The autumn morning breeze always carried a hint of coolness, blowing in bursts, sweeping off the leaves, and also rolling off the beads of sweat after Ling Xiao practiced his sword.

At this time, the morning light was slightly dewed, Ling Xiao and Lu Jingxing walked out of the mansion, and saw a carriage parked on the street in front of the door, Yu Niang had already gotten into the car at this time, Lu Ci leaned on the side of the carriage, with a dogtail grass in his mouth, his hands around his chest, and a sword was fixed between his arms and chest

。 And Lu Bo was much more serious, holding two horses in his hands, and when he saw Lu Jingxing and Ling Xiao coming out, he saluted slightly, and then handed the reins of a horse to Lu Jingxing.

Maybe it's still early, and there aren't many pedestrians on the street, except for the occasional one or two. Most of the shops on both sides of the street have not yet opened for business, and there is no shortage of some who have risen early and are cleaning up or sorting out their goods in the shops at the moment.

Lu Ci saw Ling Xiao walking over, and took the dogtail grass in his mouth in his hand: "Woman, get in the car, I rarely be someone else's driver, don't you feel honored?" ”

"Then I'll thank you." Ling Xiao replied.

"Miss Ling, don't care, he's like this, he hasn't been in shape all day long." Lu Bo said to Ling Xiao and didn't forget to glance at Lu Ci, counting his son.

When Lu Ci heard Lu Bo say about him, he was not angry, but responded: "If you have a son, you must have a father, I am not in shape, and it is estimated that you were no better than me when you were young." After speaking, he looked like "you come to beat me", so that Lu Bo didn't know what to say, so he had to get on his feet, but Lu Ci dodged

Just avoided it, Lu Bo shook his head helplessly, but Lu Ci was very proud.

Lu Jingxing watched from the side and didn't say a word, he was already accustomed to the father and son who revealed each other's strengths and weaknesses, but the pedestrians on the street were not like Lu Jingxing, seeing this scene, they felt very interesting, and they couldn't help but take a few more looks.

Miss Ling smiled. Lu Bo said to Ling Xiao.

"It's fine." Ling Xiao knew that this was the true temperament, and the people in the rivers and lakes were not informal.

After Ling Xiao finished speaking, he stepped on the low stool and got into the carriage, Lu Jingxing and Lu Bo got on the horse, Lu Ci no longer quarreled with his father, put the low stool into the carriage, sat up, and with a whip, the horse ran forward as soon as it was in pain, following the two horses in front.

After Ling Xiao entered, she saw a two-layer food box next to Yu Niang, and when she was puzzled, Yu Niang opened the lid on the outside of the food box and said to Ling Xiao: "Xiao Xiao, come and have breakfast." ”

"Lu Jingxing, they haven't eaten yet, isn't that appropriate." Ling Xiao is a person who pays special attention to etiquette, which she has also cultivated since she was a child, she thinks that she will eat first now, and she will not let them eat her leftovers when she arrives at the destination, which is a kind of rudeness to others. But she didn't know that it was special

Meant for her.

Yu Niang saw her doubts and explained: "Because I have to go out of the city today, breakfast is earlier than usual, and the lord of the mansion doesn't want to disturb your sword practice, so I will bring the carriage." We've all eaten, let's eat it. ”

"Out of town?" Lu Jingxing said that he would take her to enjoy the laurels, she thought that it was not far from the Lu Mansion, but now she was out of the city, so she was a little surprised.

"Yes, the osmanthus in the manor is now blooming, golden and beautiful, just go and see it." Yu Niang said in her mouth, and she had already brought out the steamed buns in the food box and a plate of delicate side dishes in her hand.

Although the carriage is driving on the smooth street, it is inevitable that the car will still shake, Yu Niang thought thoughtfully, and only brought steamed buns and side dishes for Ling Xiao.

"Yu Niang, I'm sorry for you. Thank you" Ling Xiao picked up the chopsticks and ate them, and didn't forget to say thank you to Yu Niang.

Yu Niang looked unimpressed after hearing this, and said with a smile: "What's the trouble here, family, don't always hang these words on your lips and talk about life." Every word Yu Niang said was from the heart, and Ling Xiao also knew it, but she didn't know how to answer Yu Niang's words, so she could only order in the end

Nod.

There were more and more pedestrians on the streets, and their carriages were getting farther and farther. The morning sun divides the long street vertically into light and dark parts, just like the real time boundary, as if one side represents the past and the other represents the future, and that line is the present, and people walk in three hours at the same time

room. Ling Xiao always likes to lift the curtain of the carriage while riding in the carriage and immerse herself in the breeze, at this time she looks at such a scene, and can't help but sigh that some things in this world are really wonderful.

"What are you thinking?" Yu Niang saw Ling Xiao looking at the retreating scenery outside the window in a daze, so she asked.

Ling Xiao retracted his gaze and smiled back at Yu Niang's concern: "Just looking at the shadow cast by the sun, I think it's amazing." ”

Yu Niang felt that Ling Xiao was too sentimental, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl should be innocent, lively and cheerful, but she couldn't see it in Ling Xiao, she didn't know what Ling Xiao had experienced, but she still opened her mouth to persuade her: "Murmuring, don't always be sentimental, it's easy to accumulate depression."

Sick. You're still a little girl, you shouldn't be like this all day. ”

"Yu Niang, it's not as serious as you say, and you know that my temperament is like this." In fact, what Yu Niang didn't know was that Ling Xiao had changed a lot now.

An hour has passed, they have arrived at the south gate, the city tower towers majestically there, that night into the city they walked the north gate, the two city towers are built the same, but Ling Xiao saw different, the city tower at night is more mysterious than now, although there is less of that sense of mystery, but it looks more

Magnificent. There were many people entering and leaving the city gates, such as sons and knights on horseback, women and hawkers on foot, and peasants driving ox carts.

The scenery outside the city is far away and leisurely, the mountains in the distance are misty and hazy, although it is an August day, but it is still seen to be a piece of color, showing the yellowing of the leaves, and the malaise of life. Nearby, except for the big trees, there was nothing to stop the autumn sun from kissing the earth, and there were fewer people on the road, immersed in the autumn carriage

Naturally, it was faster, and half an hour later, Ling Xiao faintly smelled a faint scent of cinnamon, and then as the carriage advanced, the fragrance became more and more intense, and finally the carriage stopped in front of a courtyard.

After Ling Xiao got off the carriage, he followed Lu Jingxing and Yu Niang into the courtyard, and Lu Ci went to settle the carriage, Lu Bo didn't come here to play and enjoy the scenery, this is the place where Lu Fu makes and produces musical instruments, and Lu Bo has to come to check it every once in a while, and this time it can be regarded as a passing, and he has gone at this time

Workshop.

The fragrance of cinnamon echoed in Ling Xiao's nose, but she did not find a single laurel tree. This couldn't help but make her wonder: "Where is this cinnamon?"

"Let's rest in the house for a while, and I'll take you to pick up the horses later, and you will be able to see it naturally." Lu Jingxing said.

Soon after they entered the house and sat down, a Xiao Si entered the house with a jade pot, Ling Xiao thought it was a good tea, but when Xiao Si poured the water into the cup, he found that it was not ordinary tea, but osmanthus as tea, such tea Ling Xiao had never drunk.

Lu Jingxing took a sip of the cup, and then said to Ling Xiao: "Taste this fresh osmanthus tea, it can refresh your mind and quench your thirst." ”

Ling Xiao slowly picked up the cup, looking at the crystal liquid inside slightly yellow, and a few yellow petals the size of rice grains floating on the liquid surface, coupled with the backdrop of the jade cup, it actually made her feel that she was looking at the jade liquid elixir, and she felt that the jade liquid elixir was nothing more than that. She sniffed slightly with the tip of her nose

Smell, the fragrance is sweet with a hint, it is very pleasant, and the tea is in the mouth, and the fragrance is overflowing instantly, and the aftertaste is endless. She held the teacup and tasted it for a long time before she said: "This osmanthus tea is really good, and it makes people nostalgic for the aftertaste." ”

Lu Jingxing held the jade cup in his hand and smiled lightly: "If you like it, drink more." ”

Lu Ci also entered the house after setting up the carriage, but he didn't taste it as carefully as Ling Xiao and Lu Jingxing, and when he sat down in a few places, he lifted the jade pot with one hand, and held an empty jade cup in the other, and put five cups in his stomach in a row. At this time, Yu Niang walked in with a plate of pastries and saw the scene

It was Lu Ci who drank tea, "Slow down, and no one is robbing you, why are you in such a hurry." Yu Niang put down the pastry and said Lu Ci in her mouth.

"If you're thirsty, of course, you have to quench your thirst first." Lu Ci's reason made Yu Niang choke for a while, and she simply stopped talking about him. In turn, he said to Ling Xiao: "Try this osmanthus cake, the chef just made it, and it won't taste like this after a long time." "Maybe it's because it's made of osmanthus picked with heart, Ling Xiao eats it

In my mouth, I feel that the taste is much richer than that of Yanlingzhan that I bought, and it is also more lubricated and delicious. "Yu Niang, you can taste it too, it's very delicious." When Ling Xiao spoke, Lu Ci had already eaten two pieces, but no one said anything about him this time.

"How long are we going to stay here?" Osmanthus cake had also been eaten, and Ling Xiao thought that this place was not close to the house.

"Four or five days, and when you learn how to ride a horse, we'll go back." Lu Jingxing said. Ling Xiao thought that she would go back in the afternoon, but she didn't expect to stay here for four or five days, but the environment was very comfortable, and she was also very happy, but when she thought of riding a horse, she was still a little worried.

Yu Niang was originally very opposed to Ling Xiao's martial arts, but seeing Ling Xiao's resolute attitude and useless persuasion, she simply stopped saying anything, and now Ling Xiao wants to learn to ride a horse, she just asked Ling Xiao to be more careful.

Ling Xiao followed Lu Jingxing and Lu Qi out of the courtyard, and after walking for a long time, he saw a laurel tree in front of him, looking from a distance, he saw a piece of golden yellow looming among the dark green branches and leaves, the crown of the tree seemed to be next to each other, continuous forward, and the fragrance of cinnamon wafted in the whole air, so that Ling Xiao did not need to breathe

Feel its aroma.

The three of them stepped into the laurel forest, and Ling Xiao saw how prosperous the flowers were, petals next to petals, flower branches after branches, and there was no gap in the middle, as if not even a needle could be inserted. This was the first time Ling Xiao had seen so many laurel trees, and she was in a great mood when she lingered in them

It's pleasant, and the pace of walking seems to have become much lighter. Lu Ci saw Ling Xiao's joy, but he wanted to pour a basin of cold water on Ling Xiao, and deliberately said disapprerovingly: "Isn't it just an osmanthus tree?" As for being so happy? Ling Xiao was not affected by his words in the slightest, and ignored him

I have gone my own.