In that year, Qing Dezong Aixin Jueluo Zaiyan ascended the throne and changed his name to Guangxu.

The water town in the south of the Yangtze River has always been famous for its small bridges and flowing water, as well as the willow wind that blows cold in February, and the spring rain of apricot blossoms moistens everything.

A plain white woman with her hair scattered and an umbrella across the bridge. Suddenly she heard the cry of a baby, and she heard it, and saw a poor baby in swaddling clothes, abandoned by the willow tree under the bridge, and the quilt that wrapped her was covered with muddy water.

She carefully picked up the child and looked at it carefully.

"You were so handsome, why were you left here, you are lucky to meet me today, otherwise you little doll, how can you stand this cold and wet February day. The woman in white gently patted the baby and took her home.

"Madame, you're back. The old lady who was guarding the door saw her and hurriedly came over to get an umbrella, "This child is ......"

"From now on, she will be my daughter. ”

"Does the lord know?"

"My lord and I have not had children for so many years, maybe it is God's mercy, and today I met her, it is fate. The woman in white said as she entered the house, "You go find a clean futon and scrub her." ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

The old man was also very happy to see this child, and named her "Yihe", completely treating her as his own daughter, teaching her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and accompanying her to learn day after day and grow with her. In this way, no one knows the origin of this child, and no one knows why this child suddenly appeared under the bridge that day.

"He, let's go and get dressed with my mother. ”

"Mother, you promised me to be dressed in red, and I like red. ”

"You are a girl's family, you should dress more elegantly, and the clothes that were made for you before are the most suitable for your age. ”

"I don't want it, I like to wear red. ”

Madame couldn't resist her after all, so she agreed with a smile, and took her hand to the cloth village to choose fabrics.

"This young lady is so beautiful, why don't you try our new peach-colored brocade, which is the most skin color, and it looks good!" The shopkeeper saw that they were coming, and hurriedly came over to greet them.

"No, Miss Ben doesn't like brocade, so you might as well give me a long red dress." After that, he gestured to himself, "It's tighter here, the sleeves should be longer, preferably gauzy, with that flowing feeling." ”

"Okay, then use the material of light yarn, that is the material from the Western Regions, and the gold is expensive!" The shopkeeper hurriedly took out the fabric hidden at the bottom of the box, because no one liked it, and he was still distressed that he couldn't sell it, now it's okay, two distinguished customers came, "Not only this cloth, I also got a hosta by chance when I bought it in the Western Regions before, but I don't wear it as a big man, if the lady likes this piece of fabric, then I will give you the hairpin." ”

"Really?"

"I'm open to do business, it's not easy to meet someone who is destined. The shopkeeper said and took out the hairpin and handed it to him, "Look at it, do you like it or not?"

"Like. He nodded, "Mother, that's it, I like it." ”

"Okay, buy it if you like it. Madame happily paid the money, told them to send it to the house, and then took the hand of the hand, and left the cloth village.

"Do you want to eat rice cakes? In front of you is Uncle Qian's rice cake shop. Madame pointed to an old man on the corner of the street, and the white rice cakes on a cart beside him.

"I haven't eaten rice cakes, so I don't know if I like them or not. He shook his head.

"Then buy a piece to eat, this old man used to be a suave boy, my mother has known him for many years, but unfortunately he doesn't know that there is such a person as me. ”

The two approached the old man and saw him wearing a shabby straw hat and drawing something on the ground with a dry branch.

"Uncle, what are you drawing?" he walked over curiously and looked at Uncle Qian timidly.

"I'm writing. The old man didn't look up, but pointed to the rice cake next to him, "Does the little girl want to eat rice cakes?"

"Yes, my mother and I will buy it. ”

"Can you write?" the old man finally looked up at him.

"Naturally. He nodded.

The old man didn't know where to conjure up a brush and handed it to her, motioning for her to dip it in water and write on the table.

"Write what?"

"Write what is in your mind right now. ”

"Rice cakes. He wrote these two words on the table seriously.

"Good word. The old man couldn't help but praise, "I'm still young, and my pen is old." ”

"The old man has won the award, and the little girl is not good at anything else, and this writing is passable, and she is asked to write couplets every holiday, and she is proud of her. Madame stepped forward and pulled her behind her, "I have long heard that the old man wrote well when he was young, but unfortunately he is not ladylike, if he does not dislike it, can he give the little girl some pointers." ”

"I'm afraid I'm not qualified. The old man shook his head, "I'm six or seven years old and not as good as her, if you want to learn, maybe you can ask my senior brother, his handwriting is much better than mine." ”

"Dare to ask Senior Brother your surname, where does your family live?" asked the lady in a low voice.

"Orchid Garden, Chen Jinzhi. The moment the old man mentioned this name, he was a little moved, "Pity my senior brother has no apprentice in his life, if your daughter can worship under his door, she will definitely become a calligrapher in the future." ”

"After the successive heads of the Orchid Garden family are famous families, I am afraid that the little girl will not be able to see him. ”

"It's okay, you go to him with this, and your daughter will definitely become his apprentice. After that, he took out half a jade pendant from his chest, "This is given to me by the master when he was alive, it was a pair, I and the senior brother each held half of it, and now I am so down, I no longer have the shame to face the senior brother, and I am ashamed of the master's spirit in the sky, this jade pendant is not worthy of being placed on me." ”

"Hehe, thank you uncle. After hearing this, he bowed obediently, "Thank you, uncle, can you eat rice cakes?"

"Eat, take as much as you want, Uncle will give it to you. ”

Seeing the two drifting apart, Uncle Qian took off his straw hat and shook the dust off his body.

"Master, Senior Brother, I have finally found the person who is rare in thousands of years. ”

He was eating rice cakes while walking, squinting his eyes, "This rice cake is so fragrant, I will often buy and eat it in the future." ”

"You're about to turn seven years old, and it's time to learn a real craft. Mrs. touched the head of the family, bent down and said, "The Orchid Garden is the most famous place in the south of our Yangtze River, and the heads of the family for generations are all highly respected people, and the mother has found a master for you, you will move to the Orchid Garden in the future, study with the master for a period of time, and come back when you have achieved something, okay?"

"It's not good, don't leave the house, don't leave your mother. He hurriedly shook his head and threw the rice cake on the ground, "Is it because he ate the rice cake, so my mother doesn't want to make peace, and wants to take him to such a far place?"

"You study hard, your mother and father will go to see you, and when you return from studying, we will all wait for you at home." ”

"Isn't it just learning calligraphy, isn't it good to write the words of the Harmony Harmony? The mother's handwriting is also very beautiful, why do you have to ask me to go so far away to learn?"

"This is for your good, you embroidery is not good, female workers are not good, the guqin is also played messily, playing chess can not be calm, and the handwriting is quite good-looking, if you don't want to go to the orchid garden to learn, then you will practice music and embroidery at home every day, but you are not allowed to be lazy, and your mother will never be used to you again. ”

"That's not good, I don't like music and female workers by nature, so don't force me. He continued with a bitter face, "It doesn't take much time to learn calligraphy and painting, but mother, you must come to the Orchid Garden to see me from time to time!"

Madame nodded, and said yes.