The moonlight was boundless, with only a few thin rays of light remaining in the sky and the earth, and the entire imperial capital fell into the deepest silence.
The side door at the back of Qingshan Academy opened, and a tightly wrapped man walked out carrying a very light lantern.
The long street was silent, and his figure quickly disappeared at the intersection.
The Huiping pawnshop has closed, and the door to the courtyard behind it is open. Occasionally, someone will come over, push it open silently, and then close it silently.
The waiters were waiting for someone at the door. One came, another was welcomed in, and he helped carry the lantern. The whole process was silent.
When people arrived around seven or eight, the shopkeeper took out the letter from his sleeve and put it on the table.
"In July, in the capital of Southeast Prefecture," the shopkeeper said, "a hurricane brought heavy rain, and Lingtang County was flooded for five days. More than 20,000 people drowned in urban and rural areas. The strong wind moved all the way to the northwest, the wind speed increased, and it hit another
Several hurricanes from the south caused continuous heavy rain in Peifeng for ten days."
No one else in the room spoke, some were reading the letters on the table, and some were deep in thought.
"Two people appeared inside," the shopkeeper said again, "One is called Lin Qingfeng. This woman said a month ago that there will be ten days of heavy rain in Peifeng. The other is a girl. I don't know her last name. I call her A Li. She...
…”
"Pear from pear blossom?" the man sitting on the other side of the table suddenly said.
When everyone looked around, Guo Ting looked at the shopkeeper blankly and asked, "Yes or no?"
The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows and nodded: "Yes, do you know about this girl?"
"Pear blossoms." Guo Ting repeated this sentence again, looking at the letter held by the man on the other side.
"What's wrong with you?" the shopkeeper asked curiously.
"I came here today to talk about this matter. I don't know if it's the same person. A girl came to me this morning and called herself Ah Li. She said...she knows Brother Sun and Brother Xia," Guo Ting said.
.
Everyone was stunned.
"How old is she? How do you know her?" the shopkeeper asked quickly.
"I was ten or eleven years old. As for how we met, she only said that we were old friends. I thought she was here to test me, but the questions she asked had nothing to do with testing, and she had no idea what happened in Dingguo's palace."
"Strange." said a man.
"Why don't you tell me first, what happened to Ah Li in the hurricane?" said the man holding the envelope.
The shopkeeper looked away, still looking a little dazed, and then said: "The matter of this girl is even more mysterious than Lin Qingfeng. She rescued a dozen refugees and lived in a deserted village outside the city for a few days, taking them with her.
...built a boat.”
"Building a ship?" Others were surprised.
"Yes, the method used is not the usual shipbuilding method, but the mortise and tenon joints. Those people said that she drew the drawings herself. She is also responsible for finding food and medicine, and is almost omnipotent. She is accompanied by two loyal people.
Big man, that's all... She also saved one of Jiang Pingsheng's special envoys. She personally went to Pei Feng City, stole a horse and caused a storm in the city. When Zhao was about to abandon the city, she persuaded Zhao to stay.
, and then she left. It is said that she built the ship just to come to Beijing." The shopkeeper said.
His voice was neither fast nor slow, but everyone was stunned for every word he said.
"Is this the girl named Ah Li?" someone said.
The shopkeeper nodded.
"It's fake." Someone else said solemnly.
"Maybe," the shopkeeper looked at the letter, "but this letter was given to me by He Chuanjiang. Don't you know what his temperament is like?"
After hearing that it was written by He Chuanjiang, everyone looked even more stunned than before.
The most important thing for He Chuanjiang is to be based on reality, and he doesn't talk nonsense or exaggerate. If he can write a letter and send it here, then it really may be like this.
"Then this girl...is really evil." Someone said.
"The girl you saw today, why did she come to you?" The shopkeeper looked at Guo Ting.
Guo Ting thought about it for a moment and shook his head: "I can't tell you what the reason was. First, ask me why Duke Dingguo was convicted, and finally ask me where their bodies are."
"how do you say?"
"To tell the truth, outside the ancient forest of Qianlai Mountain, on the Liusong Cliff outside Sanlinkou in the east." Guo Ting said.
The shopkeeper nodded: "That's true. The government had thrown it over there."
"She is very eloquent," Guo Ting added, "she can lead me to follow her ideas. By the way, she came with a letter written by Mr. Zhan Chen of Dongping University, which was a letter of recommendation for her brother.
, but she said that her brother is sick and can’t come for the time being, but she can probably see her tomorrow or the day after.”
The shopkeeper was slightly pleased: "That's very good. Just wait, what is her brother's name?"
"I asked specifically, my name is Baiyou."
"Surname Bai?"
"Um."
"So the girl you are talking about is named Baili," the shopkeeper said. "I don't know if it is the girl Peifeng. That girl persuaded Zhao to stay and defend the city. This is a great achievement. The Duke of Zheng's Palace should thank her."
It’s better than her.”
Everyone nodded, feeling a little weird.
After a moment of silence, the man sitting next to Guo Ting asked: "Is there any information about the war in the north today?"
"There isn't one over there, but there is one in the court." The shopkeeper looked at him, "The Dog Emperor is going to send Li Xun with one hundred thousand troops."
"Li Xun?" Guo Ting said in surprise, "Li Xun, the crown prince of Jian'an?"
"How old is he to send him?"
"Yes, we can't send him there even if there is no one in the court."
"Give him a hundred thousand soldiers and horses? The Dog Emperor is crazy."
"Keep your voice down," the shopkeeper said with a frown.
In fact, everyone’s voices can’t be any quieter, but if you talk too much, it will become chaotic and loud.
The man beside Guo Ting who asked first asked again: "Where are Tian Dayao and Song Zhiyi? How is the war going?"
"It won't be delivered until tomorrow," the shopkeeper replied.
The man nodded and said nothing.
Everyone asked some more questions, and then discussed quietly with others. When the waiter said that it was almost 15:00, they stopped.
As usual, leave one by one, and the time difference in between will be slightly longer.
Guo Ting sat there waiting, his eyes thoughtful.
"When will Baiyou arrive at the academy? Send someone to let me know." The person next to me suddenly said.
Guo Ting looked at him and frowned slightly: "Brother Fang is interested in this girl?"
"They are better than the secret guards in my house." Fang Guanyan said.
"Okay," Guo Ting responded, "if he comes, I will send someone to look for you at my house."
"Yeah." Fang Guanyan nodded.
It was his turn to leave at this time, but then he remembered something, took out a bottle of plaster from his sleeve, turned around and handed it to the shopkeeper.
"Last time I heard you said that he had a severe cough. Try applying this plaster on the outside of his throat." Fang Guanyan said.
The shopkeeper took the medicine: "Okay."
Fang Guanyan nodded respectfully, then walked out of the courtyard, took the lantern from the waiter's hand and left.
