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Begonia Flower Fair on the second day

It is obviously much more lively than the previous day, and many rare and precious varieties that have never appeared have also appeared one after another, competing for splendor; the people who come to see the flowers are no longer just businessmen and ladies, but also a considerable number of literati and poets, who come to enjoy the flowers and recite poems. .

Most of the begonias in the streets and alleys are still just flower buds, not fully bloomed, but because of this flower show, the entire Tang Town has been dyed with boundless spring colors, which is even worse than the burning peach.

Qing Ming and Han Tuo did not participate in the Begonia Flower Show that day. After all, they only wandered around for a day, and they knew that they were really out of place with that flower show, and they didn't know whether to go to see the flowers or to be seen by others.

He didn't participate in the Begonia Flower Festival, and he didn't leave Tang Town immediately. Instead, he rested here for a few days. The arrangements for these few days were quite similar to those in Linxi Town. They rode horses and played chess. It was very leisurely.

They are waiting for the begonias in the streets to bloom.

After nightfall on the fifth day of the Begonia Flower Festival, there was a light rain. Because the rain was not heavy, not many people knew about it.

Of course, people who practice martial arts like Qing Ming and Han Tuo have keen senses, so they naturally know it.

The sixth day

In the early morning after the rain, the air is fresh and the water mist fills the air. It is not until sunrise that the water mist gradually dissipates and the vision becomes clear.

Qingming opened the window after taking a shower as usual in the morning, and the crabapple outside the window hit his eyes, and his eyes were full of spring|color.

At this moment, attracted by this piece of spring, Qingming forgot a lot.

Overjoyed and unable to restrain himself, he found Tao Xun, leaned against the window, and blew it up. The graceful voice drifted far, far away with the breeze...

According to the usual schedule, Han Tuo called for breakfast, but he didn't see Qingming coming downstairs for a long time. He went upstairs in doubt, intending to ask him to have dinner together, but before he got to his room, he heard the sound coming from his room. familiar voice.

Most literati like musical instruments such as dongxiao, flute and guzheng, but Qingming has a special liking for Tao Xun, such a kind of musical instrument with a strong earthy flavor, not very delicate, generous and simple, which can be held in the His hands, however, did not damage his modest and jade-like appearance in the slightest, on the contrary, they added an aura of a recluse and expert.

Han Tuo knew that after he washed, he would definitely open the door so that Xiao Er could walk into the sink, so he didn't want to disturb his interest, so he quietly pushed open the half-covered door and walked in.

What he saw immediately made him froze at the door.

Still wearing a lake-blue robe, with a gentle temperament, picturesque eyebrows, drooping eyelashes, and slender white fingers holding Tao Xun to the cherry-colored lips, lifting and falling as the tune changes.

Outside the window, the breeze lifted his wide sleeves and ink-like hair, and brought in a few begonia flowers, which immediately added a few touches of color to the figure as light as a spring mountain, which was so beautiful that it was heart-wrenching .

At the end of the song, I finally noticed someone's focused gaze. The green eyelashes lifted, and the black eyes like black jade fell straight on Han Tuo. Tao Xun moved away from his lips, and the muscles on his face were slightly tense. Relaxed as much as possible, her clear lips slightly raised, her brows and eyes slightly curved, and she smiled, "You're here."

You came.

Han Tuo's heart trembled suddenly, and his eyes, which could not be moved away because of that smile, suddenly became flustered.

As if to cover up the unknown panic, Han Tuo turned his eyes away, coughed lightly, and said, "Cough~ that, Young Brother, it's time for breakfast."

"Okay, wait for me, let's go down together."

Qing Ming's words stopped Han Tuo from turning around to leave.

Seeing that Qingming didn't notice his strangeness, Han Tuo reorganized his mood, restrained and hid the momentary wavering just now, and changed back to the old Han Tuo.

It was probably because the begonias were all in bloom, and the people gathered at the Begonia Flower Fair dispersed to enjoy the flowers and the scenery, and Qingming and Qingming seemed less conspicuous.

He stayed in Tang Town for another three days, and the day before he left, accompanied by Han Tuo, Qing Ming went around the flower market and bought a pack of crabapple seeds.

Qingming intends to plant this bag of seeds in Dijing's house. In that case, even if he can no longer leave that house in the future, he can still watch the begonias in Tang Town and recall the leisure time spent with Han Tuo .

Hearing his reason, Han Tuo smiled indifferently, "It's not so exaggerated, if you want to see the flowers, you can just come again later, I will accompany you when the time comes, not only you and me, but also other Brothers together!"

Qing Ming didn't explain, nor denied such a future, and smiled softly, "Okay."

Well, if you have a chance in the future, let's go to see flowers together again!

Because of the long detour, the two stopped and walked for the second half of the journey. After walking for nearly a month and a half, they finally arrived at Xishan City in the northwest at the beginning of August.

As early as when he entered the jurisdiction of Xishan City, Qing Ming had been keenly aware of the changes in customs.

This was a scenery he had never seen before, so he looked at it carefully and observed it carefully.

Xishan City is a pass fortress in the northwest. Outside the scope of Xishan City, it is the neighboring Rong people.

The Rong people occupy the large grasslands to the west of Xishan City and the snowfields to the north. The whole clan can ride horses, and the adult males are more brave and good at fighting. Moreover, the Rong people are most famous for their bloody BMWs that travel thousands of miles a day. At the same time, the Rong people are also the largest and most powerful in the northwest. A powerful nomadic people.

Every year, the Rong people and the Han people have two large-scale trade seasons. The rest of the time they do not interfere with each other, and they live in peace. There have never been disputes over territory and resources. There are exchanges but not too close. The location is not fixed.

However, in order to ensure safety, the junction of the two ethnic groups is where the Zhenxi Army is stationed.

Xishan City Gate

"We're finally here. The city of Xishan is in front of us." Han Tuo got off his horse and pointed to the city gate ahead where people were coming and going.

Qingming also got off his horse and saw the word "Xishan" on the city gate.

"Brother Han is also going to the city, don't you need to go back to the barracks?"

"It's okay, don't worry, and it's a time of leisure. If you don't have anything to do, you will basically stay in Xishan City." Han Tuo explained briefly.

Qing Ming nodded, and followed to the west mountain gate.

Before reaching the door, I saw five or six young people riding horses poking their heads at the door, looking left and right, suddenly looking in their direction, suddenly stopped their movements, and then ran over happily.

"Boss~"

"Boss~"

The few people shouted and rushed towards them.

Han Tuo obviously saw them too, so he stopped and waited for them to come.

"Monkey, A Niu, Lao Wei..." Han Tuo called out their names one by one.

"Boss, you have been missing for more than three months, and you are finally back." The first "monkey" called, a tall and thin young man, ran off his horse with a smile on his face, and shouted loudly.

"Fuck you, I didn't leave a message for you, how can I count it as missing!" Han Tuo patted the top of his head casually.

"Hey~ I'm exaggerating, so as to show my concern for the boss!" The monkey rubbed his head and laughed dryly.

"Boss, we brothers have been wandering around the gate of this city since we heard about you. Fortunately, we waited for you and didn't miss you." The tall and thin youth who was different from monkeys, nicknamed Daniel was even more Be stronger.

"Okay," Han Tuo patted him on the shoulder, and looked behind him, "Why don't you see Luo Li?"

"Vice General Luo stayed at the camp and sent us to pick you up." The middle-aged man named Lao Wei looked very calm and cautious, stepped forward, and whispered something in Han Tuo's ear.

Han Tuo nodded while listening, his expression became serious.

"I see, wait for me for a while, and I'll go back with you right away." Han Tuo said calmly, looking sideways at Qingming.

"If you have something to do, you can go first. I will take a stroll in the city by myself, and come to me after you make arrangements." Looking at their expressions, Qingming knew that there should be something important in the barracks, and he didn't wait. When Han Tuo spoke, he took the initiative to speak.

"I'm really sorry, I was the one who invited you here, but in the end I couldn't accompany you. How about this, let the monkey take you to the general's mansion in the city that belongs to the Zhenxi Army, and I'll go find you when I come back from the camp."

"That's not good, after all, he is..." Old Wei's expression was unnatural, obviously thinking that it was inappropriate for outsiders to live in the General's Mansion like this.

"Old Wei," Han Tuo cut off his words, "Young brother has been worthy of my brother all the way, and he helped me wipe out Tu Lie's gang. I believe in his character." His tone was firm, "Besides, the old general doesn't like living in the city. Here, I have always lived with the soldiers in the camp, and there is no inconvenience."

"Okay then, I'll listen to the major general." Old Wei thought for a while before compromising.

"Monkey, you take the younger brother to the general's mansion first, settle him down, and then go back to the barracks."

"Yes, boss, leave it to me~" the monkey assured, patting his chest.

"Brother Qing, let's say goodbye for now, see you later!" Han Tuo clasped his fists.

"Go, see you later." Qing Ming clasped his fists in return, then took the rein and followed the monkey towards Xishan City.

"Let's go too," Han Tuo got on his horse, and the others followed suit. They didn't enter the city, but went directly to the Zhenxi army camp outside the city.

Qing Ming originally didn't want to go to the General's Mansion, because he didn't plan to meet Old General Han here, but when he heard that Old General Han didn't live in the General's Mansion, he didn't refuse any more, at worst, be careful and hide there That's fine; there's really no way to avoid it.

"What's your name, little brother?" Qing Ming asked casually.

"Ah, my name is Hou Qi. You are the same as the boss. You can just call me Monkey." The monkey who looked a little smaller than himself didn't seem to be surprised, and replied straightforwardly, "What's your name?"

"My name is Qingming, just call me by my first name."

"Qingming?" the monkey exclaimed, staring at him with wide eyes.

Qingming smiled and said, "What's wrong?"

Monkey shook his head quickly, and said with a smile, "It's just a little surprised. I heard from the seniors that the leader first entered the military camp under the pseudonym Han Shi. It was such an obvious pseudonym, but no one thought that he was Han Shi. The grandson of the old general bullied him like an ordinary recruit. As a result, not only did he not get any benefits, but he suffered everywhere. Later, when the leader made military achievements and was promoted, he returned to his original name. Who did you offend?" Monkey sighed, "I heard that because of this incident, there was a wave of literacy in the barracks!"

"why?"

"Because the seniors think that they failed to discover the alias of the chief because of their lack of literacy. If they knew how to write those two characters, how could they not guess that the chief is the grandson of the old general!" Monkey said as a matter of course.

"Does Han Tuo know about this?"

"Of course I know. How could such a big movement not be known."

"Really." Qing Ming smiled lightly.

How strange!He knew that his alias could be easily guessed by others, so why did he still use that name?

Qingming couldn't figure it out.

The two walked and chatted, and the monkey told a lot of interesting things about Han Tuo.

Soon, when they came to the gate of the general's mansion, the gate was open and guarded by soldiers.

The monkey stepped forward to explain Qingming's identity, and then a soldier came up to him, took his horse away, and the monkey led him directly to the guest room in the mansion.

As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw a red figure galloping towards him: "Brother Han, you are back!"