The plum of the eagle is like a knot

Dusk, Misty Rain, Jiangnan.

Two thin willows fluttered their branches with the cold wind in early spring, and the drizzle fell on the small tea shed beside the official road, making a rustling sound.

Mei Xin and her master were sitting in the tea shed, with a pot of rough tea and a plate of steamed buns on the table.

"Pharmacist, after searching this village, if you still can't find Senior Brother Lingfeng and the others, go back and ask Sect Leader Hong to find them. The Beggar Clan is the most well-informed. Maybe, Senior Brother and the others are no longer in Jiangnan." Mei Xin looked at the people outside the tea shed. Misty Rain said.

"Let's talk after we finish looking for this piece." Huang Yaoshi ate with eyes downcast, his eyebrows frowned slightly, feeling very worried in his heart.

"Shopkeeper, what's the name of the village in front of you?" After searching for several months, Mei Xin was a little discouraged. The world is so big, even the suburbs of Lin'an are enough for two people to find.

"Which village is ahead?" said the owner who was warming the wine.It was dusk, and the business in the tea shed was deserted. If it hadn't been for these two extraordinary guests, he would have closed the stall and gone home.

"That's the one, across from Jiang Wan'er, next to a small forest." Mei Xin pointed away.Under the setting sun, the flat forest is like weaving smoke, and dozens of bamboo fence huts live scatteredly beside the forest. A few apricot blossoms blooming near the water, adding a touch of lively vitality to the bleak Tianyuan in early spring.

"Oh, you said there, over there is Niujia Village, there are only about [-] households in total. The guest officer is looking for someone? To tell you the truth, the little old man lives in Niujia Village, and I will need someone later. Let’s close the stall and go back.” Perhaps the weather is cold, and the shop owner needs to talk to warm up the atmosphere.

"Niu, home, village?" Mei Xin's heart was shocked, yes, after Qu Lingfeng was driven out of Peach Blossom Island by Master, didn't he go to Niujia Village, where did he go?Why didn't I think of it.

"What's the matter, is there anything special about this village?" Huang Yaoshi wondered, "Have you been here before?"

"No...that's right, maybe senior brother and the others are over there. I seem to have heard of this place name before." Mei Xin said with a stiff face.Although this life is not to break the hamstrings, the abolishment of martial arts is enough for several senior brothers. Perhaps it is because of this that the three of them gathered in the same place and did not disperse.Before leaving Lin'an last time, I heard Chengfeng say that he was going to the outskirts of Lin'an to find Senior Brother Lingfeng and Senior Brother Mianfeng.

"You have such a good memory! You're always so dazed, how did you just remember it?" Huang Yaoshi said rather complainingly, and the two of them searched all over the Jiangnan area.

"It's been a long time... I just remembered it after hearing what the shopkeeper said, and it might not be here." Mei Xin smiled embarrassingly.

"Shopkeeper, can you tell me about this Niujia Village again? Is there anything new going on recently?" Mei Xin asked.

"What's new?" The little old man thought for a while and said, "It's nothing, just

Recently, a little brother and two children settled in our village.Well, also, the daughters-in-law of Guo and Yang are pregnant at the same time after Chinese New Year..."

Before the words were finished, Huang Yaoshi and Mei Xin got up suddenly, put down their food and tea money, and ran to Niujia Village.Mei Xin didn't even notice the second half of the shopkeeper's sentence.

"Hey, these two, really. The wine just warmed up." The shopkeeper shook his head, but seeing the two of them were a hundred meters away in an instant, he was so surprised that he accidentally knocked over the wine bottle.

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It was the time when the tired birds were returning to their nests and the smoke was curling up from the kitchen. Under the soft slanting light, the village was extremely peaceful, and only farmers in twos and threes laughed and went home.

Master Huang Yaoshi and his disciples walked through the village. They didn't know where to ask. They saw a woman in a thorn hairpin cloth skirt feeding chickens in front of her bamboo fence. Her belly was swollen, obviously pregnant. His demeanor is serene, and he looks very gentle.

"This lady." Mei Xin stepped forward and asked.

"Young lady looks strange, what's the matter?" The little woman looked up at Mei Xin, her eyebrows were like Daisy, her eyes were full of stars, her face was like a hibiscus, even her hands holding the chaff were very white and delicate, she looked like a beautiful girl. This beautiful and beautiful woman does not match up with this crude thatched cottage.

"I want to ask, do you know where the little brother surnamed Qu lives with two children?" Mei Xin asked.After asking, she wondered secretly, why are there two children, shouldn't it be two little brothers with a child?Well, maybe the old man may have made a mistake.

"You mean Brother Qu?" The woman turned her eyes lightly, pointed to the distance and said, "It's at the other end of the village, look, you'll be there after passing that tall black tallow tree." Qu Lingfeng Ranked third on Peach Blossom Island, so she took refuge in Niujia Village under the pseudonym Qu San.

"Okay, thank you little lady for showing the way." Mei Xin saluted lightly, and walked away with her master.But I heard a gentle voice from behind: "Brother Tie, you're back, I've prepared all the meals, go inside and eat while it's hot."

Mei Xin looked back, he was a tall and heroic man, he should have just returned from the fields.With a hoe on his back, he was also imposing, with an extraordinary appearance, not like an ordinary farmer. He replied, "Wait for me to wash my face first." The woman rushed into the house to scoop up water for her husband to wash his face.

Seeing his apprentice staring at the couple, Huang Yaoshi was puzzled and said, "What are you looking at, let's go."

Mei Xin knew that these two were Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo, she sighed secretly, she finally met the place where the story of shooting the eagles started.It's no wonder that Bao Xiruo has such a complexion.Despite the complicated feelings in my heart, I still walked towards the other side of the village.

Under the tallow tree is a slightly dilapidated wild shop, Chengfeng is burning a fire in the main room, and there is a faint smell of rice.Mei Xin took a look at this inn where a lot of important plots happened in Shooting the Condors, but it was very unusual.

"Senior Sister!" The first thing Chengfeng saw was Mei Xin. He put down the firewood in his hand and ran towards Mei Xin. He wanted to hug Mei Xin, but he stopped under the sharp eyes of the master. He was very alert. He lowered his head and called in a low voice: "Master."

Chengfeng has grown a lot higher, he is already a handsome young man, now seeing the master, the expression on his face seems to be aggrieved, but also sad, very pitiful.

"Chengfeng, Master has recovered his memory. We are looking for you, Brother Chengfeng and Brother Mianfeng everywhere. By the way, what about the two of them, why aren't they here?" Mei Xin asked, Chengfeng seemed to be the only one in the room.

"Really, Master, you have decided to accept us back to Peach Blossom Island." Chengfeng was so happy that he didn't know what to say. After a while, he said, "But, Senior Brother Mianfeng will never go back."

It turned out that after Huang Yaoshi's master and apprentice disappeared, the forces looking for the two in the rivers and lakes could not find their traces, and turned to find several of Huang Yaoshi's apprentices. Qu Lingfeng and Wu Mianfeng were accidentally discovered while walking outside. , the two sides clashed, Qu Lingfeng escaped, but Wu Mianfeng died at the hands of the other party.

Huang Yaoshi was speechless for a long time after hearing the words, his complexion was gloomy, and he said after a while, "I will avenge you, Senior Brother Mianfeng. Where is he buried? Let's move back to Peach Blossom Island someday."

Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Mianfeng passed away.Mei Xin was sad for a moment, her eyes were red, she wiped her tears and said, "Where is Brother Lingfeng? He's fine."

Lu Chengfeng shook his head and said, "No, he went to buy wine at Old Man Li's house in the west of the village, and he should be back soon."

Mei Xin said that she and her master had eaten dinner, and Lu Chengfeng didn't cook any more, but went to the neighbor's house to borrow some womb cabbage and radishes, and added the original sauerkraut and dried tofu to make four side dishes.

Sure enough, Qu Lingfeng came back very soon. He was holding a wine gourd with a weary look on his face, and even his steps were a little listless.Suddenly, he saw the master and his junior sister sitting in the hall, hurriedly quickened his pace, threw the wine gourd on the stove, knelt on the ground and said, "Unworthy apprentice has seen the master."

Huang Yaoshi helped Qu Lingfeng to get up, and said: "Good apprentice, get up quickly. You brothers and sisters have been wronged this year. As a teacher, I will take you back to Peach Blossom Island." Qu Lingfeng's eyes turned red instantly.

The master and apprentice were talking about their divorce, but they heard a baby crying, Mei Xin was stunned.

"Oops, Chengfeng, I didn't feed the baby at noon." Qu Lingfeng said angrily, "I know you are unreliable."

He ran to the cupboard and turned on the switch, only to see that there was a secret room next to the main room with a small bamboo cradle inside. He carefully carried a baby out, twisted the switch with one hand, and closed the door of the secret room.

"Brother, why is the child kept in the secret room?" Mei Xin asked.

Surprised, in this life, Qu Lingfeng's martial arts has been abolished, so naturally he can't go to the palace to steal treasures, but it's too strange that this secret room is used as a baby's room.

"Brother, he treasures his daughter. She is afraid of the wind and the rain. She also said that I didn't take good care of it, and I was afraid that wild things would come in and hurt the baby." Cheng Feng said with a curled lip.Mei Xin immediately felt relieved, Mrs. Xianglin's baby was taken away by wolves, it is necessary to be careful.

"You also said that last time I went out and asked you to take care of her, but when she came back she fell off the bed and no one cared about her. She cried so badly that her eyes were swollen." Qu Lingfeng's love was beyond words.

"Brother, is this your daughter? We've only been away for a year, and you gave birth to a daughter?! God, isn't your speed too fast. Where's sister-in-law?" Mei Xin asked curiously.Huang Yaoshi directly held the baby in his hands and gently coaxed it.

Mei Xin was immediately speechless about Master's daddy attributes, but the little baby obviously betrayed Master, so she stopped crying immediately, and opened her eyes wide, waving her hands "Yiyi Yaya" to grab Master's collar—— The master in the original book must have become bad-tempered after Feng Heng passed away, it must, must, otherwise how to explain the scene in front of me? !

"What sister-in-law?! This child was picked up by me. Maybe some poor family gave birth to a daughter and couldn't support it, so she threw it on the side of the road. I looked at it very pitifully, so I hugged it back." Qu Lingfeng quickly explained, suddenly After a pause, he blushed again and said, "I'm not married yet, so I gave birth to a daughter." Short oil, awkward brother Lingfeng, even if he has a daughter, there is nothing to be shy about.

Turning her head, Mei Xin looked at the master who was holding the baby deftly, and then at Qu Lingfeng who was full of concern, and thought: In the past, the master loved to pick up orphans and bring them home, now even the disciples have followed suit.

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Woo, it's almost finished, I'm so sad...