Volume 1: The Rivers and Lakes of the Teenagers Chapter 17 Apricot Blossoms
A touch of fish belly white on the horizon indicates the arrival of morning.
Shangzhou City began another day of prosperous life.
There were two white flowers hanging in front of the Qu Mansion, and the servants of the Qu family were also silent, and the expressions on everyone's faces were very serious.
In the room, Qu Mingnan had already woken up, and last night the Baijing scholar really just stopped him from destroying himself, but now Qu Mingnan didn't even have a look on his face.
His eyes were blank, he sat on the bed, and he never opened his mouth to eat.
There is only one sentence when you ask the doctor to come and see: "Medicine does not cure heart disease." ”
Heart...... He's dead.
......
There is a yellow and white locust forest, and the locust flowers are blooming one after another, and the fragrance fills the world.
There are green mountains in the distance and clear springs nearby.
There are apes crying in the mountains and forests, and fish swim among the fine stones.
It's all so beautiful, there is a dense fog around it, and Qu Mingnan is practicing swords in this heaven and earth.
When you are tired, you eat some wild fruits in the mountains, and when you are thirsty, you drink some spring water from the lake.
But there are days like this, but there are times when there is a slack.
Suddenly, one day, a fairy in red came out of the dense fog and called herself Nanxun.
The two involuntarily fell in love with each other, and then gave birth to a child, a baby girl, and the couple named it Qu Tears, which means: when the food is gone, no tears.
......
But Xun'er, you shouldn't have died, if I could have been stronger, you wouldn't have to die, it's me who should die.
Qu Mingnan fell into deep self-blame and couldn't extricate himself.
Until Tears walked to his bed very strangely and called softly: "Daddy." ”
Daddy?
Qu Mingnan's body shook, and this still somewhat childish female voice suddenly hit Qu Mingnan's heart, Shangguan Nanxun left, but he couldn't be depressed, his daughter still needed him, he couldn't let his daughter even have no father, as soon as he thought of this, the middle-aged man who was sitting on the bed with empty eyes recovered his spirit in an instant.
"Tears...... Tears?" because he hadn't slept all night, his voice was a little hoarse.
"Big brother, you're finally well. Qu Yao, who was standing on the side, looked a little haggard, and he almost didn't sleep all night, because of last night's incident, the injured servants needed to be comforted, the sister-in-law's funeral also had to be prepared, and he also had to deal with the upcoming demonstration of Lang Ziruo.
These have to be supported by Qu Yao, the old lady Qu is old, and she is very sad because of Shangguan Nanxun.
He was also very sad, but his eldest brother fell, his father was old, and he was the only one in the family who could withstand it.
"It's okay already, Xun'er's funeral hasn't been held yet, right? Qu Mingnan looked at the tears in his eyes, obviously this little girl was sad and wept because she knew the truth, so he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
"Big brother, everything has been arranged, Dad is a little sad, but his health is fine, and the Lang family has not come to harass us again. Qu Yao talked about what happened last night.
Qu Mingnan got out of bed and hugged her tears: "Don't hold Xun'er's funeral, the current situation is not suitable, and Xun'er likes everything to be simple, find a good place to ...... Bury it. ”
Then he looked at the little girl in his arms who kept looking at him, and inexplicably remembered the vow he had made with Xun'er before: to ride a horse and swim together.
But in the future, I can only replace Xun'er and ride a horse together.
"Tears, do you miss your father?"
"Yes. "When the Qu family had an accident, Qu was five years old and remembered some things, so in her impression, those surnamed Lang were all bad people.
"Then do you want to learn martial arts from your father?" Qu Mingnan asked tentatively.
The little girl hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes, but...... But I still want to learn martial arts with my fairy sister. ”
"Sister fairy?"
"Well, the fairy sister's surname is Liang, she is amazing, she also saved my life and my mother's and grandfather's lives. At the mention of "Sister Fairy", Little Tears became active.
Hearing the words "mother", Qu Mingnan's heart was still pricked.
"Do you want to go on a journey with your father?"
"Yes. ”
"Is it okay for Daddy to teach you martial arts instead of the fairy sister?"
"Well......" Tear hesitated, and finally couldn't make up her mind, so she said that she had to ask the fairy sister.
Qu Mingnan replied.
The Qu family is all plain, and the servants are full of sadness on their faces, most of them are old people from the Qu family, eight years ago, the Qu family had difficulty in dispersing them, and now that the Qu family is back, they are all back.
But no one could have imagined that the most intimate hostess in the past was actually gone, and the eldest young master was also trapped by love, and the old man also fell asleep all night due to excessive injuries, and he was still awakened in the morning, and it was a long time of sadness.
The old man is old, and he likes to think that it is the right thing to do.
The servants were busy in the courtyard, and when they heard the sound of the door opening, Qu Mingnan walked out with his daughter in his arms.
I saw that although he was sad, he did not lose his mood.
"Which house does the fairy sister live in?" Qu Mingnan looked at the girl in his arms and asked softly.
Tears looked up and looked around, then pointed not far away.
Then Qu Mingnan strode to Liang Qianqiu's house and knocked on the door.
The door opened, and Qu Mingnan stood solemnly: "Third Miss." ”
Liang Qianqiu was stunned, he didn't expect Qu Mingnan to get better so quickly, "Are you awake?"
"Wake up, Third Miss. ”
"Sister Fairy, I-I want to learn martial arts from my father, is it okay?" Tears said with some restraint, in her opinion, since she has decided to learn martial arts with her fairy sister, and now she suddenly regrets it, this is not right, but it is Daddy, I haven't seen Daddy for many years, then again, why is Daddy back and my mother is gone?
When Liang Qianqiu heard this, he was a little surprised, and then looked at Qu Mingnan.
Qu Mingnan smiled: "I haven't seen each other for eight years, and it's a good thing that the child can still know me, so I want to accompany her more, and maybe take her to the rivers and lakes in the future." ”
Liang Qianqiu let out an "oh" to express understanding.
"Tears, in the future, you have to follow your father to learn martial arts, although my sister can't teach you martial arts in person, but you can't be lazy, you know. ”
"Got it. Tears replied very obediently.
Liang Qianqiu straightened his face, looked at Qu Mingnan and said, "Since you can come out, then I won't stay longer, and I will leave with Xia Er in a while." ”
"In this case, then Qu will not stay much, I have to thank the third miss for last night's incident, although Xun'er ——, but in the future, wherever Qu is useful, although the third miss speaks, I will go all out." Qu Mingnan said.
"He ......" Liang Qianqiu wanted to speak and stopped.
Qu Mingnan saw Liang Qianqiu's embarrassment, so he broke her: "The second young master is very good now, I heard that he has the idea of going to participate in the Huanshan Pass, so I think he is ready to set off now, after all, it's not too early." ”
"Hmm. Liang Qianqiu hummed lightly, thinking about what you said he was doing, but the corners of his mouth still involuntarily flashed a subtle smile.
Although it was not easy to notice, Qu Mingnan saw it, and then left with Qu Yang in tears. Xun'er, don't worry, I will take our daughter to complete our agreement in the future.
Liang Qianqiu saw Qu Mingnan leave, then turned around and went back to the room, telling Xia Er to pack her luggage.
......
It's the county guard again, but at this time, if Langzi is proud of the spring breeze and Shangguan Nanxun is dead, this has already shocked the Qu family, and there is also the support of any adult and a certain minister, and he is in this Shangzhou City, which can be said to be calling for wind and rain.
"This is Li San, and he will be a servant of your house in the future. The white scholar patted a thin man on the shoulder and said to Lang Ziruo.
"Hello, I'm Li San, and I'll be a little servant of the county guard from today on," Li San stretched out his bony hand.
Lang Ziruo smiled slightly, then took out a bag and handed it to the Baijing scholar, "This is what Lord He wants, please accept it with a smile." ”
The Baijing scholar took the bag and said, "Thank you for me, Master Si, I will definitely visit him if he has the opportunity one day." ”
"Lord He is polite. ”
Baijing scholar is the young man of the three demons outside the island, his goal is to unify the temples and rivers and lakes of the world, and now this first step has been half completed, Wenping County is his beginning!
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From Wenping to Fengzhou, the road is far away, and in two days, it is just about to go to Jingling City.
But it's just going to be.
At the moment, I am staying in a small Taoist temple.
Although the door of this Taoist temple is small, it is also the grandeur of the plaque, and its name is "Apricot Garden View".
He Xiaonian stepped forward and knocked on the door.
The wooden door opened in response to the sound, and it was an old Taoist priest who opened it.
"Sir, the boy has traveled a long way through this view, and please give me a place to rest. He Xiaonian was very polite in his request.
The old Taoist priest nodded kindly, and motioned He Xiaonian to enter the door, enter the Taoist temple, and there was an apricot blossom tree at the door.
It's already more than August, and although it's not the season for apricot blossoms to bloom, you can imagine how beautiful it will be when it blooms.
"This is the foundation of my family's Taoist temple, although it has declined in my generation, but three hundred years ago, who in the rivers and lakes was not afraid of my dignified apricot orchard view?" The old Taoist priest approached the apricot tree and couldn't help but sigh.
Even He Xiaonian couldn't help but echo: "Yes, three hundred years ago, in the Xingyuan Temple, Tao Yuanqing, the master of the first generation, held an apricot blossom branch and killed many evil demons, which made all the underworld people on the rivers and lakes frightened for a while, which was really prosperous. ”
It's a pity that since the death of Tao Yuanqingxian of "Apricot Blossom Branch", Xingyuanguan has been retaliated, and it is difficult to restore the former style.
"Well, let's not mention these sad things. The old master turned around and secretly touched a handful of tears, then turned back to He Xiaonian and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the guest room to rest." ”
Lao Guan Zhu walked in front, and He Xiaonian followed.
There were three or two guest rooms, and the old master entered one of them.
He Xiaonian looked at his house, an unlit small stove, a large wooden barrel with no water and two small wooden barrels, a wooden bed and a set of clean bedding, and a few paintings on the wall, all of which were paintings of apricot blossoms.
The old master gave a few words and left, He Xiaonian stood in the house for a while, then picked up the two small wooden barrels and walked to the courtyard, where a well was standing.
I flotted myself a few buckets of water, took off my clothes, soaked myself in the water, and was stimulated by the cool well water, and my tired body instantly sobered up a lot.
Liang Shengjun was lying in the bucket, his eyes closed, enjoying it very much.
(I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm not in a state to write a book these days, and I can only say that I am deeply sorry again for yesterday's interruption.) )