Said to the white lotus lying in the middle of the branch: "Sister, I don't know if you will understand the truth after you die." We don't tell you because we don't want to make you sick at the time. Hope you understand. Now I'm going to send you back into the water, and you'll swim like a fish. The real Sister White Lotus has already accompanied her father. We don't want you to go, sister, it's the superfluous one. So I'm sorry, I can't fulfill the wish you said and bury you with her parents. Because it's not your home either. ”

"That's good." Xiao Zuo held up the torch and said, "It's not your home, and we can't fulfill the wish you said." The last days of your life were taken advantage of, carrying things you shouldn't have carried. We want to send you back. ”

So saying, he threw the torch upon it. The branch drenched with fire oil caught fire at once, and burned vigorously.

Gu Fengmian looked at the fire surrounding the thin body in the middle, he couldn't bear it, and even wanted to rush in and fish her out halfway. was pulled back by Xiao Zuo. "What do you do?"

"I'm ......" Gu Fengmian's tears couldn't stop falling.

Xiao Zuo grabbed him and said, "It's okay, she won't feel pain." ”

Gu Fengmian nodded tearfully and turned his face away. When everything was reduced to ashes, Xiao Zuo put the dust into a large bottle. With Gu Fengmian, he scattered the ashes into the river.

"I hope you can go back to your water and become a fish in your dreams."

It was already early in the morning when the two returned to the farmyard, so they took a hasty bath and fell asleep. [ ] The arrogant princess can't be provoked 299

I don't know how long I slept, Gu Fengmian woke up under a strange feeling, which made him a little uncomfortable. I finally opened my eyes with difficulty, and I saw Xiaohu's enlarged face, and his hand was "rubbing" his face.

"You're finally waking up? Aren't you hungry? Xiaohu was so close to him that his men almost "kneaded" his face with force.

Gu Fengmian shook him away, turned around and turned your face in the other direction. said: "I'm so sleepy, Brother Xiaohu, you let me sleep for a while." ”

Xiaohu refused, forcibly pulled his face back, and said, "No, you have to eat first." ”

Gu Fengmian was so troubled by him that he had no choice but to sit up from the bed and look at Xiaohu not very happily. Xiaohu smiled: "I'll go wash you." So saying, he turned and walked out.

Gu Fengmian "rubbed" his eyes, and fell asleep again while he went to fetch water. Xia Hu came in, and saw that he was asleep again, so he couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and pulled him up hard. "Get up quickly." You've slept for a long time, and if you go back to sleep, you'll be hungry. ”

Although Gu Fengmian was extremely reluctant, he was still pulled up by Xiaohu. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he said, "Brother Xiaozuo and Sister Bailian are up?" ”

"They ......," Xiaohu looked at him in surprise.

Only then did Gu Fengmian remember that Bai Lian was no longer there yesterday, and he burned her body to ashes and scattered it into the river. I did that without hesitation at the time, but now that I think about it, I feel a little uncertain. I don't know if it's right or wrong to do so.

Seeing that his face immediately darkened, Xiaohu hurriedly comforted: "Don't be too sad, people can't be resurrected after death." Besides, Sister Bailian is already sick, Feng'er, you should be prepared in your heart. Although she is dead, she will not want to see you sad in the heavenly spirits. Let's go to dinner? ”

After saying that, he took Gu Fengmian's hand and pulled him out of the door. The eldest aunt was distributing vegetables from the kitchen to the yard, and when she saw Xiaohu pulling Gu Fengmian out, she was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said, "Miss Feng'er, I made your favorite braised pork ribs today, how about you try it?" ”

Gu Fengmian nodded, lacking interest.

It just so happened that Xiao Zuo also came out after washing, and his face was stained with water. The aunt took a "wool" towel to him and said, "Wipe it." ”

Xiao Zuo wiped the water, paused, then took out a silver ticket from his arms, and said, "Auntie, thank you for taking care of you these days." You keep this money, find a gentleman for Xiaohu to teach him to read, you can't be blind and be bullied in the future. In a few years, he should also marry. ”

When the aunt saw the silver ticket, she was startled, and hurriedly waved her hand and said: "We are all Zhuang families, and the distinguished guests live here, and we have promised a lot of silver, how can we collect your money again." This is too undeserved, so let's take it back. "[ ] The arrogant princess can't be provoked 299

"It's okay, it's for you. Besides, if you don't want it, Xiaohu will need it in the future. Take care of us when we're gone. Xiao Zuo said as he forcibly stuffed the silver ticket into his aunt's hand. When he first went out, Situ Jingheng gave a lot of silver, but he only gave a small part to this family. He himself was not short of money. And, looking at such a simple family, he felt that this was what the other party deserved.

These days, whether it is treating Bai Lian, a seriously ill woman, or treating a child like Gu Fengmian, their family is very warm and thoughtful, and treats them like a family.

When Xiaohu heard that he was leaving, he was taken aback and said, "Are you going to leave?" Why don't you stay longer? ”

Xiao Zuo smiled: "There is no banquet in the world, and you always have to leave." We came here to send the white lotus back to her hometown. To be able to bury her on this land after her death, fulfilling her last wish. Now that she's gone, we've completed our mission, and it's time to go home. ”

Xiaohu's lips moved a few times, and the expression on his face immediately collapsed, and he turned his head to look at Gu Fengmian.

Gu Fengmian embarrassedly 'touched' his head and responded, "We really should go back." ”

Xiaohu was a little anxious when he heard this, his lips pursed into a line, and his chest rose and fell a few times. But I couldn't find the words to refute it. After lunch, Xiao Zuo and Gu Fengmian packed up their things and left together.

"I think he's upset, why don't you comfort him?" Xiao Zuo smiled, slapped Gu Fengmian an an elbow, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to make a good friend, it's not a small charm." ”

Gu Fengmian rolled his eyes and said, "Don't laugh at me, he already knows that I'm not a girl." I told him that I was a man. ”

Xiao Zuo raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, turned his head to look at Xiaohu again, and said with a smile: "Although he knows that you are a man, I am still very reluctant to look at his expression." ”

Gu Fengmian thought for a while, put down the things in his hand, and whispered, "You wait for me for a while." As he spoke, he walked out of the door, pulled Xiaohu's sleeve and walked out. The two walked outside the fence, and Gu Fengmian said, "I'm leaving, maybe I won't come back for a while." ”

Xiaohu lowered his eyelids and did not speak.

Gu Fengmian smiled again: "Brother Xiaohu, when I return from his studies, I will come to you again." ”

"What do you study?" Xiaohu asked.

Gu Fengmian smiled and said, "Learn medical skills." I am a little doctor, and I will become a famous doctor in the future. Save lives. ”

Xiaohu listened, pursed his lips and smiled. He felt that it was really good that Gu Fengmian could do what he wanted to do. But he didn't know what to do. Thinking of these, I can't help but feel a little depressed in my heart.

"You're so nice. But I don't know what to do? Originally, I thought that it would be good to help my mother do things every day, just like now...... But now that I see you, I wonder if I need to learn something. Xiaohu sighed and dared.

Gu Fengmian blinked a pair of big eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Brother Xiaozuo said that Brother Xiaohu is actually very smart, he can go to the academy to study, and it will be good if he has gained fame in the future." ”

"Really?" Xiaohu had never heard anyone say that he was smart, and suddenly heard Gu Fengmian say that his mood was not ordinarily good. He grinned.

Although Gu Fengmian is four years younger than him, his "sexual" personality is even younger than himself. Maybe it's because Xiaohu grew up on a farm since he was a child, and he has the simplicity and honesty of the people. But Gu Fengmian experienced the vicissitudes of the world early.

Therefore, the maturity of the two, Gu Fengmian may be higher.

Gu Fengmian nodded and said, "I also think Brother Xiaohu is smart. We've made an appointment, and I'll come to see you when I'm done. ”

"When was that?" Xiaohu raised his eyes and asked.

Gu Fengmian thought for a while and said, "Probably, it's ten years, right?" Ten years is not considered to be able to complete the study, but it can probably cure ordinary diseases. I heard Master say that studying medicine is important in practice, and only when you treat diseases more can you have experience. So probably at that time, I will also come out to treat people and see more cases? ”

"Ten years ......" Xiaohu frowned, he had a gut feeling that ten years would be too long.

Gu Fengmian only glanced at it, and then knew his thoughts, and said, "You don't think that ten years is a long time, I grew up to this nine years old, and I feel that I have grown up in the blink of an eye." The past seems to have happened thousands of years ago, and it seems like yesterday. Time will soon pass. ”

Xiaohu didn't understand too much, but nodded seriously. As long as Gu Fengmian spoke, he seemed to feel that it was very correct. "Ten years from now, okay? I'm waiting for you in the village? ”

"Hmm!" Gu Fengmian nodded and said, "At that time, Brother Xiaohu should marry a wife and have children." It's time for the kids to call me uncle...... It's interesting to think about. ”

When Xiaohu heard that he was his own son, he scratched his hair embarrassedly and smiled shyly.

Gu Fengmian paused and said softly, "Then I'll go clean up my things." ”

Xiaohu nodded.

Gu Fengmian returned to the room, and packed up a few of his clothes with his eyelids down. All he brought with him were women's clothes, and he couldn't stop sighing when he looked at them. Xiao Zuo smiled: "What's wrong with you?" ”

Gu Fengmian sighed: "It's too annoying to pretend to be a woman, it's very troublesome. ”

After packing up their things, the two of them set off together. Gu Fengmian thought that if she wanted to leave here, she should go to see the white lotus, but she didn't have a grave, so she had to wait and watch for a while by the big river outside the village. Xiaohu stood behind him and asked, "What are you looking at?" ”