Back at the Ancient City Inn, Li Ji handed the wallet to his mother, with a smug smile on his face: "The wallet has been found." ”

"How did you find it? How did you get hurt like this?" the mother looked at Li Ji with a bruised face in surprise, her face turned pale with fright, her eyes widened, she coughed a few times, and said a little anxiously.

"Uh...... It's okay, I accidentally fell while walking, ......" Li Ji was a little uneasy in his heart, and lowered his head sharply, his eyes dodging.

"Oh, be careful...... Your sister has not been seen for a long time, where are you looking?" the mother looked anxious.

"Huh, stinky girl, where are you going? I'll look for it now. Hearing that Li Mingyue was gone, Li Ji was also scared into a cold sweat.

"Bright Moon...... Where are you?" shouted Li Ji as he walked along the market.

"The peacock flies southeast, wandering for five miles......" suddenly heard a familiar and beautiful song floating in the market, wandering in the ears, leisurely, like a hundred birds chirping, clear and melodious, swinging people's minds.

Passers-by stopped and gathered around, and the audience was boiling, and the thunderous applause lasted for a long time.

The more he listened to this song, the more familiar it became, Li Ji stopped and took a closer look, only to see Li Mingyue singing "Peacock Flying Southeast" under the cheers of everyone.

"Little girl, you sing awesomely!"

"Yes, that's good......"

The crowd became more and more crowded, and one of them took a step forward and said, "Little girl, will you sing the Han Yuefu poem "Mo Shang Sang"?"

"Yes...... The southeast corner of the sunrise, according to my Qin's building. The Qin family has a good daughter, who calls herself Luo Fu......" Li Mingyue pouted with a small mouth, gently twisted the orchid fingers with her slender hands, stepped on the dance steps, and sang in a low voice, her singing voice was as clear and natural as the spring water of a mountain stream, refreshing people's hearts.

"Oops...... What a good singing!" The beautiful singing voice slowly echoed on the side of the street, and it was so graceful that people couldn't help but applaud.

Looking at Li Mingyue's singing of "Mo Shang Sang" affectionately, naturally pure, and exciting, attracting everyone's amazement and applause, the corners of Li Ji's mouth couldn't help but raise a smile with a little pride and pride.

After the song was sung, the onlookers generously donated money, threw down one or two copper coins, and gradually dispersed.

"Thank you for the rewards!" Li Mingyue smiled and bowed in thanks.

"What, singing on the streets?" Li Ji's brain went blank, his heart was like a knife, and he suddenly felt a bitter water of disappointment, drowning all expectations.

"Li Mingyue!" Li Ji shouted, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm singing, and I can make a lot of money...... Li Mingyue held a handful of copper coins in front of him, with a brisk and innocent smile on her face.

"Don't you think it's embarrassing?" Li Ji's face changed, and he suddenly grabbed her wrist and said angrily.

"How did I lose face? I made my own money. Li Mingyue's eyes were slightly red, and Chu Chu said.

"You shouldn't come out to sing, what's the difference between that and begging?" Li Ji shot a stern look in his eyes and roared angrily.

"Woo...... If we don't sing and make some money, we won't have the money to treat our mother. Whining...... Do you think I like it? I also feel ashamed and don't want to sing, what if my mother's illness can't be cured? What if my mother leaves us? I don't want to watch my mother leave us......" Crystal tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls with broken threads, and Li Mingyue wiped her tears and cried aggrievedly.

Although Li Ji's face was as cold as a rock, his heart was extremely sad and painful, and he was filled with infinite remorse: It turned out that my sister sang to raise money for her mother's treatment, and I actually blamed her......

At that moment, Li Ji and Li Mingyue hugged each other and cried, their eyes looked into the distance, tears flowed wantonly, and they murmured: "In the future, let me come even if I am a performer." No father, no big brother, let me come. I will not let you suffer, I will work hard to become stronger and protect the people I love the most. No matter what the future holds, the heart of waiting for family members will never change. So, don't do that in the future, okay?"

The long eyelashes of the "second brother ......" were full of teardrops, as clear as a hibiscus out of the water, and Li Mingyue snuggled in Li Ji's arms and sobbed.

Not far away, the bushes were pushed away, and a head poked out, with a peach-colored face, and a small cherry mouth embedded under the high bridge of the nose, and beautiful eyes stared at this scene quietly, like a star hanging in the sky, reflecting pure brilliance.

Xiao Ling'er stood under the tree in a daze, her expression was complicated and weird, and her melancholy eyes flashed with tears.

"The second brother has already recovered the lost money!" Li Ji wiped the tears from his cheeks, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Really......? Is it okay to use the money to buy meat buns? My mother likes to eat meat buns the most. Li Mingyue held a handful of copper coins and said with a smile.

"Let's go!" Li Ji happily put his hand on Li Mingyue's soft shoulder, turned around and walked towards the center of the street.

Just after walking a few steps, Li Ji suddenly grabbed Li Mingyue's hand, turned around and walked back with a sideways face, and shouted in a low voice: "It's not good, run!"

At the end of the city, the killers of Anji County are shuttling through the endless flow of people.

A pair of tender jade hands, holding Li Ji and Li Mingyue, burrowed back into the bushes on the street to hide, and looked at it, it turned out to be Xiao Ling'er......

Spring comes to the summer solstice, the weather in the south is still wet and cold abnormal, as the saying goes, "if you don't eat May dumplings, the bedding is not sweet pine", especially in the Yangxian wilderness with steep mountain peaks and high terrain, the cold wind blows on the face like a needle prick, cold and biting.

After bidding farewell to Xiao Ling'er at the ancient city inn, the mother and son of the Li family fled from Yangxian Mountain City in a panic and set off for Jiankang City.

The road is full of tourists, busy traffic, and the river is endless.

"Where are these people going?" Looking at the dust rising on the official road, Li Ji asked suspiciously.

"Ji'er, they're going to the Zhishan Temple to participate in the fasting festival, cough cough ...... "Mother's cough ** disease is committed again."

"Isn't the fasting meeting very lively? Can we go and see it too?" Li Mingyue opened her eyes curiously, waiting for her mother's answer.

"Of course!" When her mother just wanted to refuse Li Mingyue, she looked at her eager eyes, and couldn't bear it, for fear of hurting her, so she smiled slightly, "It's okay, then let's stop by and have a look!"

As soon as the mountain wind blew, there was a slight coolness on her body, and her mother saw that Li Mingyue was dressed a little thinly, and she was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she took off her clothes and put them on her.

No matter how difficult life is, as long as there is still a breath, we must try to live and reunite happily as a family. ”

Mother held Li Ji and Li Mingyue's hands tightly, as if she had infinite strength, took a deep breath, and walked in the direction of Zhishan Temple.

To go to the Zhishan Temple, you need to pass through the Zhishan Cave first, the hole is connected layer by layer, there are four holes in the upper, middle and lower water, just like a stone carving building.

Out of the Zhishan Cave, you will enter the backyard of Zhishan, where the pines and cypresses are evergreen, the ancient trees are forested, the mountain shade path, the twists and turns are secluded.

Going down the mountain is Zhuling Village, outside the village is full of bamboo, green all year round.

Nearby is Zhishan Temple, there is a huge stone tablet standing in front of the temple, the tablet is about more than zhang high, the tablet is engraved with three big characters of "Zhishan Temple", the handwriting is simple, it is powerful and powerful, it is eye-catching.

Finally came to the Zhishan Temple, found that the temple was crowded with people, and could not squeeze in at all, even if it was squeezed in, it could not enter the temple, because it was surrounded by guards, unless there were invited famous families to enter, and the rest of the people were not allowed to approach.

Once inquired, it turned out that Princess Yangxian of Qi was presiding over the fasting meeting.

"Ji'er, Yue'er, look at this situation, Zhishan Temple can't enter, I've been in a hurry for days, we should be hungry, let's go eat something. The mother dragged the two to Zhuling Village.

Because of the legend of Liang Zhu's butterfly transformation and the wide influence of the royal temple, there is an endless stream of tourists.

Zhuling Village is adjacent to the treasure land of feng shui, and the local villagers are close to the water and the building is the first to get the moon, so they start trading here, putting out all kinds of food and specialties, and over time it has become a well-known bazaar.

When you walk to the entrance of the village, you can smell the aroma of street food, wrapped in the air, refreshing, fragrant, and everything you see seems to beckon to temptation.

Street food may seem simple, but it hides the delicacy of the world, and only those who really know how to cook the ultimate food will cook the ultimate food.

Li Mingyue was already hungry, her stomach was rumbling incessantly, her feet became extremely heavy, and she struggled to take every step, only feeling that the world was spinning.

Li Ji swallowed his saliva and silently followed his mother to the pastry shop, staring at the steaming pastries.

"What do you want to buy?" the shopkeeper glanced up and down at the three members of the Li family, and a trace of contempt and contempt appeared on his face.

"Shopkeeper, how much is a steamed bun. ”

"A copper coin. The shopkeeper didn't look at it, and his face was as stiff as the rock at the entrance of the cave.

"Can it be cheaper? Because of the hasty escape, there were not many coils with him, and along the way, he was already shy, and his mother smiled and bargained in a low voice.

"No, don't bother me with my business. The shopkeeper was impatient, rolled up his sleeves and drove them away.

"Okay......! Buy two. The mother trembled and took out two copper coins, bought two steamed buns and handed them to Li Ji and Li Mingyue, and smiled, "Eat it while it's hot......

"No, Mother, there are only two steamed buns, and you won't have to eat them if we eat them, so let's have half of them." Li Ji shook his head, and took a small bite carefully, for fear that if he bit too big, his mother would not have to eat it, and chewed the steamed bun in his mouth, and a sweet smell immediately rushed to his throat and rushed to his internal organs, and his face smiled.

"Let's eat together......" Li Mingyue also handed over the steamed buns.

So, the three of them laughed and ate.

As long as you treat it with love, happiness is actually very simple!

"The children are small, but they are sensible. My mother's nose ached, and hot tears slid down her cheeks.

There was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the village, and a group of people and horses beat gongs and drums and walked over, dusty and flags covering the sun.

The armored knights approached, twelve palanquin bearers carried a luxurious sedan chair, and four guards with swords followed closely on both sides, followed by maids and attendants who could not see the edge, like long snakes.

The luxury sedan chair suddenly stopped in front of the pastry shop, and a brocade grosgrain girl drilled out, with clear and translucent eyes, with a faint coldness, long eyelashes, quietly covering the eyes, setting off the facial features more exquisitely, and exuding an unusual atmosphere.

The brocade-clothed girl shook a pair of pigtails, swayed, and jumped as she went, followed by four guards with knives.

"Guest officer...... No, my little ancestor, what do you need......" Where has the shopkeeper seen such a big battle, he hurriedly laughed and greeted him, and his words were incoherent, and he didn't know what to call this distinguished guest for a while.

"I want begonia cake. The little girl sneered, thinking that the shopkeeper's incoherent appearance was very funny, and she didn't care what he called herself, and pointed to the begonia cake and said, "Pack them all up." ”

"Okay......" The shopkeeper was overjoyed, his two eyes narrowed into a line, hurriedly packed up, and muttered to himself, "No wonder the magpie jumped on the branch this morning, and it was really a noble person who went out." ”

"Get out of the way......" glimpsed the Li family's mother and son blocking the outside of the store, and the guard kicked the mother down.

"It's called Hanako, and the stinky one wants food, it's really a hindrance to business, and you can't get rid of it...... frowning, and the shopkeeper picked up a feather duster and drove them.

In the blink of an eye, the pastries are packed, and the shopkeeper bows and sends the guests out.

The girl took a piece of begonia cake, took a bite, and was about to return to the sedan chair, when she suddenly glanced at Li Ji, who was helping her mother to gradually move away.

At this time, Li Ji also looked back suddenly, staring at her with a pair of dark and shining eyes, not afraid at all, and there was a faint light in his eyes.

"Little Hanako, why are you glaring at me, aren't you afraid to see me?" The girl in brocade showed a different color and chased after Li Ji with an arrow step, she slowly narrowed her beautiful eyes, her thick eyelashes moved a little strangely, and a trace of natural arrogance flashed in her black eyes.

"What are you afraid of? You're not a tiger in the mountains, you can eat people. I'm just wearing shabby clothes, how can I be called Hanako?" Although Li Ji is young, he has often traveled with his father since he was a child, and his immature face is a little old-fashioned, and he is obviously much more mature than his peers.

"Really?" the girl in brocade suddenly felt a little interesting, because everyone else was afraid of her and didn't dare to talk to her, but the little flower child in front of her was not afraid of her.

"Bold, little Hanako, dare to be rude...... the guard roared angrily.

"That's it......" The brocade-clothed girl stretched out her hand to stop her, signaling to retreat, and smiled, "Then have you ever seen a tiger in the mountains?"

"Nope. But my mother told me that the king of the mountain was a tiger, and that tigers eat people, and she also told me a story about three people becoming tigers. ”

"What's the story? tell me quickly, and I'll reward you with a piece of begonia cake." Shaking the begonia cake in her hand, the girl said with great interest.

"If someone comes to say that there is a tiger on the busy street now, do you believe it?" Li Ji looked at the petite and delicate girl in brocade with ice muscles and jade skin, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a touch of slyness.

"Of course I don't believe it!" replied the brocade-clothed girl categorically.

"If two people run up at the same time and say there's a big tiger on the street, would you believe it?"

"Still not convinced. The brocade girl shook her head and said.

"So if three people said in unison that there was a tiger on the street, would you believe it?"

"Hmm...... I would believe it. The brocade-clothed girl hesitated for a moment, nodded and replied.

"It's obvious that there won't be tigers in the market, but after three people say it, it seems that there are tigers. When the people saw our mother and son, with filthy faces and shabby clothes, they said that we were beggars, and there were more than three people who slandered us by their appearance. Li Ji glanced at him and smiled coldly.

"You ......" The girl rolled her cold eyes, as if a cold light shot out towards Li Ji, and then asked in a condescending tone, "What's your name?"

"Li Ji ......" I didn't expect this arrogant and domineering girl in brocade to ask his name, Li Ji was slightly stunned.

"I will remember you!" The faint tone seemed to contain everything, revealing a luxurious aura in the coldness, the girl's bright eyes moved slightly, her slender hand waved, and her lips opened lightly, "Swing ......"