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After Qin Wan and Liu Yulang went back, they embroidered a handkerchief and gave it to Linqing the next day.Linqing couldn't put it down, she didn't know how to like it while holding the handkerchief.

"The orchids on it are fresh and beautiful, as if they are real." Linqing held up the handkerchief to Shen Xu to see, like a child offering treasure.

Shen Xu measured it carefully, and said: "Qin Wan is good at embroidery. Peonies and mandarin ducks are mostly used to embroider handkerchiefs. He is ingenious, and he will send you with orchids. Even men can use it without losing elegance."

Lin Qing is not like Shen Xu who cares so much, he is just happy to receive the gift, holding the handkerchief cheerfully, "My handkerchief."

Shen Xu smiled and shook her head, saying that the longer they get along, the more Linqing looks like a child.Thinking about it again, Linqing is only sixteen, and the innocent and romantic side that used to be hidden, but now it is slowly revealed, Shen Xu feels relieved, he is afraid of that young man who scolds others with a straight face all day long.

The spring day was warm, and Shen Xu finally looked forward to the ten-day round of rest. She slept until the sun was up, yawned and went to the kitchen to look for food, but Lin Qing was nowhere to be seen.

"Linqing?" Shen Xu called several times, but no one answered.

I don't know where I went, there were a few steamed buns turned upside down on the stove, but it was cold, Shen Xu lost his appetite when he saw it, and planned to wait for Linqing to come back to eat.

Walking to the backyard, I found that, without paying attention to it for a few days, it had already been turned into a vegetable garden. The soil was neat and square, and a shelf was set up, which seemed to be used for vines to climb along.

Shen Xu slowly inspected the fruits of Linqing's labor, and sighed in his heart. Such a thin person, like himself, was as inactive as himself when he was hoeing. He went to school as a teacher for a few days, and Linqing was silent. He made a garden without saying a word, even though Shen Xu had a thick skin, he couldn't help but blush, but every day when he left home, he moaned and mourned because of the tiredness of teaching...

He knelt down and squeezed a pinch of loess, it was soft and moist, thinking that Linqing came to loosen the soil and water it every day.So serious, as if he has made up his mind to live here.

Shen Xu's eyes were slightly dazed.

He has been in trouble so far, and he seldom thinks about the future.In the past, I was used to being free and easy, and I fell from the sky to the ground for a while, as if I haven't figured out the clue yet. Although I also live in this village, it is always dreamlike and unreal.

What if it goes on like this from now on.

Wealth has turned into nothingness, and the road ahead has disappeared.

Shen Xu didn't recover from his thoughts for a long time.

Linqing came back from the field with mud still on his face, went to the backyard to fetch water to wash his face, and saw Shen Xu squatting in the vegetable field in a daze.

"What are you doing?"

Shen Xu turned her head when she heard the sound, and seeing the mud spots on Lin Qing's face, she was startled for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing, "Haha."

"What's wrong?" Lin Qing was puzzled, and looked at himself, there was nothing broken.

Shen Xu came over, reached out to wipe off the mud on his face, raised her finger in front of Lin Qing, and said with a smile: "I fought with someone's child, what a mud monkey."

Lin Qing blushed, "Who is the mud monkey!"

"A muddy face is not a mud monkey, what is it?"

"It was made when weeding." Linqing said angrily.

"Pull the weeds?" Shen Xu noticed that Linqing's trouser legs were rolled up, and her jade feet were stepping on the straw sandals, red from the cold, "Why are you still in the water? The spring is cold, what should I do if I get sick from the cold?"

Linqing's heart warmed because of his casual concern, and he whispered: "I rented a piece of land and learned how to grow rice. The rice grown by myself is always cheaper than buying from outside..."

He saw that Shen Xu was working hard in teaching, and he never mentioned these trivial matters to him. He silently worked the fields and vegetable fields without asking for a single credit. Open your mouth.

It took Shen Xu a while to recover from her daze, an inexplicable feeling surged in her heart, she stretched out her hand to pull Lin Qing, and led him into the room to sit down.

Linqing watched him boil the water suspiciously, and brought it over to soak his feet himself.The warm water made Linqing sigh sincerely, and Shen Xu asked, "Is it hot? Is it cold?"

Lin Qing looked at him stupidly, his eyes were a little sore.

This idiot is always like this, most of the time he doesn't understand people's hearts, and he looks innocent when he is extremely popular, but occasionally, he can love people as much as he does now.

It is this sporadic and rare tenderness that makes him infinitely greedy.

He lay on his lap, looking at the pair of tearful eyes reflected in the water, he suddenly felt that this was enough, no matter how hard he endured, it was worth it in exchange for this idiot's occasional concern.

He didn't pray that Shen Xu would accept him and be by his side, Lin Qing was already satisfied.

After lunch, Shen Xu planned to visit Cui Ke.Linqing picked up a few things and went out with him.

The children playing in the field saw Shen Xu from a distance, and shouted loudly: "Master!"

Shen Xu smiled and waved.

Another villager bowed his head to work in the field, raised his head and greeted the two of them: "Master Shen, young master."

The greenery is gradually dyed, and the shallow and short shoots outline the village surrounded by mountains. Every place is like a natural landscape painting, changing scenery step by step, dizzying.

Shen Xu became very popular with poetry, and couldn't help but compose a seven-character poem, and insisted on teaching Linqing to read.All the way, the two of them uttered a sentence together, looking like a young man from Moshang.

Walking to Cui Ke's house, Cui Ke was in the courtyard to celebrate the spring. When he saw the two coming, he nodded to welcome them.

Shen Xu met Li and introduced to Linqing: "Linqing, this is Mr. Cui."

Lin Qing respectfully said: "I have seen Mr. Cui."

Cui Ke was in good spirits today, and he was much more friendly. He smiled and said, "Young master is handsome, and he has endured hardships in the countryside."

Linqing was overwhelmed by flattery, and hurriedly said: "You don't have to endure hardships, you don't have to endure hardships, here are beautiful mountains and rivers, and the neighbors are harmonious, Linqing likes it very much." Seeing Shen Xu slightly raised his chin to signal, he sent the things in his hand, "Some small gifts are not respect."

Cui Ke smiled, "You don't have to be so polite, it's already what you want when people come to see me."

Although this small courtyard has not been taken care of for a long time, it is still elegant, and it is located on a high ground. From a bird's-eye view, you can have a panoramic view of the whole village, giving you the feeling of being surrounded by mountains and rivers.

The three of them sat down in the courtyard, Cui Ke wanted to make tea, Lin Qing took over, Cui Ke smiled, and didn't bother with him.

Linqing boiled water, made three cups of tea, and brought them to the stone table in the courtyard.Hearing Cui Ke and Shen Xu chatting about poetry for a while, he felt that he couldn't get into the conversation, so he got up and toured around. When he saw weeds growing in the yard, he squatted silently and went to pull the weeds.

Cui Ke glanced at Linqing from a distance, and smiled at Shen Xu, "You really got a treasure."

Lin Qing is not self-confident or self-reliant, and helping Cui Ke to pull weeds is not to please the other party.

Shen Xu took a sip of tea and sighed: "It's a pity that my temper is too sensitive, and I always push myself to nowhere."

Cui Ke said with a smile: "When the wives and concubines are gone, he is still willing to follow you. He has sincere affection for you. However, I never knew that Mr. Shen also likes Nanfeng."

Shen Xu said embarrassingly: "It's a long story at this time. I don't have a broken friendship with him. It's just a mistake, so I was misunderstood by the villagers. It's a good story, so I just let them pass it on."

Cui Ke just smiled and said nothing.

Shen Xu said: "Mo Huai has no clue about what Mr. entrusted before, please forgive me."

Cui Ke sighed softly, "I forced it. If Ah Ce wants to leave, no one will be able to find him. Now that Shen Danchi has committed a felony, even if he finds Hua Book, there will be no trace left for anyone to find him. People's traces. I am sick and confused, so I will ask you to find one or two for me."

Shen Xu said: "Since the court has not found anyone, they must be safe at the moment. As long as they are alive, there is always hope to see them again. Don't be sad, sir."

Cui Ke sighed, "You're right." After a pause, he continued: "It's a blessing that your family's wealth is gone now. Your heart is unpredictable, and the relationship between the Shen family and Taiji Palace is inextricably linked. , but it’s like walking on thin ice, it’s better to be away from the chaos and feel at ease.”

Shen Xu stared into the distance, and after a long time said softly, "Wan Sheng's heart is not at peace yet."

He claimed to be a "late-born student" because he wanted to ask Cui Ke for advice.

Cui Ke saw the sadness on his face, and said in a gentle voice, "You are ambitious at a young age, you have great plans to develop, and you are resigned to living in the countryside, so it is inevitable that you will be unwilling."

Shen Xu sighed, a trace of confusion crept up in his eyes, "In the past, the wealth and wealth seemed to pass away. I have been in Lushan Village for more than a month, but I seem to be floating on the clouds every day, and I can't land. I have never thought about this life. It should be what it should be, but it is also... I feel very sorry for myself in the mountains of old age and death."

His eyes flashed, and scenes of the past flashed across his mind like a revolving lantern. He didn't know what he had grasped in the whitewashed days of peace, and he didn't know what he could grasp in the foggy future.

Looking at Linqing's daily cooking and labor, he seems to have adapted to the life here, but looking at himself, he is like a stray goose, unable to lower his neck for a long time.

Shen Xu was at a loss, not knowing what would happen and what should happen.

Cui Ke picked up the teapot and slowly poured water into Shenxu's cup.

"Those who go away are sparse, and those who live are close. Although it is a sentence of nostalgia for the impermanence of life and death, it is not against the time. Life is impermanent, and it is the right way to adapt to it,"

Shen Xu looked at each other in a daze.

Cui Ke stopped talking and pushed the teacup in front of Shen Xu.

Shen Xu looked at the tea leisurely, and all kinds of sentiments flooded in his heart. The white clouds and dogs, the life of a person is only a few dozen years, and it is fleeting. It's time to let go of the past and cherish everything in front of him, Shen Xu was at a loss.

Linqing tidied up the yard almost, clapped his hands and stood up, feeling back pain.After taking water and washing his hands, he returned to the courtyard, where Shen Xu was talking about the school with Cui Ke.

Seeing Linqing standing there, Cui Ke waved to him, "Good boy, thank you for your hard work, come and drink some water."

Linqing was indeed thirsty, so he came to sit down, Shen Xu poured him a glass of water, Linqing drank it, looked at Cui Ke, not knowing what to say.

Cui Ke saw that he was cute and cute, so he asked him how old he was.

Linqing replied, "Sixteen."

Cui Ke asked again, "What books have you read?"

Lin Qing blushed, "I've only studied "Thousand Characters" and can read a few poems."

Shen Xu interjected, "He used to learn piano, and now he also goes to the school to attend lectures with students."

Cui Ke said: "Which pieces will you play?"

Linqing answered them one by one.

Cui Ke said happily: "I usually play the qin once or twice. It's just a matter of time, you and I will compete." Then he went into the room and went to play the qin.

Linqing hadn't seen Qin for a long time since he followed Shen Xu to the countryside. Seeing him now, he seemed to meet an old friend. He couldn't control his excitement. He lightly touched the string and said in a trembling voice, "Can I really play it?"

Cui Ke nodded, "Let's play it, I haven't had a good friend for a long time, today I will listen to you play the piano to comfort the loneliness."

Tears were shining in Linqing's eyes, so that he could caress the silk string again, but also was deeply moved by the past, he carefully moved the seven string to his side, and said solemnly: "Linqing has made a fool of himself."

Raising his hand and stroking gently, Huayin suddenly came into being.

Like drizzle and rustling, like springs gurgling, sometimes lingering and sad, sometimes agile and elegant, about to rush to the peak, but ride away with the clouds, about to fall to the trough, but turn around again, like songs like complaints like weeping like singing.Linqing's long and slender fingers are as graceful as light gauze, and when he plucks the strings and tunes, the lingering sound will linger and linger in the air.

Shen Xu stared at the handsome young man in front of her without blinking, a certain familiar fragment in her memory was enveloped by the music, about to break through and disappear again.As if a long time ago, he had heard such beautiful music.

At that time, the summer heat was steaming, the lotus flowers were brilliant, and under the scorching sun, someone plucked a string with his hand, and together with the occasional cool wind, it blew away the dryness and heat, and blew it into his heart.

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