Chapter 7 One eye for life
The Gu family is located at the foot of Fushan Mountain, and the family has made a living by making fans for generations. The Gu family's fan-making skills are very superb, and each fan produced is excellent. Not only that, the Gu family has been reading since childhood, good at dancing and writing, and the poems and pictures on the fan are always elegant and chic, quite interesting, therefore, the literati and ink writers in the nearby counties are very favored by the fans made by the Gu family, and sometimes even to the point of paying ten gold for a fan.
There is only one son named Gu Liangyou who was only born in middle age, and he has been talented and talented since he was a child, and he is particularly proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting. Before, there were admirers of his talent, and the children of wealthy families who couldn't put down his calligraphy and painting were willing to pay a thousand dollars to ask for an inscription folding fan, but Gu Gongzi politely refused.
One day, Gu Gongzi was a little tired of dancing and writing, and when he saw the good spring outside, he wanted to go out to collect style. He took a commonly used folding fan, dismissed the little guy who wanted to follow, and came to the foot of the floating mountain alone, which was at the door of the house but had never climbed, ready to enjoy the mysterious scenery of the floating mountain, which is always shrouded in fairy mist. Gu Liangyou opened the folding fan in an uproar, put one hand behind his back, and shook the fan with the other, and walked towards Fushan. The floating mountain in front of him was misty even at the foot of the mountain, and after a while, Gu Gongzi, who was fast-paced, was completely hidden, and he couldn't see his figure.
Gu Liangyou walked for more than an hour, but he felt that he was still just spinning at the foot of the mountain. He looked at the surrounding scenery and was even more sure of his conjecture: this floating mountain was indeed like a labyrinth. No wonder the old man selling tea at the bottom of the mountain heard that he was going to climb the floating mountain, and kept shouting, telling him not to lose his life because of curiosity. Gu Liangyou regretted it at this time: Could it be that he was going to get lost in this barren mountain and wilderness at a young age and never be able to go out again? What about his two elderly parents in the family? Thinking of this, Gu Liangyou felt sad and anxious for a while.
"Childe!"
Suddenly, a delicate voice sounded, Gu Liangyou looked up, and the folding fan in his hand was involuntarily falling to the ground......
Maybe it's called a glance at 10,000 years. Gu Liangyou, who was only seventeen years old, thought to himself.
A girl in a peach-pink gauze dress flew down from a tall tree tip in the distance, her arms outstretched like the wings of a bird. Her long hair was raised in the wind, and her fair face was embedded with two thin willow eyebrows, and under the eyebrows were a pair of watery eyes that were slightly worried, followed by a small upturned nose, Zhu Dan's red lips, and a pointed chin. The girl looked at Gu Liangyou, with a somewhat anxious and sad expression, which made her beautiful face more vivid.
Is it a fairy? Gu Liangyou's first reaction was this. After all, she fell from the sky!
"Childe?" Siwu saw that the person in front of her was looking at her stupidly, and couldn't help but call again.
Gu Liangyou woke up like a sweet dream, immediately stabilized his mind, raised his hand and waved at the girl: "Yes, what does the girl command?"
"Dare to ask Childe do you know the way down the mountain? The little woman is looking for people here, but the mountain is very thick with clouds and mist, lost her way, and has been looking here for several days, but also did not find the way down the mountain, these days here only met Childe alone, and I hope that Childe can point out the way for the little woman. Siwu thought, this mountain is very strange, and even she, the princess of the demon clan, has been lost. However, since she already knew that Zhi Ge was missing here, she had better go back to the demon world as soon as possible and let her father order someone to search the mountain.
When Gu Liangyou heard the girl's question, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. He replied helplessly, "Don't hide it from the girl, Xiaosheng is also lost here, and I'm worried about how to go down the mountain." ”
There is no way, it seems that you can only rely on yourself. Siwu was about to return the salute to the son opposite and then go to find the way, when he heard the son on the opposite side say: "If the girl doesn't dislike it, Xiaosheng has a way to let us go down the mountain smoothly." Siwu hurriedly asked what the solution was, and after listening, Siwu couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
It turned out that Gu Liangyou said that the town where his family was located was fifty miles south of Fushan, and as long as he could identify which side was south and walk in that direction, he would reach their town. Now they have been circling in place for a long time, lost their way, and only wait until the evening when the North Star comes out, relying on the direction of the stars to discern the direction. However, the foot of this mountain is always misty clouds, and when they look up, they can only see the clouds and mist, and they can't see the stars clearly.
After listening to this, Siwu thought that he always listened to his father's words on weekdays, stayed in the Gouwu Palace to learn piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and female red, and almost did not go out of the door, even if Zhi Ge had taught himself the art of stargazing, he did not think about relying on the stars to discern the direction when he was lost on this mountain, sure enough, he was still too well protected by his father and Zhi Ge? As a princess of the demon clan, it was useless at all......
Thinking of this, Siwu's eyes darkened, and his eyes, which were already naturally affectionate, were now even more pitiful. Gu Liangyou looked at the girl in front of him who made his heart tremble again, he didn't understand what made her suddenly sad, and he just wanted to find something else to divert her attention as soon as possible.
"Xiaosheng's surname is Gu, and his name is Liangyou. I don't know what to call the girl?"
Suddenly hearing the man ask his name, Siwu lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "The little woman's surname is Yan, and her name is Siwu." ”
"Siwu, Siwu. Gu Liangyou repeated her name in his mouth. After a few sounds, he remembered the matter, "Miss Siwu, there is still some time before nightfall, let's find a place to rest first, recuperate enough, and then come out to look at the stars and identify the direction at night." ”
Siwu said hello, and planned to go with his new acquaintance Gu Liangyou to find a place to rest. She had barely taken a few steps before she stopped. Gu Liangyou noticed something unusual, and also turned around and asked Siwu what was wrong. Siwu's face showed surprise and curiosity, and he asked Gu Liangyou a little apprehensively: "Are you...... Don't you think it's strange that you just saw me flying down from the woods?"
After hearing this, Gu Liangyou smiled softly and replied: "I think it's strange, but if you don't take the initiative to mention your identity, I'll just treat you as if you're like me, lost in the mountains." ”
Siwu looked at the other party's sincere smile and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Even though she hardly hooked the Wu Palace, it was the first time she came to the human world, but she also heard the maids around her mention that before the rectification of the demon world, there were always some demon clans who ignored the "Code of Heaven and Earth" and brought disaster to the world, so that the human race had a great prejudice against the demon clan, and now the human race even refers to the demon clan as an alien to the demons and monsters, and is afraid and hated the demon clan. However, fortunately, the man in front of him did not suspect that he was a demon clan, otherwise he would have been so afraid that he would have hugged his head and fled.
At night, Siwu looked at the sky worriedly, the weather was relatively clear during the day, but at night there were a few more dark clouds in the dark sky, and the forest where they were also gusting wind, as if heavy rain was coming. Gu Liangyou and Siwu had planned to use the North Star to discern the direction and walk out of this misty mountain forest, but at this moment, looking at the dark sky where not to mention the stars and even the moon could not be seen, they could only shake their heads and sigh.
In an instant, the raindrops began to fall little by little, and Siwu responded to Gu Liangyou's suggestion to find a place to shelter from the rain first, and then talk about finding a way out of the mountain when the rain stopped.
After a while, they found a cave where they could settle down temporarily, but it was very dark in the cave, and Gu Liangyou didn't bring a fire fold, and when they were worried, Siwu took out the fire fold he had conjured up with a spell to solve their urgent need. Gu Liangyou found some dry branches, and used the fire fold given by Siwu to build a bonfire, he and Siwu sat next to the bonfire to keep warm, and the two of them looked at the torrential rain outside the cave in silence, listening to the sound of the rain, the cave was very quiet, and the atmosphere was a little embarrassing for a while.
"Oh, it's bad!" Gu Liangyou suddenly shouted, "My folding fan fell in the forest just now, and I forgot to pick it up." Just now he dropped the folding fan in his hand in surprise because he saw the beauty, and then he kept chatting with the beauty and finding the way, and now he remembered this matter when he had nothing to do.
Siwu saw that he seemed to feel very sorry for the fan, so he said half curiously and half persuasively: "What folding fan? Is it important to you? But it is raining so heavily outside, if you go out now, you will get wet." ”
Gu Liangyou looked at the heavy rain outside the cave, and felt that the paper fan was almost soaked by the heavy rain and could not be remedied, so he could only reluctantly abandon the folding fan that had been with him for a long time.
He explained to Siwu that their family had made a living by making fans for generations, and that folding fan was the first fan he made for himself when he was a child, with his own inscription and his own private seal, and he was used to taking it with him wherever he went.
It turned out that I had brought it with me since I was a child, so it should mean a lot to me. After Siwu heard this, he comforted him softly, saying that he would go to the forest tomorrow to look for it, and he should be able to find it.
Gu Liangyou had no other way, so he returned the empathetic Siwu with a relieved smile, so that she didn't have to worry too much.
"By the way, Gu Gongzi is very good at making fans?" asked Siwu.
"Yes, since I was a child, the craftsmanship is not exquisite, but it can be called skilled. Gu Liangyou replied modestly.
"I have a, uh, younger brother, always busy outside, rarely return home, two months is his birthday, I want to make a fan for him by myself, as a birthday gift, I wonder if I can bother the son to teach me?"
Zhi Ge loves to wear men's clothes, and what he holds in his hand on weekdays has always been the Demon World Supreme Baotong Emperor Sword, which is too ostentatious, and it is more appropriate to wear a fan. She has been looking for a fan in Zhige for a long time, and has not been able to find a suitable one, and now if she can get the teaching of Gu Gongzi, a fan-making family, and make a folding fan with her own hands, Zhige should be able to hold it at hand every day, saving herself from carrying a sword all day long, and then causing any trouble.
Hearing that Miss Siwu wanted to learn how to make fans from him, Gu Liangyou couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and he immediately said to Siwu: "Miss Siwu looks down on Gu, it's Gu Mou's luck." It's just that making a fan is not as simple as it seems, and people like Miss Yan who need to learn from scratch have to make it for two months, or maybe get a passable fan. If the girl does not dislike it, when she gets out of this floating mountain, the girl can go home with me, all the materials and utensils needed to make fans in my home are readily available, the girl can rest assured that she will live in my home, Gu will be carefully taught, and she will be able to send this special birthday gift to her brother. ”
Gu Liangyou was too eager to get along with Siwu for a longer time, but he forgot how unreasonable and unseemly it was to invite a woman who had just met for the first time to come to his home, and when he looked at Siwu who was looking at him with a little surprise, he realized what a ridiculous thing he said.
"No, I mean...... Belch...... I'd love to teach you, Miss Yan...... Didn't have any other ideas...... It's not ......" Gu Liangyou hurriedly explained, but he opened his mouth, and the more he talked, the more chaotic he became.
Siwu covered her mouth and snickered, this man in the world is really interesting, not like the weak scholar in the talented and beautiful woman she had read in the book before, but a little stupid.
"Gu Gongzi's kindness, Siwu understands it, but Siwu still has to find someone, can't delay here, after Siwu finds someone, he will come to visit Gongzi by himself, and then I hope that Gongzi will not be disgusted. Not feeling offended, Siwu still looked at Gu Liangyou with a gentle smile.
Gu Liangyou looked down at the woman's smile in front of him like a pear blossom, and he didn't feel stupid. When he reacted, he hurriedly replied that he would not dislike or dislike, and at the same time secretly cursed himself when he became so undetermined.
Early the next morning, when the weather cleared, Gu Liangyou and Siwu went to the forest before to look for the folding fan he had dropped, but to no avail, they could only say that they were washed away by the rain and had no choice but to give up.
That night, the night sky was like a wash, the stars were twinkling, Siwu soared in front of Gu Liangyou, went straight to the highest point of the forest, and successfully found the North Star. When Siwu landed, Gu Gongzi's mouth was closed because he was surprised, and he kept calling Siwu a fairy in his mouth, and Siwu smiled lightly.
When the two finally walked out of Fushan and stood at the foot of Fushan Mountain, Gu Liangyou reluctantly waved goodbye to Siwu who said goodbye to him, and lowered his head and walked towards the town. Before he walked a mile away, Gu Liangyou seemed to hear Siwu's delicate call to stay and leave. Gu Liangyou shook his head, sighing that he had only been separated for less than half an hour, and he had already had auditory hallucinations because of longing, he wanted to ignore the voice, walk straight home, and go alone, but who expected that the voice was getting louder and louder, so loud that he couldn't help but stop and review.
Siwu was going to find a way to go into Fushan to find Zhi Ge again, but when he sensed the hair bag, he found that Zhi Ge had returned to the demon world. Since this is the case, Siwu decided to learn to make a fan first, and then return to the demon world when the fan is ready, and give Zhige a surprise. She looked in the direction of Gu Gongzi's departure, thinking of the various gaffes of that Gongzi since they met, and a little smile appeared on her face.
The person who was looking forward to it stopped in front of him, and the person still had a gentle, pear-like smile on his face, because the brisk walk made her a little breathless, she held her waist with her hands, trying to calm her breath, and her bright eyes looked up at the young man who had finally caught up, and the smile on her face was even more intoxicating.
Gu Liangyou gently raised his right hand, took out his handkerchief, and gently wiped the thin sweat from his forehead for the girl who fell in love at first sight. This gentle and intimate movement made Siwu blush. She blinked her soft eyes slowly, and the warmth in her heart spread little by little.
Her father said that her eyes were exactly the same as those of her mother, who had been gone since birth, soft and charming, and naturally affectionate. Now, those two naturally soft eyes are looking at the son, who is engrossed in wiping her sweat with some inquiry and doubt, and the child's eyes are filled with undisguised tenderness, joy and affection.
Siwu recalled that when he was young, Zhige had not yet occupied the mountain as the king, and he stayed in Gouwu Palace with her, thinking about how to revitalize the demon world all day long. Different from her sister Zhige, Siwu has the same temperament as her mother, gentle and considerate, empathetic, obediently listens to her father's words every day, learns piano, chess, calligraphy and painting or embroidery and flower arrangement, and her life is as calm and plain as a lake.
But, in addition to those things that must be learned to become a lady, Siwu also has a small hobby, that is, to read the book of words that Zhi Ge collected for her in the world. In fact, there is nothing good to look at in the book.,It's all about the story of a talented and beautiful woman who went through a lot of hardships after looking at the right eye and finally became a family.,Zhi Ge scoffed at this kind of book that only talks about love and love.,But Siwu likes it.,She can only collect some of the best things in the book for her when she goes to the world to inspect or play.。 Every time Zhi Ge sees Siwu who is obsessed with this, she will ask her what she likes about these words, there are many demon men, but the type of weak scholar like those words is extremely rare, if you want to meet, you have to go to the world to find a human race man, but the "Code of Heaven and Earth" stipulates that the other world cannot intermarry, Si Wugui is the princess of the demon clan, and she can't break the law with her body, rather than thinking about it all day but can't do it, it's better not to have this kind of thought in the first place.
At this time, Siwu will raise the and good-looking eyes buried in the book, and explain to his sister Zhige, who has never understood the amorous feelings, that they have listened to his father tell the story of him and his mother since he was a child, and his father said that when his mother died of illness, he also wanted to ask the king of Hades to let him enter reincarnation, and accompany her mother Lan Wuer for the rest of his life, but he couldn't keep his young daughter Siwu, who was only a hundred years old, lived alone in the demon world and was bullied by others. Moreover, as the Demon Emperor, he still has to wait until Zhi Ge takes over as the Demon Emperor before he can unload the responsibility to the demon world on his shoulders, and rest assured that he will enter the reincarnation with Wu'er, and live forever and live forever. How much the father and the emperor miss their mother, they know him best. She doesn't like those weak scholars, but hopes to have someone, like her father and mother, she will always be the only one in her heart, and what she envies is the lifelong love in those words.
After Gu Liangyou wiped the sweat for Siwu, he folded the handkerchief and put it in his arms. He glanced back at Siwu, boldly held Siwu's slender hand, and saw that Siwu only smiled at him and did not refuse, so he also smiled back gently, and the two held hands and walked slowly forward......