Legend of the Orchid

Zhong Lan pulled out her hand vigorously, but took the gold away, and said, "If you want to eat pepper, go to the pharmacy to buy it, but we don't have it here!"

After saying that, he wanted to hand over the gold to Father Awen, but the latter waved his hands anxiously, and he dared not lie to the prince even if Father Awen gave him a hundred courage!

Zhong Lan couldn't help but put the gold into Papa Awen's hands, only to hear Ting Jie say behind her back: "Since you have accepted my gold, you must do something for me."

Zhong Lan turned around, raised her eyebrows, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Eat a bowl of noodles with me."

Zhong Lan didn't want to scare Ah Wen's father and daughter any more, so she sat down on the opposite side of the steps and watched the steps eating noodles.

Ting Jie was not taboo, he ate very quickly, but said in his mouth with distaste: "This beef is really unpalatable."

His bowl was full of beef, and Ah Wen's father probably spent half a day's consumption on him. Zhong Lan knew that Ting Jie had been pampered after returning from the battlefield, and his taste had changed, so she ignored him.

But I still couldn't help but glanced at the other party, and found that the corner of the other party's mouth was covered with a little golden oil foam, which was so bright and dazzling that I couldn't help but want to wipe it off. to see each other.

Tingjie hadn't seen Zhonglan so obedient for a long time, like a little daughter-in-law, suddenly stretched out his hand, caressed Zhonglan's smooth cheek, and lifted her chin by the way, this intimacy surprised Ah Wen's father and daughter.

Zhong Lan broke free from Ting Jie's palm, but saw the oily foam again. She couldn't see it, so she reached out and wiped the corners of Ting Jie's mouth. He didn't realize that his behavior was ambiguous. laugh.

The eyebrows and eyes of the courtyard were raised, and the inside was full of spring breeze. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Lan'er, you are not used to eating noodles. There is a Jiangnan-style Songhe Tower nearby. I will take you there to eat."

Unexpectedly, the other party was unmoved, and asked back: "Have you finished eating? You can leave after eating."

Ting Jie wanted to preach again: "Lan'er, come back, what kind of life do you think you are living?"

"I'm doing well, at least no one is forcing me." Zhong Lan dismissed it.

Ting Jie sneered: "In your capacity, it is impossible to live a free life."

Enraged by the other party's arrogant attitude, Zhong Lan gritted her teeth and said, "Try it!"

It was only a few days later that Zhong Lan realized that his attempt had caused serious consequences to Arwen's family.

After Zhao Tingjie visited, Ah Wen's father did not dare to go to the city for two days to do business. On the third day, he had the courage to bring Ah Wen into the city. To avoid suspicion, he did not dare to bring Zhong Lan with him. However, when he returned at night But he looked devastated, his clothes were not only tattered, but also had many bruises and abrasions on his body.

After asking, I found out that the noodle stall was smashed by the government servants.

Zhong Lan looked guiltily at Ah Wen who was sobbing non-stop, and Ah Wen's parents who were silently wiping their tears, and wanted to comfort them: "Even if you can't sell noodles, you can do something else to make a living. There is no unparalleled road."

Father Awen just sighed heavily, Niang Awen wiped away her tears and saluted Zhong Lan, saying, "Master Yun, we know that you are a son of your family, and you are not something ordinary people like us can afford. Don’t offend me, you’d better keep some distance from us in the future.”

Zhong Lan was extremely disappointed, and said with a forced smile: "Since that's the case, Yun won't bother you from now on."

Ah Wen watched Zhong Lan leave lonely, and begged, "Father..."

Father Awen shook his head, with a solemn expression on his face.

At night, Zhong Lan lay on the bed with a lot of thoughts, thinking about how to solve the problem of food and clothing. After all, he was not happy to cheat people of money by casting spells. Forget it, he should go to the city tomorrow and ask if there is any suitable work.

He was starving, when he suddenly heard a knocking sound at the door, opened the door and saw that it was Ah Wen.

It was drizzling outside, Ah Wen's hair was wet, and her long bangs were sticking to her temples. When she saw Zhong Lan, she shyly stuffed something wrapped in coarse cloth in her hand to Zhong Lan. Zhong Lan opened it. Look, it turned out to be two steamed buns.

A warm current flowed silently into Zhong Lan's heart. He wanted Ah Wen to go into the house to avoid the rain, but Ah Wen said he had to go home quickly so as not to make his parents suspicious.

Zhong Lan suddenly thought of tomorrow's schedule, and asked, "Ah Wen, I'm going to the city tomorrow, do you want to go with me?"

How could Ah Wen refuse, and immediately nodded happily, but Zhong Lan didn't know that his unintentional words had led to something that he regretted for the rest of his life.

The next day, Ah Wen sneaked into the downtown area with Zhong Lan without telling her parents. Zhong Lan wanted to go to the wine shop first to ask if he needed a waiter. Afraid that Ah Wen would be bored, she said to her: "You go shopping first, and you will be in the Song Dynasty later." Wait for me at the gate of the Crane Tower."

Ah Wen nodded with a smirk, and went out lightly. Zhong Lan envied the carefreeness of the little woman, smiled and looked at Ah Wen's back, and then walked into the wine shop.

Restaurant owners generally think that Zhong Lan is too thin, and are afraid that he will not have the strength to work, but they also think that Zhong Lan's asking price is low and she is good-looking, so she can attract customers, so he hesitates, lowering the wages even lower, and Zhong Lan wanders around, Couldn't find a suitable job.

A boss squinted at him, poked him directly and said that he doesn't need to work, as long as he takes good care of himself, Zhong Lan looked at the other's round and greasy head and belly with disgust, and said to himself that if you If he grows up like Zhao Tingjie, I can still consider it, young master.

But even if he grows up like a courtyard, hasn't he never served him?So he shook his head coolly and left.

Zhong Lan searched for a long time before she saw the Songhe Tower. After going in to inquire, there was no result, so she had to wait for Ah Wen at the door.

After waiting for about an hour, Ah Wen never showed up, but Zhong Lan got a lot of ambiguous looks. He secretly regretted that he didn't come out wearing a mask, and at the same time, he was secretly anxious, with a vague premonition in his heart.

At this time, two young ladies were gossiping. Zhong Lan turned pale when she heard it. It turned out that just after he entered the Songhe Tower, Ah Wen also arrived at the hotel entrance. A group of strong men packed into the carriage and took them away by force.

Zhong Lan was afraid that she would make a mistake, so she repeatedly confirmed the appearance of the kidnapped woman to the young lady, but the young lady only said that the girl was cute and plainly dressed, and could not describe other features.

Zhong Lan almost confirmed that Ah Wen was taken into captivity, and immediately became anxious, thinking about how to find him.There are two ways, either to find Ting Jie, or to go to the Yamen to report to the official, but he and Ting Jie are fighting, not wanting the other party to think that he is looking for an excuse to go home, and it is normal to find someone to go to the Yamen, as long as you don't meet Zhao Guangyi.

But the more afraid of something, something will come. After Zhonglan arrived at the Yamen, she was about to explain the situation to the governor, when she suddenly saw Zhao Guangyi sitting in the courtroom, and she panicked in an instant.

Zhao Guangyi was amiable and amiable. After asking Zhonglan the reason, he immediately sent a yamen servant to investigate the situation, and said to Zhonglan with concern: "The yamen servant will report it immediately if you have any clues. Why don't you stay with me first? Good news to tell you in time."

Zhong Lan's eyes immediately became wary, and Zhao Guangyi sighed helplessly, and said, "Then go back to Dezhao first, and I will notify you as soon as I have any news."

Even though she had already separated from the court steps, Zhong Lan did not refute, she just cupped her hands and thanked her, and left in a hurry.

After returning to the village, Zhong Lan told Awen's parents the news of Awen's disappearance full of guilt. Awen's mother cried so hard that she complained that Awen's father didn't find a good marriage for her daughter earlier, which made her still not understand the rules. , messing around outside.

Zhong Lan's hearing was harsh, but she had to bear it silently. Ah Wen's father was also in tears, and begged Zhong Lan to help find her daughter's whereabouts, and Zhong Lan obediently agreed.

After finally returning home, Zhong Lan was so preoccupied that she stayed for a while, only to realize that she hadn’t eaten for almost a day. In the morning, Ah Wen prepared some dry food for herself. He stared blankly at the bean lamp, and finally admitted that Ting Jie was right No, he is a waste, a person can't survive outside.

Zhong Lan pulled out the red paper figurine with a feeling of sadness, and gave the paper figurine the coarse cloth that Ah Wen used to wrap steamed buns last night, and then began to check the other party's location.

The paper figurine floated into the city, moved to the downtown area, and stopped on one of the busiest streets in Tokyo.

It's still in the city!

Zhong Lan was about to continue to exert power, but her meridians became soft, and she could no longer use her strength. The paper figure fell to the ground after floating for a while, and was swept into the stinky ditch by the wind.

Damn it!Zhong Lan cursed secretly, everything in front of his eyes was like a spinning top spinning extremely fast, making him dizzy, which made him sway, and finally hit the table with a "bang".

Zhong Lan lay on the ground for nearly an hour before slowly regaining consciousness. He looked at the palm of his hand and found that the scale-like markings had hardly faded away. It seemed that the toxicity of the sinking water was very stable. To be finished.

waste!He smiled wryly, and secretly scolded himself again.