Su Huaijun

I woke up from my dream and heard someone whispering under the tree.When I saw it, it was the scholar and a woman.The woman was dressed in coarse linen clothes and carried a bamboo basket, but she wasn't very pretty.

The woman said to the scholar: "Come back early today, and I will cook something delicious for you." It seems that this woman is the scholar's friend.

I said with emotion: "According to the way of life, he will either live a poor life and stay with you until the end of his life. If one day he becomes prosperous, he will probably marry a wealthy daughter as his wife. Even if you two are really destined to get married, There will be variables for the rest of your life."

I often wonder if it is because Si Ming has lived for too long, day after day, and feels bored, so he insists on tossing and tossing mortals to have some fun.

Although they didn't hear what I said clearly, they heard the sound and looked up, just in time to see me watching them as if watching a play.The woman was shy and immediately lowered her head.

I laughed awkwardly, turned over and landed in front of them, saluted, and said: "I have no intention of eavesdropping, I hope you two will forgive me."

"It doesn't matter." The scholar may have some impression of me, and asked, "Why is the young master here?"

The dream of the gods is by no means accidental, I thought about my dream last night, and thought that probably I would have some kind of karma with this scholar during my trip to the mortal world, so I said: "The next time I go out to play, I accidentally lost my luggage on the way. , with only a penny left, I couldn't afford to stay in an inn, so I had to spend the night on this tree branch."

When a fairy travels, there is no need to bring a package. I only carry a folding fan all over my body, and it seems that there is no flaw.

The scholar didn't doubt me, but kindly said: "I'm Shen Wenqing, and I live in the nearby Shenjia Village. If you don't mind my son, you can live in the humble house first."

I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. I was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Brother Wenqing. I'm going to Huai'an, Su."

I thought for a while and asked, "You call me Huai'an, and I also call you Wenqing, okay?"

Maybe it was because I didn't expect that I was such a casual person, I didn't pay attention to those titles of respect and inferiority, Wen Qing smiled and said: "Okay."

The girl named Shen Ning'er went to the mountains to pick wild vegetables, and I followed Wen Qing to the city to sell calligraphy and paintings.

Wen Qing originally said that I don't need to sell things there with him, just come to him after dark, but I walked around the city yesterday and didn't think there was anything else, so I just let it go, and he couldn't do anything about me.

Occasionally, people would come to the stall and buy very few.Sitting bored, I looked at his writing and his paintings.Since I will be dependent on others in the future, I certainly don't want to despise them.I said, "Wenqing, your handwriting is pretty good, why don't you help those wealthy families copy the books, it's better than waiting all this time."

Wen Qing laughed loudly, and said, "Look around, there are quite a few people selling calligraphy and painting alone. When it comes to copying books, it may not be my turn."

I looked impatient, since I lied, I couldn't conjure up any more money right now.But I see how poor he is, I'm afraid he's going to live a hard life, and I don't know if Tianquan and Si Ming are laughing at me in the sky at the moment, making fun of me that I can be at ease, but they just ask for trouble.

Seeing that I was lost in thought, Wen Qing said: "Huai'an, I think you should be a son of a rich family. If you have a way, I can help you contact your family, so you don't have to suffer with me."

I hurriedly said: "I am not afraid of suffering, you must not go back on your word."

I'm a god, so it's okay if I don't eat. When I was in Qingqiu, I often only ate wild fruits, nothing else, and I can always pick a few wild fruits.

Fortunately, this immortal gentleman has a good skin, and he can actually help solicit business.Those daughters seemed to come to look at the painting, but they only asked about my business.I always respond politely, and then I start to introduce these calligraphy and paintings, and they always buy one or two before they leave.After returning home, Ning'er was very happy to see that the number of paintings brought back was much less.

It turned out that Ning'er's house was next to Wen Qing's house.Wen Qing lives by himself, and usually goes to Ning'er's house for dinner, and when he makes money, he pays some to subsidize the family.Although Wenqing and Ning'er are not yet married, they seem like a family.

I bowed to the elders of the Shen family, and Wenqing and I took the rest of the paintings back first.

I lived in Wenqing's for nearly a month, and spent a month at Ning'er's house for meals.Ning'er didn't want to see me at all, she felt that I was holding Wen Qing back by being so stubborn and refused to leave, and was even more rude to me, so I didn't have the shy look when we met for the first time.If I hadn't been able to help Wenqing sell more calligraphy and paintings, I'm afraid Ning'er would have driven her away long ago.

I can understand all these. They are from poor families, and it is very difficult to live by themselves.

One morning, before Wen Qing went out, I asked him, "Wen Qing, is there a lake near here?"

"Yes, behind the village. What's the matter?"

"It's nothing, I won't go with you today." I smiled at Wenqing and left.

I went out of the village, made an invisibility formula, and flew towards the lake that Wenqing mentioned.

I used to travel in the mountains and rivers, and I didn't think the fairyland was so good.These days I sleep on a hard bed every day, wild vegetables, porridge, sesame cakes, and steamed buns every day. If I can't listen to Wen Qing's fairy tales told by the mortal world from time to time, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay here.

I wondered if I might have misunderstood the meaning. Maybe that dream didn't mean that Wen Qing and I were related by fate, but that we had no relationship?

I picked up a dead branch on the shore, threw it into the lake to make a canoe, and made a fishing tackle out of the branch. I sat on the boat to fish, and when I was sleepy, I lay down to sleep and let it float around leisurely.

I stayed until it was dark, and then I walked back with two fish and some wild fruits in my arms.Ning'er was cooking, I thought the smoke was too heavy, so I stood far away and shouted: "Miss Ning'er, I brought you something good today, you must like it."

Ning'er didn't even look at it, and said, "Who cares about your things?"

I said: "Look, you must like this thing."

Only then did Ning'er poke her head up to look, and saw me smiling at her with two fresh and plump fish, looking like a courteous suitor.

I saw her surprised and delighted, and said: "I just caught this, but it's fresh, it's my food these days, okay?"

If they usually got some good things, they would sell them in the market for money, so naturally they wouldn't be able to taste them.But this time I brought it back. Ning'er was washing the fish, smiling from ear to ear.

I wiped the wild fruit with my sleeve casually, and sat by the side to watch Ning'er cook.

Ning'er hesitated for a long time, then asked me: "Master Su, you lost something, why are you not in a hurry to find it, and why are you not in a hurry to go home?"

The reason why I brought the fish here today is actually because I have to leave. I came to the mortal world for a while, so I can't just stay here all the time.

I smiled and said, "Miss Ning'er, if I leave, will you miss me?"

Ning'er may have misunderstood that I felt love for her, so she faltered and said, "You...why are you talking such nonsense?"

"I'm really leaving. I've caused you a lot of trouble these days, and it's not appropriate to stay any longer."

Ning'er was taken aback by my seriousness, and believed my words, so she stopped talking.

When eating at night, Ning'er served fish soup for everyone.

Normally at this time, she would always ask about Wen Qing's stay in the city, but tonight she was particularly silent, and everyone noticed it.

I opened my mouth first, and said, "Thank you for your care these days, Huai'an is very grateful."

Wen Qing treated me well, not only gave me the only bed in the house, but also gave me clothes to wear, and never cared that I was eating and drinking here but not working.Now that I have to leave, I took off the pendant of the folding fan, handed it to Wen Qing, and said, "If you don't mind, then accept it."

Although the jade fan pendant is small but very delicate, it is a small fan made of many thin jade pieces strung together, shaped like a sandalwood fan, with patterns of plum, orchid, chrysanthemum, bamboo, etc. engraved on it, and it can be opened and closed.When I took this folding fan that day, I always felt that something was missing, so I had the cheek to ask for the new fan pendant from Tianquan. If I sell it, I can get a lot of money.

Wen Qing pushed the fan pendant back to me, and said: "This is too precious, you should take it back. If you weren't here these days, I might not be able to sell so many calligraphy and paintings. If I really want to say thank you, I should thank you." .”

I haven't said anything, but Ning'er on the side was crying, and said sobbingly: "It's all my fault, if I don't ask Mr. Su today, he won't say he's leaving."

I originally thought that Ning'er wished for me to leave, but now, I'm a little moved.I smiled and said, "It's worth it for Miss Ning'er to think about it. If we meet again in the future, Miss Ning'er is still willing to make wild vegetable soup for Huai'an?"

Ning'er nodded while wiping her tears.

After dinner, I was about to leave. Wenqing Road was not safe at night, so I was asked to leave tomorrow. She also specially packed the package for me, put clothes and copper coins, and Ning'er made me a few sesame seed cakes.

I was sure that they would not accept my things, so I left the fan pendant and those copper plates in the middle of the night, and took out the rouge I secretly bought a few days ago from my sleeve to keep for Ning'er, and made an invisibility formula, leisurely walked out.

When they woke up the next day, I was eating fruit with the old man in the earth temple, and asked about the interesting places nearby.

It has been many years since we parted.