After several days and nights of trekking, Zhang Shaofei had reached the end of the three-hundred-mile winding Xijiang River.
At noon that day, Zhang Shaofei came to a hill on the bank of the Yangtze River in Wuhan. He picked up a branch of plum on the roadside of the mountain.
Zhang Shaofei especially loves plum blossoms. He often went into the mountains to collect firewood. In the harsh winter, in the vast mountains with withered trees and dry flowers and grass, he would often smell the faint fragrance of flowers. The fragrance of the flowers will attract him to the blooming plum blossoms.
Zhang Shaofei was influenced by the poems and songs of his parents and Lu Xueru since he was a child. He is quite talented as a poet and poet. He is well aware of the unique natural law of plum blossoms blooming in the cold winter - the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.
Zhang Shaofei pity planted the plum blossom discarded on the roadside on the hill. He poured some water from the gourd he brought with him and poured it into the soil around the plum blossom.
What is unexpected is that from then on, this barren hill was covered with plum blossoms, with old stems as old as iron and the fragrance of flowers for miles around, becoming one of the most beautiful scenery in the northern country.
Zhang Shaofei left the hill and soon came to Sanshui where the Yangtze River and Beijiang River meet.
Zhang Shaofei stood at the three-way intersection where three rivers meet. Here, a road leads to Hubei, and a trail winds along the banks of Beijiang.
The road is wide and flat, leading to the Central Plains. However, it turns southeast here and has to go around for hundreds of miles; the path is bumpy and rugged, with steep mountains and ridges along the way, requiring you to climb mountains and ford streams. Moreover, there are no people on the way, so we can only eat wild fruits when hungry, drink spring water when thirsty, and sleep in caves at night.
Zhang Shaofei resolutely chose to take the small road.
The path has nine twists and turns, stretching into the mountains. The real thing is: people are on the eighteen bends of the path, the road is hidden among the green mountains with nine curves, the mountains are among the white clouds, the clouds are among the vast sky and the earth...
Ahead, a large mountain blocked the way. Zhang Shaofei struggled to climb up, but Zhang Shaofei slipped and fell...
After Zhang Shaofei woke up, he found himself lying on a bed in a stranger's house.
"Brother, the person who fell off the cliff has woken up." A young woman shouted towards the study.
This woman's surname was Liu, her name was Xiuxi, and she was from Liuxuan Village. Her brother Liu Xiubin accidentally rescued Zhang Shaofei in the mountains that day and came back. Seeing that he was unconscious, he called for Liu Yiming, an old doctor in the village.
Liu Yiming checked Zhang Shaofei's pulse and said, "Mr. Liu, you don't have to worry. It doesn't matter to this younger brother. He is overtired and will wake up after taking two doses of medicine."
Liu Xiubin asked worriedly: "Physician, has he lost his brain?"
The doctor looked at Liu Xiubin and said comfortingly, "Mr. Liu, thanks to his timely rescue, he is no longer seriously ill. He should be fine after resting for a while."
The doctor took two pills from the medicine box and said to Liu Xiubin: "Take it once a day. You should be well after taking it." After the old doctor finished his instructions, he packed up the medical tools. After Liu Xiubin paid the medical fee, the old doctor carried the medicine on his back. The medicine chest said goodbye.
After a day and a night, Zhang Shaofei woke up and learned that he had been rescued by the scholar-like man in front of him who was about the same age as himself. He hurriedly got out of bed, knelt down in front of Liu Xiubin and said, "Thank you, brave man, for saving your life. Please." Pay homage to Zhang Shaofei."
Liu Xiubin hurriedly grabbed Zhang Shaofei who was about to kneel down. After introducing each other, he said politely: "Shaofei, what are you doing? I believe that if you encounter this situation, you will do the same thing as me."
Zhang Shaofei said: "No matter what, the life-saving grace is beyond heaven. Please accept my respects from me, Zhang Shaofei."
Liu Xiubin interrupted him and said sincerely: "Shaofei, this is really nothing. If you don't even save your own kind in this world, are you still a human being?"
Zhang Shaofei held Liu Xiubin's hand and said, "Okay, thank you for your kindness. Fei, I will definitely try to repay you for your kindness in the future."
Liu Xiuxi made tea and served it.
Liu Xiubin introduced: "This is my sister Liu Xiuxi, her name is Zhang Shaofei."
Liu Xiuxi saluted and offered tea: "Brother A Fei, please have tea."
Zhang Shaofei hurriedly returned the gift: "Thank you so much, Sister Alan."
When Liu Xiubin heard this, he was startled at first, then laughed and said: "Since you two are like brothers and sisters, then A Fei and I..." When Liu Xiubin said this, he turned his eyes and stopped at Zhang Shaofei's. On his face, "Can we become brothers?"
"Okay! That's what I meant." Zhang Shaofei said happily.
Liu Xiubin and Zhang Shaofei hit it off at first sight, and the more they talked, the more they seemed to agree with each other. They felt that it was too late to meet each other. They immediately burned incense, used heaven and earth as evidence, and sworn sworn brothers to Jinlan.
Liu Xiubin is two years older than Zhang Shaofei and is respected as his elder brother.
After Liu Xiubin and Zhang Shaofei became sworn brothers, he laughed at his little sister Liu Xiubin, "My sister, from today on, you will call Shaofei brother your second brother."
Liu Xiuxi's face turned red, she looked at Zhang Shaofei and whispered: "Second brother, please sit down..."
Liu Xiuxi touched the hem of her clothes with her hand, "Second brother, how is your recovery going?"
Zhang Shaofei patted his chest and said, "Okay, everything is fine!"
Liu Xiubin said implicitly: "Second brother, if you don't wake up, my little sister will..."
Zhang Shaofei asked in surprise: "Third sister, what's wrong with you?"
"What I'm saying is that during the day and night when you were in coma, my little sister didn't eat or sleep. She stayed by your side and kept giving you cold compresses and wipes. If you wake up a few days later, she won't be tired. Even if I die, I will cry to death." Liu Xiubin said humorously.
Zhang Shaofei stood up, bowed, and said, "Thank you, Third Sister, for taking care of me."
Liu Xiuxi's face turned red and she muttered in a low voice: "Don't listen to big brother's nonsense."
Liu Xiubin pretended to be surprised and said: "What? Amei, you said that big brother is talking nonsense? Whose eyes looked like giant pandas from crying the day before yesterday?"
Liu Xiuxi ran out of the living room with a shy face.
She came to the small pool in the courtyard and sat facing the water. The water in the pool is as calm as a mirror, and a lotus flower stands gracefully in bud. Xiu Xi's beautiful face is reflected on the water, pure, shy and beautiful. The human face and the lotus complement each other. The flower makes the human face three-thirds white, and the human face is a little shy when stained with the lotus. It is comparable to the flowers:
Feng'er was affectionate and quietly sent Liu Xiubin and Zhang Shaofei's conversation: "Third brother, who else is in your family?"
"There is only one mother."
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Liu Xiuxi seemed to be immersed in some kind of fantasy. There was a hazy longing in her eyes, and she was immersed in great happiness...
A little bird flew through the sky, leaving behind a string of sweet cries.
The sweet chirping of birds woke Liu Xiuxi up from her dream. She was so embarrassed that she covered her hot cheeks with her hands.
Liu Xiuxi's hand slowly moved away. The girl's face reflected in the water was still red. She smiled silently and reached out to disturb the world in the water.
The voices of Liu Xiubin and Zhang Shaofei were vaguely inaudible. Liu Xiu thought for a moment and walked into the kitchen.
Liu Xiuxi carried a plate of fruit and quietly walked along the corridor towards the door of the living room.
In the living room, Liu Xiubin was still chatting with Zhang Shaofei.
Liu Xiubin asked: "Brother Xian, are you going north this time to visit relatives and friends or to do business?"
Zhang Shaofei said: "I am neither visiting relatives nor doing business. You can say I am studying."
Liu Xiubin said: "Oh, I really didn't realize that my wise brother is also a scholar."
Zhang Shaofei smiled slightly and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. The study I am talking about is not the study of you scholars. I want to go to Huangmei Dongshan Zen Temple to worship the Fifth Patriarch Hongren as my teacher and learn Buddhism..."
What Zhang Shaofei said happened to be heard by Liu Xiuxi who came to the door of the living room carrying fruits. He couldn't help but get distracted, and with a "clang", the porcelain fruit plate in his hand fell to the ground. Liu Xiubin and Zhang Shaofei stood up at the same time when they heard the noise coming from outside the door.
Liu Xiubin said, "Brother, you haven't recovered yet. Please sit down first, and I'll go out and take a look." Zhang Shaofei thought to himself that this was someone else's house, and it would be better to do less than to do more, so he sat down again obediently.
Liu Xiubin walked out of the living room and saw a mess outside the door: a porcelain plate was smashed to pieces, and a few fruits were scattered on the ground. On the other side of the corridor, Xiu Xi's figure flashed and turned into the kitchen.
Upon seeing this, Liu Xiubin chased after him and saw Xiu Xi hiding in the kitchen wiping tears.
Liu Xiubin asked with concern: "Amei, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Xiuxi said: "I...I...I accidentally tripped while walking and dropped the plate.
Liu Xiubin joked: "Look at you, you are already so old, you are about to get married, and you are still careless. You will inevitably be scolded by your mother-in-law in the future."
Liu Xiuxi twitched silently as if she had been stabbed in a sad place, and big tears fell down.
When Liu Xiubin saw this, she was a little panicked and quickly comforted her and said, "Don't cry, don't cry! It's just a plate. If you drop it, you'll drop it."
Liu Xiuxi tried hard to control her emotions, but she couldn't stop her tears. She turned her head and choked: "Don't worry about me, go and accompany the guests. I, I, I'll be fine in a moment."
Liu Xiubin muttered in a low voice: "Girls cry sometimes and laugh sometimes, it's always so inexplicable."
