Northern Song Dynasty: The City of Qingquan Mystery Case

Yi Xiangquan took a deep breath, frowned, straightened his sleeves, and was about to speak.

Gan Qing looked at that posture and immediately realized that this was Yi Daxian's peculiar posture when he was about to start a long explanation.The alarm bell sounded immediately in Qianqing's heart - at this time, silence is better than sound.Only by not talking or asking questions can it end earlier.

"Fu Shangxing, Tourmaline, Fang Qian, and Hongxin, these four people happened in Shuiniang's territory. It is impossible for Shuiniang to know everything. She stopped the officers and soldiers on the day when Tourmaline's accident happened. It's strange, isn't it? Today The incident is clear, and we have to be sure of one thing, which is Shui Niang's position. Although she is easy to get angry, she is mature and experienced and understands the overall situation. For the sake of the entire West Street business, she made up the story of the water demon and concealed it for Hongxin. As for her How much she knew and how much she concealed, we don't know, but she must understand that the red letter has something to do with this matter, understand Fu Shangxing's resentment, and understand Fang Qian's betrayal."

Qian Qing nodded quickly without saying a word.

"Fu Shangxing is certainly smart and heartless, but he is not as good at dealing with the world as Shuiniang. Maybe Fengyue is more powerful than we imagined." Xiang Quan took another sip of tea and sneered, "Four people died, and she, Shuiniang, also escaped. It doesn't matter. Is a West Street really more important than human life?"

Ganqing quickly shook his head: "It's not important, it's not important!" He thought about it and added, "I'm sleepy..."

Xia Qianqing has always been a heartless person who sleeps after eating.Now that something happened, within a few hours, he shouted to sleep again.Xiang Quan glanced at him.This look was as plain as water, but with a little contempt and a little reproach.

Xia Qianqing will never become a talent, don't expect him to stand up to the sky.

Ganqing felt unhappy when he stared at him.

"Why are you staring at me? I'm sleepy, I'm a mortal, can't you? Who's like you Mr. Yi, how capable," Qian Qing was a little sour, with a bit of anger in his heart and in his words, " It was said that "Yi Xiangquan can hold an army", but what happened? The thief ran away, and Fu Shangxing died. If I look at it, if you don't show up for seven days in the city, things are not so bad. What happened to Fu Shangxing is just a fall. A suicide result. Going around, you see the truth but can't recover, it's just a bamboo basket to fetch water, and the whole incident returns to the original point. It's better to leave it alone!"

If the dignified Xia Qianqing wanted to accuse anyone sincerely, he would be scolded bloody.Every word he said clearly wanted to slap Xiangquan in the face.

Xiangquan saw that he was angry, but he kept silent, took out a dry reed rope from his waist, wrapped it around his hand and played with it.He seemed to be brewing for a long time before opening his mouth slowly.

"Xun Ziyun, use it to control the destiny. Even though the way of heaven is here and people are irreversible, we live in the present, have things we desire to do, and destiny to change, so we can change the future. Birth, old age, sickness and death, when the time comes, we can do it. If If you look at people with the sky, your destiny has already been written. If you want to change it, it is human stupidity; if you look at people with people, your destiny is unknown. It is human wisdom to desire to change."

Gan Qing reads little and hates preaching.It is even more annoying after hearing a long speech.

"so?"

Xiang Quan said softly, and took a clear look, with contempt in his eyes: "Since you are a human being, not a pig or a dog, you will naturally have to change. If you are still a human being, if something happens, you have to take care of it."

Gan Qing was so angry that he almost flipped the table: "Who are you scolding, you are not human—"

Unexpectedly, Xiangquan immediately added: "Dawn has already broken, and the servants have just woken up. If the two of you quarrel, the whole house will drag you sleepily. What will Mrs. Xia say?" Get a wife and take care of him—'"

Dry clear eyes are red, speechless.

A few crisp birdsong came to my ears.Xiangquan pushed the door open, and the autumn air after the rain rushed in, not cold, but very fresh.The sun is a gentle orange, piercing through the clouds, passing through the treetops, and shining on Xiangquan's eyes.Looking farther away, the ancient and thick walls of Yongcheng stand in the rising sun, as if they have survived the seven-day long night and want to listen to the ending of this story quietly.

"You really don't regret meddling in this business?"

Xiang Quan narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled.He took a deep breath of fresh air.Feel refreshed.

"not regret."

"What if your previous efforts go to waste? For example, the Tsing Yi Bandit never shows up again, or your inferences about him are all wrong."

"Then start over."

Hearing his firm answer, Qianqing felt a little confused in his thinking, so he stood in front of the door and stretched himself.The ginkgo in the courtyard is bathed in the sun, and it is dyed with the color of the sun, but it is a little wilted.

Qianqing looked into the distance, and the garden was full of greenery.This tranquility swept away his seven-day fatigue.

"Hello, today is the eighth day."

Xiang Quan let out a "hmm".

Qian Qing turned around and said, "Open the city gate today."

Xiangquan ignored him and turned around again.He saw outside the window, Chuuxue lazily basking in the sun on a marble bench, surrounded by ginkgo leaves piled up all over the ground.It wagged its tail lazily and squinted its eyes.Not far away, Gu Yu called it, and Chuuxue walked over slowly, it really looked like a Xiangquan.

Like answering and ignoring, what kind of cat is really raised by someone.

Ganqing looked at Fuxue, and was displeased after sweeping away.He yawned, and said sleepily, "You actually let Chuuxue take care of Gu Yu, don't you want to raise it?"

"of course not."

"Don't raise it for her," Qianqing turned back and smiled, "Gu Yu, girl, dare not tell you, so I asked me to convey it. You lost the bell you tied around Chuuxue's neck. You reminded me so much, don't lose it. But She's still lost."

"What?" Xiang Quan raised his head suddenly, his eyes became empty.

"Bell," Gan Qing waved his hand with a smile, and clicked his tongue, "You, a big man, even tied a bell to Chuuxue. Don't lose it! It's unreasonable. Can the thing around the cat's neck be tied? If you don't play with it, it will fall off." I don't know where I can fall... Hey! You-"

Xiangquan rushed out suddenly and called Chuuxue.Fubuki jumped over immediately, there was nothing on Xuebai's neck.

Xiang Quan's face immediately became ugly.

Ganqing was startled when he saw Xiangquan's face, and he hurriedly called Gu Yu.He originally thought it was a trivial matter, but who knew it was this kind of situation.When Gu Yu saw Xiangquan, she immediately lowered her head sadly.

"When did the bell disappear?" Xiang Quan was a little excited.Gan Qing could see that he was trying to maintain calm.

Gu Yu spoke incoherently: "It was yesterday..."

"Was it lost there?"

Gu Yu raised her head, her eyes were red: "Young Master Yi, I really didn't mean it... Chuuxue has been by my side the entire time, never leaving the yard! I was going to pour water for my wife, but Chuuxue was outside, but as soon as I came out, the bell disappeared ...I searched everywhere, but there was nothing!"

Gu Yu really wept.She is a favored maid of the Xia family, few people dare to blame her.Even though Xiangquan didn't mean to blame, but his words were like ice, his usual calmness and warmth were gone, and he felt fierce.

"What are you in a hurry for?" Gan Qing hurriedly smoothed things over, "It's just a bell—"

"Who was outside at that time?" Xiang Quan's eyes were cold.

Gu Yu cried: "I remember I was the only one..."

Xiang Quan's face was heavy.Qian Qing wanted to persuade, but was full of doubts.The three were silent.Yi Xiangquan's abnormal impatience made the other two dare not speak.

Xiangquan paced in the courtyard, frowning.

"Now Yinshi has just passed, and there is still time. The door opens at Shenshi, which means—"

"Shenshi? Who told you that the door is open at Shenshi today?" Qianqing rubbed his head, "You didn't know that the city ban was lifted at Yinshi today."

Xiang Quan was stunned, as if he had been petrified in an instant.

"what?"

"That's right, you were still lying in the hospital a few days ago. The notice at the gate of the city will lift the city ban at Yinshi today, because there are a large number of caravans coming over—"

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☆, the final chapter restarts

The door opens at Yinshi today.

Yi Xiangquan rushed out the door before Gan Qing finished speaking.

"Hey, you—" Gan Qing shouted, but followed out helplessly.Gu Yu was the only one left in the room, his eyes were red from crying.

Xiangquan's feet are not very flexible yet, he should not be running fast, but Qianqing can't catch up in one go - even though his legs and feet are inconvenient, Xiangquan is running with all his strength.But he clearly said that he is not afraid of the end of the city ban.Whether or not the Tsing Yi Bandit is caught is not the key, the Tsing Yi Bandit will come back to find him.Because Yi Xiangquan had something that the Tsing Yi Bandit wanted in his hand, an unknown thing that was obtained from the rhinoplasty.

Just because of that thing, it is enough to make the strange thief in Tsing Yi fall into the trap.

The sunlight shuttles between the treetops, weaving into golden threads, and the mottled shadows of the trees are also left on the ground.Qianqing bypassed the old houses in Yongcheng, bypassed the dense bushes, and rubbed the dew warmed by the sun.He was running, his mind spinning rapidly, and the answer was revealed all at once.

Yi Xiangquan didn't say what the little thing that the blue-clothed thief valued was exactly, nor did he say where he hid it.But obviously, something that can be hidden in rhinoceros chopsticks must be very small.

What can fit into chopsticks, of course, can fit into a bell.

The bell, the bell of blowing snow... lost.

Qian Qing suddenly became annoyed, he hadn't noticed it a long time ago!The bell on Fuxue's neck didn't ring because the beads inside were taken out and other things were stuffed in instead.

Qian Qing is angry and funny, Xiang Quan actually hides such an important thing in the cat bell and gives it to Gu Yu for safekeeping.

Thinking about it again, Xiangquan's approach is relatively safe.

What the Tsing Yi Bandit wants to steal is not a rhinoceros bone, not from the very beginning.What he wants to steal is the little thing in the rhinoceros.Yi Xiangquan's mind kept jumping, and he actually made Chuuxue scurry around the ground with the most important things.Qianqing shook his head, as expected of Xiangquan.If he was the strange thief in blue, he would never have imagined that the important thing would be placed on the cat's neck.

But...the bell is missing.

Pedestrians on the road rushed towards the city gate one by one, like the tide rushing to the sea, everyone was smiling.There are caravans buying goods, businessmen from foreign lands, people returning home, and young people who have gone to other places to make a living.They carried goods, luggage, and even took the whole family out.There were guards at the gate of the city to check one by one, but the crowd flocked out of the city very quickly.This is the moment that the people of Yongcheng have been looking forward to for seven days, and everyone walks briskly.

They celebrated the end of the Yongcheng catastrophe with bright smiles.

It's safe, Yongcheng is safe.On the seventh day, three people died, and the strange thief in green came and went, but the people still lived in peace.

Qianqing chased Xiangquan all the way to the city gate, but now there are too many people to see Xiangquan.Qianqing pushed away the bustling crowd, a dozen ox carts, and large and small packages of goods.

Qianqing stopped suddenly.

He can be regarded as catching up.Among the lively crowd in front of him, there was a white figure.

Yi Xiangquan stood in the center of the city gate, with his back facing Qianqing's eyes.He was too conspicuous, not because of his white clothes, but because he didn't move.Everyone rushed towards the city gate like flowing water, only Xiangquan stood there like a huge stone, cold and straight, the tide saw him and wanted to go around.

Qian Qing walked forward slowly and patted his shoulder.

"It's over." There was a trace of comfort in Qian Qing's words.

"ended."

There is no regret, no desolation, just a peaceful sigh after the dust has settled.

Seeing that he was still normal, Ganqing asked hesitantly: "Is there something in the bell? What is it? Did the Tsing Yi thief take it away? We... this is considered a loss?"

Qianqing saw that although Xiangquan was calm, but his complexion was not good, he quickly stopped talking.Xiangquan just shook his head.

"The loser is always the criminal."

Qianqing was stunned, he still has to be stubborn at this time...

Xiang Quan sighed, the sun seemed to hurt his eyes.He looked up at the blue sky and smiled.

Ganqing knew that he refused to admit defeat, but saw a trace of loneliness in Yi Xiangquan's eyes.

"At least your inferences are correct. Besides, you have worked hard, we will be able to—"

Xiang Quan shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly: "I deduced wrongly. At that moment just now, when I saw so many people, I felt that my mind was quiet and my thinking was clear. I made a major mistake."

"how?"

"The hiding place of the Tsing Yi Thief," Xiang Quan shook his head, "it's not the Xia family, it's not the Yongcheng Mansion, it's not the West Street."

"Where is it?"

"Medical hall."

Qianqing couldn't help laughing: "How is it possible!"

"This is the only explanation. It is also the best explanation. He was injured by an arrow and needed someone to shelter him and give him medical treatment. He colluded with Fu Shangxing. Moreover, no one will search the medical hall. It is the biggest Search blind spots, because no one would believe that the Tsing Yi Bandit lived in the same house as me for five days."

The clean face twitched.

"The medical center is very large, and there are patients. Qu Ze has poor night vision and lack of observation ability. I can't get out of bed at all. So the medical center is very safe." Xiangquan added.

"I still can't believe he's so audacious!"

"This is the only explanation. A person who is wanted with injuries, even though he has accomplices, still has to go all over the world to find such a small thing. It is extremely difficult. Besides, it is very difficult to deal with people who hide things."

"I woke up from a coma, and Fuxue had already been brought to me by Ozawa. So I put the things in the bell, and when Gu Yu came to get the medicine, I gave her the cat, thinking that the Tsing Yi Pirates would never find it. I reckon... The Tsing Yi Robber was in the medical hall at the time, and he must have seen it—either he saw me stuffing something into the bell, or he saw me hand the cat to Gu Yu. For the latter, this is a wise person Speaking of it, it is not difficult to see the clues of the bell."

Dry Halal is really speechless.

"That is to say, I once lived under the same roof as a murderer and a gangster," Xiang Quan smiled calmly, "It's really a failure."

"What are you going to do?"

"As for the matter of the Tsing Yi Bandit, almost all clues have been cut off. If they don't come out anymore, it will be very difficult to catch them again. I will go to Bianjing to look for the previous files of the Tsing Yi Bandit. Maybe there will be clues. However, very soon It's hard to say."

"so you……"

"Maybe tomorrow."

Gan Qing was taken aback: "It's so fast, but my father and mother wanted to treat you well."

"Tomorrow is the slowest time. As for the reception," Xiangquan said with a smile, "there will be a long time."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left.It should be to go to the medical hall to explain everything to Qu Ze, pack up and leave Yongcheng.

He didn't say goodbye.

The sun was shining brightly and the sky was as blue as a wash.Gan Qingmu stood in a daze, wearing a green shirt, under a ginkgo tree.He seemed to be in the same situation as on the first day of the same city ban, but the leaves of the ginkgo tree turned yellow.

Passers-by walked past him, thinking he was waiting for something.

The author has something to say: there is still an epilogue + extra episode, then... it's the second part

☆, end

The evening glow burned half the sky red, and it was about to sink into the river next to Yongcheng.The wharf has returned to its former busyness, and businessmen are in a hurry to find a place to stay.And those large passenger ships were moored at the port, and were dragged out by the setting sun to form long, dark and strange shadows.

On the other side of the pier, there is an ancient and prosperous alley in Yongcheng.The gray roof tiles shone with fine golden shimmer in the afterglow of the sun, and under the roof tiles were wine shops and tea houses, where lamps were lit and people were seated.Nowadays, the streets are full of people, which is a lively scene.

Qianqing sat on the roof, holding a jug of new wine, and looked at the people passing by on the street—this was the highest roof in Liyong City, and it was the place Xia Qianqing occupied when he was a child.

Opening the bottle, a strong fragrance wafted out. "Wild flowers grow out of the ground, and the fragrance of good wine permeates the bottle." This wine is not from the south of the Yangtze River.

Drinking must be mixed with water, it is really cowardly and hopeless.

Ganqing shook his head, raised his shoulders, and threw the bottle viciously into the shimmering river.

Yi Xiangquan left.When he left, I don't know exactly.He only knew that when he went to Xiangquan in the afternoon, the clinic was closed; when he looked at the inn again, shopkeeper Zhou said that his luggage and cat were gone.

Yi Xiangquan left without a sound, as if he had never been here before.

Yongcheng has returned to its former state, but with the coolness of autumn.It has lost a capable soldier, an excellent doctor, and a sick woman who no one pays attention to.Qu Ze burst into tears, and was taken back to Xia's house by Gu Yu, where she had a new name, Jing Zhe.

Qian Qing burped.What kind of stinging sting, what a bad name——

How could he go back and face her?

Qianqing felt dizzy, his head was heavy, and his shoulders seemed to be severely pressed by someone.

Looking west, gardenia lamps are already hanging on the colorful cornices.But West Street was not as lively as it was a few days ago.Looking at the distance, no one set foot in the backyard of West Street, without a trace of light, exuding a decadent atmosphere.The black lake is like a pool of stagnant water, and the dense woods cover the clear sight.

The business in West Street is not what it used to be, and Yang Fu Yin is neither promoted nor demoted, Master Zhao has returned to Beijing.Except for Qianqing and Xiangquan, no one knew that he was not mentioning prison, but the fourth uncle of the current Holy Majesty.

People leave tea cold, everything remains the same.

Ganqing was a little drunk, afraid that he would roll off the roof, so he slid down the big tree next to him, scratching his blue and white clothes and his arm.When his feet were on the ground, he bent down and picked up a weed by the roadside and tied it in a knot.

How did Yi Xiangquan tie the reed knot?

Qianqing was drunk, couldn't see anything clearly, couldn't tie at all.

What's wrong with yourself?

Now, what should go is gone, what should be stayed is staying.Everything seems to be the same, but everything has changed.

Yongcheng used to be a fortress with the strongest walls.It completely protects Yongcheng. Although it is a place with frequent businessmen, it is extremely peaceful and serene.

Qianqing's life experience is too good, and she is also well protected.

He grumbled, the spicy taste filled his mouth and nose, and his stomach burned.He threw the weeds aside and secretly scolded Yi Xiangquan for being a liar.

Qianqing suddenly felt that he was just an empty shell, living with nothing to do all day long.The way of heaven is irreversible, and human beings are as small as ants, but I don't want to change anything, I just know how to stay in Yongcheng.

Not as good as Yi Xiangquan.

A person who is protected all his life is not a person; a person who does not think all his life is not a person; a person who does not want to change his life is not a person.

Whoa, whoa—

He was in a daze, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and vomited beside the tree with a crash.

"Xia, Mr. Xia, are you okay...?"

Ganqing turned his head, feeling in a daze, feeling that this person seemed familiar, like a boy from West Street.

Gan Qing frowned: "What do you want me for?" These were the only four words he could hold back.

"Master Yi left?"

Qianqing let out a "huh", turned his head away immediately, and couldn't help but vomited on the floor again with a "crash".

The smell of wine permeated the air, and the servant backed away immediately, a little scared: "I didn't find the person Mr. Yi wanted me to find, please send me a message..."

Drunken and drunk, he muttered, which was considered a response.

"Master Yi came to me yesterday and asked me to secretly replace Mr. Shangxing's wine glass," the boy said in a hurry, not wanting to stay here for too long. It’s still hard to reach the sky. My movements are not quick, and it won’t work at all! I told Sister Ehuang, asking her to find someone to replace me. After that... I don’t know.”

Gan Qing was dizzy and dazed, and squeezed out four more words: "What wine glass?"

"Anyway, I asked Sister Ehuang again today, but she didn't know what to say—please tell Mr. Yi, see you later!" After finishing speaking, the boy ran away in a hurry, afraid of being drunk and beating him up he.

I walked home in a daze, not remembering anything.

But he seems to have something to do—

Relying on the strength of wine, Gan Qing lay down under her carved bed, and secretly pulled out a big burden from it.The burden was covered with a layer of dust, and after blowing it dry, he stood up and picked up the bow and arrow box of the Zhemu bow.After thinking about it, he opened a box in a daze and left a letter on the table.

Everything is prepared early.

Qian Qing smiled with satisfaction.

The Double Ninth Festival is approaching, and everyone in the Xia family is busy.A batch of Double Ninth Cakes had been prepared in advance, steaming hot, with colorful flags on them, and placed in plain white porcelain plates; and the maids also carried pots of chrysanthemums into the courtyard.She picked out the good-looking ones in private, quietly pinned them on her head, and looked around, for fear of being found lazy.

Qu Ze probably also works among the girls.

But... don't care about Xia Qianqing's business!

Jinfeng Yulu, chrysanthemum pistil and cornel branch, all these do not belong to Xia Qianqing.

Qian Qing's ability to escape was learned at a young age, and Xia Mansion was busy, so no one noticed him.He escaped the servant's sight, bypassed the chrysanthemum garden full of petals, bypassed the rockery pavilion, and ran drunk all the way to the city gate.The night is like a huge net, covering the sky of Yongcheng, the silver moon hangs high, and the city gate is about to close.Feeling dizzy, he trotted all the way, fighting for the last few to get out of the city.

"Hey, where is Mr. Xia going? To catch Qi Yi and steal it?" the guard asked him with a smile.

"Don't worry about it, you're looking for bad luck! Just say you didn't see me!" Gan Qing replied, still drunk, and walked into the vast night in a few steps.

He just went out of town.

At this time, there was also someone packing the bags in West Street, and it was a woman.

She was around thirty, she was not beautiful or coquettish, but very dignified, so dignified that others thought she was some official wife.She was dressed in a gown made of light yellow gauze, the color of the material was soft and elegant, adorning her body like a pistil.

There is a painting on the table, and it is difficult for normal people to see what the painting is at a glance.This is not a good painting, but a simple tracing, which seems to be a manufacturing drawing.The pattern is also weird, like a stick.

If you look closely, the painting is very delicate, and it is traced with a fine brush.The whole stick is white, with a reddish tint after being dyed with cinnabar.The end of the stick is also hollowed out.There are comments in the blank space, like drawings drawn by craftsmen before production.

The woman in light yellow clothes smiled.With a sad smile, she put away the painting and threw it into the fire, sighing softly.

The fire slowly burned the painting and burned it to ashes.

The firelight reflected her face.The woman looked out the window almost subconsciously.Not far from the window is the Black Lake, and the yard next to the Black Lake is covered with fallen leaves, scorched black.

The woman's knuckles turned white, and she slammed on the window with a "bang".

Some things, if you do it wrong, you do it wrong, anyway, it's not wrong this time.

Fu Shangxing committed suicide, so we can't blame her, can't blame her——

Beside the fire was a cat, covered in snow, very similar to Fubuki, except for faint green eyes.It seemed to be well-trained, staying obediently, tilting its head to look at the fire from time to time, and then at its owner.

Goose Yellow fiddled with the flames, frowned and sighed softly.She knew that she was wrong; she knew that this matter was endless.

The Tsing Yi Thief will not hide in the rivers and lakes.

There are still things that have not been obtained.

Ehuang slowly closed his eyes, and gently rubbed his forehead.

(End of the first part)

The author has something to say: Congratulations for entering the big pit...

The confrontation between Yi Xiangquan and the Tsing Yi Robber happened in the third part

☆、Fantasy story——The past of teenagers

Once upon a time there was a mountain.

It is located in Luoyang, Xijing. Except for the locals, few people know the existence of this mountain.This is just a small hill outside the city, with lush vegetation and gurgling streams flowing in the mountains, adding to the aura, but it was razed to the ground after a thousand years.

Legend has it that after this era, the mountain god quietly moved it to another place.Where and how they moved, no one knows.

The lake below the mountain has no name either.Fishermen catch fish with their nets during the day.Every night, almost no one comes.

However, "almost no one" does not mean that there is really no one.

The sun seems to have just removed the last red glow, leaving only a trace of scarlet in the western sky, and then fell into the night.The river lanterns are burning, and the river water is alive with the lights.The night covered the surface of the lake, and one could vaguely see an old fishing boat on the river.

It floated randomly on the lake like a broken plank, with people on it.The man curled up and kept staring into the water.Looking at the figure, it looks like an old man.

The old man was sitting on the bow with a tender reed in his mouth.Fishermen use nets, but he doesn't.He was just peeling the tender reeds, and his posture was like that of a girl by the lake peeling tender yellow peas with her light white hands, very dexterous, but the old man's hands were extremely dry and old.

The old man took one end of the stripped reed stalk in his hand, and put the other end into the water.At the other end of the water, reed leaves are still tied, which can be regarded as fish floats.

The smell of this fresh and tender weed is fatal to fish.

The old man closed his eyes and dozed off, but he didn't seem to be asleep. If you look carefully, you can see his squinted but bright eyes.

Suddenly, there was a slight thumping sound on the water surface, and a fish was hooked.

The old man grinned, but made no sound.He waited quietly, and suddenly, he lifted the reed pole and moved it slightly, quickly and lightly.

A small, beautiful fish was caught, and it was still shining with gold.

"What a beautiful fish! Don't eat it, I'll keep it for you!" The old man looked at the fish, turned around and laughed heartily. He was facing the river bank, but the river bank was so dark that no one could be seen at all.

"Hey, come and take a look!" The old man laughed again, raised the fish in his hand and shouted towards the darkness, "Don't hide, come out! What are you peeking at? Why don't you wait?" The fish will die."

At this time, a young man suddenly appeared by the river, he looked around curiously, and waded through the water hesitantly.

"Hey, don't wade in the water, the teacher's wife will blame you if your clothes are dirty!" After saying that, the old man turned the bow of the boat and slowly returned to the shore.

The boy stopped.In Jiang Huozhong, he looked a little thin, about twelve or thirteen years old, already tall and handsome, wearing a light-colored gown, with a straight face, lacking the vivacity of a teenager, but his eyes were full of aura.Those eyes were brighter than Jiang Huo.

The old man got off the boat and gave the boy the fish.The fish is slightly golden, as if it was raised by a rich family for enjoyment.It is hard to imagine such fish in the river.

The boy took the fish and quickly bent down to put it into the water.

"Yo yo, why did you let it go so well?"

"Why not let it go?" The boy looked at the fish with his clear eyes, and the fish flopped in the water and slowly swam into the black lake.

The old man curled his lips: "Wouldn't it look good to raise it? Where's the golden one?"

The young man shook his head: "There are always golden things, why should I keep them for myself? This fish is so small, small fish should not be caught." The young man was silent for a moment, and asked, "How did you catch it?"

He raised his face, with a hint of curiosity.

The old man smiled and said, "Use reeds. Don't you think you can't catch them?"

"It's impossible without a hook. The reed can't get stuck in the fish's throat," the young man snorted, "Didn't Mr. Jiang catch it? He used a fishing rod without a hook. Not only did the reed not have a hook to bend, but it was also too soft." , can’t bear the strength of the fish at all!”

"Haha, you kid don't understand 'weakness is better than strength', where did your reading go? The reed is so soft, but it is resilient, the mouth of the fish is very small, it is said to be knotted, where is it just a simple knot? Knot? It should not be as fine as a knotted hair. The fish can only bite or get stuck in the throat just right, and then it is possible to catch it. Any more is a failure! Reed, it is not hard, but it has tenacity. Without a hook, who said it couldn't be done?"

The young man lowered his head, stepped on the splash of water with his feet, and snorted, "I don't believe it."

"What did I teach you yesterday? Did you memorize it?"

"'Praise it from the sky, and use it to control the destiny'."

The old man smiled and said, "Silly boy, you really don't understand."

The old man bent down and began to load the basket, and said slowly: "A snake hits seven inches, and so does a reed. If it bends at the right place, twists at the right place, the reed can also become a hook. This is man-made. The soft life of the reed is It was given by God, and of course people have to make some changes if they want to use it to fish. It’s just how to do it and where to do it. It depends on the person. You silly boy can’t do it. Your master and I can do it.”

"People cannot violate nature, but they can understand the laws of nature and make changes. This is human courage and wisdom, do you understand, silly boy?"

The boy thought for a while, then lowered his head and said nothing.

He doesn't understand, but doesn't want to admit it.

"At first glance, he looks like a fool who doesn't believe in evil."

The old man is no ordinary person.He is familiar with the habits of the birds by the water and the characteristics of the reeds on the shore.He knows the sun, he knows the moon, he knows the fish in the river, he knows the breath of plants and the movement of stars, and he knows when the night will swallow all things.

The old man handed the remaining reed to the young man, "If you don't believe in heaven, you will naturally believe in people. Go back and try it yourself."

The young man took the reed, which was a special reed handed over by the old man. It was sucked from the fish's mouth, and it was still bloodshot.It is not long, and there is a tiny knot on it, which is very strangely long.The boy wanted to use Jiang Huo to see clearly.

Unlike the auspicious knot, it looks like a dragon's beard hook.

The young man looked at it obsessively, but the old man suddenly spoke.

"Xiangquan, do you know the meaning of your name?"

The boy nodded: "I only heard from my teacher that Xiangquan is a kind of wine made by my teacher, but... and my surname is taken from the "Book of Changes."

The old man nodded, and picked up another reed.

"Xiangquan wine, this is the wine brewed from the spring water in the east wing. It is very common. The spring is the name, but the wine is the essence. The persistent heart is like strong wine, and the indifferent nature is like clear spring. Your master and I will stay here all my life. In a shabby house in the countryside, I study a few shabby books and do nothing. But you... are different. After a few years, the master will get old and can’t walk anymore, so you will go out for the master.”

The boy froze for a moment, the reed swaying in the wind in his hand.

"Where am I going?"

The old man said slowly: "Central Plains, Western Regions, wherever you want to go."

The sun has already hidden its face, the moon has risen in the east, and the lake is also shimmering.Under the moon, the lakes and mountains are picturesque, the fishing fires are shining, and the reeds are whispering.This kind of scenery was deeply imprinted in the bright eyes of the young man.Looking at the boat and the lake, he realized for the first time what "beauty" is.And this "beauty" also remained in his memory for several years, lingering.

The boy was in a daze, and the old man patted him on the shoulder.

"Xiangquan. You look silly, but you are actually very smart. A smart person can know the season through a flower, and see the ocean through a drop of water. Your insight, association Ability, reasoning ability, far above peers.

The young man murmured: "Why don't I think... Besides, these so-called abilities are useless."

The old man laughed loudly, and the waterfowl on the shore flew into the night sky in shock, as if they were going to go through the moon.

"Whether it is useful or not, we will know in the future. But you have to remember, smartness is smartness, justice and benevolence are absolutely indispensable, remember?"

The boy responded impatiently.

The old man nodded in satisfaction and picked up the fish basket.The two masters and apprentices went back silently all the way.

The boy followed behind the master.At this moment, he doesn't know what the way of heaven and the way of humanity are, and he doesn't know whether the reed can really bend, and what is its use.Ten years later, the boy would occasionally think of this inexplicable night.He had a vague feeling in his heart that he had learned something worth appreciating in his lifetime tonight.

The old man smiled as he walked, but he didn't know that this silly boy was his last apprentice in this life.

The author has something to say: ——The first part is completely over, hehe, the trailer for the second version of the radio drama was released today.When the first version of the trailer came out, the city ban was not released......

The second "Folk Song" is coming soon, I hope everyone will continue to support it