(7)
"Thanks to those idle playboys like Xiao Sigu!" I believe Su Qing and Bai Feng would always sigh in their hearts every time they recalled this encounter.
After packing their luggage, they decorated the originally empty carriage as full as a grain cart. The two girls sitting in the carriage made room for the grains like taking care of children, placing them neatly and sorting them in an orderly manner.
When everything was ready, Su Qing left a note and threw it next to the fainted horseherd, which read: "Thank you, Mr. Xiao Sigu, for your help. Su Qing will definitely visit me in person to say thank you in the future!"
Then, they disappeared along the road to the end of the wild forest and returned to the vast wilderness.
Looking at the distant road, Bai Feng was walking in front, holding a piece of meat pie in his mouth and fastening his cloak. There is a cool breeze in the air, blowing on the face, drying and wrinkles the face in a short time.
It can be said that without the help of Xiao Sigu and others, Bai Feng and his party would still be unable to move forward, or even reach their destination within the agreed time.
"When Mr. Xiao saw Brother Su's letter, are you afraid that he will be so frightened that he will dream back to today? When he thinks of a thief coming to the door, I will definitely not be able to sleep anyway!" Bai Feng said while chewing the cake. this matter. Then, he counted the days with his fingers and realized that it was almost the end of the month, which meant that there were still more than two months until the wedding of the younger sister of the Zhao family next year.
"Brother Su, how long do you think it will take before we start walking all the way to Woye Town?"
Su Qing drove the carriage with one hand, and waved her sleeve with the other hand to cover her mouth and nose to cover up the dust. Once a person suddenly leaves a comfortable environment, it does take some time to adapt: "The food and grass in the car are enough to support our life for half a month. As for arriving at Woye Town, if the journey is smooth and we don't encounter any rebels or bandits, it will only take about ten days." distance."
Bai Feng felt that ten days was too long and did not have enough time to solve the problems of the Tong family and the Zhao family, so he suggested: "Why don't we go into villages and towns to rest on the way, so as not to get into more trouble, and travel hundreds of miles a day, How about just resting on the spot after nightfall?"
Su Qing had no objection, and then took up his past "great achievements" and showed them off: "The Heba family in Wuchuan Town and the Gaomen Li family in Huaishuo Town all hate this young master!"
"What about Yan'er and Miss Zichai?" Bai Feng continued to ask.
"As long as we can get to Woye as soon as possible and let my little sister survive this disaster, it's nothing." Murong Yan lifted the door curtain and took the lead in leaning half of her body outside to answer, followed closely by the other gray-haired girl. .
When Zichai didn't look resentful, she looked much more youthful and lively. Even though she had long hair, it could not hide her vitality in other aspects. From her full desire for knowledge, it is not difficult to see that although her mind and vision were still at a standstill. On the old dowry maid, but she had no intention of giving up. She wanted to know, so she answered.
"Zichai is just a slave, what else can you say? But I do find it strange why Mr. Su would provoke people from the Heba family and the Li family?"
Su Qing replied shamelessly: "Xiao Zichai, you are just your sister's slave. Your brother Su Qing has never regarded you as a slave. Look at me, when did I hire groups of beautiful women as servants? Besides, your sister Chu Chu tells me every day that she wants to find a good husband for you, and I can’t let you waste this life!”
"Mr. Su, we all know that you are a 'robber', and you are different from those fat and powerful right-wingers! But I also really want to know the question Zi Chai asked!" Murong Yan continued.
"The widow of the Li family once had a relationship with me. She was only eighteen years old at that time, and her husband, who was forty years older than her, suddenly died suddenly. Seeing how pitiful she was, I recommended myself to become her disciple. But later There were too many rumors about the two of us, and I was forced to leave there secretly just now. Mrs. Li must still be resentful of me..."
"What about the Heba family?" Zichai asked impatiently.
"The hatred the Heba family has against me is simply unfounded! It was a case many years ago. The second daughter of the Heba family, Heba Yu'er, was kidnapped by gangsters. At that time, I traveled around the world to Wuchuan Town and committed a crime. I was caught, and I was really unlucky at that time. Those dog officers actually punished me for all the crimes. They even put the charges in He Ba Yuer's case on my head! You don't know, that is a capital crime. ! It’s not comparable to petty theft.”
"Perhaps, this is their strategy to incite the townspeople to hate the Han people." Bai Feng asked thoughtfully: "Didn't Brother Su think about redressing his case?"
Su Qing sighed and said: "As Brother Bai often ridiculed me, I, Su Qing, am just a little thief. No matter how rehabilitated I am, I am still a little thief. The only difference is the size of my sins. I don't know when it started. , I’m used to having charges imposed on me.”
"It seems that we have to bypass a few big towns." As soon as Bai Feng finished speaking, he immediately picked up the bridle, raised his whip and walked back to the front to guide the way.
The long journey of ten days and ten nights forced them to wander around like rootless duckweeds blown by the wind. Traveling without water most of the time is bound to encounter difficulties.
Unlike the areas near lakes and rivers, the air here is completely dry and depleted. Slightly more delicate skin will become astringent and dry after being exposed to the wilderness for a day.
The surrounding areas were filled with patches of short grass. There was not a single flower in bloom, nor any plants higher than an average person's knees. Occasionally, shepherds and caravans could be seen passing by, but that was all. Under normal circumstances, within a radius of dozens of miles, you can only hear the voices of the four of them, the sound of bells blown by the wind, the sound of horses panting, the clatter of horse hooves on the ground, and the click of carriage axles.
Su Qing, who was most afraid of loneliness around him, found it difficult to withstand such loneliness, so he often talked to himself, looking for something to say when he had nothing to say, and said some shocking and funny things.
What's more, even Bai Feng would hold up a map and complain aloud: "Why can't you see the end of this road? Could it be that we went the wrong way?"
Even the two upright men could hardly hold on, let alone the other two girls who were as pure and fragile as flower buds?
When they were on their way during the day, Murong Yan and Zichai rested in the carriage. At this time, they were flower buds and were being carefully cared for.
When a bonfire is set up at night, they will drink and sing poems beside the carriage. The girls will use the excess energy during the day to sing and dance to their heart's content. At this time, they turn into fragrant flowers, which have the ability to soothe everyone's fatigue. The power of the heart.
These two flowers blooming in the field, I don’t know when they had a tacit understanding. Zichai played the pipa casually in the carriage during the day, and actually learned some playing skills. In fact, she was far better than the one she said. The dull Zi Chai needs to be smart. One of them accompanied them to their heart's content, while the other sang and danced to their heart's content, passing the long night in the most profound way.
After having a light meal, Bai Feng and Su Qingshi ran back to the carriage to rest while they were still sleepy. The two girls put on their cloaks and stayed outside the carriage to watch the horses and the bonfire.
With such a division of labor, no one has it easy.
