without me

"Well……"

Last night, Wen Liu's soothing effect was surprisingly effective. While I stretched my waist to accept the baptism of the sunshine outside the window, I thought that this might be the skill of Zhangtai people, but I also remembered in denial that when I was very young, my mother and fourth aunt coaxed the child in the same way. sleepy.

Before dawn, the girl who let me climb over the wall last time came to inform me and led me into the building.

After all, I pack my bags.

"Don't forget to take things." Wen Liu picked up the kite and was about to help hang it up.

I pushed the thing back into her arms, and lowered my head to meet the suspicious gaze.

"Give it to you."

Then, you saw surprise, surprise and bewilderment alternately appearing on the other person's face, holding things carefully and not knowing what to do.

The kite looks like a traditional swallow. At first glance, it looks a bit fancy, but it is very popular with young kids.

Obviously, the preferences of the person in front of him are not out of the category of little brats.

Without any unnecessary explanation, I followed the man's pace and opened the curtain. From the corner of my vision, I saw Wen Liu standing far away under the eaves, holding the kite and standing there with glowing eyes.

Most of the people who were active in the Hongxing Building early in the morning were those who stayed overnight last night, and there was still a sense of satisfaction on their faces.The woman who was still holding a pipa half-hidden towards the head of the house bid farewell delicately, but after a while she showed an insatiable look, and went out holding hands with the girl who hadn't started soliciting customers at the door.

Jiang Ci stood at the door of the room where I was resting yesterday and beckoned me to come in, next to the water peach.

"Shuitao also took the money?"

"A girl can't do things alone, she has to report to make a decision," Jiang Ci explained, "Shui Tao can also be regarded as half in charge, and she will take care of many things that the old bustard doesn't care about."

Looking back at Shuitao, she saw her covering her bright red mouth and smiling, "My family doesn't have that much skill, but if we do this a lot, it's not so unusual."

The furnishings in the room are really different from Wen Liu's place - it can be said that they are not the same at all, without the slightest simplicity and purity. Just talking about the gorgeous bed curtain, one can vaguely imagine what one should not see of.

"garrulous."

Shuitao flipped open the half of the wardrobe door, revealing a somewhat dim path, with layers of steps visible to the naked eye.

I smelled a clearer fragrance on the door, it should be dyed soon.Surprised that it was deliberately done to cover up the "wardrobe", Zhang Tairen couldn't help but re-examined Hongxinglou.

Shuitao noticed the sight, and winked at me.

"What are you doing staring at the servant's house? I hate it."

"..."

She told us that this passage is one-way in a sense, and only those inside can freely exit.

"What about outside?" Jiang Ci asked.

"How can it be so easy outside," she replied, "If you want to come in, you have to climb the stairs first, go up and go back to the cabinet door.

"But this door cannot be pushed from the stairs."

How can there be such a reason?Jiang Ci tilted his head, and I thought to myself that there is probably a mechanism in all likelihood, but it won't be very delicate.

Shui Tao opened another wardrobe, and the arrangement inside was as usual.Then, she abruptly moved out a layer of wooden boards around which the clothes were placed, like a huge box with no lid on its side.

She demonstrated it, and placed it in the closet with a secret passage, and it fit perfectly and tightly.

"The door cannot be opened now."

Under the amazed eyes of the two of us, Shuitao moved the thing out again, only his left arm trembled visibly, and then pretended to be shy and leaked some familiar accents.

... There are beauties in the south, who are powerful enough to lift the mountains and surpass the world.

I didn't hide my curiosity under consideration, "Aren't you afraid that the girl from Hongxinglou will escape?"

"Running for what?" Shuitao said with no surprise, "None of us were abducted or deceived by human traffickers, we were all picked up by the madam from scattered places."

For this answer, I am three-pointed and seven-pointed, and I am not the only one who seems to understand but half-understands.

"Don't understand? Just don't understand."

"They stayed here voluntarily." There was a flash of strangeness in her expression, "Except for Hongxinglou, there is no place to accommodate us."

The implication is that no one wants to leave...

It would be a disrespectful behavior to ask any further, even if it is not annoying, I bent down and got into the cabinet, stepped on the steps and walked down with special concentration, and told Jiang Ci to be careful behind me.

The dark vision lasted for a while, and it was a little dazzling when he saw the light again. After a while, he looked around, and it happened to be a certain part of the trail that he climbed over the wall last time.

"Eh..." Jiang Ci also felt uncomfortable. I looked back and saw that it was a towering tree. The space in the tree hole was big enough for me, who is not petite and slender enough, to be half my body.

Reassessing the value of Hongxinglou in his heart, he greeted Jiang Ci behind him, and led him out with a vague impression.Fortunately, the route is not complicated. After passing the alley, it didn't take long to see the signboard of Hongxinglou.

"Hush." ​​I stopped Jiang Ci and hid at the corner, looking at the "familiar faces" at the door that I noticed yesterday.

Someone pushing a cart selling breakfast, staring intently at the door, or passing hooligans and beggars, leaning against the roadside wall to inspect, causing passers-by to hide away, for fear of imminent robbery and disaster.

I couldn't help being a little angry, they actually stayed here all night.

Thinking of He Huang's analogy yesterday, I laughed sarcastically. These loyal dogs were wagging their tails and waiting to go back to ask for a piece of roast meat.

Well, actually, whether it's running over early in the morning to spy-surveillance, or staying in this shitty place all night, although it sounds weird, I feel very sick about it, like staying in a garbage pit for the same amount of time as them.

It's disgusting, for people and things.

It was obvious that my face contorted in disgust at the thought.Jiang Ci squeezed my forearm and whispered apprehensively. It took me a while to recover from this negative influence of unknown origin, and quietly left Hongxinglou.

Exactly what he said, after walking a short distance to the inn facing the street, there was the sound of a boy being fed, and the head of the animal shaking in the manger slowly lowered with its neck and head.

"Do you need it?" Although Jiang Ci answered "no" to He Huang yesterday.

The other party still thinks that the movement of riding a horse will be a bit loud, but he is not even as good as me in terms of physical fitness. He has no real experience of being pampered but is in a pampered environment. Not bad anymore.

Fortunately, he has practiced well in riding skills, so he handed over the silver he had prepared and took the two horses I picked, and walked out of the city with heavy and extremely fast hooves.Jiang Ci seemed very unwilling to let many people see his trip, even if pedestrians didn't care, it would be very uncomfortable in his consciousness anyway.To accommodate his occasional problems like this, I skillfully pulled the rein and made a detour. Based on past experience, there would be no needless waste of time.

The flow of people began to become dense and flowing, the sound of hawking and birdsong was close at hand, and the figure of the attendant at the city gate concealed his purpose of waiting, standing silently not far away.

Let the young men who had been waiting to lead the horses away. The inspection by the officers and soldiers was as annoying as ever, and the long line slowly decreased. I carried my luggage and Jiang Ci's package... He seemed a little dizzy, probably Because some people cast their eyes on him on the road, it may indeed not be able to support the journey.While asking the attendant to fetch water, I patted Jiang Ci's back and shoulders, although I couldn't help but gloated and laughed out loud - please admit that this was out of my concern, not ridiculed, perhaps.

"Better?"

He supported the carriage and waved his hands, "...Let's go."

hope so?At least the scenery along the way will be nice, look at the green hills and... oh, the potholes and mud.

I put my worries on the surface, opened the curtain and asked Jiang Ci's attendant: "Ajiu, are you sure you can go here?" Your master, I'm about to vomit.

For the sake of driving safety, Ajiu didn't look back, "Master, this road is the safest."

Hmm, I believe you, even saying that can't alleviate Jiang Ci's dizziness and nausea, well, he relieved it, tried his best to breathe the fresh air outside the window, and still found time to talk to me.

"Mother……"

Unexpected opening, I suddenly froze for a moment.

Jiang Ci still buried his head outside the window, still didn't turn his head, couldn't see his expression, "She used to..."

Talking and talking, he didn't know what to say, this kid had very short memory of his mother, even more chasing Yan - Si Yiniang was pregnant with her and died of dystocia.

Before they were born, I still have a memory that I can go back well.

What she was like before, what she would do before, how she met the master before, what she would say to others... It seemed too much. Suddenly, I don't know what I want to ask, what to ask.

I was speechless all the way, I thought it would be less embarrassing to answer the quarrel, but it is better to be quiet by myself.

It seems that when the incident is approaching, there will always be tension. After realizing that this is normal, I can't help but feel a lot more comfortable, but I have a new sense of disgust.

It's roughly the same as I guessed, the scenery along the way is really eye-catching, maybe there will be such a scenery in any corner of Wangcheng, but I will never notice it, I don't have that kind of thought.Looking at things with prejudice, no matter how prosperous it is, it is useless. The strange beauty is just because it is strange, so people can appreciate it without burden, so I can't look back.

After driving for a long time, I dozed off to enjoy the comfort in the bumps. I remembered how the people around me used to have fun while suffering, and I felt that I was wasting time.The disgust probably continued to pile up from this, and the mood was still not very good, and it was not so annoying.

I still remember the farthest door I have ever traveled, that is, when I was very young, I secretly followed my uncle to the north to consolidate the territory.I was discovered soon, holding my back collar with one hand like a chick, and the serious reprimand was accompanied by the giggles of the soldiers next to me.Most of them turned their backs and vaguely saw the shape of their stomachs, and looked at my disheveled appearance, and were overjoyed for a while.

He scolded the children not to stir up trouble and get involved in dangerous things, and he used my mother as an excuse. If there was a problem with me as the only child, it would be difficult to explain, and I would have no face to face my sister.

I insisted on pestering my uncle, annoyed him, and said loudly that I would never take care of me, so I found someone to put me at the destination in a blink of an eye.

Thinking about it now, it was a nonsense, and I couldn't help shaking my head and sighing.Next to the tent is also the wife of the deputy general who insists on accompanying me. She treats me like a baby and chats with me while shaking a rattle.

Listening to the sound of "dong dong dong", I actually liked this set.

In short, it looks very busy, and some people often come to tease the children when they are in a bad mood-well, I am talking about me, and their silly appearance always makes them laugh inexplicably.Sometimes I laugh and cry, wipe it away and talk about going back to give birth to a few fat babies with my wife, and when I die on the battlefield, I hope someone will accompany her until I grow old.

The most annoying thing is that there are a few people who always like to pinch my face. When I was a child, my face was full of plump flesh. The deputy general's wife said that it felt very good, so I shrank in the corner and didn't let them touch it.

One day I asked her: "Why did Madam come here?" Zhan Luan was ruthless, and the other party said that he was worried about the lieutenant, and muttered a few words.

"Forget it, you're still young, you... don't understand."

I really don't understand, but the deputy general is young and promising, and this loving couple is still very moving.

Suddenly, my mind was brought back to reality by a few bells that were far and near. I looked out the window, and at the end of my sight was a slightly simple inn.

Jiang Ci's condition was much better than when he first got in the car. I was greatly relieved, and just in case, I helped him get out of the car and handed him over to Ajiu.The ground here is much flatter, so I carried his package on my back first and then my own.Ajiu wanted to take it. I observed the surrounding environment and waved my hand to refuse, letting him concentrate on Jiang Ci's situation. I thought it would be fine if I went for a walk or something. Apart from business, I can have some fun and go out with Jiang's mansion. The state of life is almost inseparable.

Big bags and small bags seem a bit cumbersome, well, this is the "must have to go", and the luggage is still very easy to get.Jiang Ci insisted that he was not weak and had strength, "I want to help!"

"Go aside."

He was "ruthlessly" driven to the side to drink tea, and the stinky boy enjoyed his leisure there with resentment, while the servant made the bed and quilt by his hand.The three rooms passed one by one, and Jiang Ci was still thinking about it. I was busy going down to fill the kettle, cursing and cursing like a child's play.

So when Ajiu came up again, the first thing that caught his eyes was his fifth young master sitting on a chair dangling his feet, scolding the eldest young master like two three-year-old children.

"..." He was at a loss and looked at us blankly.

Feeling the gaze, I turned my head to see Ajiu, and stared at him firmly, expressing that I had no intention of reprimanding him.

It's all just for fun, and it's not the first time.

But maybe it was because my eyebrows and eyes were really vicious, the other party shivered imperceptibly, and felt that I wanted to scold him together.

…The eyebrows are the place where my mother is most satisfied with the things she gave birth to. They are a bit thicker and longer than those of the ladies, like a heroic boy.I still think it is not "manly" enough, so I can't get rid of the stubborn eyes.

Ugh.

Planning to go to Yuanshan Temple first, Ajiu covered up his timidity and walked behind Jiang Cixie, away from me.

The misunderstanding has deepened, I deserve to fight with him, childish.

The bell I heard when I first came here should indicate the morning class, but I missed it now.We went downstairs to look for something to eat at the second store, which is very local, and we will go to our destination after filling our hunger.

Unexpectedly, standing at the door, I could still hear some subtle chanting. I stopped and listened quietly. Jiang Ci rummaged for a while, and took out the wooden sign from his cuff.

Ajiu rolled up his narrow sleeves and knocked on the door, slowly leaked a crack, and squinted to see a bald monk.The other party only glanced at it, and Jiang Ci hurriedly handed over the wooden sign.

"...The benefactor, please come in."

His eyes suddenly turned to a clean courtyard, and the morning light did not appear to be inappropriate and abrupt. It should be said that it was too appropriate.

The monk raised his hand to signal us all to go in, and took away the wooden sign. I thought this meant that there would be no chance to come again in the future, so I lingered.The sound of chanting is still very small, but unlike the previous impression, there is no uncomfortable feeling, but the heart is pressed down as if being guided.

The slightly green color in several places was just right, and I sat under a tree that was neither too big nor too small to feel the hard-won tranquility.There are only two times in these days to restrain my anger, one was when I fell asleep yesterday, and the other is now.

Mo Mo saw that Jiang Ci had already found a master to relieve his depression, so I went to finish incense with Ajiu and walked slowly behind him.

"That's right, it's a headache for my sister to find a good husband." He noticed us, and turned his head with a mixed smile. "For the rest of our lives... I'm afraid it will be hard to see each other."

I looked at him blankly, not knowing why he had such unreasonable negative thoughts.

Observing like this, I sighed that those descriptions in the book that can detect subtle emotions by eyes are all fake. At this time, all I can see is the strong surface and the complicated entanglement under the skin.

The boy has his own thoughts and worries, and I am not sure about my own thoughts, whether I should be pleased with his growth or feel distressed.It suddenly occurred to me that Jiang Ci planned to visit at the beginning, maybe not just to chase Yan - of course, this was just a groundless guess, I secretly laughed and cursed myself when I would have such unreasonable suspicions, and it was because of my family.

This habit is naturally an excellent vigilance when placed in dire straits, but it should not be placed on family members.Even if it is not vicious and negative for the time being, what will Baobuqi develop into in the future?

"How? Master Cihai."

Ci Hai just took a deep look at him, not sure if it was an illusion, it seemed that he also took a look at me.After lowering his eyes for a moment, he said lightly: "There are many tribulations."

This sentence is automatically interpreted in our ears as: they are all pig's trotters, don't marry.

Realizing that my reaction was a bit big and my explanation was too much, I restrained my mind—although I had already thought of five ways to cut a pig's trotter without getting blood, but as long as I turned in time, I held both hands in my heart. Namaste.

sin, sin.

But the master didn't give a detailed explanation, Jiang Ci frowned, apparently also experienced the same divergent thinking as I did just now.

Now that Jiang Ci already had Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, I turned my back and ignored it, staring at the clock in the distance.

Until he poked me on the shoulder and signaled himself to go somewhere else to be quiet.I was about to follow when I heard a voice calling in my ear, "The benefactor."

I subconsciously looked back, and realized that it wasn't necessarily me who was shouting, but Ci Hai's eyes were indeed on me.

"The patroness."

"What's the matter, master?"

The other party's eyes were the same as before, and his tone was calm, "The benefactor...is confused."

Confused?I put away the nonchalant expression on my face and looked at him.

Ci Hai looked at it motionless for a while, his face was grizzled and long bearded, with deep wrinkles, he couldn't help lowering his eyes and sighing softly.

"Benefactor, please come with this old monk."

Standing quietly at the door of a certain room, Ci Hai came out of the room, holding something in his hand.Taking a closer look, it was the wooden sign that was needed when we came.

I didn't speak, I raised my eyes to observe the other person's expression.

"The benefactor accepts this thing," he saw a trace of sadness in his cloudy eyes at this moment, "I have a destiny with the Buddha... I will definitely meet in the future, and I need this thing."

The words did not imply any strong demands, but I could hear the firmness of the unknown reasons.Since "I will definitely need it", it is not easy to refuse, so I salute and accept it.

Accompanying Jiang Ci to burn incense and kneel down, it was almost noon, and after staying to eat some plain noodles, I bid farewell to the comfort here.It was the same novice who sent us out, moving slowly, and the door was closed tightly again.

"..."

There is a mystery buried in my mind, the confusion brought by Master Ci Hai.I told Jiang Ci about the wooden sign, and took out something from his sleeve to prove it. He also showed a very puzzled expression.

Apparently, we both thought we wouldn't do it a second time.

"The old monk is very knowledgeable. I heard from others that a beggar once came to beg. Master Ci Hai didn't give him any fast food, but asked him to go to the corner shop to get a few medicines that only need to be chewed."

I was really curious, "Don't tease me. Then?"

Jiang Ci continued: "The beggar went to get the medicine half-believingly, but it didn't take long for him to meet a lost person in a remote place, who showed pain and was about to faint.

"The beggar was shocked when he saw him fall slowly, so he stuffed the medicine down the man's throat, helped him swallow it, and carried the man back to the city to see the doctor. The beggar had no money, but the doctor recognized the patient. He is a well-known rich man in the local area. Some time ago, he went to other places to do business and never came back.

"Sister, guess what's going on? Well, you should have figured it out. The rich man had a relapse on the way, and he just ran out of medicine in his hand, and he walked in a remote place. He was hanging on the medicine taken by a beggar for the short distance back. If it was too late ...the whole family, young and old, had to cry and serve the food."

He paused and drank his saliva, "Ahem, when the rich man woke up, he realized that it was the beggar who saved him, and gave him a lot of money!"

I confirmed the reliability of the rumor to Jiang Ci, and couldn't help sighing: "It's a great means."

If the beggar bought food with copper coins, if he would not save him...Ci Hai did not give aid directly, nor was he indifferent. medicine.

I couldn't help thinking, why the master gave himself a wooden sign, and tapped the thing lightly with his hands through the sleeves.

Well, let's talk about it later.