Chapter 27 I Will Really Wait

"Xiao Mo, how do you pronounce these two words?"

"Slim."

"What about this word?"

"Qiu."

"A beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman. Xiao Mo, what does this sentence mean?"

"It means - that beautiful and virtuous lady is a good match for a gentleman."

"Then how do I become a lady?"

"read."

"I'm reading."

"It's not enough. You need to read more."

“How much should I read then?”

"When you have read almost all of it, you will know it yourself."

"Oh wow."

Bai Ruxue responded, then raised her head and looked at the top of Xiao Mo's head.

"Eh? Xiao Mo, you seem to have grown taller."

"Is there?"

"Yes." Bai Ruxue stood on tiptoe and gestured, "You used to be as tall as me, but now you're a head taller than me."

"It seems so." Xiao Mo looked at the girl in front of him, "But why don't you grow up?"

"Yes," Bai Ruxue blinked, "Why don't I grow it?"

"Maybe you are this tall." Xiao Mo patted her head, led the cow and read a book while continuing to walk forward.

"Impossible." Bai Ruxue caught up with Xiao Mo's back, "Xiao Mo, I will still grow! I will definitely grow very tall, and my legs will definitely be very long."

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait."

Every time Xiao Mo went up the mountain, he would meet this girl.

The girl never said where she came from, and Xiao Mo never asked where she lived.

When Xiao Mo was riding a cow and reading, the girl would sit sideways behind him, her little feet swaying under her skirt, looking at the white clouds, the grass, and him in front of her.

Since the girl appeared, Xiao Mo has spent much less time collecting herbs.

The main thing is that Bai Rushue would collect those herbs and bury them in the ground.

Every time she waited for Xiao Mo to come over, she would excitedly pull Xiao Mo into the mountains, saying, "I found a lot of purple sun grass and green taki flowers again."

Xiao Mo taught her to read and write, and Bai Rushue would pick up small change to pay Xiao Mo's tuition.

But no matter how lucky Bai Rushue is, it is impossible for her to pick up money every day.

When Bai Ruxue didn't find any money, Xiao Mo had to comfort her: "It's okay, you can pay my tuition with a rabbit or a pheasant or something someday."

After that, every time the girl came to see Xiao Mo, her fair and tender hands would hold a rabbit or a pheasant.

"You should have told me earlier. Rabbits and pheasants are much easier to find than silver," said the girl.

But Bai Ruxue still picks up silver every day.

Nothing else.

When Bai Ruxue heard Xiao Mo say that studying was very expensive, she wanted to pick up money to help him with his studies.

In summer, the weather gradually becomes hotter.

Snakes like shade.

Bai Rushue stood at the entrance of the cave and didn't want to go out when she saw the bright sun.

Even Bai Ruxue felt that if she crawled out, her belly would be burned and she would become a roasted snake.

But today Xiao Mo said he would go up the mountain to herd cattle.

Looking at the time, Xiao Mo should have finished lunch and was riding his cow up the mountain.

"Xiaoqing, my sister is out." Bai Ruxue said courageously.

Xiaoqing, who was lying on the cool stone, raised her head lazily: "Sister, please come back soon."

After some time passed, Xiaoqing no longer wanted to say anything about her sister going to find that human.

Anyway, he won’t listen to what his sister says.

And that human seemed quite stupid, and he didn't realize that his sister was a monster.

"Well, I'm leaving."

Bai Rushue transformed into a human form and carefully checked her own feet.

It was indeed not a tail, Bai Rushue jumped out of the cave happily.

Sure enough, on the small path he often took to go up the mountain, Bai Rushue saw a man and a cow.

"Xiao Mo." The girl waved happily.

As usual, the two men rode on the big black bull, swaying in the mountains.

It's just that the sun is really poisonous.

Bai Ruxue felt like her eyes were blurry and her head was dizzy.

At this moment, a shadow covered the girl's face.

Bai Rushue raised her head and saw an oil-paper umbrella.

"Here, it's hot, don't get heatstroke." Xiao Mo handed the umbrella to the girl.

"You're so kind."

Bai Ruxue happily took the umbrella, rested it on her shoulder, and gently turned the handle like a child.

On the cow's back, a girl sitting sideways is holding an umbrella, and a boy sitting astride is reading a book.

The chirping of birds and insects in the mountains blend together.

A breeze blew by, ruffling Xiao Mo's hair.

The girl sniffed hard, her eyes narrowed comfortably, the wind carried the smell of soil and his body.

It seems that summer is not so annoying after all.

Late autumn.

The weather is getting cooler and the leaves are turning yellower.

Many of the herbs in the mountains have also withered and died.

Sitting on the stone that he had to pass by to go up the mountain, the girl supported her chin with her white and tender palm, looking a little melancholy.

Compared to summer, Bai Ruxue found that she hated autumn more.

Because in autumn, he rarely went up the mountain to herd cattle or collect herbs.

Although he would come to play with me every few days, he was not as diligent as before.

Look and look, look and look.

The girl would sit on this stone and look out every day, from sunrise to sunset.

Before I knew it, it was already evening.

In another half hour, the sun will set.

Just when the girl thought he would not come again today, a familiar figure appeared on the path.

The girl's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Xiao Mo." The girl ran over happily, "Why are you still going up the mountain so late today?"

"I happened to have some free time today, so I came to see you. I thought that if I met you, I would tell you something. I didn't expect you were still in the mountain." Xiao Mo said with a smile.

"I'm going down the mountain soon too." The girl's eyes turned. "What do you want to tell me?"

"The village chief said I've been studying well these past few years and should be able to pass the Tongshi exam. I've already registered and will take the exam next spring. He told me to prepare well and try to get a good ranking. Winter is coming soon, so I probably won't be coming here again."

"Oh." Bai Ruxue lowered her head, a hint of loss flashing in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I can't teach you to read during this period."

"It's okay, it's okay." The girl waved her hands quickly. "Then you will definitely come back next spring, right?"

"Yeah." Xiao Mo nodded.

"Then let's make a pinky promise." The girl stretched out her slender little finger.

Xiao Mo also stretched out his finger.

"We'll make a promise and stick to it for a hundred years."

The girl hooked her two fingers together and shook them, and the pleasant sound spread throughout the mountains and forests.

"Xiao Mo, I'll be waiting for you here next spring. Please don't lie to me."

The girl raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Xiao Mo reluctantly.

"What if I lied to you?" Xiao Mo joked.

"Don't lie to me."

The girl pouted.

"Because I will really keep waiting."

(End of this chapter)