who and the rivers and lakes

There is a Yuwu Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River, shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, the climate is humid and warm, and the production is abundant.

The two peaks of Yuwu Mountain stand side by side, and there are two families in the martial arts world. On the left peak is Zhujiazhuang, which intimidates all heroes with the Ruyi knife, and on the right peak is the Xiuhuangzhai Baijia, which is famous for its Qingfeng sword.

Nanjin County is just under Yuwu Mountain, and a small river flows around the city.

It was around noon, and the street market was very lively. The voices of hawking and asking prices fluctuated. To the ears of the local people, it was noisy and familiar, but to the ears of a swordsman who traveled all year round, it was a long-lost experience. Friendly and warm.

Avoiding the hustle and bustle of the busy city, turning to the side is a rough alley hidden among towering ancient trees. Although there are no gorgeous carved beams and painted buildings, and no precious exotic flowers and plants, it has a kind of simplicity and freedom.

At the end of the alley, there is a small teahouse.The roof covered by old bamboo, the ground paved with bluestone, the big tea stove with bubbling heat, and the old shopkeeper and young man with smiles all over their faces.

This teahouse has gone through countless generations, just like the big teapot used to make tea, with thick tea stains inside and out.Over the years, the original name of the teahouse has been forgotten by people, and the old local customers directly call it the old teahouse.

Walking into the old teahouse, sitting at the table, pouring a cup of mellow hot tea, smelling the fragrance of the tea on the cup, and then taking a sip, the warmth falls straight into the belly, making people forget the busy world in an instant. Difficulty also made the already restless heart calm for a moment.

Zhan Zhao is sitting at the table next to the window in this old teahouse at the moment, lowering his head, coughing twice, taking a sip of hot tea, giving a thankful smile to the young man serving the tea, and casually looking out the window.

Directly across the street from the window is a small noodle shop, and the business is as prosperous as this old teahouse.

Next to the noodle shop is a small flower shop. On the lintel of the door is an old piece of wood, roughly planed, and engraved with the words "Qijia Flower Shop". The characters are just like this small flower shop. It's not interesting to look at it more.In the flower shop, there is neither the owner to take care of nor customers to visit.There are several pots of flowers on the bamboo stand at the entrance of the flower shop, all of which are budding camellias. It seems that water has just been sprinkled, and the water droplets on the branches and leaves are shining in the sunlight.

A Mu, a boy from the old teahouse, takes special care of Zhan Zhao and is extraordinarily considerate.He felt that although the foreigner was carrying a simple long sword and had a sick face, he often smiled before saying anything, and his warm smile seemed to warm people's hearts better than freshly brewed tea.

The little guy, Amu, is flexible in his hands and feet and talks a lot. "Guest officer, although our Yuwu County is a small place, it is well-connected and rich in products. Just say that our tea is called Yuwu Tea. Even the name of the mountain comes from the name of the tea, and it is also handed down because of the tea. Year after year As soon as the new tea was launched, tea merchants from all over the country flocked to it, but it was sold out within a few days." Amu said happily, swallowed his saliva, and continued: "The tea in our shop is all produced by ourselves. Our shopkeeper I have a tea grove on the mountain...Guest officer, I’m telling you, I’m just telling you one person secretly, our local fellows keep the really good tea for their own use, and only the second- and third-class teas are sold The second tea..."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly when he heard the words, and lowered his eyes to look at the tea in his cup.

Amu was very clever. Seeing his actions, he immediately said: "Guest officer, it's a coincidence that you came here. The pot of tea you drink is exactly what we picked this spring, and it was roasted. It is guaranteed to be local." You will never be able to drink the best tea in other places..."

He raised the big teapot, hurriedly refilled the teacup for Zhan Zhao, and said, "Take another sip, don't rush to swallow it, keep it in your mouth, swallow it slowly, and then smack your lips, does it smell like a fragrance? This tea is most suitable for drinking in summer, it can quench your thirst, and you won’t feel dry and hot all day long.”

He looked at Zhan Zhao's pale complexion again, and flattered him, "Guest officer, you don't look very well. If you feel unwell, you should drink more tea. Although this Yuwu tea can't be said to cure all diseases, it can at least calm down the pain." Relieve pain and fever, clear heart and strengthen body.”

Zhan Zhao glanced at him with a smile, took a sip of tea from the cup, followed Amu's instructions, swallowed it slowly, and tasted it for a while. As expected, he could not help but nodded, and praised: "Good tea."

Amu became more and more interested, his face lit up, he couldn't stop laughing with his mouth open, and talked about Yuwu tea as rare in the sky and rare in the world.

While talking, he raised his head and saw a little girl coming out of the Qi's flower shop across the street, he opened his voice and said, "Qi Xiaoyu, Qi Xiaoyu, hurry up and send a branch of your fresh camellia to this guest from afar. reward."

Zhan Zhao also turned his head to look, and saw a little girl standing in front of the Qi family flower shop, only sixteen or seven years old, dressed in coarse clothes, with a small face, big clear eyes, and a big flower basket on her arm, full of flowers. It is full of camellias of various colors.

The flower basket is big and the camellias are so colorful, which makes her look thin and pale.Hearing Amu's shout, she hesitated for a moment, and then walked in timidly. When she reached Zhan Zhao's desk, she didn't dare to lift her head, and didn't speak.

Amu didn't pay attention to the girl selling flowers at all, shouted and said: "This guest officer is here for the first time, please give him one of your camellias." He said, Without waiting for the girl to reply, he made up his own mind and fiddled with the big flower basket with his hand.

Qi Xiaoyu saw Amu's rough hands picking up the fresh and tender camellias without mercy, she was so distressed that she wanted to stop, but she didn't dare, her little face was flushed, and there were tears in her big eyes.

Zhan Zhao glanced at Qi Xiaoyu, stopped Amu, and said, "Be careful not to damage the flower, don't hold it in your hand, I'll just look at it like this."

He looked carefully at the basket full of camellias, and it was indeed different from the ones he had seen before. They had many colors and beautiful postures. He praised and said regretfully, "It's a pity that all the flowers have been picked. How nice it would be."

Qi Xiaoyu quickly raised his eyes to look at Zhan Zhao, then lowered his head, remained silent for a while, and suddenly said in a low voice, "Thank you."

Zhan Zhao looked up at her and said with a smile, "What are you thanking me for? I didn't buy your flowers either."

Qi Xiaoyu's face turned red again, but she still whispered, "Thank you for cherishing the flowers."

Zhan Zhao was startled, then smiled again, but didn't speak.Although he cherishes and appreciates these flowers, he can better understand Qi Xiaoyu's heart to protect and love them.

Amu stood impatiently at the side, waved at Qi Xiaoyu, and said: "The guest officer does not want to buy your flowers, you can go quickly. However, you don't have to worry about not being able to sell them. I will take the flowers to Uncle Zhu's mansion later." , can also be sold at a good price.”

With an all-knowing expression on his face, he turned his head and said to Zhan Zhao: "Guest officer, don't look at Qi Xiaoyu who has learned the art of raising camellias from his family at such a young age. One, it’s about the same. Like our new tea, her camellias are also sought after by many. Those big girls and daughters-in-law in deep boudoirs, who don’t want to put a fresh camellia on their heads every day, which makes people more beautiful than flowers. It’s a pity that this The little girl has the same stubborn temper as her dead grandfather. She only picks out this basket of flowers every day, and she will never sell one more flower if given more money. She said that flowers should only be admired from a distance, how can they be broken? Playing around? To make a living, she had no choice but to sell this basket of flowers, otherwise she would not even be willing to pick off a single branch."

Zhan Zhao turned his head and looked at Qi Xiaoyu intently for a few more times, only then did he understand why she thanked him so gratefully when he said that he should not pick the flowers.He secretly said in his heart: "If you want to come here, loving flowers is like loving swords. Only by taking good care of them and giving your all, can you grow the most beautiful flowers and practice the most brilliant swordsmanship."

Seeing that Qi Xiaoyu was still standing in front of the table in a daze, Amu shouted: "Since the guest officer doesn't want flowers, what are you still standing here for, why don't you go out soon?"

Qi Xiaoyu bit her lower lip lightly, but still did not move or speak, it seemed that although she could grow flowers, she was not good at adapting to the world.After a long time, she stretched out a small pale hand, took out a camellia from the flower basket, and handed it to Zhan Zhao.

This camellia is the most inconspicuous among all the flowers, the color of the flower is light, and the flower posture is not graceful, but it has a strong fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed.

Zhan Zhao looked up at her, a little surprised, and asked, "Is this flower... for me?"

Qi Xiaoyu nodded.

Amu said: "Oh, since you are sending flowers, you should send a big and bright one. This one is so ugly, it's thanks to you that you can get it."

Zhan Zhao didn't take it seriously, and hurriedly reached out to take the flowers, still looking at Qi Xiaoyu, and said sincerely, "Thank you."

Qi Xiaoyu blushed delicately, raised her eyes to look at Zhan Zhao quickly, then turned and left.

Amu looked at Qi Xiaoyu's thin figure going away, shook his head constantly, and said: "The Qi family is full of weird people, they are unreasonable, very withdrawn, and don't associate with anyone. If it wasn't for her good luck, she would be seen by Zhujiazhuang. If she wins these flowers, she will buy them all year round, I'm afraid she will starve to death."

"Zhujiazhuang? But Zhujiazhuang on the left peak of Yuwu Mountain?" Zhan Zhao carefully placed the camellia in his hand on the table, lowered his head, couldn't help covering his mouth with his hands, and coughed softly.

"Who says it's not? There are three treasures on our Yuwu Mountain, which are Yuwu Tea, Qijia Camellia, and Master Zhu Tianwei from Zhujiazhuang. If you want to say that Master Zhu and Master Bai on the twin peaks of Yuwu Mountain are famous people in the world , especially Uncle Zhu, who is called Sai Mengchang, he is generous and loyal, spares no money, and gathers heroes from all over the world..." Amu glanced at the giant que that Zhan Zhao placed on the table, and said: "Guest officer, you wear a long sword. You must be a member of the martial arts world? I wonder if you are a friend of Master Zhu? In fact, it doesn’t matter if you are a friend of Master Zhu. Even if you have never met Master Zhu before, just go to the gate of Zhujiazhuang and say I came here especially for the name, and the custodian Zhu Zhu came out to welcome you in person, delicious food and drink, and entertained you wholeheartedly. If you have any difficulties, whether it is lack of money or something, Zhu Zhu will definitely contribute money and effort, just like treating your own brothers. Think about it , just relying on Master Zhu's personality and enthusiasm, can you not have friends all over the world?"

Zhan Zhao smiled, but the smile was a bit bitter, and his bright eyes were a bit dim, and said, "Which way can I get to Zhujiazhuang?"

Amu raised his hands and pointed the way, but he thought in his heart: "Sure enough, I guessed it. This guest officer looks gentle and handsome, so he is also a person who lives in the world. He must have heard about Master Zhu's reputation. I want to eat and drink for free, and get some silver taels for free." He glanced up and down at Zhan Zhao again, and then smiled to himself: "Looking at his simple clothes, he must be short of money, and it's normal to want to ask Master Zhu."

The author has something to say: If there is no accident, one chapter will be updated every day at 13:00 pm and 19:00 pm, thank you for reading!