[Sword Three] Begonia is still

Every spring, the disciples who pass the examination in Tiance Mansion will hold a "Mentorship Ceremony" together, and the leader will personally wear hair crowns for the disciples who leave the master. From then on, they can go out and travel.Every year, Haitang hoped that she would be able to graduate soon, but because she was too young, she was delayed for two years after all.

In the spring of the ninth year of Kaiyuan, the 15-year-old Haitang put on the new armor made by the mansion, and walked around the camp with great vigor.Hu Ruozi and Liu Youyu joined her as teachers this year. Don't mention how happy Haitang was, it's a pity that Liu Youyu said that she wanted to visit the gods in Bashu, which was completely opposite to Haitang who wanted to go to Yangzhou.

It is said to be a teacher's ceremony, but in fact it is just a ceremony made by combining the weak crown of men and the Jiji of women.Naturally, men do not necessarily have to be 20 years old to become a teacher. For example, Brother Zhao Gao is only eighteen this year, but he also participated in the ceremony.

"Haitang, it's an excuse for you to go to Yangzhou to practice, and it's true to find an opportunity to meet the person you like?" Hu Ruozi mercilessly exposed her small thoughts, and was chased and beaten by her: "Senior sister Ruozi, don't say a few words Can't do it!"

Hu Ruozi pretended to run around, and then shoved Haitang, jokingly: "Really, when will he come to propose marriage?"

"It's too early to say these things now!" Haitang was ashamed and annoyed, "Sister, if you talk about it again, I will ignore you."

"Oh, our thick-skinned Begonia Hua'er is ashamed!" Hu Ruozi nodded her head with her finger, "Haitang, the girls in our Tiance Mansion are very courageous, not those coy ladies, you want It’s better to take the initiative. Grasp it carefully, don’t be shy when it’s time to take the initiative, take the initiative, you know?”

Also, is there such a saying?Haitang nodded, take the initiative when it's time to take the initiative, right, but how to take the initiative?Like the scriptures say, pour tea and water and rub the shoulder malleus?Or is it like Ye Ying treated her, hug him up and fly around?It's hard to say, she has never hugged Ye Ying before, so she doesn't know if she can afford to hug her, it would be too embarrassing if she fell off.

"Senior sister, what does it mean to take the initiative?"

Hu Ruozi almost sprayed the tea on the south gate of Tiance Mansion with a sip of tea.

There was no one else in the camp except Liu Youyu, Hu Ruozi winked at Liu Youyu, she sighed and left the tent without saying anything.As soon as Liu Youyu went out, Hu Ruozi began to rummage through his suitcase, and finally found a picture book under a pile of clothes with difficulty, put it carefully on the desk, and called Haitang to come and read it.

"If you don't know how to take the initiative, all the paintings in this book are in the active way. Just learn a few and you'll be fine."

Haitang nodded, opened the drawing book, quickly closed it after only one glance, raised her head and exclaimed: "Senior Sister!"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Hu Ruozi looked outside in a panic, but Liu Youyu was still there, presumably he was watching from outside.She breathed a sigh of relief, and sat opposite Haitang, "You should know the name of this painting book, right?"

nonsense!This kind of thing is called "Spring Palace". She still knows it!

Hu Ruozi opened it casually, and in the picture book, a man and a woman were already disheveled, hugging and kissing each other, her face was so red that she could bleed.She pushed the picture book away, "Is this really what you need to call initiative?"

"Why not?"

"..."

Hu Ruozi closed it and stuffed it into Haitang's arms, "The worst thing you can do is to not take off your clothes! Take it, I finally got it. I thought I might give it to someone, but Grandma didn't know how to say it." Tell me to buy this. I didn’t expect that I won’t use it, but you might use it first, so I’ll give it to you.”

Haitang didn't know whether to be grateful or to decline, Hu Ruozi patted her on the shoulder, "Haitang, you are my hope. When I look at you, I feel that I will be able to marry one day."

She lowered her head, "It doesn't matter if you don't marry, right?"

"Liu Youyu thinks so, I don't." She smiled, "Everyone has his own ambitions, Youyu is her mother's only daughter, her mother can't give birth to a son, and her father beats her every day, almost to death several times, The concubine is also bullying her mother because she has a son. If she hadn't joined the army and was a disciple of the Tiance Mansion, and she would bring some money back home to her mother every month, her mother is still being bullied. She doesn't want to marry because It’s human nature. I’m different. My parents don’t quarrel, so they joined the army because my family was poor. They weren’t happy when I joined the army, but they were happy when I got married.”

Haitang didn't refuse anymore, and hugged the drawing book in her arms, "Okay, thank you, Senior Sister, I will definitely keep it safe."

"Don't be seen by others!"

"Got it!" She must have hid it well, so that no one can see her if she is killed!

Liu Youyu's voice came from outside the tent: "The two dawdlers inside, are you ready? It's almost time to pass."

The two of them said "immediately" at the same time, Haitang hurriedly got up and hid the painting album in the deepest part of the suitcase, then dug out the finely copied military book and put it on the painting album, and then went out of the camp with peace of mind.

The graduation ceremony is actually very simple. There are 21 disciples who have passed the examination this time. They are arranged in order of age. Haitang has a lot of seniority, but she is at the bottom because she is the youngest.After queuing up, follow the commander Li Chengen, go to the general's tomb to take an oath, kneel down and offer incense like an entry oath, and then accept the crown bestowed by Li Chengen before going to Lingyan Pavilion with the congratulations of all the disciples.

Haitang stood in front of the general's tomb, and the military master gave an order, and all the disciples bowed down.She had let half of her hair down for a long time, and finally it was all tied up, tied up and waiting for the salute.

After the third inspection, all the disciples stood up, made way for Li Chengen to pass through, and then lined up in two rows to Lingyan Pavilion.The military adviser read out the names, and the people who were named went to Li Chengen to greet the 24 founding loyal ministers, sprinkled wine, and then awarded hair crowns.Haitang was a little anxious but very excited.She knew that she was the last one, and hoped that it would be her turn soon, but she was very excited to go out to practice.

"Hu Ruozi."

The military adviser read the names one by one, and it was Liu Youyu's turn soon, and there were seven more people after that, and it was his turn.

"Fang Zhong."

Coming soon to myself!Haitang was so nervous that her heart jumped into her throat. Fang Zhongji, who was in front of her, had drunk, and the hair crown in Li Chengen's hand was fixed on his bun. He saluted and thanked her.

"Ye Haitang."

Haitang ran forward with small steps and met Li Chengen's eyes.Li Chengen smiled, this young uncle, the young commander looks much gentler than before.

Jishou saluted without haste, and a beautiful hair crown appeared in Li Chengen's hands.She knelt in front of him, and he gently fixed the hair crown on the tied bun, and there was a little weight on the top of her head.The red feathers are not long, but just looking at the reflection on the ground, it looks a little heroic.

She saluted and thanked Li Chengen, after the ceremony, it was time for lunch.

Haitang remembered that when she was on duty in front of King Qin's Palace, three senior brothers and sisters who had traveled abroad returned to the mansion. They wore majestic armor and heroic hair crowns on their heads. At that time, she was extremely envious and always thought of herself. Also soon grow up to be able to change into such clothes.Now that she finally grew up and finally put on the armor she wished for, she was happy, and looked at the back of the Qin Palace from a distance, and the feeling of reluctance suddenly burst out in her heart.

Hu Ruozi has already contacted his brother in Yangzhou.Since they are going on a trip, they must learn something, so they entrusted their brothers who have already traveled abroad to find a place for them, which is very close to the pier.If you want to visit Qixiufang or Tibetan Sword Villa, they are very close.

This farewell, I don't know when I will come back, right?

After lunch, Haitang should have gone back to pack her things, but she didn't.In fact, she didn't have much to collect. She didn't have many clothes for spring, summer, autumn and winter. She usually entrusted her sisters to buy food for her. A small gold brick she finally saved was given to Zhang Yue as travel expenses in Zailai Town. She doesn't have anything of value now, and two bags can almost take away all her personal belongings.

As for the medicine Liu Zheng gave her, it was only after she remembered the things with Ye Ying that she suddenly realized that the medicine was given by Liu Zheng, and it should be very precious.But she also clearly remembered to give the medicine to Hu Ruozi for her to distribute to the common people, presumably it was used up.

I can only go to the door one day to apologize... But although the medicine is precious, it has been given to the common people, at least it has indeed relieved the illness of the common people, and Dr. Liu will not blame her if I think about it.

She walked around to the servant's room familiarly and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

Grandma's voice was still so gentle.

"Grandma, it's me, Haitang." She pushed the door open, and Grandma was mending clothes.Seeing Haitang coming in, he quickly put down the needle and thread in his hand, trotted up to her, with a happy expression on his face: "Oh, little Haitang looks really good in this dress. Come on, take a look around, and show Grandma a good look."

In the fiery red coat and the silver-white metallic armor, Haitang pulled out the gun behind her and made a gesture. Grandma smiled so hard that she couldn't see her eyes, "Okay, okay, Haitang has grown up, and she is a good girl who won't give up on others." !"

"Hey." She put the gun by the wall and took Grandma's hand, "Grandma, Grandma, I decided to go to Yangzhou for training."

"Yangzhou, is it close to that kid from the Ye family?"

"..." Why do you care so much about this issue?She perfunctorily said: "It's close. Let's not talk about it. There are a lot of delicious food in Yangzhou. How about giving some to Grandma when the time comes?"

The head was tapped lightly, Haitang squinted her eyes, and grandma smiled: "You just know how to eat. Experience is nothing compared to others, you have to learn something solidly when you go out, understand? You called back to stand guard."

"Ah?" Haitang pouted, "Then I can't be lazy."

"What do you think!" Grandma turned around and rummaged through the box, found a small box and handed it to Haitang, "Congratulations on your 'weak crown', it's for you. Only you have it, no one else has it, so don't tell it." .”

"Thank you Mamaw, can I open it and have a look?"

"Ah."

Haitang opened the box anxiously, and inside was a hairpin.The hairpin is very delicate, with red gemstones on the head and thin tassels hanging down.She wanted to pin it on her head, but Grandma pressed down on her hand, "You don't need this for a hair crown. Just use it when you change your skirt."

"Okay!" She happily closed the box and hugged Grandma tightly, "Thank you Grandma."

"Haitang, go, go and see the outside world."

"Hmm!" She let go of Grandma, picked up the "Seeing Luoying" that was leaning against the wall, and waved to Grandma: "Then Grandma, I'll go and have a look outside, and then I'll come back and tell you what the outside world is like." .”

"Okay, take care of your body and put on more clothes!"

"Understood, grandma, I will pay attention!" She waved her hand as she spoke, and she had already reached the door before her words fell, she tapped the ground with her feet, turned around and flew away.Grandma looked at the direction she was leaving, feeling both happy and sad. The happy thing was that the little girl had grown up, but the sad thing was that the little girl was leaving.

But anyway, as long as she is healthy and happy, isn't it.

Three days later, Hu Ruozi and Haitang bid farewell to Commander Li Chengen, then carried their burdens and rode their respective horses to leave the southern gate of Tiance Mansion, stepped out of the Hero Road, and headed south to Yangzhou.Haitang has walked this road many times, and she remembered how to walk. It was the first time for Hu Ruozi to walk, so she followed Haitang all the time.

Haitang's Hongfeng and Hu Ruozi's Baibai are Suyue horses, which are much better than ordinary horses. Although they can't travel thousands of miles a day, they can travel hundreds of miles without any problem.So they only spent four days on the road to outside Yangzhou.After handing over the document and entering the city gate, it was already noon in the scorching sun, but they hadn’t had time to eat yet. I heard that they were coming to town not far away. The two of them who had eaten dry food for four days wanted to eat hot food, and they agreed with each other tacitly. Hurry up and go to Yangzhou Zailai Town.

Soon the two arrived in Zailai Town.Unlike Tiandu Town in Chang'an, the business here is not done in workshops, but along the street, and there are even many people who carry burdens and push carts to do business.The two of them holding the white horse are naturally very eye-catching. Xiaoer, who was calling for business, quickly stopped the two of them, "Do you two military ladies want to eat? We have a stable here, so that the BMW can rest!"

"Huh? So good!" Hu Ruozi was about to agree, but Haitang held his hand, "I heard there's a better one ahead."

"Really?" Hu Ruozi was about to go forward without knowing it, but Xiao Er was anxious, and stopped Hu Ruozi again, "You two military ladies, it is an honor for you two to come to eat at this small restaurant, and give you a discount?"

Haitang put her hips on her hips: "Okay, how much?"

"Here, [-]% off, what do you think?"

"Our horses need to eat high-quality imperial bamboo grass."

"Yes, please, please!"

Only then did Haitang hand over Hongfeng to Xiaoer to take away, and Hu Ruozi also handed over Baibai to him, and followed Haitang into the restaurant.The two sat on their seats, Xiaoer brought the menu, Haitang gave the menu to Hu Ruozi, Hu Ruozi said that she would not order Haitang who had been to Yangzhou.After quoting three or four dishes and ordering two more bowls of rice, the little Er happily walked away. Hu Ruozi then relaxed and poked Haitang, "Hey, your way of bargaining is really good."

"That's not true. Uncle Qin taught him when he came to Yangzhou two years ago."

"..." Qin Yong is also a man of gods, good ones don't teach pure teaching, some don't.

The dishes came out quickly, not as much as in Luoyang, but very delicate. At first, Hu Ruozi thought Haitang was a bit too much, but when she was full, she found that the food was just right, neither too much nor too little.After paying the money, the two of them were about to lead the horse, but there was a roar from behind: "My lord said that if there are worms in your food, there are worms. Didn't you hear that?"

"But, but Lord, this worm is still alive... the food in the store is fried and steamed, even if there are worms... it shouldn't be alive..." Xiaoer explained tremblingly, but he Before he could finish speaking, he was pulled up by the collar.The person who was looking for trouble was very strong, with several scars on his body, he looked like a bully.He threw Xiao Er to the ground, and Xiao Er screamed in pain, "Your uncle said that if there are bugs, there will be bugs. Of course, if there are bugs, you can't take money from me, or I will smash your shop!"

"Ouch... Ouch..." Xiao Er was about to cry, why is it so miserable today.

Just as the big man was about to leave the shop, a sharp silver gun suddenly appeared in front of him, forcing him to stop.A thin and small woman in a red dress and a hair crown held a gun in her left hand and turned her back to him, "Brother, do you want to eat the overlord's meal?"

"There are worms in his food, how can it be considered that I eat the overlord's meal?"

"The worms that have been boiled in the pot are all dead, so how can they crawl around so alive." She turned around and threw a big fat green worm on the big man. Let’s settle the bill.”

"Hmph, where did you come from, wild girl!" He said, pulling out the big ax pinned to his waist, "See how I teach you a lesson!"

"Begonia!" Hu Ruozi's voice was a little anxious, could she handle this big man?

"Senior Sister, I can handle it." Haitang smiled, "It's you, big man, if your minions still help you, you're not a man!"

"You fart, I want them to help?" He turned around and reprimanded: "You are not allowed to shoot me, do you hear me?"

"Yes!"

Haitang shot out the Dragon Cry, and then took the Dragon Tooth move. The big man blocked it with the double axes, and immediately smashed out golden sparks.Haitang turned around and shot, the big man was actually quite nimble despite his big movements, which Haitang didn't expect.Considering that it was in the street market, Haitang did not keep too far away so as not to hurt the surrounding people.She swayed straight up, turned around and charged, the bully turned over to dodge, but unexpectedly dodged a shot from the back and swept another shot from the front.After piercing through the air and cracking the rock, his foot was scratched by the sharp spear point, and it hurt immediately.

Haitang shot back again, this time it was the butt of the gun, hitting him straight in the stomach.The bully hurriedly jumped back to dodge, and was about to swing the ax to attack again, but was kicked hard in the hand, and the ax fell to the ground with a "bang", and the tip of the gun was already resting on his neck .

Seeing the wink from the boss, the minions raised their weapons and rushed forward to hit Haitang.Haitang was unmoved, Hu Ruozi swept his spear across the face, and the minions were forced to take a few steps back.She kicked around with the ankle ring, and the four minions were kicked to the ground, stacked on top of each other like arhats.

The bully lost all arrogance, and begged for mercy on his knees: "You two ladies, please forgive us, we will never dare again!"

Haitang's gun tip moved closer to his neck, "Do you dare to come back and find fault?"

"Don't dare, don't dare, the villain doesn't dare!"

Haitang snorted and laughed: "You better not dare, I'm in a good mood today, ma'am. If you dare to do it a second time, ma'am, I'll take Tiance elite soldiers to take your nest away! You'd better believe it, I do what I say."

The bully suddenly felt weak.It's over, offended the government! "The villain believes! The villain will never dare again!"

"Go away." She put away her gun, and the bully led the minions to flee in a hurry, and thunderous applause erupted around her.Xiaoer fell to his knees and shouted to his benefactor, Hu Ruozi helped him up, "You don't need it, this is what we should do."

The new willow branches swayed in the wind, and the two ladies rode away after paying for the meal, which became the talk of the people who came back to the town that day.