At dawn, Lin Zhenbei and Master Jianxiu got up and headed to Zhenhu Mountain. Also going there was the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion. Mr. Lin was afraid that there would be no one to take care of Lin Zhenbei on the road, so he specially arranged for someone to follow him and take care of his daily life.
Xu Qingmu accompanied Lin Zhenbei to the city gate. The two brothers were silent on the way. The big yellow dog and the old scalper also followed. These two beasts usually received a lot of favors from Lin Zhenbei, and they were also full of spirituality.
Knowing that Lin Zhenbei was leaving, he came to see him off.
The eldest child stood at the intersection early, eating cucumbers stolen from Widow Wang's family, and shouted vaguely to Lin Zhenbei: "Widow Wang's daughter asked me to tell you a message. You will not come here again in three years."
After proposing marriage, she will marry Gongsun Nu from Beijie Alley."
Lin Zhenbei turned a deaf ear.
The young man surnamed Lin turned around silently and tidied Xu Qingmu's clothes like an elder: "Take care of yourself alone from now on." After a pause, he added: "I have saved some change in the past few years and put it under the fish tank in the center of the courtyard. I took it when I had time.
." Sighing, Lin Zhenbei spoke uncharacteristically like a lady on a faraway journey:
"My father is a very talkative man. If I have time to spend more time with him and chat with him, he is a bit stingy, but he is still a good father in his life."
"My eldest sister has a bad temper. Please be patient when she scolds you. I am his most beloved brother. When I am gone, you will be her brother."
Xu Qingmu interrupted him with a smile. He just went to Zhenhu Mountain to learn swordsmanship. He survived for two or three years and then flew back with his sword. It was like a separation between life and death.
When the sun turned slightly red, Lin Zhenbei took a deep breath, and with the red light reflected by the morning glow, he said to Xu Qingmu: "Don't be disappointed in this world at any time. And don't... blame yourself." Then he smiled,
He turned around, waved and walked quickly: "This world is worth it!"
The sunshine stretched Lin Zhenbei's back very long. Xu Qingmu stood at the gate of the city, thinking about how we would meet again in a few years, and drank all night long.
It wasn't until Lin Zhenbei's figure completely disappeared that Xu Qingmu turned around and returned to the city. The old beggar jumped down from the treetop and silently accompanied the young man. When passing by the inn, the old beggar suddenly asked the young man if he wanted to drink some wine.
Xu Qingmu shook his head and said that he would wait until Lin Zhenbei came back before drinking. It was a tacit understanding between the two brothers.
The old beggar's eyes darkened, and for the first time he didn't say a word of ridicule. He just said something inexplicable that the young man didn't understand: The things are still the same, but the people are not there. At the corner of the road, he met Lin Xiao's new concubine who bought the donkey last time.
The owner is the daughter of the master of Jianqi Pavilion. The girl smiled and waved to the young man, saying that the donkey from last time was still for sale.
Xu Qingmu looked at the graceful girl in front of him. She was wearing cooler clothes than last time, but this time the girl was not carrying the dagger.
"It can't be sold, the donkey... was struck to death by lightning," the young man said.
"That's such a pity." The girl patted her chest: "My name is Situ Jing, and what about you?"
"Xu Qingmu." This time the young man was no longer as carefree as last time. He looked the girl squarely in the eyes and said, "I have something to do, so I'll take my leave." Then he left with fists clasped in his hands and walked towards the fortune-telling stall with the old beggar.
The girl named Situ Jing held her chin and said to herself: "You can resist my psychedelic magic just once. He is worthy of being her son."
Murderous intent loomed, but he soon returned to his original state, dragging the maid and jumping to the candy stall, shaking the boss's arm and insisting on keeping the candy figure.
The old beggar took out another cucumber from nowhere and said while eating: "Lin Zhenbei also asked me to bring you a letter, but he asked you to promise to open it after three days." After that, he took it out of his pocket.
A delicate and small envelope came out. The boy took it and put it in his chest pocket. Looking at the old beggar who had eaten all the cucumber butts, he felt happy for no reason: Lin Zhenbei said that you can’t eat cucumber butts. If you eat too much, you will have children.
No butt-eyes.
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The little Taoist priest had fallen asleep on the table. The young man knocked on the stall, and the little Taoist priest raised his head in a daze, drooling all over.
He raised his head and glanced at the hairpin on Xu Qingmu's head, wiped his mouth and said, "Young man is so lucky."
Xu Qingmu wanted to exchange the coin that was taken away by the little yellow bird. The little Taoist priest shook his head: "No one can get back the coin that was taken away by the Taoist ancestors unless a big shot takes action." He did not forget to glance with his eyes.
He glanced at the old beggar. The old beggar looked at his eyes, nose and heart, and regretted eating the cucumber butt. What if it was just like what the young man said...
However, the little Taoist priest said that he could help the young man make another fortune for free. Xu Qingmu thought about it carefully: "Then let's test the marriage between the old yellow dog and the old scalper."
The little Taoist priest immediately packed up his stall and ran away.
When they returned, it was already approaching evening. Xu Qingmu first went to Widow Wang's house and gave the letter to Wang Qianyu. Wang Qianyu said that Lin Zhenbei owed him a promise, and also said some words that Xu Qingmu didn't quite understand. The boy almost didn't listen.
, always staring at the vegetable garden in the backyard.
The garden was planted by Widow Wang. It is not big, but has a full range of varieties. Cucumbers are the most abundant. There is a gap in the north of the garden, which was destroyed by the eldest son. In the past, the three brothers liked to visit in the summer. Lin Zhenbei liked to steal cucumbers.
, Xu Qingmu prefers to steal tomatoes. But the old beggar said that they are all short-sighted and do not understand the most precious fruit in the garden. Although it can only be seen and cannot be eaten, it can refresh the mind and refine weapons, especially for certain parts of the fruit.
So every time he came, the old beggar would definitely lie in front of Widow Wang's window with his butt sticking out, talking some obscure words.
But the strange thing is that the damaged gap has not been repaired for several years.
After delivering the letter, Xu Qingmu went around in a circle and went back to the garden to break off two cucumbers. Like a thief, he put them in his pocket and walked back.
Then in the evening, he gave the letter to his eldest sister Lin Yu. The furnishings in the eldest sister Lin Yu's house were very luxurious, and all kinds of books were filled with bookcases. The young man put the letter on the table and said goodbye. Lin Yu called the young man for the first time,
I asked if all scholars are ruthless and unrighteous?
The young man said that he was only half a scholar and had no way of knowing. The eldest sister laughed and scolded him and told him to get out. Also, how can a young person know? But after all, the scholars in the next county are also young children.
When it came time to send the letter to her second sister, Xu Qingmu was embarrassed. Perhaps her shyness at the beginning of her love affair made Xu Qingmu's palms all sweaty. After much deliberation, she still called Big Brother and Da Chu'er.
The old beggar rubbed his hands and said that it was all his responsibility. When he saw the cucumbers on the table, he asked the boy if he had gone to the "Spring Garden". The old beggar felt a little emotional and said that he hadn't seen the pair of cantaloupes in a long time.
Have you become more mature?
The room finally became quiet. The young man squatted at the table, thinking about people and things. Old Master Liang left, and Lin Zhenbei left. One taught him benevolence, justice, propriety, trust and wisdom, and the other accompanied him throughout his childhood.
Xu Qingmu suddenly became a little sad and felt empty.
The young man finally couldn't hold it back and was going to go to the wine shop to get a drink. When the waiter filled the young man's wine bottle, the young man became even more sad:
Gathering and separation are painful and hurried, and this hatred is endless.
The young man deliberately climbed to the top of the dying old house and looked into the distance as the sun was setting.