One

I remember the first time I saw him on the trail in the bamboo forest at the bottom of my mountain.

I ate too much breakfast that day, and my stomach was so strong that I wanted to vomit, so I planned to walk around by myself, but Ah Rong was worried about me, and kept following my buttocks, and finally ran to the bottom of the mountain to throw Ah Rong away, and I saw a funny little thing again.

It was a white cat with an earthy yellow stripe on its back and bony green eyes like jewels.

The white cat was very well-behaved, and as soon as I rolled my eyes, I bent over and prepared to sneak close to the white cat, and then take the opportunity to catch it! Who knew that the cat was very clever, and when he turned his head and saw me, he meowed, and ran away.

I reacted, lifted my skirt and went after the white cat.

My dad taught me light skills since I was a child, so it was very convenient for me to act. But the cat was more clever, and ran as fast as if the soles of his feet were greased.

I followed the cat into a bamboo forest, but the white cat suddenly disappeared, and I looked around and crossed my hands on my hips in a huff.

I ate too much in the morning, and I ran too fast just now, and now I feel sick to my stomach, and I feel that the lotus seed wheat porridge in my stomach is about to vomit out, I rub my stomach, and I am extremely aggrieved.

When I came back to my senses, I began to take a serious look at the bamboo forest.

It is full of greenery.

The bamboo grows luxuriantly, with leafy leaves and occasional stick insects crawling on it. Although it was summer now, the breeze in the bamboo forest was just right, and it made me feel so happy that I forgot about the white cat I hadn't chased just now.

I was tied to the top of the mountain by my father all the year round, and this is one of the few times I went down the mountain alone. Thinking that he would be reprimanded by his father anyway, he had the courage to take a few steps forward.

Took a few more steps.

After that, I was even bolder, and my steps were much easier. Suddenly I heard the murmuring of water, like the wind blowing bells, very crisp.

Pushing aside the blades of grass, I saw a stream.

There was also a young man in white standing by the stream.

The young man was very tall, and he was also handsome, his facial features seemed to be carved, and his slender fingers caressed the cat in his arms.

Wait a minute.

I squinted my eyes and looked carefully at the cat in the boy's arms.

Isn't that the white cat I have been chasing for a long time? As soon as I thought of this, I hurriedly rushed behind the blades of grass and yelled at the white-clothed young man.

The boy slowly raised his head, his eyes were like stars, and he looked at me with a slight smile.

He laughed even better, even the curvature of the corners of his mouth was just right. I was stunned, and when I reacted, the boy was already standing in front of me.

"You ......," I cried.

The young man's voice was very good, and Ruokong Gu said: "What advice does the girl have?" ”

I was stunned, but this time I quickly came back to my senses, pointed to the white cat in his arms, and said eloquently: "I saw this cat first." I've been chasing it for a long time, it's mine! ”

This time the boy was surprised, he listened to my words, with a crying and laughing expression, glanced at the white cat in his arms, and then looked at me and said, "This white cat is a gift from the next old man, how can the girl say that it is yours?" ”

Well? Gifted by the deceased?

I stretched out my hand back, and because I felt embarrassed, I grabbed my hair and whispered, "Maybe I'm dazzled......" I recognized the wrong three words before I could say it, but was interrupted by the young man.

The boy handed me the white cat both hands and said, "If the girl likes it, I will give it to you." ”

I looked at him suspiciously, clearly not believing him.

It's suspicious! Such a well-behaved cat, don't want it? And...... Didn't he say that the cat was a gift from his deceased?

The young man seemed to see through my thoughts, and put his hands back, but said, "It's all right, I'll keep this cat for the girl for the time being." One day the girl wants it, and I'll give it to you. ”

Well?

I squinted at the boy. I always felt that there was something in his words.

Something must be happening!

Two

My instincts were right.

Back on the mountain, my father was looking for me, and when he saw that my skirt was covered with mud, he had a black face, but this time he didn't want to scold me, just asked me to change my clothes and go to the hall to see him again.

Ah Rong picked out a simple pink dress for me, and put a light gauze on the outside.

Actually, I don't like this kind of clothes, I always feel that they look plain, and they are really not suitable for me, the eldest lady of Xiayun Villa.

That's right, Xiayun Villa.

The Xiayun Villa on the top of this hill is my home. My father is the owner of the famous Xiayun Mountain Villa.

I bounced to the antechamber, and walked fast, and Ah Rong told me to slow down; Walking slowly, Ah Rong was as anxious as a monkey for fear that I would be late.

So I ignored Ah Rong, lifted the hem of my skirt and ran to the front hall, leaving Ah Rong behind me panting and chasing me.

"Daddy!" I jumped into the hall and shook my hands, shouting excitedly for my father, but I didn't expect that there was another person in the hall.

The man was dressed in white, and he looked very good.

I feel so familiar.

"Have we met somewhere?" I thought so in my heart, and I blurted it out like that.

Since I was a child, I always felt that the people who had worked in Xiayun Villa for more than ten years were all new faces.

The boy was visibly stunned for a moment, and my father glared at me, and I guess he was probably scolding me for not being reserved.

After a while, my father introduced the young man to me, saying that his name was Wei Jiyun, and he was the young master of the Qingxiao faction, and he was eighteen years old this year.

But I didn't listen much, I was thinking about the familiar face, and just as my father was getting up, I patted my head, stared at the young man, and cried out, "I remember, you, aren't you the young man I saw at the bottom of the mountain?" After that, I scratched the back of my head, continued to look at him, and even asked him, "Where is your cat?" ”

This was the second time we'd met – I thought it was quite awkward.

After listening to my words, before Wei Jiyun could say anything, my father laughed at me: "You girl......"

Later, I heard from Ah Rong that the sect master of the Qingxiao faction came to see my father, and even proposed marriage.

I've only met Wei Jiyun twice! How could his father just propose marriage to my father?

So I went to my father to make a fuss about getting out of the marriage, but my father took my hand, stuffed a pair of jade pendants into my hands, then stroked my hair, smiled slightly, and said softly: "Ling'er, this is a mandarin duck pendant, an ancestral token of our Xia family." Before your mother went, she always carried this piece of mandarin fish with her. After marrying into the Wei family, you will give this mandarin pendant to Ji Yun, and you will keep the mandarin pendant. ”

I know, my father said so, I definitely can't put off this marriage.

So I wanted to escape.

Yes, run away from marriage.

When Ah Rong heard me say this, she was so anxious that she was about to cry, she took my arm, shook my arm around, and said with a crying face: "Miss, you must not run away from this marriage!" The Qingxiao faction is a big family, and if you run away from marriage, the Qingxiao faction will definitely make a big fuss about this matter. At that time, the owner does not know how to face the world. ”

Then I didn't run away, because I was the eldest lady of Xiayun Villa, and I couldn't embarrass my father.

I looked at the busy figures coming and going in Xia Yun Villa, and I couldn't help but think of that immortal boy Wei Jiyun.

Wei Jiyun, the young man in white, who smiled very sunny and warm, and looked very elegant......

I didn't have to look in the mirror to know that my face was definitely red - I reached out and touched my face, it was very hot.

Every time I see the busy figures of my disciples, I think of Wei Jiyun. After a long time, I no longer rejected my marriage with him.

Three

I thought that the third meeting between me and Wei Jiyun would be on the day of marriage. But I didn't expect that this side was seen the day before getting married.

At that time, I was fighting with Ah Rong in the yard, and the two of us were squatting in the shade of the tree and screaming again and again, and we were excited, but suddenly it was dark in front of us.

Maybe someone is coming.

Thinking of this, I threw away the bamboo skewer in frustration, stood up and patted the dust off my hands, and then turned around.

It's a girl.

She was a beautiful girl—dressed in white, with her hair flowing around her waist, and especially her beautiful face, which made me stunned.

It turned out that there were such beautiful women in the world, and I sighed, and even my mood improved.

"You are Xia Ling'er?" The woman's voice was sweet, and she was half a head shorter than me, and she raised her eyes to stare at me.

I froze for a moment, then nodded.

The girl crossed her hands on her hips and told me that her name was Liu Yan and that she was the only daughter of the Cloud Gate Master. But I didn't listen much to her for a long time, because I was always thinking about my crickets.

"Xia Ling'er, did you hear me?" Seeing that I was absent-minded, Liu Yan raised a hand and pointed at me.

I came back to my senses, nodded, and stared at her white arm, "I heard you." "Actually, I heard the first two sentences, and I don't think it matters what she says later.

Liu Yan withdrew her hand at this time, nodded with satisfaction, then took two steps back, and said to me in a commanding tone: "Since you understand, then Xia Ling'er, I want you to withdraw from the marriage, and I don't allow you to marry Brother Ji Yun." ”

My mind was completely pulled back by her words. Ah Rong too, she was still squatting with a bamboo stick to pick crickets, but when she heard Liu Yan say this, she quickly jumped up and threw the bamboo stick in her hand.

I've heard Ah Rong tell a lot of stories, including the tragic ending of childhood sweethearts who were assigned to marry each other - my intuition tells me that Liu Yan and Wei Jiyun grew up together.

But I wasn't convinced, I didn't like someone to order me like this, so I didn't agree to Liu Yan's request, and asked Ah Rong to drive Liu Yan away.

Liu Yan was dragged away by Ah Rong, I watched her being dragged away all the way, and listened to her scold me all the way until the voice gradually disappeared.

It's just that I didn't expect that Liu Yan disappeared, and Wei Jiyun suddenly jumped down from the tree, stood firmly in front of me, and looked at me with a smile on his face.

When I saw him, I reacted suddenly, it turned out that he had been eavesdropping on the conversation between me and Liu Yan on the tree!

I stared at him, but he smiled and touched my head, and said softly, "Ling'er is so good." ”

I didn't understand the meaning of that.

And looking at his smile, I lost my mind again, until Ah Rong came back and patted me on the shoulder. But at this time, Wei Jiyun was long gone.

Ah Rong went to inquire about Liu Yan and told me at night. Sure enough, Liu Yan and Wei Jiyun have been playing together since they were children, and the important thing is that the relationship between the two is not bad. I listened, and I was a little unhappy.

When I go to bed at night, I can't sleep from tossing and turning, and my mind is very clear now, because tomorrow is the day I get married to Wei Jiyun.

I turned over and looked outside, listening to the cicadas outside the house, the sound was loud and noisy, and it was very regular, but I couldn't imitate the sound clearly: zizizi, zizizi, only knew that the pattern was probably like this.