Chapter 8 Bathing in the Lake and Dam
After lunch, the brothers were in a hurry to leave, and Wu Song had to go to see them off, "Song'er, Master said that you should have reached the age of going down the mountain to practice, and you must be able to show your strength with your martial arts, but thinking of your newly lost brother, you may not have the intention to help the rivers and lakes, so I don't ask you to go with you, you must not think too much." The senior brother slowly explained and comforted.
"If you want to come, you are welcome to join our team at any time!" Lu Xiaofeng echoed lively.
"Yes, Senior Brother Wu!" Zhu Qi looked at the green field outside the village and stopped, "It's all here, don't send it!"
Wu Song nodded, "Song'er, take good care of your father at home, there will be a period later!" Cai Ding turned around and said goodbye, leading the two junior disciples to continue walking.
"Senior brother, Zhu Qi, Xiao Feng, take care all the way!" Wu Song replied calmly, watching them leave far away.
Wu Song lived in the thatched bamboo hut on the mountainside for more than ten days, and his heart gradually became cheerful, and he had a preliminary friendship with the Xiangyin tiger, and also gave it an allusive name--- "Little Liu", because it reappeared in front of him on the sixth day after the first meeting.
During this period, he sent a letter to greet the master, and the Taoist chief of Wuling allowed him to go out and encouraged him carefully, only telling him to settle down with his father at home before he could make the trip.
Wu Song read the letter, burst into tears, and was moved.
After that, the old lady saw that her son was absent-minded all day, saw what was on her mind, and finally spoke one afternoon, "Second child, the finches outside are crying happily, but it is reluctant to nest, how can this be done?" Wu Da said, his white beard under his chin trembled slightly, he took a puff of cigarette, and knocked on the long pipe by the door.
"Dad, where did the finches come from, the finches are all in the mountains!" Wu Song was rubbing his clothes in the courtyard, and before he could react, he replied casually, and while talking, he suddenly found that the old father had something to say, so he continued, "If your old man really cares about the finch, it will stay in the mountains near here and not leave, and sing to you every day!" smiled heartily.
"That's unacceptable, my old bones, the loess is almost covered with top, what kind of song do you listen to!" the old lady replied with a smile, and then her expression became complicated, and she said slowly, "Second child, my son, with your heart, I will be content! Dad is not that unreasonable person, Dad is an ordinary carpenter in the township in this life, and you are different, I can't delay you!" word by word, frustrated and vast, deeply felt, the cold wind in the sunset is slow, and it seems to reflect this sad and warm meaning.
Wu Song listened, and his heart, which had been hidden for many days, finally broke the embankment, and he burst into tears with all his might, "At home, there are my apprentices, the third lady, and Xiaocui to take care of them, Ming'er, you can pack your luggage and go with confidence!" The old lady sighed and breathed a sigh of relief, and earnestly instructed.
Wu Song wiped away his tears, pretended to be fine, looked up at his father with love, knowing that his father had always been enlightened and righteous, and he couldn't bear to embarrass himself.
Xiao Zhurong finally obtained the master's consent, and in order to know the truth about Wu Wen's death, he quickly whipped up his horse and headed for western Hunan. Unbeknownst to him, the horse was disobedient in fright, and ran straight to the north, and after a while, he came to the Dongting Lake Dam.
It is said that Wu Song left the village, all the way with a tiger, if he left, there was a lot of inconvenience in his movements, it was inevitable to delay, he marched slowly, and it took two or three days to pass Hanshou County, and he came straight to the east.
On this day, the weather was clear, the wind was harmonious, Wu Song wore the village through the store, carrying an axe-shaped broadsword, carrying a baggage on his shoulders, wearing a new blue cloth coat, wearing dark yellow trousers, tying a crow green silk, wearing yellow leather boots, and hurrying forward.
A loess avenue, lined with poplar forests, lined with long rows, standing upright in the wind, swishing, also seems to be rendering, this good weather in April and May.
After walking for a while, I inadvertently arrived near a vast lake, and it turned out that this was the majestic and magnificent dam on the south bank of Dongting! Wu Song walked on the dam, and glanced at it at random while rushing to the road, but saw that the lake was sparkling, open and boundless, and the distant mountains were near, and the sky was as misty as smoke, which was really a unique and magnificent scenery!
After walking such a distance, the wind and dust were dusty, and unconsciously thick beads of sweat oozed from his forehead and cheeks, and he was hot and sweaty, and he regretted that he couldn't go down to the bottom of the dam just now, and took a refreshing cool bath with it!
Suddenly, there was a cluster of low hills in front of me, and then there was still a bay of water, in which a little lotus bloomed sporadically, the warm sun was warm, the reeds were rippling, the birds were chirping, and the buffalo was leisurely grazing or swimming happily nearby. Wu Song was interested, just untied his clothes, went down to the lotus pond, and bathed comfortably, under the heaven and earth, there is nothing more enjoyable than at this time!
Along the way, Xiao Zhurong was a little depressed because of the failure of the horse, seeing the lakes and mountains along the way, quite good, appreciating it, suddenly the mood was much better, at this time leading the horse, holding a sword, walking slowly forward in a half-rested state, suddenly, the ear heard bursts of hearty laughter, looking into the depths through a piece of artemisia reeds, it was actually a sturdy man bathing on the lake!
Xiao Zhurong blushed suddenly, and was about to retreat, his pretty face was hot, and he suddenly felt that the man in front of him was faintly familiar, and after looking at it carefully, his eyebrows and eyes were shaking, his nose was quite smart, and he was heroic, wasn't it Wu Wen's second brother Wu Song?
Since he was married to Wu Wen, because of the difference in identity, he didn't say a few words to him, but he nodded his head and knew that he was the personal disciple of Wuling Daoist.
In the sunny and bright, the waves are bright, Wu Song is enjoying the chest and bathing, the long waist is good, the groin is slightly visible, the tiger's back is bear's waist, the chest is hard, the body is like a benevolent jade, yellow and full, the spring body is plump, Xiao Zhurong at this moment somehow, I see the inexplicable heart trembling, suddenly throbbing, not forgetting to go around, reminiscent of the Chu State Song Yu's "Nine Arguments" in the sentence "The heart is happy and the day is happy, but the sorrow and no wings" sentence, and Qu Zi's "Xiangjun" in the "Libai Xi Hui silk, Sunhua Xi Lanjing" came, and suddenly felt that he was too ridiculous, and he lacked the reserve that a woman should have.
At the turn of early summer, on the lake, the sound is vast, the purple halo lingers, the meltwater is pleasant, the beauty is beautiful, and it is inevitable to be fascinated for a while!
Just stunned, ashamed, thinking and hesitating, Wu Songzheng got dressed, tied his belt with his hands, and walked slowly with a hearty laugh and said, "This girl is so familiar, but she came here to welcome me?"
Xiao Zhurong had no choice but to come out of the artemisia bushes, pretending to have just arrived, "Yes, Wu Song, why did you come here?"
Wu Song didn't notice it, his good lips opened slightly, and he only smiled honestly and said, "I was naturally ordered by the master to come to help you with the help of the Shuifu faction!" After a pause, "I'm sorry, I just saw that this big lake was open, and I didn't have a good time for a few days, so I didn't hold it for a while, I went to the lake to take a bath, and I didn't look at my sister-in-law abruptly!"
Xiao Zhurong listened, his heart was sad and happy, sad that Wu Wenxin was mourned, and he was still called "sister-in-law" by him; happy that he had always respected a little girl so much, and today he was a little pretended to be happy!
"This trip, I was going to Xiangxi to worship your eldest brother!" Xiao Zhurong packed up his emotions and said calmly, "Although I didn't really marry him, it was my friendship with him, and this matter started because of me, every time I think of this, I always feel uneasy in my heart, and I am very sorry!"
Wu Song realized that his words were inappropriate, and comforted him repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be so sad, this matter is not your fault, if you want to say that there is a mistake, I also released the tiger that scared my brother to death, and my father has already forgiven me!" lowered his head, rolled up his sleeves, looked solemn, and persuaded softly, the waves behind him were bright, the lake and sea were empty, as if time had stopped.
"I'm fine!" Xiao Zhurong wiped his tears, burst into a smile, and replied gently, "It is said that you still beat the tiger, but have you been injured?"
Wu Song replied with a simple smile, "No, just sleep for a few days, that evil animal was tamed by me, and now it's coming with me!"
"And such a strange thing?" Xiao Zhurong was a little surprised, his eyes widened, "Look around, have you ever seen any tigers?"
Wu Song listened, casually whistled, Xiao Zhurong listened to his introduction, while looking up at him a few times, under the blue sky and white clouds, beside the grass and lotus, the breeze was blowing, and he suddenly understood in his heart that the man in front of him was pure and honest, innocent and comfortable, and the new bath was not sad.
After a while, from the distant mountains and forests, a swift and fierce thing rushed over, it was a big white-fronted insect with brown and yellow fur, and sure enough, the tiger was mighty, Xiao Zhurong saw such a living creature for the first time, and he was a little timid in his heart, and he hurriedly hid behind Wu Song, "Don't be afraid, Xiao Liu has 'changed his ways' and will not bite!"
Xiang Yinhu pounced a few times cutely, but still followed Wu Song's orders, obediently disappeared to the nearby mountains and forests.
After watching the tiger, Xiao Zhurong's heart slowly calmed down, and he said angrily, "Let's go, since you are here, how about accompanying me back to Xiangxi by the way?"
"In my opinion, don't go to worship for the time being, presumably my brother won't blame you! Now that the Shuifu faction has been robbed, let's hurry up and fight the enemy together. Wu Song listened to it and said so.
Xiao Zhurong thought about it again and again, nodded in agreement, and was comforted by this, and his mood gradually improved.
The two left Dongting Lake and continued to hurry, Wu Song took advantage of the good mood all the way, cried heroically, and sang the fishing song trumpet, which was encouragement, comfort, and fierceness, and the sunset on the bank of the Reed River, a bleak wind, until the crescent moon was like a hook, and then returned to the Shuifu Temple.
Wu Song came to the house for the first time, the light and shadow flickered at night, bright and colorful, and the scenery was even more charming, thinking, although the scenery of our Wuling Tianmen Mountain is good, but after all, it is also in the mountains and forests, like this kind of lake light god mansion, it is really a place where concubines and fairies like sister-in-law can live!