A knock on the door startled them both.
Xiao Luolan held her daughter down and opened the door herself. She found that it was the child who applied medicine to her yesterday, followed by two old ladies.
Both men were holding something in their hands.
The medicine boy bowed and said, "Madam, it's time to change the medicine."
Xiao Luolan listened to the dialect and looked at what they were holding, guessed what they meant, and opened the door wider: "Thank you."
After the medicine boy entered the room, he turned around and closed the door.
"They should change our dressing." Xiao Luolan said to her daughter.
Xiao Qingxue saw that one of the old ladies had two small copper basins on the tray in their hands. There was water in the copper basins and a handkerchief on each edge. The other woman had two cups of water on the tray, a small jar of green salt, and two small copper basins. A wicker stick for brushing teeth, and a small jar with no discernible contents.
After the medicine boy changed medicines for the two nobles, he bowed again and went out.
The old ladies followed him out and stood at the door, as if waiting for something.
Xiao Qingxue had read a few time travel books, so she took her mother and gave her an ancient dental brushing.
Mother and daughter awkwardly brushed their teeth and washed their faces. Xiao Qingxue opened the jar and saw that there was milky white paste inside, exuding a light fragrance.
"Is it skin care lotion?"
Xiao Qingxue rubbed a little behind her ears. After a while, she didn't feel anything strange, and then she carefully applied it on her face. After wiping it, she also applied some on her mother's face.
She saw that the weather outside was quite dry, so she might as well put some on it.
Xiao Luolan has been thinking about what to do in the future after hearing her daughter's words. It just feels a little unreal in my heart.
The old ladies took away the toiletries in time. Xiao Qingxue didn't understand the language with them and didn't know what to say.
She sat in front of the bronze mirror in the room and unexpectedly discovered that the ancient mirror was quite bright.
Her hair was already messed up after sleeping all night, so she took off all the hair accessories on her head.
"Mom, keep these and sell them for money." Xiao Qingxue hugged her mother's waist, smelled the fragrance on her body, and said, "I should be able to sell them for a lot of money. I still have the gold bracelet you bought for me on my wrist. Crystal transfer bead, when the time comes we will also convert it into money."
Xiao Luolan was so saddened by what her daughter said that she looked away.
"Mom, comb my hair."
The long, smooth hair was tied up simply by a hair tie. The girl in the mirror had bright eyes and a beautiful face. She held her chin, a little distressed: "Mom, it seems that in ancient times, everyone called mother a mother. Now I Try calling me mother."
"mother."
Xiao Luolan's eyes softened: "Yeah."
"mother!"
"I am here."
Xiao Qingxue laughed, as if there was not much difference, her mother was still her mother, she would always be her mother.
"Mom, let me comb your hair too."
Xiao Qingxue gave her mother the same hairstyle.
After the mother and daughter packed up, Xiao Luolan asked her daughter to stay behind him and walked out first.
Her daughter told her that breakfast in ancient times was called morning meal.
Zhou Xu saw that Mrs. Xiao had not eaten for a long time, so he went upstairs to see what happened. Unexpectedly, he saw Mrs. Xiao as soon as he went upstairs.
Compared with yesterday, Mrs. Xiao, who was not wearing pearls or rouge, looked more elegant and elegant. Her cloud-like hair was only tied with a hair tie. When the breeze blew, her hair fluttered lightly, and Zhou Xu only felt that The hair rippled in his heart, tickling him.
"Mrs. Xiao."
He stepped forward and took a few quick steps.
Xiao Luolan stopped and saw this kind person who had been helping her since he met her. He said apologetically: "It was my negligence. There was no skilled maid in the inn, which allowed Madam to travel so easily. "
Xiao Luolan tried her best to recall the costume TV series she had watched before. Unfortunately, the more anxious she became, the more blank her mind became. Finally, she replied: "It doesn't matter."
"Has Mrs. Xiao used the morning meal?"
"Not yet." Xiao Luolan answered honestly.
Zhou Xu smiled and said, "I haven't used the imperial food yet. I wonder if I would be lucky enough to share it with Mrs. Xiao?"
This sentence was a bit difficult to understand. Xiao Luolan took a while before replying: "Thank you, Sect Leader Zhou, for your hospitality."
There should be no money for breakfast, Xiao Luolan was worried.
As expected, Mrs. Xiao didn't notice that I had shaved my beard, and Zhou Xu was inexplicably depressed.
Chapter 9 (revision)
When the time came, the sun had already risen, and because it was summer, the weather was hot, so the hall was not cool. The riders in twos and threes were either wiping their swords with coarse cloths in the sunlight, or leaning on wooden pillars to talk, and most of them were talking. The knights and Leihu and Leibao went to the backyard to take care of their precious horses. Although Qian Yicheng didn't have to be busy with the slaves in the inn, he was not idle either.
From time to time, he would give water and fruits to Mr. Zhao, the chief historian in the hall.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Zhou Xu coming down from upstairs and quickly stepped aside.
"Qian Yichen, please come with three portions of breakfast."
Zhou Xu took Mrs. Xiao to a relatively shady location, and then said to Qian Yicheng.
Qian Yichen was startled by the clothes of the last two noble ladies. After coming back to his senses, he immediately responded: "Wei."
After all, night and day are different. How can the dim candlelight at night compare to the strong sun during the day, illuminating everything.
Xiao Luolan held her daughter's hand, her body tensed, trying her best to remember the dialects spoken by Sect Master Zhou and those people. If you want to integrate into an environment, language is very important.
At some point, the knights in the hall stopped laughing and joking. They all stood upright and couldn't help but focus on the two nobles in the hall. They couldn't move away no matter what.
It's so dazzling.
The riders were wearing dark green light armor that was close to black. Whether they were the messenger or the servants, their clothes were all gray, and bright colors were rare on their bodies. At this moment, they suddenly saw a bunch of flowers. The human nature of loving beauty made them involuntarily Chasing bright colors.
"Mrs. Xiao, please sit down."
Zhou Xu sat down across from the long table and was shaken. A ray of sunlight happened to fall on Mrs. Xiao's body. Her already fair and plump skin seemed to be glowing at the moment. Although there was no pearl embellishment, the dark green The skirt was covered with low-key and luxurious patterns, the scarf was hanging down, and her dark hair was loose. Looking at Mrs. Xiao like this, Zhou Xu felt that the summer heat seemed to have faded a little.
Xiao Luolan sat down with her daughter. There was a long table in front of her. The bench was neither high nor short. The same was true for Sect Master Zhou opposite, but there was still a certain distance between the two tables.
Is this considered eating together? Xiao Luolan thought they would be eating at the same table, but it turned out that they were far apart.
Xiao Qingxue was very curious about everything in ancient times. After sitting down, she couldn't help but look at it.
The eighteen-year-old girl has a graceful figure, and the Liuyan Sunset Rui she is wearing is extremely beautiful in red. There are layers of orange, red, crimson, intertwined, intertwined with gold, and extremely beautiful. Her face is like a clear water hibiscus, and she is as beautiful as a flower. The painting was looking at them with those bright eyes at this moment.
The riders stood up straighter, feeling the heat rising directly to their heads. Some of them were bold enough to look at the curious lady, and then looked away with blushing faces.
Only Zhao Qingshan was neither humble nor arrogant, and smiled calmly at the noble lady.
Xiao Qingxue knew that he was Mr. Qingshan in her mother's mouth, the person who saved her, so she politely rolled her eyes.
Zhao Qingshan sat alone and found it quite interesting to see Mrs. Xiao's reaction.
The noble women in Chang'an are indeed very eclectic in character, without any pretense, and very generous.
He noticed that Mrs. Xiao and her daughter were not wearing hairpins and had simple hairstyles, and he knew the reason. They must have servants to serve them when they go out at home. Without personal servants, these nobles would not know how to dress and hold their hair. They had to use a hair tie to lighten their hair. It's settled.
After Xiao Qingxue finished observing, she moved closer to her mother and whispered: "Mom." Then she thought that this was ancient times and changed her words: "Mother."
Xiao Luolan looked at her daughter.
"They all carry knives." Xiao Qingxue's voice was even lower. She remembered that in ancient times, weapons were strictly controlled. The people her mother met looked unusual. On a hot day, they were still wearing armor, and their hands were There are also swords. Could it be that Sect Leader Zhou is some kind of general? Which dynasty is this place? It's a bit like the Tang Dynasty. Let's check it out if we have a chance, Xiao Qingxue thought to herself.
Xiao Luolan looked towards the cavalry in the lobby, and sure enough he saw a lot of knives.
At this time, Li Da, led by Qian Yicheng, delivered the food for the court.
He lowered his head, not daring to look around, but despite this, the complicated and bright colors on the nobleman's clothes still dazzled him for a while.
Xiao Luolan saw a bowl of thick yellow porridge on the table, a piece of hot toast with scattered sesame seeds sprinkled on it, a small plate of bacon, thinly sliced, three or four pieces, and a small bowl. A green vegetable soup with no visible vegetables.
Xiao Qingxue was very hungry, but this was ancient times, and she didn't dare to move for fear of violating some taboo.
In ancient times, etiquette and respect were very important. If my mother didn't eat, if she ate first... Xiao Qingxue thought it was better not to challenge and just wait.
In fact, Zhou Xu had already eaten the morning meal, but that didn't stop him from eating it again.
He is a warrior, and his physical exertion has always been much greater than that of ordinary people. There is a large plate of meat soup and noodles on the table. Compared with Mrs. Xiao's table, the food can be said to be larger.
He saw Mrs. Xiao lowering her eyes and concentrating, her white ears were tender and tender due to the sunlight, and her voice softened unconsciously: "There are not many good things in the countryside. Mrs. Xiao will eat some for now, and when we get to Langge, I’ll treat Mrs. Xiao and Miss Xiao to our Youzhou whole-sheep feast.”
Xiao Qingxue's ears perked up. She knew about Youzhou, but she had never heard of Langge.
Xiao Luolan was already cautious, and she felt even more sorry when she heard what Zhou Zongzhu said. Zhou Zongzhu was enthusiastic and kind, and had helped her countless times, and now he even invited them to dinner. Just now, Xiao Luolan was thinking about what it would be like to have sex with Zhou Zongzhu. It would be nice if the sect leader traveled together for a while. After all, they had knives to protect them. Xiao Luolan remembered that Mr. Qingshan told her that it was not safe outside and that there were still savages in the mountains and forests.
Xiao Luolan felt deeply guilty for taking advantage of Sect Leader Zhou. Her face turned red, her palms became sweaty, and she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.
Seeing that her mother didn't answer, Xiao Qingxue saw that the atmosphere was about to cool down, so she smoothed things over and said, "Thank you, Sect Master Zhou."
Zhou Xu narrowed his eyes and smiled. Mrs. Xiao was still young and innocent. It was normal for her to agree immediately when she heard something fun and delicious. But Mrs. Xiao didn't express her position for a long time. Was it because she didn't want to go to Youzhou?
So where does she want to go?
Return to her family or her husband?
Zhou Xu thought about it and felt that both options were not good.
Xiao Qingxue thought that Sect Leader Zhou was speaking politely, but she didn't expect that she realized after eating it that she was telling the truth.
The food in ancient times was really unpalatable.
The chestnut porridge was harsh on the teeth, and the salt in the vegetable soup was very astringent. The bacon was hard to chew and had a fishy smell. Only the sesame pancakes were okay. Xiao Qingxue ate them all and quickly drank a few mouthfuls of the porridge. , swallowed hard.
Xiao Luolan also felt that it was not delicious, but she still ate half of it.
Zhou Xu was very happy to use it. He ate the meat soup noodles and pancakes like a cloud. He also saw the performance of Mrs. Xiao and her daughter opposite. The wealthy families were very particular about food, clothing and use. These It is normal to be unable to eat rough food, but although Mrs. Xiao and her daughter ate less, they were not dissatisfied but ate very carefully. Zhou Xu felt that if those wealthy families were like Mrs. Xiao, then he would not chop off the heads of some people in the first place. .
After eating the morning meal, Xiao Luolan took her daughter's hand back to her room.
She sat on the bed, worried.
Xiao Qingxue looked at this and that for a while, full of curiosity about the life of ancient people.
After a while, the medicine boy knocked on the door and brought a bowl of dark medicine.
