The dead enemy in the previous life gave me joy

The day was said to be cool and it was getting colder. It was still unbearably hot when I went boating with Gu Zhai earlier in the Gumu Lotus Pond in Cangchun Township.

The little girl Zhou Yun came here excitedly today to tell him that the persimmons in the General’s Mansion were turning red. Chu Chu thought about it in his memory. Why has he never noticed that there are persimmons in the general's mansion?

Zhou Yun said: "You stay in this small courtyard every day, and you don't like to leave the courtyard to walk around, so how could you find those persimmons!

Seeing that Chu Chu gradually became curious, Zhou Yun pulled Chu Chu to look at the persimmons, "You little girl, what's so strange about bearing a few persimmons... Hey, why are there so many persimmons in this courtyard?"

The red fruits are hanging all over the forest, like a string of small lanterns. There is a dense persimmon forest in this courtyard!

As Chu Chu went deep into the persimmon forest, he recalled in his mind why he didn't find such a place at the beginning. Even if there was no result at that time, such a large forest could not be inconspicuous. The red persimmon that came before my eyes sighed in my heart: This persimmon is still growing so well, it must have been nurtured by someone who took good care of it.

Could it be Huang Ma who planted it?

It will be a bumper harvest this year.

That little girl of Zhou Yun disappeared as soon as she entered the persimmon grove. She was always afraid that he would not allow her, so she picked them and hid them in private and ate them secretly. Chu Chu laughed helplessly. Say it yourself.

He walked along one of the paths, and suddenly found a small pavilion in the persimmon forest, covered with red tiles, and the plaque on the pavilion read: Persimmon Ruyi.

He exclaimed: "The feeling is good, this is not specially planted for harvesting, but a scene in this courtyard!"

Chu Chu himself had never eaten persimmons before, and when he saw the juicy/full fruit, he loved it terribly, so he lifted up one of his robes and picked a few off.

Anyway, he is a member of the general's mansion anyway, so it's not too much for him to pick a few to eat, at worst, the persimmons who spend some money on their own will just buy him a few.

Chu Chu has never tasted the taste of persimmons before, and now his heart is itching, and he wants to taste it carefully. When he comes back to Sichuan, he should also try the taste of persimmons, so that he will have no regrets in this life.

Chu Chu found a pretty good persimmon tree, and tiptoed lightly to reach for the persimmons on the tree, one by two... until he couldn't fit it in his small pocket.

The persimmons are red and plump. I don’t know what kind of people planted such persimmons. He should leave quickly. Although he has picked so many persimmons, it is not as good as this forest. Holding those persimmons, if Huang Mo planted them, he would have to ask Zhou Yun to give her a bag of silver to the old man, so don't treat him as a thief who stole the persimmons.

He thought about the reason, and said: I just wandered here unintentionally to see the persimmons in the courtyard so well, so I just picked a few of them to try the taste.

"Do you like it?" Some gentle voices rang in his ears.

Chu Chu was startled, turned around and found that it was Gu Zhai, and the persimmon in his pocket had rolled to the ground, "You scared me, why are you staring at me all the time, could it be that you are a follower?"

"You have ghosts in your heart, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door[2], tell me what you did wrong." Gu Zhai looked at the persimmons on the ground, "Oh~ Could it be that you have a guilty conscience."

"Fuck you, whoever is a thief, I'll give you money." Chu Chu said angrily.

"A tree is ten taels of silver, since you didn't pick up a whole tree, count your five taels of silver, plus my watering, fertilizing, pest control... interest, a total of seven taels, take the money~ " Gu Zhai stared at Chu Chu, and spread his hands openly in front of him.

"Why don't you grab it! Wait a minute, you said you planted this forest?" Chu Chu asked.

Gu Zhai didn't say a word, just smiled, taking advantage of his height, he casually picked a persimmon and handed it to Chu Chu, "Don't bother you, I planted it, try it and see if it tastes good."

Chu Chu didn't show mercy, took the persimmon and began to peel it, which was picked by Gu Zhai himself, and he didn't need to spend money.

Gu Zhai picked up the bamboo basket he had been carrying just now, picked up the persimmons that Chu Chu had dropped on the ground one by one, and saw that Chu Chu was eating happily, and said, "Now it's the end result. Season, I wanted to bring you here, but I didn't expect you to find it first."

He packed the basket of persimmons. Seeing that it was not full, he picked a few good-looking ones nearby and put them in, then handed them to Chu Chu.

"You stole my money and you stole it, and now you still have a whole basket full, how stingy!" Chu Chu said as he took the basket of persimmons from Gu Zhai.

Chu Chu looked at a basket full of persimmons in his hands. He had eaten the sweets that Gu Zhai bought for him. There was a kind of persimmon in his mouth, but the taste of the persimmon was very different from this fresh persimmon, but the persimmon was mixed with sugar. The sweetness can overpower the bitterness of traditional Chinese medicine. Now that he has this basket, he can learn to make persimmons by himself.

Gu Zhai took off his cloak and put it on Chu Chu's body, "It's the season of frost, the cold wind has already appeared, and the weather is not as comfortable as before. If you wear such thin clothes, you may catch cold, and then you will be in trouble again." The old doctor came to the house to treat you in person."

Chu Chu wrapped the windbreaker that Gu Zhai put on him tightly, and walked towards the forest. He wanted to walk around in the forest more, his eyes were full of nostalgia, such tender and plump fruits, waiting for him to go back north After that, they may never be seen again. Even if they return to the country in the future and the drought is alleviated, the persimmons will not be able to be planted on the mausoleum. Oranges grown in Huainan will be oranges, and those born in Huaibei will be oranges[3]. What about this persimmon? , What will happen if it is transplanted to the north?

Standing in the forest, he turned around and waved to Gu Zhai, and shouted, "Gu Zha, you grow persimmons really well. They are big and red. This is the first time I've seen them!"

"Of course, I have spent a lot of effort for this forest, so that this big and plump persimmon is produced, and the color is also very good."

Gu Zhai looked at with a smile, the red-clothed young man in the clear blue cloak was stretching his smile wantonly, complementing the persimmon in the forest, he was fascinated by it before he knew it, he didn't know whether it was the color of the persimmon, or the color of the boy was better, It just looked into his heart.

He silently said: The color is very good~

"I'll make persimmons from the persimmons I picked in a few days. I'll make more, and then I'll pick a few cans for you~" Chu Chu said.

After I leave, if you suffer from internal injuries again, you can take a few pills from these bottles and jars to counteract the bitterness of the medicine.

Chu Chu ordered people to bring porcelain bowls, and asked people to bring clear water and prepare rock sugar and a stove. The two sat together in the pavilion, and Chu Chu studied whether they could make delicious sweet soup.

He chose a few persimmons, peeled them off one by one, removed the pits and put them in a bowl, mixed them with clear water and rock sugar, boiled them together, and finally made a bowl of sweet soup.

"You have never drank this before." He pushed the bowl in front of Gu Zhai.

The sweet persimmon soup passed Gu Zhai's throat, and the sweetness entered his heart, "I've never had such a sweet soup, it's very delicious."

The young man in front of him was praised, his smile became brighter, and his eyes were radiant. Gu Zhai thought, this is the person he will cherish and protect for the rest of his life.

Chu Chu had something on his mind. He thought that these fruits were so good that if they were transported to the north of them, even one of them could give the thirsty people hope of life.

Gu Zhai walked into the persimmon forest with Chu Chu, Gu Zhai thought that Chu Chu was still anxious because he joked with him earlier and asked him to give money to buy persimmons, but he didn't know the real reason in Chu Chu's heart.

"There are so many persimmons hanging on the treetops, it looks like they are covered with little red lanterns. It's so beautiful. It will be even more beautiful when it snows~" It's a pity that he can't see it.

Gu Zhai approached him, and replied, "Beauty is beauty, but it's not as beautiful as the people in the forest."

After walking to Chu Chu's side and standing still, Gu Zhai said: "I planted this for you. I married Ji Quansi back to the general's mansion. You must be angry in your heart. After you came back from the mausoleum, you started planting this piece of land. Shilin, Jingxi, just for the sake of Shilin, don't worry about it anymore, okay?"

He said: "Shi (shi) son, don't you understand my heart?" [4]

Chu Chu turned his back, he didn't know how to answer, Gu Zhai exposed his heart to him again and again, even if he was blind, he would not fail to understand.

He kept struggling in his heart, and in the end Chu Chu broke his heart, that's all, he was crazy once, he still couldn't be so cruel, he provoked him in this life and he owed him, so he should pay him back.

He turned around and walked towards Gu Zhai, buried his head in his shoulder, and said softly, "Thank you."

Gu Zhai tightened his hands and hugged the person tightly in his arms, he said with a smile, "Chu Jingxi, how dare you say that you are not tempted!"

"From now on, we will come here to pick persimmons every year. Next year's persimmons will be bigger, redder and better than this year's." Gu Zhai said.

He will take good care of this persimmon grove, this is his intention, see?

He had already got the answer he wanted, and Chu Chuding understood, otherwise, how could this persimmon forest grow so well.

He wished he could hold him in his arms like this forever and ever, and never let go.

Judging from Chu Chu's reaction, he probably likes him. Although he doesn't say it, he understands how arrogant his little boy is, so he won't force him. There will always be a way to coax him to say The phrase "I am happy with myself", anyway, the days between them are still long.

Chu Chu picked up a persimmon and said with satisfaction: "Everything will always go well."

In the past few days, Chu Chu not only made persimmon cakes for Gu Zhai, but also made a lot of sweet soup to distribute to the people in the house, and the soldiers in Gu Zhai's army also received Chu Chu's favor, and tasted that the general's wife made it herself. sweet soup.

Chu Chu thought, let these persimmons hang on the tree, although they look good, they won't last long, and they will rot. It's better to pick them at this moment to avoid waste and make the best use of them.

The same is true of his friendship with him. Just like these persimmons, there is a limited maturity period. After this period, if you don’t pick it off, it will rot and become a bad persimmon, which is useless. When you cherish it, you should cherish it. No one knows what the future will be like. He figured it out, at least leave a good memory for Gu Zhai before he leaves.

Thinking of the plaque hanging in the pavilion, he sighed and said, "Yes, things will always go well."

The author has something to say: [1] "Self-taking without asking is considered stealing." Quoting from "Disciple Regulations": "When using characters, you must ask clearly. If you don't ask, it is stealing."

[2] From "Zeng Guang Xian Wen": "Don't do bad things in your life and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night."

[3] From "Yanzi Chunqiu·Neipian Miscellaneous".

[4] The "prince son" here refers to the meaning that Gu Zhai was ordered by the emperor to marry the young prince (Chu Chu) who had just been conferred, and now Chu Chu is already a prince.

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Persimmon: Is it sweeter than you two~