They were eating, and while eating, Hua Zhaoshui peeked at the young master, as if he wanted to say something.

Sheng Jian glanced at him slightly and said, "What are you doing, he hesitated to speak."

Hua Zhaoshui moved her head closer to him, shrunken, and whispered, "Master, do you see that someone seems to be watching us over there?"

Sheng Jianwei said calmly, "I see."

Seeing his reaction, Hua Zhaoshui didn't talk too much anymore, said "oh", then shrank back and sat down again, continuing to eat her own meal absent-mindedly.

The young master didn't take it seriously, but Hua Zhaoshui's heart was flustered. At the table not far from them, there were four or five men sitting beside them. They looked menacing, and there was a steel knife on the table. No one dared to sit at the table.

Not long after, someone knocked on their table suddenly. Hua Zhaoshui was already frightened, but she jumped up immediately after being frightened by this blow, and quickly hid behind the young master with only half of her head sticking out.

Sheng Jianwei looked back at him and said, "You run pretty fast."

Hua Zhaoshui looked nervous, grabbed the young master's clothes with both hands, and stammered, calling him: "Young master, young master."

It wasn't the man over there who knocked on the table. This man had a sick face, sunken cheeks, and was as thin as a stick of dry wood.He unceremoniously took a seat in Hua Zhaoshui's seat, looked at Sheng Jianwei with a very familiar look, and said, "I don't know where my dear friend is going? I took a little book boy out, and I'm not afraid of meeting you." On the bandits?"

Sheng Jianwei put down his wine glass, didn't mind, and smiled slightly: "Master, you are joking, this place is not more than a hundred miles away from Jinyun City, there are no robbers at the feet of the Son of Heaven."

The man looked at him, then at the little bookboy hiding behind him, and said, "Where are you two going? Will you pass by here?"

Sheng Jianwei said: "Go to Cailian Town, Wanxiang City, Jiangnan. A few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Yuanwai, the richest man in Jiangnan, held a poetry writing conference. Talented people from all over the world gathered. Naturally, I went there admiringly."

The man laughed and said: "Look at the young master, he also looks like a scholar—the master is handsome, and this scholar is also pretty."

His tone in the second half of the sentence became teasing, his eyes fell on Hua Zhaoshui's face again, he smiled again, and said: "But the book boy brought by the young master doesn't look like a boy, but a girl——" A girl in a man's dress."

what?Hua Zhaoshui was hiding behind tremblingly to eavesdrop, but when he heard what he said, she stuck her head out and said, "I'm not a girl, you're mistaken."

Sheng Jianwei raised his hand to block him back, stared at the man in front of him, and said with a half-smile: "What do you mean?"

The man grinned, stood up suddenly, and overturned the stool with him, attracting a lot of attention.The man's voice suddenly became louder, as if he was about to faint, and said: "What did you say! You kidnapped my sister and went out, thinking that I couldn't recognize her if you dressed her up as a man Is it? I am trying to persuade you now, how can you say such a thing! "

Hua Zhaoshui was confused, pulled the young master's clothes tight, and whispered: "Young master, is there something wrong with him?"

Before Sheng Jianwei had time to talk to him, an old woman leaned on a cane and came over crying, and was about to grab Hua Zhaoshui's hand when she came up, scaring Hua Zhaoshui into hiding and calling several times for young master.

Only then did Sheng Jianwei raise his hand, block him behind his back, and said impatiently to the man, "What are you doing?"

The woman looked like she couldn't stand still, but she complained loudly, crying, "Girl, why did you run away with a wild man and even refuse to recognize your mother! Look at how sick your elder brother is." Still looking for you everywhere, you can't be so heartless!"

Hua Zhaoshui was stunned, hugged the young master tightly and dared not let go, and asked in a panic: "Master, what are they talking about! I don't know them."

Sheng Jian patted the back of his hand slightly, looked at the two who were covering their hearts and crying, and said, "Go away."

The customers in the store stopped what they were doing, maybe because the two people acted so alike, some people had already started to point fingers.

The sickly man supported the old woman, and said, "Since you are determined to go with someone else, there is nothing you can do about it. But you have already made a marriage contract with someone else, so you escaped like this. You put your face on it." Where? Where did you put the face of our whole family!"

Hua Zhaoshui looked puzzled, and looked left and right, confirmed that the righteous words were directed at herself, and said helplessly: "I don't know if you have admitted the wrong person, but this big brother, you seem to be really ill."

After he finished saying this, Sheng Jianwei was rather happy, and said, "This time, my brain is moving quite fast."

The weak man said again: "I am willing to let you go, but you have to ask your husband's family if they agree."

As soon as he finished speaking, three or four servants with sticks broke in outside the door, and quickly surrounded him.Sheng Jian frowned slightly, and was about to make a move, but the steel knife on the table next to him was slammed, and a man stood up, and walked over with the knife.This man had a very long scar on his right cheek, from his cheekbone to his chin, and he was not very particular about the clothes he was wearing.

The man approached and scolded: "What are you arguing about? Can't you see that Master is drinking? Are you blind or deaf?"

The sickly man's face froze, and he said, "Brother, I'm really sorry, I just came to find my sister..."

"Don't let your mother's fart go," Scarface interrupted him roughly, and said, "I don't think he is like a family with you. Besides, even if it is a family, he is young and looks It's not bad, I think it's a good match for this young man, what are you messing with?"

The man's face turned blue, and he said, "But we've already made an engagement with him, this..."

"Bullshit marriage contract!" Scarface pointed the group of people around with the tip of his knife, and cursed, "It's still face-to-face, I guess I accepted a betrothal gift and sold my girl!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the old woman and said, "Have you sold the girl so that you can marry a consumptive man in your family?"

The old woman fell back in shock, her lips trembling.

Scarface put down the knife and said, "Get out of the way, or the uncle will send you one by one to feed the tiger!"

Hua Zhaoshui was stunned, and finally saw the group of people fleeing away, tugged at the young master's sleeve, and said inexplicably: "Young master, he said that we look good together."

Then he was glanced at by the young master, so frightened that he quickly shut his mouth tightly.

Sheng Jianwei went up to thank him, and said, "I wonder if I can buy my eldest brother a glass of wine?"

The scarred face was also cheerful, he sat down as soon as he dropped the knife, and said, "You're welcome, my name is Xing Quanfang, brother, what's your name?"

Sheng Jian smiled and said, "It turned out to be Brother Xing. The younger brother's surname is Hua, and the single name is Wei."

Hua Zhaoshui's pouring hand trembled, and almost poured it on the table.

Xing Quanfang smiled and said: "It's easy to say, if you encounter trouble here in the future, you can go to the Xingjiazhuang in front to find me-the people here are tough and there are many rascals, so be careful."

Xing Quanfang saw Hua Zhaoshui standing aside, waved his hand, and said, "Let your wife come and sit, what are you doing standing up, a man who leaves women nowhere to sit is not a man."

Hua Zhaoshui's eyes were getting darker and darker, and he was about to explain, but the young master pulled him over and sat down next to him.

Sheng Jianwei said: "Brother Xing said, thanks to Brother Xing's help this time, otherwise we don't know what to do."

Xing Quanfang drank the wine and sighed: "I also have a girl who is about the same age as her, and I look kind."

"I was not at home for the first two years. I heard from my family that she fell in love with a poor scholar, but the family disagreed and insisted on marrying her to the old landlord as a concubine. Who knew that scholar would pass the exam and become an official. If you want to marry my sister, I don't blame her for marrying someone else, but my sister can't think about it, so she jumped into the river and died."

Xing Quanfang drank another glass of wine while talking, and said, "I've seen you like this a lot, don't be embarrassed, there's nothing to be embarrassed about."

After the meal, they had to continue on their way. Hua Zhaoshui was still in a daze sitting in the carriage, looked at Sheng Jianwei, and said, "Master, why don't you explain?"

Sheng Jianwei said leisurely: "Explain what?"

Hua Zhaoshui became anxious and said, "I'm not a girl! We're not wild mandarin ducks either!"

"Oh," Sheng Jian leaned slightly, looked over, and said in a leisurely tone, "You still know what wild mandarin ducks mean, making progress."

Hua Zhaoshui was so pissed off by him, she nestled in a corner and kept silent.

"Do you know why that person called you sister just now, and why did you insist on coming up to get married?"

Hua Zhaoshui turned her face around, and said uncertainly, "It's...you must have admitted the wrong person."

"You're so stupid." Sheng Jianwei had long hands and legs, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he knocked on his head, saying, "That's a man, look at me as a powerless scholar, look at you like a girl A girl in men's clothes, on purpose."

"Then...will someone be tricked away by them?" Hua Zhaoshui suddenly became frightened, leaned against him, and said, "What will happen if you are tricked away?"

Sheng Jian snorted slightly, and said, "That's not a lie. Didn't you see that they were going to rob you? They robbed you. I don't know where they sold you to."

Hua Zhaoshui let out an ah, then shrunk into a ball again, nestling beside him.

Sheng Jianwei deliberately frightened him, saying: "You said that if the elder brother doesn't make a move, I can't lift it with my hands or shoulders, and you will be snatched away."

Hua Zhaoshui looked up at him and said, "Master, don't scare me, you can crush my bones with one hand."

Sheng Jianwei stretched out his hand to pinch his waist, and said, "Look, if you're so skinny, crushing your bones is nothing."

Hua Zhaoshui hid, worried, and said: "Master, I just went out and encountered such a thing. There is still such a long way to go, what should I do?"

Sheng Jianwei put his arm on his shoulder and said, "I think this idea is good."

Hua Zhaoshui looked puzzled: "I didn't make any suggestion?"

Sheng Jian looked down at him slightly, and said, "I mean, anyway, if you wear this, some people will think you are a woman disguised as a man. Otherwise, it might be more natural for you to directly dress like a woman."

Hua Zhaoshui had a disbelieving expression on her face, and immediately hugged herself tightly, protesting: "Someone will snatch me like this, and wearing women's clothing will make me even more likely to be arrested! Young master, you have a bad idea!"

Sheng Jianwei smiled but said nothing, Hua Zhaoshui was emotional, and said: "The young master wants to take a girl, so why not bring a girl out, why do you want to take me."

Seeing that his face was flushed with anger, Sheng Jianwei said with a smile: "Why are you still angry? You were not willing to go out with me at first, why are you still angry because of this now?"

Sheng Jianwei approached him, pinched his face, still teasing him, and said: "Could it be that you really want to go out with the young master in your heart, so you're angry at these words?"

Hua Zhaoshui looked aggrieved, and said, "The young master must be afraid of taking the girl out and losing her, anyway, I'm not as precious as the girl..."

While talking, Sheng Jianwei saw that he was about to cry, and said helplessly, "Where did you come up with such wonderful ideas? I just said one sentence, and you said ten sentences yourself. Are you still blaming me?"

Hua Zhaoshui turned her face away, and said with anger still in her tone, "I dare not."

Sheng Jian touched his eyes slightly, rubbed his fingertips over his eyelashes, touched his wet eyes, thought he was quite funny, and said with a smile: "Sooner or later, you will be cured of your love to add fuel and jealousy to your thoughts." rule."

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