Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

Chapter 5 Forgetful Laughter

Let's say that at noon that day, Xingyan was shuttling back and forth between the tables and chairs in Daoxianglou, when suddenly he heard a clear and crisp female voice, just like a drop of crystal clear water in the morning, outside the noisy noise of the wine shop. Dewdrops shattered on the bluestone in the colorful morning light.

"Ah, this girl's voice is really nice!" The self-confident and well-informed young man was stunned for a while, and hurriedly raised his ears in his busy schedule, trying to search for this string of wonderful voices.

"Fenglai next door, three, points, drunk! Open the altar after drinking, ten, li, incense! Uncle Cheng, I didn't expect this restaurant to be quite elegant."

Judging from her accent, it is obviously not like a local, but rather like the official dialect spoken by merchants from the north.While distinguishing, I heard an old voice laughing again: "Yes, this couplet is very interesting. It's also good, after such a long journey, let's rest here."

It is estimated that this old man is the Uncle Cheng in the girl's mouth.As soon as the words were finished, a rough voice shouted: "Little Er! Take our horses and take them away, and feed them with good water and grass." Presumably, this rough man should be Nvwa and Uncle Cheng's coachman. "Don't worry about you! Please come upstairs to the private room!" The voice of the downstairs waiter yelled, professional and melodious.

For some reason, Xingyan's recent hearing has become more and more acute; even though the downstairs is so far away, especially the old voice is really not loud, but under his intentional meditation, he actually found it in this wine shop. Amidst the din of the conversation, each syllable of that conversation was clearly discernible.

Thanks to the good ear, when he heard the girl with the sweet voice was about to go upstairs, Xing Yan couldn't help being excited, so he hurriedly took the opportunity to serve the guests and tried his best to rub against the stairs several times.After all, in this small town of Raozhou, it is difficult to see any fresh and outstanding characters.

Under the expectant gaze of the young man, the girl and her Uncle Cheng finally came upstairs in anticipation, walked to a window seat and sat down.The coachman didn't come up, probably due to his humble status, so he just ate some meals randomly in the hall downstairs.

Seeing the two of them seated, Xing Yan hurriedly greeted them, and skillfully asked them what they wanted to order; naturally, he also took a few glances at the little girl by the way.Seeing this, the young man felt somewhat disappointed—although the girl's voice was so pleasant, her appearance was just average, only those eyes were crystal clear and filled with spiritual energy, which made her whole appearance come alive many.This girl looks young and young, and her skirt is loose, so I can't see her figure in a hurry.So what if you just see it?How could the youthful young man at this time really know how to appreciate the beauty of a woman's figure.Now, Xingyan can only vaguely feel that the girl in front of him is filled with an indescribable youthful smell.Looking at the uncle again, although his voice sounds a little old, his face is not as wrinkled as imagined.It seems that this uncle is good at keeping in good health, and he looks hale and hearty.After watching the two, Xingyan began to evaluate from the bottom of his heart:

"Well, this girl is only a little bit prettier than Xiaomei. But this Uncle Cheng is much more spiritual than old man Qinghe... Hey!"

Although he was thinking wildly in his heart, the work in hand did not fall in the slightest.Xingyan Dang even skillfully recommended a few dishes of Daoxianglou to the two foreign guests.

"Ahem, this little brother—" Just as the little girl was very excited about the steaming plate of stewed pork knuckle that had just been served, she suddenly heard Uncle Cheng asking.After coughing a few more times, the boy who just stared at the girl in a trance was brought back to reality.

"I don't know what orders the guest officer has?" Xingyan hurriedly replied.Seeing him come back to his senses, Uncle Cheng kindly asked:

"It's like this. My little brother, do you know any places of interest near here? Especially famous mountains and scenic spots. My lady wants to have some fun around Raozhou."

"Ha! You are asking the right person when you keep asking me!" Hearing the old man's question, the young man immediately got excited:
"I, Zhang Xingyan, don't dare to brag about anything else, but I, Zhang Xingyan, are the most familiar with the scenic spots in Raozhou City!" So the old and the young, the next thing they listened to the young man's long speech in astonishment.

The waiter, talking about the slightly gimmicky scenery of Raozhou City, no matter what the corners are, there are clear lines and traces to follow.

It seems that Xingyan is worthy of being Ji Lao's pedantic proud disciple, the long-term hard training has finally come in handy now!It's exactly: Suddenly, the audience is shocked by wild words, and the two are bright and beautiful for a while!

"Wake up!!!" Just as Uncle Cheng was about to speak to stop the young man from talking, he suddenly heard the young man behind him, and suddenly stopped drinking with a "boom", and then both the old and the young watched the young man stop talking in amazement. The stalking mouse disappeared in front of my eyes in an instant... "Guest officer, don't just listen to this kid's nonsense. He has been out of shape all day! You see, this dish is going to be cold, you two should enjoy it first. Order it if it is not enough!" Hehe , in fact, there are no other special features in the shop - the food is very delicious!The quantity is particularly sufficient!But it's not particularly expensive!Ha ha! "I don't know if I got a tip from the fat accountant, but this shopkeeper Liu who is full of "special" suddenly appeared on the spot like a magic soldier, and drove away the young waiter who was preventing the potential consumption of customers in time. "Hey, then trouble the shopkeeper Yes, call the little brother from just now.The old man was asking him about some important matters. "Compared to shopkeeper Liu's exaggerated words, Uncle Cheng still looked tepid.

"Ugh!" This time, it was Shopkeeper Liu's turn to be blinded.After all, customer needs are the number one priority, so in desperation he had no choice but to go back in despair and call Xingyan over again.However, when people were not paying attention, he whispered that the boy must be careful to serve the guests, and try not to influence them to order more food.Then, shopkeeper Liu disappeared behind the counter shamelessly, waiting for the next unexpected situation to come.

With the lessons learned from the past, Uncle Cheng asked the young man directly this time if there are any mountains worth visiting near Raozhou City.

Hearing Uncle Cheng's words, the young man who didn't want to lose face to the people of Raozhou scratched his head for a long time, and after searching his stomach, he had no choice but to tell the old man in front of him:
"I'm not afraid of your old joke. Although our Raozhou City has many scenic spots, there are really no famous mountains worth seeing on the outskirts of the city." "There are quite a few hills in Poyang County, not far from our Raozhou City. But in my opinion, it's just average.

Those who are a little bit worth seeing are far away from Raozhou.It's near Raozhou City—well, my family has an ancestral mountain farm. Although it covers a large area, the mountain is low and can only be regarded as a wild mountain top. "

"Wow! Do you have a mountain in your house?!" Upon hearing the words, the girl immediately let go of the pig's hand in front of her, and asked the boy very interestedly: "What's the name of your mountain? Don't you have a name yet? I'll take one if I don't have a name!" "Hey!" Seeing the girl's enthusiasm, the boy smiled kindly and said, "The mountain in my house is called 'Horseshoe Mountain' by everyone. Because the old people nearby According to folklore, this hill was the Heavenly Horse that the Jade Emperor rode down to earth. When it rolled, it arched out of Poyang Lake, and before flying to the sky, it stepped on the palm of a hoof. My Horseshoe Mountain is exactly the palm of this horse.”

Hearing the three words "Horseshoe Mountain", Uncle Cheng and the girl's eyes lit up at the same time: "What an interesting story! I wonder if this elder brother can take me to have a look?" This is a girl who has not experienced much in the world. Know how to pass the afternoon. "Well, I just went to see it with Miss. Here, my little brother, if you are willing to work hard, this ingot will be yours!" This is Uncle Cheng who has always looked stable and dignified.But the shrewd young man could see that this Uncle Cheng was not only trying so hard because the girl was interested, it was clearly because he was also interested. "I really don't understand! What's so good about that barren mountain! These two foreigners are really interested. Could it be that I was really moved by my little legend? But this ingot of silver is not light, it is worth a month or two for me I paid my wages..." "Huh? No! Why is this old man so generous? Is this money fake?" The young man who was worrying about gains and losses suddenly felt two bright eyes staring at him ——

It turned out that it was the young girl who found it very interesting to see him being smart and capable at times, and at the same time dumbfounded, and was staring at him.

For some unknown reason, the young man suddenly felt very embarrassed, and his face, which had experienced countless times with the old Taoist Qinghe, turned slightly red for the first time.

After Uncle Cheng and the girl finished their meal, they didn't immediately follow Xingyan to visit Horseshoe Mountain.It's not because they lost interest and changed their minds, but because the little girl temporarily decided to take a walk around the city first to experience the customs of Raozhou City.Uncle Cheng didn't object much, and the tour guide Zhang Xingyan didn't have any objections either. Anyway, it wasn't the first time that he missed the afternoon private school. Whether it was going to Horseshoe Mountain or wandering around Raozhou City, there was no essential difference.

So, under the guidance of Xingyan, Uncle Cheng and the girl started to wander around Raozhou City.As mentioned earlier, Raozhou is actually not a big city. Compared with other cities in the world, the size of the city is not much different.

At that time, there was no custom of compiling the ten views of the city, but Zhang Xingyan had read poems and books with Mr. Ji after all. Although he was forced to "fish for three days and dry the net for two days", he often had to hang out in the streets. , but he has always been smart, and what he has learned in his chest is much more thorough and profound than those dudes.

Therefore, although the wells in Raozhou City are unremarkable, young people can’t help but often make use of themes. Simple scenery, such as "ancient temple bell", "autumn river beauty", "flowing water house", "ring city emerald", "small city lights" Such elegant titles, combined with the strange stories and anecdotes heard from the diners of Daoxianglou, three religions and nine first-rate diners, can always tell an unremarkable scene like a few treasures.This kind of interesting words, both false and true, not only deeply attracted the immature girl, but even the weather-beaten Uncle Cheng would often nod his head in praise.

After playing for most of the afternoon, the three of them are already familiar with each other.Especially the two young people are far more harmonious and natural than at the beginning.

Xingyan knew that the uncle was called Uncle Cheng.It's just the girl's name. Although the men and women in the market at that time were not as restrained as later generations, ordinary women still would not easily tell strange men the name.So the boy often struggled with not knowing how to address the girl, and finally couldn't help asking Uncle Cheng for the girl's name.

Unexpectedly, the girl was dating Xing Yan, and when she heard him ask, she offered her name shyly, "My name is Ju Ying!"

"My name is Zhang..." Just as she woke up to tell her her own name, Ju Ying smiled and said:

"You wake up! Your boss has such a fierce voice that he can hear your name all over the street! Hehe!" Not to mention the laughter of the young men and women, but said that when they passed by Liji grocery store At that time, after all, it was a young man's heart, and Xingyan's words inevitably revealed praises for Li Xiaomei, so Ju Ying couldn't help laughing that he had never seen a real beauty.Hearing that the idol in his heart was underestimated, and his own aesthetics was even more doubted, the young man couldn't help but become a little angry, and said in a fit of anger:
"Ju Ying, although Xiaomei may not be as good-looking as those beautiful women outside, but in this Raozhou City, in my opinion, she is one of the best!"

At this time, in order to win, he has promoted Xiaomei, the number one beauty in a two-block radius, to the number one or two in the city.Unexpectedly, Ju Ying heard the words, and asked with great interest: "Then Xingyan, do you know any beautiful women out there?"

"This..." The aggressive young man was choked all of a sudden. After all, the farthest place he had ever been to was only Poyang County in the southeast of Raozhou.

Seeing the two young people who were bickering, Uncle Cheng didn't interrupt, but kept smiling slightly.

Dazed for a while, Xingyan often walks around the restaurant with a flexible mind, looking at Ju Ying's smile, after a little thought, he became careless, and said:
"Well, of course I know about the beautiful women outside. Of course, the first recommendation is Princess Qingcheng, the youngest daughter of our emperor. The drinkers in Daoxianglou are all telling her about her beauty! They are well-informed and can tell She boasted that she was number one in the world, so it should be pretty good."

The smart young man first launched a world-recognized number one beauty, guaranteed to be invincible, and then started to fight back:
"Of course, everyone knows that Princess Qingcheng is beautiful, so let me give you a ready-made example." Speaking of this, Xingyan paused on purpose.

"Huh? A ready-made example? Where is it?" Sure enough, the girl was caught. "That's you! Hee!"

Just as she was about to see Ju Ying's exaggerated reaction, she didn't expect that she just smiled coyly and didn't speak any more.

Time passed quickly. Although the city of Raozhou was not big, after walking around, it was gradually sinking into the west without knowing it.After telling the sad and touching story about the well in Liuzhu Lane and a widow, Xing Yan and the two of them got into the carriage and headed for Horseshoe Mountain.

In the car, I woke up occasionally and noticed that Ju Ying's eyelashes were still flickering with tears. It was probably a simple girl who was still immersed in the poignant and moving story he just told.

"Girls are really sentimental!" The boy decided that next time he told stories with little girls, he would change the ending to a happy ending.Thanks to Juying and the others, this ordinary journey brought about many first times in the boy Xingyan's life: the first time in a carriage;

It was the first time to walk home without using my own legs; the first time... the first time in this life to touch a girl's body!
This was the first time when the carriage turned a corner. Due to the effect of inertia, the girl fell slightly to his side, and her arm touched his elbow.Although it was just a touch, this light touch has already made the ears of the brave young man jump all the way!
When we arrived at Horseshoe Mountain, it was already sunset.The glow of the western sky slantly shone on Horseshoe Mountain, making this inconspicuous hill look like a ruby ​​sculpture with flowing brilliance.The verdant vegetation on the hills seemed to have been covered with a layer of vermilion powder at this time.

It may be that Xingyan never praised Horseshoe Mountain before, but Ju Ying thinks that Horseshoe Mountain in the sunset is also quite beautiful.Unknowingly, the girl has followed the boy's afternoon tour guide style, and blurted out praise:

"What a beautiful 'horseshoe sunset'!"

(End of this chapter)