Chapter Forty-Nine: A Love-Hate Past
The clear sunlight shines through the sea level, accompanied by the gentle swaying of the waves, the light and shadow are clear and blurry, like a dream, very unreal.
Tianxuan changed his clothes, wearing a dark blue brocade close-fitting Xuan's clothes, which perfectly set off Tianxuan's upright posture to the fullest, with wide shoulders, thin waist and long legs, which is very good-looking.
Mo Heng turned into a white cat and squatted on Tianxuan's shoulder, he had rested very well in the past two days, he was already more awake, he was looking ahead vigilantly with his glass-like eyes open at the moment.
Xu has been a cat for a long time, and he really has some cat habits.
On this day, Xi Feng and Zhi Yun took them to the agreed place to meet Yuan Cong.
On a suspended reef in the deep sea, Yuan Cong had his back on his back and one hand behind him, waiting for Tianxuan and them to come.
He wanted to see that person, but he didn't dare to see that person.
He hated her to the bone, but he loved her to the bone.
Those past events buried by the years are always knocking on his heart, even if time flies, even if the years go by, his memory will always stay at that moment.
Mortals say that Meng Po's soup can make people forget the past and make people start anew.
But he begged for it, drank it, but it didn't work.
He didn't know that Meng Po Tang was useful to mortal souls, but it was useless to immortals.
The Tianxuan people fell in front of Yuan Cong, took out the spirit bottle and handed it to Yuan Cong, only to see a faint blue and white flame floating in the transparent bottle.
Yuan Cong took the bottle, the light in his eyes shook a little, his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and his thin lips moved slightly.
He looked at the bottle, and the flame in the bottle shook in his eyes.
"Ah Ning, you're back, you're finally back......"
After saying that, he gently opened the cork on the bottle, only to see the faint blue and white flame fly out, swaying and wandering in front of Yuan Cong.
"Yuan Cong, I'm here." The woman's soft voice sounded, with a faint sadness.
"All these years...... I...... I miss you very much......" Yuan Cong was sad when he spoke, he didn't dare to look at Song Shining.
"Don't you hate me? Hate me...... Abandoned you......" Song Shi Ning said.
"I hate, I hate! But I still don't understand why you did that in the first place. Yuan Cong said, as he spoke, the fog in his eyes became heavier and heavier, a little hazy, he paused and continued: "At that time, I was blinded by strong hatred, I only hated you, but I forgot to check the truth, how much did you deceive me at that time? How many lies were told? ”
The blue-and-white flame turned into a humanoid phantom and stood in front of Yuan Cong, looking around, it was a young woman, quiet-looking, fair-skinned, cute goose egg face, a pair of clear eyes with soft light looking at Yuan Cong.
Song Shining's lips pursed into a line, her eyes were solemn, and when she looked at Yuan Cong again, she was a little wet.
She opened her mouth and muttered: "I thought that I left you for your own good, so I used a bad way, I think as long as you leave me, you will not suffer any heavenly punishment, then even if you hate me, I can accept it, even if I suffer endless torture in hell, I have no regrets." But now I realize that I was wrong, you have changed, you have become less like yourself. ”
"Ah Ning, please tell me, what happened back then?" Yuan Cong's voice trembled, and his eyes were red.
Song Shining muttered softly: "...... back then"
Suddenly, everyone entered Song Shining's memories together.
Tianxuan saw that on a street in Luoyang, seventeen-year-old Song Shining was selling flowers on the side of the road with a bamboo basket, she looked like a white orchid blooming for the first time, white as jade.
Some young girls have two shallow blush on their fat goose eggs, and they are selling fiery red azaleas in their hands.
"Three azaleas in one article, don't suffer a loss if you buy it, don't be fooled if you buy it!" Song Shining shouted playfully at the people at the corner of the street.
Suddenly, a little short and fat boy came to Song Shining's front with a fan, with a smile on his face, and said frivolously: "One article and three azaleas, how much can you buy this little girl?" He burst out laughing.
Song Shining didn't want to pay attention to him, so he muttered angrily and was about to turn around and leave, but who knew that the fat boy grabbed Song Shining's wrist and continued, the language was extremely skillful: "What is the little beauty running?" Come with me today, you don't need to sell these flowers! How about I accept you as my twenty-ninth aunt? ”
Song Shining felt a burst of disgust in her heart, but she couldn't shake off the fat boy who grabbed her hand, and she happened to look down and saw the fat man's fat feet, so she stepped on it fiercely, and after the fat boy was stepped on hard, he picked up his feet and screamed.
Song Shining took the opportunity to run, and she ran so hard that the azaleas in the bamboo basket were sprinkled on the ground, and she didn't care.
"If you don't obey me, forget it! Why do you still step on my feet! Give me chase! Ah! It hurts me! The fat boy clutched his feet and shouted.
Song Shining ran fast, but how could she, a woman, outrun those well-trained men, she didn't see the road under her feet clearly, tripped in the mud puddle, fell hard and ate, and her head hurt.
Suddenly, a man rolled up his sleeves and walked up to Song Shining with a hideous face and said angrily: "You dare to bully my son-in-law!" Look how I can bully my son back! ”
Song Shining shrank back in fear, the man's strong fist was about to fall on Song Shining's face, Song Shining was so frightened that she hurriedly closed her eyes, and it happened that at this time, Yuan Cong, who had just fallen into the red dust, appeared.
At that time, Yuan Cong was handsome, with black hair, an indigo robe, and his eyebrows and eyes were very clean.
"What are you doing here?" Yuan Cong pinched the man's fist, and when he squeezed it slightly, the man bared his teeth in pain.
"Who are you?" The man cried out in pain.
"Me?" Yuan Cong squeezed the man's fist and pointed a finger at himself.
"I'm not telling you." Yuan Cong Road.
"......" The man was a little speechless, and he shouted to the other men behind him, "You guys hurry up! Are you afraid you won't be able to beat him? Who knew that the men behind him saw that Yuan Cong's skills were very good, and they threw down the man and ran away without a trace.
"Hey! You guys! The man cried out in despair as he watched the rapidly departing figures.
Looking at Yuan Cong with an innocent face in front of him, the man cried and said, "Son, I'm wrong!" Let me go! ”
Yuan Cong blinked his eyes, and suddenly let go of the hand that was holding the man, and he smiled: "Is that so?" ”
"Ahh Help me! "The man ran away with a smoke, and he was gone.
Song Shining stood up from the ground, covered her arm, looked at the somewhat innocent Yuan Cong in front of her, and thanked: "Thank you, Childe." ”
Yuan Cong shook his head and said with a smile: "No thanks. ”
Song Shining covered her arm and was about to leave, but Yuan Cong hurriedly called out to Song Shining: "Girl, is your arm injured?" ”
Song Shining looked at her arm, the sleeves were already stained with blood, and she said, "It's not in the way." ”
"No, I'll bandage it for you, or you'll bleed more." Yuan Cong Road.
"Actually, no...... I'm fine. Song Shi Ning said.
"Let's bandage it." Yuan Cong insisted.
Song Shining looked at Yuan Cong in front of her with a serious look and didn't refuse, she said, "Okay then......"
Yuan Cong took out a piece of cloth silk from his body, and the two of them sat on a stone step, Yuan Cong helped Song Shining bandage it, very carefully, and finally tied a beautiful bow on Song Shining's wound.
Song Shining looked at the bow and muttered, "This knot is very beautiful." ”
Yuan Cong showed his teeth and smiled: "Yes! I think this butterfly looks good. ”
After everything was done, Yuan Cong stood up and said to Song Shining with a smile: "Girl, then I will say goodbye......"
"Okay, Childe, can you ask where you're going?" Song Shining asked.
Yuan Cong scratched his head with a smile and said, "Hmm...... I don't know, just keep walking. ”
"Doesn't Childe have any relatives here?" Song Shining asked.
"Loved ones? What is a relative? Yuan Cong frowned and looked at Song Shining and asked, with an innocent look.
Song Shi Ning thought that this son was really pitiful, he looked dignified, but he was a little stupid, and he didn't even know what his relatives were.
"......" Song Shining had nothing to say.
Seeing that Song Shining didn't speak, Yuan Cong put his hands together and saluted: "That girl has taken her leave!" ”
Song Shining came back to her senses, and also put her hands together and saluted Yuan Cong.
Looking at Yuan Cong's back as he gradually moved away, Song Shining let out a long sigh and said, "I didn't expect to be a stupid person at such a young age!" Ay! What a pity! ”
Song Shining returned home with an empty basket, there was only an eighty-year-old grandmother at home, and her father and mother were long gone.
"Ning'er is back?" Her grandmother heard Song Shining's footsteps and asked.
"Yes, grandma, I'm back. Grandma, let me tell you, today I sold all the azaleas and made a few pennies! Song Shining hurriedly ran to her grandmother's side and said excitedly.
"Ning'er is really amazing!" Grandma complimented.
Song Shining wanted her grandmother to be happy, so she told a little lie. She didn't want her grandmother to know that she was almost molested, almost beaten, and hurt after a fall.
Her grandmother was blind and couldn't see anything, so Song Shining helped her walk slowly.
"Ning'er, I've already cooked dinner, let's eat together!" Grandma said.
"Okay." Song Shining replied with a smile.
Song Shining sat at the dining table, there was a bowl of fried vegetables on the table, and two bowls of hot rice, she picked up the bowl and ate two bites.
Grandma stretched out her hand and gently put it on her cheek and said, "Ning'er, have you lost weight in recent days?" Since she couldn't see clearly, her eyes were a little hollow and unfocused, and the dim candlelight hit her wrinkled face, which looked even more old and haggard.
Song Shining shook her head with a smile and said, "No, Ning'er makes a lot of money outside, and then always quietly spends it to buy delicious food, how can she lose weight?" ”
Grandma laughed and said, "Sure enough, it's a ghost elf." ”
"Grandma, I'll bring you some delicious crispy meat to eat tomorrow! I've recently made some money to buy. Song Shi Ning said.
Grandma hurriedly shook her head and said, "Don't buy it, spend money indiscriminately, save the money and keep it for you to buy a dowry later." ”
"Grandma, I don't want a dowry! I want my grandmother to stay with me! Song Shining was a little ghostly, and after speaking, she rubbed into her grandmother's arms.
"Don't! No! You are a big girl, and if you find someone you like, you will definitely marry! I'm afraid that if you meet a man you like but don't have a dowry, people don't want to be with you. Grandma laughed.
"Don't! No! If you don't want me without a dowry, then you must not like me, how can I marry? Song Shi Ning said.
"Ning'er, I actually helped you hide a pair of silver bracelets and some jewelry, if you use them as a lot of silver coins, you will use these money as a dowry when the time comes." Grandma said.
"I don't want it! No! I want grandma, I don't want any dowry! I don't want to get married! Song Shining hurriedly said coquettishly.
"Ning'er, Wang Yong from the next village likes you......" Grandma wanted to continue.
Song Shining hurriedly covered her ears and shouted, "I don't listen!" I don't listen! ”
Grandma said: "I'm not anxious to want you to get married, but because I'm already old and my health is not good, if one day I give birth to a good one, how can I accompany you again?" ”
Song Shining put down the hand covering her ears, hugged her grandmother, and cried: "I don't want it!" I don't want anything! Grandma will be fine, how can grandma be fine, grandma will always be with me! ”
Grandma hugged Song Shining and sighed, and murmured softly: "But who in this world can always accompany whom?" ”
After dinner, Song Shining took the dishes and chopsticks to wash by the river, at this time, a familiar figure passed by, he saw Song Shining's back, slowly approached, and asked, "Girl, how to get here?" ”
Song Shining put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, stood up, turned her head to look at the person in front of her, isn't this the somewhat stupid son in the daytime?
"Childe is you?" Song Shi Ning said.
Yuan Cong smiled and said, "Yes, what a coincidence! We actually met. ”
"By the way, where are you going?" Song Shining asked.
Yuan Cong shook his head and said, "I don't know, I've been walking but I've been walking in circles, and I can't get out." ”
"Don't you have any relatives?" Song Shining asked.
"What is a loved one? I don't think I really have any! Yuan Cong replied, and laughed twice after speaking.
Song Shining looked at Yuan Cong's stupid appearance, couldn't help sighing, and said secretly in her heart: "It seems that he is really a fool, he looks quite pitiful, he looks so handsome, it is not good if he is deceived by someone and sold it." ”
So he said to Yuan Cong: "Childe, let's do it!" I have a vacant room in my house that I can rent to you, but you have to pay some silver taels. ”
Yuan Cong smiled, took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and put it in front of Song Shining and said, "This is a silver tael?" ”
Song Shining's eyes lit up, and she took the silver and bit it, it was very hard, it was really true!
"Where did you get this money?" Song Shining asked.
Yuan Cong smiled stupidly and said: "I went all the way, and I met a boy who was bullied by others, so I beat those people away, and the boy gave me this thing, if you like it, you can take it!" ”
"You really give it to me?" Song Shining was a little surprised.
Yuan Cong nodded and said, "Really." ”
"Good! Then I'll rent you an empty room in that house! Song Shining hurriedly grabbed Yuan Cong's sleeve and said, for fear that he would run away.
Yuan Cong smirked: "Girl, what are you doing by grabbing my sleeve?" ”
"I'm afraid you'll run away and won't live in my empty house." Song Shining said hurriedly.
Yuan Cong laughed helplessly, he had never seen such a girl, the ancestor of Yuan Ling told him that the mortal world must be going to see, if he met some people and some things, he would see this world more thoroughly.
So he looked at Song Shining in front of him and nodded, and promised: "Okay, then I can't promise you?" I'm definitely not going to run. ”
Anyway, it's already like this, maybe this is my fate.