Shi Qingxue and the others put on fast horses, and the journey to Jiangzhou was shortened by more than half.
The next night, they arrived at a small town near Jiangzhou City.
This small town is only sixty or seventy miles away from Jiangzhou City. If you hurry up, you can enter Jiangzhou City in more than an hour.
But they still decided to stay in the town for one night for the time being. Firstly, they had plenty of time and there was no need to push themselves in such a hurry. Secondly, this time was awkward. If they were slower, the city gate might be closed. If they didn't want to If your identity is exposed, you can only sleep in the wild for one night.
Last but not least, they still have a dark eye on the situation in Jiangzhou City. It is best to find out the news first and then enter Jiangzhou City at dawn tomorrow.
The three of them came to the only restaurant in the town, because this town is the only way to enter Jiangzhou City from the north. It is a traffic fortress. Although it looks a bit simple, there are many customers.
Wei Ziye spent a little more money to get two upper rooms.
"Master, you and Liu Niang will have a good night's rest tonight. Your subordinates are still guarding the stables. If you need anything, please give me instructions." Wei Ziye has enough experience in the world of martial arts and knows how important horses are to their journey, so even if they are now We stayed in an inn and tried our best not to leave their 'equipment', just for fear of something going wrong in an emergency.
Normally, Mo Junyang would naturally agree, but tonight he said: "You have worked hard these days, so you can stay in the upper room tonight. You don't need to guard the stables anymore."
"But there are only two rooms available..." Wei Ziye looked embarrassed.
He also knew that the two masters were still unmarried, and Mo Junyang had not asked to live with Shi Qingxue these nights.
So Wei Ziye was not sure what Mo Junyang meant.
Mo Junyang didn't mean to explain to him, he just said: "That's it, go ahead and prepare!"
After saying this, he turned to Shi Qingxue and said, "It's still early, let's go out for a walk."
Naturally, Shi Qingxue had no objection at all and followed Mo Junyang out of the inn door.
The two of them walked slowly along the market. Shi Qingxue was quiet at first, waiting for Mo Junyang to speak.
But she secretly glanced at Mo Junyang several times, but he was still walking forward with his head buried in the air, showing no intention of speaking.
Shi Qingxue couldn't hold back her anger, stopped and shouted: "Mo Junyang."
"Huh? What's wrong?" Mo Junyang also stopped and responded.
Shi Qingxue glared at him, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
She thought Mo Junyang had made such arrangements for tonight's accommodation. Even if she definitely supported the other party's arrangement unconditionally, the other party had to at least talk to her after making the arrangement, right
Mo Junyang looked confused and asked instead: "What did you say?"
"You..." This was not the first time that Shi Qingxue was alone in a room with Mo Junyang, so naturally she was not afraid of men at all.
But she is shy! Especially in such an environment, wouldn't living together mean announcing their identities to outsiders
Just thinking about it made Shi Qingxue's little face feel hot. But that bastard Mo Junyang still pretended to be stupid, which made her so angry!
Qingxue puffed up her face and looked angry.
Mo Junyang also stared at Shi Qingxue's angry expression. He really didn't know why at first, but after realizing the shyness hidden in Qingxue's big eyes, he suddenly understood.
He quickly explained: "That's not the case. Don't worry, I will find a place by myself tonight, and everything will remain as usual for you."
"Eh?" Shi Qingxue was dumbfounded for a moment before she realized that she had misunderstood Mo Junyang's meaning.
The shyness on his small face became more obvious, but doubts still took over, "Then where do you live?"
Mo Junyang avoided Shi Qingxue's gaze and said calmly: "There will be a place to live, you don't have to worry.
Let’s not talk about this for now. Have you discovered anything along the way? "
The topic was changed too abruptly, and Shi Qingxue did not expose him, but instead followed his words and thought about it.
"Well, there are a lot of people begging along the street. The waiter at the inn said that this street is the busiest street in the town, but there are almost no vendors along the street. The sun hasn't set yet! Even if this is just a small town, it won't It should be so empty.”
As Shi Qingxue spoke, the strange feeling in her heart became stronger.
Only then did she realize that in the entire street, except for one or two stalls of hawkers buying sesame cakes, there were only beggars moaning and writhing in the corners, and some were lying motionless on the side of the road. Shi Qingxue did not dare to confirm whether the other party was there. Still alive.
What frightened her the most was a street where no other pedestrians could be seen except the two of them.
"Even if a plague breaks out and disasters occur one after another, it shouldn't be so desolate here, right?" Shi Qingxue looked around, feeling goosebumps aroused by the deserted surroundings.
It's almost a dead town here.
To put it into perspective, the inn that looked simple and dilapidated just now is actually the most prosperous place in this town.
Shi Qingxue clicked her tongue in surprise, and a voice from the side intervened.
"Beipo Town has long been a dead town. What's so surprising? This guest must be from out of town!"
Shi Qingxue and Mo Junyang turned to look at the source of the sound at the same time, and then noticed that the speaker was the owner of a sesame seed shop.
The boss is an elderly man in his fifties or sixties. He is short and thin, with a full head of white hair. There are wrinkles on his forehead that cannot be erased. He is dressed in burlap. However, he has quick hands and feet and spreads pancakes with a deft and familiar movement, which makes him look older than his actual age. Much younger.
While he was spreading sesame cakes, he saw two people looking over and greeted him warmly: "Two guests, do you want to buy sesame cakes?"
Mo Junyang and Shi Qingxue looked at each other, and the latter showed a bright smile and said briskly: "Boss, this sesame cake smells so delicious, how much does it cost for one?"
"It's cheap! It's four cents each. You're a little girl. If you want three, I'll give you ten cents." The boss seemed to like Shi Qingxue very much, and he took the initiative to give her a discount without asking her to bargain.
As the sesame cake boss spoke, he took out a freshly baked sesame cake from the oven, wrapped it in clean oil paper, and handed it to Shi Qingxue. He said confidently: "Little girl, try it first, no?" It’s delicious, and dad doesn’t even need to pay for it!”
Shi Qingxue had been eating gold and jade since she was a child. Even if she had been training in the military camp, her elders had never lacked food for her, so she had never eaten at this kind of roadside stall.
Looking at the sesame seed cakes that she had only seen in story books, Qingxue couldn't help but her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly took the sesame seed cakes from the boss's hand, "Thank you, boss!"
But before Qingxue's mouth could get to the sesame seed cake and take a bite, Mo Junyang's big hand came between her and the sesame seed cake.
Shi Qingxue paused, and the owner of the sesame cake shop also stared at him.
For a moment, the scene was a little awkward.
Shi Qingxue immediately understood that Mo Junyang stopped her because he didn't want her to eat such unknown food, but now that the other party had handed it to her, she refused directly and wanted to trick the other party
Seeing the smile on the boss's face gradually fade, Shi Qingxue became anxious.
At the critical moment, Shi Qingxue had an idea, immediately pouted her lips, and snorted heavily at Mo Junyang unhappily.
She deliberately lowered her head and put on a look of being angry but afraid to speak, and said in a very soft voice: "Master, you are so partial. You do everything to Aunt Gui. It's really too much!"
Mo Junyang: "..."
boss:"… "
Both men were confused in different ways.
Shi Qingxue was addicted to acting. First she said to the boss hurriedly: "No need to try it. Boss, your sesame cakes are delicious at first glance. Please give us five more and I will give you twenty." arts."
"Ah? Okay." The boss agreed, but he still looked at Shi Qingxue with a puzzled face. He had not recovered from what Shi Qingxue just said, and his eyes went back and forth between Shi Qingxue and Mo Junyang. Sweep.
Shi Qingxue abandoned Mo Junyang and walked to the owner of the sesame cake shop, as if she had finally found a 'tree hole'. She pouted and complained pitifully to the boss about her miserable experience.
"Boss, you don't even know that our master is partial. Today we are visiting relatives and passing by Beipo Town. Aunt Gui is too tired to go out with him. I guess! I am also the wife he is marrying, so I still hope to be able to help him." The master shared his worries, but he didn’t expect that the master had gone out and he was only thinking about Aunt Gui. In order to leave the delicious food to Aunt Gui first, he actually embarrassed me in public. It’s really..."
She spoke softly and slowly about her family's affairs. Her voice was clear and clear, which made the listeners feel as if they had experienced for themselves that she was a married woman but was depressed because her husband doted on his concubines and destroyed his wife. miserable.
The boss originally thought that Shi Qingxue was lively, cute, and lovable, and was very similar to his little daughter. After hearing her 'experience', he immediately thought that his little daughter who was married outside might also be in her husband's family. suffered the same treatment.
The pity she felt towards Shi Qingxue at first turned into a lot of heartache, and her eyes immediately glared at Mo Junyang with indignation, as if silently cursing: scum!
Even though Mo Junyang had been used to seeing big storms in his life, he was speechless and choked by the boss's silent glare.
When he looked at Qingxue again, he still looked pitiful and miserable. The tears that had accumulated in his eyes had long since disappeared. A smile flashed in his big and smart eyes, and she winked at him quietly.
Mo Junyang: "..."
The boss didn't know that Mo Junyang collapsed under his calm expression. He also said that this young man didn't know how to reflect at all. His face darkened and he began to lecture strictly: "You young man! Once you marry a wife, you should..."
He is already the father of several children. The oldest child is almost qualified to be the father of two young people. He has said this lecture countless times.
Speaking of which, it is not clear and fluent.
Mo Junyang was stunned and couldn't find any room to interrupt, so he could only obey the instructions.
Shi Qingxue watched happily from the sidelines.
She and Mo Junyang had known each other for two lifetimes, and this was the first time she saw a man showing such a helpless expression.
It was so much fun!
But Mo Junyang was not the kind of person who could swallow his anger. As he spoke, his eyebrows jumped.
Shi Qingxue knew that this was a sign of anger.