At noon, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan gathered together, and had a vegetarian meal in the soup kitchen, and after the meal, Xu Beiyou accompanied Xiao Zhinan to a secluded wishing pool. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xiao Zhinan took out a small money bag from his sleeve with great dignity, and threw the copper coins in the money bag into the wishing fountain one by one, making a series of dingdong sounds.

Money bags and copper coins seem to be some years old, copper coins are authentic Huanglong years of official copper coins, full of copper content, not like private copper coins cut corners, very popular among the people, can even be used as two pennies to some extent, in the life of the rich and noble children who may never touch the copper coins will not know these, Xu Beiyou, who grew up in poverty, knows that the copper coins of the Yellow Dragon Year are the most popular, followed by the Taiping copper coins, and finally the Chengping copper coins today.

"Originally, the Wishing Fountain was supposed to be a very lively place, and it was very cost-effective to make a wish to the gods and Buddhas with a few pennies. It's a pity that there are not a few people in this Jiming Temple, they are all rich and noble, and they throw gold and silver into the wishing pond and fall down, which is a vulgar behavior that celebrities disdain, so no one comes here. Xiao Zhinan smiled and said: "But every time I come to Jiming Temple, I have to come here and throw down a lot of copper coins to make a wish, isn't it very greedy?"

As she spoke, Xiao Zhinan had already thrown away all the copper coins in the purse, and the entire purse was empty, and she carefully retracted it into her sleeve.

Xu Beiyou replied: "You seem to attach great importance to this money bag." ”

Xiao Zhinan did not deny it, and said: "The money bag is to me, just like the sword box is to you." ”

Xu Beiyou snorted, noncommittal.

His sword box is not only as simple as a relic of his master, but also the foundation of his life, in other words, the sword box is by no means an empty word, so even if this money bag has any special story, Xu Beiyou does not think that Xiao Zhinan, the princess, attaches importance to a money bag to the extent that he attaches importance to the sword box.

Xiao Zhinan didn't distinguish anything, just smiled and didn't say anything. Of course, she can see Xu Beiyou's thoughts, in her opinion, it is not surprising that Xu Beiyou has such an idea, after all, this is just an ordinary money bag, compared to Xu Beiyou's sword box, which not only has the effect of Sumeru mustard seeds, but also hides peerless sword weapons such as Xianjia Zhuxian, Tianlan, but evil, inexplicable and Xuanming, in terms of preciousness, the two can be called worlds apart.

Xiao Zhinan carried a small basket that she brought out of the soup kitchen, she put the basket aside, sat down on a smooth cobblestone by the Trevi Fountain, and asked, "I remember you don't drink?"

"That was before. Xu Beiyou sat on a stone not far from her and said, "Since the death of my master, I have broken my vows, from once to twice, and then to drink anytime and anywhere, it is logical. ”

Han Xuan has taught Xu Beiyou since he was a child, the word wine color is the most mistaken, because the word color involves people's great desires, it is still excusable, but the word wine is not necessary to be contaminated, so Xu Beiyou has not drunk since he was a child, and it was not until after the death of Gongsun Zhongmou that he began to drink for the first time. As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, whether it is good or bad, as long as it begins, it is difficult to stop.

"I haven't been drinking for a while. Xiao Zhinan said, taking out two delicate and small wine jugs from the basket he brought, one wine jug was placed in front of him, and the other wine jug was handed to Xu Beiyou.

Xu Beiyou did not refuse, took the wine jug and took a sip, which was considered to moisten his throat, and said with a little surprise: "There is actually wine in the temple? ”

Xiao Zhinan also took a sip, his face did not blush after drinking, but became more and more white as jade, with a special style, and said with a smile: "This is a vegetarian wine coarsely brewed with fruits, it will not be intoxicating, and monks and nuns are not considered guilty of violating the precepts when drinking." ”

Xu Beiyou smacked it, "It's too soft, it can hardly be called wine, and the taste is very coarse, like the juice of fruit." ”

"Mr. Gongsun is a master of winemaking, and the potpourri and thousand bird brews he brewed are even more famous with the immortal wine of Daomen, and it is natural that you don't like this wine. Xiao Zhinan said slowly while drinking wine.

Xu Beiyou was at a loss, "Baihua Dew and Thousand Bird Brewing? I have never heard Master mention it, and the wine that Master usually brews is snake gall wine." ”

Xiao Zhinan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "Then you are really unlucky, my father once collected a jar of Chidoria brewed by Mr. Gongsun himself, and every happy event is just a drink, and it will not be given to outsiders when he is free." ”

Xu Beiyou took a sip of wine and did not speak. Now he suddenly understands the master's state of mind, whether it is a hundred flower dew or a thousand bird wine, it is undoubtedly much better than snake gall wine, but the bitterness of snake gall wine is not possessed by the first two, just like the precipitation after the vicissitudes of life in old age, the entrance may not be good, but the aftertaste is long.

"What do you want?" Xiao Zhinan turned his head to look at him and asked casually.

Xu Beiyou said with emotion and sadness: "Just now I suddenly remembered Master, when I was in the Muwang Mansion, he advised me not to get too close to you, if there is no battle on Biyou Island, if Master is still in the world, I may not come to Jiangnan to see you." ”

Xiao Zhinan drank very quickly, the wine pot in her hand had bottomed out at this time, after she drank the residual wine in the pot in one gulp, her eyes were in a trance for a moment, and she said softly: "Speaking of which, you and I are still people of the same age, but I have probably experienced more things than you, about three years ago, I met a woman when I was traveling, that woman is similar to you, they are all from the bitter cold northwest, and they are also fatherless and motherless, just like the grass that raises its head from the cracks in the stones, and is extremely tenacious." But she wasn't as smart as you, and she didn't recognize my identity from beginning to end, but just thought of me as a rich lady who had smuggled out of the house, and that time we traveled together, a thousand miles. ”

Xu Beiyou's face was a little surprised and a little strange, as if he didn't know what to say.

Xiao Zhinan's expression became surprisingly soft, but his voice was a little hoarse, "A thousand miles away, not long, not short, I have met many people, and I have experienced many things, she took good care of me along the way, and also taught me a lot of things, how to make a fire in the wild, how to buy the most abundant dry food with the least money, how to distinguish wild vegetables, how to find the traces of wild beasts, in short, some very useless and useful things." ”

In the end, Xiao Zhinan looked at Xu Beiyou fixedly, and whispered: "Her name is Wenxiu, a girl of the same age as me, she came to the Central Plains from the northwest to find her long-lost father. ”

Xu Beiyou already had a guess in his heart at this time, but he still said softly: "Then did she find it?"

Xiao Zhinan's eyes turned red for the first time, and he bit his lip lightly, "Later, she died, and in order to save me, she was pierced through the heart by an assassin with a sword, and she died in my arms. She didn't have any relics, only this money bag, which was left to her by her mother, and there were three copper coins in it at that time, and I buried those three copper coins with Wen Xiu. ”

Xu Beiyou was silent and drank all the wine in his hand.

If the wine is not drunk, everyone is drunk, Xiao Zhinan seems to be really drunk, and he seems to be crying and laughing: "Wen Xiu, she is such a stingy person, she is reluctant to put green onions in a bowl of Yangchun noodles, and she is reluctant to light candles overnight.

Xu Beiyou hesitated, stretched out his hand and pressed it on her shoulder, and said softly: "Zhinan, the first time I saw you was in Danxia Village, at that time you were riding a sassy purple carone, although you couldn't see your appearance clearly in a cloak, but it gave me the feeling of being like a fairy in the sky, I was thinking at the time, I don't know what kind of man can marry such a woman home, in short, it won't be a Shengdou Xiaomin like me, and probably not a person like Duanmuyu." ”

Speaking of this, Xu Beiyou found out that Xiao Zhinan gave him a pot of vegetarian wine, but what was left for her was a pot of real spirits, the more others drank, the more she drank, the redder her face became, but the more she drank, the more pale her face became, at this time the drunkenness surged, her face was snow-white, her eyes glanced at Xu Beiyou in a daze, and she spewed a mouthful of mellow wine towards Xu Beiyou.

Xu Beiyou didn't dodge, let the mellow smell of wine fall on his face, and muttered: "But now that I've changed my mind, who said that toads can't eat swan meat? ”