Chapter I

The warm crimson tore through the pitch-black sky and carefully revealed it, but after a while, the stubborn ink color fell scattered in the eastern sky, and by this time the soft morning sun had begun to emerge.

The early summer morning was still a little cool, and the sly sunlight quietly flooded the frosted glass, and then flowed into Lin Elegy's bedroom, muddying the silence of the room. The quaint wood-colored furniture is gradually awakening, and under the glass window is a Shanghai-style desk made of old mahogany, with carved decorations in European style, and a few books neatly stacked on the table. At this time, it was the twenty-eighth year of the Republic of China, and the artillery of the war had not yet approached Yucheng, and the seventeen-year-old Lin family's eldest lady Lin Elegy ushered in the second long summer vacation of her middle school era.

"Miss, it's time to get up." The maid's tassel pushed the heavy wooden door, and the soft sunlight quickly covered the blue and white stone slabs, overflowing the light curtains, rolling up some flickering light waves, sprinkled on Lin Elegy's white and red-dyed cheeks, and a light suddenly flashed under the thick eyelashes, a pair of smart eyes were not big or small, embedded under the two curls of smoke eyebrows, and the red Yin Taokou bloomed like a lotus: "I know, I'll get up immediately." ”

Lin Wangge was dressed in a cool plain clothes, opened the curtains, and put on the new aqua blue civilization clothes that had been prepared last night, revealing a pair of smooth and delicate hands under the flared cuffs, and a black skirt that was below the knee, and a pair of white stockings in a pair of black cloth shoes. "Tassel, comb me two twisted braids today." Lin Elegy said as he walked to the dresser and sat down, and in the deep mirror was a beautiful girl's face.

"All right, miss." The tassel carried a copper basin filled with warm water, washed Lin Elegy's face, and a pair of dexterous hands carefully braided the hair scattered on Lin Elegy's shoulders.

The creeper in the sky covered the increasingly scorching sunlight and continued to pour into Lin Elegy's eyes, stepping on the mottled broken shadows on the blue and white stone slabs, turning two and three times, through the arc-shaped arch of the black tile and white wall, and came to the main hall.

"Sister, you're here, I've been waiting for you for a long time." An eight-year-old boy ran out of the main hall. "Second young master, don't fall." The maid inside chased after her with some horror. Although Lin Bangtang, the second young master of the Lin family, is only eight years old, his immature face has already appeared with the handsomeness and chic of a young man, a pair of big eyes full of aura flashed under the wide double eyelids, and the delicate hump nose gave him a bit of toughness, and the lip beads embedded in the upper lip made his lip shape appear three-dimensional and beautiful. Lin Wangge was very happy to see his younger brother, and stepped forward to pinch Lin Bangtang's cheek, Lin Bangtang smiled more naughtily, stretched out a small hand and pulled Lin Bangge into the main hall.

"Elegy, next time it's so late, we won't wait for you. And your brother will be back today, so don't go out and run around. Lin Deming, the old man of the Lin family, was already sitting at the dining table, he was wearing a navy blue long horse coat, a silver pocket watch chain on his chest, and the neckline was meticulously arranged, which fit the shirt inside very tightly. Master Lin has a faint beard, just the right amount of loose chin, the complexion is neither white nor black, it is very even, the thick eyebrows reflect a wise and calm light, although some fine lines have climbed on the forehead, but it can't hide the past elegance.

"Okay, Dad, I know, I'll stay at home and wait for my brother to come back." Lin Wangge replied as he sat down at the dining table with some embarrassment. Stuffed a lot of sugar mixed with dried plum vegetables into his bowl, Lin Elegy was choked enough, ate a big bowl of rice in three or two clicks, immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks to find some water to drink, and after saying goodbye to his father, Lin Elegy ran to the pavilion by the lotus pond to cool off.

"Miss, wait for me, don't run so fast." The tassel chased after Lin Elegy, and his head was a little powerless. The maid's tassel is also good-looking, wearing a crimson coarse cloth dress, two black and thick twisted braids make her white and tender face more delicate, the outline of her facial features is very elegant, and a bright red mouth adds a little color to her purity.

The Lin family's lotus pond is large, and the flat blue and white stone slabs are piled up to create a solid path leading to the pavilion in the center of the pool. In the middle of summer, the dark green lotus leaves depict a unique leaf vein, rolled up a soft flange, leaning on the burrly leaf stalks, standing in the clear pool water in the shape of a shield. Some shyly played the flowers, some lazily leaned sideways, and some opened up to the sky wantonly, densely filling both sides of the path. Elegant pink lotus pavilions bloom on the lotus leaves, and some are only budding to be released, standing shyly and shyly. Some have gradually grown, and the full spoon-shaped petals are hugged and gathered into a state of heart, turning into a corolla and lying on the flower surface without being crooked. Some of them have grown gray-green lotus flowers, and the vermilion stamens are randomly hooked on them, wrapped in red-dyed petals, and have a mature and elegant demeanor.

Lin Elegy walked briskly through the large lotus leaves and lotus flowers, ran straight towards the pavilion, sat down on the stone bench next to the pavilion, and enjoyed the scenery in a daze.

"Tassels, this year's lotus flowers are still blooming so well, I don't know what my brother has grown into now, he used to take us, propped up a small boat, and hugged this lotus pond to be lazy." Lin Wangge held his cheek with one hand, leaned against the stone table engraved with the Chu River and Han Boundary, and said.

"Of course, it's still as good-looking as before, how can the handsome appearance of the eldest young master change when he says it." Tassel stood in the gazebo and looked at Lin Elegy.

The light red dragonfly flapped its thin wings and flickered in the shimmering water, and the thick cicada chirping pressed down on people's sides, which was inevitably a little annoying.

"Tassels, are the fireflies you caught last night good-looking? Wrap it in a silk cloth and shine the peony flowers you embroidered red, look at the beauty of you, and now you are still holding the handkerchief. Lin Elegy teased the tassel.

"Miss, it's the first time I've embroidered the peony flower so vividly, thanks to the guidance of Mother Liu, I don't want to change my handkerchief again." Tassel laughed.

"Sit down and show me your handkerchief." Lin Elegy and Tassel said. "Sure enough, it's different from the previous craftsmanship, you can't embroider such a beautiful pattern, Liu's mother is really amazing, I have to ask Liu's mother for a few pieces to come over, embroider a few lotus flowers for me, and give Xia Mo a piece, she likes peonies." Lin Elegy carefully spread the handkerchief on the stone table. "Tassel, let's go to the street to see the current fresh style, and come back so that Mother Liu can help us embroider it, okay?" Lin Elegy looked at the tassel pitifully.

"Miss, didn't the master say that he wouldn't tell you to go out, in case the young master came back, the master asked you to go out to meet him and you weren't there, so it's not good." Tassel objected.

"What's this, we'll sneak out for a while, Dad won't find out, my brother won't blame us if he knows, we'll go out through the back door, I put the back door key in the small box on my dresser, you go get it, I'll be waiting for you in the rockery in the backyard, go quickly." Lin Elegy said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you, I was discovered by the master, and you have to carry it for me, Miss." Tassel said reluctantly, turned around and went to Lin Elegy's bedroom.

Lin Elegy trotted all the way to the backyard. "Hello Miss." The maid she met on the road bowed slightly and saluted Lin Elegy. Lin Elegy smiled at them, and in a blink of an eye, he hid in the rockery in the backyard, and the rockery was even more shady, Lin Elegy muttered quietly while stepping on the sticky soil: "Tassel, tassel, you have to hurry up for me." ”

After a while, the tassel finally appeared on the opposite side of the stone bridge connecting the rockery, and a rush of footsteps got closer and closer, "Miss, I'm here, come out quickly, no one." "The tassel was panting and struggling.

Lin Elegy quickly walked out of the rockery, and the two opened the backyard door with the key, and slipped through the path surrounded by one and a half people, and slipped out onto the street......