In what year this city was built, no one knows. Anyway, the street is very lively.
Qiu Shui also wanted to be like the people here. They looked happy and energetic. It's not as indifferent as Saibei's hometown. The people here wear nice clothes. Lingluo frowns. Occasionally, when a clean Panxi passes by, she won't say "Hello, goodbye."
This made Qiu Shui feel very happy. The women here were so beautiful. Qiu Shui didn't dare to look at the beauty in front of her. Her pride and inferiority caused trouble, so she straightened her chest and walked with her proud head held high without squinting. Although Qiu Shui is a child who has never seen the world, his calm heart is not as superficial as other men's.
Qiu Shui walked into a cloth shop, and the shopkeeper personally measured him and recommended some cheap fabrics. Qiu Shui fell in love with a cross-collar gown. The body of the robe was black and the cuffs were inlaid with moiré patterns. It was low-key and comfortable.
Qiu Shui was wearing a newly cut gown. As expected, people depend on their clothes. Qiu Shui put on the new clothes and looked like a handsome young man. The young woman passing by glanced at him quietly, pursed her lips and walked away with a smile. Qiu Shui knew that the gown was worth buying. There was still a lot of silver left in the money given by Mochou, so Qiu Shui still wanted to visit the blacksmith shop. After all, there was always a vague destiny-like intuition in his heart that guided Qiu Shui to persistently want to have a knife of his own. But it was already getting late, and I had to go back to my place of residence. Living under someone else's roof was not so free. Although the Qiu Shui shepherd boy was born with a free nature, he respected this big brother Mochou and didn't want him to worry about him, so he quickened his pace.
Mochou's house is a square courtyard, with east and west wing rooms arranged neatly and comfortably between the north and south rooms. There is a large white jade screen wall at the entrance. On the wall is a fisherman in a raincoat fishing for spring in the landscape. The room was large but elegantly decorated. Qiu Shui didn't know what elegance meant, she just felt comfortable and comfortable. Dinner was braised fish, soy sauce meat, and two platters of seasonal vegetables. After dinner, Qiu Shui lay down on the bed in her room early, looking forward to all the new experiences she would have at school tomorrow. Seeing the night coming, Qiu Shui gradually felt a little sleepy. At this moment, a string of laughter came from outside the house. The sound was as light and lively as jade beads falling on a silver plate. Qiu Shui shuddered all over, and his heart jumped wildly. This feeling made him eager to know the identity of the owner of the sound. What does she look like, who is the mistress of this voice, and why is she here.
Strange woman: "Uncle Yan, you are back. Dad asked me to bring you the new sore medicine."
Mo Chou: "Here comes my girl. I haven't seen you for a few days and she has grown taller again."
Strange woman: "Uncle Yan, please stop making fun of me."
Mochou: "How is your father?"
Strange woman: "I just drank half a cup of Huadiao with Dr. Feng and went to bed early."
Mochou: "The old drunkard opened our altar of flower carvings for Madman Feng? You won't even call me!"
Strange woman: "Dad knew you just came back, and you brought a man dressed in northern attire with you. I guess you were busy with other things, so I didn't bother you."
Mochou: "Well, it's a long story. Let's talk about it later. Thank you old drunkard for me..."
Qiu Shui listened clearly in the room, and the woman also mentioned me. A strong impulse made Qiu Shui want to see the girl's appearance, but it seemed rude to go out so rashly. Qiu Shui struggled and decided again and again to wait for the girl to leave. The Mochou family secretly followed him out to find out what was going on. I waited like this for a while and listened to the sounds outside the house gradually weakening. After a while, I heard the sound of the door latch being locked. Qiu Shui gently opened the door and quietly followed out.
The ancient city is quiet and innocent under the night. The vendors selling melons, pears and peaches are haggling with the buyers in a low voice. There are still many people on the road before the curfew. Qiu Shui followed the strange woman from a distance, using the moonlight to take a closer look. The woman was wearing a long turquoise dress, and the hem of the skirt swayed gently with her steps, as if a pool of spring water was rippling gently. The skirt is embroidered with exquisite patterns, and each flower is lifelike and seems to exude a faint fragrance. A thin belt was tied around her waist, which made her figure more graceful. The hair on her head was combed high, with a few hostas gently inserted in her hair, and a pair of delicate silver earrings beside her ears, shining softly.
"who"?
The girl shouted softly and turned around.
Qiu Shui couldn't help but stand down and looked at the girl stupidly, unable to say a word.
That is the most normal reaction of a young man who is just starting to fall in love, as if there is suddenly nothing else in the world and only girls in his eyes.
What kind of face is that? There have been so many descriptions of women throughout the ages. They are either charming, beautiful, or small, fat and thin, or plump and enchanting. But these are not enough to describe this girl. There is only one feeling in Qiu Shui's mind, That's right, that's right, it just happened to be her, maybe she appeared in a dream or in an idea, it was just right.
Yes, it just feels right, impartial, nothing more and nothing less appears in front of you. Her voice is so familiar, her appearance is so familiar, but one thing is certain, this girl is definitely her first An encounter.
Qiu Shui: "Uh, ah... I am... ah."
Strange woman: Hehe, I saw you during the day. You are the one with Uncle Yan. Are you from the north?
Qiu Shui: Ah, yes, yes, what am I doing? I’m going out to buy something.
Strange woman: Oh, okay, then, bye.
Qiu Shui: Well, see you again if we are destined.
See you again by chance? What's going on in my head, why am I so stupid. Qiu Shui was so angry at herself that this illusory brief encounter ended with such a fateful farewell. She saw the girl drifting away, and finally turned the corner of the street and disappeared, leaving only a confused soul standing blankly in the lonely city. The night in early spring is cool and lonely, and the autumn water ripples in my heart. There is something that lingers for a long time.
I don’t know how I walked back to my room, I don’t know when I fell asleep. In the morning, Mochou took Qiu Shui out to eat xiaolongbao. Qiu Shui was in a daze while eating. He no longer had the usual yearning for delicious food, and everything he swallowed tasted like chewing wax.
Mo Chou: After you finish eating, ask Lao Zhao to take you to the academy and study in peace.
Qiu Shui: Yeah.
Liyang Academy is located in a quiet place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. It is a rare and good location in the east of the city. The school is run by an old scholar named Tang. The teaching content is not limited to Chen Zhu Neo-Confucianism, but a hundred flowers bloom. It even has a branch, with courses specializing in pharmacology, botany and physics. study. In his early years, Qiu Shui gave sheep to Yuan Wai in a town near his hometown, and was an escort to Yuan Wai's children, so he knew some words and some simple Spring and Autumn etiquette, but what he learned was general and not profound. Lao Zhao, the housekeeper of Mochou's house who came to the academy, introduced Qiu Shui to the gentleman at the academy, said a few words to Qiu Shui, and then left. The gentleman brought Qiu Shui to the academy and started learning from the Four Books and Five Classics, and the Spring and Autumn Ethics.
The disciplines in the academy were strict, and most of the classmates were men and women in their prime years. Yes, there were many girls studying in academies in that era, but the government-run universities or the Imperial College did not admit female students. In this way, Qiu Shui was placed in a class with more than 20 men and women, listening to the teacher's teachings. As he listened, his eyes were attracted by the back of a girl in front of him. Qiu Shui's head suddenly went blank, and his heart beat faster again.
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Ye Qiongyu was distracted, and the gentleman in the academy was talking non-stop on the stage. But which girl in her prime years would be attracted by this old-fashioned Chen Zhu Neo-Confucianism? Qiongyu was not as obedient and well-behaved as her gentle and jade-like appearance, but what was in her mind She is full of deviant thoughts, which is actually due to her family environment. Her father is a famous swordsman in three provinces. Of course, this is a high praise given by people in the world. The common people are more accustomed to his other identity - Tongwei Escort Agency. The chief bodyguard, the close friend of the great monk Cining of Ningyuan Temple, and the son-in-law of Gu Tianshun, the boss of Yonghetang.
Qiong Yu's father, Ye Huan Cheng, can be said to be a real winner in life. He was born at the age of twenty-six. He has gained a lot of unparalleled achievements with his unparalleled martial arts skills. Ye Huan Cheng is the third in the family and is nicknamed by people in the world - "Floating Boat Feidu Ye Sanlang". Married to Gu Ying, the daughter of Gu Tianshun, the owner of Yonghetang, the No. 1 drug store in Beijing. My father-in-law admired Ye Huancheng's character very much, so he funded him to open the Tongwei Escort Agency. In addition, Ye Huancheng was free and easy-going and open-minded by nature, and people in the world admired his character. Opening an Escort agency was like growing rice on the banks of the Yellow River - everything came naturally. It can be seen that like her father, Ye Huancheng's daughter naturally inherited many of her father's characteristics.
Even if he doesn't like studying and loves martial arts, Ye Qiongyu has completely inherited his father's temperament. It's a pity that he is a daughter. It is really unseemly to dance with swords and sticks, but for Qiongyu, the strange things in the world are nothing It's so attractive. Since you can't be in the martial arts world, you might as well be a qualified listener. The reason why Ye Qiongyu was distracted at this time was because she saw her Uncle Yan coming back from outside the Great Wall yesterday, accompanied by an exotic man from the hinterland of the northern desert. She thought that Uncle Yan must have experienced a lot of new things these days, what? Sometimes I will have the opportunity to listen to his story. By the way, if one day I can coax my father to invite Uncle Yan to open the "Drunken House", then I won't worry about Uncle Yan not speaking up. Qiong Yu chuckled at the thought of this.
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That laugh was her fault. Qiu Shui fell into a state of stupidity again, staring innocently at the girl in front of him with her back to him. The girl was wearing a black straight robe today. There is no hairpin on her head, but a square valley scarf, and a paper fan on her waist. Her whole appearance looks more playful and handsome than yesterday. Usually, girls wear men's clothes to have a unique look. At this moment, looking forward to the end of school has become Qiu Shui's only thought. He just wants to take a look at the girl's face and wants nothing more.
Suddenly, Qiong Yu felt a burning gaze staring at him. He was startled and turned around. Their eyes met in the air. Qiong Yu looked at Qiu Shui's stupid expression and couldn't help but smile. Qiu Shui was awakened by Qiong Yu's laughter, blushed, and quickly lowered his head. Qiong Yu looked at Qiu Shui's shy look, and thought of the foreign man he saw next to Uncle Yan yesterday. Things in this world are such coincidences. Ye Qiongyu was also surprised that her second encounter with this man was here. An imperceptible blush appeared on her delicate face...
