Chapter Ninety-One: The Lights Are Gone
Yin Suwen, who returned from falling into the water in order to catch fish, was nagged by He Caiwei for more than a month because of that recklessness, and was even grounded in disguise under Xinche's instructions. Fifteen-year-old Yin Suwen was not a child who was content with being confined and had been quiet for a few days, and when she heard that Xinche was going up the mountain all day, she found a reason to wash her clothes and sneaked out while He Caiwei was not paying attention.
It is the beginning of summer in June, and the beautiful scenery of grass growing and warblers flying everywhere is wonderful, and the scenery of clear water and green mountains in the valley is hundreds of times better than that in the city outside the mountain. It's just that after lingering in the mountains for a long time, Yin Suwen actually faintly felt a trace of homesickness.
Thinking of Uehara Mansion, the man in black named Liu Feng suddenly appeared in his mind. She didn't go out again for more than a month, and he didn't appear again. Yin Suwen always felt that he was a little strange, obviously looking like he was going to make trouble for himself, but he had helped him many times, which was really contradictory. However, he couldn't complain that Yin Suwen was angry, and the situation of meeting him was told to Xinche and He Caiwei truthfully, and the next moment he was grounded in the house, saying that there were people who were afraid that it would not be safe to enter the valley.
Although she slipped out to play, she was also a person who had suffered a lot, and now she would never dare to go to the dangerous place of the upper valley mouth. The water of the stream downstream is still clear, and with the heat of June, the water from the stream to the pebbles has turned warm, and the sides of the stream are full of unknown flowers, those fresh and delicate petals slide down the stream with the gust of breeze, and the purple and red of the river are very beautiful.
The few clothes he brought had been washed, and seeing that it was not dark, Yin Su was reluctant to go back for a while. Looking left and right at a small pond where the stream gathers, he simply took off his skirt and socks and slowly soaked himself in the pool. She raised the petals in her left hand and the small fish in her right hand scurried around, playing with pleasure, and after a while feeling a little tired, she found a warm big stone to lean on, and fell asleep like that. As if he had slept for a long time and had a long dream, on the side of the fragrant and lush lotus pond in the Golden Palace, a monk in plain white clothes stepped on auspicious clouds and refused to speak, only smiled at her.
Xin Che returned at dusk, but Yin Suwen could not be found in the bamboo house, He Caiwei was busy preparing medicinal materials during the day, and it was not until Xin Che asked her that she remembered that Yin Su had been gone all day. Thinking of a few days ago, she said that a strange man appeared in Gukou, the man named Liu Feng He Caiwei didn't know, but Xinche would not forget that it was the sharpest sword beside Zhang Shaoqing.
This is no longer a safe paradise, and he is very worried that Yin Suwen at this time will be forcibly taken away by someone sent by the Zhang Mansion. In his heart, Yin Suwen was going to leave sooner or later, but it must be because she was willing to return on her own initiative, not because she was forced to be held hostage helplessly. Unable to care about anything, Xin Che used his internal strength to run towards the valley mouth, and after a while, he rushed to the stream. The washed clothes in the wooden basin were neatly folded, and there was no one to see Yin Su asking, and judging from the surrounding scene, there was no trace of invasion by outsiders.
"Susu, Susu!"
He called her name with some eagerness, turned a few corners, and saw in the distance a familiar figure sleeping against a stone in the small pond where the stream converged. He walked a few steps to the water's edge and was about to call her, but the next moment he suddenly stopped and looked back, and did not dare to look again.
The glorious afterglow of the sunset has dissipated, and the dark color of the sky is gradually about to turn to the evening from far to near, half of Yin Suwen's long hair is soaked in water vapor and floating, her lotus-like arms are slender and white and tender clinging to the stone wall, she rests in the pool with her head resting on her arms, and a few crystal droplets of water are stained on her long eyelashes. The water in the pond is gentle, like a sleeping mermaid hidden.
She was undressed in the pool, and she couldn't look back. He unconsciously pinched his heart, ignored the insolence, and could only call her behind his back.
"Susu, wake up. It's getting late, so come home with me. ”
The sky was dim, and the temperature of the pool quickly turned cold, and Yin Suwen, who was in a sweet dream, heard someone call her, and when she woke up in a daze, she felt that the water was cold. I sneezed a few times in a row, and when I looked up, I saw Xinche standing with his back next to the pool.
"Brother monk, is that you? I just wanted to play for a while and then go back, but I didn't think about taking a nap and missing the time, which made you worry. ”
Yin Suwen has not yet realized the matter of male and female defense, and only thinks that Xin Che must be angry when he finds himself. She was a little worried and overwhelmed, with one hand wrapped around her long, half-wet hair, and the other casually paddling the stream, nervously waiting for Xinche to teach her a lesson.
Xin Che on the other side did have a stomach of precepts and instructions to say to her, but when she really found her, she couldn't get angry. That little woman, who is sometimes smart and sometimes silly, always makes him depressed but helpless.
"Okay, I won't hurt you or punish you, I'm just here to take you home. Get dressed quickly, and go back with me. ”
With the assurance that he would not be angry, Yin Suwen became happy, and began to organize his clothes after agreeing. The clothes were stacked a little far away, and she was in a hurry to go home with Xinche, so she tiptoed to reach it, and was hurt by the sharp stones under her feet after a little carelessness.
Her exclamation didn't matter, but Xinche nervously thought that she was about to slip and fall into the water, and then flew out in a roundabout way, scooped her up from the water with one hand, and pulled her clothes by the water with the other, and wrapped her directly.
"The river is so cold, and people with cold symptoms are still playing like this, to see if you are going to be uncomfortable in the next rainy and snowy weather."
Although Xinche's words are a lesson, the tone is not fierce, and Yin Suwen replied "I know" with half coquettishness and half admitting mistakes, and he didn't care very much. Hurriedly packed up his clothes, tied his hair in a bun at will, and followed him back and forth, and after walking a few steps, he timidly pulled the sleeves of Xinche's shirt behind him.
"Brother monk, Su Su's feet hurt, and I can't see the path of this stone clearly."
She has night blindness, and Xinche remembers that her ankle is uncomfortable and should have just been in the water. She couldn't go fast, so he slowed down, still following her by tugging at the sleeve of her shirt; She couldn't walk, so he bent down and carried it on his back, just like the night delivery of the mountain temple. After a few months of getting along, he always took care of her so meticulously, taking care of and being considerate of everything, like a loved one.
The night was dark, and the clouds in mid-air blocked the stars and moons, but there were many flying fireflies in the flowers and wetlands on both sides of the path, flashing and shining on the road home for the two.
Yin Suwen, who was lying on Xinche's shoulder, had slept for most of the day, and was in good spirits at this time, chatting with him all the way, although most of the time she always spoke happily and accompanied Xinche with a smile.
"Brother monk, will you leave me?"
"No one will always be with anyone."
"But can you not go? When I got home, I told my mother, would it be okay for her to allow us to get married? ”
"Silly boy, how do you know what marriage is."
"As you know, getting married is when two people who like each other want to be happy together and never separate. Brother monk, I like you, do you like me? ”
"I am a monk, and I will never be able to get married."
"What is a monk?"
"It's someone who can never have a home."
"Then let's be vulgar, Su Su will give you a home."