[Yi Tian] A match made in heaven

The night is as cool as water, with drizzle.

The name of Baidi City comes from Gongsun Shu of the Western Han Dynasty. According to legend, Gongsun Shu established himself as king here and built a city on the mountain.Because there is a well behind the mountain, there is white gas gathering and dispersing, and I will not go there for a long time.The shape is like a dragon soaring through the fog, lifelike.Gongsun Shu thought that heaven was auspicious, so he named it Baidi.

And this city was naturally called the White Emperor City.

It was already midsummer in May, and the weather was getting hotter.But the rain was so thick and dense that it seemed to be endless.There was a bit of coldness for no reason, and a watchman in a coir raincoat slowly walked across the deserted Qingshi Long Street.Two lanterns were picked up outside the gate of Changfu Inn, and they were blown by the wind and twirled around.The shadow of the candle flickered, dragging the watchman's back for a long time.The three stone steps at the door are wet, illuminated by the halo of yellow, giving off a faint luster.

Liu Xun, the shopkeeper, is 27 years old this year and has just married a daughter-in-law.Liu Xun gave birth to a son at the beginning of this year.The son was born fat and white, and he looked very pleasing to the eye.In the past few days, the daughter-in-law took the child back to her mother's house to stay for a few days, and Liu Xun had nothing to do, so he rested in his own inn.This is also the reason why Changfu Inn has never closed the shop so late.

The watchman walked by, and the sound of the bang was knocked in a rhythm of one fast and two slow. It turned out that it was already the third watch.It was raining today, but the watchman didn't shout out words such as dry weather and dry things, be careful of candles, but just walked along the long street alone.Liu Xun stood up, walked to the gate of the inn to look around, and was immediately drenched in strings of rainwater under the eaves.

Liu Xun hastily raised his hand and wiped it with his sleeve. He was thinking about the cold and rainy night, and later he would let the waiter Xiaolian go to the kitchen to pour a jug of hot wine for himself.Suddenly I heard footsteps coming from the stairs, very hurried.There was a thumping sound on the wooden stairs, and Liu Xun only heard Xiao Lian hurriedly say: "The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper!"

The most fear of being an inn is to disturb the sleep of the guests, Liu Xun quickly gestured to Xiao Lian in a low voice.Xiao Lian is diligent and honest, but there is only one thing, he seems impatient when doing things.Seeing Liu Xun's gesture, Xiao Lian smiled naively: "I'm really sorry for the shopkeeper, I forgot again..."

Liu Xun didn't blame Xiao Lian for this matter, he just said: "What's the hurry? You just go to the kitchen to warm a pot of wine for me, I..."

Liu Xun originally thought that the guests must be fast asleep at such a late hour, and probably nothing happened.Unexpectedly, Xiaolian said with a bitter face: "The shopkeeper, the guest in the third room from the left on the second floor said that he was sick, and asked me to invite a doctor. But it's so late, and Doctor Zhang from Jishitang probably also Have you rested already?"

Liu Xun didn't think too much, just said: "Doctor Zhang went to buy medicinal materials today. He left the city early in the morning and will probably come back tomorrow. Is that guest seriously ill? Wait until I go up and have a look. You just said that Where does the guest live?"

Liu Xun took the candlestick next to the table while talking, and Xiao Lian pointed upstairs: "The third room from the left."

Liu Xun nodded, and was about to step up the stairs when he suddenly realized, "What? Which room?"

Seeing that Liu Xun's expression was not right, Xiao Lian repeated: "The third room from the left, the shopkeeper, what's wrong?"

Liu Xun's face changed slightly. He placed the candlestick on the table casually, and said in astonishment, "I clearly remember that the guests in that room left in the evening and didn't come back. How could there be someone still here?"

Xiao Lian scratched his hair: "Maybe a guest who came after the evening..."

Liu Xun frowned and said, "It's raining today and the city gate is closed earlier than usual. I've been guarding here since the evening, and only one guest came to live in the first room from the right. I'll take it upstairs myself. Yes, the key to the third room from the left is... still with me."

At the end of Liu Xun's speech, his voice couldn't help trembling.After one sentence was finished, there was a loud noise in mid-air, and Li Shan split the thick black sky like a dense spider web, like a broken black jade bottle.The two lanterns in front of the door were originally made of rice paper, and the lights would flicker when the wind blows.

Xiao Lian seemed the most cowardly of the five big and three rough. Seeing this situation, he stretched out his hand to support the table, and called out in a trembling voice: "Master, shopkeeper, isn't this haunted? My mother often said that thunderstorms are the easiest to see ghosts, because the weather The coldness fuels the resentment of those ghosts..."

Liu Xun didn't believe in these things at first, but this incident was really weird, and the key to the room was still hanging by the side.Liu Xun thought about it, and heard the old man say that the blood of a black dog can exorcise evil spirits and destroy evil spirits, so the ghosts forced them to retreat.No matter what the origin of the guest upstairs is, it is only reasonable to always go and see it with your own eyes.

After thinking up to this point, Liu Xun instructed Xiao Lian, "Go to the firewood house in the backyard and bring the big yellow dog that is guarding the door here. I'll go up and have a look."

Liu Xun thought about where did the black blood come from in the middle of the night?Fortunately, the black dog does not have a yellow dog, but there is one. The dog generation is a family, and it is considered a reliance to carry it upstairs.According to Xiao Lian's words, he went to the woodshed in the backyard and carried the big yellow dog over. Liu Xun said that he was not afraid that it was a fake, so he pulled Xiao Lian over and told him carefully: "Follow me later, if you hear me calling Officer, wait a moment, and you will let the dog out. But you must remember it."

Xiao Lian quickly nodded in agreement, Liu Xun went to fetch the candlesticks and went up the stairs, Xiao Lian hugged the yellow dog tightly and followed behind.When Liu Xun went upstairs, he saw a candle lit up in the third room from the left, and the dim yellow candlelight came out faintly.The tall figure inside swayed slightly.I don't know if it's an illusion, but Liu Xun vaguely heard a low moan from a woman in the room.

Liu Xun and Xiao Lian looked at each other. According to Xiao Lian's description, it was a man who opened the door.But there was a woman's voice in this room, Liu Xun was puzzled, and stepped forward a few steps to listen carefully.Liu Xun thought that the sound of his footsteps was the lightest, and it could be said that no one knew about it.Unexpectedly, he just got close to the door, but the door was opened from the inside.

Liu Xun was so startled that he took a step back, eyes full of surprise.Xiao Lian almost didn't yell, the hand holding the big yellow dog got stronger, and the big yellow dog bit it hard a few times.The yellow dog's tail wobbled unsteadily, and it hurt numbly from the hit on the face.

"Here, this guest officer, you..." Although Liu Xun was usually eloquent, he couldn't help but forget how to speak at this time.He just held up the candlestick with trembling hands, and saw that the man was dressed as a fisherman's boy, his black hair was wet, and his hair was not tied, but it was casually draped over his shoulders.

He has a handsome face, with slightly raised eyes, which was originally a frivolous appearance.But his pupils were pure black, and when other people met his eyes, they felt a chill in their hearts for no reason.On the contrary, it overwhelmed this natural frivolity.

The man glanced at Liu Xun indifferently, but did not comment on Liu Xun's gaffe.He frowned and said, "Is the doctor here?"

Liu Xun looked down. Fortunately, the other party had a shadow on the ground.Liu Xun was a little relieved and said with a smile: "Guest officer, when did you come to the shop? Sorry for my poor eyesight, I don't even know..."

The man understood what Liu Xun meant, but he didn't say anything.He raised his hand and took out a piece of silver from his bosom, threw it into Liu Xun's bosom, and said calmly: "I don't take the liberty to bother you." After a pause, he continued: "Please ask the shopkeeper to send an assistant to invite the doctor, and buy the rest. A few clothes, and the money for the medicine is included in it. The rest of the shopkeepers can dispose of it themselves."

There are no ups and downs in his voice, but there is a hint of elegance and softness hidden in it.He obviously didn't use an orderly tone, but Liu Xun obeyed unconsciously.He caught the silver and weighed it in the palm of his hand. He only felt that there were about five taels, and he was afraid that there would be a lot left after the string arranged by this man.

Liu Xun couldn't help being delighted. Although this man behaved strangely, he really didn't look like a villain.He replied repeatedly: "I'll send someone to do it right now, and ask the young master to wait for a while. I don't know if the guest officer has any orders?"

The man seemed to be contemplating for a while, and looked back into the room.Liu Xun also followed the man's gaze, but saw a hanging curtain, and a shadowy figure was lying inside.Liu Xun was curious and wanted to watch carefully.The man calmly took a step to the side, just blocking Liu Xun's gaze.

Liu Xun smiled awkwardly. Fortunately, he had seen many difficult customers before, and his reaction ability was trained quickly.I only heard the man order: "Go get some hot water and send it with the clothes, one set for men and women."

There was a slight pause, and the next words were somewhat hesitant: "I don't know if the shopkeeper can help you find a woman? My servant..." It seemed that the identity of the person in the account was a little uncertain, so the man simply skipped the question: "... .It was raining, and I needed to find someone to help change the wet clothes. I will reward myself."

Liu Xun secretly hated that his wife was not here at this moment, otherwise seeing this man spend so much money, he might have received a large sum of money.But it's useless to regret at this time, but where can I find a woman in the middle of the night?Liu Xun said with a smile: "Guest officer, the hot water and clothes you want are easy to talk about, but this woman... my mother-in-law happened to go back to her mother's house, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to find..."

The man obviously also thought of this, and his brows were slightly frowned.After thinking for a while, he said: "There are brothels around here? Go and invite an oiran to come. If you want to come, the oiran will greet and send you off, but she knows how to serve others better than ordinary women."

If this sentence is heard in a nearby place, I am afraid it will be extremely ambiguous and arouse people's daydream.But what this man said plainly, was completely true, without any meaning of frivolity or disdain.

Liu Xun was in a good mood after receiving the silver reward.Even if he had some doubts, it was nothing to worry about in front of the white flowers.At this time, he replied: "Guest officer, please wait a moment. This little one..."

Before the word "Qu" could be uttered, a dog barking came from behind.Liu Xun suddenly remembered the agreement he had made with Xiao Lian before going upstairs, and at this moment secretly complained.I saw that fat and strong big yellow dog suddenly pounced on the man, opening its mouth to bite.Liu Xun groaned, but it was too late to stop him.

There was a blur in front of his eyes, and he saw the man gently dodge to the side with his weight lifted lightly, his movements were chic and elegant.I don't know how he did it, but he just stretched out his hand casually, and pressed the big yellow dog's neck.Then he casually threw the dog into Liu Xun's arms, and closed the door behind his back as if nothing had happened, leaving only one sentence: "Do what I ordered, quickly."

Liu Xun maintained the posture of embracing the dog, and after a long while, he heard Xiao Lian crying: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, are you okay?" At the same time, he felt something hot and wet on his cheek licking continuously, it turned out to be the rhubarb The dog came to the owner's arms, happily stuck out its tongue and left saliva on the owner's cheek.As soon as Liu Xun let go, the big yellow dog fell to the ground and circled around Liu Xun with its tail flicking.

Liu Xun gave Xiao Lian a hard look, and gently kicked the big yellow dog aside.Feigning anger, he said: "Didn't you hear what this guest officer said? Hurry up and ask the doctor to find the oiran!"

Then Xiao Lian left in a hurry.

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