Nothing was said all night. The next morning, the white snow woke up, and the sky was already bright. He felt a slight tightness in his chest, got up and came to the window, pushed the window and looked out, there was an old apricot tree planted alone by the pond in the courtyard, and the pink apricot blossoms were all over the branches, which was very beautiful. Last night's spring rain, the stamens were condensed with water droplets, which looked like a girl's crystal tears, hiding a trace of imperceptible sorrow.

Bai Yixue took a deep breath, and the air was filled with the unique aroma of earth and flowers. He was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery in front of him, when he suddenly heard a soft voice in his ear say, "Senior Brother Bai, morning, did you sleep well last night?"

Bai Yixue turned her head and couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out that under the shadow of the flowers in the corridor not far away, Song Zhining was holding a white kitten in his arms, and he was also enjoying the beautiful scenery in the courtyard. She saw Bai Yixue looking at herself blankly, smiled slightly, moved lightly, and walked over.

When she got closer, Bai Yixue saw that she was wearing a smoke-colored plum blossom Luo embroidered lace single on her upper body, with a white Luo printed pleated skirt. Its posture is graceful, and the elegant white pink wall is lined behind it, like a fairy who does not eat the fireworks of the world, and the clear and beautiful color is really difficult to describe.

Bai Yixue was dizzy, and said in her heart: "This Senior Sister Song is even more beautiful than Ling'er, well, only this Yanyu Jiangnan can give birth to a gentle and beautiful girl like Senior Sister Song." He was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "I slept well." Senior Sister Song, are you feeling better? Does your head still hurt?"

Song Zhizhen smiled slightly and said, "I'm a lot, thank you Senior Brother Bai for your concern." ”

She smiled like a flower, very different from last night's expression, seemed to be in a good mood, Bai Yixue smiled: "Okay, Brother Xue also said that early this morning, I will invite the doctor to come to the village to have a look." He jumped out of the window and came to Song Zhixuan's side, and saw that the kitten in her arms was snow-white, with a faint pink nose, and a pair of big blue-green eyes staring closely at the white-clothed snow, and he was not afraid to see the living. Bai Yixue stretched out her hand to stroke the kitten, and said with a smile: "Senior Sister Song, did you raise it?"

Song Zhizhen also gently stroked the kitten's head and said, "Yes." It's only been two months since I was born, and I've just been weaned. ”

Bai Yixue smiled: "What's her name?"

Song Zhixuan's face showed a slight smug look, and said: "It's called 'Pink Nose', it's my name, is it good?"

Bai Yixue smiled: "Pink nose? Does she catch mice?"

Song Zhen pursed her lips and smiled: "She is still young, she has never caught mice, but her mother is an expert at catching mice, and when the pink nose grows up, she will definitely be a master of catching mice." ”

Bai Yixue was very interested, and smiled: "Oh, her mother is very powerful?"

Song Zhizhen smiled and said: "Yes, her mother is a master of catching rats, because of her outstanding military achievements, killing rats like hemp, her wife gave her a majestic name, called 'Hussar General'." ”

Bai Yixue knew that Wei Qing, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, was named the general of the hussars because he was good at using soldiers to break the Huns. ”

When Song Zhizhen saw his bright smile, his heart trembled, and he smiled: "Her mother can catch a mouse every day, is it considered to kill rats?"

Bai Yixue smiled: "Count, count! The pink-nosed mother is really worthy of being the 'Hussar General' who makes the rats fearful." Can I hug her?"

Song Zhizhen put the pink nose into his arms, and the pink nose snuggled up to Bai Yixue's chest, his eyes were half-narrowed, and he took a nap quietly, looking very enjoyable. Bai Yixue stroked the back of the pink nose and said: "In our snow mountain, there is a kind of bobcat, which looks similar to the pink nose, and is also white-haired and blue-eyed, but the body is more slender and the tail is shorter, climbing on the cliffs of the snow mountain, like walking on the ground. ”

Song Zhijing's eyes widened and asked, "Snow lynx?"

Seeing that her big eyes were clear and bright, like two Wang Qinghong, the white-clothed snow moved slightly in her heart, and said with a smile: "Yes, the snow lynx is very agile, and when it hunts, it will first prick up its ears, listen to the subtle sounds of the mice in the snow, and then carefully approach the prey, and when the time is ripe, the snow lynx will jump high, plunge into the thick snow, and catch the mice hiding under the snow." ”

Song Zhizhen listened with great interest, and said: "Plunge headlong into the thick snow, if there are rocks in the snow, will it hurt?"

Bai Yixue smiled: "No." However, the snow lynx does not always succeed in predation, and sometimes it misses, and the rats run away. ”

Song Zhi said: "Do you also raise snow lynx?"

Bai Yixue smiled: "How come? Snow lynx is wild and difficult to domesticate." My master once caught one and locked it in an iron cage, but the snow lynx didn't eat or drink, and it barked very badly all night, and the master couldn't bear it, so he let it go as soon as it was dawn. ”

Song Zhen said: "Well, she must have a kitten at home, waiting for her to bring food back." In our Jiangnan area, many cats don't know how to catch mice, but just keep them as pets. ”

The white-clothed Xue Qi said: "You can't catch mice?

Song Zhizhen said with a smile: "Some big families specialize in raising these raccoon slaves to enjoy them. ”

Bai Yixue shook her head slightly and sighed: "No wonder the proverb says, 'Cats come to be poor'." These big families have spare money and food, and they raise these raccoon slaves who can't catch mice, but they don't know that there are many, many people, and their bellies are still not full. ”

Song Zhizhen smiled and said, "So these raccoon slaves hate the poor and love the rich very much, they should be beaten!" he said and patted his hand on the top of the pink nose's head a few times.

Bai Yixue laughed and said: "Lin Hejing once wrote a poem "Cat Poem", 'When you fish, you get creek fish, and you are more than happy to lie in the flowers. Since the rat is not poor, he is not ashamed of the corpse in my house. It is said that dogs are not poor and cats are much more snobbish than dogs, but in Mr. Hejing's opinion, the most snobbish are those rats, who think his family is too poor, so they refuse to patronize. ”

Song Zhizhen said with a smile: "Lin and Jingmei's wife and crane, with lakes and mountains as companions, cloth for life, willing to be poor, no wonder the rats dislike him." ”

Bai Yixue said: "Yes, the rats know that Fubi Villa has delicious food and drink, and they all come here." ”

Song Zhizhen smiled and said: "Those snobbish rats, even if they go to Fubi Villa, they will not end well, and they will all become the food on the plate of the hussar general." ”

Bai Yixue stared at Song Zhixuan's eyes and said with a smile: "The rats often visit the mountain villa, and there must be many treasures hidden in the mountain villa, which make them salivate. ”

Song Zhizhen smiled faintly and said, "The villa is guarded by a hussar general, and it has been a long time since there has been a rat infestation. ”

While talking and laughing, Song Zhilian asked who else was in the white-clothed Snow Suihan Mountain Villa besides the master. Bai Yixue told Granny Rui, Granny Zhai, Granny Zheng and others who had been playing with her since she was a child, and Song Zhizhen remembered them one by one.

The two teased their pink noses for a while, and Song Zhen said, "Well, Senior Brother Bai, I want to go and see the treasures of Fifth Brother Luo's family later, do you say okay?"

Bai Yixue said: "Okay, I also have this intention, I don't know if Bao'er is better." ”

Song Zhen smiled and said, "Okay, we'll go after breakfast." ”

After breakfast, Bai and Song talked to everyone about going to visit Bao'er of the Luo Wu family, Zhong Qianqian heard it, and clamored to go together, and the three of them walked together. The servants on the village prepared their boats and rowed the three of them towards Qingtang Village, where Luo Wu lived.

Qingtang Village is not far from Xinghuawu, and it takes only half an hour to get there by water. Zhong Qianqian was the first to jump off the boat, jumping up and down to lead the way. When Luo Wu saw the three of them coming, he couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, and hurriedly let the three of them into the house. Bao'er's body was fine, Song Zhizhen brought lactose, dried fruits and candied fruit to him, Bao'er ate it with relish, and Zhong Qianqian led him out to play again. Song Zhizhen entered the back room, visited Luo Wu's old mother, talked with her for a while, and quietly stuffed a silver or two under her pillow.

Luo Wu was grateful, accompanied Song Zhizhen out of the back room, and said, "Miss Song, every time you come back, you bring this and that, how embarrassing is it." ”

Song Zhizhen smiled and said, "I came back not for anything else, but to thank you." ”

Luo Wu scratched his head and said blankly: "Thank me, thank me, thank me, what?"

Song Zhizhen glanced at the white-clothed snow beside him and said with a smile: "Thank you for sending us a 'living bodhisattva' who rescues suffering." ”

Luo Wu was slightly stunned, and then suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Where do I have any credit? Bai Gongzi beat away those wicked people, because he has great ability, and I didn't help at all." ”

Bai Yixue smiled: "Senior Sister Song made fun of it. If you want to say that you have great ability, if you make a few punches, you will retreat from the strong enemy without blood, and your ability is much greater than mine. Song Disi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and his eyes were shining, and he seemed very happy.

Luo Wudao: "By the way, Bai Gongzi, Third Brother Zhu and Fourth Brother Chen came to me yesterday and said that if they see you, they must thank you for them." ”

The white-clothed Xueqi said: "What did they thank me?"

Luo Wudao: "They said that yesterday the gang of wicked people went out of Nian Lake, and after getting off the boat, one of the women took the money and wanted to pay for the ferry. Zhu Sange saw that they were fierce and vicious before, and it would be good if they were not beaten again, how could they dare to ask for money? Unexpectedly, the woman's attitude was very kind, saying that it was ordered by Bai Gongzi, and they should be given money by boat, so they took it. ”

Song Zhizhen smiled and said: "Senior Brother Bai is still righteous and chivalrous, and he was born with a good heart, and even these wicked people were influenced by him. ”

Bai Yixue looked scared and said: "Taking a boat to give money, since ancient times, Zhu Sange and they don't need to thank me." ”

Song Zhizhen said: "The light sword that you still tenderly use is a priceless treasure, it is enough for her to buy dozens of boats, let her pay for the ferry, it can be regarded as a big bargain, and the tenderness makes me know how to thank you in my heart." ”

The two laughed for a while. Luo Wu thought of something on the side and said, "By the way, Miss Song, seeing that Qingming is coming, this year the villain will go to the village to pick you up." ”

Song Zhen said: "Okay, but this year I want to go to my father's grave in advance, and I will leave early tomorrow morning, I don't know if it is inconvenient for the fifth brother?"

Luo Wu hurriedly said: "Convenient, convenient." We've decided to do it, I'll be waiting for you at the dock early tomorrow morning. ”

Song Zhizhen smiled and said, "There is Fifth Brother Lao." ”

Luo Wuzhang Luo wanted to prepare lunch, leaving Song, Bai, and Zhong to eat before leaving, Song Zhiliang said that he had to rush back to prepare the Qingming sacrifice, and the three of them left Qingtang Village.

When she arrived on the boat, Zhong Qianqian was tired of playing, and fell asleep lying in the cabin. When the boat arrived at Nian Lake, Song Zhilian came to the bow of the boat, overlooking the vast lake, and did not move for a long time. Bai Yixue remembered the conversation between Song Zhizhen and Luo Wu, and learned that she was the same as herself, her parents died when she was a child, and she couldn't help but feel sympathy for the same disease, and saw that her shoulders were thin and her back was thin, thinking that her thin shoulders had not known how much pain and sorrow she had borne since she was a child, she couldn't help but walk to her side and said: "Senior Sister Song, Ming'er, I happen to be fine, I will accompany you to do Qingming, and by the way, I will also kowtow to Zun Xianjun and Zun Xiantang, and burn some paper money to them, I don't know what you think?"