An Feng Bamboo Horse

?As the year approaches, the snow that has fallen for nearly half a month has finally stopped.Taking advantage of the sunny weather, Luo Tang handed over the call letter, under the pretense of asking to see the Marquis of Dingguo, he sought out Xia Anfeng, Hu Tianhu's fool.With the acquiescence of Ding Guohou, the two made an appointment to go to Beijing together after the beginning of spring.

Bu Zhangbai didn't take much care of the addition of the third son of the Weiguo Mansion on the way.His mind, if it was said that he was fully focused on the imperial examination, is now completely dispersed.

That half tiger talisman and the incomplete letter paper have already made the cornerstone of his existence for more than ten years crumbling.

He thought about asking his aunt if he knew a thing or two about the battle that year, but every time the words came to his lips, he remembered the words that his aunt asked Ding Guohou with a hint of resentment behind the rockery that day.

Those words were like a big stone blocking his heart, and also separated the self who talked about everything with his aunt in the past from the self who was worried now.

The beggar is dead, and the only clue that can connect with the truth of the past has been broken.He has no clue and no other sources of information, so he can only stay in Dingguohou's mansion, and read carefully until the date of the examination is approaching.

The bell is melodious, and the fragrance of Zen is curling up.The sound of chanting came from Qingyue in the Daxiong Hall.

The third aunt of the Xia Mansion knelt in front of the majestic Buddha statue of Baoxiang, held a fragrance, and murmured with her eyes closed.Bu Zhangbai, who was next to her, knelt in front of the Buddha statue with her, staring at the golden statue of Buddha with downcast eyes and half a smile on his face, as if he had already seen through the world.Holding a lottery in his hand, he shook it up and down according to San Yiniang's instructions.

After his aunt finished praying, she devoutly offered three injections of fragrance, and then bowed with palms together.

Ling accompanied the maid to throw a large amount of silver taels into the merit box, and turned to look at Bu Zhangbai who was still shaking the stick: "Zhang'er, haven't you shaken the lottery yet?"

In order to seek a bright future for her nephew, she woke up early today, took Bu Zhangbai and several maids, and rushed to this famous Buddhist temple in the city more than ten miles away.

Dingguo Hou and his family sincerely worshiped the Buddha, and they would come to the Buddhist temple to pay homage and offer incense every year and festival. The monks in this temple basically knew his family members.At this time, there were still very few people who came to offer incense, and the monk who was in charge of releasing the lottery simply stayed in the hall, serving the family of Marquis Dingguo.

Bu Zhang shook the lottery for a long time, but he didn't know if the lottery was done improperly, but none of the lottery signs fell out of the tube full of lottery.

At the gate of the mountain about ten feet away from the main hall, Luo Tang and Xia Anfeng, who were begging for nothing and wanted to join in the fun, chatted while watching the little monk sweeping fallen leaves in front of the temple.

"Speaking of which, this Puye Temple has always been very popular, and it's not too far from the city. Why didn't Old Hou choose to become a monk here, so that his family can take care of him nearby; Is it not easy to find it?"

Xia Anfeng tried his best to recall the appearance of his grandfather Xia Yeyan, except that he had a pair of eagle-like eyes, the rest had long been blurred.He replied casually: "Grandpa, an old man, sees through the world of mortals, so of course he doesn't want to be disturbed by future generations. If it were me, with the intention of being born in the world, of course I would hide as far away as possible."

"Old General Xia is in his prime, but he retreated in a hurry, which really made many people in the court regret." Luo Tang smiled, rolled his eyes, and poked Xia Anfeng with his arms, "By the way, since we are all here, my friends don't care. Go in and ask for a marriage sign or something?"

Xia Anfeng had a serious face: "Don't make trouble, San Yiniang is here to ask for Xiaobai's future, this is a serious matter."

"Isn't marriage considered a serious matter? After your friends pass this year, will they be 17 years old?" Mr. Luo winked, pulling that handsome face into a funny arc. "If you want me to say, your father should plan this matter as soon as possible, and look around for a suitable girl's house for you."

His red-haired friend gave a dry laugh.

"Just teasing me, why don't you talk about yourself? Ever since I met you, Mr. Luo has attracted a lot of hearts. What's more, in terms of age, you should be ahead of me."

Luo Tang put his arms on his shoulders, and smiled slyly: "Well, the weak water is three thousand, it's a pity that I only want a scoop."

The divination finally fell to the ground.

Bu Zhangbai picked it up and handed it to the monk who had been waiting for a long time. The monk picked up the endorsement and looked carefully at the light coming from outside the hall.

"There was rain and snow, and Lihua closed the door deeply, and had to go back to the old site, and couldn't go to Xiangqian Village."

The monk said: "This lot..."

"How, is it good?" San Yiniang was much more anxious than Bu Zhangbai.

The monk looked at the sign again and said: "Hide your strengths and bide your time, temporarily avoid the wind and rain, and visit the old place again, there may be a turning point."

"??" He explained in an obscure way, with many metaphors, San Yiniang was at a loss.Waiting for the monk to explain further, Bu Zhangbai took a step forward and took the lotus away from the monk with a smile.

He said in a gentle voice: "Bu Zhangbai has understood the meaning of the master, thank you for your guidance. I will keep this lottery properly as a souvenir." Turning to his aunt, he said, "Auntie, let's go back."

Third Yiniang saw that he seemed to be enlightened, she also knew that this child was always intelligent, perhaps she hadn't understood it after explaining it just now, but he was enlightened a lot.He didn't force it at the moment, just said: "Let my aunt ask for another safety sachet, and bring it with you on the way to Beijing."

Bu Zhangbai said softly, "Okay."

At the other end of the mountain gate, Xia Anfeng finally couldn't stand Luo Tang's soft-heartedness, silently entered the Yuelao Hall, and came out with a stick.

He handed the lottery to the monk Xiezhi, and only asked Mr. Luo, who had been chattering beside him, to shut up.

"let me see--"

Luo Tang leaned his head closer and read aloud for the monk: "Believers hold incense and ask the cause of the incident. My family waits for my family. The walls are covered with smudges, and the moon and stars are rubbed away by Ji Jing."

Qi said: "Hey, my friend, the meaning of this sign seems to say that you already have karma." He looked at the next two sentences, "And if I understand correctly, it seems that there will be many twists and turns... ..."

He frowned, suddenly looked displeased, and glared at Xia Anfeng who was listening in a daze: "Xia Anfeng, you are not brother enough, you actually have cause and effect, and you don't even mention a word to me?"

Xia Anfeng's black line: "... Where did I come from karma. You are not a master, and you randomly interpret the lottery according to your own wishes. I am still worried that you missed my divination, okay?"

The monk listened to the two of them bickering for a while, and suddenly said: "Benefactor, the peach blossoms are chaotic, you must be careful."

Both of them stopped talking at the same time, Luo Tang laughed out loud after a while.

He slapped Xia Anfeng on the back gloatingly: "The master said that you are a mess hahahaha... Let me solve it for you!"

The monk answered slowly: "The poor monk means two benefactors."

"..."

The hand that patted Xia Anfeng's back was let go, Luo Tang was dumbfounded, and looked at Xia Anfeng with big eyes.

The monk sang "Buddha, here" and walked back to the back of Yuelao's hall unhurriedly, throwing the two sluggish noblemen in front of the Yuelao statue.

It took Xia Anfeng a while to say: "If you say you are disorderly, I will admit it; why do you say I am disorderly?"

Luo Tang glared at him fiercely, and wanted to say something, when a figure with a smile at the corner of his mouth suddenly appeared in his mind.His heart throbbed, and all his words were blocked in his chest, unable to speak for a long time.Holding the marriage lottery that Xia Anfeng waved out, she was mesmerized.

Chang Le ran over: "Second Lord, Third Auntie and the others finished offering incense, and said they were tired and wanted to go back to the mansion first, and asked if Second Master would go back to the mansion together or stay in the temple."

Xia Anfeng pushed the person who was stunned in the middle of his speech: "Go, come back to the mansion with me. My father will inspect my martial arts progress in the afternoon. You stay in the mansion and say something nice for me."

Luo Tang held the marriage lottery and handed it to him, smiling: "No, I'm just here to join in the fun, I don't want to accompany you to be scolded. I have to go back to Beijing after the Chinese New Year, and I have to go back and pack up. I won't be hanging out with you for a while."

"If you have anything to clean up, just ask the servant girl to pack a package and hire a car to go directly on the road."

"Yeah, I've come all the way, I have to buy some souvenirs to go back to Beijing, and give them to those chaotic Yingyingyanyans." She laughed out of shape, "I hang out with the elders all day long." Together, we get bored."

Xia Anfeng knew that he probably had to hurry up and hang around the local Fireworks Willow Lane to enjoy himself, it would be inconvenient to drag his ignorant interest. "Whatever you want, just remember the departure date."

Bu Zhangbai was already waiting beside his car, Xia Anfeng was holding the marriage lottery in his hand, but he forgot to hand it to Chang Le to put it away, and walked straight towards him.He asked with a smile, "How is it? Is the result of the fortune-telling the best and the title on the gold list?"

Bu Zhang's eyes fell on the lottery in his hand: "...you asked for a lottery just now?"

"Ah." His childhood playmate scratched his head, spread his palms and handed the lottery to him, "When you get bored of waiting, go to Yuelao Temple with Luo Tang to ask for a marriage. The monk in the temple actually said I am in love... You know, I have never been in or out of touch with any woman. It seems that although this temple is full of incense, there will always be one or two malfunctions."

Bu Zhangbai read the small characters carefully, and smiled: "My family waits for my family...the Buddhist verses are full of mystery. He didn't tell you, what kind of family does this family refer to?"

"I didn't ask in detail. Anyway, signing a divination is just for someone to understand." In fact, Xia Anfeng didn't believe this at all. "By the way, what does your signature say?"

"It's very good. I said that one day I will get what I want." Bu Zhang smiled blankly.

Xia Anfeng nodded, and noticed that there was an azure sachet around his waist, exuding a faint sandalwood fragrance.

Bu Zhangbai showed it to him: "This is the peace talisman that my aunt asked for us when she went to Beijing." He paused and said softly, "I hope everything goes well..."

Xia Anfeng touched the surface of the sachet, the soft fabric was smooth and delicate, it could be seen that it was a top-grade product enshrined in the temple.He smiled and said: "Okay, when you pass the exam, we will come back to the temple to fulfill our vows together."

Bu Zhangbai looked at his big smile, imagining pulling his long dark red hair as he did not long ago, and said with a smile, let's come and fulfill the wish together;Only forced a smile.

What he asked for a lottery today was not his future career, but whether he could secretly find someone who knew about the Tianmai Valley battle in the court after he entered Beijing - this must not be known to Xia Anfeng, who has been paying attention to him wholeheartedly. Keep it from him tightly.

This kind of feeling of hiding the words in the bottom of my heart and carefully guarding against my childhood playmates is not good.

"Let's go back."

As soon as he entered the mansion, Xia Anfeng was indeed called away by Marquis Dingguo, who meticulously tested his progress in martial arts in the martial arts training ground.

At first I thought that my father was just talking, but when I arrived at the martial arts training ground, looking at the dazzling array of weapon racks, the young master secretly complained.

The only thing he is really specialized in is the long sword, which he has learned since he was a child. The old man puts out bows and arrows, spears, daggers, soft swords, etc. all kinds of things-is this the posture of going to the battlefield!

It took him a full three hours to be taught by Xia Zun himself in front of everyone in the martial field.

In the end, his father frowned, glanced at the second son's whole body, and he sighed.

"I thought that these days, for Mr. Bu, you have studied hard and practiced hard; who would have expected that you would not succeed."

——I am concentrating on practicing the long sword, why are you examining me with the short sword!

Xia Anfeng was lying on the sand, spit out the sand in his mouth, his face was ashamed.

Then he heard his father continue: "Going to the capital, the sky is high and the road is far away, I'd better send more people to accompany you."

Dad really values ​​Xiaobai...

When Xia Anfeng found out that there were actually two of his father's personal soldiers who were born and died in the team accompanying him to Beijing, he deeply felt that maybe Bu Zhangbai was Ding Guohou's own son. ?