Lunar Bridge II.
The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, the silver glow is sprinkled all over, and the gentle evening breeze blows a pool of spring water, sending a pleasant lotus fragrance. Qiusheng, who entered Beijing to catch the exam, walked for a day, tired and hungry, and afraid of delaying the trip and did not dare to stop, finally came to this town near the capital, thinking that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Qiusheng put down the book basket, sat under the big tree by the bridge to rest, after eating the dry food, he only felt hotter, so he simply took off his shoes and socks, and soaked his feet in the pool to cool off. This is the second time he has entered Beijing to take the exam, and if he still fails the exam, he can only honestly return to his hometown to farm. Thinking about the two acres of thin land at home and his elderly parents, he couldn't help but sigh. I think that he was also a famous talent in the township back then, who knew that God would make people, and he would not encounter repeated hardships.
However, if he can get fame in high school this time, he can stay in the capital and enjoy happiness, take his parents over to spend his old age in peace, marry a young lady from a large family, and after a few years, when his official becomes bigger and bigger, he will accept two concubines and give birth to a few more sons, which can be regarded as the glory of the family.
Qiusheng hummed a small song from his hometown, looked at the candlelight on the other side of the river, and vaguely heard the laughter of the beautiful woman like a silver bell, and his mood was unconsciously light. Suddenly, I sighed softly, and when I looked up, I saw a slender figure standing in the middle of the bridge, and her back was slightly blurred, but from that delicate figure, it was not difficult to see that it was a young woman.
It's getting late, and there are few pedestrians on the road, so why are there still young women wandering outside? Could it be that like him, there are also people who can't sleep at night with a lot of worries, or are they lost and can't go back home? Qiusheng tore off his robe and wiped his feet, and put on his shoes and socks again, and it would be too unseemly for this woman to come over and be frightened when she saw his disheveled appearance.
Qiusheng stood up and took a closer look, the woman's long hair was flowing like a cloud, her eyebrows were very pretty, but she was dressed a little weirdly. It is clearly the season of late spring and early summer, and it feels hot when wearing undershirts, even if the night is slightly cold, at most add a cloak, but the woman in front of her is wearing a snow-white fur and a silver fox hat on her head, standing there coldly, looking a little desolate.
After hesitating for a moment, Qiusheng decided to step forward and ask clearly, in case this woman was really lost, she had to send her back quickly.
"This girl ......" Qiusheng stepped on the smooth bluestone road, took three steps and two steps onto the bridge, and bowed to the woman, "It's dark at night, why don't you go home for a long time?" Are you lost, or have something on your mind? If you don't dislike it, the girl can tell Xiaosheng, and Xiaosheng will do her best to solve problems for the girl! ”
After a long time, the woman sighed softly again, "Worry? Problem solving? The son and the slave family have never known each other, how do they know the pain in the slave family's heart? ”
Qiusheng has been keeping his head down since he got on the bridge, and he didn't dare to blatantly look at the woman, listening to her complaining tone, but her voice was sweet and delicate, and he couldn't help but feel a little itchy in his heart. I really want to see her facial features clearly, and I am afraid of being lonely in the middle of the night, so I hesitate and dare not look up.
"I don't know what to call Childe?" The woman moved the lotus step lightly, the snow-white fur was slightly open, the faint fragrance came to the face, a pair of slender jade feet gradually appeared in front of Qiusheng's eyes, and the embroidered shoes of cloud brocade wrapped the pair of small and delicate feet, making people dizzy.
Qiusheng stared at the pair of jade feet, along the bare white ankles, all the way up, the slender and well-proportioned legs loomed under the bright pink tulle, the legs were crossed, and the purple mandarin duck belly pocket was wrapped in the joint, and then looked at the thin waist of the willow that was not grasped, and it was unconcealed at a glance.
Qiusheng hurriedly covered his nose with his hand, for fear that the hot stream would shoot out, he didn't dare to look up anymore, and kept retreating.
"Childe, why are you leaving?" The eager tone was a little resentful, "Do you even want to give up the slave family?" ”
What do you mean by that? Xiaosheng and the girl never knew each other...... "Qiusheng raised his eyes to look at the woman, this look was terrible, he was stunned, he had never seen such a beautiful woman when she was so big, and she was as beautiful as a fairy to describe her. The fair and clear skin can be broken by blowing, and the finely carved eyebrows and eyes are full of affection, which can simply hook people's souls, especially her delicate appearance that wants to cry, no one can help but be moved when they see it.
"Aunt, girl......" Qiusheng saw that the teardrop in the corner of her eye was about to fall, and stepped forward to hug her in distress, then let go of his hand and apologized repeatedly, "Xiaosheng has no intention of offending, and asks the girl to forgive me." ”
Saying this, Qiusheng was worried about the wonderful taste of warm nephrite in his arms, just hugged her gently, and he was indescribably comfortable, if he had the opportunity to go to the clouds and rain with her, wouldn't he be more happy than the gods.
"Childe ......" The charming beauty stretched out her little hand like frost and snow to him, Qiusheng hurriedly held it, reluctant to let go, only to hear the beauty laugh softly, "The night is long, the loneliness is boundless, and the empty boudoir alone feels cold, I don't know if Childe is willing to give the slave family a trace of warmth." ”
Qiusheng was ecstatic in his heart, and the "willing" came to his mouth, but he swallowed it back. He is just a poor scholar, where can he afford this rich lady, after a night of romance, if she remorseful, what if she sues him for being light? In case she is already a wife and is caught and raped in bed by her husband, then he can't explain it even if he has a hundred mouths! Although the beauty in front of her is a rare stunner in the world, for the sake of her own future, she can't take this risk!
"Xiaosheng is incompetent and can't explain the girl's thoughts, please forgive the girl." Qiusheng weighed the pros and cons, and reluctantly refused, "It's so late, it's really inappropriate for the girl to be alone, why don't you send the girl back?" ”
The beauty pursed her lips and was silent, looked at Qiusheng in disbelief, and was unwilling to test, "Childe is too worried, the slave family has no family here, three years ago, my husband abandoned me, and I haven't come back yet, the slave family is sad in my heart, and there is nowhere to tell, I met Childe tonight, and I know that Childe is a person who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, and I can't help but want to ask for a night of warmth." ”
"That's it, in the end, there is no fate to meet in Pingshui, and the slave family should not have extravagant expectations......" The beauty lowered her eyes sadly, and crystal tears slid down her beautiful cheeks.
Qiusheng listened to it sincerely, and gradually dispelled the worries in his heart, and saw that the beautiful pear blossom with the rain was pitiful, and he couldn't control himself even more.
"Lady, dare to ask the lady's name......" Qiusheng looked at the fairy-like beauty, trembling excitedly, presumably it was his ancestral tomb that was smoking, and he was able to marry with this kind of stunning achievement, God finally began to favor him, and he will definitely be able to be the top student in high school this time.
Hearing him call him like this, the beauty suddenly understood, her body snuggled into his arms softly, and said coquettishly, "Xianggong, the slave's maiden name is Yue'er, Yue'er will definitely serve you well tonight." ”
This "Xianggong" screamed so that Qiusheng's bones were crispy, and he couldn't think about it anymore, so he hugged the beauty and moved his hands back and forth on her. The beauty sighed, and her snake-like arms wrapped around his neck, twisting her soft waist, and led him down the bridge.
Qiusheng hugged the beauty and kissed it again and again, and suddenly found that her skin was extremely cold, and when he kissed her neck again, it was also hard and erected, without a trace of temperature.
"Yue'er, are you cold?" Qiusheng wanted to pull the fur on her body to keep warm, but after touching it for a long time, he only touched the slimy and cool things, his face was buried in the beauty's chest, and he was so breathless that he couldn't even open his eyes.
Qiusheng pushed the beauty away in a hurry, the ruthless moonlight made him see the cruel reality, the beautiful lady in his eyes has long been gone, and at this time in his arms, it is actually a monster with a blue face and fangs festering.
"You, who are you......" Qiusheng was so frightened that his soul was paralyzed, and the monster carried him to the river, staring at the dark eyes, the dirty blood kept flowing out, and the eyeballs hung high and low on his face, exuding a fishy smell. It grinned grimly, and a pus-drenched water snake crawled out of its mouth, followed by two or three crawling towards Qiusheng.
"Help, help......" Qiusheng looked up in despair and called for help, before his body was swallowed by the river, he used his last strength to read the words on the bridge, "Moon Bridge".
The early morning mist shrouded the quiet town, and I didn't even see a ghost shadow along the way, not to mention a human figure. There is a food stall on the street, the stall owner is an old man in his fifties and sixties, bending down to take the baked baked cakes out of the stove, and some of the baked cakes are thrown directly on the ground, attracting three or two cats and dogs.
"Baked cakes, well, there is porridge to eat, ghost hunting is a small matter, starvation is a big matter, eat first and then talk ......" Sanbuliu smelled the aroma of food, ran to the stall excitedly, rubbed his bulging belly, smashed his mouth and asked, "Old man, quickly serve me a bowl of porridge, and get another baked cake, do you have boiled eggs?" ”
"Yes, all of them." The old man smiled and handed him bread and eggs, lifted the lid of the pot, and the boiling rice porridge was bubbling hot.
Gu and Jin and Changqing glanced at each other, and said in unison, "Didn't he just eat it?" ”
The old man saw the water lotus and the others on the side, and greeted them warmly, "Where are you going early in the morning, come and sit, come and sit, and leave when you are full." ”
Shuilian nodded, walked over and sat opposite Sanbuliu, and stroked her forehead, "Oh, no, Ah Lian, why are you ...... like this?"
Before he finished speaking, Changqing also leaned over to drink porridge, opened his mouth, sighed long, and reluctantly sat down, holding his chin with one hand, and looked at the bridge not far away.
"Girl, look at how many people you have, you don't look like someone from our town!" The old man looked at the past and the present for a long time, followed his line of sight, and kindly reminded, "If you want to cross the bridge, it is best to wait for the sun to come out first......
Shui Lian and Changqing couldn't help laughing, the distorted and deformed faces of the past and the present were too funny, he raised his head, stared at the smiling old man, patted his flat chest, and said sonorously, "I'm a man, man, do you see clearly." ”
"Yes, yes, Childe......" The old man smiled embarrassedly, and hurriedly fished out an egg from the pot and put it in front of Gu Jin, "This egg is for you to eat, Childe, no money." ”
He blinked his eyes and wondered how the old man knew that he liked eggs, but unfortunately they were cooked, and they would be even more delicious if they were raw.
Looking at the ancient and modern people who were immersed in eating eggs, Changqing whispered disdainfully, "Is he a weasel or a fox, he can't walk when he sees eggs, whatever, he's an animal anyway." ”
Shuilian glanced at her, Changqing stuffed the baked cake into her mouth, and Shuilian followed the old man's words, "Why do you have to wait for the sun to come out when you cross the bridge?" ”