Chapter Seventy-Six: Retention
The good weather in the north finally came to the first rain after the group arrived, and the drizzling rain fell for three days one after another, and even Mr. Cheng said that he had rarely seen the rainy scene for three days in the north for so many years.
The rain is dense and obliquely drifting from the sky, so much that you can't open your eyes, the scenery in the distance, the people near everything is blurred in this rain. Fluttershy lies quietly in bed for three days, rarely talking, rarely eating, and Nanfeng is always by her side, but she can only do that, giving no comfort or solution. Feng Yao also looked at Fluttershy and worried, as for Lan Yi, although he didn't have the caring care of the brother and sister, after all, several people had more or less feelings along the way, and Fluttershy's distress would not be a happy thing for him.
Several people's moods also started mildew in this rainy day.
Early in the morning of the fourth day, the sky finally cleared, and the originally cool weather also changed a lot at sunrise on this day.
Fluttershy takes a rare freshen up in the morning, which everyone thinks is a good sign, but the stubborn girl is so weak that she just stands for a while and gets dizzy, and everyone's hearts are tense again. But what worries a few people even more is that Fluttershy is going out to find the bones of her parents! No amount of persuasion can stop Fluttershy's determination, and Nanfeng thinks about it for a while and finally agrees, but only if she is accompanied by everyone, and more importantly, she eats first.
The request is reluctantly agreed, but Fluttershy only hastily drinks two mouthfuls of porridge, and she is stubborn and forced to go out! Many times, the heavens always deliberately play tricks on people, and the whereabouts of their parents, who were originally difficult to find, had an answer in a few small words, but then the bones they were looking for were not heard from for several days.
Frankly, it's not a safe place, and there are countless people like Fluttershy's parents who die every year, but it's definitely not very rare, and it's even harder to find two of Fluttershy's parents among the bones.
What's more, Fluttershy's parents are outsiders, so it's a blessing to know what happened to them, so how can they still force it? Mr. Cheng also secretly reminded that the possibility of finding the bones is almost slim.
This news is heavy, and it is also faintly in everyone's heart that they dare not say it explicitly. Instead of running around as usual, Fluttershy follows her to the cottage where her parents once lived, and on the path to get in and out of the cottage, Fluttershy falls to her knees, her slender hands touching the ground where her parents once bore their footprints, and tears fall. Everyone looked very sad, and Feng Yao couldn't bear to turn his head away. Nanfeng squats next to Fluttershy, and she cries, and he can only accompany him silently.
Fluttershy pulls out a cloth bag that has already been prepared, and just as everyone is puzzled, her slender fingers dig at the ground beneath her feet, a little downward, a little harder, grabbing pieces of the rain soaked dirt that have not yet completely dried, carefully and cautiously loading them into the bag, and then repeating the grip and repeating the bag until the bag is full, and Fluttershy's hands have pulled out traces of blood.
Everyone just watches in silence, and no one helps, because everyone knows that this is Fluttershy's last filial piety for her parents, and no one can help them!
The sun is shining in the desolate North, and no one remembers what a tragic incident happened a year ago, no one knows how it affected the weak woman in front of her, and no one cares about Fluttershy's heartbreak. With Mr. Cheng's help, Fluttershy constructs an empty tomb in the North where her parents may have left last, where Fluttershy cuts a strand of green silk in the hope that her breath will stay with her parents.
It's all over, Fluttershy seems to be relieved of her initial desperate pain, and Lan Yi begins to look for a buyer. Indeed, as Xiao Zheng said, silk is a sought-after commodity in the market, especially the silk of Lanyi, which is superior in terms of quality and color, and was quickly snatched up. Although the money was earned, the date of returning to the city was approaching, and the question of finding a suitable and stable buyer remained unresolved.
Maybe people really can't be too greedy, and they should be satisfied with such a gain on their first attempt, but Lan Yi is just a stubborn person, and what he wants to do must be perfect. The key guest, Mr. Cheng of Furong Villa, proposed that if Lan Yi believed him, he could entrust him with the resale of the silk, which would save him from running back and forth, but he had one condition, he would give him a certain remuneration according to the market conditions.
Of course, this request was not excessive, and Lan Yi immediately agreed.
Everything has been done properly, and the time of parting has finally come. Before leaving, Mr. Cheng arranged a sumptuous practice dinner for the big guy as usual, and in everyone's reluctance, the group set off at the dawn of the next day.
Goodbye, Hello, Beijing!
When the four young people galloped in the wilderness, several people's moods could be said to be different, but after this trip, everyone had different harvests, and this was the real experience for them. Especially Fluttershy, she not only made friends like Feng Yao Nanfeng Lan Yi, but also realized a regret in her heart, although it is a regret, but after all, it is!
The bright sun shines on the familiar land, the infinite wilderness wafts with the fragrance of flowers and plants, the strong sound of horses' hooves resounded under the feet, and the relatives in the distant capital are smiling and waving. Everything is so beautiful, with the beauty of regret, with the beauty of loss, with the beauty of a little complicated feelings.
A small babbling river flowed slowly beside him, and several people dismounted one after another, this place was far away from the north, and without the faint smoke of gunpowder, this should be considered a safe place. Several people were thirsty and moved their horses to the river to drink. Feng Yao ran happily and was the first to reach the river, she held the translucent spring with both hands and drank it so much, happiness turned out to be just like that.
Lan Yi pretended to be casual and came to her side, the handsome reflection in the river slowly swayed with the ripples, and Lan Yi was also looking at the water shadow, because there was Feng Yao's sweet smiling face.
"Aren't you thirsty?" Feng Yao raised his face and asked.
"It's fine." Lan Yidi's gaze slowly swept over the white clouds in the sky.
"What's okay, drink some if you're thirsty, this water is very sweet." Feng Yao opened a pair of innocent eyes.
"Really?" Lan Yi lowered his waist, and just as his face was close to the river, Feng Yao's evil little hands used all his strength to pry the river, and the cold river water shone with a crystal light and roared towards Lan Yi's handsome face, cool, comfortably cool!
Lan Yi closed his eyes unexpectedly, letting the water flow freely on his face, and a hearty laugh like a silver bell sounded in his ears.
Fluttershy has dismounted, and South Wind takes her to the shade of a nearby tree, and he makes a full pot of water for her and hands it to her mouth, "quench your thirst." ”
Fluttershy looks at the kettle hesitantly, her eyes glinting with reluctance.
"What? Is there anything wrong with it? Nanfeng asks nervously, and Fluttershy shakes her head. After a few days of hard work, the already emaciated girl became a little more decadent, a pair of disgruntled bloodshot eyes wandering in her sunken eye sockets, and every time Fluttershy didn't speak, it was when Nanfeng was most nervous.
"Say it if you're uncomfortable......" Nanfeng then asked. Feng Yao also seemed to see that something was wrong with Fluttershy, and she threw Lan Yi a handkerchief and ran over, and Lan Yi wiped her shirt and walked over.
"What's wrong? Sister Fluttershy? Feng Yao sat down next to Fluttershy, and she took her hand, and suddenly realized that Fluttershy's hands were cold on such a hot day!
"Sister Fluttershy?" Feng Yao's scream scared Nanfeng so much that he forgot that there was a difference between men and women and grabbed Fluttershy's hand at once, and the coolness began to penetrate from his fingertips to the bottom of his heart, stirring his originally restless heart.
"Fluttershy, what's wrong with you?" Nanfeng grabs the hands and pulls them into his arms, only to realize his abruptness when he sees Fluttershy's cheeks, which are slightly flushed with shyness, and the hands that he is holding slowly let go.
"I'm fine, it's just that my hands are a little cold." Fluttershy cracks the corners of her mouth, and the smile is ugly.
"Sister Fluttershy, you have something to tell us!" Feng Yao's words grew serious, but Fluttershy nodded, "I do have something to tell you." ”
"If you have anything to do, just ask, I will do it!" Nanfeng looked a little excited, he ignored Feng Yao and Lan Yi's surprised gazes, and now his eyes were full of the weak girl in front of him who had been slightly suspicious of him.
"Ever since I met you, they've taken a lot of care of me, and I'm lucky that I, Fluttershy, a weak woman, have met everyone. It's a pity that my appearance has always brought trouble to everyone. Now, the dust has settled on my parents...... It's time for me to leave......" Fluttershy choked softly as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Where are you going? Where can you go? Feng Yao asked anxiously.