The galloping horses' hooves trampled over the withered grass of the sheep's intestine path, and the grass was covered with bright red maple leaves that kept falling from both sides of the road. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe canopy of the maple tree resembles a man lying with his hands crossed, obscuring the sky above his head, and all around him is a hazy crimson dyed in the wash. At the end of the road was a stream, like a bright white crescent, shining in a brilliant red glow.

On the left bank of the creek, a young girl was giggling and beating her clothes, and not far away, a prettyly dressed young woman sat on a raised boulder, leisurely spitting melon seeds into the water, and the small grass carp in the water rushed to eat. While pretending to be careless, she listened intently to the girl next to her pulling a homely routine, occasionally interjecting a few words meanly, ridiculing a few words, and mocking a few words. The people near her threw stones and scolded again, but she didn't care, still talking and laughing, and two of them threw the clothes in the water into the basin, regardless of whether they were washed or not, and walked away with the basin twisting their waists and hips.

The sound of the horse's hooves was gradually amplified by the girl's paused laughter, and hit the girl's tender heart like raindrops. Everyone followed the sound, and sure enough, there was a horse galloping in the dust, and it immediately lived up to expectations, and there was a handsome son.

The horse's hooves stopped, and the man on his back rolled his saddle and dismounted. Several laundry girls were so nervous and excited that they stood up with their shy heads down and spread out, pulling each other's sleeves and laughing in a low voice.

The young boy was polite and polite, with a gentle smile on his face, and said to a girl who was close by: "Girl is polite, may I ask if there is anyone in this neighborhood who can stay here?" ”

The girl's face flushed, she grinned, and hid behind her companions.

Childe was a little dazed, thinking that he had said rude words, and hurriedly bowed down and apologized politely. Unexpectedly, the other girls also laughed. He thought that his face was covered with roadside dust, and the girls made fun of him for his ugly appearance. He embarrassedly covered his face with his sleeves, straightened his clothes slightly, and squatted down to hold the water in the river with both hands.

The girls laughed louder at his antics and more.

The eyes of the young woman sitting on the boulder were also deeply attracted by the young man. The journey day and night was quite hard, his face was indeed covered with the wind and frost of the road, and his expression was a little depressed and tired, but he was thrilled by the cold river water in late autumn. His face immediately glowed, the rhino head and jade cheeks hidden behind the wind and dust looked more ruddy and white under the infiltration of the river, white and delicate hands like a woman, and the finely carved facial features made him seem to be like a jade without a flawless dust, moisturized and warm, thick and heavy. His eyes are as clear as water, without a trace of turbidity, and although his demeanor and movements are sometimes simple, they are sincere and lovely.

The young woman smiled with contempt for those girls who couldn't get on the stage. She got up from the stone, walked down generously, held her neck high, put her hands in front of her, hid the and frivolous smile and words just now, and walked in front of the girl and him quite dignifiedly, showing her elegant and steady temperament. After bowing in front of him, he asked, "This son, looking at your appearance, you must be a person who went to Beijing to take the exam." Not far from the front is Hongfeng Township, my father is the head of Hongfeng Township, every year my family will entertain the children from the south to the north, and they will be happy. If the son doesn't dislike it, he can go to the little woman's house to stay overnight, rest his strength, replenish his strength, and hurry tomorrow. ”

The young man grinned, his eyes were like pearls, his teeth were like braided shells, and he was grateful: "That's really good, thank you for this eldest sister." ”

Several laundry girls raised their eyebrows and lowered their faces in unison, and a slightly bold girl stretched out her arms to stop the two, and said loudly: "Childe, let's go to our house, don't follow her, Yinsui is not a serious person, and her reputation is not very good." ”

When the young man heard this, he raised his eyes and looked at the young woman named Yinsui, frowned and hesitated slightly, as if he didn't believe it, and then turned his head to look at the girl who was talking with a puzzled face. The girl's face flushed, but she still stubbornly refused to move away, and the girl behind couldn't help but nod her head in agreement.

Yinsui smiled slightly, helped his sideburns, and smiled casually: "Yo, when you hear this, the son wants to judge me." My husband died early, leaving only our orphans and widows, and I have been widowed for him all these years and have never married, and I have taken care of both my mother-in-law's family, who does not praise me for my virtue. It's you guys who take a strange man home, and you're not afraid of gossip from outsiders. Although there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, but in the end, there are still my parents in the family, who made you chew the root of your tongue like this, and ruin my reputation. Her tone grew stern, her eyes glaring at the others as if she were about to eat someone.

He nodded, his compassion for the weak and the poor and his disgust for ugly words made him unconsciously choose to believe Yinsui's words: "Then this is the wrong girl, this eldest sister seems to be kind and hospitable. How could she be an unserious person, not to mention that this matter was about her innocent reputation, how could she say it like this. ”

When the girl heard this, her face turned white, she stomped her foot and dodged away, and said angrily: "Stop, stop, stop." Sisters, let him go. is another nerd who doesn't know what to do, he is blind to this good face, and his ears are as soft as noodles, and he can't tell the good from the bad. ”

She pushed him to Yinsui and snorted, "You lonely men and widows are just in pairs!" Bah! ”

Yinsui hurriedly dodged away, pretending to be wronged and wiping away tears: "Don't be angry, son, I'm used to hearing these village gossip." ”

The boy shook his head frequently at the backs of the departing girls, and then comforted: "Eldest sister should not be sad. I think these girls are young and ignorant, and they were instigated by the bad people in the township, and when they become relatives and have families, they will naturally know your difficulties, eldest sister.

Yinsui burst into tears and laughed, and said happily: "Childe lead the horse and go with the little woman." It is estimated that it will be dark when you get home. She deliberately said it in a sven manner, not as spicy and tricky as usual.

The young man led the horse, and the two walked along the river with a smile and a smile. She started chatting with his lame official dialect, and soon figured out that he was from Shunan, surnamed Lin's name was Risheng, his mother died early, and there was a little sister at home. This time, he followed his father's order to come to Chang'an to take the Jinshi exam. He was born in a family of Xinglin, and has had a strong interest in medicine since he was a child, and he was determined to practice medicine to save people for life, but his father was quite strong, and finally forced him to give up the family inheritance, take the career economy, and revitalize the Lin family. Although he was forced by his father's order, he was quite empty and confused along the way, and he often couldn't bear to give up what he thought in his heart, and he was also suspicious and at a loss for the road that his father arranged for him.

Yinsui laughed disapprovingly after hearing this, and she praised his father's decision with the eyes and perspectives of ordinary people in the market, expressing her surprise at his helplessness and embarrassment. To be able to enter the career to become the parents of the people, is the dream of many scholars and the goal of lifelong struggle, once the title of the gold list, he will have a different life - outstanding status, enviable identity, and infinite grace to benefit future generations, that is far more wonderful and glorious than a charlatan has a more wonderful and glorious life and deeds.

Any father with a sense of responsibility and foresight will choose this path in life for his son. His father was wise, and his confusion came only from the anxiety of the unknown of his future life, which was peculiar to the confusion of young people, and as soon as his life was on the right track, the anxiety and confusion would disappear, and when he was old, he would look back on the past, and his hesitation and dissatisfaction at this time would become a joke worth mentioning.

"Maybe." Lin Risheng smiled bitterly and sighed, although Yinsui and his father Lin Chang's vision and knowledge are thousands of miles apart, but their understanding of this matter is amazingly consistent, even an ordinary peasant girl understands the truth, but he has hit a wall here. This universal truth made him feel an inexplicable sadness.

The two entered a slightly luxurious farmhouse courtyard. The yard is very tidy, the chickens and dogs are crowing, and the smoke is curling, which is very warm. Beyond a row of bright red maple trees, a strange small building appeared behind the courtyard. Lin Risheng's eyelids jumped, and he was really startled by the exaggerated tone and weird appearance of this building.

The villagers' pursuit of beauty is always simple and rude, with strong colors and unrestrained piling up of various architectural styles, making this building look majestic, but without the spirit and soul of beauty.

Yinsui proudly introduced his red makeup room to him, but he could only smile politely and embarrassedly.

Hearing the call, the nurse Cuihuan hurried from the kitchen, wiped her hands on the apron as she ran, she stood in front of Yinsui hunched over, becoming more and more polite because of fear, she rubbed her slightly wet hands and asked, "Why did you come back by yourself and didn't let Ah Si go to meet you?" ”

Yinsui smiled sweetly and took her hand, and said softly, "What about my father and mother?" ”

Cuihuan was both flattered and dazed. Yinsui glanced at her, she raised her eyes and saw Lin Risheng coming out of the stable, her eyes lit up, and then she lowered her head and replied tremblingly: "The second elder of them went to my uncle's house, with ...... I took the little master with me. ”

Yinsui said to Lin Risheng with an unexpected "oh": "Unfortunately, my father and mother went to my uncle's house with my child. ”

Lin Risheng looked up at the sky and hesitated: "If it's inconvenient, then don't bother." ”

Yinsui pulled his arm and said, "My father and mother respect scholars the most." If you know I didn't keep you, I'll be scolded when they come back. How can you feel at ease watching me being blamed?! You go upstairs and rest, and I'll go to the kitchen to get some food. We are the cleanest here, and you can warm up your books after you are full of wine and food. Where are you going to go in the dark weather? ”

He couldn't help the other party's warm greeting, and said with a shy smile: "It's hard work." "Sui Cuihuan went upstairs. Then, under the command of Yinsui, he killed chickens and chopped fish, fried and cooked, and Cuihuan was very busy in his belly.

Lin Risheng leaned on the back of the chair and stretched his waist, the rush of climbing mountains and wading in the past few days made his back ache, he pinched the palms of his hands and a few acupoints on the back of his hands to relieve fatigue, closed his eyes and recuperated.

He fell into a shallow sleep, as if a long time had passed, and there was a knock in the quiet air, the sound was soft and soft, and it could be inferred that the knocker's movements must be very graceful. Reluctantly, he got up from his comfortable state and opened the door.

A man flashed into the house, her white dress whirling in the wind like a lily blooming in the night. She wore a white hat, white as a snow sculpture, and she slowly retreated to the other side of the table. Although her face was covered by a white veil, her daughter's shyness and reserve still made her raise her orchid finger to block her in front of her.

"Yunxi?" Lin Risheng thought that it was the dim light that made him hallucinate, he rubbed his eyes, held his breath and asked again: "Yunxi?" Is that you? ”

The woman nodded and replied softly, "It's me, Lin Risheng." ”

When Chu Yunxi's slightly low and elegant voice evoked his name in his ears again through the three years of time, time and space seemed to freeze, and he seemed to be in the sky, with soft clouds under his feet. He shuddered, the blood in his whole body surging to his chest, and the surprise shone like fireworks. He hurriedly closed the door and walked towards her.

And she went backwards in his footsteps. He felt rude, stopped, kept a distance of five steps from her, joy slowly turned to worry, and hesitated: "We'll be away for almost three years." When we parted that year, Aunt Buckwheat was still there. But when I was annoyed, I could only toast a glass of wine and light a stick of incense in front of Aunt Buck's tomb. Then I went to Hangzhou on my father's orders, and Yueyuan also went to Chang'an, and then I heard that you moved your family away from Shunan, I have been relieved in my heart, but I don't know where you are, I also wrote a letter to Yueyuan to inquire, she also vaguely didn't know. To meet again today is really thanks to the gods. ”

Chu Yunxi lowered his head slightly, and said with a low smile: "Yes, after three years of separation, I will see you again, I ...... I'm very happy in my heart. Just now in the red maple forest, I saw you galloping from a distance, so I hurriedly followed after you, fortunately the road here is simple, after I reached the river, I caught up with you, and then you led the horse on foot, I quietly followed all the way. At the moment, my feet are still slightly sore. ”

Lin Risheng immediately pushed the chair in front of her, invited her to sit down, poured a cup of tea and handed it over, and asked her if she had a foot injury and whether she needed him to check it.

She smiled and declined, holding the teacup tightly, her nails sliding back and forth against the walls of the cup, looking a little cramped and nervous.

Lin Risheng also straightened up and sat down on the side, seeing that she was silent, he was also slightly nervous. The scene suddenly changed a little cold, he coughed, looked for her words just now, and asked: "Why didn't you call me at that time, you sit on the horse, and I lead the horse, don't you suffer less from the journey." ”

Chu Yunxi turned his face away, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "I don't want outsiders to be present when I meet you." ”

Lin Risheng only felt that his face turned red, and said, "Miss Yinsui is a good person, she won't talk nonsense when you and I go together." ”

Chu Yunxi shook his head and chuckled: "At that time, my mother died, and I left the sad place of Shunan with Lu Yan and the three of them in sadness and despair, and I didn't even say goodbye to you and Yueyuan, I thought that Shunan had nothing to make me nostalgic." But after these three years, I found that I often recalled the years we spent together at that time, and I couldn't help but think of Yueyuan and ...... You. ”

Lin Risheng's heart was bitten by an ant, he was numb and afraid, and trembled: "Don't ...... Stop it. ”

Chu Yunxi also stood up trembling and moved in front of him, so that he had to look directly at her existence, and said boldly: "Lin Risheng, over the years, I have always thought that if God didn't let me meet you, it would be fine, but you haven't forgotten me to this day." Isn't that providential? If you know what I am thinking, save me some face, and you will speak first to solve the hidden disease in my heart that has plagued me for many years. ”