Datang beauty walk

A Journey of Beauty in the Tang Dynasty Author: Xie Kangning

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Long live the end!The other two articles "Love in Memory" and "Beauty Returns to Dream" have been completed at the same time

Here are the tortuous and bizarre life experiences of several women living in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, as well as their emotional myths and choices.

I can't see the two ends of my life - where do I come from?Where to go?They only experienced the ups and downs of losing their eyes in this hanging middle.

In the face of emotions, should we imprison the fresh and hot heart forever, and live a life that looks like ordinary people but not ordinary people happy according to the requirements of the world, or follow our own heart and walk a thorny sermon, the night An accompanying, but fulfilling road to life?From others or from oneself?They choose in a dilemma...

There are also some content about cultivating immortals in the article.

Content tags: special liking, match made in heaven, fairy tale cultivation

Search keywords: Protagonist: Qi Qing, Bi Er (Chen He), Taurus Yi, Han Yue┃Supporting roles: Pu Yu, Yin Ming, Dan Niang, Yi Zhen┃Others:

☆, Liang Mansion

In the corner of the Immortal World, shrouded in haze, several tall and magnificent pavilions, looming and shining in the faint clouds and mist.In front of the hall with bright and clean windows, there are colorful and dazzling exotic flowers in full bloom.The blossoming flowers are plump and delicate, full of fragrance, reflecting the rays of the sun.

In a path among flowers, two fairies with graceful figures and gorgeous dresses are walking forward. As they approach, their figures become more and more clear—both of them have black hair and slender eyebrows , the face is as beautiful as jade.A colorful ray of light shone on them, making them even more dazzling, only to hear the Fairy in Caiyi softly say:

"Sister, for more than 500 years, you have been hiding in the hidden stars and practicing leisurely. It is also rare for us sisters to see each other. Will you go back when you come back today?"

The white-clothed fairy next to her had a peaceful and stable face. After hearing what the Caiyi fairy said, she replied:

"I came back this time to visit my sister, you and my brother, as well as all the teachers and friends. After visiting, I still have to go back."

Her soft and sweet voice made the flowers around her feel intoxicated by it unconsciously.

"Then sister, do you want to temporarily live in your elder brother Taibai Xingjun's mansion, or do you want to find another place? If my sister is willing, I will not delay your practice here, and we sisters can also have more time to catch up on old stories. "

"Little sister is still the same as last time. She will live in the Yunxian Cave in the Tianshan Mountains where she used to practice. She is not far from you. If my sister misses her, she will come to visit her at any time."

Caiyi Fairy said as she walked:

"Sister, do you still want to live in the lower realms? My sister knows that in the past 500 years, the world has undergone tremendous changes, and the lower realms have seen dynasties change and wars continue. Now, all living beings are in dire straits. Recently, Star gods from all walks of life came down to earth one after another, wanting to make some achievements in the human world, especially Ziwei star, Wuqu star, and Wenchang star are all beyond the past. After cultivating for more than a thousand years, mana is still at its peak, so why not take advantage of this lower realm and play some games?"

Fairy in white listened and smiled slightly:

"Sister, I am not obsessed with the world, why should I suffer from the filth?"

"Sister, although you say so, in my opinion, if you are really in it, you may also be obsessed with life in the mortal world."

"Sister, you're joking." The fairy in white stopped in her tracks, "Sister, when you meet Altair Lord later, I'll go back, little sister, and you too go to rest."

"Sister, it's still early so don't worry." Fairy Caiyi persuaded her to stay.

"Sister, you still have a lot of things to prepare, so how can I bother you? My little sister bids farewell to her."

After the white-clothed fairy finished speaking, she stepped on the auspicious clouds and floated away. The weaving fairy in colorful clothes didn't turn around until the white-clothed fairy was far away.

After a while, the fairy in white came to a grand and magnificent palace shrouded in clouds and mist. On the gate tower of the palace, the three characters of "Golden Star Palace" in seal script were shining golden.The fairy drove the auspicious cloud, passed through the gatehouse, and went straight into it.

A fairy with white hair and long beard, dressed in a light blue-gray toga, and wearing cloud shoes with his head upturned, was standing on the open steps in front of the hall in high spirits. Seeing the fairy in white coming in from the palace gate, his face Go forward with joy:

"Sister, you are finally here and told me to wait."

"Brother, didn't I come on time? Why didn't you wait for me inside?" Fairy smiled and said to the old fairy.

"I know you're coming, how can I sit still?"

Taibai Xingjun entered the hall with the hand of the fairy in white. Tong'er presented jade liquid wine, fairy fruit delicacies, and the two brothers and sisters chatted and drank happily.

"Sister, you must stay with me for a few more days this time. Our brothers and sisters have only seen each other for 500 years. Now, you have finally completed your practice and don't go back to being a star. It is best to stay with me all the time, saving me Caring."

Hidden smile said:

"I'd better go back to my Yunxian Cave to be comfortable and comfortable. I'm not used to you here."

"You, you still have the same temper as before, and you can't change it."

The fairy and her elder brother sat in the hall and talked about their previous experiences and this time the fairy practiced Taoism.They talked a lot, and most of the time passed.At just the right time, Xiantong came in and reported that several heavenly officials had come to visit Xingjun, so Yinming got up and bid farewell to her elder brother, and wanted to go back to her Yunxian Cave.Immortal Taibai couldn't persuade her to stay, so he had to send her outside the palace gate.

After leaving the palace gate, Fairy said goodbye to her elder brother again, she just flew a few feet away, but was stopped by Lord Taibai Xing again:

"Yinming, don't stop on the way back, remember!"

"Why is this?"

"You just have to go back earlier, the secret is unspeakable." Jin Xing suddenly sighed again: "Hey, don't worry about the crime, I still tell you, I see that you have a karma with the people in the lower realm, and this opportunity will be here It has appeared recently, but in this opportunity, Heavenly Tribulation and Immortal Fate coexist, if it is not handled properly, it will be very disadvantageous to you, so I think you should avoid it."

After listening to Yinming, he felt strange:

"My supernatural powers are not inferior to that of my elder brother. Why did my elder brother say such inexplicable words today? If there will be something special in the future, how can I not figure it out?" Fairy Yin Ming was already far away from the Venus Palace when she was thinking. Go, "Brother said that the fate of calamity appeared in the near future. In order to avoid this calamity, I will stay away from the lower realm as soon as I try to avoid this calamity." Thinking, then turned the direction.

Underworld

On a wide street in Jingzhou City, people come and go.There is a middle-aged man with a burly figure, high eyebrows, dark robes and a sword hanging from his waist, leading a little girl with a double-horned bun and a light red short dress and sarong, walking through the street stalls. Walk.

This man is Lu Xiaotian who was just recruited by the prominent Liang family in the city as a nursing home a month ago. The pretty girl with him is his daughter, named Qiqing, who is over eight years old this year. The dagger in her hand is her favorite plaything.

Qiqing lost her mother since childhood, and was raised by her grandparents until she was six years old.When Lu Xiaotian traveled all over the country and then returned home, the Qiqing he saw was already a playful, playful little clever ghost.

Lu Xiaotian really loves this daughter very much. When he has spare time, he always teaches her some martial arts moves. He doesn't want Qiqing to learn them quickly. Lu Xiaotian only does one demonstration move, and she immediately understands it.Seeing this, Lu Xiaotian was pleasantly surprised, so he taught Qiqing every day the sword and martial arts without omission, and in less than two years, he taught her some basic sword skills and moves.

Qiqing was already very skilled at such a young age, and was well-known far and wide. Lu Xiaotian saw that she was young, so he specially chose a dagger for her to use.

Three months ago, Lu Xiaotian was introduced by a friend to Liang Mansion to apply for a housekeeper nursing home. He couldn't let go of his young daughter Qiqing, so he brought her to Jingzhou.After a martial arts practice, Liang Yong, the master of the Liang Mansion, selected him on the same day.

Today, father and daughter have been in Liang's mansion for more than a month, Liang Yong gave Lu Xiaotian a half-day vacation, and Lu Xiaotian took his daughter Qiqing to play in the street.

After walking around the market, it was almost time for dinner, the two turned back to Liang Mansion.After walking a long way, when I was about to reach the gate of Liangfufu, I saw a strange scene in the western sky-magnificent and colorful clouds and clouds shining brilliantly in the sky, reflecting the sky is magnificent and beautiful.The strange and mysterious red light and purple air was projected from the sky, and it was reflecting on the top and bottom of Liang Mansion's houses, causing Liang Mansion to be shrouded in this strange light.

The people nearby were also shocked by the strange scene, and they all stopped to watch, and then the crowd started to shout, some elders said that at this time, there will be a good omen from the sky, and a noble person will appear, and many people have already kowtowed and bowed on the ground.Lu Xiaotian was also shocked by this scene, he stopped in place and raised his head to wait and see.

In an instant, the strange scene dissipated, and the sky returned to its previous blue color.

Lu Xiaotian and his daughter waited and watched for a while before they walked to the gate of the Liang Mansion. As soon as they entered the front yard, they saw all the servants in a hurry. Seeing Master Liang Liang Yong walking up and down the hall, Lu Xiaotian went over and asked a nearby servant:

"What happened in the mansion?"

"Our wife is about to give birth!" the servant told him in a low voice.

It turns out that the ancestor of Liang Yong used to worship the prince, and he has always been a famous family in Jingzhou. In Liang Yong's generation, although he no longer inherits the official position of his predecessors, his family is very prosperous and not rich.

Liang Yong is bold by nature, indifferent to fame and fame. He is about forty years old and has two sons. However, he still wants to have more children and grandchildren, so that the Liang family will flourish. Because from his Liang family to his generation, the three generations are all single-handed, and the ancestors all look forward to it. The Liang family is thriving.

Now the family business is supported by Liang Yong alone, which makes him feel pressured.The lack of males has always been a shortcoming of the Liang family. Fortunately, Mrs. Liang is pregnant again this year. Everyone in the Liang family is very happy. Thinking that Mrs. Liang will give birth to another son for the Liang family, the family's incense will last forever .

Lu Xiaotian knew about this after he had been in the Liang Mansion for many days. At this time, he didn't dare to move around, and stood in the courtyard with all the servants and waited quietly.

After a while, a maid hurriedly ran out from the backyard:

"My lord, I gave birth, my lord, my wife gave birth..."

"Did you give birth? Great, is it your son?" Master Liang asked hurriedly.

"A lady has been born, sir." The servant girl's voice dropped.

The joy on Master Liang's face quickly faded a lot. After a pause, he asked again:

"How is Madam?"

"Go back to the master, the lady is safe."

"Come on, take me to visit Madam." Master Liang raised his foot and walked to the courtyard where Madam Liang lived.

Liang Yong entered his wife's bedroom, and when Mrs. Liang saw him, she hurriedly got up from the carved incense bed covered with gold flowers and inlaid with white jade:

"master……"

"Ma'am, are you all right?"

"Master, I'm fine, I just gave birth to a daughter..." Mrs. Liang's voice was a little weak.

Seeing that his wife was a little lost, Liang Yong said:

"My daughter is also very good, and my daughter is also very good. In the future, we will have a son, Madam, don't be sad."

Mrs. Liang was relieved when she heard what her master said:

"Sir, give our daughter a name."

Liang Yong looked at the pink and tender newborn baby in the swaddle: "Well, let me think about it..." He thought for a while, and said: "Yes, the lotus in the morning is the most beautiful and fragrant, our daughter is called Morning He."

Mrs. Liang looked sideways at the child beside her and said happily:

"Chen He, Chen He, you have to grow up quickly!"

After Liang Yong stayed in his wife's room for a while, he walked out from the back house to the front courtyard. Lu Xiaotian, who was in the front yard, saw Mr. Liang and stepped forward, saying:

"Congratulations to the master for his daughter!"

"Haha..." Mr. Liang said happily: "Guardian, my daughter Chen He will grow up a bit later, let your daughter Qi Qing move to the Chen He Court to play with her more."

"Yes, sir."

The entire Liang Mansion was in a festive atmosphere, and at this moment on the main street outside the gate of the Liang Mansion, a fortune teller happened to be passing by, holding a sign in black and white on a white cloth, and stopped towards the door of the Liang Mansion. He picked up his other hand and counted, and said in his mouth:

"It's strange, this newborn master was born in such a rich and powerful family, but he has no destiny to be rich and honored. He will soon be reduced to the underworld. Judging from his fate, he will be humble and miserable in the future, but why is there another I can't figure out the ending of this glow and purple qi descending?"

☆, trust

Every day, Qiqing practiced swordsmanship with Lu Xiaotian when he was free. Besides, she would often go to the back house of the Liang family to help others with some small work.

Because of Lu Xiaotian's high martial arts skills and cheerful temperament, and the more than 20 Jiayong under his opponents are also generous and kind, everyone respects him very much.

Qiqing was not regarded by the current people in Liang's mansion, and she was sensible and reasonable. From the master to the slave in the Liang mansion, there was no one who didn't like her.

From babbling to Chenhe from a young age to jumping and playing, Master Liang and his wife often asked Qiqing to go to Chenhe's side to accompany their daughter.

Childhood is happy, carefree, and the most easily lost.In a blink of an eye, Qiqing has been in the Liang Mansion for three years, she looks taller and more sensible, just like a little adult.

One day, Lu Xiaotian led several Jiayongs to patrol Liang's mansion outside the gate of the mansion, and a doorman led a young man to him.

"Guardian, this little brother wants to see you."

"Who are you and what do you want from me?" Lu Xiaotian said to the young man.

The man looked at him and asked:

"Your foot is Luoyang Lu Xiaotian Lu Daxia?"

"I dare not be a hero, it is Lu."

"I'm the neighbor of Chen Tong, the head of Chen Butou in Sui County. Brother Chen entrusted me to deliver this letter to you." The man said as he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Lu Xiaotian.

Chen Tong was a friend that Lu Xiaotian met when he was walking on the rivers and lakes before, he was quite righteous, although he and Lu Xiaotian didn't meet often, they were also close friends.Not long after Lu Xiaotian became the Nursing Home of the Liang Mansion, Chen Tong went to Jingzhou City to work, and the two had met once.At that time, there was a man in Sui County who had been away for a year. When he returned home, he found that his wife was six months pregnant. The man was very angry and questioned his wife. The wife said:

"My concubine misses you day and night, my husband, but because I miss you so much, I dream of my husband every night, and I meet you in my dreams, so I became pregnant."

After hearing what his wife said, the man gave up and stopped pursuing the matter, but privately found Chen Tong, the arresting head of the county government, and asked Chen Tong to help him secretly find out who the adulterer was.Chen Tong had a normal friendship with this person, so he refused but he had to agree. After investigation, he found out that the adulterer was a peddler who went around the streets selling rouge and rouge, and he had already traveled to Jingzhou City again.Afterwards, Chen Tong brought two police officers from the county government office, and followed the man's trail to Jingzhou City. Hearing that Lu Xiaotian was working as a nursing home in Liang's mansion, he asked him out to meet him.

Today Lu Xiaotian heard that it was Chen Tong's entrusted letter, so he accepted the letter, and asked the messenger to have a refreshment in the ear room outside Liang's mansion. He unfolded the letter and read the letter, but saw that he had just read a few sentences, and his eyebrows were raised. Just wrinkled, looking solemn.After reading the letter, Lu Xiaotian said to the sender:

"Brother, just wait for me, I will go back with you."

As Lu Xiaotian said, he turned around and left the door of the ear room, and hurried to the inner courtyard of Liang's mansion to find Mr. Liang. After asking Mr. Liang for a leave, he went to his own room to tidy up a little, and called Qiqing to explain a few words to her, and then rode a horse. He left in a hurry with the messenger.

After Lu Xiaotian and the messenger walked for two days, they arrived at Jiuyi Town, Sui County, and walked through a few small streets to a house, which was Chen Tong's home.Lu Xiaotian and the little brother got off their horses and knocked on the door of Chen Tong's house.

The one who came to open the door for them was a little girl about twelve or thirteen years old, with a clean face and a white cloth dress.Seeing Lu Xiaotian and that little brother, the little girl bowed her head and let them inside.Lu Xiaotian strode towards the main room, calling:

"Brother Chen, my younger brother is here to see you."

There was only a coughing sound coming from the main room, and then someone responded: "Brother Lu Xian..." The voice was very low and weak, he only said one sentence, followed by a rush of coughing.

When Lu Xiaotian entered the inner room, he saw Chen Tong who was sleeping on the bed, struggling to sit up. Lu Xiaotian saw him and hurried over:

"Brother Chen, lie down quickly."

The exhausted Chen Tong's face was thin and dark. He leaned his back against the side of the bed and said, "Brother Lu Xian, Brother Yu... I really had to invite you here... Cough..." He kept coughing.

Lu Xiaotian sat down by the bed and asked in surprise:

"Brother Chen, I haven't seen you for a while, why are you so sick?"

"Hey! It's hard to say." Chen Tong turned his head and said to the messenger, "Thank you brother Huwa for sending me the letter."

"Brother Chen, you are welcome, I will go back first, and you will call me when you have something to do."

"Then thank you brother Huwa."

The little girl had already brought tea in from outside, put down the cup and stood aside.Chen Tong said to the little girl:

"Tanniang, meet your Uncle Lu soon."

The little girl took two steps forward and saluted Lu Xiaotian:

"Uncle Lu."

Lu Xiaotian saw that she had a beautiful face, dignified words and deeds, and a bit of worry and dignity in her quiet face.

"Nephew is free."

Tanniang silently backed away.Chen Tong panted, and said to Lu Xiaotian:

"Brother Lu Xian, I invite you here today. Brother Yu is suffering from this incurable disease, and his lifespan is near the end..."

"Brother Chen, don't say such depressing words, you will get better."

Chen Tong shook his head, and continued: "Since my wife passed away last year, I have also been ill for a long time. Now I will go to Huangquan, but I am worried about my daughter... Danniang is only 12 years old. I wanted to delay it for a few more days. I found her a husband's family and got married, so I left with peace of mind, but this day I didn't fulfill her wish, and the King of Hades took hold of her tightly... I know that my virtuous brother is heroic, loyal, and passionate, and since I am about to die, I will Danniang entrusted her to my younger brother..."

Chen Tong panted heavily, took a break and said:

"Brother Wangxian took care of this poor child for a few days for the sake of friendship in the past. After a year or two, Brother Yu will marry her to another family, and brother Yu will feel at ease... She has been at my knees for a long time. The front end is filial and quiet, and she is diligent and diligent, it is very comforting to my heart..."

Dan Niang was sobbing softly, Chen Tong glanced at his daughter, and continued to say to Lu Xiaotian:

"I have been ill for a long time, and I have very little savings left. The only property I have is this old house. After I die, my brother can sell it... buy a thin coffin for my brother and bury it. Let it be used as alimony for the little girl."

Chen Tong was coughing and wheezing, and it took a lot of effort to finish speaking.

"Brother Chen, don't worry, my younger brother will take care of Danniang like his own daughter, and I will also invite famous doctors to treat my brother."

Seeing that Lu Xiaotian agreed to his entrustment, Chen Tong let go of his heart. His daughter Danniang brought him some medicine, and after making him swallow a few mouthfuls, she and Lu Xiaotian accompanied him in front of his bed until dawn.

☆, go home

The next day, at dawn, Chen Tong swallowed his last breath, and Danniang knelt in front of the bed and wept bitterly.Lu Xiaotian was busy, first he paid someone to inform everyone about Chen Tong's relationship, at the same time he bought a coffin, built a mourning hall, and bought a cemetery.Danniang, dressed in hemp and filial piety, guarded the coffin with Lu Xiaotian in grief, and buried her late father.

After dealing with Chen Tong's funeral, Lu Xiaotian was busy selling the house again, but the Chen family had recently died and the house was dilapidated, so he couldn't find a buyer for a while.

Lu Xiaotian had no choice but to ask Danniang to bring her useful small things and lock the Chen's house, then hired a carriage and took Danniang to Jingzhou City.

Arriving at the Liangfu block, Lu Xiaotian asked Danniang to wait not far from the gate of the mansion, and went inside to meet Liang Yong by himself.Master Liang moved the rosary in his hand and asked:

"Nursing home, are you done?"

Lu Xiaotian bowed and replied:

"It's all over, thank you master for fulfilling it."

"It's done, then go and do things in the house."

Lu Xiaotian did not leave, hesitated for a moment and said:

"My lord, I want to resign from the post of nursing home, I hope you can allow me, my lord."

Liang Yong was surprised and said:

"Lu Huyuan, is there anything wrong with my Liang Manor? Why did you suddenly propose to quit?"

"No, sir, because I was entrusted by a friend to raise her daughter today. I want to take her and Qiqing back to Luoyang Township and raise them as adults. Please forgive my abruptness." Lu Xiaotian said quickly.

"You are capable. I really don't want to leave my Liang Mansion like this. You want to raise a child, why don't you find a place nearby? This way you can continue to take care of the mansion for me, and take care of your friend's daughter, isn't it?" Not very good? Why go back to Luoyang?" Liang Yong said.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I have been away from home for a long time, and the graves of my parents have not been sacrificed for a long time. Now I want to go back to serve my children, and I also want to be filial to my parents' graves."

Liang Yong saw that he was determined, so he had to say:

"Okay, since you insist on leaving, I won't force you to stay anymore. You go to the cashier to get the monthly money, plus ten taels of silver for travel expenses."

"Thank you, master." Lu Xiaotian gave Liang Yong a farewell ceremony and walked out of the hall.

Qiqing heard her father Lu Xiaotian say that they were leaving Liang's mansion now, so she went to the backyard to say goodbye to Mrs. Liang and others. After Mrs. Liang rewarded her with some clothes, she kept saying:

"It's really sad to leave like this!"

Qiqing went to say goodbye to Xiao Chenhe, the daughter of the Liang Mansion.Xiao Chenhe was already three years old at this time, and when she heard that Qiqing was about to leave, she stood among the girls with tears in her eyes.Qiqing was also reluctant to part with Xiao Chenhe and the maids of Liang's mansion, and said a lot of words of sympathy with these little friends before leaving.

When Qiqing took her belongings and followed Lu Xiaotian out of the gate of the Liang Mansion, and came to their carriage—her father Lu Xiaotian had already put the harness on his horse—there was a man standing beside the carriage. A woman about her age, dressed in white linen filial piety, with a delicate and beautiful face showing deep sorrow, saw her father Lu Xiaotian and called "Uncle Lu".

"Danniang, this is my daughter Qiqing. From now on, you should care about each other and get along like sisters."

Dan Niang glanced at Qi Qing, and whispered:

"Yes."

"Qiqing, what are you doing standing still? Get in the carriage with Danniang!" Lu Xiaotian jumped into the carriage, sat on the driver's seat and shouted.

"Yes." Qiqing agreed, "Tan Niang, let's go." She boarded the car first, and then La Tan Niang went up.

Hearing the sound of the long whip, the horse started to run on all fours.

It is early spring, and the natural scenery is so beautiful that birds are singing and flowers are fragrant everywhere, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful in the morning and evening. Qiqing is like a bird flying out of the cage, full of joy.She poked her head out of the car curtain from time to time, admiring the scenery outside the car, wanting to take a look at the beautiful scenery of early spring and integrate it into her heart.

After watching for a long time, she also felt tired, and turned her mind to Tanniang in the car.Qiqing found that along the way, this Danniang didn't talk much to her except for the necessary questions and answers - she often leaned against the wall of the carriage in a daze, or closed her eyes, remained motionless for a long time, and sometimes fell down. Tears come.

Qiqing's joyful interest was gradually wiped out by Tanniang's sad state of mind. She asked her father Tanniang's situation in private, and Lu Xiaotian told her:

"Both Danniang's parents have passed away, she must be very sad, you should take care of her more."

After hearing this, Qiqing deliberately asked Danniang to talk, but despite this, Danniang still seldom spoke.Seeing that Danniang didn't have any thoughts of talking to her, Qiqing felt bored, so she took out a volume of comic book and read it by herself.

Qiqing's home is located on the north side of Luoyang City, less than twenty miles away from Luoyang City, and adjacent to Heyin County to the north.

This Luoyang city is located in the north of Luoshui, surrounded by mountains, with many majestic passes and streets in the city.When Qiqing and the others returned home, they went in through the south gate, passed through Luoyang City, and then went out through the west gate, heading home.

As soon as they arrived outside the house, the elders of the neighbors heard that Lu Xiaotian and his daughter had returned, and they all rushed to see each other.Lu Xiaotian greeted his fellow villagers while moving his luggage home.

Everyone saw two pretty little girls, gathered around, commented on them and competed to watch.But Qiqing didn't care, Aunt and Uncle yelled, and then took her and Danniang's burdens into the courtyard.

And Tanniang seldom steps out of her own door, even when her mother is around.In the past, her mother had been sick for a long time, so she often stayed at home and seldom went out, so Tanniang also stayed at home and seldom went out on the street.

Although Danniang's father, Chen Tong, was busy working as a head arrester in the county government, he would find time to go home every three or four days to buy food for the family.Later, Chen Tong became seriously ill, and he entrusted his neighbor, Hu Wa, to provide them with compradors for food and other food at home.

Therefore, Danniang seldom comes into contact with strangers, and now she sees so many people of all ages coming to Qiqing's house, staring at her with wide and curious eyes, which makes her a little uneasy.Dan Niang bowed to the mother-in-law and children who were looking at her, then she bowed her head and hid behind Lu Xiaotian and Qiqing cautiously.

Lu's house has been unoccupied for a long time, and there is dust everywhere inside and outside the house, and there is no shelter for a while, and all the neighbors are talking about "go to my house first".

"Thank you folks. After cleaning and tidying up a few houses, we can live in them, so we don't need to bother everyone anymore!" Father and daughter Lu Xiaotian couldn't stop thanking them.

Some neighbors helped them clean up, and some brought their own mats and bowls for Lu Xiaotian and the others to use first; Lu Xiaotian thanked the neighbors for their kindness.

With the help of everyone, Lu Xiaotian's weedy house was almost cleaned up. Then, some neighbors brought some food and grain to Lu Xiaotian and the others.In fact, Lu Xiaotian had already bought some convenient pancakes, dried fruits and other items on the road, but his enthusiasm for the neighbors was hard to refuse, so they had no choice but to accept it.

They also took out the fried peanuts, raisins, and preserved fruit snacks they bought earlier, and distributed them to the villagers and children who came to the house to eat together.

After everyone chattered and chatted for a while, Dan Niang, who had been standing behind Lu Xiaotian and his daughter for a long time, heard an elderly woman say:

"Let's go back and don't bother them anymore!"

All the neighbors left after listening to the grandmother's persuasion.At this time, Danniang also felt relieved, and she went to organize her things.

☆, home

Qiqing and the others were busy for another half an hour, and they finally cleaned up and settled down.Lu Xiaotian looked at the cleaned room, and said to Qiqing and Danniang:

"Let's live as long as we can. If we don't live for a long time, the walls, skins and beams of this house are broken. After a while, we will renovate it."

After Lu Xiaotian finished speaking, he walked out of the room, took his own wooden bucket to the north entrance of the village to fetch water, and came back with two buckets full of water in a short time.Then, Qiqing carried a bundle of firewood from the backyard to the stove, first filled a pot with a few ladles of water, then sat by the stove, put the firewood into the stove, lit a fire, and boiled her. Water from my father.Next, the three of them washed the dust off their bodies with hot water one after another, and then sat down to rest.

After Danniang sat down on the straw mat, she took out some of the pastries she had eaten on the road from one of her bags and put them on the small wooden table in front of her. She wanted to eat the leftovers.

Qiqing was already hungry, so she grabbed half of the pancake that Danniang had just put on the table, and swallowed it with a few mouthfuls of water—the food they bought earlier was distributed to those who came to the house The villager, she managed to save face and didn't get a bite, but now she was very hungry.And her father Lu Xiaotian took a few sips of tea in a leisurely manner before saying:

"Tomorrow, I will go to the market in Tunfang Town to buy some household utensils. Do you want anything?"

"Father, I'll go too!" Qi Qing said hastily.

"No!" Lu Xiaotian said, "You can't go!"

"Why?" Qi Qing was a little displeased after hearing this.

"You can't leave Tanniang at home alone, you stay with her."

"Then we all go to Tunfang Town, wouldn't it be better to buy what we want?" Qi Qing said again.

"Daniang, do you want to go out tomorrow?" Lu Xiaotian asked Danniang who was resting on the other side.

Danniang didn't want to go at first, but she didn't want to embarrass Qiqing, so she said:

"I also want to buy something to use."

"Well, we'll go to town tomorrow morning." After Lu Xiaotian finished speaking, he got up and went out the gate.

The next day, Qiqing and the others went to Tunfang Town, nine miles away from home.This town is located in the northeast of Qixian Village. It is a rural market town in Heyin County and does not belong to Qixian Village.But compared to Luoyang City, Tunfang Town is much closer to Qixian Village. Therefore, if Lu Xiaotian and his villagers want to buy something, it is more convenient to go to Tunfang Town, and Luoyang City is the last choice.

Although Qixian Village and Tunfang Town are not far apart, there is no direct road between the two places.What separated the two places was a swift current, about seven or eight feet deep, and more than five feet wide.If you want to take the shortest way from Qixian Village to Tunfang Town, you only need to cross this stream and walk two miles to Tunfang Town.However, there is neither a stone bridge nor a decent wooden bridge deck on the water that takes this shortcut, but a long wooden bridge built on the water with two elm beams with slightly thicker beams.This bridge with two whole logs on the water flow can only allow pedestrians to walk alone, but cars, cattle and horses cannot.Although this bridge is simple, it is an important passage for people to travel. Without it, I don't know how much inconvenience it will bring to everyone.

Although the shops in this town are not as large as those in Jingzhou City, there are daily necessities commonly used by farmers, farm tools and ironware specially used by villagers, and cattle and horses trading here.People from all over the world would come here to buy and sell on market days. Therefore, the market scene here was very lively, but it was also crowded with people and animals.

Lu Xiaotian brought Qiqing and Danniang to the market to buy rice, two white porcelain pots for home use, ten green-glazed teacups and several white porcelain bowls, and other things supplies.

Qiqing bought herself a pen, ink and paper. She has a little book about martial arts, which has been torn by her. She wants to redraw the pictures and words in the small book on the paper. .And Daniang herself also picked out some silk thread cloth and other items.

It was already noon when they collected all the household compradors, so they went into a restaurant on the street and had dinner by the way.

Qiqing spent a leisurely day out, and when they got home, they had to start a fire and cook again.But Lu Xiaotian is a big man, if you want him to fight with his fists, it goes without saying, but if you want him to cook, he will only cook a pot of mush porridge, not to mention that kind of food, which Qiqing once received It’s been many times—for yesterday’s dinner, they ate dry rice delivered by neighbors.

And Qiqing has always been taken by Lu Xiaotian's side, he only taught her martial arts on weekdays, but he never had the experience of cooking, at most he only boiled a pot of hot water.

I can’t do it, and I can’t go to bed hungry. I can survive without eating, so what will I do tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?Qiqing is so old now, when she gets married to her husband's family, won't she still cook?Lu Xiaotian then drove the ducks to the shelves and asked Qiqing to make dinner.Qiqing asked her father:

"Father, what do you want to eat?"

"Eat rice and fried vegetables."

"Father, how do you cook rice and vegetables?"

"Didn't you see your grandma cook when you were young? You washed the rice and steamed it with water, and then washed some of the vegetables that you and the second uncle sent over yesterday, and put them in the pot to fry them until they are cooked." Is it? If you know how to cook, ask your Granny Xin."

"Oh."

Qiqing went to the kitchen to cook. She put the rice in the pot through the water twice, and when she was about to pour it into the pot on the stove, she was stopped by Dan Niang at the door.

"Wait! Did you remove the sand from the rice?"

Qiqing held the small wooden basin in his hand and turned around:

"sand?"

"Is there no sand in the rice I bought today?" Tanniang went to the rice bag, looked at the rice in the bag with her hand, and said, "There is sand in the rice. If you don't remove the sand, can the rice be eaten?" ?”