The next morning, Xiao Yuan and the three of them went to Guazhou Ferry to buy ferry tickets, and went to the capital all the time, asking all the official ships to go to Xuzhou in two days.

After thinking about it for a long time, I still bought a ferry ticket to Xuzhou first and then make plans, passing by Nanmen Street, I saw a Huimin pharmacy, Sister Rong had to use up a few medicines, Xiao Yuan planned to buy it, there were dozens of people waiting in line for medicine, Xiao Yan was impatient, and simply took Sister Rong to the Xianhe Temple opposite.

The archway of the temple gate is like the crane head is high, step into the big hall like the crane neck, there are two wells in front of the crane eye, the main hall is the crane body, the north and south sides of the half pavilion are like the crane wings, the ancient cypress on the left and right sides is one each, it is said that the crane foot, the bamboo forest behind the hall is clustered like the crane tail. It's not big, and it quickly goes around to the main hall. Today is fifteen, there are a lot of good men and women who burn incense, and the green smoke is mixed with the sound of the monks in the apricot yellow robe knocking on the wooden fish and singing the scriptures in the hall, which is blown away by a gust of hot wind and gathered.

Sister Rong walked out of breath, sitting on the stone bench under the old red door to rest, Xiao Yan ate three cracked and leaking big meat buns for breakfast, and her stomach was gurgling at this time, accompanied by a faint pain, she could suppress it at first, and gradually she couldn't bear it anymore.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he whispered to Sister Rong: "Brother go to the toilet, you wait here, don't run around anywhere!" ”

Sister Rong nodded obediently: "Brother, come back soon." ”

Xiao Yan was still not at ease, but he saw a kind old woman on the side who was folding lotus flowers with red paper, so he asked her to take care of them, and the old woman agreed with a smile.

Xiao Yun walked five or six steps away, his heart jumped suddenly inexplicably, and he subconsciously turned around, Sister Rong sat next to the old woman, waving her little arm at him, and shaking a piece of red paper in her hand.

He smiled and headed straight for the toilet.

When it comes out again at noon, the red sun is in the sky, and the bluestone slabs are white, and many pilgrims gather on the porch or under the shade of the trees to rest.

Xiao Yan glanced around and didn't see Sister Rong, rubbed her eyes and took a closer look, she was indeed gone, and even the old woman was gone.

He asked the two pilgrims, "Where have the two people who were sitting here gone?" A five- or six-year-old girl wearing a yellow embroidered shirt and skirt, and an old woman in her fifties, wearing paddy field clothes, brown cloth skirts, wrapping her head with green, and carrying a coat of paper folded red lotus! ”

The two pilgrims shook their heads in confusion: "There was no one here when I came to sit!" Not far away, an old man said, "They left early, and the old woman said to take her granddaughter's house." ”

Xiao Yan only felt that the sound of wooden fish, Sanskrit sound, laughter, and even the sound of bells, was wrapped around the spicy summer breeze rolling past his ears, he closed his eyes and opened them again, no longer staying, and walked towards the main hall, looking around as he walked.

Suddenly, a girl in a yellow shirt was dragged by, and she didn't see her face, and then she stopped an old woman in a paddy field clothes, but she wasn't.

He walked back and forth in the sun twice, the light blue brocade was soaked with sweat and turned a dark blue, he raised his sleeves and wiped his forehead, and began to walk towards the temple gate.

Xiao Yuan bought two bowls of chilled sand sugar beans and waited under the plaque of Xianhe Temple, and the left and right bean soup were hot and there was no one in sight, and he was anxious, and suddenly saw Xiao Yan's figure in the crowd.

She hurriedly stepped forward and smiled, "Why did you come out so late?" Looking behind him: "Where is Sister Rong?" I bought your favorite sand sugar beans. ”

I didn't see Sister Rong, and I didn't hear Brother Yun'er answer.

She looked at Xiao Yan slowly, his sideburns were dripping with sweat, his cheekbones were floating and red, and his eyes were fixed on her, his expression was calm, and his joy and anger were indistinguishable.

"Where's Sister Rong?" Her face changed, word by word.

Xiao Yun licked the corners of his dry lips, and there seemed to be a thousand cicadas hissing in the ancient tree next to him, which was not as good as the eldest sister's question.

He said, "Sister Rong is gone." ”

The two bowls of sand sugar beans fell and spilled on the ground, and Xiao Yuan hung his head silently.

suddenly raised his hand and slapped Xiao Yan fiercely.