A group of people gathered around the stove, eating beef with chopsticks in one hand, and nibbling the steamed buns brought by the Chen couple in the other.
The woman is from the world of martial arts and has always been free-spirited. In addition, she has done meat and work, so she has nothing to worry about. At this time, she neither cares about etiquette nor image, and just eats meat.
Chen Han's family was a little restrained at first. After all, they only produced steamed buns. The husband and heroine had already been kind to them, and now they had to cook for their own family. They felt really bad. However, Song You's cooking skills were actually ahead of his time, and with the advent of delicious food, there were fewer restrictions.
Song You's craftsmanship is really nothing to say.
Not to mention this era, it was the previous life. There were so many kinds of seasonings, abundant and easy-to-obtain ingredients, and information exchange was so convenient. The level of cooking was still uneven across the country, and there was no shortage of delicious food spots.
No one wants to admit that the food cooked in their own province is not good, but most people agree that people in certain provinces are better at cooking.
Not to mention this era.
Song You even spent a lot of money to buy spices. These days, mainly rich people often use spices for cooking. Common people even have to save salt. How can they be so particular?
"Hiccup~"
The woman drank the soup cleanly, and the Chen couple quickly came forward and took the initiative to clean the pot.
"Let's go together?"
The woman glanced at Song You sideways: "We knew each other before, and now we've eaten and we're on the way. If we don't go together, and we bump into each other again and again on the road, how can we say hello again and again?"
"rational."
Song You nodded and agreed.
When we hit the road again, there were six people.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen took their son and daughter back to their hometown to meet the old man. The child's legs were weak and he walked much slower than before.
That woman's character is also very out-of-the-box.
We had just met each other, and after spending only a short time together, we saw that they were still somewhat calm. After walking together for a long time, maybe they couldn't hold it in any longer, so they showed off their naughty and restless temperament——
Sometimes she ran to talk to the calico cat, sometimes she looked at Song You's horse up and down, sometimes she went to tease the Chen family's children, sometimes she rode her horse and lay in a daze, sometimes she jumped on the boulder on the side of the road and looked at the road ahead, sometimes she fell behind alone and smoked. She played with cutting grass with a knife, and when the Chen family's children got tired, they would hold one of them and sit on her horse. They were also kind-hearted people.
From her, Song You saw the lovely side of Jianghu people.
People are living a miserable life these days. Girls get married early and boys head the family early. Everyone shows a maturity that is overwhelmed by the burden of life. This kind of character may only be found in the world.
It has to be the arena of this world.
We met another bandit in the afternoon.
The woman is a responsible person in the world. When traveling in the world and encountering problems in the world, she cannot shrink back. She immediately takes the lead and goes forward to negotiate.
This process seems really interesting to Song You——
When meeting someone, first raise your hands, say thank you for your hard work, lower your body, and introduce yourself to your family. This is the way to be in the world.
Those thieves couldn't let her come up to talk to her, they had to use some tricks and words to teach her. But in the eyes of the Jianghu people, this seemed to have become a rule, so they didn't think it was offensive or provocative.
Once you have dealt with them all one by one, it means that you are indeed the same kind of people, and it also means that you really have the ability to talk to them on an equal footing, and only then can discussions be possible.
This time of year is also special.
The Liujiang Conference is close at hand, Anqing is less than a hundred miles away, and countless people from Jianghu are gathered there.
Normally, even if they were from a well-known family, these bandits would not be let go easily. Since you are working alone, you have to leave something behind. However, at this time, are any of the descendants of the famous sect coming here alone to attend the meeting? Not to mention that a group of people came out to ask for an explanation. I'm afraid other people in the world would join in the fun after hearing this.
At least the bandits we met today are smart.
But women are not alone.
I just heard the leader of the thieves pointing behind me and asking: "Who are those people? There is not much oil and water here. The heroine can just pass by me and wait for the mountain. Do you need to take a few people with you?"
"Those are my uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces. As for that Taoist, hey, he is very poor. How can you compete with him?"
"really?"
"I was sent from Xishan to Liujiang to attend the conference. My elders and brothers have all gone to Anqing. If I don't have relatives to pick me up, why would I go to that barren Lingbo County alone?"
"The Xishan Sect is in Yizhou, why are your uncles and aunts here?"
"We are all miserable people, why don't we find a way to survive?" The woman glanced at the group of bandits, then sighed and said, "We are all heroes, if there is no way to survive at the bottom of the mountain, how can we run up the mountain?"
Regardless of whether this is true or not, it really speaks to the bandits' hearts.
How can it be so cool to turn a fallen grass into a bandit?
Cutting the road and robbing wealth will inevitably involve some blood. How can it be so easy to sleep at night when the sin is getting worse? Every year when officers and soldiers come, they have to cut off a crop. Who knows that it won't be their turn this year?
Everyone looked at each other for a moment, but still held their hands.
"Xia Xia, please go away..."
"I won't say thank you much, see you later!"
The woman also surrendered to them, then turned back and led everyone through.
Song You passed by slowly, just thoughtful.
What the woman said was true and false, and there was still some truth among the lies, and some truth among the lies, which also revealed the helplessness of life these days. And her words and deeds seem to be following the etiquette of the world, and they are strict. If you think about it carefully, whether it is the respect given at the beginning, the intimidation revealed by the teacher unintentionally later, or the heart-to-heart feelings at the end, the combination of each other has led to this. The easiest way to pass the level.
If force is used, there will be no trouble and bloodshed.
I'm afraid it's hard to say whether I'll win or lose.
"This heroine."
"Huh? Call me?"
"Who else could it be?"
"Hey! Not satisfied?"
"You seem to like heroines more."
"How do you know?"
"You can tell."
"How did you get it?"
"Expression, tone."
"You..."
When the woman realized that this was what she had said to him last night, she grinned and asked:
"What did you call me for?"
"I want to hear about this world from the heroine's mouth."
"Why do you listen to Jianghu?"
"Since I have traveled all over the world, how can I miss the world?"
"It makes sense." The woman nodded in recognition, and smiled, "But this can't be said in one or two sentences."
"I'm afraid it will be tomorrow night before we get to Anqing."
"Ten cents."
"Wow..."
Song You took out a small handful of money from his pocket and counted ten coins.
The woman took it and started talking.
Song You listened quietly and sorted it out in his mind.
Jianghu is a big concept in ancient books. It means everything and infinite as opposed to the word "limited".
Later, Jianghu came about after Buddhism was introduced to the East. Buddhist monks had the need to preach and communicate. They often walked around the three rivers and two lakes, which was called "walking around the rivers and lakes".
Later, this concept was extended and amplified, and gradually it no longer belonged to Buddhist monks, but to the whole world. At this time, it has become a word relative to "temple" and "official government". Although it is not as big as "jianghu" in ancient books, it is still a big word.
Monks and Taoists are like rivers and lakes, and merchants and merchants are also like rivers and lakes.
The bandits and bandits are the rivers and lakes, and the gangsters in the city are also the rivers and lakes.
Civilian gangs are gangs and rivers, and so are Caoyan Trucking.
Even the mountain hermit is considered a charlatan.
The rivers and lakes are filled with all kinds of situations in the world, including the warmth and coldness of human relationships. The major gangs and fighting and killing only account for a very small part of it.
When it comes to Jianghu forces, a hundred flowers bloom.
It's just that most of them are not like martial arts novels. They are all about practicing and teaching martial arts. It seems that the purpose and continuation of their existence is to teach good fighters. Martial arts is one of the tools to help people eat, but martial arts cannot be directly used as food. The main purpose of establishing these forces is to make money, or to help themselves make better money.
There are escort agencies that mainly make a living by traveling as escorts.
There are secret societies like the Caobang and Salt Gang, which were originally formed spontaneously by laborers, sailors, smugglers and merchants to protect their own interests.
There are local gangs, each with its own way of making money.
Some are established through faith, such as some Taoist temples that do not learn magic but martial arts or even a little bit, and some sects established under the banner of certain gods or even illegal religions at all.
There are also martial arts schools that mainly focus on martial arts and make money by recruiting disciples to teach martial arts.
Some princes, generals and ministers would also support Jianghu sects for different purposes. There were even some Jianghu sects that were not righteous in blood and had shadows of people from the Western Regions or Saibei.
It's just that the rivers and lakes are dangerous, the laws are not strict, and there are demons and ghosts. If you want to travel in the rivers and lakes, in addition to knowing the rules, you also need some martial arts to be your asset.
The Xishan Sect is located in Yizhou, three hundred miles away from Yidu, at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. Relying on the prosperous economy and culture of Yizhou in recent hundreds of years, the Xishan Sect has gradually grown and is considered a major sect in the world. According to this woman, she is one of the largest forces in the world, and her disciples are all famous for their martial arts.
However, when traveling around the world, few people would kill with a knife if it was not necessary.
Can be reasonable or reasonable.
Just like these bandits, in the words of a woman, most of the bandits in the world are evildoers. If you count them all, there are many people who deserve to die. But after all, human life is greater than the sky. For such a large court to sentence people to death, it has to be reported to the central government, and then the emperor personally decides. The crime of murder is divided into many parts. Everyone can share it equally, so that everyone can feel at ease. Who would be willing to do so easily? What about killing people?
As for ordinary people who go out to run around in the world, which one is not miserable and which one is not difficult, it is impossible to say that there are children and young people in the family. Some verbal conflicts have killed other people's lives. That's a serious crime.
This is a common thought among people in the world these days.
Song You listened and pondered.
Regardless of right or wrong, just the common thoughts and ideas of people in this era are more or less a corner of the era, which is enough for him to understand and gain.
In the afternoon of the next day, we arrived at Gudu.
This is the place where Song Yu disembarked before leaving.
Chen Han respectfully said to Song You and the woman: "Thank you two benefactors for your help along the way. There are still dozens of miles of mountain road to Anqing. Taking the water route is not necessarily faster, but it is much more comfortable. Why don't the two benefactors come with us?" Let's go up together by water and get off at Anqing Ferry. We and I will pay for the ferry. Although it's not much, it's still a reward."
The woman raised her eyes and glanced at Song You:
"How do you choose?"
"Thank you Mr. Chen for your kindness. However, we came here by water. To go to Anqing, we should take the land route." Song You replied with cupped hands.
"Exactly what I thought!"
The woman smiled and clasped her fists at Chen Han: "Don't say any kind words. The mountains are high and the road is far. I'll see you again in the rivers and lakes. If I'm down one day, I'll just pass by your door and give you a treat."
"This little man will never forget this love."
Chen Han said and gave them a big gift again.
"Go quickly, go quickly..."
The woman did not stop him from saluting, but accepted it calmly, waving her hands to urge him to leave quickly.
