Thump thump, thump thump, a series of panicked and messy footsteps on the stairs.
Ye Yuzhou and Zheng Yunniang originally followed the old storyteller downstairs not far away. Yunniang walked forward and Ye Yuzhou stayed behind.
As a result, just after passing the corner of the stairs, Yun Niang was frightened back by the two rows of guards below and the sound of "See you".
I was running so hard that the wooden planks of the stairs made a rattling sound.
"Oh, it's so scary! It's so scary!" Zheng Yunniang grabbed Ye Yuzhou's clothes tightly, stopped her running steps, hunched over and gasped for air, "That group of soldiers, oh, they all looked like tigers and wolves, suddenly roared When you get up, it’s like going into battle to kill someone.”
She usually sings many descriptions of battlefields and dead bones, but they are just lyrics and lyrics, and she does not actually have that kind of heart and courage.
"And just now, the big general came to me to get the bag. He grabbed it with his hand as big as a rake and slapped the person's head in half. I was really scared to death..."
"Hey? That damn girl Dragonfly, why are you still following me?!"
It was a rare occasion for him to see his sister, who was usually so arrogant, looking so weak. While Ye Yuzhou was feeling funny in his heart, he reached out and patted her on the back, saying calmly:
"Who says it isn't? It was really scary. Fortunately, it's gone now."
After saying that, he held up his sister's arm with one hand.
The big coat he wore in winter was bloated and tight, and his arms were bulging as thick as his legs, which was just enough to increase his strength. Ye Yuzhou helped Yun Niang back down the stairs, crossed the lobby, and walked out of the teahouse door.
The teahouse owner hurried up to the second floor with a waiter behind them, scratched the door frame on the left and right, and shouted inside:
"The guest who threw the tea bowl just now has to pay ten... fifteen cents. It's fine, fine... local clay porcelain."
This is a typical Gucheng person.
No matter how big, unexpected or shocking what happened in front of them, they would never forget to carefully count the bits of silver and copper in their pockets.
Before Ye Yuzhou left the teahouse door, he let go of his sister Yunniang's arm.
When they went out, the people of Gucheng who were watching from a distance still showed no intention to disperse, but none of them came out onto the street. The entire main street was as empty as if there was no one alive.
The siblings were afraid that they would intercept them and inquire about what happened upstairs, so they simply pretended that they had not seen anything and walked a short distance toward the North City Gate before turning back onto the path to go home.
Speaking of which, Lao Zheng's house and Lao Storyteller's house were actually more than a mile apart, located at opposite ends of the same mountain.
But just because of the difference between these two places, when we go home, we don’t take the same road. The old storyteller led a group of rank-and-file guards and marched toward the south city gate, then turned into a small road and disappeared from sight.
The street comes back to life...
People from Gucheng who were watching from all directions rushed over like a flock of pecking birds, gathered at the entrance of the small teahouse, intercepted the guests who had just come down from upstairs, and began to inquire and discuss.
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"Is there really no need to call Dragonfly back? It's already dark today, and I don't know why she should follow her." On the path to the north, Zheng Yunniang frowned all the way. When she was about to get home, she suddenly remembered and asked.
"No need to shout, I told you that the bookkeeper is here and everything will be fine." Ye Yuzhou said easily, "But there is something wrong with her."
"Oh...what can happen to her?"
"I guess I went to beg for something from the storyteller." Ye Yuzhou said and laughed. In fact, there is no need to estimate, he knows that girl Dragonfly very well.
At the same time, "Ouch!" On the south path, Li Yingyue suddenly stopped, stamped his feet and let out a regretful ouch.
Chu Shiyan quickly turned around to check and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
Li Yingyue looked up. When he looked up, the front edge of his wolfskin hat slipped down, blocking his eyes.
This wolfskin hat was really big back then. It uses three pieces of winter wolf skin cut off. The piece on the back is wide and has thick wolf hair.
Li Yingyue grabbed the small cloth bag on her shoulder with one hand, and pulled up the brim of her hat randomly with the other hand. She raised her head and said with wide eyes:
"At the end of the scene just now, I forgot to ask for the reward!!!"
She spoke with such seriousness, regret and annoyance that the serious and majestic guards around her almost couldn't help laughing.
Chu Shiyan also smiled, stretched out his hand, gently rubbed the wolfskin hat on her head and said, "Next time...well, that would be a real pity."
no more chance.
Li Yingyue said: "Master Shu, you are going back to the capital to become a high official soon. There must be a lot of delicious food in Chang'an. Why don't you just leave this bag of dried fruit preserves to me?"
"..." This sudden turn of events made Chu Shiyan stunned for a moment, turned around, and said with a smile, "I was just thinking, I need to bring some wine with me on the way."
"Then, let's take half for each of us?"
"It doesn't have to be that much. I only need half of it, that's enough. I don't bring too much wine. I'm old and can't be drunk on the road."
"Okay, let's split it up now."
Li Yingyue laughed happily, threw the bag of dried fruits that finally belonged to her behind her shoulder in front of her, and hugged it with both hands.
"Okay. However, Dragonfly has not even thought about going to Chang'an with the storyteller?" Chu Shiyan asked abruptly.
"Huh?" Li Yingyue suddenly raised her head and was stunned.
She really hadn't thought about this possibility at all. At that time, she was sad that the book master was leaving, and then she was thinking about the bag of dried fruit preserves. She had never thought about it in this direction... It turns out, can we go together? ? !
Going to Chang'an? !
Li Yingyue's already bright eyes suddenly became even brighter.
Li Yingyue had fantasized about Chang'an City. Yu Zhi once said that the city was so big, so big, with millions of people living in it, and it was prosperous day and night. As long as you earned money, you could probably buy anything good to eat, wear, or use. Wait... By the way, the home of the emperor and his group of women is also there.
Yu Zhi has talked about Chang'an many times, as if he had been to that coveted city.
Maybe he really went there?
But I haven’t been there! Growing up, I have only seen Gucheng and the wilderness. If there were not always merchants passing by, I would have only seen people from Gucheng.
For Chang'an City, Li Yingyue actually doesn't have very specific expectations now, such as what to see, what to buy, what to eat... After all, she doesn't have half a cent of silver yet.
However, she just had that feeling that she wanted to go to Chang'an, very much.
"Yes, how about going to Chang'an?" Chu Shiyan asked seriously and gently.
"..." Li Yingyue lowered her head and was silent for a few breaths, as if she was thinking. Then she suddenly turned around and started running. She quickly ran out for dozens of steps without looking back, and shouted: "I'll go back and ask about the fish porridge!"
"It's dark, slow down!" Chu Shiyan stood watching with a smile on his face, "What if that brat doesn't go to the fish porridge?"
"Then I won't go either."
The little girl didn't even hesitate in her answer this time. She didn't give herself time to think about her choice, and she didn't expect to give the storyteller any face.
"Hey, the book master is good, he is good at returning home, but he is no better than that boy."
The head of Jiantian Pavilion in front of the hall, the former Grand Tutor of Zhou Dynasty, acted like a jealous grandpa on the spot. He complained softly and stood there until he saw Li Yingyue's figure disappearing around the corner of the path. Then he slowly turned back and cast his gaze on On Cha Heshan.
Just by switching eyes, the old man's feeling completely changed, and he became the condescending Chu Shiyan again.
Cha Heshan cupped his hands and said:
"At the end of the day, there were three carriages. The snow along the road was too thick for the carriages to run smoothly, so they fell behind. We will definitely arrive tonight.
"Unless they have too much stuff, they should be able to sit down. If they really can't sit down, you can ask the young man to learn to ride a horse. We still have spare horses..."
Chu Shiyan waved his hand, "If we don't discuss this urgently, we may not go."
Not going? How could you not go? Unless the native boy is really cowardly and useless, who can give up such a life opportunity? ! Zha Heshan thought in his heart and said, "It is their blessing to be able to follow the leader of the pavilion."
"Let's see tomorrow morning. Yu Zhi is not a hesitant person. If he is willing to go, he will come with his things tomorrow morning."
After Chu Shiyan finished speaking, he turned around and shook his arm. He was obviously wearing a short fur coat, but it looked like a robe with big sleeves, and he strode towards his residence.
