Although the soldiers were brutal, military law was in place and they could not stay here longer.
Many people left, and many more came. As the sky became darker and darker, the waiter lit up the lantern and went to hang it in the open space in front of the tea shed.
But the girl and the big man were still sitting.
It's not like the waiter didn't chase people away during this period, but the other party just came out with five taels of silver.
What else can the shopkeeper say? He came over personally to apologize.
Five taels of silver, it's okay to sit here for a year, as long as the other party can sit there.
However, they found that there was still half a cup of tea in the girl's tea cup.
A total of eight lanterns were hung, one on each wooden lamppost in the open space, and the rest were hung high on the roadside. A waiter even ran fifty steps to hang external lanterns.
This tea shed never closes. The officers and soldiers take turns guarding the place day and night, so their tea shed is lit up all night long.
The shopkeeper chose the tea shed here for safety.
Even though refugees have been gathering in waves recently, and several inns in front of them have been attacked and looted, nothing happened to their small teahouse near the post office and military camp.
The moon was at the top of the sky, and the night wind blew a few chills. The shopkeeper couldn't stand it any longer. After giving instructions to the night shift clerk tonight, he was ready to go to sleep in the tent at the back.
Before leaving, I couldn't help but look at the tables outside again.
The big man must have been very sleepy and was already lying on the Eight Immortals table.
The girl was still awake. She was sitting there, her clear and bright eyes looking at the lantern hanging high in the open space.
I don't know what she is thinking, but this profile is really beautiful.
The shopkeeper turned around and left, yawning and getting ready to go to sleep.
A group of soldiers came from the south and appeared on the road.
There were five people in total, riding tall horses and wearing armor from Huiren Camp.
Their eyes were fixed on the tea shed from a distance. As the distance got closer, they could clearly see the two big horses on the outside of the tea shed, as well as the girl and the big man next to the big horses.
"It's really them! It's really it!" A soldier with a Hengxiang accent lowered his voice and said happily.
The leading man said "Yeah" and sped up: "Let's go!"
The sound of horse hooves made Xia Zhaoyi turn his head.
She watched the group of people approaching without moving her expression.
Zhi Changle was about to fall asleep when he heard the noise and raised his head and looked around in confusion.
The soldiers got off the carriage, and the leading soldier strode over, looked at Xia Zhaoyi and said, "Girl, Mr. Wang asked me to look for you."
Zhi Changle lowered his head and counted them one by one. He was suddenly delighted: "That's nine characters! Ah Li, it's them!"
The soldiers looked at him silently, their eyes calm.
Zhi Changle paused for a moment, scratched his head, and said that he was stupid.
Xia Zhaoyi stood up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wang."
"Girl, I've been waiting for a long time." the soldier whispered.
"It's hard work for you to travel."
Zhi Changle also stood up and took out the small bundle hanging from the bamboo basket on the back of the horse.
The leading soldier took the bundle and put another one on the table: "Miss Ali, let's go."
"Okay, have a safe journey."
"Take care, girl."
The soldiers did not stay long. They came and left silently.
The baggage left behind was the most ordinary simple plain cloth. Xia Zhaoyi opened it and found nearly ten letters inside. In addition to the letters, there was a map and a bag of silver.
"When Old Sect Master Pei's big falcon is raised, we won't have to be so complicated in the future." Zhi Changle said.
"Um."
"Huh?" Zhi Changle looked at the letter Xia Zhaoyi was picking up.
In the corner of the cover, there is the word "Shen Lie" signed in the handwriting, which is elegant, upright and heroic.
"Langjun Shen's letter." Zhi Changle said.
"Yeah." Xia Zhaoyi responded and raised his hand to open it.
The flower paper is letter paper, with a delicate fragrance, light and thin yet hefty.
Zhi Changle took a glance.
So delicate, is this a letter or a love letter?
Thinking of how Dai Yu and Du Xuan had repeatedly told him in the inn that he must seize the opportunity to speak kindly to Shen Lie in front of Ah Li, this matter had always been forgotten by him.
Zhi Changle scratched the back of his hand, wondering if he should say something now...
However, Zhi Changle's eyes moved from the flower note to the girl's face.
If you want to say it, how should you say it?
All this time, the cold and cold little girl in front of him had always been alien to him and Lao Tong.
Love, love, seems to never have anything to do with her.
But if you really want to talk about it, Shen Lie is also a cold and cold person, a person who is like an immortal on the moon. How come he has a mortal heart?
"...Ali," Zhi Changle said, "Can I ask you a question?"
Xia Zhaoyi did not raise his head: "Brother Zhi, what do you want to ask?"
"Suppose there is a person who is as independent from the world as you and has no human connections. Such a person will not attract the love of men and women at first sight. But one day, he suddenly feels that he belongs to someone. Why?"
"..."
"Um?"
"What are you asking about?" Xia Zhaoyi raised his head.
"That is, how to make him give up," Zhi Changle struggled, "because the person he likes will definitely not like him."
"Brother Zhi," Xia Zhaoyi looked at him, "Who is this person you are talking about?"
"Uh, I, I just asked casually, just casually."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled slightly: "We are in this teahouse now. These things in my hands are all very important. Brother Zhi is a person who understands the importance and will definitely not 'just ask' on such an occasion."
Zhi Changle was about to cry.
Xia Zhaoyi picked up the envelope and her eyes fell on the word "Shen Lie": "Could it be that Brother Zhi is talking about Mr. Shen?"
"How could it be him? It's impossible. It's definitely not him..."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "It seems so."
"..."
"Mr. Shen, do you have someone you like?"
Zhi Changle stammered: "I'm not very clear about this. I just heard Dai Yu and Du Xuan mention it a few times."
"Surprisingly, it's really him." Xia Zhaoyi's voice became lower.
Zhi Changle's eyes were wandering.
"It's quite good," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "Mr. Shen values love and justice. If he has a woman he likes, he will treat her very well."
"But, this girl doesn't like him. As friends, we should let him give up."
"Brother Zhi, it's better not to force others' emotions and thoughts, especially Mr. Shen. He is a smart man and will make his own decisions."
"Smart person?" Zhi Changle sighed, "If you really want to be smart, you won't like her."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and looked back at the flower note.
There was actually nothing in the letter, no worries, and no happy events, but thinking about it, Shen Lie's situation at that time would not have been anything happy.
The content was very simple. He only said that he had arrived at a safe place, then asked her how she was, and finally said that if she had time, we could have a few cups of tea together, nothing else.
