The mountains are undulating, the golden light is thousands of miles, and the birds fly across the blue sky.

Under a wild mulberry tree on the side of the mountain, a white horse was raising its head and neighing impatiently at the top of the tree.

Looking up, above the top of the tree, Lu Xiaohua straddled the branches, plucked the bunches of ripe purple and black mulberries, and put them in their clothes.

She filled her bag and slid down the trunk. The white horse immediately stepped forward and stretched out his head to beg for food.

Lu Xiaohua divided most of the mulberries in her pocket and gave it to it, and said comfortingly: "Xiaobai, don't worry. There's a lot more on the tree, enough for the two of us to eat. ”

The white horse barked a few times, still impatient.

Lu Xiaohua sat down next to the tree, picked up a mulberry and put it in her mouth. Looking at Bai Ma's gulping appearance, she sighed while eating, "Xiaobai, looking at you like this, you must have not eaten well for many days, right?

Suddenly, she thought of something, held the mulberry in her mouth, and was stunned for a moment.

A few yellow leaves blew from nowhere, stirring with the sand and stones on the ground, turning and turning.

Lu Xiaohua stared blankly at the rotating leaves, her eyes blurred.

After a while, the white horse finished eating the mulberry, poked his head over, and rubbed the back of Lu Xiaohua's hand flatteringly.

Lu Xiaohua came back to her senses and gave it all the mulberries she was carrying. She stroked Bai Ma's neck and cheered up, "Leave him alone, Xiaobai, you can follow me to live a good life in the future." ”

The white horse snorted happily, ate the mulberries, and went to graze on the side of the road.

Lu Xiaohua looked at it with pity, and suddenly found an inconspicuous gray cloth burden on the saddle.

She hesitated, reached out to remove the baggage, and opened it.

Inside the bag was a money bag and a few changes of clothes.

Lu Xiaohua put the money bag in her arms, and said with a smile: "Well, I've made a fortune! I won't see you again in the future, so I don't have to pay it back." ”

She flipped through her shirt, and there was a short coat made of homespun cloth sandwiched between several white silk robes. The homespun clothes were cleanly washed, and although they were also white, they were slightly yellowish, and the color was not pure. Compared to those white silk kaftans, it looks out of place.

Lu Xiaohua pulled out the homespun short coat and gently stroked the seams on it. This dress once had a big hole, and this seam was sewn by her own hands.

She compared the homespun short coat with the white silk gown, and couldn't help muttering, "It's really not a match." With a sigh, she shook the homespun robe and folded it again.

A handkerchief fell lightly from the homespun coat.

The small flowers embroidered on it are so familiar...... Lu Xiaohua picked up the handkerchief, dusted the soil, and unfolded it.

Isn't this her little flower handkerchief? Lu Xiaohua hung her head silently, and a few crystal water droplets fell on the handkerchief, which was quickly sucked dry by the handkerchief.

After the white horse finished eating the grass, he looked up and saw Lu Xiaohua's strange expression, leaned over and licked her hand with his tongue.

No, you can't think about it!

Being with him will only hurt him. I want to marry honest and hard-working ordinary people, it is absolutely impossible to be these people who dance knives and guns, and I don't know if there will be tomorrow.

Lu Xiaohua sniffed, took the handkerchief back into her arms, and tied the burden again. She took the white horse and said gloomily: "Xiaobai, let's retire to the rivers and lakes together." ”

......

At dusk, Lu Xiaohua came to a small city at the foot of the mountain. She walked into a small restaurant and asked for something to eat. Cowering in the corner, she ate a few bites of food without knowing anything, pulled the rice in the bowl, and started to be stunned again.

Because it was dinner time, there were a lot of people sitting in the restaurant, laughing and having fun, drinking and chatting, which was very lively. Outside the window, the streets were bustling with people, and the hawkers shouted loudly one after another. As usual, Lu Xiaohua likes lively and popular places the most, but at the moment, she feels chaotic, noisy, and confused.

Thinking about her thoughts, she sat until it was dark, and then she got up listlessly and prepared to check out the shop.

At this moment, she suddenly heard a cold voice from the door of the store. Her heart trembled, and she hurriedly retreated into the corner.

The person who came was tall, with a cold and handsome appearance, and a Senhan sword at his waist, which was Xu Shaofeng who was scolded by her not long ago. It's just that his clothes are torn, his face is haggard, and his eyes are dull, and he looks like an ordinary charlatan.

Just listen to him say to the shopkeeper behind the counter:

"Shopkeeper, do you accept wooden bowls here?"

"What wooden bowl?"

"This kind of thing. Xu Shaofeng took out a stack of wooden bowls from under his cloak and placed them on the counter.

The shopkeeper looked him up and down, his eyes full of surprise: this Jianghu customer actually came here to sell wooden bowls?

However, he still picked up the wooden bowl and looked at it, and said critically: "The workmanship is okay, but it is not painted, and it is not worth anything." ”

"Look at it. ”

"Look at you are a good person, give you 50 Wen. The shopkeeper gave a quick count.

"Good. ”

The shopkeeper took 50 cents and gave it to him. Xu Shaofeng didn't pick it up, but asked, "How much is a bowl of broth noodles here?"

"The big bowl is 10 wen, and the small bowl is 7 wen. ”

"Bring me five big bowls. ”

"Okay, serve this guest five bowls of noodle broth. ”

The shopkeeper instructed the shopkeeper to take back the money with a grin.

Xu Shaofeng lowered his eyes and walked to the store absentmindedly.

Lu Xiaohua involuntarily shrank behind the table, blocking herself with the bodies of other guests.

I saw Xu Shaofeng sitting down at a table tiredly, with his back to her.

Seeing that he didn't see herself, Lu Xiaohua secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, the broth noodles were served. Xu Shaofeng picked up the chopsticks and lowered his head to eat noodles in a big gulp.

Lu Xiaohua stared at his bent back, and suddenly felt that his heart began to throb again, and something warm/wet fell out of his eyes, drop by drop, and was falling into the rice bowl in front of him. She hurriedly lowered her head and covered her mouth to prevent the sound from overflowing.

Xu Shaofeng devoured five bowls of noodles and drank each bowl of noodle soup, then got up and walked out of the restaurant.

Lu Xiaohua wiped her eyes, picked up the white horse tied to the door of the restaurant, and quietly followed him.

I saw him walking very slowly down the street, and he seemed to have no destination.

After a little hesitation, Lu Xiaohua chased after him and shouted, "Hey, your wooden bowl is selling at a loss." I sold 100 wen last time!"

Xu Shaofeng's body paused, stopped, but he didn't look back, and said bluntly: "It's none of your business." ”

Lu Xiaohua squeezed out a smile, turned to his side, took out the money bag from his arms and handed it to his eyes, "Give it back to you, this is your money." ”

Xu Shaofeng didn't answer, lowered his eyes and said, "This should be your money." I promised you before, but you forgot to take it. ”

"That's right. Lu Xiaohua's smile froze and retracted her hand in a wry. She scratched her head and handed him the reins in her hand again, "That little white will ride for you!"

Xu Shaofeng still didn't answer, and turned his gaze to the passers-by on the street, "You have suffered so much because you met me, Xiaobai can be regarded as an apology for you." ”

"Oh. Lu Xiaohua hung her head sadly, and her heart ached. He didn't even want to look at her, and he reverted to his former indifference, treating her like a passerby.

Xu Shaofeng stood with his back straight for a while, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Lu Xiaohua lowered her head and did not speak.

After a pause, Xu Shaofeng said again: "If it's okay, I'll go." ”

Lu Xiaohua's head hung lower, but he still didn't make a sound.

After a short pause, Xu Shaofeng walked forward.

Lu Xiaohua quietly raised her head and looked at him secretly. He walked very slowly and never looked back. His steps were heavy, and each step seemed to be forceful.

He must be mad at himself. Lu Xiaohua clutched the corners of her clothes and ravaged them hard, and the guilt in her heart almost flattened her.

Of course. He rushed to save himself without eating or drinking, but he was scolded by himself, and anyone would be angry.

No, you can't just let him go!

"Wait a minute!" gritted her teeth, and Lu Xiaohua chased after her.

Xu Shaofeng stopped, slowly turned sideways, but didn't look at her, "What's the matter?"

"It's all your stuff in this baggage. Lu Xiaohua lifted the burden and resolutely held it up in front of him, "You have to accept this!"

Xu Shaofeng took it with a stiff face and a cold expression.

Lu Xiaohua breathed a sigh of relief and asked carefully, "Where are you going now?"

Xu Shaofeng was silent and raised his eyes to look up.

Lu Xiaohua looked at the sky with his gaze, it was already dark, and a few birds flew in the sky.

She pretended to be relaxed and said, "The clouds in the sky are dense and thick now, and I think it will rain most of the time tonight." Where are you going to stay at night?"

Xu Shaofeng didn't answer, his gaze moved from the sky to the ground.

Lu Xiaohua followed his gaze.

On the ground, an ant was struggling to hold on to a grass seed and crawl slowly. She crept out and gave it a ride.

She stared at him and asked again, "Do you have a place to stay tonight?"

Xu Shaofeng didn't answer, his expression was indifferent, and he moved his gaze into the distance.

He really wasn't going to pay attention to her!

Lu Xiaohua looked up at him and swallowed her saliva in fear. Something in her heart was rattling softly, as if it was about to shatter, and she was so frightened that she wanted to hold on tightly. She had a feeling that if she didn't protect it, the thing would be like a broken little flower bowl, and it would never be able to get it back together.

Under the sunset that is about to sink, a young man and woman lead a white horse and stand stiffly in the street. The hawkers on the opposite side of the road, who were about to close their stalls, shouted louder and louder, but they were all silent. Pedestrians on the street walked past them, pointing at them curiously, but they did not attract their attention.

After a pause for a while, Lu Xiaohua mustered up the last bit of courage and tried to squeeze out a smile, "I know there is a place where you can eat and stay, and you don't need money, you can go with me!" As she spoke, she took his hand without saying a word and walked briskly along the street.

She spoke resolutely, but her heart was pounding: God forbid! At this time, he must not shake off her hand!