Chapter 4: The Master Comes Out of the Dust
The next morning, Apricot Smoke's hole was automatically untied, and her hands were still tied with a light blue embroidered fish headband.
Last night, after Ji Fuyu threw her on the bed, she put on a fox coat and went out, she was pointed and couldn't move, the window was not closed all night, and even the quilt was not covered, so she was a little cold today.
The wind in the early morning is always soft, and the apricot tree outside the window also falls a few apricot blossoms from time to time, and on the top of Tianyu Mountain, in the courtyard where he and Master Yunhua live, there is a big apricot tree, and its flowers are much more beautiful than here.
Apricot Smoke remembers that Master Yunhua loves the apricot blossom tree very much.
When she was ten years old, she was rescued by her master, and when she was thirteen years old, on her master's birthday, she went to the depths of Tianyu Mountain to dig a small apricot tree and came back, and planted it in the yard herself as a gift to her master.
Time flies, but the scene of that day is vivid.
The heavy rain is pouring, the carp in the pond is churning, the green bamboo rustling outside the courtyard, and at this moment, the sweet grass is also mixed with the earthy fragrance.
Apricot smoke standing under the eaves, water droplets into a curtain, the white mist in the distance is hazy, the landscape is like clouds and smoke, I saw a person stepping on the plum blossom branches, holding a green umbrella to her, the eyebrows and eyes are gentle, like the spring wind, the summer warm sun, her world, is gradually clear.
"Master, you're finally back!"
The apricot smoke rushed into the arms of Master Yunhua in the rain, and when he raised his eyes, his eyes were full of stars, and his smile was like a flower.
Master Yunhua caught the apricot cigarette and hit it unexpectedly, causing him to stumble back half a step.
The rain continued unabated, and the master wrapped his coat tightly around the apricot smoke, and fearing that she would be caught in the rain, so he tilted his umbrella towards her.
"Why did you run out in the rain, what should I do if I was infected with the wind and cold, and I want to be hit again, don't you?"
His tone was slightly sad, but his eyes were filled with worry and concern.
Apricot smoke nose is red, I think it is frozen, her eyes are round, she looks cunning and cute, and the two pear nests also make her smile more clean and pure.
"Master, why are you mentioning the board again, it's really pedantic, you should set an example as a teacher, don't always use violence to solve problems!!"
"You ......"
Master Yunhua was angry for a while, and he couldn't find the words to refute.
Apricot Smoke looked at the master's angry appearance really funny, and teased him again.
"Master, do you want to say that children cannot be taught? Every time you get angry, you will only say this sentence, can we get rid of the old and replace the new, and be ruthless? ”
Master Yunhua trembled with anger and gritted his teeth.
"Copy the scriptures 300 times! Don't want to eat until you finish copying!! ”
Master Yunhua was so angry that he brushed his sleeves away, dressed in green clothes, out of the dust.
"Master, don't! Ziyan knows that he is wrong! ”
In an instant, Master Yunhua turned around and came back, and the mood of Apricot Smoke jumped from the trough to the sky.
"Master, have you forgiven me?"
Her eyes were round, full of anticipation and joy.
"Take it."
Master Yunhua handed the green umbrella to the hand of Apricot Smoke, and walked towards the house alone in the rain.
Xingziyan held the umbrella with a depressed face, she knew that she had made her husband angry again, but she just wanted to surprise her master, so she was so impatient to see him and talk to him, but because of her naughtiness, the surprise was messed up.
She carefully took out an apricot sapling from her sleeve, like a treasure.
"Today is the Master's birthday, I can't make him angry anymore, I have to finish copying the scriptures first, and then go and plant apricot blossoms to please him."
After speaking, Xingziyan walked into the house with an umbrella, and before she could change her wet clothes, she began to copy the scriptures.
When the night came, the apricot smoke yawned, her eyes were almost squinted, and she was still writing crookedly with a pen in her hand.
"Ahh~~"
Apricot Smoke suddenly woke herself up with a sneeze, and then changed a piece of paper and copied it again.
For a long time, the rain outside the window has stopped, the insects and birds chirp, the pond fish swim in the water, the wind howls and the grass moves, at this moment, it is a good opportunity to plant apricot trees.
Apricot Smoke gently closed the door and walked into the yard with a candle, a cool breeze blew, she shivered, and knew that she would wear more clothes and go out.
On the other side, Master Yunhua had already cooked the meal, and after waiting for a long time, she didn't see Apricot Smoke coming to eat, she had already come lively and jumping in the past, what happened today? Is the recalcitrant so obedient?
The master thought for a moment, and his face gradually became gloomy, could it be that something was wrong with her?!
After a while, he ran to the front of Apricot Smoke's room, saw that there was no one in the house, and the ground was in a mess, he thought of those who chased and killed Apricot Smoke, his face suddenly became heavy, his eyes were gloomy, and the aura around him also changed from soft to cold and cold, giving people a strong sense of oppression, which was completely different from his usual image of a pedantic scholar.
"Ziyan, where are you?"
Master Yunhua searched around with a silver sword in his hand, his scarlet eyes seemed to be enchanted, but his voice was panicked and helpless.
Apricot Smoke laboriously dug the soil with a wooden stick, and it took a long time to dig a small pit, and she gently put the saplings into the pit and buried the soil again.
"I searched the house and didn't find any digging soil, but fortunately I planted it wittily, and the master will be very happy to see it in a while!"
She clapped her hands and slowly got up, and when she turned around, she saw a person suddenly appear in front of her, and she collapsed to the ground on the spot.
Xing Ziyan's face was pale, and after seeing the person clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then rolled his eyes again.
"Master, you are not righteous, it is scary to come at night!"
The master smiled softly, and his eyes gradually brightened, but his pale lips showed exhaustion and weakness.
Xingziyan felt that the master was a little strange at this moment, especially his eyes, which were not as calm as usual.
"Master, you are sad."
Master Yunhua didn't answer, he just took off the snow coat on his body and gently draped it over Apricot Smoke.
The apricot smoke no longer shivered with cold through the body temperature of the clothes, and the snow fur exuded a faint orchid fragrance, which smelled very good.
"Master, I actually want to surprise you today."
Master Yunhua looked at Xingziyan and moved to the side with her body, as if she was hiding something, her movements were sluggish and cute, and the master sighed helplessly, this is not only a stubborn, but also a fool.
"What's your surprise, fool?"
“……”
"Stubborn, if you can devote yourself to learning, it will be a great surprise to me."
“……”
"When I go out in the middle of the night, I have to find a teacher, and I go back to punish me for reciting poetry."
“……”
"You can't teach a child."
“。”
Apricot Smoke had a black line on her face, and the master began to chant the scriptures again, and he couldn't stop for a while, so she had to pretend to be dumb.
"After eating, I went to copy the scriptures, and in the evening, I went to the kitchen to steal food."
“……”
"Fool, change into the new clothes that the teacher cut for you in a while."
……
Xingziyan looked at the clothes on her body, and forgot to change her wet clothes because of copying scriptures, in fact, the master was quite good to her.
"Master, Birthday Jile."
Apricot Smoke smiled brightly at the master, her eyes as clear as blue waves made people unable to take away, and the smile embedded in the pear vortex was reflected in the fireflies fluttering in the sky.
The Master thought that in an instant, time and everything stood still, and his heart was like ice and snow melting, and butterflies fluttering in the sky where the warm wind passed.
Many years later, this smile still haunts my heart and cannot be erased.