But it was said that Ding Jinzhi's eldest son, Ding Jiwu, the prefect of Zhongmu, and Liu Gang, the guard of the same heart, were wandering on the street, and accidentally found a beautiful Lingxiu woman selling embroidery.

The woman's face turned cold, and she withdrew her hand and said, "Uncle, please be respectful!" ”

Ding Jiwu said with a smile: "The girl is good in everything, but her temper is not very good!" As he spoke, he looked at the purse, "The mandarin ducks are playing in the water, so delicate and beautiful; It's so lifelike and ingenious! ”

Liu Gang nodded knowingly, and said, "By the way, my lord, how about you take a look at this again?" ”

Ding Jiwu rolled his eyes, "The dragon and the phoenix are exactly what I want!" Girl, I want all these two purses, this is ten taels of silver, you can take it. ”

As he spoke, he took out a silver coin from his bosom and handed it to him; Then he smiled meaningfully, took the two purses, and walked away with Liu Gang.

The woman stared blankly at the distant backs of the two, and a trace of surprise and incomprehension couldn't help but rise in her eyes, and she lowered her head a little dazedly......

On the way back, Ding Jiwu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said to Liu Gang: "What a thorny rose!" But Ding just likes to have such a personality! Although there are so many beautiful women in this mansion, there is no one as cold and lovely as this woman......"

Saying that, he stopped, thought for a moment, and then turned his deep eyes to his henchman and said, "Liu Gang, you immediately go and inquire about this woman's life experience, and quickly report it to this mansion." ”

Liu Gang's eyes flashed, and he understood: "Yes, my subordinates understand." ”……

Liu Gang did things really neatly. On the second day, he came to Ding Jiwu and reported to him the news he had heard:

This woman's surname is Mo, her maiden name is Qiu Ling, she is originally from Yu Jiaji, two sisters in the family, her parents are still alive, and she is married to Wu Er from the local Wujia Village. This Wu Er has Gaotang's parents, brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews, but he has no children under his knees. It's a pity that Wu Er was not blessed to accept the grace of the beauty and passed away last spring. This Mo's heart is like water, and he has been keeping filial piety for his husband to this day. ”

Ding Jiwu said thoughtfully: "No wonder this woman is dressed in filial piety and does not apply fat powder." ”

Liu Gang's eyes revealed a sense of pity and said: "This woman is also a bitter life, her husband died, but instead of anyone sympathizing with her plight, she said that she was a broom star and killed her husband; My brother and sister-in-law also treated her badly.

"This Mo Shiqiu is also strong, he never begs his brother and sister-in-law for help, only weaves and embroiders by himself, and goes to the market to sell them for some silver to supplement the family and make a living."

Ding Jiwu's eagle-like eyes narrowed slightly: "I see." This Wu Er died, but it also saved the house a lot of trouble. Liu Gang, you go to Mr. Accounts to take two hundred taels of silver to Wu's house, find Mo Qiuling's in-laws, brothers and sisters-in-law, give them the money, and ask them to write a letter of retirement. As for what to do in the future, you should know it yourself. ”

Liu Gang's cunning eyes flashed, and he replied repeatedly: "Yes, my subordinates understand." ”……

Time flies, and two months have passed in a blink of an eye. On this day, in a teahouse in Zhongmu City, there were bursts of beautiful and poignant singing. The lyrics sing a poem by Li Qingzhao:

Last night the rain was sparse and the wind was sudden,

Indulgence does not kill alcohol.

Questionnaire curtain person,

But the begonias are still the same.

Did you know? Did you know?

It should be green, fat, red and thin.

The singing is melodious, like crying, and the teahouse, which was originally noisy and noisy, is silent at this time - it is probably the tea guests who are infected by this beautiful music, and most of them are holding their breath and listening quietly.

The singer is a beautiful girl who is about ten years old. The simple clothes can't hide her beautiful natural peerless elegance, she is graceful, graceful, like a budding white orchid, dignified and beautiful, simple and unpretentious.

Under the curved willow eyebrows, the pair of water-cut eyes are black and white, like rippling autumn water, like bright stars, occasionally flickering, showing a bit of grief and melancholy, and making people's hearts ripple gently like a pool of flowing spring water.

Among the many tea guests, only a young man in black near the window was different.

Others are listening in twos and threes, or listening attentively; or point fingers at the maiden, and judge her head; There were even some ruffians and hooligans, and the lascivious ones stared at the girl in a daze, smiling maliciously and salivating.

Only the young man in black, whose face sank like water, did not squint, but was alone and silently bowed his head and drank, seemingly oblivious to the beautiful face of the girl, and also ignored her beautiful singing.

At the end of the song, I saw the girl's head lowered, her eyebrows frowned, and she said quietly: "Uncles, the little woman is originally from Yu Jiaji, her mother died a few months ago, and her father came to Zhongmu to join the family, and her father was sick in the inn, and the entanglement was exhausted, and the shopkeeper's urging was tight, and the little woman was really helpless to come here to sing, and it was good to make up some of the entanglements to return to her hometown, and at the same time to repay the debts owed by the shopkeeper." Just ask you to do good deeds and help the little girl! So saying, she went from table to table and begged for money.

Most people sympathized with her plight, and gave her alms in three or five words.

When the girl walked to a table, a fat man of about thirty said with a hippie smile: "Girl, if you let the uncle kiss you on your pink little face, the uncle will give you all the two taels of silver!" ”

Another man with a mole on his face said in a daze: "Girl, it's really unfortunate, I forgot to bring money today, why don't you go home with me and get it!" ”

Seeing that these people were not kind, the girl turned around and left, but was already dragged by one person, "Girl, don't be in a hurry to leave!" …… Oh, the girl's hands are so white and so tender! ”

Another person said: "The girl is so beautiful, what a pity it is to sing on the street, it is better to follow the uncle, and let you eat and drink without worrying about it......"

This group of people moved their hands and feet, and they wanted to be rude with a hippie smile; The girl couldn't break free, and cried, "Let go of me!" Let me go! Help me! ……”

Most of the other people in the teahouse are locals, and they know that this group of people is the local snake street bully, and they usually bully women and do all kinds of evil, for fear of getting into trouble, and they dare not speak out.

At this time, the black-clothed young man by the window stood up and walked straight to the group, his cold eyes flickered, and he said coldly: "A few big men, in broad daylight, actually bullied a weak woman, and they are not ashamed; If you know each other, let go of this girl immediately and leave as soon as possible! ”

The group glanced back at the young man; The fat man bent the corners of his mouth and said impatiently: "Stinky boy, don't feel uncomfortable, if you don't want to die so quickly, get out of me immediately!" ”

The black-clothed young man raised his eyebrows and sneered: "I'm afraid it's you scoundrels who are going to get out today!" ”

The fat man was furious, pulled out his steel knife, jumped over from the ground, and slashed at the black-clothed young man with a "force splitting Huashan".

The black-clothed young man sneered, his eyes full of disdain and mockery.

His body tossed and turned, light and elegant, like a swallow copying water, and in just a few rounds, he beat the fat man in a hurry, and he was overwhelmed.

After a few more rounds, the fat man's steel knife was also snatched by the black-clothed young man, and he was also hit with three punches and two kicks on his body, staggering forward to grab a few steps, and pounced on Yu Chen's graceful posture of "dog chewing".

The tea guests who watched the excitement around couldn't help but laugh.

The fat man got up from the ground with a grizzled face, rubbed his sore legs and arms, and couldn't help but be annoyed and angry; At the other people who stood stunned, he shouted angrily: "Why are you still stunned, go on!" ”

His group of fox friends also came back to their senses at this time, raised their knives and swung their sticks, and swarmed up.

Where did the young man in black put this gang of rabble in his eyes, raised his hands and feet, and beat these market scoundrels to a blue nose and swollen face in a few rounds casually, crying dad and calling mom, "Good man spare his life!" …… The little ones don't dare ......."

"Get out!" The young man in black withdrew his move, and with an order, the group of people crawled and ran away.

The girl hurriedly walked over and saluted the young man in black, Yingying, and thanked her.

The young man in black said: "The girl doesn't need to be polite, with the girl's weak body, it is really not suitable to show her head in this kind of place; This is ten taels of silver, and the girl will take it, and don't sing here again in the future. ”

The girl resolutely refused to accept it, "I met my son Pingshui, how could I receive favors for no reason?" The two excused themselves, and their hands unintentionally touched each other. A numb and crispy electric shock-like feeling, the two hurriedly withdrew their hands, their faces hot for some reason. ……

At this time, a young man hurriedly came, panting and said, "Miss Mo, it turns out that you are here!" Go back and take a look, Ling Zun has already driven out the shopkeeper! The old man was in a hurry and fainted! ”

When the girl heard this, her face turned pale, and she staggered towards the inn.

The young man in black didn't say a word, just silently followed behind, because he was too sympathetic to the misfortune of the father and daughter......

With the help of the young man in black, the Mo family's father and daughter paid off the debt they owed to the innkeeper, and then found another inn to live in. The young man in black invited Lang Zhong to treat Mo Laohan's condition.

The girl surnamed Mo smiled bitterly: "I said that I didn't receive the favor of the son, who would have thought that I finally owed the son a favor." Childe's kindness, the little woman doesn't know how to repay it? ”

The thin lips of the young man in black lifted a clear smile, "At the same time, the end of the world has fallen into people, why should we have known each other?" I am in the same situation as the girl, and we should have helped each other, but I don't want the girl to say such things, wouldn't it be too much to see the outside! ”

The girl's autumn eyes were covered with a thin layer of mist, and her lips moved to say something, but she didn't know how to say it for a while, but she sighed lightly and hung her head silently.

After a little silence, the young man in black turned his gaze to Mo Laohan and said, "Dare to ask what the old man is called, why did he encounter this?" ”

Mo Laohan said: "The little old man Mo Wei, originally from Yu Jiaji, has two daughters under his knees: the eldest daughter Qiu Ling, married to Wu Er in Wujia Village, Zhongmu Mansion; The second daughter, Shui Ling, is the little girl. A few months ago, Xiao Lao'er's wife passed away due to illness, and Xiao Lao'er and his daughter came thousands of miles here to join their relatives, who would have thought that it would ...... But ......" Speaking of this, the old man choked up and couldn't go on.

The heart of the young man in black throbbed unconsciously at that moment, and he asked in a deep voice, "Uncle, tell me quickly, what happened?" ”