Chapter 018 of "Painting the Wife".
In the end, Zhuang Zhou dreamed of butterflies
You are a gift and a calamity
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After escaping from the palace, he went straight to the city gate, originally thinking of going out of the city gate to Zhang Zeduan's place to take refuge for a while, but he knew that the city gate had been under martial law, and in the past, both merchants and people had to be carefully checked, and the guard of the door was Feng Liu, the king of Hades.
There was a siege in front and a chasing soldier in the back, and for a while, he had no idea. At the critical moment, Xiaolan and Xiaocui stepped forward, pretending to ask for directions and entangle Feng Liu, taking advantage of their unpreparedness to pull Xue'er to lower her head and pass the pass, seeing that they were about to pass the last hurdle, they suddenly heard a loud shout behind them, and the speaker was Feng Liu!
"Who's that? Stop me!"
Seeing that their deeds were revealed, Xiaolan and Xiaocui suddenly hugged Feng Liu's legs and prevented him from taking a step forward, and at the same time, Xiaocui shouted: "Son, go quickly!"
Feng Liu originally looked at He Lai and looked familiar, but at this time he suddenly realized, he couldn't move his feet, and in anger, he rewarded each of them with a palm and slapped the sisters to death, but although the sisters didn't let go, Feng Liu couldn't shake it off, and he couldn't kick it off, and he screamed angrily.
Seeing this, He Lai was grief-stricken, but Xue'er was still alert, and immediately pulled He Lai to break through the level and rush into the dense bushes, and walked for a long time in a panic, until night fell, he got rid of the pursuers, and saw an inn in the distance.
The two of them ate some at random, and He Lai asked for two rooms and planned to stay for one night, and then set off at dawn.
"Two rooms? guest officer...... Aren't you two husband and wife?" Xiao Er's face was full of doubts when he heard this.
He Lai glared: "It's my sister, how did she become a husband and wife?" β
"Such a beauty, it's good to be my lady, to ensure that you enjoy the richness of the world!" spoke to a bald fat man at the next table, with a string of big Buddha beads hanging on his chest, and was squinting at Xue'er.
He Lai was about to sneer at each other, Xue'er pulled the corner of his clothes, this person's origin is unknown, signaling him not to use his tongue, so as not to be killed, the two of them went back to the room to wash and go to bed without mentioning it.
"Knock-knock! knock!" Just after the third watch, a black shadow sneaked to the outside of Xue'er's room, this person listened to the outside of the wing room for a while, and found that there was no movement inside, remembering the graceful body of the beautiful woman inside, his heart was hot, and he pushed the window and turned in. But he saw Xue'er lying quietly on the bed, with only a bandeau on her body, tied with a knot behind her back, and he stood by the bed for a long time before he remembered his intention to sneak over at night.
It's just that he didn't expect that the smell of sweat on his body was very strong, and he woke up Xue'er, and saw a black shadow standing in front of the bed, she was so frightened that she was about to scream, but the person was quick and covered her mouth and nose. Xue'er suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe, her legs kicked wildly, her arms waved, and she struggled hard, but where was this person's opponent, gradually, she felt a tightness in her chest, her white and tender face quickly turned the color of pig liver, and her eyes turned black for a while, and then, her legs kicked and she didn't move.
Seeing that she didn't move, the masked man was taken aback, this is not any force, won't he just cover it to death?
At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice from outside the house: "Xue'er, I have no intention of sleeping for a long night, can I have a long talk with you?"
Hearing the words, the man was not panicked, obviously a veteran of the flower field, but when he turned around to leave, he knew that the string of Buddhist beads hanging on his chest was grabbed by Xue'er in his hand, and he pulled it like this, "crackling" sounded, and the Buddha beads fell to the ground.
Hearing that there was movement in the house, He Lai knocked heavily on the door and shouted, but he still didn't open the door. Zheng Jue was strange, there was another sound in the house, as if the table and chair had fallen to the ground, He Lai suddenly realized that something was wrong, kicked open the door, and saw a black shadow jumping out of the window, that person, the top of his head was bare, especially in the moonlit night.
The candle was lit, the dim candle flame was swaying in the room, Xue'er was lying upright on the bed, the corners of her mouth were bleeding, and in the palm of her clenched hand, He Lai found a Buddha bead. This Buddha bead is as big as an egg, black in color, and there are some strange symbols on it.
If Xiaolan and Xiaocui died to save him, then Xue'er's death was caused by her own negligence, how could she regret it, cry, collect the Buddha beads, and make some silver taels for Xiao Er to buy a high-quality coffin.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard a voice coming, this voice directly scared Xiao Er, and almost made He Lai pee his pants.
"Am I really dead?"
The voice seemed so eerie in the dark room, and the source of the sound seemed to ......
Suddenly, Xue'er on the bed sat up straight, stretched her arms forward, got out of bed, and slowly walked towards this side.
"Hellβ" Xiao Er exclaimed, and fainted directly.
He Lai was so frightened that his legs and stomach fell to the ground, and suddenly, Xue'er "giggled" and laughed like a hen laying eggs.
"It's a joke like this, it's scared to death?" He Lai let out a long sigh of relief.
Xue'er said: "If it weren't for the rush just now, I'm afraid that I would have become a lonely ghost at this time." β
It turned out that at the last moment, Xue'er made a desperate bet, bit the tip of her tongue, and pretended to be dead, the fat man really hit the plan, and at this time, He Lai happened to knock on the door, so he jumped out of the window before he could dig deeper. At that moment, this girl was still able to find a way to get out, it was really not simple!
Although the person is fine, but after all, he almost died, and if something happened in the inn, he always had to give an explanation. In order to atone for his sins, Xiao Er took the initiative to inquire with He Lai in many ways, and learned a news that made him jaw-dropping: that fat man was King Jin, named Wan Yanda, and he was the elder brother of the old demon of Meishan and the demon woman of Xishan.
"It doesn't matter if he is Sun Wukong or Zhu Bajie, if he doesn't take revenge, he will not be a man!" He solemnly swore that with him, he would definitely crush Wanyanda's bones and ashes.
"Childe, where are we going?"
He Lai really lost his direction, only knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, and left here quickly, the two of them stayed overnight and walked for a few days, and suddenly heard Xue Eryu's hand pointing, it turned out that they had arrived in Jiangling.
On this day, the scorching sun was like fire, and there were crowds of people in front of several major grain stores in Jiangling City, and in the outer places, there was an endless stream of traders and people who rushed to hear the news. As soon as the news of the drop in grain prices came out, Gangneung City became lively, and there were constant quarrels everywhere, just to earn an extra mouthful of rice grain, mixed with the neighing of donkeys and horses, as if there had never been a war for a while, and it was always a prosperous year.
"After walking for a long time, Childe must be hungry. β
He Lai smiled secretly in his heart, this little girl, she didn't say anything when she was hungry and wanted to eat, she just pulled me, and she didn't say anything, so she took her jade hand and entered the Li family inn.
On the second floor of the Li Family Inn, in a private room facing the street, there were four or five people drinking and discussing, it was the wealthy businessmen in Jiangling City, who were secretly colluding here to manipulate the price of grain, and a tall man who was obviously the principal by the window explained the matters to be paid attention to recently, raised the wine glass and took a sip of wine, and suddenly choked out with a "cough", and regardless of the wet placket, he only looked down the street, dumbfounded. The man in the opposite seat smiled and said, "Why is the owner so out of shape?" and then leaned forward and leaned out to the window, but he also became the same as the owner. Seeing this, several other people probed one after another, only to see that in front of the Li Family Inn, Xue'er walked slowly, looking forward to seeing only a beautiful complexion, not to be forced to look, although the black cloak covered the body tightly, but it happened to be blown by gusts of wind, the cloak was close to the body, and the delicate body was delicate and concave in an instant, which led people to reverie.
It wasn't until Xue'er walked into the building and disappeared that the few returned to their seats. After a long time, I heard the proprietor speak: "You have also been in business for many years, have you ever known the origin of this little lady?"
The man sitting opposite the owner pondered for a long time, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and said suspiciously: "There is a member in Xiangyang City whose surname is Chen Dahe, who was fortunate to visit him in business the year before last, and remembers that his family has a thousand gold, and he is quite similar in terms of appearance and figure, so it is ......."
The owner laughed and said, "Brother has a good memory, it's that Chen Wan'er!"
The man was puzzled: "Didn't you go to Lin'an with her father, how did you come to Jiangling?"
Speaking of this Chen Wan'er, although she has the appearance of a shy flower in the closed moon, she is also a hard-working person. I have a lot of business dealings with the Chen family, so I know a little bit about it. As he spoke, the proprietor sighed.
It turned out that when the Jin soldiers broke through Xiangyang and swept away Chen Yuanwai's family property, all the maids and maids were taken away, and in desperation, Chen Yuanwai had to entrust his daughter to distant relatives to take care of. Unexpectedly, after entering the wolf's den, the distant relative was a gambler and sold Chen Wan'er into Chunxiang Building. When Chen Yuanwai learned about it, he wanted to settle accounts with his relative, but he was beaten disabled and could not work, so he had to beg for a living. Fortunately, Chen Wan'er was ransomed by Lu Xianggong's nephew Lu Yan on the day she entered Chunxiang Building, but she didn't know how to appear here, and who was next to her?
The man sitting on the opposite side smiled and said, "Maybe it's that Lu Gongzi will reward others when he gets tired of playing." This kind of woman, you and I seem to be a rare thing, for that Lu Gongzi, isn't it commonplace? It must be a rotten thing, don't give it to me!"
The proprietor snorted and said, "Since you don't want to, why are you staring at it?" I'm afraid you have the idea of taking a concubine?"
The man scratched his scalp, and although he caused a burst of laughter, his mind was alive.
On the other side, He Lai pulled Xue'er to find a private seat by the window and sat down, as soon as the food was served, Xue'er couldn't wait, and no longer ignored the reserved attitude of her daughter's family, and gobbled it up.
Thinking of wandering around now, I don't know where my father and mother are, where Murong Yan is, why I don't have any appetite at all. Suddenly, he saw a girl at the next table whose back looked like Murong Yan.
"Sister!" He Lai shouted and hurriedly stepped forward.
The woman looked back for a moment, then pouted and sneered: "Are you blind?
The man sitting on the opposite side also said angrily: "Get out!"
He Lai shook his head in frustration and returned to his seat.
Xue'er pouted, suddenly looked sullen, and said, "Childe, do you think that all the women in the world are your sisters?"
"She, like you, is also called Xue'er, and now she is missing, and her life and death are unknown. Speaking of sadness, He Lai sighed and hid his face silently.
Xue'er was slightly stunned, and suddenly said: "Childe, you don't have to call me Xue'er in the future, so as not to get hurt." Slave Chen Wan'er. β
As she spoke, she told her story in detail, and she sighed when she heard it, it turned out that she was also a hard-working woman!
"Childe, please forgive the slave family for being blunt, why don't you take the test to make a name for yourself and glorify your ancestors?"
For Chen Wan'er's suggestion, He Lai shook his head, in this life, he is really afraid of reading.
At this time, I only listened to the woman at the next table talking to the person next to her, Lin'an Lu Xianggong will have a seventieth birthday next month, and it is reported that the banquet invites guests from all over the world, and guests and friends from all over the world do not refuse.
Hearing this, He Lai's heart moved, and three words flashed in his mind: Wanyanda. Maybe you can really meet it! If you do, you can't beat it, and Lao Tzu secretly poisoned him!
When the woman had finished eating, she and her friends got on their horses and rode at a gallop.
"Childe, do you want to go back to see the excitement?" Chen Wan'er was really smart, and she saw through He Yuan's mind at a glance.
"Absolutely not! The son has no power and no power, this time he goes, the sheep enters the tiger's mouth, and there will be no return. β
"I can disguise myself. β
"Do you disguise yourself and venture to go just to eat that meal? If you eat well, you will have a meal, and if you don't eat well, I am afraid that you will not have a meal. β
The words are ugly, but it is right, why can't he help but be silent, after thinking about it, he decided to find a quiet place to stay for the time being.
After eating, he was about to leave, when a man came over and said with a hippie smile: "The little lady is so handsome, but what about the daughter of the Chen family in Xiangyang?"
"You've mistaken someone. Chen Wan'er was shocked, and when she saw his hot gaze, she subconsciously hid behind He Lai.
"Wan'er, the daughter of the Chen family, entered Chunxiang Building and changed her name to Xue'er, yes or no? This son, look at your talent, how can you join her? Be careful not to be cheated out of her money, or sell her to me?" As he spoke, the man threw a gold ingot on the table, shining with golden light, and people couldn't open their eyes.
"Really?" he weighed in his hand.
"You ......" Chen Wan'er mistakenly thought that he was going to sell herself to this person, and suddenly the corners of her eyes glistened with tears.
"Sure enough, it's golden!" He Lai laughed.
Things went unexpectedly well, the man was overjoyed, thanked him, and stretched out his hand to pull Chen Wan'er.
He Lai suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him, and his foot hooked, and the man suddenly fell and gnawed on the mud. Then, He Lai slammed the gold ingots on him, and said angrily: "You deserve to be killed! Listen, she is my lady, and her daughter is not sold! If you come to disturb again, be careful of the dog's life!"
Chen Wan'er listened, secretly happy, when He Lai hugged her willow waist, she did not refuse, but more closely, He Lai also wondered, this woman has no waist or what, how to walk? But with the company of beauties, he is also happy, take the opportunity to rub oil, Chen Wan'er does not refuse, let him take advantage, and his heart has already blossomed.
Along the way, the two talked and laughed, and after this ordeal, it seemed that they had broken each other's mustard. When looking for the inn to stay, this time He Lai only had a side room, originally thinking that they could take care of each other, and it was convenient to talk and chat, but when Chen Wan'er stood slim in front of him with only a bandeau and pants, where could he still hold it, that night, in this inconspicuous inn, the boy became a man, and the girl became a woman.
"Childe, the slave family is your man. When she said this, Chen Wan'er hid her left hand intentionally or unintentionally, but He Lai, who was sharp-eyed, had already noticed it.
"How did you cut your hand? β
"It doesn't matter. Chen Wan'er smiled, but this smile was somewhat far-fetched.
Looking at the red on the futon, He Lai was inexplicably excited, hugged him tightly in his arms, said a lot of affectionate words, and handed over all the gold and silver treasures to her for safekeeping, although the amount is not very much, but it is enough for the two of them to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
This night, He Lai slept the most down-to-earth night, and he didn't seem to turn over much, until the third pole of the day, Xiao Er knocked on the door, and he opened his eyes lazily.
Hey, why do you have a splitting headache?
Touching the pillow, it was empty, Chen Wan'er had disappeared, on the table, there was a letter, and there were only two short lines of poetry in her heart:
Since then, the mountains and rivers have not met,
Mo Dao is long and short with each other.
He suddenly remembered what the person who had been beaten yesterday had said, and thought of her hand being cut for no reason, and suddenly realized that ten thousand mud horses were galloping across the grass in an instant.
The most poisonous woman in the world, as it is! Alas, I also blame myself for being too impulsive and not holding my ground, but this is good, it was ransacked, and the painting was left in vain.
It's just, why does my heart hurt so much?