Day 2.

Breakfast was not eaten in the inn.

The boss and his wife were quite happy to provide them with breakfast, but Li Wei felt that since he had already come to Qingzhou at this time, he still needed to go outside to see more. First, it is also for them to find a rental house today, and secondly, they are secretly inquiring about some news to see if they can find some clues.

Qingzhou City in the day is quite lively, and the southern city where they live is a place where people live in groups, with many people and many shops.

The shops didn't seem to have fully recovered from the flood, and there were still traces of mud on the exterior walls of the shops, mud that had not been cleaned up, but the goods they put out were clean and there was no trace of flooding.

There is a wonton stall around the corner of the street.

The owner of the stall was a lady, who was wearing a cotton coat of unclear color, with a clean apron around her chest and a large cauldron.

The eldest lady is holding a big spoon and stirring in the pot. In winter, the cauldron was steaming all the time, and the heat steamed into a white vapor on the top of the cauldron.

Next to her sat a woman in the same costume, making wontons, with very nimble hands and feet.

The air is filled with the aroma of ravioli.

Lu Chunnian smelled the smell and sat on the wonton stall. Pei Yue and the three of them also followed, after all, the wontons were really attractive.

"Auntie, I want four bowls of wontons!" Lu Chunnian said.

"Hey! Do you want a large or small portion? The lady in charge of the spoon asked as she neatly poured the wontons into the cauldron.

"Generous portions." Pei Yue continued. He was indeed hungry. Yesterday's dinner was a lot of food, but it was easy to digest. Moreover, in the days when they were on the road, they had not been touched with meat since they entered the territory of Qingzhou. If you have ravioli when you're hungry, you have to eat more.

"Okay! Wait a minute. The lady said with a smile.

Four bowls of wontons came up soon, the wontons had thin skins and big fillings, and the eldest lady put a few green onions, and also put a drop of sesame oil, which smelled fresh and attractive.

Lu Chunnian took the spoon and immediately spooned a wonton and put it in his mouth, and the wonton that had just come out of the pot was steaming, so hot that Lu Chunnian was angry.

Pei Yue and the others were amused by his monkey anxious appearance.

Two men sat at the next table, chatting over hot ravioli.

One of them said, "You know what? There seems to be a strange illness in Qin County. ”

As soon as he heard the word "strange disease", Li Wei, who was still watching Lu Chunnian's ugliness just now, immediately sat upright.

When Pei Yue saw Li Wei like this, he knew that the situation was not good, and immediately silenced.

Although Lu Chunnian and Pei Zhen didn't know what was going on, they also quieted down when they saw the serious faces of Li Wei and Pei Yue.

The four of them ate their wontons in silence while listening to the movement of the table next to them.

Pei Yue's position was facing the person who spoke first, he looked very young, wearing a long robe, and looked polite, like a scholar.

The man sitting across from him could not see his face clearly, but he was dressed simply.

The man: "Strange disease? At this time...... Isn't it the plague? ”

The previous man nodded vaguely, and then leaned over to the man and whispered, "I heard that the minister of the Qin mission has reported to the imperial court, and the imperial court has sent a princess and a county lord to come together." ”

"Huh? Why did you send two women? Tribute? Ha ha. The man said with a smile, in a contemptuous tone. But Brother Wang, is your news reliable? ”

The man called Brother Wang pushed him: "Naturally reliable, this is what my second uncle who was on an errand in the yamen said." Brother He, you should also be careful, don't say it casually, and don't insult it. I didn't think I heard that. ”

"Brother Wang, I don't like to hear what you say. What did I say? For such a big matter, the court sent a princess and a county lord, what can they do? ”

"This time it is the princess of Chaoyang, it is said that she has the talent of the general......"

"What is a woman's talents? Brother Wang, don't be alarmist, you might as well think about the assessment of Tomorrow's Academy. ”

Seeing this, the scholar surnamed Wang shook his head helplessly, then put a few copper coins on the table and left.

Seeing this, the man surnamed He immediately threw two copper coins and chased after him: "Brother Wang, you wait for me." ”

"The guest officer walks slowly." The lady in charge went to collect the money, but found that the man surnamed He had given four copper coins less, so she hurriedly caught up, and she said loudly as she ran: "Guest officer, guest officer!" You give less money! ”

The lady shouted with a lot of energy, and the man surnamed He was quickly caught up, and seemed to be a little reluctant to make up the four copper coins.

When the eldest lady came back, there were words in her mouth: "I, what kind of big man?" Even my wife's hard-earned money is on me. ”

The woman who made the wontons persuaded: "Sister, don't say it, maybe people forget ......"

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the lady in charge: "He forgot? How many times has he come to eat here, and each time he has given one or two copper plates. I thought that he was also a scholar, maybe he was shy in his pocket, and wanted to give him convenience, so I didn't go to him, but today is good, he directly gave four dollars less, how to read like this. ”

"Sister, you dissipate your anger." The woman continued.

"I didn't expect that a scholar could do such a thing." Lu Chunnian commented.

Pei Yue didn't seem to hear this at the moment.

The man surnamed Wang said that the saint sent the eldest princess of Chaoyang to Qingzhou, and there was a county lord, although the man did not specify which county lord it was, but Pei Yue knew that it was Zhao Wanning!

Zhao Wanning, the county lord of Qinghe.

Zhao Wanning is not the only one who has been named the county lord, but the other county lords are either married to women and trapped in the backyard, making it inconvenient to leave the house, or they are still young and inconvenient to go out of Beijing. Only Zhao Wanning, she is already married, and she has not yet married.

However, if there is a plague in Qingzhou, won't Zhao Wanning be in danger when he comes to Qingzhou?

Pei Yue didn't show it on his face, and his heart was already turbulent.

Levi also has mixed feelings in his heart at the moment. Qin County is a county under Qingzhou, not far from the Cheng County where he served before, and he has also communicated with the county commander of Qin County.

Qin County is mountainous, inconvenient to plant, fortunately the mountain is rich in pasture, the people raised cattle and sheep, but can also make a living.

Now there is a plague in Qin County, and the most likely reason is that cattle and sheep died in the flood, and this plague is afraid to be menacing.

Lu Chunnian looked at Li Wei and Pei Yue and frowned, but he was confused. He said weakly, "What's wrong?" Why didn't you two eat it? ”

Pei Yue reluctantly hooked the corners of his mouth, he scooped a wonton and put it in his mouth, but he didn't know what to eat.

Levi looked at the steaming wontons in front of him, and thought of the plague, so he couldn't eat them. He put down his chopsticks, sighed and said, "This Qingzhou flood is more serious than we thought." ”

Lu Chunnian stuffed the chopsticks back into his hand and persuaded: "Sir, don't forget the purpose of our trip, only when you are full can you have the strength to work." ”

"Yes, sir." Pei Yue also persuaded: "No matter what you want to do, you must fill your stomach first." ”

"I don't know where Ah Zhi is now, he must not be infected with the plague." Affected by the depressed mood of the two, Lu Chunnian also began to worry about the missing Lu Chunzhi. "I don't know why the Holy Lord sent the eldest princess, can she cure the plague?"

"Be careful." Levi interrupted him.

"I'm just saying it casually." Lu Chunnian muttered, it was originally true, sending a princess to cure the plague is also outrageous. It's not that he can't see the intentions of the saints, the eldest princess and the county lord are both members of the royal family, and their arrival in Qingzhou represents the attitude of the royal family.

But the saint didn't want to think about it, this was a plague, a plague that would infect people and die! In any case, the prince should be assigned, otherwise if something happens, how will the eldest princess and the female generation deal with it?

"Who is the county lord? Who wants to be with Princess Celestia? "Lu Chunnian started gossiping again." I haven't heard that the eldest princess has a good relationship with any county lord? ”

"It's the county lord of Qinghe." Li Weidao: "Now in the capital, only the county lord of Qinghe has not yet married, and he can leave the capital at any time. ”

"Lord Qinghe?" As soon as Lu Chunnian heard these four words, he turned his head to look at Pei Yue.

Pei Yue was eating wontons absentmindedly, looking at his movements and expressions, as if what he was eating was not a delicious wonton, but some kind of poison.

In contrast, only Pei Zhen is eating wontons seriously without distraction. Pei Yue was by his side, healthy and safe. Protecting Pei Yue's safety is his duty.

A few people with different hearts quickly finished eating the wontons and went to look for a house to rent.

Zhao Wangshu is not idle and takes Zhao Wanning to the mountains and rivers.

Master Wuji found a lot of places rich in herbs when he was wandering around, and Zhao Wangshu came to look for him this time, hoping that he could tell him about these places.

Of course, Zhao Wangshu is so tired from running around, in addition to wanting to solve the Qingzhou plague, there are also more important things.

It's just that now that Qi Chuan is coming, it is inconvenient for Zhao Wangshu and Master Wuji to continue.

Zhao Wanning couldn't ride a horse, so Zhao Wangshu first taught her in the mountain behind Baiyun Temple.

"Keep your feet on the horses, your waist straight, and pull the reins, yes, that's all."

Zhao Wangshu helped Zhao Wanning to get on the horse, but after all, Zhao Wanning was on the horse alone for the first time, and he was always a little rusty.

Zhao Wangshu is very patient and has been teaching her: "If you want the horse to submit to you, you can't be afraid." Even if you are afraid, you must pretend to be calm and not let the horse feel your panic, otherwise the horse will lose its backbone. ”

"Oh, oh." Zhao Wanning, who was struggling to maintain balance on horseback, responded: "Alas, alas, don't move." ”

The horse seemed to know that she was a beginner, so her temperament was a little lazy, and she raised her legs forward without waiting for Zhao Wanning's command, and Zhao Wanning was taken aback.

Zhao Wangshu instructed: "Wanning, remember what I said, you can't be afraid. This is the moment when you can tame it. ”

Zhao Wanning's mind was a mess, and Zhao Wangshu's advice just now was still echoing in her head, but she had no clue at all, and it was already very difficult to maintain her balance in a hurry.

The horse continued to walk, but its pace gradually increased.

Zhao Wanning grabbed the reins in a hurry, and the horse was frightened, so he immediately quickened his pace and ran up the mountain.

Zhao Wanning, who was already scared, was scared silly, due to the sudden acceleration of the horse, she lost her balance and fell on the horse's back, holding the horse's neck tightly with both hands.

"Help! Help me! Zhao Wanning shouted loudly.

But the horse ran straight into the woods, as if suddenly enchanted.