Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

In the middle of the night, the courtyard was heavy.

The lanterns under the porch swirled in the evening wind, casting a dim light. The post station was shrouded in a snowstorm, and the rooms in the small building were all dark.

Half a moment later, four carts came from the cold and silent market and stopped at the gate of the backyard.

"Unload the things and send them to the granary. Be quiet and don't disturb your colleagues to sleep peacefully."

After the ropes were untied, the bags of rice and grain were unloaded on the ground by a few servants who were driving the car. After the disciples in charge counted the number and confirmed that it was correct, a group of people went to the granary with their loads on their backs.

These are the rice that Lu Huaiwei ordered people to go to the rice shop to buy newly. Since there were more refugees in the sheds outside the city, the rice has been eaten quickly, and the money allocated by the government is not much. It's out of pocket. At this age, food is more expensive than anything else, so it's natural to have snacks.

Seeing that the granary was full again, the receiving disciple showed relief, and distributed the rewards to the servants one by one, saying: "In the kitchen in the backyard, some food is warmed and a jar of good wine is prepared. After the little brother is busy here, go and have a glass of thin wine to rest, I will not entertain you, please feel free."

The boys cheerfully accepted the money, exchanged some pleasantries, and after moving all the rice piled up by the back door here, they all went into the kitchen to look for food.

It was colder and colder, and the hot wine and hot dishes dispelled the tiredness and exhaustion of the whole body. After eating and drinking enough, they all got up and left after seeing that the snow outside was not so heavy, and returned to the back door talking and laughing.

"Hey, why is there one less person, where is that kid from the Liu family?" One person got on the horse and turned around to ask.

The rest of the people looked at each other.

"Hey, I'm afraid I'm dizzy from drinking, and I can't find my way!"

"That kid, he obviously doesn't know how to drink, but he insists on rushing to drink every time. When has he never stumbled?"

"Go back and look for it, go back to Mihang as soon as possible, don't let him delay brother and me from sleeping!"

A few people were laughing and joking, and they were about to turn around and look for it, but they saw the Liu family boy running up in a panic by himself, and said in a low voice: "Wait, wait...here he is here !"

As soon as they saw his body covered in slush, the boys knew that he was drunk and fell behind and ate dog shit, so they laughed at him one after another.

The person on the horse was a little impatient, and scolded: "Every time you make mistakes, you kid, hurry up and drive away!"

The young man was reeking of alcohol, and even when he was drunk, he couldn't walk steadily, so he could only apologize and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I kept my brothers waiting, let's go."

A group of people closed the door, got on the horse one by one, and went on the way they came. The young man drove for a while, and suddenly looked back at the post station on the horseback.

The night was thick, the wind was bitter, and there was an indistinct black shadow at the back door that was empty before.

The young man narrowed his eyes slightly, and nodded slowly at the black figure, his expression was calm, at this moment, it seemed that his face was not even half drunk, he seemed very sober.

Seeing his movement, the black figure responded with a gesture, and then disappeared into the wind and snow without a sound.

A piece of toilet paper with a little powder left slipped from his sleeve, the boy withdrew his gaze, and followed the footsteps of the others as if nothing had happened.

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When the sky was dim, Yin Qiu put on his clothes, lit a lamp, and sat by the desk to read a booklet.

It was the end of Maoshi on a winter day, and it was still gloomy outside the window, as if it was late in the evening.

Bai Ling made a pot of hot tea, took out the teacup and poured two cups, and said, "It took me two full days to finally check the list of these refugees. Once I have this list, I will hand it over to the lady of the Duan family as soon as possible. It will also be more convenient for the government to send people to Cang County to investigate the household registration."

Yin Qiu put his fingertips on the paper, traced the names on it all the way to the end, and said, "Why are there more than 20 people missing?"

Bai Ling sighed: "I can't enter the city, and I don't have a shelter from the cold. Many people with severe wind and cold have died of illness. There is nothing I can do."

Yin Qiu paused, did not answer, put down the list and picked up another ledger.

"Here are the expenditure details of the station for the past few days." Bai Ling pushed the teacup to Yin Qiu's hand, steaming in his mouth, "Buying rice and medicine, buying clothes and quilts, the money is flowing out, and the household registration is not resolved. It’s really troublesome, the little money from the government office is not enough for the refugees to have a meal of porridge. Although Senior Sister Lu has reported to the palace a few days ago, it is not clear when the follow-up money will come. Two days may be tight."

Yin Qiu roughly calculated the account book silently, and asked, "How much silver taels are left in the station?"

Bai Ling thought for a while: "At least, it can last for three days at most."

"There is no shortage of rice. A batch just arrived last night." Yin Qiu took a sip from the teacup, looked at the cold light on the cup, and said, "There will be a shortage of medicine. If there is no money in the palace within three days , I don’t know how many people will die.”

Bai Ling said: "That's right, these few months the major states and cities have been unable to make ends meet. Apart from asking the palace, the other states and cities can't afford any money. I'm worried, and Yao Dingcheng is full of new ones now. Disciple, I don’t understand anything, Senior Sister Lu is so sick again, I went to see it just now, and she still has a fever, we have to think of a way to raise some money.”

The morning light came in during the conversation, and Yin Qiumu looked a little worried in that light, she thought for a while, then got up and said: "I'll figure out a solution for the money matter, it's useless to talk about it on paper, just do what I have to do right now." .”

After hearing this, Bai Ling said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you are still young, and many of the new disciples are a few years older than you. Now Senior Sister Lu is ill, and I have to rely on you to stabilize the situation, Xiaoqiu. Seeing that you are becoming more and more able to stand alone, but I am still the same, I really envy you."

"Everyone has their own strengths," Yin Qiu smiled back at her, "If I hadn't been with you this time, I would have been really devastated."

The two finished their conversation and had breakfast together. When they went downstairs, everything was ready in the kitchen. Yin Qiu checked today's rice and water as usual, and after confirming that there was nothing missing, he ordered his disciples to bring things He went to the gate of the city to give out porridge.

Recently, the red camellias in the courtyard were blooming just right, and the surrounding area was full of warm red. Yin Qiu alone counted the silver taels left in the station, blew the cold wind among the flowers for a while, refreshed himself, and when he returned to the lobby, Seeing a few new disciples who had entered the palace not long ago leaning against the door and looking out, they seemed very happy.

Yin Qiu passed them to look at the front yard, and found that there were a few male disciples who were unfamiliar with each other, looking at the dust and dust, as if they had driven for a long time.

"Who is here?" Yin Qiu asked.

When several female disciples heard the voice, they all turned their heads to look at her. Seeing that it was Yin Qiu, they all came forward with smiles on their faces.

"Morning sister, we are looking at the senior brother who came from the courtyard."

These female disciples were all a few years older than Yin Qiu, but according to their seniority, they all had to call Yin Qiu Senior Sister, Yin Qiu nodded, walked to the door and said, "Where are you from?"

"It is said that they are from Liaoping County," said a female disciple. "Perhaps they heard that there are more refugees in our Yaoding City, so they should come to help."

Seeing a few disciples in the courtyard receiving them, Yin Qiu gave up the idea of ​​going up to greet them. She stepped over the threshold and was about to go to the city gate when she heard a female disciple behind her say: "The one who came earlier Why did the senior brother disappear? He said he was looking for the senior sister."

Yin Qiu paused, looked back and said, "Looking for me?"

The female disciple nodded, inexplicably excited: "That senior brother is so handsome, we have been in the palace for a while, but we have never seen such a good-looking senior brother."

After she finished speaking, the female disciples all echoed, their eyes were bright and their faces were blushing.

No wonder they have been hiding at this door and looking around, it turned out that they were thinking about the appearance of a certain senior, Yin Qiu was a little amused, and asked, "Do you know the name?"

"I don't know, I didn't hear anyone shouting."

"Then why don't you ask?"

"Oh, we want to ask, but I'm sorry."

Yin Qiu laughed softly and said, "Is it really so good-looking? Tell me, what does it look like?"

A female disciple immediately said: "The face is like a crown of jade, the lips are red and the teeth are white, he is not ordinary handsome! He just doesn't have a smile on his face, he looks a little cold, more than a girl's house... hey! Come here, come here, come here Already!"

The sharp-eyed female disciples saw a handsome young man walking towards the end of the long corridor at a glance, and hurriedly hid behind Yin Qiu, peeping cautiously.

Yin Qiu was staggered by them, lowered his head and smiled helplessly, barely steadied his figure, and when he was about to raise his head, a pair of clean cloud boots came into view.

Suddenly, there was a faint scent of medicine in his nose, Yin Qiu straightened up, raised his head and met a pair of clear and quiet eyes.

At this time, the sky had brightened, and the thin light was mixed with cold wind and snow, and the scent of the medicine was wrapped in frost, which smelled very fresh and unique. The young man in front of him was tall and tall, with a calm demeanor, holding a book in his hand , wearing a plain white uniform of Yunhua's disciples inside, and a light blue pine robe on the outside, with lowered eyebrows and eyes, revealing a subtle coldness, which can't help but make people feel a little awe for no reason.

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"Meng Jing?" Seeing who the young man was, Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Aren't you in Liaoping County? Why did you come to Yao Dingcheng?"

A gust of frosty wind blew, blowing the long hair on the side of Yin Qiu's neck. Meng Jing moved her footsteps slightly to block her, and said slowly: "I heard that Senior Sister Lu has a cold, so come and visit her."

Yin Qiu leaned against the door frame, looked at her for a while and said, "Oh, it's for Senior Sister Lu? I thought you came here to help because you heard that there are more refugees here."

Meng Jing looked down at Yin Qiu and said, "It's also for this purpose." She spread out the scroll in her hand and showed it to Yin Qiu, "This is the medicinal material I brought this time, you should use it , I have asked people to distribute it.”

Yin Qiu has also learned some medical skills with Meng Jing in these years, and found that most of the medicinal materials in the booklet are for treating wind and cold, so he said happily: "It's a timely help. We are short of medicine. You came at a very good time."

"I also brought some silver taels." Meng Jing took back the booklet and took out a silver note from his pocket. "The disaster in Liaoping County is not serious, and the remaining funds are still relatively sufficient. Find a bank to exchange it for cash. Half a month is enough."

Yin Qiu took the bank note with a smile on his eyes and eyebrows: "Very good, very good, you can give me whatever is missing, and I will give you a great credit this time."

The corners of Meng Jing's lips curved slightly, revealing a faint smile. She moved her lips, wanting to say something more, when suddenly seeing several female disciples behind Yin Qiu looking at her enthusiastically, she frowned slightly and said: "This is……"

Yin Qiu glanced sideways at those female disciples, and there was a hint of narrowness in his eyes, playful: "These are new disciples who just came from the palace. They are all junior sisters, and they were clamoring to see you just now."

"See me?" Meng Jing looked away from Yin Qiu's face, looked at the female disciples and said, "Do you have something to do with me?"

Seeing Meng Jing looking towards them, several female disciples hurriedly waved their hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay! I just want to see you, brother!"

Meng Jing looked puzzled.

Seeing her like this, Yin Qiu laughed unkindly, turned his head and said, "Remember, this is the closed disciple of Elder Xu at Wenxin Peak, named Meng Jing. From today onwards, she will stay in Yao Dingcheng to work with you. We work together."

When several female disciples heard her introduction, they immediately surrounded Meng Jing happily.

"Ah, it turned out to be Brother Meng, sorry for your disrespect!"

"Senior brother is the one who asked Xinfeng, so his medical skills must be very good!"

"Oh, a few of us wanted to ask Xinfeng before, but we didn't make it. Since senior brother is here, why don't you teach us to recognize medicinal materials!"

……

Meng Jing listened to their compliments calmly, without any disturbance on her face, but when she looked at Yin Qiu, her eyes were a little more helpless.

Yin Qiu smiled meaningfully, and mouthed to her, "Senior Brother Meng, the beauty is not shallow."

Meng Jing glanced at her expressionlessly.

Ever since she went to Wenxin Peak to study medicine, Meng Jing's mind has become more and more stable over the years.

She used to be irritable and couldn't let go of the hatred in her heart, which always caused her heart disease to relapse. After Elder Xu accepted her as a disciple, he repeatedly taught her to cultivate her self-cultivation and not to be overjoyed or sad. After these years of precipitation, Meng Jing did not. Fulfilling Master's expectations, I managed to restrain my emotions, and my progress became more and more stable, and everything was calm.

She has a good appearance, and she has achieved some achievements in medical skills and knowledge. No one in the palace knew about her daughter's identity, so many young disciples secretly promised her. , there is no shortage of suitors around him, and he is more popular than many male disciples.

Yin Qiu has long been used to such scenes, she leisurely watched the excitement for a while, and saw Meng Jing standing among these female disciples like a wooden stake, she didn't react at all, and was very kind Compassionately relieved Meng Jing, and found an excuse to take her out of the station.

The two walked side by side to the market, the female disciples were still crowded at the gate and watched Meng Jing's back from a distance, Yin Qiu looked back, and teased Meng Jing: "It's amazing, it's really amazing, why are you so tricky? Girls like it?"

Meng Jing was walking on the outside, whenever a hurried passerby passed by, she would secretly reach out her hand to cover Yin Qiu's back, and replied, "If they know that I am also a girl, they won't like it."

Yin Qiu chuckled, and turned his head to look at her: "Then there is no other way, since you refuse to restore your daughter's body, Senior Brother Meng can only continue to be like that."

Meng Jing lowered her head slightly, looked back at Yin Qiu's eyes that were full of enthusiasm and smile, and said after a moment of silence, "Don't make fun of me." After a pause, she added, "Don't call me Senior Brother Meng either. "

"Others can call, but why can't I?" Yin Qiu joked.

"Because you are not someone else." Meng Jing said.

"What's the difference?" Yin Qiu raised his eyebrows.

Meng Jing finally sighed: "The difference is that you are from Jingyue Peak, and your seniority is higher than mine. If you call me senior brother, you are messing up your seniority."

Yin Qiu laughed loudly: "If you want to say that, you still have to call me Senior Sister."

Meng Jing looked at her, and said calmly: "Don't think about it."

The author has something to say: the second volume will arrange for each character to appear one after another, because it is necessary to show everyone's changes and growth through appropriate timing and events.

So, so!Don't worry, Hufa Wen will come out, so will Xiao Ji, and Qiuqiu and Uncle Shi will also start dating!

Don’t worry, you have to be patient when you read the essay. Although I know you are already very patient, the second volume will start to solve puzzles one after another. I will try my best to balance the plot and feelings. Don’t worry, the child grows up. It's time to sprinkle sugar, I understand.

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