Chapter 1: First Encounter
The morning sun dewed, and the golden sunlight pierced through the clouds and sprinkled onto the earth.
Between the mountains and forests, a small courtyard sits quietly, built of green bamboo, and the bamboo fragrance is quiet and elegant.
At the gate of the small courtyard, on a plaque made of sycamore wood, the four characters of the book "Qiye Taoism" are written, and the pen walks the dragon and snake, which is natural.
In the courtyard, under the sycamore tree, a girl in a red dress looked at the old man sitting lazily on the bamboo chair with wide eyes, and said coquettishly: "Master, Master, can I go down the mountain?" ”
The old man was dressed in a blue wide-sleeved robe, with crane hair and a childish face, holding a palm-sized wine gourd in his hand, took a leisurely sip of wine, took a grape from the bamboo table, and said slowly: "Yes." ”
The girl jumped up for joy, "Great, I can finally go down the mountain." ”
After a while, as if thinking of something, he asked with a smile, "Master, can I play as much as I want when I go down the mountain?" ”
"Hehe...... old man chuckled, "of course... No, go to the bottom of the mountain, go to school and study first. ”
"Huh?" The girl's face fell, "Master, do I still have to go to school?" ”
The old man glanced at her, "Of course, if you go out at this age, of course you have to go to school, otherwise what do you want to do?" ”
"Can I not go up?" The girl asked with a small wrinkled face.
"No, you can't."
It was not the old man who answered.
The girl turned around and looked at the old man who came in from outside the courtyard gate.
She was thin, dressed in a cotton silk shirt, with gray hair and a kind smile on her wrinkled face.
An elegant and kind temperament.
The girl showed a flattering smile and stepped forward to hold the arm of the person who came affectionately, "Grandma." ”
It is the girl's grandmother, Tang Shuqin.
Tang Shuqin patted the girl's hand and said, "It's useless to be coquettish, this study must be taken." ”
"Grandma, what's the difference between going to school and being at home, staying in a greenhouse doesn't achieve the effect of training at all."
"School is not the same as at home, you have to go to school anyway."
The two came to the plane tree, and the girl sat listlessly on the bamboo chair, her limbs spread out, and her face was speechless.
"What does a girl's family look like?" Tang Shuqin looked at the girl's appearance and scolded with a smile.
The girl straightened up and took the teapot and poured two cups of tea, one cup was handed to Tang Shuqin, and she took a sip of one cup by herself, leaned back lazily, put one hand on the back of the chair, Erlang's legs were cocked, his posture was crazy, and his face was free and uninhibited.
"Grandma, if you live for a lifetime, you have to do whatever you want, don't be bound by those secular etiquette rules, what's the point of living like that."
The old man sitting opposite took another sip of wine and sighed, "Eh, Qinqin is right, people live for a lifetime, they should live as they want, and they can live freely." ”
After speaking, he glanced at the girl opposite, blinked, raised her eyebrows, and the girl replied with an approving smile.
"Daoist Mo, you are used to her." Tang Shuqin rolled her eyes, "She's used to being lawless." ”
Thinking of this, Tang Shuqin had a headache.
My granddaughter has been in poor health since she was a child, she didn't go to school, and she has been living in the village.
The village is so big, and after a long time, it is natural to feel bored.
In order to prevent her from wasting her life, she borrowed books from children in the same village for her to learn, and she was good, so she learned all the things in the books in the village when she was bored.
She has climbed trees and picked up birds' eggs, gone down to the river to fish and touch crabs, caught snakes, hunted birds, brought disasters to crops, and infringed on animals, but she has done everything she can in the countryside.
Every time she gets into trouble, she either finds someone else to blame her, and she can't find the one who has been caught, she obediently admits her mistakes, and a small mouth coaxes others to blame.
When the children in the same village saw her, they all hid and walked.
The children in the village are out of business, admitted to a good school, and can live a good life outside, sometimes Tang Shuqin feels that most of it is due to her.
In order to be able to return to the village less, in order to see her rarely.
She also wanted to discipline her well, but every time she looked at her with those beautiful phoenix eyes, her eyes were full of mist.
Who can withstand this?
Tang Shuqin lost all her temper.
What else can I do?
Then get used to it.
"Oh, Mrs. Tang, what's the matter, we are like this, there is nothing bad about it, if you go out in the future, no one can bully her." Mo Daochang took a sip of wine, his lips and teeth were fragrant, the aftertaste was endless, the best bamboo leaves were green, I am afraid that he would not be able to drink it so openly in the future, "If you really think that Qin Qin is not good, you are too bold, after so many years, I haven't seen you really let her change, so I shouted." ”
Tang Shuqin patted Lan Qin's leg, asked her to restrain herself, and said, "It doesn't matter at home, if this is outside, who will spoil her and endure her?" ”
Lan Qin put down the teacup, raised his hand to pull up all the loose hair and pulled it into balls, and felt the hairpin to fix it, neat and sassy.
"Grandma, I don't need anyone to put up with it." Lan Qin laughed and said, "After so many years, don't you know your granddaughter?" ”
"You." Tang Shuqin looked at Lan Qin's clear phoenix eyes, no matter how much she admonished, she sighed, forget it, her temperament, no one outside must be able to bully her.
"Qinqin, this is a letter of recommendation, when the time comes, you can go directly to the school to find the principal of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, the ticket has been bought for you, the ticket is at eight o'clock in the afternoon, don't be late." Mo Daochang took out a brown paper letter and a ticket and handed them to Lan Qin.
Lan Qin glanced at the letter, was silent, and took it, "I know, Master." ”
Tang Shuqin took out 1,000 yuan from her pocket and handed it to Lan Qin, "This thousand yuan is your living expenses for the first month you go out, according to the ancestral training of the Lan family, all the children of the Lan family will go down the mountain alone to experience when they become adults, I will only give you one month's living expenses, and then it will be all up to you." ”
Lan Qin took the stack of red tickets that were not thick, and said with high spirits: "Okay, grandma, and watch me break out of a vast world outside." ”
Tang Shuqin looked at her like that, and the worry in her heart was even worse, and she couldn't help but say: "You go outside, study hard, don't skip class, don't fight, don't cause trouble, don't you hear." ”
Lan Qin smacked his lips and waved his hand, "Okay, no problem, there are things to eat, drink and play, as long as others don't provoke me, everything is easy to say." ”
In the afternoon of the same day, Lan Qin simply packed up his salute and left the village with a small bag on his back.
Along the way, Lan Qin looked at the scenery around him and only felt comfortable physically and mentally.
Eighteen years later, she was finally free.
When Lan Qin was born, her mother suffered an accident, which caused Lan Qin to be born prematurely, and her body has been very weak since birth, often sick, and she faints at every turn.
Behind the village, Daoist Mo took a fancy to her, took her as an apprentice, and after eighteen years of careful conditioning, she finally allowed her to live like a normal child.
also made a hang for her, saying that she was the life of Tianfeng, unspeakably expensive, traveling in the nine skies, and the clouds were straight up, but the villain was troubled, she had to stay in Wutong Village until she was eighteen years old before she could leave the village.
It's strange to say, Lan Qin lives in Wutong Village, basically no different from ordinary children, she can run, jump, fight and make trouble, but as long as she steps out of Wutong Village, her body will have all kinds of discomfort, ranging from cold and fever to fainting, and once she vomited blood directly and almost died early.
At this point, Lan Qin stayed in Wutong Village with peace of mind, until today, she is eighteen years old.
Out of the village, the eyes suddenly opened up, Lan Qin took a deep breath, only to feel that the outside world is really good, the air is fresh, the sky is blue, and the sun is much better.
When I arrived in Jiangzhou, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.
Lan Qin looked at everything around him excitedly. There are many high-rise buildings, busy traffic, a dazzling variety of shops, and I don't know how many times more people than in the village, each of which is new in her eyes.
In the midst of the noisy crowd, Lan Qin opened his hands, took a deep breath, exhaled a breath of turbidity, and walked forward with excitement.
On the bustling streets, all kinds of neon lights flicker, like a galaxy, dazzling.
Lan Qin walked and stopped, curious about everything, but felt that his eyes were not enough to see.
Turning a corner, the rich smell of food comes to your nose.
Lan Qin touched his somewhat deflated stomach, tossed for an afternoon, didn't eat dinner, and was so hungry now.
Looking left and right, Lan Qin chose a shop that attracted her, rushed in, and said loudly: "Boss, a bowl of beef noodles." ”
There was silence in the shop, and everyone looked at the source of the sound.
Then, the shop was quieter.
Lan Qin stood at the gate, tall figure, wearing an ancient red long-sleeved skirt, with a red gold belt around her waist, outlining a slender waist that was not in a hand, a delicate face, her skin was as white as jade, and her phoenix eyes were shining.
A gust of wind blew, the red dress flew up, and the waist-length ink hair flew.
The red clothes are like fire, like the nine-day phoenix coming to the world, and the nine heavens are gorgeous.
Lan Qin raised his steps into the not very wide shop, and after waiting for a response, he shouted again in confusion: "Is the boss here?" A bowl of beef noodles. ”
The people around him came back to their senses and gasped for breath before they realized that they had forgotten to breathe just now.
The boss hurriedly stepped forward, "The girl is sitting here, wait a minute, and she will come right away." ”
Lan Qin wondered how the people around her reacted, but she didn't look too deep, she looked at the pictures of food on the wall, and only felt more hungry.
After waiting for a long time, a bowl of beef noodles with complete colors and aromas was served.
Lan Qin took it and smiled at the boss and said, "Thank you." ”
The boss was a young man, and he smiled at Lan Qin, blushed directly, and stammered: "No... You're welcome. ”
After speaking, he pretended to be calm and turned away, and accidentally bumped into the corner of the table behind him.
"Hiss~"
Lan Qin glanced at him suspiciously.
The boss smiled awkwardly: "No, it's okay." ”
Lan Qin retracted her gaze, lowered her head and smelled the noodles, her saliva was overflowing, she couldn't wait to mix it, took a chopstick, and took a bite, the spicy and fragrant taste spread in her mouth, stimulating her taste buds, making her want to eat another bite after taking a bite.
Lan Qin was contented and focused on eating noodles, suddenly his eyes narrowed slightly, turned sideways, and looked across the crowd to the opposite road.
On the opposite side of the road.
A black Volkswagen stopped there, and on the road, it was a red light.
On the cab, a resolute man in camouflage looked ahead and said, "Master Engraved, this mission has been completed, when will you return to Beijing?" ”
After waiting for a while and hearing no response, the man looked in the rearview mirror and found that the man sitting in the back seat was looking intently out the window.
The man was stunned for a moment, and looked at his line of sight, there was a crowd of people outside, and there was nothing special about it, "Master Engraved?" ”
The corners of the man's lips hooked slightly, and he chuckled, "Don't be busy first, go to Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School." ”
The man had his head sideways, his nose was like a hanging beam, his healthy complexion was pale, his eyes were half-squinted, his extremely long eyelashes covered the bottom of his eyes, and he was hazy and excessively cold.
The voice was low but a little cold.
Wrapped in a bit of purity.
The man was stunned for a moment, "Go to No. 1 Middle School?" ”
"Well, tomorrow I will arrange to be a teacher." Lin Yi held his head with one hand and said, "Go back and eat beef noodles today." ”
The red light stopped, the green light came on, and the rapid sound of the horn behind woke up the man who had fallen into a stupor.
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After Lan Qin finished eating noodles, he just left the store and wanted to go to another place, when a thunderclap rang out, and lightning pierced the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the raindrops the size of beans crackled and splashed on the ground, quickly wetting the ground.
Lan Qin stretched out his hand, took some rain, and looked at the sky in disappointment, it was really uncooperative.