roses and lilies

Zhan Rong tried his best, waved the torch in his hand, and attacked the wolves.The small torch danced rapidly and formed a ring of fire. This rapid attack caught the wolves by surprise. The beasts were afraid of fire. This was an indisputable fact. Wherever the torch went, the wolves fled quickly.Make a miserable howl.

Zhan Rong's aura was like a torrent, extremely swift and violent, and he had already lost his mind. Seeing this, the wolves did not dare to fight, and fled to the depths of the jungle one after another.

Xuanya was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, she never dreamed that her lover Zhan Rong would find this place, and what surprised her even more was that he used a torch to disperse the pack of wolves.He is weak and weak on weekdays. He has never lost his temper or even quarreled with others. He never thought that today he would erupt uncharacteristically. Maybe this is the power of love. After all, he cares too much about her.

Zhan Rong hugged her limp body tightly, "Sister Xuanya! Are you okay?"

Xuanya shook her head helplessly, and told the story of her father discovering that she had stolen the book, severely reprimanding her, waiting under the big tree at the entrance of the village, not daring to go home, and encountering wolves in the jungle by mistake.

Zhan Rong also narrated how he stayed up all night because of reading, snored and fell asleep because of abnormal sleepiness, and didn't wake up until dark, went to the big tree at the entrance of the village to search until he found her in the depths of the jungle.The two of you talked to each other, and the chat was very lively, and the undecided emotions were finally calmed down.In order to prevent further distress, the two left in a hurry, holding torches and walking through the darkness.Xuanya's feeling of loneliness, helplessness, and desolation has long since disappeared. She feels that there is no darkness in this world. With a lover by her side, even in this dark forest, she is extremely happy. Darkness actually originates from the human heart.

In an instant, they returned to the big tree at the entrance of the village. Zhan Rong took out the beloved book from his arms and handed it to her, "Take this book back to your father!" Everything started with this book.

Xuanya shook her head helplessly when she took this thick treasure book full of infinite wisdom from her predecessors.Thinking in his heart, it would be great if his father could lend them the books in his study!It's not funny even thinking about it, I feel so stupid, it's like daydreaming.These books are his life!How could he lend his life to others?

The two were still the same as usual, reluctantly saying goodbye beside the big tree.

Xuanya was intoxicated in the sweetness with her lover just now while walking.Although he still has lingering fears about the group of wolves just now, after all, this ordeal has further confirmed how sincere Zhan Rong's feelings for her are, and he can even risk his life to save her.If he hadn't arrived in time at the critical moment, he would have already become a meal in the belly of the wolf.

Not far away in front of her house, she saw her father's figure again, seeing her father's gray temples and his back a little stooped, she felt very uncomfortable, her father worked so hard, why didn't he want to get rid of this poor life ah!However, it is impossible for everything to go as planned, and this has been tried and failed, and even cast a huge shadow on his mind.Perhaps his whole life will be spent in this constant pursuit.Although there may be no fruit in his life, he has no complaints or regrets, and asks himself that he is worthy of his daughter and this family.

Xuanya knew that her father was in a difficult situation, so she hurried to her father, "Father! It's so late! You haven't rested yet! I return this book to you! Don't worry! Don't worry! I won't take care of the books in the study from now on." Will take it again!"

Xuan Xiucai looked at her daughter's sincere face, her heart felt sour, her tears dripped down like water drops!
Xuanya went in without knowing it, and hurried forward to persuade, "Dad! Don't be sad! I will never take the books in your study room again! I know these books are very important for your preparation for the exam. Everything you have done , it’s all for this family! It’s my fault that I failed to understand your good intentions!”

Xuan Xiucai wiped the tears on her face, and said affectionately: "Daughter! I'm sorry for you! Your mother left early, and you lost your mother's love since you were young. However, Dad is busy almost every day to obtain this honor. Therefore, ignore I even severely criticized you for studying, which is indeed very unfair to you. Dad also reflected on it all day. It was because of his fault. I wrongly believed that as long as a woman can take care of housework, she can Yes, even if you can read and write, you will not be able to gain fame in the future. After reflection, I feel that this way of thinking is too narrow. Regardless of men or women, reading is a good thing. It can improve self-cultivation and cultivate sentiment! Children! Look at this, okay? , from now on, the door of my study room will always be open for you, you can choose any book you want to read, as long as you don’t lose it, how about it?”

After hearing this, Xuanxiu's eyes were so moved that her eyes became moist. She pinched the flesh on her leg fiercely, but she felt pain, so she knew that she was not dreaming.It was the sun coming out from the west, and she subconsciously looked at her father's sincere expression, it seemed that he was really not joking.Then he hurriedly reconfirmed, "Father! Are you serious?"

"Stupid child! When did father ever lie to you? I was also confused for a moment! I keep these books, why don't I let my precious daughter learn a lot too."

Xuanxiu couldn't help being overjoyed, many of the books in her father's study room were treasured classics, not only beautifully bound, but also quite rich in content.She dreamed of reading it.I never imagined that my dream would come true today.She reluctantly parted with her father from the bottom of her heart, and shared these treasures with herself, full of endless gratitude.

Although this study is not big, the books are classics, such as "Four Books and Five Classics", "Quan Tang Poetry", "Quan Song Ci", "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", "Han Shu", "Later Han", "Three Kingdoms", "History of the Song Dynasty", "History of the Ming Dynasty", "Shu of Liang", "Shu of Chen", "History of the Five Dynasties", "Shu of Song" and so on abound, it is overwhelming.It was worth reading whichever book she took out at random, so she began to read and study it with great interest.I have to say that the temptation of this scholarly fragrance is really hard to resist.Xuan Xiucai continued to study hard at his desk, and the father and daughter worked hard in this small study.

For those who are good at reading, they will not feel tired. Once they enter the ocean of books, they just don’t want to come out. Maybe Xuanxiu and Zhan Rong have a deep understanding of this. They really love reading. .Xuan Xiucai's reading may not have the same meaning as the two of them. He reads for fame, so that one day he can be named on the gold list and become an official in the court, so that he can get rid of this embarrassing and poor life.And the two of them read the book purely because they were deeply attracted by the charm of the book.The emotions are sad and joyful with the fate of the characters in the book, and I am overwhelmed and moved by the charm of the synaesthete between the lines.

When Xuanya told Zhan Rongzhi the exciting news, his reaction was the same as Xuanxiu's reaction when he heard his father's words. He also thought he was dreaming, the difference was that he Instead of pinching herself severely, she asked Xuanya to hit him with her fist.How could Xuanya be willing to beat him!Just cover his face with his mouth.

Zhan Rong never expected that Xuanya would kiss him lightly on the face, and his face immediately turned red up to the neck.

Xuanya smiled slightly, "Brother Zhan Rong! Now I finally feel like I'm not dreaming, right?" As she spoke, she took out a beautifully bound book from her pocket and handed it to him.

Zhan Rong took the book with great interest and took a closer look, then shouted excitedly, "Quan Tang Poetry! Sister Xuanya! You really know how to choose! I have been coveting this book for a long time, but I can't get it. Now it's finally here. You can read it!"

"Brother Zhan Rong! This is just one of them. There are many copies of "Quan Tang Poems". You read it together!" Xuanya also couldn't wait to flip through and take a look.

The two sat down with their knees together, and opened a page of the book at random. The cursive handwriting was neatly presented in front of the two of them. It was Li Shangyin's untitled poem:

"When we meet, it's hard to say goodbye. The east wind is weak and the flowers are gone. The silkworms in spring will die when they die, and the wax torch will turn into ashes and tears will dry. The mirror at dawn, but the clouds change at the temples, and the moonlight is cold when singing at night. Pengshan has no way to go. , the blue bird is hospitable to visit."

After reading this poem, the two felt a little sad in their hearts.

"Brother Zhan Rong! It turns out that Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty once lamented that this love sometimes always backfires, and the expression of this emotion is so subtle! It's really beautiful! Especially this sentence It's hard to say goodbye when you meet, the east wind is weak Hundreds of flowers die, the spring silkworms die when they die, and the wax torch turns to ashes and tears dry. This scene is wonderfully written!" Xuanya was deeply attracted by this beautiful and sad poem.

Looking at the annotations below, Zhan Rong couldn't help but be surprised, "Sister Xuanya! Such an astonishing work was actually created by the poet when he was a teenager! You are truly a genius!"

"Perhaps it's the power of love! Maybe it stimulated his huge creative potential, just like the last time you fought against the wolves in order to protect me, you have already left life and death behind." Xuanya said affectionately He lowered his voice and said.

The two cuddled together, enjoying the sweet love and the beautiful words.This wonderful time is spent quickly from their laughter and laughter, from morning to night, from morning to dawn, the seasons change, and the seasons change.

The day of the exam came as promised, and Xuan Xiucai had gone to Beijing more than once to rush for the exam!It was for this important day that he studied hard for dozens of years, but he failed in success after repeated trials.Perhaps this test has already become a part of his life, he has already regarded this assessment as a habit, he is almost desperate, no longer as confident as before, he knows that he may not be able to jump the dragon's gate in this life .

However, a person must always have a goal, even if the goal can never be achieved.Perhaps it is with this spiritual sustenance that we can get rid of this boring and mediocre life.Looking at the young princes and handsome scholars who entered the examination room with him, each of them looked confident and scholarly, and then looked at his gray temples, old face, ragged clothes, and unkempt appearance.Can't help feeling extremely sad.In this way, in the mood of depression, frustration, despair, hesitation, contradiction, sadness, anxiety, depression, and loss, he stepped into the examination room.