[Donggong Derivatives] see you again

In the second year after the death of the Crown Princess of the Rich Dynasty, the grasslands in Xizhou were rich in water and grass, and flowers bloomed everywhere.

I poured the clothes in the basin into the small river, squatted by the river and slapped them, the small water splashed into my eyes, I rubbed them with my hands, and there was a crisp boy's voice in the wind:

"Miss Xiaofeng~Miss Xiaofeng~"

I turned my head and looked over, and Tsering ran over shaking his arms: "Miss Xiaofeng, that...the caravan from the Central Plains is here..."

I supported him to catch my breath: "Why are you running? I'm not in a hurry." As I spoke, I dropped the club in my hand and followed him back to the tent.

Tents are propped up from the grass in front of you, women in Danchi clothes are drying their woolen mattresses in the sun, and men are driving the bleating sheep to the paddock.

Tsering pointed ahead: "Look, it's right there!"

I squinted my eyes and looked against the sun. Five or six traders in clothes from the Central Plains were talking to the locals. Ding dong crisp sound.

I walked with Tsering, and the bearded head of the merchant greeted him, put his hand on his chest and saluted: "My lady, I brought you what you said you wanted last time."

I nodded, and the young man next to me handed it to me with a brocade box, and I took it and weighed it: "I thought you forgot."

The bearded man smiled plainly: "We businessmen always keep our word."

Tsering came to see me curiously when I opened the brocade box, revealing the delicate wood carvings inside, and asked me, "What is this?"

I put it in his hand: "Gift, it's your birthday gift, this is called Kong Mingsuo in the Central Plains."

Tsering opened his eyes wide, seemingly in disbelief, and asked excitedly, "Give it to me?! Thank you, Miss Xiaofeng!"

He took the box and ran to grandma to show off. After I watched him leave, I asked the bearded man, "Did you bring something interesting this time?"

The bearded man scratched his head and smiled: "It's delicious. Last time I brought you snacks from the Central Plains, I asked to bring more. This time I brought more, and I specially left a portion for you."

As he spoke, he pulled out a long wooden box from the package on the horse's back.

I opened the wooden box, and there were various shapes of candied fruit in it. Except for a few that I didn't like very much, the rest were all things I liked before.

After the long journey through mountains and rivers, those candied fruit were lying almost intact in the box.

I hugged the box into my arms: "Thank you, I will give you the silver."

The bearded man nodded and bowed down to take the money: "We'll leave tomorrow morning, the girl has anything to say in advance."

After all, the bearded man withdrew the team to the temporary residence.

I opened the box again, and the candied fruit inside was rich in color and glowing with sweetness. I picked one up with my fingers and chewed it in my mouth, and the familiar taste filled my mouth.

It has been two years, and Toyoto seems to be very far away.

I have heard about Li Chengyin more or less from my clansmen, and most people have mixed feelings about him, after all, he once destroyed their king's account, but he did his best to protect the peace of this tiny place .

I did not follow my brother to the Xizhou Palace, but chose to stay in this most ordinary village, living a peaceful life that I have never experienced in these years.

But Li Chengyin couldn't calm down, I heard that he was very busy with the emperor's serious illness, maybe he lost a lot of weight.

I raised my hand to block the sun, and squinted at the small river flowing not far away. The river water was shone with gold by the sun, and the sparkling light reflected on the women washing clothes on the bank, and even the water foam was covered with sparkling light.

Because of the visits of foreigners, flames rose high in the open space under the darkness of night.

The strong Danchi men carried the large pieces of beef and mutton to the bonfire, the skin was roasted until it was burnt brown, and the crispy, sweet and greasy aroma rushed to the nasal cavity of the people around.

Tsering sat next to me, and said with a sad face, "Miss Xiaofeng, how do you play with this thing?"

He pushed Kong Mingsuo into my arms and looked at me eagerly.

I patted his head: "To tell you the truth, I haven't figured out this thing after playing for four or five years. If you really don't know how to do it, you can just split it with a knife."

As I said that, I drew out the golden wrong knife on my waist, and gestured at Kong Mingsuo. Tsering snatched it back in a jerk: "No, no, no, oh, how many things do you have to waste in four or five years like this!?"

I stuck the golden knife back into my waist: "It's okay, not too much."

Tsering held Kong Mingsuo and began to frown again: "Could it be that this thing is designed to make things difficult for others? Can no one open it?"

I added a handful of firewood to the bonfire: "Well... yes. Someone untied it in the blink of an eye."

The flames jumped in front of my eyes, just like the man's slender and white fingers flying in front of me. Finally, he handed it to me, and said softly:

"Xiaofeng, you can't solve it with a knife..."

Tsering smiled knowingly and jokingly: "I see, is he the one who gave you the Spike?"

My face suddenly became hot, but fortunately the fire was also glowing red, so I was able to ask calmly, "Who did you listen to?"

Tsering raised his chin proudly: "Spike teeth are the proof of Danchi's warriors, and they are given to the girl you love to express your friendship. My elder sister also wears them when she gets married. When she talks about her brother-in-law, her expression is exactly the same as yours."

I pursed my lips and said angrily, "If you talk too much, you are smart, so don't talk nonsense."

This rebuttal convinced Tsering of his own thoughts, and he leaned over curiously: "Is it...one of those two brothers? Every time you go to herd sheep, they also follow you. I think they must be interested in you. "

I covered his mouth: "Speak less, they..." I peeked at the two straight brothers, "It's absolutely impossible for them..."

Tsering pursed his lips and said with a giggle, "Sister Xiaofeng is shy~"

I can't be bothered to talk to him anymore.

At dawn, I got up early to help Tsering and his mother herd the sheep.

In this summer grassland, apart from wild grasses and flowers growing wildly, there are also mosquitoes buzzing from time to time, and I don’t know which ditch bred healthy larvae, leaving one after another red small bags on my ankles.

I rolled up the trousers slightly, and spread the red envelope with the ointment in my hand, and the cool feeling immediately relieved the annoying itching.

I got up and covered the veil on my face, and Tsering came running with a bouquet of wild flowers: "Miss Xiaofeng!! Those two are here again!!"

I scolded in a low voice: "What a fuss, hurry up and help your mother catch the sheep!"

Tsering stuck out his tongue, and stuffed the uneven wildflowers into my arms, and a few bouquets that had lost support fell to the ground.

I smiled at the two brothers who were driving the sheep: "Are you also here to herd the sheep?"

The eldest brother was born dark, but a row of teeth are white: "This side is rich in vegetation, of course I should choose this place."

I nodded and walked towards Tsering and the others.

At this time, I heard the bell ringing, and when I looked back, the caravan was coming to us.

The bearded man saw me and said enthusiastically, "Girl, you haven't said what you need to bring?"

I shook my head: "I don't need you to bring anything, I'll give you something."

As I said that, I took out the kit and put it into his hands, without explaining anything, I rolled up my whip and went with the flock.

The bearded man was stunned, and stood there for a long while before putting the bag in his arms and shouting: "Girl! I'm leaving now!"

I didn't look back, I just raised my hand to signal.

The bearded man got on his horse and was about to rein in his horse and turn...Suddenly, there was a messy sound of horseshoes on the hillside.

Startled by the roar of the horses, the flock rioted wildly.I subconsciously turned around, only to see the sound of the mountain top, and a horse team of about a dozen people running towards this side!

After seeing those people's attire clearly, I opened my eyes wide——

Sand Pirates? !

The bearded man also recognized it, and shouted: "Run away!!"

My consciousness returned, and I quickly rushed to Tsering mother and son who were still in a daze.

Tsering was grabbed by my arm, and I yelled, "Let's go!"

He was already scared out of his wits, and instinctively ran to the village with me. After running for a long time, he finally came to his senses and asked out of breath:

"Miss Xiaofeng...those people..."

"It's a robber." I ran back to him.

Tsering began to speak incoherently: "Then... what about the bearded man and the two brothers? Why don't they run away?!"

I looked down at him: "They are helping us resist, we have to go to the warriors in the village for help."

Tsering turned back nervously, his eyes full of worry: "Then... can they resist?"

I grabbed his hand tightly: "Don't worry..." My eyes glanced at the bearded man who took out the bow and arrow from the package, "They will definitely be able to handle it."

We rushed back to the village and gathered several warriors to help.

Not long after, they came back.

What followed was a large flock of sheep pacing leisurely. Behind the flock were the two blood-stained brothers and the bearded beard and others.

The eldest brother handed me the whip: "The flock of sheep helped you drive them back, and a few of them may have died, please don't be surprised."

Tsering's heart finally returned to its place, and he jumped happily at a sheep with an auspicious string hanging on his ear: "Great, great, as long as everyone is fine!"

The bearded man also stepped forward: "We have dealt with the Sand Pirates, but..." He took out the kit and handed it to me, "This may be stained with blood."

I stretched out my hand to hold the kit, and nodded slowly: "Got it... I'll give you another one."

With that said, I turned and went back to the tent.

The kettle in the tent was boiling hot water, and the spout of the kettle made a sharp "sizzling" sound.

The steam rose into the sky and gradually dissipated. I lifted the kettle and filled the teacup, staring at the white mist at the mouth of the cup in a daze.

There are still pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the table, which are the traces that I haven't sorted out since I wrote the letter last night.

I opened the kit, pulled out the note inside, and slowly unfolded:

[Longevity and well-being, full of children and grandchildren. ]

With my five fingers together, the note crumpled into a ball in my palm.

I let go, threw it to the ground, then turned to pick up my pen, and wrote a longer sentence on a larger piece of paper:

[I once prayed to the heavens, I wish you a long life and a healthy and prosperous descendants, but now I am afraid that the heavens will not listen, so I tell you to listen. ]

On the No.14 day after the caravan left, Tsering pushed open the curtain and shouted, "Sister Xiaofeng!"

At that time, I was stringing beads, but he interrupted me so that all the beads in my hand fell on the blanket.

I was a little annoyed: "Don't keep bluffing!"

Tsering shook his head violently: "It's true this time! I'm really going to make a fuss!"

He took my hand with excitement on his face: "Sister Xiaofeng, go and go outside!"

I followed him without knowing why, and as soon as I lifted the curtain, I knew why he was so surprised.

On the grass outside the curtain, a large number of fireflies danced, and the faint green lighted up the dull night.

I let go of Tsering's hand and walked along the densely populated area of ​​fireflies.

One step, two steps, three steps... sixteen steps.The long river flows quietly in front of me, and the swarms of fireflies weave into a bright net, tightly binding me tightly.

One hundred?No... maybe a thousand.

I couldn't count, so I could only stare blankly at the strange scene in front of me, until I caught a glimpse of a lotus lantern dangling in the river from the corner of my eye.

It floated to the rocky beach in front of me and ran aground.

Trembling, I reached out and picked it up.

Its lotus petals are shining with light, and the black handwriting intersects with the color of fire, which makes my heart beat endlessly:

[Prayer to Prince Toyo:

I want my concubine to live a long and healthy life with me, and have a lot of children and grandchildren. ]

Its warmth paused for a while in my palm, then my hand sank gradually, and the lotus lantern was pushed by me to the endless river in the distance.

In the night that was originally so quiet that there was only the sound of the wind, I heard sudden but not unexpected footsteps.

I got up and turned around, and there was a man standing behind me.

He is tall, wearing white clothes, with hair hanging down his head, with the nobility of the Central Plains and the uninhibitedness of Dan Chi.

He asked me, "Do you know who I am?"

I looked at this familiar face for a long time, so long that the lotus lantern seemed to float to the end of time.

Suddenly, I nodded and smiled:

"I know, you are Li Chengyin from the Central Plains."

(End of HE)