Dingxi Wangcheng, inside the Xiangteng Inn.

Early in the morning of the second day, Liu Ruiying got up early. After he bathed, he changed into a brand-new official uniform of the Provincial Flag of the Investigation Division, the embroidered gold thread was shiny, and Liu Ruiying was a little embarrassed. But this time, he will resolutely not take off this provincial flag uniform and change into civilian clothes...... With the last encounter in the Chengxintang branch in Dingzhou City, Liu Ruiying is more aware of the importance of this dress.

A man depends on his clothes and a horse on a saddle, and you say that he is a brocade coat or a dog's skin. It is warm first, this inverted spring cold in the Dingxi Domain is not a joke, a biting cold wind can blow people's noses to the ears for a while. Secondly, it's the top thing, no matter who it is, black knife and white road, official businessman, whether he recognizes this dress or not, at least he can know that Liu Ruiying is an official.

As for the big officials, what does it matter if the officials are small?

The people of Pingtou think that you are a big official, so they don't provoke you. If you really meet those troublemakers who pick quarrels and provoke trouble, Liu Ruiying still has a sword in her hand.

The reader has a lot of affection between words.

What kind of affection is affectionate and shallow, affectionate and deep, affectionate and ruthless, every day is more and more than coming, in addition to hypocrisy is preaching. If you don't linger, you say that you have two hearts, and if you are too lingering, you say that you don't last long. I am always afraid that I will suffer a little loss, so that others will take advantage of a little more.

In Liu Ruiying's view, the highest feeling in the world is "and me".

This is not the kind of martyrdom or comfort written in a novel that blocks a sword for the other party or grabs a cup and drinks poisoned wine, and then nagging you and me for a while. It refers to standing up without hesitation and without pretense when the thunder is thundering. Regardless of whether he dies in the end or not, whether he is crippled or not, as long as he steps forward even half a step forward at that time, and then says the words "and me", it is not a man or a woman, and no matter what the relationship is, it can be said that a husband has nothing to ask for!

In the final analysis, thousands of people and everything in the world can't withstand a single killing word.

This is especially acute in the Northwest.

Cutting vegetables is called killing vegetables, and cutting watermelons is called killing melons.

Everything that needs to be handled artificially, whether it is vegetables and fruits or cattle, sheep, fish and shrimp, is called "killing". Simple, clear and thorough, even a three-year-old child can understand and easy to use. This is quite in line with the reader's set of sad spring and sad autumn, everything in the world has spirituality, but I haven't heard them call picking flowers to kill flowers, but they call out of Gong.

Everyone is in the game, playing games in the box. It's like playing checkers, no matter how good your marquers are, even if you jump 50 steps, you still have to be on the chessboard, right? Even if you are the son of Liu Jinghao, the king of Qingzhong, you can't just find something to do and have fun every day, right?

Liu Ruiying watched the ups and downs of so many civil officials and military generals, and discovered a truth: the higher the position, the more understanding of the rules.

Anything that hurts the heavens and harms the heavens and reason, it will not be touched to death. For example, the disaster relief funds of the earth and the pensions of the fallen soldiers. In such a situation, even if the family members want to stretch out their hands, it is no mistake to come to the door to beg grandpa to sue grandma, and it is not okay to say no. So big cases, small flies, small things, big rats, that's how it came about.

"I don't know how many Luo Xiuran will meet along the way......"

Liu Ruiying thought like this in her heart, in fact, she couldn't help but be a little excited. It's not that he is perverted and rides on people's heads to make a fortune relying on the special edict of the Investigation Division, but he feels that the world should really take care of these people and things.

He could feel that it would definitely not be easy to go to Bogulou this time, after all, the book could not be said vividly, and it was unreasonable to do it. I didn't look at the ruthless people who slaughtered a hundred miles around a radius like Huo Wang without even blinking their eyelids, and they had to be careful when they treated Bo Gulou!

Liu Ruiying sat in the lobby and waited left and right, seeing that it had passed the agreed time for two quarters of an hour, but the wine and Ou Xiao'e had not come down yet. His stomach was a little unbearable, and he was hungry and drank two large bowls of water. Even the shopkeeper who came to add water seemed to hear the rolling thunder caused by the hunger in his belly, and smiled slightly embarrassedly.

He felt that since everyone said to go together, they had to be synchronized, and having breakfast together was the beginning of the synchronization of the day. But this steadfastness was slowly worn out by the other two...... Just when Liu Ruiying was about to summon the shopkeeper's usual breakfast, she saw the third half of the wine coming over.

"What about Ou Xiao'e?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

"It's coming, it's coming!

In the distance, Ou Xiao'e's voice came.

If it is really better than her voice, Ou Xiao'e is afraid that she is not much worse than Fan Gushan's wife Xiaomei...... Besides, Liu Ruiying didn't even see him, but she had already heard Liu Ruiying speak, how good is this ear power?

"Don't you know?"

The wine was lying on Liu Ruiying's ear and whispered.

"What?"

Liu Ruiying felt inexplicable.

"A woman's ears are pointy...... The more beautiful a woman is, the sharper her ears!"

The wine said in a matter-of-fact manner.

"Why is that?"

Liu Ruiying felt that such remarks as wine three halves were novel.

"Because a beautiful woman cares a lot about what people around her are saying about her...... Praise or spit on them want to know. You praise her for being beautiful, but she is afraid that you will say that she is too coquettish, and if you say that she is ugly, she will defend herself for being very temperamental. ”

The wine three halves explained.

"Haha, the third half brother is still so understanding of a woman's heart? But in this way, wouldn't it be good if you didn't listen to it? It can save a lot of trouble. ”

Liu Ruiying felt that this person who was as fresh and simple as the three halves of wine, and had a single desire, could not help but be surprised that he knew women so well.

"Impossible, the heart does not die...... Not only listen, but also discuss! This is what my grandmother told me before I went out!"

The wine three halves said.

"And does her old man tell you anything else?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

"I did...... She said that if she fell in love with a beautiful girl, she would either go up and talk directly, or simply not say a word, but never stare at or peek at others. Because girls like to be direct or mysterious, and don't like strange or obscene. ”

The wine three halves said.

Liu Ruiying nodded as if she didn't understand.

Thinking that night, he took the initiative to drink with Zhao Mingming and Sugar-fried Chestnuts, which can be regarded as straightforward, and according to the attitude of the other party when the two of them contacted each other again, what the wine three halves said is simply the truth!

"What are you two doing here?!"

Ou Xiao'e's outfit is the same as when they first met, except that the waist support chest dark flower leather armor on her upper body has been replaced by a rose red one.

"What's the matter, I'm a girl, okay?"

Ou Xiao'e saw that the two of them were looking at their leather armor, and said with a shy but dissatisfied voice, but at this time he didn't call himself an old lady. Then he ordered a breakfast by himself, but he didn't pay attention to the two of them.

"Three people, two horses. What's the matter, you two big men want to ride together?"

“......”

"It's not impossible!"

Liu Ruiying was speechless.

And the third half of the wine touched his chin and looked at the horse, and then looked at Liu Ruiying and said, it seemed that he was comparing the weight of the two of them, whether the horse could stand it.

"Let's go to the horse market, you go to the north gate and wait for us first, right?"

Liu Ruiying said to Ou Xiao'e.

"No, I'll wait for you in the horse market!"

After Ou Xiao'e finished speaking, she turned over and got on her horse and walked in the direction of the horse market.

Liu Ruiying and Jiu Sanhal because the two of them only have one horse, but Liu Ruiying is also embarrassed to ride alone, and the two walk slowly.

"Did the third half brother ride the horse out of the village?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

"It's not...... There are no horses in our village. ”

The wine three halves shook their heads.

"You bought it outside after leaving the village?"

Liu Ruiying didn't know why, and suddenly he was very interested in the thin horse that was three and a half of wine.

"No, I picked it up. ”

The wine three halves said.

"Picked up?"

Liu Ruiying has seen people picking up money, and even picking up children, but this is the first time I've heard of picking up a horse. After all, the horse is used for riding, and it is rare to get lost while wandering alone. The wine was picked up by three halves, and it is estimated that it is very likely that the owner was not next to the horse and was taken away by him......

"What do you two think of this horse?"

When I arrived at the horse market, I saw that Ou Xiao'e had already chosen a jujube red horse and stood there showing off her might, and she was very proud.

"Not good. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

When Ou Xiao'e heard this, her face immediately fell.

Isn't it just to make up for the time I lost in the morning? Besides, why is this horse bad? Tall and mighty, four hooves stepping on the snow, and the color of the hair all over the body is like brocade, at first glance, it is a BMW that travels thousands of miles a day!

Soma pays attention to the phase, the eyes, the mouth, the nose, the bones, and the hoof.

Liu Ruiying saw that although this jujube red horse was in excellent condition, the horse's teeth in his mouth were uneven and complete, and he was not satisfied, which was difficult to control and could not run for a long time. If it is an ordinary wealthy family, it is more than enough to buy it and go back to raise and play, but they have to travel hundreds of miles a day to hurry.

Ou Xiao'e is not a vexatious person, seeing Liu Ruiying breaking the horse's mouth and checking his speech, he knows that he has some real materials. At that moment, he didn't say anything anymore, but he was behind Liu Ruiying, who was three and a half years of wine, and looked east and west. I saw Liu Ruiying lifting a horse's hoof from time to time, bringing her ear closer and gently tapping it with her hand, and sometimes stroking her whole body from the horse's neck. Until the horse market was about to come to an end, no horse could get into Liu Ruiying's eyes.

Suddenly, he saw a horse standing under the wall beside him, and the owner of the horse was sitting with his hat covering his face, dozing off.

This horse, with a high head, is like a knife and an axe, square and shapely, and looks stable and heavy. A pair of eyes are high, shaped like a hanging bell, large and full, and Zeze is overflowing. According to Liu Ruiying's "Horse Spectrum", if the eyes are big, the heart is big, and if the heart is big, it is sharp and not surprised. It shows that the horse's eyes must be big, and if the eyes are big, the heart will be strong, and it will not be easily frightened, so it is safer.

The ears were close together and stood upward, small and sharp, like shaved bamboo. The ears are small and the people are more humane than others. A pair of nostrils are broad and rounded, with obvious separation between the left and right sides, and the nose is reddish, shaped like fire and water. The horse's muzzle is long, and the mouth is tender red. The upper lip is sharp, the lower lip is slow, and the flesh is thick and textured.

From a distance, the horse doesn't look very majestic. But the matter of Soma is just the opposite of common sense, the hope is big, the small is the strong galloping horse. If it is small, it is big, but it is a meat horse that can only grow meat and supply it.

Liu Ruiying walked in again and looked at the horse's hooves, which were thin and thick, as big as a bowl. Running steadily, walking strongly, every step is very solid.

"That's it!"

Liu Ruiying stepped forward to negotiate with the owner of the horse, and brought the horse back after a while.

The third half of the wine was also very satisfied with this horse, seeing that its legs were as tall as a mountain, and the coat color of the whole body was a little blue, so he named it "Mountain Qinger".

"I didn't expect you to be a provincial flag of the Investigation Division, but you are so good at each other. ”

Ou Xiao'e blinked her eyes and said to Liu Ruiying.

Liu Ruiying didn't feel anything strange about her identity when she broke it, after all, she wore this official uniform to show others, and others were the "sword heart" of the Ou family, so she must be well-informed.

"I started as a handyman, and I fed the horses every day, so I naturally learned a lot from those old-timers. ”

Liu Ruiying said after handing over the reins of the horse to the wine three and a half.

Ou Xiao'e thought that Liu Ruiying became the provincial flag of the Investigation Department at such a young age, and she must have been born in a family of ministers, but she didn't expect that she started from a hard-working little guy who didn't enter the stream, but at the moment she was a little impressed by him.

"I am an orphan, and I grew up in the Investigation Division since I was a child after my parents sacrificed for the Investigation Division. When he was not old enough, he worked in the miscellaneous office, and when he was old, he went to class and was trained with those detectives. ”

Liu Ruiying read a hint of complexity from Ou Xiao'e's gaze, and explained.

He never felt that his fate needed any sympathy, although the definition of the word orphan in the world was not very good, but Liu Ruiying did not feel anything about it. Since he has never enjoyed the so-called parental affection, there is no way to understand what happiness his parents have when they are alive.

The three of them mounted their horses, smiled at each other at the exit of the horse market, and rode through the horses.

The road under your feet, the scenery in front of you, all of them are rivers and lakes, and all of them are rivers and lakes.

The three people have very different thoughts, but they are all running on the same road for the same destination, and they are also galloping on horses. This is the rivers and lakes.

You say it doesn't come for a reason, but it makes a lot of sense. You say it's unreasonable, but it unknowingly binds everyone together.

For people who have just gone out for a short time like Jiu Sanhan, the rivers and lakes are full of goodness, beauty and justice. But in Liu Ruiying's eyes, it is full of killing intent, trickery, and sinister ......

It contains people's ideals, and it also constantly destroys people's ideals, just like an old tree pulling new shoots. But no matter what kind of person or what kind of thing, it can be tolerated by it.

The rivers and lakes have their own rules, but they are the most hearty and straightforward.

"We're rangers now, aren't we?"

The wine three halves asked on horseback.

"Haha, erratic, wandering in all directions! If you want to say that when you are in a hurry here, you can barely be regarded as half a ranger!"

Liu Ruiying said.

He didn't know what chivalry was...... But he is very envious of people like Fan Gushan who can freely stretch their personality.

Almost every person in the rivers and lakes will advertise that he is a hero, but a man will say that he is working for the world and the world. To repair the broken morality and regain the lost faith. Do your best to maintain order, even if you dive into the unpredictable, you will never back down.

"You're half, you're not at all. And I'm one, the whole one!"

Ou Xiao'e pointed to the third half of the wine and Liu Ruiying and said.

"It's good that I'm a member of the Investigation Division, but how can you be considered a complete one of the Ou family's 'Kenshin'?"

Liu Ruiying was a little unconvinced, and asked rhetorically.

"Didn't your Investigation Department teach you that Xia is just a group of bandits who are forbidden by force?"

Ou Xiao'e asked.

Liu Ruiying pursed her lips and couldn't answer.

But as she said, the Investigation Department represents the government, the imperial court, and orthodoxy. No matter how chaotic the world is, it is not the turn of a group of ordinary people who practice martial arts to cross the mountains and beaches, and go back and forth to sacrifice themselves for others and calm the turmoil.

The dog meddles with a mouse, and if you do what I have to do and take away my fame, it will be tantamount to robbing me of my job. I have nothing to eat, how can I tolerate you?

"Your Ou family can settle down in the military state of Xiawei, isn't it also relying on the protection of King Pingnan?"

Liu Ruiying said.

The Ou family, as one of the only remaining great families in the world, is a typical example of black and white. The government has asked for their famous sword and sword, which is naturally courteous. And those unrestrained high-rollers, they are also in frequent contact, calling each other brothers and brothers, and constantly coming and going.

"The Ou family is the Ou family...... I am my ......"

Ou Xiao'e's words were too quiet, and as soon as she spoke, she was scattered in the whirring wind, and no one heard it.

"What kind of heroes or rivers and lakes...... They are all holding up the same sky and looking at the same clouds, how can they be so clearly divided?"

The wine took a sip of wine, cleared his throat and said disdainfully.

"Jianghu Jianghu...... It's just that people want to find a guise to dare to act, laugh and scold. At the end of the day, I'm still scared...... stayed away from the government, saying that he was a Jianghu person, thinking that he could do whatever he wanted. And then if you encounter danger in the rivers and lakes, you don't shout that you have to report to the official?"

Liu Ruiying and Ou Xiao'e listened to the words of the third half of the wine, but they both fell into deep thought.

However, it is a yearning for almost everyone to stay away from the temple and go to a relatively detached and independent space. It makes people put this kind of pursuit of freedom on the so-called "chivalry", so that they think that they are people who are truly free from the control of the mortal world. Then named their activity trajectory and method of action Jianghu. After all, isn't it still the dream whisper of the laity?

"What rivers and lakes are not rivers and lakes, it's just a fool's dream!

A voice rang out from in front of the farmhouse by the roadside.

"Good wine!"

The wine couldn't sit still on the horse, and he straightened his neck and smelled it vigorously.

Liu Ruiying stopped at the horse and took a closer look, and it turned out to be a young man sitting on a simple frame car and teasing a yellow dog.

This cart is more than a hundred times more dilapidated than the mobile bookstall of the Icicle Man...... The planks are long and short, crooked, and seem to be leftovers from people's homes. And because this yellow dog is old, he only cares about squinting in the sun, and he can't lift his spirits at all...... Even the wagging tail looks wilted.

Liu Ruiying thought that since he had stopped, it was better to get off the horse and take a rest. After running for a hundred and ten miles in a row, the horses were also a little tired.

"Huh, isn't this friend also a drinker?"

He stood up, sniffled, and said to the third half of the wine.

It seems that he smells the rich smell of wine on his body.

Ou Xiao'e is a girl after all, and when she saw the yellow dog, she immediately dismounted and went to tease. She took out the beef jerky from her bosom and placed it in front of the yellow dog, pouting to get his attention. I didn't think that the yellow dog actually glanced at it and glanced to the side.

"Haha, this girl is embarrassed...... Ah Huang doesn't like meat. ”

The man said.

He wore an indigo cloud brocade jacket, and after standing up, he tightened the large swirl belt around his waist with his hand. The eyebrows are clear, handsome and straight, chic and elegant.

"What do you eat without meat, do you eat vegetable leaves?"

Ou Xiao'e asked.

The man didn't answer, but took out a jar, took out a pickled cucumber from it, handed it to Ou Xiao'e, and said, "Girl, let's try again." ”

Inadvertently, it touched Ou Xiao'e's hand.

She was about to get angry, thinking that she was another disciple who took advantage of her. When I looked up, I found that the other party looked calm and didn't look obscene, so I had to hold back and stop having a seizure.

"Hey, hey, it loves cucumbers!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ou Xiao'e brought the cucumber closer, Ah Huang turned his head and ate it, but he didn't give Ou Xiao'e any more eyes.

"It's strange that you dog, you still roll your eyes at me when you don't like to eat him!"

Ou Xiao'e clapped her hands and said.

"Ah Huang's blue and white eyes are notoriously powerful...... He naturally favors the things he likes, and those who are not used to him are always rejected with a blank eye, and it is really chic to think about it!"

The man said with emotion, it seemed that he was quite envious of his dog.

"Dogs are like their owners, and friends must be people who stand up to the sky. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

But he wanted to find out the details of this person, after all, it was right to have multiple eyes when he went out.

"No, no, no, that's exactly what I learned from Ah Huang...... It turned out to be quite useful. Actually, it's not difficult, as long as you practice diligently. ”

As he spoke, a lavishly decorated carriage came from behind, accompanied by dozens of servants.

"Look, here's your chance! I'll teach you!"

The man said.

"Master Chang, my lord has invited you to go. The lord said that as long as you go, this car of rare books, landscape calligraphy and paintings will all be presented!"

The servant at the head knelt down respectfully and raised the name above his head and said.

I saw this Master Chang suddenly roll his eyes that were even more violent than Fang Cai Ah Huang, and then said nothing.

No matter how those servants kowtowed and begged, Master Chang was indifferent, but turned his head and chatted with Jiu Sanhan about his wine gourd.

Seeing that there was really no way, the group had no choice but to leave.

Liu Ruiying couldn't cry or laugh when she saw this scene.

If he really learned the blue-eyed technique with Ah Huang, then he is so blue and better than blue, I don't know how much hard work he has paid, that is to say, I don't know how many people are opposed by him with white eyes.

"Dare to ask if Master Chang lives here?"

Liu Ruiying was helpless, so she had to change the topic and ask.

Seeing that he has been named a master at such a young age, and even more so that the wealthy lord is invited with great courtesy, how can it not be surprising?

"But don't call me master, I can't afford to be a fool...... I traveled here with Ah Huang more than two months ago, and I stopped when I smelled the extraordinary aroma of wine. When I pushed the door and asked, I found out that the owner of the house had brewed the best products, so I discussed with the owner and stayed. On the first night, I drank with him, but when we both lost, we agreed to get drunk for 60 days. ”

After hearing this, Liu Ruiying found that in the northwest land, people drink the same as drinking water...... First, the wine is three halves, and the three halves are not separated from the wine. And this Master Chang is even more terrible, he has to be drunk for 60 days before he stops. In contrast, the amount of his own taels, which is not tenable at all. However, it is quite strange that Master Chang does not allow himself to call him a master, but does not reveal his real name......

"How's the war going?"

The three halves of the wine really care more about the wine bureau.

"There are winners and losers for each other, let's open five or five. ”

Master Chang said.

"Good! Wine meets opponents, but you have to sing and drink hard!"

When the wine sanban heard this, he was immediately excited.

While the three men were talking and laughing, Ou Xiao'e had already finished feeding Ah Huang a cucumber, and now she came to ask for it like Master Chang.

"But no, girl, this cucumber needs to be soaked in new vinegar brewed every autumn for more than half a year before it is ready. If it's one day less, I won't eat rhubarb. I didn't have much with me when I went out this time, just enough to go back. If you give one more today, you won't have the amount of tomorrow. Eating is different from drinking, but it is better to have a long stream of water!"

Master Chang said.

"Why is this dog so expensive?"

Ou Xiao'e asked.

"It's not that Ah Huang is originally expensive...... It's just that there are too few people in the world who can compare with Ah Huang, so it seems that he is expensive. ”

Master Chang said.

"I heard my friend judge this river and lake before, and it seems that I am also deeply touched by this!"

Liu Ruiying said, but changed his name.

"Hi...... It's just some mountain cliché. ”

Master Chang waved his hand.

"I wonder where my friend came from?"

Liu Ruiying then asked.

Because of his profession, he can't avoid giving a few more question marks to the things he sees and the people he meets.

"The trail is like a cloud, and there is no fixed place, and the sorrow always follows every day"

Master Chang forgot to glance at the clouds on the distant mountain and said.

"In the end, it will be a dead end, and who is it for the flying rampant. ”

The wine three and a half blurted out.

Master Chang turned his head suddenly, obviously quite surprised by the last two sentences that the third half of the wine continued for him. After being stunned for a moment, he laughed again and said, "If it weren't for the appointment with someone first, I would have left the three of them to drink." However, my game with the owner of the house was still a few days away. ”

Master Chang said.

When Liu Ruiying heard this, he knew that this was the meaning of sending off guests, and immediately beckoned Ou Xiao'e and Jiu Sanhan to get on the horse and prepare to move on.

"Look at the direction, but you are going to the Zhenbei King Domain?"

Master Chang asked after seeing the three of them on their horses.

"Exactly. ”

Liu Ruiying replied.

"That's where I'm headed. ”

Master Chang beckoned and said.

A gust of wind rose, and Liu Ruiying saw that there seemed to be a yellow Luo shirt inside the Yunjin jacket that Master Chang was wearing. It's just a fleeting pass, and it's not really real.

Seeing the three of them walking away, he took out a crumpled letterhead, and wrote four words on it with a wave of his pen: "Lao Tzu doesn't do it"!

"What do you mean by those lines of poetry you told him?"

Ou Xiao'e asked at the third half of the wine.

He said that he had no place to live, and that he was worried all the time. I said that he walked to a place where there was no road every day, and deliberately did the opposite with everyone, what was the purpose of such a wandering wreckage. ”

The wine three halves explained.

"I think you'll read more poetry in the future...... It's hard to hear what comes out of your mouth!"

Ou Xiao'e said.

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Dingzhou capital city, in the Xiangteng Inn.

Zhao Mingming finished reading the book sent by Liu Ruiying.

The jade hand repeatedly rubbed the words that Liu Ruiying had left for her on the title page.

"I should have given him a letter back, but I don't know where he is now......"

Zhao Mingming thought.

But I can't care if I know where it is, and whether to write or not can be decided immediately...... Thinking of this, she called out to the sugar-fried chestnuts to grind the ink and moisten the pen for her.