Chapter 1141 This humble Taoist priest has strange thoughts about him
Seeing how frightened Zhang Chengxuan was, Fangyue stopped teasing him.
"Junior brother, look how scared you are. You may be willing, but I'm not. He has a father, but I just don't want him."
Fangyue smiled gently, "But I'm also quite curious, among us fellow disciples, you're the only one who hasn't had any romantic entanglements from beginning to end. There might be two others without children, don't you feel regretful?"
Zhang Chengxuan shook his head, "No regrets, I'm already this old."
"Well, I have something to do, so I'll be going now. You guys keep chatting." With that, he turned and strode away, as if he would be held up by other troublesome issues if he stayed any longer.
Fangyue pointed at his back and laughed at Song Chunxue, "It must be fun talking to him, look how scared he is, he's even moving his hands and feet in unison."
“Yes, to some extent, but I guess he hasn’t thought about anything like that before. It’s no wonder he was scared when the topic of children came up suddenly.” Song Chunxue looked at her belly. “Don’t worry, even without a father, they can grow up safely. Anyway, even if they did, they usually don’t have the patience to play with their children.”
“That’s true,” Fangyue nodded. “When I was little, it seemed like it was always my mother who played with me, or the maids and strong men in the house…”
Thinking that they were all gone, Fangyue took a deep breath.
"So, this child should take my surname, and it would be best if it were a boy to continue the Xu family line." Fangyue smiled. "If it's a girl, that would be fine too. I hope to teach her martial arts and swordsmanship from a young age, so she can be a fearless female knight-errant. I hope to stay healthy for a few more years so I can accompany her on her journey through the martial world."
She got more and more excited as she talked.
"Whether she gets married or not, I want to spend more time with her. If she gets married, I'll watch her get married and have children, help her take care of the kids, until she doesn't need me anymore. Then I'll come back to cultivate myself properly, and then grow old and die..."
As she spoke, Fangyue's eyes welled up with tears.
"I finally understand why people in this world get married and have children when they reach a certain age. It's because children help fill the emptiness in our lives, right?"
“Before, I was deeply mired in hatred. Later, I finally managed to stop hating and then fell into human love. I was exhausted both physically and mentally from going back and forth like that,” she said, stroking her belly. “This child will give me a family in the future, so I won’t be a rootless duckweed anymore. Song Chunxue, this feeling is so magical. Why have you never said this before?”
Isn't that amazing?
At that time, she wouldn't have thought about that.
She doesn't have that kind of free time.
Moreover, she didn't want to have the child in the first place, so she had no right to refuse.
At the time, she felt that getting married and having children was like jumping into someone else's quagmire, becoming someone else's breeding ground, no different from an old sow.
No, the old sow doesn't need to work; she still has to support her family.
Haha, you absolutely mustn't say that. It would spoil the mood and scare Senior Sister Fangyue.
“Well, this feeling is something that can only be understood, not explained. Those who have had children will understand, while those who haven’t will just think you’re crazy.” Song Chunxue turned around. “Let’s go. I’ll go back and tell you what you need to pay attention to when you’re pregnant.”
"Hmm, is there something else to be aware of?"
"Of course, you can't drink alcohol, you shouldn't eat fermented rice, you should eat less of all kinds of seasonings and spices, and you can't eat chives either..."
Fangyue listened attentively, but couldn't remember it all in a short time.
"I didn't know that raising children requires so much knowledge. I need to learn more about it."
"Yes, every bite of food you eat and every sip of water you drink now will affect your child's growth. The first three months are the most important stage, the foundation for shaping your child. Many dietary restrictions or precautions that we may not understand do not mean they are unimportant."
"For example, you can't go to crowded places or cemeteries. Those of us who have cultivated ourselves will understand that it's to prevent wandering spirits from taking over other people's bodies and being reborn..."
Fangyue was completely confused, but she kept nodding.
"I didn't expect you to know so much. I'm really impressed."
“Actually, I didn’t understand it before, but I did later,” Song Chunxue said, feeling that she could be a good aunt to the child. “You also need to learn how to make clothes. Do you want me to teach you?”
"Yes, of course I want it." Fangyue exclaimed repeatedly, "Thank goodness for you, thank goodness for you, my good junior sister, you are truly my lucky star."
*
In the days that followed, Song Chunxue thought she was very sad and depressed.
Unexpectedly, from the moment she opened her eyes and ate breakfast until she went back to her room to lie down, she was so busy that she had no time to think about anything else.
Her senior sister would come to her from time to time to talk about her apprentices, her master would ask her to teach him new things, she also had to practice swordsmanship and write calligraphy for half an hour.
As the weather got hotter, she started adding fermented rice water to the mountain to make fermented rice noodles.
To make delicious fermented noodle soup, you need chili peppers and Murraya paniculata (a type of fragrant herb), so she took her apprentices up the mountain to find Murraya paniculata.
After climbing up the mountain, they saw that the scenery below was quite nice, so they sat down to chat. Several of their apprentices played and joked around, and they also talked about the past and present on the mountain.
These days have been busy but fulfilling.
She was so busy that she felt as if her relationship with Xie Zheng had never happened at all.
Just like a few years ago, one of them was in the military camp and the other was practicing Buddhism in Wuquan Mountain.
The difference is that the person doesn't remember her now.
They would no longer exchange letters or communicate their longing for each other across vast distances, as they had before.
Now, Song Chunxue has learned to cherish her memories silently in her heart.
The longing will fade over time, just like how she once forgot, let go of, and couldn't even remember what her children's father looked like because of repeated recollections.
Now, in the midst of her busy life, she steals moments to write down a few words, to converse with the person in her memory, to copy poems to express her emotions, and to find that sadness and sorrow are also a precious treasure.
At least, she wasn't a walking corpse; she was a real, flesh-and-blood Taoist priest named Song.
That's right, Song Chunxue is now Master Song. She won't get stuck on trivial matters like before. She is a cultivator who has learned to save herself.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Senior Sister Fangyue's belly grew big.
She became less active, stopped practicing swordsmanship, and spent her time watching Tu Dan'er and Wu Ji play and joke around. With her plump figure, she looked quite wealthy.
Fangyue loves sour food and eats half a bowl of dried sour plums every day.
That day, Fangyue begged her to go down the mountain to buy some sour food.
Song Chunxue then put on a hat and planned to go down the mountain alone.
Unexpectedly, just as they reached the mountain gate, they saw Zhang Chengxuan, who was also wearing a straw hat.
Where are you going?
Zhang Chengxuan, carrying a small basket, asked, "Are you buying sour fruit for your senior sister? What are you doing?"
“My senior sister said she wanted to eat dried sour plums,” Song Chunxue said with a smile. “I was wondering why she was acting so suspiciously today.”
Zhang Chengxuan also realized what was going on, "So, she thinks Xie Zheng forgot and wants to set us up?"
He couldn't help but chuckle, "Are all pregnant women this free?"
"It should be."
"Then, do you want to go see Xie Zheng?" Zhang Chengxuan sighed helplessly. "I'm also wondering why he's not so enthusiastic about me anymore, even though he's forgotten about you. I went to see him once, but he was cold to me, and I came back feeling very sad."
"How about we go and sneak a peek again?" he said, stroking his beard. "You know what, I really miss him."
Song Chunxue asked curiously, "Where is he? When are you going to see him?"
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