Passion floating moon dusk.

The mist is hazy, the colors are overflowing, and the birds are chirping and flying in the air, as if they want to compete with the hustle and bustle below. Same as people, when the strength is exhausted, the birds rest all over the city, and the bold dare to fall on the big streets, and passers-by scatter grain and feed, just like the proverb of "all things live together, and coexist with the sky" in a hundred families.

Among the circling birds, an orange and yellow down bird feathers are shining, eye-catching, like a phoenix among birds, a hundred birds fly around it, and the harmony is harmonious, and the sound is like a silver bell pleasant. Then, everyone saw that the orange-feathered bird, which seemed to be the head of a hundred birds, fluttered its wings and flew down, going to the west of the city, walking alone.

Liuyuan has a heavy secular atmosphere, the rich and the poor are distinct, and the poor live in the west of the city, mostly peasant families. Dusk came, the sun set, and the people who returned from the fields with hoes came one after another, talking and laughing with each other. Among the people who return from the sunset, a group of shepherd boys are full of childlike fun, you chase me, a peasant child sitting on the back of a green ox happily watching the playmates frolicking, so that no matter where he is in his hand, there is a book in his hand to hold his reading heart is only so many things to care about, at this time it can be regarded as one, the childlike heart is not lost, in the end, he can't help but tempt him to get off the back of the cow, noisy with his playmates, all the way home, only to be reluctant to say goodbye to each other.

Just stepped into the house, along the way followed by the young man a foot away from the green cow is very well-behaved, such as wisdom, into the cowshed by himself, the young man affectionately called a mother, after a while from the house out of a simple face of the woman with a delicate face, smiled on the face, put down the handmade straw sandals, quite earnestly beckoned the child into the house.

A new set of clothes hung on the edge of the boy's bed, the material was ordinary, but it was worth the word luxury for the poor family, and it cost a lot of silver, which was enough for the family to live for a year and a half.

The woman happily took the clothes in front of the young man, and the young man was puzzled: "Mother, don't I still have two pieces of cloth that you knitted and sewn last year?"

The woman who nodded in satisfaction after looking left and right hung up her clothes, stroked the young man's head and said, "Tomorrow, our Tingxian Xiaoxiu will go to the countryside to try, of course we have to change our clothes." This bachelor's gown was made by a friend of my mother's in the weaving workshop, which saved some silver taels compared to the one bought in the store outside, and the handiwork was not bad, and it fit just right. Speaking of which, I thought that the silver two saved at home to buy a bachelor's uniform was enough, but I still had to sell a few local chickens to make it up, but fortunately, there are still eggs at home, and I will let the hens hatch a few more in a few days. Also, your father knows that you are going to take the township test tomorrow, and he went hunting in the mountains with his potato father, and plans to get some meat and come back to help you have fun.

Tomorrow's township test, the neighbors around you are optimistic about you, saying that we have a scholar in the west of the city, so that those who look down on the west of the city know that there are also scholars in the west of our city, and a lot of things have been sent. Child, if you become an official in the future, don't forget to be kind to those who show kindness to us, treat the people well, and don't learn from official feelings. By the way, the potato also sent his slingshot, this bear child heard that you were going to the township to try, and ran to the door in a hurry, saying that you didn't lend it to you last time, I'm sorry, I borrowed you for a few days, and said that if you don't pass the test, you will turn your face and don't recognize people, and this slingshot will have to be taken back. My mother was amused when she heard it.

Today, the old gentleman of the school came to our house, and Mr. Han said that he would come over early tomorrow morning and take you to the township test. Mr. Han is willing to run a school in the west of the city, ignoring the eyes of others, people are not so easy to talk to, you also know that Mr. Han is strict and harsh as a teacher, and he has never visited anyone's house when he hears others, so you are pleasing to Tingxian.

Mother, look, our ancestral grave is smoking, and soon there will be a scholar. ”

"We" is the mantra of every household in the west of the city.

Wang Tingxian, who quietly listened to the woman's nagging and nodded from time to time, was a little shy, and asked softly, "Mother, what should Adou do?"

The mother and son had a good heart, and the woman who had guessed that the child would ask this smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, the little sixth son next door will do it for you." You, just take the exam tomorrow, don't worry about anything else, you know?"

The young man snorted, nodded vigorously, and asked, "When will Dad come back?"

The woman smiled and asked, "Hungry?"

Wang Tingxian scratched his head.

The woman straightened the young man's clothes and said softly, "That mother will make you something to eat first." ”

Wang Tingxian was overjoyed, hugged the woman's neck and pecked her face, ran out of the house, and shouted as she ran: "Mother, I'll sleep with Adou tonight and tell him something." ”

The woman who was preparing to cook was accustomed to it, and said helplessly: "This stupid child, don't you just separate for a few days." ”

After leaving the house, Wang Tingxian, who wrapped some grass, went straight to the cowshed, and during the feeding, he kept nagging, and said that he was going to go to the neighboring city to participate in the township test and other messy things, and listened to the green cow, endlessly. You can go to the green cow Adou, who was always stunned and stared at Wang Tingxian and pricked up his ears to listen, half-heartedly, and after a while, he looked at the innermost corner of the cowshed, and after a long time, Wang Tingxian, who only saw the clues, looked along, and saw that there was an extra lump like a human body in the corner, which was covered with dry straw, but if you took a closer look, you found that the "pimple" was slightly undulating, and the time interval was the same, and it was about something sleeping and breathing.

Wang Tingxian, who was timid, hesitated for a long time, ran out of the cowshed and got a thin pole, approached cautiously, stood in a position within reach of the pole, and gently brushed away the dry straw, "The true face of Lushan" was revealed, and he was a living person, looking at his age, he was three or two years older than himself. Wang Tingxian, who was a little worried, ran back to the house again, came with some clothes and quilts, and carefully covered the man. Unexpectedly, the young man who seemed to be in a sweet dream with dry straw and covered his face laughed coldly: "Thank you." ”

Wang Tingxian, who was taken aback, fell on all fours without standing firm on his heels, sat on the ground, and said, "You, you... Are you awake?"

There are other places where the young man who doesn't lie down or sleep, but goes to someone's cowshed to sleep, turns around, revealing half of his face, maybe because he just woke up, he is a little weak and says: "I woke up when your green cow just came in, don't mind if I sleep here?"

The unsuspecting Wang Tingxian didn't seem to care whether the young man in front of him was a thief or not, shook his head slightly, patted his butt and squatted, and asked, "You're not from the west of the city, are you?"

The lying boy yawned, estimated that he had slept enough, rubbed his sleepy eyes, sat up and stretched his waist, and replied, "I, an outsider, come to Liuyuan City to play for a few days and leave." Last night I wanted to find an inn to sleep well, but the room was full, so I had no choice but to find a random family to borrow for a night, and finally I thought I was embarrassed to sleep in your house, in case I was treated as a thief, so I had to go to the cowshed to sleep. But your cowshed is pretty clean. ”

The complacent Wang Tingxian said proudly: "Yes, my mother dreamed of a green cow floating into a dream before I gave birth, and Adou ran to my house by himself when I was born, oh, it is the green cow behind me." It's smart, it understands people's words, it doesn't need to be taught a second time, its memory is better than mine, and it's well-behaved, not only my family, but everyone around me likes it tightly. And I often come to the cowshed to sleep with Adou, and by the way, it is natural that the cowshed is clean. ”

Nie Zhuang smiled.

At this time, a woman's voice came from the kitchen with smoke curling, Wang Tingxian answered, turned his head and asked, "Are you hungry too?" ”

Nie Zhuang, who had not yet spoken at his throat, watched Wang Tingxian run back to the house, and sure enough, as Nie Zhuang expected, he was still beckoned by Wang Tingxian's mother to eat something together, and Wang Tingxian's share was given to Nie Zhuang first, and his mother redid it, which made Nie Zhuang who was nibbling on the hot steamed bread quite embarrassed.

The steamed bun with tofu and dried bamboo shoots is not full of praise, but it has a unique flavor.

After eating the steamed buns, the woman smiled and asked Nie Zhuang if he wanted to taste a few more, the latter politely refused, saying that he still had something to do, and he would come to visit another day later. ”

Wang Tingxian nodded vigorously in agreement.

From beginning to end, the two of them never asked Nie Zhuang's name or anything like that.

After a bun is eaten, it seems to be a little warm.

Since childhood, I didn't know where my background and my father and mother were, and Nie Zhuang, who was sacred, did not refuse this time, and nodded happily with a smile.

After a few words of greeting, Wang Tingxian went to the potato family, who was quite well-off, to borrow Keju, and took Nie Zhuang, who was a few years older than him, to the neighbor's house to call his partner who had dinner. Everyone had a lot of fun, and they were so happy that they even climbed and rolled in order to grab a Keju, and they were happy to eat with dust on their faces, so that Nie Zhuang, who seemed to be not very interested in Keju, laughed heartily. After playing for a long time, Wang Tingxian's side lost really miserably, everyone pulled and pulled Nie Zhuang to "go into battle" together, but the first ball just flew to Nie Zhuang, but under the surprised gaze of everyone, he was kicked out hundreds of meters away, and several heads brushed together with the Keju that glided overhead, and finally saw the Keju flying in mid-air for a long time and fell into an adult's house.

"It turns out that Kemari can fly so high. ”

I don't know who said that.

The group of people all looked at Nie Zhuang, who was scratching his cheeks and blushing and guilty, and was the eldest among them, with complicated expressions, and finally understood why the big brother in front of them just now didn't come up with them to kick the juju before.

Wang Tingxian, who knew the approximate location of Keju's fall, turned around and paced, and said as he ran: "I'll go pick it up." ”

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The Yuan family has been born as a non-commissioned officer for several generations, the mansion is quite large, and the head of the family, Yuan Fukai, has a long official history, if it is said that after Jin Hanzhong is promoted, who is most likely to take over as the envoy of the festival, it is not Yuan Fukai, who is both civil and military. Yuan Fukai has always had a clear distinction between good and evil, has a degree of power, and has good praise among the people, but unfortunately gave birth to a prodigal and unscrupulous son Yuan Heshao, not to mention the oppression of the people by his family background, and there are a lot of things that God has done. Yuan Heshao once raised a vicious beast, and always liked to watch the "battle of trapped beasts" when he had nothing to do, at first he just threw some livestock into the cage, and Yuan Fukai turned a blind eye to this matter, and later Yuan Heshao became bolder, and he actually ordered people to catch the living and throw them into the cage, which was bloody. Yuan Fukai was furious and slaughtered the evil beasts that were being raised day after day, picked up the whip and beat Yuan Heshao fiercely, the latter was only a little more restrained, but it was still easy to change his nature.

Today's dusk is warm, the twilight Yin Lake is sparkling, the fish jump out of the water, and Yuan Heshao, who is in a good mood with two maids and three servants, is sitting by the lake and fishing. After fishing for a long time, I saw that the five subordinates who flew something from the air had time to remind their little master, and happened to hit the young master's head, and then they heard the sound of falling water, which frightened the five subordinates and hurriedly pulled the young master ashore. Yuan Heshao, who had a violent temperament, was so angry that he punched and kicked the five subordinates who pulled him ashore, and called the other two guards to come over and lock up the five subordinates and let them bite the vicious dogs.

When the five subordinates were pulled out, a doorman who had just run in from outside the gate of the mansion in the distance was so frightened that his legs and feet trembled when he saw this, and after hesitating for a long time, he trotted in front of Yuan Heshao, who was in a hurry, and he didn't dare to breathe, and bowed his head and said: "Young master, Wang Tingxian outside the door came to ask for something, saying that his juju fell into the mansion." ”

Yuan Heshao, who turned a deaf ear, slapped the doorman without saying a word, scolded loudly, and kicked the latter fiercely.

Yuan Heshao, who realized it later, was slightly stunned, and the arm that was about to hit was suspended in the air, and asked in a deep voice, "What did you just say?"

The doorman repeated.

Yuan Heshao glanced at Keju floating on the surface of the lake, and said with a wicked smile: "It turned out to be Xiao Xiucai who didn't copy me in the last exam." ”

Then Yuan Heshao patted the shoulder of the doorman with weak legs, and the tone of the knife in his words directly taught the latter to tremble, and said, "Bring him in quickly, you can't be lazy." ”