The Xiuhua River is very delicate, with rippling green waves. There are no strong winds and waves. The water surface is wide but gives people a gentle feeling.
The boat that Chen Ping'an and the four traveled south had two floors. Most of them were blue-shirted Confucian scholars and businessmen and travelers. Li Baoping was not afraid of strangers. He liked to carry a small book box and get in among the crowds, and listen to their high-pitched talks with open ears.
Generally speaking, when a literati sees a smart-looking little girl carrying a small green bamboo bookcase that she traveled to study in, she is also quiet and demure. Standing not far away, the adults will smile kindly.
He didn't take the little girl seriously and continued to chat and talk freely.
Li Huai carefully controlled the reins and rode the white donkey in small circles on the bow of the ship, like a general patrolling the border. Strangely enough, the white donkey was only willing to be ridden by Li Huai, which made Li Huai
I was so happy. As for the Wei and Jin Dynasties from the Fairy Terrace of Fengxue Temple, they will come to take away the donkey in the future. When the time comes, let Li Huai remember to ask for the reward from that person. Just let the lion speak loudly. These really important things will be ignored.
Li Huai completely turned a deaf ear.
As soon as Lin Shou came to Chen Pingan, he sat with his back against the inner wall of the ship's railing. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "You don't want to know why A Liang said I was a Qi practitioner? How did I become a Qi practitioner?"
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Chen Ping'an stopped slicing with the hatchet in his hand and said with a smile: "Of course I want to know, but I don't have the nerve to ask because I'm afraid you'll think too much."
Lin Shouyi was a little depressed. Among the three people in the school, even the blind man could see that the only person Chen Pingan really cared about was Li Baoping. Among him and Li Huai, Chen Pingan should be closer to Li Huai. As for
It wasn't because they both grew up in the back streets of small towns, or because he was too taciturn, Lin Shouyi didn't know, and in fact, the young man never really cared about these trivial things that were not worth mentioning.
But Lin Shouyi was inevitably depressed.
Lin Shouyi asked: "Do you know how powerful that little silver gourd is?"
Chen Pingan looked around quietly at first, then nodded and whispered: "Even A Liang said this is a rare sword-raising gourd. Of course it is very precious and rare."
Lin Shouyi said: "Then do you know how much opportunity you missed when you refused to drink because you practiced boxing? The reason why I can officially climb mountains and become a Qi practitioner is that in the eyes of ordinary people, I am a god on the mountain.
I drank the wine from the small gourd again and again. After drinking the wine, I felt that no matter it was my flesh and blood, my vision, hearing, or my body and legs, I was the person who had the hardest time walking on this long journey.
I can keep up with you, don’t you see?”
Chen Ping'an subconsciously rubbed the cool green bamboo with his fingers, "After leaving the Tiefu River and approaching Qidun Mountain, you can actually walk on the mountain road very easily."
Lin Shouyi's expression remained unchanged and he wrote lightly: "Oh. So you have noticed it a long time ago."
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "A Liang is very lazy. He is very capable but unwilling to take care of small things. Then I will lead the way. Of course, I must take care of each of you's foot strength. When to stop and rest, you must be aware of the need to let everyone go.
While you are not so tired, I will also try my best to let you increase your foot strength by walking. We still have a long way to go in the future, and I hope you don't have to endure so much hardship in the future."
Lin Shouyi looked at Chen Pingan's face and eyes, crossed his hands across his chest, and coldly snorted for no reason: "I don't believe what others say."
Chen Pingan raised the bamboo slices in his hand and asked with a smile: "It's getting easier and smoother, but the last bamboo box must be the most beautiful. So let's give this one to Li Huai first? Then I'll make it smaller."
Already."
Lin Shou glanced at the powerful man sitting on the old donkey, shook his head and said: "Forget it, just do it for me first. The worst is that he will yell at you a few times."
Chen Ping'an smiled, "Then I'll try to make it as strong as possible for you and use more ropes. Master Immortal, if you really can fly around like A Liang in the future, if it's not firmer, I'm afraid I won't be able to carry it for a few days."
Lin Shouyi sighed and felt that he was not stupid, but it was really difficult to keep up with this guy's thoughts. He remembered something that he couldn't understand and asked curiously: "Why are you at the Pillow Inn?"
Not long after Liang left, you told Li Baoping everything about Zhuhe and Zhulu?"
Chen Ping'an's face became serious and he asked: "Do you think I have a better relationship with Baoping, or do you think I have a better relationship with the father and daughter?"
Lin Shouyi said angrily: "Nonsense."
Chen Pingan nodded and said: "So I have to let Baoping know clearly what the people who came out of their house did. I have a rough idea of ​​what kind of person Zhu Lu is. A Liang deliberately set a trap for her.
At that time, she was not just hesitant, but hoped that her father Zhu He... would stand up again. If we were all in danger at Qidun Mountain because of her chaos, but since everyone was safe afterwards,
I can think that she is eager to save her father. If I put myself in her shoes, I may not have done better than her. Therefore, although I am angry, I will never complain to her face to face. But in the corridor of Pillow Inn, what Zhu Lu did
What he did is really not worth being forgiven. I think as long as the benefits are enough, let alone her Miss Baoping, everyone will be betrayed by Zhu Lu."
Chen Ping'an was a little sentimental, "If she still has such a temper, one day her father will really be killed by her. I don't want a good person like Zhu He to die in Hongzhu Town after leaving the town alive.
In the hands of my own daughter. Why does he not know how to cherish his father even though he has a father?"
Lin Shouyi looked indifferent, "Do you think every father and mother in the world are good?"
Chen Ping'an said firmly: "I don't care about others, but my parents are very good!"
Lin Shouyi's expression was a little ugly, but Chen Ping'an's words after that made the young man's expression soften slightly, "Zhu He is a good person, but he doesn't seem to know how to teach his children how to behave. Some things, since the right and wrong are so obvious, why don't you just tell them and not teach them?"
?I can’t figure it out, Lin Shouyi, you are very smart, do you know the reason?”
Lin Shouyi looked a little tired, "Maybe it's because it's dark under the lamp. But parents in the world can't be generalized by just saying the hearts of parents in the world. Chen Ping'an, every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. How can your parents leave?
Good morning, there are some things that you don’t have to worry about so much. Of course, I don’t mean anything else. If my words are unpleasant, don’t take them to heart."
Chen Pingan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Of course not."
Lin Shou glanced at Chen Pingan's bun and said, "The hairpin is just gone, why don't you look for it?"
Chen Ping'an continued to lower his head to build a small bookcase, shook his head and said, "I can't find it. Do you think a person like me, who is greedy for money, would lose such a valuable thing by myself?"
Lin Shouyi suddenly looked strange, "Did A Liang say that my name should be changed with yours?"
Chen Pingan asked curiously: "Is there any explanation here?"
Lin Shouyi had already changed the subject, leaning forward slightly, gesticulating to Chen Ping'an, who was an expert: "Can there be a little curvature here in the bookcase, otherwise it will be too square and rigid, it would be better to have a square and round shape.
, it will be comfortable to look at from a distance.”
Chen Pingan nodded and said: "I will try my best. If the effect is not good when the time comes, I won't care."
Knowing that this guy was talking about his one-and-done character, he really didn't care if he said he was untouchable, so Lin Shou, who actually had great expectations for the small bookcase, suddenly became anxious and spoke faster, "What's the matter? These bamboos from Qidun Mountain
It’s very sophisticated. Every time you use one, you lose one. My bookcase must be pleasing to the eye, while also taking into account the advantages of being practical and sturdy. Chen Pingan, you can move the hatchet more slowly. Think more about it when building the frame of the bamboo box.
Think, you must think more..."
Chen Pingan was still slashing with flying speed, and fragments of green bamboo kept falling on the ground, and then they were put into the basket by Chen Pingan one by one. Lin Shouyi was shocked to see Chen Pingan. From the corner of his eye, Chen Pingan caught a glimpse of the stern young man's anxious look, and he couldn't hold back his laughter.
, "Otherwise, I'll make your book box in the end."
The young man said angrily: "My name is Lin Shouyi, am I the kind of person who likes to go back on my word?"
Chen Pingan suddenly understood why A Liang liked to play tricks so much, and it felt good.
Li Huai led the donkey to the two of them and asked carelessly: "Chen Pingan, do you think A Liang will be back tomorrow?"
Chen Pingan raised his head and said, "Forgot?"
Li Huai quickly covered his mouth, and after letting go, he looked around with a stern look, then let go of the reins, squatted opposite Chen Ping'an, and said in a low voice: "Then the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is fine. Anyway, the latest is when we get off the boat.
, if A Liang hasn’t come back, then I will no longer recognize him as a friend. Chen Pingan, do you think I am already very kind? Right? When A Liang kneels on the ground and begs me,
Well, you can put in a good word for him as appropriate, and then I will reluctantly nod and agree to continue being friends with A-Liang."
Lin Shouyi simply closed his eyes. It was a good choice to turn a blind eye and not hear this classmate Li Huai.
Lin Shouyi had never seen anyone who deserved a beating so much. He really doubted whether he would take pleasure in Li Huai's misfortune one day.
A donkey's braying sound was heard, followed by the cry of a child falling down.
Li Huai turned around and looked a little confused. It was the white donkey that caused the trouble. It was probably the unlucky child who thought it was fun and ran to tease the donkey. But the beast had a very bad temper. Although it would not hurt anyone, it definitely wanted to scare people.
The little guy who dared to disturb Tai Sui's head, for example, was raising its hooves right now and stomping heavily on the ship's plank again and again, scaring the child sitting on the ground so hard that he didn't dare to cry.
Chen Pingan suddenly put down the knife and bamboo in his hand, walked quickly, carefully helped the child, and then stretched out his hand to press down on the white donkey twice. After the latter saw Chen Pingan's gesture, the white donkey was still a little anxious, but still
He stopped his hooves and stood quietly on the spot.
The child was wearing a satin dress, waving his hands randomly, trying to break away from Chen Ping'an's support. When he saw the elders of the family walking down the stairs from the second floor of the ship, he hurried over and burst into tears. A strong man in black clothes
Taking three steps at a time, he came to the child's side in an instant, squatted down and asked softly: "Master Yu, what's wrong? Who bullied you, I will vent your anger on your behalf!"
Chen Pingan waved to Li Huai, who was trying to escape on tiptoe. The latter shrank his neck. After meeting Chen Pingan's eyes, he did not dare to continue to be a shrinking turtle. He walked to Chen Pingan, his head drooped, looking sickly.
He said: "My little white donkey will never bite anyone randomly. I'm not going to lie to you, Chen Pingan..."
Chen Ping'an hummed and said softly: "But no matter what, you have to say sorry to them."
Li Huai raised his head and said with aggrieved face: "Why? It was that child who took the initiative to provoke the little white donkey and didn't hurt him. Why should I apologize? That ignorant child should apologize to me."
Chen Pingan was about to explain something to Li Huai.
Li Baoping ran back from a distance and stood next to Chen Pingan. Lin Shouyi also got up, but stayed where he was, helping Chen Pingan look after the basket on his back.
There was a majestic and angry shout from among the group, "How dare you, you evil beast! How dare you hurt people?!"
It turned out to be a middle-aged man full of official authority, with a gloomy face, and his eyes swept across the four of them, "Where are you elders, come out!"
To be continued...