The year before last, Zhi Fahan followed his teacher Zhi Daolin to Tangshan Dong'an Temple. Zhi Daolin liked tea. Zhi Fahan often picked tea for his teacher and was very familiar with the Tangshan area. He led Chen Cao and his party on the winding mountain road.
After walking five or six miles, he came to the southeast slope of Tangshan Mountain. Zhi Fahan stopped and waited for Chen Caozhi to catch up. He pointed at the floating water and said: "Chen Tanyue, Tangshan hot springs are concentrated here, and there are many more."
The five-color refined stone is very wonderful. Local people say it is the stone left by Nuwa to mend the sky. Would Chen Tanyue want to go and see it now?"
Chen Caozhi asked Lu Weirui for his opinion, and Lu Weirui said: "Let's see about it when we return."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Okay, this is just a thought, so you can leave and come back in joy."
Everyone continued on their way, admiring the scenery of Tangshan and Huashan. The trees were green and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant along the way. Lu Weirui was accompanied by Chen Cao. Although it was the first time to walk such a long mountain road continuously, they did not feel tired. Instead, they hoped that the mountain road would stretch endlessly.
Chen Langjun can hold her hand all the time——
After walking for more than half an hour, we finally arrived at Huashan with thirty-six peaks towering like lotus flowers. The spring sun was shining brightly and the mountain flowers were blooming. The scene was the same as when Chen Caozhi came here ten days ago.
Chen Caozhi said to Lu Weirui: "As you turn around this hillside, you can smell the strong but not greasy fragrance of flowers——"
Before he finished speaking, a southeasterly wind blew in his face. The sweet fragrance in the wind was refreshing. Lu Weirui said happily: "Ah, it smells so good." She quickened her pace and walked side by side with Chen Caozhi. Turning around the hillside, she saw only Mt.
There are three thatched huts at the foot, and two leafy Gongsun trees in front of the house. On the slope behind the house, six orchid magnolias, more than two feet high, stand erect. In the setting sun in the afternoon, the trees are full of flowers like white jade and carved red jade.
Complete, the flowers are crystal clear and beautiful, and the flowers are fragrant and fragrant.
Lu Weirui loves flowers to the point of madness. When she saw these six exotic magnolias, her eyes sparkled with joy. She took a deep breath and her beautiful chest rose and fell. She stopped and sighed: "It's really rare to see white magnolias and red magnolias. No matter how far you go,
The whole journey is worth it.”
There were two children playing under the Gongsun tree in front of the hut. When they saw someone coming, they shouted: "Wow, that old man is here again -" and ran into the house to report the news.
The elder, of course, was Ran Sheng, who chuckled and said, "These two boys still remember me. I'm going to beg for some water." The water in the bamboo tubes brought from the temple had long been consumed.
Lu Weirui ignored her sore feet and let Chen Caozhi lead her to the slope behind the house, where she wandered under the magnolia. She looked up at the jade-like flowers and scattered fallen flowers. She raised it to her nose and smelled the fragrance.
Lu Weirui picked up dozens of fallen flowers under the magnolia tree and put them in a fish bag around her waist. Chen Caozhi asked her what she was doing picking up flowers. Lu Weirui laughed, blinked and said, "I want to make one too."
I give you the sachet, so many women in Jiankang City have given it to you, how can I be left behind!"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Okay, you are making fun of me." He turned around and saw that neither Ran Sheng nor Dan Hoe nor Hairpin Hua had followed him, so he softly called out: "Wei Rui——"
Lu Weirui had a clear understanding, and suddenly felt that Chen Caozhi's tone was a little strange. He took a step back, leaned against the magnolia tree, blushed, and responded in a low voice: "Huh?"
Chen Caozhi came closer, holding the tree trunk with one hand. The lovely girl's delicate face was so close, she could smell her breath, her youthful breasts jumped like a deer, and she could hear the "pounding" heartbeat.
Chen Cao said: "Wei Rui, you are so beautiful, I want to kiss you."
Lu Weirui said "Oh" with a pretty face, and raised her left hand to Chen Caozhi's eyes. Chen Caozhi had kissed her fingers and the back of her hand before. She naturally thought that Chen Caozhi still wanted to do that this time. While raising her hand,
, turned his head shyly, but his forehead touched Chen Caozhi's wrist supporting the tree trunk, and he quickly turned to the other side.
Chen Caozhi smiled brightly, held Lu Weirui's left hand, which was as gentle as jade and as soft as boneless, and brought it to his lips for a kiss. There was still the fragrance of magnolia on his fingertips——
Lu Weirui thought that Chen Caozhi's kiss was over, so she faced Chen Caozhi and whispered: "Okay, don't let others see it."
Chen Caozhi didn't care whether anyone saw it or not, he only looked at Lu Weirui's beautiful face. The girl became more and more shy. She raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes were full of light, and she quickly lowered her eyelashes, which were flickering.
The tender red lips were slightly moist, which made Chen Caozhi feel his mouth was dry and he said: "Wei Rui, can I kiss you again?"
Lu Weirui was a little confused. She had already kissed her, so why did she kiss her again? However, she was very happy in her heart. She was also very willing to be intimate with Chen Langjun. The small contact with her body made her feel extremely happy. She immediately said "Hmm" and Chen Cao
Then he came over and hugged her. The eyebrows that were like ink paintings, the eyes like bright stars, the straight bridge of the nose, and the thin lips came quickly towards her. Lu Weirui's sight was blocked, and she felt dizzy.
The lips were gently grasped, as if a flame suddenly rose——
The trunk of the magnolia tree is not very strong. Chen Caozhi squeezed it and Lu Weirui leaned against it. The whole tree trembled. The pink petals swayed one after another, falling on Chen Caozhi's lacquered gauze crown and on Lu Weirui's pretty fallen horse.
On the bun, there is no sound, the fragrance is dark -
After a while, the two of them separated. Lu Weirui's eyes were so wide that she could hardly open them. She calmed down. The intense joy just now made her feel a little panicked, like a child who had done something wrong. She asked: "Chen Langjun"
,Is this okay?"
Chen Caozhi said firmly: "Yes, I will definitely marry Lu Weirui."
"Well, yes, I want to marry Chen Langjun as my wife."
Lu Weirui's pounding heart calmed down a little, and she said in a low voice: "So this is a kiss, it's so embarrassing."
Chen Caozhi picked up a red magnolia petal from Lu Weirui's crow bun, sniffed it by his nose, and kept looking at Lu Weirui, and said, "It's great. I finally kissed Weirui. It's very sweet."
Lu Weirui's face turned red, she nodded solemnly, stood silently for a while, and said, "Mr. Chen, let's go back. We have been here for a long time."
The two went down the slope and sat on the small folding Hu stool brought by Ran Sheng under the Gongsun tree to rest and drink tea to quench their thirst. Chen Caozhi casually asked the old man in the thatched house whose mountain forest this place belongs to? Unexpectedly, the old man replied that it was Jinling.
Gu's.
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "It turns out to be the mountain garden of Gu Changkang's house. Changkang himself doesn't even know about the magnolia here."
Ran Sheng said: "Why don't you ask Mr. Gu for this piece of mountain land? Then you can give these magnolia trees to Miss Lu."
Chen Caozhi looked at Lu Weirui and smiled, and said: "How can you rob other people's beauty? There are all kinds of good things in the world, and you can't just take them for yourself as soon as you see them. I only choose the ones I love most, and I have to fight for them."
Lu Weirui's eyes were like water and her face was radiant.
At this time, it was about the beginning of Shenshi, and a red sun had already set towards Tangshan Mountain in the west. Chen Cao and his party began to return home. According to the speed they were traveling at, they could return to Dong'an Temple by the end of Shenshi.
When everyone had just rested for a moment, they were all walking briskly. Zhi Fahan said: "Dear believers, walk faster. When you get to the hot spring, you can rest for another moment and take a look at the Nuwa Stone."
Everyone quickened their pace, but Chen Caozhi still held Lu Weirui's hand. The feeling on the return trip was different from the one on the way back, because they had a new unforgettable sweet experience under the magnolia tree. They originally thought they were in love with each other. There is no more love left, but I find that I can still love deeper, as if there is no end to it——
When they were about to reach the east foot of Tangshan Mountain, Lu Weirui was tired of walking after all, and she was walking very fast. She didn't raise her left foot for a while, and kicked her toes on the rocks on the mountain road. She exclaimed "Ah". Fortunately, Chen Cao He was holding her so that he wouldn't fall down, but his left toe was so painful that he almost shed tears, but he held on and said, "It doesn't matter, I kicked a stone." He bent down and rubbed his toe, which made it "hiss" in pain. "Breathing in, holding Chen Caozhi's arm and walking slowly, trying not to look too uncomfortable, he quickly walked back with a short hoe and hairpin to help the little lady.
Chen Cao said: "Wei Rui, let me see if you were seriously injured by the kick?"
This is where you need to take off your socks and expose your feet. Chen Langjun is not alone here. Lu Weirui said: "It's okay, it just hurts for a while at first, and it will be fine after a while. Let's continue on our way. We still have five or six miles to go." Well, I just need to walk slower."
The setting sun was still some distance away from the top of the mountain in the west, so Zhi Fahan said: "It's about just after Zhengshen, so you can take a rest and look at the hot springs."
Zhi Fahan led the way, and everyone entered from a valley. They saw two hot springs. One was in the shape of a crescent moon, and the other was in the shape of a triangle. The two springs were more than twenty feet apart, and the edges of the springs were covered with water. The colorful crystals, those crystals are as big as a millstone and as small as a fist, and have strange shapes, including bright white, light yellow, light green, and lavender colors. The setting sun reflects the color, making it even more dazzling, just like a crystal palace.
Chen Caozhi knew that these fluorites were formed by the precipitation and condensation of minerals brought up from the ground by hot spring water. The water in the two hot springs in front of him was clear and did not have the pungent smell like ordinary hot springs. He immediately said: "Use this hot spring water." A foot wash can relieve fatigue. We have walked such a long way today, so let’s soak in this spring for a while.”
Zhi Fahan said: "Well, Chen Tanyue will stay here by the Yaquan, and the young monk will go to the spring over there to wash his feet."
Ran Sheng and Banli followed Zhi Fahan to the triangular-shaped hot spring. Short Hoe and Hairpin Hua hesitated and stayed with Lu Weirui.
Chen Caozhi found a flat stone, helped Lu Weirui sit down, and said, "You hurt your foot. I wonder if it's bleeding? Take off your socks and take a look."
Short hoe, hairpin flower The second maid was shocked when she heard that the little lady might be bleeding. She quickly removed the green silk shoes and white cloth socks for Lu Weirui. At first glance, there was no bleeding, but there was a small black spot on the big toe of her left foot, which seemed like The white jade has slight flaws.
Chen Cao said: "It will be much better if you soak in the spring water." As he said this, he took off his shoes and socks, immersed his feet in the steaming spring water, and said, "It's not too hot."
Lu Weirui and the second maid lifted up their skirts and dipped their feet into the water. The spring water was a bit hot, but it was bearable. After soaking for a while, they felt hot all over their bodies, and their fatigue was reduced a lot.
It was such a leisurely time. The sun was setting, the mountains and forests were silent, and the sound of lively girls playing and splashing in the water was particularly clear. Chen Caozhi sat aside, his feet dangling gently in the hot spring water, and his eyes looked at Lu Weirui's crystal clear feet in the water.
She is beautiful, and her feet are also beautiful. Except for a little bit of black on the left toe, there is no flaw at all. The small cinnabar mole on the inside of the right ankle is like a rouge spot on white jade. It is very beautiful. I can't help but think of his promise three years ago.
I need to tie the red rope around the ankle with the cinnabar mole——
Zhi Fahan said loudly over there: "Chen Tanyue, it's time to go back to the temple."
Chen Caozhi and the other two put on their socks. Lu Weirui walked a few steps and said with a smile, "It's great, my toes don't hurt much anymore." Previously, she was really worried that the pain would make her unable to walk. Could it be that Chen Langjun really wanted to do this?
Carry her!
Although Lu Weirui's left foot was not in great pain, she could not walk as lightly as before. Worried that her stepmother Zhang Wenwan would be impatient, she sent Banli back first to report the news.
When Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui rushed back to Dong'an Temple, it was already the first moment of Unity Hour. Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan and her entourage had already arrived at Dong'an Temple and were waiting for Lu Weirui at the western foot of Tangshan Mountain. When they saw Lu Weirui, they said half-joyed and half-angry: "I'm finally back. I'm so happy."
I'm so anxious. Get in the car and go back to the city immediately." He asked Chen Caozhi: "Will Caozhi go back to the city today?"
Before Chen Caozhi could answer, he saw Zhi Fahan running down from the mountain gate and calling: "Chen Tanyue, my master invites you to stay in the temple for two days."
Zhang Wenwan smiled and said: "Then let's just stay at Dong'an Temple for two days. We will go back first." He said in a low voice: "If you have anything to do, let Banli tell you. I ordered Banli to go to the Gu Mansion the next day." After that,
He lowered the car curtain and left for Jiankang under the escort of sixteen soldiers armed with knives.
Lu Weirui clung to the car window and looked back, until the road turned and Chen Caozhi could no longer be seen, then she turned around and sat down. Only then did she feel her feet were sore, and she gently rubbed her ankles with her hands——
Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan asked with a smile: "Rui'er, are you tired after traveling thirty miles back and forth?"
Lu Weirui said: "I'm not tired. I just haven't walked much in Beijing in the past two years, and my leg strength is not as good as before. I just need to walk more."
Zhang Wenwan smiled and said: "You really have to visit Shu. Such an opportunity does not come often. Moreover, Chen Caozhi will leave Gushu in two months, so it will be difficult to meet him in the future."
Lu Weirui was a little sad, but she said to Zhang Wenwan: "Thank you, mother. Rui'er is very happy today. It's all because of mother's love for me."
Zhang Wenwan gently touched Lu Weirui's delicate face and said softly: "Caozhi is a good husband, and he is indeed a good match for me Weirui. Don't worry, Weirui, I will try my best to help you. I also helped you and Chen before in front of the Buddha statue."
Prayer for your husband’s marriage.”
"Mother——"
With tears in her eyes, Lu Weirui threw herself into Zhang Wenwan's arms. She was extremely moved. Her biological mother died of illness when she was six years old. Zhang Wenwan married into the Lu family when she was eight years old. At first, she rejected this stepmother for several years, but she gradually realized that
Her stepmother has a gentle temperament and is completely different from the vicious stepmothers some servants told her. She gradually became close to her stepmother, and now she really loves her mother and daughter.
The bullock cart rolled and headed west. It was getting dark. The Lu family was already preparing for the night journey. The rosin torches prepared at Dong'an Temple were lit for lighting. They arrived at the east gate of Jiankang City.
At the end of the Xu period, I saw three fast horses galloping out of the city. I heard that the leading knight and the sergeant guarding the city gate said that they were going to Dong'an Temple, and His Majesty the Emperor wanted to summon Qian Tang and Chen Caozhi.
