Chapter 282: Rain in the Mountains
Thanks to book friends Jiang Hong 001 and mite
Ike, the melody of life, grass carp Hechuan, and the support of indifferent 1102!
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Lanling County is one of the nine counties of Great Xia.
It is adjacent to the sea in the west, and Lanlingdu is built near the sea, which is an important town in the western Xinjiang of Great Xia, and it is also a port for Lanling County to go to sea.
Two hundred miles east of Lanlingdu, among the lofty mountains and mountains, an official road is far away.
This day is the fourth day of the fourth month of April, the drizzle is falling, and the mountains and forests are shrouded in a hazy smoke and rain. This section of the official road is located in a remote area, there are few pedestrians, and the sound of horseshoe wheels comes through the rain and fog, and a horse-drawn carriage slowly appears in the middle of the road.
The driver was a middle-aged man, shrunk in his coat, with a low brow and pleasing appearance, as if he was asleep. The old horse pulling the cart was unspurred, his steps were slow, and sometimes his horse's mane was shaken, but he could not drive away the rain. At the window of the carriage, a small hand lifted the curtain to reveal a delicate little face.
"Miss, this rain doesn't stop for a moment, it's annoying to watch!"
The woman who spoke should be a servant girl, in her teens, and after she complained, she pouted and lowered the curtains. The carriage is not big, and there is a woman sitting opposite this maid, seventeen or eighteen years old, with fair complexion, bright eyes and bright teeth, beautiful appearance, and dignified demeanor, which should be the young lady in the mouth of the maid.
The young lady smiled and said, "Liu'er, it's only been a long time, and I'm impatient. ”
The maidservant girl named Liu Er frowned when she heard this, and said, "People are telling the truth, so Miss Fei is not bored?"
Xu is the habit of a child, Liu Er's mouth opened, and he didn't want to stop like a drizzle outside the car, and said to himself: "The master doesn't know who he offended, he was sent to Lanlingdu as an official, and he was in a hurry to take office and didn't have time to bring his family, but he suffered from the weak body of the young lady, and the county town was not close to the sea!"
The young lady made a coquettish look and said: "My father's official position is low, and he can't help himself! It's okay for me to suffer, but Liu Er is also tired!"
"I'm not tired, I'm not tired! As long as I follow Miss, I can go to the ends of the earth." Liu Er combed her little head and shook her bun, and swore again: "Miss don't worry, in three or two years, the master will definitely return to the county." ”
The young lady also smiled: "Then inherit Liu'er's auspicious words!"
Liu Er, who had stopped for a while, couldn't bear it, opened the curtains again, glanced out, and said in surprise: "Miss, there is a wine shop in front, it's good to go down to avoid the rain!"
"But it's not too early, and if you delay it any longer, what if you can't find the inn when it's dark!" Miss was a little worried, there were mountains everywhere, and two weak women would never be able to walk at night.
Liu Er said indifferently: "There are people in the wine shop who are sheltering from the rain, if you just go along the way!"
The young lady smiled helplessly: "Let's go and have a look!"
"Uncle, go to the wine shop in front to take shelter from the rain!" Liu Er slapped the carriage and shouted in a coquettish voice. I don't know if the coachman heard it, but his wilted body straightened up a lot, his shrunken head was exposed from his coat, and he flicked his whip rarely, but the old horse was well-behaved, and went straight to the wine shop without greeting.
In a small valley on the side of the official road, a grass hut is erected. The wine banner in front of the straw hut was wet by the rain, hanging low without wind, and the black wine characters on a white background were very eye-catching.
The grass hut is very simple, and it is windy in all directions, and it is in the summer season, but it is also ventilated and cool. In this wine shop in the mountains, there are some pedestrians sheltering from the rain, and the shopkeeper and his men are smiling, busy greeting hot tea and hot meals.
When the carriage came to a stop in front of the wine shop, a handsome little girl jumped out, looking at everyone in the wine shop with joy in her eyes, and holding up a paper umbrella. Then, a beautiful woman got out of the car, and the master and servant walked into the straw hut together.
The arrival of the two beautiful women was like a cool mountain breeze, which made the wine shop in the mountains a little more pleasant color, and also made these passers-by who had been sitting for a long time raise their heads one after another.
"Heh, there are so many people!" Liu Er put away the paper umbrella and met everyone's eyes without fear. The little girl's frank temperament and handsome appearance attracted a kind laugh.
Liu Er didn't care about these laughter, and walked to an empty table with the man, and said, "Man, some hot soup and rice, my young lady is a little hungry." Then she took out another pink handkerchief, wiped the stool lightly, and smiled sweetly: "Miss, please take a seat!"
In front of the public, the young lady was also generous, and after sitting down, she chuckled: "How do you know that I am hungry?"
Liu Er grinned, sat down with Miss and said, "Liu Er is hungry, how can Miss not be hungry?"
The conversation between the master and the servant was interesting, and the two of them looked beautiful and lovely, and there was a burst of good-natured laughter all around.
Waiting for the meal, Liu Er did not stop, a pair of good-looking eyes looked around, and suddenly looked at the ground and exclaimed. "Oh! these two sisters are as good-looking as my young lady!"
There were several people sitting at the next table, among them two women, one in a white dress and the other in a green dress. Seeing that the little girl was interesting, the woman in green smiled and said, "I don't have the appearance of your young lady! Little sister, what's your name?"
Seeing that the other party was amiable, Liu Er was interested, and said with a smile: "My name is Liu Er, and my young lady's name is Xie ......."
"Liu'er! Don't be rude!" where is the name of the daughter's family to say casually, the young lady knows that Liu'er is young and ignorant, so she has no choice but to snort, get up, lean over and say: "The little girl is young and ignorant, so the two sisters laugh!"
Liu Er's mouth pursed again, and she complained: "I'm not a child, why does Miss keep talking about people like this." Then she said to the two women, "I haven't asked my two sisters for their names!
The little girl is young, but she is not easy to fool, the two women looked at each other and smiled, got up and hugged their fists and said: "Xu Zixuan, Mu Qing'er, I have seen two sisters!"
The appearance of the two women is not inferior to the master and servant, they seem to be beautiful and delicate, and when they get up and clench their fists, they are heroic and heroic.
"I didn't expect the two sisters to be heroes, which is admirable!" The woman hugged her fists and saluted, she should be a person in the rivers and lakes, and Miss Xie also had some knowledge, so she couldn't help but praise it.
"In Xia Yuanqing, I've seen this Miss Xie!" Another young man dressed as a Taoist priest stood up with a long sword on his back, his handsome face with a smile, and his heroic spirit.
There was also a young Taoist priest next to the "Xia Yuan ......", who was about to get up and join in the fun, but was grabbed by another younger man and stopped him in a loud voice: "Okay, it's not a fight, you have to go up with the senior brothers!"
Miss Xie was a little dazzled, glanced at the Taoist priest fixedly, leaned over a little shyly and said, "I've seen Brother Yuanqing!"
"Liu Er has seen Brother Yuanqing, and I have also seen all my brothers and sisters!" Liu Er lost no time in interjecting a sentence, a cunning flashed in her eyes, and she asked: "Listening to this eldest brother's accent, I don't think I'm a local, and I don't know where the eldest brother is going!"
It is also common to sit in shelter from the rain and gossip. However, a little girl is like an adult, she is often with people, and she deliberately doesn't ask Mu Qing'er and Xu Zixuan, but she talks to Yuan Qing, which makes people look at the ghostly little girl.
"I'm from overseas, and I'm going to the direction of the county town, I don't know where Liu'er is going with Miss Xie?" After the Taoist priest glanced at Miss Xie, he talked with Liu'er like an old man who had known each other for a long time.
These passers-by who sheltered from the rain were the Tianlong faction.
At the end of April, the sea ship anchored in Lanlingdu, which lasted one year and two months, and the Tianlong faction finally arrived in Daxia. I didn't have time to rest, I couldn't care about the joy, and I didn't have time to sigh about the difficulties of this trip. After going ashore, we have to continue on our way.
Although he has set foot on the land of Great Xia, there is still a long way to go before he finally arrives. Lin Yi and Meng Shan agreed to let Hall Master Jiao and Hall Master Liu take the disciples of Tiger Shark Hall to stay and take care of the sea boat, in addition, those guards of Hong'an and the disciples of the Canghai Gang also stayed in Lanlingdu. If there are no accidents, after March, the ship will return to Great Xia.
Those who followed Lin Yi and Meng Shan on the road, in addition to the remaining twelve inner disciples, there were also three Hong'an master and servants, plus the Yuanqing brothers, Shi Jian, Meng Shan and Lin Yi, a total of twenty people, who would continue to trek on land until the final destination of the trip.
After leaving Lanlingdu, everyone walked, and after walking for three days, it happened to be cloudy and rainy, so they came to this wine shop to rest, but they didn't expect to meet Miss Xie's carriage, and there was a scene of Fang Cai.
"Brother Lin, how far is it to go? Monsan sat beside Lin Yi, showing the momentum of the past. Between his eyebrows, there are endless emotions. Only those who have been on the boat for a long time know how rare it is to feel down-to-earth, not to mention that the Great Xia that has been out of reach under their feet is still far away!
Yuan Qing and the little girl talked and laughed very happily, and between Miss Xie's beautiful eyes, she showed a little appreciation for this funny and good-looking Taoist priest.
Hearing Meng Shan's question, Lin Yi withdrew his gaze from these people and said softly, "Even if Elder Meng asks, there is nothing inconvenient to say. According to Elder Jiang's last words, there are still three or four thousand miles to go. ”
"It's a two-month journey! It's a pity that I didn't buy a horse in Lanlingdu. You and I can't go on like this, it's too slow!" Monsan said.
"It would be nice to ride a horse, so that you can get to the place in less than a month. Lin nodded.
Meng Shan tapped his finger on the table and said, "I have to pass through some towns here, and the first thing is to buy horses, Brother Lin, what do you think?"
"What the elder said is very true, and I will pay attention to it on the way. Lin Yi said, looking up into the distance.
The sound of horses' hooves came from far to near, and three healthy horses chased back and forth to the winery. The man on the horse pulled the reins, and the horse neighed, raised its front hooves, and stood high. After a few moments, there was a cracking of the tapping, and the horses snorted, and then they stopped.
Three sturdy men jumped off their horses, threw the reins in their hands to the men, and strode into the liquor store. The first one was over thirty years old, with copper-colored skin, square face and tiger cheeks, and three short beards. The corners of his eyes drooped, and his gaze was sinister.
The man entered the wine shop, shook the water stains on his shirt, wiped a handful of rain from his face, and stared. Apparently I didn't expect so many people in a mountain wine shop. He patted the saber on his waist, looked around with a proud expression, and walked towards Miss Xie's table.
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ps: Tomorrow is a day off! The strings have been tense for four months, slow down!