At the end of the day, everything was silent.

The only table of diners and drinkers, after throwing down a bag of copper coins with a red face, supported each other and staggered out of the store.

In the brightly lit rainbow carp hall, except for the shopkeeper who has just made a sum of money and Xiao Er, who is wiping the last stool leg, it is empty.

It's also time to turn off the lights.

"Little Er, go talk to the kitchen and let them cook a few side dishes. ”

I listened to the charming Yongskirt shopkeeper lightly opened his lips and said softly.

"Alas!

Xiao Er's jaw replied, no longer thinking nonsense, and immediately put down the shiny wooden stool in his hand, threw the long rag on his shoulder, and trotted to the back kitchen.

At night, there are few customers, and the store doesn't need too many people, so the left and right run to the hall to get free, and run out of the door to get away, which is not in the store at this time, and the lively and lovely little carp has already finished dinner, and it is about the time when he is already asleep - it is said that after Bai Xiucai left, the little carp was awkward for a while, constantly crying and saying, 'Brother Bai will not leave!', 'You lie!', no one listens to anyone, and everyone has nothing to do with her. Fortunately, in the end, the shopkeeper came up with a plan and found a private school gentleman with a good reputation and peaceful eyebrows for her, so that she could play with children of the same age.

At first, Xiao Carp was reluctant and cried and didn't want to go—but the shopkeeper had already expected this, so he moved out of Bai Xiucai's name and said, "Little Carp is obedient! When Xiao Carp learns to read and write, Brother Bai will come back!"

Soon, the reluctance at first turned into enjoyment. Although it is impossible to say how well I can learn to read and write, I have learned all kinds of 'martial arts' such as catching cicadas and chrysalis on trees, fishing for crabs in the river, and playing tricks on the old gentleman.

Xiao Li, who has a lot of friends, is tired of playing during the day, and when he comes home, he naturally fights with his eyelids, so he can't wait for the restaurant to close and eat with everyone, so he goes to bed early.

The left and right running halls were not there, the little carp was asleep, and Bai Xiucai didn't know where to go...... Counting the two large and small kitchens who often steal food when cooking, today's dinner is only for four people, and a few side dishes are indeed enough.

The shopkeeper in the red skirt closed the salallow ledger.

She gently stroked the cover page of the account book with her fingertips, and the six words 'Dezong's three-year account' inscribed by him, pursed her red lips slightly, and blew out the oil lamp on the table.

Then, I rolled up my skirt sleeves, picked up the thin fan on the table, got up and walked to the door.

Although the Rainbow Carp Pavilion is the largest restaurant in the Pingshui County City, the Pingshui County City is a small city next to the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the largest Rainbow Carp Pavilion is only three floors high, which is not comparable with the seven-storey Moon Tower in Yongyang City and covers an area of hundreds of square meters. Therefore, in the small rainbow carp pavilion, from the account desk to the door, it is only about 20 steps, and it should be able to walk in a few moments.

However, the shopkeeper has gone half a cup of tea.

One step, raise your eyebrows, two steps, raise your eyes, three steps, look at the bright moon.

As if she was completely reluctant to close the door of the restaurant, she walked very slowly, so slow that she was like an old woman, so slow that the candle in front of the window had been quietly extinguished, and so slow that in front of the empty restaurant door, suddenly stood in a white dress.

She opened her eyes in surprise, the thin fan swayed, raised her head and opened her lips, and she had already said the word "white-".

But in the end, he only said the word "white".

The one that caught his eye, although he was also dressed in white, did not have a heroic spirit, only a little softness.

It's a woman in white. In the woman's right hand, she held a milky white oil-paper umbrella - although the moon was clear tonight, there was no rain, and there were no drops of water on the umbrella paper.

The shopkeeper lowered his eyebrows and looked at the woman's cheek.

saw a white veil, hiding the woman's face, only revealing the pair of watery eyes, looking at her quietly.

"Sorry, girl, our shop is closed. The shopkeeper stepped forward, smiled at her, and said gently: "But if the girl wants to stay in the hotel, I will let Xiao Er go and tidy up a good room for the girl." ”

The veil obscured the face of the woman in white, making it impossible to see her expression.

"No need. Then she shook her head gently, and a clear voice floated out from under the veil: "I don't eat, and I don't live in the store." ”

The shopkeeper blinked suspiciously, and was about to ask, but saw the woman in white, stretched out her white fingers, took out a shimmering blue jade short knife from her arms, held it in the palm of her hand, and handed it to her.

"You shopkeeper. Then the woman in white whispered, "I have come to give you this dagger." ”

The shopkeeper was slightly stunned, took the treasure jade short knife with a puzzled face, lowered his eyebrows and fixed his eyes for a few moments, suddenly raised his eyes in surprise, and quickly pushed the short knife into the hand of the woman in white, and said in a hurry while pushing it back: "Girl! This is a good piece of snow mountain spirit jade, but it is not a light thing that can be given away at will! I don't know the girl, and I can't afford this big gift from the girl, so please take it back quickly." ”

The woman in white looked at the shopkeeper's anxious look, and smiled with her eyes: "You and I don't know each other." ”

She took half a step forward, pinched the blade of the short knife, and said softly: "This short knife is made of the yin mandarin jade in the mandarin duck spirit jade, and the dagger made of yang duck jade correspond to each other, even if they are separated by thousands of miles, they can feel each other." ”

The woman raised her eyes, looked at the shopkeeper's pale brown pupils, and said lightly: "Shopkeeper You, do you think that Yang Yang Jade dagger is in whose hands at this moment?"

The shopkeeper was stunned.

The thin fan in his hand trembled.

Three moments later, the red lips opened lightly.

"Girl...... Is that Bai Xiucai's old friend?"

The woman in white smiled faintly.

The shopkeeper in the red dress opened his eyebrows slightly, pinched the thin fan in his hand, and a pair of red lips were half-open and half-closed, as if they were waiting to be released and wanted to talk about it, but after a little hesitation, he finally opened his mouth and asked the woman: "Bai Xiucai is he...... Are you okay now?"

The woman in white blinked her eyes slightly and shook her head: "I don't know." ”

“...... The same is true. ”

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and nodded.

She looked down at the short knife that was pushed into her hand by the girl, and then raised her eyes and asked, "Why doesn't the girl keep this spirit jade for herself?"

I saw the woman in white, raising her eyes sideways, looking at the bright moon in the sky.

Speak gently.

"I'm leaving. ”

The shopkeeper blinked and looked at the woman's side face.

There was moonlight shining through the thin veil, reflecting a hazy scar.

"Where is the girl going?"

The moonlight faded, and the scar was gone.

"Western Regions. The Western Regions are very west, the west of the Tianxing Mountains, and the west of the West. She looked up at the moon, looked at the cloudy and sunny days, looked at the moon in the heavenly palace, and murmured: "Shopkeeper You, if Wang Manxiu returns to this Pingshui, please speak to him on my behalf, say 'Yue'er doesn't hate him', and say 'don't worry'...... If Wang Manxiu hadn't come back, then this short knife would-have been—"

"He'll definitely be back. ”

The woman in white was slightly stunned, and looked back at the red skirt in front of her.

Seeing her red lips raised slightly, she smiled faintly: "At least, he will come back to eat a 'Leaping Dragon Gate'." ”

The night breeze was blowing, as if to lift the veil of the woman in white.

She reached out and pinched the corner of her veil and smiled.

"Shopkeeper You, Yue'er's words, please let you convey it. ”

Zhu skirt bowed her head and said gently: "Miss Yue, is it enough to wrap yourself around? If it is not enough, I will go to the account room to get some for you." ”

"Shopkeeper You is polite. The woman in white smiled lightly: "Don't worry, I can take care of myself." Besides, although this time it was a long journey, it was not alone. ”

With that, she turned sideways and looked at the end of the street.

The shopkeeper also looked along the woman's line of sight, as if he saw a slightly thin figure, standing there.

She carefully held the short knife given to her by the woman in white, and whispered, "The Western Regions are far away, Miss Yue should be more careful." ”

"Well, thank you, shopkeeper. ”

The woman in white smiled faintly, took a step back, folded her hands in front of her chest, and made a Western Regions salute to her: "Leave it at that." ”

Zhu Skirt bowed slightly, bent down and gave a blessing: "Have a safe journey." ”

After speaking, he saw the white veil slowly float up, turned around with the wind, and walked step by step towards the place where the moon set.

After a while, I saw the white coat disappear at the end of the street.

Just like that night.

The shopkeeper unconsciously clenched the Lingyu short knife in his hand.

Lingyu is ice blue, but there is warmth.

She closed her eyes and quietly felt the wonderful warmth.

It's like this warmth, like that person......

"Shopkeeper! What are you watching at the door alone? The side dishes are ready! Let's start eating!"

Suddenly, Xiao Er's loud voice rushed into both ears.

When I opened my eyes and looked back, I saw that Xiao Er and the big and small kitchens had already served three plates of meat and vegetarian dishes, steaming hot and delicious.

"It's coming, it's coming. ”

The shopkeeper smiled lightly, hid the spirit jade in the long skirt, and reached out to pull the two wide but not heavy restaurant doors to close gently.

Finally, take a look at the moon in the sky.

Bai Xiucai, you must be safe and sound.

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On the condensing forest mountain, the autumn wind was whisking, and the hem of the white clothes was raised.

Beads of blood dripped from it, slid across his palms, and melted into the grass.

Suddenly, the wind stopped, and the white clothes stopped.

Gradually, the wind rose, and the white clothes were blowing.

The cycle repeats, and the cycle repeats.

I don't know how long it will be.

I don't know how many thoughts to go.

Suddenly, a light purple butterfly, fluttering its wings, flew slowly and stopped at the center of his eyebrows.

The butterfly wings have a magnificent pattern, like two eyes, looking into the depths of the tree.

In the depths of the trees, there is the sound of light footsteps.

It's a touch of purple hair.

It's a pair of red pupils.