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After dealing with the matter of Gaolouzhong, everyone left Jiangyang City and continued on their way.

As he was walking, Min Zhi suddenly asked, "Hey, when I was out of town, why didn't I see that fake blind man telling his fortune?"

Qi Zhong turned his back and said with a smile: "I showed him a bright way to make him rich."

"What's the way?"

"Open Yizhuang, hold funerals, and accumulate virtue."

Min Zhi scoffed in disbelief: "He is so greedy for money, he would be willing to do this for free."

"Oh, of course not, but Mrs. Chen kindly 'funded' him."

Min Zhi frowned, but didn't react.

Qi Zhong said again: "It's the land deed of the old house. It's a lot of money, and it's enough to build and repair the tomb."

"So, the cemetery has also returned to its original state?"

"Of course. It's safe to be buried."

Min Zhi nodded, feeling suspicious again: "This, shouldn't be the way you think?"

Qi finally looked at Mu Yun beside him, seeing that he didn't take the initiative to admit it, he coughed lightly: "Yes, and no."

Min Zhi scoffed: "Boring."

……

After late spring, the trees in early summer are verdant and green, causing a group of cicadas who have sucked up their juice to squeak and scream, and the forest is full of noise.

Seeing that the sun was getting hot, everyone chose a cool shade to rest.

Qi Zhong folded his arms and leaned against the tree, looking around boredly, and found that the four of them were standing apart, Min Zhi was repairing her slingshot on the other side, Yuan Qian was foolishly playing with foxtail on the side, as for the remaining one...

Qi Zhong paid special attention to his movements, and found that Mu Yun was standing under another mulberry tree, with his head down, staring at the things in his hand in a daze.

Out of curiosity, Qi Zhong quietly moved closer.

Sneaking random glances, he suddenly discovered that the thing in Mu Yun's hand turned out to be a pink handkerchief.He was suddenly puzzled, and said in his heart: such a pink gauze, he must not be using it himself, does this idiot have a sweetheart?

Qi finally felt a little lost, scratching his head thinking.At this time, Mu Yun carefully folded the handkerchief, turned around suddenly, but a lost figure popped out of his eyes, which made him take a step back in fright.

"Uh, I..." Qi Zhong scratched his ears in embarrassment, feeling a little embarrassed at being caught.

Mu Yun looked at him innocently, as if waiting for him to finish speaking.

"Hey, look, there are mulberry leaves."

Mu Yun looked up and hummed.

Taking advantage of people's unpreparedness, Qi Zhong's eyes were sharp, and he saw the pink silk that Mu Yun hadn't collected in the future. He took a step forward, hooked it with his little hand, and gently picked it out of his arms.

Yang held it in his hands, smiling and joking: "Oh ~ Mr. Yun really likes this one?"

"Tell me, which girl gave this?"

"You, you give it back to me."

Mu Yun turned around, seeing him snatching such a misleading thing, his heart tightened suddenly.

"Hey, no. If you don't tell me which girl's yarn it is from, I won't return it to you."

Qi Zhong raised his head, put the handkerchief behind his back, and pretended.

"This... I don't know who she is either."

Mu Yun frowned and hesitated, he couldn't casually expose that person's boudoir nickname.

"I don't know? I don't know who gave you the token of love. Are you worthy of others? Or... this thing was not given by others, but you stole it because you failed in love."

"You're talking nonsense." Mu Yun clenched the sweat in his palms slightly, a little helpless, not knowing what to do with the person in front of him.

"I'm talking nonsense? Are you guilty? When did you secretly fall in love with someone, and you didn't tell me. We have been friends for life and death, so there is nothing we can't say. Bring that woman here, and I will hold your eyes for you." Why don't you be so stupid that you don't know you've been cheated." Qi Zhong became more and more excited as he spoke, but he didn't realize that there was a hint of taste in his tone.

"It's none of your business. She's not that kind of person, please return it to me."

"Okay, I'll give it back to you, and I'll give you a handful of air, hahahaha."

Seeing Qi Zhong stretching out his hand from behind, Mu Yun believed him, and had been sincerely looking forward to it, but he didn't expect him to stretch out his empty hand, slapped his palm, and then ran away with a smile.

"You." Mu Yun frowned, wondering why he would tease people for no reason.

"How the hell are you going to give it back to me?"

"Well, why don't you accompany me... hiss."

Qi Zhong was about to return the gauze to Mu Yun, but he didn't know where a stone flew from the forest, and it hit the bend of his leg, causing his facial features to twist in pain, and he knelt on one knee.

"What are you doing?" Mu Yun responded in a timely manner, stretched out his hands, and grabbed him steadily. He was quite shocked, and mistakenly thought that Qi finally realized his mistake and wanted to pay him a big gift to make amends.

"Brother Qi, it's good that you know your mistake, you don't have to kneel down to make amends."

Qi Zhong's eyes widened, he gasped in pain, and at Mu Yun's words, he was so angry that he wanted to pass out.

"I didn't... ah!"

Just as he was about to explain, the other leg was not spared, and Qi finally wanted to cry, but who played the prank?

Mu Yun didn't know what he was yelling this time, but just watched him throw his weight and turn into his arms, hissing strangely.

The two hugged inexplicably, and Mu Yun froze on the spot, feeling a warm breath at the base of his ears, and couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Brother, don't hug me, give me a hand, and I'll return your handkerchief."

After relieving the pain in his legs, Qi Zhong was startled by the awkward posture of the two of them, and tapped Mu Yun's shoulder with his fingers, signaling him to cooperate.

Mu Yun was in a trance, flustered for a moment, and pushed the person away, like throwing away a hot potato.

Qi Zhong didn't expect him to be so "unfeeling", his legs were still numb, and it was difficult to stand still. He said bitterly: "I asked you to help me!"

"Ah?" Mu Yun came back to his senses again, fished the man back, and put it on his shoulder.

"I, I didn't mean to."

Mu Yun explained in a low voice, as if he felt that he had made a mistake.

"Cough... Pay it back to you!"

Qi finally didn't care too much, and handed him the handkerchief again.

"I don't know which kid is so ignorant, shooting people with a slingshot..."

Hearing people complaining like this, Mu Yun suddenly understood why Qi Zhong was behaving strangely just now, and for a moment, he was poked at the point of laughter, turned his head, and smiled faintly.

"Did I hit you just now?"

Min Zhi, who happened to be back, was shocked when he heard Qi Zhong's words.

Qi Zhong was a little annoyed: "What skills do you have? You can't even play with a slingshot."

"I'm sorry, I, I thought it was Ye Zi who was hit. Hey." Min Zhi said with a sneer.

"Hmph." Qi Zhong sighed, "Brother Yun, please help me walk a while."

"Yeah." Mu Yun nodded, as if thinking of something, and said, "But halfway, you can't play tricks on me anymore."

"Uh... well."

It was dusk again, and everyone settled in a small town.

"Huh? Isn't this Liuxi Town just a small place? Why does it feel bigger than Jiangyang City before, and the streets are so lively now."

Qi finally sensed the lively atmosphere around him, felt a little different, and couldn't help asking.

"This Liuxi town is located in the pass, and it is the only way for grain, grass and military supplies to be transported. Naturally, it must be developed vigorously. Although it is a town, it is more important than a city. It extends in all directions and is convenient for doing business. Have you not seen the fine men and women here? Is your spirit much better than where we left before?"

Min Zhi lived in Dijiang when he was young, and he liked to read travel notes, so he knew these things very well, and he was generous in helping others.

Qi Zhong nodded in agreement: "Oh. That's it, you are quite smart."

Min Zhi smiled triumphantly: "That is."

"It's getting late, let's find an inn to rest first."

Mu Yun looked at Yuan Qian, who had been on the road for a long time and was already exhausted, his lips turned pale, and he couldn't bear it.

"This street is full of inns, just choose one at random." Min Zhi pointed to the opposite side.

Qi Zhong shook his head: "That's not okay. It looks like you haven't traveled outside. Food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood. I traveled far when I was young, but I have a lot of experience, so I will choose, and you just follow."

"Just kidding again." Min Zhi snorted softly, and followed behind him with folded hands.

……

"full?"

"Full again?"

"Phew, why are all the good inns full?"

Everyone ran to several decent inns, but they all ended up full of customers, Qi finally couldn't help sighing.

"I've told you that there are many people doing business here, so it's not easy to find vacant rooms." Min Zhi said angrily.

Yuan Qian was already weak, and felt a little bit of heatstroke, he lowered his head weakly, leaned on Mu Yun's shoulder, and blinked aggrievedly.

"Be patient, you will be able to rest soon." Mu Yun comforted him softly, and then turned his attention to Qi Shengsheng again.

"Oh, okay, let's go there then."

Facing the eyes of San Shuang with high hopes, Qi Zhong had no choice but to compromise, and pointed to a deserted and dilapidated inn opposite.

"Hey, guest officer, I've put away your room number, just turn left on the second floor."

The waiter at the front desk handed the last bamboo chip card number to Qi Zhong, and said attentively.

"Understood." After paying the money, Qi Zhong just turned around, but saw that the three of them had already gone upstairs without waiting for him.

He made a sound, and Yanyan followed upstairs.

Following the serial numbers of the house numbers, he toured one by one, and Qi Zhong stopped at the end of the second floor.

"Isn't it? It's actually the last room on this floor. It's said that this kind of room is more unlucky, don't have any monsters appearing at night. Don't blame me if I kick to death when I fell asleep."

Rubbling into the house, Qi Zhong said disgustedly when he saw the furnishings in the house.

"Sure enough, it's not a good thing to be cheap, it's really simple."

Once the burden was put away, Qi Zhong felt that it was too early for dinner, so he went out again and started strolling in the corridor.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw Mu Yun entering the room next to him. He felt happy, thought for a while, walked to the door, and knocked on the door very politely.

"Boom bang bang-"

Mu Yun helped Yuan Qian back to the room and settled down. Just as he sat down and spread the paper and ink, he heard a knock on the door. Without thinking too much, he answered, "Please come in."

"Squeak-"

The door opened a crack, but no one came in.

Mu Yun tilted his head slightly, and a clever little head popped out from behind the door, grinning at him silly.

"It's me, Brother Yun."

After poking around, under Mu Yun's calm gaze, Qi Zhong felt bored, and went into the house peacefully.

When Mu Yun saw his smiling face, he subconsciously felt that there was nothing good to do, so he didn't pay attention to it, and concentrated on writing the notes in his hand.

Seeing that he ignored him at the end, Qi was a little annoyed: Don't you still blame me for grabbing his handkerchief?Cut, stingy bag.

See what he's writing?

Mu Yun suddenly felt that the light on the paper was blocked by a light shadow, so he blocked it with his left hand quite deliberately.

Yo?Why don't you let me see?

Seeing his behavior like this, Qi Zhong was even more curious about the content on the paper. After thinking about it, he smiled.

"Hey, I don't know what happened to Yuan Qian, you are too boring here, I'm going to find him..."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and put his left hand aside.

Unexpectedly, Qi Zhong pretended to leave, turned around and came back the next second, grabbed the rice paper he had just written, and held it high triumphantly.

"Haha, if you don't let me see it, you have been snatched by me?"

Mu Yun frowned, pursed his lips and said nothing, turned his eyes to one side, and was slightly sullen.

Qi Zhong ignored him, knowing that he had a good temper and would not blame him, so he carefully scanned the contents of the paper, and regretted after reading two lines: What is there to write about this stuff?

Unable to continue reading, Qi Zhong didn't return it to him, and smiled slyly, and began to read the contents of the paper in a serious manner.

"I remember the first time I met Xiaoping, the double heart word Luo Yi. On the strings of the pipa, I said lovesickness. At that time, the bright moon was there, and it once returned under the colorful clouds..."【[-]】

Halfway through the reading, Qi Zhong sighed and said, "Tsk tsk, why are they all poems that think about people and people? I thought you wrote a love letter, but it turned out to be a collection of poems. You also picked up all these crisp poems... "

"Ah? How could..."

Mu Yun stood up in shock, took back the paper in disbelief, and examined it carefully. He clearly wrote a travel note, how did it become such a tender and sweet content?

"Pfft ha ha ha... Didn't you know what you wrote yourself? Once I said nonsense, did you really believe it?"

Qi Zhong supported his waist, laughing until he was full of belly.

"You!" Mu Yun knew that he had been made a joke again, and sighed distressedly, "Brother Qi, can you stop torturing me next time?"

"Torture?" Qi finally didn't expect him to say this word, it was both funny and shocked.

"I'm just teasing you. Besides, I don't...'torture' you, do you want me to 'torture' other people?"

Mu Yun sat back at the desk again, with a calm expression: "I have no such intention."

"Hey, okay, I promise you, I won't make jokes anymore without your consent in the future."

The obedient promise made Mu Yun a little loose, thinking that it was not a big deal, he nodded in agreement.

Qi Zhong resentfully put away his banter, sat opposite Mu Yun, and helped him grind out of boredom.

Mu Yun glanced at it, did not refuse, and asked again: "Where did you hear those poems just now?"

"I read the script and remembered it." Qi Zhong answered casually.

Mu Yun's expression froze, and he said in a rather serious tone: "The obscene words and songs are easy to deceive people's minds, you'd better read less."

"What?" Qi Zhong thought his ears were broken when he first heard it, and found it ridiculous, "Are you too sensitive? Isn't this a normal love poem? Why is it obscene?"

"I... sorry, I made a slip of the tongue."

After being reminded, Mu Yun also felt that he was thinking too much, so he hurriedly restrained himself.

Qi Zhong didn't know why he was like this, he just felt a little strange, but out of respect, he didn't ask further, but changed the topic.

"By the way, Mr. Yun, you are not too young. Has your family arranged for you?"

Mu Yun stopped writing, as if he was stimulated by something in his heart, and raised his eyes to look at Qi Zhong, as if silently asking him why he was gossiping about this?

"I do not know."

Qi Zhong coughed twice: I don't know?I don't want to talk about it, I even got the handkerchief from others, and I still pretend...

Mu Yun thought for a while, then said, "Can you stop asking these questions?"

Seeing the person's expression slightly displeased, Qi Zhong misunderstood his attitude as arrogance, lazily snorted, and said in dissatisfaction: "Cut. What's the air? Would it be great to have a confidante who can give you silk?"

"My master is a fortune teller. He has done the calculation for me a long time ago. He said that I am born with a good life. In the future, I will definitely marry a wealthy, innocent, gentle and virtuous daughter of a famous family!"

The tone gradually became proud, Qi finally raised his chin, and took a peek at Mu Yun's reaction, and found that his expression was still flat, not very moved.

But in fact there are, for example, the pen he dipped in ink has been soaked in a lot of ink, and the tip of the brush is almost stretched to death, and he has not seen him pick up the pen.

Qi Zhong curled his lips and said proudly, "Hey, are you envious?"

I thought he was going to have some follow-up, but it turned out to be such a boring question again.The more Mu Yun listened, the more distracted he became, and he couldn't help pondering for a moment, a faint helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, wondering why this person always liked to compare strange things with him.

Glancing at the self-absorbed Qi Zhong, Mu Yun coughed lightly and said seriously, "Congratulations."

Ok?

Qi Zhong was stunned when he heard this congratulations, the idiot's way of replying was really novel.

With a few dry laughs, Qi Zhong fiddled with the tricks in his head, his eyes brightened: "Haha. Happy together, happy together. Let's drink wedding wine with each other another day..."

"Your family has a big business, so give more dowry money... As for me, brother, you know that love is the most important thing. When you marry a beautiful wife, I will come even if the gift doesn't come..."

When he said it with confidence, Qi Zhong was fooling around indiscriminately.

Mu Yun frowned slightly, confused by what he heard, and looked at him seriously: "I...why did I give you the gift money?"

Oh my god.What kind of slip of the tongue is this?

Qi Zhong suddenly realized that he had said something, and quickly corrected it: "Wrong, wrong. It's a share of money, a share of money! Hahaha, Brother Yun has a bright mind..."

Mu Yun didn't answer any more, and suddenly thought of the "woman" who asked him for a marriage, and felt that the two had a similar weird feeling.

After talking nonsense, Qi Zhong didn't dare to talk nonsense for a while, and the room fell into a dull silence.

But the cicada outside the window was still scorching hotly.

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【[-]】From Yan Jidao's "Linjiang Fairy"