Yushen Wang Bu tied the jujube red horse to the willow tree on the island in the river bay, and he stared at the river, and his thoughts were like a tide.

Yushen Wang Bu and eldest brother Lieying Wang Shan, and the third sister Princess Liehui are the children of Peng Yanmai, the king of Chu, and Empress Xuanqi. Born in the emperor's family, but there is no other emperor's brother and sister, they love each other, gentle and frugal, happy and harmonious. Childhood was innocent and beautiful. In childhood, this big river was the most beautiful place for them to play day and night.

The rainy Jiangnan has always been a good place to visit spring. This big river, the spring water is rising, the riverside is green grass, and there is a small island at the bay, which is much higher than the river. There are many willow trees growing there, and the grand scene of "jasper makeup is several trees high, and ten thousand green silk ribbons hang down" attract visitors to linger. Villagers plant rows of loofahs, cucumbers, or water spinach near the water. These melons and vegetables, when they see the wind, they will grow, and after a few days, the yellow flowers will be decorated with melon shelves, and the melons will appear at a glance, and they will be able to enter in a few days if they grow fast; As for the water spinach, it is naturally a large piece of green. In their childhood, the three brothers and sisters were inevitably naughty and naughty, and sometimes they would come to the river to enjoy the scenery without telling the little yellow door and the palace maids.

It was almost dusk that day, and the three siblings came to this place where tourists enjoyed themselves, playing to their heart's content, and forgetting to return. As evening approached, suddenly, a firefly flew by, one, two, more and more. In the twilight of dusk, the melon frame willow silk faintly flickered, jumped and shuttled, swirled around the bend, sometimes fell between the stamens, sometimes perched on the willow leaves, sometimes hid in the heart of the vegetable. That kind of sparkle, that leisurely travel, that kind of comfort, can be called the beauty of the world.

"Sister Liehui, Firefly!" Lieying Wang Shan and Yushen Wang Bu said to Princess Liehui in unison.

"It's so beautiful!" Princess Liehui bled her cheeks and gazed at these flying and shining natural spiritual creatures, shining in the twilight, like messengers of light, like fairy lanterns, like fluttering elves, like dancing fairies. Big brother, second brother, I want to catch fireflies. She said to Lieying Wang Shan and Yushen Wang Bu.

"Good!" So, they shuttled through the willow forest, carefully catching these delicate elves. They tied two of Princess Liehui's sleeves in a knot. The fireflies they caught were placed in this little silk knot.

The fireflies accumulated, and the knots on Princess Liehui's sleeves grew brighter and brighter. Princess Liehui danced her sleeves and twisted her body, like a fluttering butterfly, like a little fairy with shining sleeves. In the twilight, in the breeze, the light of fireflies reflected her bright smile, and her light dancing was reflected in the river water.

"It's so beautiful!"

"It's so beautiful, sister!" Both brothers praised their sister at the same time.

Princess Liehui, who was tired of dancing, fell asleep under the light breeze of the spring breeze. King Lieying ran towards the palace with Princess Liehui on his back, and King Yushen ran happily behind Princess Liehui with Princess Liehui's sleeve, "Big brother, slow down!" ”

"Slow down, you will be discovered by your father and queen mother!"

Their cheerful laughter could be heard from the riverside.

Thinking of this, Yushen Wang Bu smiled.

"Second brother, what are you laughing at?" Little Yellow Croaker and Princess Liehui swam back and asked in surprise.

"Hehe, I'm meditating. I remember what you were like when you were a child: your hair was in a bun and your face was flushed. Lively as a flying butterfly. Yushen Wang Bu saw that Princess Liehui had returned, and finally put his mind at ease.

"Second brother, do you remember our childhood?" Princess Liehui is not finished.

"Yes, at that time, my eldest brother was 10 years old, I was 7 years old, and you were 4 years old. Do you remember that spring and summer, when my brother and sister played and frolicked by the river, catching fireflies, and finally you fell asleep? ”

"4 years old, I was still young, second brother." Princess Liehui's eyes flashed with a warm brilliance, and she was curious about the topic that Yushen Wang Bu said, "What did I look like at that time?" ”

"You, you were so young! But it's so cute. His hair was black and shiny, and his face was flushed. The eyebrows are lightly swept and the black eyes are large, dark and shiny, glowing with a smart and innocent look. The queen mother gives you a few small braids, which look lively and playful. The second brother remembers it very clearly, and now he thinks about it as it is now. Let's go, Sister Liehui, let's go back to the palace together. ”

"Was I pretty then?" Princess Liehui searched for memories, and the starlight stream of glowing fireflies in her childhood may occasionally flash in her mind, but she really has no impression of what she looked like when she was a child, and she only knows that she always likes to chase after the eldest brother and second brother to play around. At this point, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Sister, isn't this nonsense? My sister, is that still pretty? Yushen Wang Bu helped his sister Princess Liehui to step onto the purple horse, and said proudly, "Sister, you are also tired." Ride carefully! ”

"Hmm."

Yushen Wang Bu stepped on the jujube red horse and walked slowly in the direction of Chu Palace with Princess Liehui.

"Sister, I fought at the border and haven't been back to the palace for a long time, as soon as I come back this time, I will rush directly to your palace, and I don't know what happened to your second sister-in-law. You see, our Dachu is really a fairy realm, the terrain is dangerous, and the people are rich and the country is rich. The people looked up to their father's glory and looked forward to the country's well-being. ”

"Yes, I have dreamed countless times of returning to Chudi to meet my father and queen mother. If you don't leave your homeland, you don't know the bitterness of your hometown, and you don't know how much love you don't have to lose your partner. What happened to me and what happened to the little yellow croaker and his wife confirmed all this. However, as long as people have a heart, they will definitely achieve their goals and return to their homeland. ”

The little yellow croaker swims in the blue sky, listening to the conversation between their brother and sister, and from time to time makes beautiful chirps, happy and inspired.

After the rainstorm, the Chudi style has a unique charm, the air is fresh, the leaves are sparse and green, the long street is full of people, and the fishermen in Pitang are busy. But watching children play, women and aunts do silkworms. After great sorrow and mourning, Princess Liehui rode a purple horse and followed Yushen Wang Bu on the road. Their brother and sister shuttled along the river, in the meadows, in the woods, in the stripes, in the terraced fields. The horseshoe stepped on the flowers, the shadow of the tree swayed the snow shirt show, the old garden released the dream, and the second brother escorted Cheng Xiang. Slightly shallow summer, Yanyan riverbed, Tiantian lotus leaves, hee hee fish rhyme. Princess Liehui's mood gradually calmed down.

"Second brother, you see there is a large lotus pond in front of you! Second brother, I have a memory of this place. Princess Liehui suddenly saw the lotus pond in front of her, and she called out to Yushen Wang Bu.

"Yes, Sister Liehui, do you remember the lotus valley in front of you? In front of you is the famous Lotus Valley. Because this place is a little lower than the surrounding boundary, the common people fence this place and plant lotus lotus. At the turn of spring and summer, the lotus leaves are full of flowers, the lotus flowers are gorgeous, the fish play between the lotus leaves, the flowing water is murmuring, the lotus fragrance floats in the four fields, and the early lotus is brittle and tender branches. ”