Chapter 9 There is a woman who comes to the moon
The next day, the official mansion really posted the emperor's list all over Raozhou City, which was basically the same as the news spread last night, but it didn't make Xingyan and them happy.
However, there are some fly in the ointment that the final statement of this list states that because Raozhou pine fruit wine is an extremely noble tribute, the people are not allowed to buy and sell, and violators will be severely punished. I don't know if this rule is the original meaning of the holy decree, or whether it was added by Raozhou Taishou after figuring out the intention, anyway, it is to pour a scoop of cold water on the head of the young man in front of him who is making a wonderful calculation and is ready to resell pine cone wine to make a fortune.
However, the various taxes and money that must be paid every quarter are the biggest expenses in the family. It is a great blessing to be spared this money and food now.
Somehow, Xu drank a little too much last night, and although he slept all night, he was still listless in the morning. The face of the delicate flower a month ago has always been fluttering and swaying in front of the young man's eyes, and he can't leave it behind, he can't get rid of it, he can't force himself to forget it, but he still can't forget it.
When the day gradually moved west, Xingyan finally couldn't hold it back, so he mustered up the courage to go to Aunt Xia to take leave, saying that there was something wrong at night, and the family wanted to go to Poyang County to buy some items. Although this reason is very far-fetched, because of the recent awakening of the flute art is said to be perfect, the flute music is mellow and clear, and the work is also conscientious;
As soon as he got out of this Huayue Tower, the young man was like a bird out of the cage and went straight to Poyang County.
After waiting for a month, when Xingyan rushed to Poyang Lake again, he had already disappeared into Shanyin, and the clouds in the western sky gradually lost their color. The moon wheel hanging in the eastern sky began to sprinkle its soft brilliance on the sparkling Poyang Lake. Xingyan walked along the long embankment of the lake while listening to the sound of the water waves washing over the shore. The soft moonlight painted a slender shadow behind him. It didn't take long for Xingyan to see the lake stone shrouded in clear light. A month ago, the girl was leaning on the shore of the lake and watching him lift the rock with a smile. Now, the stubborn stone in front of him is still there, and there is no trace of the Yiren.
Seeing things and thinking about people, it was not until this time that Xingyan clearly realized that he missed Ju Ying so strongly - he missed Jiang Tianyunshui at that time, missed Wuji Xiaoyan at that time, and missed her...... A beautiful face with a light smile.
Precisely:
This situation can be recalled, but it was already clear at the time.
Although he was full of melancholy, he knew in his heart that he, a young man from the mountains and wilderness of Raozhou, and the daughter of the Luoyang family in Juying, compared with the two, were one heaven and one underground. Although when Poyang Lake was in distress that time, the two fell in love, but at this time, it was still a lintel, and if the two wanted to be together, it was almost a dream, and it was impossible. What's more, now that the two of them are in Tiannan and Shuibei, it is likely that they will not even have a chance to see each other in the future!
In the face of the smoke and water full of the lake, after a long time, this spacious young man gradually returned to normal. Looking at the moon in front of him, the bright lake is like snow, such a beautiful scenery, but he still thinks about these troubles! The young man who reappeared his smile went to untie the jade flute and snow behind him, so outside the shadow of the weeping poplar, next to the lake stone, a wisp of clear flute sound rose faintly. The young man in the moonlight was so devoted and emotional, it seemed that the jade flute at this moment was not just a simple score, but the voice of his heart.
At that time, it was the clouds and the bright moon. The innocent moonlight is faintly sprinkled on the light of this lake. The fishermen on the water who make boats their homes have lit up their lights in twos and threes, and they are like stars in the distance. In the autumn night, the ethereal flute sound, along with the cool lake breeze, danced leisurely, like a fairy dancing in the silent night sky.
The jade flute complains about the love, and the fishing boat sings at night, which is a clear and ethereal picture!
...... It's just a pity that such a beautiful picture was broken by a very incongruous voice in a short time.
The young man who was devoting himself to the sound of the flute suddenly heard an angry rebuke from the girl's family:
"Wow! I've finally been caught! What a daring thief, he dares to come to my door to show off!"
At first hearing the call of the thief, the young man who was intoxicated by the sound of his flute quickly opened his eyes to see what thieves were passing by; he turned his face to look around, but found that in the shadow of the tree not far in front of him, a girl who seemed to be good-looking was staring at him angrily!
"May I ask this girl, for some reason she is just staring at me, and where is the thief?"
Xingyan saw that the girl didn't go to catch the thief, but only stared at herself here, so she couldn't help but be a little inexplicable, so she politely asked.
"Hmph~ Don't pretend to be stupid, you are the flute thief this girl has been looking for!"
While hearing these angry words, Xingyan clearly felt that the girl who suddenly appeared in the moon shadow seemed to have become even more indignant.
"Well?!, the girl doesn't think that playing this flute is what the girl has lost, is it?
The juvenile gambling curse vows:
"This flute is obviously under it, but I don't know why the girl said this? Is it that the moonlight is blurry, and the girl is wrong?"
Xingyan was surprised to hear the girl call herself a "flute thief", and in addition to being surprised, she could not help but be a little alert, and her tone became quite solemn. You must know that the jade flute in his hand is a guy who eats by himself, and there is a gift from the king in the clouds, and he can be said to regard it as a treasure, but he doesn't dare to let people earn it casually.
"What's the 'obviously under it'?!The flute in your hand is clearly stealing from me!And dare to deny it~ Give it back to me!!"
When the girl saw that the thief was caught by herself, she didn't think to obediently offer the stolen goods with both hands, but even pretended to be stupid as if nothing had happened, and even asked her about it -- you must know that this girl has always been the same, how can she stand this anger?
And Xingyan just said the opposite, but she didn't expect this girl who had never known her life to be so rude! Before she could distinguish between what was right and what was wrong, she rushed over and snatched his flute before she could speak; while she spoke, the tail of the flute was tightly grabbed by her! Don't look at this young girl, with a delicate physique, but Xingyan felt that the force coming from her hand was not small!
Although the girl's body was fast enough, but fortunately, Xingyan was even more clever, and immediately reacted; almost at the same time as the girl snatched the flute, Xingyan also pulled it hard, and snatched the jade flute back again! In a hurry, the force was too great, and even pulled the girl to a big stumble, and actually hit him headfirst in his arms!
"Oops~"
The person who dragged the flute and the person who snatched the flute never expected such a result, and almost exclaimed in unison!
However, the girl reacted quickly, took a sip, and quickly jumped away from the awakening to stabilize her body. Xu had never encountered this kind of battle before, and the brutal girl was speechless for a while.
After what happened just now, Xingyan was also a little embarrassed. Although he is not responsible, and he did not mean it, it is very rude to do such a move to a girl's family. So Xingyan didn't care about the faint pain in his chest, and hurriedly explained to the girl:
"Uh~ Please don't be angry with this girl, it was I who accidentally used too much force to pull the girl down, not deliberately pulling the girl into ...... arms"
As soon as she heard this increasingly dark apology, the girl who was trying to calm down immediately burst into anger, and her anger was even greater than before, and she shouted:
"Shut up, wow, I can't believe you're not just a flute thief, you're a hateful ...... Silver thief!"
Although I saw her saying the word "silver thief" in her mouth, it was obvious that the girl in the shadow of the tree did not feel afraid at all, but was a little eager to try, and seemed to be thinking about rushing over and grabbing the flute again.
Seeing this scene, Xingyan secretly complained in his heart! It seems that this year is really unfavorable, but he came to play the flute on the shore of Poyang Lake to distract himself, and he suffered from this unjustified disaster, and was wronged by this day. Besides, after the trouble just now, it is even more entangled now. Xingyan secretly said in his heart:
"That's it, as the saying goes, good men don't fight with women, look at this situation today, it's hard to get entangled. I'm still going to go with thirty-six plans, and it's good to slip away!"
Having made up his mind, he said to the girl:
"It seems that the girl has a lot of misunderstandings. It's inconvenient for the kid to explain more, so I'm going to say goodbye first!"
Although he said it politely, he seemed to be politely asking for the girl's opinion, but when he said this, he had already begun to apply oil to the soles of his feet. And when his last pleading words fell, in the girl's astonished gaze, Xingyan's figure was already two feet away!
"Hmph! This thief is lazy, and he wants to slip away! Hehe~ Do you want to escape in front of this princess?
I can't see that this little girl, who calls herself "Princess", is still a mage, I saw her blowing like an orchid, her cherry lips touching up and down, and she said crisply:
"Ice, heart, knot, set!"
After chanting the incantation, the little girl raised her slender jade finger and pointed at the "silver thief" who was trying to escape!
Unexpectedly, to the girl's surprise, her immobilization spell, which had always been tried and tested, was now ineffective for some reason - the young man who was running, his body was only slightly stagnant, but he continued to choose the road to run as if he was nothing!
Not to mention that the girl was surprised, and the young man Zhang Xingyan was running away quickly, when he suddenly realized that he was suddenly tripped by something, and almost didn't fall on his heels;
"Ahem, this 'Taihua Dao Force' that I have cultivated is really good! It can prevent me from falling...... Ahh
was complacent and sober, but a cold chill came up, and he sneezed.
"Well, it looks like it's a little cool tonight, so go back and pack some more clothes...... By the way, I have to check the yellow calendar, I'm afraid it's really not suitable for music and travel today!"
Although countless thoughts turned in his heart, he didn't dare to stop at all, holding the jade flute in his hand tightly, and immediately moved like a rabbit and ran all the way, fleeing into the dark night......
The young man who was concentrating on escaping didn't know that the little girl mage behind him thought that the failure of the spell was just an accident, and then recited the spell again and again, and pointed and pointed with his hand. It's a pity that for the boy who was busy running away, it didn't seem to be of any use.
"Damn! I can't imagine that this guy is so fast, and he can escape so far in the blink of an eye. Yes, I think it was too far away and the direction was not accurate, which caused the immobilization spell of this princess to fail. ”
The girl who found a reasonable explanation, thought about it, and was angry again:
"Hmph, look at this lazy fellow, he must be a thief with a weak heart when he slips away so fast. It's just that if you want to escape from the palm of this princess's hand, it's a no-go!"
In the cool evening breeze, the girl's mind calmed down a little, but she noticed that something was wrong:
"Huh? This lazy guy is just an ordinary man, how can he steal my divine snow jade flute? Could it be that I have lost my eyes, and he still has some background?...... Well, it shouldn't be, I think this princess is as wise as a torch, if there is something weird, how can you not see it?"
The rather confident girl thought about it, but suddenly thought of a possibility:
"Hmm? Could this be related to grandpa? But I haven't seen Shenxue these days, and when I asked about my grandfather, he also said he didn't know...... No! Thinking about it, grandpa's expression always seemed a little strange when he was asked. It seems that the grandfather must have stolen his precious granddaughter's beloved Shenxue and gave it to that stinky boy!"
Thinking of this, this unruly girl had a sour nose and a flat mouth, as if she was about to cry. It's just that when I was about to cry, I remembered my old and disrespectful grandfather, when he asked him about the whereabouts of the snow these days, he only pushed his deafness, and the ridiculous appearance of pretending to be deaf and dumb seemed to appear in front of him, so this girl was angry and bitter, and couldn't help but cry and laugh.
In the miserable moonlight of this autumn night, the figure of the runaway boy has long been hidden by the night, and can no longer be seen; in the clear light of the cold moon, only this tearful girl is left, reading by the sparkling Poyang Lake......
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