The night is deep, the moon is bright in the sky, and there are stars.
Li Xiaoqian looked at Zhu Shun who was sleeping soundly. She slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep lying in front of the bed.
The morning rooster croaked, and in the Peach Blossom Temple, a breeze blew, and the peach blossoms fell down one after another.
In a boudoir, peach blossoms are falling outside the window. In front of the dressing table, a bronze mirror reflects the reflection of a person. The person in the mirror is extremely beautiful.
She gently pulled her long hair back and paired it with the light cyan dress.
With a smile in her eyes, she held up a box of rouge and tapped her red lips. The girl smiled and pursed her lips, and the woman in the mirror smiled like a spring mountain.
Zhu Shun slowly opened his eyes and murmured:
"Where is this?"
A soft-spoken female voice came to Zhu Shun's ear:
"Are you awake?"
Zhu Shun was startled, stood up quickly, looked around, and saw a familiar face on the mirror in front of the dressing table.
Zhu Shun blushed and said:
"Girl, why am I here?"
Li Xiaoqian turned her head to look at Zhu Shun and said:
"You were unconscious, and a man named Xu Shanchao carried you here."
Li Xiaoqian blushed with guilt, lowered her head and said:
"I'm sorry, I was too impatient and I was a bit harsh."
Zhu Shun scratched his head, his face flushed, and said:
"It's okay, girl."
Zhu Shun said again: "My name is Zhu Shun, Zhu Shun, everything goes well. I don't know your name yet, girl."
Li Xiaoqian replied:
"My name is Li Xiaoqian, Xiao who knows, Qian who is a beautiful girl."
Zhu Shun nodded and chanted: "Clinique smoke at dawn is a rope bundle, and the crescent moon is a hook at night."
Li Xiaoqian looked at Zhu Shun with a smile and said:
"I didn't expect Mr. Zhu to be a scholar."
Zhu Shun smiled and said: "I understand a little, I understand a little."
Zhu Shun thought:
"It's not bad to read more books. Every sentence seems to be very literary."
Li Xiaoqian's impression of Zhu Shun became more and more favorable. She looked at Zhu Shun with a smile and said, "Teach me more if you have the chance."
Zhu Shun replied:
"sure."
Zhu Shun asked:
"Miss Li, where are the two of them now?"
Li Xiaoqian replied: "They followed my sisters to live in my brother Chen's home."
Zhu Shun said:
"That's it."
Li Xiaoqian put her chin in her hands, looked at Zhu Shun with a smile, and said, "To express my apology, I invite Mr. Zhu to have a drink."
Zhu Shun smiled and said:
"Then please spend some money, girl."
Li Xiaoqian stood up and said:
"Master Zhu, let's go!"
Then, Zhu Shun stood up and followed Li Xiaoqian out of the room.
In a courtyard, there are mulberry and bamboo trees planted outside, and there are a few chickens in the courtyard. There are three men in the house, sitting at the table, chatting. The breeze blows outside the window, rustling the mulberry and bamboo trees.
There was a man in black robes, smiling and staring at the men in white robes opposite, who were chatting; there was also a man in an indigo robe, sitting quietly at the table, holding chopsticks, listening carefully to their chatter.
The young man in black smiled and said:
"A small fan with white orchids, a slender waist with a jade belt dancing on the sky veil, it is suspected that a fairy has come down to earth, looking back with a smile as bright as the stars."
The young man in white smiled and said:
"I have been employed for more than thirteen years. In early February, the cardamom leaves are on the branches. The spring breeze is ten miles away on Yangzhou Road. It is better to roll up the bead curtain."
The young man in white is Chen Menglan’s brother: Chen Jingsheng
Su Chengjie leaned over and said:
"Brother Chen is also a sweetheart!"
Chen Jingsheng smiled and replied: "Brother Su, it's the same."
Su Chengjie bumped the arm of the young man in the indigo gown next to him with his elbow and said:
"Lao Xu, why don't you say a few words?"
Xu Shanchao said calmly:
"The spring smiles with peach blossoms, the clouds pile up into green buns; the lips bloom with cherry blossoms, and the pomegranate teeth are fragrant."
Xu Shanchao finished singing with a smile on his face. He seemed to be thinking of a girl.
Su Chengjie leaned over and said:
"Old Xu, there is a story."
Chen Jingsheng looked at Xu Shanchao with a smile and said:
"What kind of girl does Brother Xu have in mind?"
Xu Shanchao blushed and replied:
"Brother Chen, stop asking."
Chen Jingsheng smiled and said:
"Okay, no more questions, just pick up the food."
Then everyone continued to pick up vegetables. There was only a plate of stir-fried pork with spring bamboo shoots and a few bowls of white rice on the table.
Chen Jingsheng said:
"Brother, blame me for the poor hospitality and lack of wine."
Su Chengjie replied:
"It's okay, it's good to chat like this."
Chen Jingsheng stood up quickly and said:
"That's not okay. I'm going out to buy some wine. You guys wait a moment."
Su Chengjie quickly stood up and pressed Chen Jingsheng down, saying:
"I'll go buy it. Why bother Brother Chen?"
Chen Jingsheng said:
"How can we let customers buy it?"
Then Chen Jingsheng quickly stepped out of the room and walked outside.
Zhu Shun and Li Xiaoqian were walking on the streets of Taohua Temple, surrounded by miscellaneous houses. Peach blossoms, mulberry trees and bamboos were scattered all over the streets and alleys. The mulberry trees and bamboos swayed in the wind, and the peach blossoms fell in colorful colors.
The people in Taohua Temple looked carefully at this foreign young man. Many elderly women looked at Zhu Shun and Li Xiaoqian on the street, and they all smiled.
"What a match made in heaven!"
"Although this young man is not handsome, he is handsome."
"Looking at that young man's thick eyebrows, strong figure and distinctive beard, you can tell he is an honest man who knows how to live a good life."
"He's still a martial artist!"
"Where did Xiaoqian kidnapped this little brother? He's really good."
...........
The street was full of people, and a group of girls were looking at Zhu Shun and whispering. Zhu Shun turned his head and looked at a girl in yellow. The girl in yellow was smiling and quickly leaned into the ear of the girl next to him. , continued to whisper.
But among the crowd, there was a mysterious man wearing a bamboo hat. The black scarf on the bamboo hat blocked the man's face, and the face of the man in black robe could not be seen clearly. The man was slender, with a sword hanging from his waist, and was dressed in black robe. , and seemed out of place with the bright peach trees around him. The young man in black robe was staring at Zhu Shun.
Zhu Shun also spotted the man in black and stopped. When Zhu Shun turned his head to look at the man in black, the man in black disappeared into the crowd.
Li Xiaoqian looked at Zhu Shun who was a little strange and asked:
"What's wrong?"
Zhu Shun replied:
"It always feels like someone is following us."
Zhu Shun turned his head to look at Li Xiaoqian and said with a smile:
"It's okay, I must be too tired, let's keep walking."
Li Xiaoqian said angrily:
"I've been sleeping for so long and I'm still tired."
Zhu Shun rubbed his face and said:
"Really!"
Li Xiaoqian continued to walk in front without saying a word.
Zhu Shun's eyes widened, he continued to turn his head, looked around, then turned his head and continued to follow Li Xiaoqian.
Zhu Shun thought:
"Who is that man in black?"
Zhu Shun and Li Xiaoqian came to the door of a tavern. The tavern was not big, and the inside was not much different from a common people's yard. It was a farmyard. There were several peach trees planted outside the yard. There were pigs raised in the huts on one side of the yard, and pigs were raised in the yard. There were many chickens and the yard was very big. There was a child lying on a rocking chair under the peach tree in the yard, soundly asleep, with a crooked smile on his lips, probably having a good daydream.
Li Xiaoqian crossed the threshold first, followed closely by Zhu Shun. The room was not big, with a few tables, and a man lying asleep on the table, snoring. Outside the window lay a middle-aged woman with a pointed finger. She has a beautiful face, slender eyebrows, and still has charm. She is holding her chin with one hand and looking out the window at the peach blossoms falling one after another.
Li Xiaoqian shouted:
"Aunt Liu, Uncle Hu, we have guests."
The woman turned her head. When she saw Li Xiaoqian, she walked quickly to Li Xiaoqian and smiled:
"Xiaoqian is here."
Zhu Shun looked at the woman, a little shy, and said quickly:
"Hello Aunt Liu."
The woman whom Li Xiaoqian called Aunt Liu quickly turned her head and looked at Zhu Shun carefully. A loving smile appeared on her face, like an elder in the family looking at her son-in-law. She said with a smile:
"Young man, I don't think I've seen you before? Where are you from?"
Li Xiaoqian quickly said: "It's outside..." Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Aunt Liu. Aunt Liu quickly turned her head and glared at Li Xiaoqian, then turned her head and looked at Zhu Shun, still smiling, this time Zhu Shun's goosebumps fell all over the floor.
Aunt Liu smiled kindly and said:
"Young man, where are you from?"
Zhu Shun's face turned red and he replied:
"I am a foreigner, and I came here by accident."
Aunt Liu said:
"Oh, that's it. Isn't it beautiful here?"
Zhu Shun replied:
"very beautiful."
Aunt Liu asked with a full smile:
"Boy, what do you want to eat?"
Zhu Shun replied:
"whatever."
Li Xiaoqian folded her arms and stared at Zhu Shun. Zhu Shun turned his head and saw Li Xiaoqian staring at him, with sweat on his face.
Aunt Liu quickly walked over to the sleeping man lying on the table, and slapped him, only to hear a snap.
Aunt Liu scolded:
"Get up, dead pig!"
The man stood up immediately. The man was muscular and tall. He suddenly woke up from his nap. He looked at the woman with a smile and said:
"What's wrong? The boss."
The woman glared at the man and said:
"Just giggle, we have a guest!"
The man retorted:
"Of course I am happy to have such a beautiful wife. She also gave birth to a son for me. No one else can envy her."
Aunt Liu couldn't help but smile, with an imperceptible smile on her face, and replied:
"Good-for-nothing."
The man turned his head and saw the table where Zhu Shun and Li Xiaoqian were sitting, and said with a smile:
"Xiaoqian is here, oh, this guy looks so unfamiliar!"
Li Xiaoqian said: "Hello, Uncle Hu."
Zhu Shun stood up, clasped his fists, and said:
"Uncle Hu, my name is Zhu Shun, an outsider."
The man laughed and couldn't help but sigh:
"Outside, I remember moving here as soon as I could remember when I was a kid. It's been many years since I thought about it. I wonder what it's like outside now?"
Zhu Shun said:
"Uncle, it's good to go out and take a look when you have the chance."
The man said:
"No, it's good here. I have a beautiful and virtuous wife, and a smart and lovely son. I have no regrets in this life!"
The man said again:
"What to eat, young man."
Zhu Shun said:
"Just have some."
The man smiled and said:
"Okay, I'll make you fried pork with spring bamboo shoots."
The man slowly walked to the stove and started cooking.
After a while, the man brought a large plate of spring bamboo shoots and fried meat to the table. The man asked:
"Do you drink, young man?"
Zhu Shun looked at Li Xiaoqian and asked:
"Can I drink?"
Li Xiaoqian said:
"You can drink it."
Then the man took two jugs of wine and placed them at the table. Then he walked to another table, opened the seal, and poured himself a large bowl.
Zhu Shun opened the seal, smelled it, and felt it was inappropriate. Zhu Shun said: "It is full of peach blossom fragrance, what a good wine!"
The man smiled and said, "This is peach blossom stuffed wine. Please try it."
Zhu incidentally poured some for Li Xiaoqian, and then filled it for himself.
Li Xiaoqian smiled and said:
"Please fill up this girl's cup. Who are you looking down on?"
Zhu Shun looked shocked and replied:
"Girl, it's better to drink less."
Li Xiaoqian took Zhu Shun's wine flask and poured herself a large bowl. Then Li Xiaoqian held the bowl in her left hand and stepped on the bench with her right leg. She was very heroic, then looked at Zhu Shun and said:
"Come on!"
Zhu Shun was shocked, then picked up the wine bowl and touched it with Li Xiaoqian.
Zhu Shun and Li Xiaoqian sat down together, Zhu Shun smiled and said:
“Good wine!”
Li Xiaoqian said:
"Let's compete, who can drink!"
Zhu Shun looked proud and said:
"Come on! Am I still afraid of girls? If you can't drink with girls, then stop being a gangster."
The two of them started drinking. Half an hour later, Zhu Shun drank so much that he fell unconscious. He quickly leaned on the table and murmured: "Miss Li, I don't even believe you are a woman."
The blush on Li Xiaoqian's face became brighter, and spread to her neck behind her back, as if the breath of tender and sweet meat was coming out.
Li Xiaoqian smiled and said:
"You can't do it either!"
Zhu Shun stood up with difficulty and said:
"I surrender."
Outside the tavern, there was a man in black. He was wearing a hat and a black scarf covering his face. He could not see his true face clearly. He was holding a sword in his right hand and was peeking outside the door into the house.
The man in black jumped up to the branch of a thick mulberry tree, and then stared at the window.
The man in black on the mulberry bamboo took out a few flying needles from his waist and projected three flying needles towards the window of the tavern.
Zhu Shun heard the sound of falling leaves, then quickly turned his head and stared outside. He saw fine flying needles, which you would never notice unless you looked carefully. Then Zhu Shun unsheathed his sword, waved it, and took out these three flying needles. The missile flew out, and the trajectory of the flying needle was scattered by Zhu Shun's block. A flying needle directly shattered a wine bottle next to it. It is unimaginable that the internal force of the person who shot the flying needle was so powerful.
The sound of a broken wine pot woke up the man. Aunt Liu was so frightened that her appearance turned pale. The man looked at Zhu Shun and asked:
"what happened?"
Zhu Shun replied:
"Uncle Hu, protect the children and Aunt Liu, there is a master outside who seems to be targeting us."
Zhu Shun looked out the window and saw a man in black on top of a tall mulberry bamboo.
The man picked up the kitchen knife and stood in front of Aunt Liu, looked around and cursed:
"Who is it? You have the ability to fight with me!"
On top of the mulberry bamboo outside, I saw a man in black staring at Zhu Shun, pointing his sword at Zhu Shun, and then like a shooting star, he jumped off the mulberry bamboo and stabbed towards Zhu Shun.
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