Two: There are female snow cicadas
Time flies, spring goes to autumn and comes and goes several times.
Eight-year-old Su Qianli has grown a lot taller, her tender white and round face when she was a child has gradually become thinner, and her delicate facial features have also been highlighted.
Except that her appearance has changed a little, Su Qianli is still so quiet and well-behaved. Only the single eyelid apricot eyes, the indifferent look did not decrease but increased.
The autumn wind was a little chaotic, Su Qianli's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, raised her hand to comb the hair in front of her forehead, and turned the basket of herbs behind her.
It should be enough, the corners of Su Qianli's mouth hooked slightly, today's harvest is good, Mrs. Shi should be waiting for her to go back to fasting at this time.
She has nothing to do on weekdays, and although she lives in the temple, she doesn't have to recite Buddhist sutras like those nuns. By chance, I found a medicine book in the scripture pavilion of the temple, which was quite interesting, thinking that there was nothing to do in Pingli, and it was okay to tinker with herbs.
It's too rare for the mute artist to see that she can be motivated for one thing, so naturally he doesn't care about her.
Su Qianli came down from the back mountain and rested in the pavilion at the foot of the mountain for a while. Thinking about the long stone steps back to the temple, Su Qianli couldn't help but wipe the fine sweat on her face with her sleeve.
The breeze in the forest was blowing slowly, and Su Qianli sighed comfortably. In the end, I simply closed my eyes and felt it.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a strange sound in the woods. Gradually advancing from afar, Su Qianli's eyebrows furrowed slightly, looking into the depths of the forest, a little faintly uneasy.
"Help......"
An old woman pulled a plainly dressed young girl and ran desperately towards Su Qianli. The two of them were extremely embarrassed, the girl's hair was disheveled, her face could not be seen clearly, her right foot seemed to be injured, and there seemed to be a group of people chasing after them.
Thin eyebrows slightly raised...... It won't be a mountain bandit.
Thinking about it, Su Qianli put the medicine basket on her back and wanted to hide in the forest, but there was no way, and she couldn't help them. Su Qianli has been silently thinking in her heart, she would have listened to Mrs. Shi's words if she knew it, and she wouldn't come to this place to collect medicine.
"Miss...... Miss, run! Gao Xueciao's right foot really couldn't hold it, and he fell down suddenly when he tripped over a small pebble.
"Ahh , She had thought of the difficulties she would encounter when she escaped from the Gao family, but she never thought that she would encounter something like today, and she never thought that she would be so embarrassed today.
These damn bandits! After robbing them of their money, they still want to arrest her and go back to the cottage! Gao Xuecian had a pair of bewitching peach blossom eyes, glaring behind with hatred.
"Hey!" , a crisp and pleasant female voice sounded in the distance.
Gao Xuecian was stunned for a moment, and then looked for a sound, only to see a little girl dressed in a female nun costume, carrying a basket on her back, and waving to them constantly.
"Come here, run from here and you can avoid those bandits!" , Su Qianli didn't know why she wanted to help them, she had never been very fond of getting involved in things, but she actually waded into this troubled water.
Seeing this, Mama Sun couldn't care about anything, so she pulled Gao Xuecian and ran to the little nun. Gao Xuecicada was about to run out of strength at this point, but so what?
In despair, people see a glimmer of hope, and can only desperately grasp until they are reborn, or fall into the abyss......
She's a tall cicada, and she can't die here! "Little master, help" Su Qianli took them to another path in the forest and escaped, "This way, quickly"
Fortunately, there is still a place to hide, and the leaves of the trees in early autumn have not fallen so quickly. Su Qianli took them to hide in the depths of the bushes, and on the way, in order to avoid those harboring dogs with knowledge from the mountain bandits, she also deliberately took some herbs from the medicine basket and put them on the side of the road, hoping to confuse the hounds' sense of smell.
"Little master, ......", Mama Sun just wanted to thank Su Qianli, but was stopped by Su Qianli's "shhh The bandits caught up.
Su Qianli was lying in the bushes, looking at the group of mountain bandits through the cracks in the grass, there were about twenty people, coarse linen clothes, spitting dirty words in their mouths, all carrying big knives, the blades flashed with cold silver light, as if they were extremely sharp.
Su Qianli secretly swallowed her saliva and unconsciously touched her tender white thin neck......
Looking back at Gao Xuecian and their embarrassed and panicked looks, Grandma Sun's face was full of tears, her eyes were full of fear, and then she looked at the woman, there was a lot of dirt on her face, and she couldn't see her appearance clearly, but she didn't cry, she was probably scared silly.
Alas~ I can't help it. Su Qianli turned her head and continued to look at the group of mountain bandits. They seem to be searching.
Su Qianli rolled her eyebrows, and suddenly saw that behind the group of people, there was a man on horseback, with a somewhat fierce expression, a strong body, and a tiger's back.
This is probably their leader, and there is a little boy sitting in front of the big man, about two years younger than himself, with a jade pendant around his neck, his expression is a little ruffian, but his appearance is extremely good-looking.
Could it be the son of that tough man?!
Su Qianli frowned in disbelief. Behind her, Mama Sun looked at Su Qianli's expression, and her body trembled more and more.
Just thinking about it, Su Qianli saw that the boy seemed to be looking towards them, and Su Qianli hurriedly lowered her body.
My heart, which was originally a little nervous, suddenly lifted up. The grass is so dense that I don't think I can see it.
After a long time, the sky gradually darkened. Those mountain bandits also seemed to have lost the patience to search, Su Qianli heard someone talking from a distance, I don't know what it was, and then the group of people left in a hurry.
After making sure that they were far away, Su Qianli breathed a sigh of relief and was saved.
Gao Xueciao, who was also relieved, sat down on the ground completely, and his body couldn't help but tremble when he thought of that group of people.
Looking at Su Qianli in front of him, Gao Xuecicada's peach blossom eyes flashed with a trace of unclear emotion. When the group of people searched just now, her heart was about to jump out, and she was stunned when she inadvertently saw Su Qianli's indifferent appearance.
A seven or eight-year-old girl with such determination? Then I saw that she was also relieved, and I couldn't help laughing, after all, she was also a child.
"My name is Gao Xuechan, thank you for the little master's life-saving grace", Su Qianli turned around and said with a light smile, "The donor doesn't need to say thank you, if it is someone else, it will be like this" Although she didn't think so at first.
Su Qianli saw that the sky was almost dark: "Two donors, it's getting late", Su Qianli got up and patted the sundries on his body, "You have injuries on your body, why don't you go back to the temple with me", Gao Xuecian glanced at each other, and there was nowhere to go at this time, so he had to follow Su Qianli back to Liyin Temple.
On the way, Su Qianli asked curiously, "Miss Gao, how did you meet those mountain bandits?" ”。 This place is remote, and few people drive through it, usually by official roads. The two of them don't take the usual path.
Grandma Sun was about to speak when she heard this, but was pulled off the corner of her clothes by Gao Xuecian on the side.
"We are from other places, we are not familiar with the place, we wanted to come to the capital to find relatives, but we took a wrong road, so we ......", after Gao Xuecian combed her hair, Su Qianli saw her appearance clearly.
However, she only looked up and was amazed.
This seems to be just an eleven or twelve-year-old cardamom girl, the dirt on her face can't stop her bewitching posture, the high nose bridge, full and ruddy lips, its own style, especially the pair of narrow peach blossom eyes, the eyes are full of mystery, there is light flickering, as if it can hook people's souls.
Is...... Woe to the country.
"Little master?" , Gao Xuecian saw that Su Qianli was stunned, smiled strangely, and called her softly.
"Ah...... Ha, I see", Su Qianli replied with some embarrassment.
Gao Xuecian smiled: "I don't know the little master's ...... yet Law number? ”
In fact, she had long felt strange, this girl was wearing a female nun's gray robe, but she still had long hair, between the long ink-colored hair, the cloud temples were lightly pulled, and a chic white jade snow and plum hairpin was inserted in the hair, which was really exquisite. Complementing her fair complexion, a pair of single-eyelid apricot eyes are a little indifferent and cold, making her feel an ethereal and ethereal beauty.
Gao Xueciao's eyes flashed slightly, this was a pair of eyes that she didn't like a little, as if with a high and arrogant ......
But Gao Xueciao's language is gentle, and the attitude and etiquette are all in place, so that people can't find the slightest mistake.
Su Qianli also smiled: "My name is Su Qianli, in fact, I am not a nun, I just grew up there"
Su Qianli didn't see the gleam in Gao Xuecicada's eyes. While the three of them were talking, they had already arrived at the temple, but they saw many soldiers guarding the temple gate.
"What's going on?" , Gao Xuecian asked, a little flustered in her heart, Su Qianli didn't know that there seemed to be a lot of things today.
Su Qianli stepped forward and asked a soldier, "This eldest brother, I am a disciple of Shitai Shiyin, these two are Shitai's guests, can you let us in?" ”
The doorman glanced at Su Qianli and the others, although they were all women and children, they still had to be cautious, and gave the other guard a look, and the latter left in surprise.
After the silent master came out in person and led them in, and after settling the two of Gao Xuecicada, the silent master came to see Su Qianli.
I'm tired......
Su Qianli saw Mrs. Silent come in, and hurriedly sat up from the bed: "Mrs. Shi"
"Let's lie down", the silent master sat on the edge of the bed and asked gently, "Are you tired today?"
Su Qianli nodded, and then told Shitai Mute about what happened today, and then asked, "Shitai, what's going on with those troops?" ”
The mute master nodded Su Qianli's forehead helplessly: "You, this time you are lucky, fortunately, people are fine."
Su Qianli smiled and said lightly: "Even if there is something, Mrs. Shi, don't you often say that everyone, no matter how much fame and fortune there is, will end up with the same ending."
The silent master opened his mouth to refute, but he didn't know what to say, and finally said helplessly: "Only then did you remember what your master said?" I told you a long time ago, don't go to that place to collect medicine, but don't listen."
Su Qianli knew that Mrs. Silent was also worried about her, and after repeatedly promising Mrs. Silent that she would never go to that place in the future, Mrs. Silent would let her go.
"Those troops in the temple are the Yao family army, passing by here to rest, and they happened to run into the mountain bandits chasing you, so General Yao took them down by the way", Shizun sighed lightly.
"Huh?" , Su Qianli saw it and asked, "Why does Mrs. Shi sigh, isn't it a good thing to suppress those mountain bandits?" ”
The mute master stroked Su Qianli's ink hair too lightly: "How can anyone in the world want to be a mountain bandit, but he is forced to be helpless, or he is a person who has gone wrong."
Su Qianli blinked, and suddenly remembered the little boy. He is the son of a mountain bandit, will he not let him go this time?
Thinking about it, there was a trace of unknown worry in his clear eyes......
Early the next morning.
Su Qianli went to find Gao Xuecicada. "Miss Gao, are your injuries better?"
"It's Qianli", Gao Xuecian sat up on the couch and beckoned to Su Qianli: "My injury is much better, thank you for me."
Su Qianli smiled: "That's good, it will take a while for your injury to heal, why don't you stay in the temple during this time, and then go to find relatives when the injury is healed?" ”
Gao Xuecian and the two can't go now, they have no property, this is far away from the capital, and they need cars and horses to go. She has nothing to do on weekdays, and it's good to have someone to talk to her.
Gao Xuecian blinked and said with a smile: "Now I can't walk on this leg even if I want to, don't you say that I still have to bother."
As he spoke, he took Su Qianli's little hand: "I hope the little master doesn't mind."
"Also, you can just call me sister, you don't need to call me a girl like this."
Su Qianli usually comes into contact with nuns who are monks, and she has no ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood for Gao Xuechan, who may be the ladies of the official family, and Gao Xueciao's superficial kung fu is better than ordinary people. In just a few words, he became familiar with Su Qianli.
"Sister Snow Cicada, where is your home?" , Su Qianli sat on the couch and looked at her with a pair of bright eyes.
Gao Xuecian smiled and touched Su Qianli's head, this white jade snow plum hairpin is really exquisite, not like ordinary people......
"My family was originally in the Nalingyue area, and then ...... Later, there was a flood there, and my grandmother and I came to the capital", Gao Xueciao's eyes narrowed slightly, and when she thought of the Longtan Tiger of the Gao family, a trace of imperceptible hatred flashed in her eyes.
Su Qianli didn't have time to notice the unclear meaning in her eyes, so she saw Gao Xuecian and asked again, "Qianli, who gave you your hairpin?" It's so chic."
Su Qianli helped the hairpin, smiled disapprovingly and said, "Oh, this, it was given to me by Mrs. Shi."
"Mrs. Shi?" , Gao Xuecian frowned suspiciously, and immediately smiled again: "Mrs. Shi really raises you like a daughter."
Is it a daughter? Su Qianli only knew that Mrs. Shi was very gentle and loving, and she took care of her very much. Su Qianli thought of Jun again, her real mother, who seemed to be so gentle to her.
Thinking about it, the corners of Su Qianli's mouth smiled inadvertently.
The two talked for a while, and Su Qianli thought that her herbs hadn't been finished yet, so she didn't stay there for long.
"Grandma Sun". After Su Qianli left, Gao Xuecian called her mother: "You inquire about the identity of that Su Qianli in the temple, remember not to be too deliberate"
"Yes, Miss".
This girl seems to have some way to come, so she doesn't feel at ease if she doesn't check it out.
When Su Qianli finished sorting out the herbs she had picked up the mountain, it was already noon.
Those Yao family soldiers all stayed in the front temple, and it was not convenient for her to travel, so she simply didn't go out for a few days. Then get some sleep these days!
Ah~ Su Qianli was lazy.
Impulsive! The sound of some pottery bowls breaking sounded behind Su Qianli.