Spring rain.
twilight.
border town!
This is the last small town south of Dayu.
The buildings in the small town are very old, but after being washed by the spring rain, they look rich and mellow.
Under the rendering of dusk, it looks like an ink painting by a national artist.
The Qishan Mountains are high and vast, while the alleys of the border town are quiet and peaceful.
Fu Xiaoguan and his party stayed here. Naturally, it was no longer an inn, but an inn called Fengling.
There were almost no outsiders in the border town at this time of year, and the inn was extremely quiet. Only the string of wind chimes hanging at the door made pleasant sounds in the wind.
The delegation booked the entire inn, and the charming proprietress happily ran around, finally arranging everything for half an hour. She returned to the counter, counting the silver in her hand, thinking that the merchants from Jinling would probably arrive soon. With this money, she could buy more powder and blush for Yanzhilou.
Fu Xiaoguan was very interested in such a small town. After resting for a while, he took Yu Wenjun, Dong Shulan and the four major disciples of the Taoist temple downstairs and came to the door of the inn.
He looked at the old wind chimes and turned to ask, "What's your name, Madam Boss?"
The proprietress put on a smile and replied, "My surname is Feng and my given name is Ling, so I'll call you Feng Ling."
Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyebrows and smiled inwardly, "So this inn is called the Wind Bell Inn?"
"Not entirely, but I like the sound of the wind chimes. My lord, you may not know that the border town is lonely and business is difficult. My husband has gone to Qishan to hunt. When the merchants come in a few days, I can sell them the mountain products and prey to supplement the family income."
This was basically within Fu Xiaoguan's expectations. It was due to trade. Since the two countries had not yet opened up trade, there were naturally very few business travelers. Unless the trade in this place prospered, otherwise... it would always be a border town.
"Is there anything delicious to eat in this small town?"
"Go straight for 300 meters and turn left to reach Qibu Alley. There's a peach orchard in Qibu Alley. There's a hotel in the orchard, but it doesn't have a name. Their food and wine are considered the best in Border Town, especially their peach blossom wine, which is extremely delicious. You officials should go and try it."
So Fu Xiaoguan and his party headed towards the Peach Garden.
After a long conversation with General Yu and his wife last night, Fu Xiaoguan felt much more relaxed because he was sure that the couple would not do anything bad to him.
Later, I got the information from Su Jue that there were indeed some martial arts masters in this border town, but they were not refugees, but permanent residents here - such as the Taoyuan that the proprietress mentioned.
Then there will naturally be no danger in this small border town.
So he refused Xue Pinggui's offer to send black-armored knights as guards, and wanted them to have a good rest at the Wind Bell Inn for one night. They would enter Qishan tomorrow, and if there was any danger, it would definitely be in the Qishan Corridor.
Xue Pinggui thought that what Fu Xiaoguan said made a lot of sense, so he settled the 500 knights down, let them eat and drink well, sleep well, and conserve their energy for possible dangers after tomorrow.
Qibu Alley naturally has more than just seven steps.
But it is indeed not long. Standing at one end of the alley, you can see the entire street.
The peach orchard is also very conspicuous. It is at the end of the alley, with lush peach trees and red peach blossoms.
Su Su stood outside the peach garden, carrying the huge zither case on her back, and looked around for a few moments before shaking her head. "The peaches here aren't as spiritual as the ones in the temple."
Fu Xiaoguan thought the peach blossoms were beautiful, the trees were arranged in an orderly manner, and the flowers were natural and spontaneous, so he asked, "What do the peach blossoms in the temple look like?"
"Hmm..." Su Su thought for a moment, seemingly unsure of the words to describe it, and then said, "Anyway, in March, Peach Mountain is covered in peach blossoms. They bloom amidst the clouds and mist. If there's a drizzle, the mist becomes lighter, as if covered by a veil, and the flowers, each one radiant and delicate, seem to have a soul."
It turns out there is a peach mountain in the temple!
The scale of this peach garden naturally cannot be compared with a mountain.
Su Mo followed closely behind Fu Xiaoguan, carrying the black box on his back. He added, "Master said that those were peach trees planted by our ancestor because he fell in love with a girl named Taohua."
Fu Xiaoguan was a little curious, but before he could continue, he turned to look at Su Mo, "And then?"
"That's all. Just like that, the Taoist temple had a peach mountain."
Well, Fu Xiaoguan originally wanted to ask whether his ancestor and the girl named Taohua were together, but a person came out from the peach forest.
It was a woman, wearing a green dress, with black hair draped over one shoulder, holding a flower umbrella, and a bamboo basket slung around her waist, walking towards them.
When he got closer, Fu Xiaoguan realized that it was a young girl. She was thin, with cunning eyes and eyebrows, and a rosy face.
She stood in front of Fu Xiaoguan, looked left and right, and finally her gaze passed over Fu Xiaoguan's shoulder and fell on Su Mo's face. Fu Xiaoguan saw the girl's eyes light up.
"Move aside!" The girl handed the bamboo basket to Fu Xiaoguan, who took it reflexively. Then she patted Fu Xiaoguan with her free hand.
Fu Xiaoguan took a step away, and the girl stared at Su Mo intently. When Su Mo's scalp tingled, she giggled and said, "You are so beautiful!"
She still stared at Su Mo, and Su Mo's face turned red with embarrassment, so she giggled again, "You are really beautiful, I like you!"
Su Mo was extremely embarrassed and felt ashamed.
He had never seen such an open-minded woman, nor had he ever experienced such a blatant confession. He suddenly didn't know how to respond, and became even more at a loss.
"Hehe, my name is Taohua. I'm one of the five most idiotic people in the world."
Su Jue frowned slightly. Su Rou stopped the embroidery needle in her hand and looked up with her careful eyes. Su Su seemed surprised and asked in surprise: "Are you a flower maniac?"
Fu Xiaoguan didn't understand what was going on. He just thought that Su Mo had just said that his ancestor liked a girl named Taohua. In the blink of an eye, there was a girl named Taohua standing next to him. It was quite strange. As for the word "flower maniac"... well, Fu Xiaoguan still thought that this word was derogatory, but she seemed extremely proud of it.
The peach blossom girl spoke, "Of course, absolutely genuine." After a pause, she asked again, "If you want to eat, please fill this basket with peach blossoms. If you just want to look... can you stay after you've seen it?"
When she said this last sentence, she looked at Su Mo.
Her eyes were full of anticipation, and then they became clear.
But Su Mo took the bamboo basket from Fu Xiaoguan's hand. He bowed respectfully to Peach Blossom Girl and said, "We are here to have dinner. I will pick a basket of peach blossoms for you."
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