Ye Xiaotian stayed in Tongren for a day, and at noon that day, he attended a reception banquet hosted by Zhang Yi, the magistrate of Tongren. That night, he hosted a banquet for Mr. Li Zhongyinli, the teacher of Tongren Prefecture, and left Tongren the next morning.
A group of people left Tongren Mansion, and after a short walk, they saw a fork in the official road leading to the foot of a distant mountain. Zhi each took a horse and rushed to Sanlizhuang.
Ye Xiaotian rode a horse, stopped under a big tree, and looked at the house built against the mountain from a distance. The most striking part of that house was its south wall. The city wall is so high, it stands to reason that any family would not build such a high wall. At this moment, several craftsmen are busily dismantling the wall on that unusually eye-catching high wall, and the wall has been dismantled to pieces.
After a while, Mao Wenzhi came back and said to Ye Xiaotian: "Brother, I have inquired about it. After Shui Wu's mother sold the house, she went to Shuixi and never came back. This house has been changed now." , the house is being renovated, and they say it will be used as a new house for my son."
Ye Xiaotian murmured: "Haven't you been back? Where can the two of them go?"
Mao Wenzhi said: "Brother, brother, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."
Ye Xiaotian glanced at him in surprise, and said with a smile: "When did you become polite to me? Tell me, what are you talking about?"
Mao Wenzhi said: "I think so, even if Shuiwu girl comes back, so what? The crazy woman in her family is really difficult, we finally got rid of her, let the past go, Yingying The girl is pretty good, so stop thinking about Miss Water Dance."
Ye Xiaotian took a deep breath and said, "You're overthinking. I came here just to see if she came back. I have no other ideas. Since the two of them haven't returned to Sanlizhuang, they probably have settled in Guiyang. Let's go." , let's hit the road!"
Mao Wenzhi put on the saddle and got on the horse, whipped the horse to catch up with Ye Xiaotian, and praised loudly: "That's right, why don't a man have a wife? We men can't be mothers-in-law. If you can afford it, you have to let it go!"
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Outside Huxian County, there is a large warehouse area.
This is both a warehouse and an inn, usually with a warehouse in the front and a warehouse in the back. This is built by the locals for merchants to live in. Many business travelers transport too much cargo, and it is not convenient to rest and enter the city, so they live here.
Near the small river at the foot of the mountain, there is a secluded house. A girl in a green dress and a yellow skirt is squatting on the rock outside the corner door by the wall, staring at the gurgling water in front of her.
There are dense aquatic plants lying down in the water, gently undulating with the direction of the water flow, and many small fish with long fingers are drilling among the aquatic plants. There was a white cloud in the sky, and the reflection of the cloud made the running water look like a mirror, reflecting her beautiful and haggard face.
Seeing the grass and trees nearby, someone came over. The ecstatic girl looked back, stood up quickly, bowed her knees, and said, "Mr. Hong."
Hong Baichuan nodded with a smile, twisted the beads in his hand, and asked, "Miss Shuiwu, are you feeling better?"
A shy smile appeared on Shui Wu's face, and she replied softly: "Thank you, my wife, my body is much better now."
When Shui Wu was in Guiyang that day, she was so angry at Xie Chuanfeng's shameless demands that she vomited blood. Although her illness did not appear at the time, it was stagnated in her body. burst out.
After Hong Baichuan rescued her and left, Shui Wu had a high fever and remained unconscious all the way. For this reason, Hong Baichuan slowed down his schedule and hired an old lady to take care of him all the way. After returning to Hu County, he placed her here to raise her, and only now has he recovered a little.
Hong Baichuan said: "It's nothing to do a little work. By the way, the old man has just received the news that nine people will be awarded official positions in today's imperial examinations, and three of them will be sent to Huxian County, and Ye Xiaotian is among them. This time he came Hu County, who will take up the post of Dian Shi, is the only court official among the low-ranking officials."
"Brother Xiaotian is an official?"
Shui Wu's eyes lit up, and she said happily: "I knew that he was promising, and he will definitely be promising!"
Hong Baichuan smiled and said: "The new county magistrate arrived yesterday, I believe Ye Xiaotian should arrive in a few days. Hehe, Miss Shuiwu, congratulations, we will meet him again soon."
Shui Wu's face darkened, she was silent for a while, then shook her head lightly and said, "I don't want to see him!"
Hong Baichuan's eyes flashed, and he said, "Oh? Miss Shuiwu doesn't want to meet him?"
Shui Wu silently walked to the side of the small river, raised her head slightly, looked at the long white cloud in the sky, and said quietly: "My family's kindness will be avenged, causing him so much trouble, how can I have the face to see him? Besides, He is very close to Miss Yingying now... I feel relieved to follow him far away... "
Hong Baichuan frowned slightly, then slowly stretched his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "In this case, do you have any relatives or friends to go to?"
Shui Wu shook her head silently, then turned her head and smiled suddenly, saluted Hong Baichuan Yingying Fu, and said, "I don't need to worry about this. Today there is a caravan coming from Yunnan to Jinling Mansion. I want to follow When they go to Jinling, there are endless paths, and they can always find a way to make a living."
Hong Baichuan shook his head slightly and said: "Most of these long-distance business travelers are not well behaved. You, a young and beautiful daughter, follow them far away without anyone to rely on. What should I do if something happens along the way? "
Hong Baichuan thought for a while, and said: "Well, if you don't want to stay in Hu County, I have a batch of things to send to Jimen, and give it to a great hero. Since you have nowhere to go, you might as well just go Together with the team, Hong will write a letter, and that great hero will definitely take you in."
When talking about that great hero, Hong Baichuan had an expression of reverence, which showed that that person held an extremely important position in his heart. Another person may not know where the Jimen Gate Hong Baichuan mentioned is, but Shui Wu was born and raised in the capital, how could he not know where the Jimen Gate is.
Shui Wu was surprised and said: "Jimen? Does Yuanwai mean Juyongguan?"
Hong Baichuan smiled in surprise: "That's right! I didn't expect Miss Shui Wu to know this place. Since that's the case, I might as well tell you the truth. The hero I mentioned is the present prince Shaobao, General Qi, the chief soldier of Jizhou , are you relieved?"
When Shui Wu heard this, she bowed down happily, and said: "Shui Wu is now lonely and desperate. I have no way to repay the kindness of my staff. I can only repay it in the next life."
Hong Baichuan gave him a little help, and said: "Miss, you are serious, the old man's convoy will be on the road today. Since the girl agrees, then go back and pack it up, and the old man will send you to join the convoy in a while."
Shui Wu readily agreed, and hurried to her residence. She was unaccompanied at the time, and now that she has a place to live, and she is working in the mansion of this great hero who has always been admired, she is naturally very happy in her heart.
A man in a green shirt slowly walked behind Hong Baichuan, and said with a light smile, "Brother is seldom kind-hearted. This time I saved Shuiwu girl, I thought you were you... I didn't expect my brother to let her go like that."
Hong Baichuan frowned slightly, and said displeasedly: "Since the tycoon's mother passed away, there is no woman in the world who can walk into the heart of this old man."
The man in the blue shirt bowed slightly and said, "Yes! My brother made a mistake, so please forgive me."
The man in green shirt slowly stood up straight, and said: "Xu Boyi was notorious at the beginning, and left Hu County in disgrace, but he didn't expect that less than a year later, he came back as the county magistrate. And the two positions of Dianshi and Yicheng also fell into the hands of the chieftain one after another, and the imperial court actually let them go. The imperial court retreated step by step, and the future of Hu County is worrying."
Hong Baichuan smiled and said: "You and I can see it, but you think the court officials can't see it? Yang Yinglong is ambitious, as long as he refuses to let go, Hu County will find peace. For In' makes good!"
"Advance by retreat..."
The man in blue was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "I hope so!"
Shui Wu didn't have anything to pack at all, she only had a few changes of clothes, and she packed them up in a short while, and now she appeared in the courtyard with a small bag on her shoulders, seeing Hong Baichuan talking with others from a distance, she obediently stopped pace.
The man in the green shirt glanced at her, and said to Hong Baichuan: "Eldest brother didn't intend to care for her, why did he take care of her first, and now arrange a way out for her? This is not like the way that elder brother always behaves."
Hong Baichuan sighed softly, and said: "Isn't it because of the tycoon's child? This woman has a very close relationship with Ye Xiaotian, and Ye Xiaotian and the tycoon are like brothers. I don't want to be known by the tycoon one day and feel resentful towards me. Hey ! The old man is not obsessed with everything now, only this child... is the only thing that the old man can't let go of. Tycoon, when can I let the old man feel relieved?"
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"Tycoon Grocery Store!"
There is a fat butt behind the counter. The tycoon is lying on the counter, holding his fat chin with his hands, humming a song boredly, and staring at the women passing by the street with a pair of eyes. He looks at it with gusto.
In a corner of the shop, a pair of well-dressed men and women were gently stroking a piece of gauze. Niu Niu graciously explained: "Master, madam, this is jiao gauze. It is said that there are sharks in the South China Sea with fishtails and human bodies. They weave it." The gauze is as thin as a cicada's wings, and it doesn't get wet when it enters the water. Of course, the shark is just a legend, but this gauze is indeed made of the best silk and is woven by the best weavers. Wet effect. Madam, you are so beautiful, if you use such a piece of silk gauze to make a pajamas, you must be as beautiful as a fairy."
The woman was more than twenty years younger than the man, and was about the same age as Niu Niu. She was obviously a favored concubine, and she was overjoyed to be called by Niu Niu one by one. Holding the man's arm and shaking it lightly, twisting her charming delicate body, she whispered, "Master..."
The man said: "Buy! Buy, buy, buy! Wrap it up for me."
"This master is really generous, ma'am, it's really your blessing that the master loves you so much."
Niu Niu wrapped up the gauze gauze deftly while continuing to drink the soup, and said with a smile: "Master and Madam are regular customers in our store, I will give you a 20% discount, 80 taels will be fine, just get someone else. But you can’t get such a cheap price.”
Niu Niu took the money, and sent the pair out of the door with a sweet smile. When she turned her head, she saw the tycoon who was singing boredly with his chin on his hands, suddenly stopped his voice, and looked outside with bright eyes.
Niuniu looked back, and saw a pair of short skirts walking by the shop with arm in arm, smiling. The two young girls are glamorous and beautiful, their toned and round thighs are full of youthful beauty, and what is especially rare is that they are a pair of twins, born exactly alike.
Niu Niu walked to the big man angrily. Seeing that his sight was blocked, the big man quickly moved to the side and continued to stare outside.
Niuniu bit her lip and twisted his ears angrily: "Okay you! People work hard here to help you make money, but your thief eyes are dishonest. What are you looking at? If you like it, chase it out, please! Let one go home and be a wife!"
"My Maya, let go, let go quickly, let people see the joke."
The tycoon stood on tiptoe and coaxed Niu Niu with a smile: "I just look at it casually, if I want to marry, I will marry you! I don't want them even if they come to my door. Think about it, I married one, and the other looks exactly like my wife , but she wants to die under the body of other men every day, my Maya feels like wearing a cuckold every day... "
Niu Niu was annoyed and funny when she heard this, and her subordinates became even more vigorous. The tycoon yelled, and was about to continue begging for mercy, when suddenly his eyes were fixed, and he looked outside again and stopped moving. Niu Niu was furious, and said, "A dog can't change the shit-eating thing, you still watch it!"
The tycoon exclaimed in surprise: "My Maya! Big brother is back!"