Chapter 12: The Lady and the Handmaid
Zhang Fan and the four of them left Sanshan Town, galloped to the southeast, and after a while, they left the densely populated place and entered the mountain road with continuous peaks and trees.
After walking for a few hours, they saw green smoke coming out of the distance, a few barking dogs from time to time, and they could vaguely see a few families in the woods on the hillside at the end of the view.
Zhang Fan saw someone's house and planned to rest there tonight and leave tomorrow. At this time, the Bull Demon suddenly rode up and said excitedly: "Sect Master, there is our Sanshan Society in front." We'll rest in the village tonight, have a good meal, and we'll leave tomorrow. Zhang Fan was shocked when he heard this: "Bull Demon, are you sure that the small village on the mountainside in front of you is your Three Mountains Society?" Originally, there were only a few dozen people in our Three Mountains Society, and the scale was naturally not large. ”
Zhang Fan's face twitched fiercely, at this time he really wanted to slap the bull demon a few times, and thought, "You two barbarians, you have deceived this sect leader as a fool." Can such a small village, which has fallen into the deep mountains and wilderness, with only a few dozen people, be regarded as bandits, and can it be called heroes in the rivers and lakes? I don't know if this sect leader has merged you into the True Dragon Sect to increase the strength of the sect, or to find a drag oil bottle. Tell me about you two barbarians who don't know the height of the sky, and you dared to say that you fought against the True Dragon Sect before, it was like a grasshopper shaking a tree. And you want to invite the heroes of the rivers and lakes, there is that fool who is willing to come to this ghost place where birds don't?" The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, but as the head of a sect, he would never say what was in his heart or scold and scold his subordinates because he disliked his subordinates.
A faint smile appeared on his face, and he was already angry in his heart, so he was naturally not in the mood to stay in this ghost place for the night. So he said: "Bull Demon, Bull King, it's still early." We have to rush to Luojing City again, and we can't stay in Sanshanhui anymore. Let's move on. ”
When the Bull Demon and the Bull King heard this, they were like mourning and said: "Sect Master, the two of them have been away from the Three Mountains Society for a while, and now that they are back, why should they go back to the village to rest for one night before leaving." Zhang Fan smiled and said, "Why are you two so reckless? Acting and cultivating are the same, if we are so procrastinating, then when will we be able to reach Luojing City." The Bull King said, "Sect Master, the martial arts tournament will not be held until ten days later. We can get to Luojing City in only three days, so why are you in such a hurry. You can stay in the village for one night tonight, there is a niece under the command of a twenty-eight year old, who looks smart, and the subordinates will call her to serve the sect leader tonight, and she will definitely be satisfied. ”
Zhang Fan was embarrassed when he heard this, and scolded with a smile: "You kid, you obviously want to stay, but you try around the bush to tempt the sect leader." It's really deserved. Hearing this, the Bull King was terrified, and said in a trembling voice: "Sect Master, my subordinates are wrong. The subordinates and the eldest brother went out to do business this time and did not return home for three months. I miss my daughter-in-law at home, so you should be considerate and considerate of our brothers, and rest for one night in the village. ”
As soon as the girl in Zhang Fan's arms heard the rude and straightforward words of the Niu King. Naturally, he turned around in shame and buried his head in Zhang Fan's arms.
Zhang Fan also felt that the Bull King was funny. The unhappiness in my heart was gone, and I thought: "It turns out that these two barbarians saw that they were holding a beautiful girl in their arms. I also thought of my mother-in-law in my heart, and I was lustful. However, people's temperament is like this, and I, a sect leader, can no longer embarrass two subordinates because of a trivial matter, and besides, people have not known the taste of meat for months, so it is time to relax and relax. Thinking of this, he laughed and said, "You kid said it earlier." Since you haven't been home for days, why don't we stay here for one night? Hearing this, the Bull King and the Bull Demon thanked him: "Thank you for your understanding, and your subordinates are grateful." Zhang Fan said with a smile: "You don't need to be polite to your own people, let's go back to the village." Then the four of them rode forward.
After a while, Zhang Fan came to the foot of the mountain, and saw that dozens of families on the hillside were located in a flat place halfway up the mountain, and the sound of speech from the village gradually became clear. He was overjoyed to see the sun setting and the surrounding scenery to be good, and was about to go up the hill along the path when he heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from behind. Zhang Fan turned around and saw more than a dozen women in green shirts galloping towards him on horses.
At this time, a green-shirted girl led by the women saw Zhang Fan turn around, and immediately said loudly: "Sect Master Zhang, please let my young lady go, otherwise you will ......" Before she could finish speaking, the green-dressed girl in Zhang Fan's arms hurriedly said: "Chunhua, why did you come with me so quickly?" The woman said anxiously: "Miss, how can you not want slaves and maids? The slaves and maids are all your maidservants." The girl in the green dress blushed slightly and said, "Chunhua, I don't want to come out alone to breathe." ”
The woman's face flushed when she heard this, and she was obviously in a hurry. They were originally Miss's maidservants and guards, but today they didn't take good care of Miss, leaving her to slip away alone, fearing that she would be punished. She said, "Miss, the slaves and maids are your maidservants. You're leaving alone, and there aren't many maids, who's going to take care of you?"
The girl in the green dress obviously didn't really want to come out to breathe, she seemed to have something to avoid the maids. At this time, her delicate body trembled slightly, and then she calmed down again and said, "Chunhua, since you are here, then stay." We'll rest here for the night and leave tomorrow. When the maidservant heard this, she hurriedly said, "Miss, you can't delay here any longer, the city lord and lady are waiting for you." The city lord said that we must rush to the capital early, there is still something to do there. ”
When the girl in the green dress heard this, her face suddenly turned white, and she said in a trembling voice: "No, I will go to the capital by myself." If you don't want to follow me, go back. The maid was stunned when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Miss, how can you say that, the city lord and the lady are your parents, who will protect your safety if you don't go back." At this time, the girl in the green dress trembled, her eyes were red, and she said with a low sob: "They are not my parents, who would send their daughters to that kind of place ruthlessly." ”
The green-shirted maid was a little panicked at this time, and when she saw her young lady crying, she hurriedly persuaded her: "Miss, you always want to marry when you grow up, not to mention that you are still married to a rare man in the world, and the slaves and maids will not dare to be delusional for the rest of their lives." The girl in the green dress saw that the maidservant who had been obedient to her was now disobeying her wishes, and her pretty face showed a sad look and said, "Since you like that pig, then you can marry him for me." The maidservant was shocked when she heard this: "This ......"
When everyone heard the words of the girl in the green dress, their faces showed surprise, and the surroundings suddenly quieted down, and the atmosphere became very strange.
The green-shirted maid had mixed tastes at this time, and she really didn't expect her young lady to suddenly get angry with herself. She recalled the instructions of the city lord and his wife before, and remembered the words of the young lady, and she didn't know what to do. At this time, her face was red for a while, white for a while, and she struggled hard, and suddenly she seemed to think of something, and her pretty face showed a somewhat angry expression, turned her eyes to Zhang Fan, and said, "Sect Master Zhang, put my young lady down." The slaves and maids really can't afford to mess with the city lord, and they ask Sect Master Zhang not to embarrass us little maids. ”
Zhang Fan saw the girl talking to her before, and wanted to know more information, so he didn't interject, but who knew that the maid who looked like a guard couldn't persuade her own lady, but pointed the finger at herself, although she was a little uncomfortable in her heart, but she was even more reluctant to start the fire, so she smiled and said: "The sect leader didn't stop your young lady, it's useless for you to find me." When the maid heard this, she said: "Sect Master Zhang has the heart to help the world and save people, and he has saved hundreds of thousands of people in our Shuoyue City, and the slaves and maids are grateful." But the sect leader and my young lady are really inseparable, and I asked the sect master to persuade my young lady to follow the slaves and maids away. ”
As soon as Zhang Fan heard this, he realized that the beauty in his arms was the daughter of the high city lord of Shuoyue City who was not dealing with him, but he didn't quite understand how he had a relationship with the capital, and at the same time he also felt that this servant girl was a little presumptuous, her words had completely changed compared to the previous ones, and it was not a taste in his heart, of course, Zhang Fan was angry, but he didn't bother to compete with a few servants, but he just said with a blank face:" You little maidservants are really rude, this sect leader has nothing to do with your young lady at all, and besides, this sect leader is the head of a sect, when will it be your turn to talk nonsense?"
Everyone had different reactions when they heard Zhang Fan's words. Among them, the girl in the green dress leaning on Zhang Fan's arms still looked sad at this time, but she was not the case in her heart, and she was secretly rejoicing in her wise decision.
More than a dozen maidservants were a little frightened in their hearts, and saw that the face of Doctor Zhang, who was rumored to be a fairy who had died, was cold at this time, and he escaped from a king of hell, knowing that if he spoke again, he would be worried about his life, and he was helpless, and he didn't dare to go back, so he had to say to the girl in the green dress: "Since Miss doesn't go back, then the slaves and maids will always follow Miss." It's just that when the city lord blames it, the slaves and maids are ......" She didn't finish speaking, but she sobbed.
Zhang Fan saw that this group of noble maids was so delicate before, but now he played the sad card, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't say much, after all, he also knew that the maidservants who did not do the things explained by the master would not end well.
The girl in the green dress saw that several maidservants were crying as usual again, and said with a smile: "Chunhua, you don't have to worry. You are my handmaid, not the handmaidens of my parents, as long as you are obedient in the future, no one can hurt you. ”
When the maids heard this, they said gratefully: "Thank you, Miss, the slaves and maids will be obedient in the future." As he spoke, he rode horses to take Zhang Fan to his side.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Fan thought in his heart: "The expressions of these maids have become really fast, and their movements are not slow. He also had to sigh that although these maids were pathetic, they were not simple goods, they almost angered the young lady and couldn't persuade her back, and knew that they would be punished by the lord if they went back, so they simply pretended to be wronged, sought the young lady's forgiveness, and found a backer. This can be regarded as the way of life of the maid, otherwise the unflattering maidservants on both sides will have no way to live.
At this time, Zhang Fan saw that everyone was reconciled, the sunset had already set on the mountain, and there was nothing else to do, so he said to everyone: "Let's go, let's go into the cottage." Then the two of them rode on both sides, and everyone followed, and they all walked towards the mountain. (To be continued......)
PS: Everything in the world has its own way of survival.