[Comprehensive] Host, welcome

Yang Kang and Huang Rong rested in the town for a few days before setting off again.At the border of the Southern Song Dynasty, the road gradually became desolate.Many of the small villages I passed by were desolate, with abandoned houses everywhere, and most of the villagers were old people, women and children, and those strong men who could farm were forced to do coolies by the court because of excessive taxes.

If the farmer's family who stayed at the house met the situation that Li Zhenglai's rent collectors could not pay the money, Yang Kang would take the initiative to help them.Those dozens of copper coins are nothing to him, but they are life-saving money for those who can't even eat.

Huang Rong was very puzzled, "Brother Kang, those officers and soldiers are so annoying and want to beat them with whips, we should give them a hard lesson, why should we give them money?"

Yang Kang smiled wryly and shook his head, "It's really satisfying to teach them a lesson. But we won't stay here forever. After we leave, those officers and soldiers will double the anger they received from us and give back to those villagers. In this way If we don’t, we will not only fail to help them, but will also harm them. Even if we kill them, the court will send other people, and the result will be the same. Just a little money can keep them safe for a year, so why bother?"

He and his master had also encountered this situation back then.To be a hero is to act chivalrously and punish evildoers.His first reaction was the same as Huang Rong's, which was to give them a hard lesson so that they would not dare to bully these villagers again.And those words were what Master said to him at that time.If the perpetrators are robbers, they can be killed to avoid future troubles; but now the perpetrators are the corrupt courts, who pay as much as 30 taels of annual tribute to the Jin Dynasty every year.

The further south, the situation gradually improved. There were many bustling towns along the way, and Huang Rong had completely regained her vigor and vigor, and she had to pay attention to every small shop.

We chose a clean restaurant, ordered some local specialties, and the two had a full meal.

After asking Xiaoer about a better hotel to stay in, the two continued shopping in the market. Huang Rong bought two painted pottery dolls and had a great time playing with them. Yang Kang couldn't help laughing, and said that he was not a child.

Suddenly, I heard the voices of people in front of me, and the sound of applause was endless. Looking from a distance, there was a lot of people around, and I didn't know what they were looking at.

Huang Rong's childlike nature, love to play and watch the excitement surged up all of a sudden, and she squeezed into the crowd excitedly, pulling Yang Kang's arm.

There was a large open space in the middle, and a silk banner was planted on the ground, embroidered with the four gold characters of "Contesting Martial Arts and Recruiting Relatives".A red-clothed girl and a tall burly man were fighting fiercely.

Although the red-clothed woman has the appearance of the wind and dust, she is also beautiful and charming.

"It's a martial arts competition." Huang Rong's eyes lit up, "This is the first time I've seen it, so interesting!"

While speaking, the big man was kicked away by the woman in red, and the crowd cheered again and again.

The woman in red calmly walked towards the middle-aged man beside her.The middle-aged man had gray hair and a weathered face, looking very haggard.They bowed their heads and whispered a few words, the middle-aged man bowed in all directions and said, "Who else comes up to fight the little girl?"

"So they are a father and daughter." Huang Rong laughed, "Brother Kang, why do you think they recruited a son-in-law in this way? Even if martial arts are good, character is not necessarily good. High-strength scoundrel, isn't this girl's life about to be ruined."

"Let me try it!" The 60-year-old man jumped on it.

Huang Rong immediately shouted: "Look, look, I'm right!"

Yang Kang smiled and knocked her on the head, "Everyone's pursuit is different, maybe that girl thinks that her martial arts is good, and the rest are just floating clouds. Her father didn't say anything, so we outsiders don't need to worry about it. gone."

Huang Rong shook her head regretfully, "If this old man really wins, it's really a flower stuck in cow dung."

When the sun set to the west, no one could beat the woman in red.Huang Rong had seen enough excitement, and was hungry again, so she dragged Yang Kang to the restaurant to re-order the high-quality food and drinks on the table.

While Linlin was enjoying her meal, she suddenly heard Shao yelling at the door of the store, "Stinky girl, how dare you take my things and not give me money!?"

The two heard the reputation and looked around, and saw two shop assistants yelling at a thin girl.

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was dressed in a white dress like a veil, but the white dress was stained with dust and looked a little gray. The face was beautiful, but there was a layer of blood in the skin, which made her look pale. abnormal.She held two steamed buns in one hand, and tightly held the sword in the other hand, staring at the two shop assistants who stopped her, with vigilance and fear. "Go away! Or I will make you look good!"

"Yo! You have a bad temper!" The clerk obviously didn't take her seriously, "Is it reasonable to steal things?"

"That's right! It looks like you are from the big family. You are not afraid of losing the face of your ancestors even if you do such petty and morally corrupt things!"

"You are not allowed to speak ill of my master!" The girl in white pointed at the shop assistant with the sword in her hand, "If you dare to speak nonsense, I will tear your mouths apart!"

The two clerks also rolled up their sleeves and said, "Don't think that we dare not beat you because you are a woman! If you want to eat and drink for free, I will introduce you to a place, a brothel! With your appearance as an oiran, you must not be here. Speak!"

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Huang Rong seemed to see herself four years ago, and rushed forward to the waiter in the shop and shouted, "Hmph! Didn't I just take you two steamed buns? How dare you say such shameless words!"

Seeing that she was dressed in extraordinary clothes, the waiter in the shop immediately flattered her with a smile and said, "Miss, I'm sorry for disturbing your meal! Although the two steamed buns are worthless, this one can't be opened. As the saying goes, if you let her go, maybe someone else will eat it." Then you will feel that it’s okay to steal things in our store, and how will we do business in the future!”

Huang Rong curled her lips, "That's on my account." She turned her head and said to the girl in white, "Sister, it's boring to just eat steamed buns, and it happens that I ordered too many dishes to finish, how about you come with me?"

The girl in white pursed her lips and looked at her for a while, then Fang nodded.

Huang Rong pulled her back to her seat, and said enthusiastically, "Sister, you can eat whatever you want here. You're welcome. If it's not enough, I'll order more."

The girl in white seemed to be famished, picked up the chopsticks and started to eat voraciously. After a while, she ate cleanly.

Huang Rong stared dumbfounded at the bottom of the plate. The girl in white also knew that she didn't eat well just now, so she blushed and lowered her head and whispered, "Sorry, I haven't had such a good meal for a long time. It's time for dinner..."

Huang Rong hurriedly waved her hands and said, "It's all right, as long as you enjoy eating. If there is anything missing, just tell me."

The girl in white shook her head and said with a smile, "I've bothered you two already, thank you for your hospitality."

"Hee hee, you're welcome." Huang Rong tilted her head and looked at her curiously, "My name is Huang Rong, and he is Yang Kang. I haven't asked my sister Gao's name yet."

The girl in white didn't hide anything, she said generously, "My name is Li Mochou."

Yang Kang finally said, "What kind of trouble did the girl encounter? Seeing that the girl's clothes don't look like those of a poor family, why is she so down and out?"

Li Mochou pursed her lips tightly, with a look of embarrassment on her face.

"Is there something hard to say?" Huang Rong said, "If someone bullies you, you can tell us. Brother Kang and I are very powerful. Unless...you ran away from home?"

Yang Kang patted Huang Rong's head lightly, "You think everyone is like you, and they will run away from home when they are angry with their parents."

Huang Rong covered her head in displeasure, "It's only once! Brother Kang, don't pat me on the head again, I will become stupid."

Seeing her look like a little girl, Yang Kang shook his head with a smile, and said to Li Mochou: "If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to force it."

Li Mochou looked at them enviously, "You are the first people who have been kind to me since I left the mountain, and I won't hide it from you. In fact... Miss Huang was half right." She looked a little lonely, "I was Zhongnanshan Ancient Tomb Sect disciples, the Ancient Tomb Sect has rules, disciples swear not to leave the tomb for the rest of their lives. But about half a year ago, I rescued a man, his name is Lu Zhanyuan, and we fell in love with each other during the day and night together."

"So it's a beauty saving a hero." Huang Rong's big eyes lit up, "It's so romantic!"

"Brother Lu is very kind, and treats me very well." Thinking of him, Li Mochou's heart seemed to melt into a puddle of spring water, and her face showed the look of a little girl.

"And then?" Huang Rong recalled the strange rule of the Ancient Tomb Sect not to leave the tomb, and asked, "Is it because your sect doesn't agree with you being together?"

"My master did not agree at first, but was moved by Brother Lu's sincerity and allowed me to get married. But he asked Brother Lu to stay in the ancient tomb for life, and never leave Mount Zhongnan from old age to death. Brother Lu agreed Master, I just said that I have to go home and explain to my parents first, and then come back to be with me forever after I have explained the matter. But I have been waiting for him for half a year, but there is no news of him. I am very worried about him. Is there something wrong on the way? It was an accident, or his parents didn’t agree with us being together so they locked him up. But Master didn’t believe it, she thought Brother Lu had cheated me and let me down. I had to leave the ancient tomb in order to find Brother Lu, Master said From now on, I am no longer a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect. However, I believe that Master will forgive me after I find Big Brother Lu and bring him back to prove to Master that what I said is true."

Yang Kang and Huang Rong looked at each other.Why do they agree that the girl is more likely to be cheated?

Huang Rong pretended to cough a few times, and said cautiously, "Sister Mochou, you...have you really never thought that your big brother Lu is lying to you?"

"No!" Li Mochou's heart tightened, and his emotions suddenly became agitated, "Brother Lu promised me that he would come back to see me as soon as he saw his parents. Brother Lu said he would come back to me, he said He will definitely come back to me..." She repeated these words over and over again, not knowing whether she wanted others to believe it or herself.

Huang Rong saw that she was not in the right mood, so she quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Sister Mochou, don't get excited, I believe you are. Maybe your big brother Lu was really delayed by something."

Li Mochou calmed down slowly, her originally empty eyes gradually cleared up, "It must be like this. When I find Big Brother Lu, you will believe me, and then Master will believe me and forgive me."

"Miss Mochou, do you know where to find Lu Zhanyuan?" Yang Kang asked.

Li Mochou nodded, "I know, Brother Lu once told me that he is the young owner of Lujiazhuang in Jiaxing, I will definitely find him there."

Yang Kang and Huang Rong looked at each other, and Huang Rong said happily, "What a coincidence!? We are going to Jiaxing too. Since we are destined to meet each other, why don't my sister go on the road with us, so we can take care of me."

Li Mochou looked at Huang Rong gratefully.It is said that there is a care, but judging from their situation, it is clear that she is under their care.

Because of the regulations of the Ancient Tomb Sect, she grew up in the ancient tomb. Even if she practiced martial arts, she only practiced in the nearby grove.In his previous life, all he saw were three people, Master, Grandma Sun and Junior Sister Xiaolongnv.Lu Zhanyuan was the fourth person she saw and the only man.They all cared about her, loved her, and made her think that all people were the same.But after going down the mountain, she realized that the world was not as beautiful as she imagined.When she is hungry, no one will serve her a hot meal like Grandma Sun; when she is very tired, no one will care about her like Master; there are also some men who always smile at her. Disgusting, made her sick, when she beat them black and blue, they pointed at her nose and called her a witch!Along the way, she slept in the wild, and took whatever she saw to eat. Some people would say nothing because she was beautiful, while some would be like the two shop waiters just now.During this period of time, she was used to seeing the warmth and coldness of human feelings and the coldness of the world.Huang Rong's sincerity towards her warmed her long-cold heart again.

Li Mochou held back the tears that were about to burst out and said, "Thank you, whether I can find Big Brother Lu or not, I will always remember this kindness in my heart."