's nothing, look at it" Miao Yingtian's face was unconsciously dyed with a hint of redness, and he turned his face away in embarrassment, looking like impermanence
In the silk brocade purse, there is a medicine bottle and a wooden doll with a precise face, and the cheeks and small mouth are also dyed with a faint flush, as if they are wearing rouge lipstick, which is particularly vivid, touching the villain's black hair, Xia Qingyi exclaimed:
"Master, is this real hair??"
"Hmm" Miao Yingtian's expression on his face was even more cramped, and he didn't dare to stagger his eyes with Xia Qingyi with his sideways face, but continued to explain:
"The medicine in that bottle was left by the old man, as long as she doesn't die, she deserves it to protect her heart."
It's really weird, I always feel that something is wrong, Xia Qingyi held her face with her hands, stared at Miao Yingtian with a sharp gaze, and wanted to see him through.
"Such a valuable and attentive gift, why don't you give it to your little sister yourself?"
Miao Yingtian really couldn't answer this question for a while, the two who fell silent only heard the wind in their ears blowing the bushes rustling, Miao Yingtian already had beads of sweat overflowing on his forehead, he was thinking, what excuse to make up so that he would not be suspicious of his precious apprentice, after all, he was so smart that the apprentice had a delicate heart, after so many days of contact, he could feel the kindness of this slightly stubborn child engraved in his bones, so he couldn't be her burden, thinking of this, he suddenly burst into a hearty laugh;
"Good man, you think too much, how can the master's body withstand a long journey, besides, the master has already taught you everything, it's time to think about Qingfu, you can't still walk the rivers and lakes with the old man who has been buried in the soil with half of his body, right? , I really want to toss your master's old bones to death!! He gave her a white look that pretended to be angry.
Xia Qingyi's hanging heart finally let go when she heard him say this, and began to attack the food on the table without hesitation, and Miao Yingtian poured wine for her with a smile on her face.
"Oh, master, this is delicious, is this pear blossom brewing" Xia Qingyi knew for the first time that wine could be so delicious, there was no bitterness, only a faint sweetness, and if you swallowed it, there would be a prickly and spicy feeling, which was very good.
"It's delicious, don't drink so much, eat more food, this wine pressure, strong stamina" Miao Yingtian couldn't persuade him anymore, turned around and gestured to the wind, but saw the wind come out wrapped in a barrel full of liquid medicine after a while.
Xia Qingyi cast a curious gaze with great interest, and when she got closer, she saw that it was actually a man soaked in a bucket with his upper body naked, he seemed to be asleep, his eyes were closed, and his long black hair covered most of his face, and he could vaguely see that his appearance should be very delicate. It's just that the complexion is white and a little crazy.
Blinking his eyes, he tried to swallow his saliva, is the master giving a man to her?? But how does it look like she is going to take a break, so weak and unwinded, she will definitely not resist beating, no, her future man, the first thing is to be in good health, thinking of this, he immediately spoke:
"Master, your gift is too big, I can't take it, I have made up my mind not to take Gu God and not to find a man, you don't want to test me with beauty"
Miao Yingtian's face twitched uncontrollably, "This is the medicine man that the master wants to give you!" Medicine Man! What man? ”
Ah, the medicine man? Xia Qingyi became interested all of a sudden, got up and wanted to rush over to take a closer look, but she felt that something was tripped under her feet, and she looked down and found that it was the little cutie that the master gave her, who was biting her skirt tightly at this time, desperately pulling her back, Xia Qingyi squatted down and hugged her into her arms when she saw this.
"How do you pull the little cutie and you are jealous?" Saying that, he couldn't help but raise it and kiss it fiercely, the strange thing is that no matter how Xia Qingyi stopped it, the little thing always grinned and sighed in the direction of the medicine man,
Miao Yingtian frowned, and thought about it in his heart:
It turned out that when Gu Bao did not enter the apprentice's body, he had always relied on this medicine man to feed it, this was because he had been looking for a long time to find such a medicine man who could withstand a hundred poisons but did not have all the meridians, he used the Immortal Gu to control his perception of pain, which was convenient for feeding Gu Bao, but since he was sealed with Xia Qingyi, he seemed to be able to completely obtain energy from Xia Qingyi, and he did not need additional feeding.
Miao Yingtian pondered here, Xia Qingyi had been made big by the cat, because as long as she looked in the direction of the medicine man, the cat would bite her fingers, and in the end, she sighed helplessly.
"Master, I can't use this medicine man or anything, so forget it. And it looks really a little crazy, is he dead or alive? ”
"Alive, but it's almost the same as dead, too, Gu Bao can't use him anymore." As he spoke, he waved his hand, allowing the wind to move the barrel back in its place.
Originally, he thought that this medicine man could give her apprentice in case of emergency, but there was a saying in their Gu Poison Sect: Whoever makes the spirit cat angry, it is not my Gu class who will be punished. And he remembered that there was also an identical civet cat on the portrait of Master Zu, which made him have to think about the consequences.
After sending off the medicine man, the atmosphere became lively again, Xia Qingyi raised her glass to Miao Yingtian cup after cup, and said all the best wishes.
Miao Yingtian always smiled and accepted her congratulatory message, and from time to time she sandwiched a few dishes, asking her to eat and drink slowly, until Xia Qingyi finally lay on the stone table with no strength to drink, babbling and babbling clearly, Miao Yingtian carefully covered her hair, as if she was treating some treasure;
"Apprentice, you need to know that you are the pride of the master for a lifetime, even if the battle of the Gu King is really defeated, the master will not blame you, I just hope that you can save your life."
After finishing speaking, he raised his head, and his face was already solemn
"Blast, take her over, ready to start!"