Suifang

……This is where?

Living in a hazy mist, childish and soft calls came out of the mist, as if they were shouting anxiously:

"Mother..."

Calling with a cry:

"I'm so scared, Concubine Mu, where are you..."

Xia Suijin rubbed her eyes, got up from the bed, and followed the childish call into the thick mist, not long after, she heard the woman's cold and distant scolding voice: "It's just a nightmare, Why are you crying?...Okay, stop crying and let the palace people see the joke."

When the fog was cleared, the eyes suddenly became clear.

In front of you is a large group of beautiful flowers. In the bright spring, a woman in palace attire is sitting in a long and endless corridor, holding a tear-stained child in her arms.

The child sobbed and said, "I, I'm not afraid of their jokes, I won't cry."

The lips of the woman in the palace costume were curved upwards, revealing a very light and faint smile, like red plums just blooming and snow falling on the branches, ethereal like the fleeting haze in the sky.

The woman said: "I'll teach you how to play the song, which is called "Red Bean Ci". Don't cry when you have a nightmare, because ah... there are many things in this world that are far more terrifying than nightmares."

A bead was tied around the woman's waist, and half a red bean was wrapped in the bead.

……

They all said: Red beans send lovesickness.

Who is the concubine missing?

Xia Suijin remembered that the half red bean was finally thrown into the scriptures under the bodhi tree, and rotted into mud in the ancient blue lamp Buddha.

In the early morning, Xia Suijin woke up with a splitting headache and changed her position to continue sleeping. Unexpectedly, she just turned over and saw a person sitting in front of the bed. She immediately hugged the quilt and rolled into the corner of the bed, screaming in fright:

"Yu Fang?! Why are you here—"

Yu Fang sat in front of the bed, and said seriously: "Steward Shen said that you are going to Xuejiabao, and I will go too."

"No, this... what are you going to do?"

"I lost the Kowloon Order, I will find it."

Xia Suijin felt that her head hurt even more, so she threw herself into the bed, her limbs spread wide, and said, "You'd better kill me! This trip is dangerous, if you have any troubles, where can I find another 'Yu Fang'?" Pay it to your mother. You might as well give me a good time now, so as to save me from worrying later. "

Yu Fang hugged another quilt to cover him, tucked the corners of the quilt, and said: "This is my fault, I can't sit idly by. Your complexion is not very good, you sleep a little longer, I will go Find a doctor."

"Farewell——Murong Changying is dead, the village is in chaos, let's both live in peace, and don't cause trouble for Shen Nanchi."

Hearing the words "Shen Nanchi", Yu Fang's complexion was not very good, and she said, "I won't trouble him, I will go to the doctor myself."

"Don't! I'm fine, I don't need a doctor! I just have a headache, I'm not that delicate, it will pass after a while."

Yu Fang stopped talking, walked on the low couch in front of the bed, took off her boots and got on the couch, crossed her legs and began to adjust her breath.Finally, he said solemnly:

"If you don't take me with you, I'll go by myself."

Xia Suijinmo: Is this a threat?

Sleeping until noon, Xia Suijin packed his luggage secretly, and saw a horse tied up outside Liuxue Courtyard, and there was no one around, so he cut off the rope with a sword, flew on the horse, and rode Juechen.

The Murong Villa was completely deserted, and there was a constant stream of condolences from the martial arts people. Seeing Xia Suijin galloping away, he thought it was a disciple of which school, but he didn't take it to heart.Shen Nan was so busy that he was dizzy and had no time to be sad, let alone Xia Suijin and Yu Fang. He didn't know that they had left until he kept watch at night.

Xia Sui Jinma drove non-stop for more than two hours, the sky was getting late, and he didn't meet a place to rest all the way, thinking about staying in the deep forest for the night.When the sky was dark and the stars were twinkling, he saw a dim yellow light in front of him. When he got closer, he found it was a simple inn.

There are only husband and wife in the inn.The honest-looking young man greeted: "Sister Jin, come out to welcome the guests!"

The floral cotton door curtain was lifted, and a woman with a big belly stepped out.The woman's cheeks were rosy, she leaned on her back, smiled softly at Xia Suijin, and said:

"In a little while, we'll be closing. There are vacant rooms upstairs. You can choose one you like, and you can stay for [-] Wen a night. But...it's too late now. There are only me and Daqing Er in this small shop." I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain you, there is a kitchen in the backyard, guests please help yourself."

Xia Suijin smiled and said, "I'm the one who disturbed Sister Jin! You should rest when you have a big belly, don't worry about me. Thank God I have a place to stay."

Sister Jin covered her mouth and smiled, and said: "There is a son who just came here, and went to the kitchen. You hurry up and cook something to fill your stomach."

Xia Suijin immediately had a bad feeling in his heart

He walked around to the kitchen in the backyard and saw that the kitchen lights were on, and through the open door, he saw a man in white squatting in front of the stove to light a fire.On the chopping board at the side are chopped potatoes, tofu and other vegetables. The potatoes are as thin as cicada wings, the tofu is as thin as embroidery needles, the minced ginger is crushed into fine powder, and the pork bones have been removed without leaving any meat foam.It can be seen that its knives are exquisite.

However, after half a stick of incense, the ashen-faced young man stood up in frustration, his lips were tight, and his eyes were fixed on the stove, as if he really wanted to slap it away with his palm.

Xia Suijin pushed the door with a smile, and said: "Young Master Fang, whose ten fingers do not touch the spring water, let me do such rough work. I said why I didn't see you when I woke up. It turned out that I ran here before me. Oh, you also Really stubborn, I think about you wholeheartedly, it’s fine if you don’t appreciate it, and you still hide it from me.” He ran all the way, afraid that Yu Fang would chase him, but he still couldn’t get rid of it.

Yu Fang looked away, and said, "As I said, if you don't take me with you, I'll come secretly."

"Then you follow me."

"……it is good"

Yu Fang nodded her chin, still not looking at Xia Suijin's face, and said softly:

"I'll follow you."

Under a dim candlelight, Xia Suijin glanced at him, and felt that he was like a proud little white cat, trying to hide his dirty and painted face, for fear that others would see the joke.

Xia Suijin couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

Yu Fang immediately asked nervously, "What are you laughing at?"

"No, it's nothing, I just think you're cute."

Xia Suijin suddenly felt in a good mood, hummed a little song, and quickly cooked and cut the ingredients in his hands, a large stream of steaming heat came out, and rushed towards Yu Fang who was standing aside, Yu Fang moved away expressionlessly. Step up and stand behind Xia Suijin.

Xia Suijin asked: "Your taste is spicy and salty?"

Yu Fang thought for a while and said, "It's a bit sweet."

"That won't work"

He turned his head and grinned, looking sly and innocent, and said, "My hands were shaking just now, this noodle is spicy and salty."

Yu Fang looked away again, pursed her lips and said nothing.

After the rice was cooked, Xia Suijin put a bowl in front of Yu Fang and said, "Taste it."

Yu Fang took a sip and was surprised: "Neither spicy nor salty, just right."

"That's right! I just lied to you, this side is sweeter."

He smiled smugly, lifted another big pot, and filled a pot full of water.Yu Fang was puzzled, he said:

"for your bath"

Yu Fang: "..."

After serving "Young Master", Xia Suijin had time to take a few mouthfuls of noodles.When returning to the room, Yu Fang was wrapped in a quilt, and was frowning at the dusty white clothes that had been stained with dust, grass clippings and wood ash. When she noticed Xia Suijin coming in, her eyes were aggrieved, helpless, and at a loss looking over.

So, in the middle of the night, Xia Suijin moved a small stool and squatted by the well, rubbing her clothes with saponins.

In the early morning of the next day, Xia Suijin sincerely persuaded:

"Master Fang, do you want to change your clothes? White clothes are easy to get dirty and not easy to wash."

Yu Fang hesitated: "But Mother said, I look the best in white."

"You follow me now, you have to listen to me. Otherwise, I will drive you away."

Xia Suijin frowned, pretending to be a serious face teaching the younger generation.In fact, there is another reason. He is used to wearing black or gray clothes. Sometimes the two of them walk together, one in black and the other in white. In the eyes of others, they look like black and white.He felt awkward, so he wanted Yu Fang to change his clothes.

Yu Fang put on the silver mask, raised her sharp chin, and said with thin lips:

"Find the Kowloon Order first, and we'll bring up these trivial matters later."

Xia Suijin is sad

……

The two of them traveled hand in hand, and traveled for four days, and finally stepped into the boundary of Xuejiabao before dark.

Xuejiabao is located on the top of Duantian Cliff, passing through Huicheng.It was the Ching Ming season, and the smell of incense was wafting everywhere in Huicheng, and the streets were full of stalls selling paper money and white candles.

Xia Suijin asked the way: "From Huicheng, can we reach Xuejiabao before dark?"

The warm-hearted mother-in-law took Xia Suijin's arm and said, "Kids, don't run around. There is a fairy girl who is dying on the way to Duantianya. You should go home and find your mother."

Xia Suijin turned her head resolutely, and asked the stall owner on the side of the road: "Brother, I'm going to Duantianya, can I make it before dark?"

The stall owner answered very readily: "No."

"okay, I get it."

He turned to Yu Fang and said, "Let's go to buy dry food and eat it on the way. We are in a hurry, let alone a fairy girl who is demanding his life on the way, even a ghost uncle who eats human flesh, we have to go through it."

There is a Town God's Temple in Huicheng.There is a table at the entrance of the temple. On the table is hung a banner and a book with the words "God Fortune Teller". An old man with bones and immortals is helping a girl with fortune-telling. There are only eight characters:

"Heart is higher than the sky, and life is thinner than paper."

The girl looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing gold, silver and colored silk around her waist, and a pink and apricot-yellow skirt on her body, like a flower moth with fluttering wings.And the face is sour and mean, and the eyes that look at people are very arrogant.

The girl's face turned green and red when she heard this, she overturned the stall with both hands, and yelled: "You old man who is bluffing and deceitful! ——Dare to say that about me, I will let my father drive you out of Huicheng!"

The fortune teller stroked his gray beard, and said: "Where do you use 'calculate', you are arrogant and self-willed, but you have a father who is nouveau riche, and you can know the fate by guessing."

Xia Suijin walked to the stall, pushed a piece of silver in front of the fortune teller, and said, "Help me do the fortune telling."

The fortune teller said: "Too much."

"Not much, what you 'count' is worth the price."

Xia Suijin sat down with a smile, and called Yu Fang over: "When I finish my business, let this old man help you take a look at the marriage."

The fortune teller said: "What do you want, my lord? Marriage or future?"

"Don't ask about the future, ask ghosts and gods."

Xia Suijin sat on the creaking chair, leaned forward slightly, dipped her finger in the tea and wrote the word "Shen".

Shen Suanzi's expression became serious immediately, he accepted the money, and said: "The matter you asked, my lord, is indeed worth the price."

Xia Suijin said: "How did it disappear?"

"Bandit Massacre"

"Can there be any living people left?"

The magic operator meant something: "There is a fairy girl on Duantian Cliff."

"Who is Fairy?"

"... descendants"

Xia Suijin frowned and thought for a while, feeling it was wrong, took out another ingot of silver, and said, "Who is Liu Ling in Xuejiabao?"

But seeing the fortune teller push the money back, he said, "I don't know."

"Thank you, the money has been taken out anyway, so you can do the fortune telling for me."

The magic operator took the silver back silently again, and asked, "My lord, do you want to read palmistry or measure characters?"

"Measurement"

Xia Suijin picked up the brush and wrote "Jin" on the paper.

Shen Suanzi picked it up and looked it up and down, left and right, frowned, and said: "Brocade, the five elements belong to gold, and weapons are too heavy to kill; when the word 'silk' is taken apart, there is a word 'white' on it, one poor and two white, meaning For the sake of death, for the sake of two ingots of silver, the old man said bluntly, the young master seems to be the fate of the rich and powerful, but he will end up with nothing."

Yu Fang immediately said: "Nonsense."

The tone was displeased.

Xia Suijin took out three more copper coins and said:

"One more word"

He handed the brush to Yu Fang, and Yu Fang wrote the word "Fang" expressionlessly.

The fortune teller picked up the three copper plates on the table one by one, and said casually:

"Fang, Mu Ye."

Then he said to Xia Suijin:

"Your fate is against this young master."