Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 89
1
I wore a commoner gown and walked among the market all alone.

For me, this is a strange world.I have a human body, but I don't know how to live like a human; I am a man, but I don't know what emotions a man should have.I am confused in the human world at a loss.

I come from a cave under the West Lake, and I'm from the same family as Xiaobai and Xiaoqing. They practice martial arts and I study literature. They took a different path, so little is known about it.I was originally a non-venomous gray snake. I believe that cultivation is not only about cultivating a snake body into a human body, but also cultivating a snake-like heart into a human heart, so I read a lot of human books.

I devoted myself to cultivation, and my days of indifference to the world were originally peaceful and peaceful.But later, Xiaobai was troubled by love and did not hesitate to flood Jinshan, and for a while, bloody and bloody.Xiaoqing helps the evildoer to abuse others, and fights with Fa Hai in a dark and dark battle.

I couldn't dissuade them, so I had to leave to find another quiet place. At the same time, I was deeply confused: how could a love word have such a huge magic power?What kind of special emotion does she have that is unique to human beings?

The love described in human books is a kind of pure, noble and beautiful emotion that shocks the world and tears ghosts and gods.I don't know how this kind of emotion is rooted in people's hearts, so I decided to step into the world to experience it and find the answer.

I'm hungry after a day of walking.When I was a snake in the past, I asked nature for it when I was hungry, but now I am a human being and I naturally ask for it from humans.

I sat down on an empty seat in a bun shop, and the chubby guy came up to me and asked me enthusiastically, "Master, how many buns do you want?"

I said, "Ten."

It is indeed much more delicious for human beings to eat cooked food than to swallow it raw.I ate ten buns in one go, got up and was about to leave, but the boy stopped me and said, "Sir, it's ten Wen in total."

I really don't understand: "What ten coins?"

The little guy was a little impatient: "One bun costs one penny, and you eat ten buns, so I want you to pay ten pennies, isn't it right?"

I was even more confused: "Money? What is money?"

The little guy was annoyed: "Young master looks like a scholar, but I didn't expect him to be a bad debtor. If you don't give me money today, don't even think about leaving." Many people came to watch, and the little guy became more energetic: "Everyone come and see Ah, scholars are pretending to be confused while eating overlord meals."

I was surrounded by many people talking about it, my face was flushed, and I felt ashamed. Is this the shame of human beings?But I really don't know that I have to pay for food, let alone what money is.

A little beggar squeezed in, threw a handful of copper coins on the table without saying a word, grabbed me and left.The little beggar was dressed in a sack, dirty all over, his long unkempt hair covered half of his face, his eyes were fierce, and there were two small fangs in his mouth that hadn't fully degenerated.

I could see that this was a similar kind that hadn't reached the level of cultivation, a venomous snake with a colorful neck.

After walking a long distance, the little beggar stopped, turned around and asked me, "Dude, did you just debut?"

I nodded and asked, "What is money?"

The little beggar said: "Money is invented by human beings themselves, and in turn it binds and limits their own things that are not things."

I still didn't understand, so I asked again, "Where did you get the money?"

The little beggar said triumphantly, "I stole it from the counter of that bun shop."

steal?I think of a sage saying: A gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way.Money, money, money and wealth should be the same thing.I said to the little beggar, "You can't steal anymore. This is not the way of a gentleman."

The little beggar didn't care about it: "We are not human. How can we get money if we don't steal? If we don't have money, we will go hungry."

I've been asked, and it's a really big question.

The little beggar proudly patted me on the shoulder and said, "Follow me from now on, so you won't be hungry."

I said, "Okay, I'm looking for a companion too."

It was noon, the weather was hot, and we all wanted to take a cold bath.The little beggar led me to the small river, took off the sack and jumped into the river for a swim.

I was stunned for a moment, the little beggar turned out to be a girl: the smooth jade skin was as holy as a snow mountain in the sun, and the curvy body stretched in the water with a dynamic beauty.This is the most beautiful picture I have ever seen in the world, and I even forgot another saying of the saint: see no evil.

The little beggar jumped from the river to the bank, and the vigorous body was displayed in front of me at a glance. She asked me, "Why don't you go down the river?"

I found my own set of clean clothes and put them on for her, and then tied up her hair: "You are a girl, you can't be wild again in the future."

She asked puzzledly, "Why?"

I laughed and said, "Be a lady, and you will find Mr. Right in the future."

She bared her two small fangs and smiled: "I never thought of such a thing."

I asked her, "What's your name? Where are you from?"

She said, "I'm from the north and I don't have a name yet. How about you name me one?"

The dreamlike scene of her swimming in the water reappeared in my mind, so I said, "Call it like a dream."

Rumeng was very happy: "It sounds good, I like it. What's your name?"

I said, "I don't have a name either."

Rumeng said excitedly: "I'll give you a name. Seeing your stupid look, I'll call you Ruzhi."

"Are you like a dream!?"

"Are you crazy!?"

With human names, we become more human.Rumeng and I happily hugged each other, cheering like two unworldly children.

Because we had no money, we could only shelter in a ruined temple at night.Rumeng nestled beside me and fell into a deep sleep, but I couldn't fall asleep, thinking about the first problem I encountered when I stepped into the world: how can I earn money?

2
Under the guidance of others, I set up a small stall in the street market and wrote letters for others, barely able to maintain the life of me and Rumeng.This is currently the only thing I can do.

Originally, I wanted to keep Rumeng by my side and teach her how to read and write in my free time, but Rumeng sat by my side for only a moment and then couldn't sit still. She kept twisting her body and looking around.That's right, she originally lived among the mountains and was unrestrained, so why should I artificially restrain her?Then let her go.

In the evening, after closing the stall, I found Rumeng by the river.Rumeng caught a few fish and was roasting them on the fire. Seeing me coming back, she picked up a grilled fish and handed it to me: "I've been sitting all day, are you tired?"

I ate the fish and said, "This is also a kind of cultivation."

Rumeng looked at me in confusion and said, "You said, we have worked hard to become adults, but we will not be more relaxed and comfortable after being a human being. What is the purpose of this?"

I smiled: "Humans have thoughts, emotions and desires, and a rich and colorful life. You see, you asked a profound question. Isn't this just learning how to think?"

"You make fun of me." Rumeng jumped up, habitually wrapped her limbs around me, and we wrestled together.After enough trouble, Rumeng asked me seriously again: "Then what do you want to do when you come to the world?"

I thought for a while and said: "There is a noble and beautiful emotion between a man and a woman. The two love each other and grow old together. I really want to experience it."

Rumeng dismissively: "Don't make it so mysterious. Don't you just want to find a woman to start a family and have a litter of children to carry on the family? This is no different from us."

I smiled self-deprecatingly: "It can be understood that way."

Rumeng patted me on the shoulder: "I know there is a place where there are many women, I will take you there when you are full, pick whatever you want."

When the lights came on, Rumeng took me to a building full of red lanterns. Inside, there was the sound of silk and bamboo, welcoming and sending off, and it was very lively.I looked up at the plaque, and there were three gilt characters "Yichun Yuan" written on it.

I asked Rumeng: "What is this place?"

Rumeng said: "I don't know. I have come here to steal money before, I only know that there are many women in it."

As soon as Rumeng pulled me in, a coquettish woman walked up to her face, and said with a loud and laughing voice: "You two young masters, you have very good faces."

Rumeng said: "We are here to find a woman."

The woman smiled and said: "Look at what the young master said, if you come here to find a man, you will find the wrong place. All the girls here are as beautiful as flowers, it depends on whether the two young masters have enough money."

I suddenly remembered such a place described in the book, and ran out without thinking while pulling Rumeng's head.

Rumeng said: "You don't look for women anymore?"

I couldn't laugh or cry: "What place did you say you brought me here? This is not a decent place, but a place where women sell their bodies and men buy laughs. Here, only money is paid and no affection is paid. How can there be a good woman?"

Rumeng looked confused: "How could this be? Didn't you say that human beings have thoughts and brains, and are advanced animals? But why do they do things that all low-level animals can't do?"

I was also puzzled: "Perhaps, it was caused by the money they invented themselves."

Rumeng lay on my back and laughed non-stop: "Next time I will definitely find you a good woman."

I carried Rumeng on my back and went back to the ruined temple where we lived.The most urgent thing right now is to earn more money, to make a decent set of women's clothes for Rumeng, and to change her to an airtight and rainproof residence.

After more than half a year, I gradually gained a little fame in the city.People all know that I write well, and my brush is elegant and free, and some people even come to me to inscribe on a plaque, and the funds for embellishing the pen are quite rich.

With spare money, the first thing I thought of was to change Rumeng into a daughter's outfit.But Rumeng doesn't like women's clothes that are awkward to wear. She dresses up according to her own wishes: a square scarf on her head, a red cloak, high-waisted boots, and a dagger hanging from her waist. She looks like a heroine. style.

Seeing Rumeng's changes gave me a sense of accomplishment.However, I still can't afford to live in an inn or buy a house.

3
One day, I was reading a book while I was busy at the corner of the street. Rumeng came out from there and said with a happy smile, "Ruzhi, I have found a good woman for you this time."

When I think of what happened in "Yichun Courtyard" last time, I feel it's ridiculous. I don't dare to trust her anymore, and said without raising my head: "You are really fine and able to practice kung fu. Don't mess with me."

Rumeng closed my book and said earnestly: "It's true. The richest member of the city, Wu Yuanwai, has a rich lady. A few days ago, she suffered from a serious illness. She didn't think about food or tea. Member Wai invited all the famous doctors in the city to go for diagnosis and treatment, but they were not cured, and it seemed that he was about to die. Member Wai Wu said that whoever can cure Miss Wu's illness will be betrothed to him."

I asked Rumeng: "You want me to see a doctor for Miss Wu?"

Rumeng said: "That's right, in this way you can marry Ms. Wu, and your wish is fulfilled. I heard that Ms. Wu looks like a fairy, she is knowledgeable, she is exactly the kind of person you are looking for"

"Am I a doctor?"

"No."

"Go and play." I buried myself in the book again.

Rumeng took my book and said, "But I have medicine."

As she said that, Rumeng took out a red cloth bag from her arms and opened it, which contained a root of a human-shaped plant.She said: "This is fairy grass, also called ginseng, which grows in the extremely cold mountains and dense forests. When I was practicing before, I just chewed a little to heal when I was sick or injured. One just in case."

I still couldn't believe it: "It's really as amazing as you said?"

Rumeng said: "Grass jelly is a spiritual thing between heaven and earth, it is bestowed by heaven to all living beings. You can dedicate it to that young lady, and at least it can save a life."

I looked at Rumeng in surprise, only to find that her two small fangs had disappeared and degenerated into two small canine teeth, her eyes were full of soft and kind eyes.This is the most fundamental change since I met her.

I said to Rumeng: "This is your own treasure, I can't keep it for myself. You should be the one who saves people."

Rumeng said playfully: "If I were a man, it would not be your turn. The problem is that I can't marry Ms. Wu. Come with me quickly, Ms. Wu's life is in danger if you go late."

Rumeng dragged me to Wu Mansion, presented ginseng and left.A few days later, Wu Yuanwai sent someone to invite Rumeng and me to the Wu Mansion, and he and his wife entertained Rumeng and me in the living room.After the host and guest were seated, Member Wu clasped his hands and asked, "Dare to ask your master's name?"

I bowed my hand and returned the salute: "Xiaosheng is like an idiot."

Wu Yuanwai bowed his hands to Rumeng again: "Dare to ask the heroine's name?"

Rumeng clasped his fists together: "Call me Rumeng."

Member Wu praised: "Young master is an outstanding talent, and the heroine is heroic. I don't know what is the relationship between the two?"

I looked at Rumeng and said, "We are brother and sister."

Wu Yuanwai clasped his hands again and said, "Thank you two for saving my little girl's life, this old man will fulfill his promise. Does your son have any fame?"

"No fame."

"Where is Gao Tang?"

"I have no father or mother since I was a child."

"What do you do for a living?"

"Selling words on the street."

"Do you have a place to live?"

"homeless."

Wu Yuanwai turned his head to look at his wife, who shook her head.Member Wu showed embarrassment: "The little girl has been well-clothed since she was a child, and she has been pampered and spoiled like a pearl in the palm of her hand. Wouldn't it be a waste of my little girl's life to marry the son at this time? How about this, the ginseng plant of the son is also a thousand-year-old thing. Although it is incomplete, it is worth a hundred taels The old man will give you all the gold. The young master can use it to buy land and manors, and then go to Beijing to take the exam, and after the young master is successful and famous, he will come to marry the little girl, and the old man will never break his promise."

After speaking, Yuanwai asked the servant to bring the gold.

I understood that Yuan Wai disliked my poverty, lack of fame, and inappropriate relationship with his family, so I got up and left.

Rumeng said from the side: "We saved your young lady's life, why don't we meet?"

Wu Yuanwai said: "My little girl has just recovered from a serious illness, and it's not convenient to see outsiders yet. You two should go ahead."

Walking out of the Wu Mansion, Rumeng said angrily, "Why does this person not talk too much?"

I said indifferently: "People can lie to others. Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. It's just that we have done good deeds to accumulate virtue."

Rumeng raised the gold in her hand and said: "Now that we have money, we will go to Beijing to take the exam. When you get the honor in the exam, Miss Wu will not marry. I want to see what this golden branch and jade leaf look like. "

I said to Rumeng: "This is your own property. In the future, you can also live a life without worrying about food and clothing for Miss Qianjin, and you don't have to sleep with me."

Without thinking about it, Ru threw the hundred taels of gold in his hand into the cesspool by the street, splashing a foul-smelling dung water.She spread her hands and said mischievously: "I have nothing now, and I have to follow you in the future."

I stared at the innocent and innocent Rumeng, and suddenly felt a warm feeling in my heart, like a drizzle of rain falling on the tip of the grass just unearthed, or like a soft spring breeze blowing the new buds on the willow branches. It is an emotion that I have never experienced before. Although it is hazy and I don’t know where it comes from, it is like a clear stream flowing slowly and warmly in my heart.

4
The drizzle has swept away the heat of the past few days, and the air seems to be much fresher.If you can't go out to make a living, you might as well take this opportunity to read books and practice calligraphy.

Like a dream dancing sword in front of the court, the change of body shape and the shadow of the sword are full of agility.I put down the book and followed behind her.

But Rumeng stopped and said with a smile: "You don't read well, what are you doing behind me?"

I said: "Seeing your sword dance has a transcendent beauty, I want to learn from you."

Rumeng said: "Then you have to worship me as a teacher first."

I said: "Yes."

Rumeng laughed again: "You've been playing with words all day long, and your foundation is not stable. Practice the basic skills first, and I'll see if you are the material."

So, according to Rumeng's request, I crossed my legs and lowered my waist, stretched my arms forward, lowered my dantian and took a horse stance.Rumeng made things difficult for me on purpose: "If you can persist for a stick of incense, I will accept you as a disciple."

After finishing speaking, she herself took a stride beside me.

It's really tricky, it seems easy but hard to do.After only a short while, I felt my legs were weak and my waist was sore, and my body began to shake slightly.Taking a sneak peek at Rumeng, but he is as calm and steady as a rock, so he gritted his teeth and persisted
At this time, the temple door rang, and a plain flower oil paper umbrella moved in.When I got closer, I saw a pretty little girl under the umbrella. Seeing me and Rumeng like this, I couldn't help covering my mouth and laughing.

I was about to answer, and took the opportunity to relax, but Rumeng said without moving: "Close your eyes and clear away distracting thoughts."

I couldn't hold on any longer, so I took the opportunity to say: "It's impolite to neglect guests, can't we practice later?"

Rumeng put away her posture and stood in front of me: "Are you looking at the beauty of the little girl, and you are distracted?"

I wondered how Rumeng was full of hostility towards a little girl whom I had never met before. I didn't understand why she was doing this, so I simply closed my eyes and ignored her.

I only heard the little girl say to Rumeng crisply: "I'm here to beg for my young lady's Mo Bao."

"Get up and work." Rumeng kicked my leg lightly, and I sat down on the ground.Rumeng and the little girl laughed together.

I got up and said to the little girl, "Master disciplines me so strictly, I made Miss laugh."

The little girl pursed her lips and said with a smile, "My lord, don't make fun of me. I'm just a servant girl. Just call me Xiaoyu. It was my lady who asked you to inscribe on the fan."

After all, he handed over an exquisitely crafted silk fan.

I opened the silk fan carefully, and there was a fine-grained painting on the fan: a solid rock, beside which grew an orchid, with sparse leaves exuding vigorous vitality, dotted with a few simple and elegant flowers, which made people feel painful. Make people pitiful.The picture is elegant and delicate. Although it is not signed, it is not difficult to see that it is written by a woman.

I asked Xiao Yu: "I don't know what word to write?"

Xiao Yu said: "Young Master, you only need to inscribe according to the meaning of the painting, there is no deliberate request."

Rumeng asked from the side: "Which daughter is your lady?"

Xiao Yu said: "It's inconvenient to disclose this at the moment. If the son's inscription satisfies my young lady, I will definitely know."

Rumeng curled her lips and said: "Your young lady is so arrogant."

Xiao Yu is also unforgiving: "My young lady is good at playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she disdains to associate with ordinary people."

While the two of them were bickering, I had already written two lines on the blank space on the fan: Orchids grow in empty valleys, and flowers are fragrant without wind.I handed the fan to Xiaoyu and said, "I hope these few vulgar words don't tarnish your lady's insight."

Xiao Yu looked at it and said, "Young Master, please inscribe the money."

I picked up a pen and wrote the word "Ru Chi" in the lower left corner of the fan to show respect.

Xiao Yu took the fan and smiled meaningfully at me: "Please wait for the good news, my lord."

After Xiaoyu left, I took up my horse stance again, but Rumeng seemed to have something on her mind, she looked at Xiaoyu's leaving back and said: "A little maid is so beautiful, isn't that lady as beautiful as a fairy?"

I closed my eyes slightly, adjusted my breath, and said with feeling in my heart: "When you shed your two fangs, I saw the beauty of kindness; when you threw away a hundred taels of gold, I saw the beauty of innocence; when you danced with the wind When I held the sword, I saw the beauty of life. There is an extraordinary beauty in you, which is absolutely unmatched by the world. So you don't have to envy others, let alone be jealous."

"Who is jealous?" Rumeng raised her leg and kicked me.

I fell to the ground again.

A few days later, Xiaoyu found me on the street and said that her lady wanted to meet me.Rumeng and I had no choice but to close the stall and follow Xiaoyu.

Winding paths and corridors, rockery and strange rocks, pavilions and waterside pavilions, exotic flowers and plants lead to secluded places, just like a maze.The back gardens of wealthy families are really extraordinary.

Xiaoyu led the way, and Rumeng and I followed to meet Miss Wu.This is what Xiao Yu told me after entering the Wu Mansion.When she heard that Ms. Wu wanted to see us, Rumeng felt a little unhappy.

I thought that Rumeng was still angry about Yuanwai Wu's breaking the contract, so I persuaded her, "Didn't you always want to see Ms. Wu and see how Miss Qianjin lives? Why are you unhappy again?"

Ru Meng hesitated and said: "If you and Miss Wu get married, will you leave me alone?"

It turned out that the problem was here.I pointed at Rumeng's forehead with my finger and said, "What's going on in your little head? We are brothers and sisters, a family, why don't we ignore you?"

In fact, there is another kind of unspeakable emotion in my heart, but I don't know how to explain it.

Xiao Yu, who was walking in front, secretly smiled, turned around and said to Ru Meng: "If the young master and young lady get married, you and I are also a family. If the young master doesn't care about you, I will take care of you."

"It's up to you." Rumeng ran forward and fought with Xiaoyu again: "Who is a family with you?"

A melodious and melodious sound of the piano floated, like a song like a song, and there seemed to be unspeakable thoughts floating in the air.I stopped and listened, and couldn't help being drunk.Looking at the sound, I saw a woman in the pavilion who was concentrating on playing the piano, her skirt was fluttering, and her figure was picturesque.

Xiao Yu told me that it was my young lady.After finishing speaking, he ran forward first, whispered a few words to Miss Wu, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly.When Rumeng and I walked forward, Miss Wu floated up and bowed deeply: "Thank you for saving my life, my lord."

Miss Wu is as beautiful as she is beautiful, but her body is thin and thin, and she is a little weak.I returned the courtesy and said: "Miss is serious. You don't have to thank me if you want to thank you, you can just thank Rumeng, that is her treasure."

Rumeng said unceremoniously: "Yes, don't thank him, he is just an idiot."

Ms. Wu saluted Rumeng again: "Thank you sister for saving me."

Rumeng sized Miss Wu up and down carefully, then suddenly turned around and asked me: "Tell me, who is prettier, Miss Wu or I?"

Why did you ask such a question?Isn't this a problem for me in person?I said vaguely: "Everything in the world has its own beauty, and one kind of beauty cannot be used to measure another kind of beauty. You and Ms. Wu are like orchids and wild chrysanthemums, both of which are the best gifts from heaven to the world." .”

Rumeng said to Ms. Wu: "Well, I'm right, right? He's just an idiot, and he didn't realize it after watching it for a long time. Of course, you, Ms. Wu, are beautiful."

Ms. Wu said shyly, "You're still beautiful, sister."

Rumeng smiled at me triumphantly, which made me feel that she seemed to be making trouble on purpose, and this girl has become more considerate.Fortunately, Xiaoyu was smart, and took Rumeng's hand and said, "Let me take you to visit my back garden. There are many interesting places."

Ru Meng reluctantly went with Xiao Yu.Miss Wu looked at Rumeng's back and said, "What a straightforward heroine."

I laughed and said, "She's just a crazy girl."

"Sir, please sit down." Ms. Wu lowered her head slightly and said, "Your master's calligraphy is like flowing clouds and flowing water. In fact, I have heard it for a long time, and the poems are also beautiful in artistic conception, which is unexpected. But I don't know the language of flowers, but can I know the meaning of flowers?"

I replied: "Miss is beautiful, intelligent, versatile, and really admirable. It's just that I am the fate of duckweed, destined to wander for a lifetime, and it is difficult to be a flower protector."

Miss Wu asked suspiciously: "Young master, why did you say that? As long as you get fame, you can live and work in peace."

"Aside from fame and wealth, is there anything more worth pursuing in this world?"

"I don't know what else the young master is looking for?"

"Emotion!" I pondered: "Is there any emotion in the world that is the purest and most holy, that can transcend life and death, and is not bound by any fetters? I don't know, nor have I experienced it, but I would rather believe that there is, because it is the human spirit. The pillar of the world. So I would rather travel thousands of rivers to find it than waste my life."

Ms. Wu sighed and said: "My son indulges himself in the mountains and rivers, which is really enviable. He has no choice but to lock himself in his boudoir and cannot help himself."

I said bluntly: "Miss is rich and honored, and she has her own destiny. It is a great blessing to meet each other by fate, and I can't ask for anything else."

Miss Wu was silent for a long time before she said, "My lord already has someone in mind?"

In my heart, the clear sky is clear: "Rumeng threw a hundred taels of gold into the dung water in order to be by my side. This kind of love is hard to find. It's just that she is still ignorant. Fortunately, the future will be long, and I will work hard. caring."

Miss Wu stopped talking, and slowly sat down beside the piano, and a beautiful and sad melody flowed out like a spring.

5
The breeze is blowing, the moon is shining in the sky, the fragrance of jasmine flowers is floating in the courtyard, and there seems to be no trace of dust in the air.Rumeng and I sat quietly on the steps, admiring the beauty of the world.

Rumeng looked up at the starry sky with her hands on her chin, her clear eyes shone like stars.Now she has become good friends with Miss Wu, and they often go there for a whole day.I asked her what she did with Ms. Wu, and she said it was a secret between women, she couldn't tell me, and I didn't ask any more.

Sometimes I sold characters on the street, dancing swords like a dream, and I could earn dozens of copper coins a day, and I went back to the temple to wash and cook in the evening.I read at night by candlelight, and she also knows how to serve tea and water, which is a bit like adding fragrance to the red sleeves.

What surprised me the most was that this girl seemed to have something on her mind recently, and she often sat alone in a daze, as quiet as she promised, as she is now.

I whispered to Rumeng: "What do you think?"

Staring at the moon hanging in the sky, Rumeng said: "Miss Wu said that all marriages in the world are the red thread drawn by Yuelao. Does Yuelao live on the moon?"

I joked with a smile: "When Yuelao leads you the red line, you can ask Yuelao face to face."

Rumeng raised his hand and was about to hit me, but he raised his hand in the air and put it down again, and asked me very seriously: "You said, Yuelao is so busy, will he pull the wrong red line?"

"Of course." I said, "Not every couple in this world is loving, happy, and happy. If it is really the red line held by Yuelao, it must be that Yuelao is too busy, or confused, impatient, or It's the old eyes that are dizzy and mess up the mandarin ducks."

Rumeng held her head, with a painful look on her face: "Then what should I do?"

Just at this time, the dilapidated temple door opened quietly, and an old man with white beard and hair stood under the moonlight, with a fairy body and a happy face, and there was an auspicious atmosphere in the courtyard.I was startled, the old man chased him into the temple.

Today on the street, I was writing, and suddenly there was a strange voice: "The calligraphy is good, but it's too feminine."

I looked up and saw a benevolent old man, so I bowed and said: "Please give me some advice."

The old man said: "The handwriting is like a person, and the heart can only be right. Your calligraphy is unique, but there is still a scruple in your heart, and the written words lack masculinity."

I saluted again: "Dare to ask the old man, how to get rid of the scruples in your heart?"

The old man laughed, pointed to Rumeng who was dancing sword beside him and said: "Look at this girl, the sword is one with the human body. Although the sword style is not fancy and complicated, it moves according to the heart and has no other distractions. You sell calligraphy for a living. In order to cater to everyone's taste, it is inevitable that the lack of self is not natural enough, it is better to learn from this girl."

But seeing Rumeng dancing sword in full swing, the sword energy is like a rainbow but not a bit murderous, sometimes soothing like the wind blowing bamboo leaves, sometimes sonorous like a galloping horse, sometimes opening and closing like hundreds of rivers entering the sea, sometimes dense like a drizzle of spring breeze.There is a sword in your hand like no sword, but there is a sword in your heart without a sword. Every move and style is in line with nature.

I seemed to have realized something, held my breath with my pen hanging on my wrist, and wrote a few big characters with reference to Rumeng's sword style.Sure enough, the strength penetrates the back of the paper, there is hardness in softness, and softness in rigidity.

The old man nodded slightly in praise and said: "Sure enough, you have good understanding, and a child can be taught." After finishing speaking, he left quietly.

I was a little dazed and at a loss.This old man is absolutely extraordinary, but he doesn't know his origin, so it's hard to tell good from bad or good from bad.Now that I came to the temple again, I must have a plan, so I couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

I went forward and said, "On the night of the full moon, what advice does the Xian family have?"

The old man's eyes were burning like a torch: "You two have extraordinary backgrounds."

I cupped my hands and said: "My brother and sister live in the temple, and there is nothing wrong with practicing literature and martial arts. Why is the immortal family so forceful?"

The old man smiled and said: "Good and evil are only in one thought. If people have evil thoughts, they are demons. If poisonous snakes and beasts have good deeds, they can become Buddhas."

I felt a little relieved: "Thank you for the teaching, I will definitely remember it."

The old man laughed loudly, and suddenly twisted my neck with his hand, so I couldn't move.The old man sternly said: "Stinky boy, today I kindly enlightened you, but you are swearing and hurting people behind your back, are you not afraid that I will beat you back to your original form?"

I didn't know why, Rumeng came forward and said, "It's a big deal, let's practice from scratch."

The old man said, "What if I kill him?"

"How dare you!" Rumeng drew his sword in his hand and pointed at the old man.

"Don't!" I yelled at Rumeng: "You can't beat him. It seems that the world is not divided into good and evil, and it is far from as beautiful as we imagined. You should go back to your hometown and live in the mountains and forests Bar."

Rumeng withdrew the sword and placed it across her neck: "If you die, I will die, we live and die together."

My heart was broken, and I looked up to the sky and sighed: "Like a dream! You and my brother and sister are enough to comfort a lifetime. God does not favor us, we have to cherish ourselves."

Suddenly, I felt a loosening of my neck, and I rushed over desperately, snatching the sword from Rumeng's hand.

Rumeng hugged me and cried, "You're dead, what's the point of my life?"

I lovingly wiped my tears for Rumeng: "It's also at this moment that I understand that you are more important than my life."

The old man clapped his hands aside and shouted: "Miaozai! Miaozai!"

Rumeng pointed at the old man and cursed: "You crazy old man, what are you going to do?"

The old man smiled happily: "This old man didn't mean to embarrass you, but he wanted to use this to lead to a wonderful story. You two, no, you two snakes like each other, why don't you become a husband and wife and travel around the world together?"

Hearing this, Rumeng hid behind me suddenly, tugging on my skirt like a child and not letting go.I pulled Rumeng to my side, held Rumeng's arm and bowed deeply to the old man together: "It's all up to the old man to decide."

The old man said seriously: "You don't need to learn the red tape of mortals, you just pick up earth for incense and worship the heaven and earth under the bright moonlight. In the future, you will taste the ups and downs of the world, and you will get the true taste of life."

There was no wedding candle or red silk tent, and Rumeng and I became husband and wife under the witness of the old man.After the ceremony, the old man wanted to leave.I hurriedly asked: "Dare to ask the old man who is the god?"

The old man had drifted away, and bursts of laughter came from the air: "I am the old man of the moon, hahaha"

Me and Rumeng dissipated the thousand-year skill by ourselves, and we decided to live like ordinary people.When the sun rose the next day, I held Rumeng's hand, bathed in the warm sunshine, and walked north along the desolate ancient road.

6
I have always wanted to visit Rumeng's hometown.She said that her hometown faces the sea and has four distinct seasons, high mountains, dense forests and cliffs, and snow-covered in winter, which has a different scenery from the south.I was fascinated by the scene covered in silver, so I decided to live in her hometown.

All the way to avoid the war.The killing of each other among human beings is far more brutal and massive than that among animals.The fight between animals is nothing more than fighting for habitat for survival. One side withdraws and the other stops hunting.The war among human beings is to expand the sphere of influence, for the desire for power and the insatiable interests, so it must be exterminated.

Corpses are strewn all over the field, bones are piled up; ten rooms are empty, and the eyes are full of desolation. I can't imagine such a tragic scene in the world, and Rumeng is also shocked by this.

Faltering and hungry, Rumeng and I supported each other and headed north with difficulty.One day, Rumeng suddenly regretted throwing away a hundred taels of gold, otherwise, why would it be so hard to buy two horses and live in a good hotel?I also feel the same way. With a hundred taels of gold, why bother selling calligraphy for a living?
Before we know it, we have human minds.

After walking for more than half a year, we are still very far away from our destination, but we are already in tattered clothes, unkempt, and exhausted.Rumeng began to yearn for Ms. Wu's luxurious life, and I began to admire Ms. Wu's appearance and talent; Rumeng disliked me for not having much ability, and I disliked Rumeng's reckless behavior and vulgar words.

There were conflicts and quarrels, and even thought about parting ways, never seeing each other until death.Rumeng was very painful, and often looked up at the sky blankly, ignoring me for a few days.But I was thinking about how to get rid of Rumeng, how to obtain fame, and go back to marry Miss Wu.

I decided to change the itinerary and go to the capital. Rumeng did not follow me, and she wanted to go back to her hometown alone.At the moment we broke up, Rumeng raised her head and asked the sky: "Why is this all?"

I stop.Yeah, why did this all happen?Since becoming human, not only have we lost our true colors, but our original good wishes have also been left behind.We don't know ourselves and we don't know each other.

It is clear to me that the culprit of all this is human desire.

I turned around and hugged Rumeng tightly in my arms.We hugged each other and cried, really missing the past that Zeng Jin had.

At this time, a big fat monk stood in front of us and kept reciting the Buddha's name with his eyes closed.I know him, he is Fahai who fought fiercely with Xiaobai and Xiaoqing.Is he going to meddle again?
I said to Rumeng: "I didn't find the purest emotion of human beings. On the contrary, I lost my true self. I want to be the original me. Would you like to be the original you?"

Rumeng replied without hesitation: "I am willing. I am already tired of this kind of life. There are endless troubles and unsatisfactory things. It is really not easy to be a human being."

We stood side by side in front of Fa Hai and begged him to beat us back to our original shape, which I think he would definitely be willing to do.

Fahai chanted "Amitabha" loudly, opened his eyes and said, "My Buddha is merciful. It is precisely because I see through the world that the old monk stopped the white snake from falling in love with humans. You can wake up on your own, and the old monk will fulfill your wish." .”

Fahai beat Rumeng and me back to our original shape and sent us back to Rumeng's hometown.

A gray snake, a snake with a colorful neck, crawls unrestrained in the mountains, forests and grass, drinks stream water when thirsty, catches small animals when hungry, and fills the stomach.There is no more greed and distracting thoughts, life becomes extremely simple, and we are very happy and content.

In winter, we burrow and tangle tightly together to keep each other warm and hibernate.We have sweet dreams, but we don't know that the world outside is collapsing and stripping our habitat away.

When we woke up, we found that we were trapped on an isolated island, surrounded by the vast sea, far away from the land, and the world we once knew was desolate.

Rumeng and I crawled around the island, hoping to find our way back to land.There is no water or small animals on the isolated island. The trees are burned by the fire, and the rocks are exposed and desolate, making it difficult to survive.After crawling around, we couldn't find any way out. We looked at the land far away and wanted to cry, and we were afraid that we would never go back.

I have practiced underwater in the West Lake, and I am confident that I can swim across the sea, but Rumeng doesn't know water, but how can I throw Rumeng on an isolated island?I carried Rumeng on my back and tried to swim into the sea, but at this time, I was just a mortal snake, unable to bring Rumeng back to land.

Ru Meng threatened each other with death, trying to force me to swim back to land on my own, and I counted as one alive.I wrapped around Rumeng and said to her: "Have you forgotten what you said? We live and die together."

Rumeng hugged me and smiled.

There is no end to the road of snakes.Just as Rumeng and I were dying, the rain fell from the sky, the grass sprouted new shoots, the dead trees sprouted new branches, and flocks of birds flew to the isolated island.Rumeng and I lick the dew and catch small birds. Two or three birds a year are enough to survive.

Although the days are difficult, we have not separated after all, and we are still loving each other.We are grateful for the gift of God, and we live happily.But we were also alone, and reproduction became a priority.

Rumeng got his wish and gave birth to a litter of little snakes.When our offspring were able to crawl around on the isolated island, Rumeng and I couldn't help but look at each other and smile wryly.With a short gray body like me, a triangular head with two fangs sticking out like Rumeng, our descendants are neither exactly like Rumeng nor me, they are neither fish nor fowl, they are too ugly.

However, if you think about it optimistically, no matter how ugly you are, you are our descendants and the crystallization of our love.

Rumeng and I will grow old day by day. This is the law of nature, and no one can stop it. Maybe one day, Rumeng and I will become food for the birds in the sky. This is the law of nature, and there is nothing to complain about or regret about it.And our descendants will live tenaciously on this isolated island from generation to generation.

I secretly prayed that one day, human beings would set foot on this isolated island.Among them, there is a predestined person who can announce the love story between me and Rumeng to the world.

(End of this chapter)