Chapter 4 A kitten returns the favor
It is obviously not enough to know half of the Analects.
In order to cope with the spring test that was delayed to the fourth day of the fourth month of April, Bu An tried his best. The students of the academy who live on Liuyuntai can see him reading aloud facing the morning sun every day, and while admiring, they are also a little puzzled:
This man was sixteen or seventeen years old, and he was still reciting the Primer Sutra. What did you do when you were in school?"
The merchants in Rudai Town came up the mountain to deliver some groceries, and when they heard him stumbling and reciting the Analects, they would also sigh: "It seems that the Academy has really declined this day." After going down the mountain, I will use this scene to teach the children under my knees, and talk about the truth that "if you don't work hard, the boss will be sad".
Tang Wenyi also heard the rumor of "Half of the Analects of the Language", and he didn't dare to move around again, for fear of being said to be like a gathering of things.
Only Song Qing still runs here every day. Occasionally, I will explain the doubts encountered in the study of Bu'an.
In his idle chatter, Bu An knew the allusion of the evil moon to destroy the Song Dynasty, knew the Longxing Emperor's decree on "moon by month", and knew that there were thirteen great Confucians in the realm of Qi cultivation and two national scholars in the realm of Wuqi in Tianmu Academy, and no one knew the realm of the mountain chief Huaicang.
He also heard that the genius Confucian Situ Yan, who was once regarded as the hope of revival by the academy, entered the realm of "qi cultivation" at the age of nineteen and became the youngest Confucian in the world, but he transferred to Lehu Academy in Bianjing three years ago.
But these are too far away from Bu'an, it's just that when he occasionally looks up from the stacks of books, he listens to stories that spice up his mood.
Emperor Longxing wants to deal with Evil Moon, Mountain Chief Huaicang wants to revive the Academy, and Situ Yan wants to go to the center of the empire to fulfill his ambitions. Bu An imagined that one day, he would also ride a white horse into Bianjing and step on the stage of the center of the world, but for now, he just wanted to pass a spring exam and become a student in this declining academy, and then get rid of the fate of being rich.
Sometimes he wonders. Why is there a Bu'an in both worlds, both are from Huating, and both have parents who died early? The young man he saw in the bronze mirror of the inn was still his own appearance in his memory, but he was younger and more delicate.
Fortunately, he didn't have the leisure to think about it. The mind is full of undigested, specious Chinese, like a pot of stew that careless cooks have spent too much time concocting, it seems that it has everything, but what it is, but it is difficult to figure out.
Late one night, he tossed and turned on the hard wooden bed in the guest house, and as he hesitated between getting up to endorse the book and hurrying to sleep, he heard the sound of a soo outside the door.
He got out of bed lightly, slowly, trying to make no noise, pulling the latch open, and then pushed it open at once.
Bu An was very curious, who secretly placed wild fruits and small beasts outside the door of the guest house every night, but the moment the blood-colored moonlight came into view, he was shocked, and suddenly remembered the saying that the evil moon was in the sky and a hundred ghosts walked at night.
Under the red veil-like moonlight, there was indeed a white ghost standing outside the door!
Bu An only felt that the hairs all over his body stood on end at this moment, and just before he was about to scream, a small hand covered his mouth.
Hands are warm, not ghosts!
Bu'an's eyes widened as he looked at a little girl who was a head shorter than him, wearing white clothes and white pants, and dragging two wild fruits in one hand. The other party also stared at him, as if he was even more nervous than him.
"Childe......" The girl's voice was soft and timid, as if tickling Bu'an's heart. She saw the surprise on Bu'an's face subside, and then slowly let go of her hand.
"Who are you?" Bu An felt that he was asking the wrong question, and added, "Is it a human or a ghost?"
The little girl looked at Bu An with a sincere face and said in a low voice, "Childe, let's go in and talk...... I'm not a ghost. ”
Bu Anxin said: "If you say it's not a ghost, it's not a ghost?" But the little girl's eyes were pitiful, and she really didn't look malicious. Thinking of the wild fruit that has never been absent in front of the door in the past few days, Bu An finally gave way behind him.
The girl walked into the house and closed the door with her backhand, and the blood-colored moonlight was blocked from the door.
The room was dark, Bu'an lit the oil lamp, and when he turned around, he saw that the little girl was already kneeling in front of him.
"Engong ......" The girl was lying on her back, her voice crying.
Bu'an has never been bowed down to this kind of bow, and he is a little at a loss, thinking that at this time he should say "can't stand it" or "please get up quickly", but what he actually said was: "You, you, you...... Did you recognize the wrong person?"
The little girl knelt down and cried: "I don't admit my mistake, it's you...... I was the one who hurt my father. ”
Bu An was kneeling uncomfortably by her, let him to the side, and said: "You called Engong for a while, and then said that you hurt me, what is the matter, let's make it clear first, maybe there is some misunderstanding in the middle." ”
The little girl looked up at Bu'an, her face really rippled with tears. She pursed her lips, looking extremely aggrieved, and then shook her head and choked up: "I can't say ......"
Bu An only then did he see that the girl was about eleven or twelve years old, with a snow-white face, big eyes, a small nose and mouth, and a little baby fat.
He scratched his head and said, "You came to play dumb riddles with me in the middle of the night, do you think I'm bored with reading and make fun of me?"
The little girl seemed to realize that her approach was a little abrupt, so she wiped her tears and said softly, "Childe...... I'm a tanuki in this mountain......"
Bu An stepped back like a spring, and exclaimed, "You're a monster?!"
The little girl hurriedly waved her hand: "No, no, I'm a demon, not a monster." ”
Bu'an's back was against the wall of the guest house, and he suddenly realized: "Strange...... No wonder! I know why you put something at my door, I've heard that it's a cat's reward. But what kind of kindness do I have to you?"
"I am a civet cat in the mountains, and it is the son who gave me spiritual power so that I can change into a human form, but ...... But ......" she flattened her mouth and began to cry, "but I hurt my son......"
Bu An was a little dazed, thinking that the way this little cat demon cried was even more cute. He felt that it was most likely that the native Bu'an was kind to him, and it was none of his business.
In vain, after eating so many things from other people, Bu An was a little embarrassed, waved his hand and said: "Isn't this a good thing, where did you harm me! Even if it makes me forget the Four Books and Five Classics, there is always a way to remedy it." You knelt and knelt, cried and cried, of course I chose to forgive...... Hurry up. ”
The kitten demon wiped his tears and stood up, "Childe is very kind...... Even if I am broken, I will repay you. ”
Bu An shook his hand and said: "How can it be so serious, it's too exaggerated to break your bones." By the way, you're a white cat, aren't you?"
The kitten demon's face turned red and said, "Childe, but you want to see my original form?"
"Don't!" Bu An hurriedly stopped: "Don't, don't." That's good. What's your name?" At this point, he could basically confirm that this little cat demon was really bent on repaying his kindness, and his heart relaxed.
The kitten demon replied that he didn't have a name yet, and he wanted to ask the son to give him a name.
Bu An took the plum she was still holding in her hand, took a bite, and said casually: "If it looks so white, it's good to call Bai Suzhen." ”
The kitten demon blinked sideways, as if he couldn't figure out the connection between "looking so white" and "just called Bai Suzhen", but he still obediently said "um".
Bu An smiled: "I'm kidding, Bai Suzhen already has another demon." But if you like it, let's call it Susu. ”
The kitten demon repeated the word "Susu" to himself, as if confirming the correspondence between the name and his own imminent generation.
Bu An walked to the bed and sat down, and said calmly: "You said that you want to repay me, of course I am happy." But there are some things I have to make clear. I don't remember any kindness I had towards you, maybe someone else who looks like me was kind to you. So, we have a word first, and if you find out that you are wrong in the future, don't blame me. ”
Su Su nodded and said very seriously: "If Gongzi remembers one day, it's okay to kill me and destroy me, and I also beg Gongzi not to blame me." ”
"It's a good deal, and I'm going to lose money if I don't do it. Bu An shook his head with a smile, got up and said, "Okay, next time, get more fruits, it won't be bad in this season, so you don't have to run back and forth." Hare or something, don't want it yet, I'm busy endorsing and taking the exam, and I don't have time to get it to eat. ”
He went to open the door and made a gesture of seeing off a guest. Su Su stood in place and said aggrievedly: "Childe wants to drive me away?"
Bu An looked outside, embarrassed: "I also know that the mountains are strange and scary, but the rules of this academy are very big, if you know that I am hiding a demon, maybe you don't even need to take the test, and you will just blast me out of the door." You go out and hide first, and then I'll talk about it when I'm done with the spring exam and ask the rules clearly. ”
Su Su bit her lip, Bu An thought she was wronged, but she blamed herself: "It's all Su Su who is not good, and she makes the son work so hard, just to deal with the academy." ”
Bu An felt that this sound harsh, as if to say, if it weren't for her, he would be able to be at ease without learning and unskilled, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You go first." I should go to sleep after reading a little longer. ”
Su Su said "um", lowered his head and walked out.
Bu An suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Wait a minute." Then he closed the door, went to the side of the bed and drew a sliver, tied a knot at one end, and shook it back and forth in front of Su Su.
Su Su was a little inexplicable, but she couldn't help but reach out and pat the knot at one end of the grate.
Bu An saw that the cat teasing stick he made temporarily was effective, so he withdrew his hand and smiled: "It's really a cat......
Su Su pouted and lowered her head, muttering, "Is it really a cat......"
Su Su couldn't help but scratch the action of the cat stick, and almost turned Bu An into cuteness, so much so that she couldn't help but sigh when she watched her lonely figure walk into the blood-colored moonlight and disappear into the darkness in the distance.
It should be a good thing to have a cat demon to repay the favor. personally drove her back to the mountain, and he was a little unbearable. But you have to look at the eyes of others. Besides, no matter how small the cat demon is, after all, it is also a demon, and there are always some magical means, and the general evil ghost should not be able to help her.
Closing the door and plugging in the latch, Bu An shook his head and said to himself: "Say that I give you spiritual power, I want to have that ability, and what kind of broken book do you memorize!"
After saying that, he remembered something, and quickly raised his head and stammered: "Confucian ancestors, I mean, the books borrowed by Song Qing are a little broken. He walked to the bed and picked up a book, shook it at the roof, and said, "Look, it's really a broken book." It's not that I'm disrespectful......"
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