Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Bewitched!
Find his family?
Xie Yun looked at the peasant girl in front of him who had once again made herself look very embarrassed, and somehow understood her true intention.
She despised him as a burden and wanted to get rid of him quickly!
At this moment, the feeling all over his body seemed to overlap with that of the evil jackal, which was chilling.
Zhang Jingxian's heart sank, and she quickly changed her tone, her eyelashes trembling. "My dear, I've lived alone for four years, and I've actually felt lonely a lot of the time."
She knew that in order to deceive him, she had to speak her true feelings without any falsehood.
"I often envy those young people in the village who have parents who love them. Although they also have to pay the poll tax and land tax, they can live a carefree life. But not only do I not have parental love, I also angered... the elders who are kind to me."
When she said this, she became depressed and the mist in her eyes turned into drops of water, which fell with a plop.
Tears fell on the back of Xie Yun's hand. His expression remained unchanged, but his breathing suddenly stopped and became heavy. She cried in front of him, telling him about her sadness and loneliness.
"But, my dear, you and I are different. I am born with shallow kinship. You must love your parents, take care of your brothers and sisters, and respect your younger siblings. How can you stay in this desolate and sparsely populated place like me?"
Zhang Jingxian raised her head, another tear silently falling. She smiled and gazed into the distance, "My dear, you should be in Jiankang City, the prosperous city that Doctor Meng described. You should see even more beautiful and magnificent scenery, which many people can only admire."
I hope he can find his family soon and return to his splendor. A small leg injury cannot stop the black phoenix from soaring into the sky.
She turned to look at him and praised him sincerely, "My dear, you are a black phoenix with great ambitions and a brilliant brilliance."
And she was just the most insignificant stop on his way. There was no need to care about her, to mind her, or to take her to heart.
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The black cat tilted its cute head and looked curiously at the two humans who had become silent at the same time. It didn't understand why they stopped halfway down the mountain.
This male human, in particular, looked so gloomy as his human friend bent down to sort the pine branches. His dark eyes reminded Black Cat of the wolf king deep in the mountains. When a female wolf was injured or feeling unwell, the wolf king would reveal a look similar to that of a male human.
Is it the male's love for the female?
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Zhang Jingxian was dragging a large pile of things with a hemp rope, and Xie Yun was pushing the sedan chair forward calmly, one step away from her.
Just at this time, the village elder's son Liu Tu came over carrying a bucket of millet and wheat. When he saw the noble man on the path leading into the mountains, his face changed slightly.
"Ah Xian, the nobleman has a leg injury. How can you let him accompany you into the mountains?" He thought it was Zhang Jingxian who made the request, and scolded her in a low voice.
Zhang Jingxian lowered her head, looking submissive, and did not argue for herself. "Uncle Tu, I won't do it again next time."
Seeing that she admitted her mistake so quickly, Liu the butcher put down the millet and helped her drag the pine branches and wood back home.
"But you're going to use pine boughs to dry the wild boar into jerky?"
"Yes, I picked up a lot of pine branches. Uncle Tu can take some back if he needs them."
Liu Tu nodded, and suddenly felt a gaze coming from behind. He hesitated for a moment and asked Zhang Jingxian if she needed anything.
"Only Uncle Tu's family and the Zheng family have pens, ink, and paper in this village. Can I borrow two sheets of paper from Uncle Tu?"
Hearing this, Zhang Jingxian spoke up embarrassedly. She was the kind of person who would do what she thought of.
Paper is a valuable item, and I have always kept it carefully and never use it easily. Lend it to someone? Liu Tu reluctantly agreed, this time for Xie Yun's sake.
"Thank you, Uncle Tu. I will definitely go back in two days."
"That's not necessary. If you want to use Ah Xian, just ask. It's not worth paying back."
Liu Tu had no idea who the person was who borrowed the paper. After all, in his and the villagers' impression, Ah Xian was illiterate!
He thought Xie Yun needed some paper, so he left in a hurry. Soon, he came back with three pieces of paper in his hands.
The rough and yellowed paper that was not even worthy of appearing in Xie Yun’s study in the past has become a treasure cherished by everyone in this mountain village.
At this moment, a clearly visible gap appeared, silently highlighting the profound difference between Xie Yun and the people of Xishan Village, and Zhang Jingxian, the peasant girl.
Xie Yun couldn't help but feel pity in her heart. She was trying hard to live and was exhausted. She should be more tolerant towards her.
It doesn't need to be a lot, just making her happy for a while is enough.
He thanked Liu Tu with a smile and said that if Liu Tu had any requests in the future, he could come to him.
Liu Tu was very happy and went home contentedly to tell his old father.
Zhang Jingxian was also in a good mood. She saw a ray of hope and picked out the most useful piece of charcoal from the kitchen and handed it to Xie Yun.
"My dear, please write down and draw everything you can think of." She looked expectant and even placed the wooden basin and cloth for washing hands next to him.
Xie Yun was carelessly holding the black charcoal stick. At first, he seemed to be lost in thought and didn't respond. But suddenly, he stared at Zhang Jingxian and wrote two words on the paper.
The sharp and cold strokes are the name of a peasant girl.
"Ah Xian."
Whether in her previous life or now, the first time she knew her own name was in his handwriting, using the most solemn seal script.
Zhang Jingxian was stunned, her breathing and heartbeat were extremely irregular, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stop it.
She had no choice but to lower her head and bite her lips hard, recalling the bitter and embarrassing past of her previous life. Fortunately, this method was useful.
The throbbing in her heart gradually disappeared. She pretended to be ignorant and pointed at the two words and asked what the painting meant. Then, without waiting for the man to speak, she left a message saying that she was going to bake dried meat, and went to the yard as if no one was around.
The black cat followed her feet, meowing and asking her for honey.
Zhang Jingxian knew that there was a pair of eyes following her from behind, but she forced herself to focus all her attention on the black cat, touching its head, feeding it honey water, and throwing it a piece of fresh raw meat.
Xie Yun looked through the bamboo window at the happy scene of the man and the cat, pursed his thin lips, and sneered.
A peasant girl is always a peasant girl, it is normal that she cannot read or write. He must be possessed by a ghost.
Xie Yun suppressed the anger that came from nowhere, picked up the charcoal stick and completely blackened the two words he had written until no trace could be seen.
He drew a simple, inconspicuous mark on another blank piece of paper, vaguely showing a river surrounding a hill.
People who don't know it may think it is extremely ordinary. Only his close confidants who have followed him for many years can recognize it at a glance. This is the symbol of Changling on the map.
Xie Yun, courtesy name Xiangzhi, was granted the title of Marquis of Changling and appointed Governor of the prefecture because of his defeat of the Di people in the Battle of Huai River four years ago.
A month ago, he was invited to a banquet and was ambushed on his way back. Because he mistakenly trusted others, he ended up falling off a cliff.
However, I didn't expect that there was no dead end under the cliff, but a remote mountain village.
Wuling Commandery, Wuyang County, although it was on his route to the banquet and back, Xie Yun had never stayed here.
It was an obscure little place that wouldn't attract attention. He concluded that whether it was someone secretly wanting him dead or his trusted confidant, it would take quite a while to find them.
However, if this mark is added, the time it takes for the confidant to find the person will be greatly shortened.
But Xie Yun then tore up the marked paper without any hesitation. If he wanted to quickly become the shining black phoenix she mentioned, he would not have concealed his identity and deliberately said that he had lost most of his memory.
Xie Yun was born proud, and he didn't want his injury or even inability to walk to be seen, known, and ridiculed by people he knew.
Just thinking of this possibility made his face darken immediately and look horrible.
But this peasant girl not only tried to please him, she also seemed to be worried about him.
Because of the tear she dropped on the back of his hand, Xie Yun felt a little soft-hearted. When she came over after baking the dried meat and asked tentatively, he said lightly that he only remembered one thing temporarily.
"My dear, what did you remember?" Zhang Jingxian's eyes lit up and she asked hurriedly.
She carried the aroma of honey and dried meat. Xie Yun's Adam's apple moved slightly, as if suppressing some kind of restlessness. He replied indifferently, "It's not a big deal. It's just like Ah Xian. We're not married yet."
"But I don't remember having a cousin I missed so much."
His gaze was obscure and unclear, because he was too picky, and no woman had ever approached him.
In a sense, she was the first woman to have close contact with him.
"So it's this matter..." Zhang Jingxian was a little disappointed. She wanted to hear something else from him, such as his real name.
"My dear, you should think about it carefully. Or you can draw your appearance and I will take it to the county town to ask."
"No rush. It won't be too late to go into the city after Uncle Xian returns."
When Xie Yun mentioned her uncle Zhang Shuanghu, Zhang Jingxian fell silent and silently brought over the prepared evening meal.
The evening meal includes not only roasted dried meat, but also rabbit meat with spices, wheat cakes, and bean soup to quench your thirst and relieve greasiness.
Black Cat had left after eating and drinking his fill. The two of them ate at the same table and spent another day together.
After dinner, Zhang Jingxian gave Xie Yun acupuncture on his legs and hesitantly said that she had boiled a jar of hot water. "I also put fenugreek in the hot water. Your wound has scabbed over and you can take a bath now."
Xie Yun stared at her coldly for a long time. When she couldn't help but dodge, he pushed the sedan chair towards the kitchen.
When he reached the door, he said stiffly, "Light the candlestick."
Zhang Jingxian took a deep breath and did as she was told, considerately placing the candlestick where he could reach it.
She was the only one left in the room. The redness on her face gradually disappeared. She bent down and found a piece of paper and many fragments on the ground.
There was a black spot on the paper. She glanced down and saw her name again in the moonlight.
"Ah Xian."
"Ah Xian."
"Ah Xian."
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A whole one, all of it.
Zhang Jingxian's fingers began to tremble nervously. After a long time, she turned her eyes away and pieced the fragments together in a panic.
Recognizing a pattern, she compared it and wrote it down on the linen.
"Don't panic, it's okay."
She comforted herself.
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