Song Xiaobei decided to go to Danyang with Gao Xili and the rest.
"Big Brother, Sister-in-law, what are your plans?”Song Xiaobei asked.
"We're going back to my mother's house to take a look. My house is in this town. Go straight down the road you just came from and turn left at the fork.”As Su Xiaoxiang spoke, her expression turned melancholic.
"Xiang 'er, don't worry. Father and Mother will understand.”Song Jiang comforted his wife.
"Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law couldn't have eloped, right?‘Life was precious, but love was even more valuable.'”Song Xiaobei joked.
"More or less." "A few years ago, I was a carpenter's apprentice. One day, I saw Xiang 'er being teased by a bastard. I saved her and got to know Xiang' er. After a period of time, Xiang 'er's brother Da Gui married a wife with the surname Fang. Her maiden family had some ties with the government and found a job for Su Dagui. Madam Fang thought that she was superior. When she saw that Xiang 'er was pretty, she wanted Xiang' er to marry her brother. That person was a bastard who teased Xiang 'er. Xiang' er swore to her death that she would never marry him. Madam Fang felt that she had lost face and gave her in-laws a difficult problem. If Xiang 'er did not marry, she would return to her maiden home. Although Xiang 'er's parents could not bear to part with their daughter, they still favored their son in the end. On the day of the wedding, Xiang 'er escaped and ran to my place. When the Fang family found out, they injured me. Madam Fang forced the Su family to cut off all ties with Xiang' er. Thanks to Xiang 'er's care, I lay in bed for a year and my health slowly improved.”
"My sister is being bullied, but my brother doesn't stand up for her?”Song Xiaobei was puzzled.
"I rely on my wife to make a living. How dare I offend her? Not long after they got married, Madam Fang became the head of the family. In fact, the Su family was relatively well-off because his father-in-law was not in good health. Da Gui was weak by nature, while Madam Fang was strong.”Song Jiang said helplessly.
"Bao 'er, give a thumbs up to Father and Mother Jiang. Do you know that there was almost no cute Bao' er?”Song Xiaobei laughed.
"Father and Mother Jiang, awesome!"
Song Jiang and his wife blushed and smiled.
"Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law will return to the Su family's residence to stay for a few days. If I give you a hard time, come to the capital and we'll sell dumplings together.”Song Xiaobei explained her arrangements.
"Yeah, sure. I want to eat fried dumplings.”Bao 'er clapped her little hands and smiled when she heard the word " dumplings."
"If you come to the capital, come to the Li residence and let me repay you for saving my life.”Gao Xili put down his pride and sent out an invitation. He gave Song Jiang two thousand taels of silver as compensation for his losses. Song Jiang refused to accept it.
"Big Brother, take it. I'm the one who's meddling and made you unable to return home. I borrowed this money and will return it later.”Song Xiaobei placed the money in Song Jiang's hands.
Everyone ate and drank their fill. They were about to part ways. After spending more than a month together, Song Xiaobei treated them like family. She gave each of them a hug. Only then did Bao 'er realize that her sister couldn't be with her, and she burst into tears. Song Xiaobei wiped his tears and said,""Bao 'er can't bear to leave her sister, and Mother Xiang can't bear to leave Father and Mother. Bao' er, Father and Mother, accompany Grandfather and Grandmother. Bao 'er was so cute. They would definitely like her. We'll meet again in a while."
"Alright, sister will tell me stories in the future and teach me how to study.”Although Bao 'er was unwilling, she reluctantly agreed.
"Deal!" Song Xiaobei hugged Bao 'er again.
"Goodbye, sister!" Bao 'er waved her hand and left with her parents.
Song Xiaobei waved her hands and sipped her tea.
"Miss Song, I've booked a room upstairs. Go wash up. The clothes are ready in the room.”Gao Xili whispered.
"Wangye, call me Xiaobei. Miss Song's words are awkward. I really should wash up." Song Xiaobei said as she went upstairs.
Everything in the room was prepared. There was a beautiful set of women's clothing on the bed. The material was of high quality, and there were a few pieces of clothing inside and outside. There was also his own bag beside him. Song Xiaobei took a look and went downstairs again. She pulled Gao Xili to her room. He didn't understand what was going on, and his face was full of surprise.
"How do I wear my clothes?" Song Xiaobei asked, embarrassed.
" Wear this one first, then this one…" Gao Xili held back his laughter, arranged the clothes from right to left, and left the room.
Only now did Song Xiaobei enjoy the warmth of the water.
She put on her clothes and combed her hair into a ponytail. Looking at the dirty water, he felt a little embarrassed. She went out with a red face. When they arrived at the private room, everyone's eyes lit up. They had seen many beauties before, but they were all just skin. Although Song Xiaobei wasn't a beauty that could topple cities, her vitality, gentleness, spirit, courage, and talent had won everyone over. They couldn't help but be attracted by her bright eyes. They felt that Song Xiaobei was not like a mortal, but a fairy who had entered the mortal world. Gao Xili was also stunned.
Song Xiaobei saw that everyone was in a daze and smiled. She joked,""I've never seen a beauty before."
"Why didn't you comb your hair?" Gao Xili asked softly.
"Another one doesn't know how to."
Gao Xili pulled Song Xiaobei upstairs. "Don't go, the water is dirty," she said quickly with a red face.”
"It's okay. The shop owner knows that I'm the one bathing.”
The two of them whispered to each other, and the others felt that there was a hint of ambiguity.
Gao Xili and Song Xiaobei entered the room. After a while, a beautiful bun was done in his hands.
There was no mirror in the room. Song Xiaobei walked around and asked,""Does it look good?"
"She looks like a fairy." Gao Xili said emotionally.
"You're praising yourself. You know, I came from a very special place. Many people combed their hair this way to save time and effort. After arriving here, sister-in-law helped me comb it once. The mirror was blurry and I didn't know what it looked like at all.”Song Xiaobei never cared about how others looked at her. He explained to this handsome man without hesitation.
Gao Xili brought Song Xiaobei out of the restaurant. He didn't even notice a smile on his face.
Song Xiaobei saw a bookstore nearby and went in to take a look. She realized that there were not many books, mainly the Four Treasures of the Study. She took out a book that introduced the local customs of the country of Liang. She knew that the eyebrow pencil used by the local women was made of charcoal, so she bought a few. The shop owner was very happy to see that the girl's eyebrows were very beautiful and she took care of the business. He gave her a small knife.
The guards had already prepared the carriage. Song Xiaobei sat inside to experience what it felt like. The carriage swayed and the space was narrow. After an hour, Song Xiaobei couldn't take it anymore and felt very uncomfortable. She quickly stopped him and said intermittently," This…suffering…I…ride a horse…"
The guards all laughed.
Gao Xili let Song Xiaobei sit in front of him. The girl's unique body fragrance could not help but make his heart flutter.
Song Xiaobei read the book like a child, reading intermittently. When she encountered words she didn't know, she would ask the teacher behind her. Gao Xili spoke softly and answered them one by one, but his heart was filled with countless questions.
Song Xiaobei wrote down the words she didn't know in simplified Chinese. The words were arranged vertically. After reading a few pages, her eyes were tired. She looked around. The sky was still exceptionally clean and blue. In the distance, the mountains were undulating, the trees by the roadside were lush, the wildflowers by the roadside were blooming, the butterflies were dancing, the bees were buzzing, and people were busy in the fields.
Although it was summer, under the sun, his skin did not feel the scorching heat of the sun. Ancient times were so good. There was no greenhouse effect.
" Darling, fly slowly. Be careful of the thorny roses in front of you…" Song Xiaobei sang loudly in a good mood.
……
The sky was getting dark, and everyone was resting in a small shop by the roadside. The shop owner moved very quickly. In a short while, everything was ready. The guards used silver needles to test them one by one. Song Xiaobei could understand. She had saved him twice in a month.
At the dining table, everyone was free and unrestrained, chatting and laughing.
"The dishes are not bad.”Song Xiaobei ate happily.
"I ordered it according to my lord's instructions.”a guard replied.
"Nosy." Gao Xili didn't talk much.
"I think you two look a little alike. Are you brothers? What's your name?" Song Xiaobei asked. These five people were all young men. They were all good-looking and handsome. Some were calm, some were sunny, and some were cheerful.
"My name is Xiao Liang, 18 years old. My brother, Xiao Ming, is 20 years old. This was Ma Yuanshan, Peng Yi, and the last one was Cheng Long, who was looking forward to his son becoming a dragon.”Xiao Liang introduced enthusiastically.
Song Xiaobei was drinking tea. She spat out a mouthful of tea and said with a smile,"I'm sorry, but we also have a famous Cheng Long.”She paused for a moment before continuing," My name is Song Xiaobei. I'm 22 years old. I live in A City of China. Beijing and Shanghai are famous. Luoyang and Chang 'an are ancient capitals. Now that I'm traveling to Liang, I'll leave it to you all along the way.”As she spoke, she bowed like a chivalrous man.
"China? Beijing? Never heard of it. Ancient Capital?" Xiao Liang frowned and said.
"The world is vast, and that place is too far away. It's not strange that you don't know. I felt like I was dreaming. I was bewitched by a god. When I woke up, I was here.”Song Xiaobei said as she ate.
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief at her age. Peng Yi had a younger sister, Peng Min, who was 18 years old. She looked younger than Peng Min. The saying of immortals? Everyone did not believe it or take it seriously. They fell in love with this extraordinary woman.
" When will the bright moon appear? I'll ask the blue sky for the wine…" Song Xiaobei chanted softly under the moonlight.
"Good lyrics, good song." Gao Xili walked out from the shadows. He had been standing outside for a while. A beautiful song came over, and he stopped to listen.
"The lyrics were all written by experts.”
"You moved well and sang well."
"Well said."
The two of them couldn't help but laugh.
"Your Highness has something to say.”
"I don't think it's strange, but you're absolutely unique, like a visitor from outer space.”Gao Xi thought he was knowledgeable, but he had never heard of Beijing and Shanghai.
"Does Your Highness believe me?"
"Yes!" Gao Xili was very sure. "Xiaobei, don't call me Wangye, just call me by my name."”
"Eh, that's definitely not possible. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, I won't be able to protect my life.”Song Xiaobei thought about it and thought of a fashionable phrase."I'll call you kiss. A close kiss, a kind kiss." She did not explain, dear.
"Kiss? Good, very special." Gao Xili was very happy. He did not realize that his heart, which had been frozen for many years, was slowly waking up.
"Come into my room, it's hard to explain.”Song Xiaobei dragged her into the room and poured two glasses of water.
He took a sip and said,"Let me ask you first. Do you know Confucius 'Spring and Autumn Annals, Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, and Sun Tzu's The Art of War?"”
Gao Xili shook his head.
Could it be that there were so many disasters here that the history books did not preserve it?
"Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong, and Emperor Kangxi?”
The result was the same, so Song Xiaobei was not surprised. She casually picked up the book she had read earlier and drew lines on the back. She wrote and explained,"This is the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring, Autumn, and Warring States Period. From Xia to the Warring States Period, it had been nearly two thousand years. Then came the Qin, Han, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, and Ten Kingdoms, followed by the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, and finally the Republic of China. It was not far from the modern era, which was the era I was in. This was more than two thousand years. Qin Shihuang was the first emperor in the history of the Celestial Dynasty. Before him, the supreme ruler was the king. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the others had praised him in history. Liang, Xia, and Yue coexisted. The history books didn't record it. I don't know if it was a few hundred years or a thousand years ago.”
Gao Xili was very surprised and took the book to read. Some of the words in the book were familiar, while others were unfamiliar. The handwriting was also very special.
"I was saving people in the river. When I opened my eyes again, I was here.”"Maybe I can go back to the river to save someone," Song Xiaobei said with a smile.”
It was too unbelievable. Gao Xili could not calm down for a long time. He reminded Song Xiaobei to rest early.
"Good night!"
"What?"
"Good night, bedtime greetings."
"Good night!"
Gao Xili tossed and turned in bed.
……
Song Xiaobei did not expect Song Jiang and the others to leave the Su family so quickly.
It turned out that when Su Xiaoxiang and the others returned to their parents 'home, mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly. Su's father had died of illness a year ago. Su Xiaoxiang and the others offered incense and kowtowed in front of their father's grave. Mrs. Fang had always believed that Mrs. Su was helping Su Xiaoxiang in secret when she ran away from the marriage. Big expensive and incompetent, millet mother was reduced to only work without pay for the old maid. Madam Fang said a bunch of harsh and sarcastic words. Su Xiaoxiang couldn't take it anymore. She brought her mother along and completely severed all ties with her brother and sister-in-law. Of course, the gifts that she bought were kept by Madam Fang. She even said that it was too troublesome to carry things around.
Song Jiang placed the three of them in an inn and went out to inquire about the house. Not long after, he came back happily. All these years, he had been selling his prey to the same mountain goods shop. The price was not high. Sometimes, the shop owner was short on money for a few days, but he did not mind. The shop owner remembered his kindness. Not long ago, the owner's aunt went to her son-in-law's house to take care of her grandson. The house was empty, so she asked the owner to help take care of it. He closed the shop and took Song Jiang's family to see the house. The house was clean and tidy, and Song Jiang's family was very grateful.
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