On July 7, Queqiao gathers,

The heavenly cowherd will weave the girl.

The magpie bridge is long and long,

The Milky Way is rolling and difficult to isolate.

After listening to grandma's mythology,

Beggars under the moon to learn skills.

Every year on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the Qixi Festival, which is used to commemorate the meeting of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl on the Magpie Bridge in the sky, and reunite after a long absence.

That's why it's called Valentine's Day.

Every year on the Chinese Valentine's Day, there will be countless men and women who give each other tokens, complain to each other, and the little boy will prepare his heart for the girl he likes, if the woman agrees to accept the man's token, it is equivalent to accepting this love, and the two will also start a sweet new story with the blessing of everyone.

Now Mu Li in Sanjinguan is also preparing for the Qixi Festival that will come in a few days, and I saw him sitting alone on the stone steps outside the room weaving two strands of colored ropes, which were the concentric knots to be sent out on the day of Qixi Festival.

The concentric knot contains the important meaning of eternal knot and concentric, and it is also a good choice to make a love token. The most important thing is that it not only contains the intention of sewing it by hand again and again, but also saves money, only two red ropes are needed.

"It's fucking hard, it's harder than tricks. Mu Li's mouth kept complaining, since just now, he had already made dozens of concentric knots back and forth, but each of them was not to his liking, and the same was true of the one in front of him. He was very angry and threw the failed product in his hand on the ground, trying to kick out the basket with the red thread, but he still forcibly retracted his legs, and then pulled a red thread from it and braided it again. Aside from practicing, it's rare to see him be so patient with one thing.

"Yo Yo, I can't see it, the dignified Uncle Mu will still make up such a small thing. At this moment, a black cloud suddenly came out to cover the light in front of Mu Li's eyes, if it weren't for the black cloud opening his mouth to speak, he might have thought it was going to be cloudy.

The moment he looked up and saw this black cloud, his heart beat faster for a moment, this is really a face that people never get tired of seeing, and this face is rare to smile at him with a pleasant expression.

"Didn't you accompany Xiaohe out to buy groceries? Mu Li calmed down, and some of the faces that had changed because of the rapid heartbeat quickly calmed down again.

Mu Yanping was now bending her willow waist to look at him, the distance between the two faces was only very close, and Mu Li could even smell the aroma that was spewing out between her exhalation and inhalation.

"Xiaohe still has something to tell the gentleman in the school, so I'll come back first. I didn't see you anywhere, so I hid here to weave concentric knots. Seeing these sacrifices thrown to the ground by him, Mu Yanping couldn't help frowning, "It's so ugly." He picked one up from the ground and made a very pertinent assessment.

"I want you to take care of it, but I don't give it to you. Mu Li snorted twice disdainfully, and buried himself in the compilation again.

“...... , if it's so troublesome, it's good to just buy one, and it won't cost a few bucks. ”

"You can't express your heart in that way. ”

"Do you want Senior Sister to help you make it up? ”

"No, they all said they made it up, and besides, how can your hands with hammers do this kind of work. ”

"Anyway, it must be better than you made up, for Xiaohe?"

"Hey, I don't know," although Mu Li didn't say anything, the smile on his face said it all, "You talk a lot today, ask questions." ”

If it were normal, she would have turned around and walked away.

"Doesn't that care about you...... Okay, just keep making it up, I won't bother you. ”

"Wait a minute," Mu Yanping was about to turn around and leave, but Mu Li stopped her. "Can I ask you for one thing? ”

"What's the matter, you're going to let me make it up for you?"

"No, it's something else. ”

Looking at the little junior brother's somewhat twisted appearance, Mu Yanping's heart still had a faint expectation, but after hearing what he said next, his calm heart for a moment was like a stormy wave, and the original trace of expectation was like a shell on the beach, which was washed away by the waves.

"Okay, promise you. Mu Yanping agreed very simply, and Mu Li didn't think much about it.

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"What about the chickens, what about the fish?"

"What are you talking about?" Xiaohe looked confused and couldn't understand what he said.

"I saw a few more chickens in the garden in the backyard, and there was a pot of herring pickled in the jar, why don't I see anything now. ”

It was already time for dinner, Master Ye was enjoying family fun with his granddaughter and two apprentices, Mu Li had been staring at the table from the beginning of the serving, and when the dishes were finished, the roast chicken or kung pao chicken he was looking forward to, as well as the fried herring with oil, still did not come to the table.

"That's reserved for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you can drink the northwest wind when you eat it now." Master Ye said.

"What's this, it's a big deal, let's do it again when we get to the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

"It's beautiful, have you made a meritorious service or have you been admitted to the top prize!" Master Ye used the hand that didn't hold the wine glass to slash out a hand knife towards Mu Li's head.

Mu Li rubbed his head, he just wanted to pick up the braised pork on the plate, but he was taken a step forward by the master and sent it into his mouth, he glanced at the proud master a few times with no anger, but he could only dare to be angry and dare not speak, if he really moved, Mu Li would definitely not be able to survive even a round.

"Eat mine. Xiaohe sandwiched his meat into Mu Li's bowl, "It's too fat, I can't eat it." ”

"Mine is also for you, and I'm tired of it. Mu Yanping, who hadn't spoken since the beginning of the meal, also gave him the braised pork in her bowl.

The biggest advantage of braised pork is that it is fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood. And if you don't cook braised pork without fatty meat, it won't be fragrant, and often the more oil and water, the more you chew, the more flavorful it is.

"You're so accustomed to him that sooner or later something will happen. Master Ye said.

"Master is right, let's keep you to eat, it's rare to fry a whole plate like this. Although Mu Li's words were about to flow out of his mouth, he still couldn't hold back the chopsticks.

"If you want to eat it, you can eat it, I really don't like to eat fatty meat, girls get fat quickly, I don't want to become a little fat pig. Xiaohe smiled happily, showing her beautiful teeth, and she personally picked up the meat and sent it to Mu Li's mouth.

"Ahh ”

Mu Li glanced at Mu Yanping, she also nodded expressionlessly, Mu Li had no choice but to eat this piece of meat.

"Is it delicious? ”

"Hmm. ”

Master Ye was not only not happy at the warm scene, but shook his head very unhappily.

The food of Sanjinguan is already quite good in the vicinity, including all the little Taoist priests, everyone can eat a full meal, and they can also open a meat dish on a small scale during the New Year's Festival, and they eat whole grains, which is much stronger than those people who often add vegetables and bran to the wowotou outside. The Taoist temple also has its own fields and breeding pigs, sheep, chickens and geese, but they are rarely killed and eaten. The eggs laid by the hens can be exchanged for money, the piglets and sheep under the pigs and sheep can also be sold for money, even the old animals can still make money by taking them to the butcher shop, and in the harvest season they will collectively take the grain they grow to the market to sell, these lands and animals are important tools for making money in the Three Golden Views, and they can be completely self-sufficient. Last year's harvest in Sanjinguan was not bad, and today the old sow in the backyard happened to give birth to a little piglet, and Master Ye asked Xiaohe to kill the newborn pig and make a meal of meat for them. Ordinary people can eat a whole meal a month, which is quite good.

In fact, if Master Ye really wants to get money, there are many ways, and there will even be many people who don't know where to rush to give him money, but he has always adhered to a truth: since ancient times, hardships have produced heroes, and he has never been a great man. Giving these children some hardships at a young age can help them grow even more, and that's how he spent his own childhood.

"I haven't seen you speak, is there something on your mind? ”

"No, I'm fine. ”

Even if the two children didn't pay much attention, the old man still found that Mu Yanping was a little abnormal, every time she ate, she and Mu Li talked the most, although the chopsticks were held in her hand, but she hadn't touched it since just now, and her face was not very good-looking, as if she was in a state of semi-daze.

"I also don't think my sister is happy. Xiaohe said.

"Senior sister is fine, it's just that I'm a little tired from striking iron, just rest and rest, let's eat." Mu Yanping didn't continue, lowered her head and ate the rice in her bowl, and Mu Li also tried to talk to her a few times in the middle, but every time she used the words "I'm fine" to pass by.

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"It's not bad, it's rare for you to be so attentive. ”

"Anyway, I spent all day. ”

It's past nine o'clock in the evening, and it's time. A man and a woman had made an appointment to meet in the patio in the backyard of Sanjinguan. Both of them look very tall, and this girl is even more prominent. This well is the main source of water for Sanjinguan, watering the ground to grow wheat or cooking and feeding livestock are thanks to this well, once when they were fighting, Mu Li fell down and almost drowned in it, thanks to Master Ye's timely arrival to save his life, afterwards he slapped Mu Li and Mu Yanping one by one.

Mu Li put her carefully knit concentric knot into Mu Yanping's hands, and she carefully stroked it with her slender fingers, trying not to let her nails touch it, for fear of making a little scratch on it.

"I'll leave the rest to you. ”

"Why don't you give it to her yourself, she will definitely be happier if you give it to her personally. "Mu Yanping.

"It's still embarrassing, just let her know in the end, so I didn't come to ask the senior sister. Mu Li clasped his hands and smiled at her.

"It's still a little bulging to the touch. ”

"Hehe," Mu Li touched his nose a little embarrassed, and said, "I went to the monk's temple on the opposite mountain a few days ago to ask for a few opened copper wallets in it, and I heard that it worked." ”

Mu Li ran to the Bodhi Temple on the opposite mountain a few days ago, and begged the abbot there to kneel down for a long time, and the old abbot wanted the monks in the temple to drive him out but couldn't fight him, and in the end he couldn't resist this kid, so he could only reluctantly send him a string of copper coins that had been specially opened.

"Why bother, just take a few pieces from your own home. ”

"Gee, doesn't that seem sincere? ”

"Hmph, aren't you afraid that I will secretly swallow it by myself in the end, and let Xiaohe hide in the quilt and cry. ”

"No, you're that girl's favorite eldest sister, it's impossible for anyone to lie to her, if I can't even trust you, who else can I trust. ”

"You're a clever kid. Mu Yanping took out a purple embroidered handkerchief from the pocket on her waist, then put the concentric knot inside, carefully wrapped it and put it back in her pocket. "That's it, it's not too early, I'm going back to sleep too, you just wait for my good news." ”

"When the time comes, you must say two more kind words to me. ”

"Rest assured. After saying these two words, Mu Yanping walked towards the outside of the patio without looking back.

"That...... Thank you, senior sister!" Even though Mu Li thanked her again and again in the back, she didn't look back once.

And so it went for a few more days. In the past few days, it has been as calm as usual, and during the day, Mu Li followed the master to the top of Mount Tai to practice kung fu, and the master also taught him a set of palm techniques. Although this old man usually always has a friendly appearance of an ancient immortal style, the kung fu he practices is extremely domineering, which can be seen from the set of palm techniques taught to him and the Tianhuo mixed vitality when he was a child. Every time Mu Li asked him, he just said that it was a family martial art. A month ago, he also gave Mu Li a pair of copper rings to wear on his hands and feet, called gravity rings. After wearing these four rings, Mu Li felt that the essence in his body seemed to be suppressed to a great extent, and even the weight of his whole body seemed to be more than a hundred catties. At the beginning, he was still very uncomfortable, and it was difficult to even walk a few steps, but when he was able to move freely while wearing this copper ring, he felt that the functions of all parts of his body had been improved by leaps and bounds during this time, the density of muscles had become significantly larger, the body was more resistant to impact and strong, the transmission of essence in the body was more stable and durable, and even the use of Heavenly Fire Mixed Vitality became handy.

At this time, the streets can be seen everywhere in the festive appearance of lanterns, Xiaohe has taken the little Taoist priests in the view to arrange these days, and the senior sister is still hiding in her own fire room as before.

It was soon the night of the Tanabata Festival, which was supposed to be a day of celebration.

Master Ye has always claimed that he is not drunk with a thousand glasses, and he does have such a amount of alcohol. Since the afternoon, all the people at the foot of the mountain have toasted him door to door, and the vast majority of the people near Sanjinguan have received the kindness of this old Taoist priest. He went to this house and had a drink and then ran to the next one, which has become a practice every year, and by the time he walked back to Sanjinguan, he was already drunk and unconscious, or it was quite remarkable that he could walk back by himself. When he was lying at the door of his Taoist temple, a few little Taoist priests still carried him in, and at that time he was still saying with words in his mouth, "The old man is really old, and he only drank so many cups and asked someone to help him." ”

But if Master Ye really hadn't been drunk, maybe everything after that wouldn't have happened......

"How, how, what did she say!" There were two people at the dinner party that should have been laughing and laughing, but there were only two people on the chairman, Mu Li and Mu Yanping, who were supposed to be full, but there were only two people, Mu Li and Mu Yanping, Master Ye was carried to his room early because he was unconscious, and he fell asleep, Xiaohe suddenly felt uncomfortable, and he didn't come to today's dinner, which made Mu Li who had been waiting for him anxious, because he didn't know what kind of mood Xiaohe was in now, whether he was happy, or was startled by this sudden thought, he hid in the house and didn't dare to come out, all kinds of strange thoughts wandered in his mindIn the end, the two of them ran to the patio in the backyard under the pretext of going to the toilet.

She took it, and was very happy, and when the banquet was over, she said that she was waiting for you in the grove behind the mountain where you often played, and that she should be dressed up in her room now. Mu Yanping still couldn't see any expression.

When it was time to leave, he also told Mu Li one last time, don't forget to wait for her before going to the grove. This became the last thing she said to him in this Taoist temple.

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"Little sister, get up and eat something. ”

"I don't want to eat, you can go. ”

Xiaohe was lying on the bed in his room, his face against the wall, and tears dripped from the corners of his eyes to the pillow. Since the afternoon, she has been hiding in her room and crying.

A few hours ago, she found a concentric knot on the table in Mu Yanping's fire room, Xiaohe asked her again and again who gave it to her, in fact, she had already seen the two words embroidered on the purse tied to the concentric knot, but she still asked over and over again. The answer was even more unbearable, it was a feeling of being deeply hurt and betrayed by the person she loved the most, and Mu Yanping even pushed her into a corner in anger.

Xiaohe, who really couldn't accept this blow, ran out of the fire room and went straight back to her room, and she didn't see the desperate eyes of the person behind her.

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Mu Li came to the grove as agreed, and there was a small lake next to the grove, which was a place where the three of them often came to play together when they were children. After waiting for nearly half an hour but still no one came, Mu Li sighed, thinking that he had been released and was about to turn around and go back, but the familiar footsteps still stopped him, but it felt as if something was wrong.

"You're here. ”

The sound is good. Mu Li looked back expectantly, but the beautiful picture in front of him couldn't help but make him forgetful. The person who came was someone he knew well, but it wasn't the girl who was two years younger than him.

Mu Yanping just put her hands behind her back and looked at him quietly, without saying anything.

It was probably her most elaborate dress in 19 years, and she wore a light blue silk dress, which was her best and favorite outfit. The long hair that was usually draped casually behind her was also helped by her with a ribbon to make a few exquisite knots, and the red lips were rarely painted with a touch of bright red, compared with the person who locked himself by the iron furnace every day and kept the flames and iron tools together, he was a completely different person. The bright moonlight sprinkled on her body, like a shining veil on the beautiful fairy.

"How could it be ......?"

Mu Li looked at the person in front of him, and always felt that he should say something, but he couldn't say anything.

She moved her lotus steps towards the boy, she couldn't remember why she had this different emotion, but every time she would remind herself in her heart that this kid didn't belong to her, he had someone he liked in his heart, and the little sister she cared about had already entrusted her piece of Haikou to this person.

But even if it's only once, it is undoubtedly extremely painful for her to be worthy of her own heart, and it is undoubtedly an extremely painful thing to always be engaged in a spiritual struggle, and when Mu Li put his heart into the hands of this girl and told her to ask her to hand it over to her favorite sister on the day of Qixi Festival, the solid wall that was originally stationed in her body was completely washed away from the inside out like a flood bursting its banks.

From the death of her parents when she was a child, to now she is still forced to smile and bless them, and she can only face these things strongly. Why does the happiness that can be easily and simply obtained from others go through all kinds of pain when she comes here, and it is also this crazy unwillingness that leads her to deceive the two people she loves the most.

Xiaohe ran frantically on the road to the grove, tripped several times by the weeds on the road, even if her knees and wrists were broken, and her feet were broken, she still insisted on moving forward, ominous alarm bells rang in her ears again and again, and her intuition told her that if she didn't hurry over, she would definitely regret it for the rest of her life, but she might be just as sad when she saw it, or even more sad.

Xiaohe knew from the little Taoist boy who gave her porridge that Mu Li had been secretly weaving concentric knots for herself in the past few days, so why did Mu Yanping say that it was given to her, Mu Li walked directly in the direction of the grove after he dispersed, what was he going to do there.

"No, it can't be like this, the person I like is..."

"Why not, why is it only Xiaohe, I am also a woman. ”

A creepy voice has reached her ears, all kinds of pictures she doesn't want to imagine emerge from her eyes, and finally when everything really comes into her eyes in the next second, those beautiful and happy things in the past are like broken mirrors, being shattered, pieces of fragments pierced into her heart, piercing her blood.

Mu Yanping pressed Mu Li to a tree, and the lust accumulated over the years all exploded at this moment, she hugged his face naked and kissed wildly, and all her clothes were thrown on the ground, and Mu Li was like a puppet with a broken thread, and her eyes were blank at her mercy.

Xiaohe also grabbed his hair like crazy, knelt on the ground, and screamed and cried loudly.

In an instant, the dream shattered, and everyone woke up.