[Lu Xiaofeng] Hidden Forest of Flowers and Leaves

In the early morning, the sky was still bright, the door of the small courtyard where Huamanlou lived was open, and a boy in black walked in quickly.The boy was tall and straight, like a bamboo shoot, with an upward force.But the black clothes tightly wrapped around his body and the ink-like black hair made his face look a little pale, even a little cold.The young man's expression was very happy, he walked very fast, there was almost no sound under his feet, and the jade pendant around his waist was shaking with his steps.On the other side hung a sword.The sword was very thin and long, the scabbard was blue, and the raised part of the hilt was not in the shape of a peach heart, but in the shape of a green leaf.

It was the "fine wind" that Han Yexin took out from the Hua Family's Cangbing Pavilion.Today, Xifeng's sword hilt is much older than it was nine years ago, and has worn out a lot.But the boy still wears it, as long as he takes it out, he will find that the blade is still as bright as water.

How can a famous sword be easily rolled and chipped?Even though the young man has to practice with it for several hours every day, it is still a sharp sword that cuts gold and cuts jade as before.

There is a unique fragrance of spring in the air.The yard is full of flowers and plants, some of which have not yet bloomed, and some of which have already fallen to the ground.The boy suddenly stopped in front of a clump of peonies.The clump of peonies grew very densely, with broad leaves stretched in the morning breeze, and small flower buds emerged from the top.

The boy looked at it for a while, and remembered the hardships he and Huamanlou had gone through in planting these peonies, and now they are finally growing vigorously.He felt even happier, lifted his clothes and ran into the room.

There was still a little light left in the house.Although the owner of the house does not need it, the people who live with him do not have the ability to see things in the dark.

It's just that those lights are located in the corner of the house, but not on the table.A young man in brocade clothes was sitting in the dim light, holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand.His hands slid across the bamboo slips, but his eyes were looking at the void, with a calm and satisfied smile on his face.

His fingers are long and slender, and the fingertips are very soft. The movement of brushing the bamboo slips is like brushing the skin of a lover.

The face of the boy in black couldn't help turning a little red.He wanted to cough in embarrassment, but suddenly remembered that the people at the table couldn't see the look on his face.

The boy in black had mixed feelings in his heart.

Hua Manlou put down the book and said, "Ye Xin, what are you doing standing at the door?"

Han Yexin stepped in, her face still blush.He glanced at it, and noticed that Hua Manlou was reading a volume of "Tao Te Ching", and the handwriting on the bamboo slips was carved out by himself, character by character.

Han Yexin sat down at the table and took a look at Hua Manlou.Hua Manlou was dressed in silver brocade clothes, with warm eyebrows and black hair like ink.He is like the most crystal-clear jade, and also like the green bamboo that has just grown in the depths of the bamboo forest and still has white snow on its branches and leaves.

There is always a faint smile on the corner of Hua Manlou's mouth, but when he looks at you, his eyes are as dark as sinking stars, unable to reflect any brilliance.

Han Ye's heart tightened, but he didn't show his face at all, and said, "Let me see if you are ready."

Hua Manlou tapped on the table with his slender fingers: "Mr. Han invited me, can I still sleep in?"

Not long after Huamanlou went blind, Han Yexin moved out and moved into the courtyard where Han Tiecheng lived before.That period was the most difficult time for Huamanlou, and she encountered many discomforts and inconveniences.He is like a newborn child, he has to learn everything from scratch, and it is more difficult than children.But Huamanlou never complained.

Even so, doesn't he ever feel sad?When he fell down again and again, got hurt all over his body, and even needed someone to take care of his meals, didn't he need to heal his wounds by himself?

Han Yexin felt that if he stayed by Huamanlou's side all the time, looking at him day and night, Huamanlou would only smile when he encountered anything.He will only swallow the unwillingness and depression of failure into his stomach, and will never show it.

At that time, Han Yexin sighed softly and moved out.He would rather get up early every day to see Huamanlou than let Huamanlou have no room to breathe.

Hua ManLou didn't say anything.Even today, Han Yexin still doesn't know whether Hua Manlou agreed or disagreed when he moved out.

But now, Hua Manlou no longer has so many frustrations and depressions in the dark world. He not only defeated the darkness, but also learned to enjoy life.During this period, many people helped, but the most important thing is that Hua Manlou is a person who loves life very much.

But it was impossible for Han Yexin to come back to live again.They are 16 years old, which is the age when they should live apart.

But these years, Han Yexin still spent the rest of his time in this courtyard except for sleeping and practicing.For him, the place where Huamanlou lives is the place where he really lives.

Today is Shangsi Festival.A few days ago, Han Yexin and Hua Manlou made an appointment to go out together.So Han Yexin got up early to finish her homework and rushed over early in the morning.

After a while, the maid served breakfast.The two sat at the table and ate, and the sky was bright.Because it is an outing, the mood is much lighter than usual.He took the horse from the stable, and when he arrived outside the city, he galloped the horse and enjoyed the spring breeze all the way.

The road is green and the grass is continuous.There are also more and more people on the road, some with their families, a group of people in vehicles, and a bunch of family members.Some three or five sons form associations by the river, where the water flows.There are also young girls who are accompanied by laughter.

In addition to the custom of having a meeting with sarsaparilla by the river on the Shangsi Festival, there was also a saying in ancient times that "meeting men and women".This is a rare day in a year when boys and girls can meet on the road and pay attention to each other without attracting attention.

The countryside is green.There is a small river not far away, and willow trees are planted by the river.There are many people around the river, some are splashing the river water lightly, some are bending the water to flow their cups, and jujubes, eggs and other things are constantly floating from the river.

The usually desolate suburb has now become a small market, and some peddlers have also taken up seats to buy some hairpin and tin jewellery.Along the river is a Guanyin Temple, and today's incense is much more prosperous than usual.

The two led the horse and walked at a leisurely pace.Although Hua Manlou was blind, if outsiders didn't look carefully, they couldn't see anything abnormal at all.Who would have thought that this young man couldn't see anything in his eyes?He was clearly leading the horse, and his steps were leisurely, without any hesitation or anxiety of a blind man.

No one knows how he did it.There was no trace of uneasiness in his expression, but a slight smile on his face.He can also feel the natural blessings that ordinary people can enjoy from another angle. He walks leisurely in the spring breeze, not because he can't see the spring.

Many people passing by them will be attracted by these two people, and even look back several times.It's just that they didn't take the girls' glances into their eyes at all.Huamanlou was unknown yet, Han Yexin was only interested in showing Huamanlou the surrounding scenery, and didn't notice the girls' gazes at all.

"Selling flowers, selling flowers, orchids, peach blossoms and begonias~" The crisp sound of selling flowers came from the front.Han Yexin took a look and saw a young girl with a basket in her hand, and there were various flowers in the basket, and she was hawking to the travelers.If you smell it carefully, you can smell the fragrance of the orchid.

"This flower is really fragrant."

A woman with colorful make-up stopped in her tracks and said, she was sticking to a young man wearing a gold belt and jade, she couldn't help but be attracted by the fragrance of flowers.

Seeing that the business came, the girl happily handed over the basket: "They were all picked just now. If you buy one, the girl will smell good everywhere."

Hearing this, the gorgeously made-up woman reached out to grab the bouquet of orchids.But the hand suddenly stopped, and took a few crabapple instead.

The girl said: "One branch and one penny."

The woman was about to pay, but she saw the man beside her suddenly grabbed the orchid, held it to the tip of her nose and smelled it: "It's very fragrant."

The young girl knew something was wrong, her expression changed, and she said: "Orchid flowers are five cents a branch, and Chenghui is forty cents."

The man glanced at her, his eyes suddenly lit up.He held up the girl's chin and said, "You're still a bit pretty. I'll give you forty cents, and I'll go with you." After speaking, he twisted the girl's arm and pulled it forward, bringing it closer to his embrace.

The girl screamed, and the flower basket in her hand fell to the ground.The man tightly hugged her waist, supported her chin, and moved his fingers restlessly on her face.

The woman with colorful makeup on one side could not stand it anymore, but she did not dare to offend the man at all.At this moment, he had no choice but to wrap his arms around the other arm of the man, and said, "Mr. An, what's the point of such a little girl? Isn't wishful thinking enough?"

Mr. An stretched out his arm to hug her, while still holding the girl tightly with his other hand, he said, "It's all very well, it's really a peony and a little peach blossom, each has its own merits."

The girl was so frightened that she burst into tears and kept begging for mercy: "My lord, please forgive me. My mother is still waiting for me to go back and cook the medicine. My lord, please let me go!"

Mr. An didn't care, and the people around saw this situation, but they avoided it one after another.It turns out that Mr. An is the son of the magistrate, and he has been rampant in the city for more than a day or two.What's more, this Mr. An possesses martial arts skills, and his shots are fierce, and no one dares to provoke him.

Mudan originally had a little thought of helping her, but seeing that Mr. An had no intention of letting go of the girl, she had no choice but to sigh in her heart.

Mr. An clamped the girl and was about to be frivolous, but suddenly he heard the sound of breaking wind, his arm was hit by something, the pain caused him to jump up with his arm in his arms.

Mr. An looked over and saw a young man in black holding a few stones in his hands and looking at him leisurely.There was a person standing beside him, but Mr. An recognized him, it was the old Qi Huamanlou from the Hua family in the city.

The girl fell to the ground, still ignorant, only when she saw Ruyi winking, she quickly ran behind the boy in black.

Mr. An sneered coldly, and said loudly: "I don't know who it is, it turned out to be the blind man from the Hua family!" He shouted at the crowd, and looked at the two of them. stand up.

Hua Manlou still had a faint smile on his face, but Han Yexin was furious and said, "You're courting death!"

He didn't draw out the long sword in his hand, but struck at Mr. An with the sword and its scabbard.Mr. An was prepared in his heart, and his footsteps slipped, which was the normal Emei footwork.Han Yexin didn't expect that Mr. An's Emei's footwork was very proficient, and he hit it so easily just now, it can be seen that he was stunned.

But he didn't take it seriously, his figure flickered with Mr. An's footwork, and Mr. An found that no matter how he walked, Han Yexin was standing in front of him.

"What you said just now, did this dog mouth spit it out?" Mr. An's lapel was suddenly grabbed by Han Yexin, and he couldn't move. Han Yexin pinched his chin and asked coldly.

Mr. An's servants who had been following far behind finally rushed over, angrily shouting at Han Yexin to let go.

"Bold, do you know who this is? The magistrate also dares to move?"

Han Yexin didn't seem to hear it at all, and ignored Mr. An's frightened eyes, he squeezed his hand lightly and pushed Mr. An out.

Mr. An fell to the ground and spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, and there were four teeth in the blood.

"You!" Mr. An stood up with the support of his servants: "How dare you!"

"Why don't I dare?" Han Yexin said coldly: "Next time I hear you say the word 'blind man', I promise to make you spit out your teeth!"

Mr. An hurriedly covered his mouth, and the servants surrounded him in circles. He became more courageous, stretched out his head and said to Han Yexin, "Don't think I don't know who you are! What kind of person are you? You know it yourself! Just wait for me! Huamanlou, take care of your dog, don't let him bite people!"

Han Yexin's eyes turned cold, and those people backed away in fright.Huamanlou had already walked to Han Yexin's side, and smiled slightly at Mr. An, "Thank you Mr. An for reminding, Huamanlou will keep it in mind."

Mr. An uttered a few cruel words, and then rolled away in the hands of his servants.Although the people don't fight with the officials, and no matter how rich the Hua family is, they don't dare to take the local magistrate casually, but right now it's really inappropriate to fight with these two Jianghu people.Mr. An is a disciple of Emei, so he naturally knows the difference between Hua Manlou and Han Yexin.

Seeing Mr. An walking away, the girl wiped away her tears, and gave them a deep blessing: "Thank you for saving your life, Mr. An."

Hua Manlou took out a piece of silver and said, "Girl, I bought your flowers. But, can you please send them to the Huafu in the south of the city?"

Hearing this, the girl looked at him with admiration.She finally found that although the young man was facing her eyes, his eyes were dark and without any light.

Feeling regretful in her heart, the girl took the money and said, "Of course you can, young man!"

After the girl left, Hua Manlou sighed softly, put his hand on Han Yexin's shoulder and said, "Still angry?"

Han Ye was full of anger, took a deep breath, still looked at the direction where Mr. An disappeared, and said, "I can't spare him."

Hua Manlou smiled lightly: "What he said is the truth, why are you angry?"

Han Yexin turned his head and glared at Huamanlou angrily.

It was a waste of expression to think that Huamanlou couldn't see, but he was still very angry.

Hua Manlou lightly touched Han Yexin's face with his fingertips. He knew in his heart that Han Yexin was angry, but it was also a lot of fun to touch it himself.

"The mouth grows on other people, why are you so angry?" Hua Manlou said with a smile.

Han Yexin held his hand and frowned, "I just don't want to hear others say that."

Hua Manlou shook his head.

"Then others say you are my dog, why are you angry?"

"There's nothing to be angry about." Han Yexin said sullenly, "Anyway, I will never leave you for the rest of my life."

Hua Manlou's heart softened, but he would never tell Han Yexin.He would never tell Han Yexin that he wasn't angry when Mr. An said that.As for why, even he himself couldn't tell.

"Okay, I think I smell pancakes."

"Just ahead? Go and see!"

The two held hands and walked forward side by side.

The author has something to say: I originally planned to write two more chapters about what happened when I was seven years old, but think about it... Forget it, let's go straight to nine years later!

Attention, the dog blood package is coming~~