man in apricot forest

Mei Shuao became dull for a moment, but still put the quilt in her hand beside the bed.

"I sleep outside, Junqin sleeps inside?" Mei Shuao asked, so that he can get up first if there is anything to do.

Ji Yu had no objection, so he took off his coat first, and got into the bed inside.

It is already October, and the nights are still a bit cold.

"Junqin, you say that ordinary people pay every penny for an inch of land, but people say that he is greedy. The emperor expands his territory and consumes a lot of troops and silver. Why is no one saying that the emperor is greedy?"

Mei Shuao lay down, and in the evening he saw that the village was full of old people, plowing the fields to support their families.

"If you make small plans, you will only lose people's hearts. But the emperor can achieve a hegemony, and he is supported by the majority of people in the world."

Ji Yu thought for a while and then said: "You are the son of heaven, you can control the world, and you can even go to other countries to expand the territory, but the world doesn't think he is greedy, because he has great plans for the world."

"It makes sense..." Mei Shuao felt a little sleepy.

"And those who understand the great plans of the world can win the hearts of the people. This prosperous country, Taihe city and land are all credited to the emperor's guarding. If you don't invade, you will be exploited. It's just what the people want."

"This is what I read in the book, it's a matter of opinion."

Ji Yu wanted to continue talking, but when he turned around, Mei Shuao beside him had already fallen asleep.

Ji Yu laughed and closed his eyes.

Ji Yu's breathing gradually stabilized, but Mei Shuao beside him opened his eyes.

He raised his body, leaned his head gently to Ji Yu's side, leaned over and kissed Ji Yu's lips, and left after a long time.

Mei Shuao lay down again, with a smile on his lips, he fell asleep contentedly.

In the early morning of the second day, when Ji Yu just woke up, Mei Shuao was no longer there.

Putting on his clothes, Ji Yu found that the table in the small courtyard had already been set up with bowls and chopsticks.

"Junqin is awake?" Mei Shuao wiped the sweat from his brow, "I went to the back mountain to pick willow branches for you, go wash up and eat."

Ji Yu loves cleanliness, and must wash his teeth with willow branches dipped in green salt every day. Mei Shuao usually just rinses his mouth with tea before and after meals. Is it true that Ji Yu is so particular about it? For a month, he also fell into this habit.

I was in a hurry to wash up yesterday, so I had to make up for it this morning.

"This son is really handsome."

The old woman looked at Ji Yu who was sitting on a small wooden stool eating porridge with a bowl and sighed.

"Auntie said that out of ten people who saw him, ten out of ten would say the same." Mei Shu proudly smiled, as if the old lady was praising him just now.

After a while, the old man brought a small plate of pickles and four hard-boiled white eggs, "There is nothing to entertain, young master, eat slowly."

"Thank you, old man." Mei Shuao smiled and handed an egg to Xiao Shuanzi, "Children, eat."

"Embol, this is not for you!"

Shuan Zi was about to take the egg timidly, but was startled by the old man's voice and stopped.

"It's okay, I don't like this." Mei Shuao forcefully stuffed the egg into Xiao Shuanzi, took another egg, peeled off the shell, and put it in a small dish.

"Junqin wants to eat, I have washed my hands well."

Ji Yu didn't dislike Mei Shuao's words, and started to eat with chopsticks.

During the month of being alone with Mei Shuao, Mei Shuao often left Ji Yu with food that she didn't like, although Mei Shuao enjoyed some dishes elsewhere.

After breakfast, the two of them had to go on their way again, and before leaving, the old lady gave Mei Shuao some melons to eat on the way.

After the two left, the old lady found ten taels of silver on the table, and immediately cried out, "Good people, they are all good people."

"Junqin originally wanted to save some money, but I didn't expect you to grab it first."

"Ten taels of silver is enough, and the child's illness will be cured after a few doses of medicine."

Mei Shuao felt a little sour, the old man and the old woman were wearing clothes that were mended back and forth, but they dressed up their grandson very well, presumably the old man wanted to save money to buy medicine for his grandson, so he left two people who didn't know the details Live at home.

"Let's pay attention to the county town today, and there will be nowhere to go if we encounter the wilderness." Mei Shuao took the initiative to carry Ji Yu's luggage.

Ji Yu shook his head, "I'm fine by myself."

"What's wrong with the wilderness, isn't there still the hero Mei?" Ji Yu said seriously again.

Mei Shuao laughed so hard that she couldn't stand up straight, and said, "Exactly, exactly."

After walking for a whole morning, they didn't see the county seat, so the two had to rely on the tree stump to settle dry food.

These are still sesame seed cakes brought from Huaicheng, which is enough for this meal, and there are four small melons that have been washed.

"Shall we hire a carriage tomorrow?" Mei Shuao couldn't bear it, Ji Yu had never woken up so late before, so it can be seen that he was really tired after walking so long yesterday.

"Two men going in a carriage?"

Mei Shuao thought it was ridiculous, and said: "The horse I used to be injured has been kept in Meizhuang, and when I go to the next county, I will choose a horse. If you don't want to ride, Junqin, I can take you. "

Ji Yu felt that it was even weirder for two men to ride the same horse.

"Just to teach you how to ride a horse."

In fact, Mei Shuao had already thought about this plan, and he only brought it up now.

"Okay." Ji Yu didn't object anymore.

After the meal, the two walked for two hours and finally saw the people coming and going in and out of the county.

Not far away, there is a plaque with three big characters "Yongyu City" on the top of the gate of the city wall.

"I finally saw the county seat." Mei Shuao breathed out.

"Junqin, have you been here?"

Ji Yu thought for a moment before saying, "Come here."

Mei Shuao asked casually, but did not expect Ji Yu to actually come, so she couldn't help asking: "Why are you here?"

"The county magistrate of Yongyu City is surnamed He, and I once treated him."

Master didn't want to deal with officials, but the county magistrate He was a clean official and had a good reputation among the people, so Dong Xiancai asked Ji Yu to go to treat patients.

It happened a long time ago, Ji Yu was picked up by the government's carriage at that time, so he didn't recognize the road he took just now.

"I always remember the name Yongyu City."

The county magistrate's surname is He, and his style name is Yongyu. The city gate plaque was hung up by the common people. When He Yongyu first took office, Yongyu City was a poor town without such a magnificent gate.

"It's really nice."

Mei Shuao didn't ask any further questions, and led Ji Yu to an inn in the county town.

"Guest officer, do you want to hit the tip or stay at the hotel?"

As soon as he entered the inn, the shop waiter greeted him.

"Stay here." Mei Shuao looked at Ji Yu, "Two rooms?"

Ji Yu nodded.

Mei Shuao said to the child: "Two upper rooms."

"Guest officer, I'm really sorry, there's only one room left." The shop waiter was a little embarrassed.

Mei Shuao didn't even think about it, "Leave the upper room to this young master, and just give me a room that can accommodate people."

"Okay, guest officer, you should pay the deposit first." Xiao Er led Mei Shuao to the counter.

Mei Shuao first accompanied Ji Yu to the room on the second floor.The price of the top-grade room is half as expensive, but there is an extra Eight Immortals table and the bed is softer than the average room.

Mei Shuao put the luggage on the table, and said to Ji Yu: "Jianqin, you rest here for a while, I'll go to the market to see what I want to buy."

"Yeah." Ji Yu couldn't move anymore, "Help me to the pharmacy and bring some Su Ye and Bai Zhi."

"Okay, don't wander around, I'll be back in a while."

Mei Shuao explained a few words before closing the door and walking out of the room.

Ji Yu was so tired that he was just about to fall asleep on the side of the bed when he was awakened by the sound of the door banging.

The wooden door was knocked open, and a man in his 30s with a small beard walked in.

"Huh? Why is someone in my room..."

The man was obviously drunk and reeked of alcohol.

Ji Yu was displeased and said, "Sorry, you went to the wrong room."

The man laughed a few times after hearing this, and pretended to be crazy, and said, "Why did you go wrong? Little beauty, tell the uncle, did I go wrong?"

The man staggered forward and grabbed Ji Yu's neck.

"Yo, the little beauty is quite tall."

Ji Yu raised his hand and punched the man hard.

The drunk man had a lot of strength, he just didn't let go of Ji Yu, and rubbed his mouth against Ji Yu's neck.

There was a chill behind Ji Yu's back, he bent down slightly, and drew out the dagger tied around his calf.

He stabbed mercilessly at the hand holding his shoulder.

The man let out a scream, withdrew his hand, and regained consciousness.

The man shouted: "My majestic master, what can I do if I want you!"

After finishing speaking, he still smiled strangely, and walked towards Ji Yu, "Grandpa, I like such a handsome and strong-tempered person."

Ji Yu took two steps back, accidentally tripped over a stool beside him, and fell backwards on the bed.

The man seized the opportunity, grabbed Ji Yu's right hand holding the dagger with one hand, and tightly clamped Ji Yu with his two legs.

The man leaned down to kiss Ji Yu.

Suddenly, Ji Yu felt light on his body, and the man had been kicked to the ground.

"Jun, how are you doing, Junqin?"

Mei Shuao helped Ji Yu up, fearing what he might see if he came a little later.

"It's okay." Seeing that Mei Shuao was looking at his right hand all the time, Ji Yu said, "This is his blood."

"This beast..." Mei Shuao heaved a sigh of relief.

The man was kicked a few times by Mei Shuao again, obviously fully awake, and scrambled out of the window on the second floor.

Mei Shuao was about to chase after him.

"Forget it, I'm fine, don't chase after me."

Mei Shuao had no choice but to go back to the bed and wipe the blood on Ji Yu's hands, "When I came in, I froze when I saw that scene, and subconsciously kicked that beast."

"Didn't I say not to go out? If I come back one step later..." Mei Shuao was a little excited.

Ji Yu also didn't explain, looking at the blood on his hands that couldn't be wiped clean, he said to Mei Shuao with no expression on his face: "Go get Xiao Er to fetch a basin of water."

Mei Shuao hastily went to fetch a basin of water himself.

Seeing Ji Yu's trembling hands when washing his hands, Mei Shuao felt a little regretful, Ji Yu should not be blamed for this.

After Ji Yu finished washing, Mei Shuao also washed herself.

"Make another pot."

Mei Shuao remained silent, and went downstairs to fetch a basin of water.

This time Ji Yu took a long time to wash before giving up.

Sitting on the bed, Ji Yu gave Mei Shuao a relieved smile, "I'm not a woman, so it's fine."

Mei Shuao hugged Ji Yu tightly.

Ji Yu froze, but still stretched out her hand to pat Mei Shuao's back.

"never mind…"

The author has something to say: the mood is super bad, and I can write this slightly sweet chapter, the score is MAX~!

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