Chapter 26: Fan Li's reminiscences are born of Xi Shi
On the way to her house with Ah Qing, the two talked about the white ape again. It turns out that this white ape is an old ape that has lived in the southern forest for I don't know how many years, and it is also a different species, snow-white, and extremely intelligent. Usually when I saw Ah Qing herding sheep, I wanted to tease her, so I used the purple bamboo to hit the sheep, and the sheep was disturbed and fled in all directions, and the white ape grinned when he saw the sheep fleeing and Ah Qing was angry. Once, Ah Qing couldn't stand it anymore, so he broke a green bamboo, and fought with the white ape, at first he was always bullied by the white ape, after all, the ape is sensitive, good at jumping, good at climbing, but fighting, Ah Qing found the way, and slowly from the initial passive beating to be able to fight a few moves, and then it has been able to tie, and then an ape seems to have a tacit understanding, every once in a while to fight, although there is no one to help, but the skills have been greatly improved, and then later, a person and an ape have become friends, Fighting turned into a joke practice. Until Ji Ran appeared, the injured white ape scared him away, and he never appeared again.
Ji Ran knew in his heart that the white ape might have understood human nature and embarked on the path of human cultivation, and there might be a time to meet after that.
Walking and talking along the way, there is no time in the eyes of the lover. Unconsciously, the two came to the door of Ah Qing's house, Ah Qing was a little nervous, gently stroked his chest, exhaled a long breath, pushed open the courtyard door and walked in, and shouted towards the house: "Abba, Grandma Brother Ji Ran is here!" ”
As soon as Ah Qing's parents in the house heard Ah Qing's voice, they hurriedly walked out of the house, and when they saw it, although the clothes were not very new, they gave people a lot of temperament as a whole, so they hurriedly beckoned them into the house and sat down. Ji Ran also stepped forward to pay respects and handed over gifts. When Aqing's father saw the bamboo slips, his eyes lit up, and he knew in his heart that this was a person with knowledge and family roots, otherwise he would never give such valuable things as bamboo slips. When Ah Qing said that this bamboo slip was made by Ji Ran temporarily, and all the content was written by Ji Ran, he was very surprised, and there were very few people who could write books in that era. Hurry up and open the bamboo slips, just the first few words have already made A-Qing's father know that this plan is definitely not a person, write a book by himself, and write "Wenzi", the word "Zi" is not something that ordinary people can use, they are all people of an era, and they can't be their own names, they have to be recognized by others.
Closing the book, Ah Qing's father asked: "It seems that Mr. Ji Ran has an unusual background, I don't know what to call the surname, where does he live?" ”
Ji Ran replied respectfully: "Back to my uncle's words, Ji Ran, surnamed Xin, is a native of Ku County, Chen State (now Luyi County, Henan Province), his parents are nobles of the Jin Kingdom, and he was exiled to Ku County for some reason. Yukuxian has been favored by Demeng Laozi since childhood, accepted as a disciple, and studied under the teacher for ten years. He has traveled to Chu and Qi, and just came to Yue last year, and is now temporarily serving as a doctor under the king of Yue. This is a question asked by others, and he took the initiative to answer a few words, which won the favor of Ah Qing's father.
Since he likes other people's daughters, some words must be told the truth, so he also told the purpose of his coming out this time, and also said that Ah Qing's swordsmanship is very superb, which is very suitable for coaching the soldiers under King Yue to practice swords, in addition, if Ye's father has no objection, he will take Ah Qing back this time, and after teaching swordsmanship, he will also bid farewell to King Yue and take Ah Qing back to meet his parents.
After saying this, Ye's father and Ye's mother all looked at Ah Qing, and Ye's father also said that Ah Qing was very relieved to be able to follow a talented person like Ji Ran, but this time, I don't know what year and month we can meet, after all, Kuxian is far away from Yue and has to cross the moat.
Ji Ran smiled when he heard this, and comforted Ye's father and mother that they don't have to worry, if they really miss Ah Qing, they have a way to know, and they will come back with Ah Qing when the time comes. So he told Father Ye that method, and he could use the carrier pigeon to send the message.
Hearing that there was this method of remote transmission, Ye's father and Ye's mother felt better.
In this way, he lived in the Ye family for a few days, and during this time, Ah Qing was filial to his parents, and Ji Ran also accompanied Ah Qing to fulfill his filial piety. Ten days later, Ji Ran took A Qing to say goodbye to Ye's father and mother and returned to Huiji Mountain.
Not to mention that Ji Ran and A Qing returned to Huiji Mountain, let's talk about Fan Li.
That Fan Li and the teacher Ji Ran separated, but they went in the other direction, in the southwest direction. Although I also met some beautiful women along the way, it was difficult to move people at first sight, and I kept asking people which women were outstanding.
On this day, go to that sentence no (now Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province), listen to the people there, there is a woman in the ramie village, Shi Yiguang, outstanding posture, there is the posture of the sinking fish and falling geese, the appearance of the moon and the shy flower, the people nearby call her Xi Shi, this Xi Shi waist like the bell, good at dancing, whenever the dance, the bell dances, it is really fascinating.
The man said that Xi Shi gave another interesting message to Fan Li. There is a vulgar woman in the neighboring village next door who envies Xi Shi's beauty, and hopes that she can also be favored by everyone, so she went to observe how Xi Shi dresses up and walks. The woman hurried back like a treasure cheat, practiced at home, and walked around with her hands on her chest and frowning like that Shih Tzu, feeling that she had practiced well, so she went to the village to walk like this, but unexpectedly the people in the village knew the roots, and when they saw him walking like this, they suddenly felt strange, or avoided it from a distance, or pointed and laughed behind his back.
These words made Fan Li laugh, and at the same time, curiosity arose in his heart, how beautiful Xi Shi was to be so praised by others. Then he asked how to see Na Xi Shi, the man pointed out, Ramie Village head Huansha riverside, Na Xi Shi often goes to the riverside Huansha, can be seen there.
Fan Li had to point, then waited by the Huansha River, was waiting, a burst of laughter like a bell came, a group of young women came in the distance, all the women laughed and laughed, one of them is particularly outstanding, beautiful and endowed with extraordinary gifts, walking between the left hand caress the chest, eyebrows frowned slightly, that demeanor makes people can't help but want to come forward to pity, occasionally, laughing with their companions and showing a smile, that smile, can melt the ice of eternity, that smile overthrows the country and the city. This look suddenly made it difficult for Fan Li to look away.
Looking at the beautiful woman in front of her and returning after the yarn, Fan Li did not move until the sunset, her stomach growled, and she was alert. The whole person felt like he had lost his soul, and he found a restaurant to eat something, and his mind was full of Xi Shi's smile. After watching like this for several days, I finally took the opportunity of a bonfire party held in the countryside to meet Na Xi Shi and show my identity. Although Fan Li is in his forties, he is well maintained, and his whole body exudes the vigor of a young man, as well as the profundity of an older person, and he is full of charm. Na Xi Shi also has a good impression of Fan Li. After taking this opportunity, Fan Li always found various reasons to meet with Xi Shi, and gradually, Xi Shi also liked Fan Li. Fan Li, who fell in love, completely forgot the purpose of this trip, every day in his heart is Xi Shi, the two of them join hands with Huansha, play the riverside together, it is really like a fairy couple, happy and comfortable, no matter what his family and country, there are only lovers in his heart.
A few months have passed, and the relationship between the two has become more affectionate.
But nine times out of ten the unsatisfactory people in the world, just when Fan Li and Xi Shi were comfortable by the Huansha River, Goujian, the king of Yue who was far away in Huiji Mountain, saw that Fan Li was gone, and he was a little anxious, so he asked the doctor to look for it. Na Wen Chong took a few soldiers to look for Fan Li's traces, and saw Fan Li and Xi Shi holding hands by the Huansha River.
Seeing the arrival of Wen Chong, Fan Li came to his senses and remembered the purpose of his trip. That night, Fan Li argued with Wen Chong. Fan Li resolutely disagreed to send Xi Shi to King Wu, and wanted to send it to another person. But Wen Chong said that King Yue had waited for several months, where to find the right person, this Xi Shi has a superior appearance and figure, and he is the best candidate, so don't ruin the plan to restore the country for the sake of a woman.
The argument in the house did not take into account that there was anyone outside the house. It turned out that the arrival of Wen made Xi Shi see a trace of Fan Li's unseen sadness, and wondered why this was the case, so at night, he came to visit Fan Li alone, but he didn't want to hear these conversations. Although this conversation let Xi Shi know the purpose of Fan Li's visit, but also understood that Fan Li really loved her, in order not to embarrass her beloved, Xi Shi decided to dedicate herself to the country, the moment she pushed the door, Fan Li and Wen Chong were stunned, and the two never thought that someone outside the house was eavesdropping. Xi Shi looked at Fan Li, tears fell like pearls, stepped forward and hugged Fan Li, and cried in a coquettish voice: "Fan Lang, I know your heart, you also know my heart, I have you in this life, I have no regrets, for the sake of Yueguo, for you, I am willing to go!" Seeing Fan Li's red eyes as if he was about to open his mouth to speak, Xi Shi lit his toes, blocked Fan Li's mouth with his lips, and then bit hard, then covered his mouth and ran out, and a burst of crying words followed, "Fan Lang, I only have you in my heart, I will always remember you!" Dr. Wen, I'll go with you! ”
Wen Chong looked at Fan Li, then looked at Xi Shi who was far away, and sighed: "Alas! He patted Fan Li on the shoulder and escorted Xi Shi away with the soldiers.
Watching Xi Shi run out of the house, Fan Li's heart was dripping blood, the pain in his lips and the bleeding at the corners of his mouth could no longer hide the pain in his heart, and a wave of anger couldn't help but swell up in his heart, he pulled out his long sword and shouted, "Ah!" Split the table in half, then sat on the ground with his buttocks, looked up to the sky and said sadly: "God, is it true that a Yue Guo should rely on a woman to save it?" Is there no one in the country? Could it be that all the men in Yue are dead? The voice mourned for nine days, and all those who heard it wept.
A person's sorrow and sadness, although others can feel it, but they can't share the sorrow, and all the pain has to be borne by oneself. Na Wen also knew the pain in his friend Fan Li's heart, but for the sake of the great plan of the country, he still escorted Xi Shi back to Huiji Mountain overnight.
When Gou Jian saw Xi Shi, he was immediately shocked that the fairy went down to earth, if it wasn't for the hatred in his heart at this moment, he would not give Xi Shi to King Wu, worried that he couldn't control his desires, Gou Jian ordered the palace maid in the palace to take Xi Shi to a palace far away from the Yue Palace to teach him song and dance, singing, walking, and palace etiquette. In order not to miss Fan Lang in his heart, Xi Shi trained hard, and finally evolved from a folk Huansha girl to a well-cultivated court girl.
That Fan Li returned to Huiji Mountain like a lost soul, and every day he could only see Xi Shi who practiced dance from a distance through the high wall, and the two lovesick lovers were close to the end of the world.
On this day, Na Jiran also returned from Nanlin with Ah Qing, passing by the palace where Xi Shi practiced, Ah Qing was attracted by the beautiful sound of the piano and singing inside, pushed the door and walked straight in, when he saw Xi Shi playing the piano, Ah Qing couldn't help but be attracted by the beauty of Xi Shi, admired by his beautiful piano sound, and walked forward to talk to Xi Shi.
Ji Ran saw Ah Qing enter this palace, and also followed, as soon as he saw Xi Shi, Ji Ran knew that this must be the beauty that Fan Li found.
Seeing Ji Ran and A Qing in pairs, Xi Shi couldn't help but think of his beloved Fan Lang, and he left tears when he talked to A Qing. Ah Qing didn't know why Xi Shi cried so well, so he asked the reason. After listening to Xi Shi's sad love story with Fan Li, Na Aqing suddenly raised his eyebrows, and shouted: "How can there be such a man in the world who dare not take responsibility, where is he?" Let me poke a few holes in him to relieve my anger! ”
When this Ah Qing was angry, Fan Li, who was looking at the wall from afar, found that the teacher and a woman walked to the palace where Xi Shi practiced, so he also went down the high wall and came to the main gate to push the door and enter. Seeing the beauty in my heart up close again, like a lost soul, tears couldn't stop staying, and even the teacher forgot to visit him. As soon as Na Xi Shi saw Fan Lang appear, he stepped forward in a few steps, grabbed Fan Li's arm, and his eyes were full of tears, but Fan Lang in front of him was obviously much thinner, and his eyes no longer had the same demeanor as before.
"Fan Lang, are you okay?"
"Yiguang, I think you're so bitter!"
"It turns out that you are the seedless man, eat my sword!" As soon as Ah Qing saw Fan Li appear, Xi Shi went up to meet him, and knew that the person that the beautiful sister said was him, so he snorted and stabbed at Fan Li with a bamboo sword, but this bamboo sword was made for Ah Qing by Ji Ran, which was easy to carry, but at the moment it was used to vent the anger in his heart.
That Fan Li was all focused on Xi Shi at the moment, and he didn't know how powerful the bamboo sword was. Na Xi Shi couldn't allow his beloved Fan Lang to be injured, and when he heard Ah Qing's shouting, he turned his head to see that the sword was close to Fan Li, so he moved his body in front of Fan Li.
Ah Qing wanted to stab Fan Li, but when he saw Xi Shi blocking the bamboo sword, he quickly closed the momentum, and the tip of the sword stopped less than an inch from Xi Shi's chest, although the sword stopped, but the sword qi went out and hit Xi Shi's chest. How powerful is this Ah Qing's sword qi, how can Xi Shi bear it. Na Xi Shi received this sword qi, his body suddenly softened, and a stream of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Ji Ran had been disturbed by the cries of Fan Li and Xi Shi at that time, and it was too late to stop Ah Qing when he found out that Ah Qing had taken out his sword. just shouted urgently: "Ah Qing, don't hurt people!" But it was too late.