There are not many pedestrians coming and going, and it is past the time to catch the market. Occasionally, a bird passed by, leaving a few soft chirps. The two of them sat on the stone bridge, the breeze blowing on their faces, gently lifting the ends of their hair. The water under the bridge is rushing away, and the momentum is extraordinary.

"Xiaoqing, I've been thinking about it today, you shouldn't be a local. Then why is it just one person living in the temple? ”

Su Baiqing was a little lost, and said leisurely,

"I guessed too, but I'm afraid that I'll be alone in the future. ”

An Xiaoyi raised his head and asked suspiciously,

"Can you tell me about it?"

Su Baiqing shook his head slowly and replied,

"There was an accident in the family, my father, mother, brother and sister-in-law and niece were all killed, and my grandfather died in a fit of anger. Su Baiqing burst into tears, but she didn't cry, but her voice trembled slightly, and she continued,

"Aunt Sun rescued me, and we came all the way to this Dali country. When I arrived in Dali City, Aunt Sun said that there were still important matters to deal with, so she gave me a letter, saying that she was going to this Yunlong to find the master of the Wang family. She put me in a wagon and left. She said that if she didn't come within seven days, she might never come again. ”

An Xiaoyi nodded,

"Aunt Sun entrusted you to the Wang family, so why are you in this temple. ”

Su Baiqing replied,

"As soon as I arrived at this Yunlongzhen, it was easy to find the Yunlong King's house, and it happened that the family Ding pushed one person out hard, and then it was another slammed up, and the beating was so miserable that I was afraid that I was almost killed. I was so scared that I didn't dare to come forward. Aunt Sun said that if she didn't come for seven days, let me stay in this Wang family with peace of mind. Later, I lost the letter. I originally wanted to go to the Liu family's house, but it was full of lazy scoundrels, and I didn't want to live with them. Later, this temple was discovered, although it was a little dilapidated, but after cleaning up, it looked like a place to live. The most important thing is that very few people come here. Su Baiqing curled the ends of her hair with her hand and continued,

"In the past few days, I have also inquired about this Yunlongzhen Wang family, which is one of the two most powerful families in Yunlongzhen, and the other one is the Liu family we saw today. Although the two families do not deal with each other, they are not yet clearly competitive, but the Liu family is even more powerful, and the Wang family is unwilling to fight with the Liu family in many aspects. I heard that the old lady of the Liu family suddenly believed in Buddhism over the years, and she also did a lot of things to benefit the people, but the reputation among the people is still not good, and she can only blame her bully grandson, bullying neighbors everywhere. I heard that this bully has been out for more than half a year, and I'm afraid that he will be back soon, so we should be careful then. ”

An Xiaoyi nodded clearly and asked,

"Isn't that already seven days?"

"Today is the 10th day. Su Baiqing lowered his head and said softly.

"It's okay, there is no Wang family, isn't there still your Xiaoyi brother, I will protect you!" An Xiaoyi patted his chest and smirked, his complexion was dark, and this smile revealed a row of white teeth, which was extremely pleasing. Su Baiqing burst into tears and smiled, wiping away the tears on her cheeks with her hands.

"Xiaoqing, are you really willing to go on a journey with me!"

"Well, I don't have anywhere to go!" Su Baiqing nodded seriously.

"Then let's go and have a break together, by the way, by the way, go and avenge your family. ”

Su Baiqing shook his head and said,

"But Aunt Sun said that I don't want to take revenge, let me live well, because I am the only one in my family. And I don't know who the enemy is. ”

"I'll help you! This world needs more people to stand up!" An Xiaoyi stared at Su Baiqing and smirked again,

"Xiaoqing, you look so good. ”

Su Baiqing was a little shy, turned her head to look at the sunset on the top of the mountain, and no longer looked at him.

"Xiaoqing, tomorrow I want to go to Yanyu Building to find a job, we have to find a serious matter, and by the way, we can get some coils and get on the road!"

Bai Qing nodded and said with a smile,

"Mmmm, I can't eat enough of this meal, where do you get the strength to walk the rivers and lakes! Hey, by the way, I just remembered, how could you refuse the Liu family housekeeper during the day, you must know that many people want to go in!"

Xiao Yi shook his head and said,

"Grandpa said, the easiest place to understand the affairs of the rivers and lakes is the restaurant station, let's go and stay for a while, maybe we can gain something!"

Bai Qing nodded,

"Well, I understand, you have to meet more people in this restaurant, maybe you can meet a good master!"

Xiao B nodded his head very quickly,

"Yes, yes, grandpa said......"

Bai Qingzou frowned, but he was getting better and better,

"Why do you keep saying that your grandfather is also from the rivers and lakes?"

Xiao Yi replied,

"I really don't know this, grandpa said that he used to love to listen to people's stories, and he also told us a lot of stories about the rivers and lakes, I admired those big heroes very much, so I came out alone. ”

Bai Qing continued to ask,

"Then your grandfather will agree?"

Xiao Yi's eyes were resolute, and he replied,

"Grandpa said, this may be my life, so he waved his hand and let me decide for myself. ”

"Your grandfather is really reasonable!"

"Yes, Grandpa said that being able to choose how to live is a kind of happiness. ”

Bai Qing kept shaking his head and said,

"I don't understand, I don't understand, Brother Xiaoyi, let's go back. ”

An Xiaoyi laughed happily,

"Haha, this is the first time you call me Brother Xiaoyi, it's so nice. Come on, call again!"

Su Baiqing glared at him, stood up and ran away.

"Xiaoqing, call again, call again......"

An Xiaoyi fluttered up and ran back.

As soon as he entered the temple gate, An Xiaoyi saw the scene in front of him, and his scalp was numb. I saw Su Baiqing holding a needle in both hands, looking at him angrily. As soon as he saw that the momentum was not right, he quickly turned around and ran out.

"Don't run, I'm just going to sew some clothes for you, don't run!"

Bai Qing rushed out of the temple gate, and a head poked out of the grass on the side, with a dark face and white teeth, it was An Xiaoyi,

"It's really not used against me!"

An Xiaoyi tiptoed to Su Baiqing's front, and Su Baiqing pulled him into the temple.

"Take your pants off, look at the big break on that leg!"

"Can you not take it off, grandpa said that men and women can't kiss each other! You just sew like this! By the way, where did you get your needle and thread!"

Su Baiqing shook the needle and thread, and said with a smile,

"The old lady of the tailor shop gave it, and when she saw that my clothes were torn, she said that she was going to mend them. Later, I asked her for a needle and thread, and I have been keeping it in this land temple ever since. ”

After speaking, Su Baiqing asked him to take it off, pulled up the rag on his thigh and looked at it carefully, and hesitated for a while before getting the needle.

"Ouch, Xiaoqing, where are you poking, oops, will you make up for it!"

Su Baiqing said angrily,

"What's your name, big man, aren't you poked, you can't stand this pain, you still go to the rivers and lakes!" Su Baiqing ignored him and continued to take the needle.

"Ouch, ouch, Xiaoqing, you've poked your ass, you've got too many needles!

An Xiaoyi jumped up and rubbed her ass vigorously with her hands. I saw Su Baiqing's face slightly red, and he said embarrassedly,

"Haven't I sewn in a long time, just let me practice!"

"You still have to practice, then I can't help but prick my ass. An Xiaoyi looked melancholy.

"Hmph, I was kind enough to be a donkey's liver and lungs! I won't sew it for you!" Su Baiqing pursed her lips and stopped talking to him.

"Okay, okay, you sew, but you lighten a little, light. An Xiaoyi silently took it off, looking blank. Su Baiqing sneered, picked up the needle and thread and put it on his chin,

"Then I'm coming!"

Su Baiqing sewed carefully and slowly, but rarely pierced Xiao Yi, but occasionally it would be coldly tied to the meat, so that Xiao Yi didn't dare to relax for a moment. There were too many holes in Xiao Yi's clothes, and Su Baiqing made up for a long time. Xiao Yi got up and took a look, only to see that all the holes in his body had been sewn up, but the stitches were of different lengths and skewed everywhere. Xiao Yi got up and looked at his body, as if he was wearing a new dress, he danced with his hands, obviously very happy. Su Baiqing also laughed happily when she saw him like this, she was about to put away the needle and thread, but An Xiaoyi snatched the needle.

"What are you doing here!"

"Picked the blood blisters on my feet. ”

After speaking, I saw Xiao Yi take off his straw sandals, and use a needle to pick out several large blood blisters on the soles of his feet one by one, and the blood continued to flow out. Su Baiqing just felt pain when she looked at it, and she couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

After Xiao Yi finished processing, he handed the needle to Su Baiqing, and then lit the fire again. When it was dark, they gathered around the fire, feeling the warmth, but not as restrained as the first night, and the two chatted happily, but they were not strangers at all. Su Baiqing took out the hay and spread it on both sides of the fire, and the two of them lay down on one side and fell asleep slowly. A light rain fell during the night, wetting a small part of the temple.

Before dawn on the second day, Xiao Yi and Bai Qing had already come to this smoke and rain building. There is no one at the main entrance, but this side door is a busy scene. The side door leads to the backyard, after the two of them sent the chickens and ducks, they hurriedly walked out, leaned on the courtyard wall to talk, and a big man came out with a small half of a frame of live fish, scolding and scolding in his mouth. Thinking about it, these meats are all supplied by fixed personnel, and the half of the fish is afraid that the size is not suitable and it is leftover. There were a lot of croppers squatting at the door, all kinds of vegetables and fruits, the guys in charge of buying pointed all the way, and from time to time someone happily carried their own vegetables into the courtyard, and the faces of those who were not ordered were full of frustration, which meant that they had to carry them to the market again. For the surrounding croppers, it has become a consensus, first to the Yanyu Building, if you are lucky, you can sell it out once, and the price is only higher than the market, but even if the Yanyu Building is big, it can't collect so much, of course, it will be carefully selected.

Yanyulou is the largest inn in this Yunlongqi, there are two floors, the lower floor provides meals, there are six out of ten dining tables, and there are eight private rooms, and the upper floor is used for accommodation, a total of six rooms in the first word, eight rooms in the second word, and 16 rooms in the third word. The backyard is huge, with kitchens and latrines on both sides, captive chickens and ducks, fish ponds, storerooms, breweries, and stables built for the convenience of diners. Due to the excellent business, live animals are generally delivered every two days, beef and mutton are killed and delivered every day, and vegetables and fruits are newly purchased every day, which is the freshest. There are a lot of traders coming and going, and there is an endless stream of chivalrous warriors, and most of them like to come to this smoke and rain building. The quality of the home-brewed sake here is excellent, soaked in fresh plums, and the aftertaste is endless when you take a sip, and most people who meet good spirits will directly order a jar of sake. Of course, there are all kinds of wine in the building, even the famous wine of the Great Song Dynasty that came from afar, but only a small amount of it is supplied. This wine has become the magic weapon of Yanyulou, and some people even put it on the table, as long as they put on a few jars of fine wine to taste alone, even the wine and side dishes are free. Many guests will directly ask Xiao Er to deliver meals to the guest room, which also slightly relieves the pressure of the full tables and chairs downstairs. There are many guests in this rainy building, and there are a lot of guys, each performing their duties, although it is very busy, but it is also well organized. I heard that the boss is a rice and noodle merchant, but no one has ever seen it, and everyone knows that it is only the beautiful and plump woman in her early thirties, she has run this restaurant so prosperously, and it has also made the Wang and Liu families a little red, but for some reason, no one has ever done anything illegal to this restaurant, and the boss behind the scenes is also a very powerful person.

An Xiaoyi and the others stood at the back door of the Yanyu Building, looking at this scene and being amazed. Xiao Yi stepped forward to the guy and explained his intentions, but he was dismissed by a sentence that he didn't need to be casual. Su Baiqing was not angry in her heart, and was about to step forward to theorize, but was caught by Xiao Yi, and the two had to retreat aside. In a short time, the crowd at the gate had already dispersed, and only a few men were hanging out. A burly man walked out the door, dressed like the rest of the world, and he yelled at the lazy men, who bowed their heads and ran quickly into the hospital. The big man was just about to turn around when a broom came out of his side, followed by a thin young man with a dirty face.

"Look at it, you little monkey!" the big man roared at him, and the boy nodded respectfully.

Look at this person again, he is extremely thin, and his clothes are swinging, and he looks extremely wide. He was smiling all over his face, and although he looked ordinary, he looked extraordinarily energetic. He was about to swing a broom, but was snatched by Xiao Yi.

"Brother Monkey, you rest first, I'll do it. Xiao Yi was full of smiles, and before the thin monkey could react, Xiao Yi had already begun to clean up the dead branches and vegetable leaves. The thin monkey was stunned for a moment, but he was also happy, and from time to time he made a gesture to Xiao Yi, who respectfully respected "good monkey brother" every time, and thought that it was also very useful to him. Xiao Yi quickly finished cleaning and loaded it in a basket.

"You black boy, I like it, in the future, in this Yanyu Building, as long as you mention Brother Monkey's name, it will give you a little face. ”

"Give your mother's face, the little monkey came over to clean the toilet after sweeping. There was a shout from the wall, and it seemed that it was the big man just now.

"I'll go first, let's talk about it later!" The thin monkey took the broom handed by Xiao Yi and strode happily into the door.

"We can't even get through the door, so why don't we just wait here?" asked Su Baiqing softly.

"Well, wait and see. An Xiaoyi brought a stone and put it next to the tree, and sat down with Su Baiqing.

"We will be kicked out when we go to the front door, so we will wait here, maybe we will meet the steward, but we will not go to the front door to check again. ”

The two sat on the stone and talked softly, and when someone came in and out, Xiao Yi stepped forward to talk, and most of them rolled their eyes. The thin monkey came out twice, and he just smiled and said hello to Xiao Yi.

Before they knew it, the two of them had been sitting outside the back door for a day. During this period, Xiao Yi also ran to the main gate to inquire, but he was persuaded to leave just as he was about to enter the door to explain his intentions, and he didn't even see the real face of the running hall. Seeing that it was about to fall into the night, An Xiaoyi took out the last piece of pancake and the two shared the food.

At this moment, a carriage came, and a middle-aged man came down from the carriage, about forty, with a wide robe and large sleeves, and his demeanor was extraordinary. The man walked into the hospital without hurrying behind his back, and after a while, he came out again, but there were several more thin boys behind him, including the skinny monkey. I heard that the man suddenly had no bearing, and scolded loudly,

"You Gu Laohei, and your stinky mother-in-law, who do you see for me, and it's not for you to move things in the back kitchen......"

Before she could finish speaking, a shiny kitchen knife led a fat woman out of the courtyard door, and she pointed the knife at the man,

"This backyard lady has the final say, you don't need to teach, I'll send someone to you when the former person is over. If you open your mouth again, the old lady will cut your job and give the old man a drink!"

The man's face was flushed, but he didn't dare to say anything more. After saying a few words to those guys, he hurried away, just like a different person before. The men fell against the wall and giggled.

An Xiaoyi walked up to the thin monkey and inquired about the person's situation. The thin monkey was originally a mouthy person, but everyone usually didn't take him seriously, so he could only mumble a few words to himself. Today, I was lucky to meet Xiao Yi, and I was called "Brother Monkey", and my heart was so comfortable.

"It's Fu Bo who just left, and it's Uncle Gu who has the final say in the backyard. The two of them usually get along well, but when it is dark, there are the most diners, and they always complain to each other before and after. Old Uncle Gu has a good temper and doesn't say anything, but this Aunt Gu is a firecracker, and it will explode as soon as it is burned!"

After a while, Fauber returned, followed by several wagons, full of bulging sacks. Several people hurriedly lined up, and Fauber walked in front of him, his eyes lit up, and he found a small black man with a black wooden stick behind his back. Before he could open his mouth in a hurry, An Xiaoyi had already spoken,

"Hello Fu Bo, I'm a friend of Brother Monkey, and I'm here to help. A few people laughed when they heard this, but the thin monkey had a look on his face. Fauber looked at it, pinched it again, and couldn't help nodding,

"It's a good boy, you will follow this little monkey in a while, and you don't know how to ask him more. After speaking, he asked a few people to place the goods, and he pointed at the side.

Su Baiqing came to An Xiaoyi's side, and was just about to help, but Xiaoyi grabbed her,

"Don't move this, your task today is to count me later, and see how much I can move. An Xiaoyi smirked again, but Su Baiqing didn't feel stupid at all, and she was very happy to see him.

An Xiaoyi picked up a big bag and came to the thin monkey, but he didn't get up for a long time, it turned out that the thin monkey had tried several times, and he couldn't lift it at all, so he had to call another companion who couldn't get up either, and the two of them were easy to lift, but it was extremely difficult to walk. An Xiaoyi followed behind and smiled bitterly, thinking that he was fourteen years old, and his body was indeed unusually strong, and this bag was not a problem at all. I'm afraid that the bag is also the same weight as the skinny monkey, so how can I carry it.

After running a trip, An Xiaoyi went in and out of the courtyard by himself, and when he walked into the backyard, he also put down his things and went straight out. The thin monkey couldn't move again after moving a bag, so he followed An Xiaoyi in the courtyard, and introduced the guys he met to Xiaoyi from time to time. An Xiaoyi's mouth was sweet, and she called the brothers in this courtyard over and over again. Even the old Gu couple noticed the black guy with the black stick on his back. This An Xiaoyi is confused, but he has a hand in recognizing people, and even the guy who has only met once remembers it clearly.

After a few trips, he was sweating profusely, but he didn't take a break. Several guys saw that he was working hard and wanted to help, but he refused them one by one, and replied with that trademark smirk. Aunt Gu was warmly called by this kid a few times, and she also smiled from ear to ear. She came to the courtyard and nodded around, and then several big men followed Xiao Yi out of the courtyard gate. In this way, in a short time, all the sacks were placed in the storeroom. The rest of the tables, chairs, farm tools, etc., were also placed one by one.

Seeing that the goods had been placed, Aunt Gu grabbed An Xiaoyi and looked up and down.

"This black boy is good, with a good physique, what's his name?"

"Aunt Gu, my name is An Xiaoyi. Xiao Yi gasped and replied. This Aunt Gu touched his head, her face was full of pity,

"You want to work here, don't you? I heard those guys say you've been out there for a day. ”

An Xiaoyi touched his head,

"Yes, yes. ”

Aunt Gu smiled,

"Then you will come tomorrow, and someone will prepare your clothes later. Look at your clothes, what are you sewing!"

An Xiaoyi jumped up happily, hurriedly thanked him, and turned around to go out to inform Su Baiqing.

"You wait. ”

Aunt Gu walked into the back kitchen, and when she came back, she had half a piece of pork head meat in her hand. An Xiaoyi was not polite, just a strong thanks, thinking that he would be able to gnaw this pig's head with Bai Qing after a while, not to mention how happy he was. He turned and walked out towards the courtyard gate.

"Frightened, I haven't seen you so happy for so many years, usually you are reluctant to give it to me, but you are so generous to this black boy. Old Gu Bo's face was full of black lines.

"His name is An Xiaoyi, hey, I like it when I look at it. Aunt Gu didn't look at Old Uncle Gu at a glance, turned around and went into the kitchen. Old Uncle Gu sighed and said no more.

As soon as he went out, Xiao Yi was caught by Fubo.

"An Xiaoyi, I told your brother just now, you two will come to my front desk tomorrow to work, and I won't treat you badly. ”

An Xiaoyi was very happy,

"Fu Bo, I have promised Aunt Gu just now that I will come to work with her tomorrow. I don't have a lot of energy, but I'd better help out in the backyard. My brother is very clever and would be a perfect fit for you!"

Fauber was a little angry, snorted, and rushed into the backyard to theorize.

Su Baiqing, who was on the side, saw him holding a pig's head in his hand and giggled. An Xiaoyi held the pig's head in one hand, took Su Baiqing's little hand next to him with the other, and ran quickly outside the house. It was the first time he had taken her hand, soft and tender, unusually warm. And this pull can't be let go for the rest of your life.

An Xiaoyi asked her,

"How much did I move just now?"

Su Baiqing grinned and replied,

"Brother Xiaoyi, you are really amazing! no more, no less, just twenty bags!"