sun and moon return

It was not too early to enter the town, and on the empty streets, there were still a few groups of drunks supporting each other and making noise, and the laughter and curses drifted far away.

The dim light covered Zheli's actions, and he walked around casually. The town is not big, only one main street, but there are many shops and restaurants nearby, so it must be quite prosperous during the day.

He quickly turned around the main street, left the main street, and looked for a quiet place to stay in the alley.

The alley was empty and dark, Zheli quickened his pace and walked forward. At the corner, a lantern dispelled the surrounding darkness, and an old couple was carrying things.

"Be careful, old man." The aunt was carrying a lantern, and the uncle was carrying a box of things, and the two walked forward slowly.

Zheli quickly chased after him: "Uncle, Madam, let me help you."

"No, no, no," the old man declined for a while, and Zhe Li reached out to take the heavy object in his hand.

"It's so late, why are you two still moving things outside?" Zheli asked casually while holding the box.

The old man helped the aunt, and the two walked beside Zheli. The old man sighed and said, "Oh, life is hard for the common people now. No matter how late it is, the unfinished work must be finished."

Turning the corner, the old man pointed to the small shop on the second floor with the lights on in front: "That's my shop, sir, please trouble me."

Zheli raised his head, following the old man's gaze, it turned out to be an inn called Keruyun.It's a pity that the inn is small, the terrain is remote, and there are not many guests.

Zheli helped to put the things in the store, and it looked like there were some ingredients, they should be prepared for tomorrow.

"My lord, sit down and have a rest." The aunt wiped the stool and called him to sit down. The old man brought a pot of tea from the back kitchen and poured it for him.

"Where does the young master come from?" the old man asked.

Zheli took a sip of tea, which tasted bitter: "I got separated from my friends and came here unintentionally. This seems to be the land of Luozhi?"

The old man nodded: "Young master is right, this place is called Xiaojiawan, it is the junction of the Luozan and Fengxia factions, it belongs to Luozan."

Zheli nodded clearly: "No wonder I see that although this town is not big, it is rarely prosperous."

The old man stroked his beard and nodded kindly, raised his finger and pointed out the door: "It's not a trivial matter to be separated from friends. I see that the young master has a good background. If you have any difficulties, you can go to the disciples of Luozan in the south to ask them for help."

Zheli nodded, and was a little embarrassed: "Arbo, thank you, my identity...is not very convenient." Zheli tilted his head, pursed his mouth, with a slightly sad expression.

He was already well-behaved, but this embarrassing and distressed look added a bit of frankness and loveliness, which made the old man very affectionate: "Then can you find a place to stay? My little old man, this shop is small, but it is clean. You can rest assured."

Zheli frowned: "I just happened to be looking for a quiet place to stay."

In this way, Zheli stayed in the inn.

The next day, just before dawn, Zheli was awakened by the movement downstairs.

It seemed that some ruffian came to the door to collect the bill, and slapped the door, and then there was a sound of smashing, cursing and crying.

After Zheli got dressed and went downstairs, he saw Old Man Xiao frowning, cleaning up the smashed bowls while sighing, Mrs. Xiao sitting on a bench beside her, wiping tears, and two pretty girls, one The red one and the yellow one were also secretly crying behind the door.

Zheli hesitated on the stairs, going down at this time would be embarrassing, he was about to go back, when he saw another young man rushing in from the door, wearing ordinary coarse clothes.

Seeing the devastation in the room, the man clenched his fists: "Fang Kun is here again?"

Among the two sisters of the Xiao family, the girl in yellow cried her eyes red, and nodded to him: "I just had a quarrel, I searched the silver and left, and said that I will come to collect the store tomorrow." After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and wiped off Wipe the teardrops.

The young man showed distress on his face, looked around the store, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Why don't I go and take the notice from the Qian Mansion... maybe..."

"Brother Mian!" The girl in yellow turned pale, and rushed out from behind the door, not caring to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and grabbed the young man's arm desperately, "That's not a place you can go...even if it's gone... I don't want you to go to this shop either!"

The girl's expression was decisive, the young man looked at her for a moment, but he was finally defeated by the undisguised worry and fear in his eyes, the blood in his eyes gradually cooled down, he lowered his head, pulled the girl's hand and sighed in vain.

Notice from the Qian family?

Zheli was somewhat curious.He originally planned to try his luck in the direction of Canghu Lake that he estimated today, but seeing the predicament of the Qian family now, he felt a little compassion.

It's just that he didn't have more than three or five taels of silver on him, which Wang Jiang said when he went down the mountain to prepare for emergencies.

Zheli was thinking, Xiao's mother had wiped away her tears, and stood up on the table and chair: "Shi Mian, come in and sit down, have you had breakfast? I'll go get something to eat. Xi'er, Xing'er, don't cry too , clean up, there are still guests living upstairs."

Zheli only knew that the two sisters called Xi'er Xing'er, the young man's name was Shi Mian, and he and the girl in yellow probably admired each other.

"Sister," the girl in red also came out from behind the door, sniffing, "I'll help mother." The girl in yellow nodded, and she turned and went into the back hall.

The girl in yellow and Shi Mian helped Uncle Xiao clean up.

After a while, Zheli went downstairs, and the downstairs had been tidied up.

From the back kitchen comes a warm and light aroma, mixed with the aroma of fresh wheat and beans, it smells like steamed buns and soy milk.

"Mr. Su." Father Xiao still had a kind smile on his vicissitudes of face, beckoning him to sit down, "Get up? Breakfast will be ready in a while."

Zheli smiled back, and he introduced Shi Mian to Zheli again, and the two sat down.

Xi'er and Xing'er brought breakfast from the back kitchen. After Xiao's father introduced him, Zheli knew that the one in yellow was his older sister, Xing'er, who was dignified and gentle; the one in red was his younger sister, Xi'er. They were about the same age, and looked at him with a pair of almond eyes, a little confused and shy.

Soon the table was filled with hot breakfast, and everyone was a little silent because of what happened in the morning.

After breakfast, Shi Mian returned home, Xiao's mother took the two daughters to clean up the dishes, Xiao's father took Zheli, and told him very sorry that the inn would be closed tomorrow, please Zheli find another place to live.

"Uncle Xiao, why are you in debt?" Zheli asked.

The old man was startled, and he understood immediately: "Did you wake up the young master in the morning..."

Zheli looked apologetic: "Uncle Xiao, I have no intention of eavesdropping..."

"My lord, I'm worrying too much." The old man sighed, "I was deceived by someone two years ago, and bought this inn and borrowed some silver taels. It was not much at first, but after two years, it has doubled..."

"I see." Zheli nodded, "By the way, Uncle Xiao, where does the avenue going northeast from the town lead?"

Xiao Bo frowned and thought: "There is only one road in our town, and the northeast is Luzhao Town, which belongs to the boundary of Fengxia, so many traders from the two places come and go on this road."

Zheli nodded: "Xiaojiawan is so prosperous, can there be a big caravan?"

Xiao Bo was a little puzzled and asked about gifts, but he didn't shy away from it: "The biggest merchant in the town is the Qian's House, who made their fortunes through merchants, and the caravans that have gone to Fengxia in the past few decades have basically belonged to the Qian's House. "

Zheli had the bottom line in his heart: "Uncle Xiao, I will stay in the room for now, and I will return in the afternoon."

After Zheli went out, Xi'er came out from the back hall, watched him go, and casually asked his father, "Father, what is the origin of Mr. Su? He doesn't look like an ordinary family."

Xiao Bo stroked his beard: "It is said that he got separated from his friends and came to us by accident. Judging by his appearance and clothes, he is not an ordinary person. But on this road, who is there?"

Xi'er thought about it for a second, that's true, the disciples of Xianmen, ghosts and ghosts are not uncommon in this border area, the important thing is not to disturb their lives.

Xiao Jiawan said that it was not a big deal, and Zheli quickly found him outside the gate of Qian's residence.

The rich gates are tightly locked, and outside the high walls, mighty big stone lions stand on both sides. The marble steps are smooth and tidy.

There was indeed a notice posted on the wall three meters away from the steps.The notice was a little yellowed, as if it had been exposed to the wind and sun for a long time, and the paper was somewhat mottled. Although the handwriting was blurred, the content could still be seen clearly.

The paper reads:

"My father is old, and I often think of the hometown of the ancestral hall. Now I am looking for capable people and strangers to escort my father to Qitan Village to worship the ancestors. The reward is one hundred taels."

It is really strange that no one dares to expose the notice to ask for a lot of money.

Zheli thought for a moment, then reached out to peel off the paper.

"Young Master Su!" A hurried shout came out from behind, crisp and sound, with tens of thousands of urgencies.

Zheli turned around, Xi'er rushed forward, grabbed him firmly, and shifted his gaze from the notice to Zheli's face: "Master, do you want to accept this notice?"

Zheli nodded and looked at the notice: "Maybe you can try."

Xi'er looked at him worriedly: "I know you are not an ordinary person, but this Qitan village is really weird, no one can come back alive..." She lowered her head, "Young master think twice."

Zheli smiled: "I see." He looked at the notice again, "It's okay, I'll take it off first, pay money to keep your inn, and then we'll talk about it later."

Xi'er was a little dazed: "Master, why did you reveal this notice...?" She was halfway through speaking, and her eyes fell behind Zheli in surprise.

Looking back at Zheli, he saw that there were ten slender fingers on the other corner of the paper, like a white jade carving.

Zheli turned his head to look, and that person also turned his head. It turned out to be a very delicate woman. The woman's phoenix eyes were smiling, with tiny white glazed gemstones at the end of her eyes. Her skin was creamy and her red lips were slightly curved.

"You also want to reveal this notice?" The woman's vermilion lips parted slightly, her voice carried a kind of seductive charm.

Zheli had an intuition that this person had an extraordinary background, and seeing that she had reached out to reveal the notice unceremoniously, she stretched out her hand and held it down: "Can you give me this task, girl?"