he walks in the world

Chapter 56 On the rice paper are the people in the story
"Meng Shaoxia."

A woman in a blue floral dress came out of the tented boat, her face was extremely tired and haggard, and her body was very thin, as if a gust of wind could blow it away. She came over with some medicine bottles in her hands, and looked at the boat. The young man above his head was full of unbearable and worried expressions, and said softly: "Meng Shaoxia, it's time to change the medicine."

"Trouble, Miss Gu!"

The nine-fingered youth slowly put Tang Dao aside, gently raised his arms, and lifted the corner of his clothes, only to reveal the blood-stained gauze tied around his waist, which also revealed a deep red color and a strong bloody smell.

The girl shook her head slightly, put down the medicine bottle in her hand, and gently untied the gauze. The smell of blood became heavier and heavier, revealing a deep knife mark, which was shocking. The girl suddenly had a sore nose and tears rolled down her cheeks. Coming down, he sobbed and said, "Meng Shaoxia... I'm sorry... If it wasn't for my family, you wouldn't have been injured so badly, and you wouldn't have had so many benefactors..."

"Miss Gu, don't be like this. Although I, Meng Qingping, can't be considered a hero, I still have a bit of blood. I said that if I want to help you get justice, I will definitely help you. They are real chivalrous men, and some are your father’s comrades-in-arms back then, when they decided to accompany me to escort your mother and daughter to the capital, they were ready to sacrifice.”

In the Zixu River, there was a cool breeze blowing the lingering smell of blood. Meng Qingping took a deep breath and said: "A man can do whatever he wants. It is the mission of our generation of warriors to eradicate the strong and help the weak. We practice martial arts and walk together." Jianghu is for justice in the world, we cannot turn a blind eye to your family's affairs, Miss Gu, don't worry, even if I only have one breath, I will send you to the capital!"

Miss Gu applied medicine to Meng Qingping, but she kept sobbing. She didn't know whether she was crying for Meng Qingping's injury or her own life experience.

This Miss Gu's full name is Gu Mancao.

He is from Guangyang County in the middle of Sichuan Province. His family background is not bad. His father is a veteran who made great contributions in the Battle of Yumen Pass 20 years ago and returned from his armor.

In Gu Mancao's hometown, there are ten or twenty veterans who have retired from the military like their father. Have been very happy.

However, not long ago, for some reason, the Chen family of Guangyang County focused on the land awarded to Gu Mancao's father by a group of military households, and directly bought and sold it by force. After being rejected, they became angry and clashed.

Although the Chen family is a powerful and powerful family, the other party is a veteran returning from the battlefield. After a conflict, the members of the Chen family were beaten to the ground.

At first, I thought it was over.

Unexpectedly, the members of the Chen family were so vicious and vicious that they wiped out all the people. Among them, the homes of several leaders headed by Gu Mancao's father were all burned to ashes overnight, and many people were burned to death. Only Gu Mancao's mother and daughter escaped the catastrophe because they went to the temple to fulfill their vows and happened to be away that day.

Afterwards, Gu Mancao's mother and daughter went to the county government to file a complaint, but the county government ignored them, and the two ran to the county government to file a complaint. Unexpectedly, the magistrate Song Jifan not only did not appeal for the Gu family's mother and daughter, but drove the Gu family's mother and daughter out. In court.

Just at that time, Meng Qingping once again lost everything in a gambling shop, and drank a lot of wine. When he heard Gu Mancao's mother and daughter complaining about grievances, he was drunk for a while, and at that time he expressed that he would draw his sword to help. A comrade in the rivers and lakes and a former comrade-in-arms of Gu Mancao's father.

All the way from Shuzhong, they have been intercepted and killed by the Chen family many times. There were originally more than forty people, but now, only half of them are left. Meng Qingping was also seriously injured during the escort.

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On the upper reaches of the Zixu River, there is a river full of painted boats.

As expected, Du Ruo and Lu Yang went on the boat with Du Ruo's two poems without any disturbance. It has to be said that Du Ruo was able to win the title of scholar at the age of fourteen or five. name.

His two poems are naturally on board.

If the painting boat is smaller than those teahouses, there is a small hall in the middle of the deck, which is the place for tonight's entertainment.Du Ruo entered the small hall and looked around. There were two rows of tables and chairs, but there were only six tables in total.There is a small platform in front of the head, which is only four or five steps square.If there is a private room on the second floor, it is the boudoir, but the place where everyone Su is alone is in the smallest room on the third floor.

Rumor has it that even Master Su might kiss Fangze.

However, Du Ruo probably also knows that it is impossible for an oiran like Mr. Su to really give someone a kiss. If after kissing Fangze, his value will plummet, and he will not be able to do this kind of poetry marketing method. .

The real oirans are mostly like this, the more clean and self-sufficient they are, the more their worth will double, and the more they will be coveted.However, in the past few years of youth, most of them are still hard-working people in the dusty place, and they are not as peaceful and stable as girls from a good family.

There are already many people in the small hall at this time, and the furnishings here are also very particular. I know that many princes and scribes will have servants and book boys when they go out, so the tables and stools here are also very well arranged. Nature is separate.

In fact, strictly speaking, Du Ruo didn't come early, and he somewhat underestimated the strength of Jiangnan literati, but it was only so little time, and there were already many people on board.

However, Du Ruo has been in Shuzhong all the time. Even when he took the exam for a scholar, he did not go to the academy due to some personal reasons, and this is Jiangnan. Naturally, he didn't know these Dajiang scholars, so he didn't have any pleasantries. After all, an acquaintance Did not see.

At this time, a young servant also came forward, with a piece of hard paper in his hand, which was the menu.The young man was still introducing tea, fruits, snacks, side dishes and wine to Du Ruo and Lu Yang.

The above things are not cheap, but they are several times more expensive than the outside world. Just looking at the price, Lu Yang's expression changed a little. Never been so expensive.

However, Du Ruo smiled slightly. How could he not know about Lu Yang's conditions? However, with Lu Yang's character, he would rather die than lose face, but why did he let Lu Yang lose face over such a trivial matter? , and said: "Brother, my younger brother is the host today, don't rob me, if you dare to rob, I will be in a hurry with you!"

Lu Yang was startled for a moment, and then realized that he couldn't see that his brother was taking care of him, so he smiled and said, "Then Shan Jiang, come here, brother, please come back next time!"

"A pot of Shaoxing Huadiao for wine, and a pot of Hangzhou Longjing for tea. Desserts and side dishes are just right for you."

Before getting on this boat, Du Ruo knew that although there was no clearly marked price on the boat, but poems were used as the ticket, it was bound to cost a fortune to get on the boat.After all, the purpose of driving a painting boat is to make money.

The two items that Du Ruo ordered were the most expensive, and the smile on the boy's face almost turned his face off, his figure was quite modest, and he immediately nodded to Lu Yang, subconsciously ignoring Lu Yang.

Du Ruo's face was flat, and he said: "By the way, my elder brother is very particular about drinking, and he can't escape any kind of wine. Don't fool me with inferior products!"

This young fellow is also a generation of seven orifices, so he didn't know that there was something wrong with his attitude, so he hurriedly bowed to Lu Yang and said, "With this gentleman's attitude, even if you sit like this, even if you don't speak, the little one will Don't dare to mess around."

Lu Yang glanced at Xiao Er, nodded and said, "Stop rambling, just go get the wine."

"Yes, yes, let's go, little one."

The boy bowed and left.

There are more and more people boarding the boat, but most of these people seem to know each other, even if there are unfamiliar ones, they will be introduced. In this hall, it seems that they are all acquaintances. Together, those who flatter each other or those who haven't seen each other for a long time are very lively.

It's just that this boat is quite big after all, and it's still far from the time when everyone Su comes out to meet guests.

This kind of occasion, for Du Sanye, has long been commonplace, but Lu Yang, it seems a bit novel, but he is not easy to ask.

Du Ruo took the initiative to introduce to Lu Yang the various things and rules on the boat. Lu Yang listened with great interest, and when the servant brought the wine and dishes, the servant bowed his head and said, "Is your name Du Ruo?"

Du Ruo nodded.

The boy said again: "There is a man named Heitou outside who claims to be your bodyguard."

Du Ruo raised his head, subconsciously glanced outside, but naturally he couldn't see the blackheads, and said, "Yes, let him in."

Just as the boy was leaving, a young man in plain clothes suddenly entered the door, making Du Ruo couldn't help but look sideways.

The young man looks a little rough, but if you look carefully, you will find that the facial features of this man are actually very good, even a bit feminine, with a fair complexion.

The reason why Du Ruo paid attention to this person was because at first glance, he thought he had met a woman disguised as a man, but looking at his throat, it was not a woman.

The clothes on the young man's body were also different from those of the glamorous literati on the boat. gourd.

After the young man came in, he kept looking around, as if he was looking for something, but after looking around for a week, he sighed, found a table at random, and sat down. He didn't order anything else, but took one from his waist. The wine gourd caused the boy who greeted him to roll his eyes.

However, the young man didn't care, lying on the table, drinking wine to himself, he seemed extremely out of place, and full of laziness, like the legendary prodigal son, seemed to feel Du Ruo's gaze, slightly Overhead.

Du Ruo smiled lightly and slightly raised his glass when he was discovered peeking at others.

However, the young man was extremely rude. He glanced at Du Ruo, then turned his head away without any response.

Lu Yang asked softly: "What's the matter? Acquaintance?"

"No," Du Ruo said, "I just think this person is extremely interesting."

Lu Yang's face was a little serious, he leaned forward slightly, and said, "If you are not an acquaintance, then don't contact him, this person is not simple."

Du Ruo frowned and said, "Brother, what do you mean by that?"

Lu Yang said slowly: "Your martial arts are not enough now, and your internal strength is still shallow. When your martial arts reach a certain level, there will be a sense of heaven and man. This kind of thing is very mysterious, close to the Tao, but it is not, it is It differs from person to person, I just discovered a kind in the face-to-face time after time... It can be regarded as a talent!"

"When this person came in just now, he turned his back to me. It was a very dangerous feeling. This person is definitely a master, and he is very tall. This kind of person, if you can't provoke him, don't provoke him."

Du Ruo was a little surprised, and quietly looked at the young man again.

What a proud person Lu Yang is, the person who even respects the master, the person who can make him treat him so seriously, is absolutely impossible to be a simple person. Moreover, Du Ruo believes in the relationship between heaven and man that Lu Yang said.

Back then when he was still Mr. Du, he also had that inexplicable feeling during the fights again and again. Relying on that feeling, he avoided many murderous attempts.

With Lu Yang's reminder, Du Ruoze deliberately stopped looking at that person. Most of the time, hatred comes out of nowhere. He has seen too many fights because of a word, or a friction, or even a look. , evolved into a matter of life and death.

However, fortunately, although there are more and more people on this boat, they are all cultural people, or some nobles from aristocratic families. Said, the quality of the people on this boat is still good, they are all bragging and humble people, at least, they are young, they all want to make a good impression in front of the girls, even if they know these girls, it is impossible for them to have any stories with themselves, but It doesn't hinder the creation of a good image, not to mention that there is also the recognized goddess Su Ruyu in this boat.

Time passed quickly, and I don't know the exact time. Several maidservants came out holding the qin and the pipa.

Su Ruyu, who was wearing a veil, walked out with light steps.

It seems that this is also Su Ruyu's rule. She seldom takes off her veil. However, even wearing a veil can't conceal the dusty temperament of her body. Just from the eyebrows, one can know that she is definitely an alluring appearance. Wearing a Tsing Yi, With two strands of watery hair, bright eyes full of affection, she opened her mouth lightly: "My slave, Su Ruyu, has no way to repay you for being supported by you young masters. The only thing I can do is play the qin and strings for your entertainment."

The boat became very quiet, and the sound of the piano gradually rose.

At this time, there was a sudden loud roar from outside the painting boat, followed by the sound of fighting, shouting and killing, and all kinds of chaotic sounds.

The sound of the zither stopped abruptly, and the boat shook suddenly, causing everyone in the hall to be shocked.

(End of this chapter)