CHAPTER XLIV

Jin Wansheng looked at the river from afar, the wind and rain stopped, the night was dark, and the sound of frogs in the reeds continued, as if he was singing to Jin Wansheng, smack, clatter, the fish jumped out of the water, and there was something hiding in the river, this is the hustle and bustle in the river, and it seems to tell Jin Wansheng again, we are all accompanying you.

After watching for a while, because he was thinking about the small peach tree and the four flower trees wrapped in his clothes, Jin Wansheng was greedy for darkness, waded through the waist-deep water in the reeds, and in a moment, he walked out of the reeds, came to the bottom of the isolated island, found the place where the boat was tethered, first carefully put the coat wrapped with saplings and flowers and trees into the cabin, then untied the cable, jumped on the boat, looked at the surging river under the boat, inserted the single oar into the water, and gently paddled to the boat river, and the boat moved forward.

The river is like an undulating jade belt, pushing the boat, the river sky, the moon and the stars, the water is sparkling, Jin Wansheng is on a whim, he stands on the bow of the boat, rowing with a single oar, the boat reaches the center of the river, a whirlpool, wrapped in the rapids, the boat encounters resistance, spinning in the heart of the river, Jin Wansheng has encountered this kind of thing, he roared, suddenly raised the water to stab the water, the boat followed the current, and rushed forward, Jin Wansheng thought that the boat was sailing back away from the whirlpool, which Cheng thought, the boat moved forward, and then turned back to the original position, It seems that someone is controlling the boat under the boat, Jin Wansheng is really unwilling, who dares to go against me, Jin Wansheng waved zero one arm, like an oar, inserted into the water, just like a double oar, Jin Wansheng violently stirred the water, a roar, the boat took off, Jin Wansheng took the opportunity to stand up, ready to row a second time, but unexpectedly, a shiny thing came out of the river, flashing, drifting to the side of Jin Wansheng's boat, Jin Wansheng looked down carefully, it was a purple lotus.

Why does the lotus shine, Jin Wansheng was puzzled, the oars and arms that had been inserted into the water made him pull out again, and then, he leaned over and reached out to catch the lotus in the water, and saw that his hand touched the lotus, the lotus flashed lightly, dodged, will you not be able to walk, Jin Wansheng went to fish for the lotus again, the sparkling lotus, like dancing, rotated and drifted on the water, and dodged again, a fish with a golden light crossed the water, the water splashed, and the lotus disappeared in an instant.

The shining fish swam to the side of Jin Wansheng's boat, and Jin Wansheng asked unconsciously; "Aren't you afraid that I'll catch you?"

The flashing fish heard the sound and dived into the river, the river was as calm as ever, Jin Wansheng looked up and looked around, the silver glow sprinkled on the water, crystal shining, the orange crescent moon rose in the river sky, and the purple light flashed not far from the boat, Jin Wansheng rowed to catch up, the purple light went all the way, the boat was fast, the boat was slow, Jin Wansheng was childlike, he repeated his old trick, an arm and an oar suddenly pierced into the water, the boat immediately flew off the water, like an arrow from the string, flying forward, Seeing that he was about to catch up with the purple light floating on the water, he didn't expect that the purple light also rose into the air, like a flying butterfly, flying forward.

Jin Wansheng raised the water again, the wind in his ears was gusting, suddenly, with a bang, the boat touched the ground, Jin Wansheng looked again, the boat carried him to the river bank by the house, Jin Wansheng jumped off the boat, just about to pick up the sapling in the cabin, but saw a small purple light on the riverside, fluttering, wanting to go ashore, but wandering.

Could it be the lotus flower in the river that will emit crystal clear and translucent light? Jin Wansheng hesitated, put down the little sapling in his hand, returned to the water, one step, two steps, a little closer, the light did not hide, and leaned towards him, closer, to his side, Jin Wansheng bent down and bowed his head, not which lotus flower is what! This time he saw clearly, a purple and pink lotus flower, the stamen of the flower flashed and shimmered, emitting purple light.

Jin Wansheng learned the lesson in the river, did not rush to catch the lotus, but first immersed his hands in the water, his body did not move, and he approached the lotus with his arm little by little, unexpectedly, Jin Wansheng's arm just moved, which lotus jumped suddenly, and it happened to fall into his arm, Jin Wansheng immediately picked up the lotus with his other hand, Jin Wansheng's hand just touched the petals of the lotus, and the crystal clear flash in the stamen disappeared immediately, and on the palm of his hand was an ordinary lotus with a rhizome.

Jin Wansheng thought that it was because of his touch, or that he grabbed the lotus, so that the lotus turned off the flash, he hurriedly said; "Lotus, lotus, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have caught you, how good it would be for you to wander freely in the river, I'll put you back in the water."

Saying that, Jin Wansheng carefully put the lotus in his hand back into the water, which Cheng thought, the lotus in his hand did not move, he tried several times in succession, to put the lotus into the water, unexpectedly, which lotus in his hand is not moving, as if it grew on his hand, Jin Wansheng was surprised, after being surprised, he complained to himself, why do you have to do a lot of things, if the lotus grows in your hand, it will be repaid, what should I do, Jin Wansheng thought about it, raised his hand again, and looked at the crescent moon in the sky, at first sight, The lotus petals on the hand opened a little bit, the second eye, the stamen poked out, flashing and flashing, like a star in the sky, Jin Wansheng withdrew his hand, the stamen retracted, Jin Wansheng raised his hand, the stamen came out, flashing as usual.

Jin Wansheng wanted to touch the stamen with his hand, but he was afraid that his hand would be too heavy and hurt the stamen, Jin Wansheng wanted to move and stopped, stretched out a finger, stared at the lotus in his hand in a daze, and finally, he gritted his teeth, turned around and walked home, and at the same time thought to himself, even if it grows on his hand, he recognizes it, such a delicate flower, such a magical flower, who can be willing to leave her

In the middle of the night, Jin Wansheng held the lotus in one hand, the coat wrapped in the sapling and flower branches in the other, and returned home with the oars on the back waist, just walked into the yard, he suddenly felt that the hand holding the lotus was a little, and then with a bang, the lotus in his hand was gone, Jin Wansheng first looked at the feet, there was no shadow of the lotus, and then looked around, there was still no shadow of the lotus, helpless, Jin Wansheng came to the water urn, and inadvertently glanced at the water urn, but saw that there was a big emerald green lotus leaf in the water urn, A purple and pink lotus, standing upright, the lotus saw Jin Wansheng looking at her, as if she was a little shy, she moved, the lotus petals were closed little by little, and Jin Wansheng was in a daze.

Jin Wansheng, who was stunned in front of the water urn, understood no matter how stupid he was, the lotus that suddenly appeared in the water urn was the lotus that he had just brought back from the river that would flash, and after being stunned, Jin Wansheng pondered that this lotus came from the river, and the stamen would still shine, so it must be a magical lotus, maybe it has something to do with the little peach tree and the four flowers that he rescued, so he couldn't just look at the lotus in a daze, but also quickly planted the little peach tree and the other four flowers on the ground, since the lotus flew into the water urn by itself, Needless to say, her magic is to plant the little peach tree on the edge of the water urn.

If you really talk about it, the courtyard of Jin Wansheng's house is very small, the front of the courtyard is facing the river, the east and west are not more than ten zhang long, the north and south are not more than five zhang wide, behind the house is a steep stone cliff, the bare grass on the stone cliff does not grow, and the stone cliff is a continuous high mountain.

It is said that it is a yard, because when his father was there, he made a camphor and a bamboo door with bamboo, and there are more than a dozen bamboos about one zhang high and about one zhang high on the east side of the house, which can have the thickness of a bowl, although it is not called a bamboo forest, but it can also be cooled in it, and there is a small open space on the west side of the house, which is deserted, and it is covered with wild grass and artemisia, which is a place to hide mosquitoes.

Jin Wansheng made up his mind, and immediately put the coat wrapped in the small peach tree under the water urn, first looked outside, there was no movement, and then looked up at the sky, the crescent moon hung obliquely in the sky, I am afraid that the sky is about to be brightened, the breeze caresses, and the body is cool.

Jin Wansheng picked up the machete, first dug a soil pit with a radius of about three feet for the little peach tree, then loosened the surrounding soil, and dug four relatively small soil pits in the direction of southeast and northwest, and waited until he felt that it was okay, so he took out the small peach tree, planted it in, and quickly planted the four flowers, and then he kept picking up the wooden barrel all the time, and went to the river to pick up a handful full of river water, and filled the newly loaded small peach tree and four flowers with water.

In less than a quarter of an hour after Jin Wansheng poured the water into the pit, he saw that the little peach tree and those flowers had spirits, and Jin Wansheng, who had not eaten or drunk for a day and night, saw that the little peach tree and the four flowers were not wilting, and the feeling of thirst and hunger disappeared immediately, and his whole body was full of strength, and his somewhat nervous mood began to relax, however, he did not leave the little peach tree and flowers that had just been planted on the ground, but sat in front of them and looked at them with good eyes.

Looking, watching, he suddenly found a piece of water droplets, fat lotus leaves out of nowhere, covering the little peach tree, the wind blew, the lotus leaves shook the water droplets on her body to the little peach tree.

When Jin Wansheng saw this strange scene, he suddenly remembered the lotus in the water urn, he immediately stood up, walked to the water urn, and looked at it, sure enough, it was the lotus in the water urn, stretching out a long rhizome, with a leaf on top of it, to water the little peach tree, seeing this scene, not only muttered; "I knew you were here for them, it looks like you're together, okay, with me here, you don't have to work so hard, you go back and rest."

Jin Wansheng finished muttering, and returned to the little peach tree, and then looked at the little peach tree, the branches were completely straight, and the remaining leaves on it were also stretched out, surrounding the four branches of the small peach tree, not only the spirit was the same, but the flowers that were wilting just now bloomed again.