Jianghu Tired Brigade

The setting sun slanted, and the afterglow sprinkled the earth.The rocks and trees beside the road were all coated with a layer of dull yellow.

The carriage traveled along the official road, the road was smooth, and it was already far out of the city.Before it was too dark, Hong Xiao stopped at an inn.She put her right arm on her left arm and talked softly with Xiaoer.Acacia followed her every step of the way, watching the people around her vigilantly.

The furnishings in this inn are simple and dilapidated, and there are still black stains on the wooden table in the hall. Acacia's eyes swept around, and finally fell on the red face.

Hong Xiao remained calm and composed, obviously accustomed to such a place to stay.

Hong Xiao called Xiaoer, ordered a few dishes, and asked Xiangsi softly: "What about you, what do you want to eat?"

Xiangsi came back to her senses suddenly, her cheeks were flushed, her eyes glanced down, and she said with a guilty conscience: "It's fine with you."

Hong Xiao said: "That can't be with me. You are young, you should make up more. Do you want to eat the braised lion's head?"

Xiangsi asked blankly: "The lion's head...can you eat it too?"

Hong Xiao couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "It's just a saying, but it's actually pork dumplings."

Xiangsi nodded obediently and said, "Oh, I can eat pork."

Seeing Xiangsi's obedient appearance, Hong Xiao seemed to see his own child, his heart became softer, and he said: "Where's the elbow?"

Xiangsi said, "You can eat it too."

Hong Xiao asked the names of many dishes like this, and Xiangsi answered them one by one.Hong Xiao never felt impatient, and lovesickness never felt noisy. Every question and answer seemed to form a rhythm of its own, harmonious and warm.

Hong Xiao said to Xiaoer: "Do you remember the name of the dish just now?"

Hearing that the two were talking enthusiastically at the beginning, Xiao Er was waiting anxiously, but he didn't expect this lengthy conversation to end suddenly, and was really caught off guard: "Braised lion's head, Dongpo elbow..." He didn't hear well. Carefully, Hong Xiao had mentioned too many names of dishes, and after he read a few, he couldn't remember them clearly.

Hong Xiao shook his head and interrupted: "It's not right here." Then he said the names of more than ten dishes one by one.

The little Er listened to it three times in a row and finally managed to remember it, told him not to wait, and went to the back kitchen.After a while, he came out and asked, "Do you eat the guest's food in the hall or in the guest room?"

Hong Xiao pointed to the wooden table in the corner, and said, "We'll eat there, and the key to the guest room will be delivered by the way."

Xiaoer made a promise, and Hong Xiao led Xiangsi to sit at the wooden table.

At this time, there were quite a few people sitting in the hall, most of them were traffickers and pawns, so I couldn't help but take a few more glances at such a beautiful woman.Hong Xiao took it for granted, but Xiangsi said uncomfortably: "Why don't you go to the house?"

Hong Xiao rubbed his arms, and said with a smile: "The guest rooms here are small, and the smell of the food can't be dissipated." Looking around again, he approached Xiangsi, and gently comforted him: "It's because of you that they look at you like this. It looks good, if you find someone pleasing to your eyes, then take a look back; if it's an ordinary person, you don't need to pay attention to it, don't take it to heart."

Xiangsi blushed slightly, glanced at Hong Xiao from the corner of her eyes, and said softly: "But among the people here, you are the only one who is pleasing to the eye."

Hong Xiao felt warm and funny at the same time, rubbed her forehead with his hand, and said with a smile: "You are young now, so naturally you only see me alone. After a few years, if you find someone you like, there will always be When you are lazy to look at me."

The rosy glow on Acacia's face faded, and a faint paleness appeared again, muttering: "Definitely not, Master won't allow it."

Hong Xiao only said that Yizhanghong probably said something to Xiangsi about caring for her senior, and he couldn't help but said with pity: "Hugh heard your master talking nonsense to scare you, she can't care about you now, you are young, It's someone who should find someone for me." Hong Xiao said half a sentence, then remembered Yizhanghong's death, couldn't help the tip of his nose turned sour, and almost burst into tears.She gritted her teeth tightly, and managed to say all these words with great difficulty, and the smile on her face was a bit forced.

Xiangsi shook her head and said seriously: "I don't know how to do it myself."

Just at this time, a young girl's complaint came from the door: "This place is dirty and broken, how can Miss live here?"

A woman's voice was clear and gentle, like a light feather brushing by, making one's heart tremble: "When you are traveling outside, you don't need to be so delicate."

The twilight is getting darker now, and the scenery outside seems to be covered with a layer of tulle, making it difficult to see clearly.Hong Xiao's table is the closest to the door, and if you look far, you can only vaguely see the figures of two women, one long and one young.The older woman walked in front, her figure was exquisite and petite, and her posture when walking was quite different from that of the Jianghu women.

Xiangsi looked out following Hong Xiao's gaze, but she couldn't see clearly.He could faintly hear the conversation between the two of them, but he couldn't understand what they were talking about.

The girl said unwillingly: "Go a few steps ahead, maybe there is a better inn."

The woman said: "I'm a bit tired, and I'm not willing to take another step." Although she said this, her tone was always gentle and gentle.When she entered the inn, she saw Hong Xiao's table at the first sight, smiled at the girl and said, "Look, there are two more girls here, and they don't seem to dislike them either."

The girl poked her head over and saw that the appearance and demeanor of these two girls were really not like country women.Immediately, he lost his temper and muttered softly: "Miss is not the same as them."

The woman ignored her, called Xiao Er, and ordered two rooms to go up.

The little second hand held two keys in his hand, and was about to send them to Hong Xiao, when he was called to stop by this quiet and beautiful woman, he couldn't help but take a greedy look, and replied: "The guest rooms are full." Disappointed, feeling hot in his heart, he raised the key in his hand, and pointed to Hong Xiao: "The last two rooms were booked by two girls there, you might as well discuss it with those two girls."

The woman thanked with a smile, moved her footsteps lightly, and really came to this table.

Hong Xiao could hear their conversation clearly, so as soon as she saw her approaching, he said to Xiao Er: "Give this girl the key."

Xiaoer got her order, so naturally he hurriedly handed over the two keys, and the girl reluctantly took one.

The woman slapped Hong Xiao lightly, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help."

Hong Xiao shook his head and said: "It's a little effort, the girl doesn't need to worry about it."

The woman smiled and said: "With the girl's current body, it's not easy to lift a finger."

Hong Xiao heard that there was something in her words, and looked at her intently, but seeing the warm smile on the woman's face, she couldn't see the slightest clue.Immediately, he extended his hand to invite, and said with a smile: "I invite the girl to have a meal, isn't this a light gesture?"

The woman was not shy, and thanked her again, and sat down gracefully.Although the young girl was reluctant, but since the young lady gave her orders, she also sat down with her.

At this time Xiaoer put some dishes on the table, the woman held her sleeves with one hand, pulled out a pair of wooden chopsticks from the chopstick holder with the other hand, put them down on the edge of the table, and said: "Look at the complexion of the girl, the internal organs are not shallow, these greasy chopsticks Things, it’s better to eat less.”

Hong Xiao raised her eyebrows, a little startled, but said calmly: "I might as well, these two children should eat more."

The girl said dissatisfied: "I am a child."

The woman looked at Xiangsi, and sighed again: "It's really a crime."

Hong Xiao was puzzled: "Why did you say that?"

The woman smiled apologetically, "The little girl's family has been reselling magic drugs for several years, so seeing this girl's appearance, I can't help but feel a little bit unbearable."

Hong Xiao didn't know much about medicine. Hearing what she said, he became more confused and asked, "What kind of magic drug."

"Phantom medicine..." The woman just said these two words, she shook her head and smiled to herself: "Compared to magic medicine, it's the girl's body... Oh, girl, why bother to spoil yourself like this."

Hong Xiao sighed helplessly: "In the rivers and lakes, there are always times when you can't escape from fighting."

The woman's eyes moved slightly, revealing a bit of nostalgia and sadness: "Where is the river, where is the lake?" Then her expression changed, and she changed into a soft smile, and said: "Because of the dangers of the rivers and lakes, the girl should take her breath away." itself."

Hearing the sincerity in her words, Hong Xiao couldn't help being moved, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern."

The woman laughed and said: "You and I met for the first time, why do you care about it. It's just... I think of my old friend suddenly. Sigh, why do you think of her?"

Hearing these words, Hong Xiao's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help feeling a little closer, and said with a smile: "Since that man has the girl's thoughts, he must be very lucky."

The woman said: "It's not a good thing to be missed by me."

Hong Xiao shook his head and smiled, "I'm joking."

The woman covered her lips, her eyes were crooked, and she was full of smiles: "You don't know my name, but how do you know that I'm joking?"

Hong Xiao complied with her words, clasped his fists in salute and said, "I'm Hong Xiao, if you dare to ask Miss's name."

The woman picked up the bowls and chopsticks, and said leisurely: "I will report to the girl later, if I report my name and surname at this time, I will not be able to get along with this meal."

Hong Xiao didn't take it seriously, raised his hand and said, "Please."

The four of them ate in silence until the chopsticks were put down, and the table was full of dishes.The woman got up and gave Hong Xiao a blessing: "Little girl Wu Moxuan, thank you for your hospitality."

Hong Xiao was startled when he heard the words, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Wu Moxuan leading the girl upstairs.

Hong Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said helplessly, "It's actually her."

Xiangsi asked, "Who is she?"

Hong Xiao said: "Wu Moxuan, all three characters are black, who else can it be except Wu Duanchang."

Xiangsi asked, "Wu Duanchang?"

Hong Xiao explained: "Wu Moxuan is a doctor who has made a name for himself in the Jianghu in the past one or two years. Your master has never heard of it. Her father, Wu Boyang, was an imperial physician. He was sentenced for treason. The only daughter of the Wu family was sentenced to death, and because of this, the only daughter of the Wu family was exiled in the Jianghu. The world thought that Wu Moxuan was a lady from the official family, and it was difficult for her to gain a foothold in the Jianghu, but they didn't expect that she would gradually make a name for herself with her medical skills."

Xiangsi asked: "Can her medical skills be better than Master's?"

Hong Xiao spread his hands and smiled, "I don't understand medical science, so I can't tell who is strong from who is weak." Then he said, "Besides, the fee for a doctor's consultation is not something ordinary people can afford... just go back to the house."

Hong Xiao walked in front, Xiangsi followed her, lowered her head, showing a thoughtful look.

But at the other end, Wu Moxuan led the angry girl, and said softly: "That little girl is the same as you."

The girl paused, the anger on her face dissipated suddenly, she widened her eyes and said, "The same...is also a dead man raised by phantom medicine?"

Wu Moxuan stood still at the door, turned sideways to wait for the girl to open the door, and said, "I only saw her look like she had used the hallucinatory medicine. When I took the hallucinatory medicine, the little girl's expression couldn't be faked... As for How they were born, at first glance, you can’t tell the difference.”

The girl lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Then she is really pitiful."