Male Fox Liaozhai Fanran
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Sharp, she frowned, "did you drink last night?"
The white fox squeezed his throat, his voice was a little hoarse: "I just drank two cups."
Ah Jiu rolled her eyes, and said to herself that drinking two cups can make this happen, the devil would believe it, "I know you miss your lover in the world, but you don't have to drink alone, drinking too much will hurt your health, next time you will be in a bad mood In order to tell my sister, I am the best at chatting with people."
The white fox smiled helplessly and shook his head, "I really only drank two cups."
"Okay, I'm not an outsider, why do you have to be brave."
The white fox sighed, knowing that the red fox was fond of dreaming and taking whatever he decided on, so he didn't bother to explain.
"By the way, what are your plans for today? The residence has been settled according to your wishes. Do you plan to just idle around in the world for a year?"
Ah Jiu pursed her mouth when she heard the words, "Look at what you said, I'm just going to find something serious to do."
"Oh?" Baihu raised his eyebrows, with a slight smile on his lips, "What are you going to do?"
The girl in front of her smiled and blinked her eyes, pretending to be mysterious and said, "Just follow along and you'll know."
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It was a day when the sun was shining brightly, the warm wind was intoxicating, and the tender green willow branches gently brushed, sending bursts of peach blossom fragrance.
Axiu carefully pasted up the notice for recruiting apprentices, and looked up at the brand-new plaque with the three characters "Danqing Pavilion" written on it, feeling very happy.
When she walked into the shop, she saw Liu Zigu leaning on the counter with two dark circles under his eyes, dozing off, and she frowned slightly, and said, "Zigu, you came home so late last night, and you are so tired now, is it true?" Didn't something happen?"
Liu Zigu braced himself up, but the back of his neck still ached.
"I drank too much last night, and I don't know where I went..."
He vaguely remembered that he stumbled into He Yuntong's courtyard and met a strange old man, and then... the old man turned into a handsome young man somehow...
Liu Zigu pieced together the appearance of that person bit by bit in his mind, and gradually his whole body became cold.
Axiu stretched out her hand and shook Liu Zigu's staring eyes, worried: "Zigu, are you alright?"
"It's okay..." Liu Zigu came back to his senses with a smile on his face.
No, it should be just a dream, how could that person come back?
Axiu moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something more, but she heard a clear and pleasant voice from outside.
"Hi! Is anyone there? I see you're looking for apprentices here?"
Liu Zigu followed Axiu and walked out the door. The girl in front of her was dressed in red like fire, her fluffy skirts were swaying in the wind, the delicate ring made a crisp and pleasant sound, and the smile on her face was as warm as spring. , like a fresh crabapple blooming head-on in the breeze, it makes people fascinated.
Liu Zigu's gaze went straight through the girl, and landed on the person behind her.A touch of snow-white quietly reflected in the field of vision, and the whole spring suddenly became superfluous.
Liu Zigu's lips parted slightly, he took two steps forward, and the folding fan in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
"Xiu... Brother He?"
The man paused when he glanced at Liu Zigu, and a smile slowly froze on the corner of his lips, like sunlight sinking into the bottom of a lake, gradually disappearing.
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"Zigu, do you know each other?"
Axiu took two steps forward, looked at Ajiu, looked at the white fox, and finally returned her gaze to Liu Zigu.
The scholar took back the steps he was about to move forward, stood on the spot, turned his head to Axiu and said, "Brother He and I met by chance, and we have met for a few times."
The white fox moved and nodded silently.
Ah Jiu quietly looked at the scholar's drooping eyebrows, a faint smile flashed across her eyes, she stepped forward, bent down to pick up the folding fan on the ground, patted the dust on it lightly, and handed it to Liu Zigu with a smile. , Said: "Ah Jiu, but I often hear my brother mention you, saying that Mr. Liu is brilliant, unparalleled in the world, and he especially values friendship."
Liu Zigu was stunned, and looked up at the fox, "Are you brothers and sisters?"
So, the girl in red in front of me is also a fox?
The fox nodded slowly, stepped forward and tugged Ah Jiu's sleeve, realizing that she was standing behind him, and said flatly, "It's just a cousin."
Axiu looked at the two Bi people with incomparable temperaments in front of her, and said with a smile on her lips, "Since we all know each other, why don't you come and sit in the shop for a while." She took the scholar's arm again, and said softly, "My son. Gu, it happens that you don’t have to go to school today, so you should go home and rest for a while.”
Liu Zigu's arms froze, and he raised his eyes to meet the white fox's indifferent eyes. He was stunned for a moment, but saw that the man looked away the next second, scanning the streets with people coming and going with a blank expression. The crowds were reflected in his calm eyes, like stones thrown into a bottomless well.
Liu Zigu looked at the man's slightly haggard pale face, and felt a sudden pain in his heart. He brushed Axiu's palm away, stood outside, and said, "I'm fine, Axiu, take this girl Ajiu with you." Let's go to the shop and sit down for a while, Brother He and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I want to catch up alone."
After finishing speaking, Liu Zigu walked up to the man, fixed his eyes on the fox's slightly drooping eyes, and said clearly, "Xiu Lang, come with me."
Deep in the winding alley, there was no sunlight, and a damp and cold smell rushed over. The white fox covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves. Seeing that Liu Zigu was about to go in, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the man's neck. Sleeves, frowning slightly: "Let's just say it here."
Liu Zigu stopped in his tracks, silence suddenly enveloped the two of them, he suddenly turned around and grabbed the fox's shoulders, forcing the man into a corner, his bluish fingertips trembling slightly, but he couldn't bear the force.
He raised his eyes, thin red bloodshot faintly flickered in his pupils, suppressed his anger and said: "Xiu Lang, why did you leave without saying goodbye."
The wall is very cold, wet and slippery, most likely due to a sudden spring frost last night, before it melted, waves of coldness climbed up the back, penetrated into the warm skin through the thin shirt, the fox frowned and sullenly With a snort, I felt the strength on my shoulder tighten again.
He was silent for a moment, then slowly met Liu Zigu's angry eyes, and said lightly: "I left a letter at that time."
When this matter was mentioned, Liu Zigu became even more angry. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You mean that letter? It's just a few words. What's the difference between writing and not writing?"
Liu Zigu clearly remembered that the black and white words were reflected in his eyes, the words were just like the person, upright and elegant, he seemed to be able to see the person standing in the distant clouds smiling lightly at him and waving goodbye, he almost thought that these few strokes It was the last thing the fox left for him, and he almost thought that parting was a farewell.
Seeing this fox standing in front of him again, how could he not be angry.
After a while, the scholar sighed softly, and said in a deep voice: "Xiu Lang, you always reappear when I'm about to give up...what should I do with you little fox."
The fox was shocked all over, and his lips completely lost their color.
Is this a eviction order in disguise?
Although he didn't want to stay longer, his heart was still stabbed when he heard these words from that mouth. He raised his eyes, and there seemed to be a bowl of soup in his dark pupils, which was thick and bitter. "It's my fault for deceiving you again and again. I do have my reasons for being He Yuntong's approach to you...just to settle some personal matters."
He added: "Don't worry, I was actually tricked by Ajiu to come here this time. I will accompany that child down the mountain to practice, and I will return to Qingqiu after staying here for a short time."
Her voice was light and hoarse, and she couldn't hear any emotion.
But Liu Zigu's heart softened. When he heard the fox said that he would stay for a while, his heart jumped silently, he was happy, and his heart was full of joy.
He didn't dare to ask how long the man would stay, three months?two months?or shorter?
If possible, he hopes that the fox will stay forever, that he can always stay within his reach, that he can talk to him every day, drink three or two glasses of wine, and draw a few paintings. This is enough, and he should be satisfied .
Although this thought was despicable and shameless, he couldn't help it.
Liu Zigu raised his hand to stroke the long hair next to the man's ear, his eyes were as gentle as water, he took a step forward, clinging to the soft body of the white fox, his fingertips brushed the small snow-white earlobe inadvertently, he smiled , and sighed: "Xiu Lang, it's great that you can come back."
That's great.
The fox remained silent, and raised his eyes with a surprised look. His slightly flustered eyes met Liu Zigu's expectant eyes. After a while, he gave a soft "En".
I don't know who's children are chasing and running through the alley outside. The crisp laughter sounds unreal. The white fox frowned and raised its eyes. It was the blue sky that was half covered by the high courtyard wall. His eyes, which had been pierced for a long time without seeing the light, felt a little sore, he felt the soles of his feet shaking, his eyes were dark for a while, and then brightened again.
The fox let the scholar's arms embrace him, and let go of all his strength.The faint scent of ink floated in the surrounding air, making one feel an inexplicable sense of peace of mind. He closed his eyes, and suddenly a deep sense of fatigue surged through his body, as if he was slowly waking up after a long sleep. The warm sunshine and raindrops The same sprinkles on the body, making people wonder if they are in reality or a dream.
Liu Zigu and Baihu returned to "Danqing Pavilion" together.It was noon, and Axiu invited Baihu and Ajiu to have dinner at home. The fox smiled and declined, "Sister Sister came to Gaizhou for the first time, and there are still many unfamiliar places. Not staying."
Liu Zigu sent the two of them out, but Baihu grabbed his wrist and stuffed something cold into his palm. Liu Zigu frowned and spread his palm, and there was a delicate and small white porcelain bottle inside.
"This is?"
The fox turned his head away, his ears felt hot, and he said in a low voice, "Last night, my slap was a little rough. If you apply it on the back of your neck, it won't hurt the next day."
Liu Zigu was stunned for a moment, then remembered the embarrassing incident that he was drunk and turned over someone's wall last night, his face flushed, he raised his hand and rubbed the back of his neck, and said: "Brother He, did I say anything last night? What offensive words, doing...something that shouldn't be done?"
The white fox shook his head and said, "No."
The warm wind is slightly intoxicating, catkins are falling, and there is a hint of fragrance of tender grass in the air, which makes people lazy and enchanted.Two figures, one red and one white, are lined up on the side of the road. The one in red has crescent eyebrows and teeth, and the one in white has clear eyebrows and bright eyes, which make passers-by stop and look back.
"Hey, fox, it didn't mean that nothing happened last night. That scholar took your hand, leaned into your arms, and confessed his love to you by the way. Did you just say "No"?"
The white fox glanced down at the girl, and said helplessly, "You really didn't sleep yesterday."
Ah Jiu smiled, her clear eyes sparkled, like a stream full of sunlight, "I was worried that you wouldn't be able to sleep, so I went to your room and knocked on the door, and found you were not there, so I went to the backyard to look for you. Who knew that I happened to bump into..."
The white fox shook his head, sighed, stretched out his hand to grab Ah Jiu's arm, led the man to the corner of the road, and then gently let go.
"what are you doing?"
The white fox looked directly into those black and bright eyes, his expression as calm as water: "Ah Jiu, you already know about me, right? You found out everything about me before we went down the mountain."
Ah Jiu was startled, then bent the corners of her lips, with a faint gleam in her eyes, and said with flattened lips: "Not everyone knows, for example, I thought Liu Zigu would be such a romantic and suave character. See, I'm very disappointed, but I'm just a layman."
Baihu frowned, "Why do you care about my affairs so much?"
Ah Jiu smiled, looked straight into the fox's eyes, and said calmly, "...Maybe it's because you are different from the people around me. The foxes around me are all arrogant and arrogant. I sneer at mortals, but you are different. You are the most noble nine-tailed fox in the fox clan, but you are approachable, with a lot of mortal aura on you, and you said to me that day, "You already have someone you like." .”
The look in your eyes when you said the word "like" is very beautiful and very yearning.
Ah Jiu grinned, and the corners of his eyes and brows stretched slightly, like stamens moistened by the spring rain, quietly blooming in the morning light, "I want to know what the "like" in your mouth is like..."
The white fox looked at the girl in front of him with extremely serious eyes, sighed inwardly, and suddenly didn't know what to say.He raised his hand and rubbed the top of the man's fluffy head, with a helpless smile on his lips, and said softly, "Okay, let's go home."
The crowd was bustling with people, and the sun was shining gently, warming the hair on the top of her head. Looking at the moon-white gown that was gradually fading into the crowd, Ah Jiu was stunned for a moment, and then followed closely.
This fox was still more cunning than she expected, it had obviously stolen the fish, and there was no smell left on it.
"Hey, Fox, in fact, you really want to stay."
"..."
"It feels like you have changed since last night, and the smile on your face is no longer bitter and astringent."
The white fox raised his eyebrows, "I used to be like this?"
Ah Jiu frowned slightly, her mouth puffed out, and her cheeks seemed to be stuffed with two round little buns, "Well, more or less, anyway, the smile is very perfunctory, and I don't like to answer when I talk to you."
Hearing the man's aggrieved voice, Baihu couldn't help but laugh, and just wanted to turn around to make fun of it, but saw that there was nothing behind him.
After two seconds, a touch of red clothes lightly broke into the field of vision, holding a paper bag in his hand, the white fox asked: "What is this?"
"Hawthorn, I liked it when I saw you the other day."
The fox was not polite either, he reached out to lift the paper bag, picked one up and put it in his mouth, the bright red flesh was covered with snow-white icing, the icing melted in the mouth, sweet and greasy with a hint of coldness, and smudged between his lips and teeth, After removing a lot of the sour taste, the white fox stretched out the tip of his tongue to lick off the flesh on his lips, raised his eyes, and saw Ah Jiu's shining eyes looking at him.
He coughed lightly and said seriously, "What's wrong?"
Ah Jiu shook her head, smiled and waved her hands, "It's nothing, it's just that it's the first time I've seen a fox that doesn't like oil or meat, but likes hawthorn instead."
The fox let out an "oh", looked down at the red fruit that was half gone in the belt in his hand, blinked his eyes, and suddenly handed the paper bag out, and said seriously: "Is there any more?"
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The days of coming to the world always go by very fast, in the blink of an eye, Qingming is over, and in the blink of an eye, it is the end of April.
During the day, Ah Jiu went to the "Danqing Pavilion" to look at the shop, helping people wear fan bones and mount paintings. The fox had nothing to do, so he tossed some strange plants in the courtyard all day long, coming and going quickly to the green hills. The exotic flowers and plants on the top of the mountain are all uprooted.
In the early morning, there was just a light rain last night, and the green color in the small courtyard was shrouded in light water vapor, and the fragrance was overflowing, which was too beautiful to behold.
The fox came up with a fairy tree that blooms every 500 years and bears fruit every 1000 years. The crown of the tree is full of clouds and purple mist, the branches and leaves are green like drops, and the tender branches are graceful.
The front yard was already full, so the fox went straight to the backyard with the hoe on his shoulder, found a piece of geomantic treasure land, put his palms together and recited a formula, allowing the fairy tree to take root in the ground.
The fairy tree is psychic, and seems to like this place very much. A gust of breeze blows, and the green branches and leaves dance, playing the melodious sound of the zither.
The fox was lazily lying on the wicker chair covered with a blanket under the tree, holding a cup of tea that was no longer steaming and froze on his lips, but his expression was somewhat lonely.
Like this courtyard full of pink willows and greens, so colorful, it is nothing but empty in the eyes.
Speaking of it, since the last time I met the scholar, it seemed that the two of them had never met again.
The fox frowned slightly, and his eyes fell into the emptiness again. After a while, his five fingers clenched together, and the white porcelain teacup was smashed hard on the table. With a "click", an innocent crack appeared on the snow-white body, and it shattered.
The fox was stunned for a moment, and the wind blew under his palm, and the bones of porcelain dissipated in the wind. He gritted his teeth and got up with a flick of his sleeves.
What do you want him for?Just a stupid scholar.
What is the difference between seeing and not seeing?
Maybe it's too sunny today, or maybe it just got hot.The fox felt his head dizzy, and even his feet were circling a bit. He stretched out his hands and fumbled for a while, and then managed to support the edge of the table, so as not to fall too ugly.
A small piece of broken porcelain just fell into the palm of the hand, and the fox gasped, his mind cleared up a lot.
In a blur, there seemed to be a thin figure flashing in front of his eyes, the fox was startled, got up and took half a step staggeringly, but he still couldn't see clearly in front of his eyes, took another step, and suddenly there was a buzzing in his ear, he frowned, it was too late He uttered a sound, and the pitch black like thick ink fell from the top of his head.
The white fox felt that he had fallen into an extremely gentle embrace. He greedily smelled the faint fragrance of ink, as if all the exotic flowers and plants in the yard were emitting an intoxicating fragrance at the same time, as if this person had just come back to life. field.
He hooked his two fingers, grabbed the man's soft cuffs, opened his lips slightly, and said in a voice that he couldn't hear clearly: "I thought you had forgotten this place long ago..."
The fox suddenly remembered that someone said to him, "Don't have too many expectations and fantasies about others. In the end, you may be disappointed. Once you are disappointed, you will be very sad, and you will not think about tea when you are sad." I don't want to eat, I feel sad and want to die."
The fox thought, in the end these are beyond his control.If he could force himself not to look forward to it, not to think about it, he might have set foot on the auspicious clouds and ascended to immortality by now.
The fox thought, after all, he was the one who was despicable.
Knowing that you can't get it, you want extravagantly, knowing that you shouldn't be attached to it, you will die and refuse to let go.
The urgent call in his ears was gradually blown away by the wind, and the white fox felt as if he had been stabbed in the side of his waist, and he felt a severe colic, and Venus flashed in front of his eyes that were so painful, he had no strength to hold on, nor could he With all the strength to think wildly, his limp and boneless body trembled, and the whole person slipped loosely from the man's arms.
Since Ah Jiu came, the business of "Danqing Pavilion" began to improve day by day.
Ah Jiu is naturally pretty and graceful, I feel pity for her, and her pair of peach blossom eyes make people feel like a spring breeze when she smiles, a single look is enough to turn all living beings upside down.
Some dandies from rich families in the city don't know anything about calligraphy and painting, but they still wear a blue gown in an arty way, hold a bone-gathering fan, and recite a few dry words "My Fair Lady", just to steal a beautiful woman's face .
After sending away another wave of customers, Ah Jiu turned around, walked to A Xiu behind the counter, and said with an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, it's all me, and sister A Xiu, you have to come to the store to help."
Axiu raised her eyes from the account book and smiled gently, "Where, if you hadn't come, the business here would have been shut down long ago. I thank you before it's too late."
A little fluffy head poked out timidly from behind Ah Xiu, blinking at Ah Jiu with two ripe grape-like eyes, Ah Jiu knelt down to look at the child, and couldn't help raising her hand to squeeze the child. On the tender and fair face, the fingertips were slightly sunken, as if poking on the silky and soft glutinous rice balls.
Looking at the red little finger mark on the child's face, Ah Jiu suspected that sweet and thick fillings would flow out from the place she poked in the next second.
"This child is so beautiful, what's his name?"
Before Axiu could speak, her clear voice rang in her ears, "My name is Liu Xun, and I am six years old this year."
Ah Jiu smiled, raised her hand and patted the top of Liu Xun's head, and pulled out a bunch of candied haws like a trick out of nowhere, and handed it to Liu Xun, "You look so cute, little Xun'er."
Liu Xun looked back at Axiu, saw Axiu nodded with a smile, and then reached out to take the candied haws. His dark eyes were shining like stars, "Thank you, miss."
Ah Jiu smiled and said "Good boy", her heart was almost sweetened by the mouthfuls of "Miss Sister".I can't help but wonder what the fox would look like when he was young, it should be so cute.
A little white fox, a fluffy ball, will not turn into a human shape yet, with a big soft and fluffy tail, shining eyes soaked in water...the claws that have not yet grown nails are fleshy , with a faint milky smell...
Ah Jiu immersed herself in her fantasies for a while, then stood up with a "huh", and pulled A Xiu's hands with fiery eyes, "Sister A Xiu, can you teach me how to draw fans!?"
Axiu was wiping the corners of Liu Xun's mouth with a handkerchief, when she was frightened suddenly, her hands trembled, and the snow-white silk handkerchief immediately floated to the ground.
She was not in a hurry to pick it up, and said again: "My hand is clumsy, I'm afraid I can't teach the girl."
Ah Jiu smiled boldly, "It's okay, I'm very stupid, sister Axiu just don't dislike me."
Having said so much, it's hard for Axiu to refuse, she nodded slightly, with a slight smile on her lips, "Okay then."
"However, I probably don't have the time right now..."
Ah Jiu thought for a moment, clapped his hands, and smiled brightly, "Then in the evening, I'll take you to my brother's house, where he has all kinds of pens and ink."
Axiu nodded, looking at the lively and bright back of that person, she sighed in her heart that after all, she was past the lively age of a girl.
She leaned over, picked up the handkerchief under her feet, dragged it in her palm and carefully patted off the dust on it, a faint light flashed in the bottom of her dark eyes, like a slender water mark on the surface of a calm lake, fleeting.
A peach blossom was embroidered on the snow-white veil, glowing and blooming like clouds.
It was as if the man was wearing a red shirt standing in the vast snow field, with a tall body and fluttering robes. He looked back and smiled, and in the blue sky and silver snow, he formed a magnificent scene.
Axiu sighed, folded the handkerchief and put it back in her bosom.It's not her own, after all, she knows this truth very well.
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Another dream, a very happy dream.
In the dream, there was sunlight, a brook, overripe crimson plums that had fallen all over the ground, and a young fox covered in white.
The fox was full and his mouth was full of glistening oil stains. He lay on his back on a big cool rock, his chubby belly heaving up and down, and his snow-white fur rolled up in soft waves, shining with silver light.
A shadow quietly descended, and the fox's slightly narrowed eyes slowly opened. There was a bit of laziness in the dark eyes, immersed in a natural charm, but calm and clear.
With a light sweep of a slender arm, the ball of fur was easily lifted up and put into his bosom,
"Are you fed up again?" The man smiled, with a very helpless tone, and said again: "Are you feeling uncomfortable...Look at your mouth is full of oil, I will take you to the stream to wash."
With a childish "owwow", the hair ball nodded in agreement, and plunged into the man's arms again. He liked the smell of his body, which was refreshing, dry, and had a faint herbal aroma. He liked it tight.
By the side of the stream, the oil on the hairball's mouth was almost wiped off the white skirt, and it flapped its fleshy paws and knocked on the man's chest. There was a bit of schadenfreude in its clear eyes,
The man was not annoyed, he stroked the big soft tail of the fur ball with a smile, touched a piece of short cartilage, and pinched it lightly with two fingers.
"Ow!"
Mao Qiu screamed, his body went limp immediately, his eyes were filled with clear water mist, he whimpered a few times, stretched out his wet and hot tongue and licked the man's smooth arm.
The man smiled, "Do you still dare to be naughty?"
The hairball drooped its ears, hurriedly hid its tail behind it, and let out a low, aggrieved "enwu" in its voice.
The man nodded in satisfaction, with a faint smile on his lips, dipped his fingertips in the stream, and began to comb the hair on the furball's mouth bit by bit.
The snow-white hair became wet with water, and the strands stuck together. The hairball shook its head violently, and the water splashed "fluttering" in all directions, refracting colorful light in the sun.
Mao Qiu saw drops of water dripping down the man's black hair, drenching his clean and delicate face. Looking at the man's thin lips that slowly curled up, Mao Qiu froze all over. Stiff, instinct tells it that its tail will suffer again...
"Let go! Don't pinch your tail if you have the ability..."
The scholar's hand holding the decoction trembled, and almost knocked the bowl on top of the fox's head.
He stabilized his hands, put the bowl on the low stool, and sat down by the bed.Stretching out his hand to wipe the fox's forehead, a thin layer of sweat stuck to the back of his hand, which felt cool. He breathed a sigh of relief, and thought about what the fox had just said in sleep.
Maybe he was fighting with other foxes. It seems that the tail is the weak point of this fox, and it cannot be touched. The scholar imagined that the man had turned into a fluffy ball in his original form, and he couldn't help itching in his heart, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The fox woke up and tried to hold up his eyelids, and saw the scholar smirking at him with a happy face, his eyes were shining, and he didn't know what beautiful things he thought of.
He coughed lightly, and the man came back to his senses, his face flushed with astonishment, "Xiu Lang, when did you wake up?"
"Just now." The fox said dumbly, his mind was still a little chaotic, and his voice was very hoarse.
Seeing the man frowning in pain, Liu Zigu poured a cup of tea over, put it on the low table, carefully helped the fox up, and neatly stuffed two cushions behind the man's waist, and then picked up the teacup , blew gently, and sent it to the fox's lips.
"It's warm, drink it to moisten your throat."
The fox was stunned for a moment, staring at Liu Zigu with two blank eyes, until the man began to urge, then he lowered his head and took a few sips of tea. The tea was very weak, almost like white water, with a slight fragrance , not astringent.
The fox licked the rim of the teacup, biting the rim lightly with his teeth. He raised his eyes to look at Liu Zigu, blinked, and there was a touching smile in his dark and bright eyes.
This seemed to be the first time that Liu Zigu cared about him so much. The feeling of being held in the palm of his hand was really good.
"Xiu Lang, it's time to drink the medicine." Liu Zigu called "Xiu Lang" again, picked up the blackened bowl of medicine juice in his hand, and slowly stirred the spoon, "I'm really going to be scared to death by you sooner or later, Fortunately, this place is not far from a medical clinic, I invited the doctor over, the doctor said that you have exhausted your qi and yin, lack of energy, and you have been sitting under the sun for a long time, so you can't help but faint."
The white fox felt very uncomfortable when he heard it, and gave a disdainful "hum" in his heart, saying that I am obviously a strong and beautiful male fox, how can I add so many squeamish problems?
The fox leaned closer, sniffed lightly by the side of the bowl, and frowned: "This medicine..."
Liu Zigu looked at the man's appearance, laughed, and said softly, like coaxing a child, "The medicine tastes bitter, I've added some rock sugar in it, it won't be too bad to drink."
The fox shook his head, then pointed to the bowl and said, "I don't think it's bitter, but it's mixed with amomum, scutellaria, atractylodes macrocephala, angelica and other medicinal materials. This is a typical anti-birth prescription...Zigu, please It’s not a fake doctor, is it?”
Liu Zigu was stunned for a moment, but the first question that popped up was, "Xiu Lang, do you still know medicine?"
Baihu raised his eyes, looked into Liu Zigu's eyes, and smiled lightly, "A long time ago, I learned some things from a friend, and I only knew some common medicinal materials."
Liu Zigu nodded, said nothing, frowned and put the medicine back on the table, as if he still didn't believe it.
The fox stared at Liu Zigu's face, then looked away after a while, stretched out his hand and patted the back of the man's hand, and said with a smile, "Don't think about it any more, just treat it as if you met a quack doctor. Anyway, I have nothing to lose, and I am still alive and kicking."
He added: "But you came just in time. If it weren't for you, I might have to lie in the yard until dark, and my bones would fall apart when I woke up. For the sake of taking care of me for so long, I can promise you something." desire……"
There was some cute cunning in the fox's eyes, "But don't say it's too difficult, I can only go to heaven and earth."
Without even thinking about it, Liu Zigu said, "Then can you show me your original form?"
Raising his eyes and meeting Baihu's slightly stunned eyes, Liu Zigu felt that such a request was too abrupt, and said, "Forget it, it's still..."
But the man said with a smile, "Okay."
Liu Zigu's eyes lit up, his heart filled with joy, he opened his eyes, and saw a soft white light suddenly gathered in front of him, gradually enveloping the man in it, the light became brighter and more glaring .
Liu Zigu raised his hand to cover the painful eyes that were pierced by the strong light, and two lines of tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes uncontrollably.
Open your eyes again, everything has returned to normal, a big lump bulges in the center of the quilt in front of you, trembling and agitating, a clear voice suddenly resounds, "Zi Gu, I'm about to suffocate to death..."
Liu Zigu came back to his senses, and hurriedly lifted the quilt, only to see a large ball of snow-white fur curled up on the bed, undulating slightly, and he couldn't tell where it was front and back, and where it was head and tail.
"Xiu Lang?" Liu Zigu called again, reaching out his hand to touch the fluffy ball carefully, it was a soft and indescribable touch, like a gust of spring breeze blowing, the softest, warmest and most fascinating .
The snow-white fur ball trembled, and with a slight movement, a large tuft of tails swayed, and the soft hair fluttered like catkins, and it felt warm and comfortable in the palm of my hand.
When the fur ball moved again, a beautiful face appeared. It stood up, shook its white and smooth fur, and stretched gracefully. Its pointed plush ears moved from time to time, which was indescribably cute.He looked closely at Liu Zigu, his bright eyes curved slightly, like a crescent moon in the sky, the clear light falling like snow.
Liu Zigu opened his arms, and realized that the fox jumped onto his knees. Mao Qiu blinked his eyes, exerted force on his feet, and jumped up. The not-so-light weight fell into Liu Zigu's arms, almost hitting his thin body. When he got under the bed, the scholar stretched out his palm and gently rubbed the fox's chubby belly, his palm was beating warmly, he sighed: "It seems that the doctor is really a quack doctor, you look fat, you don't look sick. "
Fuqiu nodded, it seemed that it was very comfortable to be touched. He just lay on Liu Zigu's knees, curled up his four paws slightly, closed his eyes as if enjoying himself, and let out a weak "hmmm" from his throat. Voice.
Liu Zigu smiled, and then raised his hand to touch the top of the fox's fluffy head. His warm ears trembled under his palm, and they softened instantly.The fox narrowed his eyes slightly, and a gleam of water quietly rippled in his clear eyes.
A gust of breeze blew through the half-closed window lattice, bringing a burst of fallen flowers, wrapped in a delicate fragrance, lingering around the side.Liu Zigu felt the ups and downs of the fox's breathing, felt the warm breath of the fox's body, and felt very familiar in his heart.
It's not the first time they get along like this.
He opened his mouth and said, "You have grown up a lot."
After all, he froze for the first time.
The fox was stunned, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and a puff of smoke rose around him instantly. At this moment, a clear knock on the door sounded beside his ears.
"Brother, are you there? I brought Sister Axiu to our house as a guest!"
There was no response from anyone in the house. Ah Jiu pushed the door open and entered, but saw the fox leaning on the head of the bed, with an unnaturally rosy complexion and a little shortness of breath. She frowned, "Brother, what's the matter with you?"
"It doesn't matter if you get a little bit of wind and cold." The white fox smiled, his lips darkened, and he covered his sleeves and coughed for a while while talking.
On the contrary, Axiu took a step forward and said worriedly, "Are you all right?"
"It's okay, I've already seen the doctor."
Ah Jiu smelled the smell of medicine all over the room, and looked around the room again, frowning slightly, "Alright, then you can sleep for a while, sister Axiu and I won't fight for now."
The white fox squeezed his throat, his voice was a little hoarse: "I just drank two cups."
Ah Jiu rolled her eyes, and said to herself that drinking two cups can make this happen, the devil would believe it, "I know you miss your lover in the world, but you don't have to drink alone, drinking too much will hurt your health, next time you will be in a bad mood In order to tell my sister, I am the best at chatting with people."
The white fox smiled helplessly and shook his head, "I really only drank two cups."
"Okay, I'm not an outsider, why do you have to be brave."
The white fox sighed, knowing that the red fox was fond of dreaming and taking whatever he decided on, so he didn't bother to explain.
"By the way, what are your plans for today? The residence has been settled according to your wishes. Do you plan to just idle around in the world for a year?"
Ah Jiu pursed her mouth when she heard the words, "Look at what you said, I'm just going to find something serious to do."
"Oh?" Baihu raised his eyebrows, with a slight smile on his lips, "What are you going to do?"
The girl in front of her smiled and blinked her eyes, pretending to be mysterious and said, "Just follow along and you'll know."
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It was a day when the sun was shining brightly, the warm wind was intoxicating, and the tender green willow branches gently brushed, sending bursts of peach blossom fragrance.
Axiu carefully pasted up the notice for recruiting apprentices, and looked up at the brand-new plaque with the three characters "Danqing Pavilion" written on it, feeling very happy.
When she walked into the shop, she saw Liu Zigu leaning on the counter with two dark circles under his eyes, dozing off, and she frowned slightly, and said, "Zigu, you came home so late last night, and you are so tired now, is it true?" Didn't something happen?"
Liu Zigu braced himself up, but the back of his neck still ached.
"I drank too much last night, and I don't know where I went..."
He vaguely remembered that he stumbled into He Yuntong's courtyard and met a strange old man, and then... the old man turned into a handsome young man somehow...
Liu Zigu pieced together the appearance of that person bit by bit in his mind, and gradually his whole body became cold.
Axiu stretched out her hand and shook Liu Zigu's staring eyes, worried: "Zigu, are you alright?"
"It's okay..." Liu Zigu came back to his senses with a smile on his face.
No, it should be just a dream, how could that person come back?
Axiu moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something more, but she heard a clear and pleasant voice from outside.
"Hi! Is anyone there? I see you're looking for apprentices here?"
Liu Zigu followed Axiu and walked out the door. The girl in front of her was dressed in red like fire, her fluffy skirts were swaying in the wind, the delicate ring made a crisp and pleasant sound, and the smile on her face was as warm as spring. , like a fresh crabapple blooming head-on in the breeze, it makes people fascinated.
Liu Zigu's gaze went straight through the girl, and landed on the person behind her.A touch of snow-white quietly reflected in the field of vision, and the whole spring suddenly became superfluous.
Liu Zigu's lips parted slightly, he took two steps forward, and the folding fan in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
"Xiu... Brother He?"
The man paused when he glanced at Liu Zigu, and a smile slowly froze on the corner of his lips, like sunlight sinking into the bottom of a lake, gradually disappearing.
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"Zigu, do you know each other?"
Axiu took two steps forward, looked at Ajiu, looked at the white fox, and finally returned her gaze to Liu Zigu.
The scholar took back the steps he was about to move forward, stood on the spot, turned his head to Axiu and said, "Brother He and I met by chance, and we have met for a few times."
The white fox moved and nodded silently.
Ah Jiu quietly looked at the scholar's drooping eyebrows, a faint smile flashed across her eyes, she stepped forward, bent down to pick up the folding fan on the ground, patted the dust on it lightly, and handed it to Liu Zigu with a smile. , Said: "Ah Jiu, but I often hear my brother mention you, saying that Mr. Liu is brilliant, unparalleled in the world, and he especially values friendship."
Liu Zigu was stunned, and looked up at the fox, "Are you brothers and sisters?"
So, the girl in red in front of me is also a fox?
The fox nodded slowly, stepped forward and tugged Ah Jiu's sleeve, realizing that she was standing behind him, and said flatly, "It's just a cousin."
Axiu looked at the two Bi people with incomparable temperaments in front of her, and said with a smile on her lips, "Since we all know each other, why don't you come and sit in the shop for a while." She took the scholar's arm again, and said softly, "My son. Gu, it happens that you don’t have to go to school today, so you should go home and rest for a while.”
Liu Zigu's arms froze, and he raised his eyes to meet the white fox's indifferent eyes. He was stunned for a moment, but saw that the man looked away the next second, scanning the streets with people coming and going with a blank expression. The crowds were reflected in his calm eyes, like stones thrown into a bottomless well.
Liu Zigu looked at the man's slightly haggard pale face, and felt a sudden pain in his heart. He brushed Axiu's palm away, stood outside, and said, "I'm fine, Axiu, take this girl Ajiu with you." Let's go to the shop and sit down for a while, Brother He and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I want to catch up alone."
After finishing speaking, Liu Zigu walked up to the man, fixed his eyes on the fox's slightly drooping eyes, and said clearly, "Xiu Lang, come with me."
Deep in the winding alley, there was no sunlight, and a damp and cold smell rushed over. The white fox covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves. Seeing that Liu Zigu was about to go in, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the man's neck. Sleeves, frowning slightly: "Let's just say it here."
Liu Zigu stopped in his tracks, silence suddenly enveloped the two of them, he suddenly turned around and grabbed the fox's shoulders, forcing the man into a corner, his bluish fingertips trembling slightly, but he couldn't bear the force.
He raised his eyes, thin red bloodshot faintly flickered in his pupils, suppressed his anger and said: "Xiu Lang, why did you leave without saying goodbye."
The wall is very cold, wet and slippery, most likely due to a sudden spring frost last night, before it melted, waves of coldness climbed up the back, penetrated into the warm skin through the thin shirt, the fox frowned and sullenly With a snort, I felt the strength on my shoulder tighten again.
He was silent for a moment, then slowly met Liu Zigu's angry eyes, and said lightly: "I left a letter at that time."
When this matter was mentioned, Liu Zigu became even more angry. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You mean that letter? It's just a few words. What's the difference between writing and not writing?"
Liu Zigu clearly remembered that the black and white words were reflected in his eyes, the words were just like the person, upright and elegant, he seemed to be able to see the person standing in the distant clouds smiling lightly at him and waving goodbye, he almost thought that these few strokes It was the last thing the fox left for him, and he almost thought that parting was a farewell.
Seeing this fox standing in front of him again, how could he not be angry.
After a while, the scholar sighed softly, and said in a deep voice: "Xiu Lang, you always reappear when I'm about to give up...what should I do with you little fox."
The fox was shocked all over, and his lips completely lost their color.
Is this a eviction order in disguise?
Although he didn't want to stay longer, his heart was still stabbed when he heard these words from that mouth. He raised his eyes, and there seemed to be a bowl of soup in his dark pupils, which was thick and bitter. "It's my fault for deceiving you again and again. I do have my reasons for being He Yuntong's approach to you...just to settle some personal matters."
He added: "Don't worry, I was actually tricked by Ajiu to come here this time. I will accompany that child down the mountain to practice, and I will return to Qingqiu after staying here for a short time."
Her voice was light and hoarse, and she couldn't hear any emotion.
But Liu Zigu's heart softened. When he heard the fox said that he would stay for a while, his heart jumped silently, he was happy, and his heart was full of joy.
He didn't dare to ask how long the man would stay, three months?two months?or shorter?
If possible, he hopes that the fox will stay forever, that he can always stay within his reach, that he can talk to him every day, drink three or two glasses of wine, and draw a few paintings. This is enough, and he should be satisfied .
Although this thought was despicable and shameless, he couldn't help it.
Liu Zigu raised his hand to stroke the long hair next to the man's ear, his eyes were as gentle as water, he took a step forward, clinging to the soft body of the white fox, his fingertips brushed the small snow-white earlobe inadvertently, he smiled , and sighed: "Xiu Lang, it's great that you can come back."
That's great.
The fox remained silent, and raised his eyes with a surprised look. His slightly flustered eyes met Liu Zigu's expectant eyes. After a while, he gave a soft "En".
I don't know who's children are chasing and running through the alley outside. The crisp laughter sounds unreal. The white fox frowned and raised its eyes. It was the blue sky that was half covered by the high courtyard wall. His eyes, which had been pierced for a long time without seeing the light, felt a little sore, he felt the soles of his feet shaking, his eyes were dark for a while, and then brightened again.
The fox let the scholar's arms embrace him, and let go of all his strength.The faint scent of ink floated in the surrounding air, making one feel an inexplicable sense of peace of mind. He closed his eyes, and suddenly a deep sense of fatigue surged through his body, as if he was slowly waking up after a long sleep. The warm sunshine and raindrops The same sprinkles on the body, making people wonder if they are in reality or a dream.
Liu Zigu and Baihu returned to "Danqing Pavilion" together.It was noon, and Axiu invited Baihu and Ajiu to have dinner at home. The fox smiled and declined, "Sister Sister came to Gaizhou for the first time, and there are still many unfamiliar places. Not staying."
Liu Zigu sent the two of them out, but Baihu grabbed his wrist and stuffed something cold into his palm. Liu Zigu frowned and spread his palm, and there was a delicate and small white porcelain bottle inside.
"This is?"
The fox turned his head away, his ears felt hot, and he said in a low voice, "Last night, my slap was a little rough. If you apply it on the back of your neck, it won't hurt the next day."
Liu Zigu was stunned for a moment, then remembered the embarrassing incident that he was drunk and turned over someone's wall last night, his face flushed, he raised his hand and rubbed the back of his neck, and said: "Brother He, did I say anything last night? What offensive words, doing...something that shouldn't be done?"
The white fox shook his head and said, "No."
The warm wind is slightly intoxicating, catkins are falling, and there is a hint of fragrance of tender grass in the air, which makes people lazy and enchanted.Two figures, one red and one white, are lined up on the side of the road. The one in red has crescent eyebrows and teeth, and the one in white has clear eyebrows and bright eyes, which make passers-by stop and look back.
"Hey, fox, it didn't mean that nothing happened last night. That scholar took your hand, leaned into your arms, and confessed his love to you by the way. Did you just say "No"?"
The white fox glanced down at the girl, and said helplessly, "You really didn't sleep yesterday."
Ah Jiu smiled, her clear eyes sparkled, like a stream full of sunlight, "I was worried that you wouldn't be able to sleep, so I went to your room and knocked on the door, and found you were not there, so I went to the backyard to look for you. Who knew that I happened to bump into..."
The white fox shook his head, sighed, stretched out his hand to grab Ah Jiu's arm, led the man to the corner of the road, and then gently let go.
"what are you doing?"
The white fox looked directly into those black and bright eyes, his expression as calm as water: "Ah Jiu, you already know about me, right? You found out everything about me before we went down the mountain."
Ah Jiu was startled, then bent the corners of her lips, with a faint gleam in her eyes, and said with flattened lips: "Not everyone knows, for example, I thought Liu Zigu would be such a romantic and suave character. See, I'm very disappointed, but I'm just a layman."
Baihu frowned, "Why do you care about my affairs so much?"
Ah Jiu smiled, looked straight into the fox's eyes, and said calmly, "...Maybe it's because you are different from the people around me. The foxes around me are all arrogant and arrogant. I sneer at mortals, but you are different. You are the most noble nine-tailed fox in the fox clan, but you are approachable, with a lot of mortal aura on you, and you said to me that day, "You already have someone you like." .”
The look in your eyes when you said the word "like" is very beautiful and very yearning.
Ah Jiu grinned, and the corners of his eyes and brows stretched slightly, like stamens moistened by the spring rain, quietly blooming in the morning light, "I want to know what the "like" in your mouth is like..."
The white fox looked at the girl in front of him with extremely serious eyes, sighed inwardly, and suddenly didn't know what to say.He raised his hand and rubbed the top of the man's fluffy head, with a helpless smile on his lips, and said softly, "Okay, let's go home."
The crowd was bustling with people, and the sun was shining gently, warming the hair on the top of her head. Looking at the moon-white gown that was gradually fading into the crowd, Ah Jiu was stunned for a moment, and then followed closely.
This fox was still more cunning than she expected, it had obviously stolen the fish, and there was no smell left on it.
"Hey, Fox, in fact, you really want to stay."
"..."
"It feels like you have changed since last night, and the smile on your face is no longer bitter and astringent."
The white fox raised his eyebrows, "I used to be like this?"
Ah Jiu frowned slightly, her mouth puffed out, and her cheeks seemed to be stuffed with two round little buns, "Well, more or less, anyway, the smile is very perfunctory, and I don't like to answer when I talk to you."
Hearing the man's aggrieved voice, Baihu couldn't help but laugh, and just wanted to turn around to make fun of it, but saw that there was nothing behind him.
After two seconds, a touch of red clothes lightly broke into the field of vision, holding a paper bag in his hand, the white fox asked: "What is this?"
"Hawthorn, I liked it when I saw you the other day."
The fox was not polite either, he reached out to lift the paper bag, picked one up and put it in his mouth, the bright red flesh was covered with snow-white icing, the icing melted in the mouth, sweet and greasy with a hint of coldness, and smudged between his lips and teeth, After removing a lot of the sour taste, the white fox stretched out the tip of his tongue to lick off the flesh on his lips, raised his eyes, and saw Ah Jiu's shining eyes looking at him.
He coughed lightly and said seriously, "What's wrong?"
Ah Jiu shook her head, smiled and waved her hands, "It's nothing, it's just that it's the first time I've seen a fox that doesn't like oil or meat, but likes hawthorn instead."
The fox let out an "oh", looked down at the red fruit that was half gone in the belt in his hand, blinked his eyes, and suddenly handed the paper bag out, and said seriously: "Is there any more?"
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The days of coming to the world always go by very fast, in the blink of an eye, Qingming is over, and in the blink of an eye, it is the end of April.
During the day, Ah Jiu went to the "Danqing Pavilion" to look at the shop, helping people wear fan bones and mount paintings. The fox had nothing to do, so he tossed some strange plants in the courtyard all day long, coming and going quickly to the green hills. The exotic flowers and plants on the top of the mountain are all uprooted.
In the early morning, there was just a light rain last night, and the green color in the small courtyard was shrouded in light water vapor, and the fragrance was overflowing, which was too beautiful to behold.
The fox came up with a fairy tree that blooms every 500 years and bears fruit every 1000 years. The crown of the tree is full of clouds and purple mist, the branches and leaves are green like drops, and the tender branches are graceful.
The front yard was already full, so the fox went straight to the backyard with the hoe on his shoulder, found a piece of geomantic treasure land, put his palms together and recited a formula, allowing the fairy tree to take root in the ground.
The fairy tree is psychic, and seems to like this place very much. A gust of breeze blows, and the green branches and leaves dance, playing the melodious sound of the zither.
The fox was lazily lying on the wicker chair covered with a blanket under the tree, holding a cup of tea that was no longer steaming and froze on his lips, but his expression was somewhat lonely.
Like this courtyard full of pink willows and greens, so colorful, it is nothing but empty in the eyes.
Speaking of it, since the last time I met the scholar, it seemed that the two of them had never met again.
The fox frowned slightly, and his eyes fell into the emptiness again. After a while, his five fingers clenched together, and the white porcelain teacup was smashed hard on the table. With a "click", an innocent crack appeared on the snow-white body, and it shattered.
The fox was stunned for a moment, and the wind blew under his palm, and the bones of porcelain dissipated in the wind. He gritted his teeth and got up with a flick of his sleeves.
What do you want him for?Just a stupid scholar.
What is the difference between seeing and not seeing?
Maybe it's too sunny today, or maybe it just got hot.The fox felt his head dizzy, and even his feet were circling a bit. He stretched out his hands and fumbled for a while, and then managed to support the edge of the table, so as not to fall too ugly.
A small piece of broken porcelain just fell into the palm of the hand, and the fox gasped, his mind cleared up a lot.
In a blur, there seemed to be a thin figure flashing in front of his eyes, the fox was startled, got up and took half a step staggeringly, but he still couldn't see clearly in front of his eyes, took another step, and suddenly there was a buzzing in his ear, he frowned, it was too late He uttered a sound, and the pitch black like thick ink fell from the top of his head.
The white fox felt that he had fallen into an extremely gentle embrace. He greedily smelled the faint fragrance of ink, as if all the exotic flowers and plants in the yard were emitting an intoxicating fragrance at the same time, as if this person had just come back to life. field.
He hooked his two fingers, grabbed the man's soft cuffs, opened his lips slightly, and said in a voice that he couldn't hear clearly: "I thought you had forgotten this place long ago..."
The fox suddenly remembered that someone said to him, "Don't have too many expectations and fantasies about others. In the end, you may be disappointed. Once you are disappointed, you will be very sad, and you will not think about tea when you are sad." I don't want to eat, I feel sad and want to die."
The fox thought, in the end these are beyond his control.If he could force himself not to look forward to it, not to think about it, he might have set foot on the auspicious clouds and ascended to immortality by now.
The fox thought, after all, he was the one who was despicable.
Knowing that you can't get it, you want extravagantly, knowing that you shouldn't be attached to it, you will die and refuse to let go.
The urgent call in his ears was gradually blown away by the wind, and the white fox felt as if he had been stabbed in the side of his waist, and he felt a severe colic, and Venus flashed in front of his eyes that were so painful, he had no strength to hold on, nor could he With all the strength to think wildly, his limp and boneless body trembled, and the whole person slipped loosely from the man's arms.
Since Ah Jiu came, the business of "Danqing Pavilion" began to improve day by day.
Ah Jiu is naturally pretty and graceful, I feel pity for her, and her pair of peach blossom eyes make people feel like a spring breeze when she smiles, a single look is enough to turn all living beings upside down.
Some dandies from rich families in the city don't know anything about calligraphy and painting, but they still wear a blue gown in an arty way, hold a bone-gathering fan, and recite a few dry words "My Fair Lady", just to steal a beautiful woman's face .
After sending away another wave of customers, Ah Jiu turned around, walked to A Xiu behind the counter, and said with an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, it's all me, and sister A Xiu, you have to come to the store to help."
Axiu raised her eyes from the account book and smiled gently, "Where, if you hadn't come, the business here would have been shut down long ago. I thank you before it's too late."
A little fluffy head poked out timidly from behind Ah Xiu, blinking at Ah Jiu with two ripe grape-like eyes, Ah Jiu knelt down to look at the child, and couldn't help raising her hand to squeeze the child. On the tender and fair face, the fingertips were slightly sunken, as if poking on the silky and soft glutinous rice balls.
Looking at the red little finger mark on the child's face, Ah Jiu suspected that sweet and thick fillings would flow out from the place she poked in the next second.
"This child is so beautiful, what's his name?"
Before Axiu could speak, her clear voice rang in her ears, "My name is Liu Xun, and I am six years old this year."
Ah Jiu smiled, raised her hand and patted the top of Liu Xun's head, and pulled out a bunch of candied haws like a trick out of nowhere, and handed it to Liu Xun, "You look so cute, little Xun'er."
Liu Xun looked back at Axiu, saw Axiu nodded with a smile, and then reached out to take the candied haws. His dark eyes were shining like stars, "Thank you, miss."
Ah Jiu smiled and said "Good boy", her heart was almost sweetened by the mouthfuls of "Miss Sister".I can't help but wonder what the fox would look like when he was young, it should be so cute.
A little white fox, a fluffy ball, will not turn into a human shape yet, with a big soft and fluffy tail, shining eyes soaked in water...the claws that have not yet grown nails are fleshy , with a faint milky smell...
Ah Jiu immersed herself in her fantasies for a while, then stood up with a "huh", and pulled A Xiu's hands with fiery eyes, "Sister A Xiu, can you teach me how to draw fans!?"
Axiu was wiping the corners of Liu Xun's mouth with a handkerchief, when she was frightened suddenly, her hands trembled, and the snow-white silk handkerchief immediately floated to the ground.
She was not in a hurry to pick it up, and said again: "My hand is clumsy, I'm afraid I can't teach the girl."
Ah Jiu smiled boldly, "It's okay, I'm very stupid, sister Axiu just don't dislike me."
Having said so much, it's hard for Axiu to refuse, she nodded slightly, with a slight smile on her lips, "Okay then."
"However, I probably don't have the time right now..."
Ah Jiu thought for a moment, clapped his hands, and smiled brightly, "Then in the evening, I'll take you to my brother's house, where he has all kinds of pens and ink."
Axiu nodded, looking at the lively and bright back of that person, she sighed in her heart that after all, she was past the lively age of a girl.
She leaned over, picked up the handkerchief under her feet, dragged it in her palm and carefully patted off the dust on it, a faint light flashed in the bottom of her dark eyes, like a slender water mark on the surface of a calm lake, fleeting.
A peach blossom was embroidered on the snow-white veil, glowing and blooming like clouds.
It was as if the man was wearing a red shirt standing in the vast snow field, with a tall body and fluttering robes. He looked back and smiled, and in the blue sky and silver snow, he formed a magnificent scene.
Axiu sighed, folded the handkerchief and put it back in her bosom.It's not her own, after all, she knows this truth very well.
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Another dream, a very happy dream.
In the dream, there was sunlight, a brook, overripe crimson plums that had fallen all over the ground, and a young fox covered in white.
The fox was full and his mouth was full of glistening oil stains. He lay on his back on a big cool rock, his chubby belly heaving up and down, and his snow-white fur rolled up in soft waves, shining with silver light.
A shadow quietly descended, and the fox's slightly narrowed eyes slowly opened. There was a bit of laziness in the dark eyes, immersed in a natural charm, but calm and clear.
With a light sweep of a slender arm, the ball of fur was easily lifted up and put into his bosom,
"Are you fed up again?" The man smiled, with a very helpless tone, and said again: "Are you feeling uncomfortable...Look at your mouth is full of oil, I will take you to the stream to wash."
With a childish "owwow", the hair ball nodded in agreement, and plunged into the man's arms again. He liked the smell of his body, which was refreshing, dry, and had a faint herbal aroma. He liked it tight.
By the side of the stream, the oil on the hairball's mouth was almost wiped off the white skirt, and it flapped its fleshy paws and knocked on the man's chest. There was a bit of schadenfreude in its clear eyes,
The man was not annoyed, he stroked the big soft tail of the fur ball with a smile, touched a piece of short cartilage, and pinched it lightly with two fingers.
"Ow!"
Mao Qiu screamed, his body went limp immediately, his eyes were filled with clear water mist, he whimpered a few times, stretched out his wet and hot tongue and licked the man's smooth arm.
The man smiled, "Do you still dare to be naughty?"
The hairball drooped its ears, hurriedly hid its tail behind it, and let out a low, aggrieved "enwu" in its voice.
The man nodded in satisfaction, with a faint smile on his lips, dipped his fingertips in the stream, and began to comb the hair on the furball's mouth bit by bit.
The snow-white hair became wet with water, and the strands stuck together. The hairball shook its head violently, and the water splashed "fluttering" in all directions, refracting colorful light in the sun.
Mao Qiu saw drops of water dripping down the man's black hair, drenching his clean and delicate face. Looking at the man's thin lips that slowly curled up, Mao Qiu froze all over. Stiff, instinct tells it that its tail will suffer again...
"Let go! Don't pinch your tail if you have the ability..."
The scholar's hand holding the decoction trembled, and almost knocked the bowl on top of the fox's head.
He stabilized his hands, put the bowl on the low stool, and sat down by the bed.Stretching out his hand to wipe the fox's forehead, a thin layer of sweat stuck to the back of his hand, which felt cool. He breathed a sigh of relief, and thought about what the fox had just said in sleep.
Maybe he was fighting with other foxes. It seems that the tail is the weak point of this fox, and it cannot be touched. The scholar imagined that the man had turned into a fluffy ball in his original form, and he couldn't help itching in his heart, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The fox woke up and tried to hold up his eyelids, and saw the scholar smirking at him with a happy face, his eyes were shining, and he didn't know what beautiful things he thought of.
He coughed lightly, and the man came back to his senses, his face flushed with astonishment, "Xiu Lang, when did you wake up?"
"Just now." The fox said dumbly, his mind was still a little chaotic, and his voice was very hoarse.
Seeing the man frowning in pain, Liu Zigu poured a cup of tea over, put it on the low table, carefully helped the fox up, and neatly stuffed two cushions behind the man's waist, and then picked up the teacup , blew gently, and sent it to the fox's lips.
"It's warm, drink it to moisten your throat."
The fox was stunned for a moment, staring at Liu Zigu with two blank eyes, until the man began to urge, then he lowered his head and took a few sips of tea. The tea was very weak, almost like white water, with a slight fragrance , not astringent.
The fox licked the rim of the teacup, biting the rim lightly with his teeth. He raised his eyes to look at Liu Zigu, blinked, and there was a touching smile in his dark and bright eyes.
This seemed to be the first time that Liu Zigu cared about him so much. The feeling of being held in the palm of his hand was really good.
"Xiu Lang, it's time to drink the medicine." Liu Zigu called "Xiu Lang" again, picked up the blackened bowl of medicine juice in his hand, and slowly stirred the spoon, "I'm really going to be scared to death by you sooner or later, Fortunately, this place is not far from a medical clinic, I invited the doctor over, the doctor said that you have exhausted your qi and yin, lack of energy, and you have been sitting under the sun for a long time, so you can't help but faint."
The white fox felt very uncomfortable when he heard it, and gave a disdainful "hum" in his heart, saying that I am obviously a strong and beautiful male fox, how can I add so many squeamish problems?
The fox leaned closer, sniffed lightly by the side of the bowl, and frowned: "This medicine..."
Liu Zigu looked at the man's appearance, laughed, and said softly, like coaxing a child, "The medicine tastes bitter, I've added some rock sugar in it, it won't be too bad to drink."
The fox shook his head, then pointed to the bowl and said, "I don't think it's bitter, but it's mixed with amomum, scutellaria, atractylodes macrocephala, angelica and other medicinal materials. This is a typical anti-birth prescription...Zigu, please It’s not a fake doctor, is it?”
Liu Zigu was stunned for a moment, but the first question that popped up was, "Xiu Lang, do you still know medicine?"
Baihu raised his eyes, looked into Liu Zigu's eyes, and smiled lightly, "A long time ago, I learned some things from a friend, and I only knew some common medicinal materials."
Liu Zigu nodded, said nothing, frowned and put the medicine back on the table, as if he still didn't believe it.
The fox stared at Liu Zigu's face, then looked away after a while, stretched out his hand and patted the back of the man's hand, and said with a smile, "Don't think about it any more, just treat it as if you met a quack doctor. Anyway, I have nothing to lose, and I am still alive and kicking."
He added: "But you came just in time. If it weren't for you, I might have to lie in the yard until dark, and my bones would fall apart when I woke up. For the sake of taking care of me for so long, I can promise you something." desire……"
There was some cute cunning in the fox's eyes, "But don't say it's too difficult, I can only go to heaven and earth."
Without even thinking about it, Liu Zigu said, "Then can you show me your original form?"
Raising his eyes and meeting Baihu's slightly stunned eyes, Liu Zigu felt that such a request was too abrupt, and said, "Forget it, it's still..."
But the man said with a smile, "Okay."
Liu Zigu's eyes lit up, his heart filled with joy, he opened his eyes, and saw a soft white light suddenly gathered in front of him, gradually enveloping the man in it, the light became brighter and more glaring .
Liu Zigu raised his hand to cover the painful eyes that were pierced by the strong light, and two lines of tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes uncontrollably.
Open your eyes again, everything has returned to normal, a big lump bulges in the center of the quilt in front of you, trembling and agitating, a clear voice suddenly resounds, "Zi Gu, I'm about to suffocate to death..."
Liu Zigu came back to his senses, and hurriedly lifted the quilt, only to see a large ball of snow-white fur curled up on the bed, undulating slightly, and he couldn't tell where it was front and back, and where it was head and tail.
"Xiu Lang?" Liu Zigu called again, reaching out his hand to touch the fluffy ball carefully, it was a soft and indescribable touch, like a gust of spring breeze blowing, the softest, warmest and most fascinating .
The snow-white fur ball trembled, and with a slight movement, a large tuft of tails swayed, and the soft hair fluttered like catkins, and it felt warm and comfortable in the palm of my hand.
When the fur ball moved again, a beautiful face appeared. It stood up, shook its white and smooth fur, and stretched gracefully. Its pointed plush ears moved from time to time, which was indescribably cute.He looked closely at Liu Zigu, his bright eyes curved slightly, like a crescent moon in the sky, the clear light falling like snow.
Liu Zigu opened his arms, and realized that the fox jumped onto his knees. Mao Qiu blinked his eyes, exerted force on his feet, and jumped up. The not-so-light weight fell into Liu Zigu's arms, almost hitting his thin body. When he got under the bed, the scholar stretched out his palm and gently rubbed the fox's chubby belly, his palm was beating warmly, he sighed: "It seems that the doctor is really a quack doctor, you look fat, you don't look sick. "
Fuqiu nodded, it seemed that it was very comfortable to be touched. He just lay on Liu Zigu's knees, curled up his four paws slightly, closed his eyes as if enjoying himself, and let out a weak "hmmm" from his throat. Voice.
Liu Zigu smiled, and then raised his hand to touch the top of the fox's fluffy head. His warm ears trembled under his palm, and they softened instantly.The fox narrowed his eyes slightly, and a gleam of water quietly rippled in his clear eyes.
A gust of breeze blew through the half-closed window lattice, bringing a burst of fallen flowers, wrapped in a delicate fragrance, lingering around the side.Liu Zigu felt the ups and downs of the fox's breathing, felt the warm breath of the fox's body, and felt very familiar in his heart.
It's not the first time they get along like this.
He opened his mouth and said, "You have grown up a lot."
After all, he froze for the first time.
The fox was stunned, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and a puff of smoke rose around him instantly. At this moment, a clear knock on the door sounded beside his ears.
"Brother, are you there? I brought Sister Axiu to our house as a guest!"
There was no response from anyone in the house. Ah Jiu pushed the door open and entered, but saw the fox leaning on the head of the bed, with an unnaturally rosy complexion and a little shortness of breath. She frowned, "Brother, what's the matter with you?"
"It doesn't matter if you get a little bit of wind and cold." The white fox smiled, his lips darkened, and he covered his sleeves and coughed for a while while talking.
On the contrary, Axiu took a step forward and said worriedly, "Are you all right?"
"It's okay, I've already seen the doctor."
Ah Jiu smelled the smell of medicine all over the room, and looked around the room again, frowning slightly, "Alright, then you can sleep for a while, sister Axiu and I won't fight for now."
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