A knife in love

Chapter 2386
The two chatted and talked, and then they bypassed the main room and walked into the backyard through a corner door on the right.Compared with the front yard, the backyard is a little cramped, but there are three main rooms, and several side rooms on the left and right.Before Bai Wei led Wu Xiucai to the right wing, he took out a key from his pocket, opened the door, and then invited Wu Xiucai in.

After the two entered the room, Bai Wei lit the candles on the table and said with a smile: "This place is very simple, please don't blame Mr. Wu."

Wu Xiucai saw that although there was only one bed, one table and two chairs in the room, it was cleaned very cleanly, with a touch of elegance, so he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Mr. Bai is too polite. The Xianju is so elegant. , It dwarfs ordinary people of my generation. What's more, Mr. Wu is at the end of his rope. Mr. Bai acted out of justice to accept Mr. Wu.

The two exchanged some polite words, and then Bai Wei said to Wu Xiucai: "Bai's residence is next door. If there is anything to do at night, Mr. Wu only needs to knock on the wall, and Bai will know. Please sir Sit down for a while, and Bai will make a pot of tea for Mr.

After Bai Wei finished speaking, he turned around and left.Wu Xiucai didn't even dare to say anything, but Bai Wei just shook his head.Wu Xiucai had no choice but to thank Bai Wei again.He didn't sit on the chair until after Bai Wei left the room, and while beating his sore legs lightly, he thought to himself, fortunately, he met this Mr. Bai, so he has a place to stay tonight.Otherwise, wandering around in the wilderness at night, if you encounter robbers and ferocious beasts, you will lose your life.

While Wu Xiucai was thinking, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, and after a while, Bai Wei walked in holding a tea tray.Wu Xiucai hurriedly got up to greet him, only to hear Bai Wei laughingly said: "There is no good tea to worship in the place where I live, Mr. Wu will just drink a cup to quench his thirst."

Wu Xiucai hurriedly humbly said a few words, and then divided the guests and the host to sit at the table, chatting while drinking tea.I only heard Bai Wei say: "Just now Mr. Wu asked Bai, why this place was not under fire. That day, the Jin people burned, killed and looted near Luoyang City, and robbed a lot of gold and silver treasures. Xishan is a remote place, and the Jin people are too lazy. Come here to make trouble. Fortunately, this place has avoided the disaster of war."

Wu Xiucai nodded after hearing what Bai Wei had said, and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard an old and shrill voice outside the door saying: "I heard that there are distinguished guests coming from afar, why doesn't Mr. Bai introduce the old lady? "

Hearing this person's words, Bai Wei's face changed drastically, he turned his head to look at Wu Xiucai, sighed, and said: "Oops! This old woman is very talkative, she came here, I don't know what to do Here comes the matter!"

Wu Xiucai saw that Bai Wei's face was hesitant, and he heard the footsteps outside the house getting closer, he was startled, and couldn't help lowering his voice and said to Bai Wei: "Wu heard this person's voice, most likely it is an old woman. , Could it be that she has some quarrel with Mr. Bai?"

Bai Wei shook his head, stared at the door, and said: "Bai has nothing against this old woman, but this person is probably old and confused, with rude words and weird behavior, which is really a headache. This old woman When I came here a few years ago, I heard that her old man used to be a prefect in Luzhou. I don’t know why he got a lawsuit and died in prison. The old woman couldn’t gain a foothold in Luzhou, so she had to move back to her mother’s house. It’s just that she was married After returning to her natal family, she was naturally not welcome. Fortunately, her dead ghost old man also saved some money back then, and she brought all of it back. Seeing that her natal relatives were not compatible, the old woman went to Xishan and searched for him on the mountain. I lived in a house that was abandoned by others, not far from the Zhang Family Temple."

When Bai Wei said this, the sound of footsteps outside the door was already close at hand.Bai Wei lowered his voice and continued: "This old woman is narrow-minded and moody. If Mr. Wu deals with her, he must be very alert so as not to offend her. It will not be a good life."

Just as Bai Wei finished speaking, the sound of footsteps had already arrived outside the door.At this time, Wu Xiucai's heart was already in his throat, and he didn't even dare to speak out.Bai Wei was about to open the door, when he heard a loud "bang", the door had already been kicked open, and then someone walked in from the door.

Wu Xiucai looked intently, only to see that the person who came was an old woman with white hair.The old woman was born with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, which was very ugly, but her face was rosy and her spirits were hale and hearty.Seeing Bai Wei and Wu Xiucai standing in the house, she smiled slightly, and said: "The old lady passed by the door just now, and saw someone entering the house from a distance. Thinking of Mr. Bai's trip and did not return a few days ago, I'm afraid there may be a thief Come to the door, and then enter the yard to take a look."

When the old woman said this, she turned her head to Wu Xiucai, looked him up and down, a strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then said: "This young man has a good face, I don't know who he is?"

Wu Xiucai did not expect the old woman to be so polite, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "You are welcome, old man. Wu is a scholar. He rushed to the capital for the exam, but unexpectedly fell ill on the way and almost lost his life. Gu, this is a lucky escape. It’s just that when he arrived in the capital, he missed the exam. Wu originally planned to stay in the capital to study hard for a year, and then went to the exam room to compete with the world’s scholars. People went south and captured Bianliang, so Wu had to leave Bianliang and fled all the way here. I missed Sutou today, and happened to meet Mr. Bai, so I took Wu here. Wu only stayed for one night, and he will be there tomorrow morning. On the way home."

After hearing Wu Xiucai's words, the old woman stared at Wu Xiucai and said to Wu Xiucai, "Since you're here, why bother to leave? Ever since the old woman arrived here, she has never met outsiders. It is a great blessing that Mr. Wu is here today." .Tonight, the old lady will be the host, setting up a banquet for Mr. Wu."

Wu Xiucai shook his head after hearing the old woman's words, and said: "The kindness of the old man is appreciated. It's just that Wu doesn't dare to delay the trip. He has to go to bed early tonight, and he has to go early tomorrow morning. Therefore, he can't go forward. Going to drink, I hope the old man will forgive me."

After Wu Xiucai finished speaking, the old woman shook her head like a rattle, and said in her mouth: "Having a meal of wine, what can hinder you? You have to follow the old woman's idea today, otherwise the old woman will get angry, hey, look at you!" How long can it last?"

After Wu Xiucai listened to the old woman's words, he became less and less determined. Seeing the indignant expression on the old woman's face, he had no choice but to turn his head and look at Bai Wei who was standing aside, showing a begging look.With a calm expression, Bai Wei said to Wu Xiucai: "As the saying goes, obedience is worse than respect, Mr. Wu, just promise to Mama Li."

It was only then that Wu Xiucai found out that the old woman's surname was Li. He breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Since this is the case, Wu has no choice but to be respectful rather than obedient. Thank you, Mama Li, for taking care of me. Wu is very grateful."

(End of this chapter)