There is a lying cow stone outside the earthen wall, it seems to be relatively smooth and clean, Zeng Yu and Sixi master and servant two sit on this big stone to rest, the tragic situation of Sixi head breaking blood flow does not need to be said, that is, Zeng Yu also felt sore, today walked sixty or seventy miles, and carried thirty pounds of things, it is indeed very hard, at this time if there is a bamboo couch can lie on the sky and eight forks, it is simply as cool as a fairy-

People sometimes ask for so humble and simple.

There was no sound in the earthen wall, the dog didn't bark, and I couldn't hear the sound of muttering, the stars were high, and it was very quiet all around, and the fragrance of yellow gardenia became more and more intense, and the fragrance of this flower condensed with the night, and the deeper the night, the more fragrant the flowers—

There was movement in the earthen wall, the ivy at the head of the wall was shaking, and the yellow light gradually brightened from the wall, when Zeng Yu turned his head to look, he saw a small white lantern rising from the wall, and then poked out a head, drooping, white face, picturesque eyebrows, this should be the girl who spoke sweetly, I thought she was fourteen or five years old, but now look at the appearance, soft and childish, eyes are innocent, about only twelve or thirteen years old.

"This scholar, come, take the lantern."

The drooping girl on the wall beckoned to Zeng Yu, smiled sweetly, and slowly handed down the small white lantern with the other hand.

Sixi was about to get up to pick him up, Zeng Yu held him down, walked to the earthen wall, and said first: "Thank you, Miss." "Holding the hanging lantern in both hands—

The girl on the wall let go of her hand, and the thin bamboo pole that picked up the lantern fell, knocked it on Zeng Yu's head, and scratched Zeng Yu's turban to the ground.

"Ahh The girl's eyes widened and she hurriedly apologized

Zeng Yu held on to the thin bamboo pole, picked up the lantern, picked up the headscarf on the ground with one hand and put it on, and said with a smile: "This is called reaching the ground, good color, this time I will definitely pass the exam." ”

The drooping girl was stunned at first, but then she realized the meaning of Zeng Yu's words, covered her mouth and smiled.

Zeng Yu said "thank you" again, moved the lantern to shine on Sixi, he couldn't see clearly in the dark before, but at this time, he was really shocked, half of Sixi's face was bloody, and there were blood marks on the front of his clothes, and the blood stains were dry, presumably the crane grass and mugwort leaves were effective, and the blood from the wound on the forehead had stopped, but after so much blood, it could be seen that the fall was really not light-

"Sixi, let me see your right knee, the bones should be fine, right?"

Zeng Yu inserted one end of the thin bamboo pole into the crack of the earthen wall, the white lantern swayed from side to side, and the girl on the wall said, "Insert it deeper." ”

Zeng Yu said "um", stuck the lantern firmly, squatted down and looked at Sixi's right knee by the light of the lantern-

Sixi carefully rolled up his trousers and said, "It's not in the way, it's not in the way, it's just that if you knock it, the bleeding should have stopped, but the pants are scratched." "This little Xi Wei thinks that it will be better if the skin is scratched, and it is a pity that the pants are torn.

Zeng Yu pinched the calf bone of Sixi's right leg, and gradually pinched it up to the kneecap, Sixi didn't feel pain, but the front of the knee was bruised, and a lot of blood was shed, and there was some redness and swelling.

Zeng Yu chewed some crane grass for Sixi to put on his knees, took out the gourd containing water and wanted to give Sixi a drink, shake it, the gourd was empty, looked up and wanted to ask the girl to pour a gourd of water, but before he could speak, he suddenly heard an angry cry in the courtyard: "Why are you still standing on the wall, what does the girl's house look like, hurry down!" ”

The girl with a hanging bun quickly retracted her head and went down the ladder, Zeng Yu heard the fierce Granny Yan counting down the girl outside the wall, and the words she said were not so good, and the girl was silent, and the earth wall gradually fell silent.

Zeng Yuxin said: "I don't know what the relationship between this girl and the vicious old woman is, the grandchildren are not like the grandchildren, the master and the servant are not like the master and the servant, is there this old man and a young man living in this courtyard, if this is the case, the old woman is fierce and forgivable, and the heart of defense is indispensable." ”

Sixi shed a lot of blood, obviously sluggish, although there are still a few zongzi tied to the shelf of the book, but I can't eat it when I'm thirsty, and I don't have a place to lie down and rest, and the down-and-out Handan Road is not so miserable-

Zeng Yu is not sad, the difficulties are only temporary, just like that day when he and his mother and little sister came out of Shitian and encountered a thunderstorm, the sky will always be clear, and said: "Sixi, you sit against the wall, close your eyes and recuperate, I will explore the road first, isn't it said that Qingtian Village is more than a mile ahead, I will come back and go with you after I find out." ”

Just as he was about to leave, Sixi grabbed his sleeve: "Young master, it's hard to walk in the dark, don't go, young master, in case you trip and fall and get injured or encounter wild dogs and jackals or something, it will be dangerous." ”

Zeng Yu was a little hesitant, he didn't know if Qingtian Village was a mile away, and the small candle in this lantern wouldn't burn for long, and it would be terrible if the black light was blind again-

"Young master, I'm not thirsty, and my body is fine, so it's good to sit here and rest, it's cool here."

Sixi said and moved his buttocks so that he could sit more comfortably, and said, "Young master, you also sit and rest, eat a zongzi, and I will eat one too." ”

This zongzi was brought out from Zheng Shi's house in Yingtan the day before yesterday, and at that time he brought twelve zongzi tied to the book shelf to dry, although the weather was hot, but this glutinous rice zongzi with alkali is not easy to be rancid, you can eat it for a few days, the salted meat filling, it is delicious, but now the mouth is dry and there is no water to drink, and it is a little difficult to swallow-

Zeng Yu chewed the glutinous rice dumplings slowly, and there was still the bitterness of crane grass and mugwort leaves in his mouth, which was really mixed.

Sixi stretched his neck and swallowed a mouthful of zongzi, and said in a low voice: "That old woman is really fierce, and she said that she would let the dog bite us, but that young lady has a good heart, it really doesn't look like a family." ”

Zeng Yu said: "Talk less, nourish your spirits, don't eat hard if you can't eat zongzi, it's not good to choke, don't worry about a hungry meal, it's easy to do it when it's dawn." ”

Sixi agreed, wrapped the zongzi with zongzi leaves, and saved it for tomorrow morning to eat, and then leaned against the earthen wall and closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep, really tired.

Zeng Yu is also very sleepy, but he is used to practicing Baduan Jin before going to sleep, but tonight is more difficult, knocking on the teeth thirty-six can be, Shujin thirty-six is not good, thirsty, reluctantly practice the Bajin diagram, he sat under the earthen wall, just ready to deal with it like this for a night, the candle in the small white lantern inserted in the wall was about to burn out at this time, and it was extraordinarily bright when it returned to the light, Zeng Yu only then saw that the white lantern paper was also painted with ink paintings on all sides, and the paintings were all fish, namely mandarin fish, trout, bream and carp, The four kinds of fish are all small fry, thin, stained with pen and ink, concise and charming-

Zeng Yu thought to himself: "The level of the person who painted this lantern is not low, and it is not bad, the drooping girl should not be able to draw it, the vicious old woman, uh, don't think about it, so as not to spoil the interest." ”

The candle flame in the lantern slowly dimmed, and the four fish painted on the lantern gradually blurred into the darkness, and they should be forgotten in the rivers and lakes.

Just when Zeng Yu was about to fall asleep, he heard the sound of small footsteps in the courtyard, if it was daytime, the footsteps would definitely not be audible, and the night was silent, and the slightest movement would be in his ears.

The footsteps seemed to be more than one person, walking to the wooden door of the courtyard wall, the rattle of pulling the bolt off, the creak of the wooden door pulling it open, the light leaked out, and two people walked out—

When Zeng Yu sat up straight and looked at it, he saw that walking in front was a girl wearing a blue gown with a lantern, the girl was wearing a hair drooping, and her body was as beautiful as a spring tree, but her delicate face was still childish, which was the kind-hearted girl who borrowed his lantern;

Behind the drooping girl was a nun, bald in a robe, with Buddhist beads in her hands, and her eyes were clear, and she came slowly.

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