Chapter 42: Candlelight Night Talk
in the room.
The furniture items are even better than when I lived in Mofuli in Dongyang City, the bed is a carved mahogany bed, covered with a fine cotton padding, covered with a thin white tiger skin blanket, the hair looks very comfortable, and the cover of the quilt is smooth pale yellow silk, which is not ostentatious but has connotation, in line with the ethereal atmosphere of Taoism.
There is also a bronze incense burner in the middle of the house, divided into two layers, hollowed out and carved with gaps, at this time there are constantly some refreshing incense mist rising in the curling, this kind of incense can only be used by extremely rich families, with sandalwood, dry pine, moon dew, gold sand, eight treasures, sinking branches, and other spices and medicinal materials grinding.
Zhao Jiuge took a sniff and felt refreshed, the anger in his heart felt much better, and the Shentai was ethereal. There are also square tables made of Chen Mu next to it, several Chen Mu chairs, tea sets secretly made by jade porcelain official kilns on the tabletop, and calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls around them all look rich, luxurious and tasteful.
Zhao Jiuge, who has lived in his adobe house since he was a child, has never seen such a magnificent facility, and even in the Mo Mansion in Dongyang City, there are no such good conditions, and after a while, a little Taoist boy named Changfeng is holding a wooden plate, on which is a crescent-colored porcelain plate with blue and white scrolls, containing pieces of fragrant osmanthus cakes, and there is a jade pot next to it that I don't know what it contains.
The little beggar looked at the tempting osmanthus cake, smelled the fragrance, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva in a row, Zhao Jiuge was just about to open his mouth to ask the child in front of him to eat, but found that his hands were bloody and blurry when he wrestled just now.
"Go get some medicine to rub him. Turning his head, he lightly commanded the long wind.
Changfeng, who had just put down the wooden plate, heard Zhao Jiuge's words, and immediately frowned, looked impatient and disgusted, and when he was about to say something, he seemed to remember his master's instructions, and changed his words abruptly, "Yes, I'll go get it." ”
Looking at Changfeng's expression, Zhao Jiuge felt that the fire that had just disappeared came up again, his face was not good, and he looked like he was going to get angry.
The little beggar first looked at Changfeng's impatient look, lowered his head with inferiority, didn't look at the osmanthus cake again, his expression was gloomy, and at this time he saw Zhao Jiuge about to get angry, timidly, sitting there restrainedly, and didn't dare to move his hands and feet.
The little beggar's thin body and pitiful appearance suddenly touched the softness in his heart, squatted down, and asked with a pleasant face, "What's your name?" ”
The dry lips moved a few times, and a pair of eyes secretly looked at Zhao Jiuge, and it took a long time before he said timidly, "I... I... I don't have a name, and for as long as I can remember, people have called me a little beggar. ”
"What about your parents. With a sigh, Zhao Jiuge continued to ask.
The little beggar pursed his mouth, his expression was lost, his eyes were dim and he shook his head, and his voice was almost inaudible, "I don't know where my parents are, I don't have parents." ”
For a while, Zhao Jiuge was very emotional, he didn't know what to say, and he was silent, but he was very sympathetic to the little beggar's experience. Changfeng got the medicine, and after rubbing the little beggar's hands full, he devoured the osmanthus cake on the table that had been salivating for a long time, and devoured it, I don't know how many days I haven't eaten a full meal, swallowing it one by one, and I don't have time to chew it.
poured a cup of unknown weak tea from the jade pot for the little beggar, handed it over, and whispered, "Eat slowly, no one will rob you, if you don't have enough, you will ask them to continue." ”
The little beggar's mouth was full of osmanthus cake, and he vaguely agreed a few words, and then finally swallowed it, took the tea set porcelain cup handed over by Zhao Jiuge and drank it, with a fresh fragrance and a slight sweetness in the sourness. Then he gave Zhao Jiuge a smile, this was the first time Zhao Jiuge had seen a smile in the past half a day of contact with the little beggar, and he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
Looking at the little beggar who bowed his head and gobbled up, Zhao Jiuge just smiled faintly, but he thought about the child's future future, and after thinking about it, he was ready to go to the next room to discuss with Su Su.
"When you're done eating, you can rest early and sleep on that carved mahogany bed. After telling the beggar a few words, he got up and prepared to go to the next room to find Su Su.
But the little beggar was only stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Zhao Jiuge with his eyes open, motionless.
"It doesn't matter, be obedient, treat this as home, and I'll take you away when I leave in a few days. Then he comforted the little beggar and pushed open the wooden door and walked out.
"Knock Knock"
The wooden door was pushed open, revealing Su Su's delicate face, but at this time he was expressionless, and when he saw that it was Zhao Jiuge, he turned around and returned to the room, sitting on the big bed covered with silk.
"Yo, I didn't say anything when I was angry, you're still angry!" Zhao Jiuge looked at Su Su's appearance with amusement and anger.
"Hmph, what are you doing here, don't come to talk to me if you have the ability, a big man is so cautious, he talks to you all the way and ignores me, why is he running over with a dead face now. Su Su said angrily with a tense little face.
Speaking of this, Zhao Jiuge understood why, couldn't help but smile helplessly, rolled his eyes at Su Su, sighed, and then said seriously, "You probably have a superior family background since you were a child, and you don't know the hardships of the world, for you today, the fat man who let the dog out, bullying people is an inconsequential thing, but I have been poor since I was a child, but I can't rub sand in my eyes, and the reaction of the Qingdao Elder today is okay, why are you like this, it is simply too disappointing for me." After finishing speaking, Zhao Jiuge pretended to shake his head.
Originally, Su Su's tense face slowly softened when he heard Zhao Jiuge's previous words, but when he heard the last sentence, he immediately frowned, looked at Zhao Jiuge with an unkind expression, and shouted, "What's wrong with me! Am I not distinguishing between good and evil, good and bad, I'm just angry that you shouldn't have asked your face like that today, you still disdain to take care of my appearance, if you are angry, you can ignore people, and if I am angry, I should ignore you!" A few words returned to her delicate nature, like an angry little lioness.
Zhao Jiuge sighed exaggeratedly, shook his head and pretended to be helpless, "Forget it, you don't understand what the world is like for us poor children." ”
Su Su glanced at Zhao Jiuge, and then said tentatively, "What was it like when you were a child, you haven't told me about the situation at home for so long." ”
"There's nothing to say, I was abandoned by my parents on the official road since I was a child, and was kindly picked up and raised by an old man, although the life was hard and poor, but I lived happily, but this year the old man passed away because of a serious illness. The voice was flat, as if he was telling something that had nothing to do with him, and at this time, Zhao Jiuge's dark eyes became deeper.
With Zhao Jiuge's narration, Su Su's anger gradually dissipated, women are born with a motherly love knot, and when they heard Zhao Jiuge's tragic life experience, their mood also became heavy.
The candle flame in the room flickered gently, illuminating the figures of the two, and after a long relative silence, Su Su asked softly, "When the time comes, you can go home with me." ”
"No, I still have to find an early apprentice. He was stunned for a moment, then reacted and shook his head violently.
Hearing Zhao Jiuge's words, Su Su felt like a thunderbolt from the sky, his expression was a little anxious, and he continued to ask without giving up, "You go back with me, there is still someone to guide you in cultivation, and there are many resources, how about it." ”
Zhao Jiuge thought about Su Su's words in his heart, and thought about it for a long time, thinking about why he stepped into this path, for the desire for strength, and the woman he met in the cold water pool in his heart!
The corners of Su Su's mouth were bitter, and she laughed self-deprecatingly, and kept scolding the wood in front of her in her heart!
After rejecting Su Su, Zhao Jiuge felt a little embarrassed, and smiled dryly, "Su Su, what are you doing at home, and tell me about your situation." ”
Su Su didn't puff up at this time, nor was she unreasonable, but her voice was cold, and her expression was calm like a wave of spring water, and there were no waves, "Anyway, you won't go, I won't tell you." Hearing this, Zhao Jiuge smiled awkwardly.
"Since you don't go back with me, what do you plan to do in the future? Then Su Su's cold words sounded again, although the girl's reserve should not go in to deal with Zhao Jiuge again, but there was still a trace of unbearability in her heart, and she couldn't help but ask.
Disturbed, Zhao Jiuge thought for a while, "I'll go all the way to the capital and find a sect to apprentice, see which sect needs to accept disciples, by the way, what to do with that child in the future." ”
Unexpectedly, Su Su's expression became more and more cold this time, and he got up and was about to push Zhao Jiuge out, "That's your own business, you can do it yourself, it's not early, you go back and rest." He didn't even look at Zhao Jiuge, his face was like frost.
Zhao Jiuge, who was kicked out of the door, felt helpless, he couldn't guess it, and the woman's heart was needled.
In the room, the candle flame on the table was still flickering, and the light still couldn't melt Su Su's frosty face at this time.
Su Su sat quietly on the bed alone, thinking about Zhao Jiuge's words just now, as if they were still echoing in his ears.
"No, I still have to find a teacher. ”
"I, when the time comes, find a teacher to apprentice and see which sect wants to accept disciples. “
Every word kept echoing in his ears, not only his face was cold, but even his heart began to be cold, when Zhao Jiuge entered the teacher's door, his family background was destined to be unable to be with Zhao Jiuge again, and after many days of getting along, Zhao Jiuge's figure was remembered in his heart early, but in the face of this wood with a tendon, how should he be good.
Outside the door, Zhao Jiuge saw that Su Su was really moving, and returned to his room with a lot of thoughts, he didn't understand what Su Su meant, just a big man, did he just follow Su Su back like this, he still had a lot of things to do, and there was a vague figure in his heart, he smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head, buried this feeling in his heart, and was resolute, when he was successful in cultivation, he would talk about his feelings again, what qualifications did he have to say this now!