The rain in the capital came suddenly. Xiang Lincheng had gone out for a trip and thought the distance was not too far, so he chose to walk there. When he came back, the road was wet and slippery. He walked too fast and didn't pay attention, but he accidentally sprained his foot.
He endured the discomfort in his feet and limped back. The sound of the carriage behind him was getting closer and closer, and a familiar voice sounded behind his ears:
"Come up."
Xiang Lincheng turned around and saw Jin Chan leaning half of his body out of the carriage, stretching out a hand to him and saying, "I'll take you back."
Xiang Lincheng wanted to refuse, but the pain in his feet made it really difficult for him to walk. He hesitated and got into the carriage.
After he sat down, Jin Chan asked: "Why don't you go out in a carriage? It has been raining in the capital for the past two days, why are you still walking out?"
Xiang Lincheng looked at his sprained foot and said, "I originally wanted to stay at home. I haven't gone out for a long time. I'm afraid my legs will become moldy due to idle time." He smiled helplessly and said:
"It seems that I guessed right. I am really idle. Who would have thought that a martial arts practitioner could still sprain his ankles even after walking two steps?"
Jin Chan said: "That's because you were too careless. There is moss on the bluestone on the ground after the rain. Look at your shoes. The material is good, but the soles are too smooth. Who wouldn't you fall if you walk on such a road?
Wrestling?"
Her eyes fell on Xiang Lincheng's feet and she continued naturally: "I will make two pairs of cloth shoes for you later. If it encounters rainy weather and the road is too slippery, it will be much easier for you to wear them."
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"No need." Xiang Lincheng returned to his indifferent state. He deliberately kept a little distance from Jin Chan. This distance needed to be measured, both reasonable and without letting her notice his deliberateness.
He was polite and distant, and said: "No need to trouble you, it's just a small matter. Just go back and find a doctor to set your bones and rest for a few days. Why should I bother you to make shoes?"
Jin Chan said easily: "It's not troublesome, who said it is troublesome?" Her eyes were bright and she said: "When you were in the academy, your shoes were broken, so why not wear the cloth shoes I made for you? Have you forgotten?
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"That's not what I meant. Don't get me wrong." Jin Chan's voice was a little weaker and he said angrily, "I just want to make it easier for you. I have no other meaning."
Xiang Lincheng didn't dare to look into her eyes. In his memory, those eyes were always so bright, staring at him with vigour, listening to him talk about things in the book, listening to him talk about what he had seen outside, listening to him
Telling everything about the world that she has never seen.
"Chan'er, I know." Xiang Lincheng said: "I remember all the kindness you have done to me and the things you have done for me. I just feel that we..."
"The day my father left, I really wanted you to come over." Jin Chan suddenly lowered his head in frustration and said, "When my father was here, I felt that I was not afraid of anything. It seemed that I was not afraid of anything.
There will never be any problems in this world. If it's a big deal, I'll look for my dad, or you... But he suddenly left like this, leaving me alone. He is my God. When he is gone, my God
The sky has also fallen..."qs
Xiang Lincheng said: "I'm sorry...there were so many things going on in those days that I couldn't get away. I couldn't go to my uncle's funeral either. To be honest, I should have gone."
Jin Chan shook his head and said: "There is nothing that should or should not be done. Lincheng, have you forgotten what I told you? Just move forward and look forward. There is still a lot of good things in your life."
Future, no matter what you do, I will be the one who silently supports you behind you." Her eyes were slightly red and she said: "It's okay for my father to be gone, so that he will not be in unbearable pain. But I
The pillar of support in my heart has fallen. Now I have to carry everything by myself. I haven’t gotten used to it for a while.
./new~~”
"What about him?" Xiang Lincheng sighed inaudibly and said, "Doesn't he care? You are a woman's family. The funeral is not a trivial matter. There are quite a lot of things that need to be taken care of before and after. He won't help you with it."
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Jin Chan clenched his fists and said: "I didn't bother to look at his face. He said we were living together. What kind of life is this? How could he care about me at all? He wished that I could do the work of two people by myself.
, save him the trouble."
Xiang Lincheng fell into silence, and neither of them spoke for a long time.
It seemed that every time they mentioned that person, they would fall into this unspeakable silence.
.(The next page is more exciting!)
Xiang Lincheng took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve, handed it to Jin Chan and said, "I'm really sorry that I didn't go to my uncle's funeral. Just take the money. You probably don't have enough money there, so I asked that close friend from your hometown."
Did you borrow money?"
Jin Chan looked at the stack of banknotes, which was not a small amount, shook his head, and said: "I owe you enough, so how can I ask for more money from you? You don't have to worry about anything. My father remembered it before he left.
You, I told him everything." She rubbed her clothes with her hands, bowed her head and said, "He asked me if I blamed him? Asked me if I still blame him for stopping us back then..."
Xiang Lincheng didn't expect Jin Chan to talk about this. He had already let go of what happened back then. If she hadn't mentioned it again, he probably wouldn't think about it again...
then……
When Xiang Lincheng was studying at Mo Yun Academy, Jin Chan would often come to the academy with her father to deliver medicinal materials. She and Xiang Lincheng got to know each other by chance.
At that time, even if Xiang Lincheng had a holiday, he would always stay in the academy and never go home. The house was empty. His only relative, Xiang Juan, was in the military camp. How could he go home to accompany him when he had time? Xiang Lincheng was alone.
When I returned to Beizhong's home, I felt it was boring, so I just stayed in the academy to study.
During one year's vacation, Xiang Lincheng stayed in the academy as usual. Except for a few stewards on duty, there were almost no people in the academy. He sat everywhere in the academy as he pleased, reading and writing articles freely.
The quiet time was broken one day by Jin Chan and his daughter.
Jin Chan's father is a medicine farmer in the suburbs of Beijing. He is already sixty years old. Jin Chan was still very young at that time, just a little girl. Standing together, the two of them didn't look like a father and daughter at all, but more like a grandfather and grandson.
indivual.
They sent a large cart of medicinal materials, and the few people in the academy went out. Mr. Mo Yun also went home, leaving only a janitor and Xiang Lincheng.
The steward saw that there was not enough manpower, so he shouted to Xiang Lincheng who was reading a book not far away: "Son, come here and help me move these medicinal materials?"
Xiang Lincheng naturally put down the book in his hand without saying a word and ran over to prepare to unload and move the goods together.
He was extremely polite. He was very polite when he walked in front of people. He said sweetly to Jin Chan's father: "Grandpa, let me help you! Sit down and rest for a while."
Before Old Man Jin could react to this call of "Grandpa", Jin Chan spoke quickly: "Hey, you scholar, where have you read all your books? Why are you still talking nonsense? What kind of grandpa are you?
It's my dad! You should call me uncle."
Xiang Lincheng blushed when she scolded him like this. He looked at Old Uncle Jin carefully, especially Old Uncle Jin's face. He still felt that he was right.
He murmured in his heart: What would he call such an old man if not grandpa?!
The steward quickly corrected him with a smile: "Son, that's Uncle Jin who delivers medicinal materials to our academy. Just call him "Uncle Jin", that's what everyone calls him."
Xiang Lincheng then called out again: "Uncle Jin, let me help you carry it."
With Xiang Lincheng's help that day, they quickly completed the unloading and moved it to the academy warehouse for the final counting.
Xiang Lincheng didn't know much about these medicinal materials, so Jin Chan stood beside him. She read the name of each medicinal material while he recorded the quantity with a pen.
The two of them cooperated quite well. When Jin Chanlin came home, he ran over to him and said, "Brother Scholar, we will see you next time. Remember, your name is Jin Bo, not Grandpa!"
Under the setting sun, Jin Chan's double braids seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light, simple and dazzling.
At Xiang Lincheng's age, all the girls he saw were well-dressed and well-fed, with tender skin. Silk and satin were the norm. Otherwise, they were female classmates in the academy. Most of them came from official families.
They are all the daughters of dignitaries, well-educated, and possessing minds and temperaments full of wisdom.
The golden cicada is very special.
The clothes all over her body are made of rough and cheap fabrics, as if she picked up clothes that no one is wearing, and her hair is only combed in the simplest double braid. Jin Chan's skin is not very white, it must have been exposed to the sun for a long time.
Because of her clothes, she was born pretty, so her skin, which was not fair, gave her a simple beauty.
That pair. (More exciting on the next page!)
The thick braid was swung back and forth, and Xiang Lincheng's heart moved inexplicably for the first time.
The second time I saw Jin Chan was a few months later. The holidays were over, the academy had started, and Jin Chan and Uncle Jin came over again to replenish medicinal materials.
Jin Chan was very courageous. She didn't feel restrained at all in this environment. Instead, she walked around generously. When she found Xiang Lincheng, he was eating. Jin Chan walked over and picked up a piece of meat from his plate.
Just put it in your mouth.
Xiang Lincheng was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time and just stared at her.
After not seeing each other for a few months, Jin Chan's hair has grown a little longer. She no longer has double braids, but braids all her hair behind her head. The long thick braids are black and shiny, and she has a hairpin in her hair.
Very small yellow flower style pearl flowers.
Fresh and pure.
Jin Chan said with a smile: "Don't you remember me? You helped us when we delivered medicinal materials last time."
"It's you." Xiang Lincheng said, "Are you still here with your father?"
Jin Chan said: "Otherwise? How can I come here alone?" She squinted her eyes and said: "You have a good memory. Remember that he is my father, so don't call me grandpa again."
Xiang Lincheng said in embarrassment: "I'm not a fool. I called you wrong once, how can I call you wrong again?" He paused and said: "Now I know how to call your dad, what about you, little girl?
What’s your name?”
Jin Chan rolled his eyes and said playfully: "Guess, my father is Uncle Jin, what about me?"
"I don't know." Xiang Lincheng said without thinking, "What are you? It can't be gold, or gold ingots?"
"Hahahahaha." Jin Chan was so amused that he burst into laughter and said, "Gold and gold ingots? You really know how to think about it."
Before they could say a few more words, Old Man Jin was already calling her home from a distance.
Jin Chan pouted and said, "I'm urging you again. Can't you take a break after being busy for a long time?"
She turned to Xiang Lincheng and said, "It's time for me to leave. What's your name?"
Xiang Lincheng said: "You haven't told me yet, why should I tell you?"
Jin Chan thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell me now. When we meet next time, I will tell you my name, plus a secret. In exchange, you must also tell me your name~".