Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Executioner
Saying goodbye to Zhang Cun, Nangong Shaoyou returned to the inn, and when it was already unitary, he saw Song Wan'er sitting quietly at the door of the room, squinting at Hongxia in the sky, holding a piece of green bamboo that was more than a foot long in her hand, which looked like a newly cut bamboo, with two burdens at her feet, and a long sword. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Nangong Shaoyou was very grateful in his heart, he was a pioneer in a hurry, and the things he thought of, especially what he thought were important, must be done first and then quickly, but Song Wan'er was drunk last night, so it was inconvenient for her to rush overnight.
He walked to Song Wan'er's side, sat on the ground, reached out and took the bamboo piece, only to see that there were some small spots mottled on the bamboo piece, which were unique to the south.
"Shaoyou, do you know why I was drunk last night?" Song Wan'er's voice was still so quiet, and there was a little more indescribable charm today.
"Could it be that the man was in the mood for a while? That man was not only good at fighting, but he also drank alcohol, especially persuading people to drink. ”
"We had dinner and traveled overnight, if we find Feifei in Lushan, do you want to go back to Tianshan with her to marry?"
Song Wan'er never lies, nor does she know what tactfulness is, what she says in her mouth is what she thinks in her heart, and Nangong Shaoyou has a deep relationship with her since childhood, although she has lied almost every day outside, she never lies in front of her.
"When I was in the Tianshan Mountains, I heard Feifei talking to Yiyi, and she said a piece of affection for me" Nangong Shaoyou paused and leaned her head lightly on her feet, "At that time, I thought she was young and didn't understand why ****, and I don't know whether I like her deeply or just because of her fairy-like appearance, I'm afraid that I have lost her, since I have been separated from her for more than a year, but I miss her all the time, and I am used to her being by my side." ”
"Shaoyou, I was drunk last night because I was scared in my heart" Song Wan'er said in a low voice, "I'm afraid that after you marry Feifei, you will no longer pay attention to me, it turns out that I am also used to having you by my side, and only by your side will this fear be eliminated." ”
Nangong Shaoyou's heart throbbed, Song Wan'er had already said very clearly, she was gentle and dignified, her beauty was no less than Murong Feifei, being able to marry such a wife was naturally a blessing in her life, but she couldn't tell whether she was in love or pity, she had been tormented by injuries since she was a child, only the master and herself were by her side, at this time the master was old, she relied on only herself, if she left, she would have thousands of styles, thousands of grievances, and she could only bear it alone, she was destined to be inseparable from herself in this life.
Thinking of this, Nangong Shaoyou was even more firm, and gently held her hands, "Life and death are broad, and Zicheng said"
Song Wan'er looked at Nangong Shaoyou blankly, her eyes showed a look of infatuation, she seemed to be smiling, a little shyness and a little tenderness and joy, "Hold the hand of the son, grow old with the son, this piece of Xiangzhu will be given to you, I hope you cherish it"
Nangong Shaoyou suddenly understood, the meaning of holding this piece of bamboo in her hand, bamboo is also known as Xiangzhu, it is no different from ordinary bamboo, according to legend, Dayu passed away in Junshan, Empress E and Nuying cried there, tears sprinkled on the bamboo, turned into spots, Empress Nuying is also sisters, serving a husband, Song Wan'er sent this Hunan bamboo to him, the meaning is obvious.
"Sister's affection, Nangong Shaoyou will never forget it!"
Song Wan'er took his hand and stood up, gently snuggling in his arms, "Shaoyou, you are not allowed to call me a sister in the future." ”
The tone was very delicate, Nangong Shaoyou sniffed the fragrance on her body, hugged her tightly with both hands, lowered his head, and kissed her gently on her shy lips.
For a while, his heart was rippling, he couldn't help himself, and he kissed deeply again, the lingering fragrance on his mouth, he knew that he didn't tell Song Wan'er about life and death out of pity.
"In the future, I will call you Wan'er, or a little fool, it should be more suitable for a lady"
When Song Wan'er heard the last title, she immediately pushed him away, her face flushed, "No wonder Feifei said that you are always not serious." ”
Nangong Shaoyou laughed, but Song Wan'er urged him to go to dinner immediately, so that he could leave quickly, both of them wanted to find Murong Feifei as soon as possible, Song Wan'er never thought that finding her would reduce Nangong Shaoyou's love for herself, but hoped that he could love Murong Feifei a little more, and Nangong Shaoyou was not worried that Murong Feifei would be angry with him for this, and other women would definitely change it, but for Song Wan'er, Murong Feifei only liked it.
The two made a lifelong appointment, and tasted the joy of male and female **** for the first time, although they were affectionate and polite all the way, but they were also very happy, Song Wan'er became more verbal in front of him, and often made some little naughty, Nangong Shaoyou liked it even more.
Soon arrived at the Jiangxi border, the so-called "Wu head and Chu tail, Guangdong Hu Min Ting", Jiangxi is located in the south of the Yangtze River, is also the land of fish and rice, east of Zhejiang, south of Guangdong, west of the Xiangjiang River, north to the Yangtze River, the location is extremely convenient, should be a rich place.
The two walked all the way, but they saw that the farmland was abandoned, the fertile field grew grass, it was very strange, there were no natural disasters or wars, and there was no plague, I don't know why, I think it should be a lack of labor.
But when you pass through a country town, the streets are full of pedestrians, and you are noisy everywhere, and when you pass through a village, you finally understand why.
I saw more than a dozen officials in the village walking around with water and fire sticks, and at first they thought they were out to do evil, so they followed them, and sure enough, they saw that they were all sitting in front of the house and shouted one by one, and followed them, and those men were extremely unwilling, and cursed.
But instead of bringing them to the yamen, they were brought to the fields, where ears of rice grew, but there were more weeds than ears, and the yacha shouted to the old peasants who were working in the fields:
"My lord, the farmer is here"
Song Wan'er and Nangong Shaoyou both laughed, it turned out that it was the official master who was working in the field, and I saw the old man walking from the field to the path, and persuaded these farmers to work hard.
Then he took out a book from his pocket, "Here is the method of working in the fields written by the official, and when to apply fertilizer, when to catch insects, when to harvest, and when to change the weather, you can just do it." ”
The peasants were very dissatisfied, and if it weren't for the official lord's desperate begging, they would have wanted to leave early in the morning.
When the peasants were driven off the farmland with extreme reluctance, the official sat on the edge of the sky with a smile on his face.
"This official master, farmers should know the time and know how to work, why do you civil officials teach it, and it is extremely easy common sense, these truths should be understood by children in the countryside."
The official looked at the two of them and laughed, "Gongzi is a foreigner who doesn't know, although Jiangxi is close to Zhejiang, and it is also a rich land, but here you have to show food to the court every year, why do you say? It is because the life here is lazy and does not like to work." ”
"Master Guan must be joking, are there still people who don't produce these days?"
"This is a major feature of Jiangxi, it has been a long time, the Dali who has passed away in this dynasty, Zhu Xi and Zhu Fuzi when he took office in Jiangxi, he also worked in the field like the old man, and there was not much government affairs, that is, he went to the village every day to persuade the farmers to work hard, but he wanted us to learn farm work, and then teach the farmers after learning, don't you say strange?"
Nangong Shaoyou and Song Wan'er couldn't help laughing after hearing this, feeling that the peasants here were not like peasants but like Qin and Jin celebrities.
"Master Guan, we want to visit Lushan, but I don't know how to get there?"
"From here to the west, there is only one inn, you have to stay there, otherwise you can only be in the wilderness, stay there for one night, and then rush through Yuhua Village, and then spend a night, through Yuhua Mountain, and then walk for three days to Jiujiang, but also to Lushan, hey, Lushan smoke and rain Zhejiang tide, it seems that the old man does not know when to have the heart to play"
With that, he picked up his trouser legs and walked down the paddy field again.
The two laughed while hurrying, there are only farmers who are afraid of having no land to cultivate, but there are farmers here who are unwilling to plow with good land, it is really a strange thing, and no one will believe it if they want to come to other places.
When they had not yet reached the end of the road, a large tree with crooked necks grew beside the road, and four nuns sat under the tree, and two of them also walked over.
The four nuns were all dressed in yellow robes, one nun was about sixty years old, with a serene expression, nodding and smiling like two of them, and the other three were nuns in their forties, who were very respectful to the old nun.
Nangong Shao saluted and said: "The teacher is too polite, the two of us have been on the road for a long time, and I want to rest here for a while, but are you disturbed?"
The old nun also said politely: "The donor's words are serious, originally the monks should give up the shade of the tree to make it convenient for others, but the four of us have been traveling for days and days, and we are very tired, so I am afraid that resting here will hinder the son." ”
Song Wan'er took out a steamed bun from her baggage and handed one to Lao Nun, "Mrs. Shi, we have steamed buns, you must be hungry too, please use them"
The old nun smiled and took the steamed bun, and the other three nuns saw that the old nun took the steamed bun, and also reached out to take Song Wan'er's steamed bun, and thanked them again and again.
After eating the steamed buns, Nangong Shaoyou said, "Where are the four masters going?"
"The monks should be quiet and quiet, the poor nuns are still shallow, and they cannot avoid vulgarity, and they have to rush to Yuhua Mountain when there are earthly affairs. ”
"Master, I asked the locals just now, there is only one inn from here to Yuhua Mountain, so you must stay there, otherwise you can only sleep on the side of the mountain. ”
Lao Ni hurriedly thanked: "Fortunately, the donor reminded us, otherwise we will be greedy for the journey, miss the place to stay, and the female streamers are staying in the wilderness, which is very inconvenient."
"Mrs. Shi, we also have to rush to Lushan, but we can take the same journey. ”
Lao Ni saw that although Nangong Shaoyou was a man, his demeanor was respectful, and there was no inconvenience when he was accompanied by a woman, so he said, "This is very good"
The six of them walked together, and suddenly there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind them, and Nangong Shaoyou heard that it was four horses, "Passers-by in front, please give way"
The horse came quickly, the people on the horse shouted, the voice just fell, the four horses had already arrived behind them, Nangong Shaoyou and Song Wan'er hurriedly dodged, and the three nuns also jumped to the side of the road, the old nun walked very slowly, looking a little old Tailong Zhong, seeing that the first horse was about to hit her.