On the second day, we went to the courtyard of Dongjiaotou after breakfast, and the girl was coming out of the room in a short dress and skirt, and she was stunned at first when she saw us, and then walked over with a smile.

After I met Si'er and explained to her, she looked at me thoughtfully, and then took out a rattan basket from the room and handed it to me: "I have seen a good spring recently, and suddenly I miss the bamboo buds of my hometown, if you can cut one for me, I will intercede for you in front of the master of the family." ”

Bamboo buds are the womb of female bamboo, called reeds (1). King Xuan once made a vegetable of cattails and bamboo baskets and gave them to the princes, although I have never eaten them, but they are also rare.

"Where am I going to find it?" I asked, taking the rattan stick.

"You can see green bamboos everywhere in the Yue country, Qindi, I heard that there are only in the forests in the south." A smile tugged at the corners of her mouth, and her eyes were fixed on me, like a falcon eagle staring at its prey.

"Okay." I responded to her request and withdrew with Si'er. Si'er asked worriedly, "Are you really going to the forest in the south to find a bamboo tire?" I've heard that it's full of wild beasts and it's too dangerous. ”

"I picked the noon time, it shouldn't be a big deal, but it takes some effort to find this bamboo tire growing underground."

"Then I'll go with you!"

"Don't make trouble, wait for me to come back in the mansion with peace of mind. I'm not afraid of looking for a bamboo fetus, but according to the general's temperament, I'm afraid the concubine won't be able to say anything in front of him. ”

The original hostess of the General's Mansion was the daughter of Chen Guojun, not to mention her noble status, and her appearance is said to be the best among the women of Chen Di. Although this girl has a bit of beauty, she is not extraordinary, although the general only kept her in the house, but will her words really work? I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart.

"Don't worry about this, did you see the yellow butterfly she just hung around her waist?"

"Well, it looks pretty good."

"That's called 'Mei Butterfly'. I heard that when Yue Nu has a sweetheart, she will go to the wild to find a kind of insect, and then raise it in the dressing room, and feed it with the leaves of the grass every day. One day the insect turns into a butterfly, and they hang it on their bodies, so that the man she loves will never be able to do without her again! Si'er said mysteriously.

I poked her forehead vigorously with my finger and said with a smile: "You kid, where do you hear these strange things, be careful that the general will beat you up if you know about it." ”

"I also listened to what other servants said, otherwise why did you say that the general didn't keep someone else and left her?"

"Since the general returned to Yongcheng, there are twenty or thirty concubines sent in, but now there is only one left, and you have to discuss it like this, the general is really pitiful."

"What, you're distressed?" Si'er tilted her head and winked at me, and when she saw me raise my hand to hit her, she smiled and ran away.

"Dead girl, I can't run now." I ran two steps and stopped, and the injury on my leg was still not healed.

Seeing this, Si'er quickly ran back, lowered his head and lifted my chin, and said in annoyance: "Does it still hurt?" It's all my fault......" I bent my index finger and smacked her head hard, annoyed, "Let you make fun of me!" ”

"It hurts-" Si'er pouted and stood up and rubbed his head, and then told Yin Yin, "Go back and give you some medicine, and you can only go to pick bamboo tires when you are ready, you know?" ”

"Got it, Sister Si'er!"

On the second day, while Si'er went to wash, I secretly carried the rattan basket and ran out of the house.

At this time, the clear blue sky was filled with clouds as white as flowers, and the golden sun poked its round head out of the sky to look at the newly awakened land.

In the early morning woods, the mist drifted between the towering cypresses, like a fine veil hanging on the branches, but it was whiter and clearer than the fine veil, and between the haze, it outlined a quiet forest with a pale golden morning glow. I breathed in the fresh air of the forest, and in the crisp chirping of birds, I looked for the blue that only stood in the water towns of Yueguo.

After a few hours, I picked a lot of sweet berries, but the green bamboo was never found, and the initial comfort and freshness were completely washed away by exhaustion and disappointment. I dragged my stiff legs around the woods and walked round and round, and by dusk I didn't see a single shadow of a bamboo fetus.

Seeing that it was getting dark, I had to turn around and walk back.

At sunset, when yin and yang alternated, the wild beasts in the woods began to move again after a day's rest, and I tapped the trunks with my branches as I went, hoping to warn the wild beasts foraging in the dusk.

Could it be that the girl is lying to me? I don't have much friendship with her on weekdays, and occasionally the two meet in the house, but she always deliberately avoids it, and doesn't seem to like me very much. Could it be that digging up the bamboo fetus is a way for her to reject me?

I was muttering to myself, when I looked up and saw a large dark cloud floating in the sky, thunder rolling in the dense clouds of the north, birds flying low past me with their wings spread, and the smell of damp earth in the air, all heralding the arrival of a heavy rain.

I quickened my speed and rushed out of the woods, and in a moment the white curtain of rain poured down through the treetops, drenching me. I wiped a handful of rain from my face, gritted my teeth and continued to walk, the wound on my leg was torn when I ran just now, and now it was soaked in the rain, and my heart hurt.

In any case, the most important thing now is to get out of the woods, otherwise when it gets dark, even if you don't get eaten by wild beasts, you will freeze half to death if you stay wet all night.

When I came out of the woods, my hair and dead leaves were sticking all over my face, and my clothes had been scraped by the branches of the trees and stuck to my body several times.

I raised my head and drank a few sips of rainwater, and said to myself, fortunately, I ran fast just now, otherwise when the rain stopped and turned into mist, I wouldn't be able to walk out of this forest even if I walked to tomorrow.

In the south of Yongcheng, there are many mausoleums, few homestays, and I don't even have a place to ask for hot water when I'm cold, tired and hungry. After walking in the rain for more than half an hour, the whole person was as tired as a lost dog, and he almost stuck out his tongue to gasp.

At this time, in the rain and fog ahead, a few lights suddenly lit up. Could it be that there is a family living here? I was ecstatic and searched for it, intending to ask the well-wisher for a bite to eat.

When I walked up, my mind was immediately attracted by a lush green bamboo outside the courtyard, and the fatigue and hunger on my body were swept away, and I sighed in my heart, Ah, I finally found you......

My brain was hot, I didn't think about anything, I picked up the wood chips in my hand and dug the soil under the bamboo. I don't know if I was lucky or God had mercy on those green bamboos, but when I reached the second pit, I found a palm-sized bamboo tire, and I carefully broke it off and put it into the rattan raft.

I finally found it, but looking at the mess in front of me, I really didn't have the courage to knock on the door of the master's house, so I could only take out the most valuable embroidered handkerchief on my body and carefully tie it to the courtyard door, wishful thinking that I had made a fair deal.

I had no idea who the figure cast on the window was, and what kind of bond he had with me in the distant past and the near future. Sometimes, fate loves to play tricks on people like this, and I miss the acquaintance with him like this......