Chapter 12: Recuperation (I)
"There is a nest of grass on Kunlun Mountain, seventy-two years old, I was ordered to take Zhuang Tiandi, and the evil law of all teachers was removed. One, two, three, four, five, gold, wood, water, fire, earth...... There is a tiger in the mountain, and the tiger loves to bite, feed it a big sweet potato......"
Hu Tan squatted under a pomegranate tree, holding stone chips and scribbling on the ground. The babbling in the mouth, one moment is spells, the other is nursery rhymes, and they are intertwined, and they are all incomplete.
Old man He had just finished teaching his apprentices, passed by the corridor, and couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Hu Tan's self-talk that there was actually a true spell in the "Book of Luban". Standing on the edge of the pillar, he could no longer walk, and did not come forward to disturb him, and let him mumble on his own.
Hu Tan didn't know it, and talked to himself with a bubble of saliva. He drew an animal on the ground that a chicken does not look like a chicken and a dog does not look like a dog, and suddenly clapped his hands and said: "The horse is upside down, the horse runs, runs to the head of Xi Ge'er's small bed, stops, steps on it, steps on it, steps into a black-eyed chicken, tramples on a broken tail monkey, and stomps on Xi Ge'er, and he doesn't dare to mess around anymore." This is a song he learned from the children in the village of Byungquan, making fun of each other.
The old man listened to his innocent singing and couldn't help but smile.
Hu Tan repeated the song of the horse running a few times, replaced 'Xi Ge'er' with 'Little Sanzi', and then made fun of his playmates in Quan Village next to 'Tie Dou'er' and 'Little Black Fish'. Finally, he took the stone and drew a few strokes on the hind legs of the animal, which was only a horse and not like a horse, to break the horse's legs, and sang: "The leg is broken, the leg is lame, you can't climb the tree, you can't go down the river, woo woo, the little monkey cries." ”
"Brother Xi'er is a little monkey!" Hu Tan shouted in a loud voice, clapping his hands. While laughing.
He was imagining playing with his former playmates. The courtyard was lonely, and his little children had no one to play with. I can only recall the previous pieces for my own amusement. After being lively for a while, Hu Tan calmed down again. Moment. Old Man He heard him speak in a low voice, listened attentively, and vaguely heard: "Brother Xi, this bowl of rice is yours, and this bowl of rice is mine." After we finish eating, we will go to the east of the village to catch knowledge, do you say okay?"
Xiao Hu Tan took a stone chip and put a few pomegranate flowers, handed it to the imaginary Xi Ge'er in front of him, and said, "Don't you want to go? Let's not know, let's go to the river, there are a lot of fun things, there are small fish, there are small shrimp, you can also play with sand. ”
Seeing the little doll sinking in her own world, talking to her non-existent friends, Old Man He felt sad. None of the relatives in this courtyard are Hu Tan's relatives, and he lacks love. His three apprentices were strictly controlled, and they couldn't play with him, so it was really hard for this cute doll.
Being so lonely in childhood is not a good thing for his future.
Think of these. The old man secretly made a decision: let his homework be more relaxed in the future, and let Heng'er Xiaoxuan and Xiao Hu Tan get closer and closer.
Hu Tan didn't know that there was an old man behind him who was sighing for himself, and hummed a nursery rhyme softly: "Fool lame." Fools are greedy, fools have a stinky leather bed. The bed is broken, take a look......" he stopped suddenly. put his little head like a rattle, and said to himself: "It's not good, don't read it, my mother-in-law said that she scolded her father, Tan'er is good, Tan'er doesn't scold her father." ”
He carefully peeled the pomegranate flowers in his hand, and spoke softly: "Tan'er cooks for Daddy, Daddy falls asleep, and wakes up after eating." ”
When the broken stamens were piled up with stone chips, he held them up with both hands and handed them forward, as if Hu Buwei was really in front of him: "Daddy, this is the rice that Tan'er cooked for you, is it delicious?" He stretched out his two little hands and carefully leveled them, just afraid that if a little flower fell, Daddy would not be able to eat: "When you finish eating, your illness will be cured, Tan'er wants to catch butterflies with you, and Tan'er wants to eat cakes." ”
The boy blinked gloomily, looked at the tree trunk in front of him without moving, and his face was full of begging. In front of him, there seemed to be a nonsense sitting in front of him, looking at him lovingly, relieved by his understanding, and wanting to stretch out his hand to hug him.
But who knows, his father hasn't spoken to him for more than a year.
Hu Tan, I miss my father.
"What a filial child. When Old Man He saw this scene, he was secretly moved in his heart. At the age of two, he knew how to cook porridge and filial piety, so pure and good-natured, it was really rare. The old man admired in his heart, and his love for Xiao Hu Tan deepened.
By comparison, you will know, when did this little beast Jiang Zhou plan for him to do this? When he was ten years old, he still refused to be honest and obedient, saying ten sentences and disobedient and disobedient, and he almost didn't make the old man angry at that time. I want him to be as filial and sensible as this little doll...... So far, the old man has not done it. Alas, the old man sighed in his heart, it was really a life for one person, how could the old He family not have such good luck and give birth to a son like Xiao Hu Tan.
When I was angry, I heard the sound of the front door. He Jiangzhou's untimely cry came from that side, and he was shouting and scolding his subordinates: "Why are you still standing stupidly! Don't you have long eyes? Quickly help Uncle Hu to the guest room!"
"What kind of pig and dog friend did this little rabbit cub bring to the house?!" Old Man He's heart was full of anger, his eyes widened, and he strode towards the front door.
Seeing Hu Tan's young age, he knew that he felt so sorry for his father, how could he still balance his heart? I just wanted to pull his son by the neck to Hu Tan and let him learn how people were born to respect their elders.
Over there, He Jiangzhou didn't know that he had caused a big disaster, and he was directing a few little maids to help Hu Buwei. "Hurry up, clean up the guest rooms in the west wing," he said to his subordinates, "take a new quilt from the warm pavilion, and replace the tea sets, tables and chairs with new ......" Suddenly, I saw the old man with an angry face, and rushed over from the backyard door like a whirlwind.
"Little rabbit, aren't you dead yet?!" This sound was like a thunderbolt, and the whole courtyard was so frightened that no one dared to move.
He Jiangzhou didn't know what the old man was stimulated to be so angry, he was startled, took a step back and said, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Where have you been?" exclaimed the old man, "I haven't seen your figure in the morning, have you practiced pushing mountains and clouds?"
He Jiangzhou smiled and said, "I'm going to pick up a friend." He stretched out his palm to introduce Qin Su: "This is Miss Hu......"
"I don't know you unruly friends!" the old man interrupted him at all, and stretched out his hand to greet him: "Girl, go back." Don't get involved with my son in the future. He saw that Qin Su was a young and beautiful woman. It's just that He Jiangzhou met the Qinglou courtesan outside, and he was not polite at all.
"How much should he pay you?"
"What?" Qin Su didn't understand his words for a while.
The old man ignored her no more. Raising his neck and shouting to the backyard, "Manager Tong, come here!" Butler Tong hurriedly ran over, and listened to the old man's instructions: "You take this girl to the tent to withdraw the silver." I went with her to the bustard and delivered. Tell them, 'When I see this little brute in the future, I will beat him out with a stick!' Don't let him in at the door!" he glared angrily at his son.
Hearing the sentence 'old bustard', Qin Su finally understood: she is a woman who makes people laugh in the Qinglou!
'Boom!', blood poured to his face, and Qin Su's brain seemed to swell several times in an instant, and his eyes were full of blood. When has she ever been so humiliated? The girl's innocent reputation has been wantonly tarnished by this bad old man in front of many people!
The 'whirring' wind was loud. Dust and stones were stirred up by the gale. The aura and anger were boiling in Qin Su's body at the same time, and the air flow around her body was immediately sensed, and it spun violently, turning into several wind vortices near the left. Qin Su glared at Old Man He angrily and shouted, "That old man, you and I have never known each other, how can you humiliate me so much when we meet?!"
He Jiangzhou was shocked, and he just cried out bitterly in his heart: "It's broken! It's broken! How can this misunderstanding be clarified!"
Old Man He was also surprised for a while when he saw that Qin Su actually had an aura and his cultivation was not weak. Look at it. I saw Qin Su pinching a 'wind and fire' trick, and he was about to make a move.
"I am Qin Su, a disciple of the Jade Girl Peak, you report your name, let's fight to the death!"
"Miss Hu, don't do it yet!" He Jiangzhou didn't care to pay attention to Qin Su's real name at this time. Fei Shen stood between the two of them, and said with a wry smile: "My father didn't mean it, you...... There are a lot of ...... for adults. Don't bother with him. Seeing Qin Suxiu's eyebrows upside down. Covered in frost, there was clearly no sign of easing. He was anxious, and hurriedly said, "You are here to find Hu Gongzi." Why bother to make extraneous branches? I wasted my energy with my father, and I delayed the business. ”
Qin Su nodded, looked at Old Man He, slowly withdrew his aura, and said, "Okay, let's go and save Tan'er first, and I'll settle accounts with you about this later." ”
"Huh, do you know Xiao Hu Tan?" Now the old man should be surprised, he looked at his son: "Who is she? Not the ...... you met in the Qinglou?"
"Dad, don't talk nonsense!" He Jiangzhou hurriedly stopped. Over there, Qin Su was furious again: "Old thief, shut up!"
"She is Hu Tan's aunt! Miss Hu, don't be angry. "He Jiangzhou is a man at both ends.
"Ah?!" Old Man He was dumbfounded, and he didn't care about the disrespect in Qin Su's words for a while. "Are you Tan'er's aunt?" Qin Su looked at him hatefully, where would he answer his words.
"That's a misunderstanding. The old man scratched his head, his face full of apologies. I didn't know what to say for a while, so I had to explain: "My son is amorous by nature, and he summed up some unclean women outside, I thought it was ......"
When He Jiangzhou heard this, his brain was about to explode, and he shouted anxiously: "Dad, Dad, what are you talking about? Go in quickly!"
The old man lost his temper and wanted to apologize to Qin Su, but he couldn't hold it on his old face and couldn't open his mouth. After a moment of silence, I had to find a step for myself: "I...... Go to the kitchen and have a look...... I see if breakfast is made. ”
At this time, it was past noon, and it had been breakfast for a long time.
"Where is Tan'er, why did you bring me to your house?"
He Jiangzhou said: "Don't worry, Brother Hu is so sick, I think I should find Lang Zhong to show him first." My father knows some famous doctors, maybe he can help him recuperate......"
"You don't have to bother. Qin Su said, "I just need to know Tan'er's whereabouts." ”
The four maidservants stood beside Qin Su and wanted to take off the Hu Buwei on her, but Qin Su didn't let them touch it, and only looked at He Jiangzhou: "You say, where is Tan'er hidden by the bad guys?" He Jiangzhou had nothing to do, so he had to say: "Okay, you come with me." ”
The two followed a stone path through the garden and into the courtyard. Qin Su saw that three children were practicing spells in the open space by the pond, and clusters of sharp ice picks were growing on the ground, reflecting the light under the scorching sun. A little girl with pigtails, dressed in a short costume, like a decent step, pondered, pinched, and then recited the spell crisply, giving birth to a tent of flames from the palm, and the red light of the swallow was like a long dragon rolling over the icicle, and instantly melted the icicle in half, but it was a pity that the little girl's young skills were too shallow, and the mana could not last, so she failed to melt the icicle in one breath.
"Auntie!" cried out from the depths of the flowers. Timid.
"Tan'er?!" Qin Su was shaken, turned around like a whirlwind, looked eagerly in the direction where the shout came from, and saw a cluster of pomegranate trees as brilliant as fireworks six zhang away, rushing towards the high blue sky, and the gray boy under the tree was opening his black and white eyes, with tears in his eyes, and his mouth was flat to pounce on him.
Isn't this exactly who is the little charcoal that I think about day and night!?