Chapter 4: Encounters on the Roadside
In sleep, time moves the fastest.
When Ning Yufei opened his eyes again, the sky was already slightly bright, and not far away, the white horse was standing not far away, raising his hind legs from time to time. As for the little guy Xiaosi who was caught, he was still lying there, this thing belongs to a pig, right? Ning Yufei scolded him, he woke up hungry, and was ready to get up and go out to find something to eat.
Just as he was about to get up, Ning Yufei looked at Xiao Si's direction, Xiao Si was still lying on his back with a declining appearance, and only then did Ning Yufei begin to carefully examine Xiao Si's face.
The whole face was very short, the eyebrows were thick, the eyes were tightly closed, the nose was short and collapsed, and the most striking thing was his mouth, the upper lip pressed against the nose, squeezing the philtrum. His face is also wider, and the shape of the whole face is approximately square. But when his mouth opened, he felt his cheeks crack together. Overall, it's not very ugly, and it's very young, about 20 years old, and the complexion is yellowish. Ning Yufei focused on his hair.
Most modern men have short hair, in addition to aesthetic factors and gender differentiation, in order to speed up the pace of life. However, these did not apply to the Song Dynasty. Xiao Si's hair is not very long in this era, but it is still about half a meter, messily combed, and finally tied into a bun and tied with a linen belt. The little guy in Ning Yufei's memory is just a cute gauze hat.
Looking at Xiao Si's appearance, Ning Yufei smiled faintly, and suddenly said, "Boy, I know you have woken up a long time ago, do you want to run? Don't you get up to find something to eat! If you don't get up again, I'm welcome!"
Although he was in a coma for the past two days, Ning Yufei still remembered the pain of being hung upside down, besides, this kid was timid, who did he scare if he didn't scare him? He enjoyed the feeling of pretending to be a bad guy.
With a "whoosh", Xiao Si hid behind the white horse, hugged one of the white horse's legs, and collapsed to the ground, trembling constantly.
"Alright, don't pretend. Let's go find something to eat first, and we'll talk when we come back. ”
Ning Yufei had never been so hungry, he felt that now he was an elephant that could eat all the dishes.
Xiao Si is really no longer afraid, and it is also true that a person who comes out of a pile of corpses cannot be so timid.
The two acted separately, Xiao Si collected firewood, and Ning Yufei searched for prey. With the actions of the two, the sky gradually brightened.
The sky is like a wash, and the golden crow hangs in the air. A wilderness, a few miscellaneous trees, and a white horse make up a primitive ink painting. Soon, however, a gray obscene figure appears at the end of the scroll, destroying the sense of harmony.
Xiao Si came back first, carrying a large bundle of firewood in his arms. Putting down the firewood, he took out a kettle made of bamboo tubes and took a sip of the water he found, and looked around, but he didn't see a strange man with strange clothes and short hair.
Although he left the familiar cross slope, Xiao Si was not particularly depressed. Originally, he was wandering and begging for a living, but he was arrested by Sun Erniang to be a small servant last year. If he hadn't been afraid of being killed, he would have fled a long time ago, and now this person is a bit weird, but he doesn't look like a bad guy, so he made up his mind to follow this weirdo.
After waiting for a long time, finally, Ning Yufei appeared, grabbing a hare with both hands.
When Xiao Si saw the hare, his eyes instantly lit up with the light of a wolf. ran over, skillfully took the hare, took out the sharp knife, and the whole set of actions was completed in one go, it only took a few seconds, and Ning Yufei was stunned.
"Boss, sit and drink water. ”
Xiao Si's attitude surprised Ning Yufei and moved a little.
Ning Yufei is an only child, and he has no cousins, his father is away from home all the year round, and his mother is very strict, arranging his life in detail every day. At school, he was cheerful and optimistic, but the xenophobic loneliness in his heart made him only have good friends and no good brothers who put him in his heart. Even Chubby and Chuan Meiren are good friends who have only known each other for a few months, and maybe after a long time, they will become brothers in his heart.
"What's your name?"
Looking at Xiao Si, who began to process the food, Ning Yufei sat down and took a sip of water, and began to ask questions.
"Boss, I'm an orphan who has been begging for a living since I was a kid and don't have a name. The proprietress asked me to be a little girl, so she called me a little four. Little Four is my name. ”
"Oh, that's right. ”
The clouds in the distant sky were faint, the sun was beginning to rise, and a few cypress trees in the meadow were still quite tall. They sat under a tree, and a white horse tethered to another tree was grazing leisurely. Xiao Si had already carefully processed the rabbit's fur and internal organs, put on a branch, and began to roast it on the fire. The wilderness, the red sun, the green smoke and the fragrant smell of barbecued meat, feeling the reality of these, Ning Yufei was once again sure that all this was really not a dream.
Xiao Si's methods are very professional, and it can be seen that his year has not been in vain. Just watch him sprinkle seasoning on the barbecue from time to time, and the timing is just right. This kind of work seems to be very simple, but it is difficult to master the heat in practice. Ning Yufei felt that it was still very good to have such a person by his side.
"Little Four, you should be familiar with this area, right?
Ning Yufei began to think about the next stop, since he had already come, he had to get to know this place well. When I go back in the future, I will re-check the materials of the Northern Song Dynasty, who can be more authoritative than me?
Thinking so in his heart, Ning Yufei decided to investigate this dynasty on the spot.
"I don't know. ”
Xiao Si's answer was very single.
"I wandered here from Tokyo a year ago, met the owner and the hostess, and stayed in the store and never came out. So I don't know, but ......."
After a pause at a key point, he continued, "This road is not like the direction to Tokyo, it should be a post road to the coastal Qilu land. That's the direction of sunrise, I guess so. ”
Xiao Si is not sure.
Ning Yufei himself is a historian, and he only knows a lot about this aspect, but unfortunately, he is born with a vague sense of direction, and he can be said to be a road idiot. So every time he goes to visit historical sites or places of interest, he will call Xiaopang. Xiaopang is an explorer, although he is a little fat, he is very flexible and has a good sense of direction, so Ning Yufei doesn't have to think about those trivial things by himself, and concentrates on his own research. In his heart, he has already regarded Xiaopang as his brother! But as a historian, although he can't find the right direction, he still remembers the map of this era alone.
A simple map of the Northern Song Dynasty was drawn on the ground with tree branches, and then Dengzhou was marked as a reference for the current location. Dengzhou is more than 800 miles northwest of Tokyo, so the southeast is Tokyo Bianliang. About 600 miles to the east is Xiangzhou, and another 700 miles is the Beijing Daimyo's Mansion. Ning Yufei has a good memory, especially remembering maps, which can be said to be unforgettable, but his application ability is much weaker. This map was also seen by chance, but fortunately I remembered it at the time, but I didn't expect it to be really useful.
"You two are going to the Daimyo's Mansion?"
The abrupt voice, like a gust of breeze, was a pleasant and tactful female voice.
Ning Yufei almost jumped up, and Xiao Si next to him was also surprised, but as soon as he looked up and saw the slender figure, it was as if he had been hit by a fixation spell and couldn't move. Ning Yufei also raised his head and saw a twenty-eight woman who was overwhelmed by the country and the city. Her face is like a silver plate, her eyes are dotted with stars and moons, the autumn water is the bones of the ice of the muscles, her eyebrows are like flowers, her nose is small and cute, and her lips are as beautiful as red jade. The hairstyle on her head is combed into a three-haired bun, showing off her smooth forehead, and there is a staggering butterfly on her forehead, which gives her a mysterious charm. She is wearing a Song-style colorful dress, and the inner ring is worn with a gold belt, which makes her even more glamorous. Inside the gauze is a long skirt, and the lower lining has covered the feet, which makes people can't help but think of the small jade feet of this peerless beauty. The clothes on her whole body are pale green, which sets off her fair skin and complements each other even more.
"Who are you, a human or a monster in the mountains?"
Although the woman is very beautiful, he is used to seeing the modern world of flowers, even if the person in front of him is more beautiful than the modern star, he can't bring him more surprise. Originally, the pollution-free mountains and rivers of that era were more nourishing. What he paid more attention to was that this woman had already gone behind him, and she should have been watching it for a while, but she hadn't aroused his alarm! This kind of thing had happened more than once recently, could it be that the masters of this world were everywhere? He really wanted to know the reason.
The woman was surprised that this strangely dressed person actually only glanced at her and then withdrew his gaze, which is not simple. To know her charm, there is also a special means, that is, when you meet a martial arts master, you can also influence the other party. It's clear that Xiao Si is still in a daze now.
"Hey, little servant, you're going to burn the meat if you don't move it!"
Although she was more curious about Ning Yufei, she didn't answer his question, but blamed Xiao Si, that kind of coquettish tone made Xiao Si's face turn red instantly, and she immediately turned around and fiddled with her barbecue, not daring to look at it again. The woman looked back.
"Don't worry, I'm not a youkai, have you ever seen such a cute youkai as me?"
Qiong's nose wrinkled slightly, very tall, so that Ning Yufei wanted to pinch it to see if it was fake. You must know that in modern times, there are far more artificial beauties than normal beauties, and I don't know when I accidentally hit the breasts of beautiful women. This kind of natural beauty is really rare, and it is simply a collection of heaven and earth.
"And who are you?"
"People are very popular geisha now, they are called 'Dream Fairy', their name is Yu Lianyi, you can call Xiaoyi or Lianyi. ”
Yu Lianyi, who calls herself the "Dream Fairy", tempts with a very cute and cute voice. Xiao Si's face was already flushed, and he walked over tremblingly and handed over a roasted rabbit leg.
"Immortal...... Fairy, please...... Please use it, and do not ...... No...... No guest ...... Polite. ”
Finally finished speaking, Xiao Si's face turned even redder. Ning Yufei was speechless.
"Hey, Little Four, you just called the boss, and now you forgot about it?
Xiao Si's face couldn't tell if it was redder, turned to Ning Yufei, and also handed over a rabbit leg.
"Boss, what's a virgin?
Looking at his dazed appearance, Ning Yufei patted his head, this is the Song Dynasty, aren't these words popular?
"Eat, you know how to eat, isn't there enough rabbit for you to eat?"
"Boss, you don't know, I haven't eaten meat for a long time, these are really not enough, maybe you have to fight two more. ”
As he spoke, he picked up a whole rabbit and ate it.
Ning Yufei stumbled, who is this, are you the boss, okay? I'm just the little brother named the boss, okay? But he doesn't really dislike this atmosphere.
Yu Lian, who was holding a rabbit leg, looked at the two, although she didn't know the relationship between the two, she felt that both of them were good people, and unconsciously, she showed a natural smile without any embellishment