those in the rivers and lakes

Chapter 28 Beyond Emei
Out of Mount Emei, there are rivers and lakes.

The spring breeze is a bit cold, after all, it is still early spring, and all people and things in the world have to start anew from this slightly cold feeling.

For Man Ying and Yi Xiang, two days ago was an unforgettable day.

They were both abandoned babies, picked up by the same master, and slept in the same room.They grew up together, practiced sword together, went outing together in spring and climbed mountains together in autumn.They are always inseparable, closer than sisters, they are the best friends in the world!

Man Ying is clever and talented in martial arts. She was originally her master's most promising student, and she will pass on her unique skills in the future.All these are seen by all the disciples, some like Man Ying, some are jealous of her, and her junior sister hates her to the bone, because if there is no Man Ying, she is the person the master looks up to the most.

Man Ying's master was furious, but people are not grass and trees, and her master did not forget all their good things because of a momentary mistake.Man Ying is her most promising disciple, her expectation and love for Man Ying surpasses all others.

She felt that she should give them a chance, as long as they admit their mistakes in public.

The result is that they did not admit their mistakes, and at this time love will pay the price.The master ordered everyone to beat twenty leather whips, and they were expelled from the teacher's school two days after the beatings!

Now that the two of them have descended Mount Emei, Manying's face is pale, and her injuries are still painful.But there is a smile on her face, this is her and Yixiang's decision.

I don't know where the road ahead leads, but Yixiang will not be afraid in her heart. As long as she has her sister by her side, she will feel happy and secure.

"Xiao Xiang, after walking for so long, are you tired?"

"I'm not tired, sister, but you are still injured, why don't we sit down and have a rest."

"That's good, otherwise, if I fall ill, my Xiaoxiang will be anxious and sad."

"No way, my sister is the best person in the world, God won't let a good person fall ill!"

The two took off their bags, cuddled together to rest and then continued on their way. As they walked, the sun was about to set.

Xiao Xiang paused to look, and quickly ran to a high hill. She looked at Man Ying and said in surprise: "Sister, sister, I saw a bamboo house!"

Man Ying wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said with a smile, "Is the bamboo house far away?"

Xiao Xiang looked again and said, "It's not very far, only three or four miles away!"

"It's really not far away, it's getting dark soon, this hut came at the right time!"

"Then let's go quickly, we can have a good rest when we arrive at the bamboo house, so that I can apply medicine to my sister's wound!"

"Okay, let's go!"

In less than half an hour, the two arrived in front of the bamboo house.The bamboo house is surrounded by farmland reclaimed from wasteland. There is a bamboo forest near the farmland. To the southwest of the bamboo forest is a hill. Between the hill and the bamboo forest is a stream.

Man Ying looked at it and said happily: "I didn't expect that there is such a place where people can live in this barren mountain."

"Yes, sister, you see, these fields are all opened up from wasteland, and they can grow a lot of delicious things!"

"Isn't that right, so many fields have been cultivated, I must not be hungry!"

Yixiang smiled happily and shouted to the bamboo house: "Is there anyone inside? My sister and I want to spend the night here, I wonder if it's convenient!"

There was no sound in the bamboo house, Yixiang frowned, and murmured: "Is there no one inside?" She cleared her throat and shouted again: "Is there anyone inside? If you don't say anything, my sister and I will go in!"

There was still no sound in the bamboo house, Yixiang whispered: "Sister, it seems that the owner of the house is not there, should we go in?"

Man Ying approached the bamboo house and looked around, then said softly: "Look, Xiao Xiang, there is no footprint on the ground, it must be that no one has lived there for a long time."

"Yes sister, if the owner of the house is here, it is impossible that there will be no footprints. Come on, let's go in, it will be dark!"

"Alright, let's stay here first. It's not good to rush in, but it's getting late, and you and I don't have a place to go and can't take care of so much. If the owner of the house comes back, we'll just explain to him!"

"Well, that's right, you can't sleep in the wild, I'll open the door!"

The bamboo house is simple, without much decoration inside, and there are words and paintings on the east and west walls corresponding to each other.The word is Li Bai's "Xia Ke Xing Xing", and the painting is an ink painting of mountain dwelling.

Wildflowers and orchids hang on the corner of the house. Although they have long dried, they still exude a faint fragrance.

Yixiang looked at Li Bai's "Xia Ke Xing Xing", and read softly: "Zhao Ke is full of Huying, Wu hook is frosty and snowy. The silver saddle shines on the white horse, and it rustles like a shooting star..."

Man Ying smiled slightly, and said, "So the first line of this poem is about me!"

"I don't think so, it's my sister's name that comes from this poem!"

"I don't know about that. Our names are all chosen by the master. I also asked her why my name is Manying, but she didn't tell me. It's just that the poem is really well written."

"Well, it's very good, its name is Xia Ke Xing!"

After cooking some porridge and filling their stomachs, the two of them went to bed. After traveling all the way and being tired, they slept soundly that night.

The morning light entered the bamboo house and shone on Manying's face.She slowly opened her eyes, and suddenly felt that this day was beautiful, she smelled the aroma of porridge and cooking, and Yixiang had already made breakfast.

"Xiao Xiang, why did you get up so early?"

"Sister, you are awake, of course Xiaoxiang has to get up early, you can't let my sister go hungry!"

"You are really good at taking care of people! I used to wake you up when I was in Emei, but I didn't expect to sleep in today."

"It's not that my sister is sleeping in. It's just that she has an injury and needs more rest. When the injury recovers in a few days, I can sleep in again."

Manying smiled lightly and said: "This is not Emei, so naturally you don't have to abide by Emei's rules. From now on, you can sleep as long as you want, but it's up to you. But I hope the injury will heal slowly, so that Xiaoxiang can sleep for me every day. Drink the porridge!"

Xiao Xiang pouted, and said playfully: "No, I think my sister wants to sleep in!"

"Well, that's not it!"

"Then no one will make porridge!"

"How come, when we wake up and cook porridge together, don't you think it's good!"

"Ok!"

"By the way, I smell the aroma of cooking, where did you get the food?"

"It's the wild vegetables I dug in the morning. There is no market here, so I can only eat some wild vegetables."

"Well, although they are some wild vegetables, they taste very fragrant."

"Hmph, any dish will become delicious in Xiaoxiang's hands!"

"Silly girl!"

"Sister, I just found a lot of treasures, guess what they are?"

"You are so eccentric, how could I have guessed it? But since you said it was a baby, it must be a good thing. Come and hear it!"

"There are a lot of seeds! It's just spring now, we'll plant all these fields, and we won't be afraid of starvation by then."

"I think it's better to fill your stomach first, such fragrant porridge will be cold if you don't drink it."

After more than ten days, Manying's injury was almost healed, and two days later, they planted seeds in those fields.

Now tender seedlings have grown in the field, and the green is very attractive.

Suddenly, Xiao Xiang pointed to the stream and said pleasantly: "Sister, look quickly, there are fish in the water!"

"It really is a fish. I haven't seen it a few days ago. It must be because the weather is getting warmer and they all swam out for a stroll!"

"Then let's catch fish and eat it, Xiaoxiang hasn't eaten fish for a long time."

"Sister too! There are embroidery needles and silk thread in the package, and a stick, so we can catch fish!"

"Ok!"

After an hour, the fish has been grilled.They leaned against the bamboo grove, Xiao Xiang leaned her head on Man Ying's shoulder, Man Ying smiled and said: "Xiao Xiang, sister feed you fish, okay?"

"Okay, my sister's grilled fish is really delicious."

"Xiao Xiang, let's go climbing in the afternoon, shall we? I haven't climbed a mountain for a long time."

"Yeah!"

Spring is always so brilliant, and the mountains and fields in spring are more vibrant and colorful.They are playing and playing in this picturesque world, picking wild flowers to weave flower baskets, blowing the gentle east wind, listening to crisp birdsong, butterflies flying on the hillside, buzzing bees among the flowers, spring It is so beautiful, and so is life!

But suddenly the sky changed, dark clouds covered the sun, the wind became chilly, and a light rain began.

"Xiao Xiang, we didn't bring an umbrella, let's see where we can shelter from the rain?"

"It's in the wilderness here, find a big tree!"

"Xiao Xiang, look quickly, there is a big tree over there, let's run over there!"

"I saw my sister, let's go!"

"it is good!"

They hid under the big tree, and Xiao Xiang murmured: "Hey, although the rain comes quickly, it doesn't fall very hard."

"Well, it's really not big, it seems that it will stop after a while."

Xiao Xiang frowned and said: "I was having fun just now, but I didn't expect it to rain suddenly, and now I'm hiding under the big tree, it's really boring!"

"Xiao Xiang, don't worry, the rain will stop after a while."

Xiao Xiang suddenly said happily: "Sister, let's go to the rain!"

"Stop messing around, you'll get cold in the rain!"

"It's fun to be cold, we won't be cold when we run!"

"But……"

Before Man Ying finished speaking, Xiao Xiang had already pulled her and ran out. They turned around happily while looking at the sky, as if they had merged with the rainy day.

(End of this chapter)