Some people like to be lively and are afraid of being left alone and not being treated politely. Some people retreat when encountering excitement, fearing that the spotlight will overwhelm them and drown their inner peace.
Bai Yutian seems to belong to the latter. He doesn't like the excitement. It may be related to the fact that he doesn't like to see or be seen by people all year round, or it may be related to his state of mind at this time.
He had a quick dinner and saw that dusk was not approaching, so he went out to Hujiazhuang to explore the countryside.
The countryside is beautiful, with wisps of green smoke from a distance, patches of rubble up close, and fences up close. The small bridge is flowing with flowing water, the willow branches are floating across the swallowtails, the sound of frogs is making noise in the rice fields, the fish are being played by shrimps under their loads, and there is no water left on the backs of ducks.
Wherever the wind passes, love threads are like threads, eyes are covered with smiles, and I really want the flowing clouds to capture the wind and rain.
The flowers are blooming and the fragrance is refreshing, and the orioles are singing in the wind. The sunset has long since disappeared silently, and the chickens and dogs are calling the farmers home. Waiting for the colorful sky to disappear, your whole life will be like a raincoat.
Walking leisurely and leisurely, looking back at the way we came, it was dark and without trace.
The sea of love surges in the white jade sky, inviting the moon to walk with it, dancing with the wind, picking a few wild flowers, and drinking a few drops of clear mountain spring water. Footsteps fly on the grass, clothes slippery among the trees.
The chirping of birds and insects is so chaotic, and the longing for each other is so rude. The mountains rise and fall, the waves on the treetops come and go, and the clear light falls in the arms. The years are fleeting like smoke, and the tenderness and grace of the past are far away.
There is a sound of shouting, a few wisps of breeze blow between the brows, a touch of lingering fragrance hides the stars, waiting for the coming year, and the spring breeze once dyes the flowers and branches.
Walking along the way, I saw all the lights in the countryside extinguished. I felt a little cold, and felt depressed. I was emotionally moved by the scene, and was full of complaints: "The sky is gray, and my heart is boundless. I don't care that lovesickness lasts longer than my dreams. Life is like a pile of water. It gathers and disperses impermanently, so why stay there day and night?" Looking at each other. The fleeting light drifts with the waves, and the eyes of the heart are attached to the cold mountains and rivers. The years are passing by, and the moonlight is gone. Don’t exchange your youth for the vicissitudes of life. In spring, the wild geese return to the north, and they are safe and sound. When they meet again in autumn, they go away melancholy. "
After finishing his words, he turned around and ran towards Hujiazhuang. On the way home, at the flick of a finger, the flower path is as colorful as the passing years, and the third part of the eye enters the picture scroll.
A few took off and returned to Hujiazhuang. A figure startled him. He saw Zhang Yan'er pacing at the gate of the manor, with shadows on the ground all the way.
When Zhang Yan'er saw Bai Yutian return, she welcomed him happily and said happily: "Brother Bai, where have you been? I thought you left without saying goodbye!"
Bai Yutian smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Zhuo is getting engaged tomorrow. How dare I leave without saying goodbye? Why do you think so much about it?"
Zhang Yan'er smiled, walked beside Bai Yutian, entered the manor, and asked softly: "Are you leaving after the wedding wine tomorrow?"
Bai Yutian looked at the lights flashing in front and replied casually: "That's natural. Mr. Jiang's bodyguard unfortunately passed away, and the Longwei Bodyguard Agency has lost its backbone. If we leave late, we're afraid something will happen."
The two of them crossed a stone bridge. Yan'er missed a step and stumbled slightly. Her hand touched Bai Yutian's hand with a shy look on her face.
Bai Yutian couldn't see it, didn't remember it in his heart, and quickened his pace.
Zhang Yan'er couldn't keep up, and said softly: "Wait for me, Brother Bai."
Bai Yutian stopped, waited for Yan'er to follow, and said, "You said you are a girl, it's late at night, why are you following me when you have nothing to do?"
Zhang Yaner said shyly: "My parents were talking and laughing with Uncle Hu and their old friends, and they had a heated fight. Sister Qing and Brother Zhuo had endless whispers. I had nothing to do, so I thought of chatting with you. You can’t be so stingy!”
Bai Yutian glanced at Yan'er and said, "I have a wife, and you, a young girl, follow my footsteps in the middle of the night. Aren't you ruining your own reputation? You must do that."
Zhang Yaner smiled and said: "Brother Bai, can I ask you a question?"
Bai Yutian saw a stone table beside the flower garden, walked over and sat down, saying, "Ask me, it's up to me whether you answer or not."
Zhang Yan'er sat over and whispered, "How did you and Sister Yingying meet?"
Bai Yutian glanced at Yan'er, put his hand on the stone table, looked at the moon, touched his chin, and replied softly: "It was a bright spring afternoon. I had nothing to do and was boating on the lake. It was right now. When we were cheering for the spring scenery, a flower boat drifted down the wind. A man on the boat was chasing a disheveled girl, almost crazy. The girl seemed to be running away. Seeing that there was no way to escape, she jumped into the lake."
Zhang Yaner whispered: "Sister Yingying, isn't she very skilled in martial arts? Why is she being bullied by a man at will?"
Bai Yutian replied in a low voice: "The most powerful thing in the world is actually not martial arts, but conspiracies and traps. Those evil people use all kinds of tricks to achieve their goals, and they use all kinds of tricks to make it difficult for people to guard against. As the saying goes, a wise man is a foot high. , The devil is ten feet high. As long as you have the intention to do evil, there will rarely be times when you fail to achieve it, so there won’t be so many evil people who are willing to do bad things."
Zhang Yaner said: "What happened next?"
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "I was too young at that time, and I didn't know that life was extremely precious." Seeing that the man not only refused to go into the water to save people, but also spit in the water, he was so angry that he knocked the man into the water with a palm of his hand. Finally, he jumped into the lake to salvage the diving woman."
Zhang Yaner chuckled and said: "It must be a hero who saves the beauty. Sister Yingying has given her life to repay your life-saving grace."
Bai Yutian smiled slightly and said, "It's as light as you said."
Zhang Yaner was puzzled and asked: "What's the matter? Something happened?"
Bai Yutian replied: "Something has definitely happened. When rescuing people in the water, skin contact is inevitable and touching some parts that should not be touched. When Yingying was rescued by me on the boat, she felt that her body had been looked at by two smelly men, and her skin She was also touched by me, and she continued to seek death. It’s not that I don’t want to see people seeking death, she must have died in Poyang Lake, so that’s what happened now.”
Zhang Yan'er said: "That's how a chaste and fierce woman should be. Her body should never be touched. Did you promise to take care of her for the rest of her life? Only then did she get rid of the thought of seeking death and survival."
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "No, I took off my clothes and put them on her. I tried to persuade her, but she just wouldn't listen. In the end, I had no choice. I saw that she looked so attractive, so on a whim, I uttered a random sentence, She actually believed it."
Zhang Yaner smiled and said, "What did you say?"
Bai Yutian said: "I said, if you think that I am guilty of saving you, kill me with one knife and let me die under the peony flowers and become a ghost. Otherwise, you should live well. If you are not alive when you are twenty-four, When you find the person you like, I will marry you and be your wife and stay with you for the rest of your life.”
Zhang Yaner said sadly: "No wonder she is not looking for the person she likes anymore. She was waiting for you to find her."
Bai Yutian asked in confusion: "How did you know?"
Zhang Yaner said: "If it were me, I would never find the person I like again. A woman's body is so valuable, how can it be touched by multiple men?"
Bai Yutian stood up and said, "Okay, go back to sleep. I have to be on my way tomorrow."
Zhang Yan'er stood up, grabbed Bai Yutian's sleeve, and said shyly: "Brother Bai, why don't you take me with you tomorrow? I haven't been to Uncle Jiang's Longwei Escort Agency for a long time."
Bai Yutian was quiet, pulled off Zhang Yan'er's little hand, and replied without looking back: "I am not a gentleman, and I am not suitable to have a girl like you by my side. Stop thinking nonsense and follow your parents."
Zhang Yan'er was a little disappointed, followed Bai Yutian step by step, and whispered: "Actually, I never thought that you were a gentleman. My father often said that a gentleman has a false reputation except that he always suffers losses."
Bai Yutian smiled bitterly and said, "Then why is your father willing to be a gentleman?"
Zhang Yaner smiled and replied: "My father said that my mother just likes him to be a gentleman, but there is nothing he can do about it."
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "That's it, my wife also hopes that I will be a gentleman, but I can't help it."
Zhang Yaner chased after her and said, "Sister Cui can abandon you regardless of her, and you can abandon her regardless of her."
Bai Yutian shook his head slightly and replied in a low voice: "She is her, and I am me. There must be something unspeakable when she abandons me; I will not abandon her, this is my affection for her. I am bitter I have been looking for her for a year and have come together with her. Now that we are husband and wife, why not look for her for another year and be together for the rest of our lives!"
Zhang Yan'er heard this and stopped, watching Bai Yutian leave step by step and disappear in the dim light.
Bai Yutian walked forward and saw that the living room of Hujiazhuang was brightly lit, so he moved away. Entering the hall, Hu Yiqiu and his wife were chatting with Gu Huai and Zhang Tianhao, accompanied by Zhuo Yifei and Hu Yanqing.
Bai Yutian walked over, saluted the three elders, sat aside and said: "Master of the village, Gu Gu, Daxia Zhang, I will leave tomorrow."
Hu Yiqiu said: "Young Master Bai, thanks to your help today, why not stay here for two more days so that I can fulfill my duty as a landlord and feel better."
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "Thank you for your kindness, Master. But when you are entrusted by others, you have to be loyal. Mr. Jiang finally entrusted the Longwei Escort Bureau to me. Before choosing a successor, I must do my best. .”
Hu Yiqiu said angrily: "Zhuo Yifan is a man with a human face and a beast's heart. Two generations of Longwei Escorts have regarded him as a confidant and confidant, but they didn't expect that he could do such a heartless thing. He really knows people but not their hearts. It’s not ancient!”
Zhang Tianhao sighed: "Brother Jiang lived an upright life and did all the good things. I didn't expect to die at the hands of an old man like Zhuo Yifan. I really shouldn't!"
Bai Yutian stood up and said: "Gu, the owner of the village, Zhang Daxia, this junior will go to bed first."
Hu Yiqiu stood up and said, "Young Master Bai, wait a minute."
Bai Yutian turned around and said, "Master, what else can I do?"
Hu Yiqiu glanced at Gu Huai and Zhang Tianhao, and said to Zhuo Yifei and Hu Yanqing: "After you two get engaged tomorrow, follow Bai Shaoxia out for a walk to gain more experience."
Zhuo Yifei stood up and replied, "Yes, Dad."
Bai Yutian said: "Master, it's actually not necessary. I can handle it alone."
"It is necessary. You are not familiar with the place, and you don't know how big a problem the people of Longwei Escort are waiting for you. More people have more power. Furthermore, Jiang Daogong was foolish and loyal throughout his life, but he was so sober at the end of his life. It is really It's rare, but we can't waste his good intentions casually." Gu Huai smiled, glanced at Zhang Tianhao, and then said: "Why don't you take Yan'er's child away with us? It’s not comfortable to have things together, it’s extremely uncomfortable.”
Seeing that Gu Huai seemed to have ulterior motives, Hu Yiqiu echoed, "Young people should go out and practice more."
Mrs. Hu was afraid that Bai Yutian would not agree, so she said to her daughter: "Qingqing, there are many different religions and schools out there, so remember to pay more attention and take good care of your sister Yan'er."
How could Yanqing of the Hu family not understand what the adults were thinking, she smiled and replied: "Mom, don't worry, sister Yan'er is pretty and cute, I can definitely take care of her."
Hu Yiqiu smiled and said: "That's settled. You three go down and rest. Go to bed early and get up early."
Bai Yutian saluted several elders, then followed Zhuo Yifei and Hu Yanqing out of the hall to find their respective bedrooms.
