When the sun was shining brightly above his head, Qingyang drove the carriage into the territory of Lanshan County.
It had just been the beginning of summer, but the heat was already hitting their faces. This hot feeling was something they had never experienced before when they had lived in Yaowang Valley all year round, but Gu Jianghe seemed to like it very much.
Jiu Xia was fanning herself with a pair of beautiful flower-shaped round fans that she bought at the last market. The cool breeze was sent to her body by the round fans, and the hair hanging on her shoulders was also constantly blown up.
"Girl, I didn't expect it to be so hot today."
Gu Jianghe looked at Jiuxia's forehead and saw some fine beads of sweat. He took out the brocade handkerchief in his arms and gently wiped it away for her. He smiled and said, "It's just the beginning of summer. You are so afraid of the heat. How can you be so afraid of the heat?" What should I do if I go down?"
The climate in the southwest is very different from that in the south of the Yangtze River. The higher the terrain, the thinner the air, and the longer the sunshine hours. Therefore, this kind of climate is naturally a bit hot for people like Jiuxia who live in Yaowang Valley, which is warm as spring all year round.
But for Gu Jianghe, it was a blessing in disguise.
That rainy night was so cold. If she hadn't been so tightly protected by her brother in her thin clothes, I'm afraid her life would have died that night.
Although she has been able to survive until now, the cold has become her biggest fear.
When they first came out of the valley, Jiuxia and the others were also very afraid that the cold wind outside the valley would be unbearable for her. She could still remember the dazzling array of warm hands and thick clothes in the carriage, but now it seems that this is a bit Worry is unnecessary.
"But this weather means I don't have to worry about you."
Looking at Gu Jianghe, whose face was a little rosy due to the warm weather, Jiu Xia felt somewhat relieved.
He stretched out his hand to lift the plain curtain on the window, and the lively atmosphere of the street rushed in.
There are many shops on both sides of the street, including teahouses, taverns, pawn shops, and workshops, and they are bustling with people. There are also many vendors with small stalls in the remaining open space beside the shops.
A stone tablet gradually appeared in front of Qingyang's eyes. As soon as he pulled the reins in his hand, the horse stopped obediently. Perhaps he knew that there were people walking around him, but he didn't say a word, only panting occasionally. Rough.
"Twenty-four bridges?"
Qingyang stretched out his hand to open the curtain of the carriage and stuck his head in: "Girl, we have arrived at the place the old man in front of us just mentioned. Do you want to come down and have a rest before we decide whether to continue on the journey?"
Next to the Twenty-Fourth Bridge is the busiest place in Lanshan County, with restaurants and shops intertwined with each other. Even a few steps away is the most famous exquisite flower world in Lanshan County.
However, at noon, unlike the bustling shops and restaurants, Linglong Flower World seemed quiet.
Jiu Xia and Gu Jianghe got out of the carriage in front of a restaurant as instructed, and Qingyang was about to hand the reins in his hands to the young boy who was walking forward quickly.
Gu Jianghe felt something was wrong, raised his head and looked across the street.
There were people carrying LTLs selling goods along the streets walking past them.
A radiant young man holding a folding fan approached the restaurant opposite Hua Dong Feiyun.
An open window on the second floor seemed to have nothing to do with the hustle and bustle downstairs.
There were several plates of exquisite refreshments on the table, and a figure was sitting by the window.
A man in black clothes walked up to Gu Jianghe at some point and hugged her fist: "Miss Gu, my master has invited me."
The wind blew the long hair of the person by the window, and the white hair actually shone under the bright sun.
It turned out to be him.
Gu Jianghe's heart moved.
Along the way, when he pushed open the door to the room, his gentle eyes withdrew from the bustling market outside the window and looked at the woman who had pushed the door open.
The bright red begonia flower hairpin added a touch of beauty to her originally cold figure. Different from the last time I saw her, this time, her complexion seemed much better.
"Miss Gu, we meet again."
Wen Jirou stretched out her hand to the seat opposite him and made an inviting gesture.
Gu Jianghe subconsciously stretched out her hand to hold the crabapple flower hairpin in her hair. Most of the sunlight was blocked in the room, making her feel a slight chill as soon as she stepped in.
"I didn't expect to meet you here."
The only sunlight in the room came from the window and fell on Wen Jirou who was sitting by the window, making his white hair even more sparkling.
Sitting in the sunshine, Gu Jianghe felt the warmth again.
Unexpectedly, she actually fell in love with the climate here.
"Miss Gu, it seems that the fate between us is deeper than I imagined."
Wen Jirou placed a white porcelain wine glass in front of Gu Jianghe and poured a glass of wine for her.
"Where are you going, Miss Gu?"
Gu Jianghe looked at him.
A scent of wine slowly ignited from the cup and spread into her nose. The spicy aroma made her feel a little warm when she smelled it.
"Young lady, I can guess that Lanshan County is the only way to the Miao territory."
"Miss Gu, it seems that we will be traveling together again."
Wen Jirou took a sip of the wine in the glass, and the spicy taste entered his mouth, making him cough unprepared.
Ahem——
A white jade porcelain bottle was pushed over by a pair of white and slender hands.
His eyes met a pair of indifferent eyes, and at a glance, it was like an abyss, as if he was about to be sucked into it.
"This is Yaowang Valley's homemade burn ointment."
Wen Jirou was stunned for a moment, and then saw her right hand covering her mouth and coughing lightly.
The sleeves slid down the wrists, exposing the skin on the forearms.
The skin, which was fairer than that of ordinary men, was now covered with blood-red scars. Looking closely, it looked like they had been burned by something.
"I told you that people with albinism should not be exposed to too much sunlight." Gu Jianghe said slowly.
Looking at her injured arm, Wen Jirou smiled dumbly and said, "I have been used to these burns since I was a child."
"It's better to take good care of your body."
Gu Jianghe said calmly, picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Although Yaowang Valley is like spring all year round, the coldness of that rainy night penetrated into her bones, making her occasionally feel chilly even in such an environment. In order to keep her body warm, she often drank alcohol to ward off the cold.
But this was the first time I drank wine after leaving Yaowang Valley for so long, and I suddenly felt nostalgic for the wine brewed by the girls in Yaowang Valley.
Perhaps because of her poor health, what she dislikes the most are those patients who don't take care of their bodies.
That's why she saw the burns on his arms just now.
Wen Jirou put the medicine bottle on the table into her arms.
The sunshine at noon became stronger and stronger, and the wind gradually decreased.
A carriage with plain cloth and green curtains was walking slowly on the official road.
Riding horses beside the carriage were three young men, walking forward at the same speed as the carriage.
A folded blanket of the same color as the clothes was covered on Ranchen's legs.
His body swayed slightly with the carriage.
The hair was all raised up by a crown of feathers, revealing the neck on the back, with a faint trace of blood.
Nan Liyu asked with some confusion: "Are you really so anxious about this matter? Miss Gu told me before she left that you must rest and recover from your leg injury."
The decoction given over the past few days has gradually brought life to Ranchen's face, which had always looked a little pale and sickly.
The corners of his lips curved slightly, he looked at his teenage playmate who grew up with him, and whispered:
"You know that we have no room to refuse the secret decree from the palace."
In fact, the answer was already clear to him, and Nan Liyu could only sigh.
It had been more than half a month, and the kneecap under the blanket was still wrapped with a thick bandage. Although Gu Jianghe said before leaving that the wound would be fine after half a month, but they were on the road in a hurry, and Su Chengyan was worried about the bumps on the road. He told them to play for a while before they could untie Ran Chen.
"I wonder how Miss Gu and the others are doing?"
Ranchen suddenly made a sound.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that we would go to the same place as them again. I don't know if we will meet them again on the road."
"Lanshan County has arrived."
Nan Liluo's voice came from outside the car curtain.
It gradually became lively outside the car.
Moning Yifeng, Fan Xiao and Ye Xinghe also got off their horses.
Entering Lanshan County, there are more and more ordinary people and LTLs walking in the streets.
Nan Liluo led the horse and walked carefully on the somewhat crowded street.
The stone monument of the Twenty-Four Bridge gradually came into view.
Not far from the stone monument, a young man's figure was pacing back and forth. There was a whip coiled behind the young man, but a dagger on his waist caught Nan Liluo's attention.
It's Xiyang.
"Qingyang."
A voice called her name from far away.
who is it?
Qingyang turned his head in shock, and his right hand unconsciously touched the whip behind him.
A man in a light blue gown waved to her. His left hand is also holding a carriage.
The green curtain on the carriage was lifted by someone's hands at this time, revealing the people inside.
"It's you."
Qingyang was a little in disbelief.
The carriage stopped in front of Qingyang.
Nan Liluo seemed particularly happy to see Qingyang.
"When we set out, I thought about whether I would meet you, but I didn't expect that I actually did."
Nan Liyu also turned over and got off the carriage at this time, hugging Qingyang's fists.
"Miss Qingyang, I really didn't expect us to meet again. Why are you alone, Miss Gu?"
Qingyang pointed to the open window on the second floor behind him: "The girl is there."
Ranchen opened the green curtain on the window with his hands.
A woman in a white gown sat by the window, her bright red begonia flower hairpin looking so eye-catching under the refraction of the sunlight.
Opposite the woman, there was a man with long snow-white hair sitting.
The noise outside the window had nothing to do with Wen Jirou, but suddenly, he turned sideways, tilted his head, glanced out the window with a pair of peach blossom eyes, and smiled: "Miss Gu, it seems that an old acquaintance of ours has arrived. "
Gu Jianghe looked out the window.
Next to the restaurant, a plain-colored carriage with green curtains was parked there quietly. A pair of sharp-jointed hands pushed aside the green curtains, revealing a pair of eyes as gentle as jade.
