Lei Hu felt that he was unjustly accused. Since this noble lady came to their team, the sect leader not only sent troops to search for her, but also personally invited horses to treat her. They didn't even dare to take a good look at Mrs. Xiao's face. How could they dare to be rude? .
He was also worried that Mrs. Xiao would think their warriors were vulgar and despise them from Youzhou!
"Wei!" Lei Hu responded loudly.
"Mrs. Xiao, this is my retinue, Lei Hu." Zhou Xu introduced Mrs. Xiao to let them get to know each other.
"Mrs. Xiao, hello." Lei Hu's voice was loud and clear. He spoke their Youzhou dialect openly and brightly because he didn't know Chang'an dialect.
Zhao Qingshan shook his fan and said, "Mrs. Xiao, Lei Hu is greeting you. He is saying hello. In fact, our Youzhou dialect is quite easy to learn. After all, it has the same origin as the Chang'an dialect, but there are some differences in the pronunciation and intonation of the language."
Xiao Luolan recited it several times in his mind, and then said seriously to Lei Hu: "Hello."
Lei Hu's face turned red as he listened to the slightly strange Youzhou dialect spoken by the Chang'an nobles. This was the first time he met a noble with such a friendly tone.
Zhao Qingshan shook his fan and smiled.
Zhou Xu listened to Mrs. Xiao stumblingly learning Youzhou dialect, as if he was listening to the cries of orioles.
Everyone rushed to Cangxian County in the evening.
Outside the gate of the county town, the soldiers guarding the gate saw a black horse riding a black horse from a distance and sent someone to find the inspector.
The inspector came over and saw Beidi's iconic black cloud horse. He immediately pulled over a pawn and asked him to inform the county magistrate that a big shot was coming.
Zhao Qingshan took out his road guide. After the inspector took it and took a cursory look, his calves were shaking a little. He raised his head and did not dare to look directly at the middle-aged man in front of Mr. Zhao.
After waving his hand to open the gate of the county town, a group of light-armored black cavalry entered the county town smoothly. The inspector thought for a while and quickly ran towards the city to find the Ming Mansion.
When Dou Yaoming, the magistrate of Cang County, heard the report from the inspector below that Zhao Qingshan, the long history of the Governor of Youzhou, followed a group of Lei's black knights into the county, the fat and overweight Dou Mingfu took a sip of tea. It spurted out, along with the orange peel, ginger slices, and jujube meat in the tea, and the fat on his face trembled.
"What did you say?!"
The inspector could only say it again.
"Ming Mansion, it's not too late. You should pay a visit right now." The county magistrate's official is a short old man. Seeing that the county magistrate was frightened, he hurriedly said to the inspector: "Hurry and arrest the county magistrate. Call Bo, bring some government officials with you, find out where Zhao Changshi is staying, and then we can go together."
"Ah, yes, yes, just listen to Master." Dou Yaoming held Master's hand and felt deeply that when something happened, it was his elder brother who was more reliable.
"Mingfu, change your clothes quickly."
Dou Yaoming ate the ginger slices and orange peels stuck to the front of his clothes. The fat on his sour face trembled, and then he ran to the back hall to change clothes.
The master shook his head helplessly: "Mingfu's temperament... ugh..."
When Dou Yaoming changed his clothes and met with the county magistrate Bo Yi, he found that all three of them were so frightened that they almost hugged each other.
The angry master yelled: "Three adults, go quickly!"
Dou Yaoming's face was uglier than crying: "Zhao Changshi followed the Lei's Black Cavalry. The Lei's Black Cavalry is the bodyguard of the Zhou clan leader. This means that Lord Jieduzhi is very likely to go to Cang County."
"Then if you know, why don't you go quickly?" Master urged.
"However, our Lord Jiedushi of Youzhou likes to kill the aristocratic family the most." Dou Yaoming was born in a small aristocratic family. Maybe in other places, he can live a good life, but this is impossible in Youzhou. It can be said that Youzhou The aristocratic families in the state will tremble when they hear the word "Zhou".
The patriarch of the Zhou family was merciless when killing people. He cut off the original aristocratic families in Youzhou one after another like wheat stubble, leaving only the obedient ones, and the disobedient ones were all chopped down.
"That's because the Lu family and the Bai family in Youzhou are disobedient. Haven't you always firmly supported Lord Jiedushi in the Ming Dynasty?" The master persuaded: "Besides, our Dou family is just a small family in Taiyang County. Family, Master Jiedushi will not do anything to us."
Dou Yaoming and County Prime Minister Bo took a look at each other and felt that it made sense, and they were no longer so panicked.
"Then we're going to visit now?"
"It's better to go early than late, so let's go."
"Then go!"
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"Mom, is this an ancient inn?" Xiao Qingxue rubbed her shoulders and stretched. After sitting on the pergola for several hours, she felt like her whole body was about to fall apart.
Xiao Luolan's inner thighs hurt because she was riding a horse, but in front of her daughter, she was embarrassed and just sat on a stool to rest.
"Good boy, come here."
Xiao Qingxue was looking at the calligraphy and paintings in the room, but when she heard her mother's words, she walked to her side.
"In the afternoon, Sect Master Zhou said that if we want to learn Youzhou dialect in the future, we can approach Mr. Qingshan and his subordinates. They are very willing to teach us. I have learned a lot on the way, and now you can learn it too."
Xiao Qingxue nodded obediently.
When Xiao Luolan saw that her daughter was so well-behaved and learned quickly and well, she couldn't help but praise her: "What a great girl."
Xiao Qingxue hugged her mother and rubbed it hard. After a while, she said distressedly: "Mom, should we go down and exchange some ancient money for buying two more clothes and shoes? I want to take a bath. Yesterday I I didn’t wash it, and I sweated again in the afternoon, and now I’m sticky and uncomfortable.”
Xiao Luolan actually wanted to take a bath and change clothes. She thought for a while and said, "We are not familiar with this place. Let's leave the gold bracelet. First, give a small object to Mr. Qingshan and ask him to exchange some money for us."
If the two of them went to change money, they might be robbed by bad guys, so Mr. Qingshan asked him to be more safe.
Xiao Qingxue opened the sachet and picked out a carved white jade hairpin.
There is also a gilded butterfly wave with tassels hanging down, a pair of silver delphinium hairpins, and several pearl hair ornaments with small pearls strung into plum blossom shapes.
Xiao Luolan put them away. Maybe these were their hopes for the rest of their lives.
"Mrs. Xiao, Miss Xiao."
Mr. Qingshan's voice sounded outside the door.
Xiao Qingxue tied the sachet and Xiao Luolan opened the door: "Mr. Qingshan."
"Mrs. Xiao, this is hot water, for bathing." Zhao Qingshan stepped back and let Lei Hu, who was carrying two large buckets of hot water, go in first, and then another servant held a small box and placed it on the table in the room.
"In the box are women's clothes. Mrs. Xiao and Miss Xiao can change into them after taking a bath."
Xiao Luolan was startled. They were just thinking about this, but Mr. Qingshan brought them what they needed without paying for it...
Xiao Luolan felt vaguely uneasy. Sect Leader Zhou treated them so well that she was frightened.
"Mr. Qingshan." Xiao Luolan saw Mr. Qingshan leaving with Lei Hu and the others, and caught up with them: "Mr. Qingshan, please wait a moment."
Zhao Qingshan asked politely: "Is there anything wrong with Mrs. Xiao?"
"Mr. Qingshan, you gave so many things, we can't ask for them in vain." Xiao Luolan wanted to say something else, but Zhao Qingshan suddenly laughed and laughed at himself: "Mrs. Xiao thinks that we are treating you well for no reason. Do you have bad intentions?"
Yes, it is! Zhao Qingshan complained about his lord in his heart.
How could Xiao Luolan slander the benefactor who saved them like this? He quickly shook his head: "Mr. Qingshan, that's not what I meant."
Zhao Qingshan shook his fan and said with a smile: "Actually, to be honest with you, our sect master has something to ask of you."
"If there is anything I can do, just say it. You don't have to ask for anything." Xiao Luolan was almost ashamed, but when she heard that they had something to ask for help, she felt much more relaxed.
"That's it." Zhao Qingshan said sternly: "Our Youzhou is far away from Chang'an, and the accent and customs are different from Chang'an. However, the sect master sometimes has to go to Chang'an. I saw that Mrs. Xiao speaks Chang'an proficiently, so I hope Mrs. Xiao can Teach the sect leader Chang’an language.”
Xiao Luolan was a little confused when she thought of Master Zhou's poor Mandarin. Was he just teaching Mandarin?
"I wonder if Mrs. Xiao would like that?"
"Of course I am willing." Xiao Luolan was naturally willing when she thought that she could help and repay Sect Master Zhou's kindness.
After getting the answer, Zhao Qingshan turned around and went back with his followers.
When he returned to the sect leader's guest room, he saw his lord sitting on a chair, playing with Mrs. Xiao's pearl earrings again, looking in a good mood.
"Mrs. Xiao agrees?"
Zhao Qingshan took a sip of tea and said nothing.
Zhou Xu didn't care either. He raised his head, his Adam's apple moved up and down, and hummed a Youzhou tune.
After going around in circles, this time it was Mrs. Xiao who took the initiative to let him learn Chang'an dialect.
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Chapter 11
Xiao Luolan returned to his room. The room they lived in was one of the many guest rooms on the second floor. Opposite was the guest room of Sect Master Zhou and Mr. Qingshan. Lei Hu and the others were scattered around. Xiao Luolan suspected that they had left the guest room on the second floor. All of them were covered, because she hadn't seen any strangers go to the guest room on the second floor until now.
The guest room for her and her daughter was well arranged, facing south and facing north, with good light. When she opened the window, she could see sporadic lights floating in the summer evening.
Xiao Luolan closed the window tightly, then closed the door and bolted the door.
The front and back of the room were separated by a screen. The front was the sleeping area. There was a bed and a wardrobe against the wall. There was a round table in the middle of the room. On the table was a small box of clothes sent by Sect Leader Zhou. The one next to the window There is a dressing table in the place. Although the bronze mirror is not as clear as the one they used before, it can still see people.
"Mom, come quickly and wash your hair and take a shower."
Xiao Qingxue shouted happily from behind the screen.
Xiao Luolan walked around the screen and saw the two large buckets filled with hot water sent by Lei Hu. Together with the two bathtubs that were already in the guest room, they almost filled the space.
Xiao Qingxue quickly took the stools and copper basins outside and inside.
She sat on the stool, stretched out a hand, and placed a thin, gray pill-shaped object in her hand: "Mom, look what I found. This is a bath bean used for bathing and washing hair in ancient times. The wooden frame next to it There are still several more on it.”
Xiao Luolan picked it up and smelled it. There was a refreshing fragrance of grass and trees.
"Sit down, Mom will wash your hair."
Xiao Luolan took off her daughter's hair tie, picked up a wooden comb to comb her hair smooth, then used a wooden ladle to scoop hot water from the bucket and poured it on her daughter's hair. After it was wet, she picked up the bath beans and gave it to her. Rub your hair.
Xiao Qingxue said with satisfaction: "Mom, it feels so comfortable."
Xiao Luolan laughed. After washing, he used the linen cloth on the wooden rack to dry the excess water.
After it was half dry, Xiao Luolan poured the water into the empty bucket.
Xiao Qingxue felt that her hair was still wet, and she missed the past: "It would be nice if there was a hair dryer."
"Mom, sit down quickly and I'll wash it for you."
The mother and daughter helped each other wash their hair, then took a bath and came out together wrapped in linen.
"Huh, it feels much more refreshing." Xiao Qingxue opened the box and looked at the clothes inside: "Mom, are these all gifts from Sect Master Zhou?"
"Yes." Xiao Luolan told them what Sect Leader Zhou needed their help for.
Xiao Qingxue thought thoughtfully: "Zhou Zongzhu wants to learn Mandarin and enter Chang'an? I don't know where this ancient Chang'an is. It would be great if I could get a map, or maybe a book would work."
"But it's really strange. The Chang'an dialect in this world is actually Mandarin."
Xiao Luolan felt another level of worry: "Can we understand this ancient book?"
