Chapter 21: Spring Rain

The carved railings on the painting boat, the curtain formed by several layers of light gauze fluttering with the evening breeze. In the center of the curtains, Pan Yu lay on the painting carpet and pillowed Caifeng's knees, falling into deep thought, he could die for him, but as long as he was alive, he couldn't leave his responsibilities behind.

That night, she had clearly felt how close to her was to the thing she had always dreamed of, and it only took a word to get close, but it couldn't.

Caifeng's slender jade fingers gently massaged Pan Yu's head, "Pan Lang, in a few days, it will be the Oiran Competition, whether the slave family will participate or not!"

The Oiran Contest is a kind of competition conducted by people in the Qinglou at the beginning of spring over the years. This Oiran race originated from Qinhuai, and later the world rushed to follow suit, and Hangzhou also had it. In times of peace and prosperity, people are always looking for ways to have fun.

And Caifeng was last year's Oiran. She has long been out of hospitality, just waiting for Pan Yu's good news, but Pan Yu has not mentioned the matter of redemption, how can she not be anxious in her heart, but it is not easy to say clearly?

Pan Yu smiled: "If you want to participate, you can participate." Caifeng couldn't help but be disappointed, if Pan Yu really wanted her, she should be regarded as a forbidden person at this time.

Seeing her disappointed, Pan Yu smiled and patted her cheek, and said, "I will leave Hangzhou in a few days, and I will redeem myself for you when the time comes." Caifeng couldn't help but show a beautiful smile.

Pan Yu lost his mind for a while, but not for the smile. Such a beautiful woman, even among the men she has seen, there are few who can surpass her in bearing and wisdom. But just because she is a woman, she can only maintain her fate on herself, and no matter how much wisdom she has, she can only hide it in the depths.

Thinking of this, Pan Yu asked, "Feng'er, do you regret it?"

Caifeng asked strangely, "What do you regret?"

Pan Yu said: "When I get to the palace, I no longer have the freedom I have now, and I can no longer travel in the mountains and rivers like I am now, and indulge in the West Lake, but can only be trapped in that small courtyard." I can't wait for you to get out!"

Caifeng touched his hair with his hand, and said: "The slave family doesn't have the ambition of your men, I never want to play in the mountains and rivers, I just want to have my own courtyard, quiet, no one comes to disturb, I can read a book and tune the piano, and it would be better if there was another person who made me wait." These are her sincere words, people see her long sleeves and good at dancing at the banquet, but they don't know that she only wants to face the sky in the family.

Pan Yu was stunned and said, "Is this the heart of my daughter's family?"

"Of course not, it's just Caifeng's mind! Aunt Redsleeve's mind, Sister Qingluan's mind, all women's minds are different, probably the only thing that is the same is to find a man who loves each other to marry!"

Pan Yu remembered the oath made in the painting wall again. Love each other and never be separated. Although there were so many twists and turns, they really completed these eight words until death. Maybe dreams are always the opposite!

Xu Xian attended the funeral of Master Yuankong, watched the relics being sent to the pagoda, and Fahai became the new presiding ceremony. Xu Xian decided to leave, and he also learned a rough idea of the word decision and the immovable Ming Wang Yin, and it will take time to go further, after all, he has been practicing for less than ten years, and he has made rapid progress to have his current achievements.

When I returned to the Hajj Academy, it was already afternoon, and Pan Yu had not yet returned.

Xu Xian was lying on the bed, the breeze was warm, and the light was tilted, and he also felt a little sleepy.

"Xu Xian, Xu Xian!" suddenly woke him up in his sleep with a shout, accompanied by a knock on the door like a drum.

Xu Xian felt that this voice was somewhat familiar in a daze, and when he opened the door, he saw a puffed up little face, and a pair of eyes glared at him angrily.

Xu Xian then remembered that the identity of this little girl was "It's you, little sister!" Thinking about her terrifying appearance as a behemoth in the water, Chengren was so cute. But how did she find herself?

When the little girl saw the main master, she yelled, "Xu Xian, you liar. "A lot of people have been alarmed just now, and many people are coming to see what's going on at this moment.

The porter said, "Master Xu, she said she was looking for you, so I brought her over." ”

Xu Xianxin said: Just say it, what is the gaze of the beast. When you look around, it's all like this.

Ning Caichen sighed: "Hanwen, since you have done such a thing, you should be responsible, although this girl is a little younger, but there are not a few marriages in the village at this time, and it is your fault to deceive others." ”

Xu Xian was stunned for a moment, clasped his fists on all sides, pulled the little girl into the room, and closed the door with a bang. Glared at her and said, "Say, what's going on, what did I call me lying to you." Cheat, you can't even afford to eat steamed buns. Lie to the color, whether it is the appearance of your small washboard or the appearance of more than ten meters long, I am not interested. ”

The little girl didn't say a word, she pounced on her and was about to bite.

Xu Xian sneered slightly, first held the seal of the immovable Ming King, and then stretched out his hand to hold her head, even if she was against her head, she couldn't get close. The so-called dragon swim diving, let alone on the shore! Although the strength is amazing, it is not able to defeat Xu Xian, who holds the seal of the immovable Ming king.

The little girl's eyes were filled with mist, a touch of golden light, and she said with some choked up: "You lie and dare to bully me, I, I should have eaten you in the water." With a flat mouth and a small chest rising and falling, he had to turn into a prototype and Xu Xian desperately regardless of it.

Xu Xian was helpless, if he continued like this, he really became a beast, and asked, "What the hell is going on, you say!"

After thinking about it, the little girl was aggrieved in her tone, "There is one less pig!"

Xu Xian wondered, "What does it mean that there is one less pig?"

"You want to pay the bill!"

"Oh, you mean the pig you gave you yesterday? How can it be less, you miscalculated!"

The little girl said very confidently: "I counted them one by one, including you, and the woman who kissed and hugged you in the water, obviously nineteen people." ”

Xu Xian was shocked, she actually saw this, but thinking about the dragon's vision and induction in the water, it was normal, so she could only tell her not to say it. "Nineteen people are right, I also gave nineteen pigs, and the woman's thing, don't tell it. ”

The little girl said, "It's not nineteen, it's eighteen." And that woman, I say, let you lie to me. Then he raised his voice and said: "Xu Xian and the woman are ...... in the water" The words behind it did not come out, Xu Xian had already covered her mouth and hugged her, she struggled desperately in Xu Xian's arms, making a vague "woo" sound.

Xu Xian was so strong that he felt that he couldn't hold her, but fortunately he had the foresight to pick her up, otherwise he might not be able to restrain her if she had the strength to borrow on the ground.

There was a commotion outside the door, and then there was a knock on the door, and Ning Caichen's serious voice came in, "Hanwen, you are ...... with other women." Hey, it's you, you can't bully people!"

Xu Xian said helplessly: "Brother Ning, I don't have it, you guys are busy!" Knowing that there was a large group of "onlookers" outside with a bench waiting to see the gossip in the house, if something wrong came from inside, his image would be ruined.

I could only lower my voice and say to the little girl in my arms: "Don't scream, I'll let you down." The little girl stared at her big black eyes, full of stubbornness and anger.

Xu Xian said: "I nodded if I agreed." ”

The little girl nodded obediently.

Seeing that she was no longer struggling, Xu Xian gently put her down, slowly let go of the hand covering her mouth, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xu Xian is a big pervert!" the girl shouted in the loudest voice.

Xu Xian patted his head painfully, "I said!"

There was a suspicious noise in the room, and it took a long time before it fell silent.

Xu Xian sat on the bed tiredly, with a few scratches on his hands and face. The little girl sat gasping and sat on the side, her white clothes and hair a little disheveled.

"Now let's talk about it, what's going on, I did give you nineteen pigs, you miscalculated yourself! If you want to eat it, it's okay for me to invite you to eat it, don't just frame others!"

The little girl stubbornly said, "I was not wrong. ”

Xu Xian thought about it, the number of people was not wrong, and the number of pigs should not be wrong. That is, there was a problem in the process of transportation, but the old man did not look like such a person, and there were other people on the ship, so there was no reason to watch him do this!

Xu Xian could only say: "Okay, let's go to the lake to see if there is a problem with the person transporting the pig, if it is indeed one missing, I will definitely make it up to you." "Although I want to buy her another one, I still have to figure things out, otherwise I will really become a liar.

The little girl said crisply: "Okay!" and thought about it again: "One less head loses two heads!"

Xu Xian said weakly, "Okay." ”

The little girl said tentatively, "Four-headed!"

Xu Xian said casually: "Okay." ”

The little girl got the sweetness and said, "Ten heads!"

Xu Xian said angrily: "You and I will fight for another three hundred rounds!"

The little girl said disdainfully: "It's so stingy, four heads are four heads!" But she was a little afraid of fighting with Xu Xian for three hundred rounds.

Xu Xian said: "Let's go! "It's as if I remembered something again" and so on. ”

The little girl squinted and said, "Do you want to regret it?"

Xu Xian didn't bother to pay attention to her, so he went to find a comb, and he had to help her tidy it up first, otherwise he would really be unable to tell when he went out. Well, I can't tell you anymore.

The little girl said defensively, "What do you want to do?"

"Comb your hair!" Xu Xian pulled her little head and helped her comb it. The little girl lowered her head, a little shy, so much so that Xu Xian asked her name without saying anything like "Why should I tell you!" or "It takes ten pigs to tell you!".

Instead, he replied softly, "Ao Li." ”

"Okay, Ao Li, let's see how it goes. Xu Xian took a bronze mirror and gave her a photo, which was a cute double ponytail, just right for her age. With her cute face and big doll-like eyes, it really feels like an anime character.

Ao Li pouted and said, "It's ugly." ”

Xu Xian sighed: "You, you!" but he was not angry at her insincerity, to be precise, he couldn't be angry with her. Think about the little girl's father is such a generous hero, but she was left with a helpless grandfather who was sent to this West Lake, deep underwater, the taste of loneliness is probably not easy to bear!

Squatted down again to help her sort out her clothes, and finally said with satisfaction: "This time I have more energy." ”

Xu Xian himself didn't have any problems, but the scars on his face didn't disappear so easily, so he could only put down his hair and let his long hair hang down, so that he could cover up a little bit. It also looks a little chic.

Xu Xian opened the door, and several people who were listening carefully to the room fell into the room.

Xu Xian didn't pay attention to them, and walked out with Ao Li.

The streets are bustling and busy, and there is already a spring weather. It was originally very close from the Hajj Academy to the West Lake, but the two of them walked a long way to stick incense. Whenever there is a sugar gourd, paper kite or something on the road, Ao Li has to stop and watch.

Of course, Xu Xian couldn't match the little girl's longing gaze, although she refused to say half a word of pleading. Along the way, I bought more than a dozen strings of sugar gourds alone, and the speed at which this guy eats is too amazing, I have never seen anyone who eats sugar gourds and gobbles them up. Not to mention anything else.

If it weren't for Xu Xian's a lot of money from Jin Wancheng, she would have to go bankrupt just by feeding her. Walking all the way to the lake, Ao Li had generously decided to forgive Xu Xian for his deception, and now he was more thoughtful about following Xu Xian.

But after going around the West Lake, I didn't see the old man yesterday. Instead, I saw a familiar painting boat slowly approaching.

Pan Yu saw the shore like Xu Xian from a distance on the painting boat, and after hesitating, he still ordered the boat to row over. The four eyes are facing each other, and they are all happy in their hearts, but they all have their own hearts.

Pan Yufa said: "Hanwen, didn't you go to Lingyin Temple? Hey, this kid wasn't that day." Before she finished speaking, Ao Li said loudly: "Aren't you in the lake with Xu Xian that day...... Woo!" Xu Xian covered his mouth again.

Xu Xian said to Pan Yu while comforting Ao Li: "I also just came down from Feilai Peak, I'll tell you about this kid at night." If you have something, do it!"

Pan Yu's lips opened and closed, and a faint voice sounded in Xu Xian's ears: "Are you so unwilling to be with me?"

Xu Xian looked at her, but she turned her head to talk to Caifeng. Sighing from the bottom of my heart, what do you want me to do?

"Brother, you're here!" Qingluan stood on the bow of the boat and was happy to see Xu Xian. But he glanced at Pan Yu next to him, afraid that he would make the future master unhappy, or really give himself to his brother.

Several women all looked at Xu Xian, and when they saw him with his hair scattered, his calm and chic meaning became more and more intense, which really had a bit of fairy wind and bones. I felt in my heart that Xu Xian was really changing so fast.

Xu Xian felt that the atmosphere was very strange, and at this time, Ao Li beside him muttered: "Pervert!" made him even more embarrassed.

Xu Xian said to Caifeng: "Miss Caifeng, you and Sister Qingluan will go first! Mingyu and I will go around this lake." ”

Seeing that Pan Yu had no intention of refusing, Caifeng said with interest: "Then let's go first, Xu Gongzi still has, Pan Lang, be careful on the road." After saying that, he gave a salute and ordered the boatman to sail, and Qingluan waved goodbye to Xu Xian.

Xu Xian said with a strange expression: "Pan Lang?"

Pan Yu was unconscious, as if he was watching the painting boat leave. But Xu Xian could see that she was looking at the sparkling lake in a daze. But even if he is in a daze, he is heroic and extraordinary, and he is absolutely beautiful.

Xu Xian waved his hand in front of her and said, "Let's go, Mingyu." ”

Pan Yu woke up and said, "Ah, where are you going?"

Xu Xian said helplessly: "You have to come with me just now." ”

Pan Yu said lightly: "If you don't like it, I can go, the painting boat hasn't gone far yet......" There was an irrepressible sourness in his tone.

Xu Xian stretched out his hand and grabbed her hand, blocking the rest of her words, and looked directly into her eyes, but to his disappointment, Pan Yu turned his head after being stunned, withdrew his hand, and said, "Let's go!"

Unable to understand the wonderful language between adults, Ao Li, who felt neglected, loudly expressed his dissatisfaction: "Hey, we have to find someone!"

Xu Xian would not hide anything from Pan Yu, and said the cause and effect again: "That's it!"

Pan Yu said worriedly: "Hanwen, do you promise that she won't tell me about it?" If it was a mortal, she naturally had a way to make her never say it, but a dragon couldn't help it.

Xu Xian said: "Don't worry, she promised me." ”

Ao Li said stubbornly: "I don't have it!"

Xu Xian had a headache, but Pan Yu stopped and stood in front of her and said, "That's it, let's make a bet, if Hanwen really misses your pig, I will pay you ten heads, if not, you will swear not to tell anyone about it!"

Ao Li said happily: "Okay!"

Pan Yu said to Xu Xian: "We were together that day, and it was indeed nineteen pigs. And the boat takes almost the same amount of time to sail each time, and the boatman doesn't look like a man who will lie to you, and he won't hide just a pig. ”

Xu Xian wondered, "What's going on?"

Pan Yu said: "Although it is somewhat impossible, it seems that the problem is only one person! He pointed his hand to Ao Li next to him.

Ao Li expressed his dissatisfaction, but was stopped by Xu Xian.

Pan Yu said: "It should be provable." ”

Xu Xian said: "Time has passed, how can you prove it?"

Pan Yu didn't answer Xu Xian, but said to Ao Li: "I have a question, do you dare to answer it?"

Ao Li said: "If you don't dare, you ask!"

Pan Yu said: "Okay, then let me ask you what is the value of four plus four plus three plus two plus three plus three?"

Xu Xian vaguely remembered that it was the number of pigs transported each time that day. I can't help but admire that I can't forget my eyes to achieve it, but Pan Yu is really unforgettable.

Ao Li muttered in a low voice, and gestured with his fingers, looking very cautious, and the two ponytails dangling around looked even more cute. In the end, Cheng Zhu was in his chest, and then he smiled: "You lost, the answer is eighteen right!"

Xu Xian was speechless for a while, and understood the reason for the matter, it turned out that this kid could count one by one, and the more complicated addition and subtraction problems were not understood. Family education is really important!

Pan Yu sneered: "Wrong, it's nineteen, I don't even understand this number, and I came to us to make noise." Swear quickly!" Pan Yu really didn't have a good impression of Ao Li, he was very rude at the beginning, and then he almost drowned himself with water, and now he came to pester Xu Xian, so he couldn't help but speak coldly.

Ao Li refused to admit defeat, "It's obviously eighteen, you are wrong!"

Pan Yu said unceremoniously: "It's stupid, it's really a vain call for the dragon clan, you can find the leaves yourself and count them one by one." The irritability she had accumulated in the past two days couldn't vent to Caifeng, and she couldn't tell Xu Xian. At this time, an opportunity broke out. With Xu Xian by her side, she is not afraid of anything that is not dragon.

Xu Xian persuaded: "Mingyu, she is still a child. ”

Pan Yu immediately said: "What's wrong with the child, you go and look at the children on the street, which one can't even count this number, it's the one who begs for food on the street, even if you can't read, you can count how many copper plates you begged for a day!"

Xu Xian was helpless against Pan Yu, who seemed to have eaten gunpowder, but he heard Ao Li next to him trembling and said, "You, you wait." Xu Xian turned around and saw that her eyes were red, her small body was trembling, she had been scolded like this since she was a child, and she was aggrieved and angry. I just wanted to swallow Pan Yu in one gulp, but I couldn't help but find a leaf next to it, and I really wanted to calculate it.

Xu Xian patted her on the shoulder and said, "Forget it, I'll give you ten pigs, but you also have to swear not to tell Mingyu about it." ”

Ao Li didn't raise his head and said, "Don't worry about it." But he arranged the leaves one by one, and counted them one by one, and counted them three, or four...... Then put the counted leaves together and count them one by one.

Xu Xiandu couldn't bear to look at it, Pan Yu just crossed his arms and sneered on the side. I saw Ao Li take a thin hand and count it to the last, his face turned pale, and he muttered: "Nineteen, nineteen." ”

Xu Xian looked pitiful and was about to comfort her. Pan Yu said: "I understand, it's obvious that I am ignorant, but I am embarrassed to come to trouble Hanwen, I can eat if I want, I can make trouble if I want, who do you think you are! No wonder your grandfather doesn't want you." ”

But there are your own grievances in the words, why can you do whatever you want, and wait for Xu Xian to comfort you. Why did I grow up involuntarily and even like someone to this point?

Pan Yu's words were like needles, Ao Li squatted on the ground and trembled, wanting to refute but had nothing to say, Qiong's nose twitched, and her eyes swirled in her sockets. I just endured it and didn't want to lose to Pan Yu.

Xu Xian lamented: "Mingyu!" and hurriedly squatted down to comfort Ao Li: "Don't cry, don't cry, I invite you to eat sugar gourd." ”

It's okay not to be comforted, but as soon as I was comforted, I only heard Ao Li shout with a crying voice: "You all bully me!" and cried loudly. Big tears flowed down from her smooth little face, Xu Xian held her in her arms with a burst of distress, patted her thin back, and comforted her softly.

Ao Li cried and struggled, but he grabbed Xu Xian and only rubbed his snot and tears on him.

Xu Xian was stunned for a moment, only to feel that the power of the water spirit in the air was slowly converging, and there were a few clouds in the sky, but they gradually converged at this moment, and it actually rained lightly. The rain became heavier and heavier, and gradually became a pouring trend. Tourists on the edge of the West Lake immediately hurriedly took refuge.

Of course, Xu Xian himself is not afraid, and the Ao Li in his arms is like a dragon in water, and he cries even more happily. Pan Yu didn't hide it, looking up at the cloudy sky, letting the rain slip down his face, and his black hair sticking to his pale cheeks made him even more sad.

Xu Xian's heart ached, and he pulled her to find a place to shelter from the rain, but he was still holding Ao Li. This big and small gave him a splitting headache, and he didn't know what to do!

In the rain curtain, I found a restaurant, and there were many people sheltering from the rain under the corridor. Seeing Xu Xian's appearance of not dropping rain, he was surprised. Xu Xian directly asked the shopkeeper for an upper room and went up to the second floor.

Outside the house, the rain was roaring, and the spring thunder was rolling.

Ao Li in the room gradually stopped crying, but sobbed. Xu Xian put her on the bench and found a towel to help Pan Yu wipe her hair. It's just that I'm soaking wet, and I can't bathe here. Pan Yu smiled reluctantly and took the towel to come by herself, but Xu Xian simply hugged her into his arms.

Xu Xian's body was shining with golden light, with a warm light and heat. Pan Yu also felt warm in his heart, I don't know if it was because of this hug or this light. The water vapor is transpiring, and the moisture is dissipated.

Xu Xian said softly to Pan Yu in his arms: "I have something to talk to you about tonight!"

(To be continued)