Chapter 12 Bandits
"Erlang is careful."
Wang Xizhi, who was standing by, hurriedly stopped Wang Ningzhi's nonsense. Such words should not be said randomly. Although as a father, he was very satisfied with the performance of this mediocre son today, he had to speak out for the sake of the overall situation.
Finally hearing what was expected, Wang Ningzhi no longer aggressive, but hugged everyone and smiled and said, "Drunk and speechless, don't keep it in mind, but my position just now still shows that I hope you don't make things difficult for me in the future. Those who are close to me know that I have no ambitions, I just hope that I can write, teach, and live a lazy life of idle clouds and wild cranes. As for the battle for the true meaning of Taoism, there is no such intention..."
"Although I don't want to admit it, what Erlang said is true. I took the burden of the middle school teacher a few days ago... His counterattack against Xu Lian was mostly angered. Xu Lian didn't have to care. If I still feel frustrated, I can apologize for him..."
Wang Xizhi's reaction was already guessed when Wang Ningzhi said arrogant words. Now that he has taken the topic by him, others are busy echoing and using words to dilute the serious atmosphere just now. Xu Lian was extremely unhappy and could only hold it in... He dared not let Wang Xizhi apologize. If he really wanted to do it, he would replace Wang Ningzhi and become the target of public criticism.
But what happened just now, and the group of people were not interested in continuing to drink and have fun. Whether it was the lonely moon hanging high and the stars, the various curtains moving with the wind, or the lights spreading from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, they gradually became boring. After a moment, someone made an excuse to leave the pavilion and led the beautiful singer and maids, with their long robes floating in the air, but they were also free and easy.
As always, Wang Ningzhi, who was calling the maid next to him to pour wine, felt his elbow hit. When he turned around, he saw Xie Daoyuan's beautiful and unique eyes close to him, as if he was narrow-minded. With his cheeks that became rosy due to drinking, his delicate and small nose, and his seductive pink lips, he formed a temptation beyond the night scene. The smell of alcohol caused people to heat up, and the beauty made people tremble. A breeze blew, which made him wake up from his daze before he heard what Xie Daoyuan said.
"…Honey, I'm afraid my father would take over the burden..."
Looking closely at Xie Daoyuan, the little daughter's posture was maximized due to the stimulation of alcohol. The robe on her top was messy by Xi Daomao who was not honest in her sleep, revealing a small clavicle. Her skin was white and delicate, making people want to put her hands in and play with it carefully. Her face was rosy, and her eyes were narrow and narrow and water vapor. She vaguely dismissed all the illusion of "can be viewed from afar but not played" on weekdays, as if she wanted Wang Ningzhi to know: This is Xie Daoyuan, Xie Daoyuan, who belongs to you alone.
Wang Ningzhi moved his Adam's apple, turned his head with great patience, squinted his eyes hard, and his mouth was dry, and he said, "Am I so black in your eyes?"
"What?" Xie Daoyuan, who turned around and realized that he was at risk of exposing himself, tightened her clothes, but couldn't understand Wang Ningzhi's words.
"Nothing big is happening..." Wang Ningzhi looked at Xu Lian, who said goodbye to others with a gloomy face, and the other party looked over as if he had some sense of emotion, and grinned and smiled viciously, "But I might have to leave a little later later. You can leave first, it's better to go back with my father and others, don't worry about me."
Xie Daoyun frowned, looked at Xu Lian with disgust, and then stared at Wang Ningzhi.
After a long time, she sighed quietly: "Okay."
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The market did not last until very late. After the harvest was panting and leading a few maids back, the older people were already tired and started to go home. Several girls who were visiting the market had their faces flushed. I don’t know if they were blown by the evening breeze or tired, but they must have bought a lot of novel objects. Their eyes were blinking with excitement, and they saw that everyone was happy. I was afraid that their minds would no longer be here. They flew back home in the evening breeze and were showing off their hearts with the sisters who were staying at home. Therefore, when Xie Daoyun proposed to go back with Wang Xi, no one refused. Instead, Xi Daomao, who was awakened, rubbed his confused eyes and asked in a sweet voice: "Will the second brother not go back?"
At this time, Wang Ningzhi was sucking fruit wine. He was not feeling well if he drank too much, but he was not confused. He smiled and said, "The fruit wine here should be a good wine. It is attached to me and will not let me go. It is like a drunk little girl. Even if she knows she will get drunk, she doesn't want to leave her mouth..."
Xi Daomao's face turned red, and he woke up immediately. He turned around angrily and hummed, "The second brother is evil, worse than Aqi, worse than the official slave, I ignore you!" After that, he pulled Wang Mengjiang down the mountain, ignoring the laughter of the girls around him.
Wang Ningzhi, who watched everyone leave, put down his wine glass and stopped drinking. Looking at the opaque fruit wine, he was upset that his current body was too weak. It was not only reflected in alcohol content, but also made his whole body look slender and thin. Although it has added color in terms of beauty, he was helpless because his physical strength and endurance were lower than average, and he was worried about the storm that he might encounter in the future.
Is this small body bone... OK?
There were fewer and fewer people on the pavilion. He thought that after so long, Wang Xizhi and the others should have walked away. Then he got up and walked down the mountain. The gathering had long dispersed under the management of officials. Only the busy people were packing their things below and could go home soon. Seeing most of them smiling on their faces, they knew that this gathering would be at least profitable.
The quiet mountain road is winding and twists and turns, with rich shadows hidden by evergreen trees on both sides, making it difficult for people with poor eyesight to walk.
Wang Ningzhi didn't know whether his guess was accurate. After all, he didn't know whether the experience of his previous life could be applied to this life. However, Xu Lian's sinister face revealed a hint of madness when he left, which made him dare not put his hopes on a one-tenth possibility. As for telling Wang Xizhi... his son, who was in his prime, was so thin, how good could a father be? What's more, there were no guards around him with protective guards except for a few servants.
He raised his head and saw seven or eight peddlers dressed in opposite him carrying the few remaining goods on their shoulders, walking towards him, getting closer and closer, but most of them lowered their heads and couldn't see clearly.
"Stop in front, do you have water? I'm just thirsty and want to quench my thirst." Wang Ningzhi said, stretching his arms, empty-handed, indicating that he was not in danger.
The peddlers stopped responding, and the cold moonlight shone on their faces, showing the marks of the years left by the growth of coarseness all year round. The hair on their faces was vigorous, giving people the illusion of not being sorted all year round. One of them replied: "Water is water, but this water is considered an emergency, so you have to buy it with money."
"You are greedy." Wang Ningzhi sighed, "I just came down from the mountainside and didn't bring any money. Besides, I have a good relationship with Xu Lian. You should know that Young Master Xu Lian, and I am the brother of the famous Young Master Xu Lian. Do you want to take some money out of me?"
"You said you were the brother of Young Master Xu Lian, and you said it was unreasonable. How can we believe it... Besides, who is Xu Lian?"
The peddler on the opposite side said, still approaching slowly and showing a semi-encirclement state. He obviously knew that his true identity was discovered by Wang Ningzhi.
"You don't have to worry that I will run away. Scholars like me who are powerless are not your opponent... but you should know my identity. The mistakes I made in kidnapping are not small. Of course, if I get my forgiveness, there should be no big problems. I know that you should not be civilians with household registration, but from the north. Escape from the north should have suffered a lot. You can't make trouble again, otherwise your future fate may be..."
Before he finished speaking, the group of people suddenly accelerated to Wang Ningzhi's side and tied him up with a few moves. Perhaps because he saw that Wang Ningzhi did not struggle at all, the leader could not bear it and said a few words to his subordinates, making Wang Ningzhi feel that the rope on his body was loose.
"I offended the task, the superiors issued it. We are just carrying out the task. We have a wrongdoing and a debt. Please don't hold grudges... If you are obedient, you won't suffer..."
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The faint light emitted by the moon and the stars scattered through the branches of trees, leaving mottled traces on the ground.
The scalper who pulled the cart slowly moved forward under the chauffeur's drive, walking steadily and peacefully on the dirt road without disturbing the people on the car to take a nap. In this environment, Xie Daoyuan, who should have been sleeping soundly, had no sleepiness.
Since Wang Ningzhi stayed there, the one in the same car with her was He, Wang Mengjiang and Xi Daomao. The four women were petite and not crowded. However, He and Wang Mengjiang were a little tired and closed their eyes quietly. Xi Daomao couldn't sleep, and looked around with big eyes, but because she had no expression on her face, she was a little scared. After all, in the eyes of the little girl, this second sister-in-law was really strange and majestic. It was okay for the second brother to be there, but she didn't dare to talk to her at all if she didn't.
"Harvest." Xie Daoyun recalled everything that happened on the pavilion just now, and she was always a little uneasy, so she called Fengcheng without responding and continued to shout, "Harvest, harvest?"
"What's wrong with Mrs. Young Madam?" Fengshou, who was rushing to drive, responded quickly.
"Are you almost home?"
"It's almost done."
"Is my father's frame right in front?"
"Yes, the ox cart in front is Lang Jun's frame."
"parking."
"Okay... Stop, stop? Is there anything that young lady is doing?" Fengshou was not smart enough. He didn't know what young lady was going to do now. He suddenly asked to stop. The road was not wide. Once the car was stopped here, the car behind would be forced to stop.
"A very important thing is related to Erlang. If you go and tell your father, you will say that Erlang is afraid that there is danger, so let him pay attention... No, I'll go in person, please stop the car quickly!" Xie Daoyun lifted up the curtain and stood out, looking at the pedestrians and ox carts in front and back, her beautiful eyebrows were scattered, and Xi Daomao, who heard his second brother's name, wanted to follow him, went back.
The ox cart stopped quickly, Xie Daoyuan got out of the car, and regardless of the urging of the people behind, he mixed into the vast night and rushed towards Wang Xizhi's frame...
Chapter completed!