While offering incense in the temple, she accidentally fell down the mountain behind and was almost bitten by a snake. It was this girl who rescued her and carried her back.
This girl claimed to be looking for relatives, but was stranded here because her money and directions were stolen. The old woman was grateful, and with the help of a monk from the temple as her guarantor, she was willing to give her a ride.
The girl who called herself A Xiu was quiet and responsible along the way, either waiting on the old woman or sitting in the corner embroidering shoe uppers. She said that she could sell them after she went to her relatives. The old woman saw that her embroidery work was first-rate. Indeed,
There is real craftsmanship.
After spending a few days together, the old woman liked the girl very much and was willing to keep her for a longer period of time.
A Xiu - naturally Qixing's pseudonym - declined after hearing this.
Everyone has relatives, and the old lady no longer wants to stay.
Qixing got out of the car and watched the old lady and her son speed into the city. He did not immediately move forward and continue on the road, but looked at the rear where he had just passed.
As she expected, Huo Lian knew about it, and the news must have been leaked.
So she did not rush to Bailou Town rashly. If the government really knew about the Momen gathering in Bailou Town, they would definitely question the outsiders.
She wants to get in through local people.
Sure enough, officers and soldiers marched through checkpoints one after another, and there were many sentry posts in the mountains, forests, and rivers.
This leadership election was not peaceful.
Even, it's a trap.
As night fell, a group of officers and soldiers escorted a prison car slowly toward the city. There were four or five people crowded in the prison car. Some were crying, some were cursing, and some were begging.
"Master Bing, I'm really not a bandit."
"How can you arrest people randomly, and now you have to be exploited if you don't have a local accent?"
"Brother, there's no need to talk nonsense. These soldiers won't listen. How can we, the common people, make excuses?"
The leading officers and soldiers angrily scolded: "Be honest."
When the prison car was quiet, he sneered again.
"We are too lazy to arrest people. It's just an order from our superiors. There's nothing we can do about it."
"Just stay safe. After we enter the city and investigate, we will let you go."
"if--"
Before he could say the threatening words, a gust of night wind blew by the roadside, making the tip of his nose feel cold. The next moment, the horse neighed, and he was completely thrown off the horse.
The world was spinning, there were shouts in the ears, and it seemed like everyone was thrown off their horses in an instant.
"Enemy attack——"
At the same time, there was a creaking sound, and the prison car was cut into pieces and scattered, and the people in the prison car screamed and fell.
The scholar cleverly held his head and prepared to get under the car. The next moment he was picked up. Before he could remember to scream, he was thrown onto the horse.
Someone has already jumped up on the horse next to him, his figure slender in the night, and he flicks the whip in his hand.
"Walk--"
The two empty horses galloped away on the mountain road, and the noise of the pursuing officers and soldiers behind them gradually faded away. Qixing, who was standing in the forest, continued to walk forward quickly, with the scholar following closely behind.
"It turns out that the young lady is from the same family." He said with a sigh of relief.
Qixing did not answer, only asked: "Are you also here to participate in the Heroes Association?"
The scholar felt a little ashamed: "I fell ill on the way and was delayed, and I only arrived now." At the same time, he felt lucky that he arrived now, otherwise he would not have discovered anything wrong.
"What's going on? Is this a trap set by the government? Have everyone inside been arrested?"
Qixing couldn't answer his question.
"You should find a safe place to hide." She just said, "I'll go take a look inside."
The scholar nodded, came to his senses, and grabbed the girl.
"What did you say?" he asked, "You want to go to Bailou Town?"
Knowing that there is a problem, knowing that there are many officers and soldiers, she still throws herself into a trap?
Qixing said: "There are so many fellow disciples in Bailou Town, so we can't ignore them. Don't worry, I will do what I can."
The scholar did not let go.
"Act within your ability, this is the rule for everyone in my generation, but don't comfort me with this sentence." He said, looking a little helpless and worried, "I know there is another sentence after this sentence, do whatever you can.
, then he will go through fire and water, and he will die on his heel."
In the dark forest at night, he saw the girl opposite smiling, showing her thin, white teeth.
"This is what people of my generation should do."
Outside Bailou Town in the early morning, the river was turbulent.
A father and daughter came to collect the fishing nets early in the morning. In the past few days, the old lady of the Bai family was celebrating her birthday. They used a lot of chicken, duck, and fish, and the price was very impressive.
The father and daughter were happily pulling the fishing net, when suddenly they heard the sound of falling water and splashes of water in the river.
"Help."
A female voice exclaimed.
Someone fell into the water. The father and daughter hurried over and crossed a clump of reeds. They saw a young girl struggling in the river.
The father and daughter quickly rescued the girl.
The girl was soaked all over and seemed unable to speak.
Fortunately, the father and daughter's home was not far away. They helped the girl rush home, and the pot was just hot enough to soak the girl with boiling water.
"Why is it so wet? It feels like it has been soaked in water for a long time." The woman at home sighed.
Men don't care about these little things: "I'm afraid of struggling hard, so I'm probably soaking wet."
The seven stars in the room poked their heads out of the barrel and exhaled softly.
Yes, that's right, she dived past the sentry posts on the Guanfu River last night and entered the Bailou Town area. There were no longer any officers and soldiers sentry posts. It was as if everything was normal and the people in Bailou Town had nothing to do with it.
aware.
Soon she washed up, changed into the family's daughter's old clothes, walked out, and thanked the family.
"Why did you fall into the water?" the woman asked, looking at the girl again, "You are not from here, are you?"
Qixing nodded: "I'm from Beixiang. I learned that there was a big banquet in Bailou Town, so I brought my things from home to the market to sell them. The business was really good. I brought them and sold them out. I just wanted to come back to catch some fish."
I feel ashamed when I say this.
"I never caught a fish, but I fell into the water instead."
The whole family started laughing.
"It's not easy to catch fish." A-Mei, the girl from this family, said, "If you want to learn, I'll teach you."
Qixing shook his head with lingering fear: "I don't want to learn anymore. My mother often said that people can't be greedy, so I should come fishing."
The family laughed again and brought ginger soup to Qixing. Qixing drank while watching the family pack their things and the fresh fish in the fish basket danced.
"Are you going to the Bai family to sell fish?" Qixing said, "Let me carry it for you. I still have an account at the Bai family, so I just happened to pick it up and take it home."
The family looked at each other and agreed that this was not a big deal.
"You go with our sister, so that her father can go fishing again." The woman said cheerfully, "You can help us fish one more time."
Qixing thanked him again, had a simple breakfast, and then headed to town with his A-mei carrying a fish basket.
The two chatted and laughed and soon arrived in the town. They heard the noise of gongs and drums in the distance, and there were even more people outside the Bai family manor.
Amei greeted the doorman familiarly.
"There are a lot of fish this time." The handyman said with a smile. He recognized Amei and looked at Qixing. He didn't think it was strange. He just treated it as a little sister and said, "Send it in quickly. Take as many as you want."
Amei responded and walked inward with Qixing. Suddenly, she heard gongs and drums on the other side, mixed with noisy cheers.
Qixing looked over.
"There are acrobatics over there." My sister was very happy, "Mrs. Bai also came to see it in person. Come on, we sent fish to see."
