"You know, you don't care about us. Be careful on the road, come back early in the afternoon, and I'll leave you with food. ”

When he came out of Song's house, the eastern sky was just white.

Because of the temple fair in Jiang'an Town, several mule carts were already parked at the entrance of the town and ready to carry passengers.

Lu Zhengan stepped forward to ask about the price, and when he heard the handlebar of the car say that it would only cost 20 yuan to go to Jiang'an Town, Lu Zhengan didn't even think about paying the money, so he asked Song Huaishu to get in the car quickly.

Song Huaishu disagreed, "The two of us need 20 copper plates for a trip, and if we carpool with others, it will only be four or five copper plates, which is really a bit expensive, so it is better to wait." ”

Lu Zheng'an held Song Huaishu's arm and motioned for him to hurry up and get into the car, while explaining: "It takes nearly 20 miles to get to Jiang'an Town, and this car doesn't look big. It's even more crowded when you carpool with people, and you don't know who we're carpooling with or how many things we're carrying. Instead of being so troublesome, it is better to spend more money to be comfortable on your own. ”

After that, Lu Zhengan took out the rice dumplings that had just been warmed in the morning from the cloth bag he was carrying, touched them and saw that they were still warm, so he peeled off the leaves and handed them over.

"You shouldn't have time to eat breakfast in the morning, right? I specially brought a few zongzi to satisfy my hunger first, and when we arrived in Jiang'an Town, I will take you to eat delicious food. ”

Song Huaishu took the zongzi handed over by Lu Zheng'an, and felt that the other party took care of him as a child. Although I am a little helpless, there is an indescribable sweetness in my heart.

"My mother made all the meat you brought into steamed buns last afternoon, and I also warmed a few this morning, and put them in the bag you carried when I went out."

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan hurriedly looked down at the cloth bag he was carrying, and saw that there was indeed a small bag wrapped in brown paper.

"Why don't you get up early and sleep a little longer, what do you have to do with all this effort?" As he spoke, Lu Zhengan opened the kraft paper, took out two steamed buns, and continued to ask, "Eat steamed buns or zongzi?" ”

"Zongzi, you can eat the buns, I got up so early and came to pick me up, I'm afraid I'm hungry for a long time."

Song Huaishu lowered his head and took a bite of the zongzi, only to feel that the bean paste on the tip of his tongue was sweet to his heart. Raising his eyes and glancing, Lu Zheng'an, who had carefully sealed the kraft paper on the other side, only felt happy in his heart. At the same time, I am even more grateful for this year's Mid-Spring Meeting, otherwise, I would not have met Lu Zhengan.

"I heard that there is a Longtan Temple in Jiang'an Town that is particularly effective, let's go and see it today."

Lu Zhengan had only heard from others that the temple fairs in Jiang'an Town were particularly lively, but he did not know what was particularly interesting there.

The two of them originally came out to play, and they didn't have any purpose, and when they heard Song Huaishu say that they wanted to go to Longtan Temple to have a look, they naturally nodded and agreed.

"Okay, I'm not familiar with that side either, so if you want to go anywhere, just say it."

Because he was going out today, Lu Zhengan deliberately changed into a long shirt that he didn't often wear. Some time ago, he was busy working in the fields, and his complexion seemed much darker than before, but the contours of his face appeared more three-dimensional.

He grew up with his grandfather, although he didn't have much talent for learning. However, with the accumulation of old man Lu's cultivation over time, his bearing is still a little different from that of ordinary peasant rough men.

If you don't look at Lu Zhengan's rough hands like tree bark and say that he is the son of a certain micro-service who came out to play, I am afraid that some people will believe it.

Looking at such a dazzling Lu Zheng'an, Song Huaishu compared himself again, and suddenly felt a burst of inferiority in his heart for no reason, and even the zongzi wrapped by Lu Zheng'an himself in his hand was not as sweet as before.

Lu Zheng'an had been paying attention to Song Huaishu, and when he saw that his face suddenly lost his previous joy, and even the speed of eating slowed down, he couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart.

"What's wrong? Is it uncomfortable to wake up too early? You eat the zongzi first, and then lean back on the car and squint for a while. Twenty miles away, no matter what, it will take an hour. ”

Lu Zhengan said as he got up and sat down beside Song Huaishu. His right hand wrapped around Song Huaishu's shoulder, letting his head rest on his shoulder.

Xu had never been so close to people, and Lu Zhengan obviously felt that Song Huaishu's body in his arms was a little stiff. Lu Zhengan looked down at Song Huaishu, and saw that there was no expression on his face, obviously he hadn't reacted yet, so he couldn't help but chuckle.

He raised his hand to cover his eyes and whispered, "If you're tired, just sleep for a while, don't worry, I'm in charge." ”

As soon as Lu Zhengan's words fell, he felt that the position of his palm seemed to be gently brushed by two small brushes. At that moment, Lu Zhengan only felt a dryness coming from the depths of his body, and he felt that the air in the entire carriage was a little thinner.

Staring at Song Huaishu's smooth forehead, although Lu Zhengan wanted to bow his head and peck at him, he also knew that Song Huaishu was the most shy and timid. Being hugged by myself is already very frightened, and I am afraid that I may cry even further.

Although he really wanted Song Huaishu to cry to him, it was not the time......

Thinking of this, Lu Zhengan touched the bridge of his nose, and his grinning mouth was full of stupidity.

Song Huaishu leaned on Lu Zhengan's shoulder, only feeling a little uncomfortable. However, with Lu Zhengan's arm, the mule cart, which originally made people feel extremely bumpy, did not seem to be so swaying. Leaning on Lu Zhengan's shoulder, quietly listening to the sound of his heartbeat and breathing, he only felt that his chest was full.

Obediently closing his eyes, and as the mule cart swayed along, it didn't take long for Song Huaishu to fall asleep.

After Lu Zhengan felt Song Huaishu's breathing in his arms slowly become stable and his body relaxed, he gently removed the hand covering his eyes.

After bowing his head to confirm that Song Huaishu was really asleep, Lu Zhengan relaxed and leaned on the carriage, rubbed his side face lightly on the top of Song Huaishu's head, smelling the fragrance of honey locusts emanating from his body, and only felt that he seemed to be a little sleepy. Cover your mouth and yawn, and then close your eyes.

Lu Zhengan originally only wanted to close his eyes and recuperate for a while, but he didn't expect that the two of them would sleep directly in Jiang'an Town. It wasn't until the handlebar stopped the car that Lu Zhengan opened his eyes.

At this time, Song Huaishu in his arms had not yet woken up, Lu Zhengan carefully adjusted his posture, patted his arm, and shouted: "Wake up, we are here, it's time to get out of the car." ”

Song Huaishu, who had just woken up, was still a little confused when he leaned close to Lu Zhengan, and only then did he react when Lu Zhengan helped him to get up by the shoulder.

Thinking that he had slept with Lu Zheng'an for so long, Song Huaishu's face suddenly turned red, and when he came out of the carriage, he didn't even dare to look at Lu Zheng'an's eyes.

Looking at Song Huaishu with such a look, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but laugh dumbly. When Song Huaishu walked to the rim of the car and was about to get out of the car, Lu Zhengan grabbed him directly by the waist and took him off the wheel.

"I, I can come down myself." After Song Huaishu's feet landed, the whole person was a little unreasonable.

He looked up and took a quick look around, and was relieved to see that no one had noticed them.

Looking at Song Huaishu's smile of 'being a thief', Lu Zhengan couldn't help but feel a little funny. When he came to Song Huaishu's side, he took his hand and walked into the crowd.

"There are a lot of people in the market today, so I'll lead you away, and the province will crowd us up later."

Song Huaishu was still a little worried that he would be talked about, but seeing Lu Zhengan's outstretched hand in front of him and his encouraging eyes, Song Huaishu took a deep breath and put his hand into Lu Zhengan's palm.

"Okay."

Because of his perennial farm work, Lu Zhengan's hands are very rough. However, when he felt that his hands were being held by Lu Zhengan's hands, a wave of power surged out from the bottom of Song Huaishu's heart. Turning his head to look at Lu Zhengan's side face, no matter how the people around him looked, it had nothing to do with him.

"Although life is only a few decades, the ups and downs are your own, you don't have to care about other people's eyes, your own happiness is the most important thing."

Song Huaishu was taken aback by Lu Zhengan's sudden words, and looking at Lu Zhengan's encouraging gaze, Song Huaishu nodded vigorously.

Seeing his well-behaved appearance, Lu Zhengan smiled and couldn't help rubbing the top of his hair with his hand. Before Song Huaishu could react, he pulled him into the lively crowd.

And Song Huaishu looked at Lu Zhengan's tall back and the palm that was clenched by him, and Song Huaishu's heart suddenly swelled with joy.

It's good that such a person who is as warm as the sun belongs to him!

……

Jiang'an Town is larger than Hualong Town, because of the waterway ferry port backed by the North-South Canal, Jiang'an Town is much richer than Hualong Town. However, Hualong Town also has several temple fairs every year, although it is not as lively as Jiang'an Town, but after the two of them turned around, they found that they were all very similar.

Seeing that the sun above his head was getting stronger and stronger, Lu Zhengan was afraid that Song Huaishu would get sunburned, so he bought a hat on the side of the road and put it on him. When helping him to arrange the hat, he felt that the thin silk in front of him was really blocking the view, so he borrowed a needle and thread from the owner of the hat seller and helped him fix the thin silk hanging in front of him to both sides, so that his face could not only shade the sun, but also not block the view.

The two of them got up early in the morning, and they didn't eat anything, and when they smelled the sweet smell from the sugar cake stall next to them, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but stop.

"I'm a little hungry, can I eat something and go shopping?"

Song Huaishu heard Lu Zhengan say that he was hungry, so he was going to pick up the cloth bag that the two of them had brought before they came. Seeing this, Lu Zheng'an hurriedly covered the mouth of the cloth bag and said, "How can we say that we are also here to visit the temple fair, so we can't always eat the dry food we brought, right?" Anyway, I also slowly took other tricks. ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu glanced at the small stalls around him, put his head slightly on Lu Zhengan, and whispered: "Just now I heard that the boss who sells wontons charges four cents for a bowl, which is a penny higher than ours. It's not like we don't have food without food, so why spend this unjust money. ”

Song Huaishu's ten-footed housekeeper made Lu Zhengan both amused and helpless. Stretching out his hand and pulling Song Huaishu to the sugar cake stall on the side of the road, he persuaded as he walked: "When you come out, you have brought enough money, so you can rest assured." And we have a rare chance to come out and play once, and it doesn't cost much, so you don't have to save so much for me. Besides, if I can't even feed you, then I will really lose face. ”

After saying that, Lu Zhengan turned his head to the owner of the sugar cake stall and shouted, "Boss, four sugar cakes will help wrap them up." ”

Lu Zhengan's words were listened to word by word by the owner of the sugar cake stall. While helping Lu Zhengan get the sugar cake with a smile, he praised Song Huaishu: "The brother you found is really good, I heard that he is a person who will hurt people." ”

Lu Zheng'an, who was praised, stood aside and looked at Song Huaishu with a smile, seeing that his ears were red and a little embarrassed, and he was sure that he would smile and refuse to answer as before.

However, just as Lu Zhengan reached out to pick up the sugar cake handed over by the boss, he suddenly heard Song Huaishu say: "Well, not only does it hurt people, but it is also very considerate to me." ”

As soon as Song Huaishu said this, Lu Zhengan was shocked that he was dropped. I wanted to reach out and touch his head to confirm whether he was sick, but when I saw his hands clenched into fists on both sides of his side, my heart was suddenly amused and moved.

Song Huaishu had exhausted his greatest courage to say this, and now that Lu Zhengan was still laughing at him, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed for a while.

"What are you laughing at? Am I not right? ”

Seeing that Song Huaishu's anxious eyes widened, Lu Zhengan hurriedly opened his mouth and coaxed: "That's right, that's right, it's not wrong at all." Let's eat the sugar cake, just out of the pot just to eat. ”

Lu Zheng'an's perfunctory answer made Song Huaishu lose his temper suddenly, and obediently let Lu Zhengan take hands and find a stall selling noodles and sit down. After the two of them each ordered a bowl of noodles, they filled their stomachs with the sugar cake they had just bought.

By this time it was almost noon, and the streets were becoming scarce.

Lu Zhengan still remembered that Song Huaishu wanted to go to Longtan Temple, so he asked the boss about the location of Longtan Temple when he was paying, and after Song Huaishu ate a bowl of noodles, he took him to the direction of Longtan Temple.

……

Longtan Temple is only three or four miles away from Jiang'an Town, and the two of them walked for only two quarters of an hour.

Because of the particularity of the location of Jiang'an Town, and there is a large stele forest in Longtan Temple, there are not a few people who come to Longtan Temple to offer incense and literati who come to visit the stele forest.

For the image of Jiang'an Town, the government once specially repaired the road from the town to Longtan Temple. After so many years of maintenance, the road surface about three zhang wide is very flat, and the trees on both sides are very cool in summer.

However, compared with the town, there are not many stalls on both sides of the road in Longtan Temple, and most of them are sold some incense sachets, embroidery, and incense.

The two of them looked while walking, and when they were about to walk to the gate of Longtan Temple, Song Huaishu took a fancy to a jasper seal in a small stall. When I asked the stall owner for a penny, he hesitated, but after a moment of silence, he paid the money happily.

Lu Zhengan didn't expect Song Huaishu to like this, although he didn't know anything about this business, but looking at the whole body of the seal, the color of the whole body is emerald green, and the jade quality is transparent, it should be worth the price.

The two of them walked into the vermilion gate of Longtan Temple, and an incense burner about one and a half meters high was placed in the center of the courtyard. Xu came a little late, and there was not much incense in the incense burner.

Lu Zheng'an and Song Huaishu each took three incense sticks from the shelf next to them, lit them with an oil lamp on the side, and after solemnly bowing three times, they planted them in the incense burner.

Lu Zhengan didn't know why Song Huaishu wanted to come to Longtan Temple to have a look, but after seeing that he was very interested in things like seals, Lu Zhengan understood in his heart.

Seeing that there happened to be a monk in the temple passing by, Lu Zhengan asked the monk the specific location of the stele forest, and after receiving the answer, he returned the salute with the monk, and the two walked towards the stele forest.

Although Lu Zhengan had heard of the Forest of Steles, he had never seen it with his own eyes. After stepping into the garden with Song Huaishu, looking at the towering and simple stone carvings in front of him, the shock in his heart was indescribable.

However, shock is shock, and if he is asked to say one, two, three, Lu Zhengan will not be able to say it. Looking up and seeing the scorching sun overhead, the two of them didn't drink any water all the way, so Lu Zhengan wanted to ask the monks in the temple for some.

I wanted to tell Song Huaishu, but seeing that he was engrossed in looking at the stone tablet in front of him, and that he himself would not be there for long, he simply didn't bother him, turned around and walked outside.

Song Huaishu is very fond of carving seals, and since entering the garden where the stele forest is located, his eyes have never been taken away. I don't know how long it took to look at the steles from the first row, until the cry of a child suddenly came from the side, and then I came back to my senses from the rows of steles.

However, when he glanced at the crying child not far away, he realized that Lu Zhengan was not by his side, and Song Huaishu suddenly panicked.

Just as he was about to return to look for it, he saw Lu Zhengan walking towards him with a porcelain bowl. Seeing his panicked look, his steps became even faster.

"What's wrong with you? The face is so ugly. ”

The moment he saw Lu Zhengan, Song Huaishu breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the bowl full of water in his hand, while blaming himself, he was even more moved.

"I'm sorry, I'm too obsessed."

Lu Zhengan thought that something had happened to him, and he couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard his apology. Stretched out his hand and nodded his forehead, and said with a smile: "Startle me, what else should I do." Go to the gazebo over there and sit down and rest for a while, you should be tired after watching it for so long. ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu obediently followed Lu Zhengan through the pine and cypress path to a pavilion. After the two of them sat down in the pavilion, Lu Zhengan handed the water in his hand to Song Huaishu. At the same time, they touched a few pieces of dried peaches from the cloth bag they had brought with them when they came.

"It's hot right now, and it's never too late to wait a little longer. This water is the spring water on Longquan Mountain outside their temple, and the taste is sweet and clear, you can taste it. ”

Song Huaishu nodded, holding the sea bowl and was about to drink, when the crying child who was crying earlier was also hugged in by a man in a satin robe.

The child had been crying for a long time, and the two wrinkles on his head were soaked with sweat, and his white and tender little face was covered with tears and nose, and he looked embarrassed and pitiful. The boy was still clutching the man's neck and weeping, whimpering and not knowing what he was saying.

The man with the child was not very old, and although his robe was wrinkled by the child, he couldn't hide his noble spirit. The other party seemed to have never taken a child before, and in the face of the crying child in his arms, the man frowned and looked a little impatient, but he didn't know what to do.

Song Huaishu was a very soft-hearted person, and he felt pitiful when he saw the child crying miserably. I wanted to coax the child, but I was worried that Lu Zhengan would be unhappy. After glancing at it several times, he finally looked sideways at Lu Zhengan.

Lu Zhengan didn't understand his thoughts, patted the back of his hand, raised his chin, and said, "Go ahead, it's okay." ”