In the farewell of her younger brothers and sisters, as well as her classmates and friends, Joan also got into the carriage on the way back and waved out the window frequently. The coachman pulled the reins and ordered the carriage to drive, and the horse took a step and drove away little by little, until the door of the school house kept retreating and became blurred, and she was willing to lower the curtain of the car, and then left Qingfeng Town.

A few days later, the Lu family returned to Taiyang City, Guangyang.

Silver Trail Garden.

The first thing he did when he returned to his clan was to go to the master and ask for his sin.

Qiong also knelt in front of Lu Bin and said, "The disciple skipped school without authorization, broke into the rivers and lakes to fight, and asked the master to punish him." Then he folded his hands in front of his forehead and bowed his head.

Lu Bin didn't want her to be so honest, since she had come, it was really inappropriate to teach her, so he waved his sleeves and said, "If it weren't for the teacher's order to send you back to the house, would you still know to come back?" You are one, Sheng Xuan resents one, and the kid of the Su family, and the one who returned to the top of the list, it's really chic! If you want to leave, do you know what happened to the gentlemen in the academy after you disappeared? ”

Joan was silent.

"If you have saved people and made meritorious contributions outside, you can't ask for any praise, but you can only live up to the sword path you have cultivated for so many years! Cang Yu came out to be a competition between the ten factions in their rivers and lakes, and the five clans left a back hand, one of you one by one, young and vigorous, full of enthusiasm, and rushed forward before that! If you die in the sword battle, in that boundless place, I am afraid that you will not even be able to recover your bones! ”

Qiong Yi could only whisper: "Master, I was wrong. ”

Lu Bin put his hands behind his back and said solemnly: "Since you know that you are wrong, then tell me, what should I do?" ”

Hearing that the master was punishing herself, Qiong was silent for a while, and replied: "The disciple is at fault and has no right to decide, no matter how the master wants to punish me, I will admit it." ”

"Okay." Lu Bin sat back on the main hall and said lightly: "Let's go to the back mountain and be confined for three months." This March depends on your performance, if your performance is not good, continue to be banned. ”

Qiong also responded: "The disciple obeys, thank Master for your forgiveness." After the salute, he left the main hall.

Lu Yuhao was waiting for her outside and asked, "Little Wu, what did your master say?" ”

Joan also thought to herself: It's the same as expected. replied to him: "Senior brother, it's confinement." ”

Lu Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief: "Relax, although confinement is not comfortable, it is much better than a penal water prison." ”

Qiong also shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Senior brother, the back mountain is remote, and someone should deliver the living meals, right?" ”

Lu Yuhao recalled that in the past, the disciples who were banned had always been locked up in the orphanage in the depths of Baiya Mountain, and there would be a magic circle outside the courtyard, and once the confined person broke out without permission, he would not only be attacked by the magic circle, but also have an alarm. Most of the food delivered by the servants at each meal is cold and cold and difficult to swallow. I could only reply: "Of course, there is, but well, it may not be delicious." ”

"It's okay, just don't let me starve to death inside." Joan also patted her chest and expressed great optimism, "Master said that the confinement will start tomorrow, so I will go back to my room and pack my clothes." ”

Lu Yuhao watched Qiong Yi walk quickly through the courtyard, and sighed in his heart: Xiao Wu is still so energetic.

It's really confined.

Qiong also collected it alone in the room, and said in her heart: In these three months, I must settle down a little and take the punishment well, so as not to be remembered by the master when I leave the garden in the future. She brought a mat and a thin quilt, summer and autumn clothes, and specially brought a lot of mosquito and insect repellent medicines, and pressed the two books borrowed from the Tibetan sub-hall in the middle of the package, secretly thinking: I can live alone in the back mountains at this time, and I can't really ask for it.

The sudden appearance of the Rong people who wanted to rob themselves, as far as Yu Qiongyi was concerned, not only would not let her dispel the idea of pursuing it, but would also want to investigate the reasons even more.

For three months, it should be too late to study diligently, learn the Western Desert language, and memorize the map of the Western Land.

Later in the evening, Qiong also went outside the garden to inform Zhu Yunluo that she was going to retreat, and deliberately concealed her about Xirong. Zhu Yunluo received the "long-lost and peerless delicious recipe" given to her by Qiong Yi, and was full of smiles, expressing her understanding of her choice of retreat, and saying that she should practice hard and not worry about the outside world.

Joan also knows that Ah Luo is a person who loves to worry.

She thought: In order not to let Ah Luo worry about me, it is better to hide this, okay?

*

The next day, under the leadership of the third senior brother, Qiong also walked into the orphanage in the back mountain.

The courtyard was square, the walls were not high, and there were prohibitions on all sides, and the moment she stepped into them, the ban took effect, and a pale barrier of light separated the outside world. The honest and down-to-earth third senior brother looked at the junior sister who had always been lively and comfortable, and she was going to live here for three months, full of distress: "Xi Yan, I will tell the kitchen more every day, let them deliver it on time, and let you eat less cold food." ”

Qiong Yi nodded and smiled at him: "Okay, thank you, senior brother." Then he went into the house.

The courtyard is not big, but it is more than enough to practice swords, and the windows and doors are not dilapidated, but they are covered with cobwebs and dust. The Lu family has always taught his disciples to be self-conscious, and the punishment is usually the punishment of whipping sticks, or going to the miscellaneous office to receive a few days of hard labor, and it is rare to confinment and punish people, and the prohibition is regarded as a big punishment, so several orphanages in the back mountain are not often visited.

As a result, there are rumors that this place is haunted.

The sky is blue and the sun is white, and Qiong is naturally not afraid. She glanced around the courtyard, the utility room was equipped with a broom and a bucket basin, and there was a well behind the courtyard, the well water was clear, not only had water to eat, but there was no problem with daily washing, so she lifted the broom and began to clean the dust, wiped the bed table, and after finishing everything, Qiong also took out the jade lily of the valley from her arms and tied it to the window eaves, and the spirit in the jade flashed with a hint of light, just like Sheng Xuan's resentment by her side.

Thinking of this, Qiong was no longer afraid of the rumors that the lonely house in the mountains was haunted, and sat back on the bed to meditate and cultivate.

*

Before dawn, Zhu Yunluo got up as usual, hastily dressed up, and rushed to do chores.

In the early morning, she has to clean the yard first, and she is responsible for the south corner of the outer courtyard of the Lu family's mansion, and the fallen leaves on the stone road and the dust in the corners must be dealt with properly.

When it is close to breakfast, you need to go to the kitchen to help, divide the breakfast into bowls, and send it to the outer disciple's house, after collecting the dishes, and then send it to the next mother-in-law to clean, and then go out of the house to prepare the dishes according to the list, after selecting properly, go back to the house to find the steward to report the account, and then take the time to eat a little breakfast, and then continue to be busy.

Chewing some cold steamed buns in her hands, Zhu Yunluo sat in the kitchen and rested for a short time, and someone stepped forward to say: "Yunluo." ”

Zhu Yunluo recognized that this was the most idle mother-in-law in the kitchen, wandering, talking a lot, surnamed He Minghua, and replied casually: "Mother-in-law He." The lunch dishes will be transported by carts and horses later, if not, there will be in the cellar, so use them first. ”

He Hua didn't come to talk to her about the fortifications, so she raised her voice and said, "That dish is not fresh for a long time!" Wait for the new dishes to arrive, and then inform the cook to start cooking. ”

Zhu Yunluo hummed and continued to eat steamed buns, He Hua continued: "Hey, didn't you go to pick up Lu Xiaowu back?" She turned around and stayed in the garden, and she didn't come out to see you! ”

Joan...... Xiyan went to retreat, busy. Zhu Yunluo replied with a chuckle: "She came to see me a few times and brought me a gift." ”

"Yo, retreat? She told you it was a retreat, huh? He Hua rubbed her hands, stuck her waist and said, "Tsk, is it because I heard it differently?" I've heard people say that she is locked up, in the back mountain, in a broken place where people have died before, haunted! It's a rash! This little girl is the most good news and not bad news, she hides everything from you, in my opinion, she doesn't care about you at all! ”

Zhu Yunluo sneered: "Mother, you can talk nonsense." Feelings are the most obvious thing, and they can be felt with and without it. ”

"You! A heart is put on her, Lu Xiaowu is already a member of the Sheng family, everyone knows the world, the scenery is beautiful! Even if she didn't fall into such a good family, she was also a girl and apprentice named by Master Lu, and she was his daughter-in-law, and she would not have to worry about food and clothing in the future, but what about you? Silly Aluo, you are not young anymore, if you continue to waste in this miscellaneous yard, how can any man want you in the future? ”

Zhu Yunluo finished eating the steamed bun and replied, "Then live by yourself." ”

"Ouch!" He Hua clapped his hands and stomped on his feet: "When Lao Chen died, many people were willing to accept you and buy you, the Yu family in the north of the city back then, not poor, rich, and not ugly, you don't want to be a child daughter-in-law, they want to accept Xiaowu and you scold them." Alas, tell me about you, you are eye-catching, upright, diligent and virtuous, you are good anywhere, how many have you been a matchmaker over the years? That young man, down-to-earth and hardworking, why don't you want to? The brother of the old Zhang family, the brother of the old Li family, you can't take a fancy to it? Now it's okay, Xiao Wuniang climbed the high branches and became a phoenix, will she still care about you, a poor sister? ”

She said bitterly: "Girl, listen to the advice of people to eat well, find a good family to marry early, give birth to a big fat boy, settle yourself, don't work here for a lifetime, be sleepy for a lifetime, it is more important than anything else." ”

"Yes, you're right." Zhu Yunluo smiled back: "Don't worry about it." After dropping this sentence, he walked away.

Only He Hua was left in place and called: "Huh? Yunluo, did you listen to it! ”

*

I can't be a subordinate for the rest of my life.

After working long hours and paying off the debt, I will leave Guangyang with Qiong Yi and settle down.

She is willing to go with Sheng Xiaogongzi, and I will live by myself.

She is my only family, my dearest and best sister, no matter what others say, I will always protect her and love her.

Zhu Yunluo rolled up her sleeves, wrung out a towel from the wooden basin, and began to wipe the table and floor cabinets.

Somehow, I remembered when I was a child.

When he was young, the steward of the miscellaneous office was still a man surnamed Han, with a face full of meat, and his son was born with a fat head and a round face, and he was the same as him, and he got a nickname, and everyone called him Chubby.

Han Xiaopang had better take advantage of the situation to bully people, whenever Chen Xun went out to work, he would always take three or two younger brothers to block in front of Zhu Yunluo and Qiong Yi, bully them, throw mud and smash them, and say some obscene things learned from adults to make fun of them.

Zhu Yunluo never dared to cause trouble, and she could only cry when she was wronged, Han Xiaopang pointed at the two of them and scolded over and over again: "Two little wild seeds without a father and a mother!" Haha, ugly girl, no one wants it! ”

Qiong Yi always stood in front of her with her fist raised, knocked them away, and then stumbled back to comfort Zhu Yunluo: "Ah Luo doesn't cry, sister doesn't cry!" If they dare to come, I'll still drive them away! ”

Zhu Yunluo looked at her with teary eyes, obviously she was her sister, and her sister was so thin, but she always rushed in front of her to protect herself.

Han Xiaopang couldn't beat Qiong Yi again and again, and deliberately retaliated, that time, taking advantage of the absence of adults, he blocked them in the corner, let the two boys hold down Qiong Yi, grabbed Zhu Yunluo's hair and beaten, Qiong Yi couldn't break free, and watched his sister shrink in the corner and cry.

Han Xiaochuan was fat and had a lot of strength, and she knocked out the baby teeth that Zhu Yunluo was about to replace with one punch, she was so frightened that she sat motionless on the ground, bleeding a lot, covering her mouth and trembling. For the first time, Qiong also saw Ah Luo injured, so she got up from the ground like crazy, picked up the stone at her feet and chased after Han Xiaopang until she broke one of his arms.

In order to make amends, Chen Xun carried a stick and took Qiong Yi to the door to apologize, but she didn't admit it, stared coldly at the little fat man who was shrinking behind Steward Han, and said ruthlessly: Next time, I will smash your front teeth with a stone!

Han Xiaopang was shocked, and ran back to the house with a cigarette, Chen Xun was stunned, and whipped her leg with a thin wooden stick on the spot, making her kneel down and apologize, Qiong also gritted her teeth, refusing to cry or kneel. Later, Chen Xun paid a large amount of money to Steward Han, but it was inevitable that people would wear small shoes everywhere in the fortifications.

After going back, Chen Xun rubbed red eyes, rubbed medicine on Qiong Yi's bamboo-like thin legs, and choked up with the two children: "Abel doesn't want to beat you, but sometimes, people can't help but bow their heads, endure it and pass." ”

Shrunk in Abo's arms, Qiong Yi finally cried, Zhu Yunluo also cried, the three grandchildren hugged each other and cried, Qiong Yi said while crying: "They always bully Ah Luo and me, I don't bow my head, I don't bow my head!" Keep your head down, and they'll bully us forever! I'm going to protect my sister, Abo, I'm going to protect my sister's ......"

Zhu Yunluo wiped Qiong Yi's snot and tears, and on her face, she could only let it roll down.

From that moment on, she decided that Joan was also her own sister, and she was determined to protect her and love her forever in this life, no matter what happened.