"What are you doing!"
Ao Xi's voice sounded above Su Man's head.
Then, Su Man met Ao Xi's cold face.
In my impression, Ao Xi was always smiling, but now his expression suddenly turned cold, making people feel chilled for no reason.
Su Man pushed his arms away and said, "Village leader, I just want to get some water."
"Get water?"
Ao Xi's cold face turned into a look of astonishment. He looked at Su Man suspiciously, "Aren't you going to jump into the well?"
Su Man: Enmmm, you, the bandit leader, didn’t even touch me, what do I have to worry about? If I’m worried about something, why didn’t you touch me?
Ao Xi also knew that he had made a mistake, and he clasped his fists solemnly, "Please forgive me, my wife. I am really anxious to save my wife."
Since they were stepping on someone else's mountain, Su Man naturally didn't dare to argue with the mountain king. She bowed and said, "You are too polite, village chief."
Ao Xi smiled and took Su Man's hand to help her up.
Su Man looked at Ao Xi's graceful gestures. Not to mention the bandits, even Old Man Xia couldn't do that. Fortunately, he hired someone to teach him etiquette in order to break into the circle of dignitaries.
Ao Xi's life experience is definitely not simple.
“Ahem!”
A warning cough was heard. When I turned around, I saw that Honggu, carrying a basket, was standing at the gate of the yard.
Seeing the loving scene between Su Man and Ao Xi, Hong Gu's eyes seemed to contain knives, and he almost wanted to eat Su Man alive.
Honggu was tall and had a rather heroic appearance. She rushed over with murderous intent and threw the basket in her hand onto the stone table in the yard.
"Mother Wei asked me to bring it over!"
After saying that, she turned around and left, not forgetting to glare at Su Man as she left.
Ao Xi raised his eyebrows, "This girl is really crazy."
He opened the basket and found a small pile of steamed bread and a small bowl of meat sauce next to it.
Ao Xi smiled, "It seems that Wei Ma likes you very much."
Seeing Su Man's confusion, Ao Xi said, "Flour is precious. These leavened breads can only be eaten on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Today is the eighth day, and they are making them."
As he spoke, Ao Xi broke open a piece of meat sauce and handed it to Su Man, "Try it."
Su Man took it and took a bite. The dough was soft and the meat sauce was salty and fragrant. It was very delicious.
After dinner, Ao Xi did not leave immediately, saying that he wanted to stay to entertain Su Man.
Su Man asked tentatively, "Village leader, could you please show me the Black Wind Village?"
Fearing that Ao Xi might become suspicious, Su Man deliberately added, "I think I'll spend the rest of my life here. I just want to see the scenery here."
Ao Xi's gaze lingered on Su Man's face for a few seconds before he smiled again. "Of course, since my lady is so interested, I will accompany you for a stroll."
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The hilltop of Black Wind Village is called Black Wind Mountain. I heard that this name was given by Ao Xi. It is very simple and crude.
The mountain path is winding and easy to defend but difficult to attack. No wonder Fang Junyi resorted to such a bad idea and asked Xia Man, a woman, to steal the defense map.
Because the mountain roads are difficult to travel, the houses on the mountain are also very simple and ancient. The houses are all covered with stone tiles. Although they don’t look very beautiful, they are very strong and durable.
Ao Xi said he wanted to take Su Man for a walk, and the two of them strolled along the mountain path.
From time to time, Ao Xi would say something about a brother who got drunk at night and knocked out his front teeth, or a brother who had his weapons stolen and was cursing all over the mountain.
Ao Xi is very good at telling stories. He can describe people's shapes and movements vividly, making you feel as if you are there in person. It is very exciting to listen to.
One of the names caught Su Man's attention, that was Yuan Junshi. When Ao Xi talked about Yuan Junshi, he praised him for his foresight and his excellent flute playing.
If there is any shortcoming, it is that he loves painting very much, but his painting skills are unsatisfactory. However, if anyone dares to say that his painting is not good, Yuan Junshi will not get angry at the time, but will use some harmless tricks to trick these rough guys later.
Although he was saying "bad things", Ao Xi had a smile on his face the whole time. From this, it can be seen that Ao Xi has real feelings for these brothers.
Su Man couldn't help but think of the time when Xia Man stole the defense map and Black Wind Village was broken. The entire Black Wind Village was annihilated. What must have been Ao Xi's feelings at that time when he looked at the wreckage of his brothers.
Su Man was lost in thought when suddenly, Ao Xi's face enlarged in front of her.
Su Man was startled and pretended to be calm, "What's wrong?"
Ao Xi raised an eyebrow, "Why is your face so frowned, ma'am?"
Su Man was afraid that he would notice something, so she evaded the question, "No, maybe I was born with a bitter face."
"nonsense."
Ao Xi scolded softly, tucking the strands of hair around Su Man's ears behind her, "You were born with a face like a lotus."
“…”
The breeze brushed across her cheek. Although Ao Xi was tall, his movements were extremely gentle, which inexplicably made Su Man think of a word.
A tough guy with a soft heart.
...
Arriving at a narrow plank road, Ao Xi took Su Man's hand and said, "My lady, be careful. The terrain here is dangerous. Be careful not to miss a step."
Su Man stepped on the shaky wooden path and thought silently, this is an illegal building.
Seeing Su Man's fear, Ao Xi joked, "If my lady is afraid, I'm afraid she will never be able to leave Black Wind Village for the rest of her life."
“…”
Su Man didn't answer. She remembered something very important.
The mountain road to Heifengzhai is difficult to travel. How did Xia Man, a weak woman, send the defense map to Fang Junyi?
After a brief recollection, Su Man remembered that a month after Xia Man arrived at Black Wind Village, Ao Xi had let down his guard against her and sometimes even took her for a walk down the mountain.
It was at that time that Xia Man received a letter, which told her to steal the defense map, put it inside the steamed buns she was making at Black Wind Village, and then hide it in the rice jar.
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