Chapter 7: The Scholar in White (1)
Seeing that he looked ignorant of the world, but there was pity in his words, he felt a burst of warmth in his heart, and said sneeringly: "Who are you?" β
The young man saw that the white fox looked in a trance, and said softly: "Little brother, my surname is Bai Hongyan, and he lives in Qiaobei, so he is not a bad person. I see you everywhere I pass through here. Where is your family? β
The white fox looked at the extraordinary-looking young man in front of him, and his heart trembled: "He is Bai Hongyan!" Real people are so handsome! β
The white fox pretended to be a beggar, and all she encountered in the past few days was disgust and contempt, and she was very disappointed in the cold and indifferent world in her heart, and suddenly heard such a gentle and concerned voice, which was actually the Taishang Zhenren she was looking for, and her chest was hot, and she couldn't help crying.
Bai Hongyan was stunned for a moment, hurriedly held her hand, and did not say anything to persuade her, just looked at her with concern, patted her vest, and waited for her to cry for a while before saying, "Are you better?" β
Hearing Bai Hongyan's sincere and kind tone, the white fox couldn't help but cry again. The young man squatted down, stretched out his sleeve to wipe her tears, and comforted: "Little brother, don't cry, don't cry, although I don't know what happened to you, but as the so-called brothers from all over the world, who is the passerby." If you have any difficulties, you might as well talk about them below. The more he comforted, the more the white fox cried sadly, and cried: "I'm dirty, don't stain your new clothes." β
Bai Hongyan smiled slightly: "Don't get in the way, don't get in the way." Are you hungry? He asked, but without waiting for the white fox to reply, he took out a zongzi from his body, wrapped it and persuaded her to eat it.
The white fox ate a few bites of zongzi, tasted the sweetness of dates in his mouth, and felt more like honey in his heart, so he told the lie that he had met the robber's parents and died from beginning to end. She is articulate, and she is already eloquent, and the humiliating mood of pretending to be a beggar in the past few days has made her situation even more turbulent, sad and desolate.
When Bai Hongyan heard this, he couldn't help sighing, and even took off his coat, draped it on the white fox, and sighed: "It turns out that you have fallen into this situation because you have encountered robbers!" Ay! Can you report to the official? This matter should be asked to the lord here to make the decision for you and bring the thief to justice! As he spoke, he reached out and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
The white fox was secretly happy in his heart: "I'm hooked!" She smiled sadly and sobbed, "What's the use of reporting to the official? The official bandit is a family. The county yamen and those robbers are actually in cahoots, and they are all bullying men and women, and stealing from rats and dogs. I...... I have nowhere to redress...... also homeless...... Woowoo woo ......"
Bai Hongyan stood up, was silent for a long time, and said angrily: "Now the traitors are disturbing the world, and the world is pouring people's hearts from the ancients, from the court to the grass and the fields, they are insatiable and deviant. The powerful and wealthy families are greedy for pleasure, but instead require the common people to save heavenly principles and destroy human desires. The poor people of poetry and books are dignified, like a castle in the air, and they can't understand the world and human feelings. There are also some secular flattering pen and ink, prostitution, slander sages and harm people's children, and the pen is full of distorted truth, referring to deer as a horse, and absurd and filthy words. Heaven and earth are full of evil spirits, and the poor people are forced to run around for three meals a day, and there is time to hear the words of the sages and sages. In recent years, in order to obtain huge profits, some people have aided and abused the people, colluded with salt merchants and horse gangs, official bandits, and robbers to run rampant in an attempt to harm the people. The poor little brother's family suffered this catastrophe! A good person, but it is difficult to settle down. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, filled with grief and indignation, and he couldn't help but look at the white fox, his eyes full of pity.
After speaking, the white fox was stunned, this immature young man spoke amazingly, and he was much more sensible than those adults. The white fox sounds ridiculous and admirable, this white boy has good words, handsome character, and a strong demeanor, although he looks like a weak scholar, but he has a heroic spirit that although tens of millions of people have gone to him. In an instant, the white fox's heart was beating, just looking at him in a daze, in her eyes, this white boy was full of fairy light, like a god, and he couldn't say how much love he loved.
Bai Hongyan sighed and said, "It's a pity that my father was impeached by traitors and dismissed, otherwise I would have been able to do justice for you." In the next young talent, although not weak, but a few years of school, read some "four books", if the brother can be trusted, I will help you write the letter, let's sue to the capital! β
The white fox didn't know how to answer for a while, and said softly: "How old are you?" β
Bai Hongyan said: "Don't hide it from my brother, I just turned fifteen years old. He paused, and then said, "How old is the little brother this year?" β
The white fox said in his heart: "When a real person turns into a mortal fetus, he doesn't remember his immortal age. I'm a thousand years old. But she said, "I have just turned fifteen." β
Bai Hongyan hesitated for a while, took out a bag of broken silver from his arms, squeezed it in his hand, and said in a low voice: "Little brother, I have some silver taels here, you take it, find a place to settle down first." β
Seeing the appearance of him taking the silver, the white fox was a little reluctant, shook his head and thought: "Although this stupid boy has the insight of a sage, he is not familiar with the world, and no matter how much he can't get to the capital at all, he will say that if he encounters the gray fairy and other streams today, I am afraid that this bag of silver will also be deceived." β
The white fox stretched out his hand to wipe his tears and exclaimed, "I don't need other people's sympathy!" β
Bai Hongyan gently persuaded: "Little brother, the world is hard, you must not be rash, you should accept the silver." β
The white fox looked up at him and found him holding a stack of herbs, so he asked, "Are you sick?" β
Bai Hongyan's face was sad, and he said in a low voice: "Don't hide it from my brother, my father is seriously ill." β
The white fox hurriedly asked, "What kind of disease is it?" I know a little bit about medical skills, and I can take the pulse of Lord Lingzun. β
When Bai Hongyan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, he looked at the beggar appearance of the white fox, and how could he guess that she was a fox spirit. He sighed: "I have asked many doctors to dispense medicine, but it has not worked, and this medicine is very expensive. Ay! There is no other way. β
The white fox's heart was sour, and he thought to himself, it turned out that his silver was reserved for his father to use for dispensing, so he said: "You should keep the silver for Ling Zun to dispense medicine." β
Bai Hongyan was stunned for a moment and said, "What did the little brother say?" My father has taught me since I was a child, and what I do when I read the books of the sages is not fame and fortune, but to help the world and save the people, help the world, establish a heart for heaven and earth, and establish a life for the people! I've got you covered! β
Hearing that he never invited him back to his home, the white fox was anxious, so he made a gesture to Bai Hongyan and said, "Thank you Brother Bai for the sweet jujube dumplings, I'm leaving!" Bai Hongyan said: "Where are you going?" The white fox was stunned for a moment, and said sadly: "The world is so big, it's easy to go anywhere." β
Bai Hongyan looked at the figure of the white fox turning, so worried, and hurriedly asked, "Little brother, what do you call it?" β
The white fox suddenly raised his head, saw a crescent moon hanging in the sky, and said softly, "My name is Xiaoyue." β
Bai Hongyan wondered in his heart, how could a man have such a feminine name, and he didn't think about it, and said loudly: "Brother Xiaoyue, what if you meet a villain in the middle of the night?" Why don't you go home with me first? You and I can be companions at the same age, how about it? β
Xiao Yue's heart was overjoyed, she suddenly turned around, blinked, and said with a smile: "You call me Brother Xiao Yue, how do you know that I am a man?" β
Bai Hongyan didn't know how to answer these questions, and after a moment, he suddenly saw the dirty little beggar in front of him with a flushed face and a slight drunken dizziness, and saw that her figure was graceful and slender, and the skin on her neck was white and beautiful, and she was actually a delicate and charming color.
Bai Hongyan saw her strange expression, and she was speechless. Xiao Yue smiled, turned around and said, "You lead the way!" β
Bai Hongyan hurriedly stepped forward and took Xiao Yue's hand and said, "Little brother come with me." β
Xiao Yue secretly thought as she walked: "This Bai family is a saint's protΓ©gΓ© and a loyal family, and when I go to his house, I will use a spell to cure his father's illness, which is also considered a merit." After his father recovered, he tried to trick him into drinking the water of forgetfulness and hatred, and it was done! It seems that there is no need to wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival to make a difference to the immortals. She couldn't help but look back at this world of flowers, and felt emotional: "After thousands of years of penance, I am finally going to break free from the shackles of the world and leap into an immortal!" "Suddenly, sorrow and joy are mixed.
Along the way, Bai Hongyan was secretly strange, touching Xiaoyue's fingertips, only feeling soft and delicate, where did he look like a little beggar's hand? Xiao Yue looked at Bai Hongyan and suddenly asked, "The red dot on your eyebrows is a birthmark?" β
Bai Hongyan hurriedly touched his eyebrows, and said in confusion: "How can there be red spots in the center of my eyebrows?" When he touched it with his hand, he actually touched a finger of red rouge powder, looked down, and couldn't help laughing to himself: "It must be Brother Jin who is playing tricks on me again!" β
Xiao Yue took a closer look and saw that there was clearly a touch of her daughter's rouge powder on the center of his eyebrows, not a birthmark, so she was lost for a while, and hurriedly asked, "Then you were born with a red birthmark?" β
Bai Hongyan was stunned, not knowing what to mean, at this time they had walked a mile, and when they turned the corner, they saw a narrow alley in front of them, and two big stone lions squatting on the north side of the street. Bai Hongyan took her into the alley, and suddenly saw a big mansion, there was a plaque above the main entrance, and the plaque was written in three big words: "Baiguo Mansion".
Xiao Yue couldn't help but admire: "What a big house! Is your home the bell home? β
Bai Hongyan sighed slightly, and said gloomily: "This time is different from the past. He was about to step forward and knock on the door, when he suddenly saw a big sedan chair in front of the door, and on the left side of the platform, there were four or five sedan chair drivers. β
At this time, a gorgeously dressed man walked down from the sedan chair. This person was about forty or fifty years old, he straightened his clothes, held a post, and said to Bai Hongyan: "I've seen Young Master Bai!" I am the housekeeper of the Song Mansion, and I am here to visit your mansion on the orders of my lord. β
Xiao Yue smiled and said, "You have a distinguished guest visiting your house!" β