CHAPTER 7 The Elixir of Life
Tao Sheng was walking on the street with the treasure donkey Luluo, and suddenly it rained. When traveling, especially when there are mounts, I am most afraid of encountering this kind of weather. He glanced up, and the air was mixed with raindrops, and the green Luo was all wet, and it shook its hair. Tao Sheng touched the fur on the back of Lu Luo's neck, it was already wet, and after a while, the water should be soaking through it.
"We're going to have to find a place to shelter from the rain. Tao Sheng said to Lu Luo.
"Did you hear anything?" Tao Sheng asked Lu Luo.
Green Luo is well-behaved.
"That's nice, this should be...... Goling. Tao Sheng said, "The vendors have closed their stalls. The sound was in the alley. ”
There was a simple shed in the alley, and in the shed there was a little girl dressed in black, and the girl's skirt had a cut to expose half of her calf.
When she saw Tao Sheng, the girl stopped speaking.
It was a song calling for his companions, but he didn't expect him to hear it too.
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. Tao Sheng said and draped his coat over the girl, covering the girl's calves.
"Who are you?" the girl asked.
Tao Sheng picked up a piccolo on his sleeve and played "陟岵":
"I looked at my father
The father said that he gave the son a long night of service
The prudence is endless
He looked at his mother
The mother said that Ji Xing was sleepless at night
Prudence is still unabandoned
He looked at his brother
The brother said that he would be with his brother in the service
There is no death in the upper senses
......”
"Tao Sheng, you are Tao Sheng!" the girl exclaimed.
"I wrote this song when I was nine years old, and when I heard the girl humming in the distance, I was curious, so I led the donkey to find it...... The girl's singing voice is much lighter and more ethereal than my "陟岵"" Tao Sheng saluted respectfully.
"Tao Gongzi's music is rare in the world, and I have always regarded it as a treasure. ”
"Childe, girl, do you want a ride?" a coachman stopped at the entrance of the alley.
"Where can I go to shelter from the rain?" Tao Sheng asked.
"Yes, the Immortal Theater near here. ”
"Then let's go, can my donkey be led behind your car?" Tao Sheng asked.
"Yes, get in the car. The driver said.
After the meal, Xiuyanxu and Ah Jing were listening to the play.
"Ah Jing!" Tao Sheng patted Ah Jing on the shoulder.
"Tao Sheng!" Ah Jing was surprised, this is a lot of effort.
"I didn't expect to meet again after only half a day!" Tao Sheng said.
"Yes, who is this?" asked Ah Jing.
"Goling, by the way, what's your name?" Tao Sheng was introducing the woman, forgetting that he hadn't even asked her name.
"Flyflies. The woman replied.
"People live up to their name. Tao Sheng said.
"Sister Xun's clothes are wet, just change mine. Li Xuan said, leading the flyfly to the upstairs wing.
"Sister Li is very warm-hearted. Ah Jing looked at Li Xuan's back and said to Tao Sheng.
Two heroic young men dressed in black walked into the Immortal Theater. Pu Zhu knew the dress at a glance, and knew that the two of them were here to look for the fly, so he was silent.
"Sister Xun, I happen to have a dark dress, which is quite similar to you, you can change it. ”
"Thank you, Sister Li. "Although the dragonfly is very quiet, it is not restrained.
......
"I'll dry this for you, sew it for you later, and you'll be able to wear it." Li Xuan said.
"My brothers are already downstairs, they may be in a hurry to leave, I am afraid I will leave when I am young. Said the fly.
"Oh, then let me do it first, and I'll give it to you when we meet. ”
"Well, thank you, sister. ”
Li Xuan saw that she had tied a knot on her right shoulder, probably a mark of their clan.
"Brother, wait for me, we can go. The flyfly walked up to everyone and thanked them: "Thank you brothers and sisters, my two brothers, the mayfly and the fly, have come to look for me." There is a call in the clan, one step ahead. ”
Everyone met each other, and then the three of them took their leave.
The driver of the car was having dinner and complained to the other driver: "I didn't think that this time the Billing who was sent here was such a weak woman. ”
"Did you really see that?"
"That's right. I took her to the Immortal Theater, isn't that an order from above? I've done that. ”
"The steward will reward you. ”
"Don't expect it! I always feel like it's enough!"
One evening three days later, Ah Jing suddenly became depressed, she was depressed, Li Xuan found out about this problem, and she took Ah Jing to Qixia Lake outside the theater for a walk.
Li Xuan rubbed Ah Jing's head and asked her, "What's wrong, little Ah Jing." ”
Ah Jing buried his head in Li Xuan's arms, "I don't know what's wrong, it's suddenly uncomfortable." It's been backlogged for a long time. ”
Li Xuan stroked Ah Jing's hair and said, "Tell me about it." ”
"I've been living a life of fear in the city. Life has changed a lot lately, and I don't know what to do. Ajing said.
"You are the life of the ten thousand vehicles, Ah Jing, you have to be confident. ”
"I don't know anything about this universal character, and it has nothing to do with my life. I'm just a little slave, and I didn't think I was a human being until I met Tao Sheng. Ah Jing said sadly.
"I don't really know what to say comforting...... Let's tell you a story, I had two cats, and I kept them in cages, and one day they were bored, and both of them were listless. Suddenly, I opened the cage and thought about letting them out to play, and they were so happy that their eyes lit up and they jumped out in an instant. Li Xuan is reminiscing and organizing this metaphor.
"And then?" Ah Jing was a little curious.
"Hah, nothing then. Sometimes, people are like cats in cages, living in their own little circles, when fate opens the cage for you, you can be like a cat, happily run out and let go of the wind! Moreover, you don't need to be stressed at all, you think, I opened the cage to let them come out to play, to make them happy, not to harm them. Li Xuan also solved some of his doubts and was a little excited.
"I understand, since Sister Li, you have said that I am the life of the ten thousand times, I should be completely happy. It's fate that opens the cage for me, so I'll go out and play, anyway, there is an arrangement in the dark for me, do you think I'm right?" Ah Jing felt that his burden was carried by a pair of invisible big hands, and he relaxed.
"Yes, I understand a little bit. Li Xuan looked at this sister and said, "In fact, there are no wonders in the world, and not everyone is a proposition above ten thousand times, like me is a hundred times, then there are people who are ten times, one times, and some are born without even one ride...... Most people don't know the number of their lives, and they don't know the trajectory of their fate...... Everybody lives like an ant, even if it's a life that is above all the times?
"When I say that, I feel like I'm desperate again. Ah Jing suddenly became coquettish.
"Haha, Ajing, you're still young, you don't know a lot of things! Your ego isn't fully established, so you're going to be very unstable. "Li Xuan has exhausted her own language.
"I might be a little dumb. ”
"There are no wise people in this world. Time weaves an all-encompassing world. Whoever he is, he has a meaning to exist, and he doesn't have to know what that meaning is. Li Xuan said.
"I seem to understand something, but I don't quite understand it yet. But I feel better, not so sad and uncomfortable. Ah Jing seems to understand whether she understands or not, but listening to Sister Li, she will feel very warm, and she is attached to this sincere warmth.
"Okay Ajing. ”
"When did our theater come to such a nonsense and ridiculous dead and poor sour!"
"It's not like I'm hungry for Chunniang. "More and more people are going to the theater.
"How many times do you want me to say it, don't pester me again!" the cook Chunniang shouted at the weak little man almost hysterically, and she even hoped that he would slap her and walk away, but unfortunately he kept pestering. She looked at his wretched face, and she couldn't get angry.
"You said you would be with me when you gave you a hosta. "What do you say?
"In your heart, I am a hairpin?" Chun Niang looked at the dead poor sour called He Lai with contempt.
"Chunniang, I can't live without you. ”
"Get out!
The chef Chunniang and He Lai are not over, and the people who watch the jokes in the back kitchen have something to do.
"You people, the vegetables are not very good, chewing the root of the tongue to see jokes, one is better than the other. Chef Zhang complained and didn't forget to cook meat.
"Chef Zhang, I'll pick up the food. Ye Xing shouted to Chef Zhang and walked into the back kitchen of the Changsheng Theater.
"It's all ready for you. Chef Zhang smiled and took a cage drawer to Ye Xing.
"I thank Chef Zhang for them. Ye Xing took the cage drawer and walked away with a smile, his movements light and polite.
Chun Niang saw Ye Xing's clean and handsome appearance, but looking at the villain's face, she couldn't help but feel a little depressed in her heart. I don't have to fight in one place.
"Chun Niang, Chun Niang, you forgive me, you tell me what I did wrong, I will change, I really can't live without you. "He is still begging bitterly.
"Why are you so!" Chun Niang slammed the door out. He went to catch up.
In the evening, the group ate around the table.
"When I was leaving, I saw a strange thing. Ajing said.
"What's weird?" asked Li.
"There was a car full of children, the children were very beautiful, the car first wanted to park at the main entrance of the Evian Pavilion, but the steward felt that it was inappropriate, and urged him to go to the side door and stop. ”
"And then?"
"The kids were brought in one by one. I waited outside, and after a while, I was moved out as a dead baby, as if there were a few missing. Ah Jing recalled, stopping his chopsticks as he spoke.
"Is there such a sinister thing?" Tao Sheng also frowned.
"Evianguan should be the property of the Wan clan. Pu Zhu frowned and said.
"A ...... of the Wan clan," Ah Jing said.
"Yes, the Wan Clan is an evil force composed of two tribes. It should have spread to the corners and corners of Fenghua City. Pu Zhu said.
"Which tribe's property is this Evian Pavilion?" asked Pu Qi.
"Anyway, the greedy clan will definitely not hand over the core industry with a lot of benefits to the three branches of the slave department. Li Xuan said.
"What are the three branches of the slave department?" asked Ajing.
"It's the Golden Seal Clan, the Suo Ying Clan, and the Debt Remnant Clan. They were the three most bullied and trampled tribes in the world, and they did not belong to the greedy tribe. In order to confront the Spirit Clan, the Wan Clan accepted these three small clans and merged them into the three branches of the Slave Division. Tao Sheng said, taking a sip of tea.
"These small clans outside have been bullied and oppressed, and their lives are not as good as those of slaves in Qiao City. Pu prayed and said.
"Ah, it seems that the Wan tribe is really as rumored. Ah Jing was heartbroken, and said: "When the steward was in charge of us before, he said that being a slave here was better than being sent to the Wan clan or something, and we don't know why he said that. ”
"But the guest officer has heard of Renrui and Renhua?" the attendant on the side suddenly spoke.
"Are you ......" Ah Jing raised his eyes to see the man, and the word "Cheng Mu" was not spoken. Tao Sheng also knew everything at a glance.
"The small one is Ye Xing. He said, smiling as he poured tea and water, not looking at the expressions of Ah Jing and Tao Sheng.
"This little brother, what are the Renrui and Renhua you just said?" asked Li Xuan.
"The people of Evian Pavilion Rui and Renhua have been the sweethearts of Fenghua City recently, and a large number of wealthy businessmen and dignitaries have come to this trip just for this. Didn't the guest officers come here for this?" Ye Xing raised an eyebrow and said, Ah Jing saw it and was really uncomfortable.
The group from Xiuyan Ruin looked at each other, and Ah Jing and Tao Sheng also glanced at each other.
It was Li Xuan's younger brother Li Fang who reacted, and said busily: "Brother Tai, forgive me, we are lonely and unheard, passing through here, I don't know what is strange about the Evian Pavilion? ”
"This Evian Pavilion is widely spread all over the world, and it is said that it is a branch of the Linxian clan at the head of the Wan Clan, and some people have refined it to make people immortal, and people who can make people look good. People from all walks of life are gathering to get it! It's so lively!" Ye Xing's eyebrows danced.
"Senior Brother Pu, look at this ......" Li Xuan's face was solemn, and he already understood the joints, and looked at Pu Zhu. Pu Zhu was half relieved and said, "Thank you little brother for telling me, I will go to Evian Pavilion tomorrow to open my eyes." Pu Zhu said.
There was a cat that jumped out of the window into the guest room of the Evian Pavilion and sniffed it.
It found a vase, which smelled of balsam.
Cat-eyed staring at the sleeping man, it is estimated that he will not wake up. So it had the audacity to overturn the little bottle, and a number of small pills flowed out of it, which were white and round and fragrant, and it ate it cleanly.
The cat washed his face, and the man suddenly snored, and the cat was a thief, so he turned around and jumped away.
"This Renhua is really a good thing, look at my face, it's really a national beauty. Chai said to himself in the mirror.
"Miss is like a flower, but now she is more and more smart. Ziyi Niangniang said.
"Let that chai he get me some more. ”
"Yes. Ziyi Niangniang said.
Wangwan looked at the pair of people in his car with radiant faces and smiles, and continued to catch the car. I wondered: What is so funny about this Evian Pavilion? This person changed his appearance when he went in and out.
Wangyu is the coachman who took Ah Jing and Tao Sheng to the Changsheng Theater.
The moonlight in the middle of the night reflected in a dilapidated and poor hut.
Knock knock, someone banged on the door.
"Who?" the woman was feeding the baby when she heard a voice and roared out.
"It's me, open the door. The woman's voice was recognized by the woman, and it was her man.
"It's coming. ”
When the man saw his wife holding the baby in her arms, she burst into tears.
"What's wrong with you, what's wrong with you, talking. The woman panicked.
The man looked at the child and looked at it, "This baby is with me, and if it is not good-looking, it will not be used to refine Renhua, but it must be hidden in a good life, otherwise it will be used to refine Renrui." ”
"What are you talking about?" the woman was in a fog.
The man was buried in his wife's arms, and began to whimper and weep.
Early the next morning, the group got up early, and Li Xuan and Pu Zhu's youngest sister Pu Xi bought tofu brains from Grandma Yu outside the door. There are chicken soy tofu brain, beef vermicelli tofu brain, and sweet bean brain.
"Ah Jing, why did you come to Fenghua City?" asked Li Xuan.
"This is to ask Tao Sheng, I came with him. Ah Jing said while eating the vermicelli tofu brain.
"I originally went to Xiuyanxu to apprentice, and the elders in the family felt that Ajing and Xiuyanxu also had a relationship. I thought that when I was a teenager, it was the time of training, and it was a good thing for Ah Jing to go and see it, so I left together. Fenghua City is the only way for us. ”
"It's a good thing to apprentice, Xiuyan Ruins are very big, and all the respected teachers are also highly respected, do you have any prayers?"
"Yes, the elders in the family said let's get started first, and as for the master, I saw that the time was met by fate. ”
"Hmm. ”
"Sister Li, how did you come to Fenghua City? Isn't Xiuyan Ruins very good?"
"Xiuyanxu got a piece of news, saying that there was a catastrophe in Fenghua City, and we were ordered to take a look first. ”
"It's more serious than the Eviankan thing, isn't it?"
"Hmm. ”
"When we go to Eviankan for a while, we observe more, act at the opportunity, and don't be reckless, so as not to startle the snake. Pu Zhu advised.
Everyone nodded colorfully.
When Ah Jing saw Ye Xing serving food, he slipped away and said, "Cheng Mu, you have a good beard." ”
"Shhh Ye Xing said.
"Why did you become Ye Xing again?"
"It's a long story, I'm serving the dishes. I'm on duty in the morning, and when you come back, I'll talk about it. As he spoke, he busily delivered the plates.
In the same early morning, Laiyun Town next to Fenghua City.
"Don't worry, Aunt Zhang, we are taking our children to enjoy happiness. Grandpa Xiao pinched his beard and said.
"Yes, I'm going to be a scholar in the Lin family in Qingwei City in the future. But there is a lot of money!" Uncle Cai said.
"What the two masters said is, you old woman, let it go! "The man took the child and handed it over to Uncle Cai.
Uncle Choi gave the man a golden bump. "Take it!"
"Thank you, Master Cai! I will give you two the goods in the future! I really met the God of Wealth!" the man sweated profusely with joy. Push his daughter-in-law and leave, "Let's have another one." ”
Grandpa Xiao and Uncle Cai put the child in the car outside the door and got into the car with a smile.
"The third today. Uncle Cai said.
"Let's go, let's go to Miss Li's house. Grandpa Xiao said.
In the same early morning, the hostess of the Shenxie Pavilion - Jin Caicai's bedroom.
"How did I marry such a useless thing in the first place!" Jin Cai came up and smashed the hosta in his hand in two.
"Girl, don't be angry, you're still pregnant with a child. Wei's mother said.
"Look at it, I'm in charge of all the Shen Xie Pavilion! ”
"Ling Ye can still be a face outside. ”
"That's not what I expected for him, let him fill his face, and make him look like a human being. My fine lines are growing, look at you, Mother Wei. Kim Chae-su was furious.
"There are no fine lines, the girl is smart!"
"I'm not going to that aunt's birthday party. Thinking of giving such a big face to an aunt, Jin Caizhen was angry and jealous, "That aunt is an old woman, so she eats a lot of people, and she looks younger than me, so she doesn't have to worry about anything." I'm working hard! People who worry about are old! I was laughed at by that aunt when I went. ”
"I'm going to go, now this Fenghua City, Evian Pavilion is in full swing, the girl went to see it, and she knew that it was no big deal. Mother Wei stroked Jin Caicai's hair, "The girl will always be the most beautiful in this Fenghua City, and when the child is born, let's also take a few Renhua to eat, it will definitely be better than Aunt Nayu." ”
"Mother Wei, how is the lady preparing? Ling Fengfeng asked shouting outside the door. "It's almost there. Mother Wei said, and instructed the little girl to embroider red and purple to help Jin Caicai dress up.
Ziyu who is in Shenxie Pavilion is no longer the little slave out of Qiao City that Ajing saw, she is now the dancing girl of Shenxie Pavilion, a low-level dancer, a fragrant character, who was renamed Xiangyu by Zhao's mother.
"You know that Xianghong was beaten. Xianglian said.
"How's it going?" asked Xiangyu.
"I didn't take shape, I couldn't see people, I was kicked out. Xianglian said.
"Then I'd rather be beaten. Xiangyu lowered her eyes.
"You think too much, Xianghong sold it to a leprosy as a concubine. Xiangqin sneered, as if she was ridiculing fate, and more like ridiculing her future.
"What crime has our clan committed, and our fate is like this?" Xianglian was sad, her eyes moist.
"Madame Kim is going out, and it's a big deal to see how she dresses. "Calm fragrant rain, without a trace of waves on his face.
"It's the same slave department, this Golden Seal clan looks like a person...... We are not even as good as beasts. Xiangqin got tired of saying this, straightened her dress, and walked away.
"Brother and sister, you are crying. Before, hug your mother. Mrs. Tao Xijuan looked worriedly at Chen Mi, who was gone.
"Mom, mom, mom......" Tao Qian hugged his mother Chen Mi, and Chen Mi's face was like ashes.
"What can I do about this?" Xijuan looked at Tao Lian.
"Brother Factory's life has only been more than three months, and the doctors in the house are helpless. Tao Lian said.
"What can this orphan and widow do in the future?" Mrs. Tao Xijuan looked at her husband, the unconscious factory brother and the grieving brother and sister Chen Mi, and she was also sad, but at the same time she was thinking about a way.
"It's a big deal, I have two more pairs of chopsticks in my house. Tao Lian was also full of sadness, "It's this Chen Mi, if the factory brother leaves, Chen Mi will probably follow." Xijuan looked at Tao Lian and said, "Master, it's not that there is no room for things to turn around. ”