The first-level Zhaohua Thousand-level Hall

Chapter 80 Xu Weiwan

The wind on the river was strong, and the surroundings were dark, so we could only use the faint light of the moonlight to illuminate the way ahead, but it couldn't clearly illuminate the underwater situation, such as reefs and the like.

The hull of the boat, which was still moving forward at a relatively steady speed, suddenly paused, but it hit a rock underneath, and several people on board were stumbling around, and Baicao almost fell into the water. Following Xu Qingluo's instructions, he surrounded her in the middle and took care of her all the time: "Miss, be careful!"

Baicao screamed subconsciously, looking at the dark water surface rolling with the wind and waves, afraid but more worried about Xu Qingluo who was standing at the bow.

"Squat down and grab the side of the boat, don't move around, I'm fine!"

Xu Qingluo gave a strong support to the bamboo pole in her hand, and the boat turned around twice and finally stabilized, but her feet were already soaked by the large river water that was overturned due to the violent shaking of the boat.

Xu Qingluo's slender arms seemed to be able to bear a thousand pounds of weight, and he controlled the boat to pass the reef smoothly, which made people extremely surprised.

Originally, I was surprised that Xu Qingluo was able to punting, but the people who followed her didn't know what to do. At this moment, they watched the girl's actions with ease, her calm attitude without panic, and her skillful support over the rocky area. However, everyone couldn't help but look sideways while heaving a sigh of relief.

"Miss's punting skills are no worse than those experienced boatmen I've seen."

Zhao Cheng couldn't help admiring, looking at Xu Qingluo's long pole that moved like arms and fingers, his face was full of admiration.

"I really don't know what else the lady doesn't know."

These servants were brought by the Xu family from Huai County, and they all knew about Xu Qingluo's methods and unusual methods, but only now did they realize that Xu Qingluo was far more powerful and knowledgeable than anyone imagined.

"Miss is naturally capable of everything!"

Baicao felt the re-stabilization of the ship, looking at Xu Qingluo's back, stars were about to appear in her eyes, this was really because the girl had never let her down once, not to mention girls, there were not so many big men on the boat Xu Qingluo was very calm.

Hearing the flattering voices of Baicao and a few other people on the boat, Xu Qingluo couldn't help laughing. He raised his eyes to look ahead, and only walked a quarter of the way. Not too good to go.

I looked at the sky again, and only hoped that there would be no wind and rain. Although the old lady took the risk at night to pick up the old lady in order not to leave any food for others, but she didn't intend to hold herself and other people at all. Take a gamble with your life.

She just crossed the river as soon as she could handle it now, so that the old lady and the people around her could see that she had gone in such a dangerous place today, and that she didn't come here in time yesterday was completely unprepared and not intentionally negligent.

Xu Qingluo couldn't look down on that eccentric grandmother any more, and she didn't want her to have an excuse to find Xu's mother after reprimanding him, and gave her the title of a poor goddaughter.

Thinking about it, Xu Qingluo turned the long pole in his hand, speeding up a little.

It's just that things never depend on people's will.

Xu Qingluo thought that he would be able to get to the other side before the greater danger came, but he didn't expect that the gloomy sky would change his face as soon as he said it, and he didn't even give him any time to prepare.

"Clap."

"Clap."

There were two drops of water dripping.

Baicao touched her wet cheeks, she didn't react at first, she just thought it was the surrounding waves splashing on her cheeks, until several heavy raindrops hit her head.

She was stunned for a moment, and then she cried out: "Miss, it's raining!"

Even a little girl like Baicao, who has never been on a boat before, knows that punting in the middle of the night is still such a small boat that can only accommodate a dozen people. If there is rumbling rain in the wind and waves, it is really not good news.

Xu Qingluo naturally felt it too, she was standing on the bow of the boat, Baicao was only drenched in some raindrops, but most of her hair was already wet, some drops of water even slid down her cheeks, seeing that several people on the boat had In the atmosphere of panic, the girl's expression was solemn: "You all go to the cabin, find something to fix yourself, take care of each other, don't worry, as long as I am here, I will let the boat cross the river smoothly!"

The girl's voice resounded in the sudden increase in raindrops, but it was not drowned, but became more sonorous: "Quick!"

No matter whether it is Baicao or those big men, no one can hide in the cabin at this time, and they can't let Xu Qingluo face the storm alone, but Xu Qingluo insists, and there is no one like this. Sometimes he can persuade her and even disobey her.

The girl let out a stern voice, and Xiao Liu was the first to enter the cabin.

"Miss, I'm with you—"

Baicao is still coming this way: "I'll help you punting—"

"All enter the cabin, this is an order!"

Baicao was dragged desperately into the cabin by Zhao Cheng: "You don't know how to punt at all, and none of us can do it. Right now, we can only make trouble for Miss. If you really need help, go to the cabin and stay there!"

Zhao Cheng's roar woke up Baicao's excitement: "Miss, if something happens to you, we will die together!"

"It's not about life and death"

Xu Qingluo murmured, she was wearing a coir raincoat that was placed on the bow of the boat, it was a bit too big, and she wrapped most of her body in it. The girl reached out and wiped the rainwater that kept slipping from her eyelids, and her vision changed from blurred to somewhat clear.

"It's just a rain, it won't kill me, Xu Qingluo!"

The rain in the sky was more urgent, and the little moonlight just now was completely covered by dark clouds. The blackness seemed to swallow people up, and it was pressed down hard. When I raised my head, it seemed that I could touch the dark clouds. The gentle river rolled up again, even with a more violent impact than any previous rollover.

Xu Qingluo's feet stood firmly on the bow of the boat, and the bamboo pole in his hand was pierced into the bottom of the river fiercely, like a nail, so as not to be distracted by the sudden gust of wind. With a flip of Hao's wrist, the bamboo pole was raised lightly, and the hull of the boat shot out like a sharp arrow.

The cold wind was mixed with rain, like needles piercing the body and face, excruciatingly painful, especially the hands holding the bamboo poles were numb from the cold, and numb from the pain, with bright red blood coming from the The overflow between the palm and the bamboo pole was quickly washed into light pink by the rain and then washed away.

Xu Qingluo's whole body was a little stiff, she waved the bamboo pole almost numbly, controlled the direction, faced the rain head-on, let the wind blow and rain, but never took a step back, let the wind and rain, there was nothing in her eyes fear and retreat.

The few people in the cabin bumped into each other with the violent changes of direction on board, even if they found something fixed, it was only a drop in the bucket. In such darkness, in such weather, at such a time when they should have been desperate, there was no one there. People are desperate, because the petite but stable woman at the bow seen from the cabin seems to be as long as she stands there, there is still hope for everything.

"Miss, well, Miss is indeed not an ordinary woman"

Zhao Cheng couldn't help sighing, he picked up Xiao Liu who had slipped out of the cabin, and fixed him to the bed frame next to him.

"Brother Zhao, do you think we can live?"

Xiao Liu's terrified voice sounded.

"Miss is more powerful than everyone else. She said that if we can live, we will definitely be able to live. Besides, even if we die, what are you afraid of? At least Miss has tried her best to fight for us!"

Baicao's hoarse voice sounded, she was holding on to a boat plank, and for the first time there was ruthlessness on her face, her whole body was soaked by the pouring river water and rain, but she didn't seem to feel the slightest.

"If it doesn't work, you won't die. We've already reached the middle of the river. At most, we can swim across—"

Liu Bin, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke out, but he gave such a sentence.

At that moment, the few people who thought they were going to die and even those who were prepared to die were stunned, and the next moment Baicao showed a pleasant smile on his face: "Yes, swim over, the lady can even punting, it's a boat Turned over, with her ability, she will definitely be able to swim to the other side!"

For a moment, she was overwhelmed by the surprise that her young lady would not die, and completely forgot that the few people on the boat, including her, were all landlubbers.

It’s just that no one talked about her at this time. Xu Qingluo’s insistence on crossing the river at night and when the weather was bad caused a few people to encounter such dangers, but the girl was always in front of them, but none of them would go. Complain girly.

Just looking at the back of the person who is always holding on to the bamboo pole to grasp the direction, even the wind and rain and huge waves can't repel a step, I feel a burst of pride in my chest, and I will die at worst.

It is not so unacceptable to lose the life of such a young lady.

The few people were all prepared for the worst, and Xu Qingluo's voice suddenly came from outside: "Hold on a little longer, I have read the records, the terrain on the Anshun Bridge is a bit different, usually it is the front of the mountain. It’s sunny after the rainy mountain, we will go around to the back of the mountain soon, hold on for a while!”

Xu Qingluo's voice was a little blurred in the crackling rain, but it carried a kind of hope.

She didn't hear the conversations of the few people in the cabin. At this moment, she was still thinking about the mentality of the few people, not because of the Holy Mother or gentle nature, but because she insisted on bringing these people on board. I am responsible for my own life, that's all.

It's just that what she did just lifted the spirits of everyone in the cabin, and even some hands that couldn't grasp the fixed objects on the boat subconsciously tightened up again.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but during the turbulent tail swing of the boat, the rain outside seems to be really a little smaller.

The sound of the rain became smaller and smaller, the rolling waves gradually calmed down, and the dark clouds in the sky were gradually filled with moonlight, which fell on the excited faces of the rest of the life in the cabin.

Baicao couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out, only a dark shadow standing outside the bed.

"Miss--"

Baicao whispered, and Xu Qingluo's figure swayed slightly.

Baicao took two quick steps, and supported the girl who was about to fall down.

Xu Qingluo's face was pale, his lips were frozen black, but his eyes were extremely bright and bright: "It's nothing."

"Miss, why are you all right? Come back to the cabin with me to take a rest. The waves are not strong now. Even if those guys can't punting, they can always stay where they are for a while."

Baicao's heart ached to death, especially when she was about to take the bamboo pole that her young lady was holding tightly, but saw the gaping hole in the girl's palm, without the slightest color of blood, the wound was turned white by the rain.

"I've made it all the way, now that I've reached the other side, it doesn't need to be so troublesome."

After Xu Qingluo's words fell, Baicao realized that the boat had really docked when the ship slammed into the shore. Looking far away, although it was still faintly dark, there was no strong wind, no torrential rain, and it was very quiet. They passed by just now. Compared with the middle of the river, they are two completely different places.

Several people helped to get off the boat. Xu Qingluo's legs kept standing upright, and they were a little numb, but she didn't want anyone to help her, so she walked a few steps with difficulty. Things are normal.

All the people who wanted to support her but didn't dare to go against her could not help feeling ashamed again, saying that they were here to protect the young lady, but after a long time they were limping like they were being protected now.

"Miss, it was too dangerous just now. Fortunately, the rain stopped, otherwise we would have been miserable, and fortunately, miss, you predicted that it would not rain here in advance, otherwise we would have jumped into the river just now. No matter what, we can't turn it around and let you protect us, Miss."

Baicao still has lingering fears.

Listening to Baicao's words, Xu Qingluo raised the corners of her lips and smiled nicely: "Silly girl, if I hadn't read the note saying that Anshun bridge is raining and sunny most of the time, I couldn't hold on just now." of."

"Could it be the book you've been reading in the carriage?"

Baicao opened her eyes wide, round and round like a kitten.

Xu Qingluo couldn't help stretching out his hand to pinch the other's swollen cheek: "Or what do you think? If she is really a gifted scholar or a beautiful lady, even if I know how to punting again, I wouldn't dare to rashly come here at night."

She just calculated that even if it rains, she just needs to hold on to the first half to the second half. As I said before, Xu Qingluo wants to win the old lady's compassion, and she can do her best as much as possible, but she absolutely I have no interest in putting myself to death for the sake of the old lady's mood. Her life is not only hers now, not to mention the parents who need her protection at home. be good to yourself.

She has no interest in giving up her place to anyone in this life, letting someone else take her place as a 'filial piety' to Xu's father and Xu's mother, and letting other women love Lang Sheng instead of her.

Xu Qingluo made fun of her here, but Baicao saw the wound on her hand again because of her movements, and didn't care about the difference of dignity, so she grabbed her young lady's arm and shouted: "Okay, okay! , I know Miss you have a clever plan, so the next step is to find a place to stay, take a hot bath, change your clothes, change your dressing and treat the wound—"

Baicao turned around and was about to order those men who didn't contribute much: "Xiao Liu, go and see if there is a house or a post nearby—"

"Xiao Liu, you don't need to go."

Xu Qingluo intercepted Baicao's arrangement, and she even gently and gracefully pushed away a strand of wet hair that blocked her eyes, and casually took off the big and worn coir raincoat on her body: "I know where the post station is going. While walking, I think the old lady and her party should also be resting in the post station, it is important that we go to visit the old lady, and we will talk about the rest after we meet the old lady."

Stepping on the solid ground still feels a little top-heavy, but no one can see Xu Qingluo's discomfort. Although she is also very cold and uncomfortable, she is already like this. If the old lady can have a little bit of sympathy It is not in vain to waste her hard work even if she feels a little love for her granddaughter.

"Miss, the old lady can't be blown by the wind or drenched by the rain here. It's fine even if we visit her later. If you continue to blow like this, you will catch a cold."

When Baicao talked about the faint disgust in the old lady's eyes, it seemed to her that the other party was really looking for trouble, which made the young lady suffer so much.

"Baicao, the old lady is my grandmother."

Xu Qingluo gave a faint sound, did not scold, but just stated a fact, even though she was also dissatisfied with the old lady in every possible way, on the surface she still had to make proper gestures and even please her, this is the reality.

Baicao pouted, reluctantly lowered her head, and said nothing.

They are now parked at the door of the post station closest to Anshun Bridge on the opposite bank. Everyone has seen horses and vehicles tied outside. There is a mark with the word Xu in a hidden place on the vehicle, which confirms that the old lady and her party are indeed here. stay.

Just across such a river, so many boatmen commute by the river during so many hours during the day, but they don't cross the river. It is not a toss if you have to ask the boy to report back and forth.

It's already late at night, Baicao and a few others are better, but half of their body is soaked, but Xu Qingluo's whole body is soaked, the girl's petite body shivering reflexively in the cold wind, it makes people feel distressed just looking at it very.

"Miss, I'm sorry, in order to ensure the safety of our guests, our inn will not accept guests after three days. If you really can't wait, you can go to a nearby place that is sheltered from the wind to rest for a night and come back tomorrow. "

The gate of the inn was knocked, but Xiao Er prevented the group of people including Xu Qingluo from entering.

Baicao clenched her hands and couldn't help but want to raise her head and scold people. What do you mean by ensuring the safety of the guests inside?They are all like this, can they be villains?If there is a place to stay for a while in the middle of the night, whoever comes to this place.

"We are here to pick up Mrs. Xu's family members, please let me know."

Xu Qingluo held Baicao's arm with one hand, without exerting any force, and whispered to Xiao Er softly, which caused a flash of surprise in Xiao Er's eyes.

He took a few more glances at the embarrassed group of people, especially at Xu Qingluo: "Wait! I'll ask Mrs. Xu what she means!"

With a rough sound, the door of the station was slammed shut.

"Miss, this, who is this, can we still lie to him?"

Baicao stomped her feet in anger.

Xu Qingluo rubbed his fingertips slightly, so that the bone-piercing cold at least did not freeze his hands, his eyes were slightly lowered, and he did not speak.

Her silence made Baicao involuntarily fall silent.

"Madam Xu has already fallen asleep, so if Miss wants to wait, she can only go in after Madam Tai wakes up and confirms her identity."

After a long while, the little girl came out, but she raised her head and said rather bluntly.

Baicao couldn't bear it anymore: "What do you mean waiting until the old lady wakes up? Our young lady is the old lady's granddaughter. If the old lady didn't wake up, wouldn't you let other people prove it? The young lady is like this. What should I do if I catch a cold here, can you take the responsibility!"

Baicao was pissed off, and she didn't show any signs of shyness anymore, she stared at the little girl with wide eyes and wanted to roll up her sleeves and go straight up.

"This rule was arranged by the old lady herself. No one's family members will be allowed to enter without her personal confirmation. Even if you don't want to, you have to wait for the old lady to wake up. You don't have to make things difficult for me. I'm just a boy at the inn. , use money to do things, whatever this lady has is your own business!"

Xiao Er sneered, not frightened by Baicao at all, turned around and left.

Xiao Er's words were quite indifferent, and Baicao's face flushed red from anger, if it wasn't for the people around her, she might have chased after her to argue with her again.

Xu Qingluo looked at the gate of the inn that was closed again, and heard Baicao's faint whimper, and smiled: "Since it's grandma's intention, then we will obey, she told us to wait outside, and we will wait outside." Wait until grandma wakes up!"

She smiled, but her eyes were rather cold looking at the windows above the inn. She is still very patient and continues to endure. After all, she is her father's mother. I hope that the old lady will not really make her intolerable. .

"Miss."

Baicao saw that Xu Qingluo was still able to laugh at this moment, but she just endured it, and felt unacceptable for a while, her lady would eat everything, but she had never suffered such a disadvantage!

Even if the old lady really said that, are those people around her just decorations?As long as a person is allowed to come down, they don't need to be so rejected by that Xiao Er.

"I have it in my mind."

Xu Qingluo said softly, his voice was a little hoarse, and his head became more and more dizzy after a while, and he seemed to have caught a cold: "The most important thing now is to find a sheltered and warm place to spend the night, you go to the stable behind the post station Take a look over there, there should be a lot of hay fodder there, take some for use.”

When Baicao heard Xu Qingluo mentioning the stables, she was even more indignant, but she also knew that the most important thing at this time was to find a place to spend the night.

"What happened outside? It's been so noisy?"

Just when Baicao and Xiaoliu were about to leave, a soft voice came through the gate of the inn, and at the same time the gate of the inn that had just been locked was pushed open again.

"Miss Xu, there are just random people outside. They must be relatives of the old lady. They look very embarrassed. I don't know where the autumn wind came from. I'm so sorry for disturbing your rest. Would you please Forgive me."

Xiao Er's attitude was obviously different from the respect he had just treated Xu Qingluo and his party.

"Oh? Grandma's relatives? Then I want to see."

The girl standing next to the Xiao Er has a beautiful face, with affectionate eyebrows and eyes, even if she is not smiling, she seems to be smiling, her steps are swaying, and she is born with a delicate and pitiful aura, standing still, standing on the steps, condescending, The other party's water-cut pupils slowly met Xu Qingluo's eyes stained with indifference and gloom, and then, the corners of the other party's lips evoked a seemingly good-natured smile, which was even more affectionate.

Xu Weiwan!
Xu Qingluo's hands slowly clenched into fists.

(End of this chapter)