Extra Half of Xia Yi and Si Xi Shi
Banxia has been a little depressed these days. The sect had previously said that she had to go down the mountain to gain experience and cut off worldly ties, but her family was eager to sever ties with her. Even if they had to die and never have any contact with each other again, they would not be heartbroken.
Although the trip has been delayed for a while due to the visit of foreign teachers, I still have to go out and gain experience...
Since I was a child, the people in the village have regarded me as a disaster star. I have long been accustomed to it and no longer care about it. I have even learned to find joy in suffering.
But now it seems that I really have nowhere to go.
If only Si Xi were still here, at least I would have something to hope for.
…
"Okay, I scared them all away. Don't be afraid anymore."
The little girl looked up at Banxia for a long time, then asked, "They're going back to tell your mother."
Banxia seemed to be indifferent: "What are you afraid of? I will be beaten when I get home anyway, so this time it won't matter." She laughed as she said that.
"My name is Banxia, what's yours?"
The little girl looked at the smiling Banxia. The sunlight shining through her messy hair made her look like a fairy in the temple.
"I don't have a name, but the sister I used to serve called me girl."
Banxia smacked her lips and said, "How can someone be named "Girl"? My name used to be Sixi, but my family thought it was too unlucky and unworthy of that name, so they changed it for me. How about this, from now on, you'll be called Sixi."
The little girl frowned when she heard this, as if wondering if the name sounded nice. Banxia smiled and said, "A name is just a way to let others know who you are. Although the name Sixi sounds a bit unpleasant, it's still a name. Look at me, my name is Banxia, but I'm just a wild grass in the mountains."
The girl smiled and said, "It's not that I think this name is bad, I just don't know how to face it for the time being. After all, I've never had a name since I was a child, and it's really a bit tricky. But I'm really happy that I finally have a name."
"Ah!" Banxia sighed as she casually sat down next to the girl, now known as Sixi. "If I had studied and had some knowledge, I could have given you a nice name. But unfortunately, our village is so poor and remote that there aren't even any scholars. Even the boys who do live here spend their days playing in the fields and mountains. I'm afraid you'll have to spend your whole life facing the earth."
Si Xi smiled and said, "You want to study?"
"Of course I do!" Banxia said, sitting up cross-legged, one hand supporting her cheek, and sighing, as if she were just dreaming. "If I could study, I could leave this village and visit the capital. I imagine it would be very lively there."
"In this world, how can women be allowed to study? To be honest, it's not as good as living in the mountains. At least there are not so many rules." Si Xi said, and sighed.
Banxia was a little surprised to see her like this. She had been so busy talking that she hadn't noticed. Now that she thought about it, Si Xi spoke in a very literary way, just like...
Just like those young ladies in the city.
"You speak as if you have seen it before. In that case, how did you end up in this village?"
"I used to be a waitress in a brothel in the city. A few days ago, the mistress there said I was old and it was time... it was time..."
Banxia understood immediately and quickly spoke up to stop her, "Alright, alright, I know everything. Now that you've come to our village, just settle down and feel at ease. There's a Granny Song at the end of the village. She's a very kind person, but she has no children. Why don't I take you there to stay? I'm sure she'd agree."
Banxia stood up as she spoke, and reached out to pull up Si Xi who was sitting on the ground. Si Xi smiled as brightly as a flower.
"Just now you said you wanted to study, how about I teach you from now on?"
After hearing her say this, Banxia was stunned.
"Have you ever been to school?"
"Of course," Si Xi said, holding onto Ban Xia. "Even though I'm a waitress, all the women in the brothels have to learn some poetry and songs to please the Hakkas. Although I can't write poetry or songs, I've read some, so naturally I can write a little."
Banxia was very happy to hear this, and pulled her to the end of the village.
The days passed quickly. Since Si Xi moved into Grandma Song's house, Grandma Song seemed to have become much younger, and the house was no longer as deserted as before.
Si Xi was naturally a capable person. She managed many things in Grandma Song's household in an orderly manner. The water tank that was empty all year round in the past was now filled every day. Even the fence in the yard that had been broken for a long time was repaired by Si Xi, and she also planted some morning glories underneath, waiting for them to grow next year, and it would look much more beautiful.
Grandma Song really liked Si Xi. Her husband died young, leaving her a widow at a young age. Her own child also died of illness when young. She had lived alone for many years. Now that Si Xi had come to her home, she loved her like a granddaughter and always saved everything for Si Xi.
Banxia had often visited Granny Song's home. Granny Song had never disdained Banxia like the others in the village. Whenever Banxia felt wronged, she would often go to Granny Song to complain. In fact, Granny Song was more like family to Banxia than her own family.
Now that Si Xi lives in Grandma Song's house, Ban Xia comes more frequently. Firstly, she wants to have a friend of the same age, and secondly, she wants to learn to read from her.
Although Si Xi was just a maid, she was really good at teaching. She was not like the old teacher in the school who only taught books or led students to nod their heads and recite some nonsense. Si Xi naturally did not have such knowledge.
Her method of teaching was simply to take Banxia to the mountains, find some objects, and tell Banxia the names of those objects. Although this method could not produce a talented girl, it could help Banxia learn to read faster.
Such a peaceful life went on like this, until one day...
Banxia and Sixi had just returned from the mountains, but saw many burly men surrounding Grandma Song's yard, while Grandma Song was lying outside the yard, as if she had been beaten.
The two of them hurried forward to help her up, but Grandma Song struggled and pushed them away, shouting at Banxia to take Sixi and run faster.
At this moment, the people in the courtyard saw Si Xi and immediately shouted:
"Hey guys! This little girl is here! Catch her quickly so you can get the reward from the brothel owner!"
When the other men heard this, they immediately stepped forward and tried to pick up Si Xi, but Ban Xia was very smart and pulled Si Xi up and ran away.
Si Xi was naturally reluctant, and he looked back at Grandma Song while running.
"If we run away like this, what will happen to mother-in-law?"
But her strength was no match for Banxia's, and she was pulled by Banxia so hard that she staggered and took several big steps.
As Banxia ran, she advised Sixi, "These people are here to look for you. Now that they've seen you, they'll naturally catch up. That way, Grandma will feel safer. But if you don't run faster, are you really going to be caught by them and taken back to their lair where they eat people and drink blood?"
Si Xi naturally understood what Banxia said, but from childhood to adulthood, she had never met anyone who treated her so well. If she just ran away like this, how could she be worthy of Grandma Song?
Seeing her hesitation, Banxia said hurriedly, "If you really can't bear to leave your mother-in-law, go out and hide for a while. It won't be too late to come back to see her after the storm has passed. The most important thing now is to run away quickly."
Si Xi looked back at Granny Song, only to see her lying on the ground, waving at her with difficulty. Tears welled up in Si Xi's eyes, but she finally listened to Ban Xia's words, turned around, and ran after her.
The two men ran desperately along the river. Banxia was okay, as she was used to being wild and could run fast. But Sixi could never catch up with her. After a while, the two were caught by those big men.
A big man lifted the two men up, one in each hand, and said to his companion with a smile:
"I originally wanted to capture him and collect the reward, but I didn't expect that I could make some extra money from the business. It seems that we brothers now have enough money for the next few days of drinking!"
A group of big men walked back while laughing, while Banxia and Sixi struggled, but it was in vain. They were just little girls, how could they be as strong as these burly men?
At this moment, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the river nearby, and soon a dragon jumped out.
The dragon was golden red all over, but had black mane that floated like silk when it flew.
When the big men saw this, they were frightened and tried to run away, howling. But the dragon seemed to be extremely hungry. It roared and pounced on them, eating them one by one. In a few moments, it had eaten them all up, without even spitting out a bone.
Banxia Sixi was also extremely frightened, but did not dare to move at all. The dragon stared at the two of them for a long time, then flew into the air and turned into a human.
He was dressed in a red-gold robe, his collar as shiny black as the dragon mane that had shaped him. He had thick eyebrows, large eyes, a high nose, and thin lips, but there were two dragon horns on his forehead. His ears weren't human-like, but rather resembled the tails of the fish we usually eat.
He strode towards the two of them, smiled and said:
"Which of you is willing to bear a child for me?"
Mother...Madam?
Banxia was puzzled. Could this monster be a fool? How could he talk to a girl about giving birth right away? Even in their rural village, there were no men as reckless as him.
Just as she was surprised and was about to refuse, she heard the man say:
"If you are all unwilling, then I will have no choice but to eat you." As he said this, he opened his mouth and his head turned into the shape of a Jiaochi, but it was much smaller than the previous dragon shape.
This mouth was not a big deal, but it frightened Banxia to the point of losing her soul. At this moment, Si Xi blocked Banxia and asked Jiao Chi:
"If I am willing to bear a child for you, will you let us go?"
Upon hearing this, Jiao Chi reverted to his human nature and replied, "Of course not. If she is willing to bear my child, I will of course marry her. How can I let her go like this? Wouldn't that be like abandoning her after having seduced her?"
Banxia rolled her eyes when she heard this - you don't want to ruin your reputation by abandoning someone, but isn't this tantamount to robbery? How can you have a good reputation?
Just as Banxia was rolling her eyes, she saw the Jiao Chi approaching the two of them with its chin pinched.
"Hmm..." He pointed at Banxia and said, "You are really too ugly. If you give birth to a child for me, what if the child looks like you? Wouldn't that be a disgrace to my dragon clan?"
Banxia's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she immediately roared at Jiaochi, "Who are you calling ugly? Even if I'm ugly, I haven't eaten your food, so how does that bother you? Why are you so nagging?!"
The Jiao Chi didn't get angry when he heard this, he just scratched his ear with his hand and said: "You have a bad temper. If you have children in the future, I'm afraid they will be bad. How can a son of my dragon clan be so uneducated?"
As he spoke, he looked at Si Xi and said, "This girl is very quiet and pretty. If she could be the mother of my children, I think she would be able to teach them well."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took Si Xi's hand, took out a jade token and placed it on him: "Then it's settled. I will come to marry you in a few days. This red jade token will be our token of love!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before the two of them could react, the dragon flew into the river.
Si Xi glanced down at the jade token in her hand, which bore the words "Chi Li" (Chi Li). She stared at it for a moment, stunned, but Ban Xia suddenly snatched it away and fiercely threw it into the water.
"What kind of person is this? Even in the human world, marrying a wife requires three matchmakers and six betrothals, yet he just casually decided on it without even asking the girl if she's willing. What a clueless bastard!"
Si Xi smiled when he heard this. Ban Xia had made a lot of progress and even knew the word "Si Liu Bu Tong".
But at this moment, the jade token suddenly bounced out of the water and hit Banxia on the head, and then fell steadily back into Sixi's hands...
…
Since the training has been postponed, the sect must naturally continue to practice.
The public class had just ended that day and most people had left, but Banxia didn't want to move for a long time.
When she thought of Si Xi, she couldn't help but sigh and lazily lay on the desk.
Later she found out that Chi Li written on the jade plaque was the name of the Jiao Chi. Long ago, he was injured and turned into a fish. Unexpectedly, he was entangled in the fishing nets of the villagers and could not break free no matter what. Fortunately, Si Xi found him while washing clothes by the river and rescued him.
After that, he would often go to see her secretly, and even Banxia knew about it.
Of course, after knowing these things, Grandma Song was extremely happy. She said that it was the river god who appeared to marry her son Si Xi, and she actually started to arrange their marriage.
And after that, Chi Li actually took Grandma Song away, saying that he would take care of her as an elder.
I still remember what he once said to me at that time, saying that she would have a disaster in the future, and if she wanted to get through it safely, the best way was to stay away from stubborn people.
A stubborn person?
There are so many stubborn people in this world, how can she get away from them? She can't just stay in the house all day long, right?
It's really baffling.
Ever since the Shanhetu martial arts performance, Lianqiao and Banxia have become close friends. On weekdays when she has nothing to do, Banxia will go to Youyuan Palace to look for her.
Lian Qiao saw Ban Xia so depressed and went over to tease her, but Ban Xia looked half dead, which surprised Lian Qiao.
Although Banxia was usually a bit of a jerk, she was also quite lively. She had never seen her like this in all her time. She quickly asked why, and Banxia told her everything.
After hearing this, Lian Qiao couldn't help but sigh.
As for gaining experience, she really had nowhere to go. If she went home, her father would definitely lock her in the house and she would never be able to come out. Otherwise, she could have invited Banxia to go home with her.
"Hey? Aren't you good friends with Liu Xia? Since you two have such a close relationship, why don't you go to his house and stay there?" Lian Qiao seemed to have thought of something, and said hurriedly, pushing Banxia who was lying on the table.
Banxia stood up immediately after hearing this. "What do you mean by that kind of relationship with him? How could I be friends with him? Who is talking nonsense like that?"
"You're not in a relationship with him? But when you were in the outer sect, everyone spread the word that you two were in love with each other. They thought you were a couple a long time ago."
What? There's such a thing?
Banxia was surprised, but suddenly remembered that she had deliberately approached Liu Xia because of Elder Fu Cang's talisman technique, but wasn't that also for the purpose of getting to know Elder Fu Cang!
but……
Although everyone is saying this, this is indeed a good idea...
Liu Xia is a very interesting person!
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