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As the vehicle was running, the carriage followed behind was packed with boxes and makeup. Bi Shi was on the side of the carriage and driving the car said, "The girl is going to walk on the Zhanyang Road, but she had arranged for Mr. Xu's group of people to leave Zhanyang. Have you expected that the road would be uneasy?"
Bi Shiyi raised his eyebrows and said indifferently: "It was originally intended to avoid bandits. He didn't want the people behind him to be in danger and just leave separately. Since there were suspected bad people on this road, it was best to go to Zhan Yang to join him. But if we counted the schedule, even if we turned around and rushed over, we would probably be delayed in one place because of the heavy rain."
They are all from Wuling County, and their foundation lies in this. Of course, they know the details of this road well and have already planned the journey. Although there is an accident, they are probably all in the girl's heart.
He understood the coachman's meaning, but he guessed that the master had already predicted that someone would come to kill her, and even suspected that the master would attack her early.
In the homes of ordinary people, tigers do not eat their children, but among the nobles of aristocrats, this kind of thing is not rare, let alone their lord is such a cold and heartless person.
And the girl is too smart.
They are all the Lord's people. If the Lord has the intention to kill the girl, then... what else do the coachman want to say?
"Do you know so much, do you want to take the imperial examination?"
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Bi Shiyi was just right in front of Ming Jin and Xie Yuan, and was very cold and perverted in front of others. After a rough warning, he thought of the rules in the village, and the coachman looked embarrassed and dared not say anything else.
Bi Shiyi looked forward at the carriage in front, took out a piece of ginger candy wrapped in candy paper from his soaked clothes, peeled off the wet candy paper and put it in his mouth with the rain.
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Since it is a rainstorm, people in the world are the same, and those who should be embarrassed are still embarrassed.
Because of this rain, someone had already looked at the entrance of the remote Baijia Inn in the eastern suburbs of Zhanyang Road. It was Jiang Chunlai, the owner of this store, and Zhang San.
"Boss, you said it was raining heavily that day, so many guests must have come, but not many of them."
Zhang San was taking a nap in the afternoon, but when it was gloomy the day before yesterday, he was pulled up by Jiang Chunlai. He was so angry that he would get up and complained a little.
Jiang Chunlai glared at him, and the old Taoist said, "This rainstorm is so heavy, how can you walk? There are no inns nearby inns in these three areas. The nearest place is normal and you have to travel for half a day. The rainstorm is even more difficult. Those with some experience will definitely stay here for one night. I will wait until the rain stops tomorrow. I said you lazy, you sleep all day long and think that you are a daughter-in-law, so delicate!"
The servant was dissatisfied and muttered something, as if he mentioned Xiaojiao or something. Jiang Chunlai probably heard it, his face looked a little embarrassed, and he was about to scold him, but his eyes lit up, "Here, come, come, come."
The sound of horse hooves of the two carriages was like tearing open the rain curtain, and gradually came to his eyes. Jiang Chunlai rubbed his hands and waited. When the carriage arrived at the open space in front of the steps, his eyes were slid down and observed the carriage and people as they got off the carriage.
The carriage is like, and the horse is also like that, but there are four cars in front and behind. He can expect the other party to be together. After all, this will show that the other party is a person with a wealthy background.
"It's raining too much. Please come and help the coach and guide the carriage and horses."
Seeing that there was a guest, Zhang San was also energetic and hurried down the steps and went in to the rain to greet him enthusiastically.
Bi Shiyi got out of the carriage with the drivers. The former had taken the umbrella handed over by Shaoyao who had lifted the curtain and opened it. He did not cover the umbrella on his body. He only leaned toward the place where the carriage was tread. A little, Jiang Chunlai only vaguely saw a shiny gauze in the carriage, and then the curtain hat was slightly hanging, gathering to his slender shoulders.
When getting off the bus, the rain curtain was rapid, but the flow of lines was clear, and the slap on the oil-paper umbrella made a dense sound.
The whole body is surrounded by the crisp sound of raindrops, but the woman's posture is very quiet and calm. This calmness is not made by external objects. She is not too slow regardless of whether her dress or dress is contaminated with mud or whether her clothes are wet.
After getting off the carriage, Ming Jin was not in a hurry to go into the store to hide from the rain. He just lifted his skirt and slowly climbed up the steps. After passing the eaves to block the falling rain line, she patted the sleeves stained with water droplets with the back of her hand. While turning around, she looked at the two carriages in front of her in an orderly arrangement to the backyard of the inn, and let the two cars behind her come over.
The waiter Zhang San was a little stunned. After Jiang Chun came back and forth, he wanted to scold him and asked the other party to serve him. However, seeing that the servants were in good manner and were convincing, there was no room for them to perform, so he gave up in disappointment.
The third carriage arrived in front of the inn, and the strong servant informed the peace on the road. Ming Jin nodded slightly, and then asked the young man who had just come out of the carriage gently: "The road is bumpy, is Mr. Xu?"
Even though this gentleman has been in the village for more than three months, Shaoyao still feels amazed when he sees the other party again.
Under the clear breeze and bright moon, the clear flows through the stream, you can see the jade mountain shining on people and the tide cliffs of the vast sea.
Such a person is really outstanding, not to mention that the other person is very knowledgeable, which makes the girl admire and respect him very much. For this reason, he specially arranged the other person's journey.
Xu Qiubai's face was still a little pale, as unbearable as Ming Jin, but his physique was handsome and upright. Although his wide robe was wet, his eyebrows and eyes gradually became moist. His hair was still in a limited embarrassment under the black and white skin. He just held a little bit of the weak and nobleness of the scholar who was unwilling to be, and replied: "It's okay, the road is very safe, but I'm afraid that you will be in trouble on the way, Miss Xie."
When he said this, heavy rain was falling, and a huge raindrop hit his face, and his wet hair was pressing against his eyes, making him choke in his speech.
But he still kept a polite follower.
Shaoyao couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.
If it means that he respects him for his talent, then he is restrained by etiquette and grateful for his favor and protection.
At first glance, they are all very graceful and polite characters, which makes the heavy rain in the world seem very rude.
"That's good." Ming Jin didn't say much anymore. Bi Shiyi and the others dealt with the rest of the accident. She turned to look at Jiang Chunlai. Although the gauze hanging from the hood was not clear under the dark sky, Jiang Chunlai still knew it and hurriedly called Zhang San to boil water and boil ginger soup...
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After being strongly requested by Shaoyao and tempted with money, the inn eventually provided a bathtub, but Ming Jin was useless and didn't bother to move it back. He only wiped his body with the hot water he had called, which was much more refreshing.
"This place is remote and this inn is not very decent. I actually brought a bathtub from other places. I'm afraid all rooms share one. If I hadn't been helpless, I really don't want you to live here, girl, the price of this room is not low."
Shaoyao had contacted the waiter before and had no good feelings for the latter's stingy eyes, let alone the inn was not very good.
"It's just a refuge, it's not easy to pick on."
But the bathtub is not useful. On the one hand, if you don’t trust the inn, it’s better to be careful about this kind of private bath. On the other hand, Ming Jin glanced at it before and saw that there were always some ants climbing on the wooden cracks of the bathtub, and occasionally a few flies flies around. I don’t know how long it took to be useless, or it was too dirty in the past.
Don’t blame Shaoyao for being disgusted.
However, Ming Jin looked at the bathtub next to him coldly, and his eyes couldn't help but stop on the wooden surface along the edge.
How many knife edges are there?
And the knife edge is quite small.
After wiping her body, Ming Jin withdrew her gaze, took off the clothes hanging on the screen, and walked out with a strap. Shaoyao had already brought the ginger soup delivered from the kitchen to heat it on the small stove, and then came over to comb Ming Jin's hair.
The balcony door was not open, but I heard the wind and rain outside, and the candles in the house were shaking a little.
"I heard it just now that there was a little noise below. Is there another guest coming?"
"Yes, I just went down to get ginger soup, and I was almost intercepted." Shaoyao remembered the other party's arrogance and a little unpleasant, but she didn't arrange it too much. She knew that her girl didn't like to show off her verbally, either take revenge, beat the snake and take seven inches, or just treat it as a trivial matter, which is harmless.
"Then our peony won?" Ming Jin joked with a smile, his eyebrows and eyes slightly frightened.
Shaoyao blushed slightly, "Of course I won't beat him. Bi Shiyi was next to me at that time. Before I could say anything, he took a look and touched the knife on his waist, and the group of people became timid."
Ming Jin laughed and picked up the ginger soup and drank it.
"This rain will probably not be good for a while. If it continues until tomorrow, it will be delayed for two or three days."
Ming Jin drank the ginger soup, which was spicy and frowned slightly, but he also slowly finished drinking it in one sip. After putting down the bowl, she listened to the increasingly urgent sound of rain outside, frowned slightly, but quickly stretched.
It's okay if she can't get back in time, she doesn't really want to go back.
Of course... other people in the county town would not think so.
Ming Jin thought about some old friends and couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, she didn't stay in the county town for long when she was young.
Those unforgettable times are mostly in the capital.
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Ming Jin didn't expect that he would wake up in the middle of the night. After listening to the sound of rain that had weakened a lot outside for a while, but the thunder was faintly vague. I'm afraid there would be a second event?
She looked at the sleeping peony on the couch next to her. She carefully put on her outer robe and opened the door. She was a little drowsy and tired. The cool breeze brought rain and the breath of mountains, sea and trees, refreshing her eyes and suddenly woke up.
I also used the light of the sky and the earth to flash and see the hazy scene of the distant mountains and the sky rain.
She was suddenly stunned. Although she was remote and had no time to see the details clearly when the heavy rain yesterday, the lightning flashed, but there was a small pond behind the forest a hundred and ten meters away. The surface of the pond was flashing under several lightning lights, and the water surface was white. I don’t know what it was, and I can’t see clearly.
Ming Jin rubbed his eyes lightly and looked carefully, it was indeed a ball of white.
At first glance, I always feel abrupt and gloomy, and there is a faint light on the white surface, giving people a numb and mysterious feeling of scalp.
Ghost? Water ghost?
And...what is that?
The forest is terrifying, and the shadows are shining on the wild.
Ming Jin was puzzled, but soon the lightning passed and his vision returned to darkness. She couldn't figure out if the black shadow flashed through the forest had just been a beast. It was not surprising that there were wild animals in this forest, but it was closer to the inn, and the floating white balls on the pond always made people uneasy.
If Shaoyao saw it, she would definitely shout that there was a ghost.
Ming Jin was thinking this way, but he looked over there. He guessed that if there was lightning light coming, he might be able to see clearly...
Suddenly, she heard the balcony door of the next room open, and then saw Xu Qiubai, who was rubbing his eyes, as if he noticed something, and he turned to look.
Mr. Xu, who usually serves Fang Yali, is still as stupid as he wakes up in the middle of the night.
She suddenly remembered the way Mr. Xu rushed to the village for a job three months ago.
It is extremely charming.
If such a conspicuous person was sent to her, she would not be considered a wise eye for her.
With eyes facing each other, Xu Qiubai quickly took his eyes off the woman who was wearing a thin dress, and first felt a little awkward and whispered: "I'm rude."
Then turn around.
He is talented and knowledgeable, but he still has a youthful attitude towards others and his relationships, which probably suits the background of the other party's poor family.
Ming Jin, who had already thoroughly investigated the other party's background, gently closed his lower belt and whispered: "It's okay."
Then he went back to the room.
She didn't care what Xu Qiubai would react later. She slept again due to fatigue.
Chapter completed!