Spring River Flower Moon Night: Set of 2 Volumes

Chapter 47: Fox Village (1)
The wind and rain were precarious, and the night was as dark as a piece of ink that could not be melted.

On this dark night, two people dressed as farmers had a dispute in the bamboo forest.The bamboo branches swayed and made a soft rustling sound in the wind and rain, covering up the conversation between the two, making it hard to hear what they were saying.

They quarreled more and more fiercely, and at last they started fighting.The tall man pushed the other man to the ground, picked up a stone and threw it at his forehead.

Just at this time, a muffled thunder sounded in the sky, covering up the desperate cry of the dying man.The lightning illuminated the bamboo forest like daylight, and also illuminated the face of the assailant.

He has a rough appearance and a fierce expression, and he looks like a mortal.

Blood splashed everywhere, but was quickly washed away by the rain, and the pouring rain drowned out the evidence of the crime.He panted heavily, and when he saw that the man was silent again, an evil smile appeared on his mouth.

Before leaving, he took out a strand of animal hair from his pocket and stuffed it into the dead man's mouth.

"Let's say it was made by foxes. Anyway, fox demons are rampant around here..." He muttered and walked away.The rain became heavier, but the brown hair was tightly bitten in the mouth by the corpse, which became evidence of murder.

一
"Zijin, how about we go to Guizhou, Zijin?"

Wang Zijin was lying by the window, looking lazy at first, but immediately regained his energy after hearing this, "It's so good, I just got tired of playing here."

After hearing this, Fei Xiao shook her folding fan and said with a smile, "Didn't I think that a nymphomaniac like you would sometimes get tired of beauty?"

"Don't make fun of me, it's just that ordinary vulgar fans can't catch my eyes." Wang Zijin opened the window, looked at the good times, the beautiful scenery, with a sad face, "traveling all over the world, I don't know where to go You can find the beauty of the world everywhere!"

"Zi Jin, even if you have a blueprint of the world in your heart, the ones marked on the map are probably the standards of beauties everywhere?"

The prince listened, his eyes were in a trance, and after a long time he said: "That's right, maybe I should draw a picture like this."

Fei Xiao couldn't help chuckling and shaking her head, she didn't expect this nymphomaniac to take the joke seriously, but before she could laugh out loud, she heard Wang Zijin continue to say: "I only regret one thing now..."

"What's the matter?" Scarlet asked curiously.

But Wang Zijin looked at him and said with a smirk: "I regret that when I went to rescue the fox, why didn't I see clearly whether it was a male fox or a female fox..."

Before he finished speaking, a fan was thrown towards him, and the wooden fan handle hit him on the bridge of the nose, making him scream.

The beautiful scenery of this good day is fleeting, all because of a burst of wailing like a slaughtered pig, which went straight to the sky.

The next day, Fei Xiao went to check out the room, and the two of them planned to go down the Xiangshui River and go straight to Guizhou.There was still a purple bruise on the bridge of Wang Zijin's nose, and he did not speak to Fei Xiao.

But as soon as he got on the boat, he became active again, and he had long since forgotten all the grudges of yesterday.

"Fei Xiao, look at this beautiful scenery, the picturesque mountains and rivers are really pleasing to the eye."

There are mostly green hills on both sides of the Xiangshui River, so the scenery is very beautiful. Compared with the mighty Yangtze River, although the momentum is slightly inferior, it is a little more beautiful.

The mountain is shrouded in smog, and looks different from a distance. Some look like dragons and tigers leaping, and some look like springing bamboo shoots. Wang Zijin was completely ecstatic and overwhelmed with joy when he saw it for a while.

"So don't stay in the bustling city all the time, it's good to go out for a walk." Seeing this beautiful scenery, Fei Xiao also felt refreshed and refreshed.

"Feixiao," Wang Zijin suddenly had a flash of inspiration when he heard this, "According to your character of yearning for the pleasures of the world, I'm afraid it's not unreasonable to come to this remote place?"

After hearing this, Fei Xiao smiled and said, "Zi Jin, you really understand me." After finishing speaking, she took out something from her bosom, "I came here specially for this."

The prince looked at the thing and couldn't help wondering, only to see a small paper crane in Fei Xiao's hand.

"What is this?" Wang Zijin snatched it as soon as he saw it. The paper crane was so crudely folded that it seemed to be the work of some clumsy farmer.

"It's a message from someone else, please read it carefully."

"Attentively?" Wang Zijin ignored the crumpled appearance of the paper crane for the time being, and only then vaguely saw a line of small characters on the paper crane: Ascending a height and looking far away, there is no shadow of the old man.The mountains are vast, the water is indistinct, and the pipes are sobbing like weeping words. When will you come again?

Wang Zijin looked at the word, and then at Feixiao's white figure, suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and he already understood seven or eight points.

"How?" Fei Xiao was waiting for his comment with a smile all over her face.

"Fei, Feixiao..." Wang Zijin tremblingly said, "Do you have a lover? Are you going to bid farewell to me this time?"

"Huh?" Fei Xiao heard the two sword eyebrows knit together, and grabbed the paper crane, "No, this one was given to me by one of my old friends."

"Isn't your old friend a woman? This is obviously a poem about boudoir grievances."

"How could it be?" Fei Xiao laughed after hearing this, "It's a man." At the end, she asked, "Zi Jin, how did you know that this is a poem about a woman's love for spring? Give me some pointers!"

Wang Zijin didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and then looked at Fei Xiao's expression, it wasn't just pretending.

It seems that foxes are just foxes, they don't seem to be able to distinguish the difference between feelings, if they are good to others, it seems that they have all their hearts.

Wang Zijin looked at the earnest appearance of Feixiao standing on the deck facing the sun and thinking hard about the meaning of the word, and couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, and he smiled.

Seeing the twists and turns of the Xiangshui River, which is beautiful and beautiful, I don't know where it will lead, but I secretly hope that this journey will never end.

two

This waterway has been traveling for a few days, and Wang Zijin finally changed from being extremely excited at the beginning to being extremely bored, and these days he ate fish, and birds could almost fade out of his mouth.

"Hui Hong, when will we get there?" Wang Zijin complained while lying in the cabin.

"Oh, when will we have chicken again?" Fei Xiao also sat on the side and sighed. The two of them each had their own troubles, and they wanted to fill up the shallow Xiangshui.

I don't know how long I've been walking, I only heard the sound of the flute from the river, the sound of the flute is melodious and pleasant, lingering in the valley.

Zhan Bi Qi Ao, green bamboo Yi Yi.There are bandits and gentlemen, who are as sharp as cutting, and as sharp as grinding.

It is "Qi Ao" in the Book of Songs, which tells the feelings of a woman yearning for a gentleman.

When Wang Zijin heard this piece, he suddenly felt dizzy. He had never heard such an explicit piece in a public place other than the band.

After hearing the sound of the flute, Fei Xiao hurriedly jumped up and walked onto the deck. When the prince came in, she quickly got up and followed him out.

In the lake and mountains, there is a flat boat rippling in the middle of the lake.

The boat was very narrow, and there was no cabin. A man in a green shirt, with long hair tied high behind his head, cascaded straight down, was playing the flute with his eyes closed.

Wang Zijin looked at the man's appearance from a distance, and felt that it was so beautiful. Although he couldn't see it clearly, he knew that he was a stunning beauty.

"Boater, row the boat over." Fei Xiao hurriedly ordered the boatman.

The boat of the two men immediately turned around, broke through the water, and approached the boat.

When Wang Zijin saw that person's eyes became clearer and clearer, he burst into laughter in his heart. This person is comparable to Fei Hong's charm. It seems that this time he has made a good fortune. If he can marry this woman, he will have another chance in his life. There is nothing left to ask for.

Later, I must let Fei Xiao make a good match.

Just as they were gearing up, the two boats were already close together. The man in Tsing Yi smiled at them, thrust the flute into his waist, and jumped onto the two-person boat.

Seeing the vigorous figure of this man, the prince suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the man greeted Feixiao very happily, and then bowed to the prince, "I'm sorry, Hu Qingling, I'm sorry to welcome you, you two have been waiting for a long time."

Hearing a man's voice, Wang Zijin, who was also very tall, suddenly felt a complete chill in his heart, so he had no choice but to return the salute feebly, "My next prince Jin, it is a great honor to meet my brother!"

It seems that these foxes not only can't tell the difference between men and women, but they don't even seem to be able to tell the difference between men and women. Why are all of them indistinguishable?

Do they all have this habit of pursuing vague beauty?
Along the way, Qing Ling led the boat of the two to choose a place to dock, and then there was an endless mountain road.

Wang Zijin walked and looked at it. After walking for a while, he even forgot where he entered the mountain from. He only felt that there were lush forests around him, and he almost entered a green ocean, and was about to be submerged by the grass and trees.

"Fei Xiao, Fei Xiao, where are we going?" The prince couldn't help being afraid when he saw this scene.

"We are about to go to a village that is far away."

"Oh." Wang Zijin looked at the back of Qing Ling who was almost blending with the green, and thought of the origin of the name of Fei Hong. Could it be that this old fox also saw something like green silk that made him cry somewhere, How come the name is exactly the same as Feixiao?
"Are you thinking that his name is similar to mine?" Seeing Prince Jin in a daze, Fei Xiao blinked at him.

"That's right," Wang Zijin nodded, "If you are acquainted for the first time, you will definitely think that the two of you are running a silk and satin shop together."

"He saw that my name was good, so he chose a similar one."

Wang Zijin couldn't help but shake his head secretly when he heard this, how good is such an indistinguishable name?He really didn't want to comment on the taste of these foxes.

While snickering, Fei Xiao turned her head and said to him seriously: "I'll go in later, don't eat anything, and don't drink."

"Why?" Wang Zijin wondered.

"Zi Jin," Fei Xiao's complexion sank, "Qing Ling asked me to come back this time, I'm afraid there is something important. I only care about you. If even you lose your will, I'm afraid we will never be together again." will go out of the country."

Wang Zijin felt a chill when he heard this, and didn't understand what he meant.

Before she could ask a question, she saw Qing Ling pointing down the hill, "Here we are."

When the prince entered, he saw a peaceful small village surrounded by lush greenery, with a few smoke billows and green bamboo houses.

Feixiao next to her looked stern, as if there was some mechanism hidden in this small village, but Qingling was very enthusiastic, and continued to lead the way.

Wang Zijin only thought about it, but he didn't realize that he didn't even feel tired after walking for so long.

three

The village is very elegantly arranged, every house is a small bamboo building, surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is simply a scene in a painting.

When the people in the village saw the three of them, they had different expressions. Wang Zijin also looked around like a goose. He saw that the people in this village were old or young, no different from other villages.

Qingling led the two of them straight to a bamboo building, and when they arrived in the hall, the three of them sat on the floor, the floor was a bamboo mat, and it felt much cooler as soon as they sat on it.

"This brother Wang is the one you have always cared about?" Qingling pointed at the prince and asked.

"I'm not as old as you, am I?" Wang Zijin scratched his head and said, "It's better to call me Zijin..."

Feixiao only said slowly: "Qing Ling, did something happen this time? Call me back in such a hurry?"

Wang Zijin admires him more and more now, how did he read the urgency from that slow boudoir grievance poem?

"Let's not talk about that for now." Qing Ling clapped her hands, "Let's drink wine and eat chicken first." Then, several teenage girls in pink and purple clothes came in with wine jars and roast chicken.

The girls were very skillful, and quickly lit the fire. After a while, the room was filled with a strange aroma, full of the fragrant aroma of the roasted chicken.

Prince Jin has been eating fish on the boat for a long time, how can he resist such a temptation?You can't wait to yank the chicken off the grill and eat it.

But thinking of Fei Xiao's order again, she could only swallow her saliva.

Fei Xiao who was sitting next to him didn't seem to be much more successful than him. Seeing his hand stretched out and then lowered, stretched out again, and then lowered again, it seemed that he was struggling hard inside.

"My lord, please use it." The girl cut off a chicken leg with a silver knife and handed it to Fei Xiao.

I saw Fei Hong looking at him solemnly, "Zi Jin, everything is up to you!" After finishing speaking, she took the plate and started to gobble it up.

Seeing his greedy eating appearance, the prince suddenly felt cheated. There was a glass of fine wine in front of him, which was crystal clear and glowing green, obviously an old wine.

do not care!The prince gritted his teeth, picked up the wine glass and drank it down.

After drinking this wine, he suddenly felt dizzy, not knowing where he was, and in a daze, he saw that Feixiao was still eating chicken with relish.

He hurriedly reached out for help, but he fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

Qingling on the side looked at Wang Zijin and smiled lightly, and said to Feixiao: "Feixiao, I'm looking for you to discuss something..."

"Speak quickly."

"By the way, do you know this person?" Qing Ling pointed to Wang Zijin who was sleeping on the ground.

"No..." Fei Xiao's handsome face showed a confused expression, "It's just a familiar face."

Qing Ling nodded in satisfaction, "At this time the village is in crisis, I have no choice but to do it, I'm afraid you have other distractions and can't do your best."

"Qing Ling, did someone find this place?" Fei Xiao said seriously.

Qingling didn't answer, but a sad look suddenly appeared on her scholarly face.

I don't know how long it took before Wang Zijin woke up slowly, and when he raised his eyes, he saw dark curtains, the kind used by inns.

But the inn in that small village?But this house looks like wood, it doesn't seem like it.

Wang Zijin got up in a daze, and saw that the sun was rising outside, he hurriedly shouted: "Fei Xiao, Fei Xiao!"

No one answered in the empty room.

Where did Scarlet go?In a moment of impatience, he searched the house again, but besides himself, where was anyone else?
Wang Zijin recalled Fei Xiao's order yesterday, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, so he hurried downstairs to ask the shopkeeper.

"Where is this? Where am I?"

The shopkeeper who settled the accounts said without raising his eyelids: "This is a small town in Guizhou, and this is the inn I opened."

"Then is there a beautiful boy in white clothes with me?"

The shopkeeper sized him up and said, "Guest officer, you are the only one here to stay. Where can there be any handsome young man?"

Wang Zijin's heart suddenly became cold, and he walked out of the inn in a daze. He saw the sun shining brightly on the road in the small town, and there were few pedestrians on the street, which was a peaceful scene.

Looking at this unfamiliar scene, he suddenly felt at a loss, was he really the only one left?Ever since I met Fei Xiao last autumn, I have never been alone.

Whether happy or angry, there will always be Fei Hong, dressed in white, with a handsome face, and a smirk, who will tease him, tease him, laugh at him, and help him.

But, why is it that in just a blink of an eye, all the happiness once turned into silhouettes?
Thinking of this, his nose felt sore, and just as he was about to shed tears, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

"Feixiao?" Wang Zijin called out happily, but when he looked back, he was stunned.

I saw a young Taoist priest standing behind him, with a wide mouth, a long sword hanging from his waist, and a whisk in his hand.

"Are you looking for the fox village?"

Wang Zijin nodded upon hearing the words, "You are?"

"I'm also looking for that fox village in Mingyue, maybe we can go together together?"

Looking at Mingyue Fangfang's face, Wang Zijin was suddenly confused, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in this inexplicable Taoist gourd.

four

The noon sun dazzled the Taoist priest's apricot-yellow Taoist robes. Looking at Mingyue's attire, Wang Zijin looked like a character in a storyteller's mouth, or a singer in a big show.

He shook his head with a smile and turned to leave.

"This scholar." Mingyue chased after him relentlessly, "I'm not kidding, I'm really looking for Fox Township!"

"Why did you go to such a place?" Wang Zijin still didn't believe him, and asked back.

"I, one of my important instruments was stolen by them, so I have to settle the score." Mingyue's square face showed an anxious look.

The prince didn't seem to be pretending when he saw him, he shook his head and said, "But I don't know where that village is either."

"The legend of the fox is widely spread here, so I came to this small town to look for it."

"What kind of legend is it?" Wang Zijin asked hastily after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)