The nanmu sticks to the skin, feeling a little cool. The small characters are deeply carved, but they have obviously been carefully polished after being carved. There are no burrs or the like that scratch the skin, but are very smooth.
Han Changmu's eyes fell. Her skin was not as white and delicate as that of a noble lady in the capital. The light purple ring on her wrist added to her tranquility and depth.
What he uses is not the precious golden nan, but the fragrant nan with a fragrant fragrance and a slightly purple color. Although it is not as bright and exquisite as the golden nan, it is worse than the delicate and calm color, low-key and unobtrusive, and the aroma is refined. The effect of turbidity.
Well, it's most suitable for a grumpy girl like Yao Yao.
He pointed at the Nanmu bracelet, and his expression changed in a serious tone: "Put this bracelet away and be sure not to throw it away. If I don't remember it clearly, you still have something there for comparison."
Yao Yao almost vomited blood, and subconsciously took off the bracelet. She found that this unfortunate bracelet was easy to put on and difficult to take off. She was so angry that she endured it again and again before she could curse.
Who said just now that you don't have to worry about losing it, and whoever said it has memorized it all by heart. This hand is full of vomiting, and the game is perfect.
Haha, she knew that this old man was very bad. She was so smitten by his beauty that she believed his lies.
Han Changmu looked at Yao Yao shrunk, choked and unable to speak, unable to take off his bracelet. He couldn't help but lower his head to hide his fleeting banter.
He raised his head expressionlessly, handed over a piece of paper, and said calmly: "I found this on the window lattice of Mr. Fei Yi's room that day. I just cut it out, take a look."
There is half a shoe print on the paper. There is no pattern, but the stitches can be seen. Some places are fine and some places are sparse.
Yao Yao tapped her fingers: "These are the embroidered soles that girls often wear."
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows. He wanted to test Yao Yao's teachings, and continued to ask: "There is only half of it. How did you see it?"
Yao Yao signaled Han Changmu to raise his feet: "This dynasty advocates wearing boots, especially men. They wear Hu boots when traveling for long distances. These embroidered shoes are mostly worn by noble ladies. Please take a look, sir. The patterns on the soles are different."
Han Changmu didn't look at the soles of his shoes. He pursed his lips, glanced at Yao Yao, and said calmly: "You are also wearing boots."
Yao Yao smiled: "So I am not a noble girl."
Han Changmu choked.
Yao Yao pointed to the shoe prints on the paper and said with a smile: "This kind of embroidered shoes is made of silk as the surface and hemp thread as the bottom. You see, the pattern is exactly the pattern of the sole made of hemp thread. This kind of embroidered shoes is exquisitely embroidered." , very popular among the noble ladies of this dynasty, but they are easily soaked by mud and water, so people on the road often wear leather boots, which are durable and waterproof."
Han Changmu said calmly: "Then why do you say that these kinds of embroidered shoes are worn by noble ladies?"
Yao Yao continued to laugh: "Young Master is in a high position, I'm afraid he doesn't know the price of embroidered shoes." She
He counted the money with his fingers and said to Han Changmu: "These embroidered shoes are expensive, usually several hundred renminbi a pair, and a stone of good rice only costs 600 to 700 renminbi. How can ordinary people be willing to buy a pair of embroidered shoes?"
Han Changmu pursed his lips: "Then look at who on this ship would wear such embroidered shoes."
Yao Yao tilted his head and thought for a moment: "There are not many girls on the boat, and there are even fewer girls who are involved with Mr. Fei Yi. The only one I can think of is the mute girl who has got off the boat. I have noticed that she is wearing His shoes are this kind of embroidered shoes."
Han Changmu nodded: "There was nothing wrong with Master Feiyi's room, but there were two tea cups on the small table, with half a cup of tea in them. When he died, the water was still warm."
Yao Yao folded his hands and held his chin: "When Mr. Fei Yi died, his head was rushing into the corridor and his feet were rushing into the room. The door was wide open and he was stabbed in the back. Someone knocked on the door. He went to open the door. Between the door and the knock on the door, Yao Yao folded his hands and held his chin. People were gossiping, and the person who was drinking tea with him in the room took advantage of his distraction and stabbed him in the back, killing him with one blow."
"Not bad." Han Changmu breathed a sigh of relief: "I have checked Master Feiyi's wounds. The knife was applied accurately and neatly. The blade was completely immersed in the vest. The person who performed the knife was very strong. The half of the shoe was imprinted on the window lattice. There are no footprints on the outer wall, and the person who carried out the sword must have good Qinggong."
Yao Yao thought of the mute girl's graceful dancing and smiled: "A girl who can dance like that has good Qinggong, but what I can't figure out is why she jumped out of the window and escaped after killing Master Fei Yi. Instead of walking through the door, unless something happened at the door that prevented her from leaving."
Han Changmu recalled the situation that night and said calmly: "Needless to say, the person who knocked on the door must be the old man playing the huqin. He attracted the attention of Young Master Fei Yi, and then the mute girl attacked from behind. But, what happened next? The mute girl and the old man didn't have time to find what they wanted in Mr. Fei Yi, and even forced the mute girl to jump out of the window and escape."
Yao Yao said: "Huang Huai is determined to get what Mr. Feiyi has on him, and he will definitely send people to keep an eye on him. I think the mute girl found out that someone was spying on Mr. Feiyi, and the person who monitored him went to report it to Huang Huai. The mute girl Then he would jump out of the window and escape."
Han Changmu nodded. This was the most reasonable statement. However, there was a mixed bag of fish and dragons on the boat. There was no guarantee that there would be others who wanted the things on Master Fei Yi. He touched the nanmu bead string on his hand and said, "Fortunately, these things are with us now." It’s in their hands, no matter how they think about it, it’s all in vain.”
Yao Yao curled his lips.
Not to mention that he was extremely lucky. He didn't exert any effort or make any plans, and he became the one who benefited from the situation.
The building boat was swaying, the night was already very deep, and a thin mist was rising from the river.
Han Changmu rubbed the nanmu bead string on his left wrist and carefully identified every word on it. He didn't know what he heard. He suddenly stood up, walked quickly to the window, and listened for a while.
Yao Yao followed and looked through the window at a vast mist with waves in it: "The sound of the water seems to be louder. Is the river here very fast?"
Han Changmu shook his head, his face darkened, and his brows furrowed on his face that had remained unchanged for a thousand years: "Listen carefully."
Yao Yao tilted her head. In the quiet night, the sound of the waves was deafening. She squinted her eyes and saw clusters of fast-moving haloes through the heavy fog, like many dim stars falling on the river.
It was a little candlelight, moving quickly on the river.
Her expression changed instantly, she took a quick breath, and clenched her hands tightly: "Water thieves, there are water thieves."
"Go and pack your things." Han Changmu gave a simple order, then put the strips of cloth that could not be seen by outsiders on the candles and burned them, causing a puff of black smoke to rise.
Yao Yao's heart was beating like thunder. She pursed her lips tightly and quickly went into the room to pack. She didn't have much luggage to begin with. She usually kept it in a simple trolley suitcase that she could drag on and go.
But in the face of the menacing water thieves, her luggage was a burden, so she had no reluctance to part with it. She only wore the gold and silver softly and tightly with her, with shadowless silk wrapped around her wrists, her hand hammered at her side, and her muslin sleeves It fell down, not showing anything in the way, and there was a long sword in his hand, shining with cold light.
The commotion was already close to our ears. Through the window, we could see the lamp on the bow of the boat, its dim light penetrating the cold fog.
The escorts from Weiyuan Escort Bureau also heard the noise and all rushed out.
They have been acting as escorts for many years and have rich experience. They have many more opportunities to encounter bandits than ordinary people, so they are naturally more calm and composed than the passengers on this ship.
The bodyguards didn't show any panic when they came out. They just carried the box with two people and quickly carried it to the inconspicuous warehouse on the first floor. They covered it with firewood, leaving half of the bodyguards to guard it while the other half gathered on the ship on the building. Defend enemies on both sides.
I heard the boys on the boat knocking on the door one by one, saying that water thieves were coming, and asking the boat passengers to go downstairs to hide. The boat passengers still didn't believe it, so they went downstairs yelling, some even risking their lives and money, and even carrying heavy bags on their backs. burden.
When we got to the first floor and saw the scene on the river, the boat passengers all had pale faces and trembled like chaff. They only regretted that they had chosen such a day to go out and such a boat to take a ride.
The shopkeeper of the building cupped his hands to the panicked passengers: "Dear guests, please don't panic. Please go to the wine shop to take shelter for the time being. There are guards guarding the ship. Please rest assured, distinguished guests, everything will be fine."
The boat passengers were in a mess, and they didn't seem to feel at ease after hearing what the owner of the boat said.
"This is a fatal matter. If you say it's okay, then it's okay."
"Yes, yes, I want to get off the boat. Send me off the boat."
"Where's the sampan? Put the sampan down quickly. I want to get off the boat."
As soon as one person raised his head, a group of people followed him, shouting that he wanted to abandon the ship and leave.
The always cautious shopkeeper of the building became tough, pointed at the river, and said in a strong tone: "Look at the river for yourselves. If you still want to leave, I will never stop you."
Leaning on the railing and looking from a distance, small boats are like sharp swords, approaching the big boats from all directions quickly, surrounding the not-so-wide river. Not to mention a sampan, even a bird can Can't fly out.
Yao Yao held on to the railing, his legs a little weak.
There must be so many fat fishes on this boat, attracting so many water thieves to share the meat. She is just a little shrimp, with no wealth and sex, please spare her.
Looking at this scene, Han Changmu's face darkened.
These water thieves are very good at choosing places.
This water area is not wide, and there are two sharp bends in the front and back. It is not suitable for large-scale ships to turn around, and the ship speed cannot be increased.
On both sides are towering mountains. They robbed ships and killed people. If you go into the smoky forest, even the gods will be hard to find.
Han Changmu clenched his fist calmly, the person coming was evil.
He turned around and saw Yao Yao.
I saw that she had already broken up the double-ringed bun and covered it all on the top of her hair. She tied it tightly with a light-colored ribbon. She did not wear any hairpin earrings. She held her hand firmly on the sword, with a faint trace of light on her wrist. of light.
He looked calm, without panic or nervousness.
Han Changmu felt a little surprised in his heart.
After choosing Yao Yao to go to Yumen Pass with him, he investigated her origins in detail. She was from the sin slaves of Yeting, and was later selected into the Sixteenth Guards.
