Copper Coins

The scar-faced man looked fierce, he was not easy to get along with, but actually he was kind.To be exact, those men, women and children who walked with him were warm-hearted.After the scar-faced man told them, not only did they not show the slightest displeasure, they even took the initiative to move the space and gave Xue Xian and the others an entire empty carriage.

In such a snowy day, the roads in the mountains and countryside are a bit difficult to walk.Probably because he was afraid that some people would be left behind, ropes were tied between these carriages, one leading the other, followed by a donkey cart carrying soft things.

The scar-faced man wrapped his head and face tightly, and filled his bosom with spirits, sat in front of the leading carriage, and yelled at the others to help remove the wood that was stuck in front of the wheel.

"It's started, sit still." He shouted to the back, and drove the carriage away.

Xue Xian and the others sat in the third carriage, and it would not be considered crowded if there were five people in the space for four people. The main reason was that Jiang Shining was too thin, and Lu Nianqi's figure was at most a half-grown child.It freed up a lot of space.

Xuan Min usually doesn't care much about others, except for Xue Xian, no one dares to be shameless with him.Sitting in the carriage, they naturally avoided him cowardly.As for Xue Xian...

Anyway, when Shi Zhang saw him, it was like a mouse seeing a cat. Every time he looked at him, his scalp felt a little numb, as if there would be unreasonable Nine Heavens Thunder falling down at any time.

So when they were seated in the carriage, Shitou Zhang, Lu Nianqi, and Jiang Shining sat on one side in a tacit understanding, leaving the other side to the ancestors who were not convenient for anyone to mess with.

Xue Xian hugged the black clothes he used to cover his head and face, and when he sat up straight, he glanced at the opposite side, then at the side, and said to Shitou Zhang and the others with a fake smile, "Thank you so much. "

Shitou turned his head with a mournful face: "..." There are obviously three people, why do they insist on staring at me and saying.

The scar-faced man and his group probably traveled a lot, and the donkeys and horses pulling the carts ran a lot, and they all developed spirituality.Only relying on him alone to control the direction and speed in front of the leading car, the next few cars followed each other steadily, which saved some manpower.

The layout of the car can also be considered complete, the curtains covering the windows are specially nailed with a thick layer of felt, which is heavy and not easy to be lifted or ventilated.

Between the seats on both sides, there is also a narrow wooden table, which is just the right height, so that the legs and feet are not tied, and some things can be placed.A semi-arc-shaped tray was nailed to the corner of the canopy with iron sheets, and a small lamp holder for lamp oil and wicks was placed inside, which could be taken down and lit at any time.Thin mattresses are neatly folded on both sides, not too big, the kind that old people use to cover their knees, legs and feet to protect themselves from the wind in winter.

"The things are quite complete." Shitou Zhangzai looked around carefully and sighed: "It seems that people who run on the road all the year round almost use their cars as their homes."

Before getting into the car, an old woman among the pedestrians of the scar-faced man enthusiastically stuffed them with a copper stove, saying that it would keep them warm in the carriage, and gave them a small package, saying: "There are some Dry food, keep wine in the car, eat some wine when it’s cold, warm up your body, you have to walk two mountain roads ahead, the road is slippery in snowy weather, you may not be able to reach the county town ahead before dark, don’t be hungry.”

Shitou opened his mouth and said, "No need, no need, I'm ashamed and ashamed", but he held the copper stove tightly in his hands, showing no sense of shame at all.

Although the inside of the carriage was better than the outside, it wasn't exactly warm.

The stone was pasted with a copper stove to warm the frozen fingers, and the eyeballs couldn't help but glance at the stack of mattresses, but there was a distance between him and the mattresses, Lu Nianqi and Jiang Shining, so hastily reaching out to get them, The movement was too loud.He didn't really want to make any noise in front of his ancestor Xue Xian that would attract his attention.

Shitou rolled his eyes twice, turned his face and asked Lu Nianqi, "Bring a mattress, let's cover it together, put the stove in the middle, cover your knees, will it work?"

Lu Nianqi glanced at him subconsciously. Although the expression of disgust was not written on his face, it was almost the same: "No, I'm not cold, you can cover yourself."

Shitou held the stove in his palm and didn't want to let it go, so he pointed to Lu Nianqi's hand with his chin and said, "Look at your fingers are cold, have you ever had a sore? Put it into the sleeves, just dry and freeze like this, you will cry when you get sores, itchy and swollen, and it is easy to freeze the skin and crack the flesh, and it will be even worse if it grows on the joints, bend your fingers, The sores are cracked, and the flesh is turned outwards, you—”

The corner of Lu Nianqi's mouth twitched, and he pulled out a thin mattress from the side without saying a word, and threw it on his knees gently: "You better stop talking."

His tone was half Lu Nianqi and half Lu Nineteen, as if his stubborn bones were covered with a slightly restrained skin.

Shizhang didn't care about his nonchalant tone, he happily covered the mattress on their knees, and then stuffed the copper stove into it.The hot copper stove warmed the mattress in the blink of an eye, and the heat penetrated into the skin and bones, and climbed up the cold legs, feet and knees, which was extremely comfortable.

Even the stubborn Lu Nianqi, after being covered for a while, his pale face softened a little.He moved his fingers, and finally reached into the mattress and covered them together.

"Hey——that's right." Shitou Zhang said: "What age are you so awkward? It's nothing to be ashamed of being afraid of the cold."

Lu Nianqi turned his face away, and ignored all the rambling words.

"If you don't cover your knees at this age, you won't even be able to walk when you're old." Shitou continued to talk earnestly, with the tone of someone who has come here. Since he got into the carriage, his mouth has never stopped, buzzing. , is also a talent.

It's just that as soon as he finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong.As soon as he raised his eyes, he happened to meet Xue Xian who was "not able to walk on the road" across the way.

Shitou's face froze, he shrank his neck cowardly, coughed and said, "I, I won't talk, I won't talk."

He was quiet, and Jiang Shining, who had never spoken all this time, rubbed his temples, and opened his mouth slowly: "Just now, what do you mean by holding my hand by the side of the carriage and telling me not to ask more questions? They... ..."

Jiang Shining glanced out subconsciously through the gap in the felt curtain, then lowered his voice and said, "Are they weird? Then let's get in the car?"

Shitou Zhang heard this, and said again: "It's not some bandit, is it? It's for the stove and for food, so it won't be too bad."

After he finished speaking, he slapped himself on the mouth and said, "That's the last sentence, this time I really won't speak."

Lu Nianqi rolled his eyes blankly, as if he couldn't stand this nagging man anymore, but because of Lu Nineteen's cold temper, he held back his mouth.

After sitting peacefully for a while, Xue Xian began to search for the wine that the old woman mentioned in the corner of the carriage, and said to them while rummaging: "There are some taboos here, so it's not convenient to say it. I saw it just now. At a glance, the two cloth bags they were carrying into the donkey cart were not tightly bound, and a little cloth material came out."

"Oh, I saw it too." Jiang Shining said, "It's colorful, have you ever seen a play? I think the clothes look like costumes."

Xue Xian dug out the jug, and started holding the jug again to dissipate heat, gurgling the wine.

"This wine smells really good." He muttered, and followed Jiang Shining's words, "What kind of play am I watching? Is it as good as I am?"

Jiang Shining: "..." That's right, you sing more than others.

"Can I say one more word?" Shitou Zhang asked.

"Who blocked your mouth and pulled out your tongue to prevent you from speaking?" Xue Xian said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense, just talk about the business."

"When they were getting on and off the cart to carry things, I wandered over to the donkey cart and took a look." Shitou Zhang said, "The little gentleman guessed right, there are a lot of donkey carts in the compartment of their donkey cart." Things, there are gongs and drums, they are indeed opera singers, the kind of theater troupe where homeless people get together and travel all over the world. The one with three scars on his face should be the troupe leader. I will count the rest Let's see, there are old and young, Huadan, Laodan, Xiaosheng, as well as the colorful faces and buffoons, the number is just enough for a larger play, and they all work together."

There are indeed quite a lot of opera troupes in this area of ​​Anqing Mansion, and some troupes are living in theater buildings, less weathered by wind and rain, and their lives are considered better.There are also some famous actors who are well-known among the people.There are also some opera troupes who don’t have a fixed stage, and they always travel around to sing wild operas. Some famous troupes will be called by name and invited to sing in the theater building, and sometimes they will set up a simple stage at the corner of the street.

"The elder brother said earlier that they are also going to Qingping County." Jiang Shining said, "If there is any taboo, then let's not talk about it. Since you didn't stop us from getting on the bus, it shouldn't be a big deal to walk for a while. problematic, right?"

"As long as you don't walk on the road you can't walk, then there is no trouble." Xue Xian said.

After he finished speaking, he threw the hot flagon on the wooden table.

Shi Zhang secretly stretched out his hand, wanting to take it.Xuan Min, who was sitting directly opposite him, suddenly flicked his fingertips, and Shi Zhang only felt that something had hit his wrist, probably because he had touched a numb muscle, and immediately softened.

"You can't drink this wine." Xuan Min said coldly without even looking at him.

"Ah?" Shitozhang was startled, with countless guesses in his mind, he withdrew his hand embarrassingly.He thought for a while, then glanced at the cloth package that the old woman gave him, "Then this dry food—"

"Let's eat. After eating, we can have four people in one car, and it will be more spacious." Xue Xian said.

Stone Zhang: "..."

Xue Xian shook his hand, a little irritable.

The heat in the body is always steaming up continuously, although it is not as tormenting as Xiao Xilong's time, but it is not much to feel.He could only keep gathering the hot air in his palm, and then find something cool to dissipate the heat.Once it accumulates and cannot be dissipated, he can't hold back his temper.

He silently stared at the roof of the car, seemingly inadvertently put his hand on the wooden table, and supported the wooden table legs.

After about a cup of tea, the carriage jolted, and the three of Jiang Shining and the others staggered forward unexpectedly, and subconsciously raised their hands to support the edge of the wooden table.

"Hiss—" Jiang Shining took a deep breath.

Shitou Zhang simply yelled "Aw".

Lu Nianqi withdrew his hand abruptly, and glanced at Xue Xian: "If you cover it again, this wooden table will be familiar."

Xue Xian, who had done something bad, pretended not to hear, and looked out through the gap in the curtain without turning his eyes, then silently withdrew his hand and put it on the edge of the car seat.

It was time for another cup of tea, Xuan Min shook his head, directly squeezed his wrist, picked up his scalding paw, and said, "Okay, let's cover it in another place."

When it is so hot, can this car seat still sit?

Xue Xian thought for a while, and pressed his hand on the car door.

After a while, the whole compartment was warmed up, and then it began to get hotter.

Lu Nianqi raised his head, lifted the mattress on his knees without saying a word, and stuffed the copper stove into Shi Zhang's arms.

Jiang Shining silently lifted the curtain beside the car window, and sneaked in a few breaths. For wild ghosts who are used to the cold, such a high temperature is really annoying.They are just like steamed buns in a cage. Anyway, the skins are already cooked, and if you steam them again, the stuffing will be almost ready.

After being bored for a while, Xuan Min said calmly, "If it gets hotter, there will be three more empty seats on the bus."

The three buns who were about to come out looked at Xue Xian with green faces.

The ancestor raised his eyelids, mercifully withdrew his hand, and then wanted to touch the lamp, but Xuan Min pinched his wrist halfway.

The thin porcelain utensil was suddenly scalded by him, and it might explode directly.

Xue Xian wanted to touch the iron hoop on the car door, but Xuan Min pinched his wrist again.

Can the door hoop be scalded randomly?The door couldn't be opened even if it was deformed by heat.

He was blocked several times in a row, and every time it was this bald donkey who was the villain. Even if Xue Xiandang exploded, he glanced at Xuan Min from the corner of his eyes, then suddenly stretched out two claws, and stuffed them into Xuan Min's neck involuntarily. Li: "If you stop me again, I'm so hot that I can cook you too, do you believe me?!"

Xuan Min: "…………………………"

The three people on the opposite side were stunned, but no one dared to speak nonsense, for fear that if they opened their mouths, the one whose neck was touched would be themselves.All of them immediately lowered their eyes and looked at the ground silently.

This is life can't go on, it's going to turn upside down...

When the carriage was buzzing, he heard a sharp neighing from the horse in front. The scar-faced man let out a long cry, and then continued to reassure the horse: "Shhhhhhhhhhhh don't be afraid."

The carriages that came to an emergency stop swayed for a while, and the horses pulling the carriages snorted a few times irritably.

"Why did you stop suddenly?" Jiang Shining stiffened his neck and said, "Don't you encounter some trouble?"

He looked at Xue Xian, and said quietly: "What did you say earlier, as long as you don't do well, you won't be in trouble? No...you're not so unlucky, are you?"

Ever since Xue Xian reminded him mysteriously, he had been on tenterhooks along the way, afraid that something might happen.But... there is a good saying - what to be afraid of.