The woman wearing a tan tattered robe walked in, kowtowed to Gu Sanyue shakily, and then sat down opposite her.
There was a charcoal fire burning under the table in the restaurant, which was much warmer than outside. The woman took off her headscarf, took the dumpling in her arms out of her robe, and slowly rocked the child to sleep.
Gu Sanyue asked her: "What is your name? Where are you from?" The woman raised her head and looked at Gu Sanyue, hesitated for a long time, and then said embarrassedly: "My name is Chang Xiaoyu, and I am not a native of Bayun Town. , I followed my parents to escape from the south, and later settled down in Yakumo Town. The shopkeeper was actually right, I... I did come from a brothel." Gu Sanyue saw her looking up, and said carefully She has long eyebrows, autumn eyelids, and a rather immature look between her eyebrows. She looks like she is no more than 28 years old, but the child in her arms is only a few months old, which makes her feel sad.
I don’t know how long this woman has been wandering outside. Her lips were black and blue from the cold and there was no blood. Gu Sanyue couldn't see it, pushed the hot tea in front of him, and said: "Don't talk about this, drink tea first." Chang Xiaoyu hurriedly thanked: "Thank you sister, sister is really a bodhisattva." Gu Sanyue just sighed. His tone said nothing.
Not long after, food was served from the kitchen behind the restaurant. Although Chang Xiaoyu turned pale from hunger, she was still very restrained. After Gu Sanyue persuaded her for a few words, she began to eat slowly.
Gu Sanyue continued to ask: "You said you were from a brothel, and you should be able to earn a living no matter what. How did you end up like this begging for food?" After hearing this, Chang Xiaoyu put down the bowl and chopsticks, lowered his head and lowered his eyes, sighing. He said: "Sister, I don't know. People who work in our industry have different statuses. My parents and I came here when we fled. We were helpless. We had already spent all our money, and we couldn't find it for a while. I found a job that could make money. With no other choice, my parents had no choice but to sell me to those embroidery boats on the edge of Xiushui."
"I was only eight years old at the time, far from old enough to entertain guests, so I just did some menial work on the ship, such as serving tea and water, washing and cooking. With the money I got from selling me, my parents worked on the ship I started a small business in Yakumo Town and thought of redeeming me while I was still innocent. Unexpectedly, misfortunes never come singly. Not long after, my father fell ill and passed away soon after. My mother was lonely and alone. I followed him, so I was the only one left in my family.”
"Without my parents, no one will ever redeem me from the embroidery boat. Well, I can only live with my mother on the embroidery boat. And later..." Chang Xiaoyu glanced at the one in his hand Tuanzi shed tears and said, "Later on, I somehow got this child. My mother was so ashamed and angry that she drove me away in a rage. In the past few months, my money has also slowed down." I ran out of money and had nowhere to go, so I had to go to the streets to beg.”
"I shouldn't have said these things and tainted my sister's ears. But I am still very grateful to my sister for her hospitality. I know that I am humble. After this meal, I will leave and will not cause any more trouble to my sister." Gu Sanyue felt heavy and asked: "Where are you going? Have you thought about it?" Chang Xiaoyu said: "My mother said at that time that as long as I sent this child away, she would still be willing to keep me. But...I didn't either I know where to send her, and besides, I can't let her go." She pursed her lips and said, "Maybe this is my life." Gu Sanyue sighed repeatedly and was speechless for a long time.
After the wine and meat that Gu Sanyue ordered before were fully prepared in the kitchen, they were delivered. Chang Xiaoyu was still eating, and Gu Sanyue didn't leave either, so he sat aside and waited for her.
Gu Sanyue was still thinking about how he could help this poor woman. When she was in Fuyao Sect, her own mood was exactly the same as this woman's despair. Fortunately, Xu Huaigu was there, otherwise she would have jumped off the cliff long ago.
But if it were you, what would you do? Just giving money is definitely not enough. Not to mention whether this woman still has some guts and is willing to accept it, the money can only meet the immediate urgent needs.
If you want to solve problems in the long run, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them how to fish. Just as she was thinking, the sound of hurried horse hooves suddenly came from outside the restaurant.
The sound of the horse's hooves was so close, like the beating of military drums, or like a sudden rain on a summer night, and then she saw a tall maroon horse galloping from a distance.
There was a man in white clothes and a bamboo hat on horseback, seeming to be looking at the restaurant from a distance. Then the horse galloped towards here. The man suddenly pulled the reins, and suddenly the maroon horse's front hooves were raised and its long legs were raised.
He made a sound and stopped. The man in white looked anxious, dismounted hastily, took out a banknote from his arms,
He slapped the front desk of the restaurant with a "pop" and said to the shopkeeper: "Hurry up and prepare food and drinks for me. I want as much as you have in the shop!" The shopkeeper has never seen anyone want to buy everything in the restaurant. Then he asked in confusion: "Sir, are you serious? How can one person eat so much? What's more, you can't take so much food with you!" The man in white looked out the window towards the street. He looked at it and said impatiently: "Don't worry about so much! I'll let you prepare it, hurry up!" The shopkeeper wanted to ask more questions, but he lost his patience and suddenly pulled out the sword from the scabbard, which frightened the man. The shopkeeper turned pale, fell to the ground, and swallowed back the words he was about to ask.
When the people in the kitchen saw this happening, they were afraid of offending this god, so how could they dare to say anything? They immediately followed the man in white's instructions and moved all the food and wine in the restaurant from the kitchen to the lobby, but the man in white actually stuffed all the food into his sleeves.
Chang Xiaoyu looked on in shock, but Gu Sanyue could see clearly that the man in white was wearing a robe with storage space.
This thing is weird. The robe is not something that ordinary monks can afford to wear. It is really strange that this man in white rushed into the restaurant in a panic, bought all the food and wine, and even used the robe to pretend to be away.
Although this restaurant is not big, it has all kinds of food and wine, so the people in the kitchen have moved it back and forth several times, but they haven't finished it yet.
The man's expression became more and more anxious. While pretending to be drinking and eating, he kept raising his head and looking out the window, as if he was looking for something.
After finally loading all the things, the man in white gave the banknote and ran out of the restaurant quickly without asking the shopkeeper to change, intending to get on his horse and leave.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the threshold of the restaurant, another man shouted angrily from the street: "Where to go!" As soon as the voice fell, another man in black raised a long knife and said, They came to kill the man in white from outside.
His footwork was very fast. In a few steps, he rushed to the door of the restaurant from a distance and slashed his head with a knife.
Judging from this man's footwork, he is also a monk. The man in white was so anxious that he had to take two steps back, unsheathed his sword and placed it across his chest to block the powerful and heavy blow.
However, the remaining power of this knife caused several tables and chairs that were close to each other to shatter into pieces. The shopkeeper saw two monks fighting and even his own life was in danger. How could he care about this restaurant?
He quickly rolled around and hid in the back kitchen, leaving two men, black and white, standing in the lobby, holding swords against each other.
Chang Xiaoyu also wanted to hide in the kitchen, but there were two men between the kitchen and the lobby. How could she dare to go forward?
They blocked the door, so it was impossible to leave the restaurant. She had no choice but to hug her child and quickly hid in a corner, looking at the two men in fear.
Gu Sanyue was still sitting at the table eating vegetables. The man in white was acting strangely. The relationship between the two men was probably not a simple grudge, but Gu Sanyue wanted to see what was going on.
The two men were facing each other, as if they had a life-and-death hatred. Without saying a word, they started fighting each other at close quarters.
The lobby of this restaurant was too small. Under the attack of the two men, the tables and chairs were torn into pieces by swords and swords and flew away.
The sword has no eyes, and neither does the flying wood. Chang Xiaoyu hid in the corner, watching the two fighting, and was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were broken.
At this time, bad luck hit her again. With the remaining force of their swords, a table leg flew straight towards her.
Chang Xiaoyu is a weak woman. How can she avoid such unexpected disasters? Her heart suddenly became cold and she just thought that God was going to kill her. She closed her eyes in fear.
Just when the table leg was about to hit Chang Xiaoyu, it was chopped into pieces with a knife. Gu Sanyue stood coldly beside Chang Xiaoyu with a knife, looked at the two people who were red-eyed with displeasure, and said: "You two are just fighting and killing, why do you want to hurt innocent people?" ! There’s a big place out there, let’s fight outside! Otherwise, I’ll come and practice with you!” When the two people heard this, they were both surprised, and each took a step back and looked at Gu Sanyue.
When the man in black saw the knife in Gu Sanyule's hand, his eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but admired: "What a knife!" A good knife is naturally a good knife, and this is a top-quality magic weapon.
Apart from the immortal weapons, this sword has the highest rank. And based on the realm of the two people in front of them, they must have never seen immortal soldiers.
Gu Sanyule said coldly: "As long as you know, don't go outside! If I hadn't taken action, you would have hurt innocent people. After all, you are monks, why don't you be shameless?" The man in black laughed wildly: "No. It doesn't matter to me that he died as an ordinary person. But the young man in white opposite me is a monk from the Xian family of the New Rain Sect, and fellow Taoists should say that he is the one!" Gu Sanyue's face froze when he heard the words "New Rain Sect".
The man in white became angry and said: "How dare you insult my sect! You are seeking death!" After that, the two men ignored them and rushed forward to fight.
Those moves are all ruthless moves that can separate life and death. Gu Sanyue was worried that Chang Xiaoyu would be injured, so he stayed by her side.
The fight between the two soon came to an end. The man in white from Xinyu Sect took advantage of the man in black not paying attention, picked a sword flower, and cut off the head of the man in black with one sword, and blood immediately flowed all over the floor.
Chang Xiaoyu was so frightened that she quickly covered her eyes and screamed. After the man in white won the victory, he himself was in a trance.
The two of them were similar in strength, so it was hard to say who would live and who would die in the fight just now. Gu Sanyue looked at him coldly and asked: "Who are you from the New Rain Sect?" The man in white looked at Gu Sanyue and replied: "A junior, not worth mentioning. This person has a life-and-death feud with my sect. I almost accidentally hurt an innocent person. I really didn't do it intentionally. Please forgive me, fellow Taoist." He bowed his hands and said, "I have something important to do, so I'll go ahead." After that, the man in white glanced at the miserable situation in the restaurant. He turned around, mounted his horse and galloped away, disappearing into the vast expanse of white snow outside.
