Both beggars

Time passed quickly, and in the evening, everyone was hungry and went out one after another. Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi went to He Ji Steamed Bun Shop to buy steamed buns, and the others also bought their own dinners.

At night, the moonlight was like water, and the group went to bed early.Just as Ye Lao was about to lie down, he was stopped by Ye Xiaocao.

"Xiaocao, what's the matter?" Ye Lao didn't know Ye Xiaocao's plan, and looked at her with some doubts, not knowing what was going on with her.

"Mr. Ye, this matter is like this..." Briefly explained the situation to Mr. Ye. Ye Xiaocao thought he would disagree. She was ready to explain a lot of things, and if not, she would be in front of everyone tomorrow morning. Sneak away before waking up.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Ye agreed. After he heard that Ye Xiaocao said that he would leave with Huaxi, his expression was still normal, without any signs of inappropriateness, but he said earnestly: "When you are at this age, you should go out and make a living." It’s been a while, Hua’er’s mother once told us about their hometown. It’s different from ours here, but it’s not worse than here. As for the difference, if you can travel there, you will naturally understand. In fact, Huangcheng It's very big, but there is another world outside Huangcheng, don't be limited to one place, no matter what your status is, young people should go out and venture."

Ye Xiaocao listened carefully, and when she saw Ye Lao stopped, she asked, "So you agree?"

The meaning of Ye Lao's words could not be more clear, but he hadn't finished speaking, and he had to say something to alert Ye Xiaocao, so he went on to say: "But the outside is not as simple as you imagined, even Luoyang County, you I don’t fully know what happened here, you must have forgotten what happened here, you have to be careful of those who rob the way, and be careful of those people with evil eyebrows, in short, everything needs to be careful.”

"We will be careful." After Ye Lao said so much, Ye Xiaocao only responded with six words.She understands what Ye Lao said, but there are some things that can only be known after experiencing them.

Ye Lao closed his eyes and nodded lightly. He was tired, so he lay down and rested.

Recalling what Ye Lao had said to herself so much, Ye Xiaocao felt a little sentimental, so she went back to Huaxi and lay down next to her.Although Huaxi closed her eyes, she never fell asleep. She quietly listened to their conversation. Now, she opened her eyes and asked, "Xiaocao, do you still remember what Ye Lao said?"

How could Ye Xiaocao remember that she has only been here for two days, and she doesn't know many things that happened in the past, so it seems that Hua Xi has to make up for her.

"Actually, we were only eight or nine years old at the time. It's normal that you can't remember clearly, because it was my nightmare, so I remember it better." Huaxi sat up and said, and then Ye Xiaocao also sat up.

It was summer season, the weather was very hot, and the cicadas on the trees were screaming endlessly, which made the passers-by very irritable, passing by in a hurry, just wanting to get away from this street and go home.

Huaxi and Ye Xiaocao were resting in Jiuxiang Alley at that time, there was a breeze blowing in the alley, but it was hot wind, too stuffy, it was better than outside.One morning passed, but they didn't get much money.Pedestrians passed in front of them one by one. Occasionally, some kind-hearted people saw them come out to ask for money at such a young age, so they gave some money, and then left in a hurry.

Ye Xiaocao and Huaxi did not speak to each other.Sitting against the wall, Ye Xiaocao was resting with her eyes closed, while Hua Xi was staring at the bowl on the ground in a daze.

All of a sudden, there was a "bang", Huaxi raised her head abruptly, and immediately uttered a sharp cry, and then burst into tears, calling Ye Xiaocao's name while crying.

Ye Xiaocao slowly opened her eyes, and what she saw was this scene - a dead body was lying not far in front of them, with blood splattered all over its face.Hua Xi leaned against her arms, trembling and sobbing, obviously frightened by this scene.

Ye Xiaocao was also quite frightened, she yelled "something happened", and the alley exploded in an instant.

Soon, a policeman came to ask about their situation, Ye Xiaocao answered truthfully, while Huaxi was too frightened to speak at all.

Ye Xiaocao sent Huaxi back to the ruined temple to have a rest. Huaxi saw such a terrible scene for the first time. She was still young at that time, so naturally she couldn't bear the huge fear. Ye Xiaocao was much better than her. She has been courageous since she was a child.

Afterwards, Huaxi was fine, but this incident remained in her mind, and she still felt uncomfortable whenever she thought about it.Later, Ye Xiaocao heard that the murderer had been caught, and that he had caused more than one murder incident. According to his own description, he had an argument with the deceased at that time, and in a moment of anger, he took out a dagger and pointed it at the deceased's chest. He was forced to retreat step by step, and when he reached the entrance of Jiuxiang Alley, he stabbed violently a few times, pushed the deceased in, and fled quickly by himself.

Jiuxiang Lane was extremely deserted, except for Ye Xiaocao and Huaxi, there were only two witnesses.

It is understood that the murderer and the deceased were trading at that time, and the murderer should be dissatisfied with the bargaining of the deceased and kill people. Before that, the murderer had already made deals with many people and killed many people.

After Huaxi finished talking about this matter, her body couldn't stop shaking again. Ye Xiaocao hurriedly comforted her, but seeing that it didn't help, she hugged her.

"It's all over, I'm not to blame, I forced you to recall this incident, don't think about it, get a good night's sleep, and we'll leave tomorrow morning." Ye Xiaocao didn't know that Huaxi would be like this, if she knew, How could she let her do this.

Huaxi only vaguely heard the word "good", Ye Xiaocao let go of her hand, Huaxi lay down on the haystack, and fell asleep after a while, but she was not peaceful.

Ye Xiaocao has been lying next to her, feeling her body trembling slightly, holding her hand tighter and tighter, even though she fell asleep, she still holds her hand tightly.

It was very late at night, Ye Xiaocao just fell asleep, she was in a daze for a long time, she didn't think about anything, she just let herself go completely.

That night, she had a strange dream. She dreamed that in a village, she and Huaxi were living happily. She took care of the flowers and plants she planted every day, while Huaxi was weaving at home. .The house is not big, and the beds, tables and chairs inside are very simple.Someone came to their house to borrow some rice, Hua Xi readily agreed, and took the person to the kitchen.

It was fun and harmonious, and the relationship with the neighbors was also very good. Although their life in this small villa was simple, they were also fulfilling and comfortable.

Ye Xiaocao didn't know what this dream meant, and whether it was the future of the two of them, she didn't know.But she thought, if the dream is just a dream, then they should try their best to live the life they want.

The next morning, they left. Ye Lao and the others hadn't woken up yet, and they didn't say goodbye to them. I don't know if this counted as leaving without saying goodbye.

It was still daylight, and no one could be seen on the street, and the atmosphere was indeed a bit weird.It took them an unknown amount of time to get out of Changning Town. Hua Xi was too tired to walk, so she sat on a stone bench to rest.

"Where is this place?" Huaxi's body was thin, and she had persisted after walking for a long time. Ye Xiaocao was quite moved, knowing that she didn't want to hold her back.

On the way, Ye Xiaocao picked up a money bag by the side of the street, put the few taels of silver in Hua Xi's bag into it, tied the money bag tightly, and put it in her clothes.

"When I came in just now, I saw Linyi Town written on it, so it must be here. Anyway, I figured out that Changning Town."

"I heard Mr. Ye said that each town has its own specialty. Changning Town is most famous for women's light gauze skirts. I wonder what it will be here?" I don’t know if these eight towns can be visited once, and it is also very good to know the specialties of each place.

"It must be a good thing, let's look around."

So that's how it is... Hua Xi almost forgot Ye Xiaocao, not to mention Ye Xiaocao, should have bought the water-blue gauze dress from the cloth shop before leaving, and it's no use regretting it now.

In March in the world, when the peach blossoms are all in full bloom, Ye Xiaocao and Huaxi embarked on an unknown road as the land was blushing.

The two found an inn and wanted something to eat. As soon as they stepped through the threshold, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. The inn was booming and overcrowded, and they couldn't find a vacant seat.Huaxi tugged on Ye Xiaocao's sleeve, Ye Xiaocao signaled, turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the waiter who suddenly appeared.Looking up in surprise, he saw Xiao Er looking at them enthusiastically, not knowing what to do.

Xiaoer opened his mouth with a smile all over his face, "Girl, don't leave yet, we are the best inn in Linyi Town, there is still one there, but I don't know if the girl is willing to sit with that girl." Table?" He said, pointing to the woman sitting on the seat inside.

Ye Xiaocao looked in the direction he pointed, and there was indeed a seat, but the woman sitting at that table had her back to her, and she couldn't see her face clearly, only she was dressed in blue, and she was not upright. Is it the water blue gauze dress that Ye Xiaocao fancy?

The woman's hair is loosely tied up like black silk.Seeing her drinking alone, Ye Xiaocao couldn't help but feel a little moved.

"Okay, then I'll sit there, Xiao Er, give me a jug of wine." Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi walked slowly, walked to the opposite of the woman, sat down, took off Hua Xi's bag and put it on the table. On the side, he smiled slightly at the woman in front of him, "Girl, can we sit here? After all, there are no seats in the inn."

The moment the woman raised her head, Ye Xiaocao finally saw her face clearly, but just this moment, she was dumbfounded.The facial features of the person in front of her are exquisite and beautiful, and her eyes are as clear as stars. It seems that she is from a family of officials and officials, but she is the only one, will she come out to play?Or maybe run away from home...

The woman froze for a moment, then nodded, "Okay." The voice was soft and pleasant.

"Thank you, girl." Ye Xiaocao said with a smile, but Huaxi's face on the side was overshadowed.

The author has something to say: This woman is here to help Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi, of course, she will have a role in the future, but she will almost disappear after helping her~ This is to make up for yesterday, Today's should be coded tonight.