Taoist priests are above, monsters are below

In August, when the sun is scorching hot, there is no wind at all, the vegetation loses its former greenness, and the flowers lose their former colorfulness, and are wilted due to the loss of moisture.The land was cracked by the sun, covered with dust and floating soil, full of dry smell, everything seemed to be placed in a hot cage, shrouded in heat, stuffiness and dryness.

The wild dogs that run wild on weekdays lie in the grass, under the shade of trees, in the corner of the wall and other shady places, constantly sticking out their tongues, breathing heavily, their former spirit is gone, they are all sleepy, looking forward to the arrival of night, Recover some strength to forage for food.The cats hid in the treetops, and some bold ones lay on the wall, basking in their fur bellies, and fell asleep lazily as if they were not afraid of the heat; the chirping sparrows were cheerful, busy looking for bugs and miscellaneous grains in the fields, Some ran into other people's yards, looking for dropped meals and grains. After eating and drinking enough, they came into groups of twos and threes, chatting, their small bodies chubby.

The streets and alleys are empty, and most people take advantage of the short coolness in the morning to rush on their way, to go to the field, and hide in the house after finishing their work to avoid being sunburned and heatstroke.In the afternoon, when the sun is shining, it is bound to be easy not to go out.Even if you go back and forth outside and pour water in the neutral position, you must be sweating profusely.

However, summer is not without joy.

The cicadas on the trees were singing, and so were all kinds of bugs in the grass. What is indispensable is the children who don't know the cold and heat, dare to come out to play in such a hot day, regardless of the adults' instructions.

Under the shade of the trees by the river, there was a child in a white brocade robe. Although the weather was hot, the clothes on his body were still neat and tidy. He should be a child of a wealthy family. He thought it was too presumptuous and impolite.The child looked seven or eight years old, his white smiling face was reddened by the heat, sweat was dripping on his forehead, he kept using his hands as a fan to fan the wind, and occasionally, like a puppy, he opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue playfully.

The child stood on tiptoe looking at the reeds in the distance, dangling from side to side, with focused eyes, anxious and excited.Suddenly, he jumped up and ran over, shouting as he ran.

"Brother Lu, have you caught it?"

"Did you catch it?"

"Show me quickly"

There was a commotion in the reed bushes in front of me, and the reed poles were layered and knocked against each other, making a rustling sound.At this time, a hand that was also a child stretched out, different from the white hand of the child in Jin Pao, this hand had been exposed to the sun and worked.Holding up a cage with a small hand, there is a green grasshopper inside.

Grasshoppers are in good condition, and their calls are loud and crisp, and the rhythm is quick and brisk, as if they are not satisfied with being locked up, they bark and complain.

The reeds are too high, too dense, and too many, intersecting each other, covering the body of the person inside, and there is mud under the feet, and the way out is extremely difficult.

The brocade-robed kid outside was still eagerly yelling, "Brother Lu, hurry up, hurry up", urging continuously.

The child carrying the grasshopper in the reeds wiped the sweat from his forehead, twisted his body, carefully protected the grasshopper in his hand, pushed aside the reeds in front of him with one hand, and walked around while hiding and stepping on It came out, staggering, and it took a lot of effort.

What came out was a boy in black bunt, with handsome eyebrows and wheat-colored skin.The boy went straight to the kid in brocade robe, and handed him the hard-won grasshopper.

"Qi'er, I'm so happy," the young man said, "Since we found it, let's go back quickly, otherwise the master and madam will find no one to scold."

The child in the white brocade robe is named Yun Qi, the young master of the Yun family in the city. His family is in the silk business and his family is wealthy.The black-clothed boy in bunt was named Yan Lu, and he was the guard of the Yun family with his father. Because of his young age, he stayed with the young master for the time being.

Yun Qi just got what he was thinking of, and his whole heart was tied to the grasshopper, playing back and forth excitedly, not paying much attention to the young man's words, nodding his head indiscriminately, promising in his mouth "Okay, okay, okay, I'll go back now" But the feet did not move, and the mind was still on Grasshopper.Look carefully at the grasshopper's long brown beard, flamboyant "fangs", and fat belly.

Yan Lv was a little helpless, but he was not in a hurry. He should have known Yun Qi's temperament for a long time and waited aside.He wiped the sweat and grass juice from his hands on his body, and looked at Yun Qi's cheerful look.

A long time passed, and Yun Qi lost the freshness and joy of just getting something good, and only then did he think of Yan Lv, his elder brother Lv, who was waiting beside him.

His elder brother Lu had a smile on his lips, like an adult, with his arms folded on his chest, standing upright under the sun.Beads of sweat kept dripping from his forehead, temples, and chin.The messy hair was caused by being picked up and hooked by the reeds.In addition to the green and black stains on his face, there were also red marks drawn by reed leaves. There were also many marks on his exposed arms and calves, some of which were bloody.A pair of shoes on the feet are full of mud, and some places have dried up and feel hard.

Yun Qi was not feeling well, if it wasn't for getting him the grasshopper he wanted, brother Lu wouldn't be in such a miserable state, and lost the interest in playing grasshopper for a while.Yun Qi frowned, puffed up his face, widened a pair of apologetic eyes, looked up at Yan Lv, clasped his hands together and twisted, only hooked the grasshopper cage with his little finger, and didn't feel confident about what he had.

Yan Lu was amused by him, but he didn't care.He was originally five years old than Yunqi, so he grew up with Yunqi and understood Yunqi's habits.Whenever Yunqi felt embarrassed, did something wrong, or felt sad, he always acted like this, which made people feel soft.

Yan Lv made a gesture to reach out his hand to pinch Yun Qi's rosy cheek, but he almost touched it, then withdrew his hand and took the Grasshopper in a concealed manner.Because his hands are dirty.

"Okay, it's nothing, and it doesn't hurt, let's go back quickly," Yan Lu said, disapproving.

Yun Qi felt sorry and felt uncomfortable.He put the grasshopper cage aside and said to Yan Lu, "Squat down"

Yan Lv did as he did, anyway, he mostly listened to what Qi'er said.

Yun Qi walked around behind Yan Lv, untied the loose headband, smoothed Yan Lv's hair little by little, and tied it carefully.Then he wiped Yan Lu's face with his hand, wiped off the sweat and sweat, and didn't care about it at all, and wiped it on his body, the white brocade robe was printed with chaotic flower handprints.

"Stand up," Yun Qi said.

Follow the law strictly.

Yun Qi went around to Yan Lv's body again, pulled the black clothes, and patted them neatly.He took two steps back, pinching his chin with his small hands, tilting his head, thinking it was okay, and nodded again, which was regarded as a recognition of his achievements.

"All right"

Yun Qi didn't forget to pick up the grasshopper and hold Yan Lv's hand, and the two left side by side, talking and laughing, and walked towards their home in the city.