On the day of heavy snowfall, Liu Qingyunzhong said goodbye to the shopkeeper in Qinshui Town and the waitress. It was not because of other reasons, but because Wu Shuang, who was far away in Nangong Mountain, was already impatient to wait and sent them out one after another. Three cold-resistant golden birds sent a message. The letter said that if he didn't return early, the mountain gate would be sealed. The boss and the fourth would never want to return to the mountain again.
Strange to say, when Liu Qing received the letter, the three golden birds were just hanging around Yun Zhong, and two of them, who were bolder, even jumped directly to Yun Zhong's palms and shoulders, chirping incessantly, and then made a sound. He opened his red mouth and pecked at the boy's clothes.
Yun Zhong was also puzzled, thinking that he didn't seem to be contaminated with any bird food in the past few days, and he had never seen these golden birds before. They were so close together, so he reached out and touched them in his arms.
There was only a jade bird in his arms, which was as cold as water. When the boy took it out, the two golden birds were very happy, so they flew up and down around the jade bird, not forgetting to remove the green feathers inside its wings. The feathers spread out and showed off.
After Liu Qing read the letter, she looked at the two golden birds with a strange expression, and then looked at the silly junior brother beside her. After hesitating for a long time, she finally said, "Junior brother, maybe the two men from Dongshan City gave you the blue sky." You, it’s a female bird.”
Yunzhong was stunned.
"The messenger birds on Nangong Mountain are all male birds, because among these birds, the male birds are faster and can withstand hunger and cold. Compared with some delicate female birds, they are more suitable for carrying letters, but I only saw the female bird, and I was very willing to show off." Liu Qing stopped talking, then spread out a piece of rice paper, wrote three copies in a row, tied them to the bird's feet, fed some pastry crumbs, and hurriedly wrote these three copies. The golden bird walked away with a slightly narrow expression.
The young man felt uncomfortable for a while and quickly took the blue sky swimmer into his arms.
Although the innkeeper was very sorry to say goodbye to Liu Qing and the other two, since it was the master's letter urging him to do so, it was hard to say anything, so he prepared a lot of dry food and firewood, and led the waiter to say goodbye to the two of them. .
"It's a pity that tonight is when the floating river lanterns are going up, but the two guests are in a hurry and can't see the floating river lanterns in Qinshui Town, so we have to wait for a few years." The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed softly, not because of the two If you stay, you can pay for one more day's rent. However, in a year, I have never seen such polite people in the world, compared with those rough guys who rested here, or those who went to the Imperial City to join the Boyu Gang. Rough men, these two people in front of me really made the shopkeeper look at them with admiration.
The scholar is self-possessed, the young man is conceited, and his skills are obviously beautiful and tight, but he is full of etiquette. In the eyes of the shopkeeper who can be said to be knowledgeable and reasonable, this is the most attractive thing.
Regarding this matter, Liu Tingting looked at it with an open mind, clasped his fists and smiled, "There are no places in the world where we meet. Although our masters are busy practicing, there is always a time to go down the mountain. If we are free in the future, I will come back uninvited." I need to ask the shopkeeper to waive some of the rent."
The shopkeeper who was busy putting away the dry food also laughed when he heard this, and gradually waved his hands, "Don't mention it, don't think about taking advantage of me as a businessman, you have to prepare some dowry for your little girl, right? It's so easy to encounter someone who doesn't pay on credit and doesn't run away from the house. As a money man, it's not worth it if you don't get an extra taels of silver. According to me, you have to pay for the hotel, and you have enough food and drinks, how about that?"
Liu Qing also smiled brightly, "The shopkeeper is loyal."
From the beginning to the end, the girl next to the shopkeeper looked unhappy. Only when she heard the word dowry, her eyebrows became unnatural and her face turned slightly red.
"Take care of yourself, shopkeeper." After all the items were prepared, Liu Qing and Yun Zhong clasped their fists at the shopkeeper, and then turned to the girl on the side who looked unnatural, "Girl, please take care of yourself."
Yun Zhong wanted to say more, but Liu Qing pulled him over and walked towards the car tent.
But the car tent did not leave the town, but went straight towards the blacksmith shop. Although I had said hello to Wu Zhao and the others yesterday, I still had to go and see him again before leaving. After all, the long sword on Yun Zhong's waist now was more powerful than before. Ten taels of silver is, after all, too childish.
Many of the workers in the shop had already returned home, and the remaining ones went to make river lanterns early in the morning. Wu Zhao was the only one left in the shop, looking at the exploded sword furnace in front of him, frowning.
It is not a simple matter to cultivate to perfection as before. Even more serious, I am afraid it is not inferior to a new sword furnace. These words were left by my master when he was in retreat. Now it seems that there is no trace of them. Not an exaggeration.
"I'm afraid it's not the right time to come here. Don't be offended, little brother." The scholar stepped out of the car tent and bowed deeply to Wu Zhao in the shop.
How did the man know that someone was visiting? He had been thinking hard in the shop for a long time, and the stains on his face had not yet been wiped off. When he saw Liu Qing visiting, he stood up and said with a naive smile, "When you come, come in and sit in the house. It's sunny outside." It’s fake, but it’s still very cold, why are you being so polite?”
Liu Qing did not move, but just smiled and said, "Why are you so polite? My junior brother and I are going on the road today. Although we have informed our brothers, it is always polite to say farewell to our little brothers in person before leaving. We cannot do this. It’s missing.”
The car tent slowly left Qinshui Town.
Liu Qing closed her eyes to calm down, but there was something in her heart.
After bidding farewell to the man, the two went to the ancestral hall again, but after searching for a long time, no one was seen. They only found an unsealed letter at the mouth of the well. The letter said that the world is so big that when you see it, you will always find it. The words Liu Qing said to the shopkeeper earlier have different meanings but the same purpose.
As for Wu Zhao, Liu Qing also saved a hand and spent a lot of effort to set up a Qingxin formation so that he could help that honest man.
Things are going on here, so it’s better to go home early.
My master's temperament rarely prompted him, so he thought he had something important to do, so he sent out three golden birds one after another. Calculating the time, it turned out that it had indeed taken too long.
The carriage slowly left Qinshui Town, but there were two people on the second floor of the inn who kept looking at the carriage and did not return for a long time.
"Zihu, I'm going out of town already, and it's cold by the window, so why not go back to your room and rest." The shopkeeper looked at the tip of his daughter's nose, which was red from the cold, feeling quite distressed.
However, the girl had no intention of going back to the room and said softly, "We'll see later."
Just because a few days ago, there was such a young man with excellent skills standing here. He was very drunk, but he still took the trouble to chat with the girl, talking about everything from the rivers and lakes to what he wanted to do, and why not go to Nangong Look at the mountains.
The shopkeeper lowered his eyebrows and said after a while, "My dear, should I exempt these two from their accommodation fees next time?"
To this, the girl simply responded with two words.
"dowry."
The shopkeeper smiled heartily and just wanted to praise the girl for being sensible. Unexpectedly, Kou Zihu beside him also started laughing, like a silver bell floating in the wind.
Just because on the bluestone road in the distance, the horse in front of the young man was stubborn and almost swept its tail into the young man's face, causing the young man to curse.
