Lu Xiaohua lowered her head and walked all the way. The hand she was holding was slender and wide, and she couldn't hold it completely, but she held it firmly, not letting him slip.

The late autumn wind is constantly flowing through the streets, and the bitter chill indicates that winter is coming. Feeling the coolness from his skin, Lu Xiaohua felt that her palm was getting hotter and hotter, and this strange heat was swishing all the way to the top of her head.

I don't know how long she walked, Lu Xiaohua suddenly realized that although the person she was holding tightly did not say a word, he kept following behind her, and did not shake off her hand. This caused her pounding heart to return to normal and her mind to work. She began to ponder a question: where would she take him?

Just now she promised him that she would take him to a place where he would eat and live without money. But where would such a good place be?

If she's alone, she can find a place to make do with it, or stay in the wild for the night. But what I said just now is full, so not only can I not make do, but I must also have a comfortable house to live in!

Thinking of this, she looked up and saw a good-looking inn on the side of the road, and she immediately pulled him in.

In the inn, the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile, "Do the two guest officers want to stay?"

Lu Xiaohua's mind turned quickly, accommodation costs money, but the money bag is here, he is angry with her, and he will definitely not use her money. What should I do?

"Do you need a part-time job here?" she said with a flash of inspiration.

"Part-time jobs?" the shopkeeper looked at the two. Although the little girl seemed kind and pleasant, the cold-faced man behind her was obviously a charlatan. Look at his torn clothes, which are stained with blood......

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper's smile vanished, "We don't need manpower here." ”

"You don't have to pay for it!" Lu Xiaohua hurriedly said, "As long as you take care of the food and have a place to sleep." ”

"As I said, there's no shortage of people here. The shopkeeper waved his hand impatiently. Regardless, he didn't want to get in trouble.

"I've done it in several stores, and I'm very capable. Lu Xiaohua worked hard to sell herself.

"No shortage is no shortage ......" The shopkeeper paused, his gaze fixed on her back.

"You can do whatever you want. I'm really capable!" Lu Xiaohua continued to work hard.

"Well, in that case...... shopkeeper seemed to have figured something out, and a smile appeared on his face, "There may be people who do rough work in the backyard, I wonder if you are willing to do it?"

"Of course I do!" Lu Xiaohua nodded hurriedly.

"You go to the backyard to find Aunt Zhang and see if she has anything for you to do. "The shopkeeper is kind and pleasant.

"Thank you!" Lu Xiaohua happily pulled up the person who had been silent behind her and walked towards the backyard.

As she walked, she glanced at him proudly: Look, it's right to follow me!

The man behind him lowered his eyes and looked to the side expressionlessly.

In the backyard, Lu Xiaohua found Aunt Zhang.

When asked what she meant, Aunt Zhang looked at the two of them, "What will you all do?"

Lu Xiaohua raised her head with her chest straight, "You can tell whatever you want." At home, I can do anything!"

"Yo, I'm pretty confident. Aunt Zhang looked at her and said majestically, "Stretch out your hand." ”

Lu Xiaohua stretched out her hand in confusion. Aunt Zhang grabbed her wrist, turned over her palm and looked at it, and nodded, "Well, it's a working person's hand." Well, no one has done the work of washing dishes and boiling water today, so you two can do this. With that, she turned and led the way.

Following her, Lu Xiaohua looked at her palm curiously. The palms of his hands are a little rough, and there is a layer of pale yellow calluses on them, which is not as beautiful as ordinary girls.

Aunt Zhang uses the calluses on her palms to distinguish whether she is a person who works often? She couldn't help but peek at Xu Shaofeng on the side. If this is the case, his palms are also full of calluses, and they are thicker than his own, if Aunt Zhang sees it, will she think that he is a person who works a lot?

Aunt Zhang led the two to the back kitchen.

Pushing open the door and seeing the mountains of dishes and plates, Lu Xiaohua didn't say a word, rolled up her sleeves and began to scrub.

Aunt Zhang nodded with satisfaction and glanced at Xu Shaofeng who was standing at the door, "She's working, why don't you go?"

Lu Xiaohua hurriedly turned around and explained to her: "He is injured and needs to rest, just let me do it." ”

"Whatever you want. Aunt Zhang glanced at Xu Shaofeng with a little dissatisfaction, "Let's talk ugly ahead, since you come to work with me, you won't be paid if you can't finish it." ”

Lu Xiaohua washed the dishes neatly, "Don't worry, I can do this little work alone!"

Aunt Zhang glanced at them a few times, didn't say anything more, and turned to leave.

Lu Xiaohua put aside the washed stack of bowls, exhaled her hand, and rubbed it vigorously. It's not winter yet, so why is the water so cold?

Leaning against the door, Xu Shaofeng's hands were wrapped around his chest, "You have money on you, you can go to the guest room, and you don't have to suffer with me at all." ”

"It's not bitter at all. Lu Xiaohua turned her head and smiled at him, "I like to work." Besides, money should not be spent indiscriminately, but should be used in useful places. ”

Xu Shaofeng lowered his eyes and twisted his head to the side.

Anyway, he finally spoke again! Lu Xiaohua was happy in her heart and continued to work hard.

Whew, there are still a lot of bowls, you have to wash them quickly! Looking at the bowl mountain that she had just gone to a small point, she cheered herself up.

"You go boil the water, I'll wash the dishes. Xu Shaofeng walked behind her at some point and spoke again.

Lu Xiaohua replied without stopping: "This little work is nothing, you have injuries on your body, just rest on the side." ”

"This injury is nothing, get it done early and rest early. Xu Shaofeng took the dirty dish directly from her hand and washed it.

Lu Xiaohua, who was robbed of his job, looked at him blankly and was stunned.

Xu Shaofeng didn't look at her, his eyes looked intently at the bowl in his hand, and washed it carefully. His expression was as meticulous as if he were practicing swordsmanship, his hands were firm and strong, and the dishes quickly turned from oily to white and clean under his hands.

He did everything well! Lu Xiaohua's heart suddenly flashed with a hint of sweetness, smiled stupidly, and ran to the stove to boil water.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and when it was all dark, it was really raining in the small flowers of the road. An autumn rain and a cold. The rain in late autumn, with its cold humidity, makes people really feel that the cold winter is coming.

Lu Xiaohua added firewood to boil water by the stove, but she couldn't feel the chill in the air at all. Her face was flushed with the firelight, and tiny beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

She boiled the water pot by pot, boiled the tea for the guests, and boiled the hot water for the guests to bathe. This rush is so busy that the voices are about to stop.

In the meantime, the shopkeeper came and went to take away the hot water she had boiled.

Every time she waited for the shopkeeper to take away the water, she would go to the well outside the house to bring a few more buckets of water, pour them into the cauldron on the stove and continue to boil the next pot of water. It was not difficult for her to add wood to make a fire, but it required physical strength to get water from the well. Although she was full of energy, after a few times, she also began to feel struggling.

Just as she was carrying the bucket from the well again, sweating profusely, to return to the house, a large hand grabbed the other end of the bucket handle.

Lu Xiaohua glanced up at the person beside her, and found that the bowl mountain in the house was gone, and couldn't help but be stunned, "You finished washing all the bowls?"

Xu Shaofeng nodded and silently took the bucket from her hand.

Lu Xiaohua refused to let go, and said embarrassedly: "You go and rest, this is my job." ”

Xu Shaofeng said lightly: "Although the people in the rivers and lakes are not productive and have a bad personality, if you talk about strength, they are always better than ordinary people." ”

Lu Xiaohua's expression froze, her face turned red, and she hurriedly closed her mouth. This is what she scolded him, and he remembered it so clearly, it seemed that he must still be angry!

Xu Shaofeng took the bucket from her hand and brought it to the house.

Watching him put buckets of water into the pot, Lu Xiaohua suddenly felt a little bored in his heart: he obviously wanted him to rest comfortably, but he still let him do a lot of work.

She pouted and stood aside, twisting the corners of her clothes vigorously.

After Xu Shaofeng finished carrying the water, he turned his head to look at her, "You come to light the fire, I haven't done this." ”

Lu Xiaohua's eyes lit up, and she said "oh", and hurriedly ran to the stove to light the fire.

Xu Shaofeng put the bucket away, walked to the stove and sat down, and began to close his eyes and practice.

Lu Xiaohua peeked at him. His countenance was calm, and the red fire reflected in his face, softening the lines of his face. He didn't seem to be angry anymore, Lu Xiaohua stared at him, secretly speculating.

His sword eyebrows did not furrow, the corners of his lips did not purse them, and there was no frightening cold on his body. Well, there should be no anger, at least not for now.

When he wasn't angry, he was actually very good-looking! Lu Xiaohua's heart moved, her face seemed to be burned by the firelight, and she hurriedly turned her gaze to the stove.

If......

He's just an ordinary person......

If you can always be like this with him......

It's pretty good, too......

Immersed in her imagination, the corners of her mouth curled upward, and her eyes were surprisingly bright, flashing in the firelight, but she didn't know it.

The firewood in the stove burst into a bright spark.

Lu Xiaohua suddenly woke up: Why is he thinking nonsense again! No, he is a famous swordsman on the rivers and lakes, and he will only affect him......

She sighed to herself and couldn't help but turn her head to peek again.

Turning his head, he met his black and white eyes. Lu Xiaohua was startled, and her face turned red all of a sudden. When the hell did he open his eyes!

She hung her head anxiously, and was just about to say something, when there was a knock on the door, and Aunt Zhang walked in from outside.

Aunt Zhang looked around and praised with satisfaction: "It's done very fast, it's all done." Walking to the stove, she said to Lu Xiaohua: "This pot of water has already been boiled, right?"

Lu Xiaohua saw that the water in the pot was boiling at some point, and it was "gurgling" and soaking. Her face was redder than the fire, "Yes, it's already burned." ”

Aunt Zhang looked at her gently, "Tired, aren't you? ”

"Well, that's great!" Lu Xiaohua hurriedly extinguished the stove fire, hurriedly got up, and quickly left the stove.

Xu Shaofeng didn't say anything, glanced at her a few times, and lowered his eyes again.