On the night of the Double Ninth Festival, the cold autumn rain began to flow non-stop, the wind and rain were sparse, and the temperature was much colder all of a sudden.

The woman is shrouded in cyan mist, ethereal like a fairy, the rhythm of the twisting of the waist when he walks around makes him feel excited, looking at the back, he knows that this woman is Lu Miaoxiang, but this woman's black hair is waist-high, sometimes like black satin quietly draped, sometimes like a flag flying up, this is very different from Lu Miaoxiang's bald head, he wants to rush to the front of the woman to see, but he always can't get close, walking, the wind and fog disperse, the woman also disappeared, only the high walls on both sides of the alley separated the narrow blue sky......

When he woke up, the dream was already faint, and the sound of rain on the tile roof was vaguely left, Zeng Yu got up and put on a jacket, and his mother Zhou prepared his autumn shirt and winter clothes before coming to Fenyi, and Xiucai mattress was also sewn with a large velvet cocoon silk, which was rewarded by Yongfeng Sizhi County, thick and warm, and the poor could not afford it.

After washing, it is already the end of the day, Yan Shaoqing and Yan Shaoting brothers have not gotten up yet, Zeng Yu alone with a tarpaulin umbrella to Yuqingtang Yan clan study, Yan Dai's old man cooked japonica rice porridge and pickled tofu milk is very suitable for his appetite, he sticks three cents of silver every month, breakfast is eaten on Yan Laohan's side, although Yan Laohan refuses to accept it, but Zeng Yu refuses to take advantage of this lonely old man, and insists that Yan Laohan accept it.

The sound of rain was dripping, the porridge was boiling in the tile bowl, Yan Laohan was wiping the table and chairs, Zeng Yu took the peach wood sword to practice sword fitness, and came to read the iron sword that he was not good at taking his uncle to leave, that day in the back mountain of the Dashang Qing Palace, he was seen by Zhang Guangwei when he practiced sword with a tree branch, Zhang Guangwei later pestered him to compare the sword, stabbed him in the right arm and stabbed him with blood, and gave him this peach wood sword when he parted, at this time Zeng Yu waved the peach wood sword in the Yan clan academy, feeling like a Taoist priest who hunted ghosts-

Zeng Yu ate porridge, Yan Laohan cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, Yan Shifang also arrived, the students have not yet arrived, Yan Shifang himself holds a volume of "Cheng Zhai Yi Biography" and reads it aloud, this senior student of Yuanzhou Mansion is still diligent in studying, and next year he is also preparing to participate in the Jiangxi Township Examination, which will be Yan Shifang's sixth time to take the exam.

Zeng Yu stood under the eaves to watch the autumn rain continue, and said to Yan Shifang: "Mr. Fang Tang, Miss Yingzi is coming from the other side of the stream, it is slippery in rainy days, in order to prevent accidents, someone should be sent to pick it up." ”

Yan Shifang then instructed a shrine in Yuqingtang to go to Maple Bay to pick up the baby, Zeng Yu also went with him, this shrine is also surnamed Yan, in his fifties, honest, no parents, wife and children, he will only laugh "ho ho" when he sees people, at this time, he put on a hat and put on a coat and followed Zeng Yu out of Jieqiao Village, crossed the small stone bridge, and when he arrived at Maple Bay, he saw two women who were graceful and Tingting came out of the forest, it was Lu Miaoxiang and Baby, the two played an umbrella together, Lu Miaoxiang was half a head taller than Baby, and Lu Miaoxiang held the umbrella, because his right hand was so raised, The wide cuffs faded down, revealing a small arm, lined with black cuffs, which showed that the skin was even more deceitful and frosty, and the monk's robe made of blackened coarse kudzu cloth was worn on Lu Miaoxiang, which was extremely moving-

The beauty was close in front of her, as if in a dream last night, Zeng Yu's umbrella was crooked, and he didn't notice the rain on his shoulder, and he heard Lu Miaoxiang say: "Xiaozi, Zeng Gongzi picked you up." ”

The girl's face was as red as a maple, and she blessed Zeng Yu under her aunt's oilcloth umbrella and shouted, "Good morning, Mr. Zeng." "Before, the baby's posture was down and generous, but at this time I didn't dare to raise my eyes to look at Zeng Yu, this girl was originally naïve, I didn't know the things of men and women, yesterday her aunt joked that she would marry her to Zeng Yu, the girl had a heart, and Zeng Yu's vision was different from the past-

Zeng Yu calmed down and said, "Aunt Lu will not send Miss Yingzi over on rainy days in the future, I will send someone to pick her up." ”

Lu Miao thought about it and said: "Okay, there is Mr. Lao Zeng-Xiaozi, then I will go back first, and ask Mr. Zeng to send you back after school." ”

Zeng Yu said: "I'll send Aunt Lu across the single-plank bridge first, did you two tremble when you came?" ”

The girl was a little more comfortable and said: "Yes, when I crossed the bridge, my mother followed me and supported my shoulder, I was really a little scared, not afraid of falling into the water, but afraid that my mother's feet were unstable, but fortunately the stream was not wide."

Lu Miaoxiang sighed lightly: "Foot binding is harmful, I really envy Xiaozi's vigor." When he said this, he observed Zeng Yu's reaction, but saw Zeng Yu looking down at her slender feet under her robe, and couldn't help but shrink her feet, and her delicate pretty face was dyed red

Zeng Yu said: "The woman is innocent and innocent, why should she suffer from foot binding, foot binding is to hurt the essence of heaven and earth, it is a big immorality, Miss Yingzi did not bind her feet, it is really good, Aunt Lu has done a great good deed, but it is a pity that the people who read the sages and sages in the world do not even dare to destroy the parents who suffer from the skin of the body, and the beginning of filial piety, this is the simplest reason." ”

Lu Miaoxiang was surprised and delighted, she intended to match the baby posture to Zeng Yu, but she was worried that Zeng Yu was not satisfied with the infant posture and did not wrap her feet, at this time, she heard that Zeng Yu was against foot binding, which was really unexpected to her, but she was delighted, but there was a faint loss, Zeng Yu was very disgusted with the woman's foot binding, and said: "Mr. Zeng is clear-minded and superb, which is admirable." ”

The girl's infant posture and a pair of heavenly feet have also been criticized, at this time after listening to Zeng Yu's words, she was very happy, and helped Lu Miao to think: "Then I will send my mother back to Xiao'an first." ”

Walking through the maple forest, the raindrops hit the branches and leaves "rustling" sound, from time to time, the maple leaves are urged to fall by the wind and rain, the fiery red, golden fallen leaves on the ground are like felt, walk on it and fall a few inches from time to time, Zeng Yu smiled: "This forest is still a trap step by step." ”

The girl said: "Mr. Zeng, follow us, step on the footprints of the two of us, we are familiar with this road, and we are not afraid of falling into it." ”

Lu Miaoxiang and Babyzi are both cloth jackets with clogs, walking through the fallen leaves, clogs are everywhere, Zeng Yu is shallow cloth shoes, the soles and uppers are wet, and at this time, stepping on the clogs prints, I feel a little strange.

The shallow Jiexi River has risen a lot due to the autumn rain overnight, and the water flow has accelerated, and the single-plank bridge on the stream looks strong and reliable, but after the seven-inch wide bridge deck is wet with water, Zeng Yu should also pay attention when he walks up, this is really a hidden danger, which day Lu Miaoxiang or baby posture falls into the water, no one can hear the cry for help, although the stream is not deep, but it is also dangerous for a weak woman who does not know water-

Zeng Yu said to Lu Miao: "Wait a minute, I will talk to Mr. Fang Tang, drive five wooden stakes along the side of this single-plank bridge, connect them with bamboo poles, and use them as handrails to cross the bridge, so that Lu Niangzi and Miss Yingzi will be much more stable from the bridge." ”

Ying Zi said happily: "Xie Lu Xie Zeng." ”

Lu Miao didn't speak, her heart was so soft that she just wanted to shed tears, since her father and mother died, who had ever cared about them like this.

is still in the baby's posture in front, Lu Miaoxiang is behind, the two follow each other across the bridge, Zeng Yu follows behind Lu Miaoxiang, in case there is a mistake, you can hold it in time, and you can pass safely.

Lu Miao thought and said, "Xiaozi, you and Mr. Zeng will go, and I will go back." She gave the umbrella to the infant in her hand, and trotted back to the cabin by herself.

Zeng Yu and Yingzi, as well as Yan Ci Ding returned to Yuqingtang Clan School, the students were all here, and they were reading loudly, Yan Shifang asked Yan Hao and Yan Shaoqing about Zeng Yu's teaching yesterday morning, and was very satisfied, and said to Zeng Yu: "Zeng Sheng has the talent of teaching and educating people, and Zeng Sheng is still teaching today." ”

Zeng Yu hurriedly excused himself, he didn't plan to be a private school teacher here for a long time, and he was tired of teaching these four books and five classics, and he had to read and study by himself.

Yan Shifang also did not insist, continued to teach, Zeng Yu sat on the side to read "Erya", the desk also borrowed from the mountain hall Mi Fu "Tianma Fu" calligraphy, when the students practiced calligraphy, he also practiced together, soon, a morning passed.

The rain was still falling, Yan Shaoqing accompanied Zeng Yu to send Ying Zi back to Maple Bay, and Ying Zi finally said after holding back for a long time: "Mr. Zeng, your shoes are wet, why don't you change them?" "Because of Zeng Yu's wet shoes, this girl couldn't concentrate on studying all morning, and looked at Zeng Yu's feet from time to time-

Zeng Yu lifted his foot and kicked it lightly, the wet mud on the soles of his shoes flew up, and said with a smile: "The shoes are on the side of the Shan Hall, I don't have time to change them, anyway, the rain hasn't stopped, and if I change them, they will be wet." ”

Yingzi still wanted to say something, but because Yan Shaoqing was on the side, he had to walk quickly with an umbrella.

Zeng Yu asked Yan Shaoqing: "When will Ling Zun go to Beijing, and your brothers are going to see him off, right?" ”

Yan Shaoqing said: "My father only wrote to the Ministry of Rites yesterday to indicate that he wants to return to Beijing to serve my grandfather, and he can't go on the road as soon as he reads the book, and he has to wait for more than ten days before leaving." ”

When they arrived at the single-plank bridge in Maple Bay, Lu Miaoxiang was already waiting at the end of the bridge, thanked Zeng Yuheshi across the stream, and led the baby back to the wooden house.

At noon, Zeng Yu told Yan Shifang that the infant posture crossed the single-plank bridge for fear of falling into the water, and wanted to build a simple guardrail handrail, Yan Shifang immediately agreed, arranged a few healthy servants, selected a few pine trees, and put down the piles at both ends, and then erected an arm-thick bamboo, this bamboo is on the west side of the single-plank bridge, three feet higher than the single-plank bridge, and when crossing the bridge, holding the bamboo with one hand is much more stable-

In the afternoon, when the infant went to the clan school, he saw a few healthy servants busy, and the wooden bridge railing had been built after school in the evening, but the infant was a little melancholy, and now the bridge was safe, and Mr. Zeng did not need to escort him anymore, which did not seem to be what the infant wanted.

I owe four more, Xiaodao remembers.