What a beautiful white lotus

Ye Rongqiu sat on the side of the road staring at the swaying dogtail grass in a daze.

The black dog patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go."

Ye Rongqiu was still sitting on the ground, touched his empty stomach, and pursed his mouth: "I can't walk anymore." He is used to eating polished rice and red meat, how can black-faced buns be satisfied?One steamed bun was hungry within an hour, but Heigou said that they had no money to buy more food, and a person could only eat four steamed buns a day, otherwise they would not be able to reach Wuhan at all.They don't have a car, and they don't have the money to take a car. When they are lucky, they can have a horse-drawn cart for a ride. Most of the time, they have to walk on two legs. What's more, the mountain road is rugged, and Ye Rongqiu hasn't even walked on a smooth road for so long. How can he bear it?Moreover, the soles of Ye Rongqiu's leather shoes were worn out yesterday, and Heigou bought him a new pair of cloth shoes, so today he doesn't even have four buns, and each person can only eat three buns a day.He has been walking like this for two days, and he feels that the sun has turned gray. Thinking of the next seven or eight days of walking like this, he feels that he has no idea of ​​life.

The black dog called Ye Rongqiu to get up, Ye Rongqiu didn't move, but lay down on a big rock: "If you don't go, you will die if you go."

The black dog didn't force it, he tore off a piece of foxtail and put it in the corner of his mouth, looking at Ye Rongqiu with a smile: "Then rest here for two days before leaving, and eat buns for two more days."

Ye Rongqiu pretended to be crying but without tears: "But my feet hurt."

So the black dog knelt down, took off his shoes, and carefully checked his sprained ankle, but there didn't seem to be anything wrong there.Ye Rongqiu pointed to his heel and said, "This shoe doesn't fit, look, it's all worn down here!" Even he himself didn't realize that there was an element of coquettishness and shamelessness in his tone.

The black dog glanced at him, didn't say anything, picked up the bag and left by himself.

Ye Rongqiu called him from behind: "Ah Hei! Ah Hei!"

The black dog didn't look back.

Ye Rongqiu was so angry that he pounded the stone, but he had no choice but to put on his shoes and chase after him.The black dog is sure that he dare not separate from him, so when he is in a good mood, he will let him lose his temper, and when he is not happy, he will calm down by ignoring him.It's really like raising a cat.

The relationship between these two people seems to be that Ye Rongqiu dictates and the black dog suffers, but in reality it is the black dog who eats Ye Rongqiu to death. Ye Rongqiu dares to do anything because the black dog thinks it is irrelevant and indulges him. If the dog has any ideas, then Ye Rongqiu has to be obedient, otherwise, if the black dog turns around and walks away, Ye Rongqiu will put aside his big airs and follow him.

After walking for another two hours, Ye Rongqiu really couldn't hold on anymore.He has passed the point of being hungry, and he doesn't feel hungry now, but his eyes are dark, his legs are weak, and his feet are fluttering, as if he is walking on the top of the clouds.Suddenly, he stumbled and threw himself forward. Fortunately, a pair of strong arms grabbed his waist, so he didn't fall to the ground.

The black dog hugged Ye Rongqiu: "Are you okay?"

Ye Rongqiu pursed his lips weakly: "Not good."

Seeing that his face was pale and his clothes were wet with sweat, Heigou thought to himself that he had really overestimated the second young master of the Ye family, this young master had really reached his limit.He was afraid that Ye Rongqiu would really collapse if he continued like this, so he helped him to sit on the side of the road, untied the water bag and handed him a drink.This water was the rainwater caught by the black dog last night, Ye Rongqiu used to drink boiled water, how could he bear this, he felt that the water had an earthy smell.But he was very thirsty and could only drink.After taking two sips, he suddenly felt nauseated, and threw up while holding onto the tree trunk, but the little stock in his stomach had already been digested, and after vomiting for a long time, he only vomited some yellow water.

Ye Rongqiu cried again.In fact, he also felt that he had shed more tears recently than in the previous 20 years. He hadn't realized that he was a crybaby before. He didn't want to cry, but sometimes he was so wronged that he couldn't bear it, and he had to cry to vent.There are also times when he doesn't want to cry in his heart, but his body spontaneously sheds tears, and he can't control it, such as now.

Seeing his half-dead appearance, the black dog clicked his tongue in disgust, Ye Rongqiu wiped the tears from his face, and argued unconvinced: "I didn't want to cry."

"Okay, okay." Heigou scooped out two black-faced buns from the package and handed them to him: "Eat."

Ye Rongqiu knew that the black dog didn't eat anything except a steamed bun this morning, which he saved, but at this time, Ye Rongqiu couldn't think of any virtues such as being considerate and modest. It's like seeing gold, and he won't be disgusted with giving him a few blood-stained steamed buns at this time.He grabbed the steamed bun and gnawed it in small bites.

After eating two buns and resting for a while, Ye Rongqiu finally felt better, at least the dizziness was not so bad.

At this time, it began to rain lightly again. The rain in spring is always continuous, and it wants to penetrate the moisture into the bone marrow of people.

The black dog pulled Ye Rongqiu up: "Let's go."

The two continued on their way, but the road behind them was not easy to walk. In order to speed up the process, they gave up the long detour and had to cross several hills.Chongqing is a mountain city, and Black Dog once lived on the mountain, so these places are like walking on flat ground to him.But even if Ye Rongqiu walked up the mountain, it was the steps paved by others. It would kill him to have him shuttle between the dirt and rocks.At this time, it was rainy and the road was slippery again, and the mountain road was extremely difficult to walk.

Ye Rongqiu stepped on a stone, his feet slipped suddenly, and he jumped out. This time, the black dog failed to hold him, and he fell heavily to the ground.The fall was extremely hard, and when he hit the ground with a heavy, muffled sound, the black dog's heart skipped a beat when he heard it.He hurriedly helped Ye Rongqiu up, only to see that Ye Rongqiu's delicate facial features were wrinkled from the pain, and he huddled his body tightly, unable to speak.

The black dog asked Ye Rongqiu: "Where did you fall?"

Ye Rongqiu twitched and said, "It hurts everywhere."

When the black dog checked, he found that his jaw was broken and bleeding, his knee was also broken, and several places on his hands and feet were red, and he was probably going to be bruised soon.The black dog was helpless: "Can you still go?"

Ye Rongqiu tried to stand up, but his knee hurt so much that he couldn't straighten it, so the black dog had to support him and sat down to rest again.

"I guess we won't be able to reach the town tonight." The black dog looked up at the already dark sky.

Ye Rongqiu hugged her knee and said nothing.He is not afraid, anyway, the black dog is by his side, and the black dog will definitely think of a way.He had already relied on Black Dog wholeheartedly.

After a while, Ye Rongqiu muttered in a low voice: "I'm so cold and uncomfortable."

The black dog looked at his face, reached out and touched his forehead, and immediately frowned——Ye Rongqiu's forehead was very hot, and he seemed to have a fever.It has been raining intermittently for the past few days, and the temperature has fluctuated greatly. They don't have umbrellas, and they catch cold when they get wet in the rain.They didn't have enough food, clothing, warmth and sleep well, so it was not surprising that Ye Rongqiu was ill.

Heigou thought to himself that since he was sick, spending the night in the wild might make him sicker, so he had to hurry to the town and give him some hot soup to keep him warm.The black dog asked Ye Rongqiu: "Can you still go?"

Ye Rongqiu raised his head and looked at him with that kind of pitiful eyes, silently condemning the conscience of the black dog.

The black dog burst out laughing, laughing helplessly.He shook his head and knelt down in front of Ye Rongqiu: "Eldest nephew, come up, I'll carry you on my back."

Ye Rongqiu was not too polite, he stood up with the trunk of the tree and climbed onto the thick and strong back of the black dog with his hands and feet.He was really uncomfortable, his body was hurting, his head was dizzy, and his stomach was rolling again. The two steamed buns he just ate were unwilling to live in his stomach and wanted to rebel. He was really reluctant to part with the food, so he suppressed it with.

The ground was really slippery, and the black dog carried another person on its back, so it had no choice but to pick up a thick wooden stick as a crutch, and walked steadily forward step by step.

Ye Rongqiu lay on the black dog in a daze, and heard the low voice of the black dog ringing in his ear: "Hold on yourself, don't slip off." Ye Rongqiu tightened his arms, feeling relieved.

As the black dog walked, he complained: "Why did I recruit such a disgusting guy like you? I knew I would never do this. It would be better if Mr. Huang took care of you."

Ye Rongqiu was feeling pitiful and wronged. At this moment, he could only allow others to follow him, pamper him and protect him. He couldn't stand any complaints and accusations. The black dog's words made the hairs all over his body explode.He said angrily: "You are so annoying! You just know how to bully me!" Having said that, the arms around the black dog tightened even more.

Because Ye Rongqiu was ill, their traveling speed was greatly slowed down, so they couldn't reach the next town until dark.Ye Rongqiu was in a daze from the fever, waking up and fainting from time to time.When he woke up again, the sky was already dark, the moon was hanging high, and the dim silver light illuminated the road ahead, and the black dog was still walking firmly.

Ye Rongqiu asked drowsily, "What time is it?"

The black dog said, "Don't you have a watch?"

Ye Rongqiu raised his wrist, brought the watch close to his eyes, and could barely see clearly: it was past twelve o'clock.That watch is probably the only valuable thing on his body. It was a gift from Ye Xiangmin when he was 20 years old. It is made in Germany. He is very precious and wears it every day.The German watch is also up to the mark, and it hasn't gone wrong for a second in the past two years.

The rain in the sky stopped, but Ye Rongqiu felt his chest was wet, it was the sweat from the black dog's back.He finally realized his conscience, and asked in a low voice, "You've been walking? Are you tired?"

The black dog said, "It's okay."

He walked for a while with Ye Rongqiu on his back, and a Temple of King E appeared in front of him.The temple was built a hundred years ago, but now it is dilapidated, and it can be used for travelers to rest and shelter from the rain.The black dog only ate one steamed bun a day, and was already tired and hungry at this time, so he walked into the small temple with Ye Rongqiu on his back.

"Let's spend the night here tonight."

Ye Rongqiu has no objection.

The black dog poured some crumbs left in the food bag into his mouth, drank some water, and was about to go to sleep.Before going to sleep, he touched Ye Rongqiu's forehead, and it was still burning badly.

Ye Rongqiu was wrapped in a padded army coat and kept shivering: "I'm so cold."

The black dog thought for a while, then leaned against the corner, took off Ye Rongqiu's military coat and put it in front of him, then dragged him into his arms, let his back against his chest, and hugged him tightly: "OK Is it o'clock?"

Ye Rongqiu shook his head in a daze.

The black dog hated this guy for being so hard to serve, he gritted his teeth and said, "If you bother me any more, I'll leave you alone. Do you think this is still in your Ye family?"

Ye Rongqiu was really frightened by him, nodded in a daze, and shrank back into the black dog's arms.

The black dog put its chin in the hollow of his shoulder, leaned its head against his head, yawned and said: "Go to sleep, and go to the city tomorrow morning."

Ye Rongqiu closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully.

The next morning, Ye Rongqiu felt the warm embrace behind her disappear.He wanted to open his eyes, but his body was so heavy that he couldn't wake up no matter what.Then he felt something come off his wrist—his watch.

Ye Rongqiu suddenly panicked, he could feel sweat coming out of his forehead, but he just couldn't open his eyes, his whole body was sore and painful, he couldn't even move a finger.

"No...no!" Ye Rongqiu thought desperately, "Don't leave me behind!"