When I heard the news that Amika was left alone in "Kiyofuze", I almost fainted in ecstasy, and I wished I could see her right away.

It was time for morning class, and the old gentleman hired by my grandfather from Chang'an came downstairs early and led us sleepy boys and girls to the academy by the lake to read.

Today, the old gentleman took us to recite the "Book of Songs. South Wind", "The smoke of the south wind can relieve the sorrow of our people; When the south wind blows, it can ..... the wealth of our people. ”

These beautiful poems are usually my favorite to read.

But today, because I was pretending to be on my mind, I couldn't lift my spirits, so I just pretended to sit cross-legged on the reed futon, prevaricating, waiting for Mr. to get out of class early.

At this moment, a slight knock in front of the rear seat window caught my attention.

Turning my head, my heart was almost jumping out of excitement, and Yamika was smiling and waving at me, her face pale and bright, as if in a dream.

The other children also saw this scene, and the class suddenly became in a commotion, and it also pulled the old gentleman who was reading back to reality.

"Yi Jincheng! What are you doing? ”

The old gentleman raised his head slightly, glared at me who was restless, and asked sharply.

"Sir, I want to pay tribute."

I stood up and bowed deeply to my husband.

In our Qingfengze, the status of the old gentleman is supreme, and he represents the ancient and modern sages of our Han family.

Usually, grandpa and grandfather have to be polite and salute when they see him, not to mention us little characters, who dare not have the slightest trespassing.

"Go now, go back!" The old gentleman pointed to the door with a ruler, and said with the same sternness.

"Yes!" I bowed deeply to my husband again before tiptoeing out of class.

"You can't teach a child! You can't teach your children! ”

The old gentleman shook his head and said to himself, holding his textbook again, and fell into his ancient fairy tale.

Perhaps for him, being able to live in a corner in the troubled times, read the books of sages and be a carefree person is his greatest ideal in life.

Now, in this "Qingfengze", far away from Middle-earth, this ideal has finally been realized, and there is nothing else to ask for.

However, the old gentleman has an advantage, that is, for the schoolchildren who leave the field halfway, they are generally not pursued afterwards.

Maybe his old man also understands that it is embarrassing for himself to pursue the master's family, and it is better to pretend to be confused occasionally.

"Amika! Aren't you sick? How did you come here? ”

In the corridor outside the academy, I grabbed Amika's cold little hand tightly and asked eagerly.

"I'll tell you later! Hee-hee! Amika smiled happily and gave me another amorous wink, and I instantly felt like I had been struck by lightning, numb and comfortable.

Hand in hand, we walked along the gravel path by the lake, and then through the dense poplar forest to the fence of the courtyard of the Qingfengze Inn.

There was a gap there that only my two brothers and I knew, and it was from here that we entered and exited every time we escaped from Mr. 's grasp.

The gap may have been made by sand badgers or foxes that came and went here, hidden in the bushes and difficult for outsiders to see.

I cautiously climbed out, then grabbed Amika's armpits and dragged her out of the fence.

The world beyond the territory of "Kiyofuze" is a wilderness of poplars and shrubs.

The wilderness stretched west and north without any obstacles, until it joined the rolling Huanglong Desert beyond.

A long trade route from south to north traverses the entire wasteland, like a crack between heaven and earth, dividing the world into two halves.

I pulled Yamika to run as much as I wanted on this field of yellow sand and greenery, as free as a bird flying high.

Further on, there is the endless Huanglong Sand Sea.

Around us, there were flocks of sheep foraging for food, scattered like milky white jade among the undulating sand dunes.

It is overgrown with sea buckthorn, maran grass, wild alfalfa, and some unnamed wildflowers and shrubs.

Finally, we finally sat down on a sand dune covered with camel grass.

Perhaps because of the initial recovery from a serious illness, Yamika was already drenched in sweat, and her cheeks were even paler.

But her charming eyes were bright and dazzling, bluer than the August sky in Hudi.

"Amika, why did you suddenly get sick? Wasn't it still good the day before yesterday? ”

Such a beautiful girl sat beside me, and I suddenly became embarrassed, and pretended to look calmly into the distance and asked.

For the first time in my life, I felt shy in front of girls, and I felt very depressed.

"Lie to my dad, isn't he really sick!" Yamika laughed lightly.

"There will be a leave when you are sick, you are obviously vomiting and diarrhea, and you are about to die!"

Amika said that she pretended to be sick, which brought back my child's curiosity, and the squirming sensation she had just felt was gone.

"You don't understand that!"

Yamika cleared her throat proudly, brushing the sweaty hair on her forehead.

"Tell me about it!" I asked, curious, anxious to learn the magic of feigning illness.

"We who travel far away usually have a kind of Gu medicine in their pockets that makes people vomit and diarrhea."

"What's the use of this medicine! Poisoned? Murder? ”

I asked a little uneasily, if this angelic girl in front of me was a witch who secretly drugged other people's food, it would be terrible.

"You want to be crooked!" Amika laughed.

"On the business journey, sometimes I encounter black shops and villains who specialize in harming people with drugs, and once they are hit, they will vomit all the poison in their stomachs by vomiting. Although it is uncomfortable, there will be no fear of life, and it can also keep people awake and get out of danger as soon as possible. Otherwise, you're done! I don't know what happened when my head was cut off! ”

Yamika said it very easily, a child like me, who grew up in a merchant family, has heard a little about the dangers of business.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the day of murder and arson! The people of the rivers and lakes are not afraid of open guns, but afraid of hidden arrows.

But now that it came out of Yamika's mouth, it added to the horror.

I can't imagine what it would be like for a little girl as thin and beautiful as Amika to fall into the hands of gangsters.

By her side, there is a wolf-like old Alexander and those fierce uncles, who protect him at all times.

"You know all this! How could you fool him? ”

"Hehe, of course Dad knows, but he would never have thought that his own daughter would cheat him like this! Sorry Dad! Pray that the Lord Almighty will bless my father and them on their safe journey, and forgive me for my sins. Amen! ”

Amika closed her eyes and prayed reverently to the north where her father's caravan had departed, drawing a cross on her chest.

"Then why did you lie to him?"

I also prayed to the heavens in the same way as Yamika, and asked curiously.

"It's not for you! I haven't talked to you for a few days, so I want to stay in Qingfengze for a while longer. ”

Amika turned her head to look at me and smiled lightly.

In the face of such a precocious and amorous Roman girl, I had no power to resist at all.

Holding her hand and smirking, her heart was warm and pure.

All morning, we sat on the sand dunes, you ask me or I ask you to answer.

When it comes to happiness, they laugh and shout unabashedly.

Yamika and I are not so much a secret tryst with a beloved, but a relatively private alternative game between young men and women who are childhood sweethearts, intimate and simple.

It was this little guessless laughter that inadvertently planted the seeds of unforgettable longing, and this endless longing almost ruined me in the years that followed.

At this time, not far away, there was a melodious and clear ringing of the bell from the corner tower of the Qingfengze Inn, and it was time for lunch to eat.

Before I knew it, Amika and I had been sitting here for more than three hours.

As far as the eye could see, there were four or five maids in the house who were looking around in a panic, and they could be vaguely heard calling the name "Yamika".

Bad thing! Amika must have not told her mother when she came out, she must have been in a hurry at this time.

I was so frightened that I fell on the sand, lest the maids in the distance would see me.

"Yamaka, go back! Don't tell my mother we're together! ”

With that, I rolled down the dunes and ran towards the gap in the fence.

"Coward!"

Yamika stood on the sand dunes and shouted at me angrily, pulling me back as a deserter at once.

"Amika! I'm not cowardly! I'm afraid my mother will be angry if she finds out! It's going to hurt you, too! We'll see you here tomorrow! See you or leave you! ”

"Alright! Tomorrow you will keep your promise! ”

Yamika then turned to a grin, waved at me, and descended from the other side of the sand slope, quickly disappearing from my sight.