Chapter 140 The difference of one thought is a thousand steps away
Xia Houshu has not returned to Boyunguan for seven years. Nothing seems to have changed here, but everything seems to have changed. The buildings are still the same as before, but the walls are gradually covered with moss, making them look older. Every year
Someone needs to be hired to renovate the roof and walls; the master has become old and terminally ill, and his grace has long lost its former glory; all the sisters and brothers have grown up, and each one has become mature, beautiful, and graceful; the saplings planted back then
Growing up, the flowers and plants grew taller, and the flowers bloomed and faded for several springs and autumns...
They walked to a courtyard, and Miao Fei suddenly pointed to an orange tree and asked Xia Houshu: "Do you remember this orange tree?"
Xia Houshu took advantage of the situation and looked at the orange tree for a while. There were only a few small green oranges hanging sparsely on the tree that was two people tall. There was nothing special about it. And there was nothing else beside it.
Fruit tree. If I remember correctly, she planted this orange tree before and took good care of it for several years.
Miaofei saw that her impression was not deep, so he said: "One winter, your mother came to see you and brought several baskets of oranges. I heard they were sent from the south. Those oranges were big and sweet, like lanterns.
Generally speaking, the fruits are much more delicious than those produced by the wild orange trees on our mountain. You were worried that your mother would not come here in the future, so you picked out the seeds from the oranges, found a pottery pot, filled them with soil and planted them. It snowed heavily in winter.
, you were afraid that the seeds would freeze and be discovered by the master, so you hid them under the bed. In the second spring, the seeds did germinate, but only three trees grew, and two more died during transplantation.
This is the only one left."
After her reminder, Xia Houshu also remembered. At that time, she carefully cultivated saplings from seeds, but in the end only one survived. However, she was not discouraged. After planting the saplings in the ground, she planted them from time to time.
After watering and fertilizing the orange tree, it only took two or three years for the orange tree to grow taller than her. However, she did not eat the oranges until she left Boyunguan. Thinking about it now, she was still very persistent at the time.
She can put so much thought into an orange tree. Now, she wouldn't waste her time. Oranges from the south are delivered every year, and they are all red, big and sweet.
Xia Houshu said: "When I was young, I thought that if I planted orange trees, I would have oranges to eat next year. I always had this idea, so I was extra diligent."
Miaofei's expression softened slightly and he continued: "After you left, I took care of you for another year. I finally waited for it to bear fruit, but no matter the shape, size or taste of the oranges, they were no different from the wild orange trees on the mountain.
.If I hadn’t watched you plant the seedling with my own eyes, I would have doubted whether it had been replaced.”
Xia Houshu's face was full of shock. Regarding this matter, she could guarantee that she had indeed grown the seedlings from the orange seeds given by her mother. She watered and observed them every day and never slackened off. But as for why it turned into a wild orange tree in the end,
She didn't know how to explain it.
Miao Fei smiled to himself and said: "I saw a sentence in the book, which is called 'Oranges growing in Huainan are oranges, oranges growing in Huaibei are oranges.' If you think about it carefully, in fact, people are the same.
In Boyun Temple, you are just a little Taoist nun with poor academic skills, and even we dare not disclose your identity to the outside world. But in the capital, you are the apple of the eye of the Duke of Yue, attracting the attention of thousands of people, and boundless wealth." said
She pointed at the clothes on Xia Houshu's body and said, "You are more suitable to wear clothes made of such fresh and delicate fabrics."
Xia Houshu could hear the irony in Miao Fei's words. Miao Fei felt that she had been hiding in the capital for so many years because she was reluctant to give up her glory and wealth, so she spoke so bluntly. She did not deny that she had indeed enjoyed the glory of the Duke of Yue's palace.
Wealth, but the real reason why she didn't dare to come to Boyunguan was not this.
But she couldn't tell the real reason.
Seeing that she didn't deny it, Miao Fei couldn't help but snorted coldly and said: "We are not as lucky as you. We still have parents and brothers and have the opportunity to get together with them. As far as we are concerned, Master is our reborn parent, so
We all hope that she can take good care of her body and stay with us for a few more years. But Master is like this now, and what he misses the most is you. Xia Houshu, how can you be so virtuous and capable?"
If anyone among the dozen disciples is most like Master Qubai, it must be Miao Fei, who always speaks so straightforwardly.
"I'm sorry, Second Senior Sister." Xia Houshu said apologetically, "Master, she misses me, maybe it's just because I haven't been by her side in the past few years. This is my fault. You don't have to think that Master is partial."
"I've never been the one you're sorry for, but I can't stand your face of being so good at taking advantage of others. Why do you take it so naturally?" Miao Fei said, "In the past few years since you left, everyone has been doing well.
Okay, but you keep sending all kinds of supplies to show your presence. Xia Houshu, tell me, do you really care about Master and the sisters?"
Xia Houshu could understand where Miao Fei's anger came from, and he also guessed that all the sisters in Boyunguan might have similar thoughts. She could have chosen to shut up and just treat it as acquiescence, but when she thought about it
There was also her mother's contribution, so she explained: "Second senior sister, it's my fault that I haven't come to visit you in Boyuntu in the past few years, but the gifts I gave you were carefully prepared by my mother and I. I hope you don't misunderstand me.
.”
Miao Fei turned his back and stopped looking at her, and said coldly: "You have also seen Master's condition. You don't need me to tell you, but you should also know that her life is short. If Master really goes to Hexi one day, he will go there."
In the end, you don’t have to go to Boyunguan to give gifts anymore, because we are not very happy with them."
Xia Houshu looked stunned. In the past, she just thought that the second senior sister looked cold in temperament, but she was a cold person on the outside and hot on the inside. Now after hearing this, she realized that the second senior sister really disliked her. When they were at the mountain gate just now
, she thought everything could go back to how it was before. Now it seems that it is all an illusion and nothing can go back.
A thought can lead to a thousand steps.
Xia Houshu hesitated, not knowing where to start.
Miao Fei was not in the mood to wait for her to say anything. In her eyes, Xia Houshu was no longer the young junior sister who persistently planted orange trees on the mountain. Since things and people have changed, why should she bother to talk? Thinking of this, she strode towards
He walked forward with his shoulders straight, leaving Xia Houshu with a face full of regret and guilt and a look of shock Miao Qing.
When Miao Qing saw Miao Fei left her sight, she walked to Xia Houshu, took her arm and said, "Senior Sister Xiahou, Second Senior Sister, this is how she talks. It's very unpleasant. We are all used to it. You don't have to take it to heart.
She is a sharp-tongued person!"
Xia Houshu has seen many arrogant people, and she has also seen people who are even more ruthless. She doesn't think being arrogant is a good adjective. But in front of Miao Qing, she couldn't say anything, and it was not easy.
Then she forced out a smile and said: "Miaoqing, you don't need to comfort me. I know the temper of the second senior sister. What she said is the truth and what is in her heart. It's already very long for her to be able to bear it to this point before telling me this."
It's all about my face. It was my fault in the first place, so I don't blame her for speaking harshly."
Miaoqing pursed her lips and didn't know what to say.
Xia Houshu smiled again and said, "Don't worry, my promise to Master is still true. In the future, whether it is you or other sisters, wherever I am needed, I will do my best."
Miao Qing was young and innocent. After hearing these words, she immediately forgot about the unpleasantness just now. She held Xia Houshu's arm and became more intimate. She said coquettishly: "Master said that she picked me up on the way back from the capital. At that time
I also have a note with my birthday written on it. So they celebrate my birthday every year, and I am very happy. Because it is the real birthday, unlike others who use the date of adoption by Master as their birthday.
Master also said that I was abandoned at such a young age, and my parents must have lived nearby, so I must be from the capital city. It is also for this reason that I have always wanted to go to the capital city. Maybe I am just like you, and so are my parents.
What are the difficulties that force me to hand me over to the master to be raised? Maybe one day, they will come find me."
Xia Houshu looked at Miaoqing in surprise, thinking that there is beauty in simplicity. Master Qu Bai clearly said that she picked up Miaoqing on her way back to Boyunguan from the capital, and it was not Miaoqing's parents who entrusted her to her.
Master Qubai. But from Miaoqing's point of view, she was abandoned because her parents had troubles and even came back to look for her one day. If she had such a simple mind back then, wouldn't she be like this again later?
If you are troubled, you won’t be absent for so many years?
Miao Qing didn't understand that Xia Houshu would look at her like this, and said, "Senior Sister Xiahou, don't you think I'm wishful thinking?"
"How could it be?" Xia Houshu said with a smile, "You are so good, your parents must be reluctant to abandon you."
"Yeah, yeah! That's what I think!" Miaoqing nodded crazily, "I'm so good, how could they be willing to let me go?"
Xia Houshu felt that it would be a good thing to have such a hope for Miaoqing, so he smiled and nodded.
Miao Qing was greatly encouraged, her eyes were bright, and she said in surprise: "Senior Sister Xiahou, among so many senior sisters, you are the first one to believe in me unconditionally!" She paused, and then said, "Sister Xiahou also said that she believes in me,
But I know that she just said that deliberately because she didn't want me to be unhappy. The other senior sisters all said that I was unrealistic."
It seems that the eyes of the masses are sharp, Xia Houshu thought to himself. But facing Miaoqing's innocent eyes, she could not say anything to hurt her heart, so she said: "Sister, they don't believe you.
They are just worried that you will be deceived by bad people if you are too anxious due to your young age, so they don’t want you to take risks.”
Miaoqing thought for a while and said: "What you said makes sense, then I will forgive them for their cynicism towards me."
Sure enough, she is still a child. Xia Houshu is very happy, but also a little worried. As long as she stays in Boyunguan, her innocent and romantic love will not be stained. But according to her, she will probably go to the capital in the future.
. It seems that I have to say hello to Senior Sister Miaoru in advance, and let her go down the mountain generously once she is older, so that she will not be deceived by sneaking down the mountain alone in the future.
But these are all things for later, and at present, she is more worried about the situation of Yun Xi and Liao Huwei, so she said: "I just went to see the master, and I don't know how the arrangements are for the people who came with me.
, I have to go and see.”
Miaoqing immediately patted her chest and said, "I know where they are, and I will take you there!"