Chapter 65: Husband, you are back.
Bai Ruxue slowly turned around.
Not far from the woman stood a white-haired old man.
Looking at the person in front of her, Bai Ruxue's red lips opened slightly, with a slight trembling.
Bai Ruxue stepped out from under her skirt and walked towards him step by step.
Bai Ruxue didn't dare to walk too fast.
She was afraid that when she got close to him, she would find that he was just an illusion.
She was afraid that if she got close to him, he would disappear.
In the end, even the woman stopped and stood in front of him.
Bai Ruxue even doubted whether she was dreaming and whether all this was real.
She stretched out her hand, wanting to touch him, but every time she was about to touch him, Bai Ruxue would retract her hand slightly in fear, and this happened several times.
Until the end, when Bai Rushue mustered up the courage and her tender palm touched his weathered cheek.
The real touch from her palm told the woman.
This is not a dream.
He was really standing in front of him, truly existing.
Bai Ruxue gently stroked his rough face.
Look at the wrinkles on his face.
Look at the spots at the corners of his eyes.
Look at his white hair.
Tears blurred the woman's eyes, silently flowed down her cheeks, and shattered on the green leaves at her feet.
Every time she tried to speak, the thousands of words she wanted to say were stuck in her heart.
Looking at Bai Rushue's dazed and tearful face, the old man reached out and gently stroked her cheek, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
He spoke slowly, his voice carrying the age of years: "Silly girl, I'm back, aren't I? Why are you crying?"
Bai Ruxue looked at him infatuatedly, as if she couldn't bear to look away.
She was afraid that if she looked away, he would disappear.
"Have you seen...Have you seen Mr. Zhang?" The woman looked into his eyes.
The white-haired old man nodded: "I saw it."
"What's Mr. Zhang's personality like? Is he okay?" Bai Ruxue said like a wife who cares about her husband.
"Mr. Zhang is not particular about trivial matters, has a gentle temperament, and is decisive in his work. He is a good person." The old man nodded and replied.
"Have you given the honey? I hope Lord Zhang doesn't mind it?" the woman asked again.
The old man smiled and said, "He didn't mind. Mr. Zhang really liked those two jars of honey. He even said that if there are any extra ones in the future, I will give him two more. He will exchange them with me for some good wine."
Bai Ruxue nodded silently: "So how did you do on the exam this time? Was it okay? Were the questions difficult?"
"Not bad, I got the top score." The old man's tone was a little proud, like a young man, "I got the top score, that's great, right?"
"Well, but I heard that when the results are announced, the son-in-law will be caught from under the list. You haven't been caught, right?"
"No, I ran very fast. By the time they noticed me, I had already disappeared." The old man smiled. "Besides, Mr. Zhang asked Miss Zhang to bring people to guard my inn, so they couldn't catch me."
"You should be arrested."
Bai Rushue couldn't bear it any longer, she grabbed the old man's collar tightly and rested her forehead on his chest.
The woman burst into tears: "Forty-eight years, forty-eight years, why haven't you married yet? Who will take care of you during these days when I'm not around? You always say I'm stupid, but why are you so stupid too?"
Looking at the woman in front of him crying and her trembling shoulders, the old man reached out and gently patted her back: "Silly girl, I was waiting for you. Look, I've waited for you, haven't I?"
The old man's words were like a sharp sword, piercing the softest part of the woman's heart.
The woman cried louder and louder, her tears wet his collar and soaked through his lining.
The old man just patted her back gently and accompanied her quietly.
"Okay, stop crying. I'm back. Shouldn't I be happy?" After a long while, the old man slowly spoke, "Besides, I'm back, and you haven't even officially welcomed me yet."
Listening to the old man's words, Bai Rushue gradually stopped crying, but her eyes were already red.
The woman wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, took two steps back, and took a deep breath.
The slender hand slowly stretched out from the sleeve, and the four fingers of the right hand were like an orchid bud about to bloom, quietly clasped on the left hand, with the palm slightly turned inward, forming a subtle and graceful arc, gently sticking to the side of the waist and sinking slightly, and the knees were not bent hastily, but bent with great measure.
The girl bowed and smiled brightly: "Husband, you are back"
The breeze blew the old man's tattered blue shirt against his tall and straight figure like an old pine tree.
The old man named Xiao Mo was slightly stunned, and his smile was like a wanderer returning home:
"Well, I'm back."
Tianxuanmen Wanli Lake.
A woman in Taoist robes stood in the pavilion, looking at the koi of all sizes in the lake.
Fu Chen would drop the bait in his hand from time to time, and the koi would crowd together and fight for it.
Red, white and green, more and more koi swam towards the whisk.
"Master."
A girl whose bone age was over sixty but whose appearance was that of seventeen or eighteen years old walked up to Fu Chen and bowed.
"Yes." Fu Chen nodded, "What is it?"
"Qi State Prime Minister Xiao Mo retired and returned to his hometown. When he returned to the village, Xiao Mo and Bai Ruxue had already met each other." said a woman named Li Sisi.
The slender hand of Fu Chen, which was about to throw the bait, stopped in mid-air.
After a long silence, Fu Chen sighed softly, dropped the bait in his hand, and said, "Master, I understand."
"Master, I don't understand why you think it's better for Xiao Mo not to meet Bai Rushue?" Li Sisi asked puzzledly.
More than forty years ago, Li Sisi knew that her master was somewhat concerned about the white snake in Qi State and would tell fortunes from time to time.
Li Sisi also knew the story of the white snake and the scholar.
In Li Sisi's opinion, it is obviously a good thing for Xiao Mo and Bai Rushue to meet each other. Even if Xiao Mo only has a few years left to live, at least Bai Rushue can still accompany Xiao Mo for the last part of his journey.
When Xiao Mo returns to dust, Bai Ruxue should also leave the worldly world, practice well, and no longer have any concerns about the human world.
But the master always felt that it would be better for the two of them not to meet.
This made Li Sisi confused.
"Sisi, have you ever liked someone?" Fu Chen asked his disciple.
Li Sisi thought for a moment, then shook his head: "No, Master, I practice in the mountains all day long, and I don't see many people. How could there be anyone I like?"
Fu Chen turned around, looked at his disciple, and said with a smile, "Since you have never liked anyone before, how can you understand the importance of the word 'like'?"
"Some things you like, you just can't let go."
Fu Chen raised his head and looked at the misty sky, but the stars, sun and moon were reflected in his eyes.
“Perhaps, this is their fate.”
(End of this chapter)
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